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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTOMMY. ECONOMICS MAJOR. SON OF ARES. QUEST LINE: THE MIST. LOCATION: GYM TAGS: RAM.
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xxxxxthomas feigned hurt, filting back on the bench slightly as rams fist made contact with his bare shoulder. he tsked, tongue pressing up against his teeth, "you're lucky i don't use my blessin' on you for punching me," a generous smirk played upon his lips like jasper hale whenever he'd say battlescars. he quickly buried the memory of one of his sisters forcing him to watch all five movies in a day and focused on ram again who spoke effortlessly. "we should work out sometime, you can prove to me you know your way around campus while you're at it." he joked, a chuckle falling past his lips.
xxxxxthey'd played this sort of cat and mouse game for months, flirting and teasing and touching each other innocently and never really speaking on it. tommy had always thought ram would take a liking to someone who was a tad more stable, but still they danced around each other, never really letting up. there was an aura of puppy love to the pair of them, and part of tommy wanted to wait, to see if the drumming of his heart would slow down or not. it never did. in past relationships tommy has been the one leading the dance, twirling his partner around the milestones achieved by a new couple, but with ram, whatever they were, he felt like he had an equal standing, that if he wanted to he didn't have to lead the dance.
xxxxxram didn't feel like dancing around them today apparently, taking tommy's hand and going in for the kill, so to speak.
xxxxxhe let his hand get taken, limp in rams grasp and to avoid his voice cracking tommy let ram speak, thought part of him felt bad for letting him ramble. "that's uh, that's good to hear, i uh was also only really gonna go if you were, so that is, uh, that's great." he stumbled over his words, tongue failing him. "if the party's borin' we could always sneak off anyway." he continued, it was his time to ramble.
xxxxxsomehow, his confidence came back, rumbling through his veins like cigarette smoke. "ram," he addressed him rather confrontationally, aiming to get his attention. he was squirming in his seat now, so to prevent him from anxiously focusing on something else he stood up, slinging his bag over his shoulder. "i uh, i think i'd rather just see you in the outfit tonight. i'm not a good visualizer." he shrugged his shoulders, trying to find a comfortable position for his bag to sling over his back properly. "i know it's not like a formal thing, like a ball or something where you need a date," he put the emphasis on need and felt his throat dry up. "but i was wonderin' if we'd go as like more than friends, or somethin'."
xxxxxsurely this was a confession, right? what if ram took it the wrong way and tommy was left in the dust with a heart going a million miles an hour?
xxxxxstanding there awkwardly tommy offered ram a hand to stand. "i know you just got here, but i gotta go back to my dorm n' shower before the party." his jaw was tense, and he thought about laughing away the awkwardness that had seeped down tommy's spine as he waited for an answer from the younger man.
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[Seokjinnie]

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indentThe small demigod rolled his eyes as he gently bumped their shoulders together, “We both know you’d never do that.” Ram’s eyes traveled down from Tommy’s beautiful eyes to the smirk that was gracing his face and a blush crept across his face. It wasn’t fair for him to be as attractive as he was, it was making him suddenly feel unworthy to be in the presence of someone so good looking. Not attractive in the same way Shiram knew he was, he was the cute cuddly kind of attractive, someone that people wanted to fight to protect. Whereas Tommy was a mix of rugged and ethereal, someone that was desirable and makes you feel safe. He scoffed, “You’re funny! I won’t work out with you… However, I’ll come along as long as you promise that I can watch you work out.” Ram let out a soft laugh, “I never said I know my way around campus just that I knew where the gym was. I prefer having you guide me around.” Plus we go around campus holding hands so no one hits on me cause they think we’re dating. He fought the urge to say the thought out loud.

Ram stared at his hands nervously as Tommy spoke, his shoulders relaxed when he confirmed that he was also going to the party. His head whipped to look at the older demigod and found himself just nodding in agreement to sneaking away if they became bored. Don’t get him wrong, he loved parties, probably a little too much. It was the perfect opportunity to socialize and have fun. But to have a chance to have more time alone with the guy he liked, there was nothing he’d rather do. Might have to fake like I’m bored just so we can sneak away.

