Heartsofember - ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃˢ ˢᵃᶰᵉ ᵃˢ ᶤ ᵃᵐ * !!

“ She won very convincingly portraying herself as WEAK && HELPLESS so that she would be ignored. “      ~ IVYWOOD BALL OUTFIT  /  J.M.

edgcofgreat​  /  ben * !!

               Ben  was  up  late,  as  usual,  working  on  some  mock-up  designs  for  a  project,  which  would  have  been  fine  if  he  didn’t  have  to  be  up  this  morning.  So,  he  decided  to  stop  by  The  Grind  and  grab  a  coffee,  and  maybe  a  breakfast  pastry,  before  what  was  sure  to  be  another  long  day.  It  wasn’t  until  he  heard  not  only  a  familiar  phrase,  but  a  familiar  voice  that  made  his  heart  practically  leap  out  of  his  chest  as  he  quickly  turned  around.  “  Beverly…?  ”  He  muttered,  taking  a  moment  to  look  at  her,  just  to  be  sure  it  wasn’t  a  coincidence.  No,  he’d  know  her  face  anywhere.  “  Oh  my  God,  Bev.  ”  Tears  started  welling  up  in  his  eyes  as  he  quickly  wrapped  her  in  a  hug.  

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                    TOUCH — her body momentarily stiff ( questioned intentions ever since childhood, always expecting the worst ) until his arms wrapped around her. realization immediately struck, soft smile dazzling across lips as arms curled around him in turn. “ben hanscom.” now there was no doubt. he was the kindest of all she knew, from her past && present ; she wouldn’t doubt future too. “it’s good to see you.” despite the years it had been since she last remembered seeing him beverly inexplicably felt at HOME, a feeling she had rarely felt even now that life had considerably calmed since being out of derry. a chuckle, soft hand moved comfortingly up && down his spine. “c’mon new kid, it’s only been a few years.” she lightly teased. if anything she was almost ashamed that even for a moment she had forgotten him, all of the losers. “you guys decide to have a reunion or something without me ?? joke’s on all of you cause i was already here.”

                    beverly wasn’t exactly on the tour because she cared about history. more so ever since the discovery of missing a few key memories she wanted to know more about this place. if she couldn’t remember everything that was gone, she at least wanted to know WHY it happened. what was actually real && what was only in her head, at the very least. but as she assumed, it wasn’t as if the tour was going to give her all the answers. why would it ever be so easy ?? with a sigh, she wandered to the other, arms crossed as digits rubbed at elbows ; a nervous, deep in thought habit of hers. “the books you mentioned, do they go back even further than the years you talked about or —” words trailed off, brows furrowed as bev noticed the other’s pasted expression. she offered a small, kind grin in return. “— long day ??” bev knew all about those.

How quickly things could change. The mood in the town seemed to match Lucy’s now and she didn’t once think she should do something to cheer things up. She was tired of the lies. Lies that she wouldn’t have to return to this wretched world. Lies that her oldest brother and sister believed so thoroughly, it made her angry and she was more and more frequently wishing they would never be able to remember anything ever again. She wished she could forget everything. Lucy had stopped caring. She felt nothing. Not even hatred. To feel hatred would mean she still cared about something. She went to work on autopilot, not listening to a word anyone else was saying let alone her own words. She had the dialogue memorized by now. She didn’t need to pay attention. “And that concludes the tour for today. If you’d like to learn more about the town, make sure to check the gift shop for books on the history of Ivywood. There’s a sale on books to the end of the week.” The pasted on smile fell away as soon as she turned from the group.

What a shame, we all became…

                                  Such fragile, broken things…

                    luna had never been one to overly care about appearances. it’s not that they’d let themselves go, if anything it was the opposite. whatever spoke to her that day is what she’d wear — && luckily sometimes it matched. the questioning STARES was something she was rather used to at this point — as well as the inevitable comments from some. her usual reaction to such, a small grin, quickly formed. “but yellow is such a WARM color. it’s bright — a person can’t not be happy when looking at yellow. that’s just science.” luna rebutted, shrugging their shoulders. “but i will agree with you on periwinkle && seafoam green. those are lovely colors too. they go quite nicely together too — always reminds me of the water or something. — actually i saw a floral shirt at finder’s keepers the other day with those very colors.”

