Annie waved back, finally closing the door when she could no longer see him. She clutched her package to her chest and practically ran up the stairs to her room, crossing to her window when she closed her door. From her room, she could see the side of Steve's house, a couple of the windows illuminated against the night. She bit her lip when she saw him cross in front of one of them. Tomorrow she would be going out with him. On a date/non-date. She flopped down on her bed in frustration. Why had her father had to barge in right then? She never got a straight answer from the man. Well, she thought, whatever it is, it'll be better than being here. With that final thought, she felt overwhelmed with tiredness. Her eyes drooped closed and she drifted into sleep.
The next morning, she woke to daylight streaming through her open window. She looked around, groggy, and realized that she had fallen asleep with her clothes on. All of a sudden, the events of the previous night came rushing back to her, and she remembered her outing with Steve. She jumped up and took a quick shower, taking extra care to put on nice makeup and do her hair, and went to her closet, half of her clothes still in boxes. She sighed as she picked through what was on her hangers before finally deciding on a soft v-neck sweater, her favorite pair of dark skinny jeans, and a pair of knee-high boots. With a final satisfied look in the mirror, she emerged from her room, happy to find both of her parents gone for work. She grabbed a granola bar and ate it quickly before stepping out of her front door and into the chilly morning air.
She crossed her yard and stepped up onto Steve's porch, suddenly aware that it might be too early. She hadn't checked the time before leaving, but now as she looked at her phone, she realized that it was only nine. Oh well, she though, taking a deep breath and ringing the doorbell.
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Whelp. It's bio time, mofos.
Uhm, so... the basics... I'm 22, live in EST timezone for reference, and I'm an artist and writer (when I'm motivated) by trade.
I'm a pretty busy girl - yes, I'm a girl, beeteedubbs - and so I'll be the first to admit that I don't keep up with this site a ton. Normally I'll have time periods where I'll get on a lot, but if my RPs die, I'll get caught up in other things for a couple of months before remembering to check back in. Best way to keep me around? Keep a super rad RP going, duhhhsss.
Anyway, I'm not into group RP and I lean more toward 1x1s just because they're easier to keep track of and I'm lazy. As such, I tend to prefer more casual stories that aren't super involved. That said, I will try most stories and RPS; I'm very adaptable and I'm typically up for trying just about anything. I normally have an interest check thread up, but if you ever want to try anything that deviates from that, totes magotes shoot me an IM and we'll talk.
Well... that's it pretty much, I think... So, yeah.
Talk to me.
'Kay, bye.
Uhm, so... the basics... I'm 22, live in EST timezone for reference, and I'm an artist and writer (when I'm motivated) by trade.
I'm a pretty busy girl - yes, I'm a girl, beeteedubbs - and so I'll be the first to admit that I don't keep up with this site a ton. Normally I'll have time periods where I'll get on a lot, but if my RPs die, I'll get caught up in other things for a couple of months before remembering to check back in. Best way to keep me around? Keep a super rad RP going, duhhhsss.
Anyway, I'm not into group RP and I lean more toward 1x1s just because they're easier to keep track of and I'm lazy. As such, I tend to prefer more casual stories that aren't super involved. That said, I will try most stories and RPS; I'm very adaptable and I'm typically up for trying just about anything. I normally have an interest check thread up, but if you ever want to try anything that deviates from that, totes magotes shoot me an IM and we'll talk.
Well... that's it pretty much, I think... So, yeah.
Talk to me.
'Kay, bye.
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Annie's father narrowed his eyes at Steve, a frown plain on his face. "Mr. Booker. Thank you for taking the time to deliver this." He snatched the package from Steve, took a quick glance at the name, and thrust it into the unsuspecting hands of his daughter. "Now you may leave."
He began to close the door in Steve's face, but Annie, reached out and held the door open. "Father, don't be rude."
Her father glared at Annie. "You shall not tell me what to do and what not to do in my own home. I believe that it is time for you to end this conversation and return to your room."
