Aindreis Blythe @aindreisblythe - Tumblr Blog

He'd been really ashamed to show himself this way to his friend, who he'd invited there on her first trip to Scotland, but Amerie had been such incredible help that day, and the rest of the time there that in the end, he'd been glad to have done it. And now, knowing he wouldn't be celebrating this milestone without her, he was happy to be able to celebrate with her. "I'm doing alright, really happy to see you!", he said, letting her in. "How about you? And the little one?" @ameriecelestino

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Amerie smiled genuinely, stepping into the docked boat, before handing over the stuff she had brought over for him. "Thank you for having me! As you can see, I am child free for the moment as Shane is with his dad, do I am all yours." She chuckled softly. "I am good, yeah. Busy now that I am back at work and all, but overall it's been good, except the sleep, but you know what they say-" She said, stopping herself and brushing it off as she was trying hard not to let becoming a mom become her entire personality. "What have you been up to?" @aindreisblythe

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Aindreis offered to Amerie a seat on the couch or the counter. It was more a question of where she'd rather sit, of maybe comfortability levels, than room choice, since the room they were in was all at once the entrance, the living room and the kitchen. He smiled as he listened to her. "You'll say hello to Shane then!" He never wanted children of his own but he was really good with children, which he assumed was due to an awfully big family. "Working. Summer is quite a busy season and I'll have to go back to half time when I'm back at school for my last year." @ameriecelestino

"I just know, that's my 6th sense," he said, tapping his nose then laughing. He just knew her enough to tell that at this hour, it wouldn't be surprising to find her fully absorbed in whatever she was doing, growing hungry by the second. So to the rescue he came, but it was also to his own rescue as he could feel his stomach asking for food. "No? Sad," he replied with a shrug. "Pretty good, pretty good. You?" @aindreisblythe

She grinned at him before waving him over to start opening the food together. She was grateful he knew her so well; as she was way too involved in her work to even realize the time. Skipping meals hadn't exactly happened often but it did, thankful for the rescuing. "Yeah, it's been a bit quiet around here," she shrugged and peeked at the bag, "pretty good myself. Ya know, same shit, different day." @aindreisblythe

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He started opening the food, taking things out of the bag and setting them on the table. He went to get forks and plates, as well as some glasses because he'd brought with the food a bottle of soda. It wouldn't be Andy otherwise. "I guess quiet is good sometimes," he shrugged. Living in unprecedented times is overrated. "Yeah I so get that..." He sighed, as he sat down in front of the food. "Bon appetit!" @auroraxjackson

Andy watched the bartender leave, hoping to get their order quickly. But his attention returned faster to the man next to him, a smile on his lips as he turned towards him. He listened to Hank talk about his name and, nodding, his smile got bigger. It wasn't a necessary story, but he liked to hear it, and it give out some more information than just his name. "Hank, then, hello. I get it, For me, it's more a question of pronunciation, apart from Scottish people. Andy's just easier. I'm not sure why but this leads me to assume you're not from here? Am I wrong?" @hxnkbrxmson

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Though it felt like he'd gone by his surname more than anything, Hank had been Henry until five or so years ago. He needed a change, to be something different, better than who he'd been up to that point. The name change didn't help usher that in any better but he kind of liked being Hank. Views his parents didn't share.

It sounded like the opposite for the other and Hank couldn't help the soft, apologetic look he gave to the guy for having to make his name "easier" for others. "The accent didn't tell you that? It was my name?" Hank offered a smile, he didn't let it fade either. Maybe he was sounding more American than he thought. "I'm from England. The north, uh, I guess, um, outside Manchester sort of covers it? I was born there, Manchester, but mum wanted me born in a Jewish hospital. It was important at the time but my dad and I have yet to understand why. I didn't live there though but most can't find anything more than London on a map so I might as well say, yeah, I'm English, not from London and end it there but you, well, you might know more. I figured there was a chance. It's Oswaldtwistle. That's where I grew up. I obviously live here now. It's not better but..." like he ran out of steam, Hank trailed off and put and end to the rambling. Not a word of it necessary but he realized that far too late. @aindreisblythe

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Being one of 5 brothers and one of many cousins, people seldom called Aindreis by his surname, as it led to confusion. Andy had been the name he responded to for as long as he could remember. Some found the nickname a little childish, but he'd gotten so used to it that few people actually called him by his full name.

"It did, but some people get their accents more from their parents than the place so maybe you'd been born here from English parents or something of the sort. But your accent isn't fully English either so it didn't help." He shrugged. Truthfully, he'd wondered but since he knew that his own accent, a mix between some Prince Edward Island Canadian and Midlands Scottish, was hard to place, he didn't rely on them as much as he should. He listened to Hank's story with attention. He didn't have an even remotely similar story so he liked hearing them from others. "I have to say I've never heard of Oswaldthistle, though the name is quite cool. I was born on Prince Edward Island, in Canada and then we moved to North Berwick in Scotland to be with my dad's side of the family when I was 8. So I can place Manchester on a map but that's about it." @hxnkbrxmson

"Oof, I don't think I could do that. I need some respite from the heat or I just melt away." He wasn't averse to the heat, not that much, but he almost never wished for it. Rain was needed for a happy Aindreis. "Yeah? That's nice. I should be starting my last school year, for my bachelor at least, in September." He was really excited at the idea, the last year went well. He raised his eyebrows at the news and leaned in a bit. "Oh yeah? Now you've said too much or not enough." @riverxjackson

He smirked, "Yeah, it can be nice, but also very dry most of the time." The first seasons were wild and just not talked about enough. He smiled, "It's all fast track with the classes, the more I do, the quicker it can go, but with work, I can't do a ton at once." So he was taking about a year to finish it all. "But that's great, man, getting a bachelor's is great." he didn't get that big; he had his schooling in other ways. He smiled at the other for a second. "It's just new and I don't know since I've never dated before till now." he had it so rough that it didn't work in his favor to date till now. @aindreisblythe.

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Aindreis needed water. Ideally, this came in the form of some kind of large body of water nearby, if possible one where he could swim -he'd survived London for a bit despite the Thames being utterly unswimmable- and even better if it's a sea. Rain was an acceptable alternative, but might just be the Scottish in him talking. "Yeah, that makes sense," he said with a nod. "Honestly? Yeah, it is. I wondered if it would feel good at 35, but it does." He smiled; he'd feared the shame of why he was studying so late might take away the pride of doing it but it left it untouched. Aindreis listened to River with attention and shrugged, "Well, take it at your own rhythm. How is it going?" @riverxjackson

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Rory: Andy please tell me this text is going through!

Rory: Aindreis, I don't know if you can see this. Checking in to check up on you

Rory: Damn it, I keep getting an error message but please tell me you're okay! You better be bc you must be around to meet this baby

Andy: I had little signal and battery but I'm okay. How are you?? Andy: AND IM SORRY DID YOU SAY BABY????

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He was glad to be able to see Rory, especially now that he was less busy. "You know I do," he said at her words, as he put the bag of food down on the table after coming in. Once his hands were free, he hugged her. "I knew you probably wouldn't have eaten." He opened the bag and looked around to see the newspapers. "Anything interesting that's gotten your intention?" @auroraxjackson

Happy to see one of her favorite people, she grinned and couldn't wait to catch up. "Yes sir," she teased and eyed the food before returning the hug, glad to have him there. "Hm, how'd you know?" She asked playfully, having been buried in work and hadn't in fact eaten. Looking at the newspapers like he did, she shrugged and waved it off, "nah not really to be honest. But how are you!?" @aindreisblythe

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"I just know, that's my 6th sense," he said, tapping his nose then laughing. He just knew her enough to tell that at this hour, it wouldn't be surprising to find her fully absorbed in whatever she was doing, growing hungry by the second. So to the rescue he came, but it was also to his own rescue as he could feel his stomach asking for food. "No? Sad," he replied with a shrug. "Pretty good, pretty good. You?" @aindreisblythe

Aindreis would be surprised to know that "pretty boy" wasn't something the man wasn't used to hearing. Surely, it just meant he was used to other similar compliments. Amused, Andy used one of the several tricks he'd learnt in this extended amount of time spent in bars over the years and called the server over. He ordered what was probably the most overly sweet mocktail they had and turned to his neighbour. "And for...." He waited for the man to say his name and order before letting the bartender go. "I'm Aindreis but everyone calls me Andy," he said, smiling. @hxnkbrxmson

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Skipping over saying his name, Hank ordered a glass of wine. Equal parts annoyed it took someone to get the bartender's attention and thankful the other was here, he was glad to be done with that part of the night. Clearly a sign he shouldn't be out too long. Nearly everything was but tonight Hank hadn't felt like having a nightcap at his house so it was a bit better than most outings.

