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closed starter / @heyits-asher

location: outside of aurora bay high school

"Why am I always running into you outside of these things and—" Warner starts with a laugh, head tilting to the side as he notices the slice of pizza in Asher's hand, "—Where the hell did you get pizza from?"

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Warner considered lying to Eleanor and pretending like he knew what she was talking about, it would be easy to feign disbelief and act as confused as she appeared to be—except Warner had always been a terrible actor and his attention had been laser focused on what Ziggy was doing talking to one of the local school teachers.

Not that he cared.

"What did I miss?" At an event in Aurora Bay where celebrities where as common as a fork found in the kitchen, it really was anybody's guess as to what Eleanor had seen. "Did somebody spike the fruit punch? Or is somebody about to get Carried?" @gcldrushed

location: prom at aurora bay high school ( choose your own adventure )

eleanor wasn't exactly sure if it was a good idea to go to the prom since she just got back in town last month and she's still trying to settle back in aurora bay. but it seemed like such a nostalgic event that she couldn't quite pass up. always the people watcher, her eyes widened a little at the sight before her. " did you see that or was that just me? " eleanor voiced with disbelief as she turned to the person next to her, raising her brow towards them. // @aurorabaystarter

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Before Warner can protest to their drinking game, a shot is forced in his direction and the question cocked like a loaded gun. He downs the shot in one gulp, wondering if his kiss with Ziggy at New Year counted for hooking up as per the rules of the game—it didn't matter if it didn't, he still wouldn't have been safe.

There was that time with Atticus.

"That was an easy one," Warner said, lining up two more shots. "Never have I ever...had my secret relationship leaked online." @minxnari

open starter: @aurorabaystarter

where: aurora bay prom, at the bar

"We're going to play Never Have I Ever, alright? Bartender's gonna put all the shots on my tab. I'll go first. "Never have I ever... hooked up with an ex."

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“All the more reason to get your thinking cap on early,” Warner suggested, studying Astrid with a look of mild intrigue. The gears in his head were already turning, the creative juices beginning to flow as he mentally began sketching costume ideas for her.

“Have you ever considered a Jennifer’s Body look for Halloween? You’d kill it at the costume party with a Megan Fox look.”

“The new Grand Theft Auto has a love story. Jase has got that bad boy rizz.” @astridlius

"You're asking the wrong guy, dude," Astrid said with a hint of regret. "I showed up to the thing at Sharky's last year in a skin-tight dress and mouse ears that were supposed to be hippo ears, Mean Girls-style. And it was, like, a total last minute, mad dash kinda deal."

"I also do not know who that is. GTA actually has, like, characters with names and not just random NPCs you can run over?"

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open starter / @aurorabaystarter

location: utp!

“Is it too early to be considering costumes for this years Halloween costume competition?” Warner wondered out loud, tapping his pencil against the sketch pad in his lap. He’d been sketching costume ideas all afternoon in his sketch pad, some more creative than others but all based on video game characters.

“Tell me I wouldn’t look like the dopest Jason Duval from GTA 6 with the baseball cap and shades?”

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Warner snickered, canting his head in agreement. His mother was one of those almond mom's after all. He knew she would be around here somewhere, looking down her nose and judging everybody heavily for enjoying themselves too loudly—he made a mental note to make himself scarce at the first whiff of Chanel No 5.

“Those are not real people,” His words were full of incredulous disbelief, chortling as he shook his head at Wren. “Jebediah?” Warner repeated, another chortle shaking his wide frame. “That’s a form of child abuse.”

“Tequila and tacos? You’re quickly becoming my new best friend.” @thewrenxharlow

"Well let's be real here, anyone who'd actually have a problem is probably an almond mom who's turning her nose up at having alcohol around here at all because god forbid little Jebediah or Nataleigh sees someone having a good time while being childfree." Wren was smiling as she said though and at his comment she immediately nodded, "I can definitely arrange one being there for you too. Maybe we can throw in a couple taco orders or at least some chips and salsa."

