cassius tilts his head back in the water, closing his eyes as her waits for her to get in. “ need you to come in here and warm it up. “ he opens them again, standing up straight and clapping his hands beneath the water. “ oh jeez don’t forget , i never was good at cpr. “ he jokes , biting his lower lip on the edge. “ that colour looks nice on you. “ he notes , referring to her swimsuit as he holds his arms out to her.
“i can do that, i’ve been told i give some pretty warm and amazing hugs.” she smirked as she swam towards him, taking her sweet time with it. kish wasn’t an expert swimmer or anything, but she knew enough to keep herself afloat. “no? not even gonna give it a shot for me?” the dark haired girl playfully pouted once she finally reached where he was. her eyes drop down to the pastel blue bikini she had on, a gift from one her more stylish friends. stepping closer to him, her arms go to wrap around his neck, the playful glint evident in her eyes. “thanks. i mean, it was either this or nothing at all. but i figured the rest of the house isn’t ready for that yet.”
being the extrovert he was, caleb definitely enjoyed living in a house with like-minded individuals. sure, he got along better with some more than others, but the past two years he’d resided here had been overall pleasant. didn’t really have much to complain about. with so many people — strangers, acquaintances, managers, friends — going in and out of the place, it was rarely ever quiet except in the mornings. he was fixing himself something to eat when he heard a familiar voice and looked up to see kish’s friendly face. “hey,” he greeted her with a warm smile. “well, you’re in luck because i’m actually making some avocado toast right now … would you like one?”
kish’s eyes lit up at the mention of avocado toast. the brunette was starving so at this point she’d take anything. it was just a bonus that it so happened to be one of her favorite things caleb was offering. “would i like one? i’d love one, please.” she replied enthusiastically, walking up to the bar stool to seat herself. “can i help with anything? i can make us some green juice or something?” she knew most of the residents of the house were into healthy living as well. or rather, on occasion.
“ well hello there pretty lady. “ he jokes , winking at the girl from the other side of the pool before diving in , swimming up to the other side where she was now and he lifts himself up with his arms onto the ledge, leaning his elbows on it to look up at her. “ it is , you should get in ?” he tilts his head, brushing his now-wet dark locks from his face. “ what else do you have to do other than swim with me , anyway ? “ he smiles , pushing off the edge into the water to stand in the shallower part. “ i’ll catch you. “
it was an easy suggestion to accept seeing as she already had her bikini underneath the romper shorts she had on. mimicking his head tilt, kish hums for a moment, just to play with him for a moment before breaking out into a smile directed at him. “when you put it that way... i guess i don’t.” her lips let out a melodic laugh. getting up, she’s quick to pull the one piece off her body, placing it neatly away from the pool. “promise you’ll catch me? might forget how to swim somehow.” kish calls back to him, sitting on the ledge before pushing herself into the water headed in his direction.
he had been invited out with a bunch of people , mostly other musicians around town he’d been partying with , but he’d been feeling too shitty to even wake up before noon lately. “ don’t do what ? “ he raises his eyebrows , holding his hands up in a shrug. “ i’m relaxing what are you doing here ?” he sips on his beer , “ handing her the scrunched up paper with various lyrics here and there , an incomplete song. “ heartbreak and letting people down. “ he is blunt, because if he can be blunt with anyone , it’s his band. “ the guy ends up single. “ he nods at the tv, referring to the character on the movie , even if it wasn’t obvious.
“don’t scare me like that.” she rolls her eyes in response, popping the cap off the bottle, taking a long sip almost right away. her free hand motions over to the tv as though it was the most obvious answer. “i’m being lazy for once.” reading over the paper with lyrics scribbled all over it, kish nods at the poetic combinations. they always had such a way with their songs, it amazed her. “oof. i guess we have a new heartbreak anthem coming up, then?” kish quirked a brow, dramatically frowning as he reveals the ending of the movie she was watching. “i guess we’re setting the mood for song writing today, huh?” standing up from her spot, she looks around for a guitar in the room, already humming a tune in her head.
he is sleep deprived and pouring himself a coffee when he recognises the familiar new face in the kitchen , she’d arrived at the same time as luca - who he already knew of through dylan. assuming she was in the band at least , he hadn’t asked and made a point in his mind to remember to ask about it. he goes to the fridge looking for creamer and his eyebrows raise a little at the question , searching the contents of the fridge. “ there is…. pop tarts? fuck all else. “ he laughs , eyelids lazy because frankly, he was high. “ have fun last night? “
it came with both her job descriptions to take note of names and faces, but it was proving a little difficult with her having been on tour without that much time to form friendships at the house yet. what she did know, was that this guy was friends with luca, or-- well, they knew each other. “fuck. just pop tarts?” she groaned, squeezing her eyes shut for just a moment. with all the people that lived there, all they had were pop tarts? someone had to step up and feed these kids some real food. maybe she’d go grocery shopping once she felt better. dragging herself to the coffee machine instead, she nods her head at the male. “i guess you could say that. and you? looks like you’re starting the day better than me.” it wasn’t difficult to spot the signs. hell, she’d been high for most of the tour as well.
their little back and forth, cat and mouse game was exciting. it was exactly what kish needed at the moment. nothing too serious that would require all her attention, but exciting enough to liven up her days. as much as she would have loved a full-time committed relationship, she knew that it would just divide her attention even more with the band and her company. some things were much better in moderation, anyway.
