au inbox;

[longitudinal]

WELCOME TO THE SALTBURNT NETWORK

USERNAME:
q

text ❖ audio ❖ video

Comments

[longitudinal]

And you think he's going to forget you once he's done with his meltdown?

Also how many carats are we talking? I'm not a gold Olympian yet!

[holyposition]

They always do.

Depends on how you place :)

[longitudinal]

You're a difficult one to forget, sweetheart. Trust me.


... you're impossible. If I get gold, you get to pick the ring. We'll go shopping together.

[ fake marriage or not, he'll buy tim a cute little ring. ]

[holyposition]

That's what they all say.

I have too much faith in your winning chances to take that deal, Quentin.

[longitudinal]

You'll believe it one day.

And wait - if you take the deal only you benefit from it. You could pick any ring in the world.

Phelps is going to kick my ass though, so you're probably making the safe bet. I just need to bring one more medal home and I think dad will be happy.

[holyposition]

Don't try to marriage trap me! I looked it up, he doesn't even do the 400m. You're downplaying your chances so I'll agree.

Meaning...you're gonna quit after Beijing?

[longitudinal]

I might.

I don't know what I'd do after that, anyway. Dad will probably try and make me enlist again but that's not happening.

[holyposition]

Enlist? Eww, no. You're not doing that. What do you WANT to do?

[longitudinal]

Is it childish to say I don't know?

Travel, maybe. But that takes a job, which makes money, and then I'd just be working to figure it out. Might as well swim, right?

[holyposition]

No, I don't think so.

Are you okay? For money? If you need to get away for a while, I can make that happen, you know.

[longitudinal]

Money isn't it. We have enough of that thanks to my dad's rank.

Just feeling the itch for something different. Something different from swimming or shitty clubs. Beggars can't be choosers etc etc etc. 🙄

I appreciate it though. Maybe we take a trip sometime. Get friends together, spend a few weeks somewhere beachy and warm.

[holyposition]

Well, I could always use the help. You'll probably get kicked off the team if you get yourself in trouble, but you'd be welcome.

I was telling Koby we need a vacation somewhere with a beach.

[longitudinal]

You'd be surprised what the team doesn't know.

I'm pretty sure your best friend might be my suite mate, btw. So agreed to vacation with all of us.

[holyposition]

You think it won't make the news if an Olympian gets arrested in Italy?

You like him?

[longitudinal]

Who says I'll get arrested in Italy? That means we'd get caught.

He's cute. We showered together the other morning.

[holyposition]

Ambitious. I like it.

Just showered?

[longitudinal]

I haven't been caught yet, you know. ;)

Just like I never kiss and tell, Teo.

[holyposition]

Well, Koby does. So I'll find out, you know.

[longitudinal]

That's alright. It's more fun that way.

He's fun. You should have introduced us properly, and sooner.

[holyposition]

This is his first time here! I've been occupied 😘

[longitudinal]

He fits right in.

Where'd you meet him?

[holyposition]

We were chasing the same guy at some bar. Once we realized it we decided we should make out to get his attention but he ended up being boring. We hit it off though! We've been close ever since.

[longitudinal]

Hope the guy knew what he missed out on.

Well you better dance with me at the next party. Drag him in too sometime. He's easy on the eyes.

[ but it's always more than that, of course. ]

[holyposition]

I'll save one for you at the orgy. Koby wouldn't miss one for the world.