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Aug 29, 2017 22:11:22 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 29, 2017 22:11:22 GMT
Skyler
He looked up when Davor now spoke up when he had pretty much asked Ellie to shut up, being glad that he could let his ears and head rest for a bit while Davor would now have to endure all the questions she had for him. He felt bad for the guy, he had already felt bad for Jay when he had only asked 3 or 4 questions to her. But his were probably more personal than what Ellie was going to ask, so his thing still was worse. He got up calmly since he didn't feel the need to hear all the questions and answers to them, he just wanted some piece and quiet right now, so he came to sit somewhat closer to Jay because he didn't have everything shouted right into his ear then. When Jay spoke up to him he chuckled softly and shook his head. "Yeah, that's not a good idea, there are times where I feel like I could really use one too." He responded to it and was happy he could relax for a moment. "I feel bad for him now though, having to deal with Ellie's questions. She has a lot stacked up," he then mumbled when he saw Ellie all to excitedly grab the paper she had written full of questions and began asking them. "She's sweet, but when she gets excited she just doesn't stop.." He said as he sighed and closed his eyes for a moment, trying to get the headache to go down now his hears had some peace.
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Aug 29, 2017 22:25:11 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 29, 2017 22:25:11 GMT
Jay
She moved her feet away when he came to sit closer to her, before she'd accidentally hit him with her heels and chuckled softly at his words. "That's how I started too, honestly. And once that happens you get so used to smoking due stress and then it becomes the nicotine that keeps you hooked.." She shrugged slowly and finished her cigarette and flicked it away with her fingers. "He can deal with it just fine, besides, it's good practice for his English and patience. And he also was going to help me out more because he had been such an asshole before," she stood up whilst talking and walked the fine line that separated the wood of the bench and the concrete against it until she was next to him, causing her to sit down next to him and cross her legs. "I warned you about it, didn't I?" She patted his shoulder whilst stating the obvious, which was something she couldn't help but like to do. Especially when she had warned people of what she knew would happen and it then became true. "I didn't expect you to snap like that, I suppose you have more of a fight in you than I thought," she admitted then and opened her bag, grabbing her usual chewing gum to freshen up her breath, she didn't like the smell of smoke either, but she kept smoking anyway. Luckily the smell didn't stick to her clothes because she smoked outside most of the times. That and her perfume did miracles. She moved back slightly so she wouldn't hit him with her perfume that she lightly sprayed on, just to be sure and then put it back in her bag, but held the chewing gum out to him whilst glancing over to Davor who now held the notebook in his hands and seemed at a loss for words. "I can tell she stacked up a lot," she mentioned then, since it was obvious with the look Son gave. But he started answering, which seemed to pain him deeply from the little twitch he had in his eye, which usually happened when he was annoyed.
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Aug 29, 2017 22:57:18 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 29, 2017 22:57:18 GMT
Skyler
He listened to her when she talked about how she got her addiction to Smoking and nodded slightly. "That's exactly why I refrain from having any of it, but I don't judge people that do smoke," He said and shrugged slightly as he looked at Davor and Ellie now they were going to get to the questions. "Oh has he? Well at least Ellie now has the time of her life by being able to have three people to annoy," he said with a soft chuckled and shook his head. "Yeah I know, I know. But I'm friendly and I can't just tell people not to talk to me because that'd be mean on a first day. And she'd not that bad if she just is normal, but when she gets excited.." He said and rubbed his forehead slightly before looking around the school ground, seeing people give glances here and there, but that wasn't of his interest right now. He looked back at Jay when she said something again and shrugged. "I'm just tired and having a headache, so I don't think I can deal with much more of her exciting shatter today. I hope it dies down a bit when she gets the answers that she wants and just stays calm for the rest of the day. He said with a soft chuckle again. When she held out chewing gum to him he gladly accepted it and thanked her for it. He looked back towards the two when she also did and chuckled slightly at seeing the two like that. "He shouldn't have said that she should write down all her questions, it back fired on him," he said softly and looked back at her. "You seem all too happy that you see him again though," he then stated, since it was quite obvious from what she had just told and how she had reacted in class earlier
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Aug 29, 2017 23:09:50 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 29, 2017 23:09:50 GMT
Jay
"Three? Oh no, not me. I have proven my point and she knows what will happen otherwise," she corrected him, feeling relieved in some way because she really wouldn't want to deal with it. She swore Ellie was a lovely person, but she really couldn't bear being with her for longer than two hours, let alone if she was this excited. It was tiring for her, people usually were draining because they demanded so much energy from you without even realizing, a problem she didn't quite have with Skyler, definitely not as often as with others. Perhaps that was because he respected her enough to leave her alone, she had far too much on her mind to be socializing anyway. "He's an attention seeker anyway, he may look annoyed but I'm sure some part within him is having the time of his life because someone is so interested in him. I don't get that interest, personally. I don't get why she gets so excited over new people and has so many questions for them, I don't understand the use of that information," she spoke, packing the gum away when he had taken a piece too and leaning slightly forward so she could keep seeing past him yet looked up to him with her eyes when he spoke to her again. "Ohh.. I am glad for sure, he disappeared last month without a trace and things had been hard like I had told you, he was the one I could always spit my guts to. Actually the only person I could do it to and for him to just be gone and now appear right in front of me, it did throw me off my game and messed with my emotions. But don't mistake my happiness for his arrival and return, I am also very angry at him and he knows. Hence why he's doing this now too, he's doing damage control, before Ellie ticks off and I am the one to snap," she explained, looking back at the two for a moment. "I guess you can say he was the only one who ever stayed around, even when he moved away. It happened before, him disappearing and then just popping up like nothing happened. But never for that long, I guess he was preparing for this all. But now that he's here and he is in debt with me, it means I can sit back and relax. And I really am gonna enjoy that," she spoke and looked back at Skyler. "Because I know you think I'm far too skinny and trust me, it disgusts me too, but that's another thing stress does to me. I'm working on it, so please get that worried from your face each time you notice something else that has gotten skinnier," she poked his forehead and shook her head, looking away again and focusing her gaze on her wrists. With her rolled up sleeves, her arms of course were exposed, and felt disgusted by it, her tattoos seemed so much bigger in size because her wrist had shrunken down, whilst that couldn't even change.
