Fluent in Sarcasm

Carter Zimmerman | 23 | Ravenscar | Witch: Flying & Energy Balls | Physics | "Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope. Just me."

[carter-zimmerman]

huntington-julie:

“’How so’?” she repeated his question, yet with a much different inflection “Do I really have to explain it to you, Mister?”. The fae couldn’t help but chuckle afterwards, even more so when Carter tried to back up his use of ‘with a bang’ with a much more technical explanation. “So. What was your idea of ending the year with a bang this time?”.

“No, nope, stupid question, you don’t need to explain it to me...” but then an idea popped into his head where he wouldn’t be the one so blatantly embarrassed. Carter leaned in closer to her and whispered into her ear, in a low voice; “at least, not while we’re out in public where everyone can hear.” Then he straightened back up and thought of a plan. “I’m thinking a party this year, but one better than any other party that’s been thrown in awhile. It’ll be easy enough to get Isaac on board and then it’ll just be about finding something that will make it a memorable night for all.” Ever since becoming a graduate student in Physics, he partied a lot less and saw people even less. And as much of an introvert as he was, he missed getting wild every once and a while.

[huntington-julie]

Moodboard → JULIE & CARTER [01/?]

“I’m here. Are you here?”

“I’m here, with you”

[carter-zimmerman]

huntington-julie:

“With a bang, huh? Interesting word choice” the fae pointed out as she sat down by his side, a playful smirk slowly making its way to her lips since ‘with a bang’ had been a literal situation between them the past New Year’s Eve.

A red tingle dusted Carter’s cheeks at the instance Julie referred to as she joined him. They both began 2016 by having sex together for the first time. He readjusted in his seat a little and was glad Isaac wasn’t around to see him fumbling around. “How so?” he questioned, clearing his throat. “I mean fireworks let out a bang when they’re set off and that’s how people normally end their year,” he added with a slight smirk once he regained his composure.

[carter-zimmerman]

cassandra-laurent:

“Depends. What kind of alcohol and drugs do you have?” Cassandra said. She barely scraped by this past semester and ultimately settled for a major in sociology. She didn’t even know if she wanted to do it, but they kept telling her she had to choose. She also wasn’t supposed to have alcohol or consume drugs, but she rarely ever listened to people. 

Carter gave a light shrug at the question. “I’ve got some weed but you’ve got to give me a reason to share that,” he joked before thinking what else was ‘living’ on the shelves of he and Isaac’s apartment. “I think I’ve got some spiced rum, vodka, and whiskey at the moment. Nothing outrageous, but enough to have a good time depending on the crowd.” As he listed each item, he held up a finger and continued to silently ponder if there was anything the two of them currently owned in said department. If it weren’t for the fact that Carter, A) really wanted to party, and B) knew the woman had some relation to Christina, he wouldn’t have shared the information in the slightest. After all, he already knew so many people (in his mind) that it was almost a hassle to keep up with.

[carter-zimmerman]

Carter glanced at all of the news headlines that had been piling up over the year, shaking his head ever so slightly. “That’s it. I am ready for 2017 because 2016 isn’t doing anyone any favors. Who want’s to help me end the year with a bang and start 2017 the right way?”

[carter-zimmerman]

huntington-julie:

Carter would know where all this was going, she was sure of it. The fact that he knew didn’t keep her from saying the things that she felt she had to say before openly admitting to her best friend that she felt a little something stronger that just a bond of friendship with him. Things continued to happen to them that resembled more a romantic couple than a pair of friends. For one, Jules didn’t want to keep brushing it off and pretend things hadn’t changed between them. After his over-confident remark the fae arched her eyebrows in a silent ‘is that all?’ kind of way. Once he did express himself a bit more clearly, the brunette visibly relaxed and listened to what he had to say. “We should definitely do something about it” she agreed with a small smile appearing on her lips. She rarely acted in a way that displayed her feelings to others, so it was almost surreal to think about actually starting to act around him the way she felt. She was new a this, but there was already a large degree of honesty between them and now that he knew the truth she wanted to try showing her real feelings for him. “I consider it my sacred duty to make sure you do have plans for your birthday. So we have to do something. What do you feel like doing?” she asked him with a grin.

Normally, Carter hated talking about his feelings. If he could avoid the topic, he would. However, in this particular instance, it was different. Being honest with how he felt seemed necessary. Not only that, but it felt nice and nearly natural around Julie. After all, they had been friends since shortly after Julie arrived at Clearbrook and was placed in Ravenscar. Though being straight forward came second hand to the witch, as seen by his immediate reaction to her statement. ‘We should definitely do something about it’ those words caused a relaxed smile to appear on Carter’s lips. Finally he would have to stop wondering just what they were and if should act on his feelings or not because Julie did so for him. “Well, I’ve got a few ideas. There’s a new installment at the Ravenscar museum I’ve been wanting to check out. There’s also the fact that no good pranks have been pulled around campus recently, which is something that needs to be changed. And I’m also hungry,” he listed off. “Or even just playing video games would be fine,“ he shrugged. Though he wasn’t sure if that was quite what was supposed to happen on first dates. Then again, he never followed the conventional order when it came to dating. But that was also probably due to how closed off and stubborn he was about revealing his emotions.