He inwardly flinched, you talked too damn much. A bit of panic coursed through Ram as Tommy stood up, he had only just gotten there, and now their conversation was going to end so quickly. He had to fight the strong urge to bounce his leg, gripping his thigh as he willed himself to not fidget. Once again he found himself nodding along to what the taller male was saying, “Yeah no, of course, I totally understand!” His ears perked at the word date, excitement and hope began to bubble in his chest. Before he heard the next sentence, there was a part of him that was ready to be rejected though he hadn’t yet confessed. A part of him that was used to the guys he liked putting a stop to it before they got any further. Ram’s eyes widened as his heart began to beat rapidly in his chest, Tommy had just, essentially, asked him to be his date to the party. He jumped up and threw his arms around the tall demigod’s shoulders, having to stand on his tippy toes to do so. They had been dancing around each other for months, all of that dancing and chasing ended with an invite to be Tommy’s more than a friend to a party. Ram quickly realized that he hadn’t verbally agreed and loosened his arms around the man’s shoulders so he could look at his face. He bit his lip before his lips broke out into a bright warm smile, “I’d love to go to the party tonight as your more than a friend…” He dropped his arms from his shoulders and looked down at his feet, “Been wanting to hear you say something like that for a while now. Thanks for asking me!”

He stared down at the hand that he had missed when he jumped up to hug Tommy and took it even though he didn’t need the help, “It’s fine cause I’ll see you tonight anyway. Will you walk me back to my room?”

