Reunited, but how does it feel? [Ti'Sean]

[Sean Richards]

Being a musical theater major took dedication. Many people liked to argue that preforming, visual and practical arts were generally for people who were lazy and wanted to waste their learning about something useless like, painting for instance. It really bothered Sean when people thought that way. If they only knew what it was to have to memorize and feel a character. He had to act happy when he was miserable and he did it very well. Usually when he portrayed a gloomy figure, Sean did a much more natural job, or so he felt. Only in theater could he escape the demons inside his mind. 

That little voice in his head that only his sister knew about. They often shared their feelings due to the fact that Vanessa's life hadn't been entirely all that well. The Richards siblings were the best of friends and always had each others backs. Keeping secrets from even their parents because they feared that they would sadden them and make them think that they weren't good parents. Samuel and Valerie were wonderful parents, it was just that their kids were troubled. Everyone chose their own poison. 

Sean had just taken a dose of various toxins that infiltrated into his mind. As a teenager he was very critical of his own work. He never felt the need to just leave imperfections the way they were but to fix them. It started out as a simple sign of determination. Something that astonished people because not many kids his age were so passionate about their interests. Needless to say, Sean was an immensely talented young man. He made people believe in him, in his characters and he could take on any given role. His poison you ask? Feeling the need to be flawless in his performances. Sean was difficult on himself. Often beating himself up mentally for making a mistake like saying the wrong line or stumbling in a dance number. 

Another mistake that Sean had made in life was falling hopelessly in love. Devoted to someone who wasn't as interested as he was in her. Unrequited love. He had read it in the Don Quixote novel but never really thought that that'd be him. Tiffany George amazed him. She was a habit he couldn't quite shake off. It wasn't her fault he was so in love with her and he never blamed her for his dismay. He loved her too much to put the weight of guilt on her shoulders. Sean just wanted her to be happy, even if he would take a while to become as happy as he was before he had fallen so deeply for her. 

Speaking of the girl, there she was. Sean had asked Anastasia where Tiffany spent most of her time around campus so he wouldn't have to face her. He had done a good avoiding her but now he was standing right in front of her, almost close to bumping into her. He mustered up the courage to say hello. He actually had missed talking to her, at least, the little conversations they had going on. "Hey Tiffany." he greeted, "Long time no see." Sean said, a warm smile on his face. 

[Tiffany George]

((HEAVY BREATHING))

this college thing was working out quite well for tiffany. everything pleasantly difficult, pleasantly busy. it was certainly a change from high school, but not necessarily a bad one. she'd never cared much for an idle lifestyle, and this certainly wasn't that.

it certainly helped that her degree was no cakewalk either. she'd always had a peculiar love for the sciences, physics and astronomy particularly. from a young age she'd heard physicists names in passing, taking it upon herself to research them (tyson, schrödinger, kaku, curie). she spent the majority of her free time reading the works of the physicists whom she admired. although she generally kept her love of the sciences on the down low, because she wasn't a nerd, of course.

this often lead to her being thought of as a shallow creature; her interests and talents were generally unknown, and she came across as being acutely aware of her virtues, with little regard to her vices. this was true in a sense, but not necessarily in the way that she made it out to be. she knew of her shortcomings as much as much as anything else.

walking across the campus, she spotted a face that wasn’t familiar but certainly recognizable.
"hey tiffany." he greeted, "long time no see."
she raised a brow, the beginnings of a smirk on her lips.
”hello,” she greeted coolly. she looked him up and down, taking in what she had missed. ”long time no see, indeed.”
they had some history. not much, but it was still there (although tiffany would very much like to ignore most of it). she was his adolescent obsession, he nothing more than a friend. she’d never meant to hurt him. no, no, no, her intent was never malicious; he just happened to be ready for a relationship before she was, and he was a determined fucker.
“where have you been?” she asked with a raised brow. she had honestly enjoyed talking to him when they were conversing. she could even stand small talk with him.
“i’ll go as far as to say i’ve missed you,” she said coyly.


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[Sean Richards]

It made Sean smile when Tiffany reacted so indifferent to what had happened in the past. Part of him feared that she might have ignored him and continued walking. After all the pity he probably caused her for being so darn persistent but alas she gave him the time of day. He was quiet until Tiffany recognized him, it was actually a miracle that she had. Sean had changed a great deal but there was still something that made him recognizable. Which was his sense of style, usually very proper and such, maybe that's why. He must have been nervous, however, because he had to cross his arms in order to hide the fact that his hands were shaking. Sean's heart was beating many beats per millisecond. 

He nodded in agreement to it being a long time since they had spoken. Ever since graduation, right? It was strange how Sean forgot all of his insecurities when Tiffany was around. Obviously she wasn't the source of his issues, it was something else. Sean smiled to himself slightly after realizing this. He then looked to Tiffany once more, "I've been here at Landcaster!" he answered with a slight laugh before shrugging his shoulders politely. "Thought I'd pursue my dreams of making it to Broadway. I'm a musical theater major." he explained, raising both eyebrows and nodding. 

Tiffany looked beautiful as always and it almost took his breath away completely but the good thing was that today was unusually windy and there was plenty of air to pass around. When she said that she had missed him, with such emphasis in the word, his heart skipped a beat. Although, he was estranged as to why he was putting up his defenses. Sean wasn't letting himself flail or fawn over here, he simply appeared normal, content to have the opportunity to talk to her but not overly excited. 

"You must be here studying... Physics?" Sean guessed, he remembered that she used to be intrigued by such subjects. It was something he found endearing of her. She wasn't what he called typical and what made he different is what attracted him the most. He tilted his head to the side while his eyes gently focused on her.