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Halo
May 6, 2016 21:49:04 GMT
Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 6, 2016 21:49:04 GMT
Declan/Taylor
A few days had passed and he had been working out, training in the ring for matches and focusing on not hurting his shoulder. So far it went well, it was bandaged whilst training but he didn’t use the icepacks anymore, they were useless. Unless he had trained, then he’d put one on for about ten minutes, but for the rest he kept them off because they didn’t reduce the pain, nor did they help the slight swelling. He just had to rest with his shoulder and not put pressure on it when it wasn’t needed. It was easy to say that he was handicapped for the upcoming matches and actually shouldn’t be wrestling, but both his determination and his punishment were what kept him on the roster and he was sure to win every single match. He wasn’t going to lose his streak, not with how things were going. Taylor was asked for a couple of matches again, so she had to be at the WWE for a couple of days and then would fly back to go back to school again. Meanwhile also studying for her exams, since those were coming up for her and Luca. It was a nice breather for her to be able to focus on it all alone again, since she wanted to develop her character more and she wanted to get more of a story going, rather than being the Knight’s sidekick. The main event for tonight was Declan against Reigns and the Usos and none of the lads were really glad about the match. It was a three-on-one handicap match and Reigns and his nephews didn’t want to hurt Declan’s shoulder too much, but Declan told them not to hold back, he’d sell everything, as long as they didn’t hold back. Taylor was a bit worried about it all as well, but she was proud of her brother standing tall after the whole incident. She stood backstage and put on her leather jacket, fixing her hair as she placed her hood up. She had a simple tag match tonight, on her team was Natalya and their opponents were Naomi and Tamina. They’d have a bit of a war of words first, to which Taylor could prove her mic work again, she was still learning, but already was becoming a great heel. Her entrance song started and they got called up, so both her and Nattie walked up. Declan sat back with a few other wrestlers and divas, watching the match and chatting casually. The other wrestlers all respected Declan and he was happy about it, since he wanted to keep peace with everyone, for Taylor as well. Taylor entered the ring and got her mic, taking off her hood as she sighed and looked at Natalya. “Tonight’s gonna be interesting, isn’t it, Nattie?” She smiled a bit and looked around the arena. “Ever since the little incident with my brother, things have been quite hectic. People even started turning against me! But luckily not you, Nattie. I knew I could count on you and I’m really happy about that,” she smiled and hugged Nattie. “But unfortunately, not everyone is big-hearted like you. I’m really glad you wanted to tag with me today because Naomi and Tamina have said some pretty mean things about me, backstage..” She turned to the screen and they played a video that was recorded earlier, making Taylor pout for a slight moment. “How sad.. But some words won’t take me down. I’m very much proud of my brother and I know he’ll be out for the win tonight. But first, I’m out for my win. Because if you trash talk my family, you get to deal with me as well and let me tell you something, Naomi! Your little friend you have with you and you won’t stand a chance tonight!” Naomi’s song played and they entered the arena, walking calmly whilst Naomi spoke. “It’s funny to me how you think you stand a chance against someone who has been in the WWE for a while now. You’ve only been here for a few months and yet you talk like you’re the biggest of us all. I don’t know about you, Beastie, but if I were you, I’d keep my mouth shut before opening it so wildly. You’re all talk, but you should start speaking once you’ve actually build a name for yourself. We all know that your brother is the reason you’re here, you aren’t capable of wrestling like me and Tamina are and that’s why you had to bring Natalya with you,” Taylor smiled and walked to the ropes, pushing the second rope down with her foot as she gestured for Naomi to come closer. “Your talk doesn’t mean much to me as well, Naomi. Why don’t you and your boyfriend come in here so I can show you how capable I am?” Taylor smiled innocently and tilted her head a bit, moving away as Naomi and Tamina ran for the ring. She took her jacket off after throwing the mic away and Natalya moved out of the ring, leaving Taylor and Naomi in it as the bell rang.
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
The weeks went by quickly, many rehearsals happened and Jack had been healing up quite well, even with the fights he had won in the Underground. Archer had been keeping himself with Liz but also the band, he balanced it nicely and Jack was glad about it, he was fine with his best friend crushing on a lass, but he didn’t want it to make other important things suffer and Archer’s passion for music was important. Both to Archer, but also to Jack, since he was the lead guitarist in the band and tonight he needed his lead guitarist and best mate more than ever. Tonight they played a big venue with thousands of people there to watch, their stage was bigger than usual and their setlist was even longer. But that wasn’t the only thing that made Jack need Archer, today was also a hard day for Jack, for reasons only Archer actually knew. They had been friends for ages now and even though Jack wasn’t quite the person to talk about his past, Archer had gotten under his skin. So the blonde knew that tonight he needed to stand by his mate’s side and play like they never had played before. Everyone already stood on stage, the lights were out but the first notes started from Archer’s guitar as the drummer counted with his sticks and Jack stood in the middle of the crowd. They were all dressed in black, especially for the occasion and the song they’d start with. No one had noticed Jack standing there since he had kept his hood up and just blended in with the crowd, no abilities used since that wasn’t needed. His mohawk was braided in and his five ‘o clock shadow was visible, giving him an even more mature look. The microphone was hidden in the sleeve of his vest. All his piercings even were switched for black ones. He was wearing a long black vest with a big hood, underneath he had a long black t-shirt that was cut slightly lower, making all the dermals on his throat visible. Wrapped around his waist was a black flannel and he wore black jeans that were ripped at the knees but also had some other distressing on the legs. He wore suspenders, though they hung around his thighs. Even his belt was black and there wasn’t a single spot of another colour to be seen on his loosely tied combat boots, making the sides spread out slightly whilst he shuffled slightly on his spot. The song started and the lights hit the stage, displaying Archer in the middle, calmly playing as suddenly the light hit the crowd in the middle, on the spot where Jack stood and suddenly started singing. The crowd immediately went wild as he started the chorus and calmly moved forward, the crowd doing the thing he had hoped they would, they made a path down the middle. He jumped over the fence and then jumped onto the stage with one hand whilst he held the mic in the other and kept singing. His hood fell down as he joined the others and wrapped his arm around Archer who stood with his foot on the speaker and played a little riff, causing Jack to point his mic at the guitar and nod along, smirking as he also tapped along with his foot. They moved away from each other again and Jack sung further, the song ending quickly and the crowd going crazy already. It made Jack happy to hear the crowd go so wild for them from the bat, it fueled him and it proved that they had the right to stand on this stage. They finished the song and started with the second, that being Thank You Pain. Immediately Jack started singing; “So, lowly criminal, please tell me how do you plead?” His grunt was low and raw, just like the female vocalist of the band had done. They kept the song close to the original and played a few more, then Jack finally spoke. “Goodevening, Download!” He smirked as the crowd reacted. “Thank you guys for already being so pumped up, it does us good. We’re fucking excited to be here tonight, how about y’all?!” The crowd screamed and Jack laughed softly, walking around the stage. “Tonight we have some special songs for you to play, unlike you’ve seen of us before. Ofcourse, if we play Download we gotta step up our game, isn’t it?! So.. We have quite some artists on our list tonight, some Asking Alexandria, Avenged Sevenfold as always, Disturbed ofcourse! But also.. Twenty One Pilots,” he looked around and raised an eyebrow, gesturing as he spoke. “Now let me tell you, even though their songs are rad for their genre and I know a lot of people are crazy about them, I didn’t see why the fuck we should cover one of their songs. It was a hard one, their sound is quite special and to turn that into something we do is quite literally impossible,” Jack laughed softly. “Tyler and Josh are some masterminds, but we found one cover that inspired us by Our Last Night. It was an awesome base for our cover, already being heavier.. So, here’s OUR cover of Stressed Out,” Jack spoke as the music kicked in and they started.
