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@angclfire
alright y’all, i’ve still got a few replies today that i’ll get to either later or tomorrow if i end up in a photoshop whole. but !! i still want to get some new threads going bc we got a lot of new members so like this for a starter from scarlet or samantha !
𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒚.
Mirela pulled her best bood face, “Tell me who are these people, and I’ll make sure they will be dealt with next time they step in here”, she kept the serious face for a moment and then laughed, “Jokes apart, I’m sorry you missed this meeting, was is very important?”, she questioned. At her offering, Mirela hesitated, remembering something about pregnant woman being careful with seafood, “Sure”, she said, making mental notes to follow the doctor’s instructions as she made her pick.
a grin broke out on her face at the response she gets, brows raising before she shakes her head. “no, it’s just my idiot coworker i’m supposed to work with on a publicity plan with. if you ever see me come in with a redheaded man with no fashion sense, spit in his food.” she teased, brightening once more when mirela accepted her invitation. “great. my shout then.” now that she thinks about it, she doesn’t know why she didn’t hang out with mirela more. sure they were several years apart growing up, but they were both aunts, both fun, and she was always open to gaining closer friends.
closed starter for @angclfire (sam) !!
it was no surprise to see nadia at the donovan’s, even though her and katie have been going on and off ever since anyone could remember, she always at least tried to put in a good effort and visit. “hey, ms. d!” she called out as she entered the family’s living room with a small grin on her face. “is katie here? we’re supposed to study for an exam.” she lied, she just really wanted to see katie.
she’s always had an open door policy in her house. whether it was back when it was just her and her apartment, or in the last couple of years when it was her and the kids. their doors were always open to their friends, and it’s why it’s no surprise to sam to see nadia show up. “hey, kid.” she smiles, glancing up from her emails. “she’s not here, but i’m sure she’ll be back soon if you want to hang around.”
𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒓.
HIS LAUGHTER IS soft , chest that is too warm and full . it’s far too hard to describe happiness , but this moment could serve as pretty great example of what that feels like . ❛ i don’t know about that . they could just switch to chinese , give us another day or so . ❜ their kids — all four of them — is all that is missing to make it perfect . his arms tighten around her without much thought , the idea of getting back to their lives and and the kids , and leaving this moment behind too much . ❛ sam donovan , are you threatening to kidnap me ? ❜ the teasing tone pushes a smirk on his face . ❛ because i would not be opposed to that . ❜ make it a month and he would’t mind ; better yet , make it their whole lifetime . but they can’t do it , not until he has a conversation that is as needed as it is scary . ❛ i’ve been thinking . ❜ knuckles brush against her skin , movement slow and tender . they haven’t talked about when to tell the truth to their kids and he knows it would mean partly giving up on these moments that are just theirs , but arthur also knows he won’t be able to go for much longer without this being his new normal . ❛ if we tell them , we won’t need to escape just to be together anymore . ❜ he keeps her eyes on her , wanting to get her reaction . ❛ maybe we should start to think about that . ❜
her lazy smile widens further, eyes still closed as her fingers continue to draw lazy patterns against his jaw. “yeah, but chinese is more expensive and then they’d run out of money and need us home faster.” she teased, though she has enough faith in her kids to know that they could take care of themselves all too easily. it leaves a pang in her chest to know they’re really growing up now. lucas in college, katie soon to be doing the same. she’s been in her role as their parent for long enough now, it would be fitting that just as she’s gotten used to it, it wouldn’t be needed nearly as much anymore. “i’ve already had an accomplice bolt the doors from the outside. there’s no escaping now, faulkner.” she likes this far too much, just being with him. what she wouldn’t give to be able to do this in the mornings and nights rather than on the weekends they had the time to sneak away to a hotel. the words ‘i’ve been thinking’ immediately grasp her attention, eyes opening and head tilting up to look at him. she can’t say that she hasn’t thought about it. the thought of telling her kids crosses her mind all the time, the idea of being able to go out in public with him and not have to hide away all too tempting. “i’ve thought about it a lot, actually.” it has been around a year now since all of this began, even if they hadn’t really been together for that long. she shifts so that she’s sitting up a little more. “i’m really nervous about changing things with them. i don’t know if it’s going to be hard for them or if i’ve been worrying about it for nothing.” she shrugs slightly, fingers trailing down to his collarbone. “but i like the idea of being able to be with you without sneaking around.”
𝒋𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓.
“well i hope so, don’t want to be a lightweight for the rest of my life.”josie commented, although she was never really bothered about drinking. a nod of her head, she was glad that her and scarlet agreed on one thing, drinking was overrated. “i just don’t get why the boys like it so much.”
“if it makes you feel any better, i really can’t drink more than three drinks without heavily feeling it.” she enjoyed it from time to time, though it’s been a long while since she’s been drunk. she hasn’t gotten to that point since the night tali was conceived. “they’re more used to it than we are, i guess. apparently it gets easier to rebound from the more often you drink.”
𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒏-𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔.