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Aug 29, 2017 23:27:48 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 29, 2017 23:27:48 GMT
Skyler
"Well two and a half then since you still talk to her and she still is very happy with that," he said and shrugged. He did understand why she had told him that she wouldn't shut up the first time he came to this school, it was because she really didn't shut up and would just keep going if you didn't stop her in time. Luckily for him he could bear quite a lot of these things since he was able to put up with his parents complaining about everything and he had had enough people to come and talk to him rather than letting him speak, but this really was a new level that he wasn't used to and didn't want to get used to if he was honest. When she spoke up about Davor again he smirked slightly because he couldn't imagine that he was an attention seeker, and in another way he did. "People's interest vary, I don't know the use of the questions she's asking either, probably to sketch a better image of him so she could understand better who he was and stuff like that. I don't really know what's going on in Ellie's head, seems to complicated to me," he said softly and went with a hand through his hair to ruffle it up a bit to not make it feel so flat. He hadn't taken care as much of his hair as he usually did so it was a bit of a mess right now, but it didn't show too much. He listened to her when she explained more about Davor and herself what had been going on with them two, nodding a few times at her words and looking at the two in front of them, seeing Ellie that happy just because of some answers really was the best thing he'd seen today. He looked up when she spoke to him about him having a worried look for her sometimes, biting the inside of his cheek lightly due it. "I'll try my best, but I can't promise anything. I don't have everything under control, though I would like that," he said with a small smile to her and looked back around the school ground. People were already paying less attention to what was going on here, so that seemed to be a good thing. The less eyes that were on the four of them the happier he was..
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Aug 29, 2017 23:43:41 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 29, 2017 23:43:41 GMT
Jay
"Perhaps it helps her indeed, compared to her, we know very little about her, she is getting to know a lot about Davor now though," she answered, though she did know quite a few things about Ellie, even her medical records. She had been suspisicious about her interest before and therefore had done a thorough background check, but nothing odd had come up. So she assumed it was just what she was like. Maybe she was afraid of forgetting, maybe it made her feel less lonely. She pulled a leg up the bench and looked back at Skyler, resting her hand against her cheek and sighing out softly. "Aigoo.." She hummed softly and shook her head a bit. "I'm supposed to be the one worried about you, you're younger than me," she joked, hinting towards her Korean descent and also his dream of living there and being an idol. It was one of the things that would be different for him, the care people gave to people younger than them. Whether they were a boy or a girl, they would get pampered and babied but also teased and picked on by the very same persons. "Having everything under control isn't much fun either, that makes you get stuck in a routine, a continuous cycle and that gets boring. Though the control can break you out of it, it won't change the inevitable cycle. It's good to have freedom and be able to be spontaneous, otherwise your life would be extremely monotome and there wouldn't be an actual purpose to life. Whether that is searching for purpose or finding it," she explained, glancing over to Son who was on his fourth cigarette, trying to keep his annoyance away like that and just go through the questions as quickly as possible. She glanced back to Skyler and tilted her head a bit, fixing a piece of hair that had jumped into a different direction than the rest of his hair on that part. "I think I can safely say that you wouldn't really want full control. The power that holds is both great and destructive for whom that holds the power."
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Sept 6, 2017 16:41:50 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Sept 6, 2017 16:41:50 GMT
Skyler
He looked at the two in front of them again, seeing Davor get interrogated as if he had committed a crime and Ellie was set on letting him spill everything, it was funny to see. He could record it and bring it in to some drama producers, maybe they could use the shots. He shook his head slightly and looked back at Jay when she spoke up and nodded. "She is, even I didn't get that many questions from her, I feel very grateful for that now," he said with a soft chuckle and licked his lips for a short moment to get them moisturized when they felt a bit dry. He sure had a lot to get used to once he would move over to Korea, leaving America behind and everything he had learned about the culture here, non-existent in Korea. But he had learned a few things already, and he was sure he wouldn't be left on his own completely by the company when he moved, and otherwise he still had Jay for as far as she could help him. When she spoke up he frowned slightly until he understood what she meant and chuckled slightly. "Ahh, right. Mianhae noona. I sure will have to learn a lot once I go there," he said with a soft chuckle as it was a good opportunity to get his Korean better. He listened to the rest that she was saying, nodding a few times to let her know he was listening and agreed with what she was saying. "No, I don't think I want full control either. I like surprising and being surprised, and just let my life has it's go. Unless I'm with my parents and at home since that is a routine I'm stuck in for the past years. I still have to tell them.." He said a bit softer at the end since he couldn't just leave if he got accepted, he couldn't just pack his bags and tell he was leaving one day because he got accepted. But maybe it was the only way, his parents wouldn't let him go willingly..
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Sept 6, 2017 16:57:00 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Sept 6, 2017 16:57:00 GMT
Jay
She sat back against the pole and lit up a new cigarette, hoping that it would last long enough to the end of the break or short enough for her to be able to light another one. "I'll admit that it feels really weird to be called noona by you," she admitted with a chuckle and nodded slightly again, taking a long drag from her cigarette. "Hm.. Perhaps it's an idea to not tackle that conversation alone. I do think you should talk openly about it and definitely show that you aren't taking no for an answer. But if someone else is there, maybe they will be more understanding because there is a neutral side there. Your parents are biased but so are you, so that's why it clashes. I could come along, if it were to happen and it'd be okay with you, just to show that I have plenty of contacts in Korea that can back you up and proof that you will be just fine because I know how you can get settled. I've lived in Seoul myself and I still am updated with how it all goes there, so I think I can give some good arguments that you can use," she explained, shrugging slightly and once again glancing over to Davor. "But you do have to tell them, whether you do it with someone there or not. They need to know, they got the right to. Also, about Ellie and the whole girlfriend thing, how do you parents think on you 'dating' a foreigner because Ellie is pretty much as white as it gets and I feel like they will want to meet her."
