– nicotine & faded dreams

& i was running far away; would i RUN off the world some day? nobody know; nobody knows, and; i was D A N C I N G in the rain; i felt ALIVE & i can't complain

[hugoruiz]

[ carlos miranda, cis-male, he/him ] - was that HUGO RUIZ i saw by the lighthouse today? i heard that the THIRTY-FIVE year old who has been in nightrest for THIRTY-FIVE YEARS and works  as a FIREFIGHTER has a reputation of being GOOD, but also IMPULSIVE. they reside in LOW POINT & people in town usually associate them with A LOOPY SMILE AND AN HONEST HEART, SPARKS FROM THE FIRE DANCING IN THE AIR, LAUGHTER LIKE SODAPOP. let’s hope the killer doesn’t go after them next.

trigger warnings - neglect

BASICS

full name: hugo garcia ruiz nickname(s): ruiz, hue hometown: nightrest, massachusetts current location: nightrest, massachusetts gender: cis-male sexuality: heterosexual occupation: firefighter

HISTORY

Hugo's beginning wasn't one for the books. Neither of his parents were much of parental figures in his eyes, and they never really tried to be. Too focused on their own lives to spare him attention. But even though he didn't luck out on that, he was lucky enough to have two loving grandparents who looked after him, making sure his needs were met and childhood carefree.

When Hugo was ten, his parents blessed him with a sibling. When it became obvious history would repeat itself, his grandparents had enough and took both of them in their home where they knew someone would raise them. Thanks to them, Hugo was raised to be a good man, with values of compassion, generosity and courage. He was taught to give back to his community and strive for the best — probably why he chose to become a firefighter and stay in Nightrest.

When Hugo was twenty-five, it became obvious his grandparents couldn't take care for his sibling the same way they did for him. They weren't as young, and now retired it was hard to put money aside for the teenager. Hugo decided it would be for the best to move his sibling with him him and for the next five years he took care of them. It wasn't easy. The kid didn't have his parents, his grandparents couldn't take care of them anymore. It was only natural for them to rebel and strain the relationship between the siblings. When they were twenty, they packed and left Nightrest. Although Hugo was sad they were gone, he understood why they had to do it.

( basically hugo is your friendly golden retriever.)

HEADCANONS

tba

[hugoruiz]

closed to @yasmindemirxx​

   —   "did i say you look gorgeous yet?" he questioned aware he'd given more than enough compliments so far, but looking at her he couldn't believe how the stars aligned in his favor to call yas his girlfriend. "absolutely gorgeous," he smiled, giving her hand a light squeeze and leaning down to peck her lips. "this place looks nice," he observed as they moved inside, nodding and smiling at the people he knew. he stopped one of the waiters thanking them as he took two champagne glasses, handing one to her. "it's good to know people want to help rebuild mama's"

[hugoruiz]

yasmindemirxx​:

she was glad that some of her co workers understood. at least she knew her shift would be covered too. despite the fact that she wanted to work, she knew she was in no condition to do so. not until she wasn’t on edge. not until she got over losing a friend. hearing that she could hang out at the station, it made her feel releived. staying near hugo where she knew she was safe.  out of everyone in her life, aside from her family and emine, hugo was the one who could calm her down.   “i don’t mind helping out.”  she did love to cook too. even if it was just her helping out.

“i was thinking maybe when emine get’s out of school today, we could pick her up together.” she suggested. if he could get off an hour early that was. if he couldn’t, she would understand. she could always walk to the school to get her before coming back.  either way, she knew emine would be happy to see who ever was picking her up. 

✱

   —   hugo wished there was something he could do to make everyone feel better. a way for them to forget what happened and move on, but that wasn’t something he was capable of. the only thing he had to offer was a shoulder to lean on and distractions that could keep their mind occupied, though hugo knew that doesn’t help much. he practically scrubbed the truck clean, organized their gear and so many little things, but his mind always wandered to the people they lost. “great, i was thinking lasagna, maybe a salad too,” he listed off ideas as he took her hand and led her to the kitchen.

“that sounds like a plan,” he smiled, knowing that spending time with yas and emine can help more than anything else. “i can get someone to cover for me. i doubt we’ll be getting any calls either way.” they didn’t get many calls today, the one time they wished they’d get busy. 

