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havencfear‌:

Sometimes, Roger regretted agreeing to get a job. And most of the time, those times corresponded with when he was headed to work, and increased tenfold on days he had been working on his song before work. Today happened to meet all the criteria, and all he wanted to do was get through his shift and back home to perfect the next part. ( Or, perfect for this week. Come the week after, he’d be rewriting it again, and at this point he didn’t even know if it was the same song he’d started. ) He’d had his shitty, five dollar headphones that had made the trek from America over in his ears, blasting his favorite playlist when the girl ran face first into him, causing him to reach out and grab her by the shoulders to steady her so neither of them would fall. He frowned a bit, pulling an earbud out as he dropped his arms. “ You in a rush or somethin’? ”

Karen could be distracted by anything, a toothpick if it caught her eye in the right way, the Katy Perry song that profoundly asked if you’d ever felt like a plastic bag was one of her favourites because if there was one twisting in the wind Karen would in all likelihood pause to look at it. So when there was a dog involved it was a no brainer, she just wanted to boop it’s little nose. With a loud exclamation as she banged headlong into the man the blonde giggled, but her eyes were still wide. “A rush? No! I just saw a dog and…look…” Turning to where the owner had lead it away as if showing how cute it was would excuse her recent action of almost making them both go headlong onto the floor. “I didn’t hurt you did I?” Now there was concern in her voice as well as her eyes, top row of teeth sinking into her lip as she waited for him to answer.

#c:roger

freczeyourbrain‌:

“SO DO I, it seems like i can’t stay away from them most of the time.” jd admitted as he watched her pull away and look down at him. karen was a very pretty girl, he could even appreciate that in the dim lights of a night club, “it was just a jack and coke, well, a few jack and cokes. i saw those orange drinks though, totally seems like something you’d be into.” he chuckled, hand resting on the side of her neck and the other neck resting on her thigh, eyes traveling down when she flaunted her top. “it looks nice, like really nice.” jd said, unable to stop staring at the curve of her breasts because, well, he was who he was. his tongue slipped along his lips as he watched her before he was able to drag his gaze back up when she mentioned regina. thank fucking god regina didn’t join her, juggling the two of them at the same time wasn’t on his agenda. “a sheet over her face? well, if she takes that over all of this fun, she’s missing out.” he informed the girl with a smirk, motioning over his shoulders were a few of his guy friends were lingering and talking, “came with those guys, a few coworkers, but i think you’re way better company.”

“You know what would be funny? If your real name was Jack. Then I could call you jack and coke….maybe I will anyway. You will be jack and coke to me.” She grinned, eyes twinkling every time the club lights hit them, still clinging to the man in a way she had no business doing. “Yeah? I like it. But I like that you like it even more.” A sucker for words of affirmation she was already leaning forwards towards him a little which unbeknownst to her just increased his ability to see down the front of her shirt, not that Karen probably would have minded even if she had realised. “A sheet over her face! She said it gives her paws…or takes away paws…? Anyway I asked if there was a dog there and she said no so I didn’t want to go.” Looking up she glanced at the men behind him unable to recognise a single one, hardly surprising, so her attention quickly reverted back to JD. “You are too! We can hang out together instead.” She was still draped all over him as if she had some kind of right to be there, not very good with personal boundaries, especially when she found someone attractive. “I got new cherry lipgloss.” Karen leant next to his ear to whisper with a grin. “It tastes like cherry pie.”

#c:jd

stxpidwithlove‌:

Oh jeez…the situation got super sticky super fast. Cady carefully lowered her phone, taking a second to look at JD’s picture before making herself look at Karen’s face. As suspected from the tone of her voice, the girl looked crushed and Cady knew how she felt. She had a sneaking suspicion that she wasn’t the only person JD was seeing, and now one of her best friends confirmed it. It sucked more than Cady imagined. “No, Kar….we’re not dating. It was just-” What? Just sex? Not for Cady, it wasn’t. And not for Karen either, it seemed. Cady sighed, putting her phone away and grabbed Karen’s had. “Remember how I said I didn’t think he was the girlfriend type?” She asked, trying to be strong for Karen. It was hard, what with her heart sinking down into her stomach. “This is why…I’m really sorry.” Cady squeezed her hand, silently praying that she understood. She couldn’t have Karen mad at her. Not after everything that’d happened and Karen had been so quick to forgive her. Could they really fight over some boy? Maybe…Cady hoped not. “What do you want to do?”

