✘✘ PROM QUEEN

this is how to be a 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 boys they 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 a little danger we'll get him falling for a 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 a player, 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 i love you (̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶i̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶i̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶)̶ rhiannon octavius. twenty two. former child star//teen idol. current district twelve escort.

[idolrhiannon]

abel-evans​:

Abel did his best not to wince when she squeezed his hand, because the pain she was feeling was most likely triple that. He didn’t say anything back to her, not sure what the right thing to say was in that moment, didn’t want to anger her any further. Instead, he just helped her up, put an around around her to keep her upright so that he was taking most of the weight. “’l’ll send them a text, don’t worry about other people” he said, leading them towards his car which was thankfully not too far from the entrance. He swallowed at her question. Was he ready for this? Absolutely not. But he’d do his damn best. “We’re going to have a baby” he said instead, a stupid smile on his face, because at this stage, he just couldn’t wait to meet them. “Are you ready for this?” he asked then, opening the passenger door to help her in.

she had to stop about every six steps to breathe through more pain shooting through her body, but eventually she made it to the car. it almost felt impossible to lift her leg enough to get in, her belly too tense and too big, and rhi considering the possibility that another contraction could hit at any second, and knowing that any movement would just make the pain worse. she took a deep breath, climbed into the car like it was a mountain she had to climb. the pain would hit her whether she wanted it to or not, perhaps her best option was to just try and get on with it. “i’m not ready,” she spoke, honestly. in fact, she felt completely and utterly unprepared now, faced with the inevitability of birth and her actual baby. rhi nodded, though, found some resolve. “we’re doing this anyway, though. let’s do it.”

[idolrhiannon]

abel-evans​:

“I mean, I think running might be a bad idea” he frowned, but if it’s what she wanted, he’d probably give in. He held out his hand for her to take anyway, hoping they could get moving because he had no clue how fast these things could go, but he would do just about anything to have his baby not be born in Battenberg’s fucking house. “It’s okay” he told her, again, calmly, somehow, while his heart felt like it was going to burst out of his chest. “I’ll get Liz to grab it, don’t worry, right now we just have to get to the hospital, right?” he said, offering her a smile somehow. “Are you ready to walk?”

she grabbed onto his hand and could’ve sworn she nearly squeezed the life out of it as she was hit by another contraction. “well, i don’t feel very okay !!” rhi snapped at him, her tone somewhere between panic and anger, purely caused by the pain, like abel should’ve somehow been capable of taking it away. “let’s go,” she nodded, took a few big breaths before pushing herself out of her chair. “do we need to find liz ?? do we need to tell mav we’re leaving ??” she went down this list in her mind just to see if there wasn’t anything else she’d forgotten. though it didn’t seem odd before to not bring the baby bag to a victor’s ball, clearly, rhi had miscalculated that one. “are you.. ready for this ??”

[idolrhiannon]

abel-evans​:

Abel nodded. He scrubbed his hands over his face and nodded, tried to calm himself down. “Right– uh thanks Mav” he said in one breath before he made his way over to Rhiannon. Fuck. The baby bag was back at the house. The bag with all the things they needed. Ok. Stop panicking. This is not the time to panic. He counted to five and then he was at her side, clearing his throat. “Hey Rhi?” he said, his voice soft and calm, it was as if he was experiencing an outer-body experience. “You think if I help you, you can make it out to the car?” he asked. He’d drove, and thank fucking hell he hadn’t drank. “We can get you to the hospital in no time” he promised.

@idolrhiannon​

the thing about the cramps - no, contractions, these were definitely contractions - was that everything seemed possible despite them, but only if everything fit into the narrowing window between her body feeling like it wanted to fold in on itself and shrivel up. rhi nodded. “should we run ??” maybe she’d even have enough time to get to the car before the next wave hit. a realisation stopped her before she could even get up, though, and perhaps that was a good thing, as she winced in pain and found her belly tightening again. “the bag !!” she exclaimed as she tried to breathe through the pain, “we -- we don’t have the bag. oh my god, what are we gonna do ?? we can’t go have a baby, abel. we don’t have a bag !!” the panic with which she spoke almost made it seem like it would be physically impossible, like she’d have to somehow hold this baby in until a bag with nappies was placed in front of her.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

“It is fine,” he said, not sure if she was serious that she didn’t want to be alone or if she was simply freaking out. It was what some students did when they got injured on the mats; they’d delay seeing the nurse as long as possible. Hell, he’d done it himself in July when he’d broken his wrist. The X-rays somehow made it real. He knew that for Rhi, the hospital would mean giving birth which would mean… having a baby. “It’s fine, I promise, but I should find Abel. He’d wanna be here, you know, just in case, right?”

