#both she and Maddie had gotten busy with their lives and careers but did still talk at time

[bluerosefox]

Of Godsons, Fruitloops, and Lois 'I will drag all secrets out into the sun' Lane

Danny loses his parents due to their own lack of safety in the lab (death? Coma? People finally putting their foot down about the Fenton's endangering their kids? Idk pick). Jazz can't take him in due to being in college and living on its campus (and he didnt want to force her into an apartment just to keep him, he saw the prices and knows she'll have to work to make rent) and Danny fears the only place he can go to is... Vlad. (Sam's parents would never let him live with her and Tucker's place doesn't have the room)

Vlad's been lording it over Danny, smug about it all, after all he IS Danny's godfather and he has the space and money to provide for the boy in his time of need.

Only, when digging into Danny's files, his social worker discovers Vlad isn't Danny's godfather, he was meant to be but the Fenton's forgot to send/sign in the final paperwork (even if those documents were the only contact they had with Vlad over the years before the reunion)

No Danny's godparent, the person to take him should anything happen to the Fenton's is....

Lois Lane.

His mom's childhood friend.

[lolottes]

amity park in the non-ghostly chaos after the departure of the youngest fenton

The situation with the GiW had gotten worse. Even Vlad was starting to get sniffed at by them after the GiW heard things about Vlad election.

The three halfa came together, despite the tension between them, for a common plan.

Danny couldn't leave until the gate closed.

Vlad couldn't leave while he was still attached to Maddie

both were endangering the halfa's secret existence and so Dani was worried. but she owed Danny a favor.

Danny was going to tell these parents, without transforming himself, just making his eyes shine at the end. If it goes well, so much the better! they will have help for the rest of the plan!! Otherwise Vlad would intervene to prevent the worst while sending a message to Dani who would trigger the Fenton sensors and pretend to be Danny Phantom and Vlad intervene immediately physically.

Why? Vlad thought it was the best way to make the parents believe that Danny had only tested them and that they had failed.

…What happened

Maddie didn't hesitate to shoot Danny when Danny's eyes started to shine. Then the detector distracted her while Danny ran. The Parrent duo followed Danny BUT were stopped by Vlad, who argued with them, taking out a bottle of shiny green ecto contact lens while taking out custody waiver papers which a still very tunned Jack signed while declaiming that they were coming to show where their priority was and it was NOT Danny and his well-being!

when Maddie? ... she didn't stay to listen to Vlad and went running after Dani Phantom.

Suffice it to say, Danny wasn't entirely happy with this "little" addition to the plan on Vlad's part, but it worked, vlad knew how to put pressure on people to sign his papers after all, he did not succeed in the business world ONLY thanks to his ability to own people. These parents seemed to question themselves or at least jack but Danny no longer had enough confidence to stay at Fenton Work. Vlad convinced them to close the portal. In any case, even if they had refused, Vlad would have just sabotaged the machine without blowing up the whole neighborhood, he has the knowledge to.

Once that was done, Vlad and Danny no longer had any ties to Amity Park other than friendships and the position of mayor. After all, Maddie reacted like that to her son ... so Vlad resigned himself, he didn't think that Maddie would be the one who would react ... react like this and not even stay to hear all his talk....

Danny chats with his two best friends and these two both intended to aim for Gotham University knowing that it was the best choice of city for the three of them. So they would meet again, just for a few years of long-distance friendship.

Danny even told Valerie what happened, without the part where he was Phantom, although some implied that Valerie was thinking about the implication for her. Danny didn't insist.

Dani decided to stay a little longer at Amity Park. After all, if Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom moved at the same time, it wouldn't have been for the best.... But Vlad threatened, she won't stay at Amity Park for long, Vlad will officially adopt Dani but he had better be correct! otherwise she will run away!!!

Danny and Vlad move to Gotham after Vlad's resignation speech on the importance of family over career and another snap election.

Dani, under the title of Phantom, warned the few Danny "enemy" arriving at Amity Park without any portal of the situation. But the closure of the fenton and vlad portals caused ghost attacks to drop sharply. Soooo, Val asks Dani about the situation and listened about the fenton portal....

and valerie was not silent about this sudject!

She was also very verbal at school, like it was normal that he was always so tired! he had to sleep above the point of ghosts entering the living world!! he who was so afraid of the slightest ghostly appearance!!! how do you want to sleep like that?!? why didn't anyone visit the Fenton home with Danny's grades dropping and falling grades! his overall change in behavior!!! In hindsight it was normal that Jazz was so mature if she had to hold the bar !!! why had no teacher sounded the alarm! What do you mean, Mr.Lancer, you did it but it didn't work? !!! How? or did it block?

Quickly Vallerie was not the only one to search and ... it was Tucker who said the passing remark that ignited things: Maybe it was the government that didn't want the only designer of anti-ghost weapons to be distracted from their work after they signed their government contract

----

Meanwhile, Danny was preparing for the first gala as Vlad's child in the mansion of the richest family in the city and in the top three in the world.

no pressure

[askauradonprep]

For the wrestling AU - who would you all say is the greatest wrestler of all time?

