welcome aboard, 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐊𝐖𝐎𝐍, student #7, we are excited to set sail with you ! has anyone told you that you look like 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐉𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐎? according to our records, you hail from 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊, 𝐔𝐒𝐀, prefer 𝐇𝐄/𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘, are 𝐍𝐎𝐍-𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘, and are here to study 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆. we also see you received a spot on the ss university because of your 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 — we won’t tell anyone. during your first few weeks here, other students said you were + 𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓, + 𝐄𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂, but also - 𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓. it sounds like you spend most of your time at the 𝐙𝐄𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌. upon checking your luggage, we noticed you packed a gemstone collection box. hopefully your roommates don’t steal it!
fears: growing old, losing, developing a disease, poverty, being / dying alone, most bugs
interests: video games, video editing, crystals, music, podcasts, organizing, diys, solving puzzles, just solving anything in general, true crime, conspiracy theories
inspo: even bech næsheim (skam), ryan atwood (the oc)
what’s your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have absolutely no obligations?
i have a lot of obscure hobbies tbh. i like to just stare at my crystals solely 'cause they’re fascinating to look at, i listen to podcasts that range from grocery to spooky to true crime, i watch betta fish “to care for” videos even though i do not own a betta fish, look at the haunted dolls on ebay all the time. literally anything but productive useful things so i don’t ever get bored really.
i suppose in some ways yes, in other ways definitely not. there are a lot of things that i’m almost cocky about though that i try to keep under lock from the rest of the world to see but yeah i would say overall i’m more confident than not.
when we were younger, whenever our grandparents would visit, my brothers and i would have movie “camping” nights with our grandpa in the living room, where we would get a blow up air mattress and would watch a bunch of movies into the late night while our granddad slept on the couch and we slept on the mattress. i miss it.
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“can you do me the world’s biggest favor?” lashes were batting, smile on her lips, “do you think you could take a picture of me? i want to send it to my little brother. he’s never left the bronx and my arms are too short for this selfie.”
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“did you really have to say it like that?” a soft chuckle was emitted from their lips as they held out their hand, motioning for the other to hand their phone over. “you know these would look ten times better if we’re on land. wait, you’re not trying to do the titanic pose, are you?”
after hours of being cooped up, he was ready to breathe in some fresh air again. as elijah made his way to the deck, he was all smiles. “great day to be outside, isn’t it?” he said to the person next to him.
“fucking finally. i thought you’d never come out of your room,” they teased, taking a friendly jab at the other as they held up their hands, a cup of smoothie on each. “good day for a smoothie. i got a nice little two - for - one. are you more of a cherry or grape person?”
“Hey.” He called out to him. It had been years since they’ve last talked. Eventually, all halted at once when they’ve heard of the news that one with the other parent had been intimately in-contact. For some reason, they were meant to meet once more. “Yes, you. I didn’t think you’d be here of all places.”
hearing the familiar voice , blue looked to their side and behind them to be sure it was them the other was addressing . they weren’t expecting their former best friend to acknowledge their existence after everything that went down between them years ago . “ hey , “ they breathed out . “ yeah . the universe has a way of working , it seems . " blue kept their tone casual , their statement ending in an empty chuckle . “ how , uh , how have you been ? “ it was a simple question , yet genuine nonetheless .
after their stop in peru, the floodgates had opened and duckie had suddenly found herself being pulled into empty classrooms and secluded corners by blue and showered with affection. hiding had been thrilling, which was fun in its own right, but as the weeks passed, duckie had nursed a growing awareness that she wanted more. and while that had been the cause of her bitterness over summer break and the turbulent anxiety she’d been dealing with ever since, an unlikely source had forced duckie’s own epiphany. as messy and complicated and weighed down by outside forces as they were, the good continually outweighed the bad and duckie was tired of pretending she hadn’t been wishing for the same thing for months, now. “i happen to think i’m appropriately chipper,” she joked even as she settled into the crook of blue’s shoulder like they were two puzzle pieces. being so close to blue had the unique effect of easing her mind and making her heart positively race, and now was a prime example. hearing their own recollection of their night in cartagena had her every nerve lighting up; tingling like they were desperate for the sensation of the warm night air and the alcoholic secret recipe she’d brought along that night. “i’d make the ship wait for us any day,” she decided with a private smile she only seemed to wear around blue. her fingers stayed linked at the nape of blue’s neck as long as they could, brushing the short hairs with her thumb. there wasn’t a single memory from cartagena that didn’t feel like it was straight out of a movie. “i’m interested to hear about this epiphany you had in colombia, though,” she insisted, even as pictures of long waves and blue with sand on their hands danced across the forefront of her mind. “i had a bit of a revelation myself, you know. it’s been an exceedingly weird week, but i’ve decided to take it in stride,” she informed them with a sure nod. her heart was beating so quickly, now, knowing that what she was about to say was either the stepping stone to something unbelievably happy or the first step to the demise of her time with blue. “i feel like people keep trying to get us down, but i don’t care anymore. i want to be able to hold your hand in the halls and kiss you in front of someone other than the pictures of the locals in aruba,” she admitted, only breaking her gaze with blue to catch a glimpse of the photos from oranjestad.
