MAYOR'S DAUGHTER.

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fightinflames​: 

   shaking  his  head  slightly  gavin  looked  down  at  his  little  sister.  a  sigh  escaping  his  lips  as  he  placed  his  hands  on  his  hips.  “shut  up,”  he  smiled.  “i  don’t  know  if  i  want  to  go  swimming  with  my  little  sister.  got  any  hot,  slutty  friends  that  mom  and  dad  don’t  know  about?”

❝Yes,  let me go call up all my friends that dream of banging an older man...or well, you.❞  Gavin is older but ?? Not enough to be considered the OLDER GUY in the fantasy,  right?   ❝All my friends are HOT as hell.❞   Aurora wrinkles her nose up just a little bit.   ❝Don’t be a big BABY about going swimming with me. It’s water and competing on who can hold their breath the longest.❞  Duh!  Sliding out of her chair and sets her book on a glass table.  ❝It’s SUMMER VACATION,❞  for high schoolers and under.   ❝I want my time in the pool and you are the only one that will not judge me.❞ 

[yikesbertie]

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bertie stumbled down the park path, his bruised hand clung onto a bottle of wine, his other hand fumbling about in his pocket for a cigarette. if he didn’t have his confidence, he’d be looking pretty pathetic ( maybe he looked pathetic anyway ), already half-drunk and beaten up at three in the afternoon. maybe he deserved it, the world deserved to see how awful he really was. a chuckle escaped from his lips at that thought. he finally settled for a bench looking out on a small pond, the boy now having found the smoke he’d been looking for. obviously, he hadn’t taken mind of the person that had already been on the bench until he actually held a lighter to his cigarette. “sorry— do you mind ??”

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❝Do I mind? if you smoke or do I mind as in I should leave?❞   Aurora asks looking into the peaceful pond with ducks or some other wildlife are flapping around getting their wings wet.  At least ONE of them is getting cooled off.  ❝Go for it..smoke away.❞   Who is she to judge a bad habit?  She has done the SAME before,  a few times a month she finds herself smoking and hiding them in the car so her parents don’t find out,  as if they couldn’t smell it on her the moment she walks through the door.  Turning her head to finally fully look at him,  instead of the weird side-eye she had been doing.   ❝You look like hell..❞

[jamiedonny]

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“So, according to Lizzo’s ‘Truth Hurts…” He began, glancing down at the social media feed on his cellphone, mindlessly scrolling through some of the singer’s most recents posts. “She took a DNA test it turns out she is 100% that bitch, right?” Biting the inside of his lip in thought, he let out a soft laugh, realizing how silly this must have sounded to his friend sitting with him, but he proceeded anyway. “Is it a 50/50 split of various bitchiness from her mother and father, or do ‘that bitch’ qualities transcend normal genetics? Do you think that the DNA test she took was administered at her home, or did she go to a lab dedicated to finding out your ‘that bitch’ percentage?” He questioned, taking a sip from his drink before setting it back down on the table. KC clicked his tongue, peering up at his new friend from across the table, adding, “Much to think about.”

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❝I think that whatever it is you are SMOKIN is enough,❞  Aurora answers honestly playing with the straw in her drink.  The party loud and somehow she ends up finding the time to find the ODDEST person in the world to sit with and here they are talking about Lizzo,  who is a badass.  ❝That sort of DNA test would have to be done at home,  I think the qualities are all from her mother.❞  and this is going to be the most fun that she has all week long.  Studying and just trying to get by was enough for her.   ❝If we are gonna talk Lizzo songs,  can we at least talk TEMPO or GOOD AS HELL?❞  I do my hair toss, check my nails.  You know how the song goes.  Talking a small sip of the drink she had sat down in front of her.  ❝Is talking songs like your pickup line? I’m trying to get an idea of what guys think WORKS.❞  She’s just trying to keep the conversation moving.

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silcnse​:

          Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln … where the hell had she heard that name before ? She could swear that the answer was at the tip of her tongue and it didn’t take long before realization hit her. “ You’re one of the mayor’s daughters, aren’t you ? ” Sofia didn’t mean to pry, she never did. She had been a CURIOUS child and thank God for being an equally curious adult, she wouldn’t be where she was right now if she kept her mouth shut. Her curiosity however, seemed to be extremely selective, otherwise she wouldn’t find herself in the predicament of having to GIVE UP her Greek letters. “ Pumpkin spice, one hundred percent, hands fuckin’ down, ” she adds the flourish with a chuckle of her own. She had closed herself so hardly to other people that she had forgotten how trivial conversations such as that one were nice to make someone’s mind feel DISTRACTED. “ Halloween is one of my favorite seasons, and my mother has always made a mean pumpkin spice pie that made the ladies at the church we went to roll their eyes, ” she smiled as she usually did when speaking about her mother. “ So, what do you do around here, Aurora ? ”

