ViVA LA ViDA.

ALVARO ALARCÓN. XXII. MALAGA, SPAIN.lovesick the beat inside my head, waves struck a sea of bitterness. lights out solo in the blue before i found you. days passed slowly, lost and low. you gave me hope and now there’s only, blood running in my veins i’ve never been here before and i got love falling like the rain. i never could’ve asked for more i got so much soul inside my bones. take a look at me now i’m young forever in the sun. ever since you came I’m living ultralife.

[alarcvn]

' AVERY.

avery and the rest of her class were all a little startled when her lab was interrupted just to be sent to the library. she and her partner were so startled, in fact, that he had knocked a beaker of chemicals over which resulted in a small burn on her hand. luckily it wasn’t too strong and wouldn’t be a permanent mark, but it certainly wasn’t pretty now. “ i’m- i’m fine, i promise, ” she smiled weakly at the other. “ can you please just wrap this around it?” avery pleaded, handing the other some gauze and a small piece of tape to put on the end of the fabric. 

“ did you get this checked out by someone ? it could be serious, you know, ” the brunet warned, although hesitantly accepting the gauze and tape. it had been one in many times that he did this — his earlier science experiments in his younger years had ended badly more than once, and although the burn must have been only minor, the spaniard could not help but worry slightly. nevertheless, he had his grip on her hand, gently wrapping the gauze around the burned area before fixing it with the tape on the end. “ there we go. sure you’re okay ? ”

[alarcvn]

‘ EDEN.

The book fair wasn’t something that Eden hadn’t planned on attending. She hardly went to class, so why would she need cheaper books? However, the decision was made for her when the lights across campus went out as if it were a candle. She had thought nothing of it, but seemed she wasn’t of the same mind as campus security as they ushered her and a few other students into the library. With a silent groan, she begrudgingly walked inside, hoping at least that she would eventually spot Daisy.

After a short time, she grew restless and impatient, her nerves buzzing under her skin uncomfortably. Her phone was still nearly at full charge, but she pocketed it after checking her social media to conserve it’s battery life anyway. “You’d think if they’re scared of the murderer, they wouldn’t keep us all together like this,” she says to the person beside her. “Anyway, wanna go to a tutor room? It’s too crowded out here.”

it were nearly hard for the spaniard to keep his feet still, noticing how even in the slightest bit, he was leaping back and forth on the edge of his toes in a somewhat nervous tic. it was not the crowd that had gathered in their surroundings, no — it was the general ambiance of panic and worry that had slowly but surely shown its effects on alvaro himself. “ murderer ? you mean they truly believe the story that someone is still wandering ‘round, out there to get us ? i thought we passed halloween by now. ” at first, he merely believed that it was a rumour. you know how quickly gossip spreads, was what he told himself. he did not find truth in any of their words, or perhaps warnings. “ i mean, sure — s’a bit too crowded, even for me. ”

[alarcvn]

' MITCH.

Mitch knew he didn’t have a right to be hurt if Alvaro did confirm what he’d been thinking. He was the one who ended what the two had had - in a hazy night full of anxiety attacks and fear, his brain worked on its own accord, made up horror stories that he’d fallen victim to. The idea of something going wrong, of Alvaro ending up hurt somehow had been so scary that Mitch had put an end to what they had and it ended up hurting the foreigner anyway. It was a feeling he still got around Alvaro, but instead of being so scared of it, it started to make him feel… alive. But Mitch knew what the words ‘I thought you knew’ and ‘going on for a while now’ meant. Even if they weren’t the words ‘Daisy’s my girlfriend’ they might as well have been. And it was heartbreaking. “Wow so you’re, like, actually together?” He blurted out, eyes wide. God, he was too sensitive for his own good. He could feel his throat thicken with emotion, hurt not only that he was only finding out now, like this, but because Alvaro really had moved on with someone else. Swallowing quickly, a sad attempt to get rid of the emotions trapped in his vocal chords, begging to be released, Mitch nodded slowly, biting his lip, trying to wrap his mind around it. “That’s good,” he finally said, and his words were almost believable, had it not been for the fact that his voice and smile were unbearably shaky, “Good, yeah, that’s… well. Yeah, good.”

