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❛ filed under › rvsaliefm

rosalie feels oddly calm despite having no idea what’s happening. maybe it’s the fact she doesn’t miss her brother or her mother that makes her so calm ━ though she is extremely curious to figure out what happened and why. it seems no one else has an explanation for it either. she can’t complain when the two people who gave her the most grief are gone. rosalie is roaming around aimlessly when she comes across the church and sees valens, her feet having a mind of their own as they instantly walk over to him. while she won’t admit it out loud, valens is probably the one of the two people she’d seek out ━ if she were to do it before he did it first. he was good company. “you’ve heard of a ladder, right?” she looks at him briefly before her gaze falls on the supposed dusty windows. “maybe you can look for a ladder and take it upon yourself to wipe down all the windows. i’ll even point out all the spots you need to get. how’s that sound?”

❛ ── her presence is welcome , calming despite the dark chaos he knows she thinks she’s only worthy of . there are a lot of people in valens’ life , but very few that he would call family . when he sees her by his side , though , looking at the windows with him – he feels like things are normal . it’s like he’s dragged her to the church on an early sunday morning to help them set up ; they both know that neither of them lean on religion ( anymore , for him , anyway ) but it’s less about listening to the pastor and more about racing to clean the pews . her words draw a laugh from the back of his throat , long hair falling into his eyes while he rolls his eyes at her . ❛ ah , you’re so smart , rosie . ❜ he teases her , bumping hips with her while his arms cross . ❛ perhaps , you’ll want a hot chocolate as you supervise ? maybe a warm sweater ? ❜

#⟨ 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨. ⟩ filed under › discourse .#⟨ 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨. ⟩ filed under › rvsaliefm .

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hendery stressing about hiding the scallion

#⟨ 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨. ⟩ filed under › semblance .#⟨ 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨. ⟩ filed under › correspondence .#i will not explain

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❛ ─── status . open ! loc . the church .

❛ ── neutral territory , if there’s one thing that he can be grateful for in this fucked up new world , it’s that he can still find solace in a place that’s always given him comfort . he can remember getting free meals here and meeting the townspeople among the pews ; valens looks around now & wonders if he’ll ever get back , or if this is life now . half the people hate him , but he’s only doing what he thinks is right – what he knows is probably right . ❛ how do you think they cleaned the windows ? ❜ he turns his head to them from his place in the middle of the church , in the aisle between the pews . ❛ the tall ones . they only ever made me wipe down the pews and vacuum the carpets – they’re starting to get dusty , it feels wrong to pray in here . ❜

#apogeestart #⟨ 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨. ⟩ filed under › starters .#anyway #brainless

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❛ filed under › suttonfms !

𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 : @anyone , grocery store .

ever since her arrival ( or re - arrival ) , a feeling of the calm before the storm loomed over sutton’s heads . she’d decided to keep to herself , avoiding human interaction at all costs , but with week three flying past , she had no other choice but to leave her safe - haven and go on a supply run . sutton no longer feared the unknown , she could honestly say she had very little of a clue what had gone down over the past three weeks .. and as she stepped outside , it was a feeling of instant regret . she had no idea who self - proclaimed what location , and of course , what self - imposed rules existed . eventually , the blonde made her way to a local grocery store - one smaller than the rest , figuring it was her best bet to find some supplies without being seen . just as she thought her assumption was safe , the bell on the door chimed , blood draining from her face . hands quickly dumb whatever she can into her backpack , the other grabbing a can of soup as a defense mechanism . as if that would get her very far . ` who’s there ? `

❛ ── there have always been cracks in pristine marble , remnants of his limbs quivering underneath the metaphorical weight of the sky . in this new found land , there are eyes that linger on him at every waking moment now – peers his age & much younger who have held his hands while mourning for family they miss , his own people who want to know how he’d let someone he loves lead the charge against him . despite appearances , though , valens doesn’t have any of the answers they think he does . he’s gotten by so far with his hands running through his hair , and by giving the reassuring smile he seems to wear every single day . he hopes for solitude for just a moment in the grocery store , clipboard in hand to attempt to take inventory ( seventy - two cans of soup left , maybe ? ) – instead running into the blonde , hands full of canned food . ❛ it’s just me , don’t worry . ❜ he points to the soup in her hands with his pen . ❛ how many of those do you have ? for inventory purposes , not that you can’t take it if you need it . ❜

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❛ WHAT A WICKED GAME TO PLAY .

okay so like – listen ,, i am an apogeehq stan first & human being second . that being said , hello ! i’m cc & i’m testing out valens because in theory , i like the idea of him . anyway :

( wong kunhang + twenty-one + muse 01 ) isn’t that valens lau over there? i heard he joined faction one after they got back to west ham. it’s funny, ‘cause they were only on the service trip because he helped organize the event. hopefully they fit in there – they’re virtuous, but also obstinate. oh, i’m sure they’ll be fine.

