“did it feel shorter?” it’s felt like an eternity since she transferred tracks, but that’s generally what it’s like when you’re not working towards any specific goals yourself. shiloh is happy to see mina doing something for herself, even if he knows she’s still fighting off self-doubt. he’s no stranger to the feeling. “that would bug me, actually. so much that i’d just have to convince you otherwise.” mina is a lot of things, but a failure isn’t one of them. in fact, most of the things she is are positive. “yeah. yeah, i don’t know how graduating works if you don’t have one…but anyone would be lucky you have you as a mentee.” he doesn’t want to linger on the loss of her previous mentor for too long. his relationship with death is, essentially, that of a son and his estranged father and that’s weirdly exactly what it feels like. “not really…i’ve been getting a lot of reading done.”
❛ JUST A LITTLE BIT . but hey , it's a year closer to graduation ; maybe i'll actually celebrate it this time . ❜ because when mina finished the standard track , her ' graduation party ' consisted mainly of watching horror movies with cynthia , calling her parents and lighting candles to her mother . macaria did care at least a little bit about one of her children graduating , right ? ❛ oh really , and how would you do that ? should i expect you to spend a whole day texting me encouraging memes to remind me of my worth ? ❜ the suggestion didn't sound much like him , which is what made it hilarious to mina . so much so that she laughed . either way , it was nice to know that shiloh cared . ❛ you think so ? i'm getting better but i still flinch a little on days i have to actually touch people , ❜ yet there hadn't been any accidents where she got an unwanted vision . not thus far at least . ❛ i'll just have to find a patient mentor . ❜ eyes widen a bit when he mentions reading as of lately , ❛ really ? but that's great ! what are you reading right now ? maybe it's on my list . ❜
“Been here for almost a year and I can finally say that I’m trying to meet other people.” He closed his sketchbook, smiling a little at the other beside him. “Did it take you this long to meet others? Your siblings don’t count.”
❛ UH , IT TOOK LONGER , ACTUALLY . one year is rookie numbers , ❜ a tiny smirk sits on her lips . despite the playfulness , she isn't lying . ❛ i didn't really have any friends until a couple of years ago , and i've been here since i was five . it's ... kind of difficult to meet people when you spend most of your time huddled up in your room . ❜ nevertheless , she thought she'd made good progress despite the circumstsnces . even more recent ones . ❛ are those people being nice to you ? i know this place can be , um , overwhelming . ❜
LOCATION && WITH WHOM : : SIMON’S APARTMENT W / @quietepics
“So, have you met any of the anthropoteras yet? Any cute ones?”
❛ WHY , YOU LOOKING TO STAR in a new live action version of beauty & the beast ? which , by the way , is a terrible movie . awful ! ❜ maybe her hatred for one of the world's biggest companies was coming through but hey , she was trying ! ❛ i didn't know you were a monster fucker , simon ... but no , not yet . feeling adventurous are we ? ❜
safiye is scrolling through her email while gigi gets ready, because sometimes it’s simpler than trying to make sense of the mess that is her calendar. “are you going to that launch party tomorrow? the one in glendale?” given everything that’s gone on over the past few months, it still feels weird just going about their lives as usual. “one of the coordinators at this venue would not stop hitting on me last time i went to an event there. like, you weren’t even technically invited, you just own the space, leave me alone.”
❛ GLENDALE , GLENDALE ... haven't decided yet . i must make an informed decision just like any good citizen of our community : by checking the guest list . ❜ a firm nod of her head to show that she means it and she will , once she finds her cute little pearl earrings . it was easier to justify her lack of certainty with something like not being sure who would be there than dabbling into her lack of enthusiasm over partying as of recent . even if it wasn't a real celebration , it didn't feel right . ❛ um , pardon ? ❜ the blonde raises an eyebrow , staring at her sister through the mirror . ❛ and he's still alive because ... ? please tell me you threatened to at least taser him . ❜
❛ OOH , SOMEONE'S CURIOUS ! why , have you finally decided to make a fan account for yours truly ? ❜ she's just kidding of course . at least partially . ❛ honestly , it's like manifestation for chronically beautiful people . i focus on what i want , tell you to do whatever it is that i need you to , and voilà . people here usually know when it's been used on them , and humans have something similar . it's called ' pretty privilege '. ❜
“What do you think?” Dahlia glances over at Theo as she asks her question. “About our new guests?”
