you don't want no problem

A single action can cause a life to veer off in a direction it was n e v e r meant to go. Falling in love can do that, you think. And so can a wild party. You marvel at the way each has the power to forever a l t e r an individual's compass. And it is the knowing that such a thing can so easily happen, as you did not know before, not really, that has f u n d a m e n t a l l y changed you

[finalcadence]

songbirdastrid:

          almost instantly, the butterflies had calmed down and she was all-smiles – as per usual. “ ugh – let’s just say that i am SO glad i don’t have to leave my house for 3 days. ” she rolled her eyes, letting out a hard sigh.

she was grateful of cadence. she didn’t tell her often enough, the girl thought. looking at her best friend, astrid couldn’t help but smile. these feelings … they were normal, right? that was a constant worry in the back of astrid’s mind. of course, whenever the anxiety of her feelings would arise, she always knew how to calm herself down; looking at old photos.

                                  “ how was yours, cad? ” asked astrid. “ any better? ”

          astrid made her feel calmer, more at ease, but at the same time a bit anxious, like there was something in the pit of her stomach, teasing her. no one else had ever made her feel like that, and it had been happening since the girls were about thirteen.

astrid was her escape from everything. they didn’t judge each other, and they knew they could tell each other anything. sometimes cadence even had to remind herself that Astrid was real, because she was almost too good to be true.

                    “a shitshow, as per usual,” cady responded. “dad slept on the couch again. he was gone before mom and I woke up. we didn’t fight this morning, though.”

[finalcadence]

songbirdastrid:

@finalcadence

                                      her favourite part of the day was being able to see HER.

as astrid walked - her backpack hanging off one of her shoulders and books in the arm of her other - she couldn’t help but smile. god … was it wrong to have fallen for someone so —- different?

it sucked that they didn’t go to school together, astrid thought. she let her mind wander as she made her way peacefully to cadence. astrid and cadence’s meeting and unique bond was something she thanked her lucky stars for nearly everyday. 

when the school came into view, butterflies filled her entire stomach. nervous. excited. afraid. she couldn’t pick just one emotion. “ cady ! ” astrid shouted at her, picking up her pace. “ hey. ”

It would be an understatement to say that Cadence hated school.She always felt like the misfit, the weird girl that everyone avoided. Not that she really cared, though. It wasn’t like she liked any of the kids at her school anyway.

The final bell was always her savior. It was Friday, she could leave, go to a coffee shop and read until Monday. Not home. She tried her best to avoid that hellhole.

With her head down, she exited the school with one earbud in, hoping for the voice that luckily came. Her heart always jumped at the sound of Astrid’s voice. “Hi,” she responded, taking out her earbud and slowing her pace so as to better walk with the other girl. “How was your day.”

[finalcadence]

songbirdastrid:

           astrid rolled her eyes, letting out a hard sigh. “ 4, cady.  duh. ” she giggled. her sass was her best and worst trait at this age. the young girls continued to set up. astrid placed the chairs ( and stanley in one of them ) while cadence began to set up the table. 

“ okay. ” astrid clapped her hands together, backing up as she looked at their masterpiece tea party table. “ now all we need is the food. ”

“I knew that!” Cadence affirmed, dropping four sugar cubes into one of the cups and placing it on the table which she had finished setting up. “Sammies!” she exclaimed when Astrid mentioned the food. “How many sugars does Stanley want?”

Cadence picked up the small empty tea pot and mimed pouring tea into her own cup, which also contained four dry sugar cubes. She held out her cup towards Astrid as if to make a toast. “Clink!”

[finalcadence]

songbirdastrid:

the other never failed to make astrid excited. cadence, to her, was famous for her tea parties. they always had the best time together. “ i’m so excited. ” the little girl squealed. they were quick to get the supplies needed to make this tea party perfect – cups and mini plates for mini sandwiches.

 “ moooom !! ” astrid yelled to her mother who was inside the house. “ don’t forget to make the mini sammies !! ” – of course her mother wouldn’t. that would be unacceptable. 

Cadence was almost vibrating with excitement. She was always glad to get away from the girls at school, but there was no one she could rather be with than Astrid. She made tea parties a million times better. “Me too!” she exclaimed. The tea party was set up shortly with both of their efforts.

“Oh!” Cadence squealed. “I almost forgot about the sammies!” She smiled and sat herself down next to Stanley. “So, how much sugar?” she asked her friend, opening a box of sugar cubes.

[finalcadence]

songbirdastrid:

“ cady! ” astrid shouted, running up to the other. she pulled cadence into a tight hug. when the young girl backed away, she couldn’t stop smiling. astrid nodded. “ i was prepared for a tea party, ” she explained, placing her pink backpack in front of her. the girl took out a fluffy brown bear. it was her favourite stuffie. she rose, giving it a tight squeeze. “ i brought stanley. he loves our tea parties. ”

Cadence beamed when she saw the familiar bear. “Good!” she said. “We’re gonna have a tea party,” she affirmed, taking a blanket from the couch and dragging it outside to put it on the lush green lawn, trusting that Astrid was following her. “Let’s get the cups,” she said, dashing back inside.

[movieprincess1998]

[finalcadence]

Mama was always happier when aunt Heidi came over. Cadence was happier too, because every time Heidi came over, she brought Astrid with her. Cadence and Astrid had practically grown up together, and Astrid was by far Cadence’s best friend. She often liked to pretend that they were even sisters. “What do you wanna play today?” Cadence asked. She hoped they could have a tea party. Tea parties were her favorite.

@songbirdastrid

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