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XXXNIK, NIKO. HISTORY MAJOR. SON OF DEMETER. QUEST LINE: TARTARUS. LOCATION: BOYS DORM. TAGS: SCOUT, ABE, MENTIONS EZRA.
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xxxxxnik rolled his eyes secretly as scout floundered about in his bed like a fish out of water. he leant back on his desk, lower back pressing against the soft backing of the chair. "it's one p.m, scout, it's not my fault you rolled into bed at like five a.m." from his position he watched as his roommate struggled to find himself, walking like a glorified frankenstein's monster, arms out and grasping at nothing, steps disorganized.
xxxxxhe barely listened to scout as he spoke, letting his roommate complain about something far too biologically advanced for nik to grasp to concept of. "the excuse train is pulling into the station, scout, do you want any advil-" he was forced to watch as scout tumbled through the room, creating a warpath in his wake. standing in the mess he called, "are you still drunk, holbrook?" but he did follow him on good conscience, even though scout was likely bumbling toward other dorm mates.
xxxxxnik, being the awfully good student that he was had gone to bed maybe an hour to a half hour before scout had trudged through the busted door of their shared room. he'd been up studying, as he usually was and briefly heard the other man come into the room. though they were up for vastly different reasons, both young men had horrible, horrible sleep schedules.
xxxxxout in the hallway nikolas watched as scout continued on, and part of him wondered if he was still in fact drunk. by the way he'd dressed himself, barely might he add, nik could only guess he was just hungover. niko followed scouts warpath down the hall, and was thouroughly surprised when he found the right door, banging and pounding on it.
xxxxxnik watched as abe and scout interacted and found himself stifling a laugh. "abe lincoln is it? didn't know i'd get to talk to such a respected historical feature." he leant on the wall, arms crossed, "nah, i'm just playing dude. scout though? gods it's like a blessing and a curse." half the time scout was out drinking or partying or really just 'vibing' anywhere but his dorm room which gave him ample silence to get his work done or to study. the other half of the time, scout and ezra were up to no good, but that's what it was like living in the boys dorm, you never knew if the place was going up in flames or someone would make a slip n slide in the hallway.
xxxxx"the party? yeah, course i am. i didn't do my midterms for nothing." he joked, inhaling deeply when he heard the incessant whining of scout further down the hall. "you'd think he'd have a mountain of advil prepared for days like these."
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XXXXXXXXPOL, POLLY. LAW MAJOR. DAUGHTER OF NEMESIS. QUEST LINE: PANDORAS BOX. LOCATION: COMMON ROOM. TAGS: ISABELLE, MARCIE.
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xxxxxpolly huffed when she saw marcie enter the room. she hadn't had any prominent interactions with aphrodites daughter, but knowing polly's unpredictable nature she could just as easily make another enemy in less than five seconds. thea, a daughter of athena also entered the room. partially ignoring her she sighed loudly, reaching over across the countertop to fiddle with one of the cupboard doors. "oh i don't know, izzy, can i not innocently wonder if my favorite roomie is going to be in attendance?" her voice was laced with sarcasm.
xxxxxshe continued, hopping down off the counter to stride over to the workspace isabelle had set up, "can i not just hang out with you anymore?" in truth polly was bored out of her mind considering the girl gang that had been formed at halfblood uni was forced to a standstill when midterms hit, and that mercedes hadn't been responding to her texts as much. "woe is me!" she faintly placed her hand against her forehead, bending backwards as izzy barely gave her the attention she wanted.
xxxxxwhen the demi-god realized she wasn't going to get the attention she wanted she recoiled lazily, sighing once again, a scowl finding its way to her jaw. she wasn't even being evil or mean today! gods she felt like the eldest child when their parents decide to have another spawn.
xxxxxpart of polly knew she had the intentions to fight tonight. including the whip in her outfit choice was not a good idea, but gods did it just add to her air of dominance, something she craved, and something she would get if she played her cards right.
xxxxxcurse nemesis, she thought, stomping back into the kitchen where she searched for something to bother herself with. at camp halfblood it was so much easier to gain attention, but now that everyone had matured (except for the boys really) and had other things to focus on she just didn't get the same attention and focus as she had previously. maybe she needed to step up her manipulative tactics, pulling sob stories from nowhere and lying so she could sleep at night.
xxxxxmaybe that was her biggest flaw, needing attention and drama to stick to her like glue and glitter, just so people would talk about her. somehow it made her feel successful, or well liked, even though she absolutely knew any of the people talking about her either hated her, or were perpetually scared of her.
xxxxxfrom a distance she watched as izzy reacted to marcie. that girl gang apollonia craved being around again? looks like she had her first chance right out of midterms. deciding on a whim, polly walked up to her, and glanced over to isabelle, about to snap.
xxxxxin the room was marcie, who looked her up and down. with hooded eyes apollonia did the same, "are you trying to start a fight or just checking me out?" her voice was laced with venom, like a snake preparing to bite. "i'm not opposed to either," she smirked, though internally she spoke to the air, sorry mercedes.it was all in good fun, she supplied.
xxxxxshe winked, knowing what game she was playing without even having to mention it. "while you're here, marcie, are you going to that party tonight?" her voice dropped a few octaves and she exaggerated her speech, like a rich girl from the hamptons.
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─ ★ -- ( BENJAMIN HAWTHORNE ) ─────────────────────────────────
xxx" 𝕎ℍ𝔼ℕ 𝔸𝕊𝕂𝔼𝔻 𝕎ℍ𝕆 𝕄𝔸𝔻𝔼 𝕀𝕋 𝕊ℍ𝕆𝕎 !! 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕋ℝ𝕌𝕋ℍ ℍ𝔼 𝔾𝕀𝕍𝔼𝕊 𝕀ℕ 𝕋𝕆 𝕄𝕆𝕊𝕋 !! "
⇉ [ location : roof ] [ godly parent : ares ] [ tagged : diana (leo) ] [ 1189 words ]


