shortly after marrying kip ( depending on verse , bc if they break up its shortly before that ) - scott ended up injured during a game and ended up in hospital for a few days. the resident on duty at the time, luca romano , later on ( a few weeks later ) showed up at scotts house , claiming to be his half brother ( which it was proven he was, they share the same father ). at first scott was really resistant to having anything to do with him and he really did try to keep luca at arms length. he didn't want anything to do with their dad's side of the family for good reason.
eventually though he warmed up to the idea of being an older brother, and luca became part of the family scott had built. he even lived with scott for a year , whilst he was completing his residency. luca attended games , hung out with scott and his team and they made up for the time they'd lost before they met.
four years later however , scott and luca were on the subway , heading to practice ( luca was going to swing back after work and they were going to grab some dinner with the team ) , when gunshots went off. luca threw himself in front of scott and was killed instantly. it made headlines and scott had to see his brother's face plastered all over the internet and the news. it destroyed him. he fully spiralled for a few months, to the point where it seriously worried his team. he started heavily drinking despite promising himself he would never become their father , and it took a whole intervention from the team before he was able to get a handle on that. he was very close to destroying his own career because the only blood related family he had left , had been murdered right in front of him. he blamed himself , convinced that the bullet had been meant for him - that if he hadn't agreed to luca dropping him off at practice , luca would still be alive.
eventually he gets sober , starts working through therapy and getting his life back on track but it takes time. he's still scott - but it does very much feel to him like a part of him is missing. it's like losing his mom all over again.
@fletchergrxy
location: dockside
date: 23rd may, 2021
Once upon a time, Iniya would have been thrilled at the prospect of attending a party on a boat. But this was not a yacht in the Caribbean, or a cruise in the Mediterranean. It was a war ship on the fucking Thames, and the water smelt bad, and they were surrounded by people in faux-leather skull masks who were remarkably smug considering they hadn’t really achieved anything. It’s actually a relief when Famine and War appear to break things up, the threat of being hit by a stray bullet preferable to the threat of having to make conversation with a member of Death. She makes it off the boat with minimal fuss, ducking into a series of empty rooms to avoid the heavily armed opposing gang members, only pulling the mask off their face when they’re safely on dry land.
As their other members tended to a wounded Fazal, she agrees to keep watch outside lest any members of other gangs head towards them, leaning against the truck with a cigarette wedged between their lips. Their hand ghosts over the grip of the handgun in their pocket, offering up a silent prayer that she won’t have to use it, which is answered when no one comes. Only a tall figure that Iniya quickly identifies as Fletcher approaches, his cocky strut difficult to miss. But he isn’t alone, and the brief and unpleasant flare of relief that he’s alive is quickly squashed by her usual annoyance at the sight of him. "Please don’t tell me I have to sit in the truck with that dog.” Their nose wrinkles in distaste, a cat person through and through. Smoke curls in the air between them as she speaks. “How is it that Fazal came out of this with a gunshot wound and you manage to gain a pet?”
There are some minor hitches in the night, but overall things are going a bit too good. It makes some question the time, and they’re surprised when they glance down their watches to find it well past curfew. Mysteriously the absence of law enforcement starts to swell the senses filling some with guilt and others with an overabundance of suspicion. At first it’s almost as if time freezes, like you’re trapped in one of the paintings on the wall. White noise has dissolved, but you can feel the quake under your feet. The distorted mouths of the company around you, as the shift in environment explodes. Flames rain down like hellfire from the second floor, unable to shake the horrific silence you can see the rubble of foundation start to join with the fire.
Fight or flight kicked in for the residents in the art museum. Some of them taking the artwork to save over their dead bodies, and some use this opportune moment to finally begin open hunting season on those that harvested their organs. There seems to be some mix up at the door of the entrance. One group helping people get out, and the other hindering. The ringing in your ear stops enough for you to hear the invisible gunfire that started to rock over the roar of flames.
PART II will run until Wednesday May 5th 10PM EST. Plot slots can be found underneath the cut!
We’re going to allow each person to choose two plot slots for two characters max .If there are any leftovers, we’ll let members know when they can sign up for thirds.
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To be clear: these are not the only things that happen to your character during this plot drop and you are more than welcome to cook up your own trouble.
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PLOT SLOTS
CHARACTER A notices sparks flicker out from behind a painting. Their knee jerk reaction kicks in and they run into CHARACTER B when the painting lights on fire..
CHARACTER C ( FAUST AFF ) triggers one of the distraction bombs, but they didn’t count on CHARACTER D being injured in the aftermath.
BIRDIE MENDOZA has caught their gown in the rotating door whilst trying to make their escape, and TORI MASSARO has to decide whether they want to risk their own skin and help or chalk it up the BIRDIE MENDOZA’s bad luck.
JIN-AE ‘JJ’ RAU-BYRNE is engaged in a conversation with the bartender & JESSE VALENCIA, but that conversation is cut short when the bartender catches an unfortunate stray bullet in the face. It’s up to save themselves or help each other get shelter.
CHARACTER I, CHARACTER J and CHARACTER K have their own mission for tonight, and this chaos offers the perfect opportunity. Who knows how they made it in with box cutters, but CHARACTER I, CHARACTER J and CHARACTER K leave their marks across canvases all the way down the main hall. The flames are closing in fast, though, so don’t dawdle for too long.
CHARACTER L ( FAUST AFF ) & CHARACTER M both are the first people to arrive at the doors of the Art Institute after the chaos starts. One with the goal to keep people in, and the other to keep people out.
