lincoln.

      _{❛ yeah, probably wasn’t the best idea on my part. i’m not really a big fan of getting SET-UP with someone to begin with. ❜  it was good to see her smiling, despite lincoln’s worry for her well-being.  ❛ you think? people can CHANGE, that’s true. just be careful. ❜  the last thing he wanted was for her to get hurt.}

         _{❛ eh yeah, but you’ll find that special someone. i’m sure she’s OUT there somewhere. ❜ she just wanted him to be as happy as she is. ❛ i know, i know what he’s capable of doing; saying things that he doesn’t mean, doing things he doesn’t mean but it’s DIFFERENT when he’s with me. ❜ either that or she was absolutely} ^delusional.

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lincoln.

     _{❛ just okay. not sure i should be following blair’s advice on this one. her minions aren’t really my type. ❜  lincoln fell into the category of people that didn’t approve. he had to admit, though, his judgments only arose out of carter’s past behavior. lincoln should be willing to give the guy another chance. he just didn’t want serena getting HURT in the process.} 

       _{nonetheless, he promised himself he’d be SUPPORTIVE of her decision. it wouldn’t help to turn his back on her, or lecture her. serena was going to do what she wanted, regardless if anyone told her otherwise. the only thing lincoln could do was be there if something went wrong.  ❛ that’s good. you seem happy with him. ❜}

     _{❛ sometimes blair’s advice is only good for her, you just do what’ll make YOU happy is all i gotta say about that. ❜   a soft smile appeared on her face. ❛ i am! it’s been great. i know that things aren’t always good with him around but something is different this time. ❜ it was saying a lot because the last time carter was in new york; he was sleeping with blair and serena personally helped chuck to get him out of town.} 

lincoln.

       _{lincoln patiently pauses their conversation while serena answers her phone call. when she returns, he glances up from his pork fried rice, faking a tight smile at the mention of carter. in lincoln’s opinion, serena could do a lot better, but he let guy advice fall into blair’s territory.}

       _{at the mention of his date, he tries not to scoff, seeing as how boring the girl had been. lincoln was polite towards her, of course — it wasn’t horrible, he just wouldn’t be asking her on a second one.  ❛ it was good… —– the food was good, at least. the girl was okay. ——– what about you and carter? how’s that going? ❜}

         _{❛ just okay? i mean i didn’t really think she’d be a winner but blair did. ❜ but that was also because if it worked out, it’d be doing BLAIR a big favor but looks like she’ll have to use her own charm on this one.      ❛ it’s going good! it’s been great, really. nate and chuck don’t approve but i don’t think they’d approve on ANY guy and i want to think that blair wants me to be happy, just not with carter. ❜} 

                _{but her friends not approving of her current boyfriend bothered her; she still had her worries that he was the same womanizer that he used to be but ever since they left for the summer he seemed different and she wasn’t going to let blair and chuck put thoughts into her head that could ruin a good thing.}

lincoln.

       _{he fails to hold back a laugh, using his free hand to wipe the corner of his mouth. that was the truest statement he’d ever heard.  ❛ then, in a non-creepy way, i’ll just hang around until you’re ready to go. hopefully those will be the only punches i have to throw for the night. ❜}

        ^{❛ well i think everyone who would have even considered trying something probably won’t now but you don’t have to do that, you’ve helped enough already. ❜  she didn’t want to impose on his night and take up all of his time just because she was a damsel in distress.}

lincoln.

      _{❛ they’ll HEAL. some guys just don’t know when to stop. ❜  he was an unlikely person to find in a BAR FIGHT, but he was also the first person that would stick up for someone else. lincoln HATED that girls were often the prey of guys that couldn’t keep it in their pants, that they were expected to take SELF-DEFENSE classes & carry around PEPPER SPRAY. call him a feminist.}

                  _{❛ you don’t need to thank me. he had it coming. — are you here alone? ❜}

           _{❛ some guys just think with their little brain and not their big one. ❜ her shoulders shrugged as she finished cleaning his wound and looked back up at him. ❛ i don’t need to but i want to.      and yeah, i am. ❜} 

lincoln.

    this wasn’t exactly what lincoln had planned for his night, but he could feel the DISCOMFORT rolling off of the girl in waves from where he stood. the guy hitting on her was RELENTLESS, not giving up on pursuing her despite every sign showing that she was clearly not interested. noticing that the girl seemed helpless, lincoln took it upon himself to step in. he easily embraced the role of menacing boyfriend, standing close to her & acting as a barrier between her and the stranger.

    however, lincoln’s intimidating stance apparently wasn’t enough to scare him away. it took a few blows to the face to get the message across, resulting in knuckles that would be bruised later, and the taste of blood in his mouth. lincoln was usually a lover, not a fighter, but this guy deserved to get his ass kicked. ❛ it’s fine – i’m fine. you don’t have to do that. he should have backed off. 

                                       —– i’m lincoln, by the way. ❜

           _{❛ you are not fine, look at your knuckles! ❜              she shook her head slightly and continued to clean his hand despite what he might say. he helped her and now it was time for her to return the favor.               ❛ serena, nice to meet you and thanks for back there. ❜}

           _{❛ are you okay? you totally didn’t have to do that. ❜}  

_{she looked up at him as she dabbed a wet towel on his bloody knuckles. she felt bad because it was her fault; some creep kept hitting on her which was nothing out of the ordinary. it happened a lot when she went out with georgina but this time it made her uncomfortable and it was obvious because someone she never met before appeared at her side and put his arm around her. things quickly took a turn for the worst considering the cut on his lip and his bloody knuckles but that was  n o t h i n g  compared to what the OTHER guy looked like.} 

                                  _{for turnedmonster}