Blue Royalty: New Blood

raviola · 8 July 2022 23:27

Sammy

Sammy didn’t really understand what was wrong with Elijah. He seemed to have a million things going through his head, it was contagious. Now Sammy could only wonder what she did wrong :(. Did she and Richard not include him enough? She just didn’t want to force him into anything too soon. Did he feel guilty for doing this? Like it was disloyal to one of them? Was last night just a spontaneous moment that didn’t mean anything? Which one was the real him, the one from sunrise or sundown? -Just like that, as she was thinking, he left. She didn’t hear much of what he was saying, so she could only assume he wasn’t going to add more to the dialogue. “Oh, okay.” She responded to whatever he spoke as the man left out the door.

What was she going to do now? It felt stupid to draw the mustache on Richard, so she supposed she would just go on her phone, rolling her eyes but then reading the message from Blue Royalty. So and so loves drugs, so and so and sally have beef, Something Daiane, Elijah.

What did they want now? Looking for an answer to her questions, the girl found that he apparently hates her and didn’t say anything about it? The entire time? Hey maybe you can have a shallow conversation at prom with me and decide you dislike me, but don’t have a whole thr33some with me when you don’t even like me wtf. the girl thought as she stood, walking out the door to see Elijah at the front desk of the hotel talking about something random with the clerk.

She wasn’t gonna let this slide. Believe it or not, the girl cared alot about who she slept with. AJ was a trusted friend of Hera’s, everyone knew what was going on. The Montoya was someone she had gotten to know fairly well, and Elijah she literally dated for months on end. Months she wasted trying to make it work. She hated how he treated her when the relationship was going downhill. When it was good it was great, but when it was bad it was awful. Maybe now he would see how patient she had been with him. “Elijah. Care to explain any of the BR post to me before you leave?? I think you’d be doing us both a favor.” The girl stared, literally just wearing his boxers and shirt, not giving a damn about it. To think she thought she could trust him like this, his scent lingering on her skin and his taste on her lips.

@Kbail @LunaticLeviTheSecond

unsungcheerio · 10 July 2022 00:07

Embry’s words were spoken right from Daiane’s mind—it was as if she had known exactly what she had wanted her to say. Dai’s mouth hovered slightly open, surprise flooding into her expression. From the way Embry had spoken on Valentine’s, to the radio silence that had since stretched between them, Daiane had been all but convinced Embry had been trying to scrub every trace of her from her life. So Dai had tried to do her best to forget and move on and reconcile with the fact that she had stupidly lost her second chance with her Bee. But, then, here Embry was… saying just the opposite, and speaking as if the month of separation had been just as painful for her as it had been for Daiane. She couldn’t believe it. Dai’s own words had been stolen from her lips, and she, for once, was speechless, even as Embry poured her heart out to her. “I’m sorry, I just—I don’t know what to say. I didn’t expect,” she gestured vaguely, “all this, here. I thought you… thought it was the last thing you wanted.” She ached, her heart reaching out for Embry’s embrace, and yet, something else inside her held her back, whispered wait. Because at what point do you take a step back and think, hey, maybe we just aren’t meant to work out? What if she was just destined to ruin their relationship again and they’d be back to these tearful confrontations and apologies and she would never be able to be who Embry deserved?

Then, Embry took hold of her hands and it was like her world had started over. Daiane’s restraints shattered, the wait fading into forgotten and she only remembered Embry and her, her and Embry. She was melting—if she had even been truly frozen to begin with—and she could feel herself giving in to the pull of her heart towards this dazzling beauty. It was as if the two of them stood on opposing sides of a chasm, Embry waiting for Daiane to cross to her side. Though the tears still rolled down her face, Dai readied herself to make the leap, breathing out with a note of finality: “Bee, I–”

Her phone beeped its telltale assigned Blue Royalty tone, joining the chorus of hundreds of others phones in the venue as they, too, buzzed, beeped and sung. She, like everyone else, spent several moments reading it, in which the spark of happiness she had begun to feel was stomped out with the aggression of a desperate foot. Dai remembered well the clinical trial debacle though she wished she didn’t; the mere memory was a suffocating weight on her heart, a reminder of another one of the more consequential mistakes she’d made. She had only ever wanted a dad. And, cause of her, she had lost the only one she had.

And as if that wasn’t enough, she then got to read for herself that Hera had lied to her about her relationship with Ari. That Hera had been cheating on Ari for the entire time they’d been together, which, for a reason she couldn’t quite pinpoint, deeply aggrieved her. Dai didn’t have much time to dwell on it though, as seconds later, Hera was in front of her (and Embry), seemingly trying to comfort her—though that only added fuel to Daiane’s already emotional state and growing annoyance. “Hera, you never told me that you were cheating on Ari,” she stared at them, disappointment and upset etched into a frown. “You told me it was a mutual breakup, that you two just didn’t get along, not 'cause you were cheating! I thought you—” Dai cut herself off, letting out a breath. “Whatever, cool,” she said, a smile crossing her face as she looked between both Hera and Embry. “I don’t wanna deal with all this right now.” She turned to walk away, but Hera grabbed onto her arm, pleading with her to let her explain. Dai could feel Embry tensing near her, and wanting to avoid a conflict, she quickly said, “Okay! Okay, I’ll… I’ll come.” She glanced at Embry, a sigh escaping her lips. “Can we… reusme this later? I’ll meet you at the afterparty?”

