party til you puke

stella matthews. 26. professional fuck-up. cause i'm ( FALLING } on the floor. i'm C L I M B I N G up the walls. and every time i get a grip i seem to L O S E myself just a little more. cause i am ( here ) and it eats me up. but i L O V E the way it feels. i really shouldn't stay. but i { CAN'T } give up. the more it hurts, the more I need.

[ofstvlla]

nvnchalants·:

“oh, the person running it is your boyfriend?” piper looked up with wide eyes, completely ignoring stella’s foul mood. of course, she would be a little annoyed! her boyfriend is stuck kissing other people for the festival. piper could only wish that was the only dilemma in her life. “well, then the crowd dies down here, i can definitely handle this booth while you go and get a kiss from your boyfriend at the kissing booth. maybe show off some sparks for the people waiting, yeah?”

“he is right now. depends on how many people he kisses if he is later.” it was a low blow and definitely not true at all. she wouldn’t leave him no matter if he kissed every person in the kissing booth line. but she was mad and saying things she didn’t mean, in usual stella fashion. “i don’t need to pay to kiss him, especially if the money is going to the town.” the last thing she would want to support was this stupid festival. “no matter how enticing having an audience is.”

[ofstvlla]

heirgoldblum·:

Sasha was just walking the festival when she decided to stop at the apple bobbing booth. It seemed cute enough, and like a good way to occupy her time. And Sasha was glad she stopped too because otherwise she wouldn’t have heard the slander against her father. “It’s not his fault if people are disgusting and don’t know how to use mouthwash, so I don’t see why he should pay for their bills either.”

“have you seen half of the dumbos walking around this festival? i’d be surprised to learn they showered in the past 24 hours, much less used mouthwash,” stella responded with a roll of her eyes. “well, if he didn’t want to pay their bills, maybe he should find some volunteers for his kissing booth instead of forcing people. what are you, little miss city council?” 

[ofstvlla]

violentparties·:

having escaped from the happenings of the hay ride for a couple of minutes, indy sat on the ground and tried to gather her thoughts. the day, so far, had been a total mess, and if it were up to her, she’d be at home and in bed right now. she watched as stella threw apples into the water and complained, feeling both sorry for her and relieved that she wasn’t the only one having a tough time. “yeah, the hay ride fuckin’ sucks, but i’m glad i didn’t get stuck making out with the whole town,” she said, chuckling just a little, “i hope your boy survives.”

“not sure what’s worse: being stuck surrounded by soggy kids or itchy kids,” she commented, referencing the hay ride and her own booth. to be honest, stella couldn’t think of any booth she would actually enjoy running. the only enjoyable time she would be having was if she were at home. “well, if he survives the kissing booth, he then has to survive me.” 

[ofstvlla]

nvnchalants·:

“well, it’s just a quick peck, and if the kissing booth volunteers want to be wary, they can just do something on the cheek. and i’m sure the people in this town have enough sense not to participate in anything that would spread their germs even further,” piper reassured, squatting down in front of her own tub of water and carefully dropping the apples in. “besides, isn’t a kissing booth just a classic kind of thing at a festival? imagine kissing somebody for the heck of it and realizing that they’re the one for you. how cute of a story would that be?”

stella stared at girl she was stuck sharing the booth with, as if asking if she was really defending the kissing booth. of course, what she was saying made sense, but did that mean stella wanted to hear it? not at all. “i have no faith in the sense of people in this town,” she muttered as another apple plopped into the tub, splashing a bit. “yeah, well if my boyfriend is kissing anyone and realizing they’re the one for him, him, the other person, the mayor, and everyone else who planned this dumb event is going to have another thing coming to them.”

[yvngbebe]

dead inside but it’s still lit

[ofstvlla]

carasim·:

Cara chuckled awkwardly at the woman’s joke. “Yeah, I don’t know about that. Maybe next time you refill the water and apples. And I don’t know about kids having common sense, but hopefully their parents would, right?” she asked, making a face at Stella’s description about toddlers. “Boy, kids sure are gross and cute at the same time, huh?”

