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emmivalentine​:

All of the Valentine family loved Aria, she was like an honorary member of the clan. Emmi was really excited to have her there for a girl’s night, she needed the distraction and Aria probably did too. “Anytime, Ari.” She shook her head in a smile, figuring that was obvious enough by now. “So, nails first or?” But Emmi was already gathering all of her polishes before she dumped them on her bed and joined Aria there.

“You’re running the show, Em.” Aria smiled as she leaned back on Emmi’s bed. “If you want, we can start with nails. What colors do you have?” Spending time with Emmi seemed to be the only time that Aria felt normal. It was... an addicting feeling, and one of the only reasons she managed to get out of bed most days.

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downtowntanaka​:

“No?” Johnnie asked. Last he checked, she was a through-and-through local, Asteria born and bred. He was the outsider here. And yet, he seemed to feel more comfortable exploring the tiniest of corners of Asteria more than she. It made him unable to help but wonder what made her so skittish.

“What places do you go to, normally?” he asked. “I know we’ve been working with each other for a couple months now, but I still feel like I don’t know anything about you.”

“I uh- I don’t get out much.”Aria tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, not looking directly at her companion. She was silent for a moment, shoulders slowly drawing up as she fought the urge to just go home. “Uh-” Somehow she didn’t really think Johnnie would be very impressed with her daily routine of home, work, grocery store, and home. “There’s a book store a few blocks away from my apartment? I like to go there sometimes? Sorry, I’m not uh- I’m not very interesting.”

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with: @emmivalentine​ location: the valentine place

“ Thanks for inviting me over, tonight. ” Aria smiled at Emmi, trying her best to full relax on her friend’s bed. “ I really needed a night away. ”

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downtowntanaka​:

Location: Any old restaurant, downtown With: @aria-clark

It was already 12:30 p.m., and Johnnie and Aria had already gotten through half the day.

Johnnie spent way too long poring through Aria’s research earlier. She was nice. She was smart. But she stammered a lot, and Johnnie had a hard time understanding her on occasion, and he often opted to read through her notes and other written work in lieu of having her explain it off-the-cuff.

And, anyway, reading through some things was a nice way to procrastinate on actual tasks.

It had been about four months since he and Aria had met, and they developed a working friendships of sorts. Today, they decided to go out together for lunch. 

“Ugh, time to relax a bit,” he said, reclining in his chair. “You know, I never tried this place. I never even noticed it until today. Is it new? You’ve ever been?”

It was strange, having someone actively pay attention to her. She wasn’t used to men like Johnnie paying any sort of attention to her, even in a professional capacity, and she... she really appreciated it. Of course, her own inability to verbally communicate efficiently was hindering whatever relationship, friendship or otherwise, that she could have with him.

“ I, uh, I haven’t had a chance to try it before. ” Aria fiddled with a loose string on the hem of her sweater. “ I’ve read some uh, some good reviews though.”

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jayclcrk​:

                    WHEN Aria had texted him that morning, Jackson had cleared the rest of the day to meet up with her; something that he’d always made an effort to do. In the years that Caleb had been missing, Jay had tried his best to be there for her, no matter how strained things had been, but it seemed that they were getting back on track. He gave a small smile as she started to speak, knowing that there had to be more to the story. “You did? What happened?”

“ Well, ” Aria flushed deeply, cheeks all but glowing. “ It wasn’t very... serious. We were partners in poli sci and even after our project was done, we kept going for coffee and lunch and one time we went for drinks at the bar down the street from the campus. ” It had been fun and kinda freeing. Parker didn’t know her whole tragic backstory, he just thought she was smart and pretty, and Aria liked that. “ And then the whole thing with... dad, happened. And I may or may not have justleftwithoutreallytellinghimaboutwhatwashappeningandnowhe’shereineden. ”

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valentinemilo​:

Milo turned to Aria, shielding his eyes from the sun. Aria might be one of the only genuine friends he had left since returning home, and he made an effort to spent actual bonding time with her. Which was why both of their pasty bodies were now burning in the sun as they laid down on a beach towel together. He did as was told, kind of. Instead, he pulled her up into a sitting position. “I need to cool down.” He stood up and took a few steps towards the lake. “C’mon or you might be the first case of internal combustion that Edens Town has ever seen.”

