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[damnromeo-archived]

just  realized  i  don’t  have  a  rules  page  linked  for  this  blog  .  i’m  currently  revamping  a  universal  one  for  all  my  blogs  ,  so  bare  with  me  on  that  .  if  you  have  any  pressing  concerns  ,  i  promise  i  won’t  bite  your  head  off  .  unless you’re  damnjuliet

[damnromeo-archived]

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TOUGH SHELL

bruised knuckles. bloody noses. eye rolling. empty bottles. messy hair. sarcasm. lip biting. unwashed jeans. coffee breath. loud music. broken neon signs. chipped nail polish. leather jackets. always wearing headphones. swearing. sneaking out at 3 am. dark lipstick. frown creases. burning cigarettes. plaid shirts. under eye circles. dark colors.

SOFT INSIDE

honey tea. flower crowns. giggling. blowing kisses. dancing without worries. white lace. soft textures. fluffy throw pillows. using too many heart emojis. empathy. constant daydreaming. handwritten letters. fairy lights. bullet journals. designated driver. warm hugs. garden picnics. quiet. smile lines. optimism. flowy clothes. pastel colors.

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[inconsistentmemes]

ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀʏ ɢᴜʏs ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ ᴠs. ʜɪɢʜ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴇɢɢ ʜᴜɴᴛ

sentences taken from here. cw: drug use, profanity, and religion.

“ jesus turned water into wine and we’re gonna drink it all. ”

“ so i’m gonna get stoned. ”

“ you guys need dumber ways to celebrate your holidays. ”

“ that’s why we have to decorate our yards with eggs. ”

“ toke up your favorite substance and let’s find out. ”

“ just don’t puke in my backyard. ”

“ i got two. yeah, bitch! ”

“ it has glitter. this one is special. ”

“ i dressed as if i was a cute three or four year old today. ”

“ i wanted to be a cutie pie. ”

“ doritos taco! i would wreck one of those. ”

“ god this is the best day ever. ”

“ chicken nuggets! ”

“ let’s all take a moment to appreciate how delicious fast food is. ”

“ you know sometimes when you get stoned you have, like, superpowers. ”

“ okay but i want a bite of something if you get it. ”

“ smirnoff motherfucker, let me get this. ”

“ holy fucking shit, i just got a hundred dollars! ”

“ here look, touch this. ”

“ i always liked the easter bunny no matter how horrifying it was presented. ”

“ when jesus rose from the dead, do you know who rolled over that tombstone? the bunny. ”

“ i’m the master of easter. ”

“ you should help me because i specifically dedicated time to you. ”

“ i’m just chillin’ at this point. i feel good. life is great. ”

“ man, this holiday is awesome. thanks, jesus. ”

“ it’s a booby trap. ”

“ i got a bag full of plastic eggs and chicken nuggets. ”

“ are you out of your fucking mind. ”

“ you have too many shots, you’re under the table. ”

“ i got a chicken sandwich! ”

“ because we all got some chickies. ”

“ turns out, if you can trade a chicken sandwich for eggs, you can get the most eggs. ”

“ it’s winter baby, that means serranos are in season. ”

[damnromeo-archived]

independent  aj  &  corey  of  EMPIRE RECORDS

[damnromeo-archived]

corey mason —

   𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗛 …   this  was ,  without  a  doubt ,  the  place  for  her.   the  grin  spread  wide  across  her  lips ,  withholding  the  urge  to  chuckle  at  every  word  of  their  exchange.   hardly  a  beat  to  chime  in  between  the  pair ,   scooting  to  the  edge  of  the  chair ,  she  smoothed  her  hands  over  skirted  thighs.   like  a  tennis  match  she  watched  between  for  the  singular  beat  of  silence     ——     her  moment.   pushing  herself  to  stand ,  extending  an  arm  towards  either.   ❛  i  see  you  two   obviously   have  some  things  to  work  out  amongst  yourselves ,  as  for  me …  i  start   T O M O R R O W.  ❜

