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⋆ ⊹ ◞ closed starter › @crypticcodes ⋆ ⊹ ◞ situation › day two , outside the mine .
“ so , technically this is trespassing , right ? ” finlo questioned , squinting against the sun like it might bless him with foresight . “ but i reckon if we get possessed or chased by something spooky , we might get away with no punishment . ” his phone camera clicked ; a foxglove blurred against the rusted ‘ keep out ’ sign near the yawning entrance of the mine . “ place smells like wet shit ... hollow man’s got questionable taste . ”
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“ not long , ” he confirms , “ heard the whole spiel though . ” he doesn’t move closer , just leans his shoulder to the doorframe like it’s second nature , arms folded , jaw working quiet . “ you really feel like something’s waiting ? ” finn says it soft . not mocking , not pressing , just …. asking . like how you ask if someone's slept , or if they’ve eaten , or if they're sure they’re alright when they’ve said they are . “ might just be the anticipation mucking with your head , ” he adds , voice gone cotton-soft . “ first days always stretch strange . everything’s a bit off-kilter . ”
open to anyone ! setting — late evening, ranger station.
she's sitting cross-legged in the corner of the old ranger station, knees tucked up, mic in hand. not for the show, this one's hers. the red light on the recorder blinks steady, the stickers on the back fading, almost unrecognizable. "audio log . . . case one. dark vein mine. day one, 8:17 p.m." a pause. "we haven't gone in yet, not really, but there's a feeling already. the kind that makes you forget why you signed up. i keep thinking about the phrase 'whisper pit', and how no one remembers where that name even came from." she presses her lips together, debating what to say next, before sighing softly. "we set up base. gear's temperamental. wind's wrong. i'm trying not to read into things, but there's this . . . pressure, like the air's holding its breath. i keep looking over my shoulder, and there's nothing there, but it still feels like something's waiting." she clicks off the mic, only to notice she's not alone. her eyes lift slowly, brows furrowing. "how long have you been standing there?"
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⋆ ⊹ ◞ closed starter › @slidcshow ⋆ ⊹ ◞ situation › day one , at the local bar .
finlo hadn’t meant to stay long . he’d told abel he’d be half an hour , tops ! flash his smile and ask a few questions about the mine with the uncomfortably poetic name : DARK VEIN . sounds more like a cursed tattoo than a dig site , he thinks . but the drinks being offered were cheap and the town residents seemed … interesting . so , he found himself sitting in the corner booth - one boot tapping the sticky floor , one hand loose around a glass of something brown and nameless . the bartender had called it “ local , ” which could’ve meant brewed , distilled , or just found lying around . he was on his second drink , halfway through a sketch of the old bartender , when the seat opposite his creaked . finlo didn’t look up - just assumed it was the other he'd left well over forty minutes ago ! “ if you’re here to ask whether i’ve questioned the locals , i have . one . technically . she told me the mine’s cursed and then offered to sell me a cat’s jawbone for protection . ” he swirled the glass and laughed , “ so , productive day , all things considered . ”
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he held his breath just long enough to say he heard her , and then , with the same maddening calm he applied to filing bone fragments or tying a tie : “ i think your stats are wrong . ” he was still staring down at the signal-less phone screen, thumb hovering like maybe that would conjure a bar from thin air , or god . god was probably more likely at this point. “ no one leads with rock . that’s a myth . a cultural invention . propaganda , even . scissor-first … always ... ” finn takes a loud breath for dramatic effect , brushing past a branch . “ i ain’t got any idea how it works . but you sounded so sure of yourself - i had to intervene . ” he swiped again . still no signal . “ also-also , ” softer now , as if he meant to drop the conversation but couldn’t resist the hook , “ you say that like you wanna be near me in the dark … is there something you’re not telling me , soybean ? ”
sonia scoffed like he'd just accused her of war crimes. “wow. okay. noted. i’ll be sure to keep my tragic lack of charm and credibility in mind next time i’m fixing your mic pack somewhere dark and spooky.” her voice had that signature sonia cadence, half deadpan, half joke. she didn’t stop walking, just kicked at a loose stone like it personally offended her and added, a little lower, “and for the record, it’s not a monologue, it’s educational commentary. i’m doing public service out here.” she hummed, playfully rolling her eyes. “you should be thanking me, i probably just won you, you’re next tournament.”
