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was that [ ANA DE ARMAS ] spotted down at the shoreline of east hamptons main beach? must just be, [ ESTRELLA “STELLA” MORENO ] the [ THIRTY-THREE ] year old [ INFLUENCER ]. whenever i hear [ LUCKY BY BRITNEY SPEARS ] it reminds me of them. they are known for being [ BRAZEN ] but they make up for that by being [ AMICABLE ]. they have been living in the hamptons for [ FOUR YEARS ]. 

estrella was born to a family who didn’t have much to their name, but they viewed her as the one who would change that. her parents named her estrella, meaning star, as a way to put it out into the universe that she was to be a star of sorts. her parents often pushed for her to be in auditions and participate in anything that involved showing off a talent of sorts. luckily for estrella she could sing very well from even a young age.

the only problem with the dream her parents had for them all was that they didn’t have the money to invest in it and estrella was often no able to afford to further herself in the entertainment industry at first. then her younger sibling came along and it got even harder. regardless of how often her parents would fight, she always made sure her sibling didn’t have to hear too much of it and was well taken care of. 

she has a nurturing nature despite the sharp tongue she can have on her. she made her tik tok account as a joke, never expecting to actually go viral, and now it’s kind of become a full time job for her. she’s constantly making content of sorts, giving what money she can to her parents to help them out, and making life look like it’s as perfect as everyone dreams the influencer life to be. truth was, the more known she became, it all came with a price. now she has a manager, people who occasionally recognize her when she’s trying to just relax, her phone feels like it’s constantly going off, and her anxiety is nine times out of ten at a high. 

regardless of what she feels, estrella (prefers ‘stella’) has learned how to deal with it and go about her every day life. she likes to laugh and live in the moment more than anything in the world. she’s the kind of person to dance like no one is watching, like for real, it’s not uncommon for her to bust out into a random dance from time to time, and she’s a real ride or die for anyone who manages to make her close of friends. 

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djchad​:

“that’s the rudest thing you ever said to me,” he playfully scoffs as he glances over towards her with a shake of his head. “matter in fact, i’m sure kalani loves my loud presence.” chad didn’t know kalani as much as half of his friends, but he became aquatinted with her over the years and knew how sweet she was, so he had to come show some holiday spirit or whatever, plus he never turned down a chance to turn it into a real party. “excuse you, i make better drinks that you do.” he gives her a pointed look as he continues his mixing. finally finishing it, he pours the other a glass, moving in front of her. “pretty good, i mean it’s kinda exhausting being out so late whenever i work at clubs and shit, but it’s cool. how about you little miss fame?” 

at his playful scoff she gives him an innocently playful smile, and a small shoulder shrug. “i’m sure, in all honesty, it is pretty refreshing.” okay, maybe being a little nice to chad wouldn’t kill her. plus, it was the holiday season, she didn’t really have it in her to be too mean during the holidays. at least that’s she kept telling herself. “is that a challenge?” she playfully inquires, half smirking, “because, if so,  i accept. i’ll make the next one.” she reaches for the glass that was pushed in front of her, “cheers.” stella gives a little tilt of her glass in chad’s direction before taking a generous sip of her drink, she couldn’t deny he did make a good drink. overall it’s nice to hear he was doing good, despite the lack of rest. “i’ve been....” she trails off for a second, taking another sip of her drink, “...tired. overall good, but lately i’ve just been a bit tired.  i’m looking into maybe taking a mini hiatus from the internet, though i’ve probably said that to myself about a dozen times by now and have yet to follow through with it. speaking of, do you want to be part of my eclair tasting video for my tik tok? i’m sure seeing you on there will make the comment section go wild.”

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simplykalani​:

“i better at least look decent in the shot,” she teases her friend, wide smile spreading as she did so. she allows the other to record her regardless though, knowing that she could use it for content. seeing the other’s face light up, hers did as well. it was always lovely to see how excited she got, kalani being the same way. “they definitely are! they’ll be gone by the end of the night, i could feel it in my bones.” she giggles happily as she wraps her arms around the other giving her a tiny squeeze. “i could definitely go for some wine to celebrate your lovely cooking and an amazing friend.” she compliments before nodding. “oh, gosh! i know, i feel like i haven’t had a lot of human interactions lately unless it’s my professors.” 