not once in his life had alvaro felt the slightest tug of regret, the mere feeling of wishing he could do it all over again but perhaps this stinging feeling inside of him was the closest thing to it — the resemblance of ... regret. regretting the assumption that he did not owe mitch anything, perhaps. deep down the pit of fire was burning lively as ever, fueled merely by the frustration mitch heightened, and the toll it took on him having to face rejection eye to eye that one night in which everything he took for granted and all conclusions he had drawn were broken down one by one, destroyed in front of his own eyes with a sheer sentence. he were not the one who gave up on the two of them without giving it a chance, or without trying. no — that person was mitch, and although forgiving and forgetting was something true to alvaro’s nature, the only way in which moving on was remotely possible, was not to linger on unresolved feelings. and in turn, to fiercely make himself believe he did not owe him anything; that he did not owe mitch an explanation, or even a sole announcement of meeting someone new. everything the two of them had, was —although to alvaro merely theoretically— broken down, dissolved into nothingness. the two of them had gone back to being nothing. although even when alvaro liked to pretend this was truly the situation, he would be blind if he were not to see the obstacles that would forever be making it impossible to reach that point and move on fully. this situation, right here ? only proved it. “ i— i don’t know, yes ? ” his breath had hitched in the back of his throat, making it harder from him to speak as the response he drew from mitch only added to his confusion. the shakiness of his voice was a factor of it, making him doubt, or perhaps question, what the words were left unsaid. what the true words were, that mitch had not dared to say. “ i mean, is there some kind of problem ? i don’t get it, what is that even supposed to mean — ‘ good ‘. ”

[alarcvn]

‘ CLOSED STARTER FOR @lanajvmeson.

upon the mere sight of the brunette, it was purely instinct driven the way in which he attempted to wrap his fingers around her wrist, tugging her off as he was in desperate need of her help. “ come on ! i have reached intense levels of desperation, you are my last resort. por favor, lana, pretty please, ” sounded his pleas, in a manner which nearly resembled a life or death situation. in the corner of his hazel eyes glimpsed the, perhaps, exaggerated hopefulness in an effort to convince her to help him. for the greater good, out of the goodness of her heart. helping a poor soul, a true romantic with little knowledge of a woman’s brain, choose a gift for his girlfriend. “ it’s an easy job, promise. let’s see — just pretend i am hypothetically buying you something — what would you want to have ? ”

[alarcvn]

‘ CLOSED STARTER FOR @eleanor--mathison.

the manner in which he threw the controller back onto the couch demonstrated his —remotely feigned— frustration as once more one of her headshot snipes had killed him in game. “ how come you are this good ? no one ever managed to beat me in this game mode, do you have magic powers ? ” his lips curved into something that resembled a pout somewhat, not being able to fully handle his defeat. “ can we play something else ? this is just unfair, you are crushing my confidence. is there a game you’re bad at ? ”

[alarcvn]

‘ CLOSED STARTER FOR @katarinaklein.

“ have you ever played before ? ” eyebrows quirked up questioningly as he glanced over at his companion, gently tossing the ball in the air before catching it again. it was his luck, that katarina had agreed to consider a one on one match in football. ever since he left spain, he had barely touched the ball anymore, and to have it back at it feet would be a revelation. “  i still don’t get why they call it soccer here — s’weird, right ? ”

[alarcvn]

me: shakes things up ,, posts ooc on alvaro because i’m such a rebel anYHOW OKAY SO hanging out with my friends turned out to be entire evening spent playing trivial pursuit. you know how it gets, alright  ?  so i will be back tomorrow, and i will do every starter and reply i owe. i pinky promise you. i love you  &  if you wanna plot ( esp with nora, she needs more things but also with alvaro or adala ) please let me know or just reply to this i am a friendly smol who won’t bite. love you  !

[alarcvn]

what's something you wish you could take back?

“ quite honestly ? nothing — even if i messed up, i guess that must have been for a reason and at least now i know how to solve things differently. and i have tried to make it all right, everything i did wrong. maybe it did not work as i wanted to, but i’ve tried. ”

[alarcvn]

what does your name mean if anything?

[alarcvn]

Who is your role model?