Daiane walked with Hera out of the prom, arms crossed tight across her chest. When they came to a stop, she wiped off the dried tears on her cheeks before letting her head rest in her hands. “Okay, well,” she exhaled, resignation weaving through her expression. “Please explain this to me Hera, 'cause I really don’t get it. I don’t, what, you—you really cheated on her? And then lied to me about it?”

@raviola

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Kbail · 10 July 2022 03:17

“Your dad failed you.”

Elijah turned his head. "Excuse me? He was looking right at a blonde woman who was behind the hotel desk.

“Yeah, I keep up with all blue royalty stuff. Your dad’s a piece of sht.”

“Hey. Don’t talk about him that way.” He walked closer to the desk, mostly out of shock and also to see what kind of person this was.

"Hey, it’s not my fault. I just call it like I see it." She said with a laugh.

Before Elijah could respond he heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw Sammy standing there. With his shirt and boxers on. “Sammy? What - what are you doing here?” He blurted out while looking at her up and down. It was really nightmare fuel when he realized what she just asked him and why she would be down here in the first place. "Look Sammy. Why are you trying to confront me when you see that I already have enough problems on my hands. It’s just a stupid website. He felt annoyed and didn’t care or notice how his words sounded. He was just wondering why she would even believe that when they just had a threesome - and he was concerned that she was embarrassing herself being half naked in the main part of the hotel. Not to add that he wanted to get home as soon as possible to see how the news about his dad was affecting his mom. Still, he waited to see what she was going to say next and if she would still believe everything.

@raviola
@LunaticLeviTheSecond Save your husband from being berated

Kbail · 10 July 2022 03:24

Destiny couldn’t help but roll her eyes, even if she shouldn’t. Besides, he was just concerned. “Does it look like I’m drunk? You’re probably just afraid to get your perm wet in the water.” She teased. That was the best way to deflect the attention away from her and it always seemed to work whenever Adonis became annoyed. She turned forward again and started walking ahead. “If you don’t want to come, that’s fine, but I’m going to the pool.” She honestly wondered where Maddie was since she was supposed to be his “date” but she guessed he abandoned her. That was one of the reasons she didn’t know if he was a good guy or not, but tonight was just a fun, relaxed time, so of course she wanted to hang out with him. As she walked she wondered why she was wasting her time with him when they always ended up arguing, but looking at the moon reflecting on the glistening water, she just wanted someone to enjoy it with her. “So, what’s your body count?” She asked while walking closer to the pool. She wanted that question to catch him off guard and to see the look on his face. That would tell her it was probably 1000 even if he lied about it.

@Kristi - Adonis

Kristi · 10 July 2022 04:58

Adonis grabbed Destiny’s arm while Maddie clutched tightly to his annoyingly. “No, I’m coming.” He told her. And at the same time, Maddie said “I’m coming too!” glaring at Destiny. Adonis turned to Maddie, he grabbed her waist and kissed her forehead. He leaned in to whisper, “Maddie, I know you’re hungry. Remember when you were young and you told me you had a big appetite? Why don’t you go and grab something to eat, I’m waiting for you.” He told her with a small smile, remembering that this was his sister friend elder sister and his sister would k word him if something happened to Maddie. Maddie bit her lips, rolled her eyes and left with hesitant. Hopefully, she got lost on her way here until he came and find her to take her come.

Adonis Something forgot his middle name Loverhack was officially and fully done with Maddie. He realized that leading her own was not a good idea, especially since he knew he was never going to return Maddie’s feelings for a lot of reasons. One Maddie was his type but not his type at the same time. It was weird, even the gods @kristi couldn’t understand it and Adonis did but not fully. There was just something about Maddie that bored the Loverhack boy. Besides, he didn’t want to break up with Maddie and for his sister and Maddie’s sister to not be friends again.

Destiny and had entered the pool. Destiny stripped to her pink undergarments and Adonis to his shorts and no shirt. Adonis had let out a breathe seeing the moon reflecting the glistening water it was so beautiful, things like this Adonis loved. He loved stargazing, watching the sunset and rise, laying down with his family and watching the clouds change to different shapes.

When Adonis was younger. Him and his elder siblings (Ambrose and Alix) divided up between themselves. Ambrose had claimed the sea, the animals in it and the hurricanes (don’t ask). Alix had taken the land; the trees, the flowers and the animals (Alix has always been an animal lover so her getting the land made her happy) and Adonis got the best, well according to him. Adonis got the sky, the birds, the clouds, the stars, the moon and the sun. He got the rain and all the seasons. Adonis had always loved the sky and staring at it, knowing he ‘owned’ it was just beautiful. Adonis practically had everything, his older siblings got some part and his younger siblings got literally nothing. Adonis got the best part of earth tho- he got the sky.

