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open (0/3), at the kappa self-defense class.
the last time they've thrown something, her sister ended up dead in the middle of the night. maybe this is why she's opted to keep the activities out in the great lawn of the sorority house, why it's bright out, why she's meticulously looking over every couple of people instead. if you want it done well, you do it yourself, right? the two instructors she's gotten are giving a lecture, so she takes opportunity of the moment of leasure to approach someone. "welcome," her voice is succarine, well-befitting of the great host she's always embodied herself to be. "have you ever done something like this before?"
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she closes her eyes and offers him a nod, almost defeated. sure his means of explaining was childish, but what could one expect of a man? "it's just temporary. i was babysitting some freshmen." rather, welcoming them into kappa, but it's all the same. "unless you like it?" a jestful flirt from her part, light. they both know his opinion will not hold power. he's not wrong about the latter, though she clicks her tongue. some things did come by for free, but she's not going to mention that. "i don't need you mansplanning to me what charm does, hart. i'm just asking why you didn't use it to get out of all your commitments." she knows why she�� wouldn't do it, but, with her hand cupping her chin, she wants to know of him. "was anything fun, at least?" she can bet it was, but her eagerness to the subject could be intimidating, especially when it comes to him, so she knows to bite her tongue. "that, yeah. a cop-fucker and a window-watcher. montclair really has lowered its standarts lately." the blonde rolls her eyes.
"It's like…wavier than usual?" he said motioning with hands in a zig-zag motion to emulate how his brain was processing Kit's hair. It wasn't what he was used to seeing her style it, but things were changing around here. Could anyone fault her if it was more reactionary to her loss than anything else? "Nah, that's not it. We reek privilege. Because of it, people assume we get everything handed to us for free." Nepotism at its finest. Noah knew he had quite the upper hand over most, but it didn't stop his motivations to pursue knowledge and to be the architect this world has ever seen. "We can't control people's thoughts. We just gotta let our actions speak for themselves and let that be enough. Charm is just the icing on top." Noah had learned that a long time ago with his father scrutinized by the world daily since he could remember. Taking the notebook from her, he looked over the notes before glancing at her once more to mention the blog. "Frolicking with law enforcement…"
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her eyes widen at the defeat, at the implication that carries with november's words. "what do you mean? do you... do you owe somebody?" katherine is not naive. she knows that to ascend and to keep your place in the sun, sometimes dirty dealings are done, but in her midst, even that is cloaked into something better, dior-scented and miumiu-dressed. if november is debasing herself because someone is threatening her to do this... the cogs in her brain turns as she tries to think of someone who could help her with this. dainty hand comes to cover the other's elbow, pulling her closer, as if the movement itself could tug november to some rationality, to freedom away from whatever the fuck this is. "don't fucking think like that. you know i believe in you." and she does. it's not weakness to admit so, at least the blonde doesn't think that right now. all she sees is her friend, one of her best friends; the secret-keeping stings, the reveal by lizzie's mouth even more, but katherine drags her teeth over her bottom lip and gives the brunette another soft tug. "that doesn't matter, november. i'm not...i'm not thinking of collecting from you." she furrows her eyebrows, eyes squinting a little. for a moment, she can almost believe not everything is transactional. that this doesn't have to be. "let's just get out of here."
sharp tongue wants to cut, spitfire burning bright as she tries to smother the amalgamation of feelings where they settle in her chest. maybe the fury is just her grief and shame dressed in prettier clothes, because, really, who is she now? when was the last time she picked up new fabric? she used to love the hum of the sewing machine, the way she could make something beautiful from nothing but scraps and her own stubbornness. now it's engine oil that lives under her nails, and suddenly, she's seventeen again, stuck in their little garage on the san francisco tenderloin, convinced she'll never leave her crowded and broken down home. there is no — "there's no clean way out." anger gives way to hurt, yes, kit's too good for this, but nova isn't, and that's a sign that things are never meant to be. her eyes lift again, and they're glassy but ultimately dry. proud woman won't shed tears, not here. "and what are you gonna want in the end? when i fuck up and make it nowhere? i'm not stupid, kit. i've been through enough to know kindness usually comes with a leash. i don't want to owe you."
