#84 yrs later

[8blud]

the  heart  hides  with  its  hands;   dirty  hands,   dirtied  heart.     knock  once,   hard,   on  that  chest.     listen  to  its  hollow  reverberations,   how  the  heartbeat  won’t  keep  to  its  enfleshed  prison.     running  barefoot  through  the  woods,   as  all  devoured  things  do.     you  hum  mechanically,   instead,   like  he  could  surprise  you.     ‘   no?   ’     jack  falls  into  line  with  him,   shoulder  to  shoulder,   eyes  the  crowd  from  wit’s  vantage.     a  canted  head  pairs  with  an  unabashed  point  in  another’s  direction.     ‘   what  about  them   ––   they  more  your  type,   huh?     although  i  have  to  confess:   they   would   tell  me  what’s  uh,   what.   ’

pawing   the   wad   of   cash   in   his   pocket,   a   sheepish   blush   creeped   across   his   sun   -   golden   face,   hidden   by   the   confines   of   his   mask.   a   fox   handed   it   to   him,   not   to   throw   the   fight,   but   just   to   give   the   other   guy   a   chance.   let   him   get   a   few   good   licks   in.   it   was   strangely   flattering,   if   not   a   betrayal   of   his   integrity.   

still,   he   took   it.   and   let   some   rookie   nail   him   once   or   twice.   "   jack,   "   wit   tilted   his   head,   and   said   his   name   in   a   long,   low   tone.   a   warning.   "   you   know   i   don't   kiss   and   tell.   "

[girlevils]

　　　　　　𖤐⋆.˚  INTRODUCING  ...  JODIE  KINSKI .ᐟ

a  twenty7  year  old  would've  been  doctor  turned  embalmer  with  a  love  of  vintage  aesthetics  and  penchant  for  macabre.  portrayed  by  daisy  edgar  jones  .ᐟ

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hellooo  besties  !  i’m  lauren  (  27,  she  +  her,  est  ).  i’m  a  pisces  sun,  leo  moon,  scorpio  rising  for  the  astrology  pals  out  there,  a  graphic  designer,  and  a  nicole  kidman  amc  ad  apologist  (  they  could  never  make  me  hate  tht  queen  i'm  sorry  ).  lover  of  coming  of  age  films,  campy  horror,  and  iced  peach  mango  green  tea.  also  a  very  enthusiastic  pinterest  user  and  hc  /  musings  fan  so  if  u  ever  want  to  discuss  any  of  the  above  pls  feel  free  to  terrorize  me  here  or  on  discord  anytime  …  this  is  ur  formal  invitation,  actually  !  anyways  enough  abt  ME,  allow  me  2  introduce  u  to  miss  jodie  kinski  !  gonna  be  real  rn  i'm  so  used  to  writing  silly  little  unserious  sidekicks  so  channeling  this  daunting  diva  is  going  to  be  so  ...  jarring  for  me  but  i'm  verrrry  excited  nonethless  !  <333

[missyourflight]

some stuff i read and watched in may:

primo: a delight!! and free to watch!!

queen charlotte (and also full bridgerton rewatch whoops): really enjoyed queen charlotte (the sad gay footmen 😭), d&d has heightened my appreciation of RJP's s1 deadpan thing, bridgerton s2 reigns supreme because what i love most in a Romance is people who are Unable to be normal about each other 🥰

abbott elementary (s2): reliably so funny, doing height difference and slow burn at the same time which is very pleasing 2 me

ted lasso (s3): l o l what a mess, why are your sitcom episodes over an hour??? 2 things which are not a big deal but fully Enraged me were the landlady reciting this be the verse in its entirety!! and the team singing so long, farewell even though they are not the ones leaving!!! so stupid and bad

taskmaster (s15): what a goddamn delightful cast, still thinking about the potato hats and ivo's trick and jenny destroying the barge etc

