whoever you want me to be,

The historic city of Astoria, where the boats landed and a community started to be built centuries ago. Astoria was the country’s first capitol and it is very important for the economy of Nova Pangaea, being the country’s most important city for when it comes to science. It has two of the five best universities in Nova Pangaea, the crime rate is at its lowest it’s ever been for the last twelve years and with its constant growth, more job opportunities keep appearing every day.

[lenniedix]

After working in the kitchen all day, the last thing Lennon wanted to do was actually make herself dinner, especially if it required more than stabbing plastic with a fork and shoving it in a microwave. But after surveying her bare boned fridge, she’d come to the whine-inducing realization that she didn’t actually have anything to eat. Her grumbling stomach prompted Lennon into throwing on a sweater over her tanktop and sweatpants to run to the corner store before it closed. After deciding on a sure to be satisfactory dinner of a pre-made sandwich and a bag of chips, Lennon managed to trip. Over a can of vegetables, a misplaced toy, or most likely, air, she wasn’t sure, all she knew was that she landed ass first, right as someone turned the corner in her aisle, the sandwich sliding their way while the chips crunched under her feet. “Uh, would you mind sliding that back over?” she asked from the floor, hunger winning out in the battle between it and embarrassment. 

[jeremiahgk]

That moment caught him by surprise, his instinct was to reach closer and help her, find a way to hold the petitte woman before she’d hit the ground, but it was too late. He wasn’t that fast. Walking closer, his eyes were still on her when his words left his mouth without letting him think twice about them. “Damn, Lennie.” Jeremiah nodded in agreement to her words, grabbing her sandwich and chips and handing them all back to Lennon before offering his hand for her to hold so he could help her get up. It was the least he could do. “Are you okay? That was one hell of a fall, it would be worth to be shared through snapchat, but sadly I wasn’t quick enough to record it,” he joked. Hoping it wasn’t too soon to light up the mood about the situation. “This section is a dangerous one, children always find a way to drop toys and leave them on the floor.”

[jeremiahgk]

fyimani:

“Ding! Ding! Ding!” Grinning, Imani imitated the ringing of a bell. If he hadn’t guessed correctly, she still would have gave him another shot. “Congratulations you have won a free round of soda.” Imani now moved to face Jeremiah, and removed her hands from his eyes. "My hug please,” still standing, she extended her arms, beckoning him. “I’ve missed you so much!”

He flashed a smile the moment he noticed that he was right. And once he was allowed to take a look at her, Jeremiah opened his eyes and felt that joy inside his being. It was really nice to see his cousin. “I’m glad I got that round, I need it,” he joked before he moved himself up, standing in front of her and pulling her small figure for a hug, taking his time to enjoy her presence before he pulled away to look at her once again. “I’ve missed you too! How are you? Tell me everything about anything you’d like to talk about.”

[jeremiahgk]

mssheabarrett:

She gave him a look and nudge his side. “Oh I see how it is..alright come on lets go then. I’ve already nearly given you a heart attack I think I’ve ahd enough scaring for one night..plus this make up is starting to itch.” She tugs his arm a little towards an emergency exit she’d noticed in the maze.

“Oh, yes! We can pass by a bar or any open establishment, so you can get rid off your make-up and after that, we can head straight to the beach.” He replied, while still looking at the woman before he started making his way out of the maze, “I came here with my car, so I can give us both a ride until the beach, if you’re okay with this of course. We can always walk until there.”

[xcnder]

One of the places Isabel visited often was the ice cream shop and that day was no exception especially since she had been given a coupon in her last visit. She had already decided which new flavor to try when she decided to pull out the coupon and read it, only to notice that she needed to buy two ice creams to make the promotion valid. Letting out a sigh, she turned to the nearest person. “Hey! I have this coupon but it’s only valid if I buy two ice creams, but as much as I love ice cream I can only handle one. Maybe we can pay together and that way get the discount?” she offered with a warm smile.

[jeremiahgk]

Jeremiah had taken the rest day to deal with paying bills for the office after the long meeting they had in the morning and now, once he met Isabel, Jeremiah could never decline her offering. He was weak when the subject was food. It was even worst that she was offering ice cream to be shared. “Of course, it sounds like a great offer, I can’t see why I’d say no to you.” He replied, flashing a smile at her before he’d share a few more words with her. “You do know how to get to my heart,” he joked. 

