Scarlet*Ribbon

All I Want
2002-01-23 00:23:27 (UTC)

My People........The People I Love

These are my friends. This is something I decided to do for
myself, and, hell, why not put it in my diary??
ALL the names used here are false. They aren't even these
people's nicknames, just names I can use to remind myself
who's who. This is theoretically to afford them
anonyminity, but if any of my friends ever DO stumble
across this, I think they'd recognise themselves and the
rest of us pretty quickly.
Here's the first few. The rest are coming later.

PIGGY
Piggy is the vainest person I know. He’s gorgeous with it,
but very, very vain and self-loving. He thinks he’s
fantastic. WE all think he’s gay, but he’d never admit it.
Bi is the most he’d ever admit to being. He told me last
night, however, that he has been having a relationship with
a 27 year old guy, which I think pretty much classifies him
as gay. He’s a label queen (literally!) and is always
expensively, hiply dressed. He sings, and he’s kinda ok at
it. Power, projection, beautiful sound but unfortunately
can’t hold a tune. Again, this semi-talent in the singing
field makes him think that he’s the bees knees. He’s great
to talk to, gossip with and have fun with. He also gives
the best hugs out of all my friends apart from Cord. He’s
always got “an interview for a modelling contract” on the
horizon, or so he says. He and Mungo are (were?) very
close, and he hangs round with a lot of people not in our
year. Which makes him cool. Or something. He wears
ridiculously expensive sunglasses which make him look like
a prat. Strangely, he and Cord were the ones I missed the
most these holidays. Weird. He likes to have his ears
nibbled, and he is one of the fruitiest, poonciest people I
know. But for some weird reason, I love him.

CORD
Cord is bi. Or so he says. We all think he’s gay, but he’s
so flirty with all the girls that we can’t be sure. He was
a short fat ugly annoying thing in lower school, but he has
blossomed in these past 2 or 3 years and become amazingly
quite sexy and good looking, actually. I suspect it might
be the better haircut. He is skinny but with a good body
and amazingly strong. Wiry. He dances. (Oooh big surprise
there.) He, too, like Piggy is very, very camp, but among
all his flirting, he gets away with it. One thing that he
and I have in common is our touchy feely natures. I love to
touch, and so does he, and whenever we’re together, we end
up entwined round each other like lovers. Which we’re not.
He gives good hugs. He can be annoying, but he’s loveable
all the same. He has recently become very close to TLJ. Ex-
boyfriend of Auntie and also of Brett, Manic’s cousin. He
and Mungo have an ever-running, vitriolic feud.

TLJ
This girl has the most totally evil laugh I have EVER
heard. She and I have been friends since mid 2000, when we
shared a class together. It took us not very long at all to
establish a communications letters book (The Yellow Book,
or the JAMC Club), and the friendship grew from there. She
is very intelligent, and always comes out with straight A’s
while seeming to do no work at all. Smokes (smoked? She
says she’s given up) like a chimney – weed and cigarettes
both. Alcohol is no longer her drug of choice!! She is my
second-oldest-best-school friend (the oldest being Mungo).
She and Muffin have a love-hate relationship, and have had
for about 3 years. I swear to God they’ll end up married.
She says she’s over the whole Muffin thing, but I have yet
to see conclusive proof. They have never yet dated, but
numerous kissing incidents (intoxicated and not) have made
their relationship a conversation piece. She briefly dated
Mungo, and she and Auntie have developed a very close
friendship. Her best friend and smoking partner is Barbie.
She makes evil jokes that we both laugh at.

MUNGO
My best friend. Subject of my long-running (3 year)
attraction. Used to have extremely bad hair, thankfully has
grown out of his skinny little body and grown a real one,
also had a decent haircut. And I must say, he scrubs up not
half bad. Best damn jaw line I have ever seen. And the most
devilishly sexy smile in the world. He’s the strongest,
most loyal person I have ever known – he’s my protector.
He’ll fight anyone tooth and claw (verbally) for me. And
he’s quick sharp with those comebacks. He’s the one who
tells me off whenever i’m pretending to be better than I
am, or being self-pitying. He’s also the one who’ll tell
people where to shove their unpleasantries towards me. Also
a talented dancer and physical theatre actor (but very,
very decidedly heterosexual), he’s coming to pursue a
career in the arts with me. He’s my oldest friend at
school. As I said, HATES Cord for reasons unknown (“He’s so
annoying!!”), had a brief relationship with TLJ, close to
Piggy. Recently took up smoking, but still insists that he
is only a social smoker. Yeah, right. He does cute little
trademark voices and faces, and this may sound cheesy, but
I actually feel better after hearing his voice.

REX
Seriously, how many gay friends do I have? Rex is gay – and
so, so nice for it. Not a SCREAMINGLY glittery gay guy like
Manic, but still very quietly camp. His first and most
arresting talent is music. He is a consummate pianist –
both performer and composer. His sight reading skills just
blow me away, as do the beauty and flow of his original
pieces. I love to watch him play. His other especial
strength in this area is accompaniment – we make music
together all the time. His second talent, not quite so
romantic, is computers – he can do anything with them, in
less time than you or I could. He’s extremely unlucky in
the relationship stakes, and often depressed about it. He’s
the most screamingly funny person I know – a bizarre kind
of humour, which only Manic, Rex and I understand. Lots of
private jokes and trademark sayings. Evil and funny – I
LOVE it!! His other best friend is Manic – and no, they’re
not together. I truly love Rex – I don’t know what i’d do
without him.

MANIC
Ah – the ultimate epitome of camp. Priscilla-like campness.
Glitter-and-sequin-covered gayness. His catchphrase is “I’m
gay, KILL ME!!” He’s not a drag queen – YET. But I would be
not at all surprised if he turned out to be one. All the
same, his screaming irritating qualities are strangely
endearing. I can even cope with him in the morning – unlike
the vast majority of my friends. He’s calmed down a lot in
the past 6 months. He’s one of those creative tortured
people – or so he’d like to think. I don’t even think he’s
gay – I think he’s bi – I think he only does the gay thing
for attention. He’s a bit of a man slut – by rumour, as it
were. But I do love him dearly. He’s the one I kiss full on
the mouth. Hehehe – gotta love his manic ways!!

AUNTIE
She is the resident “all-guys-are-bastards” solace
dispenser. She is bitter, cynical and world-weary when it
comes to guys. Having said that, she’s the most dedicated,
professional performer I know. Focussed, determined,
professional and talented – she will go far in the
industry. She is the resident wisdom expert – the
relationship counseller, amateur psychologist. Became
friends with TLJ at a party – she’s a relative newbie to
the group. She likes a good party, along with the rest of
us – but sees it as more of an opportunity to use guys as
they used her. As she says – “Here comes the party slut!!”
She is undeniably gorgeous – soft billowy curly hair, apple
cheeks, a stunning smile and gorgeous curves. But she
misinterprets her beautiful curves as fat, and she’s been
on unhealthy diets since she was about 12. We all try to
look after her, urge her to eat more healthily, but the
only thing she hates more than being vulnerable is people
questioning her eating habits. She doesn’t seem to realise
that we do it out of concern and worry. She also hates her
position being reversed. She is quite happy to care for,
nurture, soothe and advise her friends. But God forbid
anyone should try to help her, advise, soothe or comfort
her! The phrase that’s sure to get her fired up and furious
is “What’s wrong?” She cannot take love – only give it.

That's all for now, folks!! More later. I do have more
friends than this. Gimme feedback, gimme feedback!!!




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