a quintet of messes
(fred10, g-dedworth, KeeperLex, Micah | Water Tribe, vic)
Wednesday, 7:45pm
g-dedworth: hey
g-dedworth: so something came up for him at work and my brother isn't going to be using the cabin next week
Micah | Water Tribe: Tell me you're saying what i think you're saying
g-dedworth: if you think i'm asking you if you want to come, yes
KeeperLex: Gallagher, you're my favorite person in the world.
g-dedworth: uh-huh
g-dedworth: fred, if you want to bring your girlfriend you can
fred10: sweet
fred10: let me check in with her
g-dedworth: and micah, if your sister is interested she's totally welcome
g-dedworth: there's enough space
Micah | Water Tribe: Awesome, give me a sec
Micah | Water Tribe: She said sure
KeeperLex: There's cable at the cabin, right?
g-dedworth: no
g-dedworth: there's a bar in town that shows games though
KeeperLex: That's fine!
KeeperLex: Sorry, there are some important ones coming up.
g-dedworth: yeah i know haha
g-dedworth: they'll show champions league and epl and barca there for sure
fred10: Jules said yeah
fred10: thanks, Lex
fred10: would rather watch the genius at work on a real tv
Micah | Water Tribe: Liz wants to know about the Sevilla derby
g-dedworth: they might not have it playing but they'll put it on if you ask
Micah | Water Tribe: Yessss
g-dedworth: vic, how about you?
fred10, vic
Wednesday, 8:03pm
fred10: hey
fred10: is your group chat muted?
vic: yes
vic: trying to get some work done
fred10: you might want to pop in
fred10: G's invited us to the cabin, i guess Van had a work thing come up last minute
vic: just got a ping
vic: wait WHAT
a quintet of messes
(fred10, g-dedworth, KeeperLex, Micah | Water Tribe, vic)
Wednesday, 8:05pm
vic: sorry, was trying to get some work done
g-dedworth: oh sorry
g-dedworth: didn't mean to distract you
vic: no it's fine!
vic: yes absolutely
vic: i'm going to need to do some work while we're there though
g-dedworth: yeah absolutely
g-dedworth: and no pressure, it's totally fine if you can't
vic: no i'd love to, really!
vic: i can just do it while you guys are at the bar watching games haha
vic: i don't mind skipping them
g-dedworth: okay
g-dedworth: and like it's really it's fine if you can't
vic: no i can! i really want to
vic: i just have to do some work at some point
g-dedworth: whatever you need really
g-dedworth: that's totally fine if you want to, you can have the attic room, it's out of the way enough to be quiet if you need to do work
vic: ohhh that would be great thank you!
vic: i promise i won't spend the whole time working haha
g-dedworth: okay great
vic: 3 thank you!
g-dedworth, KeeperLex
Wednesday, 8:15pm
KeeperLex: You're so pathetic.
g-dedworth: shut up
KeeperLex: Just tell her you want to fuck her.
g-dedworth: i don't
KeeperLex: Fine, tell her you want to take her stargazing and then fuck her in the moonlight.
g-dedworth: shut up
g-dedworth: i didn't say that
KeeperLex: hahaha
a trio of eye rolls
fred10, KeeperLex, Micah | Water Tribe
Wednesday, 8:23pm
KeeperLex: They need to fuck already.
Micah | Water Tribe: Yeah they really do
fred10: they're so pathetic
fred10: it's great
Micah | Water Tribe: Liz says we should have a betting pool
KeeperLex: YES
fred10: love it
fred10: will start it up when I get home, Jules wants in, too
fred10, vic
Wednesday, 8:44pm
fred10: speaking as your cousin
vic: I KNOW
fred10: so fucking do it
vic: i just i don't want to ruin the friendship if he feels differently
fred10: if Lexy and I can date for more than a year and break up without ruining our friendship, you can tell Gallagher you want you want to rip his clothes off without ruining yours
fred10: he wants it
fred10: trust me
vic: he's always been awkward in that adorable way though, it's not new
fred10: yeah, because he's always liked you
fred10: love how your advice to me six months ago was "ask your pretty lab partner out, just go for it"
vic: you did have chemistry
fred10: that was deeply terrible
vic: well i was right about that
vic: i don't know if you're right about this
fred10: oh for fuck's sake Vic
fred10: on my way back with Jules now, do you want us to pick something up for you?
