Rhys couldn't deny, the entire ordeal had been playing in his head since the article came out. What the hell did Chris have in that could have mysteriously been found all these years later? Is it even Chris's? Is there someone out there wanting them all to pay for doing dare night again. Which makes him wonder who? Who the hell would want them all to pay for something that was completely out of their control. Chris took the dare, that was what dare night was. You did the dare and fucked the consequences. It was no one's fault but your own but if that was true... Why did everyone carry this night with them? Why was it coming back to haunt them and why was someone trying to make it seem like they all murdered him that night. He gets out of the convertible, shutting the door behind him as he exhales. "You have a point, Nick... But my better question for you is who?"
@nicholaslehoy
one thing about nick was that he had spectacular memory . it had always helped him terrorise and torment other people . his thoughts were categorised , itemised , labelled and ready to be pulled up for any such occasion which required harmonious evidence . " he went in that water with everything . cell phone , jacket … even his beer , " it bothered him to this day that chris had kept his shoes and socks on . who went into water with those on ? it just wasn't acceptable . uncultured . he's pulling up into park and climbing out just as quickly , " there is no way there is anything of his out here which means that someone put it there which raises a more interesting question , " opening the slamming the door of his convertible , the roof still down , " why ? "
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Rhys digs into the brown bag, the bean and cheese burrito calling his name since he picked them up. He holds out Kai's order toward him as he lifts his eyes up to look at his best friend. There's a lot going through him. He can feel it even after the months and almost years apart he could still read Kai like the back of his hand. Kai was the brother he always wanted and never had, the other half of him in the most platonic way. He opens up his burrito, plopping down onto the ground as he raises it up to take a bite. "I'd say we could hunt him the fuck down now and give him a taste of his own medicine but I doubt that would be a good idea with the cops breathing down all our necks." He takes another bite of his burrito. "They call you in yet?"
@kaiwildcr
the whole thing was something of nightmares . . . although , kai didn't like admitting to anything like that . wanting to take more of a 𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 route on the whole thing . that being said , it was beginning to get a bit difficult to hide the fact that the whole thing was 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐘 frustrating . a million feelings boiling to the surface for the male . . . but the only feelings kai had ever been good at letting out and expressing was self - destruction , destruction . . . chaos . . . and of course , rage . right now , rage was what he felt . the pain , hurt and heartbreak being something that he 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓 all that willing to witness and see for himself . instead , 𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 . . . rage and frustration . . . annoyance . . . that's what he felt . he was tired of sitting around and doing 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 . allowing himself to get blackmailed and threatened and played with . it wasn't in kai's nature . ❛ fuck dude and not be able to hit up all the old spots with my boy ? never , no regrets . ❜ in truth , maybe he did have some regrets about coming back but now , he was there . making his way over to the other , kai gave rhys bike a smack on the seat . ❛ you know what i do regret ? not kicking malcolm's ass at the reunion . guys a fucking dipshit . one of these dumbass cops trying to question bullshit is gonna have to do . ❜ he couldn't help but joke , laughing shortly after . his moods seemingly like a light switch . ( up and down . )
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Rhys nods his head slowly. "Riiiiight and Barney the Dinosaur was green." He huffs, crossing his arms over his chest as he turns his head to look out the window. He knows Nicholas has a point, they should be diving in deeper into this. Someone was taunting them and they were never going to find out if they sat on their asses waiting for another strike. He scrambles to get out of the car once he notices that Nicholas is already out. "I don't know." He huffs. "I don't remember there being anything on him." It's true, but he also was super fucking drunk that night.
@nicholaslehoy
" i don't have stupid ideas . " nick believed that , his track record mainly around competition and in that arena , he was truly unbeatable . his ruthlessness , lack of compassion for others and ability to go straight for the prize often left those around him falling to the wayside but rhys already knew that . he was already climbing out of his car before offering further response . ( it was a luxury to even be allowed to sit on the passenger side ) . " mainly … what they found and why they found it … what do you think it is ? " he's not really completely curious about what others thing , he's more interested in their theories about who could be behind this . eventually , someone would crack under the pressure .
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Rhys exhales dramatically. "How unfortunate. I'm not sure how I will survive not being able to be in your presence." He turns his head to look around at the children before looking back at him. "You think one of them will use their super jumping powers to snatch it from my ear?" He asks, tilting his head to the side. "It's not like I was planning to light it up here and now. I'm not an idiot," although he knows a lot of people think he is one. "It's a library, Geary... Why do most people come to one?"
