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[borahae.]

xxxx▬▬▬𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 "𝐒𝐄𝐁" 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓
xxxxcismale • twenty-two • homosexual • tags: aj/alex • location: courtyard

His feelings all jumbled, the disheartened frown still etched on his usually peppy features as he shuffled off, Seb heard Alex call out to him and heard a pair of footsteps follow shortly behind, in turn stopping in his tracks. While he wanted so badly to just crawl back to the other male and forget this all even happened, the boy so heart-struck that it seemed more and more probable as he heard his ex near him, Seb was trying his best to hold up his front of confidence; by that, he meant the confidence to keep emotional calmness in this situation, and not blubber on about how much he misses Alex or burst into inevitable tears.

Turning around hesitantly as the other once again spoke up, the words strained and stammered out, Seb felt a twang on his heart and couldn't help but to feel nostalgic. What had happened to them, really? Seb still couldn't understand why the other had so easily called it all off, when their relationship had been so perfect; they had always been so open and honest, and the love between them only seemed to grow, the two of them having spent 90% of the last year attached at the hip. Maybe that's why it was so hard on the 22 year old- because he could only ever see the good, and was so desperate to shower Alex with all the love and affection he could muster, that he couldn't even fathom what had gone wrong enough for them to stop seeing each other.

As if brought back to the moment as Alex shifted uncomfortably, Seb offered a half hearted smile (he still had an image to retain, after all, and maybe if he tried to smile he would have less of an inclination to cry) and tried to ease the tension between the two "Hey, it's fine, Alex..." the name Alex foreign on his tongue, used to calling the other male by AJ or any pet name the American boy could come up with, Seb's smile faltered as Alex asked how he'd been but he tried to shrug it off "As good as I can be, I guess...been busy, at least, with moving in and all."

A moment of silence passing between his words, the male silently scolding himself for even trying to act like everything was fine, Seb hesitated but ended up letting out something between a sigh and a sob as he allowed himself to seek closure "Why did you just stop talking to me like that...I just...I don't understand. You know, if you had just told me what I did wrong, I could have fixed it. I still would, you know. I...I just want to understand. Help me understand." Ah, here we go again... I'm just pitiful.

[moee]

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✰ 22. w ─ sage & alex

having wandered around the majority of the campus and not really seeing much other than students piling in getting ready for their classes and struggling to get all of their necessities to their bedroom morgan made his way to the campus cafe to grab a dark coffee; maybe i'll meet someone here, he thought to himself as he entered the building, noticing a lot of new faces everywhere morgan was excited to meet all of these people with time. whilst standing in line waiting to order his drink from the blonde barista, he found himself watching two boys figure out how to communicate and "be" around each other, morgan chuckled at the sight of them fumbling around and debated going over to talk to them.
after requesting, paying and receiving his order from the barista morgan found himself making his way over to the two gentlemen and smiled when he reached the both of them, "um.. hello!" he exclaimed, smiling and looking between the two, "sorry if im interrupting, i was hoping i could join you? i dont know my way around here aha.." morgan asked, not wanting to be rude if they were busy catching up or getting to know each other, he really didn't want to be a pain, he just wanted to get to know new people; being new to england and all already makes him a little nervous considering he knows little to no one, but morgan likes to think he makes friends easy enough so it shouldn't be too much of an issue in the long run. with the two boys seemingly in a heated or rather emotional conversation, morgan definitely felt out of place, but he'd hoped that they were accepting of someone new in their space and if not, he could always get to meet them at a later date if they wanted.

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✰ 19. w ─ open

having already moved in a week before classes were meant to start and the majority of people were meant to pile in, owen had already unpacked and taken in most of the main sights around his dormitories and main building used for studying so the day people were meant to be moving in, today to be specific, the boy was sat on the grass picking and playing with it as he watched new students pile in creating a bunch of havoc; losing things, dropping stuff and struggling to move their things in within the twenty minute time limit they each had.
owen considers himself one of the lucky ones because he moved in a week early; he had enough time on his hands that he got used to his surroundings and had enough time to sort out his belongings and even make trips back to his home to grab things he'd forgotten. he really felt at home already and was just missing the socialising aspect of university, watching all the fellow newbies arrive made him uneasy, like he was surely going to miss the quiet he'd been experiencing for the past week, anxious about all the parties that were going to begin as soon as everyone had their set friendship group and how many he was undoubtedly going to attend considering music students tend to be quite busy when it comes to drinking and partying on campus.

