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𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚃𝚆𝙾 . ❝ Do I really have to pick three people ? Why can't you give us all three ? ❞ // FMK PROMPT. ( accepting. )
❝ Someone's feeling a bit GREEDY aren't we? ❞ Which one of them 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍 , but they had a feeling they knew which one. A smirk curls their lips up in one corner , taking another sip before casting a pondering look. ❝ Pretty sure you gotta put a ring on it t'get t'be that greedy Counselor. ❞ A rare occasion of 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐘 in their voice. Arching a brow quickly as if to issue a challenge to @halfdent. ❝ Which I don't think you got the guts t'be married t'this psycho. ❞
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This woman seemed , 𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐃 at best. But someone who could really focus when she needed to. That was where they were going to focus their attention on. That was what was going to make them ultimately agree on the temporary team up to get the 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 out of there. The idea of any friendships forming was never something on their mind. It was always just … easier , to be the loner.
As insane as this woman was , the plan 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐍'𝐓. The plan , if everything went off the way they wanted … Might actually work. The catch was going to be making sure that the plan worked. All it would take is one of the other inmates throwing a wrench in the plan , or one of the guards or orderlies catching on. They needed to be clever about this , & also make sure they waited for the 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 moment to act. Part of the hard part of breaking out of any institution was the waiting game.
Eyes shifted over to where the orderlies tasked with watchin them were stationed. One of them looking 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 way , causing Anya to make sure to take detailed account of his face. If he didn't go & blab about it to his superiors … He was probably going to be one who was dumb enough to come between them , & their freedom.
❛❛ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥. ❜❜ They 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 about reaching to shake Harley's hand. But thought better after catching that look from the man across the room. Shaking her hand would tell them some sort of 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 took place. That would only raise more suspicion. ❛❛ 𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 … 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. ❜❜
Harley let out a low, wicked laugh, eyes flicking over the room with a sparkle of excitement. “Oh, babe, you better believe it’s gonna be a madhouse! The minute security drops, it’ll be every loon for themselves, runnin' wild through Arkham like kids on a sugar high! Absolute chaos—just how I like it!”
She shrugged with a playful smirk. “Good luck to 'em all, yeah. ‘Course, it means we’ll have to dodge a few folks who think they can jump on our tail, but that’s where my special lil’ stash comes in.” She gave a sly wink, tapping her hip where her hidden tools would come into play. “A couple smoke bombs, maybe a few other tricks up my sleeve... you know, just to clear our path in the commotion.”
Harley grinned wider, her voice dropping conspiratorially. “So when the lights go out and all hell breaks loose, we slip through the mess while the guards are chasin' everyone else. Let the others keep ‘em busy while we take the straight shot out. Pure an’ simple! You get that arm back, I get the last laugh, and by the time they realize, we’re long gone.”
She reached across the table, offering a gloved hand to Anya, her eyes gleaming. “So, partner—ya ready to shake on it?”
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𝐐 ; “ Hey - come in. Don’t worry about it. I’m glad you came. ” ﹐@renownedagent.
This was stupid. They shouldn't have come here & 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 his evening. He probably had more interesting things to do than deal with their triggered ass. It would have been better for him if she had just gone home , instead of ending up 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 into his home & straight to his kitchen in order to begin their stressed out pacing. Typical behavior for them really. They never did feel comfortable processing these kinds of feelings. Expressing them at all was still a pretty new thing for them … but Marcus had been safe 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐑 … Something had just told them to come here of all places.
The affirmation gives them 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄. Looking at Marcus with an incredulous look at suggests that they expected the opposite reaction for some reason. He'd never gave them reason to think this wasn't 𝐖𝐄���𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐃 behavior. But trauma rarely ever worked in convenient ways. He had to know that about her though. Otherwise he would have hit the road by now. ❝ I know know what I was thinking. ❞ An attempt to 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 , perhaps a confused way to explain what happened. It's hard to tell. ❝ I'm sorry … I never do this. ❞
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𝐐 ; " hey, have i ever told you how pretty you look with that smile. i like it when you smile for me .. "
It's something they've had to 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 with @renownedagent. They tried the whole being closed off with him , that didn't work. Then he had to go & have that smile , & that way that he actually made them blush when he complimented her. Fucking rude … but also incredibly adorable. It wasn't fair. Love had gripped onto them 𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐋𝐘 , to the degree that their life had taken a very 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 turn from what they had expected. Now they had a home , with someone to come home to.
