queen of vanity

-- masks are not made to fake who we are, they're to hide who we truly are, to protect a vicious monster we created ourselves, but we all have to take it off someday." • alise lee • aspiring psych major • bartender • twenty-one • apt. #220 ✖ ✖ ✖ ✖

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I’m just a curious person, geesh. (/Nikolai couldn’t help the fact that he always asked questions, he did since he was younger. His curiosity always got the best of him, but it made he laugh. He was getting on the females nerves with these questions but was he going to stop? No, being a little shit was in his genes his sister would say. He couldn’t just stop now.) Why didn’t you say that then? I have tons of money, some of it not mine though, but they won’t mind. (/he laughed at his own joke and pulled out his wallet that was inside his pocket, waving it in front of the girl before putting it back.) Alright miss sticky fingers, lead the way.

[lskyung]

”yeah, you make that pretty damn clear.”  ( — perhaps alise had a low tolerance for ignorance or she really just wanted to stop wasting time— maybe a mixture of both, but she also didn’t want her snappy attitude to get in the way of her fun. still, she didn’t exactly find his little antics funny— andno, she did not just chuckle because he was being absolutely ridiculous. and maybe a ‘you’re annoying as hell, you know’ slipped from her lips before she could take it back. ) “not yours, huh? what you found a few pieces of change on the ground and thought you got a little lucky? give me a break.” ( — a roll of her eyes and a flick of the wrist later, she started back on her way, finally reaching the end of the park that opened up into the busy streets of the city towards the nearby bar. and maybe she was a little curious to know how he got it, too. )

— “are you old enough to drink?”

[wenoires]

「 she waved her right hand back as her lips curved into a grins after seeing a bag that the female was holding. ‘is it the food?’ that was the thought drifted in her mind. she was actually in a dilemma if she will eat the chocolates given by her manager just a few hours earlier however she wanted herself to stay fit and diet would be only the answer, she totally forgot the fact that her metabolism was fast. her eyes twinked as she smiled, making hand gestures to let the female come inside her apartment. 」

                ❛ barbeque, you say? i won’t let this chance to pass! come in! ❜

[lskyung]

( — she slipped inside, waiting for the other after a few steps into the door as she rocked on the balls of her feet. she gave a quick glance around the apartment, a little surprised at how different it looked being that she lived only two doors down. she wondered if she was even allowed to be in someone else's home, this whole apartment life was new to her. )

— “you have a nice place! and i have rice and chicken and rice and steak, which one do you want? oh-- and i hope this wasn't a bad time, me just barging in and all-- i'm alise.”

[lskyung]

[ !!!! ] i'll be changing my url soon so just a heads up! because this one is a little eh.. basic but everything else will be the same for the most part right now but i'll be sure to tell y'all later if anything changes with alise but as of right now she's still the lil troublemaker star student who needs to get her shit together ( WHICH SHE WILL SOON... just need to write it... later... ) so yeah, that's it. kinda pointless but yeah wtv i'll also probably have to post some random sentence starters because i need more interactions so imma force some of yall to interact with me alright thanks ok be back in two days 

[wenoires]

「 she was in front of her laptop as she heard a quite yell coming from her front door. she quickly sprinted to open the door as a smile trails in her face after seeing a female figure standing outside. 」

                       ❛ free lunch, you say? i’m in!❜

[lskyung]

( — greeted only moments later, alise beamed and waved at the girl before holding up a bag of hot food fresh from a nearby restaurant. three takeout containers worth of food she probably would have eaten by herself, by accident, of course. )

— “good, 'cause i just bought takeout. do you like barbeque? there's too much meat in here to eat by myself.”

[lskyung]

( nvchs )

'…this weekend's competitors…'

( — ‘noah’. the host voiced from the flat-screen above her head. perhaps it was only a coincidence, there were tons of people out there with the same name— no big deal. ‘castor’. the voiced finished. she knew that name. the last name— that last name. she rose her eyes to the screen. the face she knew all too well stared back at her. it was noah. )

( — sandals dangling from her fingers, toes sinking into the familiar texture of sand beneath her feet, alise strolled down towards the water— the crowd. probably a bad idea to wait until after the show ended— especially when everyone was pumped to meet the surfers, she’d lost sight of him in the mix. though, he was easy to spot, her eyes finding him again in the middle of a small group of people a few feet away. now coming up from behind, she poked his shoulder before she spoke up, in their native tongue. )

— “hey, can i have your autograph, too?”

