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ˏ 🕯️ she is mid-chew when suddenly accosted. though not usually inclined to sit down and eat in a restaurant, save when her brother would persuade her with a meal on the house, pearl thought to brave the sensory nightmare rather than share her lunch with an irksome colleague, not in the mood for their circular debates on courtly love. of course, this would happen— jesse, appearing, as if from nothing, an equally tedious little jester, to interrupt what had been her quiet afternoon.
she shuts her eyes, squeezing, and does hope that when she opens them again, he will be gone. relegated to delusion. a fever dream, brought on by the tuna she had already consumed, perhaps, and improbably, well-past its expiry date, despite its lovely light flavor. but, alas. he was still there, and . . . “ what are you doing? ” blunt, though tinged with some fatigue. “ why are you on the floor? ” and a seed of agitation does begin to build in her belly; was he going to make a scene?
and so, to prevent such further embarrassment, “ will you, just, sit down. in the chair. please. ” it is as much of an invitation as she can summon. pearl looks to the room, attempting to evaluate whether or not they’ve drawn an audience; the other patrons seem concentrated on their own meals and conversations, however, and for this, she gratefully exhales. “ if you and merrick have fallen out, or something, i’d rather be excluded of the details. ”
"thank you." breathed a sigh of relief at her acquiescence, grateful that she hadn't kept him on the floor for another five minutes, which would've been well within her rights to do, but she didn't. before she could change her mind, he eagerly pulled himself up, quickly sliding into the empty seat opposite her. with hands clasped over the table, he drew in a deep breath—interrupted only with an amused huff when she mentioned her brother. "it's not about merrick, no. listen—" held her gaze as if he was about to admit to a felony, "i think my phone's my primary emotional partner," reciting his notes from memory, he tried to feign conversation, "'cause if you scroll on your phone, you get everything you need, y'know? you get laughs, you learn things... sometimes you cry. you feel understood and seen..." paused for a moment, trying to see if she was still following his train of thought or if she even understood what was happening at all. "you know, all the things you should be getting from your human partner, who's sitting across from you on their phone." another beat. this was usually where the audience started laughing. "so you check in with them, you ask, 'what are you laughin' at?'" hand lifted to imitate a texting gesture before he rolled into the punchline: "and they say... 'i'll text it to ya'."
mouth twitched with the faintest hint of a smile—he couldn't give it away yet, couldn't influence her own amusement, if any—as he awaited her reaction.
it's a bizarre sight : boy's got a red popsicle bleeding down one hand , pharmacy bag in the other looking like a kid eager to go home and watch cartoons after runnin' errands for mom .
" bad spark plugs , " somewhere deep down , angelo highly doubts it , but he's willing to let the theory stand , whether out of politeness or morbid curiosity on how far this kid is willing to take it , is unclear . he slides to the side , giving the guy some space , " go on then , doc take a look , " the mirth bleeds out of his voice. “ but if you fix it with a popsicle in your hand , i’m tellin’ everybody in town i found the second coming of my daddy outside the pharmacy . ”
HE WAS HALF-EXPECTING the guy to tell him to get lost, surprised that he was even allowed within five feet of his car—or him, for that matter, but he had to stand his ground now, gotta try to figure out where the hell the sparks plugs were located... or what they even were. "okay... no problem, lemme just..." casually sauntered up to the open hood with feigned confidence, like he hadn't only ever seen a car's innards like, twice in his whole life. he never really had a reason to. a hand gripped the edge of the vintage bronco's engine bay as he leaned over the whole compartment to survey the damage, hummed wistfully as if a single thought existed in his brain in that moment. his popsicle dripped between parts, and he wondered if that would have a lasting effect on the car's performance. angelo will have to find out sooner or later. "so, uh, you movin' back here for good, mr. carter? can i call you angelo? can i call you ace?" tried to buy as much time as he could, his body blocking the nba star's view to conceal the fact that he had no idea what he was looking at. "hope retirement's been treating you good."
julian occupies a three-story, three-bedroom unit in willow commons, and while a seemingly impractical choice for a bachelor living alone, the extra work and storage space has proven convenient for his design projects and miscellaneous clutter.