Church going girl,  oh god.  What if she is someone that believes in no sex before marriage?  Yeah, Aurora can’t say anything about sex right?  She will,  that is just who she is and her secrets don’t stay that way for long.   ❝Yeah, I’m one of those girls.❞  Hates to admit she is the daughter of someone KNOWN in the city because EVERYONE looks at you waiting to watch you fuck up,  which drives you to do just that.    ❝Halloween has the best excuses for snuggling with a crush and pretending to be scared of fake blood.❞  So cheesy to admit even thinking of doing that.   ❝Mostly school is what I do around here...I’m not like into the politics or whatever it is a Mayor’s kid should be.❞  If that is where the question was going.  Although given who she is and how she acts,  Aurora might actually make a good little backstabber with all the fake innocence that she puts on.   She isn’t sweet virgin innocent with no idea about the world but she sure as hell pretends to be just that.   ❝What about you? What do you do?❞

[everlastingz]

   “i  swear,”  he  spoke  hesitating  to  take  his  shirt  off  mid  sentence.  “we  all  know  i’m  a  firefighter  and  all,  but  this  louisiana  heat  is  scorching.  i  don’t  know  if  i  can  handle  it.”  gavin  said  with  a  laugh  as  he  checked  his  phone.  “first  day  off  i’ve  had  in  forever.  i  feel  like  i  should  know  what  to  do  on  my  day  off,  but  i’m  struggling  with  ideas.”

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❝Nice ABBS!❞  Aurora snorts as she looks up from her book.  Hanging out with her brother was always a wild ride.  ❝Swimming is my vote or we go inside to the AC because the only reason I want to see your ABBS is if I’m in the water flopping around like a fish.❞  Aurora loves swimming,  at least it helps with the ache of her joints and muscles from years of dancing.  

[sweetheartd]

willa is glancing upwards at the board of coffee options, not feeling like going for her regular. not that she particularly needed anymore caffeine for the day. but nobody needed to know that.“ so what would you recommend ? i feel like trying something new.“

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❝BIRTHDAY CAKE is alright or if you are a SIMPLE girl then go for like Vanilla?❞  Aurora is all for something NOT so simple but at the same time, it is easy to say it was simple to someone you don’t know well enough.  ❝But I wouldn’t recommend getting expresso the birthday cake..that was a mistake.❞  Granted,  it is a mistake to do expresso for her in general.

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sweetheartd​:

 katie gives what is best described as a grimace, as much as would usually appreciate honesty – this is her hair ! “ my fingers feel like they are on fire.“ it also makes her shake her head, mostly at herself for even thinking that it would be okay. “ at this point i’ll try anything to stop the burning.”

❝Wait, did you really bleach your hair without gloves?❞  Who doesn’t wear GLOVES?  That had to be the reason her fingers are stained and they BURN.  Oh god.  She has no idea HOW to fix this now if that was the case,  let alone what to say besides everything is gonna be okay ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.  ❝Oh, god...we are gonna fix this. Kay?❞  Somehow,  Aurora is gonna fix all of this mess because that is what she does,  FIXES THINGS or at least tries.  Pulling her phone out already trying to bring up google fast. 

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prttyptls​:

alex just stopped in her tracks as she heard what the girl said, she didn’t WANT to be rude at all. “okay, well i don’t want or like to be rude really.”she commented, tugging a strand of her hair behind her ear as she picked up the remainder of her things. “thanks, means a lot for you to help me out.”

That came out wrong,  clearly.  Yikes.  Aurora winces at her own mistake but nods anyway.  Was it a mistake or was she actually going for the guilt trip?  She can’t even tell anymore.  Her mouth has no filter most days and times,  this is one of those times.   ❝No need to thank me..I mean, helping is my thing?❞  A glance around trying not to think about how badly she could be screwing up.  ❝So umm..do you maybe want me to buy you a light meal? To make up for my BIG mouth?❞

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silcnse​:

          Sofia couldn’t help the small grin which tugged her lips. She had moved to Arles five years ago and there weren’t many friends outside her own siblings she could call for something as trivial as coffee. “ Perfect, then ”             she swung her purse over her shoulder, but not before checking if all of the contents were safely tucked in, nobody had time for another round of picking up contents off of the sidewalk. One perfect eyebrow raised as she glanced at the brunette with amusement behind her green hues, “ that could not be truer, here I am, OWING you and I cannot, for the life of me, tell you how much that bothers me. ” Sofia fake shuddered and chuckled, nodding her head along as they walked side by side towards their final destination. “ I learned from the first day of university on, that I am a CAFFEINE kind of girl           but every once in a while when I have the chance to spice it up, I do love my caramel, but nothing like pumpkin spice latte season. Hazelnut is a great choice, too, they have a mocha with cinnamon-y hints that’s chef’s kiss, ” the blonde winked. “ I’m Sofia Holmes, by the way, I’m sorry for back there, I swear it’s the fourth time this week someone has tried to knock my Macbook off my hands. ” 

Sofia Holmes,  Aurora makes a mental note to try and get to know this one maybe even a little more.  She sounds like the perfect person to strike up a friendship with. Aurora finds it hard to do that though because it is either all in or nothing.  the moment someone gets close to her and finds out she isn’t so stable and perfect is the moment that most people go away because she stops returning texts or calls.  ❝Aurora Lincoln.❞  It’s a household name,  Mayor’s freaking kid and she hates every minute of that judgment that she thinks people give at that one.  ❝Pumpkin spice or Apple cider?❞  Apple cider was the grown-up version of apple juice.  Crazy to think about how she is an adult,  hard to believe just two years ago she was a child.  Sofia didn’t need to apologize and thus,  Aurora ignores the apology and sticks with an easier conversation like talking drinks.  Would it be rude to ask the other’s age?   YES.  She wants to do that though.

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silcnse​:

          “ Tell me about it, ” and Sofia felt that to an extent that she couldn’t even explain to most people. It wasn’t nice feeling lonely —- but it was something she had grown used to. Taking her black leather wallet from the girl’s hands with a small thank you, Sof took a deep breath and tried her best to center herself. Usually her demeanor came off less open than it usually was and her mother had told her that it often scared people away. The woman used to ask her how would she make friends and for the longest time, Sofia thought she could get by without them, and then she met three new siblings added to her own… she finally realized that maybe it wasn’t so bad to have people she could trust. “ I was going to the coffee shop down the street, their caramel machiatto is simply the best, do you want to tag along ? I can buy you a coffee or some other drink in appreciation. I’m not very good at feeling like I’m owing people. ”

❝I was gonna offer you a cup of coffee but since you are offering..yes,❞  Free coffee?  Who was Aurora to turn down CAFFEINE?   An eager little nod and the nineteen-year-old is showing clear signs of excitement and suddenly she can’t even think about studying or notes.   She has ‘friends’ but the problem is she tries to make friends with everyone and always ends up getting hurt.    ❝You know what is better than owing to someone?  Someone owing you.❞  She’s actually a lot dark and twisty but you can’t tell on the outside.      ❝I love anything with HAZELNUT. So you are a cameral girl?❞

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prttyptls​:

alex mentally began to swear, she was never the one to say those words out loud unless she was REALLY pissed off. hands running through her hair. “erm, both, yeah…”she commented, a little unsure for a brief moment. “i would say it’s a mix of both.. not really having an awful day and i can be clumsy at times.” she commented, another pause. “and you can leave my things on the floor if you don’t want to get them. i can grab them myself.”

❝Yeah, I think that is NOT how this is gonna go,❞  Aurora wasn’t going to make someone pick up all of their things from the ground without help.  It’s not in her nature and even if she is annoyed with life most days anymore.  ❝Besides, if you refuse my help...it would be kinda...insulting?❞  Play that card,  why don’t you.  Aurora shrugs,  not even caring that she might come off the wrong way as she reaches out to start picking things up.

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ftisaac​:

“i was just in a hurry,” he explained with a sigh, getting down on his knees to collect some of his paperwork. “you know you’re not supposed to see any of this, right ?? top secret professor stuff,” isaac spoke jokingly, trying to stuff some things back into his previously overpacked bag to no avail. “i’d appreciate the help,” he nodded, now instead settling for balancing as much stuff as he could into his arms. “god knows i need the help, actually,” he chuckled.

Aurora has seen more than JUST scattered paperwork but she finds herself rolling her eyes.  ❝Yeah, and you do know that papers don’t go on the floor right?❞  Tired is normal for a college student though and Aurora is lucky to say that she has no responsibilities like children to handle on top of homework.  ❝I always help people.❞  you aren’t special.  No one is really special to Aurora aside from her family and best friend.  Aurora gathers the remaining papers on the ground and anything else that may have spilled over.  ❝Lead the way.❞

[lunahagstrom]

sara sits contently in the library. on the floor, squeezed against the non-fiction shelf providing enough room behind her to allow people to pass by. on either side of her are various mountains of books she plans to carry back to her home. how you might wonder? well, she isn’t sure just yet. but within that moment it didn’t matter, sara’s enamoured in her own little corner of the world. noticing a figure behind her is somewhat blocked by her latest mountain, sara springs into a quick apology, “darnit, sorry!” the books are gently slid towards her frame, “didn’t realise i was taking up the entire path.”