there had been an undeniable shift between them in the past couple of months that neither have attempted to hide apart from the obvious pda . gazes linger longer, by the day, with neither bothering to look away when caught . the fondness in their interaction increasingly losing in subtlety and their appreciation for the other become quite transparent . neither of them bothered to hide nor state the obvious and there was no need to spell it out, whether they liked it or not — practically, they were already exclusive. clearly, friends didn’t act that way but kept the act on going because it was comfortable and more exciting that way . blue had suspected, for a while, their feelings for duckie to be evolving. the change had happened slowly, organically . they couldn’t pinpoint the exact moment their perception of the other changed but that night in cartagena was undeniably one of the memorable moments they had of them . “ on second thought , i’m not sure if i should tell you . i’m starting to think it’s something that should only be said in wedding vows . ” plump lips tugged a playful grin in correlation to their own words , all while their slender fingers traveled to her chin to gently stroke it . reality is , blue never meant for any of this to ever happen, but rationality can’t be applied to the matter of the heart. listening intently as she spoke , they felt like their heart would leap out of their chest any moment , but it was soon washed by a definite moment of relief once they realized what she was insinuating . it felt like such a build up to this particular moment that ruining it in any way would be too much to endure , but blue had wanted the same thing as duckie and that's what pushed them forward . they leaned in closer before answering her with a soft , chaste kiss , hands cupping the side of her cheek — definitely not caring if anyone would see them now . they let it linger for a while before pulling away and meeting her gaze once again . despite the circumstances , it didn’t feel wrong for their heart to have settled on the other . like it was always meant to happen . “ i understand , i don't want to be in the dark with you anymore either . and i definitely want to do all of that with you . i wanna take you out on dates and strut around and just , show you off . ” their voice trailed off , a soft smile still tugging at their lips as they took duckie’s hands gently in their own , taking slow steps backwards . “ so , what do you say ? you wanna go up to the sun deck and make out till sunrise ? ”
students ! it’s time for a new homework assignment. time to do some self reflection as we change seasons and begin our fall semester.
for this task, all you need to do is write one self-para based on a memory your muse has and experienced prior to becoming a student at ss university. this can be a happy memory, sad memory, or anything in-between. ideally, it would be something that impacted their personality or life, but it could also just be a simple day-in-the-life kind of memory too. it can be from childhood all the way up until the day before they moved onto ss university. there is no length requirement, but we suggest at least 2-3 paragraphs.
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Freesia couldn’t look at Blue properly without being reminded of his brother. If only he had been transparent with her, she would’ve saved him somehow from it. With her heart hurting already and foxy hues turning teary-eyed, she utters with a break in her voice. “If I knew earlier that he had been suffering that way, I could’ve… I could’ve stopped him.” Looking at him for a brief moment before turning to the ground, “But it’s too late now.” She mutters this time. Perhaps she didn’t properly grieve after hearing the news, no one she could turn to. “I feel like I’ve been ignorant all this time, ignorant of the way he had felt. I could’ve let him stay…”
hearing the break in freesia’s voice was enough to pull at blue’s heartstrings. blue’s way of grieving, if you could even call it that, was mostly disguised as anger and rebelliousness towards his parents. it was much easier than to wallow in self-blame and guilt. it was the only way he knew how to cope without completely destroying himself. "for what it’s worth, you were good to him. sometimes that just isn't enough anyway, you can never know how a person is really feeling and even people as loved as he was can end up in the darkest place,” he managed to choke out, sincerity lacing his voice even though he was guilty of the same mentality. glancing over at her, it was hard not to notice the tears brimming in her eyes. “it’s good to cry and let it all out. but you can’t blame yourself that in the end it got too much for him, andrew wouldn’t want you to.” a pretty bold statement for someone who was now reaching into his backpocket, fumbling for his cigarette and lighter in an attempt to avoid eye contact and hold back his own tears. saying his name aloud still stung even after all these years. “did he ever play you the song?”
