#* ♔ ii. COURTNEY CALLAHAN‚ answered.
𝙳𝚄𝙽𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝚃𝚁𝚄𝙴𝙷𝙴𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝚂𝙰𝙸𝙳 : ✼ / for a drabble about one muse missing the other
𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃 : exes with feelings ... NO LONGER ACCEPTING
𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫; it’s followed by a shriek when she starts pacing, breathing 𝖍𝖔𝖙 and 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. brown eyes dart around the room for something, anything she could DESTROY as an outlet for her frustrations. today was an 𝑨𝑩𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑬 𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑻 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑾 and without access to her PDA, she couldn’t yank the leash and call upon her pitbulls–– er, lawyers to try and make it better. courtney was coming to the dawning realization that after winning her court battle, the war had just begun. the stakes were much higher this time around and her fellow cast mates were much more on the ball.
even so, for what little credit she could afford to give her teammates, it didn’t make them any less braindead. sure, owen was 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉, but he cost them the challenge !! and while he certainly wasn’t a strategic mastermind, he did win the prior season and that made him the biggest threat !!
… no pun intended.
to make matters worse, she can’t even run off and find duncan so that she can have someone to vent to–– not that she WANTS to see his stupid mug again.
𝒏𝒐, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍.
and her heart definitely did NOT skip a beat when he hit on her at the teller’s desk.
and she certainly didn’t see those 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 while they were working on their stupid go karts.
unfortunately for them both, he was now 𝖕𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖈 𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖒𝖞 𝖓𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖓𝖊. courtney lets out a sigh, reaching down and grabbing one of her pillows, the cool silk of her thousand thread-count sheets somewhat soothing the burning intensity of her anger. instead of ripping the damn thing in half like she had originally planned on doing, she sits down on her bed and hugs the pillow, burying her face into it. she lets her hot, angry tears absorb into the pillow and longs for the scratchy, cotton of her bunk back at camp wawanawkwa.
it isn’t until the sweet taste of 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 and the memory of 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 flood her sense that courtney realizes she’s fallen asleep. and when she wakes up alone instead of in duncan’s arms, the bitterness of solitude fills her mouth instead. @rebeltyped
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@famouswannabe feat. gwen asked : “ it’s cool if you want me to play the bad guy. ”
𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. sandal wedges clack against the dead grass beneath their feet, index finger wagging as she storms up to the goth— courtney shoves her finger in her face as she snarls at her. “ PLAY the bad guy –– ? you ARE the bad guy !!! ” courtney felt feverish, hot with anger and a tinge of sadness. she couldn’t believe she had ever trusted gwen, god, what was she thinking? this is what she gets for breaking her own personal rules. remember debate club, courtney? with a scoff, she bumps her shoulder past gwen and with her nose turned up and arms crossed, courtney continues her march towards her sleeping quarters for the season. she knows all gwen was here for was to try and rehabilitate her image and not to make amends, not that she needed to do much… even after everything that went down last season, courtney knew the fans somehow thought she deserved the heartbreak and preferred gwen over her. even when she’s in the right, she’s the bad guy. the least she could do is give gwen a taste of what it feels like.
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@altertyped feat mal sent : 🔪 , for my muse to threaten your muse.
by now, you should know to get out of 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧’𝐬 way when she walks with purpose. much like a blood -thirsty shark, when her ire hones in on a target, there is no stopping her. even 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 knows better than to cross her. after muscling her way through her fellow cast mates, she marches up to mike, mal or WHOMEVER he was at this current moment in time and grabs two fistfuls of his blue t-shirt. courtney was incredibly particular about the state of her sleeping quarters and could tell IMMEDIATELY that something wasn’t right, and mal had been the last person seen to exit the cabin.
“ what kind of game do you think you’re playing? ” she sneers, eyes narrowed into vengeful slits. his lanky figure was easy for her to jerk around as she continues to chew him out. “ if you so much as BREATHE near my personal belongings again, 𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 that the mutant animals and toxic waste on this shithole island will be the 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 of your future concerns. am i clear?! ”
♡ 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝙿𝚈 𝚅𝙰𝙻𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙴'𝚂 𝙳𝙰𝚈 ♡
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@altertyped feat. mal 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 : “ yeah, well, can’t escape the past. right? “
courtney is no stranger to the concept of having past decisions returning to haunt you and she has the misfortune of those decisions being a part of the public record, forever immortalizing some of her most painful and embarrassing moments. countless nights staring up at the ceiling with bags under her eyes and dried tears on her cheeks, reliving the humiliation, left to wonder how things might have turned out differently if she had kept some of her innocence. she had always had an overdeveloped sense of justice, but pride was far more addictive and her burning crusade of self-righteousness scorched the earth around her and burned countless bridges. there’s a reason they say it’s lonely at the top.
