“no, thank you,” messer replies absentmindedly, far too focused on the task at hand: scrubbing down the microwave plate that had been neglected in the test kitchen for far too long. but — on the second thought — a coffee did sound amazing, and if he didn’t have to make it himself, well, even better. “wait!” he shouts before kellan has left the room, shutting off the tap as he wipes away the lick of hair that had fallen in front of his face with the back of his wrist, careful to avoid his wet hands. “actually — an espresso would be nice. make that a double. actually — maybe a capuccino. extra dry?” he let’s out a sigh, remembering how he, too, was once an intern, and suddenly feels a soft spot for the other. “how many orders have you got? do you need help carrying them back?”
unsurprising as it was that kellan had gravitated toward the kitchen (because he totally didn’t just come over here to offer taste testing services or taking care of the rejects), he was often surprised to find that he had yet to feel unwelcome — almost always thanks to messer, who always sorta extended a hand. case in point. "oh! uh, a few now, but... nah. i think i’m okay. gotten real good at balancing those trays on my arms,” kellan told him with a firm nod. and it was true, he had; he’d only faceplanted and dropped about seven drinks once. “appreciate it, though. but, cappuccino? can do, my friend.” he paused, pursing his lips and peering over messer’s shoulder. “but, i mean. i wouldn’t say no to, like, a spare scone or somethin’ over there.”
“hey, i’m going on a coffee run.” the phrase of the year. or...the last two years, really. kellan was always told that interns had to pay their dues, and he knew that, so he did it. but man. it kinda sucked when he already had. that was just what he got, though, he supposed. he was the one who’d decided to swap departments and start from square one, so it was about paying his dues all over again. and that, as everyone knew, included coffee runs. but he couldn’t totally complain; it was a little bit of peace, at least, once he had the whole order written down. the baristas were used to seeing his face, and kellan himself was used to asking just about anybody within earshot at the office if they wanted something while he was out. “can i get you anything? speak now or forever hold your peace. or your caffeine headache.”
as she walked across the street to her job, she took one final look at the person next to her. “ rodrigo, coffee. now. “ she commanded, as the man handed her paper cup. “ good. thank you. leave. ” she further demanded, closing the door behind her. the loud sound of her high heels clacking as she walked across the building echoed. she liked to make a statement with her heels, as it sent a message that she was arriving and to not to disturb her. walking up to the second floor, she didn’t care for distractions. “ good morning. is there anything i ought to know today ?? or are you merely here to waste my time ?? “
there were a few sounds in the world kellan knew well, and that gave him minor anxiety. one was the sound of his morning alarm, which had been the same for over 5 years now but never failed to wake him with a wildly thumping heart. another was the sound of vanessa approaching. oh, believe him – kellan knew it well. and he wasn’t the only one. he was passing through on his way to make photocopies and a coffee run (standard intern fare, he’d found) when they crossed paths. “depends,” he started, though he wasn’t even sure she knew she was talking to him specifically. “you mean other than the fact that i remembered to eat breakfast today? because it’s good news, vanessa. i was pretty excited to tell you.”
( dylan minnette, cis male, he/him ) have you heard about KELLAN RICCI? they’re a 21 year old INTERN in the NEWS team. i don’t know what their last job was, all i know is that they’re originally from BOSTON, MA. carol in hr said that they’re kinda IMPULSIVE and SARCASTIC but jessica in marketing insists that they are HONEST and DILIGENT. at the end of the day, no one is worthy of the instant hype here. i just hope they get to achieve their dream of being A JOURNALIST one day. According to the latest Vibez quiz, their Disney soulmate is PRINCE ERIC.
heyyyyy nicole again and this is kellan!! (this is a sideblog to brady so kellan will not follow u back, don’t take it personally xoxoxo). his STATS PAGE with lots more stuff is here.
again, im unfortunately not really here here for opening, so i might not see tumblr messages immediately. you can add me on discord ( john ambrose mcclaren#1627 ) and hmu there to plot and everything!! or ill get back to u here later. i put some very basic connections ideas at the bottom of brady’s intro that apply to kellan too but id love to just plot based on our muses specifically! so yay ok here we go:
background
kellan is the oldest of three children, born to nico and vanessa ricci in boston, MA. nico is a nurse and vanessa is a veterinarian, so they both work a lot and have since kellan was young. it’s not a big deal, though; they’re good parents and do a lot for kellan and his 2 younger sisters.
all around the riccis are a pretty typical family. growing up, his parents always made sure to have Family Time™ when they weren’t working and the five of them could all be together. they’re really open and kellan always knew that he could tell them stuff if he needed to. but you know, as far as being a kid goes, he never had much he wanted to tell. they trusted him, though, and it’s not like they were home often enough to see what he was doing anyway.
as for his 2 younger sisters — one is close in age to him (this is a wanted connection so check that out !!). they grew up as very normal siblings, close one minute and hating each other the next, but now that they’re older, ofc kellan loves her and definitely feels closer to her than to his parents. then there’s their 14-year-old sister (obvs npc). kellan of course has the inherent desire to protect and be there for both of his sisters at all times.
when he reached a certain age, kellan thinks he probably just...got bored. so he started to act out a little. not much at first, just skipping a class here and there or going out way too late with his friends, but it escalated a bit as time went on. by the time kellan was in high school, he was def a bit of a delinquent. he and his friends would shoplift just for fun, or fuck with people purely for entertainment. he’s mostly grown out of that (especially after a certain incident in college where kellan very narrowly avoided legal trouble), but he still likes to cause a lil trouble. get a lil crazy. be a lil silly. maybe he still likes to light stuff on fire, idk, ask him not me.
fun facts and info!!
contrary to the fact that he is Dumb, he has always loved reading and writing. he has plans of becoming a journalist so he’s also working a lot on photography (to get good shots for articles), and often has a camera around his neck to practice that.
he initially started as an intern in the entertainment team, but he didn’t end up moving up in that department, so he transferred over to the news team and is interning all over again. a lil salty abt that, don’t txt.
he kind of gives off sk8r boi vibes, but he absolutely does not know how to skate. he owns a skateboard though. and sometimes he’ll carry it and never ride it. mind ya business.
his hair is absolutely always dyed fun colors (thank you dylan minnette for ur service), so it’ll probably fall out before he turns 30. currently it’s blue!
he is wildly bisexual. very much happy and open about that.
he’s def very ~in touch with his feelings~ so he and his homies say real men cry and that’s that on that.
he’s super romantic, but it all depends on the other person. he’ll do a lot to make someone he loves smile but won’t go all out if that isn’t their jam ya know? he’s good at reading people (and also just straight up asking, and that’s on healthy communication).
he knows when to tone things down and keep certain things private, but for the most part he really enjoys saying his piece/just being heard. so the journalism thing makes sense, really. like, listen to ME specifically talk about this thing. but of course that mindset has and will likely continue to get him into some shit lol. being too showy can get u in trouble. keep ya MOUTH shut, ricci.
omg beep beep ricci
i can’t think of toooo much else to add right now? i believe that is the essence of him and as i figure out more i will speak on it.
some aesthetics i think of for him (while i work on his pinterest board): worn out converse, laying on the roof at midnight staring at the stars, dogs wearing sunglasses, asking for nudes via nintendo DS pictochat, one of those spinning colorful disco ball lights.
yeah libraries are cool but have you ever found a library with a secret doorway disguised as a bookshelf that leads to a smaller, hidden library filled with ancient books full of mysteries and forgotten knowledge? me neither and i'm sad about it
