heaven angel

was that ALEXA DEMIE spotted in the lobby of the infamous arconia hotel? must just be, MARIPOSA DELA CRUZ the TWENTY-FIVE year old INFLUENCER. whenever i hear HEAVEN ANGEL BY THE DRIVER ERA it reminds me of them. they are known for being BLUNT and CARELESS but they make up for that by being LOYAL and CHARISMATIC. they have been living at the arconia for FIVE MONTHS. we do hope they keep their music at a reasonable level. 

( cassie. 22. PST. she/her ! ) hi, hi, hi ! i haven’t been an rpg in forever and lowkey wanted to try it again ?! i work a full time job from 8am-5pm PST, so i’ll most likely be on during night time ! anyways, lets get to mariposa ! 

tw: murder ; tw: eating disorder 

it had been much too long since she had seen the girl she considered her sister. she knew it wasn’t mari’s favourite place but kinsey had been dying to go so she dragged the girl with her. “not exactly… but i do have a list of things i want to do.” she chuckled.

she must admit, it was nice to be out with the girl and who knows she could have much more fun than she thought she will. a soft smile falls across her lips as she continues to be dragged by the blonde. “and what exactly is on that list of things to do? y’know, i have to prepare myself just in case we go on those really spinny rides that make me nauseous.” 

alessandra laughed lightly shaking her head, “i will no longer shelter myself away. not from you at least.” she promised a smile on her lips as she spoke. there were very few people in alessandra’s life that she could truly be herself around, truly could only stand to be around for more than an hour and she was so happy that the younger girl was one of them. nodding her head along with mari’s words she chuckled, “hell i think i will too. actually i should take those more often haven’t been in the city that long but im sure nyc at night is a full on adventure.” she smiled. wrapping her arms around the other girl again she took a breath, “so there’s a sort of meaning.” she started taking a deep breath, “so my brothers got me a pretty similar one you know being the only girl and even though i’m not the baby i’m the baby and they said i could pass the mantle down to the younger sister. i ended up taking them to get matching tattoos to thank them, but.” she paused shaking her head, “but as you know i dont have a younger sister who i can pass the mantle down to, and i highly doubt my younger brother would appreciate me passing down a necklace to him. but you have always been so special in my life you’ve become the younger sister i’ve always wanted. so as thank you for being in my life and getting me through the roughest times ever i wanted to pass the mantle down. to you. because i appreciate you so much and i’m so happy you’re in my life.” 

location: coney island

“come on!” kinsey gently tugged on the other’s wrist, excited to get to the first ride. “we have to start with the swings!” she insisted. she hadn’t gotten out of her apartment too much in the past couple of months so she was determined to make sure she had fun today. it was the only thing she had looked forward to in a long time. @arconiastarters·

one thing about mariposa was that she hated the pier. there was just so many people there, but of course she agreed for kinsey. the two haven’t seen each other in a while and whether she’d like to admit it or not, she adored the girl. plus, she haven’t really left her room in a while, so it was sort of a breath of fresh air. “do you have the whole day planned?” she questions rather amused as she pulls her along. 

the smile on alessandra’s lips didn’t falter but she did nod, “i know i know i need to stop doing that. and i promise i will i plan on being a being around a lot more often.” she said knowing she couldn’t really stay away from her friends much longer it wasn’t something she herself was capable of anymore. she knew she needed them to help her move on. clasping her hands together she gave another nod, “it has felt like ages and i promise it wont be like that again. more of this will happen and more like before we need this… i think i need this.” she said her eyes casting down to the floor as she did speak her words hitting her because she meant them. taking a deep breath she waved her hand a bit, “i know i didn’t but i wanted to and i wanted to give it to you here because if we did this in public i’m sure i’ll start crying and i couldn’t find my waterproof mascara so.” she tilted her head a bit, “but i love you as well mari.” 

     benji shook his head. her words made perfect sense, but his own, he knew, were strange. he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. he moved his hands about as if telling a story with them, but he said nothing.      “i-i just, your room mate, where is she? i know her. look,” he leaned down and whispered, “she stole my painting. i need to know where it went and i know-” he raised his voice, then caught himself. he cleared his throat. “i’m sorry. i-i just want my painting back and i know she took it, so, let me in, i need to see her.”

