#empiresrise : a dependent blog exclusively for willowglenhq written by sky ( twenty5. she/her. gmt )
jaspermorgan : billy crudup. fifty5. he/him. businessman. ──── intro. pinterest.
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#empiresrise : a dependent blog exclusively for willowglenhq written by sky ( twenty5. she/her. gmt )
jaspermorgan : billy crudup. fifty5. he/him. businessman. ──── intro. pinterest.

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❛ ⅋ 𝐢. 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 ( 0 / 5 ) ━ setting description : market square, floral arranging.
vivienne stood before the overflowing buckets of peonies , ranunculus , and garden roses with the quiet confidence of someone who believed flowers were less an art and more a language. gloved fingers turned a stem ever so slightly before setting it back with a faintly dissatisfied hum , her wide-brimmed hat casting a soft shadow across her expression . . .
“ everyone always reaches for the prettiest bloom first , ” she remarked to the person beside her without looking up. “ it’s why so many arrangements end up looking terribly lonely. ” only then did she pluck an unassuming sprig of greenery from the table and tuck it into her basket. “ the secret has never been the flower , darling. it’s knowing what deserves to stand beside it. ” she glanced sideways at them , lips curving into the slightest smile. “ tell me , are you making this bouquet for yourself , or trying to impress someone who probably doesn’t deserve the effort ? "
“Always for some words of wisdom, haven’t you, Vivienne?” He smiled, picking up a stem of baby’s-breath. “As much as I like the finer things in life and as much as I strive for perfection, I also like the little guy, the forgotten one, the outcast. The same should extend to nature: just because something doesn’t meet the societal standard of beauty doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve love or attention.”
Jasper wanted to admit that he had his best friend and long-time crush in mind, but didn’t want to embarrass himself, so instead he replied, “for myself. I was thinking of putting it in my living room just near the window, so it gets good light and I can admire my handiwork. I don’t think it’s too bad for a first try.” He then gazed over at Vivienne’s floral arrangement. “You’re a natural, though. That looks great already.”
🏜️ ⋆ ⭒˚。 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑! ──── 𝑓𝑡. 𝑃𝐸𝑁𝑁𝑌 𝐿𝐴𝑀𝑆𝐴𝑀 @fcksgone
Jasper had spent the previous night in front of the fire with a book in his lap, a glass of whisky in hand, and with the soft warm breeze blowing through from the window. It was the first night of relaxation in quite a while and Jasper lapped up every quiet moment of it.
To have this night alone meant turning down Penny’s invitation to Decade Night at Vortex. She’d been insistent on his attendance and even though he felt bad declining, he made it up to her having laid out a box of fresh cookies he’d bought from the bakery along with large plastic cup of Penny’s favourite coffee, both made to perfection.
“Hey!” He greeted with a smile when Penny walked into his office. “How was your night at Vortex? I know you didn’t promise, but you better not have had too much fun without me.”
location : morgan's landing airport , hangar for : @empiresrise
“ mr. morgan. cade devlin . ” his strides are long and loping , sunglasses perched on his head as he approaches , hand offered to shake . name's on the plaque , it makes sense , but cade hadn't been counting on the man taking this on personally given the location cade had chosen to have this conversation . " i appreciate the time . "
Jasper had his phone and sunglasses in one hand as he admired the jet that was housed in the hangar. It was gleaming, freshly washed and given the once over by the maintenance team, and was raring to go. He’d always been fascinated by planes, spending a lot of his innocent childhood pretending to be a pilot, but knowing he wasn’t intellectually competent to be able to fly a real one. Besides, flying planes would mean leaving Willow Glen for most of the time and he couldn’t let himself do that.
Once he heard his name, Jasper turned his attention and offered the younger man a friendly smile as he then reached for his hand. “It’s my pleasure as it’s lovely to meet you, Cade. So, what can I do for you?”

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♡ ◞ open starter — market square, floral arranging class. ( 0 / 5 )
the energy of willow square in the morning was unlike any other — the smell of fresh produce, the varying colours of stall decorations and the noise of bustling regulars all blending together into a pleasant chaos. clara wasn't planning on being here for today; but she found herself with some time to spare, so here she is, attending her very first floral arranging class.
( a friend had also rambled on about how ❛ your apartment needs a pop of colour, it’s too brown ❜ or something like that, so she figured a colourful bouquet would do the trick. )
❝ look at all of these flowers — where do i even begin ? there's just too many too choose from, ❞ she contemplates, eyes scanning the multiple rows of florals laid out on the table in front of her. she turns to [ your muse ]. ❝ help me out here — should i start with the hydrangeas or go for something classic, like roses ? ❞
As much as Jasper adored flowers, always admiring the ones in his garden or having at least one bouquet in his kitchen at any given time, he didn’t realise how much effort and thought went into to arranging them. So when he heard about the class he jumped at the opportunity to try it for himself. Jasper was always up for learning something new, for taking a break from work, and socialising with new people.
