my soul so cynical // jacinta + teddy

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my soul so cynical // jacinta + teddy Jun 5, 2020 3:11:58 GMT -5

Post by я𝑜𝓈𝑒 on Jun 5, 2020 3:11:58 GMT -5

J A C I N T A

S A L A Z A R ;

She decided a long time ago that she didn't like Teddy Ursa.

Jacinta hardly knows the Victor from Six, but she knows enough about him. She knows that he and Mackenzie have kissed once, and that is enough to make her feel bitter towards him. Although Jacinta refuses to admit it, deep down, she is aware that it's just jealousy, that she feels threatened by Teddy.

Mackenzie is polite towards Justice and Colt. He always has been, even when Justice is acting... well, the way he does. But Mackenzie has a heart of gold, while hers is still very much made of ice.

When she sees Teddy in one of the lounges, where the mentors occasionally gather, she feels a surge of sourness.

Jacinta groans internally as Teddy approaches her.

She would like to grab a glass of champagne right now — or maybe even whiskey — but with her condition, she hasn't tasted alcohol in nearly seven months. Jacinta has a full baby bump now; it protrudes obviously from her dress, impossible to miss. She can't count how many times she's been asked about it, and hopes that Teddy won't pry too much.

By now, everyone knows Mackenzie is the father — it's been in the tabloids for months — but this might make her conversation with Teddy even more awkward.

Instead of risking an intruding question about her pregnancy, Jacinta directs the conversation before Teddy can even say hello.

"Do you need something, Ursa?" she asks. Jacinta doesn't mean to, but her tone accidentally comes off as rather pointed.

"even stars burn out."

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my soul so cynical // jacinta + teddy Jun 15, 2020 22:55:31 GMT -5

Post by Benson Sharpe D3M [Tom] on Jun 15, 2020 22:55:31 GMT -5

Teddy Ursa was used to the sting of reality.

The ache in his heart and the constant words going over and over in his head; he's grown used to it all. An explosion and the death of a boy whose blood coated his hands was much worse than the way the news broke to him about Mackenzie and Jacinta's baby. At least, that's what he keeps telling himself over all of this. Mackenzie and him share one little, teeny, tiny kiss and his mind gets all jumbled up in thoughts. It's almost pathetic at the way his own hands tense up into fists at his side making him feel more like the teenage boy trying to remember his life in a paradise full of molten rock.

The lounge is where he ends up with his button up shirt and torn up jeans, trying to feel like he's not losing his balance. Between training, the past few months, and being Teddy Ursa ex-victor of the year, he's losing his mind under it all. Tabloids having called him to take his word and every time he denied them, knowing that he's happy for Mackenzie for finding someone. Lost in thought, he waits there with a glass of water knowing he needed to stay as sober as possible in his state. Jacinta Salazar takes his eyes when she enters the lounge.

Jacinta Salazar is a mystery to him, despite winning the games after his, she's always been someone who he never saw. Once trying to reach out to her, but failing just like he was used to, he gave up years ago. Mackenzie Pryce came only two games later and Teddy had found a friend in him instead. Jacinta always had an aura about her that always made him feel off. Whether she truly disliked him or not, Teddy was still himself and if Mackenzie and her were happy together, then he would be happy for them.

Smile already thrown up, he approaches with a careful step.

"Do you need something, Ursa?"

Ursa. The word wants to make him chuckle and claim that he's never been a real Ursa. Instead, he smiles back, crosses his arms and glances to her stomach, knowing that Mackenzie's kid was right there. All he wanted was to congratulate Jacinta and Mackenzie, but instead he stands silently for a moment staring into her eyes; thrown off from her tone. Shaking it off mentally, he speaks with the friendly polite tone he always had.

"Uh, I-I just wanted to congratulate you and Mack."

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