Annie tried to hold his intense gaze, but faltered a little. "I'm nineteen and in college. I can speak with whomever I want for however long I want."
Her father's rage seemed to pour out of him as a tense silence surrounded the three of them. Finally, he noticed Steve still at the door and took a deep breath. He spoke to his daughter in an eerily calm voice. "You will end this conversation within the next two minutes. Then you will close the door and return to your room, where I will not see or hear you for the rest of the night."
Annie opened her mouth to speak, but all that came out was a meek "Yes sir," after which her father turned and stormed down the hallway away from her and Steve. She turned back to face her neighbor, her face red from embarrassment. "I am so sorry about that... He really has a temper..."
He began to close the door in Steve's face, but Annie, reached out and held the door open. "Father, don't be rude."
Her father glared at Annie. "You shall not tell me what to do and what not to do in my own home. I believe that it is time for you to end this conversation and return to your room."
Annie tried to hold his intense gaze, but faltered a little. "I'm nineteen and in college. I can speak with whomever I want for however long I want."
Her father's rage seemed to pour out of him as a tense silence surrounded the three of them. Finally, he noticed Steve still at the door and took a deep breath. He spoke to his daughter in an eerily calm voice. "You will end this conversation within the next two minutes. Then you will close the door and return to your room, where I will not see or hear you for the rest of the night."
Annie opened her mouth to speak, but all that came out was a meek "Yes sir," after which her father turned and stormed down the hallway away from her and Steve. She turned back to face her neighbor, her face red from embarrassment. "I am so sorry about that... He really has a temper..."
You can send the father away in your next post if you want. Lol.
"Well, you move fast, don't you?" she asked with a laugh. As soon as she said it, she mentally kicked herself. Shit, she thought. He was probably just being nice and not actually asking me out. Anyway, he's too old for me anyway. She stopped. Was he? Yes, she was only nineteen, but she felt much older. Besides, he was handsome, charming, and from what she could tell, a really nice guy. Plus, she had been single for quite a while and it wouldn't hurt her to go out every once in a while. Provided, of course, that he actually was asking her out. "That's, of course, if you were asking me out. On a date. And I just realized that you could just be offering to be nice. Either way, I'd love to." She blushed at her embarrassing assumption and smiled sheepishly.
"Annie! Who are you talking to?" The sound of her father's footsteps echoed through the hallway and she looked behind her. "Shit," she muttered as her tall, gray-haired father came around the corner. She cast a look to Steve, trying to urge him not to say anything about him showing her around. That would not sit well with her father. The stately man stopped at the doorway and gave Steve an intimidating glare. "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Annie! Who are you talking to?" The sound of her father's footsteps echoed through the hallway and she looked behind her. "Shit," she muttered as her tall, gray-haired father came around the corner. She cast a look to Steve, trying to urge him not to say anything about him showing her around. That would not sit well with her father. The stately man stopped at the doorway and gave Steve an intimidating glare. "Who are you and what do you want?"
She laughed. "As if I could afford it, even a place like this. I'm going to school and paying for most of it. No, my parents thought that the great burden of their agreed-upon portion of my tuition was cause to downsize. We still have plenty of money, but we probably wouldn't have if they continued their lavish living. So, between stoppingor moving, they chose to move." Annie caught herself and suddenly realized that she had said too much, especially to a stranger. "Look at me, giving you my whole life story and you just came over to deliver a package."
"Annie!" a male voice called from another room. "Who is it?"
Annie rolled her eyes."Because they can't come and check for themselves," she muttered to Steve. She turned and yelled back, "It's nobody!" and then turned back to Steve. She msmiled and bit her lower lip, leaning agaist the door frame. "They'll meet you eventually," she said with a wink.
"Annie!" a male voice called from another room. "Who is it?"
Annie rolled her eyes."Because they can't come and check for themselves," she muttered to Steve. She turned and yelled back, "It's nobody!" and then turned back to Steve. She msmiled and bit her lower lip, leaning agaist the door frame. "They'll meet you eventually," she said with a wink.