- - - - -There was nothing worse in the world and living with a roommate who wouldn't ever let you live your life in peace. Well, maybe that wasn't entirely true. If he had the time, Ben could definitely think of something worse, but he rarely ever thought beyond how he felt in the moment. And, in this very particular moment, all he wanted to do was punch his dear roommate in the face. He didn't know what Leo's problem was or why he couldn't just be normal for two seconds. Normal was relative when you went to a school for demigods, of course. But he could at least try, right? Being considerate isn't that hard. But he certainly didn't have the decency to think about his roommate. Instead, he stayed up until the sun came up, typing -- very loudly, Ben might add -- on his stupid keyboard. The light from his laptop was annoying as hell. And Ben had to get up early every morning for his run, gym routine, and shower before class. Leo obviously knew that. It was part of his everyday routine. Yet he didn't have the decency to at least go out into the common room or something if he was going to be obnoxious all night. This was, unfortunately, an everyday occurrence in their dorm room. Ben wore headphones sometimes to try and block out the noise, but it didn't do anything for the light from the computer screen. If Leo didn't want to sleep -- or at least attempt to sleep -- why did he have to stay shut up in their room all the time? Ben regularly contemplated throwing his computer out the window of their room. Or maybe throwing Leo. Maybe smothering him with a pillow or beating all his things with the baseball bat he kept under his bed. All of these things sounded tempting, but he didn't need to be expelled for bad behavior at the moment, not when he was so close to finally graduating. Ben often felt that he was forced out of his own room for a number of reasons though. On top of just their nighttime being an actual disaster, there was the fact that he never got any time to himself in his own room. He was constantly having to weave his way through all of Leo's little friends. Apparently they didn't have rooms of their own or roommates to terrorize, so they had to pick on the son of Ares.

- - - - -Needless to say, he spent the vast majority of his time away from his dorm room, which was exhausting. Not having a place to actually go home to made everything a little more frustrating, made him feel kinda aimless. But he supposed that wasn't abnormal either. Generally, he was pretty aimless. That's what his mom and sister used to always tell him, anyway. He, though exhausted from a close-to-sleepless night, continued through with his typical routine, going on his run in the morning and the gym later on before showering and going to class. Midterms were over, so the vast majority of his class time was dedicated to completely zoning out and doodling in his notebook. He didn't know what he was drawing and was, in fact, a terrible artist, but he slapped on a few random shapes before scribbling through them all, just to keep his hands busy while he continued to ignore his professor entirely. How he ever made it into a school like this was a mystery to him and he had no idea what good it might be doing him. Save for the extra hero training and getting his mother off his back for a little while, he didn't think he was getting much out of it. But, at least he got to spend some time with his brothers and he'd made friends along the way. Surely that was worth something. He left his class as soon as he was able, dropping his backpack off in the common room of the dorms. He didn't want to throw it into his room, worried that Leo might have had a friend over or something. He probably did. For someone who never seemed to look away from his computer, the son of Hephaestus somehow managed to have friends. And good ones too, people who seemed legitimately invested in his life and wanted to spend time with him. Never in their own rooms or somewhere public, which was annoying, but Ben supposed it was good that the little dweeb had managed to actually develop some meaningful connections. It was just extremely inconvenient for him and meant that, again, he'd have to find something to do to fill the time before the big midtern party tonight.

- - - - -A nap. A nap sounded nice. He threw his backpack onto the couch in the boy's common room, using it as a very uncomfortable pillow. He pulled his jacket off of his shoulders so he could drape it over him as a makeshift blanket before he kicked his sneakers off, propping his feat up on the couch. He got as comfortable as he could, but still found himself annoyed by all the bustling in the area. People still had lives to live and things to do, he knew. He closed his eyes regardless, trying his best to relax, but he couldn't stop feeling tense and uncomfortable. After a few moments, his phone buzzed in his pocket. He let out an audible grunt, though he wasn't actually as frustrated as he might have seemed. He needed something to do and, if someone was texting him, maybe he'd have an excuse to leave this boring common room and pretend to nap. He quirked an eyebrow when he opened the message from Diana, watching the snapchat video roll through. Was that the ocean? Wait. Was she on the roof? He let out a small chuckle. 'dude y u think its cool to be up there without me?' he texted alongside a scorpion emoji. He just thought the scorpion was cool. He overused it, but Diana would know what he meant. Or maybe not. Come to think of it, Ben wasn't entirely sure what he meant by it. He shrugged off the thought. 'dont fall lol i'll be right there' he added, pressing send before throwing his shoes back on and stashing his backpack behind an armchair, where he often left it when he didn't feel like dealing with his roommate and his nerdy friends. It didn't take too long for him to make his way to the roof, having walked the path a few times since the daughter of Poseidon -- and her equally dope brother -- often found themselves perched there to gaze out at the ocean. Also just to be dumb, not that Ben was one to judge. He often joined them, despite not caring much at all about the ocean. He just liked to do dumb stuff. He was a parkour legend in high school, so playing on rooftops was normal for him. Diana hadn't left from her spot, he noticed. He smiled, haphazardly plopping down next to her. "You look lonely," he commented casually.

