lilah fm

[lilahgordonreid]

@lexgordons​

Lilah had been reflecting more than she ever had about her relationship with her sister. She had really thought that moving to Woodstock would change things. And it hadn’t been like it was a mistake or anything, it just hadn’t really made her relationship with her sister any better then it had ever been.  Maybe, even, it would have been better if her and Lex were on opposite sides of the country. The wedding was beautiful, and maybe a nice sort of last thing in Woodstock. Or maybe a last try to make things right with her sister. Something like that, at least. 

“Hey.. “ She said, trying to keep things as casual as possible. “You look really great, by the way.”

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shapiros​:

STARTER FOR LILAH. ( @lilahgordonreid​ )

– “ALRIGHT, THEY’VE GOT ME,” BLAIR HUMS, glancing out onto the dance floor as max and kem share their first dance together. she can tell that lilah is totally starry-eyed over the entire ceremony, and blair’s in a particularly good mood. or at least, slightly less destructive, in lieu of everything. “ if true love is a thing, they’ll be the ones to convince me. doesn’t it just make you want to puke ? ” 

Lilah cried during the ceremony, and she had only just fixed her makeup - she’s always been a sucker for love, it’s like, half of her personality, if she’s being entirely honest with herself. And while everyone deserves it, she feels like Kem and Max deserve it just a little bit extra. “No!” She says, but with a laugh because she knows it’s a joke. ‘I think weddings are my favorite kind of parties. I just... Love love, you know?” 

[lilahgordonreid]

                  event 08 . wedding bells 

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chaseraynor​:

Oh jeez. He hadn’t realized he had left his wallet behind, since he technically didn’t need it till he would hit the grocery store later. He’s relieved Lilah found it and brought it over—he doesn’t want to even think of the hassle if he had discovered he didn’t have it then. “You just saved my life. Thanks for coming the whole way for that.” He moves to take it from her, giving her a small smile. “You doing okay?”

“Don’t even sweat it!” Lilah said, with a smile. “It was on my way anyway, and if I had lost my wallet, I’d want someone to bring it to me. Kind of like, um. Treat others the way you wanna be treated, but like. With lost wallets.” She laughed somewhat awkwardly, realizing she’d been rambling a bit. “Me? Oh, I’m.. Fine, totally fine. Great, even.” It was a lie, but that was what you did when things didn’t go well, you just... Pretended. At least that was Lilah’s motto.

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lexgordons​:

When she had enough time to think about it, Lex tried to swap any shift that involved working with Lilah. It wasn’t anything against her sister… Okay, it was. A little bit. But she saw the other at home, she didn’t need to see her at work. That was acceptable, right? The Gordon daughters needed space. Unfortunately, no one wanted this closing shift, and here they were. In Lex’s own personal hell. “So… you doing anything interesting this weekend?” A broad statement, like she was talking to a near stranger. Probably not. Her sister was boring. At least she thought so. Did she bring up what had been taken from the store? Did she ignore it? It wasn’t her so what did it matter? But she did know Lilah was there to find it… and maybe she was a little curious. They’d get there. Had to ease into it. closed @lilahgordonreid​

Lilah had always wanted a relationship with her sister - something she also knew was not reciprocated, had never really been. Despite this, she had always kept trying. Maybe, eventually, Lex would come around. Maybe, because they had both done this big move, because they were both new to town, to the store, they’d have more of an opportunity to bond. Or at least, these were things Lilah had hoped for, and been sorely disappointed when Lex still seemed to be doing her best to keep her at arms length. 

It felt like a golden opportunity had come in the form of this closing shift, though. It seemed like she never had any shifts with her sister, and she was glad for this one. “Well, I was actually going to ask if maybe you wanted to hang out!” She said, with a cheery smile. “We could go to Wild Rover, or the movies or something.”

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serafinastm​:

     SERA SHAKES HER HEAD, looking over at lilah. “no, no. i’m starting to get tired of listening to the same album. i have been listening to it for the past four hours anyways.” she laughs, and there is only so much dolly she can listen to. “what do you normally listen to?” sera always likes to see what her coworkers listen to while they’re working.

