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{talking & tables}

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❝i feel a lot of things right now but none of them is you.❞
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SELENE SAT IN the courtyard that was brightly lit up by the sun. a fashion magazine in her hand as she flipped through the pages of celebrities who adorned beautiful sparkled dresses and blinding diamonds. it was not early but it was not close to late either. her sun glasses blocked out the bright sun but it was as if the sun was knocking on her sunglasses to reach her eyes.

she huffed and switched positions turning her chair around. she was in her own bubble her magazine devouring her attention in a way she didn't notice many of the people walking by. amongst those people was the young chalamet boy.

he had recently got the information for his acting project and wanted to go somewhere where he could be alone with his thoughts. however that entire plan went away when he saw the girl who ran throughout his mind all night.

he spotted a table nearby the girl and placed himself there. if only he felt brave enough to just walk over there. but say if she didn't speak english? that would be embarrassing. or say if she was upset and didn't want to be bothered? then he would feel upset for bothering her. so many things could go wrong he thought. but yet so many things could go right.

the feeling of eyes on her like a laser to its target she slowly lifted up her head and down the magazine. she looked up to be met with the eyes of a boy. he looked way to familiar with her. she pulled her eyebrows together in confusion but her lips still nonetheless pulled up into a smile.

and as soon as the boy smiled back she knew exactly why she knew that face. she grabbed her brown purse and jean jacket making her way to stand. she slowly wandered over to the boys table taking her time to play with him.

once she made it over to the table she let out a soft,

"this seat taken?"

timmy felt himself collapse under how much weight her voice held up which was odd because the girls voice was so soft it was practically floating. she seemed as if she was glowing and if you stared to long you may go blind. however if that was the case, being blind was a risk he was willing to take.

"n-n-no not...erm at all." he said shortly clearing his throat after.

selene giggled softly at the boy's awkwardness. he was adorable to her. his messy curls and cute smile. she had yet to know it but her heart was already put out in the table as an offering.

"selene." she simply said with a smile.

"timothée." he responded back the same.

" so what brings you to italy?" selene questions placing her chin in her hands.

"an acting class, but how'd you know i was a tourist?" timothée asks confused but smirk still on his face.

"well...for starters no one willingly sits at the sun tables in the courtyard. that's why they're empty and everyone is sitting at the ones covered but the shade. only people who sit here are tourists. also the camera around your neck and your "italia guida"." the brunette girl replies sending him a wink.

timothée looks at around at the tables people were seated at and quickly realizes the girls point.

" am i that obvious? " he asks in a whisper as he leans towards the girl.

the girl softly laughs as she leans in and whispers back.

"need a tour guide newbie?"

the smile he gave held as much of a response as the word yes. and before the two knew it they were wandering until they found selene's favorite pizza place.

" this is lorenzo's joint! best pizza and best people" the dark haired girl said excitedly.

the energy she gave off was contagious and timothée couldn't help but feel himself began to get excited as well. her eyes seemed to clean a gold that glowed bright and that made him smile. the girl grabbed his arm and gently pulled him into the pizza place.

the walls were brick and the entire place was decorated with bright colors and extravagant art. it smelt of fresh baked dough and the sweet yet savory smell of tomato sauce. the tiny pizza parlor was bustling with noise. weather it was coming from the kitchens or the multiple conversations around.

" selene!!! hello my darling dear!" a woman rushed over to the young pair.

" zia isabella!! how have you been?" selene asked.

" i've been well and i hope the same for you bellezza! chi è il tuo nuovo amico?" isabella asked raising her eyebrows at the girl.

"questo qui è il mio nuovo amico, timothée." selene said his name slipping off of her tongue as if it was her hundredth time saying it when it was only her second.

hearing his name made his ears perk up as it was the only word he understood from the conversation between the two women. he let a smile for on his face as we waved quite awkwardly. selene thought it was adorable.

"solo un amico?" isabella questioned giving the a girl a look that only they seemed to understand.

"meglio essere." the voice of a male broke through as his head popped up from the little window that allowed you to see into the kitchen.

"lorenzo!!" selene exclaimed.

the tall lean man excited the kitchen and went over to hug the girl before going to stand next to isabella.

"timothée, this is my sister isabella and her husband lorenzo. they own this place." selene said giving him a sort of smile as if to say come closer.

"nice to meet you." he said kindly as he went over and held is had out awaiting for them to shake it.

the couple looked at his hand before bursting out into a laughter that was so loud you probably couldn't hear the music playing in the restaurant.

"don't be so formal love! a friend of selene is a friend of ours!" the older brunette woman said smiling before pulling the younger boy into a hug, her husband joining in.

at first timothée was surprised but soon welcomed the hug as he knew they were just being kind.

