to all of you american girls, it’s sad to imagine a world without you. american girls i’d like to be part of the world around you. driving a car by the seaside watching the world from the bright side. to all of you, american girls in the movies no one can tell where your heart is. american girls like dollies with shiny smiles and plastic bodies.
“ that would turn into another tourist trap so fast. “ cassie giggled, rolling her eyes playfully at the boy. “ could you imagine an alien statue in town ? “ she then asked, looking around once more to hypothesize where the statue might be set. “ it’s not really that, just business, you know. “
“shit. i better patent it. don’t want the mayor to profit on my idea.” tj exclaims, and quickly adds: “no offense.” the expression on his face is one of someone who can see miles away. “that would be sick. we can even make a square for it. the alien square. roswell square! business? how you holding up?”
TOP TEETH SUNK INTO HER BOTTOM LIP gently as he slid onto her bed, their bodies fitting together like two puzzle pieces – comfortable and natural. an overwhelming sense of security and warmth never failed to envelope the surrounding area whenever he was around. eyes closed gently as he pulled her diminutive figure closer, his lips pressing against her forehead with benevolent force – her heart fluttering as his following words decorated time and space. it didn’t matter how many times he told her he loved her; she would never get tired of hearing it. half of her always wondered how it would feel to convert from just friends, but the other half was more than aware of how much power pursuing a love like that had over a person. her mother was a prime example of someone so heartbroken her world had diminished, and not only devoured her – but her children as well. she rested her head against his shoulder, simply taking in the moment – and trying her best to ignore the fact that her head felt like it weighed half of her entire body weight. “you’re my best friend.” she whispered, a statement that they were both fully aware of. she then lifted her head up slowly, placing the paper bag in her lap and pulling out the soup. “do you want to rent a movie?” she asked, peeling the lid off of the container and sipping some of the soup.
to say tj is encaptured by the girl beside him is an understatement. when he was younger, before he turned into a teenager and hormones clouded his mind, he thought certainly they would get married one day. even his parents joked about that. she was the first girl who made his heart race when he stopped thinking girls were gross. and when he lay in his bed at night, he kept picturing scenarios in which they would be together. like clark kent in superman, he would turn the world back on its axis if it meant she would be alive and well and happy. and he was so full of love for liv in those moments, that he never doubted he could actually turn back time if it ever came to it. when it came to her, he would do anything it took. today, tj knew they were soul mates, in every sense of the word. she knew all the pieces of himself other people didn’t, his fears, dreams and embarrassing moments. and the girl was home, his steadfast. a tenderness unforeseen to other people etched its way on his eyes, as she declared to no one in particular -- or perhaps to everyone, to the world and the cosmos in their little shared world, that he was her best friend. the expression in his eyes clamored me too! but instead of yelling on the rooftops, tj just nodded. “sure. you know i’m amused by anything i do in your company, right? even watching grass grow.” he laughs a little like his younger self would. “what are we thinking about watching? high school musical is always a viable option.” the male shrugs, waiting for her to finish her sip. “so? how bad is it?”
as his hands touched hers she quickly pulled away— an immediate instinct. for as long as she continued feeling the electricity, she couldn’t let herself get too close. there was too much on her mind to add tj to the list. “ yeah, i–i hope so. ” a small sigh fell from her lips. “ it’s been over a month, though. it seems hard to believe that they’ll just show up, unharmed. ”
when she pulls her hands away, tj can’t disguise the grimace that creeps up onto his features. he guessed some habits were harder to quit when it just came back to you like second nature. “we just gotta stay, you know, positive. and get the word out, since the police isn’t actually doing much. just have a little faith, right?”
