#para~

[prima-auden-atwell]

Hanging Out || Emerson & Auden

Auden had just got dressed after her morning shower run. Her hair was still wet when she heard a knock at her door. Curious, she made her way to the door and opened it up. “Emerson...hi.” She tried to cover up her surprise. 

@emersonxxgallagher

[the-star-anon]

After a few days of vacation, it was time to go back to routine. Work, home, and of course, the 24/7 job of being a mom. Although Maiko hadn’t shown any signs of illness for over a week, that morning she seemed to have woken up with a slight fever. Not enough to affect her always cheerful mood, but enough to worry Star after everything they’ve had gone through recently, so as soon as she got dressed and quickly walked the dogs, she headed to the closest hospital with the baby.

Surprisingly, it was pretty packed with people, so after the woman at the front desk wrote down all their data, they were asked to wait in a nearby room. “It will take a while, the doctor is very busy today.” Star sighed, accepting that they’d be there for a good while, and sat on a chair in a corner with her daughter on her legs.

People around them were quite silent, so the girl tried to keep her voice low, not wanting to disturb anyone, as she played with her daughter to keep her entertained. It seemed to be working pretty well, as the little one laughed with her mother, until suddenly her face changed to one that Star knew very well. One that she feared to see whenever they were out in public... and still, the baby seemed to enjoy putting her mother through that trouble. Star’s mouth formed a little “oh” as she looked at Maiko in disbelief, whispering then to her. “Maikochan, te has hecho caca??” As if she could understand. But a moment later, Star got her answer in the form of a familiar stink, and before anyone else could notice, she quickly got up and ran with the baby in search of the nearest toilet.

She kept talking to her daughter as they moved through the hospital, looking for that toilet, and even while she changed her in the small space found. However, when they were finally outside again, Star suddenly realized she didn’t know where they were. While looking for the toilet, she hadn’t paid any attention to where she was going, and now she wasn’t sure how to go back to the waiting room.

There wasn’t any nurses or doctors at sight, and as she was about to turn a corner, she almost collided with a young boy. His face looked somewhat familiar, but Star couldn’t quite say where had she seen him before. However, that was the perfect opportunity to find her way. “Excuse me... do you know where’s the waiting room for emergencies? To see Doctor... Tanaka?”

[the-star-anon]

Nice to meet you [AU para]

Whoever thought that classes at 8am were a good idea was probably a sadist. Especially on a Monday, since everyone knew that weekends were for partying. If anyone had asked Star, she would have said that Monday classes should start at 1pm. But of course no one did, so there she was, 7 in the morning and struggling to stay awake enough to make herself look decent enough for her first day at the new school.

...And of course, she still managed to somehow be late for the first class. Not like anyone could blame her, she thought: the school was incredibly big, and its corridors looked like a maze to her, so after a while of unsuccessfully trying to find the right classroom, Star finally gave up and asked another teacher to guide her there.

When she entered the classroom, late and totally embarrassed by all the looks she was getting, the girl quickly looked for the closest free seat, which ended being next to who was probably the tallest guy in the country. And the sleepiest, too, judging by his face and the fact that he barely glanced at her despite everything.

Quickly but trying to be as quiet as possible, Star sat at her new place and took out from her bag a cute pink notebook and a pen, ready to start taking notes. However, a weird movement caught with the corner of her eyes distracted her barely five minutes after starting, and when she discretely turned her head to the side, she found her new deskmate with his eyes closed and head tilted to the side, apparently not very interested in the lesson.

What should she do? If the teacher found out, he’d probably scorn the poor guy. And who knew why he was so tired; maybe he had been working until late the night before, maybe he had problems at home... Slowly, and looking at the front again so the teacher wouldn’t notice anything strange, she poked the guy on his arm with her pencil to wake him up, and before she could realize it, she spent the rest of the class making sure he would stay awake and not get in trouble, although she didn’t say a word or even look at him.

When the first hour finally ended, he had fallen asleep again. This time, however, Star didn’t need to worry anymore about the teacher noticing, as he had already left the classroom, so this time, when the boy opened his eyes, he found the pink haired girl smiling at him.

“The lesson finally ended.”

