#⚡ 𝐌𝐑. 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐎 ── ❝ Promise you I’ll learn from my mistakes. ❞ ( 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 )

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⚡ ❰❰ @senseibalance // s.c. ❱❱  

ㅤㅤㅤ❝ I DON'T GET IT, MR. LARUSSO. Helping her with lawyers and shit is one thing, but asking her to come sit in on a class? You can't trust her! ❞

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ㅤㅤㅤYOU CAN GET AWAY WITH HOARDING HOLY WATER IF YOUR DAD IS A PASTOR, RIGHT? That, at least, is a cover that makes sense. But the rest of it? The stakes and weapons spread out across the floor of the Miyagi-do guest house? The occult iconography laid out to be studied? She won't even try to explain that. It's not like she's a very convincing liar, anyway. ❝ I'll tell you what I'm not doing, ❞ Tory shuffles to her feet, stepping in front of her little Slayer set-up on the floor. ( At least she's trying to be prepared ! ) ❝ I'm NOT trying to summon a demon. That just sounds stupid. ❞ Everything coming out of her mouth right now sounds stupid, actually. She's expecting a major freak out of some sorts, because honestly ❛ what the fuck are you doing, Tory !? ❜ sounds like a perfectly reasonable response to a situation like this. But Mr. Larusso isn't openly freaking out. Not the way she thought he would. ❝ Are you going to kick me out of the guest house now? Because I totally get it. This is a weird thing to walk in on in the middle of the day. ❞ Tory rubs the back of her neck, watching for any reaction she can gauge from Daniel. ❝ You're . . . not taking this the way I thought you would. You good, Mr. L? ❞

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The “strong roots” analogy is SO important to Tory, it was one of the first things Daniel taught her and she has never let it go. It’s helped her through a lot of shit.

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ㅤㅤㅤSHE DOESN'T NEED ANYONE'S PITY. It was bad enough that Sam's mom had gotten her fired, but now she's leaving groceries at her door? As if that could somehow make anything better? It's probably just a threat, anyway. A way to show that the Larussos know where she lives, since she broke into their house last December. ( Didn't she hear someone say that Louie Larusso had his buddies ❛ send a message ❜ to Johnny once? Is this one of those situations? ) Either way, it wasn't welcome. Just a bunch of salt poured into an open wound. She'd let Amanda know as much, returning the basket to its sender in the least friendly way possible. That should be the end of it, she thinks, until she realizes she dropped her phone at the dealership during her little tirade. ( God fucking dammit. ) Tory tries to sneak back in to ask the receptionist about it the next day, but of course, she has to be one of the most cursed people on the planet, running into Mr. Larusso the moment she steps through the doors. ❝ Shit. Sorry, ❞ she murmurs, taking a second to realize who she'd bumped into. Her face twists when she does, wincing, knowing that any second she's going to be thrown out of here. ❝ I don't want trouble, ❞ Tory says in a rush, palms extended in front of her as her eyes dart to the floor. ❝ I dropped my phone here yesterday. I need it back. ❞

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After  last  year,  he  isn't  sure  what  to  gift  Tory.  He  had  given  her  a  few  last  year  that  meant  a  lot  of  things.  So  he  takes  his  time  choosing  something  specific  that  she  would  enjoy.  There  are  options,  he  thinks  of  a  lot  of  things  that  end  up  being  brushed  off  and  Daniel  in  the  end  figures  something  she  would  appreciate.  "Happy  birthday,  Tory.  I  know  this  might  look  boring,  but  I  promise  it's  worth  the  time."  And  it  was  just  a  pile  of  papers  at  first.  It  was  a  house  lean  of  the  guest  house.  "This  is  a  lean  of  the  house,  saying  that  it  belongs  to  you,  in  case  of  my  death  or  harm.  Basically,  it  just  say  that  while  it  is  under  my  family's  property,  that  the  house  on  itself  is  yours."  Tory  helped  rebuilt  it  and  made  it  her  home  after  all.  It  seemed  right  that  the  house  now  belonged  to  her  legally  and  he  made  sure  it  was  all  on  paper.  no  loopholes.

⚡ ❰❰ @senseibalance // It's Tory Day ! ❱❱

ㅤㅤㅤSHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. Daniel's done so much for her already, and yet somehow he keeps surprising her by doing more. All the legal jargon on the paper doesn't make much sense to her, but the things she can make out from it feel surreal as she processes it all. The guest house is the closest thing she's had to a home since she was eight years old. Sure, there was all the apartment hopping ( when her mom could afford it and they weren't stuck in motel rooms ) , but none of those place ever felt like home. Not like this. Tory put work into this place, helping Daniel expand it so it could fit both her and Brandon comfortably. Best of all, she feels safe here. As grateful as Tory is, she's always made sure to treat it like a loan. A temporary gift. But now? These papers in front of her say otherwise.