@michaelgeary
just because he was a man of god didn't mean that he didn't have a sense of humour , the dark and devilish spark that had always been in him remained . michael could never drive out the darkness with the light , even when he could absorb an entire room , there was always a slither of something else at his core . " sadly i have other commitments , " as he lulls from his spot next to the desk , crowd clearing . " you shouldn't have that around the kids … " gestures to the blunt that rhys had in tow , a valid point . " if you aren't here to see me then why are you here ? i have some reading recommendations , " like the holy bible .
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Rhys rests his forehead against his arm that's resting on the nearest surface. There's music softly playing through his earbuds to tune out the noise around him. He has a massive headache and the last thing he wants to do is deal with people around him. He taps his foot against the floor to the beat of the music, thinking about how he could have made this song slap better. It's one of his favorite things to do, pick music apart and fix it later.
He lifts his head up to see Mira, realizing he's not in a typical spot. It's not some cafe or diner. It's a store where people pick up pills. He lifts his hand up to pluck the earbud out of his ear. He coughs, waiting to catch her attention and when he does, the biggest smile curves his features. "In the flesh," he keeps his gaze on her as she approaches him.
"Yeah, I don't think we were given much of a choice." He thinks about the Facebook post on a daily, sometimes he wishes he ignored it. What would have happened? Would this person have come and killed him for not listening? What was the point? There were a million questions that constantly ran through Rhys head. "How have you been?"
@simply-mira
setting: after the alumni event
tagged: rhys carter @rhyscarter
it had been a long day. mira had just gotten through with her shift, and all she wanted after picking up her prescription from the drug store was to go home and take a long bath and then pass out. seriously, fuck fourteen hour shifts. but the hospital was seveirely understaffed and even if she wanted to complain about it, they didn't have enough employee's to make the change. and it's not like her charge nurse would care enough either.
yawning deeply, the raven haired woman tried not to fall asleep where she was standing as she waited in the line of, what felt like, a dozen other people in town that had all just gotten out of work and were picking up their prescriptions as well. letting her eyes close for a second, she heard someone cough behind her, to clearly get attention and she opened them again to move forward. only this time when she opened them, she saw a familiar face nearby. "rhys?"
kind of funny, to see him in the place they had once worked. almost poetic. finally able to grab her order, she thanked the pharmacist and then made her way over to her old coworker. "hey stranger, i didn't realize you were back in town."
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His mind has been on the interview for most of the night, knowing he put on his best performance but there was a reason he was selected... Wasn't there? He leans against the bar, raising the shot of whiskey up to his lips, drinking it down in one swift motion. All he knows was he promised Kai all those years ago the two of them would always have each other's back. Hell, there were times through their lives where they ended up in the same town and would crash together or if one ended up where the other was living, they'd still crash . Nothing would ever change the friendship he had with the man who has been apart of his life for decades. He places the shot glass down, picking up the half empty beer bottle he had. He stumbles slightly over tin the direction of the bathroom... Almost missing her until he feels slim fingers on his shoulder. His head turns to look at the brunette, blinking a few times.
It's being back in high school all over again, the secret meet ups and the making out wherever they could find. Sometimes he wonders if he had put more heart into what they were if something could have blossomed between them. Dare night wasn't the only regret he had back then. He drifts his gaze to the bottle then to her. Was it a good idea to keep her company? To potentially jump back into what they were back in the day... What was the harm? It's not like they were the same people that they were back then. He could have some self control when it came to Luci, right? "Yeah," he nods. "Do you want to get out of here?"
@lucisaphira
𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 , @rhyscarter .
the bar wasn't exactly a place luciana found herself all that much . she'd find herself in some higher quality establishments . . . somewhere where most would sip on fancy cocktails that probably costed more than any 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐄 person would want to spend on a drink they could more than likely get ten times cheaper at any average bar . but . . . she wasn't in new york anymore . she was back in lincoln city . something a lot more hometown feel about a place like lincoln city when compared to new york . well , as homey as a place could be that held as many 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐒 as lincoln city . . . then again , wasn't that exactly how family and home was ? tight , couldn't escape each other . . . and a never ending array of secrets . ⏤ noticing rhys , luciana caught his attention as he walked by her table . a slight tap on his shoulder . ❛ care to give me a little company for the night ? ❜ she questioned , grabbing the bottle of wine she had purchased and pouring some into the extra glass . ❛ help me finish this bottle ? ❜ maybe she should've 𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐃 the man but it was luci , after all . she wasn't the best judge of . . . really anything when it came to men .
