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Frankie Vives Take a picture.

[iris-sharp]

the gallery event was in full swing and it was fine. if it were anyone else hosting, iris would be less resistant to it's assault on the senses but this was jamie park's event. no matter, iris was here for her boss, rebecca ravenwood (and her family by extension).

if she was asked, she wasn't sure what anyone saw in the whole thing. the event was tacky in her eyes. one lavish stomach churning detail after another, iris walked through the event to check in with the ravenwoods, her face making no effort to hide how unimpressed she was by the spectacle.

"so ugly"

@tfrstarters

[starring-frankie]

frankie had been staring up at this one painting and feeling like maybe he was getting it. maybe. he had listened to jamie speak so eloquently about one of the collections she'd curated and it had been captivating, it had. but now frankie was wondering if he'd just been captivated by her. 'i don't get it' he thought at the same time he heard her voice say 'so ugly'.

he turned, almost laughing at the comment. "running to put out a fire, iris?"

[itsoliviaburke]

the vanderbilt gallery was a thing of beauty and jamie park had somehow managed to make it grander and more beautiful than before. olivia had spent some time chatting with guests and catching up with her fellow actors before she decided it was enough and she snuck out back to steal a moment of peace to herself - mainly to have a smoke, but still, a moment of peace.

@tfrstarters

[starring-frankie]

"then tell them 'no comment'. no, i'm not--- sorry, i just don't want to keep putting her through all this bullshit. no, i'm... yeah, that's fine. you can book it. thank you-," he added quickly, hearing the call click off. frankie let out a sigh, running a hand through his hair in frustration. it was then he realised that he wasn't strictly alone out here. "olivia? i- you didn't hear any of that, right?"

[offcampusdaily]

OFF CAMPUS

S01E03 - The Orgasm

[sienna-haven]

@s-cottietakeda @starring-frankie

[starring-frankie]

While Frankie's publicist continued to push the idea of booking a photoshoot with Frankie, Sienna and Beth - 'the perfect way to shift the narrative' - he had been avoiding her. Sienna, not his publicist. She was giving him some grace but he doubted he could avoid addressing the rumours forever. The longer you left them, the sharper their teeth got. Frankie still saw Sienna all the time at work, though. They had a lot more scene together now but he'd been making excuse after excuse to dip after the director called 'cut'.

Of course she was going to be at Jamie's party. And he couldn't keep avoiding her. He didn't even really want to avoid her, it was just easier. Well, less complicated. Swallowing back his nerves and squashing whatever feeling was grabbing hold of his chest, Frankie made his way over. "Hey... Jamie really knows how to throw together a, uh, soiree, right?" @sienna-haven

[itsingridmontesmahdavi]

when your boss is hosting a get together at a vanderbilt art gallery, you make sure that you make an effort to dress up. especially if said boss is fashionable jamie park. ingrid breezed though the gallery, phone in hand while she made sure that all details were to exactly what jamie had expressed in her vision.

"no, ms park wanted the thin stem glasses, we're not serving wine in those clunky wine goblets. thin stems only, please. and the cheese and horderves should be on constant rotation" she instructed, receiving a nod from the event organiser before they rushed off. ingrid turned to the nearest tray and picked up a glass of wine to take the edge off when she noticed someone looking over.

"ugh, you caught me...how are you? are you enjoying the gallery?"

@tfrstarters

[starring-frankie]

"ah, don't worry about it. you've gotta take your breaks whenever and wherever you can get them. i'm doing great, thank you. really excited to be here, we haven't really had a chance to spend much time with jamie outside of set and press events. she's really put something together here," frankie smiled. he could feel himself getting smarter just by standing in the room and one of these days, he was really going to actually enjoy wine. like, let it breathe and shit. and maybe he'd even be brave enough to try some of the more, uh, aged cheeses.

"how are you doing though, ingrid? busy as always?"

