↪ inspired by : angel ( lady & the tramp ii ) / nobara kugisaki ( jujutsu kaisen ) , happier than ever by billie eilish , katarina stratford ( 10 things i hate about you ) , nana osaki ( nana ) , tokyo love hotel by rina sawayama , haru ( beastars ) , angel by aerosmith
angela nunnelley. sophie thatcher. jan. 7th. capricorn. part - time @ aloha animal shelter. new england . bisexual. get free by lana del rey. girl, interrupted. barely finished middle school. sanguine. isfp. chaotic good. n/a. gryffindor. ☁️ 💫
present !!
dearest angela has been living a sort of double life , her very own hannah montana arc , except it is anything but exciting . she spends half the time putting up with brett and his goons and the other half spending all of her money on phone calls , looking for scott . sometimes she thinks about giving up on finding her friend , but the little voice in her head tells her not to . he wouldn't give up on her , so she might as well use whatever's left of her honor and keep looking . she's also working part - time at the aloha animal shelter , mainly as an excuse to spend less time around the junkyard dogs and feel like she's actually doing something good for herself . plus , the puppies and kitties are too cute to resist .
past !!
she's had more than a few shares of disappointment in life . after the loss of her mother at an early age and five different foster homes , the concept of belonging , of family became somewhat distant to angela . it was what she wanted most , and also the one thing that kept running away from her . eventually , she found something close to family ; a less than optimal one , the junkyard dogs . they were problematic , rough around the edges , definitely not on the right side of the track ( or the law ) , but she kept telling herself they were still people . except for brett --- sometimes she thinks he's the devil incarnate .
things changed for the better after she met scott . he was different , and that was just as great as it was terrible , especially for him . if angela wasn't busy worrying about herself , she was probably pulling her hair worrying about scott and what would become of him , especially once i'd become obvious that brett wasn't half as fond of the guy as she was . so when he disappeared , only for her to be given absolutely no clue as to what exactly had happened , the small blonde was forced to keep a straight face despite the fear and sadness in her heart . before she could start looking for her friend , the gang moved to elias and once again , angela had no choice but to follow along , but she wouldn't let that get in the way of finding scott .
future !!
i just want my girl to be okay and safe and happy :( i want her to truly find a family that respects her and treats her like a person , not ' brett's girl '. people who see how kind and loving but also badass and strong she is , and how she really has been through so much she could use a nap or two . also bring me scott . bring brett too . heck bring donicia bring everyone give me and angela all the people !
🌱 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ─────────── ❝ healing isn’t always about putting yourself back together the way you were. it’s about making something new out of the pieces that are left. ❞
SHE ALMOST FELT GUILTY for not being able to just agree with the stranger ; they seemed nice , a positive thinker and while angela always tried to look on the bright side , it wasn't easy . sometimes it was hard to believe that ' healing ' was a real thing . ❛ and what about the cracks ? ❜ the girl inquired , raising her eyebrows at them . ❛ do we just ignore those and pretend they aren't there ? ❜
“ i have a spare ticket, you wanna come in with me ? ”
❛ I NEVER SAY NO to free stuff , ❜ she replied with a half - smile , though the other hadn't won her over just yet . ❛ are we getting popcorn with that ? going to the movies and not getting popcorn is inhumane if you ask me . ❜
judy nodded as she gave the puppy she was holding a scratch behind it’s ear. ❝ i think so ! dogs are good at reading emotions of people. i bet they can sense something is different. ❞ she smiled as she gave the puppy a little boop on it’s nose. ❝ it’ll be a great year for you, little guy ! ❞
❛ THAT THEY ARE , yup . guess it's why they make for such good company ; they just want to see their human smile , ❜ and angela found value in such genuine tenderness . a tiny smile paints her lips as she watches the puppy interact with the other girl , standing on his hind legs spinning in circles after his nose is booped . what a show off , the blonde thinks . ❛ i think so too , he's too cute to stay here long and even if he does , it's not a bad life . ❜ after all , angela took great care of the animals at the shelter and so did the other employees . she turns her attention to the girl , ❛ you a dog person or ? ❜
“i don’t know.” mavis said pondering the thought further. she never really thought if animals knew the dates or times.. it was a strange thing to think about but then again she did suppose it was possible. “he’s adorable.. do you think we should get him a special little new year hat?”
WHILE ANGELA WASN'T in the position to waste her money , she also didn't see this as a waste . if anything , it could be a welcome gift to the little puppy , who was still fairly new to the shelter . plus , she'd be splitting the cost with the brunette . ❛ you know what , that'd be really cool . you wanna go get it now ? ❜ angela asked , carefully setting the puppy down so he could join the others . ❛ there's a store nearby that sells the cutest stuff for puppies and everything else . think i even saw little dress for guinea pigs the other day . ❜
Haven had adopted her cat from the shelter not too long ago when her loneliness had gotten the better of her but she often returned with bags of food or toys for the other animals in the place waiting for their forever homes. She placed the heavy bag on the floor and smiled at the blonde. “I don’t think animals understand time the way we do. They don’t worry about the silly things we do. But he does look young, maybe it is his first new year. We can say it and he’d agree.”
