“Your hair, it’s gone.” Jerome stated the obvious, not expecting to see the other without his usual flow. “It looks good on you. But that doesn’t mean your hair before wasn’t good, I think it looked great on you, fantastic. You know, not a lot of guys can work long hair, but you did a good job at working it.” @jaimitchell
When it came to encountering other Gallagher students, Harper was loud and snapped when any of them looked in her direction. She always knew that everyone was hiding something and to learn that she was right, well, it should’ve made her happy. Because Harper Kent was never wrong. But instead, it made her feel empty on the inside. Especially when she came in contact with Jai in the hallway. She should’ve shouted, glared, or ignored him. Do something other than just stare up at him, the one student that she found herself trusting from the beginning. Because he was nice and didn’t seem like a bad person. Yet, Jai was like everyone else at Gallagher, a liar and most likely dangerous. “So, you’re just like everyone else here? A spy in training? Wow, ain’t life a bitch.” @jaimitchell
tw: slight violence (just the martin twins fighting like usual <3)
Waking up early the day after the party, Sunny pulled herself out of the fort that her and Lucas made. Her mother had told her that she would be at Gallagher at ten in morning, which gave her three hours to get ready and leave. Her stuff was already packed up in the room, all she had to do was shower and get Starlight ready for their trip back to Alabama. It sucked, having to say bye to her friends, but in month, they would be back together.
She sat inside of her room, waiting for her mother to knock only to find her older sister Imani. The two screamed and hugged, you know, that cute sisterly shit you do. Were they loud? Hell yeah. Would anyone tell them to be quiet? No way! You try telling Gallagher’s sunshine to keep it down, you’ll regret it right away. Together, the duo packed all of Sunny’s belongings into Imani car (”Oh my god, you’re driving a mini van now? What are you, a soccer mom?”), ready by exactly twelve. Friends were hugged, pictures were taken, and byes were said before the youngest Martin took off. The car ride back home was filled with updates about their schools, singing loudly to their favorite songs, and questions about Sunny’s nonexistent love life (”Come on, there’s gotta be some guy you’re interested in!”). There was nothing but sisterly love being said between the two.
Once back in Alabama, all of her stuff was taken up to her room and hugs were given to her mama and papa. They all talk about her first year at school, it was only with her mama that she went more in depth in private. Worry crossed over the older woman’s face as she pulled her youngest into her chest. What a way to start off your college career: with fear and anxiety at an all time high. “Do you want to stop going?” asked her mother, a question that Sunny wasn’t expecting. She pulled away quickly, shaking her head no. She knew what she was getting into with attending Gallagher, she was NOT going to give up.
Her time at her childhood home lasted only a day as they had to leave the next day for California. Isaiah Martin was graduating from UCLA and the gang was ready. Flying to California was a lot better than driving, Sunny wasn’t sure if she could do that again. Once there, the family checked into their hotel before meeting up with Isaiah for lunch. The whole gang was back together, everyone! The cutest family out there that was filled with so much love. It was tough, not having her family with her while she was at Gallagher, but it allowed her to become her own person without living in the shadows of her brother and sister.
The next day was graduation day. Pictures were taken of the trio and also the whole family. When the name “Isaiah Martin” was about to be said, all you could hear was that THAT black family at the graduation (”We ask that you wait for all names to be called before cheering.” Sunny and Imani leaned onto each other, laughing at that.) His graduation day was filled with lots of love and happiness, the youngest Martin proud of her brother.
Since the family was in California, they decided to use it as their vacation time. Time was spent at the beach, shopping together, and even looking at Isaiah’s apartment (”You couldn’t get anything... better?” chirped Imani. Isaiah only rolled his eyes, hitting her back with, “Funny, did the girl who lives in a shoebox in New York say something? Oh, I guess not.” .... Let’s just say that the Martin twins did start fighting right there and then yikes). Things were back to normal and Sunny was happy about that.
After the semester that she had, it was what she needed. To spend time with family and to ground herself. Of course, she also continued talking to her friends! Her and Ruby would constantly text, both geeking out about various things (”Can you believe that we’ll be second years next year? We’re going to be upperclassmen to someone, whoa!”), and then there was her text and FaceTime sessions with Lucas. Anytime his name would pop up on her phone or if he would ask to call her, the widest grin that you’ve ever seen would show up on her face alongside the feeling of butterflies in her stomach. She would always catch herself, taking note of these things about herself, finding it strange.
Think of the TikTok audio “wait, wait, wait, aye--”, that was Sunny whenever she caught herself. It wasn’t the first time that baby girl has liked someone, but it was usually some guy in another class in high school. This was one of her good friends, someone who she talked to on the regular and made plans with to hang out in Berlin!!! This was different and bad AAHH!!!!
