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let the wind take you where you need to go charles oakes | 22 | culinary arts

[writtenbymatthew]

Cautiously, Matthew pulled out his in-vodka-soaked toilet brush. Unable to trust his eyes any longer, he used it to reach out and poke the shoulder of the silhouette in front of him. “Oh thank god, you’re alive.”

[heiroftheoakes]

Charles couldn’t help the rise of his eyebrows when his shoulder was prodded, the shadows distorting the others face but nonetheless, he nodded, “Very much still have a beating heart,” His eyes momentarily falling on the object in the other’s hand before opting not to ask just yet, “Have you come across many of the formerly dead?”

[heiroftheoakes]

‘ She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to TEMPT me - ‘ 

Fitzwilliam Darcy Starring Charles Oakes

[heiroftheoakes]

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The door seems to swing open with an aggravated and somewhat anxious manner and a slim petite assistant flourishes in a swift motion out of her view to have her greeted by the faces of important men and women of Oakes Incorporated. There’s a tension filled silence that she registers with a suppressed shiver and her honey colored eyes scan the surprised expressions until she finds the familiar pair of blues. She breathes, trying to hide the soft smile that tugs at the corner of her mouth. Her glance, however, is quickly drawn to the older man. Riven, narrowing her eyes and pressing her eyebrows together in a pensive gaze, regards him. Aware of the panicked look Charles seems to give her. He seems strict, purposeful and partly irritated by the interruption. There are wrinkles in his face but she can see a similarity between them. Just like how she can see part of her mother’s features in her own whenever she passes a mirror. His voice seems to break through to her reverie and she’s improvising on the spot. “My apologies for the interruption, Mr. Oakes but I’m afraid there’s an emergency.” She pauses for a moment, aware of all the eyes upon her. She tilts up her chin a little. “I’m going to have to speak to Charles Oakes immediately.“ She doesn’t waver her eyes from the older Oakes, and thinks this might not placate him so she boldly continues on. “Unless of course, you’d rather continue your meeting with him and disappoint Ian Stuart,” She knows the name must rinkle a bell but explains either ways in a smug entitlement that she’s aware will get his annoyance to rise but his attention as well. “The CEO of HSBC, my boss, with the lack of cooperation and support your firm shows.” She hopes she has him with this, has him tied in a spot with no other option than to agree. She’s not sure how long she can keep up the act of importance without slipping through the cracks of scrutiny.

Charles watched on in hesitation and fear as the silence began to feed his nerves, his eyes flittering from the girl to his father as they waited for her to answer. When she spoke, he couldn’t help but sink back in his chair slightly in awe at her confidence, an amused scoff making its way out his mouth making him cough in order to cover it up. The curiosity that often spikes when he’s around Riven grew inside him at that moment, his eyes trained on her but barely registering what she was actually saying. It wasn’t until he saw his father shift ever so slightly beside him, the hand on his shoulder tightening its grip that he tuned himself into the conversation once more. Adam’s hand left Charles’ shoulder the older man sinking into the seat once more, his hands folding in front of him as he watched the girl with narrow eyes. “I see Miss..., I’m afraid your name never came up,” He spoke, softer than before and to an untrained ear it was safe to approach but Charles knew better after all he has been navigating life around his father for his whole life. He was still on the prowl. Charles knew he had to get the both of them out of there sooner rather than later, “My son never mentioned any potential investment, forgive my confusion,” He uttered dismissively as he turned to the young man beside him, “I can only wonder why.” Offering his father a stiff smile, he went about facing him and took a deep breath before speaking. He could only hope that whatever nonsense came out his mouth the brunette would be able to support his case and it wouldn’t leave a question to be asked as they departed from the conference room which seemed to be closing in on him, “You’re always asking me to be more involved, more like a leader so I thought I’d sort this out for you,” The lie seamlessly flowing from his lips as he rose from his chair, gathering his jacket that was draped along the back and shrugging it on, “I just thought a new investor could be useful as we enter the next phase. You may not think it but I do listen. Now I should sort this out before she sends a bad report back to Ian.”

[heiroftheoakes]

text ; 17:00

Charles: They better have a damn good testimony because they're being paid for it

Charles: And what kind of history do you have with all your friends?

Charles: My sincerest apologies, ha ha ha. i'm overwhelmed with amusement right now

Charles: Benjamin had to get his paranoia from somewhere. you're welcome and that doesn't make me any more comfortable

Matthew: My bad, I forgot freedom can be bought after all w o w

Matthew: just the "remember back in the day?"-type of history, you know? chilling at Fred's, sharing lockers, surfing for porn in the teacher's lounge, robbing the cashier on the corner of Maryland street etc.

Matthew: fuck I can't believe your lame attempts are making me laugh probably more than my actual quality content is making you laugh

Matthew: you got a little brother? why didn't he just come bail you out oH MY GOD CHARLES

Charles: Nice to know I'm educating you throughout this conversation

Charles: I see...well good for you I suppose?

Charles: It's truly an innate talent that I needed in order to survive (it runs in the family) you know evolution and such

Charles: What part of he gets paranoid did you miss??

[heiroftheoakes]

text ; 16:53

Matthew: OOOOH A BODY SWITCH IN COURT? LIFE HACK wait what if you have to testify though?

