SUBJECT TO DECAY.

XANDER. 18. JOCK. Don't go 'round tonight It's boundto take your life There's a bad moon on the rise.

[colinnash]

“You know, holiday drinks are all fun and games until you realize that egg nog is just melted refrigerated ice cream. That, and it originated from old milk that they curdled with wine or ale back in the day. But what’s your stance on it?” 

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     “      really man?  you take a fucking class on this shit or something?      ”     Xander was impressed, his eyes squint as he begins to think of something just as intelligent to say about the holiday drink.   “      uh,  it’s thick and shit’s overpriced too.      ”

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gymnastess·:

“You ever hear of an invisible disability? Or an invisible illness?” This guy needed to get his head out of his ass and actually become educated about this sort of stuff. But then again, a lot of people did. There were a lot of people in this word that judged others based on how they looked; and if someone didn’t physically look disabled, these people thought there was no way in hell they could be. Tessa had come across that directly a handful of times over the years; and it always bothered her. But she’d started to see it as a learning opportunity for the other person. “’Cause what I have isn’t necessarily something you can see just by looking at me. But I have something called bronchiectasis that pretty much means my lungs are pieces of shit that are slowly failing me. Oh, and I have ADHD. Nothing wrong with either. They make me who I am..” By now, her backpack was completely zipped up and back slung over her shoulder. “As for what I’m gonna do regarding the fact you might have a problem with disabled people, I’m gonna suggest you get your priorities straight. You never know who’s facing something invisible you can’t see. And you never know who is related to someone with a disability either that you could be offending… Oh, and your own life could change in an instant one day. What if you were to get into an accident and become paralyzed? A wheelchair would make you visibly disabled; and I’m sure you wouldn’t want anyone teasing you about that. Or what if you have a kid someday with a disability or an illness? I’m sure you wouldn’t wanna hear they were being bullied just for being a bit different.” She let out a heavy sigh. “So while I’d love to punch you in that smug face of yours, I won’t. For two reasons. One, I can’t reach it. And two, you really don’t deserve it. You’re just uneducated; and I feel that’s more society’s fault for having failed you… I’m sorry you were raised thinking ableism is okay.” Again she let out a sigh before shifting her backpack so she could unzip it and grab a bag of popcorn from inside. “Here.” She tossed the bag in his direction. “For your troubles.”

         “      you got lung problems but you’re a gymnast ?      ”     just in case he couldn’t get any more offensive, he rolls his eyes in disbelief.        “      i don’t give a shit about your invisible disability.   are you sure your disability isn’t being a fucking moron ?   i never  talked shit about disabled people. you’re just being a dick 'cause you’re a fucking loser and you wanna take that out on someone.      ”       Xander couldn’t be sure as to why she was being a dick about something he didn’t do but he assumed it was because of his popularity.   it made enough sense to him. he’s harsher on people outside of his clique because he views them as less than, he wouldn’t be surprised if a loser did the same for him.    “      ‘sides i won’t give a shit if i get paralyzed, as long as my dick still works i’m fucking sway.      ”    instinctively he catches the bag of popcorn, but he tosses back towards her not too long after.      “      i asked if your brother had a disability.      ”       he wanted to clarify that, thinking that their conversation got twisted along the way considering her accusations.    “      shit does fucked up lungs effect your brain too ?      ”

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gymnastess·:

“Your tone.” Tessa’s eyes narrowed at the guy, not even phased by the fact he’d just flipped her off. “Your tone made it sound like you think there’s something wrong with having a disability… Which while my brother doesn’t, I do. So you better not think there’s anything wrong with having one.” She stated rather bluntly, starting to zip up her backpack as she spoke.

                    “      my tone ?      ”    it was offensive and just as dangerous to assume someone’s discriminating because of their tone but it was also incredibly ridiculous, so xander laughed.       “      fuck right off, you don’t have a disability, you’re just short.      ”     xander had considered himself being civil from the start of the conversation. he found the attack and demands a tad unnecessary and it was only poking at the anger he’s done his best to suppress.    “      or you’ll what ?  maybe i do got a problem with disabled people, fuck are you gonna do about it ?      ”

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gymnastess‌:

“For the record, no he doesn’t. He’s just nine and a complete idiot who thinks he’s funny.” Tessa began, an annoyed tone in her voice as her hands found their way to her hips. “But what’s wrong with having a disability?” She added defensively, the topic being one she felt strongly about as she had several of her own. As the boy reached for the popcorn, she moved to grab her backpack and the bags of the food away. If he was gonna make ableist comments, he wasn’t gonna get anything to eat. 

