mxnstcrs

clementine couldn’t help but laugh at the other’s comment. “honestly, felt, if i don’t go to bed at four in the morning, there’s something wrong with me.” she admitted, her own thoughts always tended to keep her up at night, especially since she wasn’t the best kind of person. “you could say that, although i don’t wanna bore you with my entire life story so also no.”

“i know,right? i could be about to pass out but that memory of me falling in front of everyone when i was sixteen would pass by my mind and stop me from ever being happy.”max chuckled softly,still wiping some of the sand away from her pants.”go on,try and bore me. it might just help me forget about the fall of the year.”

ovvnwords

“you think so?” not to have a super-duper power trip or anything, but aviva’s always kind of wanted to have employees. having people do her dirty work. things she doesn’t want to. is that bad? it feels bad. “do you even know where i’d go to find one? seems like indeed isn’t exactly the best at attracting good employees these days.” and it seems complicated.

“sure! i think you would make a pretty good boss,not the miranda priestly type of boss but a badass one that would understand their employees and stuff.” max nudged her friend’s shoulder with a short grin,her gaze on the other.”post it on social media,i’ll give it two hours before you get a few good people begging to working for you.”

noxpromise

despite the --- other’s words of reassurance, berry continues to hold back her laugh. “its still quite rude to laugh.” she told the other. berry pulled a small rag out from her back pocket, handing it to the other. “it was quite funny, but concerning. sand isn’t the softest.” the blonde handed the rag toward the other. “make sure its not in your eyes.”

max was sure that if she was in the other’s place,watching someone fall face in the sand,she would’ve probably laughed a lot before apologising.”i would’ve laughed,i would apologise after but i’m not sure i could contain it.” she admitted with a soft and quiet chuckle,taking the other’s rag and carefully wiping her eyes with it.”thank you so much. may i ask what are you doing at the beach this late?”

juvinile

“not quite sure, to be honest,” sloane shrugs, though she’s fighting a smile at the corner of her lips, bitting down like she’ll be able to hold her amusement in place here, between her canines. “don’t come looking to me for any more wish granting. i’m like a genie. i’m charitable more than three times and i’ll fade away.” she shoves at max with her leg, knocking over a coffee that sat on the ground between their feet in the process and yanking her board of out it’s reach but saying nothing. “not a big phone call fan. don’t have that much to say. unless i’m in a fight.” it’s a little pathetic to admit, but sloane takes pride in it. her spirit. “i’m dandy. see?” offering a toothish grin, more like a wolf to a sheep than anything else. “are you projecting?”

it was rare for max to like someone,enjoy being with them but sloane was one of the few exceptions. she truly appreciated their friendship,another rare thing for her. “a genie?never knew that,you could’ve told me before. if i had known,i would’ve already thought about my three great wishes.” max’s gaze shifts to the fallen cup of coffee before focusing on the other once again.”right?talking on the phone is extremely awkward,i rarely call someone.”she shrugged,a small smile upon her lips.”could be,i don’t know. i do like to project,don’t i?”

penelopemaia-carns

Giving a small nod in thought as she looked over to the blonde beside her. Of course she knew her body was exhausted, but she had too much to do or worry about to get rest. “Oh, yeah. I had to work the night shift so I just got off work, but I have things to do, so I’m hoping the coffee wakes me up,” she gave a small smile to the blonde. “Hopefully it works, anyway. I can’t run my errands when most things close by the time I would be waking up.”

