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Name's Lu, not Lucinda | Fuck. Off. | I've been accused of vulgarity - I say that's bullshit.

[kaytlinnuostein]

Myers Street | Kayt + Lu

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

Kayt smiled relatively sadly at their nearly-younger-self.  She remembered wanting to forget everything. Hell, she still did want to forget everything sometimes. The scars on her skin pulsed, reminding her that things don’t just go away. “We’ll go there soon, I promise.” Kayt nodded, “But forgetting everything doesn’t really solve things. Just postpones them, mo ghra.” she murmured before taking a long drag from the vodka bottle. Wine didn’t really sit well with her all the time.

“He doesn’t have to know you.” Kayt stopped talking to listen to Lu’s story about the corn chowder. She had to choke back a laugh, biting her lip till her teeth left near indents. “Well, I mean- It doesn’t seem that awful. Pearls are small at least. I’m sure you won’t hurt Matt like that. Did you know you have enough strength in your jaw to bite off your pinky finger like a carrot stick? but you don’t because your brain won’t let you. Your brain won’t let you hurt Matt either, I promise.” Kayt’s brows furrowed, “no no no. It’s not. You’ve got Matt, and I. And you said Noey, right? You’ve got music and a future. Cling to those things, alright?”

Lu sighed with slight content at her promise and smiled gently at her, eyes a drunken gaze. “M’countin’ on you to hold tha’...that promise,” they waggled their finger at her. “I want it to forget everything though! Everything is terrible. But...wha’s at mean? Mo gruh?” Lu giggled, unsure of what that meant. They picked at the label of the wine bottle, daring themselves to take yet another drink. They were going to feel this in the morning. Somehow that didn’t bother them just yet.

“She almost broke ‘er tooth,” Lu smirked at Kayt. Despite being ashamed of that stunt they were also quite proud of it. “I’d feel too bad hurting Matt like ‘at. Doesn’t seem right...but...he should prolly know he’s getting a handful. M’eighteen but I definitely don’t act like it sometimes.” As if to prove a point they took another drink of wine and yelled out into the night. They thought long and hard about the carrot and looked at their pinky. Hell, they even brought it up to their mouth to try. When it started to get painful they winced. “Ouch,” they whimpered, “tha’s weird. OH! I didn’ tell you about Noey! Yeah, I got you and Matt and Noey. I uh...Noey’s cute. She’s got red hair and purdy eyes and...and a smile tha’s brighter than the stars and she makes me feel not so bad. Like...Like m’not completely worthless, ya know? I dunno bout a future or...or anythin’ but I got you guys and her...I just..I’m a king at messin’ shit up,” they slurred pathetically with a pout. 

[kaytlinnuostein]

Myers Street | Kayt + Lu

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

Being next to Lu in a situation where they weren’t trying to be such a tough ass, was…. nice? It solidified her thoughts that there was more to Lu than a punk. She smiled softly and snorted, “Yeah, cause I can jump and forget my problems. Also because you’re alone with nothing but the world and- well, the stars kinda make your problems feel so small.” She shrugged, looking up at them twinkling. They were so much brighter in the winter. 

“If I thought that I wouldn’t still be with him, Lu. I’m a walking wrecking ball, and he still loves me. He’ll always love you, too.” She reached over to ruffle Lu’s hair. “Who’s Noey?” Kayt wondered if that was the little red head that she saw at Matt’s from time to time. She’d told Matt a few times she thought they may be seeing each other. “Your mom and dad obviously fucking sucked, then.” She shrugged. “Don’t let their suckage gauge your worth.” 

Lu took a deep breath and nearly cradled the bottle of wine as if it were their baby. It had to be handled with care, after all. Who knew if they would drop it or not at this rate. “Ahhh...forgettin' problems sounds nice,” they grinned at Kayt, “so hard to ferget and then ya fin’ somethin’ that...helps...trampoline would be good. Good, good. We should go there sooon, pretty please?” 

