aching bones

「xxi / tess prescott」❝some things are hard to write about. after something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it, or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts or ignore the important ones. at any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to.❞ 

[prescottscreams]

spencercordova:

Witnessing such a private moment made Spencer feel completely uncomfortable, he tried his best to quickly sneak away, not wanting to embarrass her by being around. But being the clumsy idiot he was, he backed straight into a table and knocked it over. Shit. Shit. Shit.  “S–sorry.” he muttered and quickly began to pick the contents of the table up.

the sudden sound of breaking glass scared tess to the bone, whose phone fell directly to the floor. it took her a moment to reassure herself she was safe and then she moved swiftly. “ don’t worry, wait, wait! ” she reached his hands and put them away from the broken glass pieces. “ you can hurt yourself and we wouldn’t want that. ” there were still tears on her cheek but she didn’t quite care. she didn’t know the situation that brought him to drop everything to the floor but she didn’t want him to get hurt. “ it’s okay, really. ” having other people to worry about would lessen the fear.

[prescottscreams]

g2gjames:

James shyly stood, trying not to listen to the female, but couldn’t help but overhear. Once it seemed like she was done, he slowly approached, “Look, I’m sorry for being nosy but are you okay?”

her hand was shaking when she put down the phone. the oxygen left her lungs but she still felt heavily breathless. the violence of the man’s question didn’t feel as strong as the feeling of her own body battling against itself. “ oh, god. i’m sorry. ” tess hid her face. “ yes, yes, there’s nothing you need to worry about. ” no, please, not tears! but they were there. "excuse me, i ---- "

[prescottscreams]

sammytsao:

Theresa didn’t talk much, that was something Sam had noticed from the very first day. It didn’t stop him from befriending the girl though, he tended to talk a lot anyway so her lack of speech was made up by him. “Well that’s good to know, I would hate to be a bother. So when is your shift over?”

he never was a bother. with a soft smile, tess would welcome all of his speeches or his rants. she liked it. after his question, she checked the clock that was hanging from the wall and smiled: “ less than an hour, thank god  ” she nodded. “ i don’t have any plans this evening, ” she remembered. “ so if you still want me to drive you to that ... place you said?”

[prescottscreams]

sammytsao:

“Yeah it’s a pain in the ass but I think I will have it fixed by tomorrow or something. It’s just very incovenient working for an IT company and not having proper wifi most of the time. But hey now I get to hang out with you.”

she smiled, listening to him. she didn’t have much things to tell, especially when most things she wanted to talk about weren’t things she’d tell to him. but she enjoyed the guy’s company far more than people thought. “ that’s nice. i like having you around too. ”

[prescottscreams]

    “ dad? ---- huh, if you’re. shit. if you’re listening to this i’m sorry. i just had a really bad day and i --- fuck. i’m sorry i shouldn’t be calling you but ---- ” she was hiding at work. “ i just hope you’re home today by the time i’m home and i ---- i love you, okay? i’ll be --- i’ll be better, don’t worry. ”

[prescottscreams]

christianholmes:

“Is it really?” Christian twiddled with his thumbs, chewing on his bottom lip in thought. While Christian wasn’t entirely adventurous outside of the kitchen, he didn’t like to seem like the pooper of the party. Though, sometimes– he could be. “He could laugh in our faces. Or kick us out of here.” He paused before whispering, “What if he ends up wanting to fight us?”

she also did consider the options before offering the idea. tess was usually the pooper of the party ---- why not this time? well, the guy seemed to be too. and she had the chance to leave the social fears behind. “ oh, ---- ” tess made a face and her eyes wandered towards the target “ do you think he’d do that? we don’t look exactly threatening, do we?”

[prescottscreams]

olivers-w:

“It’s for a class, actually.”