“alright, fine, just go get him quickly and --” there was no end to that sentence, as rhi bit down on her lip to try and help with the next cramp’s pain. “okay.. okay, i think we’re past a just in case scenario, you should definitely go and get abel,” rhi admitted then, though she was sure the mix of pain and panic was becoming increasingly clear on her face.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

“I guess not,” he said. Waters breaking, he’d heard of that, he was pretty sure. It was like peeing yourself and it did sound quite embarrassing. “Okay. Okay, a seat. I’ll get Abel. He’ll come over. Then maybe you go to the hospital?” He wrapped an arm around her, starting to steer her towards the wall against which were several chairs. “No matter what it’ll be fine. Trust me.”

at the mention of the hospital, the panic set in a bit more with the next tightening of her stomach. “it’s starting not to feel fine, mav !!” she protested, her voice growing louder momentarily until another cramp took over and all she could do was try to breathe through it again, frozen to the floor for as long as it lasted. “you can’t go to get abel, i don’t -- want to be alone right now, i feel really weird..” it felt like another stalling tactic, though. that if he didn’t go to get abel, none of this would be real still.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

Would that be embarrassing? Maybe a little bit traumatic if they didn’t find a doctor or nurse or someone who could actually deliver the baby. Fuck. “I don’t think it’d be embarrassing,” he said, treading carefully, because the baby didn’t care about the fact that she was at the ball, it’d be coming either way. “Let’s try to track him down though.” He held out his hand for hers and started towards the dance floor where he’d last seen Abel, even though he felt like they’d be better off leaving for a hospital.

“yeah, but you’re not the one that would have their waters break on the dance floor, mav,” she lightly protested, though her smile faded as some realisation set in as to why he’d said it anyway. did he think she was going to have this baby now ?? rhi frowned, reached out to hold his hand, but ended up nearly squeezing the life out of it as another cramp hit her. “yeah.. yeah, let’s track him down. maybe.. i -- i think i wanna sit down first, though.” the tension in her belly just didn’t quite go away anymore, it was painful and was starting to get alarming. she knew if she were to search the ballroom for abel now, she’d just be stopping every thirty seconds when another cramp would hit.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

“Abel,” he said, frowning and glancing around, because what if she was wrong and they weren’t just cramps? She had never given birth before, so how would she know what it felt like? “Yeah I think — I think he was over by the dance floor maybe twenty minutes ago.” He’d only seen him briefly in passing. “Should I get him, are you sure you’re not, like, going into labor?” What if the baby was coming right now?

“should we maybe go find him ?? i don’t want to leave right now or anything, but.. y’know, it might be good just to know where he is.” at the idea of being in labour, rhi raised an eyebrow, though the surprise managed to strike her only momentarily before she was breathing through another cramp again. “no, i’m fine. how embarrassing would that be, anyway ?? having a baby at the victor’s ball ??” a chuckle left her lips, though it seemed a nervous one rather than a genuine laugh.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

Cramps. He didn’t know whether to believe her, she was so goddamn pregnant, but he didn’t really have a choice but to take her word for it, did he? “The drinks are good,” he agreed, “it’s… I mean, the balls aren’t my favorite but I guess I’m having a good time.” He really thought of it more as something to endure than something to enjoy, but he was glad for the excuse to see Alder.