With a little laugh to himself, Hank said "Most everyone calls me Henry but I go by Hank." There was a little nice-to-meet-you nod of his head but otherwise, Hank offered nothing else. For a peaceful second before imaginary social pressure kicked in and he knew he had to say more. Not that he had anything to say. Thankfully he could fill the air with panicked words at any time. "No one here. Everyone-its just my family, mostly, that calls me Henry. That was an odd thing to say. It was way funnier in my head and Henry is my name. Anyway, yeah. I'm Hank." @aindreisblythe

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Andy watched the bartender leave, hoping to get their order quickly. But his attention returned faster to the man next to him, a smile on his lips as he turned towards him. He listened to Hank talk about his name and, nodding, his smile got bigger. It wasn't a necessary story, but he liked to hear it, and it give out some more information than just his name. "Hank, then, hello. I get it, For me, it's more a question of pronunciation, apart from Scottish people. Andy's just easier. I'm not sure why but this leads me to assume you're not from here? Am I wrong?" @hxnkbrxmson

"Thanks," he said with a smile. It was still a bit difficult to accept congratulations for something that came from a failure. The number could be so much higher if he hadn't folded. Settled on the table, he started looking at his meal. "To be fair, I'm Scottish so I'm not scared of some wet weather. I kind of prefer it actually, but you're right that in the height of summer, some sun is quite nice." He nodded and started eating his meal. "So what's up with you? " @riverxjackson

He knew the feeling of hearing positive from something that started as something negative wasn't easy. He smirked, "That's cool, I am from L.A.... so used to no rain and the heat." he chuckled as he looked at Adni. "But I like the sun, so it was nice when it got warm out. "Just working mostly and going to school, that should be done soon," he smiled. "Just living, mostly enjoying being around family," and he was glad for that. "But I started seeing someone so that's new" he smiled softly. @aindreisblythe

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"Oof, I don't think I could do that. I need some respite from the heat or I just melt away." He wasn't averse to the heat, not that much, but he almost never wished for it. Rain was needed for a happy Aindreis. "Yeah? That's nice. I should be starting my last school year, for my bachelor at least, in September." He was really excited at the idea, the last year went well. He raised his eyebrows at the news and leaned in a bit. "Oh yeah? Now you've said too much or not enough." @riverxjackson

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Now that he had more free time, time felt fake. With the end of his finals, he'd been on summer holidays until september. Sure, he still worked, he worked more actually because he picked up some of the slack his half-time scehdule allowed him. This meant he was a little lost. To that added the fact that Amerie was also pretty busy. So celebrations and things came a little late, which was fine obviously. Now that they'd found a moment that worked for them both, Aindreis had invited her to his boat for a dinner which is why he opened his door with a large smile as he heard a knock. "Hey, you!"

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Amerie had witnessed one of Andy's darkest times around the same time the year prior, at his brothers wedding in Scotland. He had come such a long way since then, and needless to say, she was beyond proud of him. She was therefore so glad when Dean and her had managed to work out a time that worked for him to keep Shane overnight, so she could go celebrate this major achievement. She had prepared a small gift and gotten some flowers and a balloon earlier that day, so when the time came, she headed directly over to Andy's and found herself at his door. After knocking and his familiar face appearing in the doorway, she grinned. "Hello!" She grinned, leaning in to give him a hug. "How are you?" @aindreisblythe

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He'd been really ashamed to show himself this way to his friend, who he'd invited there on her first trip to Scotland, but Amerie had been such incredible help that day, and the rest of the time there that in the end, he'd been glad to have done it. And now, knowing he wouldn't be celebrating this milestone without her, he was happy to be able to celebrate with her. "I'm doing alright, really happy to see you!", he said, letting her in. "How about you? And the little one?" @ameriecelestino

"Oh, duh," Aindreis replied, jokingly hitting his head like it should've been obvious. She decided not to comment on the dog and it may be wise. He wouldn't want to encourage her too much. He couldn't help but smile at her excitement, it was sweet. "Cake, obviously," he said with a laugh. A staple in the Blythe handbook of celebrations. Reality was that he hadn't done much. He wasn't sure if he'd wanted to celebrate this renewed win for himself by himself or if he'd actually been too busy with stuff but he'd delayed the celebration a little. Still, happy times. "Oh wow, lucky you! Where are you going?" @calxwallace

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"I bet it was an amazing cake. Always tastes sweeter when you're celebrating something." Not that Cali would know. She hadn't had birthday cakes growing up. She was sure she had them when her parents were alive, but she was too young to remember specifically. And after she fled Detroit, it had been a self bought cupcake. Only when she found her family here in Kismet did she celebrate more and appreciate it more, but even that had faltered the last few years as adulthood took over. "Italy! Josie was gifted a week long trip to Rome from everyone at the station for their accomplishments on the bank robbery, asked if I wanted to come along. Can you believe it? Me! I've never been on a plane before." @aindreisblythe

