#ari 001

[jaceeverett]

WHO: Jace & @aridhingra

WHERE: State Park

WHEN: early August, 2024

Despite the fact that he himself had only worked in the park for a little over a year, Jason had become the go-to guy when it came to orientating new hires, helping people learn their way around the job and the park itself. He didn't mind -- he truly loved spending time in the woods, helping people settle in; hell, he had grown up running through the very woods that he now worked in every single day. Even more so lately, with taking a temporary leave from the fire department to pull his focus back to himself, to get himself back on the level after a rough few weeks. So when the note was left on his desk in the lodge about 'breaking in the newbie,' he had simply smiled, picking up his coffee cup and stepping out into the main area again. "Ari? I'm Jace, I'm supposed to help you get all settled in, learn your way around the park, apparently."

[joshlane]

WHO: Josh & @aridhingra

WHERE: Ren Faire

WHEN: July 27, 2024

"Do you think we should worry about the amount of people running around juggling ale and weapons?" Josh asked as he dropped down onto one of the benches in the courtyard, speaking candidly to the person next to him, hoping that a friendly face and warm tone wouldn't chase them off from conversation. "Granted, I haven't seen anyone running around with flesh wounds, so maybe people are a little more responsible than I'm giving them credit for."

[bloodmoongreyback]

Song of Wolves and Sirens | A&F

@bewarethesirenscall

Even as he edged around the festivities, Fenrir knew that he was being reckless and stupid. So fucking stupid. He knew better than to be this close. A man his size didn’t blend in easily, and the last thing he needed was to be recognized. He could disappear in the chaos. All the screaming and fleeing, it’d be the smokescreen that got him out before the Aurors could come down on him hard.

But why risk it? He didn’t do crowds, or parties, or fun. He didn’t belong here, had no interest in belonging here, and he’d come anyway. It was brash and harebrained, an unnecessary risk. And for what? A look? Even as he cursed himself Fenrir couldn’t pull away. Better sense told him to duck into the dark between buildings and disappear before someone spotted him, but he didn’t. It felt like there was this thing tied to his rib cage and was yanking him along, a leash he hadn’t figured out how to snap and only grew stronger with time. 

Fuck. He grumbled a low, quiet noise that vibrated at the base of his throat, a frustrated sound. Her nose and cheeks were rosy, wind kissed. Strands of dark hair kept getting swept into her face and she kept tucking them back, and Fenrir growled again at the jealousy he felt sharpening its claws inside his chest. Dodging around the dawdling stroll of a drunk, his glare didn’t leave her face as a laugh lit up her expression, shining in her eyes. He was too far and the night was too loud for him to pick apart the sound from everything else. But he felt it in that same place where jealousy was scraping its claws inside of him. 

She walked to another stand, and he kept pace beside her at a distance. Teeth grit, jaw working as he bit down on his frustration, Fenrir tried to listen to the voice of reason screaming at him to back the hell off and put more distance between them --the whole fucking town, if he needed to. Someone was going to notice him. Be it Rod, or Evan, or any other Death Eater. They were going to see him stalking the veela, and they’d know how to hurt him. 

Don’t be a fucking idiot, Greyback. He rounded the back of one of the stalls she’d stopped in front of and came up in the shadow of the other side. He leaned a shoulder on the stand’s post, standing casually as he glanced at her sidelong. For all the world he looked like any other party-goer, a hangaround watching the crowd. 

Voice a low, grated rasp, he wondered, “Having fun?”

[greengrassxjimin]

Who: Ji-Min and Ari ( @zaccaria-borgin ) Where: Outside the library When: February 17, evening

Ji-Min was, to put it frankly, tired of listening to all the hushed whispers about Charlotte Fawley. It was terrible that a student had gone missing, of course, but they knew quite well who to blame for that fiasco: that little group of Gryffindors who thought they were above the rules in the first place. If they hadn’t gone searching for her, then Glenda Chittock would still be among them. So Ji-Min’s reserves of patience and sympathy had quickly been depleted. Luckily she found refuge in her studies - she wasn’t going to let a missing student or a few attacks keep her from doing her absolute best in her classes. She had a reputation to maintain.

But despite her strict study schedule, she did occasionally take a break and there was no one she preferred to take a break with than Ari. It hadn’t been an impulsive decision to send the owl, but it had been a spur-of-the-moment one; they frequently had clandestine meetings but given everything that was going on lately, it had been a little while for them. As she gathered up her things in preparation for being ushered away, Ji-Min could feel excitement building; somewhere along the way she had developed feelings and while it wasn’t in the plan and she wouldn’t ever reveal them, she didn’t truly mind. Ji-Min believed in love, after all. As the librarian came her way, she stood and moved toward the door, stepping outside and looking around for Ari.

[grimgersnaps]

@pretentieux-delacour

Hang on, hang on, hang on. Sorry, did you say your name was Delacour? As in related to Alain Delacour?

[stellylee]

WHO: Stelly & @aridhingra

WHERE: Community Center, suburbs

WHEN: Mardi Gras (March 4, 2025)

Getting to serve with other bartenders in town that they might not have otherwise worked side by side with was turning into a fun fiasco, Stelly had to admit. Sure, they messed up here and there, bumped elbows and spilled bottles, but they also were having a good time -- and everyone seemed to be enjoying the drinks, too. Growing up in New Orleans, they hadn't really been able to do the bar scene (far too young), but it was fun making the drinks they knew their parents had enjoyed. Including whatever Ari wanted, as they came to a stop in front of him at the bar, grinning. "Make up your mind?"

[ashvvilliams]

who: ash & ari @ariortega where: at ari's home

WHEN THEY TRANSITIONED from dating into friendship, ash thought it would've been strange to cuddle with someone you used to date. but it had always felt comfortable, almost second nature. the initial awkwardness of the transition was long behind them, and now, the closeness felt familiar in a different, but no less meaningful way. their bodies still remembered how to fit together, like pieces of a puzzle that had once formed a different picture. but now, the picture had changed, and so had they. as they curled up together, it wasn’t about rekindling anything romantic. the boundaries that might have felt confusing before had solidified into something steady and reliable. the old romantic feelings had evolved into a deep, platonic bond, one that allowed them to be there for each other in ways they hadn’t even managed when they were together. there was an ease in their connection, a mutual understanding that what they had now was just as valuable, if not more so, than what they’d had before. "DID YOU CALL FOR ANYTHING specific ?" ash played with ari's hair as they asked the question, gently and with the utmost of patience. they'd been cuddling on ari's couch for the better part of an hour and even though ash didn't mind doing it, they felt like ari probably had called them for a reason.

[steph-anand]

[ @arixdo​ ]

Steph kept looking over her shoulder at the corner where Xander was hunched over, head dipped, smaller and bigger, half snorting half snoring voices coming from his direction. “I can’t believe he’s a snorer. He could have went back home, though, there are enough of us to not have to stick around.” If it was up to him, she figured he would still very much be awake, though, but between trying to find his brother and running the night shift, he probably just passed out, unable to hold on anymore.

She turned back towards the woman, Ari, then, looking over her, “How are you doing with this so far tonight? It’s-- oh, it’s just past 1am, we’ve still got some time to go, are you feeling okay?”