Realistic or Modern Westbrook

[Dede]

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/NDZif4R.png[/IMG]Martin and Elise were now sitting at their table by the window, overlooking the busy Monday traffic all from the comfort of their Starbucks couches. Martin slowly stirred the cream into his coffee. He looked up and smiled at Elise who was holding her caramel macciato.

‘This is very nice,’ he said, taking a sip of his coffee. ‘You know I haven’t really had time to sit down and enjoy a cup of anything. Last week has been. . . quite hectic to say the least.’

He told Elise about the research funding deadlines that he had been trying to meet, all that on top of his busy teaching schedule, and being a single parent. ‘See, the AHRC ones had been moved back by about a week. But ideally I would like to get the form in as soon as possible. You these funds are sometimes allotted on a first come first serve basis, and there’s not a lot of it to go around.’

He brought the serviette to his lips. ‘Anyway, I’d love to hear how you cope with your busy schedule. Does it ever feel like it ever gets a bit too much, for you and your family?’ Yes, this had all been Martin's beat-around-the-bush way of checking if Elise was in a relationship.

Winona

 

[Winona]

Jace

He really hoped that Nova couldn't tell just how much he was blushing. Jace's heart felt like it might burst out of his chest, and he questioned why he'd waited so long to give this dating thing a whirl -- although he knew the reason. All along, he'd been waiting for someone like Nova to come along. Someone who was the right amount of pushy, didn't judge, and adored Jace for all of his quirks, because that's all he was. Jace was literally just quirks, with no normalcy.

"Hey," Jace said, grinning and pulling away from Nova, his eyes widening for a moment when he saw that she was wearing his shirt, and then relaxing. God, that was honestly one of the things he loved about her. Raiding his closet all the time for his clothes, which happened to look so perfect on her. Jace wondered what it would be like if he was more muscular, wider, and wore larger shirts. He had a hard time imagining her pulling something like that off.

Before Jace could continue gushing over his girlfriend, the third wheel of their little music group came wandering over with... candy. Did this kid always come bearing some kind of food? "Hey, Stu. Or do we call you Neck Tie? Or Stuart?" Wow, this kid had a lot of things to go by. "And, uh, it's fine. We haven't really done much."

Jace wiggled out of Nova's grasp, and started pulling out music sheets. "So we probably need to start by learning how to play these, and then find the people who sing each song and making sure they know how to sing."

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Mason

He groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Dude, you've got no idea. I cannot sing for the life of me, and I think Jace and Nova are in charge of the singing stuff. And like, Jace is scared of me so I don't even know how I'm supposed to get better." Mason had never even sung in the shower, in his entire life. Never sang to a song out loud. And dancing, well, Mason had done his fair share of slow dancing, but nothing past that. And with his leg... well, this would be fun.

Of course Ash was going to be Sandy -- he should've known. "Well Frenchy is adorable, just like you." He gave her a grin, and then nodded his head when she suggested reading over lines. "Yeah, sure. What scene do you wanna do? Or go over like a song? I, uh, I don't really know how any of this works." And he hadn't yet looked at any of his lines.

Moonshadow​

 

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Ryder had been lucky. He'd manage to avoid Kanen all week, his hospital issues making it So Ryder didn't even come to the football practices. However, it was Monday now, Ryder should be back at school now. Kanen wasn't going to wait any longer for the other boy. Ryder had already managed to go on for a week, and as far as Kanen was concerned, that was borrowed time.

So, when play practice rolled around, Kanen actually showed up, but only because he knew Ryder would be there. He didn't give a flying fuck about anything else. He was here to break Ryder down, in every sense of the word.

He swung open the door to the auditorium, causing the metal door to swing wide and slam into the wall. He marched in, down the aisles towards the stage. "Where the fuck is Ryder?!" He demanded, peeling off his jacket and throwing it to the ground. His T-shirt did next to nothing to hide the raging mass of muscle coming towards the front of the auditorium. The veins in Kanen's forearms were dulling visible, pumping with adrenaline, liquid rage.

a z u l a @Whoever

 

[Winona]

Ash

She'd been relaxing on stage, waiting for the directors to call the actors together and tell them what to do. Well, that was until Kanen came barging in, demanding to know where Ryder was. The leading man had yet to come in, and she wondered what he'd done this time to Kanen or Alaska to cause Kanen to be this worked up. Heck, Ash wasn't sure she'd ever seen him this angry -- if she'd ever seen anyone this angry, so she glanced towards Grace, and then Nova, remembering how the other girl seemed to care about him.

