#nez o'malley

[shakespearefreak]

Welcome Kaya!

So Kaya actually arrived last Wednesday (May 29th), but I didn’t have time to free her from her box until the Wednesday after that! (And then of course it took me a few more days to edit the photos and write the accompanying story.) When I finally did, one of the first things I did was give her a few gifts I’d gotten during the long months I waited for her: her Meet Accessories, her doll, and Tatlo! 🐕 She was very happy. I also introduced her to my roommate; I explained to her that he’s basically my brother, even though we’re not actually related, which she of course understood because of her own relationship with her adopted sister Speaking Rain. Finally, she met the rest of her new roommates! She and Makena admired each other’s hair, Jip and Tatlo made friends, and Kaya and Josefina bonded over their dolls.

NOTE: I chose to use the Nez Perce spelling for words/phrases in the Nimíipuu language, rather than the anglicized phonetic spelling American Girl uses in the books. Also, I do not speak Nez Perce myself, so please forgive (and more importantly, correct!) any errors.

Virginia looked up from the canvas of her latest painting. “Everyone!” she called. “I think she’s here!”

Everyone crowded around Kaya, chattering excitedly. 

(Samantha, Nellie, and Virginia were there too, I just couldn’t easily fit them all in one photo!)

“Ta’c léehyen,” Kaya said, with a slightly shy smile. “I am grateful to stay with you. I hope we will be friends.” She tried not to stare, taking in all the new faces and the wide range of clothing styles.

“I love your braids!” Makena said, admiring Kaya’s sleek black hair and abalone shell hair ornaments.

“Qe’ci’yew’yew’! I like yours, too!”

“Pardon me,” Nellie said hesitantly, pointing to Tatlo, “but is that… a wolf?” She tried not to sound as anxious as she felt.

Kaya laughed lightly. “Weet’u, this is my dog, Tatlo! He is very friendly.”

Before anything else could be said, Jip ran up to the much-larger Tatlo, his stubby tail wagging furiously!

“Jip, maybe that’s not a good idea…” Samantha cautioned, but it was too late. Jip was already jumping up on Tatlo excitedly, too happy to have another dog to play with to contain himself. Nellie gasped.

But as it turned out, there was no reason to worry. Tatlo seemed just as pleased to meet Jip as Jip was to meet him! The girls giggled as the two greeted each other in traditional doggy fashion. In a few minutes, you might have thought they’d known each other their entire canine lives.

“Oh, is that your doll?” Kaya asked Josefina, gesturing to Niña. 

Josefina nodded. “My mother made her for me and my sisters a long time ago. She was meant to be passed down every Christmas, from eldest to youngest, but after Mamá died, my sister Clara hid her so she could keep her. But in the end, Clara gave Niña to me, and even made her this beautiful dress!”

Kaya nodded soberly. “I think your mother would be glad your sister did that.” Then she brightened. “I have a doll too! Would you like to see her?”

“Sí!” said Josefina. Kaya brought out her own doll.

“She is very special to me,” Kaya explained. “She used to belong to my sister, Speaking Rain. When Speaking Rain was lost to my family, Tatlo found her again using this doll’s scent.”

“So both of our dolls are important to us because they brought us closer to our sisters, and to people we had lost,” Josefina said thoughtfully.

Kaya considered this for a moment, then smiled. “’Eehé! That’s exactly right!”

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Oee I finished the portraits of my ocs n now I'm gonna do Dethklok in somewhat the same style

Sorry stuff hasnt technically been on the boys, i promise I'm working towards it in the story- I haven't written like this since middle school so hfdkhrrk

Without further ado, here they are :) and a repost of Sage cause they all look nice together

I think of them all, Ace's is my favorite! He just looks very warm

And! Their playlists because homie was bored:

Sage's

Ace's

Screwball's

Nez's

One last thing

Ace going to baby jail for forgetting to file the band's taxes

[aquacure]

🖊 O'Malley? (ik ur goin to bed when I send this so answer this whenever ur ready, no pressure)

there’s many things i could say about my boy. but i will settle for some silly fun facts. he is naturally ginger but he DYES HIS HAIR CHERRY RED. he’s a very empathetic, kind, and chatty guy, so oftentimes he gets to know the patrons of his bar. he’s not one to judge a book by its cover, so even the seediest lookin’ dudes will get his attention. almost all of his friends are taller than him, yes this includes his boyfriends. he wears pince nez glasses, so it clips to his nose n has no earpieces. nerdass. here’s a pic of him and his younger sibling tau for your viewing pleasure

Send me a “🖊+an OC“ and I will talk about that OC! It can be a headcanon, a fun fact, a small paragraph of backstory- anything!

