Whispering through the shadows.

Anthony Santiago, 32, EMT. Just trying to survive in this fucked up world.

[savinglivestony]

Coming to Atlanta had been a rough time for him, not being near his family. He had to pretend they didn’t exist to him and create a new family, a new identity. The old him was dead and his parents were mourning him, he should learn to do the same to them. However, when he met Angel, it seemed to help him kill some of the pain and sorrow in his heart and the guy was sweet. It made it easy to smile around him and whenever he heard him sing, it made Tony’s whole day better. “’Sup, Angel?” He asked, walking up to the man. “You busy?”

@angelicsstringsx​

[k-s-horowitz]

“Thank you so much for coming!” Kieran gushed as she approached her guest. She was drunk, a happy drunk thankfully, and bursting with affection for everyone who had joined them on their day. “Are you having a good time? Did you get enough to eat?”  @atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

“Aren’t you excited?” Tony asked with a chuckle. “Yeah, I am actually. Thanks for the invite. I have to admit, weddings aren’t usually my scene but this one wasn’t so bad. You guys even kept most of your audience awake during the vows.” He smiled. “I did, thanks. How about you? You doing good?”

[t-aldamiri]

The reception was going great so far, the food was amazing, the museum looked better than he’d ever seen it, Kieran was glowing with happiness, and they’d finally been able to publicly announce that they had been in the process of adopting from an orphanage in Egypt and they were going to be bringing her home in just a few days.  They’d kept it a secret just in case something fell through, but it was official now and they couldn’t be happier or more excited about this new chapter in their lives. Tereik was having a wonderful time, but there were a lot of people there and he got overwhelmed easily in crowds, so he’d stepped outside for a little while to smoke and take a few minutes to collect his thoughts while he had a few minutes to himself.  Once he felt ready to start socializing again, he stepped inside to get back to mingling with everyone who’d come out to celebrate with them.

After grabbing a drink, he looked around for someone he hadn’t greeted yet and made his way to the closest one he saw.  “Hi,” he said, giving them a big smiled, “Thanks so much for coming, are you having a good time?” 

[savinglivestony]

“Hey, man it’s no problem.” Tony told him. He was shocked when he got invited to a wedding as a date, but he didn’t question it. You never really question free food and the date, well she was smoking so there wasn’t really a problem there either. “I am having a good time. I kind of lost my date, but other than that, awesome. The wedding was nice. You sure look happy for a guy who just signed his single life away.”

[chandler-barnes]

Chandler knew the box she was carrying off the trailer was going to fall. She could feel it slipping out of her fingers before it finally took the final dive toward the concrete. Thankfully, it wasn’t actually anything breakable, just a box of bathroom things - toiletries and towels that scattered as the top of the box opened, falling to the ground in front of the person passing by. “Oh, shoot,” she said, looking up at the person with an apologetic face. “I’m sorry about that. This is why I hired movers for the heavier stuff and left most of it back home.”

[savinglivestony]

Tony leaned down to help her pick up the box that had scattered onto the ground. He stuffed the items in as best he could before handing the box over to her with a nod. “It’s all good. I’m not going to be too prissy over an accident. I think it is a good thing you let the movers do the rest. I’d hate to see if that was something huge that fell onto the ground.”

[acallowayfd]

Atlas huffed. He stood downtown, hands on his hips as he looked around for the shop. Google said it was around here somewhere, that bitch. He pulled out his phone again, knowing he should practically be on top of it if he followed where it should have taken him. “I’m sorry, I’m pretty sure Siri and Google are conspiring against me, and they want me wandering aimlessly all god damn day. You familiar with shit around here?” @atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

“Shit, man not really. I’ve been here for a few years though, I might be able to help.” He offered. Tony wasn’t good with directions and even though he had been here for a while, he mostly when to work or went home, he didn’t do anything outside of that. “Where you trying to go?”

