[chaosandbcauty]

gcvalas‌:

“What do I wanna lose tonight? I should be asking you that.” Like they hadn’t been just shy of neck-and-neck all night. “Are you sure you don’t wanna quit while you’re ahead? Because when I win you’ll be paying for the good booze.”  His next shot ricocheted off of the side of the table at the edge of the pocket and sent one of her object balls alarmingly close to the pocket on the opposite side before it slowed to a stop. Whoops. He grimaced as he straightened back up and reached for his beer.

“Shit, really?” Instinct and reflex had him wanting to apologize for possible hurt talking about her and her dad’s relationship might have caused. But she could have skirted around the question if she hadn’t wanted to answer, he reasoned, and she was continuing on before he could give it any more thought. Jack didn’t even try to suppress the loud laugh that bubbled out of him at the question. “Can you even reach?” 

He waited until the last of his laughter subsided before taking another sip from his drink. “If you wanna waste your potential miracle victory trying to get your fist from all the way down there to my mug, I won’t stop you.”

      “the tab? that’s your bet? and here i thought i would have to agree on doing your chores for a month. and i thought you knew me better than that, jack. i don’t quit” she says as-a-matter-of-factly, eyes glued on the table, tilting her head at his action. “you better be ready to buy an entire bottle of macallan if i win tonight. i haven’t had that in a while” the smirk on her lips only grows bigger as she grabs a hold of the cue chalk and prepares the cue stick. 

      eyes fixed on the table and her next target, the blonde shrugs. “hmm, but we are not going to start talking about shitty parents, are we? i need more alcohol than what i’ve got on my system to even begin” a chuckle then escapes her lips before hitting the cue ball, this time hitting the ball that was meant to hit, making it roll right onto the pocket. her eyes search the next target before looking up at him, rolling her eyes playfully “my brother is taller than you and he is sixteen and easily manipulated, shut up” she warns with a playful smirk before leaning in and doing her next shot, instead of rocketing her ball to the socket of choice, the hit makes the ball hit one of his, moving it closer to it’s goal.

       “are you sure you wanna try me? i will climb you if i have to if you keep provoking me while drinking. i’m not kidding” adelaide stands aside, taking a sip of her drink while giving her companion a challenging look.

[chaosandbcauty]

gcvalas‌:

“Is that a challenge?” he prompted with a laugh and a lift of his eyebrows. “You know this is how I used to hustle for petty cash on shore leave, right?” And still did at bars he didn’t have much interest in coming back to on a regular basis. But it had always felt like more of an accomplishment to pull one over on another sailor, than some drunk in Baltimore.

“How’s that work, exactly? Getting out of trouble by playing pool?” Jack set his beer down on the table’s edge so he could line up his next shot. The glancing blow of the cueball was enough to pocket the ball he’d been aiming for, and he let a little smug smile quirk his mouth upward as he moved down the table to pick out his next target. “I’m pretty sure at least half the times someone’s taken a swing at me in a bar have been over a pool game.”

       “try me. let’s make it interesting in that case. what do you wanna lose tonight?” she questioned with an overly confident tone, matching his raised brow. that was mainly the alcohol talking, although the blonde was confident on her pool skills, she was sure sober adelaide wouldn’t bet on it, yet it was her first night off in a while and had very little to lose according to her drunken, overly-excited brain. 

      she smirked, shrugging lightly while her eyes were glued on the other, watching him play. “my father and i didn’t agree on anything, barely spoke, except playing pool, it was his favorite thing and taught me when i was very little, so it became or gate to talk and negotiate. whenever i won a match, i could make a request or simply get out of trouble, he hated it, me winning” she told, resting her weight on the pool table, playing with her cue stick. then, a chuckle filled the room “do you want me to take a swing at you if i lose? i can do that. i’m all about traditions after all.”

[rainbowkarolina]

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) dir. Ol Parker

[chaosandbcauty]

imessage | addie

sunny: i have a tinder but i've already gone through it.

sunny: not so good considering it sent to my parents too. my dad now thinks i'm a prostitute and my mom thinks someone stole my phone after kidnapping me. it's been real lit.

addie: gone through the entirety of tinder? well that's tricky then... have you tried those sugar daddy things? is that your thing? maybe bar hopping?

addie: yikes, that sounds like an awkward christmas dinner. you can tell them you got hacked? or... oh, you can blame it on a friend, i volunteer as tribute.