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[optometrist0]

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[rockclownsdococaine]

Chapter 1 - And I Ask Myself, How Did I Get Here?

It seems like forever ago, now, that we were just getting our start. We were nobodies from Flagler Beach, hungry for opportunity and we took anything we could get, gigwise. We actually almost had to call it quits, before we got the gig offer that changed it all- part of us began to feel there wasn't much of a place for a punk band in that spot we were in.

I can still remember my brother getting the call that changed everything- we were in the middle of our nightly practice and he broke off to answer his phone, looking sullen for the beginning of it but his look turning upon hearing the offer of a lifetime. Nez O'Malley, our guitarist, shot me a confused look that urged me to go see what was going on.

After a minute, Ace broke into a huge grin and went back to us- our bassist Screwball was almost bouncing off the walls with how curious over the call he was.

"What was it about?" He prodded, still bouncing in place as he got more eager to hear the news "come on, Ace, tell us!"

My little brother only smiled and shook his head at us, crossing his arms over his chest "calm down, Screwball, I'll get to it- i just feel like you three should be sitting when I tell it."

Screwball quickly drops into sitting cross-legged on the floor, Nez parks herself on an amp and I just shake my head, watching Ace expectantly "come on, Ace, spill it!"

Ace just smiles and leads into the news "well, I just got off the phone with the owners of the venue we played at yesterday,"

We all nod, watching him and his body language, wishing he'd spill the beans and get it over with- were we banned? Did they want us to pay for any damages the audience caused?

"They want us back!" He clapped his hands together, rings clicking as he did "not as the opening act, but as the headliners!"

I could feel my heart drop to the floor in shock, and when I looked at my bandmates I could tell they were going through the same emotions- Headliners? Us? From Bumfuck Nowhere, Florida?

Regardless of doubts, the news made Nez and Screwball jump up from their seats with loud, happy whoops and hollers while pulling me and Ace into a big group hug

I grin and hum happily, hugging the three of them tight as we let the great news sink in and celebrate, breaking off after a minute or two to ask about further details.

"The gig is in a week, same time and place as yesterday!" He smiles "so we can just finish up practice and be good for tomorrow, alright?"

Nez nods, gently nudging me and Screwball back to our places before picking up her guitar and putting it back on "one last run-through and I think we should go out and celebrate,"

Screwball, still hyper from the news, was giddily bouncing in place "there's a good bar Just down the way, we can go to celebrate there!"

"If I could drink," chimed Ace, an eyebrow raised playfully "I'm only seventeen, remember?"

"Bah, no fun" the blond playfully retorts, strumming a few notes on his bass "if you're so goody goody, why don't you pick a thing for us to do to celebrate tonight?"

Ace only rolls his eyes while smiling "we'll figure it out later, get back to practicing!"

The rest of that night went by in a flash, we practiced our hearts out until we couldn't anymore- then, for the next week until our gig, we did everything we could to prepare for the night that'd change the course of our careers forever.

~~~

Hi! Sam here hjfbfkd just wondering if anyone would like to be part of a taglist for this or any other thing i may post? PM me if you're interested :)

[rockclownsdococaine]

Heat Above

Sage Kennedy is the lead singer and drummer of a punk band that's rising in popularity, giving global sensation Dethklok a run for their money, literally and figuratively.

The media paints the two bands as rivals, and many of their fans seem to believe the same of them, but what happens when Sage bares her soul to the men of Dethklok? What happens when feelings arise and come between careers and friendships?

~~~

Prologue

I remember it vividly- the low rumble of anticipation from the venue passed over me, and I'm sure the rest of the band felt it too, as we ran through the last minute preparations before we headed out to face our adoring fans. The crowd cheered for us as we walked out onto the dimly lit stage, getting more and more hyped for the night to come and for the music we had to share with them.

My friends pick up their instruments as I sit down at my drumset, nodding to them and to my brother who was offstage before I greet the roaring crowd.

"Good evening, L.A!" I grin into my mic, the mass of fans screaming back an unintelligible reply before I chat a bit more "How are we doing tonight? Are we ready to rock??"