“oof. professors.” stella gives a little shudder, never having been one for school, “just hearing from professors, that sounds like a nightmare,” she joked, lightly chuckling. “speaking of professors, how is school coming along? are you in finals right now?” it wasn’t that she hated school, she actually enjoyed it, but stella had always been more of a hands on type of learner and a lot of the teachers she had did not give her that experience, except one college professor whom she considers a close friend now. hearing her friend was as ready for some wine as she was, stella wasted no time in pouring them each a glass and handing one over to kalani. “a cheers to you, babes, and your amazing friendsgiving. thank you for being the kind hearted soul you are, and most importantly, thank you for being my friend. i couldn’t ask for a more amazing person to call my friend.” she lightly clinked her glass with her friends before taking a generous sip of her wine, apparently she was on a mission to leave tipsy from the festivities. 

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missivyhq​:

ivy smiled at the other. “and just like you are one of mine” she said smiling some more. “seriously stell, these are so good. i would happily take the whole tray to myself” ivy said chuckling as she watched the other place her phone down. “you’re so welcome. and i brought an indian curry and apple crumble cause ana’s here” the girl said smiling. “i did my best. first time making a curry so im hoping it turned out okay” she said looking at the other. “but yes its going really well. having a lot of fun, a little tired from flying back from cali on the red eye last night and prepping for this today but overall im good” she said. “but we can defiently spice it up. lets go get some cocktails” ivy said looking at the other. “how about you? are you enjoying yourself?”

stella’s smile only brightened at ivy’s words, she always knew how to hype her up. “now, you know, i simply must make you some eclairs for christmas. if you don’t have your fill with these tonight,” she chuckled, “and if you want, you’re also welcomed to come by with ana and we can all make eclairs. i’d be happy to show you both how to make them, and i’m sure you guys would probably make them taste ten times better anyway.” the moment her friend mentioned the dishes she brought, stella could hear a grumble coming from her stomach. “that sounds delicious! after a couple of cocktails, i’ll have to go snag some of the curry and apple crumble. i bet both dishes are delicious.” she listened intently as the other told her the updates, smiling more when she hears ivy had just landed from cali not too long ago, “ah, cali. the dream is to go there one day. i have yet to go, isn’t that kinda wild?” seeing as most influencers have either been born there or gone at least once, at least in her circle of friends, she really did think it was shocking she had yet to go. “i’m happy to hear you’re doing good overall,” she linked her arm with ivy’s arm, walking towards the cocktail section, “but i’m even more happy to hear you’re going to join me in some cocktails.” as they walked the short distance to the bar section, stella thinks about ivy’s question, a small silence fills the air between as she tries to figure out how she was doing. “i guess i’m doing alright. i can’t complain too much. and as for enjoying myself, i’d say so! it’s a lovely party so far, even if i had to endure a conversation with chad.” the last part was said in jest, she truly had no hard feelings towards her ex-boyfriend. 

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djchad​:

seeing his ex appear in front of him, he smiles slightly while chuckling. “always announce your appearance. kalani should be honored that i’m here.” he playfully jokes, knowing that he should be the one honored to be invited in the first place. “babe, i don’t need to win your heart when i already have it.” a smirk forms across his lips as shoots a wink towards her direction. he didn’t know where he stood with her, so instead he just casually flirts with her. it wasn’t that he hated her or anything, matter in fact – the opposite. “excuse me, do you know who you’re talking to? party legend himself… he doesn’t fuck up any drinks.” 

“if anything now i have to make sure kalani has some ibuprofen, not for the possible hang over headache, but to ensure you don’t give her a headache,” she jokingly replies, playfully rolling her eyes. even if she didn’t admit it, it was nice to see chad got invited and that he had actually shown up to the friendsgiving festivities. the one thing she couldn’t help but admit, even if it was silently to herself, was how chad’s playful wink made her stomach twist in little knots and his comment about having her heart sent it racing a bit quicker. she didn’t know where they stood and had to keep reminding herself they broke up for a reason, even if sometimes that reason became blurred. “babe, you’re a solid 8.9 when it comes to making drinks,” she joked, wanting to ruffle his feathers a bit, following over to the section where the cocktails were. “speaking of the party legend himself, how have you been?”

