#I'll lay here

[alexquinn247]

Stiles: Hey Scott, can you grab my pillow? It's in the other room.

Scott: Sure, buddy.

*leaves*

*comes back in, dragging Derek behind him*

[pl0tty]

✍️ wip snip 💭

i was tagged by @edieblakewrites and @soliblomst to share an excerpt from something i've been working on :') thank you for tagging me bbs!!! <3

this started out as an entry for a fest but is now just a regular ol' wip i sometimes fantasize about finishing heh.

junior auror potter gets saddled with draco malfoy's parole visit one sunny day and has to check out his potions laboratory while he's there:

There was a furious flush on Malfoy’s face. Harry was clutching his throbbing kneecap when Malfoy swiftly levitated the book into the air and, with a flick of his wand, produced several sheets of paper next to it. He flicked his wand again and the book shot across the room, slamming into an open cabinet, its wooden doors shutting and locking in its wake. The papers fell on top of Harry’s head, then scattered around the floor. “Oops. Sorry,�� Malfoy said, sounding extremely unsorry. “Well, those are your copies of the ledger.” Harry glared at him. He pointed his wand at the papers, and they promptly gathered into his outstretched hand. “I wasn’t going to duplicate your weird porn sketches, Malfoy.” “They’re not—!” Malfoy looked pained now. “They’re scientific illustrations, Potter. It’s research. You wouldn’t understand, of course, anything more cerebral than Quidditch Through the Ages goes straight over your head—”  “What kind of scientific purpose requires you to analyse the anatomy of an arsehole?” Harry pressed, completely forgetting himself. It was like Hogwarts all over again, the scarlet colour of his robes at the edge of his vision barely tethering him to his painstakingly cultivated adult persona. “It’s not just the—! It’s also the surrounding…!” Malfoy paused, took a few sharp breaths while looking as if he’d really like to be stomping his foot. “It’s for my formula, alright! For my lubrication potion!” He did stomp his foot then. Harry frowned. “Your what?” “I don’t expect you to understand, of course. Hetero Hero of Our Hearts, Protector of the Straight and Narrow—” “What are you even—” “However,” Malfoy went on, looking bored all of a sudden, his annoyance devolving into his usual, devastating drawl. “Some of us are a little bent, Potter. Some of us are very bent, actually, and keen on exploring ways in which we can bring pleasure to our bodies beyond what we get from the very utilitarian Lubrico.” Harry felt the fight leak out of him. “You’re…bent?” “Yes,” Malfoy said, raising his chin. “Are you going to write that down in your little form?” Heat rushed to Harry’s face. “Er, no. That’s. Not necessary.” “Whatever,” Malfoy said. “You can. I don’t care. Write it all down, see if I stop you.” “Of course I’m not going to—” “Please,” pressed Malfoy, voice coming out kind of reedy now. “I can help. The parolee has been spending his time on house arrest renovating his mansion and perfecting his formula for homemade lube. How’s that sound?”

tagging @appleslightning @fluxweeed @itsphantasmagoria @fastbrother @fanarthasmyheart if u wanna share ur lovely sketches/words 💕

[heich0e]

you know that bit from gone girl when the girl who's gone is like "i'm so much happier now that i'm dead"? that's me w jjk canon. i stopped caring abt it years ago and have not once regretted that decision <3

[misty-memories09]

I was bored lol

[imerian]

My (very old) loscar brooch (?) that i just now made doodles for

More pictures under cut

[unrelatedsideblog]

Today I finally found my accidental roommate that was leaving slime tracks over my room for almost a week

About 12 centimeters long, and they have very beautiful colors and markings (pics don't give them their justice tbh)

Suspect has been released to backyard lol

[dddesc]

ughhhh naggy wives, am i right

[inspisart]

cheeky kiss

[notachair]

Since atla is again having an extra surge of popularity, I'm shooting my shot:

[ID: (Rest of image description in alt). At the bottom of the image sits the text: "Zuko: Okay. Well, I can't remember how it starts, but the punchline is "leaf me alone, I'm bushed."" ID end].

