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[caelxmontgomery]

Her response had almost been missed with the sound of his heart beating in his chest. There was a mix of him being nervous and feeling discomfort, but it was quickly cast aside when he felt her fingertips touch his waist. He would've expected himself to flinch or move away, but he found himself craving for her attention, her adoration. He watched her as she moved closer, eyelids slowly lowering as he peered at her through lashes until they fully closed the moment he felt her lips against his. A gentle touch, as if she was feeling the water for any possible danger. He responded by leaning his head forwards, his lips pressed against hers more firmly yet still careful, moving them in a kiss. It ended too soon, feeling the cold against his lips as his parted from hers. A second quick kiss was placed against her lips before he slowly stepped back one step at a time, letting his hand drop from her cheek. “I’ll meet you at the trail. East side.” He told her, nodding for her to go inside. “Goodnight, Yasmin.” @yasminxmessina

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Yasmin knew that breaching the topic of Cael's brother was going to be difficult - his words leaving her quite a moment. She didn't want to cause more trouble by inquiring and so when he offered to walk her home, Yasmin gave a small nod before smiling at him. "That sounds nice, thank you," she didn't want her time with Cael to end on a note about Viktor, if she were being honest with herself. Their conversations continued, the two of them getting to know each other, asking questions back and forth until they were standing at the front of her house. She looked up at it, as he did, wondering what was on his mind. When she turned back to him, she was surprised by his hand brushing against her cheek before her hair was tucked behind her ear. "Yeah," she barely whispered the world, "ten," she kept his gaze as he moved closer and Yasmin took a small step closer to him, her finger tips moving touch his waist before lifting her chin just enough that her lips brushed against his. @caelxmontgomery

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@viktorpierce

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                                   I feel it here on my skin like demons                    Cry with joy, i know hell follows me                               Out here in the garden of angels                                                            I felt what is was like to be  f r e e

[caelxmontgomery]

HENRY CAVILL as SHERLOCK HOLMES Enola Holmes 2 (2022) | dir. Harry Bradbeer

[caelxmontgomery]

How strange that, the moment she told him who she was and who her mother was, Cael saw the resemblance. The more he thought, the more he started to remember of her. He clearly remembered how he'd been living every day on a high, respected as well as feared by his peers. He had been unhinged, add him participating in an underground ring, it made sense that they did. During that time, he hadn't been the best person to be with. Calling their relationship 'chaotic' was an understatement. He shook his head, diverting his gaze to the ground at her words. She was right, however, they did get along fine. Perhaps underlying their conversation they knew without knowing. The fates at play. Cael shook his head again, banishing the thought from his mind, furrowing his brows. "You'd be wasting your time." He spoke, raising his gaze to meet hers. "There's nothing worth knowing." Cael continued, taking a step back. "I'm sorry." The final words were spoken, before he turned around and walked away. @phoebecarver

There was a slight relief that filled Phoebe as she saw the man slow down. She could, of course, keep up with him and would've for who knew how long, but she would've stopped after a while. Luckily, she didn't have to worry about that as Cael turned around and looked at her. Her heart felt like it was beating out of her chest as she watched him look her over and she moved a strand of hair behind her ear. "I..." She shrugged. "I don't know. I guess maybe I'd like to know you. I mean, we got along fine before we knew so who's to say we can't still have some type of relationship?" She shrugged. "If you want, that is. I won't pressure you." @caelxmontgomery

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“Some would say it’s ungrateful.” He spoke, raising his head again. He knew talking to Yasmin about what his thought process was towards his brother would bring her in a difficult situation, so he refrained from doing so. The last thing he wanted was to make things awkward for her. With either of them. Yet, if she had to choose between one of the brothers if things turned out to be broken beyond repair between them, he wouldn’t let that friendship of theirs go to waste. Even Cael could see there was history there. “Let me walk you home.” He changed topics, proceeding their walk where he let her lead the way. He tried to come up with questions, so there would be no reason for awkward silences. Asking about her school, what she thought of this place, what her favourites were. He was always much more of a listener than he was a talker after all. Upon arrival, Cael looked up at the house, taking it in as if memorising it before he turned to her. “I’ll be here then. 10 AM?” He asked, eyes resting upon her features and finding himself acting before thinking, his hand moving up to lightly brush his fingertip against her cheek, brushing her hair behind her ear. The fleeting thought returned, along with the many uncertainties and doubts, simply trying to find his way through it whilst moving closer, the question once more on the tip of his tongue, but remained unspoken. @yasminxmessina

