&& -- Just Savages

Willow Tatum ⎜18 ⎜ Photography ❝ underneath it all, we're just savages hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages how could we expect anything at all we're just animals, still learning how to crawl. ❞

[fuxkpenny]

A smile made its way across Penelopes face when she recognized the voice besides her, “Hello willow,” she said sweetly. “Did you get any good picture? she motioned to the camera, “I was going to bring mine too but I decide against the extra weight talk about a mistake,” she sighed. “You’re welcome to stay if you want,“ Penelope slid down the bench to make room, “I found a beautiful picture here, you should take it,” she smiled in an attempt to make the girl feel comfortable. Willow seemed interesting, but also a bit shy. Penny was interested in seeing what she was really thinking.

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow smiled some when Penny offered her to sit down, her head nodding just a bit as she moved closer, sitting beside the other brunette and looking out towards where Penny said would be a good picture. Willow studied it for a moment before smiling to herself and holding up her camera, looking through the lens before she snapped the picture, and offered it up to Penny to show. "These woods are so pretty, I love it don't you?"

[scpphircs-blog]

“I was home for the weekend, family things to deal with. So, I guess we both got pretty lucky. Do you feel guilty at all? Because, I don’t know why, but I kind of do.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow nodded her head some, "Yeah I do... the wrong people got hurt in that fire." Part of her wished Alyssa had gotten more hurt, she had heard about it from a few gossiping girls in the library, that her boyfriend got really hurt, hell, Alyssa probably started the damn fire. "It's just so sad what happened to all those people who didn't deserve it,  no one really deserves it mean it just... is horrible."

[milliganmemories]

“Why are you smiling? People died. People I know are–…” Her jaw clenched against expanding further. “If your lips so much as twitch again I’m going to fucking rip them off with pliers.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow's eyes went wide at Bradley's words, throat closing up and feeling her face grow hot, "Oh, no I wasn't... I'm sorry... I didn't mean it like that, I didn't mean to smile." She practically vomited up the words, brows furrowed, "I'm really sorry about your friends.... it's horrible what happened to them."

[willowtatum-blog]

“It’s crazy what happened huh,” Willow muttered, biting her lip as she looked to her right, “Were you there? At the carnival? I didn’t go... so I guess i’m pretty lucky.”

[theleviteller-blog]

Levi’s fingers worked back and forth over the blade of grass that he’d been running his fingers over for the past ten minutes. He’d gone to the hospital and made sure to check on everyone. He still couldn’t believe what happened, couldn’t believe that someone had been murdered and the fire followed. More bodies. So many injured. Levi hadn’t slept very well. Sighing, he tossed the blade of grass to the side and leaned back against the tree. When he saw a shadow join his own, Levi attempted to pull a smile to his face. “My secret spot has been discovered.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow knew it was weird, she knew that if she got caught alot of people would be angry at her, but she couldn't help herself as she took a few photos of some of the students in their mourning. There was just something about how real it all was, how their emotions came out perfectly through the photos made them amazing, and it wasn't like she'd use any of them in anything that would be shown, but she found herself unable to stop taking little shots of various people. It's when she spotted Levi, who was sitting on his own in silence that she got caught, making her jump some at the sound of his voice before lowering her camera, "Oh... I didn't know it was secret." She laughed nervously, tucking some of her hair back behind her ear when the wind blew, "Do you wanna be left alone? I'm sorry."

[fuxkpenny]

Penelope sat peacefully on a beach over viewing a beautiful forest below. She had decided to take a walk without her camera for once, she felt she didn’t need to extra weight when she rarely found a picture worth taking while on her strolls. Yet here she is, staring at what would have been a perfect shot. Time went by without her realizing, and out of no where she found someone by her side. She hitched her breath at the sudden realization of her presence. “Oh I’m sorry” she chuckled, “didn’t see ya there.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow was one of the lucky people who had decided not to attend the school's carnival, she missed out on all the chaos and tragedy, and honestly she was glad she did. She had enough of that in her life, and she really didn't want any more of it. She was making her way around the woods near the school, following the trail and taking pictures for her portfolio for her photography class. She tended to get lost in her thoughts, not really paying attention to what she was doing or who she was near until she heard a familiar voice. She jumped just a little, glancing down and spotting the girl at the bench, letting out a nervous laugh, "Oh Penny hi," She muttered as she lowered her camera, "Are you taking pictures for class too?" She was curious and also worried, she didn't want to steal Penny's idea if she had already had it, but she didn't notice the girl didn't have her camera, "I can leave you alone if you want, I'm just... trying to find the perfect picture."

