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[vicelead]

dependent blog affiliated with thefaultline. dni if you're not part of the group. as told by ali.

tyler sharma. santoro mob. 26. archie renaux. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist. pinterest.

scottie vance. civilian/mob leaning+affiliated. 25. danielle rose russell.. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist. spara. pinterest.

reyna perez. recruiter for the rift riders/server at the peach pitt. 31. jeanine mason. intro. musings. threads. texts. visage. playlist. pinterst.

[vicelead]

" a mojito for my favorite artista? " she offers coyly the two selections, one in each hand. " or maybe a margarita? alternatively, leaving both for me which i wouldn't mind but then you'd have to deal with me drunk and making out with all the hot chicks until one agrees to go home with me. "

@brokenxdreams . victoria. location .... the buoy.

[vicelead]

" peace offering. " though he can see the contemplation all on toby's face as he sets the bag of fast food tacos in front of him, suspicion at most as best as he can read his brother. understandable all things considered he supposed. " it's not poisoned. " he states in a rather calm, casual and cool tone as he takes a sip of his ice cupped root beer. " if you're that apprehensive, i can take it off your hands big brother. "

@astravorestine . tobias. location .... utp!

[giadaxosantoro]

The corner of Giada's mouth curved into a small, approving smile as she returned Tyler's hug with surprising ease, one hand resting briefly against his shoulder before pulling away. "Ciao, honey." she greeted, taking a moment to study him. "Well, I should hope people were worried. It would've been terribly insulting otherwise." There was a brief pause. "Though I must confess, the lack of faith in my ability to survive a silly little gunshot has been equally as offensive."

A quiet laugh escaped her before she settled back against the pillows. "But it's good to see you, Tyler." she continued, some much needed amusement flickering across her irises now. "Now tell me you have behaving yourself while I've been out of commission." She tilted her head slightly as if she already suspected the answer.

[vicelead]

a small smile forms on his lips with her admission. the only way he'd been worried if he'd heard officially she was dead. then and only then would he worry about a gunshot actually killing her. it was insulting on his end if others thought his confidence meant indifference to her attack and recovery. the smile fades as he looks to her in a position she never should have been in. " do you think it was personal? " he wants to know her answer, her thoughts on the matter because surely she's had time to think and when you've had the time to think, you really think and besides, he liked discussing the more intellectual things, surprisingly.

" have i ever gone out of line, g? " as crazy as it was, tyler was probably one of the least impulsive and reckless of the santoro mob, cool and contemplative in his actions, those facts alone already gave him a massive amount of pride but he certainly wasn't without his faults where said pride could also be his downfall. so behaved in the sense of his role in their organization? upstanding. outside of it however.... " i think i'll plead the fifth on elsewhere. "

[ofmoonlightx]

He at least was coping with it in his own way. At his 'I don't care about me' Lucia raised a brow, "you should." she stated looking back at him. If he didn't care about himself, that would open a whole different discussion. Lucia didn't want to end up even more of a mess. Whether he knew this or not. She remained quiet at his direct question. How is it going? translation: how are you doing, don't bullshit me. She knew Tyler could see through her. Not that she would ever lie to him. She nodded her head "give me a sec." She stood up, went to go grab her weighted blanket, which was comfortable for her. She had her plushie around and made sure she brought all that to the couch. She then walked over towards him, taking his hand before leading him to the couch. Only when he sat, she then made herself comfortable next to him. Her legs resting over his lap as she turned towards him. Banana smoothing in hand, blanket over them. "I fucking hate how this all turned to shit." her voice was quiet, like she was exhausted from all the crying. "I haven't slept, and it feels like this is all but a nightmare I haven't woken up from." they had lost a friend, someone they all cared about. It wasn't something she could just forget about. It affected Kitty as well. "I can't help but think, it could have been Nicky, it could have been me." she paused looking over at Tyler. "I was suppose to be by the popcorn stand along with Nicky, but he told me to go to temporary tattoo stand." realization settled in, still, she didn't look away from Tyler.

