[OPEN] God know I've tried, but I just can't forge

[sebastian marque manneville]

"You could always be a walking time bomb." Baz said, patting his shoulder before he excused himself from the table. He tossed his empty cup away before he made his way to the bathroom, looking over at the window and the dreary clouds just beyond it. He pushed open the door, holding it open for a little boy no older than six who seemed proud of himself for going to the bathroom without his mom. Baz walked over to the row of sinks, splashing water on his face. He supposed he could blame it on jet lag, or a cold. Cole already probably thought he was crazy, and for that, Baz didn't expect him to stay very long. He dried off his face before making his way back to their table.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole had his chin on his hand when Baz returned, and he gazed at him quietly with gentle eyes. He touched his busted lip absently before turning his head to gaze quietly out the window. Shawn was watching him with furrowed brows.

[sebastian marque manneville]

"You look fine.." He breathed, kissing the back of his neck before he took his seat. He folded his hands together on the table top, looking out the window with little interest. He wanted to finish his book and go to sleep, didn't feel like being happy and cheery. But he thought that was what people expected of him, so he just went with it.

"So, when does summer start here?" He asked, looking over at Cole, then Shawn.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole eased up some at the kiss, but shrugged indifferently with the question. Shawn stretched. "Not too much longer," He breathed. Cole only traced his finger back and forth over a line in the table. He scratched his nail against it absently.

[sebastian marque manneville]

Baz nodded slowly, pretending to be interested. "Yeah? Cause I plan on going swimming. I've got this dreadful tan line that I need to get rid of." He said, raising his shirt a bit. He shrugged, running his hand across his stomach before he folded them in his lap, picking at one of his nails. He hadn't had time to get them done like he usually did, trusted someone else's hand much more than his own. "And I need to go shopping for some new clothes. Mine are pretty much too thick for winter. And I don't have any swim trunks."

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole gazed over at him. "Yeah?" He mumbked, figuring he could at least try to pretend being happy. "Ma just got her paycheck so me and Shawn need to go, too." He stretched a bit, dropping his hands to his lap to pick at a string on his jeans, before he reached up to fix his scarf.

[sebastian marque manneville]

Baz nodded, trying not to pull out the hangnail on his finger. He didn't know if the twins' senses were as keen as a vampires, and didn't feel like being eaten today. "I might get a summer job.. Just so I have something to do when school lets out. Or I might take a couple extra classes. I don't know." He shrugged. He had always been the type to need to have something to do.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole nodded, and realized that being happy wasn't as easy as it seemed. At least, pretending to be wasn't. He looked back down at the table, feeling bad. All he had wanted was to see Sebastian again, and he didn't even know what to say, didn't have it in him to even pretend.