Puck me. I’m yours
I mumbled.
"Yet you stare at her like your world revolves around her. Buddy, you've got to avoid her, be cold, and ignore her if possible, but you must do anything that would make people stop shipping you two, and if you must take a new girlfriend or flirt with one, I'd advise that." Derek didn't look like he was joking. When he got no response from me, he stepped closer and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Your mother's case is pending, your father is out, and now Marcus. If Marcus could openly play tricks against his own teammates, I fear he is beyond saving, so..." Derek raised an eyebrow.
"So what?" I asked, puzzled.
"Start by rebuking the trending hashtag," he said sternly.
"And Violet?"