meet me in the world map room at 7? the text was sent out to blue with a quick swipe on duckie’s phone and she couldn’t help but be eager, even as the tension pulled at her heartstrings. after all of the chaos and calamity of the week, there was only one person on duckie’s mind tonight, and that was blue. she had a feeling the only thing that would make her feel at ease was seeing them in person and getting to talk to them somewhere comfortable; somewhere they were tangible, in front of her. summer break had been hard on her in that way, being so far away after being spoiled by constant time with them, but they were back on the ship now and all she wanted was to get back to something like normal. when she arrived at the world map room, dressed in her favorite threadbare t-shirt and shorts, all she could do to distract herself was look over the photos from their last few port destinations and meet each one with an easy smile. every city had a memory that went beyond just good and straight into unforgettable, and the photos and blurbs from peru had her heart doing flips. hearing footsteps outside the room, she hid behind a pillar until she knew it was blue and could run the last few steps to meet them halfway. “hey, stranger!” she teased as she threw her arms around their neck, excitement bubbling over as she just couldn’t take it anymore and leaned up to kiss them. “just taking a little trip down memory lane. you know, i can’t decide what my favorite destination has been so far. maybe cartagena?” she suggested after pulling away, a makeshift campsite overlooking the city coming to mind and putting a certain twinkle in her eye.
upon receiving her text, blue wasted no time heading over to the map room. they let out a hum in surprise as duckie appeared out of seemingly nowhere and leaned up to them for a kiss, before their body recovered and instantly reacted to her, arms instinctively wrapping around her smaller frame and chuckling softly through the kiss but returning it with just as much fervor. it wasn't often they were able to enjoy one another's presence like this so it was achingly satisfying to finally indulge it after a while. "someone's extra chipper today. set a new high score at the arcade or just a really good night's rest?" they teased as the other pulled away. she really seemed to be in a good mood, making them feel quite relieved now seeing as how it had been a little tense between them as of late. wrapping their arms around her waist from behind, blue let their head rest on her shoulder, eyes wandering over the displays on the walls before them. every location they had been to, held its own memory and special value but there was one city in particular that stood out to them. "cartagena sounds about right,” they nodded their head lightly in agreement. “not only that city's basically heaven on earth, we ended up camping out under the stars somehow, then unintentionally caused the ship to delay take-off because we’d slept in and they realized we weren’t onboard which was just the cherry on top. it’s also where i kinda had an epiphany," they admitted, smiling softly as memories of that night came flooding back. considering their circumstances at that time, blue could think of countless reasons as to why succumbing to their feelings wasn't the way to go but that didn't really stop them from wanting to know more about duckie, wanting her to know them and if they're being honest, nothing could've stopped them. "though i'd say lima is a close second. super close. like almost a tie close," they added with a knowing smile.
how this continued to happen, sujin had no clue ( and it was driving her insane ). she was trying— really, to be friends with them and trying to explore this whole … ‘ friends after dating ’ thing, but she wasn’t too sure of how she felt anymore. getting too close for comfort was evidently becoming their thing, once again having such a scenario occur during their trip to new york, and sujin was irritated. perhaps it explains why, for the last couple of weeks, she has somehow managed to stay away from blue, feeling a sudden sense of upset in the pit of her stomach every time the memories came flooding back. now, though, sujin can’t run as she door to the salt room seals shut. ‘ is this spot taken ? ’ she asks, although not expecting an answer. ‘ unless, you know, i shouldn’t get close to you anymore. ’
the couple of weeks that went by with the other not sparing them a glance or uttering a single word didn't go unnoticed by blue. as much as they wanted to reach out, they'd decided against it thinking perhaps some space would be beneficial for both of them, especially after the whole new york ordeal. with blue's pathetic history of having no luck with maintaining deep meaningful relationships, losing people had been a common occurrence in their life that by now it was something they should be largely unfazed by. still, there was an uneasiness that they couldn’t shake, at the thought of not having the very person standing before them be a part of their life. if they're being honest, they were surprised that the other didn't up and leave the moment she saw them though it did look like she was left with no choice anyway. “i'm not sure that's an option. you know you’re stuck with me for life, right?” they said with a raised brow as they adjusted their posture some, meaning for that to be a joke or at least a weak attempt to lighten the mood, if for no other reason than to try to dodge and deflect the real elephant in the room.
