♛ checkmate ♛

— Jamie let out the biggest sigh as she waited for her coffee. it wasn’t directed to the staff but more so she was just letting out the frustration she had inside. While yes she kind of liked teaching art, she rather being doing something else entirely but hey that’s what she gets for taking the job. After receiving her order, she walked and was exiting the cafe when she saw something in the ground. Turning to the person closest to her, she tapped their shoulder to get their attention. “Hey sorry but is this yours? I just saw it on the floor.”

“The Daily Grind,” Tobias said, “I have a shift.”

“Cheers ladies. To a tent-free weekend,” Avery said, clinking her glasses with theirs and then drinking some of the champagne. Her brother always did have the craziest ideas and camping definitely came in the top five, “The only nature I want to see this weekend is cucumbers in the water and the seaweed from the seaweed wrap we’ll be having later. Agreed?”

“Honestly I can’t think of anything more awful than sleeping on the ground,” Fleur shook her head after she clinked her glass with theirs. She was glad this trip was suggested instead, if only so she didn’t have to make up an excuse not to go camping with her cousin and his friends. “I don’t think I could sleep on anything but a luxurious mattress at this point, who needs the backache?” 

“ To a tent-free weekend, indeed, ” Juliette chimed in, savoring the chime of their glasses colliding before taking a long sip of champagne. Avery and Fleur were the best part of her assignment in Grove Harbour, but the rest of their... ragtag childhood gang of sorts ? Juliette would pay to see less of them, although she supposed she had to at least play nice with Veronica and Levi. “ Did we sign up for the hot stone massage session ? We missed it last time because the girl had strep. My shoulders haven’t been this tense since finals week at the Academy. ”

“I’d think you have plenty of diamonds already,” Chase replied simply. “Besides, I’m not a total thoughtless piece of trash. I thought you might enjoy the unexpected gesture.”

“Hey, um, are you alright?” Fleur asked as she approached the other out of the blue. She might have finished her work day but she couldn’t help wanting to help those who might need it. “You just feel a bit worried about something, that’s all.”

🌅 - our muses watch the sunset

“Oh look, the sky is turning pink tonight. Don’t you love it when the sky is clear enough for that?”

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Toby cursed as he struggled with the umbrella, “Of course it’s broken. Just my luck,” He said to himself, not noticing the other.

“I’m sorry– what was that?” Konrad had nearly choked up on his coffee, setting it down as he looked to who had just been speaking. “Could you repeat that? I don’t think I caught what you said.”

🚲- our muses go on a bike ride

“My baby hasn’t had a proper run in a while. I’ve probably been a little remiss in my care for her since I got my motorbike.” Rosalind admitted as she finished the maintenance on her bicycle. “How is yours doing? Not going to fall apart on our ride I hope?”

“ Listen. This is non-negotiable. Unless you know of an incredible tanning salon they’ve been hiding underground in this insipid town, I’m enacting daily walks in the sunshine, starting now. We look like vampires. ”

Juliette barely lowered her sunglasses to survey the other. “ Are you new to Grove Harbour ? I don’t believe we’ve met before. ” Only her barely perceptible smirk would reveal any hint of a lie, but this was a small town, and they had appearances to maintain in front of others, didn’t they ? 

🦆- our muses feed ducks together

Crouching down by the edge of the lake, Christian appeared to be getting as close to the creatures as possible. He looked over his shoulder, a little grin on his lips. “Why don’t you come here and join in. I’m sure they’ll appreciate two people feeding them more than one. They’re pretty greedy.”

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