jersey boy

what we have done alone for ourselves will die with us. what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal. - isaiah wren - 21-

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lenacarlisle:

“Oh.” She replied, glancing downwards a little; Lena didn’t think she was quite close enough to the male in front of her to ask personal questions quite yet, even though her curiosity was peaked. “I don’t suppose.. you’d like to do something with me, would you? Rather than sit in this coffee shop.” She suggested, hopeful to gain an excuse to stop working.

Raising an eyebrow toward the blonde girl opposite him, Isaiah’s lip began to lift up into a smirk and opened his arms toward her. “Well, whatever it is you want to do, I’m all yours to take.” He chuckled while answering. “Sure thing, what would you want to do?”

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lenacarlisle:

“Then why do you do it?” Lena questioned, never quite understanding why if people disliked something, why they couldn’t change it. Though it was probably because she was lucky enough to always do what she loved best. “I’d offer to stand with you, but I already have one.” She motioned to the half-drunk coffee cup next to her work.

“Daddy said I had to do it,” Isaiah sighed, shrugging his shoulders and giving her a smile. Nodding when seeing her coffee cup, he just turned his back on the line, he didn’t really need anymore caffeine anyway. 

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marshal-william:

“You flatter me, but I figure if you two are so good and friendly together, why not? I clearly fucked it up. Maybe you’re more her type.” A grin settled sharp on his lips and he watched Isaiah all the same. “Turn your friends into friends with benefits.”

Shaking his head, Isaiah just chuckled and pushed his hair out of his eyes. “I’d rather not, she’s like my sister and I’m really not interested in puesdo-incest.” He smirked, lifting his foot and kicking at William. “There are some gorgeous faces at this college though..” 

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lenacarlisle:

“I’ve done a fair bit, I really should stop.” She mostly said to herself, than to the male sat in front of her. Lena watched him glance behind him and chuckled. “Contemplating coffee?”

“Nursing and me just don’t get along.” Grimacing, Isaiah met her eyes for a second. The only reason he was at the university was for his father who had in no polite terms forced him to take nursing as his degree. He had the grades, he had always found school easy, but he wasn’t ready to settle down with a career anytime soon. “Yeah maybe, don’t know if I can stand the queue though,”

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lenacarlisle:

“Miss Carlisle? I’m not quite a teacher.” She chuckled, the smile remaining as he queried her coffee shop visit. “I was trying to revise. It wasn’t working, and I got bored. How come you’re wandering around on your own, hmm?”

“I was bored, and I wasn’t about to start doing any work or revise for that matter.” He admitted, looking over his shoulder at the coffee bar, seeing just how long the line was and debating whether or not he had the patience to wait. 

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marshal-william:

“Worth asking though, ain’t it?” Will watched Isaiah with curiosity and health skepticism. “Nothing wrong with her in that sense, Isaiah. I think you two would be wonderful together.”

Chuckling, Isaiah shook his head and looked toward William with an amused expression etched onto his features. “Any reason why you’re pushing this so much? Are you scared you’re going to lose me, William? It’s okay, I’m a one man kind of guy.”

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lenacarlisle:

Ah. That’s where she knew him from. Though, he was one of those on her course that she never mixed with, never ended up being in a group with. Lena simple knew she’d seen him somewhere, and now she knew better. “Isaiah.” She repeated with a smile. “I’m Lena, Lena Carlisle. It’s nice to meet you.”

“And it’s a pleasure to meet you as well, Miss Carlisle” He smiled while speaking, lifting his head up from the table and refolding his arms over his chest instead. “What were you doing sat on your own in here before I came along anyway?” He questioned. Boredom and Isaiah never went well together, this being the reason as to why he was sat opposite the girl. 

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lenacarlisle:

For a moment, Lena was a little lost for words as the male she recognised from a majority of her classes replied back towards her. “Well.. no, it isn’t. I know you, don’t I?” She questioned, dropping her pen down onto the pad of paper she was writing on, and leaning back in her chair.“

Crossing his arms across the top of the table and resting his chin on top of them, Isaiah gave the girl a large smile and nodded the best he could. “I realise now I’ve not properly introduced myself, Isaiah Wren, we’re on the same course.” 

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lenacarlisle:

“–I guess I’m just a bit confused because most people don’t usually.. pop themselves down in front of me when there are so many empty tables around. Can I help you at all? Something on your mind? Work you can’t do?”

Tilting his head toward the blonde girl who he’d recognised from his classes, Isaiah just offered her a smile and relaxed back in his seat with an innocent shrug of his shoulders. “It’s not illegal to want company, is it?”