Did we ever find out what the setup for this joke was? I feel kinda haunted by it. If not- anyone wanna make their best or worst guesses?

edit: I now know what "I'm bushed" mean, but go ahead anyway 👍

haunted thoughts in tags ↓

[stsgsk]

Thinking about Satoru With A Short(er) S/O

Fem Reader | Fluff | Sorceress Reader | ~2940 words

To the surprise of a grand total of zero people, Satoru teases you. To make it worst, it's nothing original either.  

Example 1: 

"Where's my S/O gone?" He asks, like you're not literally standing in front of him. But it's not his fault. If he look straight ahead, his eyes totally misses you. 

Example 2: 

"How's the weather down there?" He proceeds to bend down on your level and look around. "Yeah, this kind of sucks. You should try my altitude sometime. Sun feels a lot better" 

He ignores the heat from your glare. 

Example 3: 

He's also tried using you as an arm rest. Emphasis on tried.  

"Your crotch is literally within my punching range" you tell him once, and only once.  

He doesn't use you as an arm rest anymore.  

Ironically enough, he'll shut down anyone else teasing you, especially if it makes you uncomfortable. Teasing you is an S/O only privilege, exclusive to him.

Oh, and of course he has all sorts of nicknames for you. He tried 'knee-height' once, and you kicked him in the shin.

He has you saved as 'Shortie' on his phone. You saved him as '10-tier drying rack'. 

If you're on the quieter side, you've definitely scared him at some point. Sometimes, he's genuinely not aware you're there and looks down and just sees you down and actually gets a mini heart attack. 

"Oh crap!" He says after he's jumped back a good few feet, clutching his chest. "How long have you been there for? Are you trying to scare me or something?" 

No. No, you weren't. You had literally been standing next to him for at least ten minutes.

Even worse, sometime he just straight up walks into you because he's not paying attention to where's he's going and just straight up walks into you, sending both of you toppling over. 

"We've got to stop meeting like this" he says, smirking as he looks down at you. You're lying on the ground, and he's on top of you. 

"Satoru. This so the fifth time this week. Get off me right now" 

He gets better though! Don’t give up on him!

So, about you two walking.  

It really didn't work out for a while 

His long longs meant he walked faster and in longer strides. Your shorter legs meant the exact opposite 

At one point you actually gave up walking together for some time because it was a genuine piss-take. Satoru would be walking and talking and he'd asking your opinion only to realise you were still 5 traffic stops behind him 

You used to try jogging to keep up with him but that also took the piss because you didn't ask for a work out 

So after convincing you to give it another go, you and Satoru tried again and worked on it.  

He started walking a lot slower for you. It was definitely awkward at first, uncomfortable even since it really wasn't his normal walking pace. 

But when he saw how happy you were you two could actually have a conversation while talking, that you were no longer just staring at his back as he spoke and you could actually see his facial expressions and he could see yours, he decided it was worth it. Soon enough, it became second nature. 

Of course, you contributed to this effort too. You did work on your walking, getting faster too. Satoru assured you that you didn't need to go too fast or anything, since he didn't want you worn out, so you got to a faster speed you were comfortable with. 

So you two just walk and talk together a whole bunch now. Honestly, every time you two walk alone together is a date at this point.

Speaking of dates, he loves taking you out to the city because it’s bustling with so much life. But of course, there's the issue consisting of your height, crowded places, and you two get separated the first time you have a city date 

He’s so dramatic when he loses you in crowded places. It was inevitable, given you two were literally in Tokyo. But he is actually panicking. Like, he lost you. He actually lost you.

He's so silly, he's calling out your name and showing a picture of you (his lock screen) to every stranger he comes across in hopes of finding you. 

There's obviously no need for him to worry, you're a very capable sorceress, and a very capable person.  

What happened is either: 

a) You call him and ask him where he is. You literally told him you were going into that store on the left three stop lights ago.

