* don't you embarrass me !

THERE HAD BEEN A time when the idea of getting out of bed too early felt like a struggle, like there were weights attached to her body. and yet, as time moved forward, time really did heal certain wounds. not all of them, but it was a start -- as her therapist would say. she started taking beach runs the more she got used to her prosthetic, knowing to stay closer to the packed sand closer to the water -- but on this particular day, the sunrise was just so striking. it had been distracting to stay on her path but she had done it. and yet, the woman found herself seated on a towel nearby the ramp leading one back to the land. " didn't expect t'see you out here this early. " vida eventually speaks. her gaze doesn't appear angry, no. in fact, it's more surprise than anything -- considering she usually finds herself in calm, quiet isolation. the woman takes a swig from her water bottle before she speaks once more. " i just finished my run, if y'wanted to be alone. "

hadley liked being by the beach. even if it had been too early, most of the time she liked to come out for the sunsets. it was just a nice way to start her days on the mornings where she had work, or even on the days where she didn't. this wasn't an every day occurrence for her. it was so peaceful here. a way for her to gather her thoughts as she looked out into the ocean. " i usually don't always come here. i just like to see the sunrise - even the sunsets. it's really calming, isn't it ? " she'd say with a smile along her face, hadley shakes her head while she takes a seat on the sand. " no, i don't want to be alone at all, you don't have to leave. in fact, i don't really mind the company. i figured i'd come out before i have to get to work. "

evelyn loved being out during the summer. whether that was a trip to the beach or getting on a boat and lounging out in the sunshine. summer had always been one of her favorite seasons ever since she could even remember. " are you dealing with one right now ? " she'd ask with a raise of her eyebrow “ they usually say to use aloe vera gel. the last i've heard that's supposed to work. i think you could even take something for it too, if it's really causing you pain. i'd try that first and see if that helps you. ”

it certainly was all apart of the thrill. hadley wasn't too much of a risk taker or much of a thrill seeker. not until she had yasemin around to sort of start to push her out of her own comfort zone just a little bit more than she had usually been in the past. her eyes were shut for most of the ride, holding onto the handle bars of the coaster with such a tight grip. almost as if she simply just couldn't open her eyes to look down at the pace that they were going. the breeze hitting her face as the roller coaster took them in each different direction. tightly holding onto the grip of yasemin's hand when she felt yasemin reach out to hold onto it, hadley gave it a bit of a tight squeeze. " oh my god ! " she'd scream out, mainly due to the rush of the roller coaster all at once. finally feeling she could catch her breath, opening her eyes to see that the ride has finally been starting to come to an end. " it's over ? wow that was fast. i do have to say ... i'm somewhat glad that it's finally all over. " she'd say with a bit of a smile, the hesitation was quite evident right before the ride started. once they had all been released from it, hadley reached over to take hold of yasemin's hand. " we sure did ! that's the one thing that i've mostly been looking forward to the whole entire ride ! "

" eighty percent mindset ? " alyssa would then question while she looked at kieran with the ball. majority of the time she just would aim and hope for the best. would it always make it ? nope. half he time she just ended up getting a simple spare. and then the other times ? she'd surprise herself in getting a singular strike. usually, those ended up coming whenever she was barely even trying to do so. the blonde would laugh as she watched the ball go down the lane. " see ! whenever you hope for the best.. it's almost like it does it on purpose. " she gave kieran a look before the hesitant nod of her head soon followed along with her words. " okay... i might've looked. i wasn't trying to send those bad vibes your way or anything, though, i promise. if you ask me, i think you can still make it through the game. it isn't over yet, right ? " alyssa realized she could get quite competitive. not always, but at certain times. " let's just hope the next time i get up there i manage to hit something. "

⋆.°    ᝰ.ᐟ     “  technically speaking,  i wasn’t here for the tattoos.  but since i’m here,  i figured why not  ?  ”  she’ll shoot back,  the corners of her lips curling up into a small grin to show that she’s joking.  and astrid isn’t opposed to the idea of getting a tattoo.  much of her adult life was spent at a job where it’s frowned upon.  but hey,  she made it through residency so she could definitely get away with it.  even if the tattoo itself couldn’t be visible while she’s on shift.  so the idea of getting her first ever tattoo is growing more and more favorable.  and the tattoo artist standing in front of her seems like he’s got a good head on his shoulders and would be willing to work with her.  “  honestly,  i don’t have anything in mind so i guess you could say i’m looking for inspiration.  is there a specific style you specialize in  ?  ” 