Adonis was staring at the sky in awe, when he saw Destiny began to walk closer to the pool and he followed. "So, what’s your body count?” She asked and for some reason Adonis wasn’t taken aback instead it was funny to him. “Whose asking?” He replied raising a brow. “I don’t have an std is that what’s your asking, i’m not a Montoya after all.” He said with a small teasing chuckle. He walked closer to the poll and jumped in it making a splash. He gave Destiny a nod that meant, ‘come on, come over. You’re the one who said you wanted to go to the pool.’

@Kbail sorry if its bad

raviola · 10 July 2022 06:57

Persie the arislayer

“Its not retired when it’s true, b!tch.” The girl pulled a glass off the gay little servers tray and spilled it on Ari’s dress. “Who looks like a knockoff now? That’s what I thought.” The girl waited to respond. “Uon know what my life is like, ‘pig.’ You entitled brats needa check yourselves, for real. I maneuvered my way into this school to find my sibling, and now I have to deal with people like you. People like Leon. Why you all so stupid? Losin money and then sellin your kids to get it back?” Everything about this environment bewildered her to the very core. It was like every little thing mattered, she didn’t get it. Why care? Why even notice? What did it feel like to matter?

Persephone pulled herself up close to Ari, whispering in her ear. “I have nothing to lose, so you can do what you’d like with me.”

@Kristi this is horrible but I am tired and have lots to respond tooooo
Might edit later

raviola · 10 July 2022 07:28

Sammy

“What other stuff? I skim all the posts. And maybe it would just be a stupid website if you actually seemed like you gave a damn, but look at you! All you do is prove my ‘paranoia’ right.” She went off on him, trying not to shout. She didn’t want to wake anyone up, or be too mean. Sammy was always the perfect, Mary Sue girl. She was bubbly, wise, optimistic but also logical, kind, the list just went on and on! The only mistake she ever made was loving him.

Why did she do it? Did she think she could fix him? Perhaps her heart made her decisions in spite of her mind. She kept giving him second chances, hoping things would be like they were. Of course she had doubts, but what kept her going was hope. Maybe he just didn’t know what to say, a family thing came up, MAYBE he just had a bad day. But the truth was, Sammy just wanted to believe him. And she was tired of it. Confronting problems that weren’t even her own? Elijah can man up and face himself now that she’s gone.

“You know what? Don’t bother explaining yourself to me again, just leave.” And with that, the girl walked back to their room at the end of the hall. Hopefully he wouldn’t go looking for her.

@Kbail go look for her

LunaticLeviTheSecond · 10 July 2022 11:57

Richard has been asleep for a while now, well actually he was taking a nap since he woke soon after Elijah left the room. When Sammy went after Eli, she sprung from the bed which, along with some of the noise, woke him up. The pillow was still soft and the room was dark. Waking up here, alone, left a sour taste in his mouth because once you wake up you expect the birds chirping and sun beaming into your eyes, as if poking your eyes until you finally open them. He slowly remebered what was happening while waking up, even though his eyes were open for a while already, he wasn’t quite there yet. When he realized what had happened and that his one night stands were obviously not in the room with a door so hastily closed it was practially open, he figured they left. He was quick to put his clothes back on and got out the room as soon as he had a shirt and trousers on, putting his coat over his arm and his tie in the inside pocket of the coat, he was ready to move. Leaving the room he saw both Sammy and Elijah there and they did not seem happy. Maybe they felt as awkward seeing them afterwards as the two of them felt about each other. But he then remebered they used to date or he heard something about it, so it must’ve been even more awkward for them. As much as he wanted to steer clear of being seen and fleeing the scene asap, he couldn’t let something slide.

He heard some blonde woman insult Elijah’s father. He didn’t know what it was about, he was asleep when the website was updated so to catch up to speed he skimmed through it. He realized that Elijah’s father scammed some rich people out of their money. And after thinking about it for a minute, her response angered him, so he came over to her just to yell at her. Richard doesn’t have much confidence for things in his life, he apologizes a lot, but when this annoying glorified clerk thought she was right to call out somebody for their parents’ actions, and when it was somebody he doesn’t want to se embarrased or hurt anymore than he already seemed tonight, he had to cut in.

