#riya sloan

[verdantsims]

Ethan flew through his schoolwork with ease. Carissa, on the other hand, needed a little extra help most nights. Riya and Sam alternated homework duty based on their own workload. Ethan once offered to help, but he had been rejected by Carissa before he could finish his sentence. Beside them being in different schools and studying different things at different times, Carissa didn’t want to be the reason his grades slipped. She wanted to see him in that big, fancy medical school perhaps more than anyone else.

[harmonybearer]

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│ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ

│ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ

│ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ

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│ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ!

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��ꪮꪊr ꫝꪊડbꪖꪀᦔ:

⁽ᵇᵃˢᵉ��� ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇⁱʳᵗʰ ᵈᵃʸ⁾

1. Logan

2. Michael

3. Adrian

4. Bryce

5. Mal

6. Damien

7. Thomas

8. Beckett

9. Andy

10. Colt

11. Hayden

12. Kenji

13. Drake

14. Jax

15. Raleigh

16. Kayden

17. Noah

18. Marc Anthony

19. Jake

20. Edward

21. Flynn

22. Sean

23. Fabien

24. Matt

25. Meridian

26. Tom

27. Cassius

28. Ethan

29. Zig

30. Ajay

31. Tyril

ꪗꪮꪊr ᭙ifꫀ:

⁽ᵇᵃˢᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇⁱʳᵗʰ ᵈᵃʸ⁾

1. Mona

2. Kamilah

3. Skye

4. Nia

5. Victoria

6. Shreya

7. Alana

8. Erin

9. Becca

10. Ximena

11. Emma

12. Ava

13. Stacey

14. Kaitlyn

15. Hana

16. Eiko

17. Teja

18. Lily

19. Naomi

20. Imtura

21. Bianca

22. Estela

23. Maria

24. Jackie

25. Jen

26. Mackenzie

27. Imogen

28. Quinn

29. Sloane

30. Eva

31. Vera

ꪗꪮꪊr ᥇ꫀડt friꫀꪀᦔ:

⁽ᵇᵃˢᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇᵃᵗᵗᵉʳʸ ᵖᵉʳᶜᵉⁿᵗᵃᵍᵉ⁾

1%-5%: Mr. Red

6%-10%: Horatio

11%-15%: Ximena

16%-20%: Elliot

21%-25%: Brooklyn

26%-30%: Mark

31%-35%: Zeph

36%-40%: Nicole

41%-45%: Poppy

46%-50%: Toby

51%-55%:Zahra

56%-60%:Aerin

61%-65%: Han

66%-70%: Gloria

71%-75%: Silas

76%-80%: Chazz

81%-85%: Riya

86%-90%: Raj

91%-95%: Kate

96%-100%: Diego

ꪗꪮꪊr ᥴrꫀ᭙:

⁽ᵇᵃˢᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵃˢᵗ ᵈⁱᵍⁱᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ⁾

0. TRR crew

1. ES crew

2. ILITW crew

3. LH crew

4. BOLAS crew

5. ROD crew

6. BB crew

7. TFS crew

8. Hero crew

9. TE crew

ꪗꪮꪊr lꪮᥴꪖtiꪮꪀ:

⁽ᵇᵃˢᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒˡᵒʳ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʰⁱʳᵗ ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ʷᵉᵃʳⁱⁿᵍ⁾

Blue: Pine Springs

Pink: Hartfeld

Red: Shadow Den

Yellow: Cordonia

Green: Penderghast

Black: Kaneko's Auto Body

White: Westchester

Purple: La Huerta

Brown: The Double Tap

Orange: Morella

ꪗꪮur ᭙ꪮrkρlꪖᥴꫀ:

⁽ᵇᵃˢᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵉᵃᵗʰᵉʳ⁾

Sunny: EROS

Rainy: Dalton Enterprises

Clowdy: Edenbrook Hospital

Windy: The Grand

Snowy: Raines Corporation

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[sloane--chappell-blog]

sloane -- riya

Sloane: Girl, we need to go get a drink or something.

Sloane: Coffee, tea, or something stronger. ;) Choices is yours. We just need to get together for something that isn't work related.

[noclosertoheaven]

hiii one of my fav mutuals riya @sendingpostcards tagged me in the “get to know me” tag and i never do these but this one’s cool and i’m bored! read more if you wanna know dumb shit abt me

rules are to tag people you want to get to know better! you’re also under no obligation to do this so don’t feel that you have to

Name: gabriella but i go by gaby and any variation of that is fine

Star sign: cancer

Height: like 5′6″ ??