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Halo
May 6, 2016 23:01:27 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 6, 2016 23:01:27 GMT
Ivy ~ Luca
Ivy had followed around Declan a bit, trying to help him as much as possible, but it seemed to be harder than normal times since he was far more focussed again and wanted to train more to be ready for what was coming. She understood that though, it was normal, but it didn't feel right to her. She had decided to stay backstage when Declan would be in the ring, that was the safest thing to do for her and she knew that. She didn't want another hit in her face like that one time. The bruise had eased down a bit, it was still visible, but it was healing slowly so she was happy with that. The days had gone smooth to her feeling further more. She didn't cling much onto Declan, since she mostly didn't have time to do so, and she didn't feel the need to either. Most of the times she already was asleep at the hotel when he would come back from training, and it didn't bother her at all at this point. She had been sick for the past few days, so that also made her easily tired, eventhough it was hateful when she wanted to stand by his side in this situation, but there wasn't much she could do about it. She often just called a taxi to get her to the hotel when he was still training so she didn't have to disturb him more by taking her to the hotel. She now calmly sat a bit further from all the diva's and wrestlers as she looked at the match and listened half to what was being said in the little group of people watching the match too. She probably should've stayed home. She was sick and this whole situation wasn't making it better in any way. She sighed out softly as she thought about it and glanced around quickly. She hadn't seen Rin in these days, so tat ws good to her idea, she didn't need to see him around right now, not after what he had done. It already was his fault that she had build up some distance between her and Declan and it annoyed her endlessly since it all seemed forced between them. She slowly closed her eyes as she was still tired from last night, she hadn't slept much and had been in the bathroom most of the time since she felt so sick. Another week and she was send back home again and had to wait for hm to return, and she didn't know when that would be. It could take a few weeks, maybe months. She listened to the screen, to what Taylor spoke and how Naomi came up eventually and so it began, but at that point she fell asleep on her chair in the position she sat, her feet on the chair and her arms wrapped around them, her hood covering her face half, resting her head on her knees. Luca had decided to stay home and attend school because she wanted to be sure that she and Taylor could get through the year without too much trouble. So she made notes for Taylor at school so she could pick it up quickly when she came back. She felt a bit lonely without having Taylor with her at school and just everywhere actually, but she was fine. She stayed at Evren's place for a bit since it had been a while again and she just went there to give feedback about everything that happened between Ivy and declan and that Rin guy, and just talked about school, sometimes asked a few questions to clear assignments that she didn't get immediately and also made sure to send them through to Taylor so she could perhaps look at what they had to do for school and she could get some little things done, she was just trying to help like that. Now she just sat at her home, watching tv as she knew Tay would be on and was curious on how everything would go this match. Nattie and Tay were strong together, but so were Naomi and Tamina, and she was just interested in seeing the four of them work against or with eachother. She had a match next weekend again, and she again didn't know who she would be going against and it annoyed her so much since all the things they would do could only be spoken about when they got there at the moment they'd see who they were up against. She was busy with a few tasks for school whilst she watched the match when it seemed to be getting started. She could always finish her work later on right? She had 3 days to finish it, so it should be fine if she just followed this for a bit, she wanted to cheer her girlfriend on a bit, even if she wasn't there, she knew Declan and Ivy would cheer for her.
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Riley was surprised at how fast the weeks had passed, she already lived with Jack for a while now, and she hadn't interferred with anything of his life anymre since nothing all too serious had happened, and he seemed to be in a weird mood lately, so she obviously let him be. She didn't feel like getting her head torn off of her body because she said a wrong thing or tried to talk to him. She had attented the band's rehearsals a couple of times to listen how the songs they played got better after practicing so much and it sounded almost perfect at the sutdio, so she was curious how it would be on stage. Her life had been slowly getting normal again. She got used to living with Jack and she surey did hope he got used to it too kinda, or not, she didn't know since she couldn't sense anything from him. She hung out more with Liz again and made Jack's dinner, cared for his cat when he was away and made sure the princess had everything she needed to have. She still hadn't tried to pet the cat or interact with it except for small talks she had with the animal, but she didn't call that interacting since she probably didn't know what she said anyway. She wanted to avoid getting scratched or bitten by the cat's sharp claws, since it almost seemed like Jack especially made sure that her nais for cared for fully. He really loved his cat. Now she just stood with Liz in the crowd, a bit to the side so there was more room to move around a bit because she'd want to get out of there otherwise far too quick, but it would be fine if Liz got her through it anyway. Liz had been meeting up with Archer frequently, but she didn't see him everyday, as she knew he had to go to band practice and she knew that was important, and nothing serious was going on between the two of them yet, and even if it was like that, she wouldn't keep him with her. He had his own life too. It sure gave her the opportunity to hang out with Riley and talk about how she managed to live with Jack for the past weeks. She hadn't spotted anymore bruises or cuts, so she thought it was going pretty well between those two, what was a good thing and she was happy that both didn't mind eachother that much anymore. She could imagine it would be weird if someone you actually hate came to your place and came to live with you, but it turned out pretty well up until now. She was grateful of Archer that he kept an eye on Jack and Riley. For now she looked at the stage with Riley, waiting for the concert to begin, and t didn't seem to take long. She glanced at the light in the middle of the crowd when Jack began to sing and how path was being formed towards the stage where Jack would go through. That was one hell of a beginning. She glanced at Archer that was playing his guitar and smiled very slightly as she loved to see him play. Riley just enjoyed the music as she always did, even if it would be 6 monkeys standing on stage, playing good music, she'd be happy. Not that the 6 guys weren't monkeys in her eyes. She had mastered the drums slightly as she had tried it out a few time when the guys were on break and had had Kilian to guide her through it. She didn't say she was good at it, not at all, but it was fun to do and she admired Kilian's work in the band and the songs, she pretty much admired all the guys in the band since they sounded good seperated and together they even sounded better, she just loved the whole group, eventhough Jack was in it and 4 of the 6 were demons, she didn't mind that much anymore since her amnesia.
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Halo
May 7, 2016 0:36:14 GMT
Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 7, 2016 0:36:14 GMT
Declan/Taylor
He had been keeping his eye on Ivy, just as much as Taylor seemed to do it when she had the chance. He had kept his distance slightly, however. He felt like she needed the breather, but also needed the company and made sure to keep her company whenever he could. But right now he just needed to be focused on the WWE and his matches, making sure he wouldn’t get hurt. If he got hurt, he couldn’t take care of her and that was something that stood above the WWE, especially with her being pregnant and still being so ill from it. Taylor just got a high kick in the face as she tried to pull Naomi into the ring when he moved to Ivy to check on her, she was asleep and it made him smirk slightly, but this was no place to fall asleep in. Yet, leaving her alone wasn’t something he enjoyed either. Carefully he lifted her up, therefore, and sat down on the seat with her on his lap, cradled like a child with his arms protectively around her as he watched the match again and hummed softly to try and keep her asleep, since he didn’t want to wake her up. He had sat on her spot as it was a bit away from the group and they were speaking rather loudly and reacting even louder if something painful happened. Taylor still was in the match, but as she climbed onto the top rope in the corner where Naomi sat, she got grabbed. She tried to punch Naomi and get her loose, but what happened instead was that Naomi jumped off and made Taylor fall onto her back and head. She grabbed her back and yelled out, but got pulled up by her hair by Naomi. As Naomi tried to put her in a hold, Taylor threw punches and made distance. She ran for the rope, bounced back and ran for Naomi who sat on her knees. With a running knee she hit Naomi and then ran to Nattie, tagging her in. Meanwhile Naomi had made her way to Tamina and tagged her in, rolling out of the ring herself as the match continued that way. Eventually Taylor got tagged in again with Tamina still in the ring and she had a hard time keeping up. Tamina was strong but Taylor didn’t want to make a defeat, so she kept going. However, Tamina eventually put her in a hold and sat on one knee after tagging Naomi in who ran to the two and kicked Taylor, causing Taylor to fall onto her back again and hug her chest, her pain showing on her face. She furrowed her eyebrows deeply and got pinned, yet kicked out after two seconds and crawled over the mat. She got up on her hands and knees yet got kicked down again on her back. Then Naomi fell with her knee onto her spine, causing Taylor to groan and arch her back. Once again she got pinned, but she kicked out and whilst she made that momentum, she pushed herself even more and spun slightly to lock her legs around Naomi’s neck, using a triangle choke yet she modified it by laying on her stomach and pushing herself up and grabbing her ankle with one hand. Just as Naomi seemed to tap out, Tamina kicked Taylor over against her chest, causing her to scream out. Natalya came to the rescue, luckily and immediately threw Tamina down, then grabbed her legs and looked at Taylor. Quickly Taylor jumped up and grabbed Naomi’s legs, Natalya putting Tamina in the sharpshooter and Taylor putting Naomi in the TTO, as it had been called by her. Naomi tapped out and the bell rung, causing Taylor and Natalya to drop the opponents and hug each other, smiling brightly. Natalya raised Taylor’s arm as Taylor moved her hair out of her face and threw her other hand in the air as well, making horns. Backstage people cheered and Declan smirked proudly once again.
