Crossed Paths (Pt. 3)
Farleigh Start x black!fem!oc
Author’s note: Ooh things are getting a little bit heated. Also lmk if i should start putting warnings or anything. And leave me feedback as well. I like to know how other people feel about it.
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Crossed Paths
‘im outside,’ Farleigh texts.
Jordan looks at her phone, quickly checking her outfit in the mirror before leaving. She walked down the stairs and noticed Farleigh waiting outside, leaning on the lamppost.
“Hi, stranger,” Jordan announces herself.
“Hey, Jordy,” Farleigh says softly.
“So where’s this bar at, or shall I say ‘pub,’” Jordan laughs to herself, “I’m hilarious.”
Farleigh looks at her in faux disgust, “Americans, tsk.”
“What, I’m funny,” Jordan responds as Farleigh stares at her, “Mmm, tough crowd, I guess.”
“Anyways, the bar is about a ten-minute walk, so we’ll be there soon, but try to keep up. I know you have short legs,” Farleigh jokes.
“Maybe if one of your strides didn’t equal ten feet, I wouldn’t have to rush so bad,” Jordan rolls her eyes and whispers, “Big ass feet.”
Farleigh gasps, “ I heard that. You can find the bar by yourself.” He walks away dramatically.
“Wait!” Jordan throws her hand out as she tries to catch up with him, “Don’t leave me!”
Farleigh and Jordan enter ‘King’s Arm.’
“Farleigh! Jordan!” Venetia yells while waving her hand.
The two walk up to the siblings. “We already bought a round of drinks,” Felix explains, “Take your pick.”
“I’ve never had beer before,” Jordan says.
“You’re 19, and you’ve never drank before?” Venetia asks
“You have to be 21 to drink in America, Vee, but who’s to say I’ve never drank before?” Jordan continues, “There’s a lot y’all don’t know about me.”
Farleigh leans forward and rests his head in his hands, “Well then, tell us more about yourself.”
The group stares at Jordan expectingly.
“Uh,” Jordan looks around nervously, “Well, firstly, stop staring at me like that.”
The group laughs, “Sorry. You can continue,” Felix insists.
“Well. I’m 19. I was born on April 1 in Houston, Texas. I live with my mom in Houston. My favorite things to do are read, write, and play the Sims 2,” She ponders, “My home university is Rice University in Houston. Still, I’m here for an exchange program. I’ll be here for a year, so…” Jordan trails off.
“Rice is an Ivy League, isn’t it?” Farleigh asks.
“Yeah, my SAT was 1500, I graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA, and I won numerous writing competitions,” Jordan states. The group looks at her in disbelief, “Not to brag or anything,” she clarifies.
“I think you’re the smartest one out of all of us,” Venetia says.
“Don’t say that,” Jordan laughs, her tone slightly uneasy.
“No, really, you’re extremely intelligent. Oxford is going to be easy for you, I promise.” Farleigh reassures.
The group continues to converse until the end of the night, gradually getting louder and more comfortable with each other.
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Jordan and Farleigh walk around the town square to pass the time. “Are you going home for Christmas?” Farleigh wonders.
“Farleigh, I just got here. Tickets are way too expensive to return for Christmas. I’ll probably go back sometime in the springtime,” Jordana responds, “What about you?”
“No, I’m staying here. That brings me to ask, do you want to go to the college Christmas party in two weeks,” Farleigh asks while taking out a cigarette, “Do you smoke?”
“No, I smoke other things, though,” Jordan responds with a slight smirk.
Farleigh stares at her curiously, “Like, what?”
Jordan gives a deadpan look, “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”
“Lucky for you, there will be much of that at the party. So is that a yesss?’ Farleigh continuously pokes Jordan.
“Oh my god, yes, I’ll be at the party,” Jordan says while laughing.
“Good, I can’t wait. Now, let’s get you home.”
Jordan and Farleigh continue walking to her apartment while joking with each other. As they strolled through the dimly lit streets, the banter between Jordan and Farleigh continued, filling the night air with laughter.
Two weeks later
“Farleigh, I have to do math tutoring with this asshole in my class. He’s so annoying, like, why is it mandatory for exchange students to do this shit?” Jordan holds her phone between her ear and shoulder while cleaning her apartment.
Farleigh chuckles on the other line, “Who’s the unlucky guy to be graced with your presence?”
“Firstly, die. Secondly, his name is Michael or something. He thinks he’s hot shit because he can do his times table in his head. Do y’all not realize I passed my SAT with a 1500? I’m no dummy. I can’t believe-” Jordan rants until Farleigh cuts in, “Michael Gavey? Yeah, I don’t like him. I think he’s even friends with Oliver.”
