mcmxredithโ:
one look at him and sheโs starting to feel guilty. like maybe she hurt his feelings or something. and maybe she should care. but sheโs not used to men treating her like this, so- soft and kind, and sheโs scared of it. scared of him overstaying his welcome.ย โno, thatโs okay,โ she says finally, setting two mugs out on the counter.ย โi donโt mind you staying, you just caught me a little off guard, thatโs all.โ she hops up to sit on the counter as the coffee brews, watching him carefully and letting one of her hands move to run through his messy morning hair before she can stop herself, as if to reassure him that sheโs okay with him being there,ย โyouโre just lucky you didnโt make bacon. then iโd have to kick you out.โย
he watches as meredith gathers the cups. normally, heโd be out of here like a flash, too much respect for her boundaries to overstay his welcome. but it felt wrong. to show up so late and not even display a single gesture to show appreciation for her time. a smile pulls tightly on his lips as her hand reaches out to his hair, as he tries to hide the fact that he eats physical affection up with a spoon. โyeah?โ he quirks a brow at her comment,ย โwell lucky for you, i grew up in a plant-based household. even the word bacon was a no-gone zone.โ hyperbole, sure, but the point still stands somewhat.ย โโsides it would have spoiled the flavouring.โย
6 notes
ยท
View notes
โย ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐กโ!
โyou really think itโll take the rest of your days to beat that kids high score? hmm.โ ruthย hums with teasing judgement as she sucks down a mouthful of her strawberry milkshake, mostly just as an excuse to use the silly straw she won with her tickets. the strawโs tube is in the shape of glasses that ruth wears very casually on her face as she drinks, looking at heath through the little eye holes solemnly as she swallows her mouthful.ย โsounds weak. bet i could beat it in half the time.โย
ruth punctuates the trash talk with a flick of her tongue over her lips to rid them of strawberry milkshake residue as she lifts her feet up from where they rest at heathโs side to his lap. her socked toes point and relax a few times as she thinks before sheโs abruptly pointing her left foot to jab heath punishingly in the stomach. the jab isnโt hard enough to bruise, but it certainly is hard enough to make her point. โbut i donโt wanna hear any of that talk, godwin. youโre not going to be that cool old guy that hangs around the arcade until heโs super cool and wrinkly and gray and beats every top score with ease, because although that would be really cool,โ ruth admits with a solemn nod before sheโs poking heath in the side yet again.ย โyouโre gonna make really cool movies instead. and get me that plate of nachos i was promised when i finally act in one of them. and thatโs that.โ ruth slips her silly straw glasses on top of her head, finally looking at heath without them for a moment before sheโs reaching over to poke his forehead gently with her forefinger.ย โan idea will come to you when you least expect it. like love. or herpes. and until then you can only waitโฆ and let me kick your ass at ddr.โ ruth waggles her brows playfully at that, eyes sparkling as she adds,ย โsorry, let me kick your ass at ddr again.โ
โwell,iโm assuming that heโll also wanna ya know... beat me in turn,โ he hadnโt been assuming that at all.ย โand itโll be this... this big, wild, cycle of us going back and forth... into infinity.โ somehow, heโs able to look at ruth seriously despite her choice of eyewear; perhaps only because heโs jealous he didnโt also win a set of his own. itโs the next few words out of her mouth that cause him to finally shuffle to look up at her, amusement evident in his eyes.ย โwhat so like...โ heath hums momentarily, trying to guess how long he would live.ย โthirty years as opposed to sixty?โ
heโs almost tempted to tap at her toes playfully when she raises her feet to his lap, but no sooner has he had the thought than sheโs using them as weapons to jab into his side instead. the shocked gasp that emits from his mouth is the only sound that comes from his mouth as she continues to speak. a brief pout on his face as he reaches up with his hand to rub at the afflicted area. โmaybe iโll write one about an assassin who kills people with her feet,โ he muses, leaning in as she pokes him on the forehead.ย โevery toe is actually a little gun and she walks barefootedย in the face of her enemies just to piss them off. howย โbout it? you up for a neo-western, cowgirl? but,โ leaning back once more, heโs grinning from ear to ear as the next idea comes to mind. the look he only gets on his face when heโs about to suggest something terrible.ย โfor now iโm content. iโm sure sometime soon my fanny and alexander will come to me in a fever dream, but for now... what was that about kicking my ass at ddr? did i mishear you?โย
3 notes
ยท
View notes
โย ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐งโ !
ย ย โErโwhat?โ Julian remarked, one eyebrow arched as he looked at Heath. โDude, itโs an algorithm for a reason,โ he remarked, suppressing his amusement. Itโs so Heath to make a comment like that. โAre you saying that the incident with the devil and when you got catfished were two separate individuals?โ He blinked twice, adding, โYou still got their profiles or screenshot them?โ It was the least he can do, after all. โI swear, no matter how much we weed out these fake profilesโthey pop up like mushrooms.โ Then, he pointed at Heathโs groceries. โNeed help with that?โ He offered.
he furrows his brow, hands digging deep into his pockets, not knowing enough about algorithms to comment either way. even if heโs still fighting an urge to repeat that itโs most definitely busted. โit actually might have been better if they were separate people, but no. she was both the devil and a catfish in the body of a forty-year-old woman playing twenty-five,โ he groans, before digging around in his pocket to find his phone, just to check if the two were still matched on the app. itโs then that another dramatic whine slips out of his mouth.ย โoh and sure enough, she wants a second date. demands it, in fact,โ heath huffs, twirling the screen around in julianโs direction to show him the plethora of messages that had come in since the morning, before nodding glumly at the offer.ย โsure. it may be the last time you see me before francine marries me off to one of her eighty matryoshka dolls.โย
1 note
ยท
View note
๐ปโ what do you really think of life ?โ
he leans forward on his elbows on the table, loud laughter leaving his mouth as he shakes his head fondly, โholy shit, thatโs tooย deep to be asking me right now, ruth. but,โ heath clears his throat, trying his best to regain his composure. a serious look suddenly appearing on his face as he straightens his back with all the propriety he remembers his parentsโ life coach having.ย โi thinkโฆ weโre on this funky space rock for too short a time to take it too seriously, for one. and for two,โ another quick swig from the pint glass punctuates his words,ย โit absolutely has no fuckinโ general meaning whatsoever and thatโs just fine. just gotta make your own, ya know?โย
0 notes
โย ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐โ !
โyour dog? what does your dog have to do with anything right now?โ heathโs words were barely even registering within coleโs head as the boy had full concentration on the game in front of them, unintentionally moving to stand directly in front of the tv, almost like a child would, as the song came to an end. an overly obnoxious shout of victory left his lips as he dropped the toy guitar to the ground, fists pumping as he turned around, middle fingers raising in heathโs direction.ย โwhat was that? something about being a master? i must have heard you wrong,โ he questioned, lips curled in a slight grin.ย
โyou told me you were gonna run away and never come back! parallels, man!โ heath shakes his head with a huff, wondering for a split second if he had paid more attention to what was happening on the screen rather than telling stories about his dog, would he have won? nah, the two were separate.ย โwe gonna talk about how you totally blocked the screen at the end there? i see your tricks, buckingham,โ he taunts, putting the guitar down before taking a swig from a glass of water on the coffee table, eyes narrowing in jest.ย โi seeย โem... and you know what? i donโt particularly care forย โem. youโre going down in the next round of the league โ i hope you know this.โย
2 notes
ยท
View notes
โย ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒโ !
there it was ! the thing she adored the most about heath .. or at least it was one of the many things . it was that lovely ability to entertain her mischievousness with an equal amount of receptivity . it was like it came natural to him as it did for her , sharing a silly moment for the sake of their amusement . not that he could see it then , due to the fact that he had dedicated himself to the role , but emily couldnโt help the warm smile on her face and it seemed to give her away whenever she decided to speak up .ย โ what are you waiting for , hand it over , please ! within the next three seconds , or โ or so help you and this myles characterย ! โย she pokes him again , her spare hand covering her lips to muffle a giggle that finally slipped out . โย your mineral ,ย โ emily gasps tinily once he points it out ,ย eyes focused on the bottle that thumped dramatically against the wall . looking back at the boy with glistening eyes and slightly furrowed brows , itโs obvious guilt has taken over for accidentally ruining a drink he was looking forward to having .ย โย stay right here , no funny business , okayย ! โ the blonde threatens softly before stepping away from him and trotting down the stairs , picking up the hard plastic bottle that would surely burst once opened .ย โ i didnโt mean to murder your cola . โ she whispered , pouting , as she finally reaches the top of the stairs to nudge him gently with the cap side of the bottle , hoping he would take it .ย
โyes, my mineral,โ he nods sadly in agreement. although as his head turns and he notices the guilt on her face, he almost wants to point out that it really isnโt a big deal. he can always buy another. that is, of course, until sheโs darting off to go fetch it for him. a warm smile washes over his face as she returns, taking the bottle from her grasp rather happily,ย โyou are just fine, swindler.โ with his unoccupied hand he takes a second to reach into his work satchel, digging through flyers before finally pulling out the coveted item. a milky way.ย in pristine condition if he dared to say so himself from where he'd chosen not to eat it during his lunch break. โnot many criminals of your calibre would return my child to me, and for this, i must... i'm obligated to give you the goods.โ itโs times like these he wonders why he didnโt become an actor rather than a director; as he bows his head solemnly as he extends the chocolate out for her to take, all the while masking another short laugh. something about emilyโs company always made him feel like they were making up for the days they lost had they been able to share a playground growing up. โi totally realise it wasnโt within the three-second timeframe you requested, so... do what you must.โย
2 notes
ยท
View notes
โ what is the most embarrassing thing in your room ?โ
a loud belly laugh emits itself from his mouth as heath leans forward onto his haunches as if heโs about to reveal his deepest, darkest secret.ย โokay, but you cannot tell anyone.โ his eyes sparkle with playfulness at the mere thought of the object tucked into the corner of his room. โyou know cthulhu? lovecraftian cosmic monster, about yay high?โ reaching a wobbly hand as far above his head as heath can reach, he can only hope heโs providing a good image of the creature before continuing,ย โwell. right. how do i say thisโฆ my friend bought me a cthulhu sex pillow for my twenty-first. i donโt know why, i donโt know where from, although honestly? iโd love to because the mind behind thatโฆโ he whistles,ย โ i canโt bring myself to throw the thing out because itโs fucking hilarious, as much as i think anyone would run from my room if they saw it.โย
2 notes
ยท
View notes
โย ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐โ !
lorrie has to avoid sighing when his eyes twinkle. seriously, grown men should not be thatย pretty, it should be illegal. he should be sent to the doctor mcdreamy memorial prison for the criminally hunky.ย โno,โ she replies,ย โyou should do it more often.โ her eyebrows shoot up at the sight of the mess.ย โno apologies here; you know how much respect i have for the creative process.โ she peers down at the script, reading the page closest to her.ย โwhatโs it about?โ lorrie watches him freeze, narrowing her eyes, trying to figure out what heโs thinking. difficult with his back turned.ย โas long as iโm high in the next twenty minutes, iโll be fine.โย ย
โwell youโre the best, lor.โ heath grins at her over his shoulder before turning back to continue rummaging through a pile of papers, tutting under his breath when he isnโt blessed with instant results.ย โitโs an adaptation of a screenplay written by a classmate of mine at tisch. about a man who is convinced he meets the love of his life on a bus one morning in the city back in the 60s. sort of a classic โbut fate wonโt allow it to happenโ kinda tale. butย i wanna reshoot the ending - iโm not doing it justice as itโs so beautifully, wonderfully, sad,โ he explains, all whilst rummaging through papers that seem to contain his predicament - messes of โno!โs written in capital letters and crossings out.ย โanyway, a couple decades pass and the couple are no longer in contact, and itโs all just confined to late-night reminiscing and nostalgia. well, that is, until he sees her face on the cover of this magazine and ya know. itโs this very poignant moment; rose-tinted frames, the works. until he reads it... and well, he discovers that sheโs lived this incredible, amazing, life completely separate from him. then thereโs ... a montage from her point of view this time, and we - as an audience - realise their entire relationship was mostly him filling in the gaps in his head.โ finally, he huffs, tucking his hands in his back pockets as his brow furrows, his eyes glancing furtively around the room in thought of just where the baggie had disappeared to. itโs only then that his fingers brush off the all too familiar plastic. โaha!โ heath grins, whipping it out and waving it in the air like a victory banner.ย โdonโt worry, lor. crisis averted.โย
4 notes
ยท
View notes
โ when was the last time you cried ?โ
for a moment he fiddles with his thumbs, a little taken aback by the question. crying? when such a wide smile is usually tapered to his face?ย โi cried after my parents didnโt invite me to their handfasting vow renewal a few months back.โ still clearly a sore spot from the way his brows knit together, folding back in the chair as if the more he collapses into the soft fabric, the less this is all real. particularly when his head is spinning from the alcohol. โlike, i get it, i guess. they thought iโd be busy and theyโve never really approved of me moving to new york and working for a big film company to begin with,โ he trails off, gnawing on his bottom lip in thought before adding in explanation, โโฆ they think iโm selling my soul to corporate just by working where i do. โthose production companies areย where creativity goes to die in favour of profit, heath!โ as my mom always said.โ he smiles momentarily, slightly pained.ย โmy brother, rowan, sent the pictures over the next day. none of them even reached out before likeโฆ they knew.ย they all did and yetโฆ you know, i never really subscribed to the whole โparents have a favourite child even if they donโt tell youโ thing. but maybe thatโs because i was for so long that the whole thing kinda justโฆโ he sighs defeatedly.ย โanyway. iโm getting another beer, fuck.โย
1 note
ยท
View note
โย ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก !
Meredith didnโt usually let anyone stay over her apartment post-hookup, it just wasnโt her style. Sleepovers turned into attachment, and attachment turned intoโฆ well, she didnโt want to find out. So usually she waited a few minutes and promptly made up an excuse for why they had to leave. Sometimes she just just downright rude. But the night before heโd come over late and the spot she occupied on his chest had just been a little too comfortable. Next thing she knew she was waking up to the smell of pancakes in her kitchen. She pulled on the first shirt she could find and made her way out into the kitchen, drowsy and confused as to what he was still doing in her apartment, and why he was cooking in it.ย โHeath- not to be rude, butโฆ what are you doing?โ she made her way to the coffee pot, starting to make enough for two,ย โYou know its not really normal to stick around and make breakfast for someone youโre not dating, right?โย
breakfast had always been an integral part of his home life growing up. growing from practically being a line chef in the morning with his older brothers when theyโd cook for the guests, to moving to new york and it being the only kind of food he could stomach whenever he was feeling homesick. the thought of it being unnormalย hadnโt even crossed his mind.ย โwhat do you mean?โ he asks genuinely, a customary grin on his face even as he realises sheโs serious.ย โoh. oh!โ suddenly itโs as if the gears are turning in his head, a brief grimace replacing his smile before itโs quickly sneaking back.ย โthatโs... kinda sad donโt you think? sex is a hungry business, mer. i, personally, think itโs a travesty that weโre not ALL blessed with a heaping pile of pancakes when itโs said and done. dating or not,โ he pauses, biting down on his lower lip. โthat said, i mean... iโm happy to leave you with the lot if youโd prefer.โย
6 notes
ยท
View notes
โย ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐งโ !
( @hecthโ )
laying on her bed, she was reading a book and felt super duper comfortable, yet bored at the same time. itโs not often she felt like interacting with others, but there were a few she tolerated. like heath. a small smirk appeared on her face as she knew just how to entertain herself. exiting her own apartment, she went straight for his and once allowed inside, the girl knocked on his door multiple times.ย โheeeeeeath!โ she said loudly.ย โcome on, let me in already.โ
perhaps itโs some kind of karma for all the times that he pestered his older brothers growing up that robin has chosen to do the same to him. yet itโs almost as if the girl has an inbuilt detector for knowing when heโs at his most blissful, carefully raising a finger in the air to trace the lines on the ceiling of his room in quiet contemplation, when heโs broken out of his reverie by the sound of a knock. โyou sure you were loud enough just then? i donโt think mrs. oโflaherty on the fifth floor heard you,โ he teases upon walking to the door, although he still only keeps it open just a crack.ย โmm, sure. on one condition. youโll have to tell me the secret password if you want in. itโs past 6, i donโt just allow for surprise visits.โย
1 note
ยท
View note
#
@etheloes // madi!ย ๐บ
( ringtone: drunk on the moon / tom waits )ย
[ text: ] gonna hype it up but i have the best story from set to tell you tonightย [ย text: ] like weโre currently dealing with it but it involves one of those prop trees, a whiskey bottle and a clown(!)ย [ text: ] and no i did not accidentally fall asleep on the job againย
0 notes
#
@ivannafm // ivanna castilloย
( ringtone: default )ย
[ text : ] heyย [ text: ] do you still have that copy of anansi boys i left at yours?[ text : ] if so could you drop it by to mine? or leave it in the mailbox or somethingย [ text: ] thanksย
0 notes
#
@mcmxredith // mer mcย
( ringtone : pillow talk / sylvia )ย
[ text: ] so iโm on like hour 18 of this production bc our guest was running super late
[ text: ] so im alsoโฆ. gonna be late in getting to yours. again
[ text: ] iโll make it up to you! iโll bring the cookies from craft service! ๐ช
1 note
ยท
View note
#
@rueransom //ย cannes 2022 ๐บ
( ringtone : bette davis eyesย / kim carnes )ย
[ text : ] so i fell down a pothole just nowย [ text : ] not mad justโฆ twisted my ankle a little[ text: ] did holly say something? like maybe about my shirt again?[ text: ] unrelated ofcย
2 notes
ยท
View notes
#
@jvamadev // ๐ย julianย
( ringtone: windows trap remixย )ย
[ text : ] okay i know itโs lateโฆ but i have a theory!ย [ text: ] you know the story about the old woman who lived in a shoe? well i donโt think itโs as fictional as theyโd lead us all to think[ text: ] she totally lived in the MASSIVE boot outside the ll bean in freeport, maine.[ text: ] not even a conspiracy theory. sheโs there. i hope sheโs doing well fuckย
1 note
ยท
View note
#
@cmilysโ //ย derry queenย ๐
( ringtone: youโve got a friend in me / randy newmanย ย )
[ text : ] best believe iโm on the way over with my finest blankets[ text: ] with the FINEST twix that i could find in walgreens[ text: ] armed with ALL!! the hugsย [ text: ] and weโre gonna make every. single. other. movie night pale in comparison okay?!
1 note
ยท
View note