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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ ZOOM IN ON THIS SHIT ! as per usual, a canon 518 rested in foster's hands⸻ a handheld model perfect for roaming the streets, no patience for tripods and setups when life unfolded much faster and unceremoniously. he favored the rawness of it, the immediacy ﹕ lens becoming an extension of himself, translating the world's entropy into something more permanent. something he could always look back on and study life itself. and foster was sitting on a bench, filming red creek's usual humdrum, when rafael moved through the frame with that unhurried, solemn grace. the winter winds played mercilessly with his silhouette, whipping his collar upward, tugging at the loose threads of his coat, and foster couldn't help but follow him his camera while the other man's features told another story⸻ an ever-mournful gaze, seen more clearly as he adjusted the focus, the furrow of his brows speaking of a tiredness older than his years. grief did that to people, foster thought. except to himself. why not to me ? but scenes and throughlines began to play out on his mind, feet almost unconsciously moving to trail behind rafael, as he mused on every possible juxtaposition he could play with. “ wait, wait, rafael ... wait up. ” he called out, camera ready to capture his reaction, whether it be that usual well-lit smile, or something more indignant and piqued. “ i've just got one question for you. ” his voice light and laced with a smirk, cutting through the quiet mechanical whir of the film advancing. “ how long d'you think we have 'til kingsley comes up with a theory that daniela estrada has been ground into some meat sludge and turned into upper-class mcnuggies for red creek's top one-percent ? ” @bittenmoths
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🎥 CLOSE UP ON ﹕ the clock just seconds away from striking twelve noon, three, two, one, and foster's gaze drifted towards the chime of the bell above the door ⸻ finch standing in the doorway of the video store, like a dog conditioned to know when to ask for food. though, to actually eat was a concept as capricious as the temperatures of lake michigan when it came to the kiskova stray. foster always came prepared nonetheless. “ here i thought you wouldn't come. didn't see you at all during halloween, thought you fuckin' died like alaina. or worse, you got fuckin' laid for once and i wasn't there to watch. ” and there were a plethora of other reasons he wanted to see finch that night, but just because the day passed didn't mean he couldn't make one of the reasons known now. hands move quick, deft as he rummaged through his satchel, unveiling a line of colored ziplock bags, each vibrant against the dull sheen of the counter. a smug smile bloomed over his lips, surely no one else had thought of this offering : fluffy cake crumbs inside a purple bag, a deep pink one with a berry compote, a pale green one holding delicate frosting inside, and a yellow one that seemed to be filled with sugared sprinkles. some people got all fucking weird about their birthdays, triggering some kind of existential midlife crisis, so maybe this was just foster's way of saying happy birthday without actually saying it. “ should last you a whole week, bon appetit. ” @t3nets
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, how palpable that desire to dig her claws into his flesh, creating a tension so brittle, like the fragile shell of a cicada clinging to a branch, split wide open to reveal something raw and quivering beneath. and unfortunately for her, foster didn't feel like a prey in this situation, zero instinct to flee or fight, more likely to invite that risk of harm closer than anything. after all, he had always loved these moments⸻ where tension coiled so tight like the world itself might just break, where something so visceral and unspoken pulsed in the air. hell, watching her step closer felt like filming storms when he was a kid, clouds tumbling and churning with the promise of turbulence. and here, in silence between her breaths, in the dangerous gleam of her eyes, foster felt the same charge. something was about to break. but hopefully not his camera. 𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗵𝗶𝗺. but nonetheless, foster's wayward smile did not falter, though his shoulders dropped slightly, unwinding under her glare as if to defuse the tension. he raised his camera, clicking open the side compartment to reveal the film nestled inside. ❝ it's not digital, i can't just delete it. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹. have you ever seen 8mm films ? something from buster keaton maybe ? ❞ he said, low and steady, voice dipping into that languid warmth once again. still, foster pulled it free with deliberate care, holding the cartridge between two fingers before extending it to her. ❝ call it a souvenir. i've already got the scene engraved on my mind anyway. just— don't let anyone else watch it, if you do. you're not the only one on that reel. i'm also on there, fifteen seconds, very compromising and intimate position. total rated-r shit. ❞ foster whispered so that conversation was only between them, before spilling a laugh, hopefully made it clear enough that he wasn't trying to capture her in blackmail material by handing his own. 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆. and his gaze swept over her face, lingering a moment too long, like he was cataloging every sharp edge and soft curve. the kind of look that felt less like being seen and more like being known. then, attention shifted toward the bag in his other hand then at her little sister, angling it toward the younger girl instead, the contents rustling. ❝ got some good stuff in here. reese's cups, some potato chips, a whole bunch of junk, but hey ... everyone deserves some teeth-rotting shi— stuff sometimes. ❞ features shifted into something gentler, amusement sparkling in his eyes as he crouched slightly and held the bag out to the little shoplifter behind devon with an exaggerated flourish, like he was some dashing rogue in an old black and white film. a modern day robin hood, except he was more particular with who received his kindness. he glanced up at devon then, that quiet hum of tension still buzzing between them. ❝ you've got nothing to worry about, i swear. i'm no fuc— freaking snitch. cross my heart, hope to die. ❞
restraint was a funny thing —- a slow burning flare that had shaped devon’s life more than she cared to admit. it walked with her like an old companion, spoke to her with every breath held, every tongue bitten, with every finger curled into palms, pressure turning knuckles bone white and pink. she met them early, in a world where each thought was policed by scriptures read and hymns sung. before she had the words to even name herself, before she could look in a mirror without the sting of something wrong curling in her chest, she’d learned to bury herself under the weight of it. it's shackles molded her life as much as her choices : robes smoothed down to cover legs that wanted to run ; cigarettes flicked into the night while her sister slept safe inside ; hands trembling with the ache to feel something real, something forbidden, and pulling away before pleasure gave way to guilt. she swallowed it all, the urge to grow into herself, locked it away like some ugly, shameful secret. it was easier that way. and so restraint became survival. no, restraint became a way of life. so much so that even now, as foster roams closer and closer she’s able to stand still and not fucking lunge for his throat.