the moment the door opens alessandra’s whole demeanor changed. her almost always looking over her shoulder nerves disappeared and a wide smile placed itself on her facial features as she all but lunged forward wrapping her arms around the younger girl in a tight hug, “i’ve missed you so much.” she said into their hug. it wasn’t as though they didn’t live in the same building it was the fact that they had so much going on with themselves the two were one in the same in shutting the world out when things got rough. “god i know its only been like a week or so but i feel like years have passed.” she said as she pulled back looking at mariposa her smile never leaving her face, “i was thinking we go to our favorite place? we haven’t been in ages, well maybe less than ages but still.” she waves her free hand before remembering the small blue tiffany’s bag in hand, holding a similar heart shaped necklace like the one alessandra herself always wore, lifting it, “also i promised present.” she said a smile on her face.

closed starter for @duhmariposa· location: leaving arconia for dinner

after making sure she had everything she needed, keys, and the small blue box, amd making sure she was presentable to be in public alessandra left her apartment and headed up two floors to meet up with mariposa. she knew it was long overdue and knew they both needed it in some way. the brunette knew if she stayed in her room any longer she’d go insane digging up more information about her family and she missed the other this was a very much needed hang out, plus she knew they both needed to get out of the hotel for a little with everything going on lately. letting out a breath she knocked on the door, “mariiiiiiii, love of my life, the most beautiful in all the land, it is i, your date for the night.” she called out a light laugh passing through her lips before a soft smile took over her features waiting for the other to come to the door.

     on the walk to his room, he heard it. he knew that sound anywhere. he could hear her giggling, the kind of giggle she does right before she picks up the glass plates. his eyes shot open. he threw his hands over his ears. the killer, the thief, was right there.      he turned and threw out a fist, then stopped. banging on the door was not the answer. if it really was louise, he would need to take a smaller approach.      he swallowed, and knocked gingerly, as if trying to enter into a mouse’s home. he stood with his hands in his pockets, his head outstretched and low. he heard her coming. he could feel the glass on his face.      when the door swung open, he cringed, waiting to be hit. nothing came. when he heard her, he opened his eyes.      “where-” his voice was dry and hoarse. he cleared it. “where is your room mate?”

anthony let his gaze fall to the counter between them nodding his head a bit to her question because for the first time he admitted to someone one of the reasons why he was so nice, why he didn’t hesitate to help anyone even if they were shitty toward him. letting out a breath he looked back up at her, “yeah.. i did. i thought someone was my friend and it had to be joke every tear me down comment that came from him or the team he was on because i thought it was the right thing at the time. i didn’t know that all he wanted was to cheat off the nice kid that gives everyone a second and third chance.” he lifted a shoulder and a small smile comes to his lips when she says that he didn’t do anything wrong, “i didn’t know if i did i mean it wouldn’t have been the first time someone didn’t tell me if i messed up or not.” he lifts his shoulders a bit but then his brows furrow, “that’s…” he paused letting out a breath, “thats ridiculous. theres no way she would have done that.”

alessa: me too babes me too for you.

alessa: no no not me you!!

alessa: i'm just saying babes you could and you'd be the star of the show.

mari: i love youuuu!

mari: yessss, definitely you!

mari: haha, great joke babes

alessa: thank you so much 💜💜

alessa: 😘😘😘😘

alessa: baby you don't have to be presentable you'd still be the cutest ever ! like for real could be in sweats and still be the hottest in the room

mari: no need to thank me, i'd do anything for you! 💕

mari: plssss, stop talking about yourself like that !!