After some playful banter between the audience, my bandmates, and I, we broke out into our set of songs. I counted the rest of us off before we launched into our version of Sweet's Ballroom Blitz, surging with energy as we started the concert off with a bang.

I'm not exactly sure when this habit of ours started, the whole starting our shows off with covers thing- my bandmates always insisted it was from when we used to be the opening act, because who would listen to a random band's songs? They were a way we could be heard before the audience opened up, then they'd be excited for the next thing we'd have to play. Whatever it was, it stayed a staple in our set when we stopped being the opening act and began being the headlining band.

Once we finished our set for the night, everyone took a bow and waved to the stadium. This performance was the one that started it all, from what I recall- it was either that or the news reports the next day, headlining that my band, Jupiter's Ghost, was giving world-famous metal band Dethklok a run for their money in being the most influential band.

But I'm getting ahead of myself- all stories need a start, this one's ours..

~~~

A/N: I'M SO SORRY FOR THE INACTIVITY I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS STORY FOR A WHILE, I'M STILL WORKING ON CHAPTER ONE AS I TYPE THIS NOTE OUT AAA

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Chapter 2 - Happy Little Day

The seven days between getting the call and the day of our gig dragged on, as if time itself wanted desperately for us to hold onto this interlude of our lives, but I suppose that's a normal feeling anyone can get when waiting for a life changing event such as that.

Despite this show being so instrumental to our future, there wasn't much to do to prepare for it besides practice- Nez and Ace did have an argument about the songs going on the setlist, but Screwball quickly shut it down and they all came to an agreement after a vote imposed by him.

The night of our gig couldn't have come soon enough, especially after how long the week dragged on. Even as it got closer and closer to showtime, Ace kept running through multiple lists so things wouldn't have a chance to go wrong.

"Sage, are you sure you have multiple pairs of sticks?" Ace asked me in a rush, making sure Nez and Screwball were presentable "we're on in five minutes, we can't be missing anything!"

"It's good, all good," I nod, lifting up my shirt with one hand to show him the pair in my pocket before showing the pair I had in my other hand "you need to breathe, it's gonna be fine, Ace."

He nods a bit, taking a deep breath as the stage manager sped past us, chiming a reminder that we were on in a minute. Hearing that made Ace squeak and start back up with his anxious actions, brushing invisible dust off of Screwball's jacket.

The older man gently pats Ace's head, looking awkward at the sudden attention to the microscopic details on his jacket "hey, we have to get going- breathe, Ace, we're gonna be great and we're gonna get more gigs!"

My little brother takes another deep breath before ushering Nez, Screwball and I out just as the stage manager called the last warning.

Trying to avoid seeming awkward at being pushed out the way we were, we wordlessly make our way to our places and get situated. The silence was broken when, unceremoniously, Nez turned to me and simply said "Twisted Sister."

I grin and nod, immediately starting up with the opening riff of We're Not Gonna Take It, looping the drumming twice to get the audience anticipating the actual start of the song. Once I saw them inch closer to the stage I started singing, Nez and Screwball joining in on playing as soon as their parts came up.

Every now and then, I glanced over to the side of the stage at my brother. Despite being so worried for us before we went on, he was now entranced in the moment, like the venue we were playing to.

After our covers and original songs, we decided to end the set with our best rendition of California Uber Alles. At that point, the audience was in such a great spirit that the ones who knew the song well enough even screamed along with us.

As the last note Nez played rang out over the venue, a heavy silence hung over the audience. Then, as if something snapped, people began cheering and applauding, some even begging for an encore!

My bandmates and I looked to Ace for approval, to which he nodded with a proud smile. We all grinned and nodded happily, buzzing with a newfound energy as we launched into one more song.

Little did we know, we'd all be carrying this night in our hearts as we began to take off in a way we had always dreamed of.

[rockclownsdococaine]

Final part of oc intros!

This is Nez!

Lowkey still working on her design but proud of her so far- i'm gonna get started on a fanfic finally!

Its funny though, out of a lineup of all the characters, people would automatically assume Nez to be the most chaotic but *wrong* it's Screwball

If yall have any questions on them, just let me know :) I'll be working on a fanfic + other things for this blog! See yall soon 💙

[rockclownsdococaine]

Chapter Three - Antics

