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Luca: Yeah, I live with Scaggs.

Nova: YOU DO?!

Luca: Why do you keep sounding so surprised?? Scaggs might be a rookie but he’s good people. A real pain in the ass, but he has to live somewhere and we had an extra room.

Nova: I have too many questions LOL

Luca: What about you? You’ve mentioned Poppy a couple times.

Nova: Poppy is my person. She’s loud and honest and ALWAYS ten minutes late to everything. We’ve been friends since my two years at college.

Luca: Two years?

Nova: Yes, I actually hated it? The dorms spooked me and I lasted 2 years before landing a job as Gio’s professional sister.

Luca: Ha ha. What do you actually do for work and why do I feel like a dumbass for not knowing??

Nova: LOL don’t feel dumb. I didn’t exactly post my résumé on thedating app.

Nova: I do digital marketing and content strategy for a fashion and home goods brand. Which is a fancy way of saying I write captions, schedule emails, and sometimes convince people to buy shit they probably do not need—and didn’t know they wanted.

Luca: So… you’re telling me you are the reason I bought a throw blanket and three candles last week?

Nova: If they were overpriced, with names like “Citrus Noir” and “Cozy Chaos,” then yeah, maybe.

Luca: Cozy Chaos is literally in my bathroom right now. This is alarming.

Nova: **takes a bow** You are so so welcome.

Luca: I like that you’re creative.

Nova: Most people just assume I sit around scrolling Instagram all day.

Luca: No no—don’t get me wrong, I definitely thought that.

Nova: SHUT UP lol

Luca: WHAT?! You said you wanted me to be honest.

Nova: No, YOU said that lol

Luca: I was teasing but also enjoying getting you all worked up.

Nova: You’re seriously so annoying.

Luca: You say annoying as if it were a bad thing…

Nova: God, you’re insufferable. Do you make everyone feel this flustered or am I just special?

Luca: Nope, it’s just you. I don’t waste this level of chaos on just anyone. You bring it out of me. I don’t even want to flirt like this with anyone else which is facts.

Nova: I have no idea if I should believe you or not.

Luca: Trust me. Also. I was supposed to be asleep an hour ago and now I’m lying in bed wondering what your laugh sounds like when no one else is around.

Nova: You can’t say things like that.

Luca: Too late.

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