[wirttene-blog-blog]

"Ah, yay." She exclaimed rather anti-climatically though with an equivalent amount of palpable happiness that radiated from the pout of her lips. "I haven’t had a sleepover in forever—even though this doesn’t really count, I guess." She shrugged and allowed for a brief laugh to slip past her lips as her fingers ran over the fabric of the couch and the smoothness of the walls.

"I can’t believe this is my—our new home." She mused, her voice still home to its usual happy tone yet also laced with one of a subtle nostalgia and longing for her old apartment. But a new start would be good for her, she needed to break free from the stalemate that she found herself in, and Alise was just as good of a companion as any, maybe even better.

As she listened to the latter speak of boxes and her home in Australia, Irene’s eyes brightened and she watched both the girl and the referred boxes that lay around random parts of the rooms. “You already have decorations?” She addressed first, the words saturated with an interest that was subconsciously directed towards the latter half of their conversation.

Irene followed after the girl obediently, her fingers just as curious and greedy as they were when she first stepped into the apartment. She already knew that the shock of the beauty in the room and the freshness that washed over her was something that would be hard to get over, would she be able to get over it at all. And even as she admired the fresh look of the house, she also couldn’t wait the feeling of being in a home that was—for a lack of a better word—homey. The girl’s last statement cut through her thoughts and she nodded once, a short-lived hum introducing her words. “I was born in America and moved here a few years after I graduated High School. Best decision I’ve ever made, I think. But that’s cool, that you were born here, I’ve never heard an Australian accent speak Korean before, it’d be interesting for sure. But does that mean I can speak to you in English?” Both her eyes and her words lit up at the idea, her words now foreign to the ears of what she assumed to be most of their neighbours. “English always came so natural to me before moving here. Sometimes I catch myself doing it out of nowhere…..where are you taking me, Alise?”

[lskyung]

"now that you brought it up, i've never had a sleepover. are they all always like it is on television? manicures and pedicures, facials, boy talk, that whole act?" half joking, half curious, alise laughed in light of the rather embarrassing confession while mutedly wondering if the latter had actually took part in activities as such. 

she agreed, quietly nodding her head as she too gave the new place another gaze from top to bottom. just hearing her say our made alise wonder what the future held with the roommates. living with a stranger aside, she wanted more than anything to be able to enjoy the time spent. however long they'd be sharing, she wanted to make the best of it. 

"and yeah, i got a bit excited and bought a few things for the walls and little personalized trinkets to go here and there. but the stuff's new so, if something doesn't sit right-- we got thirty days to return it." she tapped one of the boxes in reference to her question, a smaller one out of the bunch. when it came to decoration, alise was usually the simple, modern type, but with a hint of personality. she really wanted to give these cream walls a splash of color, it reminded her too much of her old bedroom.

"really? woah that's amazing, i've never been there." she thought irene's korean felt a bit less organic, but then again so was hers. "so your parents, did they teach you korean?" alise asked, now coming to a stop just before the kitchen. "ah, it's hard to deal with sometimes, but i learned how to mask it as best i can. i think?" it was almost like learning to speak her mother language all over again after stepping back into korea-- after believing she'd stay in australia for the rest of her life, she'd grew accustomed to the way they spoke. though, that dream was short-lived and the transition was fairly awkward.

it had been a while since she had the opportunity to hold a conversation with someone in english, let alone have someone initiate one. alise honestly couldn't feel any luckier to have met someone who shared something like this, she already felt comfortable around her. clearing her throat, she spoke, her tongue thick with her accent. "then let's communicate like this then, ay?"

"and i got a heaps worth of snacks from the tenants here, care to join me for a slice of cake? chips? we ought to get some energy before we break in these boxes."

[lskyung]

dark starter sentences

some yandere, some angst, some rivalry, but no happy stuff on this list

"You actually thought i cared about you?"

"I wonder how loudly i can make you scream in agony?"

"You're a monster!"

"It would be a shame if i had to damage that pretty face of yours."

"You're all mine now."

"How could you do this to me!?"

"I trusted you!"

"Is that supposed to scare me?"

"Put the knife down."

"You're scaring me..."

"You look so sexy when you're all bloodied and bruised like that~"

"I wonder how many volts it would take to kill you?"

"Why are you pointing that gun at me?"

"Let me go!"

"You're so cute when you struggle like that~"

"Your blood smells wonderful."