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
For Jack it didn’t quite matter that the ladies were there, they were just two more voices in the crowd for him. However, he didn’t hate Riley as badly anymore. He still disliked her strongly since she was an angel who lived with him, but the weeks had proven that it wasn’t all bad and therefore he didn’t really have a reason to hate her anymore, nor did he try looking for it. He just let it be, if that helped them helping each other and her therefore moving out again, he was fine with it. They played song after song, Jack sometimes talking in between. He was getting tired, but the crowd kept fueling his energy by cheering louder and singing along proudly, which was great since they still had a few songs to play and even though physically he was still ready to go, his mind was getting drained. A lot of songs weighed heavily on his hard and it was to be heard in his voice that now held so much more emotion than with the rehearsals. His facial expressions and his body language all played along and brought the emotions he felt over even stronger. He had taken off his hood a few songs in, but now also took off his shirt. It seemed to happen with every concert they played but it really was just too hot for him with all the flamethrowers they had and the lights and his energetic persona on stage. If he could, he’d walk around in boxers but that wasn’t the best idea. He doubted if ladies in the crowd would mind that however. A soft chuckle left his voice at the thought as he moved around stage. “Alright, this next song.. It’s called The Light. Now, before we play, I wanna say something to it,” he spoke as he placed the mic in his other hand and looked around the crowd. “Every single one of you motherfuckers is here for a reason. Whether you enjoy our music or the next band or the previous band. I don’t give a shit, you are able to be here at this very moment for a fucking reason. And now a lot of y’all are probably in a dark place. I see you guys out there, alright? I see the dark faces, the tears, the moments where you let it all go. And that’s exactly what I want you guys to do with this very song. Let it all go, fucking rock until you pass out. This is one of our last songs for tonight so let’s make it count, y’all got it? Every single one of you motherfuckers is worth it, is loved, is a fucking awesome person. Don’t let anyone beat you fuckers down, keep living with your chin raised to the fucking sky and a middlefinger raised even fucking higher. Sing along with me, let’s lose our shit, all our troubles, all the stress, let’s rock it out,” he spoke as the guys started playing. He stopped at a speaker and placed his foot on it. “Like an unsung melody, the truth is waiting there for you to find it. It’s not a blight but a remedy, a clear reminder of how it began..” They played the song and the whole crowd went wild, Jack kept gesturing for them to sing along louder and louder and eventually pointed the mic at them, making the crowd sing in unison for the chorus. “Sickening, weakening, don’t let another somber pariah consume your soul. You need strengthening, toughening. It takes an inner dark to rekindle the fire in you, ignite the fire within you!” Jack sung, his fist raised by his side and his knuckles white from the grip he held. They finished the song and then Archer put away his guitar, grabbing a mic himself after he had taken off his leather jacket, revealing a black tee with long sleeves. The band started playing and Jack and Archer stood next to each other, yet Jack didn’t sing, Archer started rapping. “ There’s not a day that passes by. The pain has not amassed inside. It’s breaking me down to the ground. It’s like I crashed and died. It’s hard to leave your past behind. Especially when you’re last in line. And half the time it acts like vines and wraps inside my fragile mind. Hiding in plain view it seems. The same old shit I choose between. Taking who I used to be. And keeping it subdued beneath. Close to dead and losing me. You took a chance and you believed. So did I, I let you lead and grabbed the line you threw to me!” Archer rapped it perfectly and Jack immediately kicked in with the chorus, both hands on the mic as he was bent forward slightly, Archer’s hand resting on Jack’s back to show his support to his best friend who sang his heart out in the slight moment. “You saved me, you made me. And through it all you changed me forever. You love me, you hate me and through it all you changed me forever!” They kept playing on that spot, Archer’s hand landing on Jack’s back every time he sang, but moving along when he rapped. The song ended and the stage went black whilst Archer and Jack hugged each other tight. “Do the song,” Archer whispered to Jack, which made him frown. “We barely rehearsed it, dude. And I’m not up for it,” Jack argued, but Archer shook his head. “Do it, I’ll play with you, you gotta do it,” he whispered and then signaled the rest of the band. They all left the stage and two men from the stage crew gave Jack and Archer guitars, placing high stools in the middle of the stage and fixing the mic quickly, then running off again. Jack frowned at Archer, but obeyed anyway and sat down on the stool. The lights hit the two of them, only two spotlights showing the stage. “This wasn’t what we originally planned to play,” Jack started, fixing the guitar on his lap as he sighed and looked at Archer. “But tonight already is so controversial, we might as well add a surprise. I need you guys with this one,” he spoke, his voice turning softer at the end of his sentence whilst he looked out into the crowd. “Bear with me and sing along. This song is called Moving On,” he spoke softly as they started playing. Immediately Jack felt his heart drop into his stomach as a lump formed in his throat, he cleared his throat slightly and looked at Archer who glanced at him from the corner of his eyes, nodding slightly as a sign that he’d be able to play it. Jack’s eyes dulled, however and the crowd was dead silent as his voice filled the air. “A boy of anguish, now he’s a man of soul. Traded in his misery for the lonely life of the road. The years were cruel to him. No, he won’t let them go. Lays awake tryna’ find the man inside to pack his bags and escape this world. I’ve never been so torn up, in all of my life. I should have seen this coming. I’ve never felt so hopeless than I do tonight. I don’t wanna do this anymore, I’m moving on..” Jack sung, his voice turning more raw with each sentence as the song progressed and Archer backed him up slightly with the vocals, the crowd doing the same. It made Jack smirk slightly, yet it faded quickly again. By the end of the song Jack was having it hard, but nothing showed through if you looked from the crowd out. Only Archer noticed the slight changes, Jack was a man who could make any song his own and he knew that. And that was what Jack was doing, the emotions that came seeping through seemed to only make the song better, yet he was cracking. “I can’t believe I’ve come so far in such short time and I’m still fighting on my own. If I stop to catch my breath up, I might never breath again. So just know this: I’ve never been so torn up in all of my life, I can’t believe I let myself break down.[/i]” As he sung those lyrics, his voice broke on the last word and he couldn’t hide his frown anymore, moving his head down as he kept singing, Archer singing along as they slowly ended the song. Jack cleared his throat and handed the guitar over, he needed the stool for the next song anyway, but he needed a moment to catch himself. The lights stayed focused on the two as the band came back on stage, Archer hugged Jack and Jack made sure to hide his face from the crowd as he hugged his best friend, his brother from another, as tight as he could. Hoping that by clinging on to him, he wouldn’t break himself. He hated crying on stage, he hated seeing it and he especially hated doing it himself, yet he felt heavy hearted and torn down. He inhaled deeply and nodded slightly, patting Archer’s shoulder softly as a sign that he was okay. So Archer moved away again so that they could do the next song, which was The Sound Of Silence. That song was heavily filled with emotion as well, Jack just couldn’t hide anything of it anymore and all his pain was shown in his voice, the hurt, the anger, the misery. But it only made the song better. Once that song was finished, only one remained. The stool got moved away and Jack looked out at the crowd. “Thank you all so fucking much for making tonight special. We will never forget this one and we hope y’all don’t either. This is our last song, so for one last time, lose your fucking shit DOWNLOAD! This is A Place For My Head.”
