enjoy the ride

( kang seulgi | she/they | demigirl) hey, you hear what i need by hayley kiyoko ft. kehlani playing over on the 2nd floor? that’s where rain kwon lives! i heard they moved in from  portland, oregon exactly  two months ago. they’re very genuinebut also pretty rough. maybe that’s why davie keeps calling them the opaque. starlit is full of people, but this 24 year old is really going to liven things up around here!Â

possible trigger warnings: infidelity, 

“Now that’s the spirit!” Victoria let out a lighthearted laugh at Rain’s words. “No, but really - it’s not that bad. The only difference between the bar rag and the high heels is that one of them is protected by security.” Being a pole slash gogo dancer herself, Tori constantly encouraged others to try it out for themselves if they have the temptation to. After all, it’s no secret she makes bank and loves her job. “Besides, you’re hot.” Tori looked over the girl with a smile. “Oh yeah, she’s a highly tipped one.”

“You should definitely consider it. There’s always tips as well, and I’m sure people tip well when they have enough money to bet it all” Bastian said with a shrug “Though, personally, I am more fond of the high heels and tiny clothes idea”.

aggie admired the starlit pool’s sparkling water as it wrapped around her shins, whispering alluringly up at her to slip the rest of her bikini-clad body into its arms. of course, she would — but aggie liked to tease. first, her toes. then, her ankles. slowly yet surely, she would gradually dip herself into the water inch-by-inch. she craved the tickle of the water’s coldness along her spine, the slight sting of the chlorine as it soothed the nicks on her freshly-shaven legs. as she watched the ripples wiggle away from her submerged feet, aggie began to lower herself down from the pool’s side. she let out a small yelp — joy and shock all in one: ecstacy. within seconds, she was belly button-high in the swimming pool. aggie poured into a laugh, the pink, polka-dotted bikini top barely holding on as she excitedly shook her chest from side-to-side. 

“hey — it’s not all gumdrops and dollar bills.” she finally mused back to the dark-haired angel sitting mere feet away from her little escapade in the pool, a serious look in her jade-colored eyes. aggie wasn’t sure if she was thinking aloud or talking directly to her, but the small blonde decided to respond anyway. she had to defend her job, in the least, though she figured rain wasn’t necessarily bad-mouthing the stripper life. “dancing is tough work,” aggie began again, slowly lifting her toes up and off the pool’s floor and letting her shoulder blades gently lean back against the water. “you have to be sexy and vulnerable all at once, a product and the business woman all at once. it’s not just taking your titties out and swinging ‘round a pole — it takes major bolas.” 

tilting their head slightly as they listened to the blonde speak, rain took in the scene of the woman floating in the pool; amused, both by what she had to say and the little show of sorts she put on in the pool. “tell me all about it, blondie, i’m listening.” they mused encouragingly, willing to hear any and everything about the career path she was considering. rain couldn’t help the meek chuckle that left her lips when aggie defended -- in the least aggressive way -- her profession; something the aforementioned admired.  “if i may say, without disregarding everything you’ve said, because i was listening and agree,” they started with a matter-of-fact tone. “pole dancing is a art, and i have absolutely nothing but respect for the work itself and the dancers.”

“Uh, nothing physical because i’ve long since accepted that i’m fine with how i look, but, probably how damn stubborn i am? which that is a ‘problem’ because i know how stubborn i am but i really don’t see the issue in it? but other people do, or so i’ve been told, since i’m not willing to bend backward to fit them and their needs? — I don’t know, i don’t think i’d change anything about myself.”

The moment he’d arrived at the park, he’d gotten a text from his friend, saying they were unable to meet him at the time they agreed. A sigh left his lips as he parked his bike next to a bench and took a seat. He took no notice of the person sitting on the opposite side as he stared at his phone, trying to reschedule to meet his friend another time. Once he’d finished, however, he chose to sit in silence, looking at the view ahead of him.

Noel made a face at the stranger as she began to speak and checked behind him to see if she had actually been talking to him. “Uh…” He wasn’t quite sure how to respond at first, as the topic made him a bit uncomfortable. Was this a kind of conversation you should strike with a stranger? “I wouldn’t, personally, but I mean, you gotta do what you gotta do.” Shrugging his shoulders, he looked away from them and stared ahead. He was never really good with eye contact. “As long as what you do makes you happy in the end, that’s all that matters, right?”

the worlds that were leaving their mouth raised no judgment for ryan. if he didn’t have enough savings to carry him on plus a job that covered all the expenses without him having to mess with what he had in the bank, that would be his first choice of a job as well. working as a bartender, waiter, barista, or any of those types of jobs would never get them even close to the same amount of money that a stripper got just for the night. it was a really big difference and while some could see it as a demeaning job, ryan just thought it was fun and respected it just as much as he would any other job. “hey, if i had a nice body and no insecurities at all that’s definitely what i’d be doing as well. strippers aren’t prostitutes and they are very safe in the places they work at. there are many rules, no touching rules especially and many security guards to prevent accidents.” he explained, a shrugging falling from him. “it’s a win-win situation really.” 

“realistically, that i have shit figured out by then, y’know? — but if i’m daydreaming, i’d love to own a farm and have tons of animals, and a family of my own by then.”

“and you are the cutest, did you know that?”