zach valentine

i can make your coffee weird🛸

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golddust-delacruz:

The day had been like most others-simple. Esperanza despised how dry things had been in her life. She didn’t thrive well falling into a cycle of mundane life. She even started becoming bored with the contracts she was taking on. After being lost in thought for a while, someone walked by her table. The cafe had been a personal favorite spot of hers. The stranger had something about them that intrigued the young demigoddess. For a little fun, she willed a breeze to kick up around the little patio. “Some weather, huh?” she called out to the other with a little smirk. 

Zach wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone. He wanted to sit down, read a book, and just be left to his old thoughs. However, that all seemed to change when a breeze, a bit suspicious (that he quickly shrugged away - he didn’t have the time for conspiracies at the moment), brushed up against his bare ankles, shufling the fallen leaves around him. He heard a voice and looked over his shoulder, eyes narrowing behind blonde eyelashes. “I guess. It’s just wind, I wouldn’t cont that as something partucularly eventful in terms of weather.”

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hypcthe:

“I don’t think so?” dropping his head, his hand rubbed his chin as he thought.He pondered everything that they had just said and tried to think of everything that he had read about the creature, before being pulled from them.”Yeah, it totally makes sense.” he agreed, grinning as their eyes met. “I haven’t put too much thought into that topic until today, so thank you for that.”

The corners of his lips tugged upwards into a small smile. He nodded his head and seemed to pick up a little bit. “Yeah,” he said, “anytime. I figured I’d bring it up, you know? It... it as weighing down and I really needed to talk to someone, so...” Zach shrugged and sat up in his seat, his eyes watching the other for a few moments before he continued. “I’m just glad I found you. Can I get you a drink? Your regular?”

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maddenflores:

Madden peered at the lanky boy before him, a small smile forming across his lips at his waywardness. “Define touched.” He added. Although he assumed he was one of his more unusual customers looking for something supernatural, he still needed to make certain. He could sense the boy in front of him to be human and he wasn’t going to reveal his gifted items to just anyone. 

Zach looked the owner over, licking his chapped lips. He was pretty attractive. A bit not his type, as he took something from his hands, but he shrugged it off. “You know what I mean,” he replied confidently. “The weird, unexplainable mysteries you’ve taken because you have some faith in what the seller is saying. I want to see those items.”

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mydearestdarkling:

“You wouldn’t say you loved your eyes would you? Or your hand? They’re just apart of you, they’re something essential to you and your existence. That’s how he and I are for each other.” Sacha said with a shrug of her shoulders. “I will bring you some then, I’m overdue for a baking night.”

He shook his head. “Nope,” he said, “can’t relate.” Zach then nodded. “I’ll make sure to share them.”

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hypcthe:

Nikias noticed his reaction and made a mental note not to flirt with Zach, thinking of it as a negative reaction. He felt stupid but he didn’t speak up, about the small feeling of guilt that was crawling through his body, expanding and engulfing all of his emotions. “If we are comparing Bigfoot to bears then that’s what would happen. Mother bears give birth to their cubs during hibernation, and nurse them until spring when they all wake up.” he explained quietly. “Yeah see, it makes more sense for him to feed more in the summer months. especially if we are saying that bigs hibernate.”

“That’s how it is with every animal, isn’t it?” He asked as he continued to pick at the skin on his fingers. He was sure of it, but he didn’t want to say something and sound stupid. He didn’t like feeling that way, so he mostly spoke on topics he as very skilled at. “Well, it just makes sense that they’d be hibernating, right?” Zach questioned, his gaze finally finding Nikias’ own. “If they didn’t, it’d just be weird.”

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hypcthe:

Rowan realized that Zach seemed to be reacting a bit negatively, so he took a deep breath. Rowan realized that he he didn’t know what to do to help console one of his closest friends. Putting the empty popcorn bag next to him, he turned to look at him, completely disregarding Zak Bagans on the television. With a sigh, he looked down at Rex. “I’m getting a bit worried.” he said softly, not just wanting to jump into a conversation that could possibly be very emotional. “You don’t have to do that. Seriously, if you want to, feel free, but you do not have to do that.”

He licked his lips and set the bag of carrots aside, turning towards his friend. His hand found Rex’s back, slender fingers brushing against his hair. “It isn’t a problem. We’re best friends and roommates, why wouldn’t I do that? It’s the least I can do, anyway.” Zach shrugged for a moment. He had completely dismissed what Rowan had said earlier, and he was hoping that it wasn’t brought up again. The last thing he needed to hear was how he’s somehow letting down his friends and worrying them.

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mydearestdarkling:

“No, I was in love a very long time ago, the kind that only comes once in a lifetime-he and I are faithful companions to each other.” She explains with a smile, as she looks at him “He has a weakness for my pineapple upside down muffins.” 