84 charing cross road: i read and loved the book a million years ago, the contrast between blooming nyc and grey grey london so perfect, anthony hopkins in his repressed romantic era

enough said: i did enjoy this and also cry a bit but have complicated feelings about the way fatness is talked about here!! james gandolfini wonderful and sexy

mission: impossible: somehow i've never seen the first three so attempting to watch before the new one comes out because the later ones are so fun. this is Incredibly nineties (kristin scott thomas and her lipstick!!), like the nineties london BT phonebooths!! god!! the chunnel!! very fun and the bit with the wires is in fact important and excellent etc

are you there god? it's me, margaret: wonderful, i cried like three times and cried even harder when the wind started playing over the end credits. rachel mcadams radiant as always, went to the bathroom when i came out and discovered my period had started which was a bit on the nose frankly

sherlock, jr: they're doing keaton on blank check so i wanted to watch at least one, this was very fun (and a sweet 45 mins long)

minority report: i hadn't watched this in Years and it Slaps (extra star for how many times they call colin farrell a twink etc), so much creepy eye stuff, down with the surveillance state etc

dorothy dunnett, checkmate: i already yowled a bit about this here but god i loved the lymond chronicles, would strongly recommend letting dorothy blow yr mind etc

joanne paul, the house of dudley: i love a family of scheming political upstarts frankly, this was such a fun way into that bit of tudor history tracking the family through four generations. shout out philip sidney, fun to picture jamie parker, tom hardy etc

[fexlyn]

This is a dis-continued version of my TMNT au, this is all I had written down for this. Enjoy I guess?

I’ll be updating this when I have an idea but I won’t make anything big out of it.

Lenna

Oldest (16)

Oldest child syndrome

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Tics (unconsciously clicking throat)

Lesbian

she/her

Voice actor potential = AJ Michalka or Natasha Lyonne or EJ Johnson

5’6ft - 66 inches - 167.64cm

Stiff / sensible / serious / lil silly

Loves the show Stardust Heros

Admires Janus Seyfert (♀)

Knows a lot about medical action and theory –stuff

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Donatello

Second oldest (“16”)

Mum syndrome

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Related to Raph only

Autism

Keeps everything that's given from his brothers

Panromantic

7’ft - 84 inches - 213.36cm

Voice actor potential = Parvesh Cheena or Freddy Rodríguez or

BPD (Borderline personality disorder)

Favourite flower is the Red spider lily

got aged up to 4yrs - 2 yrs later Raph was mutated and aged properly

Sometimes forget words that are simple

Remembers every word that are considered ‘big words’

Jhanna is Dons gf (did not meet till s4; s5 is the confession)

Will literally make you anything if u just ask

Tries to be a pacifist (trained to kill without second thought)

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Michelangelo

Second youngest (15)

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles

ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)

Trans masc

when scared he hugs himself / cover himself in blankets

Early bird

5’5ft - 65 inches - 165.09cm

Voice actor potential = Alastair James or Freddy Rodríguez or Zach Barack

Fears of being forgotten

Spray painting is his favourite art form

fidgets with a rubix cube

When needing comfort he goes to his older sister

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Raphael

Youngest (10)

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Related to Donnie only (by species)

Loves attention from his blood brother

Or attention in general

Disappears- somehow- anytime there's a fight

Loves paper mache

Feral (not actually just likes to bite)

Best friends with Casey- dont tell Len…or Don…-

His favourite blackberries

Voice actor potential = Alexander David Linz or francesca marie smith

5’1ft - 61 inches - 154.93cm

Troublemaker

Likes the show stardust heart

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Splinter Hamato

He became a mutant rat at 18 due to a mishap

He meets the turtles at [insert age] hes now [insert age]

He's cripled due to the mutagen not being complete

But don't underestimate him he can whoop yo ass in seconds

Big fan of the renaissance artist and wanted to be a artist himself

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Casey Jones

Middle child (12)

Bestfriends with Raphael

Has not told anyone that he's friends with mutant turtles (yet)

Feels like someone trying to burn a hole in his head every class

Taking hockey training

Taking ice skating as well

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Cassandra Jones

Oldest child (15)

Has a crush on Lenna (knows about Casey's turtle friends)

Lesbian

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Angel Jones

Youngest child (6)

Hangs around Micheal and Donnie

Cheeky little shit

Has some interest in machinery

Has a lot of interest in paint

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April O’Neil

Shes 12

She's was 5 when her parents died and got moved with her aunt

Wishes to be a famous reporter

Believes that one of her classmates [read: Casey Jones] is some evil spy

Will literally hang off of vents, trees, wall cliffs; to get the scoop

She has a lot of bruises… and sticks stuck in her hair…

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Carol O’Neil

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Jhanna

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How do they exist?

Baxter Stockman, a teen genius, spent 22 years (17-39) creating a serum for perfect super soldiers-a classic I know- creating failures upon failures he finally perfected the chemical mutagen. But with the twist of it not working on humans due to something that humans have that ‘lower-intelligence life forms’ don't.

