WINTER BEATON
Psychic
Posts: 72
Age:
22
Occupation:
Curator's Assistant
Status:
Single
Played by:
Jodi
I’m part heaven and equal parts hell
Last seen Sept 20, 2024 17:10:30 GMT
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Post by WINTER BEATON on Apr 30, 2024 17:48:46 GMT
Winter had only quickly headed out to get lunch when Hazel turned up with the intention of going straight back to her room to eat, but she chose to sit down on a bench nearby to eat. She couldn’t be bothered with the awkward tension in the room if she went back. But just as she opened the paper bag to pull her sandwich out she stopped Hazel leaving the hotel. Alone. Was she crying? Winter almost ran after her to check she was okay because despite Hazel’s obvious disliking towards Winter she didn’t want the girl running off down the street crying. It was very much one sided when it came to Hazel too. She clearly had a problem with Winter, but Winter had no hard feelings towards Hazel. Why would she? She was her friend’s girlfriend. Winter wasn’t blind though, she knew why Hazel disliked her. It was because she was sharing a room with Lex, which granted was a little bizarre to the outside world, but it was convenient. Winter was all about convenience. She peered up at the hotel building, looking at her window. She’d put a million dollars on the fact Lex had been the one to make Hazel cry. Sometimes he didn’t word things nicely. For someone like Winter it rolled off her back, but Hazel seemed a little sensitive. Nice little church girl who dressed sensibly. Probably said grace before dinner and shit. The whole church thing threw her off guard when Lex mentioned it. She never pictured Lex dating a church girl. It wasn’t like he stuck to those ten commandments such as “Honour thy father and thy mother.” and ““Thou shalt not steal.” But whatever his relationship with Hazel was none of her business. Except there were times she found herself asking Lex was Hazel really the right girl for him? It wasn’t intending to be bitchy, she just didn’t want him to settle for the first girlfriend who fluttered her eyelashes at him. Lex never really answered though. He just shrugged his shoulders, his eyes glued to his screen as he shoved more candy into his mouth. Although she didn’t say it outloud Winter was convinced their relationship would crumble soon. Winter stood up, wrapping her lunch back up before heading into the hotel. She gave the woman on reception a friendly smile as she walked by. She tapped her key card on the door, pushing it open. Lex wasn’t crying though, which was good. While he’d seen her sob harshly the thought of seeing him cry made her feel a little weird. “Here.” She dug inside the paper bag, pulling out a chocolate chip muffin and handing it to Lex. She climbed onto her bed, pulling her sandwich out the bag. “So… I’ve just seen Hazel… well, I saw her leavin’ the hotel, I didn’t speak to her. She looked upset.” She unwrapped her sandwich, taking a large bite from the corner as she watched Lex. LEX CAMERON  |
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LEX CAMERON
Psychic
Posts: 62
Played by:
Julia
Last seen Oct 6, 2024 16:40:59 GMT
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Post by LEX CAMERON on May 19, 2024 18:41:25 GMT
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After Hazel left, Lex was more than happy to continue his game. He slipped back into his bed and slid his computer back onto his lap, unpausing his game like nothing happened. He was distracted every once in a while by a stray thought about Winter but, for the most part, he was content to focus on his screen.
When the door opened again, Lex’s eyes flicked up to find her, then moved quickly back down. He felt something squeeze and twist in his stomach, and it sucked. Maybe he was just hungry.
Lex grinned a little when Winter produced the muffin like she’d read his thoughts, and he took it, mumbling, “Thanks,” before taking a big bite from the side. He tried to continue playing with only one hand, but it was kinda impossible. Plus, Winter was talking to him, and apparently she saw Hazel after he’d, like, crushed her heart or whatever, so he had some explaining to do.
“Probs would be.” Lex scoffed, pausing his game and pushing his laptop to the side again. He continued working on the rest of the muffin’s top, glad there seemed to be extra chocolate chips in this. They weren’t any good when you got mouthfuls without chocolate. “Dumped her aaasssss.” He tried to joke, but it fell flat, and the weak smirk on his lips didn’t do anything to bolster it.
