LOGINFlynn Cahallan~•~Madelyn couldn’t hide her shock even if she tried and the way her eyes twinkled with delight made me realize it was worth cancelling my initial plans.When I’d told my mom I’d be joining them for Thanksgiving dinner, she’d been surprised, but she was also happy I was making an effort to “join the family activities.”If only she knew it was only because of Madelyn.My eyes ran across her body. She looked effortlessly beautiful as always in a pink dress. Her makeup was done to match the shade of her dress and at the moment, she was grinning so hard that I feared her cheeks would ache after this.She took a step forward but before she could do anything, Lucas stepped in front of her and engulfed her in a hug.Madelyn’s face fell instantly.It was as if she just realized he was also present. That made me feel a little better. I didn’t want to attend any dinners with Lucas and his family where Madelyn was present because the two of them were expected to have “innocent i
Madelyn Vance~•~Things between Flynn and me couldn’t be better.We got a lot closer after the school retreat and while we still didn’t interact at school, he wasn’t as moody and dismissive as he used to be whenever I visited his shop or the little house behind it.Flynn was a fun person to be around. He had a kind of dry humor that always made me laugh harder than it deserved and despite the hard front he put up, he was just a big softie inside. Whenever I went to the shop, he acted like my presence bothered him but he never hesitated to take me into his house and make food for me if I was hungry. Most of the time, he offered.After that, he’d put on a movie and we’d watch it together while eating the popcorn he made. We were even in the middle of watching an eight-season-long series together.It was thrilling. It felt like we shared a secret no one else knew and every weekend, I looked forward to visiting him, which was why I was bummed when Thanksgiving weekend came around.I love
Flynn Cahallan~•~“For someone who was so worried about being watched last night, you’re pretty brave coming out on your own.”Madelyn turned around at the sound of my voice. I could barely make out her face because our only source of light was the moon, but I saw her shoulders move in a shrug. “What can I say? My desire to see you overshadows my fear of being followed.”I shook my head. After a full day of ‘bonding activities’ and icebreaker activities that were a little too late for seniors, I was just getting ready to go to bed when Madelyn texted me to let me know that she was waiting for me by the lake.She stood up and approached me, only stopping when our feet were touching. “Hi.”“Hi.” I chuckled.When she didn’t say anything else, we just stared at each other until her eyes dropped to my lips.Before I could overthink it, my lips met hers. She made a small sound of surprise before she kissed me back, her hands finding the front of my jacket, pulling me even closer. I didn’t
Madelyn Vance~•~Flynn’s destination was a clearing with a lake. When I asked him how he found it, he stayed silent. Surprisingly, two chairs were facing the lake, making me wonder if he’d placed those there as well.Did he know I was going to ask to see him that night?He took one and I glanced at the other one before settling sideways across his lap, leaning against his chest.For the first time, he didn’t hesitate to wrap his arm around my waist.We stayed quiet for a while, just watching the water, but I’d never been good with silence so I broke it.“Can I ask you a question?”“You always have questions to ask.” He murmured.“Sue me for being curious about you,” I deadpanned, then added, “Actually, I have multiple questions.”“Shoot.”“Have you chosen what you’ll major in?”“What makes you think I’m going to college?”My eyes went wide and I straightened on top of him. “You’re not going?”“Mechanical engineering,” he answered.I let out a breath. So he was going. “College choice?
Madelyn Vance~•~[Me: Anna and I share a room and she snuck out to meet her boyfriend]I stared down at my phone screen, waiting for him to read my message. He did in a few seconds and it didn’t take long before he typed out a reply.[Flynn: so?]I shook my head. Of course, he was going to act oblivious. [Me: so you can sneak into mine. I’d go to yours if you didn’t have so many roommates]Unfortunately, there were more boys than girls in our class which meant they had to share a room in groups of threes and fours. The maximum number of girls in a room in our cabin was three.[Flynn: I am not sneaking into the girls’ cabin, Madelyn.]I knew he would say that.[Me: So where do you prefer we meet?]Flynn read the text but didn’t reply. Had I stunned him? Or did he just realize I was trying to get what I wanted by asking for something bigger first?When it had been a whole five minutes and he still hadn’t shown any sign of typing, my lips thinned. Was he really going to ignore me? If h
Flynn Cahallan~•~[Madelyn: do you have to put a bag on the empty seat beside you or will people naturally not sit with you because of how antisocial you are?]I pursed my lips as I stared down at the message.[Me: haha, very funny][Madelyn: just put your bag on the seat to be safe. I’ll wait for everyone else to enter before I do.]I shook my head and placed my bag on the seat next to mine.Madelyn seemed to enjoy sneaking around more than she’d like to admit. I didn’t know what exactly we’d been doing, but it had been this way for the past two weeks. She’d find a way to get close to me without anyone suspecting anything but she’d also walk right past me if she was with one of her friends or Lucas.I wasn’t entirely sure how to feel about it yet.For the school retreat, she made sure Lucas and her friends were on a different bus from us. Now, she wanted to be the last person to enter so she’d “coincidentally” sit with me.It seemed like for her, there was a certain thrill about sne
Flynn Cahallan~•~She was haunting me.That had to be it because there was no fucking way I spent two whole years at Northridge High without running into her, but for the past two weeks, I’d interacted with her almost five times.Was she trying to fuck with my head or something?I tried my best to
Madelyn Vance~•~The table was always set by seven as long as someone was at home. Even if my parents were rarely home, the staff set the table by the time it was seven so when I came downstairs by seven on Saturday and saw that the table wasn’t set, I knew something was wrong.“You aren’t dressed
Madelyn Vance ~•~If I thought Flynn Cahallan was a walking cliché with his tattoos, murder trap disguised as a bike, and his leather jackets, then I was even worse.I couldn’t even tell where they appeared from but two of my friends flocked towards me the moment I pulled over in the parking lot t
Madelyn Vance~•~I was more than happy when my parents told me I couldn’t attend the after-party tonight, as that was a good enough excuse to give to my friends for skipping it.I didn’t know why my parents didn’t want me to go since they didn’t care every other night. Still, they also wanted to s