─── 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙨

full name : valens lau

nickname(s) / alias(es) : golden boy ,

age / dob : twenty one / september 14 ‘99

hometown : west ham , kansas

current location : new ham

ethnicity : chinese ( macaunese )

nationality : american

gender : cis male

pronouns : he / him

orientation : bisexual , biromantic

religion : atheistic

faction : one

muse # : one

label : golden boy

tropes : good is not soft , i was just passing through ,

face claim : wong kun hang / hendery

language(s) spoken : english

speech : very well spoken , polite & overall charming . he’s got a way with words that makes people just want to listen to him , whether he’s talking about the clean up trip out of town or what he wants to eat for dinner . either way , he’s got a certain charm about him & it’s unknown where it comes from ( since both of his parents are , how you say , not the most well spoken people ) .

hair : dark brown – almost black , but he keeps it natural without styling it too much . it falls naturally in curls , but it’ll very quickly will straighten itself out & nobody knows how it happen . either way , he gets away with not combing it or styling it cause he sometimes looks like a prince .

eyes : big , brown puppy eyes that honestly – showcase every single emotion he has . it’s because of them that he can’t hide any of his feelings , since they really are the windows to the soul .

height : five feet , eleven inches

build : more lean than broad , but still athletic from years of playing soccer – played collegiately as well .

tattoos : none .

piercings : none .

scars : a small , barely visible scar on the pad of his right thumb .

clothing style : very boring , comfort over style , basically . he cleans up well when he has to , but prefers sweatpants ( grey , adidas , track pants ) paired with whatever shirt he grabs first in the morning . as leader , he’s tried to dress better ( i . e . khakis , button ups , whatever ) but will still often be found around town looking like the college jock who will walk you home at night .

usual expression : awestruck puppy who can’t quite believe the world he lives in . he’s endearing , with a face that tells people they can approach because he just looks like the kind of guy that’ll listen & help you out as best as he can .

distinguishing characteristics : high cheekbones , a nose that scrunches up whenever he laughs .

─── 𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

exterior : wants to make up for everything his parents did in their lives – valens is pure good . he is sweetness & morality mixed up into a child that should’ve been wicked , but he’s looked evil in the eye , shook hands with unfortunate circumstance & still chose to be good . it’s been seen in west ham , valens helping the old women cross the street & laughing at their stories , letting them fix his hair & collars before he climbs a tree to retrieve a stubborn cat . that lau boy is good , you’ve heard before . he walks his friends home in the dark & gets his fists bloody for the underdog – the town of west ham thinks of good & they think of valens lau , golden boy who shows up early to church to help open doors & wipe down pews . a people person , has a natural gift for making everyone feel loved & special .

i . e . cool jock that’s friends with everyone , thor odinson in thor : ragnorak , good guy with a heart of gold , golden retriever but make it boy , boys will be boys but wholesome version .

interior : wrangles with a lot of pressure & weight – because he knows what’s expected of him . one slip up , & he’s just the lau boy , what everyone expected . but he’s not , he’s worked hard to shed what people think of him & embrace something else . he is good above all else , to the point that he puts everybody else before himself ( & those closest to him ) – he loses himself in making sure that everyone else is okay & taken care of , nights where he doesn’t sleep to make sure everyone has a locker dec , or days where he forgets to drink water because he’s babying his team . slow to anger or frustration , he rarely shows signs of wear & tear , opting to keep all of his negative emotions in anyway to avoid worrying everyone else .

i . e . “my people come first , everyone else before me” , self - sacrificial , dangerously loyal & moral , self sacrificial atlas – holding the weight of the world solely on his own shoulders

─── 𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚

TRIGGER WARNINGS : tbd

the lau family lives on the outskirts of west ham – a small house that can be more considered shack than home . nobody’s around when valens is born , his cry loud enough to send a flock of ravens flying from the overgrown lawn . innocent life , baby blessed by goodness – he doesn’t know how corrupt his parents are or how hard they’ve had to fight to have the life they have . the things they’ve done & the people they’ve wronged is one long list that’s unknowingly passed down to a child that the townspeople look down on . they turn their noses up at a baby born in the dirt & expect the worst from him – if he’s anything like his parents , they’d better lock their doors & keep their purses close , the lau family is rotten – it only makes sense that their only child will be as well .

but he grows wild & good , a sunflower trapped in a field of weeds . valens comes to church on his own , arrives at school in rags & at first , the townspeople tell their children to stay away from the lau boy . but he does things that a boy like him shouldn’t do – he holds hands with the new widow her first sunday back at church , he wipes her tears & lets her hold him . he dives into the street to pull back a wandering toddler , saving her life & disappearing before her parents can thank him . they know he’s hungry , but gives the sandwich he got from wiping down counters at the diner to the old man who lost his son . valens is good – the whispers start , but he is blind to them as he is blind to parents who steal for dinner .

eventually , school gets easy for him . his teacher gets him into soccer & pays all his fees so he can play with the other boys , & he has his first kiss in third grade with a girl who sits next to him during reading . valens gains popularity simply for being good – he’s friends with everyone , the richest , the poorest , nobody ever sits alone if he’s there . for some reason , people tend to like that on him , but he doesn’t do it because he wants people to like him , he does it because he knows what it’s like – going hungry , sitting alone , everyone’s eyes on him for something he didn’t do . what a shitty feeling , he hopes nobody else has to suffer the way he has .

a full ride to west ham on a soccer scholarship , valens makes sure to thank his second grade teacher for getting him in in the first place . by the time he’s eighteen , he’s the golden boy around town , known for working in the greenhouses & bringing flowers to the elderly women who sit in the square on saturday mornings . the lau boy is different from his parents – he’s kind & good ; the kind of boy people wish their daughters would marry & the good kind of hero that is humble enough to deny the accusations .

he wins sga president for his senior year , thanks to both his charm & influence on the student body . college has been a ride for him as he shoulders all the weight on his shoulders to pretend that everything is peachy , ignoring any cracks that might be starting to form in his perfect marble form . he organizes the trip , invites as many people as he can & expects it to go business as usual , only for things to of course go horribly wrong .

people look to him for leadership , as they should – he’s the only one around who technically ran for president & won , but it’s barely starting & he can feel the cracks starting to get bigger . there’s a lot of concern that he has in his heart for everyone , not just the people who’ve fallen under his command . at the end of the day , valens want everyone alive , happy & thriving & he’ll do almost anything to ensure it .

#apogeeintro #anyway

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