Karen was trying not to overreact, she was always being told she was a drama queen, but it was hard when emotion was bubbling up inside her like a shaken up bottle of soda. In her eyes she had gone from being special in JDs eyes to being…something that was getting in the way of her best friend’s happiness? Possibly. Her brain couldn’t exactly work it out right now and that was the most frustrating part. “So…when he was kissing me…he was also kissing you? And having sex with you too?” For someone who was often prone to doing dumb things the blonde felt a whole new level of stupid right now. Sitting back from the phone and retracting her hand from the other’s she looked down at her hands, fiddling with a ring on one of them, unable to look Cady in the eye. “I’m sorry, is he not the girlfriend type because of me? If I wasn’t there then maybe you could date him and be happy. Then I wouldn’t be happy but that’s ok as long as you are happy, because that is what friends do …” Tears were welling up in her eyes now, damn why did she have to be so obvious with her emotions all the time. There was no point trying to hide them either because the other knew her as well as she knew herself. “It….it is right though. I’m sorry…I didn’t mean it.” She whispered, boys never stayed around for her, or girls, she could get them into bed quickly but they always seemed to get out just as fast as well.

#c:cady

wxrkerbees‌:

“I must say, that lip color really is fetch!” She smiled, holding back the small giggle at the reminder of the lingo she’d been obsessed with in high school. “You should wear it more often, maybe even let me borrow it?” Gretchen used her free hand to poke Karen’s arm, finally giggling as the other’s excitement only grew. “Of course! What kind of best friend would I be if I didn’t go with you to look at and hold all the puppies?! A very bad one, I think!” She let out a little ‘hmph’ and turned up her nose at the very idea. After a beat her voice softened and she shrugged. “Sometimes people do want them, but they aren’t able to take care of them. It doesn’t always mean they’re unwanted.”

“Ahh you think so!?” Karen squeaked as she clapped her hands together in excitement. Sure Regina might have tried to squish the use of the word fetch all those years ago, but since the blonde knew it was the peak of compliments from Gretchen she always loved when it was bestowed upon her. “You can borrow it anytime! I can buy you on!” She exclaimed, still holding tightly to the brunettes arm. Her excitement was mounting more by the second at the prospect of seeing small dogs that she might be able to pet. Dampened only by the thought of why they were there, frowning softly, who could ever … not want a dog? It baffled her. Then again a lot of things baffled her. “If you…why can’t you take care of them? You love them, walk them, give them food and hugs…it’s not hard.” She murmured. “Right?”

#c:gretchen

stvrcrcssed‌:

his eyes widened slightly when she enthusiastically declared she got to stroke a dog. her giggles made him smile a little bit more, amused but not very surprised about it. “better than people,” she said in response to her question and meaning it. “do you have one? you clearly like them.” as her hand stretched out, he took it, politely shaking before shoving it in his pocket. “chino.” it was rare for him to ever give his actual name. aside from writing it on forms now and then, carlos almost didn’t exist.

“So much better than people!” Karen agreed with a bright grin and enthusiastic nod. God how she wished she had a dog, not that she knew exactly what was stopping her from getting one, it was certainly the kind of thing she’d do. Go out one day and return with a puppy. It just hadn’t happened yet. “I don’t, but I love them so much.” Her hand went to her chest as she said that, another laugh bubbling up inside her. “Chino! Hi! That is such a cool name, you know I don’t think I ever heard it before.” Her focus faded as she thought about it for a moment before shaking her head. “Nope! Never heard it before!”