Licking their lips, they gazed at Kayt as she spoke. She was sweet with Matt. Did she realize that? Probably like them, she feared of ruining him. Though not everyone would be willing to admit such a thing. Lu was used to admissions as such, though. They leaned into the hair ruffle and smiled at her like a dopey dog. “Bu’ he shouldn’? He barely knows me. I...I once..I once put my foster ma’s pearls in her...corn chowder? Ha. She coulda choked, ya know? I don’ wanna hurt Matt...like that.” Lu looked down at the bottle of wine, wanting to cry as they thought of Matt whilst doing so. “But it’s all I got?” they whined quietly. 

[kaytlinnuostein]

Myers Street | Kayt + Lu

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

Kayt shook her head, hoping that eventually she’d be able to get Lu to get into the car and get back to her and her parents’ place. Her dad was on a business trip, and her mom had work early, so Lu wouldn’t have to worry about people they didn’t know. “I don’t get on i tnear enough. Only when I’m sad, honestly.” Why not open up? Not like he’d remember tomorrow anyways. Or even in ten minutes. Kayt hoped. 

Kayt laughed, “Lu. you’re not ruining his life. If you were, I would’ve petitioned to have him kick you out months ago. Matt loves helping people.” These were all assumptions, of course. But she thought she was right. She couldn’t imagine Matt feeling like his life were ruined. “Why? Why sabotage yourself? Are you scared of getting caught in a situation where you’re vulnerable?” Kayt asked, passing the bottle back and grabbing her vodka bottle to take a long swig. She brought her knees to her chest, the feelings Lu was talking about feeling all too familiar of her past. “Don’t be scared, Lu. Open up. Matt won’t hurt you. I promise. I won’t let him.” Does Matt see me in him? Is that why Matt took him in???

Lu cocked their head and furrowed their eyebrows, looking at her. She was intimidating as hell but terribly interesting. Lu wanted to know her a bit more but was never sure how to go about it. Maybe they wouldn’t be close but...it still seemed nice to know her. “Ooo, why when yer sad? Cuz you can jump ‘n like...have fun? And forget yer problems? Ha. If only!” Lu shook their head and poured again.

“He doessss!! But it’ll hurt em one day! Don’t you know that? You gotta see it. I see it with Noey aaaaall the time. S’only a matter of time. I worry ‘bout good ol’ Matty!” Lu shrugged a bit and ran their hand through their hair. Why were they the way they were? It was odd. It was a strange thought process. “I dunno. Mom didn’t love me enough to protect me and dad was terrible. I dun feel worth nothin’. I gotta prove it. M’not worth it.” Lu chewed their lip for a moment before taking another gulp of wine. Their body was so warm because of it. Nothing made them more warm than alcohol. It was comforting. They hadn’t done this in so long. “I dunno. M’not scared of him. I just...I don’ wanna hurt him, ya know?”

[kaytlinnuostein]

Myers Street | Kayt + Lu

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

Kayt rose a brow at Lu’s ridiculousness. “It’s just a nice place to hang out. I used to drink there a lot.” Kayt almost laughed when Lu sang about trampolines. He had good tone, even drunk. It made Kayt wonder if Lu could actually sing, and if he could, if Kayt could help him refine his talents. “Yes, they are.”

Kayt sighed softly and resigned herself to sitting down with Lu there. The cold dew from the grass soaked bits over her jeans, causing goose bumps to raise on her legs and arms despite her jacket. “Matt loves you. He could never hate you. So take that worry off your plate.” Kayt reached for the wine and took a long sip. She hated the drunk you got with wine, and could bet Lu would have a gnarly headache in the morning. “Why do you think you’re a terrible person?” It was easier to ask why, and then explain why their reasoning was shit, than to just say they aren’t.

Lu nodded a little and hummed. “Ohhh....okkaaay. I getcha! We can go there thennn.” Though, Lu was not going to be anywhere anytime soon in the state they were in. If they were, they’d need help getting to the car. “I haven’ been on one in aaages.” Lu grinned at her. Funny how they could act like they didn’t feel like shit with alcohol. They could almost forget the age of their over worn binder, too.