Hopping off the stage, Ash started towards Kanen. "What the heck is wrong? What did Ryder do this time? Did he punch you for kissing Alaska again or something?" She was confused, puzzled, and a little bit scared. It had been hard enough casting as it was, and now Kanen was coming in like he was ready to choke Ryder to death.

"Dude, I know you're angry, but please calm down and just talk to me. Ryder isn't here yet." And Ash was hoping he wouldn't come -- at least not until Kanen was a little calmer.

High5ives​

 

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Grace

She stood up, leaning her arms on the chair in front of her. "Yes, the cast is impressive. I'm sure they all have their secret talents we don't know about." She gave a pointed look towards Sawyer, Grace really believed in this play. And should people didn't want to be in it. Kanen. That was his problem, not her own. She truly hoped he'd turn around and help, but sadly. That didn't seem like that was going to happen. "Good idea, whoever doesn't have a role will help out with props and stage decorations."

"Ash, could do choreography." Looking towards her. "Right?" She waited for affirmation. "Jace and...I don't think i caught your name-" she was cut off, by Kanen bursting into the auditorium. Listening to him as he was fuming, the Are you kidding? "Jesus, Kanen. He isn't here yet." She told him, "Can you just chill out?" Sensing the huge headache that was about to happen, she rubbed the temples of her head. Could there be one day where someone didn't want to punch somebody else?

She hoped when Ash went over and started talking to him would smooth things over. But you never know with Kanen.

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[Moonshadow]

June
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She nodded a bit. “I did a musical when I was in kindergarten. But there’s a video of me sitting down and not doing anything for the actual performance. As for Jace and Nova they’ll still teach you. At least Nova isn’t afraid of you.” She said trying to keep him from doubting himself already.

Then when he mentioned Frenchy as adorable June blushed and waved her hand. “Hardly.” Then she looked down at her script pointing to one scene just as she heard the doors slam open and Kanen walk in. Immediately, she stood up thinking for a brief second he was after Mason for whatever reason. Until he said he was looking Ryder. Instantly she paled, remembering what Ash had said.

She placed her script down and started to walk over, but not entirely getting in his way. “He’s not here. But don’t dare start a fight with him!” She said, it was none of her business of course. But Ryder seemed alright from the brief time they met. Regardless of what he did, she was afraid he was gonna break his leg too and ruin their chances at a successful play in order to help others.

Winona High5ives

 

[Winona]

Elise Daniels

Elise breathed in the sweet smell of her beverage, and brought it to her lips, taking a small sip of the burning liquid. Smiling, she listened as Martin spoke about how exhausting the last week had been, and she gingerly set the hot beverage down on the table between the two of them. "I can imagine with having to juggle your son and your work. I'm impressed that you didn't take the week off." It seemed like a parent-y thing to do, to take off work for your child. But Elise respected a person who would put their career before their kids. It had been one of the things that had drawn her to her ex-husband. He had been so career-motivated.

"Wow, I'm impressed. I never took you for such a charity guy, but I suppose it is fitting." Elise smiled, as she picked her coffee back up and leaned back against the seat, sipping it as she did so. "I must say, I'm surprise that you're still single. British and so charitable, you're a real catch, Martin." She said, smirking.

She laughed, shaking her head. "Oh, no. I had a husband once, but I left him so I could focus on my career more. He was holding me back, never wanting me to leave for good opportunities." Leaving him and moving to the city had been the greatest decision of Elise's life, even if it meant that she had come right back to Westbrook. "I will admit that sometimes I regret not having a family, but it is what it is."

Dede​

 

[Jiyoon]

Rory Quinn
He noticed she had turned away from him. "I'm sure you'll love it. You seem like the acting type. But more chill. Like you won't judge me if I don't know Shakespeare word for word",Rory chuckled. He heard Raven talk about his old school.

Sure the fancy uniforms, overpriced food and education were nice but it was merely just set dressing. Rory wasn't smart enough for that school and his parents, students and teachers knew that.
"Fancy schools with theaters suck".

Soap

 

[Soap]

Raven
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Raven smiled at the boy, he didn't that seem that bad. She flinched as the doors opened, Watching a storming Kanen come in asking for Ryder. She rolled her eyes as she pulled out her phone. Sending a tweet out, maybe to warn the boy. She heard last time they went at it, well.. It didn't work out very well for Ryder, She crossed her arms in the chair, making herself comfortable as everyone fussed over Kanen's rage. She smiled a bit at the absurdity of it all.

