flower child

liv: why did we ever break up

liv: god, dont answer that we know i've made questionable decisions

liv: but hot mom dial? turnin UP. pastel hair ON DECK

mavi: baby, im here for you always.

mavi: *chefs motherfucking kiss* I can't wait to see the new hair.

liv: i feel like a pastel purple is passable

liv: i need to get back on my hot mom game tbh

liv: get som DATES

liv: we can be each other's wingwomen

mavi: you will literally always be a hot mom.

liv: hey quick question

liv: is there a hair color that doesnt look like im having a breakdown

mavi: maybe a purple? purple is fun

calla: h elp im crying

calla: wait dont be alarmed i was watching a video about a raccoon eating grapes with his tiny wittle hands 🥺

mavi: lmao. of course you are

closed starter — @mavi-whiting​​

When it came to Mercy, the poor girl never really seemed to know how to take a rest. To actual sit down and relax for once in her life. Even today when she was blessed to have the day off, the blonde still simply couldn’t sit still and was heading off to do nothing errands. Groceries, house supplies, laundry. Everything that Mercy could find that needed to be done. Exiting the front door of the building, the blonde had immediately taken notice of that familiar face walking her way. Mavi.

“Well, I’ll be damned. For a minute, I thought I was seein’ a ghost,” Mercy teased, her lips turning up into a bright smile. “You been avoidin’ me or somethin’? ‘Cause there ain’t no way we both still live in the same buildin’, but I never see that pretty face of yours.” It was true. After moving out of the apartment she shared with Mavi and Daysia to move in with Saphira, it seemed like she’d hardly seen her around as much .. as sad as it was. They went from being roommates to neighbors and thinking it’d be the same thing, it wasn’t. Mercy couldn’t even recall how long it’d been since she’d last seen Mavi.

Mavi was just getting back after a long morning at work. She had a meeting with every employee at the country club and it was long and boring. All Mavi wanted to do was go back home and sleep. Her face lit up when she saw her old roommate. “hey!” Mercy’s grin was contagious as Mavi smiled, before pulling the girl into a hug. “Ive been working so much. To try and keep myself sane.” She sighed, “What about you? Still working?” 

closed: @mavi-whiting​

location: the roasted bean

Maddie did what she usually did on a Monday when the gallery was closed, she took up a spot in her booth sipping on her black coffee with 1 and ½ sugar as she went through the exhibit ideas that were being sent to her. She wanted to feature local artists at the next showing, maybe for just a night. She was sending an e-mail to city planner to help draft out an idea to inspire people to draw, sketch, photograph, or even paint what they felt best represented them or Peaches and to bring it to the gallery. She made sure to puff up the e-mail praising the town and how great an art event would be. Something this cheesy would bring in a lot of people and the girl could use the cash right. She was working on a flyer  when she noticed a familiar face approach her. Maddie paused and smiled up at Mavi. “Hey- what are you doing here?”

Mavi definitely didn’t think this was a date. The peacher did only tell her to ask her out. They didn’t specify doing what and where. Grabbing her bag, she swung it over her shoulder as she pulled the door to the roasted bean. The wave of coffee filled the air and Mavi definitely did not want to be there. She blinked the watery tears out of her eyes as she took a moment to get used to the pungent smell of coffee beans. Looking around the store, she spotted Maddie sitting casually at the booth in the back. Mavi planted a small grin on her face as she strutted up to her friend. “Hey.” She paused. “Uh, remember I asked you to go to coffee with me?” She rocked back in her heels. “Well, here I am.”

Maddie with her hands on her hips looked down  at the mysterious waters, she was nervous but wouldn’t let that appear on her face. She was with Mavi and she trusted the girl, she was a lifeguard after all and as long as they didn’t move to far out on the lake everything should be fine. “Just don’t let me drown,” she teased as she bumped her side. “Are we just jumping in?”

The water wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t nearly as fast as it was before when she jumped in. “We can walk in if you want. Get used to the way it feels.” She offered. There were a couple of rocks down there but if they were careful it would be fine. “Here.” She offered her hand for the other to take. “We just gotta be careful going down there, but I won’t let anything happen to you.”

closed: @mavi-whiting​

location: country club

In all jittery, can’t sit still fashion- Ryan found themselves at the country club. Being known on such a broad scale had its perks and downsides, the perk here was no one questioned when they entered the club. No look at the badge, no frantic fangirling because they played their fave teen detective. It was pretty late in the day and they figured the pool was close to being closed which they found to be the best time. Less people in either the morning or night, it was midday that was hell and they were not going to be making that mistake again. Ryan had a quick swim, being one of very few people along with the cute lifeguard at the pool.

