metaphysical

don't you tell me about 𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔣 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔩, i've lost it all and i'll lose some more. owen flores. 30. biology teacher @ southside high. [south sider]

[floresowen]

angclmurphy:

‘’I don’t, usually - but I felt like something stinky was gonna come my way today, so normally I prepared.’’ she replied with a smug grin, even though owen said all that about being stinky, she couldn’t really feel any smell, but the joke was just too funny to not be continued. ‘’gosh, my favorite’s usually caramel, but raspberry syrup is hella good.. I think I ate one too many fudge one’s in my high school days; so now I’ve kinda been avoiding them, but man are they bomb!’’ she exclaimed again, angel was indeed passionate about ice cream, the girl could definitely call herself a number one fan.

“Wow, that’s some intuition you have there. You’re really lucky.” He laughed as he turned to head toward Pop’s; he didn’t really nee to look where hew as going at this point. His girlfriend worked there, and he was often stopping there whether she had been on shift or not--he was sure that was the story with a lot of people Riverdale. “Can we agree on a raspberry sundae, then? I did the same thing with caramel. I used to have it on ice cream all the time, in candy-- just everything.” He laughed again, smiling at how excited she was. Though, he couldn’t shake the feeling that he knew the girl he’d been walking with, even if he was so sure he’d just met her for the first time today.

[floresowen]

angclmurphy:

‘’right!’’ she exclaimed, ‘’no don’t worry, i’ll just bring one of those laundry clips to clip on my nose,’’ she teased jokingly. ‘’sundae’s it is! they’re my favorite anyways, what’s your flavor of choice?’’

“Do you normally carry those around? Smart if you do.” He started laughing again as he pictured her with the clip on her nose. Although, he almost felt as if she’d need it. “That’s such a hard question-- I can always go for hot fudge, but I also love raspberry syrup. Which one would you prefer?”

[floresowen]

angclmurphy:

angel couldn’t help smiling back at owen, ‘’it was amazing,’’ she softly laughed. ‘’screw exercising, let’s go down to pop’s and ask for two sundaes - or a gigantic bowl of ice cream if you’d rather prefer?’’ she raised her brows, hopefully he’d tag along without questioning it. angel wouldn’t dare sit alone at a booth at pop’s eating a sundae - she would look like a loser.

Owen cocked an eyebrow at the girl before shrugging his shoulders and standing up from the bench, “Why not?” He laughed, “I just hope I don’t stink you out of the booth.” He said, pulling at his shirt to air himself out a bit. “I think a sundae would really hit the spot-- If we’re gonna do this, we might as well do it right.”

[floresowen]

angclmurphy:

she groaned, ‘’every summer when I was a kid, this old man that lived outside my family’s apartment owned an ice cream stand, he used to be out and about bringing ice cream for all the south side kids,’’ angel said. ‘’and now when I really need him, he ain’t here!’’ she sighed. ‘’wait - do Pop’s even have ice cream?’’ she questioned, never ever had she had ice cream down at Pop’s. angel loved their milkshakes, so she figured it must be the same ice cream they use for that.

Owen leaned back on the bench and sighed with a slight smile on his face, “Wow. I realize I’m supposed to be exercising right now, but that sounds amazing.” He laughed quietly to himself, shoving his phone back into his pocket. He didn’t want to be rude still playing on it while they were speaking. Owen nodded, “They do-- They don’t have a ton of flavors, but you can ask for sundaes and just bowls of ice cream, too. I don’t know if they have cones.”

[angclmurphy-blog]

T H E  H E A T was killing angel, she did like it; but at this temperature? it was just too damn hot. to cool herself off, angel had gone down town searching for an ice cream stand. in no luck she sat down at a bench in the shadow, taking a small break. ‘’how the hell is there no ice cream stands in this heat?’’ she muttered frustrated, she wasn’t one to complain but she could only blame the weather.

[floresowen]

Owen was just about done with a run and had decided to take a bit of a break. The heat was starting to get with him, and with everything on his mind, it was just slowing him down. He sat on a park bench, flipping through his music selection on his phone when he heard a tired voice next to him, “I’ve only ever seen them come out for festivals-- On the North Side.” He smirked a bit, “You might have to settle for Pop’s.”

[floresowen]

tiinyjacks:

‘’you’re right, at least nobody died,’’ she admitted. ‘’I can imagine, did you wear anything nice?’’ tiny commented, she got curious, she had never been at a ball. ‘’i’m kinda glad I missed it, not only because of what when down but I honestly would have nothing to wear,’’ the woman chuckled.

