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[multif0rmed]

Xehanort mm'ed, as he shifted a bit within his seat. Eyes flickering gently within the sun shining through the window - its light refracting onto his face.

"You took a pause in answering that .. are you absolutely sure?"

A small grin - as he let yellow meet the other's.

Vanitas gave Xehanort a side eye, but didn't comment on his words. The implications that Xehanort was the reason he could hide among the humans didn't sit well within the True Darkness.

This old man? Really?

No. It was always within the True Darkness's natures to adapt and change to match their surroundings. Xehanort didn't do anything. Survival has always been their main goal.

"Keep telling yourself that."

[sparklytimebun]

@enterthestratosphere ! Ru for Daniel

"Well well, we clearly seem to be running into each other more~" a small tease before she frowns. "I'm only sorry you keep finding me half passed out from an asthma attack."

Indeed it seemed every time she found them, she was trying to breathe. Her panic attacks had become worse over the past few months, as her wedding anniversary approached to that man and the nightmares, the waking daydreams... she was paranoid something was hunting her, wanting her. She knew very well the mirror she fell into could be used by him, that he could possibly ask it show him where she is.

He could send anyone to her. The increasing nightmares had been causing her to sleep less, and her health took a turn for the worse. It's why her boss had her take the week off. So when she runs into Daniel this time, with his arms around her she could only just frown. For once she'd like to meet him under better circumstances.

"Can we go somewhere not public?" She asks. "And do you have time today? I...would like to not be alone."

[pcrfumebcttles]

"Everyone got their invitations? Wanna make sure this shindig goes off without a hitch."

"I got all of mine!"

"All packed up. Alright cuties. Let's head out."

While Valentine's Day may be a day for couples, today we're celebrating a very different pair! Join us at Cloud 9 to celebrate the birthday of The Conway Twins, Allison & Callob!

Enjoy Confections prepared by The Lovely Daisy George! Dance the night away to a sea of enjoyable music provided by Clementina Neroni.

Help The Conway Family wish the twins a joyous birthday and don't forget to provide them with a little treat!

Hope to see you there for a night you wouldn't wanna miss!!

[Event: Cup Twins Birthday Bash! Febuary 14th-16th!]

[prcttyinpcnk]

Event: Noche De La Bruja Festival! (October 31st - November 10th)

Welcome, Ghost and Ghouls to the annual Noche De La Bruja Festival! The most frightening and haunting festival in all the lands.

Take a hay barrel ride through town and enjoy some chilling, campfire tales along the way!

Enjoy delicious treats, courtesy of The Fire Blossom's own Sonia Lapin!

Enter the big top and see if you can navigate the hypnotic maze, The Fire Fun House! Careful! That Mirror Room is tricky!

Show off your best look among the paper faces on parade, and mingle in the mascaraed.

Rides galore to those brave enough to take the ride of a lifetime!

Test your luck with a variety of games and challenges! Including, Strength Tests, Ring toss, Ballon darts, Milk Bottle Toss, Apple Bobbing, and a fan favorite, The Dunk Tank. Many prizes await those that luck favors.

Finally pay a visit to The Fire Blossom's crowned princess as she celebrates her 15th birthday. A momentous occasion that she hopes to share with all of you!

So much more to do, So little time! Enjoy the night and remember, be very weary about what goes bump in the night! You never know what trouble is lurking in the shadows on Halloween Night.

[prcttyinpcnk]

"Smarmy little mutt, aren't you?"

Draven snaps, his lips curling back into his own snarl. The nerve. The gall. For her to speak to him in such a manner. How dare she!? Ridding the family of this blight will be a blessing to everyone involved...

"Regardless, I'll hand back your yapping beast... should your darling witch agree to come back with me~"

Phiona's blood ran cold. The idea that she might have to hand over herself to The Church in order for Harper to get Toto back... Fuck. She knew this day would come. Oh well. She always wanted to go out in a blaze of glory... but her family. Her friends... Harper....

"..."

"You've gone quiet princess. What happened to that bravado? What will be? Your life? Or the life of your lover's precious pup?"