Her smile quickly vanished when June went up to him, she sat up-right in her seat, Raven didn't know Kanen well enough to trust that he might not hurt her. The only thing she truly knew about Kanen is when he was upset, he tends to get handsy. She was just now watching Kanen to see what'd his next move was.

Jiyoon

 

[Dede]

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/5Mi2tyB.png[/IMG]Neck Tie shrugged. He didn’t mind what Jace called him as long as he let him be part of this awesome, little musical group. The boy side-stepped around the music stand to watch what Jace was doing. He carefully peeled the bag of gummy worms and offered some to his new musical buddies. He warned them that these were the sourest worms you could get – and that they were sure to keep them awake. Then he stood nibbling and pulling on one as his eyes scanned over the musical notes that hardly made any sense to him. And you couldn’t tell if he was squinting and puckering because of the sour explosion in his mouth, or because he’d realised the mistake of calling himself a musician, or both.

Suddenly the doors of the auditorium flew open with a vengeance. All eyes including Neck Tie’s were turned to the silhouette of Kanen, appearing against the hallway light. Kanen was storming down the aisle toward the stage in a murderous rage. Ash was going up to him again and this was all just going south just like last week – a déjà vu.

With a sour worm still dangling from his mouth, Neck Tie instinctively dropped down from the stage at the front, and without a thought in the world put his small body between Kanen and Ash. But he was mostly facing the older boy, trying to get a grip of Kanen's shirt to hold him back from the girl.

‘Kanen, don’t do it!’ he pleaded. ‘Please, it’s not worth it!’

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[High5ives]

Kanen swung like a whirlwind when he felt Stu's hands latch onto his shirt. His hand caught hold of the smaller boy's shirt, and without even thinking about it, Kanen shoved the boy back into the auditorium seats, practically throwing him as hs dragged Stu by his own collar. "Don't you fucking touch me!" Kanen snapped.

His gaze shifted down towards Ash, and then on to the other girls as they all started yelling at him to calm down, as if that was every going to work. "Either you point me towards Ryder, or I go knock down his fucking door!" Kanen barked."That sack of shit deserves what's fucking coming to him!"

Kanen moved to go around Ash, to try and go to the stage and check back there for Ryder. If the coward was hiding back behind the curtains, Kanen was sure as hell going to find out. He wasn't going to just stop because a handful of people told him to. Kanen wholeheartedly believed that Ryder deserved what he was going to dish out, whether everyone else knew it or not.

 

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Nova
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This was normal, and honestly loved. This look Jace always got whenever he saw the brunette in his clothes. And while yes, Nova loved the reaction, she loved that he didn't get mad at her for it like... some other people that she had known. And as much as she would've loved to steal her blonde boy away, go back to his or hers and just play music and nap, it was now down to business. A sigh fell from the girl's figure as Jace got away from her, eyes rolling playfully as she grabbed a chair and sat beside her boyfriend. It wasn't until Stu (or Neck-Tie? She thought she had heard Jace say the nickname) spoke up and gave a small quip of a hello. Stu seemed... well, he seemed like a freshman. There really wasn't another way that Nova could put it. He looked mildly scared, uncomfortable in his clothes but upset at the thought of wearing skinny jeans, and somehow adorably enraged... it kinda scared Nova. Although she would never let that show on her face, she was never one to be rude. "Nice to meet you, Stu," She nodded with a small grin before looking over Jace's shoulder at the music sheets. He had already gotten so much done, it was confusing to the hazel eyed girl beside her.

Gently, she set her hand on his thigh, tapping his leg to bring his eyes back up to hers. "Hun, when did you have time to get all this done?" The brunette's voice was barely a whisper, her eyes wide. Jace had been with Nova pretty much all week, and she felt back for not helping. Shaking it off for now, Nova sat up a little straighter and reached into her backpack for a water bottle. "I can make sure our gals can sing," The petite girl beamed, nodding her head. If there was one thing that Nova could do, it was help... with most people. Taking a swig of her water bottle, Nova turned to Stu and pointed at the piano. "Do you know how to play?"

