ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ sɪᴛ

They think I'm callous. A low-life hood. I feel so useless. MISUNDERSTOOD

[iinmyheads]

( @spotsandfreckles )

warm hues stayed on the water as she watched everyone swim around. the water brushed against her ankles gently and she let out a small sigh. “isn’t the water gorgeous?” kailani questioned to no one in particular. her gaze then drifted to the person next to her and she gave him a smile. “i could live on the beach if someone let me. like right here,” she motioned to where they were standing with a laugh.

[spotsandfreckles]

“yeah, not the biggest fan.” carlos didn’t hate the water but it only reminded him of the days he would spend staring at it, wishing the barrier would disappear. but the sand was nice and dude enjoy running on it so that’s why he was here, watching as the furry ball of energy ran around.

[spotsandfreckles]

realisticlyspeaking:

Sunny straightened into a more at-ease posture, and walked a slow circle around Carlos, observing his form. She couldn’t deny the surge of pride she felt following Carlos’s compliment. After all, her entire childhood had been dedicated to training and nonstop practice in martial arts and sword fighting. She had worked hard for it. She used to practice, practice, practice. Her form, her technique, until it was almost as easy to her as breathing. “I know, I have a lot of experience under my belt.” she almost smiled, and gave her nod of approval. 

“Your stance is so much better now— you’re doing very well.” In the short time they’d been practicing together, she could see Carlos already beginning to improve. "It’s not perfect— it doesn’t happen overnight but if you keep this up your body will begin to learn it through muscle memory.” 

Carlos relaxed some at her approval before quickly straightening his stance again. When it came to projects outside of technology and science, his focus was hard to keep but he was trying since Sunny was taking the time to help him. “That doesn’t surprise me.” He smiled at her in return.

“Cool --- and thanks.” He nodded to her as he purposely relaxed his stance this time and lowered the sword. “You can bet Jay will be reminding me to practice so that won’t be a problem.” He chuckled, shaking his head. “Hopefully by the next match or at least by the one after that I’ll last longer than a few minutes.”

[spotsandfreckles]

vvcnders:

rosie smiled at carlos listening to him speak, her hand going to pet gently the mutt in the other’s arms. the girl furrowed her eyebrows confused by the question thrown at her “of course i do, carlos! how can you ask that?” she chuckled “dude is in great hands when you have him.” she bent slightly to be at eye level with the dog “right?” she asked with one final pet on his ear.

dude was being surprisingly docile in the moment, sensing carlos’ own mood. “there’s... some people still like to compare me to my mother,” he admitted shamefully. being taunted for being from the isle never bothered him, it was just an inescapable fact and had never defined who he was. it was harder to take that stance when it came cruella. white and black hair. affinity for dogs, albeit in very different ways. the only thing he was missing was her insane mentality which still made him shudder every time he thought about it possibly being genetic. dude barked in response to the question, offering the freckled boy some comfort.

[carlosdevls]

but i’ll get there

[spotsandfreckles]

( @vvcnders ) --- starter for rosie !

Being in the same grade and being the younger sister to one of his favorite teachers had helped Carlos warm up to Rosie faster than he did with most people. That was why he had stopped to talk to her even though all he wanted to do was hide away in his room with Dude. “You... You trust me with Dude, right?” He questioned, glancing down at the furry dog in his arms.

[spotsandfreckles]

realisticlyspeaking:

Sunny pursed her lips and nodded. “I am aware of that. But in Auradon, people don’t care for our old ways of fighting for survival. They care about grace.” She stepped to the side and slid into a fighting stance, positioning her arms in front of her with the sword grasped in both hands. “I didn’t learn ‘fencing’ until we came to Auradon– the swords take a little time getting used to.”  She moved in one fluid motion, releasing one hand from the hilt and folding it behind her back. Balancing the sword with one hand now, she turned to Carlos again.

“My father taught me sword fighting. In my culture, there isn’t a clear system that teaches swordsmanship. Instead, we adapt, mixing it with martial arts. It is meant to be effective. Fencing, on the other hand, is a rich man’s game.” She tilted her head at him and wrinkled her nose. “An Auradon sport for pleasure. With all sorts of dumb rules and bulky padding for protection.”  Twirling her wrist, she thrust her sword forwards before arcing it upwards over her head and bringing it down, catching the hilt halfway with her other hand and steadying the blade in front of her, back to her original position.

