the scent of cologne and cinnamon

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TW swearing, mentions of alcohol

evelyn was patiently waiting for wilbur to step out of the door looking around the buildings small stairway going down. she looked down at her shoes that had doodles all over them, mosty artworks by elodie. even though elodie just met evelyn a little over a year ago the two clicked immediately. her thoughs were interrupted by the same calming voice

" im here, sorry to keep you waiting" wilbur quickly got out of the apartment and swiftly walked down the stairs, with evelyn right behind him. they stepped out to be greeted by the rain, it seemed like it has been raining for quite some time "fuck, lets just find something to stand under" wilbur grabbed evelyns warm hand pulling her under a nearby awning. they both stood there,hand in hand that fit perfectly. like they were made for the other.

the were both gazing as puddles slowly formed on the bumpy uneven pavements. wilbur turned towards evelyn, who was gazing at the rain still. he now saw her better than in the dim lighting of the party. her brown wavy hair that fell a little below her shoulders and her beautiful green eyes. evelyn slowly turned her gaze toward him, noticing he was staring. a rosy tint appeared on her cheeks "do we just take the tube?" she asked, looking at will like some sort of sad puppy " hold on" will took of his jacket and put it over him and evelyn "okay stay close" he said as they stepped back out to the pouring rain. evelyn grabbed on to the jacket to pull it over hear head. it smelled like will, cologne and a hint of cinnamon.

the two made their way to the nearby underground. evelyn pulled the jacket down and handed it back to will " oh no, hold on to it we will need it again" will quickly ordered as they made their way to the tube. evelyn plopped down on a bench near the tracks followed by will, he pulled out his headphones that were already plugged into his phone. he passed one to evelyn, gesturing for her to take it, so she did

"any request" he asked "suprise me" she replied
wills finger moved over to the spotify icon. he played one of the songs. evelyn started bouncing her leg to the rhythm of the song and at some parts she even hummed the melody. will smiled to himself looking down at his shoes. he hummed along with evelyn to the song. the two didn't have to talk about anything in particular yet still managed to enjoy eachothers company.

as the song came to and end, evelyn noticed that a train was approaching so they both stood up and waddled over to the doors. a crowd of people piled out and the two came in and sat down on some nearby seats "you're not cold?" will looked over at evelyn who was in a short sleeved dress "well not really" evelyn shrugged "help yourself" will gestured to the jacket "you wouldn't mind?" evelyn asked
"of course not" will calmly reassured her. evelyn put on the jacket, it was so soft and warm with the same smell from before "oh god" wilbur exclaimed "what?" evelyn asked with a puzzled look on her face "it looks better on you then it does on me" will joked, evelyn laughed

"i never got your last name" evelyn asked as soon as she collected herself " its gold" will replied while gazing out the window into the darkness of the tunnels "it's lovely, will gold, it suits you" evelyn grinned " what yours?" will looked towards the girl, who was fiddling the zipper on his jacket " wilson"
evelyn replied "evelyn wilson, like a singer or something" he joked with a soft smile on his face. evelyns eyes lit up to this.

"do u have any of your songs on spotify" evelyn asked, filling the silence "well i do but i dont know if you'd like them" wilbur answer slightly worried " oh please, i doubt that" evelyn reached in his jackets pocket and pulled out the same headphones, excited, handing them to will, and put one in. suddenly the sound of a guitar filled hear mind. evelyn swayed her head to the melody. she noticed wills leg bouncing. was he nervous to show her this? "your voice is so- soothing will i really like it. you got a new listener"evelyn said this to the nervous brunette, will sighed in relief "but i really need some vocals" he smiled looking at something, obviously hinting to her that he wanted her for the vocals. the rest of the short ride was just listening to wilburs music, again they weren't talking yet it wasn't awkward in the slightest

an soon, they were walking the wet narrow streets once again. luckily the rain stopped but there were still puddles to avoid "this is me" evelyn stopped in-front of a brown-brick building, 4 stories tall "hey you live near the guitar shop where i got mine" will exclaimed happily " hey, thanks for walking me here, and thank you for blessing me with you music"evelyn joked "anytime evelyn" will smiled softly " i guess ill see you around" evelyn replied to which will nodded and the smiled at evelyn, she smiled back.

by the time evelyn got to her flat. she didn't realize she still had will's jacket on her "shit" she muttered, she waddled into her cozy room and threw herself on her bed. she smiled at the thought of this walk home, with the jacket in her arms she still smelled the cinnamon and cologne. she set it beside her on the bed. as she crawled under the sheets and grabbed her phone

unknown contact
2 new messages

evelyn smiled at her phone and tapped on this notification

unknown

today 10:57 PM

hello, its wilbur
is this evelyn?
maybe :)

oh god evelyn please
i had to sorry ahhaha
am i waking you?
oh noo dw abt it i jus got in bed
ohh okay okay
we have to talk about the
vocals i was being serious

ohh i was too
glad to hear that
maybe we could meet up
sometime discuss it over
coffee or something?
i'd love that!!
okay is tomorrow too soon?
nope its perfect
okay ill pick you up around noon?
is that okay
ill see you then!
goodnight evelyn :)
goodnight wilbur :)



WRITERS NOTES

guys i think they kinda like each other
anyways, i released two chapters in one day oh god hope you like theseee eek

see you guys soon with chapter 3
thanks for reading loveee youuu

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