not the brightest screw in the lightbulb

cooper. 32. vet tech. not a lightbulb. or a screw

[cooperhirsch]

elizcbethkennedy‌:

At first, Lizzie didn’t recognize the man — all the years that’d passed and what not — but slowly, his face began registering in her head, and her forehead shot up. “Cooper?” She asked, unsure of her own voice, and for a moment she forgot about the animal in her hand. The kitten, spotting a chance for escape, yowled and scratched her arm, heading for the back of the clinic. “Wait!” Lizzie yelled, tumbling after the kitten, almost running into Cooper as she headed back. 

An escaped kitty was not a new thing for the clinic and he let out a slightly amused laugh when the kitten escaped. “Don’t worry, we deal with this all the time. Just help me make sure the baby doesn’t make it too close to the doors.” He pulled out a little bag of treats and took some in his hand, before passing them to Lizzie. “This might help us get them out. We just have to find their hiding spot now... Which is the hardest part.”

[cooperhirsch]

eleanorhirsch‌:

In the heat of the moment, Eleanor couldn’t think properly. Everything felt as though it was in a daze as the blonde tried to grasp onto the state of her dog right now. Trixie had been with her since she entered into the movie industry and she was someone that remained constant in her life despite her busy work schedule. After all, she could never make anyone in her close circle to be by her side everyday, and she would grow tired of their company anyway. But her companion was someone that was always on set with her everyday, her company often soothed away the stress and anxiety that coursed through her at times. Feeling the weight being lifted from her arms as her older brother picked up the golden retriever, before numbly trailing behind Cooper as she followed him to the master bathroom. It took her a moment before she comprehended his question, before blinking and focusing on her current predicament again. “I—I don’t know. Maybe? I do have chocolate lying around in my trailer…there was only half of it left…I think.” The blonde stammered. “I found her like this about an hour ago,” Her voice came out as a whisper, before looking at her brother with concern. “Is she…is she going to be okay?”

Cooper hummed, trying to assess the situation as well as he could. He got up without another word to grab Trixie a bit of food. Throwing up was usually easier for the dogs if they had something new in their stomachs. He just had to hope that the pup would eat it. Offering the dog the food, Cooper texted the vet from his office, just to let them know he might be bringing a dog in for some fluids. He didn’t think Trixie would need that, she hadn’t eaten too much, but he wanted them to be prepared just in case. “So, she probably didn’t have too much chocolate, but she’s, at the very least, going to need to throw up. If she doesn’t here, we’ll have to take her to the clinic and they’ll give her fluids there.” He squeezed his little sister’s shoulder,“Kiddo, I’m going to take care of her, okay? I got you both.”

[cooperhirsch]

📲 the hirschey company

[HOT BROTHER added 'ELLIE BABY' to the group.]

[HOT BROTHER added'COOP D'ÉTAT' to the group.]

Rory [1.34AM]: HOWDY FELLOW MURICANS 🤠

Rory [1.35AM]: I can't believe it took us THIS long to have a group chat, but here we are!!!!

Ellie [1.46AM]: I see you're embracing your #hotbrother title huh, don't worry Coop, you're next 😊

Ellie [1.47AM]: Right?! But don't start complaining when I start spamming this with memes, work gets boring sometimes. Sorry not sorry 💖

Cooper [1.50 AM]: HELLO! Am I also a hot brother? Lots of people think I'm hot.

Cooper [1.51 AM]: Am I allowed to send dog pictures!!!

[cooperhirsch]

eleanorhirsch‌:

special delivery for → @cooperhirsch location: cooper’s home time: monday 3rd february, 10:00pm

If the blonde had any restraint to maintain the guard surrounding her from the moment Eleanor decided to display her entire career in front of the cameras, the caution inside her was certainly lacking in this moment, nowhere to be found. With Trixie whimpering in the backseat of the car, she didn’t even care whether she was speeding as she zoomed down the streets of Catalina, with one destination in her mind. In this moment, she truly understood how parents felt when their children were sick, it was a feeling that she wouldn’t like to experience, or for anyone to experience, ever. Today was just as normal as any day with Ellie spending the day on set, only to return to her trailer at the state her dog was currently in right now. Without even thinking, she jumped into her car and definitely ran a few red lights until she found herself in front of her brother’s house, somewhere that she rarely frequented, selfish on her part considerings he only decided to show up in an emergency, although the guilt from that was replaced by the terror and concerned for her dog right now. Carrying Trixie in her arms, she pushed the doorbell, tempted to barge into Cooper’s place herself until the door swung open. “Coop, thank god,” Desperation lingered in her tone as her voice quivered a little, before her gaze fell to the companion in her arms. “I found her like this after I came back from set and she must’ve ate something bad or — I don’t know.  I…I didn’t know where else to go.“

