#thread; juliette 001.

[sundayhats]

WHERE: Willow Creek Winery.

WHEN: Thursday 18th May.

WHO: Sunday Hatton & @juliettevarona

Sunday and Juliette were close friends, they didn't see each other a lot, but when they did catch up a good time was always had and Sunday thoroughly enjoyed her company. After rearranging this long over due catch up a couple of times due to work, Sunday finally managed to wrangle an afternoon off in time to catch up with Juliette. After taking a quick shower, Sunday slipped on one of her mini dresses, a pair of heels and grabbed her jacket before picking up her bag and heading out her apartment.

Willow Creek Winery was one of Sunday's favourite places, she had always enjoyed a glass of wine so going for a tasting session was right up her street. Arriving at the winery, Sunday took a seat at a table just outside the entrance, tapping her fingers gently on the wood as she waited for Juliette, happy to just be sat relaxing for the first time in a while.

[nicoletteheroux]

Much to her embarrassment, Nico had never been an athletic person. Her dad was a fan of sports, and he’d tried to get her to be too, but she’d just never taken to it. One of her father’s favorite sports had been Skiing, he’d called it an art form, something that required talent to do and look good doing it, but more often than not she’d end up in the hotel room, or the lobby, waiting for him to finish up. Today felt a lot like that, Sat on the couch in the lodge’s communal space with a cup of cocoa. With her free hand, she scrolled through her phone, sipping absentmindedly until a familiar figure passed by her line of sight.

Her lips curled up into a smile as she locked her phone and set it on her lap, “Juliette! Salut!” Her excitement caught her a little off guard, but she tried to maintain her smile nonetheless. “Come sit down with me, have a cup of cocoa?” She hoped that she’d take her up on the offer. She didn’t know Juliette too well, but there was something about her that Nicolette just liked. For further emphasis, she patted the spot next to her, still smiling brightly.

[batfall-a]

𝒊 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔.... 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨.    *   )                                      |    INDEPENDENT +   HEADCANON    BASED    BRUCE WAYNE   from    THE   BATMAN   ( 2022 )    |    some  lore  lifted  from    from   joker  |    written   by    selena    25+  ( she,  her )   dark   themes   present.                  . . .  the  struggle  of  everything  +  nothing  all  at  once.                                                                                𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 : 𝐒𝐄𝟕𝐄𝐍     

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          *      )       OOC  .    my   name  is   selena   i   am   25+   and   EST   based.  i   work   full   time   ,   and   i   have   two  lovely   doggos.   i   try   to   be   here   whenever  i  can  on   the   weekdays   but  !    sometimes   i   am   exhausted  ,   and   therefore   weekends   are   my  most   active   time.   i   DO   love   plot-based   threads    but  ?   i   also   understand  /  am  one  of  those  people   who   sometimes   just   allow  the  thread   to  guide.   i   do  !   have   disco  (  feel   free  to  ask  for   it! )  that  being  said  i   also  forget  about  it  99.9%  of   the  time  so  ?  nudge  me  or   reach  out  first   PLEASE   know  it’s   never  you.   i   am   latina   as   well  as   being  jewish  so  please   also  respect  those  two  points.  i   also   like   my  muse  have  PTSD.   i  am   now   going   to  implement  to   rule   of   following   21+                                                         EST   11.5.22

*PSD  +   ICON   ARE  MINE  please  do   not   steal 

*      )      bruce   thomas   wayne   is   highly   influenced   by   the   batman  (2022)   with   taking   inspiration  and  some   lore  from   the   joker  (2019).   since   this   film   is   crime   noir   heavy   so  is  bruce  ,  he   reads  more   like   a  gothic   character  and   is  going through   heavy   PSTD.   my   bruce   sadly   is  not  lifted  from  comics  nor  is  steeped  in   any  other   batman   universe.  along  with   being   reeves   based  i   have  also  incorporated  my  own   headcanons   and  take.  *truly  he  is  an  OC  fnjfdsfgg. bruce  is  31  and   is   6′6   6′8   with   the   boots.  he   enjoys   writing   and   has   natural   talent  in  drawing   and   obviously   criminal   forensics.   he  is  STILL   learning  and  of  course  he  is  OBSESSED   with   technology.   his   iq   borders   genius   but  since  his   tragic  loss  he  is    his  own   worst  enemy.

*      )    open   &  willing   to   ship   my  bruce  !   it   will   be  heavy   development  since   he  is  so   FEARFUL  of   losing  the   ones   he  loves.   though   ?   when  shipped  i  can  promise   he  will  love   and  fight  for  your   muse   as  often   as  he  can.   i   also   DO   ship   selina  x  bruce   and   many   other  DC  canon   ships  for  bruce  i   just   ask   that   we   plot   about   it   before   we  get  to  writing  !  *bruce  is   bisexual 

*      )   ♡  =    ship   ♡* =  ship  exclusive

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@bllakcat       +  EXCLUSIVE |   Felicia  Hardy ♡*

@chaoshe     +   EXCLUSIVE |  Jester Lavorre  ♡*

@exilae         +   EXCLUSIVE  |   Blog-Wide ;  Juliette King ♡*

@fraudien      +   EXCLUSIVE  |   Mina  Gatti     ♡*

@jokethur      +   MAIN  |  Arthur  Fleck  

@barnaes      +  EXCLUSIVE  | Bucky Barnes

@lovelack      +  EXCLUSIVE |  Marianne Sheridan

@destage      +   EXCLUSIVE   |   Blog-Wide

                           VERSES *

.001     basic   gotham   verse   ,   in   this  verse   bruce   is   28-30    still  trying   to   get   a grasp  of  who  he  is  and  is  also  training  heavily

*      )        .002   loosely   follows  the  events  of  the  batman  with  some  changes.   to   read  more  about  that  click  here 

*      )    .003   follows  the  events   leading   up  the  riddler  being  caught  ,  and   gotham   flooding.   in   this  verse   the  bat /  bruce  have  started  to  accept   their  destiny  ,  and  the  UNAVOIDABLE  mesh  of  BOTH  personalities.  

*      )  .004  follows  the  court  of  owls   with  some  own   headcanon  interpretation.  wayne  enterprises  is  full  of   corruption   with   the   board  wanting  nothing  more  than  to  get  rid  of  bruce.  

