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stylesbynaomi · 4 years ago

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INVOLVED: Naomi King and Calvin King TIME FRAME: Flashback LOCATION: Naomi Styles; Atlanta, Georgia SUMMARY: Calvin’s baby mother shows up at the salon.

Aleeyah walked towards the hair salon, hips switching with every single step that she took as she did. She walked into the salon, chewing and popping her gum dramatically as she walked right past the front desk to the receptionist desk and she leaned against the tall counter, her arms resting there. “I need to see Calvin,” she said without hesitation.

Naomi stood behind her client, a curling iron in her hand as she styled the woman’s hair with curls. She looked up to see Calvin’s ex and the mother of his child and she growled lowly. Leaning down she told her client “hold on one second” walking with the curler iron in her hand as she strutted towards the woman. “What the hell are you doing here?” she called out loudly to the skank before her as she walked up towards the woman.

Standing there, Aleeyah looked Naomi up and down as the approached her. She popped her gum, chewing loudly as she said, “I need to see Calvin,” with a roll of her neck. She was not in the mood for Naomi’s attitude today.

“No bitch” Naomi emphasized “you better get out of this building” she said pointing towards the exit with her freehand. Though she was far from scared, she’d burn the bitch if need be.

“No bitch, I need to see Marcus,” Aleeyah said back to Naomi, getting in the women’s face a bit.

Hearing his wife yelling at the front of the shop, Calvin turned and saw his baby mama and his wife going back and forth and he quickly rushed over, knowing things could escalate quickly between the two.

“No, I said you better get your ass” Naomi countered as she shoved the woman back “out of this building” she concluded standing there before her.

Looking at Naomi’s hand as the woman pushed her, Aleeyah said, “I know you ain’t fucking touch me,” she said looking Naomi up and down. “You better back up,” she growled.

As quickly as he could, Calvin placed himself between the two women, trying to get them to settle down and stop causing a scene in front of everyone. “Hey!” he said.

“Oh yes I did” Naomi said back to the girl as she challenged her. Never mind Calvin rushing over to deescalate the situation between them both. “You better get your ass out of here, before I drag your ass out” she screamed as she tried to move around Calvin’s large stature.

“Do you know who you messin’ with?!” Aleeyah asked Naomi wildly, leaning against Calvin’s tall frame to look at the woman. “Try me!” she hissed, pointing her finger in Naomi’s face around Cavin. “Try me!” she repeated, angrily, neck and eyes rolling.

Calvin blocked Aleeyah at every movement she made, keeping the woman away from his wife. He glanced back at Naomi for a moment before she looked at Aleeyah, letting out a breath. “What are you doing here?” he asked her, trying to get to the bottom of it all.

Looking at Calvin, Aleeyah gazed up into his eyes, softening a bit. “Look, I need to talk to you,” she said in calmer tone now.

“About what?” Calvin asked, Aleeyah now, looking at her expectantly. Nothing could really be so important that she needed to come up to the shop unannounced.

Letting out a breath, Aleeyah was about to speak before she noticed Naomi still standing just behind Calvin, listening. She narrowed her eyes at the woman asking nastily, “do you mind?”

Stood feet planted behind the tall man as she gazed at the woman from around him “yes I mind bitch” she snapped back at her before she looked at Calvin. “Calvin, you better get her the hell out of here” Naomi said to him angrily as she pointed to the door. “Before I throw her out on her ass” she sneered at the woman.

As Naomi began to go off once more behind him, Calvin turned to her slowly, his hands on her shoulders, prepared to speak to her before Aleeyah began behind him.

“Calvin, you better get that hoe,” Aleeyah snapped, neck rolling as she popped her gum more, chewing obnoxiously.

“You know what, don't be calling me no damn hoe” Naomi barked back at the woman as she raised the curling iron up, prepared to burn the bitch like she knew she’d have to. The nerve of her, in her establishment causing a damn commotion. She had no business being there in the first damn place.

Calvin glanced back at Aleeyah before he held Naomi back by her arms, stepping with her as she did, keeping her back. “Chill, chill!” he told his wife.

“That’s right! Check her ass Calvin! Check that hoe!” Aleeyah yelled out, rolling her neck more as she pointed her finger all in Naomi’s face over Calvin’s shoulder. “Hoe!”

“Naomi, Naomi, Naomi,” Calvin said, trying to get his wife to focus on him and not Aleeyah wildin’ behind him. “Let me take care of this,” he said to her calmly.

“Cause I know how to handle the bitch” Naomi said as she pushed up against Calvin who was blocking her from getting to the damn woman right now. “Deal with her ass, you better get her” she said to him through gritted teeth as she moved to walk away. “And what the hell are yall looking at” she snapped at her staff as she moved back to her station. “Y’all know who y’all work for ain’t nothing new, get back to work” she told them.

“He got it handled,” Aleeyah said now, licking her lips, “he handles all of this,” she said gesturing to her petite frame, “and well, let me tell you,” she smiled her white teeth at Naomi, flipping her hair over her shoulder. “He handles it well!” she yelled now. “Well, miss press n’ curl!” she snapped, “hoe!”

As Naomi began to walk away, Calvin turned to look at Aleeyah incredulously. Glancing back at Naomi, he watched her shoo everyone away from the scene before he looked back at Aleeyah once more. Breathing heavily from the exertion of trying to break them up, he asked her with a bit of defeat, “what is it?”

“This bitch is right here, in my salon!” Naomi said as she stood on the phone with the girls. Watching Calvin and his ex interact from her station.

Victoria sat out on the steps of the university building, sighing out. “Naomi, just talk to her,” she said calmly.

“I think that’s what you should do,” Isabelle agreed as she walked through the office, taking a file from one of her co-workers as it was held out to her.

“I’m not going to talk to that bitch” Naomi said to them seriously as she shook her head standing behind her client, not doing much to her hair anymore. “If she says one more thing to me, I am going to jail for murder” she said aggressively into the phone. She began to brush the woman’s hair roughly in her seat.

“Well, I’m a lawyer,” Isabelle reminded her friend, “I’ll get you off,” she said jokingly before her assistant stopped her, letting her know Maya was calling. “Oh!” she said quickly, moving for her desk. “She’s on line two,” she let them know, “I’m going to merge the calls, okay?”

Hearing Isabelle, Victoria let out a breath that she had no idea she had been holding into all these months, worried sick about Maya.

“You know what” Noami said to the woman in her chair “if you got to be that damn tender headed, why don’t you get out of my damn chair” pointing towards the exit with her brush. “Get out of my chair, looking like next ghetto top weave” she said scowling at her. She huffed as she moved to sit down in her own chair now.

As Naomi went on, Isabelle answered the call with Maya and quickly merged the two before she said, “Maya?” softly, “are you okay? We’ve been trying to reach you,” she said with a deep sigh.

“Yeah” Maya said coldly to them on the phone “Levi… turned my phone off” she said in a very slow and exhausted like tone. “So, I am just getting around to... handling that” she said her hand on her full hip.

“Maya” Naomi said with a head shake she couldn’t believe the good for nothing son of a bitch. “Do you need some money?” she asked her very seriously.

“I’m fine” Maya replied back to the woman, lying through her teeth as she used the phone from the store to contact them after all this time. “Working.. at a general store now” she said in a low tone.

“General store?” Naomi replied back to the woman in disbelief.

“A general store?” Victoria asked, shocked by the revelation.

Isabelle’s neck jerked back slightly as she questioned along with Naomi and Victoria. “A general store?!”

“Yeah, don’t ask,” Maya said, sighing heavily as she turned her back to the front a bit. “I’ll be alright…” she told them, having no faith in that at all.

Listening to Maya, Victoria cut in and said, “do you need a place to stay? You can live with us.”

“No Victoria” Maya said without any thought at all “I’ve spent too much time letting other people take care of me. I have to find my own way now…” she said as she gripped the phone.

Hearing Maya, Isabelle asked with a small hum, “where are you?” she asked.

“Just know I am fine…” Maya said, not wanting to disclose anything with them fully. They didn’t disclose her cheating husband to her.

Victoria nodded along to their friends' words and she said, “I’m really proud of you Maya.”

“I’ll talk to you guys soon” Maya said to them, “I love you guys” she said, moreso forcing the words out now though she never had to do so before.

Sighing, Victoria said, “we’re really sorry this happened.”

“I’ll be alright” Maya said to them again as she shook her head, even if she wasn’t, what did they care?

“Honey I love you okay” Naomi said to the girl easily.

“We love you,” Isabelle and Victoria said simultaneously.

“I love y’all too” Maya added back to the women again sadly. “Um” she said as the thought hit her “Isabelle tell Alexander, Happy Birthday, for me. Okay?” she gently.

At Maya’s words, Isabelle’s eyes grew wide and she said, “oh my god!” before turning to look at the calendar on her desk, “is that today?!”

Hearing Isabelle, Victoria said, “Belle, you didn’t forget, did you?”

“Oh no,” Isabelle sighed deeply, “I have to go,” she said as she picked up her phone as well, double checking the date and seeing the event in her calendar.

“Okay, I’ll talk to you,” Maya said to them again. “Later” she added before she hung the phone up.

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westofisrael · 5 years ago

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INVOLVED: Israel West and Maya Morgan TIME FRAME: Saturday, December 21, 2019 LOCATION: Sheriff Station; Denver, Colorado SUMMARY: While on her trek, trying to find her friends at the Lodge, Maya stumbles across Israel at the sheriff station.

Israel sat in the station, sipping his black coffee from a mug as he listened to the radio forecast about the storm that had touched down in Colorado. As he listened, he gazed upon the day’s crossword puzzle displayed on the desk before him as he went over various clues and the answers he’d already jotted into the spaces.

“Where are you Maya?” Maya asked herself as she looked around, it was dark now and so many hours had passed her that she’d lost count. Not to mention her phone had failed her and died some states back and she’d been using her personal strength and the will of God to make it this far. It was snowing, badly, that’s all she could make out from her current situation. She had made it to what looked like a little town at least there was that, looking around she slowed down. Essentially, she was looking for some sign of life, someone that could help her find the cabin so that she could finally join her friends and her husband. Maya shifted in her seat and she looked to a police station straight ahead. Surely, they’d be able to give her the directions she needed. Maya moved towards the building and when she did, she put the car in park, turning it off and moving to climb out, grabbing the only coat she had with her. She moved for the door and let herself in trying to wrap herself from the intense cold outside.

Writing down another answer, Israel looked up slowly when the door opened and that cold air from the snowy night entered with the lone woman. “Whoa,” he said as he moved to stand up. “What are you doing out there all alone?” he asked her shocked.

Maya looked up, after riding herself of the cold ice she took the mocha skinned man in and sighed. “I am looking for Elk Trail Lodge?” said to him as she zipped up her fur coat a bit sticking her hands into her pockets.

Israel eyed the woman curiously. “Oh, that’s just about 5 miles up the hill,” he told her easily. “But you’re not going to get through tonight.”

“And why not?” Maya asked him curiously. “I’ve weathered through worse; I’ll be fine. Thank you,” she said to him easily as she moved towards the door that she came in through.

“Oh no,” Israel said trying to stop her as he rounded the desk. “There’s a tree down blocking the road. It won’t be cleared out until morning,” he explained to her gently. “Elk Trail Lodge?” he said thinking about it. “I thought that was for a couples retreat…”

“A tree in the road?” Maya repeated back to him defeatedly, what was she to do now? She shook her head, if it wasn’t one thing it was another. She sat down sadly and nodded, “yeah, my friends are up there,” she stressed. “My husband,” Maya acknowledged.

