Trying to survive

[beauwolfsong]

Beau chuckled softly, his smile warm and genuine. “You know, I think you might be onto something with the sweet and salty thing. I’ve got to admit, I was skeptical at first too, but it’s one of those things you can’t knock till you try, right?” He glanced at the fries and milkshake with a playful curiosity. “Alright, let’s see what all the hype is about. Hand it over—I’ll give it a shot.”

Taking one of the fries, he dipped it cautiously into the milkshake, his expression amused. “For the record, though, cheddar and bacon fries are sacred. Nothing beats that. But I get it—you’ve got to mix things up every now and then.” He popped the fry into his mouth, chewing thoughtfully before his eyes lit up with a surprised grin. “Okay, okay, I’ll admit it. This isn’t bad. Sweet and salty, who knew?”

He watched the other for a moment. "So, you enjoy eating human food, huh?"

[fangedamadeus]

"I think everything should be seen that way, unless of course, it's just something that you know for a fact tastes bad," he pointed out, some things you don't need to try it to know you won't like it. Some things are just naturally bad, or if the dish has an ingredient that you tried before and you know for sure you dislike, "Go ahead."

He enjoyed seeing people try out a food that he enjoyed a lot, but he wouldn't be upset if they disliked it. Everyone had their own taste, "You won't hear me disagreeing," he had yet to eat a fry that he thought was better than cheddar and bacon, but like the other said, it was nice to change things up a bit sometimes, eating the same thing every day is boring, "Told you."

He grabbed another fry, and dipped in the milkshake before eating, "Kinda impossible not to, no? It's one of the most amazing pleasures in life."

[emupowell]

Emily grinned, leaning against a nearby shelf as she crossed her arms. “Holy water, huh? Well, that’s good to know. I’ll make sure to add a ‘No Priests Allowed’ sign to our hypothetical boat. Just in case.” She shot him a wink.

As he mentioned the snacks, her grin widened. “Of course you get to pick the snacks. I feel like you’d bring your A-game to the snack selection process. And honestly, the snacks are the most important part of any boat adventure. No pressure, though. Just the fate of our future boat hangs on your chip choices, which would be what?"

[fangedamadeus]

A small laugh came out of his lips at the mention of the iconic sign, "Probably for the best, we don't want a priest just going around throwing holy water at me," he doubted that would be the case, but he decided to go along.

He was far from picky, which can be a problem, because it makes harder to be able to decide, since there were so many options, but he would say he has a good taste in snacks, "Damn, if that's you not pressuring me, I wonder how it's like when you do pressure someone." he teased her, "You want me to pick now? Just like that? Talk about putting me on the spot."

[ravensrevcnge]

"Right," Kodi murmured, head bobbing in agreement as he claimed he had only been joking. Another fry went into her own milkshake, swirling around a bit before glancing back at him thoughtfully as he posed a question. "Not much to it, really," Kodi admitted, shoulders lifting. "Just contemplating work later and all that. Nothing exciting. Well - I dunno. I was thinking about maybe starting a podcast, but I'm not sure what vibe I want to go for. Maybe something sort of...paranormal? Attempting to explain the unexplained? You think people would listen?"

[fangedamadeus]

Knowing what he knew about humans, because he used to be one himself, he knew for a fact that they were always curious about things they couldn't explain. His tiktok for you page was filled with videos talking about mysterious things, "I can assure you that plenty of people would listen to it, most of them would be humans, but I'm sure at least some people from other species would tune in," he says mostly humans, because the ones that aren't, kind of have some knowledge about the subject and aren't as curious, but he could definitely learn more.

[counterfcits]

Lennon couldn't help but laugh, he knew she wasn't serious. "You don't have to go through all that trouble, the ice cream and fries are plenty." An apology wasn't necessary, the food combo made her hungry more than anything — craving anything other than blood was always something to be excited about. "What are your plans for tonight?"

[fangedamadeus]

"Fair enough, if you say so," he always took the opportunity to spoil one of his friends, he could not be rich, but he did have enough money to be able to at least buy them some things from time to time, "I'm free as far as I know, why?" he was honestly just planning to lay on the couch and watch a movie, but if she had something else in mind, he would be down.

[nathanielwolfsong]

Nathan sat across from him, an elbow on the table and his head propped up on his hand. Vampires were fucking weird, he thought, raising a brow as he watched Amadeus pop another ice cream coated fry into his mouth. The combination of foods wasn’t weird, it was the fact that he was eating it at all that was weirding him out.

“Yeah, but your ice cream to fry ratio is way off,” Nathan said, watching him eat another fry. “There’s not enough ice cream on that.”

[fangedamadeus]

His eyebrow raised as he looked at the fry that was on his hands, it was covered with some ice cream, "Yeah? Then how much would you recommend?" he asked the other, willing to put more of it on the fry, he was always up for trying something that someone recommended. He was far from picky.