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTOMMY. ECONOMICS MAJOR. SON OF ARES. QUEST LINE: THE MIST. LOCATION: GYM/DORM TAGS: RAM.
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xxxxxinternally he was screaming, jumping for joy if you will. the rush of adrenaline and anxiety paid off, big time and he kept his composure, barely. "are you, ram malai-thorne, asking me out on a date?" he laughed fully this time, there was no room for him to cower behind nerves. "i'm not opposed to it, any excuse to-" he was cut off, the younger demi-god threw his hands around tommy and he felt his whole body stutter, like a printer malfunctioning.
xxxxxit took tommy at least thirty seconds to recognize that ram had basically jumped into his arms, holding him close. his hand was pushed out of the way slightly as rams smaller body came into contact with his. being taller than ram he bent down halfway through the surprise hug, heart going a million miles an hour. "if i knew i was going to get that type of reaction i wouldn't of asked you in the gym of all places." he chuckled when they separated.
xxxxxhe bit the inside portion of his cheek to prevent his smile from taking up half his face, and took a shaky breath in. "really?" he asked as they began to walk in tandem, tommy's hand still shaking slightly. "guess it's bad on my part then, shoulda worked up some courage to ask you out before today. thank god for dionysus kids, right?" he felt like his legs were made of jelly, one wrong step and he'd fall through the cracks of the concrete like rain.
xxxxxit was like fireworks going off in his brain, so much so he barely recognized that he was walking around shirtless in the fall. max did it all the time, why couldn't tommy enjoy that privilege? feeling impulsive as they walked in mostly silence, aside from the occasional student rushing past or gaggle of students, he let his hand slip between them, taking ram's palm in his. he didn't bother hiding his grin this time, rather focusing on if his hands were too sweaty or clammy, or how rams hand fit in his.
xxxxxdespite the overthinking tommy was doing at the moment, he still felt like his head was empty, focusing only on the feeling of rams hand in his. as soon as he was in the clear, likely as soon as he stepped into the bathroom of his dorm, he'd be doing a happy dance. finally, finally, something was going to go right for him, and he was so determined to not ruin it, or let anyone else ruin it for him.
xxxxxthe walk was brief, only taking a few minutes before tommy was thankfully back in the warm heat of the dorms. he hadn't realised how much of a chill would attack him as he walked. karma for walking around shirtless in the fall, he supposed. "i'm a gentleman, am i not? course i'll take you to your room. i'll make sure none of these dunders pester you, aye?" he smirked, skirting past ezra and scout, and abe and nik before he found himself at rams door, still holding hands.
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xxx" 𝕋ℍ𝔼𝕐 𝕂ℕ𝕆ℂ𝕂𝔼𝔻 𝕄𝔼 𝕆𝔽𝔽 𝔸 ℂ𝕃𝕀𝔽𝔽 !! 𝔹𝕌𝕋 𝕀'𝕄 𝕊𝕋𝕀𝕃𝕃 ℕ𝕆𝕋 𝔻𝔼𝔸𝔻 !! "
⇉ [ location : library ] [ godly parent : eris ] [ tagged : makrus, sam, ash ] [ 1212 words ]