“Yeah,” Israel in confirmation. “Your husband?” he questioned. “Why are you driving up alone?” he asked her curiously. “I would never let my wife drive up here all alone like this,” he said gently.

Maya eyed the man and she looked away, “do you have a wife?” she asked him smartly, as she looked down at the ground and then back up at him.

“Divorced,” Israel told her with a smile as he moved lean against the desk he had previously been sitting down at. Looking down at the short woman he folded his arms over his chest casually.

“Is there a hotel?” Maya asked looking over at the man as he sat back down.

“Yeah, there’s one,” Israel said before he added, “but it’s up the hill as well.” Looking over at the empty cell he thought to himself for a moment.

“Wow,” Maya said to herself, she was stuck here to wait out a storm, when she could have been with her husband in a warm cabin.

“I can offer you a cell,” Israel said to her gently. “It’s not much and it’s not luxurious but it’s safe and warm for the night and in the morning, I can escort you up to the cabin myself,” he said offering her the best that he could.

Maya looked to him again and she said, “okay,” so quietly that you could barely hear her. She unzipped her fur jacket and pulled it off her arms. “I’ve never been in jail before,” she told him.

Watching her curiously, Israel chuckled. “Well, technically you still haven’t. I haven’t arrested you,” he said playfully before he stood off the desk a bit. “Coffee?” he asked her moving over to the coffee maker.

Maya sighed at him as she looked to the cell, she wasn't ecstatic about sleeping in it, but she didn’t have a choice. “Yes please,” she said to him, she rested her hands in her lap as she watched him quietly.

Israel nodded slowly, moving to pour her a fresh cup of hot coffee. Turning to her, he held the cup out with a smile. “There you are,” he said with a hum.

“Thank you,” Maya said kindly as she grabbed the cup of coffee from the man and she took a sip. She squealed at the taste of its bitterness. “It’s bitter,” she told him as she pulled the cup from her lips and held it. She stood up moving to the water fountain adding some water to it slightly.

“You’re welcome,” Israel said easily, slightly waving off her words before he frowned slightly at her squeal. “Oh sorry,” he said as he moved to sit back down behind his desk, picking up his own cup of coffee and taking a sip. “You hungry?”

At his question Maya looked to him slightly before she took another sip, she chuckled shaking her head. “Don’t I look hungry?” she asked him bitterly.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Israel asked her a bit defensively, a little taken back by her response.

Maya smacked her teeth and she playfully rolled her eyes at the man as she tucked hair behind her ear. “Don’t act like you don’t see that I am a big girl…” she breathed.

Israel’s neck jerked back slightly at her rebuttal and he shook his head with a sigh of discontent at her own lack of self-love. “Big girls,” he began giving her a look as to say that he didn’t care, “have to eat too, right?” He paused for a moment, standing from the desk once more. “I got some chili, an old family recipe, I think you might enjoy it,” he told her.

Maya looked down at the floor than back up at Israel’s face. “Okay,” she said softly to him tucking her lips in.

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amorisabelle · 5 years ago

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INVOLVED: Maya Morgan, Levi Morgan, Isabelle Marshall, Alexander Marshall, Naomi King, Calvin King, Victoria Perry, Dominic Perry, Israel West, and Melaine Ashton TIME FRAME: Monday, December 23, 2019 LOCATION: Elk Trail Lodge; Denver, Colorado SUMMARY: The group of friends, plus Israel and Melaine sit down at the table to enjoy dinner. However, things turn sour as Levi gets jealous of Melaine’s interaction with Israel and Naomi calls Levi out on it. Then the bombs drop.

Maya held her hands up and said, “wait, wait, wait,” easily to the large group of people as they all sat around a large table for dinner. “Israel was telling me that his parents lived in this house for 30 years and were married for 45,” she emphasized.

Alexander looked at Maya and said, “what was he saying?” gently as he forked some food up and into his mouth.

“Israel was telling me that his parents lived in this house for 30 years and were married for 45,” Maya emphasized loudly.

Melaine nodded her head, impressed by what Maya had just said at the table. She dipped her fork into her plate and sheepishly smiled at Israel who was nestled beside her.

Isabelle looked at Maya, nodding along with a small smirk on her face. “Wow,” she breathed out as she ate a bit of her food before she looked across the table at her husband.

“People do not stay married that long no more,” Naomi said shaking her head as she held her fork up ready to take a bite.

“Oh, I think Victoria and Dominic will,” Maya tossed out lovingly.

“I hope so,” Victoria said with a hum and a bit of a shrug.

Isabelle looked at Victoria a bit shocked. “You’re not sure?”

Naomi looked at Victoria and said, “sounds like trouble in paradise?” she asked her, jokingly, but very curious at the same time.

“Ain’t no trouble in paradise,” Dominic said dismissively almost instantly behind Naomi’s comment. People didn’t need to judge the marriage he had based off his wife’s backhanded compliment. He stuck some food into his mouth chewing lightly as he looked over at Victoria.

“You know… you never know what happens, you know.” Victoria began as she cut into her food a bit before she paused, looking up, across at Naomi before she looked to her husband at her side, “um, but you got to be willing to do the work.” She looked back at Naomi, a small smile that didn’t reach her eyes tugging at the corners of her mouth.

Dominic looked at Victoria again and said, “yeah,” trying to hide his disapproval of the way she handled the compliment to them. “We aren’t perfect, you know, and we have our days,” he shrugged lightly. “But, you know, we remember that the bottom line is, we love each other,” he offered, eyes moving from his plate to Victoria again.

Listening to her husband, Victoria sat back nodding slightly. “And it’s the love that gets us through those tough days.” She looked at Naomi and Calvin before she looked back at her husband, “right, sweetie?”

“Mhm,” Dominic says in response to Victoria as he stuck another piece of steak into his mouth.

Maya lifts her wine glass from the table and she raises it saying, “to love,” with a smile on her face. As everyone joins in with her, raising their glasses and saluting love as well.

After they all sipped, Israel noticed the fallen napkin on the floor and he leaned down, picking it up as he said, “oh Melaine, you dropped your napkin.” Lifting up, he handed it to her easily.

“Oh,” Melaine replied looking at him with a smirk. “Thank you,” she said to him kindly as she grabbed the napkin back from him and placed it back on her lap.

Naomi looked over at the only two single people at the table and she smirked, her hand still clutching the glass unlike everyone else as she basked in another glorious sip.

“So, um you’re the big-time sheriff in this town, huh?” Levi asked Israel now as he gestured across the table a bit, interjecting in between him and Melaine.

Israel chuckled a bit dryly. “Eh, I wouldn’t exactly say big time,” he responded easily.

“Well this place is beautiful,” Melaine said to Israel as she grabbed her glass and took a sip.

“Thank you. I think so, too,” Israel said easily. “I’d love to show you guys around before you leave,” he was speaking to all of them but looking directly at Melaine.

“Mm,” Melaine said to the man quickly, “thanks, but I can’t do that,” she replied to him without thinking.

Naomi picked her glass back up and took the longest sip she ever had as she overheard the conversation playing out next to her.

“We’d be up for that, yeah,” Victoria said looking around the table a bit at her friends.

“I’d love to honey,” Dominic said in response to his wife. “What time is good?” he asked Israel from across the table.

“Anytime…” Israel said looking around the table before he added, “how about tomorrow? Early?”

“Sounds good to me,” Alexander said to the group as she wiped his hands clean with his napkin. He cleared his throat a bit. “I don’t know if my wife will be able to make it though,” he said looking at his wife before he looked down at his plate. “She probably has to check her iPhone to see if she’ll be available,” he said as he cut a piece of his steak against his plate.

Maya licked her lips slowly and looked at Alexander before she looked off. What in the hell was that? Looking directly at her friend for only a moment before she looked at her husband.

Victoria looked at Alexander, her eyes a bit wide with shock at his comment. She had no idea where the comment had come from or why he felt the need to say it.

Dominic looked at Alexander as he spoke and his brows rose before he stuck some mashed potatoes into his mouth looking down at the other guest sitting at the table, avoiding Isabelle’s face.

Isabelle stuck her fork into her mouth, looking at her husband, her head cocked to the side slightly as she adjusted herself in her chair. Her eyes bored holes into him as she cleared her throat slightly, eating her food in silence.

Bouncing right off the back of Alexander’s comment, completely unphased, Levi leaned in slightly asking Israel, “so, tell me, how much does a gig like that pay, huh?”

“Oh my God, Levi,” Maya said in response to his words, she looked at Israel and lifted her napkin to cover her food filled mouth. “Forgive my husband, please,” she said pleadingly.

Melaine looked at Levi and her eyes then bounced on Maya before she discreetly eyed Israel next to her, taking a sip of her wine.

“No. I’m just saying it can’t be too much, that’s all…” Levi said, easily picking up his glass and taking a sip of his wine without a care.

Maya looked at her husband, jerking her neck a bit and leaning her chair disgustedly. He was being so damn rude for no reason at all.

Israel slowly looked up from his plate, gazing at Levi, looking into the man's eyes a bit challengingly as he said casually, “well, Levi, I don’t do it for the money.”

Hearing Israel, Isabelle took the time to look up at her husband and say, “some people do it for the enjoyment…” she made a face at him, letting him know that she was irritated by his comment, “hmph, how about that?” she said before she added, “Alexander,” making sure he heard her.

Melaine looked at Levi and she took another sip from her wine glass looking at him over it.

Alexander looked up at his wife, gazing at her with deadly glares.

Naomi smirked at the open window and she said, “Levi does it for the enjoyment,” cutely, adding her two cents in.

Levi looked over at Naomi, a bit amused by her comment. “Oh, you must need another drink, don’t you?”

Maya looked at Naomi and then at Levi as they bantered back and forth across the table.

“And you need some condoms, don’t you?” Naomi said back to him just as quickly and without thought. Sneering slightly at the man, raising her top lip.

Maya looked at her friend confused by Naomi’s comment, why would her husband need condoms? She looked to her husband before she bit her lip, they must have heard them several nights ago in the act. She was somewhat embarrassed now.

As the words left his wife’s lips, Calvin’s eyes went a bit wide and he looked over at Levi immediately, shaking his head at the man, his face pleading.

Levi snorted. “Heh, believe me…” he smirked at her, ignoring Calvin. “You don’t want to go down that road with me.” He lifted his fork and popped some food into his mouth as he stared at Naomi.

Dominic sat his fork down and he said, “how about we go down the ski slope,” chewing slightly. “Skiing,” he added, trying so very hard to change the subject for both parties right now. There was so much being implied here and none of it was good. “Snowboarding?”

Naomi eyes Levi for a very long time, if he said one more word she was going to reach across the table and slap the piss out of him.

Levi gazed right back at Naomi, watching her closely with a challenging look on his face as he chewed his food.

“Yes,” Victoria said nodding along to her husband’s suggestion. It was perfect timing because things were sure to get out of hand between Levi and Naomi and nobody needed that. “Snowboarding.”

“You two?” Alexander said with a head shake. “Snowboarding?” he asked with a chuckle. “Whatever,” he said easily. “Nah,” he told them playfully, “snowmobiles,” he countered, “I can’t do that race stuff,” he told them.

As everyone else went on and on, Israel was leaned over whispering to Melaine quietly.

Melaine chuckled at Israel brushing him off playfully.

Levi looked over at Israel and Melaine and asked, “what’s so funny?” growing a bit irritated with the antics. “You want two share with the table?” he asked, gesturing between the two of them.

