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For each “⭐️” I get, I’ll write a headcanon about our muses.

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loginpeach‌:

Peach let out a giddy laugh at Cricket’s stammering, she was like, probably super ahead of Peach in drinks. “Don’t be a Peach? I’ll stop bein’ a Peach when you stop bein’ a Cricket.” It was impossible, so Cricket would never win. Could crickets eat peaches? She’d have to google it. Wait, she couldn’t google, she’d have to go to the library. What a fuckin set-back, Velia.

“Well you did say please,” Peach hummed and pressed the brick to her chin. Which was probably dirty, actually, she realized with a frown. She placed it back on the floor to prop open the door and swiped at her her chin to get any dirt off. It wasn’t like, real dirt, but she could still feel it, you know? Stepping outside, she pushed her chin in Cricket’s direction, “Did I get it? Oh fuck, how are you like, alive right now? Aren’t you freezing?” Peach wouldn’t call what Cricket was wearing an outfit more than it was like a strategic placing of fabric, but she couldn’t argue that it didn’t have the desired effect. She was fuckin bangin’.

Cricket squinted at the woman’s logic, trying to work it out. But her mind was still flashing lights, swirls and haze at this point. Thankfully Peach wasn’t the type to linger on a topic too long. 

“Thank you,” she sighed before a smirk coated her features and she stepped closer to get a better look. “Immediate karma-- you look like you have a soul patch,” Cricket chuckled. Her thumb swiped at Peach’s chin, brushing away the last bit of grunge the brick had left behind. Part of her was tempted to leave it, but Peach had put the brick back, so it was only fair. It wasn’t until she pulled her hand back that the rest of the woman’s words sank in. She glanced down at her outfit, her cheeks flushing a deeper crimson. “I dunno...I mean-- it feels really good out here compared to in there.” She looked back up, moving to lean against the club’s gritty brick wall, "Honestly, I’m ok as long as I look good. I’ve had a shitty week and I just-- I needed to look less like a hot mess and more like a hot mess,” Another chuckle passed her lips and she shook her head, “I dunno if that makes sense, but this is where we’re at,”

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elcktrvs‌:

If Elektra wasn’t blushing before, she surely was once Cricket enveloped her into a hug. She felt herself relax and sink into the comfort of the other girl’s form, allowing herself to inhale and audibly exhale. “Your hugs always feel so nice… thank you sweet angel from above.” Elektra reveled in the moment for a little longer than necessary, and briefly hoped it wasn’t too awkward for her to basically cling onto her the moment they started hugging. From enduring the physically and emotionally draining battle to losing her superior and and suddenly feeling the weight of the world fall onto her shoulders – it all faded away in this comforting moment of physical contact.

“You’re cute,” Elektra couldn’t help but giggle, face still slightly pressed onto her chest before she released her hold. But this isn’t anything new, you’re always cute, she thought while staring at Cricket’s face. The blonde suddenly felt a rush of affection, sensing care and worry from the other girl. So often players were out for themselves, or just let Elektra do her thing, but every now and then a select few remind her how nice it is to know people are watching out for her, too. It was definitely one of the factors that have kept her grounded for this long and not steer too off track from who she’s always been. “I promise you, this sprained ankle is nothing I haven’t dealt with before. This dancer has mastered the art of faking it ‘til you make it! So, I believe you said you thought of something we need. What is it?”  

