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♱ camille is so used to being alone that any semblance of attention is jarring. though no one speaks, she seems to feel eyes on her, before heads turn to whisper words she doesn't hear. it feels like overnight the veil that's been hiding her has been taken off, and that she's been put on display like a painting in the louvre, everyone staring and pointing out every detail while all she can do is sit and watch. she dreads the idea of being perceived so acutely, and not knowing whether or not what people have to say about her is even good. “ um … ” for a moment, camille considers lying, but something about asher compels her to tell the truth. “ not really. my head has been killing me all day, and everything feels like it's too much. ”
the feeling of otherness – not wholly unfamiliar, stuck in a body that has never felt quite right – but distinctly new. growing up in marrow meant that despite what ever turmoil asher felt inside, there has always been a place on the outside that felt safe. so what do you do when your safety net feels like it’s dropped out from under you ? if you’re asher munro, you make yourself busy. a potluck at the church feels like the perfect opportunity to forge a new place in marrow, since his old one seems to have vanished overnight; to weave a new safety net under themselves by hand, connection by connection, placation by placation. they’ve just finished readying themselves ( a few deep breaths, a couple prayers, a shaking hand clasped over the crucifix necklace hanging over his heart, and a swallowed advil to ease the ache the sunlight is causing behind his eyes ) hidden away from the main event when camille appears, looking decidedly unsteady. “ huh ? oh, no ! i was just leaving – but – are you okay, camille ? ”
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leaving so soon? the following members have 24 hours to take the listed actions or request an extension, otherwise their roles will be reopened. (** = 24hr extension / strike = action taken.)
@deareuridice — es / lianna lotse (post 2x ic).
@dievout — kon / elijah hhussani (post 1x ic).
@noctisrosary — lex / revna gore (post 2x ic).
@footnotesfromthedead — logan / chelsea whipple (post 2x ic).
@all0centric — macy / poppy ramsay (post 2x ic).**
@emptygr4ves — nan / asher munro (post 2x ic).
@emptygr4ves — nan / nadiya ferdov al-kattani (post 1x ic).
@constraiint — ria / grayson kino (post 2x ic).
@holystates — rie / camille king (post 2x ic).
@holystates — rie / effie zhang (post 2x ic).
@holystates — rie / phoebe ridley (post 1x ic).
@kittyridley — sarah / kitty ridley (post 1x ic).**
@bludsport — rosie / thomasin crookedneck (post intro & 1x ic).
HIATUS LIST: jj (until 6/30), cat (until 6/28).
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leaving so soon? the following members have 24 hours to take the listed actions or request an extension, otherwise their roles will be reopened. (** = 24hr extension / strike = action taken.)
@shaketothesin — cat / micaela martin (post 1x ic).**
@eulogees — liv / ellis langley (post 1x ic).
@gocdgraces — morgan / whitney dawson (post 1x ic).
@emptygr4ves — nan / asher munro (post 2x ic).**
@emptygr4ves — nan / naidya ferdov al-kattani (post 1x ic).**
@constraiint — ria / grayson kino (post 2x ic).
@holystates — rie / camille king (post 2x ic).**
@holystates — rie / phoebe ridley (post 1x ic).**
@virtuaes — wes / verity dauda (post 2x ic).
HIATUS LIST: jj (until 6/30), sarah (until 6/23).
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Maki didn't have a habit of looking back. Reminiscing, she thought, was a waste of time. She kept tapping her long, manicured nails against the tabletop and asking what's next? But small towns, comfortable as they were, left so many doors open, kept turning her head back no matter how much she tried looking forward. Asher caught her by the chin and yanked her attention back. Always back, with this town. Not even the mourning lasted.
She took a breath, then turned around with a smile, skirt billowing around her above the knees. “Asher,” she acknowledged. “Ash,” she tried. “Ashes.” It was a good thing nobody chose to get cremated in this town. “Mmmm, nope. Not a good name for nicknames,” she decided, glossing over the ashes. “Oh, it's fine, it's not like I was looking for you then anyway.” And the church, it was beginning to unsettle her a bit. She imagined all the dead sitting in the pews, pale and glassy-eyed and different, and shivered.
She looked askance at Asher, head titled slightly, and then smiled wide enough that her cheeks strained with the effort. “Sweet of you to ask. Were you always sweet? Guess you must've been, huh. How are you?”
closed starter for maki matsui @unsaccharine
asher’s not sure – has maybe never been sure – how to handle maki matsui. she’s older than him, but somehow in comparison to her older sister miwa ( may she rest in peace ), they have always thought maki seemed so young. maybe it’s her delicate aesthetics or maybe it’s the way miwa always seemed so much … more, nearly mythical in marrow – asher liked her plenty, but asher recognizes a kind of his own anxieties in maki. antsy, maybe even desperate, to be seen appreciated loved. they tried to give her that once, offered her a hand to hold – they still aren’t quite sure where it went wrong.
“ maki. ” they say, just loud enough to catch maki’s ear. “ sorry i didn't catch you at the potluck – how are you ? ”
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