“Hydrangeas,” Jasper answered firmly. “They’re an underrated flower in my opinion. Not that the roses aren’t nice, but it’s good to use something a little less cliché. Why do classic when you can do different? And those blue hydrangeas are just beautiful, don’t you think? But I’m not sure what looks best with them. Truth be told, I’m a perfectionist and I’m even afraid of getting the colour combinations of flowers wrong. But, despite that, I am having fun. Are you?”
SHRINKING (2023-) → 3.04 'The Field'
❛ ⅋ 𝐢. 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 ( 0 / 5 ) ━ setting description : morgan's landing.
it had always been more of a hobby than anything else , something she never quite managed to grow out of no matter how much life tried to pull her in other directions. snow stepped out of the cockpit and onto the concrete , her boots landing with a heavy , familiar crush as she tilted her head toward the sky , reading it the way other people read a mood. it wasn’t in their favor today. she let out a small , apologetic smile as she turned back to him. “ weather’s not up for it , ” she said softly but firmly. “ sorry , i don’t wanna risk it. maybe next time ? ”
she shifted her weight, then softened the refusal with something warmer , something meant to ease the disappointment. “ hey , i’ll make it up to you. we can grab lunch instead , i’ll have it delivered to the hangar and you can come by , see all my trinkets. ” a faint spark flickered in her expression at that , a little more alive now than a moment ago. “ it’s not as cool as flying today , but … it’s still me. ”
Jasper had been looking forward to this day all week, excitement sparking within him whenever he remembered he’d be going flying with sister. It had been a while since they had the chance to do it, both swamped with work commitments, so when Snow broke the bad news, he couldn’t help but feel a deep twinge of disappointment.
“Nevermind,” Jasper replied, cracking a smile. “The weather has no master and although I consider myself quite powerful, I cannot control it.” He laughed. “Sure, next time. I hope we can do it sooner rather than later, hopefully now the weather is getting better every day. Well, today was an anomaly.”
His smile then turned softer, happier, as he put his hand gently on Snow’s shoulder. “Still you. I wouldn’t want you any other way. I love spending time with you, sis, and it doesn’t matter what we do. Lunch sounds wonderful, thank you. What do you fancy?”
JASPER MORGAN'S HOUSE TOUR! ── TASK 001
░░░ 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 : 𝟭𝟬 𝗮𝗺 , 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁
⤷ * 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 ( 0 / 5 )
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 . . .
It was hard not to recognise Conrad Langford, even at somewhere as lowkey as the market, but it was also a rarity. Like Jasper, he spent most of his time at work, yet Jasper himself couldn’t imagine the responsibility that was beared upon the older man’s shoulders. Looking after a whole town, making sure things were safe and people were happy, was not for the faint hearted.
“Good morning, Mayor,” Jasper replied with a wide smile. “I was wondering if I’d actually seen you here or whether you had a doppelgänger in town somewhere. It’s great to see you. And it’s been a while, huh?”
Jasper crossed paths with Conrad fairly often at some local event or through business. But it was nice to see him in a more relaxed environment. Actually, the same went for himself; he was taking it a little easier today with work not being as overwhelming as it usually was. That wouldn’t last, though, he was sure if it, despite Sunday being the day of rest.
“I tell myself the same thing about the pain au chocolate,” Jasper then added. “And sometimes I do get lucky, but they’re always so damn popular. I’d rather not get any than buy them from the store. Once you try the ones they sell here you can’t possibly have any other kind. Homemade is always the best, don’t you agree?”

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Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant in BLONDE VENUS 1932 | Josef von Sternberg
There's a slight chill in the air. Ivo's decided to make the most of it by stepping out for a smoke. He should probably stop. But if he started going down the list of things he should be doing, well, there'd be no end, and he wouldn't be Ivo Dolenec then, would he?
Still, tonight at least inspires a more charitable mood in him than usual. He holds out his carton of cigarettes, and offers a polite enough, “want one?”
@empiresrise / @chrryredds, ?
“Ah, I don’t smoke,” Jasper replied with a friendly smile and a gentle dismissive wave. “But thank you for the offer.”
The smell reminded him of his father standing outside in the middle of summer, a cigarette or cigar in hand, as he surveyed his palace-like garden. He, too, never wore summer-appropriate clothing, opting to stay in his shirt and ironed trousers, something which Jasper had subconsciously taken on. He was glad that he’d never taken after his father as far as smoking was concerned, though.
