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Post by Bixir on Sept 8, 2024 22:52:58 GMT
Miles' ride sped down the street like they were on an entirely different coast. Cars and some daring pedestrians dove out of the way, not wanting to get between this driver and his joy ride. And it was a joy. If the tricked out hood, spinners, graffiti tags on the trunk didn't give it away, the interior was its own work of art. There was hardly any space to it, but every inch of the car had been styled as its own work of art. Thankfully, Miles wasn't the one driving. This was his uncle's car, after all. "Shee-it, you doin' good if you're rollin' 'round these parts, Miles. Lemme guess: it's your gal pal." Aaron smirked as he took another sharp turn. One could hear the tires squeal against the asphalt. It didn't phase Aaron at all. He had been in street races worse than this. Not that Miles had to know about those (or his pops, for that matter). Aaron didn't take his eyes off the road for an instant, though he carried his conversation as if it was the only thing he was focusing on. "Jus' rem,ember: play it cool. You may think you're hot. I might think that too. But they don't. You gotta earn it, Miles. Tonight, next week, it'll come. But not yet."Then, everything came to a stop. The car jerked back and forth for a full second, then steadied. It was a miracle any of Aaron's cars survived his stunts in a single night, never mind for all the years he had been driving them. Aaron turned to look at Miles. His nonsense face was gone - for once, there was some responsibility behind his uncle's eyes. "Your pops ask how you get here, I had nothin' to do with it." For the longest time, Jefferson and Aaron had been... strained didn't begin to cover it. Keeping the old man in the dark was as helpful for Aaron as it was for Miles. Outside Miles' door was one of the larger places on this block, and one that was all one unit at that. The party was already well underway. Miles could already spot Ganke trying to get inside. Only a select few people had gotten invitations. Somehow, Miles had been one of them. Aaron lightly punched Miles' shoulder. "Knock 'em dead, kid." |
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Post by MisterMau on Oct 8, 2024 18:19:17 GMT
As it was when idolizing an older family member, Miles had a special sort of love (obsession) with Uncle Aaron's car. He'd probably go for a different color scheme when he did his own, but for sure he'd have to use this ride as inspiration. That being said, riding in it was a different beast than just admiring it. Aaron drove like the road was crumbling behind them, rapidly. Miles' heart probably couldn't beat any faster, his adrenaline was probably running dry even. Man he loved every second.
"Huh? Oh yeah, for sure! She's super into me, got that in the bag"
Miles didn't sound nearly as confident as his words would make you think on their own. He'd be willing to blame the nerves from the car ride, not at all the fact that he's never been invited to a party like this....or basically broken all of the rules to get to it. As it turned out, there was some more adrenaline to be dredged up at the thought of his pop finding out any detail of what he was doing. That was a problem for if he got caught though, which wasn't gonna happen. No way. Instead of thinking about that, he tuned his ears to Uncle Aaron's sage words of advice and did his best to take them to heart. The only way he knew to play cool was to emulate his Uncle, the epitome of cool in Miles' eyes ever since he could remember. Of course the problem with that was thinking he could reach that kind of level in his lifetime.
As the car came to a sudden stop that threatened to shoot Miles' heart, and stomach contents, across the road, he took a breath and gave his Uncle a big smile "got it. Play it cool, I'm not the shit yet till they say so. Whoo....okay" Miles adjusted his hoodie and returned the punch to Uncle Aaron's shoulder "didn't see you at all tonight, used the bus and my two legs" opening the door and stepping out into the cooler night air "thanks for the ride though. I won't let you down, Unc" patting the roof of the car as he turned, heading to rescue his stranded friend at the door.
"Yo, Ganke!" calling out as he approached, maybe he could get his pal inside? "He's with me, invite come with a plus one?"
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