love me tender

[wanderinglcst-deactivated202412]

@ivyroseoberon

Siobhan fiddled with a stray bit of cotton on her sleeve as she waited. When Ivy-Rose showed up in the cafe, she waved her over. "Hey Ivy.. um, can we talk at all?" She invited her to sit then sat herself back down.

[ivyroseoberon]

her head was still spinning from seeing flynn at her door. she wasn't sure how she was going to navigate any of this. trying to get on with her day, ivy stopped in at the cafe in dire need for caffeine. siobhan speaking up had ivy's stomach drop "hi...um sure..." once she grabbed her coffee, she took a seat at the table. "what is it you'd like to talk about?" deep down she knew what the conversation was going to be, but she wasn't sure if she was ready for the conversation to happen.

[flynnquinlan]

where: ivy's place who: ivy ( @ivyroseoberon )

losing ivy was a hard blow to him, mainly for public image and down to him being unable to rub it in flint's face that he had her on his arm when he knew how his brother felt about her. flint drunkenly letting it slip that ivy was in town had set him off. if there was one thing he wouldn't let flint do, it was win. over his dead body was he letting flint steal her away. he had to move fast.

he had asked around and found out where she lived and rushed over, she had barely got the door open before he had barged in and scooped her up in his arms

"holy fuck, you're here. it's rea-you're here"

[ivyroseoberon]

she hadn't expected any visitors when she heard a knock at her door. ivy placed her tea down on the table and went to open the door. she froze in shock at the face that had crashed through her front door.

it can't be.

it was.

she felt like she was going to pass out at the shock alone never mind all of the emotions that came with the reunion. a stream of questions running through her mind while he clung onto her. she should feel happy he was here but all she felt was the drop of her stomach and the sudden urge to find flint.

"wh-what...why...what's h-happening?"

[ivyroseoberon]

where: lake event who: @wanderinglcst (siobhan)

looking for a spot to sit, she had bumped into siobhan again who she'd met not long after the irish womans arrival in town "hi, how are you liking the event?"

[wanderinglcst-deactivated202412]

"Bloody hell, that's quite the story." Siobhan said once Ivy finished telling her then shook her head. "Oh no, no, it was very much the opposite, he was perfect but there's been a niggling voice in my head for weeks leading up to the day telling me that I don't deserve him and that he's only marrying me out of pity. Stupid right?"

[ivyroseoberon]

"i was catatonic when i first got here. it took me a long time to get back to some sense of normality" the memories still haunted her. the sounds of her friends screaming, it followed her. "it's not stupid, it's natural to have doubts when you're getting married. it's a big commitment and the stress of the planning can get to you. from what i see, he's the one that doesn't deserve you."

[wanderinglcst-deactivated202412]

"Oh? That's an awful long way to come... how did you end up here?" She asked now curiously. "I came here because I was set to marry and ran away." The currency was forgotten for the the time being, had she found someone to relate to finally in this town?

[ivyroseoberon]

"i moved to the us years ago after i met my partner. we got engaged and i was a month out from my wedding. went on a hen weekend with my friends and our car broke down. those things in the woods started picking us off one by one, i was the only survivor." she hoped that he would've found her by now, flint had found her. "you ran away from your wedding? were they horrible to you or something?"

[wanderinglcst-deactivated202412]

Siobhan groaned and set the ration cards down, "I had to get used to dollars when I came here as well, just when it starts to happen" she gestured around them "get stuck in shithole USA."

[ivyroseoberon]

"i had the same sort of thing when i came from australia. it took me ages to figure out the currency change and when i got here it took me what felt like eternity to even come to terms with being stuck here never mind having to learn about the ration cards and everything else with this town"

[wanderinglcst-deactivated202412]

@ivyroseoberon

Siobhan sat down gingerly at a table in the Daily Grind, everything was just so weird to her, why was she told that this was a ghost town when people were clearly living and seemed to be thriving here. "Excuse me?" She smiled at a woman who walked in. "I was wondering if you could help me with this currency?" Siobhan held up the ration cards. "I was way too overwhelmed to listen to a word the mayor was telling me about them."

[ivyroseoberon]

ivy-rose needed coffee and she needed it quick. on edge from everything that had been going on, she had lost sleep and needed to make sure she was awake before she would go to the bar for her shift. she looked over at someone who called her, not recognising her, she assumed she was a new face in town. "yeah, the ration cards work as a bit of a trade scheme. money is obsolete here, ration cards are king." she explained "it's all overwhelming when you first arrive. it took me ages to get my head round everything. when did you get here?"

