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honey: hi handsome 🥰 honey: any chance you're here at the open mic? @fcreverlasting
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sms → honey & mateo
honey: hi handsome 🥰 honey: any chance you're here at the open mic? @fcreverlasting
LOCATION: open mic night / stage a @ 11:02pm ( @yourcinluv )
there was absolutely no way honey was going to miss WINSTON SU'S GRAND RETURN to the stage. she'd gotten a little lost trying to catch bea between sets, ultimately having to give up in order to catch this one. the collaboration was a surprise, but it made her attendance all the more necessary. WINSTON AND BEATRIZ sharing the stage – what more could one honey anderson want ? he's nervous, she can tell from the crowd. well, she'd been able to tell he was nervous since he had said he was undecided about signing up, wondering if such an event was ‘ beneath him. ’ all she could do was give him some light encouragement and hope he made the best choice for himself. she's more than glad he did. she'd already prepared the praises she was going to sing him once his performance was over, but what good was that if he didn't make it through the performance ? her attempt to look for bea after ruby valentine's set had her at the back of the crowd, so she's quickly trying to push her way through it so that he could see her and know that she was ( metaphorically ) ready to catch him on the off chance he fell. except … he doesn't see her. in fact, it doesn't even seem like he was looking for her. she watches him look to bea for the reassurance honey was already prepared to give him. and it stops her in her tracks. because tinder messages were just words on a screen, but this was tangible. the whole crowd could feel it, the way beatriz sends a nod of approval and an encouraging smile his way. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HONEY'S ENCOURAGING SMILE. and suddenly, what was supposed to be her favorite performance of the night has become one that's made her feel sick. she can't even tell if either of them had started singing or if the crowd had started to react, too focused on the pit in her stomach growing with each passing second. she'd almost made it to the stage, but she's sure winston was too focused on bea to even notice. eyes quickly glance down to her hands, which had begun fidgeting with each other, before she turns around and starts maneuvering her way away from the stage and out of the crowd. CLEARLY HE DIDN'T NEED HER THERE.
LOCATION: open mic night / stage a @ 8:30pm ( @yourcinluv )
elias takes a deep breath, because it's about all he can do without laughing his ass off. he leans closer to winnie, hand covering his mouth as if his friend will catch him. “you know … I BEGGED HIM NOT TO DO THIS.” elias was very prone to embarrassment, both firsthand and secondhand. he's trying really hard not to cringe as he watches noah and wes on that stage. “but he said something about ' don't you believe in love ?! ' and i knew i lost that argument.”
LOCATION: open mic night / anywhere at any time ! ( @ciderstarters )
it's no surprise to him that cooper doesn't recognize any of the names on the program. he was chatty, but it seemed his circle hadn't extended as far as it probably could have. by this point, he was a little buzzed. the best way to enjoy LIVE MUSIC was when you could truly lose yourself in it. he glances over at the person next to him. “okay … do you know anyone on this lineup ? any performances i must avoid ? i'm trying to have a FUN NIGHT.”
LOCATION: open mic night / stage b @ 8:05 ( @fcreverlasting )
she's beaming like a proud mother, watching her brother on stage. hands are clasped in front of her, half of her face covered by them. she catches movement out of the corner of her eye and catches nora's gaze. she gestures for nora to join her, smile bright. “THAT'S MY BROTHER !” she says over the music, probably the loudest she's ever spoken. it wasn't like nora had never seen her brother before – they'd lived in the same town for over a decade. but, as he was up there on stage, she was more than happy to remind the world that she was related to such a talent.
LOCATION: open mic night / stage a @ 8:33pm ( @tiidepools )
head cocks to the side as she watches the performance on stage, trying to figure out how she feels about it. venus was always going to be a fan of live performances, and she knows just how much work goes into one. but this … well, it sure was a performance ! she takes a breath, dreading the answer to a question she hadn't asked yet. “be honest … IS THAT WHAT JULIAN AND I LOOK LIKE ON STAGE ?”
LOCATION: open mic night @ 11:11pm ( @invlsiblestring )
SHE'S FEELING VERY NORMAL, and that's evident in the way she's biting at the skin on her thumb – a habit she'd kicked over a decade ago when she'd moved out of her parents' house. she's lucky, to not care when she does something that puts eyes on her. because, it should surprise no one when she almost collides with a body in front of her, this time truly an accident. “shit, sorry,” she mumbles, closing her eyes and shaking her head. when she opens them, she instantly recognizes the man in front of her. winston's roommate. she's pretty sure winston mentioned he was a musician too … “you playing tonight ?” her usual smile sits on her face to mask EVERYTHING ELSE she was currently feeling, trying really hard to focus on kai. “need help with anything ? i've got two hands i'm looking to keep busy …” she jokes, holding them up. “or a friendly face you recognize in the audience ? i can clap and cheer real loud !” if she felt shame, she'd probably be embarrassed at how she was basically selling herself to a man she couldn't have exchanged more than 6 words with. but, she was in desperate need for a distraction.
LOCATION: open mic night / stage a @ 7:50pm ( @lovedearlove )
“okay, i wanted to see you BEFORE YOUR PERFORMANCE because i didn't want you thinking i wasn't here !! the lineup is just crazy busy for me, for some reason.” it shouldn't be a surprise to honey that she's somehow surrounded herself with other performers. birds of a feather, or whatever. “thank god you're all on the same stage, or else i'd really be getting my cardio in.” she holds her hands out for sloane to take, practically jumping up and down with excitement. “what do you think, sloaney ? one quick vocal warm up before you go on ?”