ᴿᵁᴺᴺᴵᴺᴳ ╱ ˢᶜᴬᴿᴱᴰ

𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒂 : @𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒉𝒒

[kennykiing]

excuse me did you see MICHEAL B JORDAN  hanging around palmwood studios? oh no, that was KENDRICK KING, the THIRTY year old actor who plays AARON ADAMS on LAKEDALE . yeah, you know rumour has it they're - CLOSED OFF , and - SKEPTICAL , but their fans all say they’re + COMPASSIONATE, and + KIND. around palmwood studios they’re known as THE HALCYON  ( cismale, he/him) ( tatia, she/her, 23, est+ )

tw :  abandonment , premature baby , dementia , disease .  

ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ    ,      ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ

kendrick king was born six weeks prematurely, his mother couldn’t have cared less about him, he was means for a check and nothing more. I guess that’s what happened when you’re a groupie and you have a one night stand with one of the best boxers in the world. though there wasn’t love between his parents , his father dotted on kendrick and made sure that he got everything that he needed. one monday morning , his mother gathered her things and said that she would be back. three days later passed by and nothing , kendrick was only four years old at that time. not knowing anything but his fathers memorized number. 

it didn’t take long for his father to realize what had happened and making sure that she could never come and take kendrinck away, his father decided to rule him as his only parent. there wasn’t a place where cole was that kendrick wasn’t right there beside him , every fight , every practice , he was right there next to him. never closing his eyes, scared that he would miss just one second of his father. belts after belts and he couldn’t have been happier , though as time passed his father wasn’t the same man from a decade ago , he was getting old and forgetful . kendrick knew that there was  something wrong, he was sure he had told him about events and family get togethers but no such luck. 

after much convincing , they set up a meeting and as it turns out . his father has the first stages of dementia and it would only get worse, around this time . kendrick had landed his first role in a movie with none other than denzel washington, a personal close friend to the family. he would have quit in a heartbeat but his father let him know that a promise was a promise and the king men , stuck to their word. even though he was happy of doing this movie, his mind wandered on his fathers disease and it only got worse when the accidents began to happen , he wouldn’t know where he left his keys , he would get lost in the town where he has been for over two decades. 

it all became too much and even when he fell in love , his father was his pain priority. maybe that’s why it had gone wrong, because he worried for his father , made sure he visited him as much as he could and even though they were in the marriage stage, she decided to leave and say that she wasn’t ready for such commitment. another women who had abandoned him just because he wasn’t good enough. though that didn’t stop him and he keeps pushing forward, he keeps looking at life with some hope. 

[kennykiing]

ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ     ╱    ᴰᵁᴾᴼᴺᵀ    ,     ᶠᴱᴸᴵᶜᴵᵀʸ. 

“oh, that’s your idea of boring? mine is more along the lines of wake up , take a bubble bath, sit on the beach and play the guitar, surf a bit, swim a bit, have a pina colada, watch the sunset, have another pina colada, take another bubble bath and call it a day. maybe in another life, huh?” she said with a small laugh and a shake of her head. she had fought so hard to make it in hollywood, spent years trying to get out of her parents shadow and she had been succeeding, she was on her way to an oscar before everything came tumbling down. “i know.” she said when he spoke of tobias, letting out a heavy sigh. “i love him, i really do. and i never thought i’d ever love anyone in my life. but at the end of the day, love doesn’t change who i am. it doesn’t change my past, it doesn’t get rid of the baggage. and i don’t want to have to have a blow up fight with him every time something from the past rears it’s ugly head. it’s bad enough i get it from the media.” she said with a small shrug as she rubbed her forehead. “i mean, i guess she just wasn’t ready for a relationship and giving you a reason to hate her instead of being honest with you was easier than telling the truth.” felicity said with a shrug. it was hard, being friends with the both of them, because she saw two sides to the situation. her and annalise had been very similar - being afraid of committing to anyone or anything and while felicity had recently reached a different point in her life, she knew anna hasn’t and there was nothing wrong with that, there was just wrong in how she went about it. “i’m sorry, kenny. but hey, you’re there, right? and your dad is still there deep down, too. he knows that you’re there, i’m sure of it.”