“ you study photography? ” tess wasn’t in good terms with photos of herself and she used to avoid mirrors for a few months but she was now starting to use them again and since everything was fine, she agreed: “ if --- you need it... yeah, why not? do i do something special? ”

[prescottscreams]

itselijah:

“Yeah, not a problem. Out of all the people around, I’m probably the only one who can get it to the back lot without running the risk of an explosion.” A wry smile tugged at his features. “I’m joking with you, kid. We take all the cars around back until they’re worked on, it’s not a big deal and yours won’t suddenly combust on the thirty second drive around the building. That’s not how suspension works.”

explosion? the girl’s eyes widened, fear on her traces. how? oh --- the guy was joking. she felt the relief come easy and flood her veins, though it didn’t help quite much to know about the car. she definitely should not be allowed to drive one and after this, she would most likely never drive one for another solid two months unless it was mandatory. “ oh, you’re joking. of course. forgive the innocence. i don’t know much about cars, really. ” she confessed. “ thank you again. ” she didn’t notice, but her left hand was shaking. the other one just held onto the phone.

[prescottscreams]

sammytsao:

“Oh I’m here for work.” he answered taking a sip of his coffee. “The wifi at my place broke down and there is something that I really need to finish today, on top of that the refreshments here are great.” Sam chuckled, leaning further over the counter. “And since I have all day I figured out it wouldn’t hurt to hang out around here for a bit.”

“oh! ” sammy was the one with whom tess was comfortable enough to talk with. “ that sucks. i hate this town’s wifi though, the signal sucks. ” 

[prescottscreams]

text; sammy

tess: so this is how living in this town works

tess: you meet a nice guy and they're everywhere you go.

[prescottscreams]

tammie--donovan:

“Oh, he sounds a catch!” Tammie grimaced, shaking her head and giving the guy a few looks up and down. “You know, I may be pretty flirtatious but I definitely draw the line at herpes.”

“ i know right? ---- ” she didn’t feel right saying that about the stranger but it might keep the girl from trouble. “ so if he tries anything, tell him: no, duh. now have your drink and don't pass out, okay?”

[prescottscreams]

tammie--donovan:

“Ah, you’re the best! I pinky, pinky promise to try and not make any silly decisions.” Tammie gestured towards the guy in question. “But, just to make it clear, do you know him? Is he rich?” she joked with a slurred giggle.

oh, god. maybe it wasn’t that good idea to be blatantly honest. “ no ---- ” the girl decided to fix it. “ he’s poor as a rat. and i’ve heard he’s got herpes. so be careful. ”

[prescottscreams]

xjaq:

“Is this my cue to leave?” She mocked, gesturing towards the exit as her own name departed from the lips of her comrade. Mushy moments were far from her taste. “Quiet. I’m almost expecting someone to patch in and tell me a cat’s stuck up a tree. What about yours, Goldilocks?”

tess smiled again. jaq was always nice to her so there was no reason to tell her that the day was being quite rough; customers weren’t always nice. her presence easily erased those feelings. “ -----long so far.” she was honest. “ it will only be one hour left in ten minutes. yay for that.”

[prescottscreams]

tammie--donovan:

“J..just one more. Pretty please. No ice. So top that…that shit up with more spirit.”

“ huh ------ alright but, ” tess hesitated.  “ that guy’s got an eye on you, just so you know and i don’t want to be responsible for your drunk you choices so --- i bet i’m asking you to be careful? ”

[butterflycaps]

[prescottscreams]

spencercordova:

“Sweet.” he replied, his voice purposefully going up a few octaves. “Uh– surprise me. I mean, it won’t be much of a surprise considering there’s only two choices, but fuck it all, I’m down for either.”

“ ookay. ” tess agreed to choose for him. leaving him there, the girl took some chocolate chips and poured some over the vanilla one and then offered it with a sweet smile. “ enjoy your morning. ”

[prescottscreams]

well, that’s a wrap! i’ll be back in a few hours. i’m sorry it took me so long! it’s been crazy days since i came back to the city --- meeting friends, movies, etc. also studies are back so it’s kind of annoying. however, i’ll be back for more!