Sighing heavily Naomi said, “Levi. Can you please let these single people have a private moment?” she asked him gesturing the man and woman next to her.

“I agree,” Maya said happily, a smirk on her face as she watched Israel and Melaine. She picked her wine glass up and took a sip from the glass.

“Maybe after dinner, you two could go for a ride or something,” Naomi said to both Israel and Melaine, stirring the pot even more now.

Levi looked at Naomi, gazing the woman up and down with irritation as he took his napkin, wiping his mouth some, licking his lips some. He slowly looked back down at his plate, shaking his head slightly, grumbling to himself.

“Oh, that sounds great,” Maya said leaning in with her glass still in her hand. “So nice,” she whispered to her friend across the table.

Melaine looked at Naomi and then to Maya, she tucked her lips in dimples creasing as she sighed internally over the dinner table antics.

“That sounds nice,” Naomi said mimicking her friend as she gazed at Levi from across the table. “Fun,” she smiled, her pearly white teeth shining for all to see as she got her rocks off over this.

Levi leaned forward, his elbows resting against the table as he picked up his wine glass, swirling the contents around a bit. “Melaine ain’t going nowhere with him,” he said aloud for the entire table to hear before taking a sip from his glass.

Maya looked her husband up and down, she sat the wine glass back down against the table and said “why not?” curiously.

“Why can’t this single woman go out with this single man?” Naomi asked confused, looking around the table with a shrug. “I mean…” she said looking back at Levi.

Melaine shook her head slightly at Naomi, she was barking up the wrong tree she might as well stop, truthfully.

Israel looked down at his plate, pushing his food around a bit, his eyes wide. This was about to get messy; he could feel it. He had already picked up on the fact that Levi and Melaine were sleeping together, that was obvious but clearly Maya had no idea. It was actually quite unfortunate; she was too much of a lovely woman to be treated this way.

Leaning against the table, Isabelle held her head up in her hand as she looked down. “Can we, uh, just drop this,” she said. Things did not need to get ugly. Secrets did not need to be shared. Not like this.

“I so agree with Isabelle right now,” Victoria jumped in, looking around at everyone knowingly before her eyes flickered right over to Naomi, needing the woman to stop taunting Levi.

“L-let him answer,” Naomi said pointing to Levi across from her. He acted as if he were supreme in this situation and she had no problem showing him exactly who ran the show when she was around.

“Calvin, get your wife,” Levi said without even looking up as he brought his fork to his mouth. He was over the games now.

Calvin reached across Naomi, trying to grab her glass. “C’mon baby, give me that drink,” he said trying to help defuse the situation that was arising.

Naomi instantly pushed Calvin’s hand aside. “No,” she said to him easily as she took another sip from her glass. “As a matter of fact, let me get another drink,” she said to them all. “So, Levi’s ass can tell us why Melaine can’t go out with Israel,” she emphasized each word looking over at the man.

Levi looked at Naomi before he palmed his face with agitation. He drug his hand down slowly before he rested his elbow against the table, holding his hand to his mouth as he tried to stop himself from saying anything else to the woman. He shook his head with a deep breath before returning to his food.

“Naomi, look… it’s no big deal,” Israel said softly, leaning over to her a bit, trying to stop the blow up. It was clear to him now, very clear. Everyone at the table knew but Maya.

Maya looked at Naomi and tilted her head mouthing to her to stop. “Calm down,” she breathed easily trying to make peace with her friend from across the table. She could see that Levi was getting increasingly pissed off.

Alexander looked between Levi, Maya, Naomi, and Melaine before he looked at Dominic. He sat back in his chair shaking his head before he said, “yeah, calm down Naomi…” reaching out a cautious hand.

Fed up, Levi dropped his fork, throwing his hand up as he looked to Naomi. “Okay… let’s do it.” He said back in his chair, a very unamused smirk on his face as he rubbed his hands together. “Let’s do it,” he repeated himself a bit more enthusiastically this time as he got adjusted in his chair, prepared for the verbal battle. “C’mon,” he said to Naomi.

“Levi,” Maya said as she rested her hand on her husband’s thigh. “Calm down,” she told him seriously not wanting things to escalate. She didn’t know why he and Naomi were at each other’s throat so much this trip, but they could resolve it as adults she knew. “Eat your food,” she said sweetly as she looked into his eyes. “Okay,” she breathed softly.

“No, no. Come on, talk to me,” Levi said speaking over Maya as she tried to calm him down.

“No, let him talk,” Naomi snapped back at Maya easily, firing off everything she had to say after her two other dumb friends made her hold her tongue for the jackass. “Let him talk, Maya,” she said, lifting up her hand to the woman.

“She’s just a little drunk,” Calvin said, still trying to reach for Naomi’s glass.

“You know what Calvin; I might be a little drunk,” Naomi measured with her fingers as she turned to him. “But somebody at this table got some damn secrets,” Naomi said as she turned her head towards Levi again, bitterly.

“Really?” Levi asked Naomi with an expression of try me.

“You guys that’s enough,” Isabelle said as she sat up some, looking towards Naomi.

“No, no, no, no….” Levi said quickly. “Isabelle… somebody got some secrets?” he questioned before he turned his head to look at Naomi with a shrug, “what are they?”

“You know I am so sick of this shit,” Naomi said as she raised her hands up at the table, her face scrunching as she did. “I am sick of it,” she said again. “The reason she can’t go with this man or any other man,” she said pointing to Melaine, “is it because she’s sleeping with yours, Maya…” she said looking over at the plus-sized woman now.

Maya had watched the two argue back and forth, though she thought it was a drag and so very unnecessary, she hadn’t said another word to either. However, at Naomi’s words she looked up, across the table at her. “What?” she said with a raised brow as she looked at Melaine shaking her head. A chuckle actually left her lips and she said, “no,” easily before she looked at Levi.

“Yeah, Maya,” Naomi said confirming it for her, the woman should have known as soon as they did, but they decided to hold the secret this long and for what?

Melaine swapped glances with Maya, she dropped her head for a moment before she looked back up averting her gaze elsewhere.

Maya looked at Naomi and she then looked back over at Melaine.

Alexander shifted in his seat, exhaling softly. This had to be the most fucked up situation ever, on top of it embarrassing and as usual it was at the hands of Naomi and her big mouth. Though he did feel like the woman should have been told the truth. This wasn’t the place or time for it. “Damn,” he said under his breath.

Isabelle looked down quickly, shifting very uncomfortably in her seat. It shouldn’t have come out like this.

Dominic looked at his wife and then over to Maya, he looked at Melaine as well. He couldn’t imagine the hurt Maya felt, but he also couldn’t really shake the guilty feeling he had knowing they all knew and she hadn’t.

Victoria tucked her lips in slightly, her expression very unreadable as she swapped glances with her husband before she looked around the table, unsure of what to say.

Maya looked at the many faces at the table, she felt her blood boil a little. Did everyone know except for her? Here she sat among them with egg on her face, a cheating husband, one backstabbing friend, and countless others who clearly cared nothing about her.

Israel looked around the table very slowly. This was some drama but it was not his drama. He very much felt like he was intruding on a private situation. “Well… uh… thanks for dinner…” he pushed his chair back some, “... but uh, I should be going…” he trailed off as he moved to stand.

Alexander looked at Israel and said, “you may need to hang tight, in case… you know… law enforcement should happen to need to enforced…” he stammered out.

“I’m sorry,” Naomi said shaking her head as she looked at Maya, “but you don’t need that sorry motherfucker,” she added, bitterly. It was the last thing she had to say. “I should beat his ass,” she sneered.

Maya looked at Naomi before she asked Levi. “Is it true?” as she turned to him looking into his eyes.

Levi stared at Naomi, his eyes squinted before he slowly turned to look at his wife. “Yeah… it’s true…” he nodded a bit, “that’s my secret… I am the bad guy,” he announced looking around the table very nonchalantly. “But I’m not the only married person with a secret at this damn table,” he sneered back towards Naomi. He squinted at her once more before he looked at his friends.

Maya shook her head slowly at her husband, God why was this happening to her, Lord. She inhaled sharply, her chin quivering slightly as she leaned forwards, her hands were pressed together and her forehead rested against them. She was here to save her marriage and now it was broken. He cheated on her with her friend. What did she do to deserve that shit?

“Alexander…” Levi shifted in his chair a bit, “have you told your wife about how you got a DNA test on Kenya ‘cause you weren’t sure she was yours?” he asked.

Alexander looked up at his friend upon hearing his name. When he heard the secret that was told he swallowed hard, biting down on his bottom lip. He didn’t bother looking at his wife, he knew what hell this would bring.

Isabelle sat back slowly, looking across the table at her husband with disbelief and shock written across her face.

“Hey now Levi, don’t go telling secrets man,” Calvin interjected nervously, looking over at Levi.

“Oh, no, no, no, c’mon Calvin,” Levi said, shaking his head. “Y’all want to talk about me, hmm?” He pursed his lips slightly. “You threw my secret out there. Let’s lay everyone's secrets across this big ass table. Shall we?” he questioned before he whipped his head over to Isabelle. “Isabelle, have you told your husband about how you got an IUD after you had Kenya and didn’t tell him?” He looked at her expectantly, “hmm? That’s what Maya told me.”

Alexander looked at Levi again as he called his wife, the man needed to shut his damn mouth at the point of time. But no, he insisted on continuing. The news he dropped shocked him; his wife had been lying to him. He looked up at her heat brokenly, he gave her everything and all he wanted in return was a son but she’d already screwed him out of the long before he started his fight for it.

Isabelle looked over at Levi as he spoke her name, her jaw slackening slightly before she looked down, folding her arms over her chest slightly, avoiding her husband's gaze. She looked up at him for half a second before she dropped her eyes once more at his stare.

“I’m so sorry Alexander, so sorry, but your chances of having a boy? A bit slim right about now,” Levi said easily.

Alexander looked at Levi, his words couldn’t cut deeper if he wanted them to. He rested back against the chair defeatedly; Levi had won.

“Levi, now wait a minute. This has gone too far,” Victoria said sitting up in her seat, leaning forward a bit as she began to point with her finger, speaking with her hands. “You are going too far; you’re getting really dangerous now. You need to stop this,” she pressed. She had no idea what other secrets the man knew, but things were getting way too out of control.

Levi took a breath, letting Victoria, the perfectionist of the group say her little piece before he interjected, “Dominic…” he smirked slightly. “Since you guys walk around here like the perfect couple,” he lifted his hands using air-quotes, “will you please inform your wife about how you came literally crying to my house asking, ’how could she be so stupid and not strap your son in his car seat’,” he licked his lips before he hummed.

Dominic looked up as Levi called his name, this situation was not good at all right now. He needed to be stopped like his wife said. He didn’t know what dirt he was about to pull up on him but seeing as he loved his wife and didn’t do much of anything. It could only be one damn thing. He gazed at the man, daring him almost yet he did it anyway. Fuck. He turned his head not wanting to look at his wife, he almost did but he continued to look forward, ashamed. He felt that then, now he was trying to get passed it, and he knew his wife was hurting more than he.

Victoria turned her head very slowly now, looking at her husband with smoldering eyes. How could she be so stupid. She stared at the side of his face. She was so upset and felt so disrespected that she didn’t know what to do.

“You are fucking low down, you got damn bastard,” Naomi said as the man continued to dish out everyone’s dirt like he wasn’t the one to fuck himself over in all of this.

“Shut up!” Levi barked across the table at Naomi.

