This is Jessica Zharnest and Lexi Fragola, two besties who attend the University of Connecticut. Together, they made the scariest, realest, spine-tingliest pair of costumes.
Fuckboys.
As first reported by The Tab, their costumes featured texts and Tinder messages from real-life fuckboys.
"One of my friends actually thought of it and she had texted me and said 'you and Jess just have to do this' because she knew all about our boy experiences," Fragola told BuzzFeed News.
They went through their own messages from boys and asked their friends to send theirs as well. "They were more than happy to share their stories, so we got a wide collection of many, many texts and many messages from Tinder," said Zharnest.
Here's the full list of fuckboy messages used for the costumes:
* "Women are like currency here."
* "We're fornicating this evening."
* "I just fuck you when I'm bored. I don't feel like I used to. You could be hotter."
* "I'm tryna eat your ass."
* "Tired as hell in bed. Come massage me."
* "Oh ok I was gonna see if you wanted to hang, I mean 'hang.'"
* "You're seriously the only person that pisses me off."
* "Come on it's just physical it's not like I'm attracted to you or anything."
* “Just hope you know we’re fucking today.”
* “Do you think men and women are equal… ‘no have you seen my biceps.'”
* “It’s going to be an easy transition into the bedroom.”
* “We’re gonna fuck cause everyone else sucks.”
* “I’ve never had to work hard to get a girl.”
* “If you get a massage tonight, I get pussy.”
* “Visit ya boy.”
* “Do you have a bed time?”
* “Real shit day. Sorry. Long Story. Sorry if I can’t maintain an investment at this time.”
* “Send nudes.”
* “Come chill.”
* “I am bad. I am a bad man.”
* “I never said you were a slut chillax.”
* “Hope you find someone better than me. I laugh cause there’s no way that’s possible. Goodbye. Your life was meaningless to me.”
* “I’ve been single for seven months so why haven’t we fucked?”
* “Hey can I have my shirt back?”
* “You’re weighing me down.”
* “I just fuck you when I’m bored”
* “I’m just trying to get with you.”
* “Would be better with you sitting on my face.”
They printed the messages on transfer paper and ironed them onto T-shirts, then added some snapbacks to complete the look.
They wore the costumes to a party, where they were a huge hit.
"One girl actually came up to us and hugged us, saying, 'You’re a hero,'" said Fragola. They also got high-fives and apologies from boys who've been guilty of fuckboy-esque texting.
They did it for a laugh, but the women say the costumes have inspired very real conversations about rape culture. "It’s funny, but it’s also serious," added Zharnest. "Every girl can relate to it."
