[felipexflores]

status / closed @neljoshi

location / somewhere downtown

Felipe was busy dressing one of the models he hired for the shoot when his assistant informed the designer that the photographer had arrived. Stepping away from the task at hand, Felipe walked over to greet Penelope. "Ms. Joshi, it's so nice to finally meet you. Thank you for being able to come over on such short notice. The other photographer I hired bailed last minute," he rolled his eyes. "Anyways, I'm just finishing up dressing the models for the first few looks and then we can get started. Do you need any help setting up your gear?"

[oliver--fox]

Lucas was talking with the receptionist, warning them that a fundraiser would be occurring at some point in the next few months; which meant the number of calls the rescue would be getting was going to increase by a lot. At the sound of someone calling out, Lucas turned; ready to put on his best customer service smile and direct the people to the direction of tours when he realized it was Felipe. "Oh, hey!" He said before nodding "Yeah, no, it's super beautiful. You should see it in the fall and winter when some of the seasonal things open up? It's awesome." Lucas explained, leaning his back against the desk. "But, I do gotta say, I think we are pretty awesome too and we're open all year" He joked

[felipexflores]

"I can only imagine. Florida isn't exactly known for it's fall and winter seasons." Felipe grinned, approaching the reception area. Although he missed Miami, getting the chance to see some genuine seasonal changes was something the fashion designer had been looking forward to when he moved here. "Good to know. I have a feeling this won't be my only visit up here. Are you free right now? I'd love to get a tour of the place if you're not busy."

[antoniaxmoreira]

“Yeaah. She’s a real ride or die.” Toni agreed, glad to hear Felipe talk so positively about Molly. She figured that they would get along, but introducing friends from different circles to one another usually had a 50/50 chance of going left. “Hm.. maybe drinks? Ooh..brunch.. Bottomless mimosas?” Toni waved her own thoughts away. They had time to figure it out. “It is.. Isn’t it?” she grinned. “Listen.. If it goes somewhere.. I’ll introduce you first. Deal?” She nudged his shoulder. "In the meantime.. what about you?"

[felipexflores]

"You know I'll never turn down bottomless mimosas." Seeing that smile on Toni's face was such a comforting sight. It meant so much to know that she had found some happiness in this new life she was pursuing. "Deal. I'll cook you two dinner at my place." Felipe winked, moving over to the last kennel to hose it down. "Moi? Well, the boutique is thriving and my place is finally fully decorated. My love life has been a bit stale, but I'm still meeting people. I'm not looking for anything serious. I just want a little spice in my life, if you know what I mean," he waggled his brows.

[shujubeelamoglia]

Taylor Zakhar Perez

[verdadurmaz]

Marriage wasn't a write off of all fun. It just meant that at the end of the night, she had someone to come home to. Thankfully, Felipe resected that and offered up the kind of night she'd been longing for. "Do you miss it?" Clearly, but she didn't want to assume anything. Home wasn't as much a place as it was a person for her. Her mother was that feeling, but it was a feeling that no other warmth in the world could ever touch. "Do I want to dance? I don't know," she trailed off, a coy smile on her mouth as she allowed a few seconds to linger between them before she reached for his hand and slowly backed towards the dance floor. "Are you taking the lead? I promise I can keep up."

[felipexflores]

"Every single day. It's home, you know? There's no place like it." Felipe was still in the adjustment period of moving to a completely different state. Having Toni around made it a little easier. He grinned as Ver acted all sly about joining Felipe to dance. His hips were already shimming to the music as he followed the brunette to the dance floor. "I'm cool with being the lead. Girl, you better. I can't have people in this town thinking I'm a bad dancer." He fired back a playful joke, pulling Ver towards him, resting his other hand on her lower back. Felipe's feet guided them smoothly across the dance floor, smiling from ear to ear as he danced with his new friend.

[antoniaxmoreira]

"Unsupervised? Wow. What'd you think of her?" Toni wished she had been there to witness her to besties meeting each other. She rolled her eyes, then laughed at the fact that Molly jumped to conclusions about the nature of their relationship. "That's funny. Ironically, I've been closer to hooking up with Molly than hooking up with you." When he seemed to get excited about the new interest in Toni's life, Toni rolled her eyes again, though this time a softer smile broke. "It's not even a thing yet. This girl Leila.. she's pretty and like some kind of tech wizard.. and very straight-edge.. not what I'm used to. But I think change could be good for me."

