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“i’ve heard that they’re running around somewhere in the city, though i can’t say that i’ve seen any myself. i tend to avoid things that will rip my neck off.” maybe the only thing good to come of being under cazador’s command was learning how to lie extremely well. it probably saved him in this moment. “so, hunting demons and vampires just…what? a hobby to pass the time?”

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closed starter || hané abara for anyone

hané hadn’t felt this overwhelmed in a while. it wasn’t often she really had to use her healing capabilities, and it seemed everyone needed them now. she had a limit, there was only so much of her life force she could siphon to others.

the jedi took a pause, she was getting too inside her head. she knew it probably looked insane amid the chaos, but she sat, and meditated, reaching out with the force. her energy focused on a individual, badly hurt in the fire. she followed the energy to the person she sensed, willing herself to be a calming presence. “i’m here to help, i can heal. where are you most hurt?” the jedi asked, calm, but focused.

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closed starter || din for anyone

din felt like he had been hit by a bus, and he wasn’t even caught in the fire. between being police chief and having his fiancé injured, he hadn’t slept in days. he was being torn between two places, between love and duty. he was looking at the scene of the crime, but all he could think about was if she was okay…

focus.

talking…he wasn’t very good at it, but it would help him now, give him something to do that would force his focus. “excuse me.” din greeted, approaching an onlooker at the scene of the fire. “police chief djarin” he introduced, showing his badge. “i don’t mean to interrupt, i was just wondering if you saw anything that happened here? if you know anyone who was involved or affected?” he asked, hoping to glean whether or not this was an accident…or something else.

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“everyone already had their own shit to deal with. there wasn’t time for you all to deal with my shit on top of that.” vax explained. even if he had, he didn’t know what his friends could have done, best to hold it together, but it could be tiring. “i just…i died and came back, and i haven’t even talked about it with anyone, not really. i know a bit about everyone’s live since i watch over the mortal realm from time to time…but it’s be nice to hear it from you guys.”

❛  i'm tired of pretending everything's okay when it's clearly not.  ❜ -vax to scanlan

.｡.:*☆ "Well - then maybe stop? Do not pretend anymore from now on?" Scanlan suggested with a shrug of his shoulders, eyeing Vax as he did.

"Mate, listen - the thing is, we all knew something was going on. But you seemed like you never wanted to talk, so...." He shrugged again. "That does not mean we do not care. We just... waited for you to say something."

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“it is so.” obi-wan confirmed, sternly, but with no intent to antagonize. after years of regret and remorse, obi-wan didn’t want to say or do anything to mess this up. he wanted his friend back, he wanted his friend to be okay. “you…you went through a lot. many people on the island have lost their memories. i promise you are not alone in this.”

he considered his words carefully. was he strong enough to tell anakin all that had happened between them? he knew in his heart that he must, even if it meant his own unhappiness; it was the right thing to do. “anakin…perhaps the reason for your uneasiness is because you have…unresolved anger. may i offer some clarity?”

❛  i'll always be here for you, no matter what. just please don't shut me out.  ❜ -obi-wan to anakin

.｡.:*☆ "Is that so?" Anakin was not sure what to make of those words. Because of this darkness he could feel inside of himself. Always lingering on the edges. And the way Padme had reacted when they had finally found each other again.... it had not made it any better. Plus, he did remember how he and his master had been drifting apart back then. If Anakin could only remember what had happened after...

"Master, I do not shut you out, I just..." He frowned, eyebrows furrowed. "I do not know what is going on. Okay? Everything just seems to be... wrong since I am here. It is frustrating me."

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closed starter || laudna and imogen

“imogen!” once the warlock heard the news, she thought of no one else but her girlfriend. laudna’s spindly legs carried her swiftly to her girlfriend’s apartment, burst the door open in a rush. the warlock’s dead heart started beating slowly again as she wrapped the lilac-haired sorceress in a hug. “i thought i had lost you. t-there was a-a fire and people were hurt and….gods i’m just glad you weren’t there.”

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“well then, you’d just be wrong.” babette smiled sweetly, feigning innocence like that would excuse her blunt words. she did love adam like a brother, but he also infuriated her like a brother. “i would like for you to, at present, get off your butt and go do something with me. even if it’s just a walk.” babette was already grabbing his coat for him. “we’ve been given a second chance at life. don’t squander this. you’ll never know what the world has to offer if you sit and brood it your dark room all day.”

