#( ft. caleb wright. )

[moonglowmagic]

Where: The Arena

With: @cantfightmoonlight

Dilan was finally out of the hellish Queen Elizabeth costume and back in her welly thought out and picked clothing. Grabbing the box from her dressing room that was a thank you present for Caleb since he’d put on this event without any help. Inside the box was a tassel that had a C on it, a ghost, I heart bad girls, a paw print, a pink ball, and a stack of pancakes keychain hanging off of it. Holding the box with two hands as she walked towards the area and spotted Caleb on his horse, she instinctively rolled her eyes. “Are you just going to ride around on this thing all weekend?” She asked once she got to him and was annoyed she had to look up to talk to him. “If you can be pried away from your horse for a moment or two and come back to earth, I might have a present for you.” She informed him as she gestured to the box. “Up to you tho, because I guess I could give it away to someone else but it wouldn’t make much sense to them.” She replied as she took a step back slowly to give him time. “Plus I might have made it epically for you.” She added quietly under her breath with a huff. “You know since you did such a good job with the event.”

[moonglowmagic]

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“What?” Dilan pouted with an eye roll once more. “You have to be kidding come on it’s my birthday.” Trying to use that card to get out of having to say it again. Grabbing onto his hand tighter so he couldn’t go back down the stairs without her. “Why are you like this?” She asked with a heavy sigh as she leaned against the wall for the moment. “Fine, I like the nicknames okay? I would like them to come back and for you to use them once more. Happy?” She asked continuing to pout. “Can we stop with the Dilan already? It’s weird coming from you and I don’t like it.” 

“Totally had buying a keg on my bucket list.” Rolling her eyes once more as she returned his smile. Giving a shrug at his words and it wasn’t that she didn’t like going out with her friends, she loved it in fact. Just this was different and was one of those things she just had to experience for herself even once. “Do I think we’ll ever have another one? No, but for a one time experience this has been pretty great.” For once she’d got to feel normal and have normal experiences that she’d missed out on as teen. “Plus next year we’ll probably go back to just us going out.” Looking towards him for a moment, before she spoke again. “If you don’t hate me by then maybe you can make an appearance.” She teased playfully, even though her track record said more about her words than she wanted to admit. “Oh do you now. I would have never known.” She continued to tease as she pretended to be shocked and stood in the doorway of the bathroom. “I don’t like when you call me Dilan for starters, but also could live without being called French Fry. The others I’ll let slide.” She reassured him that basically every other name he called her was still okay in her book even though she pretended to hate them. Which considering he’d made her ask for them back she was pretty sure she couldn’t keep pretending to hate them. “Oh I don’t know because you’ve had all these experiences I haven’t. Isn’t this just like another Friday night to you?” Leaning against her door frame as she looked out at him. “Plus the things I missed out on when growing up are just typical things that almost everyone experiences.” Everyone but her, she nervously fiddled with the rings on her rings. “What?” Dilan asked when she stopped turning and looked towards him. “Considering we’ve both now gifted each other things involving charms I think it’s safe to say we’ve started a thing here when it comes to each other.” She pointed out with a returning to her face. “Why thank you.” Watching as he hooked the bracelet on her wrist then nudged one of the charms into her view. “You remembered.”

Giving a slight blush at her words and when she noticed him looking at her. Staring back at him for a moment before she realized she hadn’t said anything. “Thank you.” Finally choking out before she shook her wrist lightly to let the charm bracelet fall against her skin. Keeping her gaze on his as she leaned in ever so slightly, reached her hand up to his face and rested it on his cheek. “Can I ask for one more thing tonight or have I maxed out on presents tonight?” She questioned, raised an eyebrow to him. “Just wondering before I get my hopes up on asking if I can kiss you or not.” Giving a hint of a smirk as she prepared herself for whatever answer he was about to give. 

“Wow. That's how you want to play it huh? Bringing up the wolf thing? Well, you know, what? I didn't hear it. So, I guess just Dilan you shall be for the rest of time, huh?" He offered up, with an eased shrug. A smirk playing across his own lips as he motioned back downstairs towards where the rest of the party was. "In fact, I think we're missing the rest the party. Maybe I should go downstairs and start handing out nicknames left and right. You know, just to everyone who actually likes them?" He teased. His knowing grin growing as he curved a brow up at her as if to say 'your move'.

"Like what? A house party? You've been secretly wanting to buy a keg all this time?" He asked. His smile softening as he eyed her curiously. "Well, if you ask me, going out with your friends is kinda the ideal to me.House parties are sort of overrated. But, uh, I am really glad you're enjoying yourself. Getting to live out the 'All American' experience and all that," He promised her, even if the last time he was at a party like this not thrown at his own house or a frat house, was the night of his accident. "And of course we'd show up. Believe it or not, people like you Dilan. Me included and oh. You mean the list of nicknames not to call you? And which names are on this list exactly? Just you know, so that I can, you know, make a mental note of them. And why would I judge you?" He asked with a raised brow, as he moved to plop down on the edge of her bed. Plucking up one of her many pink pillows as he tossed it around in his hand as if to be glancing it over. "Yeah. You are," He murmured out as he watched her do a little twirl. "And I don't know, is it? I just figured since you have a thing for charms," He admitted. A hint of laugh breaking from his lips as he took the charm bracelet from her hand. "Of course, Birthday girl," He hummed out as he moved to careful hook the bracelet around her wrist. Lightly nudging one of the charms that just so happened to be a pink tennis racket as his gaze lifted to meet hers once more. "There. Not going anywhere."

