#Don't get me started on Gallowglass

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not to cheat on Harvey and Suits, but hear me out

He's too Adam Pierson/Methos coded for me to not lose my shit over him constantly.

[apinchofm]

I’m living for the chaotic energy of Miyako, Marcus, and Gallowglass. Writing prompt, if you want to 😊

Marcus, Miyako, and Gallowglass go for a quite drink in the village of sept tours only to get really drunk and star causing chaos in the village, maybe they start a prank war.

Either way Baldwin gets a call to pick up his kid and he and Mathew have to convince them to leave and drag three very drunk vampires home.

We love three cousins who enjoy stressing out their uncles!

Baldwin always expected late-night calls. He worked with people all over the world. But he didn't expect the owner of the old tavern in Saint Lucien to be calling.

"Bernard? What's the matter?"

"Well, your children, sieur, they're wreaking havoc." The man said nervously. In the background, he heard a few smashed glasses and a distinctly Scottish voice challenging someone to a fight.

He got dressed and went over to his brother's tower, whipping open the doors to his master bedroom. Matthew, of course, woke up straight away, whilst Diana waved tiredly at Baldwin before going back to sleep.

"Baldwin..." Matthew growled.

"Our children are wreaking havoc. Come with me." Baldwin ordered.

The two drove into the village. Usually, it was a joy to come here at night.

"Where are they?" Matthew asked, but Baldwin had already smelt his daughter and nephew miles away.

"Three, two..." The three came tumbling out of the pub, having sensed their dads and uncles. Miyako was on Marcus' back and Gallowglass was wearing a stetson that definitely didn't belong to him.

"Ooh, we're in trouble," Miyako said, still clutching her cousin's back.

"Okay, home. Now." Matthew ordered. But the three looked at each other and smiled.

"You will have to catch us first!" Gallowglass said and all three sped off in various directions.

"I'll get Marcus and Miyako," Baldwin said gruffly.

"Why do I have Gallowglass?" Baldwin had trained him more, it was only fair.

"Which would you rather have?" He yelled back. Matthew weighed up the options and Gallowglass was the better option.

Matthew had managed to sneak up on Gallowglass, who had hidden behind a tree.

"I'm going to beat you one day." The Scotsman said as Matthew took him back to the car.

"Sure you will." Matthew muttered, making him sit in the back, "Stay."

Baldwin had gone after the two younger vampires. First, he had caught Marcus who tried to sneak back into the pub and dragged him by the collar with ease back to the car.

Then his daughter, who he had regretted teaching how to hide from him, attempted to run away after seeing Marcus being taken away.

"No, papa!" Miyako said and Baldwin simply lifted her over his shoulder, taking her back to the car.

"Please, all of you. Shut up!" Baldwin growled. And then Miyako started crying. Matthew leaned against the car window, sighing.

"You made her cry, uncle. That's not nice!" Gallowglass said.

"I want a new dad, I don't like this one," Marcus said

"Do you want to swap?" Gallowglass offered and they both nodded.

"I'll have Hugh, you have Matthew, and Marcus has papa." Miyako decided in between sniffles.

"No, I do not like... Christophe? What's his name?" Marcus said. He did tend to confuse time periods when drunk.

"Christophe! Ha!" Gallowglass laughed, "He hated Jesus!"

"I don't like any of you," Baldwin muttered.

"No more children," Matthew said.

"Agreed, brother."

[ofpineapplesanddawns]

Actually, here’s a list of things I have seen with these two that I’m willing to write fics for:

EDIT: There’s also a list of ships I’ve written or drawn art for that you can pick from if that makes it easier for you.