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POLICE INTERVIEW 18.05.2024
where were you the night of christopher wilder's disappearance?
Rhys leans back in the chair, inhaling. "Uh," he raises his eyes to look up the ceiling as if he's trying to remember that night like it hasn't haunted him every night since. "I was at the party at Gordon's." He drops his gaze to the officer. "As I recall from what I said ten years ago, I was with Kai Wilder, sipping beers and acting like a dumbass kid."
when was the last time you saw christopher?
He exhales, placing his hand down on the surface of the table. "I'm not... exactly sure when I saw him at the party that night. I may have seen glimpses of him throughout the night but I couldn't tell you what he was doing."
what was your relationship with christopher?
"Kai's my best friend." It's so smooth, leaving him but the two have been thick as thieves their whole lives and that night changed their friendship. They promised to back each other up for the rest of time and that's exactly what they did last night. "I hung out at their house a lot growing up but I couldn't tell you a thing about him."
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who do you wish you had got to know more?
"Shit... I don't know, dude... Uh, I guess I wish I would have given Luc more of a chance than I did."
( mention: @lucisaphira )
honesty hour.
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a genie grants you three wishes, what are they?
"Money, happiness and the ability to erase anything I don't want to remember."
honesty hour.
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what do you think happened to chris?
"He died. What kind of a stupid question is this?"
honesty hour.
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Rhys places his blunt behind his ear, walking into the library and turning the corner to find Michael surrounded by children. He arches a brow slightly and then finds a spot against the wall to lean against until the man was all done making conversations. Sometimes it's really fucking hard to tell who is a saint and a devil in this town, it's why he dipped out all those years ago the second he walked across that stage with a diploma in his hand. "Maybe you can read it again, I'm sure the afternoon crowd would love it." He pushes away from the wall, rolling his eyes unsure if it was playful or not. "You wish I was here to see you, Michael."
@michaelgeary
open / @classcursestarters
for many , it was an uncomfortable experience . on the other hand , michael appeared to be thriving in his newfound role as the second coming of religion in lincoln city . for the first time , he was getting along with his father ( who may have still doubted this new leaf too ) and seemed to be a very respectable member of society . it had only been two weeks but he left nothing but good omens in his wake , the brightness that he cast almost making people forget the darkness of what else was going on . michael never spoke of chris , never thought of him … tried not to get too tangled up in his association with the night in question while they waited for police to ask them again , what had happened . on this particular day , he had just finished his reading at the library . a line of happy children and parents filtering out as he leans against the wooden table that was set up beside the spot he had been occupying . he was nothing but full of lovely , kind deeds for the ever deserving community that surrounded cursed devils lake . " i'm sorry to say that you already missed the reading … it was one of my best renditions of little red riding hood … " fingertips walking across the table momentarily as he settles to sit , " or did you just come to see me ? "
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Rhys shakes his head as the car comes to a stop. "This a stupid fuckin' idea, Lehoy." Which says a lot coming from him since he was full of stupid ideas. He doesn't think digging into the investigation themselves is a good idea especially since Kai is his best friend, the last thing he wants to do is do anything to fuck up that up by doing anything to jeopardize the case. But again... What the hell could they have found that would make them start the interview process all over again? Ten years later? "What do you go in mind about what could have been found?"
@nicholaslehoy
open / @classcursestarters
while everyone else was probably playing it safe , nick didn't have the patience to spend his time waiting around to be interviewed by useless police officers . it was clear that they didn't use their skills in inquisition the first time around and he was curious what new evidence could have been overturned after ten years . far from a detective , his curiousities were completely self serving and somehow he had managed to rope somebody else in . yes , nick admittedly cared little about chris being gone but he was rather intrigued by the idea there was something out there to be found . no body , no crime . " here we are , " as his sports car , windows rolled down , pulls up at the far edge of devils lake , the ground drying out from the flooding from two weeks ago and no police cordons in sight . he hadn't seen a murmur of cordons or additional searches , materials moving backwards and forwards . no , nick was ready to launch his own investigation and his unfortunate ride along was going to be a part of that whether they liked it or not . an unexpected duo .
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It's been two weeks the reunion, since the news came out about the evidence. It's being treated like someone had pushed him into the water that night... but wouldn't that be true? Whoever wrote the dare is ultimately responsible for the disappearance and death of Christopher. He knees down in front of his motorcycle, glancing up every so often to check on his best friend as he paces and sighs. It's true, the words that come out of Kai's mouth. It's like the town swallowed all of them whole that night and had this choke hold on them. "Yeah," he mutters. "You regret comin' back?" He asks, raising his eyes up from the bike to fully look at Kai.
