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all that had been missing was the oversized and rather obvious pair of antique bird watching binoculars she'd swiped from her step - mother's yard sale. maybe they were for the opera given the gold plated etched design worn into the circular object. regardless, they remained placed on the wooden dresser in her room next to a planner; the one she favored over her iphone calendar app. the ' you did it ' and ' birthday ' stickers that always came with the pricy bookstore ones were more satisfying than a highlighted note reminder. “ most people have tiktok accounts. haven't you seen the one of kenny and his roommate ? they practically live on it. ” still, she leaned, peering over at margaret's screen and the blurry image that gave juliet a mental reminder to dust off the canon next time they really wanted to try this whole intel venture. “ are you ? well . . . like you said, you're getting intel . . . it won't hurt. ”
a sour gummy worms hangs from the grips of her teeth , plopping out as margaret yelps , “ hey yourself ! ” dark hues look up from the glow of a cracked screen , darting over to her companion . “ i was doing intel . duh . did you know this guy has an active tiktok account ? he only uses sped up audios . i know they're trendy but don't you think it's a little excessive ? do you reckon' he's also a fan of alvin & the chipmunks ? ” she tilts her phone , zooming in on the figure in the distance . it's all grain and blur , the outline barely visible under the glow of the street light . margaret turns to juliet , a devious grin forming , “ should i check to see if he's on grindr ? i'm still logged onto my brother's account . ”
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oscar: cela semble suspect 🤨 oscar: pardon oscar: i mean, hi oscar: kenny isn't home right now
txt mssg ✉️ oscar m.
winona: hi oscar!! ☺️ @rcdamancy
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EMILY BADER as ROSE LARUSSO Fresh Kills (2023), directed by Jennifer Esposito
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from the steaming cup of coffee in hand to the prized chamise, sabine frequented her glances between the two items and occasionally the two men. “ just mind the door, ” she noted mildly, sipping her drink with a few steps retreating back inside when standing there with pursed lips in thought hadn't done more than cause another obstacle for them to maneuver past. “ good work . . . i left the pictures by the walls and marked where they should be hung when you're done. and i'll go make . . . ” a few more retreated steps left her peaking back around the corner. “ chocolate chip ? shortbread ? biscotti ? i ate all the digestive biscuits. ” she certainly wasn't one of the prized bakers in palm view, though sabine had often left her own suggestions of menu items whenever she happened to pass by. but nothing truly said thank you like a box mix.
Maybe this was a sign from the universe to make himself less available to help out around the neighborhood. Though, even if that was the case, it was highly unlikely that he would follow through with that. Isaiah's gaze momentarily went to Sabine as he listened to her speak, before it inevitably fell back on the velvet chaise as if staring at it long enough would will the object to the very place she wanted it. Something was obviously missing from the equation, he couldn't have just spent all this time flipping this thing every which way only to miss the one way it would actually fit, right? The thought was almost enough to make him start regretting his decision. "I can't argue with you on that. You'd think there'd be a universal measuring system to lessen the amount of measuring errors." A different measuring system was just one of several things he had to get used to when he first moved here. Not that he minded too much, welcoming any and every distraction he could get to avoid rethinking the decision to move. "Let's give it another go." He suggested to his less enthused companion in moving misery. "You said turning it this way might work, yeah?" While not thoroughly convinced, he was willing to give any and every idea a shot at this point.
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“ and that is why, dear viviènne, we practically work with the same people. mine just happen to be small children. they act the same. ” truthfully, sabine's thought had vanished the moment a sterling silver tiered serving tray came into view. her otherwise pristine posture moved towards the edge of her seat, and with a deft reach to acquire one of the pale pink petit fours. a known favourite. once sabine had declared if she could live on them alone, she would, though that was only a few moments before acquiring a stomach ache nearly at the expense of a pas de deux. “ speaking of children, i think it's time bisou met my cat. ” figaro, the name he still hadn't quite become accustomed to after a year of calling him simply ' cat ' sometimes he didn't even respond to the formal name, despite the collar and custom bowl. “ sunday ? ” sabine inquired, mindful of the bite she'd taken.
int. let them eat cake and spill the tea !! featuring, @mcktub !!
