d r e a m e r

lisa. nineteen. student at fcc. most likely spilled coffee in your lap at the righteous rabbit.

[sebfuckingkyle-blog]

“It’s fine,” he assures, his grumpiness melting away, “Much worse has happened to me.”

“Yeah, I still couldn’t deal with it. I’m not really a people person,” he mused, washing up some more and setting the dishes aside to rest.”

“Liiiisa. Totally. I’ll remember. You’re the cutest girl in here that I’ve seen so that should be easy to remember. Enough about being gangly. I’m fucking gangly, dude,” he laughed, “I bet customers harass you all the time you’re so pretty. If I were into chicks I’d be so down.”

[leesburch-blog]

“Wait, while I’m apologizing, I feel like I should also say I’m sorry for breaking so much shit. I had a feeling that you sorta disliked me because I break stuff, like, all the time. So, uh, yeah. I’ll try not to drop stuff as often.”

Lisa chuckled, grabbing one of the foot stools to sit down on as she unloosened her shoelaces a little, having been stuck in the same pair of black work shoes for hours. “I get that, though. People suck a lot.”

Her movements paused before she glanced up at him, a light blush rising to her cheeks at his compliment. Sure, the girl knew she was easy on the eyes, but she didn’t know how to properly respond to a compliment. “Oh, uh, thanks. But I am gangly. I never grew out of the long and lanky phase ‒ I just dressed it up a little more.” Lisa shook her head and focused on loosening her laces once more. “Nah, they mostly harass me because I screwed their order up or said some dumb pun. ― I think I’m supposed to also say thank you to that, but I’m not sure.”

[lydicss]

❛ Hey—- Hey, just stop running please? I think the barista confused our order, or has been confusing orders all day long, because I am pretty sure that my name is not— well, this name. God, I can’t even decipher damn handwriting, but they called a frapuccino and I don’t know, can you just check if this name written there is Emma? I’m also sorry for speaking this fast and this much I just had four double shots of espresso before ordering this. ❜

[leesburch-blog]

“Oh, damn, my bad. I guess we just have the same taste in coffee, but our names don’t look that similar. Anyways, here. I’ll warn you that this drink has, like, three sips taken out of it already.”

[sweetjessamine-blog]

Well, that was the last time Jessie agreed to a study night with Dylan. Hurrying out of the house, she began walking briskly toward her apartment; she’d walked to school yesterday and Dylan drove her to his place after classes, with the understanding that he would take her home after they finished studying. Of course, their studying lasted a lot longer than she intended and then they fell asleep. And now, she didn’t feel like waking him up or sticking around. “But the night wasn’t a total waste,” she muttered to herself with a little smirk.

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa was sitting at the bus stop, scrolling through her Twitter feed when she heard someone mutter something. She looked up, squinting her eyes a little to make out who it was. “Talkin’ to yourself again, Jess?” Lisa joked, soft laugh escaping her lips.

[sebfuckingkyle-blog]

“It’s fine, just. Fuck. I gotta recover after that near-heart attack,” he said, huffing an almost surprised laugh as he started on the dishes he set beside her.

“Probably. I mean they usually say practice makes perfect. I don’t really think waiting tables requires a lot of practice but who am I to say. I’d probably get frustrated with the first annoying customer and quit so I can’t talk to much shit,” he says, looking behind him. He looks back to Lisa and squints.

“What’s your name again? Sorry, I’m still like, figuring out people here.”

[leesburch-blog]

“Sorry again.” Lisa murmured with a sheepish grin, sending off a quick text to her brother before sliding her phone into her pocket. “I wish I could say I’m usually more graceful than that, but it’d be a lie.”

The brunette only shrugged, though it didn’t bother her that he thought waiting tables was easy. It wasn’t a difficult job, yet it was still something that took some getting used to. “Some days are obviously better than others,” she commented, “but it’s not that bad.” 

“Lisa. And it’s fine, I totally understand. It took me a few months to actually learn everyone’s names and whatnot. I’m a little easier to remember ‒ I’m the clumsy, gangly looking one. Can’t forget me.”

