𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦

[goodtroubledaily]

[solitasantana]

ofwinehouse​:

☥

Talia had always been a presence around the MC since she was younger. Ava had gotten the honor of babysitting her a couple of times, even. The tables had turned and by the end of her stunt with drugs, Talia would babysit her, helping her get home, get fed and try to avoid death at all costs. Unfortunately, she had bigger issues than Talia could help. She followed the petite brunette, waiting as she shook her leg to try to get the blood to drip off. Grabbing the items from her, she nodded, a meek grin on her face. “Thanks,” she said. She hadn’t gotten many congratulations from people and it actually felt good. It felt like she was doing something right for once. “I am. My children deserve better than a drugged out mother. I want to give them what my mother couldn’t,” she told her. They had had many discussion before about drugs and alcohol and being the best version of themselves but this was the first time she was seeing her post rehab. “I appreciate that, Talia. I hope you’re doin’ well, too. Are you still nannying or did you get your PhD?” She inquired. She wondered what had happened in the year she was gone.

☾

“Dab, don’t rub,” the brunette said, in an annoyed tone. She always had an immense nurturing feeling in the back of her mind. She believed it was due to her upbringing. While her mother kept them alive and fed, she was a child emotionally and mentally. Talia felt like she raised her, sometimes. She understood why her mother struggled but enough was enough. As she listened to her, she could feel the emotions spewing from Ava. She felt her remorse. But, was she feeling the consequences of her mental illness? She was known to be open and honest about her struggles but five years later; was there something misdiagnosed? Talia being so close to the finish line of her degree, she was analyzing everything. Was Ava simply a sociopath? “Good for you. Asher and Alexis deserve it. They’re great children and Axel’s gone above and beyond for them,” she said, observing the brunette “I’m almost done with my bachelor’s, and; I’m still nannying full time,” she explained. “It’ll happen,” she assured her. 

[solitasantana]

andythane​:

TALIA SANTANA | solitasantana

“He’s a growin’ boy!” Andy tries to justify with a laugh, throwing his hands up. “Probably goin’ through a growth spurt or somethin’, really. He keeps outgrowin’ all’a his clothes, I wouldn’t be surprised.” He continues, unable to help but laugh at his own words. He knows Talia knows it’s bullshit – Even if he hadn’t realized they were her leftovers (Truthfully, he thought they were Rowans), he had eaten them the night before. “M’gonna be gone tonight, lucky for you.” He shrugs a shoulder, moving to help her clean up the toys. With two more kids around, the amount of toys that ended up thrown around the living room has doubled – More often than not, he’s tripping over Legos or Barbies. “Just leave me some leftovers, alright? Just make sure ya put my name on it.” He teases, throwing a few blocks into the bin. 

The brunette nodded, dropping her handful of toys into a basket. She would still make more than enough for whoever passed through and Andy’s late night left over stealing antics. “You got it, chief,” she told him with a grin on her face. She was lucky to see this side of Andy, many didn’t. Crossing her arms, she leaned against the door frame getting lost in thought and a worried expression came over her face. Stopping herself from over thinking once again, she cleared her throat as she came back into reality. “Want an iced tea? I just made some,” she offered. 

[solitasantana]

scthcartcr​:

TALIA​:

☠

Seth rolls his eyes at the woman’s insinuation. Sure, Seth wanted to have kids someday and maybe he wondered if he could ever care about someone enough to give them that sort of life— but honestly, he doubted it. Seth’s record for not sleeping with other people while interested in someone else is only about six months and that was for Emmeline. She was always the exception to the rules. “You think I’m just gonna up and get married and not fuckin’ invite anyone? Pretty sure half this fuckin’ town would die of fuckin’ shock and I think that might be worth inviting ‘em.” Of course, Talia would be invited too. She could be like a flower girl or something. “My— What?” he asks, squinting at her, shaking his head. “You evaluatin’ me or somethin’ because lemme tell you, I had plenty of that. I don’t need that shit anymore.” Seth was referring to his brief stint in required therapy through the school, leading to him getting the drugs that he sold in the same school and went to juvie for. Needless to say, Seth wasn’t great at therapy.

☾

“Really? I wouldn’t bat an eye, actually,” she told Seth. She would most likely have a freak out but she would never admit that to him. She just never expected the latter from him. One day, he might surprise her though, a lot of people did around here. “Wow,” she reacted, a blank expression on her face as she reacted. “You just made me not want to become a psychologist,” Talia said; her nose scrunching as she continued typing onto her document. “You’re right. You don’t need any of this shit anymore, I’ll just go fuck myself,” she said, scoffing as she shook her head. “Anything fun happenin’ ‘round here soon or do I need to go to Bourbon St. to lay the edge off?” 

[solitasantana]

jeremiahthcne​:

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“Brownies; probably  easier to clean up when they shove their hands into it.” Jer said with a laugh, sliding over the chopped lettuce before going behind them to steal a coke from the fridge. “Nah, when you got my job you don’t get a lot of…time off from it.” Maybe they’d go to the lake house. Maybe not. Jer didn’t really know how that would work with Otto hanging off Reina’s arm all of a sudden. The memory of Rowan promising Reina wouldn’t be invited to Christmas back at the patch over party dancing through his mind. Anyways. “Listen, good is always the goal around here,” Jer said, leaning against the fridge and watching her. “You have my number if that changes.” Talia was important to the family, so Jer would be there to keep an eye on her if she needed it. “Vacation huh? Where you runnin’ off to?”

☾

Talia nodded, a smile on her face as he spoke to her. For someone who grew up without a father, she never grew up feeling afraid. At times, she would be for her mother but the guys in the club always reminded her of their protection and security. “Trust me, you’d be one of the first one’s I’d call,” she said to him, finishing the salad and placing it on the end of the table. As she pulled out brownie materials, she pictured herself on a beach but that was as far as she’d get– imagining. “Nowhere. I say it to manifest it happening one day, hopefully,” Talia informed him with a chuckle. “Wouldn’t it be nice to just be in Cancun on the beach with a spicy watermelon margarita in your hand?”

[solitasantana]

cainethompson​:

TALIA​:

Δ

Honestly, Caine being a mock-father figure for AJ, Rhett, and Iris, had been his favorite thing about Olympus, considering his relationship blew up in his face. He’d been having them at his place pretty often, of course, not as much as they were with Rowan and Andy, considering he was only one person and of course, didn’t have Talia on speed dial. “I’ve been keeping them at my place,” he mentions. “But thankfully, they’re pretty good at calling someone to come pick them up when they are sick of me,” he chuckles, lightly. Iris rarely got sick of him but Reina was always bound to come around with a harsh glare on her face asking why her kids were at his place. Caine smiles at Benny, waving at the little guy, who’s always been shy and quiet but Caine can usually get a wave in there. “I’m not worried about it. Work will be there. Benny doesn’t always want to acknowledge I’m alive over here. — But I’m fine,” he explains to her. “Just different situation now.”

☾

Talia nodded, putting another blueberry in Benny’s grip. “Oh, alright, cool. Sometimes I miss Rhett calling me pretty too many times a day,” she told Caine, a chuckle escaping her. Reina’s kids were something else but luckily, they all had a friendly relationship despite the boys crushes on Talia. She wondered the subliminal messages he was sending but poking and prodding wasn’t something Talia did. She understood the need for privacy around Olympus. “Well– I hope everything’s well and that you’re happy,” she said to him with a genuine smile on her face. “On behalf of me and Benny, of course,” Talia patted Benny on the back as they touched foreheads. “If you ever need to get rid of AJ and Rhett, you know where I am.”

[solitasantana]

chrmxiing​:

𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐃    𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑     :          𝐀.    𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖    𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓      𝐓.     𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐀·

he watches as the twins Interact with andys kids babbling about god knows what . ❝  thank aubrey for that , she’s been really good with them . spoils them rotten , every time she sees them but they love her . ❞  he knows that at the end of the day no ones going to love his kids more than aubrey does . ❝ seems like even with thousands of miles apart you and bree any seem to stay away from each other .  ❞ he tells the brunette ❝ but yeah , avas back and she’s seen the twins a couple of times . even invites us to dinner the other day, even aubrey went . ❞ 

☾

“Aubrey does that with everybody,” she said, a little laugh accompanying that statement. It was true, Aubrey was always more than generous with not only Talia but anyone they came across. Her finances were always in tip-top shape. Something that inspired Talia to always have her savings and credit card’s in line. “Well how could we not? We basically grew up together. We knew each other before we had boobs, Ax,” she laughed, handing a toy over to Asher. “Oh, that sounds like it’s going great. I’m happy for you. Do you think... it’ll last?” She asked him worriedly. 

[solitasantana]

ysmnetran​:

santana, talia​:

…

THE dancer was done her shift and ready to have a few drinks before she could head back home. She’d vaguely noted Talia in the corner working, which felt like an odd place to do so so, but she didn’t think twice about it beyond that. When she rounded the bar and didn’t see the young brunette, Yas figured that she may have missed her. At least until she heard her name. “On the house? I can’t give you drinks but if you’re offering them to me then I’m more than happy to take them from you.” Seth would kill her if she took free booze apart from a few glasses the bartender would give them. “You can try flirting with tommy. He’s the weak one.”