* Obligatory disclaimed that any mentions of a wrestler refer to their in-character personas and should not be read as an endorsement of anything they’ve said or done IRL.

Mal: Oh, wow - that’s a good question. I’m going to say The Undertaker. He’s done so much and been in so many iconic moments over the years, it’s gotta be him right? I mean, he’s been wrestling for like 30 years so. He’s gotta be good at something, right?

Uma: I’m gonna say Chyna. First woman in the rumble, first to win men’s championships in the WWE, and all of that when she was in the strip match filled wasteland that was the Attitude Era? Respect. Chyna was an OG.

Freddie: I was gonna say ‘Taker too. He’s been there for a long time and he’s one of the scariest men to ever step foot in that ring. I definitely loved watching him whenever we could get WWE on the Auradon News Network. 

Celia: I think it was Undertaker too. He’s always been my favourite wrestler and he’s won like a million championships. And he always comes back! I was so sad when I thought he wouldn’t after Mania 33, but he did. 

Jay: Wow, that’s a tough one. I’m gonna say either Stone Cold Steve Austin or Bret Hart. They kinda made wrestling in the 90s y’know? And Bret Hart’s a good leader. I love watching Stone Cold do something dumb that you know he’s gonna get arrested for, but I also love watching Bret Hart. He retired without injuring anybody you know? I wish I could do that. Best there was, best there is, best there ever will be, right? I think I have to give it to Bret Hart just for that one.

Evie: Who IS the greatest or can I say who WILL BE the greatest when her career is over? Because I definitely think it WILL be Charlotte Flair when she’s done. She’s only just started a few years ago and she’s already done so much! Matches of the Year, a pay per view win streak, 10 championships - what more could a girl want? Until she finishes though, I’m going to say it’s Ric Flair. He’s one of the most iconic wrestlers in the world and he was crucial in building our industry. I don’t think wrestling would be as big as it is without him. Yeah, I know, big Flair fan here. Woo! *giggles*

Carlos: Mark Henry! Man, c’mon. He’s the World’s Strongest Man. He might not have a bunch of titles, but you know when he walks in whoever he fights is in trouble. He’s funny too! Every time he starts making jokes, I crack up. I love Mark Henry.

Harry: Besides me? Tch! It’s Shawn Michaels. Everybody knows that. He’s one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and probably the biggest from forever ago.

Jay: Why am I not surprised that when I say Bret Hart, you say Shawn Michaels?

Harry: Because I have good taste?

Jay: Sure. That’s it.

Gil: Um, I’m gonna say Mark Henry, because he’s one of my favourites. He’s really strong and he’s really funny. 

Ben: I’m going to say Bret Hart too. Not just because he’s one of my favourites, but because he worked really hard at being a wrestler his entire career. He only missed one show he was booked for, he never hurt anybody, and he just cares a lot about the business. Which, I guess is why he’s one of my favourites. What can I say? I like the Harts. Bruno Sanmartino would be a great case too.

Chad: Uh, Triple H? Hello? Nothing else would have happened without him. He was the leader of D-Generation-X, he created NXT which is where everyone else came from. We’re all just waiting for him to take over, admit it.

Lonnie: I was going to say ‘I hope we haven’t met them yet’ because, really, wrestling would be pretty boring if we’d already seen the greatest wrestler who’ll ever exist. But...I think I know who I want to pick now. Her ring name was Minerva, and she was the first World Women’s Champion back in the 1890s. That was before there was even a MEN’S world championship. We didn’t get that until 1905! I can’t imagine a wrestling industry without world championships, can you? And she really hasn’t gotten the credit she deserves for that. Everyone thinks it started with Mildred Burke, but that’s not true. Every wrestler out there should know Minerva’s name but we don’t. We really don’t and I think that’s sad. She deserves so much better for her legacy. If I had my way, we’d have her name and her face everywhere - like the Minerva Memorial Battle Royale at Wrestlemania? We should know her. So that’s who I’m voting for.

Jane: Oh! Uh, I don’t know who I’d pick really. Maybe Sara Del Ray?

Chad: Who, the trainer lady?

Jane: Yeah! ‘Cause she trained most of the new wrestlers at WWE and stuff. I think she deserves credit for that. That’s lots of good wrestlers she helped forward. That’s a lot for the industry, y’know?

Audrey: I think it’s The Rock. Everybody knows who he is, even outside of wrestling. Everything he ever said made money for the industry and got attention for it. It’s definitely The Rock.

Jordan: The Miz. I mean, come on, that guy’s great. He’s been a solid main event level talent for 10 years, set records for his title numbers, he’s just a really solid wrestler all around and he’s done it for forever. I’m a Shawn Michaels girl too though so if he wins, I wouldn’t complain.

Ally: Lita. She was the coolest woman on tv for the Attitude Era and I think she’s still been incredible. She’s important for every girl who watches wrestling. And she’s a lot of fun to watch.

CJ: Kairi Sane. ...What? Oh was I supposed to say more? Well, she’s one of the only two wrestlers I care about watching so I guess that says it all, huh? 

Aziz: I mean, Kurt Angle’s an Olympian? And he came back from breaking his neck twice. You gotta give him props for that. And he’s one of the most decorated and he’s in TWO halls of fame. WWE and TNA. So, I’m gonna say Kurt Angle.