[xandergreysxn-blog]

“— Well, seven years is a long time but I wouldnt say forever-” Xander’s not quite expecting the embrace but he takes it graciously, bending a little into it with a soft smile. “How have you been, little Burch?”

[leesburch-blog]

“It’s forever.” Lisa replied jokingly, releasing him after a moment, shrugging at his question. “Pretty good. I’m in school and writing music, nothing too spectacular or anything. — What about you? How’ve you been?”

[caleb-curtis-blog]

Caleb rolls his eyes as Lisa speaks, wrinkling his nose a bit. “I’m glad you value me for such important reasons,” he replies, tone tinged with sarcasm. He glances sidelong at his sister as she strums along on her little ukulele, the sound comforting in its familiarity. 

“Oh, of course. You’re a real farmy gal, huh?” He teases. “Lisa Burch, the ukulele cowgirl.” 

He tuts his tongue chidingly as she mentions not paying attention in class, shaking his head. “Careful, Lisa. Don’t do well in school and you’ll end up like me - old and boring, living in a small town and always smelling like animals. It’s not very glamorous.”

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa only grinned at her older brother, bumping her side against his as they walked. “This is important, Cay. This could be my future.” Her fingers continued to strum casually with a chuckle. “I wrangle with my music. It’s the new frontier.”

“You’re not that old and boring. Just a little old...and a little boring. Remind me why I come over so much?” She teased, looking over at him with a shrug. “I’m doin’ just fine, though. Today was just...I don’t know. Different. I don’t know why.”

[cherryluxmoreno-blog]

“I don’t blame you, hermosa. Eyebrows are definitely important. But if you get a chance I would recommend blackberry sorbet, the color would look amazing with your skin tone. Gorgeous.”

[leesburch-blog]

“Ooh, I’ll have to go and get that. My friend’s twenty-first birthday is coming up and I need something new to show out, you know? Gotta stay party ready.”

[theoxanderson]

Theo sighed, shaking his hair out before giving a half smile, “Yeah, someone paid attention to the weather this morning. Not me; I didn’t think i’d actually need an umbrella. It’s been warm around here for so long. Sorry to just…ruin your personal space,” he joked.

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa chuckled and nodded. “My mom had a habit of putting the news on every morning when I was eating breakfast as a kid, so now that’s what I do. — No, please, you’re fine. I’m just on my way to the bus stop. It’s time like this I wish I had my own ride.”

[leesburch-blog]

Message: Open

Weezie: Okay, okay. I've come up with a better joke that is far easier to understand. Want to hear it?

Weezie: Either way, I'm going to tell you it. What does a cloud wear under his raincoat?

Lisa: um idk i'm stumped

[cherryluxmoreno-blog]

“This lipstick? It’s a Sephora Collection cream lip stain, and it’s amazing.  I have a color for every occasion, and it’s completely kiss, meal, and blowjob proof.”

[leesburch-blog]

“Oh my God, I was looking at that exact one at the mall last weekend but I decided to buy the Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade again. My eyebrows are a little more important, but I most definitely gotta go back for that.”

[theoxanderson]

“Yeah, okay – yes, I love you too, dad. Goodbye,” Theo hung up the phone when he heard the loud clap of thunder above him, and he nearly jumped due to the surprise of it. “Shit,” he grumbled, and like the sky was laughing at him, the rain just started pouring down. He tried to hurry over towards the nearest shelter, nearly taking someone down as he jumped under an umbrella, “Fuck. Sorry,” he pushed his wet hair out of his face, “Nothing says Maine like a monsoon, right?”

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa had a hand shoved in her pocket, the other holding her umbrella steady as she hurried to the bus station. It was sprinkling when she got out of class and the weather had predicted that it was supposed to storm, but she didn’t know that the sky would open up on her walk. When someone came to join her under the umbrella, Lisa turned to face him without missing a beat. “No, you’re fine. And I know, glad I came prepared for it. This could’ve been disastrous.”