“ Ughh, ” Aria groaned, accepting his hand and sitting fully upright. “ Being the first person to spontaneous combust in Eden’s history is not how I wanted to be remembered. ” Peering down, Aria frowned at the reddish tinge her skin had taken. Being sunburnt was not how she wanted to spend her weekend. “ Oh this is going to be bad. This is going to be so bad. ” She sighed, a certain amount of resignation in her voice. “ I think I’ve got aloe in my bag, can you check? ”

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hipnash​:

Nash knew it was game over when he saw that pretty little puppy eyes face on the woman before him. 

Come on, Nash. Hold it together, broski. You can do this.

He shrugged and looked concern. He might have just stolen from the wrong person, but then again he had yet to meet someone who completely deserved what happened to them. She might have done something bad at some point in his life or maybe she would one day. He was simply balancing the forces of the universe. “Yeah, brah, I’ll help you out.” He might go to hell for this but it wasn’t like he wouldn’t redeem himself another day. “Sorry. You never know in small towns. Where was the last place you were?”

“ thank you. thank you so much! ” It was like a weight had been taken off of her shoulders. She needed her phone, to message her dads, to keep track of Ophelia, to message Johnnie and the various others working in politics. “ I really appreciate it. ” Aria smiled at him and turned back towards where she had originally been sitting.

“ I know I was sitting in this area- I sent a snapchat to a friend and then... It’s blank. ” Her original distraught look crept onto her face.

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pcrkerambrose​:

location: the grind.

with: @aria-clark

                     EVER since their chance encounter at the Spring Carnival, Parker hadn’t been able to stop thinking about Aria and the time they’d spent together at college. It had taken him less than a couple weeks to send her a text; knowing that they needed a catch up. Whilst he wasn’t angry about what had happened, he was curious to know the entire situation. He’d gotten to The Grind early, taking a seat in the back and waiting to see if she showed up.

If there was one thing Aria always strove to be, it was early. But, this was Parker and when it came to Parker, Aria’s brain turned to a stuttering mess. So she’d spent too long digging through her closet with Grace laying on her bed giving commentary, and a minute after their agreed meet up time, Aria burst into the Grind, her hair tousled by the wind. It only took her a moment to locate where Parker was sitting, and she almost sighed in relief.

“ I’m so sorry I’m late- I had some.. I lost my shoes. ”

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nathanism‌:

As the girl apologized, Nathan felt a it bad for being so snappy. He rubbed the back of his neck, before giving a shrug. “No worries, no worries, I’m not going to scream at you or anything.” He told her, and then moved to create some more distance between them. He had been knocked out of his reverie, and was now coming to the realization that he did not know how to return to Cassandra’s place. “Do you happen to know Cassandra Brookes?” Nathan asks quickly, before the girl can scurry off. “She’s my sister and I’m new to this town and I’ve been trying to get use to the place but I happen to have forgotten how to get back and my phone is actually dead.” He explains, pulling out his phone even to a dark screen. A younger man had helped him find the barbershop, but after exploring more of the town his phone eventually died on him and so he no longer had that handy map. “Could I perhaps use your phone?”

“ I’m sorry, I don’t know a Cassandra Brookes. ” The name was familiar, but this was Eden, everything was familiar. “ Oh- um, yeah sure. ” Aria reached into her purse, pulling out her phone and trying to stealthily put her pepper spray in a more easily accessible spot. “ Uh, ” She unlocked the phone, pulling up the number pad. “ What’s the number? ” Her parent’s didn’t raise an idiot, she didn’t plan on handing over her phone just quite yet.

