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porcelaiins‌

closed starter ／  @vanllacreme​ ! location:   the deja brew. time:   late afternoon. muses:   bunnie &  teddy.

               “   i know we’re at the brew,  ”    bunnie is pulling out a textbook from her backpack as she talks,   slapping it down on the two-person table they managed to get,   “   but i’m gonna need you to pay attention,  okay ?   no getting distracted.   time is money and i’m going to make sure you understand this material if it’s the last thing i do,  ”    it sounds a little threatening,   the way she says it,   like she really means that she’ll fight hades himself if she has to,   but bunnie means it in a teacherly,  supportive way.   it just comes out of her mouth sounding like a warning.   “  we’ll order drinks once but that’s it,   no more distractions after that,  so help me god if i see you on your phone or chitchatting around !  ”   

it’s amazing how commanding a tiny person like bunnie could be, a feat that always catches teddy off his feet whenever he’s reminded about the duality of his classmate. he watches as she sets the textbook out in front of them with a distinct noise, having to lift his arms up off the table like she was setting a whole meal out in front of him and not their coursework --- it demanded his respect and ability to stay out of the way.  ‘ uhhh, ’  he lets out with a breath, eyeing the papers,  ‘ okay. ’  he then carefully moves to take out his own belongings : a used loose-leaf textbook in a beat up 3-ring binder and a spiral notebook filled with odd scratchings that looked like words and copious amounts of doodles in the margins.  ‘ what do you want me to do first ? ’

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parlovrs‌

✦ * · ˚  benji’s  off  in  his  own  world,  as  per  usual,  airpods  blasting  in  his  ears  as  he  waits  for  his  driver  to  pick  him  up  from  grabbing  a  bite  to  eat.  meaning  that  when  somone  starts  speaking  to  him  —  he  doesn’t  even  realize  it  at  first,  only  realizing  after  teddy’s  presense  out  of  the  corner  of  his  eye  brings  him  back  into  reality,  quickly  pulling  one  of  the  airpods  out  of  his  ear  to  hear  the  question  that  falls  from  the  other’s  lips.  "not  bothering  me  in  the  slightest.“  he  starts,  shrugging  his  shoulders.  the  other  is  being  respectful,  isn’t  DIRECTLY  in  benji’s  face  and  is  curious,  meaning  benji  wasn’t  going  to  be  off-putting  or  rude  in  return.  "i  am  indeed.  might  i  ask  who’s  asking  ?  don’t  need  certain  people  knowing  of  my  whereabouts.”  he  teases  lightly,  brows  wiggling  at  teddy  in  a  playful  manner.  "and  as  long  as  you’re  not  a  cop….“

he’s amazed at the amount of restraint and composure he’s exhibiting in the face of someone he’s seen on a movie screen. instead of bursting into excited gestures and exclamations, teddy just leans back coolly and murmurs a soft ooh to himself like he’d only figured out something so minuscule like which aisle in the grocery store is he going to find the granola bars in.  ‘ oh i’m just a huge fan, mr. choi, ’  he tells him, a little bashful, placing one hand over his chest,  ‘ not a cop i promise. ’  teddy presses his lips into a thin line before presenting his notebook to him, a pen wedged between the pages to a blank space.  ‘ i’m wondering if i could possibly, maybe get an autograph from you ? ’ 