Herkie: Kurt Angle is great, but I’m gonna say Shinsuke Nakamura. That guy is so talented and I can’t understand why anyone would waste him. His stuff in New Japan? In NXT even? Absolute legend. 

Maddy: Ric Flair. He’s one of the most talented heels ever. The dirtiest player in the game. I respect that. 

Ginny: Well, I’d say it’s Randy Savage. He was a savage in the ring and on the mic. What more can you ask for? 

Harriet: I’d argue it’s Batista. He’s one of the most decorated champs and the longest reigning World Champ. And what can I say? I can relate to living somewhere rough when you were younger and the ego kind of reminds me of certain children I know.

Harry: Who?

Harriet: ...You’ll figure it out. 

Ruby: Well, I think it’s Rey Mysterio. He’s definitely one of the greatest wrestlers of all time anyways. If not for everything he’s done in the ring, then for all the great wrestlers he’s inspired - both as lucha wrestlers and as aerialists. He’s the greatest high flyer in the world. 

Anxelin: I want to say Eddie Guerrero. He was incredibly talented and would do anything it took. He was resourceful and crafty and I’ve always tried to be like that in the ring. I’m generally so straight laced that I know how hard it can be to act like that, so I have a lot of respect for Mr. Guerrero. And, well...him and Rey Mysterio were friends. Ruby is my sister. I would be lying if I said I didn’t see something in that connection. 

Yi-Min: I am not familiar with most of the wrestlers my colleagues on the roster have mentioned. From the promotions I am familiar with, I believe it is Ho Ho Lun. He is extremely talented and if he ever comes to America for a longer period of time, I believe he would become extremely popular and successful. 

Arabella: Jeff Hardy. He’s always been the cooler Hardy brother, wrestling wise in my opinion. He’s not afraid of anything. He’ll mess everybody up. So I’ve gotta say Jeff Hardy. 

Vote Tally

Undertaker: 3 (Mal, Freddie, Celia)

Chyna: 1 (Uma)

Bret Hart: 2 (Jay and Ben)

Ric Flair: 2 (Evie and Maddy)

Mark Henry: 2 (Carlos and Gil)

Shawn Michaels: 1 (Harry)

Triple H: 1 (Chad)

Minerva: 1 (Lonnie)

Sara Del Ray: 1 (Jane)

The Miz: 1 (Jordan)

Lita: 1 (Ally)

The Rock: 1 (Audrey)

Kairi: 1 (CJ). 

Kurt Angle: 1 (Aziz)

Shinsuke Nakamura: 1 (Herkie)

Randy Savage: 1 (Ginny)

Batista: 1 (Harriet)

Rey Mysterio: 1 (Ruby)

Eddie Guerrero: 1 (Anxelin)

Ho Ho Lun: 1 (Yi-Min)

Jeff Hardy: 1 (Arabella)

Mal: Ha! Told you guys it was Taker. 

Freddie: We didn’t need to be told, but yeah. Yeah, it is.

[miresims]

Some of the pics of the family I’ve been playing for months now (with breaks here and there). The Ricci-Marin-Lodge-Baileys 

This family started with sisters Tanya and Daphne Ricci. I believe I grabbed Tanya off the gallery and just made her a teen sister. I think Tanya was in the stylist career and Daphne ended up being a scientist. Tanya liked neighbor Adam Koepp (sim made by me years ago based on a book character) and they ended up dating very shortly because... Adam got married overnight to an older woman, Lucy Jordan, who was actually Tanya and Daphne’s next door neighbor (mccc perks! lol actually i’m not sure why this happens to me since i have it so sims with love relationships with my own sims can’t get married randomly but oh well it made for a good story) so Tanya broke up with him and moved on. She eventually got together with Evan Marin (i got him and his two kids off the gallery, so if you made him, here you can see some of his descendents lol thank you he was a very great sim) who already had 2 kids, Khloe and Noah. He was in the business career. They had two more girls, Evie and Abigail. 

Daphne got married to Milo Jordan-you guessed it! Lucy Jordan, now Koepp’s son. Milo was a soccer star and also had a daughter with someone else before he got together with Daphne: Rosé, who eventually moved in with them after her mom passed away. Daphne and Milo had a son named Romeo. And that’s it for original gen. 

Oldest 2nd gen kid, Khloe, grew up and I moved her out because we needed space so I just let mccc do its thing and she got married to.... Adam Koepp. To say I was shocked was an understatement. Like I said Lucy was older than Adam so she passed and Adam was single again and Khloe wasted no time lol. Lucy and Adam had a daughter together, Maya (meaning she was Milo’s half-sister and Khloe’s step daughter). Khloe and Adam had a son, named Niel. I don’t know what their jobs were because I didn’t play with them. I think I moved Khloe to the city with her bestie and played with her there but I can’t remember what she did. 

Noah also grew up and married childhood friend Ara Willis-Nam (The Willis-Nams are a family I made years ago and I loved playing with them so I always add them to my new saves as townies). They had a kid named Xander. I played with them for a little while but I can’t remember what they did.. I think Noah might have been a soccer player? I have no idea. 