“ that’s what the hope is.” nessa beams, worse comes to worse she had been looking for a place of her own– they’d only have to deal with the little puppy for a little while. “ i was thinking solo, or ripley. i can’t decide which one i like more.. what do you think ? “
“if all else fails, you can just hold up his cute little face.” she beams, standing back up straight to think over names. one of her favourite parts about having a baby had been how much she enjoyed name hunting. “solo would be really cute, especially if it’s after han solo.”
𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐-𝒎𝒊𝒏.
soo-min contemplates rejecting the offer. refusing help in it’s various forms had become like a reflex response. but lately, burning her bridges in the name of maintaining pride, seemed less appealing. not with the judgement of the entire town sitting upon her shoulders. “uh…” min takes a sharp inhale, raking back her hair with both hands, “okay.”
she smiles softer once min accepts the offer. even with their history, scarlet had never been the kind of person who could turn down a person in need of help. it wasn’t anything in her nature even if comforting her ex wasn’t at the top of her list of things to do. “come on.” she offers out both her hands to the other woman. “there’s no judgement from me. you don’t have to talk about it.”
𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓.
“ oh trust me i won’t forget.” soft laughter falls from vera’s lips, as she moves to pour some into the glass for sam and then moving back towards her seat. “ right.“ she should have known it’d raise questions but with her current condition ? drinking was out of the question. “ you see.. i can’t really drink. not right now at least.” she begins knowing that her friend would find out one way or another. “ absolutely, sometimes it’s just nice to stay at home and just relax.”
“i knew i could trust you.” she teases, smug smile on her face and she happily tugs the wine glass over to her once it’s poured. the glass is halfway to her mouth when vera utters a phrase that catches her attention, and she lowers it again as she strares at her. she tries not to assume, but it’s hard not to when it’s the most obvious reason that her mind goes straight towards it. “you trying to tell me something, vera fair?”
𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒋𝒂𝒆𝒌𝒖𝒌.
he watches her clutch her daughter and he offers a smile, hopes he doesn’t come across as anything other than friendly. that’s the last thing he wants. when she smiles, he does too. “ you teach there ? ” he asks, his smile widens. there’s his own hope growing in his chest and he nods, probably a little too eagerly. “ if you don’t mind. that’d be a help. “
she smiles wider at the question, nodding eagerly. her passion always came out at it’s strongest when she talked about her dancing in any form, and it’s grown even more since she’d begun teaching. “yeah, i teach ballet to the young ones.” she nods once more, tilting her head in the direct. “i don’t mind at all, just follow me. are you new in town?”
𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏.
it’s far too late, katie is already more than excited– and is hoping that the maybe would turn into a for sure yes.“ the best decisions are the ones not thought about ! “ she somehow further encourages. “ absolutely and puppies are so cute, we also get the full experience. we don’t get that with an adult dog.”
she smiles, finding her niece all too endearing in that moment. she definitely has a little bit of sam in her, that’s for sure. “i’ll take a couple of days to think about it, i have to see if i have to dog proof the house or anything.” and probably grill arthur on what it was like owning a dog, but he’s raved enough about rio for her to know. “talk to your brother about it, because if we were to have a dog, you both have to decide together what to get. i am drawing the line at anything that yaps, though.”
𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒕.
to say cameron was on edge would be putting it lightly. since his conversation with valeria, ending with him being persuaded to stay for at least a little while longer, he had become hyper aware of everything he did that could possibly be traced. he used his phone and credit cards as little as possible, used a vpn for his laptop and even considered buying a new car again before realising that was a little excessive (although he had spotted many cars he wouldn’t mind owning). thankfully, while sat on a bench in the park on a nice day with a good book in his hand, he managed to find a moment of relief. that moment instantly got better when he heard an approaching voice call out to him. “hey, scarlet, fancy meeting you here.” he wanted to slap himself with his own damn book.
@angclfire
walks had become part of her usual routine with tali these days. pushing her daughter around tended to calm her down into an afternoon nap without scar having to do much to coax her into it at all. as a mother, she’s learned that taking whatever easy ways she can when it came to effective parenting were key to keeping her sanity. her smile broke out on her face once she saw a familiar face in front of her, and she didn’t hesitate to make a beeline over to him. “hey, cameron.” she came to a stop in front of him. “yeah, i didn’t know you came around here. it’s kind of one of my favourite spots to walk around whenever i have some free time.”
𝒓𝒚𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.
rye had an unusual smile settled across his face that night. despite the family issue still bouncing around in his head, he couldn’t battle the expression of at least slight happiness - it was a look so uncommon that most of his co-workers had stopped him to ask what had happened. he always gave them a vague answer before swanning off to wipe down tables and collect empty glasses. at the moment, he stood behind the bar, serving the woman sat on a stool the other side.”here you go!” even his voice held a little less heaviness to it than usual, less bitterness as he smiled at the customer. “celebrating something or just needing an overpriced drink?”
