#♕ i want world domination just like everybody else ☓ phoenix

[secondhnd]

@naturiisms

Phoenix couldn't count the number of times he went to the bar on one hand. No, he was there nearly every night. Was that a problem? Not right now, meaning it was a problem for future Phoenix. And honestly? Fuck that guy. He would have to take what he could get in the moment and the future was tomorrow's problem. It wasn't the best theory or way of living, but what else was he to do - think about the consequences of his actions? As if.

He took another shot of the cheapest liquor on the menu. It was the way to go, he thought. Why pay more than the bare minimum to have a good time? He could already feel the buzz running through him. Perfect. He set the shot glass down and scanned the crowd for anyone he might know. The frequency he was at the bar truly helped with this endeavor. However, the familiar face wasn't one of the regulars, but rather someone he'd run into at the grocery store. Oh well. You could make friends anywhere. He stood up from the stool, crossing the distance over to her and eyeing her for a moment. "So zombies drink now?" he asked playfully.

[secondhnd]

To say Phoenix wasn’t prepared for his daily life would have been an understatement. It wasn’t like it was a bad thing. It just took him a while to get on board with things. That said, it meant he went grocery shopping just about every day. His apartment wasn’t stocked up on food whatsoever. Finding himself in the canned food aisle was a common thing - he liked canned corn; don’t judge him! - was as common. He loaded his arms up with cans, having forgone a cart. The store was packed at this time of day and he sped to the checkout so he could get out of there.

The line extended down one of the aisles. He resigned to having to wait for a while. That was fine. The line, however, barely budged in five minutes. He turned to the person behind him. “Do you think the orders ahead of us are huge ones or the cashier is just slow? I think, if I were a cashier, I’d be a really slow one. Just take all day, talk to everyone in line.” Was that different from what he was doing now? Not entirely.

[secondhnd]

@icingsweet // Erin

Maybe Phoenix needed to get better hobbies. Right now, going out and drinking was his top one. One day, he'd replace it with something of better substance, but tonight, he found himself back at Hell and Highwater like he was a lot of nights. He checked his bank balance on his phone. It wasn't ... the best. His mom might be right about him needing to get a job that used his degree. Surely, that would pay better.

Being here often enough, he knew all of the bartenders. Looking behind the counter, his eyes landed on Erin. Well, fuck. They weren't entirely his biggest fan in the world. Scratch that, Phoenix was pretty sure he hated him. They'd hooked up a few - or more than a few - times in the past and that always ended in arguments where they would call the other names. Phoenix was pretty sure a lot of the things he said to Erin could also apply to himself, but he wasn't in the mood for introspection. He was in the mood to get drunk. Propping his elbows up on the bar, he flashed them a grin. "Erin! We're friends, right?"

[secondhnd]

@banksrainicr

Perhaps there were better ways to organize hanging out with someone than showing up at their place of work. Phoenix knew that, deep down. It didn't mean he was going to follow the rule. In fact, that would be the exact reason that he was at Frisky Kitty cafe. However, it seemed like the best way to make certain he could capture his brother somewhere. How long had it been since they had talked one on one? It felt like it had been ages, the actual length of time lost to the world. He supposed that it didn't quite matter, did it?

Forgoing the line, Phoenix stood to the edge of the counter. He propped his elbows on the counter, face in his hands. "When are you off?" His voice was whiny as he spoke, hoping to drive the point home that he wasn't entirely keen to wait ages for the other to wrap up at work. "Because I was thinking we could do something. And before you ask, no. I do not know what that thing is but I'm great with plans. An expert, really."

[secondhnd]

@fadedstarsfms // Maia

Though he was already a couple of drinks deep by the time he had arrived (drinking at home being much more budget friendly), it didn't mean that Phoenix didn't have plans when he walked into Ambrosia Lounge. To drink more, that was. He walked up to the bar, sliding onto one of the stools. He knew Brinley wasn't in, but since when had that stopped him?

"I think I deserve a free drink," he began as he made eye contact with Maia. "I have reasons! I'm not just here demanding free drinks. Number one, I'm cute. Very cute. It's a public service really. Two, please."

[secondhnd]

if you’re hearing THE PLAN (FUCK JOBS) by THE FRONT BOTTOMS playing, you have to know PHOENIX MAE (HE/HIM; CIS MAN) is near by! the 25 year old has been in denver for, like, TWENTY FIVE YEARS. they’re known to be quite SHORT TEMPERED, but being OPEN-MINDED seems to balance that out. or maybe it’s the fact that they resemble EVAN MOCK. personally, i’d love to know more about them seeing as how they’ve got those BRUISED KNUCKLES, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, DOG-EARED PAGES OF ASTRONOMY BOOKS vibes. and maybe i’ll get my chance if i hang out around the RINO DISTRICT long enough!