- - - - -Living on her own definitely had it's perks, she was quickly realizing. JJ had grown used to having to share most of her life, be it with foster siblings or actual siblings. But that didn't mean she necessarily liked it. When she was told that she would be living in a dorm room by herself, she was a little unsure at first. But now she realized that she wouldn't want it any other way. Not having to adhere to another human being and the ability to stay up until the crack of dawn playing video games or doing whatever she wanted was a priceless privilege. Of course, she would have done all of those things regardless of whether or not she had a roommate. But at least now she could without judgment. Surely her neighbors wanted her dead though, given that she spent most of the night singing along with her bluetooth speaker while busting her way through of her copy of Dark Souls 3 for the eighth time, screeching out some choice words whenever she inevitably died to a boss. But at least no one was banging on her door. Yet. Or saying mean things. To her face. She was certain that the girls on her hall wanted nothing more than to bludgeon her with a large stick or something. Not that she could blame them. She'd probably want to beat her up too. But that didn't stop her less-than-becoming behavior. Perhaps it was what lead to her explicitly self-destructive habits, like refusing to sleep and living off potato chips and cold french fries, both of which she had engaged in the night before. Regardless of how irresponsible she seemed, how out-of-sorts her life obviously was, she still managed to somehow ace her midterms. As a reward, she opted out of going to class that morning. What was the point? It was just going to be review for the dummies that couldn't keep up with her. This gave her an excuse to take a power nap at sunrise, only to continue with her boss run once she decided to get back out of bed. She'd changed out of her sweatpants before sitting down in front of her tv again, opting for ripped black jeans and a loose-fitting striped sweater. She only threw her clothes on now because she knew it she didn't, she wouldn't feel like it later in the day. And if she didn't feel like it later in the day, she wouldn't feel like going to that party later on. And she wasn't going to be the idiot that missed out on that dumpster fire.

- - - - -She was knee-deep in the middle of a boss fight when her phone buzzed, which she chose to ignore. More than likely, it was Markus. And Markus could wait. This was important. She let out a grunt as she mashed the buttons, working her way through everything, but still watching with rage as her character was thrown onto her back before the dreaded YOU DIED appeared onscreen, the awful sound effect accompanying the caption just to rub it in more. She gritted her teeth, tempted to fling her controller across the room when she heard a knock. She decided, instead, to throw her controller onto her bed, so at least she didn't break anything. This time. She didn't even have time to take a breath before Markus busted through the doorway, grabbing her arm. She struggled a bit in his grip, more out of habit than anything else. "Let go of me, dillweed," she said, breaking from his grip once he had successfully pulled her away from her tv. She quirked a brow. "Die, you say? That's a bit extreme, don't you think?" she said. "Surely you can't be that bored, but I'll humor you anyway. What dumbo scheme is on the agenda today?" she asked, getting an answer almost immediately, one that made her smirk a little. Did she think it was nice of him to want to interfere in Ash and Sam's love life? No, but it would definitely be funny. And maybe a little helpful. Those two morons obviously had feelings for one another and were both too cowardly to say anything. Why not speed up the process a little bit? Ash wouldn't mind. Or maybe she would. But she'd forgive JJ. She always did. Ash seemed to know, no matter what stupid thing JJ did, that she never meant any harm. The daughter of Eris was banking on that at the moment, since she actually quite enjoyed the little Zeus girl and didn't want to make any more enemies if she could help it. "Well what are you waiting for? You've obviously already got your war paint on. Let's move out!"