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parlovrs‌

✦ * ·  ˚  there’s  a  few  seconds  of  silence  before  xavier  starts  to  laugh,  brows  knitting  together  lightly.  "have  i  ever  been  one  to  be  seen  in  'comfy’  clothes,  though,  teddy  ?  plus,  hot  natured  doesn’t  really  fair  well  with  sweaters,  honestly.“  there’s  a  pout  to  xav’s  tone  as  he  speaks,  crossing  his  arms  over  his  chest.  honestly,  he  used  to  go  to  ugly  christmas  sweater  parties  but  he  ended  up  going  home  early  just  because  he  was  roasting.  "no,  i  don’t  have  a  date  …  it’s  —  yeah  it’s  a  long  story.  i,  um  …  perhaps  i  want  to  impress  someone  but  it’s  fine.  no  big  deal.”  there’s  a  blush  that  creeps  up  on  xavier’s  cheeks  as  he  speaks,  quickly  trying  to  move  on  from  the  subject.  "excuse  me  —  what  the  fuck  ?“  there’s  a  look  of   disbelief  on  xav’s  face  as  he  takes  in  what  the  other  is  saying.  "please  tell  me  you’re  fucking  with  me  because  if  not,  i  think  i’m  gonna  have  to  come  rescue  you  from  your  school  the  next  time  you’re  there.”

he thinks it over, filtering over the outfits he’s seen xav in and really can’t come up with an example of the other not looking like he had come out of a hot topic employee’s daydream.  ‘ i ... guess you’re right, ’  he concedes, looking back at him with a new wondering glint in his eye,  ‘ oh ? ’  teddy shuffles closer, a sly smile starting to form on his lips,  ‘ this is news to me ! who are you trying to impress, xavier ? huh ? ’  he nudges him lightly with his elbow for good measure.  ‘ why ? what ? i’m not ? ’  he wonders how xav would think he’s joking,  ‘ baby river is very good and recognizing false negatives and steve is usually on a leash. ’  he shrugs,  ‘ it’s all fine. ’

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parlovrs‌

✦ * ·  ˚   "that’s  a  shame.  i  love  the  snow.“  boyeon  says  with  a  slight  shrug  of  his  shoulders.  though  he  doesn’t  miss  being  back  at  HOME  —  knowing  that  there’s  far  more  pressure  &  work  involved.  sure,  he  likes  having  different  seasons  and  being  able  to  experience  each  season,  but  los  angeles  is  a  nice  chage  of  pace.  "truthfully  —   i  don’t  know.  i’ve  never  had  the  chance  to  do  either  of  them.”  boyeon  replies  with  a  slight  pout,  though  it’s  quickly  replaced  with  a  grin  that  creeps  on  the  ceo’s  features.  "i  can’t  even  skateboard  so  i  think  if  i  even  tried  that,  i’d  probably  end  up  falling  directly  on  my  ass.“  he  chuckles  lightly.  "that’d  be  a  mess,  but  at  least  it’d  be  comedic,  right  ?”

‘ yeah, it’s very aesthetic, but i don’t personally think i’m built for cold weather, ’  teddy shrugs as well without any additional thought. he finds that even all bundled up he’d have cold fingertips and a chill that runs through him unpleasantly.  ‘ really ? ’  he asks, eyebrows shot up,  ‘ REALLY ? ’  to be fair, teddy isn’t that great at snowboarding or skateboarding but he’s done the latter in very controlled, on-smooth-flat-surfaces-only-going-in-straight-and-slightly-curved-lines conditions.  ‘ well everyone’s gotta fall on their ass at some point -- it’s part of learning and i sure as hell wouldn’t judge you for it. ’ 

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jimibu‌

If the situation were more dire, the blonde would swear they could feel almost feel them self start to sweat. It also was kind of winter outside right now, but that didn’t really matter right now. What does matter is that someone recognised him, and they were in public. “No, I’m… I don’t post to youtube, as such…” They spoke quietly, murmuring over the rim of their coffee cop, trying to look around to see if he could escape the situation without seeming like they were rude. “I just have a common face. I promise.”

