Terrible, wasn't it? Arlo already itching to leave the villa, somewhat forcing the idea of making a day trip out of visiting Athens by means to do so. Ten hours of travel time minimum, no doubt. Perhaps the man should feel rather brilliant instead, it was working after all wasn’t it? Ali simply moments away from returning with a rental car. And despite Arlo’s initial hesitation to join the other in the vehicle, he knew he’d have to at some point - for an extended amount of time, as this journey required. This time, he just wouldn’t be partial to closing his eyes as he sat in the passenger seat. Not again. Exiting the villa, Arlo shut the door gently behind him, not one prone to slamming - not even when angry. As the other fields his vision, Arlo hums in response, his right arm raising to run his fingers through his hair as closes the distance separating him from his best friend. “Yeah, it’s me. Don’t cream your pants, Mallick,” The younger quips, rolling his eyes rather playfully as he nods in the direction of the car. “Wow, you really picked a winner, huh?”
━━ Ali nodded, turning to look at their car. “Volvo—reliable, not much of a head-turner, but does its job,” he deadpanned, opening the door for Arlo and nodding. “Salutations, in you go, mon ami.” Placing his cigarette back to his lips, he went to the drive’'s side and got in. “So do you fancy a,” he began, starting the engine and steering the wheel, “five-hour ferry ride to Athens or a helo?” Glancing at Arlo, Ali grinned, “Either works for me, I’m not picky,” he expressed as he slipped on his sunglasses. The idea of going to Athens was brilliant, it was nothing against Santorini—they both made a vow to come back to Athens, the last time was when Luna toured Europe. “You’ve caught up on everyone yet?”
“what was it? something strange related?” luca wonders, not because he wants to mock him or whatever, but because he’s genuinely curious. “that sounds dangerous. cheers to that,” he laughs and downs the rest of the liquid. setting the small bottle on the table next to them, he laughs at ali’s promise. “shazam! we’ll be flash!” he chuckles, going down the stairs behind him. “what?” he asks as they get to the bottom. “Yes, of course. you can’t come to greece and not try their coffee. also, we definitely need to go to a local gig. that would be pretty cool, yeah?”
━━ “Nope, upcoming personal project related,” Ali tells Luca, watching him consume the entire bottle of energy drink. “It says lime on the label—did it taste like it?” The artificial flavoring was an interest to him, especially when it’s misleading. “Coffee and baklava, Lu. Can never go wrong with that combination, or tea.” Now going to a gig or two sounds like a fantastic idea. “Did you look up any upcoming gigs?” They get to walking, following a small path. “Do you know who decided on Santorini?”
“Both,” he answers, looking back at his friend. “are you for real not admiring this right now? what’s more beautiful than this that’s on your phone?” luca half-jokes. he chuckles at the queen inspired comment and hesitantly takes the energy drink from ali’s hand. “will i become speedy gonzalez after this?” in no time, he gulps down half the liquid, not being sure how it works. he’s never taken one of these in his life, he barely even drinks redbull. “let’s do it.” he smiles and walks over to the stairs, wooden steps not looking safe but when he sets a foot on the first one, luca realizes they’re actually pretty stable. “i was ready to fall down, to be honest.”
━━ ‘I’ve been admiring the view since I got here,” Ali countered with a grin, “excuse me for responding to an urgent text message.” Unlike Luca, however, he didn’t consume any energy drink. He has routine when it came to timezone-shift and dealing with jet lag. “You’ll just be awake and then you’ll crash afterwards,” he tells Luca, “but we’ll be back before you can even say Shazam!” Then, laughing at Luca’s remark, Ali shook his head, “I can push you down if you like?” He joked, climbing down the stairs and giving Luca a salute. ‘You know what we should try while we’re doing this mosey?” He thought out loud. “Greek coffee, yes?”
who: @arlocedwards
where: off to an adventure, baby!
━━ Ali makes a turn, stirs the wheel and set it to park in front of the house. The screen of his mobile phone lights up, sitting on the console of the car-rental. He elected to ignore the notification for the meantime, switching off the engine and stepping out of the vehicle. Plucking the herbal cigarette tucked behind his ear, he placed it between his lips, produced his lighter, and lit up. In time as he turns towards the main front door, Arlo makes his appearance. Ali grinned, taking a short drag and grinning. “Am I dreaming, or is that you, Edwards?”