“oh,you must be exhausted then! it looks like you haven’t slept properly in days!” diana exclaimed before realizing the tone she had used and what she said. “oh god,i am terribly sorry. i didn’t mean to sound rude or disrespectful in any way,i just blurt stuff out some times. . . still,i am so sorry.” the blonde let out an awkward laugh,trying to ease the mood. “may i ask what do you do for a living that has you waking up at that time?”

goldsfm

“ i’m not gonna judge you for it , honest ! i just wanna know your go to boba order. “

“well…i’m not really proud of it but my go to boba order is strawberry with a lot of boba.” diana shrugs with a small smile,her eyes on her friend.” what’s yours?”

penelopemaia-carns

There were times where Penny wondered if there was a full moon or something crazy going on where the ER was just unusually busy. It wasn’t any special day where they could put blame on it, but with the fact she didn’t even have time to fully eat a meal made her wonder if it was just bad luck all around. As she stood silently in the coffee shop, the redhead felt her eyes closing as she heard someone behind her. “Oh, sorry. Am I in your way? I really am zoned out right now,” she gave a small smile as her accent felt thicker than it normally did.

She couldn’t stop wondering if there was something wrong with the unknown redhead she had been watching for a short minute. During her small break,Diana had stopped by a coffee shop to get herself a cup of coffee and was about to leave with her order when she noticed the other,who appeared to be exhausted and totally out of it. Quiet footsteps were heard as she silently made her way to the redhead.”Oh no,I was just . . . wondering if you were okay,you seem really tired and I think you were about to fall asleep.”

goldsfm

“ a million percent , i sure fucking did . “ laughter chimes through him in boisterous volumes , head tilted back . hands finally come up too wave as if shooing off the mere sounds , then he approaches her . “ don’t worry baby girl , we’ve all bit the dust a time or two . or like , in my case , a trillion times but i’m usually lit as hell . “ without hesitation , a hand extends toward her and a few extra grains are flicked off her shoulder . “ absolutely not . own it . at least it was just soft sand ; could’ve been wet mud or your ex y’ swore never to text again . trust me , y’ don’t wanna fall face first into that one either . take it from me . “

“fuck,this is gonna keep me up at three am i just know it.”max laughs out,shaking her head in an attempt to get all the sand out of her face and hair. finally looking at him,she sighed out. “i know for a fact that this is gonna haunt me until my last dying breath. eh,again it’s just another embarrassing moment to add to the list.”she shrugged,letting her head fall back for a quick moment as she laughed at what just happened.”why own it when i can pretend it never happened?just like my ex.”she winked teasingly at the other,glancing down at her now clean shoulder for a moment. “what are you doing here this late?it’s like two am.”

noxpromise

lukas continued --- to offer the money in her direction. “it’s the least i can do to make up for it.” he was too kind of a person. it was a part of him. his guilty conscious was suffering from the broken eggs. “to get you some more eggs. or whatever you want with it.

max really didn’t know what to say  — she didn’t want his money but she didn’t want to seem rude by saying it.” how about we just…put this egg and money stuff behind us and start over?” the female smiled widely in an attempt to lighten the mood before extending her hand out.”i’m max.”

villca

if he were at all familiar with the concept of snow angels, he might take a gander at one in the sand, but unfailingly boring, he just lies there — weighted like a waterlogged corpse, the slight twitch of his fingers the only sign of life. when she falls with a muted thud, his heels instinctively dig further into the sand, enough to propel him to sit up, look over. any bewilderment from the scare is muted by heavy lids, it’s not that he can’t sleep, it’s just that he won’t. he didn’t, see it. but he laughs anyways, a stilted, clipped note of it just so he can pretend he did see. that way, he was never taken by surprise to begin with. ‘ sure. do you have any money you can spare ? ’ chase has gotten into the habit of asking strangers for change, an idea stolen from the man who sits at the intersection of willard and bone, but his timing’s off-putting, unaware that it wears the vague air of amateur blackmail. not that he’d be resistant to the idea, if he’d thought of it to begin with.

max probably should have gone home a long time ago as she was sure that the main reason she fell on her face was the fact that a good night of sleep was what she needed the most. even though she loved her job,it was impossible to deny how tiring and draining it was but it paid the bills and she did have fun with the kids. with soft but fast movements,she wiped the sand away from her cheeks and hair. “excuse me?” a loud scoff escaped past her lips,followed by her head shaking in disbelief. why would someone even ask that in a situation like this? “i’m not gonna ask because i am afraid to know,just . . . have a good night,okay?”