part of him always wanted to ask mariposa the question of what he always did wrong but having the conversation right now getting the information he was and it all dwindling down to him being too nice. letting out a breath he looked up for a moment  before he looked back over at her and just seeing her for the first time not put together, “i know what its like for someone to take advantage of it.. i had what i thought was a friend back home turns out he just wanted someone to simply just to cheat off of and only hang out when the rest of the team wasn’t free. but in turn i had to let him bully me until my older brother stepped in.” he said shaking his head, “i can get behind you not wanting to be around someone who’s just too nice and all that and i respect that.” he said nodding, “and i guess this answers the question of what i ever did wrong.” he added a brief second after with a sigh. he looked away from mariposa in a way sort of glad they were having this talk because if they hadn’t he probably would have gone mad the the next time they ran into each other, though he couldn’t really tell if this literally interaction would change anything between them. nodding to her words he couldn’t really say anything because he had no idea what it was like to be in the spotlight but he would take her word for it. nodding with her next statement he let out a breath before his head snapped up his brows furrowing, “they think that? seriously?” he shook his head, “that’s too far from the truth. she would never.”

alessa: i'd love for you to come with i dont think i'd get through it alone tbh..

alessa: i love you to the moon and back too 💜

alessa: seven works perfect! i'm heading back to the hotel but 7 works fine with me !

mari: then i will 100% be there with you !!

mari: muaaahh 💕💕💕

every other word that came from her lips was capturing nathan’s attention more and more. he was absolutely loving the spunk she had, not to mention, she seemed to be one of the few who were able to keep up with his personality. “oooh. i’m shivering with anticipation,” he teases in return, a playful smile spreading across his lips. as she begins to speak again, telling him her thoughts on getting to know people, nathan can’t help but raise his eyebrows in surprise at every other word she said. it was as if she had been burned way too many times by strangers in her life, perhaps even people she might’ve considered friends, and he couldn’t help but shake his head a little at the thought of someone doing that to her. “yeah, people can be right assholes. lucky for you, i happen to be an asshole who is upfront about it. you’ll never be surprised with shit about me because i’m pretty open about almost anything about myself, though i keep anything anyone else shares with me locked far in the corners of my mind. even if it’s something small, like someone’s favorite type of coffee or pizza.” he only partially lied, unintentionally, because the only thing he wasn’t honest with was his little habit. partially because he was ashamed to admit he could have a problem and another part because it was nice to have a fresh start with someone for once.  as the conversation switched over to anthony, nathan’s mind drifted from his thoughts, he found himself smiling a bit more. “ah. well, hey, if you ever find yourself in conversation with the guy, i assure you he doesn’t disappoint. to me, he’s the kind of energy this twisted, fucked up world needs.  well, in my opinion anyway.” and it was true, wasn’t it nice to have someone still smiling and attempting to bring a niceness to the world even when the darkest of times were trying to bring them all down? 

her comment about hunter catches his attention if only because he had never really spoken to the guy, and now knowing he had friends like mariposa in his life, he was starting to think he was missing out in not approaching him. “hey, you never know, maybe hunter wants to also get high on company time.” he joked, shaking his head, “on second thought, that’s probably so far from the truth. let’s just keep this our little secret, hm?” why not add another secret to the hotel’s walls? only this time, it was at least, in his opinion, a good secret to keep. switching their conversation over to his comment about punching a paparazzi, hearing her soft giggle, brought a genuine smile to his face. maybe he was a little proud to have been the reason she was giggling, or at least amused, by anything he was saying. if anything, he hoped to leave her today with forming some sort of friendship, even if it was just the ‘smoking randomly on the roof of the hotel’ type of friendship, she was someone he wanted to keep in his life for many more days, even years, to come. it was amusing to him how quickly she had gained a special spot in his mind and they hadn’t even known each other for longer than an hour, maybe creeping on to thirty minutes now. “i’ll keep that in mind,” he replies, about her fight comment, returning the soft smile. 

an amused laugh comes from him at the comment about morning people, giving her a nod of agreement. he never did understand how some people could be such morning birds nor does he think he ever will. “i look forward to it, mariposa. what’s your favorite pastry to have with coffee? i’ll make sure to have one ready for you, on the house of course.” as the comment about the meaning of his name is made, he can’t help it, he lets out another groan, “oh, god. please don’t tell me that’s what my name actually means,” he says, an amused snort coming from him. “my parents were some comedians naming me nathan, assuming they knew the meaning behind the name,” he comments, shaking his head a little, playfully rolling his eyes. 

