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@bloodykneestm asked: ❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜ ( lilja )

With a boost of adrenaline still pumping through his veins from the THRILL of the kill, Kai barely registers what Lilja says until he takes a downward glance. Sticky crimson footprints trail behind him across the hardwood floors, evidence of the couple's crime. A low, BREATHY chuckle leaves him and he continues practically strutting up to his wife like a proud cat with a mouse in its jaws. " Are you gunna join me? " He tilts his head as he cups his wife's cheek, smearing the blood that stains his fingers over her face. " Fuck, she sure didn't get very far, did she? You really didn't hold back this time. " Kai laughs again, his dark eyes filled with sadistic excitement.

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Whether or not Kai's desire was for the cigarette or not remained to be seen even for him. Cole was a fairly attractive man after all, and it had been too long since he's Well, that wasn't the point of this little meeting. If it was Kai's INITIAL intentions, their conversation would be playing out much differently than it had been. The cerulean-haired man grasps at one of the cigarettes from the offered pack and lights it up, taking his drag a few moments after the second plume of smoke leaves the other's lips.

" Two huh? So you're living with your wife, girlfriend, boyfriend? " Kai looks him over SKEPTICALLY and exhales smoke as well, chuckling a little to himself before relaxing and leaning forward in his seat. " Look, if you're needing it that badly I can just give you three months worth of cash. Take it as like...a late welcome to the neighborhood gift or some shit. "

cole nods as he's given permission, letting the light linger at the tip of the cigarette until its lit properly before he takes the zippo away and flicks it closed. he gives no response to the echoed information, taking a long drag and leaning back in his seat before he takes the camel from his lips to exhale the smoke.

he quickly sticks it back between his teeth to hold it with the intention of opening his beer until the question surprises him, his brow raising before it furrows with the effort of attempting to discern his intentions. ( was that longing look for the cigarette or his mouth? ) just in case, he slides the pack across the table toward him and deposits the lighter with a slip of his finger. he takes the cigarette between his index and middle finger and unscrews the lid of the brew before he answers, debating a hasty response before sanitizing himself. "'nough for living expenses — for two. lucky shit's not as pricey here as it was where we came from but still. takes about 3k to get by for a month."

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@1ststab asked: i should have known that there's no getting in.

" Well, you're right! With that attitude we're not doing shit. " The cerulean-haired man snorts quietly and speaks in a HUSHED voice. He then practically pushes Frank aside to take his place crouched down next to the locked door instead. Kai had come prepared with a bag that he only has to dig around in for a few seconds before a lockpicking kit is taken out and he's slotting two prongs of metal into the lock. He moves his gloved fingers carefully to maneuver the picks around, knowing if too much noise were to be made they'd have a much more likely chance of being caught.

It's not until Kai hears that satisfying CLICK of victory that a smug grin lights up his face and he peers up at the other. " Jackpot. See? Fucking told you I know what I'm doing, man. " Kai slips the BURDENSOME clown mask he had to set aside back on, letting out a slow exhale to prepare himself for the deed that they were about to carry out. " Just a little faith, that's all I ask of you next time. "

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@scribedheart continued from here .

How she managed to talk him into this he'd never be able to figure out. Kai hasn't tried to ice skate since he was a boy. Any and all previous knowledge was thrown out the window with his changed body mass and years LACKING in practice. As the snowball collides with Kai's back, exploding into cold dust, he feels his knees wobble to regain his balance. He must look RIDICULOUS, like a newborn fawn trying to learn how to walk.

" Alright, show-off. " The cerulean-haired man mutters under his breath watching Jackie approach him on the pond, even going so far as to twirl. " Whatever. Do you think about the strength my muscles have very often? " Kai's mouth twists into a TEASING grin as he starts to tilt his skates outward as she instructs. With a small sense of control now over his own movements, he pushes off and slides to an awkward stop a few feet away from her.