‘ not on youtube ? ’  he adds to the list of this guess who game he’s playing in his own mind. teddy stares at him, unaware of how necessarily CREEPY that might be, trying to go through all of the variables of where he might have seen them in.  ‘ are you on tik tok ? ’  he filters through the different platforms he watches content on : tik tok, youtube, twitch and ------- AND. tearing his eyes away from the other does nothing to help how the tips of his ears have started to heat up, a blush crawling across his features like wildfire.  ‘ u-um. ’  he doesn’t know if he should ask.  ‘ i’m sorry are you --- ? ’  he really shouldn’t.  ‘ it’s just --- ’  it comes out in a rush before he can catch it in his throat,  ‘ areyoubychanceacamboy ? ’ 

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altassong‌

The laugh that leaves Atlas’ lips as he watches his friend could be considered kind of mean, but his bad explanation and Teddy’s tendency to take things literally created something that was actually kind of hilarious. Holding his arms out, the pink haired male lost his balance for just a moment as he tugged at his friend, trying to keep him off the ice. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” he practically gasps, still laughing with the taller male in his arms. “I didn’t mean with both feet at once. I meant one after the other.” His expression was bright, his grin not malicious whatsoever as he looked at the other, face barely inches from him. “Try again?”

he leans onto atlas as he straightens backup, letting out a long string of apologies as he does.  ‘ sorry dude, ’  sliding his hand down the other’s shoulder until he’s gripping his hand.  ‘ i guess i’m bad at this, ’  he lets out an unsure little chuckle. teddy’s really appreciative of atlas’ patience, glancing down at his feet again in preparation to start again. he presses his lips into a thin line and pushed off with his left foot, his right a little wobbly as it compensated for the added on weight of his person.  ‘ o-oh, ’  he exhales a little harshly, foot coming back down and repeating the action with the other side.  ‘ a-am i doing it right ? ’

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itzhyunjae‌

hyun-jae playfully rolls her eyes. “aw, c’mon, teddy, don’t give me those eyes ! you’re making me feel like an extremely shitty person.” she exclaims with a soft chuckle. “yes, i agree, you’re the cutest person i’ve ever known.” she forms a heart shape with her index finger and thumb at him, hoping to cheer him up.

he only juts his bottom lip out further, making a little hmph sound from the back of his throat.  ‘ i don’t know what you’re talking about, these are just how my eyes always are, ’  teddy says, crossing his arms in a cutely dramatic gesture, not unlike a kid feigning a tantrum. he only breaks when she shows him the heart, pout curling into an easy smile.  ‘ you’re cute too, just so you know. ’

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perriliu‌

Perri had meant what he said, his friend was cute, and it was hard to believe that they’d met once upon a time in jail. Regardless of whether or not Teddy spent most of his time there crying and being a baby about it. He guessed it added to the cute, in a weird way.  “The cutest. Whoever’s bright idea it was to put you in this thing needs a raise,” the older male commented, snapping one of the suspenders attached to his friend’s elf costume, the drawing still in his other hand. “And the bells on the shoes are just darling. The moms here are gonna love you.”

teddy was the luckiest person in the world to have met someone so kind and friendly while doing HARD TIME in overnight lock up. perri had done nothing but take care of teddy even as he was a sobbing mess and he stayed until after teddy was let out which, in all honesty, he didn’t have to do.  ‘ ah, ’  he yelps, hand coming up to rub the spot where the elastic suspender snapped back onto his chest.  ‘ i’m surprised they found a costume that fits. i can’t tell you how many party cities i went to before one of the cashiers told me i could borrow this one from them. ’  he wonders why they had a large adult-sized holiday elf costume lying around.  ‘ i do love a good mom --- wait, i mean, like, i appreciate moms. ’

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parlovrs‌

✦ * ·  ˚  christmas  back  home  was  FAR  different  than  christmas  was  starting  out  to  be  like  here,  and  boyeon  was  not  complaining  about  that  in  the  slightest.  he  was  able  to  actually  enjoy  the  holidays  here   instead  of  being  BOMBARDED  with  work  &  that  was  so  new  for  him.  it  makes  boyeon  feel  warm,  comfortable  &  stress  free,  safe  even.  however,  he  does  miss  seeing  snow  during  this  time  of  year.  perhaps  that’s  why  he  wonders  if  it’s  snowed  in  this  area  recently.  "that’s  a  shame.“  boyeon  breathes  out  with  a  slight  shrug  of  his  shoulders.  he  couldn’t  change  the  weather  &  he  certainly  doesn’t  want  to  go  home  to  see  some.  "i  haven’t  been  to  palmdale  yet,  that’s  also  a  shame.”  the  ceo  continues,  a  tiny  pout  forming  on  his  lips  as  he  speaks.  "have  you  ever  been  skiing ?  that  sounds  like  fun.“

