Chapter 4: Boy's a Liar
by: startscribbling12

this fic is definitely built for mobile, fyi.

omg they were dormmmates (#hi, welcome to chilli's)

under the same sky 11:34am COFFEE RUNS WHO NEEDS IT

blondes do it better 11:38am are you offering to go
blondes do it better 11:38am because i am so hungover i cannot leave the comforts of my blankets

bigO 11:40am i can join you kairi
bigO 11:40am i feel fine this morning!

under the same sky 11:40am yes i am going to go. i feel like shit but i need something to make it through the day and sora is still passed out
under the same sky 11:40am thanks olette! i can pick you up

blondes do it better 11:41am cinnamon dulce iced please

thecameraman 11:43am thanks kairi! i'll take a green tea!

suaveandsilver 11:44am medium cold brew as usual

luckythirteen 11:44am medium flat white

under the same sky 11:50am i figure that's everyone who is up so sorry to y'all who died last night

struggle_king 1:32pm i feel BETRAYED

omg they were dormmates (#what the fuck is up kyle)

skyboy 3:41pm now that i am alive
skyboy 3:41pm i can tell you the HOT GOSS

thecameraman 3:42pm i have photos to support the hot goss

under the same sky 3:44pm SHARE OMG

skyboy 3:45pm so last night at demyx's set obviously my brother was there
skyboy 3:45pm being brothers it is not weird if i hang near him cause
skybro 3:45pm bros ya know
skybro 3:46pm anyway i decided to just swing by and say hi under the the pretense of getting more alcohol at the bar and I SAW HIM CHATTING UP STRELITZIA

blondes do it better 3:47pm no stop

thecameraman 3:47pm van_

under the same sky 3:47pm ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOUR BROTHER IS TRYING TO WOO THE DEAN OF FACULTY'S LITTLE SISTER?

skyboy 3:48pm DAMN STRAIGHT I KNOW WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE'S TRYING TO FLIRT

luckythirteen 3:50pm holy fucking shit

blondes do it better 3:50pm did it look like she was even INTERESTED?

skyboy 3:51pm ya no she was def not just being polite

suaveandsilver 3:52pm this is perfect blackmai

blondes do it better 3:52pm is it enough though?
blondes do it better 3:52pm i mean he IS allowed to date whoever he wants. its not like it's illegal for him to like her

luckythirteen 3:54pm marluxia will slaughter him if he finds out he's trying to date his little sister
luckythirteen 3:54pm she's off limits to anyone who doesn't fit his perfectly curated list

under the same sky 3:55pm at the risk of sounding like i'm defending vanitas
under the same sky 3:55pm cause im not
under the same sky 3:55pm i'm sure strelitzia is capable of finding someone she likes without her overbearing brother

suaveandsilver 3:55pm overbearing is putting it nicely
suaveandsilver 3:55pm i don't have to report to him but seeing what axel and saix have to go through i can't even imagine what it's like being RELATED to him

blondes do it better 3:56pm i'm sure he just cares about her but yikes

under the same sky 3:56pm well what are we going to do? show marluxia the photo?

bigO 3:58pm NO don't do that
bigO 3:58pm if you reveal your hand too soon he'll just throw what he has on axel
bigO 3:58pm we gotta wait until the right moment

luckythirteen 3:59pm i can fight him again

under the same sky 3:59pm stop trying to fight your cousin
under the same sky 3:59pm at this point you're peacocking

struggle_king 4:00pm PEACOCKING WHAT HE'LL LOSE

bigO 4:00pm hayner, roxas CAN handle himself in a fight you know

thecameraman 4:01pm no one is fighting ANYONE until we compile more evidence and until he indicates he's going to make a move
thecameraman 4:01pm i'm sure olette will be able to keep an eye on him

bigO 4:02pm you got it!
bigO 4:02pm he'll crumble beneath my domineering power

under the same sky 4:03pm oooOoOooOo olette i didn't know you were into that kind of thing

bigO 4:03pm *wink*

Direct Message ( under the same sky)

blondes do it better 4:05pm okay now i know i'm def not roxas's type

under the same sky 4:05pm okay delusional
under the same sky 4:05pm but why

blondes do it better 4:05pm olette is really, uh, forward and possibly into that whole thing she alluded to? that's not me at all

under the same sky 4:06pm bruh
under the same sky 4:06pm first off, she might have just been joking
under the same sky 4:07pm but even if she is into the whole dom/sub thing it doesn't mean roxas is! and even if he IS that doesn't mean he isn't interested in you. you guys have known each other for like a decade so he knows what you're like
under the same sky 4:07pm besides /you/ don't even know what you like yet naminé

blondes do it better 4:07pm yeah i do!
blondes do it better 4:08pm ….in theory

under the same sky 4:08pm plus every relationship is different
under the same sky 4:08pm like what sora likes isn't always what riku likes and whatever they do together isn't always what i like, ya know? i don't always change what i'm comfortable with to fit them. i explore and experiment but communicate what i like and don't like

