under cover of darkness

✗ ┊▋ SLIP BACK, out of WHACK , at your best it's a nightmare so i'm joining the army no house phones but can i still call? will you ( WAIT ) for me now? we've got the right to live, FIGHT to use it got ev'rything but you can just choose it i won't just be a puppet on a S T R I N G don't go that way i'll wait for you i'm tired of all your friends list'ning at your door i want what's BETTER for you so long my friend and adversary but i'll WAIT FOR YOU.

[atticusgetty]

( evie. ) 

Evie ruffled her hair a little and hit pose after pose after pose for him. “So I’ve been told,” she said, brow arched as she played in to his compliment. “I reckon it was only a matter a time before we were officially introduced,” Evie said, having seen him around a few times. “Pleasure’s all mine, Mr. Getty. Name’s Evelyn Hawthorne but most people just call me Evie,” she said with a wink. “Any chance I can have a peek?” she asked, motioning to the camera.

     " NOT AT ALL. help yourself and let me know if you find anything you like. " atticus handed the camera over to her, secretly praying that he had deleted all the risque photos of his model the previous night. " you're a NATURAL in front of the camera, you know ?? "

[atticusgetty]

( cami. ) 

“Don’t be sorry, pictures plastered all over the internet? Daddy would hit the roof. So, I’ll even offer you more… Risque photos if necessary” She laughed, speaking to the familiar face, teasing the man. “How long has it been Atti? Two, three years?”

     " NICE TO SEE you again, cami, " atticus chuckled as he leaned forward to kiss his old friend on the cheek. " RISQUE photos ?? " he cocked an eyebrow. had she any idea of the photos he had taken with various of his flings as he traveled the world ?? " nevertheless, hire me and i'll take your photo however and whenever you want it. "

[atticusgetty]

( tzipporah. ) 

“Hm, perhaps you’ll have a better idea of who graces your photographs after this,” she commented, “But don’t delete it. Any photo of me is not to be published without my approval. Understood?”

     AN EMBARRASSED FLUSH made its way to the south african's cheeks. " yes, tzipporah. " he let the camera dangle from his chest. " shall i email you the photos ?? they look good enough for a new facebook profile picture, " he joked.

[atticusgetty]

( saraia. ) 

Saraia hadn’t expected him to respond so quickly, riding himself of the picture and she felt guilty. “I’m sorry. I just… sorry.”

     SHAKING HIS HEAD, atticus threw a reassuring grin her way. " it's just just a picture, doll. don't worry about it, " he said, " i'm atticus, by the way. you new here ? i haven’t seen you around before. "

[atticusgetty]

( MESSAGE ✉︎ ELVNXHEART + DAWSONJR )

ElvenxHeart ❥:Oh? I’m assuming she’s never heard the phrase, Art takes time? ElvenxHeart ❥:Any chance you’ll share some of the photos with me? ;) ElvenxHeart ❥:I’d love a little a private gallery show. If that’s not asking too much. I know you’re busy. I’d hate to put you even more behind.

DawsonJr: A private gallery show? You’d get a private viewing once I have time to actually open up one. DawsonJr: Anyway, enough about me. How was your day? 

[atticusgetty]

( toni. ) 

“Oh, you’re awake.” Toni muttered, stretching her body across the king-sized mattress. “You snore, you know? And awfully loud, might I add.” She teased, flicking the stranger on the nose.

     SUNLIGHT PEEKED THROUGH hooded eyelids, bronze hair rumpled into a mess, the south african sat up slowly and tried to recall the events of the previous night. “ at what part did we fall asleep in ?? ” atticus mumbled, his voice still exhibiting his DROWSINESS as his tired gaze drifted to the laptop screen frozen with a still of brooklyn nine-nine on screen. 

[atticusgetty]

( @daisywinslow. ) 

     HE DREW PICTURES in his head from the foggy glass windows of hot buns, the pads of his fingers warmed as they curled around a steaming mug of tea. his attention snapped to the pretty blonde seated before him, offering an awkward smile. when he had romanced daisy, and abruptly left her, he wouldn’t have expected to run into her outside south africa. they had both been travelers, but his heart led him elsewhere. and unfortunately, it was a place without daisy. “ so, how was your flight in ?? ” atticus shifted uncomfortable in his seat. 

[atticusgetty]

( MESSAGE ✉︎ ELVNXHEART + DAWSONJR ) 

ElvenxHeart ❥: It’s been a LONG day. Forgive me for taking ages to message you. ElvenxHeart ❥: But I’m here now and I’m ready to shower you in attention. ElvenxHeart ❥: So fill me in on how your day has been.

