gallagher dedworth, vic weasley
3:09pm
gallagher: hey
gallagher: so i have a question
vic: wtf gallagher
vic: you left my apartment literally five minutes ago
vic: why didn't you ask while you were here?
gallagher: i don't want you to see my face if your answer makes me embarrassed or sad
vic: oh my god
vic: what's your question?
gallagher: uh
gallagher: so like
gallagher: i really like you a lot
gallagher: i know it's only been a month since we started talking
gallagher: but is it okay if i call you my girlfriend?
vic: g, i asked you to come over here after your thanksgiving with your brother to do thanksgiving with me
vic: you've done game night with me and my cousin and juliet
vic: i've done movie night with you and your brother
vic: yes, you can call me your girlfriend
vic: fred's been calling you my boyfriend for at least two weeks and i haven't corrected him
gallagher: oh
gallagher: good
gallagher: i like you
vic: and here i was thinking you hated me
gallagher: absolutely
vic: i know you said you had to do work but if you want to bring it back here we can do work together
gallagher: do you think we'll end up getting anything done?
vic: uhhh
vic: some things
vic: i don't know, it's just if we're going to have this conversation i thought i should point out that it's been exactly thirty days since we started talking
vic: it's technically some kind of anniversary
vic: and also fred just told me he's going to juliet's for the night
gallagher: yeah
gallagher: i'll bring it back
vic: bring condoms, i think we used the last one
gallagher: there's still one more but yeah, i will
gallagher: one is clearly not enough
vic: are you sure? i don't see any
gallagher: yep
gallagher: i let it fall down the side of your bed
gallagher: i figured it would be good to have one we can forget about for emergencies
gallagher: i really don't need to be caught there without one ever again
gallagher: once was enough
vic: oh my god i found it
vic: you're ridiculous
gallagher: :P
vic: i like you a lot
gallagher: i like me a lot, too
gallagher: and also you i guess
vic: yes, you're very good at playing it cool
gallagher dedworth, van dedworth
3:19pm
gallagher: she said yes
van: i told you she would.
gallagher: i know but i wasn't convinced
gallagher: it's only been a month
van: yes, i know.
gallagher: she's so smart and funny
gallagher: she's so pretty
gallagher: also she likes handcuffs
van: uh-huh.
gallagher: she does
gallagher: is this tmi?
van: yes, but go ahead.
gallagher: oh don't act like i'm not your favorite
van: i would never play favorites with my siblings.
van: ... but yes, i have a particular soft spot for your specific brand of absurdity.
gallagher: in other words, i'm your favorite
gallagher: last night she handcuffed me to her bed and teased me until i was out of my fucking mind
gallagher: then when she was done teasing me she let me out and had me handcuff her before i fucked her
gallagher: and oh my fucking god
gallagher: it was fucking incredible
gallagher: i want to lock us in a fucking room for a fucking week
gallagher: fuck
gallagher: she's so fucking hot
gallagher: i like her so much van
van: yes, i'd noticed that you like her.
gallagher: no really though
gallagher: she's so fucking great and she likes me a lot somehow?
gallagher: and she feels so fucking good
gallagher: and she's really into me and kind of can't keep her hands off me
gallagher: which is a huge ego boost to be honest
van: i'm glad it's an ego boost.
van: not to be dad, but don't you have finals due right about now?
gallagher: i'm doing them
gallagher: i swear
gallagher: uhh i might not be home for dinner though
gallagher: i think i'm staying over there again
gallagher: fuck are there florists open? is that too much?
van: probably not open and definitely too much, but so are you, and she seems to like it. are you actually going to be able to focus if you bring books to her place?
gallagher: i'm not sure tbh
gallagher: but i'll be thinking about her anyway
gallagher: she's so smart
gallagher: she has really pretty hair
gallagher: this morning i played with her hair while we were doing our reading
gallagher: then when we were done i fucked her
gallagher: well we weren't done-done
gallagher: i just decided i was done and once i started running my hand up her leg she tore all my clothes off
gallagher: we did do some work though
van: gall, make sure you're actually getting the shit you need to get done done.
gallagher: i will
gallagher: i swear
gallagher: she has finals too
van: are you on your way back?
gallagher: going on a walk first, but yeah, why?
van: want to talk about you making sure you get stuff done.
gallagher: you're not my father!11
van: no, but you are my baby brother, and if i'm going to humor your handcuffs talk, you can humor me with this.
gallagher: oh
gallagher: that's fair
gallagher: fuck she's so hot
van: yes, gallagher. i know.
gallagher: i know that picking up my poll worker was a little questionable but holy shit so happy i did
gillian dedworth, van dedworth
3:41pm
van: i'm going to kill our brother.
gillian: oh god. what'd he do?
van: he just can't stop talking about his new girlfriend. tbh the comments about their sex life are actually less obnoxious than the constant "she's so smart and pretty"s and "i like her hair"s.
gillian: oh for fuck's sake.
gillian: so she's actually his girlfriend at this point?
van: yep.
gillian: for fuck's sake, they've known each other for a month.
gillian: and isn't this a covid risk?
van: i mean, everything's a covid risk, but i guess some of her cousin's extended family (on the other side) had it in the spring - his grandmother was hospitalized and his aunt is still dealing with some complications.
gillian: oooof.
van: yeah. and apparently his girlfriend's got some underlying health stuff that makes her high risk and he's really paranoid about getting her sick. he interrogated gallagher a lot before he okayed him going over there becoming a regular thing.
van: but yeah, i still don't love it. i get it, but i'm not thrilled. i kind of told him that it was her or the couple of his other friends who've been doing classes remotely, because i wasn't risking that much exposure no matter how careful people say they're being. he chose her, because "my friends are less hot and i don't want them sucking my dick."
gillian: our baby brother is literally the most ridiculous person i have ever met.
van: yes.
gillian: does she seriously like him as much as he likes her?
van: i don't fucking know. she definitely seems to.
van: you always get really overprotective when he starts dating somebody - is there something i don't know about because i'm older than you guys?
gillian: oh god, nothing specific.
gillian: he just... i don't know. people often decide they're into him before they realize how much of a snarky dick he is, and it doesn't go well.
gillian: i don't mean that in a mean way - i don't want him to change - but it was kind of a thing while we were in high school and college, so i always worry a little.
van: oh, ugh. why hasn't he ever told me about it?
gillian: because he wanted you to think he was cool.
van: for fuck's sake, i know he's not cool.
van: he has never been cool.
van: well, at any rate, she definitely knows how much of a snarky dick he is - he really hasn't been dialing it down. sometimes she pretends to be indignant, but it's clearly bullshit.
gillian: how do you know?
van: because she'll immediately start laughing or kissing him. two nights ago I was walking by the living room and the "oh my god, gallagher" was immediately followed up with "i like you so much." then she started playing with his hair.
van: trust me, she likes his snark.
gillian: huh.
gillian: that's sort of adorable.
gillian: he's such a fucking dork, i can't believe that this is his damn poll worker.
van: yeah, they're genuinely pretty cute together. he's fucking nuts about her.
gillian: good, but also i'm so sorry.
gallagher dedworth, vic weasley
6:23pm
gallagher: i looked for flowers but florists aren't essential businesses
vic: that's still so sweet though
gallagher: it's not too much?
vic: no, it's definitely too much
vic: but i like that you're too much
gallagher: i'm also downstairs
8:12pm
gallagher: "so long story short, i gave my poll worker my phone number, and against all the pandemic-related odds, i officially have a girlfriend. it's okay to feel jealous of me, i would if i was you."
gallagher: that's the caption i wrote
gallagher: good to go?
vic: yes
vic: i love it