peace with the stars

❝ i had the most vivid dream... my feet had left the ground, i was floating to heaven but i could only look down. my mind was heavy, running ragged with worst case scenarios, emergency exits and the distance below. i woke up so worried that the angels let go. ❞

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yes, her dress was on inside out. and yes, those were her underwear she was holding. she got a phone call while she was at ‘a friend’s place saying her father was stopping in for a visit… so she had no choice but to get dressed and rush from the bottom floor apartment to the seventh floor for get decent and make sure the apartment was clean because god knows pop would yell at her about being ‘just like ya brothas, a slob’. as she ran up the stairs, she stopped when she saw a familiar face. “hey! you seen my pop come this way? older, kinda has a culdesac hairline, probably wearing suspenders, orthopedic velcro shoes and probably sweating buckets and struggling to breathe headed to the seventh,” she said quickly, out of breath herself.

         spencer was on the way back up to her apartment on the seventh floor as well, listening to the echoing of her footsteps as she made the trek up the stairs. she turned around as soon as she heard someone coming up behind her, and she smiled at sunny and stopped to face her. “ hmmm, nope, the stairwell has been pretty empty so far, ” she replied, trying to think if anyone passed had her at all, but nothing was ringing a bell, “ at least from what i’ve seen. he could already be up there waiting for you, ” she added lightheartedly with a small shrug. 

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Whether or not they actually engaged with one another was less important than just sharing a space, as far as Jack was concerned. He was still getting used to having her so close by again, and was more than happy to just have Spencer over while she did her own thing. After it had become apparent that she wasn’t likely to resurface from her phone for a while, Jack had settled back into his seat on the couch with his laptop, content to surf the web and occasionally glance up to whatever movie was quietly playing on the television as background noise. He looked up at her voice, a confused frown forming on his face as her request registered. “How am I supposed to choose wisely when I’m just picking a number?” was his immediate response instead of an actual answer. “Is there a right answer?” Was he needling her? Maybe. But what kind of older brother would he be if he didn’t occasionally give her a hard time over something silly? “What’s this for, anyway?”

      “ you ask a lot of questions, ” spencer jokingly replied with feigned suspicion, as if the questions weren’t valid and everything she said made perfect sense. she really didn’t expect anything less though. in fact, she might’ve been worried had he just gone along with it from the beginning, with no questions asked at all. “ hmm, yes, there is a right answer, i’m just not sure what it is, ” she added, while looking at her phone once more with a puzzled look on her face before tossing it down on the cough beside her. her brain really needed a break. “ honestly, it’s nothing important. i took some pictures downtown the other night and i can’t decide which one i like the best, even though they kinda all look the same. i don’t know, if you feel like a certain number is just speaking to you... let me know.” she explained---or tried her hardest to---shrugging as she looked over at jack, “ anyways... what are you up to? ”

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      august’s head moves along with the beat of the old tune playing in the dive bar. it was long overdue – a night out. mind you, he felt slightly old agreeing on going out for the trivia night, but it was supposed to be a 90′s themed one and gus is in fact a 90′s kid, no matter how annoying the expression became. “to be completely honest.. i’ve never been to one of these trivia nights..” he murmurs as their waitress drops off a few of the devices that apparently allows you to play and follow along on the tv screens. he supposes assuming you would download some app on your phone was a bit too advanced for this establishment. “there’s a good chance that i’ll possibly, definitely, be shit.”

       “ gus, i know absolutely nothing about... everything, i just wanna apologize now, ” spencer replies, not even sure if what she said made sense but it’s all meant to be lighthearted. although she also had never been to any sort of trivia night before, it did sound fun, despite any of her feelings of being slightly self-conscious over potentially getting everything wrong. but this was meant to be fun, she kept reminding herself as she picked up one of the contraptions on the table. “ but i mean, how hard can these questions really be, right? ” she then speaks up with a smile on her face as she looks at the device in her hand, momentarily trying to figure out how it works, “ who knows, maybe we’ll discover we have a hidden talent for trivia nights. ” 

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D tilted her head upward. She hadn’t heard the other person come up behind her. The Aquarium gift shop was particularly empty, as it was a weekday and most of the school groups weren’t allowed in. “You need some help? I promise that plush dolphin isn’t going to solve whatever problem you think it will.” She said offering a smile. Customers usually appreciated a bit of honesty when they were considering buying an admittedly overpriced souvenir.

     it was a bit of a rare occurrence for spencer to find herself at the local aquarium, but she always enjoyed her time there as it was a nice change of scenery and felt almost like its own little world among the busy city. although she really didn’t have much money to spend in the first place, the gift shop was calling her name even if it just meant giving it a quick look around. she would be lying if she said she wasn’t a sucker for stuffed animals, and she knew they would always be overpriced, but she couldn’t help but pick up the stuffed dolphin that immediately brought a little smile to her face. “ oh, i’m okay, thank you, i was just looking around, ” she answered, her smile still remaining, “ definitely won’t solve any problems, although maybe they will temporarily just from how cute they are. ” 

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       spencer always enjoyed the days where she could hang out at jack’s apartment, regardless of the fact that she wasn’t really even doing anything, but that was a welcomed change to her frazzled brain, between balancing work and upcoming finals. she was just thankful that he was here and that she had a place to bring her frazzled mind to. granted, she hadn’t said much since she settled on the couch and got caught up momentarily on instagram--her intently indecisive nature not able to settle on which picture of the city lights from a few nights ago to post. yes, they all looked more or less the exact same and yes she could feel her brain melting more by the second, but yet she was oddly determined to sort it out. “hey, i need your help,” spencer spoke up as she finally took her eyes off her phone, “can you pick a number between one and four? and this is... important, so, choose wisely,” she didn’t give any other context, yet she still felt like it was a reasonable request. @gcvalas