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LUCIFER NETFLIX SENTENCE STARTERS

@hotelhaunting​

Taking a step away from the murdered couple spread across the bed, he moves towards the light peeking from behind the curtains. Drawing the fabric back, Kai’s bloodstained fingers lightly brush against the glass of the window. Staring at the world outside, at the city he’ll never be able to escape from, the spirit of the cult leader feels a cold emptiness in the pit of his stomach. “ The heart does nothing but provide the blood needed to keep living, “ he counters, turning back to face the other man standing in the room. 

He had given the couple a choice, one kills the other and is left alive; or they both choose to die alongside each other. Imagine Kai’s surprise when the girlfriend had taken the knife from his grip and stabbed her beau to death without much hesitation. Shame that Kai had already planned on killing them both anyways. “ Their minds were both weak. I lived my entire life without letting love be a distraction, “ Kai practically sneers the word out as if it has similar weight as a curse. 

Of course, the reason for him not experiencing love was more complicated than that. Even with all the time he had to contemplate his previous life, he wasn’t sure why he never did. Sure, he had loved his family, but even then he had killed his siblings. Maybe he was simply destined to become a monster. Intense near-black eyes eventually settle on James, his brow quirking upwards in a questioning manner, “ Have you ever killed someone you were in love with? “

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The peaceful, every day bustle was an odd sight to behold when such fear wreaked throughout once the darkness of night BLANKETED the quiet town. Yet even in daylight there still remained the occasional whisperings of terrified gossip on the street, the brief warnings from police, and most of all the yearning for someone, anyone to put a stop to the murders before it got any WORSE. All of them blissfully unaware that the man behind it all was currently on his way to grab a coffee with an eager internet reporter as if he hadn't been washing a man's blood off his hands just mere HOURS before.

" Believe me, no one wants any senseless violence and lunatics running around killing innocent civilians. What's happened recently in this town is a tragedy, but it's nothing that's hopeless to fix. " Kai immediately COMBATS the question given, surprised and a bit impressed by Sara's quickness to jump into things. " I've been speaking to our local law enforcement, trying to find ways to beef up nightly neighborhood patrols to be on the look out for any suspicious behavior. "

not that it’s sara’s style anyway, but she has a feeling no splicing in the world is as interesting as whatever raw material kai is about to give her. she shakes her head, “that’s not my style. this will be all candid.” she assures, mustering a slight smile.

in the sunlight, brookfield heights is the epitome of small-town wholesomeness. citizens stroll, cars pass them by as people go about their day-to-day routines. it’s a workday, traffic is light, and the atmosphere is pleasant. by night, no one risks walking alone. hell, no one dares to leave their door unlocked. their suburb is quickly becoming the town that dreaded sundown.

“would you say the headlines have been exaggerating the crime happening in town?” it’s a question worthy of a press conference, if she does say so herself.

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@traumapyre asked: 045. a mysterious trail found in the woods . (For either tvd or ahs)

The hybrid's paws hit the forest floor in a particularly HEAVY gait, without much grace to his strides. Nostrils flare on a wet, black nose as he follows a trail of blood speckled on leaves and twigs, seemingly nonexistent to the naked eye, but for a wolf's sense of smell, was clear as day. Then, a different scent overtakes him the closer he seems to get to its source. Vampire. Not exactly an UNUSUAL discovery around these parts, but it belonged to one he hadn't yet met. Which would certainly be something he should report back to Klaus about.

Kai's hackles raise when he catches sight of Ophelia, letting out a low snarl at first that grows into a THUNDEROUS rumble. A nonverbal warning to her to either run far or stay put while he figures out what to do with her.

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@firststab asked: 018.   an otherwise empty parking lot .

The HISS of an aerosol spray can nearly echoes with how desolate the parking lot is this time of night. Concealed by only a black hoodie, Kai paints the last finishing touches of a blood red smiley face against the side of the car. Their next victim officially marked and WARNED for what was to come. As he's stuffing the spray can back into his bag, that's when he hears footsteps approaching.

" Shit. " Kai curses under his breath, yanking the zipper closed and keeping his back to the stranger. He should make a run for it, DITCH his clothes and bag once he was home, that would be the smart thing to do. Instead he lingers and pushes his luck, stuffing his hands in his hoodie pockets CASUALLY, as if he hadn't been caught red-handed quite literally in this case. " You gunna call the cops on me or are we good? "

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@chromatiica asked: 12.  SAFEGUARD :  for one muse to save the other from being hit by a vehicle or from some other life-threatening event.

