i'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly it's hard to say that i'd rather stay awake when i'm asleep 'cause everything is never as it seems when i fall asleep juliet davenport | business major → event planner
timestamp : —— , novemebr 7th, 2020 location : the rvu reunion for the class of 2010tagging : @revisitcd
kenny had nothing against jules ; she was a nice girl. or, at least, when he knew her a little better she had been. now she was ten years older and they hadn’t exactly kept in touch, save for things planned by mutual friends. he wasn’t avoiding her either, at least not individually. it was just easier not to face people who had been on that trip. however, it was only so long until the group pulled him in, and he realized the anticipation had been worse than the actual feat. after some time, a few members of the group had broken off to go get another round, and kenny was left with jules. ‘ how’ve you been ? ’ he asks, a question she’s likely heard a hundred times tonight, but what else is there to say, ‘ the hotel keeping you busy ? ’
there was something strange about being back on campus after all this time. it was like stepping back into her old self, seeing people that were nearly strangers to her now when once they were her whole social world. walking through the door, juliet had been nearly immediately found by her old friend group who were buzzing with conversations about who had gotten married or divorced or started a business. when they had finally settled down form the frensy of news, it seemed that a drink was needed and off they went to the bar for a refill. leaving juliet with one of the few people from the group that she hadn’t really kept up with. she had always gotten the sense that he preferred the distance. and with everything that had happened, she hadn’t wanted to press him. she wasn’t sure she would have behaved differently. but his question did bring a grin to her lips. “busy as a bee,” she laughed. it was true. this was the first night she’d had off in about a month, and only because of the event. “we’re opening a new location at the end of the year, so there’s been a lot of work on that. what about you? enjoying hearing about every bit of drama we’ve missed in the last decade or so?”
❝ IS EVERYONE BEING WEIRD or am i just still high from last night ? ❞ he fell into his seat , bloodshot eyes covered by blacked out sunglasses in the middle of winter , feet resting on the desk , hands rustling a bag of crisps as he ignored the professor’s pleas to focus .
“why not both?” jules responded with a chuckle. she wasn’t exactly in line to be valedictorian at rvu but compared to fionn’s bedraggled countenance she probably seemed like a scholar right now. she knew what he meant though- half the people she’d passed this morning looked like they’d seen a ghost. and she didn’t feel all that much better. today was just... strange. “i’m guessing you had a good time last night?” it probably would have been better for jules to focus on the lecture getting started, but her brain just wasn’t in it right now.
He was late, which his wife would most certainly not be happy about, though it wasn’t as if it had been his fault that his flight had been delayed.
(It had been his fault that he ended up in Germany over the weekend, but it was for art and recording in Hansa had been an opportunity no good producer would have passed up. Especially with an artist like-)
No, he was getting side tracked. He needed to focus on pulling on his tie while sprinting through the greens.
Regardless, the minute he slipped into the ballroom he took a deep breath, his shoulders slumping and his head ducked as he tried to locate the closest bar. He had never really been one to deal with social events without a drink or two (or three or four…) and that rang especially true of his college days. Just running through campus had brought back a flood of memories he hadn’t really prepared him for but had made him laugh, nonetheless.
He slid up to the bar, his hand running over his face before he mumbled his order to the bartender with a sheepish smile in thanks before he turned toward an inquisitive voice.
“Jesus, I didn’t even recognize you!” He laughed, his voice full of tease, “let me at least finish one drink before you start, yeah?”
it was nice to get out of the office, juliet mused. most days, she would still be at her desk pouring over financial estimates or market research at this time of night. instead, she was back at her alma mater celebrating their reunion.
she leaned against the bar, a gin and tonic in her hands as her eyes trailed over the crowd. she couldn’t deny that there was something rather delightful about just getting to people watch. seeing an almost-familiar face and getting to dredge up the memories behind it. but when a particularly familiar former-classmate walked over, she couldn’t resist saying hi.
“not quite jesus,” she quipped with an easy smile, “but pretty close.” her grin widened as she took in the man in front of her. “i don’t know if i can make that promise, boyd. i remember how long it took you to nurse a drink back in the day.” her comments were all in jest, of course. cas had been one of her more constant companions back at school and one of the people that she was excited to see. “weird to be back here, isn’t it?”
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greetings, loved ones. i’m hannah, and i’m bringing you my girl jules AKA emotionally damaged. she’s my only one (for now). there’s info under the cut but basically i love her and also i love plotting so like this or hmu if you wanna plot! tw death and alcohol/drug use. info is below the cut! if you want to plot (my absolute favorite thing in the world), just shoot me a message or give this a like and i can come to you!!
( danielle campbell & crystal reed ) bopping along to fireflies by owl city is juliet davenport , the twenty-three year old cisfemale thrown back to their hospitality days with some of her memories . voted most likely to win the lottery and lose the ticket , jules was known for being charming & naive , go figures you'd always find them comforting drunk girls at the bar , but grew up to be dedicated & overwrought .