It’s not his fault he's so tall, and Tokyo is so loud that he couldn't catch what you were saying. He probably didn't even know you had been talking to him 

"Well, if you grew like an extra few inches, I definitely would have heard you" 

You punched him in the arm for that 

Or b) you really did fall behind and swept away by the busy Tokyo people, and you only end up finding him because he's causing a big scene and kind strangers directed you to my boyfriend 

"Satoru, I'm here" You say, waving at him as you approach. “We’re such idiots. We should have just called each other-“ 

"Oh, thank goodness." He embraces you in a bone crushing hug. "We're holding hands from now on, every time we're in public. I'm not losing you again" 

And if you're fine with it, you two really do end up holding hands whenever you're in public. It's nice, holding his hand. 

Speaking of hands, the size difference? Satoru can't get over it. He gushes over it every time. He'll just come up to you randomly and stick his hand forward, your queue to press your hand against his. He'll slip his fingers between yours, give you a gentle squeeze, and won't let go. 

He laughs when you mention how you're starting to get neck pain from looking up at his face all the time 

So he starts to get down in that silly goofy pose he does for Megumi so you can look down at him. 

"Looking up, looking down, it'll balance out that neck ache of yours" 

He really didn't mind doing this for you. He actually enjoys it. He loves seeing your face when he’s looking down at you, and when he’s looking up at you. He’s notices difference things when he’s in these different position, the crinkle of skin around your eye when you laugh when he looks down at you, the way your lips stick out when you’re annoyed when he looks up at you. He really is enamoured by you.  

But when you two started kissing and hugging, he started to understand your point when he has to bend down to kiss you. 

Don't get him wrong, he loves you and loves kissing you, but it's really not ideal (and he's starting to get some of that pain you were talking about) 

So he comes up with a solution: His infinity! 

He uses it to get you to float up, so you're at a much nicer height for both of you to kiss. 

This is different to when you two kiss standing with him bending down to kiss you.  

It's the way you're eye level that makes both your stomachs flutter in a new way. It’s the way your nose brushes against each other in this slightly different angle that makes both your breaths catch. It’s the way your lips meet, as you drape your arms around his neck and he wraps his arms around your waist and holds you close that makes both your hearts race. 

Yes, this becomes the new norm.  

Ah, he also loves kissing you when he's sat down, and you're standing. Oh, and when you're sat on his laps and kissing him? Or, even better, when you're both laying down and kissing? He’s excited to kiss you every time. 

One time, Satoru wants to take you out on a shopping date. He think it would be cute to pick out clothes for each other. He expects you to agree, and is surprised when you turn it down. 

You explain how hard it is to but clothes and shoes because of your height. It's either too long, too tight, too ugly, or just not right for you and shopping really was a pain for you.  

As soon as you're done ranting, he's already looking for a personal seamstress and shoe maker for you. 

"What?" you ask, incredulous as he explains to you what you’re doing. "Baby, no. There's no need for that." 

"Baby, yes" he corrects you. "There is literally every need for that" 

He's not taking no for an answer. You deserve to find the right clothes for you as much as anyone else. You shouldn't have to settle for what fits, you should be confident and happy to wear your clothes. 

Besides, he has lots of money. It would make sense to spend it on his S/O 

So yeah, all your clothes fit now, and you're seriously grateful. You tell Satoru all the time, but he can tell even without you telling him. The way you seem so much happier in the clothes you've always wanted to wear makes it obvious.  

And Satoru makes sure to go all out. Its way better quality than any other clothes you have. It will literally last over a life time  

Satoru also takes this as an opportunity for you two to match outfits and he absolutely loves it.  

It's literally a requirement for you two to match and look good. He makes sure to text you when you two are going to hang out to make sure you're both coordinating. 

Satoru: So it's yellow today, right? 

You: Yeah. You pick mine, I'll pick yours? 

Satoru: Deal 

And yes, you two are very stylish. Fashion icons. Couple goals, but that was already a given even before the matching outfits.

He loves to grab things for you. Will tease you a little about it, but he does enjoy doing things for you. If you'd rather be more independent, he'll offer to use his infinity to give you a leg up of sorts, or you'd use a stool or climb on something he'll make sure you don't fall 

"Is that really safe?" he can't help but ask, making sure to be alert in case you even wobble slightly on the stool.

