#𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋 — 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 ⟩ convo .

[malevolvs]

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𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  intro .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  open .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  closed .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  convo .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  isms .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  visage .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  wanted .

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐋  —  𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫  ⟩  asks .

[malevolvs]

he  accepted  the  invitation  through  his  body  language.  taking  a  step  forward  into  the  space  and  settling  his  shoulders  enough  for  his  dark  grey  wings  to  flare  out  a  little  more  behind  him.  in  big  crowds  he  tended  to  hold  them  in  tightly  behind  his  back  as  to  not  take  up  space  —  or  at  least  that's  what  he  told  himself.  in  the  past,  it  was  to  keep  hidden  in  a  crowd  full  of  people.  now  it's  simply  out  of  habit.  "  i  would  love  nothing  more  than  a  bit  of  peace.  the  crowds  in  there  seem  to  only  get  rowdier  as  the  night  goes  on.  the  unlimited  champagne  doesn't  help,  does  it?  "

eva's practiced smile slips atop her lips without so much as a thought. it's not forced , or fake , the lady genuinely prefers to greet others with kindness when they haven't done anything to deserve otherwise. " no apologies needed. " she replies smoothly. it's hardly her space , nor would she ever demand someone offer a sorry for something where it was not deserved. her eyes tracked the other , and she played her little game of guessing another's species the moment her gaze caught his own keen eyes. anyone could be observant , though , and she didn't rush to guess just yet. " i'm quite fine , but you are more than welcome to stay if you'd like a bit of peace. i was only teasing. " because she was trying to remain in a light and playful mood , despite what the news around them screamed.

[malevolvs]

"it  wasn't  the  sailors."  draqys  said  as  a  matter  of  fact,  wings  tucked  in  tight  as  he  eyes  the  same  guys  elzaren  was  referring  to.  the  bunch  on  that  boat  looked  human,  but  it  was  hard  to  tell  from  this  far  away.  even  then,  what  would  sailors  want  with  a  malakim  —  let  alone  so  much  to  remove  their  wings?  "what  would  be  the  motive?"  did  there  even  have  to  be?  draqys  was  truly  there  to  get  out  of  the  malakim  district  where  there  was  nothing  but  talks  of  new  years,  but  it  appeared  that  everyone  was  talking  about  the  horrors  no  matter  where  he  went.

The seagulls flew around him, singing their strange tune while Elzaren hummed a melody of his own. Like most days, he was at the harbor, sitting on the edge, his feet dangling inches from the water's surface. It was strange how everything seemed to be the same as the day before, yet everything had changed after the gala. The Siren's eyes darted between the people around him. A couple were holding hands as they walked down the street, whispering to each other. Were they trying to figure out who killed her? What about the old man sitting on the bench behind him? Was he the killer? With a shake of his head, Elzaren let out a shaky breath as he ran his fingers through his hair, which was still wet. He hadn't entirely dried after returning to land, and his feet hadn't quite grown steady enough to return to the land dwellers either. While he had intended to stay on land throughout the night and watch the whole scene unfold before him, he had gotten tired of it rather quickly, and the last thing he wanted was to be interrogated by the police, so he had spent the night in the safety of the ocean.

"I bet you that the sailors did it." He told the person approaching him without taking his eyes off his latest targets of suspicion: the two men working on a small fishing boat close to the harbor. "You might be wondering how they could do something like… that, but let me tell you, I wouldn't put it past them! They are very talented; I'm sure they would figure out how to do it."

[malevolvs]

"  lady  moonshade,  my  apologies.  "  and  there  officially  go  his  days  of  sneaking  around  and  not  getting  caught,  even  at  a  party  this  full  of  people  who,  as  draq  can  tell,  only  tend  to  care  about  themselves.  after  giving  the  lady  a  once  over,  draq  then  turned  to  scan  the  area  of  anyone  else  or  possibly  any  potentials  for  danger.  even  if  much  hasn't  been  said  about  the  bodies  around  the  city,  draqys  has  hundreds  of  years  behind  him  as  a  protector  and  even  the  smallest  things  still  set  off  his  internal  radar.  "  i  can  leave,  i  won't  persuade  you  in  that  manner,  but  are  you  all  right  out  here  on  your  own?  "

𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 : third floor balcony of radiant hall

" congratulations. " comes her voice when the door cracks open to the somewhat quiet balcony she'd claimed as her own. eva was amazing at socializing , she thrived at galas , but anyone who knew her well enough would know that breaks were key to surviving the night. " you've found the best spot to watch the little dots below. " solaris plaza was alight with people, music, laughter and merriment. everything one needed to ring in the new year. " i might be persuaded to share. "