“Obviously,” Kat repeated without even realising she was echoing the other girl. It wasn’t hard for her to fall back into the habit of following Andrea’s lead, there was a special brand of alpha energy that Drea radiated that Katherine simply couldn’t help but feel magnetized to, whenever they were around each other. She clicked her tongue disapprovingly at Drea’s response, rolling her eyes as she leaned back in her chair, “Yeah, okay- and I hope you never make-a-wish to not be a bitch, cos that’s not happening either,” she assured the other girl, though it was unlikely that complete strangers had randomly asked Andrea if she was sick or not based solely on her complexion as many times as it had happened to Kat in her lifetime.
A moment later she tried to wave over an employee of the cafe who blatantly ignored her. It appeared they had either finished their shift or were on break and either way, there wasn’t any table surface at the cafe, everything was at the counter and if Kat had bothered to look that way for even a moment, she might have noticed that. She clicked her tongue again, feeling scorned by the barista, “I need a boyfriend- can you imagine how cute it would be to babysit the house with a boyfriend?” she’d meant housesit, evidently and had forgotten that she hadn’t even explained to Drea that she was housesitting anyway but she was pretty sure she made her point regardless, “It would be so grown up like- you know- making dinner together, having wine and talking about our days, watching a movie and going to bed,” she spoke wistfully about a man that didn’t exist, “Sex in the kitchen without having to worry about a roommate being weird or like- fucking up your deposit if you do something to the counter,” that addition was slightly different to the rest of her daydream but she thought it all worked together in tandem. “- but it’s fine. If I don’t find a boyfriend in the next two days you can still come over,” she assured Drea, reaching out to grab the other girls wrist affectionately, “We can listen to Jonas Brothers and make grilled cheese and drink ourselves into a coma without having to worry about Sister Michael smelling the alcohol on us,”
drea immediately grinned at the response her joke had earned. tongue click and eye roll let her know that the joke had landed. “ well duh, they’d say no because i’m obviously perfect. ” she mused with false self assurance, lips splitting into another smile once she’d said her piece. quickly she fell into routine of teasing and just light bullying and saying the word obviously far too much.
oh! she was babysitting a house. well, house sitting. but that made far more sense than the idea that kat had become a millionare overnight by marrying a jonas brother and not inviting andrea to be a part of the ceremony. while kat went on about her little fantasy she lifted coffee to her lips, taking a small sip as she pictured what kat was saying. she wouldn’t say it was some great desire in her life to house sit a big place with a boyfriend, but if it all lined up she could kind of see the appeal. “ like a little holiday but less organising and without having to travel and you get paid for it– you are getting paid to look after the place, right? ” she chimed in, lowering her cup. it would be a rather kat thing to agree to do work for free because she was too busy thinking of all the instagram photos she could take. she chuckled again when kat reached for her wrist, “ oh great, thank you, keep me updated on that one, ” sarcasm to her tone but smile still tugging her features. and putting a pin in that thought, she needed to ask if there was any boys in katherine’s life. or any deep romantic stories left behind in rochester that she needed to know about. “ oh god, what a fucking stick in the mud. like, just because you’re a nun doesn’t mean you have to stick an actual crucifix up your actual ass, ” she laughed, perhaps a little too loud for the statement in a public place but she’d quickly fallen into habit of matching kat’s volume. “ this will be like the upgrade, you know? ” she said, pausing for a second before she explained herself “ like actual kitchen not a little study lounge kitchenette, cheese that isnt in a box labelled fish, sandwich press that isn’t about to explode, no sister michael, stupid nice house, it’s all just like, stepped up ” she said, lifting a hand to display the step up as she sat up nice and straight in her seat.
Katherine had successfully settled into her new place, having easily befriended her new roommates, decorated her room and grown used to the neighborhood she’d be calling home for the foreseeable future. Her classes remained fairly consistent, she hadn’t had to adjust too much and now all that was left to do was restructure her relationship with her old best friend. She didn’t expect it to be particularly difficult, especially not now that she was wandering over to meet Andrea at a cafe not far from campus, the sun was shining and Kat had a whole day void of responsibility to spend exclusively doing whatever she wanted.