“Oh, usually like, N Sync or like, Spice Girls or something. Oooh, actually, I think today is a Britney day. Have you heard her new album?” Lilah had listened to it enough to have the songs practically burned into her brain, but she always was in the mood to listen to it again. “It might actually be my favorite.”

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tripfm​:

status : closed for @lilahgordonreid​​​ setting : some small park near trip’s apartment

     WHEN MAX HAD WARNED HIM that one of her cats could be a bit of a handful, trip wasn’t expecting that to mean that he’d be scouring the blocks around his apartment for a runaway bengal every few weeks. this time, trip is forced to search a nearby park, scratching up his arms as he digs through various foliage and makes a pspspsp noise. it’s humiliating, frankly, and boy would it be bad if anyone he knows catches him like thi——  ❝ lilah ? ❞ he gapes, stun - locked as his boss’s daughter seems to materialize before him in the blink of an eye. maybe the cat has the right idea ; trip’s half a mind to crawl into a bush and hide now, too.

Lilah’s plan had been to stop by the store to pick up some things for her mom - since Jennifer was so busy, dealing with the shop, and everything, she thought it would be nice to run errands. But when she spotted someone digging around in bushes in the park, she decided to take a quick detour, thinking they might need some help. 

And then, much to her surprise, it was.... 

“Trip? Do you... Need some help?”

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martytsui​:

🎸

marty can’t help but huff at lilah’s words, amused at the thought. though, they might not carry a gun ( nor would they ever ) but they do have a butterfly knife. thing is, they bought it because it looks cool — the added bonus of protection, especially after the boat party, is just that: a bonus. “come on, i’ll keep you company.” marty motions for lilah to follow, making their way to the front of the store and 

when they get there, marty hops on the counter next to the register. “and no,” marty starts an actual reply to lilah’s question, figuring there’s no harm in answering it, “i don’t shoot actual guns. don’t really want to either.” a beat passes. “i bet neither you, your sister or your mom expected any of this when comin’ here, huh.”

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Lilah frowned. It was true, everything that had happened was quite literally the opposite of what she had expected when they came to Woodstock. She had hoped for a fun adventure, maybe to finally bond with her sister, to help her mom, and instead there were parties (well, party, singular) where people literally got stabbed.

“Not really, no.. I kind of thought... It would be like a fun adventure, you know?”

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jcmiesingh​:

jamie could sense that there was probably some complicated history between lilah and her sister, something he should definitely not pry into despite his curiosity. not because he’s suddenly developed a taste for family drama, but because any information would be useful to his current precarious situation with lex. getting a sense of exactly how loyal she is to her sister and mother is important… but lilah’s clearly on the sensitive side about it. better not to push.

“i get it,” he nods sympathetically, although he doesn’t actually relate in the slightest. “sometimes?” jamie raises an eyebrow, grinning to show that he’s just teasing. “does that mean you’re a rule-breaker the rest of the time? because if so, i definitely want to hear those stories.”

Lilah is glad this hasn’t turned into a huge argument or something - she doesn’t want to have a negative relationship with Jamie, especially with how complicated things are with Lex, it’s important to her to get along with him. 

She might be, well... Exaggerating a bit, about her being a rule breaker, even sometimes. But it’s not a complete lie, she doesn’t always follow them. So what if she plays it up a little for her audience. “I mean, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t, but it’s not like I have loads of stories, or anything.”

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shapiros​:

– “THIS,” BLAIR SAYS, REACHING AROUND LILAH, chin resting on the other girl’s shoulder for a beat as she presses the button on the machine. it rattles, then starts dispensing change out of the dispenser. “ jackpot. it’s some machine error code that the manufacturers use, ” she holds a few quarters out to lilah, dropping them in her palm. she is reveling in how unsure lilah seems, makes her feel like she’s doing something useful in the pursuit of chipping away at that doe-eyed innocence. “ now, you can get whatever you like, ” she winks. 

This is not the kind of thing Lilah normally does - and it’s obvious, she knows it. Usually, she’d worry about a nurse coming around the corner and reprimanding her, but now, she takes the quarters from Blair, popping them into the machine and pressing the button for a Coke. “Does it work on any vending machine, or just some?” She says, a little curious, trying to sound like it’s just a question, and not a plan for later use. 