devon could see the simper on his face, crooked and charming and pleased, as if a part of him thought this was funny. like there was humor in the gun he held to her head. chest heaves, cold air burning her lungs, teeth clenched so tight they feel like they might break. as much as she wants to she knows better than to lash out, but this? her existence, her sister's existence captured beyond her control? it was fucking testing her. “ is that what that was to you? ” she starts, cadence stiff and dangerous. “ a show? ” boots scrape against dirt, a half step forward she’s barely aware she’s making, little sister placed behind her. she can already see it play out in her head– knocking the camera from his hands, the crack of it shattering against the ground, the weight of it held when she smashes it against his jaw, the way he'd bruise and bloom underneath her hand. ideation almost makes her want to smile. “ you don’t get to record me and you especially don’t get to record her. ” gravel shifts again, another step, this one too close. “ delete it now. in front of me. ”
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ GOOPCINEMA HAS UPLOADED A NEW VIDEO ! THE BANSHEE OF RED CREEK, 431 VIEWS. and what started as an ordinary live performance of redstone's home band turned into a fractured fever dream⸻ with frames too still, too strange, too beautiful, before becoming chaotic, messy, and absurd. then, ephemeral all over again. but the little narrative it had seemed to hinge on the star of the show, josie, whose each high note didn't just soar, but shattered ﹕ the sound warped after foster had cracked up the pitch, amplified until it felt like her voice could split open the skies. and just as she held notes for an impossibly long time, foster layered in explosions⸻ crude and erratic cgi, blooming onscreen like grotesque flowers of fire and destruction, the kind of cheap effects that somehow felt too real. but even that wasn't enough. the longer josie's last note lingered, edited to last two and a half minutes, foster intercut the footage with slow-motion shots of residents— random faces, people he had captured slipping and falling over the years, losing balance on the bar's wet floor or their overindulgence. the way they flailed, desperate and graceless, just as the note hit its peak, made it feel like everything was falling apart at once.
@ verytallbot11: what is this ? a horror movie ? a comedy ? a music video gone horribly wrong ? i can't tell, but i'm not mad at it.
@ jshockzfortnitegod: lolololololol the explosion effect was lowkey fire 💥
he could probably pass it off as a metaphor for red creek's current state after alaina's murder, but the truth was this wasn't a work of passion, or artistry. it wasn't inspired. it was impulsive, laughable almost in its absurdity. the kind of thing you'd watch once, chuckle at, and then forget. and josie would probably kill him once she had seen it, but at least a hottie getting mad at him would surely spark up some real muse. something he was so clearly missing. foster took a slow drag of his blunt as they hit the final frame, the last bit of sound fading out, hoping that it would soothe the headache he received from his own vile creation. “ so what d'you think ? kind of wanted to capture the vibe you get when you're listening to cocteau twins. you know, pretty but fuckin' confusing. ” but they both knew that was just some shit excuse, scrolling through the comment sections with one hand and holding out the spliff with the other toward carlos. “ it's a little experimental, i know. ” @enternights
#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#enternights#ADMINS I PROMISE THIS WILL HAVE PLOT SIGNIFICANCE#ik i said concise ... but i HAD to describe the short. HAD TO !!!#:cginerd:
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱, foster just had this curious & disarming intensity in how his gaze lingered on someone⸻ as if trying to see through you or past you, or maybe just trying to figure out if you were worth seeing at all. but while many would easily write off such a bashful creature like griffin talbot as a waste of time, foster couldn't deny being a little charmed by the shyness. not because he found it cute, but it also probably made the younger man easier to push and pull until he could have him exactly where he wanted. completely malleable, waiting to shaped by the first hands that would dare to do so. and what a tempting idea that was. ❝ yup, she's brilliant at that, ❞ he said, voice softer now, even a little distant, as if deliberately trying to lead griffin's gaze toward him. ❝ but it's not just suspense for me. 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮. suffocating you like a fat ass sitting on your face, y'know ? ❞ his fingers tapped idly on the counter, gaze flickering briefly on hangsaman once more. ❝ it's the way she makes you feel the walls are closing in— 'cept it's not really walls, but people. pressing down on her heroines like stones on their chests. friends, family, strangers, it's all the same weight. and they are all choking on their expectations, or their judgments, or even just their presence, and they don't even realize it until it's too late to push back. ❞ a pause, letting the silence stretch out for a couple of seconds, then breaking it with a low chuckle as he turned his attention back to griffin. ❝ she even kind of inspired one of the shorts i made in high school— ultraviolet vomit. maybe you've seen it. a dinner party, but it's not the food that makes you wanna throw up your guts. it's all the fucking smothering conversations that make you feel like an exposed nerve. ❞ he could probably go on and on about shirley jackson, even shelley and du maurier, or even taylan yalçınkaya, all of his work's inspirations, but foster didn't want to yap griffin's ears off. because once really started, he might never stop. ❝ guess you could say it's for ... documentation purposes, ❞ foster answered before he walked toward aisle