“No, you, shut the fuck up,” Naomi barked as she slammed her hand down against the table. “Bitch ass,” she said gazing at him. “You airing all of this shit because of some foul fucking move you chose to make,” she said.

“Calvin please!” Levi said pointing between the two.

Looking away, Calvin mumbled to himself. “Oh fuck…”

“Please tell this woman the truth!” Levi grunted out, “and I fucking pray that it sets you free. I pray, man.” He said pointing his hand at them.

Looking dead at Levi, Calvin shook his head dramatically, pleading with the man through his eyes. “Levi…” he rushed out.

Ignoring it all, Levi went on. “But I’m telling you, tell this woman how Alexander had to give you a shot because you had VD.”

Calvin shook his head up until the very moment Levi dropped the bomb before he looked away quickly, staring at the table.

“Let’s talk about condoms now, shall we, Naomi?” Levi questioned.

Naomi looked between both Levi and Calvin before the secret was told for all to hear. She looked at Alexander before she said, “oh,” with shock and sarcasm laced in her voice. “So, you got VD?” she asked, turning to her husband fully.

“Checkmate,” Levi said as he picked up his glass, sipping some of his wine.

“Who have you,” she emphasized, “been with?” Naomi asked him as she looked him up and down. She just had to hear this one.

Leaning over to Naomi a bit, Calvin whispered, “Naomi… let’s discuss this in private.”

“No. You know what,” Naomi said looking away from her husband, “you motherfuckers have been talking in private e-fucking-nough,” she told him. “How long has your dirty ass had it?” she asked him.

“A week…” Calvin whispered, looking at Naomi out the corner of his eyes.

“Was it Aleeyah?” Naomi asked him next, not giving him much time to answer her as she fired off one thing after the next.

Looking at her out of the corner of his eyes more, Calvin’s eyes darted from her to the table then back and forth again as he nodded slightly.

“Hmph,” left Naomi’s mouth and she turned slightly. “Nah,” she said, shaking her head pettily. “You didn’t get it from her,” she told him smoothly, a lie from the pits of hell. “You got it from Daniel,” she told him smugly as she looked over at him again.

Looking at her crazily now, Calvin said, “what the fuck are you talking about? I ain’t gay.”

“No, you dumb fucking fool. I slept with his ass,” Naomi said pointing to herself. “I got a shot,” she said cutely as she raised her hands up looking around at everyone. “I was just waiting for you to say something,” she said, shrugging her shoulders. “BOOM!” she said, raising two fake guns in the air as she got comfortable sitting back in her chair without a care.

Calvin stared at her as she admitted that she slept with whoever this Daniel person was before he nodded slowly, looking away from her. That made sense. He typically wrapped it up with Aleeyah. He only slipped up and didn’t use a condom every now and again. Sitting there, he let it all sink in before he turned and launched himself at Naomi, wrapping his large hands around her neck, squeezing tightly.

As the man lunged at her, wrapping his hands around her throat she fought against him. Grabbing his hands, Naomi dug her nails into his flesh as she yanked pushing her chair back and fighting against him.

“Don’t!” Victoria screamed out in shock as Calvin physically attacked Naomi.

Alexander hopped up and he moved for Calvin, grabbing the large man from behind; he tried to break up the physical altercation before him, in disbelief. He pulled the man off roughly as he told him, “stop,” angrily. “Come on man,” he said, “man, come on,” he added.

Isabelle, who had been sitting there mute, looked up quickly, her mouth dropping as Calvin choked Naomi.

Levi sat there, watching the entire thing and he took another sip from his glass. “I hope he breaks your fucking throat. TOUCHDOWN!” He spat out bitterly.

“Get off me,” Naomi yelled as she struck Calvin in the face, another individual's body wrapped around her pulling them apart. “Don’t be putting your hands on me motherfucker!” she yelled at him. “Arrest his ass,” she said angrily as she stood up from the chair trying to reach through Israel to get to her husband once more.

Calvin grimaced as he gripped Naomi by her beck, choking her as hard as he could as Alexander and Israel tried to pull him off, even as Naomi hit him in the face. He gripped her until Alexander managed to pull him away and he huffed hard.

“Get his ass. You see he trying to fucking kill me,” Naomi said to the officer. “Arrest him, Troy,” she said to her.

“Let me go!” Calvin growled, shoving Alexander off of him. “That’s why I slept with her! You so fucking evil!”

“You know what, you put your hands on the wrong fucking one Calvin!” Naomi said to the him her veins protruding from her neck.

Staring at Naomi, Calvin’s face scrunched with so much anger. “You know what, I’m out of here.” He grunted, shoving Alexander out of his way as he stormed off.

“Get your stupid ass out of here!” Naomi said in agreement to her husband.

Standing up now, Levi nodded. “Now, that’s the best idea I heard since we got up here. Let’s cut this trip short,” he said, turning to look at Melaine. “Baby, go pack our stuff. We outta here.” He sat down once more, looking at Maya.

Melaine looked up at Levi, a little shaken by what just played out. When he spoke to her directly, she did as she was told, getting up quickly and rushing away from the table as she moved upstairs.

Adjusting himself in his seat, Levi angled his body towards his wife, leaning against the table a bit. “Look, I’m sorry that you had to find out this way.” He sighed softly. “You could thank your friend over there but… it’s over.”

Maya continued to sit there, rocking slightly in the chair as she shook her head at all of this. She wanted a baby, she wanted them to work, she was trying to be what he wanted her to be and this is how he repaid her. For all the abuse both verbal and physical, for all the nights she spent alone and all the times he embarrassed her. He’d managed to finally break her, all of her.

At his remark Naomi rolled her eyes huffing from her now seated position and she pinched the bridge of her nose.

“Now, I’ll be more than fair, but I want a divorce,” Levi told her straight up. He grew quiet for a moment before a thought occurred to him. “Hey, you can have the rental property.” He gently placed his hand on her shoulder, as if he was being thoughtful. “I’ll have Ramirez put bars on there for you… don’t thank me or nothing. It’s a rough neighborhood.” He thought some more. “You can have your car and I’ll figure everything else out.” He stared at the side of Maya’s face, looking at her expectantly. “Huh?” he snapped by her ear. “Hello…” he said before he turned away from her moving to stand up, “whatever…”

Maya looked at Levi as he spoke every other word reaching her ear as he did. All she could do was watch his lips as they flapped and she swallowed hard. He snapped at her and then she snapped, he said whatever and it brought her out of her own subconscious. She back handed him across his face as hard as she could muster as she stood up, gazing down at him. She gripped his face in her hand, her nails digging into his flesh and she asked, “how could you?” before she grabbed a steak knife with her other hand. “I gave you everything” she said as she looked into his eyes, sliding the knife across the table.

Naomi looked across the table at her friend as she slapped the man across his face which was less than he deserved. She should kill his ass. However, when the woman picked the knife up, she gasped slightly, “Maya,” she called out.

Dominic sat there next to his wife trying to understand how this all came about. It was the most unnecessary thing they experienced as friends. Looking at Maya he stood up slowly, “Maya,” he said in unison with Naomi.

Alexander stood resting against the back of the chair he once was sitting in and he gazed at Levi. The man truly disgusted him. He had done more than enough yet that was not enough for him at all. As Maya slapped the man, he bit his lips, he deserved it. However, when she grabbed the knife he shifted on his feet prepared to stop her.

Levi fell to the floor as Maya smacked him and he looked up at her shocked as she gripped him by his face. “Maya,” he said as he gazed up at her, his eyes wide as his eyes moved to her other hand holding the knife.

“Oh. My. God.” Isabelle said quickly as she sat there.

Victoria looked back at Levi as he rested against the floor, watching in silence.

Maya watched as he laid there, he had the nerve to call her name. She hated his ass so much right now but she couldn’t bring herself to do anything further. She couldn’t kill him because love wouldn’t let her. So instead she stabbed the table and moved to leave the dining room. She walked towards the door bitterly snatching her coat down and walking out the front door slamming it shut behind her.

“Should've killed his ass,” Naomi said under her breath as she watched Maya leave.

#thread #thread: boom #thread with: naomi savannah #thread with: maya aria #thread with: melaine rose #thread with: alexander luke #thread with: victoria annalise #thread with: dominic jamal #thread with: calvin isaiah #thread with: israel bronx #thread with: levi andre

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lgcmanager · 2 years ago

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MODELING GIG 001 ( MODEL BRANDS )

SCHEDULE TYPE: ONE TIME GIG

the brand owners of ELYSIUM, TIMEBOX, SOLA, AURORA, ARIA, and BABYLON have decided on the models for their upcoming campaigns. listed below are the chosen models along with the corresponding brand(s) they will be a part of for this campaign:

ELYSIUM x TIMEBOX COLLABORATION ( KIM JINSEO / @lgcjinseo & LIM SANGHYUN / @lgcsanghyun )

JO SUNWHA ( @lgcsunhwa ) - YUHWA

KIM ALEX ( @lgcalex ) - HAEMOSU

SEONG BYUNGHO ( @lgcbyungho ) - HABAEK

SOLA ( OKADA TAIYOU / @lgctaiyou )

BAE NATHAN ( @lgcnathan )

KIM YUJIN ( @yujinlgc )

LEE MINJI ( @lgcxminji )

SONG KODA ( @lgckoda )

AURORA ( HAN JISOO / @lgcjisoo )

AHN YEIN ( @lgcyein ) - MAIN CHARACTER

SHIN JIEUN ( @lgcjieun ) - THE ( NEW ) FRIEND

YAMASHITA ICHIKA ( @lgcichika ) - THE FRIEND FROM THE 1920s

ARIA ( SONG AHYEON / @lgcahyeon )

AHN JAEHWA ( @lgcjaehwa ) - LAST WALTZ

AYUTTHAYA MAYA ( @lgcmaya ) – ADRENALINE

KIM NAYOUNG ( @lgcnayoung ) – FANTASIA

BABYLON ( KIM JINYOUNG / @lgcjinyoung )

HAN NOEUL ( @lgcxnoeul ) – MALE STUDENT

LEE YEJIN ( @lgcyejin ) – BUSINESSWOMAN

PARK CHAEKYUNG ( @lgcchaekyung ) – FEMALE STUDENT

ZHENG AMELIA ( @lgcamelia ) - LIBRARIAN

for this specific opportunity, the people who were eligible to participate were based on who completed the MODELING PORTFOLIO. afterwards, they were narrowed down according to the information that was given by the admins and then whoever matched the information and requirements with the brand was then decided by the brand owner(s) themselves.

rather than putting all of the pertinent information about each of the brands’ campaigns and products in this post, you can see all of it over HERE.

each of the models were contacted by either one of the staff members from the brands’ creative team or their manager about the gig.

the brands will be working on the cf and photoshoot from NOVEMBER to DECEMBER. since everyone has different schedules, this will be done whenever the groups have any free time in between. sometime around early JANUARY, the models from each of the brands will be doing a review video where they get to talk about their thoughts about the products and the cf ( this means that if you’re a model for sola, you would review sola’s products and so on. in the case of elysium and timebox, since it is a collaboration, you will be reviewing both of the products and cfs ). these review videos ( which typically last around 10-15 mins ) will be posted on lgc’s youtube channel around january or february to excite the fans.

as for the BRAND owners, legacy is planning on tweaking their subsidiary website to include all of the new brands and their upcoming products. with this being in the works, one of the tasks that the company has for the models is to take profile photos that will be used for their web pages. for this photoshoot, the model will be requested to have headshot photos along with pictures of them posing with their products.

