girls day turned pizza party

she's so beautiful

how did we all take the exact same pictures but yours came out the best

she's the pretty one

stop!! you guys are gorgeous

fat ass

i'm just happy i got to see you drip cheese down your chin. it reminded me that pretty people make mistakes too

you really had to do that to me

gorgeous

why did she leave

cute pic!

you're the cutest pic sykunno

huh?

so we're just not gonna talk about how i was there too

hello everyone, toast was there too AND paid for our pizzas :)

when are you streaming next?

hope you had fun

He knew it was petty, and yeah, he seemed a little desperate. But, he couldn't help himself. She was beautiful, and kind, and he just wanted to talk to her for hours on end again.

She didn't even like the comment, didn't even respond.

He decided to give up, then. He wouldn't do this to himself. Not again. If someone didn't want to put effort into him, he wasn't going to begin a one-sided relationship. The second he convinced himself that he would block her number and move on-

imessage

madison wanted me to text you

and let you know

she left her phone at the pizza

place. she's not ignoring you

i took the picture of her

myself and now she's mad

at me for sending it oops

Corpse considered not responding. He had just convinced himself he was done with this girl, and now a single picture of her was convincing him he was in love.

"Fuck," he muttered under his breath. He knew Rae wasn't lying; Madison was wearing the same dress in her instagram post from earlier that day. He was confused as to why she was still at Rae's at one in the morning, but decided not to question it. Maybe they were having a sleepover again. Maddie seemed close with her, anyway, he was sure she was safe.

She was beautiful though, he wouldn't deny it.

Apparently he had taken too long to respond, because before he knew it he was getting a call from Valkyrae herself.

"Corpse, baby, I'm so sorry."

He was surprised Madison was so forward. She had never called him "baby" before, at least not since she drunk-dialed him last time, but it made him feel so good.

"Yeah.. I'm a lil....

uh, tipsy, baby."

"Yes, sir. I won't

drive home."

He could tell by her giggle that she knew what she was doing to him. She had done this the last time she was drunk. Corpse could only hope that she wouldn't remember anything again in the morning.

"Corpse, you have the

most beautiful hair I've ever

seen. I wanna touch it

one day."

"No, I only sleep

good with you. And why

can't I touch your hair?"

"I just wanna see you.

I miss you without even

knowing you. But

okay, Corpsey... Bye!

Love you!"

She had already hung up the phone, but he kept it against his ear, hearing "love you" in his head over and over again. Holy shit, he was whipped.

—

"Oh my god, Rae, I called Corpse baby... holy shit, he hates me..." Madison was pacing back and forth in Rae's room. She hadn't gotten lucky this time; she remembered every word she had spoken the night before. "He always talks about how he hates being sexualized and hates pet names and-"

"Madison, he said it back to you, he's fine," Rae tried to soothe. "When we stream later, after you get off just call him and see if he mentions it. If he doesn't, you know he just doesn't want to talk about it, and if he does, he likes you. You guys have been talking too much to each other every damn day for you not to catch feelings. It's fine!"

Madison's heart was still throbbing against her skull but she felt a little better. Rae was right, he had called her "baby" too. "You're right..." She whispered. She threw her hair up and out of her face, grabbed all of her clothes, and got ready to leave to get her phone from the pizza place down the street, promising Rae that she would bring the clothes she had borrowed back.

When Madison got to the pizzeria, she thanked the manager profusely for keeping her phone overnight for her, and headed home. She couldn't stop thinking about Corpse and what was said the night before. She hadn't mentioned it to Rae, but she fully remembered telling Corpse she loved him.

And she did.

Madison knew she loved him as a best friend. He was incredibly sweet, and so in tune with her all the time. he encouraged her to take her medicine, and she did the same. They fell asleep together on the phone, and spent nearly every waking moment texting. She was unsure she could be in love with him after such a small amount of time, but eventually she was sure her feelings would only get stronger. She promised herself she wouldn't do anything he was uncomfortable with. After knowing relationships would be hard for him, she knew she had to take it slow. She couldn't jump to it like she had before. They both respected each other enough to do the right thing.

But now she was unsure Corpse felt the same. If the roles were reversed, she knew she would be terrified if a person she had only know for a few weeks was using the l word. But Corpse was a better person than she was. Maybe he wasn't so impulsive and maybe he understood.

She showered while her phone charged, realizing quickly that she only had an hour before she was supposed to join a stream with Rae, Sean, Felix, Sykunno, Toast, Leslie, Charlie, Janet, and Corpse. She tried to get ready as quickly as she could so she wouldn't be late. As she finished, she realized she still had about ten minutes before she was supposed to start her stream.

imessage

hey :) streaming today?

yeah, you?

yup

still down for that nap after?

He knew, now, that she remembered.

He never responded.