Sighing, Lu shook their head. “N-nooo. I’m a pain. I’mma pain in the ass...and he feels obligated to me and he shouldn’...I’ll like...ruin his life or some shit...” They shrugged as if the thought didn’t hurt them. They ruined everyone’s lives. Eventually they’d ruin Noelle’s and that would be the last straw. They’d lock themselves up. They let her take the wine and watched before gesturing for it back. They wanted another drink. “Cuz um..cuz I take advantage of...people and like...I’m scared they’re gonna hate me so I..I give em reasons to so m’right...”

[kaytlinnuostein]

Myers Street | Kayt + Lu

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

“Hey, yeah, I’m here.” Kayt looked down at Lu, wondering what possibly could have happened that put them in this situation. Be it someone else, or their own past. She sighed and rolled her eyes. “Not really.. But you can if we go to my house instead. I have a trampoline. We can lay on it look up at the stars, if you want.” Kayt offered, shrugging. She wasn’t really in the mood to be chilly and drink and stare at stars, but if that’s what Lu needed, she would try to help them. They were at the ade that she was when she needed help, too. 

“Soo, wanna join me?” She asked, putting her hand out to help Lu up. “I promise I won’t tell Matt,… and I’ll get that wine replaced.” She confirmed. smiling softly down at him. What she’d actually do is take the fall for it. She knew Matt wouldn’t be angry as much as sad about it, but he’d be much more…. forgiving, to her. Of course these were all assumptions, but she was really confidant that Matt would forgive her for anything.

Lu sighed and tried to keep their head from spinning. They thought for a moment maybe they had too much to drink but then they quickly pushed that aside. They were fine. “Oh. No no no...wha’s at the shop then???” Lu wasn’t particularly picky on what they did. So long as the liquor was coming they would go anywhere. “Trampoline’s’coooooool,” Lu sang. They couldn’t make up their mind to save their life.

They saw Katy’s hand and clumsily reached up for it before fumbling miserably. “Woopsies daisies ha!!” When she mentioned Matt, they poured. “Oh...he’s...mm..he’d hate me? Yeah... prolly bes’not tell em...” They chewed their lip and took another drink of wine. They felt tears at the thought of taking advantage of Matt. He’d been so nice to them from the minute he met them. How was someone so nice? “M’a terrible person...” Lu whined, completely distracted now.

[kaytlinnuostein]

Myers Street | Kayt + Lu

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

@lukewarmxxatbest

Kayt considered calling Matt to let him know that She was with Lu, but figured she’d wait until he asked. As much as she loved him, she knew that sometimes, peoople needed to be unperfect, and fuck up to be normal the other 99% of the time. And Lu reminded her so desperately of her young self. Pulling up to the street name, she parked her car on the side- thought it was a better idea than the bike- and grabbed the liquor bottle to entice Lu to come back with her. If she’d learned anything, it was that Drunk in Public charges fucking suck. 

“Christ.” She grumbled, seeing him. She shook her head, chuckling slightly. Thinking she wasn’t nearly drunk enough to deal with this. “Lu! Hey. Come on. Let’s go back to my place… a little less.. public, okay? We’ll go to the shop. It’s great getting drunk at the shop.”

Lu curled up next to a tree, tighter around the second bottle of wine they were nursing that they had stolen from Matt. He would probably get mad at them but at this point, Lu wasn’t sure his anger was all that...scary? Matt was more about lessons, it seemed. He never got angry. They ran their hand over the blades of grass as they contemplated their existence. What really did they have to live for? Was Noey the only person on this planet that could make it worth while?  At the sound of their name, Lu perked up a little and giggled. “Oof! Yur heree,” they sang with grin, totally masking how they really felt. “Mmmm buuuut I can’ see stars there..? Can I? Stars arghh...they’re perty!” They took another sip from the wine bottle and ignored the metal taste it was starting to have. 