Owen realized he probably didn’t look half as put together as he had at the beginning of the night and let out a laugh, “Yeah-- My one and only suit, but a new tie. It was the first formal event I’ve gone to with my girlfriend, I wanted to look nice. So much for that.” He frowned slightly, but quickly shook it off. There was no need for him to feel sorry for himself. He offered a small smile, “I bet you could’ve found a friend to borrow something from.”

[floresowen]

northofalex:

Alex quickly shook her head, waving him off as she shifted to sit beside the male. “Don’t be..” She insisted.  “Yeah.. yeah.. you could totally say that.” The blonde nodded. “Guess you’re never.. off the job..” The doctor insisted, rolling back down the sleeves of her dress suit she’d worn.

Owen turned as someone sat beside him, scooting over so she’d have room. An eyebrow rose at her words and her actions, and he couldn’t help but ask, “What do you mean?”

[floresowen]

tiinyjacks:

Clementine was just walking by, too focused on her phone as she heard Owen’s voice. ‘’Long night indeed,’’ she sighed sitting down beside the guy. ‘’You ‘kay? I missed the ball because of this thing,’’ Tiny started, scratching her neck. ‘’but I’ve read the headlines..’’ 

Owen shrugged a bit, “Yeah-- It could’ve been a lot worse. We were lucky it panned out the way it did.” He looked over to the girl, nodding, “You didn’t miss too much. Just a lot of fancy clothes and drunks.” He smirked slightly.

[floresowen]

acedimcggio:

“Yeah, I actually did,” she said with a little smile. “My date…they’re awesome, I’m lucky to have them. what about you?”

“Would I know them?” He smiled slightly, “I’m glad you had fun, though. I couldn’t even tell you how beautiful AJ looked.” 

[floresowen]

xdarcyarcher:

Like most of the party goers, Darcy had taken to standing outside the hotel, not exactly knowing what to do or where to go. Letting out a small sigh, she looked at Owen. “It’s cool, don’t worry…” The brunette ran a hand through her hair. “Yep, and I left my phone inside so I have to wait to be able to get it.”

Owen looked up at the girl, “So you didn’t see the article, did you?” 

[floresowen]

aidenharper:

“You can say that again. And what a complete and utter waste of my time it was,” Aiden scoffed, fumbling a half-crushed pack from his pocket, and pulled out his lighter and a cigarette for himself before tossing it over to Owen. “You look like you need one, babe.”

“Didn’t get to have any fun before we left?” He smirked a bit at the other male before staring at the carton of cigarettes that was now in his lap. “If I smoked, I would-- Thanks, man.” He tried to decline the offer as nicely as he could, handing the pack back to him. 

[floresowen]

nicolasvasquezt:

Watching Owen’s hair bounce from perfect to relaxed made Tony feel slightly comfortable. His hair was like that all night, even though he tried to gel it to look proper, he just ended up looking like a greaser with random pieces hanging over his forehead instead of in shape with the rest. “Oh, I’m from Ecuador but my family also spent a lot of time in Peru too. I don’t think anything happening here is the same as the stuff in Latin America.” The male listened to Owen’s explanation of how he could be screwing up English as well and he felt a little relieved. From what he knew, although he hadn’t ever been there, South Carolina was very pretty but their accents were very different than the ones in Riverdale and the few other places he had been. “I’m sure my pay is still much worse than it should be, so maybe we are both in the same boat.. Most places are like be a mechanic and make 70 thousand dollars a year, but it’s not that unless you work on .. I don’t know… Rolls Royce’s? Whatever expensive cars… You can maybe get, I don’t know, 35 thousand? When I moved to the US and was looking at jobs, it was suggested to me because I always would take things apart when I was younger, so I looked at it and some mechanics only make, like, 23 thousand a year. I gambled and I guess I’m okay, even though I live in a trailer.”

Owen nodded along as the other male spoke, obviously interested in his back story, but he wasn’t going to pry. He was all about learning about other people’s lives and how different they were from his, but also finding comfort in the similarities that seemed to arise whenever he spoke to someone for the first time. “You might be right, but you have a different perspective on a lot of this stuff. You could still have a lot of great opinions for the shit going on here.” His eyebrows rose as he explained his salary, and it was intriguing considering Owen’s wasn’t much above that and his job required a college degree. Not that he thought his work was any more superior than Tony’s, but it was just weird to know that people made about the same amount of money doing different jobs that required different types of qualifications. “Do you like it, though? The work? That’s pretty hands on, obviously-- You have to have the skill for it and that’s cool.” He laughed slightly, “Trailer or not, the Sunnyside community is probably better protected than any of the gated ones on the north side.”

