vancouver is a big enough city to never set step in somewhere if you never want to and charlotte is quickly reminded as to why she never wanted to step foot inside tremblay’s quakes –though perhaps she had not expected to see the owner’s daughter behind the counter all these years later. lips press into a thin line, a deep steadying breath taken as she steps forward, resisting the urge to dig back at the woman. her relationship with rory has always been tumultuous to say the least —it’s understandably a LITTLE difficult to love the person who was your replacement ( prettier, more outspoken, a better SISTER than charlotte could ever be apparently ). “ there’s no such thing as christmas in july, ” says charlotte finally in a quiet voice, peering through the glass at prettily decorated pastries.
she lets out a laugh — a literal , throw your head back , kind of laugh and rory’s brows draw together in confusion right after . ❝ what the hell — you’re FUNNY ? ❞ she questions , tone incredulous . arms fold across her chest and rory tilts her head curiously at the girl . ❝ man , i always thought you were like , i dunno , DEAD INSIDE or something . i mean , ❞ she shrugs , ❝ wouldn’t be your fault at all and i don’t blame you if you were but .. wow , maybe you’re not so BAD . ❞ she shifts , elbows now resting on top of the glass casing and her chin sitting in the heels of her hands — her mother would lose her SHIT if she saw her like this , but eh , that’s never stopped her before . ❝ soooo what have you been up to , lil madden ? ❞ rory inquires with a quirk of her brow .
❝ jesus — ! are you TRYING to break my wrists ?? ❞ rory glances over her shoulder to shoot the cop a dirty look and in turn , he gives her a steely glare — his grip only tightening on her arm . restraining herself from sticking out her tongue , rory huffs and plops herself down on the nearest bench . ❝ don’t i get a phone call or something ? ❞ brows rise as she juts her neck out in a questioning gesture , ❝ you can’t trick me , PAL . i’ve seen law & order like , a BAJILLION times and — ❞ the brunette stops mid-sentence when she catches sight of a familiar face . eyes narrowing , she stands to get a better look and — oh , she cannot believe her LUCK today . ❝ oh my god — bobby ?? bobby summers !! ❞ rory’s pout had widened into a grin and she lets out an amused scoff , hands wrapping around the bars of the jail cell . ❝ hey , it’s me , rory tremblay ! we had sex in high school , remember ?? ❞
there was something quaint about a diner . it reminded him of when he was young & his family attempted to be , well , a family . looking at the figure across from him his eyes quickly busied themselves with fixing his coffee —- half packet of sugar , half creamer . ❝ sorry , does this place not meet your , ugh , expectations . ❞ stirring his coffee his vision settled on his guest , ❝ this is as american as canada gets , now excuse me while i order an apple pie with cheddar cheese . ❞
❝ an apple pie with cheddar cheese ? ❞ the brunette repeats incredulously , lips twisting into a frown . ❝ are you — like , SENILE , or something ? why would you ruin something as perfect as apple pie with fucking cheese ?? ❞ her brows rise along with her pointer finger , ❝ the only dairy that should go anywhere near an apple pie is vanilla bean ice cream . that’s IT . ❞
❝ heeey , welcome to tremblay’s quakes , what can i — ❞ monotone voice and CLEARLY rehearsed words suddenly stop at the sight of a familiar brunette and rory’s head cocks as her lips slowly pull into a bemused smile . ❝ well , well , look who it is , ❞ brown hues give her a quick glance over — there’s not much of a difference , just a less FRESH version of her teenage self . but she supposed that was a given for everyone who aged . damn those vampires . ❝ are the madden’s having some sort of fucked up family reunion or something ? the HUNGER GAMES version , maybe ?? ❞
rory wasn’t really the early bird type — she was actually more of the , scrambling in , thirty minutes late , hair unbrushed type . but in a fashionable manner of course . or at least , she liked to think . but this little date in particular , she wanted to see this one through , from beginning to end . with lips pursed and her fingers wrapped around a glass of sangria , she raised an eyebrow at the older girl’s arrival — essentially a stranger to her now but was once one of the few people rory felt she could really rely on . gross . ❝ alright , ❞ she sighed , shifting in her seat , ❝ let’s get this over with so we can get to the fun part where i throw my DRINK in your FACE . i hope you like sangrias . ❞
Stanley Park was a regular hangout for Chase and his tribe of hippie artists. The large amount of open space made it a prime location for the process of creation, especially for performance pieces, such as the one they were working on now. As the actors rehearsed their scene, Chase stood off the side, painting the scene before him on a canvas, whilst observing, and yelling out directions every so often, a satisfied smile resting on his face all the while. Feeling someone tap him on the shoulder, Chase turned to face them, but at the same moment, heard his cue line being spoken from where the actors were rehearsing. “Sorry; that’s my cue! I’ll be right back!” He said, as he threw down his paint brush and rushed over to the space, stepping into it not as Chase, but as the character of Oberon. Once the scene was done, he returned to the person who had tapped him on the shoulder, an apologetic grin on his face. “Sorry again ‘bout that. We’re just in the middle of rehearsing a play right now. It’s Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream ” He explained with a nod small shrug of his shoulders “But anyways, what did you need?” He asked.