" don't blame you. sometimes once you're here.. the temptation sort of just starts to ease in. " he'd say, mostly from experience. every time he'd say that he wasn't going to add another tattoo ? he ended up doing exactly that. " i keep adding when i tell myself that after some i'd end up stopping. " he'd say with a laugh and a shrug of his shoulders. usually, he spent most of his time coming up with new design concepts just to have on deck for people that wanted different ideas. he could still remember when he had gotten his first tattoo. soon enough, one tattoo had turned into an entire sleeve of them on his arm. " i wouldn't say i necessarily specialize in one specific style. not to brag, but i like to think i can design whatever it is that you may be looking for. " he could even draw up something entirely new, if that helped when it came to inspo. " are you looking to start off with something small ? "

BROOKE DAVIS ONE TREE HILL ( 2003 - 2012 ) ↳ season 2 episode 9

" prize money would be good ... if we all make a decent amount. then maybe there's a chance i'd look into this a little bit more. " his friend was right ... there should've been something. cameron playfully shook his head. " that's one long race just for some wheel of cheese that you're earning by the end of it. you know what i want to know ? " he'd ask, glancing up at quinn. " what do people do with the big wheel of cheese once you've finally won it, you know ? like where does all that cheese go and are people even actually using it for something in specific ? " here cam was asking question after question of details they didn't know because they seemingly weren't even in the article they had read. " this was featured on netflix too ? now you got my curiosity going.. i have to see this when i get home. " a raise of his eyebrow suddenly formed. a serious conversation was being had, indeed. " you think i'd do this without any of that in my system ? "

ALLIE HAD ALWAYS FOUND it to be a gift to be around such creative people -- like talent was flowing out of their fingers. sometimes she wondered if some people were just chosen, like the universe just knew that certain people were meant for a life of making beautiful things. no matter how it happened, the blonde was just happy to be a part of it. " would i ever lie to you?! of course i do! " allie says with a smile, her face reflecting her genuine emotion. that, and her admiration. as bubbly as she was and kind to everyone she met, she was far more self-conscious and reserved than she expected. she hated, at times, how much she cared about what certain people thought of her. thus, she didn't know if she'd ever have the courage to be doing something as amazing as alyssa, but she found herself happy to support her friend in every way she could. even if she simply just needed help in the shop. " i totally get it... and i promise 'm not bein' bias... but these are gonna sell i just know it. like this one -- so versatile! you could dress this dress up or down... your mind amazes me. " the woman flushes at the mention of a confidence boost -- because that's exactly what she wanted for the woman. for her to be as confident as she possibly could be. " well, i'd just be honored m'dear! what do y'have in mind? "

alyssa was so grateful and thankful to have the most incredible support system around her. it wasn't always the easiest thing to keep up with her social life when working as long and as many hours as she did in order to be able to see her passions and visions fully come through. yet here she was and doing it all. most of it either on her own or with her creative team that she had been lucky enough to have by her side. " i know. you're right. when have you ever lied to me. the answer to that is simply .. never ! " the blonde would say with a happy smile now forming along her face at her friends' kind words. alyssa thought allie was so cool. that bubbly personality and her continuous sweet comments about her work was exactly what she had needed to hear. especially when lyss tended to doubt herself too. " you are too kind. i'm hoping they sell. i've had this one in my sketchbook for such a long time. i figured it was about to get it to come to life, you know ? " there were plenty of designs she'd keep away. mainly because she wasn't sure if it would've been much of a hit. some designs were ... some weren't. was all about finding what worked and what didn't. " the different ways you could go about accessorizing is so fun, isn't it ? it's what i look forward to the most. just finding something to complete the whole look. " clapping her hands together excitedly. " do we like this one more ? or do we like this minty green one. " grabbing one of the dresses that she had been hiding since it wasn't done yet. " it's barely done yet. still a work in progress. i just knew i could trust you for your honest opinion with it ! "

it somehow feels like an issue that's going to happen as long as sullivan spends that night at their place, yet still, kajsa would be pissed about the fact that her fruit cups kept disappearing here and there. it's some sort of a quick breakfast for her whenever she needs to run out and do work either for the shack or amihan, and it made things easy. she decided to not buy some for now, and has been eating at amihan instead. today has been different though, as she's been home, scheduling the up and coming posts for the shack during the days of her secret escapade with derya, when suddenly, a voice snaps her out of her task. "oh... you got those from me?" she asks, an eyebrow raised at the blonde. "and here i thought it was sully along along. you know he's just going to steal them again, right?"

