with two bartenders calling in , marco was the one left picking up the slack - the problem was that he wasnât exactly a licensed mixologist . the only drink he knew how to make was a michelada and even then he would sometimes go a little overboard on the clamato juice . overwhelmed with all the bottles and syrups in front of him , he drummed his fists on the counter as he racked his brain to remember how to make the current request . with a defeated sigh , he turned to a patron at the end of bar , â iâm sorry , would you mind pulling up and reading off the ingredients for an old fashioned ? âÂ
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That was an odd request coming from someone behind the bar. Wasn't he supposed to know how to make one? Yet again, if it hadn't been for the lost puppy expression he had on his face, she would have believed this was a joke. "Sure," she says, as she pulls out her phone and clicks on the first website, appropriately enough called liquor.com. "Well, you need 2 ounces of bourbon, one teaspoon of water, 3 dashes angostura bitters. I don't what that is either," she adds with a wince and shrug before continuing, "1/2 teaspoon sugar and orange peel as garnish." She smiles at him as she puts her phone to the side. "Now I feel bad because I was planning to order a mojito, but I can definitely settle with a beer."
status:Â open | location:Â on the road bed & breakfast inn
The plastic dome of a cake carrier stared at him for past hour. Lennox did his best to whittle down the amount of assorted cookies inside, but there were still too many to count. Honest to the high heavens, he wasnât sure what possessed Ceri to âgiftâ the bundle to him. Was it because his face has been looking rather gaunt lately? He wasnât sure, but he sure as hell knew he couldnât finish the damn mountain of sweets by himself.
âPlease, take some. Actually, take them all.â Words came with a clear plea for the other to agree. âI ate five already, and Iâm pretty sure Iâm going to get acid reflux if I have another crumb.â Heâs very well aware of how dramatic he sounded, but just the thought of eating another cookie made his stomach churn.
No talking to strangers, let alone accept sweets from them. That was a rule in her classroom, yet here she was tempted to accept cookies from a stranger. Damn her and her sweet tooth! "What's the catch?" she asks, a playful smile already gracing her features. "You know what they say about things that seem too good to be true." She knows this by experience and while the cookies seemed harmless, she didn't mind a little bit of banter before caving and taking the cookies. All, of course, with the aim to help him avoid acid reflux.
ana de armas, cis female, she/her   â   whenever i see alba rivas meandering down agnes street la escalera by pablo alborĂĄn starts to play inside my head. maybe it is the vibe they give off. bullet journals, colorful dresses, hairstyles with bandanas ;  you know ? artistic impressions is what keeps them interested in agnes. i heard they are a thirty-three year old teacher at bright future. they look like the kind of person who would make you do a vision board.Â
hi again, itâs ella again. okay so i had cameron (the lily james) but tbh sheâs a new muse and right now i donât have the brain to develop a muse from scratch but i still want to write and thatâs why i decided to bring alba, one of my oldest muses. iâm so happy to give her a new home and i canât wait for her to meet all of your characters.
basics
NAME: alba carolina rivas borges
NICKNAME: al, albie
GENDER: cis female
PLACE OF BIRTH: boca raton, florida
DATE OF BIRTH: april 19, 1988
AGE: thirty-thirty
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: bisexual
OCCUPATION: teacher at bright future
background
tw: illness, cheating
CHILDHOOD
her story starts between cuba and spain. her mother, carolina, fled from cuba and her father immigrated from spain with no friends or family and only with a few dollars. the two newcomers were matched by fate and just a year later they welcomed their daughter, alba.
two years later, a son completed the rivas family. they didnât have much and often had to deal with homesickness and many times they considered moving to spain, but eventually they decided to stay.
it was a big change for both juliĂĄn and carolina. he used to work as a lawyer back in spain and carolina had almost graduated from med school. now in the united states they both had to start from zero.
her mother traveled an hour from boca raton to palm spring every day where she worked cleaning those luxurious houses. her father got his credentials to become a spanish teacher and taught in the local high school.
alba always knew she didnât have much. she grew up going with her mom to those huge houses and from a young age she understood what wealth could buy. however, alba never envied those who had a lot more than her. in fact, her childhood best friend was the girl that lived in the house her mother cleaned. the two were inseparable.
ADOLESCENCE AND COLLEGE YEARS
alba excelled as a student. education was something her parents always deemed as important and so she made it her goal to make them proud.Â
she earned a spot in a prestigious public high school. as a teenager, she was the model child. always listening to her parents, rarely giving them problems. she had an active social life, she went on a couple of dates and she was part of several groups.
these qualities eventually earned her a place at nyu. moving to new york was something sheâd never considered. she liked florida, and her family were there but her parents convinced her that this would be a great opportunity and that she could comeback.
becoming a teacher was her ambition. she admired her father for doing it and she knew from a young age that she wanted to teach children.Â
to make ends meet, she got a job as a waitress and she really didnât have a social life as she worked and studied full time. there was no time for friendship and even less time for dating.
it was during one day at work that she met someone that changed her life. she met another student while she was working who asked her out but she refused, however, he came back and did the same thing every night until one day she finally accepted.
one date turned into two and then three until soon people couldnât see one without the other. most people thought they wouldnât last, their personalities and values were too different. he came from a wealthy family, the typical spoiled kid that was set to inherit his parentsâ fortune someday, the one that always featured on page six with a different woman every night. meanwhile, alba came from a working-class family, daughter of immigrants who always had to work to get what she had in life. despite the skepticism, they proved everyone wrong.
at twenty-two, alba graduated with a degree in early childhood education and began working as a teacher.
ADULTHOOD
her relationship with this guy (i dont have a name for him lmao) was better than ever and after dating for three years, he proposed and alba said yes as she was convinced sheâd found her other half.
however, not everything was perfect. his family didnât like her and things only got worse after they got engaged. the couple married only a year later. they left new york and moved to florida where they bought one of those houses alba always had dreamed to have and the best part is that they were neighbors with her childhood best friend.
but all good things must come to an end, and soon her fairytale turned into a nightmare. the relationship with her in-laws was awful which eventually caused tension in their marriage. they began to fight more often and he started to spend more time at his office than at home. however, she was determined to make their marriage work, a love like theirs couldnât end like this, she wouldnât allow it.
tw cheating:Â one day, alba returned to their home early and what she saw was heartbreaking. there he was, in bed with none other but her childhood best friend. heartbroken, alba refused to accept any of his excuses and immediately filed for divorce, to the joy of her in-laws. end of tw.
after her divorce, alba moved to california where she started a year course at stanford. she planned to stay there but that when she received news from home.
tw illness: her father was very sick, and her parents had decided to move to islebury, rhode island. without anything holding her back, she packed up her stuff and moved here as well so she could help her mother with her dad. end of tw.
sheâs been living here for three years now and works as a teacher at bright future.
personality
She has the ability to see the good in almost anyone or anything and tends to sympathize with even the most unfriendly person. She often hides the extreme depth of feelings from her, even from herself, until circumstances elicit a passionate response.Â
She has a deep sense of idealism that comes from a strong personal sense of right and wrong. She sees the world as a place full of possibilities and potentials and is governed by her intuition. She is quite reserved and is not easily manipulated.
She is a good listener and considerate, they try to care for and understand others in a deep way. She can be very calm and intuitive with the people around her, being able to search for hidden meanings in the actions and words of others.
Of course, all of life is not rosy and Alba is not exempt from suffering the same disappointments and frustrations that are common to others. She tends to be a perfectionist and often strives for personal ideals that can be exhausting or very difficult to obtain.
headcanons
sheâs a bookworm. her favorite book is the persuasion by jane austen
she speaks fluent spanish
alba has a beautiful white persian cat named nube
she loves wearing bandanas in her hair
claims sheâs allergic to strawberries, sheâs not. she just hates them and thatâs easier than explaining why
connections
Younger brother: Iâm gonna make a wanted connection because I love this dynamic. He is two years younger than her and she adores him. She tries to stay in touch with him and in general, they are close.
Ex-best friend: they met as children and grew up together, they knew everything about the other. albaâs mother worked as a housekeeper and she used to go with her sometimes, thatâs how they met. this person came from a different background, she lived in one of those expensive houses alba could only dream to own. their friendship was so strong that they even applied to the same university (although her friend was not accepted). alba considered this person as the sister she never had, but then she did the worst thing in the world, she slept with albaâs husband. they havenât spoken since she found out.
Ex-husband:Â They divorced two years ago, after alba found out he had been cheating on her with her best friend. they met while she was a student at NYU and were together for three years before getting engaged and married. he comes from a wealthy family, the typical perfect american family. their relationship was never approved by his parents. she hasnât spoken to him since the divorce.
Best Friendish: Okay, so this is a tricky one because her actual best friend turned into Judas and slept with her husband, but maybe this person is the closest she has to a best friend. she trusts this person and since her divorce, this is the only person that she has been able to speak without limitations.
Bad influence: Alba has never been one to go to many parties or even to drink, but this person is the only one that can convince her to have a good time.
Co-workers/Parents: She works as a teacher at bright future, maybe your character works there or their kids go/went there.
Neighbor: self-explanatory
Unlikely friendship:Â The two have different personalities, but somehow, both have managed to get along and form a weird friendship.
Hook ups: Sheâs not really the relationship kind bc sheâs always busy but once in a while she hooks up with people ghdghdhgd (open to everyone)
Flirtationship: they act like friends, but cannot help to throw flirty looks or comments at each other.
Unrequited: It could go either way, Iâm fine to plot it out. Iâm an angst hoe sooo
Bad tinder date: after her divorce, her friends tried to set her up with someone but it didnât go well. There was nothing wrong about her date, but she wasnât ready and in the end it was a very uncomfortable situation for them.
One night stand: she was drunk, he/she was drunk too. They didnât plan it but happened and now whenever they see each other in town itâs a bit awkward.