‘ yeah, we don’t really get much weather here, ’  teddy informs him. los angeles lives up to its reputation as the city where the sun doesn’t stop shining most of the time, and as much as teddy likes the aesthetic of four different seasons, he’s fine with just the two southern california seems to get. he’s lived in cold places before and he’d admit that it’s fun at first, but then when he has to go out and shovel the driveway, the fun runs out very quickly.  ‘ oh ? i’ve taken snowboarding classes before but i’ve never been skiing. is it harder ? ’ 

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parlovrs‌

✦ * ·  ˚  xavier  is  USED  to  crowds  of  people  due  to  his  job  —  especially  whenever  the  shop  does  any  sort  of  deal  on  tattoos  or  piercings.  but  this  was  something  else,  the  most  busy  he’d  seen  the  brew  be  since  he  moved  to  the  area  &  honestly  ?  he  was  happy  the  shop  was  getting  noticed …  but  at  the  same  time,  he  WISHED  he  could  just  walk  up  to  the  register  and  order  his  drink  &  then  go  about  the  rest  of  his  evening.  the  amount  of  people  is  what  causes  him  to  bump  into  someone,  luckily  enough,  it’s  someone  xavier  knows  &  not  just  some  random  stranger.  "there’s  a  certain  attire  i’m  REQUIRED  to  wear  during  christmas  ??“  xav  teases  with  a  slight  giggle,  cheeks  heating  up  as  the  other  plucks  at  the  harness he’s  wearing.  "good  thing  it  ISN’T  for  santa  —  or  for  christmas,  for  that  matter.”  the  sliver-haired  male  grins,  bumping  the  other’s  arm  with  his  elbow  gently.  "thank’s  for  the  compliment,  teddy.  that’s  what  i  was  going  for.  but  enough  about  me,  what’s  going  on  with  you,   or  with  your  life ?”

‘ well, ’  teddy thinks, with a little tilt of his head.  ‘ there’s like holiday sweaters ? and i don’t know, cozy clothing ? ’  he looks at the people around them, most of them are dressed for the slight drop of temperature but a good number of them are still dressed to accommodate for a wide array of body temperatures including a guy wearing a t-shirt and flip-flops.  ‘ ohhh, ’  he nods, letting xav’s words settle before he thinks about it more.  ‘ wait what ? why are you dressed sexy then ? do you have a date or something ? ’  teddy shrugs,  ‘ oh well, my stats professor had to leave for five minutes during class and gave his baby to me to watch over while he ran off to make a quick phone call, then someone’s emotional support opossum got loose in the student union and dug around a girl’s bag for edibles --- so same-old-same-old. ’

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@parlovrs​

‘ um, excuse me. ’  teddy doesn’t do this often as celebrity sightings are actually more rare in los angeles than one might think  ( it’s all random, he’s figured out after the third turn about the hollywood walk of fame )  so to see one of his FAVORITE ACTORS in such a mundane setting makes teddy second guess. he supposes he could just witness from afar and tell people he saw somebody that looked like the benjamin choi, but where was the fun in that anecdote ?  ‘ i don’t mean to bother you, ’  he tells them in a quiet cadence, his fingers clutching around his notebook held behind his back,  ‘ i’m just wondering, are you BENJAMIN CHOI ? ’

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itzhyunjae‌

hyun-jae playfully raises a brow, carefully inspecting the work of art. “so this is me, huh?” she chuckles. “well— it’s hard to take you serious with this elf costume, y’know? but i like it, it does look like me.. somewhat.” she teased.

