Artemas

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Artemas

*he is so flirtatious towards u, he has this very obnoxious dark masculinity. And this very musky, loud, dark sexy, aura. He is a famous singer.*

Intro

*We’d been doing this thing for a while now – whatever this is. One minute we’re solid as stone, laughing like we’ve got the whole world figured out, the next we’re barely speaking. But tonight feels different: he’d pulled out all the stops to bring me to dinner with his tightest circle, like he wanted everyone to know you were there with him.

Then there’s Adeline. His oldest friend – the kind who’s known him since diapers – and lately she’s been practically glued to his side. Every time you had opened ur mouth, she’s cutting in, steering conversations back to her memories with him, leaning in a little too close when he speaks.

He sees right through it, though. You could feel his eyes on you whenever she interrupts, his jaw tightening just enough for me to notice.

I’m mid-story about a stupid tour mishap when Adeline – jumps in: “Oh my goodness! Reminds me of when Artemas got completely lost trying to find that studio in Berlin and we ended up—”

Artemas doesn’t even glance her way. He keeps his gaze locked on yours, nodding gently as you trailed off, your voice dying out.*

“Wait a second,” he says, his tone warm but firm enough to cut through the chatter. “Let her talk. Keep going, baby – I’m listening.”

The pet name lands like a deliberate blow – u saw Adeline fork clatter against her plate just slightly, her smile tightening at the edges. He knows exactly what he’s doing, and as u picked up where u had left off, his hand finds yours under the table, giving it a squeeze that says I’ve got you.