[valentinoanderson]

Mackenzie didn’t know why she had agreed, but as soon as she got to the club, she realized that she didn’t know anyone there and the girl who invited her out was nowhere to be found. So, while she waited for her, she had gotten in a couple shots and started to dance on the floor and of course, was doing multiple shots. When she needed something new to drink, she headed over to the bar. “Is it true that there are four kinds of drunks or is it four stages of being drunk?” Kenzie asked the person on her right as she sat down on the barstool that was empty. When the bartender gave her the shots she had ordered she had downed one before offering one of the ones to the other. “Would you like one? I’m kind of drinking alone, I know, sad and I sure wouldn’t mind if you would toast one with me! This is kind of a new thing for me.” She giggled. She was already tipsy and even though she hadn’t planned it, she was about to get completely messed up. “Oh, can I get water too.” She asked the bartender, knowing she didn’t want to end up passed out or puking on someone before she made it home. 

@atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

Tony hadn’t been much of a drinker since coming to Atlanta. He didn’t want to get sloppy nor did he want anyone to realize that he wasn’t himself. So, he tried to keep a low profile. He was bored as hell and a group of girls told him to come check this club out, so here he was. “Sure, I’ll take one.” He took the shot from the blonde and took a shot with her before shaking his head. “I wouldn’t announce to anyone in this club that you are alone. You are far too beautiful to be here by yourself. A guy would take advantage of you, Blondie.”Tony nodded. “Although, I sure wouldn’t mind keeping an eye on that cute, little ass of your’s.” He flirted. 

[ella-montgomery]

Ella breathed deeply, taking in the fresh air that surrounded her. She placed her AirPods in her ear before she set off for a run. Ella had recently taken up running, hope it helps clear her mind.  The park was full of people, even though it wasn’t yet mid-morning. People were walking dogs, running or just laying about. Ella rounded the corner when she felt herself crash into someone. She quickly pulled out her AirPod and looked down at the person. “I’m so so sorry.” Ella held a hand out to help them up. “Are you alright?”

@atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

Tony knew he should be paying attention but he was on the phone, texting someone and not paying attention to anything around him. He didn’t know why he was so into the text but he sure regretted it when he felt a body collide with his own, knocking him on his ass. “Yeah, it’s cool.” He told her, letting her help him up. “You good?”

[firefighter-barnes]

Gabriel stretched a little, before he reached down and picked his bag up. He waved to the guys before he left the fire station. He didn’t mind walking home after work, it cleared his mind.  Adjusting his bag a little, Gabriel stepped into a coffee shop and stepped line waiting for his turn.  Gabriel glanced around the place, before he spotted a familiar place in the crowd. Gabriel waved them over, as he stepped forward slightly. “Hey, how are you?”

@atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

Tony heard a voice and looked over to see Gabriel walking towards him. “Oh, hey Gabe. What’s up?” He greeted him before shrugging. “Just enjoying my off day, doing a little much needed shopping. You know, the usual adult shit.” He chuckled. 

[savinglivestony]

monstermaker-ashley‌:

“Uh, I’m sorry, I didn’t notice.” Ash looked around a few times as if were unsure he was actually being spoken to. Upon seeing it, he managed a small smile in an effort to be polite. “Uh…that’s probably for the best, though. She was probably just, you know, doing her thing.” He cleared his throat. “But, uh, I wasn’t looking, so I don’t know.” 

“Yeah, don’t worry. I know the right thing to say and the wrong thing to say. I have been raised by an idiot but I didn’t follow his advice.” He chuckled before nodding at him. “Ah, well. To each their own man. I’m Tony, by the way.”

[savinglivestony]

mcisiebby‌:

maisie wasn’t normally all that worried about other people on the street but his words had snapped up her attention from the book she’d be invested in to the man. her eyes landed on him and she opened her mouth to say something before clamping it shut, shaking her head quickly. “no, i mean…freedom of speech, right?” she spoke, offering him the smallest smile. 

“I forget sometimes that my mouth can get me in some trouble. You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now but I’m apparently hard-headed.” He chuckled softly. “I’m Tony, by the way.”

[savinglivestony]

gxmkos‌:

Giovanni looked over at Tony and shook his head. “I leave you alone for one day. What the hell are you doing to do without me for a couple weeks?” He wasn’t particularly sure what he was going to do not working for a while. Of course he had too much between his boyfriend being in the hospital and moving said boyfriend into his house. Still, it would be weird not working. 

“I wasn’t even doing anything that horrible. I’m pretty sure I’ll burn down the entire city of Atlanta without you being here for a couple weeks.” Tony joked with Giovanni, laughing. “I can’t believe you are leaving me for some long, the nerve, man. The nerve.”

[savinglivestony]

angelicsstringsx‌:

“Oh, yeah.” Angel chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. “I’m not saying anything about you, you are free to look at and think whatever you want. As long as you aren’t harassing her, of course. She’s very beautiful, but she’s not really my type.” He told the other. “You should have tried to get her number, maybe she thinks you were sculpted by God too.”

“Don’t worry, man I go both ways.” Tony winked at the guy. He could tell that Angel was a little shy and he liked those kinds of people. Always made the chase that more interesting and thrilling. “If it is meant to be, I’ll see her again. The universe and the faith thing work in mysterious ways. 

[savinglivestony]

Living a whole new life was a lot easier than Tony would have thought and he was kind of enjoying it. No issues from the past, no people from his past, he could start fresh and be another person. A good person. However, personality doesn’t change in a person even if they change everything else about them. “Damn.” He mumbled, checking a girl out as she walked by and then his eyes moved to another person. “What? I didn’t say it out loud to her and risk her being offended but I can’t help that her ass was sculpted by God.” @atlanta-rpgstarters​

[eric-charmant]

Eric had been working at the museum all day and his body had started to seize up as he sat hunched up over his books. After finishing his work, he headed to the gym and worked out all the tension caused by sitting at a desk. He had just finished and headed outside when he saw someone he recognised, “Hey..” He called and walked over to them. “ I haven’t seen you in while, How’s things?” He asked. “ I’m not going to lie, I just went to the gym and I’m feeling it now.”

@atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

“I try to avoid places like this, but I figured I would give it a go. It’s been said to release stress in a positive way.” Tony figured that working out was better than bashing someone’s skull in, which he noticed was hard to avoid when people piss you off. “I could imagine, man. It looks like you were working hard.”

[doctorhazel]

Surely she could do this. One can’t actually forget how to read for fun, it was just a matter of getting back into the swing of things. Dawn had gone to the library, she’d found the perfect spot at the perfect little coffee shop, and the weather was just the right kind of drizzly. It should have been easy to sink into her book like she had when she was a kid. And yet, here she sat, watching the bustle of the other customers when she should have been focusing. 

And apparently she was obviously watching, since she’d managed to make weird eye contact with someone. “Sorry, I probably look incredibly creepy, I promise I wasn’t staring, just staring off into space.”

@atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

“I wouldn’t be too offended, at least I was being stalked by someone as cute as yourself.” The man smiled at the brunette, tilting his head more in her direction. “That must be some book if it’s got you starin’ into space like that. I get it, when I was younger, I would read a book and I swear it was like i was right alongside them on their mission.”

[noahjefferyd]

Noah had spent most of the last few days held up in his room working to finish up a paper. Towards the end of term things always became crazy, but he had finally reached a point where he could take a break, and he had gotten himself a coffee from a local shop before heading to the park to try to relax, not that he was very good at that. He had been wandering for about half an hour, sipping on the black coffee in his hand when he spotted a familiar face. “Hey! It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, I guess I’ve been a bit of a hermit lately. How are you doing?”

@atlanta-rpgstarters​

[savinglivestony]

Tony knew the feeling of becoming a hermit. He had been laying low most of the time in this city, even though no one truly knew his identity he was still a little nervous that someone from his past could come here and identity him. It was plausible, this was a small world after all. “I’m doing alright, can’t really complain. I guess we’ll have to get you out of that house more often. Even if it’s just to walk to the nearest park, at least it’s something. What about you? Keeping out of trouble?”

[stevenrogered]

Manny Rio trying to be threatening while struggling with his chopsticks