❝ you’ve always       lived a much more       interesting like      than me , fee. ❞    even though      people would beg      to differ , sometimes his       father would get         a lot    of shit when he would     take him to his fights at      such a young age .     they would call him      out on how     such a young kid ,       would be exposed      to such violent scenes    and      if anything it had     the opposite affliction       on him.     he knew how      powerful hands    could be , he saw it with his    father when he almost     killed a man ,    another time    cracking a     man’s jaw .     it wasn’t something        that you could      ever forget once     you saw    it front row   and      maybe that was      the allure     of the sport after all .      hearing her converse      about her newly      found relationship ,     he can’t help but smile      at his friends     happiness       ❝ then just enjoy it ,     being in love      is amazing . you feel like      there isn’t       another person who       could ever make      you as happy as you     are       and ——-    if you use your      words wisely , it can last for      a long time ,      maybe even       forever . ❞      though as the conversation       shifts towards annalise again ,     he sits back on       the chair  ❝ you know     at the start it       hurt like hell ,     because i    did     everything . i    was kind     and      compassionate.      i gave her the     space whenever she      needed,    i   guess what people      say it’s true .    the nice guy    never      gets the girl . ❞     this wasn’t him pitying     himself at all ,    he was just     being honest.    ❝ yeah . ❞      was all that    he could finish with    as he stands up       ❝ come on,     I’m hungry   and     nessa did a bunch      of groceries today .     I’m teaching you       how to      cook . ❞ 

[kennykiing]

ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᶜᴱ   ╱       ˢᴬᴺᵀᴵᴬᴳᴼ  ,   ᴸᵁᶜᴵᴬᴺᴬ

                           kendrick king has  always  been one of her most closest friends while growing up .  the families are   close to this day   despite the many different paths their lives take them on , especially his , given the  many  struggles he’s facing on a daily now which mostly include his dad .   ❝   PLEASE  ,  you’re one of the prettiest men i’ve ever seen ,  ❝  despite her teasing tone , she’s telling the truth .  when he comes over to peck her cheek , luna drapes both arms around his torso , leaning against him  per usual  like a baby koala .  if anything , the male’s kind of like a   big brother she never had   ,  which explains the platonic nature of her moves .   ❝   OH ,  i get it , i don’t want you to leave though ….  ❝  she pouts .  

                    you would     think that after     his struggles in    kendrick life   ,   it would       make him colder   and     a pessimist    to       the world that he     lived in      but that’s far who      he was .     he still believed     in good things ,    he still       beloved in    true love    and      happily ever     afters.     hearing luna      causes a small smile      to expand on     his brims    ❝ one of     the prettiest ?     I can work with      that  . no take     backs . ❞      he warns     her teasingly ,      hands dug into his       pockets but they        correspondingly wrap     around      her frame once      she wraps around     him,     like    a child .      his hand     soothes her back      ❝  you know ,       this isn’t     really my scene .    i rather be at home      watching tv. ❞     he muses towards    her and looks down      at his watch      ❝ but i guess , i could spare     a few minutes     with you    before i sneak    out . ❞

[rob-pattinson]

MICHAEL B. JORDAN ‘David Makes Man’ Clips & Conversation, 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Utah (January 25, 2019).

