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WHO: Emilia Wolfe and Elliot Haham.
WHEN: A little over a year ago.
WHERE: Elliot’s house.
SUMMARY: Emilia and Elliot have an argument. This time, they don’t make up.
WARNINGS: Brief allusions to emotional infidelity? Sads. Lots of sads.

( I’m just not sure I’m the person you imagine the rest of your life with. )

WHO: Gus Arquette (brief blurbs from Michelle, Sam, and npc!daughter Andrea)
WHEN: Through the years
WHERE: Various places, mostly bars
SUMMARY: A look back at a slow descent into addiction, then the battle to overcome it. (And I totally meant to post it Friday so it'd count for the challenge. Whoops.)
WARNINGS: Drinking, alcoholism, addiction. I mean, this is literally chronicling Gus' descent into alcoholism, so massive gigantic content warning for that.

( But I need to stop. I need to be here for my wife and our daughters. )

WHO: Six ghosts. One unconscious teenager.
WHEN: April 12, 1984.
WHERE: A clearing in Minnesota.
SUMMARY: Why is Rhett Wyatt, actor extraordinaire, so very scared of ghosts? The second half to Rhett's mini backstory mystery. This will not make as much sense unless you've read this log. This was technically for last month's challenge and it's unconventional and NPC perspective, BUT WE ARE DOING MOVIES THIS MONTH, so I think it still fits. :D
WARNINGS: Ghosts. Accidental death. Not so accidental cover-up. Graphic sarcastic quip about a head injury. Implied harrassment.

( Six ghosts around a big gnarled tree. )

WHO: Nate Griggs and a teenage runaway boy
WHEN: April 27, 1991; early evening
WHERE: Bellevue, Washington
SUMMARY: A serial killer's very first murder.
WARNINGS: Implied murder.

( Someone who wouldn't be missed. )

WHO: Michelle Blanchard and Gregory Marple
WHEN: Christmas holidays, December 1979
WHERE: Main Street
SUMMARY: Gregory runs into his friend Michelle and finds out that she’s in love
WARNINGS: There’s quite a bit of singing.

( If you change your mind, I'm the first in line. )

WHO: Blaze Wolfe and Harrison Exely
WHEN: Last day of Junior Year of High School
WHERE: High School
SUMMARY: Non-traditional narrative: Yearbook Signings.
WARNINGS: Implied infidelity and animal stealing.

( Goal for next year: live like you're on a teen drama )

WHO: Lola and Henry March
WHEN: The 90s.
WHERE: Various.
SUMMARY: A series of backstory snippets chronicalling their relationship up to 1997. Nonlinear narrative.
WARNINGS: Talk of death. Implied intimate relations. Unhealthy relationship.

( “Say Paris!” Mena took her picture. )

WHO: Henry and a very young Blaze Wolfe
WHEN: Backstory log: August 14, about 15 years ago. Blaze is very nearly six.
WHERE: Henry's house in California.
SUMMARY: Eddie enlists Henry March to babysit his child while Eddie's on a case in California. Baby!Blaze bonds with Henry.
WARNINGS: It's just cute. That's really all.

( “You know, I’m going to have you tell my decorator that. I think she’d like the input.” )

WHO: Natalie Rogers & Sam Arquette
WHEN: Summer 2009, Summer 2014, Summer 2015
WHERE: Fall City Public Library times 2, & then Cool Beans
SUMMARY: Friendships around books are the best kinds, or how Natalie and Sam became friends
WARNINGS: None that I can think of.

( You like mysteries? )

WHO: Serena Park and Rafael Valdez.
WHEN: 2000 or 2001?
WHERE: House party at UW
SUMMARY: Serena calls Raf and asks him to meet her at a party.
WARNINGS: None.

( Subtlety has never been your strong suit. )

WHO: Kavya Dayal & Lochan Madan
WHEN: FLASHBACK; Sometime in 2017
WHERE: About town, ends at Mitzi’s
SUMMARY: Kavya & Lochan have their first ‘date’
WARNINGS:None

( Don’t feel bad. It’s just… sort of what our mothers do, I suppose. )

WHO: Hugh Christian and Ruto Wexler
WHEN: 2005, Spring, and 2018, April.
WHERE: Seattle, WA and Fall City, WA
SUMMARY: Ruto and Hugh both star in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
WARNINGS: N/A

( ”It's Hugh,” he stepped forward, but the smile on his face said he'd accept Bambi. )

WHO: Marceline Cox and JJ Mayweather.
WHEN: Fall 2009. (Lol, but math, guys.)
WHERE: Fall City High School.
SUMMARY: JJ asks out Marceline.
WARNINGS: JJ. Marceline. It's fairly tame, tbh!

( Besides, she really couldn’t do much better than a Mayweather. )

WHO: Euphemia and Eileen Hayes
WHEN: Effie is 8, 13, 17, and 19.
WHERE: Minnesota and Portland, respectively.
SUMMARY: Snapshots of a mother and daughter throughout the years!
WARNINGS: Talk of loss involving a parent in the first section; the others are fine.

( If it is just the cost of the dress, we can afford it. )

WHO: Jules MacLaver & Harrison Exley
WHEN: Back in high school
WHERE: Behind the school
SUMMARY: Jules stumbles upon the Harrison
WARNINGS: none really

( I hope this isn’t going to turn into an anti-smoking lecture. )

WHO: Tony and Lochan
WHEN: Just after Tony and Clea’s engagement
WHERE: Mitzi's
SUMMARY: Tony asks Lochan to be his lawfully wedded best man.
WARNINGS: Lochan may or may not have thrown a ball at Tony he admits nothing.

( I don’t admit to anything, but how can you look at a Tennis Ball and not want to throw it? )

WHO: Joy Llewellyn and Elijah Griggs
WHEN: Early evening; after school, 2006ish.
WHERE: Joy's house.
SUMMARY: Elijah doesn't want to live at home anymore and asks Joy if she will let him move in.
WARNINGS: Mentions of an upbringing with a father who's in an out of his life.
( Been thinking this house is too big for just the two of us. Maybe it’s time we get another dog. )

WHO: Nicholas Wolfe and Trey Waltz
WHEN: Senior year of high school through till present time. Not necessarily in that order.
WHERE: Various; Fall City. Common grounds features in one.
SUMMARY: Blaze and Trey. A chronicle of the years and their friendship.
WARNINGS: N/A

( The doors of the bus opened and out stepped a lone figure, a snapback firmly shielding half of his face from view )

WHO: Gus Arquette & Michelle Blanchard
WHEN: May 1981; July 1985
WHERE: Fall City High football field (1981); Blanchard Drug (1985)
SUMMARY: A proposal delayed
WARNINGS: IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE

( Will you wait for me? )

WHO: Wynnie Llewellyn & Nate Griggs
WHEN: Halloween 1988, night
WHERE: Downtown, then the Little House, then Fall City Park
SUMMARY: Nate and Wynnie sneak out together for a memorable night
WARNINGS: Underage drinking and implied teenage sex

( If you hooligans will excuse me, I'm going to go pick up my girlfriend. )