Your mom was going to kill you. Several hours ago, she had silk pressed your hair with the dreaded hot comb and told you to bring an umbrella in case it rained after school so you wouldn’t get your hair wet. Your dumbass left it on the bus on the way to school. So, here you were, standing underneath the school’s overhang for shelter from the rain that came down in bullets. As you lamented what your future would look like once you got home with soaked hair, you were forcibly pulled from your thoughts when a voice interrupted your train of thought.
“Waitin’ for someone?” a male voice spoke.
You spotted your classmate, Arvin, sporting a blue jean jacket over a white t-shirt with his signature blue hat nestled snugly over his brown hair. Arvin was one of the few people in your school that you tolerated. He was polite to you and had the decency to acknowledge you and talk to you in the hallway or in the classroom unlike the majority of your classmates. You were one of five black students at a school that had just agreed to let black students enroll last year, so you weren’t surprised by the lack of hospitality. Arvin however managed to make you feel welcome, along with his step-sister, Lenora, so it made your high school experience bearable.
“Just waitin’ for the rain to let up.”
“Think you might be waitin’ for a while. S'ppose to rain like cats and dogs till tomorrow.” Arvin frowned as you laughed sardonically.
“Guess I’m spending the night here.” Your shoulders slumped. “My mom would have my hide if I came home with wet hair.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because it took her two hours to do it.”
The fact that it took that long to do your hair surprised Arvin, but he understood. He remembered that his grandma and Lenora would take the longest to get ready whenever they went to church. His grandma taught him that it took time and effort for a woman to make herself look and feel beautiful.
“Sounds like you could use a ride home,” Arvin said with a smirk.
I reached a follower milestone and wanted to do something to mark the occasion but first - thank you to all of you lovely people that have followed, liked and reblogged the graphics I have created! And to those that have sent in requests, I cannot thank you enough for keeping my creativity flowing
To celebrate, I’d like to create some character moodboards. I have created a list of characters & prompts for ideas below under the cut for you guys to send in a request or if you’d like to create your own!
EDIT: originally stated 2023, I meant 2022!
Guidelines
Send an ask with your request - please include the character and the aesthetic.
The aesthetic prompt list is open to flexibility however, I have put a (*) for the ones that you can choose specific features. For example: Date Night - you could include the location or activity / Nature - it could be the beach or particular flowers / Romantic Pairing - I need the second character or a pic of yourself!
The request deadline is 3rd June 2022 - my ask box will be closing the following day.
You don’t have to send me a request to create your own - please tag me & use #Firefly Moodboard Challenge so that I can see your wonderful creations!
