aurora "rora" cole

PA (personal assistant or pretty awesome? rora says both) (twenty-six) everyone deserves tea

[lizzydobbs]

Jeremy Anderson + Rora Cole: “it’s not working out. is it?”

“I — no, I suppose it isn’t.”

It had been her fault, really. College life had been busier than she’d expected and somehow Jere always managed to be her last priority … not because he was the least important thing in her life (far from it) but because she knew that he’d always be there. But that had left her with barely any time for him at all. She’d been gone for two and a half months and she wondered if she’d managed to call him more than twice.  

Had she thought that things would change, she would have fought for them. She loved Jere and she knew she always would, but none of this was fair to him. So, she’d let him go.

“But we’ll … we’ll still be friends? Won’t we?”

He smiled, soft but sad, “Always.”

[softenlly]

I’m definitely a romantic and I always try to trust my heart when it comes to decision-making. I believe in true love and I don’t have to search for it to find it within myself.

[jeremyandersontfs]

OOC | Jere & Rora

[auroracoletfs]

jeremyandersontfs:

ACTUAL LIGHTS OF MY LIFE <3333333  And tbh of everyone in town ;DDDD  IT WAS RIDICULOUS

Oh, yeah, I def think they’re friends!!!!!  Whatever else may or may not be the case, Jere cares about her a LOT.  In fact, I’d argue he still loves her.  I mean, I think the form of love has shifted more to friendship for him, but yknow what I mean?  He can’t picture his life wo her and he def doesn’t want to.  I do think that Jere was determined not to loose her altogether and determined that they find a way to keep each other in their lives, when they broke up, and yeah I def think it’s probs weird bc when they’re both single, he probs still takes her out to things??????  (Just as friends??????  Which is probs hella confusing for everyone tbh??????)  I can also see him jokingly going, “Hey, if we’re both single when we’re 60, let’s get married and travel the world” or something dumb bc he’s like, “Like hell she’d ever be single” but he kind of assumes he’s gonna end up alone and *bursts into flame*

HER TELLING HIM TO GO FOR IT lKDFJADSKJFKJASDKJF  I cry bc he probs doesn’t talk to her about it that much bc of their history and like she knows him well enough to just ~know and he’s spluttering and it’s great.  Tbh probs the other scenario where he’d outright talk to her about it would be if he’s like, ‘hey, remember when we were together?  what made you fall for me?’ and *all the skull and flame emojis*  Way to not make it personal, there, sport.

SHOWS UP W CUPCAKES HAHAHAHA he’s so heart eyes and he insists she stay and help him eat them and they hang out <33333  Ommmmggggg though he’s soo into the books and I feel like he also teases her about the British spellings and British literature in general (he thinks her accent is adorable shhhh) and he’s like, “We Americans haven’t quite reached your heights in literature, sure, but we also haven’t had 1000 years to work on it.”  BUT ANYWAY YESSSS I just feel like they’re still ridiculously adorable <333333333333333

Yesss and tbh she was the same way?!??! Although, I think that whenever he would date anyone else and she was around, that she kinda faded out a little? Like, she’d never want to make his girlfriend feel weird or uncomfortable that he would hang out w/ an ex? Not that anything would EVER happen and she’d know that if she knew either of them, but Rora wouldn’t ever want to come between Jere and whoever he’s dating, so I do feel like while they’ve definitely been friends since their break-up, that they may not hang out so much (at least one-on-one) as they do when he’s single, if that makes sense?? Still, i think she sees him a lot, either way, especially since he’s living w/ her bro and yeah 

UGH SHE definITELY knows him well enough to know tbh and I cry b/c if she did encourage him, she also knows that they wouldn’t spend as much time together as they do now and like she’s okay w/ that but it makes her sad BUT OMG IF HE EVER ASKED HER WHY SHE FELL FOR HIM AHHHH SHE’D BE LIKE OkaY THIS IS GONNA HURT BUT HERE’S WHY ALSO PLEASE DON’T LOOK AT ME B/C I’M AFRAID THIS IS GONNA BE TOO OBVIOUS HOW I STILL FEEL and lKJALSDFKJALFKJLlkjaljflajdf omg all the skull emojis tbh 

Omg but yeah, I feel like when they are both single, they are basically a platonic couple?? Like they go on ~dates~ and like they are each other’s go to person if they need to do something and I feel like townies are like “are they back together???!??” “we don’t know????” “wait, i didn’t know they ever broke up????” 

