Re: Holly + MJ: moving into Clary House
[Holly looked a lot like girls in Queens. A lot like girls who wore glitz and gold jewellery and poofed their hair big and wore big colors because it was a way to take up attention. Understated, austere, it was expensive. It didn't look a lot like riches to people who didn't understand the secret code that all that rich people basic shit was, and Holly liked loud. MJ didn't look like she needed loud anything, but Holly hadn't thought a lot of that through. It was immediate, that smile and Holly echoed back, wide and bright and immediate too.]
I love the gold. I definitely want the gold. [She spread her hand, looked at the purple glitter that had lasted the trip into town.] I have a ton of glitter so if you want to look like a glitter-ball? My nail collection is your nail collection.
[But she followed MJ, after wiping boots on the front doormat and her bag slung over her shoulder. It smelled clean here. Not like, astringent clean but regular-house clean, not piss and sweat and whatever, or even the clean sweat and disinfectant of the gym. It smelled freaking normal and maybe that wasn't something that should be notable but to Holly this was a tiny bit new. MJ led the way and she followed and the dog part she sort of paused on. But whatever dog, it was downstairs and she followed up the bannister rail.]
Have you met Matt? What are they both like? I feel like everyone in this town knows everyone and I know like, two people.