walking out to the pool, she easily spots the male, a smile creeping up on features right away. “nice day for a swim, isn’t it?” the brunette greets, sitting by the edge of the pool just enough to dip her legs in the water.
kish never saw it in her plans that she’d end up living in a house with a bunch of other people struggling and working to get their names out there. but it was much better than her other options which had been a tiny, shitty apartment that could barely accommodate her and she could barely afford. so, really, this was an upgrade to her initial plans. she was fairly new to the house, but she liked to think she had made some good friends already. starting with the band, of course. six months on the road together, playing shows practically every night-- they were bound to form some sort of bond. she was just glad that they decided to keep her on even after the tour ended.
still nursing a slight hangover from the night before, kish couldn’t be bothered to cook up a big meal for herself. instead, she dragged herself to the kitchen in search of a quick meal. maybe cereal would do, or pizza leftovers if there were any. “oh-- hey. anything good there? i’m starving and i don’t have the strength to cook anything right now.” kish smiled up at the person who had beat her in her hunt for food in the kitchen.
“ don’t tell me you’re slackin’ now just ‘cause we’re home?” his southern accent peaks a little, mostly because he was a few beers deep and he saw kish watching a movie and decided to ruin the peace. “ i wrote a song, wanna come play some and see how it sounds? this movie is bad anyway. “ he jokes, holding out a beer for her.
kish hadn’t really expected to see anyone around the house as it was the weekend and people were usually out and about. so when she heard luca’s voice pop in the living room, it was safe to say she was a little startled. “luca, don’t do that!” dainty hand flings to her chest, her heart beating wildly in surprise. “what are you doing home?” she’d have expected him to be out day drinking with people, but it seemed the male preferred his own company today. eyeing the beer in his hand, she had to say it was difficult to refuse. movie by herself or playing around and possibly making a new hit with luca? it was an easy choice. “yeah, why not. i don't even know what's going on in this movie if i'm honest.” she ultimately shrugs, shutting off the tv before taking the beer from him. “what’s this one about?”
❛ ✶ ( MISHTI RAHMAN , CIS FEMALE , SHE/HER ) — did you see EKISHNA 'KISH' HASSAN around the house this morning ? i've heard some things about the TWENTY TWO year old MUSICIAN & ENTREPRENEUR. from what i know , they are worth 10 MILLION . they have been living in the house for 9 MONTHS & they come across as + DETERMINED but also -- PANICKY , which makes sense because on their instagram ( @kishassan ) it says they are a LEO ♌︎ . i usually hear AT LEAST I LOOK COOL by SASHA SLOAN playing from their bedroom. they remind me of the sound of a skateboard moving along the pavement, a side table full of empty water bottles, worn out sneakers , && flipping off the cameras . ✶
full name . ekishna hassan
nickname(s) . kish
age . twenty two
date of birth . august 16th, 1998
sign . leo
orientation . heterosexual
+ traits . determined, resilient, creative
- traits . panicky, impressionable, restless
hobbies . skateboarding, playing music, smoking, boxing
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BIOGRAPHY
ekishna hassan was born to young, immigrant parents. they had only just moved to the united states when they had her. they were barely staying afloat and couldn't afford to sustain themselves let alone a baby. that's when they decided to leave her with a family friend who so happened to run a foster home. they faked her papers, saying she was left at their doorstep with nothing more than her name and a note that said to take care of her.
kish bounced from foster home to foster home, none of them being particularly nasty to her, but they weren't exactly accepting of her either. it wasn't until she was 8 years old when she was finally adopted by nadine and raavi hassan. they were a middle class couple who had been trying to concieve for years until they decided to adopt. they adopted kish (age 8) along with her younger sibling (age 3), lily. after being adopted, they lived a good life. their parents were encouraging and supportive of pretty much everything they did.
her love for music and skating started out in high school, which was when she joined a band with a few of her friends. they did gigs here and there (not gna say they skated to the places they’d play to, but....) , but eventually she had to quit when they graduated. kish took up pre-law in college (’cause that’s what she would be good at according to her guidance counselor) and actually excelled in it. she wasn't exactly top of her class, but she was up there.
this was also around the time she did odd jobs here and there, until she decided to start up her own business. already having some connections in the skateboarding world, she built her own brand of apparel specifically catering to skaters (think msfstsrep by jaden smith). it grew quick and she eventually branched out to skateboards and such. of course, all that needed for her to have regular cash inflow so she took up a job as a personal assistant to this big person in music festivals.
with her constant exposure to music, kish fell in love with it again and found herself dusting off her old guitar. she played for bands here and there until she found an opening for a bass player in banks just before they went on a 6 month tour. kish loved the crowds, she loved managing her own business while playing shows every night, things have never been better for her really.
PERSONALITY
in general, kish is very laid back. she’s v v hardworking but definitely never says no to fun things. sometimes she’s a little impressionable. this comes from her being a little too easy going. kish can be restless in the sense that she always has to be doing something with her time. she’s been working hard all her life so not doing anything just doesn’t really sit well with her.
other than that, she’s just a normal girl making it big in the world. she spends her free time playing music, sometimes writing songs, going to the gym to box, skateboarding (ofc.). you’ll find her either skating around the house or in a corner with snacks and her guitar. she will 10/10 be the mom friend if she absolutely has to, but she’s also that person cheering you on in the background while you’re doing something reckless af.
