Tristan Raines

The Thespian

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hvmmond‌:

“Touché,” Eve agreed, nodding her head with a friendly smile. “I’ll admit it was a dream of mine once. But the job just doesn’t allow it –– at least I’m lucky in that I can travel more often than some people. I just can’t stay away forever.”

“What do you do for a living?” as Tristan, curious now.Then he nodded. “Knowing you’re lucky is a good thing. I think it keeps you humble.” Not that anybody would say being humble was Tristan’s strong suit. But at least he knew he’d been born lucky.

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zoecarlisle‌:

“tris, you know me and we have been out to dinner so many times already that you should know that I NEVER order my own dessert and ALWAYS eat half of yours.” zoe replied with a cheeky grin and stuffing her mouth with a big piece o the chocolate cake standing on the table.

“I do know you” Tristan admitted. “Which is why I had them bring a second spoon. Otherwise I’d probably get none of this cake myself.” He winked at her in a joking manner. It felt good, being back in the company of his friends after spending so long outside of the country. He took a bite of the cake, glad Zoe had agreed to come out to dinner with him tonight. 

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hvmmond‌:

“It’s okay to be a little biased –– I’d probably be more so if I’d grown up here.” Eve smiled, clearly amused. “Although I think it’d be fun living in many places in Europe, to be fair. But I’ve built a life here and I don’t think I’ll ever leave.”

“I think everyone is a bit biased towards wherever they call home” he said. Then he nodded in agreement. “I think it would be fun to be able to travel around Europe. Imagine living in Paris for six months and then Amsterdam for another. And so on.”

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zoecarlisle‌:

“oh come on, please!” zoe said with the sweetest smile, knowing very well that the person opposite from her couldn’t resist it. 

Tristan laughed. “You should have ordered your own dessert if you wanted one” he said. Then he passed her the extra spoon he’d had the waiter bring, just in case.

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hvmmond‌:

“I didn’t realize just how much I missed London until I got back,” Eve remarked as she appraised her surroundings, nodding in contentment. “It’s nice to get out of the country to visit home, but I feel like this city has become more home to me than ANYWHERE else.”

“Having lived in London almost my whole life, I can’t exactly say I’m an unbiased option” said Tristan. “But I agree with you. London is my home, and I don’t think there’s any place in the world I’d rather live.”

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sasharuvelle‌:

Sasha tactically ignored his statement, just taking the pages into her hands. “Let me read it over real quick,” she said, blue eyes scanning the page. A couple of minutes passed, though it hadn’t taken her too long to realize that the script was about nothing less than a break-up. She swallowed. Great. This had meant to take her mind off things, not make things worse! Tears started blurring her vision, ones that she blinked away rather quickly, clearing her throat. “Okay, I– I’m ready.”

Tristan knew Sasha well enough to spot the tears in her eyes. “Are you sure you’re okay?” he asked, even more concerned now. “We don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” He wanted to help her with whatever was bothering her. But he didn’t want to force her to talk about it if that was going to make her cry. He hated seeing women he cared about cry.

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junegrcy‌:

“Weird question…I know but do you think you could help me rub some sunscreen on my back. I burn quite easily and unfortunately can’t reach.”

“I’d be happy to” said Tristan with a grin as he took the bottle of sunscreen. Squirting some into the palm of his hand, he said “Sunburn is no joke. It causes wrinkles, after all.” He tried to make sure he wore some every day.

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traintobequeen‌:

Alice had been threatening to get Tristan on the committee for one of her various charities she represented but it seems she’d finally managed it. If he had been joking about his interest the more fool him, because currently they were both dressed in garden party casual, sipping pimms on a lawn at the Wimbledon tennis club in support of a children’s leukemia charity that worked globally including New Zealand, hence her presence. A yellow summer dress grazed at her knees as a small breeze picked up the edge, white hat and nude shoes topping off the whole look perfectly with her blonde hair loose so it could catch the sun. None of the outfit was picked by Alice of course, she had people who did that for her, but the woman wore it well. Glancing up she caught Tristan’s eye, a tiny smile coming onto her pink glossed lips, laced with a tone of secret conspiracy that they both shared. “I’m so sorry, will you please excuse me for a moment, I will be right back.” She excused herself politely from the man she had been speaking to, starting across the grass towards the actor her eyes were firmly locked on. “Well don’t you look dashing mr Raines. I hope you’re feeling generous today, this is all for charity after all.” @tristanxraines

Tristan was listening to someone speak about the charity’s work. He was doing his best to seem interested, but he could almost feel his eyes starting to glaze over out of boredom. That was when he spotted Alice out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that she was coming towards him, he said to the man “Please excuse me.” Then before the other person could protest, he closed the distance between himself and Alice. At her compliment, he smiled widely. “I have received my share of compliments today, but it means more coming from someone as beautiful as yourself” he said. Then he chuckled. Lowering his voice, he said “I should have known you were only interested in me for my money.” While Tristan knew this was an important charity event, all he wanted was to pull Alice into his arms and kiss her.