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Halo
May 7, 2016 1:41:34 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 7, 2016 1:41:34 GMT
Ivy ~ Luca
Ivy had woken up slightly as she felt herself be moved, but she only opened her eyes for less than a second since she smelled Declan's scent, and that made her stay calm in this situation. She let out a small sound as she tried to place herself more comfortable on his lap and quickly fell asleep again after she had sat better. She was drained from staying up due to being sick, it would've been better if she had stayed home in this situation, she was only a disturbance to everyone at this point. She hid her face slightly against him and drifted off more and more until she was asleep again in his arms. She snuggled more into his arms in her sleep as she wanted to capture every bit of warmth he could give her. Luca had followed everything on screen and wasn't happy with what she saw, clenching her teeth a few times as she couldn't do anything and just hoped that Taylor would get through this, and as it seemed to go bad, Nattie came to the rescue and everything was fine again. Luca smiled slightly as the both of them got them in a submission hold and got them both to tap out, making them the winners of the match. She looked at Taylor a bit more on the screen before she glanced back at her homework and sighed softly. She had noticed that she still had to try to keep up with Tay to keep understanding her and trying not to get on her bad side again. She didn't want a fight anymore between the two of them, she'd be ruined if that happened again. She slowly began working on her assignments again as she looked at her phone and bit her lip slightly. She'd text her when she was done with this assignment, that should be fine, otherwise her homework wouldn't get done and that'd be much more annoying. She took a deep breath as she put her phone away and finished her homework, after half an hour she calmly send Taylor a message to say that she had done great with Natalya, and after that she calmly put on some music and went to her bathroom to get a bath, she felt like she needed it after the work she had put into her homework.. Ivy had woken up in the meantime since she heard a bit of comotion and frowned slightly as she woke up with a bit of a headache and stomageache, but it wasn't that bad. She slowy looked around and looked up at Declan which sat down on the chair she had sat on before. "She won?" She softly whispered, since that seemed the more logicl thing to happen since he was smirking proudly.
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Riley listened to the music, mostly keeping her eyes closed as she picked up sounds better that way and that was much more fun, though Liz thought it was a bit strange since she rather see the guys that were playing the music isntead of actually listening only. It made Riley pick up slight things in Jack's voice though, since she could hear that he was tired from standing on the stage, just as the emotion that was put in his voice that she didn't even know how she should react to that. Liz noticed it very slightly, but it wasn't like she was paying much attention on Jack anyway since she had other things on her mind too. Riley opened her eyes calmly again when Jack began talking about the song they were going to play, making her frown very slightly at the words. That wasn't something she had expected from him, but it was cute. Riley smiled slightly at the thought and shook her head as Liz asked what was wrong. Riley just said nothing as she closed her eyes again and listened to the music again, keeping a close ear towards Jack so she could pick up everything of his voice. Liz kept an eye on the signs that Archer seemed to give to the band and how Jack was even more cute at this point. Riley's attention got drawn again as she heard the guys whisper to eachother and tilted her head sightly. She listend to the two guys who now sat alone on the stage and had both their guitars, Jack speaking something as she didn't quite comprehend what this meant. Riley's eyes widened as she listened to Jack's voice when he began to sing, hearing the pain in it, feeling it through his voice and being terrified as it came more to her. The last part of the song killed Riley as she felt touched by the emotion he could release, but people didn't seem to notice, a few demons and angels did, some humans, but there weren't many.. She frowned slightly as it annoyed her a bit that she was practically cyring her eyes out because of it and Liz just stood there trying to comfort her for something she couldn't do anything about. It was just Jack's fault. She cursed him slightly underneath her breath as she rubbed the tears away and looked at the stage again when theother guys came up again and they went on to play the sound of silence, making her burst out to tears a second time, once again cursing while Liz tried to keep her down a bit and pushed her more to the side so she wouldn't have all the people around her all the time. How could it be that she is so emotionally hit by just his stuid voice and being. She culd see his expressions from here, she could here his voice and the emotions inside it and she surely couldn't deal with it as he sang it that way. It was so sad.. It sounded so sad and she coudn't handle that from a guy that surely looked tough. God she already got attached, that was just great. Well it wasn't really being attached. She cared like any other angel would, though in her case it was a demon she cared for and she hated herself for that again, but her hatred towards him had faded as she had got to know him that tiny bit better by actually having to hang around him constantly in his place. Liz pulled Riley back into the crowd as she had calmed down for the last song, since she shouldn't miss this. But Riley was pretty much sure that Liz only wanted to stand inside the crowd again to have a better look at Archer again. Seriously, when would they get it over with and go into a relationship already, it took ages and it was as if they've known eachother for that time too.
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May 7, 2016 3:14:39 GMT
Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 7, 2016 3:14:39 GMT
Declan/Taylor
He had calmly sat, holding her as close as he was able to with her on his lap, giving her as much warmth as he could by also wrapping his zipper hoodie around her and breathing softly against her neck. His eyes stayed on the screen as he watched Taylor and Natalya celebrate their victory before making their way backstage. His eyes moved to the big countdown that hung on both sides of the arena, counting down the days until WrestleMania. There weren’t that many anymore and that meant that his match with Triple H would come up. His eyes squinted slightly at the thought. He was ready for it already, but not physically yet and that was what he needed to focus on. So he hoped deeply that he’d be alright once WrestleMania was there, he wanted to give it his all. His eyes shot to Ivy when her breathing changed and she moved, looking at her as he nodded slightly. “She won,” he whispered softly and kissed her temple. “Nattie and her put them in their submissions whilst Tay and Naomi were the legal ones in the match. She did great, she’s selling better and becoming better on the mic too,” he whispered softly and stroked a bit through her hair. “You look pale, babe..” He spoke softly as he looked up slightly when Natalya and Taylor came to join the rest that sat near the TV. They got into a conversation quickly, but Taylor did glance at her big brother and nodded slightly when he winked with a smirk. She looked at her phone when it went off, since she had put on her vest and it was in her pocket. Quickly she texted Luca back, thanking her sweetly but putting her phone away after that since she wanted to engage in the conversation again. She had missed being at WWE alone or with her brother, now she didn’t have to look out for Luca and make sure she was feeling alright as well. Though she did miss her girlfriend a bit.
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
They played the song and his voice was tired from the deep emotions it carried, yet he gave it his all one last time and made sure it sounded marvelous, as to be expected from them. The crowd went wild and moved along just how Jack ordered them to or gestured for them to do. It made him smile again when he sang the last note and the crowd cheered the loudest they had all night long. His lips left the mic and he looked out at the crowd for a few seconds, taking it in before speaking again. “Thank you all so much for tonight, see you next time DOWNLOAD!” He yelled and raised his fist, causing the crowd to cheer again as he put the mic on the standard and he and the rest of the band moved off stage. And that was where it hit Jack what happened on stage and the emotions he felt hit him too. He furrowed his eyebrows and walked further, he needed a breather, but Archer pulled him back into a hug and when he did, Jack couldn’t hold it anymore. He bursted into tears and cursed the most vulgar things whilst doing so. Archer kept his arm around his shoulder and rubbed his own face with his free hand as he had it hard too. It wasn’t every day that he saw his best mate this emotional, in fact, it was extremely rare. This was one of those extremely rare emotions where one would pass the first wall and even the second wall that Jack had build up far and high to prevent people from getting close. But he trusted Archer more than anyone, so even though he had his eyes with his hand and had his other hand gripping his hair, he cried and he cried for a little while as well. A while for him anyway, it were only a few minutes. Eventually he calmed down, rubbing his face as he hugged Archer back. They didn’t speak any words, Archer hadn’t moved his lips a single inch nor had they thought anything to each other. They had just shared the moment in silence and now they moved to the rest, they immediately grabbed themselves a beer and sat down. Archer texted Liz calmly and moved to the backstage entrance, since he figured that they wouldn’t let them in as easily as with the other venues they had been to. DOWNLOAD was far bigger for them and it was odd, yet very promising and satisfying.
