want you more than a melody

RAVI MUDRIK (29, HE/THEY)

BIOGRAPHY

VICTOR VADEN (28, HE/HIM)

location: the beach when: day time status: open || @covestarters​

After living here for a few weeks already, Andrej hadn’t actually realised that he spent the majority of his time outside of this beautiful house he now lived in. He was up early in the morning to take Aristotle out, then at work all day, and then in the evenings he’d often go out exploring the town – which meant that most of his time at home was spent sleeping. He felt a little guilty considering he barely saw Ravi but sometimes he wondered if that was for the best. The party had been fun and Andrej felt like they’d bonded again – and it had also proved that Andrej had changed and really WAS genuinely making an effort to remain sober. He was doing his best to make up for being a shitty person all those years ago. 

As he came in and saw Ravi on the couch, he grinned stupidly at them and fussed over Aristotle before gently bumping Ravi’s shoulder with his fist. “God yes please, I could kill for some pizza right now, ‘m fucking starving.” He moved to flop onto the couch, stretching out his legs as he did. “I’ve been trying to learn my way around this town. Figured I should make an effort if I’m actually going to stay here for a while. It’s a lot posher than some of the shitholes I’ve lived in,” he said with a small laugh.

RAVI.

location: the cove club when: anytime  status: open || @covestarters​

In all honesty, this party of Andrej’s idea of hell. The only reason he’d come along was so he could be Ravi’s designated driver on the way home but after being here for an hour, he was quickly starting to reconsider his life choices. Maybe sobriety wasn’t a good thing when he was feeling bored and uncomfortable and the longer he stayed here, the more he began to eye up the champagne – which really wasn’t good. His suit was uncomfortable too and he found that he’d spent half the night tugging at his suit jacket, toying with taking it off. He was glad he hadn’t bothered with a tie, even though he knew he was probably supposed to be wearing one, but it wasn’t as if he’d even seen the host or even knew who they were. Fed up, he decided to venture over to the food table and see if he could instead satisfy his sweet tooth. There was one lone cupcake remaining on a plate and as he went to grab it, somebody else got there first.

“Oh my god.” He let out a frustrated sigh, although it probably wasn’t the other person’s fault that he was in a bad mood tonight. “Look, I’ll pay you in —” He rummaged through his pockets to see what he had in there and pulled out a half empty pack of cigarettes and chewing gum, “— gum and cigarettes if you let me have that. Or even just half of it. Please?” 

RAVI.

ravi had told him over and over again that he didn’t need a designated driver tonight. firstly, they were on a boat and if andrej really wanted he could pick them up after and secondly, uber existed. they were past the point of babysitting andrej at parties or wanting to be exactly where he was so not longer after they’d arrived, ravi had gone to say hi to other friends. there was booze everywhere and surely someone was doing drugs, so if andrej wanted to be here that was his choice. that was probably his reason for being here, because that was much easier for ravi to understand than andrej might just care about him. after a couple hours and a couple drinks, ravi went to look for food. not everyone was eating, but he wanted a snack and they weren’t afraid of looking like a fool. 

location: ties n’ tides yacht party when: anytime status: closed || @shallowfms​ ( elisabeth )

location: ties n’ tides yacht party when: anytime status: closed || @tvmptings​​ ( flora )

location: ties n’ tides yacht party when: anytime status: closed || @seastheday​ ( trey )

LIVING  IN  A  MUCH  LARGER  home  than  the  small  apartment  she’d  had  in  beaumont  was  a  big  change  .  she  knows  she’s  lucky  .  while  she  could  afford  the  house  and  the  upkeep  ,  the  twins’  father  helping  to  pay  for  things  definitely  helps  .  even  though  he  had  never  flaunted  it  ,  she  knows  he  came  from  money  ,  and  he  had  no  problem  using  it  to  take  care  of  things  that  would  benefit  not  only  their  daughters  ,  but  vaya  as  well  .  but  she  had  dropped  the  twins  with  jace’s  parents  ,  knowing  both  her  children  and  their  grandparents  wanted  to  do  something  .

      she’d  dressed  up  and  found  herself  in  eddy’s  ,  trying  to  push  her  way  to  the  front  of  the  bar  .  the  part  of  her  pre-children  days  she  did  not  miss  .  but  when  she’s  finally  close  ,  she  gets  pushed  aside  so  another  patron  can  order  .  her  glare  lets  up  when  he  offers  to  pay  for  her  drink  as  well  .  “  a  passion  fruit  caipirinha  !  ”  she  calls  out  to  the  bartender  .  “  thanks  !  ”  

Though Auggie chose to lean towards humour, he could also recognise when his jokes weren’t exactly registering or landing. Didn’t mean that he knew how to stop, but he was at least aware. “I think they said they’ve called for a replacement bus to come get us” Auggie glanced over to where the driver seemed to be staring at the chaos while on the phone “but with how slow traffic is moving around with people being nosy I don’t think it’s getting here anytime soon.” Auggie really should thank his therapist, he really was cool as a cucumber right now. “As long as I don’t have to drive the Uber I’m down, I haven’t exactly mastered using the pedals with the prosthetic” Which was true, but it was mostly his fear of being in vehicles after the accident. But he was working on it.

