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♆ Divine Bloodlines: Immortal Bonds of Olympus ♆

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•• ━━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━ •• ___________________________________ C A M P E R S I N C L U D E D Erin Chase | @Vicier​ Tyler Rumancek | @Sapphic Pigeon •• ━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━━━ •• L O C A T I O N Cabin Eighteen | Deimos Cabin​​ • Ezra's Tattoo Studio •• ━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━━━ •• A C T I V I T Y Early Morning Tattoo Appointment • Tyler's Tattoo ___________________________________ •• ━━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━━━━━━ •• •• ━━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━ •• ___________________________________ I N T E R A C T I N G W I T H Each Other Ezra Griesheim | @Sapphic Pigeon​​ •• ━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━━━ •• S P E C I A L M E N T I O N S None •• ━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━━━ •• T R A N S L A T I O N S | R O M A N I E frumos | It's beautiful Deci ce a fost asta, mm | So what was that, mm​ Am spus că e frumos.. deşi.. | I said it's beautiful.. though.. Te iubesc | I love you Veşnic | Eternally​ Am nevoie de tine | I need you​ Sunt a ta. Veşnic. | I am yours. Eternally. ___________________________________ •• ━━━━━ • ☕︎ • 𓆩✉︎𓆪 • ━━━━━━━━━━ ••

____________________________________________________________________________ C A M P H A L F - B L O O D | C A B I N E I G H T E E N : D E I M O S .. It was still warm. Her eyes, a deep and richly shade of Earth, focused on nothing in particular; Erin's fingers brushed gently over the cracked mushroom-shaped top of the muffin. It was another moment before she was tearing a piece off. And lifting it to her mouth, instead of chewing, Erin simply went through the motion. Her mouth making the chewing action, slowly, and as she did, the fresh but natural burst of sweetness from the blueberries hit her. It wasn't unwelcomed.. on the contrary; blueberries had always been a favorite of hers. And right now..? Well, maybe indulging in one of her favorite foods was exactly what she needed. Eyes closing; a soft, barely audible sigh fell through her lips. Still, her mind was elsewhere. Back in her kitchen, despite the fact that their walk to first the Hermes, and then the Deimos cabin had given her enough time to gain some semblance of her composure back. Hand dropping back to the muffin she held; before she could break off another piece, however, the sound of the door to Ezra's studio opening caught her ear. Turning her head towards the door, it didn't take long for Erin to find the source. And not even a moment later, the dark pools of her eyes were settling upon the eldest son of terror. Watching on as he re-entered the room, she shifted slightly in the seat she'd long ago claimed as her own. Her legs folded up underneath her, ".. so.. which one of us do you want as your first victim..?" Tyler had made quick work of his chocolate muffin he'd chosen for his "breakfast". Fresh from the freezer with a nice bottle of cold milk on the side. There was no other way to eat them. After downing his milk and muffin, he laid himself across the softly padded tattoo table. He had dropped into a light sleep state in the silence that had hung between him and Erin while they waited, though it didn't last long. Soon as he heard the door of the studio pop open he jolted awake, half-startled by the noise. The boy inhaled deeply and rubbed at his sore eyes, trying to force himself awake. A tattoo. At 6 in the morning. Only Erin Chase would have him up this early for a session. It had taken the young man several minutes in the Deimos Cabin kitchen to make himself some cold brew and a grilled ham and cheese, taking his time to allow the two love birds in the studio to make themselves at home while they ate their own breakfast. He'd already made all the necessary arrangements in his art studio to have everything set up for this morning. If he'd left it to this morning, he would have surely forgotten something to set out for himself. The young man let himself back into the den, slipping through the door quickly with a foot extended out near the base of the door as he closed it behind him, keeping his clingy Maine Coon from entering the studio, hearing a rather nasty hiss from the other side of the door. Ezra couldn't help but chuckle, shaking his head as he turned back to head towards the tattoo table where the clearly exhausted Hermes boy was stretched out. Setting his cold brew aside amidst all the items he had on his supplies table, taking a fairly large bite of his grilled ham and cheese as he looked over everything he had set out the night before just to double check that he did, in fact, remember everything. It took hearing Erin's voice carry over to him for him to snap out of his inner monologue, turning his dark gaze over to the girl sitting over in the chair in the corner of the room. Taking a moment to look between the two demigods before him, Ezra motioned down beside him at the boy on the tattoo table. "He's already posted up over here, and you look relatively comfortable in your perch there," the eldest son of Deimos smirked, tilting his head to look down at Tyler. "You're getting this on your side, yeah?" Ezra waited for Tyler to give a light nod, nodding back himself. "Alright, you wanna