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missivyhq​:

ivy was just heading back from the kitchen with a glass of wine when she noticed stella coming up to her. she smiled as the girl say to her. “oh of course. i am a sucker for an enclair and these sounds delicious” ivy said smiling at the other before noticing the video being on. “oh that’s okay. its important for your research” the girl said looking at the other before taking one of the eclairs that the other had made. ivy took a bit and she was so glad she didn’t miss out on trying these because they were so good. “stella.. these are one of the best eclairs i have ever had. thank you for bringing these” ivy said smiling before finishing it off.

“see, this is why you’re on of my favorite people.” stella replies with a light laugh and bright smile. when she see’s ivy’s reaction her smile only brightened more and she made sure to capture every second of it before pausing the recording and putting her phone down. “ah! thank you, babe! you know now you have to let me know what dish you brought so i can go ahead and taste it as well,” another light laugh escapes her, “though i’m sure it’ll be nothing less of delicious and perfect. but delicious dishes aside, how are you enjoying the festivities? having a blast? because if you need to spice it up,” she wiggles her eyebrows, playfully, “there’s a cocktail section over we can go and spice things up with.”

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simplykalani​:

kalani was setting out the food as they came, preparing her best to make it a buffet style and people only picked what they wanted to eat when she hears a familiar voice causing her head to turn around. instantly, a smile forms across her lips as she laughs slightly. “you sure i won’t end up on one of your tiktoks or youtube videos?” she teases, already knowing how she was. taking hold of one of the eclair’s, she brings it to her mouth and begins chewing. “mm, it’s delicious! you really did great with it,” she compliments. 

“oh, yeah, sure! absolutely! i have zero intentions of loading this onto tik tok or anything like that,,” stella playfully replies, knowing full well the other knew she was lying. tik tok, youtube, and instagram were her main platforms (though she was the biggest on tik tok). as the other begins to taste the eclair, stella zooms in a little on her for the reaction, nerves hit her stomach as she hopes her friends ends up liking her new eclair flavor. hearing her friends approval, especially it being kalani of all people, estrella lit up like the stars that brightened the night sky. “you think so?! yes! if you like them, then they are a hit!” she laughed, jumping and down a little, pausing the recording to put her phone away and give her friend another excited hug. “this calls for a glass of wine to celebrate! plus, we have to catch up. i feel like it’s been ages!”

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turncranthony​:

he had just been pulled from a conversation when he heard the other’s voice causing him to turn to look at the female. he had been stuffed from eating quite a bit that if he ate anything else right now he’d probably burst, “would you accept the answer of i’ll try it a bit later?” he asked a sheepish look taking over his features, “if i eat another i might be down for the night and i feel like all the festivities have just begun me getting sick won’t be fun.” he smiled but held out his pinky, “though i do promise i will try them some time tonight.” he added with a promise he knew was unbreakable.

the sheepish look to come across anthony’s features was enough to soften even the coldest of hearts, stella was sure of it, so she couldn’t help but instantly nod in response to his answer before speaking. “of course, we wouldn’t want you to get sick before the fun has truly begun! it’s a done deal,” she laughed, locking their pinkies together, playfully adding, “remember, you pinky promised. that’s the most sacred of promises.” she gave his pinky a little squeeze before letting go and putting the eclairs down beside her on a nearby counter. “in the mean time, do you have room enough for some drinks?”

[djchad]

before entering the house, chad took one big puff of his vape, after all he actually respected kalani and didn’t want to do it in her house. if it were anyone else, he’d say fuck it. blowing out the smoke, he enters the house. “whaddup, the life of the party is here!” he announced loudly to all the guests as they all turned to look over towards his loud obnoxious self. “i brought shit to make cocktails and also chicken alfredo. gonna go set up and make a few cocktails, want one?” 