                             ALT   EGO *

*      )    this  verse  will  be  tagged   accordingly  ,  bruce   goes   undercover  in  the  criminal  world  at  the  end  of  arc  .002   and   finds  that  he  has  INFILTRATED  successfully.  no  one  KNOWS  he’s  bruce  wayne  OR  the  batman.   in  this  verse   he  gathers  intel  and  garners   quite   the  reputation.   he   rises  up  in  ranks  ,  and  becomes  for  all  intents  and  purposes  one  of   the  ‘bosses’ 

[batfall-moved]

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒊 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏? 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆   𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 , 𝐈'𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐄.    *   )                                              |    INDEPENDENT +   HEADCANON    BASED    BRUCE WAYNE   from    THE   BATMAN   ( 2022 )   |     𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝    𝐛𝐲   𝐭𝐡𝐞    𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦   𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝   𝐛𝐲    𝐧𝐢𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚  |   heavy   inspiration    from   joker  |    written   by    selena    25+  ( she,  her )   dark   themes   present.      MAIN  SHIP   :   fraudien          pro.  twilight  (why is there here?idk)    ,    EST                      

                                |  READ FIRST |  PINTEREST |  *  CURRENT ARC |

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                          RULES   BELOW  !

*additionally any blog made by kenna will be considered an exclusive

           *      )       OOC  .    my   name  is   selena   i   am   25+   and   EST   based.  i   work   full   time   ,   and   i   have   two  lovely   doggos.   i   try   to   be   here   whenever  i  can  on   the   weekdays   but  !    sometimes   i   am   exhausted  ,   and   therefore   weekends   are   my  most   active   time.   i   DO   love   plot-based   threads    but  ?   i   also   understand  /  am  one  of  those  people   who   sometimes   just   allow  the  thread   to  guide.   i   do  !   have   disco  (  feel   free  to  ask  for   it! )  that  being  said  i   also  forget  about  it  99.9%  of   the  time  so  ?  nudge  me  or   reach  out  first   PLEASE   know  it’s   never  you.   i   am   latina   as   well  as   being  jewish  so  please   also  respect  those  two  points.  i   also   like   my  muse  have  PTSD.

*PSD  +   ICON   ARE  MINE  please  do   not   steal  

    *      )      bruce   thomas   wayne   is   highly   influenced   by   the   batman  (2022)   with   taking   inspiration  and  some   lore  from   the   joker  (2019).   since   this   film   is   crime   noir   heavy   so  is  bruce  ,  he   reads  more   like   a  gothic   character  and   is  going through   heavy   PSTD.   my   bruce   sadly   is  not  lifted  from  comics  nor  is  steeped  in   any  other   batman   universe.  along  with   being   reeves   based  i   have  also  incorporated  my  own   headcanons   and  take.  *truly  he  is  an  OC  fnjfdsfgg. bruce  is  31  and   is   6′6   6′8   with   the   boots.  he   enjoys   writing   and   has   natural   talent  in  drawing   and   obviously   criminal   forensics.   he  is  STILL   learning  and  of  course  he  is  OBSESSED   with   technology.   his   ig   borders   genius   but  since  his   tragic  loss  he  is    his  own   worst  enemy.

   *      )    open   &  willing   to   ship   my  bruce  !   it   will   be  heavy   development  since   he  is  so   FEARFUL  of   losing  the   ones   he  loves.   though   ?   when  shipped  i  can  promise   he  will  love   and  fight  for  your   muse   as  often   as  he  can.   i   also   DO   ship   selina  x  bruce   and   many   other  DC  canon   ships  for  bruce  i   just   ask   that   we   plot   about   it   before   we  get  to  writing  !  *bruce  is   bisexual 

 *      )   ♡  =    ship   ♡* =  ship  exclusive

     *  if  you  ever  want  to  be  added  please   reach   out   ♡

@banschivs   +   MAIN  |  Nix  Fleck (née Degraves)

@chaoshe     +   EXCLUSIVE |  Jester Lavorre  ♡*

@exilae         +   MAIN  |   Blog-Wide ;  Juliette King ♡

@fraudien      +   EXCLUSIVE  |   Mina  Gatti     ♡*

@jokethur      +   MAIN  |  Arthur  Fleck  

@barnaes      +  EXCLUSIVE  | Bucky Barnes

@lovelack      +  EXCLUSIVE |  Marianne Sheridan

@destage      +   EXCLUSIVE   |   Blog-Wide

                        VERSES *

 .001     basic   gotham   verse   ,   in   this  verse   bruce   is   28-30    still  trying   to   get   a grasp  of  who  he  is  and  is  also  training  heavily

*      )        .002   loosely   follows  the  events  of  the  batman  with  some  changes.   to   read  more  about  that  click  here 

*      )    .003   follows  the  events   leading   up  the  riddler  being  caught  ,  and   gotham   flooding.   in   this  verse   the  bat /  bruce  have  started  to  accept   their  destiny  ,  and  the  UNAVOIDABLE  mesh  of  BOTH  personalities.  

  *      )  .004  follows  the  court  of  owls   with  some  own   headcanon  interpretation.  wayne  enterprises  is  full  of   corruption   with   the   board  wanting  nothing  more  than  to  get  rid  of  bruce.  

                     ALT   EGO *

*      )    this  verse  will  be  tagged   accordingly  ,  bruce   goes   undercover  in  the  criminal  world  at  the  end  of  arc  .002   and   finds  that  he  has  INFILTRATED  successfully.  no  one  KNOWS  he’s  bruce  wayne  OR  the  batman.   in  this  verse   he  gathers  intel  and  garners   quite   the  reputation.   he   rises  up  in  ranks  ,  and  becomes  for  all  intents  and  purposes  one  of   the  ‘bosses’ 

[abdicatedarchive]

“When I volunteered to help out for the school fundraiser I did not think this is what it was going to be” said Juliette as she gathered trash bags together, they were so heavy and ... to her disgust ... liquid filled. Juliette gagged a little, “Who tricked you into this?” she said as a half joke, she assumed the girl signed up on her own volition, or maybe not. “Also did you like my highlight in the paper a couple months ago? I thought your picture was particularly great” she said with a kind smile as she tried to ignore the trash. @lunarayavuz​

[seraphicae]

    ❝   you have no damn clue what it’s like ,   ❞ her gaze stays trained on the ground , refusing to look at him . she doesn’t even have to  ,  really  –––––   his emerald eyes have been burned into her memory .  ❝ to have your own family look at you like you’re some kind of monster . to never touch another human being . to not have someone hug you when you’re sad and scared and alone . ❞   all feelings she was far too familiar with  (  lately  ,  because of him  ) . it’s then that juliette allows her gaze to track upwards  ,   stopping when she meets his gaze .  ❝ i won’t be your weapon . i’ll die before i let you make me touch someone else . i’ll make sure of it . ❞

                                    .*·ﾟ✧・ @gloryforsaken​​  /  AARON.

[ashfilledsoul-blog]

Blondes Have More Fun

@juliettelikethesun

The Pit was extra testosterone laden tonight. When Ash had first arrived and claimed a spot, she’d had no intention of fighting herself. By the third round she’d grown bored by the copy paste easy to predict matches. They were all pomp and circumstance, anger and puffed up ego. No real skill percent anywhere. She wanted to wipe their smug boy’s club grins away with a double edged razor. “You’re not really dressed to fight.” That’s what an idiot tried to tell her when she went to register. Ash set him straight with some colorful language and a twisting of his wrist. She was properly registered then, and moved up the queue to boot. Funny how people got so accommodating once you threatened to shove their own foot up their ass.