EDIT: I've updated some things on here

Movies/shows I’ll write and draw content for:

-Bright Young Things (I'll write Miles and Ginger, I just hate drawing them so don't expect much of that)

-Good Omens

-Broadchruch

-Prodigal Son

-Hamlet (David’s)

-Apostle

-Doctor Who (This includes the Big Finish characters David has, except the N*zi one, fuck that guy, he gets nothing ) 

-Gracepoint

-Underworld

-Around the World in 80 Days

-Twilight

-Fright Night

-Rab C Nesbitt (Davina, my beloved)

-Gallowglass

-Takin’ Over the Asylum 

-Dolittle

-Blackpool

-The Adventurer

-Tron: Legacy

-Far From the Madding Crowd

-Learners

-What We Did On Our Holiday

-Camping (just an episode and clips, holy shit, this show is bad. Walt deserves to be in a better show)

-30 Rock (just the episodes with Michael)

-Nativity 2

-Passengers

Movies/shows I have seen but I won’t write anything for the characters (art might be possible if it’s just single characters):

-Ducktales (not unless if someone makes a really good villain oc based on a character Michael would totally play in this series)

-Actually, anything animated with these two I won’t write, but I’ve seen a number of animated things with David in them and, like, two things with Michael

-Jessica Jones (Kilgrave pisses me off in the best way, but I don’t want to write for that guy)

-Des (for very obvious reasons)

-Blood Diamond (my DVD is so fucked up that it’s pointless for me to even try)

-Harry Potter (for very, VERY obvious reasons, which sucks cause his character is interesting, but JKR pisses me off too much to touch Barty)

-Heart to Heart

-Criminal: UK

-Einstein and Eddington

-Casanova

-Richard II

-United

-The Damned United

-Sandman

-Masters of Sex (I used to write stuff for this, but I'm too uncomfortable to do it anymore)

Show that I will NOT write for:

-Staged (RPF isn’t my thing, but I’ll happily continue to draw dumb toon doodles based on scenes.)

-Just RPF of David and Michael in general. Again, RPF is not my thing at all, please respect that. If you like it, great, but it's not for me. I will not respond if you send me an ask requesting it.

-This includes irl people that Michael and David have played, it starts to get weird when I think too much on it

Here are the ships I’ve written/drawn for on this account, so far: 

-Lucian/Peter

-Vincturi (Aro/Peter)

-Aro/Lucian

-Aro/Lucian/Peter

-Ineffable Spouses

-Adventure Husbands

-Illogical Husbands (no longer writing this, please don't ask for it)

-Martin/Hardy

-House (Doctor Who)/Doctor (both 10th and 14th)

-Aziraphale/Phileas

-Miles/Ginger

-Campbell/Joe

-Hollywood Husbands

-Aro/Doctor

-Malcolm/Doctor

-Lucian/Doctor

-Malcolm/Phileas 

-Lucian/Hardy

-Lucian/Phileas

-Ten/Castor

-Castor/Arthur

-Arthur/Doctor

-William Boldwood/Phileas

-Wesley Snipes/Chris (White Bread Husbands)

-Thorne/Peter

-Hollywood Husbands/James

-Peter/Arthur

-Lucian/Spriggan Tenth Doctor

-Malcolm/Spriggan Tenth Doctor

-Thorne/Roderick

[butternuggets-blog]

OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER

@baldwin-montclair @adowobsessed @sylverdeclermont @nicki-mac-me @thereadersmuse @kynthiamoon @adowbaldwin @profoundme444 @beautifulsoulsublime @lady-lazarus-declermont

Part Forty-Seven

Summary: Baldwin de Clermont manages to upset an ancient hag. He wakes up.. different.

Also on Ao3

By an amazing coincidence the twins' seventh birthday was one day before Liv's, so they decided to hold a joint party to celebrate. It was also an excellent excuse for Liv to stuff her face with sugary food and watch the antics of a small rampaging horde of screaming children.

Margaret Wilson was leaping through the blow-up bouncy castle after a giggling Becca. The little girls were as close as cousins, often using their powers to get each other in and out of trouble.

'Mind the back of her dress Maggie! Don't step on the hem!' Agatha Wilson warned, waving a miniature quiche in her granddaughter's direction. 'And you're going to ignore me, I see.'

'They're young, Agatha' Ysabeau smiled proudly as she watched her granddaughter scurry away. 'Youth rarely listens to experience.'

'Speaking of youth, where's the baby?'

'He's with Daddy' Liv pointed to a small white tent where Pip was sitting on a stool while a woman painted his face to look like a tiger. Hugo was strapped to Baldwin's chest, facing outwards; the two-month-old was sucking on the ear of a grey stuffed elephant that was the same size as him, watching the woman's brushstrokes as she painted, entranced.

