𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 / 𝔤𝔬𝔡

[ofmelodys]

☽˚｡⋆. 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 -> 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐒 .

venus: what if the internet disappeared and everyone sort of....paused...?

venus: like a video game or the sims

venus: what if we are actually just sims or characters someone made up in a book?

melody: excuse me sir that is TERRIFYINg

melody: never say that again jdknsd

melody: as much as i love the sims i would never want to be one

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outgoing  text  ↦  melody

poppy: hm . depends on the kinda show ur watching?

poppy: & on the type of snacks ur craving

melody: i'm just watching great british baking show

melody: and i think i'm safe to say that i'm now craving some cake.

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐈 .

             eyes  seemed  to  light  up  as  soon  as  melody  had  sat  down  &  noemi  was  ecstatic  that  her  friend  had  agreed  to  meeting  up  so  early  .  despite  the  fact  that  mimi  had  done  her  makeup  ,  her  outfit  was  a  matching  sweat  &  sweatshirt  set  ,  light  enough  to  wear  despite  the  slight  heat  .  “  same  old  ,  same  old  ?  i  find  that  hard  to  believe  .  no  new  games  you’ve  been  obsessing  over  ?  or  shows  ?  or  even  people  ?  ”  she  pauses  ,  only  to  tell  the  waiter  that  she’ll  have  a  mimosa  to  start  off  only  to  begin  talking  one  again  .  “  i’ve  been  binge  watching  lucifer  lately  &  oh  my  goodness  ,  my  mom  would  absolutely  lose  it  if  she  knew  i  was  fantasizing  over  lucifer  .  ”  laughing  at  her  own  joke  ,  she  adjusts  the  sunglasses  atop  her  head  from  falling  off  .  

it was so endearing to see her close friend so excited to see melody, it almost made her cheeks turn a slight shade of pink. hearing her next question about any new happenings in her life, she looked to the side in thought for a moment. “well, i did start playing fall guys on twitch with fans.. it’s pretty fun to hear them freak out once they realize who i am.” she admitted coyly, shaking her head just slightly. that was pretty much it, though-- she knew that if she had more of a social life, more things would happen; but did she really want that? she wasn’t sure she had a choice. melody then giggled quietly at the mention of mimi’s mother being appalled at the idea of a television show surrounding the devil. “well, at least you know now that you have a one way ticket to hell.” she joked with another giggle, then quieted down to face the waiter and order a mimosa for herself as well.

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 .

sienna frowned at the disinterest and lack of witty comeback on melody’s part. it was no secret– well to anyone who truly knew her at least– that sienna liked to get under others’ skin. and what was the best way to do that? playful, yet more sharp than not, jabs. but the comments seemed useless without someone to fire back or at least show some sort of response. “excuse me, some of us would rather not be photographed without concealer on, thank you very much.” sienna told, arms crossed and a bit pleased melody had given some time of reaction, even if it was rather blunt. “i don’t know you could try laying in bed and sleeping?” as if it wasn’t the obvious choice melody had likely tried. “drink some tea? really anything but sit in a lobby in your pajamas?”

melody didn’t have much to say in response to sienna’s statement-- truthfully, she completely understood the other and would probably do the same. but instead, she simply chuckled and moved onto the next statement. there were only a few people in melody’s life who truly made her feel this confident-- she wasn’t even sure how they got to this point, but maybe it was because of the numerous and secretive intimate moments they shared-- that made her feel confident enough to come up with such witty and sarcastic comments. and maybe it was simply because she knew how much it turned sienna on half of the time. melody quickly groaned, shaking her head immediately. “you know damn well i’ve been trying that all night, come on now..” she yawned after her statement, looking up at the other now.

[ofmelodys]

☽˚｡⋆. 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀 .

“magic and government spies…” alexa hummed, trailing off as she thought about it for a moment. ‘you know, you might just be onto something.” she was really only half-joking. though the matter was almost quite obviously a conspiracy theory rather than truth, alexa found some fun in believing in the impossible at times– life was certainly more fun that way for her. “i’m surprised no one’s made a cartoon about it– like a spin off of alvin and the chipmunks or something.”

“hey, i know for a fact neither you or i would be surprised.” she admitted matter-of-factly, chuckling just to quiet down quickly. “if i made a spin off of it, would you help me with the soundtrack? i know you have some tricks up your sleeve.” she hinted at knowing about alexa’s singing career, smirking.

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vera was another one of those people that it was going to take a while for melody to open up towards-- but for now, they were simply friendly enough to keep a conversation going. just across the penthouse apartment mel was staying in was an adorable little cafe that she had discovered in her own time-- it was like her getaway from the craziness of la. she was positive that nobody would bother her here-- until she realized who was behind her in line while waiting for her coffee. “oh-- hey, um.. is it vera?” she asked in genuine wonder, now facing the other. ( @surevera​ )

[ofmelodys]

☽˚｡⋆. 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 -> 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐒 .

𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: does it ever trip u out how internet is slowly taking over our lives?

𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: like

𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: it's kinda how we connected ? through a website

𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: what if internet just disappeared for a day

𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: i wonder what would happen

[ofmelodys]

☽˚｡⋆. 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐏 → 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐊 .

𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐦𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: hey, tarik ?

𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐦𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: quick question for ya

𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐦𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: if you were a pap , would you recognize me in this head scarf?

𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐦𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲: tbh i probably would because it has ‘gucci’ plastered all over the pattern

( @tariks​ )

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“there is absolutely no way you beat me three times in a row! what kind of sorcery is this?!” melody exclaimed loudly in frustration (but also playfulness), throwing her nintendo switch controller down onto the couch while giggling. “years of training in mario kart, and you disrespect me by playing waluigi and still beating me? it’s like a slap in my face!” she exclaimed dramatically, falling into the couch and groaning loudly. “okay, i’ll admit it-- you win. you can pick where we’re ordering in from tonight.” she moaned dramatically yet again, sighing loudly as well for extra effect while scrolling mindlessly through her phone. “but just know that i was taking it easy on you this time around.” melody totally wasn’t. ( @anniethepratt​ )

[ofmelodys]

outgoing  text  ↦  melody

poppy: hey

poppy: u doing anything tonight ?

melody: i mean netflix was calling my name but we can make this a threeway thing?

[ofmelodys]

☽˚｡⋆. 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 .

tristan always admired melody and her demure personality. she was the younger sister figure he had in his life for the past few years now. she was one of the few genuine people he had come across in his time in hollywood and loved her companionship. “that’s crazy. how could someone not notice a beaut like you in this audience. but at the same time, i might need to approve whatever person tries anything on you,” he teased. he gave the girl a smile, then glancing back at the stage with a shrug of the shoulder. “you know what? you’ve got a point. it’s exclusive content.” he turned back to melody, wrapped his arm around her shoulders. “what else are you up to? did you grab a bite before the show?”

although melody knew it was silly and mostly pointless, her small little crush on tristan was sometimes so obvious, she had no idea if tristan could even tell or not. but every time a tiny compliment would come from him, her cheeks would turn tomato red-- which was exactly what happened when she heard the playful comment from tristan-- way to keep it subtle, mel. she turned away slightly so he didn’t notice, then scoffed jokingly to push away from her physical appearance. she then nodded her head in agreement confidently to his statement about their exclusive joke, smiling softly once again. in response to his next question, she shook her head just slightly. “i was just gonna grab something after-- wanna come with? we can go to aunt darla’s-- i know she’s your favorite.” she nudged his shoulder playfully, bringing back to their memories the countless nights they spent at the diner.

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐈 .

             noemi  had  woken  up  this  morning  in  a  more - than - positive  mood  &  thought  the  best  way  to  keep  that  feeling  would  be  to  keep  herself  busy  .  what  better  way  to  do  that  then  invite  her  close  friend  melody  out  for  brunch  ?  mimi  had  asked  the  other  out  to  brunch  at  one  of  her  favorite  places  ,  mainly  because  she  was  craving  a  mimosa  ,  but  also  because  breakfast  food  always  sounded  good  to  her  .  so  she  sat  at  a  table  outside  ,  observing  the  menu  until  melody  came  into  view  ,  “  oh  my  goodness  ——-  HI  !  ”  noemi  was  trying  to  keep  her  excitement  to  a  minimum  seeing  as  they  were  in  public  ,  but  her  smile  was  wide  as  she  motioned  for  her  friend  to  sit  down  .  “  how  have  you  been  lovely  ?  i  feel  like  i  haven’t  seen  you  in  forever  .  ”

melody’s all-nighters usually looked like chugging a few mountain dews, filming as much gaming content as possible, and bingeing whatever current netflix obsession she had in the moment. in summary, mornings weren’t usually her style. but when noemi insisted the two get brunch, melody couldn’t resist but say yes. she hadn’t seen one of her best friends in a hot minute, and she knew that the brunette would have things to catch melody up on. melody was more than positive that some hidden pap had already snapped a photo of her in her grey sweatpants and hand-cropped t-shirt and a fan had already made a meme about it or something, but alas, she didn’t really care. now seeing her close friend waving her down, she quickly shuffled over to the table, waving in return and sitting down across from her. “oh, y’know-- same old, same old.” she said with a small smile, placing her purse down at her side. “how about you? i’m sure your life is a lot more eventful than mine.”

