#aspen : threads

[trcublemakr]

open starter a couple hours after they stumble upon the ghost town

dirt and dust kicked up into the air as aspen's boots carried her along the streets of the empty town. she had a strange feeling about this place. in her years since she had left charleston, she has seen a lot of places and a lot of towns that had been abandoned, but this felt different. when other towns were abandoned, there were signs of its occupants leaving. messy beds, foot prints from running, bodies of people and hallows that showed a struggle. but this place? it was perfect. like the people who lived here just vanished.

she wondered if they others felt the same way as she did or if they were just happy to have running water and beds to sleep in. they have only been traveling together for a few weeks so she wasn't too sure what to make of all of them just yet. hearing foot steps, she looked up to see someone else walking down the street and offered the almost stranger a smile. "find anything good?" she asked, hoping there was something they could use. "i'm keeping my eyes peeled for some new boots if you see any."

[trcublemakr]

if anyone else had jumped straight to an acuetory question, aspen would have hit them with an overly cheerly good morning to you too, but when it was whit's voice that cut through the morning haze, she was quick to lock in. she had a lot of respect for whit and she wanted to learn as much as she could from him. so when he asked if anyone went through his bag, she didn't get caught up in sarcastic greeting.

"uh, no i don't think so. at least i didn't, maybe alana did but she's had her nose in a book since we raided that book store in the middle of town." she explained easily. "why, is something missing?"

starter for: @trcublemakr / aspen where/when: first thing in the morning<3

Whit prided himself on being an organized man. You had to be in the line of work he occupied in the life he led before, and you had to be when you were tasked with carrying around controlled substances in the life he led now.

His belongings were kept near his person and well-tracked; even lost socks were a foreign concept to him. But he crouched beside his gear, frowning. The med kit straps were half-unbuckled. He always tightened them before sleep.

He only allowed a minimal, and particular, number of people get anywhere near his shit. Aspen was one of them. "Did anyone do a kit check on my bag last night?"

[h-ironosarchive]

♯ ┆ starter  for  …  𝕻𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒  𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍  :  𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄,  𝐍𝐄𝐖  𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐀  𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒

a  thread  featuring   ›  princess  aspen  &&  lila  moonstone.  (  @10zenn  )  location  ›  outside  of  the  princess's  chamber,  early  morning. possible  tw  ›   none  so  far!

when  lila  had  gotten  word  that  she  would  be  moved  to  a  new  post,  there  was  an  initial  excitement.  she  had  been  an  official  rosen  knight  for  what  .  .  3  months  now?  —  and  there  had  yet  to  be  an  official  assignment  of  her  post.  but  once  she  had  awoken  to  the  sound  of  aaron,  another  knight  who  had  been  her  roommate  in  the  white  keep,  with  their  voice  singing  in  her  ears  that  her  assignment  was  officially  dropping,  lila  was  ecstatic.  how  could  she  not  be?

rumours  throughout  the  keep  was  that  she  would  be  assigned  to  the  royal  family  herself.  lila,  a  royal  rosen  knight;  an  accomplishment  very  few  had  ever  achieved.

but  then  she  was  told  of  her  actual  assignment.  she  was  brought  outside  of  a  room  in  the  castle,  one  decorated  with  flowers  and  sleepy  guards  posted  outside  of  the  door.  a  few  women  surrounded  her  —  the  ladies  in  waiting,  she  assumed.  was  she  meeting  the  princess  already?  perhaps  it  was  natural.  when  working  for  the  king  and  queen,  it  was  only  necessary  to  get  acquainted  with  their  children  as  well.  but  then  she  heard  it.  the  whispers  of  the  ladies  around  her:  the  hushed  giggles,  the  encouraging  squeeze  of  her  shoulder  as  the  commander  of  the  rosen  knights  introduced  her  to  the  princess  who  looked  as  if  she  had  just  woken  up.