[levi-adams-deactivated20160513]

“That’s why you gotta act like it’s a survival horror game.  Your options are run or hide.  At least that’s how I do things.”

[leesburch-blog]

“But running though.” Lisa said, pulling a face before laughing. “I guess it looks like I’m hiding, like, all the time.”

[levi-adams-deactivated20160513]

“Let me rephrase this, I’m scrawny and I’m not good at fighting at all.”

[leesburch-blog]

“I’m scrawny and not that good at fighting, either. I tried to fight my brother for practice and it absolutely never worked. You and I are in the same boat.”

[caleb-curtis-blog]

Caleb smiles lop-sidedly at his little sister, warm and fond as she trots over, leaving the car parked in the drive. “Oh, so you’ve come here to make me your guinea pig, huh? Now ‘how are you?’ or ‘how was your day?’ Just straight to business. I gotcha,” he teases, pulling her into a half hug as he always did. He was a very tactile man, Caleb Curtis. 

“But sure - I’m all ears. I’m about to go do some groomin’, but you can come along. I might even be able to find you a lawn chair,” he tells her, giving her a gentle nudge in the side before he starts off, leading her down to the fork in the main driveway, heading up through the stand of trees towards the stable. 

“So how was school?” He queries as they walk, hands in the pockets of his jacket.

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa laughed, wrapping a free arm around Caleb’s waist as they hugged, a smile on her face. “Of course. Didn’t you know that’s what big brothers are best at being? That and bodyguards.” She teased, following him down the driveway as she strummed aimlessly at her ukulele, making sure it was still in tune. 

“I can just, like, sit on a fence or something. I don’t necessarily need a chair.” Lisa replied absentmindedly, tuning up the instrument for a moment before looking up at him. “It was alright. I wasn’t really paying any attention because I was writing all the lyrics down on my notes. But hey, I passed Spanish in high school, I’m pretty sure I can pass it again here.”

[sebfuckingkyle-blog]

Seb pretty much always closed up shop at the diner, considering he was the one doing the clean-up job afterwards. He mostly just handled the kitchen, which wasn’t too bad, but damn it was a timewaster for when he could’ve been out at the bar. IT was probably good though, that he had a jo like this that was making him stay away from that (for the most part).

He’d thought he was alone in the place to be left to lock it up before he heard a presence enter the kitchen and quicklyslip beside him, scaring him half to death and nearly causing a massive clean up.

“Jesus… fucking christ,” Sebastian said, holding his hand over his chest, “You scared the living shit out of me.” Seb wasn’t really familiar with any of the servers, he only saw them in passing. He was pretty sure this girl was… Lisa? Maybe?

“You’re here really late, usually the other servers clean up way faster,” he said.”

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa couldn’t help but giggle at his reaction before she set the last of the dishes down in the sink. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to.” She replied honestly, wiping her hands on her apron as she took a couple steps back to give him his space. The brunette leaned against one of the counters casually, checking the time on her phone with a sigh. Her coworker did tell her she’d be done closing up within fifteen minutes, but she must’ve forgotten that Lisa worked a little slower than the others.

“Yeah, uh, I’m covering Hannah’s shift for a few months and I’m still not used to it. Maybe I’ll get better with practice.”

[levi-adams-deactivated20160513]

“Must be nice.  I’m the oldest in my family and I’m tiny, my brother laughed when I said I’d scare the creeps away from my sisters.”

[leesburch-blog]

“Well, actions speak louder than words. As long as you’ve got a nice right hook, I think you’re menacing enough.”

[leesburch-blog]

Lisa usually didn’t close at The Righteous Rabbit, but she agreed to switch shifts with one of her coworkers for a few months because of how her night classes panned out. She didn’t mind it that much, either. It was quieter the closer it came to closing, so she had time to actually clean up and talk to customers as they came in. Lisa picked up a few leftover plates from one table and took them to the back, almost slipping on a puddle of water and dropping them all. “Shit!” She exclaimed as she regained her balance, laughing at herself as she put the plates in one of the sinks that Sebastian was working out. “That, uh, that could’ve been bad.”

@sebfuckingkyle