[b-lytheelswood]

Blythe hadn't been back in the city since her disastrous non-wedding day, needing time to process her disappointment and realign her future plans. While her heart remained intact, her ego had taken a beating, but she was happy to let the Upper East Side elite believe that she was devastated to lose Roman.

Eyes had been on her the second she had walked through the doors of Peter Vanderbilt's art gallery–sans invitation–and she could have revelled in that feeling forever. "Hey, be a dear and pass me a drink from that tray behind you."

@tfrstarters

[starring-frankie]

Frankie secretly yet religiously had read every member of the 'brat pack's' Wikipedia page. There was a lot under Roman Ravenwood's 'controversy' section, one of the most recent posts being leaving the #1 Realtor in the country at the alter. Frankie squashed all that gossip quickly when he recognised her and reached for the champagne flute as asked.

"No problem," he smiled. "I think there might be a rumour going around that you've gatecrashed this evening, you know? Don't worry though, your secret's safe with me."

[itsroniravenwood]

roni wasn't an art lover by any means, and she couldn't tell you a painter from a poet but she appreciated pretty things like paintings, handbags, jewllery...people "that one's pretty" she announced to the person she was talking with, pointing to one of the waiters

@tfrstarters

[starring-frankie]

frankie let out an unexpected laugh at veronica's announcement, shaking his head with a grin. there was an undeniable confidence to her and he felt you could tell she was a ravenwood. there was an aura. "well, this is supposed to be where they keep all the art so... makes sense."

[romanravenwood]

not a man that enjoyed much social interaction outside of work, roman sat in a coffee shop reading the morning news and working on the daily crossword from the new york times before he would start reading his pile of scripts his agent had passed to him. hearing server bringing over his coffee he sat back in nodded in thanks.

"hey, thanks. if you keep those coffees coming when you see my mug empty that would be appreciated"

@tfrstarters

[starring-frankie]

frankie was just about to head out with his green juice when he saw roman ravenwood surrounded by scripts. he still couldn't believe that this was his real life, you know? working with jamie, johnny, rebecca and diana had been beyond anything frankie could have imagined. and now they had roman ravenwood on board! it was beyond awesome. frankie hesitated before deciding to head over and say hi, reminding himself not to accidentally bring up the johnny rojas posters on his childhood bedroom walls.

"hey, mr ravenwood - how're you doing? i just wanted to say welcome again to the show and i'm really looking forward to seeing you work."

[sienna-haven]

Sienna may have lingered for longer than she should have. She had kissed a lot of costars over the years. Hell, she had been kissing Scottie for almost a whole year. None of those had ever felt real like it was with Frankie. But it wasn't real; that was Diego and Tori kissing as star-crossed lovers. In the real world, Frankie had a girlfriend, and she wouldn't cross that line. Right?

She nodded her head as he broke out of the haze. "Yes, it is, we are going to break the internet." His face was hard to read, but she was still kind of lost in the kiss. "Yeah, I will see you on set. Thanks for practicing." She shook her head; she didn't know why she had said that.

[starring-frankie]

-fin-

[s-cottietakeda]

Had it been anyone else, Scottie might have been polite and apologised, being sure to make a fuss over whoever he had bumped into. You never knew when you might say the wrong thing to a reporter or an adoring fan that suddenly won't look at you the same again, and he would never risk his reputation like that.

Before he could say a word, his open mouth curved into a smirk, some teeth even showing at the realisation that he had been staring up at a FNB poster. "Can't really hold it against you, Frankie-boy. Having me on a billboard should be considered a traffic hazard."

[starring-frankie]

"You should be considered a hazard in general," Frankie huffed as the undeniably grating voice of Scottie Takeda hurtled his way. Sometimes Frankie sincerely thought the universe was fucking with him, you know? It was bad enough that he had to see the guy all day, every day at work but not even the sidewalk was safe. Not even the billboards.

"Actually-," Frankie started before moving closer to Scottie. He then held his hand out in front of Scottie's face so when he looked at the billboard now, Frankie's hand was covering Scottie/William. "I think that's a major improvement."

