MAKE LOVE MAKE PEACE   MAKE OUT MAKE ART

Since I'm gonna go to hell anyway, I'm going with a bang, bang, bang alethia del castillo || artist || forever 19

[alethia-del-castillo]

isabelle-grant:

Isabelle felt queasy at the thought of drinking, which was a first, normally she would be all up for it. “I’m okay with some caffeine in me. Nothing, just haven’t been sleeping well and my night job at the bar is taking a toll.“

“Alright, let’s see how we are going to fix this.” Alethia thought in silence for a while before smiling, facing Isabelle again. “First, we are getting you coffee. Then, when you are no longer looking like you are going to murder a baby penguin, we are going to get pizza. You just can’t bring that kind of negativity to a pizza place, Izzy. And then we are going to find a day for you to take off, and maybe I’ll even babysit Noah so you and Mike can have a calm day. How about that?”

[alethia-del-castillo]

isabelle-grant:

Isabelle rubbed her temple, feeling exhausted seep through her body as she leaned against the bench, staring out at the park, letting her legs stretch out in front of her. “If you’re trying to scare me, try again in the next two hours where I feel like a sleep deprived person.”

“Wasn’t going to, sunshine,” Alethia scoffed, falling on the bench next to her friend. “I was going to tackle you and buy you a drink, but it looks like you are in desperate need of coffee instead. What’s up?”

[daisiecrown]

[alethia-del-castillo]

@kate-davide

[htgawmsource]

[courtney-worth-blog]

“Well, it’s something completely different to learn how you’re supposed to act and experience the situation for real,” Courtney offered, not vaguely in reference to her day at the preschool with Matt. Her voice was soft as she looked at her hands, knowing she should have strayed from this topic, but wanting to face it head on nonetheless. Each incident they faced at Helios was making Courtney stronger; she could feel it. Her eyes only raised for a moment when Alethia replayed their encounter before they humbly found the ground again. “I had to save you, Alethia,” Courtney said after a moment. “If I hadn’t, who would teach me how to evade driving tickets?” She smiled just enough, finally meeting the other set of brown eyes. “I’m so glad.” 

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I’d gone through things like this before... this was just panic acting, I guess. But I’m glad you were there to avoid me turning into a pulp of sarcasm and regrets,” Alethia joked sourly, before licking her lips as she tried to find a way to get loose of the conversation. At Courtney’s slight change of topic she did her best to smile, barely managing it. “Me too.”

[telefilmaddictedforever]

[alethia-del-castillo]

Alethia playing with Alice in the park. 

[courtney-worth-blog]

Courtney shut her eyes immediately regretting her shift in conversation. She raised a hand to her forehead, refusing to witness the way the memory affected Alethia. “Mine either,” she confided. After a moment, she searched for sunshine, trying to find a happier spin. “But Kate and Kat, they were okay, right?” 

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I mean, I was raised in California... I do know how to keep it together during earthquakes, it just...” Alethia’s voice lost volume until it disappeared completely, the memory of the paralyzing fear taking over her again, now with the addition of the guilt of being (probably) the best person in that situation to help and having instead made an awful mess of herself. 

“Are you kidding me? If it wasn’t for you I would probably have stayed in that supermarket until a big pile of shit fell on my head and killed me,” Alethia scoffed. She didn’t mean to flatter Courtney, or to dismiss her fear, she simply stated the facts. “Yeah, they were both okay.”

[courtney-worth-blog]

“Very,” Courtney concluded with a nod. 

Next, Courtney felt a topic, that should remain untouched, pull at her attention. “The last time we talked was the Earthquake,” she pointed out gently, her expression generally emotionless. 

[alethia-del-castillo]

The smile left quickly, and Alethia felt her skin break into goosebumps underneath the splashes of paint. “That... uhm,” she tried, but her voice failed. “That wasn’t my finest moment.”

[courtney-worth-blog]

“I am finally understanding how much I have to learn from you.” 

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I’m pretty awesome, am I not?”

[carameltree]

[alethia-del-castillo]

Alethia getting some work done 

“You look really cute when you work.”

“Which is never, because you are always distracting me.”

taken by @kate-davide​

[courtney-worth-blog]

Courtney laughed, stuffing her hands into her pockets. “That’s a very fair point. I mean, who wants to pay for gas and, when you’re the passenger, you can put your feet on the dashboard.” Her smile fell thoughtfully for a moment. “Why did I even get a license?” 

[alethia-del-castillo]

“No, no. You are getting me wrong: I do drive, I even had a car once, but I never saw the need to get a license. I’ve never got a ticket in my life.” Alethia chuckled at Courtney’s disheartened expression. “I could show you my ways.”

[almasveinsdottir-blog]

❛   Well that was ploy of them Alma replied, in the best Swedish accent she could muster.

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I must get my revenge. I will steal Matthew’s Pop-Tarts and figure out something for Kate. She is much more difficult to prank.”

[brookesandersxo-blog]

“God, all those things sound so cool. You live the dream, my friend.”

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I guess I do. Though living the dream on the streets it’s not always that exciting. But most times it is, as long as it isn’t cold.”

[brookesandersxo-blog]

“I mean, math and science and stuff won’t get me anywhere though.”

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I mean other than College, scholarships, good-paying jobs, financial stability... having a brain brings nothing, you are right,” Alethia scoffed sarcastically. 

[courtney-worth-blog]

Look, all I’m saying is that I busted my ass to learn how to parallel park for my driver’s test and have I ever parked in a parallel space? No. 

[alethia-del-castillo]

“I think this is the moment where I confess I don’t have a driver’s licence? I mean I tried to get it once, but the line was like way  too long. So I figured, who needs a licence anyway?”

[brookesandersxo-blog]

‘Oh God, yeah I can see how that would pose some problems.”

[alethia-del-castillo]

“Yeah, which kind of sucks. Because if you think about it not many people think that being a bartender, nanny and street artist is a real job. But hey, being bilingual helps.”

[brookesandersxo-blog]

“Well, everybody’s good at something.”

[alethia-del-castillo]

“Come on, Brooke. Don’t play all humble with me, you are good at way more things than just being flattering.”