take that hoodie off for me, man..? Don't wanna risk getting any blood, ink or plasma on it, ya know? Then lay down on your side, back facing me." Ezra took his seat on his saddle stool, continuing to eat his breakfast and enjoy his cold brew while he let the son of Hermes complete the task he'd asked of him. Tyler nodded, forcing himself to sit up before slipping off the table onto his feet. Brushing the hood off from the top of his head, he reached up with both hands, firmly grasping the neck of the hood to pull up over his face, tugging the hoodie and t-shirt off in one swift pull to leave his upper body bare. The son of Hermes balled his hoodie up before setting it at the top end of the table he'd be laying on, figuring it would make a good pillow for him once he laid back down. Tyler reached both arms behind his head, using one to force the other by the elbow down his back further to reach a spot on between his shoulder blades that itched. It dawned on him a moment after he began to itch at his back, wondering if it was the tattoo he'd gotten while he was gone. He'd have to ask Ezra after the session if it looked like it was healing well or if it still needed time. It had been well over 2 weeks since he'd gotten it, but even he knew tattoos could take up to four weeks to heal on the surface. Not to mention months on end to fully heal. Especially one as big as he'd gotten on his back. ".. side..? Thought you were getting it on your forear-.." Having let her attention fall back to her hands; it was as she once again lifted her gaze, a confused little crease forming between her brows, that Erin's voice fell off. The words lost - the sentence dissipating from her mind as quickly as it formed as her dark gaze drew instantly to the extensive art that now adorned the back of the man she knew she loved. The warmth still held by the barely eaten muffin slipped from her hand. Scattering crumbs over the otherwise pristine clean floors of Ezra's studio. However Erin didn't seem at all aware that she'd even made a mess, let alone lost her breakfast as, quietly, she got to her feet. The gap between herself and the Hermes boy closing, and once it had her gentle touch was against his bare skin. Gaze roaming, taking in every little detail she could of the dragon as it soared up his spine, Erin found her fingers doing the same. The very tips of her fingers trailing, almost feather-light, down the silhouette of the dragon. Following the outline, until, they joined together at the center point of the creatures tail. ".. e frumos.." Possessed almost - Erin seemed to act first. The thoughts not even having time to form in her mind as, pressing her front against his back, she brought her lips to the dragon. Pressing a gentle kiss to the very center of its head; she allowed her lips to linger, perhaps a moment too long before she was pulling back. Though even still, her touch remained. Fingers curling lightly against his bare back. That's right. It was gonna be his forearm that he was getting the tattoo on, not his side. She was getting hers on her side. "Shit, you're right. I guess I didn't really have to take my hoo-" the son of Hermes' words were cut short as he felt his back being touched, a chill running up the length of the boy's spine as he froze in place. He could feel Erin's fingers tracing over the outlines of the dragon on his back, chuckling softly with a hint of nervousness to it as he peered over his shoulder at her. "I forgot to tell you I'd gotten this done while I was gone," Tyler dropped his head then, staring at the floor in front of him as he stood there quietly letting her admire the work. "Gus' uncle did it for me, and it only t-" again, the boy's words were cut off by Erin. Though this time, it wasn't by her actions, but by her spoken word. She'd spoken Romanian. Again. Two times in the span of a single morning couldn't have been coincidence, right? Coincidence..? I THINK NOT! There was no way the poor boy was that tired that he'd imagined her speaking in his native tongue twice. The moment that Tyler opened his mouth to confront her about her use of his native language, the words were caught in his throat as he felt her press against his back. First he felt her press against his backside with her body, then he felt her press her lips to the bare skin of his back. A deep blush rose to the surface of his face as he gave a confused, shy glance up at their mutual friend who stood there seeming just as dumbfounded as Tyler was by the girl's actions.. Tyler tried getting Ezra's attention, looking for a simple sign of confirmation that she had, in fact, just kissed him, but it seemed the other young man was elsewhere.. busying himself to not have to make eye contact with the son of Hermes. When the eldest son of Deimos realized what was going on, he quickly averted his eyes and started looking around as if he'd forgotten something. Surely he had, right? Well, no. He hadn't. But he would excuse himself anyway and make himself scarce. He knew how Erin was, and.. more accurately, what was going on in that mind of hers. It seemed as though all those talks they'd had in the past had finally sunk in, and whether consciously or subconsciously.. girly pop was clearly making her move. He'd be the good bi gay best friend and make himself scarce for.. however long they needed. If anything even happened. Only the Fates knew. Ezra shook his head and grabbed a couple of paper