( important note: the products will be launched around q1 2023 and the campaign will last until q2 2023, but on the modeling contracts tab they will be listed from q4 2022-q2 2023. specific dates as to when the product launches will be revealed after the deadline has passed. )

REQUIREMENTS

this will be split between the brand owners and the brand models for easier reference. for the elysium x timebox group, the brand models only need to do the requirements once!

BRAND OWNERS

PREPARATIONS: write a 300+ solo or a 4 replies (minimum 8 lines) thread with anyone in your group about the cf filming, photoshoot (or another model for the profile pics photoshoot) for +5 MODELING and +8 NOTORIETY ! ** can do it up to two times as long as it’s with different partners for the thread. if you plan on doing a solo, you can only do one solo **

BRAND MODELS

PREPARATIONS: write a 300+ solo or a 4 replies (minimum 8 lines) thread with anyone in your group about the cf filming or photoshoot for +5 MODELING and +8 NOTORIETY !

REVIEW VIDEOS: write a 300+ solo about your muse’s thoughts and reactions to their respective brand’s cf and products for +5 POINTS TO ACTING, PERFORMANCE, OR MODELING and +6 NOTORIETY !

BONUS: for being chosen as the model of the brand, you will get an additional +5 MODELING !

POINTS FORM

you have until JANUARY 7, 2023 11:59PM EST to finish the writing requirements. please tag all solos and posts pertaining to this with lgc:mbq422. when you’ve finished the writing requirements, send the form below to the lgcpoints blog:

MUSE NAME ∙ MODEL BRANDS (Q4 2022) - PREPARATIONS: +5 MODELING, +8 NOTORIETY [ LINK ] ** can be done twice for the brand owners ** - REVIEW VIDEOS: +5 ( ACTING, PERFORMANCE, OR MODELING ), +6 NOTORIETY [ LINK ] ** only for the brand models ** - BONUS: +5 MODELING ** only for the brand models **

#lgc:event #lgc:q42022 #lgc:mbq422

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putschki1969 · 3 years ago

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Hi Puts, I read a few days ago in a Youtube comment that Wakana had a surgery called "singer surgery". So I wonder if you know if that is true and, if it is true, what consquences have for her and what is the reason for do that. I'm a huge fan of Wakana, but I never heard about that so I'm in shock right now. If it helps you, the video is called "Movie 00 Kalafina ARIA Live". Thanks as always

Hi there!

It took me a while to find the comment you mentioned but I was finally able to detect it. Ughhh, it’s always a real struggle for me to go through the comment section of this old ARIA performance because 70% of it is just crying over Wakana and Hikaru’s “old” voice. The remaining 30% are people bemoaning Maya’s departure. I will honestly never understand how fans are still so hung up on Maya as if she ever contributed anything substantial to Kalafina. Yes, she was obviously a very talented singer with a striking voice but there is no point in making up all those theories about what could have/should have been.

Anyways, now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s get to your question.

Uhmmmm...this is honestly the first time I am reading about this. Never heard of a so-called "singer surgery" in relation to Wakana, or Keiko and Hikaru for that matter. That person on YouTube is pretty much stating it as fact but neglecting to cite any sort of source for his claim. I have no idea where he’s getting his information, a quick google search led me to a cpm thread where someone alludes to Keiko having had said surgery (???) but there’s nothing conclusive to be found there either.

So yeah, I do not think this is true. While vocal chord surgery for singers is very much a real thing that exists to treat scarring caused by “oversinging”, there is really no indication whatsoever that any of them have had it done. Don’t get me wrong, it is not outside the realm of the possible, I just don’t believe it is very likely to have happened. Wakana in particular only had a very short hiatus before starting her solo activities so I don’t even know when she would have had time to recover from a surgery like that but who knows...

As far as I am concerned, Wakana’s improved vocal strength, endurance, versatility and smoothness is a direct result of her taking regular voice training lessons and finally getting a proper feel for what she is able to do with her voice instead of just “blindly” following YK’s lead. She will never go back to her pre-influenza vocal quality (or whatever was the cause for her voice “changing”) but these days she manages to create something that - on occasion - is quite reminiscent of her “old” voice, yet at the same time very new and refreshing.

#kalafina #reply #wakana #random musings

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Ashe has released new cut 'Me Without You' as the latest singe off her debut album Ashlyn. It comes teamed with a Jason Lester-directed video. Ashe says of the new single, "'Me Without You' is my follow up to 'Moral Of The Story'. It's saying you thought that I needed you to be who I am. There is my past relationship...I had multiple people... You know, assumed that I needed them in my life to feel confident or to be me and "Me Without You" is just this record that's like, ‘Ooh, I am so good on my own'." [via Line Of Best Fit]

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Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams has shared her poignant new single 'Mess It Up' and its accompanying video via Interscope Records. Directed by Matty Peacock, the video for 'Mess It Up' finds Abrams attempting to bake a cake and repeatedly dropping the gorgeously frosted final product on the ground. That bittersweet back-and-forth between determination and disappointment is a perfect match for Abrams’s incisive lyrics, which simultaneously convey a deep longing for forgiveness and an unshakable sense of frustration. Produced by and co-written with her frequent collaborator Blake Slatkin, the track’s stark guitar work and driving rhythms slowly take on a powerful momentum, ultimately building to a sweetly triumphant climax. [via Vacancy]

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Vocalist and guitarist Maya Delilah shares the visuals for her new single 'Need A Word With Cupid'. The track unravels into a punchy number that gives you a hit of both dopamine and female empowerment. Written about realising your worth after a relationship breakup, Maya’s lyrics are little witty statements that we can all use to remind ourselves who the hell we are. “Last Tuesday morning I just realised you’re shit” – it’s the truth. The video sees her waiting in cupid’s reception ready to get her money back because, damn, this boy was not worth her energy. At. All. 'Need A Word With Cupid' is a brilliant narrative that’s not only relatable but also incredibly good. Brimming with smooth guitar tones and a catchy beat, this is a single that leaves you wanting so much more. A self-love anthem for the modern woman, 'Need A Word With Cupid' is an indie-pop bop. Maya says: “'Need A Word With Cupid' was written after my breakup when I felt a sudden hit of empowerment after the realisation that my ex was not worth another tear over. It’s an energetic and uplifting song with soul influences and of course a guitar solo to end.“ [via LOCK]

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With her debut EP Digital Meadow arriving on May 28, Dora Jar is sharing the video for her single ‘Multiply’. “I am my truest form when I am changing shape, morphing sounds, and shifting my point of view,” she says of the forthcoming EP. “This project is an exploration of my impulse to shape-shift. That’s my ambition.” [via DIY]

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Telenova's new-arriving single 'Tranquilize' makes it two-from-two for the band, deeper solidifying their rich blend of sounds while showing how it can move into further areas, taking on new energies - or emphasising other energies - as more songs come to light. 'Tranquillize', for example, has a heavier weighting on that live instrumentation, giving the song this more alt-pop-meets-R&B spin when combined with Angeline's brilliant-as-ever vocals. As she explains, the single was the first for Telenova, written on the day they began working with one another. "I was actually flicking through a thesaurus and the word ‘Tranquilize’ jumped out at me, it just rang so nicely on the tongue and was so inherently visceral," she says. "I was humming gibberish over the hypnotic Rhodes chords that Josh had laid down, and we heard what sounded like ‘Poseidon’s on the water’ - it was the first time in a writing session with Ed and Josh, and the first time I’d been in a writing session where a poetic, literary lyric idea like that wasn’t shunned and coined as ‘unrelatable’. It resonated. We followed the thread, playing into Siren mythology as a metaphor for falling in love - the power of attraction to transfix and tranquillize you." The single also arrives with an official video clip, directed by Angeline - solidifying her multi-talented craft. "I wanted to capture the world of the song in a Lynchian-inspired dreamscape - starry-eyed and a little unhinged - but like, David Lynch meets Gucci," she says. [via Pilerats]

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International superstar P!nk has more than two decades of experience topping the global pop charts, and she is here to continue her reign with the new single 'All I Know So Far'. 'All I Know So Far' was produced by pop mastermind Greg Kurstin and co-written with the songwriting duo Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. The single comes off of her upcoming album All I Know So Far: Setlist, due out on RCA Records on May 21. The accompanying video for 'All I Know So Far' tells Pink’s life story with help from Cher, Judith Light, and Carey Hart. The visuals, directed by longtime collaborator Dave Meyers, also features an appearance from her daughter Willow. The new album will feature live recordings from her 2019 'Beautiful Trauma World Tour' along with a recording of her highly-buzzed MTV Video Vanguard Award acceptance speech. P!nk’s daughter Willow will also make an appearance on the album with the song 'Cover Me in Sunshine', which the singer previously shared back in February. [via Consequence]

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smittenhearts-a · 5 years ago

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okay, to keep my own peace of mind , i've collected all of the drafts & replies i hope to get to. if you're not on here , it's either because i don't owe the thread , i didn't find it, or i'm thinking of stopping it . if that happens to be you & you would like our threads to continue please message me ! alternatively if you are on here & would like our drafts to come to an end , let me know that too ... as i will not be offended. we can always work on something different !

replies i owe:

@riawritcs ; malachi & aurelia, henry & ava, zara & roxanne, helena & gideon.

@svgarspiced ; riccardo & landon, peyton & camila, gideon & valeria, leonardo & nancy, marlee & emma.

@enchaxxted ; theodore & clara.

@canyonmoone ; patrick & presley.

@frgilebones ; corbyn & sophia.

@pcrtysovcr ; charlie & carolyn.

@atvrvxia ; bradley & cordelia, fayre & benjamin, damien & aaron, connor & darcy, tammy & roman, donovan & loriana, sienna & quilo, erika & stefan, maggie & kyle, norah & lorenzo, aileen & aleki, eric & lysandra, harley & erin AND all the starters !

@rxdfeeling ; liam & valeria.

@loveisliquor ; aria & romeo, patrick & andie.

@ittybittylittlebit-hot ; gabriel & ayla.

@mccntower ; declan & lilac.

@anatcmies ; beau & antonia, henry & beatrice, clara & kodie, theodore & zara, genevieve & aaron.

@meowindie ; teddy & remi.

@bxdyrxck ; maggie & cooper.

@goldnhrs ; ciaran & savanna.

@mythvoiced ; millie & pamela.

@ladygenie ; malachi & ramona.

@pruricnt ; reggie & beryl.

@driptape ; gabriel & de’arra.

@tenderyellows ; patrick & astrid, harley & kezrah, ryan & gemma.

@heavenlysigh ; eddie & hara.

@tomxfordx ; brennon & blake, sophia & eden, declan & layla, antonia & rory, elliot & rogue, elliot & connor ( i want to start new things for our other babies, too ! )

@lonelyfeel ; erika & gunner, naila & anna.

@ofdoycnnes ; malachi & minnie.

@hcpefell ; cornelius & gwen.

@silvrmoon ; milo & chelsea, alberto & melody.

@younqdrunk ; arthur & felix.

@heartmcnds ; jimmy & victoria.

@onckiss ; scarlet & naki.

@crovnprince ; ethan & sadie, betty & mike.

@consideredlilies ; patrick & reuben.

@dcvious ; sophia & noah, arthur & noelle.

@blushdrunks ; stan & shiloh, harley & cordelia, archie & mia ( we need more )

@sadscngs‌ ; marlee & mason.

@blccmngs‌ ; leonardo & patton.

