wanderlust

daniel sincliar || XVII northlake high. jock. ♢ ; * — // we don't need promises of countless miles of new to live our lives a way we always thought we could. we can hold on. we leave in a moment. you know i'd go with you anywhere but you gotta get me out of here. you know that even if we l o s e it all we'll have something beautiful.

[dansinclair]

anne.

she hears movement and voices from within the house but with phone hand and door still not open she was tempted to send another text. luckily for daniel, he managed to get the door before she followed through. smile on her lips she shrugged with fake humility “ it’s a talent. ” she joked, followed by chuckle as she stepped inside. “ did i hear your mom just now? ” she asked cautiously, turning back to daniel. having her own mother know she liked to drink was one thing, christine had cured many a hangover, but other people’s parents knowing was entirely different. she had a reputation to uphold.

shutting the door as anne steps inside, he looks in the general direction of the rest of the house as if looking for his mother before his gaze falls back to anne. “yep, that’s good ol’ bridget. don’t worry, she’s heading out on a date soon so she won’t be bothering us. let’s just hope she doesn’t bring the guy home.” he assures the bee with a shudder at the thought of his mother bringing a guy home. daniel gives a head gesture for anne to follow him before leading her towards the kitchen. “you down for sitting by the pool and we can order take out later or?”

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faith.

Faith shook her head in amusement, a big, wide smile still remaining on her lips that seemed to be stretching even further when she noticed him rubbing his thighs. “You good there?” she sarcastically asked, giggling softly. Her demeanor soon changed then as soon as she was lifted up, squealing loudly. “Dan!” she yelled, hitting his back gently. “Don’t be bitter just because you lost a bet. You’re a bad loser,” she teased, trying to wiggle out but there was no chance for her to remotely even change anything about the position she was in. “If you wanted to do the dirty dancing scene with me you could’ve just asked.”

the bet had slipped his mind for a few moments and now that she’s bringing it back up he can only shake his head at himself. he had made the deal in hopes that he would lose and she would take his shirt off, but that doesn’t mean that he wanted to lose per say. he’s normally good at everything and he thought he’d last a bit longer than he had on the pole. “if you can get down, then the bet still applies. and yes, okay, i am a sore loser.” he chuckles, holding onto her legs as he walks over to the couch. “where’s the fun in asking? i thought you’d just do it.” the jock jokes, not being able to help but give her bum a playful pat. “you would make an excellent baby though, while we’re talking about it.”

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faith.

Faith leaned her head back as laughter was still spilling from her lips, bringing her hand up towards her forehead while shaking her head at him in utter amusement. She almost couldn’t remember the last time she had laughed this much, the complete joy just plastered on her face when she couldn’t stop smiling. She was already at a point where she needed to breathe more than actually laugh, holding her stomach before his words kind of calmed her down, just a little. “Don’t be a drama queen. You have no idea how many bruises I had to deal with and that was an easy one,” she pointed out playfully, sticking out her tongue at him when he grabbed her ankle. “But I’m also a little shit, remember?”

daniel’s cheeks are starting to hurt from smiling so much, though that doesn’t stop him from continuing to give off his charming grin mixed with joyful laughter. the jock pushes himself up from the ground, rubbing at his thighs that were a little sore from holding on so tightly to the pole. he obviously wasn’t doing it right considering he fell, but anyway. daniel snickers, raising his brow rather cheekily before bending down and lifting faith up and over his shoulder. “right, if you wanna be smart and tell me not to be a drama queen when i almost died, i’ll just let you hang like this.”

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anne.

@dansinclair !!

it didn’t take long at all for the blonde to show up on the sinclair doorstep. after harassing dan via snapchat to hang out with her after he said he was bored and a quick trip to the liquor store knowing her sister’s first boyfriend was working and would let her get away with it, fake id or not. she’d ended up with a pack of some kind of pre-mixed drink, it seemed like the safest option. when her three hard knocks on the door didn’t get an immediate response she was pulling out her phone and texting ‘ its meeee!!!! open up!! ’ within mere seconds.

daniel sees anne walking up to the front door from his bedroom before he hears the knocks at the door. phone in hand, he ducks down out of his room and heads down the stairs. “i got it!” he calls out to his mother, unsure of just where abouts she is in the house. he halts when he hears her voice, listening to her reply and that’s when he receives anne’s message. he chuckles to himself before going to the door and opening it up. “you’re incredibly impatient you know that? but you brought the goodies so i’ll be nice.” he teases with a dimpled grin, stepping inside for the bee to enter. 