He blinked. “People don’t just talk about other people like that if they’re not in love.” He had a point, right? Then again, what the hell did he know about love if the person he loved last was never in love with him? “I’d like to try one of these muffins next time you make them.”

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maddenflores:

❝Actually, that’s not for sale. ❞  Madden said reluctantly as he plucked the object from his customer’s hands. Sometimes he found things hard to let go due to his instinctual behavior to hoard. Wiping off the item that had been gathering dust for some time, he sighed and inspected the scratches on the worn out thing before resuming to the person before him.  ❝Is there anything else I can help you with? ❞

Zach stared blankly at him before he glanced at the object he had been holding a few minutes ago. At least, he thought it was a few minutes ago. He’d like to believe he can hold a stare, anyways. “I’m pretty sure it was a cryptic artifact that I was looking for,” he finally muttered, then rolled his eyes. “Do you have anything weird that people might’ve believed was touched?”

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hypcthe:

“Yes. It is.” he replied quickly. “There’s also homemade soup that I made for dinner last night. I’m pretty sure you were either asleep or had your headphones on when I yelled that it was ready. You never came down.” he said with a shrug. “Nonsense. My income can cover groceries, the remaining of mine and yours goes to other things, utilities and Rex’s food mostly.” Rowan started eating the popcorn, happily looking at the TV, petting Rex with his unoccupied hand. Looking over at Zach he smiled softly, though not knowing how to reply to the conversation, he just left it be. “Trust me, he can get to be too much. I’ve been considering getting a second dog and I need someone to convince me not to.”

“What the fuck.” He murmured. He knew he could get lost in his own world from time to time, but never knew it could get this bad. Sinking into his seat in shame, Zach continued to eat his carrots and crossed his legs, his eyes turning to the television. Part of him was starting to realize he had issues that needed to be addressed, but a bigger part of him was refusing to acknowledge these issues. With a sigh, he simply nodded at Rowan’s comments about money, and again when he mentioned Rex, but he decided to respond after a few moments.

 “I can start walking him and take him out to the dog park,” he offered, “It’s not a big deal and I can use the sunlight. I’m sure I got paler since high school ended.”

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hypcthe:

Nikias couldn’t help but smile when he saw how red Zach’s face turned. He was so adorable it sometimes astonished him. “Cute.” he spoke absentmindedly, believing that the thoughts stayed in his head. “Hibernates like a bear? So if there is more than one, and a female, the mom has the baby bigfeet - bigfoots? - while in hibernation and wakes up to a baby.” he retorted. “That seems very plausible but i think it isn’t Christmas when he eats them. It’ll be during the summer when people go camping and hiking in dangerous areas. People spend time with their families during Christmas. It’s unlikely that people would go in a cabin in the woods during Christmas.”

Now he just wanted to die. He sunk into his seat, his eyes avoiding having to look at Nikias. They focused on his fingers as he picked at dry skin, part of him wondering what it would feel like for someone else to hold them. 

“I don’t think that would work. Someone needs to actually birth it, right? There wouldn’t be a way for the baby to care for themselves if they were born while the parents were in hibernation...” He trailed off, trying to think about any instances that it happened in nature. Birth typically occurs in the spring, after hibernation, so he couldn’t see that flourish. “That makes sense. I like that idea. It's easy to get lost and die on trips like that, anyway. I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts about it.”

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lostsoulsoflupum:

It hurt his heart, it really did. He wanted the best for his best friend but it seemed like Polly was the only one who had that wish for Zach. Though, that comment made he crack a smile, “Hey, that’s my role on this Earth.” Polly looked at his friend before sliding his platter of sushi over to his friend, he could just get something else on his way home. “Have you thought about maybe taking charge on this Earth?” Was his tentative question.

He chuckled, shaking his head. Polly was right. That was his role on this Earth. Zach’s chuckle was shortlived as his chopsticks tiptoed on the plate that the other slipped to him, trying to figure out an answer to his question. Unlike the others, he never had a plan for his life, so he sort of drifted like a seed in the wind, waiting to take hold of something. “Honestly? I don’t... I don’t know what to do. I’m fine at the coffee shop, though. Maybe I’ll become a manager someday and change that place around.” Truth be told, he didn’t want to be there forever, but he didn’t know what else to do.

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onthebeatofflamingwings:

“I’m sure, especially since you’re actually aware enough to know that there’s something else in this universe other than just humanity. Most humans don’t believe in anything outside of their own little world. The aliens would have to respect you for having a more galactic perspective right? At least having you there wouldn’t be boring for them. I, on the other hand am very poor company and I can’t even make a coffee like this,” he answered, raising his cup to the barista in a gesture of thanks.