for someone who was so damn impatient , rory waited pretty freaking patiently for the guy . though her arms were crossed and her foot was tapping repeatedly against the concrete ... okay , well , at least she was quiet , he should be grateful — she could easily make quite the RACKET if she really wanted to .
at his return , brows rose expectantly , ❝ finally , ❞ she retorted . her tone dripped with annoyance but the edges of her lips tugged upwards in a COY smile . coy smile shifted into a full blown grin and rory brought her hands behind her back , fingers wrapping around her wrist . ❝ midsummer’s night dream huh ? ❞ she tiled her head innocuously , ❝ y’know , i do a PRETTY GOOD titania . so i guess it’s more about what you need , hm ? whaddaya say ? ❞ the brunette raised her eyebrows at him once again , but this time the gesture was much more playful than the previous one .
her manicured fingers hesitated with the white wire , not quite ready to emerge from the world of song that they created . but the subtle sounds of a baby , her baby , gargled was ultimately recognized as a top priority . hermione removed her headphones , but even then the lyrics of her favorite song ran though her ears . ‘ nothing can get BETTER than this ’ hermione wasn’t sure if that was true for her quite yet . still , it was pretty close . the baby , hermione found , had taken a liking to the park and all it’s wonders . her small caught a blur of bright green leaves and the small creatures that lived in them . it was endearing . maybe nothing did get better than this .
with that thought , hermione caught sight of another person . whether she knew them or not hermione wasn’t QUITE sure yet , not until they got a little closer, but still her outgoing nature and maternal urge to show everyone her baby engulfed them entirely . “ hey ! ” she shouted before hushing herself for the sake of the child . “ hi ! oh ! you look familiar . ”
she had told her mom she was just going to go out for a minute to grab some lunch , despite already having taken her break , then a minute turned into twenty and now she somehow ended up at the park . ❝ hm ? ❞ rory turned to the girl at the nearby bench , brows raised . she thought she heard someone calling her but figured that was just her phone ringing for the sixth time now . ❝ oh — i doubt it . everything i’ve been in sucks ASS , but .. ❞ she raised her chin a little to take a better look at the small lump she was with , confirming her suspicions . ❝ cute baby , i think . can’t really see — yours ? ❞
‘ hey, come back here! ’ elene shouts after the dog; sitting patiently at her side one moment, and gone the next. the visibly excited german shepherd had taken off down the road, bounding towards an unsuspecting passerby. and though she knew very well that she was utterly harmless — her rather intimidating size indicated otherwise to those not already acquainted with her antics. ‘ she’s friendly, i promise! ’ she calls out, breathless as she attempts to catch up.
❝ oh , shit — ! ❞ she swore she heard her arm being ripped OUT of its socket , or maybe it was the leash ... either way , what the fuck . ❝ginny ! billy ! ❞ the brunette called out , pushing herself up and off the hot asphalt . ❝ jesus ... ❞she muttered , picking her bike back up and dusting off slightly scratched up knees . squinting , rory turned in the direction her dogs bounded after , finding their source of excitement to be a very LARGE german shepherd . of fucking course .
