it's up to you

you have to dream before your dreams come true

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jackleighton‌:

“Fuck!” Jack cursed. He went to go start his bike and the engine gave a loud roar before immediately cutting out. Though the noise that really worried him was the one that he barely heard, which lead him to believe a pin had somehow come loose in the engine and that he wasn’t going anywhere. He pulled his phone out of his pocket to call Mira to see if she could bring the truck over so he could load the bike up and take it home. However, his phone rang once before dying. “Fuck!” he huffed in frustration again. He glanced around and saw a guy looking in his direction. “Sorry,” he apologized though he wasn’t even sure what for, “Um, would you happen to have a phone I could borrow?”

Something was obviously wrong, Tae decided. He watched the man and his motorcycle - the initial source of the noise that startled Tae, though how he missed it before was anyone's guess. He watched the man attempt to start the bike with no luck. Tae didn't know much about motorcycles, but he could at least tell when one sounded wrong. Tae felt rude for staring, but he felt even worse when he got caught. "Uh, yeah!" he said, setting his sketchbook and stuff aside to dig his phone out of his bag. "Here, but it's set in Korean. If you want me to dial for you, I can," Tae said, holding his phone out for the other.

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nicolasdanvers‌:

“Sadie,” Nic reprimanded, and the barking stopped when the dog realised her owner was standing next to her. Instead, she switched to wagging her tail, making her whole body shake. He rolled his eyes at her, but couldn’t resist scratching her head. “She is, a pain in my side she is though. She’s friendly though, and usually well-behaved unless you’re a squirrel. Or sitting under a squirrel tree I guess.”

Tae laughed as he watched the dog's demeanor change. That happened a lot when dogs saw their owners, and he loved how happy they got. This little one did a full body wriggle when she wagged her tail. Some of the dogs at the shelter do the same thing, so Tae laughed a little harder. "Well last time I checked, I'm not a squirrel, but I did see one climb up this tree earlier. She probably saw it in the branches or something."

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beau--rousseau‌:

“Duval Promenade,” He mused. “Yes, you’re not far but did take quite the turn. “That’s over in Marseille and you’re in Troubadour.”

"Okay, if I'm in Troubadour, then I'm close to home. That's awesome." Tae scratched at the back of his neck. Was it worth it to walk all the way over to Marseille to replace his backpack at this time of the day? He still had a shift tonight to think about. "Duval Promenade, okay. Having a name helps. Which way is Marseille, again? How far is it from here?" he asked, not thinking about how rude he was being by blurting out his questions.

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nevada--saunders‌:

“They’re pretty cool,” he added. Clover grinned from ear to ear, “They are pretty.” She cooed. “So many,” Clover chirped again. “I wanna have them too, daddy.” Nevada snorted, “We’ll start wtih press on tattoos.”

"Thanks! I designed a lot of them myself," Tae smiled wide. Art was something he loved with a passion, and when someone complimented it, well. He got the warmth that spreads through your chest and outwards and makes you glow. "Thank you," he said again to the little girl. "Here, I think I even have one in my pocket..." Tae fished around in his pockets for the extra press on tattoos from the machine at the shop. "Aha! Here, you can have it," he said, holding it out for the little girl to take.

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wintersculpture‌:

“She actually has a lot of different kind of animals, this guy is just the newest addition to the group. So for now she’s the only goat around. But who knows will there eventually be more too.” Elliot chuckled as he thought about his friend. It was more than likely that she’d end up getting more goats at some point. “Okay, then I clearly have some sort of idea what I’m doing. Tho if my friend wouldn’t have been sure I’ll manage I’m sure she wouldn’t have asked me to look after her goat in the first place.”

"Does she actually have a farm?" Tae jumped into asking. A farm was a concept that was rather foreign but fascinating all the same. He wondered if a real life farm looked as pretty as the ones on TV. "If she has a lot of animals, it sounds like she needs one, at least!" he laughed. Tae thought briefly of where in Hallow Grove a farm might be. "Yeah, you'll do fine. It's just like caring for a baby anything. I think. And just like you said, she trusted you in the first place. It'll be fine."

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nicolasdanvers‌:

Nic had relaxed his grip for one second, and that turned out to be the exact second that his dog saw something of interest across the park from them. Which led to Nic chasing this little scraggly dog across the park. “Sadie, damn it,” Nic was relieved when she finally stopped, sat and began barking at the base of a tree. Except that there was already someone sharing the shade of the tree that this dog decided to bark at.