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oscar's complexion might have rivaled the shade of ginger his hair pulled particularly in sunlight had he not caught few key words. ' amalfi ' namely, but it had been enough to concoct a vague retelling of what he'd missed over surveying the restaurant floor. “ nothing. ” his response was sort and eye contact sparse until he managed to rekindle some aspect of favorability, he hoped. “ i thought she threw her fork, it's a weird restaurant thing. which isn't nearly as interesting as you in italy. ” yet the attempt to be suave, perhaps lead by physical appearance alone had all come crashing down the moment a key detail in adhira's story had left oscar to appear as shallow as a tide pool, looking ( often at her it might be added, he wasn't blind ) but not entirely listening, “ did you take any photos in amalfi ? ”
she can tell he isn't paying attention, pausing her story to sip the water in front of her, wondering if he'd even notice the pause. in hindsight, she isn't sure why she expected him to listen, especially considering she'd gone on this date specifically as a favor for a friend. anyone that needed to cash in a favor for a date surely didn't have a good track record with them. despite all of this, she continues on, finally reaching the ending. “so, there i was, finally at the top of the amalfi coast, only to realize i'd forgotten my camera's battery at the hotel. disappointing, i know,” much like his listening skills, interrupted by his sudden question. a quick glance over at the woman, brows furrowing and head tilting toward him. “no ? what fork thing ? why does it matter ?” more blunt than she'd meant, but manners seemed to be out the window. “my questions first, then i'll answer yours.”
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connections . the established and wanted connections found below, or at this tag here !!
juliet holzer , 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 .
the worst part is this family was chosen. the step-sibling she didn't ask for. their mother married juliet's father long before she had ever found him. it's safe to say neither likes the other much, juliet really disdains her stepmother and they are forced to see each other every sunday for dinner .
tinder lies. so she didn't end up being as successful or rich or happen to just be vacationing in flordia for fun, but they weren't supposed to show up in palmview either . ( x ) taken by archie .
twenty seven dresses. every wedding or event she is roped into this is her plus one. and so what if her family assumes they are dating
movie parties on monday ? maybe tuesday
someone who frequents the book nook
roped into her ‘ inventions ’ or unfortunate luck, both occur often
together they pretend to be influencers or assistants for high-profile people or a food critic when establishments are a little too packed during tourist season. it worked at disney world once taken by emma .
the person she cannot keep herself together in front all because of a crush
started off as enemies, now friends taken by mila .
both crushing on the same person sort of messy
friends and a friend circle
scooby gang, with some mysteries to solve ( x )
met on a trip to italy, a la lizzie mcguire movie, peak cinema
her total of one pv ex ( x ) ( x ) ( x )
more juliet ideas . ( x ) ( x ) ( x )
established
georgia yun. the ex-best friend, speaking terms usually turns into hurling passive - aggressive insults at each other .
kendrick irving. gossip girl. the go - to for all palmview gossip in and out of the book nook .
alyssa lockhart. and they were roommates . . . but they actually are roommates and juliet's go-to person for all things fashion-related .
emma cicciaro. and they were roommates ... but they actually are roommates and juliet's go-to person for all things lawfully questionable .
julian hendricks. one friendly argument over a book later and now they make it a point to play devil's advocate with each other .
archie lockhart. tinder lies dynamic, and now here they are working at the book nook together .
agata furtado. the new bestie, no lies detected .
oscar maizière , 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 .
but it wasn't so bad so keep getting back together. the toxic ex. what makes them toxic ? they just don't work but keep trying to make it work . ( x ) ( x ) taken by agata .
he had to get fired. this is the last table he had the chance to do it to at the bistro so they might have gotten the worst service of their life . taken by gianna .
known from one of his many jobs : nordic track ifit trainer, dog walker, luxury care sales man, disney world cast member, tiktoker with kenny ( it's a joint account ), waiter at pearl's bistro, waiter at his sister's restaurant giselle's, surfing instructor, future podcaster he's got a whole plan for it
the rotating crushes, just as it sounds ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) taken by summer, paisley, tbd .
someone who he becomes accidental gym buddies with
one night stand that turned awkward, and keep running into each other
more oscar ideas . ( x )
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vivenne maiziere. his sister, the one who more or less raised him and his go-to person to feed him because why not take advantage of a chef's skills who also gifts you a g-wagon for christmas .
kendrick irving. childhood best friend, who also was an accomplice in terrorizing palmview at an early age, and roommate .
hadley monroe. went on a valentine's day date thingy together .
emma cicciaro. frenemies - ish, depends on the day .
gianna yun. the unfortunate patron who ended up being the person he picked to make sure he was fired from the seafood bistro .
archie lockhart. oscar is collecting introverts at this point to aid in some of his questionable choices, and archie is one of them .
sabine suntara kun , 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 .