The bite of the cool night air assaults what little of his skin is exposed as he steps out of the supermarket with a plastic bag in tow. After stepping onto the sidewalk, Kai begins his trek back home. It was minutes into it with not much going on in the realm of interesting people watching until he spotted someone venturing out into the street to cross over onto his side, OBLVIOUS to an oncoming car clearly disregarding the speed limit.

Without wasting another precious moment of time, Kai drops the bag onto the ground and runs up to her, thankful she was in arms reach by the time he got to her. The cerulean-haired male's hands grasp onto the back of her shirt and her arm, YANKING her onto the sidewalk with him as the car whizzes past in the exact spot she would've still been at. " Fucking asshole! " Kai uselessly curses out the driver, flipping them a prominent middle finger that they also wouldn't be aware of. " You alright? " He lets go of her and turns his attention back to the woman that NARROWLY escaped her death, or at the very least a decent amount of serious injury.

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The barrage of sickly sweet pet names from @insanislupus embarrassingly works on soothing Kai's temper, despite wanting to scoff at the very idea that the goal here isn't to humiliate him. The pair both ENJOYED seeing his pride kicked and spat upon and that has always been clear. What surprised him is how much he actually allowed them to do so. With others he would've put up much more of a fight, refused it outright, KILLED them if he felt inclined. Perhaps it had something to do with him being a hybrid now, being bonded to Klaus on top of having newfound strength he didn't possess before made him feel safe in a strange way. As much as it was irritating, as much as it wounded his ego, Kai found it was also almost a FREEING sensation when he gave in.

His dark gaze briefly drops to the collar again and then back up at Klaus, the compulsion URGING him to immediately reach up and grasp the leather accessory in his hand. " Fair point I guess, " Kai mutters to Jackie as he wraps the collar around his neck and fumbles with his fingers to fasten it on. " Just seems a little on the nose for us when we're hybrids, doesn't it? If you think about it we should all be wearing collars. " He teases both of them with a smirk. " If you wanna have sex right now you could also just say it. The hoops you'll go through is amazing. "

"Well of course they come with strings attached -- and the more you question it, the worse those strings get. It's very simple, really." Arm leaves Jackie and Klaus is stepping forward, with the collar hanging from the tip of his index finger, and he catches Kai's eyes just enough to compel him. "Put. It. On." And with a smile, Klaus holds up the collar for @hiveruled to take as he addresses Jackie. "That's a fantastic idea, sweetheart. He should do it naked, too."

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@traumapyre asked: ❛  you’re  doing  so  well  for  me .  ❜ like said after feeding him her blood or feeding from him.

An obnoxious SLURPING noise accompanies the praise as Kai breaks away from Ophelia's flesh. A smear of crimson paints the corner of his mouth and it quickly vanishes under his tongue as he tries to consume every available sweet drop of it that he can. The euphoria BUZZES warmly in his head and throughout every nerve in his body, beckoning, begging him to taste more. The words she speaks only further the sensation, an electrifying shiver running down his spine despite his best efforts to not be affected by such things.

" ...I want more this time. " Kai mumbles, hands itching to grab ahold of the pocket knife tucked in his jeans to make another SLICE into Ophelia's skin. Instead he remains still, his gaze settling intensely on hers.

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@dustwereturn asked: you think this is a joke ? (from lila!)

" Are you kidding me? I think it's fucking hilarious. " Kai smirks from his place on the couch, looking over the article on Lila's phone again. Less of a news piece and more of a GOSSIP and speculative one, but either way the talk about how there's a possibility Lila and him were romantically involved somehow was more than enough material he needed for a good chuckle.

He purposefully keeps the cellphone away from his former lawyer's reach when she makes a move to grab for it, the look on his face as SMUG as ever. " Oh, they are absolutely right. You can't keep your hands off me! " Kai laughs again, quickly switching the phone over to the opposite hand.