[joannacullentfs]

OOC | Jo & Rora

[auroracoletfs]

joannacullentfs:

HAHAHAHAH ok so I’ve decided it is owned by David bc lbr that’s waaay more likely than Jo managing to hold onto anything herself, even if her GM owned it, yknow?  Hahahaha she def is lucky but tbh she’s so spacey, David probs doesn’t want to waste his time dealing w her, so unless she’s late (which ngl probs does happen), I can see him sending Rora to deal w it.  And tbh I’m sorry Rora bc keeping her focused on anything that isn’t like plants and such is just??????  good luck????????????

OKAY just wanna point out that Fleetwood Mac came on the radio literally as soon as I started to write this comment and I think about Jo everytime I hear them and slightly weird but very appropriate and ANYWAY 

hahahah, I feel like if David sends her to collect payments from the ppl he doesn’t want to deal w/ that she deals w/ a lot of quirky locals and Jo isn’t the worst of them even if she has to keep trying to focus and re-focus Jo about why she’s there and haha when her payment is coming up she probably just leaves a ridiculous amount of time free to go get it b/c she’s learRNED. 

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / lexi + rora

[auroracoletfs]

alexandrapiercetfs:

UM, ACTUAL GREATEST ON THIS EARTH ELIZABETH KLAJFKLJDSKFJDSALFJSD <3333333333333

ASDFGHJKLRE omg Lexi absolutely loves her like another little sister, no question!!!!!! Which def means feeding her any time she sees her and lots of inside jokes and lots of encouragement of her dreams (but also gentle reminders to keep her options open - David isn’t the only employer out there!!!!! but she’s def waaaaaay nicer about it than Nick hahaha and she doesn’t think anything bad will happen to Rora, she just feels like Rora isn’t necessarily working at her dream job hahahaha)  

RORA WORKING AT THE BAKERY <33333333  Tbh, Lexi def misses that!!!  I feel like they had the best time, even though that was probs back when it was in more its ~growing pains~ stage esp when she was in hs so I feel like it was EVEN CRAZIER and they’re sometimes just like, “OMggg, remember that one time…” *insert crazy story*  (Also I’m cackling bc that one time Lexi had to give David [who, I assume, owns the building where the bakery’s located #facepalm] a recommendation for Rora ;DDDDD  I mean, if Rora would’ve used her for that ofc hahahaha)

lakjdflakjflLAJFLKJ OKAY but I can also see Rora going to Lexi w/ things that she wouldn’t necessarily go to Susan w/? I mean, not that she doesn’t trust her sister more than anyone else in the world, but I think that she worries that Susan has too much on her plate sometimes and she definitely feels guilty about how much of her life she put on hold for all of them and I feel like Rora is sometimes determined to do things on her own (or at least have Susan believe that she is capable of doing everything on her own, so she doesn’t have to worry) aNYWAY, especially if they worked together, I can see Rora going to Lexi with some of her problems or whatever?? (like not that rora doesn’t think that lexi has as much going on as susan b/c tbh she probably at least had more w/ her mom being sick but like -- idk if I’m making sense b/c it definitely wasn’t in a “i don’t wanna bug susan but idc about bugging lexi” type deal, more that susan’s done so much for her already that rora is going to ask anymore of her, if that makes sense??? 

lIKE i MEAn, there’s always going to be things that she would go to Susan and only Susan about, but the less important important stuff she’d go to Lexi about if that makes sense??? hahahaha 

Anyway, they definitely had the best time and tbh Rora definitely loved it and I feel like she misses it somedays and smh I can see her coming into the bakery on her off days and if there are ever short staffed or whatever, she just kinda jumps in :DDD (and then is like OMG BUT WAIT THIS CASH REGISTER SYSTEM IS NEW AND SO SOPHISTICATED IDK HOW TO USE IT i’m JUST GONNA WRITE EVERYONE UP BY HAND OK) 

but she would have dEF asked for a recommendation when she was applying to work for david hahahahaha 

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / gigi + rora

[auroracoletfs]

georgiacoletfs:

So I think - secretly - Rora is everything Gigi aspires to be.  She loves and admires Susan, but she sees how stressed she is and I think she’s like, “That sounds terrible,” but Rora is the perfect storm of fun and self-possession and she’s also five years older than Rora so she’s glamorous but not inaccessible yknow?  And so making Rora proud is REALLY important to her but at the same time I think Rora is legit Gigi’s best friend in the world and like I do think she confides in her and probs worries her alot and tbh she’s def one of those where if Rora says ‘gigi no’ and is really adamant gigi gets upset and slams the door but then doesn’t do the thing but still never tells Rora she didn’t and rora has to find out for herself and smh  On the other hand, if she’s casually like ‘gigi no’ gigi’s like ‘gigi YES’ soooo it’s a mixed bag.  I also think Gigi def does what she can to make sure Rora’s enjoying herself and do you think Rora’s involved in Project Find Mr Susan Cole at all?  ;DDD

ljkafljLAJFLAJSFD eVERYTHING ABOUT THIS OKAY 

So, Rora really doesn’t remember what it was like being the youngest b/c Marc is really close to her in age, but at the same time I think that she never really as aware of Marc being younger as she was w/ Gigi (if that makes sense???) Like -- b/c she was old enough to know what was happening when Gigi came along + she was a girl, I think she was really excited and was like “I’m going to teach her how to do x! And we will do y together!” etc. etc. and basically excited to be to Gigi was Susan is to her, y’know? But yeah, at the same time, Rora is the oldest and she definitely doesn’t have the same sense of “we shouldn’t do that” and definitely would let Gigi get away w/ more than her older sister but ugh Gigi is probs also Rora’s best friends and the things they accidentally get themselves into smh 

ALSO Rora is sooooo happy that they are living together, okay. Like I feel like she’s been on her own for a couple of years and she can live on her own  fine, but I think that she would much rather live w/ someone else and WHO BETTER THAN GIGI <33333 I feel like they’ve probably only been living w/ each other a few months (at the most?) at this point, since Gigi just graduated? ANyway, Rora was def so excited and probs have waited on her she was so happy to have her like OMG NO YOU SIT I’LL MAKE US TEA!!!!!!! and smh <333

I feel like Rora is a little confused by Susan’s boyfriend tbh b/c he really doesn’t seem her ~type~ but at the same time, she thinks that he’s a pretty genuine person and she also trusts Susan’s judgement more than like anyone’s tbh so if Susan approves, so does Rora. I mean, she definitely secretly ships susan x greg to the moon and back but anyway -- I think she’d probably try to talk Gigi out of that tbh like ~let Susan choose who she wants to be with~ (and then there’s Mia over here who is like NO SUSAN DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE’S DOING LET’S FIND HER THE PERFECT GUY and just totally encouraging the whole thing smh) 

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / rora + nick

[nicholascoletfs]

YOU COULDVE JUST TEXTED ME BACK HAHAHAHAHAHAHA omgggggg <33333  Tbh he’s not too far off from that.  I mean, I feel like he’s like, “Tonight’s a big risk night for serial killers vs blonds so I have to walk her home” or whatever babble but basically it’s that.  And when she tries to tell him he doesn’t have to he’s like, “ofc I do, I care about you,” and then feels weird bc he said something close to emotional and probs cracks a dumb joke like he’s 8 but anyway.  But if she gets annoyed and tell shim off he’s probs internally like WHY ARE YOU DEFENSIVE OMG HARRYS RIGHT DAVIDS PUTTING THE MOVES ON YOU DO YOU FEEL SAFE AT WORK YOU CAN TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS I WONT FREAK OUT BUT IM GONNA CRAZY MURDER HIM #facepalm  No, I do think he attempts to externally remain calm, just like he would if some poor victim were sobbing to him about how they got mugged and that’s mostly internal dialogue but he probs gets stony faced and she probs knows that’s what he’s thinking since she obv knows him quite well hahahaha and smh

[auroracoletfs]

omg nick i love you <333

But okay, I don’t think that she would actually ever tell him off. I mean she’d probs be like “Nick, you didn’t have to!” but then when he insists, she just lets him b/c she knows how he is and how he’ll just work himself up if he doesn’t know she’s okay even though she’s very capable of taking care of herself thanks to him. HAHAHA, but I do think that she tries to soothe his concerns about David and probably talks about how he’s a good boss a lot but smh b/c thanks to Harry that probably just makes things worse and Rora would be hella confused like “I say nice things and Nick seems even more freaked and ???” ;DDDD (she probably just shakes her head like gdi nick there’s no pleasing you)

Anyway, do you think we’re ready to start them, atp??

[alekstarktfs]

OOC | Alek & Rora

So I feel like Alek and David def know one another (s/o to Elias and also to piles of money) and so that probs means he knows Rora too, yeah?

[auroracoletfs]

Oh yeah, they probably have met a couple of towns? I feel like Rora probably thinks that Alek is a nice guy #facepalm (no one should trust rora when she says this b/c apparently she thinks that about like 90% of ppl ...) 