She inhaled again, letting Elektra’s familiar scent surround her. Cricket considered herself somewhat of a touchy feely person. Hugs, pecks, hand holding, whatever. Most of it was innocent enough. She just-- she liked being close to people. She didn’t find it productive to shy away from what she was feeling, especially with those she cared and worried for. So as her friend eased into it, she found herself taking advantage of the moment of close contact and pressed a light kiss to the top of her head. “Good, cause there’s plenty more where that came from. I swear too many people in this game underestimate the power of a solid hug,” 

Cricket bit the inside of her cheek, trying to temper a smile as Elektra giggled and her heart stuttered. She half wondered if the blonde heard it, but that only made her face flush a darker shade of red. “Me? Cute? Never,” she replied with a soft chuckle of her own. “Ok-- maybe a bit, but it doesn’t make me any less serious,” She attempted a straight face. Attempted being the key word. She was smirking again in seconds as she untangled herself and pulled up her inventory. A quick scroll through and a tap later, a small bottle of orangish-green liquid appeared between her fingers. She swirled it, stirring it up to a darker orange. 

“I’m a fan of the fake it strategy, in most cases. This one? Right now? Not so much. I’d rather us be safe than sorry. Which is why I’ll take one for the team--” She uncapped the potion, her nose crinkling as a smell somehow more rancid than she originally expected wafted through the night air. In one swift motion she downed it. And immediately felt her stomach churn. It took a second, the sudden nausea giving her pause before she wobbled to a crouch, her back facing her friend “--Ugh, ok. Hop on...” 

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loginpeach‌:

Who the hell thought flashing lights and alcohol was a good combination? Peach was seriously considering her life choices and why she thought sneaking into clubs pre-V was a fun activity. The drinks here weren’t even real but they’d managed to knock her out flat. Must be something in that digital water. Thankfully, a nice group of girls she’d met in the bathroom let her lay across them on their booth. It was nice, and they were soft, but the lights were fucking getting to her, you know? Just flashing. Constantly. Air was probably a good idea, she reasoned, which was a pretty amazing feat since Peach was rarely reasonable. She deserved a pat on the back for that. Against the concerned protests of her new girl band in the making, Peach decided to stumble her way to the club’s back entrance. Luckily for her, it was propped open by a brick. Probably shouldn’t move it then. Or. Peach grinned and as carefully as she could, knelt down to pull the brick away and slam the door shut. The shouting on the other side of the door made her snicker before she opened it again and popped her head out. “Sorry, babe. Were you using that?”

Cricket sighed, enjoying the cool breeze against her exposed skin as she drank in the sounds of floor 52. It was a nice change of pace from her life the previous week or so. Solo questing wasn’t easy. She knew that from the jump but she couldn’t have anticipated the amount of exhaustion she’d felt once she slowed down. Helios. Artemis. Nike. Even Adora. They were all busy with their own things, their own lives by the time she got back. She couldn’t blame them, but it left her feeling a bit empty. So, here she was. At Seven, sweating and chatting with anyone who’d let her. What better to fill the void than with some alcohol and dancing?

She’d needed a break though. Air. She’d perched herself up on what looked like some sort of fire escape. She had to be careful not to rip her black stockings. Not that it’d take away from her look, but it’d take her a bit to find a pair on this floor. “Hey!” she called, getting back up when she heard the door shut. She’d mission impossible in before she got back in that line. Cricket pounded on the door. “Come on, not cool! Don’t be a-- Peach?” her cheeks flushed. Thank god they were already hot from dancing. She’d blame it on that. “I mean, you can be a Peach, because you, well you are. Just-- would you please put that back?” 

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hadeswrxtes‌:

She was safe. Oh thank all the gods in the universe, she was safe. Hades had been doing a pretty good job at keeping it together. When he had sent her the message that he was going to give in to her side of the ultimatum, he hadn’t gotten a response, but was convinced that it was because she was already on her way to meet him. He tried very hard not to have doubts when it came to Cricket. Doubts that she may have gotten hurt while she was out there one her own, doubts that something might’ve happened to her. He kept it together for his own sanity, but now, having her back in his arms, back with him in his… no their home. He could feel the relief just roll off him in waves. 

“I missed you too, Sawyer.” He had to say her name, just to remind him that his sister was okay and with him. He kept her close for another moment longer before pulling away to get a good look at her, smile tugging at the corner of his lips. “Let’s not talk about who was worried, Bug, because I can’t even begin to describe what I was feeling.” He said with a shake of his head. 