"ok ok don't kill him before i get to know him!" selene mockingly shouted gently pulling the boy back to her.

"let's get you two a table!" lorenzo spoke with a smile.

he lead them to a table that was sort of tucked away from where all the other restaurant-goers sat and ate their food. it was a bit quieter and dimmer but the string of fairy lights that hung above the table did them justice.

"so what's your deal american?" selene asked sipping her root-beer float she ordered.

"well i'm here on an acting class trip and that's really it. kinda boring." timothée replied making them both chuckle.

"is that the dream?" the girl asked looking at him.

"i think so. there's still so much time to decide though." the curly haired boy said.

"a dream is something you want and work hard  for, a now is just in the moment. coming all the way to italy seems like pretty hard work to me."  selene said a smirk playing at her lips.

"ok ms.philosopher, whats your dream then?" timothée asked with a smile as he went to sip his milkshake.

"singing. i don't know how big i want the crowd to be but i know i just wanna song for someone. and make them happy." the girl responded.

the glow in her eyes made his heart ship a beat. the passion that dropped off her voice made him believe her in a heartbeat. that was her dream.

"how long have you been singing at the place you're at now?" timothée asked.

"about three years now. almost four." selene replied a proud smile on her face.

" that's amazing!" timothée said feeding off of the energy. he was proud of her.

"yea i guess it is. but back to your acting class, what do you guys do? i mean i'm sure you came to italy for a reason right?" selene's curiosity leaped out as she asked the boy.

"well...we got our assignments today and basically at first the plan was to create and star in a film about falling in love with someone from somewhere else and what you learn from them and how it turns out back in new york, but when everyone decided to pitch some money in we had enough to find a trip here. now everyone has to complete the assignment and it's the same but we have to put the twist of italy on it." timothée said.

the girl didn't interrupt him. she sat and listened. she absorbed every word he said like a sponge.

" that's interesting. do you have a plan for how you want it to go?" selene asked.

"not yet. i'm still looking for some sort of muse." timothée said looking around to see as if anything caught his attention but his eyes only ended in one place.

the girl of beauty in front of him. she was practically to good to be true to him. what he really wanted to say was his muse was in front of him and she had been ever since he saw her on stage.

" well i wish you entirely the best of luck with that. i know some good places around here i can show you to see if they spark interest." selene said smiling at the boy.

"i would love that! are you possibly free tomorrow at noon?" timothée asked.

he felt slightly nervous. maybe she was just being nice and wasn't inviting him anywhere. or maybe she just meant she would tell him those nice places and didn't mean actually go.

"for you? absolutely." selene responded sending him a wink.

his heart practically stopped. he barely knew this girl yet here she was making him feel like he was on cloud nine. selene was no better however. she was the one who sent the wink and she was also the one who turned into a blushing mess afterwards.

"i've got the pizza!" a female voice was heard as the scent of the italian cuisine filled their nostrils.

isabella placed the medium pizza on the table and smiled at the two.

"hope you enjoy it! it was made with extra love" she said sending the pair a wink making them blush.

"sei imbarazzante! vai via!" selene scolded her sister who held her hands up in mock surrender before going about her way.

"she seems fun." timothée said laughing at the interaction between the sisters.

"yup she's been like since she was seven ." selene said laughing.

"three?" timothée questioned

realizing what she said she stopped for a moment before softly smiling. why she did next surprised her due to how she opened up to him so quickly.

"when she was seven and i was three her parents 'adopted' me after my parents pursued traveling full-time with nowhere else to leave me. i see them still and they send notes but my home has always been with her. she's grown to be like a real sister to me and that's how i'll always see her. my sister." selene said a  smile growing as she talked about her sister.

timmy didn't respond verbally but the smile he gave made selene aware of his feeling. it was a good smile.

the pair began eating their pizza. timothée snapping pics here and there of the girl playing about. chatting away, the two were unaware of the sets of eyes of them.

"how long do you think it's gonna be?" lorenzo questioned to his wife.

"oh for them, i give it two weeks tops." she replied.

"two? you don't think that's a little to soon?" he asked doubtfully.

"do you see the look in their eyes?! i would say one but two seems like a good ballpark." she said giving a smile.

"well i fell in love with you the first time that i saw you." lorenzo said going to peck his wife's cheek.

"as i did when i saw you." she said back turning to make their lips meet.

"if he doesn't like my pizza though...i don't think he's the one." lorenzo said pulling a joking smug face.

"oh hush!" isabella said lightly pushing her husband back towards the kitchen.

over at the table where the young pair sat, they were near to finishing up their pizza.

"are you singing tonight?" timothée asked randomly.

he surprised himself. the boldness he felt sprung out of no where but he seemed to be in no rush to quiet it back down.