Matthew: bwahahah I think i'll be fine, it's not like pip's life is keeping me up at night. She and I just don't have a history and I'm not used to having friends without one

Matthew: yes Charles. Man, sometimes you just gotta turn your burn to zero and just laugh at a string of words ok

Matthew: it certainly was. (this place has such tight security wtfff)

Charles: They better have a damn good testimony because they're being paid for it

Charles: And what kind of history do you have with all your friends?

Charles: My sincerest apologies, ha ha ha. i'm overwhelmed with amusement right now

Charles: Benjamin had to get his paranoia from somewhere. you're welcome and that doesn't make me any more comfortable

[htgawmsource]

[heiroftheoakes]

text ; 16:47

Matthew: great! then you'll have no trouble agreeing with me in court :)

Matthew: hahha I don't know... I don't want her to get the wrong idea.

Matthew: you inherited that gorgeous mane from your dad tho? (aHAHAHA COUDLN'T RESIST)

Matthew: chill. everything will be alright. :)

Charles: Oh I don't appear in court, I have a manservant for that

Charles: Whatever suits you, they're your questions that'll remain unanswered

Charles: i suppose i am meant to be amused??

Charles: i'm putting an awful lot of trust in a stranger, maybe this was a bad idea

[datasssdoe-blog]

[heiroftheoakes]

text ; 16:40

Matthew: how would one even prove the cause of a heart attack? A faulty heart from a stressful life is surely all that can be blamed. You should blame your company, if you really think about it

Matthew: Yeah I would say she's not afraid to be honest with you but.. that doesn't seem quite it either. Anyways, dude, that's not cool, I know when to stop asking

Matthew: alrighty blondie, I guess you and your hair can get away with it this time

Matthew: You more than me probably bwahaha

Charles: I 100% think that that could be a viable reason for heart attack in any of these old guys

Charles: Honestly you could ask her any of these questions and she'd more than happy answer them. she loves talking about herself.

Charles: It was a pleasure discussing this case with you sir

Charles: That doesn't give me much confidence at all

[coral]

[heiroftheoakes]

text ; 16:35

Matthew: hey that was a solid pun. it doesn't deserve to be dismissed. only to be slow applauded at the very least. and so what if one of em has a heart attack? It's not on me, sister

Matthew: oh dear boy. you've caught my full attention now

Matthew: And I meant to believe that but you're making it near impossible man bwahaha

Matthew: I've only got a 69% success rate so don't thank me just yet but do strap in and be ready to bolt out of there in case things go wrong ok

Charles: I mean, if you cause it, it sort of is on you. But whatever you believe.

Charles: She's a special one that girl, which I'm sure you've realised by now. Her parents were never too fond of disciplining her normally, that was too harsh for their little girl so they found other, not so disciplinary, ways. At least, that's what she says.

Charles: Hey! You should totally believe it! it's the truth

Charles: I'm as ready as I'll ever be

[abouttiimeadjacent]

“I cannot rid myself of the feeling that I’m not in the right place.”

— Franz Kafka (via quotemadness)

[heiroftheoakes]

💛

💛 … for a chorus i find important to my character and why

Let You Down by NF

If there’s one thing in his life that Charles regrets, it would be having let his parents down. When he chose to study culinary arts, his parents were fiercely against it and not much has changed since then but they’ve come to accept that is what he’s doing at the moment. However, the decision to do what he wanted rather than what was expected of him, created a rift between him and his parents and he lives with the pain of having let them down daily.

Feels like we're on the edge right nowI wish that I could say I'm proudI'm sorry that I let you downL-l-let you downAll these voices in my head get loudI wish that I could shut them outI'm sorry that I let you downL-l-let you down

[heiroftheoakes]

text ; 16:33

Matthew: NO REFUNDS omg could you imagine one of them straight up having a heart attack though?? I could finally say I can give killer parties BWAHAHA. One could even argue I would've given him the time of his life aaaahahaha

Matthew: yeah I could see how she could be annoying to adults, but I mean, aren't we all? 🙄 I'm guessing she gets punished for it a lot then tho?

Matthew: did you mean to say heir or were you actually implying your hair was some sort of business repellent lmao

Matthew: and I've been on my couch pretty much since then but then I thought "let's help a mate out" (and you promised me a donut) so I'm just parking now

Charles: I would dismiss your entire joke but I don't think I can completely dismiss you having given one of them the time of their life

Charles: Punished in Piper terms oh yeah boy did she get the worst. To everyone else it's not a punishment, not in the slightest.

Charles: I meant to say hair with the insinuation of meaning heir-

Charles: Aren't you just a saving grace! (with a charge no doubt but helpful nonetheless) Boy I think I needed more time to ready myself for this

[writingxriven]

( ✉ → sms ) today is the oldest you’ve ever been, but the youngest you’ll ever be again… / Charles

Riven: Eleanor Roosevelt..Riven: Very wise words from a very wise woman.

[writingxriven]

( ✉ → sms ) today is the oldest you’ve ever been, but the youngest you’ll ever be again… / Charles

Riven: Eleanor Roosevelt..Riven: Very wise words from a very wise woman.

[aubreexxrockefeller]

( ✉ → sms ) no one’s ever made me feel the way you do. / Charles

Aubree: ♡🙈☁️Aubree: hi. same. where r u ? come see me