#c:chino

violentdelighstviolentends‌:

Ok, so she was either a few marbles short, or she was crazy. He wasn’t quite sure at this point. “Doesn’t everyone know where their eyes are?” or at least a large proportion of people. “Nice colour? Sure. But shouldn’t trust people that easily love. Kindness is in actions, not eyes” and he knew he wasn’t kind. He had long since accepted that fact though, he wasn’t about to lose sleep over it now. Kindness would have got him killed a long time ago. “I really don’t. Respect to vampires, but not really my thing” and the last thing he needed right now was anything more distinguishing. “Sure there is someone who named their kid that… cruel really”.

Karen paused, wondering if the question was meant to trip her up, before breaking out into a sweet smile once more. “Not all babies know! Not that you are a baby, I’m just saying, I don’t think you’re a baby. Ah I’m sorry, was that rude?” Now she was panicky that she’d somehow managed to offend this stranger with what was intended as a compliment, wishing she had someone who knew her nearby to help explain what she meant more eloquently. Where were the other plastics when she needed them?! “Kindness can be in both…” She shrugged, a strand of her blonde hair falling over her face before she brushed it off casually. “Did you not see twilight? Those were cool vampires! Wait…do you have a name?” She asked quickly.

kingofnxwyxrk‌:

“ we both know it doesn’t take an hour. ” a laugh escaped KAT’s lips as she allowed herself to be pulled closer. she figured a few minutes would suffice, but it was easy to get lost in the moment. after god knows how long past, they finally broke. “ okay, okay, okay, ” she pulled herself away. her eyes remained on the other, a soft smile on her lips. “ enough distractions, ” she said, offering one last peck on the lips, before rolling off the girl. she now sat on the edge of the bed, fixing her messy hair slightly.

she gave in, but now she had to maintain the willpower. she slowly inhaled, as if to catch her breath. she had to reset herself, forgetting it was just another workday for her. it couldn’t be some lazy sunday, at least not for kat. “ do you have plans for today? anywhere to be? “ her question genuine. she wasn’t trying to kick the girl out or anything ; not at all, but was just curious more than anything. she straightened her shirt as she stood up, turning back to face the blonde. “ anything fun, at least? ”

“But it can if you go really slowly…” Karen whispered against Kat’s lips as she carried on kissing her, pleased that she’d managed to get her back into the bed even if it was only for a short while. She’d take it as a win. It was short lived though as she was once again left in the lurch by the other pulling back. Earning a pout from the blonde. “That was no time! That wasn’t even close to …. I don’t know…” She actually hadn’t been timing it, she’d been too swept up in the kiss to register how much time had passed. Kat seemed to have that effect on her.

The question regarding plans somehow managed to send her on a spiral internally, assuming she was asking because she needed or worse wanted to get rid of her. Had she overstayed her welcome? But Kat had wanted to spend time with her…right? “Um, I might go and see some friends…I don’t have work to go to today because we filmed todays things yesterday…I might go to the dog park.” Did she have a dog to take there? No. Did she love going and pretending? Yes, she did.

#c:kat

deliaschlimmerlifecoach‌:

“Not that I know of, but a lot of emotions can be hidden away from even the person experiencing them.” Delia smiled spouting something she’d learned in one of her training books. “You must miss her, I take it from the accents that she’s back in the US?”

“Hmm…maybe…or maybe people feel them too much but they don’t tell people because they might laugh. If you are jealous of someone I won’t laugh at you.” She promised. People being her, it was a common issue the blonde had, not that she was exactly tapped into the reasoning behind it. “I do! I miss her a lot. She is back in America with my daddy and everyone else but I’m going to go and see her for thanksgiving!”

#c:delia

stcrlightandshadows‌:

。·:✧:· MICHAEL COULDN’T HELP but laugh at the girl’s response. he’d definitely gotten lost before, but always somehow managed to find a road that could help him out. michael wasn’t sure if she had found it yet or if she was amused by the idea of just walking around and exploring. shaking his head, he went to make a comment and found himself laughing along with her. her laugh was making him laugh. for a few minutes, he just laughed, his stomach starting to hurt as he did. finally, taking a breath, he looked back up at her. “well, i know of a really good place to get chocolate buttons and they’ve also got some other really good candies and baked goods! should we go? i have some coupons too, so maybe we’ll get some free things!”