You wave off his concerns. "It's fine. I'm basically a pro at this" 

Satoru also reaches for your clothes at the bottom of the washing machine and the ice cream at the bottom of your freezer for you, because he’s seen the Olympic level gymnastic just to reach them and is both impressed and concerned you'll hurt yourself somehow. 

If you need a leg up somewhere but you want to be independant and you two are in public, he will let you use him as a stepping stool. He will get on all fours so you can step on his back and do what you have to do. It's fine though, His infinity means you’re not actually touching him it's not like his clothes will get dirty so don’t worry, and he doesn't feel you stepping on him. He promises its no big deal.

He got you an oversized teddy bear this one time. It's literally the size of you, if not bigger. He was really proud of himself for getting it for you until you started cuddling it more. 

"Come on" he pouts. "I'm literally right here" 

If you don't give into his demands, he'll whine and whine until you do. He loves to cuddle you. He loves wrapping his arms around you, and holding you close. As he keeps you warm ans safe in his hold, he can't resist the urge to give you a flurry of kisses on the face. He's a weak man when it comes to you.

And if you decide to be the big spoon? He sometimes gives into the urges to pinch your cheek. It's just really cute to him how you want to hold him despite being the shorter one. Bonus points if you're the big spoon. Either way, he's a very happy man when he's with you like this.  

If you're mad at him, either he gets down on the floor or you get a chair piled with pillows so that you're looking down at him as you do and then start scolding at him. If you’re extra mad at him, you do both.  

If he's mad at you, he's going to be so petty. 

He'll pull a: "what? I can't hear you from up here" 

Or worse, if other people are there, he’ll turn to them and be like: "You guys hear something?"     

He always make sure you’re at the front of group pictures so you're actually in the shot. If you'd rather not be, he'll either use his infinity to make you float so you're seen in the picture, or if you want, he'll sit down with you as everyone else stands so you’re not the odd one out. 

When you're sitting down and your feet don't reach the ground, you can use his legs as a leg rest. He doesn't mind, he wants you comfortable. 

Or you can lean on him when you're tired, and he wraps an arm around you and keeps you in a secure hold.

"I've got you" he says to you quietly. He always treats you tenderly when you're worn out. "You can rest now." He says, kissing the top of your head.

If you let him, he'll carry you bridal style. Or any style.  

He also loves giving you piggy back rides. Especially when you’ve both got to get somewhere faster. 

"It's faster babe" he says, as though he literally couldn't just teleport you both instead or at least get there a lot faster with his infinity. He's just using it as an excuse to hold you, because he loves holding you. 

You two tried sharing blankets once, and you didn't do that again for a long time. The blanket distribution did not work between you both because of your height differences. Plus, if either of you tugged on the blanket, the other was missing out.  

But then he once saw you could wrap your blanket around yourself multiple times like a cocoon. 

Firsts thought: 'Aww, so cute' 

Second thought: 'Wait, this is possible?' 

He's forgotten you could actually do that, he's been tall for that long.  

So he buys a gigantic blanket so he can cocoon himself into too, so now you're both two cute caterpillars cocooned up together.  

This blanket was also big enough for both of you, so you finally did manage to get to share a blanket. It was definitely one of you two's favourite memories together, and became a thing you two did often. 

One time you both went on a date and came across a Face In Hole board. Unfortunately, you couldn't reach to get your face in because you weren’t tall enough. 

Whether you expressed or not, Satoru knows you're disappointed. And Satoru is not going to have a disappointed S/O on his watch 

He buys the necessary supplies, and works to create a face in hole board for you both, one that works for both your heights. 

And when he shows you, you're so touched.  

He painted on the board two silly looking curses with the hole the right height for you both. When the photos were taken and you look back at them, you could really tell he put a lot of work into and you made sure he knew how much you appreciated him.  

That became you're new lock screen.  

He laughs when you're too short for shade board in the car so it can't block out the sun for you and you're just keep getting attacked by sun rays. So, he lends you his sunglasses, and always does so when you need them.  

When public mirror are too high up for you so you can't check your reflection, you rely on Satoru to help maintain you’re appearance. 