[leilakerihudson]

Leila Hudson and Lu Rogers A Friendship Moodboard

“Best Hubby Ever.” “I Try, Wifey.”

[theartistlena]

Lu, Noe, and Lena A Friendship Moodboard

[lukewarmxxatbest]

rafemoore:

Rafe snorted lightly, “Considering you try to bash everyone you meet over the head with your attitude kind of shows me any “more” you have is the “more” i don’t need in my life.” He shrugged lightly, it was a dick thing to say but he had enough of his own baggage to deal with he really didn’t need to add anyone else’s to it. “It’s a machine, man. I don’t think it really “cares” about what you want.” He rolled his shoulders lightly, reaching up to rub at the spot where his shoulder and neck met to ease some tension that was there. He raised an eyebrow as he watched them trick the machine into getting what they wanted. “Still don’t see how that makes it your business.”

Lu felt rage at the snarky comment given to them. But they also felt a string. There were reasons they were the way they were. All this guy was proving was why they never let anyone close anymore. “I don’t trust anyone,” they snapped, “sorry.” Lu licked their lips as they slipped the bat ring on their finger and shrugged. “I care about the ring so.” They didn’t know what else to explain about that. Machine or not. Sighing, Lu watched him rub his neck and bit their lip. “Well you want the ring I got, forgive me for being curious.”

[lukewarmxxatbest]

theartistlena:

He sneered at the unintentional slight to Idalia and gave them a dark look. “Actually I prefer someone who is more than they seem and has a core of steel that only select people can see.” He rolled his eyes back at them and wished he hadn’t even started this stupid conversation in the first place. He didn’t like talking to people for a reason and avoided them and rarely left the Yard for a reason. People irritated him or tried to use him and then left him. “Uh huh and would you have stopped kicking it before or after it broke?” He smirked playfully and raised an eyebrow back, before tilting his head. “That’s your business how, exactly?”

Lu crossed their arms and glared at the guy standing before them. “Fuck you. You don’t know if I have ‘more’ or not.” Fuck him for making such a blatant accusation. They didn’t know Lu’s past. Any less than they knew his. He was an inconsiderate asshole. Lu raised an eyebrow and shrugged. “I would have stopped kicking it until it gave me what I wanted. It’s a stupid fucking machine.” Gasping, Lu held up a finger. “Wait! I got it!” They dropped their conversation for a moment while they tricked the machine to turn, letting out a few globes. Bat included. “Ah ha! Fuck. Knew there was a way.” They smirked at the guy and shrugged. “Because I’m curious.” 

[noellelff]

AU ;; Foster kids

[lukewarmxxatbest]

noellelff:

Noelle’s brows furrowed as “Lu” corrected the foster mother to say kid instead of ‘daughter’. She wondered why the distinction would be necessary, but it reminded her of another kid she’d been in the system with who had hated being called a boy or anything with masculinity attached to it. They had preferred she or them, so maybe her new foster …. sibling had been like that, too. Her thoughts were ceased by their questioning her name, and she grinned, “I think so- honestly, I don’t remember.” she shrugged uncomfortable, but blushed and grinned when they introduced themselves.

Dale’s words and tone cause Noelle to flinch. She hated stern-ness in all forms. It always had caused her anxiety to go through the roof, and she thought it had to be from the mean people who ran some of her foster homes and group homes. “I like chocolate,” she murmured, plucking at the hem of her shirt as she smiled softly at her foster sibling, but anxiety once again filled her when Meredith all but ordered Lu to show her upstairs.

“O-oh,” she gave her social worker a hug and pulled her bag onto her shoulder, “I’m not leaving yet, Noelle. I’ll bring your other two bags in, okay?” She nodded at the only woman she’d known consistently for years, before turning to scurry after Lu, hoping not to fall behind. 

The pictures ont he walls of the stair case distracted her as she stumbled up the stairs, hoping to keep up with Lu as her heavy bag weighed her down. Noelle was definitely not that strong of a person. When reaching their new room, she gazed around, excited to share a room with a sibling. her heart burst with the hopes of getting close to someone. 

