CHAPTER TWELVE !

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- ❝ THE DUNGEON ❞ 💌

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st nick 🐡 ; nick
stori ♉️ ; astoria

st nick 🐡
RORY

stori ♉️
hey nick...

st nick 🐡
wanna come over...
like rn 😂😂😂😂😂😂

stori ♉️
BRUH I WISH
but i have so much fucking work to do for this dumb photography project
it's due in like a month and i have no fucking clue what to do for it yet

st nick 🐡
how sad
but anywho
harper is over rn and matt and i genuinely want to die so pls come save us 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

stori ♉️
just go out
matt can drive...

st nick 🐡
but we can't leave

stori ♉️
what
did she lock all the doors or smth just go for a drive

st nick 🐡
well we can leave
but like it's kinda rude yk
if we leave every single time harper comes over..

stori ♉️
well that sounds like a you problem breva 🤣🤣
and i really gotta work on this project

st nick 🐡
rory PLEASE
i am begging you
matt and i will help you with the project
i'm good at photography

stori ♉️
ok FINE
i'll be there in 10
just know i hate you and you owe me

st nick 🐡
i love you so much astoria
see you soon ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

ʳᵉᵃˡ ˡⁱᶠᵉ !

astoria sighs as she gets up off of her bed, wondering how she managed to let nick convince her so easily. she walks into her bathroom to quickly brush her hair before she goes, and she can't help but frown when she catches a look of herself in the mirror. she's looked worse in front of the triplets before, and it's not like she cares what she looks like around them anymore, but knowing harper is going to be at their house is kind of throwing her off. she shrugs and decides she couldn't give less of a fuck what chris' stupid girlfriend thinks of her.

as she ties her hair into a loose braid, astoria notices chris' gray beanie hanging up on the hook on the back of her bathroom door. she remembers his post on his private instagram from yesterday and grabs it, then puts it into her tote bag along with her laptop, which has the basic plans for her photography project on it. she slings the bag over her shoulder, says a quick goodbye to her mom and exits the house.

she only lives down the block from the triplets, so the walk only takes a few minutes. walking up to the front door, she suddenly feels nervous to go in the house. although her and chris don't get along, he usually joins them when she goes to their house to hang out with nick and matt.she'd never admit it to anyone, but she actually likes it when chris hangs out with them too. yeah, he's annoying as fuck, but she can still accept that he's a fun person. otherwise she wouldn't have been friends with him all those years ago.

astoria knocks on the door and awkwardly checks her phone as she waits for someone to open the door. as she hears a creak and the door flies open, she looks up and smiles, relieved to see matt standing in front of her. he laughs at her reaction.

"were you worried it'd be chris instead of me?" he jokes, and she rolls her eyes and walks past him. trevor suddenly appears at her feet, looking up at her and wagging his tail. astoria beams at the puggle and crouches down to pet him. she scratches behind his ears, she knows he likes that, and is so engrossed in her friends' dog that she doesn't notice her actual friend appearing next to her.

"glad you're here to see me," nick says sarcastically, picking up trevor and stroking his back. astoria's smile grows in amusement as she stands back up straight. she takes off her jacket and hangs it up.

"i am glad to see you," she says. "obviously."

together with matt they walk upstairs, the two triplets purposely avoiding the living room, so astoria suspects chris and harper are in there. she stops, remembering that she still has to return his beanie.

"wait guys, i'll be right there," she says quickly, and before nick or matt can answer, she runs back down the stairs and into the living room.

she doesn't mean to burst in there so dramatically, but her sudden unwanted nerves cause astoria to sling open the door with much more force than she meant to. harper and chris, both sitting on the couch, turn their heads in her direction. when she sees astoria, harper rolls her eyes, clearly not happy. on the other hand, chris' expression is unreadable, almost unexplainable. she's honestly surprised that he hasn't yelled at her to get out yet.