"A little smudge here" he says, wiping it away with his thumb. "And you've got a few hair out of place. It's cute, though. I think you should keep it that way. No? You want me to fix it? Got it." 

When there's some sort of crowd and you can't see what everyone's looking at because everyone's too tall and all you can see is their backs, Satoru lets you get on his shoulder so you can both see.  

You know those couple pictures where it just shows their shoes? Satoru posted one once of you both. However, given how your large height difference translates into your shoe size difference, the comments go like this: 

Sh0k0: Is that a child? 

You: . 

Satoru: No, it's y/n >:(  

Sh0k0: I am so sorry 

Suguru: help i cant stop laughing  

There was one time you came back from a mission. Satoru heard that you failed. Thinking the worse, he came rushing to find you. You were in one piece, but clearly down. He asks you what happened, and he expects, well, something serious, he supposes. 

He didn't expect to be bursting out in laughter when you tell him you tried exorcizing a weak curse, but the curse got on a higher ledge and you couldn't reach him 

He laughs so hard it was basically an ab workout. 

After he recovers from his laughing fit (he actually never did, he bursts out giggling every few minutes as he remembers), he goes back with you back to the place your mission was 

But not to exorcize the curse for you. No, he knows you can do that by yourself.  

He uses his infinity to jump onto the ledge where the curse still was, proceeds to kick the crap out of the curse, knocking it off the ledge and send it tumbling on the ground in front of you. 

"You've got it from here, babe" 

And that's how you completed your mission that day. Yes, you wrote that, word for word, in your report. You felt bad for whoever had to wrap your head around your report, you really did. 

Satoru hates it when people underestimate you as a sorceress or as a person because of your height. And he's livid if someone puts you down for it.

He's your biggest cheerleader and you're biggest defender. He'll always be the first person to vouch for how amazing and strong you are.  

Because you are, and he makes sure to tell you that every day. Whether you're insecure about your height, or you don't give it a second thought, not a day goes by he makes sure to tell you how valuable you are as a person, and how much you are worth. 

TLDR: Satoru is absolutely in love with you. That's all there is to it. 

[cypher05]

had an exchange with a friend yesterday and have not stopped thinking about it since

sova fursona by @the-pyre-of-stars, posted here

more art below the cut, cypher specific (really just doodles and sketches, nothing complete)

[fantasticalleigh]

using my art skillz to force my faves to interact no matter what

[teathattast]

my heart the red sun your heart the moon clouded

i could go crazy on a night like tonight

when summer's beginning to give up her fight

and every thought's a possibility and voices are heard

but nothing is seen

why do you spend this time with me?

may be an equal mystery

[demonwebs]

reminder vhaal is so fucking pale he puts astarion 2 shame

[madmachaca]

Part 4 of the:

Camera 9 and Lyla from PKNAbeing friends fanfiction I had been writing sporadically

Just because I like them and I miss my boy.

Have a nice read

(It is part 4, right?)

1.

When Camera 9 got to his locker, he found a yellow envelope stuck on the door. He took it and waited for his coworkers to leave. Once he was by himself in the room, he opened it carefully to see what was inside

Pictures.

Photographies of himself at work: in the office, on the field, on the street. Wearing his gear but also a couple of them wearing his everyday clothes: his trench coat, and the hat that obscured his face from every angle.

There were even pictures of him while on his trips to Duckburg's slums.

Someone had been following him.

He would have been more concerned with the whole situation if it wasn't all weirdly familiar.

He smiled.

He looked more into the envelope and surely they were there: all the negatives, and right next to them, a little handwritten note:

"Hot cocoa? L. L."

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2.

They went to the save coffee shop from the first time.

It was peaceful. Only a couple of tables were taken aside theirs.