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brown eyes bear into the other without a miss. vanessa's behavior could be endearing, the ditziness marketable and maybe even something to fawn upon, but katherine's gaze remains hard. "don't think too much, vanessa. it may hurt you." a blonde joke is stuck underneath her tongue, but considering her own peroxided head, she swallows it down and turns to turn on the golf car instead. it is no ferrari, but it does the job, springing into action; she has the experience to guide it without a hitch. the thought of having to share a drink with vanessa does not please her much, but katherine conceals it underneath her gaze. "over-applying it will do nothing. you may as well get a filler." eyes momentarily stray from the path to the blonde beside her, trying to analyse if said lip filler was already a thing by now on the other's person. katherine decides that maybe the eternal gratitude thing could be useful, at some point. it never hurts to have a good reputation, even amongst people like this one. "we didn't have matcha mojitos at my party. did you go dry?"
Lipgloss hand hovering dramatically at the mention of the name Brown, Vanessa quirked a brow and turned her head away from Katherine and over her shoulder, CERTAIN she was going to find someone else that Katherine must have been speaking to. Needless to say, Katherine had been speaking directly to Vanessa, but of course, that didn't stop her; the dramatics already commencing with the misnomer.
"Oh God," she mused gratefully, turning her angel-innocent eyes back in Katherine's direction. "You're seriously the sweetest. I didn't even think about the potential blister damage," she began, sounding far more sincere than what the moment might have called for, given Katherine's direct tone. "Looking out for my arches and my marketability..." pumping her gloss wand into the tube a few times as she spoke, its suction popped as she swiftly pulled it back out. "Would you mind terribly if I stayed put, just until the spa?" She added breezily before her previous interpretation of the events could be challenged. She continued dabbing her gloss into place. "I'll owe you BIG TIME. Eternal gratitude level... or, like, a Matcha Mojito from Brew House later... your call..."
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she scoffs. "what have you taken today already, kingston?" that could turn into a long rant, no? brody is hardly the type not to indulge in what he sells, she's known that for many years now. her face opens up in a grin and she even gives him the high five, grin turning into a laughter; this may be silly as fuck, but she's nothing if not competitive, and winning always gets to her. "if by some miracle they win, then i'm included on the lap?" she raises her eyebrows, almost goading. no chance in hell, but still. the blonde takes the ball back from his hand, tossing it in between her hands. the usual excuse no longer applies when tristan doesn't live here anymore, so she clicks her tongue. "i came here to see you, actually. you see, my sister had something of yours when she died." she's more serious as she speaks now, giving him a look. ball is tossed again, and it's a miss. "drink that one for me, will you?"
The casual reminder of Lizzie is like an axe wielded and the nature in which Kit mentions her sister tilts Brody for a moment - just one, before he’s back to his usual self. In a way he’s doing the same thing, relying on humor to mask the mixture of confusion and grief still lurking in his veins. Unprocessable. Except he’s just pretending all of it away. Not making wry remarks in its face. Maybe that just makes Katherine stronger than him, to look her loss directly in the eye. “ Oh no need to worry about me, blondie. I’m sharp. ” He smiles just a little too wide, trying to sell it with a tap to his skull. He watches her with humored intent as she aims, his eyes following the weightless orb as it sails effortlessly through the air and flush into a solo cup on the other side. “ Fuck, that was a good shot, ” Brody whoops, offering Kit a high five. “ Drink up boys, you’ll need to be warm when you do your lap. ” Retrieving the now beer - covered ball from the opposite side of the table, he nods. “ Yeah, do your thing, sis. So what made you wanna come down and hang out with us on a quiet Thursday night? ”
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katherine follows her friend into a hault. there should be some hint of embarrassment she's let this escape, or that she hadn't shared it beforehand, but there's none that she can recognize. for how public her relationship to tristan has always been, she's never cared to make their break ups public — they'll always get back to each other, won't they? and she certainly doesn't want to tell ava that the fault lies with her this time. so she fibs it. "he was jealous, and i wasn't having it." the blonde shrugs as if that's all. "i told him i missed him, and he...well, he didn't respond." she purses her lips in distaste. even offering this much brings her deep discomfort; that she's somehow lost in a type of game, that she's not wanted anymore... lips turn downwards and she shakes her head. the scent of smoke from the fire has almost disappeared the more they walk, but the movement is a good distraction, so she doesn't stop. "ah, so that was..." she makes a gesture with her hands, a soft hum under her tongue at the end. and she was embarrassed of her own break up. ava's seems pretty more catastrophical. "you still haven't said what he did, though."