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sasharuvelle‌:

While she had been avoiding pretty much everyone for the past week or so, when Tristan asked her to help run lines she figured it would be a better distraction than continuing to binge episodes of Game Of Thrones as if there was absolutely no other responsibility in her life. An almost weak smile was sent in his direction when he thanked her, and she nodded. “Hey, I got you, you know that,” she said, following him into the living room after closing the door. The moment he asked her what was wrong, Sasha internally scolded herself. She had forgotten that Tristan knew about her habit of rearranging her home when she was agitated or upset. “Nothing’s wrong, I just needed something to busy my hands with,” she lied.

“I appreciate it” Tristan said. He was glad to have a close friend who understood the pressures of the business. Nobody else was better for preparing for a show with. Raising his eyebrows at her nonchalant answer to his question, he said “If you want to play it that way, then fine.” He was sure he’d figure out what was bothering her sooner or later. Preferably sooner, as he was not exactly known for his patience. “Let’s do this.” He moved to hand her the script.

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katherine-wexler‌:

Having never actually used a physical map in her entire life, KJ was somewhat out of her depth when it came to navigating the colorful map of the underground she’d pinched from the nearest station. In fact, she couldn’t even figure out how to fold it back into the neat little pocket pamphlet it had been when she’d found it. “Hey- sorry, do you have a minute?” she asked, making a step toward the nearest passerby, hoping to stop them in their tracks after having been ignored by the previous few that had avoided eye contact and continued walking. “I’m trying to get to-” she paused a moment, looking at the sharpie marker scribbled on the back of her hand “Oxford Street. For shopping,” she explained. With a backpack on, a foreign accent and a map in her hand, she wondered if she should have used the same marker to simply write “ dumb ass tourist” on her forehead.

“You’re in luck” said Tristan, shooting the woman a grin. “Because you’re talking to a London native.” Which she certainly would have been to tell from his accent. Just as he could tell from hers that she was definitely not one. “And I just so happened to be headed there now, if you would like me to show you the way.” He wasn’t very good at giving directions, even when he knew exactly how to get somewhere. He’d probably get her hopelessly lost.

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Tristan knocked on the door of Sasha’s house, his copy of the script for his play tucked under his left arm. The two were going to run lines today, to help him prepare for his next role. When the door opened, he smiled at his friend. “I can’t thank you enough for helping me with this” he said, stepping across the threshold and into the living room. Then, glancing around, he realized the entire room had been rearranged. Instantly an alarm went off in the back of his head. He knew about Sasha’s habit of rearranging things whenever she was upset. “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong, or do I have to pry it out of you?” he asked her.

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emrysdavies‌:

He lapsed into silence for a moment as he thought back over the other’s words, maybe Dan wouldn’t get back for visits at all. Rys knew that was always a possibility. He just wasn’t so sure if Dan did, especially as there had been promises made to visit, on both their parts. “Same. A friend of mine is moving out there, so maybe I’ll visit them.”

“You definitely should!” said Tristan with a wide smile. “I mean, we only get one life, right?” It was why he made a point of living life to the fullest while he could. “Just don’t be that tourist who decides to try and go surfing with Great Whites, or something equally stupid and dangerous.” There was seizing the day, and then there was being reckless.

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traintobequeen‌:

“They’ll eat you up and spit you out alive.” She giggled, only joking with him of course, her family weren’t the big bad wolf she made them out to be there were just expectations for her now she was the crown princess. Nodding with a coy smile she let her head fall on his shoulder as he said she would draw quite a lot of attention, still laughing quietly in his arms. “What kind of attention? That is to say would it draw your attention because honestly that’s the attention I care about.” She whispered in his ear before he kissed her once more making the girl moan quietly because she knew it would have to be over soon. She’d have to come out of the bookshop to return to her day and ho knew when they might see each other again. “Well i’m on the board of about six different english charities, you can have your pick of them darling i’d be more than happy to put you on the board of them with me. I mean, there would be a lot of work for us to do, but i’m happy to stay late in order to get it done.”