“it’s.. weird seeing everyone, isn’t it ?? have you seen clover, she’s had her baby !! it -- feels wrong. that we all just get back together for the ball, and in three months’ time, we’ll just be sending off another lot of kids into the arena.” that wasn’t the only thing that felt wrong, though. her hand had instinctively moved to her belly at the mention of more reaped kids, but now she felt the way it was tightening, and had to close her eyes and breathe through it. “hey.. have you seen abel anywhere ??” rhi then asked, frowning as she felt slightly more lost and concerned with every cramp.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

“Of course,” he said, “and I’m sure you are making use of it.” He certainly didn’t envy here, not the pregnant part of the baby part. He frowned as he thought he saw a twitch in her face, her expression. “Or, maybe? Are you okay?”

“yeah, i’m fine, it’s just.. cramps. i’m fine,” she waved away any concern as she breathed through the tightening of her belly. she’d had this before, and rhi was sure it only felt worse tonight because, well, it was getting late, she was very pregnant, and every other part of her body felt sore, too. “you having fun, mav ?? i know this ball isn’t for any of our tributes, but the free drinks are good at least.. if you can actually drink them, of course,” she chuckled.

[idolrhiannon]

maverickmontana​:

Rhiannon was radiant and extremely pregnant. Maverick grabbed a non-alcoholic cocktail for her when he spotted her with empty hands and made his way over, holding it out when he got close to her. “Rhi!” he said with a smile on his face. “I wasn’t even sure you’d be here, I guess ‘mandatory’ really is quite serious.”

@idolrhiannon​

there came a point in pregnancy when one would feel trapped in their own body, when every step would remind them of this inevitable doom that was labour and having to be responsible for a child after. rhi had certainly reached that point a while ago, when her back didn’t hurt and her feet weren’t aching from the three metres she’d walked all night. her belly tightened every now and then, and she wondered if people could see the tension in either her abdomen or her shoulders whenever it hurt particularly badly. they weren’t contractions, so she’d been told. braxton hicks, the body’s way of really taking the piss. “gotta make the most of that baby free time, don’t i ??” she grinned at maverick, though it didn’t quite reach her eyes as another cramp took hold of her. “with my.. non-alcoholic cocktails and sad party snacks..”

[idolrhiannon]

luca-acero​:

“I know” he smiled. “I’ve seen a couple of your movies” he added then, and every part of this conversation was just making him sound like an absolute weirdo, he wanted to dig a hole and climb right into it. “That’s the good thing about short names, people can’t shorten them any further” Luca said with a light laugh. Although people did call him Ace, so nicknames were bound to happen either way. “Abel’s the dad, right?” He hummed then, nodding to the bump. Abel talked a lot while he was being tattooed.

“oh, have you ?? i’m sorry. they’re not very good,” she said, a genuine chuckle leaving her lips, its sentiment caught somewhere between surprise at the mention of anyone caring enough to recognise her, and a natural ability to poke fun at the absolutely awful films she’d been in. “yes... he is, is he going around telling everyone now ??” rhi looked down at her bump as he nodded towards it. she didn’t exactly think it an issue, but it seemed a far cry from the way rhi had accidentally told liz before.

[idolrhiannon]

elizabcthevans​:

“I look forward to finding out,” she said, “but honestly, I don’t want to overstep, Rhi, I know family can be overwhelming and well — we’re family now as far as I’m concerned, I don’t want you to feel like you’ve wound up in an overcomplicated one. Abel won’t mind, though, and I think more hands to hold a screaming infant is probably better than fewer, right?”

“i don’t have enough family to overwhelm me, you’re more than welcome to try and complicate things, i’ve not enough family to have family drama.” it was meant as a warm invite, if anything. it was just rhi and her nan, now. and the baby, and abel on some level, she supposed. “you’ll regret offering your help once we put you on the night shift, though. babies are a lot less fun at night when they won’t stop crying and you can’t stay awake, or so i’ve heard.”

[idolrhiannon]

elizabcthevans​:

“Ah, it’s your kid, you should come up with the name,” she said. “And surely you can do better than Elizabeth, come on.” She smiled at the idea of a little beach. “If you need help with it or anything, please let me know. I can really live anywhere, including Abel’s driveway, so if you want an extra hand around…” She didn’t want to overstay her welcome but she also couldn’t imagine trying to parent with just Abel, he’d be hopeless at least for a bit.