@weakenedtrees ; millie & ben, everett & catherine, callum & ashe.

@dvlicates ; damien & nora.

@giaawritess ; isaac & sianna.

@mvnces ; brian & julius, tommy & julian.

@pcinkller ; samuel & annabelle, alejandro & frankie.

@lcsingmyself ; fraser & sutton.

@slecpbug ; gabriel & hana.

@prcttyliics ; bryson & sofia, sebastian & betty.

@butvic ; reggie & vic.

@wildinvite ; moses & zoey.

@heroexxs ; sullivan & lila, jason & tammy, marlee & shannon, ryan & danielle.

starters to write:

@dvlicates ; bonnie & parker.

@svgarspiced ; jayden & malachi, brady & jonah, gabriel & dario, delilah & patrick, ruby & alfred, maya & harper, asher & naki.

@dontexists ; mercy & karl, margot & jimmy, millie & harlow, dixie & jolene, brady & evita.

@dcvious ; for le smut.

@sorrybcby ; morgan & lacey.

#♡ 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 ― saved.#♡ 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 ― posts.

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pandaemoniusarchive-blog · 7 years ago

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okay, it’s been eight months since i’ve been here and i couldn’t have possibly imagined that this would become such a huge part of my life. anton has become more than a character to me, he’s practically a fuckin institution all on his own and i love him and i hope that you guys have good memories of him bc i really do. he’s been my fave child, he’s been my everything. so has dem tbh, bc i love my problem boy.

first off - to the german fam i started off with ( and the prussians as well tbh ) : dee, vivi, maya, rose, aria, lena, jess and god knows how many people i’m forgetting and how many other people have left. you guys were amazing and i will love my time with you guys more than i can ever say. other than that - luna, ali, britt, - if nothing else, you know that i’ll follow you over a fucking cliff because you have my support always. fucking always. you know that, i’m telling you that again, and i love you all so much.

otherwise, to every single person i have met here: never have i ever ( ever ) been nice to any of you for the sake of it or shut you out on purpose. that’s not me, and i have genuinely loved plotting and rp-ing with every single one of you. i’ve loved seeing you guys on the dash. i’ve loved hearing about your days. i’ve loved every single moment. i’ve always tried to plot with legit everyone ( which has backfired on me a lot, lbr. i’ve had thirty threads going at any given time but it’s always been fun. ) you guys are amazing, your writing is amazing and ily all.

i’m not gonna say i’ve had the same problems as everyone else, because i would be a hypocrite. minnie’s been incredibly nice to me when we’ve talked. jord - you know how i feel, i’ve told you enough.

but with that said, i’ve sat on my hands for a very long time and done nothing. that’s my fault, and i wish i’d said something earlier. i’ll be honest, it’s not easy to deal with being here if you’ve got anxiety, it’s REALLY not. i also don’t feel like there are any plots left for my characters because...honestly, there aren’t. i just no longer feel like my characters have any space to exist. there’s nothing for them here, tbh. modern au was a nice break from that, but seriously. i just feel like they’ve been boxed in and there’s no point to them anymore. i’m pretty much writing for the sake of writing and activity checks. there’s a bunch of reasons why, but that’s all i’ll say on the matter here.

worst of all, i cannot swallow people i genuinely, genuinely respect and care for being treated badly or made to feel like absolute shit. that’s one thing i cannot take. i do think of them as close friends, my day is never complete without talking to a lot of them or checking up on them to make sure they’re okay, and the fact that they have to go through this is something i’m not okay with. it’s not okay with me at all.

if anyone ever wants to talk, anyone ever wants to stay in touch, just drop me a message and i’ll give you my personal/discord. it’s been amazing. it’s been fucking fantastic. love you guys an incredible amount. xxx

#crowns.ooc #tchq.ooc #i love u guys but it's the end of the road

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wrightfamilyagency · 8 years ago

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Behind the Scenes: Chapter 212

(Current Queue: 10.2 / 8 )

Turnabout Succession’s Investigation segment for Day 2 isn’t very long, so it’s actually done, but I’m gonna wait a couple more days before it goes up just to give myself time to complete more of Day 3′s trial. Nearly done with AJAA! :D

(All BtS here)

Chapter 212: The Real Names Club

And now that Turnabout Trump's storyline had finally come to a stop, it was time to catch up with the fanclub after their IRL meet-up.

The idea of a 'real name club', and that the fanclub would use it after meeting up in person, is inspired by the messageboard attached to ToughPigs, a Muppets fansite. From what I've read, there was a con, 'MuppetFest', in 2001 that most of the members of the time attended, and they began to use real names instead of usernames online. It's now in fact a tradition, that new people with usernames displayed will be offered to join the "Real Name Club" and thus the community. I also thought, realisticly, it would be a bit strange to start using real names after meeting in person and then switch back to usernames online. Their username displays changing after they first post was also inspired by a role-playing forum I used to be a part of called Unicorns Visions, where everyone's characters would be displayed between their avatar and username.

Maggey's story of how she met Phoenix was going to set the tone for how I had everyone else outline their stories, so I took my time working out exactly how much detail she would be going into and how much time she'd take up. She doesn't want people going "tl;dr" on her post after all! I thought about taking out any mention of her second trial, but decided she'd keep it as it was the second time Phoenix defended her, and I even threw in a reference to her name being oddly spelled from her first trial.

Penny again references the offscreen event where her nosey friends dug up her semi-celebrity status. She also goes into how she was talked into joining the fanclub despite not being a fan, and why she's stuck around so long.

Aria also summarises how she first hired Luke and ended up attending Apollo and Artemis' debut performance together.

Max's emotional thank you to everyone hints at a troubled life I decided not to elaborate on. I'm sure I've mentioned it, but he is trans and probably has faced discrimination for it. On a similar note, Drewby takes their first steps to not being so openly hostile with everyone.

For the various OCs the Wrights weren't previously familiar with, I tried to strengthen the idea here of how they would be recognisable to Apollo; Thus, Knox has met them after the show, and Drewby has been on stage (even making themself memorable by trying to steal Apollo's hat).

Adrian's story, unlike Maggey's, is very short and to-the-point, more in-keeping with her character... and also because that first trial in particular was especially hard on her and she prefers not to go into vivid detail even now.

Liz completely skips any 'how I met the Wrights' story, instead replying to everyone else's and mentioning offhand she has been in the Wonder Bar audience.

Naturally, Apollo and Pearl are the last to post in this thread, having spent the day with each other and their family. Pearl very briefly touches on how she met Phoenix, then waxes lyrical about her 'cousins'. Apollo goes into how he came to join the Wrights in slightly more detail, and his story is another I put a lot of work into to keep both in-character and reasonably concise - Even if these people are his friends, Apollo's still a little wary about revealing too much, especially if it's personal details about his siblings. Also, looking back on my own story, he's misremembering the detail of Maya 'telling him' the fanclub still existed: Actually, he himself mentioned people were exchanging contacts to keep in touch and Maya suggested he might be able to talk to some of them again through Maggey, with no idea herself if he would have any luck or not.

Apollo also says here "For the first time in my life, I had a family"... While you could argue this is false given the SOJ retcon, AU-Apollo in particular doesn't count the Sahdmadhis as his family. I'm hoping I can go into that in more detail once Turnabout Succession wraps up.

If I remember correctly, just the 'real names club' thread had run too short to be its own chapter, thus I came up with the Wrights using the fanclub as a testing ground for their new advertising campaign, and wrote the absolute cheesiest thing I could for Luke and Trucy to have put together. People seemed to like it, at least. :D

#wrightfamilyagency behind the scenes

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archived-deadpoolxandxfriends · 7 years ago

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To Do List - 1/10/2017

Replies:

Bucky --> Jennifer

Raziel --> Lucifer

Jessica --> Scott

Clint --> Maya

Tristan --> Aria

Josefina --> Holly

Steve --> Sam

Tristan --> Aria

Bios:

Jock

Josefina

Reggie

Rowena

Other:

Reply to IMs (for real this time!)

Fix navigation page

Set up thread tracker

Create and post permanent starter calls

Also maybe do some work on my dissertation... maybe!?!

#she speaks! | OOC tag #get on with it | to do list

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Follow the Sun

INVOLVED: Maya Morgan and Israel West TIME FRAME: Tuesday, December 24, 2019 LOCATION: Motel — Mountaintop; Denver, Colorado SUMMARY: After the debacle the previous day with the group of friends at the cabin, Israel stumbled across a very distraught Maya and takes her under his protective wing.

Israel sighed softly as he stood outside the motel room door. Maya had left the keys in the door, which had him even more worried. It was a small town, yes, but things still occurred. Licking his lips, he knocked softly, waiting for a response.

Maya sat on the bed in the low budget motel, swaying slightly as she tried to wrap her brain around her life that was crashing down around her. She should have killed him; she was going to stab him and she should have. Right in his heart, it would not have compared to the pain in hers but it would have felt amazing. She heard a knock at her door and she said nothing, she didn’t move, she just sat there staring blankly.

Israel waited for a bit longer before he slowly opened the door, carefully poking his head in, in case Maya was maybe indecent or something. He really wasn’t sure what state he might find her in after all that transpired. He saw her sitting there on the bed and he stepped into the room fully, pulling the keys from the door as he did. “Maya… you know you left the key in the door…” he told her quietly as he closed the door behind himself. He looked at her with soft eyes.

Maya continued to rock gently before the man walked into the room with her and she looked off into the distance. “Why are you here?” she asked him brokenly as she sniffled hard, wiping a few tears that had fallen before he walked in.

Gazing at her, Israel said, “I actually just saw your car out front and I wanted to come and check on you.”

Maya looked around the room, in a demeanor that clearly showed she was not alright. She exhaled slowly and said, “I should have killed him,” as she looked up at him in his eyes.

Looking at the woman intently, Israel shook his head slightly. “Maya, you don’t mean that,” he said softly as he took her in. “Maybe you do…”

Maya shook her head at the man as she rolled her eyes in another direction, “I gave him my life,” she said, voice cracking, as more tears spilled from her eyes. “You know, he emptied out my bank account?” she said as she looked up at him, her eyes boring holes into the man even as hot tears rolled down her cheeks. She exhaled and said, “I have eighty-seven dollars to my name,” bitterly. “I don’t know what I am going to do,” she said as she brought her hand up to her eyes, crying a little in front of the man. “I don’t know what I am going to do,” she said again, looking around so lost and confused.

“Well,” Israel began, taking a step towards Maya slowly. “If you’ve got a minute, I’d like to show you something.”

Israel reached back, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder softly as he guided her along to the top of the mountain in the crunchy snow. “It’s snowing a little bit… but, uh, this is where I come to clear my head,” he told her gently, his eyes looking around, taking in the view. “I just come right here. I pray. I scream. I yell. Do whatever I need to do,” he said to her quietly, “and it’s just me and God.”

Maya walked carefully against the mountain of snow as she moved with the man. She expected something much different but the landscape and the view was amazing. She listened to his words as she stuffed her hands into the fur coat she had on looking around them. “You ever come here to cry?” she asked him, as she did so. Seemed like the tears wouldn’t stop.

Gazing out at the beautiful view, Israel nodded slowly. “Yeah, that too,” he said gently.