“Oh my God, hi,” Katherine chimed loudly as she approached the table where Drea was already seated, seemingly occupying her time with whatever it was that adorned the screen on her phone. “I have had a crazy day- basically have to introduce myself to you new because hello? I’m a millionaire now like fucking hell, I have to show you-” Kat explained, near breathlessly as she dumped her bag onto the floor, shoved a napkin dispenser and a jar of brown sugar atop the table out of her way and made herself quite at home opposite Andrea, wasting no time as she got to her point. “Look it,” she encouraged as she pulled a photo up on her phone and handed it to Andrea, “Swipe too- that’s the house I’m living in,” for the next few days while she was housesitting at least, though that detail was on the way, “By myself like I married a Jonas Brother or something- do you love it? You should come over, oh my god, we can sleepover like old times,”
it seemed every time drea was on the verge of dropping out, becoming a hippy in a van with an etsy shop, something pulled her back in. first it was the tiny amount of excitement her parents got from her deciding she wanted to study a science, a science that bled into everything they knew. that kept her there. then that she made friends in her course, that the only reason they were friends was shared classes, that kept her there a little bit longer. now kat. while they weren’t living together like they had been at boarding school, being on the same campus was a huge step up from opposite sides of the country. she’d missed her. but she was terrified of how things might have changed.
brown eyes were focused on some new instagram she’d found, scrolling through their posts and liking a handful of them. that’s when familiar high pitched tone draws her from her phone. looking up with a a smile but she only has opportunity to open her mouth before kat was off again. no words managed to make their way out in time, she was a little out of practice keeping up with kat. though she was sure she’d regain that skill easily. “ what the fuck are you talking about? ” she asked with laugh while blonde made herself at home at the cafe table. hand instinctively holding her coffee in place while she waged war on anything atop the table, she wouldn’t see her iced latte become a casualty. she took phone with furrowed brow, eyes quickly focusing on screen. amazed at the photos she saw, and very quickly not believing that this in any way belonged to kat. “ uh yeah, obviously i love it, ” she responded enthusiastically, not lifting her gaze from the photos just yet. “ but i thought you got denied for make a wish? ” drea threw in the quick quip as she looked up to kat again, grin on her features at her own joke.
“i mean, it wouldn’t be too subtle if i was just announcing it, right? though maybe that’s what i want you to think,” mili said, making a finger gun gesture with her hand at her like that would help her lame joke. examining the houses a second time, willing to consider her opinion, mili took a second before replying, finally coming to a conclusion. “no, i think it’s just you, i like the colors, though i can kinda see what you mean. fruity pebbles and bananas in one sentence just made me hungry though, do you know if there’s a place one can eat around here?”
finger gun caused the corners of her lips to prick up in small smile, a huff of a laugh escaping through her nose. “ maybe, maybe you’ve got me completely fooled. ” andrea mused, a beat passing before she continued, “ but i think you’re only in for a win if you’re like, a really big fan of succulents and like hydroflasks. ” she said with a light chuckle at her own words. she didn’t imagine the people that lived in there had anything hugely valuable, who did on a college campus? “ uh, yeah, ” drea said, putting the cigarette out and hopping down so she could throw it in nearby bin. “ i was gonna grab a shake from the in and out, that’s kinda nearby, if you wanna come with? ” she offered.
“You can’t judge a book by its cover man, like look at him,” Charlotte sat up more, resting on her knees as she gestured to the man while he stared up at the sky, a dumbfounded look on his face, “Maybe he’s secretly a poet, he writes all these amazing fucking sonnets about his wife? Yeah? He could be like… the next Jerry Garcia for all we know,” Lottie looked over at the other, trying to keep the serious expression on her face before she laughed, “Okay no he probably goes home and jerks off to hot sorority girl initiation pornos, but like, it’s fun to imagine at least.”
when instructed to look at the security guard again, drea did. studying him over her phone while the other listed all the potential she apparently saw behind this dude’s cover. for a moment her brows furrowed in doubt, looking back to the blonde. while she had no idea who jerry garcia was, she was absolutely certain the man they were watching wasn’t going home and writing poems. thankfully the blonde broke quickly and drea laughed too. “ oh god, okay, i thought you were being serious for a second there. ” she admitted, grin remaining on her features. probably a result of the gross joke that had been made. “ like i don’t care if i’m judging a book by it’s cover, there’s absolutely nothing deep going on there. there’s no fucking way. ” she voiced her decision. she could say that anyone arty wouldn’t be wasting away as campus security but she was a wannabe arty bitch wasting away in a psych degree, so, not really one to talk. “ you know, maybe you could get his taser– if he even has one, ” she noted, eyes back on the target again with her head tilted a little to the side. “ like you’d definitely get in shit for it, but it’d be funny. ” she considered, completely theoretical. no offence to the blonde but drea didn’t think she would. but like she’d said, it was fun to imagine. “ are you a fast runner? ” she asked, looking back to her.
