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garcdenflower‌

Nellie had been slightly distracted, her attention landing elsewhere as the other continued their story. She could have sworn that she had spotted something out of the corner of her eye but perhaps that was just her eyes playing tricks on her or her overactive imagination. Quickly she shook the idea out of her head, directing her attention back to them again. “ I’m sorry.. I was just a little distracted there for a minute….you were saying? “

mel was just getting into the subject of her next cello performance when she’d been interrupted. she’d suspected that the other’s mind had strayed, but wasn’t sure just how much. “don’t worry about it. are you alright? you definitely seem a bit distracted. you want some tea? i always find that drinking some and bringing it all back helps me refocus,” she offered.

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garcdenflower‌

Immediately Nick’s brow shot up, looking slightly offended by her comment. Sure he had a big ego which quite possibly caused him to fall on the cocky side but he didn’t think that was anyone’s business. “ You know what, I think you’re just jealous. “ he challenged with a casual shrug.  “ Okay, now I know that’s a lie. This look, “ he motioned down to his outfit before looking back up to her, “ Flawless. “

another laugh escaped mel. at least the other was entertaining and didn’t take her teasing too harshly. “very jealous. if only i could be as confident and stunning as you,” she replied sarcastically, though the smile on her lips meant that she meant no ill will towards the other. “i sure hope you aren’t going to waste that look by just talking about it. you’re going to charm so many more if you actually dance with someone.”

[colinford]

I have always done right by you. said you’re never gonna lie  ,  liar

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garcdenflower‌

Nick had caught his reflection on a shiny surface and couldn’t help but be pleased by what he saw. With the collar of his leather jacket popped he couldn’t help but feel a lot cooler then he ever had. “ You know I never imagined what it would be like to live in the fifties, then again that’s probably for the best you know? I doubt it would have been anything like grease, you get what I’m saying. “ he said, making a face immediately after.  “ Hey, at least I don’t have to imagine how great I would have looked. “ he added with a wink. 

mel pulled a face as the other continued to speak. “jeez, can we get a needle over here? i think we need to let some of the hot air out of this man’s head,” she lightly announced, playfully looking around as if expecting someone to step up with the wanted item. “when was the last time, if at all, you got a reality check? you don’t look that good. there are definitely some areas you could improve on,”  she judged. she wasn’t usually so outspoken, but it was easy to be when she was feeling good about her own appearance and the fact she didn’t need to remind everyone about it.

[corbalis]

even if tight clothing really wasn’t in mel’s regular wardrobe, she was determined to fully embrace a mix between the greaser and goth: the tight and simple clothing of a greaser with small accessories paying homage to the edgier parts of modern fashion which involved many necklaces and rings. she was rather musical as she walked, but she enjoyed the demanded presence the jingling caused. “and here we are. i don’t think i stuck with the theme very well, but i’m sure you don’t mind. want to make some old school bad decisions and host a ouija board session in the back?” she playfully suggested.

@ofbrightstars mel and wednesday.

[corbalis]

WEDS

MEL: You're beautiful

MEL: I'm somewhat on par with you, or i think so

MEL: Be my gothic greaser?

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apricotjvice‌

piper felt a wave of embarrassment wash over her as mel draped an arm around her shoulders in a supportive manner. she hated crying in front of others, especially when she had zero control over her emotions due to lack of sobriety. she sniffed weakly before forcing herself to look back up at her companion, thumbs brushing away a few stray tears as she nodded her head. “the whole feeding a dead body to my cats idea might come in handy if my boss keeps acting like an absolute pompous asshole.” she chuckled softly. Though at the idea of finding a date, her shoulders sagged slightly. “i don’t know. putting myself out there has kind of been hard lately. i see all these happy couples and begin to over-analyze why i haven’t had anyone show interest in me.” she shook her head. “i think at this point my only hope would be to have someone set me up on a blind date and we both know how successful those tend to be.”

“i’ll definitely help you feed your boss to your cats. it’ll be like sweeney todd -- i’ll be the totally not suspicious mr. todd, and you’ll be mrs. lovett but you own a pet store with only cats. we’ve got this in the bag really,” she said with a laugh. she understood the other’s woes when it came to dating. mel had a hard time herself considering she didn’t think she really meshed well with anyone but one person in this town. but, for piper, mel could see endless possibilities. “actually, that’s a great idea. what if i set up a cute little blind date-speed date sort of thing at my shop? you’ll come down and find your soulmate. it’s perfect.”