@kaiwildcr
𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 ⏤ open , @classcursestarters .
as much as kai just wanted to say " fuck it " and 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄 despite the police telling everyone to stick around . . . he also didn't want to go . his head spinning with the idea that something of chris' was 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 . . . who found it ? when ? and why was it suddenly popping up now ? as much as kai wanted to 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃 like he didn't care about everything that had happened , the disappearance . he did , at times it was all he could think about . ( constantly eating at his brain . ) ⏤ sitting down , an almost annoyed sound coming out of kai's mouth as he plopped down on the seat . ❛ it's like it doesn't matter how hard you try and get out of this fucking town , you still can't get out . ❜ not to say he wasn't capable . he had been gone the last ten years after all . . . but here he was , back . a tether he wanted broken . ❛ some hotel california type shit . ❜
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INTRODUCING...
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full name: rhys matthew carter
age: twenty-seven
date of birth: june 30th, 1997
zodiac: cancer
gender: cis man
birth city: lincoln city, oregon
residence: dallas, texas
pronouns: he/him
sexuality: bisexual
occupation: mechanic
HISTORY;
trigger warnings: teen pregnancy, death, army
from the moment he was born to the age of seven, it was him, his twin sister, his mom, and their tiny apartment.
there isn’t a single thing the young blonde could say about his childhood that was bad.
even when his step dad came into their lives, and married his mom. the man went out of his way to make sure atlas still felt apart of the family and went far enough to adopt him and his sister.
his mom and his step dad ended up having two more kids throughout their marriage, providing him a sense of even more protectiveness, being the fierce old brother that refused to let a single person hurt his sisters.
at the age of thirteen would be the crack in the foundation of his happy family life, his parents got divorced and his mother took custody of him and his sisters, moving them out of the house.
that’s when rhys began to create his own personality and no longer remain in the shadows, a part of him hoping that one day if he ever met his biological father… he could make the man proud.
he was into sports, socializing and making friends. it wasn’t difficult for him to find his place, showing a drastic difference between him and his twin. sometimes people couldn’t believe they were actually the same.
at the age of sixteen is when his whole world would come crashing down and give him a swift kick in the ass.
he started dating his first girlfriend, being so damn sure the two of them would be together forever… especially when he found out she was pregnant.
it was one of the hardest conversations he ever had with his mother, knowing that his whole life was about change but he was confident he could handle it. he would be nothing like his father and would be there for the kid he was having.
nine months later, in the delivery would be the soul crushing experience he never imagined having. when his girlfriend gave birth, it was clear that the baby wasn’t his.
he fell apart after that, become a shell of the person he was. he focused on partying, flings, and other things after that.
if things couldn't get worse, dare night came and went.
after that he promised himself he wouldn't stay in this town, he ended up figuring out that sophia was wanting out so he came up with a plan for them to help each other get out.
it's when things got blurry between them months later, igniting a fear within him about it becoming more serious so he applied for the army.
he would tell everyone he did it because he wanted to understand his father but he really did it to get away from her.
he did his time, four years later, he moved to texas and started working as a mechanic, figuring out that's where his true passion lied.
CONNECTIONS;
christopher wilder — was his best friend's brother, he grew up hanging around the wilder house, practically like a limb attached to them. he was more on kai's side of everything than he was chris's but he still thinks about that night he jumped into the water.
sophia serrano — after high school, the two of them ended up fleeing town together, they spent months living together in different cities and along the way one thing lead to another, feelings grew and the line of friendship became blurred. it scared rhys to the point where he decide to enlist and take off, leaving her behind.
kai wilder — his ride or die; the two of them grew up together and were pretty much thick as thieves. they kept in contact throughout the years and he's one of the main reasons rhys is back in town to handle all of this.
the one who broke me — the high school girlfriend, the one who had been cheating on him the whole time and made him think he was going to be a dad when it wasn't his from the start.
childhood friends — being on the hockey team, he was pretty social so he probably has a bunch of friends. he's a dumb dumb so he could use people that try to make sure he doesn't make mistakes.
hook ups/exes — after his ex, he was a bit of a hoe. breaking hearts from left to right, he didn't really settle down for too long and if he did he mainly made them think it was more than it was.
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