#jamesxbennett

[rafaelmoldonado]

@jamesxbennett

"Coffee and treats, as promised." There was a time (a beautiful time, a luxuriously desensitized time) when Rafael would show up with beers or even more illicit substances when meeting his friends. Now was different. Clean sober fun as he said to his friends at the AA meetings. Even better was the dog that he could spend some time with, further prompting him to reconsider his stance on not adopting a dog. Were there enough people in Blue Harbor who could take care of a dog on the days he was in Chicago? "Er, dog treats. Of course." He hadn't thought far enough ahead to consider food for them.

[rafaelmoldonado]

"I've read the comedies but I can't say I frequently have the mental space to read any of the tragedies." Rafael nodded. He hadn't read any classic literature in ages. There just wasn't as much appeal when people's lives were already so dark and complicated. "Or much Shakespeare in general. I like not having to use my brain to decompress."

Rafael hesitated then shook his head. "In an official capacity, I'm afraid I'd have to say no. I've set a firm boundary about treating anyone who lives here just in case there's a conflict of interest. I'm more than happy to be someone you can talk to though, especially until you find someone you like. Free of charge."

"A little bit of everything, actually," James said, "Though I do find myself focusing more on Shakespeare. Something about the Bard compels me, I guess." There was a brief flashback of him reading King Lear in the scorching heat of the barracks before he went to sleep. Apparently, a war zone helped greatly in appreciating the works of Shakespeare."

"Oh, that's awesome!" he said. "Would you be willing to take me on?" Realizing what his question may entail, the professor quickly and nervously added, "I mean, I don't know if it's proper to ask. If not, please just ignore what I said, I'm sorry. I just..." He exhaled. "Well, seeing a shrink has really helped me and I think I need to keep that going or else I'm going to take a number of steps back."

[safaksoy]

𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆: Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, in a single room 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: closed for @jamesxbennett

As the door swung inward and open, Safiye's stomach sank to floor. On the entire elevator ride up, she had been twiddling her thumbs nervously. It was inevitable that on a weekend full of conferences in the city, there would only be single rooms left—and at irrational costs, she would have liked to add to justify why she had agreed to it. And well, the king-sized bed was meant to be enough to put some space between them. If that was what James preferred. But seeing it in reality brought upon knots she had never felt before. Or was it giddiness in disguise? There must have been at least a small whimper that had escaped her as she observed the details of the room. It was cute, cozy and a full of classic elements. She turned to James and tried to be more optimistic.

"This looks like it would probably be plenty of room for a night," she gave a small smile, dropping her purse on the vanity counter. Her feet, which had begun aching in the kitten heels she had chosen to squeeze into, practically dragged themselves out of the shoe and onto the bed. She quickly undid the top sheet and tucked herself in with her back pressed against the piped headboard?—if you could even call it that. "I think this'll do nicely!" she tried again. She shielded her mouth as an involuntary yawn forced itself out of her body. It had been quite the day.

[dylxwestwick]

location: Happy Tails

character: James Bennett @jamesxbennett

Nana Darling Westwick-Bailey was in need of more puppy food, she was growing bigger and bigger, but the vet still said she was still going to be a bit before they needed to change her food. She had missed taking care of a dog and she loved it, especially with how sweet Nana was with the twins. She'd brought Leda and Lysander along on this trip, loving to show them new places, even if it was just the pet store. Leda was babbling more than Lysander was today as they were both now big enough to be in a shopping cart. She was busy showing the twins a cute toy, keeping it just far away so they would snatch it and put it in their mouths when she noticed a familiar face. Her brows furrowed for a moment, thinking it could not be him since this familiar face lived in New York. She couldn't just call out his name, because what if it wasn't him and she just confused the stranger? But the longer she stared, she felt like she was being weird. That was until Dylan caught his eye and realized it was him, in a sling too. "James?" She asked unsure if she sounded like she was confused to see him here or if her tone came off like she forgot his name. Because it was definitely not the latter.