☾

Talia’s tongue clicked against the roof of her mouth as she brunette denied her shot. She didn’t blame her but she didn’t think she’d actually say no. Was Seth really that tight with the milliliters? “Oh, c’mon,” she said and shrugged. “Whatever. Maybe it’s a sign I don’t need ‘em, the delicious shots of tequila. I’m only here for my charger anyways,” she told her and began stepping away from the bar. “You headin’ out for the night?” She asked her. 

[solitasantana]

maggie--fowler​:

Maggie had originally moved to Olympus at the urging of Talia, her cousin, as well as wanted a fresh start. It made a lot of sense for her to move somewhere that was across country that she actually had a connection. Moving somewhere that no one knew her would have been hard and she was so thankful for her family. 

She hugged Talia tight, holding the girl close and then letting her go to get the food from the oven. “Oh! It smells great. How are you by the way. I feel like we’ve both been so busy lately.”

☾

Talia rushed over to her oven, placing the mitts on her hands and bringing out the tray of sizzling taquitos as she laid it on her counter top to cool off. “You want something to drink? Water? Wine?” She asked her, grabbing plates from her cabinets and handing one. Talia was an exceptional host even if she didn’t mean to be entertaining for the night. It was something about being nurturing that brought out that side of her. Or she was just plain controlling. “I’ve been good, I’ve been okay,” she said, her tone higher than usual. “It’s been busy around here. And– I need to get my dad’s death certificate,” she said, finally dropping the bomb on her. 

[solitasantana]

breemorrow​:

♡  .  ❛     𝐀.     𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖     &.          𝐓.      𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐀    ❜  .  ♡··

dragon fruit refresher between her hands as she hears her best friend out ❝ believe me , I was the first one to tell her . what shocked me the most was that the other day , we had lunch at her house and she hadn’t even mentioned to axel that I threatened her , which means that maybe she’s actually trying not to be messy . ❞ she shrugs her shoulders as she sips on the pink / purple drink in her hand ❝ but enough about my messy family , how’s the babysitting going ? I saw benny the other day and i died , the kids are so adorable . ❞

☾

“Maybe that’s a good sign. She’s probably just tryna’ move forward but… she can’t blame us for being concerned. Last time I heard of her, we didn’t know if she or the babies were goin’ to make it. That was shitty...” Talia added, shaking her head. She was worried starting when she had heard through the grapevine that Axel and Ava were dating. She just knew it wasn’t bound to end well. They both had their own troubles and everyone knows how that ends. “Babysitting? Please bitch, that would mean I would get a break. I’m a full time nanny when I’m not a part time student and daughter helping my mom divorce John,” she groaned. She had been struggling to finish her degree even though she wanted it. Other things just made her happier rather than debating a lab paper with a professor. “I know– they’re getting so frickin’ big. It’s good, though, y’know, the same old. How about you? Have you opened your office yet?” She inquired. 

[solitasantana]

closed starter: @aimesllyaa

She couldn’t believe her mother and her recent antics. She knew the life she pictured was not the one they had now. At one point, Sol believed she would be okay in life. Her baby’s father stepped up, despite the age gap and familial judgment. He gave her a loving five years on this Earth with Talia until he died a war hero like he was always going to. Her mother had recently dropped the bomb on her that she needed to get her previous elopement dissolved for her newest divorce proceedings– what a surprise. It all started with her father’s death certificate, something Talia dreaded seeing but her mother begged her to do it. She couldn’t get to New York right now, so she decided to visit the Sheriff’s department for any guidance. She saw him from afar, a bitter taste in her mouth as she waited behind the glass window. Tapping to get his attention, she waved, “Aiden!” She whispered loudly over the crowd. 

[solitasantana]

logan-adama​:

***

Logan did his best to stifle his laugh at how quickly her demeanor changed but he was used to that. Not many people assumed him to be a baker of all things, sometimes he could hardly believe it himself. The way things were working out for him made him..terrified. He was just waiting for the next worse thing to come around the corner. “Talia Santana,” he repeated and tapped the side of his head before taking her hand. “Logan,” he told her, not one to usually include his last name, if only because he liked for people to know the least about him. “Pleasure is all mine and right this way, now I really hope it;’s worth it,” he admitted, only slightly nervous as he led her over, introducing her to one of his colleagues before he sliced a large piece of the bread for Talia before he took a seat back behind the table. “So..what do we think? Be honest, too sweet? Not sweet enough?”