Three things: Guest paneled for Ink Master, went freediving in Southeast Asia, and had dung smoked lamb in Iceland (with the boys).
i’m glad you took the boys for some fun activities while babysitting! who was the whiniest?
PREDICTION: looks like adventure is around every corner! maybe a romantic one will finally happen with that person you exchange flirty looks with? don’t act like we haven’t noticed!
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FIRST THINGS FIRST , watched you on there ~ may i just say, your hair somehow gets more luminous with every turn your head makes ? &+ also, i heard you can cook rye bread in a hot spring, did you take part in that ?
I PREDICT THAT your hair will get even more luminous, maybe you’ll get laid this summer ?! no more roadies for you, king ! unless ?? and let’s say some delightful cliff jumping in between being the villa’s voice of reason.
The idea of exploring their surroundings had been in Luca’s mind ever since he found out they were going to Greece. But now, that they’re inside the luscious house, a nap sounds like the best thing. He knows Ali won’t leave him alone and will tease him for being tired, so Luca takes a deep breath and drags his tired legs outside. “It is gorgeous, that’s for sure,” he smiles as he looks around. “I don’t even know where to begin.” A soft breeze hits him from the left and he decides it’s a sign, “we should start that way.”
@sainiik
━━ “Which one? The water or the sky?” Ali asked, looking up from his mobile phone and rapid-composing a response. He hit send and pocketed his phone. “Any way the wind blows, eh?” He teased and moved his feet, it was high time for them to get on moving. “Here, it’s one of those 5-hour energy drinks,” and held out the small bottle for Luca to take. “It’s a small hike from the looks of it.” He pointed ahead of them, glad to see some green at least.
╰ ✧ AVAN JOGIA. MUSE FOURTEEN. GAY ❞ say hello to the s club’s very own ALI MALLICK! a TWENTY-FIVE year old CIS MALE that goes by HE/HIM pronouns. i heard they were voted MOST LIKELY TO MAKE IT ON FORBES 30 UNDER 30 LIST in high school, which says a lot about them because they’re very PASSIONATE and PRAGMATIC, but watch out for their INCONSIDERATE and IDEALISTIC side as well. i hope they’re ready to take a break from being a MUSICIAN and finally get this summer started!
alright alright alright, i’m back with an update of my brown king ali. still in bullet points. have a drink, have a cup of tea or coffee hfhsbvshbhv. cheerio! PS i’m a, and i go by she/her pronouns and my timezone’s pst!
INTRO/BIO
Ali Julien Mallick.
25.
Gay.
6′0′ (height)
178 lbs (weight)
American-born Canadian-British-Indian. (It’s a mouthful, hooray being mixed!)
An Aquarius. Chaotic idiot. Lawful romantic. Neutral tired.
Vegetarian, occasionally eats seafood. Will try all kinds of food whenever he’s travelling—his palette’s the last thing he worries about.
Guitarist, bassist, songwriter, record producer, arranger, rockstar extraordinaire, artist, occasional power napper, and even an audio/documentary narrator.
Physical appearance? Click on this for a visual of Ali (or refer to that gif above). Basically living up to the ‘70s Rockstar Aesthetic™.
His Long Luscious Locks’ his Trademark™.
Currently residing in San Francisco with his best friend Arlo.
Forbes named and included Ali on their 30 under 30 list—he was 23 then—for his work and peer review on Iceland regarding renewal energy as well as his creative contributions in the arts. Since then, he’s been on the list, and has appeared on the annual panels.
Heavily involved with The Trevor Project, was given the Hero Award in 2018.
While he was born in Sausalito, California, his family also has a residency in Montreal, Quebec dividing his growing up years back and forth between the US and Canada. And by tradition, the Mallicks also frequents the UK.
Parents are happily retired, living their best lives, and have since moved back to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has an older brother living in Nantes, France.
Ali has no actual hang-ups, true story. Grew up in a well-grounded household. Parents are his friends' first mom + dad second. The same goes for his big bro.
A bit of a troublemaker has a wild streak. These were never an issue with his family, as long as he’s aware of the consequences.
Majored in Electrical Engineering. Eng.D. in Systems Engineering. Caltech alum.