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declan.

Declan was feeling inspired. She knew where her song was going, but she also knew it was missing something. That something though, she didn’t know. “Alright Dec, you’ll know what’s missing when you hear it.” She said to herself as she walked over to the piano. She sat down and began to play. “We keep behind closed doors, every time I see you I die a little more. Stolen moments that we steal as the curtains fall. It’ll never be enough.” She sang. As the song continued, she felt herself get more and more lost into the music and wasn’t aware that someone had entered. 

sneaking up on declan isn’t his intention, nor is eavesdropping but here he is, standing in the doorway simply watching and listening to her; he doesn’t want to interrupt her while she seems to be in the zone. however, daniel covers his nose as quick as he can as a sneeze echoes through the room. with a sniffle, he pulls his hand away to wave at the girl. “my bad, was just listening to you. is that one of your own pieces?” he asks curiously.

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austin.

“I can blame the broken mic on my phone for this, but - the pizza place accidentally thought I ordered a large instead of a small,” he shook his head, the large pizza box mounted across his lap as he was sat on the end of one of the wooden tables outside. Now that it was warm out, students had been sitting out there more frequently. Which made lunch more enjoyable; but also made it easier for students to order food or ditch to go somewhere else for lunch. “Anyways … I’m trying to get rid of the rest, so - take a slice?”

“mate, you know the way to my heart. you’re a champ.” daniel replies with a hand on his chest, taking the few steps over to austin. the jock plonks down next to the other and reaches into the pizza box, taking one of the slices. “bet you read my mind; i was thinking of ordering pizza earlier on but didn’t get to in time. we were meant to have a pizza date.” he jokes with a snicker, folding the slice and taking a bite from the end.

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deja.

“Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a very intellectual human being. You’d know that I’m not against sharing this beautiful gift. However, what I am against, is sharing it with people who make a mockery out of my tutoring sessions. Instead of being grateful, you waste my time with nonsense. Now, with that being said, I believe we’re done.” Deja finished; hanging up the phone before the person on the other end could even tell their side of the story. Why? Because, she knew it’d just be excuse after excuse and she couldn’t afford to have her time wasted on someone who’d just end up becoming another walking statistic. Deja could feel someone’s eyes on her, looking up to meet their gaze. “What?”

daniel doesn’t mean to eavesdrop though the sound of the deja’s frustration caught his attention. the pad of his thumb taps at the rim of his takeaway coffee cup, not realising that he’s staring until she catches him out for it. “my bad, didn’t mean to stare.” he states after clearing his throat and he vaguely gestures in her direction. “it sounds like someone’s been taking advantage of you.” the lad comments. “who do i need to speak to?” he asks in reference to the person she was talking to.

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Harry playing the piano

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ollie.

“They cancelled Lucifer already? Well damn, that sucks… but I’ll let you know! Netflix shows are always either a hit or miss. Hopefully this is one of those grand slam shows- that’s a football thing, right? No wait… baseball?” 

“yes and i’m so mad about it! like, they’ve left it on such a cliff hanger and - ugh. i can’t give it away but you just need to watch it. it’s a rugby thing, and a tennis thing so i’ll give you the points for that!”

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faith.

Faith quickly let a giggle slip by before watching him in anticipation. She couldn’t help but be impressed by how fast he actually mastered flipping upside down, causing her to jump up in excitement. “Dan! You did it!” she cheered but right after the words left her mouth he seemed to struggle, tilting her head to the side a little as she let him figure it out by himself first. When she takes not of him sliding down she quickly reacted to try and stop him but he was a little too heavy. At least she could dampen his fall even more but as soon as she laid eyes on his figure halfway on the ground and his legs still around the pole, Faith couldn’t help but crack up into loud laughter. She covered her mouth with her hands, not able to stop for quite a while.

luckily daniel doesn’t hit the ground too hard, though there’s a thump as his back hits the ground and his legs are still up in the air and wrapped around the pole. his own loud laughter fills the room along with faith’s, a hand settling on his chest as his heart beats fast in his chest. this is definitely enough adventuring for one day, but the laughs makes his fail all worth while. as his stomach begins to hurt from laughing so hard, the jock slowly unwraps his legs from the pole and flips onto his stomach. “i never want to do that again. that was a near death experience!” he jokes, forehead pressing to the floor for a moment before he’s grabbing at her ankle. “you said we’d do baby steps!”

