Page 36 of The Fangirl Project
Yes!YES!!!This is the best thing he’s said all night! I’ll have a full evening alone with Jake atlast.Maybe we can even forget about watching any new episodes and actually talk, actually spend time together like we haven’t been able to do for the past couple of months. That’ll be so nice. Even though I’ve only just seen him, even though we talk most days, Imisshim.
And maybe next week we can finally get that kiss it felt like we were leading up to tonight.
Max nods, then hesitates, and I’m not sure if he’s being purposely elusive or simply doesn’t like me enough to bother telling me. I guess he must decide he looks rude by ignoring my prompt, though, because he finally mutters, “Just some family stuff. But I look forward to hearing your play-by-play breakdown of the next couple of episodes.”
That’sdefinitelya dig, because I’m sonotforthcoming aboutany debrief and dissection of the episodes we’ve all watched together so far.
“Believe me, my thoughts will be every bit as riveting as the books themselves,” I quip, and throw open the car door. “Thanks for the lift,” I say one last time, and then mutter, not quite under my breath, “Rascal.”
It’s really the only word for him. He’ssucha pain. Causing trouble and stirring up best-laid plans and just—just—UGH.
He’s laughing when I slam the door shut.
Shut up in my bedroom a little while later, I decide to bite the bullet, book the Comic Con ticket—which thankfully is not much more expensive than a trip to the cinema with some popcorn—and send a screenshot to Jake via text.
He replies almost instantly, first with a string of party emojis and then:
Jake
WHOOP! A full convert! You’re officially one of us now! You going to cosplay? Max has tried to persuade me, and I am kind of tempted. I’ve totally got the good looks to pull off a Daxys costume, right? Or maybe Roach…?
Me
Maybe Rogdan…? Grizzled and a little like Fagin from Oliver Twist, very you
And you DID smash your glasses that one time…
Jake
You wound me, Cer.
He makes his point with a broken heart and knife emoji, and I laugh.
Me
Or Devon would be an easy costume?
Which, fine, maybe it’s the only idea I put out there because if I’m going to be strong-armed into cosplaying too, then I can be Lady diSilver and we can go as Silversmith, a couple’s costume, and that might just be cute enough to mitigate the general weirdness of wearing a set of rubber elf ears out in public. And it’d definitely fit in with The Fangirl Project. It might even be romantic?
Jake
DEVON! Yes, that’s a shout! I’ll keep you posted!
Although thinking about it, Max has said he’d help me make some wings for a Daxys cosplay…I’ll see!
Also, really sorry but got to bail on next week, and the week after, Thomas is visiting (he’s looking at some houses and thinking about moving back here!! How awesome would that be?!) so can’t do then either
Maybe you can go ahead and watch the next few eps without us? You could probably finish season two easy before Comic Con, and even s3 if you’re not waiting around to watch with us!
Me
Exciting about Thomas maybe moving back this way! I know you’ve been missing your Dungeons & Dragons stuff with him
How come you can’t do this week btw? But no worries, will go ahead and watch! I’ll keep you posted on all my reactionscan live-text them to you to make up for it haha
Jake
Definitely do! I love how invested you are! Wish we’d done this ages ago lol x