@angclfire
sitting at the end of the bar, ending up here for a quick drink hadn’t been her original plan for the evening. but her fay at work had been a little more frusting than she’d like to deal with, and a quick drink and time to herself was all she really needed to feel like her usual self. she smiled at the lawrence boy when he brings her cocktail, brows raising in amusement at his comment. “sometimes, you just have to get the most expensive cocktail on the menu.” she shrugs, raising her glass to him just a little bit before raising it to her mouth and taking a quick sip. “how your family doing, ryan?”
𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒚-𝒚𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔.
isadora and scarlet had never been close in high school, running with vastly different crowds over the three years. but as an adult, dora seemed to become less averse to entertaining conversations outside the comfort of her circle. as long as they weren’t a bore. she leans backwards into the soft cushioning of the cafe chair that stretched around the table, dinner style. “i’m looking forward to when i don’t have to wake up at 4am every single day to groom and tack up a horse.” an amused huff of hair ensues, “it’s not doing me any favours in the eye-bag department.”
“you’re like, a mum, right?” despite dating leo, isadora knew very little about leo’s family other than his parents. she can’t quite remember the name of the child. tia? talia? something along those lines. dora had occasionally seen her with either parent, but isadora had never stopped to enquire about the baby. infants tended to be sticky and cry a lot.
truthfully, she hadn’t paid a whole lot of attention to most social circles in high school. if she hadn’t of been friends with leo since early childhood, she likely wouldn’t have had a social life at all. given dora was already four years above her, she hadn’t known her then, only really knowing of her through her family name and the fact that she and leo had some weird thing going on. “that’s really cool that you get to work with horses, though. are you a jockey?” she seemed small enough, that was for sure.
she keeps her face neutral at the question, never quite knowing how to take it when people asked her things like that. usually it led to judgement, or an over enthusiastic response, but she was never really sure. “yeah, leo and i have tali together.”
𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒚.
It was a beautiful day, and Mirela decided to pass by the family’s yatch club. She had to decide if she’s going to sail or not, but for now she just wanted to enjoy the lake view. She didn’t want to bother her brother, or anyone else from her family. In fact, she needed some time to be by herself, and perhaps starting the sketch of a plan for her future, even though she wasn’t one to make those plans. She was easily distracted by someone caught in her eyeview, looking a bit lost, “Hey, you need any help?”, she asked them.
she was mad. while yes, she found herself often running late to everything, she still hated it when people cancelled their plans together just because things had to be shifted around. she half expected her company to be kidding about cancelling their drinks, but alas, she was wrong. “only if you can get people to be more understanding when you’re running late.” she teases, brows rising before falling once more. “want to come split a seafood platter with me instead?”
𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒉 𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒚-𝒚𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔.
“I swear, my professor is trying to scare us all off before we even start,” Micah groaned, his backpack weighed down heavily by the textbook he was forced to lug around. He swore you could beat a bear off with that thing. “I mean, I guess they want to weed out the week early on, but still. It is almost like he hates freshman… a freshman vendetta.” Though, to be fair, a good number of his classmates had been texting through class, chatting with each other, or otherwise being obnoxious, which was enough to make anyone’s blood boil. “Enough about me - how was your day?”
@hillstonreblog
exhaustion is clear on her own face as she sits back in the chair, a day of dancing catching up with her body. powell university certainly had a good reputation, and the program they had there for ballet was good for now, but she always came home exhausted. “that sucks that your professor is being an ass.” she frowns. “if it makes you feel any better, i think my teacher gives us condition when we’re already tired just to make us suffer.” she sighs quietly before a smile breaks through. it would make her a better dancer at least. “my day was good. kind of exhausting, though. i might try and squeeze in a nap after this before i go pick tali up from her dad’s.”
𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏.
katie is just as surprised at the answer. she half-thought it’d be more difficult than this, but she also wasn’t going to complain. or say anything to jinx it, or have her aunt sam regret the answer. but the smile from ear to ear, shows how happy she is with that.“ i think that sounds fair.“ as she slowly nods her head in agreement. “ i was thinking a dog or maybe a cat. but i do happen to know someone who has puppies.”
“i just said maybe, okay, i need to think about it.” she needed to spend a few hours on google to find out what having a dog in the house was actually like and if she needed to hide all of her shoes first. still, she can’t deny that seeing katie smile like that was a great incentive, and she’d always wanted a dog growing up. it wasn’t the worst idea in the world. “uh-huh, so a puppy is your real preference here is what you’re saying.”
𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓.
“ i’ll try to remember that.” vera returns momentarily with the bottle of wine, a glass and of course something to snack on. not all that bothered that she couldn’t enjoy it herself, not when she could enjoy the company.“ i never seen it coming, but i think i’m becoming a homebody.” it earns soft but warm laughter nonetheless that falls from her lips.“ who would have thought ? “
“please do, it’ll be key in our friendship.” she teases back, leaning back in her chair as complete relaxation courses through her. brows furrow when she notices there’s only one glass between them. “vera fair, are you not going to drink with me?” she questions, eyebrows raising then in pure judgement. “there’s nothing wrong with that. as long as you still see from time to time, hanging out at home has it’s perks.”