@wonshik-ia

[the-star-anon]

Nights were getting colder, and with it, silence seemed to be getting more oppressive and unbearable. Even the sound of the TV filling up the apartment felt weird and unnatural, and after a while, she turned it off. It wasn’t so late, but it was already dark outside, and with that night’s live in Saitama she’d still be alone at home for a few more hours. It was more than she could stand, so after not much thought, Star grabbed a jacket and her bag, put on a pair of boots on the genkan, and locked her home’s door after leaving it. Inside, both dogs stared at it in confusion at the fact that she wasn’t taking them with her.

It wasn’t very far from home, barely a thirty minute walk. One of the main reasons why she had picked that house out of all the ones they had seen before moving. The few people that were still outside at that hour were mostly hurrying home, and as she avoided the more crowded streets, no one paid attention to the short pink haired girl walking alone. As she was getting closer to the place, however, her steps slowed down. The fact that there wasn’t even people talking and walking around the area, as they had always been, discouraged her. Of course she knew it beforehand. But seeing it was something completely different.

Finally, she arrived to the quiet, dark building. The once lively night club, now closed down and silent, looking like a big, dead animal in front of her eyes. The main, bigger signpost was gone, but the name of it still remained painted on the wall and the metallic blinds, making her feel a knot in her stomach. It was still unbelievable, how it was gone so suddenly, from one day to the next.

Running her hand over the wall, feeling its texture on her palm, she walked close to it, turning left at the corner and getting into the slightly narrower street. Other businesses and buildings were also closed and silent at that hour, but none of them gave such an impression of loneliness to her as the one she was most familiar with. Just a couple of meters away from the club, the door to the building she once called home.

Swallowing hard, Star walked the small distance and sat down on the little step by the door, leaning her shoulder and head on it. For a moment, it felt like a ghost town, as if she was the only person alive in the world. Even if she rang the bell, no one would answer or would come out of that door. She would never cross that door again either or walk up the stairs, that wasn’t her place anymore. She still had the key that she never got to give back, but even if the lock hadn’t been changed, what would she do inside of the empty apartment? To her, it was better to remember it just as it was the last time she was there: full of life, warmth, and with that familiar and unique scent filling up the air. The one that made her think of endless nights full of tight hugs and kind words.

All the memories were filling up her mind. There was no way it would stop hurting. There was no way she could forget. And hugging her legs as close to her body as she could in her current state, she hid her face on her knees and cried quietly, still wishing it was all just a bad dream.

[floyd-marshall-blog]

Wedding Day || Yevette & Floyd

And now it was official. Yevette was now Mrs. Floyd Marshall. Floyd’s wife. And Floyd could not be any happier. He kissed her passionately, sweeping her up in his arms and spinning her around. The look on Yevette’s face was enough to tell him that she was just as happy as him. Now Floyd was excited to go to the reception and reveal the surprises he’d set up for his wife. It took a lot of stealth, but luckily Floyd was a cop. He knew how to get around without arising suspicion. Soon, they’d would be on the dance floor for their first dance.

[prima-auden-gallagher]

Birthday Disaster || Emerson & Auden

Auden swallowed hard in order to make her throat less dry. They had had to be sparing with the fresh water just in case. They'd only been a drift at sea for four days but they didn't know how long it could've been. Monroe had gone too far this time. That's, at least, what Auden thought. She took a deep breath--he hair was messy, her clothing completely wrinkled, and she felt entirely too gross, "Well...it's nice to see some land..." she joked as the two looked from the boat to see Massachusetts up ahead.

[the-star-anon]

She stared at the little devices on the bathroom sink in silence. The tears were already dry on her cheeks, and all she felt anymore was exhausted. Numb. It couldn’t be happening, but the evidence was clear. It was happening, and there was nothing she could do about it.

The house was in complete silence, both Daichi and Zaki had left earlier for work. Star took a look at her watch. She was late to open the little shop, but she didn’t feel like going anywhere. However, after a couple of minutes, the girl sighed and stood up. There was no use in mourning anymore.

Carefully, she took a couple of plastic bags and wrapped them around the devices, finally placing them inside of her closet in the bathroom, just under a little pile of pink towels. Once she was done, she took a look in the mirror and thought to herself.

“Wash your face, put on make-up and smile. Go and do your job. The world won’t stop for you.”