❛  believe it or not, i do enjoy spending time with you.  ❜ -babette to adem

"Suppose you're right, I don't" he wasn't sure how he could. If the life here wasn't enough to question it, there was the problem of their real life. He had been the one responsible for her getting turned into a feather duster, and as far as he remembered that situation wasn't going to have changed anytime soon. Least until they woke up here. Or he woke up, he hadn't brought that up with her, unsure how that would work. "That or you want something?"

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“the girl from the…whatever that place was.” astarion clocked, a little disappointed in himself for not recognizing her earlier. she was no different from every other vampire he had ever met, bloodthirsty and untrustworthy. and still…

“well, having a bar for vampires to drink blood, using your blood to heal people…it seems you’ve mastered finding the loopholes.” he had to give it to her, she had successfully captured his interest, few vampires actually managed such a thing. “i’ve been meaning to talk to you, actually. all these ways you have of obtaining blood…i want in. it’s been ages since i’ve actually had a proper meal.”

emma smiles slowly, a glimmer of amusement flickering in her eyes as she tilts her head slightly, studying the man with that mix of curiosity and predatory interest that was second nature to her. "i'll have to take your word for it," she said, waving her hand. "oh please, you think losing a few drops of my blood makes me lose any strength?" she scoffed, finding the notion ridiculous. "i’m always ready for a fight, but i've learned that some battles don’t need to be fought with fangs." emma's calculating eyes look him up and down. "and you’re not wrong to wonder," she says, her voice shifting into something more serious. "i’m not one of cazador’s, whoever the hell that is, no. but who am i?" she steps closer, her eyes narrowing slightly, as if contemplating how much to reveal. “ah, well that’s a question, isn’t it? and frankly, i'm hurt you don't recognise me."

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“oh! no, no, look!” laudna pulled out her little arts-and-crafts bird. he was assembled with glue, feathers, and a tiny bird skull for a head. “his name is pâté! he’s completely harmless.” she suddenly felt anxious, hoping this person didn’t think she was going to do something to hurt someone. “isn’t he the cutest!?”

"You know, I wouldn't go to strangers asking them that kind of question. Pretty sure that's how folks get arrested." Enid replied with a slight frown. "Um, maybe? I don't know. It depends on what you are about to show me."

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“look!” and on cue, laudna whipped out a little arts-and-crafts bird. “look, he’s a little…friend of mine. on my world he’d be called a familiar, but I haven’t quite been able to bring him back to life yet.” she laughed, though she was a little sad to be without her pet. “see? not so scary. his name is pâté!”

Sam had seen a lot of things in this life, that was for sure. However, when a strange woman comes up to you and asks if you want to see her friend, he wasn't sure if he should say yes or no. Part of him wanted to say yes. The curiosity of what the other had in her pocket was intriguing but then again, with his experience, it could be something that would kill him or torture him. Against his better judgement, he sighed and nodded at the other. "Well, apparently i can't say no. so, i suppose yes, i do want to meet your friend."

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“hello, darlin’!” the doctor greeted, an arm around her waste as well as the walked side-by-side. they played into the old-friends role so well that he almost believed it. “i thought that was you! listen you’ve got to come to these things more often. cathrine from the office just started spilling the biggest tea on david….” the doctor continued rambling and making up a whole story about office drama until he found the tardis. “you can come in if you like, it’s not booby trapped.” the doctor teased, winking at the other. “now, who was that and why were they following you?” he asked, taking off his leather jacket and fiddling with the mechanics of the tardis.

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❛  here, let me help you.  ❜ (echo for anyone)

“oh, thanks sweetheart.” babette charmed, batting her eyelashes flirtatiously as she turned around and pulled her hair aside, revealing the clasp at the top of her performance outfit. all the other dancers were long gone by now. she didn’t know who the other was, but she was glad she was around. “awful mischievous of you to be poking around backstage, but i guess i can let it slide. consider it a token of my appreciation.”