Luna is the rock band he co-founded with his best friend Arlo @arlocedwards (during junior high school), along with Edie Dorn (bass) and Guy Perkins (drums). The band’s music and popularity rose during their college years—hit records, awards, recognition, expanding fan base, the works. Ali’s the guitarist, and Arlo’s the lead singer.
He’s also the bassist for the band Something Strange; spontaneous musical collaboration with their S-Club friends. Even though they started off the band for fun, they distributed their music to music stations, and Something Strange took off.
A perfectionist—he will not even argue about this.
He’s a licensed knife thrower. He’s not a show-boat okay kjdfkjskkfn. He just love knives and blades.
Loves hockey and surfing. Loves to box(ing) and wall/rock climb.
Has high tolerance for alcohol—if you value your liver, limit the alcohol intake with Ali.
Mastered (lead) guitar playing as a kid, then he learnt play the bass. Also, he plays the piano, harp, cello, and a little bit of drums.
Loves classic rock.. to infinity and beyond.
Meticulous when it comes to his belongings.
His equipment is entirely custom made. Even built his own secondary amp(s).
Has a track record of entertaining kissing groupies more than he ought to.
As for his relationships—it was to and fro. He falls in and out of love way too fast. Will he meet the one? We’ll find out.
Knows how to make a few nasty drinks out there. Live a little, uh-huh.
Some negative traits: mercurial, idealistic, detached, reckless, flighty, insensitive.
He doesn’t have an ego, but if he doesn’t like you, you’ll probably know.
Has a bunch of tats—two piercings: left lobe and helix on his right ear.
His staple accessories are: 3-4 layers of necklaces, wristwatch & rosewood mala beads bracelet on his right hand, rings: middle finger, pinky finger—both on his right hand. Hairtie on his left wrist.
Only smokes herbal cigarettes.
Multilingual. First languages: Gujarati & Quebecois.
Naturally speaks with a French-Canadian accent, although he utilizes an American accent most of the time.
Fun trivia: Ali owns three passports—US passport, Canadian passport (his mum’s French-Canadian), British passport (his dad’s Gujarati; British-Indian).
Looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you.
Dislikes buttons, leaves his shirts undone midway because he has no patience and refuses to deal with buttoning up—unless it’s a formal event and he’s all suited up.
Toxic masculinity? No, thanks.
Character inspo(s): Dr. John Watson (Jude Law; Sherlock Holmes films), Frank (Mathias & Maxime), Sirius Black (HP films + books), Beck Oliver (Victorious), Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange (MCU films), Clint Barton (MCU films), Brian May (Bo-Rhap film), David Labraccio (Flatliners)
Character label(s): The Regicide, The Magnet, The Devil
UPDATES: After last summer 2019 (regardless if some members of the s-club went or absent)
Luna released another album. It was well-received nationally and internationally.
Something Strange also released an album, and the band went on tour!
When he turned 25 (Feb 9)—Ali, Arlo, Luca, Harry and Nikki went on a Eurotrip: London (the boys got to meet some of Ali’s relatives), Nantes (they hanged out with Zander, too), Amsterdam, Brussels, Marbella, and finally, Iceland.
Ali now owns Kave Recording Studio in downtown San Francisco. A creative and safe space for upcoming artists, musicians that wants to create and record some music. Luca Cartwright, one of Ali’s best friends also frequents the recording studio.
Produced a record with Eminem (a dream come true, baby sdjfsn), collaborated with Stevie Nicks as well as Cindy Lauper.
Appeared in some web docu-series which focused on equality + LGBTQA, climate change, sustainable living, and even classic rock (he had tons of fun doing these lbr).
Participated in Beat Bobby Flay (Ali & Arlo team up, the chef’s Asian and specialized in Filipino adobo), and they won! They beat Bobby woohoo!
Also participated and appeared in Ghost Adventures (he’s friends with Zak Bagans? Bet).
Turned down an offer for being a panelist for The Masked Singer.
A busy post-summer 2019, and he still has a bunch of side projects in the works (and he’s excited).
WANTED CONNECTIONS... some but not limited with the following:
Best friends. Friends. Close friends. Give him all the friends pls.
Potential bf/partner/love interest.
Guitar tech and/or sound engineer. Plus points if your muse can juggle both (although good luck, it’s a lot of work sfdhskbvj).