the ballerino. the one who was also part of the royal ballet company and who left with sabine to not be associated with the scandal. he'd be from florida originally and his mother owns the dance studio where she is currently working. ( x )
the mini me. this is someone sabine has taken under her wing maybe as a big sister relationship, maybe just as the somewhat more embolden part of the duo ( x )
modern bridgerton ? she's really pressed on the idea of having high tea done right at least once in palmview, but what is tea without a little gossip ( x ) ( x )
she'll be attempting to acquire a roommate at some point and it will be an almost tragic death of her living solo ( x )
even years later, she has not fully moved in, occasionally she does throw random parties without knowing a soul, someone who frequents the parties enough to start to get to know her
this person has become her number one enemy in palmview, and she doesn't know why, maybe they don't either. it's just a vibe ( x ) ( x ) ( x )
more sabine ideas . ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x )
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vivenne maiziere. the bestie, the one who puts up with her frivolous antics, and that travel companion .
gianna yun. the friend ( dynamic tbd )
archie lockhart. she has come to believe he is a single father who tirelessly works to take his child to ballet classes. only, she sort of filled in the blanks, embellishing much of what she didn't know .
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“ did you see — hey ! ” juliet swatted at the upper arm of the other to gain their attention. “ we're terrible spies, well you're the terrible spy. i haven't checked my phone more than twice. ” her dark eyes had narrowed in on their suspect from across the car park, sinking lower into her seat when the man the two had been watching turn around with an aimless line of sight. he looked lost, like a large puppy unsure of where to wander to next, and somehow that was a comfort. better than the last one who strutted around like he was the star of grease in a leather jacket, and in florida ? red flag. “ does he even look like his profile picture ? ” her phone screen was flipped to a series of text messages until a screenshot of a tinder profile appeared. “ he's not the person i'd set someone up on a blind date with, ” her thumb and index finger zoomed in on the photo, squinting to better her focus. “ maybe he's the friend . . . ”
ext . in the evening, any car park ! featuring, ( @dcwnfalls )
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a part of her, the side that dared to appreciate a flare for the dramatics had desired nothing more than to deliver her poignant monologue to the patron shoppers of the book nook, even if devon wouldn't be too entirely thrilled about it. but pride, as always, had turned her to the obedience of vanity and left juliet standing with her nose slightly higher in the air to make up for the shrinking feeling that came with a front row seat to the burning bridge they had pour gasoline on. “ it was a life lesson for me so, ” her lips pursed, skewed off to the side slightly as she toyed with the next choice words, to speak or bite her tongue, it was usually such a question that left juliet on the other end of trouble and this hadn't come any differently with her vague side step closer towards the security of her place behind the register. “ you can give it to your next best friend, like a warning . ” mustering up what confidence remained, and to be frank, little had; the girl who claimed some sort of superiority for not being the one to lie between them ( to others was an entirely different story ) finally made the daunting choice of eye contact. “ will that be cash or card ? ”
For all her lies, Georgia's never been able to keep her heart away from her sleeve. She wears her emotions with reckless abandon, eyes beginning to gloss at how easily everything seems to have fallen apart — gotten them to this point where she can't even look at her former best friend without feeling the betrayal she feels. Selfishly, she wants to tell her she has more friends, better friends, who love her unconditionally, but she knows it won't bring her any satisfaction. Juliet doesn't care. She shouldn't. "It's only lying from where you're standing," is all she ends up saying, hands outstretched for the book Juliet returns with. She bites back a scoff. "Oh? You seem very familiar with this one. Thanks for the recommendation." She doesn't have the money to waste, but she's too stubborn not to buy it now.
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murmuring various comebacks to the argument she'd had only a week ago with a former friend, all the the ‘ gaslighting ’ commentary she could have retorted with, juliet hadn't even acknowledged how close she stood, nearly hovering with dark brown eyes overlooking the pile of books in her arms that could tip over effortlessly with one faltered step and with the series of unfortunate events juliet had a habit of attracting, it would have been a likely scenario had the man who'd taken to securing a corner of the book nook as his own personal office not required assistance. the sort that caused juliet to lean forward, squinting as if she were in the same desperate need for a pair of glasses. she wasn't as it should be mentioned, her eye sight was nearly perfect. nearly. “ an s, ” she noted mildly, though her tone had raised her answer to come across just as uncertain as he did with the inflection of he voice. “ s . . . very few words have z in them compared to an s anyway. so if you're placing bets, s. ”
「 ✱ 」 STATUS ﹕ closed . 「 ✱ 」 LOCATION ﹕ the book nook . 「 ✱ 」 WITH ﹕ søren & juliet ( @rcdamancy )
it was a peaceful place to work when his own study grew stale. one of the comfortable little reading chairs in the back corner of the book nook was søren’s office for the afternoon, tapping slowly on the laptop that he had never quite learned how to properly use. it blew his mind listening to his daughter type sometimes, her fingers dancing across the keys at rocket speed, when he needed to squint to properly discern which keys corresponded to which letters. it made writing up his clinic letters all the more difficult. “excuse me,” he offered a kind smile to an employee, raising his hand as though asking for the cheque in a restaurant, “can you just … this might sound ridiculous … is this an S or a Z ? ”
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it's an amusing thought, or would have been had oscar not perfectly curated the same near soured ( and somewhat childish ) demeanor each time he had stepped foot in the company car lot. “ oh, i don't know just signing over your life savings and future earnings. first born child ? ” he reached over to adjust the side mirror of the nearest luxury car, anticipating an alarm that never broke through the idle chatter of a few residents in their midlife crisis or anticipating a lottery win. how disappionting. “ that's actually how i got fired. ” he nodded towards a rosso corsa red ferrari a few feet away. not the same one, it was missing a dent. “ wasn't even a good first date. ”
LOCATION: maiziere motors STATUS: closed / oscar maiziere @rcdamancy
“so,” he claps his hands, rubbing them together. “what's it gonna take for your dad to let me drive one of these bad boys.”
