Sugar and Spite

Palm Beach Royals: Reunited At Sea

_{Starring: Cole Young & Avery Pierce}
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In the last few days since Avery had received her invitation to her high school reunion, she had been working her hardest on her court cases in between arguments over the phone with her brother.

Cole Young was a stubborn young man, and he hadn’t made the last week any easier for his sister. Every phone call that Avery placed was met with huffs, puffs and grunts of disapproval from the other end of the line. Cole didn’t seem particularly interested in attending their high-school reunion. In fact, he had even gone so far as to tell Avery to go by herself on a few occasions. The Pierce woman knew that arguing with her brother over poorly timed phone calls wasn’t going to get her anywhere. It only took her a split second to decide on buying a plane ticket on the earliest flight to Texas, two days before the reunion.

Avery knew full well that there wasn’t much she could say to convince her brother to fly back home to Florida, so she had decided to pull the parent card. Cole had always been the closest with his biological mother, but he still always came running whenever his father called. Avery also knew all too well about the soft spot that her brother held for her, carefully tucked away in the most heavily guarded corner of his heart. She had put the thousands of dollars and years worth of law classes to use in her argument, carefully wording each statement to convince Cole to get in the car, and eventually on the plane.

Once they had landed in Florida, the pair had spent some time with their parents while mentally preparing for the reunion. Avery wasn’t quite sure what she really had to worry about. She wasn’t loved by all their classmates, but she had made some lifelong friends at Kings Academy. The young woman had spent her whole high school career bragging about wanting to become a lawyer, and she had done just that. Deep down she wondered if she had anything interesting to really discuss with anyone at all.

Cole on the other hand was sweating bullets about seeing Paulina again. There were very few connections in his life that touched him as deeply as Lina had, and he had repaid her for her time by ignoring what had happened for the last couple of years. On top of that, he wasn’t sure if Rex knew about his and Paulina's relationship. Would it affect their small group of merry men? All in all, he supposed there wasn’t much to worry about there either - seeing as how he hadn’t really kept up with anyone from high school. He had received updates about his classmates via Avery. Spending a whole few days with his family wasn’t helping anything either.

The sibling duo had decided to Uber to their destination, playfully bickering and coming up with wild false scenarios that might happen throughout the night. Avery was sporting an all black tank-top and skirt combo from Auralee. She had convinced her brother to dress in a light blue button down and a clean, new pair of jeans that she had purchased at the mall for him as soon as they had gotten back into town.

Once they had arrived, Avery had scanned her surroundings to spot a few some-what familiar faces walking towards the ship. Taking a deep breath, the young woman quickly squeezed her brother's hand for support before stepping out of the vehicle.

There was no telling what the night held for the pair, but both Avery and Cole planned to find out.

Post a random fact about yourself.

When I lived at my parents place, I couldn't fall asleep unless the house was nearly dead silent. Now I can't fall asleep without the TV on or rain sounds playing.

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I now have a total of four piercings (Both nostrils, labret and helix). I want to get my ear lobes redone, eventually have double nostril piercings on both sides, and perhaps an orbital conch.

Palm Beach Royals: Reunited At Sea

Avery Delilah Pierce

^{Avery ⚓ 28 ⚓ Criminal Defense Attorney ⚓ Victoria Pedretti ⚓ FFA4A4}

⚓ A B O U T M E

• The second child of Samuel ‘Sam’ Young (ranch owner) and his second wife, Georgia (Now a Congress woman for Flordia). The young couple met one day at the local rodeo and entered a rather secretive relationship. Georgia came from a family of lawyers, politicians and doctors - they didn’t want her getting knocked up by some hillbilly that was already married; But Georgia followed her own path in life, and now we have Avery.
• Avery never got into the hard work that it took to run the ranch, but she loved to flirt with the ranch hands and help out with the horses. Most of the support that she gave to the ranch was in the kitchen, cooking away each night for her family and those who helped keep their livelihood running.
• Born and raised in a small Texas town until her mothers career moved the family to Palm Beach the summer before her freshman year.
• Avery was more well known in highschool than her brother. She made it a point to have a close group of friends, and do everything that she could to be valedictorian. However, the young woman ended up graduating third in her class. Avery spent most of her time at school participating on the women's basketball, cross country and track teams. She was also part of the debate team. Avery did her best to be cordial with everyone she ever met, but there was only a few people she could really consider ‘tolerable’. Always held a special spot for the stoners in her heart, seeing as she always preferred smoking over drinking anyway.
• Avery was always aware that her last name was Young - not Price. She loved her father, her brother, and her small country style life - but she always longed and knew she was destined for more. The young woman always assumed that she would follow in her grandfather's political tracks, but after hearing his stories, decided that becoming a lawyer would be a better fit.
• Went to Columbia University for her degree, where she did her best to remain in contact with her old friends. Avery continues to live in New York, but visits the family ranch as frequently as possible, while also trying to visit her father and mother in Palm Beach.
• While her brother is the grounded one, Avery tends to be the more laid back of the two. She enjoys the simple things in life, and loves to travel. She’s spent some time in Italy, Greece, Australia, France, Rome, England, and Puerto Rico between court cases. One southern trait she hasn’t shaken is her love for gossip.
• Was raised to be a strong, independent southern woman.
• Speaks English, Spanish, French & Italian.
• A good glass of cabernet is always welcome.
• The love of her life is her hundred pound Cane Corso, Zeus.

