i crashed my [ car ] into the bridge, i watched, i LET it burn. i ❝ threw your shit ❞ into a bag and pushed it down the stairs. i crashed my car into the bridge! i don't care, I LOVE it. you're on a d i f f e r e n t road, i'm in the milky way. you want me { down } on earth, but i am ᵘᵖ in space. you're so damn hard to please, we gotta kill this 𝕤𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙. you're from the 70'𝓈, but I'm a 90's b i t c h .
with a tinfoil wrapped plate in his hand, river walked the halls of the lofts before arriving at door thirty-four. he hadn’t actually messaged gemma saying he was coming over, but river had a habit of showing up unannounced. if anyone was used to his surprise visits, it was gemma. he knocked on the door rapidly, mainly to get a rise out of her. “ security, ” river announced, banging on the door again. “ i have some coconut shrimp that needs to be taste tested. pronto. ”
river: fo real almost burnt down bloom lofts
river: note to self
river: set a reminder on my phone next time i put pizza in the oven
river: is it bad for my brain to inhale this much smoke?
river: jk u know my lungs already suffering
“ god , this is why we’re friends. i love you , dude. ” a chuckle leaves his lips , easily letting river take the bottle from him. anyone else he might be a bit hesitant , but his trust is fully engrained in the other male. “ sexy. ” he teases , eyebrows wiggling as he carefully watching his actions. a hand comes up and watch the cap , tucking it away in his pocket so it doesn’t get lost. “ fair’s fair i suppose. ” his tall frame lowers , enough so the bottle can be properly aimed and his mouth opens ––– like it’s a scene directly from a badly directly frat house film. he’s careful to make sure he catches the liquid in his mouth opposed to on his chest , very clearly making a scene. once the bottle is pulled back , he straightens himself back up , swallowing the alcohol with a soft hiss.
“ what would you do without me ? be sober ? sounds boring. ” he tried his best to keep a steady aim as he poured the liquid in his mouth. was this obnoxious ? of course, but then again, it was kind of in river’s nature. phoenix seemed to pull it off successfully though and river playfully shoved his shoulder. “ a natural. who taught you those moves? ” river asked with a smirk. he then takes a pull for himself, some of the liquor dribbling down his chin. he wipes it away, letting out a satisfied ahhh. he passes the bottle back to phoenix, raising an eyebrow at him. “ have you ever been up here before ? i think this place is actually made to be a smoke spot, right ? which means you’re going to be joining me up here soon, ” river grinned widely. “ oh dude, i’ve been thinking of getting a pet. something rad. like an iguana or some shit. what do you think ? ”
admiring the view from atop the bloom complex , harlowe took in all the sights & the smells of the quaint cafe’s across the street . fairly new to bloom , less than three months to be exact , the femme hadn’t gotten the chance to mingle amongst the other lofters , the rooftop party being her chance . strolling around the event , wine glass in hand , her hues glanced around the environment . “ fuck ! ” she murmured , eyes widening at the sight of her ex boyfriend . in hopes of avoiding contact with the homme , she turned her back towards the group focusing her eyes on the snack table .
river had polished off a couple drinks, feeling a nice buzz overtake his body. the rooftop was truly a sight seeing opportunity. he made note that he’d have to come up here another time, it was pretty much the perfect spot to sit under the stars, smoke a blunt, and not be bothered. river’s eyes scanned the party until they fell on a familiar figure over by the snack booth. he wasn’t positive it was her, but curiosity got the best of him. taking another sip from his cup for courage, he wandered over to scope out the scene. “ i made those, you know, ” river said after confirming his suspicions. he pointed to the two trays of fingers foods that he had made from scratch this morning. harlowe and him left off in a.. weird place, to say the least. “ you look really nice. ”
“that’s true,” she replies with a bubbly laugh. “a luxford never comes empty handed, you know this.” gemma is practically beaming at her display, hoping to win over a few new friends in the process. “thank you,” she smiles, offering up her drink to cheers with. “ooo !” fingers immediately reach for one before her nose crinkles. “okay, first of all … gross. second,” she pauses, popping it in her mouth, “yum ! those are really good. you’re definitely making these for me again.”
