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21. Second Year Hacker. Gallagher Academy | @gallagherhqs

[itslunaberrales]

ofaylin​:

open starter / @gallagherstart​

– AYLIN NOTORIOUSLY A HEALTHY EATER OR… at least most of the time she is, but she gets snacky when she gets stressed and it’s FINALS week. after spending the morning on her project with jo, she feels like she should reward herself for putting up with the girl, when – “ why does it seem like EVERYTHING breaks down during the busiest weeks ? is it murphy’s law or something ? ” she sighs, cranking the ice cream machine in the dining hall to no avail. “ like, is it just me, or is this thing totally busted ? ” she asks, stepping aside so the next person can try. 

luna  steps  in  front  of  the  other  to  take  a  stab  at  the  machine  herself . “ ‘kay...  i  don’t  know  what  the  hell  that  is  but  uh , ”  having  no  luck , she  cranks  it  forcefully  one  last  time . “ yeaaa  this  shit’s  definitely  broke , babe-- ”  she  turns  to  her . “ how  much  did  you  pay  for  it ?  i  gotcha  covered . ”

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eloisexcabot​:

Settling down into one of her favorite corners of the library, Lou spread her textbooks out around her. She always needed to make her study space just as she liked it and she needed to be in the right mindset if she wanted to perfect her German before Berlin. “Hey you,” she said to the first person who passed her table after about 45 minutes of trying to study. “Wissen Sie, wie Sie zum Bahnhof kommen?” 

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she  turned  towards  the  sound  of  the  voice , “ Sie  müssen  für  Berlin  üben,  Liebling . ”   she  replied  fluently . “ how’s  that  turning  out  for  you ?  cause  it  sure  was  a  bitch  for  me  to  learn . ”

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calypsomarshall​:

      “I’m not sure, but if they’re not good intentions, then I have to warn you I might not look like much of a fighter, but I will kick your ass.” Calypso answers, eyes narrowed, trying to seem even remotely intimidating. 

the  brunette  doesn’t  bat  an  eye , a  smirk  slowly  forming . “ wow--  that  was  cute . i  like  you , and  i  have  no  doubt  in  my  mind  of  your  capabilities . ”  she  folds  her  arms,  deciding  to  take  her  seriously . “ i  can  promise  you  that  my  intentions  are  nothing  less  than  good ... and you'll just have to take my word for it . ”

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itsaidanblack​:

      While training, Aidan comes into his element, supported by years and years of ruthless training with his siblings where being anything less than the best was unacceptable. When Luna lunges at him, he ducks out of the way, knife aimed out of the way to avoid accidental injury. 

      “We can take it a little slower, if you’d like?” He raises an eyebrow, wiping his hair out of his face. “Your form is improving a lot, if it’s any consolation.”

“ yea--  slower  would  be  nice . ”  she  clears  her  throat , and  paces  for  a  minute . “ yes that’s  great  but  improvement  means  nothing  if  i  don’t  get  it  completely . i  mean , wouldn’t  you  agree ? ”

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reedaugust​:

“ that’s not exactly comforting, “    he chuckles a bit, still nervous but calming down.    “ but yeah you have a point, “    he sighs, closing the laptop after saving the document.    “ i trust you it’s just… you know that feeling where you studied for a test but you still failed? “

she  held  back  a  small  chuckle , “ yea--  of  course  i  do . however , i  tend  to  not  fail  tests  often . ”  she  assured  once  again , refusing  to  give  up  on  easing  a  friend . “ you  always  been  an  anxious  fella ? ”

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ofloudvoices​:

a starter for; @itslunaberrales​

“Hey ehm you dropped this” he said, extending the object resting in his hand. He wasn’t really an awkward guy but whenever he talked to someone he had not talked to before, he always got this uncomfortable knot in the pits of his stomach. “I’m Clem by the way” he added, flashing her a small smile. 

“ merda-- ”  she  curses  lowly  in  italian . she  hates  dropping  her  airpods  on  the  ground. “ thanks . these  things  are  so  damn  easy  to  lose ... ”  she  takes  them  from  the  other  and  decides  to  just  put  them  back  in  the  case . “ clem , yeah ?  i’ve  seen  you  around.  im  luna . ” 

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calypsomarshall​:

( closed starter // @itslunaberrales )

      “Alright, what are your intentions with our sweet Dana?” Calypso questions, eyes narrowed and arms folded ( though there’s a smile curling at her lips as she asks, having seen her best friend and Luna interact, and finding it frankly adorable ).

she  admired  calypso’s  concern , and  need  to  be  protective  over  her  best  friend . “ my  intentions ? ”  she  repeats , pondering  an  answer  for  a  minute . “ hmm--  what  do  you  suppose  my  intentions  are ? ” she  then  answers  with  a  question , attempting  to  gauge  her  thoughts .