“ a role model ? i don’t think i truly have a role model — the only person that comes to mind is my mother. i think she gave up everything in order to offer my siblings and i whatever we needed and although i can never thank her enough, it’s something i admire a lot. if we’re talking about a role model i had when i was very young, there was this astronaut pedro duque. he’s spanish, went into space in 1998 when i was only a couple years old but i remember seeing it when i was a little kid with my dad, and i would just dream the for the rest of the week about visiting space myself, you know ? ”

[alarcvn]

are ur abs photoshopped

“ you bet i wish, idiota — that pizza i had for lunch yesterday ? going to take me a while before i burn those calories. if anything, if they were photoshopped i would’ve gone all out. ”

[alarcvn]

[alarcvn]

' LENA.

lena was on her third cigarette in under five minutes, trying to calm herself down. her partners for her media class had not only both been late to their meeting, but neither of them had finished their parts of the work. that was when the brunette went off on them for about fifteen minutes before promptly leaving the library. a figure approached her and the girl smirked up at them. “ ah, my knight in shining armor. you’ve already made my might at least three times better, ” she chuckled.

he had just exited the library, bag heavy with the study books he carried around for the upcoming exams before he had noticed the unexpected company. “ already ? ” he frowned merely at the words of the brunette, his hazel hues narrowing as he focused on her. “ what has gotten your standards so low for today ? ”

[alarcvn]

‘ DAISY.

Her life was always rather hectic. Living in and out of foster homes had her use to moving around, used to new environments and new people. She was pretty much immune to it all at this point, not caring about a single person, not making friends really, not having a social life outside of the few people she could tolerate. Daisy was nothing but a tiny ball of unprovoked anger, and she took it out on everyone. Eden was the only person she truly loved, more than anything, and she was currently in a rush going to see her. She had an overnight bag packed, her hair thrown up in a messy bun and typically heavy make-up completely washed off, leaving her bare and vulnerable to everyone’s judgment, she hated it but she knew as soon as she got to Eden’s she’d force her to wash it all of anyways.

She was about to exit her shared apartment when her roommate walked through the door, making her let out a soft sigh as she put on a smile for him, her boyfriend, Alvaro, “Hey baby, I thought you were staying late for that uh, study group or whatever?” Daisy questioned as she dropped her bag, feeling her phone vibrating in her hand, knowing fully well it was most likely Eden texting her again, “I ordered pizza, it’s on the counter, your favorite.” Being in his presence made the little tinge of guilt enter her heart, watching him as he locked their front door. 

Alvaro had given her a new life when they met… he was a nice boy, not the boys she was used to, and despite how much she had originally wanted to hate him… his charm was enough to win her over, and the fact he went to Bernard had also encouraged her to give him a chance, it was the only way she’d ever be able to see Eden, living a lie with him, poor clueless, sweet Alvaro who loved her. “Eden invited me over for a movie night…” Daisy glanced up at him when he drew nearer, smiling softly, “But I’ll be home early tomorrow if you want.” @alarcvn

the sound of the front door of the apartment falling shut behind him was a sound that nearly felt like liberation. class hours had drained every last stray bit of energy within his body, and at this point in time, he was nearly glad he had cancelled all of his plans for the night. simply because he felt as if daisy and himself had maybe not spent as much time together as they should have — or as he wanted to, and tonight was the time to catch up on lost hours together. even if it would merely be the two of them entangled on the couch while debating what movie to watch.

the backpack was swung from his shoulder and left on the kitchen table for the time being, noticing the presence of the ravenhaired girl. he reached out with his hand, fingers tangling around her wrist to pull her closer and peck her lips briefly. “ cancelled everything going for the rest of the night — i felt exhausted, and just kind of wanted to spend time with you, you know ? ” were his muttered words, corners of his lips forming into a soft smile as his fingers gently ran through her hand. “ you’re the best, mi amor. the absolute best. ”

he let go of her, after a last peck on the cheek, to dig into the pizza that he found on the countertop. he took one of the slices, taking a bite while he glanced over at daisy. his brows knitted together however at her mention of eden once more, simply leaving him nodding. “ oh, no — s’okay, ” he shook his head in order to exaggerate how he was okay with this, but maybe deep down he was not so much. the time they spent together was slowly but surely decreasing, and even now he felt second place to eden. something he had accepted for god knows how long, but something that started to sting slightly. “ just, take your time. i’ll be okay by myself for a little while. ”

[alarcvn]

' MITCH.