Regina didn’t remember much of anything. To her knowledge, she has always been in Ivywood. Maybe that’s why she felt so assertive as she would have been back at home. Still, she was still the same Regina. Manipulative, brutally honest, beautiful. It was a shame that she wouldn’t have much character development even without her memories. Anyways, Regina was on the prowl for new photoshoot spots. If she wanted to continue her growth on Instagram, and other social media apps, she needed to up her game. On the search for one, however, she spotted someone who, in her opinion, was in a fashion emergency. Even though in high school she wouldn’t say it to their face, she was more than ready to give unsolicited advice. “That color does not look good on you. May I suggest a periwinkle or… maybe even a seafoam green?” Pink was her color, however, but she limited it to Wednesdays. 

                    missing people beverly didn’t know she should be missing was quite an ODD feeling, but fuck was it  s t r o n g  the moment she saw any of the losers’ faces. the best of friends she’d ever had. yet, all forgotten in the haze of childhood. “oh my god, mike !!” eyes crinkled along a joyous smile as she met him where he stood, arms wrapping around him in a warm embrace. MEMORIES — a deep voice, the day these bonds were forged, a bloodied rock, a different voice, one mentioning that he heard the name mike, though that one of the three immediately forgotten again. “look at you, all grown up.” she teased, squeezing once more before pulling away to get another look. “how the hell have you been ??”

@heartsofember​ requested a starter | mike and bev

mike was in a weirdly good place, mentally right now. most of his other friends had turned up and although he knew his memories weren’t quite right, at least he had the information he needed to keep going. and this gala was nice. seeing so many people with their loved ones, happy with each other, it put the nightmares he had of pennywise to the back of his mind. here, he could do what richie had asked of him - think about something that wasn’t it or the strange events that brought them to this town. what he could do, however, was be thrilled to see beverly. “you’re here too,” he exclaimed, stepping forward. “bev?”

edgcofgreat​  /  han solo * !!

               Han  felt  ridiculous  here,  dressed  in  some  suit  that  was  way  too  tight  and  overall  unpleasant,  surrounded  by  people  dancing.  He  was  sure  that  if  it  weren’t  for  Leia,  he  wouldn’t  have  come  in  the  first  place.  But  here  he  was,  and  perhaps  the  first  interesting  thing  that  happened  to  him  all  night  was  when  someone,  who  he  assumed  was  a  fan,  came  up  to  him.  “  Uh,  yeah.  I  think  there’s  a  reason  for  that,  kid.  ”  He  held  out  a  hand.  “  Han  Solo.  You  got  a  name?  ”

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                    perhaps it was RUDE to stare, but finn couldn’t help it. he knew of the past — the clone troopers that were made in the likes of jango fett, bred to serve. could something like that have happened again ?? it felt like han though. && that was something finn was having difficulty in understanding. “that’s not funny. we all know solo is —” words trailed off, jaw clenched tight. even now, it hurt too much to say out loud. finn shook han’s hand regardless. “it’s finn. we’ve met before though. you know — big deal in the resistance ??” a hint of a grin formed at the memory, but he also wanted to see what han ... or whoever knew.

                    events that broke up the norm of daily life were always luna approved. she felt  l i g h t e r  already, a quick twirl on the back her heel as a chuckle passed her lips. “this place is so FANCY, ginny.” she chimed, blue eyes turning to her friend ( such an uncommon word for luna to say, to even think of having, but in ginny it rung true ). “before i forget, i made you something. as your friend && honorary date i simply had to.” && with that luna pulled out a piece of paper from her purse, a drawing she made of the other. “i can hold onto if for you till the end if you want. but it’s my thanks. you know, for coming with me && everything.” @spcllbovnd​  /  ginny weasley.

A MIKE MUNROE PLAYLIST・。・

below the cut are lyrics of importance from each song, plus a few extras 🐺 

001. CONTROL - HALSEY

“the house was awake, the shadows and monsters. the hallways, they echoed and groaned.”