Harper felt her fur stand on end the moment this guy started talking, and she’s not entirely sure what gets her lip raised for a snarl. The fact this prick has Toto, calling her little wolf, or threatening her girlfriend. All of the above felt like the right answer in her chest. She blinks as he introduces himself, in a grandiose pricky manor like most the people from The Church of Grimm, and tilts her head.

“Who? Sorry all you church rats really start to blend together after a while.”

Though the Cymbeline family name felt somewhat vaguely familiar, a fuzzy memory of a crest she found hidden away in the bottom of her parent’s closet as a child.

[leondxs]

@historically-accurate | cont. (x)

His eyes narrowed, lingering on the presented, empty palms. His upper lip remained curled, but his growling would lessen in intensity, fading out with each exhale until it subsided entirely.

He was not one to take the words of a human as truth. They were conniving creatures with no love for his kind. But he could not nurse this wound himself. He couldn't even grab the hilt without burning his hands. The searing pain in his thigh was growing unbearable. If it were left there, the limb would eventually and agonizingly be reduced to ash.

He crumpled further. A foul curse spilled from his lips. His leg had given out. Shakily, he maneuvered himself to sit upright, allowing his leg to stretch out as much as possible. He propped his hands on the ground behind him, holding himself up. If the stranger truly wanted to help, the wound was now exposed to him.

Leondas continued to glower, but would not make any move to stop the other from coming near. Wordlessly, he consented to receiving the human's aid.

[whereishine]

Jimmy had planned this weekend for months. Made it very clear to his friends "If you need me? Don't. Unless the world is on fire or something."

He just needed to get out of the city, away from the bustle and noise. Jimmy could tell it was getting to him when he was having trouble sleeping. So it was time for just him and nature to hang out for awhile.

Armed with a small handheld camera, a tent and other supplies Jimmy set out for the forest that sat between Smallville and Metropolis. He heard it was a great place to do some camping. After getting everything set up, in an area he knew he was allowed to be in, he decided to wander into the forest. He was really hoping to find some cool mushrooms while wandering about.

What he wasn't prepared to see was a person. A whole entire giant person. Just resting against a tree, eyes closed and looking less than good. Once this person came into sight Jimmy froze, taking a moment to make sure he wasn't imagining it all. From that distance he couldn't tell if Ignvar was breathing or not. That seemed to concern Jimmy more than anything else. With a pang of panic in his chest, he picked up the nearest long stick he could find, and crept a little closer.

"Hello? Can you hear me?" he didn't call out terribly loud, and lightly poked Ignvar in the knee with a stick. "Are you okay?"

@riiese

[lifeofaninstigator]

(@sons-of-time continued from here)

Ed followed North's lead down into the lab. Once he reached the bottom, he didn't like how dark and dank it was in there. Everything was too quiet. All his senses told him they should leave and forget about exploring yet he didn't.

Instead he kept walking into the darkness. North said there weren't any traps so they as least had that small comfort. "We need to be careful. Who knows what's down here."

[multif0rmed]

An almost sarcastic snort left the elder's nostrils, as he absorbed those words. A price, a price for getting too close. "How were you able to discover a method to remove it? Did you end up stalling its progression throughout your body?" he questions came quick - and the smile hardly alarmed the other. "Has this incident only occurred once?" It seemed a touch overbearing with his inquires - at least he thought so - but it seemed like the other could handle it.

There'd be signs if the other couldn't -- and his eyes were sharp as ever. "That's intriguing that it is not related to True Darkness -- yet its behavior feels similar,'' he commented, as he peered around the shop a bit - continuing to try to keep attention away from that certain cabinet.

"I suppose I also need to purchase some potions for my mana .." A smile. "We won't want mana exhaustion, now will we?"

He finally moved his hand away from his shirt's material, the are still feeling a little off - but that seemed to be just the aftereffects. He then opened his coat, its buckles clinking. To check his supply. ".. I suppose I need a refill on basic potions as well,'' he muttered.

