mid - party meme / accepting !
she knows he didn’t want to come in the first place . but she begged & pleaded , and finally threatened to go by herself . only then did seth relent , get dressed to go out with grumbled complaints and a scowl on his face that only softened ( slightly ) when he saw kate’s beaming smile . —— so here they are , a college party with bumping bass and crappy beer ( according to seth . kate can’t tell the difference . it all tastes bad to her . ) red solo cups in both their hands , she’s halfway through her third and she’s giggly and feeling good , light and happy . ( scary good . part of her thinks she wants to feel like this all the time , before…. y’know , remembering that that’s how alcoholics think . whoops . ) when a familiar song begins to play , she looks at him with that telling sparkle in her eye . he was already looking at her , and she tilts her head . ❝ seth gecko , were you about t’ ask me t’ dance with you ? ❞ no , he says , but she doesn’t let that bother her too much . set her cup on the nearest flat surface and wrap petite hand around his wrist , tugging him towards the dance floor until he gave the what the hell she knew he would . she laughs like a peal of bells over the music , head tilted back and red curls swaying , holds both his hands to back up to the dance floor . ❝ pretend all y’ want —- y’know i see right through you . ❞