there was something inherently unnatural about acting— ( i n h u m a n ), even. like pinning butterfly wings against dry and aged corkboards or pressing flowers in between the pages of stale and forgotten books. something as visceral as the experiences of human life— what with the pleasures, the OBSCENITIES, the ghastly, and the ( b e a u t y ) of it all ... they were never meant to be preserved, they were meant for the brave to conquer. only those that were COURAGEOUS enough to defy social norms became the versions of themselves they truly wanted to be — instead of pretending to become somebody they never were and would be. and, now, standing here with a script rolled up in his hand and a cup of coffee in the other — he found the entire process of filming ... well, pointless. what was his fucking purpose in being here? filming for a show that’d inevitably be cancelled in favor of another tv sitcom blindly chasing after the trends of social media? what came NEXT? everything was temporary here: the lights, the fame, the set, the people. perhaps that was the answer TMZ needed upon asking: “why does jordan blake not seem to care about anyone — or anything?”
maybe because everything and everyone was fleeting; disappearing and reappearing in his life as quick as they’d first come. and trying to make sense of it all was tiring. he was goddamn EXHAUSTED with understanding why, why, why, why people disappointed him so. so, it’d just become a habit with concerning himself more on when and less on the why. it was while he was thinking this that someone stood beside him, perhaps to help themselves to the snacks that had been prepared for them. jordan, feeling a bit social today, decided to speak first, “ the donuts have been out since 5am. i’m not saying that eating them would kill you, but i’m also saying you probably shouldn’t be eating them. “