[jeremiahgk]

ceciliakings:

“Or maybe we’re both distracted.” Cecilia replied with a light shrug. “It was probably nothing important, since I think we would’ve remembered if it was.” Her memory wasn’t usually this bad, so that’s why she assumed it was just a case of distraction mixed with lack of importance. Besides, she was way more preoccupied with their food anyway. Once Cece got comforable on the couch again, she averted her gaze to the tv, trying to pay attention to whatever was on, but she figured that chatting with Jer was more enjoyable. “I still can’t believe you needed some random stranger to remind you that, J.” She chuckled softly, playfully shoving him, before leaning closer to Jeremiah and resting her head against his shoulder for a bit there.

 Comfort came with time for her… enjoying others presence and the closeness, too. “Leftover pizza is the breakfast from Gods. You can’t tell my mom I said that, but we both know it’s true.” While Cecilia wasn’t exactly used to eating pizza for breakfast, she had to admit that cold pizza was better than the one freshly out of the oven. “I–went to Andrew’s apartment.” There wasn’t much change in her voice. Given how open she was with Jeremiah, this wouldn’t be the first time Cecilia would’ve mentioned Andrew to him either, so the name came out as natural as possible. “We kind of made out at the party. It was weird to say the least… nothing happened, though. He fell asleep, I tucked him in, then went to bed myself.” She was only now realizing just how long it had taken for her to mention it to her best friend, which was probably because it wasn’t that big of a deal in the first place. “I’m glad nothing happened though. I think it would’ve been weird.” Cece glanced down at her hands for a minute there, before leaning away from Jer so she could look at him. “Has anything like that ever happened to you? Kissing a friend and stuff…”

“Now, he’s not some random stranger, now he’s the coolest stranger. And, sometimes, I don’t have the best memory in the world. You’ll notice it as time passes by,” he teased, flashing a smile at his friend, while looking at her. It was good to have Cecilia around, it was a strong bond that came out of nowhere and he didn’t mind that at all. It was a sense of family that he always got from friends, she was one of them. “And I won’t tell your mother that, do you really think I’m a snitch, Cece? Come on! We smoke pot together, if there was something I’d tell your mother, that would be it, but then... she’d probably think I’m the bad influence and tell you to stay away from me.”

And then, once their subject changed, Jeremiah raised an eyebrow. Silence was all he could offer to the brunette while she was sharing everything she needed to, and he waited until it was his turn to talk, though he didn’t know if he was the best person to give someone advice. “How do you kind of make out with someone? You’ve made out, right? It happened.” He questioned. It was weird, it was weird because both of them were great friends of Jeremiah, and he should be careful about his own words. He needed a beer or ten. “And it’s not weird now? Everything’s okay between you two? Or are you just lying to yourself because it’s safer? Because, honestly, I always do that whenever I have to face some awkward situation,” he really wasn’t the best person for advices. “Not really, I haven’t had a serious relationship in a while nor have I felt that I wanted to kiss a friend. Both of my ex-girlfriends weren’t really a friend before we had a relationship, so I really don’t know how does it work. Or how awkward it can be. But, I guess you should talk to each other, to clear the air.”

[jeremiahgk]

audreyxfletcher:

“See that sounds like a pretty awesome way to spend Halloween,” Audrey told him.  “I mean…what’s better than scary movies and excessive amounts of candy?  It seems better than the hangover I’ll inevitably wake up with tomorrow morning.  That’s for sure.”

“I’m not your neighbor anymore, so I can’t help you with your hangover if you’d like me to, but... still, good luck with that, because there’s a high chance I’ll be going through the same situation,” he laughed, nodding at the woman. “Also, don’t let this boring man right here stop you from having fun with your friends... are you meeting someone here?”

[jeremiahgk]

mrgalenprice:

Galen listened to his suggestion, pondering it. “You know that does sound like a better idea. plus it may give me a place to wash off this paint. Sweat is causing it to run anyway.”

“Perfect, so let’s go for it.” Jeremiah could feel the relief reaching his body once he chose a different thing to do with part of his time. In case he felt he could head back to the maze for another adventure, he could always do it after some food. “This is why I’m dressed as myself, the easiest way of going through different experiences tonight.”