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Sept 6, 2017 18:08:47 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Sept 6, 2017 18:08:47 GMT
Skyler
He chuckled at her comment and nodded. "It feels weird to have to say it, so you're not the only one feeling weird about it," he said and shrugged. When she was talking about how he should bring it towards his parents he nodded a few times and bit the inside of his cheek softly, thinking about it himself for a bit since he didn't really know how to bring it himself. "If you want to do that I'd be really grateful. I don't think I'll even get a chance to talk if I try to say anything about it. Only if you have the time to pass by though, it isn't all that urgent right now since it will probably take a while for me to know if I got in or not anyway. And it feels quite useless if I'm going to tell them now and it turns out I'm not accepted anywhere, giving them what they want. Then again I can always audition again, so it doesn't really matter.." He sighed and looked around the school ground for a moment before looking back at her. "They don't know Ellie is a white girl, since I told there was a Korean girl in my class they probably automatically thought that would be Ellie. I can't understand my parents sometimes," he said with a sigh and rubbed his temples lightly.
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Sept 6, 2017 18:33:43 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Sept 6, 2017 18:33:43 GMT
Jay
She nodded slightly, listening to him but meanwhile keeping her eye on Davor, just to make sure things wouldn't get out of hand. She rather prevented things from immediately going wrong on his first day, though she still couldn't quite comprehend he was here. It was messing with her mind and her sense of reality, which already had been so off lately. "Hmm.. One way or another, you want to persue a career in Korea, right? If you don't get accepted here you might get accepted during auditions there. Either way, I'd just be quick about it since you seem to be passionate about it and if you say it in time, they'll have time to adapt as well," she shrugged a bit and threw her cigarette away when it was at its end, blowing out the smoke through her nose and then doing her little routine of getting a mint to freshen her breath. "Just to clarify things a bit.. What the hell were you planning on saying when I drop by, being Korean, being Asian whilst your parents assume your girlfriend is exactly what I am?" She questioned him, raising her eyebrow and crossing her arms. It would be quite something if she had to pretend to be his girlfriend. It wasn't something she couldn't do, her acting was great, but if she was willing to go that far, that was something else. "Especially since both Ellie and I are older, I don't know if your parents have problems with you 'dating' a noona but I think we need to plan this out a bit before I end up at your home as your goddamn fiancee or something." She then spoke further, letting out a chuckle and making Davor look up from his intense interrogation. "No one is getting married over there, right?" He spoke to them, since there was some distance between them. "As if you'd be invited!" Jay spoke back, causing a fake hurt reaction from Davor before he turned back to Ellie.
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Sept 6, 2017 20:17:03 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Sept 6, 2017 20:17:03 GMT
Skyler
He listened to her again and nodded to those words. "That's also a possibility, but that's a worst case scenario for now." He said as he didn't want to think about not being accepted here and going to Korea for other auditions, if those wouldn't pay off, well then he went to Korea without getting things done that he had liked to do. When she spoke up about the obvious thing he had missed he raised his eyebrows and shrugged slightly. "Well I'd explain them that it isn't like that since I already have said that Ellie isn't my girlfriend and I don't have one. I don't know what my parents would say about me dating someone older though, they never spoke up about that so I don't think they really care to that extent. Yeah, it's probably a good idea to plan it out before we get to that." He said as he could already imagine his parents just assuming that Jay was his girlfriend by the name of Ellie who wasn't his girlfriend at all. Who cares what the son says, he lies anyway. He sighed at that thought and shook his head slightly, looking up when he heard Davor speak up towards them, raising an eyebrow slightly until Jay already made a remark on what he had said, chuckling slightly. "So what do you have in mind then?" He then asked, since there had to come a plan from somewhere..
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Sept 6, 2017 20:35:39 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Sept 6, 2017 20:35:39 GMT
Jay
She nodded slightly to what he had to say and tilted her head slightly when she started thinking about their best options. She put her thumb to her lip whilst doing so and looked down towards Sky's leg, as a bit of a focus point to think it all through. "Hmm.. I mean, if you've already said that she isn't actually your girlfriend, it's a good opportunity to come clean. I'd imagine them asking who I am, if I am your girlfriend or not because that's typically what happens when someone new from the other gender comes around.. We'll immediately clear out that I'm just a friend and I'm here to help talk about something important, which gives you the opportunity to sit your parents down and get to talking. I'll just act as a mediator, you have to do most of the talking because well, your life and your parents, really. But if they act up, I'll jump in. That'll be fine. I don't know what language you guys speak at home but I'm fine with either as you know. It won't be a problem," she shrugged and looked back up to him again, fixing her hair. "I believe I am mature enough to be able to get my point across and if they decide to disrespect so, I'll honestly shut it down really quick. The more of a challenge it is, the more determined I'll be."