☾

Talia’s eyes roamed the table in front of her, the aromatic smells making her sweeth tooth budge through. She was mesmerized by all of the options, taking the piece of bread from him as she took a big bite out of it. Her eyes rolled back with satisfaction and she shook her head, eating the rest of the bread. “No, no, it’s perfect,” she said to him with a mouthful.

Finishing the piece in her mouth, she gave him a thumbs up. “That was great. Can I get a whole loaf ‘round here?” She inquired. She actually wanted to buy a couple of loaves for herself and others.

[solitasantana]

izzyrojas​:

@solitasantana​

Leaving group and coming to the Dive seemed counterintuitive to some but for Izzy, it’s just what she needs right now. She was still finding comfort in drinking her water at the bar, acting like it was vodka and wishing it made her feel like vodka did. Of course, she’s resisting and has for the past few months now, keeping herself in check. She couldn’t lose control again. So instead, she taps manicured nails to the bar top, distracting herself with the nearest poor soul. “Okay, so I totally just saw that guy hit on that other girl while his girlfriend wasn’t there. Do we like tell her or do we think his ass will get caught tonight?” she asks, raising an eyebrow at Talia.

☾

As the day went on after failing her latest psychology exam, she needed a drink. She didn’t know where to start with her academics but that was the last thing on her mind right now. She slid into the bar stool, ordering her regular drink– a tequila sunrise. It hit the spot at all times. Looking over at Izzy, she nodded her head, “No way. Let’s fuckin’ tell ‘er,” she agreed with a mischievous look on her face. Truthfully, the liquor had gotten to her system since she had 3 drinks prior. “Hey, girl!” She said over the music. “Your man is a bum. Leave him!” She said, “But, now, explain to her why as I get another drink,” she nudged Izzy’s elbow, sipping the remainder of her tequila. 

[solitasantana]

closed starter: @mataapollo

She had an hour to get work done. Wanting to escape from the same four walls she was usually trapped in, she decided to walk to a cafe she could work from. Her headphones in, sunglasses on and an iced cold brew in her grip, she stopped at the shiny display calling her attention. ‘Amata’s Palace…’ she murmured, as she approached the glass. ‘Oh…’ she said, realizing who it belonged to. Seeing the long blonde mane from behind the glass, she tapped on it with a smile. “Hey!” She said, trying to get her attention. “I didn’t know you had a small business here,” she said from outside. 

[solitasantana]

closed starter: @ysmnetran

She was almost done with her lab when her computer shut off. She threw her arms in the air, checking the time as she looked around for her charger. Of course, she had left it in Seth’s office from the other night she was working on her assignment there. She sighed, picking up her bag and making her way over to The Dive. The blaring music and sound of cigarettes was something she didn’t need temptation from when she entered. Doing her best to maneuver through the crowd into his office, she yanked the charger before she ran into him and cock-blocked him again. Making her way out, she spotted the brunette by the bar and a smirk appeared on her lips. “Hey Yas!” She greeted her. “Shots on the house?” A harmonic tone spilling from her.

[solitasantana]

closed starter: @rothane

She looked forward to the sun setting recently, mostly because it meant every child she was responsible for would be tucked away in bed. Talia loved children but to say they weren’t exhausting would be a lie. As she turned off the lights around the Thane household, she picked up random toys trailing into the living room, a small gasp erupting from her as she ran into the blonde. “You scared me,” she said, a hand over her heart beating quickly. “When’d you get in? I have dinner for you and Andy in the fridge,” she pointed towards the kitchen. Dropping the toys in a basket, she tilted her head to look at Rowan. “You okay? Want me to get you some tea or somethin’?” She asked her. She truly did care about Rowan and her well-being after everything that had happened. 

[solitasantana]

closed starter: @cainethompson

She sat on the blanket by the park with Benny as the others skipped and ran around. Talia's attention landed on Caine across the grass, sitting on a bench. She hadn’t seen him in a while, and he hadn’t dropped off AJ, Rhett or Iris lately. She was nosey, she would never deny that. A part of her didn’t want to approach him since he looked busy at work but it was a public park and she did as she damn pleased. Handing Benny a blueberry, she picked him up and strolled over towards Caine. “Hey,” she said with a warm smile. “Where ya’ been? I haven’t seen you in a while,” she continued. While she didn’t know him personally, she had had enough interactions to know he was a good one. “Oh– oops, you workin’? Benny wanted to say hi,” she said, grabbing the boy’s hand and waving it as he giggled along.