There was a short silence that passed between them before Hades let out a breath. 

“So… I told them.” He began. “All of them. You’re free to do what you want now.” 

Sawyer. For a while she hated that name. It was a reminder of their past, what they were and what he wouldn’t let her be. She kept it close to her chest...in fact now that she thought about it, she hadn’t shared it with anyone in game. So when she cut communication with him it was easier. Barely, but still. She didn’t have to hear it and think about life out there or back then. Hearing it now made her heart stutter and she felt...more grounded now than ever.

“I only almost died like, twice,” she replied with a slight smirk. “I’d tell you all about it but I won’t worry you anymore,” The last week or two had been...interesting and though she’d made sure to clean up (her skin and armor was flawless) the wear under her eyes was as obvious as ever. She hadn’t been sleeping. But what else was new? 

Her blue hues combed over him, inspecting him for any visible injury as he spoke again. “Wait-- what?” she glanced up, another swirl of her stomach making her arms cross again, “Who’s all of them, Leo? All of Catalyst?”

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hadeswrxtes‌:

location: catalyst hq time: 6:03 am

It was early. Too early for anyone to be up, really. He had made his way back to HQ without anyone really being around, and in some selfish way, he was grateful for that. He wouldn’t have known how to carry himself had he walked in with people milling about. He took a deep breath and walked the expanse of their first floor, stopping at the large table in the middle. 

His fingers traced the small nick that he had made with his arrow quite a while back just before he had left, clicking his tongue in thought. 

He heard footsteps but didn’t bother turning around. He wasn’t sure if he was ready, the familiar heat of guilt and shame climbing up his neck, but not in the unbearable, blood burning way like before.

“I come in peace.” He said, putting his arms up in surrender, back still turned to them. A small smile tugged at his lips before he turned around completely. 

“Hey.” 

“Better in peace than in pieces, I suppose,” Cricket replied as she paused behind him. Her arms were crossed and the pads of her fingers gripped to the point they turned pale. Her stomach swirled as she did and she couldn’t tell if it was guilt, anxiety, or relief. It was more like a combination of all of them bubbling up. She kept her eyes focused on the back of his head, willing herself to stay put. 

She wasn’t supposed to be here. Not at catalyst. Not near him. It’d been what? Weeks? Months? She wasn’t even sure anymore, but the plan had been to sever their ties. Completely. And she’d done so so well ignoring him but... the second he turned around, her arms fell limp at her sides, “I missed you,” before she could even finish the words, she had her arms around him. Her head pressed into his chest, taking in that old familiar smell of comfort. Of home. He’d always been that for her, no matter how much she hated it. Even now, she felt silly as she pulled back, salt stinging her eyes. She wiped them with the back of her hand, trying to stand taller, but failing. 

“You idiot, you weren’t supposed to just...leave like that. Do you know how worried I was when I heard?”

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zcndi‌:

Jal watched as the younger player fumbled through prepping the magic trick. It was cute, and if Hades wouldn’t kill them, they’d even say Cricket was cute.  But if she was turning water into whiskey, why did she need whiskey? They narrowed their eyes as Cricket put the card between the two shot glasses. “Watch and be amazed.”

They wanted to be amazed, really. But the liquids just switched containers. “I thought… you said you were turning water into whiskey? The water just moved.”

Cricket heard...well crickets where there should have been a ‘ooh’ or a ‘ha’ or something other than Thanatos’ response. Even a smirk would’ve cut it, but they’re expression was more underwhelming than her brother’s designated ‘date’ shirt. 

“But the top glass is no longer water, it’s whiskey. So water into whiskey,” Cricket replied with soft chuckle. Still smirking as she quickly flipped over the glass of whiskey and passed it to them. “Science can be impressive, you know” Leave it to them to remind her they were stuck in a video game with legit magic. Or you know, as legit a a video game could get.