“Excuse me, but if you call it like you see it, maybe you should see an ophtamologist.” Richard said angriliy as he walked up. He was ready to defend by words and he walked past Elijah and Sammy, not even saying a word.
“Becuase what I see is a girl insulting a man for his parents’ actions instead of the man whose doing it. Also what gives you the right to insult a person you know nothing about except what you’ve read in a tabloid? What are you even trying to achieve here? Do you think anything will change if you tell his son what you think of his father? What could a measly glorified clerk do anyways to change it? Plus, how bad is it really? What Elijah’s father is not the worst person doing it and if you ask me, he’s stealing from the rich who already have too much money. Why aren’t you wasting your breath on something bigger? For instance, online scammers who ‘sell’ pills to elders. Their lives are at stake here and people don’t seem to be as irked as some guy who told rich people he’d give their money to charity and rid them of a couple of milions. Who does it really hurt? Really selfish people who don’t need the money that’s been taken from them. And when it comes to Elijah here, despite his father doing a morally and legally wrong thing, he’s grow up into a far better person than the likes of you could ever become. And no, I wasn’t reffering to money … Not when you insult a child for their parents acomplishing absolutely nothing. One can only wonder if you could accomplish anything in your life if you think telling Eliajh here his dad is a piece of sh’t would change anything.” Richard finished his speech and took a long breath before turning to Elijah “Mate, you’ll have to continue this one, I just woke up. Don’t worry about your father though Elijah, I’m sure the smart ones will know not to think poorly of you because of your father’s actions. At least I won’t. I’d distance myself from the ones who seem to think so, like this woman here who read a tabloid and she thinks that makes her worthy to insult whoever she pleases.” He turned around to glare at her as he said the last line and then turned back to Sammy “Are you guys leaving? Don’t let a website ruin your prom, if you’re worried about strange looks, we’ll down a drink to deal with it … What do you say guys?” Richard didn’t seem like he was pleading or pushing a decision, but he really wanted them to stay and forget about their worries. They made him feel so included that he wanted to spend the whole night with them especially after he realized Elijah needed to relax after that announcement.

@raviola
@Kbail - There, he’s saved … I hope

novella · 10 July 2022 22:42

As she made her way through the crowd again after crossing paths with Ricky, Annie looked down at her phone that had received a new notification from Blue Royalty. That fvcking game. While usually reading the contents of that sh¡t was the last thing she would want to do, looking at that was probably much better than paying attention to the staring eyes around her - now was not the time to give them a reaction. So, yes, she had a quick look. Where she was quickly greeted with her own name being used, next to a threat of worse being revealed about her. Fvck. Though she would usually remain skeptical about threats like these, Blue Royalty didn’t seem like the correct thing to call out on their bluffs. Since Quinn just exposed what seemed like the worst, might as well let the rest out, while we’re at it.

She didn’t get much further though, as Ricky then was presented in front of her again- and in front of the exit. There it was, the thing she feared most. The worst had coming out and becoming public knowledge, and had become his knowledge. She knew that with the weight she carried it was always only a matter of time before something like this got ruined by it. She didn’t even need to see Ricky’s face to know. No one would look at her the same after that. Cutting-off mode: activated. [color= skyblue]“Fvck off, Ricky,”[/color] Annie turned away, her head down. Save him the trouble of letting her down gently. [color= skyblue]“I’m not going anywhere with you right now,” [/color] She stated. Pausing for a moment to notice he hadn’t moved, she continued with a more hardened voice and cold eyes through a sigh like she didn’t care. She didn’t care. [color= skyblue]“I’m serious, Ricky. Consider yourself, like, relieved of duty or some sh¡t I don’t need this pity or whatever it is.” [/color]

benitz786 Enrique Montoya
LittleFeets Quinn Castillo

Kristi · 10 July 2022 23:57

“It’s not retired when it’s true” Ari repeated in a mocking tone. Those this btch really not have any comebacks? Comebacks that are fcking relevant to this time period and not something a 12 year old would say? How old was this freak? 15? 16? Ari refused to believe that the girl was 17 or 18. Ari refused to believe that because no matter how much she hated her fellow 17,18,19 year old peers, they weren’t fcking cringe and talked like they were babies. No but seriously, hearing this girl voice makes Ari wanna comit @rson. But it’s whatever. Ari turned around, was Velma approaching? Hopefully, so Ari could leave this spot and the teenaged age baby alone. When Ari saw that Velma was in fact not here yet (taking her time as it is necessary for the plot) Ari turned around with a sigh. Pug face began to say something about something when suddenly Freddy Krueger 14 year old daughter pulled a glass off the server trays and spilled it on Ari’s dress.

Have you ever been so angry that you could burn an entire country with your glare? Or that you’re very ready to hospitalize someone and not care about the consequences? Have you? And if you have what was the first color that came into your brain? Red right? Well Ari was going through the different stages of anger and trough that very experience. Ari let out deep breathe, closed her eyes and opened them again not catching a word of what the piglet had said. When Ari opened her eyes again, red was this inside her mind.

Ari turned over and looked at a table and yes that exact thought ran through Ari’s mind. Ari wondered, how injured can a person get from being pushed to a table with food, forks, knives, spoons and the ugliest vase Ari has ever come across. Of course the Parkers had no sense of style, gee who would have thought. Back to the topic! Ari’s eyes flickered towards Quasimodo and Mason Verger love child and the table. Ari shouldn’t, but she could- It was something way to big to do for someone purposely spilling something on Ari’s dress, reminding her of the bald toad (Hera), annoying her and ruining her night- Ari was drunk tho. This wasn’t thinking logically- Ari was drunk and angry. Ari would never- Ari wasn’t feeling like Ari. Besides, Ari had seen something like that happened once she recalled, the person turned out fine and it had happened to Ari too once… It was whatever.

Kuato from Total recall but asian pulled herself up close to Ari who froze. Peppa Pig’s elder sister whispered in Ari’s ear, “I have nothing to lose, so you can do what you’d like with me.” Ari began to suddenly stop laughing, it was the the alcohol getting to her. She should have listened to Velma when she told her to slow down but come on Ari was getting over a break up. Ok, she had feelings just like anyone else however had to believe. Ari smiled as she leaned close to the girl, she twirled the girl’s hair, “Well that just puts a smile to my face.” Ari said cheerfully, “Of course that was expected from someone of your class but hmm.” Ari giggled with a bright expression in her eyes. Ari took a step back from the girl and pushed her towards the table. The girl fell, knocking the vase and everything on it.

It was just like the movies but worst, it felt like it was in slow-mo. There was still time to help her you know, but Ari froze in her spot. She had sobered up and in panicked watched the slightly girl knock off everything on the table and fall hard on on it. The table looked like it was made out of something that hurt a lot. Fck.

@Raviola - Persephone.
No hard feelings! hope she doesn’t loose the baby

sorry if it’s bad

raviola · 11 July 2022 05:08

Less crappy post for Sammy now!

Sammy was lecturing Elijah on his prior mistakes, full blown ready to leave until out of nowhere Richard showed up and started berating this clerk woman who was apparently attacking Elijah because of his father. Well that about explained whatever he was talking about when he said he was “already going through enough” pretty decently. Welp, now she felt bad. His fathers name just got dragged through the mud, and she’s worried about him not liking her? How petty and foolish. Relatively speaking, Sammy was a pretty emotional person, the only thing being that she has control over said emotions. Similarly, Elijah’s deception truly hurt her, but she couldn’t help but feel bad for the well-being of his family.

Ughhhhh, why couldn’t this be about her for a second she loves attention smh. Honestly, the girl wanted to comfort her once lover, but she needed space from her friend. “Sorry for bringing it up, Elijah, I’m sorry. I should go. It was a pleasure hanging out with… everyone at the prom!” She made up, because she currently didn’t even know how to feel about her time with Lijah, considering his smiles might not have been real. Hesitantly, the girl went to hug Richard politely, not really feeling like hugging anyone at all. But then seeing his face when she pulled away, she could almost fold at the knees. “I hope I’ll see you again.” Sammy smiled, then turning to Elijah, and looking away gloomily.

At that, the girl walked off to finally change into her dress, an outfit that would guaranteed take forever to put back on herself, but she supposed she’d have to make it work. Over her dead body was she going to go ask one of the boys for help after today’s events. So, she handled the golden fabric, stepping her legs into it, and pulling the stretchy part over her curves as she did a few hours ago. This time, there was no one around. But what hurt the most was to tie back the knot Elijah had undone so easily. And to know that she herself, would have to spend much more time fixing what he ruined with a single post online.

@Kbail @LunaticLeviTheSecond one of y’all talk to herrrrr

raviola · 11 July 2022 06:16

Hera being gay part 2783739

Long after their conversation with Leon, the issues with Daiane, and obviously being admired for their gothic chic gown, Hera’s car pulled up at the after party. Street lights gleamed a muted orange over the dark, but modern mansion, and H’s shiny, old school cadillac. The car, and home so dark, but still visible through the fog, thanks to the tall structures spread across the street. You could hear the people from outside too. Busy, bustling, overjoyed to know that they were breaking rules, staying up late, and being who they were meant to be.

Since the two of them had shown up at the prom together, Hera and Daiane also had to drive to the after party, Embry’s full car of friends not leaving enough room for the girl to get a ride. It seemed like a foolproof plan for Dai to make. Sloppily finish her conversation with Embry, find Hera as necessary, and then spare a bit of time to speak to the poor fool who needed to explain themself yet again. It was only enough for the deception to leave a mark on her skin, but it would fade. In time. Time she would spend running far away from the problems the once believed she could solve, and closer to an answer Ane could not fathom at the start. Hera supposed they would have to make the most of it.

“Hey, it’s a bit hotter than you usually like in here. If you want we can go over to the poolside, it’s right next to an AC.” They remembered from the last party they’d attended here, one that Ane probably didn’t know about. She seemed to contemplate it for a little bit, wondering if she could trust them. With good reason, of course. Fortunately for Hera, she eventually gave in, because it was still them after all. The two of them walked out to the house, walking up into the long driveway and eventually getting through the crowd in order to reach their destination.

It was cool, like they said, and the water reflected the glimmer of the yellow lights within it, bright enough for both of them to still see very clearly. “Oh, I should probably take this off now.” They realized that they’d been wearing the detachable tier of their dress all night! Probably because they didn’t do as much dancing as they’d have liked. Either way, Hera slipped off the skirt and hung it behind a grill set in the patio, where it was most likely safe from other drunken teenagers, and headed back. At this point Ane could see their little shorts she had decided to wear under the sheerness of it all. Kind of like spandex, but a more practical cloth. Now that they both thought about it, the top half of the ensemble looked a lot like the shirt she had worn the night they first kissed. See-through, dark, and with a cute little black bra under it.