THE FIRST FLOOR is comprised of the living room, the kitchen-cum-dining area, a bathroom, and a compact backyard walled over by a tall, shared fence.
a) the living room — furniture are few and far between; he got all of them from ikea, with the exemption of the olive green velvet office chair that serves as the single seating fixture he has in the living room and the only pop of color in an otherwise minimalist (but not by choice) interior. he has an entertainment center, also from ikea, housing a 55-inch flat screen, a nintendo switch dock, and a small collection of blu-ray discs that he no longer gets to use after he sold his ps5 during a small crisis. he has a set of 5.1 surround sound speakers from bowers & wilkins that he never bothered installing properly, so they all just lay on the floor around the white shag carpet where he likes to sit, except for the center channel speaker that sits under the tv and the left and right floor speakers placed on either end of the entertainment console. he does not have a coffee table; instead, he custom-built a compact wheeled table with an adjustable height, designed to double as a lap tray whenever he feels like sitting on the floor. you will not find any decorative posters or any pictures on display except for a picture frame on the entertainment console, still with the stock photo it came with of a woman and a dog that he hasn't yet gotten around to replacing which misleads people into thinking that it's his girlfriend and his dog which he honestly doesn't mind.
b) the kitchen — looks almost exactly as it did the day he moved in, save for the addition of a fridge, a microwave oven, a toaster, an electric stove, a dishwasher where his plates are permanently stored, a few scattered spices that he still hasn't gotten around to buying a rack for, and half-finished snacks on the marble counter. knives and utensils are kept in the drawers—he has way too many after accidentally ordering triple the amount on amazon. he has like two drinking glasses and five mugs that sit on the open shelf between the upper cabinets where he stores his pots and pans, the handles sticking out, keeping the doors from closing all the way. this is also where pasta sauces go to expire and cookies go stale but he never has the heart to throw them out; he doesn't want to be wasteful, after all. he has his meals on a small, square wooden table in the middle of the kitchen (once again, shoutout ikea), accompanied by a single matching chair with a bad leg.
c) the backyard — used mostly as another (of several) storage spaces in the house. he has an old bike here, collapsed storage boxes, garbage bags of recyclable materials and broken prototypes he keeps forgetting to take outside. he likes to come out here to smoke on a vintage butter yellow lawn chair he got at a yard sale.
THE SECOND FLOOR features two bedrooms and two bathrooms—an en-suite in the master bedroom and a second shared bathroom.
a) master bedroom — converted into a working space where he keeps his home 3d printer along with various unfinished prototypes for his failed projects over the years. there's a long working bench in the middle of the room and a grey (once a baby blue) beanbag chair in the corner where he sometimes likes to take a nap or pass out for 14 hours straight. there's a huge standing shelf against a wall containing various paints and other tools he uses for his projects with no visible organizational system other than recent usage. his clothes and shoes are kept in the built-in closet space right next to the en-suite bathroom, the largest in the house, which has a combined shower and bathtub. he takes more baths than he has showers, since he can multi-task and frequently brings his compact table in there with him so he can enjoy his favorite show and... other hobbies. sometimes he'll step out of the tub and get straight to work in nothing but a robe (sometimes, nothing at all), which is his favorite part of turning the bedroom into a workshop.
b) bedroom — one of the extra rooms, smaller than the master bedroom, but slightly bigger than the one upstairs. the modestly-sized closet the room came with is used for... personal paraphernalia and extra blankets and sheets. there's also a laundry basket and a small nightstand, but the king bed takes up most of the room.
THE THIRD FLOOR is accessed by a narrow set of stairs that ends at a small landing just outside the door.
a) storage room — the closest thing he has to an attic. a dusty, musty room filled with boxes of things that have no place around the house or he can't toss out because he's a borderline hoarder. he also just gets overwhelmed trying to put things into categories so they all get thrown into what he lovingly calls his jakku.
what neighborhood / complex do you live in and what made you choose it ? what made you stay ?
"i'll be honest, having stairs can be a drag sometimes but, i needed the extra space, so willow commons made the most sense for me. that's what the real estate lady said, anyway. she said it'll be convenient for me to turn the rooms back into bedrooms when i 'get little ones' like... okay? thanks?"
how did you incorporate your personality into your home ??