I. HISTORY.
juliet winona davenport grew up with great parents, roger and lucy, who loved art and expression and reading (ie why she is name juliet). they moved around a lot because her father lectured at different colleges and her mom was a painter who was always searching out her muse. for a few years, they even lived out of a winnebago and traveled all over the country. it was a weird life, but a good one. unfortunately, roger passed away when she was only 13. it was unexpected and it threw her mom off the rails- lucy had always been very eccentric and roger’s influence had kind of been the thing that tempered her before. without him, she started really giving in to the worst parts of herself. she drank too much, stopped paying bills, went off on impromptu trips without thinking about how it would affect jules. after a few years, lucy got remarried to a guy who encapsulated the worst aspects of herself. they call themselves artists but mostly they just drank and got high. they didn’t last long, but the dynamic between lucy and jules never really recovered.
for all intents and purposes, juliet had been left to raise herself. honestly though, she doesn’t hold a grudge against her mom. she knew that lucy didn’t mean to be screw her over. she was doing her best to cope with a horrible situation. the fact of the matter was that lucy wasn’t cut out to be a single parent. she hadn’t ever learned to process her grief, so she just checked out. instead, jules did what she thought was better for both of them- she stepped up. she made sure that there was food on the table, that the bills got paid whenever they came through, and that things ran smoothly around the house.
II. COLLEGE.
once she got to college, winnie immediately set to creating for herself a new and better identity than the shy girl that spent all day listening to music alone. perhaps in a last-ditch attempt to please her parents, winnie went into a marketing major. it turned out to be a very good fit for her, as her practice in rebranding herself taught her a lot about how to succeed in marketing and vice-versa. she was the kind of student that rarely spoke in class, but when she did it was because she had something worth saying.
she pushed herself to try new things, make new friends, leave behind her past and make the most of every day. and for the first time, winnie was genuinely happy with her situation. she filled her life, and the lives of the people that she cared about, with constant adventures- maybe because she hated staying stagnant. like if she were to stay in one place for too long, her hurt might finally catch up with her and people would realize that there wasn’t actually anything special about her.
she was the kind of person who always knew exactly what was happening and where. if concerts were happening, she probably already had tickets. if there was a party going on, you could usually find her at the beer-pong table. though she wasn’t ‘popular’ in the sense of cliques and power, she was one of those people who went out of their way to know and befriend everybody- at least on a surface level.
III. PERSONALITY THEN.
okay so here’s the deal jules is so full of love and sweet but also pretty sad; just doing her best tbh
she never goes by her full name unless she is so so so close with the person she’s talking to. it’s what her dad picked out and she still has a lot of sadness there
jules is actually a pretty sweet, happy girl. she just wants to look out for people and make them happy, which is why she has gone into hospitality.
she would do anything for anyone and is all about helping. definitely does charity work when she has the time and has done tutoring in the past, although that was as much for the money. your girl is BROKE
she is way too trusting. she has always believed the best in people, regardless of whether they deserve that. it’s probably led to her being used by people before
she probably has a pretty solid little library going in her dorm left to her by her dad. it’s pretty much the only thing she would have taken from her old life
IV. AFTER COLLEGE.
once she graduated, jules spent a few years working at a hotel. she’d always been a hard worker and the type to serve with a smile, so she really had found a good role for herself. she had dreams of eventually opening up a little bed and breakfast.
she ended up getting into a really serious relationship ( WANTED CONNECTION ) , the kind that really changes a person. she was head over heels in love with this person, honestly. things were going really well until one day they weren’t and before she could even process it, the relationship just ended. after the breakup, juliet really threw herself into her work. much like her mother, she wasn’t the type to sit with her pain. she wanted to be on her feet, moving all the time, never having to really process it.
because of her single-minded dedication to the job, juliet soon found herself rising in the ranks until she had a high level role in the management of the entire hotel chain. recently though, she’s been starting to wonder if she’s actually happy with the role. it isn’t something that she really ever wanted to do, and it’s kind of taken her away from the parts of the job that she loved the most.
V. PERSONALITY NOW.
juliet still has a lot of love in her heart and still keeps close friendships with people that matter to her. but she’s a lot more guarded now. there’s a hesitancy toward letting people in now that she knows how hard it is to see them leave
she’s a bit of a workaholic now, the type who is always checking their phone to see if new emails have come through.
she’s begun looking back at her time before her current job nostalgically. she’s not sure that she wants to make a change, or even that she’s brave enough to take a risk, but thoughts of her original dreams keep popping up in her head
VI. MEMORIES.
she has very some of her memories, bits and flashes. important moments, relationships, life changes- they’re there on the edge of her mind but she just can’t seem to reach them.
one of the strongest things she has is the general feeling of not being satisfied. she suddenly feels a huge push to do things differently and take more risks than she did before
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