DawsonJr: No worries, Elven. Been pretty busy myself. DawsonJr: Just the usual -- post-processing photos here and there. May have gotten into trouble with my boss since she wants the photos ASAP. DawsonJr: When I said I wanted to be a professional photographer, I didn’t expect this hahaha

[atticusgetty]

SOCIAL MEDIA. ( 1 / ∞ )

[atticusgetty]

( scout. ) 

scout was nursing a hangover with a glass of orange juice and a soft song playing through her headphones when she noticed a guy – a very good looking guy – taking her picture. what for? she wondered. “o-oh, okay.” she said softly, pulling the headphone out of her ear. “do you mind… not including me in that? i’m not looking my best today. i’m in sweatpants, for god’s sake.”

     " YOU LOOK GREAT. " it was no lie. despite being clad in merely sweatpants with her blonde hair in a tousle, atticus found the girl EXTREMELY attractive. " let me know when you're ready for your close up, " he teased.

[atticusgetty]

( tzipporah. ) 

“At what point did you ask if I would like my photograph taken?” Tzipporah said firmly, looking over the boy. She wasn’t overly offended, but felt a request should have been made first.

     " TZIPPORAH !! I DIDN'T realize it was you. " crap. the assistant manager of the hotel already thought of him as a PEST, and he just managed to make it worse. " i'll delete the photo -- i promise. "

[atticusgetty]

( saraia. ) 

“Can you please not take pictures of me?” Saraia asked, having seen him around but never spoke to him. She was afraid a picture could get her into real trouble.

     AN APOLOGETIC SMILE graced the twenty-five year old's lips. " no problem. i'll delete it. " atticus turned the display to show her. his fingers toyed with the buttons until he had done as he had promised. " SORRY 'bout that. "

[atticusgetty]

( evie. ) 

“Never apologize for takin’ my picture, darlin’” Evie cooed with a sweet smile. Since coming to Arcadia two years ago, she’d grown to love the attention. “Just make sure you’re gettin’ my best side,” she turned to the side, popped her hip so that her ass was in full view and glanced and winked, “Betcha they’ll love that one.”

     THE BLONDE WAS someone he had seen frequently throughout his two month stay at arcadia -- she commanded every room that she entered, drawing all eyes to her immaculate figure and killer looks. as she posed for him, atticus brought the camera back to his eyes and snapped away. " you're a great MUSE, " he informed her once he had finished. two years prior to his arrival, he had spent time travelling around the world, which included taking photos of different women in modern jack dawson style. " atticus getty, local photographer of the island, " the south african introduced himself.

[atticusgetty]

( kassia. )

Despite the rebuff, Kassia. didn’t quite move away from him. “ Well of course you can, ” she replied, as if he were speaking nonsense. “ You’re in Arcadia Resort. You’re not supposed to be tense and stressed. “ Are you suuure ? ” she asked again, a little cuter this time, smiling with her drawl. “ You won’t even know I’m heeere. ” It was her job, after all, and she was quite good at it.

     " CAN EMPLOYEES AVAIL of your services? " atticus questioned. in the midst of all the stress of preprocessing the photos from the different events around arcadia, from nights at luxe to bachelorette parties, the STRESS may have been taking a toll on the twenty-five year old. " you're doing a good job at tempting me out of my job, " he mused with a flirtatious grin.

[atticusgetty]

( nancy. )

   It’d been a while since she felt a bit embarrassed about anything, and even now it wasn’t super telling. Just a small hint of heat to her cheeks and a little skip of her heart gave it away. The camera surprised her, though, not realizing she was being recorded by the stranger. “Oh–where did you come from?” she questioned feeling a little off about this man with his camera. though his next words she could agree with. “It would seem so, money doesn’t teach manners, in my experience.”

     THE TWENTY-FIVE year old softened at the flush on the girl's cheeks. " i'm only kidding. " he smiled in reassurance. " NANCY, right ?? i'm atticus. " although he had only been on the island for two months, he had familiarized himself with those who had been on the island for longer. 

[atticusgetty]

( eloise. ) 

Eloise looked at the man with raised eyebrows, a lingering smirk spreading across her face. “right….so let me get this straight.” she turned to him and folded her arms across her chest. “you want me to make an informational poster of the basic concept that people shouldn’t stick their cocks in parts of swimming pools?”

     " IT'S AN INTERESTING concept. " atticus returned the girl's smirk with one of his own. " if you need an ARTIST, i do graphic design, along with photography. i could be your man. name's atticus getty, " the south african introduced himself as he extended his hand for her to shake.

[atticusgetty]

     UMBER ORBS PEEKED from behind the canon dslr, a boyish grin playing on the lips of the one who wielded the lens. “ sorry, ” atticus apologized sheepishly as the other caught him snapping photos. “ management wants more CANDID photos for the social media page. ”