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@ericisms
* 𝚘𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚌𝚢𝚜 .
@ericisms ! - eric.
“ i’m decidedly ditching today. ” riley grumbles as he rubs at tired eyes, gripping his phone in hand. the facetime call is set at 10 minutes so far, 5 of which he’d spent explaining to eric why exactly it was such a PAIN that a previous hookup had stolen his apple watch the morning prior. “ i think i owe it to me. i also want coffee, and i might run to target. ” keys jingle as he gets into his car, slamming the door shut and putting the keys in the ignition. “ do you want to come with ? if anyone wants to fuck off today, i figure it’s you. ” he yawns to his friend, drawing his hood over his head.
A MISCHIEVOUS smile pulls on erics lips at the others words. part of him can’t help but think he’s the worst influence for riley, but the rest him doesn’t seems to even care. “ you sure as hell know i support you , fuck the man, “ he muses with a soft chuckle, he body falling back into his couch behind him. today didn’t hold any big plans for the boy, he might have some planning tonight for a job later in the month but that wouldn’t be until late in the night. so, when the other mentioned him coming with his ears perked up. “ i guess i’m free and could use a joy ride , “ he jokes before shifting the phone to his other hand, “ - and i’d protest if comment if it was so fucking true , “ eric knew he had a reputation for fucking around and fucking up his life with her actions and choices, again he could never bring himself to care too much.
xiaojun prettiest boy ✨
* 𝚜𝚌𝚕𝚏𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚌𝚝 .
there was something so pure and innocent about their little meeting up here on the roof ; two people suffering from a senseless energy after dark, two people finding their way to the rooftop to meet up and just.. be. levi always felt so small and insignificant when looking up at the stars, he always felt like the world and universe was so much bigger than anything he was or could ever be. a beautiful feeling, however depressing it might sound. he liked the feeling of all his problems, worries and insecurities shrinking into nothingness. “ no no please, it’s okay, “ levi carefully pushes the blanket back onto eric’s lap, smiling softly at him before sneaking his hands under his own part of the blanket, “ i’ll just do this. see? i don’t need my hands anyway right now. “ a tender giggle bubbled in his throat and he looked up at the stars above them, sparkling like little diamonds. “ so many tonight.. “ he said in a hushed voice.
HE HOLDS back a playful roll of his eyes and chuckle as he watches the others actions. there’s something so innocent about the movement that reminds eric of just how different a person levi is then the usual gang he hands around with. “ if you say so ... if your fingers falls out later this week don’t come crying to me , “ he muses lightly, a smirk pulling onto his cheeks. his eyes follows the others flickering to the sky above them. “ yeah, wouldn’t expect it from a city like this ... i guess seattle is no new york or whatever , “ he answers, eric ever the most eloquent with his words. he pulls the blanket closer to him, “ - ya know, we won’t be able to come up here if it’s get too much colder , “ he comments softly.
* 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚒𝚗 .
𝐈𝐕𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 things when an unsettling & familiar voice caught her attention . a voice that caused her heart to drop into her stomach & her mouth dry up . she quickly brought herself to her feet once more , adjusting the beret that sat prettily atop her head as she tried to think of ANYTHING to say to him . it had been a while since the two of them had talked , much less helped one another with anything . " you don’t have to help me . i could have done it on my own , " ivy muttered , staring straight ahead at the elevator doors that had betrayed her just moments before . the dark - haired girl was far too embarrassed to even cast a glance eric’s way . additionally , ivy longed to avoid the WARMTH that spread through her chest at the sight of him . it was painful & not welcomed in the slightest . " if you have other places to be , it’s fine . i can handle a couple boxes , " she murmured , voice just louder than a whisper .
HE wonders for moment, why he suddenly feels this obligation to help her. after everything that had happened between the pair, both making it clear they didn’t want anything to do with the other, why was he here ? maybe because it was ivy and he never made sound decisions when it came to her. he pauses at her question for a moment as he shift nervously for a moment. “ it’s fine , “ he says quietly playing it off with a small shrug shuffling into the now open elevator doors, “ weren’t you the one who just complained about needing a hand anyways , “ he adds with a little bit of spite filling into his voice. there’s an awkward silence and unseen tension that falls between them in small elevator. there’s a pulling feeling his chest being this close to her and the awkwardness that permeates between hem. “ why do you have these boxes anyways ? “ he finds himself asking just as a way to fill the silence.