   why  give  a  moment  to  object?   though  through  joe’s  sudden  stammering  she could  only  guess  said  objections  were  on  the  brink.   ❛  i  know  what  you’re  gonna  say-   i’m  not  trained ,  i  don’t  know  the  ropes.  don’t  worry ,  AJ  here  can  show  me  the  ropes.  right ,  aj  ?  ❜   shifting  around ,  she  took  liberty  upon  herself  to  clasp  onto  his  hand ,  giving  him  a   look   —–     to  trust ,  beginning  to  tug  him  towards  the  door   &   out.   hey ,  she  wasn’t  about  to  leave  him  completely  in  the  dust ,  it’d  be  nice  to  start  off  on  someone’s  good  side.   what  better  way  than  to  aid  in  a  little  rescue?   ❛  he  can  make  sure  my  music  taste’s’re  empire  records  approved.  ❜

it  was  like  she  already  belonged  here  .  the  empire  wasn’t  just  a  music  store  .  it  had  a  way  of  drawing  together  a  crew  that  otherwise  wouldn’t  survive  anywhere  else  .  as  aj  hadn’t  at  previous  jobs  .  he  was  pretty  sure  some  of  the  guys  had  never  even  had  gigs  before  coming  to  empire  records  .  while  others  juggled  their  time  between  here  and another  job  .  any  way  you  cut  it  ,  it  was  a  mixed  bag  .  any  worry  aj  might  have  had  for  her  joining  the  gang  was  put  to  rest  by  her  confident  direction  of  this  interview  .  smiling  openly  ,  aj  stood  amazed  staring  back  at  his  manager  .  joe  had  lost  control  of  this  situation  --  like  he  did  most  things  in  his  store  --  and  he  knew  it  .  aj  knew  the  interview  was  concluded  when  the  middle-aged  man  made  a  move  for  his  drumsticks  ,   dismissing  them  with  a  curt  ,  “  get  out  of  here  before  i  come  to  my  senses .  ”

“  alright  ,  ”  aj  laughed  triumphantly  .  “  ok  ,  so  first thing  ,  you’re  new  blood  around  here  .  as  long  as  you  do  exactly  what  you  did  in  there  and  don’t  back  down  .  you’ll  be  fine  .  be  warned  ,  you  will  be  tested  . ”  he  lead  them  out  into  the  break  area  where  most  of  the  behind  the  scenes  magic  happened  .   the  slamming  of  joe’s  office  door  reverberated  against  the  glass  of  his  windows  which  soon  was  followed  by  the  pounding  of  his  drumkit  .  aj  began  the  grand  tour  away  from  the  noise  toward  the  couch  .  “  i  have  exactly  seven  point  five  minutes  to  show  you  around  before  i  have  to  relieve  debra  from  the  register  .  ready  to  start ?  ”

[damnromeo-archived]

lucas  —

lucas pauses, shifts his thoughtful gaze to the stack of rare vinyl hoarded in the empire records break room by their community of employees. “– good point.” he teeters temptingly on the edge of using them as bait to keep aj in the city, but eventually exhales a sigh and perches himself on one of the tables, stroking his invisible goatee. “this will be a very delicate operation…” the vinyl, after all, are staples of the shop, busted out only in moments of absolute necessity. an inkling of a mischievous smirk lilts on lucas’ lips. “but you can’t leave the empire without something to remember us by, can you?”

   sketchpad  over  one  knee ,  aj  was  perched  on  one  arm  of  the  couch .  his  attention  was  split  between  lucas’s  profile  and  the  portrait  he  was  working  on .  a  twinge  of  worry  briefly  crossed  his  preoccupied  mind  that  mark  was  the  one  manning  the  checkout ,  but  the  thought  quickly  dissolved  with  the  shading  of  his  drawing .  “  ha .  between  deb’s  buttons ,  mark’s  passed  on  mix  tapes ,  your  words  of  ...  wisdom ?  years  of  working  for  the  empire ,  ”  a  shrug  which  added  friction  to  the  chaotic  filling  in  of  sketch  lucas’s  eyes .  “  what  more  could  i  ask  for ,  man ?  ”

