ocean eyes

IT IS A TERRIBLE HABIT THAT SHE CAN'T BREAK, that one of getting lost in her own world, music blasting through her headphones. she's coming home early after deciding that she has no motivation to endure an operating systems class. she follows her usual routine, goes to the fridge and gets a mountain dew and then is about to go and get some chips when someone's presence scares the shit out of her. "sranje," she curses in croatian under her breath as she takes off the headphones. "you almost gave me a heart attack, are you a ninja or what?"

closed for: @eukatarina​

GOING THROUGH LINES WAS a welcomed distraction for dax, valentines day was a touchy holiday for the male, he’d never been an affectionate lovey type. but this make believe land of hamlet was enough to pull him away from reality, “not that i think you did not love your father; but that i know love is begun by time,…” he spoke easily, he’d always been a fairly great actor, but he’d be caught dead actually joining the drama club, he’d mostly joined just to annoy scarlet. “i can’t believe people actually spoke like this.”

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KIT IS STILL QUESTIONING her decision of joining the play. not because she doesn't love the play or her character but she's always been self-conscious and acting means putting yourself out there and well, that is not something that she usually does. she's reading the script, trying to memorize the lines when her scene partner, dax speaks. "i think in a hundred years people will say the same thing about the way we speak," she says with a shrug. "have you, uh, learn all your lines?"

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ANTON PAUSES, SQUINTING AT KIT. in his head, he explained the plan perfectly, going over every detail with masterful description as well as all the contingencies with expert forethought. then again, kit wasn’t inside his head, and because the damned thing can be so very cluttered at times, it was probably a good thing. besides, anton can’t deny that the very reason he loves working with kit is because she has a mind of her own, a beautiful mind at that. “all right, fine, i can actually go for some food.” especially if they’re free, he intentionally leaves that out. “kabob palace? if it’s your treat, then you know there’s no way i’m cooking.” he puts his hands on each side of her head, shakes her head with a wide grin, and gets up, already at the door. he does wait for him, though, mostly because she’s the one paying. easy decision.

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SATISFACTION SPREADS ACROSS HER FEATURES when he agrees to go out and grab a snack. at this point, kit doesn't care what they have as long as it's food unless it's sushi, she does not like sushi even if she knows that's a controversial opinion. "oh yes, the kabob place works. one of my classmates works there, so maybe he can give us a discount." she rolls her eyes playfully. "i know better than to ask you, anton, to cook for me." not like she was a fine chef either, but she could make decent eggs and bacon. she lets out a giggle as anton shakes her head before getting up. "next time is on you, tho." she smiles at him before passing right next to him to take the lead. "you can fill me up with the details of this plan of yours after we eat."

“i mean i guess yeah, but i had no reason to say no so it would’ve just felt rude,” her shoulders rise and fall softly, as if the answer was obvious from the get go. it’s not easy for lilly to admit to needing a break from school, so she’s thankful for having kit around to remind her that breaks and fun times are okay. plus, she enjoys the other’s company. she offers a small smile to the bartender as kit orders, then smiling at her friend and nodding about the rule once again. “that makes sense. i promise, i’ll try my hardest, then.” she affirms to her friend with a much firmer nod. “we should have a sleepover one night! it’ll be loads of fun!” lilly can’t help the little school girl giggle and hint of blush when kit asks about teddy. “y-yep, that’s him. but, um, no it was just, uh, his way of being, like, a self-confidence coach? i didn’t think about the possibilities of being thrown off the cliff… but he’s too nice to do that.” she mostly adds the last part to reaffirm herself than kit’s thoughts. “that still sounds like a decent social life, maybe not the most ideal sometimes but still a social life, right?”

THERE'S SOMETHING COMFORTING ABOUT THE HADES HOUSE, and kit is aware that perhaps that is not how most people feel about it but in a not shocking turn of events, kit enjoys the whole underworld experience and that is why she often chooses to visit scarlett rather than the other way around. "did i tell you i got an invitation the other day?" sitting in the desk chair, she asks, swivelling absentmindedly before she abruptly stops to look at her friend, "the fashion and beauty club. can you believe it? why would i join? i think they probably need more people to join," she says with a shrug. "maybe we should join!" she suggests with fake enthusiasm.