[vicelead]

" i'm fine. " he had a tone that was straight forward and simple. " really. " tyler's emotional front has always been as solid, strong and steady as a stone wall with impenetrable foundation. there was no deception or an attempt to convince her or himself.

lucia sits them down and it seems like one question, his question sends her on a rant, floodgates were open and yet he still doesn't regret asking. he listens with intent, no interruptions, letting her have the floor—— but he told me ... " you actually listened? huh. " it's a light nod, teasing question toward the fact she actively makes it a habit to go against anything he'd say at least. whether that's to annoy him or simply that's who she was. either way, it saved her life. " but i'm glad you did, luce. " it's said softer than his usual edge, eyes take a gander to her drinking the smoothie, the thought suddenly occurred to him: he's never actually tried it before. taking the banana smoothie from her, a sip for himself, feeling a bit dry. it hits his taste buds, gives him a more satisfying taste than he expected. a bit heavy on the banana but not horribly overpowering. " not bad, by the way. you got good taste. proof actually being me but you know, this is a close second. "

[astravorestine]

"look...you don't really need to start insulting me.." but yet he takes it, doesn't say anything back and listen to his brother talk. sure when it came to others, he was good at using psychology against them, but dealing with tyler...well that made him forgot all that he has learned. then again, it was never his intention to use his knowledge against his brother. all he wanted to do was use it to understand him. to understand why he was the way he is. but still after all the learning, toby isn't sure if he'd ever understand tyler. "alright. you don't give a fuck, then i don't either. i won't apologize for what i did 'cause clearly there's no point. you made me pretty aware of that, tyler." he never could understand how tyler found out the truth of what he did. there is some idea, but right now he was getting too upset to actually think clearly.

"i think your being sarcastic because you don't know how else to be." toby felt that in some ways tyler was right. he shouldn't depend on his brother to tell him what their mother wanted. he only did it because he didn't want to deal with her. he actually didn't want to deal with his brother anymore and felt the sudden urge to leave and maybe fit with tyler another time.

"soft? you think i'm soft, huh? that's great. maybe i am soft, but at least i'm not like you. at least being soft makes me a bit, well, human." toby's head shakes. he's baffled by his brother and how he sees him. it does make sense. he never really knew what his brother really thought about him. so hearing him get called soft, it stings a little. "i guess i better go call our mother, huh? this soft guy is done with you. i can't deal with this. and just like with our mother, i have no time for you and your antics. i'll see you another time, tyler." and with that, toby chuckles a little before turning away from his brother and leaving him behind.

[vicelead]

end thread.

[clwmarks]

"n-no, it's not that, it's--" well, rosa could've pretended it was a personal preference thing any other day. but the way she'd scrunched her nose as she'd taken a test bite of the cookies had given her away far too quickly, she had immediately wanted to apologise, but she nearly choked on the cookie in her mouth, and the whole thing had seemed awkward at best and like an assassination attempt at worst. "it's -- it's just a lot of cinnamon," rosa managed to choke out. "d-don't worry, though. we can totally still fix this. don't even worry about it---"

[vicelead]

" there's never a thing as too much cinnamon. " except rosa's ability to choke out her next words tell her otherwise. " unless there is.. " reaching for her phone to recheck the instructions, it's clear she mixed up the measurements which honestly, wasn't hard for her to do with all the text messages on the side she paid more attention to than the baking instructions. " my bad. " she sets the phone on the counter, a large sigh of frustration as she pinches the bridge of her nose. " three new batches in less than six hours? our very own mission impossible. " that was, if rosa didn't die from cinnamon poisoning first or just food poisoning in general. it's always been known to stay away from reyna's cooking. " this would honestly have been so much simpler if i just lied and said no, i can't do it, i'm busy but goddamn it if i didn't. " she was in venting territory solely with the frustrations with herself as the heat was filling up in her cheeks. a breath sucked in. " you ever feel like you're just way too goddamn nice and considerate? because i sure as hell do. " she sighs once more.

