#elias 001.

[aristondiakos]

@eliastaylcr​​

Everything has been a bit of a whirlwind, since the moment Ari stepped off the plane. One minute he’s homeless and broke, the next his brother is offering him a place to stay and a job at his vineyard. Not that Ari knows anything about what he’s suppose to be doing there. Or here, at this festival, operating a booth for said vineyard. Sink or swim, right? At least he’s not entirely on his own. Ikaros is around here and there, and there’s another worker as well, even though the man is rather intimidatingly giant. He’d been helping set up, trying to not look like a complete idiot who has no idea what he’s doing, even though that’s exactly what Ari is right now. He turns to his coworker, with whom he’s been working in somewhat awkward silence so far. “So, uh, are we good to go, then?” 

[mavenlockwood]

@eliastaylcr​

Maven hasn’t been to a pride festival in years. The last time she went was with a girlfriend, and quite honestly, she never really felt comfortable enough to go alone after that relationship went down in flames. But this is a new Maven. One that doesn’t hide away from the world inside her (admittedly very cozy) apartment. And besides, just because she’s going, doesn’t mean she actually has to talk to anyone. She can just walk the streets, take in the sights, and maybe buy a few things. It’ll be fun, she tells herself. Before she can talk herself out of it, Maven heads out the door of her apartment. 

Unfortunately, in her moment of gusto, she’s not paying too much attention to where she’s actually going, and smacks straight into another person in the hallway. “Oh, fuck, god, — shit, I’m sorry—” she’s stammering like an idiot, stepping back out of the way. What a great first impression to make on her neighbors. Although she’s already been here for over a month, she still hasn’t met the people next door, which is quite frankly, a very nice quality to have in a neighbor. (And she might’ve just fucked up their good non-existent dynamic forever.) And then her eyes trail up, and she sees exactly who she hit.

“Oh, fuck.”

[aperlman]

It was such a stressful and busy week with a high number of flu cases coming in and everyone freaking out about the coronavirus thinking they’ve contracted it. Annie was looking more than forward to enjoying a nice drink tonight in peace. She had gone to Lux in hopes to run into some familiar faces when she spotted none other than the owner himself loitering behind the bar. Helping herself to a seat the Perlman shook her head in dismay. “What on earth are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be attending to the needs of your girlfriend and your daughters at home?” Annie honestly never thought she would see the day that Elias would be a father with his running history, but Annie was happy. For she saw a new light in his eyes like never before and a new purpose in his steps. “You really need to learn how to trust people to do their jobs when you’re not here. Gotta give up control E or you’re gonna start graying before you hit forty at this rate.”  @kngofhell​