When used on humans they will [insert super painful symptoms] and a clinical death happens.

Baxter Stockman was promoted and awarded from the higher ups-he's now head of the renewed US bioweapons program.

Len - backstory

Putting the unmutated tot len into a tank of water then releasing the mutagen into the tank mutating them into a humanoid baby.

She was treated carefully, due to her being so-new, they tested her with anything possible without harming her. She was kept in a room, alone, being studied from the outside behind see-through mirrors.

As she got older(5) the experiments and studies started to become more often and a little more risky, they started to do more hands on like extracting blood or muscle reaction (they can't take scutes yet).

She got older, again, because they age…

Experiments got worse-like-painful- worse.

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Donnie - Backstory

4 years after the creation of Lenna…

An agency (clan) in Japan heard (stalked) about the Mutagen that was perfected, they did a little something (killing) something (torture) getting the components of the mutagen to make their own soldiers.

They wanted a weapon that can be both in land and water, and large in size as well- since bigger weapons are more stronger right?- so they took the idea of a turtle as well. Leatherback sea turtle was their pick, soon or later will be known as V-1-L-0-T Donatello.

After the turtle was mutated, he was young- a baby

But being the smart-ego filled Ninjas they thought it would be best to make the ageing process a little bit faster so they're ahead of the enemy or the very least the same pace of making a weapon

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Mikey - Backstory

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Raph - Backstory

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[pinksopaque]

" cameras , obviously . what did you think they filmed them on ? " she goes , tilting her head as she chuckles light , noticing the blush riddled on the other's cheeks - playfully rolling her eyes . " you are , by far , the most beautiful strawberry that i've ever seen . they're definitely right , red is your color , they weren't wrong there . "

“     that’s     WILD     .     .     .     like     ,     what     did     they     even     film     them     on     ?     phew     ,     thank     goodness     for     that.     ”     a     flush     of     cheeks     ,          smile     showcasing     wide     upon     features.     “     am     i     the     sexist     strawberry     you’ve     ever     seen     ?     please     ,     many     people     HAVE     told     me     red     is     my     color.     however     ,     it     means     a     lot     coming     from     you.     ”    

[soft-jihoonie]

I was tagged by @lovjeon to answer these 85 questions and then tag people!!

LAST

1. drink - Coca Cola

2. 📱 call - probably my boyf

3. text - definitely my boyf

4. song you listened to - power - EXO

5. time you 😢 - like a week ago

HAVE YOU EVER

6. dated someone twice - nah

7. 😘 someone and regretted it - of course

8. been cheated on - as far as I'm aware no

9. lost someone special - definitely

10. been depressed - 100%

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - way too many times

FAVORITE COLORS

12. purple

13. black

14. pink

15. blue

in the last year have you

16. made new friends - yes

17. fallen out of 💛 - I haven’t

18. 😂 until you 😢 - probably

19. found out someone was talking about you - i don’t think so

20. met someone who changed you - nah

21. found out who your friends are - 100%

22. 😘 someone on your facebook friends list - many

GENERAL

23. how many friends from your facebook friends list do you know irl - maybe like 400 but like obvs I don’t still talk to them all 

24. do you have any pets - 2 cats, 2 chinchillas and my boyf has a dog that’s basically mine too

25. do you want to change your middle name - nah I like it

26. what did you do for your last 🎂 - went for a meal with my parents and boyf and then later in the week got way too drunk with my friends

27. what time did you wake up today - 12pm

28. what were you doing last night at midnight - probably reading fanfic

29. what is something you can’t wait for - seeing Kard in London

30. what are you listening to right now - nothing

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - yeah

32. something that gets on your nerves - customers interrupting me whilst I ask them questions

33. most visited website - does tiktok count as a website?

34. hair color - purple

35. long hair or short hair - long hair

36. do you have a crush on someone - does my boyf count

37. what do you like about yourself - my tattoos

38. want any piercings - pretty happy with just the ones I have

39. blood type - no idea

40. nicknames - Cat

41. relationship status - in a relationship of 4 yrs

42. zodiac - Leo!