towels off the roll, wandering over to the muffin she'd dropped to the floor in her trance-like state. "Damn, Erin. Really? I just cleaned up these floors last night." He hoped she wouldn't actually think he was upset at her, if she could even hear him but if she did, he'd clear it up later. "I'm gonna go back upstairs and grab a couple of things I forgot, and Er.. Erin. You're not getting outta breakfast that easy, babe. B.E.C. comin' your way when I get back!" He was halfway to the door before he quickly turned back to snag his cold brew coffee off of the table, exchanging a quick glance with Ty before addressing them both as he made his way to the door. "If you need me while I'm gone, text me or come get me. I won't be able to hear you guys down here." And with that, Ezra slipped through the door and pulled it tightly behind him, disappearing upstairs into the Deimos Cabin to busy himself till he received an all-clear message. Once the door was shut and all that was left in the room was Tyler and Erin, he suddenly became all too aware of just how loud his breathing sounded.. and just how fast his heart was beating in his chest. It was another moment or two before Tyler slowly turned to look over his shoulder at the girl behind him, quirking a brow. Now it was time to test her, to see if she really had spoken Romanian. "Deci ce a fost asta, mm?" ".. Am spus că e frumos.. deşi.." Words softly spoken; they cascaded from between her lips like water rushing over the falls as she repeated herself. Though, despite that however, her gaze remained locked upon the gorgeous dragon. Fingertips ever moving as she took her time, tracing them over the various linework - but after yet another moment or two, Erin let her head rise. Her rich dark hues meeting with his stunning blues. By the Gods, she loved his eyes.. They were passion on ice. The clearest cerulean blue- the very same as the lakes surrounding the camp that she liked to draw. She could stare into them for days.. ".. I have a feeling you're talking about the kiss.." The words fell so smoothly from her lips he almost hadn't caught that she was, in fact, speaking Romanian. He wasn't dreaming. He had to admit - initial shock aside - her speaking in his tongue was more than pleasing to his ears. It wasn't until her eyes met his that his face began to burn hot, trying to force his usual smug grin to overshadow the shy smile that threatened at the corners of his mouth. The kiss. His eyes dropped to her lips, holding only for a moment before realization washed over him. The action was involuntary. Absentminded. Tyler quickly pulled his gaze back up to meet hers. There wasn't a brighter shade of red that the boy's face could've turned at that point. In the sheer height of the emotions going through him, as much as he wanted to, he couldn't pull his gaze from hers. Whether it was out of nervousness, or some form of confidence that his subconscious had mustered.. he couldn't tell ya'. "You know I was talking about the kiss," he spoke, in English, plainly. ".. I know.." Touch, ever gentle, drawing to a stop against the small of his lower back- the words fell between them softly. A little breathily as she spoke them into existence. Her dark gaze holding fast to his as though it were a life-line she wasn't willing to let go of. Well.. she'd made it this far.. there was no going back now. And that thought cementing in her mind; a shaky resolve seemed to enter her voice. Her next words drawing a little more assertively from her lips, ".. and I'd do it again." Rolling with that small burst of confidence, Erin's hands rose from their current perch. The warmth of her palms reaching his cheeks as she caressed them. Her gentle touch urging his face to turn just that little further before, with a little rise onto the balls of her feet, the daughter of Hades had her lips crashing against his own. Whatever gap left between them; leaving it practically non-existent as she poured all the emotion she felt for him over the last two years into the kiss they were sharing. The tone in her voice along with the words she spoke sent a light chill up his spine. Tyler opened his mouth to say something, but as soon as he felt her hands on each side of his face the words were lost to him. It was just like it was in the movies. The girl leaning in in slow motion, the boy's heartbeat echoing in his ears, heart practically jumping out of his chest as his mind took the moment and ran.. overthinking every possible thing that he could in the mere moments between as she closed the distance between them. As her lips pressed to his, though.. silence. And it was just like that, that time came to a stop. The moment - of course only lasting a mere few seconds - seemed to last a forever.. though as much as the boy wanted to last longer, the angle wasn't exactly the most comfortable. Reluctantly pulling away from her lips, Tyler reached a gentle arm behind him to move her back a step to give himself the room to turn around. Now turned to face Erin, Tyler slowly raised both of his hands up and took her face gently in his hands as she'd done with his before, leaning down to press his lips softly against hers. Tyler gently pulled away from their kiss but stayed close to her, hands still tenderly holding her face in them as he looked deep into her eyes. "Erin, I-" the boy's voice trailed off, the words caught in his throat before he could get them out. There were so many different things he wanted to say, all the things he'd had on his mind over the last few years, yet somehow none of it seemed good enough now. Even if he simply ignored everything involving him in this situation - she kissed him first - there was clearly something here between them. And it wasn't just a dream. Clearly unable to get the words out, Tyler clenched his jaw in frustration at himself as he closed his eyes. The son of Hermes let out a soft, hefty sigh before leaning forward to gently rest his forehead against hers, thumbs brushing tenderly over her cheeks. 