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[tidescfchaos]

STATUS: Open for all @cardinalstart

LOCATION: Rewind Rentals

Roni paced up and down the aisles of the video rental store, looking for something to occupy their evening with their grandmother. They ended up in the horror section with their hand hovering over a VHS of John Carpenter's The Thing before it fell back to their side. As much as they were interested in it, they got the feeling their grandmother wouldn't want to sit through it. Then again they could still pick it up for themself to watch on their own some other time. They gnawed on their bottom lip, contemplating their decision when they noticed someone out of the corner of their eye. "Sorry, I was just weighing my options." They paused for a moment, "What were you thinking of picking out?" Maybe the other could give them some movie suggestions.

[ruthcrfords]

there was no feeling better than a win. lucas wasn't the only driver, past or present, to feel that. but of the current grid, he had the second highest number of race wins and was going to stop at nothing to make it the most. although that was not his key motivation for this year's form. he was locked into a title fight where every point mattered and neither side was going to yield even a thousandth to the other. even if that meant going wheel to wheel several times over a single lap. clean, but good hard racing— of-course. he was known for excelling at that, as was his closest competitor this year. the defending world driver's champion, ozan bursin.

lucas had cinched the win in the second last lap, just having that edge over ozan to take the position back and kept enough in his tires to put distance between himself and the mercedes behind him. they had switched the lead 7 times around the 71 lap circuit in austria. as entertaining as it was for the spectators, none of that mattered in the end as lucas was first to the checkered flag, with ozan coming in at P2 by 5.3 seconds.

after the cooldown laps, they were quick to park and get out of their cars and reach their teams, lucas more eager than ozan this week. naturally.

punching the air in celebration, he joined the team in their raucous celebrations before the post-race interview. although his focus wasn't quite on the interview as his thoughts trailed to nazli. catching a glimpse of her near the mercedes guys, lucas sent a smile her way which was noticed by his interviewer. he batted off the mild grilling they subjected him to— they couldn't help the curiosity.

not that he could blame them.

the adrenaline still coursing through him as he was on his way to the cooldown room, before making a slight detour to locate her. lucas wasn't sure if he would get to see her until after the podium, and he did not care about the other drivers waiting for him. the smile was very quickly wiped off of his face as he walked in on a conversation he was certainly not supposed to be within earshot of.

his features hardened, he looked between the two before zeroing in on nazli. "i'm sorry— you what?"

[redhead-reporter]

º ✧ 。 okay okay sheesh, if y'all are gonna be that nice ? maybe i should do a BITE SIZED STARTER CALL !

[angelslaain]

It took her a second before she could look at him in the eyes. Sienna didn't even really realize he was there, and she had no clue how long she'd been sitting on the floor in the only secluded hallway she could find on set in the first place. One minute? Five minutes? "Oh."

She cleared her throat. "Sorry, Mr. Wynter, I was just, uh..." Taking a break. The truth was, she was getting picked on by some of the other special effects and makeup crew. They'd been working on something involving blood, and while she could accept it was part of her job, she opted not to help out with it if she didn't have to. They called her a scaredy cat for it, but she was struck by memories doused in red, pure red. Avoiding a full blown panic attack, she ran off. And it led her here.

"I'll get back to work. Sorry." // @wynterlanding

[gatekepts-a]

          ❛ i love you. ❜ and there it is. three words blurted out in the middle of yet another fight, an inevitability at this point in their rather tumultuous relationship. nimble fingers press into her brow bones, an attempt to nurse the migraine spreading throughout her head from all her previous yelling. she’s acting as if she didn’t just say the most dangerous phrase she ever could — and at the worst time, too. ❛ but this—- ❜ haru gestures between them, ❛ -—is a fucking mess. we’re a mess. and we’re never going to work if this keeps going on. ❜ a frustrated and exhausted sigh leaves her lips, brows furrowing together in exasperation. ❛ are you listening to me, jesper ? ❜ @dysnomiias​​

[foxtamara]

✉ text ⟳ unbiological little bro

Tamara: So I saw your name pop up as I was scrolling through the Fairford Daily and sipping my morning coffee 👀 Tamara: I feel like it's been a minute since I've checked in and also Xander misses his favorite uncle Laurie @ljjames

[imrtals]

      SELENE continued to look over the yard of growing occupants. the muscles in her jaw clenched as she tries to find her family amongst the crowds. this had been a horrible idea — she couldn't find a logical reason on why just yet, but, it was. she bent at her knee slightly to pick up the ends of her dress, ring-adorned fingers glistening in olympus' sunlight. she quickly moved across the length of the yard, in search for her twin brother helios. HELIOS turned to his wife as she approached him, rising out of his seat in respect as he smiled softly to himself. "you know me better than most," he pointed out as he leaned forward to press his forehead against hers.