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@dustwereturn asked: ❛ it’s the silence that scares me. ❜ from dolores!

" I can only imagine. " But he doesn't have to. Kai knows how she feels, that chilling silence has once haunted his home as well. It drowns everything in its path, somehow growing LOUDER and more uncomfortable than any noise could reach. The worst part isn't exactly how long it lasts though. No, it's the initial realization that hits you. Where one was once used to so many sounds that you'd take it all for granted, push it aside in your mind. The clatter of silverware and dishes being put away in the cupboard, the soft stream of water coming from the faucets whenever someone washed their hands, the various chatter and music coming from the television. All of it stops. His parents arguments growing in volume, the SLAMMING of doors, the creaky wheels of his dad's wheelchair. All of it was gone in an instant after Vincent had walked out the door in the early hours of the morning. For weeks Kai was left with that agonizing, TAUNTING silence.

And now Dolores was left with it with the passing of her husband well, the murder of him that is. Frankly the cult leader didn't really give a damn about the fate of the man she loved. He ultimately decided he didn't DESRVE any of her time once he had met with Dolores in person after hearing to so much vitriol was pointed in her direction. So Kai made sure the end was fitting for him, slow and PAINFUL.

" Everyone's afraid lately. " The city councilman candidate's hand settles on Dolores' arm, firm but kind in the gesture. " You don't have to be though, Dolores. Whatever you need, day or night? Give me a call or text. I'll be over here as quick as I can. " Reaching into his suit jacket pocket, Kai takes out one of the cards he's handed out door to door, his personal cellphone number PRINTED on the back. " You're also more than welcome to stay at my place. Personally, I don't think you should be in a house by yourself right now after your husband was targeted. "

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@dustwereturn asked: ❛ what’s wrong, you don’t trust me? ❜ from sam!

Of course Kai trusts her, Sam is practically the only person in his life who actually understands some of the shit that go on in his mind. These SHARED struggles combined with their similar attitudes and interest in the horror genre really kicked it off for them becoming best friends and eventual lovers. Getting hunted down through dark hospital corridors by the latest Ghostface though, that was a new one. Kai knew that Sam was going to do everything in her power to get her sister safely out of the building, as much as he ADMIRED it, related to it, he didn't want her to recklessly die because of it.

" I do trust you let's not do this right now. " He argues in a whisper at her, grateful that he decided to bring his knife with him before they arrived. Kai slowly peeks around the corner, letting out a RELIEVED exhale at the empty hallway. " We need to make a run for the stairs while that asshole is distracted. "

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@dustwereturn continued from here .

An obnoxious yawn belts from his mouth as he pours his second cup of coffee into his mug. Black of course, because who needed their taste buds anyway? He peers at Lila behind the cup, not even ATTEMPTING to conceal the smug smirk as he takes a sip of the hot beverage without so much as a flinch. Causing his former lawyer to squirm and SCOWL with annoyance was about as much entertainment he could get lately when he wasn't watching tv.

" You sure you can't just bat those eyelashes at the judge and get off easy? " Kai chuckles under his breath and takes another SCALDING sip of his coffee before he joins Lila at the kitchen table. " All I'm saying is be aware of your surroundings. For all we know they're staking out your place. "

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@dustwereturn asked: ❛ what, you like to watch? you goddamn sicko. ❜ FROM LILA LMAOOO

Kai checks himself over in the mirror, not really putting any effort to make himself look anywhere close to presentable, but instead wiggling the tip of his tongue to dislodge a piece of food from dinner and brushing a few messy strands of hair back into place. " Damn, we're jumping right into asking what I'm into, huh? The view's pretty good, not gunna lie, sweetheart. " He glances sideways towards Lila who'd been PEACEFULLY bathing before Kai had barged into the bathroom without warning.

The former cult leader simpers a little, unbothered and UNASHAMED of being in the same room with Lila while she's naked. Even if he wasn't attracted to her, he wouldn't care about something as insignificant as a LACK of clothing. " In my defense, you were taking way too fucking long in here. "