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serafinastm​:

     SHE’S DOODLING ON A PIECE OF RECEIPT PAPER because honestly, she doesn’t know what else to do when she’s almost done with her shift. sera still has an hour, but she does most of her tasks when she first gets there, and she hasn’t had to help many customers. “hey!” sera greets the other, pen falling down on the counter. lilah seems nice enough, and she quite likes working with her, considering she does take it at least somewhat seriously. “i only have a little bit left, but i’m still here for a little. i will warn you, it has been slightly slow since noon.” 

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Lilah doesn’t particularly like it when it’s slow - it gets boring, but she keeps her smile and nods. “Alright! Well, I was going to ask if I could change the music - no offense or anything, but if you’re only going to be here for a little longer, it’s only fair that you get pick.” She doesn’t mind Sera’s music, really, but when the store is slow, she likes to blast Britney, or the Spice Girls, or something like that, just to distract her from the mundaneness of it all.

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oofkemal​:

“ i’m sure your standards are higher than mine, so. ” he shrugs. he’s grateful regardless, and either way it’s true. he’s not exactly from a family that would ever take the time or effort to make something, especially not for him, so he almost feels a little undeserving. 

kem laughs softly at her insistence, shaking his head and taking absolutely no offense. he knows what she means, knows stumbling over words and meanings more than he’d like to. “ thanks, to both of you. but tell her she doesn’t need to worry; i wish i was at work. ” kem states genuinely, even if it seems preposterous, but he’d rather be anywhere but stuck here, really. “ how are you doing ? i’m sure… uh, that really wasn’t the best welcoming party for you. ” his nose will scrunch slightly, not sure what kind of impression that would give to someone not exactly from around here.

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Lilah almost laughs at that - like the fact that he’s thinking of how she’s doing, whether the party was good or not, while he’s the one lying in a hospital bed. But she stops herself, and shakes her head. “The party was great! Like, before everything, I mean, not the end part, but the rest of it. Woodstock seems… Really cool.” She’s not sure if she sounds convincing or not - it’s not like she doesn’t like it here, it’s just a lot, but this feels like the wrong time to say that. “I mean, I assume parties don’t usually end that way around here.”

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jamie raised an eyebrow– maybe he’d overestimated lilah’s naivete. still, he’d thought he was being pretty damn pleasant, considering the circumstances. “i was just curious,” he shrugged. “didn’t think it was such a sore subject.” jamie’s not one to apologize in general, but he knew he’d gain nothing from lilah thinking he was just an asshole. “sorry. i’ve never done this whole cousin thing before.”

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Lilah softened as he spoke - neither of them had done the cousin thing, really, her dad had been an only child as well. The only other person her age in their family had been Lex, and that was.. Well, it was tumultuous, and while Lilah liked to imagine she was working on it, and that one day her and her sister would be friends at the least, she knew it was an uphill battle because it had been for as long as she was alive. And maybe, just maybe, she could forge a better relationship with Jamie.  She sighed. 

“It’s fine, I just - sorry for snapping at you. But it’s not like that, like - like I’m just good and Lex is just bad or whatever.” She shrugged. “Anyway, I don’t see what’s wrong with following the rules, at least sometimes.’

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shapiros​:

– BLAIR SHAKES HER HEAD, gently bumping lilah’s shoulder with her own. “ nah, they practically build these things for fucking with, ” blair says. “ here, this trick’s fun. press the numbers into the keypad as i say ‘em. ” then, she bends down, presses her thumb to the change recepticle and recites, “ 4-3-2-1-1-2-3-1-1. ” she looks up at lilah indicatively, giving her a nod. this recitation is coming from the girl who couldn’t remember ethan’s name after two months of working with him.

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Lilah isn’t entirely sure what she’s meant to do here. “Um.. And then what?” SHe says, somewhat awkwardly, looking at the machine, and then at Blair. This, she thinks, is probably the most she’s broken any rules since moving to Woodstock, and that doesn’t necessarily feel like a good thing. In fact, it makes her feel decidedly uncool, especially next to Blair. 