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Who are you again? ║ I feel awkward around you ║ I want to be your friend so bad but I don’t know what to say ║ I wish you would just go away ║ I think you’re pretty cool ║ I don’t know you personally but I see you on the dashboard a lot ║ I only know your name and nothing else about you║ We hooked up once or twice ║ I never want to speak to you again ║ I wish you’d leave me alone ║ I want to go on a date with you ║ I like you  ║ I love you ║ I loathe you ║ Ugh you again ║ I’m indifferent to you ║ You’re very hot  ║ I want to marry you ║ You’re cute ║ You are my baby ║ I want your baby ║ You are my bae ║ You’re my favorite ║ I’m in love with you ║ I’m in like with you ║ I want your baby ║ I wish we could spend more time together ║ I want to hang out with you more ║ I admire you ║ Maybe we could hang out sometime? ║ I’d like to get to know you better ║ I’m secretly in love with you ║ I want to give things another try with us ║ You’re someone I look up to ║ I want to give us a try ║ You seem very nice ║ You’re pretty popular ║ I’m envious of you ║ I’m worried about you ║ You piss me off ║ I consider us friends ║ I consider us buddies ║ I consider us acquaintances ║ I consider us family ║ I’d fuck you ║ I want that ass ║ I want to raise up a pet together ║ I want to have your kids ║ I want to be your fuck buddy ║ I want to kill you ║ You get on my nerves ║ I want you to stop talking to me ║ I hope we can be friends for a long time ║ I hope we can be together forever

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l o a d i n g... thanatos & cricket

Who are you again? ║ I feel awkward around you ║ I want to be your friend so bad but I don’t know what to say ║ I wish you would just go away ║ I think you’re pretty cool ║ I don’t know you personally but I see you on the dashboard a lot ║ I only know your name and nothing else about you║ We hooked up once or twice ║ I never want to speak to you again ║ I wish you’d leave me alone ║ I want to go on a date with you ║ I like you  ║ I love you ║ I loathe you ║ Ugh you again ║ I’m indifferent to you ║ You’re very hot ║ I want to marry you ║ You’re cute ║ You are my baby ║ I want your baby ║ You are my bae ║ You’re my favorite ║ I’m in love with you ║ I’m in like with you ║ I want your baby ║ I wish we could spend more time together ║ I want to hang out with you more ║ I admire you ║ Maybe we could hang out sometime? ║ I’d like to get to know you better ║ I’m secretly in love with you ║ I want to give things another try with us ║ You’re someone I look up to ║ I want to give us a try ║ You seem very nice ║ You’re pretty popular ║ I’m envious of you ║ I’m worried about you ║ You piss me off ║ I consider us friends ║ I consider us buddies ║ I consider us acquaintances ║ I consider us family ║ I’d fuck you ║ I want that ass ║ I want to raise up a pet together ║ I want to have your kids ║ I want to be your fuck buddy ║ I want to kill you ║ You get on my nerves ║ I want you to stop talking to me ║ I hope we can be friends for a long time ║ I hope we can be together forever

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l o a d i n g... noir & cricket

Who are you again? ║ I feel awkward around you ║ I want to be your friend so bad but I don’t know what to say ║ I wish you would just go away ║ I think you’re pretty cool ║ I don’t know you personally but I see you on the dashboard a lot ║ I only know your name and nothing else about you║ We hooked up once or twice ║ I never want to speak to you again ║ I wish you’d leave me alone ║ I want to go on a date with you ║ I like you  ║ I love you ║ I loathe you ║ Ugh you again ║ I’m indifferent to you ║ You’re very hot ║ I want to marry you ║ You’re cute ║ You are my baby ║ I want your baby ║ You are my bae ║ You’re my favorite ║ I’m in love with you ║ I’m in like with you ║ I want your baby ║ I wish we could spend more time together ║ I want to hang out with you more ║ I admire you ║ Maybe we could hang out sometime? ║ I’d like to get to know you better ║ I’m secretly in love with you ║ I want to give things another try with us ║ You’re someone I look up to ║ I want to give us a try ║ You seem very nice ║ You’re pretty popular ║ I’m envious of you ║ I’m worried about you ║ You piss me off ║ I consider us friends ║ I consider us buddies ║ I consider us acquaintances ║ I consider us family ║ I’d fuck you ║ I want that ass ║ I want to raise up a pet together ║ I want to have your kids ║ I want to be your fuck buddy ║ I want to kill you ║ You get on my nerves ║ I want you to stop talking to me ║ I hope we can be friends for a long time ║ I hope we can be together forever

