#everdaugherty

[elena-taylor]

closed starter — @everdaugherty

Afternoon at the tattoo shop was busy. Lena didn’t stop until dinner and even then she was working on something. A drawing not yet complete but almost. She turned the sketch book in, towards her chest, when someone sat down next to her on the couch in the upstair’s lounge. “You can’t see.” Her eyes of rich mahogany stayed down, shrouded in dark lashes, and below them a growing smile. “It isn’t finished yet.”

[verdadurmaz]

location: cheers!

character: @everdaugherty​

With Valentine’s Day coming up, Verda had to ensure that her liquor cabinet was stocked. It was the one time where boxed wine just wasn’t going to cut it, but she only had herself to blame for it. She’d ruined the chance at something stable with someone good, but the acceptance of that didn’t make it any easier to handle. “Ever,” she called out, noticing the blonde as she turned down the aisle he was in. “If you’re looking for something good, I always ask the guy with the curly hair upfront. I think he’s tried every bottle in this place and he’s never let me down yet.” Were they friends? Had Leo even mentioned her yet? “How are things with you and Leo? I’ve been meaning to call him, but the bakery and everything, it’s kept me busy.”

[ingridlczano]

location: a touch of ink starter: @everdaugherty​​

With the thought stuck in the back of her mind for months now, Ingrid couldn’t be happier after a successful night full of tips. Dealing with a bunch of drunks was always bearable once she made a few extra bucks, so this time she was looking forward to getting a new tattoo.  “Hey Ever, do you have a minute?” the brunette questioned, as soon as she stepped into the empty ( for once ) parlor. “I don’t have an appointment or anything, but I gotta head to work in an hour and I wanted your opinion on something.” 

[freddiefkncrane]

Who: Freddie & @everdaugherty​ When: Monday (May 16th)  Where: A Touch of Ink - Downtown

Freddie entered the tattoo shop in the middle of the evening when he figured it would be peak business hours. He was a busy man these days, but not too busy to make this particular visit a priority. Sure, he could have sent an O’Doyle, Milo even, but this was personal. He wanted to send a very clear message with his presence. At first, Freddie slowly paced the waiting area, admiring the art on the walls, then picking up a design book to flip through its pages for inspiration. After several moments of this, the individual seated at reception asked if he needed help. Freddie strolled up to the counter and offered a polite smile. “I do. I’d like to speak with the owner. Please.”       

[yaodaniels]

Location: Benny & Duke’s; closed @everdaugherty​​

Yao watched with wide eyes as the ball he’d thrown in the direction of the knock-down game banked off the corner of the machine and sailed behind him. In the completely wrong direction. He spun around, his reflexes too slow to reach for the ball as it flew toward a blonde stranger several feet away. Thankfully, the ball quickly dropped from the air and did a bounce-roll until it landed against the stranger’s foot. “Sorry! My bad!” he called out, abandoning the game to go collect the wayward ball. “Sorry about that. I think I got a little too much spin on the ball and it hit the frame up there and well.. I’m just grateful I didn’t knock you in the head by accident.” It was sort of a joke since that was the aim of the game, but of course he wasn’t trying to make an enemy out of the guy he’d almost hit. 

[atlaswilliams]

location: the jagged yard

character: @everdaugherty​

"Wasn’t sure what you’d want to drink, so I just got us something off tap. Apparently it’s some new shit they just started selling. If we hate it, I’ll just order us something else,” he offered, sitting the mug on the edge of the pool table with a grin. “Sorry it took me a second to get these. Had a whole conversation with baby mama number two about keeping my kid over the weekend. Apparently she’s working some long hours and doesn’t want to bug her sister to watch her over the weekend. If you’re not busy, you and Savy should come out and see the rescue. I might be able to get Alex. I’ll just strap Maggie to my chest and it’ll be a good time,” he offered, moving over to grab the triangle rack to ready the table. “Anyway, how’s it been, man?”

[verdadurmaz]

location: on the street, downtown

character: @everdaugherty​​

After getting in the middle of Sophia’s relationship issues, she’d promised herself to take a step back and to allow people to handle their own problems. After all, getting in the middle didn’t help the situation and it usually left her feeling like the asshole, which, in all fairness, was always the case. She let her temper get the best of her and without a filter, she was always too quick to toe the line of utter disrespect in the same freaking way people did to her friends. That promise had been made before Leo showed up to her place in tears, telling her about the exchange between he and Ever and how much it’d hurt him. He hadn’t needed to use his words for her to see that, but every word that left his mouth just made her heart ache even more. With her heart pounding harshly against her chest, Verda spotted the man who’d been responsible for the heart breaking and for a moment, she had considered walking the other way before her lack of an impulsive control persuaded her to do otherwise. “Okay, so I’m just going to say this. It’s none of my business and I told myself that I was done getting into the middle of things that didn’t involve me, but that changed when Leo showed up to my place telling me that you basically called him a whore. I get that things were probably new for you, but if you agreed to it, then you shouldn’t punish him for that. Seriously, Ever, what the hell? He’s hurting,” she paused, running a hand through her wavy locks in an attempt to keep it from shaking at her side. “Tell me there was a misunderstanding or something. Please.”

[elena-taylor]

@elena-taylor SCREAMING HAPPY FREAKIN BIRTHDAY to one of the best humans I know  @atlaswilliams 🥳 Te quiero amigo!! 🖤 🖤 🖤 Hope you have the best day ever!

ft. — @everdaugherty