happiness above all else.

dahlia was shaking her head in amusement, her nose crinkled,” how i was that wasn’t true.” she knew that she worked quite often. especially for someone her age but she liked the idea of having enough money to live. it had been years of not having anything stable but now she did and she wasn’t going to ruin it. even if that meant spending far too much time at her place of work. she was surprised that zoe had agreed with her and she grinned at how she was correcting herself,” uh huh.” she was going to take a breath as she took another sip of her coffee. only to shrug as she set her mug down. only to grab one of the few others that was behind the bar. she was setting it down and going to pick up the pot. a sigh came from her as she went to pour another cup,” i’m fine,” she said after a moment,” i mean sleeping isn’t easy but i think i need a social life but i literally hate the idea of one at the same time.” she was going to slide the mug over to zoe before handing over the creamer and sugar,” what about you? things at the salon okay?” she knew that curly bops was the only salon in charming that was worth going to. 

Location: Curly Bops

With: Zoelie Ramos

@zoelie-ramos​

Lu decided to go out and dedicate the day to pampering herself instead of allowing herself to mope around her apartment, listening to sad songs and thinking about her ex-boyfriend. She made sure she went to Curly Bops when she knew it wouldn’t be too busy, because she was going ahead and doing an entire package – mani pedi, a facial, blowout. She knew some of the employees were a little taken aback with the fact that Lu didn’t seem to want to talk all that much today, but she didn’t really feel like it, preferring only to listen to their latest gossip, until she spotted Zoe. “Hey,” Lu said, showing the older woman a friendly smile. “I feel like I hadn’t seen you at the Valentine’s Day party. Did you have fun?”

Stepping out from her office and into the salon floor, Zoe noticed the younger woman who had become a good friend. The fact that the younger wasn’t able to hold her tongue and always seemed to have something to say that spread smiles, had warmed Zoe’s heart and opened her up to the other. “Hey cupcake.” She greeted the other with a beaming smile of her own, leaning down to place air kisses on each of Lu’s cheeks. “I didn’t get to attend, unfortunately. We were busy here all day, and by the time the last pumpkin had been turned into a princess, I was too beat to do anything. I stopped by the Sweet Escapes stall though, and got me some goodies and had a night in, with Friends and red wine.” A chuckle left her as she looked back towards Lu, and Zoe’s features molded into ones of worry. “What’s up, corazón? You seem awful quiet today.” 

location: la luna

with: zoelie ramos 

@zoelie-ramos​​

“didn’t you get enough of this place when you worked here?” asked dahlia as she turned to face the bar. she had just finished making herself a cup of coffee. something she needed given she felt like she had barely slept. there was quite a bit on her mind and of course she had to work the very next day. it was the day shift which meant that it was going to be slow which was something at least. she was going to lean against the back counter and taking a deep breath,” and don’t tell me that you are turning into one of those sad day drinkers.” she motioned towards the only other customer who was currently resting his head on the table he was sitting at. she was going to add a generous amount of sugar to her coffee as well as some creamer. after that she was going to take a swig and putting on a slight smile,” because charming has enough of those.” 

location: curly bop’s

with: zoelie ramos 

@zoelie-ramos​​

if there was ever a place that rafael stuck out like a sore thumb it was curly bop’s. it was the salon that most women in charming went to. he remembered his mother going there when he was growing up. usually it was when they had a little extra money laying around and his father just handed over the cash. now rafael found himself walking into the salon on his own with a plastic bag in his grasp. the moment the bell rang and signaled his entrance, plenty of eyes turned to him. he noticed a few of the women seemed to shift and clutch their purses a little closer. the girl at the front desk seemed to not know what to do. he spotted zoelie who looked to be finishing up with a customer,” querida! i brought lunch!” one thing most people didn’t know about him was that he had a talent for cooking. the previous night he hadn’t been able to sleep and had actually made his mother’s recipe for tamales. 

It’s ya girl, Korrie, with my fifth muse because I have no self control! This is my first lady of the bunch, Zoelie Ramos, who only ever goes by Zoe and is the owner of Curly Bops! If you’d like to plot with her, feel free to either like this or message me on Discord ( coffeehoe#6551 ). Let’s get down to the fun stuff, yeah? Under the cut is more information on my queen. TW: Mentions of cheating, alcohol & drug abuse and violence.