elle tomkins

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          as elle spoke , kelly had come to the conclusion that she didn’t think much about her time after graduation , though it had only been a few months away. she had gotten accepted to columbia for journalism , but she wasn’t sure if she wanted to move from west ham. maybe she was her most hated stereotype : a small town girl. “ seems like you have everything figured out , i wish i was like that. “ kelly liked to live in the moment. her father always said big dreams always lead to unrealistic expectations , so she spent her time with a small town boy she probably wouldn’t remember in twenty years and tried her best to be remembered by her friends for years to come. “ i guess none of that matters now though . “

elle had liked to think that she had it all figured out, but a part of her had been nervous that college would be just as difficult as high school was. people always talked about how college made it possible to find your niche, but she wasn’t so sure about that. now? well, now she didn’t have to worry about it. “yeah, it kind of feels like the universe is punishing me.” it was sort of a joke, but serious to an extent. she was pretty sure she was the only one who was as far on the outskirts of west ham high as she was. and just when she’d decided to make her peace with it, they were in this situation. “but you know, like you were saying. positive attitude. at least i never had to play fuck, marry, kill.” 

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          “ believe me , the more you’re away from them , the more you figure stuff out on your own. “ even if they were stuck here for five , or even TEN years , hope wouldn’t stop looking for answers. it could of been an chambre de chasse , her first guess but that was too easy of an answer. you can still withhold magic in one , so her next guess was a malivore monster. “ which means we’re out only hope if we want to get the hell outta here. “

she hadn’t been here long, but hope definitely seemed to be the leader type. which was probably good for the rest of them. they needed someone to try to lead, or they would be stuck together. she had no idea what kind of a system would work in this situation, but she would feel a lot better if there was someone taking charge. throwing ideas on the wall until a few of them stuck. “do you think there is an out?” it was an awfully deep question, but elle wasn’t sure she believed any of their efforts would make a difference when it came to going home. they’d had no say in coming here, so who was to say they’d have a say in going back? 

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          “ well , if you ever feel too spooked , i could use the company. i was staying with gwen and the others but i can only take so much fuck , marry , kill games before i start to lose it. plus , they don’t even include celebrities and it’s not like any of the guys here deserve our time. ” a smile dances on her lips , before a brief pause happens. “ plus , in sociology , mr. wilson says it’s better to stick together in times of loneliness and loss of hope. you know , good for the brain and stuff. “

elle could add fuck, marry, kill to a list of things that were probably popular among her generation, but she’d never played. she had some individual friendships, but she’d never really been part of any group scene. then again, from how kelly was talking about it, it didn’t exactly sound like she was missing much. “you know, i was always expecting to just leave after graduation and never come back. i mean, sure, holidays and stuff, but it was never the plan to stay here.” she could open up a dance studio just about anywhere, after all. “but yeah, i think i gotta ditch the whole hyperfocused on dance thing and actually try to make friends, so. thanks for making it easier.” god, she sounded pretty pathetic, but hey, it didn’t look like kelly was interested in subscribing to the fake, my life is perfect, instagram worthy, whatever that most people her age seemed to. 

[elletomkxns]

it was a party, but this time, elle was invited. more accurately, she didn’t need an invitation. it was at the church, and anyone who wanted to could come. some people were actually easier to talk to when a little liquor was involved, and she was actually feeling buzzed after sipping on her second drink. even if it was manufactured, she felt happy.

the next thing she knew; however, it seemed that the universe decided that she’d had too much of a good thing. someone bumped into her, hard, and her drink went flying. of course it couldn’t have landed on the ground, another discarded red solo cup. no, life decided to dole out another dose of suckage, as the person in front of her now wore her drink.

“oh, god, I am so sorry,” she said, saying more words to the person than she probably had in the past year. elle was not clumsy. she was a dancer. the person who’d aggressively bumped her was either wasted or stupid. maybe both.

she wanted to offer help, but her first instinct was to read the situation. maybe the person would be too drunk to care, or maybe they’d be pissed. she had no way of predicting which it would be. her fingers drummed an anxious beat on the side of her leg as she tried not to look too panicked about the whole situation.

this was why she didn’t get invited to things.