vic: oh yes please!
g-dedworth, vic
Wednesday, 9:09pm
g-dedworth: hey
g-dedworth: it's totally fine if you can't
g-dedworth: sorry, i know you need to do work
g-dedworth: i didn't mean to put you on the spot
vic: omg g no you didn't put me on the spot!
vic: i'm really sorry i didn't see the messages when you sent them
vic: i wasn't ignoring you specifically just the group dm blows up sometimes
g-dedworth: oh sorry i shouldn't have pinged you
vic: no it's fine!
vic: i needed a break anyway
vic: i'm really excited
vic: it's going to be a lot of fun
g-dedworth: okay good
g-dedworth: i know you're busy so just let me know what you want re: food and drinks
g-dedworth: there's not much of a grocery there so i'll pick whatever it is up for you before we leave
vic: thank you you're the best
g-dedworth: yeah no problem really
fred10, DireJules, KeeperLex, LizBender, Micah | Water Tribe
fred10 changed the channel name: the betting pool
Wednesday, 10:02pm
DireJules: Wait - so it's all of us?
KeeperLex: Yeah, why?
DireJules: I've just seen pictures and heard you guys talk about it, and I don't think that's enough space
DireJules: I mean it's enough beds, but it's not enough rooms
Micah | Water Tribe: Wait what?
fred10: no wait, I think she's right
fred10: he's just counting up beds
fred10: he's not thinking about anything else
KeeperLex: Oh my god! No, you're totally right!
LizBender: wait, somebody catch me up
LizBender: I followed the betting part but now I'm confused
KeeperLex: Oh, sorry! So, when Gallagher's parents bought this cabin back when his siblings were all kids, they made a big open loft space with a few beds, a big room with a few beds, an attic room, and just a normal room with a double.
LizBender: oh I think I know what this is going
KeeperLex: His dad rearranged last summer and turned one of the bedrooms into an office. Fred and Juliet are obviously going to want their own room, but the stairs to get up the attic weren't really made for someone who's almost 6'1. We slept there once while we were dating and it was really shitty.
KeeperLex: But the only other actual room has three beds in it.
LizBender: yeahhh, that's where I thought this was going
KeeperLex: Yeah. And like, I love you both, but I'm not sharing a room with you.
fred10: good call
DireJules: I don't want to be a problem, I don't have to go
Micah | Water Tribe: don't be ridiculous
Micah | Water Tribe: anyway, the loft only has three singles, and the other issue is that Vic kind of needs a night light.
LizBender: okay I'm not sharing with her
LizBender: I don't fuck with that
KeeperLex: No, neither do I. I shared the loft with her last summer and I couldn't get enough sleep.
LizBender: So Gallagher can put up with it?
Micah | Water Tribe: yah
KeeperLex: Yes
fred10: yeah
fred10: I mean, so can I, but
DireJules: I actually don't mind nightlights either, but... yeah
DireJules: sorry
Micah | Water Tribe: don't apologize for wanting to fuck your boyfriend in peace
fred10: thanks Micah
fred10: no it's perfect
fred10: because she definitely wants to
fred10: he keeps insisting he doesn't but it's obvious he does
KeeperLex: Yeah, no, he definitely wants to. He's so into her.
LizBender: you're sure it won't make them uncomfortable?
fred10: I'll double check with her but she'd tell me
LizBender: are you sure?
fred10: yes
Micah | Water Tribe: no she will
Micah | Water Tribe: they tell each other everything, it's really annoying
KeeperLex: If he's really uncomfortable, he'll say he's just going crash on the couch. He's done that once before when we overlapped with his sister and her friends for a few nights. If he does that, we'll just reshuffle the sleeping arrangements.