[saltycryptidz]

last few !! can you tell i was scrambling at the end?

Wren Haydencrest (playing card) and

Martyn Hawthourne ft. Maple Hawthourne (eepy)- @ghost-e1

Basketball (basketball)- @blazecat86

Caleb Liu ft. Andy Wright (red glasses)- @shattered-tea

Lucy (void face)- Bunn_Bee (artfight)

[amazingmsme]

Current list for tickletober:

1. Anticipation- Miguel & Peter B ft. Spider Gang (Across the Spider-Verse)

2. Accidental- Hobie & Miguel Across the Spider-Verse)

3. Cuddles-

4. Weak Spot-

5. “I’m not ticklish”- Artagan (aka The Traveler) Fjord & Beauregard (Critical Role)

6. Chase-

7. Flustered- Simon, Marceline & Bubblegum (Adventure Time/Fionna and Cake)

8. Truth-

9. Lie- Iceman & Slider (Top Gun) prompted

10. Ghost- Spiderkids, Peter B & Miguel (Across the Spider-Verse) prompted

11. Squeal-

12. Bites/Nibbles-

13. Sneak Attack- Arthur & Tommy (Peaky Blinders) prompted

14. Soft-

15. Tickle Fight- David & Alexis (Schitts Creek)

16. Unusual Spot-

17. Interrogation- Narrator & Stanley (The Stanley Parable) prompted

18. Magic-

19. Arms Up- Rooster, Phoenix & Hangman (Top Gun Maverick) prompted

20. Relentless- Nandor & Guillermo (What We Do In The Shadows)

21. New Discovery- Agent Cooper & Sheriff Truman (Twin Peaks) prompted

22. Ticklish Kiss-

23. Incoherent- Mike, El & Nancy (Stranger Things) prompted

24. Pinned- Edgeworth, Phoenix & Larry (Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney) prompted

25. Gang Tickles- Paul, Ted, Bill & Charlotte (The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals) prompted

26. Counting-

27. Hysterical- Caleb, Mollymauk & Essek (Critical Role) prompted

28. Massage- Bones & Kirk (Star Trek) prompted

29. Wake Up!-

30. Caught- Narrator & Stanley (The Stanley Parable) prompted

31. Aftercare-

Any suggestions for the remaining days are much appreciated! I’d love to write for some of my newer fandoms/stuff I haven’t written for before.

Really in the mood for:

Red white & royal blue

Barbie

Fionna & cake

What we do in the shadows

Moonknight

Peaky Blinders

& of course the main fandoms too

[for-fox-sakess]

Thoughts of Thoughts

Facetime - Tana Mongeau

Get Better - Scotty Sire

I’m with you - Vance Joy

Jealous - Labrinth

Lose control - Russ

Idfc - Blackbear

Jumanji - B young

Bouff Daddy - J Hus

Fine girl - ZieZie

With you - Jessica Simpson

Tip it back - Jaira Burns

Go to town - Doja Cat

In my head - Rylan James

I wish you were here - HRVY

I choose you - Caleb James

Tomorrow Night - Loote

Juicy - Deja Cat

Knees - Bebe Rexha

Yo Darlin - NSG Geko

Vice Versa - One Acen, WSTRN

Best life - Hardy Caprio, One Acen

Long time - Belly Squad

Gemini Feed - BANKS

Tie me down - Gryffin ft Elley Duhé

6:30 - Geko, NSG

Paris in the Rain - Lauv

Somebody Else - Vérité

You make me - Chealsea Cutler 

Both of us - Yellow Claw, STORi

Wesley’s Theory - Kendrick Lamar

Gemini - Tyla Yaweh

Do U wanna? - Mike Posner

The man who can’t be moved - The Script

She bangs - Ricky Martin (English version)

Peaches and Cream - 112

Boyfriend - Nitty

Kiss me - Sixpence none the richer

Gemini - Sam Williams

It wasn’t me - Shaggy 

Never let you go - Third Eye Blind

Tispy - J-Kwon

Nasty girl - Nitty

Sesame Syrup - Cigarettes After Sex

South of the border - Ed Sheeran

Twerk it - V.I.C

Talk to ya - HRVY

Boom - Zane Hijazi

Shake your bon-bon - Ricky Martin

Let’s get nasty - Nitty

In betweenin - AUSTN

Mind games - Ren

So Close - NOTD

Summer on you - PRETTYMUCH

Daydreaming - Jack & Jack

Love ride- Christian French

Pumpkin Pie - Ryan Caraveo

Selfish - Jeremy Zucker

Mess her up - Amy Shark 

Congratulations - Hey Violet

Think before I talk - Astrid S

It’s Official - Nitty

Daddy - Blueface 

Look what I’ve become - Mike Posner

You were good to me - Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler

Lullaby - Scotty Sire

James Has Changed - Pheobe Ryan

Way to break my heart - Ed Sheeran

Feelings - Lauv

Tomorrow - MIKA

Aquemini - Marc E Bassy

Make you come - Geko, Ramriddlz

When I’m with u - Tritonal, Maia Wright

Coast is clear - Skillex

Rainbow - Kesha

Think about us - Little Mix, ty Dolla $igh

Your song - Cameron Bedell

Go Loko - YG, Tyga, Jon Z

Sad Forever - Lauv

Rescue Me - Onerepublic

Don’t change - Why don’t we

If you don’t call - Sol

Dirty side - walker hayes

Tot ou tard - Ell Rose

Just friends - Ally Barron

Million yers ago - Adele

You are with me - Andrew Marcus

Pick U up - Foster the People

Love someone - Lukas Graham

Better with you - Jesse McCartney

Found you - Austin Mahone

I wanna know - NOTD, Bae Miller

Once in a while - Timeflies

Are you with me - Lost frequencies

Told you so - HRVY

Call you mine - The Chainsmokers

Girl like you - Jason Aldeen

Relationship goals - aberANDRE

Kinda love - Olivier Dion

Sans soda & sans glacon - CHATON

Faded VF - Brandon Mig

Not in that way - Sam smith

Coaster - Khalid 

[sofutureclub]

So Future Sounds 067: Sham Steele (Guest Mix)

🔊 So Future Sounds is a bi-weekly guest mix series that hands over to the best upcoming DJs and producers for a taste of the sounds that represent their world.