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          hope smiled faintly at the thought of having parents to call. it was never a time she could recall where she could dial both parents and they’d show up , mainly because they were never in threes , just depressing twos caused by first abandonment , then death. “ well mine are , dead so… i’m trying to ring the rest of my family but they’re spread out , some even out of the country. i’m hoping it’s just the cell towers from the storm. ”

“it could be that,” elle allowed. still, she kind of doubted it. from what she could tell, everyone was having trouble trying to contact anyone who wasn’t, well, in west ham. “i mean, it doesn’t look good, but we’re not completely helpless, you know? this would be a lot worse if we were, like, seven year olds without adult supervision.” at this point, she hardly even knew what she was saying. all of them were just trying to cope in their weird ways. she wished she had a better response to the whole dead parent thing that wasn’t, well, sorry about your dead parents. but she didn’t, so she decided to just keep her mouth shut on that one. 

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          “ well if you ask me , i’m sure things will start to look up soon. ” though not overly hopeful like helena and not overly doomed like casandra made everything out to seem , kelly wanted to be realistically positive. things would look up , she thought they had to. she had been upset with herself for attending the party , given her dad’s sudden disappearance , but all she wanted to do was please harry and look where that landed her. “ did you sleep at your place alone last night? weird question but , i did and it was… haunting. ”

elle actually managed a smile at that. she wasn’t sure if she believed kelly was right, but nevertheless, it was nice to hear. “i hope you’re right,” she replied, looking briefly out the window. what blew her mind was that everything looked exactly the same as it had before they’d left. the same shops had the same things to buy, and her ballet shoes were exactly where she’d left them. nothing had moved an inch. she didn’t know what made more sense, them being somewhere else, or the entirety of civilization vanishing around them. fortunately, kelly’s next comment pulled her out of the thought spiral. she nodded. “i mean, my parents are pretty quiet, and i don’t have any siblings but... it was just odd. took me forever to actually fall asleep, and when i woke up, i kind of just forgot until i didn’t see them.” 

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          “ uh , hope. i just moved here two weeks ago so i wasn’t in west ham for too long. ” she never liked lying , hated it in fact but it wasn’t like she could outright say she belly flopped into the malivore pit , was erased from the subconscious of everyone on earth and didn’t run as far away from this town as she should have. maybe she wouldn’t have been in this situation if she just ran after turning rafael back. she never did quite like running either , reminded her of the times she spent as a paranoid seven year old , afraid of what vampires would do to her for her father’s sins. “ it’s weird though , um , my family usually always picks up. ”

“right, well. welcome to west ham, i guess. typically, it’s not this weird.” weird wasn’t even the half of it. this didn’t make any sense at all. she wouldn’t even believe it if she wasn’t living it. she’d be lying if she said she wasn’t scared, but there was nothing that could really be done at this point. she nodded. “it’s the same with my parents. i mean, alright, in theory my dad could be busy with work, but my mom? always.” she didn’t want to get too ahead of herself. things had changed so abruptly that it had to be only a matter of time before they changed back, but there was a nagging voice in the back of her mind that disagreed. 

[elletomkxns]

ofisolato‌:

          E L L E looked familiar and kelly , despite holding the title of “ q u e e n b e e “ of west ham , the social butterfly had no idea who she was. “ elle , right? ” she lets her feet fall from the window seat , making room for the shorter girl towering over her. if things wouldn’t get back to normal some day , it would be nice to have made new friends , given the ones she surrounded herself with were nothing but men focused. kelly came to the conclusion that the last thing she wanted was to sit around and talk about M E N all day , especially after what happened at last night’s party. “ i think i’ve seen you around school. you’re a ballerina , right? ”

“yeah,” elle replied with a nod and tentative smile. it was definitely a surprise that kelly actually knew who she was, but it saved her the awkward introduction stage. it was even more of a surprise when kelly knew what she did. then again, if there was anything she was known for, it was dancing. “yeah,” she replied. there was a ballet studio in new ham, but the group she was in was actually outside the west ham city limits. if you could even call west ham a city. it was more of a small town that she’d been dying to escape, but tomato, tomahto. “you know, we all complain about our parents for one reason or another, but it’s crazy that we’re just... out here by ourselves.” 

