She liked messy beds and movie nights without any lights on. She liked the quiet company of a few good friends. Her idea of love was gentle and silent, like a whisper of a touch. Some things are magical, and magic ( contrary to popular opinion ) is often found in the most ordinary of places.
❝ why thank you . i never get enough credit for my excellent points , ❞ sailor mused . her fingertips drummed against the aged tabletop , the blue in her eyes 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 in response . ❝ glad you asked . let’s see . . . we could rob a bank , get a tattoo from a 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒍𝒚 biker , jump out of an airplane , sing a poor rendition of a classic at a karaoke bar , ❞ she listed off , ticking a finger as she did so with words dipped in mischief .
auden’s expression grew from curious to worried and downright afraid very quickly as sailor started rattling off suggestions. the brunette wasn’t necessarily against adventure, but these options seemed much too extreme for her liking. just before she could argue against these and bow out entirely, she heard a realistic idea from the redhead. “karaoke sounds much more my speed,” she commented. she looked up from the girl’s fingers she had been watching and smiled hesitantly. “do you know a good place?” she was a little nervous to get an answer, thinking it might be along the same lines of surly bikers.
❝ oh , you have no idea , ❞ the redhead mused , a friendly smile fixing itself on her face . ❝ y’know i’d say your first mistake was ever bringing your books in , ❞ sailor commented , head tilting to the side to better read the cover of the textbook auden had previously been focusing on . if sailor hadn’t already been so over the moon about being a senior , there was the picture of auden to remind her . sure , she wasn’t expecting senior year to be some walk in the park , but even she’d felt stressed enough by the end of last year to know this year had to be an improvement .
auden looked from the girl to her books and back. “you make an excellent point.” one tiny thought of her physics homework had worked its way into her mind, so she had had to pull the textbook out of her backpack. it just made sense to check it right then and get it out of the way. however, from there, she started doing the reading, which reminded her that she should probably fill out the worksheets while she was at it. then she remembered that french was the period before physics, so she should definitely make sure to get that worksheet done first. before she knew it, she had three different textbooks and four notebooks on the table, her ice cream forgotten in front of her. “any recommendations?” she wondered, pushing her pile of books off to the side and bringing her ice cream closer.
Carter nodded, he couldn’t really contend that argument. “I guess I already blocked my junior year,” he said, his tone remained playful even if there was some truth behind his words. While he would never admit it out loud the sole reason why his junior year didn’t overwhelm him was because he got through it with the help of Adderall. “I can help you with french and history,” he offered with a sincere half-smile. When it came to subjects he enjoyed, Carter didn’t mind helping someone else. “Are all your classmates as stressed as you are?”
auden’s head popped up quickly, a hopeful look in her eyes. “can you really?” it would be such a terrible joke if he turned out not to be serious. “i’m absolute shit at history. i can’t remember dates to save my life,” she confessed. faces were not great either, but she had a better time with that thanks to her interest in art. at his next question, though, she shot him a look that was a cross between ‘did you really just ask that’ and ‘who are you’ because she had just heard that same question. “you sound exactly like my mom right now.” she ran skeptical eyes over his features. “i’m pretty sure you’re not her or else i’d be really freaked out.”
❝ i don’t think i’ve every seen anyone look so 𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙎𝙀 while enjoying a bowl of ice cream before , ❞ sailor noted , quirking an amused eyebrow before leaning forward to wrap her lips around the end of the straw she’d dipped in her strawberry milkshake . ❝ maybe you should take a break , ❞ she suggested after a taste , waggling a finger at the stack of books laid out on the table .
she gave a half-hearted chuckle in response. sailor was right... an ice cream parlor or anything of the sort (could the alamo freeze be considered a true ice cream parlor? she wondered) was the least likely place to find someone looking stressed or unhappy. “i bet i’m quite the sight,” she said, looking to where the other girl was gesturing. “a break does sound great, and that’s what this was supposed to be. no sure how that one got twisted up on me.”