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✰ 20. w ─ corbin & his younger sibling

"of course, sweetheart" amelia spoke softly towards the young lady who approached her, the girl seemed to be alone which amelia found some-what alarming but at the sight of a man heading towards them with interest, she relaxed, hoping they were their guardian; if not amelia would be adamant to find her guardian and get her somewhere safe. "you can have the daisy bracelet i just made, it's a little too small for my wrists anyway" she smiled, and put the small floral accessory on the wrist of the little one. beginning to show the girl how to make daisy chains and flower crowns, she hoped she wasn't explaining it in a way that was too complicated for her to understand, showing the girl how to tie small knots in the stems and holes to put the flowers through, with the young lady having smaller hands she probably found it easier than amelia anyways.
when amelia finished making a smaller flower crown for the young girl she put it on her head and chuckled when she realised she'd made it a little too big for her, "i hope you like it, i know it's a tad big but flowers suit you beautifully!" amelia moved some of her hair out of her eyes when it'd fallen, she debated telling the girl to give it to her parents or siblings if it was uncomfortably big for her but considering she didn't know the girls age, she wasn't sure if she'd be able to properly what she was saying with her thick australian accent; amy had already been speaking a lot slower than normal so she wouldn't be as difficult to listen to.

[Ayato ototochan]

Alex-20

He tensed up more when Seb looked at him, the sadness in his eyes, in his stature. He could easily recognize it even if the other male was trying to keep ahold of his emotions. It only broke him more seeing Seb like this. He winced hearing him say his name rather than the name he preferred to be called by the one he loved but he couldn’t hold it against him “I...it’s not fine Seb. I...” he once again faltered in his words. He nodded slowly “I...I see. H...how’s your mum?” He asked.

He flinched hearing the male suddenly express his hurt, the hurt he himself caused him. He sighed shakily “S...Seb I...it wasn’t you...I...it was me alright? I...I just...” he quivered “i...it was...it was my da alright? S...supposedly he...he was able to get outta prison early. I...I freaked out...I...I didn’t...I didn’t want him to find me and...and in return find you and your mum! I...I didn’t know what to do alright? Y...you know what he did to me! If he tracked me down, after finding out I...I was the one who had him arrested...” his hair fell over his eyes “I...I was...I was in a good place, a...a better place knowing he was locked away...b...but...knowing he’d get out and not knowing when...I did what I thought I had to! I didn’t want him finding out about me, about us! I didn’t want him to...to hurt you Seb, hurt you or your mum! I...I didn’t have time to even process it myself! I...I just...I...I needed to get out of his reach...” he stammered “s...Seb y...you’re perfect in every way. I...I wanted to protect you...I...I know I was a burden so I...I thought...” he trailed off again, tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

He flinched hearing a new voice and glanced to the new male “u...um...h...hey?” He stammered not sure how much the new guy heard. He hesitated and glanced to Seb for some sort of guidance, being as how he wasn’t really great with people, never really was. It was amazing how he even scored being able to date Seb.

[borahae.]

xxxx▬▬▬𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 "𝐒𝐄𝐁" 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓
xxxxcismale • twenty-two • homosexual • tags: aj/alex and morgan • location: courtyard

Trying to keep hold of himself, no matter how hard that was turning out to be as watched Alex fumble for the rights things to say and dance around him like he was scared that the wrong words would break him apart (which, to be fair, given Seb's emotional nature, it was more likely than he'd care to admit), the boy had nothing to say when Alex finally admitted that this situation was anything but 'okay'; he knew it to be true, but didn't want to say it out loud, as if that would only make things worse. His silence only proving his agreement, Seb let some of the tension in his shoulders drop as the other male inquired about his mother, thoughtfully looking anywhere but at Alex as he answered with a sip of his still-hot drink "O-oh, yeah, Ma's been good. A bit worried about me being over here and all, mad even, but she'll forgive me. Always does."

Allowing himself to reminisce, a small and shy smile peaking on his face as he thought back on the times he and Alex had spent living together in his home, Seb could feel the momentary happiness come crashing down almost as soon as it had shown itself; Get it together, Hart. You aren't in high school anymore- things aren't as simple.