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"They do, and you know how much of a sweet tooth I have," he said with a smile. It was actually crazy that he still had teeth with all the sugar he was ingesting. He did love to have cake for celebrations, even small ones, even small cakes, and that was definitely something that deserved a cake. "Italy? That's amazing. I'm sure you'll love it," he said with genuine happiness for her. "That sounds insanely cool, I'm happy for you. You will have to send me pictures." @calxwallace

Aindreis could relate to that. That was him before he started forcing himself too much to go out and party in college, with ended badly for him, and it was him relatively soon after rehab. Isolation wasn't the best of ideas but it was so much easier. So he understood, but he'd gotten better with time. "Oh, I'm not here to meet with anyone," he replied, shaking his head, a smile on his lips. "But if that's your way of saying no, I'll respect it." @hxnkbrxmson

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Hank couldn't recall a single time in his life anyone had called him "pretty boy" and couldn't figure out why that was happening now. The confusion was clear on his face as the explanation came. "You don't need to buy me...anything," he said honestly. "But if you know how to get the bartender's help." Flashing wide eyes for a second, Hank dropped back to his feet. No longer trying to make himself taller to be seen and thankful for the relief it provided his good leg, he sighed. "Or I suppose I take it as a sign? Tonight isn't the night for drinking." @aindreisblythe

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Aindreis would be surprised to know that "pretty boy" wasn't something the man wasn't used to hearing. Surely, it just meant he was used to other similar compliments. Amused, Andy used one of the several tricks he'd learnt in this extended amount of time spent in bars over the years and called the server over. He ordered what was probably the most overly sweet mocktail they had and turned to his neighbour. "And for...." He waited for the man to say his name and order before letting the bartender go. "I'm Aindreis but everyone calls me Andy," he said, smiling. @hxnkbrxmson

Anything that had to do with water, Aindreis was up for it. Well maybe not anything but you get the point. Being born on an island and having spent the rest of his childhood in a coastal town, he'd been so very glad that Kismet Harbor where he'd been sent to work was so close to water. He still took some time to sign up to water-related activites, or any activities for that matter, and Aqua Avengers was one of the most recent one, about a year ago. He smiled at the woman next to him as he was setting up his own kayak. "It's quite surprising, right? Makes you wonder how it can float," he replied with an amused laugh. "But it does," he added after a brief pause, realising that maybe making her think it wouldn't float wasn't the greatest idea. "I don't think I've seen you at one of these before." @scottyxthomas

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Scotty raised an eyebrow at him before looking down at the kayak she had dropped into the sand. "Now that's exactly what you want to hear before putting this thing on open water." Her tone was light, playful in nature. She was feeling lighter already, though that might be because she was no longer dragging the kayak through the sand. "Yeah," she said, looking over at him, "it's my first time out here. I was talking with my therapist about trying something new and that this felt like that thing, especially now that it's summer time." She explained with a warm smile that matched the warmth of the sand underneath her feet. "Have you been doing this a while?" @aindreisblythe

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"I've honestly never had an issue with those," he said, apologetic yet amused. He knew enough water physics to know exactly why and how those floated through the rapids, but it wasn't any less surprising to see those things on the water. He smiled at her words. "Well, welcome then! I've personally had that same conversation with my therapist about a year ago, maybe a little more. Time flies," he said with a nod. The circumstances that brought him there weren't great but he was glad he found this group. "I hope you'll like it. You'll see, it's really fun." @scottyxthomas

It wasn't unsual to find Aindreis at the dog park, especially now that the days got warmer. He was much more a fan of colder-ish days but to be honest, Butterscotch loved the dog park and waiting in the cold wasn't exactly amazing so now, Andy was compensating a little. It did help that he didn't have to catch up on the lastest workshop reading or finish an assignment before next September.