Age: 18 turning 19 in like a month :/

Time right now: 8:19pm

Orientation: ??bi

Ethnicity: honduran aka latina

Biggest fear: failing outta college lol

Favorite color(s): dark green and dark blue!

Favorite music artist(s): this is Very difficult bc the only constant one is fob. currently though, i guess they would be the menzingers, PUP, aaron west, julien baker, jeff rosenstock, lewis del mar, sORORITY NOISE!!!

Favorite book(s): chaos walking and more than this by patrick ness, american gods and the ocean at the end of the lane by neil gaiman, mr. penumbra’s 24-hour bookstore by robin sloan..... a lot more lmao

Hobbies: i don’t do shit lately lol but i do enjoy drawing/painting, reading, and scuba diving when i can 

Average hours of sleep: idk what a consistent sleep cycle is, i literally don’t know

Language(s) you can speak: spanish and english

Reason behind URL: no closer to heaven by the wonder years..... is literally the best album ever made like wtf. it’s maybe my favorite album ever?? its super significant for many personal reasons also 

Middle name: Alicia (pronounced like alicia silverstone)

Dream trip: southeast asia !!! scuba diving !!!!!! exploring nature !!

Dream job: i would give my life to be a field biologist, preferably a marine biologist but that requires a lot of education lol so i’ll probably end up working in an office oh well  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

When was this blog made: probably like 5 or 6 years ago damn.... i should delete

Number of followers: ~750 but i feel like most of them are inactive

What made you decide to create this blog: this is my second tumblr bc i deleted once and i came back bc im Weak

i tag @plumweekes @ioh2007 and @joetrohmanic ! do this if u want 

[verdantsims]

Sam didn’t move until the door closed behind Carissa and Bobbie. He then leaned back and left out a great sigh. “How did I never notice?” he asked. “I thought I knew what was going on with her! I thought we were open with each other. How did I miss that she got a tattoo, of all things!?”

“Sam, you are her brother, not her father,” Riya said. “Even if you were her father, there are things that kids don’t tell their parents. Look at everything I didn’t tell my parents!” Sam groaned as he rubbed his face. “And even the most open of siblings still have things they keep to themselves. Sage told me that.” 

Sam turned to look at Riya at the mention of their late wife. They shared the same forlorn look. “I know, Love, I know.” Riya paused. “The fact that you’re both her brother and her guardian just complicates that. Add in that she’s always been a very outspoken and independent girl and it’s just the perfect storm.”

“So you’re saying that there was nothing I could do to prevent this,” Sam said. Riya simply shrugged.

“I think that’s the question a lot of parents and guardians ask themselves in this position.” They sighed in unison. After a paused, Riya continued. “But Sam? Don’t forget that I’ve been raising her, too.”

“Oh! Riya, I didn’t mean-”

“I know you didn’t, Love. Just remember that we’re in this together, and together, we have a little niece or nephew to start planning for.”

[verdantsims]

“So what your saying is,” Sam said, “Once our son moves out I’ll never have this again.”

“I’m sure we could figure out a way for Zaza to prepare this,” Ethan said. He turned to Riya. “We could work it out I’m sure. Or...” He then turned back to his dad. “You could always learn how to cook it, yourself.” This earned a hard laugh from Riya.

“Your father would sooner burn the kitchen down then manage to make anything edible,” they said. Sam briefly feigned hurt before nodding in agreement.

“I’m hopeless,” he said. “Though, I would not be above trying. If I can learn how to fix that damn dryer, I’m sure I can learn how to cook something decent.”

[verdantsims]

The first one to respond to Carissa’s cries was actually Milo. The ghostly kitty had appeared for a visit that night. It was almost like his visit was fated as his would now watch his old friend join him in the beyond. 

Riya and Sam burst through the front door next. Riya moved to join Carissa and comfort Toby while Sam waited at the top of the stairs. Ethan only just joined to see what the commotion was about as Doodle’s spirit was lifted from her.

[verdantsims]

The pool was installed very soon after Summer had begun. Sam and Riya were eager to christen it. Since the kids were away, they had a little fun with the new pool sans clothing.

[verdantsims]

They made idle chit-chat as they worked on dinner together. Mostly they talked about school and Ethan’s plans for college. He never spoke about Diana being his first motivator for pursuing medicine, but everyone knew about his mom being a motivator. 