🔌 For this episode we’re leaving Roshan in Malaysia and heading back to the UK to hear from Sham Steele. Sham is a DJ, a producer and the co-founder of underground party platform TRPHSE. From spending some of his childhood in Toronto, Canada, and then moving from Birmingham to Manchester in the last few years, Sham has developed a signature sound that he describes as “a bridge between the past and present, with a UK spin”.

This mix is a taster of Sham’s DJ style and his love for exploring and blending trap, hip hop, grime and future beats. Enjoy.

Tracklist.

CIARA FT CHAMILLIONAIRE + TEE-WATT - GET UP

CAY CALEB. - FIND MYSELF IN SOME WAP

AUSTIN MARC - FEELIN MY FORMATION

J.ROBB - ** THIS IS MEH +

BLANCO - ANAKIN

SL - TROPICAL (GALLAH X SHAM STEELE REMIX)

J.ROBB - BULLET**

CAY CALEB. - ON A DIET [DIGGA D]

M1LLIONZ - B1LLIONZ

POP SMOKE FT. SKEPTA - WELCOME TO THE PARTY (SHAM STEELE REMIX)

KRAY TWINZ - HOW WE DO

LUDACRIS - WHAT'S YOUR FANTASY (FEAT. SHAWNNA)

HEADIE ONE - HOME

UNKNOWN - NOT RIGHT NOW I'M BUSY

CIG.MARGOT - SOMEBODY

BLAKE WRIGHT - 9 INNA BAG

SHAM STEELE - MIGOS - BAD AND BOUJEE FT LIL UZI VERT VS KAYTRANADA - "HOLY HOLE INNA DONUT" (BOUJEE DONUT)

KNUCKS - DAILY DUPPY | GRM DAILY

CAY CALEB. - GET MONEY, IT AINT THE SAME [MIST]

CANCREJO - OTW

SANS - FIND YOUR LOVE

UNO (JAER BOUNCE)

SAWEETIE - MY TYPE (QURE FLIP)

Download • Listen on Apple Podcasts • Listen on SoundCloud • Listen on Mixcloud

Connect with Sham Steele: Soundcloud • Instagram

[goalhofer]

2018 Baltimore Orioles Roster

Pitchers

#30 Chris Tillman (Fountain Valley, California)

#34 Kevin Gausman (Centennial, Colorado)

#35 Brad Brach (Freehold Township, New Jersey)

#37 Dylan Bundy (Owasso, Oklahoma)

#38 Pedro Araujo (San Cristobal, Dominican Republic)

#43 Mike Wright (Bennettsville, South Carolina)

#48 Richard Bleier (Plantation, Florida)

#49 Gabriel Ynoa (La Vega, Dominican Republic)

#50 Miguel Castro (La Romana, Dominican Republic)

#51 Nestor Cortes; Jr. (Hialeah, Florida)

#53 Zach Britton (Santa Clarita, California)

#54 Andrew Cashner (Conroe, Texas)

#56 Darren O’Day (Jacksonville, Florida)

#60 Mychal Givens (Tampa, Florida)

Catchers

#15 Chance Sisco (Corona, California)

#36 Caleb Joseph (Franklin, Tennessee)

Infielders

#1 Tim Beckham (Griffin, Georgia)

#2 Danny Valencia (Boca Raton, Florida)

#6 Jonathan Schoop (Willemstad, Curacao)

#13 Manny Machado (Hialeah, Florida)

#19 Chris Davis (Longview, Texas)

#24 Pedro Alvarez (New York, New York)

#45 Mark Trumbo (Villa Park, California)

Outfielders

#10 Adam Jones (San Diego, California)

#14 Craig Gentry (Ft. Smith, Arkansas)

#16 Trey Mancini (Winter Haven, Florida)

#25 Anthony Santander (Margarita, Venezuela)

#28 Colby Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama)

Coaches

Manager Buck Showalter (Century, Florida)

Hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh (Binghamton, New York)

Assistant hitting coach Howie Clark (San Diego, California)

Catching coach Einar Diaz (Chiriqui, Panama)

1st base coach Wayne Kirby (Williamsburg, Virginia)

3rd base coach Bobby Dickerson (Laurel, Mississippi)

Pitching coach Roger McDowell (Colerain Township, Ohio)

Bullpen coach Alan Mills (Lakeland, Florida)

Bench coach John Russell (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

[moonglowmagic]

Who: @cantfightmoonlight (Caleb Wright)

Where: Peggy's Diner

Dilan moved the eggs around her plate as she looked up at Caleb who was sitting across from her at the diner, while they were having breakfast she still hadn’t forgave him for kissing the ghost while in her body. “So yeah we don’t have any protection. I mean I don’t live there anyways, but still.” She explained with a shrug, she was planning to stay as far away from the fae realm despite the culprit being caught. “I mean they caught her. Which actually didn’t you go on a date with her?” Dilan asked, pointing her fork at him while she asked the question she already knew the answer to. “You’ve got a thing for bad girls.” She remarked before putting her fork down and she tossed a piece of bacon at him. “I mean first the ghost, then Billie.” She smirked playfully, she continued to push the food around her plate rather than actually eat it. “So besides looking for every bad girl in town how is the wolf den? I heard you guys can’t go into it cause crime scene and all.”