[felipexflores]

"She's very protective of you, that's for sure. She seems loyal, which I'm always a big fan of. I think we just need a little more time to get to know each other." Despite their first meeting being incredibly awkward, Felipe was looking forward to getting to know Molly better. She mattered to Toni, and he was grateful his best friend had someone to look over her when he wasn't around. Felipe smiled back as he watched his best friend talk about the new girl in her life. "She sounds adorable. I hope I get to meet her soon. It's nice to see you so happy, sweetie. It's a fabulous look on you," he winked.

[felipexflores]

status / closed @verdadurmaz

location / le cirque

Felipe walked into Le Cirque with Ver on his arm, beaming with joy as the sounds of Latin music rippled through the air. It felt like being back in Miami. The club was having a Latin Night and Felipe couldn't have been more excited. He missed going out dancing with his friends. The only dancing he had lately was while he was cleaning around his place. He invited Verda out to join him for their first official hang out. After seeing her at the festival, Felipe felt a touch guilt for not reaching out to the baker sooner. He thought a night of dancing and drinks would be a great way to make it up to her. "Feels like home." The fashion designer grinned, guiding them through the crowd. He turned to Ver, already bobbing his head to the music. "I love this song! Do you want to dance?"

[felipexflores]

status / closed @lucas-williams

location / wild wolf rescue

After learning about the Wild Wolf Rescue from Lucas, Felipe had been looking forward to checking it out for himself. He loved animals, and it wasn't like you came across many wolves in Miami. It was also an opportunity to possibly make a new friend. He met Lucas at the performance arts festival, which led to Felipe to finding out about the rescue. He strolled up towards the entryway of the main building, spotting Lucas along the way. "Hey! I thought I'd finally get around to checking this place out. I haven't seen much of Bighorn Hills yet and I'm starting to regret that. It's gorgeous up here."

[antoniaxmoreira]

"I have and their curly fries are bomb." Toni smiled and nodded, more than happy to go to the Burger Joint. She followed Felipe to the next kennel, staying out of the way of the spraying water. "Molly is doing okay. I'm dying to get the two of you together.. " she laughed softly, imagining what a fun trainwreck that could be. "Well.. I have met someone actually.." Toni confessed. "She's a cute techy girl who comes into the coffee shop a lot. Leila."

[felipexflores]

"That sounds like fun. She and I actually hung out and that spring extravaganza thing." Felipe found himself chuckling at the memory. "She grilled me a bit about my intentions towards you. I guess she didn't get the memo that I'm gay," he teased. Felipe paused his hosing to quickly spin around and face Toni with a wide smile. "You met someone and you're just telling me now? Rude. How long have you two been hanging out?"

[oliver--fox]

where: magic show

who: @felipexflores​

Lucas glanced around the grassy area, trying to find a possible place to sit down. Magic wasn’t usually something that he was interested in, but he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give it a shot. Worst comes to worst, he can always leave and then come back for the next event. “Hey, is this area taken?” Lucas asked the guy sitting next to an open spot. There wasn’t anything that could be seen as ‘saving’ the place for someone, but he figured he should ask anyway. The last thing he wanted was to get comfortable and then someone come strolling up to stay that he stole the seat.

[felipexflores]

Leaning back on the palms of his hands, Felipe tipped his head back and welcomed the sensation of the warm sun hitting his skin. It wasn't quite like being back on the beaches of Miami. He still missed the smell of the salty ocean and the feeling of sand between his fingertips. Noticing someone approaching, Felipe lifted his hand to shield his eyes from the sun's rays, glancing up at the stranger. "Not at all, help yourself. I'm just soaking up some sun down here."

[verdadurmaz]

Stomach tensed as the calling of her name pulled her from the booth she was looking at, but the feeling eased the moment her dark hues trailed over the handsome man. "I don't know if that's something I can so easily forgive, but fine. I get it. Your boutique is more important than budding friendships," she teased with a light smile. "It's good to see you too. I'm guessing you've made good progress on getting things set up?"

[felipexflores]

Felipe pressed a hand over his heart, pouting his lips. "Damn, you know how to make a guy feel bad." He winked at Ver, flashing her a teasing smile. "Indeed I have. Business has been amazing. Opening a boutique here was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Now I just need to focus on meeting new people and making new friends. Speaking of.." Felipe smirked, offering his elbow to the brunette. "Can I buy you a drink?"

