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juniper  shook  her  head  in  amusement.  "the  moon  is  for  everyone  ,  nothing  to  interrupt."  even  if  she  could  ,  juniper  wouldn't  want  to  keep  her  for  herself.  what  a  selfish  thing.  "i  see  you  brought  out  your  little  friends  ,"  she  replied  ,  making  her  way  down  onto  the  docks  next  to  hansa.  she  hissed  fondly  at  the  snakes  inching  contently  toward  the  water  ,  smiling  with  they  greeted  her  back.  she  turned  her  attention  back  to  hansa  ,  sensing  that  her  demeanor  was  slightly  different  than  usual.  she  lit  a  cigarette  as  she  walked  toward  the  water  ,  enjoying  the  way  the  smoke  mixed  in  with  the  stars. "you  doing  good  ?"

❝ am i interrupting an intimate moment? ❞ hansa's words tease, mouth gently lifting in the corners. maybe it was the moon that brought them both there, maybe it was the way hansa knew it would be reflecting perfectly on the shore. she, flo, and jet craved the water at times, the pythons having made their way off of her body and slithering towards the docks. ❝ how could she not? something so ubiquitous has to know of its presence. ❞ but hansa wasn't thinking about it the way juniper seemed to be ... and her edible was kicking in — something she suddenly became hyper aware of. ❝ want to come sit with us?, ❞ she asks, head nudging towards the docks.

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liam  liked  cal  like  this  ,  all  flushed  and  blood-red  .  not  because  the  the  pink  tint  to  his  skin  made  him  look  more  human  ,  but  because  he  finally  looked  at  peace  .  it  had  taken  a  long  time  for  liam  to  convince  cal  that  he  wasn't  taking  anything  from  him  while  feeding  ,  but  now  that  the  wall  had  been  torn  down  it  was  euphoric  every  time  .  "you  thought  i  was  adorable  after  a  while  ,"  liam  replied  casually  ,  "and  kanda  will  like  me  ...  at least eventually  ."  the  two  of  them  had  come  to  a  fragile  understanding  with  cal  at  the  center  of  it  .  together  they  were  two  siblings  waging  a  silent  war  against  one  another  ,  but  liam  kinda  liked  the  hostility  .  it  gave  him  a  way  to  let  out  most  of  his  bitchy  tendencies  .  besides  ,  he  knew  that  the  only  one  who  came  close  to  loving  cal  as  much  as  he  did  was  kanda  .  he  would  trust  them  with  cal's  life  in  a  heartbeat  . as  cal  reached  out  liam  fell  into  his  touch  .  the  hands  that  had  helped  bruise  his  body  so  deliciously  were  almost  hesitant  in  their  gentle  strokes  and  liam  choked  back  a  shaky  sigh  as  cal  whispered  to  him  .  it  was  always  something  that  made  his  heart  skip  a  beat  .  cal  had  always  been  hesitant  in  his  affection  ,  brought  up  in  black  and  white  ,  in  right  and  wrong  .  it  had  taken  a  long  time  for  cal  to  even  utter  the  words  and  it  sometimes  still  felt  as  if  he  thought  he  would  be  struck  down  where  he  stood  .  "i  love  you  too  ,  sweet  angel  ." at  the  heart  of  it  all  ,  they  were  both  animals  .  they  both  knew  that  there  was  no  stopping  on  days  like  these  and  liam  loved  it  .  cal  devoured  him  completely  and  liam  had  no  choice  ,  or  want  ,  to  fight  it  .  he  just  let  cal  take  what  he  needed  and  gave  himself  away  .  "with  you  i'm  always  wide  awake  ."  he  could  feel  the  blood  on  his  tongue  ,  knew  that  it  was  his  and  pushed  down  a  groan  .  "fuck  ,  angel  .  how  could  i  be  tired  right  now  ?"

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"yes , most  of  the  people  in  portum  are  affected  by  her  in  one  way  or  another  ,"  juniper  nodded  in  agreement.  "merfolk  are  creatures  of  the  sea  ,  and  what  is  the  sea  if  not  a  servant  to  the  moon  ?  i'm  sure  he  was  feeling  her  effects."  it  was  proven  ,  after  all.  merfolk  always  got  a  bit  more  intense  when  the  moon  got  fuller.  some  of  the  comments  made  by  the  woman  showed  her  ignorance  and  naivety  though  ,  and  juniper  was  nothing  if  not  an  educator.  "you're  new  ,  aren't  you  ?"  juni  asked  ,  already  knowing  the  answer.  "we  tend  to  have  a  more  open  mindset  to  our  furry  friends  as  you  lovingly  called  them.  i  think  they're  more  than  what  their  curse  make  them."  she  gave  the  woman  ,  ghost  ,  her  mind  supplied  ,  a  small  smile.  "what  brings  you  to  portum  ?"