"uh... i dunno. i live here? all my shit is here? isn't that already supposed to reflect my personality or whatever?"
if your home had a soundtrack, what would it be and why ?
"been into the yu-gi-oh soundtrack lately, so probably that. i use the spotify app on my tv 'cause i don't have a player. it sounds great on my speakers, have you seen 'em? bowers & wilkins 700 series. got the whole set on ebay for $3500. worth every fuckin' penny. should probably get some stands, but it's fun sitting on the floor and having them right next to you."
what’s your favorite spot to relax in your home ?
"they say never mix work and pleasure, but i like just hangin' out in my workshop. sometimes i'll bring a blanket in there with me and take a nap on my beanbag chair. or i'll grab some snacks and watch somethin' on my laptop."
what’s in your fridge right now ?
"uh... a quarter of a peanut butter sandwich... a can of milky soda i got from the korean mart... some eggs, i think? listerine, some hash browns in the freezer..."
talia always assumed that julian wasn't listening when she spoke . when she would go on and on about some psychotherapist or dictator and how they changed society . she had no idea what he did at night , how he would look up the subjects and learn more about them . he did care , she just never knew . ❝ okay , sorry . i didn't know . i always thought you just tuned me out when i would start rambling . . . ❞ teeth bit into lower lip , the conversation now a bit awkward . the look he gave her was one of pure anger . femme put her hands up in defense , knowing she's fully pissed him off now . ❝ did i say that ? no . i may not be one for surfing , but i am one for swimming . i would protect you . i always do . ❞ talia did this sometimes . she would speak and not think about how the other would perceive it . she never meant it in a bad way , it was more on the terms of a joke . ❝ ju . . . you know i would never let you go out there alone . i may be a lot of things , but a bad sister is not one of them . ❞
HE AGGRESSIVELY FLICKED HIS CIGARETTE, flakes from the ash carried into the pool by a cool, evening breeze. he started to feel bad for trying to make her feel bad, though he would rationalize it by saying she started it—probably not on purpose, and likely only imagined, as most of these feelings often were. cigarette brought to his lips, he drew in a long drag, followed by a deep exhale as if to unburden himself from the guilt. she was always the bigger person and he kind of hated it, hated the way she would always be the first one to say 'sorry', a word that wasn't registered in his vocabulary, often rendered with a red squiggly line underneath everytime he even attempted to mention it. he could barely look at talia now, especially as she started to get sentimental, and desperately wanted to undo the last thing he'd said so she didn't have to be sorry, so he didn't have to accept her apology. maybe if he pretended it never happened . . .
"i think i'm gonna go for a swim," announced blithely, with a sort of squeaky, cartoonish voice, his demeanor shifting back to something more lighthearted as he pushed himself off of the chair with a groan. barefoot, he started to walk around the pool, the light underneath the water casting pale, kinetic streaks across his face as he looked down, trying to assess the depth until he reached the shallower side. cigarette tucked between lips, he reached down, braced one hand on the pool's edge while the other dipped into the water. it wasn't too cold, certainly colder now that he was still dry. he glanced across the pool towards talia, a waggish grin tugging at his lips in an open invitation to join him, if she cared to. he positioned himself to sit on the edge, legs carefully slipping in, holding his breath as he slowly adjusted to the temperature. "come on in, tally, the water's fine!" he called out, leaning back, weight supported by one arm behind him. legs swished back and forth, the hems of his cargo shorts getting soaked as the water lapped against them. he was barely in and the water was hardly fine, but it beat just sitting on those chairs with his unspoken apologies.
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𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙷𝙴𝚁 𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳𝙴𝚁𝚂 𝚁𝙰𝙸𝚂𝙴𝙳 𝙸𝙽 𝙰 𝚂𝙼𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝚂𝙷𝚁𝚄𝙶, she eyed the man silently. for a split second, she wanted to laugh. tell him that she was joking. that she could never do such a thing to her ex. she was still in love with them and could never hurt them the way she has been hurt. but... she couldn't. after everything she has been through throughout her life, her life in mardin, the agony of her pregnancy, losing davit, her ex constantly questioning her loyalty, only to then cheat on her and not even have the courage to tell her in the first place? no. no, she was DONE. she was done being life's punching bag. "well, i supposed that depends..." hands placed on nilay's hips. she took a step forward. "are you going to pussy out and take the high road?" his words echoed back with a smile on pomegranate-red lips. "i'll even treat you to a drink and food of your choice afterward." an amusement-filled beat. "assuming we don't end up caught."
