Luciano Ribeiro
Well that was awkward, good thing that was over with. He couldn’t remember the last time that he felt he had needed to escape an interaction with Gio, and it especially felt weird to be feeling that way now, when Gio was his boyfriend. He chalked it up to the stress of the meeting ahead of him, and sort of pushed it to the back of his mind so that he wouldn’t have to dwell on it.
The first half of the day passed quicker than he expected it to, and soon the bell had rung for lunch. He walked out of the school, the walk itself pretty quiet despite the noise of the thoughts rattling in his head. The cafe wasn’t that far away—it was far enough away that he could have drove, but he didn’t think it’d be the best idea to put him and his nervous energy behind a wheel. So he was walking, for the second time today.
His steps felt slow and heavy with trepidation, yet he got there on time—not a minute earlier or later. Luciano hesitated outside the door of the cafe, his hand hovering over the handle. Once he walked through those doors, everything would change, he knew. He didn’t know if he actually wanted them to, but they would.
His phone buzzed in his pocket, and he pulled it out to look at it, frowning slightly when he saw that it was Aline calling him. He really regretted telling her about this since all she had done was berate him for it. Maybe she had a point for doing so, but he wasn’t ready to see if she was actually right or not. Letting out a sigh, he declined the call and then turned off his phone. With that, his hand closed firmly over the door handle and pulled it open.
It didn’t take long for Lui to spot him; Jacob, here, in Beryl Heights instead of back in Brazil where he’d always been. He was like a cactus in the tundra in the sense that he seemed out of place to Luciano. Likely not to anyone else, as there wasn’t really anything appearance-wise that made him stand out, it only had to do with Lui already knowing him, and where he came from.
He took in a breath, slowly moving over to where he sat at the back of the cafe, making his face carefully blank. Sooner than he’d expected, he was standing in front of the table. “Um… hey,” he said, giving him a small smile. He ran a hand through his hair, not sure if he should hug him or what.
@benitz786 JacoB
Aline Ribeiro
Luciano was plssing her off. He was being so incredibly stupid—she couldn’t even begin to understand his thought process these days. He had Gio, who was quite literally the best boyfriend a person could had, and YET he wanted to explore a past relationship that had ended with him being cheated on. In what world did that make any sense whatsoever??
The past was in the past and she saw no need to delve into those events that had already taken place, but since he was gonna so that, she didn’t get why he wouldn’t just tell Gio. Like. Not telling him about it just made him seem shady and deceitful but she couldn’t seem to get that through his thick skull. And up until this moment in time, she had been conscious of the unspoken rule between the two of them that involved keeping the secrets between them, well, between them, but she had somewhat broken that when she’d recklessly messaged Gio.
Technically, he DMed her first and she just responded. She had been under the impression that Luciano would be telling Gio about his meeting, though considering he had been avoiding both her and Gio recently, she should’ve known that wasn’t the case before Gio confirmed it. That was upsetting to realize. So anyway, she was going to do what was best for their relationship and insert herself into the middle of it.
Gio deserved to know if Lui’s ex was in town, and she couldn’t just keep the lie like that. Especially not after that discussion they had at the funeral. Luciano would probably be p^ssed but this was for a good purpose, so she was sure that he’d get over it quickly.
She had been held back some time after the bell rang as her teacher wanted to talk to her about a recent test score, so she was a bit delayed in meeting Gio. On her way to his locker, she picked up her phone and dialed Luciano, and lo and behold, he didn’t pick up. She huffed, tucking her phone back into her jean pocket.
Reaching his locker, she sighed, leaning against one of the lockers nearby. “Okay I’m here. Finally.” She rubbed her temple, looking up at him. “Yes, so, to lunch we go and you will probably be plssed too.” Aline started walking through the school hallways, but paused talking, a frown pulling at her lips. “Don’t think I should be encouraging getting mad at my brother… but you know what, he deserves it. That assh0le,” she muttered.
@CerealKiller Giov
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