"Annie, get the door!" Annie rolled her eyes as she heard her parents yell to her. Here she was, trying to study, and they were probably sitting in front of the television, watching Jeopardy and downing an entire bottle of wine. She closed her textbook and got up from her bed, padding down the stairs in her socks. A brief glance into the living room confirmed her earlier assumption. She sighed and rolled her eyes again, and looked toward the door. Who would be at their house? It had already gotten dark, being the beginning of winter, and they didn't know anyone yet. Of course they would make their only daughter aswer the door in the dark to some stranger. They probably wouldn't even help me if someone tried to kill me.
With a shake of her head, she went to the door and looked through the peephole, only to see the face that she had seen that morning. She found heself smiling. With a deep breath, she opened the door. "Hello," she said to her neighbor with a smile, leaning against the doorframe. She noticed a package in his hands, and than he was holding it carefully, like it didn't belong to him. She realized why he had come over. "Oh! That must be my book that I ordered. Does the name say Annie on it?"
With a shake of her head, she went to the door and looked through the peephole, only to see the face that she had seen that morning. She found heself smiling. With a deep breath, she opened the door. "Hello," she said to her neighbor with a smile, leaning against the doorframe. She noticed a package in his hands, and than he was holding it carefully, like it didn't belong to him. She realized why he had come over. "Oh! That must be my book that I ordered. Does the name say Annie on it?"
I thought we were just saying blahs. Lol.
Blah blah blahhhh.
Annie pulled her sleeves a little farther down her arms, protecting herself against the chill that was floating through the air. It was the beginning of November, and her parents had just decided to moved from the other side of town. Downsizing, they said, what with Annie's tuition bills being so outrageous and whatnot. She didn't ever bother to mention - when they brought up their current "financial strain" - that she had worked two jobs in high school and still lived at home so that she could pay for community college. Never mind that her parents paying a whole third of the bill.
She wrapped her arms around her knees and looked toward the moving truck, not quite ready to unpack her room just yet or pick up the physicsbook laying beside her. there was only about a month left in the semester, and finals were coming up, much to Annie's chagrin. The move just added extra stress to her life, and she just wanted to sit on the front stoop and take a couple of deep breaths. The movers were unloading the last of the boxes - completely disregarding the big FRAGILE written in Sharpie on the side f the boxes - and she couldn't help but smile as her father almost popped a vein yelling at them.
Movement from her left drew her attention, and she turned her head to see a man - her neighbor - leaving his house. He was dressed well, in a nice, tailored suit, and his hair was cut attractively. He looked to be in his early to mid-thirties, but his demeanor seemed younger and laid-back. Not to mention that he was extremely handsome. Annie's eyes met his, andshe blushed, embarrassed, and looked away, unable to hide a smile. She grabbed her textbook from beside her and opened it on her lap, pretending to study. Well, this will be interesting, she thought.
She wrapped her arms around her knees and looked toward the moving truck, not quite ready to unpack her room just yet or pick up the physicsbook laying beside her. there was only about a month left in the semester, and finals were coming up, much to Annie's chagrin. The move just added extra stress to her life, and she just wanted to sit on the front stoop and take a couple of deep breaths. The movers were unloading the last of the boxes - completely disregarding the big FRAGILE written in Sharpie on the side f the boxes - and she couldn't help but smile as her father almost popped a vein yelling at them.
Movement from her left drew her attention, and she turned her head to see a man - her neighbor - leaving his house. He was dressed well, in a nice, tailored suit, and his hair was cut attractively. He looked to be in his early to mid-thirties, but his demeanor seemed younger and laid-back. Not to mention that he was extremely handsome. Annie's eyes met his, andshe blushed, embarrassed, and looked away, unable to hide a smile. She grabbed her textbook from beside her and opened it on her lap, pretending to study. Well, this will be interesting, she thought.
As an update: I am already engaged in an elven princess / human pairing, a maiden / king pairing, and a teenage girl / adult pairing, and I'd prefer not to be involved in more than one of the same kind.
So feel free to choose any of the others!
So feel free to choose any of the others!
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