#thread: joey1

[chessyhoward]

ever since new york // chess & joey

New York could get pretty lonely at the best of times. It wasn't as though Chess had any family here (they were all tucked away in sunny Sydney and rarely returned her calls), or even friends that weren't other Mums at Hazel's school. She couldn't remember the last time she'd been on a night out, or, God forbid, a date. The closest thing she had to a friend was Joey, a pretty and scatterbrained girl she had first spotted walking around her neighbourhood. Chess wasn't sure she would have given her a second thought if it weren't for the fact Joey had lifted her head, and actually hit Chess with a wide smile. She'd even spotted her a few times with a camera crew in tow. After a few shared smiles and chance encounters at various coffee shops, Chess had found her feet and simply said hello (helped, of course, by Hazel's extremely forthcoming personality). They'd struck up a tentative friendship ever since, and Chess was especially thankful for Joey's offer to watch Hazel whenever needed.

Sitting in front of the full-length mirror in her bedroom, Chess tentatively twisted a brunette curl around her finger. She'd killed an hour or so curling her hair, applying a full face of make up and attempting to do the same with Hazel, before her daughter had huffily pulled away and plopped in front of the TV to watch Finding Nemo.

Well, there was only so much time she could spend in the company of her six year old.

Locating her phone amongst the mess of concealers, eyeshadow pallets and various tubes of lipstick, Chess blew a light dusting of powder from her phone screen and tentatively dialled Joey's number.

"Hello, Joey?" Chess started, "It's Chess - Francesca... Howard? You told me once or twice you'd be up for watching Hazel, are you free right now?"

Chess bit down on her bottom lip, having chickened out of her original reason for calling - did she want to hang out?

[authorscottycarter]

Scotty had been up all night, tossing and turning, his head pounding. He’d had a pretty good start to the New Year, his arms wrapped around Joey as the two had kissed as the clock struck midnight, giggling against each other’s mouths at the silliness of it all. She was a total sweetheart; somebody he was grateful Louis had introduced him to. She was Louis’ number one fan – with the exception of Max – and the two had carved out a home in each other’s hearts, one that the pretty girl had been more than gracious enough to invite Scotty into.  

The nights since his cheeky kiss with Joey had been a little less kind to him, his phone blowing up constantly with news alerts from CNN, the New York Times, and the like. He wasn’t specifically subscribed to any of them, but the news app on his phone seemed to think he wanted to hear from them – and more to the point, seemed to think he wanted constant google alerts regarding the everyday goings on of his ex-fiancée. Admittedly, he understood that Indra working with a giant such as Isaac Lancaster meant that there was no avoiding her presence anywhere you turned in New York City, but it still stung. He’d moved back to the city thinking he was healing, wanting familiar territory, only to have stumbled right into the lion’s den. 

All the same, he’d agreed to meet Joey for coffee, and he wasn’t about to let his lack of sleep get in the way of their plans. He was situated in a quiet corner of A Novel Idea, a tiny alcove that would allow them a little privacy, plants spilling down around them, surrounded by books by the dozen. Scotty felt too tired to be dealing with the hustle and bustle of the store, choosing this particular table in the hopes of gaining a little privacy. He’d phoned Joey to let her know exactly where he was seated, his friend insisting she was just a few blocks away. She’d been rambling on about how Micah’s sister was getting married, and he had a fitting that she’d just had to be present for – not by obligation, Scotty assumed, but merely because she couldn’t pass up the chance of seeing her “friend” looking handsome in a three-piece suit – and the two had gotten slightly held up. He didn’t mind, smiling fondly as he’d set down the phone on her. 

Reaching down, he tugged his beaten copy of Christopher Street out from his backpack, the pages frayed at the edges, a rainbow of sticky tabs protruding outwards, marking all the pages and passages he’d been so fond of. He found himself coming back to it regularly, the books on his shelves at home carelessly abandoned as he read and re-read Louis’ novel, a labour of love that clutched at Scotty’s chest and filled him with a pride he was certain he’d never be able to adequately put into words. 

His phone buzzed on the table, catching his attention, eyes straying from the pages of Lou’s book. He wondered if it was Joey, glancing over at it, his heart sinking when he saw just who was lighting up his phone.  

A text from Indra filled his lockscreen, the message simple and straight to the point: 

“Hey, Scott. Only just heard you’re in the city now. Perhaps we could up? Talk. This is Indra, by the way.” 

