#skybourne:starter

[perrylewis-blog1]

Perry blinked hard at the sting of sweat dripping into his eyes. He shook out his fist and shifted his stance as he prepared to unleash another barrage of punches on the dummy standing unfeelingly in front of him. He’d come into the power-neutralizing training room over an hour ago, completely riled up after a heated phone call with his dad and afraid he’d lose control anywhere else on campus and hurt someone. As the song playing in his earbuds shifted into  some deep, driving edm track he’d layered, he threw another punch, feeling the burn in his arms and the bruises forming on his wrapped knuckles. He knew if he kept up like this, eventually a trainer would come over, concerned about how hard he was going without breaks, but he didn’t care. Chest heaving, he threw another punch, closing his eyes and picturing his dad instead of the white manikin before him. It wasn’t long before Perry felt the presence of someone else standing uncomfortably close to him.

“I’m fine,” he growled out, ripping out his earbuds but not turning around.

[perrylewis-blog1]

Perry let out an embarrassingly loud shriek as the cold water hit his skin. Quickly jumping out of the spray, he turned the cold water valve completely off before testing the temperature again. Still cold. “Dammit!” he yelled out, thankful none of his roommates were in. Perry stepped out of the shower and wrapped his towel around his waist, meaning to get re-dressed so he could report his plumbing issue. He’d had a particularly grueling training session and his criminal psych class was already kicking his ass. The last thing he needed was a shower with no hot water. His pity party was interrupted by a knock on the door.

Thinking one of his roommates had locked themselves out again, he undid the bolt and yanked the door open. “What the fu- Oh,” he said in surprise, acutely aware he was clad in nothing but a towel. “Uh, hey. How can I help you?”

[remdweller-blog]

☆ OPENSTARTER || [wandering through a dream]

Dami’s eyes opened, while remaining closed. Her body lay in a state of rest while the rest of her began to walk forward. A glance to the left and right revealed a corridor that was both similar and different from that which she expected from her dormitory. She found herself in a long hallway with no real memory of arriving, but only one door decorated the wall farthest from her. She tilted her head to the side, glancing behind her before looking forward again. The door seemed to have moved closer, close enough for her to reach out and slowly turn the knob. She felt a gust of wind pull her forward until she’d arrived in someone’s dream, the door slamming shut behind her.

[astridxjohansen]

“Oh no, you can have it. In fact, I insist that you take it.” Astrid said, pushing the potted plant towards the other. She was getting to the point where she had accumulated too many pots in her room and had been walking around campus holding onto some of her duplicates, passing them off to anyone who asked. She had been practicing growing new plants from cuttings, aided by her powers, and had an excess of plants as a result.

[alyshaxking-blog]

Alysha stood in front of another store, taking in all of the heart decorations and letting out an exasperated sigh. “God, can’t we ever get a break from the constant holidays? Like, really, as soon as one holiday is over, everyone rolls out the decorations for the next one.” Especially during any time of the year that wasn’t the summer. But even then, some stores started pushing holiday merchandise in late summer now.

[bethsfletcher-blog]

          Although she rarely brought her tools home, Bethany always seemed to be losing her Phillip’s head screwdriver. The smaller tool was always getting misplaced, probably because it was so small. She searched her desk one more time before looking through the drawers for the third time. Muttering under her breath as she did so, Bethany’s eyes scanned the entire room after she didn’t find the driver in the drawers. Maybe it was on the floor? Her office was a mess and it was times like this that she knew she should probably have some sort of organizational system instead of the thousands of different of wires everywhere and extra computer parts all over the room. Crouching down on the floor, she looked to see if it had fallen on the floor and promptly bumped her head on the under side of the desk. “Ouch!” she exclaimed, but spotted the screwdriver and reached for it. “There you are.” Bethany grabbed the tool and sat on the floor for a moment, clutching the screwdriver in one hand and holding the top of her head with the other hand. 

[karim-beckett]

“The gym is closed for the day. You have to leave,” Karim said. He finally settled down with a job at the school’s gym. All the other jobs he tried out didn’t work, but he actually liked working at the school’s gym. The hours were good and in his spare time, he’d pick up some weights. “Gym closes early because it’s the break. Normal hours resume when classes start,” he added. “If you’re in the middle of something, I can give you like five more minutes, but you have to go then.”

[myriambeckett-blog]

“Oh no, what time is it?” Myriam said sitting up quickly from her desk looking at all the work around her. She hadn’t intended to sleep in the lab again but she’d been avoiding walking home by herself. Myriam’s heart raced for a second as she tried to recall if she’d projected in her sleep, as always she couldn’t recall. 

“Goddamn it.” She said rubbing her face a few times.