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“raised by wolves? is that right?” vander was surprised, and wanted to ask more, but didn’t want to make the other uncomfortable. “well, not much too say, really. was a fighter for a while, underground fights people would bet money on. i was good, but i got too old for that and decided to open the last drop. got siblings, cordelia and alucide, you’ll see them around once in a while. i give them trouble, but they’re good people, my family. the rest is pretty much history.” he shrugged, not making much of his path in life. he was a simple man, he liked it that way. “come on, there must be something that drives ya, somethin’ that you’d love doing everyday?”

@hxlcycnx || ❛ we’ve got some time to kill so why don’t you tell me a little about yourself ? ❜ -vander to jason

Jason was in the middle of wiping down the bar for the third time in two hours when Vander posed his question, the young man looking up at him with mild surprise before shrugging. "Well, I dropped out of college while I figure out what my plans are in life, I have a wonderful girlfriend that puts up with far too much, and I..I don't know. I was partially raised by wolves? I'm not...great at talking about myself..but what about you?"

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elizabeth dropped her playful demeanor at once and held her husband close. a hand came to play at the hair by his neck as both arms wrapped around his shoulders. “i’m not angry at all.” she promised. she pulled away only to look at him and gently cup his face, liking the facial hair that grew there in her absence. “at least not at you. i’m angry that i had only just married my husband only to be pulled away from him so abruptly. with everyone’s memories all distorted…i was angry and devastated at the idea of this world making you forget me, but that anger was not towards you.” she explained, kissing his knuckles sweetly. “i’m glad to see that that is not the case. if you would have found me in that state, i’m not sure you would have wanted me again. i would have been very cross.” she laughed, just feeling so much lighter in the presence of her husband.

There she was, his dearest, loveliest Elizabeth. An immediate breath of fresh air hits him and he can finally respire. The sight of her is overwhelming but he takes her all in as his gaze searches her frame. As if there was somehow an injury he hadn't prevented in his absence. Though, it's her contact that soothes his distress. She is whole and healthy, but why is his heart still racing? If only because he hadn't rested when false memories faded and his realization stabbed his chest like a steel blade. His wife hadn't been beside him when he awoke.

Never being the most intuitive of men, especially when it came to Elizabeth, he should've known; she was the balm to his sore heart. He wraps his arms around her with sudden speed. Desperation for that touch he's lived too long without. "I can only ask forgiveness, my wife." he mutters into her shoulder. "The worst has passed now, that is all I can see now." his grip tightening on her as if she'll disappear once more. "Please tell me you aren't terrible angry with me?"

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❛  i heard strange noises coming from your apartment and just wanted to make sure everything is alright.  ❜ (Nesta & anyone)

“oh yeah! everything’s fine!” hané tried convincing unsuccessfully. just at that moment, the timer on the oven went off. she tried to ignore it as best as she could. “just a tiny little baking incident. totally fine!”

then came the fire alarms.

“okay so maybe not.”

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“‘ello!” with a fake, cockney accent, the warlock whipped out a small, arts and crafts bird, made of a dead bird skull, glued-on wings, and a little amulet around its neck made from cheap, artificial gemstone. it functioned like a little puppet that laudna kept pulling the strings to, making the little bird dance.

“i just love him. he sings and dances, i’m working in making him fly. isn’t he just the greatest?”

No matter what, Ivy Cove in all its beauty was still very much a place that felt strange to her. Now, she couldn't put her finger on just what was so odd about the quaint little town. Something about it was strange. It was moments like these, when she'd find herself staring at someone that felt so endlessly more normal to her than the coziness of the cove that she felt at home.

An embarrassed chuckle escaped when the brunette noticed that her absentminded staring had in fact been notice. "Oh, I've been staring, haven't I? I'm sorry. I was in thoughts." Nothing surprised her anymore. Or so she thought. "Your friend? Sure, why not. No harm in that." - @hxlcycnx

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“oh? may i ask what miracle that was?” the former queen of ithaca wondered if her new acquaintance had been jettisoned from her home as well. “there seems to be an abundance of them these days. despite some gloomy situations where people wish to return to their homes…miracles are abound in this world.”

❝ do you believe in miracles ? ❞ (from penelope to anyone) @hxlcycnx

"some would say it's foolish to," jenny answered. especially since she knew that gods rarely ever intervened in the lives of mortals for the goodness of their own hearts. "but it's hard for me not to, considering i've experienced one." what would people call coming back to life if not a miracle? whatever god was in charge of this place, it seemed benevolent to her.