now that they were on the roof it almost felt as if he had left any weight of the world down in the alley, it was refreshing. he looks over at her when she mentions munchies, chuckling, “i feel that. they’re going to be so confused when i get back to the cafe and end up buying a couple of pastries and chowing them down. especially when i am sure they assume i am out eating somewhere right now.” he laughs, shrugging a bit. his gaze falls to the lighter, “yeah, it is pretty fitting, but…it’d be better off with you, don’t you think?” he gently tucks the lighter in her hand before taking his spot next to her, leaning his head back to rest against the wall, looking up at the sky as they spoke.  “oh, absolutely, that’s exactly what i am saying. i hope you don’t mind. maybe our next adventure up here can be when i am off the clock? i’ll have snacks ready, maybe a large pizza. would you be cool with having more adventures together?”

it was like nathan was a breath of fresh air. he seem so carefree and like nothing could ruin his good spirits. there was just something intreging from him and it was like he was pulling her in. maybe it was the idea of getting high with a stranger that doesn’t know much about you and just blabbing on about nothing and everything. maybe it’s the way she knows that he wouldn’t judge her, he never gave off that impression at all within their short moments of talking to one another. “oh, so you’re planning on double crossing me?” she gasps playfully, shaking her head at the other. “you’re a dead man,” she jokes. mariposa had been used and mistreated by people all her life, which was why her trust upon people changed within her growing up. “so, you just admit to people that you’re an asshole?” she inquires, eyebrows scrunched slightly as she burst out into laughter. “mm, lucky me. you have no idea how many times i’ve heard that.” she sends him a tiny smile. many people informed her that they’ll kept her secrets a secret, but half of them failed to do so, always opening their mouths to someone. “yeah, there’s a lot of dark in the world,” she nods her head, maybe it wouldn’t be too bad that there were a few nice ones, although she felt that they could be easily manipulated. 

his words caused laughter to erupt inside of her as she shakes her head. “i swear hunter is like a little goody goody boy who wants to ensure that everyone and everything is fine. i don’t think he would do that during company’s time.” it was true though, hunter was a hard worker. there was just a character that was in him that brought comfort to everyone he encounters. mariposa swears he’s like magical. “now we’re having secrets upon us? i don’t know about you, but this is starting to sound like a bad idea,” she was teasing once more, matter in fact she liked where things were going and glad that there was some sort of friendship forming between the two, if she can even call it that. 

she glances over towards him and shrugs her shoulders. “i don’t really eat pastries with my coffee. i normally just survive on my coffee. what do you recommend, y’know since you’re totally the king of coffee.” she exaggerates, trying to hold back a chuckle. “well, that’s what it means in hebrew. you were sent from above, heaven sent.” she wiggles her eyebrows teasingly with the biggest grin across her lips. 

“eh, your coworkers can mind their own business. at least you’re paying for it instead of just taking it.” she reasons, taking another puff of the light up joint before extending it over towards him once again. “i don’t know about that, but i promise i’ll guard it with my life.” mariposa states, eyes falling towards the lighter as her thumb traces along the side. warm smile across her lip as she did so. shrugging her shoulders, her deep brown eyes fell upon the others face. “sure? why not?”

alessa: its okay.. i promise its okay i'll work it out eventually

alessa: i know you are 💜

alessa: i ask the same thing about you all the time. but yes please! dinner tonight !

mari: well, when you do lmk ! also lmk if you'd like company, i'll be more than willing to go with you.

mari: love you to the moon and back 💫

alessa: still im sorry i had to cancel my trip back home because of everything happening and i just shut down for a bit..

alessa: i'm hanging in there. trying to distract myself keep busy you know? try and not get on bad side of things.. not that i ever was.

alessa: but i miss your face so much! i need some mariposa time pls! and yes ! i got gifts ! for both you and hunter, different gifts but still gifts!

mari: which is totally understandable, i'm sorry that you couldn't go back home with everything going on

mari: i'm always here for a good distraction if you need