❝ ugh , sorry , ❞ she sighed to the other after finally catching up . hopping off the bike , she picked their leashes back up and directed a harsh glare at the pug & australian shepherd , ❝ they’re idiots . this ONE — ❞ she gave billy’s ( the pug ) leash a soft tug , ❝ — can’t even run right . ❞
alright , third & final muse ... thank god . remind me why i do this to myself again .. ok whatever , it’s three am i don’t have the energy to write smth clever or charming so .. this is her stats page and this is her wc tag . she’s .. a new muse too like elijah so ! this intro is going to be just as awful ! consistency is key , amirite ladies ...
* alicia vikander , twenty nine , cisfemale — hey , have you seen mallory ‘rory’ tremblay anywhere ? i’m hearing honey by kehlani so she must be around here somewhere . hm , maybe they’re at home in east vancouver or at work . they’re a struggling actress , y’know . people also call them the icarian ‘cause they can be pretty reckless & candid . but others say they’re also jovial & carefree , so i guess it balances out .
alright so i literally ..... have no clue what i’m doing with rory , i have a general idea n i just love alicia sm , that’s enough right ? love conquers all ...
background
— another city kid .. i’m starting to think that’s just me being lazy but , let’s roll with it ! so rory never knew her dad , he left before she was even born . her older brother’s pretty emo about it but he kinda tries to keep it away from rory . she thinks it’s her fault .. sad
— ever since she was young , rory kinda had ........... attention seeking problems . like her home was just so hectic , so many kids cause her mom went through like three marriages .. :// so rory kinda had to fight for her mom’s attention y’know
— that’s probably why she was drawn to acting honestly dnjknsdms she’s been doing it since like .. elementary school plays , all the way up to high school and then after , she went to university as a theatre major . can someone say nerd ..
— anyways , things have been rough .. her biggest break was probably guest starring on law & order for like 3 episodes but since then things have be reAL DRY
— so that’s why she works part time at her mom’s bakery . rory hates pity and also has 0 clue on how to deal w her issues so she tells people that she’s just helping her out
— idk rory kinda weird like she comes off pretty arrogant , selfish , and optimistic about herself / future , like to the point of deniability but she’s also ... emotionally detached and cynical about people , not v trusting . i smell daddy issues :/
connections
— it’s really easy to not like rory , she’s brutally honest and pretty self-centered but she’s also v charming and spontaneous so she has tons of friends but they’re all v surface level , y’know ?? so gimme people who hate her , or friends who secretly hate her , or friends who only like her cause she’s fun and does dumb shit !
— roommates ! crappy apartment in east vancouver , anyone ?
— siblings ! half ! step ! she’s got ‘em all so it literally does not matter . they could even be from her dad’s side , how whack is that ??
— she’s reckless af so hookups ! exes ! all these relationships probably sucked tho or ended poorly cause .... rory ruins everything rip
— coworkes ! anyone wanna work at the bakery with her ?? or maybe some regular customers ??
— frenemies , give me tht funny and annoying banter . let a binch release her poorly suppressed anger .
— theatre friends ? uh is that a thing or .. do i sound like a dumbass rn .. just someone that shares her passion n stuff !
— a good influence , a parental figure ... pls ... she needs it
— this is UGLI but someone who kinda thinks lowly of her , think shes shallow , dumb and i mean she is but listen .. her attention span is just like .. nonexistent ok
— if u want ur muse to suffer ... let ‘em have an unrequited or secret crush on rory ... she can be mean to them , it’ll be cute !
— ok i know i said daddy issues but she prolly got mommy issues too , her mom was a wreck , emotionally unavailable ..... apple doesnt fall far from the tree ig ..... SO some older muses that rory can grow an unhealthy attachment to ? depend on ? become infatuated w ? or all the above ? pls !
— anything else ! if you have any other ideas or maybe we shld just surprise ourselves and completely do it chem based , that’s cool too ! i’m literally down for anything !!
okay i ended up hating rory at the end of this intro that’s lit but if u miraculously still wanna plot ... pls give me anything and everything !!!!!