“i  think  so.  she’s  a  beauty.”   ender  had  always  thought  so,  and  always  felt  inexplicably  drawn  to  dresses  with  moons  on  them,  silver  jewelry,  things  that  mirrored  the  goddess  that  lit  up  the  night  sky.  since  her  little  …  accident  …  she  had  grown  a  lot  closer  to  the  moon,  had  learned  to  understand  her  influence  and  her  power  beyond  little  calendars  and  fancy  scarves  in  urban  outfitters.  “and  everyone  is  impacted  by  her  moods  in  some  way,  aren’t  they?  i  think  my  friend  is  —  he’s  a  mermaid,  and  he  was  a  little  weird  this  last  full  moon.  not  to  mention  my  brother’s  furry  friend,”  her  lip  peeled  back  in  an  almost  sneer,  “i  bought  him  one  of  those  pet  air  fresheners,  you  know?  but  every  time  i  go  over  to  his  apartment  there’s  always  this  weird  lingering  smell  of  new  puppies.”

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"i'm  perfectly  civilised  thank  you  very  much  ,"  liam  said  in  triumph  ,  though  guilt  still  lingered  in  his  chest  as  he  the  truth  of  what  he'd  almost  done  weighed  heavy  in  the  air.  thankfully  ender  didn't  seem  to  have  caught  on  to  what  had  happened.  "but  fine  ,  i'll  keep  the  most  vivid  descriptions  to  myself.  you're  no  fun."  he  crossed  his  arms  in  defiance  ,  but  quickly  got  distracted  the  pastry  he  had  ordered  for  himself.  "i  mean  ,"  he  said  ,  mouth  still  chewing  ,  though  the  subject  was  delicate  and  he  didn't  want  ender  to  think  he  was  humouring  her.  he  took  a  large  sip  of  his  coke  and  made  sure  to  swallow  before  continuing.  "ok  ,  so  ,  obviously  every  case  is  different  ?  i  spent  most  of  my  childhood  with  my  family  with  only  merfolk  ,  so  i  don't  know  about  a  lot  of  other  species.  i've  gotten  a  lot  of  friends  that  are  other  species  than  merfolk  and  i've  learned  a  lot." liam  didn't  really  know  how  to  tackle  the  statement  about  him  being  a  merman  all  his  life.  it  was  true  that  he  had  it  easier  in  that  regard  ,  but  it  was  also  something  he  had  no  say  in.  "i  think  ..."  he  began  instead  ,  "that  you  just  need  to  ask  people.  i  ask  all  the  time  ,  and  sure  i  sound  stupid  half  the  time  but  what  can  you  do  ?  i  wanna  learn  so  i  can  help  people  in  the  long  run."  he  thought  about  it  some  more.  "maybe  check  with  the  univeristy  ?  they  don't  just  teach  ...  i  don't  know  ,  philosophy  and  english.  there  are  classes  on  the  supernatural  as  well."

“you’re  disgusting,”   it  was  the  last  thing  she  wanted  to  hear  about,  the  atrocities  that  liam  and  calahan  enjoyed  behind  closed  doors.  she  was  all  for  expression,  for  freedom  —  but  it  was  a  different  story  when  she  was  made  to  listen  to  it.  “okay,  calahan.  i  remember,”  both  her  hands  swung  up,  palms  out,  in  surrender,  but  her  dark  eyes  rolled  in  one  final  act  of  defiance.  there  was  a  slight  tilt  of  her  head  ;  over  the  last  month,  ender  had  learned  the  odd  fact  about  the  supernatural,  but  it  was  still  new  and  unfamiliar  —  like  a  fresh  wound.  there  was  a  part  of  her  that  wondered  whether  the  slight  hit  of  electricity,  that  momentary  pull,  had  come  from  her  friend  himself.  “the  ghost  thing  is  …  well,  it’s  driving  me  crazy.  nobody  seems  to  quite  get  it,  you  know?  i  understand,  it’s  hard  for  people  to  empathize  with  the  whole  death  thing  if  they  haven’t  been  through  it  …  ”   but  how,  in  a  town  full  of  supernaturals,  did  she  still  feel  so  alone,  misunderstood,  isolated,  in  a  foggy  little  bubble  away  from  the  warmth  of  her  friends?  “i’m  trying  to  understand  it,  but  it’s  …  i  mean,  how  are  you  ever  meant  to  start  to  understand  these  sorts  of  things?  if  you’ve  been  a  mermaid  your  whole  life,  you’ve  had  time  to  learn  how  to  do  it  properly.  with  me  …  i  have  to  learn  everything  from  scratch.”  ender  wasn’t  one  to  cry.  she  squeezed  her  eyes  shut  and  shook  her  head,  as  if  to  fight  the  sadness  away.  as  if  somebody  else  replaced  her,  that  bubbly  and  sweet  version  of  ender  that  was  so  often  at  the  forefront,  she  replied,  “totally  cute!  want  me  to  put  you  in  my  diary?”