[azianxpersuasionwrites]

RP meme: FOUR friendships [4/4] ↳ Saltmates (Christina Laurent + Carter Zimmerman) [theichthyostegawrites]

“We’re friends, aren’t we?” “Yes, we are.”

[carter-zimmerman]

huntington-julie:

“Yeah, this double major thing is not that easy” the girl replied with a chuckle, because her classes and school work were the reason the fae oftentimes disappeared from the surface of the earth for a couple of days. Just the hermit life, working like crazy to have things done by the appointed deadlines. Jules rolled her lips for a moment, just looking at Carter as she waited for the right words to form in her mind. She couldn’t thin of anything too coherent to say, so she went with her gut and tried to be able to convey correctly what she wanted to say to him “So, New Year’s. April Fool’s… That stuff meant something to me. It kind of took me by surprise at first, but it did mean something. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I didn’t say anything about it and that may have been confusing for you. Maybe. And I know I went on acting like nothing happened, like I didn’t say the things I say with the potion. But that was really me speaking. I was blonde bimbo, but what I said was true” the brunette chuckled softly and smiled a little at him “I’ve loved every second of being your friend, and it scared the crap out of me to say these things because I don’t want to ruin what we have, you know? I already fucked up a friendship with Beck when he learned how I felt back then and I don’t want that to happen with you. I just, I wouldn’t stand it… So yeah, I love being your friend but uh-  my feelings have already gone beyond that, Carter. And it’s fucking scary because I’ve never felt this way about anyone before”. Once she finished she let out a nervous breath, her eyes still set on him to see what reaction he had to what she’d just admitted. So there it was. She finally said it. And regardless of what he had to say it felt like she’d taken a massive weight off.

The witch nodded. In his undergraduate career, he only had one major but was overwhelmed with schoolwork. And now as a graduate, his free time was nonexistent. He was either in the laboratory or in his office grading papers. “I understand.” His eyes fell back onto her features as Jules seemed to work out what she needed to say. Though he was nervous, he also felt that he had an idea of what she may have wanted to talk about. Clearly they had crossed the lines of friendship multiple times and then blew off having any sort of conversation about said events. Each time, they just kind of happened and that was the way it was. While he tried to remain calm, there was a slight panicked look in his eyes. Was this the end of anything happening between them? However, he visibly relaxed and smiled lightly at Julie’s admission. Though normally he was uncomfortable with emotions and would turn to making a joke, he returned said feelings and thought it best not to make a joke or sarcastic remark in this moment. “Beckett was an asshole to you, Julie. And you’re not ruining the friendship...I mean, I don’t blame you for feeling the way you do. I am pretty amazing,” he blurted out in the heat of the moment. Fuck. “Fuck, no, no, that’s not what I meant to say, I’m just shit at expressing myself...I’ve felt the same way since well since New Years really. Well before then actually. I’ve just been hesitant cause you had shit with Beckett and I had shit with Maia...but that doesn’t matter. So, uh, yes, yeah, we should do something about it, like a date, right? Actually act on this or something? It would be a good way to celebrate me getting older and I didn’t really have any plans so...?”

[azianxpersuasionwrites]

Dylan O'Brien & Marie Avgeropoulos

(requested by anonymous)

[huntington-julie]

@carter-zimmerman

“Hey” the fae greeted Carter with a smile as she plopped down by his side on the couch at the library. She let her bag fall to the ground, the heavy contents of books and notebooks making it meet the wooden boards with a thud. The two of them had been spending time together whenever they were free of classes and when homework didn’t drown them with things to do. However something had changed, or at least Jules felt like it had. Their close friendship was still the same, but it wasn’t just that anymore. Their dynamic had been slowly morphing more and more into that of two people who liked each other, who wanted to be together. Still neither of them said a thing about dating, in spite of the time they did go out together the day of the opposites potion. “Carter” she began, sounding like there was something important she had to say to him. But only silence followed, and it took her a few seconds to gather some courage to go on. “I uh- I’ve been meaning to talk about something with you. I didn’t say anything before because I don’t to fuck things up, but I promised to you that I would always be honest, so… so I guess that’s what I’ll do now”.

[carter-zimmerman]

“Is for livestock?” he muttered under his breath as he looked over the last sentence in his reading. And as soon as he came to an end, he shut the book and gave his classmate his full attention. “How are you doing? It’s been a while!” Not the longest of times really. They saw each other pretty much weekly. However ever since the April Fool’s, when everyone’s personality seemingly did a one eighty, things had been a little different. The two of them had admitted their feelings under the influence of a spell. But, that didn’t mean that wasn’t also how Carter actually felt. So, instead of facing his feelings head on, like the other personality of him did, he avoided talking about it. As had Julie. And this silence reminded him of this fact. Unlike usual, however, it was broken up very quickly. As his name was said, Carter looked over at the brunette.  “Uh, yeah, sure. Shoot, what’s up?” he questioned.  A part of him almost knew what she was going to say and he hoped he was right. 

