#corilash

They'd ended up at a bar, a place Aurora liked. It wasn't usually ever overly crowded. The atmosphere felt calm, and it just had a vibe that seemed welcoming to the brunette. Arms had slipped around Cash, leaning up to kiss his cheek before murmuring she was going to freshen up. Ari was sure she hadn't been gone that long, using the restroom, fixing her hair before finally exiting. Eyes landed on the woman she swore stood too close to her man. Arms crossed over her chest with a slight huff. Be calm, she told herself, despite not feeling particularly calm. Long strides brought her back to him quicker than when she'd gone the opposite way. She pushed her body between the two, "He's taken. And you should go away, find someone available or leave. Don't make me help you decide," her tone sharpened briefly before taking in a breath. "Go. Walk away," she narrowed her gaze at the woman.

xander was rearranging a stack of papers on his balcony when movement caught his eye below. someone was hauling boxes into the apartment beneath his, small child in tow, and the whole scene screamed chaos. he noticed immediately that one of the boxes was far too heavy for her to manage alone. something in him shifted — the kind of instinct he couldn’t ignore.

he grabbed his keys without thinking, walking down the stairs with long, measured strides. by the time he reached the landing, she was struggling with a box that had clearly won the battle. xander stepped forward, his hands on the sides of the crate before she could protest, lifting it with ease. “here,” he said, voice low and smooth, the kind that carried authority without being demanding. “that’s not gonna move itself.”

he set it down just inside the door, taking a moment to scan the apartment. nothing fancy, just lived-in, a little chaotic, but manageable — and all of it now tinged with a pull he couldn’t quite name. there was something about the way she moved, the way she balanced a kid on her hip while wrestling with furniture, that drew him in, and he found himself already planning the small ways he could make things easier.

She had promised herself she wouldn’t waver — that this relationship wouldn’t mean anything. And yet, standing here with Wyatt, it felt like her own words were turning against her, like every protective wall she’d built was cracking under the weight of this moment.

‘It was just a one-time thing!’ She wanted to scream and to throw it out there and be done with it but the way he kept talking, one sentence bleeding into the next, stole the breath right out of her chest.

He doesn’t share. She hadn’t gotten that memo. And now she could feel the frustration — his and hers — piling up, tangled together in a way she didn’t know how to untangle.

Her chest tightened as she sucked in a shaky breath, then let it out slowly, like that might somehow steady her racing thoughts.“I… I need clarity,” she said, her voice barely holding together. “I want clarity.”

"I only know where I'm taking you, and that it's urgent. Your life is in danger. They said 'no packing', we have to move fast." His voice was calm yet insistent. Alonso's gaze was firm. "Come with me and we can sort everything out once we're at the first safe house."

It'd been a little over 6 years since Avery last saw Kade, but that was her decision, her fault. The brunette simply vanished when she realized she was pregnant. She'd convinced her aunt to send her somewhere for pregnant teens, someplace she could stay off drugs for the sake of the baby... or, later, babies, as she discovered. It wasn't an easy road, and she'd opted to cut off all contact, as much as that pained her. The truth was she truly loved Kade, and she wanted him to have a chance at a future. She was well aware that this whole situation would only drag him down. Without her, without the twins hanging over his head, she thought maybe he'd get clean and do something with his life. In her mind, she was far more the lost cause.

Avery had come from a wealthy family, though her parents were killed in a house fire - a fire that could've killed her. She didn't know her parents were shady people (and still doesn't). She ended up being raised (if you call it that) by her aunt, who, though she loved Avery, simply had no maternal instincts nor desires. She mostly left the young girl to her own devices and/or with nannies when she was young. Once she gave birth, living only 2 hours away from home, she convinced the other woman to get her an apartment, let her stay there. Avery wanted an open adoption, and the family she liked was local. The couple only had each other, and try as they might, they couldn't get pregnant. It wasn't too long after handing over the twins that she fell back into old habits. She was good at hiding it from them, though.

As the years went by, she was close with them, with the twins - a boy and a girl, Mason & Hazel. They'd just started to ask things about her job, and Avery found herself a little ashamed, embarrassed. She wanted them to be proud, and working at a clothing store wasn't anything great. It had her deciding to start community college, but it wasn't too long after that tragedy hit again, and the kids' adoptive parents were killed. When everything settled, the will stated they wanted Avery to raise them, something that had her panicking, initially. She was supposed to take custody as soon as she moved into a place big enough. It's what had her here, now, tracking her ex down because she truly didn't think she could do this without help. Dolled up in a cute little black dress, one that was short and hugged her in the right places, she took in a breath, knocking. Dark eyes lifted as the door tugged open, a slow smile crept over her features, "Hey, baby, miss me?" a soft, slow little smile crept over her lips. As it was, she'd shown up to his place a little high, desperately needing the courage to do this.

Rules:

I am 18+ and all participants and characters must be 21+ Realistic/real looking fcs. No overly anime or poorly drawn. 3rd person 2+ paragraphs but I easily hit nitro limits. No overly submissive or timid characters. (I tend to play sub side but not annoyingly so. Mxf, fxf, trans, and nb are all welcome. I just tend to play cis female characters. Help me play side npcs. No period(historical) rps, or real person stuff.

This is not smut focused, I want to write actual story. It can be mixed in but is not as important. Discord only and in a private server. Multi-Muse is welcome!!

Plot Ideas/genre ideas:

-Two best friends go on a cross country road trip to different festivals for the summer. -Street racer (you) and a fresh college graduate who share the same friend group. -Anything zombie/apocalypse -High fantasy -SoL -Anything Outerbanks inspired -Supernatural -Mafia/Crime -Street Racing/Underground Fighting

Fandoms(Preferrably AU or just using the lore): Fourth Wing ACOTAR Shadowhunters Vampire Academy Vampire Diaries Walking Dead TLOU Twilight

Im open. Willing to hear out your plots and dynamics. Really just looking for active partners! Message me(: CoriLash is my discord.