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juniper  cast  a  quick  glance  over  at  odette  ,  smile  stretching  across  her  face  with  every  word  that  was  spoken  back  to  her.  "that  was  fucking  beautiful  ,"  she  replied  ,  returning  the  slightly  teasing  lilt  of  odette's  voice  with  some  of  her  own.  "i  find  it  very  romantic  to  think  of  myself  in  a  relationship  with  the  moon.  she  guides  me  and  i  give  her  a  longing  follower."  a  short  laugh  escaped  her  lips  and  she  shook  her  head  in  amusement.  "you  don't  seem  convinced  though.  you  don't  think  she  controls  us  as  mcuh  as  she  controls  the  tides  ?"  it  didn't  bother  her  all  that  much.  odette  was  her  own  person  and  could  feel  what  she  wanted  about  the  subject  at  hand.  the  end  of  her  speech  rang  true  however.  "it's  always  the  ones  that  can't  be  trusted  with  it  that  abuses  is  ,"  she  replied  with  a  sharp  sigh.  "she  though."  juni  pointed  toward  the  sky.  "she  wouldn't."

before the irony of her initial response could slip out, odette bit her tongue. as much as she enjoyed raining on parades and as against her nature it was to romanticize a giant space rock, odette pushed that all down, recognizing time and place. instead she smiled and nodded. “i think,” she started slow, her words almost sounding like song as she elongated the vowels, “if she didn’t know before, she knows now.” her dark eyes brightened as they turned upon the bright skyball. "but only because this doesn’t seem like the first time you’ve thought about this. your persistence has brought it to her attention. all those poets and space guys meant nothing to her and honestly, i understand. all that pining must've gotten old quick." as she spoke, odette waved her hand (she was a hand-talker). her eyes flashing as the moon’s reflection glinted off her shifting gaze, which now returned to juniper. odette kept her amused, teasing tone as she continued. “although i don’t know if it’s a good thing. once people become aware of their power, they tend to abuse it.”

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"oh  ,  i  see  how  it  is,"  maren  said  ,  voice  slightly  teasing.  "you  pretend  to  be  all  excited  but  it's  only  my  sweets  that  brings  you  out."  it  was  new  ,  this  joking  thing  ,  and  maren  honestly  wasn't  sure  if  she  was  doing  it  right.  there  was  a  fine  balance  between  mean  and  sarcasm.  "i  brought  some  chocolate  cupcakes  and  some  triple  chocolate  cookies."  she  reached  in  and  pulled  out  her  haul.  "as  long  as  some  are  left  when  jasper  gets  home  you  can  have  some."  that  was  ,  after  all  ,  why  she  was  here.  to  provide  for  her  baby  brother  since  she  hadn't  been  able  to  before. she  sat  down  on  one  of  their  chairs  at  their  kitchen  table  and  looked  at  oliver  with  concern  written  across  her  face.  "you  feeling  okay  ,  sweetie  ?"  she  asked  ,  reaching  over  to  hand  him  a  cupcake.

oliver had taken a sick day – they weren’t quite feeling themselves, and decided to allow himself to wallow in that self-pity for just one day. he was curled up on the couch under a blanket when there was a knock on the door, pulling their attention away from the cliche movie they’d found that just happened to be playing. he didn’t question who it was, figuring that jasper had just forgotten their keys once again, pushing the blanket away from his body and standing up to answer the door. their eyebrows raised when they realised who it was, a soft smile settling on their face. “hey, maren,” he chimed, leaning against the doorframe for a moment before stepping aside to allow her inside. “perks of being a dance teacher, i guess. i don’t have classes every day,” he explained, though he did have classes today. it was one of their busiest days, in fact. “wasn’t feeling so great today. jasper’s out, you’re stuck with me i’m afraid. what treats did you bring?” they asked, eyeing the paper bag.  