Because whenever she would think about Lucas, her mind would go back to the last time they saw each other. How they danced together at the event, Lucas laughing at Sunny as she attempted to gamble, how they got their other friends to dance with them, him carrying her back to his room because the shoes that Maia loaned her were starting to hurt, so he offered to carry her on his back. Then there was the pillow fort being made, snacks that were waiting for them, Sunny choosing the movie to watch, how as they were getting ready and Sunny realized that she forgot her pjs in her room (Cyrus and Jai were having s*x so there was NO WAY she was going back there!), so Lucas let her wear his. To them cuddling together inside of the fort and then falling asleep next to each other--
Sunny literally swatted those thoughts away as the realization hit here. Picking up her phone, she clicked on Ruby’s name and sent the other a text:
RUBY!!!!! RED ALERT!!!!
i think that i have a crush on lucas
and i’m definitely fucked
And that concludes Sunshine Lorraine Martin’s summer adventure. Get ready for Berlin folks, because it’s gonna be a ride.
Some facts:
Starlight was with her the entire time because that’s her child and also her ESA.
Current hairstyle: long brown hair! A little protective style for Berlin, ya feel me.
Maybe she’ll shave her head because China with a shaved head? Hot af
Ya damn skippy the Martin kids made a bunch of TikToks together!!! And ya damn skippy they got that fame because they’re all hella attractive black kids
During one of their nights together, Sunny opened up to Imani and Isaiah about being queer. She was nervous at first but trusted them. The two accepted her without a problem.
Isaiah, a himbo: Aye, welcome to the we like girls gang! (Imani punched him for that)
It was the night of the party that marked the beginning of her crush for Lucas but it was only a week before Berlin that she came to term with those feelings!
Sunny is the CEO of not having a consistent Instagram theme which is SO different from Harper (I legit hate THIS)
Also, the only time Sunny gets a bunch of likes and comments is when she posts pictures of Isaiah because we are all simps for him
She didn’t get along with a lot of the Gallagher students. It was mainly because of her personality that caused many of them to avoid her. But there were only a few who could stay with her and not care too much about how snappy and judgmental she could be. Jai was one of them. When the two first met, instantly, the Georgetown student didn’t like him. Because to her, he looked like a rich fuck boy. Honestly, in her mind, if you were a Gallagher student, you were automatically a rich kid. So, she did try to avoid him and whatever he represented. But it was known within her close group that she did not have a good relationship with men as she always ended up getting with the fuck boys. No matter their financial status. And with everything that has been going on, Harper was lonely and needed attention. Even if that meant getting it from someone she vowed not to go to.
With her bag that held her laptop, planner, and pencil and iced coffee in hand, Harper went straight to Jai’s room. Knocking on the door, she waited for him to answer. Once he did, she simply said “I need a place to work” as she barged into the room and then took a spot on his bed. The library was usually her go to place, as it was a quiet location and set the tone of productivity, she needed something smaller and with less people. Her room could’ve been it, but her roommates were Luce, Matt, and Atty. Three people she loved but three people who would pull her away from her work. Either to talk about something random or to take comfort in each other. It had been a month but they were still going through it. So, Jai’s room was the next best option for her.
And she really did come inside to work as she pulled out her laptop and planner, hoping to complete the different assignments that were on her todo list. Productivity took over as she got to work, not even looking up to see what Jai was doing. Hell, she didn’t even say “hey” to him as she made her way inside. It wasn’t until ten minutes afterwards that she realized and finally looked up from her work. “Oh shit, I didn’t say hey,” Harper began, trying to get his attention. “Hey. Thanks for letting me in your room.”
While everyone else was enjoying the town by drinking or going shopping, Jerome was sitting outside of a cafe, papers all sitting in front of him. Finals were happening soon and he needed to stay focus and on top of his grades. He could go shopping when classes were over and he was back home with his mom. What he did not notice was someone taking a seat across from him. Looking up, he offered Jai a smile, clearing a table space for the other. “Hey man, what’s up?” Jerome asked, putting his papers into a somewhat neat stack. “Sorry about the mess, I’m still in work mode.” @jaimitchell
POSTING SNAP TO... Jerome Zimmerman’s Public Story! 2/??
Not the closest bunch but that doesn’t stop Jerome from trying to get dinner with all of them. It’s his way of trying to get out of his shell and make friends (without rambling for hours). You can also catch him posting about work, working out with Grey, and how the BND agents have bought a DS because of his impact.
ft. @cavanagh, ft. @jaimitchell, ft. @gabesriley, ft. @alecxhill, ft. @gregcollins
“Hey, it’s been a while,” she said, stepping in front of Jai. The last time the pair had talked to each other was when she blew up on him, which was almost a month ago. She didn’t have the chance to go up to him and talk, to properly apologize like she did with others. There wasn’t even talk about him between her and Grace, well, until the whole confession thing. And that did not sit well with Harper. Nothing wrong with Jai and him saying that he was in love with Grace, no, she could sympathize with him on that. After all, she had been in the same position herself, in love with someone who didn’t feel the same way. And she would tell you, it sucked and ate away at her entire being. So, while standing before him, Harper was coming from a place of understanding and zero hostility. “How have you been? Are you enjoying yourself?” @jaimitchell