#para:ace

[aspenblythe-blog]

aspen & ace // the willow

It was the afternoon, between two of Aspen’s classes, and she was taking a walk in the Hogwarts courtyard. This was something Aspen often did to kill time. She loved the fresh air, and she didn’t have many people to talk to anyway. The trees would have to do as her only friends for now. Aspen came to her favourite tree, an aging willow on the far end of the grounds, and she ducked under its leaves to find a space in the shade. She was startled by the presence of someone else in her sanctuary, a haven she could usually have to herself. 

Aspen recognized Ace, a Slytherin in her year, smoking against the trunk of her willow. Oh, great. Aspen was already intimidated by most of her peers, especially Slytherins, and now here sat the infamous Ace Pruitt, a cigarette between her fingers. Aspen took a breath before speaking. “You really shouldn’t smoke,” she said. It wasn’t what she meant to say. She meant to apologize for being in Ace’s way, but Aspen was in a good mood today, and she wouldn’t let it be spoiled by some Slytherin who contaminating a perfectly good tree with her smoke fumes. 

[balaclaxva]

When the decision had been made to send their daughter to a public highschool, there were only two possible endings; one, she'd realize she wasn't actually the centre of the universe (the less probable option) or two, she'd rebel even more and both Bambi and Ace would suffer the most difficult four years of their lives.

"You know," Ace started, flipping through the letters that held the school's official stamp on the right bottom corner, "when I said try and make your History lessons a little more fun, I didn't mean 'fun' by not going to them at all."

Velouria shrugged, "That's what I understood. 'S not my fault you can't make yourself clear, dad," as she spoke, her eyes didn't leave her movile's screen.

"You can't skip classes, V. It's -- wrong." He received a dirty look from Bambi, and shrugged.

"Oh shut up, dad - you're one to speak, you didn't attend to any of your classes, when you were younger. All you did was drink beer and sleep around -"

Ace cleared his throat and shook his head, hoping his wife couldn't see - but of course, there was a slim chance, so he decided to change the subject.

"Did you see your sister?" he asked, pretending to not seem as curious as he was. Sending Velouria to the same school as Faith was a risky decision; Ace was no longer allowed to even look at his first daughter, but there wasn't any rules against sending his other daughter to the same school as her.

"Which - Oh, y'mean Faith? Yeah, I tried talking to her, and all. She was a bit confused, at first - she didn't know who I was, I reckon. We have the same eyes, y'know? Anyway, she copped on eventually, and sort of ran off. Probably went and told her mommy, or something," she rolled her eyes. "Mom, I'm so sick of bitches like her."

Ace was about to protest before the phone rang; he was about to get it, but Bambi caught him to it, and the expression that overtook her face didn't reassure Ace - or their daughter - at all.

[balaclaxva]

It had been a long time since he had seen Faith; a month and three days, if he were counting. It wasn't his fault. Of course, Carolina was ignoring his calls and neglecting her duties as a mother with only part of the custody, until Ace would leave various messages threatening to get in touch with the police, and she'd finally come thought. It was an everlasting cycle. 

But, as always, the young blonde always found a way to stir shit, and reported a complaint about the way she thought her daughter was treated behind closed doors. Of course, it was ridiculous. Ace was more of a father to Faith than Carolina's boyfriends would ever be, but social services were obliged to check up on the way of things in his apartment, and that was what they were going to do.

Bambi laid, fanning herself with a magazine, on the two-seat sofa in the living room. Her legs were dangling off the arm and she was incredibly calm compared to him.

"You know, Bam," he said, as he found an empty bottle of beer that had probably been propped behind the television for weeks, if not months, "you could help, at least a little bit." But it didn't take him long to notice that she was lip syncing to a song, and her earphones were sounding loud in her ears. 

[faustelliotyork-blog]

Your Bones || Faust x Ace

Faust held onto the strap of his satchel tightly, knuckles almost white as he gripped, striding purposefully down a hallway of the boys dorms, on his way to Ace's room. Ace's mother had so very politely requested that Faust take care of Ace whilst she was away, remarkably uncomfortable about the situation but unable to deny the woman, he had accepted with a weak smile.

He sighed as he approached Ace's dorm and knocked on the door quickly before allowing himself in with a shoulder pressed to the wooden surface, forcing it open. "Ace?" he called out, shifting the bag over his shoulder and sliding a hand over his gel slicked head of hair.

[timmyvance]

LET'S GET LOST || TIM & ACE

Tim had gotten the hang of the timezone change, but was still relying on coffee to keep him on his toes. He had met many, many interesting people, and he was having a good time. There was a lot to do in the city; Tim had never been anywhere like this. It would be his first time actually living in a foreign country--living, in a sense that he was spending the summer term here, and he would take some extra time just to relax and get away from drama at home--and he wanted to get the most of the experience. Of course, there had to be music involved. Beyond his schoolwork and extra time with his guitar, he was ready to have some fun.

He made his way down to the lobby, phone, wallet, and keys with him, before picking up one of the visitor brochures, whistling to himself as he waited for Ace to arrive. He didn't really know where the other male would be coming from, so Tim would just wait and keep an eye out for him. They'd explore a bit, maybe find a bar, and end the night with karaoke, Tim's favorite party game. So maybe he got a bit excited sometimes, but this would be for fun.

[angel-mason-blog]

For The Love Of Music || Angel&Ace

Humming to herself Angel walked around her apartment smiling. She found someone else who might just love music as much as she did and so she was pretty excited on meeting him. He spoke to her before and Angel thought he seemed pretty cool, he wad really kind and that made her feel a little more calmer. 

Angel wasn't one for making friends, but when she did she didn't let them close. Make sure not to get too attached she reminded herself before grabbing her keys purse and phone before walking out of her apartment and made her way in the direction of what she thought was where Ace worked. She followed a few signs. and eventually found the place, silently surprised she didn't get lost. Hmmm, maybe it wasn't that hard to get to after all. The girl thought to herself before tapping her chin and scanning the store for a person she didn't really even know what he looked like.