'It seems we may have an artist on our hands' Ysabeau turned to Liv. 'Remind me to give you an easel when he's old enough for one. I'm sure I recall somebody storing an easel in one of the attics.'

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'NO, Eric'

Gallowglass whined, his shoulders slumping.

Baldwin rolled his eyes again. 'I said no'

‘But-’

‘You are not using my only child as a stand-in so you can win Musical Chairs!’

Gallowglass turned imploringly towards Liv. ‘Auntie-’

‘Exactly what he said’ Liv laughed, shaking her head.

Vampires were notoriously competitive, Clermont's’ especially. Board games were officially banned from Game Night, as was backgammon, Twister and Marco Polo. Liv had found a Monopoly board in a cupboard that had been sheared into thirds and stained with dry blood, so she wasn’t about to question it.

The music stopped and there was sudden burst of violence as twenty children shoved each other out of the way to scramble onto a chair. One little girl jumped onto hers so fast that it lost balance and tipped over; she clung on to it with determination, her knuckles turning white. House rules stated that if you were still touching the chair by the time the music started up again, it didn’t matter if you weren’t technically ‘sitting’ on it.

Becca had made it, as had Maggie, but Pip got pushed out of the way by his friend Wayne, who leap up onto chair, spun around, and poked out his tongue. Pip stuck out his tongue back at him, and went to stand with the rest of the disqualified children.

Baldwin’s eyes narrowed.

‘Wayne didn’t mean anything by it’ Liv said lightly. Hugo babbled and shrieked, waving Nellie the elephant furiously in one tiny fist.

‘Exactly’ Baldwin murmured, sticking out his pinkie finger. Hugo noticed it, and wrapped his free hand around it. ‘Our honour has been besmirched!’

Liv snorted, shaking her head.

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The party began to wind down towards the middle of the afternoon as the sugar crashes set in. The horde of tiny terrors were sent on their way clutching gift bags, while Pip and Becca waved them goodbye.

Maggie was sleeping over and the children helped each other set up a pillow fort in the living room until ‘building’ devolved into a pillow fight. Baldwin and Liv curled up near them on the floor, nursing glasses of wine and giving pointers.

‘Sweep the leg!’

‘Harder! Give it some oomph!’

‘Ooh nicely done!’

‘You’ll have to teach Hamish some moves so he can keep up with them when he’s old enough’ Baldwin murmured into Liv’s neck as he kissed her shoulder.

‘Only if you promise not to be mad at them for beating him because they’re older and stronger than him’ Liv smiled, curling into Baldwin’s chest.

[snowwhitelass]

Why A Discovery of Witches star Steven Cree asked Outlander costar Sam Heughan for advice

By Maureen Lee Lenker

January 08, 2021

When it comes to bringing a beloved book series to life on television, Steven Cree knows a thing or two.

The actor, who is about to embody fan-favorite character Gallowglass on the second season of A Discovery of Witches, has spent the last several years playing the lovable Ian Murray, Sr. on Starz's Outlander. And this time, he was prepared for all that bringing to life a popular series of novels entails.

"When I got Ian Murray in Outlander, I wasn't on social media at that point," he tells EW. "Even though I was aware of Outlander being a hugely successful book series, I didn't know anything about the huge fan base. It wasn't actually until I was on Outlander that I realized how big the whole thing was, whereas with this, it was an entirely different scenario from the start. When I had the audition and I googled to find out a little bit about the TV show, whenever you google Gallowglass and A Discovery of Witches, it became very quickly apparent that Gallowglass is indeed an extremely beloved character."

"Ian is nice and warm and fuzzy; Gallowglass is a lot more dynamic than that," he adds. "He's a bachelor as well. He's a bit of a rock-and-roll vampire for his time so he's an entirely different proposition from Ian. I did read the book, and I absolutely loved the character of Gallowglass every bit as much as the fans. Whilst I know that there may well be some people out there who will never agree with my casting of Gallowglass, I hope the majority of people are happy with how he's portrayed and what I bring to him."

There is one man who would know what Cree is going through, embarking on playing this beloved fictional character who many fans have declared their literary crush. That would be his Outlander costar Sam Heughan. Cree didn't ask Heughan for any advice about the perceived pressure that comes with stepping into a role of this nature, but he did ask him for help with something a bit more weighty.