[damnromeo-archived]

corey mason —

        RIDDLED WITH NERVES.  the empire was like nothing she’d ever seen before.  rather, no place she’d traditionally spend time.  no, no  –  free time was reserved for extra curriculars.  anything  &&  everything that’d look good on paper.  nothing that might be deemed genuine  F U N.  the music drew her in, initially  –  that help wanted sign in the window noticed later, on her way out, drawing her right back in again on a whim.  the music that was an escape.   ❛  where’s the application?  ❜   ‘—can you interview now?’  begging the question; was help wanted or needed ?

            frazzled to say the least, the manager she’d come to know as ‘joe.’  ramblings on lack of experience  &&  self-affirmed competence put to a hold with the intrusion.  thank god, an interruption to help the nerves slide.  from frazzled to annoyed she watched joe’s expressions shift.  her attention moved between joe  &&  the intruder, lips twitching at either corner in a smile.   ❛  a quitter, huh.  looks like i came in at just the right time.  at this point i’d say, you have to hire me.  ❜   keeping the stranger’s eye, tipping a wink, all she could do not to break at the manager across, ‘goddamnit, aj you are not quitting.  i don’t have time for the paperwork.’

   it  was  all  coming  down  on  him  like  an  avalanche .  his  rehearsed  plan  of  attack ,  or  perhaps  a  better  categorization  would  be  SURRENDER ,  was  taking  an  unexpected   turn .  a  really  dumbass  smile  smacked  him  across his  face  as  he  scrambled  to  recover .  smoothly  would  be  up  to  the  judges  if  he  managed  to  stick  the  landing .  dare  he  dream  for  tens  across  the  board .  “  yeah ,  uh  hi .  i  was  joking .  you’re  new  around .  are  you  new  ?  i  mean  i’ve  never  seen  you  before  so ...  yeah !  it  was  a  joke .  ”  he  looked  to  joe .  a  life  preserver .  boy ,  he  was  going  down .  eyes  back  to  the  new  girl .  “ it  was  obviously  a  joke  right ,  joe ?  see ,  we  do  this  sometimes .  to  keep  joe  here  on  his  toes ...  keep  him  from  forgetting  how  good  he  has  it  with  us . ”

   as  for  the  manager ,  he  couldn’t  look  more  OUT  of  the  joke  and  unamused .  “ like  i  don’t  get  a  reminder  on  an  hourly  basis  what  a  pack  of  animals  you  all  are ,  ”  joe  grumbled .  aj  didn’t  hear .  his  smile  still  stretched  from  ear  to  ear ,  his  hand  brushed  through  his  long  bangs .  “  it’s  not  on  the  application  but  i’m  sure  joe  hasn’t  failed  his  gatekeeper  duties  in  asking  what  music  you’re  into ...  ”  joe’s  hands  shoot  up  in  an  act  of  disbelief .  “  you  wanna  conduct  this  interview ,  aj ?  wise ass . ”

[damnromeo-archived]

OPEN  —

   “  right ,  right  welcome  to  the  empire  and  all  that .  now .  maybe  you  can  put  something  to  rest  for  us .  why  exactly  is  rexy  so  sexy ?  ”

[wickedlymeme]

“I wish it could always be like this.”

“You’re always there for me.”

“The stars are the only thing that makes sense.”

“There’s more out there, you just have to be patient.”

“It doesn’t all have to be existential dread.” 

“You’re so much different when we’re alone.”

“I like it when the worlds quiet.” 

“There’s a place for us somewhere.”

“They’ll name constellations after you one day.”

“Your hearts beating so fast.”

“They don’t know what they want.”

“You don’t know what you want.”

“That’s what they’re supposed to say.”

“We really don’t know what we’re doing.”

“I miss the old you.”

“Nostalgias a trap.”

“Aliens are out there.”

“Did you hear that?”

“I really want pizza right now, think it’s open?” 

“What time is it?”

“But why would they abduct cows?”

“We’ll all be dead soon enough anyways.” 