“Ugh, of course, they know each other. Honestly, if I have to hear one of Oliver’s lackluster essays again, I think I would rip my eardrums out.” Jordan complains.
“Right on sista,” Farleigh exclaims
Jordan changes the subject, “So party starts at nine, right?”
“Yeah, I’ll be at your place around 9:30. You’ll have more than enough time to be ready,” Farleigh confirms.
“Ooh, I’m so excited. My first English party. My outfit is so cute, oh my gosh. I can’t wait till y’all see it,” Jordan talks excitedly.
“You look good in anything, Jordy. I can’t wait to see it either.”
“Stop, you’re making me blush over the phone. But thanks, Farleigh, I appreciate the compliment.” Jordan says with a laugh.
“I’m just saying. So see you at 9:30,” Farleigh asks for confirmation.
“Sir, yes, sir,” Jordan says before hanging up, excitement bubbling for her first English party.
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Jordan walks outside and sees Farleigh, Venetia, and Felix all smoking while waiting for her. She lightly jogs over to them.
“Hi, guys!” Jordan exclaims.
“Oh Jordan, you look so pretty,” Ventia yells, “Do a spin for us.”
Jordan grins and obliges, twirling around.
“You look beautiful, Jordy,” Farleigh says.
“Thanks, Farleigh,” Jordan blushes.
“Did you make the dress yourself,” Felix asks as the group walks towards the commons building.
“Only part of it. The dress didn’t come with the fluffy stuff on it, so I had to sew that on real quick,” Jordan explains.
“A woman of many trades, I see,” Felix jokes.
As they continue walking towards the party, they hear the music getting louder. Farleigh walks next to Jordan and leans down to whisper in her ear, “I got in contact with someone to get you what you want.”
She looks up at him sideways, “Why are you whispering? It's just weed.”
Farleigh stands straight and clears his throat, “I like to be mysterious. Adds to the thrill.”
Jordan chuckles, “Fair enough. How much do they charge?”
“Usually 40, but I got it down to 25,” Farleigh says.
Jordan pats on his chest, “Good job,” She grabs his hand, “Let’s go inside.” They share a laugh as they enter the lively atmosphere of the party.
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The group enters the party, immediately engulfed by the pulsating beat of the music. The room is filled with students chatting, dancing, and enjoying the festive atmosphere. Venetia heads straight to the dance floor, pulling Felix along while Farleigh and Jordan make their way to the bar.
“Are they playing Beyonce,” Jordan yells over the loud music.
“That’s what it sounds like,” Farleigh responds just as loudly.
“Is Lucas here,” Farleigh asks the bartender. “Yeah, he’s over there,” the bartender points to the corner where Lucas stands with friends.
“We’ll be back,” Farleigh yells at the bartender, “Have a round ready.” The bartender nods.
Farleigh grabs Jordan’s hand and pulls her over to Lucas. “Farleigh, what’s up,” Lucas yells.
“You know what I’m here for,” Farleigh digs in his pocket and pulls out 25£.
Lucas looks down at Farleigh’s hand and takes the cash. “Of course,” he puts something in Farleigh's hand.
Farleigh sees four pre-rolls. He nods at Lucas before he and Jordan walk back to the bar.
“Here you go,” Farleigh places two rolls in Jordan’s hand, “You even have one for later.”
“I didn’t think you were gonna pay for them. I’ll pay you back,” Jordan said, putting one of the joints to her lips. “Do you have a lighter?”
“Yeah,” Farleigh takes out his lighter and brings the lighter up to Jordan’s joint. Farleigh holds the flame steady as Jordan leans in, her eyes locked onto his. The soft glow from the lighter emphasizes the features of her face. Has she always had a mole there?
The air between them cackles with an unspoken tension.
As Jordan pulled away, a small smile on her lips, she exhaled the smoke in Farleigh’s face. Farleigh blinks, momentarily caught off guard.
“Let’s take a shot,” she insists as she grabs a glass.
“Uh yeah,” Farleigh grabs a glass.
“Cheers,” They both yell out.
“Now let’s dance,” Farleigh grabs Jordan’s hand and leads her to the dance floor with Venetia and Felix.
The group loses themselves in the rhythmic movement, the colorful lights casting a vibrant glow on their laughter-filled faces. Jordan’s moves are graceful, drawing Farleigh’s attention. Farleigh, matching her energy, moves in sync with the music. They dance close to each other, Jordan’s back on Farleigh’s chest. Jordan turns around, facing Farleigh, who puts his hands around her waist. Jordan takes another drag of her joint and pulls Farleigh’s face closer to hers, their lips almost grazing as she blows the smoke into his mouth.