                        “      the fuck are you on about?   never said anything’s wrong with having a disability. just asked if you had one.      ”      xander wasn’t politically correct on a lot of topic by any means, but when people attack him he’d prefer if it were for things he actually said.  when the backpack filled with popcorn is moved away from him, he instinctively raises a middle finger at her.       “      fuck your popcorn, lordred brick.  i asked a fucking question.      ”

[gymnastess-blog]

“One of my little brothers apparently decided it would be funny to fill my backpack with nothing but bags and bags of popcorn…” Tessa began, popping a piece of popcorn into her mouth. “So while it means I got no books for classes today and am probably gonna get detention, it means I got snacks for days.” She added, taking a bag of popcorn out of her backpack and holding it out in the direction of the other. “Please go ahead and help yourself.”

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         “      your brother got a disability or something ?      ”     his words may have been too frank but it’s the only explanation he could find.  xander wrinkles his face in judgement at the sight of the girl eating popcorn but that doesn’t stop him from leaning over and grabbing a handful, shoving the food in his mouth.      “      it’s cool if he’s in sped and all, ‘least he gives you snacks.      ”

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ohhanncs·:

and there it is. what was that? five seconds? surely a new record, hanna was impressed. “ yes, still doing that gay thing. ” or trying to, if she were honest there wasn’t a whole lot of lesbian content in her life. “ it might just be safer for you to assume i still am unless i directly tell you otherwise. ” she suggested, perhaps being more than a little patronising in her tone but with the reek of alcohol coming off him she’s not sure he’d even pick up on it. she tried not to cringe as he continued. “ probably not ” she couldn’t help but mumble, voice returning to a normal level as she continued “ but picking up that you’re gonna tell me anyway so go on, what else did you want to let me know about? ” 

            “      f’real ?      ”       his eyes lit up with joy.      “      shit, alright. want my number ?      ”       it’s best to give it to her now before  she regrets agreeing to let him be the first to know about her flickering sexuality.  ( maybe not flickering ).  with how much vodka he downed the sarcasm flies way over his head.   back to business, he clears his throat and straightens up his body.     “      i want you to know that  -      ”      xander’s eyes look towards his phone, tapping PONY before suddenly throwing it next to her.   “      i’m just a bachelor.   i’m looking for a partner.      ”     slowly, his fingers move to unbutton his jacket, his body beginning to sway with the music as he hums the lyrics.

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whycaseyroberts‌:

Casey breathed a sigh of relief as Xander surrendered but she was a fool to believe him and should have known better. Had he ever passed up an opportunity before? She was confident he hadn’t so why would he start his redemptive arc now and why would he start with Casey Roberts of all people? “No!” she squeaked, quickly overpowered and totally disoriented by the flip. Even if she had the strength to defend herself, her coordination or lack there of was her greatest enemy.

A person’s home was supposed to be a safe space, their castle, the bathroom their sanctuary but not anymore. Never again would Casey come up with hilarious tweets while on the toilet without thinking about her head on the inside of its porcelain bowl and the raucous sound of Xander’s laughter. Not to mention, if she ever did manage to forget it, she’d only be an Instagram video away fro reliving the whole thing, assuming this affair would be going viral as soon as it was over, @frats was going to froth for this, she could see it now. She was thinking about this as she neared the surface of the water, trying desperately to remember her previous mantra about clean water filling the bowl after every flush.  “Remember me as I was, not as I am,” she announced to an imaginary audience, closing her eyes and bracing for the flush.

casey roberts was an easier target but that wasn’t the only benefit. there’s a possibility he could have found a friend willing to dunk their head into the toilet and get flushed so he could score some points but doing it to someone unwilling was a lot more amusing.  doing it to someone in their own house added on to that amusement.   it was a sick, twisted, amusement but nonetheless at least he was having fun. isn’t that what dare night is supposed to be about?

with his arm still wrapped around her waist, he slowly inches her lower and lower, taunting her. just giving her a swirly wasn’t as fun as teasing her while doing so would be. he laughs at her final statement.  it could be confused as a soft spot when he finally reached over to flush the toilet, immersing her head into the bowl but he only gave up on the taunts because his arm was getting tired.      “      take it like a man roberts, it’s just water  !      ”      xander goads while giving her no choice but to let the water from the flush wash on her face.

