pantheon

felix: look man, if you saw how this thing balanced the qi in my room, you'd not be so angry

felix: in fact, your own qi would be balanced, just as mine has been

felix: so my "better offer" is come check out my room ;)

niko: wh...what? the what?

niko: somehow i don't believe that one bit.

bodie: lol you'll have to catch me first old man. i was faster than you at 5 and i'm still faster than you at 32.

bodie: GO AHEAD TELL MY FATHER I'M NOT AFRAID OF HIM!I'M A GODDAMN ADULT.

bodie: .....................pls don't call my dad 🥺

bodie: hmf and they wonder why nobody ever wanted to marry you, you're pure evil.

niko: listen kid, i'm sure i could catch you. your mobility is down, you and i both know it.

niko: i wish i believed that, bud can be scary. i won't...if you pay me or at the very least come work in the yard.

bodie: well then it looks like you're going to have to hunt me down dude because i'm not giving this part back & im not paying you jack squat for it either

bodie: AND WE BOTH KNOW that you won't lay a finger on me nikolo, not if you don't want me to call your aunties and tell them about how you're treating a poor little girl from the island.

nikolo: listen you little shredder shit. i will call YOUR mother and tell her you're stealing from a family friend. and this will be after i've hunted you down and hogtied you.

nikolo: and if that doesn't work, then i'll tell your daddy or god forbid ask my buddy boy to tell your pappy. then there will be hell to pay because they didn't raise a tHEIF.

vinnie: yo.. where u at?

vinnie: i can't find u at the market

vinnie: im waiting for u @ the gingerbread stand

niko: i got sidetracked by this old tractor out front

niko: this guy is practically giving it away!

niko: ew gingerbread, i'll be there in a sec.

niko: it's not often that i let someone rip me off, ya know?

niko: whatever you took from my lot, i'm giving you one chance to bring it back before i go looking for you myself.

SHE CUT HER EYES AT HIM the words it wouldn’t hurt ringing in her head. an irritated grunt left her lips as she let out a loud huff, “ how about you assume that they wouldn’t let me in if i was under twenty one. ” arrogance danced off of him and she wanted nothing more than to move as far and fast away from this man as she could. saying a curt thank you to the bartender as he placed a glass of whiskey in front of her spinning on her stool eyes scanning the crowd in search of someone, anyone besides this giant oaf. pausing only at the words, kaikamahine manō quizzical frown on her face, “ shark girl ? ” she scoffed, where the fuck did this dude come from ? “ maybe so but i’ve found that my family has always been on pele’s good side, me and ka-ahupahau have a stronger connection than nāmaka…she’s always favored drew. ” she smiled without meaning too before returning to her familiar scowl. “ you’re not from here are you ? ”

a hum rumbled throughout his chest at her advice, thick ombre locks shaking around his head as he nodded. “ that would make sense, wouldn’t want to go out of business. “ his voice sounded like a truck going over gravel most days, low and rhythmic like the sound of tires spinning over the small rocks. hawk like eyes followed her as she spun around on the stool, sipping on his liquor.  so the gal has manners too. however, those thoughts came to a screeching halt as she replied and intelligently nonetheless. 

this man intimidated her . he was so unlike her ex that it made her quiver in anticipation . what would he say next in that gruff , deep voice ? she wondered . was it that obvious she wasn’t a usual attender ?

“ yes . ” she tells him honestly . aubrey is always honest . “ i’m catching up on years of not going out with my friends , so here i am . ” she gestures around her and finishes off her drink . “ i left my boyfriend a few months ago . ”

this lady was practically too easy, she was tripping over herself to be putty in his hands. nodding slowly, taking fiery sips of his booze in between her words. “ sounds like a good time to be celebrating. “ 

A GIANT WITH THE HUMOR of an eighteen year old boy she couldn’t help but roll her eyes as he laughed. what on earth is so funny ? arms crossed over her chest she tried to bite back the melodramatic stomp of her foot that wanted nothing more than to make its appearance right now. “ little…” she grumbled under her breath. in the blink of an eye she was being ordered a drink and he was speaking to her once again. “ what do you want to see my id ? ” she scoffed the alcohol in her system making her brazen. “ i’m a fucking marine biologist in the middle of my masters program. i’ve surfed in the middle of a storm, punched a shark and fought for conservation legislation in front of the fucking mayor. i may be young but i’m not a child, don’t patronise me. ”

WHILE SHE WASN’T EXACTLY handling herself well in the situation that didn’t mean she needed, or wanted, to see a giant brute ‘defend her honor.’ blinking slowly as she tried to figure out if she should be grateful or annoyed, “ uh…i…i guess ? thank you… ” she trailed off with a frown, “ for the help out of that situation not so much for staring at my ass. this is exactly how things started with the guy that you decided to ‘save me’ from so you’ll understand if i’m a bit weary of this good deed. ” 

Adina huffed watching the bloody nosed offender scurry off before turning her attention to the larger man. She squared her shoulders and lifted her chin up at them. “I know I have a great ass. What I have a problem with is people fighting my battles for me. There is no need to save me from drowning when I’m standing in a puddle.” Adina crossed her arms. “I could have handled it. Ever heard of the damsel, not in distress trope?”

aubrey can’t help the flush of red that floods her face . it’s been a long time since someone looked at her like this and it makes her tummy do somersaults. the bar is crowded and loud and she feels like she sticks out like a sore thumb but her girlfriends had convinced her she needed to go out for some fun . she can’t help but worry that this man could break her .

“ didn’t your mother teach you to speak to a lady with respect ? ” she counters , sipping on her vodka and cranberry juice and trying to appear more confident than she felt inside .