empty;

though she may be little, she is fierce.

[georgiehdiary]

[mirandaalouise]

what is miranda louise o’connor grateful for?

miranda is grateful for her family for giving her a second chance at being a part of a unit, after her assigned family turned out to be abusive assholes

miranda is grateful for her work ethic, as it has allowed her to excel at school and in work and has got her a scholarship to her first choice of college.

[mirandaalouise]

ligyrophobia - fear of loud noises

Miranda associates loud noises with the most traumatic part of her life, a time she calls ‘black’ and will very seldom talk about. Her biological father completely traumatised her with years of systematic physical and emotional abuse, which always started with a noise. A raised voice, A crash of something being destroyed as he threw it either at the wall or the floor..you name it. It made Miranda jump out of her skin. To this day, after years of healing, she will still jump at a simple plate being put away and clashing against other plates. Anything can be loud enough to set her off, and when she does she becomes reclusive and silent.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

I know you did. Smartypants. 

...M’not smart. I just worked really hard. Studied when I should’ve been sleeping. Studied at school. Studied on my breaks at work.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

jt-vesco:

Too many people to keep track of

I know. People used to look at me like that too. Some people still do. Then they learn better.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

… I’m proud of you for going to Stanford next year. 

...thanks. I worked my ass off for it.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

It’s just apart of life. We are all adults, after all. 

We are. Strange how that creeped up on us.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

… You know, I’m gonna be moving out soon. There’s a two-family house about two blocks from here that I’ve been looking at. 

I’m sure dads will be thrilled. First Ty, then Debbie, then you and me? Big ole’ house, just for them.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor

That wasn’t the best thing for me to say. It was heat of the moment thing, I’m sorry. But are we ever just gonna sit down and talk like normal people?

[looks back at the tv, away from Mark’s gaze] Probably not, let’s be honest. Doesn’t matter anyway. I’m going to school in the new year. Then we can be on holiday visit and hannukah card terms and everybody’s happy.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

jt-vesco:

We need to find someone to kill.

Anybody look at you funny?

[mirandaalouise]

headcanons - miranda louise o’connor 

a relationship - chadwick sutton an ex.

miranda’s last relationship didn’t start out ‘normally’ by any means. she and chadwick in the past had always been either bickering or tolerating one another in sullen silence. the little over a year that they were together, however--was the happiest that miranda has had in her entire life. being with him felt natural and comfortable, chadwick made her feel beautiful, he treated her with respect and like she was precious, and the long days that miranda spent after things ended just going over it was enough to make her realise that she would never truly get over him, he would always be ‘the one who got away’. she misses him very very much, and hopes that wherever he is that he’s happy, and that he’s not hurting like she is.

occupation - assistant manager at greensville’s diner

although it was not miranda’s job of choice (she interviewed at five other places, got shot down, and then begrudgingly stomped over to her future workplace), if you ask her how she feels about the long, hot, sweaty hours in the cramped diner in greensville, miranda will tell you with a flushed grin that she loves it. she loves the simplicity of it. she loves being able to take her apron off at the end of the day and going home and having a hot shower, zero commitment to anything larger. she met her friend ezekiel there, and although he’s now gone, she’s continued to thrive there. she was offered the assistant manager’s position a few months ago after working for almost three years bussing tables, and by all accounts, she’s a very popular leader. although she’s quick to anger if somebody treats her staff wrong, or, god forbid, if some asshole demands to see the manager to her face.

freebie - tynan’s wedding

recently, miranda travelled to her brother tynan’s wedding to his longtime girlfriend gabby, and cried happy tears. the first one’s she’s shed in a very long time. tynan and gabby helped to integrate her into the real world, and ty himself was responsible for his parents adopting her. in many ways, the two were like parents to her initially, and she couldn’t have thought of any two people who deserved to be happy more than they did. she’s thrilled to have a new sister-in-law, and talks to them, if she can, every other day.

[greensvillegossip]

truths for all!

(lame)

Miranda- Honestly, what are you doing with your life? 

Codie- Do you think you’ll ever go back to school, or is being a mechanic what you want to do for the rest of your life?

Becca- What’s something you’ve wanted to try in the bedroom but never had the guts to do?

Flynn- What are the best and worst parts of parenthood?

Lacey- If you could adopt any of the group home kids without it being an issue, who would it be?

Shannon- Are you afraid of ending up divorced like your parents?

Zander- Do you think you’ll ever be able to reconcile with your parents?

Ryan- Who are some of your all-time favorite students? (Eli’s basically your son, so he doesn’t count.)

Rowan- If either of your biological parents reached out to you and asked for forgiveness, what would you do?

Toby- Do you have any goals for the future? If so, what are they?

[mirandaalouise]

Since you asked so nicely, I’ll tell you.

I’m working two jobs. I work 35 hours a week at a doctor’s office, picking up experience and making connections in the area. In the beginning I made a lot of coffee and answered a lot of phone calls, but now I get to send off blood tests and I observe the doctor doing what he does.

The rest of the time, I work my ass off in that hot, sweaty diner. I’m assistant manager now. So that’s something. 

In the evening’s I’ve been making sure I don’t fall behind on what’s going on in the medical world. I read medical journals. I watch videos on YouTube. I practice suturing on a dummy I ordered from Amazon. 

I got a full ride to Stanford when I reapplied and I’m going at the end of the year. I’m going to be a pediatric oncologist, that’s always been the goal. Nothing’s changed.

Fuck you for thinking I was sitting on my ass doing nothing.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

… I’m heating up a DiGiorno pizza. If you’re hungry, you’re welcome to have some. 

Not hungry. 

I still haven’t ‘found any respect’. I think it’s gotten lost, along with my ability to give a fuck. You better go, before I say something else you don’t like.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

jt-vesco:

Do you have any enemies?

Yeah, but they’re not around anymore. Now it’s just people I don’t talk to. 

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

[as he’s waiting for the food to heat up, he wanders into the living room where he sees Miranda on her phone; he sets a timer on his phone and takes a seat near her, but not too close, trying to keep the possibility of Miranda lashing out at him as minimal as possible] Hey. 

[immediately locks her phone, crossing her arms over her chest] Hi.

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

jt-vesco:

-smirks at her-

Where do we start then? Any suggestions?

[mirandaalouise]

[[ Miranda is Creepy ]]

[mirandaalouise]

mark-themusicman-oconnor:

[he doesn’t come back down for a while, but does eventually come down and goes into the kitchen to make himself food]

[flicking through her pictures on her phone absentmindedly, pausing when she comes across one of her and Chadwick, it having caught her off guard as she had deleted the others a while ago. And so she sits there and looks at the picture, a memory frozen in time of when she was happier, as evident by the smile on her face as she holds onto him tight amidst a piggyback]