#btmstarters

“So, I’m thinking I’m going to continue this whole acting thing.” Jenny said outloud, half talking to herself and half talking to whomever just walked up. “I mean, I had a lot of fun this summer, I learned a lot. But I want something different. What do you think?”

“I said I’m fine. I just want to go home and rest there.” Eliza argued with the nurse who insisted on checking her over once more. “I’ll be fine. I’ll go hunt, and I’ll be good as new.” Truth be told Eliza still felt weak after fighting off the group of junkies who nearly drained her at Pride. She swatted at the nurses hand again, “I swear to god, if you touch that IV again, you’re gonna regret it.”

“Okay, so where am I supposed to put these?” Elias asked, motioning to the cases of drinks in his arms. “I didn’t know what everyone liked, so I grabbed nearly one of everything.” He chuckled to himself. “I haven’t missed the birthday boy showing up yet, have I?”

“Pretty sure just thinking about food shouldn’t be making me nauseous.” Allie huffed as she looked over her notes. A new season of shows meant Allie would be busy dreaming up new set designs, but today she felt more distracted than usual.

“Wait... did I forget to tell you that Vinny was a mass murderer who was planning to do something unspeakable in that warehouse of horrors? Oops... Must have slipped my mind?”

Glancing down at the slip of paper in her hand, an almost sad smile found its way onto Chloe’s lips. People were calling her uncle a monster. And maybe he was. She had never really gotten the chance to know him.Not the real him anyway. But, she wished she could have. The blonde had spent so long being raised as a Samuels, being treated like an abomination in her own family from everyone, but her little sister. And when she finally found her own people? People who accepted every part of her included the darker sides she was even afraid of? Especially the darker sides that she was afraid of? “Welp, looks like I’m officially a Riley now. So... you got something to say about my family, you better be brave enough to say it to my face.”

“Oh…buddy, you guys sure know how to throw down! I just spent the night having sex and y’all were out here livin’ through some kinda damn horror movie block special. You okay? Because…I wouldn’t be okay. Can I get ya anything? Like water? Food? Medical help? A therapist?” 

“Remind me again why I’m fighting to protect laws that don’t protect me?” Ryder let out an exasperated sigh, combing his fingers back through his hair as he threw another jab into the side of the punching bag in the weight room.