[moonglowmagic]

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“I guess? Although we could be in a cooler hell than this.” Not returning his optimism as she frowned, she put down the clothes she had been holding for the moment. Clocking that he looked away from her, but rather than question she let it go. “How the hell does that happen?” She asked curiously. Her knowledge on the supernatural had been so limited outside of Azra and Rex that she didn’t know any of the inner workings. “Yeah, you’re right I’ve been one for months.” Putting a hand on his shoulder before giving it a squeeze. “I can promise you that the whole line about it gets better and you’ll get use to it is bullshit. I’m going on almost a year and none of this is normal.” When he mentioned he was still too new for all that she raised an eyebrow. “There’s a time limit on this all?” Asking curiously once more, she hated how dumb she seemed when it came to the knowledge of the supernatural despite working with them. “Yes, she is. Honestly wish I had been too.” Picking up her clothes once more as she walked towards the front and gestured for him to follow. “I’ve always been super supportive of her so now that I’m this she trying to show support back basically. She also is always dying for me to make friends.” Safiye rolled her eyes at the thought, she already had made two friends in this town which was enough for her. “Speaking of do you want to come a house party? Azra wants to throw one and it’s be nice to actually know someone there.” She explained with a laugh. “Otherwise I’m afraid she’s going to invite just the wolf pack and it’s going to be like an awkward blind date of a wolf pack and me there.” 

“Not really, but hey, at least we're in hell together right?" He offered up, flashing her an optimistic enough smile despite feeling less than chipper about anything related to being a newfound werewolf. "And... no," Caleb said. His voice was a gruff murmur as he turned his gaze away from hers. Instead fixating on one of the clothing racks in front of him. "I was human. Just the only one in a family of witches and not long. A few weeks? Likely less than you. But, no. I'm pretty sure I'm still too new for all that, but why do you hear it all the time from your sister? Isn't she a witch?"

[amazingmsme]

can i ask what fandoms the rest of your tickletober fics are for? :o curious if you have any more tma ones!!!!

I don’t remember when this was sent, but I do have a list of my tickletober pairings & fandoms. Even tho I’m not done with all the fics, I do plan on posting them once I write them! School’s been keeping me busy & then holiday baking, but I’m trying to catch up! We had to put one of our dogs down towards the end of the month & I got behind & have been playing catch up ever since

1. Anticipation- Miguel & Peter B ft. Spider Gang (Across the Spider-Verse)

2. Accidental- Hobie & Miguel Across the Spider-Verse)

3. Cuddles- Barbie & Ken (Barbie)

4. Weak Spot- Tommy, Alfie & Arthur (Peaky Blinders) prompted

5. “I’m not ticklish”- Artagan (aka The Traveler) Fjord & Beauregard (Critical Role)

6. Chase- Jon & Michael (The Magnus Archives)

7. Flustered- Simon, Marceline & Bubblegum (Adventure Time/Fionna and Cake)

8. Truth- Tommy & Ada ft. Shelby family (Peaky Blinders) prompted

9. Lie- Iceman & Slider (Top Gun) prompted

10. Ghost- Spiderkids, Peter B & Miguel (Across the Spider-Verse) prompted

11. Squeal- Lucas & Max (Stranger Things) prompted

12. Bites/Nibbles- Alex & Henry (Red White & Royal Blue)

13. Sneak Attack- Arthur & Tommy (Peaky Blinders) prompted

14. Soft- Prismo & Scarab (Fionna & Cake/Adventure Time)

15. Tickle Fight- David & Alexis (Schitts Creek)

16. Unusual Spot- Simon & Fionna (Fionna & Cake/Adventure Time)

17. Interrogation- Narrator & Stanley (The Stanley Parable) prompted

18. Magic- Jon, Tim & Martin (The Magnus Archives)

19. Arms Up- Rooster & Hangman (Top Gun Maverick) prompted

20. Relentless- Nandor & Guillermo (What We Do In The Shadows)

21. New Discovery- Agent Cooper & Sheriff Truman (Twin Peaks) prompted

22. Ticklish Kiss- Steven, Marc & Layla (Moonknight) prompted

23. Incoherent- Mike, El & Nancy (Stranger Things) prompted

24. Pinned- Edgeworth, Phoenix & Larry (Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney) prompted

25. Gang Tickles- Paul, Ted, Bill & Charlotte (The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals) prompted

26. Counting- Arthur, Tommy, Ada, John & Michael (Peaky Blinders) prompted

27. Hysterical- Caleb, Mollymauk & Essek (Critical Role) prompted

28. Massage- Bones & Kirk (Star Trek) prompted

29. Wake Up!- Peter, Steph & Ted (Nerdy Prudes Must Die)

30. Caught- Narrator & Stanley (The Stanley Parable) prompted

31. Aftercare- Grace & Max (Nerdy Prudes Must Die)

[amazingmsme]

Sooooooo, what’s the updated list for tickletober so far? I’m assuming it ain’t done yet, but I’m just curious what slots are filled and what aren’t

This is the latest update to my list! Still a few days left, & I have some ideas for a few pairings & days.