The young man didn't get to answer her question as a loud booming sound came from the front of the auditorium, a raging Kanen storming in. Honestly, it was starting to annoy Nova, how angry this boy was. You would've thought he was some angry millennial who had just been told his fake glasses were out of style, but on a violent raging level. Although, Kanen's pettiness wasn't something that Nova would ever question... he seemed like the bitchy twitter type. And Kanen was being just angry, stupid Kanen, which the brunette didn't feel the need to get involved in... until he practically launched Stu into the auditorium seats, a loud smack radiating through the large room. "Are you serious?!"

The minute that Kanen approached the stage, Nova pushed up from her chair, standing in front of him, looking down at him. As if it was possible, she could almost see the steam radiating off of him, his eyes were wild and his veins were raging from their flesh restraints. This was enough, she was in a perfectly good mood and then this fucker had to come in here and ruin it. He seemed to have a habit of ruining everyone's day, but this? This was enough. "LOOK," She shouted. And no, Nova never yelled. "I don't give a fuck what you think you know but if you could for ONCE control your god damn hormonal rage and leave us the fuck alone, I would really appreciate it. Now take your G.I. Joe ass back out that door, and leave us alone!" Now it was Nova's turn to be steaming... but she'd be damned if Kanen was going to come in here and make a bad situation worse, or attempt to lay a finger on her friend.

@everyoneattackedkanen

 

[Dede]

[IMG='align:right;']https://i.imgur.com/5Mi2tyB.png[/IMG]Kanen tossed the boy like a rag doll and he fell into the chairs with a crashing noise that echoed through the auditorium. Now Neck Tie was lying in an entanglement of collapsed metal, reaching for the nearby chairs to pull himself up but they all slid away from him in all directions. The boy grunted, his blue eyes filled with an uncomprehending shock that his friend had actually physically hurt him. He sat up eventually, reached and felt the back of his head, flexing his neck a little to assess the throbbing pain that was travelling up his spine. Neck Tie was lucky to have survived the fall without a broken bone. He could have ended up back in hospital if he had fallen just a little less gracefully, so he wasn't planning on throwing himself in front of Kanen again any time soon. All he could do for now was watch the scene helplessly as it unfolded, from the dusty floor.

@StillTeamKanen

 

[Winona]

Jace

Kanen bursting in made Jace jump so high that he thought he might've flown right out of his beanie. His eyes widened as he turned around to see Ash jumping off the stage to approach him. Yes, he might have been angry at his little sister, but it was still his little sister. And then Nova followed after her, and then Stu was getting thrown into chairs, and so much was happening, and Jace was panicking. But dating Nova had filled him with confidence... kind of.

Jace awkwardly made his way to the edge of the stage and hopped off, standing in support behind Ash and Nova in case things went south. Yes, he was skinny and weak, but a good slapping would be in order if Kanen tried to hurt either of them. His eyes darted around the auditorium, and landed on Mason, who locked eyes with him. "Get up here and help." He mouthed at Mason.

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Mason

For a moment, Mason thought that Kanen was coming for him -- maybe because he was having to kiss Alaska in the play, who knows? -- but then he yelled out Ryder's name, and Mason relaxed into his seat, thankful that it wasn't him this time. He was totally prepared to just return to the script with June and leave Ryder to whatever hell he'd gotten himself into, but then June jumped off and took off to go and assist the gaggle of girls attempting to stop Kanen.

Now, Mason was interested. He could see Raven watching June with worry, and that annoyed him a bit. And then he locked eyes with Jace, who mouthed for him to get over there, and Mason couldn't believe it. He'd just gotten his cast off, and now Jace wanted him to die, too? Man, why couldn't they just let Ryder get what was coming to him and relax.

Rolling his eyes, Mason stood up and walked forward, standing behind June, but well away from Kanen's fists. However, if something went south, Mason was close enough to grab June and keep her safe.

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Ash
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There were so many girls, and Ash's mouth about dropped open when Stu was thrown. Okay, so Kanen was way angrier than he had been last week, and she was lost as to what the hell that stupid boy had done to have so much Kanen rage coming straight at him like a freight train. It had to be a doozy, and she wished Kanen would tell her so that she could at least know, and maybe talk him down. But it looked like there was no talking him down.

Nova's yelling was wonderful, but she doubted it would do much. Good girl, though, and Ash was reminded of how later she would need to apologize for what had happened last week. But for now, her goal was to save the stupid leading man. So Ash grabbed Kanen's arm, digging her fancy boots into the floor to try and slow him down, even though she knew it would do nothing. "Kanen, please! I'm sure this is a misunderstanding! Just tell us what happened and if he deserves it, we'll let you go punch him and not try to stop you." To Ash, that seemed like a fair enough trade off.