Now, Butterscotch was quite the social dog, unlike Claude, Ali's dog that left with him, so he loved seeing other dogs, but he also didn't mind the people. Being chased unexpectedly, however, was kind of another story. The dog ran towards his owner and Andy crouched down to pet him. "Don't worry," he replied before looking at the toddler. "He doesn't like being chased but he likes pets if you want." @chantelbedford

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"I can't imagine a single dog that does like to be chased." Chantel laughed, eyes focused on the dog and then the male as he spoke. "We live on a farm, so, he chases the ducks all day long and thinks all animals like being chased." she exhaled. "I'm still trying to teach him that's not how things work, but, you know toddlers only learn so much." she laughed, shaking her head as she instead, guiding Houston towards the dog, her own hand extending to let the dog sniff. "You can pet, H, but remember, dogs don't like being chased." she stated. "He's not Teddy, either, be gentle." she encouraged, making a mental note to correct Houston pulling on dog's ears too; not every dog liked that. "He's a sweetheart." she smiled, fingers petting the dog who - as the other stated - loved everything about it. "What's his name?" @aindreisblythe

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"I'm not here to judge, some might," Aindreis said, lifting his hands. He didn't know all that much about dogs apart from Butterscotch, and somewhat Claude, and he was far from an expert. He could imagine that in the right circumstances, some dogs might enjoy being playfully chased. "Toddlers will be toddlers," he replied as if he really had any ideas of what constituted normal behaviour for a toddler. Last time he lengthily interacted with one, it was his brother and that was some 20 years ago. He looked at the toddler in question and crouched so he could hold Butterscotch. And oh he loved the pets he was receiving. "Name's Butterscotch. Ask my brother but I guess he felt it was fitting for a Scottish dog." @chantelbedford

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As soon as he opened the email, he'd known he needed to go see Rory. He'd talked to his family, called his brother first but still. So he'd shot her a text to make sure she was at home and had free time. So he'd made his way over, with something to eat of course and the email, starred in his gmail app on his phone. Truly, this moment that felt almost normal over a decade ago and been so far from possibilities from so long that it felt incredible to finally be there. He knocked and smiled at her when she opened the door. He lifted the bag of food up to their height. "Hello you, I got food!"

Rory had been deep down a rabbit hole for work when she jumped at the text from Andy. She had been home and would be home for the foreseeable future so of course she told him to come by. She was looking forward to seeing him, he was after all one of her best friends here in town. Hearing the knock, she almost tripped over the pile of newspapers she had at stacked at her feet, as she leapt to go answer the door. Catching her breath, she took a moment and opened up with a smile to see him. "You, me, and food? You do love me." She teased and opened the door further for him to come on in.

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He was glad to be able to see Rory, especially now that he was less busy. "You know I do," he said at her words, as he put the bag of food down on the table after coming in. Once his hands were free, he hugged her. "I knew you probably wouldn't have eaten." He opened the bag and looked around to see the newspapers. "Anything interesting that's gotten your intention?" @auroraxjackson

"Congrats, man," Aindreis said, patting him on the shoulder with a large smile. He was really happy for him. "A little over a year for me now," he added, still smiling. He nodded at River's words and headed towards the corner of the park where he knew there were some tables that tended to be unoccupied on days like this, with not amazing weather. "Look at that, isn't that nice?" he said as he sat down on one of the tables and started emptying his food bag. @riverxjackson

He grinned back, "That's great, man, congrats." he knew how hard it was. Even after almost two years, he had his moments, his thoughts, but he never acted on any of them. He grinned as he reached the park. "So glad it's nice out and the table is free," he said and went and sat down across from Aindi. "Glad the weather is alright, it's been so wet and cold lately," he chucked. "It can be nice, but after so long, it's not as fun," he nodded. @aindreisblythe.

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"Thanks," he said with a smile. It was still a bit difficult to accept congratulations for something that came from a failure. The number could be so much higher if he hadn't folded. Settled on the table, he started looking at his meal. "To be fair, I'm Scottish so I'm not scared of some wet weather. I kind of prefer it actually, but you're right that in the height of summer, some sun is quite nice." He nodded and started eating his meal. "So what's up with you? " @riverxjackson

Aindreis truly hated the "this year's going to be my year" posts that popped up around New Year's Day, but while he didn't think it, he turned out to be a little optimistic. He tended to be, in general, quite the optimistic person but it still was a little difficult to imagine things would turn out okay. And things weren't perfect, he wasn't exactly amazingly happy but things were better and he wasn't sure he could ask for more. He waited for River outside the place and started walking as soon as he was back. After a short walk, the park was in sight. "Are you more up for sitting on the grass or do we walk a bit more and hope all the picnic tables aren't taken?" @riverxjackson

River smiled at her, "I really hope so." he would want that for anyone; he loves a good year for everyone. But it was hard for all people to have a good year. "I hope so too, hitting two years sober soon, that's a good thing," he was excited about it. that he was doing so well. He smiled as he walked with Aindreis. "I don't mind, thankfully it's not too wet out, so the grass won't be bad, but I do hope for a table," he nodded, as it was just easier to eat. @aindreisblythe.