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Wake Me Up [ Jude and Mana // Closed Starter with wakeupsoulforevermore ]

[ ♪ ] Mana Evans forced the cafe door open, storming in. Her eyes were blazed with severe annoyance as she scanned the area for a friendly face.

Ah, there he was, sitting in the corner with a cup of coffee.

Plopping down in the seat across from him, she threw her bookbag on the ground and looked up at him. A boatload of schoolwork, another rehearsal tonight, and a really obnoxious actor- how could her day get any worse now? "Please tell me you had a better day than I did. Last thing I need is to hear about is someone else's crappy day."

[anestofmemories-blog]

darren evans. daisy. pitches and hits his own baseballs. will watch them fly into the distance. boxes and has a mean right hook. once broke a jaw with it. lives and breathes theatre. sings broadway tunes under his breath. sings and acts well, but you wouldn’t know it. stage manager of college’s musical theatre club. pulls all parts of the performance together. half-vietnamese, half-caucasian. speaks vietnamese with his family. drinks tea and black coffee. probably addicted to coffee considering the number of hours of sleep he gets. trips and crashes into people a lot. gets mad easily, but only because he cares. cries when he’s scared which means something went seriously wrong and someone needs to FIX it. gardens and loves flowers. knows the language of flowers by heart. would have a blooming garden if he could. so, so, so gentle with plants it’s hard to believe he boxes and shoots a firearm proficiently. has unruly thick black hair. runs a hand through his hair when exasperated. a criminal justice major because he wants to protect other people. fights to relieve stress. gets into them more often than not. loves arguing. he doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut. fiercely loyal. looks out for all his friends because despite his own problems, he can’t ignore a friend in need. he hates feeling useless. wears his parents’ wedding bands around his neck and never takes them off. works day shifts in a café and nighttime hours at a bar. spends the rest of the time either at the theatre club, studying, or with his sister. passionate, strong and open. if he’s angry he won’t hold back. relaxed by the feel of a friend’s fingers through his hair. will lay his head in their lap if permitted. comes off rude and audacious, but cares, cares, and cares so much. can’t stop worrying about loved ones. handles pressure well. cooks the best pancakes and waffles. wears hipster glasses and a red beanie hat. thinks he looks ridiculous but doesn’t care. takes to streets of NYC like a fish to water. always writes with black pens. takes control a lot but secretly likes being pampered. sometimes just wants someone else to tell him they’ll take care of things while he rests. massages are amazing. really hates flirting. he has better things to do than listen to someone sweet talk him. wary of older authority figures because when he needed one the most no one was there. his friends are his family. they supported him at his lowest points. doesn't give a crap about other people's opinion of him. collects the playbills and magnets of all the shows he’s seen. also hoards CDs and listens to them all. has ice blue eyes he inherited from his father. used to be a night owl. now he’s also an early bird. reads his textbooks aloud to practice public speaking. and to get his sister to go to sleep. gobbles down sushi like a vacuum. devoted to his loved ones. selfless. would do anything for them without another question. 

Part 1 | Part 2

Face Claim: Dennis Oh All images found on Google Images. Credit goes to the photographers/artists.

[ardentxaltor-blog]

No, but seriously, if you have original characters and stories you want to share about them, hit me up, because I will listen to all of them with open ears. I love OCs and I love learning new things about them.

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Disconnect // Closed RP w/ wakeupsoulforevermore

[ ✦ ] The world was spinning. It was strange, wasn’t it? How at one moment you could be perfectly fine, but then the next everything seemed to be falling apart at the seams? His cell phone cradled in a trembling hand, Darren barely heard the rest of what the voice on the other line said before nodding slightly. “Right. Right. Thank you very much- I’ll be right there.”

Hanging up, Darren let his phone fall to his side as he looked around the room. The people he was with, they were his friends, right? Then why did they seem so faraway right now? Pallid, he opened and closed his mouth several times in an attempt to form a coherent sentence.

“I-I...” He stammered uncharacteristically, his eyes glazed. “I have to go now.” He finally murmured, making a beeline for the door.

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"You think I'm kidding. But I've never been more serious about anything my entire life." (Shima)

[ ✦ ] Recognizing the look on the student’s face, Darren knew only one thing would follow: trouble- which was something that he really didn’t need right now. “Whatever you’re thinking, the answer is no.”

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wakeupsoulforevermore

Okay, so on my other blog, ardentxaltor, I have an AU where Darren Evans, Mana’s big bro is a soldier. And I was thinking today, so what would happen to Mana if her brother was killed in combat?

And I found it could only go one of two ways.

One. If Mana ends up getting adopted by Ezekiel/Colette, she’d probably end up fostering a huge respect for her brother and through him, the military. She’d probably end up joining the same military branch her brother was in (which would be, by the way, the exact opposite of what Darren would want) out of that respect and also to learn more about Darren.

Two. The path that Viva thinks would really be the case. Mana would be placed in foster care and end up living most of her childhood in distant foster families. She’d be pretty resentful and mistrusting of others and she’d try to distance herself from anything military-related as much as possible. She’d also be really pissed at her brother for dying. I imagine one of his senior officers (Reese for someone I know) approaching her and she’d just be really upset because she’s selfish. She didn’t want Darren to die a hero; she wanted him to be her brother above everything else.

(I’m sorry, I know we don’t really talk much about characters anymore, but I really just wanted to share this with you since I noticed you started a new version of Wake Up Soul and I miss Reese ^^.)

[ardentxaltor-blog]

"Close your eyes. And forget what you see."

[Hey! Hope you don’t mind if this is in Darren’s Soldier Verse. In this case, he’d be in the CRI as a Scout :D ]

Darren sighed, closing his eyes. As much as he appreciated his commanding officer’s attempt to help, he knew it wouldn’t work. Alternatively, if it did, the solution wouldn’t last for long. “That might be a bit difficult, considering what we do for a living.”