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faith.

“A little,” she responded with a small snicker leaving her lips. She remembered how much hard work it was for her to perfect this one pose, especially as someone who didn’t enjoy sports in general until she found this one. Her eyes darted up at him while she was still positioned upside down, laughing quietly. “Don’t height shame me!” Faith protested jokingly before clenching her legs around the pole even tighter so that she could just pull herself up only to slide down again. “You definitely deserve your popcorn if you get this one - no pressure,” she joked while stepping to the side so he could do his attempt.

with their deal still standing, daniel already knows that she’s going to be riding him of his shirt. he’s strong and has incredible core and leg strength, but mimicking her pose is going to be the end of his run. “oh yeah, no pressure.” he chuckles as he grabs ahold of the pole, taking in a deep breath before flipping himself as she had done previously. once he’s upside down, he gets stuck and he’s holding on tightly. “oh fuck,” he mutters with a laugh, trying to wrap his legs around the pole and slowly but surely succeeding. noises of effort slip his lips as he tries to hold on with his calves, though as he gradually lets go of the pole and he quite quickly starts slipping down the pole. “shit!” he exclaims with another laugh, bracing his arms to stop his fall on the ground.

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faith.

Faith watched him with intent, almost a little impressed at how fast he was able to get up. He did hesitate a bit when leaning back but the finished pose was almost perfect. The brunette stepped on her tip toes, bringing her hands together with a cheerful clap. “Look at you!” she excited exclaimed while looking up at him. “Are you trying to do the spiderman move on me?” she joked, waiting until he was back down to perform her next trick. “Because you seem to be such a pro, let’s see if you can do this,” she challenged while grabbing onto the pole and flipped her body in a matter of seconds so she was upside down. “If you’re strong enough you can just hold on with your legs,” she added while spreading her arms with a smirk.

“was it that obvious?” he questions, playing along with her joke as he gazes down to her for a couple of seconds. he pulls himself upright on the pole and slides down with ease, taking a step back to gesture to it for faith’s turn to commence. though her challenge definitely brings worry into his mind; baby steps my ass. “you’re a little shit, aren’t you?” he teases with a chuckle, arms folding across his chest looking down to her. secretly, he’s biting on the inside of his lip trying to take in the way she’s holding onto the pole with her legs. there’s only a slim chance that he’ll be able to do this but he’s not one to back out. “alright show off, my turn.”

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ollie.

“I’ll totally add Lucifer to my list then, thank you for reminding me! And I’m not sure yet, I haven’t actually started watching it. But it is next on the list!

“you got it mate! just don’t get too excited over it because unfortunately, i’m going to kill fox for this, they’ve axed it. look, when you watch the pilot you have to tell me if it’s any good. i need a new tv show to sink my teeth into.”

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ollie.

“Ohhh, I’ve been meaning to check out Lucifer, actually! Thanks for that reminder, that’s going on my list. But right now, at the top I have Lost in Space, Inuyasha, and Charmed.”

“it’s so good. it’s got to be one of my favourites for sure, other than peaky blinders. i’ve seen lost in space advertised a lot, is it actually any good? i’m kind of tempted to watch it.”

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faith.

Faith slid down the pole with ease, the grin on her face never really fading as she watches him stretch. “I should probably mention that it burns as fuck the first couple of times,” she informs him while leaning against the cold metal,with her grin almost mischievous. She just quirks a brow up at his joke, tilting her head to the side as she looks at him somewhat innocently. “Oh, you have no idea. I can ruin a man in plenty of ways,” she pointed out confidently and even though her tone was pretty sarcastic, there was a harsh truth behind every word. “Up with you, big boy.”

"oh i bet you can.” he adds sarcastically with a muffled chuckle, stepping up to the pole and grabbing the metal with both hands. with a confident smirk, daniel begins to climb up the pole with ease though that’s the easy part. with a lick of his lips in a form of concentration, daniel squeezes his legs around the pole and it takes a moments hesitation to reassure himself that he’s secure before he lets go of the pole. he’s slow though steady as he begins to lean back, obviously not as flexible as faith as he leans back only enough to look down to her. “ha, told you.”