It was like Karen had been faced with some kind of guardian angel, a kindred spirit as the two of them laughed together for a while, no need to explain why. For some reason this boy didn’t seem to need an explanation just in the way he seamlessly joined in her fun. “Wait, really? Okay have you ever had a brown chocolate button and a white chocolate button and then you squish them together so they are like…one bit of each? Like a zebra chocolate button!” And she was off again, babbling about nothing in particular, just glad to have the company and eager to spend more time with him. “Wait, do they have cupcakes too? I love cupcakes. Fairy cakes! Really that is one of the best reasons to be a fairy I think, so much cake…like…all the time.”

#C:Michael

adastrvs‌:

❛ karen, how exactly do you expect me to choose when you’re constantly moving these dresses in front of me ? slow down, show me one at a time, ❜ regina complained, waiting for her friend to do as she said. ❛ i mean, i know this isn’t high school, but i wear pink almost everyday. wednesdays included. i guess it depends on which shade of blue you’re talking about and what piece of clothing you have in mind. show me the blue ones too. oh, and by the way, it’s friday. remind me again, what event are we picking you an outfit for ? ❜

“Slow down, got it.” But being Karen she took it to the extreme, showing her friend the dresses in almost slow motion as she moved one across, then the other, the whole action taking upwards of a minute to complete. Eager to comply with Regina’s direction because after all things were easier when someone else told you how they wanted them done. “It’s Friday…it’s Friday…” she repeated to herself over and over as she headed over to the wardrobe to pull out the two blue options she had in her head, turning back with a beam. “These ones! Oh…because I can’t go out naked you have to wear clothes to a baby shower.” Karen explained seriously, no hint of a joke in her words whatsoever, that really was the reason she was giving.

#c:regina

adastrvs‌:

regina’s eyes never left karen’s face. she had to focus to maintain her composure and not go psycho and overprotective and that meant a lot of self-control. she was glad to hear her friend wasn’t physically injured, but the matters of heart were also delicate. she would’ve pressured her for more details, such as a name or maybe a better explanation, but the girl was crying and she didn’t want to make it even worse. ❛ i’m sorry to hear that, k. i’m here for you. ❜ after hearing her drink suggestion, regina nodded. ❛ vodka and tea, got it. ❜ regina opened a drawer and took out a new bottle of vodka, placed it on the counter, then started searching for the tea. then, she brewed the tea and poured it in a cup, then added some vodka as her friend wished. ❛ do you want it cold ? i can put some ice cubes. if not, then it’s ready. ❜

As her friend sorted out the drink she’d requested Karen sat on the floor, leaning her forehead onto the floor in front of her, sniffling as a couple of tears escaped. Still, at the question she sat up immediately, not wanting to keep the other waiting, nodding her head. “Like ice tea? Yeah I like ice tea…” the blonde murmured, giving the other a watery smile. So many things had happened in such a short space of time she was still trying to get her head around them, maybe that was why it was hitting her so hard, if it had been just the one thing she could have processed easier. Kat, JD, Cady, the list went on and Karen didn’t know where her place was in all of this confusion anymore. Something that scared her since she took direction from others in order to keep herself grounded. Which was the furthest thing from what she felt as she sat on Regina’s apartment floor.

#c:regina

stcrlightandshadows‌:

。·:✧:· SHE COULDN’T HELP laughing, always finding herself amused by karen. whatever the girl said, wednesday would laugh, highly entertained. ever since she’d somehow managed to become friends with the blonde, she was constantly having good days. nothing was ever the same and perhaps that was why it was a good thing she’d let the blonde into her life. shaking her head, she hummed softly. “no, no, not stupid, you just need to be careful sometimes. perhaps making sure you have someone with you when you party, so we don’t run into this problem again,” she explained. chuckling softly, wednesday nodded, watching as the girl held the tea, waiting for it to cool. “i’ll be here for your emergencies, don’t worry.” tilting her head to the side, she shrugged her shoulders. “i’m alright, i guess. bit hungry, and haven’t decided what i want to eat.”

