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[dmpled]

“No, no I’m fine sitting right here.” hazal remarked with a shake of her head as she heard the other speak. “unless you want to evacuate the bar because everyone suddenly gets ill from poor singing. but carry on..you’ve got a goodish voice.”

bellamy had apparently had one too many beers at the bar tonight, as he currently found himself standing on the karaoke stage belting out the lyrics to a song that he couldn't even remember if he had chosen or not. ❝ come on, sing along with me! ❞ he called out to someone in the crowd that he had just made eye contact with. // @exitiumstarters

[dmpled]

“oh yes..sorry my bad. sometimes I get over excited or like brain fog or whatever the people call it.” blossom spoke, eyes resting on the other. “i would assume the compound, most people go there, it’s almost a safe haven for them all.”

❝ look -- i'm gonna be real with you. ❞ hayley spoke sternly, glancing up at the person she'd been talking to. ❝ as wonderful as this little conversation has been, the only thing i really care about right now is finding my daughter, so if you can't help me with that, i'm gonna be on my way. ❞ // @exitiumstarters

[dmpled]

blossom was out for a walk, enjoying the evening air and the pretty lights of the city. It was what drew her in into New Orleans and it was something she still enjoyed. her attention was diverted as she heard the commotion going on. the fairy was watching and almost jumped as the other spoke, a chew of her inner cheek. “I…we’ll…”she spoke, a pause for a moment as her head titled as she looked at the scene. “if no one asks me about it then I can agree that it’s yours…you don’t need to beg.” blossom paused for a moment. “but can I ask why you’re doing this?”

@exitiumstarters

She had told others she had met Lucas through a dating app, or high school, or any decent excuse she could come up with but the truth - the deep dark truth - was that she was a child that practically grew up in juvi. Maybe it was the fact they both suffered at the hands of a horrible family life or maybe it was mere coincidence but they had both become fond of each other through their shared experience of breaking the law. She was known as 'The Speed Demon of New Orleans', known to many juvi kids as the one who managed to steal cars from big names in New Orleans. Hell, she had even convinced many she had stolen two of Marcel Gerard's, a name well respected in her community.

So when she saw that her car was locked, she let out a small sigh and ran a hand over her face as she looked around. "I really thought I got past this phase," she muttered to herself as she took a credit card down and began to play with it where the lock was in her door. Cars were more advanced then they were when she was 14 but she had hoped that it would be simple for her to break through. Hearing a noise, her eyes widened and a smile formed. "Still got it, Andy," she breathed to herself as she opened the door and stood up before hearing a noise and turning her head. "If I say this is my car will you believe me or do I have to start begging?" she asked

[dmpled]

“well thats what old people for you, they do like to do the odd things and complain about it.” henrik remarked with a small shrug of his shoulders. “well, you are partly to blame for everything, I mean look at the state of New Orleans and therefore you will get the blame, same for the senator as well.”

"Whatever lets you sleep at night." Randy said rubbing his templed. He didn't need a heckler today. "It's usually of the odd variety like this one lady who used the bayou water to make tea and got a UTI." The mayor looks at the stranger. "It's ridicoulous but as mayor you get blamed for the most innocous things."

[dmpled]

he listened, lips pressed against the beer bottle of his own before he took a long swig. it was amusing to hear what she had to say and he could understand it. it was easier if everyone cut the games. “oh I get it, squaring up would be a lot easier and fighting it out…although the stab to the leg probably not the best.” he remarked before he took another swig of his beer before playing it down. “and you don’t sound self-righteous, you sound like a woman who knows about the world and how she can deal with it. i admire that to be honest, not many woman like that around.”

"See, this is the thing I don't understand..." she'll start, swallowing the latest sip of beer before she continues. "Everyone in this town is so hell-bent on playing these games. It's like, we're on some crazy battlefield or whatever and people are lookin to fuck each other up. -- Me? I square up on the spot, whatever there is to resolve it's getting sorted right away or not at all. I mean sure, it has it's downsides like, like that one time not so long ago where I got stabbed in the leg for no fucking reason, but hey...no hard feelings at least. It's a much better way to live life." a bit philosophical so she'll wrinkle her nose. "That sounded so fucking self-righteous didn't it? Like who am I to offer advice on this sort of shit?"