43. pronouns - she/her

44. favorite 📺 show - the good place

45. tattoos - I have like 18 I think

46. right handed or left - right handed

47. ever had surgery - yeah when I was like 11

48. piercings - yeah my ears, nose and nipples

49. sports - I used to do circus, now I just go to the gym sometimes

50. vacation - dying for one

51. trainers - more of a crocs gal

MORE GENERAL

52. eating - nothing rn

53. drinking - nothing rn

54. i’m about to watch - probably tiktoks

55. waiting for - my boss to tell me if I can get more hours at my job

56. want - to be financially stable

57. get married - I want to but it’s unlikely

58. career - no clue but I have two degrees at least

WHICH IS BETTER

59. kisses or hugs - hugs

60. 👄 or eyes - eyes

61. shorter or taller - taller

62. older or younger - older

63. nice arms or stomach - arms

64. hookup or relationship - idm either way

65. troublemaker or hesitant - hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER

66. 😘 a stranger - yh 

67. drank hard liquor - of course

68. lost glasses - I dont wear them anyway

69 (oof). turned someone down - yh 

70. sex on first date -  surprisingly no

71. broken someone’s ❤️ - I don’t think so

72. had your 💔 - oh for definite

73. been arrested - nah 

74. 😢 when someone died - yeah

75. fallen for a friend - many a time

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

76. yourself - sometimes

77. miracles - not really

78. 💛 at first sight - nah

79. 🎅 - nah

80. 😘 on a first date - yeah

81. angels - nah

other

82. best friend’s name - Beth

83. eye color - brown

84. favorite movie - currently Barbie

85. favorite actor - maybe pedro pascal

I'm tagging no one bc I don’t have kpop mutuals anymore

[mayflwr]

@labwebs​ liked for one-liner || aka noire doesn’t know how to do those

There's a fondness in her gaze as she stares at the young hero, offering forth a hand, crimson extinguishing within her irises. "You certainly are spirited. I don't think you actually needed my help." Wanda remarked with a twitch of her lips, swallowing back the thought that he reminded her of Pietro, instead finishing pulling them into a smile. 

"Spider-Man, it's always a pleasure."

[abbyyblasko]

@dexjcnes​

Abby chuckled lowly as she made her way through the slightly crowded bar. It was one of the few nights that she actually had off, where she could sit back and down a few drinks before stumbling home, Esme had offered to look after Isabel, knowing that Abby could spend the day laying hungover in bed and not worry about her kid burning something down or getting herself arrested, worries that most mother’s shouldn’t have but Isabel was a Blasko after all, it’s like they could smell out trouble and create it for themselves. Nodding to a few people she knew as she clutched the bourbon and coke tightly in her hands, trying to make her way back towards the smoking area and finally sit down and enjoy her drink in peace, perhaps she was getting too old for this shit after all, since when did girls wear such short shorts? What the fuck would their parents if they saw them?

Lost in her maternal mind until she felt herself crash into someone, spilling some of the drink onto her person. “Fuck.” She muttered out, opening her mouth to issue an apology until she saw who it was. She felt her stomach drop and her heart start pounding in her chest, she hadn’t seen him since that fateful night that Isabel had been created and she had kept it that way, not wanting to drag the poor bastard into an unhappy life of raising a kid at such a young age when she could easily do it herself, she had been raising kids her entire life anyways, she was practically born to be a mother but didn’t meant she was going to subject someone else to that life when she didn’t have to, besides she and ‘Bel did fine on their own anyways. “Sorry.” She finally muttered out in a slightly strangled voice.

[faerus]

he understands the sentiment, even if he dislikes it. strangeness makes one lonely - and yet maren's presence - though equally strange, equally muddled with mystery and an edge of danger, brought evan the opposite of that. she brought him company - knowing eyes, wordless sympathy. or at least, that's how it feels sometimes, when they're quiet, lungs shuddering because of the cold air (and not because there's an honest ache, a roiling anger, bubbling at the surface). "i'd miss you if that happened though," evan offers, genuine enough that his cheeks darken. he doesn't expect her to judge him for his sincerity - but the nerves are impulsive, the anxiousness like a jumpy kick of a knee. "do you think -- you could be happy here? if we had books? like a boat -- but just against the shore." his eyes go searching hers, not intending to analyze, just curious about her expression. evan thinks there's plenty of wisdom there.

“Maybe not broken, then.” His explanation made sense. Something couldn’t be broken if it had never been whole in the first place, could it? Maren had always been wrong. Mama knew it from Maren’s infancy—something wasn’t quite right with her baby girl. It made sense when Maren found out more about her father. The way Mama looked at her with a mixture of contempt and love. She’d created Maren, and hoped to raise her to be a caring woman, but her father’s plights were passed on. Maybe Maren wasn’t broken, instead maybe she’d merely been defective from the start.