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“of course i’m sure , ” finn says , steady as a fresh fence post . “ there ain’t any proof . not a shred … not even a decent blurry photo like the bigfoot crowd’s always toutin’ ! ” he shifts his weight , lets his back thump gentle against the side of the atv . his attention flicks over to them through the brassy haze of the sun , smiling . “ if it does decide to show up though - have itself a reunion - ” he pauses for a second , then , “ we might get real famous , rave . proper national headlines , y’know ? morning talk shows . studio lights . a woman with too-white teeth askin’ us what it felt like to be stared down by something not human … just hope the fame doesn’t get to your head and you forget all about me when you’re off writin’ a memoir . ”
" BOO , NO FUN ." rave pouts with the words and yet the heckling has no real weight behind it , her eyes twinkling with mirth despite the rather quick rejection . perhaps it's because of finn's delivery of the words ; light and soft enough not to bruise . she sighs as she crosses her legs in her seat , resting her chin in hand and anchoring her elbow on her knee as she studies finn a bit more thoughtfully to say , " ... you always sound so sure ." it's nearly a compliment in truth . rave wishes she felt more sure about it all . finn was firm in his stance , resolute in it where rave still couldn't completely close herself off to the possibility . she supposes there was something to be said about the confidence . her brow arches . " well , maybe your long lost cousin will show himself to you to change your mind ." a shrug of their shoulders as their gaze glints with something mildly amused , as they add , " you know how it is . family and family get first dibs on physical manifestations ."
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the storm was not his kind of madness - too loud , too damp - but finlo wandered out into the fringe of it anyway , the hood of his jacket protecting his tousled locks , hands tucked deep into his pockets . he observed dexter like one might perceive a bird doing something improbable : soaring against wind , utterly unbothered by the physics of it all . “ the moon didn’t pencil me in , i’m afraid . ” his eyes , deep-set and dark with thought , scanned the shimmer of rain pooling in the hollows of camp , then back to dj . “ but i could watch … strictly observational . you’re a rare species , after all . i can’t miss the courtship ritual . ” the rain stitched silver threads through his lashes , lids fluttering as he tried to blink them away before adding , “ don’t catch hypothermia . we’re on a budget . ”
࣭ ⭑ ୧ STARTER open for everyone . ࣭ ⭑ ୧ STATUS accepting replies ! ࣭ ⭑ ୧ TIME & PLACE day 0 of filming & base camp
as eccentric and impulsive as one can possibly be , normally when there's a squall warning people tend to stay indoors , lest they want to catch a cold . as for dj ? well . . . — “ get in on this ! it's honestly not that cold ! ” — a chorus of laughter echoes through the open air past a certain time , clothes drenched and clinging onto bare skin as they run across the the mud in their sandals — “ if you're here to get me to go back to the van , i'm sorry to tell you this , but i got plans with the moon before we start filmin' , ” — they say matter-of-factly , as if that made their decision sound any more sane .
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he huffs a laugh - it doesn’t quite reach full bloom but it still kicks up dust in his chest . his hand lifts - a thoughtless motion - to rub at the back of his neck , where heat gathers under the old sun and maybe something else entirely : raven thinks he’s funny . that still counts for something , right ? “ you ain’t gettin’ any of my blood , you fiend . ” finn says at last , not unkind - in fact , the harsh word softens in the middle , gets all frayed at the edges like his favourite jumper . his lips lift again , higher this time , a shrug curling his shoulders . “ besides , there’s not gonna be a lawsuit ‘cause the damn thing doesn’t exist . ”
OKAY , ADMITTEDLY , BEING PARKED OUT HERE WITH THEIR EX WASN'T EXACTLY IDEAL . especially not with the considerably low traffic and the fact that finn would barely look in her direction . but rave was nothing if not determined to ignore and near bulldoze through any awkwardness . after all , if they didn't acknowledge it it wasn't there , right ? so they allow their lips to twitch in surprise at the quip , just the corners of them accompanied by a low huff of laughter out of their nostrils . it's with the slightest of hums that she moves to heave herself up onto the seat of the atv with ease , sitting side saddle as she says ," hmm ... that was actually pretty funny ." she studies finn's profile consideringly then , jaw shifting a bit before she cocks her head to ask , " well ? are you going to use your connections to get us out of this lawsuit ?" despite herself rave finds her gaze settling in the distance once more , looking hopefully for any possible interviewees and coming up empty once more . she blows out a tired breath . " or at least let us catch your family reunion on film ?" she swings her feet briefly as she turns back to finn , pushing her tone to remain light , near teasing as she waggles her brows and adds , " if you're both linked by blood i'd only need a little of yours to get things started ... "
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the morning light clung like cobweb silk , damp and clingy , and the air held a it’s-way-too-early ache . his voice , when it came , was quiet and dry as summer tinder . “ you know , ” he started , thumb swiping up on his phone screen for the seventh time in under a minute , signal bars still a taunting void . “ statistically , people who monologue about rock paper scissors are usually compensating for deeper , more humiliating losses . like ... credibility . or maybe charm . ” slow and steady , finlo offered the faintest glance over his shoulder , a ghost of a smirk lingering against his brims . “ which checks out . ”
𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 : early morning, filming day one . 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 : 0.25 miles from base camp . 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨 : open .
sonia adjusted the strap on her pack for the fourth time, muttering a string of quiet curses under her breath. it wasn’t the weight, she could handle the weight, it was the tilt, that lopsided dig into her shoulder that reminded her she’d lost rock paper scissors and got stuck hiking up with the gear while someone else rode an atv to ‘scout’ ahead. “this isn’t fair, you know,” she said out of nowhere, breath puffing as the incline sharpened, slightly. “i mean — statistically, most people lead with rock. so if you go paper first round, you’ve already got a 35.4% edge. i knew that.” she paused just long enough to swat a mosquito away from her ear. “and i still picked scissors. scissors! like a dumbass … this is so embarrassing.”
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finn hums a low and absent sound , like a radio switching between stations . he doesn’t look at raven , not yet - just keeps his eyes on a distant something across the cracked forecourt . perhaps the beetle skittering across the concrete , or the sun-bleached flyer caught twitching beneath the tire of a pick-up . there’s always a pause before he speaks , like his voice needs to get past airport customs . “ might be a long-lost relative of mine , ” he offers at last with a turn of his head , and the corner of his mouth lifts like it’s been unstitched … barely . “ tall , unsettling . doesn't talk much … i reckon we could be blood related . ”
SET : day one of filming whilst conducting interviews at the gas station ! STATUS : open !
" DOESN'T THIS ... HOLLOW MAN ," raven lowers their voice with name , making it scratchier for sheer theatrics that no one really asked for as they toss a mic deftly between their hands in consideration . "dude kind of remind you of slenderman ?" the question is asked as rave leans against one of the rented atvs , brows furrowed as they wait for locals to pass by the gas station for interview material . it was near painfully slow going in all honesty , which they suppose is kind of expected when the town is kind of ant sized . and as usual , running their mouth was one of rave's first instincts when it came to staving off boredom . call it an only child's coping mechanism . " like , either they're kind of related or ... " the comment is accompanied by an arch of her brows as she leans her head back , directing her gaze skyward in thought . " someone is getting fucking sued ." a beat before her expression scrunches , head falling back down to add , " and i really hope it's not us ."
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🫣 » have you ever destroyed a piece of evidence — or chosen not to share it?
🫣 » 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 — 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 ?
finn blinks slow and a little incredulous , like the question itself has managed to knock the wind sideways out of him . he sits with one ankle hooked over the other , hands clasped together as if he were thinking through a chess move . “ i ain’t ever destroyed any evidence . never kept anything back , either . not even once . ” he scratches the back of his neck , half-grimacing like he knows that his words don't prove anything . “ don’t believe in ghosts , but if evidence turned up that proved otherwise ? you think i’d bury it ? no chance in hell ! christ , if i could prove that something supernatural exists , i’d probably be minted !! lecture tours , research grants , a bloody netflix deal ! ”
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♡ jacob elordi as felix in saltburn (2023)
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♡ jacob elordi for venice film festival
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# 𝐎𝐕𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐒 . . . an original character crafted for phantomtvs , penned by cherry . contents include mature themes — minors dni .
𝙒𝘼𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉 , 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝙇𝙊 . ( introduction . visage . musings . )
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my opinion on most things is “whatever man”
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