“take it from me,” stella leaned a bit closer to the girl. “i’ve seen a lot of parents tonight. and a lot of them are lacking some kind of common sense.” never mind the amount of them that seemed to just be letting their kids run wild. of course, the stoner’s negative opinion of children probably played a role in her distaste. “yeah. probably a bit more on the gross side than the cute. except maybe when they’re...sleeping and not...screaming.” the only child stella could really stand was her niece, but she tried not to think of her. 

[ofstvlla]

carasim·:

Once she finished her shift at the dance party, Cara wandered the festival in complete contentment. She loved everything about fall and festivals, from the way the breeze tickled the warmth of the sun to the faint call of the dad rock cover band in the background. Cara ended up by the apple bobbing station, enchanting by its charm if also completely abhorred by the cesspool of germs in the barrel. She glanced over at the kissing booth just barely visible around the corner before looking back at the woman charged with apple bobbing. “It’s pretty unsanitary, I guess, and this one is kind of gross too. Hopefully sick people will use their common sense.”

“so, you buying a round?” it was a joke, if not obvious by the girl’s words. “you think kids are that sensible? i mean, most toddlers are snot waterfalls all the time, so i wouldn’t be too sure they’d stay away.” it was kind of gross, if she were honest. also the reason she wasn’t really touching the apples, but rather having the players throw them back into the tub themselves when they were done. 

[theprincessandthebpd]

me @ me immediately after almost every decision: oh bitch what the fuck

[nvnchalants]

a dance party? augustus sighed to himself as he bent over to adjust the cords for the sound system. the autumn festival was generally enjoyable, but this was the first year he got roped into volunteering. is the mayor on some weird power trip? luckily for augustus, his booth partner was cara and she didn’t completely annoy him. he moved outside of the tent to get some fresh air before anything crazy started. “oh god, what’s gonna happen this weekend?” he asked out loud, dreading any sort of mishaps in the near future.

[ofstvlla]

“hopefully, a whole lot of nothing,” stella replied, even though she had assumed it was a rhetorical question. she had stepped away from her station for a smoke break, one of many to come during that weekend. “i don’t know about you, but i am not going to willingly be a good booth-runner. especially since i didn’t even want to come to this stupid fair in the first place.” screaming children, long lines, and a mass of people? no, thanks. if anything, she now hoped it would be a complete failure. 

[ofstvlla]

stella didn’t even enjoy doing labor for a paycheck, so the fact that she was now volunteering her free time to a festival was the worst way she could think of to spend the day. the fact that her boyfriend’s job was to make out with other people while she had to volunteer? the icing on the cake of her sour mood. “all i’m saying is a kissing booth is incredibly gross if you think about it. half of cape hazel is going to have mono before next week and i hope the mayor foots everyone’s medical bills.” she threw another apple into the tub of water in front of her. 

[mangotrash]

me: i won’t get jealous me: who…that… :+)… .…

[grceoh]

Few things excited Grace like a jog through the park with Bear running by her side. Killing two birds with one stone was a thrilling feeling for the woman who loved checking off to-do lists. She practically grinned as they settled by the water fountains. Bear lapped away from the doggie bowl, completely engrossed until he heard someone else approaching. Grace saw his ears perk up and tried to regain her grip on his leash, but she wasn’t quick enough. “I’m so sorry!” she said once she quickly caught up to the pair, prying Bear off the passerby.

[ofstvlla]

stella probably would have liked animals more if she were able to have one growing up. but living in a household where there was barely enough income to feed the three of them meant an animal would be much too expensive. which is why she reacted almost a bit scared as a random dog had run up to her. “oh, uh, it’s fine.” she said, regaining her composure. no human made her blink twice but a dog knew how to throw her off. “probably the best-looking thing to ever try to get my attention at this park.” 