Carter furrowed his brows, his countenance displayed a hint of worry as he tried to recall if he had missed anything important this week. “What do you have to do?” he asked before adding, “I have nothing to do, or at least not that I’m aware.” Sure there was that one-page essay for his history class but he barely considered that a hassle. There was a grimace on his face and it had nothing to do with his brain being frozen but the subject of her homework. “Can’t help you with that. Sciences are my kryptonite,” he said before following her advice which turned out to provide some relief. “Thanks.”
“well, for one, we go to different schools,” she pointed out. “and you’re a year ahead of me. do you not remember how tough junior year was?” a heavy sigh left her lips. she just knew she would regret taking so many ap classes. “well that sucks. i’m not good at science either. anyway, i’ve got this physics homework and then some reading for ap language, a worksheet for french, and i’m pretty sure i have a test in ap us history later this week.” just recounting her homework pile made the girl groan and drop her head into her arms on the table. “you’re welcome,” she mumbled.
Harriet decided to finally attend gymnastics training again today and although it was quite tiring for her first day back, she enjoyed it. When the training ended, though, she found herself needing a milkshake fix. That is why she decided to go to Alamo Freeze instead of home like she initially planned. Shortly after she entered, someone spoke to her and the words uttered made her laugh. “It has been an exhausting week so I say go for it or at least go for just enough ice cream that won’t make you vomit.”
“you know what?” she responded, pointing her spoon at the redhead. “that is some damn good advice.” she smiled kindly at the girl, trying to register where she’d seen her face before. however, she didn’t want to be rude. “hey, uh, do you wanna join me?” she asked, offering a seat at the table. “we can swap stories about this godawful week. what’d’ya say?”
“to them we’re all ready for college and know everything we need.” a chuckle escaped her throat as she spoke to the other.”oh you didn’t know? i can read minds!” she joked, another chuckle escaping from her throat and a smile appearing on her face.
auden brought the spoon with the newly recovered cherry to her mouth, and her eyes lit up as her smile widened. “can you really? that explains so many things.” breaking their gaze, she sat up and closed the book in front of her, starting to pack her backpack. “so what did you have in mind, el?”
“I thought the stress of junior year was always exaggerated when other people told me about it, but now I can see just how horrible it truly is.” Elena put her hand up to her chin and used it to hold her head up. “Why don’t we go have some fun? you look pretty beat and like you could use something to take your mind off of school.”
“right?” she scoffed. “they really should have prepared us more.” looking up to see elena, auden found herself unconsciously mimicking the girl’s position. she smiled, and the tension in her face dissipated, her eyes brightening. “now that is my kind of plan. it’s like you know my study habits or something,” she teased with a flirtatious wrinkle of her nose to follow. she reached for her spoon and searched for the cherry that had gotten buried in the melting ice cream.
“The school year has barely started,” Carter said, furrowing his eyebrows before eating a spoonful of ice cream which gave him a brain freeze. “What are you working on anyway?” he asked as he took his hand to his head as if that would help.
auden rolled her eyes at the boy, shaking her head a little. “that’s exactly my point, carter. we’re not even halfway through the week, barely into the school year, and there’s already so much to do.” she poked her lower lip out just the slightest bit and knit her own eyebrows together as she gazed down at the books. “physics, and try putting the underside of your tongue on the roof of your mouth,” she added with a glance at his apparent brain freeze remedy.
auden sighed and slumped into her chair. she had been at the alamo freeze for the past two or three hours with books stacked on the table beside her half-empty ice cream bowl. “i don’t know about you, but i deserve about ten more of these. what a week...” junior year was certainly showing signs of being a lot more work than the last two years, and now she had to think about sats and acts and college applications. it was a lot.
@dillonstarters
KAYLEE BRYANT, CIS FEMALE, SHE/HER ⤑ did you see AUDEN SCHUYLER at the alamo freeze last night? you know, the JUNIOR that goes to EAST DILLON & is 16 years old. they’re called the QUIXOTIC ARTISAN around town because they’re MAGNANIMOUS & INDULGENT, but whenever i think of them i think of PAINT-SPLATTERED OVERALLS, BINGE WATCHING NETFLIX WHILE SURROUNDED BY SNACKS, & WINDOWS FILLED WITH PLANTS. honestly? dillon wouldn’t be the same without them.