[hugoruiz]

yasmindemirxx​:

she hated feeling like this. filled with sadness but also anger. how any of this could happen on a night that they were all having fun.  it made it hard to yasmin to sleep. and hell, it even made it hard for her to be at work. a place where she was hoping something there could distract her. but all it did was made her snap at a co worker. something she never intended to do. following him away from everyone there, she soon enough wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him back. pulling away just a bit, she looked at him before shaking her head.

“i snapped at one of the nurses an hour ago.” she spoke. yasmin wasn’t the kind of person to do that. but after so much with the killings that had happened, her snapping at someone was bound to happen. it was an accident of course though. “they sent me home after. gave me a few days off.” she didn’t mind having a few days off. but at the time time, she wanted to work. though with her current state, taking some time off wouldn’t be so bad. “i thought going into work would distract me but it didn’t.”

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If anyone told Hugo what would be happening in Nightrest a year ago he would of never believed it. Obviously the town wasn’t immune to bad things, but this was on a whole new level. And if the thought of leaving hadn’t crossed his mind before, it definitely did now. Was it time to make hard choices? But at the same time the idea of leaving behind friends that have become family to fend for themselves didn’t sit right. Everything left now was hope, hope that this will end before anyone else has to die. 

He moved back, one arm still wrapped around her, while the other gently rested over her cheek. “They know why, and I’m sure they understand,” Hugo wouldn’t blame anyone for snapping, it was only natural when they were so helpless. It hurt seeing people go and being unable to stop it. “Everyone is trying to avoid talking, but you can stay around if you want. We are having lunch soon and it’s my time to cook, you can help out. I don’t think it’ll do much distracting, but it’s still something.”

[hugoruiz]

Kahlan 📲 Hugo

K: Evacuate the entire town? I think the police need to learn to ask for help and get some FBI or even the state troopers involved cause they can't seem to get this shit under wraps.

K: Are you thinking about leaving?

K: I'm doing alright. Just angry mostly. I didn't show up til around the time the police got there. I didn't want to be too early to the party and whatever other dumb shit I was thinking about.

K: Were you there?

H: we went to rhee's with yas to get our minds off everything which feels like a joke now.

H: went home earlier though

H: i don't know. nightrest is my home, got to watch my little brother grow up here, but at what point is enough enough? is it when half the town is dead?

H: i don't want anything to happen with yas or emine, don't think i'd be able to take another breath if something happens to them. or you... or anyone anymore.

H: we can't escape death, and people move on, but so many deaths in the spawn of what? three months?

[hugoruiz]

Kahlan 📲 Hugo

K: Are you alright?

K: I didn't get a chance to talk to you yesterday what with everything that happened. Please tell me you're safe?

H: as alright and safe as anyone can be i guess

H: trying to wrap my head around it. wondering if we should be leaving nightrest before it's too late.

H: how are you?

[hugoruiz]

yasmindemirxx​:

location: the fire station open to: @hugoruiz​

“i said i’m fine!’ she said, snapping at one of the nurses. it was more apparent that she wasn’t okay. she wasn’t okay at the moment. nor was she okay to even be at work. yet despite that, she was hoping that going to work would help distracther. "yas, it’s clear that you’re not okay. so just go home. take the day off. we’ll cover your shift.” one of the other pediatric surgeons said. she didn’t want to. but  they were right. she needed the day off. after apologizing to them, she made her way back to her office first. shrugging off her doctors coat she had on, she soon enough grabbed her jacket and purse before heading out.

with emine in school, there was nothing for her to do. driving to the firehouse, she parked on the side of the road. turning the car off, she sat in there for a moment.  after a few moment, she got out of her car. walking up, she stopped infront of the garage. she felt a little bad for being there. did she come by on her off days when ever she could? absolutely. today though of all days was a rare day for her to be there after being sent home. seeing hugo in the garage, she just stood there as looked at him. hoping that he at least saw her there.

Sleeping was hard enough days before, now it felt impossible. Every single time he tried to shut his eyes and let sleep take him, images of everyone appeared before him, startling him awake. There was nothing he could do to shut off his brain, so he just tossed and turned until he left for work. 

