you can't fall in love alone

rowan niall burke || 25 || single || leo || irish || bartender/waiter and understudy dancer/singer at the burlesque club [a stars and boulevards roleplay character] [i do not claim to be austin butler] [anything owned by the typist/mun will be tagged as such][mun is 21+. Muse is 25.]

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Dear Future Rowan

Dear Me, 5 Years From Now,

Five years doesn’t really seem like that far away. However, to me, it feels like a life time away. By the time you read this letter, you will have been away from your family for about 7 years. You miss them. Part of you wants to move back to Ireland and be with them. Run back to them with your tail between your legs, but hopefully you haven’t done so by then.

You belong in LA. Regardless if you’re still bartending at The Burlesque Lounge or if Bayoa has convinced you to join the theatre, you belong there. You can feel it underneath your skin, like a slight crawling feeling. The people and all the energy they hold, you love it there. If you’ve left, go back for a visit. i’m sure people there have missed you.

I hope, in the future, you may have been able to convince your sister and your father that they should leave Ireland and come to LA. At the very least, hopefully they’ve come to visit you a few times. If not, if you’re still in LA and you haven’t seen them in years, get off your ass and go visit them. You love them and sometimes all you need is your family.

Best and good luck,

Rowan Burke

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bayoa

We have cookies. 

Oh, now you have my attention.

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bayoa

Nah, I’m gonna let you go full fanboy. 

Wha-- You’re a monster! How dare you! Haha.

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zephyr

Awwww, you’re the best. I promise I’ll do the same thing for you when we’re sloppy and tipsy again.

Did we just become best friends?

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bayoa

Well I’m starting the hiring process as soon as I’m done with Hamilton and hoping first set of auditions are ready to do in august maybe. 

Alright. I think I can decide whether or not I want to come to the dark side officially by then.

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bayoa

Nah it’ll be fine. There’s the initial shock of meeting them but once you start talking to them it’ll all be fine.

Make sure the reel me in if I start making a fool of myself?

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caleb

I’m not sure what constitutes as “interesting” anymore, especially since what I find interesting may not be as interesting to other people as it is to me.

My job I can speak about, though. I’m a neurosurgeon, which is basically a fancy title for a person poking around in someone’s brain until they find something that doesn’t make sense. Then we fix it.

Try me. I’ll at least appreciate the reaching out with fun facts about yourself.

However, I am both impressed and not at all surprised that you are some sort of doctor. With Micah also being a doctor and Jameson as a med student, it seems like the medical field funs in the family. What made you want to be a neurosurgeon?

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zephyr

Hell yeah, I love this plan. You’ll be responsible for sloppy and tipsy me, though.

I’ll make sure sloppy and tipsy you gets into a cab safely and gets home without a hitch.

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micah

Naivety and optimism should be met with activism.

Swinging member…. that’s a new one. I’m fairly certain @alessandra-cartwright​ doesn’t want me stripping or the like for her. I’m not a bad dancer, but I think we’ll stick to waltzes and kitchen dancing…. unless she sees this and says she saw Magic Mike and wants a show.

Pessimistically, it doesn’t happen that often.

I had to use some colourful language. I don’t like being too crass about genitals unless I’m talking to a doctor... Oh wait.

I promise we’ll keep it PG. I can’t say about your and your wife though.

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Everything You Need’s In Your Reflection || selfpara

Rowan had been a little home sick as of lately. His father and sister had been so busy lately, running their little shop, that they hadn’t had a lot of time to communicate with him. No texts, no phone calls, and no Skype video invites. It felt to him as if his family had literally disappeared on him. So, after constantly prying at his sister, he managed to set up a day and time for them to get together this week. He had been so excited to finally talk to her that he had barely slept. He really wanted to be kept in the loop. Admittedly, he missed them, but he wasn’t going back. Rowan knew this was where he belonged.

Loading up his laptop, he loaded up Skype and getting comfy -- drinks, food and all -- he waited patiently for his sister’s icon to come up. Several hours went by. At one point, he considered just giving up and going to bed. He stayed strong. Sitting patiently, Rowan scrolled through Facebook as well as the Site.

Before he realized it, it was almost three o’clock in the morning. They were almost 8 hours ahead of him, so he knew there would be no phone class that day. Almost being noon in Ireland -- and the video supposed be have taken place at 8 am their time -- Rowan realized that he only had two options. He could accept that his family didn’t have time for him, unfortunately because he lived so far away. On the other hand, he could go back and visit. It would be expensive. He wouldn’t be able to do it anytime soon. That didn’t mean he couldn’t save up the money so he could actually see them. That was his goal for the future. Save money so he could see his family.

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That’s it. My car is dead. Let’s have a moment of silence for her. She had a decent life and I didn’t deserve her. On a side note, I’m looking for a new vehicle if anyone knows anyone who’s selling.

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caleb

What are you looking to know? I don’t tend to keep a lot of secrets so you’re free to ask what you like.

Well, the usuals? Your job, interesting things about yourself?

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bayoa

I’m very straight forward when it comes to my job.

Do you know roughly when you hope to open your own company?

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bayoa

Pippa is like 7 years younger than me and I fanboy’d so hard when we met. It was a lot of “You’re amazing. I can’t believe i’m working with you. Thank you so much for stepping in to help.” Blah blah blah

I feel like I will be just as mushy as that. Maybe worse. I promise to try and not embarrass you though.

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bayoa

It’s fine. I did the exact same thing when I met most of them. 

Did you really? I don’t feel so weird anymore.

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bayoa

Unknowingly? This whole conversation was intentional. 

I was being modest for you. Turns out, there is no room for that in this conversation.

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micah

Historically, American political change only comes with assassination or after a president’s second term, so eight years.

Clothed razzle dazzle I could unwillingly do, but  any other kind I’ll have to reserve for my darling wife.

Ugh. Don’t tell me that. Maybe it will be different this time. Optimistically? Like, naively optimistic?

Oh, Micah! I meant clothed razzle dazzling. No one else but your wife needs to see your swinging member.