isabel's a little taken aback by the gasp, but finds their composure as thea lays out what might possibly be the perfect itinerary. “ oh, wow, ” isabel mutters. they're still a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things to do, but it helps to have an idea. “ you're like … a beach party expert. ”
"I just know how to have fun!" Thea knew her definition of fun wasn't everyone else's. She supposed becoming a mother had made her more of a softy, which led to her no longer wanting to go out and be as adventurous. To her, a wild Friday night now was usually drinking wine and watching her favorite trash reality tv shows. "I'm here if you need someone to show you around.'
savannah had been torn on agreeing to go out with james tonight. part of her felt like she was an idiot for doing it, knowing that it probably was a bad idea. she told herself he'd give one more chance to redeem himself, not make her look like a fool. so, she found herself getting dressed up to head over to mango bay with him. opening the door for him, she forces a bit of a smile to the boy. "hi, thanks for picking me up," she replied, shutting the door behind her.
James knew he'd messed up big time, but he was doing what he could to make it up to Sav. Everything had felt like it'd been turned upside down in the last month, considering all the people in his past showing up again. It was great and it was worrisome all at once. He didn't want to be left-- not again.
James' lips fell from a smile and merely parted slightly at the sight of Savannah. He always thought she looked beautiful but this time it was different. "Wow. You look great." He breathed, a smile forming onto his lips once more.
who: marlo and james ( @fromthestarsx )
where: sunset villa beach.
the sun sinks slowly towards the horizon, melting into the water in a blaze of gold and amber as marlowe sits on a sand covered bench. laughter echoes in the air from couple of kids playing nearby. she slurps jasmine and mango lemonade, courtesy of the sand bar, when keen eyes catch a tall figure with a familiar sway to his walk. a toothy smile strecthes across freckled cheeks, arm shoots up to frantically wave. marlowe calls out: “ jamie ! over here ! ”
James felt a waves of nerves crash over him the moment he hit send on the text that said he was on his way. He hadn't spent much time with Marlowe in a long time-- in fact, the last time he'd spent significant time with her was right before they broke up. He hoped she was telling the truth, but he also knew he would feel terrible if it was. They would've lost so much time they could've had together.
That nickname, the one everyone close to him used, sounded so different when Marlowe said it; like it held more of a weight to it. He wasn't sure how he was going to make it out of this interaction without losing his mind about... well, everything.
"Hey, Mars." James smiled, hiding any apprehension or anxiety he felt.
Anyone who knew James knew he had his moments and made a fool of himself, and drunkenly convincing himself he was the father of Savannah's child was certainly one of them. Sure, it could make sense timeline wise, but she told him he wasn't, so he was going to choose to believe that. However, the damage had been done, but he wanted to make it up to Sav and take her somewhere nice, as a proper date. He felt nervous but he knew they'd hit it off before so surely it would be fine.
James arrived at Sav's front door and knocked gently. He smiled when she answered the door. "Hey."
Hinata walked into the kitchen and pulled open the fridge door to grab a water. "Hey, maybe we could go to the drive-in or like, rent a movie tonight, or something." Hinata suggested as he ran his fingers through his hair, still wet from having showered off his day at the beach.
"I have a date tonight." Hinata's excitement pulled a grin onto his lips as he spoke to his friend. He and Sydney had been friends since he was young, and it wasn't out of the ordinary for them to spend a lot of time together.
It wasn't like Hinata hadn't hung out with Stella since they'd broken up. In fact, he spent time with her and Xio, and tagged along with the rest of Tarot Deck often, but he couldn't remember the last time they were one on one, much less an actual date.
Hinata felt nervous and his palms were sweating, and he vaguely hoped it was the thought of going on the rollercoasters, but no. He knew it was because he didn't wanna make anything weird or mess anything up with Stella.
[ … ] ❀ you’re not from around here , are you? i figured because you totally just missed {HINATA ITO } walking by. don’t tell me you don’t know who { HE } is ? they kind of look like { MACKENYU ARATA} and i could be wrong but i think that they might be { TWENTY-SIX } years old right now. they’ve been living in palmview for the last { TWENTY-SIX YEARS }. and i don’t know if anyone has ever told them this before but they kind of remind me of { BARRY ALLEN } from { THE FLASH }. if you stick around the town long enough you might catch them in action working at { BAY BOAT RENTALS } as a { BOAT DRIVER/FRONT DESK }. you see this town isn’t really that big of a place, some folks like to call them the { THE THALASSOPHILE } of palmview! they took a liking to the name too after a while, go figure. oh crap, they must have heard me yapping. they’re coming this way. i got to warn you though, rumor has it they can pretty { OBLIVIOUS } at times. i wouldn’t take it too seriously though, from the times i’ve spoken to them they seemed pretty { DETERMINED } to me. we see each other all the time since they live in that { 5 BEDROOMS } residence beside me over in {MANGO BAY LOFTS, #5C }. i better leave you to it. it was nice meeting you!
