#mythosed

❝          i can’t believe today was  real ,         ❞                 emery says quietly, her voice not quite a whisper in the darkness of their hotel room.  her eyes never leave nick’s face, roaming over his features from his eyes to the   c u r v e   of his lips to his hair.  even as she grew tired, emery didn’t want to miss a second of this day, this night, this life . . .  after all, it was the first day of the rest of their lives.

the couple had been through a lot together,  and they’d surely go through so much more.  but there is no one else she’d like to sob with,  or dance in the kitchen with in the middle of the night.  no one she’d rather spend her  worst  and  best  moments with.  she’d known that for a lot longer than nick knew.  or that she’d even been conscious of for a long time.  from the day she got on that plane to move across the country,  she’d known she was leaving part of herself behind. it hadn’t stopped her,  but in retrospect  ...  emery is willing to put money on that cat that in her heart she knew she’d be coming home.  that they’d find their way back to each other, even with a few  d e t o u r s .   and that is exactly what they did.  all the way to the alter.

emery didn’t necessarily have a  dream  wedding,  although she’d had some  wishlist  items.  the day was filled with some of those coming true,  and others compromising for nick’s wishes or just logistics. while carmen had almost tried to  instigate  some unhappiness in her sister based on things not being perfect,  emery merely disagreed.  it was perfect.  everything was perfect.  because nick was there.  and that’s all that really   m a t t e r e d .

the couple now lay,  exhausted on their hotel room.  they had mere hours before it was time to catch their flight to their honeymoon,  and they’d only grabbed the room for a few hours they were  supposed  to use to get at least a bit of sleep.  but it wasn’t so easy to close your eyes on the best day of your life.  a soft smile pulls at her lips and she wiggles a little closer to him him,  reaching out to curl her fingers around the front of nick’s shirt to pull him closer.  her eyes stay on his face before she leans in to lightly kiss him,  fingers moving from the front of his shirt to lightly dance along his jaw.        ❝         i  love  you ,          ❞      emery says softly against his lips before snuggling in a little closer, resting her head against his chest.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL STARTERS : ❛ let's be normal. see bad movies, sneak a beer, and watch tv.  ❜ — @mythosed / carmen ♥︎

a tear-filled laugh r u m b l e s in her chest, and she rolls her eyes as she turns a bit into the couch. she leans her head against the back of the couch to look to her sister. emery doesn't have it in her to remind her sister that only one of the has to sneak a beer anymore. instead she just nods, and watches as her sister leaps off the couch to go the kitchen in their parent's house.

emery had borrowed her grandma's car and driven home a few hours prior, only allowing herself a few crying breaks on the drive down from michigan. today was supposed to be her four month anniversary with alex in their next attempt at a relationship ... but well ... it didn't go as planned. and she was starting to feel s t u p i d for thinking that maybe they would work. maybe they'd find their way back to each other. as she driven the hours downstate she'd tried to talk herself into this being the last chance. they were done for real this time. she couldn't do this again. she couldn't w a i t for him to care enough anymore.

she just needed her mom. but when she'd got home, she only discovered she'd forgotten her family was gone for a soccer tournament that weekend. carmen was only home because it overlapped with her homecoming the previous night. suddenly her brows furrow together again as she realizes carmen was probably planning on having her boyfriend over that night since she had the house alone, and instead she was stuck taking care of her O L D E R sister who was pathetically crying about a boy that's done nothing but disappoint her for years.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL STARTERS : ❛  no sleep tonight for you, better chug that mountain dew.  ❜ — @mythosed / anna ♥︎

the only response she could manage was a loud groan as she ducks her head to roll off the couch onto her feet. she knew she'd all but ordered anna to ensure to keep her m o v i n g that night, but she couldn't help but regret that a little. maybe a power nap wouldn't completely demolish her flow. instead of testing that theory she is dragging her feet as she goes to find her baja blast mountain dew, w h e r e v e r she'd left it.

emery was on a tight deadline for work, and if she wanted to be able to join anna and the boys for the first few stops of tour, bus and all, she needed to officially be on her vacation. which she couldn't do until she finished this web redesign. she was close, but not close enough for her to be able to wrap it up n o r m a l l y . instead it was an all-nighter with caffeine and loud music she was sure her neighbors would complain about.