She owned the first match...and the second...and the third. Her lithe frame darted with finesse, she dragged it out and made it fun, took her opponents apart piece by piece. It was probably the most of the voyeurs bet against her the first few fights, but by the fifth they knew better. Ash had no interest in the money, waved away her cut when she was satisfied she’d shown these idiots what a fight should look like. A glow of power, of residue adrenaline, lingered as she left the ring and headed for the bar. Stray strands of hair were recollected into her ponytail as she ordered a drink. A blonde beside her caught her eyes...one of the only other women in The Pit.

“Her next drink is on me,” the vampire insisted as the bartender came to collect the woman’s empty glass. A smile was directed towards her. “You’re a new face,” she observed. “I take it you’re a recent addition to this picturesque little slice of hell”

[cfakihiros]

@synergiies !

“I should have known you would be here.” Aki says with an amused grin on his face as he hops over the back of the couch and lands lightly beside her. Most of his attendance at the Institute had been a waste of time, but somehow Juliette was one of the few people who made stick around bearable. She’s of the few people he’d feel comfortable calling a friend, really - not that he’d ever say that.

“So, I heard a rumour.” He starts casually, offering her the packet of gummy bears he’s been snacking on as he wandered around the building. “A little birdie told me you hit that Stark kid. When did you become a badass, Jules?”

[cfarayner]

@synergiies !

“Uh..” Adrianne feels her cheeks burning at the sight of the other girl watching her, immediately feeling self conscious. She’d been busily sketching away, smudging some extra shading on the page before looking up to see her. Out in space, her appearance isn’t that strange - if anything, people think she looks too human. On Earth.. things are a little different. Her bright yellow eyes, her pointed ears, it tends to draw unpleasant attention. Almost on instinct she pulls absently at her hair to make sure her ears are covered, not wanting to give the girl - or anyone else - a reason to stare. The thought that the girl might be interested in her art doesn’t even cross her mind for a moment. “Can I.. help you with something?” She asks as politely as she can manage, though her voice soft and uncertain as she glances over at the other.

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Juliette came into the bookstore expecting to see Kiki, but seemed she had calculated the shifts wrong and ran into Sonia. To be completely honest with herself, she had been avoiding seeing Sonia since she got involved with Stevie. The second she realized that downtownsasquatch was Stevie to be exact. She had a long term crush on Sonia, she was just so free spirited and the complete opposite of Juliette. Most of the time when they interacted, Juliette thought she was bothering the other girl. Juliette took a deep breath and smiled, “Hey Sonia” she said, “Browsing for something new today”. Juliette stayed as casual as possible and put her coat on the coat rack at the front of the store and started scanning the shelves for something new, “I’m trying to branch out from the classics or feminist lit and I’m going to attempt to read something contemporary and light” she said with a sweet yet awkward smile as she peeked over to Sonia through the books. @hotandsweetsonia​ 

[abdicatedarchive]

Juliette was at the funeral, and she felt more alone than ever. She was praying and kneeled when she saw that the usher had put someone next to her, she looked up and saw the blonde. Fucking hell, of course this was happening. She stayed on her knees to pray and put in a little extra prayer for Chanel and her family, and that the two families could stop having this situation. Her dad had been so good to her mom since Griffin died, he’d spent every night at home. Driving Juliette to and from school so she wasn’t on her bike. Things were ... almost normal in her home again. She wanted them to stay that way, and that was on God at this point. God and Chanel’s mom. She sat back down next to Chanel, seeing the girl crying. “I know” said Juliette. She hoped Chanel knew what she meant, but she knew that Chanel had been with Griffin even though her teammate was practically dating him. “And I’m not going to say anything”.

@chrysolites​

[abdicatedarchive]

Party Bust || Stevie, Juliette, Chase, and Gabrielle

tw: violence, drinking

Chase: Chase got into Stevie's car. "Thank you for getting me, I'm a mess. I can't drive. I've been tracking her location for hours and it says she's at home and I went up there and she left her phone" said the boy as he buckled up.

Stevie: "Dude don't mention it." Stevie pulled out of the Hale's driveway and looked over at him. "Do you know where this party is at? Maybe someone on twitter was talking about it."

Chase: "I have two possible addresses" said Chase sending them both to her over airdrop. "We're just going to have to try both" he replied. He was so stressed out, he ran his hands through his hair and looked out the window, "I mentioned how she should ease into what we used to do. Like I told her that I didn't want to just jump back into things. Do you think she's talking to someone at this party? Or do you think Juliette's getting more attention from guys? And Gabrielle is blowing them off? Because she loves me?" said the boy nervously.

Stevie: Stevie put in the first address into her phone and tried that one. She tried to keep her cool in front of Chase, but seeing him so stress was making her even more stressed. "No way, man. She loves you. There's no way-" she stopped herself as Chase brought up the possibility of Juliette getting attention from guys. It only freaked her out more. "She loves you. It'll be fine." she pulled up to the house. "Alright, let's go."

Chase: Chase hopped out of the car quickly, "Let's stick together. None of that Fred bullshit from the Mystery Gang" said the boy as they entered the party. It was loud, and the girls were no where to be found. Then he saw that blonde head of hair, and she had some guy flirting with her. "Um, you just go get both of them" said Chase, feeling like absolute shit. He should probably go over there and straighten that guy out.

Stevie: Stevie couldn't help but smile at his Fred comment. She stuck with Chase as they looked for the girls and looked over at her friend after seeing some dude flirting with Gabrielle. "Me? No way, man. You got this. That's your girl." she placed her hand on Chase's shoulder. "Make sure he knows that."

Chase: Chase was ready to rumble, she was fucking right. That was his girl. "Hey dipshit, piss off" said Chase walking up to the guy, he was only like half an inch shorter than him. He could take him for sure. "Nah, little man. This girl is wild, I'm convincing her to go out with me. Go simp somewhere else" said the other guy. Chase had had enough, between Griffin and all of this bullshit about other guys trying to date his girlfriend, he was done. Chase decked him in the face. "Fuck that hurt" he said holding his hand in his other hand. The guy came back to tackle him, and they fought on the ground -Chase getting the upperhand- before other guys at the party broke it up.