“I’m so sorry,” Nic said as he finally caught a hold of the leash again and tugged the leash.

Tae blinked a bit, not sure what to do with the barking dog. He knew better than to try to approach an unfamiliar dog, so he just sat, trying to remain still until its owner came up from across the park.

"It's okay!" Tae said, setting his stuff aside. "Dogs can be unpredictable. She's cute, though, isn't she?" he said as he smiled at the dog. He couldn't resist, though he still didn't come any closer.

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levon-m‌:

Having the alarm on his phone blare randomly during his walk was nothing short of embarrassing. Levon almost dropped his cup of coffee when he went to take the device out. It took a few tries, but he eventually managed to turn the alarm off. Every part of him was tense with shame, and it only amplified when he actually made eye contact with someone that had witnessed the whole thing. “Sorry about that,” he apologized with a grimace. 

After he'd gotten over his initial shock, Tae realized the noise was nothing more than someone's alarm. They probably had something they have to do, he figured, though he couldn't help but watch as the other nearly dropped everything trying to turn the alarm off. "It's alright," Tae grinned easily. "Don't forget to do whatever the alarm was supposed to remind you of!" he said, wondering if the sentence made sense.

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neslyn-beinte‌:

“Don’t let anyone else know that– why do you think you’re always written down for that task.” She teased. Neslyn loved walking the dogs as well, when they were short-handed on volunteers and she had extra time, she would walk them too.

“I keep bugging the boss about hiring you to draw up some pieces for the lobby. Brighten it up a bit,” She had been in Hallow Grove long enough that there was a hint of a southern accent, but being from the midwest there wasn’t much different except for the tone in the voice. “Honestly, it has been a long day. I’ve been stuck here at the desk all morning because Becky called in sick. Just slowly crawling along.” She finished writing down the name of dogs before handing it over.

Tae couldn't help but laugh at Neslyn's teasing. He grinned like a fool, shaking his head. "I enjoy the favortism. I'll be sure to keep it our secret," he said, pretending to lock his lips and throw away the key. Walking the dogs was probably the most sought after task at the shelter, since it was also the most fun (if you asked Tae). It was also a lot more favorable than cleaning kennels, if you asked anyone.

"You know I'd love to!" Tae said, looking around. The lobby wasn't cold, but it wasn't bright and full like it could be. He'd envisioned murals for the walls before, all of them a bit different. He had only done a mural once, but it was art, and Tae could handle it. "I'm sorry to hear that. I hope Becky's okay... and hey, you made it this far, it's like half way through!" he said, grinning. "I hope being a person down hasn't been too hard."

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mira-leroux‌:

Mira decided to take Dexter out to the park, giving the boy a chance to run off all his energy. Along with them was the boys’ dog, Pluto. The blonde had a camera around it neck, wasn’t often that she went off without it. Her son and the young dog were running around with a Frisby. They both ran past a man, Dexter erupting in laughter as Pluto chased him around and barking wildly. Mira noticed that they had startled Tae. “Sorry about that,” the mom pleaded. Walking over to the man that was sketching. “They can both get a little carried away.”

Tae looked up as the woman came over. Once he realized it was just a kid and his dog, he calmed down a lot; he was easily startled when he was in a sketching zone. "Oh, no, don't worry about it!" he said, waving a hand. He started erasing away at the errant line that had resulted from the startle. "They're just having fun. No harm in that," he smiled.

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beau--rousseau‌:

“I know Hallow Grove like the back of my hand. Just tell me where you were heading and I’ll get you back on the right track.” Beau flashed a southern smile over at the man.

Tae grinned at him, thankful for his help. "I know where I'm at, roughly. I just don't know how to get where I want to go. I was trying to find that outdoor mall place? But I got turned around about half way there and ended up well... here." He shrugged, not knowing what else to tell the man. It was the truth, after all.

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nevada--saunders‌:

“She shouldn’t be too curious, I have plenty of tattoos. Just not as many as you do, or many that are visible.” Nevada gently tugged at one of the curls on top of his daughters head. Clover just smiled and kicked her small feet back and forth. “Do you like the man’s tattoos, Clove?” The little girl nodded her head anxiously, giving him a toothy grin. 

"Yeah, but you know little kids," Tae shrugged, hoping the other wouldn't ask him to elaborate on that. An only child, Tae's experience with little kids came from his cousins that he'd only known a few years. He hadn't seen them since coming to Louisiana. Vaguely, he wondered if they were alright, but surely he would've heard if they weren't. Tae smiled down at the little girl, who seemed a bit unsure. "I like to wear mine loud and proud, personally. My sleeves are among my favorites."