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"Yeah, it can get overwhelming real easy if you don't follow comics regularly," Warner chuckled to himself, rounding the other side of the comic book table Dallas was stood around.

Wolverine's first appearance in Marvel Comics was fifty years ago, he was impressed that Dallas wasn't rocking in a corner by now.

"There's an 11 issue series from last year that's pretty easy to jump into that will be easy enough for you find anytime you want to buy him a new issue and it's a Wolverine solo series." @nomadjones

"That's me," Dallas confirms, Atticus' birthday was somewhat of a haze to him but he's mostly confident he hadn't drank so much that he had done anything too shamefully embarrassing.

( And if he had, he didn't want to know about it. )

"You showed up at the exact right time. I was looking at X-Men and then it took all of two minutes before I got real overwhelmed by all the different kinds. I didn't know there was so many but my boy likes Wolverine. Do you know any good ones that have him them?"

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OLIVER STARK as EVAN ‘BUCK’ BUCKLEY 9-1-1 - S08 E11 · Holy Mother of God

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Nora had been his lighthouse growing up—a beacon of light amidst a sea of darkness when being forced to endure his parents mind numbingly boring parties. It was always the first question that left his mouth when his parents informed him of another party that he was obligated to attend.

Would the Levin’s be attending?

His attendance had only thinned over the years, especially following Nora's departure and his own frayed relationship with his mother but she was still capable of guilt tripping him into attending from time to time.

"Shit. Uh. Fuck if I know. I haven't kept up with the real housewives of aurora bay drive since I moved out to los angeles and now I'm living in crystal cove." @noralevin

closed: @warnerstjames

location: the reef

"Dude, I literally can't believe I'm about to say this, but I need AB Drive updates like, desperately. Like I need air to breathe."

When Nora moved out, she was certain she wouldn't miss anything about the neighborhood she grew up in. She still mostly didn't, but if there was one thing, it was the gossip. It was things she used to overhear playing wallflower at her parents' parties or eavesdropping on her mom's wine nights.

"Give me literally anything. Short of, like, the Marons redoing their garden or whatever, because those bitches do that every two months. Anything other than that."

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"No comment." Warner says with a barely contained smile, beer bottle resting loosely against his lips. Until the matter at hand was dealt with, neither of them had anything to smile about in their lives.

Not while Robin Santos and Ziggy Kyeon were galivanting about town as roommates.

"How do we do that?" And Warner was asking as genuinely and sincerely as he could because he couldn't see an outcome where either parties came out of this unscathed—more so their party than Robin and Ziggy's.

"Because last time I checked Robin hates your guts and her reappearance in town is sus at best and Ziggy is the pettiest person I know. So save retreating to a bunker for the next ten to fifteen years until their hate for us relents I don't see how the four of us sharing a town is possible." @ravirussell

"Don't I look it?" Ravi asked, stoney-faced and showing no signs of anything remotely in the realm of happy.

( All things considered, that felt like an impossible thing to be. )

He's grateful for the replaced beer all the same, taking a generous gulp of his as Warner re-joins the table. Placing it back down on the beermat, he regards his best friend with a scoff.

"I'm sure Sola would be thrilled at what's essentially going on the lam to sell lamb biryani."

As much as it appealed to avoid everything in it's entirety, there was a clock on and it felt fast running out.

"No, you and me need to figure out how to share a town with them without causing any lasting damage to ourselves."

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“Medieval torture poses?” Warner repeats, stretching the tight cords of his back muscles until there’s a satisfactory pop and crack that can only be from sitting in front of a computer for hours, his large frames hunched over the keyboard as he targets every god damn Liu Kang in Marvel Rivals. “What kind of yoga classes have you been signing up for?” @nirawu

where: grounded yoga for: anyone! / @aurorabaystarter

"Please tell me we don't end up doing backbends by the end of these classes. I've been to yoga studios that thrive on medieval torture poses to weed out the weak."

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Waiting eagerly for Drew’s opinion, Warner hops up onto the counter and splays his fingers out against the marble behind him, the cold surface biting into the palm of his hands. “Yes, Drew!” He cheers, excitement buzzing through his system.