noxpromise

her favorite --- activity had to be beaches at night. they were peaceful and beautiful. yeah, you’d occasionally stumble upon something you really didn’t want to see. but, that could happen anywhere, right? berry kept her shoes in hand as she dug her toes into the sand with every step. yet, the other’s crash caught her attention. the blonde was quick to make an effort to run over to the other. “oh goodness ..... are you okay?” she asked, finally reaching the other as she got off the ground. “i’ll pretend i did not.” she tried her best not to laugh. “your secret is safe with me.”

what could someone else be doing at the beach so late? perhaps they had the same idea as max,to use the location as an inspiration or as a way to escape their tiring days. she was planning on being alone but she wouldn’t mind some company. wiping away some of the sand that stuck onto her face,max’s gaze finally focused on the other in front of her.”you can laugh.”she reassured the other,chuckling quietly.” i am okay,i’m used to it at this point.”

clementinesfm

clementine didn’t frequent the beach often, it had always been too full of people for her taste, but since coming back from california, she’d be lying if she had said she didn’t miss the small town beach. walking around the beach, enjoying the view, she spotted the other fall and couldn’t help but laugh. “don’t worry, your secret’s safe with me.” she admitted, letting out a small laugh.

the other’s comment made max sigh in relief,a short chuckle escaping her lips.”thank god! one less embarrassing thing to keep me up at three in the morning.” a smile was displayed on her lips,her hands griping her guitar.”what are you doing here so late? thinking about life and regretting all of your decisions until now?”

ncbodyshome

Dark green Dr. Martens trekked the sand, entirely inappropriate footwear for the beach. Nyla could feel granules getting between their toes but it didn’t particularly register, despite that, thought fleeting as a speeding car. They had a yellow torch and they swirled the sand with it, every so often pausing to dwell on a patch of nothing. Stopping on a glint of emerald, for a change, they’d just been about to crouch down and pick up a shard of a broken beer bottle with no regard for their fingers when Max went toppling. Nyla let out a squeal like a baby piglet then immediately fell silent once they were noticed, shocked to be acknowledged at all, almost as if they thought they were lurking behind the veil of another realm without detection. “Sure,” they agreed easily, directly pointing the beam of their torch at Max’s face. They didn’t consider this would hurt her eyes. “You have a guitar.” More statement than question, airy as a helium balloon -- like the words weren’t their own as soon as they’d said them, floating up in space. Nyla chased circles of light around Max, an endless, disorientating loop. “Can y’play somethin’ for me?”

unfortunately for max,falling and pretending it never happened was something she was used to by now. she could be very clumsy to the point of actually breaking things or getting hurt but thankfully,that wasn’t the case. ignoring what had just happened was part of it and it usually went well  — when she was alone. however,she wasted no time in getting up and laughing it off. the sudden light coming from their torch made her flinch,her vision being blinded for a couple of short seconds.”yeah,I bring my guitar everywhere.” max glanced down at her guitar,holding it carefully but tightly in her hand. she kept her gaze on them,trying to avoid the bright light coming from their yellow torch.”sure,if it buys your silence. but only if you stop with the damn torch,you might just blind me.”the female shook her head with a silent laugh,sitting down on the sand with her guitar on her lap.”what do you want me to play?”

MUSES

diana gates

max johnson

yes it is me again and i am not sorry

* BLAKE LIVELY, CIS FEMALE + SHE/HER | you know DIANA GATES, right? they’re thirty-two, and they’ve lived in irving for, like, TWO YEARS? well, their spotify wrapped says they listened to GROW BY FRANCES like, a million times this year, which makes sense ‘cause they’ve got that whole THIRD CUP OF COFFEE IN AN HOUR,BLONDE HAIR IN A TIGHT PONYTAIL,LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH thing going on. i just checked and their birthday is SEPTEMBER 18TH, so they’re a VIRGO, which is unsurprising, all things considered. ( lis, 19, gmt, she/her  )

alcohol tw

Full name: Diana Marie Gates

Date of birth: September 18th,1988

Place of Birth: Irving,USA

Nationality: French-American

Height: 5′10ft/178m

Occupation: Baker

Sexuality: Heterosexual 

Diana Marie Gates was born in Irving to an American father and a French mother in hot September morning. Her parents came from wealth and powerful backgrounds both in America and France and their marriage was simply a way to protect their money and to merge forces.