[gcvalas-blog]

“Shit,” Jack grumbled as his shot clipped the ball he’d been aiming for and instead knocked into one of his opponent’s. A few games and plenty of drinks in, and it was definitely catching up to him. He shook his head in amusement and took a swig from his beer as he picked his way back around the pool table.

“What do you think? Am I buzzed enough to give you a fair handicap?” He tapped at their shoe with his cue stick, silently urging them back onto their feet. “It’s your turn.”

[chaosandbcauty]

       “give me a handicap? oh jack, this was one of the ways i used to get out of trouble when i was younger, the only thing keeping me from winning is the drinks” a little hiccup escaped the blonde’s lips, followed by a chuckle. adelaide took a swig of her drink before standing up and taking her cue stick and walking towards the table, eyes on the other “I once got out of trouble for taking my dad’s car playing pool” she smirked, leaning over whilst aiming at the ball she was sure was her next and shooting, missing for only a little “I wasn’t drinking that day, shut up.” 

[jedsilva]

for someone who typically presented himself as though his entire appearance was magically effortless, jed was having quite the crisis before a mirror in the middle of the store. he twisted here and there, unfazed by anyone who might be witnessing the whole debacle until he sighed, remarking in defeat, “i look like an asshole, don’t i? i feel like an asshole.” and what exactly he meant by that, even he didn’t know, but he spun around once more. at this point, his tone over this disastrous jean shopping was a mix of seriousness and jest. this was exactly why he stuck to the trusted wardrobe of the same two pairs of old pants. “how can these things make me look even shorter?”

[chaosandbcauty]

       adelaide had one and one plan only. buy her brother a nice, decent shirt he could wear on special occasions, a jacket and new socks before getting out of the store. never in her life did she imagine she would become interested on the items of clothing while her brother was trying on a variety of items. as she waited outside, marvelling on the fabrics surrounding her; a voice called her attention, making her raise her eyebrow slightly upon hearing the query whilst turning around to face the other. “how is an asshole supposed to look like?” she questioned with a tiny smirk playing on her lips, tilting her head to the side “have you tried something in white?” 

[hustcns]

     slippery pavement is romy’s worst enemy, it seems, striking when she least expects it. her face is flushed, breath coming heavily as she bounds down the street. as always when she runs, she’s fully in the zone. the upbeat music feeding into her earbuds and the verge of a runner’s high keeps her going even when her legs start to burn and it hurts to draw in air. her route is familiar to her but a recent rainfall leaves puddles in the road and the soles of her shoes a lot more damp than she’d like them to be. she pays no mind however, pushing herself further until one foot slips out from underneath her and sends her straight downwards, landing on the damp pavement right on her bottom. rather than jump immediately to her feet, she remains splayed out on the ground, chest heaving as she relives every mistake she’s ever made in life at all once. all she can do is hope no one had witnessed her fall. “this is where i die,” she mutters the words to herself, eyes fluttering closed.

[chaosandbcauty]

      yet another parent/tutor meeting adelaide has decided to ignore in it’s completion the moment she closed the door behind herself, after asking the principal in her usual polite tone to only report to her whenever her brother was in real danger or had done something worth reporting, instead of calling out for her whenever charlie was defending someone. her nerves where on edge, fighting internally with herself for not speaking up and instead letting all the emotions and comebacks bottle up inside her. her self-fury vanishes upon noticing someone falling down, immediately running to their side, reaching out a hand with a small smile playing on her lips, looking around for a brief second before cleaning her throat at the girl on the floor, avoiding looking at anything “looks like that hurt, are you alright?” her tone is filled with concern.

[chaosandbcauty]

imessage | open

sunny: what's a girl gotta do to get laid around here

sunny: oh.

sunny: that just... really sent to everyone. okay.

addie: ... there's always tinder?

addie: but i'm sure if you sent it to everyone, there will be at least one person offering. how is the searching going?