"Gallowglass is described as being a particularly physical, and muscular character, so I've been spending a lot of time in the gym over the last 18 months," he explains. "So, I was asking Sam Heughan some fitness tips."

As a lover of fantasy novels for most of his life, Cree was enthusiastic about diving into the world of A Discovery of Witches and his character in particular. "He's a very complex character, and there's a lot about Gallowglass that's unknown," he reflects. "He has a slightly mysterious quality to him; he's been alive for already a few 100 years by the point we meet him. Even though he's described as a soldier of fortune, you don't exactly know his history or his past. When it comes to the crunch, he's a really fearsome warrior that the Claremont family calls upon. He's almost a slightly bombastic character, full of one-liners and quick to make a joke. [But] there's a slight sadness around him as well."

How does an actor tap into such a mysterious figure with a shadowy backstory? Well, it helps when the author who created him is also an executive producer. Deborah Harkness, who wrote the A Discovery of Witches series, was often on-hand to give Cree advice. In a move reminiscent of Alan Rickman's experiences playing Professor Snape in the Harry Potter franchise, Harkness even provided Cree with secret details.

"She gave me a very long and very detailed backstory of Gallowglass' life," he notes. "Which you wouldn't necessarily see any of that on the screen, but from an acting point of view, the more you can learn about a character, the easier it is for me to bring that palette to the character. Debs told me some things in absolute confidence, which I haven't shared with anyone else at all. It's good to have some secrets about your character, to create that inner life."

Harkness also helped Cree feel a certain level of confidence in the role. In the novel, Gallowglass is described as a former Viking, and his warrior spirit had led fans to dream-cast the likes of Charlie Hunnam and Heughan himself in the role. But Cree never got anything but absolute support from the character's creator.

"I was hugely encouraged by how positive Debs was in my casting of Gallowglass because I had come across a lot of suggestions on the internet," he muses. "When the person who's actually created that character has been so vocal about how much she thinks I am her version of Gallowglass, it gave me almost unspoken permission [and] made me feel really good about filling his boots, literally and figuratively."

Cree was immediately enchanted by the sexy, romantic implications of playing a vampire, noting he's a longtime fan of things like Interview With a Vampire and the Twilight series. He reveled in getting to bring that ancient mystery and superhuman strength to life (though he shares a mournful regret with his costar James Purefoy that he didn't get to bite anyone). But to him, the key to Gallowglass was that view of him as a rock-and-roll vampire.

That translated into his prep in his trailer before shooting scenes. "The one thing that I did use quite often when I was in my trailer, and I was putting on my costume and I wanted to get into the headspace for Gallowglass, I would very often play 'Nothing Else Matters' by Metallica," he quips. "I could imagine Gallowglass being really into Metallica."

A bit different from the music of the 1590s...

A Discovery of Witches season 2 premieres on Sundance Now, Shudder, and AMC+ on Jan 9.

[apinchofm]

ADoW Missing Scene 3x01 - Gallowglass + Marcus

Gallowglass arrived at Sept-Tours. It was time. He wasn't ready to see Diana and Matthew but he promised to protect her and that's what he'll do.

Moreover, he was a Knight of Lazarus and Marcus was his grandmaster. He'd never failed to back his cousin in a fight, not now.

"Welcome back, old friend." Ysabeau smiled.

"Hello, granny." Ysabeau hugged and kissed him.

"Marcus will be very glad to see you. He needs someone else in his corner."

"What do you mean?"

"Marcus went after Knox, tried to save Emily." Ysabeau said, "Knox attacked him. He is fine. Miriam checked him."

Gallowglass jogged up to Marcus' apartments.

"Marcus?" He could smell him, but there was also a new smell. Floral. A woman, a warmblood.

"Cheeky bastard, he's only gone and mated," Gallowglass muttered to himself with a small smile. He knocked on the bedroom door, just incase

"Come in!" A female voice sounded from behind the door.

"Oh, hi." Phoebe smiled, looking up from her pile of books, confused by this new face.

"Hiya gorgeous" He winked, "Where's Marcus?" Gallowglass

"He's showered and getting dressed after I forced him away from his laptop." Beautiful and forced the most stubborn man into her will? He liked her.

