First Impression: A Coalesce Teaser

"People usually get the wrong first impression."

Evening Out: A Transcendence Short

New York City

United States of America

December 2120

4:56PM

“Do you think we should postpone this?”

“Nah,” Ansel replied. He shifted the gear to neutral and leaned back, “We’re already on our way, Lena. And I don’t think the rain’s going to get any stronger.” At that moment, a flash of lightning hit the sky, making the twosome jump in the seats of Ansel’s car. The movement of it caused Ansel’s glasses to fall onto his lap.

“…you were saying?”

“It can’t get any worse,” Ansel repeated. “It can’t get any worse at all.” the stoplight flashed green and he shifted to drive, then continued on. 

It was Elena’s post-birthday dinner. She had invited a couple of their friends to go out, and currently, they were (still) on their way to a place Elena had personally picked. Initially, there was some trouble with reserving for the place, as Elena had experienced, but they were able to book a free slot. 

Elena’s phone rang in her hands, and she looked at her screen before answering. “Luke?” 

“Hey, we’re already here. And by we, I mean Rayne, Jae-Hwang, and I,” the blonde answered. Elena blinked. “Uh. The place looks full as shit, El. Are you sure we’ll be able to get a table for all of us?”

“I fucking hope so,” the brunette sighed. “Wait — you, Rayne, and Jae?” 

“Yeah, the three of us are just here and waiting.” 

Elena pursed her lips. “I was only able to book a slot…” she mumbled a quick ‘hold on’ and fished for the paper she had in her bag, “I was able to get the six o’clock slot for us. W31. Do you think you three can watch out just in case Ansel and I get late?”

“We’re not going to be late!” Ansel retorted, still driving. Elena gave a snort. 

Luke laughed. “Yeah, I think that’s possible. We’ll see you soon?”

“Definitely,” Elena agreed. “See you.”

Russ' Updates #063: More Teasers

Good evening, Darlings!

Christmas break is officially here (well, it's started since last Thursday for me tbh) and it feels really great to finally get some rest after one heavy semester. It's a little weird to adjust to not really doing much acad-wise, but hey - it's still a great feeling. 

Anyway, expect another Coalesce teaser for this week! Aside from that, there will also be two shorts. I'll try to make them as...festive as I can. Nothing angsty since hey, it's the season of Christmas and all so things have to be lighthearted. Maybe. >:D But yeah, expect a few more Coalesce shorts and all that stuff until the 31st of December. I decided that I'll be explaining things on that date. 

"I'm honestly excited for it."

That's all I'll let slip for now! I'm preparing for January's event, so forgive me if the posts aren't as much as initially expected... ^^;;

Posts to Expect: 

[x] Russie Writes: A Transcendence Short 

[ ] Russ Writes: A Coalesce Short / OTP Short

[x] Russie Photoshops: Coalesce Teaser #02

Inconsolable: A Coalesce Short

Tadashi’s Apartment

Tokyo, Japan

January 2016

Sato, Tadashi

It’s been…a while since Aether discovered that Mathieu had left her.

The note she had discovered only had a few words on it; barely even reaching three sentences. It seemed like it had been scrawled in a rush judging by the handwriting. I had returned with her to her own apartment and looked at it myself. 

I love you I’m sorry I had no choice

She had managed to get through the first line before crumpling the paper in her hands and breaking down in tears once again. 

“We should get back,” I managed. She could only bolt out of the apartment after hearing me say that, leaving me alone in apartment with nothing much left. Once the heaviness of the situation set in, I found myself realizing why she wanted to spend time away from what had been her ‘home’ with Mathieu. 

We were the only ones who knew. Aether couldn’t contact Kenichi due to the latter being busy in the States, and he was the only one who had close ties to Mathieu. Aside from him, there was no one else we could ask help from. I had offered her the option of perhaps tracking him down and using HQ’s contacts, but she had declined and instead told me that she wanted to move on by herself. 

Aether ‘moved’ into my apartment a few days after the Incident. 

She arrived with a packed duffel bag or two, a blotchy face, and teary eyes. As soon as I opened the door, she had quietly asked if she could stay over with me for the next week for two. Aether didn’t really explain why even though I accepted the request. Before I knew it, she was already inside and seated on my couch, curling into a ball and starting to cry. 

And I didn’t know why. Not at all. 

Teaser #01: CLS Launch

Russ' Updates #062: Merry December

Good evening, Darlings! 

"Guess who was able to survive finals?"

Exactly what Jian said...I was able to survive my first-ever college finals! I had my Literature and Math finals today. As much as I want to post the teaser for next month's event, I think it would be better if I did it tomorrow instead, really. Body needs to recover from the large amount of caffeine I've taken in today, haha. 

Anyway, speaking of events - you can go check out Rothie's Enchanted Eighteenth Celebration happening over at her blog! She's got an interesting set of characters set up for this month, including one I've been looking forward to ever since she told me about her. If you want to know who, then you might as well support her throughout the month, yeah? ;D

Also: since finals are over and my Christmas/semestral break is starting in just a day or two, I'm happy to announce that I'll (finally) start updating again! Look forward to your regular posts come tomorrow. I'll be sharing a thing or two about next month's celebration...

Happy December! <3 

Posts to Expect: 

[ ] Russie Writes: A Transcendence Short 

[x] Russ Writes: A Coalesce Short

[x] Russie Photoshops: A Coalesce Teaser

Identity: A Birthday Graphic

Happy Eighteenth Birthday, Rothie!