It was almost laughable to Scotty, that she thought he might not know. Even in the couple of years that had passed, he’d never deleted her number. It was a sad truth, but her face still filled his home screen, a photo of the two laughing at his book launch, Indra’s eyes trained solely on him. He couldn’t remember a time when he’d been happier, so he’d yet to find the courage to take it off. 

With one swipe of his thumb, he unlocked his phone, wondering if he should reply to her. Hell, he wasn’t even sure what he’d say – it was the first time since she’d left him that he’d heard from her personally. It was as simple as that for her; a text like no time had passed, a dagger to the open wound that Scotty had been so carefully tending to for the last two years. 

His attention strained as he heard the familiar sound of Joey’s voice, glancing up as the brunette rounded the corner, a warm and welcoming smile on her face. Hastily, he swiped away from the text and dropped his phone to the table with a thud, pushing to his feet as he pulled his friend into a great big bear-hug. 

“There’s my favourite girl!” he called out, his hold tightening just a touch as he lifted Joey off the ground, her feet dangling as he pressed a playful kiss to her cheek. 

Setting her down, the two untangled from one another and he slipped back into his seat, his eyes trailing back to his phone where he’d abandoned it. He winced as he realised he’d left it open on his home screen, the image of himself and his ex on show for all to see. Clumsily, Scotty slapped a hand down against the phone, his thumb tapping the lock button as he offered Joey an awkward smile. 

“So,” he cleared his throat, embarrassed and looking for a distraction. “What can I get you? I’m buying.” 

[skyguywrites]

thread tracker wheeee

❗️= close to wrapping up. ❓= can be wrapped up/archived if people need/wish. bold = ship thread. italics = important/defining plot.

ACTIVE.

dan owes ;

max/ivy2 - ivy tells max about her past. (20 jan // 2 notes.)

raff/harlow1 - first meeting. (20 jan // 7 notes.)

rafferty/maverick2 - nye/fireworks. (3 feb // 2 notes.)

ripley/amira1 - church meet. (3 feb // 1 note.)

marley/poppy1 - poppy's bi awakening. (6 feb // 0 notes.)

rae/flynn1 - reunion. (9 feb // 3 notes.)

wardo/flynn1 - reunion. (11 feb // 1 note.)

marley/harlow2 - homeless bucket. (12 march // 3 notes.)

henry/diego3 - diego finds out about stefan. (26 april // 7 notes.)

louis/wardo4 - bar date. (27 may // 2 notes.)

annie/eli2 - valentine's day mixup. (2 june // 2 notes.)

jen owes ;

jax/persephone2 - valentine's day date. (15 april // 3 notes.)

noah/poppy2 - poppy's closet. (28 april // 8 notes.)

killian/amira3 - valentine's day. (29 april // 6 notes.)

jax/matty1 - australia. (29 april // 5 notes.)

harlow/raff/mav1 - valentine's day. (15 may // 3 notes.)

jax/annie1 - miami. (15 may // 2 notes.)

chess/matty2 - post work drinks. (15 may // 4 notes.)

chess/ivy3 - experimenting. (15 may // 0 notes.)

jax/dante2 - monaco. (1 june // 0 notes.)

michaela owes ;

billy/simon2 - michigan. (1 june // 0 notes.)

louis/ivy3 - kittens and christopher street. (2 june // 13 notes.)

ARCHIVED.

dan/michaela.

amira/joey1. (7 notes.)

annie/eli1. (2 notes.)

billy/simon1. (10 notes.)

bradley/persephone1. (5 notes.)

diego/henry1. (14 notes.)

diego/henry2. (16 notes.)

elias/matty1. (2 notes.)

henry/ivy1. (7 notes.)

henry/poppy1. (14 notes.)

ivy/max1. (6 notes.)

ivy/raff1. (6 notes.)

ivy/wardo1. (8 notes.)

jess/marley1. (6 notes.)

mav/raff1. (4 notes.)

mav/wardo1. (3 notes.)

persephone/ripley1. (5 notes.)

poppy/wardo1. (4 notes.)

scotty/joey1. (2 notes.)

dan/jenny.

chess/henry1. (7 notes.)

chess/joey1. (9 notes.)

dante/jax1. (3 notes.)

harlow/marley1. (5 notes.)

louis/max1. (6 notes.)

louis/wardo1. (20 notes.)

louis/wardo2. (8 notes.)

louis/wardo3. (13 notes.)

jenny/michaela.

amira/killian1. (14 notes.)

amira/killian2. (7 notes.)

chess/diego1. (9 notes.)

chess/ivy1. (7 notes.)

chess/ivy2. (9 notes.)

chess/matty1. (6 notes.)

harlow/ivy1. (6 notes.)

harlow/maverick1. (6 notes.)

ivy/louis1. (10 notes.)

ivy/louis2. (13 notes.)

killian/matty1. (2 notes.)

noah/poppy1. (8 notes.)

persephone/jax1. (9 notes.)

[skyguywrites]

semi-coherent list of threads both active and inactive:

(if i miss anything pls tell me lol)

amira - amira/joey1. amira/killian. billy - billy/simon1. bradley - bradley/persephone1. chess - chess/diego1 (✓). chess/henry1. chess/ivy1. chess/matty1. diego - diego/chess1 (✓). diego/henry1. eli - eli/matty1. harlow - harlow/ivy1 (✓). harlow/marley1. harlow/maverick1. harlow/raff1. henry - henry/chess1. henry/diego1. henry/ivy1. henry/poppy1. ivy - ivy/chess1. ivy/harlow1 (✓). ivy/henry1. ivy/louis1 (✓). ivy/louis2. ivy/maverick1. ivy/max1. ivy/wardo1. jessica - jessica/marley1. joey - joey/amira1. killian - killian/amira1. killian/matty1. louis - louis/ivy1 (✓). louis/ivy2. louis/max1. louis/wardo1 (✓). louis/wardo2. louis/wardo3. marley - marley/harlow1. marley/jessica1. matty - matty/chess1. matty/eli1. matty/killian1. maverick - maverick/harlow1. maverick/rafferty1. maverick/wardo1. max - max/ivy1. max/louis1. poppy - poppy/henry1. poppy/wardo1. rae - n/a. rafferty - rafferty/harlow1. rafferty/ivy1. rafferty/maverick1. scotty - n/a. simon - simon/billy1. wardo - wardo/ivy1. wardo/louis1 (✓). wardo/louis2. wardo/louis3. wardo/maverick1. wardo/louis3. wardo/poppy1.

[skyguywrites]

thread tracker wheeee

❗️= close to wrapping up. ❓= can be wrapped up/archived if people need/wish. bold = ship thread. italics = important/defining plot.

ACTIVE.

dan owes ;

eli/annie1 - nye/annie gets stood up. (19 jan // 2 notes)

max/ivy2 - ivy tells max about her past. (20 jan // 2 notes.)

raff/harlow1 - first meeting. (20 jan // 7 notes.)

rafferty/maverick2 - nye/fireworks. (3 feb // 2 notes.)

ripley/amira1 - church meet. (3 feb // 1 note.)

marley/poppy1 - poppy's bi awakening. (6 feb // 0 notes.)

joey/scotty1 - scotty opens up about ex. (6 feb // 2 notes.) ❓

rae/flynn1 - reunion. (9 feb // 3 notes.)

dante/jax1 - gym session. (9 feb // 3 notes.)

wardo/flynn1 - reunion. (11 feb // 1 note.)

eli/annie2 - valentine's date mixup. (11 feb // 0 notes.)

ripley/persephone1 - reunion. (13 feb // 5 notes.) ❓

marley/jess1 - drunk jared. (6 march // 6 notes.) ❓

marley/harlow2 - homeless bucket. (12 march // 3 notes.)

henry/diego3 - diego finds out about stefan. (26 april // 7 notes.)

jen owes ;

jax/persephone2 - valentine's day date. (15 april // 3 notes.)

louis/ivy3 - kittens and christopher street. (27 april // 12 notes.)

noah/poppy2 - poppy's closet. (28 april // 8 notes.)

harlow/maverick1 - meetcute. (28 april // 6 notes.) ❓

killian/amira3 - valentine's day. (29 april // 6 notes.)

louis/wardo4 - 'platonic' bar date. (29 april // 1 note.)

jax/matty1 - australia. (29 april // 5 notes.)

harlow/raff/mav1 - valentine's day. (15 may // 3 notes.)

jax/annie1 - miami. (15 may // 2 notes.)

chess/matty2 - post work drinks. (15 may // 4 notes.)

chess/ivy3 - experimenting. (15 may // 0 notes.)

michaela owes ;

n/a.