She sat down and felt the gentle breeze of night against her now exposed legs. Comforting, but not enough for her to forget the fact she still had to explain everything to Ane. “Okay, so. There were lots of reasons for the end of me and my ex’s relationship. One of them being that I was disloyal, but the root of it was because the relationship was abusive. I don’t really want to get into it that much, just because it’s still pretty fresh but if that helps clear anything up. There’s one other thing, but it’s probably not that important…” Hera reasoned with themself. Daiane was clearly not showing signs of loving them in return, so there was no point, right?

A part of them hoped it could be that simple. Because Ane moved with such grace. Her upset feelings towards Hera were not angry, nor irrational. She was sincere, and kept her voice low. Quiet enough for them to hear the shatter of her heart at each of their mistakes. The way her eyes filled with tightly held tears, they felt cruel just looking at them. Because when Hera gazed into those dark brown eyes, the only words her brain could manifest wondered when they would ever be enough for her. Holding onto the thought was torture. Torture because of love.

— Sirens began to wail in the distance, surely a noise complaint. —

That was the thing though. Joy can only last for so long before someone points out something wrong about it. You’d think hearing the rarity of someone else’s laughter would be music to your ears, but to some, it’s just noise that does not belong. You grow up in a quiet house! Your mother only loud to call you to do chores, your father only ever opening his mouth to demand a favor, and your siblings only talking to pick a fight. So when you get older, and you live in your own quiet home, any moonlit melody hummed by an angels voice is actually a berating shout. Because what else could it be? You’ve never heard that tune before, so when the birds sing in the morning, you consider it an alarm. And that’s why she could not love Ane; because peace was violence, and comfort an incomodity

@unsungcheerio

benitz786 · 11 July 2022 06:31

It was one thing for him… and his date to get bombarded by Quinn fcking Castillo on stage - and trust Ricky, he would deal with that Asshat very fcking soon. It was another thing, however, to deal with Blue Royalty only adding fuel to the endless fcking fire that had become his life… due to, in part, both his own idiocracy and blue royalty reveals. It was instantaneous the way that same the people who were intently watching both Ricky and Annie soon shifted their attention to their phones with the chimes of one device after another - indicating only one thing: A Blue Royalty Post. And similar to the masses, Ricky watched as Annie did the exact same. Though he couldn’t blame her - but her movements only motivated him to pull his phone out as well and skim the message.

His frown deepened at the second line - threatening Annie - and after quickly skimming the rest of the post, three other items stood out to him. A mention of Diego, himself, and Isabella - though he didn’t really get a chance to actually read anything before he noticed Annie moving. He, of course, put the device down and blocked her - yet again. What was a man to do when his date was ignoring him? Well, go after her, of course. Though clearly, she was pushing him away - her words made that very clear, and honestly, he was frustrated. “Oh stop it, Annie. Stop the fcking bullsht of pushing me away every fcking time something gets hard.” Ricky got out, looking at her in her eyes as she told him she wasn’t going anywhere with him. If she thought he was going to back down that easily, she was wrong. Rolling his eyes at her next words, Ricky put his hand on her cheek, moving her head so she had to look him in the eyes. “Well that’s too fcking bad, Annie, because I’m not leaving. You saying this sht doesn’t fcking scare me away, so get out of your damn head, and let me take you where you want to go. And trust me, out of everyone in this stupid room, I don’t pity you. Anyone who does is a fcking idiot because you’re too damn strong to be pitied.” His words were a low whisper - only for her to hear as the others clearly were too distracted in reading a post that he barely skimmed - but honestly, at the current moment, he had bigger priorities and while punching Castillo was currently very high on that list, it wasn’t at the top.

@novella - Annie
@Littlefeets - Quinn

Kbail · 12 July 2022 07:38

Elijah didn’t want anything more than to go home and forget about this night. The threesome was fun and exciting but he didn’t want to be around Sammy and Richard and pretend like everything was fine, or that he was happy. He never liked faking emotions. In reality, he didn’t have the energy to be around people right now especially in a situation that was such a contrast from how his life might be in a few weeks. He just had a bad feeling about what would happen when he went home and just wanted to get it over with. So, as he looked at Sammy’s angry face, he wished she would understand or care but if she didn’t then so be it.

Then Richard came downstairs. He thought for sure he wasn’t going to wake up and Elijah could just leave and explain himself later, but there he was. Seeing him let him know that there was more drama to deal with and the possibility of Richard thinking that Elijah didn’t like him anymore. That was until he started yelling at the clerk and defending him, so Elijah figured Richard must have been listening to the three of them all along.

And when it comes to Elijah here, despite his father doing a morally and legally wrong thing, he’s grow up into a far better person than the likes of you could ever become.