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Drake
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Well, Drake was glad that he'd come to practice today, even if he wasn't doing much. None of the other dudes seemed to do much, and little Neck-Tie had been tossed aside like he was nothing. Well, Drake had nothing to lose and wouldn't mind a good punch to the face. Hey, it would save him the pain of later-- ... Okay, never mind. That wasn't something necessary for the poor dude to think about.

So Drake, with all the confidence in the world, pushed his way amongst the girls that he was practically the same size as, nodding his head in agreement to Nova's words as he came to a stop beside her. "Yes. What she said times two." And with that, Drake stuck his tongue out at Mason's old best friend.

Ha.​

 

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Nova
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The amount of people getting up and standing behind both her and Ash made Nova's heart happy, though her face stayed stone cold and angry. This was enough, they were in this mess because of Kanen and him trying to make it worse was just the tip of the iceberg for her. She looked around at those who had stood up, the guy next to her seeming way too happy about the lot surrounding the anger-ridden boy, Ash looked terrified but still somewhat tough, Mason and June... and her Jace. Jace looked... well, he looked like he was about to have a panic attack. He looked like the slightest sound would make him freeze, but the fact that he was up welled a sense of pride within the brunette girl. He was standing up for something, whether it had been his sister, his girlfriend, or maybe both, it didn't matter.

"Just tell us what happened," Nova sighed, folding her arms across her chest. She sat into her hip, tilting her head to the side and pursing her lips. "Ash is right, if he deserves it then be my guest. But if he doesn't, go take a walk. We're already here because of your rampages, I'd rather not spend my entire semester stuck in this auditorium."

Most everyone was quiet now, all eyes on Kanen, people behind both her and Ash. It wasn't just Kanen's blood lust that had Nova upset, it was his target. Ryder was her friend, a new friend but a friend. She didn't want to see him hurt again, not after just getting the bandages off of his nose. And especially not by Kanen's hand.

@everyoneletsdothis

 

[High5ives]

Kanen stopped, looking around at all the people standing against him. Everyone it seemed. Not that he could blame them at all. At one point or another, he'd done something to cross each and every one of them it seemed. It didn't intimidate Kanen though. He was determined, and confident in himself. Besides, what could they do? Mason was crippled, Jace was a nobody, and all the girls would just scream at him.

Suddenly, Kanen jerked his arm out of Ash's grasps. He could of course tell everyone why he was doing this, they wouldn't defend a rapist. Especially not someone who had taken advantage of Ash. Everyone loved Ash. But Kanen didn't want to put Ash on the spot like that. He knew better than that.

"You all going to stand here and defend a fucking rapist?" Kanen spat. "You gonna sit here and stand for some piece of shit that gets girls drunk so he can take them to fucking bed?!" He yelled, his voice rising up, the veins in his neck pushing out from under his skin. "That little son of a bitch wants to abuse chicks when they can't fucking say no, then I'll fucking show him what it's like to be defenseless! He deserves every fucking blow that's coming, and not one of you self righteous assholes are going to tell me otherwise!"

@TeamNotKanen

 

[Soap]

Grace

Grace was afraid of what was going to happen next, She hated that Kanen couldn't just.. stop. She winced as the boy who just tried to help was thrown into the chairs. "Kanen! what's wrong with you?" She told him. Moving past everyone, and walking towards the boy. Kneeling down to check on him. "Hey, you okay?" Pulling him up off the floor. Everything happening around her was just a blur, as the whole theater started teaming up on Kanen, she didn't listen to most of it. The only thing she decided to hear is why Kanen was so set on hurting Ryder.

She listened when Kanen explained his reasons, she was taken aback at what he said. She looked towards Ash. That's not what happened that night.. Right? No. That didn't happen, Ash explained it all. She took a breath. "Okay." She said calmingly. "Nobody here did anything to deserve you yelling at them." She raised her eyebrows, clearly upset at the whole situation, but she was calm. Nobody was screaming, and that's was the most relaxing thing to happen in this auditorium all day. "Or throwing them." She pointed towards the boy that was next to her. "Ryder isn't here, Kanen. And i'm sure what you think happened with whoever, is just a misunderstanding." She explained.

"And if it's not, we'll deal with it." She stepped away from the boy, walking closer to Kanen, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. "But just for the moment, please.. calm the fuck down."