[kennykiing]

                     closed   starter     ╱    @alanahq​

he’s never     drank as much     as he had done     last night ,      he truly feels     like he’s a     fifty year old     man and not barely     thirty.    leaning on the     couch with a     damp towel in     his head ,    he sees alana     chipper coming down the     slight of     stairs     ❝ how’re you     this happy in     the morning , didn’t you    girls      keep drinking     after i went     to bed ? ❞ 

[kennykiing]

                      closed   starter     ╱     @attzntionofmars​

he had been     playing football with     some of the kids      from the shelter ,     he had spoken      to a few people     who had been  who    were     benefactors and    they wanted to   help the shelter     in making a new    one for the    women      and    children     their .  he had decided    to tell the news     with hermina    but he couldn’t      find her .    making his way     outside      the shelter .     he sees     the    femme     outside and makes     his way to her        ❝ hey ,      what’re you      doing out here    ?     everything    okay ? ❞ 

[kennykiing]

 ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ    ·╱         ᴿᴱʸᴱˢ    ,     ᴰᴬᴺᵀᴱ.

he shook his head as he watched her. “sometimes i prefer it back when she didn’t understand what i was saying. i try and lead by example but it can be real hard to watch my mouth.” he laughed. he raised an eyebrow when he heard the mention of presents, watching as camila jumped up and down with excitement. she gave kenny a big hug before running upstairs where she was led. “man, i’m gonna need a bigger house.” he groaned and nudged kenny. “you didn’t have to do that man, honestly, she already likes ya.” he laughed. he frowned and patted him on the shoulder. “you need some distraction ? me and cami basically have the whole day free. we can hang out as long as you need.” 

he can’t help     but let a chuckles    escape past his    lips as he looks      at dante ❝     it’s funny , my dad    used to curse     like a damn   sailor    and     never apologized     for it .    I didn’t start really     start cursing until I      was fifteen     and    for every curse    word that came     out my mouth was     a straight punch     to the chest ,   I think it was    the only    way that   he thought     of disciplining     me , I don’t hate     him for it .    he did the    best he could .      oh please ,      I don’t have    anyone else       to spoil ,     might as well     do it with her     and     henry . ❞      he jokes    and     nods his head    ❝ well, how     about a trip     to disney ?    I haven’t been    in a while since     I went,     I’m sure camila     would enjoy it .    I can even call    and   we can stay  in the       castle , get     her cinderella’s     private      chambers ? ❞     

[kennykiing]

 ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ   ·╱      ᴳᴿᴬᶜᴱ    ,   ᴳᴿᴬᶜᴵᴱ.

she smiled and tilted her head to the side to give him access to her cheek. she shook her head at him and waved him off. “i know i don’t. i want to honestly. i like to help in anyway i can, plus your dad has told me on many occasions that he loves my cooking, and i always love a compliment so it’s win win really.” she smiled. she nodded her head and rubbed her hand gently up and down her back. “i understand- or i suppose i don’t understand per say, but i can imagine how you feel. how heartbreaking it is. i can’t even fathom how difficult it must be for you. you’re such a good man kenny, you deserve so much better than this. and if i had magic powers you’d be the first wish i’d grant.” 

he nods as     he hears her       words     ❝ I know, last time    that you sent     him some cookies ,     he was     overjoyed .     he remembers you ,     doesn’t know who    you are but     he knows that     you’re the one     that sends     him those treats ,    even if he can’t     have them all       the time . ❞       he was grateful     for the friends      that he had    and    the amount    of love       that they had showed      his father ,     even if sometimes     he wasn’t the       nicest.     ❝ thank you ,      all my life      I idolized this     man and I knew      that he would     be destined for      great things ,     I never wanted to      put him in     that place .    never wanted anyone     to take care     of    him but     myself but      things just got     so out      of hand ,    he wouldn’t know     where he was    half the     time     and —— I just wish     i    was strong      enough to    take care      of him .      I don’t know ,     sometimes I feel     like     I’m failing      him    as a     son . ❞ 

[kennykiing]

  ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ     ╱      ᴬᴿᶜᴴᴵᴮᴬᴸᴰ  ,   ᴶᴼˢᴴᵁᴬ

joshua nodded his head as he listened. “i’m so so sorry man, i really wish there was some way i could help but i know there isn’t any. it just really, really sucks man. you think he’d wanna see henry ? it might be nice for him to see a kid about.” he smiled a little. “henry is big, he’s such a good boy. like a real little angel. he’s taken the separation really well. but he cries when he has to leave me. we just don’t get enough time together. nothing hurts me more.” 