"I'm Phoebe Taylor." She reached out and shook his hand, "I'm Marcus' partner, I suppose."

"Nice to meet you, Phoebe," Gallowglass smiled, "Eric Gallowglass," "Marcus is very lucky, might I say? Having a beauty like you looking out for him,"

"From what he tells me, you've done your fair share of taking care of him over the, uh, centuries." Phoebe nervously chuckled.

"Not easy, I tell ya. I'm glad I can't go grey." Gallowglass joked. That's when Marcus emerged from the wardrobe, fully dressed. He grinned seeing Gallowglass.

"I thought I smelt whiskey, Ragnall," Marcus smirked as the two clasped hands in greeting.

"Shut it, Raphael." They often made fun of the many, many names they had.

"You alright?" Gallowglass looked him over, checking for any changes.

"I'm fine." Marcus said and looked at Phoebe, "See what I have to put up with?"

She rolled her eyes fondly, "He's worried. I'm glad I now have someone who sympathies."

"Matthew being hard on you? Want me to talk to him?" Gallowglass asked. He knew that Sept-Tours being invaded by Knox would start another row between father and son. Marcus didn't need that now.

"No, don't bother. It never changes anything, and frankly, I've stopped caring how disappointed he gets." Marcus said.

"I know." Marcus' face went serious, "I know."

Gallowglass avoided his gaze. The one thing he had lied to Marcus about.

"Baldwin funnily enough. I thought he would be the one telling us to keep it a secret, but at least it finally makes sense why he looks at me like I shouldn't exist." Marcus said, "Blood rage was supposed to be wiped out."

"I was never to tell ya. Philippe ordered me not to, but me, Miriam always felt Matthew should have said something." Gallowglass said, "I'm sorry. But you have my honesty now and my support. I promise."

"I know." Marcus said with a small, thankful smile, "Thank you, as always." The two hugged tightly.

"Right, breakfast." Marcus sighed, "Let's get this over with." He held out his hand to Phoebe, who smiled and took it.

"Now, tell me, Phoebe, how'd he trick you into dating him?" Gallowglass asked the new human.

[apinchofm]

Writing prompt: Baldwin taking out his frustration with the de Clermonts by thrashing them in sword fights. Ysabeau and Marthe making bets on how long it takes Baldwin to win and what injuries his sparring partner walks away with.

Interesting to write! And I added a bit of angst, because I'm like that.

"I told you, cut to the shoulder." Marthe mused, seeing Marcus walk over to them. He saw his uncle practising with a sword, went over to say hello. Which for some reason started a fight. And then Baldwin pulled out a pistol he hadn't seen since Waterloo.

"Going again?" Ysabeau asked her grandson as he sat on a bench.

"I'm a doctor, not an idiot." Marcus replied, "And we will all need one."

"He shot you, didn't he?" Ysabeau said, noting his shirt had been ripped at the shoulder.

"He shot at me." Marcus corrected, "I don't know what's pissed him off."

"Alright?" Marthe asked, "Cut to shoulder." Ysabeau ticked it off her list.

Freyja then returned from her brother's wrath. She had lasted a full forty minutes before he had cut her.

"What's wrong with him?" Freyja grumbled, "If he wasn't my brother- ow!" She yelled when Marcus bandaged it. It would heal quickly, but it was better unexposed.

"Sorry."

"Where's your father?" Freyja asked, "I sure only he could fight him long enough to sort him out."

"I foresee multiple cuts and bruises there," Marthe said.

"Broken bones." Ysabeau mused.

"Seriously?" Marcus said.

"Why not?"

.....

"What?" Matthew asked, then looked up to see Baldwin throwing Gallowglass to the floor before driving his sword into his shoulder, "Oh. He's in a mood."

Baldwin, very much like their father, had his turns in his mood. When that happened, he wanted to fight everything and everyone in sight. He used to wrestle bears.

Then he had children. It seemed Baldwin had taken his place now.

"Please, sort him out," Frejya pleaded, "At least tire him out."

"And if you can break one of his bones, you'll be doing me a favour." Ysabeau added, "I have a hundred that says you'll break a bone."