At just two years old,Diana and her parents moved to Paris where she spent most of her life. As a child,she never had much attention nor love from her family who were more focused on turning their daughter into a perfect machine to impress others and keep up with their little facade.

When she turned eighteen and it was time for her to go to college,the only daughter of the Gates family choose to pursue cuisine and pastry,a choice that her family was not very fond of but it didn’t stop her. While studying in one of the most prestigious and expensive pastry schools in the country,her parents made her choose between her family’s financial support under their own conditions or continuing to study and pay for her own tuition. In love with what she was learning,Diana refused to go back to her family and ended up with nothing but an already paid apartment with no food,money or people to rely on.

With nothing but hope,she began to work as a waitress in a restaurant to pay for her bills. It was in that same restaurant that she met her now her ex-boyfriend and father of her child. He was an American who had been living in France for less than a month and she helped him get adjusted to everything. From the beginning, Diana knew he was the one  — or so she thought. They began dating when she was twenty one and all was well with the world. In all her life,she had never felt so loved and happy and her life remained that way  — until she got pregnant.

When she told him the news,his reaction was of pure happiness and gratitude which ended earlier than expected for both. Throughout her pregnancy,he was really supportive and caring but once her child was born,that wasn’t the case.

Adrien Gates,her baby boy,was born on the first of December five years ago and he changed his mother’s life forever. By the time Diana’s son was two months old,she started to noticed how her boyfriend became more and more distant and used alcohol as a form to escape. She tried to help him but it only led to one fight after the other. The months went by and by the time Adrien turned a year old,his father could barely face or talk to his mother. It was during another big fight that the two decided that they would be better apart. The next day,he took everything he could and left their home for good. She never heard from him again

Working as a baker in a small shop outside of Paris wasn’t something that brought Diana any type of stability and so,in a successful attempt to move on with her life,she took her three year old son and moved with him to Irving. It was in Irving that she,finally,found a great job in an high-end bakery and found peace for both herself and her child.

noxpromise

a sigh --- of relief came over lukas as he realized she was okay. “i should’ve been paying more attention.” he tried to laugh off the comment. the male’s eyes drifted down to the ground. “poor little chickies....” he mumbled off. a hand slipped into his pocket, pulling out his wallet. “here --- for the eggs.” a crip five dollar bill in his hand.

for max,bumping into someone was something that happened to her often,way too often. “it wasn’t totally your fault…we both should have been paying more attention.” a kind smile appeared upon her lips,realising the other’s reaction. she didn’t care about a few broken eggs,it was nothing. “oh,there’s no need for that!”the female shook her head,laughing softly.”it’s nothing really,keep your money.”

juvinile

“ HEY , ” SLOANE SIGHED bumping max gently with her shoulder. “ sorry i sent you those freaky shrek texts. i was off a pill. thought i was god for a minute. ” sitting down, sloane slumped over, head in her hands, trying her best to look apologetic. it was all wrong though, like a junkyard dog bowing its head for scraps. “ i kind of do that a lot, so i wouldn’t be offended if you blocked me. just so we’re clear. i have gone by so many names, all of them feared on the whispers of time.”

“why the hell are you apologising? getting threatened by daddy shrek is everyone’s biggest dream.” max began with a serious tone before allowing herself to let out a short laugh.” there ain’t nothing wrong with texting me while off a pill,just don’t go calling me at 3 am to chat about shrek’s swamp or we are gonna have some problems.” she joked,hoping to lift up the mood. “you okay though?”