Jinx had been the answer he was hoping for.

“Either my calf or my upper arm. I haven’t decided yet. That all depends if I go for a portrait or if I want it to be the beginning of an Arcane themed sleeve.” @drewohara

Luckily for Warner, answering without thinking happened to be something Drew did best.

"Dude," he said after a sip from his Dr. Pepper, "obviously it's gotta be our girl Jinx. Like just the colors alone would go so crazy."

"Where you thinking of getting it?"

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closed starter / @fletcher-bailey

location: town square

“This is for you,” Warner said, a mischievous glint in his eyes as he handed Fletcher the blindfold in the palm of his hands. “You need to put this on and ask no questions until we arrive at the first destination of Tour De Fletcher.”

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'BUCK' BUCKLEY 9-1-1 S08E15

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Warner wasn’t sure what he wanted. There had been a time when he wanted Ziggy back, when he would have sunk down on both knees and begged him for forgiveness for not defending him in front of his parents. He had made peace of sorts with their break-up since then. Accepted the fact that they were over and that it was time to move on from Ziggy.

Then they had kissed and a knot had formed in his stomach, one that hadn’t loosened since New Years Eve.

“I don’t think it matters what I want when Ziggy was the one who wound up hurt last time.” He kicks the ground in front of him, spraying sand onto the bonfire. He looks up at the cloudless sky, searching the stars as if he might find the answers he’s seeking. As if some celestial being might have words of wisdom for him.

There’s nothing but the gentle breeze.

“Obviously I’m still attracted to him. We didn’t break up because I fell out of love with him or suffered a head injury and suddenly found him unattractive.” His gaze drops from the stars to the comforting green of Maia’s eyes. “No, I’ve been avoiding him. I don’t know if he even remembers the kiss or if he regrets it and just wants to forget it ever happened.” @maiaxanderson

Maia's expression quickly turned to concern as she watched him totally unravel right before her eyes. The last thing she wanted him to do was spiral, however, he seemed to be doing it anyway. "Do you want it to be more than that?" She blurted out, really without thinking about it, because it seemed like a valid question at this point. She knew it was complicated, but she also didn't really know Ziggy from a bar of soap aside from what she'd heard - the break up from Warner and good things from Cherry which only really made her mildly jealous of his friendship with her ex girlfriend. She wanted to not like him, but she was trying to be less judgmental now she was divorced.

"I mean, you don't just accidentally kiss your ex on New Years and then drive yourself slightly insane over it, which, by the way you've just reacted is what you're doing," Her voice softened slightly, eyebrows raised. "Have you spoken to him since?" @warnerstjames

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“Rough week?” asked Warner, brows pinching together in concern. He let the basketball spin to a stop before holding it against his hip as their opponents approached. His skin prickles at the mention of Celeste Crane, a shiver running down his spine despite the warmth of the late morning sun beating against the back of his neck.

“Did hell freeze over?” @eternalconsxlationprize

"It's never an ego boost when you're stealing from the..." he paused meaning to say incompetent but coughed instead. "But after the week I head, I'll take it." he chuckled. And that wasn't even going to be the lowest point of his month, nope. He wasn't that lucky. "Did I tell you your favorite girl's coming to town?" Colt joked of Celeste Crane. His mother, the bane of his existence.

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"Shit." Warner said, stunned. "Rehab?" He repeated, uncertain if he had heard correctly the first time. "That must have been bleak." He winces instantly, regretting how insensitive he sounded and regretting his choice of words.

"Sorry." He lifts a hand behind his head, rubbing awkwardly at the nape of his neck.

"Yeah," He laughs some then. "Rehab has nothing on a town hopped up on love and all that romantic nonsense." @connorsclark

"Look like rehab," Connor delivers without ceremony -- not seeing much point in lying about it since it'd made headlines in sports news for several weeks, if only just for a blip.

"But frankly that was probably preferable to Cupid on acid."

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