#thepierstarter

With the gym closed, Hercules had to find other ways to get his fitness fix. Sure, he didn’t exactly need to workout to maintain strength, but it did help with his muscle definition, stamina, and agility. So every day he tried to switch things up: long runs, surfing days, practicing soccer drills alone. If nothing else, the time spent being active was at least perfect for him to clear his mind. This particular afternoon found him running around an eerily quiet campus of his alma mater. As he rounded a corner, he found himself surprisingly close to another. “Woah, uhm, hey, sorry,” he muttered, taking a few steps backward. 

“I’m sorry, did it look like I cared if you thought I had made a bad choice? Because if it did, I gave you the wrong impression.” Ashley said with a glare at a freshman boy who’d she’d just turned down and he was clearly upset about it. She turned on her heel, noticing someone watching the encounter and couldn’t tell if they were being judgmental or not. “Some boys will never learn that they are simply not in my league.” The brunette said with a shrug.

It wasn’t every day Daisy could walk the streets tipsy in nothing but a rainbow swimsuit and platform sneakers with a purse full of jello shots, but that's what made pride so special. She was weaving her way through the crowds, dancing, making small talk with any and everyone. “Everyone having a good time?” She asked a large group of people, who all cheered in response. She giggled and turned around, bumping into the person behind her. “Whoops! Sorry! What about you? Having the time of your life?” 

Finally able to leave the house again, Marie had been most excited to get back to the dance studio. She had just finished a ballet drop-in class, and as she walked to her car parked along the busy street, she couldn’t help but find herself still mentally going over the combination: pilé, piqué arabesque, chaîné turns, tombé, pas de bourree- “No!” She exclaimed loudly as her daydreams were rudely interrupted by the vision of a bright orange parking ticket on the windshield of her car. “Nooooo,” she whined again as she grabbed it. Noticing someone nearby looking her way she asked aloud, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Sure, the sign said ‘Short Term Parking Only’ but she’d only been gone 45 minutes, which was short term enough for her. 

Gavin sat with his daughter on a bench near the beach with his daughter. Her preschool teacher had told him she did exceptionally well that day and he deicded to get her an ice cream cone. Wiping the young girl’s face to keep her from turning into a complete mess. Seeing someone familiar he grinned. “FIgured there’s time to let her have some rewards.” 

Fucking prick. Owen thought to himself as he looked down at the text that flashed across his phone. It was always something, someone who wanted something or needed something. Running a business he didn’t realize meant he had to deal with a lot of morons. Feeling eyes on his he pulled the cigarette from his mouth turning to face the other. “Can I help you with something?” 

Wendy had gotten caught up in the children’s section of the library. Again. She had been shelving the new books that had come in that she ordered while everything was shut down, and she just got carried away. Skimming through the new books, running her hands over the titles already on the shelves, Wendy just took in the feeling of being back again. “Oh, I’ve missed this place,” she thought out loud. At the response, she startled, turning around. She let out a little embarrassed laugh. “Oh, I am so sorry! I didn’t realize anyone else was in here. Got lost in my thoughts. Can I help you find something?”

“For the last time Ares i am not watering your plants. I do not care if they die.” Hades sighed into his phone. “Well maybe you should have thought about that before you were such an asshole all the time.” Hades hung up the phone with a groan before looking over to the person who had been staring at him. “Can I help you with something?” He asked the annoyance clear in his tone.