[dmpled]

eyes rested on him, observing. she didn’t know what it was about him but she was curious and maybe a little concerned about him in a way. “why are you on edge?” the first question she had ever asked him. “plus it didn’t hurt my feelings, it takes a lot for myself to be piss don’t whatever.”

"Ah..." he feels a tiny sting of guilt. He liked Carmen. For whatever it was worth. She was smart. She was honest. Hard to read. But his recent pining over a girl he couldn't have left him feeling somewhat...out of balance. "Forgive me I'm...on edge, I guess."

[dmpled]

“hey it’s okay, you know I’m always here for you.” tarvir spoke softly and he meant that, he saw nova as his daughter and always would do, no matter the distance. “i’ve been okay..busy.” He replied, a small shift of weight on the balls of his feet. “and you have nothing to apologise for. I could’ve reached out but I was busy too. We, after all are busy people too but I’m always here for you.”

There was a look of relief as Tarvir appeared to help her. The red shirt skirt and hair flowing as she ran towards him. "It's been better." Nova admitted. "Thank you for helping." Nova said sincerly. "How has it been since the gala?" Nova asked softly. "I hadn't been able to rech out and I'm sorry." The witch whispered with a bow.

[dmpled]

she could sense he was another dragon, she was sure it was the same for him but she wouldn’t change who she was or her attitude. “I am very mature and I’m sure my family would agree.” Maybe they would but that was a different story they were family after all. “plus elders always have a different idea of what maturity is.”

𓂃𓊝𓄹𓄺

Letting out a deep sigh, Jin almost turned on his heels and just ignored the female completely. Yet, here he was, like the fool he's always been whenever a fellow dragon was involved, he couldn't just bring himself to walk away. "I would if it's needed, but it seems like you're the one that's not mature enough."

[dmpled]

“not really, I mean there is nothing overwhelming at all.” she snapped with a roll of her eyes for a brief moment, trying to figure out what Kevin was was driving her crazy. “just watch we’re you going cause if it was a hunter or a crazy bitch then they may not be so nice.”

For a second Davina assessed the hostility and then brushed it off altogether. "I did apologize," she reminded simply. "It's kind of easy to be overwhelmed in this city I think." That and the whirlwind of being back home was a little more taxing than expected.

[dmpled]

"maybe that goes for you but i am fine, emotions are for the weak and i personally am always fine." carmen remarked as she watched the other for a moment. "well if you are sure, don't want you to say i didn't help at all."

"Everyone says that... until they aren't." he pointed out - of course that was just his experience. "It doesn't matter now... okay... don't worry about it." Levi stated.

[dmpled]

"it's fine, i understand that but you know i always believe that they are with us some how, they will give you a sign of an answer." hazal spoke with a small shrug of her shoulders. "it's fine and i get what you mean, they will always be my friend..i have a few here. but you know, it will get better. takes time but the pain will go away not completely but enough to make the day bearable."

Aaron watched the other and sighed a little. "Uh sorry... I didn't mean to be so snappy... just had a rough few days... and well one of the people I want to talk to can just listen.." he assured her. He shook his head before looking down the row. "Oh I'm sorry... and now I'm a jerk that shouted at you in a graveyard when you see your family or friends..." he admitted. "I mean your other... not your friend..." he sighed "sorry.."

[dmpled]

"no, no, he's fine." sabrina spoke as she looked at the other, a small smile forming on her lips. "plus he is harmless.. don't want to break that small ego he has, now can we."

✧.*― closed starter / @dmpled (sabrina)

"hey, is that guy annoying you?" she asked the woman on the other side of the bar as she hand dried the glass in her hand. "i'll kick him out if he is, just say the word."

[dmpled]

"nah, it sounds restrictive and as if your giving into the idea of marriage." god, the thought of that was giving goergie hives. "i mean, if you fancy selling your soul to a wedding dress place then do that..but honestly, i'd rather step of lego."

"I mean, endless champagne just to model dresses for their clients," Raquel retorts. "Sounds like a good deal to me."