Rosé was a bit wild lol She wanted money to move out of Milo and Daphne’s house so she went after elderly Jay Huntington who had quite a bit of money and lived in this very nice apartment in the city. Jay’s son had just gotten married to Maya, Rosé’s aunt. So that’s how they met. and then Rosé got pregnant with Jay’s kid and she got to be part of the inheritance. Healthy baby boy Bradley Jordan was born and she moved out to a very nice house. She later got married to Leo Bailey (whose dad had 11 more kids with like 5 or 6 different women lmfaofjksjfkf). They had two more kids Isla and Benjamin. 

I can’t remember Evie and Abigail’s childhood so it must have not been that interesting. Evie got married to Adam Lodge (got him off the gallery, thank you) and she was a veterinarian. Her dad bought her a small clinic and she was very good at it. Evie and Adam (yes I only noticed their names after they had gotten married lol) had twins Faith and Henry. 

Romeo married his super hot best friend Derek Robins. The Robins are actually the Goths except with a surname I like better. So he was rich and hot. Good for you Romeo. Romeo was a writer and Derek was a body builder. 

Abigail moved to the city with her amazing girlfriend whose name I can’t remember and since they never got married I can’t see her in the family tree. Once they got older they moved in with Romeo and Derek. And they lived in as a very gay happy family. No kids for either couple. And that’s it for gen 2. 

Niel and Xander had their respective families generated by mccc. Niel married Jane Pryce and they had a daughter. Skye. Xander married Leah Something (can’t remember) and they had two kids: Andrea and Dean.

Faith married Xavier King. Faith was very very pretty as you can see. She has her grandpa Evan’s eyes. Xavier was a bar man and Faith was a musician? I think? I can’t remember. They had a son Ezra.

Henry got his high school girlfriend Meredith accidentally pregnant right after high school. Meredith didn’t want to be a mother and they eventually broke up. Henry had Indigo move in with him and his parents right after she was born. He eventually got married to Maddie Malone, who was a little bit younger than he was but they made it work. They had a kid together, Eliott. And that’s it for the relevant 3rd gen. 

And we get to the two current households I’m playing with these days: The Bradfords and the Baileys.

During their teenage years Indigo and Ezra, cousins, had a friend group with other teenagers, and they both had a crush on the same guy. Elio Bradford. Elio and Indigo were best friends but Ezra was the one Elio was dating secretly. Elio eventually came out and Indigo moved on. Indigo then got together with Benjamin Bailey, who was a part of their friend group and... who was also her great-grandmother’s sister’s step-daughter’s son. I honestly didn’t remember that part when I got them together. But oh well it’s not like they’re blood related or anything. Indigo paints and Benjamin keeps a garden and makes floral arrangements. They have a kid named Jack. 

Ezra and Elio got married and they have a daughter. Esther. Indigo was her surrogate mother. Elio and Ezra asked her a little while after she had Jack. That way Esther’s got some of Ezra’s genes since Indigo and Ezra are cousins. Elio has a extended family so I’m thinking of having Ezra and one of Elio’s sisters or cousins have a kid too. We’ll see lol. They def have the space. Ezra is a musician like his mom and Elio is a soccer player. Lots of athletes in this family.

Eliott is now a young adult and mccc got him married to a Lauren Thompson. She and her kid whose name I can’t remember right now live with his mom Maddie still in the Ricci-Marin house I played with from the beginning. But I’m not playing with them anymore. I’m not saying I won’t play with them again. Or with Skye who is married to Sebastian Kinnear (one of the descendents of the dude who had 12 kids too lmfao) and they have a daughter Sasha. Or maybe with Andrea and her husband whose name I can’t remember right now. or Dean and his wife. They’re all from my direct line tree so I could end up playing with either of them if I get bored of the two households I’m playing with now. 

Ezra, Elio, Esther, Indigo, Benjamin and Jack all celebrated together harvestfest together and had a very nice time. As for pets, they’ve all had pets from the beginning but they’ve all died. The Baileys have Nika right now, who is an elder jack russel terrier. Elio and Ezra had Mouse and Pato who were actually Xavier and Faith’s cats but they’ve both passed by now :( I’ll probably get them a pet the next time I play with them. 

Also, you can’t see Jack here but he also has Evan’s eyes. He’s 5th gen and he still has one of the founders’ features. Strong genes, I guess. I was hoping he’d be a red-head like his dad but he has dark brown hair like everyone else in the family. Esther does too. 

And that’s it for now. So yeah, this family has had a couple little messes and there... but nothing too bad. 

[nolaroleplay]

✧ NAME: Luke York ✧ AGE: 31 ✧ BIRTHDAY: May 19, 1985 ✧ GENDER: Male ✧ LOCATION: Garden District ✧ TIME IN NOLA: 7 months ✧ OCCUPATION: Archaeologist & Researcher at NOLA Musuems

Mun Note: It’s disheartening I have to put this little note on my character’s bios, however, I’ve unfortunately had them stolen from me too many times now. I don’t want to have to do so, but you will be confronted again if it continues. Thanks!

