home is wherever i'm with you;

Hello! It’s super great to meet you. I’m Madison McCarthy and you’ve managed to stumble across my lovely little blog. You can always find me #twinning it up with my brother Mason. If you haven’t met him yet, then what are you still doing here, silly? You’re missing out! When we’re not practicing our log rolls or kick tosses, we’re usually singing along to whatever song happens to be stuck in our head. After all, the title of crowning champions of Karaoke Night at Wapakoneta Summer Cheer Camp for twelve consecutive years old isn’t given to just anyone. Performing is in our blood. Anyway, we recently moved to Toronto, so you can find us gracing Degrassi Community School with our awesomeness .Feel free to say “hi!” if you see us in the halls. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave a message. However, any and all that refer to my brother and me as “incest twins” will be deleted because we totally are not. Have an amazing day!

[themadimccarthy]

Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s looking forward to summer break. This school year has felt like it’s been forever and a day, and I’m totes ready for some much needed R&R alongside Macey-Mace.

[themadimccarthy]

TEXTS: MADISON

Roderick: I'm glad! You deserve to feel better. Don't tell anyone I said this, but the squad isn't as tip top without you. ;) I'm okay, just trying to work out some pre-calc stuff. It's headache worthy.

Madison: As much as I hate to admit it, that was kind of the sweetest thing anyone could say to me right now. But that stays between you and me because that's my squad. :P I'm totes going to dedicate my first cheer back to you, mister. If you ever need help, you can ask me! I've got a lot of free time as of late, so I've been studying a lot more and kicking pre-calc's butt.

[themadimccarthy]

TEXTS: MADISON

Roderick: Hey, Mads. How's it going?

Madison: You know, I'm actually feeling pretty okay, Rodster. It's better than I've felt in weeks. PT's going well, and it looks like I'll deff be able to start cheering again next semester. How about you?

[themadimccarthy]

✉ text : kitty ⇄ madison

Kitty: I mean Ryder could have had me, and he turned me down, so we realize how dumb he is right?

Kitty: Bring it on marathon? Cause im sure romcoms aren't in the question

Madison: Well, you /are/ a total catch, but he broke up with /me/. I just miss him, that's all. It's like I've been avoiding him any chance I get, but seeing him is too hard, let alone talking to him.

Madison: You know your way to this girl's heart. I haven't had a Bring It On marathon in forever. I'd rather watch super scary movies than any rom-coms.

[themadimccarthy]

✉ text : kitty ⇄ madison

Kitty: You do not need Ryder. You need your brother at most. I mean you two are closer than anyone I know.

Kitty: Come onnnnnn I'll buy you healthy snacks rather than candy :P

Madison: Okay, I'm not going to argue with you there, but I've felt absolutely crummy since our break-up, Kits.

Madison: ...I'm listening. What else would you do, Valentine? :P

[themadimccarthy]

✉ text : kitty ⇄ madison

Kitty: https://41.media.tumblr.com/32a01cb13227ed67b1154d3728803349/tumblr_n03o2mvMwT1rr8ytlo1_500.jpg

Kitty: Cause who needs boys.

Madison: Me. I need a boy, but that boy doesn't need me back.

Madison: But of course I'll be your Valentine, cupcake. I just can't promise to be the best and the brightest. Maybe next year.

[ryderlynnforthewin]

hard to say goodbye || radison

[ryderlynnforthewin]

When Madison answered the door, Ryder’s heart skipped a beat. And for once? It wasn’t in the good, ‘oh my god, there she is’ kind of way. It was the ‘I’m about to regret all my life choices and be miserable for the next six months’ kind of way. He put on a fake smile, even though he knew she’d probably be able to see through it and walked inside, shoving his hands into his pockets. How in the hell was he a werewolf? He was better suited for a werechicken, at this point. Breaking up with a girl because he was too weak to deal with everything. God, Derek probably regretted ever turning him. Hell, he sort of regretted turning at this point. All it had done for him was ruin his relationship and put him and others in danger.

“I, uh.. Hey, I just… Needed to talk to you about something if you’ve got a few.” Wow, way to sound dumb. He inwardly groaned at how obviously off he sounded, and he supposed in a way that was a good thing. Maybe he’d been enough of a douche lately to where she’d agree and want to break up with him. He knew he fucking deserved it. 

Once they sat down he pulled his hands out of his pocket, crossing them in his lap. He didn’t want to look at her, to validate what he knew was love and fondness for him in her eyes. He didn’t deserve that. He didn’t deserve anything from her right now. Well, he took that back. He deserved a couple of slaps.

Taking a deep breath, he finally turned his head up to look her in the eyes. He needed to be a man about this. “Madison…” He began softly, chewing at his lip. “You know I love you. More than I’ve ever loved anyway. But this…” He gestured between them helplessly, then sighed. “It’s not working anymore, and I think we both know that. I’m… Screwing things up, and what we have now, you deserve way better than that. I don’t want to just keep treating you nowhere near like you deserve because I can’t handle everything right now. I want you to be happy..” He took a breath, the last words in his mind making him tear up. “Even if it isn’t with me anymore.”

[themadimccarthy]

Madison immediately knew something was up with Ryder. She had spent enough time around him to be able to read him like the back of her hand, like how she could easily read her twin brother. Ryder had become an extension of her, her best friend. If something was off with him, she would be able to tell with the tightness of shoulders, the pursing of lips, the simplest of looks. Rather than spout off a line of questioning, as she would normally would have already, she kept quiet as she followed him and took a seat on the couch.

Her green eyes searched every trace of his face, trying to gauge what he was about to say as he struggled to start. However, when the words left his mouth, not even she could anticipate them. It was like a kick to the stomach, a harsh knock into a reality she didn’t want a part of. Tears unwillingly filled her eyes, trailing down her cheeks before she had a chance to stop them. “No,” was all she could say. She shook her head, taking one of his hands in her own. “Ryder, no, no. I’m okay with what we have. I’m happy,” she insisted, though that was the furthest thing she felt in that moment.

“We’ve always done everything together. We can do this, too. We can work through this. Don’t push me away,” Madison said as she raised one of his hands to cup his cheek. “I love you s-so much,” she mumbled as she looked into his own tear-filled eyes.

[ryderlynnforthewin]

hard to say goodbye || radison

If you’d asked Ryder only a few months prior who he’d be spending the rest of his life with, he’d have answered Madison. Honestly, he wished he could go back to feeling like that. It wasn’t like he didn’t love her, no. That wasn’t the problem at all. The simple fact of the matter came down to he couldn’t keep her safe and with all the things that would come with what he now was, well… She was better off staying far away from him. 

The thoughts had been swimming around in his head for weeks, nagging at him to just end things and run far away to a place where he’d never have to see her cry again. They’d broken up only once before, and it had been one of the most miserable times of his life. But this time, it’d be for good. Above all else, Madison’s safety was his priority. 

It wasn’t like being with a human while you were a werewolf was impossible. He knew that. There were plenty of members in his pack that made those situations work. But at the end of the day, in the mental state he was in with everything on the benefactor list weighing on his mind, enough to make his dyslexia reemerge, mind you- he just couldn’t do it anymore. Protecting his family, being in the pack, dating Madison and trying to do well in school? All the things together were impossible for him, and it wasn’t fair to Madison that he was neglecting her in favor of other things. She deserved better. She deserved to be happy with someone who could always treat her right, not just sometimes.

So, as he stood in front of the front door to her house, hand hovering in place to knock, he had two options. He could selfishly keep her just because it made him happy, or he could let her go and move on to someone who could be who she really needed. Taking a deep, shaky, breath, he finally knocked on the door and stepped back, waiting for her or Mason to answer. 

[themadimccarthy]

Ever since Madison had begun to walk again, all her energy had been focused towards slowly but surely getting better. With the aid of her twin brother, she had all the support she needed in her physical therapy sessions to motivate her - all the support save for Ryder’s. Now, it wasn’t as if he weren’t rooting her on like everyone else, but she had noticed his attention seemed to have waned from her. She knew he had a lot going on; she wasn’t blind to the drama occurring in the supernatural world. But if Madison were to tell the truth? She wished he would have put just a tad more effort into spending his time with her. 

