; all this time

[tvvgers]

those people do not care about you. / young ruis!

"I know that! You're the one that threw everything away for them, not me!" This isn't the place for this conversation. It's not the time either, but she can't bear the idea of showing up six months pregnant where he's forced to see just how much life has moved on without him.

Taking a deep breath, River pulls the sonogram picture back to her. She might be having a baby with Ben, but it doesn't stop her from wondering... what if? But those questions don't make her doubt her resolve. She already loves this baby more than anything else, and much as she will never say it to Luis, she loves Ben too.

"But I already love this kid. So these are the cards we’re dealt."

[tvvgers]

sinsoakedsaints​:

MATEO MERCER + PIPER DALTON.

“Piper.” It could have been his catchphrase for how often he found himself saying her name with that exact lilt in his voice, a light suggestion to give it a rest followed by a less subtle one as he made a swipe for her vape to prevent her from taking another puff. 

“I told you, you can’t be doing that in here, even if my boss isn’t around.” Granted, he should have known better than to tell Piper about a rule, all she did was break them. He pockets her vape obviously, leaning the side of his hip against the prep space as he folded his arms. 

“Well, go on. What happened tonight?” 

Piper exaggerates a pout at the loss of her vape, but it’s hardly like it’s her only one. It just happens to be the only one she currently has on her. The pout really has more to do with the lecturing tone directed at her - she hates that tone. She hears it enough from Evelyn and West when she dares to speak her actual mind.

She doesn’t like it coming from Matteo.

Maybe that’s why her natural instinct to ruin it all flares up.

“Oh nothing, just Ronan ruining my life from a distance.” She throws off, lifting herself onto the counter despite knowing she’ll be chided for it. “Can you believe he had the nerve to threaten that photographer just for taking hot pictures of me? Like whatever, I should memorialize looking like this while I still do.”

Trailing her fingers across the metal countertop, Piper looks down rather than at Matteo. “Boyfriends and brothers-in-law, so boring. So glad I don’t have either of them.”

[sowritten]

𝐃𝐎  𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄

who wants a bite of me?

listen babe, nothing is as it seems.

god, you sound like you want to wear her skin.

do you think I did too much?

do you want me to push her in the pool? do you want me to light her hair on fire?

you look incredible tonight.

how could you do this to me?

baby, come on. I would never do this.

channel that anger into getting what you want.

why would he do this to me?

I hated myself for letting my guard down.

peaking in high school is cringe.

you have a really weird energy.

I don’t need your pity.

you insufferable cunt! I know you did this!

I don’t even do cocaine!

you think I framed you?

do you still not want my pity?

I know what it’s like to get screwed over by someone you thought you could trust.

you really had that pent-up, huh?

you look like you want a grilled cheese. let’s get you a grilled cheese.

I thought you were gonna put out a hit on me or something.

okay, I’ll just go fuck myself.

to be honest, I’m still recovering.

I just want to say how sorry I am for what happened to you last year.

oh, I’m sorry ‘school house rock’, are you dragging my sentence structure right now?

we won’t get caught, that’s the whole point.

I don’t want to make her pay. I want to burn her to the ground.

you’re giving off some serious glenn close in fatal attraction energy right now.

I can ruin her in my sleep.

I’m Frankenstein, and you’re Frankenstein’s bad bitch.

your new vibe is high-status cunt.

sometimes you have to pretend to be someone else to get what you want.

oh my god, don’t be so dramatic.

you called me a human birkenstock.

I’ve always been very intrigued by what you do here.

cool.

my ex-girlfriend is mad that I hooked up with my ex-boyfriend.

make revenge mommy proud.

are you stalking me?

I like your shirt. did it come with a bag of granola and a matching pair of Tevas?

what are you doing here?

that’s the exciting part of getting to know someone; you’re a mystery until you’re not.

the orgy usually starts around sundown.

can we talk about it, please?

well, we’re not having sex. you can go fuck yourself.

tell me something nobody knows about you.

I’m interesting, and you want to impress me.

what do you want to be?

we’re all just performing.

this feels illegal.

I want her to hit me with her Tesla and then reverse back over me.

I want her to stuff me like a taxidermy doll and then mount me on her wall like a prize.

I want her to hide my body in the woods and then start the search party trying to find me.

I am so proud of you. this is going to be the best night ever.