“So… um… it’s nice in here. I like it.” She nodded. She moved to the bed that was made, sitting down on it and pulling her bag up to dig through it. “My um, my Helena.. my social worker, she um, she told me I’d have a sibling here, so I um, I made you this?” she said, pulling a sock snowman out of her bag, “I hope you like it, Lu,”

Lu rolled their eyes as they heard Noelle following them up the stairs. Ugh. Why did they have to be in charge of this? It was so...”welcome to the first day of the rest of your life!”. It was bullshit; irrevocably cheesy and overrated. One day Noelle would see that. At least, hopefully. She should otherwise she’d be in a world of pain later down the line. Lu already was but...they’d had this realization years ago. It was getting easier to deal with. Though with what they knew about her so far he wasn’t sure she’d be able to deal with much of anything. 

As they stepped into the bedroom, Lu flopped on the corner of their bed, legs spread with their hands resting on the edge. Epitome of casual, yeah? “Yeah. It’s nice and shit. But uh...this is my side of the room and it’s going to stay that way. So like...don’t touch it. Eventually I’m going to have like...a bit of tape so you know exactly where the line is and all that. It won’t be confusing, just stick to your side.” Lu waved a hand in her general area of the room and gave a thumbs up but was greeted with the sock snowman in her hands. 

“Uh...what is that thing?” they asked, narrowing their eyes and looking up at her. “Also we’re not siblings. We’re nothing right now. So I dunno why you wasted your time on that.” They didn’t need attachments in this house. They were leaving within the week anyway. 

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

Kayt pinched the bridge of her nose, frustrated. All she could imagine was the gushing and pining Matt must have done about her. It was bad enough imagining what he’d said to his brother. But those were just bad things she could imagine. She hated imagining what good things he must have said. “Fuck what Matt says about me.” She huffed, pushing back a few steps, “it’s a doesn’t mind thing. Matt always cares, he never minds.” her face became cold at her mention of letting him down, “No- he’s not part of those fucks I don’t give. Matt’s a good person and doesn’t deserve to be given shit. Just ask him to turn down the singing. He’ll be conscientious. he always is.” She grumbled, “he always is, no matter how much he doesn’t need to be, or how much it bites him in the ass.”

Lu raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms, feeling a little protective over his...landlord? What could he call matt? He wasn’t a foster parent and he sure as fuck wasn’t his dad. His adult? He felt protective over his adult. “Hey he says good fucking shit about you I’m not gonna ‘fuck’ what he says about you. He’s a good guy.” They glared at her for a moment, so she knew he wasn’t messing around before leaning back a little. “Yeah he doesn’t mind and he always cares. Too fucking much.” Lu tried to tell him that but he never seemed to listen. He probably still believed the world was full of sunshine and daisies. “Ugh, I’ve tried to make him shut up but he never does. Whatever. At least his voice isn’t bad.” Lu at least could tell he had some sort of tone. They sighed and rolled their eyes. “Well, seems like he enjoys being a punching bag then. So be it.” 

[lukewarmxxatbest]

rafemoore:

Rafe rolled his eyes dramatically and let out a quiet huff. “Relax, it was a goddamn joke. You’re not my type anyway. Too fuckin’ obnoxious and rude.” He once more found himself thinking of Idalia and wondering if the tiny brunette was going to swing by the junkyard any time soon for stuff for Matt, Kayt and Jared. He forced himself to pay attention to the conversation again. “Well, excuse the fuck out of me, next time I’ll just ignore you as you try to break private property.” He gestured to the store the gumball machine was in front of. He snorted lightly and ran a hand through his hair, messing it up with an eyeroll. He raised an eyebrow, “You really want this purple cross when you’ve been bitching about a black rat ring since I got here?” He contemplated how much he wanted this stupid plastic ring. “I’ll give you two more bucks to waste if you give me this stupid ring?” He couldn’t believe he just said that, his hand tightened around the gumball prize in his hand and he almost threw it down and said fuck it.