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May 7, 2016 9:37:41 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 7, 2016 9:37:41 GMT
Ivy ~ Luca
She had enjoyed the warmth Declan gave her, feeling slighty better because of it too, though her stomach and head were killing her at the moment. She listened to Declan when he answered her question and nodded slightly, smiling for a bit as she heard him talk about his sister like that. She had closed her eyes a bit when he had kissed her temple and nodded slightly at everything he said, opening her eyes bit when he said she looked pale and sighed softly. "I'm just tired," she whispered softly and leaned a bit more against his chest as she closed her eyes again. "And I haven't eaten since yesterday, so it's normal to be a bit weak at this point, I don't feel like eating," she whispered softly and held her eyes closed for a bit until she heard Taylor and Nattie return backstage and smiled slightly at her sister in law as to say that she did a great job. She slowly opened her eyes a bit more to look at Declan and pouted slightly as she poked his chin softly. "You have to get ready, dear," she whispered softly and sighed out softy as she hid a bit more in his hoodie and against his chest. "Go kick some ass," she followed her sentence and kissed his jawline softly before sitting up a bit more and wanting to get off his lap so he could get ready for his match. She didn't like him going, not in this state, but she knew that the WWE was important to him so she wouldn't take it away from him. He had worked so hard for it, and he deserved it to be here and having that title shot. Luca looked at her phone when she received a text from Taylor back and smiled slightly, but didn't respond further on it since she had noticed the slight changes of Taylor again, that she sometimes wanted to be alone or not having her around all the time. She understood that, but it felt hard on her at the same time since she couldn't know if something had happened there and she couldn't check up that good. But ah well, as long as Tay had a good time she was happy too, now she just had to focus on school stuff for a bit, since they had to get through this year. Ivy had gotten up and looked at Declan now as she waited for him to stand up too and prepare for the match, so she could sit on her chair again and look how it went from here. She didn't want to sit in the crowd, and she didn't want to be social with the other wrestlers at this point, mainly because she shouldn't interfere in their conversation and she didn't fit in in that clique, so she didn't mind standing aside and having Declan sit with the guys while she was a bit further away.
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Riley and Liz had listened to their last song and when it was over, Liz cheered and Riley, she just stayed quiet a bit since she still didn't place the emotion for the cheering, and the guys should know that she enjoyed it anyway, it didn't really matter anyway. Riley felt a slight change in emotion again backstage and she looked over at it, noticing how it came from Jack but she didn't want to pay much attention to it since she knew he'd be mad about it later on if he noticed her checking up on him. It was sad to feel that side of him though. He looked so strong, as if he could take over the world if he wanted to, but now he was just like the average person, breaking down after holding on for that bit too long, but it was cute. Liz didn't know about it, and Riley wasn't planning on telling her anything about it anyway since he had nothing to do with the whole situation. Liz checked her phone when she got a text from Archer and texted something back shortly before grabbing Riley's hand and walking her to the backstage entrance, waiting there for Archer to come. It hadn't mattered if they couldn't come in though, they'd just go home and talk about the whole performance a bit later when she met up with the guys again. It didn't seem like Riley would say anything to Jack about the concert anyway, and she indeed wouldn't, since it would bring her back to the point when he had so much emotion in his voice that she'd burst to tears again, and that wasn't something she wanted in front of Jack. Her eyes and cheeks were still red from crying but she didn't mind it as much since if you didn't look that good at her you wouldn't see it much. Liz calmly looked at Riley and chuckled softly, making Riley frown. "Don't laugh like that, it's that basterd's fault I cried," she mumbled as she looked with a frown at her bestfriend. "It's just cute to see how you reacted. You really got attached to him, didn't you?" "Oh Please liz, don't give me this crap. I'm attached to him, yes, since I was dumped at his place by you guys and the higher ups. But I'm perfectly fine on my own and not caring about him, so I'm not 'attached' in the way you think me to be. You on the other hand seem very much attached to Archer. So when are you guys getting on with it?" "What do you mean?" Liz tilted her head innocently and Riley rolled her sore eyes as she looked at her friend. She didn't say anything more to it as they now just waited for Archer to come to get them in. She surely did hope that Jack wouldn't notice her having cried, or atleast doesn't say anything about it, otherwise she'd backfire it too towards him, but she rather avoided that from happening.
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May 7, 2016 12:34:13 GMT
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Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 7, 2016 12:34:13 GMT
Declan/Taylor
"Get some more rest then, okay?" He whispered to her when she answered his contradiction and strokes softly over her arm. "Try to eat something small and drink enough soon, okay? Don't get yourself dehydrated," he mumbled and furrowed his eyebrows when she poked his chin and ordered him to get ready. He'd rather sit with her, but he did have a match. "I will," he whispered soft and closed his eyes at the kiss, sighing softly when she moved off his lap so he stood up as well and kissed her temple softly. "I'll be back soon," he mumbled against her temple and then looked at Taylor who smiled and gave him and thumbs up to wish him goodluck for soon, and to say that she'd keep an eye on her sister. Declan nodded and moved away, walking through the halls and eventually warming up a bit. He stretched and made sure his muscles were warm before fixing his boots one last time and checking his shoulder. Eventually he got called up and his song played, so he made his way onto the stage, wearing his usual shorts and sneakers. His shorts had the golden stripe down the sides and his sneakers were black with some gold detailing, nothing special. His eyes however, were clean from the make-up and his torso was still covered by one of his shirts from his merchandise. It was a black long t-shirt with "My blood for all of yours. on the back, of course written in gold and on the front it showed the silhoutte of his eyes with the golden eyeshadow that was actually the black he usually wore, but since the shirt was black and it was a trademark as well, they made it gold on the shirt. And then only white teeth were shown as well, making it look like a mad grin. He moved into the ring and raised his fist a few times, then leaned back against the ropes when Reigns and the Usos made their way down the ramp and into the ring. Declan took his shirt off and threw it out of the ring, exposing his fit figure and the tape on his shoulder. The bell rung and the commentators seemed dead silent, as did the crowd whilst he and Reigns circled around slowly, watching each other for an opening. "I don't know about you, Tom, but the Knight's shoulder looks pretty messed up, he's even got tape on! To be in a three-on-one handicap is just unfair. Even Reigns seems to hold himself back," one of the men spoke, after that Declan attacked. He used his left arm whilst he ducked for Reigns' fist and lifted him up with that arm by his opponent's thigh, then let himself fall back and made sure to keep his painful shoulder up so it didn't get the impact.
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
Jack's eyes were red and there were still some streaks on his face, yet he wiped those away as soon as he had sat down. The band didn't ask anything about it since they knew they wouldn't get an answer from him, instead they tried their best to cheer Jack up. He felt proud of them all for how they played tonight and how everything went, yet he felt so drained from emotions as well due his break down. Nevertheless their beer bottles collided in a toast and they cheered before chugging the bottle empty. Although the streaks were now gone, his eyes were still brightly red, either his two coloured eyes stood out more due the red or the red stood out more due his eyes. Either way, they burned from the tears. He rubbed his eyes for a bit and sighed out softly as he got another beer and fixed the few strands of hair that gotten out of the braid. Archer waited calmly in the hall for Liz to text back and then moved to the entrance once she had said something. Riley's face wasn't suffering that bad from her tears, but Jack's was. He was one to get paler than normal but redder around his eyes and it just made it so obvious. Archer overheard the girls speaking and tilted his head a bit, smirking a bit as he chuckled softly. So Riley had broken down as well when Jack's voice suddenly was filled with emotions that never had been heard before, it did Archer good. Of course he wouldn't want for her to feel sad, but he was glad that he wasn't the only one to notice the difference. His eyebrows raised when Riley backfired on Liz and his name dropped, though it didn't make him feel bad at all. He liked Liz and he knew the feelings were mutual for sure, but he liked to wait for the right moment and seize it. Though he felt like tonight he'd get a nice opportunity. Calmly he moved the tent's curtain away and grinned brightly at the two girls, then looked at the security guard who stood between the three of them and wanted to keep it that way as well. "Mate, it's fine! They're with me, let them by," Archer spoke and the big guy nodded, stepping aside and letting the girls walk in. Archer greeted them, but also quickly moved ahead since he wanted to go back and get a drink too. He was thirsty as could be and felt rather sweaty with his long sleeves still stuck on his skin. "Come on in and grab something, you gals must be thirsty," Archer spoke once he entered the space again where the band sat. He grabbed himself a beer and took a sip from it, looking at Jack who glanced at him from the corner of his eyes but then looked away again since Archer knew that he wasn't up for a talk. Even though Jack didn't speak, he did look calmer. He was getting used to having Riley around and therefore he just let it be, minding his own business for most of the time but sometimes, in rare cases, he'd talk to her for a bit. Archer placed his beer on the armrest of his chair and then took his shirt off, exposing his broad figure, his pale skin, but also the many tattoos that covered all of his skin yet had been hidden well by his clothes. He ran his hand through his hair and took another sip from his beer, looking at the girls. "Feel free to sit anywhere, y'all know the drill," he spoke with a kind smile and sat down on his chair. "How did you girls enjoy tonight? Did y'all see my stick tricks? I was on fire!" Killian chirped in and laughed softly as he moved the drumstick between his fingers to show off, though he was only joking, he wanted to cheer Jack up, but glancing at Riley and Liz made it easy for him to see that the brunette wasn't all too happy either.