six, a wolfish grin on his lips and a teasing lilt in his voice, as if he was weighing how much to say— or how much to let griffin squirm with a non-answer. ❝ 𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. the little moments, y'know ? those fleeting kind you forget otherwise. snapshots of … connection. ❞ and he left the youngest talbot with that vagueness, let his imagination run wild while he disappeared from his line of sight, scouring the shelves for the polaroid films he needed. a minute or so passed, then finally, ❝ 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝘁 !!! ❞ he exclaimed, returning to the register with the instant camera films, a low thud as he dropped them on the counter, leaning closer as his smile curved slowly, eyes narrowing just slightly as he looked at griffin, sweet and expectant in a way that suggested a deeper familiarity than they actually had. ❝ so, do i get your family discount or⸻ ? ❞
he looked up, eyes landing on none other than foster. naturally anxious already, he could feel his anxiety ratchet up a notch, his mouth suddenly feeling drier, pulse racing. griffin looked at him with slightly wide eyes, shrugging, "i don't study, um, marketing." he didn't know what possessed him to try a business school joke, but it was too late to backtrack, so he just plowed on. he much preferred to talk about his book anyway, "relate? um.. not particularly," though, the loneliness... sometimes, "i just think shirley jackson is so masterful at building suspense, in... in storytelling, really. anyway... yeah, i could write a thesis on her." he ducked his head a bit sheepishly, not used to being put on the spot — and by put on the spot, he meant literally just being asked a question by someone outside of his family and close friends. if he were braver even a little bit, he would ask foster if jackson's work had ever influenced his, but then that would make it known that griffin had seen pretty much everything the other had made and that would be very embarrassing probably. griffin nodded then, humming, "i, um... stuff related to tech is over in aisle six. i can't promise there's polaroid film, but i know there's disposable cameras and that sort of stuff so... there's a chance?" he told him, "would hate to see you flee town, but i can't make any promises." in griffin's own head, it sounded like he was practically begging foster to not leave town. though, that didn't stop him from the follow-up question that required incredible bravery on his part, "what do you need it for?" maybe he'd even get the scoop on what foster was working on now, which was an exciting enough prospect to keep him from avoiding eye contact completely.
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tag dump !!!
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01. kieran talbot : intro. threads. character study. 02. foster dasgupta : intro. threads. character study. 03. henrietta nivans : intro. threads. character study. 04. francis wymack : intro. threads. character study.
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🎥 NOT CLICKBAIT ﹕ FOSTER DASGUPTA IS NOT THE KILLER, 100% REAL ( EMOTIONAL ), but an obligatory sneer still tugged at his lips at piper's sardonic jest, his gaze falling upon the police tapes that still fluttered nearby, cheap plastic presented like some symbol of safety. he might not have been here for the original murders, but he knew well enough that things would just be as complicated in this sequel ⸻ only just moving on from the opening kill, the real bloodbath yet to commence. “ c'mon, you gotta give me some credit here. i'd sneak up on boys, too. i'm a modern day feminist, pipes. equal opportunity for all potential murder victims. ” a danger-hungry smile on his lips, half a mind to paint himself as a suspect just to feel the rush of adrenaline and finally having a valid reason to feel forsaken. there was a semblance of surprise across his features when the youngest talbot actually entertained the question, a small laugh slipping past his lips. “ if we're looking at the opposite end of the spectrum then the killer might as well be hana. ” a charming former reality tv star with an air of superficiality to her that no one would really suspect. but if alaina price couldn't fight off a woman that could barely pass a rollercoaster's height requirement, then she probably deserved to be dead. “ but if hana's a killer, then she's probably working with someone else : and my bet is you. two short ladies, stack them together in a trench coat and you make one whole killer. ” tongue clicked, mostly joking, didn't know enough about the daniela or alaina to throw any real accusation. even creature feature was just a thingamajig of anecdotes and parables, no real investigative feat there from his end, except for the parts touched by kennedy. “ if i make a thing out of this, it wouldn't be some nightmare-fuel podunk creepypasta anymore .... it'd be a goddamn documentary. ” but maybe that was what red creek needed, something that would give everyone a good look at themselves. and foster looked at her, a slow smile pulling the corners of his lips upwards as he considered the thought. “ but i guess there's nothing scarier than the truth sometimes. ”
♤ for another long moment, her vision remains locked on the street ahead, like something could escape the scene if she dared to look away. a laugh attempts to bubble out, but comes out in an amused puff of air, stifled by the weight of everything else. she hardly has to turn to note the person accompanying her. call it a hidden talent; the way she could identify everyone in red creek with her eyes closed. ❝ hi to you too, foster. ❞ piper finally tips her head up to him, prying her gaze away from the location where the police found alaina. ❝ maybe they'll blame it on the one sneaking up on girls while there's a killer on the loose. ❞ she adds, though there's no bite to her voice. she's never scared easily, even at times when she should.