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moonpvwers‌

mabel hummed slightly, pen hovering over the column to write mothman as she considered. “maybe i just feel like nessie can take care of me in a way that mothman can’t.” and that was well knowing that she wasn’t exactly what most people considered low maintenance. even with family and friends she knew she wasn’t always the easiest to handle. nessie seemed like that patient type though. “like i totally think mothman would be the perfect type for a fling, to take me on a wild two week adventure and i never see him again and have to convince people and myself it was real, but nessie would be way better for a long term relationship.” she said, clicking her pen a few times. “besides, maybe i want the attention of main stream media.” mabel added with a small excited laugh.

mel couldn’t help her laugh. “you’ve really thought this through, haven’t you? alright, i’l have to agree with you. if you want fame and dedication, nessie it is. i suppose i’m not much of the commitment type if there’s too many strings attached,” she jokingly admitted. “i just had a great idea,” mel said suddenly. “if you really wanted to do this survey seriously, why not make this a bit more fun? i’m not exactly the most crafty type, but why don’t we set up a table downtown with cookies. you can make the nessie themed and i’ll make the mothman ones. whoever has the least cookies in the end is the winner,” she challenged.

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garcdenflower‌

“ Okay you are definitely judging me right now. “ Nick observed out loud. While he wasn’t exactly the most outgoing of people he certainly couldn’t pass up the opportunity to tell a good story. Especially when that story involved bragging about just how clever he was. “ Look faking an injury really isn’t the worst thing you could do. “ he protested. “ I mean imoral, sure. Slightly insulting even, but certainly not the worst. “ he added, shaking his head in disagreement. “ Besides can you really blame me? I have a pair of crutches and a fake cast at home just waiting to be used. “ 

“and, how and why do you have crutches and a fake cast. that’s the part that i’m questioning. not everyone has these items nor do i know of anywhere that i can get them from. so, however you did it, i have to be skeptical. if you’re so willing and resourceful, then who knows just how far you’ll go. next thing, you’ll be trying to justify kidnapping a child to get free meals from a restaurant,” she teased, shaking her head as she made a tsking noise.

[sweetchcraft]

*stands under the full moon to charge myself *

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apricotjvice‌

( @corbalis | 🍹 for our muses to get drinks together. )

Was Piper already drunk? Most definitely. “This was such a good idea, Mel!” She was being far too loud at this point, but she didn’t really realize it. She pat her acquaintance on the back as she looked over at the other female, fingers pushing her hair back in a clumsy manner with her free hand. “You know what? I seriously hate Valentines Day. Like who the hell invented such a shitty holiday? I can binge out on chocolate and buy myself flowers and teddy bears on any given day.” She complained. Though she paused as she began to process things, tears welling in her eyes. Here come the drunken emotions. “Oh my god, I’m going to be alone for the rest of my life. My sisters are going to get married and leave me alone to house a bunch of cats.” She buried her face in her hands. 

mel pressed her lips together as the other pat her back, not exactly the most touchy person. but, considering the other’s intoxication, she let it slide. she scoffed. “i’m not sure who made it, but it is pretty shitty and weird. i mean, it just pressures people to be more lovey than they usually are, cause high expectation, and make single people feel sad.” she tried not to laugh as the other’s emotions caught up to her, an arm draping over the girl’s shoulders. “hey, don’t you start crying on me. you’re going to end up being the first one to get married -- it’s always the younger ones. plus, there’s nothing wrong with a few cats. you could feed them a dead body to hide the evidence,” she teased. “you just need to find someone, but don’t force yourself to. just look at the poeple around you, even the ones you ignore. you’ll find at least one person worth a date or two.”

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garcdenflower‌

While part of him wanted to snap back with a witty comment he only let out a fake chuckle instead. “ Yeah.. something sort of like that. “ he replied. He took the tissue from her and nodded silently thanking her. “ Well, when you fall on your face that does tend to be the case. “  He added with a casual shrug. “ Thanks anyway, though. “ he replied graciously before popping the mint into his mouth. 

“So you’re the type to try to play it cool and be all mysterious, got it,” she teased, standing up with her bag. “Well, since you don’t want to tell me about your flying endeavors, repay with some coffee. Or ice cream,” she suggested, though it wasn’t a suggestion she was expecting to get turned down. She motioned for the man to start walking, ready to follow suit.