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hbicmarissa·:

“Get on this level!” Marissa cackled, cheering the jock on. It was hilarious to watch, especially since she had already completed this task. She had been stumbling around town with her selfie stick and somehow, she was still standing. “Go Xander, go! Hurry up! We have other dares to get to!”

         as she’s yelling, cheering, he’s feeling more and more animated. his lips tight around the bottle, forcing himself to engulf more and then he stopped.  it was random, a harsh swallow as he slams the bottle on the table.   “      fuck.   don’t say shit, bro.      ”    he can barely get the words out, the bottle still more than half filled as his palms rest on the counter.   “      i just need’a chaser or some shit.     ”

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jessica-branham·:

“He may have access to the pictures, but anyone could easily bribe him for those photos and videos. I know I sound paranoid, but it’s just that important to me,” Jessica explained. “I guess some of them are just for fun. Others… well, I just hope the proof doesn’t fall in the wrong hands.”

          xander turns away as she’s talking, nodding his head but also moving to a window sill so he can set his phone up and hit record.  muttering mhm and yeah to make her think he was listening.    as bad as he may have felt before, as the situation is creeping up on him he begins to laugh.   for him, it was funny. hooking his thumbs in his pants, making sure they also hook around his boxers, he yanks it down quickly.     “      aye, say hello to my friend !      ”

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heycamden·:

She needs to do more dares. Gosh, she’s not tackling this as well as she wants to. She’s checking down her to list to see how many she’s marked when she comes across Xander hellbent on downing a bottle of vodka. Oh no. No no no. No way she’s letting him get the title of The Machine. Anyone but a Jock. Desperate times call for desperate measures, she’s quick to rid herself of her top and undo her bra, tossing it to the side before walking right up to him. “Hey, Xander!” She calls out. She not only makes sure to be in his line of sight but also brings a hand up to touch his shoulder. “Hey, I’m really thirsty. Can I have drink?”

             xander was actually pretty irritated when his drinking got disturbed. in the moment, with vodka on his tongue he felt like he could finish it but the minute  he stopped drinking the taste became clear.    so as he placed the drink down he was irritated but that changed whenever his eyes land on camden.   somewhere on camden.    “      shit.      ”   clearly this wasn’t the bottle  he’d finish by himself.   be respectful, xander.   a clear of his throat he searches around him for a cup, grabbing it and pouring vodka inside as he hands it the bee, his eyes looking anywhere but at her breasts.    “      there you go.   you can have whatever you want, cam.      ”

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ohhanncs‌:

what kind of nerd brought a paperback to a party? not hanna riley! not anymore at least. since learning she could read books on her phone the world had been completely opened for hanna. well, as opened as it could be at a high school dare party. one she was begrudgingly attending and a lazily painted bowie bolt across her face the closest she was getting to participating. “ kurtz. ” she greeted, friendly enough. surprisingly he wasn’t being gross. yet. locking her phone she draped one arm over the other in her lap. she shook her head “ no, do i want to? ” she asked, and part of her is certain she’d regret it.

           “      means mixed orientation relationship.       ”       xander won’t admit when or how he learned about that.      “      ‘cause i don’t know if you’re still doing that gay thing      ”      it wasn’t meant to be offensive but like most things it came out that way.     “      but sometimes they will date or marry people of the opposite sex. just wanted to let you know.      ”      that’s when he pulls out his phone, strip songs is already on his google searches so when he’s ready all he has to do is tap the first song that came up..        “      that’s not all i wanted to let you know.      ”   for this dare he made sure to be bundled up in his letterman jacket, wearing it on top of his halloween clothing was uncomfortable but it added to the fun.   “      you want to know what else?      ”

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whycaseyroberts‌:

“Xander,” Casey greeted in an alarmed tone in response. Arguably, there was no such thing as a good time to see Xander Kurtz but there were certainly occasions that are worse than others, like being trapped in a relatively small space with a toilet just a foot or so away from them. “Don’t do it,’ she warned, holding up the toothbruch between them, her only source of defence, as pathetic as it was. She didn’t even know what she was telling him not to do at this point, scanning his form for a clue; no egg in hand, he couldn’t possibly trick her into driniking the water while she was on high alert, no posts for her to be tied to, wedgies weren’t even on the list, as far as she knew. What was his plan? “Come on Xander, you’re better than this,” he absolutely wasn’t but perhaps Casey could appeal to his sensitive side- did he have one of those?

            during her attempts to talk him out of the dare, xander had to decide on just how he was going to do this.  she’s already pretty defensive and despite her shitty choice in weapon, he’s not entirely convinced she won’t put up a fight. not only that, he’s afraid that forcing her on to the ground and shoving her head into the toilet would leave her with physical scars he wouldn’t be able to deny.        “      alright, i won’t do it.      ”    it’s spoken with fake sincerity before he quickly rushes toward her anyway. xander bends down into a squat so that he could easily get a grasp on casey’s leg, and once he does he stands at his full height, managing to flip her upside down in the process.  this was much easier to do to someone when other people were around to help hold them down but at least the tight squeeze around her body was showing his biceps off to the camera.    xander releases an explosive of laughs, slowly and excruciatingly lowering her head into the toilet.

