and now, for a change of pace: maria and martel are crazy.

[littlelesseve]

Maria is picking Martel up at his house

Comments

[sebastiansbear]

Martel's outfit is no particular divergence from his usual style (why does a teenage boy wear cufflinks--oh, because his parents are just as nuts as he is, nevermind), but he does take note of Maria's when he emerges from the house. "You look good," is the most comment it gets, but hey, usually his comments about her clothing involve the words 'why isn't there more of it', so.

[littlelesseve]

Maria beams, so she's probably well-aware of how sparing compliments from Martel tend to be in most circumstances. "Hi! And thank you. It goes with the garters." >:3

She is very good and waits until they're actually next to the car to kiss him hello, in part because practically speaking if she ends up pushed up against anything it's probably best if it isn't his parents' house. ...this is rather at odds with how they do certain other things in his room which has NO DOOR but look, she picks and chooses when she wants to be sane and you should all be grateful for those brief intervals.

[sebastiansbear]

Of course he is extraordinarily grateful for those intervals, and it's also possible he just likes pushing her up against the car. Luckily (for his neighbors) at some point they actually do have to get in the car and leave.

[littlelesseve]

Well, it's not like Maria minds being up against the car, either. Before they head on their way, though, she has the presence of mind to ask a question that is fast becoming their ritual: "Do you want to drive?"

...maybe she's trying to put him in as good a mood as possible before they get to Dr. Murray's.

Just maybe.