Family:
Father: Haruto Ito
Mother: Keiko Ito (deceased)
Step-mother: possible wc
Step-siblings: wcs
Basics:
Name: Hinata Ito
Age: 26
Faceclaim: Mackenyu Arata
Birthday: July 19
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Pronouns: He/him
Relationship status: single
Languages: Japanese and English
Counter Part: Barry Allen -- Altruistic, values friendship, wants to help others, strong moral compass, nerdy, socially awkward.
Personality: Chronic resting mean face, tries to stay positive, kind, caring, loyal,
Born and raised in Palmview, Florida, Hinata grew up in the ocean. His parents immigrated from Japan to the United States long before they were born, and despite the parts of their relationships that were rocky, they were still seemingly happy together. When they brought their little boy into the world, they were ecstatic and seen as a perfect little family. Hinata was always closer with his mother than he was with his father, and she was the one who taught him everything he knew about the ocean and environment. She taught him that humans needed to take care of the earth they’d been given, and taught him that the ocean suffers often from the humans that play on the beach. So, it was Keiko who got him to start cleaning trash from the beaches several times a week, it was her who taught him how to swim, scuba dive, and surf. It was Keiko who went out with him to dive for the purpose of finding and disposing of plastic that had gotten into the ocean. Keiko is who gave Hinata his love for the ocean and all the creatures that reside in it.
It wasn’t that Haruto loved the ocean as well, but it was more of a love for having fun in it and working in it than anything else. Haruto loved scuba diving and fishing, but he seldom did anything to help the ocean. Perhaps his lack of care was part of why Hinata didn’t seem to bond with him as well. Or, perhaps, it was how mean he could be. Haruto often let his words cut like a knife to Hinata and his mother, but Keiko always tried to stay positive and never shot back at her husband’s rudeness with more rudeness. She was a kind soul, a loving mother, and a positive influence on Hinata’s life.
Things changed one fateful day, though. Haruto and Keiko decided to go on one of their scuba diving excursions, and Hinata begged to go with them but Haruto said no. Keiko promised Hinata that in the next few days they would go out again together. As a family. But that day never came. Within hours of their excursion, it began to storm. The more time passed, the more it rained. The more it rained, the more worried Hinata became. His parents weren’t back yet, and by that evening, Haruto had returned. Only Haruto.
The coast guard was alerted about Keiko missing at sea, and a search and rescue went out. Hinata had to stand helplessly on the beach as he watched boats going out and returning with nothing and no one. Hours turned to days, days turned to weeks, and weeks turned to months… Nothing. Keiko was missing, and Hinata had to face the reality that he may have to accept that she was gone. The worst part of it all was that Hinata couldn’t get over the thought that his father checked the weather that day. Haruto always checked the weather before going out on the water, whether it was fishing, scuba diving, surfing, or simply getting on his boat for a short ride. Countless times Haruto canceled excursions or trips just because of the weather. It never sat right with Hinata.
What made his suspicions grow deeper was how quickly his father moved on. It took Haruto no time to accept his wife was dead, it took him no time to find another woman, and it took him no time to re-marry. Hinata and his father grew apart, and while Hinata doesn’t want to believe his father had done anything on purpose, he’s never been able to shake the feeling. The Ito men’s relationship is what has caused Hinata to resent his step-mother and step-siblings, and he seldom sees his father anymore.
The case of Keiko Ito missing is well known in Palmview but Hinata tries not to let it get to him that everyone knows and that some are just as suspicious about his father as he is.
who: liberty + any ( @fromthestarsx )
where: one of the craft stations !
the sheer number of options at the custom bracelet station might actually make liberty spontaneously combust. the variety in colors, shapes, charms, and strings left her with limitless possibilities when it came to making something for her roommates and herself. “i know they said it was a make-and-take kind of situation,” she hesitates for a second, “but do you think i'm going overboard?” her tray is neatly sorted into subsections, making it clear she's working on multiple ideas.
"If you have too many, I certainly do." Laken held her own tray that had a bit more than the other. "I'm working on bracelets for myself, my parents, my sister, and niece. Who are you making yours for?"