Some nights were harder for Cooper than others. He knew his triggers and what could set them off. Today an old college buddy had messaged him over facebook, talking about how much he missed partying with Cooper. He had even attached old photos and a grainy video of Cooper jumping off a roof into a pool while under the influence. He had been doing so well and now he was wondering if one drink would really kill all his progress. He knew he could call his sponsor, but it was late. After an hour of deliberation, he had gotten dressed and decided to go out to a bar. Just as he was picking up his car keys, his doorbell rang. He opened the door, shoes already on, confused to see his little sister there. She didn’t usually come to see him. Seeing her distraught expression and the dog in her arms, he knew something bad was happening. Without a word, he took the dog from her arms and walked into the house to his master bathroom. “What do you think she ate? Chocolate? How much and how long ago?” He asked as he began to pull out things to induce vomiting from Trixie.

[cooperhirsch]

elizcbethkennedy‌:

for → @cooperhirsch location: veterinary clinic time: tuesday, 3pm

It would have been just another Tuesday for Lizzie, if she hadn’t spotted the little kitten by the side of the road. The poor thing was all skin and bones, and it’d been dragging one of its hind legs around in a painful sort of way. What she should have done was call animal control and be done with it (her mother’s voice echoed in her head — “who knows what kind of diseases the animal’s carrying!”), but in the end, Lizzie’s couldn’t bear to see the thing lie there anymore, so she scooped it up and headed for the local veterinary clinic.

As soon as she reached the counter, she pushed past some people already, still cradling the cat in her denim jacket. “Excuse me?” She called out, forehead wrinkled. “I - I found this little kitten, and he — or she, I don’t know — looks really hurt.”

It had been a surprisingly light day at the clinic. The most of the pets that were under observation had been discharged and there had only been a few check ups. Today Molly, his blind kitty, had joined him at work. He didn’t often take Molly to work but she had woke up so attached to him that he felt wrong keeping her at home. She was curled up on the desk as Cooper went through files. 

Standing as Lizzie came in, Cooper grinned. He knew her from her friendship with Eleanor. “Heya, Lizzie.” He then looked at the kitty,“Here let me take them! I’ll grab Dr. Sawyer and we’ll have them taken care of. Do you mind watching Molly? She probably won’t wake up, but if she does she’ll be looking for me.”

[cooperhirsch]

philippasoloway‌:

To be honest, Philippa hadn’t entirely been paying all that close of attention to where she was…or the party. She’d never been good at big things like this, never sure what to do with herself at them. So she was surprised when she heard a vaguely familiar voice close to her ear, instinctively turning towards it as the man spoke. “Oh!” she said in a moment of recognition. “You’re the one who looked after Mac…right?” She was fairly nearly certain it was him. “Then I fixed your car in the parking lot.” But she nodded in agreement. “It can be a bit confusing. But..uhhh…” she tried to find some solution to his question before saying, “You could dance with me? If you wanted to.”

He stared at the lady next to him. How’d see know that? “Are you... The owner of Mac?” The hair seemed familiar but her face was covered by a mask and that made it so confusing. “You did! I got my keys stuck in it again and you helped me right?” He had a lot of issues with his car pretty often, he couldn’t keep track. He grabbed her hand,”Yes! Let’s dance!”

[cooperhirsch]

reinarhodes‌:

The second Reina feels the man’s hand on her waist she reaches down to bat it away, self consciously looking around to make sure no one in the room is paying attention to their interaction thanks to his very annoying excitability. “Sh!” she scolds, narrowing her eyes as she turns back to face him. “Keep your voice down. And my name is Reina, which I’m sure I told you.” Not that she remembers whether she did or not, let alone what his name is. Noodle guy seems sufficient enough despite the fact that calling him that would be totally hypocritical, considering the night she’d spent with him had been the first time in a long time that she’d actually eaten a carb. “You need to pretend you don’t know me, okay? If you see me in public ever again, we’ve never met. Understood?”

He took his hand back, still with his dopey smile even after she batted it away. He figured she didn’t like being touched since she did that. He understood that though, sometimes he didn’t like being touched. Though, that wasn’t super often cus he loved a good cuddle. “Yeah, you did! I just couldn’t remember it. I called you Rei when we were hangin’.” He tilted his head, unknowingly falling into what his family would have called ‘Coop’s puppy eyes’. He never meant to do it, it just happened. “Why? I thought we were friends.”

[cooperhirsch]

tagging ( @philippasoloway​ )

founder’s day masquerade ball

Cooper had a bit of trouble recognizing everyone with their masks on and he knew a whole bunch of people. They always seemed to know who he was though. He wasn’t sure that happened. Leaning towards the young lady next to him he whispered to her,“Is it just me or does everyone look like each other with the masks? How am I supposed to know who I can dance with if I don’t know them?”