❝ You certainly haven't as much as the average today. ❞ They answered. That pink 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐇 still on their cheeks. ❝ I was wondering if maybe you didn't like the new top I got. ❞ They were kidding of course. Made 𝐎𝐁𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 with the smile on their features. ❝ You're always so quick to lift people up. Don't find that often in people in our line of work. ❞
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Everyone wanted a chance to be 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎. Didn't they? Standing in a triangle shape , the points being made up by Anya , the goods , & the man set on taking them. Be it for himself , or for someone who wanted to put a dent in their plans … Was irrelevant. He wasn't leaving with any of the stash. Good thing too , Anya had been itching for a bit of a fight.
❝ I'd be turnin around and going back th'way you came. ❞ How did @bldrdsh even 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 his way down there anyways? The hidden underground city was a secret to everyone as far as they knew was a mystery. Lost to time and tragedy seemingly burying the place to wait for Anya to come alone & find it. Someone like Anya. The goods had been stashed outside of it. The secret still kept for the moment. ❝ Last warning. ❞
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𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙰. you're forever assuming the worst.
Forever assuming the worst. Boy , was that 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇. Granted , it was untrue. Anya didn't forever assume the worst. Only just damn near close to it. With everything that had happened in their life leading up to this point though … who 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓? How could one walk in the shoes Anya Barnes did and not have a low grade constant feeling that the world was going to end at any given moment.
The answer was simple … you did your best.
❝ That's a bit dramatic don't you think? ❞ She said to @hcrctic. Their tone comes off more light hearted , like she's 𝐉𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 with her in a way. They are … but jokes have never come across easy for them. Most falling just 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓 most of the time. Hopefully this one can prove to be a bit different though. ❝ Plus , I'd like t'think I kinda deserve it a little don't' you think? ❞
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𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙲𝚄𝚂. 「 SLIP 」 : for senders hand to slip between the receivers legs.
The meeting was almost over , & this 𝐖𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 could have been an email anyways. At least , to Anya it could have. While her guys bickered & argued over whatever issues they had , Anya was getting a headache. Most of this could 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓 when it came to matters of urgency. @renownedagent must have noticed. It would explain that hand Anya felt in the midst of almost falling asleep.
Eyes opened alertly , but not in a way that would 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 to anything. Not like they were a novice or anything. A breath hitched as his hand reached up her skirt. Right , that was why they like wearing these. Glancing to him , she smiled before reaching under the large conference table to find 𝐇𝐈𝐒 , before bringing it up just a little bit higher up said skirt. At leas not this meeting was interesting.
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𝙱𝙸𝙻𝙻𝚈. hit me, then.
Careful eyes , one green & one blue watch him as @1stltrusso speaks. Hearing that 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐄 , & their lips curl up in one corner. A scoff following that smirk. Funny , that he thinks that would go well. Their 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 fist doesn't flex , but there's the urge to do so upon hearing those words. She could claim that he asked for it. Would they really be in the wrong in that case? Have they 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 really cared about anything like that?
Hell FUCKING no!
❝ As sure as I am that you'd probably like that. ❞ There's a pause. Like they may be 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 doing throwing a punch after all , the allure just to blow off steam is going in the opposite direction of anger management. ❝ I'm sorta doing this thing where I don't throw the first punch. ❞ They weren't sure if it was 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐓 for them. Not as much fun.
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They never thought they would 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 make it to that happily every after that so many people took for granted. Even if they remained out of the clutches of their captors , they always thought they would live their entire lives feeling like they were 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 something that everyone else around them had. Someone to love. In whatever form that took. A simple desire. Something so simple … It often times seemed like a 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍. Not always , & always something Anya was too afraid to want until Marcus had come along.