'Erin, I love you. I've been in love with you for nearly as long as I've known you..' he thought, desperately willing the words to come out. ".. Te iubesc.." Erin's confession tumbled softly from her lips. The warmth of her breath trickling down between them as, her hands falling slightly, drawing to a rest against his bare chest, she opened her eyes. Once more holding his gorgeous gaze with her own. She could feel his heart.. Beating, hard, beneath her palms. Her own was doing the same, and she had no doubt that he'd be able to hear it. How could he not..? With his gift-.. Erin's words forced the boy's bright blues to flash open, shortly meeting her own soft hazel eyes, the two stood there holding space for a moment or two as her confession settled in with the boy. Her words having somehow cleared the lump in his throat and the tension in his chest, he swallowed hard before responding. "Erin I've been in love with you for.. heh, longer than I care to admit," Tyler chuckled softly, a shy smile pulling at the corners of his lips as color crept back into his face. "You don't know how many times over the years I've wanted to just," he smirked a bit, shaking his head as he recalled younger-him's thought process on how he would tell Erin. "Scream it at you and run away," the son of Hermes laughed, a soft smile falling over his features as he continued to hold her gaze. "I love you, Erin Maree Chase. Always have.." “.. veşnic..” It was soft- almost a whisper as the word fell from between her lips. And hands slipping from where they’d perched against his chest; Erin found herself exploring his body. The tips of her nails dragging lightly over his bare skin, leaving behind a gentle trail before, eventually, she brought her hands to a stop. Her fingers curling against the defined V of his stomach. .. he loved her. Dark eyes flicking back to his gorgeous blues; the thought finally seemed to sink in. And flattening her palms over his sides, she gave a quick shove. Forcing the both of them back against the chair. Her body pressing flush against his as, leaning up, the daughter of Hades once more had her lips crashing against his own. Veşnic. The Roma word for "Eternally". His love for this girl had lasted this long.. you know what they say.. if it can last longer than 6 months (which is the typical amount of time that a simple crush will last), then it's real love.. four agonizingly long years later, and yet here he was.. here they were. Yeah, "eternally" sounded about right. "Veşnic," he agreed softly. He'd barely gotten the word out in a response before she'd shoved him back into the tattoo chair and was on him. His body reacting much quicker than his mind could keep up, hands instinctively grabbing her behind her legs to help pull her in flush against him in his lap as he met her lips with his own. His blue eyes closed as he lost himself in their kiss, heart hammering in his chest as their lips connected over and over again, hands exploring new terrain over each other's bodies.. God fucking shit - this mans kiss.. Erin’s hands exploring, just as his own were, it wasn’t until they’d reached his chest however that she pushed against him. The gap between them returning. This-.. This was real- it was actually happening. It wasn’t just some dream. The deep dark pools of her eyes holding onto the endless skies of his own; she couldn’t help her heavy breathing. Her chest heaving lightly, and for a time all she could do was stare. Dropping her touch from where it had been resting, it didn’t take her long before she was pulling his stolen hoodie off over her head. Letting it drop to the floor at the base of the chair. Giving them both a couple of moments before she once more lifted her arms. Her warm palms taking hold of either side of his face, and closing the gap, she once more sealed their lips together. Tyler's eyes flashed open when she shoved him back again, both of them sitting there, chests heaving trying to catch their breath while both their hearts seemed to be nearly beating out of their chests. The dark-haired boy watched her carefully as the both of them sat there staring into each others eyes, simply holding space; part of him wondered if he'd done something wrong. His negative train of thought was brought to a jarring halt when she sat back to take off his hoodie, leaving her only in her bra and her shorts. Tyler's eyes widened ever so slightly at the sight before him, and for a moment he thought his heart might just stop. This was happening. Right now. Her touch; so soft yet so urgent, brought him back to reality as their lips met again. His eyes closing as he once more melted into her. Arms wrapping around her to bring her in flush against him as she'd been before, breathing her name softly against her lips. "Erin .." Shivers. Literal shivers. Running the length of her spine as the sound of