Gabrielle: GAbrielle was pretty white girl wasted. She was having a conversation with the guy but she really wasn't understanding his flirting efforts as she was on the boarder line of blacking out. Though the fight moved so fast in front of her so she didn't have tome to react much. Once the fight was broke up, she kicked the other guy in the shin. "Don't touch my boyfriend!" She shouted before slipping her hair over her shoulder

Stevie: Stevie smiled proudly at Chase but quickly panicked the moment the other guy tackled him. She tried to help as much as she could, but once Gabrielle came in to kick the guy in the shin, Stevie held out her hands to make sure the girl wouldn't lose balance. "Damn, you okay?" she asked as she helped Chase get up. "You were doing good." she said, referring to the fight, in hopes that it would boosts his confidence a bit. He deserved that.(edited)

Chase: Chase brushed himself off. "I think I kinda kicked his ass" he said, his hand hurting so bad. "Don't tell me otherwise, I don't need to know" Chase added with a laugh to Stevie. "Now Gabrielle, what the hell? Who was that?" said Chase, giving her a crazed look.

Juliette: "STEEEEEVIEEEEE" said Juliette running over to her, "Did you see that fight? That was crazy! I know that guy!" said the girl in a drunken stupor.

Gabrielle: GAbrielle shrugged. "I really wish I knew." She said with a laugh. "He kept just going on an on and on about his football trophies. Like yawn." She said as she threw her arms around Chase. "Thanks for making him shut up." She said with a smile. "Jules!"

Stevie: Stevie nodded her head, "Totally kicked ass." she said to Chase before her attention was drawn to Juliette. "Hey, yeah that shit was pretty wild." she asked with a small smile. She wasn't even sure if the girl wanted to see her at this point, but she was just glad she found Juliette. "You doing okay?"

Juliette: "Brielle! Stevie's here! And Chase!" she said with big excited eyes and a huge smile. She was so happy, and so very very drunk.

Chase: "Let's get the two of you home" said Chase, giving Gabrielle a kiss on the cheek. "And you are getting a lesson about how you're not letting other boys flirt with you when you help me ice my hand" said the boy to his girlfriend. There was no way that was happening tonight though, she was gonezo.

Gabrielle: "Right!" Gabi said looking at Juliette. "They came for us." She said excited to see them both. "Maybe later." Gabrielle said with a laugh as she held onto him. "Will you carry me." She added in, giving a puppy face.

Chase: Chase turned around so she could jump on his back, "Cmon" he said reluctantly, he was happy to have her safe and sound.

Stevie: Stevie noticed Chase carry Gabrielle, and what kind of person would Stevie be if she made Juliette walk? "Would you like to get carried too?" she asked, hoping the girl would say yes. No reason. Just trying to be nice.

Juliette: Juliette's eyes lit up, "ooooOooooh yes please" she said hopping on the girls back and giving her a big ole smooch on the cheek. "You're the best! I can't believe you've been at the party the whole time!" she said, stupidly.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle hopped onto Chases back, wrapping her legs around his waist and she rested her head on his shoulder. "What are we going to do now babe?"

Stevie: Stevie couldn't hold back her smile as Juliette kissed her cheek. "Crazy right? The universe just keeps putting us together." she teased her before walking out of the house. "Want me to drop you guys off first?" she asked Chase.

Chase: "Yeah, just the guest house parking area" said Chase, "Where you picked me up". He was ready to get this girl into bed and some pjs. Parenting never stops.

Juliette: "You guys came together?" said Juliette, trying to put it together, "Are you two friends?" she asked, "wait are you just here for us?"

Gabrielle: "Am I sleeping over?" Gabi questioned. She hoped he would say yes. "I didn't know you guys were friends." Gabrielle said as she held on tight to him, though, she didn't always listen about all of his friends

Stevie: "Yeah, we're pretty cool with each other." Stevie nodded, not realizing that either one of the girls knew her and Chase were friends. "We just wanted to make sure you both were okay." she answered Juliette as she got to Gabrielle and Chase's place.

Chase: "Yeah we've been friends pretty much all year, it's a group chat thing don't worry about it" said Chase, realizing he'd never mentioned it. "Alright babe, let's get you inside" said the boy opening up the car door for her.

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“Wait a second, Trixie?” said Juliette seeing the familiar blonde, “you go here?” she said, referring to the school. “Like to White Lake?”. The two had always been at separate schools, and hadn’t really talked since Juliette’s pageant days. Juliette’s mom used to think it was for her, luckily in middle school that stopped. “No way!” she said excitedly. Things were looking up for the girl. @the-drcmaqueen​

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Halloween || Griffin and Juliette

@kalidoscpe

Juliette: Juliette found Griffin outside after she'd been crying and went up to him as she smiled and made sure she didn't look too bad. "Griffin Hale!" she said excitedly as she ran up to him and sat down on the bench next to him. "Hows your night going?" she asked. 

Griffin: turning his head around, griffin looked at juliette and the smile on his lips slowly disappeared as it was obvious that she had been crying. "juliette, what's- are you okay?" he turned around and looked at her, lifting his hand and gently brushing his thumb across her cheek. "you've been crying," he pointed out and then shook his head. "hey, hey, tell me - what's wrong?" 

Juliette: "Chanel just was near me and I got in the thick of things in my own head" said Juliette sniffling. "I just can't stand her, she's not got a nice bone in her whole body" the girl added. There was nothing to save Chanel in her mind. She put her head on his shoulder. It just felt good to be around Griffin.  

Griffin: griffin swallowed and looked at juliette who spoke about chanel. "hey, it's gonna be okay. and, you know, she's not... she's honestly not that bad. i mean, i think people just... hven't seen the right side of her." griffin didn't think chanel was that bad, but it seemed to him that he had seen another side of her. he wrapped an arm around her shoulder, gently hugging her. 

Juliette: She felt the hug from Griffin, but his words did not feel like a hug. They felt like she was being pushed off a cliff, "Why are you defending her? Do you even know her? You know what her family did to me" said the girl looking up at him. 

Griffin: parting his lips, griffin then cleared his throat. "i... i've talked to her a couple of times, and... she seems sweet to me. i know what her family did to you and it fucking sucked, but i also think you two would actually like each other if you gave each other a chance." he took a deep breath and cleared his throat again as he turned to look at her. "we actually hooked up. well, kissed, but you know, um..." 

Juliette: Juliette was overwhelmed with jealousy. How could she, touch her Griffin. How could he let her? She was so mad and sad and everything. She couldn't even describe how she felt. She moved his hand off her shoulder and moved in to kiss him, sitting down on one of his thighs, kissing him so deeply. 

Griffin: as she moved his hand off her shoulder and kissed him, sitting down on one of his thighs before deepening the kiss. it surprised him, but he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed back. it felt a little weird, even though they had kissed before, but the timing? and wasn't she interested in someone else? then, pulling back, griffin took a deep breath and looked at her with parted lips. " i... wow, i didn't see that coming." 

Juliette: She felt a wave of relief knowing the last person he'd kissed hadn't been Chanel. She felt like she'd reclaimed her territory. "Me neither" said Juliette, still a little drunk, she went in to kiss him again. Her horniness taking over, she wanted to kiss Stevie earlier. She just needed it. Only 24 hours before she could kiss Stevie whenever, she just needed to be tided over. 

Griffin: when she leaned in to kiss him again, he blinked and looked at her, before his eyes fell shut. he didn't mind kissing her; in fact, she was a great kisser. he moved his hands to either side of her face as he deepened the kiss. " wait, wait, as much... as much as i don't mind this, what on earth made you get to this point?" he said and laughed softly. 

Juliette: "I just wanted to, don't you want to kiss me?" asked Juliette, caught up in the moment. "Don't we have fun together?" she asked, kissing up his neck slowly. She wanted to hear that he wanted her, "Can't we just be together? Like old times? When everything was easy?". Juliette saw Stevie over his shoulder, and realize she just fucked up. She wanted to cry as she saw the girl walk away. Juliette peppered his face with kisses, and as tears started falling from her face. "I ... just. Oh. I. Griff, I'm so sorry" she said through her tears as she put her forehead to his. 

Stevie: Stevie tried looking around for Juliette after a while. She wanted to make sure the girl was okay. She finally ended up seeing her, but with Griffin. Stevie stared at them for a second, feeling a knot in her stomach form. She shouldn't be feeling this way. Juliette wasn't into girls and Griffin was a cool guy. If they liked each other, they should be together. She noticed Juliette spot her and all she could do was try her best to smile at her. She then walked away to get her mind of what she saw, letting out a sigh. 

Griffin: "i... no, that's not... i mean, i don't not want to kiss you? i mean, we have fun together, but you... you told me you were – " he said but stopped talking as she looked over her face. i... just. oh, i. griff. i'm so sorry griffin was confused, to say the least. and as he felt tears on his lips, he moved his hands to rest on either side of her face. "don't be sorry. babe, what's going on with you? i feel like you've been keeping secrets from me and you can talk to me. whatever is going on, we'll work it out together!" 

Juliette: "I just want to kiss and be normal. I-" she said as she pulled him in for another kiss, "I just want things to be normal" she said before breaking down into tears again. "I'm sorry I'm such a mess. I- the person I like just saw us. The girl I like. Stevie" said Juliette putting her head into his shoulder, still sitting on his thigh. She felt like hiding from him. 

Griffin: "what are you talking about? you're normal and –" when she pulled him in for another kiss, griffin blinked and looked at her as she broke down into tears ago. the person i like just saw us. the girl i like. stevie. when she put her head into his shoulder, griffin blinked. that was who she liked? "if the girl you like is here, why on earth are you kissing me? go after her, you silly little girl," he shook his head and pulled his head back, looking at her. cupping her face, he used his fingers to brush her cheeks clean. "is that what you've been scared of? to tell me that you like stevie? you're still one of the most amazing people i know. and i still love you. nothing could ever change that and especially not who you love."

Juliette: Of course Griffin was great. Of course he was supportive. This is why he was the best ex boyfriend a lesbian could ever ask for. The best friend a girl could ask for. He cupped her face and wiped her cheeks. "I'm so gay" she said with a big grin and a laugh of relief as her eyes were still welled up with tears, "Like the gayest" she added with a giggle. She gave him a kiss on the cheek, "I do love you though, no cap. If I liked men, I would be down on one knee years ago" she said with a smile.

Griffin: "you're so gay!" he said and smiled brightly, before a chuckle fell from his lips. " and you're still perfect. actually, i think it makes you even more badass," he said and grinned at her, nodding his head before she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "don't ever let anyone tell you that you're not okay. you're allowed to love who you want, juliette. and... there is nothing wrong with you. promise me, you hear me, that you'll never think differently? and i love you too. to the end of the earth and back, " he said as he continued to brush his thumbs across her cheeks. 

Juliette: Juliette pulled him in for a hug, "Thank you Griffin, I love you so much" she said, "I need to go home. I have to reveal who I am tomorrow. And apologize." said the girl giving him a kiss on the forehead. "I will call you right after" she added as she got up. She ran back to him and gave him another big hug, "Bye!!!" she said with a smile running off to go see if she could still catch Stevie at the party before she left. 

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two left feet in the mouth || juliette and laney

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: dance studio // spring 2021.

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: juliette x laney.

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒: none.

𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒: juliette is seeking dance practice for the upcoming wedding and makes a new friend along the way.

laney had just finished a session and she was breathing heavily as she walked over to the speakers, sitting down on the floor and looking at her phone. she smiled softly and she texted her dad back, when she heard movements behind her. turning her head around, her blonde hair stuck to her sweaty face as she looked at the doorway, where she saw someone wait. " oh, sorry, " she said, turning the music off before she leaned forward and stretched her thigh as she leaned down against the the top of her leg. " is there anything i can do for you?"

Juliette had never stepped foot into any of the athletic facilities on campus in the last semester. Honestly, she had to ask someone where the dance studio was. Juliette turned into the dance room and saw someone really going for it and she was too nervous to ask when the studio would be free or where the instructor was. Juliette stood in the doorway as the girl turned her attention to her, asking if there was anything she could do for her. To be honest, Juliette had no idea if she was an instructor or a student. "I was just looking for some dance lessons, I have this wedding to go to this month and I didn't want to step on my partner too much" said the girl. 

when she heard a female's voice, she turned her head around and looked towards her. hearing her speak about how she was looking for dance lessons, and how she had to go to a wedding this month, the smile on laney's lips widened. nodding her head, a small giggle fell from the girl's lips as she could definitely see why she would want to get lessons. " well, uhm, i'm sure there's someone here who could help you out. i mean, if you don't mind a stranger helping you out, i could totally show you a thing or two? "

Juliette had a nervous smile on her face, "I have the basics down, but I did cotillion a really long time ago and I'm really nervous about being as bad at dancing as my date thinks I am" said Juliette, realizing that she most definitely needed to ask Stevie out for real. They had shared a really intense emotional moment, but Juliette had the opportunity to be the person who does the will you be my girlfriend speech this time. Maybe she would ask at the wedding, maybe that would be too late. She had a lot to think on. "If you wouldn't mind being my practice buddy, that would actually be really great. Do you know if any of the dancing rules change if it's two girls? They always made me dance with boys" she questioned. 

" your date thinks you're bad? " laney said as she stood up, letting a soft giggle fall from her lips as she brushed her hair away from her face. " nahh, i wouldn't mind at all darling. if i can help you out, that would be great. don't want you to make a fool out of yourself at a wedding. those are the worst places to do that at, " she said and giggled as she walked over to the girl in the doorway. " why would there be rules if you're dancing with a guy or a girl? don't worry about it. just, do you know if your date is the leader? like, do you think she'll take the lead or do you want to? " laney asked, tilting her head to the side as she stopped in front of the brunette. " oh, by the way, i'm laney. laney callaghan. recently started attending brindleton. "

"Ah no, she doesn't think I'm bad. I just ... I'm very clumsy" Juliette explained. If she had stuck with pageants as a child, perhaps she would be less the way she was. But here we are, nose in a book and two left feet. Juliette thought about who would take the lead, "Well, she's much taller than I am. But I have more training in general? I'm not sure who would lead. But hopefully me? It would be kinda funny" said the girl, thinking about her having even minor dominance for a fleeting moment. "I'm Juliette Hastings, I transferred in January. Nice to meet you Laney" she said with a kind smile. Juliette had been more confident lately, and she was in a place where she was ready to set down roots at this college. To make friends for once. Laney also reminded her of an old friend, and it made her feel at home. 

" ahhh, gotcha! " the smile on laney's lips widened and she giggled, shrugging her shoulders in the process. " nothing wrong with being a little clumsy babe. well, how about we teach you how to lead? then you could surprise her? " laney said, nodding her head with a wide smile on her lips as the other introduced herself. " nice to meet you too, juliette. gorgeous name, by the way. makes me think of romeo and juliet, which i'm sure you've been told numerous times before, " she said and rolled her eyes at her own words. pulling her hair back, she put it up in a pony tail. " well, do you want to start right away? i have the room booked for another hour. "

"That would be really fun, thanks for helping me out" she said, a kind grin forming on her face. She had spent so much of the semester hiding out in her room, she had almost forgotten how kind people could be when you asked. "I do love Shakespeare. It's my moms favorite too" said the girl, she never really talked about her mom anymore. Things had been tough since she was sent away. But it always came out when she talked about her name. "I'm down if you don't mind sharing your time" said Juliette happily. She couldn't wait to surprise Stevie with her moves.

" hey, honestly, it's fun for me too. i love dancing and i love getting to know new people, so really, this is a win-win situation for me, " she said and giggled softly, nodding her head as she started to walk further into the room. " yeah? it's a tragic love story, but at the same time... there's something pretty beautiful about the story too, you know? " shrugging her shoulders, laney bit her bottom lip and looked at the brunette. " " nahhh, i'm not busy at all. i'm totally down to teach you a few things that i've picked up. put your stuff over there, " she said and nodded towards the mirror. " it's always a good idea to dance in front of the mirror, because you see what you do right, and what you do wrong. "

Juliette put her bag down in the room and followed Laney to the floor. "Mostly trying to nail a simple waltz" said the girl, thinking nervously about this wedding. It was going to be a big event, Stevie's cousin was getting married. Everyone from home would be there. It was going to be their first time out in front of everyone, and Juliette wanted the dance to go perfectly. "So are you seeing anyone, do you get to dance like this often?" she asked awkwardly, trying to make conversation before she was dancing close to a stranger.

when the other female asked if she was seeing someone and if she got to dance like it often, the blonde shook her head. " god no, i'm single as a freaking pringle, " she said, rolling her eyes lightly while her cheeks turned into a soft pink. " i'm pretty new here, to be honest and... you know, i guess i haven't really turned heads yet. i've not spoken to many guys here. " sinking her teeth into her bottom lip, she nodded towards the spot in front of her. " i'm sure i'll meet someone though, some day. "

Juliette laughed, the idea of this girl not turning heads was a little ridiculous. "Well I know a few boys, more so my girl type friend really radiates guy friend energy. So I have guy friends adjacent" Juliette said as she was making conversation, "I'm sure if you were to come hang out with all of us sometime, someone will catch your eye" she encouraged. Because Juliette was back with someone she loved, she hoped everyone could love like this too. The steps flowed easily, muscle memory kicking in. It made Juliette think it might be time to be a little less insecure about her abilities.

a soft chuckle fell from the blonde's lips, as she said she knew a few boys. " well, maybe i'll meet some of them at one point. who knows. " when she said that she could come hang out with them, her smile softened. " really? you'd let me hang out with you and your friends? even though you don't really know me? " laney was a little surprised, but also happy to think that maybe she had made a friend here. " that would be great. thank you. i mean, for asking. that's really sweet of you. "

Juliette smiled, "I mean you don't really know me and you're helping me out. Seems like a good way to pay you back" she replied. It was about time Juliette made a new friend, and maybe Florence would like meeting her too. That way they could both get out of their shells. Who would have ever thought Juliette Hastings would be the one to be a driving force in making a new friend. "We'll exchange numbers before I leave, and I'll make sure the next time my friends are preforming that you'll get a text" she added. 

" i... well, i guess you're right, " she said and giggled softly, sinking her teeth into her bottom lip. she was grateful for how sweet and friendly this girl was being. nodding her head, laney smiled at what juliette said about exchanging numbers. " great! i'd love that. and uhm, okay, so are you ready? " she asked, tilting her head as she stood in front of her. " also, if you mind me touching your wait, let me know. " she wanted to be respectful to the girl, especially as you couldn't know someone's story.

"totally ready" said Juliette as she faced the other girl, "I'm all good. Don't worry I'm very taken" she said with a laugh. As if she would catch feelings for a straight girl. That was a thing of the past, and was also definitely more Stevie's forte. "Let me know if my hands are okay too" Juliette clarified as they got close and began to dance. She wanted everything to be perfect for the wedding, and this was such a huge help.

" perfect, " she said and nodded, smiling brightly at the other. nodding her head, laney tilted her head to the side. " You know, your girlfriend is really lucky. i mean, i know we don't know each other that well, but you seem like a sweetheart. " she meant that too. as they began to dance, a soft giggle fell from laney's lips. " hey, you're doing great, " she sad and laughed softly as she moved her hand to grab juliette's. " a little higher on the back there and it's perfect. " 

Juliette smiled, she was honestly still beaming from being with Stevie again. "We're not official official yet. But we've dated before" Juliette explained as they began to dance, moving her hand when she was instructed. "Got it" she replied. "Have you ever been to a wedding? I haven't been to one since I was a little kid" Juliette rambled. She wanted to get to know Laney a little better.

" ohhhh i see, well, i'm sure you two are adorable. what's her name? " laney questioned the female, smiling softly as she wanted them to get to know each other better. she really liked juliette already. as she took the instructions that laney gave, their dancing helped a bunch. " no, i've never been, " she whispered and shook her head, looking at her as she said she hadn't been to one since she was a little kid. " i'm sure it's going to be amazing though. you get to dress up and everything! " she said and giggled softly. " have you decided on your outfit yet? "

"Stevie" said Juliette, smiling at the mere mention of the other girl. That fresh feeling was definitely there, not that it ever faded before with Stevie. "I'm sure you'll be tired of weddings before you know it in a couple years. With college friends getting married and older siblings" Juliette continued on. Before everything, for events like these, her mother picked out her clothes. But now her cousin Katie did those selections for her. Like that was her actual family. It still brought her a lot of pain to think about her mother.