1. Anticipation- Miguel & Peter B ft. Spider Gang (Across the Spider-Verse)

2. Accidental- Hobie & Miguel Across the Spider-Verse)

3. Cuddles-

4. Weak Spot- Tommy, Alfie & Arthur (Peaky Blinders) prompted

5. “I’m not ticklish”- Artagan (aka The Traveler) Fjord & Beauregard (Critical Role)

6. Chase-

7. Flustered- Simon, Marceline & Bubblegum (Adventure Time/Fionna and Cake)

8. Truth- Tommy & Ada ft. Shelby family (Peaky Blinders) prompted

9. Lie- Iceman & Slider (Top Gun) prompted

10. Ghost- Spiderkids, Peter B & Miguel (Across the Spider-Verse) prompted

11. Squeal-

12. Bites/Nibbles-

13. Sneak Attack- Arthur & Tommy (Peaky Blinders) prompted

14. Soft-

15. Tickle Fight- David & Alexis (Schitts Creek)

16. Unusual Spot-

17. Interrogation- Narrator & Stanley (The Stanley Parable) prompted

18. Magic-

19. Arms Up- Rooster & Hangman (Top Gun Maverick) prompted

20. Relentless- Nandor & Guillermo (What We Do In The Shadows)

21. New Discovery- Agent Cooper & Sheriff Truman (Twin Peaks) prompted

22. Ticklish Kiss- Steven, Marc & Layla (Moonknight) prompted

23. Incoherent- Mike, El & Nancy (Stranger Things) prompted

24. Pinned- Edgeworth, Phoenix & Larry (Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney) prompted

25. Gang Tickles- Paul, Ted, Bill & Charlotte (The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals) prompted

26. Counting- Arthur, Tommy, Ada, John & Michael (Peaky Blinders) prompted

27. Hysterical- Caleb, Mollymauk & Essek (Critical Role) prompted

28. Massage- Bones & Kirk (Star Trek) prompted

29. Wake Up!-

30. Caught- Narrator & Stanley (The Stanley Parable) prompted

31. Aftercare-

[moonglowmagic]

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“Since forever.” She couldn’t bother lying in this body so she decided instead to choose her words carefully. Looking him up and down with a shrug, she barely paid attention to the things that Dilan planned. “Didn’t know there was a dress code, but oh well I look better than everyone here anyways.” She remarked before taking off her jacket and tossing it to him. “I’m fine.” She laughed. “Better than ever before and I’m finally free.” Free of her stupid box and having to hide behind this stupid pixie. “So cuteness,” Tapping him on the nose playfully. “It’s a shame you’re dressed so poorly but we can fix that." Sending him a suggestive wink. "Want to get out of here?”

@cantfightmoonlight

"Since when do you smoke?" Caleb blinked over at Dilan, as he glanced over his shoulder to the stunned man whose cheek she had just patted after handing a cigarette off of all things. "And yeah, yeah. All I'm hearing is how I'm one of the only people in this shindig who showed up on theme," He brushed off the comment about his outfit, not paying it much mind given that he was wearing a look that may or may not have came straight from his grandfather's keepsakes from the 50's. "But, seriously, Pickles, you okay?"

[moonglowmagic]

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“Would you like to share with the class or is this a story for another time?” She asked curiously before taking a sip of her coffee. “What can I say I’m not one for sports. It bores me.” She remarked with a shrug. “I mean I can talk about something that bores you like fashion, periods, or the highs and lows of being a woman, and etc.” Just rambling off whatever things she could think of first without a care. “Probably. I thankfully missed it all, but I heard about it when I came into town.” Circling the rim of her cup with her finger nervously, she knew that she shouldn’t have wondered about her family, but she couldn’t help but wonder if any of them had been apart of the attack. If they were had they made it out safely. “So you’ve just been stuck here for the past four years? Cause when I came in they talked to the guides and they said humans can’t leave without losing memories.” Although now she was stuck in town without any choice of leaving given the fact that they were being hunted by her own kind. “I am.” Nodding to him softly to confirm what she was. “Oh you want to reenact the moments? I mean hey could be fun. So I take it you’re a werewolf there Jacob?” Questioning him, with a raised eyebrow. “Although considering I’m a vampire and you’re a werewolf I think we gotta have a rivalry and fight over a human? Then you know you imprint on my daughter after I marry said human. Considering I’m a vampire though it might be a little hard for the kid part but hey we can be a little loose with the lore."

“Yeah, I mean, it wasn't exactly your average Saturday Night in," He admitted, running his hand across the back of his neck at the thought. "And finally? I spent less than fifteen seconds talking about it, but glad to know you have such a great attention span there, Kim Possible," He let out a low whistle at the thought. "Yeah, I mean, I've been better, but so has everyone, haven't they? After the attacks and all? And I was human," He clarified. "Up until a week ago. But, I've been living in this town for going on four years now? So, not being human isn't exactly a requirement for living here. But, uh, I take it that means you're a vampire, huh? Though, actually a Twilight reenactment could be fairly fun? I can do the whole 'say it, out loud' and then you'll go 'vampire' and, after we're done with that scene, you can pretend to be fixing up a broken motorcycle and I can twirl you around and say 'where have you been, loca?' and we can have a whole will they, won't they moment."