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marshal-william:

“Right. She’s like your sister.” William snorted and shook his head with amusement. His eyes fell to Isaiah with scrutiny and he offered out in tease, “And you’re not trying to wet your whistle with her, are you?”

Widening his eyes at the accusation William threw at him, Isaiah just shook his head and thought to Elise with a smile on his lips. “No, god no, she’s one of my best friends, nothing more.” 

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marshal-william:

Isaiah did a good job of defusing tensions, that much was for certain when William’s fire burnt out and broke into a short, curt laughter. “Fine, it’s not worth the argument. It’s done with, no reason we both can’t start the new year with a clean slate.” He muttered, almost resentful at his own defeat. “What’s it to you, anyway?”

Grinning, he nudged the other’s shoulder with his own before stepping back and running a hand through his unruly hair. “Thank you, really.” He spoke, his eyes lifting to meet William’s. “She’s like my sister, we grew up.” He offered by way of explanation. “I can’t stand to see her upset.” 

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marshal-william:

“Stop living in the past, Isiah. Fuck me, get over it.” William bit back with cold, hard irritation. Isiah may have been his best friend, but even her suffered his wrath sometimes. “I said I’m sorry. What more do you want from me?”

“Fuck you? Why William I didn’t know you felt that was about me?” A smirk tugged at his lips as he teased the male in front of him. Though this was short lived as he let out a sigh and just ran a hand through his hair. “It’s a new year, yeah? Just let her enjoy it.”

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elisemahone:

She blossomed under his touch, melting into his side. In one of her father’s books she had marvelled at how much she had associated with one of the mains– she had almost asked him if he had finally modelled one of his famous literary creations after her– until he had ranted and raved over dinner about how she was spineless and simply placed in to support all the other characters he had favoured. Elise glanced up at Isaiah, wondering if this was a train of thought that others held when they regarded her. In her grip, the red cup still teetered towards full, but she gestured towards the door, “Shall we go check it out?”

Hugging her close to him, Isaiah thought back to before they came to Thornton and just how much more time they were able to spend with each other. He felt it his fault that they couldn’t do so much in Thornton with the degree that he chose and the friends he had made. Picking himself up another full cup, Isaiah nodded and began to walk to the door with Elise upon his arm. “Of course, shall we go m’lady?” 

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marshal-william:

“—What’d you mean? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.” William rebuked, arms folded across his chest. A pair of fingertips pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. “You can’t be serious.”

Raising his eyebrows at the question posed to him by the other male. “Of course I’m serious.” He muttered, running a hand through his hair and turning back to William. “You think I’d just forgive you? Like that?” He questioned, snapping his fingers for effect.

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elisemahone:

She’d seen the calls, her phone had exploded like the fireworks that she had missed that night– pride had kept her from picking up, even though the barrage of excited texts from Isaiah had told her that he was only a heart beat away. Elise’s fingers curled around an lock of dark hair, tucking it properly behind her ear as she tried to think of a response that didn’t seem sad. “I wish I could have been there, I miss the old gang.” She’d filled the places in her heart with a new family here at Thornton, but one couldn’t just replace the old– “I wonder if we’ll have fireworks tonight.”

Wrapping his arm around her shoulder, Isaiah pulled her in for a hug and pressed a brief kiss to her temple when she spoke of missing the old gang. “They miss you as well.” He admitted, remembering everyone making sure that he would tell her just how much they miss her. “I do hope so, I do always enjoy fireworks.” 

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elisemahone:

Elise beamed, delighting in her lie. It would have been a beautiful dream, should it have been true. She glanced over at Isaiah, dark lashes making her gaze sooty, allowing herself a laugh. “Wasn’t it freezing?” The girl took a mouthful of her drink, “I’m heartbroken I didn’t get an invitation.”

“I tried phoning you again and again but you didn’t pick up! At least now I know why.” He spoke, nudging her as he did. “We had a bonfire and a cooler of alcohol, it was just..” Sighing, Isaiah tried to find the right words to describe the night seeing as he could only remember pieces of it. “...nostalgic y’know? Having everyone around, or nearly everyone.” 

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evieabbot:

Evie stopped in the midst of the party, where the music ranged high, her arms snaking around the boy. “Are you always this naive,” she asked, her lips reaching forward as she kissed him, breaking away to reach into her back pocket. She placed a tiny pill with a smile etched onto its surface onto her tongue. She pulled him forward.

Smirking, Isaiah tilted his head to one side and shrugged his shoulders once more. “Maybe I’m just playing on my naivety to tease you.” He answered, his hands taking a hold of her hips once her lips attached to his. Pulling her forward again after watching her place the pull on her tongue, Isaiah met her half way.