[color=9e0b0f][centre][h1]Marcus Ainsworth[/h1][/centre][/color]
[centre][h2]His Apartment
Epilogue Week - Friday Afternoon[/h2][/centre]
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The next week, following the explosion in Club Aether, had been a wild one. He had probably the biggest decision of his life up to that point, and he was completely unsure of what he was going to do. On one hand, taking the offer, joining The Serpents, would be huge. He would be launched straight into touring and playing packed venues, and fame. That was all he wanted since he was a kid, but he wasn’t sure if he wanted to achieve it that way.
On the other hand, despite having lost his job, he had something that he felt kept him attached to Sol City. Or rather, someone. Dustynn and Marcus had started getting closer over the last week, bonding over the shared loss of their jobs. He knew they got along, from working with her and becoming fast friends through that, but there was something about her that he never really let himself notice then. Something he couldn't quite put his finger on, but something. He found himself just wanting to talk to her, wanting to be around her. And it definitely seemed like she felt the same. 

From the day of the fire, Marcus and Dusty had at least texted every day, if they weren’t already hanging out. It was good having the company, in what would have otherwise been an awful time in his life. Without her, he would have probably locked himself in his apartment and drunk or cried himself to sleep every night, if not both. But with her, he felt lighter, like he could share his feelings, and it made dealing with those feelings so much easier. 

It had gotten to the following Friday, and Marcus still hadn’t given Ethan a real answer. He sat on his couch, in the early afternoon, and sighed heavily. He picked up his phone, and opened up the conversation with Ethan. He knew he need to give him an answer. He couldn’t just keep leaving him hanging like that. He had mulled it over all week, and still had struggled to come to a decision. As he thought a little more, his thoughts fell to Dusty. She was really the only reason he wanted to stay behind, the idea of something more with her. But she was with Leo, so that wasn't going to happen. Besides, she had been very encouraging for him to take it. With a long, deep breath, Marcus made up his mind and started typing the message. 

[b][color=9e0b0f]“Hey Ethan, sorry it's taken so long for me to give you a real answer. If you still want me, i'm keen! Sign me up!”[/color][/b]

He quickly hit send before he let himself overthink it and talk himself out of it again. He slumped back in his couch with a heavy sigh, sitting there for a moment, as what he just had done sunk in. [color=9e0b0f]“Oh shit… I'm gonna be a rockstar…”[/color] He shot back up in his seat, grabbing his phone again and opening up his conversation with Dusty, rapidly firing her a text.

[b][color=9e0b0f]"DUSTY. I DID IT. I SAID YES TO ETHAN AND I'M FREAKING OUT!!!! HALP!"[/color][/b]