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[cstlavietes]

dependent blog affiliated with thefaultline. dni if you're not part of the group. as told by ali.

kai jackson. civilian. 35. lewis tan. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist.

danielle "dani" st james. 29. civilian. vanessa morgan. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist. pinterest.

tyler sharma. santoro mob. 26. archie renaux. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist. pinterest.

scottie vance. civilian. 25. sydney taylor. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist. spara. pinterest.

[capaddes]

"You are such a weasel, man." He throws a frustrated hand in the air, shaking his head. "If you're going to do something, do it with your fuckin' chest, dickhead. What? What is it? Are you embarrassed? Are you embarrassed of my sister, man?"

[cstlavietes]

" nick. " he turns to him with a coolness in his voice. " i want you to answer me something honestly. do you really think if i was sleeping with or dating your sister, i'd be embarrassed? has that ever been one of my traits? i know that might be a tough one but think about it. " after four years, had nicky witnessed an ounce of shame or embarrassment from tyler? annoyance, the most, maybe a contented conversation or two when he was in the mood but this was just insulting. " unfortunately, i know you and know you're gonna stay on my ass about it but i'll tell you right now, no. it wasn't rosa. "

[cstlavietes]

to say this thing was incredibly boring was an understatement of the century. it led to scottie scouting out other things to do, making her own entertainment. she instead finds something else in the midst of that entertainment except she isn't laughing. her tracks stop dead in place as her eyes meet him, feeling every chill run through her body leaving her frozen. her heart feels like it's sunk deep into her stomach as the familiarity of the past reflects back at her, one she'd hope she'd never see again. and now, suddenly, it feels as if the clock has started ticking.

" don't suppose you're gonna ask me if i'm havin' fun. "

@brokenxdreams .

[capaddes]

The day started off in the best way he could've possibly imagined, with Valentina in the woods. Then, like a row of dominoes collapsing in sequence, one unfortunate encounter gave way to another until Nicky found himself sulking in the corner by himself, feeling like he'd earned the right to five uninterrupted minutes of solitude. Instead, here came Teenage Mutant Chinchilla. Without so much as looking in her direction, he reaches into the popcorn bucket, grabs a fistful, and lobs it at her. "Fuck off."

[cstlavietes]

" and they say i ain't got no manners. " she shakes the popcorn out of her hair, finding a seat next to him. it was a perfect coincidence timing really. he was sitting alone, she was alone... he certainly looked like he could use the company, if only to create entertainment for herself. " you're rude. " she grabs a piece of popcorn from him, washing it down with some soda. " to think, i came over t'make up. or we can talk about it—- you look like you've been havin' it rough and i'm a great listener. "

[ofmoonlightx]

She could tell he wasn't expecting that answer from her, unfortunately for him, she was serious. "again, you sure that was meant for me?" she then head nodded at Rosa over there. Pink hair and all. "A dick, sure." cause if she wasn't bothered right now, she would have at least blushed at the compliment.

[cstlavietes]

lucia nods towards rosa, his brows furrow as he turns back to her. " so what? she's my friend. " he says casually, not exactly seeing the issue she seems to be having or whatever it was that was putting her in a sour mood. " i wasn't aware i couldn't give my other friend a compliment or it was exclusive to one person. "

[jasonxmacavoy]

"Aight, aight. Only 'cause I know ya'd miss me too much." Jason paused, shaking his head as he looked over at Dani slowly, brow raised now. "Body paintin'—you’re shittin’ me. Do I look like a friggin' painter to ya?" He grumbled with a shit eating grin that immediately betrayed him. "But I'll fuck with the bottle toss." Another pause. "Long as ya don't cry 'bout it when I smoke ya ass.”

[cstlavietes]

" you know i would. " maybe that was the anxiety in her talking from the potential of not only him landing in jail for an extended time but if anything else were to happen to him. the letters sent out, she would be lying if she said she wasn't worried about those she loved. " if anything happened to you, i wouldn't be okay. " jason was like family, her second brother, it'd be devastating to lose him. " oh come on, it's summer! you gotta step out of your comfort zone once in a while. pleeeease? what if i attempt to paint xtina? " she throws her pleading brown eyes his way like she's five years old begging using his weakness of their queen christina. " i have waterproof mascara, i'm good to go. if you lose, i want a picture in the photobooth. "

[astravorestine]

Cassidy lets out a heavy sigh, before turning to look at her. His shoulders shrug, knowing all too damn well that his senses are on high levels. “It’s kind of boring. All I’ve really been doing is eating a bunch of food and getting fatter.” He had been thinking about the killer on the loose and whether or not any one of them were safe. The letter they got said one wasn’t going to make it. He couldn’t help thinking he doesn’t want to be that person and how would he escape if something did go wrong. “I…I don’t think the killer is bluffing. I think there’s a good chance someone could be a victim tonight. I have been trying to plan my escape route if needed. But not much space for wheelchairs if people start running.” He was actually wondering when someone would bring up the threat they all got.