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juni  was  aware  that  she  could  sound  ...  romantic  when  she  gave  such  strength  to  the  moon  ,  and  not  everyone  would  agree.  but  that  was  the  beauty  of  life  she  supposed.  people  were  different  and  while  one  would  consider  the  moon  strong  and  mysterious  ,  someone  else  would  just  see  it  as  a  pale  reflection  of  the  sun.  or  maybe  that  was  still  giving  her  too  much  ? dom  seemed  to  have  a  pragmatic  view  of  it  all  ,  and  who's  to  say  that  that's  a  wrong  way  to  look  at  it  ?  "oh  ,  the  moon  is  absolutely  a  woman  ,"  juniper  agreed.  "and  even  though  what  your  friend  said  is  a  joke  from  the  start  ,  isn't  that  beautifully  tragic  ?  running  after  someone  you'll  never  be  able  to  reach  ?"  juniper  turned  her  gaze  back  to  the  cool  glow  from  above  and  let  the  moon  envelop  her  in  a  blanket  of  safety  and  calm. "i  spent  so  many  years  of  my  life  looking  up  at  the  very  same  moon  ,  and  she  guided  me  through  the  worst."  juniper  smiled  happily  at  dom.  "she  guided  me  here  ,  as  well  as  you  i  reckon."

she's never been one for humanising the moon. is that the correct term? when you refer to an object like it's a person? sure, it's pretty and all. but it's only since meeting werewolves and becoming 'supernatural' that she's really sat down and... thought about it. expanded her horizons? 'cos she didn't believe in anything but aliens up until she died and came back to life. now it turns out that angels and demons and freakin' gorgons exist. which pisses her off a little bit 'cos angels mean that god exists, right? so why didn't she see anything when she died?

this is what's on her mind while juniper speaks. dom's been doing her night-time workout and has gravitated toward the woman because she's nothing if not an extrovert, which means now she's actually considering if the moon is anything other than just a floating piece of rock.

"i dunno if she knows anything, really. 'til recently i just thought she was a rock." is that a bad thing to say? will she come across as ignorant? "crap, am i gonna get struck down for sayin' that?"

"... a friend of mine used to joke that the moon is a lesbian and so in love with the sun that she can't stop chasin' her."

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"i'm  having  a  lot  of  trouble  knowing  if  you're  being  kind  or  mean  to  me  ,"  maren  said  ,  settling  on  being  honest.  "you  tell  me  my  eyes  are  ...  creepy  ?  but  also  pretty.  and  my  brother  wouldn't  do  that  to  me.  they're  incapable  of  hurting  anyone."  he  wouldn't  ,  would  he  ?a  traitorous  voice  whispered  in  her  head  ,  but  she  forced  it  down  with  the  rest  of  her  doubts.  her  thoughts  and  frustrations  were  interrupted  however  when  the  demon  shook  her  hand  and  then  claimed  it  in  a  tight  hold.  kiyan  ,  her  mind  repeated  ,  eyeing  their  intertwined  hands.  it  felt  kind  of  okay  to  be  lead  around  and  not  have  to  make  any  decisions  for  a  while  even  if  it  was  vaguely  familiar.  "i  think  that  sounds  like  a  plan  ...  mostly  because  i  feel  like  you  owe  me  for  the  comment  about  my  eyes."

"Of course they said that, they said that out of courtesy, not everyone's brave enough to tell you they would much rather canoodle with their boyfriend without those two beautiful doe eyes of yours fixated on them like a... like a... whatever, my point is... what was my point? You've got lovely eyes sweetheart. Big, and, sort of creepy, but lovely nonetheless." Words rolled off his tongue in a pace far too quick as they walked on, not exactly caring about making sense as long as he had her following him around. He liked her. His cute little minion for the night. Or rather, for the time being. He stopped when she introduced herself, turning to take her hand, holding it in the most delicate manner. "Kiyan. A pleasure!" And then, without letting go of her hand, he turned again to keep walking. "I'll keep my eye out for your brother. In the meanwhile... shall we expand your frog plushie collection?"

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liam  couldn't  help  but  chuckle  ,  because  it  seemed  as  koda  could  sense  that  neither  him  nor  cal  had  any  say  in  the  matter.  jasper  and  liam  had  figured  it  all  out  and  their  respective  others  would  just  have  to  follow  along.  "awesome.  i'll  talk  to  jaspy  and  we'll  iron  out  the  details."  for  a  brief  moment  he  considered  having  the  shovel  talk  ,  but  he  figured  he  would  save  that  for  another  time. "better  you  than  me  ,  i'm  afraid  ,"  liam  replied  cheekily  ,  not  sorry  at  all.  "though  i  have  a  sneaking  suspicion  that  he'll  like  it  just  fine.  so  we're  both  safe."  the  question  gave  him  pause  and  for  a  moment  he  wondered  who  koda  might  be  referring  to.  "well  ,  fuck  me  ,  that's  rough.  for  that  i'd  say  ...  wine  ?  or  vodka."  that  wasn't  sold  in  there  though.  "they  do  have  a  bunch  of  crystals  that  promote  healing  and  safety  though.  as  well  as  wards  ,  but  i  don't  know  if  they  like  that  sort  of  stuff."

