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tylersackerman:

melaldcn:

tyler shrugged in response, not knowing really what to say. he shook hands with the other guys in the band when they approached, and somehow just felt awkward. it was the only way he could describe it. it was like he wanted to shrink down to be invisible, or go back home if he could. and it had nothing to do with mel, or the scene. it was just him. he felt like he was crossing a line somehow, like she was right and he shouldn’t have been here. he swallowed, thinking it was too late to go back now. he gave her a smile when she spoke, “i better let you get to it.” he said, “yeah, well they’ll get over it. i can be cool.” he said, instantly feeling like an actual grandfather. “well….good luck” he said. “i’m sure you’ll be great.”

mel liked having him here and she wanted him to stay, she wanted to enjoy the gig but she had feeling he might not. “oh no it’s fine. i’m the boss here” she says with a laugh. mel nods her head as he speaks, “yeah of course! you show ‘em sir!” mel replies. the door to the bar opens and more people start coming in. “of course you can, make me proud” she teases him a little. “thank-you. i have a good feeling about this show” mel gives him a grin. she scrambles up off the stage, “i’’ll see you in a bit --- get comfy”. mel goes to join the boys at the back of the stage.

*time skip*

it was nearly time for the gig, the bar was now packed and mel was excited. she couldn’t wait to start playing. she can’t see tyler in the crowd though, that got her a little worried. the band arrive on stage, to whoops and cheers from the crowd. mel gets up to the mircophone with her gutiar in hand. “how ya’ll doing tonight?” the crowd cheers and whoops even more which makes mel smile. “well we’re about to make your night even better, we’re salvaged beauty and this is gaint peach” (x).  mel looks at the rest of her band with a grin, they start to play.

#&tyler;

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jcallaghan:

Honestly, Josephine has just spent the better portion of her day binge watching The Office. With her eyes glued to the laptop screen all day it had left her mildly confused (with where all the time had gone !!) and stuck with a headache . Going out seemed to be helping that strain and the drink she held in her hand was helping … everything else that was bothering her. “Anyway, yeah, so today was alright, I guess,” she shrugged, talking to the person beside her. “Hopefully yours was better than mine.”

mel takes a sip of her drink and listens to jo talk, “ah that’s good to hear” she gives the girl a smile. mel’s day was okay, she’d been working for most of it. she shouldn’t of been working but the other receptionist had called in ill, so mel had to cover her shift. “mine was alright, we had a really shitty client in today. who was super rude to everyone --- for no reason”. 

#&jo;

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kennedvs:

So maybe coming to the most crowded to the most popular coffee shop around on her very limited lunch break wasn’t her best idea. Kennedy would admit that much, and though she was rarely one to complain she found herself letting out a low sigh at the sight of the never ending line in front of her. “You’d think we would have figured out a solution for the whole waiting in line thing by now,” she said. Not to anyone in particular, and yet she caught the attention of another person in the stalled lineup. 

mel had a free hour before she had to be at work so she decided to grab a coffee then make her way over there but it seemed the whole world had that same idea too. she taps her foot on the ground, she was going to be late if this line didn’t move. then she heard a familiar voice, she turns and gives kennedy a grin. “i agree, if we can make robots that can do the dishes, we should be able to sort out this problem”. 

#&kennedy;

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denverking:

It was his job this weekend to walk all the dogs that where boarding. Of course, they had certain areas they liked to walk them but Denver got permission to take extra time with the dogs to walk them around the park instead. He hated for them to simply just walk around a fence then go back inside. He’s not paying too much attention until the dog, Max, has leashed almost wrapped around the other. “Oh, god. Shit. Uh, I’m so sorry.” Denver frowns and untangles the dog, taking a few steps back. “I’m so sorry.”

mel had the day off from work, college and her mom seemed to be okay so she decided to go out for a wander, to see what she could find. that’s when she bumped into denver and his dogs. one of them got themselves wrapped around mel, she didn’t mind. she loved dogs and has always wanted one as pet but wasn’t allowed. “dude it’s fine!” max untangles himself from mel. the dark haired girl bends down to give max a stroke, “hey puppy!” she puts on a dog voice. “honestly it’s okay” she says looking up at denver and giving him a smile. 

