[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cwvISff.png?1[/img][/center][color=pink][sup][h1] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cC0OZ0k.gif[/img][/center] [b][center][color=50c878]N A T H A N I E L B L A K E[/color][/center][/b] [/h1][/sup][/color][indent][sub][COLOR=f5deb3][I]NECTAR'S KARAOKE BAR[/I][/COLOR][/sub][/indent][indent][sup][right][COLOR=f5deb3][b]Mood: Confident with a dash of freaking the fuck out[/b][/color][/right][/sup][/indent][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cwvISff.png?1[/img][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=#f5deb3]Nathaniel Blake was known for a lot of things. His reputation of being a student at Meadow U for three years had afforded him the often-unfortunate “motor-mouth” moniker that may or may not be part of the reason behind his over-reliance on weed. Through that, his tendency to ramble on for multiple minutes was as impressive as it was pointed out to him -- on numerous occasions, at that -- annoying. It’s probably another reason why he went with the flow and laughed at himself before anyone saw the chance to. It’s true what they say about laughing at yourself so bullies can’t.[/color] [color=#f5deb3]But being eerie quiet for several minutes as shots ordered by Dee that were put on his tab came to their table was, unfortunately for all of the thoughts coursing through his mind, thinking of ways to utter even a single word, wasn’t something Nathaniel Blake ever did, yet there he was just sitting in the awkward silence. The chatter and hollering of the football players at the bar became white noise as Nate’s mind circled around the blunt approach Dee had into helping him, all the while Mandy’s advice replayed against it as if fighting a gang war inside his own mind.[/color] [i][color=#50c878]Maybe Dee has a point. Whatever it was that [b]was[/b] between me and Jasper, I know it’s there. Does she, though?[/color][/i] [i][color=#50c878]Of course she does. Or why would she still be here? [/color][/i] [i][color=#50c878]Nah, maybe she’s just here for the booze. Yeah, she definitely is still here for the booze.[/color][/i] [color=#f5deb3]Okay, you really need to stop letting that voice in your head win, Nate. Or at the least, listen to their positive twin sister.[/color] [color=#f5deb3]He shook his head and forced any whisper that was anything but positive into the deepest parts of his mind and let out a random, if not short, battlecry and downed his shot without even thinking about it. The rush he experienced from the alcohol and added flavorings was enough to wake up Nate’s senses. He felt the most alert he has been in a while and that caused his legs to repeatedly shake with a sensation of excitement that was foreign to Nate. Something inside him had awoken and maybe it wasn’t just the rush of alcohol that tickled his throat and made everything south of it burn with a fire not felt in a really long time.[/color] [color=#f5deb3]And the fire in his eyes lit up when he faced Jasper. For a few moments, however short they were, lingered a speechless gaze until Nate coughed a dry cough. [/color][color=#50c878]“Dee, despite her strange ways, has a point. I mean, I know I fucked up on Monday but a person very dear to me said that I shouldn’t let that or anything else ruin the potential for me to have fun tonight. This same person made me put on my best shirt and my best pair of jeans and try and have some fun.”[/color][color=#f5deb3] Nate and the point weren’t close associates, but now would be a good time for them to get to know each other. [/color] [color=#f5deb3]And then Nate remembered something very important about himself. He wasn’t good with words. Nate liked to ramble on more than most preferred him to, so he wasn’t able to get his message across clearly.[/color] [color=#f5deb3]Nathaniel Blake was a man of [b][i]action[/i][/b].[/color] [color=#f5deb3]So he took it by grabbing Jasper’s face with an impulsive grasp, hands on both sides of her face, and stared into those inviting eyes. Blue dipped in a pool of black that he wanted to get lost in until he did and leaned forward, the moment taking full control as their lips locked. His heartbeat increased nearly tenfold but it was relaxing and exciting and dangerous all at the same time. Nate hadn’t thought about it -- he just did it.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent]