#thread: ola

[bcrrycakes]

CLOSED FOR @nihiillism PLOT: [ 12PM ] the middle of a sweltering outdoors shopping center.

NORMALLY, OLA WOULD NOT BE BRAVING THE HEAT LIKE THIS WILLINGLY. if there was one thing ola hated more than being hot, it was being hot and sweaty and wandering around an area with little-to-no shade. but a lot of her followers wanted her to cover the pop-up market and while she was less than thrilled to be there in this heat, she doesn't entirely hate the opportunity to hype some small business owners and artists on her channel. she had spent most of the morning chatting with and interviewing various venders, filming with their permission to post, wanting to get it out of the way before the afternoon heat crept up on them. despite the heat, she still stops to check out each of the tables and booths on her way out. while checking out one of the booths, a familiar voice pulls her out of her thoughts. "guess it really is time for me to head out," she teases, managing a slight smile even though her stomach is tightening, "not really feeling the crowd."

[scndmeundcr]

@oceanprose asked: i just feel so lost.

abigail was never the one to care about giving advice. cassie was always the go to person for that stuff. but cassie wasn't here, and she did want to help ola. "well. i'm happy to sit here and listen to you. even if i can't give advice, i'll sit with you and listen. and my friendship of course comes with chocolates."

[bcrrycakes]

CLOSED FOR @pcpulr / cont. from here

ola knows there's no such thing as a perfect first date. they're always going to be a little awkward, trying to navigate small talk until you can find common ground. but once they had been able to find it, the conversation came so easily that ola was convinced that this is as close to perfect as a date is ever going to get. "i think i'm sensing a challenge coming on," ola smiles, leaning in a little closer over the table, "i'm something of a skee ball expert myself." while she did have a little bit of a competitive streak, ola is mostly just relieved that emery wants to spend more time with her. "a little competition isn't going to scare me away," she gives a little wave of her hand, "all that matters is seeing if you can keep up."

[bcrrycakes]

OPEN TO: any gender  PLOT: ola and ym were set up on a date by some mutual friends MUSE: olamide "ola" adebayo, 30, she/her, bi gray ace, content creator

this isn't something ola usually agrees to, but she knows they never would have relented until she caved. ola hasn't dated at all since her last relationship ended a little over a year ago ⏤ something a lot of her friends took issue with. and while she had dug her heels in and put up a good fight, demanding to know why she can't just love herself and be happy, she knows they all have a point. that she's been diving in a little too hard with work, leaving little time for herself or anything else. not that she'll admit it out loud ⏤ but she knows why they were worried. and maybe she's not sure if she's quite ready to dip her toes back into the dating world, but she can manage to indulge them for one night. what she didn't expect was for the evening to go well. ola's having a good time, dinner long since finished, and she wonders if she's the only one that doesn't want the night to end. "want to hit up an arcade or go skating or something?" she just puts it out there, hoping she doesn't fall flat on her face.

[bcrrycakes]

CLOSED FOR @theambitiion / cont. from here

EVERYTHING ABOUT HALLE WAS REFRESHING. it was the first time ola had done a collab with anyone where it had felt like the focus was on substance, not just creating algorithm-friendly content. while ola knew it was part of what she had signed up for, getting into this line of work, she found herself hating how nearly every video she saw was either so heavily aestheticized or click bait-y and they all felt so hollow. there were so many other creators that ola adored who she felt made incredible content ⏤ but they were often overlooked in favor of shorter or flashier videos. working with them, though, ola had gotten so caught up in everything that she almost forgot they were filming at all. halle was talented and she was looking forward to possibly getting to know them better. "oh, please, it's so embarrassing," ola let out a soft laugh, fighting the urge to start cleaning right then and there. but she would also be lying if she said her place ever looked much neater than this. also embarrassing. "you haven't done a collab before?" it caught her a little off guard, in a good way, "but thanks." gesturing to the couch, she offers, "make yourself at home. do you want anything to drink? water? seltzer? something a little stronger?"

[bcrrycakes]

OPEN TO: any gender (platonic or romantic) PLOT: ola and ym are hanging out after a collab because they hit it off. ym could be another content creator, celeb chef, comedian, etc MUSE: olamide "ola" adebayo, 30, she/her, bi gray ace, content creator

THIS WASN’T EXACTLY HER NORMAL CONTENT. ola enjoyed doing collabs like this, filming for videos where she was in their world, not hers. it was a nice break from her norm and her viewers seemed to enjoy it too. while she didn’t want to admit that it mattered how much they enjoyed the deviation, but it was a numbers game. but she was trying not to think about that now. it also wasn’t her norm to invite people to hang out at her place after filming. this was her job and she tried to shut it off and keep it separate once cameras stopped rolling. ola didn’t quite know why this was so different. “sorry it’s such a mess in here,” ola apologized, thoroughly embarrassed by what was an entirely normal amount of clutter, “i wasn’t planning on having a guest today.”