The whole crew was aimlessly wandering through the station - cleaning, checking the gear, polishing the trucks - anything so they wouldn’t have to talk or sit around. He threw the towel in the bucket, rubbing a hand over his face. He turned toward the entrance his eyes catching those of Yasmin. He let out a sigh, happy she came to see him, but his heart clenched by the look she carried - an expression most of the town had. He took her hand, leading her away from everyone. Once they were alone he leaned in to press a kiss on her forehead and wrapped her in a tight hug. “You okay?” he mumbled against her hair not bothering to pull away. 

[hugoruiz]

@rxbysxllivan​  ╱   closed starter. rhee’s   ╱   location.  

Two beers later and sip from his third one, Hugo’s mind was finally letting go of the thoughts full of guilt and sadness. He did need this, room full of friends and good news to focus on, such as the Longhorns’ win. “Colson did pretty good, we got another star out there.”

[hugoruiz]

nsloanefms​:

–

“hugo…” nicola sighs, sitting up in her hospital bed so she could get a better look at hugo, and him at her. she knew that look too well, the feeling…it wasn’t just a little similar to the one she was having right now, with not being able to save the things that are important to marissa, but also the feeling she had back in new york when they had those calls that went beyond their control. “it’s not your fault.”  she holds out her hand for the man to hold. “this…this was beyond our control, and we did the best that we could. what happened isn’t your fault, alright?”

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His years as a firefighter taught him that at times no matter how hard you try there wasn’t anything you could do. Sometimes the worst happens and you had to move on in order to continue helping those you can save. But still, it didn’t help ease the guilt. He gave her hand a squeeze as a sigh passed through his lips. “Yeah, I know... the diner was already in bad shape when we got there, but-” he felt a lump building up in the back of his throat and he tried to swallow it before continuing, “there’s always those doubts there was a chance we could of done more.” 

[hugoruiz]

kyleyangs​:

closed for @hugoruiz

location: rhee’s bar and grill

A few beers in, Kyle was more happy than tipsy, approaching the bar for another glass and finding himself standing next to Hugo. The two hadn’t spoken in a while, but it didn’t stop him from patting his back and greeting him. “Hugo, my man, how’ve you been? Having a good time tonight?” he asked, newly opened beer bottle making its way up to his mouth after speaking,

.

Although nowadays Hugo preferred to spend his nights inside with Yasmine and Emine, there was no way he’d miss out on showing his support and have some fun thinking about anything but the horrors of Nightrest. “I’ve been good all things considered, what about you? Had to come out here and show some support, you know. So far so good.” he took a swig from his beer, “basketball isn’t my number one sport, but it’s just nice to see everyone so... happy I guess.”

[hugoruiz]

yasmindemirxx​:

“a night to relax and enjoy the game is what everyone needed.”  that was all they needed.a night to breath, relax and have fun. yasmin herself was enjoying being there as crazy as it sounded. “i love basketball. went to all of the games during my college years. so trust me, i’m perfectly fine with being here to watch the game.” even if the team she was rooting for failed to make it to the sweet sixteen round. “maybe next season, i’ll take you one of the games from my alma mater.”

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It wasn’t easy to forget the dread they still had to face the moment they step outside Rhee’s, but it was nice to have something else to focus on before that. Hugo wasn’t much of a basketball fan, his interest peeked just a few years back when the first Nightrest talent joined. Football and soccer on the other hand were right in his lane. “I’ll hold you to that,” he pointed before he reached for his beer, “and then I’ll have an excuse to take you to the world cup in three years. It’s the second time we’re going to be hosts.”

[hugoruiz]

yasmindemirxx​:

location: rhee’s bar & grill open to: @hugoruiz​

coming to rhee’s for the game had been a last minute decision. one she and hugo had made together. go for an hour or two and then go home.   an hour or two out was more than fine by her. sure, she loved getting out. she also loved spending her time at home, curled up on the couch watching a movie with her two favorite people. making her way back over to the table, she soon enough wrapped her arms around his shoulder from behind. “having fun yet?” she asked, a soft smile forming on her lips before she kissed his cheek softly.  pulling out the seat next to his, she sat down before grabbing a slice of the pizza they ordered.