- - - - -She nodded, giving him a little shrug. "Eh, sounds fine to me. I'd love to set off some fireworks or something and be able to blame those drunk morons," she said. She reached up to lightly pinch and tug at Markus' cheek. "Aw, don't say that. You definitely failed. And you should totally feel bad about it," she teased. Markus was actually a lot smarter than anyone gave him credit for. JJ knew that much about her beloved twin dunder brother. If he wanted to do well, he'd do well. She had absolute faith in him, which was why she felt perfectly fine with constantly demeaning him. Markus knew it too. Anyone who is smart, knows their smart. That's part of the whole point of being smart. They made it to the library after a short walk, which was lame. Libraries suck. JJ was not a naturally quiet person and she didn't much care for a place that was dedicated to silence. Of course, Sam and Ash were in the area for group projects, where talking was allowed. But you were still expected to do so quietly, which didn't always go over well with the Kline twins. Markus lead her to their table, the two of them quickly helping themselves to chairs so they could more easily terrorize their next victims. JJ couldn't help the small smile on her lips at just how quickly Markus jumped into everything. JJ was a bit more tactful about how she approached situations. Usually. JJ looked between the two, nudging her brother with her elbow. "Oh, look at those puppy dog eyes, Markie. I think you might have interrupted the proposal," she teased. "We didn't ruin a private moment, did we?" she asked, batting her eyelashes at the two. "Uh.... no... no. You guys didn't interrupt anything at all. Actually, I was just - I mean, we were just talking, you know, like friends do and I mean the pa-party definitely came up and -," Sam was obviously uncomfortable with all of this. He was already having a rough enough time just trying to talk to Ash without being a complete loser but now these idiots were complicating things. "That little stutter is so cute, Ash, no wonder you're spending so much time with him," JJ teased. "I don't stutter. I mean, I trip over words sometimes and I ramble a little too much and stuff like that but, you know, I definitely don't stutter. It's not a stutter," Sam argued. "You two are precious."

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male || twenty|| son of hades || tags; tommy, open || mentions; none

indentRam blushed bright pink, he had to fight the urge to hide his face in his hands. He glanced up at Tommy with a shy smile on his face, “I guess I am, Tommy Florence.” It was hard not to focus on the warmth of Tommy's body when he was this close, it made him want to pull him closer. Just as his legs and toes were starting to ache from stretching, he felt strong arms wrap around him, thankful that the taller man bent down to meet him. As they pulled away, the blush returned to his cheeks spreading to the tips of his ears. A soft laugh slipped past his lips, “The place isn’t important,” Shiram hated how shy he felt, he wanted to go back into Tommy’s arms and bury his face in his face so no one could see the blush on his face. His heart was still beating heart in his chest and the butterflies in his stomach wouldn’t stop fluttering around.

indentThe small demigod shook his head as they walked beside each other, “Yes, really! It isn’t just you… I could’ve asked you out too, before today.” He laughed, nodding in agreement, ’truly thank the gods for the Dionysus kids’. The son of Hades made a mental note that he would have to treat them to lunch, who knows how long it would’ve taken for either to make a move without the party. He had already been excited about the party but with what just happened, he was about to burst. His eyes kept glancing down at Tommy’s chest and his abs, it wasn’t fair how good his body was. He desperately hoped that the other man did not notice, but he could handle the teasing if he had. Shiram’s eyes widened as he felt Tommy take his hand into his, grinning at the feeling. They did this every time they were together, regardless of where or who they were with, but now it felt so much different. He would have to start pulling out the outfit and the other things he needed in order to get ready.

indentRam wanted time to stop so that he could spend more time with the older demigod. He smiled, “Of course, you’re a gentleman!” A loud laugh escaped past his lips, he slapped a hand across his mouth, embarrassed at how it had been, “My hero!” His eyes down to their hands as they reached his door. There was a small urge to kiss the other as he had been wanting to do for months, but he could settle for kissing the other man’s cheek. The small demigod got on his tippy toes again and pressed his lips to the other male’s cheek before pulling away with a smile, “Can we walk together to the party tonight? Please?” A slight pout formed on his face for good measure, “I’m going to go inside, have to make sure I look pretty for the party. So, I can make you as flustered as you’ve made me.” Ram pressed another kiss to his cheek before he darted inside his room.