[dmpled]

she just listened, maybe this is what was meant to happen to them, maybe life had decided that the pair had to part ways. that they had to see each other as more of an enemy than friends. “maybe you are right, maybe I am a coward, maybe I should’ve grown up and became a fighter but that would have never been me.” no emotion in her tone, hands wiping her tears away from her eyes. maybe, just maybe life wanted to make them enemies from now on. she just listened, taking in ever word that her sister had to say and this is why everleigh was always going to be the leader, she could do everything that had to be done, she wasn’t soft in the head, a disappointment like Sabrina was. “you are perfect, perfect in your own way, in the way they wanted you to be. maybe they knew that mind if yours would go on to do some amazing things. you are perfect and pristine in the covens eyes because you will do what’s needed. I’m not, i’m not the perfect one and I’m not trying to make you a a villain, you never will be one in my eyes…I just cannot do what’s expected of me. you, sister, will always be perfect in my eyes and maybe if i was more like you, had a killer instinct or..I don’t know, a way to close of the guilt then I would’ve stayed.” all the maybes running through her mind,. she was broken and she knew that their parents would be looking down on sabrina with disgust because she had chosen the side with the monsters rather than her own sister. “and i know I’m naive and stupid and yes there would be blood but i cant just shut off who I am, my feelings. it ate me up everyone I helped sacrificed, felt like my soul was breaking each time and i had to stop, had to become me. to stop that guilt from drowning me. i can now look in the mirror and feel..somewhat normal. And yes, you may have the Mikaelsons on side right now, but how long until they turn their back on you? We know they can’t all be trusted, the only one I would probably trust is henrik but then again, he grew up with us and maybe some of the kids but the oldies…don’t trust them.” sabrina warned, although she knew her sister was the smart one. the slamming of palms against the table made Sabrina jump in her seat. “i know she’s not stupid, I know she will make an excellent leader, I think our parents knew that and it’s why the focused so much on you two..maybe they somehow predicted all of this.” Maybe it was why they allowed her to be so soft.

eyes looking at her hands, inhale ong and exhaling deep breaths as she tried to fight the waves of emotions from taking over her. she never wanted to be on the other side, against her sister. “well, I’m glad you’ve thought of that at least.” a brief pause for a moment. “and I never wanted to know the plan because i knew there would be some more killing involved because there is, right? death is always needed… and maybe I didn’t want to know because i always knew that I would agree with it or would end up leaving your side and i then wouldn’t be able to spill your plan to anyone..I guess I was protecting you on my own stupid way.” a long pause, eyes looking at her hands, avoiding the eye contact with her sister. “look..you are not a bad guy…I know it seems like it…but maybe I’m the broken one, too soft for all of this and maybe I’m the bitch in all of this but everleigh, please don’t say things that were spoken in heat because anger always brings out the worse and i always say what I don’t mean…” eyes looking up at everleigh for a moment before they went back to look at her own palms. she knew this was breaking her sister…she could feel herself breaking with each millisecond that passed. “and maybe I don’t know what you’ve been through and maybe I never will..and maybe that had shaped you out to be like this, ruthless but intelligent, smart and methodical but those sacrificed..some were innocent and done nothing wrong and while you say that they are hero’s…they may not see that because they lost so much and coming back from the dead isn’t as easy as it being hand holding and back to normal again..” she remarked, hands wiping the last few tears that had fallen. “and I don’t know this system you are running or thinking of and maybe I shouldn’t think that you are doing it for personal gain but from where I’m sitting it does feel like that…maybe it’s the way mom and dad always said we were the ruling supernaturals and that the witches were the only ones that live or maybe I am just so stupid…but these system…are you really expecting people to accept it. do you truly think it would work because I’m not sure..” she trailed off, eyes settling on everleigh. all she wanted to do was hug her but they were on different sides of this war and to gross the line would cause more issues than anything else.