“I wish we didn’t have to sleep.”

“What do you believe in?”

“What happens after we die?”

“Seems like a silly thing to say, don’t you think?” 

“And what’s your excuse?”

“You’ll get it together soon.”

“Sometimes I feel like I’ll never have it together.”

“It’d be better if people weren’t so afraid of their feelings.”

“You keep quiet and we both lose.”

“I wish I could save this forever.”

“When did you realize you were in love with me?”

“The rooms spinning.”

“I loved you long before you knew.”

“I’m not afraid of death, I think it’ll be peaceful.”

“The Universe is too big for that.”

“Do you think we’ve met in other lives?” 

“I’d come back to haunt you.” 

“Would you come back to haunt me?”

“What’s alternate universe you doing right now?”

“Tell me a secret.”

“Why haven’t you told anyone?” 

“I wish we knew each other sooner.”

“You’re a game changer.” 

“I’m a game changer.”

“Don’t ignore fate.” 

“Ignorance isn’t bliss.”

“What, is that a conspiracy theory?”

“It’s probably the Illuminati anyways.” 

[damnromeo-archived]

jennifer parker  —

   “  oh  yeah ,  you  really  told  him ,  didn’t  you ?  ”

[damnromeo-archived]

debra  —

   "  you've  only  heard  his  point  of  view .  you  never  asked  mine .  "

[damnromeo-archived]

lucas  —

   "  how  could  i  abandon  my  children ?  "

[savvicc666]

Empire Records (1995)

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[justanotherrpmeme]

Send 💬  for me to make you a starter with a random line of dialogue from this generator.

[damnromeo-archived]

𝑎𝑛𝑑  𝑖  𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 , 𝑖  𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡  𝑡ℎ𝑒  𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑒  𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔 ...

ᶜᴼᴿᴱʸ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴬᴶ ᴼᶠ ᴱᴹᴾᴵᴿᴱ ᴿᴱᶜᴼᴿᴰᔆ ᴬᔆ ᔆᵁᴺᴳ ᴮʸ ᴮᴼᴮᴮᴵ & ᴰᴿᴱᵂ

[damnromeo-archived]

corey mason  —

   “  hey,  joe ...  hey!  joe ...  joe!  how’s  it  going ...  ”

   a  drop  of  water  splashed  back  into  the  sink  just  as  aj  reached  out  to  shut  off  the  faucet.  it  tickled  the  end  of  his  nose  when  it  slid,  but  he  was  too  distracted  to  register  the  tingling  feeling.  it  wiggled  by  reflex  before  his  eyes  slid  up  into  the  mirror  to  watch  himself  wipe  away  the  excess  wash  away  with  a  scratchy  towel.  “  joe,  it’s  been  real,  but  i  don’t  know  if  the  record  business  and  me  are  cut  out  for  each  other.  ”   fingers  glide  through  his  dark  tresses,  pushing  them  back  from  his  forehead.  a  BANG  comes  at  the  door  breaking  him  out  of  his  rehearsal  trance.  “  yeah!  i’m  done.  ”  aj  doesn’t  see  who’s  cutting  his  time  short.  he’s  determined.  he  moves  toward  the  manager’s  office  and  pushes  through  the  door.

   “  joe!  i  have  to  quit  the  empire.  ”  only  joe  wasn’t  alone  like  he’d  imagined  when  he  was  in  the  bathroom  practicing  this  announcement.  “  uh,  i  can  come   —  i  mean  i ...  ”  a  girl  was  in  his  office  and  she  was ... was  she  even  human?  he  blinked  and  looked  back  at  joe  to  make  sure  he  could  see  her  too.  joe  piped  up  about  not  having  time  for  his  shit  right  now.  something  about  being  in  the  middle  of  an  interview  with  the  new  hire.  good  news,  he  wasn’t  crazy.  bad  news,  he  now  looked  like  a  supreme  idiot.  he  started  nodding  like  he  fully  understood.  he  didn’t  understand  anything.  what  had  he  come  in  here  for  again?

[iamtheme1]