Immediately relaxing when he gained permission from the other to actually join, Mitch didn’t even bother taking his textbooks out again, instead continued to nervously fiddle with the pencil he’d kept in his hand. He didn’t miss the way Alvaro hardly glanced at him, and he wondered if maybe he should’ve at least attempted some subtlety but honestly, that was never really Mitch’s strong suit. “Uh, yeah, it was fun.” It wasn’t necessarily a lie, but for some reason his heart just wasn’t in it right now. Instead, his interest was piqued when he heard Alvaro mention that name again, Daisy, who for some reason seemed to be the other’s keeper now. “That’s okay.” He left it at that momentarily, biting onto his bottom lip as he wondered if he should really press the topic or not, but once again, he was acting before he could even properly think his movements through. “Speaking of, I did text you about that. Asking if you two were, like, close now but… I guess I got my answer.” It was meant to be a joke, he even tacked on a smile at the end, but boy was it absolutely pathetic. Mitch began to fear the worst, unable to ask himself, hoping that somehow he could coax it out of the other without needing to say what he was really thinking.

the pencil was twirled between slender fingers, perhaps as an attempt of calming his nerves. he had believed, or made himself believe, that he was okay — for the most part, at the very least. but being around mitch brought up old, unresolved feelings that he never dealt with, because he never could. his manner in which he consciously avoided the gaze of mitch that he felt burning on his skin was one of the attempts at resisting the waves of nostalgic comfort that simply drew him to the brunet. “ good, that’s — that’s good, ” he muttered quietly, teeth digging into his bottom lip harshly at his words. his tone of voice was what pained him the most, feeling like a stab through his already fragile heart. he did not have the guts to tell him, to be honest to mitch ; if anything, the situation between daisy and him had been going on for a while now, and alvaro had simply figured that mitch knew. or that mitch simply did not care about there being another. in the end, it had been him who had rejected the spaniard, right ? and he himself had finally decided to move on, even when deep down he realized it was mission impossible. “ um, yeah. i thought you knew — seeing it’s been going on for, i don’t know, a while now. did i have to tell you ? i’m sorry i didn’t if that’s the case, i don’t know. it seemed inappropriate, at the time. ” and his words were no lie. he thought about it, for a brief second, however their separation had been rough on him, leaving him and mitch on terms that were much rougher than before. but in hindsight, maybe he should have, as in their current situation, tensions were rising and as alvaro once more tilted his head to look at mitch, he could almost feel his heart beating out of his chest.

[alarcvn]

‘ MITCH.

Mitch figured that if anyone caught him staring as intensely as he was at the boy across the room at him, they’d have called the police about five minutes ago. He watched as Alvaro worked on the opposite side of the library floor they were on, his last texts to Mitch playing over and over again in his head. He’d said he’d missed Mitch too, which was good right? And that he’d wished Mitch had come and said hi at the ball. And somehow, in the middle of his own personal brainstorm, Mitch’s legs had moved on their own accord and suddenly he found himself standing right in front of the other’s table. Slapping on a smile before Alvaro could realize that Mitch hadn’t even meant to show up in front of him like this, he sat down at the foreign student’s table, clearing his throat softly, “Hey. You mind if I join you?”

@alarcvn

the sound of pencil scribbling on paper was the sole sound apparent in the mind of alvaro at this point of time. it might have been the recovering hangover that left him unable to focus on anything but his current task —the intense calculations that some of these problems required— that left him completely immersed in his own small headspace. perhaps it was why he did not notice mitch approaching, let alone standing besides him before he spoke. it nearly made him twitch, the sudden grasp onto reality as hazel hues flickered up to stare into ones he did not realize he missed this badly. “ um, sure, ” he said, with a firm nod, however managed to swiftly avoid any more eye contact, knowing that his lingering gaze would only leave him begging for more. “ how did you enjoy the party yesterday ? sorry i didn’t come ‘round, daisy was dragging me off to god knows where, and i just forgot to respond after that. ”

[alarcvn]

‘ IWONA.

“Awfully quiet around here,” Iwona pointed out, clearing her throat. “You think… Samhain is gonna be the day of reckoning?”

“ sam— what ? slow down for a second, it nearly sounds like you’re not speaking english, ” were the muttered words of the spaniard, waving his hand briefly in the direction of his companion. perhaps it was the hangover that was making him lack focus in general, but the words she spoke merely sounded like gibberish to him. “ what do you even mean ? ”