#river.chat

[xemptywithyoux-old]

open for all ( @liminalstart​ ) outside of the train

river wiggled his hips a few times to make sure he was really done, and with one swift move and a little jump, zipped up his pants, pretty much unaware that there was anyone could be by him, despite this being quite the crowded party. in his mind, he had chosen a quite secluded spot, but when he turned around he realized it had not been exactly private. river slid his hands to his hips and grinned. “in my defense, the restrooms were full- and the plants around here looked kind of thirsty.” he then wiped his hands on his thighs and walked over to the other. “are you having a good time?”

[ofkingsnqueens]

starter for leaf wozniak ( @urdamage​ )

he had done a little bit of extra work during the night. just enough to get him through the week, and still be able to get himself some nice meal that wasn’t mcdonald’s this week. the pay at the shop wasn’t bad, but it didn’t suffice for river’s expensive taste of beer, and fish and chips he was craving that week. “i’m taking ten,” he yelled to his coworker, who wanted to say something back, but river was far gone to the back alley of the mall, where he pulled a pre-rolled joint and put it between his lips. after a little bit of searching, river pulled out his lighter, and took a long first drag, only then realizing he was not alone in the alley. “it’s been a long day, yeah?” he asked, hoping for some sympathy, despite it being just a few minutes after noon. he smiled, and held out the joint. “want some?”

[xemptywithyoux-old]

starter for @ofhellview​  location: town bar where river is working 

“you look lonely.” no they didn’t. river was quite out of opening lines for the night, but his tip jar was looking half empty instead of half full, and he needed the money to give his part of his rent. “please don’t tell me it was a date that stood you up-” sure, they were alone, but plenty of people drink alone. river could be shooting far too off, and yet he pressed on. “or do, so i can give you your next drink on the house?” a rule he pulled out of his sleeve, but he had faith on it working, as he added a little charming wink to his gesture.

[xemptywithyoux-old]

things had been weird here and there ever since the party. he should have known that a party in an old fucking train would not come with great news. it was such a tight space- river was surprised people had not ended up killed or severely hurt. that he knew of. it was not uncommon for him to have loopholes after a party, but the things he had seen, the look in some people’s eyes after a moment of the night- it was something he couldn’t get his mind off. he tried to keep an eye on tate as they hung out for the first time after seeing him leave the train with a pale face, as if he had been to hell and back, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. it was not like he wanted to be the jealous dealer kind, ask if he had taken something a stranger had offered- but he had been concerned. maybe it had been a part of his very own trip, which kind of seemed to be, so he tried to let it go. 

river reached out to grab another slice of pizza, only to find the empty box- “what? no- no- i was so sure there was another slice left. what am i going to do now?” his body felt too heavy from the last joint he’d smoked. he just looked at tate, hoping he could give him the answer he needed. || @mvdgrit​

[ofkingsnqueens]

open to all ( @shrikestart​ ) location: your muse’s store/place 

“Alright, mi cielo. The Christmas spirit is here-” He walked in with a box full of ornaments that he did not use at Come What May (some of them slightly inappropriate, of course),  but some he found in the trash, and some at home since his father decided not to put up anything other than the very old nativity set by the fire. “Where should we hang all these things?” 

[ofkingsnqueens]

starter for leaf ( @urdamage​ ) location: fall festival, leafwell tent

he wasn’t sure about how he felt about being behind the leafwell table. he did them a favor, for the most part, and it was a favor in which he favored himself at the same time, but being the one to offer the goods felt a little bit like overstepping. still, he liked to use his advantages to hang out with them when he had some time off between shifts. he had been around orwell and others before, but he was happily surprised to see leaf in the tent in that moment. he hadn’t seen him yet, or at least river hoped he hadn’t, because in his head, he had this perfect little scene of him running and catching him off guard. which of course depended on river’s ability to run smoothly in uneven grounds, but it all somehow worked like magic, because something about leaf was almost magical and special. 

river waited until the client finished checking out before he jumped behind leaf, hands on his hips to keep the two of them steady, but at the same time pulling him back, closer towards him. “did you miss me?” he whispered into leaf’s ear right before pressing a loud kiss right behind it to greet him. “because i did.” he added, as he poked his head over his shoulder to look at his beautiful beautiful face. 

[ofkingsnqueens]

closed starter for julien ( @3rdmixtape​ ) location: pop up halloween store 

“if you want in with no cover to the party, you have to promise you’re going to wear a nice ass costume. and by nice ass, i means, it better show off that ass,” river said, literally talking without a single thought passing through his brain before leaving his mouth. as it usually happened with river anyway. “okay, just kidding– kind of, but no. you have to make it good. wearing vampire teeth is so 1985,” when he had worn them himself, “plus, i don’t think we need a lost boys reminder around here...” he went through that quite quickly, trying his best not to dwell on the memories for too long, and keeping the mood light. “you could soooo pull of a jon bon jovi. you could borrow a pair of shorts of mine.” maybe he wanted people to be in minimum clothing for his own enjoyment. and everyone else’s of course. “have thought of anything better?” he asked as they approached the annual pop up halloween store, because where else could they get quality stuff for the season? 

[ofkingsnqueens]

closed starter for mateo ( @3rdmixtape​ ) location: radioshack, closing time.

his shift had just ended a few minutes ago, and he wanted nothing but to go back home and just watch some tv mindlessly, smoke a joint, maybe have a beer– oh, no. he was feeling fancy, he may actually go and buy a bottle of fizzy white wine and pretend he was a rich lady while wearing the fluffy night robe he had thrifted just last week– those three dollars had to be the best three bucks ever spent. and then he remembered why he couldn’t do exactly that the night before: fucking batteries. if only things did not need them– there had to be a way... but river had never been smart enough to somehow invent a way to have infinite batteries for everything at home. still, he tried to think about an answer on his way to radioshack, which seemed like it had just closed for the night. on top of it all. 

“no, no, no–” he mumbled for himself with his hands and face on the glass doors, and that’s when he spotted mateo. he couldn’t say they were friends, but... in some way, there had to be some sort of a bond after the things they went through together. that night seemed hazy, faces, actions, places, they all came in dreams and visions, but whenever river tried to conjure up the actual moment, there was some sort of fog over the memory. and yet, it haunted him everyday, and it would haunt him for the rest of the night if he didn’t get his fucking batteries. “hey! hey– mateo– it’s mateo, right?” he called out his name and smiled as he gently tapped on the doors to get the other’s attention. “please– it’s an emergency. i promise it’s a good one. i just need one quick little thing, it won’t be more than a minute. please, i’m begging.”