❛ TRUE , THEY HAVE BETTER THINGS to do like run around all day and cause problems on purpose . wish i could live like that ! ❜ it definitely sounded better than being a walking red flag's arm candy and spending her free time looking for a guy who might as well never want to hear from her again . both thoughts made angela sigh at herself ; i really need to get a life . holding the puppy in her arms , she turned her focus to haven , having noticed the bag being placed on the floor . ❛ you really don't have to do this much , haven . you sure you didn't forget to do your groceries ? ❜ not that the other looked like she couldn't spare any money , but angela knew appearances could be deceiving . ❛ how's baby beaker doing , wreaking havoc i hope ? ❜
🚐 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ─────────── “ huh, I don’t know. maybe they have own type of years that are different than humans. ” barley hummed, brows furrowing together in thought. he knew animals were smart but now he was wondering just how intelligent they were. did they know about years the way people did? the thoughts had him spiraling a little. “ well, happy new year little guy! hope it’s a good one. ”
❛ LIKE A DOG CALENDAR ? hm , i like that idea . ❜ and though it was a little silly , angela knew dogs that were much , much smarter than humans . much better company , too . smiling as the puppy left her to approach the stranger , the blonde chuckled , watching as he tried to stand on his hind legs a few times . ❛ i think he's trying to thank you . that or he's one big show off , ❜ which only made the canine even more adorable . standing up , she lifted her gaze to the guy . ❛ you a dog person ? ❜ angela guessed though , because after just one look at the dude , she had a feeling he was the embodiment of a golden retriever .
thinking idly over her question, eyes slowly flickering to said little guy. decha doesn’t mean to be an asshole, despite popular belief. takes his time to actually contemplate before offering his two cents. ‘ he probably has no thoughts whatsoever going on behind those eyes of his, ’ he says lowly, locking eyes with her as he says every single word. still, he soon shrugs at the mere idea. ‘ doesn’t mean he can’t feel though. someone’s excitement for the new year probably excites him despite not knowing the real reason behind it. ’
❛ YOU THINK ? COOL , then he's just like you . ❜ retorted with a proud , tight - lipped smirk , taking it as an opportunity to one him up . surely decha could afford her the simple , innocent joy of poking fun after angela had practically nursed the unlucky soul back to his feet . unsurprisingly , he was much less snarky with a broken arm and some bruises . turning her attention to the puppy , her smirk turned into a genuine smile , endeared by the little creature as it chased around its tail . ❛ nothing wrong with getting excited for no reason , i wish i was more easily etertained . i just hope he finds someone who can keep up with all the energy he's got , ❜ she points out while scratching behind the puppy's ears . ❛ and with a huge backyard , too . ❜ looking up at decha , she tilts her head to the side . ❛ how's your arm ? ❜
whoever this guy was, he meant a lot to angela. meg understood — perhaps more than she would like to — what it meant to find someone you wanted to protect from the world, to ensure they would have nothing but goodness in their lives. but in meg’s case, she believed hercules would only have a good life without her in it. meg chose to leave hercules alone, while angela still looked for scott.
“ hey, now, ” meg frowned, tilting her head closer to angela. comforting had never been her strong suit, but she always tried. “ you had both eyes on him and something still happened, that’s not on you. you didn’t mess up anything. you did everything. ” her eyes softened, hoping angela would believe it. “ everything. and that’s more than any sucker in this stupid existence can say. ”
“ speaking of suckers … ” meg took her phone out of her pocket to check the time. “ i’ve done my little song and dance, and now i’m clocking off. you wanna hang out tonight ? ”
LIPS PRESS TOGETHER upon noticing her friend's frown , realizing then she might've said too much , let it get too personal . conversations with meg always threaded between not wanting to overshare in fear of ruining the mood and needing to do so , because there was no one else angela could say these things to . the stuff she held dear , too precious to share . things that were hers and hers alone , unlike everything else . you did everything . brows furrow together as the words reverb in her mind — did she really ?
❛ ... right , i'll take your word for it . you're always right . ❜ except for when she wasn't , but angela still trusted her friend's opinion and knew meg would've held her accountable if she thought the blonde could've done more for scott . maybe it was okay to be a little gentle to herself with this one .
❛ thanks meg ... hm ? ❜ raising her brows , the petite blonde watches as the other checks her phone , cracking a tiny grin after a moment . ❛ yup , sounds good . what are you thinking ? i'm kinda in the mood not to go home tonight . ❜
❛ DO YOU THINK THEY know it's a new year ? for humans at least , ❜ because well , it's a known fact that dog years weren't the same as human years . angela knew that , and she also knew her shift was over but who would dare to stop the blonde from playing with the shelter's canines ? ❛ i think it's this little guy's first new year . ❜
acting normal and being normal were two entirely different things that adora had no idea how to do. acting was a nightmare where she was ready to fail miserably but thankfully for her, she knew how to avoid authority but never knew how to avoid attention. for as long as she knew, eyes have always been on her. whether in the horde or with her friends, she has always had an audience and she didn't know how to ghost it. she figured that it had to deal with being she-ra being her or her being she-ra, but she was slowly getting used to the sensation of people watching her. she just didn't know how to act accordingly. "have you ever had hot chocolate?" she was in absolute awe and bliss, a new invention discovered and her eyes were practically bulging out of her head. "it's where they melt cholate with either milk or hot water and oh my, i think i just experienced true love."
GAZE SHOOTS UP FROM her cup , landing on the girl . if asked , angela would swear it's nothing more than pitch black coffee ; an adult drink , for people who work the nine to five and have important things to do , people to meet . however , the truth is that the blonde might've emptied three to four packets of sugar trying to make it sweet enough to the palate . she'd always had a bit of a sweet tooth , something hard to care for when life can be so bitter . ❛ um , yeah . a long time ago , ❜ with family one or two — things got a little hazy as the years went by . she'd always considered hot chocolate to be a family drink , something parents prepare for their kids on a cold winter night and then share by the warmth of a cozy fire , or while watching a movie . needless to say she hadn't had a cup ever since . ❛ this your first time having it ? don't drink too much , you might end up sick ... ❜
Donnie often wished he was better at deciphering people. He could tell when their was clear danger or when someone was completely harmless but struggled with the grey. Odd, since he was pretty grey at best, but he’d always had his brothers as buffers and being on his own was a new experience for him. “A place you wanna call but you can’t use your own phone?” That sounded suspicious, he knew that much. The promise of another ice cream did little to sway him but the idea of helping someone who needed it was what drove him to keep asking questions. “Is there something wrong with your phone? Or are you hiding? I don’t need more ice cream but a better explanation to why I should hand you my phone would be appreciated.”
IT WAS NAÏVE OF ANGELA to assume some random guy would so much as lift a finger to help her . things were never that simple , not to people like her , yet she foolishly allowed herself to look for the best in people . at least in some people . brows furrow together , baby blues shooting a sort of glare at the guy who dares to make her elaborate on the subject . ❛ ... the latter . don't make a big deal of it . ❜ not that she thinks he would , but angela feels the need to double check if only to keep people from getting dragged into her mess , to stop what happened to scott from happening again . ❛ i can't tell you more than that . sorry , it's kind of personal . ❜ that and for all she knows , there's no saying this guy isn't one of brett's affiliates that she doesn't know about . ❛ so ... can i borrow your phone ? i promise it'll be quick . ❜
“ yeah that’s dangerous territory. kinda traumatised by that, so let’s just … ” she makes a slashing motion across her throat, “ we gotta nip that in the bud. ” she says, with a performative wink, before breathing out a laugh.
angela often said the things meg was too tired to say aloud, so she just nodded with a roll of her eyes. waving the sign around still, the movement became slower as her focus settled on her friend. the ‘s’ word. scott. she pressed her lips together in a thin line. “ maybe he’s gone travelling. you know those rich types. backpacking around the world trying to save one colonised country at a time, ” she joked, but only half-heartedly. “ i was thinking … is there any way to get someone in new england ? scope out the guy’s house ? ”
THE WINK STEALS A LAUGH from angela's mouth , yet she can't help the ever present feeling of wanting to grab her best friend's shoulders and tell her to wake up . to stop chastising herself and the mere idea of love . unlike angela , meg had had a shot at it . multiple times , which was better than most . it left her feeling jealous , green with envy — the good kind , that is . nevertheless , she cracks a tiny smile at the brunette's joke . meg was always good at cheering her up , even if just a little bit .
❛ nah , not him ... he'd do that shit because he cares , not because it'd look good on instagram . ❜ and he'd let her know , or at least angela wanted to believe so . maybe scott would've sent her a few pictures of a funny tree he'd found , or one of himself hugging a sloth . something silly but endearing . with a small shrug , she shoots the other a disheartened smile . ❛ the only people i know from there are brett and the gang , and i can't tell them about this . i don't have his family's number , and i wouldn't know what to say to them . ❜ a pause , followed by a heavy sigh . ❛ it's my fault , y'know ? i should've kept an eye on him . i messed up . ❜