Camera 9 saw her sipping on her cup. She hadn't said much other than the usual office chatting, and he certainly was enjoying the Angus banter, but there was now a comfortable silence, and he took advantage of it, as put the envelope on the table

"What do you want, Lyla?" He asked, but his voice was playful. He found the whole thing amusing, but that doesn't mean he wasn't being careful

"Whatever you are doing is not my business, Mr Vladuck"

Yeah, it was way too familiar, almost as if she had kept their first converations on that very coffee shop recorded somehow in her brain

"However," she continued as she left the cup on the table "I am curious," and she rested her chin on her hands, looking at him carefully. her posture was relaxed, but her eyes were serious. Camera 9 would have lied if he said she wasn't a little intimidating as she was there, waiting for a response

"Well, that's expected," he smiled. "You are a journalist, after all. It comes with the job"

She relaxed for real and smiled sincerely

"Honeslty, Nine, I did all these because I thought it would be funny, but some stuff you're doing really have me puzzled"

"What can I say? I'm just a guy going about with his life... you took all of these?"

Lyla then remembered the pictures he had sent her on her own envelope, and the one PK had on his lair, and, suddenly, she couldn't help but to feel a little self conscious of her own camera work.

"Ah? Yeah...yeah, I took them..."

Stefan was looking at the scattered pictures calmly, a small smile formed on his beak

"They are good"

"They are average"

"They are all right"

"They could be way better!" Exclaimed her, and then sat straight and fix her already flawless hair right before getting into her reporter persona, she holded a pen as if it was a microphone. "Tell me, Stefan Vladuck, what are you up to?"

"Nothing in particular" he said smiling

"Here" added her, placing a picture of him in one of Duckburg's most dangerous alleys. He looked at the picture for a moment trying to identify where it was taken

"Oh, that" he said after he got it "I am working on a documentary"

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3.

"What is everybody doing here?" Yelled Dan as he entered the news room."I thought you all had places to go, interviews to make! Angus! You're supposed to be at..."

"Yeah, yeah, I was just leaving! Hey, someone call Camera 9! He is with me!"

"Emm, no," said Mike as he stood up from his desk. "He is coming with me. I have a scoop at a dog shelter, and I was already thinking of taking him since he is not afrai... he is good with dogs... Besides, you don't even like him"

Angus irritated but entrained by Mike almost confessing that pups scared him

"Oh? So you are now best friends? He was assigned to me, but it wasn't my choice..."

"Then give him to me!"

"No! I am not gonna make you any favors just because chihuahuas scared you!"

"Enough!" Interruped a ver irritated Dan. "This is ridiculous! Since when is Camera 9 so popular, huh?" He holded his head in frustration before taking a deep breath

"Just let him decided, ok" he suggested once he calmed down. This crew was insufferable, but weirdly efficient "Where IS Camera 9, anyways?"

"Oh, he is not here" said Frank from the back of the room "Lyla took him with her hours ago"

And the room was silent

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4.

Lyla had taken him with her despite being assigned another cameraman. Partially because they were friends, and she knew that if he had to spend another 5 minutes with Angus, he would punch the Kiwi's light out, and she didn't want him to get in any trouble. The other reason was that he was discreet

So there they were, outside of the PBI Headquarters, waiting...and they had been waiting for a while now. The conversation had been mindless and casual: no cryptic questions, no attempts to discover anything, just a chat about food, movies, and bulgarian folk music for some reason.

Then, they saw it. A car parked in front of the main entrance and they saw her getting out.

Dark shades, her PBI ID card hanging from her neck. She walked fast and determined, Lyla and Camera 9 had to move quickly if they wanted answers.

"AGENT FLAGSTARR!!" called Lyla running towards her, "Lyla Lay, 00 news..."

Mary Ann turned around to face them, slightly surprised by the sudden entrance

"I know, how can I help you, Miss Lay"

"Just a couple of questions about the explosion at the fireworks factory...oh, this is Camera 9" Lyla suddenly remembered her manners. It was polite to introduce the cameramen, after all. Flagstarr turned to him and crossed her arms

"Ah, yes!" She exclaimed,"the weird one. Still uncomfortable showing you face?"

He didn't have time to respond to that, as Lyla spoke again

"So, about the explosion..."