“i'm bigger than my body. i'm colder than this home. i'm meaner than my demons. i'm bigger than these bones.”

002. RUN BOY RUN - WOODKID

“tomorrow is another day and you won't have to hide away. you'll be a man, boy! but for now it's time to run, it's time to run!”

003. WOLVES - DOWN LIKE SILVER

“when i die, let the wolves enjoy my bones. when I die, let me go.”

“oh, the world is dark and i've looked as far as i can see when the years have torn me apart.”

004. THERAPY - ALL TIME LOW

“give me a therapy, i'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at everything.”

“my lungs gave out as i faced the crowd. i think that keeping this up could be dangerous. i'm flesh and bone, I'm a rolling stone and the experts say I'm delirious.”

“arrogant boy, love yourself so no one has to ; they're better off without you, arrogant boy, cause a scene like you're supposed to.”

005. GUN IN MY HAND - DOROTHY

“why did love put a gun in my hand? ... was it for redemption? was it for revenge?”

006. UNTIL IT HURTS - FRANSISCA HALL

“stir up the beast inside, take me for all I'm worth. touch me until it hurts ... until my body burns, love me until it hurts.”

007. GOD’S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN - JOHNNY CASH

“you can run on for a long time. run on for a long time, run on for a long time. sooner or later god'll cut you down.”

008. PRETTY PIMPIN’ - KURT VILE

“all i want is to just have fun, live my life like a son of a gun.”

“then i woke up one morning didn't recognize the man in the mirror. then i laughed and i said, ‘oh silly me, that's just me.’”

009. REMEMBRANCE - BALMORHEA

( no lyrics, but it be a vibe™ )

010. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND - MACHINE GUN KELLY FT. BLACKBEAR

“you know my ex, so that makes it all feel complicated, yeah.”

“i swear to god, i never fall in love. then you showed up, and i can't get enough of it.”

“first off, i'm not sorry. i won't apologize to nobody.”

011. HURT - JOHNNY CASH 

“what have i become? my sweetest friend, everyone I know goes away in the end. and you could have it all, my empire of dirt. i will let you down, i will make you hurt.”

012. COWBOY LIKE ME - TAYLOR SWIFT

“i've got some tricks up my sleeve. takes one to know one ; you're a cowboy like me. never wanted love, just a fancy car.”

“you're a bandit like me. eyes full of stars, hustling for the good life.”

“and the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to mess this up. and the old men that I've swindled really did believe I was the one. and the ladies lunching have their stories about when you passed through town. but that was all before I locked it down.”

                    one look at the sky was all it took for luna to be pretty sure it was going to storm later. which only meant that they wouldn’t want to be going back && forth between classes && their apartment. so alas, there they were, lugging all their textbooks around campus. she knew she looked rather FOOLISH, but at the time it seemed like a good idea. now she only had regret, jaw tight with concentration as she clung to the heavy books for dear life, GRATEFUL when the other offered a seat. “oh !! thank you. you’re way too nice.” luna breathed out, plopping down next to alice, yet carefully placing their books down beside themselves. books, whether for pleasure or for university, were things luna held in HIGH REGARD. “you’re a lifesaver.” a grin && a light chuckle, luna’s gaze peered down at the other’s textbook. “you have a test or something ??”

open starter location: ivywood park

when alice had woken that morning, she’d been relieved to see a sky muddled with heavy, dark clouds. the past two days had been intolerably sunny, and she’d had to email her professors stating she wouldn’t be in class due to migraine. which wasn’t entirely a lie. ever since the news of the she’d been getting them more frequently since the realization that they were all trapped here. it was as if that invisible border was blocking her visions more often than not. her frustration was lessened a bit by the preferable change in weather. her economics textbook lay open in her lap, and though her head was down, she was only skimming the pages. it was all stuff she’d studied countless years and years before. besides, she’d already seen that she would pass the test. her dark, spiky head lifted with a friendly smile as someone approached the bench. “ hi. did you want to sit? i can make room. ”