— LONELY FALL.

sweets: bc i'm a good girlfriend, that's why.

sweets: did i write those articles? because i am definitely highly anticipating our next album and i do think i'm the hottest frontperson of every band!

sweets: are you in the mag?

sky: i don't get the correlation at all, but i guess *you're* the relationship expert here so i'll take your word for it

sky: hell, maybe you did. last i checked we haven't even started telling people we're releasing an album this year, so how would journalists know to anticipate it unless one of *us* wrote the article?

sky: [youtube link to the x-files theme song]

Eve’s lifted a brow in confusion. “What are you talking about?” She laughed. “There’s no vine that’s says ‘let’s go to the beach’. Well, that I know of.” She shook her head. “I’m not quoting a vine, I’m serious. I wanna go, right now, and you can stay here on my couch if you want.”

“well, i can’t very well go anywhere with someone who’s never seen the ninki minjaj vine, now can i?” however, despite his retort sky stood from eve’s sofa. “any particular reason for the sudden urge to catch some waves?” he was prepared to go no matter the reason now, however.

“yeah, i’m good, i guess,” aaliyah said with a shrug. she gave him a small half smile as their shoulders bumped. “it’s just…sometimes i still feel in the shadows because i’m kind of marketed as the mysterious one,” she explained. “i mean part of that is my fault, because i don’t want everyone to know…you know.” she gestured to let him know she was talking about her name and father. “but like being in the shadows is one of the reasons i’m like this, you know?”

sky supposed it wasn’t really weirdness he was sensing, then. aaliyah was just bothered by something which turned out to be completely understandable. not really one to give out helpful advice, however, sky just shrugged at first. “there’s nothing wrong with the way you are,” he finally told his bandmate, “being mysterious is cool.”

ZIBBY: listen, i'm three hours deep into a downward spiral of late night interview clips on youtube and i need saving

ZIBBY: pls save me

SKY: don't think i get why you need saving to be honest

“Tell me if it’s a bad idea, okay?” She looked up at Sky, a glimmer of hope in her eyes. She had her head on his shoulder with a hand on his chest. “I’m not saying we should, but can we go to the beach? I know it’s late, but no one will be around, and I just- I don’t know. I just really wanna get out for a while. I’ll drive, don’t worry.” 

@skyahq

"hm...” humorously sky pulled a face, pretending to contemplate her words. “i don’t think that’s quite how the vine goes. see, after let’s go to the beach you’re supposed to say who am i? otherwise no one except for me is gonna understand the reference.” like he really thought she was attempting to quote a famous vine for him.

WELP, LOOKS LIKE WE’RE BACK ON OUR #SKEVE BULLSHIT AGAIN

it’s been a minute since cherry soda drummer eve peterson last gave any traction to dating rumors involving fellow drummer sky arlo of better now, leading fans of both bands to react rather strongly when one twitter user realized earlier today that the close friends are sharing clothes...again. cute! of course, not everyone thought so, with reasoning for the apprehension of some fans spanning from better now frontwoman raleigh “sweets” mori’s supposed hatred of pop band cherry soda to arlo’s place as peterson’s competition. it’s important to note that while the idea of #skeve is one that’s popularly believed among fans on twitter, it isn’t one that’s ever been undeniably confirmed — no, not even by the super obvious sharing of what looks like a very comfy black sweatshirt. peterson and arlo have always insisted that they’re just friends, but @viralgossip​ wants to know what you think!

are eve peterson and sky arlo dating?

⚪️ yes!

⚪️ no!

⚫ maybe!

sky: i still don't get why we need to have twenty copies of the same magazine all over the studio, but i actually flipped through one today and it's kind of an interesting read

sky: did you know our sophomore album is one of the most highly anticipated alt rock releases of 2018?

aaliyah really appreciated all of the fans of better now but it could get exhausting to be in a band where there was obviously a fan favorite. she didn’t resent sweets at all, because it wasn’t sweets’ fault but she did sometimes feel a little looked over sometimes. like she was in the shadows, a way that she had grown up feeling. “yeah, they really can’t ignore us after this one,” she said with a laugh.

“convincing,” sky snorted as aaliyah tepidly agreed with him, feeling as though there might be a lack of genuine enthusiasm. "you good?” he wondered with a lifted brow, playfully knocking his shoulder against hers as they walked. “i’m sensin' a little...” sky gestured to aaliyah’s person with an uncertain expression. “...weirdness,” he finally decided, pulling a face at his own choice of words.

sweets was definitely the one with the strongest personality out of the three of them. aaliyah’s personality that the band played off of was more of the mysterious vibe because she was so aloof sometimes. “yeah, like better now wouldn’t be better now without us,” aaliyah said with a small laugh. “they’re mostly nice about it although there are some people who act like she’s like the only one in the band.”

sky can never really tell if those more neglectful fans aaliyah mentioned genuinely mistake better now for being a solo act or if they just don’t care about anyone else in the band and he’s never put much effort into finding out. “well, with all the work you and i have put into the...” he leaned closer, voice softening to a playful stage whisper. “...new album...” and back to normal. “...along with sweets, i imagine it’ll be difficult to ignore us for too much longer, hm?”

aaliyah loved talking to her fans but she always felt out of place being a celebrity. it was something she’d never thought she would be and she felt like it showed with how awkward and lost she could be around them, even though she appreciated them endlessly. the fans thought it was cute and they would always just say something like ‘awww styx is so awkward and shy, it’s so cute’ but she didn’t really like how she was. “yeah, respect your elders,” she said with a laugh. “like we’re the ogs.”

“i hadn’t even thought about it that way, but you’ve got a point.” in all seriousness, sky loves being stopped by fans even when it’s obvious that they would’ve rather bumped into the most famous piece of better now’s trio. conversely, aaliyah’s always seemed more reluctant to accept the attention and he’s probably one of only a few people who really knows why. “then again, we probably shouldn’t complain. i mean, at least they usually ask nicely if sweets is with us.”

『 SNAPCHAT TO EVERYONE. 』

kamia: girls be so fine I hate yall kamia: on a diff note kamia: wanna some veggies and shit in my garden kamia: what should i plant?

best friend - a ride or die friend outside of his band who he’s constantly hanging out with and who he trusts completely. has probably lived in la for at least a few years now and would be age 23 - 26

friends, enemies, frenemies - i want them all pls

mentor - basically a drumming tutor. sky had literally never even played once in his entire life before joining better now, so this person would be a little more musically inclined than sky and essentially taught him how to play a couple years back. doesn’t necessarily have to be a drummer from a band, but they should know how to play ofc

former roommate(s) - before better now got popular about two years ago, sky was constantly short on cash and went from apartment to apartment in the los angeles area, annoying tf out of anyone who had the displeasure of living with him by never turning in his half of the rent on time and just being a general nuisance lmao soooo they’re probably not on the best terms?

workout “buddies” - aka not so friendly competition who goes to the gym together but otherwise doesn’t really hang out a lot because they’re closer to enemies than friends. tbh they probably only put up with each other at all because the competition is apparently good motivation for their workouts

people who he’s scammed, lied to, stolen from, etc - they might know what he did or they might not, but either way sky managed to pull one over on these muses. unlimited number available here tbh & further details can be plotted upon talking it out together!

half siblings related through his father - this would obviously take a lot of plotting but i want this connection for him really badly lmao so if you’re interested please message me!

“no one ever tried to tell me that i’m the one with the accent.”

“s’only the most cliché answer in the world, but — have you seen megan fox?”