      KALISTA finds herself moving towards her older sister, the two unconsciously walking in sync as CHIONE'S eyes are met with one of many zeus' children. "try not to irritate our cousins, will you? father wished for us to be on our best behavior." kalista merely rolled her eyes in response but managed to keep her sister's request in mind. the redhead, turned to the much taller blonde, hands intertwined behind her back. "i see you still excel in matters of flattery." chione pointed out as kalista continued on her stroll to find something to entertain herself with.

      MELAINA finds herself frozen for a moment, as time passes and her brother continues to protest her reasons on why she could not approach the princes of atlantis - the youngest daughter of hades, feels uneasy.

@starosed

[tidescfchaos]

"Sounds like a productive weekend if nothing else." With a little luck, the distraction on something a bit brighter like holiday shopping would at least temporarily lift the other's spirits. There was no denying that Priya cared for the community here in her own way, even if she distanced herself from it every now and then. "I should follow suit, the holidays always manage to somehow creep up on me each year. I've lost track of how many times I've left it to the last minute." A soft laugh fell from her lips. Neither her nor her aunts really celebrated Christmas, but they still took to the gift giving aspect after Priya moved in since it was something she used to do with her parents.

"Who knows if I'll actually get around to it this weekend, though." Shopping wouldn't be as distracting as she wanted it to be. "I have to work for part of the weekend so I'm not sure my plans will be that much more exciting either." She hoped for some sort of rush during her shift to at least make the time fly by faster. "Aside from that," her eyes drifted towards the ceiling as she tried to think of how to have a slightly interesting weekend, "I might spend sometime at RollerBlaze, see what kind of fun there is to be had there. If all else fails, I might kill some time at Breaking Glass. I'm sure someone is bound to do something ridiculous there at some point over the weekend."

Dorothy appreciated the understanding; it was a hard time for more than just her in Cardinal Hill, she understood that, and while she would never have wished it upon anyone else, the shared experience did provide a certain amount of ease for Dorothy as she suspected it would make those around her more understanding and less demanding. It wasn't that those in her life had necessarily been demanding when she had experienced her previous loss, but there undoubtedly had been times where Dorothy thought that their good intentions - such as wanting to care for her - became too much. Loss was such a tricky thing to navigate, as Dorothy was reminded of by these recent events.

Pondering Priya's question was a nice distraction, even while Dorothy still couldn't rid herself of the weight pressing against her chest. "I was actually thinking of starting my Christmas shopping," she told her. "I feel like my list of who to buy presents for grows each and every year, so I want to get ahead of myself just a little bit." Dorothy prided herself in really knowing her loved ones, and so she always liked to put in a lot of effort when it came to gift giving. "That's the extent of my plans, though," she continued, meaning that she hadn't actually formally organised anything - as per Dorothy's usual style. "Do you have anything more exciting in store?" She pondered.

[tidescfchaos]

STATUS: Open to all @cardinalstart

LOCATION: Breaking Glass Bar

A look of disappointment sat upon Sterling's face as yet another dart missed his intended target in a quiet corner of the small town bar. The look didn't remain on their face for too long and was quickly replaced by an easy grin, "I suppose lady luck isn't on my side as much as I had anticipated tonight." Perhaps the use of divination magic prior to making a bet would've been a smart play. However, it felt a little too dishonest and ultimately, paying for the next round of drinks wasn't a major inconvenience for them anyway. Whatever the results of the game, they were just pleased to spend an evening among the community they knew and loved. "I'm hoping for some kind of miracle at this point - a wild distraction to break out and throw you off your game, for your skills to completely abandon you, something along those lines." He continued on as he stepped to the side for the other to take their turn.

[ruthcrfords]

tag drop: lucas rutherford

[redhead-reporter]

º ✧ 。quiet drafts day for me since taking the (extended) weekend off to just do memes and vibe has made the stack of what i owe QUINTUPLE ! 🙃 but that's okay(ish) because i'll be out of town next week going to my first ✨ wedding dress fitting ✨ so it's good to get the queue loaded up for that.

moots can find me over on dis.cord !