" stevie, that's such a nice name. " laney smiled at juliette, who smiled at the mention of the other girl. laughing softly, the blonde nodded and brushed her hair away from her face, before she nibbled on her bottom lip. " gosh, i can't even wait for friends to start getting married, " laney spoke and laughed, nodding her head gently. tilting her head to the side, laney looked at juliette and it was obvious that something about her question had hurt the girl. " i'm sorry, you don't have to answer." 

Juliette realized she hadn't answered at all, "Oh sorry, sometimes I space out. My cousin Katie is a wedding planner so she picked out my outfit for me. It's a beautiful dress, but not too beautiful. It's Alice's big day" said Juliette, rambling to make up for the silence that she provided. "My mom and I used to shop for my formal clothes, she'd make an event of it all" said the girl, not super wanting to talk about her mom. But she trusted this girl, it was strange how easy it came to her. Usually Juliette wasn't one for trust.

“ don’t worry about it,” she said and giggled softly. “ ohhh, I’m sure it’s beautiful. I can’t wait to see photos of the dress and you! “ she smiled softly, nodding her head as she listened to her talk about how she used to shop dresses with her mom. She never really got that herself. “ that sounds lovely. “

She hadn't meant to bring up her parents, especially at a time like this. When the two girls were dancing and just getting to know each other. You never know what parental baggage looks like, and she should have known better with her own situation and with Jonah's. "Yeah it was" Juliette responded, remembering that not all her memories of her family had to be negative.

"yeah, i can imagine. do you have any siblings? " laney asked, looking at juliette as they continued to move around the room. a soft giggle fell from her lips and she came to a stop. " you're gonna be great, babe! honestly, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, okay? " laney said, nodding her head with a soft smile on her lips. " your girl and family will be so, so impressed. " 

As they continued to dance, Laney began to ask questions to get to know Juliette. "Yeah, I have an older brother. He's a sweetheart under all the other stuff" said the girl, thinking about how far away Montag was right now. But she would see him soon once summer began. "What about you? Do you have siblings?" Juliette asked with a smile. She accepted the compliment, "That's good to know. I get in my head about these things" she replied.

**an older brother? does he go here? or? " she questioned, tilting her head a little to the side as she looked at juliette. " me? i do, yeah. i have... i have a younger brother. he's amazing, too. " laney smiled softly, nodding her head as she thought of her brother. " you definitely have absolutely nothing to worry about. it's gonna be amazing. i hope you'll post photos so we can all see how amazing you'll look and how much fun you'll have. "

"No, sadly he's at MIT. But he'll be home for the summer" said Juliette. Montag being home meant she might actually go to the house, she hadn't been back yet. Some things you just put off. "Younger brother? That's sweet. How old is he?" she asked, wondering what Laney's home life would be like. Someone this kind must have the best people in her life. But she didn't want to pry. "Oh I will most definitely be posting photos" said the girl with a little laugh.

the blonde's smile widened and she tilted her head a little to the side as she listened to juliette speak about her brother. " well, i'm glad that you'll get to see him during the summer at least. " licking her lips absentmindedly, laney took a deep breath and she sighed gently. " my brother's name is andrew and he's four years younger than me. so he's fifteen. " laney smiled brightly and nodded her head excitedly. " good, good. i can't wait to see what you post, babe. "

"I always wanted younger siblings" she said as they finished the dance. The brunette heard her phone going off, "speak of the devil" she said as she showed her brother's name pop onto the screen. "We should grab coffee sometime!" said the girl before she took the call, "Hey Monty, can you hold on for a second?" she said as she grabbed her card out of her bag. "Here's all my contact info! Text me!" said Juliette with a smile, "It was great to meet you Laney".

the blonde smiled at the words coming from juliette's lips about how she always wanted younger siblings. " he means a lot to me. we're pretty close too. " with everything that they had experienced, they had a special relationship. after-all, when they had found out about their mother, she had been babysitting him. watching juliette take the phone, she took a step back and nodded. watching her interact with her brother. " oh, it was great to meet you too, juliette. and i will. good luck in the wedding! " she waved at juliette who then walked off. 

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discussion boards || juliette and daisy

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: freshens healthy restaurant // early march 2021.

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: juliette x daisy.

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒: none.

𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒: TBD

Sitting at a table, Daisy was somewhat regretting her decision to leave her homework until so late. While she was very close to being done, it was due in class in a few hours and she would really rather just be sitting in her room eating popcorn and watching Bridgerton or some other trashy-yet-addicting Netflix show. She had decided that the best way to get herself through the final push was to eat at the same time (she was extremely food-motivated), thus her working away at her paper while stuffing food in her mouth. Looking up, she saw a classmate looking around, presumably for a place to start. “You can sit here if you want,” she said, taking a sip of her drink. “Unless you chew loudly. We’re humans, not cows.”

Juliette had been very selective about where she went on campus to avoid potentially running into anyone she didn't want to see. That list was extraordinarily long ever since she found out that her ex was here, she was doing her best to avoid all of her friends as well. Best to keep things secret. Sadly, there was no better dining option than to go to freshens, because neither of them usually would be caught dead there. Juliette was a junk food fiend. She saw her classmate, a girl she had noted was very loud, and the first words that came out of the other girl's mouth just affirmed that for Juliette. "Luckily for you, I am a very silent chewer" she said softly with a smile as she sat down across from her. Juliette pulled out her book out of instinct, she was very used to eating alone after last semester when she made so few friends that she had to transfer here. "You finishing up that paper?" Juliette asked as she put the lid on her salad to mix it up.

She thought that she recognized the girl from class. Jules or Jane or something like that. She also thought that she had heard some gossip about her, but she heard so much gossip and did not have the attention span to keep track of who was in what trouble or who was sleeping with who’s girlfriend. “Good. Then you can sit.” Daisy said, taking another sip of her smoothie as the girl took a seat, before asking if she was finishing her paper. “Yeah. It is a stupid paper anyway, but whatever. It will get done.” She eyed the book that Juliette had in her hands. “What are you, a book nerd?” She asked. It did not look like the kind of book that got assigned for class.

"A little bit yeah, this is What we talk about when we talk about love by Raymond Carver" said Juliette as she looked at the dog eared beat up copy in front of her. Juliette opened up the mixed salad and took a bite before talking again. "It's a comfort read, if you've ever seen 2012's Stuck in Love, it's mentioned in there a lot" the girl added, not sure if the fun facts were really going to help her. She also definitely could have left out the release date, but it was natural to her. Juliette knew if Daisy had a problem with that, she would definitely say something.

Listening as the girl rattled off the information on the book she was reading, Daisy just stared at her. Definitely the book nerd type, but in an almost endearing way. Not the ‘I read books, therefore, I am smarter than you’ type. Also the awkward type. Which could mean that she could be the useful type. “Never seen it,” Daisy said, tossing her hair over her shoulder. “Are you the Encyclopedia Brown of books in general, or is it just books about love?”