Cael watched her, finding that a little smile had managed to be brought to his lips. "Tomorrow, then." he nodded, keeping his eyes on her. Some might say he was staring, though she would notice his eyes flickered from one detail to the other. From the brown of her eyes, to the small downwards angle of her nose to the freckle freckle beneath her lips. All while he was processing an alluring thought, considering the multiple possible outcomes if he pushed through. But that was until she mentioned Viktor. Cael blinked, focused on her again then lowered his gaze, turning his head away. Sometimes he forgot that Viktor had her first. "You know him, probably better than I do. He tries." He told her, certain that Viktor already told her he had requested space so he could think. @yasminxmessina

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Cael, for all intents and purposes, had fully planned to keep walking, despite what the young girl would say. It was at the mention of a name that he slowed his step and eventually stood still. The memories that belonged to his twenties were a wasteland, and definitely not something he liked to think back about. It had been a period where his mother and him had both been in denial about what was happening, where he had made countless of mistakes and bad choices, spending half of it under a different name. Cael Montgomery was tame compared to that man, so when she mentioned him having been in a chaotic relationship, he knew that she wasn't wrong. It just took him a while before he remembered who it was. He remembered Danielle and the hold she had on him, at least until he resurfaced and his mind became his own once more, one he shared with the one who he at one point in time was to call his wife. He slowly turned, indicating to the girl that she had his attention after all while he searched her face for traces of his past, blue eyes taking in every detail. Once he'd locked in on remembering Chelsea, it was written all over the girl's age and his shoulders dropped in defeat. Poor girl. "And now that you've met me?" @phoebecarver

The talk of pranks was far behind them as they stood there with what she said hanging in the air. She hated seeing the change of his face as he looked at her; part of her missing the slight joy they had just moments ago just bantering and having a good time. Did they connect so easily because of their connection without even knowing it? She didn't know. All she knew is that could forever be tossed away now because she went and told him she was his child. "I'm not..." She went to deny what he was saying, but he brought up his late wife and she stopped talking. Of course, she read the articles and she didn't want to have that in her mind as she did this. She wanted to get to know him, not have other's words get to her view of him. And then he was walking away from her and she didn't know what to do so she started walking after. "In 2001, you were seeing my mom Chelsea Carver. She said you two had a chaotic relationship and you both weren't speaking by the time she found out she was pregnant with me." Phoebe spoke fast as she followed him. "I don't want anything if that's what you're thinking. Except to meet you." @caelxmontgomery

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"I like the banana peel pranks." Even if it only worked in the cartoons. He doubted anyone could actually slip on an actual banana peel. Could they? Completing that thought proved to be a challenge, as Cael found he mostly had the talent of making people swap in their feelings and comfort around him. Now he found himself staring at the girl as if she were the enemy. What he didn't expect however was what she said. And yet his first thought went to the autopsy rapport that was discussed in court. What else could she mean? His face distorted, fingers curling together as his breathing quickened. Damn internet. "If you want to extort someone, you'll have to do better. My wife was barely pregnant when she died." He nearly sneered, not taking it kindly someone would abuse his wife's memory, even if it was in such a way. Oh, how he wanted to dig into her and scare her enough she'd leave and never come back, but he was so surprised that she had managed to get through his defenses he couldn't even get himself to think about anything else than that. Instead he found himself turning on his heel and walking away. @phoebecarver

"I didn't call you old. I said the whole banana peel was old school." She clarified with a smile. She really did like talking with him. She felt he didn't care about her sarcasm and jokes like others could and there was just something there that made her like the guy. And then he said his name and everything was different. While he didn't confirm that's who he was, Phoebe could tell because of how he looked and asked why instead of just saying he wasn't like anyone else would in that case. Swallowing, she took a shaky breath in and she stared at him. "You... You're my dad." @caelxmontgomery

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"I'll ignore you just called me old." He uttered, though he didn't mind. "That's something, at least." Had he known that gas stations provided discounts that actually made a difference, he would've come knocking on their door rather than at the post office. "I thought so." For a moment, Cael was confused when all of a sudden the young redhead wasn't walking by his side anymore, looking around him until he found she was standing a few steps behind him. He could feel the shift in the air, the way she was staring at him with wide eyes as if she were a deer in headlights. Then she said his full name and he felt his stomach drop. He knew it was just a matter of sooner rather than later when someone was to recognise him. It was just worse that it was her. Just when he finally found someone to talk to that he didn't find a bother. "Why?" He asked, not ready to admit he was indeed the convicted Cael Montgomery. @phoebecarver

She nodded. "Oh yeah. Way too old school." Though the idea wasn't hers, but it was funny. "Yeah, but I get a discount for working there." Phoebe shrugged, but she didn't care that much as it was food. "Now that sounds like my kind of place." She grinned as they walked and didn't notice when the man hesitated introducing himself. She did, however, stop in her tracks and felt like everything was being pulled from her as he said his name was Cael. She didn't even hear what else he said as her face went pale and she just stared at him. This was Cael. And now that she really looked at him, he looked like his picture. "C-Cael? Cael Montgomery?" She asked hesitantly as if hoping there just happened to be another Cael around who looked similar to a newspaper article she found. @caelxmontgomery

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Cael watched her, finding that a little smile had managed to be brought to his lips. "Tomorrow, then." he nodded, keeping his eyes on her. Some might say he was staring, though she would notice his eyes flickered from one detail to the other. From the brown of her eyes, to the small downwards angle of her nose to the freckle freckle beneath her lips. All while he was processing an alluring thought, considering the multiple possible outcomes if he pushed through. But that was until she mentioned Viktor. Cael blinked, focused on her again then lowered his gaze, turning his head away. Sometimes he forgot that Viktor had her first. "You know him, probably better than I do. He tries." He told her, certain that Viktor already told her he had requested space so he could think. @yasminxmessina

Yasmin's lips parted in a bout of surprise as he invited her out tomorrow morning. "I'd love to," she told Cael in response. Though they were hanging out right now, Yasmin looked forward to each time that she got to spend another moment with him. She always had more to learn about him. "There is," she laughed softly, "I want to say at least three or four different ones, at least right here." She smiled at him, "It is close," she nodded her head as he also brought up Christmas. "It seems to be flying by," she agreed with Cael. "How are things with you and Viktor, if you don't mind my asking," She was quick to tack that on to the end, never wanting to cross boundaries with Cael that he wasn't comfortable with. @caelxmontgomery

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It had been months since he had last seen Max. Now that Cael was more aware of what went on with himself mentally, he was perfectly aware that Max might've been offended or put off by his standoffish behaviour. So when he saw him approach near the pier where Cael stood watching over the shore, he turned to look at him. "So, I found out that you are an actor." Cael said to draw his attention. He wasn't much involved with movies and tv shows, so actors definitely wasn't something he was aware of. "You retired or something now that you're here?" Kismet was hardly a place suitable for short distances to film sets. @maxdiaz

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"To each their own." He'd read plenty of Shakespeare in prison, the library having been full of his tales. But not everyone was drawn to that sort of thing, he was just glad that when he was out of solitary he had a world to escape to. He let out a low grumble at Maverick's words, then parted his lips to speak when what he said processed. He turned to look at him, a furrow darkening his gaze. "Are you calling me an idiot and fat?" @maverick-bennett

If there was one thing Maverick certainly wasn't, it was a Shakespeare buff. He had no interest in it, he didn't care for it at all- but he was always down to watch people make a fool of themselves. Obviously the people participating didn't feel like fools, but Mav had always been judgmental about things he didn't fully understand. "Not even close to one, I don't think I read a single thing that guy wrote" he shrugged, but it wasn't like Maverick was reading any books really. "I just like watching people look like idiots in public" he pointed out with a small smile. "You going up there, big guy?" @caelxmontgomery

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"Banana peel too basic for you?" He uttered, admittedly never having slipped on anything before aside from a part of ice or a puddle of water on smooth tiling. Though, that had been years ago, and not the point right now. "Aren't gas stations overpriced?" How was he supposed to know, he never had a reason to go to a gas station to begin with. He didn't even have a licence. "I know a place with the cheapest of burgers. Surprisingly good, too." a hidden gem he had discovered during one of his many walks. He started walking, turning to look at her when she introduced herself. He hesitated, knowing that if he introduced himself there might be the chance someone would put the pieces together. But she was young, he doubted she kept track of crime and news back in the day. She was a teenager when he got sentenced. "Cael." He returned the introduction. "Lets get you that double cheeseburger." @phoebecarver

She smiled as he laughed and nodded. from the short time she was there, she knew the people who lived in Kismet Harbor were close and probably considered most people like family. "I'm sure it does. Unless you slip on a cupcake." Though She was sure either way it would've been better than chasing an actual chicken. Hearing the man's question, she nodded "most of the time. It's faster and saves some money." She wasn't about to explain that she lived in her car despite living in town now for a few months. Phoebe was probably going to have to change that soon. "Really?" She asked before falling in step with him. "Oh, I'm Phoebe, by the way. probably best to introduce myself since it seems we keep running into each other." Sure, it was only twice, but it might be more in the future. @caelxmontgomery

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After their last conversation, Cael had done as he had said and taken time to process things. Though a somewhat different man compared to before he was taken into admission, he still had to adjust to a lot of things in his current life. He wasn't used to maintaining a home anymore and his home was still filled with the bare necessities. Kitchen supplies, a bed, a couch, towels, closet with some clothes. He was still trying to get over the whole blood money thing, but he had managed to send over a royal sum of money to his brother's account, with help of their mother -- which he would take to the grave.