piper looks down, twisting the make - shift bouquet in her hands. something ugly twists around her insides at the thought of another red creek manhunt ; a dark side of the town's history that many had tried to bury. the feeling isn't guilt or dread, it's something more carnal— a hasty desire to match a person to the crime. ❝ they should look at the opposite end of the spectrum this time. blaming the loner is so . . . ❞ she shakes her head to wipe the thought. ❝ alaina had a whole fan club, i'm sure. they should look at those people. ❞ she almost wishes his mini series was real. that a monster loomed around the town, rather than a person with the capability of doing this to them again. at the thought, she raises a curious brow. no camera in sight. ❝ —are you gonna make a thing about this ? somethin' about the real monster who goes bump in the night ? ❞
#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#halogrift#foster was always gonna make a docu but thank u piper 4 the natural progression FKSFKSFKSFKG
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🎥 CUT TO ﹕ foster's eyes narrowing on ricardo as he began to feel the first threads of offense, wasn't even serious about selling his latest homemade porno but couldn't help but feel indignant against the implication that his work was cheap and inferior. it was more than just photographs and videos ⸻ they were emotions frozen in time, and foster couldn't exactly think of anything more primal that some good ol' dirty fucking. well, except maybe for snuff films. “ low grade ? don't tell me you're one of those who likes everything to look clean and sterile .... ” a scoff, voice laced with a combination of contempt and self-assurance. foster shook his head as if trying to hold back something more biting, only to just end up smiling. “ nah, man. my shit's more ... raw. like, dirty. not pretty. nothing polished. everything's a little too uncomfortable, but real, y'know ? no bullshit. the kind of stuff that makes people squirm, but can't look away. it's not low-grade, real fuckin' art is what it is .... kind of on you if you don't get it. ” eyes on linger on ricardo, the challenge clear, as if daring him to disagree. and although his reaction might have been disproportionate to ricardo's intention, at least the question was also answered by his diatribe. just some artist trying to capture something real with his camera. “ plus, i should be the one askin' you that question. not often we get transplants. most people try to run away from here, not the other way 'round. and pretty boy like you ... must be running away from something if you're here instead of the big city, huh ? ”
ricardo gives him a look that's equal parts disgust and impressed. " you photograph yourself having sex ? " and he thought HE was an egomaniac . ricardo looks at the quick wave of photos flash by - it looks like a normal party . nothing suspicious , but potentially could have people LURKING , or loaded glances . photographs always held so much . but did ricardo really want to waste his time scouring through them when he could just throw baseless accusations around instead ? he drums his fingers on his thigh , considering. " as much as your offer for low grade pornography is tempting , i'll pass . " ricardo lifts his gaze from the camera to the man before him . " what's your deal ? " for once , he's curious rather than scathing . ricardo has insulted almost everyone in this town , so it's always a rare ( almost pleasant ) surprise to come across someone he can't quite recall .
#immovable heterosexual object versus unstoppable bisexual force#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#inadeqcies
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱, his breath fogging as he stopped in his tracks. magdalena gore's fiancé. a seat on the council. and dasom's younger brother. dasom, who once made the best damn amateur films foster had ever seen, unearthed from a dusty closet of upper michigan movies at the video store. dasom, who could build a world out of a shaky frame and a thirty-second roll of tape. dasom, who disappeared long before foster even moved to red creek. and maybe it was a little pathetic how he could probably pick jihoon out in the middle of a sundance crowd, let alone here, outside a wretched hardware store in the dead of winter while the other man probably didn't even know his name. but foster worshipped dasom and her tapes, and he found himself pouring over old yearbooks and clipped newspaper articles to learn more about everyone she left behind in an attempt to make sense of her genius. foster grinned, small and crooked, canon 518 in one hand, the other that had been reaching for the hardware store's door handle falling back to his side. and the plan to pick out a brand-new couch for june and finch dissolved into nothing, forgotten in the heat of sudden possibility. a conversation with dasom's brother just felt infinitely better than filming the experience of buying upholstery. none of what this shithole had to offer was architectural digest-worthy anyway. ❝ i was going to look for a replacement to my friends' moldy little couch— but if a trustworthy handsome hotshot lawyer like you thinks there's nothing for me here, then my oh my, i think i'm inclined to trust you. i'll just buy 'em a bunch of creams for their next fungal infection, ❞ foster stepped closer, a laugh catching in his throat, clouding the air between them with his breath. he looked at the cigarette between jihoon's teeth, and foster wished he could just held his camera up and film this pretty little scene before him⸻ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿. ❝ so what's the deal, terrible discounts or d'you just like hanging out here ? ❞
LOCATION : red creek hardware store TIME : 6 p.m. WITH : OPEN ( capping at 0 / 5 replies )
jihoon flicks his lighter , the flame trembling against the bitter cold as he lights the cigarette dangling from his lips with a hand stuffed in his coat pocket . he hates the sharp burn of smoke in his lungs almost as much as he hates the winter air biting at his face , but it’s either this or stew inside the hardware store , staring at a selection of couches so tasteless they feel like a personal affront . he exhales a thin stream of smoke , watching it curl and disappear before his gaze shifts to someone walking toward the entrance. he watches them hesitate , hand hovering near the door handle . “ don’t bother , ” he says with a light snort . “ unless you’re in the market for buyer’s remorse . ”