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May 7, 2016 16:54:29 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 7, 2016 16:54:29 GMT
Ivy ~ Luca
She listened to Declan and nodded slighty, showing a small smile. "I'll eat something and drink something, don't worry. I won't starve to death" she mumbled softly to him and closed her eyes when he got up and kissed her templa again. "Good luck," she whispered softly and watched him leave to get ready for his match. She calmly sat down on her chair again for a bit, but quickly stood up again to get something to drink and grab something small to eat, so she bought herself a pack of biscuits that wouldn't lie heavy on her stomach. She had to make sure to eat something atleast, since she had to eat for two at this point, the baby had to grow too. She made her way back to the others and sat back on her chair, looking at the screen calmly as Declan came up and she began to nibble on a biscuit to get something in her system of food. She tried to stay awake by eating so she could see what happened, she already felt bad about falling asleep during Taylor's match. The commentators were annoying as hell, but they always were to her idea, but ah well, it made people think a bit about what was being said and what was to be seen. She tried to focus on the match and frowned slightly at the movements that were made, but it seemed fine, he was careful and that was all that she wanted him to do, being careful with his shoulder. He had many matches to go after this one, and it would all take much of his shoulder, he couldn't avoid everything and she knew he couldn't, but she didn't like him suffering.
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Riley looked up as she mumbled something to herself when she noticed the curtain move and saw Archer popping out of it. She glanced at the security that didn't want them to get close at first until Archer spoke to the guy and let them go through. Liz calmly greeted Archer back with a kind smile and Riley also greeted him, but she couldn't make much of a smile appear right now. They followed him to the room with the other guys and Liz looked up slightly when he said something and chuckled. "Well, I don't think we have to complain, we just stood in a crowd doing pretty much nothing except for cheering. That's not that exhausting as actually standing on a stage and playing your heart out," she said with a soft chuckle and Riley just didn't respond much on it. Liz went to get two water bottles for her and Riley and sat down somewhere calmly, Riley sitting opposite of Liz since it was too hot to get all clingy with her friend anyway, and she was fine with the whole band anyway, she still didn't know them well, but good enough for her to feel comfortable around everyone. Riley avoided Jack's gaze since she still sensed the outburst and didn't want to see any of it. Liz ganced at Archer again when he moved and didn't feel bad for looking at his figure for a second or two. She hadn't expected him to have so much tattoos, but it sure as hell did look good. She didn't mind that at all. She had a few small ones, girly ones as to speak from various lyrics most of the time. But damn, she hadn't expected this from him. Riley looked at Kilian when he spoke and smiled slighty at his words and his showing off, trying to cheer the mood up a bit. "Better as the last concert. You were all pretty damn fired up," Riley spoke softly as she looked at Kilian and then looked back at Liz who nodded to those words. "You guys were awesome once again," Liz said with a smile. She still thought of Riley and Jack cute as they both seemed emotional at this point. Though she didn't know about how Jack's emotions were placed, so she didn't speak out about it and didn't think much more of it either. She knew that Riley was a person that actually wasn't that emotional, of course that ws before the accident.. She seemed to be easily broken down now and it made her sad to look at if she thought back about it
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May 7, 2016 18:37:25 GMT
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Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 7, 2016 18:37:25 GMT
Declan
Once he had thrown Reigns down, he had pinned him, yet Reigns immediately kicked out and lifted Declan up above his head, yet Declan didn't have any of that so he moved and flung down in a tornado with the motion that was created in the lift. He landed on his hand to savor the impact once again and threw Reigns right against the turnbuckle of the second rope. Jimmy Uso tagged himself in and immediately ran for Declan, throwing him down with a running knee. He landed well enough for his shoulder whilst Jimmy ran for the ropes and bounced off, throwing himself at Declan again who was getting up. Declan once again caught him onto his good shoulder. He threw Jimmy onto the mat and fell down on his knees on his abdominal area. Pushing his shoulders down with one hand as he hooked his arm around his legs. Yet the Uso kicked out and the match went on for a while, Jimmy and Jay switching every now and then whilst Declan did his best not to fall on his shoulder. He did quite alright, sometimes he did throw a punch with right but that was out of habit and he'd switch around quickly when he realised. Yet at this point he was held up by Jay who held him on his shoulders and sat on one knee and Jay tagged Reigns in who loaded up the Superman punch. Just as Reigns was about to hit Declan, he moved with so much force that he rolled out of the grip and Jay got the punch, hitting the turnbuckle with his head. He rolled out of the ring and Declan flipped himself up, running for Reigns as he jumped up and hit him with a running knee. He then pulled him up and kicked him down with a high kick again. Dragging him to the corner he set him there and stomped with his foot onto his chest, Reigns taking the hits for a bit but eventually catching his foot and twisting him around so Declan went face first onto the mat. Reigns took the opportunity to put him in a choke hold and Declan was struggling. He groaned and gripped his hand around Reigns' arm, the camera's zooming in on the moment whilst Taylor sat on the edge of her seat, having sat down next to Ivy. "Tap!" Reigns yelled but Declan shook his head viciously. He needed this win, Reigns knew that, he was just building momentum, but it still sparked a fire within Declan. If he was going down in this punishment, he'd go in style. He threw his legs up, bending and arching as he wrapped his legs around Reigns' neck and threw him and way with some force. He jumped up and ran for the Usos, throwing them off their corner as he ran for Reigns again, screaming out as he hit him with another running knee. Reigns got up and punched Declan over and over again whilst the commentators just wouldn't shut up. So Declan, as obvious, threw Reigns out of the ring, right onto the announce table without using his right shoulder even for a bit. He jumped out of the ring and slammed Reigns into the table a few times, then roles got turned around. Yet it was Declan who jumped onto the announce table when the Usos joined forces with Reigns again. He looked at the three who were ready to attack, but as they were to leap at him, he turned around and made a back flip, ending it with a kick to the three of them. He landed on his shoulders, he couldn't save that, but he bit through the slight shock of pain and moved into the ring again. Reigns moved back as well, struggling more too after that hit. Declan grabbed him by his leg and breathed in deeply as he lifted him with his left shoulder again and looked around the crowd that was going wild. Declan threw Reigns up and held him above his head with that one hand, which was quite heavy and he couldn't do it for long, but he was showing Reigns as if he was a trophy, until the Usos kicked him away and caught Reigns. He groaned out and held his shoulder, getting up slowly as he glared at the three with his famous gaze. For a last time he ran for the three of them and jumped, taking them out with and cross body slam. Reigns was on the left and still the legal one in the match whilst the Usos weren't, so he moved to Reigns, pinned him but grabbed one of the Usos and moved him onto the other, grabbing their arms and locking them in the disarmer. The Usos were tapping as the ref made the three counts and the bell rang, causing Declan to win and him to leap up and scream out in victory.