LizBender: yeet
fred10, vic
Friday, 9:02pm
fred10: i think you guys are gonna be sharing a bed unless you're uncomfortable with it
vic: yeah i realized that a little while ago
vic: i thought he was overlooking something but didn't realize what until tonight
fred10: you okay with that?
vic: yeah it's fine
vic: we're just friends it's not a big deal
vic: now i'm slightly anxious about what to pack to sleep in though
fred10: i mean
vic: no it'll be fine
vic: it's not a big deal
vic: we're just friends
fred10: k
vic: oh shut up
vic: like you're not looking forward to juliet sunbathing in a fucking bikini
fred10: no shit
fred10: that's why you're going to be sharing a bed with your crush
fred10: you're welcome
vic: oh
vic: good point
vic: thanks
vic: i think
g-dedworth, KeeperLex
Saturday, 8:15am
g-dedworth: lexy, i just realized something
KeeperLex: What's up?
g-dedworth: i fucked up with counting beds
KeeperLex: How? Did you dad get rid of more?
g-dedworth: no, but fred's not gonna want to sleep in the attic room
KeeperLex: Oh, true. Which is actually fair.
g-dedworth: no i know
g-dedworth: i'm just trying to think things through
KeeperLex: Oh, I see what you're getting at, yeah. They're probably gonna want that room to themselves.
g-dedworth: yeah
g-dedworth: which is fair, it's a vacation and i told him to invite his girlfriend
g-dedworth: maybe liz can put up with night lights and share with vic
KeeperLex: She can't - she and Micah got into a long discussion last week about how terrible they are.
g-dedworth: fuck
g-dedworth: fuck
g-dedworth: fuck if i hadn't invited juliet or liz this wouldn't be a problem, what if vic thinks i planned it this way?
KeeperLex: Why does it matter? I thought you didn't like her and you two were just friends.
g-dedworth: oh, shut up
KeeperLex: You could always sleep on the couch. Or we could reshuffle, it's really not that big a deal if Fred and Juliet don't have their own room.
g-dedworth: what if that makes her think that i don't like her?
g-dedworth: i mean i don't mind sleeping next to her
g-dedworth: wait fuck what if we're close together and i start getting turned on and she feels it
KeeperLex: Gallagher, if she's close enough to feel it, she'll probably want to feel it.
g-dedworth: right
g-dedworth: good point
g-dedworth: and i know that that's not gonna happen
g-dedworth: because i know she's not into me
g-dedworth: so i can't be into her
KeeperLex: Right, because that's totally how it works.
g-dedworth: motherfucking fuck
g-dedworth, DireJules
Saturday, 8:32am
DireJules: hey! Fred wanted to know if you wanted to swing by here to pick vic up
g-dedworth: I thought she was riding with you guys?
DireJules: I mean, she can
DireJules: but he was pointing out that it's like a two and a half hour drive and you might want company
DireJules: and I'm sure she'd rather ride up front than in the back
g-dedworth: oh, right
g-dedworth: sure, if she wants
DireJules: just asked, she said sure if you don't mind coming out of your way
DireJules: sorry, I didn't realize it was gonna add like half an hour to your driving time
g-dedworth: no it's fine
g-dedworth: not a problem
g-dedworth: I'll be there in about an hour
g-dedworth, van-dedworth
Saturday, 8:45am
g-dedworth: where are you?
van-dedworth: work
van-dedworth: remember how that's why you're getting the cabin for this week?
g-dedworth: right
g-dedworth: just didn't realize you'd be out so early
g-dedworth: can you talk for a minute?
van-dedworth: aren't you supposed to be leaving soon?
g-dedworth: yes
g-dedworth: can you talk for like 5 minutes?
van-dedworth: you're such a fucking pain
van-dedworth: yeah, I'll call you in a few
a/n: if you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy shenanigans (the fic it's a muggle au version of) or mathematically absurd (another muggle au version of shenanigans that's inspired by my experience poll working during a pandemic. ty so much for reading, reviews/faves/follows appreciated and i'll update every monday!
- branwen