her name fell so adoringly from between his lips. And his voice-.. Tyler had always been so soft with how he spoke with her, especially in moments when it was just the two of them, but here..? Now..? Despite its gentle, breathy tone; there was a huskiness to his voice. It sounded deeper.. more intimate; and by the Gods if it wasn’t the sexiest thing she’d ever heard before in her life.. “.. Am nevoie de tine.” If it was going to be anybody, it was going to be her. Sunt a ta. Veşnic. The words wouldn't pass through his lips, though he was practically shouting them in his mind, desperately trying to form them for her to hear. His mind was clouded with the unfolding tension between them, both their chests heaving with the antici- ..pation of it all. Gently, Tyler pulled away from their kiss before leaning back into the chair, his hands resting at her bare sides as he tried to catch his breath and let his mind catch up somewhat to what was going on currently holding her deep hazel eyes. His eyes straying for a moment, looking over her in all her glory before him. It was both the most beautiful and most sexy image he'd ever seen. Hell, his imagination couldn't have ever drummed this up. Two words slipped through the boys mouth before he really had a chance to process what he'd said, his face flushing brightly as he stared at her shyly, though every bit as serious as he'd been before. "Teach me.." “.. Gladly.” Tyler had lain back in the chair, and as he had, Erin found her touch slipping to his bare chest. Her fingers curled gently against his skin, though it only lasted a moment before she was pulling them back. Drawing her hands together in front of her body; her actions were slow.. purposeful as she popped the button the front of her shorts, working the zip down until the waistband was hanging open over her hips. Not stopping there, however, her hands trailing further up her body; Erin’s dark gaze refused to leave his gorgeous blues as she twisted her arms. Slipping them up behind her back. And taking only a few short moments; it wasn’t long before the black lace of her bra was coming loose around her. Falling forward as she took a moment to remove it altogether. Letting it fall to the ground beside the chair while she herself once more leant forward. Her touch returning to his body, hands slowly drawing down to the waist of his jeans as she once again brought her lips to his. Sealing them in place where they were forever meant to be.

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Flipped into ‘work mode’ - it hadn’t taken her long after the school had been released at lunch for her to recruit kidnap her two best friends. Forcing them along with her for the ride as she ran across town; making sure she had everything she was going to need, alcohol aside, in order to host the annual ‘Back to School’ party. “.. Σκατά.. I left the drinks in the car.” A soft groan fell past the girl’s lip. And lifting her hand, Kassandra’s fingers disappeared into her short dark waves as she pushed them from her features. Her lush green hues flicking across; and while she couldn't physically see it, they lingered in the direction of the garage door. Stop. The word ringing sharp in her mind, Kassie closed her eyes. Forcing herself into taking a moment- the deep breath drawn in through her nose, and out through her mouth. She had to remember she had time.. even if people arrived; it was fine. The world wasn’t going to end just because she’d forgotten to walk half the drinks she’d bought from her car into the backyard. Shaking her head lightly at her own stupidity, she turned away from the kitchen bench. Leaving the food where it was as her feet carried her under the archway that led into the large lounge. Gaze flicking back and forth between her friends who seemed to have taken up their usual perches, “.. Nik.. do you remember where we put the ice..? I can’t find it.. And Rye.. you’re still good with me leaving you in charge of music, right..? If not, it’s totally fine-..” It is said that comfort is the ability to be your true, and in Riley’s case, goofy self with someone while also being able to have deep and meaningful conversations. If that was the case then Riley was beyond comfortable being with his two friends. Kassie and Niko were staples of his life at this point and he trusted the two of them more than just about, no scratch that, actually more than everyone else in his life save one. And the comfort didn’t just extend to being able to talk about the hard things, something that Kassandra would notice instantly as she entered the lounge where Riley was laying on his back, feet straight in the air and kicking to the beat of a song he was jamming out to from his earphones. Not hearing her questions, Riley continued his solo rock out as he was prepping a playlist of songs to mess with and turn into more party beats for the incoming back-to-school shin-dig. Palooza? Bleh, didn’t matter. As the song ended, Riley clicked save on his phone and then opened his eyes to see an upside-down Kassie looking flustered and stressed, and perhaps something else. Pushing himself with his calves Riley backflipped off the couch and into the floor and took out his headphones. ”Hey, no need to panic Kas. I got the music down with no problem, and the list is more or less finished. Just gotta get the speakers finalized and then good to go!” Offering a quick fist bump Riley looked over to Niko as