“Oh but there are always people all around me when I party! A party is when you are having fun with lots of other people, have you not been to one?” The question might have seemed bitchy out of context, but when it was coming from the (slightly) worse for wear blonde it was nothing but sincere. There was no judgment in the tone, just questioning. Blowing on the tea some more she stared down at it at the same time, watching the way her breath caused ripples in the surface, causing her a smile a little. “Thanks, you’re a good friend, I like you.” She spoke, looking up again to give the brunette a winning smile, still clutching this magic tea she was hanging her hopes on. “To eat? Food.” For once this was actually a joke from the girl, her serious face a tease before she cracked and spluttered into a peal of light giggles. “I’m kidding!” She laughed. “I know it’s food.”

#c:Wednesday

stcrlightandshadows‌:

。·:✧:· CHUCKLING, WEDNESDAY WATCHED the girl as she burned her lips on the tea given to her. she was highly amused, as the idea of drinking hot tea when it was perfectly hot was something wednesday enjoyed. but she was a bit of a wildcard, that much both she and everyone else knew. “well, tea usually is hot. when you got close to it, you should’ve known,” she explained, her voice soft, and somewhat protective. grinning brightly, wednesday was glad that at least the tea tasted good. she spent much of her time trying to perfect this recipe, as it seemed to work for almost any odd ailment she had. “i consider that a success then. i always have some extra, in case of an emergency.” as the girl blew on the tea, wednesday tried her best not to laugh. “that’s usually a good culprit of not feeling good. just too much to drink? no trouble or anything?”

That was going to blister, even if Karen hadn’t worked that out yet, but she would find out later when she went home to look in the mirror. Or put her favourite sparkly pink lipgloss on, whichever came first. Probably the lipgloss knowing her. “I should have known…ah man….did I do a stupid again?” The girl asked as her face twisted into a look of distress, wrinkling her delicate nose. Of course Wednesday wasn’t intending to be mean but now the blonde was nervous that she was being an idiot, it was only going to make her a little more skittish. “I am an emergency, I had too many drinks, I know that now.” Raising her eyebrows she pouted her lips for a bit as she paused to think, still cradling the cup of tea in her hands that were home to some slightly chipped sliver nail polish. “No, just too much I think. I don’t really remember…” widening her eyebrows with a small giggle. “Oops! How are you Day?”

#c:wednesday

deliaschlimmerlifecoach‌:

“Green, now that’s interesting. I wonder why green.” Delia said quickly replacing her smile when Karen frowned. “No not sad, I don’t have a reason to be sad.” She said with a small shrug. “I’m Delia, it’s nice to meet you.”

“Envy…jealousy…are you jealous of someone?” Honestly when she was parroting things she’d heard on YouTube videos the blonde had a much better vocabulary than when she was coming up with things all on her own. “It’s so nice to meet you too, you make me think of my mom, you smile like she does…” It was comforting to Karen, she hadn’t even realised she’d been missing her mother so much until she’d met this woman.

#c:delia

stxpidwithlove‌:

“Thanks, Karen.” Cady smiled, looking up at the other girl as Karen tucked some hair behind her ear. Karen might not have been very smart, but she had a heart of gold and that’s what counted. Plus, she was a whole lot of fun. Karen had a tendency to make her laugh like no one else, fully belly laughs that made your stomach hurt. “I’m not mad, promise! I’d just much rather have chicken nuggets than hard drugs. Pretty much any day of the week, just for future reference.” Cady explained, giving the girl a quick peck on the forehead. She was always genuinely so excited about life. Like when she jumped up at the mention of a boy in Cady’s life. Cady tried to roll her eyes as if it were no big deal, but she ended up laughing with Karen. Like she always did. “His name is JD. He works at a mechanic shop where I took my car after it died…again…and oh my god, Karen.” Cady rolled on her back, clutching her hands to her heart as she groaned. “He’s so hot. Like, stupid hot. Hang on…” Cady grabbed her phone from out of her pocket, scrolling through her photos until she found a picture of him she’d taken for her contact info….him laying on her bed with his tousled hair and blue eyes. Mmmm…Cady giddily showed her the picture, squealing in delight. “Isn’t he hot? I mean, I know Aaron was hot, but he’s hot. Right?”