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"No. I'll deal with it."

Kanen wasn't calm now. No where near it. He was like a bomb with an incrediblely short fuze, just waiting to blow at a moments notice. But he wasn't going to sit here and argue with these people if Ryder wasn't even here, especially not if they would just leave him be, and let him do what he deemed fair.

He didn't look at anyone as he stepped around Ash, and then whoever else was there in the aisle. If Ryder wasn't here yet, Kanen would wait. Ryder wasn't going to get another free day. Once he come to the stage, Kanen stopped, leaning against it with his arms crossed across his chest, and eyes glued to the door. You can bet your ass, the moment Ryder came through that door, Kanen wasn't going to stop.

 

[a z u l a]

Ryder

It had been a long week of trying to avoid everyone, it seemed like every student had an opinion on the fight last week. The twins had mostly talked it out, with the help of Mrs. Vaughn threatening to beat their asses if they didn't work it out. Things were still tense in the Vaughn house, everyone seemed to be avoiding each other. The only time Ryder had seen his sister was when she finally decided to come home and retreat to her bedroom immediately.

It was time to stop avoiding everyone, if Ash wouldn't respond to his texts he'd have to confront her in person. He would take full blame for what happened on Saturday, but he couldn't handle not talking to his best friend, even if she decided to hate him forever he just needed to apologize. Ryder had thought he was helping her, and instead he'd made things exponentially worse.

Ryder was nervous but shook it off as he walked into the theater for practice. Besides, what's the worst that could happen? He figured they'd have already started without him, checking his phone to see a million notifications from Twitter and his text messages before looking to see Kanen headed straight for him.

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[High5ives]

Kanen had started walking as soon as the door had opened. He was already halfway up the Aisle when Ryden actually came through the doors, stepping into the auditorium. When Ryder looked up from his phone, Kanen was already practically on top of him, running at a sprint. Poor Ryder hadn't had any time to prepare before Kanen had him by the collar, slammed up against the metal doors he had just came through.

A closed fist came quick, colliding Ryder's jaw like a sledge hammer. Luckily for Ryder, Kanen didn't hit him again, instead just pulling him back away from the door just to slam him back in to it.

"You fucking piece of shit!" Kanen yelled, practically screaming down the other boy's throat. He back away, only so he could throw him down on the ground, placing his foot firmly on on of Ryder's knees.

Kanen crouched down, getting closer to Ryder's face. "I promise you right fucking now. If I even hear rumors of you with your dick out within twenty yards of a beer, I'm driving your ass to the woods, breaking your legs, and making you crawl to the nearest hospital!" Kanen yelled, increasing the pressure on Ryder's knee.

"And if, by chance, you make it back to fucking town, you will choke on my fuckin boots! My heel will stomp in every one of your fuckin teeth, and I will watch your choke on your own teeth and blood! Do you fucking understand me!?" Kanen yelled, his face red with rage as he swung another fist down at the boy.

a z u l a @Whoever

 

[Winona]

Ash

Her face paled considerably when Kanen spoke, and she realized that this entire situation was her fault. There was a good chance that Ryder would end up broken and bloodied in the hospital for a second time, two Mondays in a row, and this time it would be her fault completely. Ash relaxed when Grace tried to convince Kanen it was a misunderstanding, and then tensed again when he didn't believe her and instead leaning against the stage to wait for Ryder.

This was bad. This was horrible. Ash wasn't even sure if telling the truth would fix anything, and she was wondering how Kanen had even found out what happened. Had Grace actually gone behind her back and spread what had happened? As worried as she was, right now wasn't even the time to consider it. She needed to tell Kanen, preferably without everyone else hearing. Throwing out that she'd slept with Ryder wasn't exactly something she wanted spread around.

But before Ash could say anything, Ryder stupidly stepped into the auditorium, and all eyes were on him. There was no stopping Kanen as he ran down the aisle and started pummeling Ryder. Well, there went keeping him in one piece and not sending him back to the hospital. Ash started after them, but finally gave up.

"It was consensual!" She yelled. "I didn't... I wasn't drunk, I was just like really buzzed but it's not like... it's not what you think." Welp, there it was. Ash's most hated secret, that she had slept with Minuteman of all people, out in the open, in front of the entire play cast.

Just great.