#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#desbvndar#sorry hes so shameless with his flirting even when he knows ppl r taken FDLGDLGDLGLH
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ TAKE TWENTY-TWO ! or would it be a catch ? an actor compulsively trying for perfection versus a director who found charm in all that was raw and ugly. unstoppable force versus unmovable object. but foster had never been one to give up on something ( as long as it managed to enthrall him ), always felt such a strange magnetism toward the human spirit⸻ drawn to those moments of breaking and unraveling, as though beauty could only exist in the spaces where things began to fall apart. it wasn't in the polished smiles or the rehearsed confessions that the truth lingered ﹕ it was in the cracks, the uneven breaths, the hesitation before a lie, that first moment of consciousness before you realized you were alone, bloodied and broken. that was where the light lived, not in its pristine beams but in its fractures, spilling out unevenly, chaotically, in a way the lens loved. and lachlan didn't see it yet— didn’t feel the gravity of his own authenticity— but foster could sense it with every clumsy and awkward take, frustration building, a quiet storm on the margins of the frame, begging to be captured. all it needed was the right kind of freedom to erupt. ❛ you're overthinking it. ❜ an amused chuckle slipped past his lips, not unkind in its tone but still carried the weight of absolute certainty. lachlan's attempt at casual charm was too neat, too meticulous, that even the hair supposed to evoke a carefree allure still looked painstakingly styled. oh how foster had half a mind to just run his fingers through those locks and ruin it. if only lachlan could remain in that place of raw emotion, that moment exposing a raw nerve underneath the practiced exterior. but lachlan broke the take, a muttered profanity filling the space between them, followed by the pop of a cork and the unmistakable glug of champagne pouring into disposable cups. foster's lips twitched, half amusement and half something softer, adjusting the focus of the camera although lachlan had stepped out the shot. but he let the camera roll, capturing the deflated actor at his desk, sipping on terrible memories disguised as expensive booze. foster followed, rising from behind the camera, leaving it running, and took the cup offered. ❛ better than the boxed wine i get from amrak. but only barely, ❜ said after a sip, the fizz of the champagne biting faintly at his nose. his gaze settled on the other man, free hand finally reaching out to ruffle that diligently perfected hair. ❛ you know, you're actually better than you think you are. the camera likes you when you're not trying so goddamn hard to make it like you. that light you're chasing ? you're catching it when you stop looking. ❜
foster took another swig and finished that terrible champagne, yet still holding the cup out for another pour, his voice softening, pulling low and intimate as he decided to give more direction. ❛ drink another cup, loosen up, then we'll do one more take. ❜ he began, gaze still fixated on lachlan, a faint undertone of challenge sharpening it. ❛ just one. but i want you to dig deeper. i want you to think about daniela estrada. or alaina price. think about their last moments. not just the fear— though that was probably there. i mean that fleeting instant when they let go. that sliver of time when they knew there was no more tomorrow for them. imagine that weight lifting. imagine the freedom of it. no expectations, no failures, no future to dread. just letting go. ❜ he stepped back, a beguiling smile on his lips as he waited for lachlan to make a move and tell him whether he should reclaim his perch behind the lens. ❛ d'you think you can do that for me ? just be raw ? ❜
closed starter with: lachlan and foster (@horrorphase) setting: lachlan's office at the parrish centre for the arts
“You’re catching the grimace I make at the end of that line, right? I’m trying to catch the light, but obviously I’ll just do it straight, if it’s interfering with the emotional integrity of the performance.” Lachlan adjusted his seat on the stool, slipping his hand under his thigh to avoid running it through his hair and ruining the tousled, carefree look that he’d spent nearly 25 minutes perfecting. It was strange, for something that once felt so routine, so natural, to now feel clunky and awkward, as if the camera itself was rejecting him. He hadn’t even planned to return to acting, instead resigning himself to a horrible dead-end life, in some horrible dead-end town, where he’d wither away over the years until he was nothing but dust and bone. Perhaps in the future he’d blame his return to the stage on the murder, citing some epiphany that life was too short and too precious to do anything but chase your dreams, and maybe that was partially true, but the reality was that he was scared shitless. Not about the murders, of course, but about the idea that he’d disappear quietly into oblivion without ever making anyone proud of him, without ever truly feeling like he could justify the space that he took up. Foster’s camera felt more like a black hole, sucking up every particle of light and joy and happiness in the room, a realization that propelled Lachlan off of the stool and out of its sightline. “Ah, fuck it,” he muttered, crossing to his desk and pulling two Dixie cups and a bottle of nice champagne out of an old, dusty drawer, popping the cork with practiced ease. “We’ve done this what, twenty times? If I haven’t got at least one decent take in the bunch, I may as well just quit trying and become and accountant.” He poured the wine into the flimsy paper cups, drinking roughly half of his own before offering the other cup to Foster. “Here, have some if you’d like. Bought it for an opening night a year or two ago, but the show went so poorly that no one felt much like celebrating. I’m surprised they didn’t run me out of town after that. I wouldn’t have blamed them.”