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The park was one of Tae’s favorite places to come sketch. There was always something exciting going on that he could capture, or the landscape would provide enough inspiration on his good days. His sketch pad in front of him, his mind elsewhere, Tae was startled nearly half to death when a loud noise erupted from his left. His pencil went askew as he turned around, looking for the source of the noise.

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wintersculpture‌:

Hearing the guy laugh Elliot grinned a bit. If he was laughing it meant he wasn’t going to start yelling at him for carrying the goat around in the first place. “She’s my friend’s goat”, he clarified scratching the goat’s neck. “I’m just taking care of her for a bit. As the first thing she gets to play with our dogs and then we’ll take a nap or two and then we’ll eat a bit and.. Well, I don’t really know what else do baby goats do.”

"Okay, now I have to question why your friend has a baby goat. Are they a baby goat farmer? That sounds weird, scratch that." Tae tilted his head to the side as he talked, thinking on what he knew about goats. It wasn't much. City people didn't tend to have goats often. "I say you got the basics down. I think it'll probably want to play. Baby animals play, I'm pretty sure." Not that Tae had ever had a pet in his life.

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wintersculpture‌:

Elliot had promised to help his friend out, but when he went to her place he hadn’t expected spending a day with a baby goat was the help his friend needed. But surely the baby goat was cute as heck and Elliot didn’t mind one bit. Although when he was walking home with the goat on his lap he realised he was getting rather weird looks from people. As one more pair of eyes looked at him Elliot had to say something. “Don’t worry, I didn’t steal her from anywhere. All the petting zoos are safe and have all their goats home. Do I really look like a guilty guy who goes stealing baby goats?”

Tae was minding his own business, walking back from the shop to his apartment when he noticed something rather odd. A man carrying a baby goat. At first, Tae wasn’t going to say anything--really, it wasn’t his place to say something, if having a baby goat was something this man really wanted. But it wasn’t an every day occurrence, so of course he was going to stare. “Oh, I wasn’t really thinking that!” he said, laughing a bit. “No, I was just confused, really. Why do you have a baby goat, mind me asking? Are you going to keep it as a pet?”

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beau--rousseau‌:

“Are you lost?” Beau questioned, his southern drawl thick as he inhaled in the cigarette. Leaning against the brick out in front of the law office, taking a smoke break. Having seen the other pass by more than once from the window in his office. 

“Hmm,” Tae contemplated, looking first at the man standing next to the building, then back at the street, then back at the man. He’d been in Hallow Grove long enough now not to get lost, surely, but then again, he’d gotten lost in Seoul many times and he’d lived there longest of all. “I don’t want to admit it, but I think I am, yes.” 

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nevada--saunders‌:

You thought terrible twos’ were bad. Oh, threes’ are even worse. Nevada watched his daughter scream her head off in the store because he had told her no. It did break his heart to say the little girl that she couldn’t have the toy, that she could wait until Christmas. In the end, he bribed Clover by offering to get ice cream after. It made her calm down and go about to looking at everything, pointing to them and asking ‘what’s that.’ Being a game to every aisle, they walked into. Just as she was about to point, a person walked into the direct line of her finger. Nevada couldn’t help but laugh, “Honey, it’s not polite to point at others. Sorry about that,” he apologized to the other.

Tae had been rushing a bit, trying to get his few essentials so he could take a nap before going to the booth for the night. Since he was rushing, he wasn’t paying attention to much of anything around him. So when he heard a laugh and an apology, he looked over, seeing the little girl first and smiling at her and then looking up to her father. 

“Don’t worry about it! A lot of little kids get curious about my ‘pictures’,” he laughed. “I’m used to it by now.” It was a pretty common phenomenon since he got his sleeves finished. Honestly, Tae thought it was cute, so he didn’t mind anyway.

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emorysinclair‌:

“Distracted?” Emory smirked. “Is that right?” He continued to finish his count of reps as he spoke. “You don’t work out a lot do you?”

"What?" Tae asked as he felt like a joke went over his head. It took him a minute to realize. "Oh! Not distracted that way. I mean you're fine but I was more impressed than anything." He shrugged. Bending down to pick up the dumbbell again, he shook his head. "No. I don't really know what I'm doing. But people are supposed to work out apparently so." He shrugged again, trying to think of what rep he was on before he'd gone down a rabbit hole.