❝ Hopefully we can at least hold them off long enough to make a quick getaway. ❞ They joked. Though being quick was going to be 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 compared to how quick they normally were. Still faster than most , but pain when you breathed hurt no matter how enhanced you were. Anya had just learned to 𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐄 the pain for the most part. ❝ Hopefully the currently broken ribs can still join us on said vacation. ❞ Another joke. A dark one. That was the usual for Anya. They were never good at jokes , always relying on the only thing they had experience with. The dark stuff.
a soft chuckle would come from marcus's pursed lips. something about anya made him feel warm, safe & comfortable. he cared about her. TRULY. his callused hands gently caressed her hands as he sat next to her on the bed, his brown hues looking into hers. " anywhere nice? south of france? venice? or somewhere we can not get into trouble.. "
" ah, like they would never notice us not answering.. we work on our own terms.. " that bright smile that often remained hidden - only reserved for a select few people that he could trust; HIS FAMILY & ANYA. " just us. a nice vacation, no broken ribs; no bullets. just us having a breath of fresh air for once. "
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𝙱𝙰𝚃𝙼𝙰𝙽. “ i extended the benefit of the doubt because of your association with a good friend of mine, but do not test my limits, barnes. i expect you to answer honestly this time, what were you doing at that crime scene? ” @urbanoath.
Focused eyes stared down the caped vigilante over Gotham. He didn't scare them … But not 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 did these days either. Not to say the threat isn't realized. He could take them down if he wanted to. All the more reason to stay 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇. Something Anya had been trained from childhood to be good at.
What they were 𝐃𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 at the crime scene was their business. Certainly no business of his , but it was obvious that was hardly a thought to cross his mind. The goal wasn't to fight him , but rather to get away from him … At least long enough to find out what 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐋𝐘 he was after. Typical behavior for the assassin really.
❝ My job. ❞ She answers bluntly. Eyes showing that there's no more they're willing to offer him. Because she 𝐈𝐒𝐍'𝐓. ❝ Last I checked you didn't sign my paycheck. ❞
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Most of the time … It was nearly 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 to find Anya. They liked it that way. The harder it was for anyone to find her , the harder it got to lock them away. Most of the time , after laying low long enough to fall off the radar of one 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐘 suppressed vigilante Batsy , allowing them to move about the city they'd made their 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 with little problems. The law didn't get involved with them much , & when they did , much like their mother was capable of … They could often times intimidate their way back home to cause mischief another day.
The worst part though , was the 𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐎𝐖 part. Not usually prone to following orders anymore , they could at least recognize someone's expertise over their own. Harvey & Two's had a better handle on getting things to blow over quicker. They had their ways. Those were times when Anya was willing to make an 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. They could lay low , follow orders then. Most of the time. & they never seemed to be without backup. Whether they wanted them or not … One of the sets of TRIGGER TWINS accompanied them. Not usually an issue … They made decent enough conversation when you stopped long enough to have a chat.
Visitors however , were NOT what they were expecting for today's plans. It was weird enough to hear they had company , but even weirder than that to hear it was none other than that shit stain of a clown's ex. Turned out the villains of Gotham 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐏. & this for some reason had managed to make the fucking headlines. Wow , some people really didn't have anything better to do.
Deciding to see for themselves , they weren't 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 when they caught view of the visitor through the CCTV cameras set up. No sense in heading for the door if it was more of a disappear before they found a way in kind of moment. ❝ Oy vey … ❞ They breathed out in a sigh. On one hand , this could be as harmless as a kid selling girl scout cookies. On the other hand … It could end up being the exact opposite. Curiosity won out eventually , quickly hustling to the nicely 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 door to pull it open. The metal arm occupying where her right arm used to be pulling the door open with ease.
❝ Harley. ❞ They greeted as arms crossed over the front of them. A natural 𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐌 they came at just about everyone they came into contact with. ❝ Nice t'see you. Is IS , nice t'see you right? I just got out of Arkham last week , I'm really hopin t'stay out for a good while. ❞
[C L O S E D S T A R T E R] {F O R: @drekkavac}
Harley was BORED. That was plain & simple. Was still trying to figure out WHAT she wanted to do now that she was free. Harley had been getting advice from Ivy, BUT Ivy had been trying so hard to help Harley. She felt embarrassed that she still didn't have a direction. Didn't want Ivy to feel bad or like a failure. She had been helping Harley, believe it or not. The POINT being that Harley couldn't go to Ivy with this one. SOOOOOO then what other strong women did Harley know. Selena Kyle? Harley thought of Catwoman, her style, her vibe, the way she did things, WHAT she did. An image of Harley in a Catwoman costume, still with her hair in pigtails, still with clown face on, passed through Harley's imagination.