“  dearest  princess  aspen,  i  would  like  to  introduce  you  to  your  new  guard;  sir  lila  moonstone.  an  excellent  knight,  and  an  even  better  fighter.  i'm  sure  she  will  be  up  to  your  standards.  ”  the  commander  spoke  with  a  smile,  lila's  horrified  stare  somehow  not  reaching  him  in  between  their  forced  bows.  all  of  that  training  .  .  .  all.  of.  that.  training. 

she  was  to  be  a  glorified  babysitter?!

[morendodifame]

" well, apparently, my dealer's little henchmen didn't enjoy the fact that torturing me only turns me on -- like somehow I'm the freak, " granted, aspen knew that wasn't entirely normal, but normal was boring and they weren't falling for that any time soon.

[hauntedqt]

❛   tell   me   that   wasn't   on   purpose   .   .   .   ❜ / @calliopewrites

[trcublemakr]

as the hours ticked on, the uneasy feeling in the back of aspen's mind seemed to diminish. she had busied herself with tasks and distracted her mind from running through a million different scenarios. she was always good at that, she felt like she's been distracting her mind for the past 11 years. if she didn't sit still for long enough then the thoughts wouldn't come.

with arms full of towels and blankets taken from the various houses, she was on her way back to where the group had decided to gather and stay for the night. hearing someone, she looked up to see lenora mae sitting outside a house and washing clothes. that was smart, she made a note to do that as well. "good idea," she says with her friendly smile. "gonna be a lot of river washes for us after this." the last time they had running water, the two were in destin and before that, aspen could barely remember when she had it.

she chuckled lightly at the mention of lenora's arm. it seemed like everyone always started with a breakdown of all of their injuries that she has helped with. did she come off as the type of person who was constantly worried about others? the answer was yes. "that's good to hear, don't need an infection or anything. no, i'm just gathering up towels and stuff from the houses, swap out some of our old things from our packs. this place is like a goldmine for supplies."

status: closed - lenora mae + aspen ( @trcublemakr ) location: abandoned town, alabama

lenora mae sat on the porch of one of the houses on the farthest perimeter of the team's camp, a wooden bucket on the ground before her. she wore a moth-eaten robe she'd found in an upper bedroom with a warm heart because the floral pattern reminding her distinctly of her grandmother. the sleeves were rolled up to her elbows and she was hard at work scrubbing her clothes, piece by piece, in the hot water she'd carried out from inside.

the task was a familiar and comforting one - even as a child she never minded when her mother made her plop down by her side and scrub until her hands were raw from the lye and washboard. it was something mindless she could get lost in and so she did, until she glanced up and saw aspen approaching.

"who knows if i'll ever get to wear clean clothes again," she explained, eyes returning to the bucket. "i wanted to make sure it was done right. idle hands are the devil's workshop anyway. and before you ask - yes, the cut on my forearm is fine. you need something?"

[cruelangcls]

kris: i knowwww you've been away for work kris: but your fav bimbo needs you so badly da.ddy kris: wanna see? @gcdfvcked

[theluckyonerp]

Where: 7 Eleven (Upper) Who: Rosie and Aspen (@allwiredwrong )

She dodged her for as long as she could. The last person she didn't want to see here there was Aspen. She was so focused on hiding she didn't notice the display and ran right into it. She stood up and made eye contact with Aspen "Shit..." she whispered under her breath. "Heyyyy Aspen..."

[heartwars]

aspen tucks her bookmark into the pages , setting it beside her on the sofa . eyes roll slightly at george's words , " george. " she sits up , moving her hair out of her face as she just watches him . she honestly doesn't know what to say , this arrangement has been strange to say the least; learning how to navigate around each other when they're not really sure if the other wants them there. aspen motions to the arm chair on the opposite side of the room, "sit there... i'll get it," she tells him, pushing herself to her feet as she heads into the kitchen to grab some peas and wrapping them in a towel so he doesn't get ice burn.

