M.F.A.

Lighter touch.

- Hey. - Good.

I think she's looking at me.

Shh.

- All right, let's watch our proportions,

lines, and shading.

Most important, let's make life on the page.

"Life on the page."

- Not just drawing body parts, people.

Very nice.

Nice work, Luke.

- He was, like, super nice to me.

Here we go.

Class first. Practice.

- Are you going to sketch naked people?

- Yeah. - That sounds awkward.

- It's-- it's really awkward, actually.

Fuck.

Is that me?

- All right, guys. What do you think?

- Well to me, it kind of looks like

something you did last semester.

- I mean, I'm just having a hard time placing the emotion

behind the expression.

- Yeah is-- is that your intention?

This just looks like something

a 16-year-old girl painted in her mom's basement.

- I really like the line quality.

It just feels a little bit tame.

- I'm hoping that when it's finished,

that it invites the viewer

to look closer at the emotion that's not typical.

- Yeah, we're not noticing emotion.

We're noticing you censoring yourself.

Look, the technique is there, but that's not enough.

Not anymore.

What are you thinking for your thesis exhibition?

- Portraits, photorealism, the stages of life.

- The stages of life. Come on, Noelle.

Get messy.

Fail!

Fail miserably. All right?

Make something ugly. Who cares?

Fuck it. That's why you're here, right?

Right?

Let's jump in the deep end this year.

Shane, you're up.

- Actually, I'll meet you guys there.

- All right. - But just one second.

What's up? What's up?

- How are you? - I'm good.

Can I, uh, just see what you're doing?

Let me see.

Yeah, this is cool. I like this a lot.

- Mm. - "Thank you, Luke."

You could just say thank you.

- That's, like, a totally appropriate response - Thank you.

when someone gives you a compliment.

Oh, awesome. You did it.

I like this. This is good.

So, my roommates and I are having a party tonight.

I'd really love for you to come. You want to come?

- Yeah. - Great.

- Yeah. - Awesome.

Cool. So I'll see you there? - Yeah.

All right, cool.

Yeah?

- Hey. Do you mind if I use your washer again?

- Yeah, there's a, um-- there's a key in the flower pot.

You can use it whenever. - Amazing. Thank you so much.

Look at you, hot stuff.

What are you doing? Are you going on a date?

- It's just, like, a party thing. - Ooh, a party thing.

You know, you should dress like this more, Elle.

You got a got body.

- You don't think it looks like I'm trying too hard?

- I think trying is a good look.

Are you meeting someone special at the party thing?

Yeah.

I-I mean, there's this guy,

but I don't even know if he's into me.

- Of course he's into you, why wouldn't he be into you?

You know what you should do?

You should invite him over for a midnight swim.

That's my move.

- A midnight swim? - Mm-hmm. Works like a charm.

- How does it even go? I mean, are you just, like,

"Hey, attractive guy.

Do you want to come over for a midnight swim?"

- Yeah, yeah. That's kind of...

I'm terrible at this.

A little bit.

It's okay. You don't invite any guys over, ever, do you?

I just don't have time.

I mean, just school and stuff, you know?

- Okay, let's think. Tonight, the party thing.

You're going to dance with him.

- I don't think it's really a... dancing thing.

- It does not matter. Guys are guys.

You don't need game to hook up with a guy.

You could say,

"Peas and carrots" and they're down.

- Peas and carrots? - Peas and carrots.

Peas and carrots.

Peas and carrots.

Again.

- Peas and carrots. - Yes!

So good.

Hey.

Hi.

- I have always wanted to be an artist,

but I actually feel like I might be moving away from painting

as a practice.

- Really? - Yeah.

- But you're so good. - I think I've always had

a talent for painting and drawing,

I think it's something that came naturally.

But I don't know. Like, when I think about

my life moving forward

and, like, my art, I feel like I'm--

Like, what would it mean to develop a practice

that didn't include painting?

You know? Like what does it mean to approach,

like, a non-painting discipline as a painter? Do-- you know--

- Luke, hey. - Oh, sorry, I missed your thing.

Yeah.

- But you're doing it next weekend, and I'm there.

- Yeah, you better be. - Okay. Sorry about that.

Was I seriously just, like, going on

about the kind of art practice I want to have?

- Yeah, but it's-- it's fine.

- Am I literally the worst person ever?

- No. No, no, no. I love listening to you talk about art.

Okay, good,

because I was really enjoying the conversation.

Usually that shit feels false, and it didn't.

- Okay, welcome. Welcome. - Thank you.

- Okay. Um, I told you I wanted to take things

in a new direction, and, uh, yeah,

I started making ceramics.

You got to imagine them like a hundred times this size,

because I imagine them, like, in parks.

What do you think?

- Yeah, I think they're cool. I mean, this one, um...

They're cool.

I think it's cool that you're just trying something new.

- Oh my gosh, you're so fucking sexy.

Um...

Oh, my God. Um, Luke--

- Oh my God. Mm, you like that, baby?

- No, um... Hold on a second.

You like that?

Oh, fuck, you're so fucking tight.

No, no. No.

- Yeah, lay back. - No. No.

Be good.

Be good, okay? Be good. - No, no. Please

- No. - Be good. Be a good girl now.

Oh, my God.

No, stay, stay.

Stay. Stay. Stay. Stay. Stay. Stay.

Oh yeah.

- No, no. - Ah.

Fucking...

Oh my God. You're so fucking tight.

Oh, you're so fucking tight.

- No, no, please. Please no.

- Yeah, get ready. Fucking ready.

Get down. Get down.

Oh, my God.

Oh, fuck, yeah.

That was so fucking good.

Here, let me get you a towel.

Hello?

Hey. Want to go grab some food?

No. No, I'm good.

What's wrong?

I'm just really tired.

You look pale.

I'm fine.

Did something happen?

You know you can talk to me, right?

- I went to go see that guy last night

and everything was fine and then, um--

and then...

we went to his bedroom, and he, like...

Hey.

Okay.

What happened?

- All of a sudden he was, like, all over me, and...

I don't even know.

It's okay. You're okay.

I have to tell someone, Skye.

- Like who? - Like the school at least.

No.

No. Listen to me.

I have a friend.

Something similar happened to her,

and she told the school.

And they made her feel like shit.