joshua had      been someone       who he admired ,     after everything      that happened with      his twin      and     somehow he      was still trying      to get        his life      together.     ❝ some days    are     easier than      others but     yeah ,       i think he      would really       enjoy that .     might even      teach him      a few jabs here     and     there . ❞     hearing how     henry would cry      each time,     that he had    to go back     to his mother really      pulled at his      heart strings .      ❝ have you     tried to file for      complete custody ?     you know     that I’d be     more than     happy to vouch      as a witness  , i     mean even      if you get      shared custody . i    think that’d be     one step      ahead . ❞ 

[kennykiing]

ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ     ╱     ᴹᴱᴸᴸᴵᴺ   ,   ᴳᴱᴼᴿᴳᴵᴬ

georgia had been hanging out with kenny’s father for a good hour now. she liked to come and see him. she knew his father couldn’t remember her properly, but he always told her he liked that a ‘pretty young lady’ came to visit so she made it her business to be his friend in sickness and health. she looked up at kenny when he game in and smiled, wrapping her arms around him. “hey handsome ! how are you doing ?” she asked him. she waved to his father when he was taking off and then shrugged her shoulders. “i’m not telling you our secret conversations.” she teased. “i decided to come last minute. i had kinda a hard day and i just wanted to come see him you know ? even now he still knows how to cheer me up.”  she laughed. “well that and he was talking to me about some potty training toddler of his who used to run around the house naked to get away from the potty…i’m guessing he meant you.” she teased. 

even if people      didn’t seem to        like georgia,     she had always    been someone constant     in his life.     had been there for him,    ever since      his father had been     diagnosed     and    he couldn’t have    asked for a        better friend.     he obviously found      her beautiful      but       he tended to      stay away from      women like that ,     it never turned      out well for        him.       ❝  right right , that’s only     reserved for you guys     . sorry for       my      intrusion . ❞    he muses towards    her as he accepts      the water bottle      that had       been      BROUGHT     to him .      ❝ he’s quite     the      story teller ,     a few months ago    he told me about      a damn     THREESOME    he had with the countdown     ladies.     not something     that you want to     hear from        your father . ❞       he added as he    takes a sip of the      water bottle        in his hand . hearing      about his potty      training days ,     he can’t help     but let a nervous chuckle      escape his brims     ❝ in my defense ,     his trainer used     to tell me    that if I     took too long      on the potty ,     the potty monster      would snatch     me from      my ass .    that’s some     traumatic ass      shit to        tell     a kid . ❞

[kennykiing]

ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᴺᶜᴱ     ╱    ᴰᵁᴾᴼᴺᵀ    ,     ᶠᴱᴸᴵᶜᴵᵀʸ. 

“god, that’s really my dream, you know? just being completely and utterly disinteresting. i mean, i don’t think i’m interesting in the first place, i just don’t get what the media’s obsession with tearing me down at any chance they get is. i get it i’m no saint, but can’t they find someone else to torture? it’s getting boring at this point.” she said with a huff and a roll of her eyes. her lips pressed into a tight line at his mention of cameron, heavy sigh leaving her lips as she shook her head. “cameron isn’t even the point. it’s the point that he’d think that i’d ever do anything to betray his trust. it just proves that he…i don’t know, i guess he deep down looks at me in the same light that everyone else does.” she said with a small shrug, taking a sip from her drink. “listen, i’m switzerland, honey. and i’ve told this to annalise, too. i’m completely neutral on the situation, i don’t take sides, i never have.” she said, shaking her head at him. “i mean, it’s better for him to think that than to be confused and in pain. and despite his mind not being all there right know, he knows that you’re there, and that’s all that matters.”