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Who are you again? ║ I feel awkward around you ║ I want to be your friend so bad but I don’t know what to say ║ I wish you would just go away ║ I think you’re pretty cool ║ I don’t know you personally but I see you on the dashboard a lot ║ I only know your name and nothing else about you║ We hooked up once or twice ║ I never want to speak to you again ║ I wish you’d leave me alone ║ I want to go on a date with you ║ I like you  ║ I love you ║ I loathe you ║ Ugh you again ║ I’m indifferent to you ║ You’re very hot  ║ I want to marry you ║ You’re cute ║ You are my baby ║ I want your baby ║ You are my bae ║ You’re my favorite ║ I’m in love with you ║ I’m in like with you ║ I want your baby ║ I wish we could spend more time together ║ I want to hang out with you more ║ I admire you ║ Maybe we could hang out sometime? ║ I’d like to get to know you better ║ I’m secretly in love with you ║ I want to give things another try with us ║ You’re someone I look up to ║ I want to give us a try ║ You seem very nice ║ You’re pretty popular ║ I’m envious of you ║ I’m worried about you ║ You piss me off ║ I consider us friends ║ I consider us buddies ║ I consider us acquaintances ║ I consider us family ║ I’d fuck you ║ I want that ass ║ I want to raise up a pet together ║ I want to have your kids ║ I want to be your fuck buddy ║ I want to kill you ║ You get on my nerves ║ I want you to stop talking to me ║ I hope we can be friends for a long time ║ I hope we can be together forever

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Velia Incorrect Quotes Thanatos & Cricket @crcket

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playerartemis‌:

Artemis couldn’t help but eavesdrop, especially on conversations with NPCs. They were always the most ridiculous, because the players would try their best to reason and plead with the NPCs, and due to coding, they’d simply repeat themselves over and over. Artie wondered if they were only programmed with one phrase, or if they were simply coded to be stubborn. In any case, it was funny as hell to watch the stranger argue with the snobbish man in the metallic tux. The archer chuckled quietly to herself before she seemed to give up on the man.

Quickly, the young woman got to work distracting herself with something nearby, doing her best to make it seem inconspicuous, although she doubted her abilities to truly accomplish such. Hearing the woman trying to get her attention, her eyes shot up to the woman with a friendly smile. “Oh hey!” Artie replied, waving as she walked over, closing the distance between the two. “Uhhh…What an interesting description…” She muttered, finding humor in the thought of the individual she was tracking. “No, i didn’t, but I’m not doing anything right now, if you wanted help looking?”

“Yea, evidently the workers have a real gift of pointing out exactly why people don’t fit in here. Too bad it isn’t exactly useful,” Cricket replied with a small smirk. Sure, she was glad they didn’t kick out anyone who didn’t look rich enough to hole up in their hotel, but you’d think if they knew someone was stealing from them, they’d lift a hand to stop it. 

But then again, it was all in the programming, wasn’t it. A player was supposed to find them and she was going to be the one to do it. Though, a little help might not hurt. “Sure, that’d be great. Evidently our guy is a thief, which I have no idea which way he went. Think he’s still in the building somewhere,” she glanced around and started to her left before pausing. “Oh! I’m cricket, bee tee dubs, and you are?”