“I don’t think I have, either. I’ve always been different.” Maren chuckles, dry and barely audible. In her youth, she thought her differences had been merely racially motivated. It was easy ammunition for the kids to use, having a single mother that didn’t look anything like her. But looking different became the least of her worries after Luke.

“It’s other people’s expectations that hurt most.” Her mother’s for instance. In Janelle’s mind, Maren was supposed to be kind and caring, smart and well-spoken. A perfect reflection of everything she hadn't been. Maren wasn’t supposed to be like her mother, and much less her dad. Yet Maren had somehow managed to break every single expectation her Mama had made her for. And in the end, it’s why she had left.

“Sometimes I think they should send me to an island or something. Like that Christmas special, the Island of Misfit Toys. Somewhere far away, y’know? Just send me off with a boat full of books and I'll be happy.”

[adamdalgliesh]

Jack&Phryne Alphabet ♡ Crime Scenes

[freddve]

𝙵𝚁𝙴𝙳𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙲𝙰 𝙿𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶'𝓈 𝓈𝑜𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝓂𝑒𝒹𝒾𝒶 featuring @slversoul & @solitvdcs .

i am on this website to be an irritating, sexy presence. don’t forget that.

[ofthepuzzle]

@kaibacorpbros​ said: [ 🏃‍♂️ ] does your muse have escapist tendencies? [ 🏆 ] is your muse afraid of failure? what do they do when they fail? [ 🃏 ] how does your muse handle being lied to?

[ 🏃‍♂️ ] does your muse have escapist tendencies?

Answered here!

[ 🏆 ] is your muse afraid of failure? what do they do when they fail?

Oh—

Weeeell…

Yes. Yes he is. But. Only if the failure means he’d lose a lot. Fear of failure mostly revolves around not being able to protect/save his friends. Fear of not being a good Pharaoh. If he’s not delivering the best as a king, he deems it a failure. He’d always try as best (and even push it) as he can to get satisfactory results.

Atem can handle failure if the cost is minimal. He doesn’t care for a minor loss. However, when another’s life is put at risk it’s when things get serious. Failing to ensure the safety of a friend would result in high stress. Or if his kingdom is lacking in any sort of way (economy, security, etc), he would want to take things in hands and change that. Keeping track of everything keeps his mind at peace. Problem-solving is what leads him to the right way until he’s sure everything is alright. If the situation is fatal (death of a beloved one or kingdom ending up in debris) it would lead to shock and it would be extremely traumatic.

And something more. He’s also been used to achieving success that failures almost feel like something is off. But that mindset is later changed (e.g. he’s competitive at dueling but does not fear losing when nothing is at stake.)

[ 🃏 ] how does your muse handle being lied to?

Depends on how serious the lie is. If it’s something harmless, he can let it slide. But beyond that it can be damaging. It could also change his perspective on the person, especially if the lie has been hidden from him for a long while.

Atem forgives but doesn’t forget. He would give a warning the first time (if he can accept the person still regardless) but there won’t be a second time where he would do that again. If a person isn’t sincere then Atem would expect them to lie again. The trust would be broken and the relationship would be pointless. So, Atem would rather move on. Or feel like playing a Shadow Game, idk. He would rather keep things real and would know hiding the truth wouldn’t end up well.

[g1bsongirl]

“ name and shame me online ? pfft — been there before, maxipad. ” nothing worse than a twelve year-old fan compiling an edit full of mystery gang flops and flubs. leave it to iris, her limited screen time during their midnight excursions around town making up 50% of them. the woods ? got clotheslined by a branch and inhaled a mouthful of dirt before a grasshopper decided to take up vacancy in her hoodie — had her dancing like elaine from seinfeld just to get it out. hidden lake ? fell knee deep in the murky waters. surprised she didn’t catch a flesh eating bacteria that turned her into an extra for the walking dead. “ unless you have a vid of me, like, peelin’ off the plastic panties of a reese’s cup and serenading it like bieber’s one less lonely girl, s’gonna take more than a fall to get me. ” a beat. “ but, i appreciate the hand. ” small swoop of her own snagged her phone from the ground, relieved sigh at the sight of a screen still in tact. she slipped it into her pocket and took a small roll forward. “ so, y’tryin’ to connect with nature or are you out lookin’ for inspo for some new songs ? feel roller derby death-drop would kinda break the billboard hot 100. ” she teased. “ m’sure your satanists would love it. is that what you call your fans ? wait — do they even have a name ? ”