"Who did this to you?"

"You're in my way."

"I thought you were dead!"

"Help me!"

"Long live the king."

"What did they do to you?"

"What have you done?"

"Maybe i should carve a pretty picture in your flesh?"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything fatal, I just need some information."

"I don't care what you do to me, I'll never tell you!"

"Stop it, your hurting me!"

"They'll kill you!"

"I hate you."

"The only reason I chained you up is to show you how much I love you!"

"If you keep struggling like that I'll have to punish you~"

[wordsnquotes]

I am not what you see and hear.

David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest (via wordsnquotes)

[jxsora-blog]

"Give me a moment!" Sora sang from behind the door, lowering the volume of the television before pushing herself off the floor. Wide strides were taken toward the brown entity that separated both strangers, she checked over her attire once before pulling it open, head peaking out from the gap. "Hello— oooh! Are those my cookies?"

[lskyung]

( -- alise felt a jolt of anticipation as she heard a voice echo from inside, fixating a smile on her face upon hearing the click of the door unlock. seconds later, she was greeted by the petite girl with the bright voice and features to match. alise nodded once, waving her fingers. ) 

-- "yeah, i just got back home and saw these, so i wanted to thank you for them. so-- thank you! and... yeah. i'm alise, by the way."

[lskyung]

“I think this is the room.” She murmurs as she leaves a small ochre paper bag that contains some sweets in front of the said room’s front door. She chuckles before sticking a yellow colored sticky note in the door: “Yo! I’m room #222’s Seyoon. You can drop by if you want someone to talk with and also please enjoy the sweets! Have a nice day~vv” After she finished the actions she needed to do, she quickly leaves the room probably going to her room.

( — alise folded up the note after she finished reading it, chuckling to herself before she skipped two doors down, knocking gently at the door before speaking into the crack of it. )

— “yo, seyoon-ah! it’s your new neighbor, open up for a chance to win free lunch with me!”

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(/suspicious, nikolai thought as she pulled him to stand in a hurry. She wanted money now and he wondered if she was just going to blatantly take his money from him without him thinking much about it. he might of had fun joking around with her but he couldn’t trust her fully, he wasn’t stupid.) What if I don’t want to give you any money? Why do I need it anyways? You are the one with this plan, you should have provided whatever you need. (/he snorted)

[lskyung]

"eh, you ask too many questions. you'll see when we get there, ever heard of surprises?" ( -- if alise could roll her eyes any harder they'd be stuck in the back of her head--why couldn't he just relax? maybe alise was too stubborn to admit that this little game she was playing by herself was only a call to have someone accompany her on a small outing for a drink. maybe take a few hits, do some aimless window shopping that could be a bit obnoxious to everyone else but them. just have some fun. perhaps things she could have done alone, but what was the fun in that? it wasn't like she was asking him to rob a bank with her. yet. )

-- "and i never asked if you had any for me, idiot. now do you or do you not? if not, it's on me."

[wirttene-blog-blog]

A wave of relief fled through Irene when she found that her roommate was seemingly nothing but kind and helpful. She couldn’t count on one hand the amount of people that “warned” her about the dangers of rooming with someone that you didn’t know. But, thankfully, she imagined that her stay with the latter would be an enjoyable one, at the least.

"Oh, no, this is barely anything compared to what I’ve got back in my car." She responded with a small, almost embarrassed laugh as she set it down on the floor next to the door. "I think it’d be easier to get your stuff set up first. That might make it easier for me. We can do it tomorrow, maybe. Or have an all-nighter." Irene beamed at the idea despite it being so childish. Lately, the only all-nighters she even thought of pulling were because she needed to finish a paper for the day after or a photoshoot had taken too long to wrap up.

But this was something that she wouldn’t mind staying up for. Home decor was somehow a passion that tied together with her love of fashion. To have a house as nicely dressed as it can be was something that she took pride in, something that she hoped the latter did, too.

"How many things do you have left to unpack?" She asked while pulling off her coat to hang on the nearest chair that she could find. "We can figure out arrangements and everything that we both like while we’re at it, maybe? And then we can get to know each other while doing it!" The excitement in her idea was evident in her voice and the way that her smile had brightened up. "You said your name was Alise, right? Are you not from Korea?"