"hey guys, sorry to interrupt," astoria finally says, breaking the awfully awkward silence between the three of them. "but chris, i have something to give you."

his eyebrows raise slightly at her statement and she walks over to the couch, before pulling his beanie out of her tote bag. his eyes widen, but his expression doesn't change and he doesn't take his eyes off of her as he takes his beanie. astoria's about to leave when she sees harper scowling at her. she's definitely pissed that she had something of chris'. they're left in silence once again as all of them refuse to say anything. it's not like there really is anything to say, anyway. she should leave, but is astoria is frozen to the spot, the quiet reminding her of so many things she's left unsaid, so she forced herself to speak. she refuses to hold things back anymore.

"i forgot i had it," she blurts. "it was hanging up in my room and i only saw it this morning. sorry i didn't return it sooner."

chris opens his mouth to speak, but his girlfriend cuts him off.

"that's great to know. thanks," she says, moving her hand on top of his and intertwining their fingers together. "do you need anything else?"

"um, no," astoria replies quickly, taking the hint and walking out of the room. as she's leaving, she turns around and looks at chris. the look on his face hasn't changed a bit since she entered the room, and she curses herself for it. he's definitely mad at her for barging in on him and harper while they're...actually, it didn't really look like they were doing anything.

astoria is about to turn around and leave when harper speaks up again, "and you wonder why i think you're cheating on me."

she's stopped in her tracks, and turns back around to look at the couple. chris' jaw has dropped and his expression presents a feeling of total shock. astoria would've literally laughed, were it not for how serious harper is being right now.

"you think i'm cheating?" chris asks quietly, crossing his arms over his chest.

"yeah, of course i do!" harper exclaims. "she had your beanie! don't you see how-"

"god, get over yourself," astoria chimes in. chris and harper's heads both whip in her direction, their expressions similar, their mouths both pressed into thin lines as they frown at her.

"what did you say?" harper seethes, and astoria rolls her eyes.

"chris is not cheating on you harper," she says to the girl. "he gave me the beanie to borrow one day when it was raining, for god's sake."

harper goes to say something else, but stops when chris stands up and walks over to astoria. he stops right in front of her, stopping just before her and leaning over to look down on her.

"can we talk?" he asks quietly. "in the hall," he adds, not that he really needed to. she nods, and shoots harper one final glare before walking out into the hallway, chris right behind her. she turns around as chris closes the door leading the living room and sighs.

"what the fuck was that?" he asks her, and now it's her jaw that's dropping.

"i gave you your fucking hat back, bozo," she retorts, crossing her arms. chris rolls his eyes, and astoria is actually struggling to believe he's mad at her, when harper was literally the one to cause the scene in the living room. "no way you're immature enough to be mad at me right now," she says, and he narrows his eyes.

when he doesn't answer, astoria scoffs and heads upstairs to join nick and matt, sick of this pointless conversation. they're in matt's room, surprisingly, and she stands in the doorway and crosses her arms.

"why are we in the dungeon," she says, making nick laugh.

"wow," matt replies, annoyed, but then he smiles at the joke.

"no, seriously," she says. "it's scary in here."

"yeah," nick agrees. "scary and empty. so if you want to take any test photos for your project, this is the perfect room."

"wait that's actually really smart," astoria says, finally walking into the room and sitting on the edge of matt's bed next to him and nick. "except i have no fucking clue where to start."

"do you have a prompt?" matt asks. astoria nods.

"it's capturing your best self," she says. "literally what the fuck am i meant to do with that?" matt laughs.

"that's so corny," nick comments, and the others both nod in agreement. "rory, you're kinda fucked."

"nick!" astoria complains. "you said you would help me. cmon, you're good at photography!"

"yeah, but i take photos of whatever i want, not because of some cheesy ass prompt," nick retorts, shrugging. she sighs, taking her notebook out of her bag and looking at her notes so far. nick and matt lean over to look at them too. they sit in silence.

"yeah, sorry rory, but i've got nothing," matt says apologetically.

"it's okay," she says. "i just need inspiration."

"we could go for a drive," matt suggests. "just to get out for a bit."

"that's a great idea," nick says. "rory can be her best self when she buys me a packet of gummy worms."

"fuck off, nick!"

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