I feel like a little butterfly!

it’s called double assurance, sweetie. look it up.

are you on mushrooms?

your instincts were right.

you know you don’t have to be brave with me.

this sucks. it’s allowed to suck.

do you think I’ll feel better?

I’m just so angry all the time.

sometimes it just hurts to exist, you know?

I just want to feel normal again.

I like you; you’re just like me.

I didn’t know you were an artist.

rude… but fair.

don’t equate your worth to some archaic idea of what the best means.

can I say something that might make you very uncomfortable?

I’m shocked! this is shocking news!

we’re casting spells tonight, bitch.

ban men!

get in there and eat that ass, is what I’m saying!

don’t do that! don’t pity me, and definitely don’t touch me!

I lost everything! fucking everything!

they need to feel the consequences of what they did to me.

they have to pay. all of them.

I feel like I’m being eaten alive from the inside, actually.

do you ever look around and just think, how did I get here?

all this shit, it’s just armour.

I really like you. I wanna tell you everything.

everything I thought I hated was exactly what I always wanted.

what’s going on in that head of yours?

I just need a little distraction from all the stress.

can’t we put all this ugliness aside?

I think you handled that very well.

nice entrance.

what do you think you’re doing?

you don’t even answer my texts!

those people do not care about you.

they’re not your friends.

oh my god, you’re pathetic.

none of this is real!

are you any different from them?

are you sure? there’s never been any evidence.

I mean this from the bottom of my heart: fuck you.

did you overhear that?

you said some pretty messed up stuff out there.

someone was probably messing with you.

from the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the worst for the rest of your miserable fucking existence.

I love your ear balls.

sleep with one eye open, bitch.

I’ve had the upper hand the entire time.

you made this pretty easy, I gotta say.

you’ll never get away with this.

I didn’t eat. I didn’t sleep anymore.

where does this game end?

there is nothing else you can take away from me.

I’m going to make sure that you’re stuck with your pain forever, because I am stuck with mine.

if you want to ruin me, go ahead. I’m not helping you.

I promise I can explain.

I had no choice!

do you ever think about anyone other than yourself?

I really wanted this to work, but it just doesn’t.

I was deciding between this and elsa, but I kind of thought you weren’t an elsa person, although you are a frigid bitch.

I’m sorry that I hit you with my car.

there’s nothing vapid people love more than making other peoples’ tragedies about them.

don’t cry. it’s alright.

I wish it could have been different.

what should have felt exhilarating just felt rotten.

how did you know I’d be here?

I miss you.

it shouldn’t have taken an accident for me to realize that, and I’m sorry.

I think you’re lucky.

I don’t feel free. I feel like I got hit by a car.

I give up. I’m done.

show everybody what a bad bitch looks like.

I created you, and I can just as easily destroy you.

I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.

we can’t erase what we did to each other, but I don’t want to hurt you anymore.

you might be the only real friend I’ve ever had.

I will regret what I did to you forever.

I’m sorry…. for everything.

did you just enter doing a slow clap, you cliché piece of shit?

you really are the devil.

I thought we had a whole will-they, won’t-they thing going on.

where are you going with this?

I know all your secrets now.

no one would’ve given a shit about you if it wasn’t for me.

why the fuck are you laughing?

goddamn do I love you right now.

I think we might be fucked-up soulmates.

you are a very lucky girl.

fuck you. we’re over.

I think you should leave.

I don’t want to be that person anymore.

everything you’ve done, everything that’s happened to you, has brought you to this moment.

fuck figuring out who you’re meant to be. stay lost as long as you can.

I wanted to do something cute, like a grand gesture.

[nowadayz]

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING 2022, dir. Olivia Newman

[tvvgers]

Holly ties her hair up with the elastic band on her wrist, her eye catching on her wedding ring as she lowers her hand. It’s been a part of her for years now, and yet it no longer fits right, at least not emotionally. Opening their marriage was a final straw, they both knew that, even if they couldn’t admit it to each other. 

But Holly knows that they have finally burned out, even if the love is still there, simply changed. Swallowing past the knot in her throat, she twists the ring off of her finger and holds it out to him. “You know you’ll be a tough act to follow.” 

[tvvgers]

Piper covers her red rimmed eyes with her sunglasses, despite it being well after three a.m., better known as the perfect time to visit Mateo at work. Pushing into the kitchen after walking through the empty restaurant, Piper lifts her vape to her lips before exhaling a long blow of smoke. 