HER NOSE SCRUNCHED UP JUST SLIGHTLY as he spoke, weak giggles ( but giggles, nonetheless ) illuminating her own little corner of the world. of course she didn’t think he’d stay away – she knew from the minute she told him that she was sick that’d he be over within an hour. that was just the way their world worked. “you’ve only made me watch it five times.” liv responded, shaking her head at his witticism ( it was always something she admired ). she then lifted herself from her snug position, her back pressing against her headboard as she began to move the rest of the pillows out of the way so that tj could sit beside her. her eyes widening just slightly as he mentioned bringing her a gift. a warm smile painted it’s way onto her colorless lips. what did she do to deserve him? that was a question she had asked herself nearly every day for the past thirteen years. “you’re such a cliche, theodore jameson.” she teased, although her eyes revealed nothing but adoration. “but i love it.” she finished, reaching out for the bag.
“i sure did, because it’s a good movie.” tj takes off his shoes haphazardly, kicking them off with his heels before settling onto the bed, snuggling beside his best friend. in a way, they’ve done this countless times before, so it doesn’t really explain why he should feel so electric whenever he’s in her presence, or why he feels like his heart will jump out of his chest when they’re close like this. he knows he loves her, more than he has loved anyone, has loved her from the first time he ever laid eyes on her. but he also knows it’s a love he will keep to himself, because he’d rather have liv as his friend than not have her at all. “true. very true. but i feel like cliches are underappreciated.” the male says before setting the bag in front of her and wrapping a comforting arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. “thanks, i try.” he smiles, planting a quick kiss on her forehead. “love you too, liv.”
octavia let out a laugh despite herself, eyes rolling playfully at tj’s comment. “ shut up. you’re ridiculous, i swear. ” she stated, a smile betraying her attempt to keep a straight face. “ god, i hope so. i half keep expecting them to show up and say that this was all a prank. or that they met peter capaldi at nycc and he took them away in the tardis. that’s an alien abduction i can get behind, ” she chuckled softly. “ i don’t know, theo. my mind just keeps going to the worst places. maybe it would have been better if they’d been captured by a ufo. ”
“that wounds me deeply, o.” a hand shoots up, clutching his heart, feigning hurt, but his acting is quickly substituted by a chuckle. “maybe they’re shooting a mockumentary like blair’s witch. look,” tj wets his lips, his hands seek out for hers and take them in his, as he gives them a reassuring squeeze. “they’re all very smart, capable girls. they’ll show up. i feel it, okay? i just know it in my heart.”
cassandra continued walking, looking around at the quiet town. in comparison to manhattan, coldbrook was a ghost town. however, coldbrook was home and she needed to be home right now. “ sure as hell isn’t new york, huh ? hey, uh, sorry i’ve been gone. “
“kinda wish we had a statue of liberty around or something like that. we could make it look dana scully, ‘cause that would be more fitting. but yeah, not much to do around here.” tj shoots the other a tentative smile, shrugging his shoulders casually. “no need to apologize, right? the paranormal charm sure isn’t for everyone.”
“Okay, someone please give me a perfectly good explanation as to why i should give any fucks??” the brunette stated, trying to finish her mother’s coffee. Someone had finally managed to rid the world of Cara Bayu, but the brunette was still somewhat of a follower. “Like who cares about these girls? I don’t even know half of them.”
“right, well. you don’t need to know someone to empathyze with them, i guess. they all have parents and friends and family, so i don’t know. it’d be pretty sucky if i lost someone important to me, as i’m sure these girls were important to someone, as i’m sure you must be, too.” tj shrugs. “but that’s just me.”
“ four girls are missing and of course all that the people in this town are interested in doing is selling t-shirts. maybe it would be wise to stop this fucking alien fantasy and conduct an actual investigation ? i mean, it’s been two weeks, and the best we can do is search around town ?? as if we hadn’t done it a thousand times before. it’s ridiculous. ”
“so i guess it’s probably a good time for me to toss out the ‘coldbrook: a town out of this world’ shirt i got? consider it tossed.” tj smiles a little, only looking to ligthen up the mood a little. “yeah, it’s shitty the police isn’t actually doing anything. but they’ll find them. i’m sure they’re just... i don’t know. on an adventure or something like that. maybe folie de deux got them?”