i have a whole lot™ to say because phoenix is one of my oldest muses, so check out this baby boy!! ( TW: DRUG MENTION, CHILD NEGLECT/ABUSE )

born to teen parents who had a tendency to dabble in ~illegal substances, a lot of people would argue that phoenix never really had a chance. from the time he was born up until he was six years old, he dealt with his parents’ neglect. he would wake up to an empty house at least a couple of nights a week. WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS TOTALLY NORMAL until he mentioned it to his teacher and cps plucked him out of the home he knew and threw him into foster care.

he spent the next eight years in a foster home. things were tense, and they thought about kicking phoenix out many times as a result of both his temper and the clashes they would have about the sort of trouble he would get himself into.

when he was fifteen years old, he spent about nine month in juvenile detention for breaking and entering – which he’ll claim to this day was a necessity. was it truly? no, probably not, but he was bored. okay??

once he was released, he was put back into his foster home temporarily while the social workers looked into a group home out of town that he could get sent to where he wouldn’t get into as much trouble.

of course, he had to visit his social worker more frequently – finding out that she liked to have a lot of meetings with him and his probation officer.

it was one of these days between the time his last class finished and the meeting when he was out in the parking lot with his old skateboard when he tried to bum a cigarette off of a heavily tattooed man. he turned phoenix down (of course!) and when his social worker poked her head out of the door to call out to him, he was pretty sure he was in trouble. instead, the man and a woman phoenix assumed was his wife were standing there and there was a flurry of words he only half listened to until he heard the words new placement. it turned out the couple was interested in fostering him? though he was confused, phoenix was up for anything.

though the couple was only about fifteen years older than him, they already had three adopted teenage children around phoenix’s age. he wasn’t generally one to get comfortable quickly, but it was easy in this household. they were treating him like he was family despite the fact he’d just gotten there.

by his seventeenth birthday, phoenix was adopted :’)

now twenty-five, he still goes to weekly family dinners and is close to his adoptive siblings.

FUN FACTS!!

phoenix has a lot of tattoos, most of which were stick-n-pokes or home done tattoos. the largest one that he has is on his inner arm that said born sick because he thought “take me to church” was the absolute best song in the world when it was released (he wasn’t wrong !!)

despite being kind of a trainwreck, phoenix is also really smart and had earned a master’s degree in astronomy by the time that he was twenty years old. it was done on scholarship – which is nice because is he using it at all??? NO!!

ummm but he’s absolutely obsessed with aliens???

ANGER ISSUES!!! he bottles up all of the negative things he has from past so it boils over sooner or later.

he stumbled upon the piercing job by spending a lot of time of at a local tattoo shop until they offered to train him in piercing.

he’s big on bartering so if you want a piercing and have something other than money to offer him, he’ll probably accept it.

he has a three year old adopted sister named kale who is absolutely his favorite person in the whole entire world.

he also has a cat named Jolene

if you get to know him, he’s a lil soft once you peel all of his layers away.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

pls give me a close friendship where they call him ‘nickie’ thank u :(

tbh some exes?? he’s bi and he’s kind of the type to have tumultuous relationships in every facet of his life, so romantically…… it is obviously no different.

FOSTER SIBLINGS??? YES????

drinking buddies. phoenix and drinking go hand in hand hnonestly

ANYTHING

[secondhnd]

🙊💬 + Owen (Phoenix)

"i think that Owen was the first sort of sibling experience that I had. I mean, he wasn't the first foster sibling that I had, but he was the first one who made it feel... I don't know - real? Like he actually cared. Then we kind of drifted, found our own lives, but here's the thing. I still think of him that way, okay? He's like... an extra brother. And one of the few people that I've never been tempted to punch in the face! So points to him, frankly."

[secondhnd]

@waylonxford

Phoenix wasn't used to shopping in the kid's section. He felt as out of place as he probably looked right now, sorting through the little girls' outfits. He was on a mission though. Nothing was going to stop him from that. He hummed to himself, racking his brain to make certain he got the right size. That was the most important part of this mission. If he got something that wouldn't fit, the trip would have been all for naught.

With a sunflower printed romper in his hands, he held it up. Grabbing the closest person by the arm, he smiled a little. "Hey, so picture this. You're four years old, right? And your coolest brother is about to teach you how to skateboard even though your mom has said a dozen times that he's not supposed to. You'd totally wear this, right?"

[secondhnd]

@lostandfoundfm (Aleks)

Phoenix did not have plans for the night. Usually, he would go out but he was so broke at the moment that it wasn't a possibility. Instead, he figured he would ride his skateboard around until he ended up somewhere. It didn't take long, however, before he found himself at Aleks' door. It happened quite frequently. He figured that, by now, he had the right to show up unannounced. If he hadn't earned that, well, he supposed that Aleks didn't have to answer the door. He preferred to think he had earned it though.

Tucking his board underneath his arm, he tried the door. It was locked as most were prone to do. It didn't mean he wasn't going to try. His own door was unlocked most of the time, due to his own penchant for forgetting his keys inside. With the side of his fist, he pounded on the front door. "FBI, open up!" he called out before adding, "Just kidding, it's your favorite person and if you think that it's someone different than me, I'm fuckin' suing!"