“We’re gonna win this man, mark my word!” he pointed to the guy on the table next to theirs as they exchange thoughts over the game. He was laughing at a dumb joke when he felt Yasmin’s arms wrap around him, his hand immediately went up to rest on top, giving her a soft squeeze. “Yeah, it’s good,” he smiled taking a swig from his beer, “everyone’s excited, focusing on something other than death. I’m glad we went out tonight. I know watching a game isn’t exactly date night approved, but are you having fun?”

[rxbysxllivan]

Ruby: it is. i feel horrible for them. and their families. Ruby: that's what i was thinking too. Ruby: and i hate it. Ruby: who would even do this? nobody deserves that. no one.

[hugoruiz]

Hugo: let's just hope their death won't go unpunished. Hugo: their families deserve closure. Hugo: i don't know... Hugo: it takes a real monster to do this

[hugoruiz]

nsloanefms​:

–

no promises. nicola held herself back from responding to hugo’s words, her knowing that if she could ever go back in time, she’d never change a thing, except, perhaps…save more than just a photo, more than just a little of what’s left of delilah’s existence on this earth. “i promise to get well quicker, hugo, and you and the boys wouldn’t be missing my meals anymore.” she says in attempt to lighten up the situation. “i’ve heard about mama’s…hugo, you can talk to me about it, if you need to.” given that she’s witnessed death herself many times, she knew what he could’ve felt like.”

“You know we can’t wait,” he smiled, he felt calmer now when he could see she was okay. He knew she’d be back in the house in no time, and everything could go back to the little normality they have left. At the mention of Mama’s his jaw clenched, he kept saying he was fine, the last thing he wanted to be a burden to people who already had too much to deal with. It was easier to fake a smile and focus on everything but himself. “We were there...” he paused for a second, his emotions making a lump in his throat as he thought how Amoni felt in her last moments. “I don’t even think we checked the bathrooms. If I did maybe she’d be alive right now.”

[hugoruiz]

Lu 📲 abi #2

lu: it really is :(

lu: not possible. you're not injured or anything?

lu: i'm just staying in, texting and calling people, making sure they're okay. everyone's accounted for i think

lu: i don't understand why this is happening abi :(

hugo: paramedics cleared me

hugo: i don't understand either

hugo: people who don't deserve this...

hugo: i just wish it stops sooner than later.

[hugoruiz]

yasmindemirxx​:

“fair warning, emine will absolutely sing your ear off when we go to see the lion king.“ she said in a teasing voice. the thought of the three of them going to new york though made her excited. just to get away for a few days, and not have to worry about anything at all. it was much needed for them.  with the topic of all that was happening in nightrest, it made her feel uneasy. and scared. scared for the first time in a long time.  "they could be too scared to talk about it. or it could make them feel uneasy talking about it too.” she pointed out. either way, it wasn’t a good thing. even thinking about it could stress anyone out. and no one needed that. no one needed to feel stressed out about it. but with the police not doing anything, that was all some people could feel.  eyes gazing at him, she swore she could feel her heart melt at hearing him speak about how he was in love with her. the way he made her feel was indescribable. with him, she was home.  she felt complete with him.  leaning up, she kissed him back softly for a moment before pulling away to rest her forehead against his.  " i’m in love with you too. always have been.“ he was the only man who could make her happy too. "you’re my home, hugo. you have been my home for the longest time now.”

Hugo smiled at the thought, picturing the excitement on Emine’s face as she sings along. “I can’t wait,” and he really couldn’t, although when he was around them he scored the brightest smile, his mind ventured to the possibility of losing all of this and spending some time out of town meant he could let those thoughts rest; Let himself be in the moment. “We have to believe they will find them soon,” he paused letting out a sigh. What else was there to do? Losing hope would only make it harder, “and in the meantime be as careful as we can.” He doesn’t like the sound of that, more than anyone wishing he could find a way to end this. “Thank you for coming back to me,” when they first separated Hugo was heartbroken, he was a dumb teenager then and everyone gave him promises another love like this would find him but he never believed it. Even then he knew Yasmin left with a part of his heart he could never get back, but here she was - putting it back in it’s place. “I’ll never get tired of hearing that,” he leaned into the couch, wrapping his arms around her to bring her to his chest as he rested his head on top of hers. “Wish we could stay like this forever. Though we are missing a little monster right now.”  

[lizacstuff]

[yasmindemirxx]

lizacstuff​:

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