"... Aye," he lets out a sharp breath through his nose, admitting to having barely been able to get away from that HEINOUS aftermath, and with the help of a then-Highwind. "A long time ago, when I was much younger, I was attacked by one of 'her' extensions. I turned my back on the body, thinking that the fight was over... it was not." he frowns slightly, recalling the moment where he had almost lost it all, and all because he had gotten GREEDY.

he tilts his head in an almost dismissive manner ; it truly didn't matter anymore, as most ( if not all ) people couldn't tell that he was still mostly a higher ranked Nobody, rather than a Somebody with a mood disorder that made him unable to recognize or show emotions. it made things a little easier, to explain at least. "True Darkness is not what this is." he says with a plain tone, locking the cabinet and turning back to master xehanort.

"I'm sure you have questions. Go ahead and ask. I'll tell you if I don't know, or if I can't answer." his smile is stilted, awkward, as if he's relearning how to show emotions. "If you need anything, just let me know. I wouldn't be a good doctor, if I left a patient in pain while out and about."

[theyoungxst]

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.. Yellow hues stared, taking in her form as she had been shuffled onto the couch within their living room. Hesitation clung to the boy's form, but he pressed onwards to step closer, to observe her. ''So you are .. Celeste. My ..." He stopped himself from saying such a word ; it would only prove as awkward.

''.. I don't suppose I need any introduction."

[agent-m-stilinski]

FBI Agent Stiles Stilinski returning to Beacon Hills rp, open to anyone.

Keeping a balance after officially becoming an FBI agent had its difficulties. Stiles wanted to strive for success and make a name for himself. Or rather, gain security he can use to keep his father and friends safe. It meant putting in the work and dealing with the cruelty and insanity of the human world.

That didn't mean he wasn't also keeping tabs on the supernatural angles other agents were forced to dismiss.

A new file made its way to his desk that was going to head toward a box in some warehouse and considered a cold case. The clues weren't enough to go much deeper...because it wasn't humanly possible to reach a logical conclusion. Stiles read between the lines and knew it a supernatural creature. He asked his leader if he could take some days to follow some hunches. Stiles has managed enough success with his weird way of thinking that his boss agreed on a limited time frame. If Stiles didn't bring anything new, he would be assigned to a new case.

Stiles agreed. The reason he wanted to dive deeper into this case was because it was far too close to Beacon Hills. And if it nearly had the FBI's attention, then some of his friends were too close and needed a heads up.

He didn't want to worry his dad, so he pulled out his phone and called someone else.

"Hey...it's me. A case landed on my desk, so I'll be back in town to follow up on some leads...can I crash on your couch for a day or two?"

[multif0rmed]

@the-immaculate-tsviet liked THIS for a starter ;;

Fingers flexed, as he slowed in his stride along the sidewalk. A turn of the head, and he looked behind him.

Hm .. something didn't feel right, but it could just be .. the environment. It didn't help it had been rapidly approaching evening either - any criminals could easily start to pop out of the woodwork around this time. Either way, he doublechecked his magickal shields, making sure they continued to be up.

His coat swayed gently as he took a sharp turn into an alleyway - letting darkness seep out of him.

Just in case.

[benreillyscarletspider]

@apurekindness continued from x

He hadn't intended to blurt out the first thing that came to mind when he opened his mouth upon Kiara's approach, but he was so dumbstruck by the sight of her attired in something besides a labcoat that the cup he'd been carrying around the party for show may as well have lowered his impulses for real. Mingling with the doctors there to celebrate, Ben found the ruse easier than the explanation that he was cloned from a non-drinker, given the proclivity for partying that the others had, but he wasn't faking a thing when he paid her the compliment.

He was just about to elaborate on his words—mostly to assure the good doctor that he hadn't meant it in any creepily detached, Frankensteinian way—when she moved in to lay a kiss on him. Still thrown by the presence of Kiara's décolletage, he misinterpreted the gesture and found her lips with his own. His hand slid up her back to brace her as she balanced on her toes, not wanting to tip her over in returning the kiss, which he did instinctually from the instant they touched.