Cael stood outside of the hospice facility their mother was living, mustering the courage to go inside when he spotted Viktor. It was all too tempting to make the decision to leave and avoid the situation, but instead mustered the courage to get up from the half wall he was seated on, stepping over towards his brother. "Viktor." He said, his voice louder than usual but just enough to draw his attention. @viktorpierce

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When Yasmin mentioned if he ever desired to have company, Cael turned his attention to her, finding an invitation in her words which were far from offensive. "I wanted to go tomorrow morning." He stated, weighing in on her offer. "If you'd like to come." Though her question on if he had a favourite trail he narrowed his eyes. "There's more than one?" Either he had skipped a trail, or he happened to walk all of them in one combination. He could spend a whole day there. At least until it got dark. Walking cleared the head, especially nowadays. "Thanksgiving.. That's close." It had been very long since he had last celebrated. He wasn't even sure how it would look like this year, with him momentarily not talking to Viktor and his mother being sick. Who knew how long she'd be around. "And then, Christmas. Fast year." @yasminxmessina

"Hiking?" Yasmin smiled with the thought, "If you ever want company," she left the invitation open ended, not wanting to entirely invite herself. However, Yasmin would keep him company on a hike if he so wanted. "Have you found a favorite trail, yet?" She question, curious to his hiking adventures he had been taking. "Our first bigger break is over Thanksgiving," she told Cael, "which really will be here before we know it." The year always seemed to fly by. @caelxmontgomery

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Cael snorted, before clearing his throat and getting back in his grim demeanour. It wasn't even that funny. Though it really was. "They really would." He agreed, at times rolling his eyes at how tight knit the community was. It was a good thing, but that also caused people to want to put their nose in his business. And he was a very private person. "Beats chasing an actual chicken." And no, he wouldn't put on that costume for any offer. Or, well. Maybe one. "You only eat gas station food?" He turned his head to look at the girl again, eyes narrowing. It was then that he sighed, nodding her along. "Come on. We're getting you a cheeseburger." The only thing one was allowed to wake him up for. @phoebecarver

She nodded. "Well that's good. I'm sure the town would throw a going away party for anyone who would try to leave." She joked with him and shrugged as she looked around. "I've never really been to one of these things so I figured why not check it out." Her eyes went back to the man before her. "Have you seen that chicken chase shit? It's hilarious." Phoebe laughed and took a breath. "And the food isn't too bad. Better than the quick stuff I usually get from the gas station." @caelxmontgomery

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Cael straightened himself, having a boyish sense of being caught with his hand in the cookie jar, even if he had just been observing how she had been handling the horses." Hey." Clearing his throat, he momentarily tilted his head to the side, having pondered the idea before but kept himself from acting out on it. He was perfectly aware people found him intimidating. Last thing he wanted was approach a woman who didn't know him on a name basis that was by herself, even if his intention had been a good one. "I don't want to interrupt anything." He told her, which wasn't a lie but evidently not the full reason. "Nice names." He told her, especially finding himself being piqued by the name Serene. He looked down at the ducks when she mentioned them, taking a small step aside so he could get a better look. "People are scared of birds?" He didn't mean to sound harsh, he'd just never heard of that before. @chantelbedford

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @caelxmontgomery

"Hey stranger." Chantel smiled, taking a few steps towards the other. She was sure she couldn't be the only one that made the connection when he'd come to the barn that this was the same man she'd shared her food with in the park several times. Yet, she'd never speak on it. Whether it be to save the other embarrassment - she wasn't sure quite how his home life was after all - and there was also the fact there was no need; these two had interacted plenty of times by now that she could have a conversation with him regardless of anything. She'd been at the horse stalls, doing her best to get the newest horse additions acclimated when she'd seen him watching, taking it upon herself to greet him once she was free. "If you ever want to do more than just watch them, all you have to do is say something." she smiled. "We just got two new horses in - a sibling duo, Serene and Stardust - so the more people to acclimate them the better." She stated, watching as her two ducks Merigold and Daisy approached the male. "Hope you don't have a fear of birds, these ladies have no sense of personal space."