VICTOR.

“It’s your first drink of the month? That calls for celebration.” Harry was quick to find any reason to take a shot. Motioning for the bartender to pour them shots, he grinned. “I am a genius, thanks.” The compliment was heard loudly and wasn’t something Harry would forget any time soon. Their drinks were brought to them and he took a sip. A face of pride, disgust, and excitement, wrinkled its way onto Harry’s face. “Vodka redbull… Gross. But powerful.” Down the hatch. When the shots arrived, Harry lifted his glass up. “To your first drink of the month!” The tease was followed by downing more liquor. This was Harry’s element. Loud music, drunken people, and enough alcohol to sedate the city.

“Damn. You need sleep. Hopefully all these drinks knock you out.” The man laughed and took another sip. “I’m Harry. I’ve been pretty busy too, lately.” The lie was so casual. Being an indie filmmaker was akin to being unemployed. Luckily mama and papa Montgomery could easily fund Harry’s nights out. No one had to know Harry wasn’t doing anything artistically. “I kind of hate living here, but I will say the bartender never skimps on the alcohol.” He laughed.

VICTOR.

‘double celebration because it’s also my first drink in this town.’ victor said, his eyes following harry as he ordered them even more drinks. good. now he wouldn’t have to go into the hospital for a shift no matter what. victor took the shots first, grinning as he held his shot up too and with a quick clink the liquid was burning its way down his throat. ‘to my first and certainly not last drink of the month.’ he slid the shot glass back to the bartender and nursed his drink. the effects of the alcohol weren’t immediate but combined with the loud music and bright lights, victor’s head was already spinning and his body was numbing. 

Pleased by the positive response of her new companion, Aspen smiles. “You’re a true hero! I was worried for a second you’d leave me hanging.” She waves one hand lazily as if to wave their offer away. “No, please. It’s all on me today. No need to feel shy, just order whatever you want. I just moved into a beautiful new house so I’m celebrating.” From an early age, she had learned that the fastest way to make friends was to spend money frivolously on or with them. It doesn’t always work in her favor, of course, but she’s desperate to make some connections in a new town. She would have time to weed out the leeches later. She takes out her credit card and slaps the piece of plastic down on the bar as the bartender comes back around with their drinks. The barkeep arrives with their drinks and all too fast hers is in her hand, as if pulled by a magnetic force. “So, new friend, have you been here long? I need some inside intel on what to do around here.”

RAVI.

trey was glad to have the opportunity to get to know one of his neighbors a little bit better. and spending the afternoon at the swanky cove club didn’t sound too bad either. “sweet, yeah, i mean they have a pretty solid pool and hot tub situation too if you’d prefer that to lunch” trey offered with a shrug, indifferent to the options he had just set out. when ravi asked him what brought him to town, trey decided to give the abridged version, “a series of bad decisions” he joked with a shrug, “i’m filming a project in beaumont” he summarized before asking, ‘what about you?”

RAVI.

                                          𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖓’ 𝖙𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖘 𝖞𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖙 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙

                                        𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖓’ 𝖙𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖘 𝖞𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖙 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙

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The music was bumping and Harry loved every second of the sensory overload. Whoever decided that electronic music and alcohol could share a space was a genius. After an hour, or so, of dancing with strangers, Harry could feel the buzz going down. He needed another drink. Weaving through the traffic of the dance floor, he made it to the bar just to be cut by another gentleman. “Hey, idiot.” Harry attempted to say, but was washed under the blanket of loud music. “Hey–” The words were almost mute, but he stopped himself when he heard their next words.

With a grin, Harry nodded and pushed to stand beside the stranger. “No problem, dude.” His arm wrapped around the other’s shoulder. They were going to be great friends. “I’ll take what the alcoholic is having.” He teased, looking at the other male. “You look tired.” He observed, then quickly turned to the bartender. “Make something with an energy drink for us. My buddy needs a pick-me-up.” With a friendly pat on the stranger’s back, he let his grasp go and turned to face them. “What’s got you in a funk? You look like you haven’t slept in days.”

VICTOR.

location: 310 lighthouse way aka their house when: anytime  status: closed || @andrejvarvik​

ravi often forgot he shared this house with andrej due to their conflicting work hours. it really wasn’t often that they had a night off to hang out. this could also be due to ravi’s subconscious need for escape and hesitancy towards andrej. after the drunken party night, they really hadn’t spoken much and honestly their memories of the night were hazy. they did remember feeling fonder of andrej in the morning, feeling better about him than he had in years. the feeling stayed even if ravi was still hesitant.