Carlos relaxed, realizing that he was being defensive while she was only trying to help him. Even if fencing wasn’t his entire life, he would like to get through a practice without Chad picking apart his stance because it wasn’t as good as the rest of the team’s. “Grace,” he repeated somewhat bitterly. Things had improved a lot since they first arrived but he still felt the deep prejudice in Auradon that couldn’t be done away with by a few proclamations.

His thoughts were distracted when she moved, demonstrating the kind of grace that came only after years of refinement even if the sword itself was a recent addition. “I could do without the padding,” he agreed, tugging at the collar of his uniform. Even the best clothes on the Isle were thin and worn, leaving behind plenty of room to move easily in. The leather of his gloves had never even squeaked because they were plenty broken in by the time he acquired them. The clothes in Auradon were often more restricting, especially when it came to uniforms. Again, all thoughts of the Isle vanished when she showed him another movement and he did his best to follow her example. “You know, you could probably go pro easily,” he remarked as he returned to his original stance, finally getting it correct.

[blvejcsmine]

(¸.• ♛ → “I’m really losing my mind…” The girl muttered to herself, not even caring if someone was near her but the truth was that being here in boreadon was just making her angry. Of course that she wanted to be out of the isle but being here and yes, maybe she does have her ship here but not being able to travel in there was killing her and all the rules were too much for her. No, she wasn’t someone that behaves, at the moment she needed to do some damage, maybe create some chaos or anything.

[spotsandfreckles]

Carlos was hesitant to approach the sea witch. The animosity between them was clear and as guilty as he felt, he knew how unlikely it was that Uma would forgive him or any of the rotten four that easily. “Uma,” he finally called out to her, approaching with careful steps. “What’s wrong?” Besides the obvious was implied.

[spotsandfreckles]

realisticlyspeaking:

“Straighten your back, tilt your chin up a little.” Sunny instructed, strapping on her own gloves. She sighed. “Yes, I’m sure. The idea is that you suck. So we’re gonna make you not-suck. You gotta learn how to protect yourself.” Picking up her own fencing sword, she weighed it in her hand and looked to Carlos. “It’s so much more than just waving some pointy thing around and hoping you hit something.” 

Carlos nodding, moving his body as he was told, feeling the increased strength in his stance even with the minor movements. He frowned at her words, nodding to the general direction of the Isle even though they couldn’t see it. “I’ve learned plenty about how to protect myself.” Anyone that survived the Isle had learned some way to stay safe even if it was just to run. “Right, I know that. I’m just not good at it with these type of swords.”

[spotsandfreckles]

( @realisticlyspeaking ) --- starter for Sunny !

After strapping on his gloves, Carlos gripped his fencing sword in one hand, glancing at Sunny with an uneasy stare. “You sure this is a good idea? I kind of suck.” The freckled boy knew enough to hold his own in the sword fight against Uma’s crew but that was different from sword fighting here in Auradon.

[spotsandfreckles]

kindpuresthearts:

Mal noticed how carlos was speaking and instantly become worried . The purple haired fairy stopped whatever she was doing at the current time . She pats a seat next to her, she was hoping her white haired friend will get her sign. “Yeah sure Carlos whats up?”

Slipping through the doorway, he shut it behind him before taking a seat next to her. He rarely liked to be in close proximity to anyone outside of the core four. “Um... I keep dreaming... about my mother.” Last night had been particularly bad. Even with Evie’s help the dark circles under his eyes were becoming noticeable.

[spotsandfreckles]

this is a little thread tracker, mostly for myself so i can get my mess together but also for anyone to lmk if there’s a thread they want to keep that’s not listed here or one they would like to drop that is. ( this doesn’t include starters made for me AFTER the event, these are all pre-event threads )

X. carlos / mal  - @kindpuresthearts

X. leland / alexandros - @eirnamex

X. luca / nic - @shxthecds

X. anthony / audrey - @ofsvnlightt

X. anthony / harriet - @esotericconundrums

X. anthony / beatrice - @stcrliightt

X. matthew / hayley - @wtchinghours

again, if anyone wants to drop one of these and just plot out the end that’s okay! these are all replies i owe except for the anthony/audrey thread. ( i believe the only threads i dropped are the ones i had on armani bc the activity bar has been a mess lately so i really don’t know tbh )

[spotsandfreckles]

vvcnders:

cordelia let a snort leave her with a shake of her head “i wasn’t saying that you don’t know how to dance just that you might not want with me in particular. please, like i couldn’t keep up.” she placed her hands on her hips before he took her hand “oh okay, kid, settle down.” she chuckled as she followed him to the dance floor “ok show me your moves, carlos.”

carlos rolled his eyes at her words. “the only person i would deny dancing with isn’t here,” he remarked, purposefully failing to mention the person by name. he doubted his mother would ever willfully ask him to dance regardless of the situation. “but call me a kid again and i’ll change my mind,” he quipped as they made their way to the dance floor. the song was slow so there wasn’t much to do as he placed a hand on her waist, taking the lead for the dance.

[spotsandfreckles]

stcrliightt:

her gaze dropped to the pup in his hands and she let out a slight gasp. “aw, he’s so cute!!” she exclaimed, not even wondering why an animal was attending the ball. auradon was different, that was for sure. “may i pet him?” beatrice asked before looking up at carlos. at his comment, her brows raised and she nodded. “that’s very true. however, the only flats i had that would match were lent to my sister ages ago and she always forgets to give them back,” she laughed.

glancing down at dude who seemed content to do whatever, carlos gave a small nod to the girl. “sure.” he knew the little dog liked affection and he didn’t want to deny him that. even if they had been on the isle the only person that posed a threat to animals was his own mother and a small handful of other villains. he suppressed a shudder at the thought of them, forcing himself to look at beatrice once again. “sisters do that, i guess.”

[iinmyheads]

( @spotsandfreckles )

if anyone knew beatrice well enough, they knew how clumsy she could be. after breaking away from tag so she could find some friends or family, she nearly fell over someone. she quickly regained her balance and reached for the other to make sure they wouldn’t fall. a slight laugh left her and she shook her head. “i am so sorry, i’m quite clumsy without heels on so wearing these things are making me much more clumsier,” she apologized. “are you alright?”

[spotsandfreckles]

brushing his fingers through dude’s fur, carlos was grateful that he was allowed to bring dude with him to the dance. he got special permissions since dude was assigned as some sort of comfort animal. it didn’t make much sense to the freckled boy but the dog kept him calm in the crowd, letting him enjoy himself instead of being a miserable wallflower the whole time. “oh, yeah. i’m fine.” he turned, recognizing the girl as one of the tremaine daughters. “flats can look better than heels if they’re the right ones,” he commented absentmindedly.

[lostscvls2]

( @spotsandfreckles​ ) — starter for carlos

cordelia was never someone to oppose some dancing but she could do only so much by herself before it started to look sad. so before the next song came around she looked around the room to find anyone that could make her company, the red head’s eyes came up empty till she saw the boy her lips formed a smirk and she made her way to him “hey carlos.” she greeted “this will get awkward depending on your answer, but would you like to join me in the dance floor? just sway your body side to side and you are golden.”

[spotsandfreckles]

carlos was in the middle of fixing his tie when the other approached him. “i’m offended that you think i don’t know how to dance,” he spoke, glancing up at her as he finished, smoothing out his clothing. “but sure. you better keep up,” he teased as he took her hand and pulled her onto the dance floor.

[spotsandfreckles]

REPLY for a starter !! I really need to do some stuff with this boy so ask for all the starters and lmk if you’d like to plot something out !

[spotsandfreckles]

( @kindpuresthearts ) --- starter for mal !

carlos knocked on the doorway of mal’s and evie’s room, alerting his purple haired friend of his presence before he entered. “hey, mal... can i talk to you about something?” his voice was soft and low, resembling how he used to talk and carry himself on the isle before he had the support of the rotten four.