❛ FOR REAL ? i think they're just a constant reminder that we fucked up . we fucked up big time . ❜ and though theo still placed most of the blame upon herself , she knew dahlia wouldn't like that . ❛ we spend years killing monsters for marina to go ' hey , sorry , we're teaming up with the people that could be plotting against us ' ? i don't know about you but i'm not looking for friends . ❜
“you’re not dead are you?” she asks her cousin, casually sipping more boba as if this isn’t an odd question. “because it feels like i’m the only one who can see you these days! you’d tell me if you were a ghost, wouldn’t you, min?”
DESPITE FEELING A BIT CORNERED by her cousin , she manages to laugh at the inquiry because really , how could she not ? ❛ nope , not dead yet ... don't worry prim , you'll be first to know when i die . ❜ come to think of it , the first person would probably be shiloh . technicalities and all . holding a warm latte between her hands , mina let out a small sigh . ❛ i've been a little tired , that's all ... maybe i do feel a bit ghostly . are ghost capable of complex emotions ? all people ever seem to talk about is , uh , vengeful spirits ... ❜
“girl, did you fall asleep on your textbooks? that can’t be healthy.”
❛ — WHAT ?! ❜ she nearly falls back when sitting up straight , startled . not a good look , definitely uncalled for . ❛ n - no . no ! i don't do that , pff . ❜ mina promptly fixed her gloves , brows furrowed together as though she'd taken a bit of offense to the assumption when in fact , she just wished rory would erase it from his brain . ❛ um ... please don't tell prim ? ❜
@quietepics : theo ; location: the beach, april 14th
Astrid has mostly tried to keep up the same peppy spirit she’s always had. It’s not like she’s fully pretending, she just want to be some source of lightness amid all the, well, darkness. Behind closed doors, with her family, that’s when she lets herself grieve. Or times like this where she finds a little bit of alone time, walking along the beach in her free time, able to look out at the shore and the waves and just feel. When she notices another girl on the beach, she almost slips back into that sunshine persona, but then she realizes she recognizes the redhead and her heart squeezes. She’s done a lot of putting up a facade in front of Theo, and after what they’ve both been through, she can’t help but be her honest self. She’s quiet and gentle when she approaches, unsure whether the daughter of Ares even wants to see her, or if it’s her place to be here at all when she hasn’t been the past month, but Astrid tries anyway. “Hey.”
IT WAS NEARLY EMBARRASSING , to think theo failed to wear her usual , confident expression on what was supposed to be her special day . in previous years , the girl would've dragged other heroes and a few friends to the lounge to celebrate , or to a bar near nl if she was feeling particularly charitable ( after all , drinks aren't cheap ) . but this year was a stark contras to her loud reds ; it was quiet , as if trying to slip by unnoticed . needless to say she was disappointed in her lack of birthday spirit . staring out at the water , theo couldn't help frowning a bit — was this supposed to help ? she thought the gentle waves were ridiculously boring , though perhaps that was what she needed right now ; calm , quiet . steady . she snaps out of her thoughts as a familiar voice fills the silence . shit . ❛ hey bubbles , ❜ she greeted with the smallest , almost inexistent grin , though the effort was there . nevermind the slip , she'd just apologize for it later . her inner wrist rubs her eyes , not that she'd been crying of course . that's ridiculous . ❛ i can go if you want . don't think the whole ' listening to the waves ' thing is for me . ❜
she franken on my stein til i 'hateful day when I received life!' I exclaimed in agony. 'Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemlance. Satan had his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and abhorred.'
“this will be your first full year on the medical track, right?” he asks, although he already knows the answer…it’s more that, as a graduate from the standard track himself, shiloh doesn’t know much about how it works when you transfer to a different track. more classes and longer time as a student, he can only assume. “you’re gonna do great,” he tacks on, knowing he doesn’t have to ask if she’s nervous to go back to classes.
❛ RIGHT , YES ... wow , has it really been a whole year ? ❜ it’s a little embarrassing to admit that she’d completely lost track of time , but mina liked to believe it was understandable . a lot had changed since she moved to the medical track , and not all of it was for the better . still , a tiny smile appears on her lips with shiloh’s encouragement . ❛ thanks . wouldn’t want to bug you with my rants about being a total failure , ❜ a chuckle . ❛ i should probably think about finding a new mentor now that , you know , ❜ the small shrug of her shoulders finishes the sentence . it’s still a little difficult to admit that trevor is gone . ❛ what about you , anything new in the works ? ❜
“so, uh.” jake wasn’t sure how he found himself in this situation. he didn’t dislike sibel exactly, but she made him extremely uneasy — powers that affected the mind did that to him. “how … are you doing with training?”
with @quietepics !
❛ HUH ? OH , HI THERE . ❜ for a moment or so , sibel found herself panicking a bit as always --- was she supposed to remember this guy's name ? either way , the least she could do was act like she knew exactly who he was . for the sake of being nice , something of the sort . ❛ it's been okay , i think . frankly i'd much rather stay in the infirmary all day but ... it is what it is . what about you ? ❜
aka a little summary of where everyone is and
what they've been doing bc ya girl was gone for quite some time !
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not gonna lie gigi is doing fine ? she's fine but she's also very annoyed for no apparent reason ? idk what's going on with her but it's true and i think it's because she's been feeling out of the loop since the whole thing went down with the timelines and like ... gigi HATES feeling out of the loop we know this :/ anyway she's been partying a bunch , making connections and focusing on her online presence which is honestly so valid we love a girlboss follow her on tik.tok <3 omg what if she started an o.nlyfans iM KIDDING I AM-
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aha .. babie .. mina is okay ? trevor's death knocked her down 3729 steps and she's been having nightmares ever since because of the amount of deaths that did and didn't happen that night which sort of made her short circuit ngl . she's been keeping to herself even more than usual i feel which is probably why she hasn't been seen around nl much these past few months . you're most likely to find her diving head first into her medical studies and whatever little free time she has is spent working on her art, hanging with the same people or just lighting candles in her room and trying to talk to her mom
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ah yes, miss batman ... theo is doing better my dudes <3 she was down in the dumps for the longest time but she's learning to move on or at least act like it ! naturally she's been spending all of her time doing hero stuff and avoiding apollo kids because there's a part of her that still feels like she owes them an explanation or Something at least . i will say however that theo's been quicker to angry these days ? she's always been a bit of a hot head but now unless you're an actual friend of hers , she's been v explosive , very ' i don't have time for this shit '. definitely doesn't want to talk about anything relating to hero stuff or that night .
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i hate how fine layla is LMAO but ngl she's in her wednesday addams arc ( omg did u guys see the trailer yea im excited sorry ) her little nancy drew au . thinks everyone's hiding something and because she's layla , she wants to snoop around and ruin lives but she's also kinda annoyed with ... everything ig . she's started gambling again which is not much of a good thing but hey ! she's making money ! and she hasn't been caught yet so pff ! i think that's how she copes with stress . you're likely to find her sneaking out of nl at night or in river's room doing lord knows what *side eyes*
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my boy ... my good good boy ... jesse is okay ? he's decided to put on his big boy pants and be the dad of the j crew & associates , which is a terrible idea and he undeniably sucks at it . didn't last for longer than 3 hours maybe . he's still working at the pet shop but spends a little bit of his free time creating little creatures that can help people who might be dealing with trauma from the attack and all , kinda like a service dog sort of situation except ... they're not dogs they can be a bunch of different things . bet he made a service ferret the other day . you'll probably find him working on that and simping over any pretty person he sees oof also yes the dogs are ok <3
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sib is ... she simply is . she feels like some people have been onto her since the whole thing happen so she's been trying to lay low and focus on her lil medical track duties but it's been weird bc she can't just erase the memory of every person that comes to her without actual permission okay :/ she's trying to be a better person i swear . still a little hung up on angel and might consider pop a thing or two in his memories when she feels the unavoidable and excruciating void of loneliness but i swear she's trying <3 EYE
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apollo is vibing and living his best life being not-a-dad ty for asking he sends u a wink wonk and a little sun amigurumi to inspire u and remind u of the light of ur life (him) omg wait apollo's poetry booktok arc When
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