It`s not like more ice cream would make it taste bad anyway, so why not try it, there's no going wrong with ice cream and fries, right?

[bayliequinn-medicinewoman]

Where: Midnight Mirage

Whom: Open

The week seemed to be hell. Between moving, opening the clinic, and raising Kian, it felt like she hadn’t had a break all week. She was so thankful for the nanny. She at least had help at home. Opening, or starting at the clinic was harder to do. She felt like she was on her own. It sucked, but this is what she wanted, a new start, a way to get out of her ex-husband's shadows. She never was going to get that if she stayed where she was.

She was also all for staying with Kian tonight and having a good glass of wine. But her nanny had other plans. ‘go out tonight Miss Baylie. You deserve it! You haven’t met anyone here yet. Make some friends!’ She knew better to argue, even though she did not want to go out. She also had a point. Baylie hadn’t spoken to anyone besides those who had entered the clinic.

The downside to not meeting anyone yet is not knowing where to go. She planned to order a couple of drinks, maybe something to eat, and then go home. The nanny did not need to know that she had made no effort to meet anyone. The bartender counted, right? She walked into a place at random and sat down at the bar. Smiling at the bartender, she ordered a red wine.

She could sense someone coming up to her. “I was hoping to drink alone.” She said before closing her eyes and sighing, “Sorry, it’s been a long week. I promise I’m not usually like this.” She sighed and opened her eyes again, offering the person a sheepish smile.

[fangedamadeus]

The least that he wanted to do was disturb someone that was clearly not in the mood for some company. He saw from a mile away that she wasn't in a good mood and just wanted some peace while she drank her drink, but there was not many stools left, and he just wanted to sit down, "I actually was just going to ask if the seat was taken," he pointed at the stool next to her, "I can stay quiet if you want, I don't need to talk to you," he suggested, he wouldn't want to bother her.

He tended to be someone who would be willing to listen to someone vent, but she just seemed to want to stay quiet to be honest, hence why he suggested that, "Hey, we all have those moments where we just want some peace and quiet."

[sheisrecovering]

[dylanstopper]

[emupowell]

Emily burst out laughing, the sound light and unrestrained as she shook her head. “Oh my gosh, no! I’m not actually buying a boat,” she managed through her laughter. “I was joking. Do you know how many streams I’d have to do just to afford, like, one oar? My bank account would have a meltdown if I even thought about a boat.”

She wiped at her eyes, still grinning as she looked at him. “You should’ve seen your face, though. Priceless. You looked like I just offered to hand over a small island or something.”

Pausing, she leaned in slightly, a teasing glint in her eye. “But if I ever do become fabulously wealthy, I promise, we’ll get a boat. One with a cool name, like The Unsinkable Emily.” She tilted her head thoughtfully. “Although… if the running water thing is true, maybe we should stick to a houseboat? That way, you’d at least have somewhere safe to hide.” She gave him a playful nudge. “You can pick the snacks; I’ll handle the anchor.”

[fangedamadeus]

Okay, she got him, he's going to admit that. He should have guessed that she wasn't serious, that was on him, "Damn, I was already getting excited, bummer," he let out a small laugh, he wouldn't say that he was all about the luxurious life, but he wouldn't deny that having a boat seemed fun.

"As far as I know, only holy water can do something against us," he explained, he had never heard anything about regular water, maybe he should ask Lennon, but he doubted it was a thing, "You're allowing me to pick the snacks? Damn, lucky me."

[beauwolfsong]

Beau tilted his head as he watched the other person’s expression, a smile tugging at his lips. “Hey, I’m not judging,” he said, holding up his hands in mock surrender. “I mean, dipping fries in ice cream sounds a little... unconventional, sure. But who am I to talk?.” He baked dog treats for fun, but not everyone knew that.

He leaned back in his chair, his tone light and genuinely curious. “So, is it the salty-sweet thing that makes it work? Like, it’s not just about the novelty, right? There’s a science to this.” He laughed softly and shook his head. “You know what? Forget it. I’m not gonna knock it until I’ve tried it. Next time we’re out, you’re introducing me to the magic of fries and ice cream.”

Beau picked at the fries on his own plate, still grinning. “Though, I gotta admit—cheddar and bacon fries? Now that is peak fry innovation. Maybe we’ll do a taste test—see if your sweet-and-savory combo can stand up to the classics.”

[fangedamadeus]

"I would bet on the sweet and salty thing, yes," he let out a small laugh, when he found out about that combination, he was a little spectacle, but he wouldn't turn down the idea before he actually tried it out, "Why not try it out right now?" he questioned, there was plenty of it, he could eat it all, but he wasn't opposite to sharing it.

"Hey, I never said this combination was better than cheddar and bacon," he pointed out, he was a sucker for cheddar and bacon, so he wouldn't pick his combination over that one, but he didn't like to eat the same food too often, which is why he decided to go for fries with milkshake this time.