* 𝚌𝚖𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚍𝚛𝚟𝚎 .
𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐂 , 𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐘’𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐏 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐏 . ❝ wait , wait , wait !!! leave her alone , i saved up three paychecks to afford her !!! geez , you’re acting like it’s like late or somethin’ ! ❞ he scoffed playfully , adding another level by rolling his eyes . only someone like eric could get away with stomping around his apartment & talking to him in aggressive tones without a form of payback . pulling a remote seemingly out of thin air , he turned down the blaring music down to a more normal level . cheekily grinning , he put it back in his pocket , pleased with eric’s song selections . ❝ famous last words is always a must have in any top five . as expected from my very DEAREST best pal . ❞ amused as he already was , his joy grew even greater at the offer of eric staying . & then , he was immediately offended in turn . how dare he think he not have beer of all things ?! ❝ i have everything in this place ! can’t believe you of all people would doubt me ! ❞ within a moment’s notice , mikey left the living room & grabbed a cold beer from the kitchen , tossing it the other upon his return .
A SMALL snort passed through eric’s nose and mouth at the other’s panic by his movements. “ some of work nights ... right now is our night , “ he skirts around the word work, it’s not like mikey doesn’t know his job but it wasn’t something eric liked to bring up too casually. his body twists eyes landing back on him as the music comes to a much more reasonable volume. he scoffs with a roll of his eyes at the other’s exaggerated words moving towards the other’s couch. “ i do have the best taste don’t i , “ he dryly muses before plopping down with a huff onto the cushions of the couch. “ hey now, don’t get pissy with me ... i didn’t want to assume anything ... who knows if you ever actually keep this place stocked , “ his words hold an uncharacteristic teasing tone as the beer swoops into his arms. with click the beer popped opened and he took a long sip off the top. “ what’s your plan for today ? “ he makes small talk, “ i might go for a ride later if you wanna tag along . “
* 𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚒𝚊𝚜𝚖𝚙 .
‹ @ericisms· ›
there was something about having a roommate that was unlike anything else. some people like to compare it to family but tobias didn’t really think so at all. he was grateful though that his roommate eric seemed to be out most nights and when tobi worked the early shifts eric would be asleep. so coming home from a 6 hour shift at 2pm and seeing his roomie asleep was just a normal thing. he was able to just hop in the shower in peace.
walking back out from his shower and out into the hallway, towel drying his hair he didn’t really expect to see eric. out in the hallway, while hes shirtless. now this wouldn’t be too much of a problem. it shouldn’t be, but eric was insanely fucking hot to tobi so it was.
“ oh, hey. did i wake you up ? i didn’t even sing in the shower this time. “ he cheekily said flashing a smile.
A LOW grumble passes through a sleepy eric’s chest as he runs his fingers through his rumpled bed head. he had been scheduled for a early shift at the diner ( he usually always asked for nights ) and it was abundantly clear that waking up prior to four pm did not work for him. he is just walking our his door when he hears the bathroom door across from his open.
FOR a moment he is concerned that he is still sleeping, because there was tobi ( his annoying attractive friend and roommate ) shirtless and hair still dripping with water droplet. he swallows in a way that he can only hope is inaudible. his tired mind trying to process everything all at once. it wasn’t everyday that he work up early to such a sight and it was throwing him off balance.
“ - HUH ? “ eric finally manages to mutter out, realizing that the other had just asked him some kind of question. “ sorry i’m still waking up .... it’s like way too fucking early for me , “ he’s quick to play off his reaction, even telling himself it’s all on the exhaustion he feels. “ they fucking scheduled me for a afternoon shift at the diner and it’s not agreeing with me . “
* 𝚔𝚌𝚛𝚛𝚞𝚙𝚝· .