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chaseraynor​:

Chase’s go-to place has been the skate park for as long as he could remember, and recently he’s been going there a lot more, finding it the outlet he needed to deal with the mess running around in his head after the hoedown party. He had headed there right after his afternoon shift and was finishing up tagging a wall when he hears his name being called out. “Oh, Lilah. Hey.” It’s the first time he sees her here. “Didn’t think you’re the type to come here.”

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“I was looking for you, actually!” She said as she walked over - he was right, the skate park was not really her type of place. She liked roller skating, but her neighborhood was a fine place for that, she didn’t need a whole park to do it. Especially considering there were far too many people - she’d go for a roller rink over a skate park any day. Holding out his wallet, she smiled. “I found this at the store, figured you might need it.”

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crmsns​:

location: high volume break room

@volumeupdates​​ 

christian popped wordlessly into the break room, but not silently. his boots clomped against the scuffed tile, and the couch gave a low flomp as he threw himself on it, then rustled as christian wriggled around trying to get comfortable. “there’s something in here,” he finally said, bravely stuffing a hand in the cushions to see what it was.

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“Don’t put your hand in there!” Lilah said, looking on with horror as Christian stuck his hand between the cushions. “There could be like, a rat, or a knife, or.. Something else gross.” She generally chose not to sit on the couch, opting for, well, literally anywhere else, after looking a little too closely at the amount of stains it had one day - she’d never really been able to not think about them when she considered sitting down. 

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orphvc​:

𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈  𝚂𝙰𝚈  𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃  𝙸𝙶𝙽𝙾𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴  is  bliss  and  ,  in  this  particular  case  ,  whoever  originated  the  phrase  might  be  just  right  .  clem  ,  with  no  knowledge  about  what  happened  on  the  boat  ,  floats  through  her  shift  seamlessly  ⸻  metallic   boots  following  the  beat  of  the  music  ,  her  head  occasionally  popping  over  clients’  shoulders  to  see  what  they’re  planning  to  buy  (  using  her  thumbs  or  exaggerated  head  nods  to  show  her  approval  )  .  and  ,  although  she  loves  to  meddle  in  the  affairs  of  strangers  ,  at  the  first  opportunity  to  abandon  work  and  talk  to  someone  ,  she  nearly  jiggles  with  unbridled  excitement  . 

a  grunt  escapes  as  she  hoists  herself  onto  the  counter  ,  wiggling  her  eyebrows  while  a  goofy  grin  makes  itself  comfortable  on  her  lips  .  “  nope  ,  i  haven’t  heard  anything  !”  which  is  strange  ⸻  her  ears  are  usually   perked  up  and  ready  to  absorb  new  information  .  maybe  restoring  her  cat’s  high  spirits  had  stolen  all  of  her  attention  .  

“  why  ?  did  something  interesting  happen  ?  ”  before  her  loyal  client  can  answer  ,  her  hands  are  shooting  forward  and  shaking  in  the  air  .  “  wait  ,  no  ,  don’t  tell  me  !  did  ,  like  ,  an  actual  cowboy  show  up  ?  ”  even  though  it’s  a  make - believe  story  ,  a  look  of  surprise  strikes  her  features  ,  legs  swinging  back  and  forth  .  “  y’know  ,  hat  tipped  over  one  eye  ,  a  gun  hangin’  from  their  belt  -  thingy  ?  saying  something  about  their  honor  with  a  raspy  voice  before  drawing  their  weapon  ?  man  ,  that’d  be  so  cool  .  ” 

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“Omigod.” Lilah is in shock, a little, and also a little jealous of how oblivious Clementine is. “You really didn’t here..” She frowns. Usually, she loves to be the first to know things, but that’s with stuff like gossip. This, on the other hand, is serious. Like, really, really serious. 

“It wasn’t anything like that at all, I mean, I wish it was, but..” She’s not sure how to handle this gently, so she just blurts it out. “Kem, got like.. Stabbed. And the boat crashed. It was crazy. Like, not fun crazy, like scary.”