HE NARROWED HIS EYES, watched as she made up her mind in real-time with a renewed confidence where she'd previously only seemed unsure. he barely knew her apart from what she'd told him about herself in the past ten minutes, didn't even know her name, and yet here she was, making him an offer he couldn't refuse. like he was the only person in the world for the job ( more like the only person stupid enough to go through with it ). he glanced behind them to check if the lone employee was still at the counter, relieved to see that they were oblivious to the conspiracy transpiring in their shop. "what kinda car do they own?" the question somehow took more priority than what if we do get caught? it wasn't his ex, what did he have to lose? he could easily say that she'd blindly roped him into it, that he was led to believe it was her car that she wanted to destroy for the insurance and a reduced sentence, though no self-respecting judge would believe him. "i want the most expensive steak in the hollow grain." hand held out in tentative agreement.
status. closed starter for summer boone @sundrifting.
setting. old fox books, time tbd.
SOMETHING ABOUT BEING IN SUMMER’S IMMEDIATE VICINITY almost physically transports julian into the restless, scraggly fifteen-year old who always somehow found a way to linger around the quiet, mousy brunette like she was keeping a secret he wanted to know. four years together and julian wasn’t sure he ever figured that secret out or if there even was one. she was blonder now than she had ever been in her whole life, and julian was still restless, still scraggly, still just hanging around like he didn’t have anything better to do than to follow her around a bookstore, pointedly trying to get on her frayed nerves—pushing books out from behind the shelves, reading the blurbs on the dust jackets obnoxiously out loud, putting random titles in her basket—aching to get a reaction, any reaction, because anything was better than being ignored.
“look what i found.” purposefully blocked summer’s way as he held up a heavily used paperback of fear and loathing in las vegas, the source material for one of his favorite movies in high school. he used to own a copy of the book, which he never finished, and ended up just renting the movie on blockbuster instead. he never got to return the dvd since the branch in willow glen shut down, and unfortunately for summer, that meant that she had to sit through benicio del toro getting high on lsd in a bath tub while listening to jefferson airplane’s white rabbit, twenty times more than humanly bearable in the name of whatever warped version fifteen-year olds thought love was supposed to be. “this is yours now. my gift to you.”
ˏ 🕯️ “ well, i doubt that he’s dead. unless freshly so, surely we would have heard something. ” she is wrestling with the lone, wooden chair customarily reserved for her use, unable to situate herself to her liking; but this is her routine. the chair is always troublesome, and always, she will fight it until she must resign herself to defeat. sitting, now, stiffly atop it, and with a breath, pearl will repeat his words in her mind, until she more clearly understands, “ ah. that was sarcasm. ” she hoped it was so, at least.
pearl receives his offering with some hesitance, studying the food item cautiously, a bit of distaste evident in the curl of her lip, as though julian has presented to her the carcass of a small animal, or some other such detritus, like a cat might. and she would like to play the amenable guardian, but instead, this— pastry? does crumble in her hand. “ mm. ” in return, she offers to julian a critical eye, and moves to dust the remains of it away into the trashcan. “ art, you mean? ” pointedly, like this time she will make his name stick. “ . . . still alive. still kicking. ”
this is her way of teasing him, of remarking upon, what she supposes is, his caginess. and she will be cagey, too. how was arthur? not well. angry. in ways both coherent to her, and otherwise. for reasons seemingly obvious to him, and perhaps, too, for those not yet unearthed; only festering. pearl paces awkwardly to the stove, where she has set a kettle of water to boil for their tea— what one might generously refer to as tea, anyway; one of the eclectic items brought as part of her little parcel.