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Nov 28, 2017 23:49:32 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Nov 28, 2017 23:49:32 GMT
Jay
Four months had passed, the conversation she was supposed to have with his parents never happened. And it wasn't even because she was too busy, it just never came up again after their conversation about it. Davor had left again, home was calling for him. He and Jay had had a huge fight, words actually couldn't describe how it had hurt Jay both physically and mentally. But Davor had been hurt severly too. They had been at each other's throats with words and actions and Jay couldn't stop reliving it every day. The anger in his eyes, the blood running down his nose. You don't understand, I came to get you out of this all. You have to start living normally. You cannot keep living like this. You're not a criminal mastermind at heart, your intentions are different and you are starting to have a change of heart. You're becoming older, more mature. Your childhood already was short-lived, so I came here to give you back the youth that I can give back, that would have been taken away other wise. It pissed them off. First she deemed herself crazy, only to find out the lad in her mind was actually made of flesh. No, no, that wasn't right. Her mind became cloudy again, the vibrant memory rubbing off and disappearing, breaking apart in parts that she couldn't catch anymore and being replaced. He.. A demon. No, a long time friend. He had changed her memories to the stories he had told to her friends, so it matched up and she could move on without him. But her mind was a lot stronger than he had settled on, so it was breaking apart whatever curse he put on her and giving her her memories back, only to be taken away again. He had left, not leaving a single trace behind him, erasing himself from her life completely. Healing her wounds and setting her up for a hopefully better life. He had come to senses, after 20 years of living with her. However, she still dwelled in the business of the underground a bit. It wasn't that easy to get out of, even with what he had done. She was far less busy with it, but that also caused her life to get off the rails because it wasn't the routine she was used to anymore. And with that, she also still had some men hunting for her each day because they were all too saddened that she was stopping her works. Once again she became less nurished, but this time she made sure to keep a strong outer expression. She still came to college every day, she always had make-up on and her outfit on point and she never missed any homework. You'd say that meant her life was pretty much the same, but it wasn't. Running for your life whilst wanting to end it because it'd make the madness stop wasn't easy. Sure, she had less research to do every day, but that also made her unaware of things. She couldn't do them anymore from being physically drained. It was a pain, but the last week things had settled again. Her mind and heart were a mess, she had developed feelings she couldn't place and she had thoughts that disappeared as soon as they came or topics that were impossible to keep up with for her train of thought. A mess on the inside, fine on the outside. And then today, oh, today. Her birthday. The first one without Davor actually being there in mind or body. Her twentieth, she was almost a legal adult. They had college today, but classes weren't that bad. She had come to college around the time she usually did, no rush and nothing that had kept her up. Her hair had lost the brown highlights because she hadn't dyed her hair in ages though they remained their loose curls, but her face remained the same. Light grey contacts today, with dark red grungy eyes that flattered her soft double eyelid and eyeshape. Lips a soft, glossy gradient and her skin looking flawless, dewy and healthy. She had ripped jeans on, fishnet tights, turtle neck sweater and her furred leather jacket, all black, finished with her black ankle boots that had a few straps with silver buckles making them more interesting on her feet. A normal outfit, for her, for a normal school day. She had entered class already and was waiting on the other two, who usually were later than her the last few days. Ellie had been quite weird too, always busy with something instead of blabbering, or whispering with Skyler whilst keeping Jay out of it. She still didn't speak much, but she was more involved nowadays.
Evren ~ Taylor ~ Declan
Ages had passed, it seemed. Because a lot had happened over the course of a couple of months, Taylor had broken her nose and injured her shoulder so she was out of the ring for a while and in recovery. Causing her to not always be a happy person to be around. Declan's shoulder had somehow healed throughout all the chaos he put it through and was on his way to have his title match with HHH at WrestleMania after defeating Kane and he also managed to get things back on track with Ivy and even better than before their fallout. And Evren.. Well they were just going with the flow of everything for a while, until they had had a fight with Ash so big that they told him to get back to his own place. They couldn't handle it anymore after he had fallen out so ugly against them that they had broken down in front of him because of anger and hurt. The reason of the fight had become blurred over their memory, probably pushing away the memory since it brought up such strong negative feelings. Something had happened that had shifted the gears in their relationship. They were making such good progress but it somehow had been switched to at least Evren being back at square one. They were cold, blank, emotionless against the world, drinking every day again whilst they didn't show their face often in public. Only for the few days of college. Their graduations were nearing, exams were fully happening and they could feel their grades slipping whilst they tried to remember simple things on their tests. They knew the subjects well enough normally, but right now their psychology studies was taking the toll on them. The test in front of them seemed so complicated whilst they normally knew the answer so well. But their mind wasn't with it, instead they were thinking about their fight with Ash. College had stressed Evren out too much, this degree was important to them and it caught them a bit off guard. But next to that, Luca's parents had been poking their heads out again too and that brought memories up they didn't want to have, especially after a heavy talk with them. Which was ironic, since they had fought them practically to death only a few months before. But they had wanted answers to questions Luca had brought up when they first had met up, first had found out about each other. You weren't planned and when you were born, we discovered that you had an illness that just made everything so clear. You had given your mother so much trouble throughout the pregnancy and then continued to give us issues after you were born. You deserved what you got. The words had hit them strongly, that too still raging on and on. But they hadn't told anyone about the talk, not even Ash. This was for them to process, but obviously they couldn't. Not with the fight they had on top of it with Ash. I think it's best if you go back to your place for a while. It had stung so much to speak those words to him, it broke their heart more than their parents ever could. Especially with the look of anger and hurt written on his face too. But they needed to gather themselves together. They couldn't take care of him they way they felt and they were only going to upset him more. Yet this too was a downwards spiral. Not eating well and drinking a lot showed up on the outside, their mind being messed up did too. Their eyebags a deep purple, the usual light make-up not to be seen. Their hair styled into a small knot with their shaved parts growing out. Their clothes were similar to normal, jeans, a hoodie and their leather jacket, which wasn't an unusual outfit. But their legs were skinnier again, the weight they had gained, that they worked so hard on since it was a hard thing to do for them, was lost again so they were under the standard once more. It showed in being cold a lot more often, mostly. They