“ Wait, what? ” Ava frowns, stopping mid stride on the frosty campus lawn. Her first reactive instinct is to be hurt that her friend hadn’t told her such altering news as it happened. The four of them had been an intertwined unit for quite some time, and it was the most connected the brunette had ever felt. She was protected with them in a way, shielded by a togetherness no amount of gossip or sabotage could ever infiltrate.
As quickly as the feeling comes, it is murdered by rationality. The update she has also kept withheld amidst the chaos of the last few days at the base of her throat. “ Why did you break up? ” She asks, softening on the follow up. Kit and Tristan had always felt formidable ; a pedestal other college romances could only dream of mounting. She starts walking again, slowly, almost smiling at the bitter humour of it all. A seamless double implosion to their friendship circle. “ Oh god, what did you say? Better yet, how did he take it? ” The mention of his name makes Ava sigh, a pang of forlorn sadness materialising in his chest. The wound is fresh, too fresh to pretend like it doesn’t hurt to hear his name, see his face in her mind’s eye. Regretfully woeful as he says goodbye, mere minutes before he says hello to Lizzie. Maybe Ava had been much more inebriated than she remembered that night, but who could blame her? “ Well I wasn’t going to bring it up with … everything going on but I guess it really is the season, ” she replies, shrugging with a limp nonchalance. “ We kind’ve broke up as well. At the party. ”
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shoutout to girls who do not understand the difference between ‘the bit’ and ‘waging psychological warfare’
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the phone buzzes twice before she reaches for it. lately, she's been the initiator of most of their booty calls — there has to be a less ridiculous name for it — but there's nothing unusual about beau coming over, not anymore. he can wait, though. without bothering to message him back, she gives him three minutes and a half as she finishes a project due tomorrow; just then she shuts off her laptop and goes downstairs. when she opens the door, there he is — katherine's lips tighten as she feels the saliva build up just at the sight of him, and she ignores all other alerts of joy as she takes his hand and simply drags him inside, not bothering with a greeting until they're inside her room and she's pushed him to her bed. expertly, each leg finds place around his hips and she sinks onto his lap, mouth pressing softly to his. "hey." it finally comes, accompanied with a grin that has her nose scrunching up. “long time no see.” it's a joke — she just met him in the gym on the beginning of the day.
who? closed w/ katherine ( @goodgrac3s ). where? kappa sorority house.
he's tethered to her, isn't he? this is proof of that— his father hung up the call an hour ago, voice sharp and final like always, and the moment the line went dead, beau's body moved on its own. it's longing that steers him home, pitiful longing, like she's north and he's a compass that can't help but spin to her magnetic field. and now, here he is, standing on the quiet street outside the kappa house, yearning swallowing him whole, torn by the awareness that she's so close and still is always just out of reach. hands ghost over the initials carved into the metal flask, thumb brushing the grooves like the flask might tell him what to do, same as it always does. it's muscle memory, then, the way he unscrews the cap, but this time, lips never find the rim. brown eyes force themselves to stare at the grass, and, as much as his craving screams in protest, beau tips it forward. the liquid hits the ground, all too familiar smell leaving behind a sting in his throat, even if the ground drinks up the vodka before he allows himself the chance. it might be the only right thing he's done all month. hell, all year. his phone is already out moments later, bravery winning out over cowardice for once. i'm outside, he types, half convinced she won't be bothered to do more than read it. can i see you?
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this blog is a nuisance. it's not as if she doesn't have enough on her plate, and now she has to worry about stalkers and cop-fuckers, on top of the whole investigation on lizzie's death."they clearly know something. i'm more interested as to the how."she feels almost like she's in the pretty little liars universe, doubting her sister's own death because who else is able to know so much about other people's? "what do you think they're expecting? people to out themselves as the ones behind the secrets?" or worse, they would expose the people themselves. katherine presses her lips together not to think of that possibility.
♡ ˚ ﹔ closed starter ; @goodgrac3s (katherine) ♡ ˚ ﹔ location ; a bar off campus.