“ we’re. going through . . . something of a separation. i think. ”
JULIAN FELT BAD as he watched pearl struggle with the chair she shared a troubled history with, but at least he had the courtesy to wedge a folded piece of cardboard he’d ripped from his lucky charms box under one of the shorter legs, providing a temporary semblance of balance, but he could tell that pearl didn’t quite buy it. she was just gonna have to try her best to ignore it and suck it up. “mhm.” tapped the tip of his nose with a perfunctory nod when she managed to parse the dryness of his delivery, that he wasn’t being morbid; he was simply being a dick. two different, but not unrelated things. her confusion was understandable and forgiven.
leaning against the small square thing that stood for his dinner table, he watched as pearl openly rejected his version of hors d'oeuvres but said nothing of it, instead continuing to bite into the crumbly pastry, leaving a moderate dusting on his sweatshirt, his jeans. he twisted his body to inspect the contents of the box of goodies pearl had left on the table, reading the labels on the funky-looking jars. "art." he had never had so much trouble trying to commit three lousy letters to memory, but pearl's husband was just so unmemorable that in julian's mind, he was more of a npc in those grand theft auto games (arguably, julian found those leagues more interesting) than a real person, often forgetting that he was a sentient being outside of their conversations. oops.
still, the quiet announcement of their separation—separation, question mark—came as a surprise. maybe he was still emotionally chafed from his parents' marriage, or nicky's, or his neighbor's for that matter, but his heart wanted to reach out to her in a way he didn't know how. clutching a packet of noodles to his chest like a well-loved heirloom, "why?" wistfully asked, suddenly small, like he had any part in the relationship at all. "what does that mean, you think? you're not sure yet?"
tongue sticks out as his middle finger makes its appearance . maybe it was a twin thing but the two always made fun of the other , especially in ways that others would find disturbing . the koenigs had a certain sense of humor . one that only their family understood . her drink was nearly gone , a sigh coming from lips as she took the last swig ; setting the empty glass on the small round table . eyes follow his movements as he pulls a pack of smokes from his pocket and grabbing one with his teeth .
❝ i'm like mother in the way . not one for parties or dancing . ❞ once the pack landed between them , talia grabbed one herself , leaning over to him for a light . a puff of smoke left her rouged lips , cigarette held between pointer and middle digit . ❝ you would like it if you actually gave a damn . but its not for everyone , i know that . ❞ pinkies intertwine for a few seconds before dropping . a few more puffs of smoke leave lips , the two sitting in the silence for a moment . ❝ you burn to a crisp , ju . even with 100 spf , you turn red like a lobster . we all do . the curse of the koenigs , i guess . ❞ she raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at the other , a small laugh leaving lips . ❝ babe , you can't even swim . how do you think you're going to surf ? you can do that , i'll be on the pier , watching . ❞
if you actually give a damn did sting just a little bit despite his constant pretending that he couldn't care less about her interests, because he did, more so because she did, and he'd be lying if he said he didn't find some of the topics she talked about fascinating or that he didn't watch youtube videos of them when he was bored. "hey, that's not fair, you think i know more about fuckin'... karl marx than i need to if i didn't give a shit?" shot her a dirty look as if he was being accused of something much worse, as if apathy can be likened to murder. "so you're just gonna let me do that on my own and drown, then. good to know." adapted a more somber tone as he turned the tables on her. and maybe a part of him did want her to feel bad just like how she inadvertently made him feel bad from a seemingly tiny comment she'd made.
conrad thought he'd be used to it by now : the schmoozing , the shows of concern over someone's unimportant problems , the free things he had to act overly gracious for . but the truth is , he hadn't really realized how demanding the mayor's office was . sure , conrad had pictured town halls , budget meetings , public appearances . . . but this ? strolling along at the sunday farmer's market , trying ( and failing ) to look invisible ? this was the worst part . he can feel someone creeping up behind him again , a secret prayer sent upstairs that it isn't mrs . taylor again coming to remind him that the teenagers at the skatepark must be stopped . he fixes his face into an approachable expression and turns toward them .
