#↾ channing x liv (001 / araneorum) ↿

[onebigerror]

@araneorum / plotted starter

“i flew across a bloody pond for this?” channing puffed on one of the precious few cigarettes they had left in a quickly dwindling pack. “fucking twats.” they muttered to liv who sat next to them on the steps of the cabin they now called home. the british teen was having a moment where they were feeling a little sorry for themselves but at least they’d earned it. they’d been out there splitting firewood all afternoon alongside some of the others. “meandering cunts.” jackie and ellie wondered around bitching about something. but what else was new. the one legged coach served more purpose then both of them put together. both girls slept until well past noon every day and stayed up all night complaining and feeling sorry for themselves. 

this is what they kept their grades up for? getting picked to be a foreign exchange student had been such an honor. playing soccer and winning nationals had kicked ass too. now none of that mattered because they were all going to perish in the damed woods in the middle of nowhere at some point in the very near future. it had been almost a week and there wasn’t a single sign of rescue in sight. they pulled their green striped jacket over their head and zipped it up to keep warm. it got cold as hell at night and they hadn’t even hit winter yet. a heavily tattooed hand held out the half smoked cigarette in offering to liv. “you know…we could just watch the blithering fools and make up what we think they are saying just for the fun of it.” there wasn’t much in way of entertainment so why not make their own? "you ever play that game? you know where you turn down the telly and make your own commentary."

[onebigerror]

@araneorum

if channing is anything it’s amusing. they are able to make the best of any situation life hands them. even this one which would probably be the last one they’d ever find themselves in. life was just cruel and sometimes that was all there was to it. it hadn’t been a great one for the teen but at least they could say they lived it. now they’d die a harrowing death and if they were lucky they’d be immortalized with some shite placard behind glass in the hall at wiskayok high school. everyone back in white chapel would forget them entirely but that didn’t matter much, they’d already forgotten all of those miserable sods anyway. except for their mum. it did hurt to think they’d never get to say goodbye to her. sad to say it probably wouldn’t be long until their mum joined them on the other side if she didn’t leave her abusive father. channing knew she never would. her priority had been getting her child out of there, not to save herself. 

it was a pity that they were all going to kick the bucket and these cuntin’ fools in front of them hadn’t already done so. ah well at least there was still something good for taking the piss out on until jackie and ellie - hopefully soon - met their demise. with their luck the useless slags might just outlive even the best of them. and wouldn’t that be one hell of a cosmic joke?

channing already thought that liv was pretty cool. savage actually. she was also the only person aside from natalie and mars that accepted their nonbinary status without asking a bunch of dumb questions. there was no chance of her looking anything but cool in their eyes. even if liv had aspirated on the damned cigarette, channing would still see her as badass.

“no problem, luv. my mum always told me i’d die of lung cancer if i didn’t give these things up. guess that’s not in my cards.” they were glad that between them and natalie they’d smuggled enough cigarettes to last them a few weeks under normal circumstances. “guess i’m givin’ em up before they get the chance.” life was going to suck a lot more without nicotine. it would be one of the many things they’d slowly withdraw from. nicotine, alcohol, food, warmth, normalcy in general. “would’ve rather gone out from smokin’ fags than from a shittin’ plane plummeting from the sky.” this was shite. a pure fat load of it. 

“maybe so. or just a boredom thing. lacking pounds sparked creativity. we’ll use it to poke fun at these muppets, aye?” channing chuckled as she listened to liv. this wasn’t exactly how the telly game worked back home but they’d take it. it provided laughter and that was about all the two daft fools were good for. “blitheringus foolius, aye? good one.” now ellie was crying. and jackie was comforting her. earlier it had been jackie doing the crying and ellie doing the comforting. that was pretty much the routine of the day after they awoke well past the lunch hour. “wish i could go give em’ something to cry about.” muppets. they shook their head. they tapped their chin as though they were deep in thought. after a few moments of pondering they answered. “communicatin’? nothin’. absolutely not a damned thing.” they rubbed at the peach fuzz on their head hoping beyond hope that they didn’t live long enough to have that shite grow out. “stunnin’? shucks.” channing didn’t see themselves that way but it still was rewarded with a cheeky grin as they momentarily forgot tweedle dee and dumb meandering in front of them.

@onebigerror .

                    OLIVIA’S   GOT   TO   ADMIT   …   hearing   channing   bitch   about   the   universally   hated   fools   that   go   by   the   names   of   jackie    &&    ellie   is   beyond   fucking   funny .     she’s   felt   stretched   thin   lately    ―    like   a   threadbare   sweater   that’s   been   half   eaten   by   moths .     so   ,   the   much   needed   comedic   relief   is   something   that   she   most   definitely   is   not   going   to   take   for   granted .     the   insult   of   ‘meandering   cunts’   is   a   particularly   good   one   that   almost   makes   liv   choke   on   her   own   saliva   ,   a   gasp   and   short   cackle   following   as   she   reaches   out   to   take   the   half   smoked   cigarette   from   channing’s   outstretched   hand   ,    ❛   thanks   …   for   the   cig   and   the   commentary .   ❜    the   redhead’s   brows   waggle   ever   so   slightly   before   she   brings   the   cigarette   to   her   lips   and   takes   a   drag .     thank   all   fuck   that   she’d   learned   how   to   properly   handle   the   smoke   ,   thanks   to   natalie   ,   before   the   team   had   found   themselves   in   this   predicament .     she   wants   to   seem   as   cool   as   possible   in   front   of   channing .

                    EXHALING   SMOKE   THROUGH   HER   nose   ,   liv’s   head   shakes   in   the   negative   as   a   playful   smirk   finds   its   way   onto   her   rosy   lips   ,    ❛   that   must   be   a   british   thing   …   i   don’t   think   i’ve   ever   heard   of   someone   playing   it   before .     but   ,   it   sounds   funny   as   fuck    [   …   ]    so   ,   why   the   hell   not   ?   ❜    she   lets   out   a   long   stream   of   chuckles   that   she   doesn’t   even   attempt   to   cover   up   as   she   glares   straight   at   jackie   and   ellie   doing   what   they   do   best    :    wandering   around   like   fucking   idiots   ,   stumping   at   life   harder   than   the   literal   tree   stumps   surrounding   them .     clearing   her   throat   ,   olivia   puts   on   an   ultra   serious   face   complete   with   furrowed   brows   and   pursed   lips .     her   free   hand   rises   ,   as   if   it’s   holding   a   microphone   ,   then   she   begins   …   ,    ❛   and   here   ,   ladies   and   gents   ,   we   see   two   members   of   the   same   species   in   their   very   unnatural   habitat .     these   two   unfortunate   females   belong   to   the   human   subspecies   known   as    :    blitheringus   foolius .     note   their   scrunched   yet   vacant   expressions   ,   they   are   a   trademark   of   this   particular   species .     also   ,   note   their   actions   as   to   how   they   help   the   nearby   herd   of   normal   human   females   …   what   actions   ,   one   might   ask   ?     why   …   none   at   all   ,   my   faithful   viewers   !     members   of   the   blitheringus   foolius   subspecies   are   known   to   be   the   laziest   creatures   known   to   mankind   ,   surpassing   even   the   sloth .     and   ,   now   ,   i   turn   to   my   stunning   companion   for   more   information    :    channing   ,   what   do   you   think   these   particular   two   are   communicating   to   each   other   ?   ❜    how   she   manages   to   keep   a   straight   face   is   beyond   her .