“it’s weird, right? that blog disappears for days and then starts back on the typical antics.” she said before bringing her nearly full glass carefully to her lips. “are they just looking to get a reaction out of us or do they actually know something?” the writer in her was after the story, wanting the extra facts that would fill in the missing pieces, but more than that she wanted things to go back to normal. there had been a lot on her mind lately, from things with cedar to whoever was behind the blog in question — she couldn’t focus. “who knows.”
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"no joke, man. like, where the heck is the empathy? after all you've been through..." voice drifts off, but pink colors their cheeks. maybe sienna won't like the pity that they're manifesting but blue was only an internet friend of lizzie's and on the day of, they could barely stop crying. "but seriously, are they simply not living in the same place we are? or do you think one of them could be running that creepy blog and just having extra fun by laughing at our misery?"
✶ ⠀ closed starter — @goodgrac3s, any muse .
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“ i've said this before, but i've gotta say it again ... i freakin' hate random quizzes, ” sienna complains as soon as she's in ear shot, “ you'd think they'd cut all of us of bit of slack. ”
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F.R.I.E.N.D.S (1994–2004) S06E02 | The One Where Ross Hugs Rachel
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giggles erupt from their mouth, amusement clear on the way their shoulders shake a little. "i could make that a class project, you know. don't tempt me with a good time, or you will end up listening to thirty odd hours of my voice!" that would be the dream, no? maybe blue should look into the audiobook career. "oh my god. that's so sad, zora! what do you mean you never ditched to get your ears pierced on a shitty kiosk at the mall?" the chestnut haired makes a face full of pity, though by no means she wishes to mock her friend. "your trophy case must be heavy, girl." now, she's jesting, even tutting at it. blue extends their hand. "well, i will have the macarons." they had forgotten to bring anything but their water bottle to their sunbathing day, so. "ugh. why would you bring that up?" disgust spreads to their features. "who the fuck would fuck a cop? aren't we all about defunding the police?" a shrudder passes their body. "but you know. it's possible. i don't want to say it, but some people around these halls..."
"If you feel so compelled. If I could get you to sing my entire aerodynamics textbook, I would bring you to space as my plus one!" The class was complex, although not impossible. Zora was thankful she had a whimsical professor dedicated to making these concepts and knowledge points tangible for their students. It made the class more bearable and a tad bit more fun. "I don't think I've ever missed a class. I attended senior-skip day because I wanted the freaking trophy for perfect attendance Blue." Perfectionism was a state of being that the aerospace engineer student wanted to attain. Sure, it wasn't tangible in theory, but there had to be a strata point where you could be as close to the concept of perfectionism after all. Plopping down beside her friend, she chuckled at Blue's comment. "No hot dogs, but I'll score you some next time." Tossing a macaron in her mouth, she looked around the courtyard before looking at her friend. "So…do you think that cop rumor is true?"
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a dramatic gasp is inhaled, and, for a moment, blue freezes. they have a habit of taking things too literally sometimes, so they can't help the wave of embarrassment that creeps up, making their features cringe. "...oops?" they bite their tongue not to ask if the other is joking; they must be! "i mean, yeah. but you should have seen the guy. you kinda expect a burly thing like him to hold it together, but..." she waves a hand, and breathes out. "oh, you've got some pretty ones already." they refrain the urge to touch up the other's lobes, decorated with some piercings. "ugh, yiiiiikes. did that really happen? and worse, did they reply?" her experiences with exes is that of a typical lesbian: catastrophic or extraordinary, so she kinda gets it. "oh, i'm getting a tattoo. for lizzie." her smile is small as she admits, unable not to feel a little sheepish. "i know she would never do something like that for me, but... the loss is too raw, i feel like i need to do something to honor her, you know?"
estela chuckled, voice all dry amusement and secondhand embarrassment, “you really sold him out like that, huh?” her nails tapped against her phone screen, not texting anyone, just giving her hands something to do, it was easier than sitting still. “poor guy’s in the back getting a pain tolerance reality check and you’re out here narrating his downfall to strangers. iconic.” her gaze flicked toward the back of the shop like she could see through walls. “but hey, i respect it. survival of the least dramatic.” she shifted in her seat, letting her bag slide off her shoulder, heavy with things she probably didn’t need. “just an ear piercing,” she added, after a moment, casual like it meant nothing. like it hadn’t taken her thirty minutes to decide between this and something more impulsive. “something small. something that says ‘i definitely don’t regret texting my ex at two a.m.’” she turned her head fully now, finally giving blue a proper look. “you?”