[vcgilantes]

             she had A L W A Y S had an answer for everything — except in a rare case like not knowing where all of mankind was being held. though she had noticed it wasn’t much of a change, being parent less and surrounded by people she didn’t know much about. H E L L, couldn’t even tell you their last names but this was different. no one had even known she existed, except her fix everything family. if freya hadn’t been able to reach the phone , rebekah surely would have , and then there’s her brother marcel who always picked up , dropped everything in a millisecond to pick up one of her rare phone calls, especially at a time where she was most vulnerable. then there was kol & davina who got the most phone calls ( she says it’s because they don’t suffocate her with worrying like the rest do ) and the phone still rang until she could hear their cheesy voicemail. she lowers the phone from her ear, manicured fingers tightened a grip around it.  “ you got any luck? “

[elletomkxns]

“it rings and goes to voicemail. just like everyone’s been saying.” the fact that things were so messed up that even she was included in the group chat was enough to get elle worried. west ham high had made its decision about her, and there hadn’t really been any coming back from that. so she didn’t focus on it. she danced, she played piano, she did her school work, and she kept her head down. it was all going to be worth it one day. she’d get into an amazing college, make new friends, dance, and do music. everything she ever wanted was going to be worth the wait. it was supposed to have been. and now? they looked pretty much stuck. she’d never hated this place as much as she did right this moment. “i’m elle. you didn’t go to west ham, did you?” elle said that like she didn’t already know the answer. being on the outskirts meant she knew of just about everyone. 

[vcgilantes]

        C O F F E E seemed to be the thing to take everyone off edge , which explained why kelly wasn’t in froy’s for longer than ten minutes alone before the rest of the caffeine addicts poured in . tiny figure sat on the window seat , thousands of theories running through her head , as if they were racing to get to the finish line , to be the winner. or maybe the rate that they were entering her mind was the tall hot drink full of much too many sugar packets fault. it explained why when she heard the familiar bell of the front door ring , her head bolted up to see who else would drown their sorrows in caffeine. 

[elletomkxns]

it was only a matter of time before they ran out of resources, and that was all elle could think about. there was no way out, and she was just going to be stuck here with these people who didn’t know her, and would never care to know her. when she thought she just had to finish her senior year, it had been one thing. college would be a new start, and she could try again to make friends. now, though? she was trapped in more ways than one. and allie’s words were ringing in her ears. you don’t want to be that one. then, who, exactly, was she going to be? well, she’d start to mull that over with a cup of coffee. that, at least, they could live without if they ran out. however, the place was so packed that she figured she might as well just turn around. but then, a somewhat familiar face caught her eye. kelly. if she was going to try to make friends, she might as well start with someone who was known throughout west ham high for being nice “hey,” she greeted, trying not to appear as awkward as she felt. “mind if i sit there? everywhere else is full.” if it worked for ron weasley, maybe it’d work for her. 

[alinastarvko]

do not try me devil devil cannot buy me devil devil you won’t make a fool of me 

[alinastarvko]

do not try me devil devil cannot buy me devil devil you won’t make a fool of me 

[elletomkxns]

monty was relieved when she decided to step aside to continue their talk— he was itching for any distraction he could get. his meds were at home and it was day two of the sober life, excluding the gallons of alcohol he had chugged the night before. this was a different kind of sober, and it was a whole new struggle for him. she starts worrying about him, and instantly monty shakes his head. a weak smile traces on his lips and he glances to her, “ i’m fine, just need to grab a snack when i head back inside. it’s been, uh… exhausting in there, if i’m being honest. “ he sighed, hand releasing from his sweatshirt, instead reaching up to scratch the back of his neck.