“i’ve got a couple names in mind, but i might keep it a surprise..” she mused on the idea for a moment, the thought of having a nice surprise rather than an accidental baby surprise laying more nicely on her tongue than she’d expected it too. it was sweet like ice cream. “please do. neither of us know what we’re doing, maybe we can figure it out between the three of us. abel wouldn’t mind, would he ??”

[idolrhiannon]

luca-acero​:

“Glad you like it” Luca said with a smile. He still found it difficult to know what to say when people complimented his work, still went a little shy. “Maybe in the baby’s room?” he suggested, and realised that might be weird in itself, his social awkwardness really showing today. “Uh no- not normally” he laughed, rubbing his head. “Just– felt inspired” he admitted. “I’m Luca”

a giggle nearly escaped her throat, she managed to stop it by biting down on her lip. like she thought it absurd her baby would want a drawing of her in their room, no matter how skillfully it was made. maybe she’d truly given into the idea of escaping attention too much, like existence itself caused her discomfort at times. but then, everything caused her discomfort at the moment. her feet were killing her. “i’m rhi. well, rhiannon, actually. but people just tend to say rhi now, i don’t know when that started.”

[idolrhiannon]

luca-acero​:

“Sure” Luca smiled, happy that she hadn’t told him to fuck off right away. He could feel the skepticism in her tone, but at least it wasn’t anger. Anger wouldn’t have been fun. He placed the page he’d tore out of his sketchpad in front of her. On it, was her side profile, quite detailed, from head to toe, bump included, as she sat in the chair, and behind her, a sun set. It was black and white, because all he’d had was a pencil, but even without colour, the image was obvious enough. “You can keep it” he said then, with a small smile. “Or throw it in the bin” he added with a laugh.

“that’s.. really well done.” the word beautiful had been caught on her tongue, she’d almost muttered that instead. it still didn’t seem quite fitting, though. rhiannon had never been that vain, especially not since she’d found herself pregnant and still not quite used to her bump. she reached out, traced over the lines that resembled it on the paper. “i think it’d look weird if i hung it up, but i’ll keep it in a drawer somewhere, at least,” she chuckled. “do you always draw random girls, or am i just that special ??”

[idolrhiannon]

luca-acero​:

@idolrhiannon​

He’d accidentally sketched her, the girl sat in front of him, and he felt a little weird about it now when he looked at the finished product. He wasn’t being a creep, it’s just the sun was setting so beautifully, it hit her face just right and he did always find pregnancy in itself quite mesmerising. He cleared his throat, hoping she’d turn. “I’m not a creep or anything but uh— I drew you, if you’d like it?” He offered, because it would be even weirder if he kept it for himself.

“oh.” rhi had been lost in thought, caught somewhere between tired and stressed out as she’d stared at the emptiness in front of her. the noise that escaped her throat was both an acknowledgement of the other’s presence and a feeling of dull surprise at what he had to say. people had drawn rhi before, photographed her, videoed her, whatever. this was different, though. she raised a brow. it seemed in the past half year, no one particularly cared enough to do stuff like that anymore. rhi had escaped the public eye enough and had found both comfort and unease in her position as escort, some sort of longing for the attention she used to get, but she knew she didn’t want anymore. “yeah.. yeah, can i see ??” she asked then, a genuine curiosity in her tone, though the way she looked at him was skeptical, still. not like he was a creep, she’d take his word on that, but that whatever reason he’d had for drawing her wouldn’t justify her receiving that kind of attention at all, in her mind.

[idolrhiannon]

elizabcthevans​:

“Just a few months now,” she said, hoping that Rhi wasn’t tired of talking about the baby, because she needed to focus on new life rather than Eli’s, just for a bit. “I heard a rumor that Satchel’s helping make the nursery into a little beach?”

“got any name suggestions, still ?? people seem very keen on telling me all the baby names they’d have called their children. i think elizabeth has quite a ring to it, don’t you think so ??” that last part was clearly a joke, rhi grinned with her spoon still between her lips. “i’ll take whatever kind of nursery i can get, liz. i’d love a little beach.”