“Mom, it’s okay, I’m all good.” He said into his phone as he wandered up and down the sidewalk, waiting for the conversation to end so that he could find somewhere to eat, his stomach rumbling with every step. “Yes, I have completely unpacked.” He told her, making a face at his own lie - but she didn’t have to know that he hadn’t even attempted to start unpacking. “Yes, okay, I’ve got to go, ma. I love you. Bye…Bye.” He said, as he saw someone approaching him, waiting for her response before he hung up. “Hey, do you know of any good food places around here? I feel like this place is a damn maze.” He said with a cheeky grin. He had moved here a month ago, but he had been travelling for work until now so had no time to unpack or even get to know the place. Not that he was a planner.
Every word that Kelso overheard on the street brought the corners of their grin closer and closer to their ears. By the time the stranger hung up, they were cheesing hard and crossing their arms restlessly. There was something eating away at them, just waiting to get out. They attempted to keep it cool, even succeeding for half a moment. “You’re lucky I’m here, man. It just happens I know the best food in town,” they promised. But before long, their smile split open, unable to hold back their sing-song accusation another second. They elbowed the man playfully, laughing in good nature. “Especially for someone who loves their mom! But for real, Nana’s burgers kick ass.”
* ◟⋄ ♡ ― brigette lundy-paine , 23 , nonbinary ( they/them pronouns ), that ‘70s show ╱ did you see that ? it was MICHELLE KELSO heading through the gates ! did you know that they have lived in calderstone gate for THREE YEARS and work there as A SERVER AT NANA’S DINER. i don’t know about you but whenever i see them i think of PUKA SHELLS AND TIE-DYE EVERYTHING, ARCADE HIGH SCORES WITH THEIR INITIALS, FALLING IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT EVERY DAY, PLASTER CASTS COVERED IN PEN AFTER PRANKS GO WRONG and the fact that people describe them as GOOFY & AIMLESS just make me want to get to know them more ! ░ ▸ penned by cherry ◟24 ◟mst ◟she/her.
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kelso ( not michelle, never shelly ) is the goofball !! a hilarious little dummy from point place, wisconsin whose goal in life is to take it easy. what they lack in intelligence, they make up for in enthusiasm and general readiness for anything! just don’t touch the hair, alright?
need someone for a night out? kelso’s your dude. need someone to follow through on your terrible idea? kelso to the rescue! just feel like watching someone make an absolute ass of themself? kelso’s love of adventure and hatred of boredom make it an inevitability. all you have to do is stick around long enough.
if there’s one thing kelso loves more than chasing a good time, it’s girls, man. and really, don’t they go hand in hand? romance ( or, lbr, lust ) has an iron grip on kelso, who could see someone fifty feet away and be in love by the time they walk over to say hello. their relationships never last longer than a few weeks, which may or may not have to do with some strings still attached to someone from the past.
don’t ask them, because they’ll never admit it, but their heart belongs to jackie burkhart. it has from the moment they saw her. no matter how much of a casanova they presumed to be, no one had ever had so much of an effect on kelso. and no matter how little they pretended to care, no one could take her off their mind. not for lack of kelso trying!
it was an honest to god miracle they made it through school, coasting mostly on their performance in track & field, which labelled them a jock, and the certain way they had of charming teachers, coaches, and select parents ( read: not the parents of the people they’ve dated ) that kept them right above failing. c’s make degrees?
after high school, things weren’t so easy. there was no coasting on their blatant flirting or thousand watt smile in the real world. they mooched off of their parents for as long as possible, but most girls don’t want to go back to your childhood bedroom to get busy. never one to have an original idea, kelso followed the only people they knew outside of point place and made the trek to applebee valley, new york.
they had about a dozen different jobs around town before landing their current gig at nana’s diner. ( their home away from home!! ) there’s definitely a handful of business owners, store managers, and employers of various type that have the numbers and necessary shared sentiment to start an anti-kelso club.
this kid doesn’t have a malicious bone in their body, but that doesn’t stop them from getting into trouble. they have a good heart. what’re they gonna do? not follow it?
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buds!! kelso has been in calderstone gate for three years and probably made their first friend within fifteen minutes of getting to town /// regulars at nana’s diner!! kelso’s lucky to have the job they do have, surrounded by people they generally like and unlimited pie. their regulars are either the bane of their existence or their favorite people in the world /// smoke buddies, because the circle can never end!! /// fwb and exes, bc kelso is a massive flirt and can’t keep a girlfriend to save their life, i’m so sorry xx