it was almost as if the silence surrounded him as the anticipation for some sort of sound grew bigger and bigger ; a little ding sound from his phone, a knock, anything. eventually etienne got what he wanted and a smirk curled up in the corner of his mouth as he heard the knocking and voice pierced through the wooden door. casually the slender male got up from his seat and made it to the front door. winnie was clearly streaming with her headphones on, judging from the semi-loud and pretty hype muffled talking coming from her room. ah, she wouldnt hear a thing. etienne opened the door and didn’t hesitate to throw his hand onto eric’s shirt to pull him inside the dim apartment. “ shut the fuck up, “ etienne closed the door behind him and crashed his lips against eric’s, “ don’t act like you didn’t love it. besides - you’re here now, so the lil eggplant must’ve worked its magic. “ okay, maybe etienne could soften up on the arrogant charm, or charming arrogance, but it was his thing, his brand, his bait. “ come, “ he swooped past eric and walked towards his room, expecting the other to follow him.
THE heavily amused smirk doesn’t fall from eric’s lips until he’s being pulled inside by the other lips now occupied by the others. the dark haired boy happily obliges to his kiss letting at a small chuckle as the other pulls away. “ you’re just fucking lucky i’m not the type that needs to be wined and dined , “ he mutters sarcastically as he trails along behind the other, “ - and that i happen to be just twiddling my thumbs tonight , “ this type of banter eric could handle, the quipping back and forth before they truly got down to business. it was quick, casual and scratched that itch just like eric liked. he’s not even in other’s bedroom two second before he’s grabbing at the neck of his t-shirt and pulling it over his head. “ winnie home ? “ he quirks an eyebrow, wondering if his other friend was about to hear their escapades not that he was shy about it.
OOC ; i’m finishing up some family things but after i will be around to do replies and stuff ! i think event info should be up today or tomorrow ! i also am debating if i should apply for my second now or not ....... naeun, tiffany or abigail cowen OR courtney eaton........ 🤔
* 𝚌𝚖𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚍𝚛𝚟𝚎 .
◟ * 𝖆 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖗 : anyone· !
𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏 , 𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐃 ❛ 𝐍𝐎 ❜ . & as he got older , the two letter word had even more of an enraging effect on him , childish impulses telling him to act out instead . to do the exact opposite of what he was asked or told to do was an inherent trait he would never be rid of . enjoying a rare night off , mikey partook in typical party behaviors , lighting up & blasting his favorite emo playlist for all his neighbors to hear . while there was always multiple complaints about such behavior , he was able to wiggle his way out of TROUBLE ( charms learned & taken advantage of from a young age to garner his parents’ favor ) . so when an aggressive seeming knock sounded at his door , mikey merely rolled his eyes before opening it , not even bothering to turn the music off while talking to whomever stood there . ❝ sorry , what was that ? you want me to turn it down ? . . . hm . ❞ he perched his chin atop his hand , appearing to be deep in thought . ❝ i might . i might turn it down . tell me your top five favorite my chemical romance songs & if it’s good enough for my tastes , then i’ll turn it down & even be so kind as to share my alcohol with you . whaddya say ? ❞ the idea that it was past two in the morning & this person could have work the next day didn’t seem to take notice in mikey’s mind at all . not that he’d care anyway , he just always wanted to hear opinions on the greatest band of all time .
IT’S the one time eric’s trying to get some fucking sleep, a job the night before already weighing on him. the music drifts through the apartments thin walls and into eric’s small bedroom. just by the music and it’s direction he already knows who is ruining his one night of relaxing. he tries to drown it out for a moment pulling his pillow over his head before getting frustrated enough to pull himself off the bed and down the hall. “ mikey c’mon man , “ he groans as he pounds his fist on the other’s apartment door. his face is twisted into an annoyed scowl when the other pull open his door, face only scrunching further with the others teasing words. “ mikey, i will rip that god damn stereo out of the wall and throw it out of the window, don’t test me with that shit , “ he grumbled pushing into the apartment, eyes immediately scanning for the speaker. he continues on his search only to pause for a moment before looking over his shoulder, “ planetary go, mama, nana, famous last words and .... destorya , “ his shoulders shrug once, as he gives up turning on heels. “ now about that alcohol, you better have fucking beer . ”
* 𝚌𝚑𝚟𝚗𝚚𝚖𝚒𝚗· .
