character — @byathred ( aiden coleman )

To her greatest surprise, being in a room full of old acquaintances wasn't all that bad. Granted, she'd had enough punch to ease the tension and she'd made her rounds of friendly conversation. It was the kind of reunion that she'd pictured in movies, never in her own life. Of course, there was the lingering question of when someone would bring up the infamous and greatly missed Olive Myers. Though it had been years, Parker was almost certain she'd spotted the woman's twin and her older brother somewhere amongst the sea of reunion attendees. "I can't believe the punch is actually spiked." Whether it was on purpose, she hadn't thought to ask. Everyone else seemed to sipping on it just fine, so why the hell couldn't she let go for one night? "I think this is where I'm supposed to say you look good and haven't aged a bit, but only one of those is true and clearly you look good," she complimented in between a lame joke. She hadn't really known him back in college, but she was sure he'd been just as handsome then as he was now. "Can you believe it's been fifteen years already?"

character — @byathred ( aiden coleman )

He'd held his end of the bargain and nerves be damned, he'd walked under the big greeting sign and did his best to swallow down everything that lingered deep in his chest. Fifteen years. It was a long time to be away from a place, but he'd left a large part of himself in the heart of the college. As did plenty of people. That was the kind of effect she had on others. She lit up every room she stepped into and it was impossible to ignore. Even those that hated her still had ounce of admiration to give. The biggest game now was how long it would take before someone offered their thoughts and prayers or whatever bullshit came with an aged loss. "You sure it's not too late to just cut outta here? I'll throw in some free booze and I won't ever give you shit again. I swear by it." He scanned over the room, his tone a playful pitch despite the worries that coursed through him. The thing about Theo was that he'd never been shy about his lack of direction. Most people knew that after graduation, he'd stayed behind to work at a bar while it seemed everyone else was getting out. Good for them, he'd thought. At least they had the courage to move on. What most probably didn't realize was that he wasn't just a bartender anymore. By some sick twist of fate, he'd been willed the whole damned place and by even more surprise, it was still thriving under his thumb. "It feels weird being back here after all these years, right? Like it's kinda... I don't know. Makes me feel like I might actually be old?"