[lskyung]

"you know what? an all-nighter actually doesn't sound too bad. i don't know where it came from but i just got a burst of energy." contrary to the state irene had found her in, something about the idea thrilled her. besides, she wanted the both of them to settle in as soon as possible, all of this moving in was a pain physically and mentally.

the air became a bit stiffling when the realization of living with someone. besides her parents-- who were never around anyway, alise had always kept to herself, and been in her own space. this would be a new experience, definitely something she'd have to get used to-- and fast. 

however, it excited her. this meant she could start over again, even if it was as simple as keeping her room organized, it would benefit her in the long run instead of allowing piles and piles of papers and textbooks stack to the ceiling, ultimately creating stress. she dreaded going up to that dorm every night and getting out of that environment was one of the reasons why she decided to leave it all behind. 

"well, i'm sure you've noticed the maze of boxes scattered all over the living room-- and i'm sorry for that, but that's about it. those are mainly for kitchen appliances, bathroom stuff, and other miscellaneous things for decoration." since a good portion of the rooms came furnished with common staples, alise thankfully didn't have to buy sofas and tables and other furniture, but those things could definitely use some sprucing up. "yeah, i agree, we should! there's stuff we can play around with together and make this place speak both irene and alise! follow me." equally eager, alise returned the smile with a sincere grin, nodding as she led her to the front of the apartment. "mm, i was born here, but i grew up in australia. and you? i don't think i've ever met an irene from around here." 

[lskyung]

"Even if I went there, I wouldn't be able to help them at all."

( — it took a lot for alise to be in the same room as her, let alone stand a conversation and act as if she cared about anything she was saying. but whatever it was, she felt at least some kind of response was only fair. after a brief moment, she looked up from wiping away at a smudge on the bar counter. )

— “well. whatever, and wherever there is, you could at least try.”

[lskyung]

Blue Exorcist {Sentence Starters}

"It’s so early in the morning, I feel like puking."

"You lost little lamb, confess your sins and say your prayers!"

"I have no choice but to go forward!"

"I'll fight as many times as it takes! As many times as you want!"

"My dad said a man should always walk straight!"

"Even if I went there, I wouldn't be able to help them at all."

"I can't take all this anymore!"

"You've got friends, don't forget that."

"It's like I'm seeing my old self when I look at you."

"There is weakness in everyone's heart. Are you too scared to acknowledge that, I wonder?"

"Come here, I'll give you a hand."

"If you don't like to be treated like a kid then why don't you try showing how much you have grown up?"

"That's none of your damn business!"

"Don't regret this later..."

"C'mon, get up! I have something to say to you!"

"Why do you need to ask me that?"

"Then, next time I'll come and hang out with you!"

"I didn't do anything bad."

"How long do you plan on going through that rebellious phase?"

"Don't you think it's time you grew up?"

[gongminjji-blog]

Rules: You are supposed to answer the 92 truths about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. Tagged by: gongminjji & wirttene​ Tagging: plznxn jvmvn kibovteki doeuvre jxxhyvn kawaiihyuk anxmone hxnryz cacopjohnny thelovelylee jvmeslee memoirv starrvnightskv cleoptara sanqwoo jjxxwoon baebsuzx jxsora hxnryz​ erxsus seouliloqvies

[lskyung]

what was your: last beverage: caramel latte. last phone call: pizza delivery. last text message: doctor jo. last song you listened to: 3:16am - jhene aiko. 10/10 recommend. last time you cried: i think it was tuesday, over something dumb, of course.

have you ever: dated someone twice: nope. 
been cheated on: no...? kissed someone and regretted it: nope. lost someone special: yep. been depressed: uh huh. been drunk and threw up: couple times.

list three favorite colors: black, blue, green.

last year, have you: made a new friend: i might have. fallen out of love: yeah. laughed until you cried: yes!! met someone who changed you: i... still don't know. not yet. found out who your true friends are: yep. found out someone was talking about you: yeah, not that i really ever cared though. anyone on your fb friends list: deleted it so, probably? not sure.

general: how many people on your fb friends list do you know in real life: if not all, then most?

firsts: first surgery: none, surprisingly. first piercing: ears. first best friend: i believe it was in second grade. first sport you joined: soccer, worst experience of my life. first vacation: australia.

right now: eating: working on my bottom lip. drinking: nothing. i'm actually kinda thirsty now. i’m about to: fall asleep tbh. after i finish studying these last few vocab words, though. waiting for: something spontaneous.

your future: want kids: i really do. get married: before kids, yes. career: i'm majoring in psychology, but i just really want to be able to make a difference in someone's life, for the better.