The small responsible voice in her head that sounds like Evelyn tells her that this is not smart, it could be the last straw for someone normal. But she has never listened to that voice before, why start now? “Teo! Babe, you’ll never guess what happened tonight.” 

[hyprmemes]

betrayal sentence starters edit as you see fit

what did they mean when they said ‘i can’t trust you’?

for months? you’ve been putting me through this for months?

how can you come back and even look me in the eye after all you’ve done

you didn’t mean that, right? please tell me you didn’t mean that

you swore you wouldn’t leave, you promised

after everything we’ve been through? seriously?

did i ever even know you?

please don’t do this, you’re all i’ve left

it wasn’t like that, it was us against you from the beginning

i was never on your side to begin with, don’t you get that?

but i’m doing this for you, for us, doesn’t that count for anything?

i know what you did, don’t even try

wait, how do you know about that

was it you? did you tell them? did you tell them the one thing i begged you not to?

i trusted you with my life, i trusted you with everything i had!

fuck, i regret ever having even met you

so, it was all a lie? nothing of what we went through mattered to you?

you could have stabbed me at least a thousand times before this, why now?

why didn’t you just kill me when you had the chance, huh?

did you have fun? did you enjoy yourself, pretending to be my friend?

i don’t want to hear it, i don’t care why you did it

we took you in, we cared for you, and this is what you were after the entire time?

i should have listened when they told me to stay away from you

the people i cared about… gone, all because of you and some stupid plan

you don’t get it, this is the only way, okay?

maybe if you learnt how to prioritise better, you would actually understand why i had to do this

i never meant to hurt you, it may have been a lie at first, but please, you have to believe me

tell me i imagined you leaving, tell me none of this happened and i’ll believe you

i’d rather die than be stuck with a traitor any moment longer

we all depended on you, how could you do this to us?

is it my fault you trust so foolishly and willingly?

i’m sorry, i know it’s meaningless now, but please, know i’m sorry

you’ll understand one day, you’ll understand i never actually meant to hurt you

you don’t even look dejected, do you enjoy playing with other people’s lives?

you took everything from me, you fucking bastard

i wish i’d have killed you when they told me to

you’re meant for so much more, why cry when you could join me?

i had to make you trust me, you would have never come this far, otherwise

there are far bigger things at stake here than your broken heart

why do you even care so much? you were using me just the same!

so i was right about you after all, i’m glad i never fully trusted you

you know what? you’re nothing more than a lesson to me now, so fuck off

so, now that we’re here, think you can tell me what you’re really after?

[kingsmemes]

In honor of SPOTIFY WRAPPED,  send me a number 1-100 and I’ll write you a starter based on the song.

[lovelctters]

Davika Horne via instagram

[moosings-deactivated20231019]

TAYLOR SWIFT’S MIDNIGHTS *3AM EDITION (2022) ALBUM PROMPTS

ₓ ˚ .   ୭   ˚ ○ ◦ ˚     as always, some triggering content may be present! change any pronouns to better suit your muse(s) needs!     ˚ ◦ ○ ˚   ୧   . ˚ ₓ

all i used to do was pray.

we survived the great war.

we were supposed to be just friends.

karma’s gonna track you down.

i don’t dress for men.

‘cause i care.

i feel you, no matter what.

i told you none of it was accidental.

i vowed i would always be yours.

someone told his white-collar crimes to the fbi.

'cause it’s all over.

i’m only cryptic and machiavellian.

we were somewhere else.

you handle it beautifully.

let’s dance.

what’s a girl gonna do?

what could’ve been, would’ve been you.

i lost you.

it turned into something bigger.

that’s a real fucking legacy to leave.

do i really have to chart the constellations in his eyes?

you’ve got no reason to be afraid.

did you leave her house in the middle of the night?

i wake up screaming from dreaming.

i’m damned if i do give a damn what people say.

i can’t let this go.

i prefer hiding in plain sight.

i end up in crisis.

my hand was the one you reached for.

checkmate, i couldn’t lose.

you’re talking shit for the hell of it.

every single one of your friends was making fun of you.

draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man.

no one wanted to play with me as a little kid.

you would break your back to make me break a smile.

now that i know, i wish you’d left me wondering.

i hosted parties and starved my body.