Nah!
Not really her thing, nor were CATS for that matter. Harley was more of a HYENA girl. Speaking of which, that reminded Harley that she needed to feed BUD & LOU, she'll have to stop by the butcher's on the way home from WHEREVER she was going to go. Alright let's see. Who else? Wasn't there that dame that Ol' Two-face was palling around with? What was her name? Something COMMY. Anya!!!! Yeah! That was it. Anya Barnes. She was, IS, a BADASS bitch. Maybe she'd be Harley's friend, give her some advice & hopefully some direction.
Harley started with the first place that she could think of that she could find this Anya Barnes. The GOOD, the oh so HONORABLE, Harvey Two-Face Dent, District attorney at villainy's place, probably. It's as good of a place to start as any, anyway. Harley heads that way, no spandex suit, no face paint. Just some paint stained, ripped blue jeans, some boots that were mostly tied, a baseball tee shirt with the word SLUGGER on it, & a cut off jean jacket, topped off with her standard pigtails & a pair of steampunk styled wielder's goggles. Knowing where the place that Harvey called HOME, been there before when she was with the THAT creep, & the "Clown Prince of the Hackneyed".
Harley Quinn, knocked on the door where she HOPED that Anya resided.
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Those longer than normal 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 were always the ones that made Anya pay just a little closer attention. They weren't afraid of them. Anya didn't allow much to really 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 them anymore. Fear had been something that had been cast far away from their existence. It always seemed like absolutely nothing could shake them.
But that had also been before being tossed right back into the hell they had nightmares about almost nightly.
It was taking just about 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 they had to just remain calm. So far they had managed to surprise 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 even , but when they took her arm … She started to doubt their resolve. That had been quelled momentarily when they were 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 able to see them , only to quickly have that layered with a haze of concern for the other. This was hard on her … She couldn't 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄 what this was doing to Harvey , even to Two … Maybe.
Just stay put. Stay calm , he'll figure something out. He always does. A subtle nod follows those 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 thoughts. Eyes tracking his movements. Both larger gestures , & the smaller ones too. They all matter when it comes to them. That much they were able to learn about him early on. That panic tries to 𝐏𝐎𝐊𝐄 through that flimsy armor they've clambered together. Watching him head for the door , & the absence of not only Harvey , but their arm sends their breathing into something more 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂.
❛ Calm down … Do not lose your cool. Trust he'll figure something out. ❜
Blinking away the 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂 thoughts , the flashes of memories of their childhood threatening to expose themselves , Anya sucked in a deep breath. Quicker than would have been desired. But they could take 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 as a win at this point. ❛❛ They're gonna separate us .. Aren't they? ❜❜
HARVEY held back the urge to make a remark about as long as they can keep '𝐌𝐑.𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄' on track . He refrains . At least vocally . Keeps it between 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 locked away behind body && mind like door && key .
' 𝐈'𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐖 .' ' KEEP IT THAT WAY . ‘ ‘ 𝐖𝐇𝐎’𝐃 𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍' 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 ? 𝐉𝐔𝐒' 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍' 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐍 , 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐘 . 𝐖𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 . ' ...
Like predator the tension in her jaw did not go unnoticed , curious to find whether the vulnerability of a missing limb had rendered her prey or whether she would fight back . It DISSIPATES as does his interest for now , they still needed time to decipher his thoughts . Those of his feeling shared with HARVEY of their partner && those of his own , how far some strayed from the latter , how far was he willing to go to prove to HARVEY this could never work , they were far too hideous , deformed && even without that 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐄 . Well , this love affair could be fleeting at best . He watches , an observational silence for the moment .
HARVEY knows ANYA'S heart is a wild one . She needn't follow orders , but he knew the law in here , knew where all the lines were drawn . Could spin it all pretty well , even 𝐓𝐖𝐎-𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 could pose as a model inmate . Not a pushover , mind you , he let everyone know what happened to anyone who tried to challenge them or harm DENT .