which is better: lips or eyes: eyes! hugs or kisses: i actually really love hugs. and kisses to follow. shorter or taller: taller. older or younger: doesn't really matter, just not too old, and not too young. romantic or spontaneous: both. nice stomach or nice arms: hmm... arms are really nice but i really like nice (abs)tomachs. sensitive or loud: ?? sensitive. hook-up or relationship: relationship. trouble maker or hesitant: hesitant, that's kinda cute.

have you ever: kissed a stranger: nope. drank hard liquor: uh huh. lost glasses/contacts: all the time oh my g o d bless my eyes. sex on first date: why would anyone-- nah. broke someones heart: have i? arrested: sorry. turned someone down: i don't think so? cried when someone died: yes. fallen for a friend: yeah.

do you believe in: yourself: still learning how to. miracles: hmm, not too sure about this one. love at first sight: nah. attraction? maybe. heaven: we'll see. santa claus: i used to until i stopped getting gifts one year. kiss on the first date: i don't see myself doing this, but hey. angels: sure.

[wirttene-blog-blog]

It didn’t need more than one glance at the back of Irene’s car to know that she wouldn’t even start unloading her things. Not all on her own, at least, and in that moment she was never so glad to be living with someone else.

Truthfully the entire move had remained surreal to her. She had lived in her previous apartment ever since she could remember and to leave both it and her previous roommate behind her were things that she both got ridiculed and supported for. But with the reminder that it was what was necessary to make her schedules easier and less pressuring on her part, she sucked it up and headed towards her new building with nothing on her but a backpack and in only a minute or so (a benefit in living so close to the main floor), faced the door that had her new home behind it.

With the response that she received at her knocks, Irene blinked in a display of hesitation before she opened the unlocked door and stepped inside the area with an increasingly growing smile that beamed her approval of the flat’s appearance. Despite the boxes that took away from the appearance, it added onto the excitement of moving to a new place. “Sorry for knocking—I forgot my key in my car.” She said once her eyes found her roommate.

"I’m Irene, by the way. Did you just move in recently, too? I was going to ask you to help me with my stuff—but I think I should help you first."

[lskyung]

alise's eyes opened immediately at the sound of her voice, partly because she had to get up anyway no matter how bad she wanted not to, and also because of how soft it was in comparison to her own rather unwelcome greeting. propping herself up on her elbow, she moved to turn towards her bedroom door as she heard footsteps approaching, shortly revealing the owner.

tall-- thank god, alise had feared being stuck with someone how couldn't reach the top cabinets without struggling. that was something in common, besides both being fairly about the same size-- maybe they could borrow clothes, wouldn't that be fun? and from the looks of it, she had nice style. maybe slightly different from her own, alise wouldn't have paired those shoes with that top, but then again--

alise, she's talking to you. well, waiting now. snapping out of her silent physical appearance analyzation, she sat up fully before sliding off her bed. "oh! no, no it's okay, i didn't mean to yell-- alise." she smiled, awkwardly, while extending her hand-- again, awkwardly. she'd played this meeting over and over in her head previously so that this exact thing wouldn't happen, rehearsing her lines and practicing her smile and laugh, but that was all worthless now.

"i mean like, my name is alise, of course. and yeah i did, just yesterday-- as you can see i haven't made much of an impact yet. but after hearing someone replied to my roommate call, i didn't want to change the place around too much without you, so... yeah." alise blinked, teeth peeling at her lip before realizing it was still her turn to speak. "nice to finally meet you, irene. feel free to make yourself at home! well, it is your home now too-- you need me to take that from you?" she offered, lifting her chin at her bag. "i can show you around, too, if you want. this place is huge, it's easy to get lost."

[lskyung]

"Welcome to the complex, I'm Song Qian or Victoria call me which ever you prefer. I hope you settle in well and that we hang out some time ! I'm in apartment #614! Enjoy the food!" She smiled as she put the note on top of the container with sushi inside. She set the box down and walked off quietly.

as quietly as she could— it being almost midnight, alise left after wedging the notecard in between the crease of the door and hooking a plastic grocery bag of chips and candy on her doorknob.

[ TO: SONG QIAN;  FROM: ALISE aka #220 ]you’re the sweetest ever, thank you for the sushi! ( says me and my roommate, you saved us both from starving for lunch )but, feel free to come on down again some time and we can eat something together  =  ͜= hope to see you again! - alise xxxx