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ofpompoms‌

With so much weighing on her mind for the past few days, Addison had decided to spend the night working on one of the many crafts she had saved to one of her Pinterest boards as some source of distraction. She was proudly displaying one of bright pink and green bracelets with a golden printed name scribbled across the band to the other, a bright smile on her face. “ So, what do you think ? Are they lame or totally awesome ? ”

Mel looked over at the bracelet, taking it in and lips pressed into a thin line. “You know, green isn’t exactly for me nor would I pair it with pink, but it’s actually pretty cute. You could probably sell those on Etsy and make a little extra cash if you wanted,” she suggested. “Maybe even I would buy one from you. Do you have any other colors maybe?” She asked, trying not to seem too interested when she really was.

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garcdenflower‌

Of course he should have known that the night could only end badly. Didn’t every night that he was surrounded by family end that way? Hans felt as though he was playing a losing game from the very start. He could’ve either ignored his mother’s invitation to dinner and be chewed out about it the next time he was to see them ( whenever that would be ) or show up and accept whatever consequences came along with it. He had chosen the latter and was now seriously regretting it. Apparently alcohol and his eldest brother didn’t mix well.  He hid his bloody lip behind his hand, which was hardly inconspicuous but neither was parading around with a busted lip on full display. “ Do you happen to have a tissue or anything on you? I… got into a little accident. “ he lied to avoid any further questions. 

mel was enjoying her book, doodling a few drawings in the margins of the page, when the other spoke up. she looked up to see what this accident looked like, a single brow raising before she started searching around in her bag for a tissue. “an accident, huh? what did you do, fall on your face or something? you’re supposed to use your feet, not pretend you can fly,” she joked, pulling out a few tissues so the other could clean up with them. “you don’t look too happy about it either, so here’s a peppermint too just to clean that up as well. the past is the past and all that junk.”

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selficexpert‌

“Hey!” It was never a difficult thing for Portia to randomly approach people and talk to them but she couldn’t help but feel nervous today. “I’m sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you’d be interested in attending my sorority’s annual bid? It’s a bit similar to those Bachelor Bids that fraternities put on but less archaic. Anyone can attend, no matter your gender and bid. None of our members are forced to dress up and take anyone on dates. Instead all the money that’s earned from the bid will go to the Lost Boys Orphanage and a foundation to help install more ease of access technology for our residents with disabilities and in return you get to go get mani-pedis with a member you bid on.” She bit down on her lip and brushed back her golden curls with her free hand. “I understand if it’s not your thing but maybe you know someone who would want to come?” She offered one of the pastel pink colored flyers out to them.

mel was quite averse to accepting random papers and words from strangers standing on the side of the street -- especially when the words ‘fraternity’ or ‘sorority’ fell from their lips. but, the girl was kind of cute and the color of the flyers was attractive. she pursed her lips, contemplating the offer. “well,” she started, pausing for dramatic effect and to think. “i have to say that mani-pedis are pretty tempting and i guess i do need some change in my good karma bank. so, perhaps i’ll go. but whoever i win -- if i win -- better be pretty excited to spend some time with me. they can’t be a downer because some weird girl donated money to some kids who need it,” she bargained as if the girl could guarantee her a good time.

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moonpvwers‌

“okay so.” mabel hummed, doing her best to not chew on the pen she was holding. “mothman or the loch ness monster, which would you rather date?” she had been doing this for a little while now, pitting two cryptids against each other for which would be better for dates. there were notes scrawled through her journal, as well as a semi-functional chart listing the two that had gone up against each other and ultimately which one had won. ultimately there were a lot of ties, because as hard as mabel tried how could she commit to just one? “they’d both be great obviously, but mothman might be harder to find, making frequent dates hard.” she moved down, as if to mark that mothman had won, before changing her mind and looking back up. “but on the other hand nessie seems like she’d have a lot of expectations and needs and i just don’t know if you could provide. what would you go with?”

as silly as the conversation was, mel loved it. she loved cryptids and strange lore that was probably more fake than true. and, as much as she knew that most -- if not all -- and to be made up, she wanted to believe they were real. “why are we even debating this? the answer is obvious: mothman. everyone knows the loch ness monster, but real cryptozoologists and fan love mothy. he’s obscure enough to not get the attention of main stream media, and not too obscure where he has no evidence of his existence. he’s a harbinger of misfortune, can fly, and probably has sexy legs,” she said matter of factly. she sipped at her smoothie and looked over at the girl. “don’t tell me you like the loch ness more.”

[jane-penvellyn-of-blackmoor]

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