Lu glared at the boy in front of them, looking up and scoffing. “No, I bet you like the quiet tame ones that can’t stick up for themselves when you’re concerned.” They rolled their eyes and sighed heavily. It didn’t matter. None of it mattered. The boy in front of them clearly didn’t like them. The feeling was mutual. Lu didn’t hit it off with many people. And when were they anyone’s type? No one liked them and Lu was growing comfortable with that. After all, it’s what they had to force themselves into. They built up walls no one could break and it was discouraging. Lu knew they did it to themselves. “I wasn’t fucking breaking private property. I was kicking it. There’s a difference.” Lu took a deep breath and glared even more harshly as they baited money for the ring. “Depends, who’re you giving it to? Yourself or someone else?” They smirked, crossing their arms.

[lukewarmxxatbest]

leilakerihudson:

She laughed a bit and shrugged, to each there own and she wasn’t going to argue about romance with anyone. She’d always had good experience with romance, sure it had hurt like hell when she and her ex had broken up but they were still in contact and were still good friends. She glanced at Sampson who, with that one look, came to her side and gently bumped into her. “He was a bait dog, it wasn’t easy at first but he’s become such a good boy.” She cooed the last couple of words down at her dog, whose tail wagged happily as he bumped into her side once more.

She tilted her head, causing her long hair to fall over her shoulder. “No? I mean, I know my hair’s awesome whether other people acknowledge it or not.” She’d never thought she’d needed validation or recognition about her looks before. She gave them a flatly amused look. “Oh ha ha, good luck with that.” She shook her head lightly before holding out her hand, almost imperiously though it was jokingly. “I’m Leila, by the way, Leila Hudson. Ought to know each other’s names if we’re going to be plastic ring hitched.” She chuckled lightly.

“I mean so long as he’s good now I guess that works? I’ve never had a pet.” After most people heard that one there was some pity. They didn’t want pity even though some people felt like they needed to do so. “It’s all good, though. I probably wouldn’t have been a good owner or some shit. I can barely take care of myself let alone another living thing.” Lu laughed as if it was a joke but their words were all too true. The redhead in front of him didn’t know that yet, though.

Lu nodded and grinned. “Of course you do. You reek confidence.” Not that that was a bad thing. Lu’s confidence was fake. They knew that. It didn’t stop them from continuing the facade, though. Lu watched her hand reach out and tentatively shook her hand. “Lu Rogers. Nice to meet you, Leila, my lovely wife. Be careful with that ring. It was expensive, alright? That whopping fifty cents could break the bank, obviously.” They squeezed her hand gently before pulling back and shoving their hands in their pockets a bit shyly. 

[lukewarmxxatbest]

theartistlena:

Idalia face flushed redder and her tears finally spilled over and she shook her head sharply, wiping her face clean. She shook her head again and said nothing, this conversation was going no where and she was tired of being made to feel like crap over her stutter. It had been getting better over the years but when it did crop up it was awful. “Good luck getting your stupid bat ring.” She snapped, relieved that for once her anger didn’t cause her to stutter. She pushed her hair out of her face and spun on her heel to leave. She didn’t want to be a part of this conversation any more, she had work to do.

Lu raised an eyebrow as the brunette lost the stutter all together with anger. They laughed a little but only if out of shock. “Well damn. You should get angry more often,” they chuckled, leaning down to grab the purple skull ring. They reached out to grab her wrist, holding the ring out as a slight peace offering. “Want this one?” They weren’t the best with apologies, frankly. It was a weakness of them. Maybe it was because even if someone could forgive them they could never quite forgive themselves. It’s also why they never accepted apologies. Oh well. They knew they were fucked up. No need to dwell on it.