ARCHIVED.

dan/michaela.

amira/joey1. (7 notes.)

billy/simon1. (10 notes.)

bradley/persephone1. (5 notes.)

diego/henry1. (14 notes.)

diego/henry2. (16 notes.)

elias/matty1. (2 notes.)

henry/ivy1. (7 notes.)

henry/poppy1. (14 notes.)

ivy/max1. (6 notes.)

ivy/raff1. (6 notes.)

ivy/wardo1. (8 notes.)

mav/raff1. (4 notes.)

mav/wardo1. (3 notes.)

poppy/wardo1. (4 notes.)

dan/jenny.

chess/henry1. (7 notes.)

chess/joey1. (9 notes.)

harlow/marley1. (5 notes.)

louis/max1. (6 notes.)

louis/wardo1. (20 notes.)

louis/wardo2. (8 notes.)

louis/wardo3. (13 notes.)

jenny/michaela.

amira/killian1. (14 notes.)

amira/killian2. (7 notes.)

chess/diego1. (9 notes.)

chess/ivy1. (7 notes.)

chess/ivy2. (9 notes.)

chess/matty1. (6 notes.)

harlow/ivy1. (6 notes.)

ivy/louis1. (10 notes.)

ivy/louis2. (13 notes.)

killian/matty1. (2 notes.)

noah/poppy1. (8 notes.)

persephone/jax1. (9 notes.)

[skyguywrites]

thread tracker.

❗️= close to wrapping up. ❓= can be wrapped up/archived if people need/wish. bold = ship thread. italics = important/defining plot.

ACTIVE.

dan owes ;

eli/annie1 - nye/annie gets stood up. (19 jan // 2 notes)

max/ivy2 - ivy tells max about her past. (20 jan // 2 notes.)

raff/harlow1 - first meeting. (20 jan // 7 notes.)

rafferty/maverick2 - nye/fireworks. (3 feb // 2 notes.)

ripley/amira1 - church meet. (3 feb // 1 note.)

marley/poppy1 - poppy's bi awakening. (6 feb // 0 notes.)

joey/scotty1 - scotty opens up about ex. (6 feb // 2 notes.) ❓

rae/flynn1 - reunion. (9 feb // 3 notes.)

dante/jax1 - gym session. (9 feb // 3 notes.)

wardo/flynn1 - reunion. (11 feb // 1 note.)

eli/annie2 - valentine's date mixup. (11 feb // 0 notes.)

ripley/persephone1 - reunion. (13 feb // 5 notes.) ❓

marley/jess1 - drunk jared. (6 march // 6 notes.) ❓

marley/harlow2 - homeless bucket. (12 march // 3 notes.)

louis/wardo4 - 'platonic' bar date. (25 april // 0 notes.)

henry/diego3 - diego finds out about stefan. (26 april // 7 notes.)

jen owes ;

jax/persephone2 - valentine's day date. (15 april // 3 notes.)

chess/matty2 - post work drinks. (27 april // 2 notes.)

louis/ivy3 - kittens and christopher street. (27 april // 12 notes.)

noah/poppy2 - poppy's closet. (28 april // 8 notes.)

harlow/maverick1 - meetcute. (28 april // 6 notes.) ❓

killian/amira3 - valentine's day. (29 april // 6 notes.)

jax/matty1 - australia. (29 april // 5 notes.)

michaela owes ;

annie/jax1 - miami. (29 april // 1 note.)

mav/harlow/raff1 - valentine's date. (29 april // 2 notes.)

ivy/chess3 starter.

ARCHIVED.

dan/michaela.

amira/joey1. (7 notes.)

billy/simon1. (10 notes.)

bradley/persephone1. (5 notes.)

diego/henry1. (14 notes.)

diego/henry2. (16 notes.)

elias/matty1. (2 notes.)

henry/ivy1. (7 notes.)

henry/poppy1. (14 notes.)

ivy/max1. (6 notes.)

ivy/raff1. (6 notes.)

ivy/wardo1. (8 notes.)

mav/raff1. (4 notes.)

mav/wardo1. (3 notes.)

poppy/wardo1. (4 notes.)

dan/jenny.

chess/henry1. (7 notes.)

chess/joey1. (9 notes.)

harlow/marley1. (5 notes.)

louis/max1. (6 notes.)

louis/wardo1. (20 notes.)

louis/wardo2. (8 notes.)

louis/wardo3. (13 notes.)

jenny/michaela.

amira/killian1. (14 notes.)

amira/killian2. (7 notes.)

chess/diego1. (9 notes.)

chess/ivy1. (7 notes.)

chess/ivy2. (9 notes.)

chess/matty1. (6 notes.)

harlow/ivy1. (6 notes.)

ivy/louis1. (10 notes.)

ivy/louis2. (13 notes.)

killian/matty1. (2 notes.)

noah/poppy1. (8 notes.)

persephone/jax1. (9 notes.)