if looking for reinforcement that there was NO need to panic. Nothing like getting dragged into helping prep for a house party for a few hundred teenagers. No big deal. Definitely not for the eldest, deeply introverted Rumancek son who, let's be honest.. probably has the longest dry streak out of the Class of 2025. The dark-haired boy had done what he could to help contribute to the event his best friend prepare for the party he knew she hadn't completely agreed to host; at least not with a sound mind. Gods why did she have to have the literal worst taste in men. [ insert overly dramatic eye roll here ] Niko had been in the middle of arranging all of the food he'd had catered from his mother's restaurant when he realized he was being talked to. He too had been jamming out to music of his own with one Airpod stuck into his ear and hadn't fully heard what was said. Casting Riley a blank stare, it took the boy a moment for his mind to catch up with the conversation. "Yeah, no. W-We got this handled. Uhm. Ice! Yeah, it'ssss..." Niko paused, glancing around before his eyes grew wide as he remembered where the ice bags had been left. "Hold that thought," he mumbled as he held a finger up, narrowly missing the corner of the counter with his side as he rounded it and made his way out of the kitchen to the front door. Once through the threshold, he immediately brought a hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose, an exasperated sigh escaping him as he turned to call back into the house. "Hey, it's out here on the front porch. Most of it can be saved and is still pretty solid, but uh... we'll definitely need more. I can go around the corner to the store real quick to get some." It was a pity bump.. even she knew that. But nevertheless lifting her hand, it was with a small pout on her lips that Kassandra was returning the gesture. Her knuckles connecting with Riley’s, even if for only a few moments before her attention was drawn away. Turning once more over to the darker-haired boy instead as he rushed past them and out the front door. And internally, she groaned. Eyes closing and her delicate features reflecting the silent sound as she turned towards the sound of Niko’s voice. ”.. how is it I can memorize complex formulas, and recite every bone in the human body, but I can’t remember to bring in a few bags of ice..?" Already on the move, Kassandra was reaching to grab up her purse from where she’d left it lying on the table in the entryway. And opening it up, she was quick to pull out her card, slipping it into Niko’s hand as she met him by the front door. Nudging it further open with her foot so that people knew they could simply just walk on in as they arrived, ”Take my card. You already know the pin. And uhm.. get anything else you think we may have forgotten..? I’d suggest vodka.. but I don’t have a fake I.D, and I doubt you’d be able to pass for me even if I did." Turning her head slightly, she let her eyes fall to the melting bags of ice they already had. Letting out her own sigh of exasperation before she was turning. Glancing back over her shoulder at the blond stood in her hallway, ”.. Think if I got you to help me with this you’ll still have enough time to set up the speakers before too many people show up..? I just need to get them into the backyard. I can pour them into the buckets myself, I swear.” With a final nod and click Riley added the last song to his playlist and smirked widely. This was his largest set yet and while he’d continue adding little by little as things came out or he made new remixes he was happy with the final product and while he knew that there was no way any single event would get through all five hundred something songs it also meant that all of his gigs would be different which was a big thing for a DJ. He could just taste the essay to Juliard on the subject and imagine the impressed faces the dean of admittance and others would have reading it. Pulled out of his daydream by the sound of Niko calling in from outside, Riley quickly put two and two together and winced as he realized the ice was more or less melted and nodded absentmindedly to Kas as she asked if he could haul what was left to the back. He would go to take them and then flash her a reassuring smile, trying to get her to relax and realize that everything would be fine. ”Yeah, not a problem at all. I’ll dump them in the buckets since I already got them and then I’ll finish my setup. I’ll have plenty of time, besides, there’s no need to get too crazy with the music until later. I’ll be keeping it chill for the first bit as people arrive. Some current stuff, maybe a few choice older things. It’ll be great.” He offers her a quick neck hug and then heads outside the two bags of ice, moving through the House like he knew exactly where he was going because he did. Kas’ house was home away from home, and he had lost count of the times he had stayed the night. He made it to the backyard, poured the ice into the buckets, and then turned around to view the rest of the yard. He made a few quick adjustments, nothing that Kas would murder him for, and then scurried back into the house proper and to where he would be set up for the night. He had, more or less, created his own little raised DJ stand, a little cooler of water bottles next to it, and a comfortable chair that he could relax in. He was looking forward to the night, the first time he’d get to try out his