he lets a small     chuckle escape his      brims as he looked    at the    brunette before him     ❝ well, pointers for      that boring life     include        ; work , home , sleep     and do it all      over again .   it’s not      that hard ❞      though he knew       that it was     harder for felicity to     remove herself from        the life of parties    and     drug use      and     he didn’t judge      her for it .    some people        had different     ways of coping      and    after the life that     she lived ,       it was only      normal .     hearing her talk     about cameron     causes a shake      of his head       ❝ if you truly    believe that he looks     at you like       everyone else than     why are you     with him ?      look,      you know      i’m not      the best person for     relationship advice     but even when      I got the videos     from annalise       I blamed her ,     I hated her for     making me love     her       and       it must not      be easy       on him.       he lost his      wife felicity    and         now he’s      fallen for you ,     it must      be hard     on him .     you just      have to realize       if the party life      is worth losing       a future with        someone      that you love      and      from what you’ve      told me ,        he really seems       to want this . ❞      he’s always been     amazing at giving       advice just simply       never took it .       ❝ it’s different , I      don’t know       if you knew about      the whole pepa      and       her situation ,     I mean      out of everyone she     could have cheated      on me with ,      she chooses       him ? ❞      he didn’t know why     it had bothered him     so much to       this day ,        maybe it was because       the guy didn’t fail        to make a snide       comment whenever they     were in the        same location .      ❝  he thinks I’m      a friend , you know     not once he’s mentioned      my birth mother .     it’s like she’s      been erased      from his mind       all together .      i don’t remember      her at all ,      i remember      she used to      let me play with      her bracelets       but that’s       about it . ❞ 

[kennykiing]

ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᶜᴱ    ╱      ᴰᴬʸ   ,   ᴶᵁᴸᴱˢ

            truthfully, he always goes into these assuming that there would mainly be questions about the project, rather than personal questions. at least, that’s a hope that he has, but he’s been in the business for a long while now, so that was never the case. “you would think so, wouldn’t you? but, they’re essentially a lame gossip magazine, aren’t they?” he said. “of course,” he says, before turning on his heels to walk away from the so-called reporter.

he watches     as the male     puts his own     two cents     to his verbatim        and he     couldn’t help      but nod   .      ❝ we can only     be so      modest ,      for so long . ❞       as they turn      their backs to      the reporters,      he knows       that their     will be a passage     about him saying       something      but       what can they      really say ?      turning to the      male as they     enter the        building     ❝  sorry about       interrupting       your interview , shit like      that just really         pisses me off . ❞ 

[kennykiing]

 ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᶜᴱ    ╱     ᴰᴱᵂᴵᵀᵀ   ,   ᶜᴬᴸᴸᴬᴴᴬᴺ

                    ❝  i  know ,  man.  ❞     he  settles  in  on  the  couch ;  making  himself  comfortable.  there  is  a  feeling  that  they  are  in  for  a  long  chat  when  the  topic  comes  up  —  if  kenny  needs  to  vent ,  then  cal  would  always  be  there  to  listen.     ❝  the  world  is  always  a  bit  smaller  than  people  think  … palmwood  even  more  so.  you  two  were  bound  to  run  into  each  other ,  at  least  she  got  it  out  of  the  way ,  right ?  besides ,  i  thought  you  had  moved  past  it.  seeing  her  again  stir  it  all  back  up ?  ❞

                           he’s well aware      of cal’s friendship     with the jaramillo       twins ,    he thinks the      girl is charming     and     very pretty .      maybe too pretty     for his taste     but pepa was    a tornado destroying      everything      in his path     and      that included       annalise     ❝ it’s not      even that ,        it’s the fact      that she came      here trying to      apologize and saying      she would take       it back .     it wasn’t even     a full       twenty four hours      after        she left     and     she was in       pedro pablo’s      bed .     don’t feed me       that bullshit excuse       that it was a      one time      thing because     it wasn’t .        I just don’t know      what she is trying     to achieve here      and     this is       not me    putting you      in the middle because       I know you      have a friendship      with them . ❞     he’s well aware     of that     but he’s the      only person ,     that he truly      trusts besides       dante . 