[skyguywrites]

THREADS;

it's completely possible i've forgotten some or gotten smth wrong but anyway

DAN ;

bradley

persephone1

elias

annabelle1

annabelle2

matthew1

dante

jackson1

henry

chess1

diego1

diego2

diego3

ivy1

poppy1

joey

amira1

chess1

scotty1

marley

harlow1

harlow2

jessica1

poppy1

max

ivy1

ivy2

louis1

rae

flynn1

rafferty

harlow1

harlow/maverick1

ivy1

maverick1

maverick2

ripley

amira1

persephone1

simon

billy1

wardo

flynn1

ivy1

louis1

louis2

louis3

maverick1

poppy1

JEN ;

chess

diego1

henry1

ivy1

ivy2

joey1

matthew1

harlow

ivy1

marley1

marley2

maverick1

maverick/rafferty1

rafferty1

jackson

dante1

persephone1

persephone2

killian

amira1

amira2

amira3

matthew1

louis

ivy1

ivy2

max1

wardo1

wardo2

wardo3

noah

poppy1

MICHAELA ;

amira

joey1

killian1

killian2

killian3

ripley1

annabelle

elias1

elias2

diego

chess1

henry1

henry2

henry3

flynn

rae1

wardo1

ivy

chess1

chess2

harlow1

henry1

louis1

louis2

max1

max2

rafferty1

wardo1

jessica

marley1

matthew

chess1

elias1

killian1

maverick

harlow1

harlow/rafferty1

rafferty1

rafferty2

wardo1

oliver

n/a

persephone

bradley1

jackson1

jackson2

ripley1

poppy

henry1

marley1

noah1

wardo1

scotty

joey1

[skyguywrites]

threads ;

amira - amira/joey1. amira/killian2. annie - annie/eli1. billy - billy/simon1. bradley - bradley/persephone1. chess - chess/henry1. chess/ivy2. chess/matty1. dante - dante/jax1. diego - diego/henry2. eli - eli/matty1. harlow - harlow/marley2. harlow/maverick1. harlow/raff1. henry - henry/chess1. henry/diego1. ivy - ivy/chess2. ivy/louis2. ivy/max2. ivy/rafferty1. jax - jax/dante1. jax/persephone1. jessica - jessica/marley1. joey - joey/amira1. joey/scotty1. killian - killian/amira2. killian/matty1. louis - louis/ivy2. louis/max1. louis/wardo3. marley - marley/harlow2. marley/jessica1. matty - matty/chess1. matty/eli1. matty/killian1. maverick - maverick/harlow1. maverick/rafferty1. maverick/rafferty2. maverick/wardo1. max - max/ivy2. max/louis1. persephone - persephone/bradley1. persephone/jax1. persephone/ripley1. poppy - n/a rae - n/a. rafferty - rafferty/harlow1. rafferty/ivy1. rafferty/maverick1. rafferty/maverick2. scotty - scotty/joey1. simon - simon/billy1. wardo - wardo/louis3. wardo/maverick1.

archived threads ;

amira - amira/killian1. chess - chess/diego1. chess/ivy1. chess/joey1. diego - diego/chess1. diego/henry1. harlow - harlow/ivy1. harlow/marley1. henry - henry/diego1. henry/ivy1. henry/poppy1. ivy - ivy/chess1. ivy/harlow1. ivy/henry1. ivy/louis1. ivy/max1. ivy/wardo1. joey - joey/chess1. killian - killian/amira1. louis - louis/ivy1. louis/wardo1. louis/wardo2. marley - marley/harlow1. max - max/ivy1. poppy - poppy/henry1. poppy/wardo1. ripley - ripley/persephone1. wardo - wardo/ivy1. wardo/louis1. wardo/louis2. wardo/poppy1.

[skyguywrites]

thread tracker ;

dan threads ;

bradley/persephone1

dante/jax1

eli/annie1

eli/matty1

henry/chess1

henry/diego2

henry/ivy1

henry/poppy1

joey/amira1

joey/scotty1

marley/jess1

max/ivy2

max/louis1

raff/harlow1

raff/ivy1

raff/maverick1

simon/billy1

wardo/louis3

wardo/poppy1

jen threads ;

harlow/marley2

jax/persephone1

louis/ivy2

michaela threads ;

amira/killian2

ivy/chess2

matty/chess1

matty/killian1

maverick/harlow1

maverick/raff2

maverick/wardo1

persephone/ripley1

archived threads ;

dan/jen ;

chess/joey1

harlow/marley1

louis/wardo1

louis/wardo2

jen/michaela ;

amira/killian1

chess/diego1

chess/ivy1

harlow/ivy1

ivy/louis1

michaela/dan ;

diego/henry1

ivy/max1

ivy/wardo1