[floresowen]

nicolasvasquezt:

“I don’t think that’s really the case here, though. I think it’s more complicated. Like, where I am from, they sometimes take people just to close a case a lot and most of the gangs stay out of prison. Sometimes the government doesn’t care, but sometimes they do – It just depends on the year, I guess.” Talking about his home country was weird, but he felt there were slight differences in what he had seen before and this situation. “Maybe it’s just the paper messing up words, or maybe they are right and your boys not that great… Sorry if that’s offensive, but it’s a possibility… Or, what is that show, with the girls who get text messages? Sometimes they make other people do the stuff for the killer, does that make sense?” Thinking of wording was hard for some reason, probably because he suddenly felt stupid for not knowing what pissed off meant. Owen did a good job explaining it, and Tony’s assumption was right, but he felt that the context sounded weird. “I’m very fluent, but English isn’t my first language and sometimes I feel like people phrase things so fluidly and it’s just not the structure I was taught.” Chuckling at himself, he shrugged it off with an exhale. “I’m a mechanic, at least you’re near a school.”

Owen ran a hand through his black hair, finally messing up the perfect gelled style he had for the night. Suddenly he remembered why they were even there, and it only made him angry again--it was supposed to be a fun night for everyone involved, and then this shit happens. “Where are you from, then? I really hope you’re right and that’s not what’s happening here.” He nodded, knowing that Tony could definitely be right and that maybe Mav wasn’t as innocent as he seemed. “Yeah-- Yeah, I know. I can only hope, though, right?” Owen couldn’t help but smile slightly at the confession and he nodded, “You’re fine, man. I’m from South Carolina-- I could definitely just be slaughtering the English language without knowing it.” He smirked, “With the lack of funding, I don’t think the school’s much different from the shop you work in.”

[floresowen]

nicolasvasquezt:

While Tony didn’t know the kid, he was well aware that people impressively complex lives much like or beyond his own. He barely knew who this person was and a classic killer would probably have more people wrapped around his finger. Not saying that Tony was the most important person to get on your side, but he definitely was someone you wouldn’t want against you – even though he typically tried to stay off to the side unless necessary. “I don’t know – jumping the gun, wanting to call the case closed? From what I heard, they don’t really think it was him either because of how … knocked out he was. They thought it was weird too and didn’t make sense.” Looking to Owen, he glanced over his face to read his expression. It seemed he cared for the kid, and this kid was someone Tony didn’t even know. “Listen, I told them that whoever I fought in there was probably around my size, he wasn’t that kids size. Other people have seen him too, right? His frame? With enough people, he’ll have to be let go just for that, honestly.” Tony furrowed his brow at the male, wondering what pissed off meant in this context. He’d only ever heard it as meaning angry, but was there another english usage for it? “Pissed off – What does that mean? Like, angry? I wasn’t. Actually, I was, but if I was seriously angry and not just… Subduing, he’d probably be injured.”

“Sounds about right-- Anything to make it look like they’re closer to closing the case.” He set the glass aside so he’d quick messing with it--his hands just wanted to be busy to keep his mind from racing, but it wasn’t working. “None of it makes sense.” Owen stared at the other as he spoke, a little thankful that he was so willing to explain the situation to him. He knew that the paper wasn’t going to do things justice; they’d play on the things that they thought would please their readers and he knew that. Tony seemed honest, however, and Owen found comfort in knowing what happened. “I’m sure he’ll be fine-- I’m just worried people are going to marginalize him over this. The Serpents already have a bad rap with the North side, and this is just going to make it a thousand times worse.” He looked to him with a small smile as he thought of how to explain his words, “It can mean angry, annoyed-- Even pumped up. Maybe that’s just my own way of interpreting it, though, so don’t quote me on that. I teach biology, not English.”

[floresowen]

acedimcggio:

“They’ve been my family since I was seventeen, it didn’t take a serial killer to get me close with them,” she shrugged.

He smiled slightly, “More reason to hang around them, though.” He let out a little laugh before looking to her, “Did you have some fun before we got kicked out?”

[floresowen]

acedimcggio:

“It’s not easy, but I have a lot of help. I’d have lost my mind a long time ago if I didn’t,” she said with a little smile. “I’m thankful for that, at least.”

“This has probably pulled all of you closer together, yeah? That’s one good thing to come out of this...fucking disaster.” He laughed slightly.

[floresowen]

shcriffparrish:

dylan shook his head at the other’s apology. “ it’s fine.. thank you. “ he nodded once he scooted over. he sighed heavily, running his hand through his hair. “ yeah.. i’m sure everyones just ready to go home and feel safe.. “

Owen recognized the other, immediately knowing who he was and not deciding right away how he felt about the other male standing next to him. He sighed a bit to himself, “No kidding.” He cleared his throat, “Mav doin’ okay?”