“Smartass,” Luca rolls his eyes with a smile on his face before putting the cigarette between his teeth. “Got a light?” he asks. Listening to Ali, he thinks a little bit more about his answer. “I guess my heart’s desire have a lot to do with music. Making a better place with music. People relating to it and the music keeping them company. I wanna be part of something like that,” he says, a bit shy. “Well… if I get all of this, would I enjoy it? because I’ll have no soul. So… but I guess there’s another part of you that enjoys things and isn’t soul-related. Like, physical manifestations. Even mentally. What is the soul anyway? It’s the essence. But maybe I wouldn’t like the things that I like without my essence so… being given all of it that I want… it would be pointless, wouldn’t it?”
━━ “You’re talking about your actual goals, Lu,” Ali teased, producing his matchbook and plucking a match, striking it and stretching his hand to light up Luca’s cigarette. “It’s tricky if you think about it. You may give your soul away, but not your spirit, yes?” Nodding at Luca’s verbal thoughts, Ali reached for the deck of cards and casually began to shuffle it in his hands. “What if I tell you I can somehow look into your future?” He offered, smiling wide. “Just for fun, of course.”
it wasn’t as if she was trying to answer in a ‘deep’ manner, but it was the first thing that came to mind. she stayed leaned back in her seat, listening to ali while looking over at him. “yeah, part of me wishes someone knew exactly what would be perfect for me– but at the same time, i want to figure it out for myself, y’know?” she said with a sigh, trying not to think too hard on it. she then shook her head quickly, slipping her sunglasses on now from how bright it was outside. “not at all. every time i have an idea, i realize that i couldn’t see myself doing it.”
━━ Ali nodded, “I like that idea—you’re unable to make up your mind, and something else does it for you. Maybe not ‘someone’, somehow letting a human being decide for you is tricky. Being an adult’s tough enough,” he mused, idly running his fingers through his hair. “Are you open to suggestions, though? Or it’s more of—whenever inspiration strikes?”
Arlo wiggled his brows in response to Ali’s remark on playing hero, as if the man would play any other card. “You know me well enough to know it’d be played, Mallick,” Arlo grinned, brow raising as he watched the other reach for his guitar. It was about time. Arlo was set on the pair creating a claymation - a mini project, among the loads of creative projects they’d been spitting back and forth to one another all summer long. Arlo had a vision - a horror claymation short film and Ali was to work on the score. “Ah – how very Zeus of you to say something like that,” Arlo shot back, smirking to himself as he moved to dip his hands in the bucket of water beside him. “What’s the saying? Size doesn’t matter..it’s what you do with it, perhaps that can be applied to souls too..but for good, hm? Although size wouldn’t be much of an issue for me.” His last sentence a bit mumbled as a cocky grin worked its way across his features at the deul meaning of his words. Arlo glanced up, encouraging the other as he began strumming, whooping as he played on. “I remember reading something like…I know the ghost of life and the perfume of souls….seems like it’d take a rather content individual, one that simply doesn’t mind living in their current state of mind, or perhaps prison to take up that offer though. Now, riddle me this, ay, Black, what is it that you’d want?”
━━ Ali playfully rolled his eyes, “Course you do, tin man,” he remarked, idly playing the opening riff of Led Zep’s Whole Lotta Love while watching Arlo work on his masterpiece of claymation. “What’s the story you’re working on?” He asked, lowering the volume this time so he and Arlo can have a proper conversation. Multitasking that is, both of them. “Hang on—so we’re establishing now that souls have sizes? Let me mull over that,” and by mulling, he meant finishing the song he’s playing and leaving Arlo in peace for a moment. “Yeah, well, you know how it goes when I play first-person shooter games?” Ali commented, pointing two fingers at Arlo, “I like the big ones,” he grinned and then frowned after five seconds, “ghost of life and the perfume of… who said that? I don’t buy it.” Now it’s the riff of Linkin Park’s One Step Closer, Ali strumming and bobbing his head. “Hn, a doorway to the multiverse,” Ali decided, “I’ve always wondered what the fourteen million, six hundred and five versions of me are doing—what do you think of this one?” Shifting notes, he played the tune, trying to keep a straight face as his guitar cover of L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle blasted on the amp. “Catchy and dramatic. Does it work for your claymation project? Oh, what’s the working title?”