[jeremiahgk]

mssheabarrett:

“That’s true. If there hadn’t have been the maze tonight I would have probably been doing a Halloween bar crawl.” She smiled softly and nods, “I’ve been a couple times, its calming..and a good place to see the stars. Somehow they seem brighter on the beach”

“That would’ve been a great idea,” in fact, for Jeremiah that was a better idea than staying in the maze. “Exactly. Well, it’s sad that you want to stick around the maze and scare people, or else, we could head there and enjoy the calmness that comes from the beach at night.”

[jeremiahgk]

mscarleighaortiz:

She grins up to Jeremiah and hugged him back. It really was good to see him. Back in school they’d shared a love for computers. He was one person who didn’t make her feel like a nerd. “Aww really? I thought you’d forget all about me.” She chuckles and shakes her head, “I’ve missed you too. I’m doing well. Working down at the library with Mrs. O’rielly. How about you? How have you been?”

“I could never, come on!” And he wasn’t lying, not when friends were the only thing that kept him sane throughout his adolescente, sharing a bright smile with the young woman, he listened to her words carefully before sharing his own. “That’s great! It’s not a bad thing to be surrounded by books, is it? And I’m good, I was working at a company back in Palo Alto, but I’ve decided it was time to come home and work on my own company. Things are slowly getting better, after all, we’re still new...”

[jeremiahgk]

diego-olmedillo:

“That happens when you are one of the few who can understand the matrix man” He chuckled remembering always saying that to the programmers at his job “Sorry it was a silly joke, but all those codes are almost like the matrix to me, so yeah.” Diego smiled excited and nodded “Hey, I’m a beer guy so we should totally get together and talk about old tv shows, maybe watch a game, you tell me and I’m in” He was right, they were lucky “You are one hundrerd percent right, we are very lucky for loving what we do, with all the ups and down, there’s no better feeling that finally finishing a proyect and knowing that you did it and all the time was worth it and people will get something out of it.”

“We can work that out, you can call me at the office, and we’ll make it happen. Both the help about old tv shows and the beer, it’s perfect.” Jeremiah replied as honest as possible. Maybe that day hadn’t been so horrible as Jeremiah thought it would be. “Exactly! Whenever I think everything’s tough and I’m getting too stressed at work, I try to remind myself that at least I’m doing something I love.” The moment he was out of the maze, he looked at the man once again offering his hand. “I guess we’ll see each other around? And thank you for helping me find the end of this maze. I’m finally free!”

[aqu4regiax]

( @jeremiahgk )

Sleepovers at Jeremiah’s apartment weren’t exactly news to them. Well… they tended to balance it out, sometimes it’d happen at Cece’s apartment, others at Jer’s. It would mostly depend on which place they were feeling the most at the time they made plans. Since Cecilia wasn’t too big on going out partying, a nice night in watching movies with her best friend, or playing board games, or simply enjoying each other’s companies while doing their own thing was enough for her. Finding family and Jeremiah was–a gift, really. If she were religious, she’d say it was a blessing, because the younger man really did feel like a brother to her and hopefully, things would continue that way between them.

She was in the kitchen for a minute, checking in on her broccoli souffle because it was her turn to cook. It looked like it’d be ready in a few moments, so returned to where Jer was, bringing her beer bottle with her and joining in on him as she planted a kiss on the side of his head. “It should be ready soon. What were we talking about again? I’m so hungry–” Cecilia mumbled as she rested her forehead against his shoulder. “I can’t even concentrate properly. Anyway… Halloween. You never really told me… did you come home alone or–?”

[jeremiahgk]

Jeremiah had his eyes on television, paying half attention to whatever was happening in it and half of his attention was in his phone’s screen, exchanging a few messages with his workmates and friends before he moved his attention to his friend, welcoming her with a smile. “I really can’t remember, maybe we’re both having a case of bad memory,” he joked, motioning his head to face his friend while remaining silent for a second to pay attention to her words. 