[chelsearph]

4 Crackship Gifs of Dylan O'Brien and Marie Avgeropoulos

Requested by: @steph-mancini

[huntington-julie]

She nodded excitedly when he proposed that they could go to a new place. Anything new appealed to her. “Yes, I’d like that” Julie told him with a smile. Those few seconds he took to reply about wanting it to be a date or not felt eternal to her. What if he didn’t want anything more than a friendship with her? Sure, New Year’s had happened… but they didn’t really talk about it afterwards. A smile slowly crept up on her lips when Carter finally answered. “I’d also like it to be a date” she answered quickly after, feeling slightly foolish for rushing in her reply. But it was the truth.

[carter-zimmerman]

When Julie admitted that she too wanted to go out on a date with him, Carter’s eyes lit up. “R-Really? That’s so great! I-I mean, I’ve been wanting to ask you out on one for awhile but, you know, I didn’t want to make things weird,” he rambled off, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck when it came to an end. “Uh, anyways, are you ready to get going?”

[lennon-bradshaw]

“Yeah, it’s less distracting to have all the things in the right places.” He chuckles at Carter’s enthusiastic nodding. He is very excitable today. “It’s hard to not notice someone when they call themselves a dragon.” He jokes lightheartedly. “I’ve seen him today, actually.” He turns on the electric kettle, boiling some water. “Nah. There’s not much work to be done. But thank you for the offer.” 

[carter-zimmerman]

“I can understand. I always keep my desk space at home clear, but my room, and my lab space...” he let out a deep breath and shook his head. “Both of those could use major changes.” When he mentioned the nickname ‘the dragon’, Carter chuckled. There was no denying that his roommate certainly had a presence in the room. “Yeah, he knows how to make an entrance.”When he clarified that he did not need any help, he finally took a seat. “Have you always been a tea drinker?”

[isaac-thayer]

Isaac crossed his arms as a mocking grin spread on his face. “Aw, look at you, growing, making friends!” he taunted, perfectly fine with keeping the attention on Carter’s actions of the day before instead of his own. “Did you paint a picture or something? Write a love poem? How touching, truly.” He shrugged, opening the fridge and trying to see what was inside. “Why do we have no more leftovers?!”

[carter-zimmerman]

The witch rolled his eyes at Isaac’s teasing, meanwhile he continued pulling all of the DVDs and video games off the shelf. Then he began to sort all of them by letter. “You know what is touching? You finally moving beyond your playboy days,” he rebutted glancing over at the firebender for a brief moment. Throwing that shit out probably wasn’t a mistake. I think almost all of the leftovers had something growing on it.”

[hugh-dancy-archived]

[lennon-bradshaw]

“Ah, thank you.” He smiles genuinely. “Can’t get any work done in a mess, y’know?” He couldn’t understand how he did anything in the office when nothing is where they should be. “Wait, you and Isaac live together?” He didn’t know that. He supposes that makes sense. Having a roommate is not uncommon among students. “Well, since I’m already here, might as well get serious with it” He shrugs, going over to the counter where he set up the tea. “Uhh. I’m not sure. Maybe chamomile? It was a gift, so, I don’t really know what it is.”

[carter-zimmerman]

Carter nodded vigorous as Lennon explained himself. “Of course. Clear space, clear head, right? Or something like that. Anyways, it makes it so much easier to find what you need and not waste time searching for it.” The witch then began taking note of how Lennon had arranged. Perhaps he would not exactly follow this arrangement, but he wanted something similar. “Oh, yes we do. Do you know Isaac?” he questioned. Isaac was a lot more outgoing than Carter so it made sense, but it was still surprising to him. “Chamomile sounds great to me. Can I help you at all with anything?”

[isaac-thayer]

“I don’t fucking know!” Isaac screamed back from the bathroom where he was staring at his own reflection. There was nothing different about his features, but there was something significantly different about the fact that the mirror was clean enough for their to be no obstruction. He stepped out of the bathroom and pointed at Carter. “Did you fucking do something? Do you know how much of an idiot I looked like yesterday? I told a girl to put her clothes back on.”

[carter-zimmerman]

Opening the cupboards, he noticed that their entire movie collection had been rearranged by, what looked like genre. Why the fuck would he arrange it like that? Although Carter was not an organized person, he did like having his titled items alphabetized, not categorized. Plopping down, he began yanking all the cases out to rearrange. “I didn’t do anything! But I wanted to make friends with everyone yesterday and get in touch with my feelings,” he stated with obvious disgust. When Isaac explained how he told a girl to put her clothes back on, Carter immediately whipped around. “What!? Jesus, what the fuck happened to us?”