[moonglowmagic]

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Sighing dramatically at the name Thumbelina, she forced herself to not shove him. “No my name is Dill-An, not Dil Pickle.” Sounding it out slowly for him since he still wasn’t getting it. “What? No why would I care who Jim Hawkins is?” Crossing her arms over her chest, she found herself feeling slightly defensive. “I read thank you very much.” Huffing at his words, she shifted her weight from one heel to another while she listened to him explain this to her. “Yes it rings a bell.” Rolling her eyes at his words, of course she knew that book. “So wait is Treasure Planet also Neverland? Or did this guy just like  hop to different places?” Actually asking with a hint of curiosity. “Well tank you for over explaining your own joke there, Jim.” Rolling her eyes at his name. “Why are you so frustrating?” Dilan yelled at him before putting her hands in her hair. “I’m not going to legally change my name so you stop calling me Dil Pickle. You could you know, just stop and use my actual name like everyone else in this town?” Jerking her hand away from him and she wrinkled up her nose at him before sticking out her tongue. 

“You know what.” Dilan remarked with another roll of her eyes as she dropped her hands to her waist, putting them on her hips. “I don’t bring a hundred every time.” Dilan replied with a laugh. “Yes? Kind of?” Admitting with a shrug. “My dad use to get me pink tennis balls when I was a kid because it was my favorite color so I’ve just always had pink ones. Granted they didn’t have DS on them, but still. I learned with pink ones and now just using yellow ones feels abnormal.” Looking down at one of her balls, she could feel a slight ping of pain in her chest as she mentioned her parents. “Are you going to make fun of me if I do?” Looking up at him while she asked honestly. “Because if so I’ll skip the share and tell part of this conversation. Don’t really need to give you more to make fun of me with.” He had plenty as far as she was concerned, she wasn’t about to share everything that was going on just so he could use it against her and make fun of her. She already was embarrassed by the past few weeks, she didn’t need it haunting her for the rest of her life. “Oh. Umm… is that a good thing or a bad thing?” Asking softly, she raised an eyebrow at him. “Did you want to be one?” Not letting him get away from the question despite the fact he had moved on to her hatred for pancakes. “It’s not just cake nor does it taste like cake. You don’t put syrup on cake now do you?” She countered. “If it was cake it would at least be good.” Sighing at his words, she knew that he was right.  “Fine.” The more he was right the more it actually did piss her off. “God no. Don’t worry though I don’t be.” 

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“You barely beat me!” Dilan tough back the urge to hit him with the racket he had handed her and instead shoved the racket into her bag roughly. Probably scuffing it against the other that had clearly cost her the game. “I figured you’d need it to play fetch, Wolf Boy.” Teasing back as she smirked at him. “Now you can’t say I never gave you anything. Plus I still have plenty of balls. Speaking of here.” Lifting up the ball bag, she handed it over to him. “Be useful.” She ordered before giving a smile. “Please?” Figuring that he wouldn’t just take her ordered without a please attached to it. “Also stop calling me that too. I don’t even have red hair like half of these nicknames.” Rolling her eyes once more at him and at this point they were just going to roll out of her head from how often he was causing her to eye roll. “Rude.” She huffed before grabbing her other bag, she slung it over her shoulder before crossing her arms over her chest. “You really want to know?” Dilan asked raising an eyebrow at him before pulling out her phone from the side pocket of her bag. “You’re not allowed to make fun of me. I didn’t get to have the most normal childhood so you can’t judge me.” She warned before unlocking her phone and handing it over to him so he could see the list on it. “I wanted an accountability partner because I know without one I’ll back out. So what’s better than someone who wouldn’t want to be there anyways and would force me to just do the things on the list.” She admitted before reaching out to take her phone back. “So now you know. What are you going to make me do?” 

“Whatever you say, Thumbelina," Caleb mused, offering up a mocking salute. His grin only growing as he feigned innocent as he said, "Yes, exactly. Dil Pickle. Your name. That's what I said. Though- whoa, whoa, whoa, you don't know who Jim Hawkins is? Treasure Island? Or if reading isn't your thing, the Walt Disney Pictures masterpiece that is the movie Treasure Planet?" He blinked over at her as if to check that he had heard her right. "Okay, so not so quick background, but this dude Robert Louis Stevenson, wrote Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde if that rings a bell. He also wrote this very popular book known as Treasure Island about this rebellious kid turned pirate, Jim Hawkins. Now, Stevenson just so happened to be good friends with none other than J.M. Barrie whose the, wait for it, author of Peter Pan. Now, in Peter Pan, there happens to be this older swashbuckling pirate known by the name of James Hook and Hook is not James' actual last name. He earned the name after, well, Peter fed his hand to the crock. But, there are multiple clues throughout the novel alluding to the fact that Captain Hook is none other than a grown up version Jim Hawkins. Jim being a nickname for James and, I'm telling you all of this, to essentially explain the very clever joke I made, if I do say so myself, that I am in fact far more of a Hook than a Pan. But, if you're trying to compromise in order to get me to stop calling you Dil Pickle, Pickles, then I don't know what to tell you. You should legally change your name," He teased, moving to pretend to bite the freshly manicured finger she had waved over at him.