“Most humans don’t believe that there are other countries.” He pointed out, recalling a post he read where this woman thought that planes flew in circles before boarding in what she thought were ‘fake countries’. Shaking that comment from the conversation, he continued. “They definitely would have to respect me. Maybe they slip me knowledge when I’m asleep in the form of some type of advanced medicine. They can probably do it to you, too.” Zach said, passing him a soft frosted cookie and nodding his head towards customers’ gesture. “Maybe one day you’d be making your own coffee all thanks to them.”

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mydearestdarkling:

“He’s not always grouchy, he has the most wonderful smile-and when he smiles at you, it’s like the sun is shining.” She replied shooting him a smile, it was too bad it took humans so long to gain perspective. They’d do much better not to waste youth. “Mostly, he’s just hungry-lots of people get hangry you know.”

“Wow, that sounds incredibly gay,” Zach chuckled, “it sounds like someone is in love.” The way his customer spoke about the grumpy cop was cornier than he’d ever expected, and while he assumed she was into him, he had a feeling his assumption wasn’t too far off. “Oh, I’m aware of the hangry. Usually, people are too asleep to even get that type of upset, though. I don’t work in the afternoons.”

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hypcthe:

“I love carrots I try and keep a lot of healthy foods where i live but i also can’t help but get junk too.” he admitted. “I just feel weird about it. I mean it’s your grandmother’s house.” he sighed, getting up and going to his room, opening the door so the large dog could jog out and roam around. He then sat back down where he was previously on the couch. “Okay. But if he ever gets to be too much, let me know and I’ll put him back in my room.” he said seriously.

“Wait... are you telling me the fridge is full of healthy foods?” Zach gasped. He always forgot to eat and knowing that the fridge was full of healthy items changed his outlook on their living arrangement tremendously. “I think I’ll start giving you money so you can buy me some stuff, too,” he said, “I’d like to eat healthier.” At the comment about the home being his grandmother’s he shrugged. “She was really old, you know this, and she’s been gone for five years. We need to move on... I need to move on.” The last part of his comment hurt, but with no other relatives left in his life, he had to accept his position and continue to move forward with his life. 

When Rex came out, Zach patted the empty space on the couch between the two of them so he can come join him. “Hey man, he’ll never be too much. I love this guy.”

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hypcthe:

“Or don’t. I’m not very picky.” Nikias joked and turned a light shade of pink. He sighed in relief when he didn’t say anything else about the ‘arriving with no notice’ thing. “I don’t know who these people are but they are not going to get away with this form of injustice.” he said, nodding. “Oh yeah, definitely. Or he’ll go when the family is out on vacation to the ocean coast during a school break. I feel like he has been doing it for so long he remembers around each time every year when breaks are.” he added on, taking another sip of the cold beverage. 

The blood rushed to Zach’s face. Flirting was foreign to him, but whenever he did it and comments were returned, he couldn’t help but feel embarrassed and shy about it. He decided not to continue, or else he’d wind up asking Nikias out in the center of the coffee house, and this wasn’t the place he’d want to do that at. Especially when his coworkers were near. 

The blonde nodded at his opposites comments. “He probably does. Maybe hibernates, too. Or...” Zach leaned forward, waving his finger at Nikias. “Maybe he waits for the family to celebrate Christmas off in their fancy cabins and he then takes them alive, you know? One family at a time. No one really knows about it and they’d just assume it was some storm that killed them?” A faint grin appeared on his features. To most people, his comments would seem weird, but to Nikias? Just bouncing theories back and forth about what he had learned earlier that morning.

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hypcthe:

Rowan looked at his housemate with a small smile. He pulled the salt from where it was kept on the counter, putting more salt on the popcorn, shaking the bowl so it distributed more.”Yeah, you’re welcome.” he said and brought the bowl of popcorn and a bottle of water to the living room, sitting on the sofa. “I’m watching Ghost Adventures now, we probably had a plan but i can’t remember what. Is it okay if I let Rex out of my room?”

“It’s appreciated. I don’t remember the last time I had carrots.” He said truthfully, then shrugged. He found himself sitting beside Rowan, tossing him a look regarding Rex. “Dude, he can roam around. It doesn’t bother me, you know? Especially since grandma’s stuff is all gone anyway.” Zach glanced around the apartment, waving his hand as he did so. In the five years that Grandma Valentine had passed, the home became less of hers and more of the two that currently lived there. “She’s gone now unless her spirit is still around and freaks Rex out, then I get it.”

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mydearestdarkling:

“But surprises are the very best part of living, besides to know heartbreak-or disappointment is to know love or hope.” She then giggled at his idea and smiled again. “Not all of my problems, but maybe some of them-but then I couldn’t come and get my cop friend a pastry, he’s very grouchy.”

He licked his lips. None of this sounded appealing. Actually, it all sounded like a great hoax, and hed rather fall victim to finding out aliens eren’t really real, or that the Yeti didn’t actually exist. With a shrug, he brushed over the rest of her question, only returning to it when she mentioned a cop friend. “That weird guy who is always grouchy for no reason? He came in earlier.”