“and I am listening, I’m trying to listen but maybe I don’t fully get the picture and maybe I’m the fucking stupid one for having more questions than answer and I do not fucking see you as this big villain! You are the on insisting that I do. I love you everleigh and I hate that this has come between us that my emotions broke me and made me turn my back on the coven but I have and I always will love you. You are a fucking strong woman, braver than us all and maybe I do fear that this bravery will get you killed.” her own hands wanting to reach out for her sisters although she was too scared too. she didn’t wanted to do anything more to upset her. maybe Sabrina was the villain of this story, maybe she had been the villain all along for turning her back on her family for her best friend. “and I never meant it like that, you’ve taken my words and twisted them. You are not a bitch and from anyone they would feel like you are trying to play god, I’ve never said you have had a god complex..I just..I’m the one in the wrong, clearly I have a hero’s complex because I want to try and save the world from more pain and yet here I am in the wrong.” hands grabbing hold of everleigh’s, giving them a squeeze, knowing she was probably in the wrong for doing so. “and i am so grateful for everything you have done for me and marni as without you we wouldn’t be alive and I’m grateful that you helped raised us all to be strong women and what you’ve done..I care about so much and you will never know what it means to me. You kept us alive and maybe I’m awful at showing my thanks..but my emotions do get the best of me..maybe I like people to much that my heart breaks when they get hurt and maybe that is why I turned my back on your and marni. maybe I needed someone to blame and I took it out on you when I actually should’ve took it out on the oea.” she hummed for a moment, hands still holding her sisters hand, a soft squeeze of them as her eyes navigated to them. tears spilling from her eyes as if the clouds had just opened for a storm “and I’ve never wanted to make you feel like that, never wanted to judge you and I’m stupid for that, but I won’t ever leave you..i will always be here ev, I always always be here but you are trying to push me away but saying I mean nothing to you and by saying we are no longer sisters because you, everleigh will always be my older sister no matter if we are side by side or miles apart. i will always defend you as best as I can. Without you…we probably wouldn’t be having this stupid disagreement..we’d be dead and without you, I wouldn’t of felt happy in a long time.”

It was exhausting constantly defending herself, defending the things she did, and her patience was starting to become very much nonexistent. Fear was the last thing she had ever wanted to instill in others and yet they pushed and pushed until that was all that remained to use. As her sister spoke again, a cold, dark laugh eased from the blonde's lips, head shaking as a hard set look fell on the other witch. "I act like the villain because I am given no other choice," Everleigh retorts sharply. "Because you and Dex and everybody else need someone to put all the blame on but the truth is Sabrina- You're all fucking cowards. I do the things that are necessary whether they're morally acceptable or not because this is more than just us it's an entire world, entire community of people. One loss is better than an entire supernatural eradication. I'm sorry that I'm not perfect and pristine. I'm sorry that I'm not the definition of perfect but you know what, Sabrina? At least I can say that I tried my best, that I did everything I could regardless of how it ends. I aligned myself with them because infiltrating them is our best chance and the only way that we stay once step ahead of them." There's a roll of cerulean hues, a scoff falling from her lips as her palms remained flat against the tabletop. "Oh quit with the stupid, naive act, Sabrina," thewitch snaps. "This is war, bloodshed is inevitable for both sides regardless of the dead that I've brought back but by bringing the dead back I also brought back some of our biggest and most crucial allies. The Mikaelson's. Open your eyes. What I'm doing is nothing even remotely close to what the OEA is doing." There's a low growl that rises in Everleigh's chest, palms rising to slam firmly against the table once more to silence the younger Lewis sister. "Marni is anything but stupid," she spat. "She understands, she agrees, she sees the entire picture that we are creating and one day when I am no longer to lead our coven, it will be hers and she will be a hell of a leader because she knows what needs to be done for the greater good of everybody."

Her gaze narrows dangerously, head shaking as golden curls bounce with each movement. At this point, Everleigh could barely feel her heart beating in her chest, a coldness having begun to freeze the organ in it's place and as the tears fell down her younger sister's features, she felt nothing. The betrayal, the truth of what Sabrina really felt about her, it had done it's job and created a cold monster. "You see that's where you're wrong," Everleigh speaks, tone low, cold and even, not a beat missed as her head tilts to the side and a cold smile pulls across her lips. "We won't all die because I've thought of every single step and come up with at least 3 different back ups in case one should fail which it won't. You never asked, you never wanted to know the entire plan and now you don't have the privilege to know any of it because you and I? We're done, Sabrina. I have been so incredibly nice, I have pushed my feelings down for the sake of you and Marni, I have played the good older sister and tried to keep your hands from having to be dirtied, to protect you and all you do is spit in my face, call me a bitch and a villain with only a part of the story." There's a moment where she pauses as Sabrina speaks again and her gaze falls to her hands, hands that were spoiled in the blood of those she had killed, the blood of her parents, of Juri and for a moment she can feel a sharp pain in her chest, the weight of it all heavier than she had ever imagined before she shakes her head. "I hear myself just fine," the witch states with a quick clearing of her throat. "Each death, each sacrifice has been necessary. I have tried to keep the deaths to people that weren't innocent but even when I can't those sacrifices will be considered heroes, brave souls who gave their lives for the greater good of all supernatural kind. Do not speak like you know what I've been through. You don't know the half of it. My soul hasn't been whole since I was 17 and our parents are too blame for that, not me. I can live with what I'm doing, with the crimson that covers my hands because this new world order that I am building with those that I have chosen will mean that thousands, millions others survive." A scoff falls from her lips as once more ocean hues roll in her sister's direction. "You mean the system that you know nothing about," Everleigh counters harshly. "The system that your judging without knowing a damn thing about it." And then her heart plummets in her chest, eyes reflecting the pain that her words brought with them. "Do you really think that lowly of me," she questions, a quiver to her voice as she shakes her head. "I'm not trying to rule the supernatural's. This isn't about punishing those that have turned their backs on me or stole a stupid fucking pen from me, it's about a system that can hold the supernatural accountable and again I won't be the only person making this decision. There will be two leaders from each species of supernatural."

Her gaze pulls away from her sister, heavy sigh releasing from her lips as her head shakes again. "Are you not listening to anything I'm saying? You know what? This is actually fucking pointless. I'm done defending myself to you of all people. You believe what you want about me, I don't really care anymore. Your mind is clearly mad and I am the big bad villain of your story. Congrats, Sabrina you fucking win but don't come crawling back to me when you finally realize the truth." It was nearly impossible to contain the tears that broke past dark lashes, hand rising off the table to silence her, heart shattered in pieces within her chest. "No, Sabrina, you've made it adamantly clear that I'm the bad guy, the bitch with a god complex when all I've ever wanted is to protect the people I loved. You can't take back anything that you've said, it's out there now, I know how you truly feel about me so I'm sorry but I- I can't take it back. This isn't about you turning your back on me, it's not about you not wanting to be a part of my plan... This is about you and me, about how you think about me, how I can't even look at you without the reminder that everything that I have done to keep you safe means absolutely shit to you. You will never know the true extent of the things that I've done to keep you safe." Like killing our parents. "I am happy for you, so happy that you've figured out who you are and what you want, that you're happy but that doesn't mean that you can sit here and judge me, make me feel like shit for the things that I've done without knowing the reasons, without knowing everything. A sister would never judge you, never abandon you, never make you feel like this."

[dmpled]

she was a little taken aback that the other trusted her but hell, she would take it. georgie was far from trusting but she guessed she could trust the other a little bit. hearing what he said, a long sigh escaped her lips for a moment. "i mean...maybe you're not, i don't have the answers as i'm not a walking fucking wikipedia." she spoke, a slight roll of her eyes.

a nod of her head as she heard kevin asking if she wanted to go in. "sure, we can do that. but trust me, we will get to what is causing you to feel the pull of the moon. i'm sure jesse will have an answer, that man has a brain out of the three of us."

"That's news." Kevin said, not sure what to say. There was relief and confusion. Kevin squeezed the hand back gently as if it was the last hand he'll ever hold. Was it infatuation or was it trauma bringing him closer to Georgie-truthfully he never know.

"I trust you." Kevin said sincerely. "But I guess I'm not human are I?" Kevin asked very confused. "Do you want to go inside?"

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most people would back off, seeing the narrowing of the others eyes but then again, hazal wasn't one of those people. she never backed away from danger, she had to thank the wolf side of that as she was sure if she was full fairy she would just do as she was told. "well, maybe you should put some signs up." she retorted, taking a step closer to the other. "and i know the dangers that lurk in the dark although i have a feeling the danger would be different for both of us." the brunette remarked as her arms remained folded. "and i will walk where i want, as i said, put a sign up or something then i may pay attention."

Chocolate irises narrowed dangerously in the girl's direction as arms folded over his chest, mirroring her own actions. "And I'm telling you that this area is off limits," Valentina countered, tone sharp. "There's still an ongoing investigation so I'd suggest moving it along. Alleyways aren't safe for pretty little things like you anyways, do you know of the dangers that lurk in dark?"

[dmpled]

eyes rested on the other, a rare smile formed on the dragons lips. she knew what he meant, she thought emotions were and still are a weakness to a person. god, he was a baby and maybe she had suspected it from him. age came with a scent in her mind. "yeah, a smidge older...it's interesting though, meeting a dragon that is not a family member..really interesting."

"Sorry, uh, not good at not - like - showing emotions," he laughed awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck. At the mention of a family, he wondered if she was related to those two guys he had run into earlier. He didn't want to assume but, still, he was curious as to her more and more. "Oh, uh, I'm 24" he said with an awkward smile, "I'm guessing you're older?"