"Stop what?" Caleb fought back a deep laugh of his own as he watched her hide her face in embarrassment. "A hundred? Wow. That's a lot of time you spend there, picking up tennis balls. Do you just have an aversion to yellow or? And oh. Well, do you want to talk about it?" He asked curiously. His voice softening as he tilted his head over to look at her. "Just curious," He admitted, when it came to her questions in terms of the monogrammed tennis balls. "Oh I didn't, up until five seconds ago," He teased, his smile returning to his own lips at the sound of her laugh. Only to fade once more when it came to her question as to what he was now. "Oh, uh," He trailed off, running his hand across the back of his neck as he adverted his gaze. "That's another sort of long story, but technically a werewolf, I guess? And I'm sorry- did you just say gross? Have you actually ever had a pancake, because you know its literally cake, right? Just in pan form? And, I don't know, pride? I mean I take it that neither one of us are really the type to let someone call us chicken and get away with it, right? I mean think about it- we'd have amo on each other for a lifetime if that was case? And the longer we put it off, the longer we owe each other and, uh, you don't really want to be indebted to me, do you?" He pointed out with a knowing grin. The signature smirk of his returning to his lips as he took the black and pink racket from her as he twirled the handle of the racket around in his hand. "Eh. I can always get high after. Now, let's go, Selvi. Your serve."

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“You're just mad that you got beat by a footballer at your own game," Another deep chuckle broke from his lips as he moved to hand her racket back to her, not even sure how he had managed to beat her exactly. Sure, sports came naturally to Caleb, but he also still had a bum shoulder and with her being a pixie, luck was practically guaranteed to be on her side. But, then again, who was he to look a gift horse in the mouth? Even though he had a feeling she was likely right when it came down to the bent racket she had been playing with, not that he'd ever admit it. "Your-" His eyes widened as she tossed one of the tennis balls his way, not being able to miss the opportunity to tease her some more. "You're gifting me with one of your precious balls? Wow, Shortcake. I didn't know you to be such a giver," He teased some more. "I have no doubt that it wouldn't. It's why I'm not playing you again, but let me ask you something, Pickles? What would you have made me do, if you had won?"

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Turning to look towards Caleb with a raised eyebrow while she debated his question, but before she could answer he was once more talking. “Yes, birthday wishes. Let me guess you have something against them?” Asking with a sigh as she looked up at him for the answer. Narrowing her eyes at him before she scrunched up her nose when he mentioned the highest branch. Taking the basket off the branch she’d been barely able to reach and she held it out to him. “Try to not enjoy me needing your help too much.” Warning him sternly, while she could fly her box up to the top taking out her wings in public wasn’t really her thing nor was she about to ruin her perfectly good shirt. “I would fly up there and put my box up there, but I’m not ruining this shirt.” She informed him before adjusting her shirt. “Plus, my wings are way too pretty for you to see.” She teased. “Fine no sharing it is.” She nodded, then looked up at the tree. “Did you already do yours or is it against the rules for me to ask that too?” She asked before turning to look at him with a smirk. “I promise I won’t grab it and look. I respect a good wish or two.” 

"Do you want the honest answer or-" Caleb started to say, only at the mention of birthday wishes, he found himself needed to check to see if he had heard Dilan right. "Wait, go back, did you just say birthday wishes? On second thought, totally. Your wish will a hundred percent come true. But, you do have to place it on the highest branch if you really want it to work, kinda similar to how you have to blow out all the candles in one go and you can't share the birthday wish you're thinking out loud or it can't come true sort of thing. Obviously."

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He listened to Caleb without interrupting, paying close attention to what the young man said, and what he didn’t say. Apparently, even the offer to come to see him in his lab wasn’t satisfactory—and Nico had to wonder why that was. Maybe he hadn’t changed in the presence of anyone else before? That would explain a few things—the cagey way he spoke, how wound up the topic made him. Or maybe, he just didn’t want Nico specifically around. Those were his two first guesses, but he tucked that away in his mind to try and untangle later. 

It was harder not to react when he mentioned the Council’s potential actions on the matter, though. Nico shifted his shoulders back and forth as a painful tension tried to lock onto them, burning like the memory of silver chains. His throat was dry and raw, the hurt reflected in his voice. “You think I’d let them lock you up?” Was this really the impression he left on people he met? He felt his wolf stirring, snarling, and closed his eyes against it, moved his mind towards the sound of waves to calm himself. The sensation slowly washed away. Instead of snapping at him, Nico decided to get some more real information for when the Council or anyone else asked. “Why did you do it?” He opened his eyes and fixed them on Caleb. “What were you trying to do in the first place?” He folded his arms over his chest to steady himself and resist the need to move his body, something that he'd been told always made it look like he wasn't paying attention. This was important, and he didn't want Caleb thinking he was taking it lightly. “Whatever happens to you from now on, that is gonna be at least partly on me, no matter how we feel about it," he said, cautiously. "You’re a lone wolf in the territory of a pack. We’re responsible for how we treat each other, now.” His voice softened further. “But it’s never a burden for me to care about another wolf. You deserve my attention, and my respect. I only brought up Mateo because I thought you’d like to have a friendly face around, given everything. But, note taken. I won’t lump the two of you together again.” He inclined his head to Caleb, worn out. But hearing the younger man pinpoint his hard-learned composure as some kind of act of machismo felt like a slap in the face. He couldn’t fathom where the thread of his intention had been lost, how he’d managed to give that specific impression after years—decades—of hating that very thing. His head bowed, as he tried to reconcile that maybe he’d become someone he never wanted to be, despite his best efforts. “Of course it applies to me. More than anyone,” he said quietly. He uncrossed his arms, and held his hands in front of him. There was a visible tremor of pent up energy and the desire to shift and bolt away from all of this, one he’d been trying to hide. “I’m fucking terrified, Caleb. I’m terrified that I’ll say all the wrong things, and you’ll be worse for it. I’m not trying to be big and tough, I’m just trying to understand you. And I don't want you to lock yourself into a life-altering choice the way I did. I was bound to the pack before I'd even gotten a chance to come to terms with what I'd become, with what I'd done." What I'd lost. Fourteen, barely comprehending that his father was gone, that his mother wasn't all-powerful, untouchable Alpha he'd thought. That every wolf could die. That they could want to kill one another. That he had killed another.