[openupbithvc-deactivated2020101]

“Couldn’t find a rest room, Jesus…” he trailed off. “Turn off the light!,” he shouted, attempting to block the glare that shined in his eyes. “Are you taking a video?”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow's eyes widen as she lowered her phone quickly, to stop shining her flashlight on the guy who was currently... relieving himself. "No, oh no, i'm sorry, I just.. you know there's a bathroom just right there?" She asked, pointing at the dormitory he was currently pissing on, "Just inside, to the left."

[imflcres-blog]

“Well, I feel like I’ve been gone for weeks. Wanna fill me in on what’s been happening in your life or around Atticus?” she questioned, stuffing her jacket pockets with her hands as she casually walked along with anyone she could find.

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow smiled a bit at the girl's questions, surprised and confused to why she was speaking to her, but thankful for the communication anyways. "Uhm, nothing for me, the zine is up to it's usual stuff... it's all been rather dull, thankfully."

[willowtatum-blog]

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E. Langford: i'm super excited for the carnival, are you going?

Willow: Oh I dunno, maybe... I don't think i'd have to much fun though.

[wtylerf-blog]

Tyler grabbed all his stuff and shoved them in his bag randomly, not really caring about how messy it looked. When it wasn’t for something too important, he wasn’t going to be very careful about it. “It’s nothing.” He said before hanging his bag on his shoulder. “Ehm, cafeteria? I’m quite hungry.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow nodded her head a bit, playing with the strap of her bag and trying to smile in a friendly way where she didn't seem like a scared little bird, "Well the cafeteria doesn't have the greatest food, I could take you to a pizzeria... if you want I mean."

[harrisonashwood]

“Willow,” he repeated slowly, savoring the syllables. It seemed easy to make this girl sheepish and giggly, prompting Harrison to cross his arms over his broad chest as her peered down to look at her. “It’s nice to meet you, Willow. I’m Harrison. You can call me Harry if it’s more comfortable for you. It’s shorter. Easier.” He let out a small laugh at her hand action, a little confused at which one to take. “Handshakes are so last year. Don’t worry, weird fist bump things are way cooler.” Now he was just pushing his limits. She was a stranger after all. 

[willowtatum-blog]

Oh my goodness. Willow wanted to hit herself, glad that Harrison was nice enough to not make her feel like a complete idiot for her hand gestures. "Right," She laughed nervously, her head shaking some, "It will be a new trend, like... uh fetch." There it was. Another lame joke, she had no idea how to save herself from dying of embarrassment as she stared up at him, slightly captivated from how blue his eyes were before she blushed deeper and cleared her throat, "Well thank you so much, for uh, not keeping my bag hostage, but I should probably go, yeah, thank you."

[sethcolder]

Willow saying that he wasn’t awkward was a bit reassuring, but he knew it wasn’t exactly true. Between not being able to get his words out right and always finding something to trip on and not being completely on page with social cues–Seth was an awkward mess. The mention of food made Seth sit up straight, always up for eating. He actually hadn’t had anything to eat all morning. Besides, he could also take a break from studying. “You’re not being awkward!” Seth said a little too loudly, ducking back down into himself. “I haven’t actually had anything to eat so I’d love to go get food,” Seth replied with a smile, shuffling to pack up his things. “D-Do you have a preference for a place or…we could go to the cafeteria…. I’m really, um, good with anything.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow smiled brightly when he agreed to get food with her laughing a little from when he had shouted before shrugging some, "There's actually this really cute 50s themed diner," She suggested, biting her lip and finding herself getting more comfortable as the time passed. That's how she was though, it was just getting through the awkward and scary first meetings that worried her, but once she picked up her pace she was able to be as fearless and normal as any other person could be. "I found it when I was looking for places to study, the waitress wear poodle skirts and everything."