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🎥 INT. STOCKROOM ⸻ A REALLY BORING AFTERNOON ﹕ the kind so pitifully dull that dumb compulsion could win just about any battle. but some credit must also be given to the boogeyman, how ennui could now easily devolve into some fucked up hedonism ; so many afraid that they could be next without having really lived their lives. but foster just didn't expect his indulgent impulses to be entertained by an older woman who came in to rent a vhs copy of dirty dancing ; going along with his flirtations, giving in to desire despite the ring on her finger. a dim fluorescent light overhead, his back pressed against a tower of unlabeled boxes, foster's gaze was transfixed on the woman in front of him, tracing the flushed hue of her cheeks and glistening of parted lips, marveling at the dazed lust that pooled in her irises, even the small involuntary movements — the rise and fall of shoulders as she drew breath, lashes quivering, breath shuddering around him — were filed away, catalogued inside his mind, an exercise in understanding the way desire bloomed and unfurled in terrible circumstances. there was something raw there, something so primal in this physicality that he just couldn't quite replicate emotionally. the room felt tighter now, pulsing with a heat rivaling the low thrum of bass bleeding through the walls from main store ⸻ but the air immediately shifted when that familiar voice drifted through the gap beneath the door, teasing at the corners of his attention like a damn hook. “ shit, ” said under his breath as he detangled himself from the woman's grasp, zipping up with a practiced tug. the stockroom's door creaked open, and foster stepped into the muted light of the store, his shirt wrinkled, hair a little too tousled, hands adjusting the buckle of his belt. “ didn't expect to see you here today, ” told greer with an awkward smile tugging on his lips as the woman slipped past him, watched her lazily wipe her lips before waving goodbye. foster paused for a few beats, listening to the soft tap of her heels fade, the bell above entrance chiming to signal the end of the encounter. a tired sigh escaped him before a grin found its way back to his lips. “ you've got terrible timing, y'know ? i didn't even get to fi— ” finish the sentence, too distracted by darla, immediately dropping down to rub pitbull's ears with practiced touch. “ guess you'll just have to make it up to me another time, ” foster chuckled, gaze lifting up to greer, voice giving way for a whine, bottom lip slightly pursed. he straightened back up to his full height, didn't want to annoy the dog too much, head canted with interest as he stared at the other man. “ so ... how can i help you today ? looking for something new, or is this just a social call ? ”
𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 : greer & foster ( @alrighties ) !
𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿: 5:43pm.
𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: the video store.
* ❪ ⛓️ ❫ ﹕ 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 vinyl records from. her mother ? maybe it was making a comeback in school ? couldn't really keep up with the trends anymore, stuck between the morals of generation z & the mindset of a millenial. he doesn't opt out of the adventure despite the hardship it proves, with most video stores having gone out of business since the rise of portable players & apps in smartphones. he supports her little microhobby in the best way he can, stashing away her ipod for the time she was bored yet again. an old soul. he loved her bad. darla's letting out a small yip as the doorbell rings overhead to signal their arrival, wet nose lifting & sniffing at the scent of packing peanuts that sends her tail thumping. chestnut hues roam every labeled shelf with a look of discouragement, feeling almost shameful at his lack of knowledge for a culture he so claimed to love: speakers that had been modified to blow out the bass of a crooning man in love, baring his yearning to the timbre of an rnb beat. the register is without its typical cashier to aid, & that only furthers the doubt that manifests itself in the tight knuckle grip on her leash. greer's clearing his throat & leaning forward on the counter, searching for a bell to ring as he waits patiently for them to return, shades pushed up from the crook of his nose & sitting on onyx curls that puff into spiked curls. ❛ hey, i brought my dog in ! hope that's alright. ❜ he calls out, hoping there was someone on shift given the open sign, further supported by the shuffle of feet from behind a door that read ' STAFF ONLY. ' ❛ i can tie her outside if it's a problem. ❜ he adds. darla isn't so much in agreement herself, head tilted as if she understood every word. a huff of indignation ( a normal breath of air if you weren't crazy ). digits reach down to rub behind powdered ears in silent apology.