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emerging from the very doorway that had been occupied by a rather large peach shaded velvet chaise, sabine leaned her stature against the ivory white painted frame with a steaming cup of coffee in her grasp and hardly a hair out of place. a contrast to the disgruntled pair who stood staring at the object as if it were something strangely foreign. though, velvet in florida did cause sabine to take a pause, scrunching her nose at the prospect of a not-so-effortless return to the company, which did help to suppress the smile held at their expense. “ that's impossible, they had to. i measured it myself, ” sabine corrected, ascending the few steps down with ease, mindful of the furniture and scraps of material and bubble wrap strewn about the pavement. she said nothing more, allowing the deep inhale and exhaled sigh to say more than enough. “ maybe if you two . . . ” she gestured, her index finger moving in a circular motion as if to convey how to turn the object she desired in her living room and not a new free bench for the public. “ you do all use the wrong measuring system here in america though, ” she noted almost too mildly, interrupting her very own words with a prolonged sip of coffee.
STATUS: open @palmviewstarters
LOCATION: somewhere in/around your muse's apartment complex/home
When Isaiah originally agreed to help the other move the piece of furniture into their place, he was under the impression that it would be a fairly quick task with little to no trouble. Now, many moments and maneuvers later, his usual easygoing smile was replaced with a slight frown as his eyes locked on the object that was currently besting the duo. "We tried angling it the other way already, right?" It would not surprise him to hear they had tried to hold it at every possible angle to get it inside their place by now. Not one to give up easily or leave another hanging, though, he was still determined to find a way to help — even if he could feel the tiniest bit of frustration with the situation starting to bubble up. "I'm starting to wonder if the place you got this from didn't accidentally list the dimensions wrong." In his mind that was the only possible answer as he already gave the other the benefit of the doubt when he assumed they measured their doorway properly.
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˓ ᠀୧ ʾ thursday ? oh no, it can't be ! it's too gruesome .
connections. pinterest. interactions. casting. studies. edits.
name : sabine suriya suntara kun . age : thirty - two , born the 16th of september . hometown : london, england . time in palmview : three years . residence : ocean's edge, 441 ocean dr . occupation : ballet teacher . traits : perfectionist, self - aware . aspirations : returning to her principal role, making her mother proud or spiteful . skills : successful under pressure, adaptive . inspiration : holly golightley from breakfast at tiffanys, june from tiny pretty things, the white swan from swan lake, nina from black swan, aurora from sleeping beauty . pets : a ginger cat she called cat for over a year before figaro came about .
the spotlight might have dimmed, but she chased it none the less. it had been as habitual as breathing, chasing the center stage from the baby pink satin ribbons to the approval of a mother who had no room for second place. the prized only child, the product of want by a business woman from england with no time for romance, and a ballerino from italy dancing in the royal ballet company, the embodiment of discipline and artistry. they hadn't vowed themselves for marriage, a simple name on a birth certificate connected them with sabine often times raised by au pairs she affectionately called her aunts. her father, at the peak of his career took to occasional visits backstage amongst frilled tutus and boisterous tchaikovsky and her mother, squeezed in time during the evenings or on occasion, when sabine had taken to dance herself, was seated in the audience.
