River hadn’t been paying much attention to anything that was happening around him. He was at the diner satisfying a huge case of the munchies with a pile of cheesy fries and a Mountain Dew, and was half-spaced out as he watched something on his phone. With his earbuds in, he didn’t even hear someone coming his way until he noticed the movement in front of him. His hazel hues came up, and a smile tugged at his lips when he realized a cute girl was sitting right across from him for seemingly no reason. “I don’t mind, stay as long as you want,” he murmured, his deep voice quiet and silky as he pressed pause on whatever it was that he was watching. “To what do I owe this pleasure?” he asked, pulling his earbuds out and slipping them into his pockets. A part of him wondered if she was sent there to collect on behalf of his supplier, but he knew he still had time before it was due, so maybe that wasn’t the reason why she was there.
kass has never been one to be fazed by someone good looking. she learned a long time ago that looks didn’t mean a thing when behind them could lie the ugliest personality. big ups to all those pretty cheerleaders from her childhood for that one. so she remained indifferent despite his obvious handsome features, barriers up as always when it came to meeting someone. “ owe it to the hungry people of denton. at least they have the good sense to come here. i can’t imagine finer dining, ” she joked, momentarily scanning the mass of people having their pleasant conversations over breakfast, lunch, &. everything in between. “ i’d hardly call it a pleasure, anyway. i interrupted you, didn’t i ? ” a subtle nod towards his now tucked away earbuds.
the pages in front of the other was endless. he had been working on his music once more as well as work. at this point the pages were blurring together as he tried to concentrate on his work. the diner was the best place he could find. apparently everyone else in town was thinking the same. the noise was really messing with his focus. putting his pages back up. making sure to seperate them from work, and his guilty pleasure. waving over a waitress to order a nice sized burger and frieds. she also refileld his water before walking off. that’s when someone slid into the seat in front of him. letting his dimple smile appear as his brown hues laid eyes on someone he hadn’t seen in years. “kass,” he spoke as if the name was forbidden. taking the time to run his fingers through his blonde locks. “no, it’s just me today. the seat is all yours,” titlting his head to the side before taking a sip of his water. “you must have missed me to be back in denton,” he teased before chuckling shooting her a playful grin. “no seriously, how you been?”
“ one &. only, ” winking playfully before hopping up to fold her legs underneath her &. be more comfortable with his invitation. she laughed a bit with a roll of her hazel eyes, before dropping them down to scan over what was laid out all over the table. “ don’t flatter yourself, chief. even you don’t compare to auntie’s waffles. need me one of those after that hellacious flight. ” cringing at the mere memory of it, kass dances orange manicured fingertips across the sheets of paper, before selecting one &. peeking. “ i’ve been okay, actually. just really homesick. plus they have too much drama over there. like, a shit ton of scandals. how about you ? looks like you’re still doing music ? ”
six long ass hours . that’s how long it took for them to return home . home , she smiled again at the sound of that . they never do tell you that the very place you’re running away from might be where you want to run back to . sure , family sucks , but the charm of denton was that it didn’t have phony baloney people shmoozing with you every time you just wanted to use the bathroom . &. nothing , to emphasize ---- nothing ---- beats the waffles at the little corner diner . which is why , fresh off the plane &. to bandmates’ amusement , kass’s first order of business was to snag her one of those bad boys . in her dark attire , of course she’d get strange looks from the older customers as soon as she stepped in . ❛ peekaboo , love , ❜ kass smirked towards a woman nearby wearing her best stank frown . she winked before continuing towards the back . it was crazy packed , so she’ll find one of the booths that wasn’t occupied by a family of seventy , sliding in with ease . threading fingers together , she’ll rest her chin on her hands , sangria hued lips curving into a friendly enough smile . ❛ i hope you don’t mind ? if you have someone coming , i can get it to go . ❜ @denton-starters
* ╰ lalisa manoban , 20 , cis-female / i hear daisy by ashnikko every time i see kassie ( kass ) jang walking around town . denton’s finest is a main vocalist for aurorae , and has lived here for twenty years . her friends would say they’re the spitefire of the group . maybe that’s because they’re ambitious &. outgoing . that doesn’t mean they don’t act blunt &. short - tempered . maybe those are just rumors . considering they’d describe themselves as spending long hours in the studio , an obsession with oversized tops &. decor belts , going live on instagram randomly for her fans . i guess you’ll just have to come see for yourself .
it’s ya girl , lex , back at it again with another charrie after saying i wouldn’t lsndgs
WARNINGS: mentions of abuse , drugs &. poverty
kassie jang , known as kass by everyone &. kay only by her beloved members was born on december 4th, 2000 in denton, nc. her mother , hana kim , was a music teacher before following her husband to america &. father , andrew jang , a restaurant owner . that is until it went under , partially due to the introduction of drugs in his life after doing business with shady investors .
by the age of fifteen , kass held up one end of a crumbling pillar that was her family by finding any odd end jobs , her mother holding up the other with a nightshift job as an agency caretaker . they grew up poor , poorer than necessary thanks to father’s full blown addiction . besides being their main financial problem , he became erratic &. aggressive on occasion , blows landing often upon hana , sometimes on his young daughter .
life at school made unbearable . who wants to befriend a girl with only a couple outfits &. one pair of shoes ? who sometimes didn’t have running water at home so she had to wash up in the bathrooms there ? three , it turned out , who never really cared to fit in , anyway . as a consequence of goofing around in choir &. band , they began playing around in one of their basements with hand - me - down instruments . the very start of aurorae .
present day
now signed to siren records based in la , aurorae has become a rather popular punk rock band on par with today’s sleeping with sirens , paramore &. p!atd
in between tours , kass returns to denton , where it all began &. plans to stay until their next
will often find her in the heart beats music recording studio / also has a nasty habit of spending all her free time working on lyrics for the band
performs here &. there at local bars with or without members , either covers or original songs
actually pretty humble , likes to hop on live &. chat with fans . reacts or comments to covers of their songs on yt or tiktok . believes in supporting up &. coming artists fully ; goes along with despising when people compare artists together
hasn’t spoken to father since leaving home two years ago ; sends messages that never seem to go anywhere to her mother
What do you mean my strategy of running at 100% effort until I completely burn out and then beating myself up for not being able to do anything for like three days straight is “unsustainable” that’s ridiculous
Take Me To Church by Hozier except he’s practicing it alone in the front of an empty cathedral, while you watch, hidden, from far behind the pews. He’s at least physically alone, because when you search for the source of the backing vocals, you see no one else.
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