[ofstvlla]

violentparties·:

it took everything indy had in her to not roll her eyes and groan at the answer she was given. she had been working the diner all day and, after her shift, felt the need to sit down and create something, maybe make light conversation, but her bad mood and the other girls obvious disinterest was wearing her down still. she frowned, brows furrowing in both annoyance and frustration. “yeah, i guess so,” she said, eyes focussing on her sketch pad, “it’s just hard to get creative when everything here is so dull.”

it didn’t seem to be the response the blonde wanted, but stella didn’t exactly show up to the diner to be a muse for anyone. “i think a lot of people would argue the beach isn’t dull. but i guess an artist can only draw or paint or whatever so many beaches.” she took a bite of eggs. “why not one of the crazy ass tourists? probably the total opposite of dull if you ask me.” the tourists were easiest the loudest, in volume and appearance, at the beach. stella couldn’t wait until it was cold and there wasn’t such an abundance of them in the town.

[ofstvlla]

waterblossoms·:

with a sigh of relief, giulia nearly wanted to pass out from the height of her anxiety but thankfully with the support of the chair; the italian was safe. “thank you, for uh—being a good employee then.” the smile giulia gave the other brunette was genuine, because if it weren’t for that she’d probably be trampled over or passed out somewhere. the petite woman looked at her phone as her peer mentioned the time to confirm that it was indeed three in the afternoon, a grimace grew spread across her face. “damn… i didn’t even notice,” puffing her cheeks due to the fact that giulia had officially missed out on lunch already. “um, anything good on lunch special?” she asked innocently.

“yeah, don’t get used to it.” stella was a medicore employee at best. good enough not to get fired, but also had a habit of calling out for reasons such as bad hangovers or really just not feel like coming in. “so, i guess that means you’re not interested in a drink? makes my job a lot easier. appetizers are half off for the next hour, if you want any of those.” this patron definitely didn’t seem like the normal afternoon regular at a pub, but the bartender still something felt familiar about her. “do i know you from somewhere? i feel like i...recognize something about you.” 

[treygotguap]

[hogtowned-blog]

❝   quick question ——-   y’think you can get mono from sharing a vape ?   ❞   trevor leans over to address them:   it’s not necessary,  the quiet ambiance of the diner isn’t enough to drown either voice out,  but perhaps he does it just to make it clear he’s addressed them.    ❝   i seriously am asking for a friend.  i know that sounds sketch,   but i swear i’m clean.  even i know better than to talk about my own possible vape-mono at work.   ❞  

[ofstvlla]

“so, you draw the line at talking about your own possible vape-mono at work, and not vape-mono in general?” why did she keep coming to the diner when it only lead to the most absurd conversations? “yeah, your friend probably has mono now. i would stop hitting their vape if i were you.” 

[everblooms-deactivated20200820]

Within the milky haze of the early morning, Jay is in his usual spot at the diner: the third bar stool from the left. The diner hums with small chatter and the static croon of the radio telling the day’s forecast. He has been writing in a notepad for thirty minutes, cursive script connecting in one black-gel line, before suddenly he gets stuck on a thought. Jay pulls his pen from the paper and finally turns to the one beside him.  

“Say, don’t you think it’s curious how, when we don’t have it…y’know, when we don’t have that person we’re infatuated with – nothing else is enough for us. But then, often when we actually do get that person…it still isn’t enough, and couples are still unhappy?  It’s like, humans are all just black holes, and we’d have the galaxy collapse on itself to get what we want, but then we still end up wanting more.” 

[ofstvlla]

the last thing she expected was to have a sudden musing on the philosophy of love thrown her way. and to think she was just minding her business over a cup of coffee before that. “no,” she answered the question shortly. “i don’t think most people want to get into a relationship.” she certainly didn’t. not that beau wasn’t one of the best things to happen to her, but she wasn’t looking for it to happen. if anything, she was very reluctant to their relationship. “do you have some relationship problems you’re dying to talk about, or something? or maybe just some problems in general?”