And then, her question made him laugh; at least, his friend had faith on him, it was a good sign. Or Jeremiah wanted to believe that it was. “Oh, no! All I came home with was some pizza, before a guy I met at the maze reminded me that pizza in the morning the best breakfest ever. Other than that, nothing happened. Sadly... there were amazing and beautiful women out there.” He replied, with an open smile at Cecilia. While he didn’t want to go out that day, at least, he had had his share of fun. And everything was worth his time. “What about you? Did you come home alone?”

[jeremiahgk]

If you could change places with someone in the world for a day, who you would like it to be?

“I don’t know, I like being who I am. Maybe, in the past, when I was a young man with some things going on, I’d love to change places with someone. Oh, wait, Idris Elba. I’d love to be Idris. That’s my answer!”

[jeremiahgk]

Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you. What do you do?

“Oh, man! I don’t know! I’ve never been in this position but if she my best friend liked me and I didn’t have feelings for her, I’d find the best way to talk to her about the situation so we can continue being friends without hurting her. If I had feelings for her too, I don’t know, I guess it’s hard because, what if the relationship doesn’t work out? But also, it’s wrong not to try to move forward with them. After all, your significant other should also be your best friend, so I guess if she liked me and I liked her back, I’d consider us both lucky. This is a very specific question and I don’t know if I gave the right question for it.”

[jeremiahgk]

[leave-me-hypnotized-love]

[mscarleighaortiz]

It was often that she’d find herself down in St. Juan. She’d enjoyed popping in on Christian, he was more her brother than her cousin after all. Sometimes she’d bring leftovers from Ma, sometimes she’d just pop in to check on him, in the guise of bugging him. She’d been worried about him since he’d come back and she made it her duty to keep an eye on him.

Stepping from his home she pulled her purse to cross her shoulder. Her head lifted to check her surroundings and to her surprise caught on a familiar face. Jeremiah. She hadn’t seen him since he left for college. “Well look who’s back in town”

@jeremiahgk

[jeremiahgk]

He was leaving his building with his attention mostly on his phone while answering a few e-mails, when he heard a familar voice and someone reaching closer. Once he raised his head and his eyes were able to catch Carleigha, Jeremiah smiled, walking closer to the woman. “Carly? It’s nice to see you too! My day’s just way better now! Come here!”

He didn’t know exactly if she wouldn’t be comfortable at hugging him, but still he opened his arms, hoping that she would come for a hug. “It’s been what? Years! I’ve missed you, how are you? Now I wish I didn’t have to work today!”

[jaydenbennett]

( @jeremiahgk )

It wasn’t often that Jayden would have a night off, since there were more night scenes than daylight scenes in the show this season, so his schedule was all messed up. Luckily, tonight it had been a different story, but rushing around Westwick, running errands to a certain star of the show who simply thought that Jayden’s PA title stood for ‘personal assistant’, wasn’t easy either. So he was exhausted, hungry, but definitely not in the mood to go home and spend the rest of his night staring at his wall. Maybe he should’ve gone out for a drink to meet new people, but he didn’t feel like making an effort, so his brother’s house it was. He sent Jeremiah a text before showing up at his apartment with a six pack and his usual boyish grin.

“I come baring gifts.” He said, raising the six pack and handing it to Jer once the door opened, then stepped into his older brother’s apartment and dropped face down onto the couch. “Can we order food and pretend we don’t have busy days tomorrow?” He mumbled into the cushions. “I need a thirty-minute nap to be brought to life, but thanks for letting me come.”

[jeremiahgk]

Jeremiah had just finished taking a shower, after a long day of work, dealing with fixing the beta version of a new app they were working at; he was tired, part of himself just wanted to choose comfortable clothes and a movie to watch before he’d end up falling asleep in front of the television. His plans changed the moment he received the text from his brother. While, Jeremiah was still wearing his sweatpants and a simple white shirt, hoping his brother wouldn’t have the idea of leaving the apartment, he didn’t mind spending the rest of the day with his brother. Not when they were working their way to build a good relationship between each other. 

Opening the door, Jeremiah flashed a smile at his brother before grabbing the six pack. “That’s the code to get inside my apartment, you did it right,” he joked, giving Jayden room to get inside the apartment before Jeremiah would close the door. “I have pasta if it helps. While I do love to order food, sometimes a homecooked meal is all we need. How does it sound? And I have a spare bedroom if you want to take a nap. Mi casa es su casa.”