[juliettevanderbilt]

"I mean, the lawyers are a little more fun than the politicians. The ones that are both are a lot." Juliette's family was generations of lawyers, politicians, or socialites. Not normal for most people, but it was for them. "They are pretty great. It's kind of weird, I mean, people have always kind of worshipped me, but the fame is a different monster. I will hold onto that at least until you win your first Oscar." She smiled at him. "Staying busy, yeah, college is fun. Law school keeps me busy. Always on the move. What about you? I feel like the show has gotten even bigger after the premiere. Every week it's a new thing for you guys."

[starring-frankie]

"Wow. You guys don't argue, do you? Sounds like it'd be a nightmare," he teased. Frankie had been working a lot on dropping his whole 'famous asshole' routine the past couple of years. But when he heard Juliette talk about her family - her life - so casually, it felt like a reminder that he didn't belong. That he was just playing pretend in this crowd and sooner or later, they were going to sniff him out. He promptly pushed those thoughts away. He chuckled at her comment about always being worshiped, a grin breaking out on his face. "Yeah, nothing quite prepares you for it. I'll remember to give you a shout out during my acceptance speech. I'll bet. I actually dropped out of college when everything really started to take off so... very impressive you're juggling it all." Frankie was always happy to talk about the show and its growing success. "It really has. I think it's the most fun I've had yet and it gets more and more challenging every day. Which you maybe wouldn't think from the premise, but it's pretty awesome all around."

[bethlevesque]

"If they're smart, they won't be a William fan." Though she knew he had a lot of fans, she had seen the comments, but she was biased. Diego was better, but she had no reason to pick Diego in the little competition. She doubted that would even look well, Frankie's own girlfriend shooting for Scottie's character. Well it was only a matter of how Tori took it. "I think that might be our new thing." The last time was when they had snuck away to the roof and popped champagne. Regardless of how their arrangement was, she had found someone who had made these events memorable. Of course she wasn't running at the opportunity to come but she was no longer dreading these things. She nodded, pulling her hand from his to open up her purse. Her fingers rummage through her purse as she continued to speak, "Of course I got you a gift, you're my boyfriend. It's also just really a thank you gift. I got you a watch." Finally grasping the box, she pulled it out, hesitantly giving it to him.

[starring-frankie]

"That's my girl," Frankie chuckled. He knew that Beth wasn't really into the show but she'd committed to doing her research (read: got an entire recap of the show from Sam Watts). The fact she was 'Team Diego' was a given even if it did still make him smile. "I think you're right. Me, you and a bottle of champagne against the world. All we need is a view and we're good to go, right?" So much of their relationship was for public consumption - that was the point, he knew that - it made the quiet moments even more special. His brow furrowed as she rummaged through her purse before his expression softened. Beth kept talking and all Frankie could do was look at her so fondly. The box was in his hands and he felt a flutter in his chest. Looking over at her, he was about to say something when instead, he leaned over and kissed her. Frankie had kissed Beth plenty of times now, before. But this felt different. It wasn't rehearsed, it wasn't for anyone even if they were surrounded by prying eyes. When he pulled back, he suddenly felt nervous and quickly turned his attention back to the watch. Taking it out the box, he found himself grinning as he went to put it on right away. "I love it, Beth. Thank you. And I, uh, do have something for you that wasn't just the flowers and chocolates. I'm waiting for a call to say it's arrived."

[sienna-haven]

Sienna was looking forward to the summer; she knew she had some things lined up, but at least she wouldn't be in school. Another part of her was sad. Not seeing Frankie, Scottie, and Jamie every day would be a weird adjustment. "I have been reading some scripts, and they want me to do at least one movie, maybe two. I would watch that movie any day." Sienna smiled up at him as their fingers brushed together. She brought up her mup to him. "Sometime for sure. Gotta keep some stuff for ourselves."

[starring-frankie]

"Yeah? Anything you're interested in?" Frankie had done movies before FNB. There was still so much he wanted to do... He couldn't help feeling a little melancholic over not having enough time, you know? Even now. Frankie smiled at her, nodding in agreement before looking down at his coffee. There was never really a good way to see this so he just had to take the plunge. "My, uh, publicist wants to talk to us."

[sienna-haven]

Sienna had seen some funny stuff, some of which was definitely interesting to say the least. They had gained some dedicated fans, and it was nice. "Well, thank you, I am happy to share the spotlight with her. We make a good duo." She blushed a bit, but he didn't mean it like that. At least she didn't think so. "If they ever do that, I will not do it without you because I couldn't handle something like this without you." She shook her head. "Now I gotta ask, what are yours?"

Sienna didn't mind playing peacemaker even if she didn't get what they were always arguing about. She leaned against the bar, looking across at him. "I am single, so I figure why not. There is no way I am finding a love connection, but it could be fun. Are you?"

[starring-frankie]

"You're welcome," he smiled. Frankie wasn't going to think too much about what she'd said, okay? She just meant that work stuff was easier when they had each other. And Scottie, even if Frankie would never admit that. They all had each other to lean on, they were a team. He wasn't going to overthink it. "Okay, it's a deal then. No me, no you... no Friday Night Bites reboot in 20 years. I guess same goes for Scottie, but don't tell anyone I said that." Frankie chuckled at the question, he should have expected it. "Well, Nala was really pretty, you gotta admit."

Frankie nodded at her answer, a slight smiling tugging on his lip. "What, you don't think the love of your life is here tonight? Yeah, me and Beth are being good sports. I told her to text me SOS any time though and I'll come, like, kick down the door."

[starring-frankie]

Top Stories: FNB Edition

@bethlevesque @sienna-haven @s-cottietakeda @jxmiepark

[sienna-haven]

Tori should stop this; she shouldn't be letting Diego get this close to her. They had flirted and blurred the lines of just friendship. She had been in love with William for the last year they had known each other. But when Diego came into her life as a friend, things had grown complicated between all three of them. There was something with Diego, it was undeniable to anyone who saw them together.

"Die.." Tori started to plead with him not to do it, not to change things. Finally, force her to do something about this rut all three of them had been locked in for over a year now. But instead, he kissed her, making this all so much more complicated. The kiss that everything had been leading to. Just acting, nothing more. Of course.

[starring-frankie]

Frankie pulled away slowly, staying quiet as they both readjusted to real life again. It would be a hell of a kiss on screen. Of course it would, all Frankie ever did was play pretend. He finally cleared his throat, desperate to shake whatever feelings were churning in his gut now. He was a professional. And he had a very public relationship. Frankie just needed to clear his head. This episode was such a big deal, he'd be lying if said he didn't feel the pressure. That must have been it, right? It was the pressure.

"It's going to be one hell of an episode," he said at last. Frankie looked back up at her, trying to keep his expression neutral. Fine. Friendly, even! "I've got to go catch up with Johnny but I'll, uh, see you later? On set, I mean."

[artistic-dawson]

Dawson had been on his way to meet an art dealer and was hoping to get his art into a few different galleries. His career in New York had been going so much better than anyone had expected it. Plenty of people have doubted this move, but he felt like he had proven them wrong already. He wasn't paying close attention when he collided with someone.

"It's cool, my talent is still intact at least." He smiled, taking a closer look to see that he had run into Frankie Vives. He had been orbiting the cast of Friday Night Bites lately. "My fault, I was too focused on getting somewhere. Looking at yourself?"

[starring-frankie]

"You've gotta look out for that," Frankie smiled back. Why did this guy look familiar? "Must be important. I am but it has to count for something that I'm also looking at Scottie and Sienna. That's got to make me seem at least 3% less narcissistic, right?" No, seriously, where had Frankie seen his face before? This was totally going to drive him mad if he didn't--- "Wait, hold on. Were you on Jamie's Insta story last week?"