It seemed as if the two were on different pages as of late, but she tried to overlook it because she loved him. Instead, rather than focus on her relationship, she figured her efforts were better suited towards regaining her ability to walk, and so far, she had been doing well. She focused on her schoolwork, on monitoring the cheerleading practices, on Mason, on her friends - even though at the back of her mind, there was always a nagging voice that wished to focus on Ryder. The only way the voice would go away was if she finally stopped ignoring what was right in front of her, so she decided the two had to talk.

As if reading her mind, a knock at the door broke her attention from her homework and she stood up, taking soft steps towards the door and lifting on the tips of her toes to look through the peephole. Seeing Ryder, she let a small grin lift the corner of her lips, thinking the impromptu visit was a step towards the right direction of spending more time together. “Hey, sweetie!” Madison greeted him as she opened the door, a full-blown smile on her face. “To what do I owe this totally awesome surprise?” she asked as she stepped aside to let him in.

[billy-lewis]

[awildekathryn-archive]

I am seriously telling you I have not set any goals for this year.

[themadimccarthy]

That’s being changed because one of your goals is to have a girl’s night with yours truly. Sorry, buttercup. It’s set in stone now.

[rhys-sterling]

There’s a possibility that I sprained my ankle pretty badly.

[themadimccarthy]

How? What did the doctors say? Have you been icing it and staying off it? 

[sonof--frankenteen-ryder-blog]

And I really hope you succeed with that New Years Resolution, and I can’t help with cheerleading because that’d just end up being funny on my end but I will help you with anything. But I think this has been a good new year, especially New Years day, that was an awesome day. And I don’t actually have one, I never have those because they get broken too quickly. 

[themadimccarthy]

As hilarious as it’d be to see you trying to do back handsprings, you can leave that to Kitty and me, sweet-cheeks. Our New Year’s was super fun, and I deff wouldn’t mind a Take 2 sometime soon. You know I can totes help you with any resolutions, though! If there’s one thing I can do, it’s keep a promise. I’d say maybe you should try to cut out some of the pizza, but that’s a feat that might be too tough for you.

[rhys-sterling]

You’ll be back just in time for me to be out.

[themadimccarthy]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back it up, Rhys. What do you mean you’re on your way “out”?

[awildekathryn-archive]

The squad really has not been the same without you, Mads. And why do people think to make resolutions at this time of a year anyways. Most will just stop it in like three weeks anyways. Thankfully we both know you’re not gonna be in that catagory of people

[themadimccarthy]

Have no fear because Madi’s here, Kit-Kat. I’ll be helping you whip our cheerleaders into national-winning champs soon enough! And oh, come on. Are you seriously telling me you haven’t set any goals for this year? Because I’ll call your bluff, missy!

[themadimccarthy]

I hope everyone’s had a super fantastic new year thus far! I know I have. One of my new year’s resolutions was to build my strength up enough to finally be back where I belong - and that’s with my family over at the cheerleading squad! I’ll be back in tip-top shape before you know it. What are your guys’ new year’s resolutions?

[colton-gildey]

Please, get me a scalpel and I’ll be a pro. I get too distracted when he’s around, plus I don’t think he would like it very much… well he would probably like the guys, but they’re all cuter than me and I can’t have him thinking that.

[themadimccarthy]

Just tack on a PhD to the end of your name and you’re good to go, cupcake. Hey, don’t count yourself out so soon. Sure, there may be a McSteamy and McDreamy, but you can be the next McCutie. Aim high!

[themadimccarthy]

Text to: Madison

Ryder: I think still only two, that's not enough. So I can't ask you to be my date on a third time seeing this movie?

Madison: And watch you become a little kid over how excited you get over it? I wouldn't pass up that opportunity, you were adorable as heck when we saw it the first time. I almost wish I could've taken pictures of you to remember the look you gave! Your love for me rivals that of your love for Star Wars. I guess I should've expected this when I fell for such a dork. :P