[benjaminallentfs]

OOC | Ben & Rora

Idk about you, but I can totally see these two getting along!!  Brits unite (actually the town motto tbh)!  ;DDD  No, but if nothing else, they probs know each other via the Lennoxes, yeah?

[auroracoletfs]

omg yes!!! I can def see these two being really cute friends tbh. And they probably did meet through Rora’s work (also there’s probably every chance that david frequently buys properties from ben’s office and yeah). Anyway, I can totally see Ben being one of the first people she became friends w/ on the ~other~ side of town like if they met at some dinner/gathering/charity event/whatever where rora was there as David’s assistant and just getting the hang of everything and tbh probably feeling a bit out of place, but I feel like Ben’s the kind of guy who can make you feel more at ease and idk probably gave her some pointers or whatever and maybe they’ve been friends since??? (Also, she’s always v happy -- although unsurprised ;DD -- to meet more Brits in town <3) 

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / rora + david

[davidlennoxtfs]

Ok, so I feel like he didn’t rely on her that much when she first started (I feel like, before her, he went through this huge long line of v short-lived PAs) and it’s def been incrimental but ngl the fact that she’s lasted in his employ this long probs indicates that he actually ~almost (I don’t think he really ~truly trusts anyone so that’s fun) trusts her and that’s actually a huge deal.  And the more he trusts her, the more he relies on her tbh and I do think atp if she left, it’d be v, v difficult for him to pick up the pieces (tho tbh I think he def atp underestimates how difficult) and tbh he’d probs try to convince her to stay.  That being said, he def wouldn’t have her out with him threatening the villagers or anything hahahaha so I don’t think it’s 24/7, for the most part (though there are probs those rare, random incidents that crop up ofc as w most jobs).  I mean, it probs happens more often in this case than it would in other instances, but probs like…once a month at the most often soooo yeah.  But I think usually at night he’s running around threatening his renters #yay

I think she does have set hours, but I do think if he out of the blue calls her at 3am he expects her to come in and do her job and tbh I think he’s one of those ppl who can go on like 4 hours of sleep so that’s fun too.  I do think that’s probs more regular than is ideal, but I def think he heftily reimburses her for her time.  He likes to be generous to those he trusts and/or cares about smh  (In other news, Rora’s also probs closer to the person he would’ve preferred Harry to be soooo that’s fun too).  I also think he’s as kind to Rora as he is to anyone and, since he relies on her, I do think he cares about her to a degree and def is invested in protecting her interests bc he wants to keep her around smh  

I also feel like, as much as he sees her as an employee, he also sees her as an investment/apprentice bc I think he’s coming to the reality that Harry won’t make the best, ummm, businessman, so I think he’s hoping to sort of groom Rora to be Harry’s assistant/behind the scenes runner person and for her to basically take over when he retires/dies (whichever comes first and tbh he’ll probs never retire but slowly entrust her with more and more duties and oversee her until he’s confident he can die in peace bc she’ll be around to protect the Lennox family name from his son #facepalm).  That being said, I don’t think he’s ever told her about that little idea of his to make her his like…CEO or whatever idek hahahaha  Tbh, I think the idea’s just germinating and he’s still not altogether sure it’ll work out, but it’s an idea with which he’s currently toying.

[auroracoletfs]

Oh, yeah - I definitely agree that this was a gradual relationship and she slowly got more and more responsibilities and yeah. I also think that she’s a very organized person and I think she’s probably got a place everything and everything in it’s place. And I mean, I’m sure that the really important things David used to handle, but I feel like everything he’d let his PA’s be in charge of was probably something of a mess when Rora got the job. Like when I worked for that weird place for a hot second that legit just had interns for employees and no one really stuck around longer than a couple of months, like the filing system alone was a joke and I def feel like she’d get in there and straighten everything out and keep it that way. But yes! That totally makes sense and I def didn’t think she’d ever go w/ him to beat up villagers (she’d def be quitting if she knew he did that tbh hahahaha) 

oKAY BUT DAVID THINKING ABOUT RORA AS AN ~APPRENTICE I CHOKED THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!! She definitely has no idea that he’s even considering that tbh and idk that she’d take him up on that if he ever ask??? idk I feel like she’s still holding out to do something in publishing tbh -- like this isn’t her ~forever~ job. I also think that if she dID take over that she would be wayyyy softer than he is (just b/c Rora probably could beat you up -- s/o to you nick -- doesn’t mean she will b/c lbr she probably won’t) but at the same time, I think that she could do and would like doing it (just would have a v different management style tbh ;DDD). I think that the prospect would seem very overwhelming and tbh at first I thought she would never in a 1000 years go for it, but as I’ve thought on it, she might??? idk??? Like, I do think her initial reaction would be omg, no, I can’t do that! But I think after she thought about it, she’d realize that she could??? I mean, this def all depends on if she doesn’t find out how his more violent hobbies, etc., etc. and if he y’know actually decides he wants to do that and actually mentions it to her, and yeah. 