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         so maybe this wasn’t the most thrilling way to spend a friday night, as spencer sat on the floor of her apartment with furrowed eyebrows gazing towards the jigsaw puzzle sprawled out on the coffee table. “ alright, i think i’m officially done with this, ” she says to norah, clearly not anywhere near done but she wanted to give up for the night, too frustrated and tired of trying to fit the same pieces together to really care anymore. “ what do you think? anything else you wanna do? i’m feeling defeated, ” she asks the other she leans back against the couch, an overly dramatic and exasperated sigh following. @ohnorah

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rcsemarys‌:

❝  SO  …   I’ve  gotten  into  macramé  ,  I  suppose  ,  ❞   Rosemary   lets  out  a  sigh  ,  in   a    rather  big  fit  of  dramatics  .   ❝   you   don’t  think  I  could  make  a  business  out  of  this  ,  do  you   ?   You   see  ,  I  was originally  trying   to  buy   something  to  hang  on  my  wall   …  which  is  how  I  got  into  this  tangled  mess  …  I  don’t  feel  right  selling  these  for  the  asking  price  though  and  …  I  guess  I  might’ve  gone  a   little   OVERBOARD  with  the  whole  creation  p r o c e s s  .   ❞   She  looks  down  at  her   pile  of  keychains  ,  ❝  want  one  ?  ❞ 

      “ i think you definitely could! besides, i don’t think you could ever go too far with anything creative, ” spencer replies as she takes a look at the other’s artwork with genuine curiosity, “ well, i mean, maybe someone could --- but these are beautiful, ” she adds, knowing she was unfamiliar with the process herself, but she was full of admiration nonetheless. “ i’d love one, i could be your first customer! ” 

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imessage: spence

JAX: is it too early for a midlife crisis? asking for a friend

JAX: how very mariah carey of you lmao

JAX: did u get a pic tho bc.....i just want all the dogs.

SPENCER: probably not, tell your friend i'm on the verge of one approximately every other week

SPENCER: she just speaks to me what can i say

SPENCER: nooo sadly not :( hopefully i'll see them again around here, it felt like a huge blessing

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imessage: OPEN

JAX: the only thing i've been thinking about for the last hour is the vine of the kid singing chandelier

JAX: i feel like i'm having an identity crisis and VINE HAS LITERALLY BEEN DEAD FOR TWO YEARS

JAX: tell me something cool/unusual or something idk

SPENCER: vine was so good... has it really only been two years?? it seems like a lifetime

SPENCER: suddenly i can't remember any fun fact i've ever known

SPENCER: i ran into a dog walker yesterday though and they let me pet their abundance of dogs, which was the highlight of my week already!

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damien isn’t one for good deeds. he has a strong belief that, honestly, it’s not his place. if it was meant to be done, the world would already have made it happen. although today, when he sees a wallet laying open on the sidewalk something compels him to pick it up and actually try to return it. of course, he has to mentally pat himself on the back first. damien, you’ve truly outdone yourself. what has the world done to deserve someone as amazing as you? absolutely stunning. after he finishes sucking his own dick, he finds the will to tap on who he thinks is the owners shoulder, “hey, i think you dropped this.” his voice is dripping with confidence he certainly didn’t earn, proud of himself for doing almost nothing.  

      spencer turned around once she felt the tap on her shoulder, and the first thing that washed over her was confusion as the other was holding out her wallet to return it. “ oh, i guess i did...” usually she was much more careful than this, always keeping her belongings secured and she thought everything was accounted for when she checked her bag a moment ago, but she’d also be lying if she said she wasn’t feeling a bit spaced out lately. “ thank you, you’re a life saver, i’m not even sure how i managed to do that... ” she added as she reached out to grab it, genuinely grateful along with the hint of embarrassment she felt for dropping it in the first place. 

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“there’s always something to be concerned about,” she said with a small nod. “telemarketer. i don’t ever answer the phone for them but when i do, i make sure it’s something to make them scared.”

“ you know what, you’re absolutely right, ” spencer nods in agreement, momentarily feeling like truer words had never been spoken in general, “ oh -- do they ever... say anything? or do they just hang up and immediately take you off their call list? ”

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what entices you upon first sight?

“ chocolate chip muffins. every time. ”

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how do you like to comfort/care for yourself when you're in a slump?

       “ i just really love to sleep -- and i drink a lot of hot chocolate, that always helps me feel better. ” 

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favorite book to read?

     “ i hate that i really don’t know how to answer this. is that bad? i guess i need to read more often… ” 

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sunny let out an annoyed growl as her phone rang for what seemed to be the millionth time today. taking a quick hit from the joint in her hand and exhaling, she put her phone to her ear. “thank you for calling lost souls mortuary where you stab ‘em we slab ‘em, you kill ‘em we grill ‘em, how can i help you today?” she asked in a sickly sweet voice, then pulled the phone away from her ear with a small laugh. “that gets them every single time,” she said, taking another drag from her joint. 

     for a moment, spencer feels like she only catches the tail end of a conversation from what she managed to hear -- she must’ve missed something, right? -- and it’s certainly one she was not expecting as the other picked up their phone once it started ringing. “ should i be concerned? ” spencer asks, a hint of a joking tone in her own voice, but of course she was concerned, even if she knew sunny was just messing with the person on the other line,  “ who was that, anyway? ”