"If you are asking if there was foul play, it wasn't," interrupted Mary Ann. "Our investigation was meticulous, and there was nothing that suggested it was anything but an unfortunate accident... so, if you excuse me" and she turned around to leave

"Excuse me, Agent Flagstarr" lyla stopped her in her tracks, her voice was determined "one more question... Nine, I am sure that tape is almost full. Could you change it for a new one?"

Lies. The tape was brand new. And he knew she was aware of it, but after a second of silence, he agreed with her nonchalantly

"Sure, Lyla! Just a sec"

Once everything was ready again, Lyla resumed her interview

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5.

"So, the dog shelter, huh?" Camera 9 interruped the silence as they drove back to the 00 news. His crew mate had been quiet and thoughtful since the second interview with Agent Flagstarr.

"You have to admit there is something wrong with that place. I discovered PBI was running an investigation and took the opportunity to get the scoop"

"Too bad she wasn't helpful"

"Well, it's still an open case. But she acted as if there was more, didn't she?" She puzzled more for herself than anything else. As she drove, she seemed deep in thought

"You think is an Evronnian hide out?"

"No" she answered way to quickly, as if she knew more than what was willing to share "I...I mean, I don't think it is... here we are"

Camera 9 looked at the place they've parked, hidden behind a big sign, just like cops do in movies.

"This isn't 00 news" he commented with irony in his voice

"The dog shelter is a block away," explained lyla as she fixed herself on the pocket mirror. "I think I am onto something, so... just wait here, ok? I heard they don't welcome reporters"

And so she left.

Though experience told him she was, most likely, going to ditch him, he stayed. He had nothing better to do that day.

...

Lyla's undercover mission was a complete failure. Being a highly recognizable public figure, she couldn't pretend to be "just a girl looking for a dog." Frustrated, she walked back to the van as she considered options:

She could ask PK for help.

She could break in herself later that night...

But she was afraid that would alert them, and if The Organization was involved as she suspected, it was better to act cautiously.

She opened the door and got in the car, still lost in thought

"So, how did it went?"

Lyla was a little startled. She had forgotten he was there

"Nine!"

And he only looked at her, his expression impossible to read behind all the camera gear. Lyla wouldn't know, but he was slightly amused.

"I couldn't get anything" she said after her embarrassment had passed

"You got recognized?"

"Inmediatelly...even after I tried to pretend I wasn't there for work, they kicked me out"

"What do you need exaclty?"

"A copy of all their files in their computer" she decided to speak sincerely, she would be more cautious but this was actually not a rare thing to do among journalists when you want to get an exclusive "but for that I need to get in there, sneak into the office, and copy it all in here, " and so, she pulled out a flashdrive that Camera 9 observed in silence.

She was disappointed. He didn't really understand why, but this seemed important to her

"Ok" he said after a moment of silence "I guess I can do it"

Lyla was surprised. She carefully watched him with big, incredulous eyes, as he unplugged some things here and there from the gear so he could remove it

"I mean, there is no way they can recognize me, right? ...do we have a spare jacket in this van?"

Lyla didn't react immediately, but soon enough, she was back to earth.

"Mmm, yeah... there is one on the back seat...it may be too big for you, though"

"That ok"

Lyla reached for it. Once she had it on her hands, she could feel him taking the helmet off, and suddently remembered agents Flagstarr comment

"Do you want me to leave you alone for this?" She asked quietly. Her eyes, still looking away

"That won't be necessary," he said as he ruffled the feathers on his head "do you have the jacket?"

Lyla was almost afraid to look at him, it felt like seeing something that was supposed to be hidden from everyone but himself. But she was a reporter at the end of the day, and curiousity got the best of her. Raising her eyes, she took a good look at him: Brown feathers on top of his head. Thick eyebrows. Dark eyes.

"Here you go, Stefan" she said quietly as he handed over the jacket.

He smiled, thanked her, and got out of the van

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End of part 4

[ilstar]

hello   !!   sneaking   in   here   with   a   rare   starter   call   ,   which   will   be   caelus   specific   …   i   was   originally   going   to   make   this   an   amphoreus   based   call,    so   if   applicable   they   will   be,    but   it's   open   to   everyone   since   the   current   plot   makes   that   a   bit   too   restrictive   :)