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the moment chad entered and made his announcement two things occured for estrella. one, she smiled. the second, most important thing, she couldn’t help but wonder why she still adored that obnoxious ex-boyfriend of hers.  she walked over to him, an amused grin spread across her cherry colored lips, “chad, per usual, you always know how to make an entrance.” a laugh escaped her, “and add chicken alfredo and cocktails to the mix,  you might be winning some points, and hearts, tonight, babe. not mine, of course, but some.” even if she didn’t really know where their relationship stood, estrella would probably always have a soft spot for the guy before her. if even he did drive her crazy most of the time. plus, in the spirit of the holidays, she couldn’t help but feel nicer than usual.  “a cocktail sounds lovely, i’d love one. i’ll even let you surprise me with whichever one you’d like, but don’t fuck it up,” she teased. 

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lopezxisa​:

isabella was going to try, she told herself she was going to try and keep a smile on her face and try for the sake of her friend. she did that by roaming around and chatting with the friends she did find. she had a plate in her hand picking at some of the food she had gotten when she heard the other woman her eyes straying from her face to the phone in her hand and her smile slowly began to fade, “how about we don’t that.” she said bringing her plate down to rest against her lap and then shook her head, “plus i can’t i have an allergy and i pretty sure no one wants their night ruined so how about we put the influencer job away for the night and enjoy time in the present not through your phone.” she said glancing back to the phone before her eyes found stella’s again.

“my love, are you going to pay the rent next month for me?” she chuckled, “i don’t think so. unfortunately, i can’t put the job aside for a day, it pays the bills.” she lowered her phone, having stopped recording after the other had told her no, a soft smile spreads on her face, “but, i can, and do, respect the privacy of others and especially when they tell me no. i don’t particularly enjoy recording seemingly every second of my life, but i’m in too deep now,” she admits, lightly laughing.  “also, i would hate to ruin your friendsgiving experience with an allergic reaction to my pecan eclairs. i would hate myself for that.” there’s a small pause as she mulls two ideas over, more food or some wine, “are you allergic to wine?”

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cloesylvster​:

beth was trying to think of what the hell she is going to do for the friendsgiving thing, since she’s not a good cook – she thought of cheating and just buy something but cheating wasn’t on the menu that’s for sure. so she tried her best in making a blueberry pie. she was just about to put it down and place somewhere that no one even look at but she was caught up by the other female, she looked away when she saw the phone pointed at her but then then she listened to her words. “oh sure–” she said confused, not knowing to what expect. she grabbed one softly while the other one was holding the pie. “that is really good!” she said after taking a bite. “really good–” she said trying not to speak as she eats. “what’s the research for?” she asked. 

estrella smiles brightly the moment the other brunette agreed to trying an eclair, it made her feel good that her eclairs at least looked tasty enough to eat. as the other goes to take a bite of the pastry, estrella zooms in a bit on her face to get the best reaction, she amused by how her nerves had suddenly kicked into full gear. what if the other hated it? it would hurt her more to know all the hard work put into the pastry was for nothing than it would to see the comments of her follows talking about her eclairs. but she’s blown away when the other says the pastery is good. “i’m so happy to hear you like them!” stella happily exclaims, pausing the recording, lowering her phone now, “that was perfect. i’ll just edit that last part about the research out later. however,” she chuckles, “the research is really just me feeding some content to my followers. oh the perks of being internet famous, never being off the clock,” she playfully replies, giving a little shrug. “did you make that blueberry pie or did you like it so much you’re snagging the whole thing for yourself?” she joked, “it looks delicious. i wouldn’t mind giving it a taste...”

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to: open location: kalani’s place for friendsgiving

a friendsgiving bash? of course stella had to be there, she simply had to capture all the moments the party had to offer. when she found out that it was mandatory they bring a dish that started the first letter of their name estrella was excited. she had always been proud of her eclairs and now she was just excited she got to share them with some good friends, and heck, she was interested to see what other people’s opinions were on them too! even though she had told herself she was going to take tonight off from the camera, rather live in the moment, but she had also promised her viewers an ‘eclair’s reaction’ mini segment in which she gets different people’s reactions to trying them. “excuse me,” she says in a sing song voice, her cherry red lips spreading into a smile, “i’m doing a bit of a survey here, and i was wondering if you would try one of my eclairs and tell me what you think? it’s a new recipe i am trying, pecan pie eclairs. don’t mind my phone, it’s recording for research purposes.”

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