blondes do it better 4:09pm well we're getting ahead of ourselves here because he's probably going to be back with O and that's okay i support them

under the same sky 4:09pm NAM BE SELFISH PLEASE

blondes do it better 4:09pm
blondes do it better 4:09pm kill me

Direct Message ( luckythirteen)

skyboy 5:19pm cousin

luckythirteen 5:19pm cousin

skyboy 5:20pm so are you going to tell me why you and nam were late to the bar?
skyboy 5:20pm: wiggling

luckythirteen 5:21pm shut up idiot it wasn't like that
luckythirteen 5:21pm she came by the dorms cause i was an ass and wasn't replying to her messages

skyboy 5:21pm so that's why she left
skyboy 5:21pm where were YOU?

luckythirteen 5:22pm i said in the groupchat
luckythirteen 5:22pm i was giving axel a ride home

skyboy 5:22pm roxas
skyboy 5:22pm you know that is the weakest lie you've ever told me

luckythirteen 5:23pm it's not technically a lie

skyboy 5:23pm BRUH

luckythirteen 5:24pm alright geez
luckythirteen 5:24pm axel's been paranoid about the whole vanitas thing since saix gave him an earful about professionalism so i took him to go buy some weed
luckythirteen 5:24pm that's it. do NOT tell nam

skyboy 5:25pm dude you made it sound like you were like running the streets again or something
skyboy 5:25pm it's weed, nam won't care about that

luckythirteen 5:25pm no but she'll worry that i'm just falling backwards into the shit from high school again
luckythirteen 5:25pm which i'm not but you know

skyboy 5:26pm please that's like the last thing she's worried about
skyboy 5:26pm she trusts you, you know

luckythirteen 5:26pm i know i just hate disappointing her

skyboy 5:26pm then MAYBE idk just be straight with her
skyboy 5:26pm and tell her you like her and stop dancing circles around each other like you have been the past decade

luckythirteen 5:28pm we haven't been dancing around each other for the past decade
luckythirteen 5:28pm plus i've liked and dated other girls

skyboy 5:29pm so you admit you like naminé
skyboy 5:29pm also you totally liked her when we were like 13 so technically you liked her first and then dated other girls
skyboy 5:29pm like O who clearly still likes you

luckythirteen 5:31pm O doesn't like me anymore
luckythirteen 5:31pm it's just…we fall back into old habits easily and there's no reason to actually stop her if we're both single

skyboy 5:32pm but dude if you like naminé then like you're sending mixed signals

luckythirteen 5:32pm which would only matter if nam even liked me

skyboy 5:33pm bro she literally left the bar to make sure you were okay when you didn't show up
skyboy 5:33pm i might be stupid but not that stupid

Direct Message ( under the same sky)

skyboy 6:23pm we have a problem

under the same sky 6:33pm don't say that
under the same sky 6:33pm did you and riku run out of condoms AGAIN?

skyboy 6:34pm what
skyboy 6:34pm NO lol
skyboy 6:34pm roxas and naminé are the problem!

under the same sky 6:35pm omg i know
under the same sky 6:35pm those two are going to be the death of me before your brother even enacts his blackmail upon axel
under the same sky 6:35pm they are never going to stop dancing around each other
under the same sky 6:35pm did roxas do something?

skyboy 6:36pm for a man with decent dating experience you'd think he'd notice that naminé likes him
skyboy 6:36pm but he seems to be under the impression that his attraction to nam is one sided and that it's also okay to flirt with O since they are both single
skyboy 6:36pm which in theory is correct but if he LIKES NAM THEN HE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND NOT CONFUSE HEr

under the same sky 6:37pm omg yes thank you! poor naminé is like
under the same sky 6:37pm no roxas still likes olette so it doesn't matter what my feelings are i want him to be happy
under the same sky 6:37pm she REFUSES to be selfish when it's clear they both like each other anyway

skyboy 6:38pm do you think it would be against friendship law for you to talk to olette?

under the same sky 6:38pm no
under the same sky 6:38pm i could do that, i just hope she doesn't ACTUALLY like roxas again cause
under the same sky 6:38pm AWK

skyboy 6:39pm sick okay
skyboy 6:43pm anyway do you and riku want to come over and watch a movie and cuddle cause all of this is exhausting

under the same sky 6:43pm yes pls i will message him
under the same sky 6:43pm love you

skyboy 6:44pm love uuuuuuuu

Hey. It's been 4 years. Oops. But had some urge to start this up again. Pandemic really uh-kicked me out of life so here I am, nearly 30. How howdy hello. This fic is also on AO3 where is is probably better formatted and easier to read than FF's shitty website. Enjoy!