“ oh ! well , good mornin' , ” almost a look of relief crossing his face as he takes in the person opposite him . he immediately starts a conversation , almost to save himself the hassle of talking shop . “ i'll tell you what — every week i tell myself i'm gon' get here in time for the cinnamon rolls . n' every week , i get here too late . i'm startin' to think they're just a myth . ” he doesn't even care for cinnamon rolls , but they don't need to know that . . .
he hadn't meant to start a conversation with the mayor, embarrassingly mistook him for another guy he knew with equally beautiful salt-and-pepper hair and the same broad-backed silhouette. he managed to compose himself just enough from the man's own tendency to yap like he was still campaigning, like he didn't already have his name on the door of the mayor's office (like his parents hadn't been generous in making absolutely sure to have it there). "if you want cinnamon rolls, i know a guy." or a girl. he did have a chit to call in with ollie. plastic cup crunched in his grip as he slurped the bottom of his lemonade through the now tattered straw, not-so subtly sizing the mayor up in his sunday wear as they walked in step. "hey, do you wear lifts? you seem shorter." had like an inch over the guy, but he remembered him to be taller in his mind. or maybe he associated authority figures with being bigger somehow.
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──── julian might've said she didn't have to pay him , but ollie would find a way to anyways , seemingly intrigued by the offer of treats she decides that those will be their currency . " whatever you want . . . i've never met a sweet treat i couldn't bake ⸺ unless it's macarons , but we don't talk about macarons , " had self inflicted trauma from one too many failed attempts , latest of which had almost set her kitchen on fire after she'd forgotten to take them out of the oven . " careful , old man , " she teases , noticing the hesitance in getting up , a hand stuck out for help in case he needed it . cleaning up their mess doesn't stop her from listening , sound of legos collecting into the box an ambient background noise to the conversation at hand . " oooh , can i see it ? the printer in your office and the designs , i mean ⸺ i always forget you're like a fancy designer guy , i should probably come to you for help more often if i'm being honest , " was more of a canvas artist but some projects required a grasp of schematics she could never quite get a hold of . she's quick to shove the lego box near the front door , would remind him to grab it before he left for the night . hand flies to slap over mouth as his mispeak , though still hard to stop the laugh from bubbling past it . " tit for tat, sweetheart ⸺ but yea , i'd love to go see it . . . is it at your house ? i don't think i've ever even seen the inside of your house , " always had a habit of inviting people over to hers instead , a knack for the role of the doting host that she sometimes wasn't ready to give up . feet shuffle towards her door , slipped into a pair of uggs that sat right next it's frame , " can we stop for a snack somewhere in between though ? all that lego building , " really lack thereof , but alas , " made me so hungry . . . i feel like i need , like ⸺ a giant burger or something . "
"huh. well, i gotta tell ya, my standards for desserts are pretty high, but i just might take you up on that offer one of these days." filed the information away for when he felt like something sweet and he was in the neighborhood. he had to have a sugar dealer, too, right? fancy designer guy was a generous description, a small huff escaping him at the notion. “it’s not as glamorous as you might think. but yeah, sure. my office is in sterling tower, just let me know if you’re dropping by in advance so i can show you around, ‘cause i’m not always there.” felt like an important person with other, more important appointments, did he? felt pretty damn good saying that out loud. he should've said that he'd have to pencil her in or whatever busy people liked to say. maybe next time. he started lacing up his ivory chucks, once again bent into a shape his body was no longer made for, as ollie rounded up the last of the stray legos into the box. "aw, well, there's not much to see at my place." straightened himself up with a quiet groan. "basically just a smaller version of everything in the office. but yeah, we can go there, too, if you want. i don't got a lot of stuff. but i got a nintendo switch and a tv." he leaned on the wall next to the door, hands pinned behind his back as he watched ollie put on her shoes. food sounded good, his stomach grumbling in a pavlovian response. "sure. flo's?"
ꗃ ˖ ⊹ bonnie repeated jesse's order to the employee through the speaker before receiving the universal drive-thru instruction to pull forward. with a quick " thank you , babe , " she eased her foot onto the gas and rolled toward the next window. " yes , " she replied confidently , as if there had never been another possible answer. bonnie knew she was a lot. she'd been told her entire life. too loud , too opinionated , too dramatic , too social. at some point she'd simply decided that sounded like everybody else's problem.