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[txlos]

Nova
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Everything was happening at a million miles an hour. Within a second, Ryder had walked through the door, Kanen on top of him seething and throwing punches like it would better his chances of winning the lottery. All sign of breath left the brunette's chest as she watched Ash try to get in the middle of the two men, wincing a little before starting towards the brawling boys. No, she wasn't going to get in their way (or anywhere near Ash, as she was probably pissed enough) but she couldn't stand by and do nothing. Booking it towards the fight, thanking Ash in her own head as she managed to deter Kanen's attention, Nova fell to her knees beside a tackled Ryder, cringing as she looked at him. He wasn't as broken as last time, meaning she could keep her shirt on, but he still looked pretty out of it. The poor guy had only had a concussion a week ago, and Nova was certain that those two punches Kanen had dealt weren't helping the twin's head injury.

Pain and some groaning were expected, obviously. But Ash's confession wasn't.

Jace's sister. Ash. Had slept with Ryder. Ash's best friend. Nova's budding friend. She found it hard to form an opinion, considering her attachment to Ash was nonexistent, and her growing friendship with Ryder was just that; still growing. Instead, the hazel eyed girl sat in silence, looking over at Ryder with a quirked brow as if to say 'Dude, what did you do'.

a z u l a Winona @everyoneelse

 

[Moonshadow]

June
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June knew this was going bad quickly. She winced as she saw an angry Kanen and everyone trying to convince him to not hit Kanen she looked back at Mason with a frown before looking down at his leg. There’s no way Ryder could get out unscathed.

Just as she was about to say something the doors open and Kanen was off. She moved back in order to avoid him and her eyes widened as he sprinted towards him. Instinctively she got her phone out and started to record it. She couldn’t watch it back through the screen and was surprised when Ash stepped in to explain. Nova went in to help Ryder as June put away the phone, not sure what to do next.

“Should we get the principal or someone?” She asked concerned to whoever was around her. She never liked seeing fights and didn’t want to continue seeing one if Kanen was still in the room. However she found herself unable to move.

@idontfeelliketagging

 

[a z u l a]

Ryder

*is in pain*

Ryder had been completely caught off-guard as Kanen slammed him into the heavy door he'd just walked through, spewing out a bunch of threats that went unheard because he was still reeling from the first punch to the head. The room spun as he tried to focus on the words coming out of Kanen's mouth, finally realizing that this was all about Ash and his heart immediately sank. It seemed he was going to be paying for his mistake in many ways now.

"I never wanted to hurt her." He spoke softly, suddenly feeling less angry at Kanen and more guilty. Maybe he was right, he did deserve this.

Alaska

School had been hell for the last week, everyone had silently judged the brunette as they had their own opinion on what had happened. Even if the twins had mostly made up everyone thought she was the biggest bitch in the school, not that it mattered since she didn't have any friends to ruin relationships with in the first place. The only reason she was going to practice was because Ryder was her ride home and she didn't feel like walking home.

"What the fuck!" Alaska screamed, unsure of who she was going to punch in the face first. While she hadn't exactly expected them to become best friends, she didn't expect her brother and Kanen to get into yet another fight. This time she hadn't even been around for it to see who'd instigated it, so she was going to take her anger out on both of them.

"Can you two fucking knock it off?" Alaska spat, pushing the taller boy off of her brother and staring him down. The first time Kanen had ben in the right to hit Ryder, even if he had been a little excessive, but she wasn't going to let these two keep whaling on each other like children. "Learn how to use your fucking words like adults." ​

 

[Soap]

Raven

Raven moved to get up to get to June's side. But she froze when Mason got to her before she did. Raven didn't like it. But she sighed in relief, feeling less tense. Once Kanen backed off, she settled back in her seat as she watched the whole ordeal happen. Surprised when Kanen threw the small boy, was it really necessary? Probably not. No. When the reason was revealed she understood why, and agreed with him. Although, silently. For a split second she thought he'd calm down.

That thought quickly vanished, when Ryder walked through the door. Or at least he tried to. Kanen rushed over to him, she sighed and shook her head standing up, going to check it out. Maybe she didn't care that much, but that didn't mean she didn't want to watch the fight between the two. And it looked like she wasn't the only one, she noticed June pulling up her phone. "Damn, gonna watch that instant replay later?" She raised a brow, Wincing as the first punch landed.

Her attention was grabbed by Ash, when she admitted that she slept with Ryder. "That's what happened at the sleepover?" She nodded, "Makes sense." Crossing her arms, waiting to see how this was going to turn out.

Moonshadow Winona