sighed out quietly, trying to gather their thoughts once more. Reading the question again, but it didn't work. It was a blessing they didn't take every class with Ash anymore due to finding their primary study in Psychology. It was easier to avoid him that way, because they knew he felt guilty, they did too, but they needed time and that.. That was hard when they wanted to go back to him so badly. The bell rang, making them jerk out of their thoughts and look at the paper in panic. Unfinished, not even the first page full. That wasn't gonna look good and they didn't want to use their powers to ace a test, since it tested their own knowledge and abilities too, so this surely was a heavy disappointment that pulled them down as well. But they didn't crack under the emotions, they remained blank, gave back their exam and left the hall, done for today and ready to go home. Meanwhile Taylor was training at the Performance Center, getting ready to get back into the ring again since her shoulder was pretty much fine too now and her nose definitely was okay again. It had been a pain to walk around with something so obvious, but it had been an accident from not landing properly during the match when they were slammed down with a slightly wrong technique by their opponent. Declan had been able to spend a few days at home, so he had been busy with looking for time slots in his schedule so he could eventually start with the baby room, being still very much excited that he was becoming a father. Ivy had started to show a little now, still remaining pretty flat in his opinion, but every woman carried differently he had been told. He had changed in his ways too, being easier with obeying to what Ivy said, instead of going headstrong against it. He listened better to her and was calmer, more open to seeing what he did wrong and admitting it. It sometimes had its little bumps, but he worked on it with passion and it was paying off. Taylor's training did too, she warmed up with doing some rolls and basic fall breakers on the mat, but after that it was time to spar a bit and get the feel of things again and it felt good to be in a ring again, be able to soon practice with Luca again and just overall be wrestling again. Her relationship with Luca had been going steady too, in her opinion. A few late night talks, sometimes with a few illegal drinks, had really taught her that Luca and her needed to communicate better and so she did. She made sure her girlfriend could talk to her any time, talking more openly about her own problems too. She had noticed Luca was concerned about her sister, and she honestly was too, but after Evren retreated, they couldn't do much and so Taylor tried to be there for her girlfriend more by making extra time out of her schedule to be there with her. They were graduating next week from high school as well and she was planning a surprise to hopefully get her mind off of things that bugged her. It was gonna be fun, so she hoped at least, and she hoped it would even more show that Taylor actually cared deeply for her and loved her. Being clingy still was a bit tricky at times, but she made sure to stay close emotionally, since that was more important than the physical touches. All the hugs and kisses, those weren't always her thing. Some days she liked a bit of space but that didn't mean Luca did something wrong, it was just Taylor's mood at that moment and that had been something she really had tried to explain. But remaining emotionally close helped, she had noticed. It gave trust, and she wanted Luca to trust her with all her heart, because Taylor would make sure she did everything she could and beyond to make sure her girlfriend was okay before throwing in the towel.
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Dec 2, 2017 3:56:58 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Dec 2, 2017 3:56:58 GMT
Skyler
The months that had passed had been pretty hectic at his side as well. About a month after their little talk about going to talk to his parents he had gotten an approval. He had gotten through his auditions. It had been a big shock to him as he hadn’t expected to be accepted. They had given him a choice though, if he wanted to transfer immediately to go to Korea now or after he did his year here. He had chosen to finish his years in America and then he would go to Korea and be schooled there and he would start his life as a full trainee. He did get check ups during his stay in America, to keep an eye out if he really worked on improving in his skills or if he was just being lazy and doing nothing. It had him pepped up, getting rid of all the insecurities he had before if he wouldn’t have been accepted. He had noticed the changes around him during his happiness though. Davor had disappeared as quickly as he had came, Ellie had become awfully quiet and he couldn’t read much from Jay anymore, she had put up a perfect façade it seems, since he knew she wasn’t fine. He didn’t ask her though, since she didn’t seem to have the mood swings she had before, he guessed it was a good thing. Little did he know there had been living two people inside that body and that caused to personality changes. Today was a day like any other, except for his parents finding out about the audition he had done, reading his acceptance paper when he wasn’t home yet. ‘Cause why would you need privacy when you’re living with your parents, right? If he had gotten in through mail, it would’ve be checked too, so it really didn’t matter if he would’ve chosen for that. It really was a hell to keep living with his parents if it would continue like this, but he had gotten so used to it that it didn’t feel all that bad as others would have found it. But of course it didn’t fit well in his parents’ idea of him growing up and getting a real job, they didn’t see how being an idol will help him any further in life and why he had ever come up with such an absurd idea. He couldn’t answer that. He didn’t know when the interest lit up in him, and when he started to work for it, trying to improve the best he could so he could audition for a company and debut in Korea as an idol. And of course his parents had to disapprove it in every possible way, giving every punishment they can give to him. He was only allowed to go outside if he had to go to school or come back from school, if he wasn’t on time, his parents would lock the door so he wouldn’t be able to come into the house anymore. They threatened to get rid of the dog and sell it, but that hasn’t happened yet and the animal was still living with them, so he was very pleased with that. He couldn’t meet up with friends or his ‘girlfriend’ as they still wouldn’t believe Ellie was just a friend. He had to do more chores in the house. Yeah, he was living a perfect life right now.. He did talk with his parents about it, or at least tried to talk about it if they were planning on listening, trying to get them to atleast think about it and not just wipe it all off the table in one go. He hadn’t slept much that night, he kept trying to talk to his parents about, but it was yet another failure of that evening so he took it to bed and started to bicker about it until he fell asleep. And he regretted it now that he looked into the mirror and saw how tired and worn out he looked. But well, nothing that a little make-up couldn’t fix. He covered up every little sign of tiredness, making sure he kept his expressions up too so there wouldn’t be cracks in his appearance. The last thing he wanted was people figuring out that he had a weak moment again and take advantage of that. He came to school on the hour he usually came, not too early, not too early since he felt awkward being the first inside the classroom. As usual he saw Jay already sitting on her place, looking normal once again, she kept her appearance up good, it was scary. “Good morning!” he sounded happily when he went to sit on his usual spot in front of her. There was no sign of Ellie yet, which wasn’t abnormal, she usually came around the same time as him, sometimes a bit later, so he didn’t think too much about it yet. “How has your day been?” He then asked, since he was genuinely interested, and he didn’t want to keep it all silent so he could get his head somewhere else than his thoughts.
Ash ~ Luca ~ Ivy
I really did feel like a lot of time had passed with all the events that had happened in the past few months. Luca had been worried sick about Taylor and her injuries. Ivy had stood by Declan at all times from now on, proving their relationship to be strong and going again. And then Ash.. He struggled with himself again, with his own image and what he had made of himself with Evren’s help, it all broke down after the fight. He didn’t know anymore what happened that day, they were having a great time and then something happened and.. He lashed out for some reason.. And now it seemed like nothing ever happened between them and everything had gone back exactly how it was. When they had asked him to return to his own place, he had been shocked and hurt. It wasn’t the first time they had had a fight, so he didn’t see much difference in this time and any other time, so being send back at that point really had hurt him, especially since he had changed a lot since he had met them. All the effort he and Evren had put into his behavior had been futile though. He had gone back to being cold hearted, easily angry and very aggressive. He hadn’t said anything to them when they had send him out, he had just taken all his things and had moved out, going back to his apartment as they had wished so they could be all alone again if that was what they preferred. The first week went okay, but then everything he had fought against happened all over. He hadn’t went to college in at least two months, he didn’t feel like it and he had spend a lot of time down there again to vend his anger In a more normal way than killing people, though the idea of doing that again really seemed to be a great thing right now, and it scared him. He was scared of his thoughts, trying to lock it away but everytime something about Evren popped up, or he got asked about them, he lost it. He would shout, scream, break pretty much everything, he hurt people that came too close, too much into his bubble. He didn’t see a clear line between good and evil anymore, just like before. He always had anger issues, the first time he had met Evren had been like that, when they had gotten into a fight with those three guys that thought they could be tough. His state of mind was at least five times worse than what it was back then. So maybe it was a good idea not to go to college in the first few months after his return to his apartment, ‘cause all hell would’ve broken loose. When he finally felt able to return to college, all his self confidence broke down when he saw just a glimpse of Evren, they looked worn out too, seemed like everything he had tried to do for them also broke down into nothingness after the fight and him moving out, and he felt guilty. He felt bad for what he had done, for who he was, for the anger and annoyance that always occurred within him which he just couldn’t control even if he tried. But because of the person he was, and his broken personality, the guilt was replaced with anger every time he saw them again. They had known he was like that, they had known he struggled with his anger and his behavior towards everything and everyone if things didn’t go as planned. They knew what they were getting themselves into when they started something together, that it would be tough, but they were going to do that together. Everything they had had felt like it was nothing anymore, like it never had happened. His mind was in a conflict every time he saw them. He wanted to run right up to them and try to get it talked out, to get things on the right track again, and another part of his mind just told him to ignore them, that they had brought all this shit upon him once again when he thought he had found a place were he could be save from himself. But not everything goes as planned now does it? It was a blessing not to have many classes with them anymore, making it easier to put his mind to college and get through what was left of the year, yet today seemed to be harder to focus for some reason. He had specially slept worse than any other night, but he was feeling restless as all hell and the teacher and his classmates nagging didn’t help at all, making him boil up inside and it didn’t take much to break, and when someone nagged at him just a tad too much, he snapped. “Instead of nagging all the time shouldn’t you be looking out for your own shit instead of putting in all on me? It’s not that your grades are so good you can afford talking all day long without doing shit ‘cause we both know that you won’t pass if you keep on doing what you’re doing right now. So I’ll give you two options right now. You’re gonna shut up and all is going to be just fine, or I’ll make you shut up and you won’t have to worry about a fucking grade every again, is that understood?!” He was pissed off, and the guy that had annoyed him looked dumbfounded at his outburst, afraid even and that was what he had wanted to keep away from. His voice had gotten a decent volume, so he was sure it had been heard by pretty much everyone that was nearby the lecture hall. His teacher had looked up to him and said to keep the volume down. Yeah, it was a great idea to say that to someone who had an outburst because of someone nagging, let’s nag some more. “Why don’t you keep your volume down? It’s not like we’re even learning something useful from your fucking classes, we’re here not because we chose this class but because we need to take this in order to do the class we really want to do, so make it easier on yourself and just fuck off,” he spoke, and just like that the hall was completely silent until the bell rang and everyone quickly got their things. Good, saved from this hell hole called college. He was so sick of everything, and you’d think they’d know when to stop or just to not start anything to begin with when he was having one of these days, but all people in this college seemed to be having a peanut instead of a fucking brain. He walked out of the hall, rushing past people so he wouldn’t be pulling too much attention since he knew people had heard him lash out at the guy and the teacher, and he knew he would be getting something for rude behavior, but he couldn’t care less at this point. He just wanted to get home as soon as possible to get his anger out of the way. But of course luck wasn’t on his side when he wasn’t as sharp at looking where he was going due his anger that he nearly bumped into Evren while they came out of their hall also seemingly going home. Now that he he stood close for once he could at least make out that she was doing just as bad as he was, maybe even worse, he didn’t know how bad they were doing right now, but if he had to go by appearance, pretty fucking bad. His eyes lingered to long at them for his liking so he cleared his head and just walked by, he couldn’t take any sort of interaction right now anyway, and it wasn’t like he was going to start one after all that had happened. The only goal he had in mind right now, was going home and taking his frustration out at anything that he could find at his place. Meanwhile Ivy was glad that the relationship between her and Declan had bloomed again until an almost steady and fun relationship. Of course they had their little ups and downs as usual, but they felt stronger now in this and were both helping to make it work and keep it that way. She didn’t ask too much of him, didn’t want to be a pain in the ass, and he obeyed more to what she asked, and just like that she felt already a lot more comfortable in this relationship. He got his concerns though, now with her being pregnant all of a sudden and wanting to protect their first child, wanting to build up a steady life, but she believed it would work out fine. One thing that he had asked, that she didn’t want to do, was quit her motorcycles. She had made that clear from the start that she wouldn’t stop until it would be very much harmful for the baby, but the doctor hadn’t said anything about that yet and the echo’s showed that everything was still alright even after a few of her races. She was lessening it though, since she noticed her stamina was going down and the baby bump was just big enough for her not to fit into her track suit, or at least not comfortably, so she was stopping soon for a short while until the baby was born and then she could build up again. She was afraid, yet so excited because of her first pregnancy, and of course Declan’s mother helped her a lot with it, giving her those magic tricks to ease pains and all that, she was very grateful to have such loving family members that got her through everything. Right now she was still in bed, refusing to leave it since it was warm and cozy underneath the blankets while outside it was only getting colder as the winter washed over the land, sending everything into a little winter wonderland now and then, if only it hadn’t been so cold.. She was glad that Declan’s shoulder had healed well, that he could prepare for his big match with Triple H and he could hopefully claim the title, and she could only support him like she always did. Same goes for Luca who supported Taylor in her healing process with her shoulder and her nose. She surely had been worried sick once she saw how she landed because of her opponent made a fault there, and she was so pissed afterwards. Luckily she was fine now and could compete again soon, and train with her again. Because while Taylor was revalidating from her shoulder she would keep going and still get her matches every now and then, keeping it up as a great rookie. She was glad with a title like that, of course she was a demon so yeah.. she refrained from using her demon abilities and strength as much as possible, but sometimes she just couldn’t keep it back and it would get through. For now she was preparing for a new match with another rookie she had to go against, all fun and games if it wasn’t for her mind being clouded with thoughts about her sister and her well being. She hadn’t heard from Evren for a while and she was worried about them. She knew about the fight they had had with Ash, but since then she hadn’t heard a word from neither of them and it made her just want to go to Evren’s place, but she didn’t have time for that. She and Taylor were in their last years of high school, and it was very important to get through this year so she had a lot of schoolwork to do while training and while taking care of Taylor, if she let her. They too had their little bumps, but well, with two women in a relationship that was normal as it would clash a bit more every now and then. But they were managing. Luca had learned to refrain from constantly seeking physical contact with Taylor, instead being already greatfull for emotional support a that helped a lot too. She also tried to do everything she could to make sure Taylor was feeling okay with everything, just like when she had hurt her shoulder, taking care of her and making sure she had everything she needed to have and did what she couldn’t. When she felt like she couldn’t focus anymore at all she just called it quits and went to change. Their graduation was already next week.. How time had passed so fast, she didn’t know, but she was very much pleased that she got to know Taylor and for what they had now. And for the family members she had gained due to Taylor. And then of course the sudden appearance of her sister she didn’t even know she had, life sure had miracles hidden everywhere. Since she wasn’t going to return training anytime soon she could as well go to her girlfriend and she was she has been up to, otherwise she’d just sit here and do nothing until she was ready anyway, so she packed her stuff quickly and moved over to where Taylor was. “You look like you haven’t wrestled in ages,” She said when she was sparring, smiling slightly at her girlfriend as she put her stuff down and went to sit nearby so she could look at how she was doing. Her shoulder seemed to be all healed up, and that was to be noticed as she used it normally without any form of discomfort for as far as she could see, all was going to be well if she was going back to the ring.
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Halo
Dec 2, 2017 21:56:28 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Dec 2, 2017 21:56:28 GMT
Jay
She had just been busy with her usual things when Skyler had come into the classroom, getting her stuff out of her bag and listening to music until he had sat down. She took her earphones out and looked up to him, nodding calmly when he happily chirped a goodmorning towards her. It was hard to read him, each and every time she tried to because when he wanted to he could keep up a really good pokerface too. But when he asked about her day, it was a bit easier to see the restraint in his face. He seemed interested and that she didn’t doubt, but he missed something about his usual actual good mood which she had figured out a while ago. “So far, so good. Got coffee,” was her answer, like clockwork she answered it every time he asked it at the start of their day and followed it up by holding up her big cup of coffee and taking a sip of it. She then put it back down, would shift in her seat to be able to rest her arms on her desk and looked at him. Always observant. “Looks like you are trying to hide some dark circles however, what’s the deal?” She then asked, noticing the layer of make-up framing his face and making him look a little more awake and energetic than he actually seemed to be. However that small conversation Jay was starting ended by Ellie entering the room loudly. She walked up to the two and began singing happy birthday, making Jay shrink in her seat and look at Skyler for a moment. Had she missed the time he told his birthday? No, she remembered the date. Ellie wouldn’t be singing for herself, so that only could mean that it was her birthday and she had completely forgotten about it. Which made her feel even smaller, especially with all the attention directed towards her. Ellie ended up at their desks with a big can of energy drink in one hand and a small bowl filled with tiramisu and a lit candle stuck into it, in her other hand. It made Jay blink a few times, looking at Ellie who now put what she had in her hands on her desk and smiled brightly. “You honestly didn’t think you could get out of this one right? I’m not gonna forget your birthday, dummie!” She spoke enthusiastically. But that was not all, out of her bag she got a crochet plushie in the form of a white voodoo doll, handing it over to a speechless Jay. She held the gift in her hands, looking at it and blinking a few times, thinking through what just happened and wondering how on Earth she should react. Not only had Ellie remembered her birthday, she also got her a gift, her favourite energy drink and her favourite dessert. “Blow out the candle!” It broke Jay out of her thoughts to hear Ellie chime those words and almost automatically obeyed by blowing out the candle stuck in the tiramisu. “Did you make a wish?” She asked, making Jay look up. “Uhh.. Yeah,” she said, not really having done anything but blow the candle out. “What did you wish for?” Ellie curiously asked, making Jay break out into a small smile. “Nothing special, but you aren’t allowed to know anyway. Or do you want to wish bad luck upon my wish?” Jay backfired, though it sounded friendly enough. It made the blonde smile whilst Jay stood up and awkwardly hugged her over the desk. “Thank you,” she then said, coming back to senses and sitting back down again, looking back at the plushie and then slowly looking back at Skyler. “So, uhh.. Your sleep schedule.”