there is always something getting in the way of his peace. is it any wonder that he's the way he is? he wouldn't think it was too much to ask to find somewhere nice and quiet to practice—because of course he offers the same courtesy himself, right?—but it's clear that antioch has other things in mind. this time, a rogue rollerskater. what's next, a penny-farthing accident? "i think you must have hit your head on the way down," he snorts, although he does take a moment to admire the billy-the-puppet cloud. she's right, it does look like him. he's not going to admit that, though. especially since he's already doing her the favor of helping her up. "here, just try not to fall over again. i'll be forced to name and shame you online if you do."

[tartareus]

YOUR MUSE’S 19TH CENTURY CHARACTER TROPE

Randomize your result here  // inspired by this  //  REPOST ONLY!

tagged years ago by: @notlikegcds tagging: @moonlitalbatross (bedelia) ; @nigellecter (for the boys) ; @indemimonde  && @flyingupward

Result: Meddlesome Romantic who has fallen upon Hard Times

[ask-iidaiinchou-blog]

I’m not sure where I am but it seems like a dangerous place as there are villains out and about!! I must be on alert until I meet up with nii-san...!! ((M!A: 5 year old Tenya part 1/5))

[8blud]

the  catch  of  the  day  sweats  off  the  sea,   brought  to  lie  under  the  limelight  of  another’s  making.     saltless  and  raw,   a  renewed  thirst  for  home;   their  scales  glisten,   in  the  ring,   and  the  blood  on  their  hands  lingers  like  thickened  water.     wring  the  hand  that  bleeds.     watch  their  blood  drip  into  those  metallic  dog  bowls.     and  when  all  that  skin  isn’t  enough,   peel  your  nails  back  until  you  see,   once  more,   a  holier  flesh.     the  swift  punches  land;   a  crowd  cheers;   his  shoulder  pulsates.     someone  parted  your  skin  until  your  rot  blackens  the  once  human  skin.     his  scar  sways  with  the  boat.     the  man  finds  his  bet  away  from  the  herd.     (   now  where’s  his  side  of  embittered  fries?   )     winning  without  a  sprinkling  of  salt  in  his  wound.     he  stares  at  saint,   tilts  his  head  like  a  curious  dog.     ‘   y’sick  of  seeing  me?   ’     his  synth-voice  crackles,   anticipating  the  laugh  that  jack  doesn’t  give.     your  venom-lined  mouth  juices  a  lemon  before  you  realise  what  you’re  doing.     he  nods  to  saint’s  opponent.     what’s  a  match  without  a  little  banter?     ‘   he’s  looking  a  bit  too  much  like  a   winner   now.     you’re  not   incentivising   him  to  lose.     i  could  help  with  that   ––   sell  him  my  bets  an’  then   ( … )   i’ll  be  gone  an’  you’ll  be  a  winner.   ’

✘ CLOSED / ft. muse up to player ! ( @8blud ) on the faceless ship / fourth level

for the love of FUCK, saint truly cannot recall the last time he felt quite this good ! and to the credit of anyone who might happen to stumble upon him, he certainly doesn't LOOK it ; bare-chested & bleeding in the blustery december air, saint jakob clarke should be the PICTURE OF SUFFERING right now. but he ISN'T, is he ? fuck no, he's in his PRIME ! he'd abandoned his shirt, his jacket well before entering the ring, and that was . . . shit, how long ago was that ? the battered boxer ( if you could even call him that, the way he fights ) has no way of knowing for certain ― his phone is in his coat pocket, after all ― but he isn't worried. it doesn't actually MATTER. silas will find him when it's time to go, he always does. and that's IF saint doesn't make his way back to the ring for a SECOND go 'round first. ( that's a BIG if ! ) for the moment, staggering over toward the railing at the edge of the deck for a SMOKE proves sufficient enough ; limbs swing in a loose, erratic rhythm to get him there ― is he dancing ? throwing punches at the air ? ― and he THROWS himself back against the rail to get a better view of the fourth level. tries to, anyway, but it would appear there's someone standing DIRECTLY in his way. ( were they always right there ? did they just show up ? )

❝ oi, you might be a PAIN, but you're not a fuckin' WINDOW ! could you step to the side maybe ? ❞