Juliette smiled and looked down a little before looking back up, the other girl was a good kind of intimidating. "Mostly books about love, and then a healthy blend of queer and feminist lit" said the girl as she took a sip of her water. Being at college meant she could just say whatever she wanted without judgement, and it was a new but captivating feeling. That she could just be herself. Every conversation was a new level of freedom. "Do you read for fun? It's kind of hard when there's so much stuff assigned all the time" she asked.

Daisy nodded. Yep. Definitely the good kind of nerd. The girl was also obviously one of those sweet ones that were still somewhat shocked by whatever freedoms university life allowed them. It was adorable. “Does that include Virginia Woolf, or is that too hipster for you?” She asked, and then shrugged at the girl’s question. “I like reading. I’m in the English literature department, so I’d have picked the wrong department if I didn’t like to read.” Then, she sighed. “I do miss me a good trashy romance novel, though. They never seem to assign them.”

"I enjoy Virginia Woolf from time to time, I try to get a few different view points just for my own education" said Juliette with a little shrug. She was happy to hear that she had met a fellow English major, the more people in her department that she got to know meant that getting help if she needed it later would be more easy access. Juliette laughed at the girl's joke, and began to nod her head at the trashy romance novel comment, "I don't know why they don't. I think that the whole class would pay a lot more attention to their discussion board posts" Juliette replied, another giggle escaping her mouth.

Daisy liked this girl. Or, at the very least she thought she could tolerate her, which in Daisy speak meant she liked her. “I agree. If they gave us interesting reading material, people would be way more likely to read the books instead of just skipping to an online summary.” She did not understand why some people chose to be English majors - you were literally signing up to read tons and tons of books, both boring and entertaining, as an English major. Still, she enjoyed a good, entertaining book. Especially if it was a trashy, entertaining book. “They should assign Bridgerton, and then let us watch the Netflix show as extra credit.”

Juliette had to laugh at the girl's Bridgerton comment, it was right up her alley. She had enjoyed Bridgerton, she had binged it pretty quickly. The only thing it was missing was more gay energy, that always got Juliette really into a show. But she did love a period style piece, "yeah there is so much to unpack with that show from costumes to sex education" she added, "the discussion posts would be wild, I can hardly imagine after what is it the fourth episode or the sixth? whenever the sex montages happened, specifically the one with taylor swift in the background" she rambled, "I feel like that would be a thought provoking essay."

“I agree. I get gay vibes from Benedict and Eloise.” She held up her fork and closed her eyes. “I speak their gayness into existence. Though I am biased because the lady who plays Eloise is super pretty. But then again, I would happily make out with anyone from the cast.” A little off-topic, but Daisy was never one for staying on topic. “Oh, honey, that would be so fun. Take ‘Wildest Dreams’ to a whole new level and a whole new meaning.”

"Oh for sure, potential for asexuality for Eloise as well" said Juliette, wondering where the next seasons would take all the characters. "She is absolutely stunning" she agreed. "The men are something, but I'm much more partial to the ladies in the cast" said Juliette, she was still having trouble naming her sexuality directly. It was a reflex from the before times. "I honestly think that if there is going to be sex on screen that there should be a Taylor Swift mandate." Juliette felt strongly about this, even though it was a joke. It would just add layers every time.

“Yes. I would love Eloise to be asexual homoromantic. It would be the cherry on top. Sadly, this is Netflix we are talking about so I have my doubts.” She crinkled her nose at the thought but digressed at Juliette’s next comment. “Partial to the ladies, eh? I don’t blame you at all. Ladies have a certain…” she outlined an hourglass shape in the air with her hands, “charm to them, don’t they? Sadly, I have a weakness for the weaker sex - males, that is - as well as women.” She sighed dramatically, as though liking men as well was a great flaw in her personality. “What other songs would you want? If you could direct, what are your top three Taylor Swift sex scene songs?”

"Netflix never really ... hits things on the nose. It must be in the contract that they miss the mark" she replied with a shrug. In a perfect world things would be different. She giggled at the hand motions, "a weakness for men? Most of my friends suffer from the same condition. I heard dating men is terminal" she said, playfully frowning before breaking into a smile. She had to think for a second about what Taylor Swift songs would be good for a montage, "Hmmmm, I would say for a good enemies to lovers moment ... I did something bad. Enchanted for those like ... meet cute instant connections. Ooooh, and Afterglow for missed connections or exes" said Juliette, not completely confident in her answers but proud that she could pick something so quickly.

“This is also very true. They should hire very invested college students to do the planning for them. Preferably ones that eat at Freshens and make fun of their poor creative choices.” She shrugged, tossing her hair over her shoulder. “Yes, unfortunately despite my best efforts, I can’t shake the bi in bisexual. Men are just… ugh. There is something about them.” She sighed. “It will definitely be terminal.” She considered Juliette’s song choices and nodded her approval. “I approve. Netflix should definitely hire you to pick their soundtracks.”

A laugh fell from her lips, "I promise to not bi erase you, I will remember your terminal condition known as an affinity for men." Most of Juliette's friends were somewhere on the spectrum of sexuality, Gabrielle being on the far side of that. As straight as they come. She wondered about Jonah sometimes, but she never wanted to pry. "That would be an amazing job, maybe I should change majors and go into media and mass communications" she said, a smile forming on her face as she took a sip of her water. "If you could have a job that had nothing to do with your major and was super niche, what would it be?" she asked.

“I appreciate that. You’re a good egg. I think I am going to keep you,” Daisy said, pointing her fork at Juliette again. “Though I would appreciate you not mentioning my affinity for men in front of menfolk. It tends to go to their… heads.” She smirked. “Maybe you should change majors. It isn’t too late, but I am sure that you are… adequate… at whatever it is you do.” Her question gave Daisy pause. “If I could have a super niche job that had nothing to do with my major… hmmm… maybe someone who makes stage costumes? The really funky ones you see on the West End and Broadway. That would be fun.”

She smiled at the idea of being kept, it wasn't the first time she had heard something like that. One time she was told that someone wanted to pack her up in their pocket and take her everywhere with them. It was a strange compliment, but it was very sweet. "Bold of you to assume I would ever speak to a man" Juliette replied, laughing a little to herself. Jonah was a special exception, and Chase when he was also in his own dorm room. "I'm a journalism major, but I think it stems from a deep need to get out of town that I had in high school? So I'm not sure if it's actually something I want to do" said Juliette. She had a lot of time to change her major, so she was very comfortable where she was at. Jules still needed to adjust to this new college before she could really hunker down, a vague english major was where she was at right now. She listened when the girl was talking about costumes, "Well if you ever want to make that more of a reality, my best friends Gabrielle and Marina both know how to make clothes and costumes. Very talented ladies, they could make pretty much anything. Gabrielle does more contemporary stuff, but she's got the chops for funky costumes, and Marina does more period/fantasy clothing" she explained.