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[unsungcheerio]

a lot of this is just like fun lil backstory so it isn’t impreatttiivveee per se but is cool to see her yes

also michi ignore is okayy shh

@unsungcheerio

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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

The school day passed by, not too slow yet not too fast either. And as the bell rang for the end of his class and the beginning of lunch, Giovanni left the classroom and headed towards his locker.
Putting his books in it, he waited for Aline as they said they were getting lunch, which he was glad about but also a bit worried since she has been acting a bit weird in their dm. But he tried not to let it bother him, and just go on with his day like it should. With no unnecessary drama.

“Okay I’m here. Finally.”
”Almost thought you bailed on me” he said jokingly making a sad puppy face
“Yes, so, to lunch we go and you will probably be plssed too.”
”Is that how lunches work? I’ve probably been doing them wrong all along” he shook his head
“Don’t think I should be encouraging getting mad at my brother… but you know what, he deserves it. That assh0le,”
”You’re clearly very mad at him, I’m not judging you I’m sure you have a reason” he said ”So where are we going?” he asked right after

@unsungcheerio

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"Almost thought you bailed on me.” She gasped, putting a hand to her heart. “Never! Maybe late. maybe really late, but I wouldn’t bail.” Punctuality wasn’t a huge value of hers, but she did generally adhere to her commitments… even though she often ended up late for one reason or another. She just wasn’t good at being on time, it was like the universe was conspiring against her or something.

”Is that how lunches work? I’ve probably been doing them wrong all along.” Even though she was still pretty angry with the whole Luciano y Jacob situation, she couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled up. “So you don’t go to lunches just to get mad? Well what do you even do at lunches then, eat ?”

"You’re clearly very mad at him, I’m not judging you I’m sure you have a reason.” She scoffed. “Uh yeah, of course I have a reason, he’s being stupid.” She paused, waiting for the question she expected him to ask, surprised when it didn’t come, and he instead asked a different one. ”So where are we going?” He asked. “This place called Cafe Con Amor. Or something. Anyway it’s close by.” She glanced briefly at him, her brows furrowing. “Aren’t you gonna ask why I’m mad at him?? Are you not curious?”

@CerealKiller

“Never! Maybe late. maybe really late, but I wouldn’t bail.”
”Late is okay as long as you show up eventually ” he said with a light chuckle and closed his locker turning to her

“So you don’t go to lunches just to get mad? Well what do you even do at lunches then, eat ?”
”Crazy I know, living a lie, deep shame” he shook his head with a joking sigh ”You’re clearly not supposed to eat at lunch, that’s just weird”

*“Uh yeah, of course I have a reason, he’s being stupid.”
“This place called Cafe Con Amor. Or something. Anyway it’s close by.”
”Cafe con amor” he repeated ”Nice, I know where that is” he said
“Aren’t you gonna ask why I’m mad at him?? Are you not curious?”
”obviously I’m curious, but is it really any of my business to know?” he asked raising his brow at her statement, clearly she wanted him to ask though, but he didn’t just want to meddle in things that he had no right to meddle in. theoretically, he didn’t even know what this was about. ”Okay, why are you mad at him?” he added eventually asking her

@unsungcheerio

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“Late is okay as long as you show up eventually.” She grinned, snapping her fingers at him. “Yess, that’s how I like to do things.” Her lips curved downwards in a pout. “Too bad my teachers and literally any other adult don’t agree. As long as I show up, I think it’s cool but pUnCtuALiTy and rEspOnsIbiLity and whatever.”

“Crazy I know, living a lie, deep shame.” She shook her head along with him, shrugging sadly. “Deep deep shame,” she repeated. "You’re clearly not supposed to eat at lunch, that’s just weird.” She scoffed. “It is weird, that’s just not what lunch is for. That’s why you can’t spell lunch without… mad.”

"Cafe con amor. Nice, I know where that is.” She nodded at him. Aline hadn’t been actually inside the restaurant, but she’s had some of the food when Lui brought it home from the cafe. It was pretty good, but she never did get around to actually visiting the place. And, well, now she would get too… maybe not for the best reason tho.

"Obviously I’m curious, but is it really any of my business to know?” Well, in this case it was, but it might not have been—it was just the lack of probing that was off-putting. Respecting people’s privacy; kinda weird. “Maybe it is, I mean. Just askkkkkk,” she dragged the last word as if she was an annoying little kid again. "Okay, why are you mad at him?” She grinned, laughing slightly. “There we go, thank you, was that so hard? But yes, see,” she clasped her hands together, “I actually can’t tell you. Which is why I’m not gonna tell you, I’m just gonna show you. Cheating the system yes.”

@CerealKiller

“Yess, that’s how I like to do things. Too bad my teachers and literally any other adult don’t agree. As long as I show up, I think it’s cool but pUnCtuALiTy and rEspOnsIbiLity and whatever.”
”Fcuk other adults who caresss” he snorted and rolled his eyes ”Though they’re not necessarily wrong” he chuckled

“It is weird, that’s just not what lunch is for. That’s why you can’t spell lunch without… mad.”
”You’re clearly the best speller around here” he said ”Now I have seen your spelling powers oh mighty spelling lord” he said and bowed his head for a second with a playful smirk

“There we go, thank you, was that so hard? But yes, see, I actually can’t tell you. Which is why I’m not gonna tell you, I’m just gonna show you. Cheating the system yes.”
”confused…?” he replied confused. ”But let’s go yeah, we can walk, or I can drive. Up to you I don’t mind” he said, knowing it wasn’t actually far but also not exactly across the road from school.