They all supported him pursuing a double PhD in both Sim and alien medicine, though there were concerns about the toll it would take on him. They were just glad that his chosen college was close enough to Windenburg that he could come home at holidays or if anything happened. 

[verdantsims]

“Hey, Zaza,” Ethan greeted. “Can I help with dinner?”

“Thought you were studying, Kiddo,” Riya said as they set down some vegetables. Ethan shook his head.

“I was,” he said, “But Carissa scolded me for studying too much. She said I was gonna burn myself out.” He huffed. “I disagree.”

“There’s some wisdom in that,” Riya said. They glanced at the many vegetables destined for that night’s stir-fry dinner. “Here, how about you wash up some of these veggies for me while I work on this sirloin?”

[verdantsims]

Winter passed by and into Spring with little to say for the Carpenter household. The family actively continued to work on moving forward with their lives from their heartbreak while continuing their work and schooling. Some days were better than others. 

On the days where it was hard, Sam and Riya found that a leisurely walk with the dogs helped them to work through it. The added greenery that Spring brought with it was a welcome addition. Of course, being on an island with ready views of the ocean wasn’t half-bad, either.

[verdantsims]

Ethan and Diana dared to venture out and peer over the railing. They found that Carissa and Bobbie hadn’t left, but were instead seated at the table with Sam and Riya seated on the other side. They were talking, not yelling, which was a welcome thing to behold. Breathing a little easier, the two returned to Ethan’s room.

Downstairs, Sam was still in a state. Rather than angry, however, he was sad. “This isn’t what I wanted for you,” he lamented. “You’re too young for this!”

“Be that as it may, it’s happened,” Carissa said. She tried to smile, a hope that it would help her stay confident as she spoke. “I know I broke my promises. I kept secrets, got my tattoos, got pregnant... I know I’ve disappointed you, Sam. It’s too late to go back, and I’m honestly not sure that I would.” Sam dropped his head. “I- I’ve made my choices. I'm going to be a good mom for our baby.”

“And we’d both really like to have our baby’s uncle in their life,” Bobbie added. He looked to Carissa. “I don’t mean to rush, but I can feel my dad blowing up my pocket...”

“No, it’s fine,” Carissa added. “Sam, I’m going with Bobbie tonight. We need to tell his family, too, and it’ll give you time to... think, I guess.”

[verdantsims]

Emotions exploded back home. Just the sight of Carissa’s tattoo elicited an immediate, “What the hell!?” from Sam. Ethan and Diana made themselves scarce per Carissa’s instructions, and then the real shouting happened. 

Riya desperately tried to calm Sam down while he tore into Carissa. Everything Carissa had planned to say fell apart when she was finally facing him, and all the while Bobbie did his best to stay quiet and let her do the talking. Eventually, however, he could be quiet no more.

“This will go no where with all of your shouting!” Bobbie said in a loud, stern voice. Sam quieted immediately, as though only now realizing that Bobbie was here. “Carissa, and I, have things that we want to say about this, and we are more than prepared to hear what you have to say. However, we will not stay and listen to your screaming. If you won’t have a civilized conversation, we’re going to leave now.”

[verdantsims]

Sage’s place was just as they hoped: Everything was in flower, and bright and pink. “Just like her,” Carissa observed. “Bright and pink like Sage.”

[verdantsims]

Love Day brought Carissa’s boyfriend, Bobbie Heaton, to the Carpenter doorstep at last. “You sly dog!” Ethan laughed. “Now I just feel used!”

“I swear, I was trying to reconnect with the Carpenter side of the family before I realized Carissa was your aunt!” Bobbie said quickly. Ethan just laughed. 

“I get it, I get it,” he said. “So, Carissa’s still getting ready. Take a seat, lover boy.” Bobbie chuckled nervously as he moved to the living area. Ethan and Diana joined Riya at the table.

“So, you’re still on about connecting with distant family, then?” they asked. Ethan nodded.

“I’m working out a whole family tree,” he said. “Bobbie is my second cousin, once-removed.” He paused. “All of that ‘cousins, once-, twice-, however-many removed’ stuff gets super confusing.” Riya just chuckled and offered up cookies to their son and Diana.

[verdantsims]

At about 11 o’clock everyone gathered to watch the New Year’s countdown and party on TV, live from San Myshuno. Toby even joined the merriment, though Doodle had retreated to quieter quarters.