“I think I could probably hold my own” said Tristan, puffing out his chest in mock bravado. “Take away the titles and royalty are just any other rich family, right?” And he’d been fortunate to have been able to live in that world his whole life. Even with his parents’ divorce, his upbringing had certainly been a privileged one. As she lay her head on his shoulders, he took the opportunity to breath in her scent. It was that unique Alice smell, hard for him to describe no matter how hard he thought about it. “You don’t need a cat mask to get my attention” he assured her. “You have it every time you’re anywhere near me. And quite often when you aren’t.” He wasn’t ashamed to admit that he was somewhat hung up on her. At her moan, he grinned widely. He loved when she made that noise for him. “Do you think it would be too much if I said for you to sign me up for all the them?” he asked. “That would mean six times as many late nights, after all.” He winked at her.

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tristanxraines

“I suppose it’s even more drastic the further away you are and the less often you’re able to come home to visit.” Rys nodded, agreeing with the words and wondering if Ben would feel that way, should he ever make it back for visits. “Then I’ll definitely not be moving to the states, because I doubt they even sell many manuals if everyone drives automatics. I wonder if Australia is the same..”

“That’s very possible” said Tristan in agreement. “Especially if you can’t come home to visit very often.” Tristan had visited London every few months when he was living in California, but he was still surprised at how much had changed every time he came back. “I wouldn’t know about Australia, as I’ve yet to travel there. It would be nice to visit someday though.” But he wouldn’t want to actually live there.

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mireyacortez‌:

Mireya smiled, “I see.” With clarification, she felt a bit more comfortable being in the actor’s presence. The last thing she wanted was her accidentally being captured in a photograph. The fewer people that saw her face, the better. “What sort of plays have you been in?” Mireya asked as she continued to keep the conversation centered on him. “Any currently showing? Maybe I’ll check it out.”

Tristan thought he could see her relax somewhat. Maybe she had been nervous he was some super-famous celebrity like Leonardo DiCaprio. Which he certainly wasn’t, although he certainly would have loved that sort of success (if not that sort of media attention). “I do mostly dramas” he said. “Never musicals, as I can’t carry a tune.” He smiled at that and shook his head. “I’m currently appearing in Translations at the National Theatre.” It was about to wrap, and he hoped to land another role soon.

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traintobequeen‌:

“It’s the last thing we would need…” Alice breathed, glancing over her shoulder to make sure they weren’t being watched by anyone although if anyone had come in since the two of them they would have heard the bell on the door making a jingling noice. “It doesn’t mean you can’t try, you just need to be careful when you do it, you don’t want to get on the wrong side of my family or they’ll never let us go near each other again. In any capacity.” Which would be a terrible thing in the blonde’s mind, there was a small clutch of people who kept her sane and Tristan was one of them. “Like what, a cat mask? Yes, that will work perfectly, they’ll be none the wiser.” She giggled, pressing her lips to his for a second, something she really needed to stop doing but it was just…so addictive. Lighting up at his words her lips spread into a grin, bouncing on the balls of her feet. “Have you? Oo…well I have the name of a great charity for you.” She giggled.

“You make your family sound like the mafia” said Tristan. He snorted at the comparison. But of course he knew the New Zealand royal family should not be underestimated. No family as powerful as they were should be. And he certainly didn’t want to do anything that would keep him apart from Alice for the rest of his life. He cared about her way too much for that. “A cat mask?” he repeated with raised eyebrows. “Now that would be an interesting disguise. Might draw a lot of attention on the streets. Then again, it is London.” The city had certainly seen stranger sights than a person trying to hide behind a cat mask. Returning her kiss with a quick peck of his own, he said “I’m all ears.” Anything to get to spend more time with the princess. “For you, there’s no cause too ridiculous for me to attach my name to.”

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sasharuvelle‌:

“You know, I might bring her with me in that case,” she said, smiling. She was sure Royce would love to have a look at a play and to see what Sasha’s world was like. They had both changed a lot and gotten a lot further in their lives. Sasha’s world was completely different now than it was eight years ago. “I’ll defnitely keep you in the loop about my auditions then. Though I gotta say, TV and film people make you do the craziest things in auditions…” She shook her head momentarily, taking another sip of her drink shortly after. “That’s very true, the world in itself is crazy.” And really, had you told her two months ago that she was going to get back together with Royce, Sasha probably would have laughed in your face. “You think? I mean… We didn’t break up because things didn’t work. I broke up with her because of the whole witness protection thing…”

“You definitely should” said Tristan with a smile. “I look forward to seeing her.” He wanted to know the woman who made his friend so happy. “Oh, they definitely do” he agreed. He’d been to his fair share of crazy auditions over the past few years. “What’s the strangest one you’ve been to so far?” he asked her. Nodding his head, he said “I do think its romantic. The two of you have found your way back to each other after all these years apart.” Then he frowned. “Hopefully it won’t be an issue again this time around.” If it was, he’d feel awful for Sasha. She deserved to be happy, and nobody deserved to go through the same break-up twice.