Elegance Multi-Muse

open starter | muse: jake seresin | relationship: jake's ex or if you want it to be platonic, could be a friendship that ended poorly

"There is a lot less stress in my life."

"Calling off an engagement isn't exactly an overnight decision, Owen," she sighed, cusping on exasperation. "And if someone makes that kind of a choice, there is so much left to cancel and apologies to make— it's... it's really messy," Sam added, chewing at the inside of her cheek from nerves. The fact that she hadn't shut down this conversation immediately had been a massive red flag on her behalf. She shouldn't even be entertaining this and yet here she was. If she was so sure of her husband-to-be, she wouldn't be standing here talking about calling off weddings with the person she once thought she'd be spending her life with.

Owen knew that he was asking a lot from Samantha. He wasn't stupid, and knew that if she did what he was asking of her, it was something that was going to take time. Breaking off an engagement wasn't something to take lightly. Owen just hoped that it was a risk that she was willing to take for him. "I am not asking you to make the choice right this second. I want you to think about it, and to think about what you truly want. Marriage is supposed to be forever, and before you take that step I wanted you to have all the cards on the table."

open starter | muse: jack andrews | relationship: friend, fwb, ex?

"Why are you being like this?" Rosemary said, the hurt clear in her voice.

"It's just a small price to pay to kick off the night. Just make sure you don't get anything too crazy. I don't make diplomat money." He liked to think he did well enough for himself. He could most definitely afford a night out like this. Maybe not every single time but most definitely this one time. "Do you need time to get ready or anything like that? I'm not in a rush."

Evangeline let out a small laugh. "Don't worry, I haven't gone and suddenly gotten fancy taste buds." She said as she knew that some of her favorite drinks were the cheapest ones. Evangeline had always enjoyed the simple things in life, she doubted that was ever going to change. "Just give me a minute to change clothes and then I will be ready to go."

Rodrick had looked around briefly. They needed to have somewhat of a serious conversation of what they were. If they were anything. Grabbing out his wallet he had pulled out cash for the bill. “You ready to head back?” He wanted to talk more, go into deep conversation but he could tell this was thin ice in the public setting.

Levi nodded his head at Rodrick's words. He was ready to get out of here. As much as he was enjoying himself, he also just wanted the other man to himself. "Lets head on out." He agreed before he stood from where they were standing. He held his hand out for Rodrick to take.

✧  open  to:   f/nb. plot:   hunter retired as one of the most prominent/prolific young players in the NHL after a career-ending injury. he now works as a personal bodyguard for y/m, hired by concerned family or team management? gimme the bodyguard (1992)-esque?

"I think you are forgetting the part where you are the employee here." Valeria said with a playful smirk.

A soft smile graces his handsome features, those hazel eyes soft. "I agree." Pierce says, dipping his head to kiss her forehead. "I think we should figure out why you thought I'd ever think that in the first place.

Destiny wished there was an easy answer to the problem. "I guess I just got in my head about it, and once I was in my head I started noticing patterns that I guess don't actually mean anything."

open  starter  :  thea  winslow  &  any  muse.

Kent sent her a smile. "I have eyes only for you."

Lottie let out an exaggerated sigh. She had some reservations about Christie adaptations too, but for Faith, she would hold her tongue. "Fine, let's go with Christie," she said. "How about the 2010 version of Murder on the Orient Express? Suchet is the most decent Poirot, in my opinion." She couldn't even finish the trailers for the newer films. Positively loathed them. "I'll grab some blankets." A few moments later, she was back with blankets for the couch. "Let's make ourselves comfortable."

Faith nodded her head at Lottie's words. "That sounds like a good choice to me." She said as she liked trying to figure things out. Faith was also pretty chill when it came to movies choices in general, and knew that Lottie cared more about that sort of thing anyway. "Yes, we can get comfy and cozy." Faith added as she made herself comfortable on the couch. "Let the fun begin."

"Yeah, absolutely." His heart was racing in his chest. Despite how turned on he was even now, he told himself to wait, to let her show herself to him first. Be cool, he thought. He leaned against the couch, trying to focus on her presence in front of him rather than the scenarios in his mind. "Do your thing, Mel."

Anthony nodded his head once more. It seemed that Quinn was level-headed. She seemed to have her priorities in order. "It's far too expensive to not take your studies seriously. I never understood people who partied so hard that they failed all of their classes."

muse: cadence luhya, event planner, late twenties

"I told you, I don't do serious." Isaac said as he liked to be no strings attached. He enjoyed fun and casual. That had always been how things were for him. Isaac wasn't sure that would ever change. "I thought I made it clear that this was just meant to be a little fun."

Ben closed his eyes for a moment as she settled against him, holding her a little tighter when he heard those words. The weight he'd carried for so long—the fear, the regret, the wondering if he'd lost her for good—seemed to ease. A soft chuckle escaped him as he rested his forehead against her. ❝ One day at a time. I can do that. ❞ His thumb brushed gently over her arm while he looked down at her, wanting her to see every bit of sincerity in his own. ❝ I know it won't always be easy. People are always going to talk. They're always going to have opinions about us, about our lives, about things they don't understand. But none of that matters if we keep choosing each other. ❞

"I know people are going to talk. That comes with being in the spotlight. I can handle people talking, as long as we are honest with each other and always on the same team." Skylar said as she knew that they were in the public eye. There was no avoiding people talking. If they were out in public together it was going to make a headline. Skylar knew that, and knew that she just needed to not read into what people were saying. "Other people's opinions don't matter. All I care about is the way that we feel about each other, and the people in our personal lives know that we care about each other."