As if reflecting his own thoughts, Alex finally spoke up, a stuttering mess that left Seb pondering the weight of it all. Unraveling as he processed the hurt and the general discomfort of the male in front of him, his hurt expression only amplified as he felt a few stray tears slip, Seb silently cursed to himself before emotionally spewing out a response of his own "You weren't a burden, AJ! And I didn't need your protection! You were all I h-had, and yet you..." Trailing off, his anger passing and being replaced by his sadness, Seb let out a shaky breath and tried to gather his courage before continuing his speech, wiping at his eyes as if to rub away all the suffering he'd been through for the past few months "Y-you should have just told me.... y-you know....I would've done everything to help you out. Hell, you were practically family already; Ma woulda happily given you a place to stay until we sorted it out..."

A tense silence briefly surrounding them as Seb tried to piece his emotions together, so muddled that he was certain he'd go crazy, the American boy flinched at the sound of another voice adding into the conversation before ultimately melting, willing himself to wipe all remainders of his sadness and hurt before turning to the stranger with a signature grin, his peppy nature taking over as he acknowledged the new presence "Hey! Don't worry about it, really; I'll be glad to help." Resting a hand on the other's shoulder, a casual gesture for the generally touchy-feely male, Seb felt himself relax as the new conversation started (allowing him to momentarily forget the tension spewing between himself and Alex), no doubt in his comfort zone "So, what're you looking for? Anything specific? I moved in yesterday, so I'm no expert myself, but anything I can do to ease a fellow American, consider it done."

[Ayato ototochan]

Alex-20

He winced “I...I see. She...she was...is always worried about you...” he bit his lip hard feeling uneasy and nervous. He tensed seeing his tears and flinched “Seb I was a burden on you and your mum! You know that’s true! And...and I...just wanted to...to help d**n it! I was scared Seb! I didn’t know what the h*ll I was supposed to do!” He trembled “I didn’t tell you...because I didn’t want to burden you or your mum even more Seb! I didn’t want to drag you down even more...” his hair fell over his eyes “I love you, I love your mum, that’s why I did what I did Seb! If...if I left...t...then he wouldn’t be able to track me down. I covered my tracks when I ran away, even the high school staff didn’t know that I ran off. I...I don’t even know if they knew what da was doing to me even...not that I would even let them ask that is...” his eyes dulled but he dropped it all together.

He looked at the new guy, and watched Seb put on the fake act. It hurt, it honestly hurt to bring back the past, but he wouldn’t lie to Seb. He couldn’t do that to him, not after what he’s already done to him. He sighed shakily “I...I should go. No-no point dwelling on the past...m...maybe I’ll see you around...” he muttered, defeated, depression clouding his whole being “m...maybe...maybe...text me yeah? I...I’ve got the same number...I...I’ll respond...I...I’ll respond this time...” he stammered. He remembered reading all the desperate texts, the confused and hurt texts Seb would send. He contemplated deleting his number, the texts, and getting a new number. But his heart begged him otherwise.

He started walking off without another word. He almost wanted Seb to go after him, grab him, pull him into his arms. But he wasn’t sure that would even happen, not after what he had done, what he had said. No, now wasn’t the time to let his mind wander, he and Seb were clearly over...right? No, not over but...estranged? He didn’t even know anymore. He started for his flat, just needing to get away from the reality, the hard truth that came back to haunt him all because Seb had shown up in his life again...not that he didn’t want Seb back in his life, but he was still walking a fine line between falling back to his old ways, and staying in his stable place of mind.

[green.]

Naomi Mary Donaldson ; 21 ; female ; philosophy, politics & economics major ; tags: open

Naomi found a small grass area between the dorms, smiling as she sat under the shade and leant against the tree, she pulled out a book. Since classes hadn't started for her yet, she had nothing to really do, since she was not a social person. Instead, she made a lot of friends through high school for school projects and work. Her enjoyment of school didn't give her a big social status, but her availability to help people did. Squinting slightly, the girl wished she had brought sunglasses, before placing her book onto the ground beside her. There was no way she could read with the sun this bright. She missed her home up north, Where if it wasn't raining, it was cloudy at least.