"Mine or his?" Matthew asked. He could get angry, was fast. But Baldwin was pure strength and strategy. He didn't exactly want his blood rage to flare up.

"Miyako."

"No. I already sparred with him this morning!" The girl in question said, "I'm not doing it again."

"You are his child."

"Exactly, I like being undead."

Gallowglass limped over, "Please someone, deal with him." They all looked to Matthew, who sighed and removed his suit jacket.

.....

Miriam sighed, before tying her hair up in a ponytail.

"Miriam, I wouldn't-" Matthew warned, as Marcus finished re-locating his shoulder. But she approached him anyway.

"She either kills him or kisses him," Ysabeau said.

"I'll take it," Marthe whispered back.

"Are you finished?" Was all she asked. Most people would be annoyed by a sword at the throat. But Miriam wasn't most people.

The two stared at each other for what seemed to be a long time.

"Are you finished?" Miriam asked again, in a more authoritative voice. He put his sword down before going back inside the castle.

"How did you do that?" Ysabeau asked, slightly annoyed.

"Anniversary of the fall of Rome." Miriam shrugged, "Why do you think Philippe freaked out every decade? He was remembering the Trojan War."

They all nodded in agreement.

"We should really start getting therapists." Marcus mused.

[apinchofm]

Writing prompt: Miyako attempts to teach Baldwin how to use social media. Miyako is exasperated, Marcus can’t stop laughing and Phoebe wonders why she married into this family.

I decided to make this a human/au if that's okay?

Anyway, enjoy!

"I don't understand it!"

"Come on dad, Twitter is easy!"

Miyako was trying to show her father how to actually use social media. The younger generation were always trending in some sort of storm. Miyako at fashion week or speaking at the Oxford union. Or Marcus when he did anything. It seemed women and men from all walks of life were very much interested in the doctor. Gallowglass usually kept private, but like all of them had featured in Tatler.

It got even worse when Marcus recently announced his engagement to Phoebe and so Baldwin decided it was time to learn how to navigate it all.

"What's a 'fancam'?" Baldwin asked confused.

"It's like people get pictures or videos of someone they like and make a short music video." Miyako explained patiently

"Why does Baldwin need to know what a fancam is?" Marcus was amused as he walked in.

Miyako smirked, "Because there are multiple of you, Mr Bachelor."

"Former Bachelor." Marcus corrected, sitting next to Phoebe and kissing her cheek. She rolled her eyes fondly.

"You missed the lesson on Facebook." Phoebe said, "That was a journey."

"Black Twitter? Is that a different platform?" Baldwin asked, "They seem to find it very amusing that Phoebe and Marcus are engaged."

Miyako and Marcus burst out laughing. It was Phoebe who leaned forward and snatched his phone away, "You don't need to be on Black Twitter. Just stick to regular Twitter." Twitter was hard enough, but explaining the culture of black Brits, the place where most internet memes and slang was born? Nobody needed to explain that.

"Let's try Instagram, that should be easier." Marcus suggested, "You could start a family account, like the Royals but more fun and we actually have jobs."

"That may not be a bad idea." Miyako mused, "And it handles photographers because our family posts on it ourselves, so the paparazzi have less power."

Baldwin nodded, "Alright show me how to Instagram."

"I'm marrying into this. Willingly." Phoebe said to herself.

[apinchofm]

Maybe a request of gallowglass and Marcus. Maybe angst, maybe Marcus finds out about gallowglass feelings for certain witch..

This!!

Marcus had tried calling his cousin after he'd driven away on his bike after the twins were born. At first, he thought it was his very public display of affection that made him sour, but Gallowglass was never the type with him. No, there was something else.

Marcus opened both doors of the pub with a dramatic flourish. Gallowglass was sat at the bar, savouring another class of whiskey.

"I haven't been here in ages!" Marcus said with a grin, "Alright, Angie? Red as usual."

"How'd you find me?" Gallowglass asked gruffly, sipping on his whiskey. Marcus came to sit next to him as the bar lady gave him his drink and he winked as he paid her.

"Well, this was my depression drinking hole." Marcus pointed out, "That you used to own. I thought you would make it harder for me. You never leave without saying goodbye."

"Matthew send you?"