[kennykiing]

ᶜᴼᴿᴿᴱˢᴾᴼᴺᴰᴬᶜᴱ   ·╱     ˢᶜᴴᴬᶠᴱᴿ  ,   ᴬᴺᴺᴬᴸᴵˢᴱ

 there  was  so  much  time  to  get  over  this  feeling  of  nervousness  ,  the  anxiety  for  this  conversation  should  have  gone  down  by  now  yet  it  was  just  as  hard  as  the  day  she  left  .  time  had  surely  aged  them  but  all  of  the  woes  remained  the  same  .  “  don’t  act  all  heartless  with  me  ken  ,  we  dated  for  way  too  long  to  make  a  fool  of  me  .  ”  when  they  were  that  close  ,  unintentionally  so  ,  it  reminded  her  of  all  the  emotions  she’d  forgotten  about  .  “  i  know  it  doesn’t  depend  on  me  ,  but  it  doesn’t  feel  like  we’ve  closed  that  door  …  i  think  we  both  deserve  some  closure  .  don’t  you  think  ?  ”  though  when  she  was  there  ,  closure  felt  like  the  last  thing  she  wanted  .  her  eyes  wandered  his  face  ,  admiring  everything  she’d  missed  about  him  but  just  as  quickly  she  let  go  of  him  and  walked  past  ,  taking  a  deep  breath  she  fell  down  on  his  sofa  .  “  how  is  he  …  i  miss  him  ,  thought  about  calling  him  a  few  times  ,  just  didn’t  feel  right  given  everything  .  ”  shoulders  shrugged  out  as  she  began  to  twirl  her  phone  between  her  fingers  .  “  i’m  really  sorry  for  how  everything  ended  ,  honestly  i  mean  that  -  if  i  could  go  back  and  change  what  i  did  i  would  ,  you  know  that  right  ?  ”

he was fine     without her     around , he had allowed      himself to just      ignore the comments     and      ignore the amount     of stress     on his      shoulders     because      he realized that  at the      end of      the day  ,      all he had was      himself.     he couldn’t depend      on anyone else ,      because the one person     that was supposed     to have his back      was stuck         in a home.    ❝  I’ve never been     one for closure       annie, honestly this     is the last thing that      I need      right now .  ❞       he wasn’t trying      to be harsh       but after     receiving various       confirmation that she      had cheated ,      he didn’t want      to plead      with her.       he watches as      she takes a seat       on the couch     and       looks towards      her as      she speaks      ❝ it’s not      like he’ll      remember you      and       if anything I’d       like for him       to remember      the girl you       used to be . ❞      he was still mad      but not        at her ,      at himself for       believing       in her . ❝     annalise     just      stop ! ❞       he snaps towards      her as he       shakes      his head     ❝ god !       you are so       good , because even         when you are       lying through       your teeth .     I really want to      believe     you     but we both know       that you don’t  regret      a single       thing      and      don’t try to deny       anything ,      I got a very     convincing video       from     the jaramillo      boy . you in         his bed , just a day     prior after       you     left .       so please , at least        have       the damn respect      to not lie to     me      and       if you’re done      with      the theatrics ,       the door is      right there . ❞

[kennykiing]

is there anyone you have a crush on ?

❝ there might be someone , that i've had my eye on but i don't think it's smart to tell the whole world. some things are reserved for me only. ❞

[kennykiing]

do you miss annalise ?

❝ i don't really think , it's her specifically that i miss, maybe who i thought she was or what we had but no , not as much as i did before. ❞

@annvliise

[kennykiing]

if you could get one person from palmwood fired, who would it be?

❝ i don't believe that anyone losing their income would bring me any joy. ❞