#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#t3nets#usfw#sorta kinda#??? i tried to make it tasteful ... demure ... mindful ... thoughtful
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ LIVE FROM RED CREEK, IT'S A MUST-WATCH PERFORMANCE ! his thumb hovering over the camera button, the weight of his favorite canon 518 comfortably heavy in his grasp, plastic bag of midnight snacks dangling from his other hand, its contents rustling faintly with each shift of his stance as he tracked their movement through the lens⸻ a quiet hum of admiration threading through his thoughts. they were good ﹕ quick, efficient, hands darting with urgency not from thrill but necessity. from fear. and foster knew that kind of speed wasn't learned, but bred from empty cupboards and long nights where hunger gnawed like a feral thing. it reminded him of when he first moved to red creek, stuck with a neglectful aunt working too many hours at the hospital, a woman who never wanted a child but took him in out of obligation. so what if he stole chips and candies and sodas from amrak once or twice ... or ten times ? a growing boy had to eat. and when her eyes finally cut to him, sharp and biting, foster let the camera drift down, his shoulders slackening in a casual posture that belied his presence. her voice rang out like a struck match, and his smirk curled at the edges, soft and unbothered, not a spark of hostility in it. ❛ can't a guy just admire the craft ? ❜ he drawled, his voice low and smooth. and the bag in his other hand swung lazy as he gestured toward the shelves, head tilted slightly as his gaze drifted from the products then back to her. ❛ fast hands. could probably put all the great magicians to shame. you touch somethin' and poof, it's gone. just like that. ❜ a glimmer of interest was palpable in the way he looked at her, but he decided not to linger on it, not right now, clicking his tongue before turning and slinking back to the register with an easy gait. foster flashed a grin, channeling some sort of rakish charm as his voice dipped into a lazy warmth, asking whether the cashier would love to be his muse sometime. and he kept them chatting, dragging out every second until he was certain the thief and her little sister had slipped out unseen. but once sure, foster finally stepped out into the night, the cool air biting at his face, spotting the two and quickly closing the distance. foster raised his hands in mock surrender, already knew how defensive she could be, before offering his own bag of treats. ❛ got reese's cups in there. peanut butter saved me from bein' a little malnourished when i was a kid. ❜ his grin tipped crooked, almost self-deprecating, as he let out a low chuckle. ❛ call it an olive branch. ❜ he murmured, smirk twitching at the corners. ❛ or i don't know, a thank-you for the show. you're good. ❜
" go, go ahead. " warmth saturates her tone as she looks over her sibling, gaze growing fond, tender while she watches her bound down the aisle of the corner store. it was like looking in a mirror, one that reflected a younger self in it's confines as eyes study tiny digits scavenging for nourishment —- sweets to ease the hunger pains. they can't keep going like this. she can't keep going like this. but that's why devon's here isn't it? nearly in the dead of night, when cashier is far too engrossed in their phone to provide customer service, when she can get away with something so brazen. eyes flutter around the shop before she does it, hand reaching for a loaf of bread and stuffing it through the open slit of her backpack, container of peanut butter and a package of ramen following. it’s sporadic, the things she grabs, not out of necessity but out of fear. this can’t be obvious. not when the heat on her is so close she can still feel it’s glow. eyes take another look around the shop, cutting from front to back and just when she thinks she’s gotten away with it she sees them, out of the corner of her eye. “ what the fuck are you looking at? ”
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀, catching the light just right⸺ fractured, but glinting all the same, a shallow inhale between teeth as rafael's words hung in the air. it was a far cry from what he had expected, something between casual benevolence and appalment, but what he received was something more grotesque. a plastic-wrapped princess. the phrase clawed at the edges of his mind, so vivid, unearthing old images from the labyrinth of his memory ﹕ the way ██████████ scattered over the snowbanks like fireflies spinning in the dark, the wet gasp of breath fogging against a shattered ██████████, and how some moments just demanded to be filmed, even when your gut twisted against the impulse. and he might not have gotten the footage he wanted in this specific circumstance, but foster wasn't entirely disappointed. pleasantly surprised, in fact, by rafael's decision to play along with his terribly macabre & facetious humor as if it was a tossed ball he could catch mid-air, roll in his palm, and hurl right back. 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻. and foster found himself leaning in without meaning to, wondering just how deep rafael's well ran. so he lowered the camera just an inch, letting it frame the bottom half of rafael's face as if to study how soon his more familiar sincerity would curve his mouth in the midst of this act. ❝ and here i thought you were more boy meets world than you are twin peaks. ❞ the worlds rolled off his tongue, sharp and deliberate, like they were meant to cut just deep enough. to open rafael up and continue teasing out something raw, unfiltered. something rafael might not even know he was carrying. foster would surely love to be in the live audience for that, especially all alone. ❝ but maybe, you're just full of surprises today. first, the gloomier-than-thou december stroll, now this. what's next ? ❞ a chuckle slipped out, airy but pointed, a smile dancing on his lips, though his eyes stayed locked on rafael. always watching. always waiting. ❝ don't tell me you're the boogeyman, too, rafe. 'cause, man, looking at your pretty lashes and those deep brown eyes, you've really got the face for it. all that 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 energy ? ❞ his voice softened, low and almost coquettish, before sharpening into something knife-like. ❝ 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧. ❞ he let the moment sit, the air between them taut with unspoken tension, before finally stopping the recording with a deliberate flick of his thumb, the faint whir of the tape coming to a halt. surely, he had enough material to work with. but even just rafael's talking about daniela as a second coming of laura palmer could be enough for some delicious drama. ❝ just don't let angela hear you call her sister a ... plastic-wrapped princess, rafe. ❞ the pause was precise, timed for maximum effect, like a veiled threat, his brows lifting just slightly ❝ she's little, but i bet she could find a way to bury you alive in the cemetery. ❞ he snapped his fingers, mimicking a shovel's strike into dirt, then let his smile fade into something mock-thoughtful. ❝ ... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀. ❞
rafael forgets, sometimes, how seamless life goes on; despite the tragedy that keeps falling over their town, stealing people in their sleep like faeries in the night. like the world always knows how to keep on spinning on that tilted axis of theirs - and he spins along, too. he wished he knew how to stop. how to keep his feet firmly planted in place; how to take root, again. but his head is swimming in clouds, sputtering beneath rain - spattered waves. rafael doesn't know what it means to take root anymore; he doesn't know how to stop the vertigo that nauseates him. he doesn't know how to live a seamless life. he knows worry. he knows fear; his body feels like it's built from lego blocks and stacks of marshmallows. sturdy yet malleable. braced for an impact he's too soft to take, somehow too soft to cushion. his teeth are grinded to dust; jaw so tense it's on the verge of fracturing, web - like cracks crawling out from where bone hinges. december is a bad month for rafael. it reminds him of blizzards, of icy roads; of things he can't take back. he just wants to make it through the month. he just wants a text back; some reassurance that someone's okay, even if it's not him.