“I can’t imagine...” Elle trailed off. Of course it had been exhausting in there. Someone had died, and Cassandra was in a coma, and everyone who was close to either of them was probably freaking out. Cassandra was a household name here, so of course that boiled down to a lot of people. Elle bit her lip as she looked over at him. Even if she knew how to offer him help, she doubted he’d accept it. From what she could tell about him, he was the kind of person who would make sure everyone else was okay at his own expense. “Do you wanna grab a snack somewhere else?” The ‘get out of here’ was implied. Even if Elle did convince him to leave, she knew he’d be right back. Still, some time away might do him some good. Worst he could say was no.

[elletomkxns]

“oh no, it was probably my fault, i’m kind of all over the place.” she gave a half smile as elle tried to cheer her up. “that’s good. i’m usually more put together than this,” she gestured to the tear stains on her face.”i’ve been keeping myself busy, helping out where i can. gives me less time to think which is probably a good thing.” of course saying that made her remember all of the things she was avoiding thinking about. “hopefully cassandra will wake up soon and everything can go back to normal… or well, as normal as it can be at this point.”

“It’s pretty normal not to be put together right now,” Elle offered. She didn’t want her to feel bad about crying. Maybe if they were actually friends, she’d hug her. But she had no clue if Tess was the hugging kind, and Elle wasn’t in the business of hugging those who didn’t want to be hugged. “Yeah. It’s good they have people. I’m sure they have a lot of people. That’s good.” Elle wasn’t one of those people, partly because she wasn’t sure how to be, and partially because the last thing you want when shit hits the fan is some random person trying and failing to be helpful. “Do they need anything?” she asked. “Someone to cover a shift or something?” That she could do. Normal. It sounded so far away. “We thought normal was weird, and now here we all are missing it.”

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“ you know, the other day we were playing in a tree house. it seems like years ago now… “ trauma ages the mind and soul, they say. maybe she had matured beyond her years in one night, maybe she had reverted back to her childhood self. she didn’t even know. 

[elletomkxns]

“I miss the treehouse.” Elle agreed. She felt funny going back there alone, even though Becca did seem like the type who would understand. “Did you know him?” It was stupid. The words came flying out of her mouth before she even had a chance to think about it. An apology came immediately after. “I’m sorry, that was stupid. We don’t have to talk about it.”

[elletomkxns]

“Makes sense.” Will nodded. It was pretty much why he had ended up there as well. It was the one place where he felt in control in a situation that it seemed no one was in control of. “I can’t ever sleep.” He meant for the statement to be a joke, but the laugh got choked up in his throat before it could surface. “I’ve had better nights.” He cleared his throat as he shuffled a few things around the kitchen. “Uh, don’t worry. Stay for as long as you need to. I’ll probably be here until after breakfast.”, he shrugged. 

Will wasn’t judging her about this, and Elle was relieved. Everyone knew the kitchen was Will’s space, his domain. He locked up every night and was probably the first one here every morning. There was no way it was an easy job, and here she was in his space. She was lucky that he didn’t seem to mind. “Yeah,” she agreed, not sure what to say to that. She didn’t know if anyone was sleeping tonight. “Do you want company? I get it if you’d rather be alone.” Everyone handled these things differently. And honestly, Will was one of the few people she actually wouldn’t mind being around right now. Things always just seemed easy with him. Uncomplicated. He was one of those rare what you see is what you get types.

[elletomkxns]

robbie hadn’t really intended to spend the day walking, she figured she’d be busting her ass across town and back to get anything and everything allie needed. but now one of her other friends were with her, and robbie had given herself a break. thirty minutes, tops.

what really drew her over was the bottle of liquor, the thirst for a distraction drying out her tongue. she rushed over, as nonchalantly as possible, plopping down in the swing beside her fellow blonde. 

“ great idea— mind if i take a sip of that ? “

“Go for it,” Elle replied, handing over the bottle. Might as well share. Wasn’t like she’d drink the whole thing and live to tell the tale. She didn’t know much about Robbie. One memory stood out, but that wasn’t worth talking about. Elle didn’t know her life.

Elle had never been good at small talk, and it definitely came easier when she kind of knew the person. Still, this was better than being alone. Drinking alone in the middle of the day was a bit pathetic.

“Whaddaya think? It’s supposed to be on the fancier side, but I swear sometimes it all tastes the same.”