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[sub][color=steelblue]Interactions[/color] — [color=ffa54d]Tyler Jane[/color] // [color=ff4de1]Savannah[/color] // [color=6bb8cf]Talya[/color]
[color=steelblue]Mentions[/color] — [@Melissa] [@NeoAJ] [@HaleyTheRandom][/sub]
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[color=#708090]Nicholas Grey had always been one to test the deep end without getting his feet wet. He wasn’t one to tread lightly nor think too far ahead when it came to how his actions might misfire. Honestly, it never occurred to him that he would miss his shot. Whether that was trying his luck in getting out of an exam by faking being sick or having the gall to call out certain people for the problematic trends he started, he was always one to take risks when his gut feeling directed into the light of success. It almost always went according to plan.[/color]

[color=#708090]Keyword: [b][i]Almost.[/i][/b][/color]

[color=#708090]And this was such a case when he decided to jump headfirst into giraffe and gazelle-infested waters without a safety line. He gave them both a compliment. Despite what came after, Nicholas didn’t have any regrets nor was what he said a lie. He really did think both TJ and Savannah looked hot tonight. [/color]

[color=#708090]But, as the events unfolded before his eyes, Nicholas heard Mr. Hale’s sternly-worded advice replay in his head like a broken record, like it was the fucking gospel of the good book he never bothered to read:[/color] [color=#00ced1]maybe try a little honesty with her and quit all of these games.[/color]

[color=#708090]The problem was Nicholas didn’t know how to be honest with her. His default setting had always been to play games and have his fun. Maybe Hale is right. Maybe I don’t have anything to lose.[/color]

[color=#708090]Of course, try telling TJ that because she had the audacity to make some shallow comment about some dude’s arm, like he held a candle to Nicholas Grey. He was a nobody. A non-important spec of dirt in the riveting oasis that was the [i]man[/i] wearing the blue floral-patterned shirt.[/color]

[i][color=#4682b4]Keep calm. She’s probably doing this on purpose.[/color][/i]

[color=#708090]And maybe that’s why Nicholas was getting excited all of a sudden. He always would do the same thing to, well anyone, but getting his own medicine thrown back at him was a sensation he didn’t know he liked or not. At the least, it showed that this was going to be an interesting night.[/color]

[color=#ffa54d]“Oh, hi Nicholas. Nice of you to join us... fashionably late I see.”[/color]

[i][color=#4682b4]Took you long enough.[/color][/i][color=#708090] He gave the redhead a sweet smile. [/color][color=#4682b4]“The hero always makes their appearance at the last minute.” [/color][color=#708090]And despite what everyone thought of him, he was the hero of his story, and sooner or later, TJ would become his heroine. Of course, that dependent solely on who would give this game up first.[/color]

[color=#4682b4]“So this isn’t quite the privat--”[/color]

[color=#6bb8cf]"Sorry to interrupt but I was wondering... Savannah, would you like to dance?”[/color]

[color=#708090]If there was anything he didn’t like more than not being acknowledged, it was being interrupted. And of course, Talya Burnley was the source of the latter. And this time it was to ask Savannah to dance. If he wasn’t furious at the tall brunette, he might think it’s sweet. Maybe he still thought it was, but he was much too irritated to admit that -- even to himself. Thankfully, when they left and they whisked each other off to the dancefloor, that gave both Nicholas and TJ some breathing room. Although, whether that meant anything would actually happen in the immediate future remained to be seen.[/color]

[color=#708090]He had to find a way to keep his composure, so he snagged one of the untouched solo cups of beer and gobbled nearly half of it down in record time. It tasted like ass but it was effective. [/color][color=#4682b4]“So how long has that been a thing?”[/color][color=#708090] Nicholas asked TJ, gesturing towards Savannah and Talya. [/color][/indent][/indent][/indent]