"No. I'm not concerned about my father, I'm concerned about you." Marcus said, "Not as your grandmaster but as your cousin and your friend."

He'd noticed his cousin's discomfort around Matthew and Diana, around everyone really. Phoebe had commented to Marcus that he seemed to have a sadness around him that he'd try to cover with a joke or story. Marcus had of course noticed this too.

"If you don't talk, I will start singing Bowie, your choice," Marcus said seriously. When he didn't answer, Marcus cleared his throat and prepared to start singing.

"Don't," Gallowglass said, with a hint of a smile.

"After Diana and Matthew left Philippe, he asked me to keep watch for Diana. Make sure she got to Matthew. So, from the day she was born, I kept an eye on her, watched her grow up, get all of her achievements." Gallowglass said.

"You were her guardian."

"I was. Until she got to Matthew." Gallowglass said sadly.

Marcus' face fell in realization. A vampire watching someone for so long could only lead to one thing. An unfortunate thing in this case. "Oh, Eric." He sighed, putting his hand over his mouth, "I'm so sorry."

"I knew she was never going to be mine. This is all irrational." Gallowglass chuckled.

"It still hurts." Marcus pointed out, "Does Matthew know?"

"Of course, he knows."

"That's cruel. I would have sent you to Venice with Baldwin if I knew." Marcus said.

"I'm promised Philippe to protect her, I kept that promise." Gallowglass replied, "I'm not needed anymore."

"That isn't true. I need you." Marcus insisted.

"You have Matthew-" Gallowglass shook his head.

"I've never had Matthew. Do you know why I've never been scared in any war or battle? Because whenever I turned around, you were there for me." Marcus insisted, "I can't lead without you."

Gallowglass looked at his younger cousin, who looked back at him pleadingly. 300 years he'd had his back, even when watching Diana. The only person who would cause him to break his watch.

"I'm not strong right now. You need to be." Gallowglass said with a rueful smile.

"Take your time, as much as you need. But I really hope you come back to us." Marcus said with a small smile, and a pat on his back, "I really am sorry."

"Thank you."

"Always."

[apinchofm]

drunken love

Phoebe finds out how vampires get drunk and Marcus is an adorable drunk.

requested by an anon ;)

Phoebe came down hearing the knock on the door. She supposed it was Marcus, coming home from his night out with Gallowglass. It was nice that the two were spending more time together after years apart.

"Hello" Matthew practically dragged Marcus in with an apologetic look to Phoebe.

"Dad, take me home. I wanna snuggle with Phoebe" Marcus whined drunkenly.

"We are home" Matthew reminded him, probably for the umpteenth time. It was times like these Phoebe could see them acting as father and son.

"How much had he had to drink?" Phoebe asked astonished as Matthew sat him down on the sofa.

"He and Gallowglass participated in the old age tradition of drinking from intoxicated humans at one of the many feeding clubs around England" Phoebe's face fell at that.

"You guys have clubs for that?" Phoebe asked nervously. No, Marcus wouldn't. He didn't drink from anyone but her, because they did that during sex.

"Don't worry, there's nothing sexual about it, just a quicker way of getting drunk for vampires" Matthew assured her, seeing her facial expression. "Besides, he spent the entire car ride talking about how much he loved you. I had to take his phone away before he started calling you".

"Dad, there are two of you" Marcus mused, squinting. Matthew sighed and looked at Phoebe.

"I can stay if you need. Diana knows I'm here. He called her to tell me to come and pick him up" Phoebe chuckled at that. She could imagine how amused and confused Diana was at that phone call.

"No, go home, I can take care of him" Phoebe assured him. Matthew pressed a kiss to her cheek before bidding them goodnight.

"Come on you," Phoebe said, helping him up "Bed"

"No, no. I can walk myself" Marcus insisted, swaying slightly.

They went up to the bedroom, Phoebe walking straight in whilst Marcus seemed to look confused and hesitant.

"Marcus?" Phoebe asked, "What's wrong?"

He looked at her, an apology in his eyes "You are really lovely. So very lovely."

"Thank you?"

"But I have a fiance who I love very much and I'm not sure why my dad didn't drop me home with her, though I have to say you two have similar tastes. Maybe you'll get along. But we can't have sex" Marcus explained looking around the room like a lost puppy.