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whycaseyroberts·:

@kkvrtz  

“Oh, that makes sense,” Casey noted, standing in the small bathroom of the Roberts residence, staring into the toilet bowl as her own toothbrush became dislodged from the piping and floated to the surface, explaining why the toilet hadn’t been flushing for the past several minutes. She sighed at the predicament, knowing that there was only really one way to deal with this if the twins had any hope of making their home seem untouched by the time their mother returned, “Clean water comes out of the top, clean water comes out of the top,” she chanted to encourage herself as she winced and stuck her hand into the bowl, retrieving her toothbrush just in time for somebody to throw the door open and hit her in the back of the shoulder. “Holy balls,” she grunted as she regained her footing, “Occupado!” she called out though it was too late to deter the intruder.

        xander has had years of practice to perfect the swirly.  from receiving them in middle school to then flipping the table in high school, he’d argue it was more of a talent than a bullying technique and it was one in his area of expertise.  all he had seen was the bathroom door shut, quite prepared to catch whoever was in there in an impotent position; shoving the door open with a rumble, his phone already recording, it was a pleasant surprise that he bumped into casey.         “      holy shit, roberts!      ”     an exciting disposition, he shuts the door behind them as he allows the camera on his phone to point directly at her face.    “      two in one !    connor should give me extra points since it’s kin.      ”      xander doubts he’d be so generous in that way but it was worth a shot. while still guarding the bathroom door, he looks for somewhere to set up his phone to record the whole scene, ultimately deciding on angling it on the bathroom sink.    mouthing the name ROBERTS as he points to his current victim.

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       @ohhanncs

        Surprisingly, Xander’s alcohol tolerance seemed to build itself up.  He wouldn’t be so confident if not for already downing that bottle of vodka. It was the kind of confidence that it’s dangerous to have, the one that makes you feel invincible. So as he saunters towards Hanna, his attempts to be incredibly coy probably wasn’t so convincing.     “      ‘sup, riley ?      ”        A head nod as he smiles in an attempt to be charming.       “      ever hear of an M.O.R ?      ” 

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jessica-branham‌:

Jessica took a look at the paper, reading over all of the dares. “Okay… so some of these are just silly. Others are a bit more scandalous. And if I even had photo evidence of it, it might disqualify me from admission to the school of my choice. I didn’t want to risk it.”

                    “      right, sure.      ”        Xander can only hope the loss in interest in their conversation wasn’t obvious.       “      we can both agree that they’re just for fun, right ?      ”     He's fully aware that he deserves to lose points for the dare he’s about to pull on someone so vulnerable. Then again, as long as no one knew Jessica was on the verge of tears not even five minutes ago, he should be fine, right  ?      “      and - and - this shit’s not gonna follow you to your future schools. you’re just showing it to that roberts dude. he’s a fucking loser, got no one else to show it to.      ”

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jessica-branham·:

“Technically, yes. I’ve never been to one but I’ve always been invited. Jason’s always involved with the dare list, and he convinced me to come this year,” she explained as she walked with him. “That was a mistake. I should have just stayed home and done my movie marathon.”

               “      no, no, come on, you can have fun.      ”       As he enters an abandoned room, he flicks the light on and shuts the door behind the two.   “      you have to push yourself, you know?    shove yourself out there. this shit here demands confidence.      ”       He takes another look at the list.    “      Fucker’s got skinny dipping on here, I could never skinny dip. I’m too nervous for that.      ”      He chuckles, tilting the paper toward Jessica, while he begins losing the genuine concern.

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rushofjo·:

“I have a measly three points,” she said with a sigh. Joleigh was light years behind where she wanted to be, and at this rate, the Bees would surely disown her if she didn’t accumulate more soon. At least she had good company. Layn had stepped away for a moment, leaving her to talk to the jock. She knew of Xander, but they had never actually interacted before this. “How about you?”

            “      i’m pretty far  behind too.      ”    He never thought of himself to be a nervous person but with the list of dares, some he may have contributed to adding, he found being shy may be an added trait.        “      oh shit. you know what, jo?  i think i know what may be able to get us some extra points.      ”       He offers in fake exclamation, pretending the plan he’s about to mention wasn’t his idea all along.   “      might even help you catch up.      ”