𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

priscilla liu, vesna ilyina, graham geller, morrigan o'harra, & aphrodite de león-ashford. we're floating fast over traffic lights bearing down on blackened skies colors burst as i close my eyes

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written   by   mhairi   ,      for  rockyviewhq

PRISCILLA   LIU      (   jessie   mei   li   )

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VESNA   ILYINA      (   hunter   schafer   )

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GRAHAM   GELLER      (   zoe   kravitz   )

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MORRIGAN   O’HARRA      (   freya   mavor   )

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APHRODITE   DE LEÓN - ASHFORD      (   rebecca   ferguson   )

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CAM

Cam wandered. He wandered a lot. When he wasn’t engulfed in therapy and treatment, that was his assignment. The fact they even let him loose like this was very telling of protocol. Wandering. 

Flowers’ was where his legs had walked him to.

It had been a few days since he had a drink, that wasn’t his problem. He found an empty barstool, always his friend. And the bartender— he flicked past messages on his phone— the bartender seemed familiar to him.

“Scottish whisky on the rocks, please.” The please almost croaked out. He wasn’t even sure if she’d looked his way, or what sort of bartender she would be, but he ordered nonetheless.

                    she   was   still   new   here   ,      to   being   back   in   town   and   in   being   back   in   this   bar   ,      changed   as   it   had   been   in   her   years   away   .      she   hadn’t   even   been   able   to   drink   here   when   she’d   packed   her   bags   ,      not   drink   legally   at   least   and   yet   everything   seemed   at   once   the   same   and   as   if   it   were   somewhere   she’d   never   been   before   ,      everything   in   town   was   .      at   times   the   sensation   was   almost   overwhelming   .      and   at   other’s   she   was   just   too   numb   to   care   .   in   a   lot   of   ways   the   new   job   was   helping   ,      got   her   out   of   the   motel   she   and   her   sister   had   been   living   in   the   past   month   and   forced   her   to   speak   to   people   .      even   if   some   of   them   were   people   she   knew   in   another   life   .

                    ❝      why   would   you   ruin   a   good   drink   like   that   with   ice   ?      ❞         quip   quick   on   her   lips   as   she   set   about   making   the   simple   order   before   she   even   fully   took   in   who   had   ordered   it   .   now   there   was   someone   she   knew   from   a   lot   more   recent   former   life   .         ❝      and   what’s   brought   you   away   from   the   city   ?   ❞

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awaiting this much needed relaxing weekend

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MARK

Mark was unsure if the information about their boss was a warning or just information but it did little to change the moping. He pulled his phone up so his face would register and he could glance over the alerts he’d been ignoring and check the time. Even if the latter took a second glance. The leg over the arm of the chair was shaking continuously. “No, I just wanted to feel something,” Mark lied, furthering the dramatics. Punctuating it all with a heavy sigh before shifting around to sit in the chair like he was “supposed to” and look at Cilla. “A whole winter of this? How do you survive this? I’m going to explode.” 

                    they   were   glad   to   be   in   from   the   cold   but   in   a   way   they’d   be   a   lot   happier   to   be   back   out   in   it   if   it   meant   being   out   on   the   water   ,      but   that   wasn’t   going   to   happen   today   so   seeking   fleeting   warmth   in   the   shack   was   the   next   best   thing   .         ❝      feel   what   ?      immense   discomfort   ?      you   could’ve   just   joined   me   hawking   on   the   docks   if   you   were   after   that      ❞         rolling   her   eyes   as   she   watched   him   swing   around   in   the   seat   .         ❝      you   get   used   to   it   i   guess   ?      or   the   complaining   just   gets   old   fast   .      what   ,      it’s   only   been   a   few   months   for   you   ,      right   ?      imagine   twenty   one   years   of   it      ❞

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ARIAN

CLOSED STARTER FOR @gcldendandelions​ affie’s place.