TW: npc substance, rehab mentions

Luke was born in New Orleans, Louisiana as an only child to Andrew and Carla York, two prominent, well-off teachers. When he came along, the young boy subsequently became spoiled to no end, especially since the Yorks had been told they likely wouldn’t be able to have any children. And when a second healthy baby would come along even nearly six years later, a daughter they named Maddie, the adjusting proved to be rather strange for Luke to grasp at first, yet surprisingly, that didn’t last. He quite took to the fact that his little sister looked up to him, and this notion didn’t falter while they grew up and the brother and sister bond came to be a force to be reckoned with, Luke sticking up for her when she needed. It was what became the balance to their vary vastly different personality spectrums. Along with their parents’ professions, it was essentially in the York children’s blood to excel and have penchant for knowledge. Regardless, ensuring they’d be as well-rounded individuals as possible, both he and Maddie were put into a variety of lessons growing up outside of school, dabbling in everything from foreign languages to musical instruments. Although Luke found they could be monotonous at some points, he was studious, enjoying all the learning and never was ashamed of that fact.

After excelling throughout in schoolwork and extra-curricular activities in the years that passed, leaving for college came pretty quickly for Luke. Having gotten accepted to his parent’s Ivy League alma mater of Brown University, the Yorks couldn’t have been more proud, and the school decision was set. Even though things were certainly changing, Luke also made a point to talk and assure his sister before leaving that he’d still be there for her. Anxious to get out and see new places, Luke arrived in Rhode Island to start his college career not long after. Albeit his parents likely preference of him becoming a teacher, Luke settled on archaeology, tying in everything he’d learned since he was a young boy and more to him. That more being his opportunity to travel and see a variety of places around the world, uncover history, findings, that maybe no one had ever un-covered before.

As always, Luke delved into his studies and acquired internship opportunities at local museums. However, he did still find himself caught up in the social life of college as well, where he and the friends he’d made would find themselves immersed with in whatever off time they somehow found themselves having. In time, Luke wound up meeting a certain girl in the midst of it all, an immensely social butterfly and hardcore partier that he found himself becoming intrigued by in a way he hadn’t been by any relationship attempt before and she wound up actually thinking the same. Somehow, they clicked. Or so they thought.

Nevertheless, the two set off in a whirlwind, staying together and going to parties throughout the time he was also at school. However, while he had fun, Luke still hadn’t lose the sense that he had to focus, readying himself to enter graduate school for a Master’s, while her ways only became worse and worse. As a result, they were constantly on and off with the so-called relationship and when she found herself in the hospital at one point, Luke gave the ultimate of aiding her in finding some help or he was done for good, exhausted being the one always feeling like one to pick up the ever falling pieces between them.

Yet when she promised to get her act together and entered rehab, Luke didn’t go anywhere, becoming relieved and almost nearly fell for the stick that she didn’t want to lose him. He proposed after her finished rehab stint and they got engaged, unbeknownst to any of his family, believing this would be what could fix things entirely. It wasn’t long though that his heart completely sank and any further wedding planning to stop when spotting traces of alcohol bottles and zip-locs containing a drug stash in her belongings. That was the final straw. Despite any pleading, any phone calls, texts, and even attempting to frame him, Luke ended things altogether and filed for a restraining order, wanting nothing to do with her anymore. He’d hoped to be off traveling soon anyway. And more importantly, he vowed to never lose himself in the way he felt like he’d had ever again.

Luke finished up his Bachelor’s and stayed in school for Master’s studies, again habitually busying himself with college work, becoming increasingly closed off than before, unsure when or if he’d ever open his heart again. He was ashamed, humiliated at himself. But in effort to try and help him with what disaster had occurred in his personal life, his friends had him going to university events, and even ones off the campus location, mainly in New York. Before long, they were making frequent trips to the city there and he was meeting new people. It did feel like some sort of therapy of making him feel better. When finally finishing up his archaeology schooling altogether, albeit it being hard saying goodbye to certain people, Luke eagerly got into the profession and found himself traveling all around the world with an assigned team to various excavation sites, their achievements along the way being recognized in the media, press, held events and the like. He even met up with Maddie a few times when she entered college and traveled abroad to the places he’d been closest to at the time.

As his luck would have it again though, while excavating at rather dangerous, remote site with a newer rookie to the team, a near fateful accident occurred. As Luke was with the trainee at the time looking in a certain spot, he endured the blame. It caused the entire team to go through a process with law enforcement, eventually cleared as an accident, yet the team member’s family weren’t as convinced. To uphold the reputation and accolades they’d achieved, Luke opted out. Seeing a museum research opening in none other than his hometown, he took the opportunity to lay low in the best possible place and readied himself for a return to New Orleans.

Now home and beginning a difficult adjustment process after navigating the world for a good few years, who knows? I could also turn out to be a blessing in disguise for him to ultimately realize.