i vow i will always be yours.

you said i have to trust more freely.

sadness became my whole sky.

it’s just a question.

i’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror.

it’s like snow at the beach.

there were pages turned with the bridges burned.

if i was a child, did it matter?

what if i told you i’m a mastermind?

i think it’s time to teach some lessons.

i see you every day now.

i’m the wind in our free-flowing sails.

the system’s breaking down.

i keep my side of the street clean.

the jokes weren’t funny.

did some force take you bеcause i didn’t pray?

somewhere in the haze, got a sense i’d been betrayed.

do you wish you could still touch her?

i remember.

a diamond’s gotta shine.

it’s me, hi.

i will always be yours.

maybe it was her.

you know there’s many different ways that you can kill the one you love.

some guy said my aura’s moonstone.

you wouldn’t know what i mean.

he was sunshine, i was midnight rain.

i don’t dress for villains.

we were born to be the pawn.

you were on something.

i saw something they can’t take away.

you’re on your own, kid.

i wake with your memory over me.

if clarity’s in death, then why won’t this die?

yeah, all you did was smile.

yeah, you can face this.

by the way, i’m going out tonight.

you were bigger than the whole sky.

i saw flecks of what could’ve been lights.

pierced through the heart, but never killed.

you said i was freeloading.

how’d we end up on the floor, anyway?

turns out, it was that guy you hooked up with ages ago.

lately, i’ve been dressing’ for revenge.

my pennies made your crown.

he never thinks of me.

did you see the photos?“

i feel the lavender haze creeping up on me.

do i really have to tell you how he brought me back to life?

i just wanna stay.

ain’t that the way shit always ends?

time can’t stop me quite like you did.

i think i’ve been too good of a girl.

did all the extra credit, then got graded on a curve.

i really thought i’d lost you.

saw a wide smirk on your face.

life is emotionally abusive.

don’t get sad, get even.

god rest my soul.

i broke his heart 'cause he was nice.

i miss you.

i’m on my vigilante shit again.

you’re a crisis of my faith.

seemed like the right thing at the time.

you might have to wait in line.

i could still say, "i don’t remember”.

you should be doing more.

i have this thing where i get older, but just never wiser.

i didn’t choose this town, i dream of getting out.

i just may like some explanations.

i just may like to have a conversation.

they said the end is coming.

we can plant a memory garden.

one day, i’ll watch as you’re leaving.

best believe i’m still bejeweled.

life will lose all its meaning.

we lost track of time again.

it’s okay, we’re the best of friends.

i’d go back to wanting dudes who give nothing.

i think there’s been a glitch.

i’m not even sorry.

you know how scared i am of elevators.

sometimes i wonder which one’ll be your last lie.

i was taken by the view.

karma’s a relaxing thought.

can i ask you a question?

it’s fine to fake it 'til you make it.

it must be counterfeit.

i’m unglued, thanks to you.

maybe it was egos swinging.

that’s nice, i’m sure that’s what’s suitable.

she’s laughing up at us from hell.

you should find another.

he wanted it comfortable, i wanted that pain.

i can still make the whole place shimmer.

diesel is desire, you were playing with fire.

this is the first time i’ve felt the need to confess.

no one sees when you lose when you’re playing solitaire.

'cause i’m a mastermind.

they’re bringing up my history.

you don’t ever say too much.

now that i’m grown, i’m scared of ghosts.

i could’ve gone on as i was.

putting someone first only works when you’re in their top five.

i’ve never seen someone lit from within.

i don’t dress for friends.

there’s no morning glory, it was war, it wasn’t fair.

i play it cool with the best of them.

sit quiet by my side in the shade.

never trust it if it rises fast.

i touch my phone as if it’s your face.

addicted to betrayal, but you’re relevant.

i chose you.

i never think of him.

this happens all the time.

you got tired of my scheming.

i knew i wanted your body.

but for him, it’s every day.

it might just have been you.

she needed cold, hard proof, so i gave her some.

i fight with you in my sleep.

i don’t remember who i was.

ladies know what people want.

ladies always rise above.

that means you did it right.

you don’t have to answer.

i think i’ve been a little too kind.

i’m so in love that i might stop breathing.

i gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this.

everything you lose is a step you take.

maybe it’s the past that’s talking.

get it off your chest.

all the stars aligned.

it can’t last.

we almost forgot it.