[oxfords---notbrogues]

[tysingh]

closed starter for @felipexflores at the performance arts festival

Tyler wasn't all that interested in much of the festival activities, but she was always interested in the food. The fact that it was a lot outdoors helped too, since it meant she could bring the dogs with her. All four were leashed up and trotting along beside her as they made their way into the line for some snacks. Tyler ordered a hot dog for each dog and herself, doing her best to balance all of that with all of the leashes. As they started to leave the line, two of the dogs started to pull in another direction, noses sniffing as they turned towards Felipe and the food he was holding. All four soon decided that his food was more interesting and were sitting staring at him, tails wagging. "They're going to keep staring and making it weird," Tyler shrugged, a bit of actual laughter coming from her as she watched.

[felipexflores]

Felipe glanced down at the food in his hands, wondering if his eyes had been a bit bigger than his stomach when he ordered all this. There were so many amazing food vendors at the festival, Felipe wanted to sample as many as he could. Trying to decide what to dive into first, a cluster of dogs came sniffing around his feet. A wide smile stretched across Felipe's face. "They're adorable. They can stare at me as much as they like." He glanced over at the dog's owner. "Are they allowed to have a French fry or two?"

[abstrvctsouls]

"Too many times. Business conferences," he explained with a sigh. "Granted, there is something to be said for spending a weekend out on a yacht, I suppose." Nathan couldn't say he was altogether opposed to that particular detail, though he founder it harder to relax that many of his peers. Lounging in the sun made him restless. His mind would wander to all the things he could be doing, should be doing instead. It was possibly the fact that this was all they ever seemed to end up doing out there, aside from meetings, that led to his resentment of it.

He respected the confidence. The man wasn't pushy and he gained points for that. This was better than having assistants falling over themselves to suggest things because they knew he had a high credit limit tucked away in his wallet. Maybe he'd even come back.

Nathan eyed the clothes judgementally. They weren't awful, he supposed. "I'll try them on. I'd like to get an idea of the fit, through here?" He asked, already marching towards the dressing rooms. "Do you do ties?"

[felipexflores]

"You poor thing." Felipe quipped back with a teasing pout on his lips. "I will miss weekend getaways on my family's yacht. I love the ocean. This is the first time I've ever lived so far away from it." Going to the beach had been a pastime for the fashion designer since he was a young child. Some of his fondest memories took place on the sandy shores of Florida's coastline.

Felipe pressed his lips together to stifle his amusement as the customer eyed the younger male's colorful choices with doubt in his gaze. His dedication to dark hues was giving off some serious Wednesday Addams vibes. At least he was open to giving something different a try. "Sí, just keep heading straight." A small laugh rippled through him. "I do. I even make some in shades of black if you can believe it."

[antoniaxmoreira]

"Okay, okay. I just got these braids done. Let them live." Toni pouted, gently pulling her long, beautiful braids over her shoulder to state her case. A mere drop of water on them from that hose would certainly end their friendship. Thankfully, Felipe was a prince and knew better. "Food and drink? Now you're speaking my language. I can handle that."

[felipexflores]

"Have you been to that place called the Burger Joint? I could get down on a cheeseburger after all this manual labor." Felipe smirked, moving on to the next kennel, spraying the hose against the floor. "So, anything new going on with you? How's Molly? Meet any gorgeous ladies to wrap around your finger yet?"

[felipexflores]

status / closed @verdadurmaz

location / saturday afternoon at the dunk tank (performance arts festival)

"Verda?" Felipe approached the familiar face. The pair had met not long after the fashion designer arrived in town. They had exchanged numbers, but Felipe had been so busy with the opening of his boutique that he never got around to reaching out. "It's great to see you again. I'm sorry I didn't get in contact with you. I was insanely busy with getting my boutique up and running."

[cjwelford-archive]

“Well, if you need someone to hang out with, I’m like pretty chill company,” CJ found himself offering with an easy smile. “Like, I mean, obviously I don’t know the fancy stuff but half the best stuff is like all the down-to-earth shit anyway. Plus, I work at The Break Room and could totally get you a discount if you wanna come smash shit up.” He winked, though unsure if the salesman beside him was someone tempted by the idea of breaking up old television sets and vases. “I think people will just be glad to see me in a shirt that fits well, thanks man. I think I’m all set.”

[felipexflores]

"That's really nice of you to offer. I don't know many people here and I'd really like to change that." As much as Felipe enjoyed spending time with Toni, she couldn't be the only friend he had in this town. She had her own life going on and he couldn't keep turning to her whenever he was craving some social interaction. "That sounds fun. I'm always up for trying something new. I'll definitely stop by sometime." Felipe laughed. "It was my pleasure. I hope the shirt and tie go over well."