[supercutts]

         while   glad   that   two   very   important   people   in   his   life   can   get   along,   there   still   lies   a   nagging   feeling   that   something   is   not   right.   at   all.   he   wishes   to   glaze   over   it   and   brush   off   whatever   it   is   that's   bringing   them   down,   but   it's   hard   to   ignore   the   elephant   in   the   room.   even   if   noa   isn't   sure   what   exactly   that   elephant   is,   how   it   got   there,   or   what   it's   doing.   surely   there's   been   a   mistake,   maybe   a   miscommunication   or   perhaps   just   general   anxiety   getting   in   the   way.   yet   the   way   his   best   friend   is   acting   is   completely   abnormal   to   him,   and   he   refuses   to   move   on.     ❛   hey,   hey,   ❜     he   murmurs,   voice   low   and   soft   so   as   not   to   alarm   her   more   than   she   already   is   him.   hand   comes   up   to   settle   on   the   blonde's   shoulder   and   squeezes   comfortingly.   brown   hues   are   trained   on   her   and   only   her.     ❛   you're   scaring   me,   bri.   just   talk   to   me   ;   let's   talk   it   out.   whatever   it   is,   i'm   sure—-   ❜     takes   a   breath   and   exhales,     ❛   i'm   sure   we   can   figure   it   out.   ❜

                           “ no      .      no      ,      she      didn't      ,      of      course      not      .      she's      so      nice      ,      noa      ,      it's      not      that      . ”      finds      herself      almost      wishing      she      was      less      so      ;      less      sweet      ,      less      perfect      ,      which      would've      made      her      feel      less      guilty      for      the      strike      of      jealousy      that      pierces      through      her      chest      as      he      calls      her      what      she      is      ———      his      best      friend      .      should      not      have      underestimated      his      well      practiced      understanding      of      her      and      every      minor      change      or      drop      in      features      ;      he      knew      her      uncomfortably      well      by      now      ,      enough      to      be      able      to      detect      the      slightest      change      of      mood      .      would      much      rather      choose      the      sweet      relief      of      white      lies      over      the      brutal      truth      ;      one      that      would      undoubtedly      send      their      friendship      into      an      early      demise      ,      but      it      is      impossible      as      he      pokes      holes      in      her      poorly      disguised      explanation      for      her      recent      absence      , and      the      pause      created      confirms      his      suspicions      of      some      other      ,      more      serious      truth      hiding      beneath      the      surface      .      she inhales      a      shaky      breath      ,      steadying      herself      for      the      words      that      come      next      as      eyes      avert      back      at      him      .      “ i      can't      ,      noa      , ”      she      weakly      protests      with      a      small      shake      of      her      head      ,      “ you      would      hate      me      for      saying      anything      .      i'll      just      ruin      everything      ,      i      know      it      .      can      we      just      forget      about      this      conversation      ?      please      .      i      promise      it's      for      the      best      . ”      it's      a      desperate      but pointless plea      ,      knowing      there      is      no      returning      from      this      point      of      their      conversation      .

[angelslaain]

"You seem to really like what you do," the brunette told the nurse across the waiting room of the doctor's office, a soft smile adorning the corner of her lips. Sienna was in for her weekly appointment with her therapist, so she'd seen him before a handful of times—she just hadn't had the bravery to say hello before. Perhaps she was sick of looking at the dull paintings on the wall or tired of the book she held in her lap, but an unknown feeling tugged at her to say something to him. She wished she knew his name; she couldn't read his nametag from where she sat. // @horrifiying — ethan

[gatekepts-a]

!! new url alert !! goldenhovr >> gatekepts

[foxtamara]

closed starter for @gloomrobs

location: echo park pool

After laying out in the sun for a bit, Tamara was ready to take a dip in the pool to cool off. She climbed down the ladder and submerged her entire body underwater, feeling the cool sensation take over her entire body. It felt like absolute paradise as she leaned back in order to float. A few moments later, she was pulled out of her relaxing trance from a huge splash that had hit both her and the person next to her. She then realized the splash had come from none other than her son and his friends who were having a cannonball contest. "Boys, be careful where you're splashing," she scolded them before turning to the person next to her. "I'm so sorry about them. I hope you're not someone who doesn't like getting their hair wet."

[imrtals]

      SELENE  walked the courtyards of olympus — eyeing her cousins , aunts and uncles as she took in the heavens and all of its glory . she had wondered if the venture here had even been worth it — her loyalty lies within the sea and yet , she felt as if she owes it to her father to be here .

      HELIOS  sat at one of the tables in the feast hall — his muscles contracting as he ate the sweetroll offered . he wasn't particularly fond of anything outside of atlantis . or anything in general . he enjoyed helping his sister selene with her ventures at atlantis new ruler , he enjoyed watching over the seas and being head of the militia . but , making appearances? wasn't his thing . he enjoyed his wife and their children and if it weren't for them , he would never set foot in olympus .

      CHIONE walked alongside her younger sister , kalista , turning to face her as the redhead took in their surroundings . they hadn't been back to olympus since they were just girls and now , they get to witness it in all of its glory . "—who would have thought that olympus would be filled with such beautiful people?" kalista asked sarcastically as chione rolled her eyes playfully . "you sound like mother kali , please."

      KERES pressed his lips together in thought as he watched his sister go on about seeing the son of prince helios'. "but he is a dreamy man , father would approve of him! the younger of the two pointed out .

@starosed !