it only hurts this much right now.

i’ve got a lot to pine about.

did you hear my covert narcissism i disguise as altruism?

pick somewhere and just run.

i vowed not to fight anymore.

the wound won’t close.

i’ve got a lot to live without.

make sure you don’t miss.

you and i ended up in the same room.

i picked the petals, he loves me not.

meet me at midnight.

ask me what i learned from all those years.

i swear that it was something.

all the outfits were terrible.

it must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero.

i’ll be gettin’ over you my whole life.

it’s all over now, all out to sea.

i’d pay if you’d just know me.

no deal.

i waited ages to see you there.

i regret you all the time.

all that you ever wanted from me was nothing.

i made you my world, have you heard?

now you’re mine.

every single thing i touch becomes sick with sadness.

i don’t even dare to wish it.

to you, i can admit that i’m just too soft for all of it.

that was the night i nearly lost you.

i’m the problem, it’s me.

i thought the plane was going down.

every single thing to come has turned into ashes.

so i justified it.

i wrote a poem.

we will never go back.

you tried to erase us.

tonight feels impossible.

i have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money.

you wouldn’t take my word for it if you knew who was talking.

he was sunshine, i was midnight rain.

aren’t you envious that for you it’s not?

give me back my girlhood, it was mine first.

i bent the truth too far tonight.

my town was a wasteland.

you were more than just a short time.

you should find another.

she looks so pretty.

he wanted a bride, i was making my own name.

they said the end is coming.

can this be a real thing?

did you wish you’d put up more of a fight?

i took the money.

if you never touched me, i would’ve.

i should not be left to my own devices.

the god’s honest truth is that the pain was heaven.

you knew the entire time.

i find myself running home to your sweet nothings.

i damn sure never would’ve danced with the devil.

never take advice from someone who’s falling apart.

i polish up nice.

you can try to change my mind.

my friends from home don’t know what to say.

you don’t live in my part of town, but maybe i’ll see you out some weekend.

she thinks i left them in the will.

you made me feel important.

i wanna brainwash you.

i’m a monster on the hill.

i’m falling in love again.

i’ll run away.

don’t put mе in the basement.

me and karma vibe like that.

i miss who i used to be.

midnights become my afternoons.

get it off my desk.

picture me, thick as thieves, with your ex-wife.

i keep on waiting for a sign.

i don’t dress for women.

memories feel like weapons.

i’m fastening myself to you with a stitch.

i been under scrutiny.

then what did you do?

we had one thing going on.

my flight was awful, thanks for asking.

i find it dizzying.

all of me changed like midnight.

you weren’t even listening.

what could’ve been, would’ve been.

she was on your mind with some dickhead guy.

everybody just expects me to bounce back.

it’s coming back around.

i’ve been scheming like a criminal ever since.

i spy with my little tired eye..

do you really wanna know where i was april 29th?

i don’t start shit, but i can tell you how it ends.

i thought we had no chance.

ask me what i earned from all those tears.

i hear it in your voice, you’re smoking with your boys.

all this shit is new to me.

you knew that i’m a mastermind.

had to do it this way.

if i’d only played it safe.

romance is not dead if you keep it just yours.

it only feels this raw right now.

nothing was gonna stop me.

was what i was thinking the whole time?

i can’t speak, afraid to jinx it.

they say looks can kill and i might try.

you did some bad things, but i’m the worst of them.

do i really have to chart the constellations in his eyes?

it’s never enough.

but for some, it was paradise.

i didn’t know you were keeping count.

everyone’s up to something.

there’s many different ways that you can kill the one you love.

i vowed not to cry anymore.

what if i told you none of it was accidental?

how the hell did we lose sight of us again?

it was one drink after another.

i would’ve stayed on my knees.

don’t you know that cash ain’t the only price?

big city, wrong choices.

living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts.

it’s not meant to be.

[tvvgers]

sinsoakedsaints​:

CASH CUNNINGHAM + AYA DRAKE.

“Because I don’t control traffic, Aya.” His knee-jerk response was jerkish in nature, and a boldfaced lie to boot. The truth of is what he had gotten caught up with August and lost track of time. 

( He lost track of most things when he was with her, that was part of why he couldn’t escape her gravitational pull even if he pledged to try. ) 

“Don’t see why it’s a big deal, we’re here now, aren’t we?” 