Once the pool was officially closed they hopped out and headed to the locker rooms to get changed. Peeling off their bathing suit and drying off before slipping into something dry and comfy. Ryan replaced the wet clothes with sweatpants, a tank top, and light cardigan. On their way out they bumped into the cute lifeguard, literally bodies collided. “Shit- sorry,” Ryan reached down and helped them pick up some stuff. “You know- I kept telling my eye doctor that I need glasses, 20/20 vision, as if. You okay?”

Mavi wasn’t really paying much attention to the people at the pool. It wasn’t super packed, and surely if someone started drowning she’d be able to jump in immediately without any problems. She was pretty much in her own head for a while, which was pretty much like Maverick. She daydreamed a lot, and also just got stuck in her head all the time. She was almost done with her shift, as the pool was about to close in maybe 30 minutes or so, as she was excited to get out of there and go home. 

As soon as everyone was out of the pool area, she grabbed her backpack and her phone. Being in her red lifeguard bathing suit was cute and all, but it ended up getting very wet and gross by the end of the day, and Mavi almost always brought a change of clothes. if not in her bag, then definitely in her car. With her clothes in her hand, she glanced down at her phone heading towards the locker room. Mavi was jolted back by the force of someone else. “Fuck.” she let out, blinking a bit as she took a couple steps back. “I’m good.” She nodded her head, before looking over. “Are you?” 

“  i’ve been working .    what have you been up to ?  “     while ilya wouldn’t call his return  uneventful  ,    it definitely didn’t have much to do with him .    after his dad offered up the house he had for himself ,   it was  awol  once again between both of them and his mom had been too busy with new cases .    he did see paxton again though ,    back at the camp .    and he was wondering if he knew he was back .    right now ,   he volunteered to cook dinner for him and mavi .    it had been a while since they had dinner together and he missed cooking .    he was sitting at the kitchen counter while the lasagna he was whipping up was sitting in the oven to heat when he asked mavi .    “  so …   any new friends in so far ?   do they know about your amazing high school best friend ?   or did they tell you ilya graves was the middle school target for bullies ?  “    

mavi sat on the counter that was on the other side of him as a grin spread on her face. she hummed a bit, kicking her legs in front of her. “I mean there are some cool people, but no one could even compare to you.” she grinned. “I think you’d like the people I hang with. especially tuck. even dylan too.” she said, nodding her head. the smell of the food made her stomach growl, but she pushed it away. pushing her hair out of her face she eyed him. “I don’t know if you’ve met them. they don’t seem to be from around here.”

Maddie licked her lips watching Mavi, if she were a fairer skin tone you would see her blush- however she was thankful for her melanin today. It wasn’t like Maddie to be so infatuated with someone but Mavi was different, there was something about her that made Maddie feel things. Things she wouldn’t ever say outloud but her actions often betrayed her, like what she was bout to do. “Teach me, yeah,” she stood up to stand next to her. She peeled off her shirt and shorts. “I rather you teach me than some underpaid lifeguard anyway.”

To say Maverick was surprised was an understatement. She had extended the offer but didn’t even think it would be accepted by the other. Mavi liked being around Maddie. She felt comfortable enough to say that out loud which was different for her. Her eyes widened a bit, “Yeah?” She asked once more to make sure as she watched Maddie take off her shorts. Mavi bit her bottom lip and watched, locking eyes with the girl. “I can do that.” 

Maddie bit on her lower lip as she checked out Mavi taking of her t-shirt, it’s not like she hadn’t seen all of Mavi before. Still, she was always taken aback by her beauty. “God blessed me with many talents- the ability to swim was not one of them,” Maddie said with a half smile on her face. 

She stood up to slip out of her shorts. she laid them next to the other girl, and placed her hands on her hips. “I can teach you?” She offered. “I do watch plenty of swimming lessons.” She squinted her eyes at the sun, “But if you don’t want to, I understand.” Mavi didn’t push. She would never push.