Palm Beach Royals: Reunited At Sea

Cole Alexander Young

^{Cole ⚓ 29 ⚓ Professional Bull Rider / Ranch Owner ⚓ Thoren Bradley ⚓ FDFF4F}

⚓ A B O U T M E

• First born son of Samuel ‘Sam’ Young, and his first wife, Janette. Sam was a few years older than Janette, and they initially hit it off when they met one day at the local bar. Their romance was passionate and short lived when Janette had learned that Sam had cheated, and had had a child with another woman.
• Cole remained close with his mother his whole life, spending every weekend at her house.
• Born and raised in a small Texas town until his step-mothers career moved the family to Palm Beach when Cole was entering Sophomore year.
• His high-school life was fairly plain Jane. He never cared much for the academic side of things, but he was surprised that things like math and history came to him easily. Played as a defensive lineman on the football team, and was a more of a background character at the party scene. Cole enjoyed having a few drinks and grilling out for his fellow classmates when he could.
• Cole’s father always wanted him to be a lawyer, but Cole had always planned to take care of the family ranch after graduation. The young man never went to college, and instead moved back to Texas shortly after graduation. Since then, he’s worked on keeping the ranch in order. He makes a small profit from the ranch by selling cattle & horses, and the ranches (small and new) clothing line. The majority of Coles personal money comes from his career as a professional bull rider with the PBR. He went pro at the age of 24.
• Likes a good scotch, but has never partaken in the devils lettuce though the thought has absolutely crossed his mind.
• Was raised by a traditional cowboy to be a traditional cowboy. Believes in hard work, giving you the shirt of his own back, and is honestly one of the least judgemental people that you’ll ever meet.
• Cole and Avery’s relationship was full of love and rivalry while growing up. He’s sure that Avery hated him for the majority of their childhood, but honestly - that girl is his biggest weakness.

Palm Beach Royals: Reunited At Sea

Post a random fact about yourself.

Trying to line up a job out of state next year.

Aiming for Colorado.

New song reference time

"They say that pressure makes diamonds; How the hell am I still coal?"

_{Coal - Dylan Gossett}

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Banned for laying forever.

The Witches & Warlocks of Tanner 2.0

The last few weeks in Tanner had been hectic for the Rosales family. Driving back and forth to Seattle while managing the family’s restaurant had taken up the vast majority of her time, leaving very little room for Reyna to get involved in or worry about Coven matters. In times like these, she felt like a rather horrible witch. Being torn between your blood and magical families was an indescribable feeling - one that she found leaving a bad taste in her mouth. Erin was nice enough to update her from time to time. Reyna had reached out to some of her friends to make sure that they were okay, but for the most part she had received radio silence in return. She chose to think it was because they were busy with their own issues.

With her mother returning from her business trip just a few days prior, Reyna was now free to do as she pleased around Tanner. Though she was the youngest in her family, Reyna found herself looking after her siblings in times like these. Maybe now with her mother home she wouldn’t have to worry about who had clean socks to wear. The young woman really hoped to get back into her Coven duties, and hoped even more that her friends wouldn’t judge her for ghosting them for the last few months.

She had spent days going through her closet, doing her best to find something in her closet that would be considered formal instead of slutty. It turned out that the young woman didn’t have many options to choose from. She had settled on a crop top and long skirt combo. While the sleeves fell off the shoulders, and there was a split in the skirt all the way up to her thigh - she hoped that her choice in fashion wouldn’t draw to many unwarranted comments tonight. Reyna had decided to lightly accessorise with large hoop earrings, and her makeup was just as simple. She had chosen to stick to a more nude and natural look tonight, hoping that her ‘new look’ would show how much she had matured.

The brunette had rode in the back seat of her brother's car to the Handover Ceremony. She had kept her eyes glued on the scenery outside of the window, her invitation in hand the whole way there. The young woman had always believed that she was lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful place.

Once they had arrived, Reyna climbed out of the car, made sure her outfit was properly adjusted, and waltzed into the Handover Ceremony right behind her brothers. She had exchanged a few small pleasantries with Carlisle and a woman she didn’t know.

Walking into the room, the Rosales woman kept her head held high, plucking a glass of champagne from one of the passing waiter's trays. A small, warm smile appeared on her face here and there as she waved back to the few people who recognized her. She was searching desperately for someone who she talked to at least on a semi-regular basis to no avail.

That was when she had seen the scene unfolding by the entrance. So many faces that she didn’t know, with so many fists flying around them. The thought made her down the second half of her champagne in one go. A nearby waiter gave her a some-what judging look - but Reyna didn’t mind. Reaching for another, she was trying not to stare as Amanda Aston was dragged away.

Soon after came Carlisle’s speech. She stood and listened as he bore his low self-esteem and mommy issues to the world, but all in all, there wasn’t much to complain about. Reyna had never had much to hold against the Aston boy, and only time would tell how horrible or magnificent of a leader he would be. It would be wrong to jump to conclusions so soon.

With a sigh, the young woman found a nice chair on the outskirts of the room to settle into. Soaking in the scenery, Reyna was more than sure that this was about to be an eventful night.