[cooperhirsch]

roryhirsch‌:

ft. @cooperhirsch​

Rory had been standing at the corner where the deserts were laid out, his mouth watering at the sight of the cake alone. He stood, frozen in place, for the better part of a half-hour, his arms folded and his eyes narrowed almost menacingly, as if he had plans of devouring the entire desert table through sheer force of will. Fortunately, none of the staff were calling him out on his rather peculiar behavior (or, alternatively, were scared of the possible consequences if they were to break his concentration). It was only until he saw a familiar figure pass through his line of sight did he finally move from his place. “Coop!” he called out with a smile, approaching his brother with deliberate steps before continuing, “any chances I can interest you in desert? It seems a bit lonely to tackle alone.” He pointed his fingers to the table, which he’d been staring at for longer than socially acceptable. “Honestly, though, I’m tempted to steal the entire apple tart and bring it home with me. Although, I don’t think the staff will look too kindly on that.” 

Cooper had been thankfully prepared by a few therapy session before the party. He had, of course, been to parties with flowing liquor before, but he just knew that if he wanted some blow he could find it here. Rich people always had blow. Still he was in a, thankfully, good headspace when it came to the party currently. Rory’s voice gave him a distraction that he so needed and so he bounded over with a grin. He didn’t have much of a sweet tooth anymore, but he nodded eagerly anyway. He didn’t want to disappoint Rory. “I’ll take the tart if you want! I’m so big no one will stop me. You know how they all think I’m scary. What should I have?”

[cooperhirsch]

reinarhodes‌:

CLOSED / @cooperhirsch​ LOCATION: Founder’s Day Ball TIME: Evening

The Founder’s Ball is completely packed and as graceful as Reina is, she can’t avoid being backed into the chest of a very large man, and her glass of champagne spills over as she whips around in surprise when the two of them collide. “Oh, Jesus Christ. I didn’t see you there.” No apology comes forth even though she’d clearly been the one to run into him, instead Reina just looks the man up and down as realization dawns on her that this is the man she’d once almost slept with on a drunken, lonely night a few years ago. What’s even more mortifying is that now that she’s sober, he looks much younger than she remembers. Her instinct is telling her to run fast and far, but that wouldn’t be very polite, would it? “I — Hello.”

Cooper honestly was having a grand ole time. Masks were super freaking cool. He could figure out who some people where but he was completely lost with others. His hand went out to steady the lady who bumped into, settling high on her waist. She was pretty little so his hand was basically covering her whole waist, but he tried to put it high so it wouldn’t be rude. “It’s okay! I can be hard to miss. There’s lots of people here and most of ‘em look like me.” It took him a second to place her and then her hello did him in. “Noodle Lady!! It’s me Noodle Guy!”

[cooperhirsch]

philippasoloway‌:

Philippa released the pup, knowing that he’d be alright in a capable vet tech’s hands, though there was still a flicker of concern on her features simply for the sake that Mac wasn’t feeling his best. “We just moved here, so I thought maybe that might have something to do with it but— I just wanted to make sure. Or find out how I might help him be less stressed?” Her worry turned a bit softer though as the man talked to Cheese, the beginnings of a smile hinting on her lips. “Cheese is a good boy,” she praised as she gave him an ear scratch. “And Mac is too!” she added hastily, not wanting her other boy to feel left out. Her shoulders sagged with some relief though. “That’s good. I like not having any physical issues.”

Cooper had always felt his best around animals. Even when he was younger and football was his entire life, he had still made time to volunteer at the animal shelter. After college Ned had been his first pet and as strange as it sounded to other people caring for his little buddy helped him heal quite a bit. “I think extra cuddles and getting him used to the new neighborhood could help.” He hummed petting Mac’s belly. “If he sees Cheese doing stuff it might help him do things. Cheese is pretty socially confident.”

[cooperhirsch]

julianaseda‌:

Open Starter | @catalinastarter

Location | Ventura Coffee Roasting Co.

“Some advice, never go on a tinder date because they’re really weird,” Juliana began telling the person next to her at a table in the coffee shop. “The last guy I went out with, I kid you not, had a whole shrine for iron man in his closet. I knew Marvel fans were dedicated but not that dedicated. It was like the character was his best friend that passed away or something,” The brunette paused for a moment, putting the straw of her iced coffee to her lips and taking a sip. “It wouldn’t be too normal to have a whole shrine dedicated to a friend either but you get what I mean.” She went on. “Oh and a couple weeks ago I went out with another guy that wanted me to talk like Harley Quinn because that was some kind of kink of his. Now I’m not a kink shamer but tell me that’s not weird as hell. Anyway, what’s your worst date story?”