Maya shook her head a little, on the verge of a full outcry as she looked around them. The silence was swallowing her whole as nature moved at a slow and painful pace around them. “I can’t even…” she said as her chin quivered, she had no words for her pain, “describe to you the pain I feel,” she cried as she sniffled hard, her heart breaking all over again. “It’s like I’ve been hit by a car,” she said barely capable of getting the actual words out as her face was flooded by tears once more. “I keep trying to understand,” she said to him honestly, “why I’m,” she said shaking her head, “what did I do… so wrong?” she asked her shoulders to her ears as she really tried to understand it. “Why did he betray me?” she said pulling her gloved covered hand from her pocket to rest it on her chest. “It hurts,” she said in a cry. She shook her head again closing her eyes as tears spilled. “I have no life,” she said very seriously, “without him,” she told the man. “I can’t even pray about it,” she added with a headshake, all the faith she had put in God had gone away because he allowed this to happen to her. The good and obedient wife.

Looking down at Maya, Israel listened to her, letting her get out whatever she needed to, knowing he could not comprehend how she felt. When she finally grew quiet, he said, “you know Maya…” he paused slightly, taking a breath before he said, “it’s a great time for a new start. If you want to stay.”

Maya looked back at the man at his words, furrowing her brows and she exhaled. “W-what?” she asked him confused. Stay in Colorado? What about her life back home in Atlanta? She couldn’t do that, broke or not she had to get back to what was hers.

“I…” Israel began softly before he paused. “The cabin is available,” he told her softly. “I have a project I’ve been working on and I could use some help,” he added, “You don’t have to go back home and deal with the misery.”

Maya looked down at the snow as he spoke and she licked her dry lips. “And just leave it all behind…” she said. “Trust you?” she added looking up at him. Was she nuts for actually considering it? It could give her a break and some peace of mind. Clearly her husband was going to divorce her and she couldn’t imagine the shit she’d go through because of it.

“What do you have to lose?” Israel asked her softly, shoving his gloved hands into his pockets. “If you feel that you can… just stay Maya,” he offered her gently. “You can start fresh here. Take the time to heal yourself from the hurting that man put on you...”

Maya looked at him, his eyes being as sincere as his words and it was comforting. She had gotten calls from the others, but she was too hurt by them right now to respond. They knew her life was a lie and they let her live in it, what type of friend did that? “Okay,” she breathed to him, nodding her head, she finally wiped her cold tears from her face with her gloved hand. “Okay,” she said nodding her head.

Growing quiet, Israel allowed Maya to ponder the idea of actually staying in Colorado and when she agreed, he nodded slowly, a small smile twitching at the corners of his mouth as he removed his hand from his pocket and placed it on her shoulder, giving her a gentle squeeze.

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Breakfast Debacle

INVOLVED: Levi Morgan, Maya Morgan, Naomi King, Calvin King, Victoria Perry, Dominic Perry, Isabelle Marshall, Alexander Marshall, Israel West, and Melaine Ashton TIME FRAME: Saturday, December 21, 2019 and Sunday, December 22, 2019 LOCATION: Elk Trail Lodge; Denver, Colorado SUMMARY: After Naomi saw Levi speak into Melaine’s room the night before, she and the girls make breakfast for the house resulting in conflict, of course; Maya finally arrives and greets her friends and husband, with Israel in tow.

Levi tip-toed out of his room, gently closing his room door behind him, and into the hallway carefully, looking around vigilantly. He was trying to be as quiet as possible, as to not wake any of his friends or their wives. Licking his lips, he continued his watch as he moved down the hallway, trying to step lightly as he did.

Having been denied sex by her husband, Naomi laid in bed reading a book quietly to herself as she festered over Calvin. Hearing a creak in the night, she raised up a little noticing the shadow as it passed by their assigned room door. Squinting she got up, sitting the book aside and she opened her door very slow and still, as she peered out to see Levi creeping down the hall and into their friends room.

Feeling that the coast was clear, Levi hurried the rest of the way to Melaine’s room. He reached for her handle, smirking to himself as he gently and carefully opened her door and made his way inside, closing it behind him swiftly.

Naomi watched Levi closely before she turned closing her door with her mouth gaped wide open, she couldn’t believe the no-good son of a bitch. “That motherfucker,” she sneered to herself, Maya was the sweetest and most humble friend they had. She didn’t deserve this shit one bit, not from him, not from anybody.

“I saw that low-down dirty dog,” Naomi exclaimed to her friends as she scrambled some eggs in a pan. “He was in there up until about two hours ago,” she said looking at them both as she ratted out Levi for the piece of shit he was.

Victoria’s whole face contorted as she pushed the lever on the toaster down and looked to Naomi. “What?!” She grunted out disgusted.

Isabelle poured orange juice into the glasses before she looked at Naomi, shaking her head, a scowl on her face. “I knew it,” she grunted bitterly.

“Yeah,” Naomi said as she looked to Victoria. “I am telling Maya as soon as she gets here,” she promised as she continued to whip up the eggs in the skillet.

“Uh-uh, Naomi, wait a minute,” Victoria said waving her hand in front of Naomi.

“Wait for what?” Naomi asked the woman her neck jerking back, ever so slightly as she looked to her crazily.

“You don’t know what kind of state-of-mind she’s going to be in,” Victoria said, turning to look at Naomi, expectantly.

“Oh, come on Vicky,” Naomi said to the woman beside her as she sat the spatula down for a moment. “Let’s forget it with all that psych mess right now,” she waved off. “I am telling her,” she said sternly.

“No, Vic’s right,” Isabelle chimed in. “You know she’s been really depressed lately. Let’s just wait,” she said thoughtfully as she began to pour some of the orange juice into more glasses.

“Why?” Naomi asked the two of them whipping her head back and forth. “If it was one of us, we would want to know right?” she asked them seriously her hand on her hip.

Victoria scoffed, shaking her head, adding more fruit to the plate that she was holding.

“Uh,” Isabelle shook her head at Naomi. “You don’t know that. Sometimes people get angry at you for telling them,” she said matter-of-factly.

“Exactly,” Victoria added, “and she’s been so unhappy, the least we could do as her friends is take make sure that she’s gonna be okay.”

“Still, the fact that we are her friends–” Naomi said coming back with a counter argument before some of the gang walked into the kitchen with them. She fell quiet, moving back to her original duty.

Levi moved through the door first saying, “good morning,” as he moved for the fridge.

“Good morning gang,” Alexander said cheerfully as he walked into the kitchen to reconnect with his wife and their two friends. He sat down in a stool in front of the women that were preparing breakfast.

“So, just where the hell have y’all been?” Naomi asked as the troop came trotting in.

“We hiked a trail,” Alexander said to her easily, innocence laced in his voice as he sat down looking at her oddly. It was far too early in the morning for Naomi to be cranky, or was it?

Dominic looked to their friends and said, “there were a lot of animals; foxes and things,” he told them having picked up a biscuit.

Melaine stood before the bar area and she smirked at everyone, toying with her Louis Vuitton scarf around her neck before she said, “it smells so good Naomi.” She popped a piece of biscuit into her mouth as well and said, “you belong in a kitchen” to her slyly as she leaned against the counter.

“Bitch,” Naomi said looking to Melaine, “don’t get me to where you belong, hoe ass. Ass belong on a corner… you already have your pimp,” she said slyly as she rolled her eyes at her.

Melaine looked to Naomi disgustedly as she called her not only out of her name but a prostitute all in one. The bitch didn’t really know her.

Levi sat the apple juice from the fridge onto the counter and sat down beside Melaine at the breakfast bar, his eyes going wide slightly at Naomi’s words, but he said nothing.

“Hey, good morning everybody,” Calvin said feeling bright and refreshed after a wonderful night's sleep. He sat down at the bar beside Alexander with a bright smile.

“Morning Calvin,” Alexander said to his friend looking at him and then looking down.

“Morning brother,” Dominic replied as he still chomped on a biscuit standing next to his wife.

“How did you sleep Calvin?” Melaine asked, still leaning against the counter.

“I slept great!” Calvin said, turning in his seat a little to look at Melaine. “I was out like--”

“Did you?” Melaine said with a grin on her face before it fell watching Naomi.

Naomi didn’t bother to look at her husband as she took the plate, she made for him and plopped it down before him. She didn’t care what happened to the content on the plate as she did so. She turned her back to everyone.

Looking down at the plate as Naomi dropped it in front of him, Calvin’s toast flying into the air before falling back down onto the counter, he frowned muttering, “I slept okay.”

Isabelle wasn’t even phased as Naomi dropped the plate before Calvin and she took a sip of her orange juice, looking at her husband.

Eyes growing wide as Naomi slammed Calvin’s plate down, Victoria picked up another plate and prepared it for someone without another word.

Alexander looked to the side of his friends face with eyes large as saucers as the woman literally threw his breakfast over to him. He looked from his face, to his disheveled plate, to his own wife with the same wide eyes he started with.

Calvin looked at Alexander out the corner of his eye slightly, then down at his plate, making a face at his friend. Didn’t he know his wife was crazy. This is why he couldn’t tell her about his VD.

“Uhm,” Victoria began, trying to ignore what Naomi had just done. “Levi, have you called Maya to see if she was okay?”

“No,” Levi replied quickly, shaking his head as he ate his biscuit. “Can I get some coffee?” he asked.

Naomi looked to Levi, her face hardening as she shook her head and turned her back to the group again moving for the sink to wash the dishes.

“I am sure she’s fine,” Melaine said as she licked her lips looking at everyone.

“Was anyone talking to you trick?” Naomi asked Melaine upfront, turning back around from the sink. Of course, she’d have two cents to add to this after, all she didn’t care as long as she had the opportunity to keep fucking Maya’s man.

“Trick?” Melaine repeated, at the point by now she’d had enough of Naomi and all of her disrespectful comments.

“Yes trick,” Naomi said to her very quickly, “as in slut, whore, tramp,” she listed gesturing with her hand. “Are you unaware of your name?” she asked resting her hand on her hip as she gazed at her.

“Look Naomi,” Melaine said in a harsh accent, before she went on, “you don’t know me, I have tolerated you long enough,” she said pointing her finger at her as she did.

“I will beat your ass bitch,” Naomi said to Melaine in response, each word that left her lips came out forcefully and drew her closer and closer to the woman.

“Then do it bitch!” Melaine said as she hopped up from her position leaned over on the counter. Never mind Levi trying to get in between her and Naomi.

Levi stood quickly with Melaine, “Whoa, wait a minute,” he said wrapping his arm around her petite frame before he reached over holding his hand out to Naomi.

Calvin sat quietly, eating his food hungrily as if nothing was happening around him.

Victoria squealed as Naomi pulled her out of the way and she spun around, moving closer to Isabelle out of shock.

Dominic watched as the woman threw things at each other and he said, “hey, hey, hey, hey,” loudly, voice booming around the space as he tried to hold Naomi back. His head moved back and forth as more food continued to be thrown.

Alexander lifted his hands up, a fork in one of them as he too added that the woman needed to stop and calm down. “Wait a minute,” he called out as he watched on.

Maya climbed out of Israel’s truck as they arrived at the cabin, she took it in all of its glory as she stuck one hand in her fur coat and the other held her purse moving towards the entrance.

Israel climbed out of the truck, moving to the backseat to grab Maya’s bags for her. As well as the package that came for Alexander.

“Hey,” Alexander said as he looked towards Levi, “handle that,” he said to him as he sat his fork back down in his plate. “Hey, she cooked grits and I am just going to move the hell out of the way,” he said dipping his fork in his food and then into his mouth.

Levi looked to Alexander and said, “she ghetto,” throwing his hands into the air.

“Someone better get here before I do,” Naomi said in response as she backed up slowly.