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hipnash‌:

“Nope.” Nash lied, it was actually in his pocket. The girl seemed sweet but he wanted to eat more than he wanted to have a nice time with her so he turned the ringer off with his fingers, hands shoved in his pockets and he did his very best to look innocent. He could find a pawn shop and cash it later. “I can maybe help you look for it, if you want.” He offered because maybe it would make him look more innocent. “You look too young to have kids.” People in small towns didn’t have nothing else to do so maybe they started their families young.

Aria’s whole face fell, shoulders slumped and a tired sigh escaped her lips. “ Oh. ” She sighed again, squaring her shoulders back and steeling herself for more searching. “ Yeah, I would really appreciate it. ” She tried to give the man a smile, it wasn’t his fault she had been stupid and left her phone somewhere. “ Oh, they’re my little brother and sister. I’m not- I don’t have any kids. ”

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with: @hipnash​ location: scoops ice cream parlor

“ Sorry- uh, have you seen an iPhone? ” It was a stupid thing to be worried about, but for the life of her, Aria could not remember when she’d last had it. “ It’s an iPhone x, rose gold case. Lock screen is a picture of me and two little kids. ” Last she remembered, she’d been trying to figure what would be the best picture to snap chat Parker, but she must have put it down somewhere, because it definitely wasn’t in her purse.

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with: @valentinemilo​ location: the beach

"I am going to be so sun burnt. ” Her skin felt like it was radiating heat, but not in a painful way. It was more like she felt as though she’d never be cold again. “ Milo, please flip me over so I can be evenly roasted. ”

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valcntinagarcia‌:

                “ARIA, angel, light of all of our lives – has anyone ever told you that you just do too much?” Valentina asked, arching her eyebrow with a gentle laugh as the binder dropped on the bed beside her. She looked at the books that quickly followed, recoiling slightly, “Yeah, no thank you. There’s not gonna be any tiny Garcia’s comin’ from me. Not now and not ever,” She added, shaking her head softly. “You’re makin’ me worry that you’re gonna be the next to confess you’re knocked up and then I’m gonna be the only not-mom friend left.”

“ It’s not for you, Val. It’s so we can best support Phee during her pregnancy. I’ve been working on condensing the super important stuff into a power point that I’m going to email to her soon. ” Aria let herself fall onto her bed, legs swinging off the edge. “ Noooo. I’m not gonna be pregnant for... a long while. I mean, you need to have someone to have a kid with, first. ” Parker flashed in her mind, and Aria tried to turn away from Val before she could see the red tint her face had taken.

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with: @valcntinagarcia​ location: aria’s room

“ Okay- so I took the liberty of mocking up a plan for Phee. I’ve got doctors appointments, Mommy and Me classes, a vitamin schedule, and what seems to be the best diet for pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 29. ” Aria set a thick binder down on her bed. It was filled to the brim with paper, and she tossed a few books down next to Val. “ Here’s a couple ‘What to expect, when you’re expecting’ books, feel free to take one home- I’ve already finished them. They have some good info in there that I wasn’t able to fit in what I’m calling ‘Ophelia’s Baby Binder’. ”

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ecloments‌:

Nora smiles softly at the woman, offering her hand. “It’s lovely to meet you, Aria.” Eleanor tells her, “and, thank you! That’s very sweet, really- I’m very flattered you enjoy my rambling.” She laughs, head dipping a little as she is always sheepish when complimented on her work. No matter how many times, she still can hardly believe people are receptive as they are to it. The girl is sweet, and she can see how flustered she became when she realized who she is. “How often do you come to this bookstore, then? I’ve only just started.” 

Aria took the other woman’s hand, shaking it with a vigor. “ It-it’s so nice to meet you! ” She continued shaking Ms. Clemont’s hand for probably a bit too long, but this was... an amazing moment. She was going to be thinking about this moment for the rest of her life. It was like a scene from a book, like the fates had aligned to allow Aria to meet the very author of the book she had just been reading. “ I didn’t know you were in Eden? ”