Anyway, I think that Rora was pretty intimidated by David at first, but she’s definitely very comfortable around him now and she gets why people are ~afraid (well she thinks she does but anyway) and she’s def convinced that if ppl just got to know him, they’d like him more, too #facepalm 

I mean, not that she’d want to hang out with him or anything, but she thinks he’s a good boss and yes, he expects a lot sometimes but she knows she’s appreciated and he definitely treats her fairly and tbh the only complaints she has about working for him are those awkward times when his family shows up and she tries to pretend she’s not there ;D

[percyfraser]

[joannacullentfs]

OOC | Jo & Rora

Hmmmm, I’m not really sure about these two…Maybe she rents either her home or the land of the nursery from David (tho I have a feeling she lives above the nursery…so I guess both) so maybe she sometimes deals with Rora bc I have a feeling her checks are always late but it’s def not intention she just…has no idea what she’s doing and honestly could use adult supervision in most cases

[auroracoletfs]

it’s hIGHlY likely that her nursery is owned by david tbh ahhaha and yeahhh she’s pretty lucky if she gets to deal w/ rora b/c i think she’s wayyy  nicer and more understanding than david (bitch better have my money continues playing in the background) 

[blairpottertfs]

OOC | Blair & Rora

“Seriously.  Another Brit.  What is happening here?????  What do you guys know that we don’t?  Btw, what’d you have to do to score that job?!  Creepy old man, messed up family, hordes of money…Score!”

[auroracoletfs]

rora: wait .... all american towns aren’t half british???!!?? 

and also: 

okay but seriously that’s not at all why i chose my job??? those are literally the downsides ;DDD

anyway, I feel like Blair and Rora could potentially meet b/c of Jeremy??? I feel like there would be a LOT of ????? on both sides tbh ahah. 

[jeremyandersontfs]

OOC | Jere & Rora

OK BUT THESE TWO WERE THE ACTUAL CUTEST COUPLE TO WALK THE PLANET OK I CANT EVEN PPL PROBS LEGIT DIED WHEN THEY SMILED AT EACH OTHER OK

[auroracoletfs]

CAN YOU IMAGINE THEY WERE SO ADORABLE UGH MY HEART like you are right they liTERALLY THE THE CUTEST SMIleS EVER and they are so happy and genuine and lasjflkJDLFKAJLFJLJLJljaldjf <333

anyway, I think we said that they would still be friends, yeah?? I do think that Rora has known him long enough that she can tell he’s into Tess, which def hurts but I thinks she also just really wants him to be happy so I can see her even telling him to go for it asp. I mean, i think it’s def more than a little weird for her, haha, but yeahhhh

But I def think she shows up at his place with cupcakes or something now and again and I can see them going into town to the library/bookstore and stuff together still and maybe grabbing lunch now and then and still being pretty cute friends. <3

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / rora + tess

so rora is pretty friendly and welcoming and i can see her going up to see the potters after they’ve settled in?? plus, she knows what it’s like to lose your parents and be on your own in a weird place w/o them and so i think she knows how they are feelings. 

anyway, i think she’d reallllly like tess, despite the fact that jeremy anderson has a crush on her and rora still has feels for him, haha. but i think she’d think that tess is an incredible person and so strong and tbh she’d see a weird mix of her two older siblings in tess and they are the same age and i can see them being friends?? 

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / rora + nick

alkdsjflakdjflakdjfldk just the cole family okAY 

so i def think that rora knows that nick has given up a LOT for their little family, too, and she loves him so much for it <333 i do think she tries to make him feel less nervous re: david and is like “it’s nice to see you but you didn’t have to come out here in person to tell me that you got my text, you could have just texted me back” ;D jk jk i doubt his reasons are that ridiculous but i think she knows what he’s doing all the same and i think she’s weirdly equal parts amused/slightly annoyed/embarrassed/touched idk basically all the emotions you’d have if your dad showed up to your work all the time to give your boss the death stare in his cop uniform <333 

[auroracoletfs]

ooc / gigi + rora

RORA LOVES GIGI SO MUCH IT’S RIDICULOUS *HEART EMOJIS FOREVER* <3333333333