“Traffic? Really?” She’s been on the back of his bike enough times to know that traffic has never been a problem for him. She’s angry, but more than anything else, she’s hurt. 

She knows what it feels like to be a priority for Cash, and lately, that feeling has gone. 

“What’s going on with us? Am I... Did I do something wrong?” 

[tvvgers]

sinsoakedsaints​:

RYAN RIGGS + CHASTITY CUNNINGHAM.

“Thanks.” Ryan says, he would have dealt with the mustard if needs be, but he should have known Chastity wouldn’t have allowed it. That seemed to be just how she was – caring. He hoped that he gave off that same energy to people, though he’s not certain he’s very good at showing it to anyone beyond August. 

That was the thing about growing up with your circle small and your world smaller, it was difficult to make space for other people. 

( But he wanted to make space for her. ) 

“Not even a little. I don’t think you’re scary at all.” He looks over at her then, meeting her eye as he took a deliberate bite from his mustard-free burger, speaking again once he had swallowed his mouthful. “Got the eats to prove it.” 

He’s certain she had to have the capacity to be some sort of scary – the name Cunningham didn’t gain it’s connotations for nothing – but he wasn’t readily trying to gun for being on her bad side like Nero tended to. 

Chastity simply smiles at him in response. It’s a little thing to give him her burger instead, but there’s always something in how Ryan is with her. Like he’s aspiring to something with her that she can’t quite put her finger on. 

But she likes it.

She likes him. 

“Good. Intimidating people doesn’t come naturally to me.” That’s why she has brothers, she supposes. Well, that, or so that she always has something to be annoyed by. Though with Charity being the way she is, usually Chastity operates under the radar. 

The only person who seems to really see her lately is Ryan. “Do you think you’ll stick around for a while or... are you just here for a stop along the way?” 

[sinsoakedsaints]

closed starter for: @tvvgers​​

based on: this cookout is a nightmare

“Aya, you’re doing too much.” Tristan informs her, a hand on each of her shoulders to still her as his larger body being placed as an obstacle between her and the door she tried to walk through that led out to the back of the clubhouse – exactly where he had seen August disappear to twenty minutes ago, followed by Cash not long after. 

He hates that his loyalty to Cash keeps putting him in this situation, where he finds himself lying to Aya either directly or by omission and sometimes he thinks just blurting out to her the truth of it all might just serve his best friend right.

( Except he couldn’t do that because that would hurt her as much in the process, maybe more than Cash, and he couldn’t live with that. ) 

“Tell me what you need and let me help so that you can actually enjoy some of the day too.” 

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“Don’t be silly.” Aya laughs, pretending to try and swerve past him though she knows that would be a futile effort. She never considers that she’s doing too much, or taking on more responsibility than she should. This is her role - it has been for years, and she’s always loved it. 

As long as everyone she loves is having fun, then she’s enjoying herself. 

Though, Tristan certainly looks more stressed than happy, at the moment. If her constant juggling is what’s causing it, she supposes that she can take a breather for a few minutes. 

“I don’t really need anything. I left Max to work his limited charms on Briar and I figured that I would try to find Cash. But you’ll do just as well!” Looping her arm through his, Aya pulls him back towards the crowd. “You’re gonna dance with me, and encourage these lazy guys to get off their butts and do the same with their ladies.” 

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sinsoakedsaints​:

MAX DRAKE + AYA DRAKE.

Max was only there because there would be no peace in his life if he didn’t show up after Aya had insisted he attend. For the most part, he’s been trying to keep himself out of trouble since his release, and she seemed to have gotten herself all mixed up in it. 

Though the clubhouse was filled with familiar faces that had once been brothers to him when he wore the same kutte, he’s not so sure where he fits in these days, despite the fact that Cain had told him that there was always a place for him there among them. 

“I don’t want to go back to jail, so no.” Max tells her, though the no was made of Jell-O – it could never be firm, there was always some wiggle there. Her older brother Logan suffered from the same thing. 

A beat passes, long enough for him to refill his red solo cup with some beer from the pitcher she had brought over. 

“What is it?” 

“Oh please, it’s nothing like that.” Aya could never think of suggesting anything that would lead to losing Max again. Without him, their family wasn’t complete, not their blood family or their made family. 