the clouds are lining his vision again, when foster's voice rings out. his hands are shoved keep into his pockets, arms drawn close to his sides. "yeah?" the smile is automatic - it always is, always spinning alongside the world, always seamless. the wind whips rafael's hair back from his features as he turns towards the other man, towards foster - an assumed curiosity. he pauses. his brows furrow. for a moment, the wind stops blowing. "what?" rafael's features falter, shift from unconditional kindness to something near - unreadable. it passes for a second, before a half - uneasy smile breaks the silence. slices through the tension. "kingsley's better than that - his conspiracies have a real weight to them, i think. rooted in... some kind of reality. she's more, like -" his shoulders roll back, automatic, gaze falling onto the... camcorder? in foster's hands. it's almost like a game; rafael thinks. foster wants to film his reaction; to see his raw, genuine reaction. wants him to be taken aback. all shock value, no meaning. or maybe he's wrong. still, in an attempt to play against him, "- she's more like laura palmer, i think. a plastic - wrapped princess. limited edition."
#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#bittenmoths#look at them both ... just being pookies#^ me when im delusional
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ꜜ ﹙ 📹 ﹚ ﹕ 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, plucking the joint back from carlos' fingers with an ease that felt deliberate⸻ like the gesture was a part of the same unspoken rhythm they'd been moving to all night. and foster took a slow drag, his lungs a warm breeding ground for euphoria, eyes half-lidded, shoulders sinking deeper into the familiar weight of worn-out springs and mismatched patches of duct tape. and there were stains, too— faint halos of beer, something darker and stickier near the edge, and a blotch of questionable origin foster had learned to ignore entirely ﹕ just part of this shoddy apartment's charm at this point, the couch probably adopted by june from the side of street, forcing beefcake kiefer to carry it up multiple plights of stairs. though, foster was glad to be just a guest and not actually sleeping with all the fleas and bed bug. ❝ inspired ? ❞ foster snorted as he exhaled a thin plume of smoke that curled up toward the ceiling like a question mark, low and dismissive, not of carlos but mostly his own work. ❝ nah. not even close. this is just, like ... muscle memory, y'know ? like, when you've spent enough late nights patching dumb shit together, your brain doesn't even need a reason anymore. it's all shitty rawdogging impulse. that's what this is. ❞ and the admission came with a low laugh, could have chosen to be pretentious and make the short film sound more grandiose than it really was, but foster was too fucking high to lie, feeling too weightless to argue about depth. ❝ but yeah ... ❞ he nodded toward the screen, where the last of frame of josie's sfx destruction hung frozen— a blur of chaos and something uncomfortably beautiful. foster dragged the blunt back to his lips and inhaling slow, holding it out for carlos again afterward. ❝ ... i am into weird shit. guess that's obvious ❞ smoke slipped through his grin when he turned, angling his body toward carlos just enough that the proximity felt intentional. the kind of closeness that wasn't about making a point, but testing the charge in the air. the whore does what the whore does, as people said. ❝ so, what about you ? ❞ his voice dipped, playful, almost conspiratorial. ❝ what kinda weird shit are you into, huh ? like, what's shit makes your brain light up, that makes you sit there like … ❞ foster made a face of exaggerated, wide-eyed awe, holding it for a moment or two, before returning to his more familiar crooked grin, something electric sparking in his gaze. ❝ or is this it ? sitting around getting high with dudes who make trainwrecks in premiere pro and call it art ? ❞
𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼, initial impressions oscillating between considering it an experimental, surrealist genre film, or a hot, steaming pile of shit. he's not sure what to make of it ( nor does foster, apparently. ) either way, they're captivated — for better or for worse — at the image of something familiar crossing into outlandish territory, something that they should probably attribute to their intoxication. he takes the blunt between his fingers, giggles at the video's ridiculous conclusion, before bringing it to his lips. “ that's some fucking . . . cronenberg shit, or something, ” they remark. ( carlos has never seen a single cronenberg film, but they think the comparison's right. ) smoke suffuses the room as he heaves a breath, thoughts now fraught with the very frames he'd been looking at just a moment ago. “ how do you even come up with this? ” carlos peers over foster's shoulder and back down at the screen, taking in every comment that displays the same exact confusion that plagues their expression. “ is it inspired or do you just get your rocks of on really weird shit? ”
#↷ foster dasgupta ﹙ threads ﹚#enternights#i told myself ill write more concise !!! shorter !!! but then double ur length later ... we're here again.
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