" why ? " she asked, turning in her seat just enough to look at him. one perfectly shaped brow lifted as a grin tugged at her mouth. “ you can't handle it ? ” she waggled her brows before turning her attention back to the road. " because i should warn you , this is actually me being restrained. " bonnie gestured vaguely toward herself. “ you should've met me in college. i was a menace to society. ” the mercedes crawled forward another few feet before she glanced back at him again. " seriously though , if your complaint is that i'm too charming , too funny , and too pretty , i don't know what to tell you. " she sighed dramatically. " some people simply have heavier burdens to carry. "
SHE ARCHED HER BROW AT HIM and jesse could swear he heard a sword unsheathed, unable to shake the feeling that his life was in danger inside the vehicle. again, at a burger king drive-thru. a hand flew up to the handle with a vice grip as the car shook upon leaving the window. "hey, i didn't say that. no one's saying that, uh-uh." huffed a nervous chuckle as he shifted in his seat, now facing the windshield. "i guess you kinda have to be intense. for your job, i mean. dealin' with a bunch of walking concussions." loosened his grip around the handle as they slowed behind another car in line before dropping his hand back in his lap. "let me guess... only girl, grew up with brothers?" glanced towards her expectantly, as if he dared her to say otherwise. "i used to date a girl who had six. six. and she was smack dab in the middle. i tell ya, she was..." he shook his head, decided then to choose his next words carefully. "it was like having a road manager and a girlfriend in one. kept things, uh... interesting, for sure."
status. closed starter for pearl vaughn-palmer @r3spair.
location. atlas, around lunchtime.
THE WOMAN WAS EATING. his thing could wait well after, but a public pearl vaughn-palmer sighting was so rare that he was afraid that if he let this go now, the moment might pass into extinction. besides, what was he gonna do? sit at another table and wait for her to finish like a creep? ambushing her meal wasn't much better, but at least it wasn't worse, right?
"i know, i know... you're having your me time, and before you throw your food in my face—please don't do that, by the way, this shirt is expensive—i'd like you to just- can you hear me out? please?" down on one knee, hands pressed together over the table as if in prayer to the blessed pearl, patron saint of those unmarred by comedy. "i'll pay for lunch. please."
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that is somewhere that the twins differed . he couldn't stand boring , always needing excitement and change in his life . talia , on the other hand , liked structure . she liked things to be one way and not change . ❝ ju , do we need to get you some help with the porn addiction ? i can hear you at all hours of the night . fuck , give your damn junk a rest . ❞ she said with an eye roll , drinking another long sip of her wine . ❝ you use it your way , i use it mine . ❞ blue orbs watch the other before gaze drifts back to the house , sighing as she watched the hustle and bustle inside . ❝ hey now , i still am fun . just in a different way . ❞ that was a lie . talia's idea of fun was sitting on the couch watching history channel , crocheting a new scarf for her dog . she was a grandma , he got that right . ❝ that you did . seems like i am rubbing off on you , brother . you'll be loving sociology by the time we're done . ❞ the brunette remarks with a small excited clap . she rolls her eyes at his comment , choosing to ignore it rather than speak on it . ❝ you didn't have to go on that trip , you know ? i told you it was a work thing . but we had fun , right ? and we'll have fun on this trip ! and i promise not to be too much into work , okay ? just let me have like an hour per city and then i'll put it up . pinky promise . ❞ talia says , sticking out her right pinky to him like they did as kids .
A SHIT-EATING GRIN was paired with his middle finger, stuck out for her benefit at the retaliation he received. they were used to ragging on each other like this. sometimes he forgot that he couldn't—shouldn't—do that with other people, at least other people who didn't know their way around the koenig sense of humor. "touché, pussy cat." he took a sip of his drink, disappointed to find out that the ice had melted much more quickly than anticipated and had started to water it down. he pulled a face and set the glass aside, probably won't touch it for the rest of the night. a pack of lights instead took its place, pulling a cigarette out with his mouth.