[lukewarmxxatbest]

kaytlinnuostein:

Kayt crossed her arms again, huffing out of frustration. “Well, great.” she grumbled. It was just like mat to bring in a runaway. Afterall, he’d brought her in. What could she expect? The showing of her middle finger only made Kayt raise a brow. At this point now, Kayt’s skin was prickling, and irritation was forming all over her to the point she wasn’t sure how to make it go away. “My threat was in retort to yours, alright? If your’s are saved- mine are, too. And save your pretty princess comment for someone who actually gives a fuck about their appearance.” Kayt was almost sure her appearance was the last thing she cared about. “I keep those fucks next to the fucks I give about people’s feelings.“ she rolled her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose as she tried to calm herself down. “Of course he did. It’s just like Matt to take on wayward souls who are also vagabond runaways.” 

Lu rolled their eyes at Kayt. She was so dramatic, wasn’t she? Then again, they’d provoked it. That was always fun. They provoked Matt, too. Though he had the patience of a saint and Lu would never understand where he got it from. Or how he managed the way he did. “Yeah, yeah, whatever. With the way Matt talks about you, you might as well be a pretty, pretty princess. He’s in over his head and I blatantly pointed that out to him. He doesn’t seem to mind. Or care. I don’t know.” The shrugged and crossed their arms, raising an eyebrow at her.  “Is he part of those fucks you don’t give? If so maybe you should let him down real slow and easy. I get sick of hearing him pine. I can only take so much singing Frank Sinatra while making dinner before I want to pull what little is left of my hair out.”

[noellelff]

AU ;; Foster kids

[lukewarmxxatbest]

noellelff:

From just outside the door, she could hear a woman’s voice call out, and she gave a worried glance towards the social worker. Noelle didn’t do well with being yelled at. But, she was distracted already with the parents. Noelle’s anxiety continued to peek, nervous to meet her new parents- because that’s what they always were to her. 

“Hi!” The voice was almost too cheery- and it made Noelle so welcomed feeling. “Noelle, this is Meredith, and Dale.” her social worker explained, pointing to each of them. Noelle nodded gently at them, smiling at the two fosterparents. “And, this is our other foster daughter,” Meredith began to introduce, gesturing towards her. When Noelle’s eyes scanned over the other foster kid that came down the stairs. She smiled brightly, excited to know there was another person near her age she could relate to. 

Her cheeks flushed brightly, not wanting her new sister to hate her because of having to stay down stairs. Not to mention she was always awful at introducing herself. “H-Hi, Lu..” she chewed on her lip, “Um– my name is Noelle.. Noelle Christabel.. Um, I’m sixteen. I um- I.. I don’t know what to tell you..”

Lu glared at Meredith as they settled beside her. They stepped further away and snapped, “I’m not your daughter.” She couldn’t figure out what else to call them? They weren’t a girl therefore they couldn’t be a daughter. “I’m your other foster kid. Not daughter, dammit.” Mereditch sighed and shook her head, trying to assure them they were just trying to be friendly but Lu was already rolling their eyes. They looked at the cheery girl and scrunched their nose. Why was she so damn...weird? Already? 

“Ooookay,” the sighed, shaking their head. “Noelle Christabel? Are you from the North Pole? With a name like that it sounds like it.” Lu ignored Meredith’s tap to their shoulder to ‘be kinder and use kind words’. “I’m 17. I like long romantic walks on the beach, a good fuck, and heroin.” 

“Lucinda that is enough,” Dale said, his tone serious due to Lu’s immaturity. 

“Lu,” they corrected with a smirk. “I also enjoy video games, music, chocolate or sour candies, running, and tattoos. But I’m not 18...yet.” Meredith and Dale weren’t huge fans of their plan on that but they weren’t their parents to make that decision. 

“Okay well Lu why don’t you take Noelle upstairs and show her where she’ll be staying. I’ll catch up down here and we’ll go from there until dinner?” Mereditch smiled. 

Lu rolled their eyes. Meredith sure had patience. Lu had only seen her lose it once. Maybe they could push her that far again. “Yeah, sure, whatever. Light of the world that is given for us, get your ass upstairs with me,” Lu snapped as they climbed the stairs to their bedroom, not waiting to see if she would follow. Pictures lined the hallway and Lu hadn’t bothered to pay attention to them, ever. This place wasn’t home.