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 .

tristan walked closer to the edge of the stage, noticing the friendly face of melody. a smile stretched on his face as he hopped off the surface down to the ground level of the audience. he rushed over to the small brunette, welcoming the other in a small embrace. “you didn’t tell me you were gonna be here, silly. i would’ve gotten you backstage passes. or front row. i would’ve done that one joke you like.”

melody grinned brightly from ear to ear once she noticed the other rushing towards now, opening her arms to embrace her friend in return. melody normally wasn’t this friendly and open to others, but she and tristan had gotten pretty close in the recent years. she then shook her head and waved her hand casually in response to his statement. “nah, don’t worry about it-- i kinda liked just being in the general crowd for once. feels nice to not be noticed, surprisingly.” she said with another slight shrug, still smiling softly. “i think i like that joke a little better when it’s just us anyway. it would feel a little weird hearing it from a huge stage like this.” she motioned towards the platform with a fringed brow. 

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 .

“i was mainly kidding.” sienna told bluntly, arms now crossed at she looked at melody through her sunglasses. “i mean i guess you could have a call time for something… by why it would be this early unless you’re working on a set is beyond me.” she shrugged, her words not harsh, just a level of disinterested. did she hate melody as much as she often seemed to? no, not entirely. in ways she was actually quite found of the brunette. but for more reasons than one, their dynamic wasn’t changing anytime too soon. “so you can’t sleep and decided to come to the lobby?… in your pajamas?” sienna questioned, eyes slowly scanning melody’s outfit. “you do you… i guess.”

“oh,” she responded quickly at sienna’s statement about her joke. she was far too tired to sense any form of sarcasm, and already disinterested if sienna had any insults to throw at her. she was aware that the two teased back and forth-- mostly because they both thought it was a little fun game to play at-- but not this early in the morning when mel could hardly even tell the difference between black and white. “well, do you have any suggestions for me, miss ‘i’m wearing sunglasses at who-the-fuck-knows in the morning’? i’ve tried almost everything at this point.” she said in a straightforward tone, her facial expression staying unamused throughout her statement while looking up at the brunette.

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀 .

setting teddy back on the ground and making sure to have a solid grip on his leash this time, alexa smiled brightly at the brunette. “you know, you’re not wrong. the way he acts around them, i’m starting to think they might have some magic spell over dogs– or maybe it’s a magic scent.” she giggled, eyes moving to teddy for a moment as he now sat at her feet, yet his gaze still concentrated on the squirrel. “or maybe it’s that their secret government spies– or is that pigeons?”

melody giggled just slightly, trying to keep her words to a minimum. she hated being the dominant person in conversations; that meant that the attention was mostly on her if she was. “maybe it’s a mix of everything you just said? squirrels are pretty secretive, so i’m not sure.” she responded quietly while keeping her gaze on the pup as well.

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓 .

❛  cheers  to  that  !  ❜  she  said  raising  her  glass  to  the  other  before  taking  a  sip  of  her  cocktail  .  ❛  is  such  a  turn  -  off  for  me  .  i  don't  care  how  hot  you  are  ,  if  you  don't  know  how  to  get  to  a  woman  in  an  original  way  ,  don’t  even  waste  your  time  ,  ❜  she  huffed  .  as  an  attractive  woman  ,  scarlett  was  used  to  this  type  of  guys  hitting  on  her  ,  but  that  didn't  mean  she  didn't  feel  any  discomfort  every  time  she  had  to  deal  with  them  .

“it’s just so obvious how little effort was put into it-- like, a simple google search and you think you’re hot shit? absolutely not.” she said with another scoff, chuckling. “i don’t usually have to deal with this situation though-- i can usually scare a dude away before they even try anything.” she semi-joked, with a small smile. sure, she was pretty anxious when it came to any social situation-- but she was educated on how to make things awkward for both parties.

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☽˚｡⋆. 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀 .

teddy had been especially energetic this morning, which was how alexa found herself on an early morning walk with him. she had decided to get out of her neighborhood, opting to take him over to the park instead. they were only a few minutes in and not very far from her car when teddy spotted a squirrel and made a mad dash in its direction, pulling himself and his leash free from alexa’s grip. “teddy!” she called, quickly rushing towards him, though a breath of relief fell from her lips as another caught a hold of her dog, stopping him before he could get too far. “thank you, you’re a life saver.” alexa smiled as she reached them, taking back teddy. “he has a weakness for squirrels.”

early morning walks usually waked melody up after countless hours of not being able to sleep the night before. an even more awakening sight was when she suddenly noticed a dog running straight in her direction. considering that his leash was following along, he looked like a runaway. she called out, “come here, boy!” now kneeling down with her arms open so that the dog could quickly run into her arms. the mission was a success, and she now held the leash until she noticed the blonde running up to her. “oh, no problem,” she responded with a small grin. “most dogs are-- squirrels are fascinating creatures, so i don’t blame them.”