[Skye tries very hard not to wilt at Junie's reaction. God, his dad really is just everywhere, isn't he.]
Right. The library.
[He probably should have expected something like that, but somehow he didn't. He hasn't been to the library yet. He hasn't had a need to. His dad supplied all his text books for him and he hasn't been here long enough to start any research projects or whatever. He wonders where else his paternal family name will show up on campus.
He picks idly at his pastry, having lost some of his appetite.]
( junie can feel his eyes widen as the mood at this cafe table visibly takes a nosedive — not ideal. like super not ideal, because selfishly, she's maybe now a little scared of word getting back to skye's scary powerful dad.
but worst of all? and most importantly? he's making the new kid feel bad the very first time they've met when he's already clearly having a hard time.
she frowns, gaze flickering upwards, clearly thinking Very Hard and then — junie softens a little. a sweet smile plays at the corners of his mouth, and a hand reaches across the table to give skye's a squeeze. )
Hey, let's forget the boring school stuff for today, okay? ( and that smile spreads into a grin, confidence returning to her body millisecond by millisecond. ) I think we should go to the party and have some fun. What do you think?
[Skye is a little surprised by the offer. Incredulous, even. It's almost on the tip of his tongue to ask "you still want to?" But he realizes in time that saying that would probably sound extremely pathetic.
He'd like to avoid being pathetic as much as possible.
And he supposes that even though he has mixed feelings about his dad's family not everyone does. People seem to respect them, at least.
So, instead of asking any silly questions, he accepts Junie's little hand squeeze and nods.]
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Right. The library.
[He probably should have expected something like that, but somehow he didn't. He hasn't been to the library yet. He hasn't had a need to. His dad supplied all his text books for him and he hasn't been here long enough to start any research projects or whatever. He wonders where else his paternal family name will show up on campus.
He picks idly at his pastry, having lost some of his appetite.]
Yeah, I guess he's a pretty big deal.
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but worst of all? and most importantly? he's making the new kid feel bad the very first time they've met when he's already clearly having a hard time.
she frowns, gaze flickering upwards, clearly thinking Very Hard and then — junie softens a little. a sweet smile plays at the corners of his mouth, and a hand reaches across the table to give skye's a squeeze. )
Hey, let's forget the boring school stuff for today, okay? ( and that smile spreads into a grin, confidence returning to her body millisecond by millisecond. ) I think we should go to the party and have some fun. What do you think?
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He'd like to avoid being pathetic as much as possible.
And he supposes that even though he has mixed feelings about his dad's family not everyone does. People seem to respect them, at least.
So, instead of asking any silly questions, he accepts Junie's little hand squeeze and nods.]
Sure. Yeah. That could be fun. Where's it at?