[aqu4regia]

starter:   helena   &   scottie   vance   (   @cstlavietes   ) setting:   utp!

 Helena   was   paying   half   attention   to   what   had   just   happened.   Somehow,   she   ended   up   recognizing   Scottie   among   the   people   involved   and   when   the   younger   woman   stepped   away   from   the   mess,   Lena   followed   suit.   ❝   Wanna   tell   me   what   that   was   about?   ❞

[vicelead]

it was a harmless little stunt really, delivering the already angry woman the wrong coffee when she mistook scottie for a barista (how that happens, she does not know) for her to then turn her attention to the husband who was accused of getting it wrong. entertaining nonetheless and she got to overhear some juicy inside drama between them that really should have stayed between them in privacy but hey, free tmz. " lover's quarrel. people really like bringing it past their front doors. "

[mclancolia]

" well of course not you , " it was apparent she probably didn't have that amount of money and was lucky she was getting it all in a matter of ten minutes. there were people that carried that amount of cash , he did at times but he wasn't exactly the most trusting man especially in a new place. " thank you for your pity , " he looked at the phone. " scottie --- scottie ? that's your real name ? " he said almost incredulously but it was her choice if that's the name she wanted to go with. he picked up the ring , no rush , putting it back on before adding , " it better be --- worth about 3 million , " statement said like it was nothing , fingers working to send her the money before a small ding run from her phone.

[vicelead]

" i can almost hear the judgment from over here. " he did look like that, didn't he? the rich guy type to be all judgmental almost in the same vein as she could give him her own. " no big. you know what they say, daily acts of kindness or whatever. " she shrugs casually as if the words that left her mouth were empty. they sure felt empty, yet spoken as if she believed that's the only way people know how to be kind, it was all about the face. then, she almost takes offense to his request for confirmation of her real name with brows furrowing once more. " yeah? i would've changed it to somethin' like eleanor but it slipped my mind. i got busy. " she quips with sarcasm in her tone intentionally picking the most horrible sounding rich girl's name. eleanor. she'd never be caught dead with it even as an alias. how some of those high end people can subject their offspring to a life with that kind of name, it's no wonder a lot of them grow into douchebags. " only three million? " the inquiry is asked with emphasis as the ring sets comfortably back on its owner. " you sold it back to me pretty cheaply, the 5k makes sense now. not that i'm complaining of course. " five thousand was five thousand, as far as she was concerned, it was a pretty big net positive as the ding in her phone confirms it. " thanks anyway. "

[vicelead]

" peppermint mochas are a crime known to man, " she says casually with slight disdain as she overhears someone order the unsavory drink as she sips on her vanilla bean frap. " did you have a chance to look over what i sent you? it's a new code i've been workin' on for a little bit over a few weeks now. i think it's really comin' along. "

@aqu4regia . location .... addicted to the bean .

[vicelead]

reyna &. serra.

reyna: place was pretty packed tonight bet you made a killing reyna: you up for grabbing a couple of drinks later? reyna: or shots. those can be so much more fun ;)

@motelvinyl .

[hanijeong]

"you know, i hear that a lot. never makes it any more fuckin' true," hani dryly joked, hands loosely propped up against her hips. there hadn't really been any reason to stop when she saw reyna on her patrol round, but she'd given in to temptation. the last time they'd seen one another, hani and her colleagues'd had to keep the woman from beating someone bloody, with hani making the final arrest. it was a slow night tonight. many nights since the bombing had been quieter. "i'm on duty tonight, so if you're planning on picking a fight, you'd be making my night a lot less boring." it was a joke more than anything, but it would be a considerable help in waking hani up a bit.

[vicelead]

" probably because it is likely bullshit. " if there's anything she has doubts about when it comes to human nature, it's that others can fully change. a zebra changing its stripes... doesn't sound natural to her. " that's bait if i've ever heard of it. " an officer giving a pass if she decided to get into a fight? that was the biggest bait and reyna wasn't biting as much as she loved the idea of a cop looking the other way so she could put some dumbass in their place. " it's too bad you're on duty or i'd suggest we kick it with some crazy shots down at salty. " it might have sounded absolutely crazy to suggest that with the cop that arrested you and a cop at that but she meant it: she'd been down, why not.