it was inevitable that her past catch up with her and a sign of growth was an acceptance of the need for her to atone. when you lack self control, the desire to control others and your surroundings has you running on autopilot. she sits across from mal, her fourth glass of wine nearly drained as brown eyes finally lift from the sticky table at some hole in the wall off the highway closest to both of their lodgings, meeting halfway both literally and figuratively. the past hour had been an opportunity for her to vent, to air out her frustrations about his sabotage and her final moments on total drama. she had spent so long stewing about it, seething and blaming others and for someone as shady and cruel as mal to 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 her pain–– it’s the most accountability she’s seen from one of her former co - stars. not even gwen had ever truly acknowledged the hurt she’d inflicted and its enough for courtney to finally swallow enough of her pride to start her own journey of atonement. you can’t escape the past, right?
“ I suppose none of us can, ” she muses, swirling the last few drops of red wine in her glass. for the first time that evening, a ghost of an accepting smile forms and she sighs. “ even so, that doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from it. or accept it. ” courtney doesn’t know if she will ever truly forgive gwen or duncan for that matter and probably won’t forgive herself for all of the wrongs she’s inflicted, but in the grand scheme of things–– mal played her in a way that wasn’t personal, and to courtney that makes a difference.
* 𝙰𝚁𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂 ... no longer accepting .
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@modeltyped : he comes baring gifts !! boxes of perfume, deliciously scented soaps and scrubs and bathbombs, lactose-free chocolates and pastries, clothes from a high-end designer that justin had recently worked with, a new fountain pen with the good ink that glides like a dream, and a set of classy, sparkling diamond earrings. justin likes to be spoiled, and he's found that he actually likes spoiling courtney too -- who would have thought ?? in hand that doesn't have a grip on the boxes of gifts holds a bouquet of two dozen roses ( elevated with all the florist flower tricks -- baby's breath and some glittery bits galore ), wrapped neatly in a plum purple bow. "hey, court ??" he calls out before entering the room, and smiles at her that dazzling yet intimate smile when he finally sees her. "happy valentine's day."
it was no secret that courtney enjoys the royal treatment, and no amount of fake humility could hide the glint of eagerness that lightens up her deep brown eyes. she sits in the make-shift office space she’s set up in the living room of her condo, what seems to be endless paperwork sprawled out on her coffee table. there’s something about the way the windows were in her bedroom that made it difficult for her to focus the way that she needs to for the amount of copy she’s reviewing for a colleague; it’s only when she opens the door after hearing justin knock and sees his arms full of spoils that she’s realized she’s pulled an all nighter and that it was now valentine’s day. “ ohmygosh, justin… ” she says in bewilderment, one hand lifting to rub at her eyes. she has to blink a few times to realize that this wasn’t a sleep deprived hallucination–– he had actually gone to the trouble of surprising her for 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲, even though they weren’t exactly a thing–– not officially, at least. that’s more than she could say for some of her prior boyfriends; not that he’s her boyfriend or anything !! “ i don’t know what to say! ”
courtney welcomes him in and while he’s getting settled she delicately puts away her paperwork to clear the coffee table so that he can set down all of the goodies. Her eyes light up at the sight of the roses, which she accepts with a grin and she takes a deep breath in to capture the scent. next, she claps excitedly at the sight of the gorgeous pen and the sight of the sheer thoughtfulness in each item. justin wasn’t exactly the type to think of people other than himself, so to see an entire table sprawled out with things she enjoyed –– things she hadn’t even mentioned out loud, at times –– was enough to have her heart skipping a beat. she lets out a breathless laugh, hand lifting to push back some of her disheveled hair and can’t help but blush, feeling a bit self conscious when she realizes that she wasn’t exactly dressed for the occasion.
“ I am sooo sorry, i completely lost track of time… i look like a mess. and i need to shower, ” bashful eyes travel down to what she was wearing, which was an oversized t - shirt and a pair of night shorts. there’s a small pause before she finally meets his crystal blue stare; there’s another moment as she feels herself getting lost in his eyes and she clears her throat to bring herself back to reality. after taking a breath to compose herself, she finds her confidence and her lip twitches up into a smirk. “ you’re more than welcome to join me, if you want. "
♡ 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝙿𝚈 𝚅𝙰𝙻𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙴'𝚂 𝙳𝙰𝚈 ♡
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@juviepunk : "just keep your eyes closed," he complains, his hand wrapped around courtney's as he leads her through hallways and up steps. the building is abandoned, so he guides her around a few old, broken objects; none of it exactly screams ROMANTIC, but that's why her eyes are supposed to be closed. he lets go of her only to shove his shoulder into the door to the roof, which is jammed but eventually budges, and takes her hand again to lead her out into the open air. the lights of the city are far enough away that people aren't going to find them there, but close enough to be a good view for what he has planned. duncan guides courtney over to a kind of rudimentary - but nevertheless thoughtful - picnic setup, and gives her hand a squeeze.
"hold on, okay?" he lets her go to whip out his lighter and lights up some of the mix-matched candles he'd swiped from his mom -- it's not like she's gonna miss them. the picnic is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, some brownies and a bunch of other things based around what they'd swiped from chris's fridge back on the island; custard pastries, like from that long-ago cooking challenge, and a bottle of champagne because his girl is classy. the wall adjacent to them, where the doorway was, is tagged with precise spray paint: their initials, a skull, and his princess's crown. it's all cheesy, and he's not gonna be bragging about this part of the night to the boys any time soon, but he can ooze just the right amount of arrogance to negate the overall softness of it. finally moves back to her, a grin on his lips, hand at the small of her back, "alright -- happy valentine's, babe."
she’s glad her 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐥𝐞 reminders about valentine’s day were received–– it’s why she’s far more accepting of him BOSSING HER AROUND today. normally, him telling her what to do would NOT be received with any kind of compliance. even so, her patience was starting to wear thin and the agitation was starting to show. her smile has dropped for an irritated pout with the odd grumble as she stumbles around with her eyes closed and a whiny exclaim of ‘ DUNCANNNN ’ when she stubs her toe on the concrete lip of the building’s stairs. once they finally reach the rooftop, courtney lets out a long and loud sigh when he tells her to wait just a bit longer. “ are you FOR REAL right now ? it’s going to be my BIRTHDAY by the time you’re done. ” she begins tapping her foot and crosses her arms childishly, bottom lip jutting out; she’s sure that despite her closing her eyes he could probably feel her rolling her eyes.
still, she lets him finish up what he needs to and when she’s finally given the ‘all clear’ to open her eyes they widen immediately, one hand raising to her mouth as she gasps and grins from ear to ear. first, her gaze travels to the candlelight picnic and then she catches a glimpse of the graffiti of their initials.
“ oh duncan, it’s… it’s perfect! ” and coming from courtney, 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦, that’s not a word to be taken lightly. she turns so that she can cup his face and give him a long, loving smooch before she heads over to the picnic so that she can take a closer look. she sits on her knees and opens up the basket to take a look at what he’d packed and she can’t help but giggle, eyes soft as she reminisces. she pats the spot next to her and scooches over so that he can sit next to her, as close as possible. once he’s sat down next to her, she rests her head on his shoulder and cuddles up close, love-struck gaze on his as she drinks in the moment. “ remind me again how you’re not a nice guy? ” she teases, bumping his shoulder with her own.
♡ 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝙿𝚈 𝚅𝙰𝙻𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙴'𝚂 𝙳𝙰𝚈 ♡
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courtney can’t help but raise a brow, irrationally suspicious of the redhead’s niceties. sure, much of the prejudgement on her part was a result of her own paranoia and trust issues–– at the end of the day, that didn’t keep her from keeping her guard up, no matter how ‘ 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 ’ zoey appeared to be. 𝒉𝒎𝒎𝒑𝒉. courtney will certainly see about that. after realizing she’d lost herself in thought and created what was now an awkward moment, she rolls her eyes and then clears her throat to break the silence, lips pursed in a snobbish pout. “ oh you know, other than waiting on a factum from 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫 detailing the human rights abuse i’ve put up with for the past four years –– never better. ” there’s a pause before she remembers to be somewhat polite and ask about zoey in return. “ what about you, zoey? how’s it ‘going’? ” she accompanies her response with a clunky set of air quotes.
@ha1fm00n 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. zoey 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 : " hey court !! how's it going ??? "
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@altertyped 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 : “ that place looks like it has bodies in the basement. ”
courtney’s teeth grit as she winces. while she doesn’t particularly enjoy letting emotions other than CONFIDENCE and PRIDE slip through during challenges, the state of the building they were about to enter to try and find the first clue for the ‘treasure’ hunt was less than desirable. “ yeah, no kidding … ” she harrumphs in agreement. there’s a brief pause, cameras capturing the moment she decides to take a step back and shove mike in front of her so that he could go first. “ which is why YOU should go check it out –– you know, to make sure it’s 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 ? ” her eyes narrow, daring him to challenge her on this.
** 𝙰𝚁𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂 ... accepting !!
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@rebeltyped 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 : did ya miss me princess? 😘
courtney could not believe this. how dare he! what, they have a summer fling and he just forgets about it? he’s going to be SO SORRY. she must say, however, the look on his face and the fact that he was quite obviously shitting bricks after seeing her return to the show so unexpectedly nearly made up for such a circus of a day. did it sting that the killer grips all voted for her to be eliminated despite the fact that she nearly won them the challenge? kind of. but if there is one thing that courtney has learned from last season is that friendship gets you nowhere and that you can trust no one; not even your own heart. with a frustrated huff courtney grabs a towel along with her expensive toiletries to have a shower and try to unwind after a long day. courtney tosses a quick glare to leshawna after the girl hurls a snide comment her way about her alleged ‘ 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 ’ and it takes every modicum of self control not to flip her off; she’s so not in the mood for this!
things go from bad to worse when she runs into one of the last people she wanted to see right now on her way to the communal bathroom. duncan’s confident self had returned with that signature smirk on his lips and sultry purr in his voice as he asks her if she missed him and the clever retort she had lined up especially for him dies in her throat. ugh, why was her body betraying her right now? one sentence from him and she’s speechless, brown eyes wide and a shell - shocked drop of her jaw as a blush spreads over her freckled cheeks. there’s a second or two that passes before courtney forces a flutter of her eyes and a scoff, scowl setting in place.
“ what’s there to miss ? i already got quite the show watching from the sidelines, ” while she doesn’t mention gwen or the bridge outright, it’s very clear she’s still upset about what she saw and didn’t believe a word the goth said about them being ‘ 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔. ’ despite projecting a lot of confidence, courtney was fairly insecure and it contributed to a lot of her anger issues. with a haughty eye roll she shoulder checks him and keeps walking, towel swaying over her shoulder. she’s put him on trial and convicted him, fair trial be damned.
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@isgcd 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 : ❛ would you like to go somewhere a little more private? ❜
the rose - tinted glasses through which courtney perceived this way of life have long been retired. when you’re sixteen and all you want is for people to 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 and you actually get a taste of that lifestyle, well, that’s worse than drugs. your body and mind might be able to fight an addiction but your soul? that’s a different story. courtney has come to terms with the fact that she had sold her soul a long time ago in exchange for fame and has paid the price. she was never the same after everything that reality show did to her and you know what? she’s grateful. being a good person is for losers and suckers and despite the remnants of that obnoxious moral compass still beating inside her chest, courtney does whatever it takes to get what she wants. she used to look down on women throwing themselves at men in power but she’s long since been woken up to the truth about who truly holds the power in this world; it’s those who have control. and finally, courtney has regained that grip on herself and her surroundings and that power is intoxicating.
she accepts another long flute of prosecco from one of the servers floating through the crowd, smiling as brown eyes look down on the crowd from where she stands on the upper level. lips twitch into a bemused smile as a familiar hand snakes around her waist, a firm grip on her hip and she’s bold to shift to face him, now only mere inches between her lips and his. he reeks of spirits and like a moth drawn to flame, courtney leans in for a taste. she’s pulled closer and with one hand on his chest, the other tilting back slightly a few drops of bubbly hit the floor. her own knee lifts to the apex of his thighs and the faux innocence in her smile is all that it takes for him to ask her if she wants to move somewhere more private. she nods with sharp brown eyes watching as heads turn while she and murdoc make their departure. it could be jealousy, it could be hatred, but to courtney doesn’t matter–– people were looking at her and it’s the fuel her ego needed tonight.
** 𝚂𝚄𝙱𝚃𝙻𝙴 𝚂𝙼𝚄𝚃 𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂 ... selectively accepting
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