❝ wait , oh , no , no , don’t look at that ! ❞ perhaps changmin should have double - checked before slipping one of his unfinished and mindless doodles in the pile of homework that morning . but mistakes had been made , and now he had to deal with the consequences . the paper , though , had somehow ended up on the floor , right in front of the other . now , changmin was not a bad artist per say , he was the contrary , unique and delicate ; but he absolutely despised showing other people his work . worst of all though , was that changmin had doodled them as he was trying to make the time pass quicker , which had resulted in a portrait of sort . the paper contained an obvious realism drawing , but with minor details such as flowers and highlighted with his neon marker for effect . he was proud of it , to be honest , but it was not meant for anyone else’s eyes , including his subject’s . ❝ that’s . . . . my cousin . ❞
AN eager and curious eric grabs for the paper the falls from his feet. his interest peaks higher at the other’s obvious reaction to it. the boy is quick to pull the paper to his chest and turning from the other. his eyes scan across the page falling an all too familiar face. a wide amused smirks is already painting across his lips as his eyes shift back and forth from the page to the boy’s face. “ your cousin, huh ? “ he quirks, the works coming out with a half snort. he twist on his toes facing back towards him. he holds the paper up to his face, so he could see the straight comparison, “ your cousin sure looks a lot like me ... “ his smirk never falling from his face, “ - though i’m not sure the flower are very fitting ... maybe some winning medals and cash ... now that’d be more fitting for me , “ he muses, nose scrunching ever so slightly at the amusement he feels from it all.
* 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚒𝚗 .
𝐈𝐕𝐘 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 things to carry home from school every day . if she was in the apartment building lobby , there was likely a stack of assorted items in her arms . today , the small girl had managed to wander into the lobby with two large boxes on top of one another , a bolt of velvet , and a venti iced coffee . admittedly , all of the items were about TWO SECONDS away from slipping from her grasp & she knew this . which is why her cheetah print heels hurriedly carried her through the lobby , with her voice calling out “ hey ! watch out ! wide load coming through ! ” all the while . finally , the girl thought she made it just in time to slip through & into the elevator . but was instead met with CLOSED elevator doors . ivy slammed head on into the elevator doors , sending her stumbling back . the velvet went flying & all of her projects that were folded within the boxes tumbled out onto the floor around her . the only survivor ? her trusty iced coffee . " oh for fucks sake … " the brunette girl muttered , rolling her dark eyes . " can a girl get a hand around here , " she called out , with little hope of actually getting a helping hand .
ERIC is just descending the apartment stairs in enough time to watch the commotion in front of him. it was an all too familiar sight, a frustrated ivy stomping her leopard print heels. he finds himself leaning against one of the walls watching her with a slight amusement. it was different, finding himself smiling when thinking about ivy instead of all the other emotions he was normally bombarded with when it came to her. part of him wants to leave the damsel in distress, knowing that actually interacting with his ex girlfriend could be tricky. while he might be a menace to society, he wasn’t cruel enough to just leave her there. he lets out an aggravated sigh as he pushes off the wall and scooping up the boxes from behind her. “ here, just let me carry this to your apartment ... clearly you’re having issues , “ he grumbles quietly at her side. twisting the boxes in his hands he moves to press at the up arrow, before bouncing with a weird nervous energy on his toes.
* 𝚜𝚌𝚕𝚏𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚌𝚝 .
⟨ @ericisms ⟩
it was dark, chilly and quiet up here on the rooftop. the view was absolutely amazing and levi understood perfectly well why eric most nights seemed to escape to up here. if it was to clear his head, his soul or just his lungs levi didn’t know, but he enjoyed his company very much. eric was a nice boy from what he could tell. “ hey, “ he softly greeted the other and sat down next to him, “ i brought a blanket ; here. “ levi spread the blanket out to cover them both at once. he didn’t wait to get his actions approved by the other, after all they had been sat up here many times before. tonight was particularly chilly though so levi had put on his navy blue beanie, thick sweater and rubbed his hands together, hoping friction would create some sort of warmth between his palms.