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female || twenty-one|| daughter of apollo || tags; lia || mentions; reed

indentAileen was increasingly getting worried about Lia, she didn’t need to be as close to the other girl as she was to tell how upset she was. She ignored the pang in her heart when she stopped Reed from leaving. The redhead smiled softly as Lia turned her attention back to her, it fell as her eyes followed the tear spill from Lia’s eye. She reached up immediately and brushed it away, “Lia… It’s fine.” She reached forward and pulled her into her arms for a brief moment. It wasn’t enough but she didn’t want to overwhelm her friend even if it made her own heart sing with joy. Even though the girl was trying to hide it, Ailey was more attuned to Lia than she wanted to admit and could tell.

indentA sad smile took its place on the demigod’s face, “There’s nothing for you to be sorry for.” A small pit in her stomach was slowly growing and it was starting to become hard to ignore. She sat quietly as the other girl braided her hair with flowers. Aileen looked down at her hands at the mention of the party, “I’m down to go to a party.” A small laugh slipped past her lips, “Of course, we all need to act a little wild sometimes.” She turned her entire body around and gave Lia a look, “I couldn’t even begin to guess what your brothers could be doing. But, I’m sure that whatever it is will be hazardous to someone’s sanity. If not someone else’s, it’ll be their own.”

indentAileen considered herself lucky that her paternal half-siblings were nowhere near as chaotic as Lia’s were. She took Lia’s hands in her own with a smile, mixed with warmth and sadness, it was in her nature to help others, even at the cost of her own well-being and happiness. The daughter of Apollo, ignoring the possibility of future heartbreak, would make a plan to fix whatever happened between Lia and Reed. It didn’t matter if it prevented her from ever being able to hold Lia as close as she wanted to. She was going to help the pair mend whatever had broken and make it stronger than it was before. A part of her knew that she could end up losing Lia entirely if the other girl ever learned of her feelings or of what she was planning. Though she couldn’t help but slightly cling to the small hope that Lia could eventually return her feelings.

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXDI. ENVIRO SCI MAJOR. DAUGHTER OF POSEIDON. QUEST LINE: THE MIST. LOCATION: DORMS. TAGS: MAX, BEN.
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xxxxxthe suns rays could warm her from up here, and she loved every second of it. no longer did she need to use artificial heat and waste energy, but rather she could soak up mother natures natural warmth. any time she could swap out harmful manmade creations for mother natures own natural goodness, she would.
xxxxxwhen her phone buzzed inside her pocket she took a few moments to respond to it's incessant beeping and buzzing, instead soaking up mother natures gift in peace for just a while longer. even though she knew she wasn't going to open up twitter and see what tragedy had happened that day or week, but she still declined to use her phone immediately.
xxxxxdiana finally reached into her pocket when the buzzing became longer, as she'd figured out she was likely getting messages from both ben and max. taking a few more photos and videos of herself and her surroundings diana put in her pin code password and swiped over her messy home screen. unlike other people, her bottom task bar only had spotify on it, every other important app was mixed in on random folders and pages for single apps. squinting her eyes due to the daylight that made her screen impossible to read, diana searched for the obnoxiously green icon and saw two major notifications. opening them had her giggling up on the roof like a madman.
xxxxxfirst was max.
xxxxx'broooo! you shouldve told me u were hanging out with them! i wouldve come round u know i have a soft spot for midnite lol'
xxxxxturning over her shoulder she saw a familiar face, one ben hawthorne. she didn't even get to respond to his texts! that's how fast he was!
xxxxxshe shot max another message; 'come up whenever ben's here too lol'
xxxxxand then another 'maybe brign a carrot for me i'm kinda hungry lol'
xxxxxturning to ben, she greeted him as he parkour jumped over the barrier. she flicked through her phone quickly, seeing a few messages from the ares kid one including the scorpion.
xxxxxdiana stayed put, knowing if she stood up there was a likely chance she was going head over feet off the side of the roof. "ben! hey!" she yelped, so loud the people directly below her could likely hear her. she shook her head and laughed when he commented she looked lonely.
xxxxx"i could never be lonely, 'specially when i've got views like this and mother natures gift like right there." she pointed out to the rolling ocean, a dark blue colour in the fall, and to the sun, like she was icarus seeking warmth over power and grace.
xxxxxshe giggled, patting down the space next to her, "max i think is on his way up. also you came up so quick you didn't give me any time to reply!"
xxxxxwell she was also thinking about the sun for a majority of that time, but whatever.
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