[thephoebeyates]

≈ blue harbor university campus, tuesday 3rd september. with @jamesxbennett . for task#004 — randomizer #1.

Being busy was good. Keeping her mind occupied was good. Unfortunately though, everything had just been a bit too quiet for Phoebe’s liking. The staff at the paper were clearly perturbed by her sudden insistence on helping with any and all tasks round the office, and she had to blink back tears when someone asked if she was okay, because she was acting strange. 

She was, she insisted. She was fine.

After that, they gave her the afternoon off, and she decided to go see if the professor running the creative writing seminar she had signed up to attend was in, or to at least find out their office hours. When that too turned into a fruitless endeavor as they were in class, Phoebe unexpectedly found herself lost. And alone. And susceptible to thinking about the last forty-eight hours. 

Then it was like someone somewhere answered her prayers when she spotted James Bennett walking across the campus and in her direction. She didn’t know him that well outside of being Nilay’s friend, and then felt a pang of guilt when she remembered the comments Eli had made about the curator working a lot more than usual lately, but couldn’t pinpoint why. So wrapped up in her own bubble, she didn’t even know what was going on with her friend. But maybe James did, so she waved him over when he happened to glance up. “Hey! James, right? Fancy seeing you here!”

[safaksoy]

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆: @jamesxbennett

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY 2.06 "Love Fest"

[blueharborhq]

Due to personal reasons, please unfollow:

James Bennett — @jamesxbennett.

[hairpintvrns]

STARTER FOR: @jamesxbennett LOCATION: an event hall at blue harbor university / deer park DATE: 6 sep / early evening

They weren’t always good at this—working a room. Social mixers, whether at regional conferences or post-groundbreaking networking events, usually found Terry hanging back, asking their extroverted best friend to fill the conversational gaps for them. In Blue Harbor, though, they were alone. The scene left them a bit ill at ease: the hall behind them pulsed with light and laughter, voices blending into a dull roar that cut through their senses, and the lighting overhead made their eyes throb, too harsh against the shadowed corners they usually sought out. 

They’d slotted themselves strategically near the door, holding the glass of red in one hand, close enough to feel the cool draft of the airconditioned hall every time it opened. Here, but not quite, the space is its own sort of limbo. 

God, Terry had just come for the drinks. Now why the hell were academics doing drinking games? 

From this vantage point, they could spot the front door creaking open to reveal a newcomer. A fellow faculty member, perhaps? No student in the building would be this late, and anyway, the university-wide email had spoken in no uncertain terms that attendance was encouraged, if not mandatory. Terry’s lips twitched, almost forming a smile before their nerves kicked in and flattened it out. The polite thing to do, they thought, would be to spare the stranger from walking into the chaos.

“Don’t go inside,” they cautioned, intercepting before stranger got too close to the mayhem, and glanced at the closed door that lead to the hall, “They’re in the middle of ‘Speed Dating’ in there.” The phrase alone was enough to make them wince. “I just got out of it. Unless, of course, you want to date a co-worker."

[doctornilaybailey]

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[safaksoy]

𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆: Latte Love; studying at her own table 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: closed for @jamesxbennett

A heavy sigh heaved from Safiye as she sifted through PDF after PDF, trying to familiarize herself with the various research topics she had assigned herself. There had been so much she hadn't anticipated having to treat in concierge medicine, which as a concept in and of itself had been so new to her. A bit of studying seemed very much in order. Her eyes flitted up for a moment to find something other than the light from her laptop to look at, which had grown into a mistake in no time at all. Was that– No, it couldn't have been. Surely, he would've said something if he had just up and moved here, right? James Bennett was the target of her gaze, as she wracked her head about, well, everything.