Elijah never saw him like this - with his brows furrowed and using a demanding tone. He had to admit that he enjoyed seeing the clerk get what she deserved, but he felt like he didn’t deserve these words. He probably was going to turn out like his father and Richard was going to be disappointed and leave him. Besides, Richard barely knew him so how could he be so sure that he liked him.

  Don’t worry about your father though Elijah, I’m sure the smart ones will know not to think poorly of you because of your father’s actions. At least I won’t.

“I - thanks Richard.” Elijah responded, albeit awkwardly. Then, he tried to bring them together again by saying they should all get drinks, but the moment felt lost. It wouldn’t be the same and even if he tried that blue royalty post would still be in their brains.

But Sammy was still mad, and he noticed that when she quickly stormed back to the room after saying something that was a bit off but seemed positive at first listen. He could read her like the back of his hand and knew that she was hiding her emotions so someone could comfort her. He also thought that she would get over it the next day and that it wasn’t that serious like their other arguments from the past. The cheap lights of the hotel lobby were the only things constant in this situation. Elijah looked down at the floor when realizing that Richard was alone with him. “I’m just…going to go now.” He said looking at Richard. “I’ll talk to you guys later.” Without waiting for an answer, he left the brightly lit room into the midnight air.

Daddy issue stuffs

After walking in the door to his home, he could sense the silence and emptiness painting the walls. Everything that was already said was probably hanging in the air and about to envelope him. Walking farther into the house, he could see his parents sitting at the table with stressed looks on their faces, looks that he was all too familiar with. His mother was the first to look up at him. “Elijah, come sit down.”

“Is it real?” He asked, afraid of the answer.

“…Yes it’s…sigh…it’s real.” Instead of his dad answering the question, he was staring off into space.

“But why? How-”

“Yeah, how?” His mom looked at his dad. After another brush of silence he finally answered. “It’s true. The charity I worked at was a scam and now I have to deal with the consequences of my actions.” He said robotically. Elijah noticed his mother running her fingers through her hair aggressively while looking like she was about to explode. She finally stood up. “Your father is going to get sued and we will lose all of our money over this stupid scam. I should’ve -” There was a pause. Elijah knew she was probably talking about preventing it, proving his idea that she knew what was going on. “This has just gone completely overboard and now - now it’s too late.” Elijah didn’t know what to say so his eyes just went back and forth between them. He wished his dad would speak up and say something, say that they had everything under control but it didn’t look that way. They were going to lose everything?

“That homeless shelter-”
“Stop it Rachel. We’re going to make everything right.”
“No you won’t Eric! How could you say that!”

Elijah stared into space watching his parents argue.

Why is this so long help

Me wanting Eli to comfort sammy but it going against his character

@raviola
@LunaticLeviTheSecond

Caticorn · 12 July 2022 22:11

The prom itself had been way more eventful than was necessary, but that didn’t stop Niko from wanting to go to the after-party. If they were being honest, they really needed a drink. That punch was not strong enough. They left the dance with Hyun-Ae but the two of them split up shortly after, with Niko making their way to the party on their own, clearly having learned nothing from the many lectures their sister had given them about walking alone at night.

On their way to the party, they’d cleaned up their makeup and brushed their hair, returning the air of elegance to their appearance with a spritz of their signature perfume. When they got there, they admired the house as they walked in, but they soon headed straight towards the bar, getting themself a French 75 - their favourite drink. They took their drink and began to wander through the party, casually taking small, delicate sips as they did so.

Then they saw her.

She was sitting alone on a couch in a red dress, her long black hair cascading down her shoulders. She was beautiful but something about her seemed lonely. She also seemed somewhat familiar, though they just chalked it up to having seen her in the halls. They walked over to the couch and sat down next to her. “You look like you could use some company.” They said to her, as they crossed their legs, holding up their drink so it didn’t spill. “I’m Niko.”

@raviola - Persephone

novella · 13 July 2022 00:59

For a moment she stopped and exhaled, perhaps in defeat, and her eyes softened and the consideration that maybe she should listen to him crossed her mind. Though closely following came reality, which blurted out as fast as it entered her mind. [color= skyblue]”Ricky, I killed someone,” [/color] She said through a broken voice but as bluntly as possible to get through to him; as well as making it more apparent to herself after repressing for so long. [color= skyblue]”I can barely live with myself knowing that, but I have to but you don’t. So… don’t?” [/color] She said to him, the last part coming out as an obvious solution, questioning the idea of that solution not being immediately taken by him.