That's when Phoebe lost it, laughing hard. A drunk vampire? Funny. A drunk vampire who doesn't realise he's at home and his fiancee is standing right in front of him? Absolutely hysterical.

"It isn't funny!" Marcus yelled as she laughed "I never want to betray her. I need to go home"

"Why don't we call her to get you in the morning?" Phoebe suggested, stopping him from speeding off. "You can sleep here and we can call her in the morning?.

Marcus looked at her suspiciously before nodding and getting undressed. "Don't look". Phoebe stifled another laugh as she turned around. When he was done, he lay down on the carpet next to the bed.

"Would you like a blanket?" Phoebe asked, stifling a giggle.

"No, I don't get cold," Marcus said, obviously comfortable "Besides I slept on worse floors than this during the war. But I can't tell you which war, my dad will get angry" He whispered the last part.

Phoebe got into bed, ready to sleep and trying to ignore Marcus singing to himself. It sounded like Everybody Wants to Rule the World, the Tears for Fears version because he hated the Lorde version.

"I think he was nervous I would hurt her" He murmured.

"Hm?" Phoebe asked turning to look at him on the floor. He looked ridiculous but there was a sadness in his eyes.

"My dad. I think he thought me going home like this would be bad. But I would never hurt her." Marcus said sadly.

"I don't think your dad thought that" Pheobe reassured him. "I don't think you would hurt her either" Marcus could still be insecure when it came to his blood rage and strength. But he was more like a lovesick seventeen-year-old than a bloodthirsty ripper when drunk.

"Phoebe is the bestest, smartest person in the entire world. She always smells like lavender which is my favourite scent in the entire world but it only became my favourite when I met her. And she has the best hair, it's so big and curly and beautiful, even though she hates washing it because it takes long" Marcus rambled. Phoebe smiled at him fondly. "I love her so, so, so so much!"

"She loves you too" Phoebe assured him.

"She does!" Marcus said excitedly as if hearing that for the first time. "I'm so lucky and she wants to spend forever and ever with me. I'm super lucky" He gushed. Phoebe smiled as he rambled how much he loved his fiancee like she wasn't next to him.

The next morning, Marcus woke up with the worst headache he'd had in about eighty years (thanks Gallowglass!) and was confused as to why he's on the floor.

His bedroom floor, he came to realise. Why wouldn't he be in bed? He shrugged it off before going into the bathroom to brush his teeth and put on pyjamas. It was going to be a stay at home day.

"Morning" Phoebe smiled as he walked into their kitchen, confused. She slid a mug of animal blood over the counter to him.

"Morning" He took "When did I get here?" He couldn't "Matthew dropped you off early this morning" Phoebe replied

"I-" Marcus was confused. This was his house, their house. "I thought I was somewhere else"

"Yeah, you didn't know who I was" Phoebe smiled behind her cup of coffee. Marcus' face fell.

"What did I do?" Phoebe sat across from him "Well, you said to me and I quote 'I'm lovely but I have a fiancee who you love so much so we couldn't have sex" Phoebe laughed remembering that and at Marcus' face "You then proceeded to get undressed and slept on the floor".

"Well, at least you know I would never cheat on you," Marcus said, slightly smug "I am a loyal drunk man".

"Drinking from intoxicated humans?" Phoebe asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I will never do it again" Marcus promised "Not even if Gallowglass dares me to, again" He walked around and hugged her side, eyes pleading.

"Oh, I know you wouldn't cheat on me," Phoebe said "I'm the bestest, smartest person you've ever met". Marcus groaned, beginning to remember what he said. Phoebe laughed at his expression. "And I smell like lavender which you only started liking when you met me?" She continued teasing him, causing them both to laugh.

"Lavender did become my favourite scent" Marcus insisted "It's true and you are my favourite person and thank you for putting up with drunk me". He planted a kiss on his cheek.

Marcus' phone buzzed, he saw it was a text from Miriam. Attached was a picture of him, from this morning, spread out on the floor asleep. Taken by Phoebe and sent to Miriam.

You dumbass. I'm putting this on a cake she typed. Marcus' face fell and he turned to look at Phoebe who was too busy laughing.

She was not sorry.