vanessa worries. she worries about what her life will ( or more specifically won’t ) become if she doesn’t make it out of the barrio. she worries about her creativity and when it might one day escape her and never come back. she worries about her finances. she worries about the people she cares about, and ever since nina left the salon with sopping wet hair she hasn’t been able to get her mind off of her.
after finding her apartment seemingly empty she’d wandered out to the park near the basketball courts, and that’s where she sees her, sitting alone with a small group of neighbors not so subtly whispering about her nearby. every step exuding confidence, vanessa makes her way over to her wayward friend and stops just shy of her. she crouches down, quite a feat in the heels she’s wearing, and meets nina a little closer to her level. her eyes shine with concern.
“bueno, you wanna talk about it?”
@rohsario / have a starter !
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‘ what do you mean? ’ HUMOR and kindness mix as he scrunches up nose, ‘ nah LOOK i know what looks good and? ’ he points down to YELLOW nikes, ‘ THIS is it ’ shakes head as he walks back to the ROSARIO household, ‘ It’s BOLD Nina . . . es interesante ’ STOPS outside a food truck as he points to it, ‘ quieres comer? ’ the sun sets as the HEAT slowly starts to slip, does he TALK about benny, the BREAKUP? yeah benny’s been going through it too, and HE’S trying to cheer her up. isn’t easy going through a breakup, and he KNOWS that he’ll miss her. nina is MORE than just a friend she’s his SISTER. they unfortunately know EVERYTHING about one another. which is WHY he picked her up to go for a walk, he knows she needs it.
💡 STARTER / @rohsario
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“ i want to be happy now, in my own way. “ / @rohsario
HEAVINESS lingers, and navi is slow to nod, ‘ i get it . . . but that doesn’t mean you gotta speed the process up you know? ’ VOICE soft as he continues, ‘ you’ll be happy but for now? ... well for now you’re just discovering who you are ’ beer between knees as they sit on STEPS, you can hear abuela’s music playing softly in the background, ‘ you know you got US ’ navi nods towards the house as he hands her beer, ‘ lemme tell you somethin’ nina, NO ONE’S got it ALL figured out ’ EYES widen as warmness radiates, ‘ when you do? you do. ’ SHRUGS, ‘ i’m just trying to figure out what i want, what i need to do ’ he looks down the street as the sounds of washington heights engulf, ‘ all i know is that i need a vacation sabes a lo que me refiero ? NOW i know you know what i mean ’ LAUGHS lightly as he sighs once more, ‘ been going crazy in that tienda since i can remember ... there’s NEVER enough time, is there? ’
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BODY LANGUAGE + EMOTIONS
𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 : jaw clenching, hands balling into fists, teeth grinding, yelling, going nonverbal, stuttering speech, rushed speech, slow concise speech, rambling, quiet, arms crossing, shaking head, tearing up, animated, expressionless, projects, internalizes, vents, withdraws, passive aggressive, direct, physical outbursts, verbal outbursts.
𝐉𝐎𝐘 : easy smiles, fighting back grins, suppressed laughter, loud laughter, giggles, chuckling, smirks, whole body laughs, covers mouth when laughing/giggling, throws head back when laughing, slaps leg, touches people around them when laughing, looks down when laughing, looks for eye contact when laughing, sparkling eyes, bubbly happiness, quiet subtle happiness, obnoxious happiness, wants to spread joy, quietly savors joy.
𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 : crying, bottling it up, seeks distractions, wallows, meditates and processes, avoidance, seeks out comfort, withdraws, talks it out, internalizes it, sad smiles, depression naps, uses alcohol, uses drugs, seeks out sources of joy, fidgets with sentimental item, sits in silence, broods, gets moody, wants someone to share the misery, tries to hide negative emotions, nurtures others to make themselves feel better.
𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓/𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐄 : blushing, looking away, rubbing at back of head, covering face, laughing nervously, laughs it off, overthinks, lets it go, self deprecating humor, deflects, gets irritated, smiles, withdraws, crossing arms over stomach, crossing arms over chest, hands in pockets, shoulders sinking, shoulders hunching, shrugs, falling into silence until comfortable again, talking a lot to compensate.
𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓 : avoiding eye contact, shoulders sinking low, head hanging down, crying, chest aches, lashes out, internalizes, apologizes, deflects, communicates, withdraws, grand gestures for forgiveness, accepts fault easily, punishes themselves, martyrdom, victim complex, over-active guilt complex, healthy conscience, internalizes even after forgiveness, seeking redemption, moves on easily, denial, lack of guilt/conscience, sorry they got caught more than caused harm, can’t handle knowing they hurt others.
𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑/𝐀𝐍𝐗𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐘 : trembling, crying, sarcasm/sass to cope, rambles, goes silent, gets angry, fidgeting, clenching jaw, picking at nails, chewing at lip, pulling at clothes, adjusting jewelry/clothing, swallowing thickly, eyes widening, over-reacts, under-reacts, calm, logical, panic, irrational, overthinks, carefully analyzes, talks to themselves, breathing exercises, flight, fight, withdraw, fawn
plucked from : @stygicniron ♡♡♡
tagging : @corpseralki, @merchlings, @pistolslinger, @krashaya, @kyberborne, @rohsario, @icepromised, @beartsar, and you !!
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