[right][sub][color=3CB371]LOCATION[/color] — [color=3CB371]Gas Station[/color] [color=3CB371]INTERACTING WITH[/color] — [color=FF577F]Marlie[/color][@Dirty Pretty Lies] [color=3CB371]MENTIONED[/color] — [color=FF3D01]Annalise[/color] [color=3CB371]TIME[/color] — [color=3CB371]Late Night[/color][/sub][/right] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/mjR3uY6.png[/img] [sub][i][color=7EBB99]Everyone's Golden Boy[/color][/i][/sub][hr][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/b3/3c/c0b33c5b79cfe3f8151e95fb1447f616.jpg[/img][/center][hr] When he arrived at the gas station it, Blu quickly got out of his car and stepped inside. It seemed like everyone wanted to get gas at this one station so the line was long enough that he would have to wait. The teen at the register was lazily wringing up customer after customer with a bord look in his eye. The men and women in line droned on slowly climbing to the front until it was their turn, the entire setting was mundane and kind of bummed Blu out. With a sigh he looked at the gummy bears next to him and picked them up, holding his spot in line and attempting to seem more interesting the those that surrounded him. He was only thinking about how his night would continue with this boringness, Blu would go home, make some food (try not to wake anyone up) and then go to sleep after reading a book. His life had been on this constant repeat of boring and dullness for a while now lacking color in many forms. The door had chimed two or three times since he had got in line but he paid no mind to it, and once he reached the top he told the boy his pump number and handed him his card. The transaction was quick and fluid, but when Blu turned around he got the shock of his life. Standing there in all her radiant beauty, was the slayer of his heart, the one who tore down his temple, she threw him in a whirlwind of emotions and then left Blu for dead, it was Marlie. Blu stopped and stared for a while, no smiles, no bright eyes filled with hope (he stopped that a while ago), no twitch or fighting, just shock, and a blank stare. He assumed that they both agreed to avoid one another; it hurt too much for him and like a predator she was already onto her next prey. As these thoughts crossed his mind he quickly sobered up and walked past her like he didn't stare for three minutes, but once he got to the door he saw that their cars were parked next to each other and something ached inside his chest. Blu turned around and walked up to Marlie, [i]their[/i] entire summer seemed to flash in his head like a slide show. All the laughs, the joy, the connection they shared. Blu was certain she felt the same way, he felt that you couldn't fake those smiles, that glimmer in the eyes, that familiar warmth... but apparently, Marlie could. She had not acknowledged him but he gave her a timid smile and put his hands in his pockets. [color=3CB371]"H-hey Mar, long time no see."[/color] Blu said with a stutter in the beginning but finding his ground towards the end. If this was going to work he could not show weakness in front of her, Marlie was dangerous, a burning flaming waiting for her next source of fuel, but for some reason, Blu liked playing with fire even if he knew he was going to get burned. [color=3CB371]"How have you been, beautiful?" [/color] He said with his normal confidence and smile.