He'd only sequestered himself in a far corner to get away from the bad karaoke rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" that the partygoers were being treated to, but the privacy worked in their favor. The kiss lingered, with Ben's heart thumping in his chest so loudly as he savored the way Kiara tasted that it nearly drowned out the off-key warbling.

"I think they're about to do presents now..." he muttered when the music died down, breaking his focus and bringing him back to the reality of where they were. He reluctantly released the hold he had on her, and gave her an embarrassed smile, unused to such a warm reception to his motormouth. Speaking before thinking in Ben's case typically resulted in having pumpkin bombs angrily hurled at his head. "After that... Maybe I could buy you a drink?" he offered, trying to gauge where they stood.

[sacredarts]

Sighing under her breath and wiping blood out of her eyes, Warren knocks on @devilsanddarlings' door. Stepping back, she waits for PJ to answer. Glancing around, the blonde wrapped her arms around herself as a heavy breeze blew past, causing her to shiver from the cold.

[pcrfumebcttles]

The Crew of The Bellowmight and The Birds gathered around the stairwell, waiting for the guests of honor to arrive. The party was alive with cheering, laughter, and music.

But where would it be without the birthday twins?

A warmth fills the air as they round the corner and descend the stairwell to greet their family and friends.

After all the turmoil, all the strife, all the ill will that was sent their way... They're still standing. They're still here. They're still enjoying life and greeting each day with a smile.

That alone is something worth celebrating.

[prcttyinpcnk]

Going steady.

“...And the petals are falling like freshly fallen snow, a soft blanket that as soft as my heart~”

Phiona sighs, gently snuggling up to Harper, before adjusting her new hat. A tiara’s nice, but you can’t beat a pink rancher hat with giant flowers. At least, in Phiona’s eyes, you can’t. Especially when it’s a gift from her wonderful girlfriend. Speaking of which, Phiona gently closes her new poetry book, using the ornate dagger as a bookmark.

Her green-brown eyes look up at Harper and butterflies start to flutter into her stomach. She was scared. She was unsure of herself. Even so, this needs to be done, and needs to be said. 

“Hey? Harper?”

Harper’s ears twitch, and she lets out a small hum. Soft green eyes trail down to meet Phiona’s, sparkling brighter than the stars in the night. “What’s wrong, sugar cube?”

“Oh nothing! Nothing! I just… need to tell you something important.” After taking a deep breath, Phiona sits up, and takes both of Harper’s hands into her own. “Harper. This whole 'eternal spring' thing. It made me think about… well, everything. How fragile life can be. How we’re not guaranteed forever. But… I’d like to think that, it also made me think how precious all of you are to me. Even if forever is just a second, I want to spend it with everyone… but more than anything, I want to spend it with you. Now that I’m older and closer to being a woman than a little girl, I wanna make sure that you know, that I’m gonna be here. By your side. Forever.”

Harper’s heart swells with each word that fell from Phoina’s lips. Her tag wags, her hands gently shake with excitement, and tears prick her eyes. 

Phiona takes another breath. Reaching into her dress pocket, she pulls out a small box. She watches Harper’s trembling finger press the golden button to open it, only to shoot back over to cover Harper’s gasping maw. In the box was a beautiful lavender topaz wrapped in a gold band. The ring itself dangled from a matching gold chain. It takes Phiona a second to find her word again. “Um… I don’t know if going steady is still a thing, but ya know. I wanted to make some kind of commitment to you. Plus we’re waaaayyy to young to get engaged, but this is the closest thing I could think of–” Phiona words were caught in her throat as Harper proceeded to expresses her gratitude by the sweetest of kisses on the vampiress’ face. Phiona glances up to see tears of pure joy pouring down Harper’s cheeks.

“You’re perfect, Phiona Souris.”

“Nah. That’s your job,” Phiona giggles before wrapping Harper in her arms. She’s unsure what the future holds, but she knows one thing is certain. She’s not gonna face it alone… and neither is Harper. They’ll do this together.

@rcseteaparty