@unsungcheerio

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"Fcuk other adults who caresss. Though they’re not necessarily wrong.” She frowned at him, hitting his shoulder. “Hey, you’re supposed to be on my side!” The frown faded, a light laugh replacing it. “You should’ve stuck with the first sentence.”

“You’re clearly the best speller around here.” She laughed. "Now I have seen your spelling powers oh mighty spelling lord.” Aline grinned, giving him a nod. “Clearly yes. I am definitely the lord of spelling, everyone should just bow down to me. I am now the GOD of the English language.”

"Confused…?” She chuckled, patting his shoulder. “Yeah, I know. It’s this whole thing that’s sorta hard to go into, but I can’t tell you what’s going on exactly. But if we are just going there for lunch…” she trailed off, glancing up at him. “You see?” She softened slightly, rubbing her head. “I don’t know, Lui will probably be pretty plssed but he’s being an ass anyways so I’m okay with that. I just like you and think that you should know. So. Maybe don’t be mad at me too?” It was a weird thing to ask of him when he didn’t even know what was going on but she asked it.

”But let’s go yeah, we can walk, or I can drive. Up to you I don’t mind.” She didn’t really feel like walking today and she was definitely not wearing the right shoes for it. Also, taking the car would definitely ensure that they caught Lui and Puke Face before they left. “Yeah let’s go with your car.”

@CerealKiller

“You should’ve stuck with the first sentence.”
He chuckled shaking his head lightly ”I said what I said” he said with a shrug and half a smirk. He was rarely ever the type of person to get to places late, but he personally never really bothered it too much when others did, until a certain level of course.

“Clearly yes. I am definitely the lord of spelling, everyone should just bow down to me. I am now the GOD of the English language.”
”The languager” he stated, bringing his hand forward in a movement as if he was introducing a sign or a title. ”Basically a celebrity” he said with a chuckle bringing his hand back to his pocket.

He listened to her, still pretty confused but she was clearly not going to tell him so he had to just wait and see. and he was honestly getting kind of worried.

“I don’t know, Lui will probably be pretty plssed but he’s being an ass anyways so I’m okay with that. I just like you and think that you should know. So. Maybe don’t be mad at me too?”
”I’ll try my best” he said, still not knowing what the hell is he not supposed to be mad about ”I trust you, probably won’t be mad. Depends what you do” he added

“Yeah let’s go with your car.”
”sounds great” he said ”let’s go” he added and they headed out to the school parking lot where his car was parked along with the many other cars out there. He opened the car and they got into is driving towards the cafe, which he knew where it was since he had been there before

@unsungcheerio

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“I said what I said.” She rolled her eyes, laughing. “Damn so fvck the teachers but at the same time they’re right? Mixed signals, Gio.” She raised her eyebrows at him, a laughing smile playing on her lips. “Well okay but I’m still gonna be late to things so fvck my teachers and fvck you too I guess.” She snorted, but grabbed hold of his arm, leaning in to give him a hug from the side. “Just kidding, love youuu.”

“The languager” As Gio moved his hand in that flourishing gesture as if he were introducing her or something, she did a curtsy, holding her large imaginary skirts and dipping downwards with a giggle. “Yes thanks, that is my new name,” she said, smiling. “Basically a celebrity.” Aline glanced at him with a grin. “Totally a celebrity. Makes sense as you definitely can’t spell celebrity without Aline so.”

“I’ll try my best.” She nodded, a faint smile appearing in on her lips. “Okay okay.” That was pretty much all she could ask for, as he didn’t even know what the situation was. This would hurt things between her and Lui for a bit, but he’d get over it and see that she did the best thing for their relationship. Not telling Gio would be worse, as it could ruin things between them completely. Obviously, the majority of her loyalty still went to Lui, but since he was being epically stupid and Gio deserved the truth, she was on his side in this situation. “I trust you, probably won’t be mad. Depends what you do.” Her face twisted, and she shook her head. “I mean… I don’t know exactly what to expect so maybe I’m gonna get in a fight, who knows.” Aline shrugged casually, meaning the words. “But it’d be for your honour for sure so you can’t be mad.”

“Sounds great let’s go.” She nodded and followed him to his car, slipping into the passenger seat. And then they were off, towards the cafe. Her fingers drummed anxiously against her thigh. She didn’t regret the decision, per se, but it did make her feel nervous to be approaching the cafe.

@CerealKiller

“Damn so fvck the teachers but at the same time they’re right? Mixed signals, Gio.”
”It’s not that easy to digest, it’s deep hard information, not every human mind can understand” he said slightly shaking his head
“Well okay but I’m still gonna be late to things so fvck my teachers and fvck you too I guess. Just kidding, love youuu.”
”offended. No lunch for you” he said jokingly

“Totally a celebrity. Makes sense as you definitely can’t spell celebrity without Aline so.”
He laughed ”Of course you can’t” he said with a small head shake

“I mean… I don’t know exactly what to expect so maybe I’m gonna get in a fight, who knows. But it’d be for your honour for sure so you can’t be mad.”
”Ever more confused, but I appreciate it” he said ”I think-“ he added with a raised brow still in confusion

They drove off towards the cafe, which was only a few minutes away so it wasn’t a long drive whatsoever. As they got near he looked around for a parking and slowly parked the car. Honestly, he had a bad feeling, maybe it was because aline was confusing him but something felt… off