I will say one more thing about that night before we move on- Screwball was absolutely right when he said we'd do well and get more gigs from this one. It didn't take long for Ace's phone to start blowing up with the amount of inquiries for the opportunity to see us play.

Since that night, we hardly had time to ourselves. We had to practice and make sure that we were ready for anything at any moment.

This is one of the rare days we had in between gigs and practicing. I had slept on my couch the night before, because I was too tired to go all the way to my room. Billie Joe, my cat, was cuddled up on my chest and the television was quietly droning on.

I wiped the drool from my face and gave my cat a good morning pat on the head with my other hand as I carefully sat up, my back popping in protest as I stretched it out. The news anchor on tv was almost emotionless until he was handed a paper

"This just in! World famous metal band Dethklok has just announced their new album!" He gaped, grinning happily at the words on the paper "After an eight month hiatus, the five confirmed it! Alongside the release, they have also announced a North American tour! Go to our site for more information!"

Soon after the news was dropped, a loud thud- and subsequent yelp- came from across the apartment, where my brother's room was located. I quickly set Billie aside and ran over to check on Ace.

I pushed his door open, and I found him collapsed into a heap of clothes on the floor, rubbing his head- he had bumped it in his fall, presumably.

"What was that about Dethklok?" Ace asked almost as soon as he saw me, a wide grin on his face. He kept rubbing the bump that was slowly forming on his head, as he continued. "Is it a tour? Can we go??"

"Since when did you like metal? I thought you were an alt-rock type of guy," I hummed, ruffling Ace’s hair gently before helping him up from the clothes he was sprawled on top of.

"Yeah, well," he shrugged, kicking the clothes to the other side of his room so he wouldn't trip again, "I don't know, don't they seem cool?"

"Cool? They get in trouble all the time- if we ever got into even a little bit of their trouble, our careers and band would be over pretty much immediately!"

"Sage!" Ace huffed. "C'mon, this isn't about our band! We deserve to get out and enjoy ourselves, especially after all the work we've done!"

I just sighed and pulled out my phone, opening up the news channel's site to see where the band was playing. "They're going to Orlando first, in a few weeks; if you want to go, we'll have to get the tickets fast, since they're almost sold out."

He just grinned and pulled me into a tight hug "You mean it, Junie? Oh! Thank you so much!!"

"It's Sage, Space Ace, I'm Sage now, don't forget," I mumbled, hugging him back just as tight. At the moment, I honestly didn’t care that Ace had made a slip-up; it was just an accident, after all. I was just glad that we hadn’t been in public when he did.

He nodded, grinning happily. "Should we go see if Nezzie and Screwbs want to go with us? If we pool all of our money together, maybe we can get better seats!"

"Guess we have to go visit and ask, hm?" I smiled, kissing Ace’s forehead before letting him go. "I'll go get dressed and grab my keys- meet you out there in five?"

"Yeah! Don't take too long!" Ace grinned, picking a few things up in a hasty attempt to tidy his floor. "I just need my shoes and I'll be out!"

I smiled again and nodded, heading back out to the living room- I had to make sure Billie was fed before we left. There was no telling when we'd be back that day, especially if we were going to be with Nez and Screwball. After filling the bowl with food and getting him fresh water, I left Billie Joe to get some real clothes on; this ended up being just a basic band tee and ripped jeans, but it was comfortable.

Within no time, Ace and I were heading out of our apartment and down to the parking lot below. My car, a beat-up black 2005 Chevy Malibu, was there, waiting patiently for the two of us to climb in and head out.

As soon as Ace got into the passenger seat, he began to comb through the CD case I kept velcroed to the visor.

"Got anything new? I'm getting a bit tired of Chili Peppers…"

"Yeah," I hummed as I buckled up, detaching the CD case from the visor so we could look through it together. "I just got a copy of Interpol's ‘Antics’; wanna listen to that or should we just go with your Green Day?"

Ace chuckled a bit, grabbing the new disc out from its spot without another word, putting it into the player. "I should've known you would've gotten a new copy-"

I just laughed and backed out of the parking spot as he skips a few songs to get to his favorite of the album, Slow Hands. "Hey, I didn't judge you for the Dethklok thing, did I? Just be happy it isn't Turn On the Bright Lights again!"

He just shakes his head, grinning a bit as he watches the landscape outside his rolled down window- it was a warm, sunny day. The cicadas could be heard and the air smelled like the cedar bushes our complex had lining the parking lot. It wasn't a long drive to Nez and Screwball's place, but we enjoyed it either way, because we hardly had the time to just sit and enjoy the wind in our hair as we sang along to our music for no one else but ourselves