[counterfcits]

Lennon couldn’t help but laugh at the man’s words, speaking like she’d never heard of the best food combination around. “Amadeus, I don’t know what’s more insulting. The fact that you think I’d hate ice cream and french fries or that you didn’t get any to for me.” Another laugh left her lips as she shook her head at him. “Your best friend status is going to be demoted.”

[fangedamadeus]

Okay, that was fair, she had a good point, he should have known better, "Alright, alright, that was my bad, please don't take my best friend status away," he pouted playfully, but he knew she wouldn't actually do that, so he wasn't actually worried, "Say less, I'm gonna go ahead and buy you some, plus anything else you want, as an apology for what I just did."

[grayson-smith]

It took a moment for Grayson to get comfortable, the prosthetic hitting the cushion a certain way causing some discomfort.  After several moments of moving around trying to be discreet he managed to get comfortable.  Just as he was about to reach for the menu, a curiosity came about by witnessing a man dip his fries in ice cream.  Grayson had heard of his practice but never seen it done in person.  Something about the salty and sweetness being a good combination.  “Not judging, just merely fascinated by the combination.”  Grayson commented, wondering if he should be a little adventurous today or go with his usual grilled chicken salad.

[fangedamadeus]

That probably meant that he never tried it before, and he couldn't blame him, because it did seem an odd combination, no one ever thinks of trying it, but you never know if you don't try. He tended to try things he never did at least once. Trying new things could be scary, but it couldn't kill to try new food, right? "You should give it a try" he picked up a fry, and offered the other it, so he could give it a go. He didn't mind sharing food.

[emupowell]

who: @fangedamadeus where: oceanid adventures & watersports

Emily wandered through the store, scanning the shelves with growing frustration as she searched for the perfect birthday gift for her dad. She sighed, glancing at Amadeus beside her.

“What if I just bought Dad a boat?” she mused, her tone light but laced with exasperation. The thought was absurd—she definitely couldn’t afford a boat, and her parents would probably keel over if she spent that kind of money on a gift.

A mischievous glint lit up her eyes as she turned to him, a grin spreading across her face. “Wait, what if I bought us a boat? Or... is that whole running water thing true for vampires?” She tilted her head playfully, clearly teasing but also half-curious.

[fangedamadeus]

A boat? A whole-ass boat? He blinked his eyes a few times, his family was never wealthy, so he was not used to someone just being able to buy a boat that easily. He wasn't used to someone just saying they would buy a boat so nonchalantly, "Do you usually just have that kind of money flying around? or?" he let out a small laugh.

At the mention of buying THEM a boat, his eyes widened, "You're telling me that you're gonna buy a boat that's also gonna be mine?" he wasn't sure if he heard it correctly, but if he did, that was definitely not something he was used to as well, owning something that expensive.

[ravensrevcnge]

Kodi stirred their straw around in the slowly melting milkshake, staring off into the distance. They weren't really thinking about anything in particular, really - their shift at the radio station that afternoon, when the band would be practicing next, the material that they were gathering that would make a kick ass podcast if they ever just sat down and worked on it. But Raven's Peak was proving to be a very interesting venture, and Kodi hadn't even had a minute to stop and really absorb the fact that every other person surrounding them was probably not human.

They blinked as a voice spoke, refocusing their attention on the guy who had spoken. "What?" Kodi questioned, brow knitting together. "Sorry. I uh - I wasn't really lookin' anywhere. Or I guess - I didn't mean to be staring at you, was just lost in my head I guess." They analyzed the scene before them, picking up a fry from their own tray and dunking it in the milkshake. "Nothing wrong with a fry dipped in a milkshake. Though I typically prefer the classic ketchup combination."

[fangedamadeus]

"I was joking anyway, so its all good," he smiled at the other, he wasn't actually offended by the staring, but he couldn`t help but tease the person about it, it was just what he usually did. He was a playful person by nature, always had been, even with people he didn't know, but of course, he was careful with what he joked about, not every joke should be made with everyone, "Glad to see you are a person of taste," he let out a laugh, as he dipped another fry in the milkshake, "A penny for your thought?" he said, allowing them to vent if they needed, but he wouldn't force anything on anyone.

[zillace]

best friends

[fangedamadeus]

@counterfcits

[fangedamadeus]

One thing that he did that a lot of people seemed to judge a lot, was dipping the french fry in ice cream, but honestly, it was one of the best things that he tried. For those that judge, he will say, don't knock it until you try it. He used to find it weird too, before he gave it a try. He's not saying that he only ate it like that, there are times he only ate the french fries, but without the ice cream, wasn't as good, at least in his opinion. The exception was french fries with cheddar and bacon, those no other fry could ever top, "Don't look at me like that, it's actually really good," he told the person who was looking at him. He wasn't sure if it was for that reason, but he decided to playfully answer anyway.

[biliciouseleanor]

Random Alb’s gifs because I’m thirsty: 05/??