“I know you, don’t I?” He then said. “Sorry, I don’t mean to just come out with it, uh… You’ve been on television, right? I just can’t place where specifically.”
status : closed for jasper morgan ( @empiresrise ) or jules carrasco ( @chrryreds ). location : outside of georgia's.
the texas sun beats down on jina, an uncomfortable kind of heat that native bostonian has yet to get accustomed to. she holds an ice cream cone from the famed parlor, but she swears it hasn't done anything to help. if anything, it's just melting all over the sidewalk. " oh, i'm miserable ! " she huffs, something akin to a frustrated kitten. " how does anyone live in this kind of heat !? " jina exhales, shaking melted strawberry ice cream from her hand before noticing that her mini outburst did not go unnoticed. " um— just pretend you didn't see any of that. "
The stranger’s sudden outburst startled Jasper as he walked past Georgia’s, but he could see that the younger woman wasn’t having a good time at all.
Nevertheless, he offered her a bright smile. “It’s hard to pretend when you’re huffing and puffing like that on the sidewalk. Are you okay? Sorry, silly question, right? I thought ice-cream made anything better. Unless you’re miserable because of the ice-cream melting, then I completely understand. Honestly, you’re right about the heat; I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve never gotten used to it.”
That and the fact Jasper practically refused to wear typical summer clothing. He wouldn’t be caught dead in shorts. That’s why air conditioning was so vital in his home.
“Here,” he then said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a precisely folded tissue. “For your hand. I promise it’s clean.”
( open starter from gabriel herrera ! ) gabriel hadn't really been paying attention to the movie for the last fifteen minutes or so. his brows knit, and there's a frown on his face as he studies the little pieces in his hand. "we'll need to have someone revise the design of this puzzle." he held the snack box puzzle, tiny in his large hand as he sighed, tossing it on top of the dashboard. "how ironic, a happy meal should make me happy, not stressed." — location: moonlight drive in
“Stressed Meal doesn’t have the same appeal to consumers,” Jasper laughed. “Which, I might remind you, are children.”
He then nudged Gabriel playfully. “Come on, man. You’re missing out on the film. It’s such a classic. If I knew you’d be so fixated on that-“ he gestured to the puzzle. “-I’d have left you at home. I brought you out to relax whilst we both had some spare time, but now I’m feeling like a spare part. You’d be a lot happier if you forgot about the unnecessary stress, but if it means that much to you I can help you write a letter of complaint about that puzzle.”
fighting to the urge to ask “what do you honestly think about me and please provide as much detail as possible”

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Cory watching for Fred’s reaction while the media reveals list of Mitch’s sexual misconduct allegations.
The Morning Show 1.05 No One’s Gonna Harm You, Not While I’m Around dir. by Mimi Leder
the way to the morgan estate had been ingrained in his mind ; he hadn’t lived in the manor in decades — happy to let his older brother take it as the current head of the family — , but it had been home for a long while . in a way , it still was . it was the reason why he didn’t bother ringing a doorbell or waiting for a formal invitation ; instead , he just let himself in . callum knew that jasper wouldn’t have it any other way , and if he did , well , he would do it anyway if only to annoy his big brother . for old time's sake .
he let his shoes by the door before moving deeper into the house , knowing exactly where to find his brother . “ couldn’t even wait for me ? ” he quipped , lips curled in a playful grin as he accepted his older brother’s hug . the man had always been more physical with his affections than even their parents were , but cal was used to jasper’s ways . just like he had gotten used to the nickname that had annoyed him to no end when he had been all of ten years old and trying to prove to his much older brother that he could tag along with him and his friends . “ i’ll have what you’re having , ” he nodded toward the tumbler . “ as long as it’s one of mine , ” he joked .
Jasper laughed. "Wait for you? Nah, you got here too late. I've spent the last forty-odd years waiting for you to catch up and I'm not taking it easy on you now. The only thing you got ahead of me on was your growth spurt, which I'm still mad about."
For almost all of their lives, strangers had assumed that Callum was the older of the two simply because he was taller and much to Jasper disgruntlement it amused his brother greatly.
"Of course it's one of yours," he then grinned, leaning down over the table to grab the bottle of whisky and pouring some of the aromatic amber liquid into another crystal glass before sliding it over to Callum. "I thought you might kill me if I offered you anything else. Besides, the scotch is my favourite and I'm not sharing that with anyone. Not even you, Cal."
He then held up his glass to his brother, still beaming and looking at him with a glint of pride. "To family, and the hope that I don't get sick of you by the time this night is over."