[ofpolarlights]

Books,  what used to be an escape for her in her younger years have turned into a nightmare.  She hates studying  (  mostly because she overdoes everything  ).   ❝So, do you plan to read all of those books? Or..just can’t decide?❞  Aurora asks the girl the moment Sara notices that she was standing there,  staring at the mountain of books after noticing someone with a ton of books.  Stepping where the girl moved books from and fingers trace against the hardcovers until she finds one that looks like the one.  ❝But I doubt you are pleasure reading that many books, right?❞

[loreiisms]

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“erm.. i really don’t know the answer.”she commented, running a hand through her hair as she looked at the other for a moment. “i would say the best place to eat is the diner down the road. they do amazing ice cream sundae and i love them so much.”

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SUNDAE was not what she expected to be the answer.  ❝Ice cream is a perfect treat but what about pasta? Like the alfredo with shrimp?❞  Nothing like talking food instead of talking important things like ANYTHING else.  If Aurora thinks about food,  she is going to want to eat instead of going to study,  instead of doing the laundry that is piled high on her bedroom floor.   ❝Because pasta is good and I thought that is what all girls like? So diamonds or pearls next? Twenty questions, right?❞  It doesn’t matter which one the other picks,  Aurora would say diamonds all the way even though she only has been given two pairs of diamonds in her life and that was from family.  Play a game with someone when bored.

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silcnse​:

          Ever since moving back home and quitting her Greek letters altogether, Sofia’s life had been admittedly easier. At least it was much easier to ignore what had happened to her altogether. Still, living with five other people was a CHALLENGE on it’s own and sometimes the blonde didn’t feel like sticking around in the house all day, leaving it in favor of a visit to her mother or an afternoon in a coffee shop looking up online housing in Cambridge, Massachussetts, where she hoped to move once graduation rolled around. Judging herself to be quite put together despite the circumstances, it always managed to be a HASSLE whenever someone simply chose to knock her off her feet, and have most of her things scattered all over the floor. Upon hearing a voice, her head snapped to the person and she shook it. “ Day is not so bad             people have been either brain damaged or simply born challenged today, ” the blonde snickered, but not so much at the brunette, “ can you toss me the wallet that’s over there ? Last thing I need is to lose my driver’s license too. ”

Clearly slightly mean girl material or maybe Aurora caught the girl on the worst day possible.  She’s used to dealing with problems,  of being forced to being nice to people she didn’t like.  ❝People are assholes...❞  It’s groaning as she moves to go get the wallet that was a little farther away than an arms reach away.  ❝Every day of the week.❞  and yet,  she is the asshole like everyone else behind closed doors.  Dirty little secret and that is THRILLING in that bad kind of way.  ❝So, where you off too?❞   Soft pink nails tap against the wallet the moment it is picked up and when she straightens and comes back over,  it’s offering it out.

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ftisaac​:

he was in hurry. of course he was in a hurry, things only go wrong when you’re in a hurry. he had a coffee in one hand, open bag in the other, trying to find that one specific book that he just needed right now. he’d been running late for class, rushing just a little too carelessly in his current setup. then, expectedly, everything came crashing down, the contents of his bag spilling onto the floor, his coffee going right after them. isaac counted himself lucky for the coffee not ending up all over his works, but rather it being spilled on his feet. he grimaced. “can i say both ?? i’m gonna say both.”

 ✦ ——— •    Now she can judge.  Not that she would verbally say anything.  ❝I hope you aren’t clumsy all of the time.❞   Casual even when she has this want to mainline caffeine and finish the notes she has stashed in her back waiting to be redone because there isn’t enough information to help her plan her essay,  which had to be perfect.  ❝I got it..do you want help carrying this to your room?❞  Because that is the polite thing to do.  Aurora can’t help but give a soft smile.  She was always either too late for a class or too early for one. 

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✦ ——— •              Aurora was just trying to find a new normal since she took a SLIGHTLY less hectic course load this semester in hopes of not running herself into the ground or worse,  her mental health tanking,  she is gonna do it for herself.  Watching as SOMEONE drops the contents of the bag on the ground and who is the one to dive to get it?  The nineteen-year-old who is way too short and already “halfway there”.    ❝Clumsy or just a bad day?❞   Aurora is quick to start gathering items into her arms so that she will be able to hand it back.   ❝Because I can’t judge.❞         @arlesreblogs​