I don't mean for it to sound like I'm jawsin' But when I say it's hard to open up to you It's hard to get close to you I want it with everything in me to one day just say I'm in love with you
“okay, but last time i took that quiz, i got my favorite – pineapple, and i don’t take signs like that lightly.” he spoke in a serious tone, his index finger raised in lecture. “buzzfeed..” lance mumbled to himself while she worked her magic behind the bar. it was after work and usually he wouldn’t be so affected by his liquor, but, of course, lance lit up to watch the sunset leaving him a strange, interactive personality that would usually belong to an extrovert. “oooh, on the rocks. it’s more tequila that way, right? someone told me that, i think…”
as she shook the mixer all around, she smiled at the patron. “i think that’s just a rumor,” she said looking up at him. “you can just ask for extra tequila, if you want a little heavier hand,” she suggested as she placed the glass on the counter. “so, if pineapple is your favorite fruit, does that mean you’ll eat it on your pizza?” she asked curiously.
“ seems kinda predatory , honestly. ” mano laughed , a brow raised and nose crinkled at her words. the only time he’d called dibs on something was when he wanted the front seat of a car , not the chance to hook up with a human being - though maybe he was being melodramatic. “ i had a gig at a wedding , which started off well until the best man tried to crash the stage. ”
“it happens, i can’t really blame the guy,” she laughed a bit. “i’ve seen worse encounters before my very eyes in this place,” she gestured to the rest of the bar and shrugged. breezy listened to the guy’s story and laughed a little. “you said he tried crashing, what stopped him?”
lance stirred his drink a bit while he listened. letting out a laugh, he replied to the bar tender, “haha! that’s hilarious, dude.” taking a sip of the margarita he just ordered, lance continued. “i didn’t do much. worked a bit, i guess. took alot of those buzzfeed quizzes – could I have another one of these? who would think cucumber and jalepeno would be so tasty in a margarita?” only a slightly warm sensation stretched across his lower belly.
“i’ll get you a refill when you tell me what kind of fruit you are based off these ten questions,” she joked in reference to the ridiculous posts and quizzes. breezy took the glass from the gentleman and placed it in the sink beside her. grabbing a clean one from the cooler, she glanced up at him. “i’m glad you took my suggestion. it was bit of an experiment, but i see it turned out well.” she threw the ingredients with a few ice cubes into a mixer and shook it around. “you want this one frozen or on the rocks?”
HARLOW LETS OUT A LOW CHUCKLE , hands moving to lift her glass of rum and coke to her lips. “ i mean , i don’t really BLAME him , you’re gorgeous , but that’s still rude – ” she takes a sip of her drink before setting it back down on the bar. “ i would’ve told him off , but that’s just me. ” she finished with a shrug “ anyways , it was fine. i worked all weekend so i didn’t really do all that much. how was your weekend ?? ”
she matched her chuckle and thanked the girl across the bar. “well, thanks, but everyone there knew who I was,” she said with a courteous smile. breezy appreciated the compliment and words from her. “besides the party and recovery the next morning, my weekend was a little uneventful.” she took a pause and wiped her hands on a nearby rag, “just the usual drunk asshole working his way around the bar... hitting on every female in the place... having him escorted back into his cage.”
as breezy wiped the water droplets from the wine glasses, she looked up at the other. “i went to a party over the weekend,” she took a pause to place the glasses together and grab a drink. “all i did was walk into the place and i heard someone yell ‘dibs!’ within the crowd.” she started laughing a bit behind her glass of water. “little did he know that i’m off limits,” she joked a bit with her customer. “anyways, how was your weekend?” breezy asked the other.
( kehlani , cisfemale , she/her ). have you seen MERCEDES “BREEZY” WILLIAMS hanging out around golden gate? i heard they’re from the WEST building, room WS40, and live with ZERO roommates. the TWENTY-THREE-year-old is A BARTENDER and always reminds me of snapchat nudes taken in the dark with the front flash on, ripped jeans and fishnets, morning coffee and a blunt, pile of clothes folded on “the chair”, vintage world maps. i wonder if that’s because of their DETACHED but GOOFY personality. ( jess , she/her , 20 , est )
ay it’s ya boi uhhhhhh skinny penis
jk my name’s jess and my whole life is one big vine reference sorry in advance. i’m 20 and living at home with my mom and waiting to get a call back from applebees about a job lol. i went to university for 2 years and i almost died from strep and my grades slipped since i was sick for about a month … SO i moved back home since my school was too far away anyways. i’m obsessed with prisons and netflix documentaries about them idk why lmao. i am a psych and criminal justice major. i love sims 4 and all my cc and mods.