“ ah, to be a luxford, ” river teases, taking another sip of her drink. he had to admit, it was pretty damn good. even if he felt like a white girl on her twenty-first drinking it. he can’t help but beam with pride at the positive feedback on his food. it was a new recipe he was trying out and he was glad it went over well. he walks over to one of the little table set-ups, plopping down in a chair and stretching out his legs. “ so i’m guessing you’ve already done an entire photoshoot up here. or were you holding out to torture me and make me snap a million pics ? ” river asked, cracking his knuckles in the process.
“ tulips , dafodils , lilies ” his gaze scans around the surroundings adorned with fresh spring flowers , an all too familiar sense of fondness washing over him . “ symbols of new beginnings . ” there’s a proud little nod following , in hopes the other in his presence can also appreciate the meaning . and though he stands , drink in hand , there’s nothing in his cup to really fog his presence of mind . “ i mean , not that i really know anything , it’s not like i helped arrange these or something . ” it’s an lame joke , if his light laughter isn’t obvious enough small frown as he shrugs , before an easy smile quickly sprouts to replace it .
river can’t help but roll his eyes at zane, sitting there admiring his own work. “ is there a flower that symbolizes taking a shot with me ? because, i would love for you to arranged those all around here. ” it wasn’t the first time river gave zane shit and it certainly wouldn’t be the last. despite their polar opposite personalities, they still seem to get along most of the time. “ it would make me feel better if you told me you were so into flowers because it helps get you laid. is that the case ? ” river asks, taking a sip of his ( forth? fifth? ) drink of the night. he throws his arm around zane’s shoulders, ruffling the hair on top of his head. “ if you don’t do a shot with me, i have to report you to office manager. i’ll tell them the flower arrangements had horrible feng shui. threw off the whole mood. ”
Athena couldn’t be more excited and terrified to meet new people. She knew that she would have to open herself up again, but that was only to her roommate. This was with a whole group of people that might not like her for who she is. She did what she knew best, put on her best foot forward, faked a smile, and made her way to the rooftop party. However, that was a hit and a miss as she immediately ran into someone on accident. She just prayed that she didn’t hit them with too much force.
river had just dropped off some of the food goodies he had made for the rooftop party tonight. what was a better conversation starter than good food, right ? he was about to run down to his place to grab a bottle of alcohol, but he almost body checked someone, reaching out to grab them to make sure they or he didn’t fall to the floor. immediately, he recognizes athena, relieved that it wasn’t a stranger who potentially wouldn’t take it so well. “ woah, woah, woah, ” river laughed, regaining his balance. “ you trying to become some type of wwe fighter. almost took me out. ” he adjusted his glasses that sat on his face, turning to try and stand in the shade. “ welcome to the rooftop. you a fan of day drinking ? ” river asked.
“ am i doing this bring your own drinks thing right ? ” fingers are wrapped around the neck of an entire , unopened bottle of vodka , holding it up into view of the person who was now subjected to phoenix’s nonsense . body leans against the wall , free hand smoothing out the front of his floral unbuttoned shirt . “ i figured i might as well be extra prepared , you know ? it is a party , after all . ”
a grin immediately creeps up on river’s face as phoenix holds up an entire bottle of alcohol. “ i don’t think there’s really any other way it should be done, ” of course his shirt is unbuttoned too, complete in nix fashion. he grabs the bottle from him, using his teeth to tear open the plastic that is wrapped around it. “ well lets start the party right here then, ” he then unscrews the cap, tossing it at phoenix to catch. “ since you brought the bottle, think it’s only fair you take the first sip, ” he holds the bottle a little above phoenix’s head, signaling for him to open his mouth.
“you look nice !” the femme compliments with a soft smile, “i can’t believe it’s already warm.” gemma’s adorned in a lilac, floral dress and white sneakers. any excuse to dress up for an occasion, right ? manicured nails motion to a crystal pitcher. “do you want some ? i know leilani said it was bring your own drinks, but i figured who doesn’t love pink mint juleps, you know ?”