I finally bring you an intro for my babe Auden! it’s pretty long, and I’m sorry for that, but I have a tl;dr section if you don’t feel like reading all the bio-type stuff. hit me up for plotting!
basics.
full name: auden june schuyler
nicknames: aj, sassy
age: 16
date of birth: march 1
birth chart: pisces ☼ cancer ☽ pisces ↑
height/weight: 5′5″, 120 lbs
orientation: homosexual, panromantic
piercings: ears and nose
basic style: jean overalls, skater skirts, vans, sweaters with too-long sleeves, graphic tees, a simple necklace with the letter a and her birthstone
usual expression: tilted head, soft smile, and curious gaze
aesthetic: paint-splattered overalls, binge watching netflix while surrounded by snacks, windows filled with plants, a dozen half empty lotion bottles of different scents, warm sweaters from the dryer, sharpie tattoos, wearing vans with a skirt
extracurriculars: anime & art clubs, astronomy, gay/straight alliance, paws for a cause
trigger warnings: abandonment (kind of... no real detail)
background & personality.
auden was born on march 1, 2004, in grand rapids, mi. she has no knowledge of her birth parents, so i don’t plan to give them identities unless that becomes relevant to her plot. the only interest she has shown in her birth parents has been to figure out where she comes from and particularly because of biology class projects in her freshman year of high school.
(tw: abandonment) her mother gave her up at birth, either because she was ill-equipped to be a mother or because she did not want to be. luckily for auden, that left her with the opportunity to join the schuyler family.
vincent (vince) and penelope (penny) schuyler were in the hospital that same day to welcome their son theodore. having asked about the baby girl in the nursery with no last name, they discovered auden’s story and decided their hearts and home were plenty big enough for one more than planned. they named her auden after penny’s maiden name and june after juno, the roman goddess of love and marriage, to celebrate the love of chosen family.
auden and theodore are twins. you cannot convince them otherwise.
they stayed in michigan until penny’s job brought the family to texas. rather than live in the big city, they chose to move to dillon after falling in love with the people and atmosphere. auden and teddy were 12 years old.
auden has always been drawn to art, and she has tried her hand at many styles, but her favorites are markers and painting (specifically watercolor and oil). she’s very recently been intrigued by the idea of digital art, so that’s something new she’s trying.
she has a cat named whiskers, who she adopted almost six years ago. whiskers has more followers on instagram than auden does, and she’s proud of that.
auden came out officially about a year ago, but she definitely knew she liked girls from a pretty young age.
she likes to go watch the teams play every friday, but she won’t deny that she likes watching the cheerleaders perform, too. they’re athletic... really.
tl;dr.
auden was adopted at birth and named by vincent and penelope schuyler. they gave birth to their son theodore that same day.
moved to dillon at the age of 12
super into art
cat named whiskers (see above for link to photo)
she’s been out of the closet for a year but knew she liked girls since she was little
wanted connections.
partner in crime: be gay, do crimes. that’s the motto, is it not? these two don’t necessarily do anything illegal... actually, there’s no necessary about it. auden is an innocent ray of sunshine. anyway, the pair of them are best friends (not counting theodore). this person has really helped the “twins” learn how to be independent people. [0/1]
universe pairing: hear me out with this one. the universe is trying to get these two together. whether that be a romantic thing or just friends, it’s becoming clear that something is up. they always happen to be in the same line for movie tickets or in the same aisle of the grocery store or parked right beside each other at the game. coincidence? auden thinks not. [0/1]
frenemies: a bit of healthy competition is good for growth, but it’s really hard to tell if these two (or three?) are in friendly competition or downright rivals. it varies day to day, and even auden doesn’t know how she feels about them. [0/2]
study group: do they really work on school things? sometimes. do they use it as an excuse to get coffee and goof off? always. [0/?]
the first: this girl is really important to auden, even if they aren’t together anymore (though it’s totally cool if they are still together). she was auden’s first kiss, first relationship, first time... the one who helped her come out to more than just her family and close friends. [0/1]
others: maybe a bad influence, neighbors, friends that drifted apart, crushes?? i’m up for pretty much anything.