skills and see if this was something he’d be able to do for the year in the greater area. Niko nodded to Kassie, though he knew he wouldn’t be using her card and would just use his own card to buy the necessities. He also had his own way of getting what she was wanting, though he knew if she knew, she wouldn’t agree to it. She was already stressing enough as it was… need to know basis and all. The boy jumped to it and slipped past Kassie to run upstairs to her bedroom where he’d left his backpack and hoverboard, emptying the contents of his backpack onto her bed, quickly pulling the now locked door closed, descending the stairs with his belongings in tow, running out the door. Pulling his phone out as he reached the sidewalk, Niko set his hoverboard on the pavement and brought it to life on its app, stepping on the thing to then take off down the street towards the store. He’d make quick work of the store run. Aaand just like that; they were gone. The soft muted green of her forest gaze following after the blond as he moved, her mouth already open to protest his need to handle the ice on his own; Kassandra had barely taken a step before her attention was diverted. And turning back around as Niko brushed past her, she found herself watching on as he slipped out through the front door. Leaving her stood, alone, in the now empty entryway of her family home. ”.. o-okay. I, uh.. I guess I’ll just go get changed then..” Casting another quick look after both of her best friends, Kas let out another sigh. Hands lifting from where they’d been resting at her sides; she ran her fingers back through her hair. Pushing it off her face as, with the other, she reached out to take hold of the banister as she began off up the stairs. Pausing on the second floor landing only long enough that she was able to let herself into her room. And making quick work of changing into her bikini, she was sure to throw a pair of denim shorts and a simple white shirt on over the top. Double checking to make sure the door of her bedroom was locked behind her before she headed back downstairs. Crossing directly over the hall as she headed into the garage, muttering softly to herself as she went. ”.. right- drinks first. Foods just about done being set out.. Music is-..” Pausing as she stepped through the door; her train of thought was interrupted by the sound of music flowing through the house, and Kas couldn’t help how her lips pulled up in a small smile, ”.. the music is done.” Shaking her head lightly, relaxing slightly as she let herself enjoy the familiar tunes, Kassie continued into the garage. Wandering over to her car so she could retrieve the boxes of soft drinks she’d bought. And… Let… There… Be… MUSIC! Riley finished plugging in the last plug and then pressed a button on his set-up. The familiar beat of ‘Havana’ began to play and echo through the House and Riley’s face split into a smile. It was something he had done before but still, doing it within the time limit he had given himself was proof that he could do this, and REALLY do it. He cracked his knuckles and began tuning the volume, walking all around the house and into different rooms to get an idea of levels. Once he was finished with all the tuning he sent a quick text to Kas so she would know that he was now fully good to go and would be sitting at his table if she needed him for the rest of the night. He then took out a bottle of water and began surfing on his phone while waiting for people to show up. Coke.. Mountain Dew.. Root Beer.. Canada Dry-.. Drawing her lower lip between her teeth, Kassandra put down the two twenty-four can boxes she was carrying. And crouching beside them, head drawn to a light tilt, she began ripping at the cardboard. Transferring the cans as efficiently as possible into the large tubs she had out for the drinks. Okay.. so she could officially cross Sprite and Dr. Pepper off her list now too. All that was left was the box of Fanta and they were good to go. Collecting the remains of the various boxes she’d opened and broken down as she added drinks to what little ice they had; Kassie put them into a single pile. Grabbing two cans up before making her way back inside. Slowing to pause in the lounge long enough to shoot a glance over to Riley. Wanting to make sure he was doing alright before she finished up with her current task, ”.. You good, Rye..? Let me know if you need anything.. Music’s sounding great, by the way.” Already bopping about with some various beat effects Riley smiled brightly to Kas and then offered two thumbs up. He was fully in DJ mode at this mode, and he swapped to Kas’ favorite song and winked to her. ”I’m good to go! Got my cooler stocked and my seat prepared. I’ll probably text you at some point to grab me some food and I’ll play some chill stuff while I sustain myself.” Winking at her he looked at the cans in her hands. ”Niko should be back soon with more ice.” One note. One. That’s all it took. Drawing her lower lip into her mouth, Kassandra trapped it between her teeth. The soft bell-like sound of her chuckle falling into the room as the familiar beat of her favorite song began to play. Of course he was going to do this to her- why wouldn’t he..? He knew she couldn’t resist. Really, it was her own fault for not having expected it. Letting her gaze wander, looking out at nothing in particular as it flitted about the lounge; she eventually brought it back to the blond boy