Farleigh breathes in and exhales slowly, “What are you doing to me?” he whispers.
“What do you mean,” Jordan teases with faux innocence before turning around and leaving to dance with Venetia.
Felix walks up to Farleigh, a knowing grin on his face. Farleigh looks at him and rolls his eyes, “Don’t say anything.”
“I didn’t even say any-” Felix starts.
“Shut up.”
The night unfolds with laughter, music, and the undeniable tension between Jordan and Farleigh.
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Disney Hercules S/I OC: Persephone
(Made in The Sims 4 with custom content)
🌸 General 🌸
Name: Persephone
Species/Race: Goddess
Birthplace: Attica, Greece
Role: Goddess of Spring, Queen of the Underworld (after marrying Hades)
Symbol: Rose
Relatives: Demeter (Mother), Despoina (Younger Sister), Anytos (Grandfather), Eurynome (Grandmother)
Love Interest: Hades
Likes: Plants, animals, being outdoors, bringing springtime to Earth, relaxing, fruit, singing, music, children, making friends, swimming, freedom, sweets, ice cream sundaes, small parties/social gatherings, stargazing/cloudgazing, butterflies, creative freedom
Dislikes: People making assumptions about her, dead plants, cold weather, being alone for a long time, her mother being overprotective, her sister being obnoxious, trying to be perfect, being compared to her mother, large crowds of strangers, spiders
🌼 Appearance 🌼
Eye Color: Purple
Skin Tone: Light pink
Body Type: Chubby/Plus size
Hair Color: Hot pink
Hair Length: Long
Hair Type: Wavy
Facial Features: None
🌷 Personality 🌷
Persephone is a very shy and introverted goddess. Since her mother is very overprotective of her, she doesn’t have many friends and doesn’t talk to anyone very much, hence why she is so shy and introverted. When at social gatherings, Persephone tends to stick by her mother or her best friend, Artemis and doesn’t really talk to anyone but them (when she marries Hades she usually sticks by him at gatherings as well).
Despite being so shy, Persephone really does value and crave friendship and wishes she had more friends. She is very sweet and nice to everyone she meets (only if they are kind to her in return). She really enjoys the company of those she cares about and isn’t fond of being lonely for long periods of time.
As a goddess, Persephone is very gentle and forgiving for the most part. However, if anyone purposely destroys her creations or attempts to harm an innocent while in her presence she can get very upset. Persephone may look pure and innocent, but when she’s upset she can become a very scary and powerful goddess. Though, if people are respectful towards her creations or send her offerings and prayers, Persephone is more than generous and is very kind to the mortals of Earth who worship her. She also will have moments where she’ll emotionally go off at someone if provoked (like Hades insulting her and making false assumptions about her when they first meet). She seems like a meek goddess, but she has a “fire” in her that nobody really sees. Persephone does have a fun, silly, and sassy side of her as well, but she usually hides it, wanting to keep her "good girl" reputation (that is, until she meets Hades and begins to let go a little).
🌹 Backstory 🌹
Persephone is the eldest daughter of the goddess of agriculture and the harvest, Demeter. She has a younger sister named Despoina (the goddess of winter) whom she grew up with on Earth. In fact, the only friend Persephone ever really had growing up was her sister (besides her best friend: Artemis, goddess of the wild and the moon). Demeter was very overprotective of her daughters, especially Persephone since she is her first born, so the girls didn’t have a very big friend group.
As children, Persephone and her little sister, Despoina, enjoyed helping their mother with bringing the seasons every year to the world. When Persephone became an adult, Demeter decided she could use the aid of her daughters for bringing the seasons to the world since she had many other duties that were required of her as the goddess of agriculture and the harvest. So, Zeus (thanks to the recommendation from Demeter) gave the role of bringing spring to the Earth to Persephone and the role of bringing winter to the Earth to Despoina while Demeter would handle autumn and summer, since those are the biggest harvest seasons.
Persephone had a lot of pressure put on her once she became the goddess of spring. Everyone seemed to expect her to be just like her mother and to be this perfect, beautiful, and dainty goddess of spring. In fact, everyone would say she was “just like her mother” growing up, so Persephone felt she had to live up to everyone’s expectations of her. Despite the pressure, however, Persephone works hard every spring and puts her all into every creation she brings to the Earth and truly enjoys bringing spring to the world.
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