"WE NEED TO TALK," she says, not even waiting for her brother to let her into his room. in rather dramatic fashion, she sits down on his bed and heaves a long sigh as if she were about to break some terrible news. "i don't know which of you two is building something at three in the morning, but i need you to stop," he explains finally, shaking her head. sure kit could have gotten up and see if it was sebastian or ved who was making all the noise but in all honesty, she didn't want to run into the robodog in the middle of the night. "is it you? because if it's ved, i think you should tackle him and show him a lesson."

lilly’s brows furrow at kit when she realizes she’s staring at her, her head tilting to the side ever so slightly. “i mean, of course, you asked?” she answers rather matter-of-factly, giggling to make her words more light hearted. “um, just water is good.” lilly very quickly decides, letting her own gaze scan the bar and surrounding crowd. “okay, that sounds like a plan.” her head nods slowly as she listens to the explanation. “okay, deal. if i slip up, i’m sorry, it’s just a default conversation topic for me,” she disclaims with a little laugh. “um, in my world though, just sleepovers with shiloh, um, teddy took me to a cliff. what about you?”

"OKAY, OKAY..." kit starts, trying to understand what anton is talking about. "you need to explain me this plan again because my brain has too much going to understand you right now," she says with a smile, as she holds one of his pillows close to her chest. "also do you want to go and eat something? I'm starving and unlike you, this criminal mind..." she says, pointing out at her head, "doesn't work unless i'm well fed. my treat, unless you want to cook. just don't give me food poisoning, anton, please."

"A REAL SUSPECT FOR A CHANGE," kit says as she opens her laptop. most of her friends always come and ask her to find stuff about their crush or partner, but not bea, she always comes with interest cases and this certainly was one of those. "so do you have his name? i think we can start trying to find his address and maybe that way i could find his wifi network and get into his computer," she suggests as she inserts her modem usb because she cannot trust the public network gaia's offers. "oh, do you want to order something?"

SHE STARES AT LILLY IN AWE, still perplexed that she managed to convince her to come to polaris with her. "i don't know what i did to get you here, but i'm so glad you decided to come," she says, offering lilly a beaming smile as she turns to call the bartender. "do you want something to drink? it doesn't have to be alcohol, lils." she chuckles, before looking over her shoulder to scan the bar and the people in there. "we should make a deal," she waits a few seconds before explaining herself, "no school talk. tonight we forget about that and just have fun. so tell me, what's been up in lilly's world?"

"WHAT DO YOU EVEN NEED MATH FOR?" kit asks, clearly exasperated after trying to explain this equation for the third time. "isn't your job just reading and looking pretty while doing it?" she has no idea how she ended up tutoring a son of aphrodite but she's hating every second of it. it might be judgmental, but kit is convinced that the giant before her is incapable of understanding maths unless it's to calculate how many hair products he should use. "i'm just saying that you can charmspeak your way out of this class."

"I KNOW, I KNOW..." kit says as she walks into her sister's bedroom, unannounced and at this point, she doesn't feel like she needs to knock. "i swear that polish you used was not good because there's no way my nails are already chipped after two days." she looks at her nails and how the nice black polish is already ruined, her index finger is naked as the polish came off in one piece while she was in the shower. "can you paint them again? please!!! you know i can't live like this, i will cut them unless they have some colour."

⟨ MARGARET QUALLEY. CIS FEMALE. SHE/HER. ⟩ though the mist might prevent some from seeing it, KATARINA “KIT” BENČIĆ is actually a descendent of H E P H A E S T U S. it’s still a question of whether or not the TWENTY-TWO year old MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR from DUBROVNIK, CROATIA has taken after their godly parent completely, but the demigod is still known to be quite PASSIONATE & COMPETITIVE