#&denver;

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tylersackerman:

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tyler smiled and looked down at his drink, “somehow i don’t think that’s a good idea.” he said in a joking tone. he watched as she got her things ready and glanced over at the girls talking to her bandmates, and wondered if he looked like that talking to her. feeling awkward because he didn’t know what else to say, he rolled on his heels and opened his mouth to try for something. “well good luck, i’m actually really excited to see this.”

mel smiled back at him, “really? don’t be so sure. we normally take requests at the end of the night and by that point people are too drunk to give a shit ---- so it could go down well” mel shrugs. “thanks! that means a lot, i hope you like us”. her other bandmates had finished chatting up the lasses and had joined mel at the edge of the stage. “dude, are you going to introduce me?” joe gestures to tyler. she feels awkward and her cheeks flush pink, “uh -- this is tyler. he’s just from college” she tells the two boys. the two boys look at each other then at mel, with grins on their faces. they’d grown up with mel so they knew how she acted around guys she was intrested in. “nice to meet you tyler, i’m joe and this is mike” joe gestures to mike, who waves. the two boys get up, “alright we’ll leave you to it --- mel you’ve got five minutes, then we’ve gotta get going” joe tells her. mel just nods in reply. the two boys leave to start tuning up their instruments. “uh -- yeah more people are going to start arriving soon, you’ll probably see some kids that you know --- it’ll be a shock for them, we’ve never had a tutor at one of our gigs before” mel says.

#&tyler;

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williamlincoln:

melaldcn:

when she said 22b, will had a look around, trying to remember where that was in reference to where he was at in the student union building. “i’m gonna come get you, okay? stay right there.” he spoke. the storm was just getting awful, it’d be good to get her into the main building before the flooding got even worse. all of the main roads were already gone. wilson college, however, was up on a hill, so they had a little more time than everyone else. 

At this point Mel didn’t care about her class, or her teacher. She just wanted to get out and be with people who she felt safe with. Will was one of those people. “Alright, I will. See you soon” She replies before ending the call. She sits back on the chair and looks around the classroom. “I’ll be leaving in a sec, don’t worry” Mel tells her teacher. 

#&will;

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mel texts ➝ nina

nina: yeah no she's okay. jack's there, you know he'll be fine with her

nina: how are you? is there anyone there you know that you can stay with?

mel: good!! ah he will be, he can look after her till we get back then.

mel: i'm okay, i just wanna be back with you guys. there is, will and kennedy.

#&nina; #that's chill man!!

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kennedvs:

melaldcn:

Just Kennedy’s luck, she was walking back from an appointment with an academic advisor when the power went out. Maybe going into the nearest classroom wasn’t her best idea, but she never did well under pressure. “Oh  thank god – I thought I was going to be alone in here like some Walking Dead shit. You guys got any snacks?” she asked, eyes panning the classroom before she landed on a familiar face. “Mel, hey! I’m going to try to get some cell service, wanna come with me?”

Mel hated things like this, she hated being split up from the most important people in her life when danger was a foot. Her teacher told her to sit back down, Mel did as she was told. Then Kenndey entered the room, and a smile appeared on Mel’s lips. The class shook their head, “We don’t really know were we are meant to be” Mel’s teacher tells the girl. As soon as Kennnedy speaks to Mel she jumps up, “Ken! Of course, let’s go. Sorry sir” Mel picks up her stuff and makes her way over to the girl.

#&kennedy;

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williamlincoln:

melaldcn:

“there are couches everywhere, just pick the one that looks the comfiest.” he instructed her. “charlotte told me that they’ve brought things like food and blankets to bennie’s, where she’s at, so they’re probably going to do the same for us in a little while.” will didn’t like the situation any more than the next guy, but he was able to have a level head about it all. “your mom’s better at this than you give her credit for.” he spoke, his hand on her shoulder. “don’t worry so much. you said nina talked to her, right? if anything was seriously wrong, she would’ve said something.”

“Alright, I guess I will. Don’t want some dumbo getting the comfiest couch” A little laugh leaves her lips. “I hope so, I hate being cold. At least they know that they are doing” Mel replies. At this point she was worried, she was worried about her mom mostly. “Yeah I know that, I’m just  a massive worry wort” Mel gives the boy a small smile. “I’ll try not too, of course I have! That’s the first thing I did. She said mom had her new boyfriend Jack round at the time, he’s looking after her”.

#&will;

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williamlincoln:

melaldcn:

will remembered seeing mel at lunch. that was a few hours ago, but he had a brief memory of her schedule and wondered if she was still at the school. he looked down at his phone and saw he had one bar of signal, so he decided to call her before the one bar turned into nothing at all. it rang twice before she answered. “hey, are you still here?” he asked. 

Her teacher had told her to sit back down, Mel wasn’t having any of this. She wanted to get home. Her mom wasn’t like most mothers and Mel was just worried. She stands up to leave the classroom when her phone rings, “Yeah. I’m in music room 22B” She replies.

#&will; #that makes sense pal!!

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mel texts ➝ nina

nina: yeah it was one of my adventurous moments and now look where it's gotten me

nina: yeah she's at home she's totally okay

mel: ah it's alright. as long as ur safe. that's all that matters.

mel: good, tell her to stay there. don't move. in these situations we could rlly do with miles.

#&nina;

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williamlincoln:

“it’s bad enough i’m trapped here from 9-3 everyday, but now overnight?” will chuckled, trying to make light of the situation he was presented with. being stuck at the college wasn’t the end of the world. they were in the main building, so they at least had certain amenities that other citizens might not have where they were stuck. he’d already spoken with his mother and sister, who were safe at home, so he was just trying to wait it out now. “hope you didn’t have any plans for today. looks like we’re gonna be here for the long haul.” he spoke, looking out the window at the storm. 