ALREADY, A GRIN GREETS HIS SISTER as she opens the door when he’d shown up unannounced. “right, so i was thinking, and bear with me here–” he pauses for dramatic effect, a mischievous smile already foretelling the idea. “greece.” and he makes a show of spreading his hands across the air like he’s reading its name in lights. “yah or nah?”

                    she   was   used   to   it   by   now   ,      her   brother   floating   in   and   out   of   her   life   with   very   little   fanfare   or   even   announcement   but   it   was   all   part   and   parcel   of   her   life   now   .      and   she   welcomed   each   intrusion   no   matter   how   unwelcome   it   might   be   to   another   .   ❝      i’m   not   saying   no   ,      ari   but   thinking   what   ?      ❞         laughing   as   she   moved   out   of   the   way   and   ushered   him   into   the   room   .         ❝   i’m   guessing   you   mean   the   country   and   not   the   musical   so   is   it   the   aesthetics   or   are   you   thinking   of   another   move   ?      ❞

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ROXIE

“ok    but,    did    they    say    anything    about    riding    them    in    the    parking    lot?    i    think    not    —    “    she    grabs    a    cart    and    makes    a    run    for    the    doors,    hoping    cilla    is    following    her.    “let’s    go!”    

                     it   was   following   the   letter   of   the   thing   ,   not   the   spirit   ,      and   that   was   something   cilla   was   entirely   on   board   with   .         ❝      cheater   !      ❞         they   yelled   in   roxie’s   wake   .      where   was   on   your   marks   ,      get   set   and   go   ?         ❝   your   cart’s   empty   !      ❞         zooming   after   her   as   best   as   they   could   with   a   cart   full   of   bagged   groceries   .

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rebecca   ferguson,   demi   woman,   she/they,   thirty   eight   //   i   think   aphrodite   “affie”   de   león-ashford   just   walked   by,   a   rebecca   ferguson   lookalike.   they’ve   been   here   in   rocky   view   for   about   a   month,   and   seem   to   hang   around   the   old   lighthouse   museum   a   lot.   i’ve   also   seen   them   working   as   a   freelance   art   restorer   /   socialite.   when   asked   to   describe   themselves   they’re   likely   to   say   silk   robes,   breakfasts   in   paris,   an   old   pair   of   pointe   shoes,   old   hollywood   charms,   a   designer   wardrobe.

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REBECCA FERGUSON photographed by Julian Ungano | Venice, Italy | September 2021

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OLIVIA

She could understand the risk, having had to wrangle a hyperactive Chloe around the shop before the little girl could take off on her kart rocket. “Yeah the getting to do what you wanted was a myth,” she replied with a grin, as Chloe pouted beside her. “Definitely a lie, wish it wasn’t so. There’s even more obligations and stuff to tie you down than ever.”

                    life   seemed   to   be   perpetually   full   of   disappointments   but   at   least   for   once   no   one   could   blame   their   lack   of   direction   for   it   ,      they   really   did   have   a   lot   of   control   over   the   kart   …      or   so   she   thought   .         ❝      first   s-      ❞   and   it   was   then   she   spotted   the   child   in   tow   ,      cutting   off   herself   mid-sentence   .   probably   wouldn’t   be   the   best   to   be   the   one   to   reveal   the   santa   secret   .         ❝      i   mean   bills   are   bad   enough   ,      don’t   we   all   deserve   a   little   fun   ?      ❞

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KEEGAN

…god she’d needed to get that off her chest. especially after getting in an argument with the sister who had gifted her a keurig a few years prior. who better to listen than morrigan? she had to listen to her complaints most of the day anyway. “i am just saying…they’re ruining a good thing and i will die on that hill. and the day the hospital ever decides to upgrade to those things is the day i will take up space in the lobby and hold a sit-in…” she pauses to consider her words. “wait, no, that’s too much work, I’ll take a vow of silence to the higher ups and just lug in instant coffee and stock up in my locker like a squirrel squirreling away nuts for winter.”

                    ❝      good   thing   we’ll   be   long   gone   by   the   time   that   comes   around   then   ,   eh   ?      ❞         she   couldn’t   help   but   laugh   at   the   way   keegan   got   so   wound   up   over   something   as   small   as   this      (   but   then   again   ,      it   was   coffee   so   was   it   really   such   a   small   thing   ?   )      but   none   of   the   laughter   came   from   a   place   of   malice   or   judgement   or   anything   close   to   either   thing   .         ❝      and   who   knows   ?      maybe   when   that   day   does   eventually   come   keurig’s   will   be   gone   too   ,   if   they’re   really   as   bad   as   you   say   they   are      ❞

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EMMA

Emma grinned at the thought before shrugging, “That just means be more stealthy about it,” they replied with a chuckle. It was hard to control their impulses on a normal day, they definitely weren’t the person to be listening to advice from. “Can’t be a risk if you don’t get caught.”