[secondhnd]

🙊💬 - Micah for Phoenix and/or Fletcher

Phoenix:

"Look, Micah is... don't fuck with Micah. If that's what your plan is, don't do it. He's not gonna say anything. He'll just stand there and... you know what? Stop - stop thinking about it. He's soft and the world is not made for people like him. I love the guy, but... he's going to end up getting hurt when I'm not around and I can't say I'm looking forward to it."

Fletcher:

"Oh my gosh. He's a sweet little thing. There's something about him that's trustworthy, you know? I mean, I wouldn't leave the bar with most guys, but I knew that he wasn't going to try anything! Not that I can't defend myself - totally beside the point. I think that he seems like he needs a friend. Maybe I can be that person for him. You never know."

[secondhnd]

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@dadiism:

"Oh, yeah. I’m the oldest of six.” Vince chuckles, shaking his head a bit. Growing up had been chaotic, but in the best way. “Ha, that must be it. Looks like you might have to save your avenging for another day though, I’m sorry.”

Phoenix nodded. "Sounds crazy. You think about having more kids or is three the limit?" Was that an odd question to ask a stranger? Sure, but Phoenix didn't have a very good filter in the best times. "That's okay. I'm not sure I was ready to fight zombies today anyway."

[secondhnd]

🙊💬 ayanna for phoenix >:)

"You know how when you really like someone and it's all you can think about? God, it sucks. It fucking sucks. And I think especially when you know you're not good enough for them. You know, I know that sounds all mopey, but it's true! Me and relationships are kind of a match made in hell. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. I think about kissing her again. That - I mean, I thought it was good. Ayanna seemed to enjoy it. I'm not pursuing anything with them. No way. Do I like them? Yeah, a lot. Maybe more than I've liked someone before. It's weird. But we're friends! We're friends! Don't let me screw that up. I'm almost begging here."

[secondhnd]

14 ( phoenix & caress ) & 22 ( marigold & ali )

Does your muse have a “victory song” and if so, what is it?

Phoenix:

Phoenix's is obviously "We are the Champions" by Queen. He is basic, but he is free... And in case you were wondering, yes, he does want to be Freddie Mercury a little bit.

Caress:

Probably "Wings" by Little Mix. If something goes her way, the odds of you finding her dancing around to this song.

What is your muse most thankful for?

Marigold:

Marigold is most thankful for her determination. She thinks that it's the one thing that keeps her going and got here where she is today.

Ali:

It's his mom. Who knows what he's gonna do if her sickness gets worse? 🙈

[secondhnd]

36 ( all / your choice ) !

What simple task is your muse surprisingly bad at?

Phoenix:

When it comes to simple tasks, there are a few Phoenix isn't the best at. Cooking is the first one. He can barely boil water. His mom would teach him and yet, he has no desire to learn. Another one he's bad at is just following the rules.

Marigold:

For the most part, Marigold can take care of herself, but establishing a work/life balance is new impossible for her. She struggles with it daily.

Caress:

Addressing her feelings... girl, just tell people how you feel about them and then you won't find yourself in the same mess over and over. Not everything is going to go like one of your romance novels.

Ali:

SOCIALIZING. Talking to people is always an ordeal for him. He doesn't know what to say and he doesn't know how to react properly. Save him.

[secondhnd]

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@dadiism:

"I don’t know. Maybe with the right person, but I’m not currently with anyone right now.” Vince explains, shrugging. “I love being a dad though, so never say never. Just not anytime in the near future.” He says, pausing to coral Mateo and Rafael back in line. “Me either. Though to be fair, I don’t know if I’ll ever be.”

Maybe Phoenix would have kids one day. It wasn't off the table. He watched the man with his kids and shrugged. "Kids require a lot more planning than I'm willing to do at the moment, I think." He nodded. Most people weren't. "If they attack, you'll have to find me then."

[secondhnd]

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@lavendcrhcze:

When Cillian agreed to go grocery shopping with Phoenix, he hadn’t exactly been sure what to expect but he absolutely hadn’t been surprised when his brother picked up a ton of cans and just gathered them in his arms, not even with a cart. Cillian had gone with the more ‘responsible’ approach to shopping -- picking a cart, making sure it didn’t have wonky wheels, then heading to the fresh produce aisle. It was usually a quick process plucking out the few things he needed considering it was just him and the cat and before he knew it, he was already waiting in line with his brother.

“If you were a cashier, I would literally go to anyone but you,” he teased, nudging Phoenix in the ribs. “I feel like you could make a story of everyone’s background just by looking at their shopping. I’d figure out who the serial killers were.”

Anyone but him? He didn't like the sound of that! It wasn't like he would be a bad employee. He would just be chatty! He could still be a productive employee! ... sort of. Holding up the line wouldn't make him the best employee. "First of all, that's very rude! You would love being checked out by me. I'm the best cashier. I think. I don't know. I've never done it."

Serial killers, huh? How many of those would he come across? "That would be a fun thing to do, actually. I love making theories and assumptions." As if it wasn't obvious from the way Phoenix spoke about... well, anything. "I should start making up stories about people who come into my work to get piercings."