smirking at her from across the room. And lip slipping from between her teeth, Kassie worked to close the gap between them. Reaching forward to place the two sodas she was holding down onto his table before she took a couple of steps back. Seeming to have perfect timing as she gave a little jump, hips circling in time with the music as she fell so easily into the line dance the youngest Rumancek boy had taught her. Okay.. so maybe she spent a little too much time with them. Nah, there was no such thing. ”.. Yeah, you got me singing like. Ooh, I love it when you do it like that. And when you’re close up, give me the shivers.” The tension built up melting away with each second that passed; it was clear that, finally, Kas seemed to be relaxing. Her movements free as she gave herself the chance to have a bit of fun, ”Oh, baby, you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks. And when they say the party’s over, then we bring it right back. And we’ll say..” Smirking widely, Riley let Kassie have her bit of fun, knowing that the song would be perfect to get her to relax a bit before the party started. Just as the chorus was coming up Riley began his magic and started manipulating the speed, beat, and effects setting up a big drop just as the chorus hit as Riley always found the chorus to this song a little lackluster. Bobbing his head in time, and pointing his finger towards Kassie, Riley laughed out loud. ”There you go Kassie! Get loose, this is going to be a party after all. So you also get to and need to have fun eh?” Sipping at his water, Riley raised his eyes to the ceiling as he strained his ears, verifying the bass and sound were good enough for the room and he nodded a few times, content. This was the third check for sound, but you always had to keep checking. Random things could cause dead spots that couldn’t be prevented, only adapted to. Stepping off of his OneWheel in the grass just to the side of the doorstep, Niko smoothly dismounted his hoverboard and used his back to push the front door wide open. Carrying two sixteen-pound bags of ice in each hand, the plastic nearly slipping from his grip as he just barely made it to the back patio through the thankfully open door to set them down. Slipping back through the threshold, Niko’s eyes met his best friend dancing all to herself to the music playing over the speakers. The sight alone had him smiling from ear to ear as he folded his arms and leaned himself up against the door jam to watch her, letting her have fun uninterrupted. It didn’t take long for Niko to move from his spot though and instead gravitate over to Riley across the room, slinging his weighed-down backpack off of his shoulder, hoisting his haul up onto the counter before unzipping the pack to start pulling out a few large tequila bottles and three Buzz Ball tequila ritas. The eldest Rumancek boy slid the large tequila bottles out into the center of the counter while setting the three tequila ritas out in a row, giving Kas a glance before looking towards Riley with a smirk. ”One for each of us to get the party started,” Niko chuckled, adding, ”Gods know I’m gonna need it to get through the night..” Another little jump, and Kassie came to a stop. Eyes drifting over to where her two best friends were both standing. Her beautiful greens lingering on the both of them a moment before they dropped to the tequila ritas. The sight of the three little bottles lined up on the counter causing her lips to split into a wider grin. And shaking her head, she let her attention draw back to the darker-haired boy. ”.. Have I told you recently how much I love you..?” Kassandra’s hand lifting from her side; she ran her fingers back through her short waves. Pushing them back off her face as she made her way over to where the two of them were. Body leaning into Nikolas’ as she pressed a quick kiss against his cheek. Already reaching to take up one of the three bottles he’d put on display for them. Cracking the one she held open before returning back to the two boys. Raising it up between the three of them ”.. Here’s to our senior year.”

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@HaleyTheRandom; Jules is all good to go, hun. Pop her across when you're ready and I'll slip her into her sports teams and all that in a few minutes ^w^

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@Apoalo - Camden is accepted hun..! Pop him across into the character tab when you're ready..!

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@Wayward, @Venus - Ethan and Xavia are both accepted..! Feel free to pop them across into the character tab when you're ready to do so.

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@Sapphic Pigeon - Malcolm is accepted honey..! I've already swapped Moises out for him for you. Pop him across into the Character Tab when you're ready.

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@Glep - Hey..! Yes, welcome..!

Chloe looks great, it's going to be interesting having her around. Feel free to pop her across into the Character Tab when you have a moment, and I'll slip her into the roster. I'll also be hitting you in a few moments with a PM giving you the link to the Discord Server.

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@Qia - Jordan looks great, hun..! Feel free to pop them across into the Character Tab whenever you're ready, and I'll add them into the roster and appropriate clubs you chose ^w^