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ofspeedinglights​:

When the other called them love, something within them just wanted to disappear. But they pushed that aside, they could handle this. “Dana” they said and shrugged. She wasn’t used to people called them endearing nicknames and things like that. It always made them nervous. “I have seen you around but well it seems like it was destiny for us to meet today”

“ it’s  a  pleasure  to  meet  you . ”  luna  grinned  widely , “ destiny , yea ?  that’s  a  nice  thought...”  she  trailed  off . such  thing  was  fiction  to  her--  until  now , for  some  reason . “ you  are  seriously  gorgeous , just  in  case  anyone  has  ever  failed  to  mention  that  to  you . ”  she  confessed . it  was  too  hard  to  hold  back . 

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location--  computer lab

closed starter // { @rainafms​​ }

now  that  was  a  face  the  italiana  immediately  recognized--  she  walks  over  to  the  third  year’s  desk , greeting  her  with  a  smile . “ wowww... it’s  good  to  see  you . ”  assuming  the  other  remembered  her  as  well . “ though , i  wish  we  were  meeting  again  back  in  europe . how’s  the  semester  been  for  you ? ”

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location--  grounds student commons

closed starter // { @specdracers​​ } 

it  was  a  decent  enough  day  outside  for  her  to  leave  the  dorms , at  least . she  made  sure  to  pack  the  necessities  if  she  were  to  be  out  on  the  grounds  for  a  while : macbook , earbuds , cellphone , chargers , and  snacks . lots  of  snacks . looking  for  an  empty  table , she  spots  a  familiar  face . she  taps  his  shoulder , prompting  him  to  turn  to  her  in  his  seat . “ long  time , no  speak . ”  of  course ,  that  was  mainly  because  of  her . “ may  i  join  you  ? ”

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location--  gym

closed  starter // { @itsaidanblack }

it’s  8 am , and  luna’s  already  not  in  the  best  of  moods ; waking  up  early  for  anything  other  than  classes  was  not  her  cup  of  tea  to  say  the  least . but  she  had  to  get  these  set  of  moves  down  for  wt 301 , advanced  knife  fighting . she  had  confidence  in  all  the  rest  of  her  finals  coming  up... except  this  one . so  training  with  aiden  was  her  last  resort . she  ready’s  herself  in  a  fighting  stance , and  lunges  at  him  again  to  put  him  on  his  feet ....and  fails  again . “ goddammit !-- ”  she  mutters  almost  out  of  breath , getting  up  from  the  place mate . “ clearly  im  missing  something  here , do  you  think  we  could--  slow  it  down  or  something ?? ”

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kaiamcrgan‌:

              “ Sh-shit-faced? Like, uhm, getting drunk? “    Kaia had only been drunk a few times in her life and usually, it’s full of regret the next morning.     “ No. Uhm, that’s not—what do they call it—my vibe? Yeah, that’s not my vibe. “   She shrugs then she started rearranging the toppings on her pizza, meat on the point end and pineapples on base.    “ Besides, I don’t…I don’t think it is safe to out yet. “

“ oh  yea ?  that’s  fine , too  sweetheart . everyone’s  different  so  no  judgement  here . ” she  took  a  sip  of  her  strawberry  smoothie . “ how  do  you  mean ? are  you  implying  the  trip  to  roseville  was  a  bad  idea  because  of  the  murders ? ”

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ofspeedinglights‌:

She had been to Roseville for a few hours but their energy disappeared pretty fast. So they had decided to go back to Gallagher just so they could recharge and have a moment for herself. That was when their feet carried them to the dining hall and that was where she found Luna. Tilting their head to the side and making their way over to the table, they sat down. “I was there but got really tired so here I am” Dana said and shrugged, gesturing towards herself. “And nah. I am good being sober, thank you very much. I actually wanna remember what I was doing”

the  blonde  more  than  caught  luna’s  eye , but  it  was  hard  for  her  not  to  stare . it  was  something  about  their  soft  features , their  demeanor , that  made  that  made  them  different  from  others . she  regained  her  train  of  thought  to  respond  back  to  the  other ; “ i  can’t  say  i  blame  you . ”  she  agreed . “ i’m  luna . second  year  encryption  major .  what’s  your  name , love ? ” 

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casey-mosley‌:

𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐘'𝐒  𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑  𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍  𝐎𝐍𝐄  for  colossal  social  gatherings  ,  never  really  been  one  to  fit  in  within  social  settings  –  which  was  rather  unfortunate  seeing  that  just  about  everything  was  a  social  setting  .  he’s  not  exactly  sure  on  how  he  became  so  introverted  ,  so  ardently  frightened  of  group  conversations  and  other  such  interactions  .  maybe  it  was  hereditary  ,  from  his  equally  quiet  father  ,  maybe  a  past  experience  ,  the  mean  kids  from  the  playground  around  the  corner  from  his  house  ,  or  maybe  it  was  just  his  nature  .  yeah  ,  that  seemed  the  most  plausible  reason  and  the least  depressing  one  too  . 

and  thus  ,  he  was  at  the  academy  ,  revelling  in  the  silence  and  enjoying  the  less  -  crowded  halls  .  he  decided  to  head  to  the  dining  hall  for  his  favourite  food  ,  fairy  bread  ,  hundreds  +  thousands  sprinkled  across  buttered  bread  .  both  acting  as  his  comfort  food  and  a  treat  for  enduring  another  painful  week  of  learning  espionage   .  and  he  wasn’t  sure  ,  maybe  it  was  the  silence  ,  maybe  it  was  the  sugar  rush  ,  whatever  it  was  somehow  willed  him  to  incite  a  conversation  by  plopping  down  on  the  seat  beside  a  fellow  student  .   ❛  nope  .  unfortunately  ,  my  angst  is  not  so  easily  ebbed  away  by  cheap  alcohol  and  random  hookups .   ❜  he  took  a  bite  into  his  snack  .   ❛ and  you  ?  how  come  you  stayed  ?    ❜ 

she  couldn’t  relate  more ; though  his  answer  only  lead  to  a  larger  curiosity . “ if  i  may , how  is  your  angst  ‘ebbed’  away  then ? ” she  inquired  using  his  words . “ i  can  introduce  you  to  some  quality  alcohol  if  you  like , hun . i  for  one  am  not  too  keen  on  public  drinking , but  in  private  i  will  indulge  happily .  you  should  join  me  sometime . ”  the  italiana  most  definitely  had  an  acquired  taste ...and  it  was  not  cheap , whatsoever.

she  watched  him  take  a  bite  of  his  bread , and  paused  after  his  question .  “ well--  i  guess  more  or  less  the  same  reason  you  stayed ....you  know , prefers  to  be  alone , away  from  social  situations , that  shit . ”  she  explained . 

[reedaugust]

          this report had to be spotless. there had to be no errors. gus was stressed out way too much over this but he really didn’t want to accidentally make any mistakes, especially because this was a group project and he didn’t want luna to have a low grade because of him. he’s been reading over their report on mexican culture about three times now, just to make sure it was perfect and the library’s quiet made it a bit easy for him to stress.    “ you think this is alright, right? “    he said, eyes already tired from all the reading.    “ i’m sorry, i stress a lot over this kind of stuff. “

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[itslunaberrales]

“ gus ,  amore  mio... if  it  is  not  A - worthy  by  now , it’s  not  ever  going  to  be . ”  she  joked , though  slightly  serious . “ listen--  i  understand  that  this  final  report  is  putting  a lot  of  pressure  on  us  for  our  grade  this  semester . but  we  did  the  readings . we  did  the  research . there’s  nothin’  to  worry  about , trust  me . ”  she  reassured  calmly , trying  to  ease  her  classmate’s  nerves . “ you  do  trust  me , right ? ”

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location--  gallagher dining hall

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luna  was  pretty  certain  in  her  decision  to  not  go  to  roseville ; to  her  it  just  seemed  a  bit  mundane , pointless  rather . though  the  change  of  setting  would  have  been  nice ,  visiting  the  town  would  be  purposeless  since  she  would  probably  be  doing  the  same  thing  she  does  here . but  in  general  terms , this  had  been  a  real  shitty  semester  for  the  students... so  in  retrospect ,  the  weekend  trip  away  sufficed . 

she  had  been  sitting  in  the  dining  hall  scrolling  through  the  students  latest  pictures  and  videos  on  social  media  when  the  other  plopped  in  the  seat  across  from  her . “ you  decided  to  stay  too , huh ? why  not  go  get  shit-faced  with  the  rest  of  the  angsty  kids ? ” 

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who do you think listens to girl in red ? i need to know if i have a chance before i can shoot my shot

               AIGHT.  so my sources say that  @valeriasfm  and  @kassamigos definitely do,  as well as  @ariabeck  @itsellataylor  @percytf  @delilahsfm  @judesfm  @swiiftbladcs  @oofcori  @itslunaberrales  @ofclaires  @joftw  @mariguinto  @lohrisaelee  @roxyes  @ggallcgher  @venividavici  @stephsfm  and @bcketts  dabble in some of the girl in red’s song.  so now that i’ve got your attention.  hi.  please date each other ?