"i know you think that," said in response to his sister dying on the hill of her allegedly 'different' kind of fun, and as if to dismiss the notion entirely, offered talia the pack he laid out on the small round table between them. "i know you think that, too." huffed amusedly at how she thought she could change his mind about her favorite subject, words muffled as he lit the cigarette between his lips. pinky interlocked with hers, he knew he'd give her more than an hour anyway and pretend he'd lost track of time. it was the least he could do for her agreeing to go on the trip with him in the first place. "well, i dunno about you, but i'm lookin' forward to the beaches." the koenigs didn't tan—they burned, but that didn't stop julian from seeking out open waters like he was a trout in a past life. a trout who never learned how to swim beyond a doggy paddle, but he loved the ocean regardless. "we should take surfing lessons once we get to california."
" my weiner ? what the fuck , " brooks laughs , a sputtering sound that devolves into a wet cough , clapping himself on the chest violently as if to tuck it back into his lungs where it belongs . " jesus . don't make me laugh like that , i'm fallin' apart here . " he rubs at his eyes , realizing that it's getting late . but he's just done a line , and even though it should wear off soon enough , brooks is considering what else he's got stashed away to help him get some semblance of rest . " yeah , i would like to know , " he tells julian , red eyes looking pointedly at him , a goofy grin on lips . brooks hums , as though he understands julian's situation . " yeah , but do you like him , or something ? like . . . are you tryin' to make it — more , or whatever . . . " he smiles at julian's following words , a hand lovingly clapped onto his buddy's knee , " yeah , this is exactly what i do with 'em . just sit here and get fucked up , " he lies . he feels his phone buzz in his pocket , pulling it out to stare at it with swimming gaze . " what does that say ? " he shows julian the screen , pointing at the message with the cigarette , " is it about work ? god , they won't leave me the fuck alone . " he chucks the phone onto the rug , head flopping back onto the back of the couch as he stares blankly at the ceiling . " hey , maybe you've got a good thing goin' — i like making money , but i swear i work like , every minute that i'm awake . i can't even turn off my phone because what if something happens ? your half - employed thing sounds really good right about now . "
FEATURES SOFTENED INTO A SATISFIED SMIRK at brooks' reaction; it probably wasn't even that funny, but he figured they were toeing the line between fatigue-induced delirium and getting blitzed, so it 1) didn't matter and 2) was precisely the entire point of this whole thing. which was to say, to feel nothing and feel everything, all at once, but the things they did not want to feel. and as much as he appreciated the interest brooks held towards his romantic life, if it could even be called that, the emotions that came with talking about it categorically belonged in those firewalled things. "do i like- what are we, a pair of sixth grade girls? fuck that." the potency of his disgust with which the words were uttered enhanced for brooks' sake, like antiseptic administered to the poisoned, open wound of his own ego.
he watched the burning tip of his cigarette slowly consume the rest of the stick until it was close enough to the filter to make it necessary to hold between his thumb and forefinger. brain running a mile a minute, he could feel his own thoughts pulsating in his temples when brooks ripped his attention from the cigarette and redirected it towards the phone. it took a second for his eyes to pull focus and use the faculties he just remembered he had to read the text message, tugging brooks' wrist closer as he narrowed his eyes at the screen and strung together just enough context to answer brooks, releasing him from his grip. "it's a mr. weiguo... something about moving a meeting or..." he shrugged, but with the way the phone trick-flipped across the carpet like an olympian gold medalist, julian surmised that, as with most things tonight, it no longer mattered. he felt bad for his friend, truly. it was like watching spongebob try to get out of rock bottom except this time he never catches the bus, just goes back and forth and back and forth between the vending machine and the bus stop. it must be a terrible thing, to be burdened by your own greatness. it was why julian preferred to be mediocre. right, that was the reason why. "hey, here's a crazy idea that i totally have never suggested before," uncanny monotone implied that it had already been mentioned, but never entertained. he dragged his gaze from the phone discarded five feet away, vibrating against the hardwood with another message, then towards brooks. "why don't you quit? you've probably got enough saved to start your own business, be your own boss, so why don't you?" one final hit and he put out the cigarette on the glass tabletop. "or maybe you wanna stop blowin' me off and take me up on that joint venture offer?" a less appealing option, but there was always an open invite to casa julian. his own grotesque little house of mouse—where dreams go to die.