[ofxlilac]

With the town casually moving on from the things that happen in the night. Sejun kept it all in the back of his mind. of course, right now, there was nothing they could do about the night. what was more important to him was making sure that he could validate. He could be very forward if he wanted, small steps even. "I suppose it is something to give a positive feeling. Depends on how you look at it." looking at everyone before he settled back on her. "you seemed to have followed the theme." he stated with a small smile. "a lovely dress."

[ivyroseoberon]

she looked over to the unfamiliar man "i guess. it's only way to keep people happy." she wondered how the town had kept morale up for all these years, surely people would get tired of things like these or at least want something a bit different. "oh uh...thank you" she said looking down at her dress briefly "you look good too, nice outfit"

[ivyroseoberon]

where: avant-garde ball who: @ofxlilac (sejun)

ivy-rose had been in town for longer than she'd care to remember, and yet, she never quite got her head around the normality of the town. ignoring what came out at night, the town ticked by with events like the ball. she supposed that it was a nice distraction for everyone but it still felt strange to her that everyone collectively ignored the looming problems at the promise of a party.

her eyes looked around the room, overwhelmed at everything on offer. "they really go all out for these things, huh?"

[rebeccasundstrom]

Samara Weaving || Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show, January 24, 2024

[ivyroseoberon]

where: main street who: flint ( @flint-quinlan )

ivy was walking home after stopping by the food market, her bag filled with her purchases. it was starting to get dark and she knew she would be safe enough to get home before nightfall, but the drunk person in the distance was clearly having issues with that. deciding to help the person, ivy approached them "hey" she called "hey, are you okay?" at this rate, this person was never making it to safety before nightfall. ivy sped up her walking until she reached the person, placing her hand on their shoulder "hey, you've got to get inside, it's going to be dark so- flint?"

[celebratingwomen]

Samara Weaving by Jonny Marlow for ContentMode Magazine, 2021

[ivyroseoberon]

huntsville pumpkin festival

ivy oberon as sonya blade from mortal kombat

[exmcrtis]

it was a loaded question, really, but wylie already had a few answers. "definitely the jousting competition. or literally anything that involves two people going head-to-head." she paused, her head shaking. "i think violence is the only answer around here sometimes. we all get so bored we have to put our fists up about it or something."

[ivyroseoberon]

ivy wasn't sure if the jousting would be much her vibe but then again she'd never been to a ren faire before so she didn't know what to expect. "do you not think that we're turning our fists on the wrong people. feels like we lash out at one another because we can't lash out at what's in the woods"

[meravigliarosso]

Samara Weaving in Valentino💗

[oxtofmydcpth]

Dodger rolled his shoulder into her playfully, stupid grin across his face, still. “I’m only messing with you Ivy. I don’t know if people are getting mauled or impaled or what. I’ve not paid that much attention. Like I said, I’m just waiting for my friends match.” He wasn’t sure when Emrys was supposed to be on, or if he’d missed it completely, and he rubbed at his eyes hoping to wake himself up a little more. “Sloane loves my charm. Everyone loves my charm,” and he let his teeth show through his grinning lips, fluttering his eyelashes as if that was going to emphasise the point. “Feel free to stick with me until you go back, if you want? You might be able to keep me awake.”

[ivyroseoberon]

ivy rolled her eyes at his antics, a smile of her own on her face. "who's your friend up against?" she asked curiously "are they in with a shot of winning?" the tournament wasn't something she would've thought would be on the cards but turns out the planners had the right idea, the place was packed. "yeah sure, ask sloane that when you fall asleep again and she has to call phoenix to pick you up" she laughed. dodger was harmless at the bar and she knew sloane would always let it slide with him. "oh, is the ren faire a little too boring for ya?" she teased, poking his arm "sure, that sounds good. i don't really know where to start in this faire. it's the first time i've experienced one of these"

[endlessreruns]

“There's a couple other places with food, so you can find one you like that isn't the fruit pies. I'm pretty sure I saw the soda shop has an ice cream cart. I wonder i f they're doing floats too” the last part was a bit of an out loud musing to herself. “are you signing up for the jousting competition or gonna go to watch? I've heard that's supposed to be fun.”

[ivyroseoberon]

"i'll check those out. plus you can never go wrong with ice cream these days. are floats those things with the ice cream and soda?" she's never had one, but she remembered flint always talking about them before she got stuck here. "i'm not signing up but i'll maybe stop by and watch, i've got some time off today so i'll probably stop by. what about yourself? you or anyone you know taking part?"