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"no way!" they shrieked, only to remind themselves right after that this is a space for quietude as they look around; red blossoms in their cheeks and they bite their bottom lip, but, even then, it's difficult to conceal the smile on their lips. "no way, dude." comes out quieter, but with the same note of enjoyment. "you must be really messed up. no good art comes from people who are sane." she nods, excitement still trumming through their veins. "what did you use? oils? it's not guache, is it?" they double take the painting, lips crisping a little as they try to gather what was the method used. of course, they're no expert about this, so they drink up what nico says; genuine laughter escapes their lips at his self-deprecation. "kinda, but aren't we all a bit cheesy anyways?" they shrug. “i think it's kinda poetic. hopeful, too. we can all need something like that, right? especially now.”
Nico gaped at the stranger, brow furrowed and alarm stamped across his features because holy shit this person talked a lot. “Yeah. That's me…I'm Nico” he replied, feeling the heat rise in his cheeks at being addressed. He fiddles anxiously with the hem of his Misfits t shirt as he glances back at the painting with a snort at Blue's questions. “Fuck if I know” he says with a wry smile. “I just started painting it one day and then….” he gestures at the painting with one hand, brows raised as if to say 'and there you have it'. He feels a warm sensation in his chest at hearing their words, knowing that someone liked his work. A feeling of utter delight that someone appreciated his hard work, like he's walking on air. It's an odd feeling, coupled with the desire to sink in the floor and not be seen. “And yes I'm a guy. Don't worry you didn't misgender me” He says with a small laugh, shaking his head as he could sense Blue had been worried about that. “That's an interesting question….art's all about interpretation, you know? Everyone interprets things differently. For example, I like to think he's watching the sunset….and it's comforting to him to know that even though he's losing everything and has been completely broken and betrayed the sun still rises and sets with him” he answers before he cringes and looks away with an embarrassed laugh, groaning aloud as he looked away. “Jesus. Sorry. That was fucking corny, right?”
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GRACE VAN PATTEN as LUCY ALBRIGHT TELL ME LIES (2022-)
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that earns him a laughter, breezy and humorous. "yeah? what do i think about you, since you're a mind reader all of a sudden?" she raises her eyebrows, expectant. katherine hadn't expected her morning to turn out amusing so early, so she will take what she can get — more ammunition to fuel her distaste. "and yet you are buying me coffee. hmm. though i ought to be flattered. i wouldn't want to be on your spank bank list."
"Now we both know that's a lie, you think about me plenty." He smirks. Damien has no idea if she ever actually thinks about him but he likes to think she does. "I'm not. I'm quite satisfied with the one I have but thank you for the offer. I'll be sure to keep it in mind in case my type changes to girls with a stick up their ass and an attitude problem."
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lips jut forward, nose wrinkling slightly. "you're not wrong." she plucks a notebook out of her bag. "what do you think i've changed about my hair, if you're so attentive?" it's a game, one more, as if her life is not already filled with them. a scoff is muffled against her lips at his reasoning. "you know that's why people think we're pricks?" not that she minded, but, then, she wasn't running for the opportunities to turn her assignments in late. "ridiculous, actually. you could have easily escaped. what's that charm for?" katherine shakes her head, flipping through the pages of her notebook until finding the notes from the days he's missed; promptly, she hands them to him. "there's this. and, well. the blog started dropping some...interesting? content." dark eyes look for some hint of admittance, if she can find any.
Noah settled into his seat and unbuttoned his suit jacket, exchanging a smirk with the eldest Harrington. It was amusing how their friendship had navigated the ups and downs over the years. Regardless, Noah knew if he wanted someone by his side, it was Kit. “Why can't it be both? If I hadn't asked, you'd have called me rude,” he remarked, knowing how Lizzie would often scold him for similar things. “I managed to get an extension on that one… perks of having family obligations come first.” It wasn't that he sought to take advantage of situations; it was just one less thing to worry about. “I didn't want the rest of you to feel bitter while I soaked up some vitamin D, but alas, family duties didn’t allow for a sunbathing session, Kit. Truly a travesty, isn’t it?”
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