LIV PEERED UP FROM HER NEST of pillows at the familiar figure standing in her doorway, an illuminating smile curving her ( rarely ) unpainted lips upward; her head tilting to the side. “i thought i told you to stay away?” she mused, eyebrows raising – “i’m sick as a dog and the last thing i want is to give you a fever as well.” her voice was slightly raspy from the excessive coughing. the changing weather never failed startle her fragile immune system.
“you didn’t believe i would actually stay away for a second, right? ‘cause you know me better than that.” a smile spreads across tj’s lips, as he enters the chambers he knows so well. the vision of liv smiling brings him so much affection he feels he’s minutes away from bursting, admiring the way the color of her eyes slightly change in the lighting in the room. “don’t worry ‘bout it, i’m never sick. really, i’m like... bruce willis in unbreakable. you’ve seen that movie, right?” he chuckles slightly, unveiling a paper bag and holding it in front of her vision. “‘sides, it’d be rude to turn me away when i’ve brought a gift. well... it’s not a gift, i think. it’s just soup. my mom says it’s good for colds. and i made it myself, so you’re bound to be back in shape in no time.”
hello my dudes ! this is late as hell but here i am. name’s barbs and i’m 22 in the gmt -3 timezone. i use she/her pronouns and if y’all haven’t noticed i’m a bIG fan of stranger things, buzzfeed unsolved & twin peaks. but enough abt me ! let’s talk abt this boyo, tj.
( JOE KEERY, CISMALE, HE/HIM ) TJ RHODES is a TWENTY-TWO year old ENGLISH MAJOR in town. They’re often described as +ASTUTE and +QUICK-THINKING, but -CYNICAL and -SUSPICIOUS at the same time. They claim that they’re a SKEPTIC to the supernatural occurrences, but in this small town, anything is possible.
alrighty ! so this kid tj? a Meme. but let’s start from the beginning. theodore jameson rhodes ( the fourth !! ) is the only son of one of coldbrook’s most prominent, influential families. they own a Lot of stuff around town, ranging from grocery stores to hotels and other type of conglomerates, the rhodes family thing is basically acquiring new businesses and seeing to it so they thrive. their whole life is a monopoly game, tbh.
so tj, hates being called theodore ( although he’s partial to theo ), has always had a silver spoon in his mouth, but the rhodes are very partial to merit, so they always encouraged tj to go after his own projects.
from a very early age, tj knew he was born to succeed. he’s always been very hardworking, his academics were spotless, but the area in which tj truly succeeded was sports. as the local quarterback, tj had all eyes on him. he was quite the popular kid in high school, but never practiced any form of bullying or shunning other people. a quality his parents hadn’t unforeseen but served them greatly, tj is completely charismatic and probably hasn’t one mean bone in his body.
he’s friends w p much all kinds of people, likes to hang out and party and just yk, chill out with his friends and those he has closest to his heart. also somewhat of a truly romantic, though he tends to downplay his feelings so as not to scare off any potential love interests in his life.
everyone thought that tj would soar and leave coldbrook after he finished hs, but he decided to stick around, majoring in english ( much to his parents’ distate ). his relationship with his parents can be harsh at times, but there’s undoubtedly a lot of love involved. he tends to have a greater affinity with his mother, and his father is a little more stern, but tj has great respect for him and there’s some sort of cumplicity between the two.
tj is incredibly loyal and protective to his friends, and would do whatever is in his power to help them out whenever they need or cheer them up whenever they feel out of whack. he’s 100% the guy who sends memes on the gc and nEVER takes anything seriously, which can be a little bit of a problem
he doesn’t think he writes all that well, which is bullshit, bc he’s good, but he’s v ashamed of showing his own writing to other ppl.
other than that??? he’s v chill, tries to be funny but.... fails tbh, and is always ready to talk abt 500 different things. his mind runs faster than his tongue tbh, a memer and a fucjing idiot sometimes. v dork, means 100% well and doesn’t like to see people hurt. a good bean tbh
ok so if you’d like to plot w my son, pls hmu or like this !
