[He's right. How do you talk to Ashley's boyfriend about how much you miss her, when he absolutely misses her more? How do you say you had started depending on her nerdy quirks and her book smarts, on the fact that she was always home when you came back from the sewing shop? How do you talk about seeing that dress-in-progress every day, next to swatches of fabric dyed different shades of green, the ingredients list for each color pinned to the corresponding swatch so it can be replicated later?]
kicking and screaming til she walks out looking like a princess
like i would let you two nerds go somewhere not fancy after getting her into a nice dress
[Yeah. Let's keep making jokes.]
Edited (correcting a very unfortunate typo, changing a noun) Date: 2016-08-23 07:38 pm (UTC)
That wouldn't take too much work; aside from what she wears she's got the princess look going.
[All huge eyes and red hair and pretty face and okay okay stop.]
Okay good because in addition to your credit card I'd need recommendations. I went somewhere super fancy with Josh's family once when I was like twelve but other than that...
[About the fanciest place he goes is Chili's, despite that he really could afford somewhere nicer.]
I am a master of rewriting my bad choices into something useful.
[It's a joke, but he really wishes it weren't. There are a lot of bad decisions he'd like to change that are a little more serious than bad fashion choices.]
[There's a good half minute delay where she types up the enxt message and really thinks about whether or not she wants to send it. She doesn't -- what better way to deal than by not dealing, after all -- but she also doesn't want this to fester for too long. Rip off the bandage, acknowledge it's there, and then they can go back to not dealing.
[There's a short delay from him as well, because he realizes what she's trying to do but isn't sure how to respond. He honestly doesn't want to talk about this at all, but he knows they should; it'd be better for them both.]
We can look at it as learning from our mistakes, if that sounds better.
We're pretty good at that, too.
[Despite everything. And okay, time for actually talking, and with them it's always better if they're just blunt about it. So--]
Yeah. And her weird little half-gloves thing. What's with you girls and armwarmers anyway?
[Ashley's fashion is, of course, not actually what he misses most and he knows that goes the same for Emily. But there's only so serious they can be about this without seriously depressing themselves, so this is walking a careful line.]
[She really misses that top. She hasn't worn it since she washed it after getting here, too afraid it'll get ruined and she'll lose the one good top she has.
Thank goodness Hope gave her a really nice jacket for painting the shop.]
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Date: 2016-08-23 01:16 pm (UTC)kicking and screaming til she walks out looking like a princess
like i would let you two nerds go somewhere not fancy after getting her into a nice dress
[Yeah. Let's keep making jokes.]
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Date: 2016-08-24 03:18 pm (UTC)That wouldn't take too much work; aside from what she wears she's got the princess look going.
[All huge eyes and red hair and pretty face and okay okay stop.]
Okay good because in addition to your credit card I'd need recommendations. I went somewhere super fancy with Josh's family once when I was like twelve but other than that...
[About the fanciest place he goes is Chili's, despite that he really could afford somewhere nicer.]
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Date: 2016-08-24 09:32 pm (UTC)omg you sap
she's like a nerd princess, a beanie for a crown
[Honestly, Ashley really is cute. Emily didn't get to ask her if she honestly realized that about herself.]
i've got you covered, hon. also i will advise you on what to wear. i promised her i would
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Date: 2016-08-26 12:44 am (UTC)Bet her favorite princess is Belle.
[Nerd princess and all.]
Hey, does that mean you were talking shit about my fashion sense?
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Date: 2016-08-26 12:51 pm (UTC)probably
what fashion sense
[Do you need some aloe for that burn?]
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Date: 2016-08-26 10:39 pm (UTC)Or is it fashionisto? Is there a guy version?
[Not that he actually cares in the slightest, but keeping the conversation light and all.]
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Date: 2016-08-27 12:21 am (UTC)pretty sure you don't have a fashionista ego
[This is actually a lot better than thinking about how Ash isn't here.]
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Date: 2016-08-27 02:21 am (UTC)And hey, you don't know that. I was super fashionable in high school. Latest trends and everything.
[Making fun of his unfortunate high school years is definitely more fun than missing his girlfriend.]
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Date: 2016-08-27 03:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-08-27 10:26 pm (UTC)You're welcome, by the way.
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Date: 2016-08-27 10:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-08-28 05:42 am (UTC)[It's a joke, but he really wishes it weren't. There are a lot of bad decisions he'd like to change that are a little more serious than bad fashion choices.]
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Date: 2016-08-28 01:59 pm (UTC)[There's a good half minute delay where she types up the enxt message and really thinks about whether or not she wants to send it. She doesn't -- what better way to deal than by not dealing, after all -- but she also doesn't want this to fester for too long. Rip off the bandage, acknowledge it's there, and then they can go back to not dealing.
A+ way of dealing with your issues.]
aren't we all, though
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Date: 2016-09-01 02:38 am (UTC)We can look at it as learning from our mistakes, if that sounds better.
We're pretty good at that, too.
[Despite everything. And okay, time for actually talking, and with them it's always better if they're just blunt about it. So--]
It really sucks that Ash is gone.
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Date: 2016-09-01 11:32 pm (UTC)[She fires that off without barely a thought, and now that it's done, now that they've addressed the heart of the matter, the rest comes easily too.]
i miss her and her stupid hats
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Date: 2016-09-04 01:49 am (UTC)[Ashley's fashion is, of course, not actually what he misses most and he knows that goes the same for Emily. But there's only so serious they can be about this without seriously depressing themselves, so this is walking a careful line.]
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Date: 2016-09-04 04:09 pm (UTC)[Yeah. Just... yeah.]
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Date: 2016-09-04 05:16 pm (UTC)[And he would like to argue that he was really the only one prepared for the weather, thanks.]
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Date: 2016-09-04 05:55 pm (UTC)by the way, in the future? zipping your layers up generally helps you feel warmer
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Date: 2016-09-04 05:59 pm (UTC)And wow, if I zipped them up then I'd be truly unfashionable. Also I don't think I could move.
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Date: 2016-09-04 06:07 pm (UTC)i'm not having this argument with you again, you're always unfashionable so it wouldn't matter anyway
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Date: 2016-09-04 06:22 pm (UTC)[Actually, even his coat is scorched but still in one piece. That kind of disproves his entire argument, but still.]
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Date: 2016-09-04 07:02 pm (UTC)[She really misses that top. She hasn't worn it since she washed it after getting here, too afraid it'll get ruined and she'll lose the one good top she has.
Thank goodness Hope gave her a really nice jacket for painting the shop.]
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Date: 2016-09-04 07:10 pm (UTC)[Super useful!!!]
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