all torn

　　༄　　‟  𝗜𝗧  𝗪𝗔𝗦  𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛  𝗔  𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧.  ”  solana  shrugs,  bringing  the  cigarette  back  up  to  her  lips.  in  actuality,  she  was  a  little  grateful  for  the  company.  despite  her  habit  of  leaving  when  things  get  a  little  bit  too  much,  there's  a  small  part  of  her  that  wishes  someone  would  come  with  her.  ‟  ask  me  again  when  i've  had a few more drinks.  ”  it's  a  joke,  mostly,  but  all  jokes  are  always  half  meant.

He exhaled some smoke, shaking his head at her. "Why? This got you remindin' yourself that you're old?" He used to be one of the younger ones running around causing shit, but now that he was older, eh, who was he kidding, he was still doing the same shit. "

cassie stood in the candy aisle, with two bags of the same candy but different flavour in her hand. her brows were furrowed in an expression of intense concentration, lips pursed as she glanced back and forth between them. it was like this decision was the biggest dilemma of her life. after another dramatic sigh, cassie glanced down the aisle. a stranger was standing there, minding their own business, unfortunately for them. "hey," she called, stepping towards them. she held up both candy bags like she was weighing sacred objects. "okay, life or death question. which flavour would you rather find in a pinata? blue raspberry or cherry? i feel like i can't have both because that's too much of one candy but can't work out which flavour is more popular. though i like blue raspberry, i don't think others appreciate having a stained blue tongue - even though that’s like, the whole fun of having blue candy? but i just cannot decide." cassie ranted. and she really needed an answer. because what kind of party didn't have a pinata? a boring one, obviously.

Here he was thinking it was going to be a sort of life or death question. Living around here, he should've known by now that it actually would be or it actually would be the opposite. "I think you're readin' way too much into this," He admitted, "But it depends who the party's for. It's not for me so why would it matter what I think?" Ricky always was the type to be all doom and gloom. Maybe that's why he never had a pinata at his party.

　　༄　　“  𝗔  𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘  𝗕𝗜𝗧,  ”  𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗔  𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦,  though  she  can't  hide  the  smile  on  her  face  as  she  does.  “  here  i  thought  i'd  finally  get  my  alone  time.  ”  she  chuckles,  taking  another  drag  of  her  cigarette  and  gazing  over  to  her  fellow  reaper.  “  you  havin'  any  fun,  vp?  or  did  you  come  back  here  to  escape  the  chaos?  ”

"Ain't no way anyone's gonna be able to be alone. You see how many people we got runnin' around here?" He asked rhetorically, looking around, even though there was no one else back here. " 'Course I'm havin' fun. I jus' needed to smoke in peace." It was hard being here with Lena but also not being there with Lena. "How 'bout you?"

location : deseo, 8pm ! open to : everyone !

deseo  as  a  common  ground  was  frequented  by  everyone,  or  at  least  every  member  of  a  gang  willing  to  play  nice  for  an  hour  or  two.  however,  the  diablos  vice  president  visited  deseo  with  different  intentions.  for  amongst  alcohol,  naked  bodies  and  horrible  music  (  after  his  own  tastes  )  secrets  flourished.  as  a  man  who  rarely  indulged  in  drinks,  the  reincarnation  of  ate  found  himself  in  a  booth,  glass  of  whiskey  in  front  of  him  which  he  had  not  yet  touched.  piercing  hues  went  to  the  entrance  as  the  door  was  flung  open.  "  another  night  and  it  is  spent  here  ⸻  what  was  it,  wings  or  drinks  ?  "

Since he was offically off the clock, he figured that he at least deserved a drink for dealing with this whole crowd. A few people had to have been forcibly removed, and that was a few more than he was used to. "At least the food's not bad." It wasn't a Michelin 5 Star Restaurant but at least he knew he wasn't going to get sick from the finger foods. "Can I grab whatever beer's easiest to pour on tap right now?" He knew the place was busy, he didn't want to hold anyone up.

　　༄　　𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗔  𝗪𝗔𝗦  𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥  𝗔  𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬-𝗚𝗢𝗘𝗥.  even  in  her  youth,  she  spent  her  nights  cooped  up  in  her  room,  hands  working  her  way  through  a  sketchbook  or  across  a  canvas.  but  since  joining  the  reapers,  things  became  different.  she  still  didn't  like  parties,  but  who  was  she  to  say  no  to  people  who  wanted  her  there?  chapped  lips  wrap  around  a  lit  cigarette,  the  music  coming  from  deseo  booming  loud  enough  to  hear  from  the  outside.  from  the  corner  of  her  eye,  she  catches  somene  else's  stare.  she  holds  her  cigarette  between  two  fingers,  blowing  smoke  into  the  air  before  lips  quirk  up  into  a  smirk.  “  didn't  your  parents  ever  tell  you  that  it's  rude  to  stare?  ”

As outgoing as he usually was, sometimes Ty's nicotine craving was enough to have him exit to go and grab a smoke. At least there was a familiar face outside. "C'mon, my dad didn't even teach me how to say thank you, ain't no way he was ever gonna teach me that." He shrugged, before taking out his own lighter and pack of cigarettes, "You gonna also be mad if I join you smoking too and ask if my parents ever told me it was rude to be out here rather than in there?"

“  do  i  have  ‘  gullible  idiot  ’  printed  on  my  forehead  ?  please  get  the  fuck  out  of  my  face  .  “  already  filled  with  tension  as  the  club  filled  up  ,  kendra  had  stepped  over  to  the  hostess  stand  where  a  young  man  had  tried  to  fake  a  reservation  for  a  vip  booth  on  his  phone  .  biker  associated  or  not  ,  deseo  had  become  one  of  the  best  clubs  in  texas  ,  due  in  part  to  the  hard  work  she  had  put  in  .  tonight  ,  the  place  was  packed  and  she  was  not  going  to  let  some  fresh  out  of  college  little  moron  scam  his  way  into  a  vip  booth  and  rob  them  of  $150  .  as  a  bouncer  carted  the  boy  away  ,  kendra  sighed  ,  looking  down  at  her  phone  that  hadn't  stopped  pinging  all  night  .  ”  there  is  no  way  we  are  out  of  coronas  ,  we  are  in  texas  for  fuck's  sake  !  "

"That kid that we just had to throw out said that he'll go to a better club. Told him good luck with that considerin' this is the best there is around here." He wasn't trying to inflate her ego, but it was the truth. The caliber definitely wasn't the same anywhere else. "I'm guessin' that's not gonna be the only problem tonight, seeing how busy it is around here. You know how many people we have to throw out on nights like this? A lot." He wasn't complaining, he liked doing his job. "But people can't be too upset about no Coronas, it's not like there's not a shit ton of other beers to choose from that almost taste the same." Like pisswater in his opinion. A beer was a beer no matter what name it had on it.

Jennifer S. Cheng, So We Must Meet Apart; “August 24, 2018”

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