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by epicvibes

by epicvibes

[messages between zoe and nate]

zoe
how the fuck do i write a speech
i write songs not speeches

nate
that sounds like a panic! at the disco song
you know back when they were actually good
and it wasn't just brendon urie screaming at the top of his lungs in his garage

zoe
are you okay
what did brendon urie ever do to you

nate
i used to really like panic and i don't anymore and it's his fault

zoe
okay then
please help me
everything i write sounds stupid

nate
isn't taz a writer?
ask him

zoe
he's spent the past three days stressing over his own speech
i don't want to add mine to his plate

nate
that's fair
just write how you feel
you're good with words, the rest will just come naturally

zoe
how i feel is that i probably wouldn't be here if it wasn't for bree and jay but that's too heavy for a wedding

nate
so don't talk about that
talk about something else

zoe
THAT'S THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TALK ABOUT

nate
zoe your friendship with bree doesn't begin and end with the accident
you met when you three years old and you've been inseparable ever since. you learned piano together. you used to dance around in each other's bedrooms singing at the top of your lungs until ivy banged on the door and told you to shut up. you chased your dreams together. bree took you to cabo for a weekend when you were having a rough time. talk about any of that. not everything has to be doom and gloom

zoe
that's ironic, coming from you

nate
i know i'm all doom and gloom
that's why i'm not writing wedding speeches

zoe
true

nate
to be fair you have been a lot less doom and gloom lately

zoe
have i?

nate
yeah
taz is good for you
london's going to be even better for you
i'm excited to see how you're doing when you come back for a visit after you move

zoe
well i don't know exactly when that will be, but we've decided that we're definitely coming back when bree has the baby, so that gives you a time frame at least
but that isn't that big of a timeframe so i wouldn't hold your breath for a massive change

nate
don't tell me what to do
you're not my mom

zoe
okay 😂😂
i should probably get back to writing this speech
i have literally two days before i have to say it so i have to get it done

nate
good luck

zoe
thanks i'll need it