[chaosandbcauty]

[ lily james, cisfemale, she/her, 26 ] GROWING PAINS by ALESSIA CARA? whenever i hear that song, it reminds me of ADELAIDE HAAS. maybe because they’re CARING but also GUARDED. they’ve been living at mulberry apartments since NOVEMBER of 2008 in 604 and have 1 ROOMMATE.

guess who’s back... back again. that’s right the idiot no one asked for, g is in the house to bring you back my sweet baby addie. for those of you who don’t now me (the majority of you), hello my name is g and i was part of this amazing rpg a while back but life punched me in the face. now i’m back and i hope y’all can accept me back. without further ado, let me introduce you to my sunshine, addie:

so she is half french ( on her mother’s side) and half english ( on her father’s side ) but she grew up in a tiny city named peachtree city in georgia.

her parents are…. like, not nice people at all. i’m talking con artists, delinquents, like…. addie grew up with a lot going on in her family. like, to the outsiders they were the perfect family cause they were rich and bougie and all that crap and they would force her to like, do stuff to help them and such  (sister got a dirty past ok), but it did gave her the opportunity to meet a lOT of shady people.

her parents got pregnant when she was like, 7 and she basically raised her brother bc come on, her parents were assholes and she knew the kid didn’t stand a chance alone so she became like, his mom and they have like a very close relationship.

when addie was around 16 and her brother 9 and after years of like, abuse and neglect by her parents, the couple kind of burned down their house?? for insurance money??? (like, some kind of effing scooby doo villains) and addie flee georgia (where she lived her whole life) and moved to baltimore and has been taking care of her brother ever since

probably never finished high school because she had to work to like, feed her brother and all that, and later on after suing her parents for neglect and BURNING THEIR HOUSE DOWN they got to jail and were forced to give some of the money they had to addie and her brother and she opened a b&b.  paints in her free time, gets commissions and stuff whenever she has time. she is like a mother to her little brother and she just loves him so much, he is basically her world and would do anything for that kid.

addie doesn’t really talk about her past unless she is REALLY REALLY close to that person, mostly because she is ashamed of every single part about her past.

has had a couple relationships that never got TOO serious because she is super guarded sometimes, probably got into a shitty relationship at some point, lbr. HOWEVER, there was one (1) relationship that did got serious until she found out the man was ENGAGED TO ANOTHER WOMAN and that left her brokenhearted (there will be wc for that in the main RIP ME)

despite like, everything that has been wrong in her life, she always chooses kindness and love over letting the world get the best of her, because she knows how shitty the world is and she wants better for… everyone, honestly.

she is always soft and nice and warm but has a sharp sense of humor sometimes? shes just so full of love but also fire ( see what i did there? )

as for her dreams, she just wants to be happy and more than anything wants her brother to NEVER go through what she went through with their parents so she just works like a goddamn champ to see him happy. she’s a total mom tho, with whoever crosses her path. however, she can’t help but feel lost about the future? because like, she’s been living for her brother for so long, the future is scary bc she has no meaning and no plans.

basically, if you don’t want to read that, i’ll give you the tl;dr: my sweet baby had a v messy past and had to flee her hometown with her little brother, got money from her parents after getting her parents incarcerated and now owns a b&b and loves painting. she is the mom friend and just…. loves too much, especially her brother. she’s also v lively and loving and quick-witted bc i’m mamma mia trash.

so, if any of y’all want to plot with my child, please hmu or like this mess of an intro and i will make sure to come to you. if you read that whole thing, you are my hero and i don’t deserve you bc it’s a hot hot mess. thank u ily.

[chaosandbcauty]

do you like karaoke?! whats it gonna take to sing a duet with you

𝔥𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔶 𝔡𝔞𝔶  | 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔢𝔭𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤

i love karaoke! that doesn’t mean i’m good at it, mind you, but i love it. name a time and a place and i’ll be there with you, any song you want. i’d prefer anything abba, but i’m open to suggestions. oh wait… teenagers from my chemical romance is a must too.

[chaosandbcauty]

i’ll work tomorrow on my other four dumdums, i am so tired bc i can’t write properly and i have to rewrite words twice (tip: don’t use fucking acrylic nails they are the devil’s work) so i’m gonna try to go to bed now and be back tomorrow after work. i just wanted to say ily all and i missed u sm <3 can’t wait to plot/chat with all of u when my brain works normally again

also if i come back at some time bc i couldn’t sleep and i’ve been crying watching aristemo videos all night (bc thats my thing now)... pls bully me into going to bed. thank u, ily

[hepivs-blog]

HIS  HANDS  ARE  FREEZING.  sometimes,  he  forgets  how  unforgiving  the  cold  in  baltimore  can  be.  ezra  blows  into  the  space  between  his  hands  to  try  and  warm  them  up,  but  the  effort  is  futile.  his  throat  aches  for  a  drink,  but  his  pockets  are  sorely  empty.  when  he  sees  a  familiar  figure  approaching,  ezra  smiles  sheepishly  at  them.  “hey,  i  don’t  wanna  be  a  nuisance,”  he  starts  tentatively.  “but  it’s  fucking  cold  and  i  ran  out  of  lucky  strikes.  can  i  bum  one  off  you?”