[harrisonashwood]

“I wouldn’t have let that happen. I’m not that awful,” he teased, helping the smaller girl move the chair to release the imprisoned bag. “Ah, one of those awful days, huh? Hopefully you won’t miss your test because I took too long to help a pretty girl out. I wouldn’t have kept your things in jail for long. Just enough to get your name?”

[willowtatum-blog]

Pretty? The blush that spread across Willow's features was deep, her eyes lighting up at the boys compliment and a soft girlish giggle falling from her lips. It been awhile since she'd heard anyone call her pretty. "Uhm, Willow," She stuttered a bit, her head shaking as she tucked some hair behind her ear, fighting the urge to go run and hide, "I'm Willow, hi... you are?" She held her hand out, then instantly regretted, fingers curling in and looking like she was asking for a fist bump, her head shaking and arm dropping completely with nerves as she let out a few awkward laughs, "Please ignore that."

[wynonamasonmemories-blog]

Wynona looked around at the front of the school, feeling somewhat out of place as she watched students shuffle in and out of the building. She reached into her bag, pulling out a cigarette ad placing it between her lips to light it. She really shouldn’t have been smoking, but she’d been making a conscious effort this month to remain mostly clean. With the sudden enrollment for the next school year looming over her head, she deserved to indulge. Glancing around and catching someone’s eyes as she took her first drag, she narrowed her eyes, her bubblegum painted lips pulling into a frown. “What? There’s no sign that says I can’t smoke.”

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow hadn't realized she was staring at the girl, her brows furrowing and cheeks tinging read when she called her out for it. She looked around for the sign, did the girl say there was a sign? Oh god everything was horrible. "Sorry." She squeaked, looking down and shaking her head, "I uh, I zoned out is all, you can smoke, I don't mind."

[sethcolder]

In front of him was his pre-med homework splayed out. Notes scattered about with highlights, markings, and little sticky notes to show importance. He also had his homework sheets on the other side. For the moment, they were forgotten in exchange for the girl across from him and Seth was happy for the change–he could only stare at his homework for so long. “I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that happens,” Seth smiled. “It’s nice to meet you, I’m Seth. Sorry for my awkwardness…” he mumbled the last bit, twiddling his thumbs around.

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow cracked another smile, her head shaking a bit when he introduced himself and apologized, and she laughed some, "Oh no, no you aren't awkward," She said quickly her smile warm and genuine as she hummed a little, "Maybe since you freed my bag I could get you food, to help you study, studying on an empty stomach isn't good," The girl stood a little taller realizing he probably ate already, she was making the assumption he hadn't, oh gosh now he'd have to explain to her he wasn't hungry. Willow quickly realized she was freaking out in her own mind and had missed if Seth had told her anything, "I'm being the awkward one now," She muttered, offering him a smile before she let out a breath, "If you haven't eaten already we should go get food together, since we're both... horribly awkward apparently."

[blairrider]

Looking up from her sketchbook, she placed the pencil down onto th table before glancing down at the bag and moving her chair without a word. “Sorry about that,” she replied just as quietly as Willow. “I hope the strap isn’t damaged.“

[willowtatum-blog]

“Oh i’m sure it’s fine,” Willow said quickly as she got her bag, holding the strap up and smiling sheepishly, “This bag was really cheap anyways, not much a chair could do to it.” 

[wtylerf-blog]

Packing his stuff as he couldnt’ stand being there and needed to move, Tyler didn’t even notice the strap that happened to be under his chair’s leg. He could only glance from the girl to the strap as she asked him to move, before he finally realized. “Oh yeah, sorry. I was going too, actually.” He replied, giving her a small smile before standing up.

[willowtatum-blog]

Willow was thankful that she hadn't bothered him to much, the boy actually on his way out too when he moved for her, and she quickly got her bag, standing up with him and shoving her binder in, "It's okay." She said quietly, looking up at him and biting her lip, "Which way are you heading?"