"yup as i do every night!" selene replied with a smile.

"would you happen to mind if- uh- i stopped by? it's just that i-erm-i really-li-like your- uh- voice and-" timothée started.

"i would love if you came." selene stopped his rambling softly.

"oh ok. i was worried you think it was creepy or something." he said slightly flustered.

"never. also would you prefer one or two?"  she asked a smile in place across her face.

"uhhh, two i guess" he was slightly confused but didn't question it. maybe she was just curious.

"okay. well i do have to go get ready for my shift so not to rush us but we should probably pay now or i'll be fired." selene said making timothée laugh. and making her heart skip a beat.

"oh no you won't be paying." isabella said as she walked over to the two.

"this one is on us as a welcoming gift to your new friend timothée." lorenzo said as he walked over placing his arm around his wife.

" are you sure? but-" selene started.

"oh no i insis-" timothée started as well.

"we're positive." the couple let out simultaneously.

"now go have fun you two." lorenzo said a smile on his face.

selene stood and hugged the two. all three turned and looked at the young pale boy. he shook his head but nonetheless stood and joined in on the hug.

"ok now we have hungry mouths to feel. we'll see you around young ones." isabella said as she and lorenzo walked off and went back to running their restaurant.

the pair made their way outside and stopped in front of the door.

"well i'll see you in a few i suppose." timothée said laughter following the end of his statement.

"you will indeed." selene replied.

"i look forward to it." timothée said giving a soft smile.

"as much do i" selene responded back with the same smile.

"when you get there tell them your name and you should be good. see you soon timmy" selene said giving him a wink.

"see you soon, sel." timothée said sending a wink back.

the two parted ways but not much later was timothée entering the familiar restaurant again. the smells and sounds felt brand new to him again as a type of excitement mixed with nostalgia filled him up.

"we're pretty full tonight sir. do you have reservations?" the hostess asked.

"uhm, timothée" the boy responded back unsure if that was the correct response or not.

"oh yes here you are right here. table two. follow me" the hostess said as she began walking.

following behind her, he couldn't help but smile at the tiny thing the girl did. it made sense why she asked earlier now.

he gave a small "thank you" as he sat down at the table. a waiter soon came over and took his order. he didn't order much as he just ate but he did just so he wouldn't be taking up a table.

he pulled out a blank notebook he brought with him on the trip and just began to write down things he's done today. most of them consisted of the beautiful girl who would be coming on at any minute.

upon hearing the sound in the restaurant go down and the lights dim, timothée quickly looked up to see the figure that he awaited for oh so excitedly emerge onto the stage.

she glowed in the light and he couldn't help but be mesmerized.

"cinnamon in my teeth"

the girl let the melody flow out and timothée was captivated.

"from your kiss, you're touching me"

the boy fumbled to get his camera as he eyes were glued to the girl on stage.

"all the pills that you did, violet, blue, green, red to keep me at arm's length, don't work"

he took a picture of the girl. she was in her element and he adored it completely.

"you try to push me out, but i just find my way back in, violet, blue, green, red to keep me out
i win"

opening her eyes she smiled at the boy who was already smiling at her.

" there's things I wanna say to you, but i'll just let you live"

it was as if the memories of today flashed between their eyes. a smile forming and heard as selene sung. making timothée smile as well.

"like if you hold me without hurting me, you'll be the first who ever did"

the smile on their faces was uncontrollable. they were brighter than stars.

"there's things I wanna talk about, but better not to keep, but if you hold me without hurting me, you'll be the first who ever did"

she sung with so much passion it was practically dipping from her voice.

"ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, hold me, love me, touch me, honey"

angel.

"be the first who ever did, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah"

angel.

" hold me, love me, touch me, honey, be the first who ever did"

angel. that's all timothée could think as he look upon the girl.

he had met an angel and that angel was her.

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．
:song of the chapter:

https://youtu.be/DCYmJDO2_IE

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timmy's disposable dump.

{good za¡}

{angel.}

{taken by sel <3}

selene's polaroid dump

{life of the party}

{american stranger.}

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

AUTHORS NOTE:
~ !!! here's chapter two!! i hope you guys enjoyed it, lmk if you see big mistakes, & that's really it! i love you all thanks for your comments (they make me smile!) stay safe, hydrated, make sure to eat something (even if it's small!), and make sure to use your voice for good! have a good one, u deserve it!
- <3

translations.
italia guida - italian guide
zia - aunt
mia bellezza - my beauty
chi è il tuo nuovo amico - who is your new friend
questo qui è il mio nuovo amico - this is my new friend
solo un amico - just a friend
meglio essere - he better be
sei imbarazzante! vai via! - you're embarrassing! go away!