“This is just the worst. Where are we gonna sleep?” Unlike her friend Mel was worried. She’d tried ringing home but had got no answer, she’d texted Nina and she wasn’t at home. Which meant her mother was most likely home alone. Which scared Mel greatly, as she knew her mom wouldn’t know what to do this situation. She looks around the buliding that they were in, and let’s out a sigh. “I don’t, I’m just worried about home, that’s all”. 

#&will; #pls calm her down will #she's stressing

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mel texts ➝ nina

nina: yes i'm okay, i'm at the church

nina: are you okay?

mel: the church? bit random but alright.

mel: yeah i am, i'm at college. have you tried ringing mom?

#&mel texts; #&nina;

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tylersackerman:

melaldcn:

tyler was definitely not planning on actually attending mel’s show when she handed him the flyer in class. he thought it may have crossed some kind of boundary, but then he thought it only felt like that because he had brief second thoughts about the girl. by the time he realized the reverse psychology he had played on himself, he was already on his way there. plus he had heard about the bar it was at a few other times and thought this was a good excuse to check it out. any reason to find a new place to drown himself in whiskey was a good one. almost instantly it was clear he didn’t fit into the scene. probably all younger than him, not looking like they just rolled up in a pick up truck with bootcut jeans on like he did. it wasn’t hard to spot mel as she was on the stage setting things up. he wasn’t sure if he wanted to approach her because he wasn’t sure if he wanted her to know he was even there, so instead he slipped closer to the bar and ordered a drink hoping he’d go virtually unnoticed by those around him who were most likely judging him if they did notice him. being the only thing tyler knew anything about in the whole place, his eyes stayed focused on mel most of the time, until their eyes met and he diverted his to a corner of the wall for a second. thinking it was absolutely ridiculous that he was trying to avoid the person who invited him here in the first place, he sucked it up, grabbed his beer off the bar and started heading over. “you gonna play freebird?” he asked, instantly wanting to smack himself for the dumb joke that probably didn’t even make sense to anyone under the age of 30. 

mel wasn’t expecting either of the two young men she’d invited to come. but that didn’t bother her. she just liked inviting people, so she was suprised when she saw tyler enter the bar. mel’s heart skip a beat, he actually made the effort to come. she felt speical, now she felt like she had to make a real effort. mel goes back to messing with her gutiar, she was trying to look cool when she was actually a bag of nerves. she looked round to see her bandmates were doing their own thing, her drummer chris was warming up on his drums, and the two other guitarists, joe and mike were chatting up some of the female fans of the band that had arrived early. typical. she tucks some stray hair behind her ear. tyler approaches, she grins. “not on our set list i’m afraid. but i’ll ask the boys if they want to do it as a special request”. 

#&tyler; #it's okay dude!!! #those moods are great!!

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@tylersackerman

mel sat at the edge of the stage, tweaking her guitar. it was gig night, she was a mixture of both nerves and excitment. she’d invited some speical people to the gig, she hoped they’d turn up. but she knew they probably wouldn’t, mel’s band played music that only appealed to a certain group of people. she’s humming one of the songs from the set list as she hears footsteps. mel looks up and grins. 

#tylerscakerman #hope this is okay lovely!! #the place for the gig is just one of the bars in wilson #nothing too fancy

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Mel was in the middle of a music class when the power went out. "Shit" She mumbles to herself, she really didn't want to have to be trapped in college. The class let out a chorus of groans, their teacher tried to stettle them down. Mel stands up, “I wanna go home. I need to be at home --- with my mum”.

#wilson.start #wilson.blackout

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denverking:

melaldcn:

“Yup, totally. You got it off.” Denver gives her a soft smile and nod of his head in response to her question. “So, um. What are you doing here?” A curious brow arches upward in question but he knows he shouldn’t be asking. It was the local coffee shop after all. It’s not like she wasn’t supposed to be there. “I mean..– not that you can’t be but um. I haven’t seen you in a while.”

“Great. Thanks again for letting me know, it wasn’t a good look” She says with a laugh. She looks at him awkwardly, not really knowning what to say. “Uh -- I’m just studying, you know how busy my house can get. I needed some space” Mel replies, a shy tone evident in her voice. It wasn’t normal for Mel Alden to be shy. No way. “Are you kicking me out now huh King?” She teases him a little. “I could say the same about you. I guess we’ve started moving in different soical circles or whatever” She replies. Mel bites down on her bottom lip and opens up her bag, she pulls out a lefleat. She holds it out for him to take, “My band are having a gig this weekend. You should totally come, I mean only if you want too”. 

#&denver; #i'm sorry this took so long to get to u #i'm a lame human