After a moment, he went on, his eyes flicking up to hers. “Uh, she was talkin’ shit, y’know. Gettin’ real annoying. So I told her to get lost.” He shrugged, then took another bite of his muffin. “Just bitchin’ and whinin’ ‘bout that sweater and how I live with a girl an’ shit, and I was tired of it.” He shoved more muffin in his mouth to keep from sayin’ more shit, ‘cause they were gettin’ reaaaaal close to a heart-to-heart here. Plus, his stomach was going wild. And not just ‘cause of the muffin.
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WINTER BEATON
Psychic
Posts: 72
Age:
22
Occupation:
Curator's Assistant
Status:
Single
Played by:
Jodi
I’m part heaven and equal parts hell
Last seen Sept 20, 2024 17:10:30 GMT
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Post by WINTER BEATON on Jun 13, 2024 14:54:26 GMT
It wasn’t like Winter was in any position to give Lex relationship advice. She was just some twenty-something-year-old virgin who’d never had a boyfriend and kissed three people in her life. Fuck, she was going to die alone surrounded by cats, but somehow that seemed more appealing than hugging her boyfriend and suddenly foreseeing him dying. It wasn’t like her parents demonstrated how real relationships worked either. When she first met Lex she was always a little apprehensive to talk to him when he had his laptop open, like he was going to bite her head off for saying anything at all, but if she stuck to that rule they’d never talk because his laptop was permanently flipped open. Occasionally she would peek at what he was doing, but it was usually a wall of coding that made zero sense to a person still using some old iPhone. Lex looked at it with disgust when she pulled it from her pocket to pull up the directions to Mystic Falls when they first climbed into the car. Winter’s mouth fell open in shock when Lex told her he’d dumped Hazel. Immediately she felt sorry for Hazel. “Are you for real?” Or was it just another of Lex’s tasteless jokes? Oh. He wasn’t joking. This was real. “Talkin’ shit?” She pulled the leftovers of her lunch from the bag and started eating as Lex continued talking. She quickly swallowed her bite, “She was complainin’ about the sweater? I didn’t tell her to give it to me there and then. I just explained I don’t have a lot of sweaters y’know… also who fuckin’ cares if you’re living with a girl? It’s not like anything is happening between us.” They lived together because it was practical, otherwise, they’d have to either live in two separate hotel rooms (which cost more money) or find some two-bedroom apartment in town, which Winter was on the verge of suggesting recently. LEX CAMERON |
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LEX CAMERON
Psychic
Posts: 62
Played by:
Julia
Last seen Oct 6, 2024 16:40:59 GMT
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Post by LEX CAMERON on Jul 22, 2024 21:17:27 GMT
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For some reason, his stomach twisted again when she said ‘it’s not like anything is happening between us.’ Yeah, nothin’ was, so… whatever. Wasn’t a big deal. Like, none of it was. So Hazel didn’t have to get all mad ‘bout it.
But instantly, the night of the auction popped into his head, and he wanted to say, Nothing? Really? but he didn’t. ‘Cause he wasn’t crazy or a whiny bitch━not like some people.
“Well, she said you were bein’ all rude and shit. And I was like, ‘Yo, no she ain’t, ‘cause Winter’s not rude,’ but she was like, ‘You should be defendin’ me ‘cause I’m your girlfriend’ or whatever. Which, like, I never said I was her boyfriend, so what the hell,” Lex chuckled lamely, his eyes flicking to Winter over his muffin to see if she was laughing. Quickly, he went back to taking another bite. “Also, like, yeah, right? Nothin’s goin’ on.” His eyes found her again like he was waiting for her to correct him, but he knew she wouldn’t. “I mean, other than… y’know, the auction shit.” Jeeeesus, the weird feeling in his stomach got worse. Like he was gonna throw up his whole muffin onto the fuckin’ bed.
Lex finished it off before it could get worse and balled up the liner, then tossed it at the trash can. He missed, but made no move to pick it up. “Damn,” He puffed, then glanced at her. “I’ma get that.” Like, eventually. Just not right this second.
“I guess I just, like… y’know.” Fuck sake, this was hard as fuck. “Like, it makes sense that she’s all jealous. I didn’t say that to ‘er, but y’know.” His eyes flicked away again. “‘Cause we’re livin’ together. And we’re roommates. And the auction.” He wasn’t really saying anything, but that was ‘cause he felt like he was gonna fuckin’ shit himself.
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WINTER BEATON
Psychic
Posts: 72
Age:
22
Occupation:
Curator's Assistant
Status:
Single
Played by:
Jodi
I’m part heaven and equal parts hell
Last seen Sept 20, 2024 17:10:30 GMT
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Post by WINTER BEATON on Aug 21, 2024 14:20:38 GMT
Lex seemed pretty chill about the fact he’d just dumped his girlfriend. Did Winter see it coming? There was certainly an element of tension between the couple. Winter had picked up on that just about the way in which Lex spoke about Hazel. The sigh that rolled out of him when he told her he was heading out to meet Hazel at the movies. But she never imagined he’d be the one to take the plunge and dump someone. As Lex reenacted his conversation with Hazel, Winter carried on eating her leftovers. Was she rude to Hazel by accident? She replayed their interaction in her mind. She only asked for her sweater back, very nicely too.As Lex looked over at her she was wearing a neutral expression, although it suddenly hit her how grateful she was that he stood up for her. The only person who ever stood up for Winter was Winter. “Yeah I gotta agree you never actually signed up to be her boyfriend it kinda just… happened.” At least that was how Lex had portrayed the story. She dug around in the paperbag, pulling out her own muffin she had stored away at the bottom. “The auction shit was nothing though, right? You just paid to save me from some asshole ‘cause I drank too many coolers.” She took a bite from her muffin. The auction shit was just one friend saving another, right? Her eyes followed the screwed up liner. She watched as it bounced off the trash can. “I’ll get it otherwise it’ll be there ‘til next week.” Her voice was light, a smile on her face as she peeled herself off the bed to get Lex’s trash. She threw it in the can before returning to the bed. Why the fuck did he bring up the auction again? “And they were roommates.” She replied, letting out a short chuckle, “Sorry… yeah I get why she’s jealous but if something was gonna happen between us it would have by now.” They had spent months sleeping inches from one another and never had she’d been tempted to climb into Lex’s bed. But then there was that hug at the auction. The first real human contact she’d had in years. “Why do you keep mentioning the auction?” She blurted out before quickly ramming the rest of her muffin into her mouth. LEX CAMERON |
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LEX CAMERON
Psychic
Posts: 62
Played by:
Julia
Last seen Oct 6, 2024 16:40:59 GMT
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Post by LEX CAMERON on Sept 24, 2024 15:14:43 GMT
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“Thanks,” He said, smiling sheepishly at Winter as she got up and threw away his muffin liner. He was gonna pick it up… or at least he planned to. Didn’t mean it’d ever happen.
Winter made a joke and, normally, Lex woulda laughed, but the sound that came out was strained and awkward, and he felt his gut tightening into a ball. And then she… pretty much shut down any hope he had. Nothing could happen ‘cause it should’ve already. “Yeah,” Lex said softly, defeatedly, and looked at his laptop━mostly just so he didn’t have to keep lookin’ at her.
His pale blue eyes flicked up to her again, though, ‘cause she asked why he kept mentioning the auction, and Lex clammed up. His eyes went a little wide for a second, then darted away as he shrugged and stammered, trying to figure out what to say━how to get out of this. “I dunno,” He mumbled, “‘Cause… ‘cause you don’t really, like, touch people, right? And… I dunno. I was worried that that guy was gonna do something shitty, and I don’t really worry ‘bout people like that. Like, I don’t feel like that… about girls. Other people.” He tried to correct himself, but it was already out. Lex swallowed, his throat feeling tight as he suddenly jumped up and grabbed his laptop and charger. “I gotta, uh… it’s loud as shit here so I’ma go somewhere else to hang out.” It wasn’t loud, obviously, he was just desperate to get out of this situation. Lex scurried out with his laptop and cord in hand, no bag, no nothin’. He just hadta get the fuck outta there.
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