ㅤㅤㅤ❝ Sooo I take it I haven't overstayed my welcome yet? I feel like most people get eviction notices from their parents when they turn eighteen, not legal ownership , ❞ Tory jokes, but really, it's taking a lot of effort on her part not cry in that moment. Good tears, for once. There are a lot of scary things about turning eighteen; uncertainty is such a bitch when you're young. There's always been an unspoken fear in Tory that somehow everything could go wrong and she and Brandon would end up on their own again. A cruel survival instinct that demands her to expect the worst even when things are at their best. Yet she can see right in front of her, these papers that say she will always have a home here. Something that can't be easily taken from her now. ❝ You have no idea what this means to me, Mr. Larusso, ❞ Tory wipes at her eyes. There's a laugh, and she should know by now that trying to hold up any kind of front is a losing game, especially in front of Daniel. Might as well just let the waterworks go. ❝ Ah, fuck. I was trying not to cry. ❞

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⚡ ❰❰ @senseibalance​ // it’s Daniel Larusso day !! ❱❱

           ❝ UM. SURPRISE? ❞  Okay, so she wasn’t completely done yet, but close enough. She’d even gotten up at 6am in an attempt to have enough time to finish before Daniel arrived at the dojo that morning. The entire place, both the interior and the garden, had been cleaned. The cars had been waxed and all the bonsai watered and trimmed as needed. The whole place, immaculate. For the most part.  ❝ I got up early and did all the chores and stuff around here so you don’t have to do it this weekend. Now you have more time to go spend with your family today, or whatever you wanna do. ❞  Tory knows he’s a hard worker, but if anyone deserves to do nothing but relax on their birthday, it’s Daniel. She didn’t mind doing it all herself if it meant he got a break for once. Tory reaches into her pocket, pulling out a small bonsai keychain.  ❝ I got you this little thing, too. I don’t know if you’re into keychains, but it made me think of you, so I had to get it for you. ❞

          As she goes through her mental checklist, she realizes one big thing she’s forgotten.  ❝ Oh shit, wait ─ ❞  she says under her breath, rushing to plant herself between Daniel and the door to the dojo, sliding the partially open screen shut before he can see what’s inside.  ❝ Don’t go in yet! Your big present’s in here, and it’s not wrapped yet. ❞  Mild moment of panic subsides, and she rubs the back of her neck.  ❝ Or, I guess it’s not that big a deal whether I wrap it or not, huh? Since you’re already here. Unless you just feel like ripping up some wrapping paper for some reason, ❞  Tory shrugs. Not quite sure she can wait much longer before showing it to him, anyway. She’s far too impatient for that.  ❝ Sooo . . . do you wanna see it now? ❞

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❝  I was once like you are now // And I know that it's not easy // To be calm when you've found // Something going on // But take your time, think a lot // Think of everything you've got // For you will still be here tomorrow // But your dreams may not  ❞  

𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐒 & 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐎 // @senseibalance

personals dni

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tag drop, cali edition.

⚡  𝐌𝐑. 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐎  ──   ❝ Promise you I’ll learn from my mistakes. ❞  ( 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 )

⚡  𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐘  ──   ❝ I was good at feeling nothing now I’m hopeless. ❞  ( 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐂𝐕𝐁𝐑𝐀 )

⚡  𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐙𝐄𝐍  ──   ❝ For some it’s life or death. ❞  ( 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 )

⚡  𝐊𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐒𝐄  ──   ❝ Perfect little soldier. ❞  ( 𝐂𝐎𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 )

⚡  𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐍  ──   ❝ The strongest women were once broken girls. ❞  ( 𝐍𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 )

⚡  𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍𝐍𝐘  ──   ❝ Gremlin in law. ❞  ( 𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐁𝐑𝐀 )

⚡  𝐒𝐀𝐌  ──   ❝ Let’s burn the devil’s kingdom down. ❞  ( 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 )  

⚡  𝐉𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐘  ──   ❝ By your side for the rest of your life. ❞  ( 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 )

⚡  𝐘𝐀𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄  ──   ❝ My sister in gi. ❞  ( 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐘 )

⚡  𝐁𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐘  ──   ❝ Someone teach me how to be a daughter. ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )

⚡  𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐘  ──   ❝ You’re not so bad kiddo. ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )  

⚡  𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐈𝐄  ──   ❝ Are we sure Louie isn’t mafia? ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )

⚡  𝐌𝐄𝐆  ──   ❝ Join the Cobra Baby Trauma Club. ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )  

⚡  𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐀  ──   ❝ You shouldn’t be anything like me. ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )  

⚡  𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐎  ──   ❝ Loyalty can make or break you. ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )  

⚡  𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀  ──   ❝ My almost-step-mom is cooler than yours. ❞  ( 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘 )