#gus.

the lights in the barn were on, and she would settle for anyone. she could drive the knife in, turn her hurt inside out, and they would all be there for brunch the next day. the whole family always gave it a pass, asked about her family, wondered where her siblings were. a myriad of insecurities which couldn't be named too loud, lest the public hear.

she could ask saffron about her dating life with a smile, grace could tell her all about the election. she would kick holden's teeth in for sleeping with her and then ignoring her so completely, if he was the face that appeared in the doorway. dominic, bart, little lost sheep este, all ripe for the picking. and gus...

"quite the late hour for you to be working." she greeted the patriarch. they'd been friendly enough since she played along so nicely with dungeons and dragons. but those texts grace sent her weren't friendly. they were scared, and she could do anything with scared. "spent too long redecorating?"

Joshi had just come home after a concert, and he was exhausted. But just as he had reached his front door and opened it, he felt something soft move between his legs, followed by a meow. And the next thing he knew was that his cat, Muffin, was running down the hallway of his apartment building. The young male cursed under his breath, closed his door again and started to chase after his fluffy friend. "Come back here, Muffin." He called out after the cat, trying not to be too loud, because it was way after midnight, and he didn't mean to wake his neighbors up.

when: post a little malibu excursion

who: @gus-reynolds

the reynolds ranch typically ran as clock work. every little puzzle piece clicking together to make the picture of a well maintained business. even amidst some of the other goings-on, things seemed to run in order.

it was the odd day when the man of the house wasn't around to hover, something that was felt in the air, more than it was commented on. she hadn't said anything about it to aspen, hadn't needed to. and her patience was rewarded, it seemed, as she walked out of the house to find the man of the missed hour.

"gus." her face lit up at seeing the older man on the drive, pocketing her own car keys so she could catch him before he diverted to the house or the barn. the mystery needn't remain such when she could solve it right here and now. cut right to the chase, no need to involve any well-timed speculation. "where have you been all day?"

🍑  —  doesn’t like apples  /  smoothies,  prefers spearmint  ( BUT WILL DEVOUR A BOX OF JUNIOR MINTS ),  and loves miss patsy cline.

🍑  —  rarely sees anything higher than a $10 bill in cash;  he stands adamant in the belief that it should be a $25 bill instead of a $20.

🍑  —  never actually had a birthday cake as a kid  [ ice cream connoisseur origin story ]  .. and keeps that tradition in adulthood.

🍑   —   GUS LOVES PUMPKIN. 🏀

scents. tastes. decor. he loves ‘em. tearing them apart. being creative with ‘em. carving. making wine. the SEEDS. he’s constantly trying to perfect his pumpkin flavors on the ice cream truck.  ( if you make it a game .. you’ll find all the pumpkin visuals in his lil movies. )  he spent a long time avoiding farm work thru the years but he did work on a number of seasonal pumpkin patches. and eventually makes his own lil patch when he settles.  ( the only other thing he plants is watermelon. but those taste better stolen. )

🍑  —  if you honk the horn .025 seconds before  /  after the light turns green,    gus   will   absolutely   be   staying   put   .

🍑   —   picture it  ( because there can’t be actual photo evidence )  ..  gus wearing a tacky hawaiian shirt  [ two in rotation, at most ]  and the oldest and rattiest pair of jeans,  topped with a straw hat every night like a uniform when he’s a bartender at some hole in the wall.

🍑   —   MILK GUY    .   the quintessential drink with every meal,    —    he took that to heart.    gus   drinks   an   insane   amount   of   milk.    straight out the gallon, too.    he’s dressed up as the milk man more than once on   HALLOWEEN   ( with real props!   bc ofcourse he can’t be going into withdrawals ). sort of A Thing to be milk drinkers across media ( including ‘em gotmilk? ads ).    sometimes if he’s blowing into a steaming cup,     ⸻     yupyouguessedit    !    MILK.   s’only way he stomachs coffee    ..    and god forbid you give him hot chocolate.

(     drinkroll    :    [tap]water,   milk[shake],   pepsi,   mountain dew,   beer [ regular & root ],   wine,   and   orange gatorade *     )

        *     GUS   IS   COLORBLIND.    THAT’S   PROBABLY   NOT   ORANGE.

🍑  —  keeping in mind that he is completely colorblind  ..  gus Loves cotton candy, which he unironically calls  LIL CLOUDS  because he never grew outta the belief that he’s eating actual little baby clouds.