[fracturedlcve]

Soph learned early on that Reyna was an acquired taste, one she liked. She was a little out there and a little crazy, but she liked that. Soph couldn't help but laugh, "Oh my god, Reyna." She shook her head at the girl. "You are insane; you are going to get yourself arrested." Though that wouldn't be surprising. "How can you tell me that crazy ass shit and then ask to be in charge of my child?" Her tone was light, though, with hints of amusement and poking fun at her friend.

[vicelead]

" okay but you see, i'm trying to actively make sure that doesn't happen. i'm too needed at the mc but it's not like i was gonna go see her to finish kicking her ass, i really just wanted to see how she's doing, really. " half a truth and half a lie. she had no interest in assaulting her again but she also had no intention of giving a formal apology. psychological warfare, that was it really. " easily. like this: when can i be in charge of your child again? i promise i won't let him have ice cream before dinner if that helps my case any here. "

[vicelead]

" hypothetically, if crime was legal, what's the first thing you'd do? "

@dixiemontoya . location ... utp!

[mclancolia]

" he's your brother , " hands shot up almost in surrender though matteo understood what it meant to have a --- strained relationship with one's sibling. though at least tommy wasn't a psychologist or else matteo might actually throw a fit. he wasn't sure what tommy did all day other than be angry which could be why he was the way he was. matteo never made an effort to find out and he doubted rift valley would be different especially with the lack of their parents around. " please ? " he questioned with an arched brow. " i'm not your fuckin' ma -- but if you are rude i can always snatch it back. " lips curled into a small grin , he was nice --- to a certain extent. " you have your own fuckin' light , " he shook his head , putting the pack back into his pocket taking out his own lighter.

[vicelead]

" and? i fully support him getting a new profession that better suits his other skills. " whatever those were. " brotherly love and all that shit. " although those words are said less with love and more with contempt. he didn't hate his brother, not really but it was usually a toss up tie between him and nicky who annoyed the ever living fuck out of him the most. it felt like tobias did it on purpose, tried to poke inside his brain as if he didn't know tyler already had enough of that shit at one point in his life, he would refuse it from his own blood. " how damn tragic that would be. " for me. as if he didn't have his own carton to pull from but the less he had to take away from his own the better. " yeah but you didn't offer is my fucking point. rude as fuck. " he shakes his head in feigned disappointment as the cigarette dangles on his lips. " as if my attractive privileges mean nothing. "

[capaddes]

location: at a bar

Behind him, Tyler catches the back of his jacket just as Nicky steps in again, shoulders squared toward the men still running their mouths about Dani and her arrest. "Get off me, man." He tries to shrug free, but Tyler's already dragging him back a step, and Nicky, never taking his eyes off them, continues to hurl obscenities in their direction.

@cstlavietes

[vicelead]

there's a sigh as his fist hangs tight on the back of nicky's jacket, already feeling the regret of agreeing to get a drink with him. one. one he said and one he had but nicky was looking for more and found it. it was like trying to wrangle a child who was taking the bait of mean words by other kids on the playground. " no. " he can feel nicky tugging away and a less than subtle yank back to him as if that was another hint of no. he knows it must grate nicky's skin to hear the laughs, one asking do you have a problem dickhead? to that, even tyler has to contain a scoff and a smile. oh how easy it would have been to shut him but it was public and all in all, not in the best interest for either of them to cause a scene. tyler knows when to pick and choose his battles and this one was certainly not one of them. " he's shutting the fuck up, " grabbing his collar more harshly attempting to head for the exit. " shut up, nick. " it was asking for the impossible but he certainly didn't feel like explaining to one of the bosses why he allowed nicky to do something so incredibly idiotic. " the fuck do you think you're doing? "

[fyeahvarchie]

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