ZAKIYA AL KHATIB & OLIVER FAUST detonate the bomb underneath the elevator that traps WYATT LEON, ISABELLA FAUST, AND RAFFERTY DOYLE inside and they have to work together to get out.
CHARACTER R strikes a deal with CHARACTER S to use this opportunity to steal the most prized piece of artwork in the Art Institute. It almost goes perfectly, until they launch it out a window that’s not illuminated by flames. However, when they finally make it out to collect their prize ▬ EVELINA VASILE is holding it and also brandishing a weapon.
DIAMOND WASHINGTON who not-so-cautiously accepted a colorful pill from a stranger earlier in the night, is convinced the eyes of the painting are moving, suggesting someone may be trapped inside. CHARACTER V and CHARACTER W notice DIAMOND WASHINGTON dashing further into the flames and take it upon themselves to help, but that means they’ll have to handle the chaos of whatever DIAMOND WASHINGTON is hallucinating.
AMADEUS JUDE CASTELLANOS completely giving no fucks whatsoever picks up a glass of what they assumed was water from the bar to douse a lick of flames that got too close. The problem was it was vodka that fuels the fire, and starts to cover ZOE WASHINGTON. They can either run or stay behind, but ZOE WASHINGTON is 100% able to ID them.
AUDREY ROUSSEAU was in the restroom when the explosion occurred, and a large chunk of the balcony has blocked the door. Smoke is filtering through the cracks in the threshold, and AUDREY ROUSSEAU calls frantically for help. EZEKIEL “ZEKE” HALLIDAY hears their cries and opts to help, but the flames are moving closer by the second, and the smoke is getting heavier. EZEKIEL “ZEKE” HALLIDAY has to move fast or they will suffer the same fate as AUDREY ROUSSEAU .
CHARACTER B1 starts to exchange gunfire with CHARACTER C1 up the staircase towards the roof. One of the stray bullets hits another small bomb that causes the staircase to falter.
ABRAHAM SWEETWINE helps others to safety using a nearby window, but another explosion leaves them burned and trapped under a large piece of the ceiling. JULIA FAUST bolts to their aid and carries ABRAHAM SWEETWINE to safety. Once outside in the lawn, JULIA FAUST must keep ABRAHAM SWEETWINE awake long enough for medical personnel to arrive.
SERAFINA EATON is able to convince WIKIMAK CLARKE to assist in rescuing the artwork from the chaotic flames. However, after they’re injured in the process SERAFINA EATON realizes the artwork they’re trying to save is falsified. Almost as if the original artwork had been swapped.
ANYA VOLKOVA uses the opportunity to pickpocket abandoned purses scattered around the main hall. They find a loaded pistol in MARKIE “PAIGE” KRAVTSOV ’s purse right as MARKIE “PAIGE” KRAVTSOV comes to collect it and whatever else ANYA VOLKOVA has taken. It’s up to ANYA VOLKOVA to figure out whether or not a purse is worth killing over, but be warned—the flames are moving fast.
AUBREE DAMIANI is trampled by a crowd that beelines to the exit. CHARACTER K1 is the only one to stop and help them up off the ground & carry them.
TARON LYNCH is outside enjoying a cigarette when the explosion rocks the foundation of the Art Institute, and the law enforcement immediately think they’re a suspect along with IAN LOCKE that had ducked out for a breath of fresh air. They’re taken into custody for questioning.
CHARACTER N1 and CHARACTER O1 make it to the lawn of the Art Institute just as CHARACTER O1 collapses from smoke inhalation. CHARACTER N1 finds CHARACTER P1 to help carry CHARACTER O1 to first responders.
JAMESON ROBERTS ( WALSH ) narrowly escapes to the lawn, but CONRAD ODAIR( FAUST ) is only a pace behind with a weapon in hand. CONRAD ODAIR fires and barely misses JAMESON ROBERTS, who realizes if they don’t retaliate, there’s no getting out of the art museum alive.
Don't leave me now
Don't say goodbye
Don't turn around
Leave me high and dry
TW: car crash, war, guns, death, death of a loved one, choking (gif)
"Three times. Three. Three times. It flipped three times." Johnny could hear the voice over the ringing of his ears but he couldn't tell where it was coming from. He knew he was babbling but-- that wasn't him, was it? "Three times. Three times, Carter. Three-- Carter?" He tried to twist his body, gasping at the pain that shot through his body. He was in pain, wasn't he? He blinked, the world moving in what felt like slow motion. Where was his brother? Where was Carter?
He heard gunshots and his head turned fast, too fast, the pain shooting through his body once more. "Three times, three times, three times." He couldn't hear himself anymore but the words kept coming, like Johnny was trying to hold onto something he was too afraid of losing.
Footsteps approached and Johnny found himself trying to blink away unconsciousness, the familiar build of his brother leaning over him. Carter was mouthing something, his lips forming the faint concept of 'Johnny, stay with me.' but Johnny couldn't hear anymore, not over the ringing or the sound of gunfire. He passively found himself wishing that whoever was shooting would stop, he just wanted to hear his brother again. 'Stay with me, Johnny.'
"Three-" Three rapid fire shots sounded out and Johnny felt a body land on his own, blood seeping his uniform. Carter's lifeless face continued to stare until Johnny lost consciousness, his lips still forming the same words over and over again. "Three times. Three times. Three times."