"I wanted to keep my shame for myself," he continued. "I wasn't ready to be forgiven, or accepted. Prizing the group, or prizing your personal feelings—it’s not an ultimatum, it's just a question. Having both isn't easy." Nico knew he could have been so many other things, once, so many people. But all other possibilities were tossed aside when he joined the pack. And now, here he was, a medic dressed in the uniform of a general. Still not at peace with it, but trying to learn. "It'll feel like slow suffocation, if you can't balance them—or at least, that's how it felt for me. How it still feels, most days.” He clenched and released his hands a couple times, then tucked them into in his pockets, falling silent. It was probably useless anyway. Nothing he ever said came out right the first time, no matter how hard he tried. He wished he’d left the talking part to JC, who always seemed to know what to say. All he wanted to do was find Jas again, and not have to think about what a fucking mess he'd made of this whole conversation.

“I didn't say I was comfortable with it. I said you could stop by, because as you rightfully pointed out, I'm the first synthetic werewolf in history and It would be naive not to realize that I'm pretty much a science experiment now." It was ironic really. How one conversation could make him miss being human so damn much? And he had hated being a human. He had spent his entire life resenting the fact that he was one. He resented the way his own mother would often look at him, her eyes filled with pity before she'd turn her gaze away from him and onto that of his siblings. That is if she had even bothered to spare a glance at him at all. He resented that his entire family got to visit Lunar Cove, every damn Summer. But, him. No, he had to stay in California in a house all by himself, because god forbid he'd visit and then lose him memory. The number of family pictures without him in it were endless. He resented his own mortality. How he had to work ten times harder than his siblings just to be overlooked once more and, how one accident out on the field, tore his shoulder to shreds. And that hatred of his own humanity was exactly why he had ended up in the lab, running tests on werewolf saliva to begin with. He had been hoping that if he could figure out how vampire blood and the bite could genetically alter one's DNA, that he might be able to recreate the process with witch's inherent magic. Only to end up as this. A freak by even werewolf standards. And yet, when he brought it up to the Human Coalition Leader, Ben had managed to make him feel like the biggest fuck up of his life was normal? Like he was still normal? They jokingly debated whether he was kinda like Spiderman now or the Hulk? And even though Ben didn't have all the answers, or really any answers for that matter, he had left that conversation feeling like maybe, somehow, it was all going to be alright? And maybe that was his problem.

Caleb had shown up in front of Nico, knowing that if Nico offered, he'd join the pack. It wasn't that he was out here making assumptions about the organization. He just knew from what JC had told him, that the pack was supposed to be a family, and, as someone who had been left of his own his whole life, it didn't matter to him what other qualms there may be, he wanted in. He just hadn't wanted to have to ask and, maybe, he had made the mistake of thinking that Nico would welcome him with open arms right off the bat the way Ben had. "And wow. Okay, then. So, it's my fault? What else is new?" A pained laugh broke from Caleb's lips as he rolled his eyes. "I haven't been trying to run from this conversation. I've been trying not to be a fucking burden on you. I mean what the hell would you do if you were in my shoes? You don't think I don't know what I accidentally created? You don't think I know that I practically weaponized the werewolf bite? I might not have broken an accord, but I'm pretty sure if you and the rest Council wanted to, you could lock me up for life. And I damn well know that the Council will have to hold a meeting about this. So, yeah, I figured I'd give you the facts and try not to take up too much of the Alpha's time while I was at it. Let you be able to process it all and talk to, I don't know, your advisor? The other leaders? And then, if you wanted me to join the pack after all of that, then... maybe then you'd ask? Because what would give me the right to? After the metaphorical bomb I just dropped in your lap?"

"But, now here we are and I feel even more like crap than I thought I would, so thanks for making me feel right at home." This oddly did feel a lot his family dinners surprisingly enough, shaking his head once more as he felt tears begin to brim around his eyes. His fingers curling into fists as he lifted his chin up to meet the Alpha's gaze. "Trust goes both ways too, you know? And you can say that when you lead, I would never be the odd one, but did you stop to think that maybe that might be exactly how you've been making feel throughout this conversation? Like an odd one out? You're the Alpha. I'm the newly turned werewolf whose scared half to death. I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to feel ashamed and be freaked the fuck out as to what I am now. Not all of us were born into this or chose this. But, we're looking to you for guidance. I was looking to you for guidance and you name dropping Mateo just makes it seem like you're roping the two of us together. Like I'm not my own person. And I'm sorry, but inviting someone to join the pack where they can shift, ask questions through the pack bond and rely on the other members is a way different scenario than inviting someone to tag along while you're all part of some inner sanctum and they're watching from the sidelines, and if you can't see how those two situations aren't synonymous or how giving a 'so which is it' ultimatum is not the same as asking someone to join the team then- then I don't know if you can help me?" Caleb might not be an Alpha, but he grew up playing football, and there was a big difference from being invited onto the team and watching the team play from the bleachers or the bench. You may all be on the field, that didn't make you a part of them. "Yeah, well, I'll tell you what?" Caleb said quietly, moving to dab his damp eyes off in his sleeve. "When you can drop the whole 'tough guy leader' act and have a genuine conversation? I'll think it over. Being part of the pack means being able to be vulnerable and put their needs before your own even when its hard, right? Or does that only just apply for the members?"