" i sure did ! i work at the bakery. so, majority of the stuff that you can find around here probably have came from me and the rest of the staff. " hadley laughed, humbly shaking her head at laken's response. "oh, thank you ! i certainly take my time on these pastries. you should totally stop by more often if you aren't already. we always love having new customers swing on by when they can. " she loved being able to get to know all of the people that have stopped by her bakery or may potentially plan on continuing to do so. " what else made you come out today ? since i'm sure it wasn't just for the sunshine bakery. " she'd say playfully.
"You are a goddess, seriously." Laken laughed even in her sincerity. She'd never had a pastry so delicious before. "You can count on me coming in more often. Are you like the head baker or something? Is that even a thing; a head baker, the same where there is a head chef?"
WHERE: heights tavern bar @ decades night (yes, we're time traveling).
WITH: @fromthestarsx + either muse!
“real talk,” he says over someone's drunk karoke rendition of you oughta know that is a beat off key and way too bass-boosted to even be considered remotely good. anyways — sage is leaning with his elbows across the counter like he's doing some kind of big shot vegas money deal. “which sounds better – the stormy day orrrrrrr …” another glance at the menu, because he's already forgotten his shortlist. “or the tropical meltdown? any personal anecdotes welcome, too.”
"Uh oh," Thea joked when he said real talk. Real talk seemed to seldom be a thing between the two siblings at times, especially with how Thea loved to keep him out of the loop of her life despite always wanting to know what her brother was up to. But the real talk he was referring to wasn't even real talk, so it didn't matter anyway.
alyssa reached over to take a sip of her lemonade and nodded her head in thea's direction. " you should totally get yourself one ! " she set her glass back down again. " oh, we should so take pictures for our social medias. i took a few selfies earlier, but i feel like i should start to update my stories. " a quick eyebrow raise, sitting up from her chair. " you're going to make me get up from my very comfortable spot right now ? " she was only kidding, of course.
"In desperate need of one for sure." Thea let out of huff. "Yes, we should! I keep telling myself I should make a Tinder so I think I might need to take some hot pictures of myself too. Getting back out there is so weird." Not that she ever was out there much before. Dating was hard when you have to tell someone you have a toddler at twenty years old.
"No, I guess not. Maybe I just need to relax. I do envy you right now." Alyssa looked so comfortable and at peace.
"Actually, the real question is why you're answering my question with a question? That just makes it seems like you're not having fun. But yes, I am. Now that I stopped worrying about Isla and her little date." Thea was thankful the boy who came with her daughter had to leave a bit early, so now she was with her other friends from school. "You wanna grab something to eat? And drink, of course. I haven't had a single one yet."
“why can i not answer your question with a question?” more question-ception is going to make the room and his head spin, so his train of thought turns to the next big topic: “she's on a date?” brows furrow, confused because isla is like two years old thank you. “with who? middle schoolers are, like, devils.” he'd once been a middle school terror who grew up into an adult terror, soooo.. nods his head because sage is an entirely food-motivated dog. “yeah, i saw somethin' ‘bout food trucks? i haven’t been over there yet.”
"You're really annoying, you know that right?" Thea emphasized her annoyance by gently nudging him before she started leading the way to the food trucks. "Uh, yeah. I tell myself she's way too young but she is fourteen now. I had my first boyfriend then, although, I feel like I definitely should not have." She did end up having Isla at fifteen, which was still insane to her. "Just as long as she doesn't follow in our footsteps. But yeah, some kid from her class." Thea wrinkled her nose at the thought.
"If I ask you more questions are you going to keep answering them in questions? Because I'm nosy and I need to know what's been going on with you lately. Not that I think its anything bad, I just wanna ask the basic questions of like, how are you, how's your band, etc."
brows furrow as his reminded hits her across the cheek like a slap. right. she did all of that - even drunk, Marlowe can recognize her wrong doing. " i never cheated. " now, she's feeling defensive over it. her pride is on the line. liar feels somewhat better than a cheater. she lets go of his bicep. an unhappy grimace settling over soft features. " i'm sorry for hurt - " a hiccup, " hurting you, jamie. it'll be better for both of us if i go. " mars gives him a brief, strained smile. steps away from him, but her legs tangle and she collapses like a deck of cards into the sand.
James didn't know how to feel about anything going on in his life lately. He was thankful Holly was back in his life and she was doing well, but the realization of the hurt of being left had crept back in and was making it harder to feel that happiness. Dez was back, too, and they'd hardly spoken in so long, now Marlowe was back as well just as James felt like he was beginning to move on. He didn't understand why everything was happening the way it was but it was making him feel such a mix of confusing emotions that wouldn't leave him.
"Mars," He began, but decided to let her go, despite his hesitation. He watched her, and as she stumbled, he lunged forward and took hold of her waist, keeping her from fully hitting the ground.
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