Both he and his sister are practically poster children for the sayings “Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter.” With Maddie easily taking after their mother’s outgoing, bubbly nature, Luke takes after their father’s subdued and reserved one. It’s no question he can be rather difficult to get through to and know what’s going on inside his head, it goes to say that being around the two lively women in the York household can showcased a more flippant side at the right times with the right people for both Luke and his father. Being raised by a New Orleans man of traditional Southern values and a mother originally from out of the country, Luke was brought up to be a gentleman, charming with proper manners. Having also inherited intellectual smarts, Luke is constantly asking questions within his mind, wanting to know more and more. Although due to the pressure he’d faced growing up not wanting to let anyone down, frustration and exasperation can get the best of him and can make his blood boil. Yet, that also has proved being a driving force in everything he does while being fiercely loyal to loved ones. All in all with any relationship in general, he’s trying to be better at communicating more openly, to not over-dwell and let everything pent up linger.

LUKE’S FACECLAIM IS DAN STEVENS AND IS PORTRAYED BY LIZ.

[hmorris0712]

all my life (part seven)

october 2, 2007

you ever have those really good days? the ones where you can't keep a smile off your face? the ones where literally everything good that could happen...happens? where you just wanna keep reliving the whole day and play it on repeat over and over again?

well, tyler was not having one of those days.

it was actually pretty much the opposite. he didn't wake up great, and the fact that he couldn't write anything good didn't help either. that didn't exactly help his mind. his family isn't currently around to distract him from his mind, and they won't be for pretty much the rest of the day, so he has to deal with it on his own.

fun, huh?

he can only do it for so long though before he...does something. but he doesn't want to do anything. he hasn't done anything for almost two months now, and he doesn't want to take any steps backwards.

but when he thinks of all the things he's done wrong and all the friends he's mistakenly yelled at and lost in the process and how sometimes he would screw up badly during a game and let his whole team down...he's a failure. he doesn't even know if he wants to pursue basketball as a career anymore- he doesn't know anything anymore.

he'd begun writing music on this stupid toy keyboard and teaching himself to play, but he doesn't know if that's gonna get him anywhere. but what he does know is that it makes him happy. creating, playing, writing, and now singing...they all help him. he loves it more than anything. so he dropped out of high school and has been teaching himself for the past two and a half years. and, not to brag, he's gotten pretty good. he's working on a collection of about twenty songs, songs he's proud of. songs he wants to share with people. to help people like him and let them know they're not alone.

but whenever he thinks about showing someone what he's created, he starts beating himself up again. they won't like it, they'll think it's horrible, they'll hate both you and your so-called "music".

worthless. you're worthless. nobody's ever gonna listen to your music. you'll never amount to anything. you'll always be a nobody writing meaningless lyrics to meaningless chords on that stupid toy that you call a piano.

worthless.

he grabs at his hair. breathe. just beathe.

but he won't do anything, he won't do anything. just don't go in the bathroom. don't go into the bathroom.

he feels tears at the backs of his eyes and he realizes he needs to talk to someone. now. before things get worse.

he calls josh first, josh always helps him. but josh doesn't answer today, instead it rings a couple times before going to voicemail. tyler's heart falls and he ends the call before the tone can sound.

what does he do now? he can't call his parents, they don't know all the specifics of what he's going through. his brothers don't have wifi right now, and maddy's hanging with her "boyfriend", so chances of her picking up are slim to zero.

callie.

he at least needs to try calling her. he doesn't know if she's busy at the moment, but what he does know is that she always answers her phone.

he presses her contact and calls her, listening to the ringing noise a few times.

god he hopes she picks up.

"hey tyler, what's up?" he sighs with relief at the sound of her voice. "hey cal, i-um...i need some help." "why? what happened??" she asks, suddenly concerned about the situation. "i...i'm not really having the best of days today and i just...i need someone to talk to." he tells her quietly. "are you okay?" "i mean...no."

she's silent for a few seconds. "what can i do? do you need me to come over? i'll be about fifteen minutes since i'm downtown, but i ca-" "no, no you don't need to come over, i'm fine. i just...need you to stay on the phone for a few minutes? if that's okay. i'm sorry i just- i need something to distract me from...myself." he finishes shyly. "tyler don't be sorry, of course i'll stay on the phone. but i'm coming over, too. when i get there we can watch like netflix or something. okay?" he can hear the smile in her voice. the corners of his lips twitch upwards slightly before he responds. "okay."

callie holds her phone in between her ear and her shoulder as she starts the short drive home. she tells tyler about her day since he asked, and eventually they end up talking about the latest season of the bachelorette, god knows how they got there.

"just pulled up, seeya in a minute." she says as she takes her key out of the ignition. "mkay." he replies before she hangs up, shutting the door of her car.

she knocks on the door three times, awaiting it to be opened. to her surprise, it opens almost immediately after her last knock. she doesn't have any time to look at him before he pulls her into a tight hug. she smiles and wraps her arms around him soothingly.

he exhales slowly. "thank you callie." "hey anytime ty."

~~~

one show, two movies, and three bowls of chocolate and popcorn later, it's now ten pm, and the two young adults are still wide awake on the couch. the credits are rolling and it's annoyingly quiet in the room. tyler turns toward callie. "what now?" she shrugs. "beats me. you up for another movie or nah?" "definitely. you pick this time though." he tells her. she thinks for a few seconds. "i'm feelin' a romance movie." she says.

he grabs the remote and hands it to her. "here, you pick. i've never seen any, so i don't know which ones are good." "wait, you haven't seen a single romance movie?" he shakes his head. callie's mouth drops open. "okay well that's changing starting now."