“What do you think my chances are I won’t get tackled to the ground if I try and steal the campus guard’s taser,” Lottie pondered as she smacked her gum, resting her chin on her hand and watching the portly man walk around the entrance of the library, tugging at his tight belt and scratching at his beard, “I wonder what his life is like… he’s so intriguing…. like a fairytale ogre come to life, guarding all us with nothing but his wits and a whistle.”
drea couldn’t help the look that appeared on her features as she looked up from her phone. the further she was from home it seemed the more out of practice she became at hiding what she was thinking. “ like, none. ” she said, sort of amused by the other’s thought process mostly just wondering what the fuck. “ like, i mean, unless you’re secretly a super spy with sleuthing skills, ” she tacked on, because she didn’t know, maybe she was. “ are you joking? he’s campus security, he probably goes home and gets his rocks off to those shows about flipping houses and like, football. i’m like, so concerned about what you think a fairytale is, right now ” she said, a chuckle falling as she said it.
now that she’d been here for a while, mili could not figure out why she’d chosen to live in griffin street when garcia row was right there, with its pretty colors and its pretty everything. she’d been walking around the neighborhood for a bit now, probably looking like a stalker to anyone that paid any attention to her presence, and initially she’d thought of coming to see viktor but at some point she’d forgotten that was her mission, distracted by the pretty architecture. she’d been staring at a house for a while, when she sensed someone was actually staring at her, and the realization startled it. “cross my heart, i wasn’t planning a robbery, just thinking if i could paint the outside of my place like that — but if i was planning a robbery, it’d be stupid easy if people keep leaving their windows open all the way like that. rookie mistake, gotta say it.”
perched up on a bit of brick fence drea sat with one leg over the other and a cigarette she’d pocketed from a party a couple nights before between her fingers. she loved to people watch, combined it with the cool evening air she could really just sit their all night. she watched the other as they stared at the student housing, letting out a chuckle as she finally noticed her and spoke. “ isn’t that something someone who was totally planning a robbery would say? ” she questioned teasingly, tapping off the ash with a grin. “ i don’t know though, ” she said, redirecting her attention to the candy coloured houses with thoughtful expression. “ maybe it’s just me but i think they look like some kid puked on them after going fucking bananas on some fruity pebbles. ” she said, though really, had she been asked for her opinion?
ALISHA BOE / CIS FEMALE — don’t look now, but is that andrea pearson i see? the 19 year old psychology student is in their sophomore year and she is a huntington alum. i hear they can be creative, quick witted, short tempered and judgemental, so maybe keep that in mind. i bet she will make a name for themselves living in turner apartments. ( sam. 22. aest. she/her. )
about drea !!
full name: andrea mona pearson
nickname(s): drea and only drea. doesn’t go by andrea, doesn’t go by andy, she’s drea babey
negative traits: short tempered, judgemental, envious, isolated, wants to be like the girls from the call her daddy podcast so
if she was in a hogwarts house: gryffindor
now some more dot points that are more info on drea but under a different heading !!
from a family that really, really values education. like they had a list of colleges ready to go from before she was born. went to a private school the whole lot. she grew up studying more than she really needed to and doing more work than she really needed to and as a result she can appear quite naturally intelligent but she’s not, she’s just a quick thinker and like very well practiced at saying what she needs to say in essays and doing what she needs to do to get good grades.
so her parents weren’t particularly enthused when drea applied to lockwood’s new huntington ca campus, as opposed to a university from their approved list. they still aren’t really supportive of it but the distance between them certainly helps both her and her parents deal with it
but fun fact for u: drea didnt want to go to college, she fucking hates her major and she doesnt really know what she’s doing, why she’s still at college, what the fuck she’s going to do with her degree anything
in an ideal world she would have told her parents how she felt, not gone to college, and started her life as a cool artist girl that lives in a van and sells paintings and whatever. but she pussied out, picked a major she didn’t care about in a location far enough away that maybe she would feel like it had been a decision she was happy about. but aint it sis
despite hating university, she fuckin loves california. loves the beach, loves the weather, loves that she can kind of get away with wearing bikini tops as like ... regular tops if she’s close enough to the beach
big party girl, would literally be on the chicks instagram and think it was a great achievement ever even if its a video of her completely fucked and looking a straight up mess
is generally very relaxed and easy going, gets along with most people without much effort but will take it pretty personally if u dont like meet that energy lmao
for more info on her click here to check her about page, no bio there yet but hopefully soon
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