alyssa knew that kajsa had liked them and would frequently stock the fridge when she had went to get groceries. sometimes, she felt like doing something nice just because. but she was wondering why they had been disappearing so quickly. making things quickly when you were in a rush when it came to work made it simple, the blonde could completely relate whenever it had came to that. " oh, sorry ! " alyssa would say. " didn't mean to disturb you or whatever it was that you were doing. " i did ! figured i'd let you know incase you hadn't seen them in there yet. " raising an eyebrow at the mention of sully. had he came over when she wasn't here and stole most of their snacks ? she wouldn't be surprised. " woah, wait ... so, he's been here stealing our food in the first place ? " she asked. " first of all ... since when ? "

" oh ! " hadley would say with a happy smile that was now forming along her features. it was so cute to see how happy marisol was getting at everyone who had agreed to take a shot from her that had been passing through. " i'd be happy to be able to help you out. don't you worry ! we'll perfect it and i'm sure with that, you'll end up having waaaaayyyy more people come and try to take some jell-o shots from you. " hadley was more than confident in that fact. whenever she had said that she'd do something ? she meant it. " our year, for sure ! i don't doubt us for one second. we'll have people all over town talking about us and spreading the news. " there was no doubt it was going to be a successful hit. and then again, even if it wasn't ? at least the two had tried to make sure it was as good as it can possibly be. “ we could recruit some people to be our taste testers along the way and see if there's anything that we need to possibly improve on. ” hadley was hurrying right over when marisol had motioned for her to be sure to follow along as the two were about to make their way throughout the crowds that were around them. " what's that ? " she'd ask, curiosity in her tone while she glanced up at her friend. " you mean the jell-o ? that's a good possibility. if they stay out for so long. i'd say we should help them along. especially since you're the one that's carrying them, you don't need it to spill or melt all over you. i doubt that would be any fun. " she could imagine that no one really liked a melted jell-o shot. " now that you mention it ... i do think there's a strong rule against it. " the playfulness in her tone evident.

cameron loved designing concepts and such for different clients. so, today was one of those days where he had stayed a little later to add some examples to his already existing work that he had done. probably why he was a little on the later side to shutting off the opened sign. " tomorrow it is then ! " he would say with a smile on his features and a quick nod of his head.  “ we've got a slot open for 4:30pm tomorrow if you think that'll work for you ? if not, i can find something else. “ if anything, cam always recommended for people to have some sort of idea in mind before actually getting the tattoo. ” have something in mind that you're already doing when you come back ? ” he'd ask, simply out of curiosity. 

this was about to be the blonde's first scandal. she hadn't been too experienced when it came to anything else like this. " i can pretty much imagine. they're going want to know all of the details. literally everything. whatever we can give, they'll want to find out about. " the questions that were about to come their way ? was about to be many. alyssa looked up at derya with a quick nod of her head. she was completely aware of what was going to need to be done. " i know how to be convincing ... i've been told that i definitely can be from time to time. " it was important to have a plan. and it was also important to have a backup of said plans as well. especially when it came to what they were planning. it had to go right if they would've wanted for this to have worked out. " i think it's smart that you have all these plans. you never know when you're going to need to use another one ! hopefully nothing ends in mutual destruction. also mainly because that just doesn't ... sound too good. " remaining optimistic that the plan would be set in motion perfectly if it all had been done right. " he works at the fashion house with me. i don't think you know him but i can try and ask. unless you have anyone else that may be willing to help us out ? "

"just in case you change your mind about me, evelyn..." not that sovaia was not confident, but she knows that sometimes, she's not some people's cup of tea. she was hoping that isn't the case with evelyn though, as both of them are hitting it off well. "not questioning, more like... peeling through your layers..." once sovaia had set her things up, she walks up to the older woman, taking her by her chin so she could look at her better, digest details that would be translated in her painting later on. but of course, she does it with a mischievous smirk etched in her expression. "we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, evelyn..." she murmurs. "we can focus on the better things, you can tell me absolutely anything, okay?"