[color= skyblue]”No, really, it’s actually fine, I don’t need you, anyway,”[/color] Annie said quietly, and with those words said out loud she believed them. I mean, look at her, she had lost most parents, a best friend in Finch, and the very rare case of guys she had fell for. When have other people ever brought positives that outweigh eventual negatives? [color= skyblue]”I don’t need anyone,” [/color] Whether it be of their own accord or by Annie’s actions, they all leave anyway. And he was no exception to that, surely. This was merely speeding the process up, catalysed by the natural repellant of her naked and ugly truths. Because that’s what he was going to do, right? [color= skyblue]”How are you any different from that?” [/color] She asked him, though maybe this time she actually met his eyes, leaving it open-ended for him. Tell me how, Ricky, prove me wrong, her eyes challenged.

benitz786 Enrique Montoya last push from her i promise hahaha

Ouijaloveletters · 13 July 2022 04:45

Hyun-Ae split off from Niko, bidding them farewell once they reached the party. She headed over to a couch before spotting her cousin. Yes, she saw what happened at prom. Yes, she was p!ssed. Was she going to do something about it? Also yes. She’d at least hear him out…after slapping the hell out of him. Hyun-Ae walked up behind him before spinning him around and delivering several slaps to his face. “joh-a, ije nae siseutem-eseo geugeos-eul eod-eoss-eumeulo seolmyeonghal su issseubnida. museun il-iya, le-on?!” She yelled in Korean. Yeah, she was so mad, she reverted to her first language. She probably went overboard, but she just couldn’t believe her cousin would lead a girl on. She placed her arms at her side, waiting calmly.
@Caticorn - Leon
Translation: “Ok, now that I got that out of my system, you can explain. WHAT HAPPENED, LEON?!”
Well. That might help been a bit much.

Caticorn · 13 July 2022 19:37

After Persephone’s outburst and Hera’s confrontation, Leon wasn’t sure if he wanted to stay at the prom but Yeong-Mi convinced him to stay and the two of them spent the rest of the night dancing. It reminded him of their wedding but this time, they were both more comfortable. At the end of the evening, they exited the venue, Leon’s jacket draped over his wife’s shoulders, shielding her from the bite of the night air.

“After party-e gashigesseumnikka?” He asked her as they started walking towards where their driver was waiting for them.

“Aniyo, jib-e gaseo oppa-ege jeonhwahago shipeoyo.” She answered and he nodded, telling the driver to take them back to their apartment as they got in the car. Yeong-Mi rested her head on Leon’s shoulder as they started driving back and the two of them talked until they reached their destination. They got out of the car and went up to their apartment. Leon helped his wife change out of her dress and then kissed her goodbye before touching up his makeup and then going to the party.

Though, when he got there, he’d only made it past the front foyer before being turned around and slapped in the face. “Ya! Moga mujeya?!” He exclaimed once he realized that it was his cousin, putting his hands up to protect himself in case she wasn’t done. She started to yell at him, demanding that he explain and tell her what happened. “A lot of whats have happened in a very short period of time, you’re going to have to be more specific.” He retorted after she was done. He knew full well that his response would not help his case but he couldn’t resist. “Geurigo, Hangukmal-eul hal daeneun Leon-irago anhagogwaeyo. Je hanguk ireum-eul sseushimyeon doemnida.” He added as an after-thought, realizing her choice in referring to him.

@Ouijaloveletters - Hyun-Ae

Translations

After party-e gashigessemnikka? - Do you want to go to the after-party?
Aniyo, jib-e gaseo oppa-ege jeonhwahago shipeoyo. - No, I want to go home and call my brother.
Ya! Moga mujeya?! - Hey! What’s your problem?!
Geurigo, Hangukmal-eul hal daeneun Leon-irago anhagogwaeyo. Je hanguk ireum-eul sseushimyeon doemnida. - Also, you don’t have to call me Leon if we’re speaking Korean. You can use my Korean name.

Ouijaloveletters · 14 July 2022 00:34

Hyun-Ae stepped away from Leon, sighing. “Right, I didn’t elaborate. The whole issue with that girl’s outburst at prom. I’m sorry for grabbing you, I overreacted. I just think whatever went on really messed her up. I’m willing to hear you out before I do anything further. Uh, is your face ok?” She asked, rubbing the back of her neck and bowing in embarrassment. She winced at the red handprint forming on his cheek. That had to hurt.
@Caticorn - Leon
I couldn’t remember his Korean name.

Caticorn · 14 July 2022 17:50

trigger warning - mentions of disordered eating

Clara arrived at the after-party alone, her date having abandoned her. The party was at Veronica’s house and while Clara didn’t personally have anything against her, she was well aware that Veronica’s dad and her dads did not get along in high school. She was already slightly tipsy from the punch, her size definitely not helping her tolerance.

Somehow she ended up at the food table and even though she took a plate, she had yet to put anything on it. Everything on the table was small and bite-sized, perfect for a party but in Clara’s mind, even that was too much. She walked up and down the table, looking for something that she considered safe, something she knew she could manage. Eventually, she stopped pacing and returned to standing, zoning out as she looked at the table.

She was brought back to reality by someone clearing their throat. The sound startled her and she almost dropped the empty plate that was in her hand. She turned her head in the direction of the sound, subtly rolling her eyes when she saw who it was before plastering a smile on her face. “Yeah, it is.” She answered, putting the plate back down on the table. An awkward silence set in shortly after as Clara really didn’t know what else to say to Karen. She wasn’t particularly fond of her and was really just engaging in the conversation with her to be nice.

@Kbail - Karen