~~~

so basically, tyler may have found his new favorite movie genre.

he was hooked as soon as the main characters were introduced, although he would never admit it out loud. but callie could already see it in his face.

it's a little over halfway through the movie when he feels something on his shoulder. he looks over and finds her fast asleep, her head resting gently on his shoulder.

why did his heart start just beating faster? and why does it feel like a million butterflies are having a party in his stomach?

he takes a deep breath in; it's just callie, she's his best friend. that's what she is, that's what they are.

they're best friends. just best friends.

and it's just callie.

again, and again, and again.

it's just callie.

so why does he always seem to feel like this?

the longer he looks at her, the more evident the answer becomes and the more he doesn't want to admit it to himself.

he should've known though. he really should've known he'd feel this way towards her at some point. it was inevitable. her bright smile, her crystal green eyes, her adorable laugh, the cute little dimples that form at the corners of her mouth when she smiles...actually, how had he not realized he'd fallen for her until now?

fallen? is that the word? he wants to say yes, looking at her now and realizing how much she means to him, he knows he's completely taken by her. she's always been there for him whenever he needed it, she's always been the one he goes to for help, it's always been her...oh gosh dangit.

love.

that's the word.

he's in love with callie summers.

no, no he can't be, they're best friends. god, now he's bound to screw something up sooner or later. what would he do, pretend he's not hopelessly in love with her the rest of their lives because she most definitely doesn't love him back? yeah, that's a great idea tyler.

he drags his hands down his face in agony, not knowing what to do with the newly found information about himself.

what he does know, though, is that looking at her, watching her sleep peacefully on him, he wants to put his arm around her. like, really badly.

but what if she wakes up and sees? he doesn't know what he'd do.

...screw it.

he pulls her a little closer into his side before she shifts in her sleep. he freezes for a second and makes sure she's not awake before letting out a brief sigh of relief. he looks at her again as a warmth erupts inside his chest, almost like part of his heart just exploded. not in a bad way. in the best way possible, actually.

if he doubted it before, he doesn't now. he loves her. he loves this girl more than anything else in the world.

and he doesn't know what to do about it.

~to be continued~

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When One Door Closes, Another One Opens- Caspar Lee Imagine