[chaosandbcauty]

      adelaide frowns lightly at the sight in front of her, quickly to point out “ you look so cold “ only to blink at herself, shaking her head, annoyed at herself. “ sorry, sorry. everyone’s cold, but you are starting to look purple, are you alright? “ she questions, her brow furrowing deeply in worry, only then remembering his request. “ do you mean a cigarette? i’m sorry, i quit about a decade ago... but we can go get some if you want. i was on my way to get coffee, or apple cider, i haven’t decided... we can get a pack on the way, i’m sure. “

[sexymcuse]

“ don’t freak out when i show you what’s inside this, but, i just got a new friend from facebook marketplace,” boston began, setting the cat carrier in his arms slowly and carefully on the ground, acrylic tipped fingers carefully unlatching the crate open before scooping up the mini pig, earning brief unhappy squeals from the animal before she calmed down. “her name is chicken, like, from the kylie vine. isn’t she just the cutest?” he smiled, petting her back while holding her close. “do you think the landlord will be pissed?” not to mention his three roommates, which he DIDN’T ask their permission first. 

[chaosandbcauty]

      eyes peeking inside the crate carefully, after hearing his warning, her worried demeanor washing away instantly at the sight of the animal on the boy’s hands. “ you have a pig, that’s adorable! oh, she’s so cute “ adelaide inches closely to get a better look at the animal, beaming widely “ is it bad that my head went directly to that video where there’s a pig called chris p. bacon? also, you got her off f facebook marketplace? “ she inquired, looking up at him, tilting her head to the side. “ well... pretty sure you can keep her a secret, right? i heard somewhere domestic pigs are one of the cleanest pets to have, so maybe it could work out? “

[hxirry-blog]

SMOKE from the last hit of his cigarette left his lips and he threw it to the ground, entering the building and making his way to his room. just as he was about to unlock his door, he felt EYES on him. harry stopped and turned to meet them. usually, he’d just go in his room and ignore literally everything, but he was painfully sober at the moment, so he was on the defense. “you a fuckin’ fed or something? what’re you lookin’ at?”

[chaosandbcauty]

      the blonde’s eyes shift from the man talking at her defensively ( which, fair, she was staring ) to the few fabric grocery bags lying around on her feet. “ no, i’d be a terrible cop, fed... anything. not for me “ she rushes, looking up at him briefly and then at the bags. “ you don’t happen to have a bobby pin or an old plastic card you don’t use anymore, do you? i got locked out and my battery died... my ice cream is like twenty minutes away from turning into soup. “

[chaosandbcauty]

imessage to OPEN

NATE: holy shit

NATE: when did postmates couriers become so HOT?

NATE: i'm used to old men knocking on my door

NATE: almost got on my knees when i got my sushi tonight

ADDIE: oooh how was he?

ADDIE: was the food good?

ADDIE: you should've invited him to have dinner with you

ADDIE: you could've been the desert. missed oportunity

[chaosandbcauty]

KENZO: let me see ur astrology birth chart.

KENZO: for science.

KENZO: or at least tell me ur sun and moon ?

ADDIE: i'm sun libra

ADDIE: i think i'm moon taurus?

ADDIE: IS THAT A BAD THING????

[chaosandbcauty]

barrcso‌:

❝ yeah ! of course ! ❞ the only times lucila DOESN’T mean things is when she’s joking, and there’s not jest in sight within this conversation. she wouldn’t dare make comedy out of companionship in this manner – drag another down a path of illusion only to pull the rug out from under them. DISHONESTY is not a stranger on her tongue; she knows the taste of LIES all too well. the way ‘ i’m okay ‘ and ‘ yes, i’ve been sleeping well ‘ adapt around her lips – the bitter aftertaste they leave. how she always washes them down with a cup of strong tea or a freshly rolled joint ( red eyes are easier to explain with the smell of w e e d around her than a vacant phone call ). but those lies are told for her own SANITY. admitting to the elephant in the room is no easy feat. the few times it HAS been addressed, she couldn’t cope. she couldn’t face it. because the folder she carries with her, the police report about THAT DAY, is far too gruesome a reality. the information in that folder belongs to a stranger. she does not know the woman detailed there. no matter how many times LAURA BARROSO’S name appears printed on the pages, lucila refuses to acknowledge that that woman and her mother are one in the same. SHE CAN’T.  ❝ he’s into shakespeare ? that’s awesome – i’d love to hear his take on a few of his works ! that’s a definite yes from me. ❞ perhaps they can discuss ROMEO & JULIET; lucila cannot fathom that anyone would think that to be a love story and not a critique on how blind hatred leads to the destruction of innocents. don’t get her started. lucila laughs at addie’s apology, shaking her head softly. ❝ no, no ! don’t apologize ! i think it’s adorable. and you know, being PROUD is not a bad thing. what’s bad is arrogance – but pride, and pride in someone else, just shows how much you love a person. ❞ she shrugs. ❝ besides, charlie sounds awesome and i’d be honored to meet him. ❞ if the way adelaide speaks of her brother says anything, he’s an important person in her life. perhaps the MOST important person. and that…well, meeting someone so valuable to someone else is a LUCKY THING to experience. lucila’s nothing short of ecstatic at the invitation.  ❝ i think you’re right… ❞ she agrees, trailing and taking into consideration all the little sensations baltimore leaves in her gut. it’s a mixture, for sure. AWE and dread. high and LOW. every feeling between two points, two extremes. so maybe the answer is: ❝ some days, it makes me feel EVERYTHING, all at once. it’s…overwhelming. and beautiful. and frightening. ❞ did she…say that out loud ? lucila’s hand moves to cover her mouth and she shoots addie an apologetic glance. ❝ sorry, i’m oversharing. i…do that sometimes. ❞ the distraction of ACTIVITIES and sightseeing is a welcomed factor. ❝ well, i cycle everywhere so i get to see a ton more. let’s see…inner harbor, fort mchenry, fells point, i’ve done a few museums and the state park. i skipped the aquarium and the zoo because i’m not a fan of those things. i’d love more recommendations, though. what’s your favorite place ? ❞

the embrace is brief – short lived but not lacking in WARMTH. this doesn’t surprise lucila. addie has been nothing but lively and amiable. ❝ i can manage that, yeah, ❞ touristic work is kind of part of her being. she grew up around guests. given, a hostel and a b&b are two different areas but the idea is the same. community, comfort, cordiality. lucila thinks she’s capable of that. ❝ honestly ? whenever you need me to. i’m not exactly BUSY lately. ❞

       a tiny, almost regretful grin plasters on adelaide features as she tilts her head to the side lightly. for a long while after getting out of georgia ( and the nightmare that was her parent’s household ), addie herself had become her brother’s ‘teacher’. it had only lasted a little under a year, since she hadn’t had the credentials needed to make the lessons count on charlie’s record, but during the time she gave him classes, she’d taught him about literature, and SHAKESPEARE had been an... interest subject, to say the least, one time the discussion on one of his most classic novels had resulted on him OBSESSIVELY reading the novel over seven times and constructing a hypothesis and a paper that changed her point of view on the novel ( and her brother ) forever. discussing the classics with him was always a wild ride “ you could say that, yes. if you are sure you want to unleash the literature Kraken, be my guest. ask him how romeo and juliet is actually a revenge thriller, just beware mentioning the words ‘ love story ‘ in front of him when talking about those two “ she explains with a chuckle. she is aware that’s her fault, but she is thankful he is critical, opinionated and isn’t the type who would put a tragic story as the one being discussed as cross-stared lovers. her cheeks turn pink slightly, but she can’t help but nod in response to lucila’s words. “ well, i basically raised him so i am completely biased, but he is incredible. you two are gonna love eachother, i can already tell, whenever you are free, we could have dinner together!  “ she granted with a smitten smile. it’s easy to get smitten when it comes to her brother, but soon enough she finds out, it’s equally easy to get smitten by lucila. at her next statement ( confession, about feeling frightened ), addie can’t help but nod understandingly. it’s only after she catches the other covering her mouth that addie’s brain catches up, grinning tenderly and reaching over for the other’s hand to uncover her mouth, shaking her head. “ don’t apologize. i truly don’t mind if you don’t mind. and i think fright is a very human and natural reaction “ she shrugs lightly before thinking about the next question, brow furrowed deeply. “ well, my favorite place is inner harbor. oh, there’s the science center and they have the planetarium... i love that place so much. i think they still have cruises around the harbor? that’s a fun time “ she suggests, hands on her stomach. 

      adelaide’s perpetual grin only grows bigger by the minute, a new phenomenon she attributes to her company. “ what about tomorrow? everyone’s there by nine, it’s the time everyone ends or starts a new shift so, it seems like the best time to meet everyone. “