his smile falters a little, knowing that she’s only jesting but deep down feeling a little insecure. teddy only sits up straighter and pouts at her,  ‘ well i tried, hyun. ’  he looks down at his outfit and then back at her,  ‘ well i still look cute. and i made you cute in this drawing. ’

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simptica‌

everything was going so well between them—-   so well that annie was ecstatic at the little thought of finally having teddy doing something as simple as saying hi to her at the brew and in the hall of their apartment building.   it was going so well that annie didn’t expect that the following scene to strike a nerve.   sure,   it was an accident and she knew he wouldn’t do such thing in purpose,   but it was one of her favorite mini skirts,   and the sensation of a single trail of thick paint dripping down her thigh?   and the fact that she didn’t pop in a xanax that morning because she said,   ‘no,   i bet nothing will annoy me that much today’?   it made her blood go cold.   annie didn’t even bother to look down at her lap,   lazy eyne glued on her mug as she parted her lips to speak,   timbre flat compared to the usual breathy tone she carries always.   “   did it spill on my skirt?   ”   she knew the answer to that,   but anything to fuel the mini fire in her. 

dread sets in his veins as the reality of what he’s done soaks deeper into his brain. ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod, he pleads silently. it was going well. SO, SO well. and he couldn’t control his stupid paddle of a hand for ONE SECOND, he ----- he has to move. out of the building, out of the state, out of the country, ( if he hit up elon musk’s dms would he send teddy to mars ? ) wherever, so long as the menacingly quiet girl next to him couldn’t wrap her pretty little hands around his throat. when she asks him to check her skirt, he lets out another whimper before holding his breath and craning his head up to take a look over the table. it’s .... so much worse than he thought.  ‘ i’m -- i’m ---- ’  he tries to choke out an apology.  ‘ annie ---- are you okay ? ’

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ofjaehyuns‌

Jae is thankful for the protective cover that comes along with the piece, as now he doesn’t have to worry about ruining the drawing in case there’s any spills over it.  He’ll still be extra careful while handling it anyways. “That’s what I thought! It would be good for charity and you could get more followers, maybe? Not that I have a lot of those, m’ not like insta famous or anything. But one of my friends kinda is? I’ll send him a message and I’m sure he’ll help.”  The barista said, still smiling. Grabbing his phone, he took a picture of the drawing and started working on the post.  ‘Yertibear? That’s a cute handle! I’m tagging you now.” The blue haired male exclaimed as he finished his post. “Done! Now we wait and hope for the best. And one hot chocolate with no whipped cream coming right up! On the house, it’s the least I could do for all your hard work.”

‘ what do they say ? ’  he asks with a tilt to his head,  ‘ all publicity is good publicity ? i think that applies to the amount of followers, yeah ? like, no follower count is too low, you know ? like either way someone is going to see your pictures. ’  he shakes his head to stop himself from rambling further,  ‘ but thanks !! i really appreciate it. ’  teddy’s eyes widen at jaehyun’s generosity,  ‘ oh my god, not to sound like a broken record, but thank you ! that’s so nice. ’ 

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altassong‌

Atlas laughed again as he looked down, watching Teddy’s awkward feet sliding back and forth, continuing holding onto him for good measure. He was sure the second he left go his friend would end up flat on the ice. “No, no,” the pink haired male giggled, holding him a little firmer just in case. “You’re really close, though. You need to…” Pausing, Atlas licked his lips and frowned as he thought about how to explain the mechanics of skating in English. “It’s not like walking, you need to push yourself. It’s more like jumping forward instead of up… Does that make sense?”

teddy nodded along, eagerly soaking in his words, sounds simple enough. he looks back down at his bladed feet, and tries to push with both feet at the same time.  ‘ WOOOOAH, ’ he croons out as his feet go in opposite directions. to his credit, he is going a little forward with the way his feet were in a V position when he pushed off. he loses his balance a little bit and waves an arm around before reaching to grab at atlas’ shoulder, bringing him closer to his friend.