Word Count: 1,750

Request:  100 with Caspar?, “You’re the love of my life, but I’m not yours.” (from Si and Liv’s prompt list)

~~~

Heartache

It’s a crazy thing. Some people think it’s tragically beautiful, but that’s bullshit. It hurts.

Certain things you see or do, remind you of what you what once had. The restaurant of your first date, the stuffed animal won for you at a festival, the smell of cologne that lingers on some of your clothes.

And then when you see them happy with someone else, that’s the worst.

You and Caspar had been broken up for a little over four months. You had been together since you were 17. You two were pretty serious. Even back then. When you graduated high school, Caspar YouTube career was starting to take off. You decided to join in him in his move to London. It was a big step. You both were still young, but crazy and excited for what life had in store for you. Now at 23, six years later it was all over.

You didn’t understand what went wrong. Sure, no relationship was perfect. You fought and had disagreements like everyone else. However nothing significant stood out in your mind, that would lead to the end of your relationship. It seemed as though one day something changed. Caspar started acting more distant and less interested. There was disconnect and miscommunication. You tried to ask what was wrong and to talk about it, but he didn’t want to.

You remember the night your relationship ended so vividly. It was a Tuesday night. You were sat on the sofa watching tv and scrolling through your phone. Caspar had just gotten home from hanging out with the boys all day. He said a simple hello to you and then proceeded to the kitchen, plugging in his phone. A few minutes later, you felt the sofa slump down next to you. Caspar turned to face you. Then came the dreaded phrase no one likes to hear, we need to talk.

He didn’t tiptoe around his feelings this time. He laid everything out on the table. He explained that for the past few months, he felt like you were growing apart. You two were at different points in your lives and you weren’t teenagers anymore. Then he took a deep, long sigh and blurted, “I think we should see other people.”

You couldn’t believe it. The boy you had loved for six years, the boy you thought was the one, broke up with you.

Of course you were in pain, your heart felt like it had been stomped on. You were hurting. And rightfully so.

After about a month, you felt like things were finally starting to improve. But then the unexpected happened, Caspar started seeing someone, a girl named Maddie. You felt your heart sink into your chest once again.

How could he move on so fast?

Did your feelings not matter to him?

Did they start talking while you were still together?

So many questions left unanswered.

~~

You still were feeling kind of shitty, but your best friend Eleanor dragged you out of the house to go grab a drink.

“You need to stop worrying about what he’s doing with her. Look at this as a good thing, you can finally see what else is out there. So many guys would kill to have a girl like you!” she said, handing you a cosmo, while taking a sip of her own.

You took your finger and traced the rim of the glass, “Thanks El. I know it’s silly, but I just want some answers and closure. You know? Don’t I deserve that after being together for six years? I’m tired of feeling guilty and like it’s my fault.”

Eleanor glanced at you with a smirk on her face.

“What?” you asked, wearing a puzzled expression.

“Give me your phone.” she held out her hand to you.

You hesitated, “Why? What are you going to do?”

“Just do it.” she insisted.

“Alright..” you reluctantly handed your phone over to her.

You saw her quickly type something, then slide the phone back over to you. You were still confused, but just placed the device to the side and carried on with your conversation. Suddenly, you felt the counter vibrate and saw your phone light up.

“Eleanor you didn’t!” you gasped, when you saw the name attached to the text on your screen.

Caspar

You could feel the knot in your stomach, as you unlocked your phone to read the text. It read:

Why don’t we meet tomorrow for coffee and talk? Does 10 work for you?

You just sat there speechless, staring at the message.

“Well? What does it say?” she asked with an impatient tone.

You snapped out of your trance, “Oh! Umm..he wants to meet for coffee tomorrow.”

“Perfect! Now you can get the answers you want!” she cheered.

“I..don..”

Before you could get out what you wanted to say, Eleanor interrupted you, “You’re going! I’m not going to sit around anymore and watch you hurt. You deserve some answers! Go!”

She was right. Nothing would get better if you didn’t go. You had to do this for you and your heart.

~The next morning~

You sat nervously inside the local coffee near your flat, waiting for Caspar. You looked down at your phone, checking the time what seemed like every 10 seconds. When you looked back up towards the door, you saw a tall blonde out the window.

It felt so weird seeing Caspar walk through the doorway, after what seemed like forever. He met eyes with you, then made his way over to your table. He took a seat across from you, giving you and awkward way and slight smile.

It was quiet for a moment or two until Caspar finally spoke up, “It’s nice to see, been a while. You look good.”

You smiled at him, “Thanks. So do you.”

Moment of silence again

The smile disappeared from your face. You put your hands in your lap, thinking of how to word what you wanted to say. Suddenly it just all started to pour out,“I asked you..I asked you to come here, not because I want you back or anything. I just wanted know, how or why you moved on so quickly? I mean I know we’re broken up and you can do what you want. It’s your life. But to be honest it kind of felt like a slap in the face. We were together for so long…and just like that, two months later I’m replaced.”

Caspar listened intently. He took a sip of his coffee and then set it back down on the table.

You continued as your eyes started to water, “Did you hurt or feel any sadness whatsoever? Because I sure as hell did. I had to accept the fact that, you’re the love of my life, but I’m not yours. Do you know what that feels like?” you cried.

Caspar moved to the chair next to you, putting a caring hand on your shoulder, “Can I tell you something?”

You nodded, wiping away some tears from your cheeks.

“You and I had an amazing six years together. I don’t regret that. I wouldn’t change that for the world. You taught me so much and we have wonderful memories. You were my first love, my first everything. I made the decision I did, as cliche as it sounds because we changed. We didn’t change in a bad way. We just grew up. I would never intentionally hurt you (Y/N). You know that. I’m sorry for breaking your heart. And of course I was sad, but it wouldn’t have been fair to either of us to keep dating. Especially with the way I was feeling. That would have just hurt more. I want nothing more than for both of us to be happy. Most importantly you, because you deserve that. You’re amazing and someone is bound to see that.” he stretched his arms out, asking for a hug and you accepted.

You’d think being in his arms would bring back old feelings, but it didn’t. As least not as much as you thought. Even though some of it was hard to hear, you realized that Caspar genuinely cared about you and your feelings. You felt like you finally got what you needed.

Closure

You both sat in the cafe a little bit longer, chatting before parting ways. You agreed to stay friends. You had been in each other’s lives since before you could remember. It would silly to throw all that away.

As you were leaving the coffee shop, you shared one last hug. “Remember make sure whoever finds you, knows how special you are and is worthy of you.” he said softly.

“Thanks Caspar. I will. Take care.” you smiled back, waving goodbye.

You turned around to head back to your flat, while also texting Eleanor how it went with Caspar. You were so busy on your phone, not paying attention, and felt yourself harshly bump into someone. Making you trip and fall on top of them. You lifted yourself a little to see the person’s face. It was a handsome man with dark hair and beautiful blue eyes.

You quickly snapped out it, realizing you were still lying on top of him. You got up and brushed yourself off, “I’m terribly sorry! That was totally my fault!” you stuck out your hand to help him up.

He smiled at you and laughed, “That’s quite alright. Most girls wait til the third date, before they surprise me like that.”

You laughed along nervously, “Well I can assure you it won’t happen again. Are you sure you’re alright?”

“Yeah I’m fine! I think I’ll survive.” he reassured.

You stood quietly for a moment, “I hate to be rude, considering I just ran you down and all, but I’m expecting a friend at my flat.”

“Oh yes of course. You shouldn’t be late.”

“Have a good day and I’m sorry again!”

“Don’t worry about it! I’ll be alright. Have fun with your friend.” You started to walk off when you heard him call out to you. “But just in case I’m not, could I maybe have your number? You know, in case I need medical attention and they can contact you.” wearing a big smile on his face. You blushed, shaking your head while letting out a laugh.

You didn’t know why you did it, but you gave mystery man your number. Who knows? Maybe he could be Mr. Right.