#FT CAROLINESOMER.
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INT somer and sons undertakers. ENTER caroline somer , @carolinesomer.
the two were more alike than either of them would probably ever admit . the heir apparent who tossed legacy and tradition aside and lost all respect for him in the process to the young , single daughter who fought tooth and nail to be seen as anything but the black sheep to the family . it seemed as though they were nothing but opposite — but yet , in the end , they both fell under the harsh and unredeeming eyes of their unbearably judgmental parents . he knew he should've been there for his siblings after the deaths of their parents , caroline especially with all the weight carried upon those slim shoulders of her's , but when responsibility showed up at his doorstep he did little but slam the door in it's face.
one could say that he had been given the opportunity to right his wrongs , but instead of patching up old grievances he prioritized his own affairs . once again his career came before all else , and it would prove to be detrimental to both himself and those who relied on him , again and again just like the ever repeating cycle that seemed to plague him all these years.
he's sat in the viewing room , empty now except for the looming weight of the spirits who were once mourned there . it should all be so familiar to him , the scent of chemicals wafting from the basement ventilation , the heavy hang of dread over the whole room , the stiff , unmoving air that seemed to suffocate all who entered . there were memories , here and there . the flashes of them as children racing around the displays of perfectly picturesque faces placed upon pedestals , carefully and meticulously picked by loved ones and adorned with expensive arrays of fresh flowers ( another thing that would only wither and die soon , just like all else — he used to think ). how the vases wobbled precariously under the pressure of heavy footsteps threatening to topple them over . the way jericho had always been too picture perfect , just like those eerily fake and posed portraits , to join in on any sort of fun . ' mom and dad are gonna kill you .' he'd say , perched condescendingly in the doorframe simply watching with the intent to see just how horribly the plans of his siblings would go for them , but deep down he longed to join in on the fun.
if anyone asked , it was research . well , on one hand that wasn't entirely false . he'd grown pretentious enough to claim that a novel was only as good as the research put in , that nothing was better than immersing yourself fully in the craft or some bullshit like that , something even he barely believed and felt foreign on his tongue , but maybe if he spoke it enough times it would become a second nature . little mind is paid to his surroundings , nose pressed firmly in his leather bound journal , scribbling with a ferocity few would be able to replicate . he doesn't even hear the footsteps of his sister pitter against the floorboards , focus held solely on the work before him.
#THREADS.#FT CAROLINESOMER.#THIS IS SO F-ING LONG#AND I KNOW U DIDN'T ASK FOR IT#BUT I NEED THEM UR HONOR#death //
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it seemed that zach had bitten himself in the ass with this one, prompting a conversation whose entire orbit focuses on, and he quotes, shit you couldn't pay him to care about. he wasn't necessarily a man of science, though anyone could easily pick up on how he prides himself to be an academic of sorts, tales of spectres, especially when an entire town identity seemed to be built upon it — all for the money, zach assumes — felt nothing more intriguing than a gift store knick knack. it was kitschy, he wanted to say, but he wasn't uncouth. “ guess not. it's not a year round costume party like it is there. ” he shrugs, maintaining that err of nonchalance he's spent years perfecting. “ close enough, huh ? this place's got you real spooked, or what ? maybe there's a grace period with ghosts ‘round here. i’m still settling in, so. ”
"a lot do, yeah." herself included, in fact, though she's understanding of his skepticism all the same. she can't tell if the excessive blinking she's suffering through at the minute is a result of the spiky bangs donned specially for tonight or if it's merely a reaction to his scorn of kilmer lore and tradition. maybe it's both, she considers, and eventually–– yes, she settles on it being both. "we're probably not as haunted as salem must be, though i'd say we're close enough." caroline reckons it must be hard to throw your weight behind something you've never experienced, or if you've not spent your whole life listening out for things that go bump in the night, yearning for something in the abyss to stare back. "don't tell me you haven't had a-a-any sort of eerie encounters since you got here?"
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