When it appeared he was turning his head in her direction, she immediately withdrew back to her screen. She might have even dipped her head lower, acting as if she hadn't noticed him whatsoever. Embarrassment clung to her as she felt the color of her face change and warm up several degrees. 'It was just a stupid, meaningless crush,' she reminded herself, feeling her heartbeat thudding in her ears, 'Obviously, it meant nothing...nothing at all.' It was a one-off meeting at the slopes...and then the lounge...and then a short acquaintance. Except that they definitely spoke intermittently at a distance. There were blue and gray receipts for it after all.

[blueharborhq]

The following players have 24 hours to resume activity or risk being unfollowed:

Daniel Choi — @dailydanielchoi — 1 interaction.

Dilara Kaplan — @hvneymelons — 1 interaction.

James Bennett — @jamesxbennett — 1 interaction.

Chance Underwood — @ophaeliacs — 2 interactions.

Lincoln Welch — @themissing-linc — 2 interactions.

Nilay Bailey — @doctornilaybailey — 2 interactions.

Alaina Caldwell— @laineycaldwell — 3 interactions.

Avery "Hero" Chopra — @averyherochopra — 3 interactions.

Dante Kidd — @hvneymelons — 3 interactions.

Lisha Katz — @katzkitty — 3 interactions.

Quintana Weisz — @quinweisz — 3 interactions.

Safiye Aksoy — @safaksoy — 3 interactions.

Shiloh Weiss — @sl33pwaker — 3 interactions.

[blueharborhq]

The following players have 24 hours to resume activity or risk being unfollowed:

Chance Underwood — @ophaeliacs — one interaction ( return from hiatus ).

Dahlia Young — @dahliayoung — one interaction.

James Bennett — @jamesxbennett — one interaction.

Liam Reed — @liamalexanderr — one interaction.

Sofia Escobedo — @dazeddreams — one interaction.

Thalia Edwards — @edwardsthalia — one interaction.

Ruby Morrisey — @ophaeliacs — one interactions ( return from hiatus ).

Ruairi Macarthy — @ruairimacarthy — two interactions.

Estefania "Tefi" Betancourt — @tefibetancourt — three interactions.

[blueharborhq]

The following players have 24 hours to resume activity or risk being unfollowed:

Antonella Ibarra — @momentspassd — one interaction.

James Bennett — @jamesxbennett — one interaction.

Lisha Katz — @katzkitty — one interaction ( return from hiatus ).

Moshe Behar — @moshebehar — one interaction.

Deacon Edwards — @hairpintvrns — two interactions.

Dilara Kaplan — @hvneymelons — two interactions.

Leonard Katz — @theleonardkatz — two interactions.

Sofia Escobedo — @dazeddreams — two interactions.

Alaina Caldwell — @laineycaldwell — three interactions.

Gigi Galante — @mdwomn — three interactions.

Lincoln Welch — @themissing-linc — three interactions.

[blueharborhq]

The following players have 24 hours to resume activity or risk being unfollowed:

Sofia Escobedo — @dazeddreams — first in-character post.

Charlie Hawthorne — @bcrgamvts — one interaction.

Danika Chakravarthy — @bcrgamvts — one interaction.

Josephine Finch — @dazeddreams — one interaction.

James Bennett — @jamesxbennett — three interactions.

Nicola Grimm — @somcthingliminal — three interactions.

Nydia Rivera — @somcthingliminal — three interactions.

Theo Bailey — @theobailey — three interactions.

[blueharborhq]

The following players have 24 hours to resume activity or risk being unfollowed:

Wren Fleetwood — @wrenfleetwood — first in-character post.

Isabel Guzman — @isabelguzman — one interaction.

James Bennett — @jamesxbennett — two interactions.

Oliver Ashford — @olivcrashford — two interactions.

Alaina Caldwell — @laineycaldwell — three interactions.

Dilara Kaplan — @hvneymelons — three interactions.

Lincoln Welch — @themissing-linc — three interactions.

Quintana Weisz — @quinweisz — three interactions.

Theo Bailey — @theobailey — three interactions.