“Sure!” Karen grinned, nodding as her expression became serious again, not wanting to take drugs either she’d just passed on what she’d managed to hear on tv. “You can have chicken nuggets everyday if you want, I can bring you them!” Confusion over the phrase ‘pretty much any day of the week’ like the champ she was. Sometimes the blonde would take things at face value when really they didn’t need to be. The prospect of chatting about boys brought her endless joy however, still bouncing on the mattress so her blonde ponytail did the same thing, that was until his name came out. JD. That was more than a little familiar. “That is so funny, I know a JD too! Him and I sleep together like, this one time, but I would totally do it again because he’s hot too. Imagine if we both married them, we’d both have husbands called JD.” Explosive giggles followed this statement as she covered her mouth with her hand, falling back onto the bed in the process. At this point it hadn’t crossed her mind that they might be the same person, not even slightly, despite JD not being the most common name in the world. Sitting up she took the phone from the other girl, looking down on the face of the very same boy she herself had been involved in, feeling a wave of confusion wash over her. “Wait…no….because that’s the JD that I know.” She finally murmured, whole mood starting to shift as realisation started to dawn. She wasn’t special, he didn’t see her as special either, her role in JDs life was … cosmetic? Was he dating Cady now? “Are you….you two are dating?” She could feel emotion welling up in her chest, not in a positive way.

#c:cady

stvrcrcssed‌:

chino was headed back to his apartment when the girl cam crashing into him. he gave their neighbor a wave as they headed into their apartment before he looked back down at the girl again. “yeah, yeah, i’m fine. are you okay?” if anyone was going to get hurt between the two, it would be her. it was kind of humorous to him that she would assume someone so petite could hurt him just from running into him. “i guess a dog’s as good a reason as any to get distracted.” there was no point in getting cranky about a cute girl bumping into him, he just offered her a smile, taking a step out of her way.

“Me?” Obviously Karen, no one else had bumped into him full force in the last three seconds. “I’m fine! I got to stroke a cute dog!” She beamed, blue eyes flicking up to the boy’s face, noticing he was attractive, and instantly becoming a giggly schoolgirl. “Right?! I love dogs, do you like dogs?” Yes he’d stepped out the way to let her pass but that isn’t mean Karen planned on going anywhere. She now had a new aim from this surprise conversation, make friends with the nice boy who she’d walked into. Quiet simple really. Much like her. “I’m Karen!” Introducing herself with an outstretched hand and big smile.

#c:chino

violentdelighstviolentends‌:

“Yeah, know where my eyes are love” he replied, trying not to laugh or react badly. The whole thing was weird, there was no way around that, but then in this city he had learnt to accept that weird things would happen all of the time. “Kind? Now there is one I haven’t been called” he didn’t really believe that he was. Nothing he could do about that now. “Contact lenses to match clothing? Thought that they were just for sight issues. I don’t know who that is, but sounds more like you’d look like a vampire which is cool” not that he really believed it, but why stop doing something you liked because someone else had an opinion. “Right”.

Karen wasn’t perturbed by the man’s comment, instead just grinning at his mention of knowing where his eyes were. “Good, same!” The blonde squeaked, the furrow between her brow only visible when he mentioned not being called king. “Really? Well I’m calling you kind, they look like they’d be nice to me and I like that.” Clapping her hands the squeal was back. “Like something out of twilight?! That would be so cool! Maybe I should do red contact lenses, do you want some too? I can get us both some. Wait, do you have a name? I mean of course you do because everyone has a name. Do you think anyone’s name is actually name?” Karen was off babbling now, to those that didn’t know her this could be a lot, but it was something the girl couldn’t even help. She didn’t even consciously know she was doing it most of the time.

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