LEANING his palms back, eric’s eyes scan the dark sky above their heads. it was quite starry for a city like seatlle and something about the stillness of the night seemed to calm his soul. with a simple grunt and nod in thanks eric allows the other boy to spread the blanket between them. they had been here many times before, in the silent night ... he didn’t feel the need to fill the silence anymore with the other. his eyes flickered to the other’s hands rubbing together in front of him, “ trying to start a fire or stay warm ? if it’s the former i’m not judging just think the owners might have a problem , “ he quirks playfully. he moves to push the blanket towards the other, “ take more if your cold, it’s not that bad for me ... “ he shrugs his shoulders once.
* 𝚔𝚟𝚗𝚐𝚓𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎 .
jesse should have recognized the figure leaning against the wall as soon as he stepped outside. but until just moments ago he had been so wrapped up in his own worries, the same never – ending spiral that never seemed to evade him anymore, that he hadn’t even thought about who might be around him when he went for another cigarette. “ ah shit, you got a lighter ? ” jesse asked, patting his empty pockets and suddenly remembering where exactly his own was left on his desk in his room. he glanced up once he heard the all too familiar voice. it was just a comment about the fucking weather. he hated how it made him falter now, his lips suddenly part with no words passing and his heart nearly sink lower in his chest than it already is. “ oh, uh, yeah. ” jesse stumbled. “ seattle’s always freezing when it’s not raining. ”
ERIC’S body freezes at the voice that speaks up beside him. it’s a voice he’s all too familiar with and there’s a prickling anger and tension up his spine. the feeling not long beginning to miss with a sense of abandonment. for a long petty moment, he debates ignoring the other completely, brushing him off and moving right past him. instead he indulges himself in his old friend’s company, passing him the lighter silently. it’s his response that causes a low aggregated scoff to fall off his lips, “ now we’re talking about the fucking weather , huh ? “ his words followed by a sad chuckle. he wonders how they ever got here. jesse was one of those people he’d always assumed would be by his side, but just like most things in eric’s life he bailed. the more rational side of him tries to reason, that jesse had good reasons .... but, when has eric been the most rational ? “ don’t treat this as some kind of forgiveness or whatever ... i just understand needing a cigarette , “ his head nods to the lighter in his hands.
* 𝚔𝚌𝚛𝚛𝚞𝚙𝚝 .
⟨ @ericisms· ⟩
gosh darn, this amount of stupid work of reading stupid students’ stupid attempts at being stupid in french- … etienne let out a heavy sigh as he looked down at the pile of essays he had yet to read through and correct. so many grammar errors here and there. in some of them it was even crystal clear how rushed they’d been. he had to talk to those specific students tomorrow morning or something, or after class. right now though he needed a break. the male sat back in his chair and briefly mentally walked himself through his options of fun this late in the evening.. then he remembered. so he grabbed his phone with a smirk upon his plump lips and sent off a single emoji to his dear eric: an eggplant. followed by a question mark. classy.
ERIC is sprawled out on his bed when his cell phone dings on the table beside him. there’s an anxious energy pooling within him from the stillness of the day, without a proper job in a few days he can find himself getting restless. when he rolls over and reads the text that flashes across his phone he can’t but let out a small snort at the emoji used. now, this is something that could cure that restlessness. it takes him a maximum of two seconds before he’s rolling off his bed and bounding out the front door of his apartment. it takes mere minutes before he’s standing in front of etienne’s door, thanking god for living in the same complex. “ an eggplant ? really ? “ he calls amusement in his voice through the wooden door after giving it a sharp knock.
PERCHED against the wall of the front of hideaway’s front complex, eric lets out a puff of smoke from his lips. his dark head was covered by hid hoodie and small frame swallowed by a black puffy jacket. it was one of the very rare off nights eric had both from ‘ work ‘ and the diner. most people on their nights off would spend it relaxing in their apartments, but not him. he felt almost stir crazy doing such a thing and much preferred breathing in the bustling night streets of downtown seattle. however, he could already tell the dropping temperature around him wouldn’t allow him to stay out for long. he takes another long drag of his cigarette before throwing it to the sidewalk and stopping out it’s lasting light. a low sigh falling from his lips as he twists on his feet to enter back into the complex, the warm air of the lobby hitting him as soon as he’s through the door. “ fuck , it’s cold as shit out there , “ he murmurs not really to anyone in particular.
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