Cooper listened with rapt attention. He wasn’t sure why the lady next to him started to tell him all this, but he liked the company. She must be one of those people who can talk to anyone. He was kind of like that, but he didn’t usually do it at a coffeeshop. “I’ve been on a few tinder dates, but they haven’t been that weird.” Dates, however, was a loose term, considering Cooper rarely had the goal of dating them in mind. He did like to make sure the girls knew that though, so he was sure that’s part of the reason it hadn’t been weird. “I don’t know really. Sometimes in college girls I would be out with would go and ignore me for my friends which was weird. One time one of those girls married one of the boys she ignored me for. So I guess it worked out in the end.”

[cooperhirsch]

roryhirsch‌:

If, by a year ago, someone told him that he’d be living back in his hometown and going out with his siblings every once in a while, Rory would have laughed that person off this plane of existence. Yet, against all odds, the Hirsch siblings had begun to have a more conventional relationship, marked by family dinners, lunch dates, and everything in between. Rory considered it a significant step that he’d barely batted an eye at his younger brother’s invitation for lunch — he could’ve made a lousy excuse over the phone, sure, and yet here he was, approaching his table and petting Ned for good measure. “Coop!” he greeted warmly, before taking a seat on the chair opposite his, “what’s the special? Does it by any chance involve shellfish?” He laughed, resting his arms on the table. “You know how much I love shrimp. Could order them by the bucket if they just prepared it like that.” 

Cooper knew that the rest of his family struggled with being around each other. He had struggled with it too. Family had been hard to deal with when Cooper was going through his struggles and he had to assume that the issues that his siblings were facing must have been keeping them away from him too. It was nice to have them back on the island and home now. With them all closer together, it was easier to do things like this. “It’s buttered shrimp!” Cooper told him, excited that he had been right to assume his brother would enjoy that. “I’m getting soup I think. I always love soup. It goes with everything and it’s the perfect weather outside for it.”

[cooperhirsch]

@roryhirsch​

Since their dad died, Cooper decided that him and his siblings needed to make up all their lost time. Every single one of them had messed up with each other and it made Cooper sad that their dad’s death had to remind them that they needed each other. He had invited Rory out to lunch with him and Ned (his three legged poodle) and as he saw his brother come up, his face split into a grin. “Hey there big bro!” He was always happy to see his siblings, especially since they’ve all lost so much, but he especially loved Rory. “They got a special today I think you’ll like! I didn’t order anything yet though, so you have totally free reign!”

[cooperhirsch]

philippasoloway‌:

Philippa stood the moment the vet tech entered the room, all too ready to get her little Mac looked at. “Yes,” she said without hesitating, promptly holding her little boy up to be considered by this…apparently very husky vet tech. “He hasn’t been eating,” she began in her worried tone, too distracted by her little boy’s plight to be much else. At the mention of her other pup, she turned with a bit of a smile, unable not to grin when met with Cheese’s notoriously and chronically goofy face. “That’s Cheese! He’s been eating great…maybe a little too great. But Mac won’t go anywhere without his brother.”

Without thinking Cooper scooped the pup out of the pretty lady’s arms. He set the little boy up on the counter, considering him for a moment. “A little tummy ache,” He frowned at the dog, before petting the small doggo. “Did something big happen in his life?” Cooper asked before squatting down to look at Cheese. “Hello, Cheese! You’re a good brother for coming with him!” Standing back up he softly examined the pup,“The good news is he doesn’t seem like he has any physical issues that I can find.”

[cooperhirsch]

philippasoloway‌:

@cooperhirsch​

So far, Catalina had been pretty decent— though it seemed things might be beginning to veer in the direction of downhill. Seeing Grant after all this time had been…strange, and she was still making sense of the things she’d felt in those moments and after them. But the real topper was the Mac, one of her corgis, hadn’t been eating his meals like he used to. No matter what she tried, he seemed determined not to chow down, and she’d tried everything she could think of. So today found her heading to the veterinary clinic with Mac and Cheese (coincidentally Mac’s corgi brother) in tow. Mac refused to go anywhere without his brother most of the time, so Cheese was a necessary accessory. Finally, Mac’s name was called and she made her way into the examination room with her boys, waiting once again for the vet tech to come in and start checking her little boy out. A frown was heavy on her lips, far too worried about Mac to look happy as she absentmindedly picked at the hem of her cardigan. 

Cooper freaking loved being a vet. He got to take care of little bundles of happiness all day and he got to meet plenty of nice, new puppies and kitties. When he heard his next patient was a corgi, he was basically bouncing with excitement. He loved corgis and their funny butts. Little peach butts. Coming into the room, Cooper pretended to look at his clipboard and said,“Is there a Mister Macaroni in need of assistance today? I’m Cooper and I can probably help!” His eyes widened when he saw the second corgi,“And you’ve brought a friend! Hopefully, they don’t need my help too?”

[totaly-people]