Maya moved throughout the house and she headed for the kitchen, having smelt some food cooking in the house. They must have been eating breakfast. She began to pull her fur coat off when she reached the opening and said “hey!” happily “Divas!” she called out to her best friends. She leaned in for a hug from Dominic happily accepting the kiss to her temple from him as she chuckled infectiously. She moved toward her husband her hand now gripping her heavy coat and purse, she moved to give him a kiss despite his disposition. “Hey, what’s going on everybody?” she asked.

Levi leaned towards his wife out of courtesy as she reached for him. He allowed her to kiss his cheek, but he didn’t show her much affection back.

Israel moved into the cabin behind Maya, sitting her things down as he stepped in fully, assessing everyone quickly.

Maya moved towards Victoria and she smiled at her friend leaning in for a hug.

“Thank God you’re okay,” Victoria said, hugging Maya tight, rubbing her back lovingly before she pulled away.

“Yes, I made it finally,” Maya replied to Victoria before she moved over to Isabelle and hugged the woman to her as well.

Isabelle stepped forward; arms open to her friend. “We were worried sick about you, you know.” She said hugging her friend tight.

“I know, I am fine,” Maya said to Isabelle, “this man took really good care of me,” she said gesturing Israel off to the side.

Dominic looked to Israel and he smiled thoughtfully, he was glad the man had managed to assist their friend some way. He knew how much she was on his mind and the mind of their other friends.

Levi turned to the sheriff, shaking the man’s hand firmly as he looked him up and down.

“At least some man did,” Naomi she smartly back to her friend, a sneer on her lips as she looked to her friends shitty husband. Never mind that, she hugged the woman tightly wrapping her arms around her thick frame.

Pulling away from her friend, Maya moved over to Israel and said, “everybody, this is Israel,” she emphasized placing her hand on his arm as she looked to them. “I invited him for breakfast, is that alright?” she asked them.

Levi squinted at Naomi, holding his hand out to her with a huff before he moved to sit back down.

As Maya introduced him to the group, Israel smiled. “Good morning everybody,” he said with a slight wave before he gazed at Maya intently as she spoke, giving her his full undivided attention before he looked at the group to see their reactions and hear their thoughts on the idea of him staying to eat with them.

“Fine with me,” Calvin called out from his spot at the end of the breakfast bar.

“Good to see you man,” Alexander said to the guy kindly.

Dominic held up the plate offering the man a warm biscuit if he’d like it politely. Though honestly, he’d thrown back two and, in his mind, he owned the plate of biscuits now.

“Same here,” Israel said back to Alexander before he remembered the package tucked under his arm and added, “oh, here you are Dr. Marshall,” as he walked over. “A package came for you. When the postal service can’t make it up the hill, they leave it with me,” he informed the man.

Alexander looked to Israel as he approached, and he nodded his head grabbing the package that contained the shot he needed to give his best friend. “Thank you,” he told the guy, glad it had made to them in a quick and fast paced manner.

Isabelle looked directly at her husband, asking, “what is that?” He had some nerve telling her to put the work away for the week and he was getting doctor packages?

Alexander swallowed down some food and avoided his wife’s eye contact as he said, “something I needed.” Picking his glass of orange juice up and taking a long sip as she looked over at Calvin.

Calvin ate his food, slowly looking over at Alexander out the corner of his eye before he dropped his head quickly.

Maya looked around hand on her hips and she smiled again. “It’s so good to see you guys,” she said looking at her friend lovingly. God, did she miss them, her friends were always a good pick-me-up and she was sure she would get some peace of mind out of this trip. It would ease her and hopefully help her, and her husband rekindle their flame.

“It’s good to see you too,” Victoria said sweetly from her spot off to the side.

“Melaine,” Maya said smiling at the girl as she licked her lips slowly, the wheels had been turning in her head since she learned of Israel having been divorced.

Melaine looked to her friend and said, “hm,” sweetly back having gone back to her biscuit.

“That is Israel,” Maya said sweetly, “I talked about you all last night,” she told her thoughtfully. “Girl,” she started, “he is single,” she told her with a knowing look.

Melaine looked to her friend and then Israel, taking him in. “Is that so?” she asked her. “Mm,” she hummed out. “That’s great,” she told her as she shifted on her stool now before she cleared her throat.

Naomi looked to the three in an unknown love triangle and she pursed her lips slyly.

Levi looked at Melaine, a scowl on his face as he placed his hand on her thigh under the counter discreetly, squeezing tightly.

Isabelle pursed her lips, looking between Levi and Melaine and she brought her glass of orange juice to her mouth as she looked off mumbling. “I saw that,” to Naomi and Victoria.

“I did too,” Victoria added quickly, her face scrunching slightly as she shifted on her feet.

“Mm-hm,” Naomi said with her glass up to her mouth as she nodded her head discreetly.

“So Melaine,” Maya said pressing forward, “why don’t you move over,” she smiled cutely, “and let the man sit down,” she asked her with a smirk.

Levi rolled his eyes, sitting his coffee cup down as his head rolled to the side slightly, irritated as he bit his lip to hold his tongue.

“Oh, alright,” Melaine said playing along as she shift stools, moving one over to Alexander and giving the man space to sit in between her and Levi now.

“Yeah,” Alexander said as he gestured with his hand, “You’re single, he’s single,” he said to the woman as she moved next to him. “So,” he stuttered getting a look from his friend, “sit, there,” he said hiding his somewhat amusement as he looked down now.

Maya grabbed a strawberry and placed it into her mouth, chewing lightly as she asked her friend. “Victoria what are you doing?” curiously. The woman couldn’t cook, they all knew that. If you asked her, she was the best cook out of all four of them.

Victoria scooped eggs onto a plate, and she looked over at Maya saying, “what? I’m helping out.”

“You don’t know anything about cooking,” Maya said to her as she licked her fingertips gently. “Move over,” she told her with a grin.

Naomi looked to Maya and Victoria and she actually giggled to herself. It was indeed a known fact that the woman was not a good cook.

Isabelle looked over at Victoria and Maya and she smiled, a laugh escaping her as she looked to Naomi, chuckling with her friend.

“I got it,” Maya told the woman as she moved to wash her hands and dry them to assist with breakfast.

“Ain’t no secret… you know all about cooking and eating don’t you, baby…” Levi said to his wife harshly as he forked some eggs into his mouth.

“This motherfucker,” Naomi said lifting her finger up to Levi, he had some damn nerve. How dare he speak to Maya in that way and in front of all of them like that. His desire to embarrass her at every turn was starting to get under her skin considering they all knew at this point he was a cheater. “You got one more fucking time,” she warned the man seriously as she glared at him.

Levi looked at Naomi disgusted. “What is wrong with you?” he asked her. “Alex, please prescribe her some valium.”

“You’re just such a-” Naomi said trying to contain herself, but she really couldn’t at this point. “Asshole,” she told him. “Let me go and just-” she breathed, “get my ass out of here,” she told them all as she walked out of the kitchen.

Maya looked between her husband and her friend as she asked everyone. “What’s wrong with her?” very curious to know what she missed and why everyone was so hostile with each other right now.

“PMS,” Levi responded to Maya quickly with a shrug of his shoulders and as Naomi walked out, he turned in his chair his eyes following her as he said, “take a valium.”

“What is wrong with your wife?” Alexander asked Calvin as he turned to look at him. He picked his fork backup and began to eat some more.

Calvin looked at Alexander, his mouth full of food and he took a minute to swallow before he said, “what do you mean?” He looked around at all of his friends. “It’s Sunday.”

Alexander’s head snapped back up at his friend's words and he turned to look at everyone wide-eyed. It’s Sunday? Was his friend that bad, was she that much of a fighter and aggressor that her own husband didn’t notice how violent she could be.

Melaine watched the woman walk out and then looked between Alexander and Calvin. As the man spoke of his wife, she looked to him crazily before she looked over to Levi who had begun chuckling from the ridiculousness that was Naomi.

Levi looked at Calvin with a chuckle, unable to believe that his friend just sat there unbothered through all of that.

Israel sat in between Melaine and Levi shaking his head at the group of friends as a smirk tugged on his lips, his eyes watching Maya before him as she prepped plates.

Maya scooped a helping of grits onto her husband’s plate as she prepared him one, if she didn’t do it who would? She was his wife and it was her job to cater to his every need and she always would.

“You are so immune to her behavior, that you don’t even realize,” Alexander said turning to his friend still a bit shocked and amused right now. “What the hell?” he said chuckling at that.

Dominic looked to Alexander and he chuckled out shaking his head as he leaned against the counter. His friends were truly something else, none of them had the slightest idea of that.

Melaine chuckled herself, what a sad life to live, she thought to herself a she looked to Levi. She pulled her sleeves up to her turtleneck. “God!” she breathed.

Levi laughed out at Alexander’s words as he held his cup of coffee.

Isabelle stood there, not finding it amusing in the slightest as she shifted on her feet and as the phone rang, she turned and moved for it since she was the closest.

“Excuse me,” Maya breathed to her friend as she reached across her. “Here baby,” she said sweetly to her husband as she handed him over a plate she made, with everything she knew he liked with the proportions that she knew he’d appreciate.

“Thank you,” Levi said easily as he grabbed the plate from his wife and dug in.

“Hello?” Isabelle said answering the phone quickly as she leaned against the counter facing everyone. “Oh, hey Monica,” she said before she grew quiet, listening to Monica on the line. “No, it’s okay,” she said shocked, her eyes moving to her husband. “He said what now?” she asked, staring him down before she began to shake her head, pulling her gaze away from him. “No, it’s fine. Thank you,” she said. “Just tell him I’ll get back to him a little later,” she said as she turned back towards the base of the phone. “Alright, bye,” she said before placing it back on the dock. She stared at the phone for a moment before she turned and looked to her husband once more, moving towards him. “Alexander… Alexander…”

Alexander ignored his wife at first, having heard only part of his wife’s conversation. Once he heard Monica’s name, he knew. He asked the woman in kindness to let them enjoy their trip and she failed him. “Yeah,” he finally said looking to Isabelle as she approached the counter again.

As he answered her, Isabelle arched an eyebrow. “Did you tell Monica not to call me?” She asked him, her voice laced with a slight attitude.

“It’s our vacation,” Alexander said to the woman with a bit of an attitude himself as he forked some more grits into his mouth.

Nodding slowly, Isabelle dropped her eyes before she looked back up at him. “Can I talk to you for a minute?” she asked him, nodding towards the doorway that led into the living room.

“No” Alexander told his wife sternly as he moved away from the topic at hand. “So, Israel,” he said changing the subject, “we saw like snow mobiles, where do we get those?” he asked him.

Isabelle looked at her husband incredulously, her neck jerking back slightly, her eyes rolling as he told her no. She let out a harsh breath as she pursed her lips and turned her back to him.

Looking over at Alexander, Israel chuckling saying, “Ah that’s easy--”

“I’m not worried about snowboarding,” Melaine said to Israel, “I want to shop,” she emphasized. It was her favorite past time and she loved spending Levi’s money.

Levi began choking on his food at Melaine’s words and he looked at her wildly before dropping his head as he coughed into his fist.

“You okay?” Melaine asked Levi as everyone looked over at the man as he coughed roughly.

“Sorry,” Levi muttered holding his finger out to everyone to excuse himself as he choked.

#thread #thread: breakfast debacle #thread with: alexander luke #thread with: calvin isaiah #thread with: naomi savannah #thread with: victoria annalise #thread with: dominic jamal #thread with: levi andre #thread with: maya aria #thread with: israel bronx #thread with: melaine rose

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