Evren ~ Taylor ~ Declan
The day laid heavy on their shoulders, making them ache with a pounding headache rising up as well. First they failed their test massively and now that as well, the day wasn’t granted for them. That was for sure. The commotion that had been caused by Ash quickly spread around, at least for Evren’s ears since they still seemed so hyperfocused on every little thing he did. Wanting to make sure he was fine whilst they knew he wasn’t. Creating the illusion for themselves in hopes their guilt would subside. It never did anyway. Just trust me on this. Five minutes before they said it was best for him to move out. Trust me. How could they say that and five minutes later break his trust entirely? It stabbed them every time they thought about it, always right in the heart which made their breath hitch in their throat and just all that more difficult to stand. Yet they stood, they walked, they needed to get home and by standing there it wouldn’t exactly happen. A storm was coming, they felt that much. But they didn’t realize that the storm would be Ash, filled with anger. They could have seen it coming due the commotion, but they were just so out of it, why would they think twice? Why would they know better when they didn’t even know what answers they had filled in for the first three questions of their exam? A slight change in wind, someone stopping right in his tracks and their glance shifting just slightly from forward to to their side. He stood there for a moment and they seemed to slow down too. But that moment seemed to pass quick and he moved passed them again, causing them to go on their way as well. He seemed out of it too, not just due his anger, but overall. He seemed impossible to reach and in the small moment of hesitation they had had by slowing down it had crossed their mind to say something, but they were somehow glad they hadn’t. Not with how they both seemed to be. Perhaps it was for the better to just remain silent and let it be, call it quits for good and not have the option lay open for him to return. Why would he anyway? They kicked him out because they just didn’t want to share what was on their mind, consuming them entirely. And now they didn’t just have that to worry about, but him as well. It was too much for them, obvious to be seen, but if they hadn’t caused a fight, perhaps the weight on their shoulders would have been lighter too because it didn’t feel like they needed to take care of him. It wasn’t a task, it wasn’t something they had to think about usually. It just happened, organically. And yet now that too was gone, forced down deep into a black spot of their soul so it wouldn’t just happen without their consent. They needed time, they reminded themselves whilst getting their motorcycle of the lock and getting ready to drive away. They needed to get better, was what they said whilst driving off recklessly as always. If they weren’t okay, they’d only make it worse for Ash, they tried to convince themselves but feelings interfered with their thoughts and vice versa and it all just seemed too tempting to pull their motorcycle off track. They didn’t, they ended up at home and throwing the bike into their garage without any second thought of how it could damage the thing. Frustration had rushed over them whilst they walked into their house and threw off their jacket, it landing on the chair by the couches. Rubbing their temples whilst they walked to the kitchen island where a bottle of whiskey stood ready, an ice bucket and glass next to it. They scooped ice in and then poured whiskey into the glass as well, throwing it down their throat. A few glasses followed after. Was drinking really their solution to all this? Something had to change, this was no way to live. But what was there to change? This was how they usually had lived, how they kept themselves calm. Staying drunk meant staying calm. That risky instinct wouldn’t come to the service, that insane behavior. Not that this was any better. Three more glasses, then they just grabbed the bottle and walked to their dining table, stacked with books and a laptop. They started the laptop back up, opened one of the books and sat down. Find solutions through knowledge, they needed answers. To what their parents had said, but also on how to deal with heartbreak. Or ‘how to break to the one you love that you fucked up and can’t drag them into it’ without sounding dramatic. A sigh escaped their lips, frustration rushing over them again which led to them standing up and throwing away the bottle of whiskey with all the strength they had in them right now, leaving deep cracks on the window the bottle had smashed against. Curse words dripped off their lips like honey, so easily and sweetly dipped in anger. A rainbow on words, every curse word they knew was coming out of their mouth, louder and louder until their voice just sounded in a frustrated shout, followed by tears streaming silently down their face. They had to do something, but they didn’t know what and for the first time in centuries they truly felt lost. Declan had stood up from his spot at the kitchen island, finishing his third coffee for this long morning. He had prepped breakfast for Ivy, knowing well enough his girlfriend was being lazy by now by staying in bed. Which he could agree upon for sure, he wanted to lay with her, but he had a lot of things to do. First he had to go to training, he hoped to see Taylor train for a bit too, but then he had to go to the store, they needed furniture for their babyroom. And groceries, that was important too. He had a list made, his entire day planned out on it. Structure was so important, especially with the slight chaos going on around him. His parents had been really supportive with Ivy, which he was truly glad and grateful for. If it weren’t for them, things would have been a little more chaotic. His mother came around a lot, helping around the house or talking with Ivy, helping Declan with getting a room in his place ready. Ivy being pregnant, him becoming a father, it had set him to thinking. He was contemplating to find a new place, a real house, with a backyard big enough that their kid could play around when they got older. But his mother told him not to do so yet. Let the baby arrive first, your house is big enough for the first two years anyway. That way you can settle more too with Ivy before jumping into the deep and buying a house together. She had told him something along those lines and he had to agree. Ivy practically already lived with him for a long while, but it was still a massive step to buy a house together and have a baby on the way. Besides that, he didn’t even know if they’d buy a fixer-upper or a house they could just move into right away. Time would tell, his mother said. Don’t worry too much about the future, first make sure everything is set for your child. Which he was working on, he already had opened a new savings account, which was frozen for now. He shared that account with Ivy, having agreed on saving up money for their child for college, or anything really. He had the money ready at hand already, but he always wanted a backup. If his shoulder were to throw him out of his career, he’d at least have savings. He’d have backups. If something else would separate him from the WWE, he’d at least have money ready for whatever storm came at him. Financials wasn’t something he had to worry about. He lived cheaply, never being one to spend much money unless it was for someone special. Like Ivy, their child or his family. He checked his list once more before completely agreeing with it, putting it down on the island and grabbing the tray with breakfast for his dear spouse. He walked upstairs, softly walking over to Ivy’s side and putting the tray down, bending over his girlfriend after to kiss her softly on her hair. “Goodmorning, bedhugger,” he mumbled softly, smirking warmly. Taylor had been sparring for a bit now, wrestling was like muscle memory to her so it went well.. For someone who just came back from an injury. It was frustrating Taylor a bit to be so rusty, but it was only normal. Even with her experience she needed time to recover and that was something she just had to accept. So when Luca came around and made a comment, it caused Taylor to laugh in agreement before throwing her opponent down and putting her in a lock. After that she had a little break so she moved out of the ring and grabbed a water bottle, taking sips whilst walking to Luca and then kissing her on the lips for a moment. “Hey there, pumpkin,” she hummed softly against her lips and then stood up straight again to drink some more. “I’m rusty for sure. How was your practice? Think the match will pack out well? What’s the word about it? Any backstabbing, mic dropping performances or?”
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