pursing her lips she glances around the room before seeing the half filled drink on the counter that joins the kitchen to the general living space. if she were more a w a k e she'd remember she left it there with her taco bell delivery......when she'd been working at the counter. no, there were no ghosts trying to interfere in her relationship and force her to miss opening night of tour.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL STARTERS : ❛  don't give up on me now.  ❜ — @mythosed / nick ♥︎

emery's smile falters slightly, her gaze flitting across his face before forcing herself to look back up to the ceiling. the pair lay on the floor of her new apartment back in the city, her fingers idly playing with the p l u s h rug beneath her hand. their forms too close for two people who aren't dating. for two people who had been actively trying to date other people. or at least that's what she'd been telling herself as she tried to give different people a chance. after all, she'd walked away from nick before, from her whole life in new york. sure it was for a job opportunity, and it hadn't been a choice she'd made l i g h t l y ... but she still did. and when she'd made that call, she'd been sure this door was closed. she never expected nick to wait for her, and he wouldn't wait to see if she ever moved back ... but now she was back.

they were both single, they were friends ... it wasn't as though it was crazy to hope that something could be r e k i n d l e d . that they'd find their way back to each other.

@mythosed:   ❛  were you in on this ?  ❜

brows raise at the accusation, her features the epitome of innocence.   ❛  in on what, dear ?  ❜   the spoon in her teacup moves in a clockwise direction once, twice, before she carefully removes it.  fingers pinch the porcelain handle and lift the teacup to her mouth; her eyes, however, twinkle with mirth over the rim.   ❛  ah          are you perhaps referring to hyacinth and gregory hiding your very important paperwork ?  i had nothing to do with that, i assure you.  ❜

indeed, she didn’t.  though she had been walking past when they'd been inside his study, catching them in the act.  the youngest of the bridgerton siblings must’ve been frustrated that their eldest brother had been buried in work as of late, eschewing quality time with the family.  so she had strolled off as if she hadn’t seen a thing, leaving them to their mischief.  that doesn’t make her complicit, though.  surely not.   ❛  before you begin your search, would you like to sit and have some chai ?  i daresay you’ll need it.  ❜

audrey + scott   because i do what i want.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

&.    @mythosed​    prompted:    ‘        without        realizing    ,        i        find        it        in        myself        that        i        cannot        stop        thinking        about        you    .        ’    kathony    🙂

this    vexing    man    stands    before    her    &    on    the    surface    wishes    for    nothing    more    than    to    bury    herself    in    the    frustration    lord    bridgerton    drowns    her    in    .    .    .    unwilling    to    admit    that    under    it    all    in    his    presence    she    feels    most    alive.        ❛                                        you    fail    to    realize    many    things,    my    lord.                                            ❜        tongue    sharp    enough    to    cut    the    thickness    of    the    stale    air    that    rests    in    the    space    between    them.    her    sigh    heavy,    does    he    not    understand    the    consequence    of    his    words    ?    does    he    not    know    that    her    mind    is    plagued    by    thoughts    of    him,    day    in    &    day    out    .    .    .    but    it    cannot    be.    his    heart    is    with    her    sister    .    .    .    even    if    hers    has    been    shattered    on    the    gravel    as    his    one    knee    had    pressed    to    the    ground.    without    realization    herself,    steps    toward    him    have    been    taken    (    a    gravitational    pull    that    has    been    exhausting    to    duel    against    ).        ❛                                        i    am    returning    to    india    .    .    .    your    mind    will    be    free    of    me    soon    enough.                                    ❜        he    did    not    love    her    .    .    .    it    was    not    something    he    thought    himself    even    capable    of,    no    matter    if    her    dreams    filled    her    mind    with    the    possibility    she    could    be    the    one    who    changed    those    stubborn    declarations.

     eyes    fill    with    an    unspoken    plea    .    .    .    despite    every    reservation,    every    dispute    &    squabble,    he    still    refused    to    release    her    from    the    hold    he    had.    remains    too    close    to    him,        her    stomach    twisted    in    knots    &    her    throat    clogging    with    emotions    she    should    not    have    allowed    herself    to    have    (    another    failure    to    add    to    the    ever    growing    list    ).    did    not    ask    to    live    with    the    burden    of    knowing    her    own    feelings    toward    him,    to    have    her    world    thrown    off    its    axis    &    left    to    spin    with    no    focal    point.        her    pinky    extends,    close    enough    that    the    warmth    of    his    ungloved    hand    could    scorch    her    skin,    she    must    take    her    leave    .    .    .    like    icarus    this    would    only    leave    her    to    be    incinerated    by    the    molten    of    the    sun.    ❛                                        i    should    not    be    here.                                            ❜    &    yet,    she    found    herself    waiting    .    .    .    looking    to    him    through    thick    lashes,    inhaling    deeply    to    steady    a    foundation    that    threatened    to    crumble.        &    still    does    she    make    no    forward    motion    to    move    .    .    .    desperate    to    stay    within    the    confines    that    his    presence    has    created    (    selfish    perhaps    .    .    .    but    when    she    leaves    there    is    never    another    guarantee    that    she’ll    get    another    stolen    moment    ).