#jericho.start

“i can’t believe you just said that.” sawyer gasped, looking up from the book he’d been reading to shoot the other a confused glare. 

it had only been a day , so maddox wasn’t sure why he expected to know where everything was already. sure , the town was small , but he was also TERRIBLE  at directions , and was still feeling displaced despite his confidence that coming to jericho was the right choice. that said , a lot had already happened in just A DAY , so the fact that he’s staring at buildings aimlessly , trying to place his location compared to where he WANTED to be , really wasn’t that surprising if you could just look inside his head. he must’ve dozed off , because he realizes he might be hopelessly IN THE WAY when he hears a soft cough behind him , blinking rapidly and stepping to the side. “ sorry. ” he speaks bashfully , a hand running through messy , soft curls. “ i fully was not paying attention , i can’t even make an excuse for myself. i’m just - how is the town so small and i still can’t find my way from home to the cafe effortlessly ? ” dox speaks , ignoring the fact that it’s only been A DAY. 

it was of no interest to the people around her in that astra’s veins were pulsing seldomly with an alcohol content that was prone to burst, and maybe the few sips of vodka became a much bigger task than the brunet expected. two bottles down the drain and a slur, astra had every intention to play it cool until they had began to slow down the songs and shut down the event and she could sneak off to allow her insides to become acquainted with the trees that flourished in their destination. for now, astra steadied herself into a seat build up of gold and silver spoon money, droopy hands reached over to pat out the sad individual that decided to place themselves in the vicinity of her lucid tongue. “guess who’s astrid? i’m astrid. want to learn more?” she blinks happily, clearly pleased to be out of her usual head space.

               ——  ✥   Brynne loved a good party, especially something as well planned as this. She was a bit bitter she hadn’t had a hand in the background of the ball, but being a fairly new resident she didn’t have much of a grasp on the traditions of Jericho. This was the second spring ball she had been to, since she arrived in town after the one two years ago. As she walked smoothly into the ballroom, her brown eyes wandered around. It was like stepping into a fairy tale, even more so than the town itself. She didn’t even feel like she was inside. Brynne’s slender fingers trailed absently against a wall covered in flowers as she made her way around the outskirts of the room. A few recognizable faces stood among the crowds, but for now she was more concerned with getting a good look at everything. For once, she wasn’t going to jump in before thinking.

he didn’t bother to read much of the email, and he locked his phone before he was moving his fingers over the keys on his laptop. he pursed his lips, sitting back before he reached for his coffee mug, licking his lips after the whipped cream had managed to stay on them. “this is ridiculous.” he mumbled the words quietly to himself, waving over the waitress so he could order some more waffles. he smiled at her after she’d gone, and pouted his lips before he attempted the chapter again. like most days, he was into his laptop that he hadn’t heard when someone asked to sit across from him.