❝ Get situated here , I'll see if I can - ❞ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 ? 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍' 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐘𝐄 ? ❝ CONVINCE THEM . ❞ He corrects allowed . ❝ Under the circumstances . A friendly gesture . If they hadn't caught on . ❞ To ANYA wasting no time to reach them that is . ❝ Won't be long . ❞ As he moves towards the door of his cell he wonders whether he should have apologized for their lack of privacy . For not being ALONE . He's scarcely alone these days . He's scarcely HIMSELF at the best of times. It's not important right now . Right now they have to bide their time so they can get all of them out of this cesspit before things inevitably get worse .
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Waiting for his answer while they walked , they couldn't help the way their eyes 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 as he joked & kidded about wanting to keep them in suspense. Typical Colt , such the performer. More of a showman than Anya was. The former assassin was more used to getting right down to the point. Colt liked to take his time with things. Nothing wrong with that , just 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 from what they had grown used to between them , their parents , & brother.
The teasers DID peak her interest slightly. Mostly wondering who it could have been that he didn't think he would be seeing again. Where some people would think that to be most likely a 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 surprise , Anya's mind heard someone from your past , & couldn't help but think 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄. That mostly had to do with the fact that when Anya had people come out of the woodwork from their past … It usually wasn't for anything good.
❛❛ 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭 ... 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭? ❜❜ Anya stopped walking. Waiting for him to turn around to face her before continuing with their follow up question. ❛❛ 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 ... 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭? ❜❜ Waiting for that answer , they did their best to 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇 the worrying thoughts to the side that worried it was a bad situation. A situation that would require them to disappear. What they were the best at.
Colt grinned, leaning back with a playful glint in his eye as he looked at Anya, savoring the chance to tease her just a little. "Oh, so now you’re curious?” He smirked, tilting his head thoughtfully. “I dunno... keeping you in suspense sounds like it might be worth it,” he said, drawing out the words, clearly enjoying her intrigue.
But there was no real intention to keep her waiting long. He knew the story’d hook her—it was a strange blend of weird luck, maybe a touch of recklessness, and sheer persistence. “Alright, alright,” he relented with a laugh. “Guess I could let you in on a bit of it. Just a taste, though. Don’t want you losing your appetite before dinner.”
With a dramatic pause, Colt leaned forward, lowering his voice conspiratorially, “Let’s just say… it started with a little job gone sideways, a minor case of mistaken identity, and… a run-in with someone I didn’t expect to ever see again. But the rest?” He grinned, tapping the table. “The rest you’ll have to wait for. So keep that curiosity in check, Anya."
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Anya had always 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 that whole mundane , suburban house , white picket fence , dogs , kids , stupid grocery shopping trips , the whole bundle. She wanted it all. The problem , was that every time they bothered to 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊 about how nice all of that might sound … They couldn't help but just believe they would somehow find a way to FUCK it all up. One way or another , they always found some reason to run for the hills. With Marcus though , whenever those thoughts came up , it was 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐑 to push those thoughts away in favor of the way he made them feel.
Not to mention the way they 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 one another in a very special way. Where Anya was someone of few words , Marcus had all the words for the both of them. They didn't seem to ever get 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐘𝐄𝐃 with how opposite he was to her. Where normally it would drive her insane … It actually brought a smile to their face whenever he rambled on. 𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 ending in a smile just like this exact moment. A toothy grin crossed their features that matched his. He always did have a way of bringing that out of her with his jokes. Answering his cry for help , Anya surged forward. Allowing their lips to meet one another in an 𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐏𝐓 kiss to accomplish exactly what he had asked. ❛❛ 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈'𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞. ❜❜ They teased. Offering another smile before a quicker kiss. ❛❛ 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. ❜❜
HEARING ANYA'S WORDS WARMED MARCUS'S HEART. SHE MADE HIM A BETTER PERSON & COMPLIMENTED HIS TRAITS. living with someone was something he had planned to do later in his life; but something about anya moved those plans forward for him. " i do too, just the feeling of you being here, wrapped up around me. it's comfortable.. and.. makes me know that i have someone to come home to - which is good when you're on a mission.. "
her touch on his skin; gave him goosebumps. something about anya's touch on his skin was almost electric to him; wanting to be with her. " i think i'd like to wake up next to you all of the time too.. " his pearly whites appeared as he grinned at anya. " besides, i'd love to see more of that smile, your eyes. and for the record.. i find the metal arm very hot & attractive. I just like everything about you anya, i feel this is right.. for both of us.. " his deep brown hues focused on her and he said the words. " why don't you shut me up and give me a kiss already? "
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Anya had spent most of their life living in a state of 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑. They'd been locked away from everyone & forced to live in that fear all alone. Until she wasn't. The nice secret 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 that had come to them when they needed most. That nothingness they feared was 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 , but it wasn't going to reach her.