[cstlavietes]

" what's been your favorite? " they ask curiously, popping another piece of popcorn in their mouth. hers was probably actually their tacos. it wasn't half bad for being off a truck. " i hope he's not. " they say with a straight face. it sounded fucked up but it would be far more eventful than the actual toy events around the festival. " i hate to tell ya this but if people start panicking and runnin', you're getting flipped over. " she remarks flippantly, thinking of only the most realistic outcome. " here's an idea: if that happens jus' play dead. " scottie pops another piece of popcorn in her mouth with a shrug as if she were speaking purely logical. " hope that don't happen though, of course. "

[wrldbrns]

for: kai ( @cstlavietes ) time: any time your heart desires! location: the rift valley kickoff

dulce didn't want to admit it, but she had spent far too long trying to pick the perfect outfit for the kickoff. normally she would've thrown on the first cute, beachy thing she found and called it a day, but kai had asked her to come with him. truthfully, she had gotten far more excited about that than she probably should have. though she still hadn't given arisa a name, she had told her she was going to the kickoff with someone. what followed had been several hours of sending outfit photos back and forth to her best friend, changing her mind every twenty minutes, and overthinking things she normally wouldn't give a second thought. was this a date? dulce had tried not to dwell on it too much. they had only recently found their way back into each other's lives. still, hope had always been one of her greatest weaknesses when it came to kai.

by the time they found themselves standing in line for funnel cake, the nervousness had mostly settled into something softer. the festival hummed around them with music, laughter, and the scent of freshly baked funnel cakes. every now and then her shoulder brushed his when the line moved forward, or tried to squeeze past people, each accidental touch somehow making her smile a little more. “thank you for inviting me, by the way,” she said after a moment, warmly glancing over at him. “i'm having a really wonderful time.” she was, though not because of the festival itself, even if it was lovely, but because she was sharing it with him. the thought stayed tucked safely inside the corners of hr mind where it belonged.

eventually they reached the front of the line, placing their order before stepping aside to wait for the powdered-sugar-covered masterpiece they were promised. dulce clasped her hands loosely behind her back and rocked lightly onto her heels before looking over at him with a soft smile. “so,” she began, dark eyes bright with curiosity, “what would you like to do after we get our funnel cake?” her gaze drifted briefly toward the festival stretching out before them before returning to him again.

[cstlavietes]

when kai heard of this kick off thing, he strongly thought about not going. not even with the premise he could find someone else to go with. things like this festival didn't seem like his thing, not anymore but then he remembered the times he and dulce went to some places similar like this when they were dating. those times were the warmest times of his life, the sounds of dulce's genuine laughter in his ears made it worthwhile and suddenly, he didn't mind things like this anymore. was it selfish of him to have asked her to come? a selfish part that missed that but most importantly, missed seeing her genuine smiles.

thankfully, funnel cakes was something they could have always shared in the past. unlike their independent declarations of the perfect coffee, funnels never let them down.

thank you for inviting me.

he nods at her, the words can't help but make him smile. he was glad he decided to go through with it even if she only came with friendship, there wasn't anyone else he would have wanted to go with. " thank you for deciding to come. " he'd almost finished that sentence with, i'm glad you did. it might have been too forward for what the intent was. they were taking things as slow as possible, rediscovering each other from the ground up, to forget the end of their past, the reset button sure had felt thus far. earning dulce's friendship back was everything he could have hoped for.

" well, " he begins, his eyes also scanning through the festival at everyone else playing the various games found around, turning back to her. " they do have ring toss... " he motions it to her, as if they were yet again slipping back into their glory days where whoever could play ring toss better, the loser bought or made dinner for a week. " but i'm not so sure you'd still have it so maybe not. " he teased her, lightly challenging her to it.

[clwmarks]

closed starter for @cstlavietes ( tyler )

so rosa and tyler had come to the festival together. so what? surely that meant nothing ( in fact, rosa was pretty sure he had already wandered off twice at least, and she had only found him again because she'd been persistent enough to track him down ). and yet, when rosa pulled up with two drinks in her hands, she could see the way her fingers shook, hear how the liquid sloshed in the cups.

"h-here," she said, held out one of the cups for tyler. "it's -- it's beer. you like beer, right?" rosa didn't like beer. she'd gotten herself a beer either way.

[cstlavietes]

" sometimes— thanks. " it wasn't that tyler wasn't a drinker or didn't like alcohol, he carefully took in his consumption, not liking the impairment of alcohol but he hadn't had a drink up until rosa brought him one. " by the way, i like what you've done with your hair. it's nice. " it's a genuine compliment, it suited her quite nicely and it was pretty bold of her since he was sure it wasn't expected of her to do something like have it pink. " it suits you. what made you want to go pink? "

[brokenxdreams]

closed starter for @cstlavietes

pam was usually pretty good at walking and carrying objects at the same time, but apparently not this time as she literally tripped over her own two feet and her almost empty drink went flying out, spilling all over the other that was merely walking by. "shit, sorry!" the words blurted out before she even looked up to see who it was, pausing with her mouth halfway open as she recognized the other. "I know you... you're scottie, right? we met last week."

[cstlavietes]

scottie would have to take her jacket to the laundromat later and have it cleaned. the last thing she wanted was the smell of whatever the hell that was that spilled over it. she wasn't angry, just a sigh as the other apologized. " maybe. " she furrows her brows, trying to scrape her memory for her. she did look familiar though which honestly didn't help. " if the scottie you're thinking of stiffed or swiped ya, it wasn't me. there's two of us 'round here. "

[eddyxftzz]

"i will try but i can't make any promises, bro." eddy shrugged, already a little tipsy and knowing that with every other drink he consumed tyler's chances of winnign whatever dumb bet he had going dwindled. "but it's between me and wilder, yeah you're good. that fucker has probably already won it for you."

"do i at least get a cut of the money if you win though?"

[cstlavietes]

i'll try. tyler gives a shake of his head. " commitment eddy, people like commitment. " it was a way of encouraging eddy to not fuck up, to swing things more towards his favor. " that's why i went with wilder. you've got slightly more impulse control. " keyword: slightly.

" for what? being a participant? fuck no. " that money would be rightfully his and he wouldn't be sharing it. " i'm in a good mood though so maybe i'll consider it. " considered.. considered... yeah, no he was still keeping it. " say it'd be half though, what would you do with it? that's only a hundred bucks so i'm curious how you'd spend it. "

[simplymanuela]

TARZAN (1999)

[cstlavietes]

" dulce! " dani spots her across a vendor, looking impeccable as ever as she'd expect nothing less from the raven haired beauty. she envelopes her in a hug like she hadn't seen her in ages. " photo booth, you and me. i won't take no for an answer. " and she meant it. " you look incredible by the way. "

@wrldbrns .

[saltandstatic]

summer kickoff festival | @cstlavietes (tyler!)

the festival crowd parted just enough for antonio to recognize a familiar face passing in the opposite direction. "i was wondering when i'd run into you." his tone was warm, practiced, and easy as he fell into step beside them. around them, music drifted from the main stage while children darted between booths carrying prizes. for a moment, he simply observed the chaos before shaking his head. "tell me honestly. are you enjoying yourself, or are you here because someone convinced you this counted as community engagement?" there was a knowing look in his eyes that suggested he was speaking from experience.

[cstlavietes]

he thinks for a moment on his question with a smile, knowing exactly what he was getting at. it was similar, in a way to family engagements where you're requested because you're obligated. different yet similar enough. he looks to the don, not with arrogance but as someone he didn't mind sitting down and sharing a conversation with. " i'm doing alright. " he finally answers in truth. he was doing alright, he was content and contentment was what he'd consider enjoying himself. " besides, if you put in the effort enough, you can get through the persuasion. " even if you didn't really want to be somewhere, tyler learned people responded better when they have your compliance. " just me though. " he lightly shrugs. " what about you? "

[ofmoonlightx]

Maybe she had presented herself a little better than any other day. She had kitty to thank for that. What she hadn't expected was for this event to bring in dates. Here Tyler was walking in with none other than Rosa Santoro. Francis's sister? it didn't compute in the blondes head what that even meant. Yet, he had the audacity to give her a compliment?

"You sure I'm the one that should be receiving that compliment from you?" she kept her tone normal, not wanting to seem like she was bothered. Cause she wasn't. right?

[cstlavietes]

that was certainly not the reaction he expected from her. he expected something along the lines of, 'thanks, ty' or some witty lucia comment. he's almost taken back by her lack of usual pep. " you're not fucking serious— i complimented you. would you preferred if i was a dick instead? "

[cstlavietes]

kai instantly recognized the blonde in line with him at the vendor. " sav, how you doing? sorry i haven't stopped by, i've been a little busy but i hope you've been doing well. " and he means that, he cared for savannah and probably always would. " better yet, i hope you've been having a good time here so far. "

@savsgreco .

[cstlavietes]

kai was busy at the moment with dulce when he seen his sister walk in with ryker, greeting her when he got the chance to, namely when dulce was off elsewhere, it was the perfect time to sit with ryker now that he had him alone. " so is this the part where i should be threatening you if you hurt my sister? " he plays a poker face, one that looks serious but he's curious to hear what he'll say regardless. " do i need to? "

@wrldbrns .