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
"I disagree," Archer spoke yet he brought it over friendly. "You guys fuel us, your energy in the crowd, the crowd itself, you're all processing the concert and going wild whatsoever. Perhaps you two not as much but it can lay pretty heavily on an emotional base," he explained and chuckled softly. "We surely did play our hearts out tonight.." He then mumbled softly. Jack glanced up slightly at the girls for a split second, immediately noticing Riley's state and he couldn't help but smirk a bit at it. Not to be mean, but it was weird that something he felt had come over to her and hit her. Yet, she avoided him, so he avoided her for the rest as well. To keep things friendly and calm, more or less. Archer took a sip from his beer and sighed out softly, standing once again since he handed a lighter to Jack and he sat on the opposite end. Though they were demons and the humans knew, it was best to stay as human as possible with so many people who weren't aware around and ready to burst in. He did notice the eyes that were on him by Liz and Jack confirmed it too with a glance of his own. Archer just winked in response and took the cigarette Jack had lit for him as well, taking his lighter back as he blew the smoke out. His eyes then went to Liz who seemed to admire both his upper body and tattoos. He couldn't blame her, he had worked hard for the muscles he now had and he was proud of it. That and he was very proud of his art work as well, it was still empty to him but he was filling each bit at a slow pace since he liked the journey and the excitement and that wouldn't be there if he got them quickly after another. His eyes stayed fixated on her whilst Riley answered Killian and Liz then added something. Killian smirked and shrugged. "It's our first venue that was this fucking big and it's fucking awesome. Thank y'all," He spoke with a proud smirk and nodded, taking a sip from his beer again. Jack looked up when a man covered in tattoos, tall but slender entered the space. He had a press pass so Jack stood up calmly and raised an eyebrow. The lad spoke about hoping to interview the band, yet Jack said that he'd be the only one tonight since they deserved their rest. So Jack moved with the lad, being glad to get away from the rest since he still looked like crap. He freshened himself up and then sat down with the lad. He spoke with the man for a bit and he got interviewed, speaking about the band and making a name for the band, but mostly about tonight. "How come we never really hear originals from you guys?" The man asked and Jack pulled his leg up on the box he sat on. Archer had moved his hand slightly, causing the little TV they had to turn on as he slid his hand back in his pocket and watched the interview first hand. "We are currently working on some original songs and we have played a few live already. The thing is that we love doing covers and it made the name for us so we'll continue to do so as we put out our own music. But right now we want to build the brand, get people to watch us and stuff. We have our sound, we have our unique traits and the songs we have put out have taken a very strong liking with the crowd. We make our songs in time, we really take the song writing seriously and want to put the best out there for the fans." Jack spoke calmly as he ran his hand over his arm, the man then asked a last question which was about tonight. "Tonight was very special to us. It is an honour to play at DOWNLOAD festival and it really makes us proud of what we've accomplished. It was an emotional night and I'm sure it was to be seen through all of us, but it only made us play better. I think it was our best performance so far and we only wanna get better."
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May 7, 2016 19:51:01 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 7, 2016 19:51:01 GMT
Ivy
She stayed focused on everything that happend, or at least tried to since it wasn't always that easy when you're tired, but it seemed to be going fine up until now. She had closed her eyes for a bit as she listened to the commentators on the tv and her eyes shot open if something was being said about Declan's condition or if something was happening to him, since she just wanted to be sure that he was fine and that he would get through this match. His movements were swift, and it was great he could do it like that without hurting his shoulder too much, he did a great job. She smiled very slightly at how he preformed and how Reigns got him into a choke hold eventually, yelling him to tap, but Declan was stubborn, and she didn't want to see him lose by tapping out, that wouldn't be like Declan. She noticed how Taylor was sitting on the edge of her seat by what was happening and smiled slightly again. It was lovely to see how brother and sister cared for eachother and wanted to be there for eachother. She also tried her best to do that, and she would've, if she wouldn't have felt so sick anyway. She had closed her eyes as he had fallen onto his shoulder and seemed to be hurting from it, but it was fine, he was fine. He won, and she hadn't expected anything less from him. She smiled as he screamed out in victory and looked at the other wrestlers and diva's that now were cheering as well, and then looked back at Taylor. "Your brother sure is something, eventhough he's an idiot," she whispered and looked back at the screen, waiting for him to come backstage after his win so she could congratulate him on this match, but there were so many more to come..
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Liz looked at Archer when he said he disagreed and listened to his explanation about it, nodding slightly as it did make sense what he said and she got what he meant by it. "Got a point there. But then you should ask all the fanatic people if they need a drink. Or the loud people, I'm quite interested on how many people have lost their voices tonight," she said softly and took a sip from the bottle of water, and Riley just played a bit with it. She noticed Jack glancing at them for a mere second and it made her look back at him for the same amount of time, but it was more than enough to see his red eyes and the expression on his face. From all the reactions he could make he smirked? Well it wasn't bad, he didn't seem mad or didn't seem mean by it, so it should be something different, but she didn't think about it much more since she'd get annoyed by thinking too much. Liz noticed how Archer had fixed his gaze on her, making her look up with her eyes and tilting her head slightly as to ask why he stared at her like that. Was there something on her face? Or was he just spacing out? Well she had looked at him too just a while ago, so she didn't mind him looking anyway, she really liked the guy. Riley looked up to Kilian again and showed a small smile at him as she then looked at the guy that now came walking in and asked for a interview. She followed the two for a bit until they were gone and then her eyes went to the little tv that turned on out of nowhere and showed the interview. She still didn't like seeing Jack's face, but she did listen to everything that was being said, while Liz also looked at the tv and sipped her bottle of wat from time to time since it was prety hot in here and it made her thirsty. The air just felt a bit heavy on her and that made it warm for her, but she refused to get out of her sweater since it was comfy. Riley listened to everything Jack said and smiled very slightly at his last words. They sure had played better because of the emotions, it had sounded so much better than at the studio and she was glad about that since she really had enjoyed the concert again. She had heard a few songs from the band themselfs as well, and that also didn't sound bad, but it was good how they were building it up a bit now.
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May 8, 2016 0:09:26 GMT
Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 8, 2016 0:09:26 GMT
Declan/Taylor
"Somehow we still love him for being an idiot," Taylor sighed softly and watched the monitor for a bit again. She was tired from today, she had been studying, practicing, training, working out and engaging with everything when she had to or felt like it, so it had been quite a busy match and she really just wanted to go to bed at this point, though she was pleased with today. Declan eventually made his way backstage after standing on the ropes and getting his victory cheers from the crowd. He avoided most people and went straight to where Ivy and Taylor sat, thanking the guys and ladies that complimented him on the match. Whilst walking to the spot where they sat he had also picked up a cooling pack and had laid that on his shoulder, holding it in place by hand since he couldn't wrap it up himself and he refused for Ivy to do it in the state she was in, so Taylor took the job on her as soon as she saw her brother. He tossed her the bandage and she went to work whilst he sat down indian style in front of Ivy, looking up to her whilst Taylor sat on her knees and was busy with his shoulder. "We're gonna go back to the hotel soon, I think we all need a good night of sleep," he spoke softly and stroked over his girlfriend's knee.
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
He chuckled softly at her response to his explanation but didn't go into it much further, since she did have a point of her own and he agreed to it with a nod. He took another sip from his beer and took off his earbud, placing it on the table as he sat on the armrest of the couch to look at the TV. He chuckled softly when she questioned him fixating his gaze on her, it was cute to him. She stared at him, so he had the right to stare back at her. Besides, why wouldn't he? She looked good. He licked his lips slowly and glanced at the girls when they focused on the interview as well. He breathed out slowly and ran a hand through his hair again since it was actually hot where they were, so he looked at Isaiah and gestured with his index finger, circling it in the air which was enough for the curly, dirty blonde haired lad. He nodded and his hand moved with a swift swipe, causing the air to pick up a slight breeze that went through the area they were in. Jack finished up the interview and then moved back to where the rest was, plopping down on the couch again as he took a sip from his beer. "We should celebrate tonight," Killian spoke, which wasn't anything unusual for them, so they all agreed already. Yet Jack looked at Archer and raised an eyebrow, knowing the lad had a question in mind and with a slight nod he approved it. Archer smirked innocently and then looked at Liz and Riley. "Hey, do you girls wanna join? It might be a nice moment out of the house and you two seemed to get along well with us all, innit? Even Jack seems to be warming up to you two," he chuckled softly and earned an eye-roll from Jack, though the lad shrugged. "Truth be told, I wouldn't mind havin' you two lasses with us, it might be a fun experience and I suppose we can say, the more the merrier. Especially if I have to be surrounded with those idiots, you two lasses are a nice change of pace."