" yeah. i don't really see myself changing my mind. is there a reason that you think i would ? " she was curious. evelyn didn't really see a reason as to why she'd ever really end up changing her mind when it had came to sovaia. " peeling through my layers isn't always the easiest thing for just anyone to do. a lot of that stuff is buried way down deep. talking about it isn't really something i tend to do often. " it was the sort of stuff she'd write down in her journals. but out loud ? not so much. a smile forms along her cheeks, her eyes scanning sovaia's while catching the evident smirk, assuming it was admiration for the sketching. " oh, i know... i feel pretty comfortable here. if i didn't want to talk to you about it, i wouldn't, i promise. "

          “ you said earlier it wasn’t that spicy, ” quinn teases, playfully bumping his sneaker-clad right foot against alyssa’s under the table. “ and your heat tolerance with spicy food is better than most. a lot of famous chefs out there don’t even like spicy food. ” he can name a few chefs, so in his book, alyssa is in a good spot. picking up the chocolate milk, quinn takes a sip and raises both brows upon hearing alyssa’s response. “ yeah, i have — it’s one of those eclectic things, i guess? ” he set the chocolate milk down, going back to his food. “ are you prepared for my next question? ” a pause, and then he leans forward and grins. it’s not an earth-shattering kind of question — an amusing one. maybe. “ what about tabasco and chocolate cake, like, together? ever had it? ”

" well yes we've established that i can do it mildly. i'm talking about like ... not at this very moment. " the blonde would playfully roll her eyes at quinn, gently leaning her foot up to kick at his right foot gently. " it could always be worse, right ? “ it was a good thing that alyssa wasn't a chef. she's tried to cook, but most of the time when she did try ? she ended up messing it up or something had felt although it was missing somehow. an eyebrow raising when quinn had mentioned he had another question for her. ” you've got my curiosity going with all these questions you've got for me ! " playfully teasing, yet she always ended up having way more questions than he did since she truly did end up questioning everything. " i've had chocolate cake, yes. of course ! but the two together ? no ... i can't recall ever having them together. didn't even know that was a thing. but wait tell me. have you ? "

originally, she wasn't even planning on coming to this. free time happened to clear up within her schedule and she figured that she would just give it a try while she had contemplated with the idea in her head on and off. " sorry. " evelyn would say when she had made her way into the room. noticing that she was only just slightly earlier than she was even planning on being. majority of the time she was usually always running late or low on time. for the first time in a long time ? that had changed today. once work was done for the day, she decided that she'd head on over afterwards. " weren't expecting me, huh ? you know ... originally, i wasn't going to be coming. thought about it since i had it on my to do list. and since i don't really have much else going on for the rest of the day ? i figured why not, you know ? so here i am. "

At the mention of comfy clothes, Willow gasped dramatically. "I get wine, pajamas and I get to pick the movie?" She pressed a hand to her chest. "I've never felt so seen." She paused before she narrowed her eyes playfully. "...Although I should warn you, my movie choices are still questionable at best. I will absolutely put on the worst early-2000s rom-com you've ever seen and defend it like it deserved an Oscar."

alyssa looked at willow and then looked down at the counter. " what ? i like to come prepared. " she laughed and then looked back up at her friend. " you think we need anything else ? " the blonde would question. " because i'm starting to feel like i'm missing something. " it almost felt as though she potentially was. but what ? truly no idea. the blonde nodded her head at willow as they now had everything necessary for their evening in. " well yes ! you are a guest here so as long as you're comfy. that's the most important ! " it made her happy to finally be able to spend time with willow since scheduling could sometimes end up becoming a problem for alyssa at times. work kept her away from doing a lot of the things she wished she had more time for. " they're questionable ? oh come on, i doubt it. they can't be too questionable. as long as it wasn't some insanely scary movie than i feel like your movie taste couldn't possibly be bad. "