“when don’t i look nice gem ?” river responded, ruffling the hair on top of his head. his eyes followed her fingers, interest peaked at the pink pitcher. “should have guessed. pink too, of course.” he walked over, pouring himself a one of her mint juleps and taking a sip. he let out a loud sigh, smacking his lips together after his sip. “feels like i’m sun tanning naked in cancun. you know your stuff gem.” he then picked up one of the finger food he had prepped for the evening, offering it to her. “try these red wine arancini i made. almost as good as an orgasm.” he picked another one up, popping it in his own mouth.
* ･ﾟ ❀ { cismale . he/him } wait ! is that XAVIER SERRANO we see moving into bloom 40 ? oh no , its just RIVER TORRES ! bloom’s newest tenant is a TWENTY THREE year old SOUS CHEF from BOULDER, CO — yellow spring’s just got a whole lot brighter . if the INSURGENT isn’t stowed away in their loft , you can almost always find them MAKING DIFFERENT FOOD CONCOCTIONS .
hello i’m ava and i’m so incredibly pumped about this rp !! read a lil about my bb under the cut. like this so i can come attack u for plots ( i have some wanted connections under the cut as well ) or we can plot on discord apricot princess#6026
BACKGROUND !!
river went into the foster care system at the young age of just two years old. river’s dad was never in the picture and he got taken into cps at just two years old as him mom wasn’t able to financially support him.
he spent six years in the system, jumping from house to house until river was adopted from being a foster kid at eight years old by zoe and alexis torres in boulder co. he was the first child that his moms adopted and they were ecstatic to have him join their lil family
river was always a ball of energy and his parents had a hard time containing him. he was always getting lectured in school because he couldn’t seem to settle down
it didn’t take long for doctors to diagnose river with a.d.d. and he quickly got medicated. however, river found he liked skipping his meds more often then not because he liked bouncing off the walls. he claimed the medication stifled his creativity
at a young age he took an interest in food and cooking. his mom always ended up flipping on the food network whenever she was grading papers as background noise, but river quickly grew to love it.
it gave river somewhere to put his creativity towards that was both beneficial to his parents and himself
throughout the years, his moms adopted two other kids they fostered, one older sister and one younger brother.
the house was loving and warm and supportive. even though river drove his parents a bit mad all throughout his school days, they loved him and the rest of his siblings no matter what
his family ended moving to yellow springs when he was twelve
river struggled in school and he was on many teachers shit list due to being a wise ass and class clown, but he managed to make it all the way through high school - c’s and d’s
his parents also had very loose restraints on him, so he got away with A LOT. smoking weed in the shed? you do you river, just don’t be stupid and get caught! broke the nice vase from roughhousing with his sibling inside? please be more careful next time!
he also had started to sell his a.d.d pills in high school to his fellow students. he found there was a market and he could use the money. especially if he wanted to go to college.
river ended up taking a gap year after graduating so he could work full-time as a server and save up some money
PERSONALITY !!
instead of listing a bunch of stuff, i’m just going to link you to his pinterest musing board and you can kind of get a feel for him lmao
WANTED CONNECTIONS !!
again i have a pinterest board that has some stuff ! but i’ll make a lil list here as well
ride or die: they are always encouraging each other’s shenanigans and hyping each other the fuck up. people say they are two bad news bears together
friends w/ benefits: this could be a current or former fwb. it’s likely river would have more than one fwb bc he’s all about the free love ( he’s bisexual btw )
childhood friends: he moved here when he was 12 so maybe someone he grew up w/ in middle and high school. could still be close or drifted apart now
good influence: river is p wild and impulsive. i would love someone who kind of pulls him in when he ventures too far out. maybe gives him some reality checks
exes: this would be plotted out a number of ways. could end on good or bad terms. could see river probably fucking it up by cheating or just not being v attentive. he had a tendency to self-sabotage when things are going good
confidant: someone river turns to when he gets in his feels. this is a big deal for river since he doesn’t tend to open up.
party buddy: river loves going out and drinking. someone who loves to hit the bar w/ him and he can always count on to get wild with.
flirtationship: these two are always flirty with each other and they love teasing each other.