anyways
this is mercedes or breezy as she’s known in the streets and she’s my fuckin baby. she’s just a big goofball when she’s with the right people. mercedes is like an onion - she’s got layers girl. it might (and probably will) take a while for her to warm up to people since she’s not very trusting.
she didn’t exactly grow up in the lap of luxury like she wants everyone to believe. mercedes worked hard to get to where she is.
mercedes grew up in east village in lower manhattan, new york. her dad had to work two jobs just to support the family. it took a toll on mercedes and her four siblings once their mother left. she’s the second oldest out of all of them, so she and her older sister had to take care of their younger siblings while dad was working his day job.
she learned a lot of responsibility from a young age. when she was 12, she was not only caring for her siblings but still had to do regular 12-year-old-girl things, like school and stuff. One day after school, she decided to join the art club. It had been four years since their mother had left, and mercedes wanted to do something where she could better express herself. her father thought it was a great idea; he wanted all of his kids to get involved in something at school since he couldn’t be there every minute of the day.
after years of spending an extra hour after school learning and creating art, she got pretty good at it! soon enough, her bedroom was full of her artistic creations, and her family couldn’t be more proud of her; especially her father. by the time mercedes was 17, and thinking about college, everyone around her supported and encouraged her to pursue art as a major, as well as a possible career path. however, she really just wanted her art as a hobby and thing she could enjoy in leisure time.
instead, she decided to stay home with her family and enroll in community college rather than university. she majored in gender and women’s studies as a part-time student so she would still have time to help her father around the house. also so she could still work her waitressing job on the weekends.
at her graduation party, she was surrounded by family, friends, and everything in between. this included her aunt and best friend, maria, whom she trusted and talked to every day on the phone. it was the next day, however, that changed everything. since maria was drinking, her brother offered she stay over that night so she wouldn’t drive home. mercedes, her siblings, and their father never could have been prepared for the wake-up call they received early in the morning.
the family woke up to a pounding on the front door. on the opposite side was a uniform officer asking for aunt maria. they flashed their badges and a warrant for her arrest. after tears and groggy screaming from mostly mercedes, the police officers took aunt maria into custody. it was later revealed maria had been involved in serious drug trafficking, possession, and robbery with a group of other people. the moment mercedes found out, she couldn’t believe it and did everything in her own power to convince herself otherwise. after support and consideration from her father, and explanation from the nypd, mercedes finally came crashing down to accept that the woman she had loved and idolized the majority of her life, was in federal prison. it soon surfaced that maria had previously been arrested and served jail time for other drug-related offenses.
from that moment on, mercedes couldn’t believe her own family and idol could live a complete lie and since has not looked at life the same. she had lost almost trust for the world.
after two years at community college, mercedes graduated and earned her associates with straight a’s. her whole family came to celebrate and surround the young woman yet again. except for, of course, aunt maria. later that night, mercedes was fixed on one card that was given to her from her uncle ponch. it was signed by aunt maria, and she expressed her pride and joy in mercedes, as well as her apologies and love. she fell asleep reading it over and over to herself, asking God what she should do.
ok wow that was a lot
sooo highlights~
grew up in east village, manhattan
loves art, owns so much of her own artwork
has four siblings - one older sister, two younger brothers, and a younger sister
didn’t grow up with a mom
aunt maria was her absolute homie and got arrested and incarcerated for drug trafficking and related offenses the day after mercedes’s high school graduation party
she lost all trust in humanity
graduated from community college with an associate’s in gender an women’s studies
her uncle brought a cards signed from aunt maria
which brings us to where we are now...
mercedes needed to get out of new york all together. she spent a lot of time with the wrong crowd int he city. after her fair share of second chances during that time, mercedes took as much cash as she could snatch and stored it with her waitressing tips. she took all the money and two suitcases to the airport, and never looked back. mercedes kissed her family goodbye and left the east coast. she hopped on a plane and flew to pheonix so she could start a new life, where she would then refer to herself as “breezy”