A sly smile comes across her face as he finally shows interest in something, even if that something is a question mark to him. This could all go completely sideways but if there is one thing Aya prides herself on, it’s knowing about the relationships in the clubhouse. Even the ones people think they’re being quiet about. 

(Yes, she saw Chas sneak away with Ryan, and she will absolutely be following up on that.) 

“Briar!” Aya calls out, catching sight of their most recent neighbor standing on the outskirts of the party. “C’mere!” 

 Without much prompting, Briar heads their way, a shy smile on her face and a slightly awkward hand wave to go with her. Perfect.

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Aya carries another pitcher of beer over to her cousin, frowning at the sight that greets her when she arrives. Max is sitting alone, like he has been since the moment he returned. No matter what the group does, he just sits there still. Her heart tugs to know how isolated he must feel, even among family and friends. 

Placing the pitcher in front of him, Aya lifts herself up onto the table top and tilts her head in the way she always does when she wants something from someone. 

“I have an idea.” She sing-songs, knowing that no matter what has changed, her cousin always has a difficult time saying no to her.

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sinsoakedsaints​:

NATHAN CROSS + EVELYN DALTON.

After a quick scan of the bar, it hadn’t taken Nate long to identify who he was looking for, surprised in fact that she matched her picture exactly. Well, it was a picture of her, but it hadn’t been one she had posted or sent to him directly. It was one that had been shoved in his face on a phone screen by a younger woman who bore enough of a resemblance to her that he believed her when she said she was her older sister. 

( Piper was a little intense, he could only imagine she couldn’t have been any more than she was. ) 

Steeling himself for a moment, he decides to just go for it and approach her, hoping he wasn’t a disappointment on first impression. 

“Evelyn? Hi.” God, he shouldn’t have done that half-wave he did, the very one that his own sister told him umpteen times was cringey, but nerves had won out. 

“Sorry I’m a little late, traffic was hell. I’m going to get a drink, do you want another?” 

Evelyn doesn’t love being out at a bar, not since her own taste of fame had grown larger and people started to recognize her more. So when a man said her name, she immediately tenses, wishing that she hadn’t just ordered a drink. 

“Uhm...” She replies, crinkling her forehead in abject confusion the more the man keeps talking. He’s probably crazy, she thinks, which is a shame considering that he’s handsome. Just as she’s about to ask him a further question, her phone rings with Piper’s signature ringtone - Barbie Girl, obviously, which Evelyn cringes at every time she hears it. 

“One second...” She tells the guy, holding the phone to her ear. 

“Lynnie!!! Isn’t he hot? I found him at a coffee place and knew he had to be for you. He’s tall like Ronan but without all that ‘fame makes us all pathetic and we should know only shame’ energy.” 

“Oh my god, Piper, I’m going to kill you. Then I’m going to bring you back and make you work as West’s assistant with no airtime on his show.” With that threat looming, Evelyn hangs up the phone and turns back to the guy she now realizes she’s been kind of rude to. 

“I’m... so sorry. My sister is a crazy person and didn’t tell me that well, you were a person who existed and was going to be here. But.” She takes another sip from her drink for the liquid courage she surely needs to go on her first blind date after her divorce. “Let’s start over. I’m Evelyn, nice to meet you. My sister didn’t mention a name because she probably didn’t actually get one...” 

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sinsoakedsaints​:

RYAN RIGGS + CHASTITY CUNNINGHAM.

“Thanks,” Ryan says right before taking a bite, wanting to take it back instantly as a grimace appeared on his features at what the predominant taste was. Mustard, and a lot of it. 

“Gross, Cain must have made this.” He notes as he places it back on her plate and lifts off the top bun to try and scrape some of the excess yellow off with a napkin that had been beside him to edible enough success.

“Did you get called Ketchup Head yet? Nero had two days to work on that and that’s the best he had.” 

“Here.” Chastity hands him her own burger, free from the mustard that her brother loves so much. She doesn’t have the same aversion to it that Ryan does. 

Unlike Charity’s “treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen,” mindset, which she inevitably got from Tabby, Chas has never seen the point in treating the people she likes badly. She would happily put the people she cares about before her, any time. 

“Nero’s too terrified of me to risk calling me a name. He knows that if he pisses me off, I’ll stop covering for him and Charity when they want to go out.” Leaning back against the brick wall, Chastity smiles at Ryan and raises her eyebrows. “But you’re not scared of me, huh?”