⌗ continued from…   ﹙ here !﹚

[chaosandcrimson]

LOCATION: Irresistible Indulgence FOR: Aspen Wood ( @allwiredwrong )

"Did you see Mandy on the ice earlier?" Annabel sipped her iced coffee and shook her head to herself. "I heard her parents paid an obscene amount of money to fly in some hot shot Olympic coach, but girl, they are not seeing a return on that investment."

[trcublemakr]

closed starter for phoebe @mooncoming in one of the houses

morning crept in and they weren't ambushed in the night by whoever once lived here. little blessings. aspen was feeling more positive about the whole place, even if there was still an itching in the back of her mind that something was not right. with the help of the foods they had found without the houses, she decided to take advantage of the fact that this may be one of the last times in a while that they will have a working kitchen with running water so she decided to make some breakfast. nothing crazy, pancakes from a boxed mix she found and some canned peaches. she wished they had eggs or bacon but the one thing this place didn't have was animals.

she was making enough for whoever wanted some and was just starting to load up a plate with a stack of pancakes when she turned to see one of the clones, phoebe. she seemed younger than all the others and her mind was filled with questions. was her original a child? or had something happened when she was being made? what were the ethics when it came to making clones of humans and would it matter when it was the end of the world? she pushed the thoughts away and smiled at the girl. "good morning, are you hungry? i made enough for everyone."

[comingshcme]

*  @loveshard  sent  :  [ 🤢 ]  -  for  my  muse  to  eat  the  poorly-made  cookie  that  your  muse  baked  (  for  aspen  )  .

"  oh  ,  "  aspen  murmurs  ,  trying  to  summon  the  right  words  without  betraying  his  true  feelings  . "  it’s  ...  interesting  .  "  the  edges  of  plump  lips  twitch ,  but  keep  facial  expression  as  neutral  as  possible  .  homme  manages  to  swallow  the  second  bite  ,  followed  with  a  long  ⎯  unnecessary  sip  of  water  ,  gaze  flickering  back  to  the  mess  on  the  plate  .  "  did  you  ,  uh  ,  follow  the  recipe  ?  "  voice  a  little  too  careful  ,  too  polite  . " i  mean  ...  i  can  certainly  appreciate  the  effort  though  perhaps  next  time  ,  it  might  ⎯  "  blonde  stops  himself  ,  reminding  to  have  some  decorum  while  being  put  on  the  spot  . "  well  ,  "  a  tight  smile  pulling  at  one's  lips  ,  "  it  certainly  has  ...  character  .  "

[ravensrevcnge]

Closed for @fadedstarsfms | Aspen & Briar @ Aspen's getting ready for the Midnight Mirage Reopening Masquerade

"Okay, okay, okay," Aspen murmured excitedly as their fingers pulled through their hair, studying their reflection in the mirror as they attempted to get the strands to lay just the way they wanted. It had been a while since they'd had an excuse to get dressed up fancy, and they were going to go all in for it. But first, they wanted to go all in on Briar's look, too. They dropped their hands and clapped them together, pulling a seat out and patting it for Briar to sit down in front of them. "Tell me the vibe we're going for," they said as they played with Briar's hair, loving how it was falling over their shoulders just right. "You already look amazing. You could go in bunny pajamas and slay."

[inferrnos]

𐙚‧ "i love reassurance. my heart will literally fly off the handle if you tell me you want me." / @tinkrbell

[thefvrious]

@atrickrtreat sent 99 and got -> sex, drugs, etc. by beach weather

"I don't need that late night high." Aspen said, waving her hand off. She was perched on top of a parked car, watching the other cars float by on down the strip. The wind was whipping in her hair and she felt alright. "I'm floating on my lowkey vibe."

[multi-royalty]

closed starter for @cosmicjest (Clarke)

⸻⸻ "your kru may have convinced Leksa that you're here to do no damage, but I have nothing to lose in believing otherwise". It wasn't new information, Aspen despised almost all of the skaikru, and what they stood for. "she's not here" Aspen shook her head, returning back to the present moment. "so if you've come to speak to heda, you've had wasted a journey".