soon, those visits from both parents would become a plane ride away once enrolled in a ballet school across the pond in america. academics in the morning, dance from noon until evening, fifth position, and arabesque . . . and repeat. but again, sabine had found herself chasing, even here in america. she was the back up dancer, anchoring the ballerina in the spotlight. perfection would become her downfall, never willing to take a risk unless it had been perfectly calculated. elegant, precise, but safe. apart from her summers back home, seeing her parents wasn't the same luxury her school mates had, especially one particular weekend during parents week at the school. sabine stood in her tutu, a bouquet of flowers in her hand gifted by one of the teachers, waiting. every parent that walked through the door to the banquet hall left her with hopeful eyes, holding her breath until every student had been surrounded with friends and family, but sabine. after the function's dinner, a teacher handed her a letter from her father. in it had explained his absence, his mother's absence and his decision to return to leave england after his body had begun to rebel against his dance career. not even a year after a phone call had threatened to end her own dance career from the cold tone of her mother, ' land the next lead or your career is done. '
to be short, as her mother had been with her words, sabine nearly landed the lead only for it to be handed off to anther and her defying her mother at fifteen until silence was all either heard of each other for the next year and a half. she was seventeen by the time she heard from her again, cut off financially with her father's sole support of the art he too loved, all from his small toy shop he'd come to find comfort in as he aged.
her return to london and audition for the royal ballet company had been met with the occasional nepotistic rumors but it had been her very first solo, her principal role, gifted to her via the luck of an understudy obtaining the lead that came with a bouquet of flowers from her mother who had been sitting in the audience. but still, her mother's pride wore quickly, insisting a life with a stable financial job was better, she didn't want to end up like her father after all did she ? working late in life, fiddling with wooden figures from a hobby he had years ago ? rejection came with prolonged silence and flowers tossed into the nearest street bin in london.
more time passed, fifth position, and arabesque . . . and repeat. roles were landed, limbs were stretched beyond what was possible for the human body and pain was just part of the ballerina buns and leotards. and, perhaps the most news worthy, a scandal broke out amongst the dancers at the ballet company involving the near death of the prima ballerina causing those closest to transfer or in sabine's case, claim an injury that took her back across the pond with one of the other dancers to florida. his mother owned the dance academy where sabine eventually took to teaching, meant to be temporary until everything died down. a leave of absence that would not corrupt the spotlight she continued to chase, but it has been years, three years and the spotlight continues to dim.
summary : chasing everything from her parents attention to the lead roles since childhood, sabine's biggest downfall had been her own perfection. au pairs and ballet boarding school teachers raised her and by fifteen the fragile relationship she had with her mother shattered into a million glass pieces. landing a spot in the royal ballet company, she kept her dreams alive until a scandal shook the school, another thing to shatter like glass in her life causing her to uproot everything and move to florida where a teaching position awaited her with a new story to tell with hope of returning to london.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) dir. Blake Edwards
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lamenting the future of her evening in a bubble bath, juliet slid further down into the steaming bathwater, daring herself nearer to the pearlescent gleam of bubbles that promised to leave her eyes stinging. sighing, her focus once more fell to phone left on silent sitting adjacent to the sink next to an overpriced vanilla lavender candle. she could still call, cancel the evening and leave her father and step family to eat lukewarm takeout they'd pass off as homemade cooking by themselves . . . actually no, that's what juliet would do. they'd just tell the private chef one less place setting was necessary. even the thought of her step - mother's prospected grin had her wanting to attend out of spite. how could one woman be so vial ? a step - mother the very embodiment of the ink filled pages every fairytale novel. she'd judge her hair her outfit — the outfit ! the very moment she'd considered jeans or the graduation dress she'd stuffed into the back of her closet from over a decade ago she'd attempt to squeeze into, the peculiar but familiar sound of footsteps outside the door followed a shadow walking down the hallway. “ wait, alyssa ! ” juliet called from the bath, grabbing the pink fluffy towel to make the interaction somewhat less awkward then what was about to transpire. “ i need help, clothing help. but nothing glittery or sparkly or ruffles. ”
int . the apartment, fashion emergency ! featuring, ( @sunshinesfm )
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false pretense was a strong phrase. tricked was a cruel term. sitting back against the wearing leather chair of the bistro he once worked at before his grand performance that got him fired, those were the only two things he could think of, peering across the table at his ‘ date ’ more like spying partner. though this james bond wasn't saving the world, just occasionally glancing over at the middle-aged woman in red he'd heard from questionable sources was a food critic, and his sister's restaurant likely next on that visitation list. “ did you see her do the fork thing ? ” oscar blurted out, interrupting whatever story the person across from him had been in the middle of. finally, he glanced back to his present company, his gaze falling to the menu he'd memorized with nothing changing since he'd worked there. “ i'm sorry, do you like sea food ? ”
int. weekend ' date ' seafood bistro . featuring , ( @astralfms )
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