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May 8, 2016 0:38:26 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 8, 2016 0:38:26 GMT
Ivy
She looked at Taylor and nodded, smiling slightly as she sighed shortly after. "Yeah, We do," she whispered softly and noticed how Taylor also was tired from this day since she had had it hard too with her schedule, expecially with the exams coming up soon so she had to focus more on her schoolwork. She slowly looked up when she heard the cheers and congratulations get louder and saw Declan coming back towards them, keeping a cooling pack against his shoulder. She was glad he thought about it, since otherwise she constantly had to remind him that he should cool it down, but he finally grew some brains. She looked at Declan as he came closer and wanted to help him with the bandage but Taylor was faster than her, and Declan probably wouldn't have want her to do it anyway since she was so sick. She looked at Declan as he came to sit in front of her and looked at how Taylor began to bandage his shoulder. She listened to his words and nodded, leaning forward a bit to hug him with one arm and give him a kiss on his forehead before resting her forehead against his and closing her eyes, gripping his hair slighty in her hand. "You did great," she then whispered softly to congratulate him and opened her eyes slightly again afterwards. "Everyone is drained indeed, and I haven't even done anything serious," she whispered honestly and bit her lip very slightly. Taylor and Declan had the right to be tired, Ivy hadn't done a thing and she was tired just by waking up and feeling sick, she didn't call that fair towards the two.
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Liz had smiled slightly when he had chuckled after noticing her questioning gaze, but ah well, she didn't mind being looked at. She had nothing to hide either way for him so she didn't mind it at all. Liz closed her eyes for a sly moment when the air flow in the room increased suddenly and it made her look up more slightly and look at Isaiah as he had been the one to do it, for as far as she knew since she had seen Archer moving his finger and Isaiah had moved after that, so she guessed it had been that. The girls both looked at the screen a bit more until Jack was done with the interview and came back to join the rest of the group. Riley looked up slightly when Killian spoke about celebrating and she smiled slightly again. It was as if there wasn't anything more than celebrating a concert, but it was fine as long as they had fun. Liz was the first one to look up to Archer when he asked something and tilted her head slightly at it as she didn't know if she heard it right. When she got it completely she looked at Riley and she just shrugged, as to say that it didn't matter to her that much. She could go home with Jack immediately after hanging out at the bonfire, or wherever they would be going. So Liz shouldn't bring her home and could just go straight home herself, unless Archer had other plan for tonight. "That's fine by me, I'd love that." Liz said with a smile and the answer of Riley had a bit of a delay since she didn't know if it was a good idea, but Jack's words made her feel slightly better again, making her nod slightly to Liz as to say that she didn't mind going. Riley looked over at Jack for a bit when he spoke and couldn't help but smile slightly at those words. "Better than the other girls?" She asked, referring to the overhyped girls that had been their friends. Thank god they didn't know the band's name and that Liz and Riley went to here, otherwise they had said that they'd come this way. "Only if the other guys are really okay with it though, since we don't want to disturb anything," Liz spoke and looked around the room a bit to see the reactions of the other guys. But Jack warmed up to them? That was cute, so much cuteness on one day between Riley and Jack, and she didn't even know where it was coming from, it had been there all of a sudden. But it did her good that Riley loosened up a bit again and showed more of herself as time went on. Maybe it really did help those two by living with eachother
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May 8, 2016 1:53:17 GMT
Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 8, 2016 1:53:17 GMT
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
There was more than celebrating their concerts, but it was a little thing they did and all enjoyed thoroughly, especially tonight because tonight had been such a special venue and there they could all sit back and bond together. And it'd be the last time in a while since they wouldn't have any concerts for a bit so that they could fully focus on the music they were writing themselves. They were close to finishing the writing process and recording everything, they even had ideas for music videos since they wanted to start with those as well. It made them all excited to think about it and when they went to the bonfire they could really just express their ideas about it or about how their lives were going. Archer smirked when Liz agreed to it and then Riley agreed to it as well, which made him smirk wider since he was glad she seemed to get more comfortable around them all as well, more importantly she seemed to be catching on with Jack. "Way better, you guys actually have some brain and common sense, rather than the important things going straight to your cleavage or behind," Jack spoke with a soft chuckle and finished his beer. He looked at Riley and shrugged slightly. "Sure, those girls can be great if you'd want the attention, but that's all they'll be if they stay such fangirls. They'll be a toy and what happens when a toy gets boring or broken? You throw it away," he explained further, speaking rather bluntly but it was the truth and that was something he never moved around. For most things he spoke about either way. "We're fine with it!" Davie chirped in happily, being the quirky and bubbly one of the group, he smiled bright and shrugged. "They're right, you guys are lovely company, otherwise we wouldn't let you sit here with us as well. Those two think they have a lot of saying but we can kick ass too!" Archer laughed softly and Jack leaned forward to look past Archer towards Davie, raising his eyebrow slowly. Davie's bright smile slowly disappeared and that was when the lads laughed as well. Jack smirked and shook his head, standing up calmly as he threw on a loose sweater and sighed. "Let's get going then, our stuff is all ready to go as well, Izza, you drivin'?" He looked at the lad who nodded and caught the keys when they got thrown at him. "Me no alcohol," Isaiah spoke and stood up, raising his fist with the keys in the air as he moved forward. "To the van!"
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May 8, 2016 2:13:58 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on May 8, 2016 2:13:58 GMT
Riley Godson ~ Liz Bremer
Liz glanced at Archer again as she had seen his smirk that grew wider because Riley said she'd be going too. It was impressive how fast this went on and how fast they actually had adjusted to eachother, since month wasn't that long. She was even surprised that Riley talked to Jack in more or less a normal way, that was what stunned her the most at this point, that she actually had a normal talk with him. Riley looked at Jack when he spoke and smiled slightly at his words. It did sound a bit harsh, but she understood what he ment and he was right too, since it was bound to happen with the girls anyway. She hadn't talked to them since the accident, they hadn't come to visit her even once or asked how it was with her, so she didn't see the use in trying to keep in touch. "Yeah, it's already happening that way so.." she mumbled as she had remmebered a few things with the girls before they went to see their last concert. Liz looked at the angel and demon talking, but didn't mind it more as she just looked up to Archer and lifted her eyebrow a sly moment to point out those two talking. Her eyes flew to Davie when he answered for the rest of the group and it made her smile slightly. "I'm glad to hear that we're good company then," she said with a soft chuckle and looked at Jack that now looked at Davie and his smile slowly disappeared, but the laughter filled the room rather quickly again. Liz also stood up and Riley followed shortly after so they could leave. "I'll take my own car since that'll be easier for me to drive home right after," Liz spoke. She just didn't want her car to be parked here so lonely, especially since the car was exensive as hell. She glanced at Archer for a moment, having a bit of a questioning gaze towards him as to ask if he would be driving with her or he'd go in the van with the other guys. If he wanted to ride along with her, it would be a good opportunity to throw Riley in the van with the other ive guys. She'd like to see the face of her friend when they got where they had to be then. But that could be just mean too, she didn't know what side she'd chose of the two options. She let it depend on Archer, if he wanted to stay with the guys Riley shouldn't fear anything.
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May 8, 2016 2:22:37 GMT
Post by Mary-Anne Rogers on May 8, 2016 2:22:37 GMT
Jack Knight/Archer Glukhov
He looked at Liz and raised both of his eyebrows in response, since it surprised him just as much that the two were actually talking in a proper way. Jack sounded calm and Riley didn't seem to be afraid to voice her opinion, it stunned Archer, but it also made him happy since it meant progress and that was what they were out for with the two. "Only proves my point, overly dramatic people mostly are the best actors as well after all," he mumbled and stretched out, looking at Davie who smiled at Liz and nodded, though quickly followed Isaiah, as did Jack and the rest of the band. Archer waited for the girls, looking at them as he looked at Liz when she gave him a gaze which said to him that she wanted him with her in the car, yet he shook his head slightly and smirked half, grabbing a fresh shirt as he put it on, covering all of his tattoos again and covering them even more when he put his leather jacket on again. "You two girls just follow the van, alright? We'll see you two there and I'll keep my eye on you guys too so you get there safely," Archer spoke calmly whilst fixing the collar of his jacket and then looking at his phone for a moment, answering a few texts and then putting his phone away again. He had another cigarette lit and it hung loosely on the corner of his lips whilst he was busy with checking if he had everything and more importantly if the other lads had all their things as well. Everything seemed to be taken with, so Archer nodded calmly in approval and took the cigarette between his fingers again, blowing the smoke out through his nose. "I'll see you two by the exit then, okay? We'll wait for you two there," he spoke calmly and kissed Riley on the cheek, then kissed Liz on her cheek as well as he started walking to follow the lads to the van and get away from the place.
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