“a double date huh? I’ve heard of worse ideas,” koda chuckled, shrugging his shoulders with a fond smile. “just tell me where to be and when, and i’ll be there. i might grumble about it, but i’d do anything for jas,” he admitted, returning the excited smile from the other. “i’ve only heard good things, I promise. calahan has a lot of love for you. once he gets talking, he wont stop.” “just promise you wont hunt me down if he hates it. i don’t need him to be mad at me,” he teased, shaking his head as he picked up a trinket of his own, pondering the thought of getting something for his sister. he had so many years of distance to make up for – would a tacky trinket suffice? he wasn’t sure. “now i’ve got a question for you. what in here speaks ‘i’m sorry for leaving and not talking to you for far too many years, but i’m here to make up for lost time now?”

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who: kanda & aeri @avdaciter where: outside , night time

night  time  was  peaceful.  kanda  had  long  since  come  to  realise  that.  they  welcomed  the  empty  streets  and  dark  windows  ,  where  no  one  would  bother  her.  nights  were  safe  ,  safer  than  day  time  when  everything  was  too  loud  ,  too  bright  ,  too  hectic.  it  seemed  as  if  someone  shared  their  opinion  ,  as  they  saw  a  figure  walking  down  the  street  further  up  ahead.  kanda  hunched  their  back,  tried  to  appear  unassuming  ,  and  tilted  their  head  as  she  came  closer.  should  she  say  anything  ?  for  once  ,  cal's  voice  that  usually  echoed  in  their  head  was  silent.  she  was  on  her  own.  "hi  !"  she  said  sharply  ,  probably  doing  more  harm  than  good.  "um  ...  good  evening  ?"

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who: liam & kareem @avdaciter where: hallowed grounds

it  was  lunch  hour  and  liam  had  somehow  forgotten  to  bring  the  lunch  bag  cal  had  put  out  for  him  earlier  that  morning.  normally  he  would've  gone  back  ,  but  he'd  been  deep  in  a  gossip  session  with  jasper  and  completely  forgotten  about  the  time  it  would  take  to  drive  back  and  forth.  one  of  his  only  solutions  were  to  run  across  the  street  and  get  something  quick  from  one  of  the  shops.  coffee  and  sandwich  in  hand  he  had  about  ten  minutes  before  his  break  was  over.  just  as  he  was  about  to  exit  the  shop  his  eyes  met  someone  he  hadn't  seen  since  the  halloween  fair.  liam  could've  just  walked  out.  still  ,  it  would  probably  be  considered  rude  to  blatantly  ignore  him  ,  so  liam  steeled  himself  and  gave  the  man  a  curt  nod.  "'sup  ,  man  ?"

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who: maren & jasper @silkeared where: aphelion books

it  had  become  somewhat  of  a  routine  ,  ever  since  they  first  ran  into  each  other  in the forest ,  that  maren  would  stop  by  with  a  sweet  dessert  for  the  both  of  them  to  share.  the  bookstore  was  like  stepping  in  to  a  different  world  ,  and  she  could  see  why  jasper  loved  it  so  much.  most  of  the  time  (  always  )  it  would  contain  chocolate  in  all  its  forms.  she  gave  a  quick  nod  to  liam  ,  jasper's  nosey  co-worker  ,  and  waved  to  her  brother  from  across  the  room.  "do  you  have  a  few  moments  ?"  she  asked  gently  ,  holding  up  the  bag  with  rosie's  diner  printed  on  the  side.  "managed  to  snag  a  few  cookies  this  time."

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who: liam & kai @mystvcs where: the docks

as  it  so  often  did  ,  the  ocean  called  to  him  when  the  moon  was  full.  everything  got  sharper  ,  more  ...  animalistic.  the  last  few  times  he  had  brought  cal  with  him  when  he  swam  ,  showing  him  everything  he  loved  about  the  ocean.  that  night  cal  had  to  work  so  alone  he  went.  some  people  would  probably  find  it  strange  to  see  a  man  undress  at  the  edge  of  the  docks  ,  but  for  liam  it  was  as  natural  as  breathing.  just  as  he  was  getting  ready  to  dive  in  someone  appeared  in  his  (  limited  )  field  of  vision.  it  was  a  figure  liam  recognised  faintly  ,  another  merman  for  sure. "enjoying  your  evening  ?"  he  asked,  raising  an  eyebrow  in  question.