                    they   thought   on   the   other’s   words   for   a   moment   before   responding   ,      taking   the   whole   thing   with   maybe   a   little   bit   more   seriousness   than   the   situation   needed   but   such   was   cilla   .         ❝      i’m   small   enough   they   really   shouldn’t   be   seeing   me   .      ‘sides   ,      don’t   think   there’s   a   way   to   be   stealthy   when   zooming   down   the   aisles      ❞

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for anyone @rockyviewarchive​

outside downtown market & grocery

                    ❝   i   thought   part   of   the   fun   of   being      ❛   grown   up   ❜      was   getting   to   do   whatever   you   wanted   ?      but   apparently   it’s   still   not   okay   to   slide   around   the   grocery   on   a   shopping   kart   .      apparently   it’s   a   health   and   safety   risk   or   something      ❞

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for benjamin klein @atticlight​​

                    ❝      you   don’t   think   it’s   the   way   i   dress   ,      do   you   ?      ❞         ves   piping   up   with   a   question   to   her   boyfriend   that   only   made   sense   if   you’d   been   following   the   conversation   she’d   been   having   with   herself   …      all   inside   her   head   .         ❝      ‘cause   i   got   stopped   and   asked   where   my   hallpass   was   twice   today   .      it’s   not   like   i’ve   been   on   placement   there   for   the   past   year      ❞

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KEEGAN

“Okay but consider this…Keurigs are out to ruin the trusted and tried and true 12 cup brewing coffee pots, and coffee as we know it. They break too easy. And! A box of pods doesn’t last long enough at the prices they run for.” She nods to the two canisters of coffee grounds. “Now those babies? They last. ”

                    ❝      you’re   preaching   to   the   choir   here   ,      keegan   .      i’m   not   about   to   argue   with   you      ❞      answering   with   a   laugh   once   she   was   sure   her   friend   had   finished   her   little   tirade   .         ❝      but   i   think   you   can   count   your   lucky   stars   :   i   can’t   see   the   hospital   changing   to   anything   that   high-tech   anytime   this   century      ❞

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ARIAN

     IT’S NOT LIKE HE COULD’VE STOPPED HER from buying anything– honestly, he doesn’t even know why she asked for his opinion, anyway. “it’s your credit card,” he says, almost as a warning, though he’s probably the last person on earth she should be taking financial advise from. he takes a sip of his beer and smirks. “honey, don’t challenge me, i’d probably look better in a dress than you would.”

                 sometimes   a   conversation   with   arian   was   like   pulling   teeth   with   how   determined   he   seemed   to   always   be   difficult   ,      but   still   she   was   here   —   grabbing   drinks   at   the   bar   with   him   .   and   asking   his   advice   on   clothes   shopping   .         ❝   my   dad’s   actually   ,   so   maybe   the   real   question   is   how   big   a   bill   is   rude   to   run   up      ❞         if   he   was   trying   to   buy   her   silence   at   least   she   could   have   fun   with   it   ?      before   feeling   horribly   guilty   all   over   again   .         ❝      maybe   it   isn’t   a   challenge   but   an   offer   ?      ❞

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OLIVE

“Okay, seriously? I feel like you should at least keep the holiday cocktails up until… like, end of January. What kind of drinks can you even order to be festive in January? It’s Colder Than Usual-Rita?”

                       ❝      i   feel   like   anything   seasonal   for   january   wouldn’t   be   the   most   sensible   of   choices      ❞         not   like   any   of   the   holiday   options   had   been   either   .         ❝      stick   in   in   a   blender   with   ice   and   call   it   sleet      ❞

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FINLEY

“or, break a leg trying.” finley offered as a rebuttal, “but i’m not really in a place to judge you.” they admitted, they had done far stupider things that were worse than trying to roller skate. “”so instead of giving you a lecture I’m gonna give you a band aid and call it a day.” they stated as they dug through their bag, shifting through old receipts and random stuff one would never need, as she grabbed a pikachu bandaid from the depths of her bag and held it out. 

                    ❝      even   then   ,      it   would   be   an   experience   .      i’ve   only   ever   broken   an   arm   before      ❞         and   she   still   thought   climbing   that   big   tree   had   been   a   great   idea   .      maybe   it   made   sense   why   her   dad   had   never   gotten   her   roller-skates   when   she   was   younger   ?         ❝      seems   like   there’s   a   story   there   ?      ❞         it   was   always   nice   to   know   she   wasn’t   alone   in   less   than   sensible   decisions   .         ❝      you’ve   got   mary   poppin’s   bag   there   haven’t   you   ?      ❞