Maybe Arabella thought otherwise , but Anya 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓 let that get to her. Couldn't let that get under their skin where they may start second guessing herself. ❛ You've made it this far. I won't let anyone do that again. Don't believe her … ❜
❛❛ 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 ... 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚. ❜❜ She'd been through this song & dance before. It had almost become common place for someone to 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄 they had them all figured out. Wrong , not even their family had them all figured out ❛❛ 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬. ❜❜ & they liked it that way.
Arabella’s expression shifted, her smirk fading into a look of quiet intensity as she listened to Anya’s words. She could feel the walls Anya had built around herself, every word dripping with conviction and defiance, each syllable daring anyone to challenge her.
But Arabella didn’t flinch. She only gave a small, almost imperceptible nod, her gaze never wavering.
“Control,” she repeated softly, tasting the word as if it were foreign. “You think you’ve mastered it all. Buried your fear so deep it’s yours alone to wield. But let me tell you something, Anya,” her voice dropped to a whisper, dangerous and low. “They always find a way back. That ‘nothing’ you’re afraid of? It’s going to keep gnawing at you, because it’s not going anywhere. And neither is anyone who thinks they have control over it.”
She took a step forward, her icy eyes locked onto Anya’s, her voice now laced with something dark, almost empathetic. “Nobody owns you, sure. But be careful when you start thinking nobody can touch you either.” Arabella leaned in close, her voice barely above a whisper. “Sometimes, the greatest fear is realizing the only one haunting you… is yourself.”
Pulling back, she gave a small, knowing smile. “So, keep laughing. Keep scoffing. We’ll see who’s still standing when that ‘nothing’ comes knocking.”
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There had been a time when Anya knew 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 than to be picky about there food. At least they had seen it that way. When their family had been on the run , food was whatever they could come by. You couldn't afford to be 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐘 , but Anya's ability to eat food back then had been much more spotty. Still recovering from everything they had gone through with the Project. That took time , to get used to normal eating routines. Part of that had happened when they dove deeper into their heritage.
Now it had become as much apart of her as the 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 they walked through the world with. It was something that everyone luckily , understood about them … So far it hadn't been a 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌. At least , not with the people they allowed to stick around.
Eyebrows 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐃 at the mention of the exciting events Colt allowed to remain a mystery for now. Brows peeked with interest , their attention shifting to their partner , & the story they were eager to hear. ❝ You gonna keep me in suspense through dinner? ❞ She teased before flashing a small smile. ❝ Or will I be getting lucky enough to get a little preview before? ❞
Colt smirked, raising an eyebrow at her. “Of course you’ve got your little web of sources. Like I could ever pull one over on you.” He chuckled, knowing all too well that Anya’s instincts and intel-gathering skills were sharper than anyone else’s. Her resilience was something he never took for granted; the fact that she’d come so far was nothing short of incredible to him.
As they walked, he held back a laugh at her comment about food. “Alright, alright. I’ll aim for something that meets Kosher standards. Can’t have you critiquing every bite, can I?” He nudged her shoulder playfully. “But if it’s not up to your tastes, remember I still get points for the effort.”
The mention of “torture tactics” had him grinning as he side-eyed her. “Oh, you know me—just gotta keep things interesting around here.” He paused, giving her a conspiratorial smile. “As for the week? Let’s just say I might have had a few ‘exciting’ run-ins that kept things... lively. Can’t wait to tell you all about it, though I’m sure you’ll fill in any gaps I missed.”
He shot her a look of pure affection, letting the lighthearted teasing sit between them like it always did, warming the spaces he was grateful she let him share.
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