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unholywriters · 4 months ago

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Golden Trap

Summary: Finding a place to run a way from the loud city is often harder then some would think. You could wonder into the woods for hours, far from the loud sound of cars blaring horns, people walking with their phones on speaker and them yelling into it, yelling into it so the other person could hear them in order for each other to hear, the constant beeping of machines being used for almost everything that never seemed to have stopped. With of course the pressure of having to fit in, which can bring someone to their breaking pint and there’s no going back from that kind of pressure. But when your boss is a large figure in the fashion world for what seemed like years, it's hard to get away. But why does it seem like he holds a dark secret that no one can seem to remember? Who stays in the castle that he once lived in and why does he want y/n despite fighting so hard with his own captain before getting here?

Tags: vampire Yunho, curious male reader, unprotected sex {wrap it up people its okay to have safe sex}, classic Yunho, modern reader, non-idol AU, vampire AU

Genre: Smut, minors do not interact with

Word Count: 12.7k

Authors note: I'm sorry these fics are taking longer to come out then I'd hope so. Working two jobs is not for the weak along with a family planning a trip for a week but I will keep trying to crank them out, even on the trip unless I can find a way to get out of it. I'm sorry if this felt rushed or not as detailed as some of the others, mainly tigers prey but I do hope everyone enjoys it and it comes out like I imagined it. Please enjoy

“Come on Yunho, you’ve been in this castle for decades! The least you could do was upgrade some of the rooms that we use.” Someone said, overall happy to see his old friend once again after a long day of work and crunching numbers from his office. Running his fingers through his long silky black hair. His dark brown eyes scanning the room of his old home, letting the memories flow through his mind before his eyes landed on his friend. Sir Jeong Yunho, who was holding an old yet prestige tea tray with a silver tea pot and the matching cups. His outfit, some would classify it as the medieval times. Just a nice clean white buttoned up shirt with a black leather vest with the exception of some black dress pants that were gifted to him by another friend of his when they were slowly coming into style. His skin looked like caramel, giving a missed contrast from his dark brown eyes, slowly changing to red while he fixed his long black hair. On his hands were some finger rings, though one of them was sharp enough to leave a deep scratch onto anything and anyone, if it were a living person it would be bleeding some. This was on his left hand, the right hand had on a black glove. Yunho was happy to see his friend, who was dressed in a classic black and white suit while taking off the jacket to also reveal his own white buttoned up shirt. Walking on the stone floor behind Yunho.

“Now now if I were to attempt to do that, the memories would start to fade away. I can’t let any of my old friends forget the times we had in this home of ours now could I, Wooyoung?” He asked, leading Yunho to a clean wooden table that was covered with a black cloth. The chair having a small pillow for comfort and the best view of the still lively garden outside with a view of the stream passing by. Setting down the tray and pouring the red liquid into the cup before setting it down. “I can’t say much, saying how Seonghwa was the last one to leave because he loved the interior. You still take care of everything before any of us come here.” “Speaking of, how is sir seonghwa?” He asked with a. Curious look on his face,w arching as his friend playfully rolled his eyes at the old name. Watching Yunho walk to one of the openings to bring out a small tray of sweet she had made just for times like this. “From what I’ve heard he’s doing well. Though he plans on coming over soon after me, you know seonghwa can’t leave this place for long.” Sarcastically saying, but Wooyoung knows that seonghwa is mainly worried for Yunho. Being left alone taking care of a home that had kept them safe for centuries at this point. Something the others won’t take away from him, but they do get worried for the male.

“Then it’s a good thing I have enough blood for everyone as always, right Wooyoung?” He asked, walking closer to the edge to grab another chair and get it set up close to the table Wooyoung was sitting. Where Wooyoung was simply just taking a. Couple of sips of the blood in front of him before it was clear that he was content with the drink he had. “You’re always prepared for whoever of us decide to come over and have a chat with you.” “It would be improper of me to not be prepared for whenever a guest were to come over.” Wooyoung playfully rolled his eyes as he watched the older male get a table prepared. Sitting there under the bright and welcoming moonlight before hearing the soft calls of others. But it surprised Yunho as he looked up from the balcony while Wooyoung just smiled. Seeing two small bats come into view before getting close to the balcony before turning back to their human form. Softly landing on the stone while the black and red smoke started to clear away and reveal the two humans. Both were bright red eyes but looking more relaxed and happy. One of them walking right to Yunho whist the smoke cleared. Revealing a male with long pink dyed hair that seemed to be bouncing with each and every step. Showing his Carmel tanned skin along with his bright smile with two sharp fangs. His white shirt combined with a black corset that was tied nicely in the back with his matching heels creating excited clicking sounds. With the black sleek pants almost seeming like they were gliding through the air as his arms opened for a hug. “Oh Yunho look at you! You look amazing!” He cheered, happy that Yunho embraced his hug in the same happy manner, even if he was surprised to have guest over like this, where he wasn’t prepared for it.

The other male was standing close to Wooyoung, he was much more shorter then the pink hair male. His hair was more short, it was combed back but curly, it wasn’t black but more of a hazel brown color. His pink plump lips had a lip ring on the bottom lip in the center of it. He smiled softly while pushing aside a part of the fur coat he was wanting, showing a loose black shirt, showing some of his chest while wearing tight black pants, with his black shoes pulling it all together. “Sir Seonghwa, sir hongjoong! Goodness me if I knew there would be more I would have more cups ready! But it is wonderful to see you as well.” Smiling as bright as he could, pulling away and allowing Seonghwa to fix his hair and mainly just take a nice long look at the male, feeling as though its been forever when in reality it’s only been a week. “Now now Yunho, it’s alright if you didn’t get to prepare anything. We just wanted to come and check on you is all. Last time we saw you, you looked a bit…amused by something.” Hongjoong said, walking over and embracing Yunho in a hug. Afterwards Yunho had bowed, almost kneeling but hongjoong stopped him. “Now Yunho, I may be your captain still, but I am no king.” “Old habits die hard, and mine have yet to die out sir hongjoong.” Hongjoong could only chuckle before getting Yunho to sit, knowing that Yunho wouldn’t have done so without the gesture. It was just the four of them happily sitting at the table.

“Now back to what hyung here said, you were actually amused by someone and I didn’t hear about this?” Wooyoung said, looking a bit hurt in a playful way. Looking at Hongjoong’s raised brow and Seonghwa’s curious look while yunho’s ears seemed to have started to turn red. “You see…Sir hongjoong had invited me to a party he was hosting for his business, well one of them. But I was running late when choosing what to wear before he had arrived and helped me get dressed. But before we left I saw a male walking through the woods. And I almost followed them out of the forest till sir hongjoong grabbed me and reminded me why I was dressed up to being with. But I couldn’t find the person once we left.” He answered, watching wooyoung's mouth go wide with a smile as seonghwa wiggled his eyebrows in a playful gesture. Watching hongjoong lean back in the chair with his legs opening some more, getting himself comfortable while the other two started to ask questions. “So someone who works under Hongjoong manage to capture your attention? My my classical Yunho with a modern day human? Could you imagine the conversations?” “Wooyoung, you like it when San makes you silent in public spaces. You can’t say anything related to something like this.” Seonghwa teased, watching Wooyoung cover his mouth to laugh about his own likings. Even if his lover is still a human, he can’t turn him without permission nor would he force his lover to do anything of the sorts, no matter how badly he was craving to do so. Meanwhile Yunho was still pretty flustered. Because it was the first time in a long time, more like decades since someone had captured his dead heart the way it was slowly beating in a way when even thinking about the male. But Yunho and his friends are no regular vampires who simply flirt and give the world. No, they were known as the black pirates for a reason.

They would stalk their chosen partners, almost as if they were being lured into a trap and their only saving grace was for their vampire lover to come to their dying rescue. But in a sick way, mainly why Wooyoung wasn’t ready to ask San, because this was something that would break the two of them, well mainly San sadly. Wooyoung would be prepared for something like this, of course making it up to San in the best ways he was taught how to but other then that, it was like watching a. Sick and twisted horror game come to life only †here was no quitting it and picking it up once again when you felt brave enough. And there was no winning. Which is why not a lot of vampires are created from this group, their ways are horrific, many vampires have even tried to degrade them for it, but they weren’t just simple vampires. If they wanted to be known for something then it would be this and there would be no stopping that no matter how hard someone would have tried to do so. Since Yunho had grown more under the wings and care of hongjoong, he knew just how brutal hongjoong could be when it came to his teachings about this. And he needed to be ready to give his own twist in order for the person he grew attached to understood just how much he didn’t want to do this. But it was going to be done one way or another, and he would not hold back. After all, every lover should give their all when showing the worst side of them, he can’t hide it forever and was trained to so something like this in order to show it. That’s better than not lying now isn’t it?

“Now to be fair, Yunho was raised under Hongjoong before I came into the picture, this male has to be resilient or they’ll crumble before the game can even start!” Seonghwa cheered, licking his fang while sharing a quick glance to hongjoong, who had an approved look in his eye with his head slightly tilted to the right. “So Yunho, am I right about who it is, or do we need to keep preparing for this little encounter of yours, hm?” He asked, slowly leaning forward with his arms resting on his knees, holding his hands together while all eyes turned to be on him.

“You’re right sir Hongjoong, it’s who you think it is.” All hongjoong could do was simply smirk.

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“Y/N, Hongjoong is calling for you in his office again!” Wooyoung cheered, rolling over in his chair to push his way over to his favorite coworker's desk, who seemed to look both interested and annoyed. Y/N is one of hongjoong's many offices workers who was known to be very efficient with their workload, whether it was doing paperwork or computer work with their designs, scheduling their events and parties to even just anything he needed help with a time crunch, so to hear that y/n was needed for something was a shocker. So, peaking in the corner from his computer, he looked at his excited coworker and best friend. “Did he tell you why I was needed or is this a surprise for something?” Y/n asked before sitting up, watching wooyoung stop and cross his legs with a shrug. “Said it was for another gathering he has plans, and we know that you come in great during the time crunch.”

Y/N looked surprised and kind of used to this. After all, Hongjoong was a well-known person, who loved making his own clothes and didn’t mind making more with the world to see. Standing up, fixing his dress shirt and grabbing his planner and iPad to make sure he had everything. He waved to wooyoung as he walked over to the elevator and pressed the top floor. Hongjoong was also known for having these large lavish gatherings where he was also very picky and stern with his guest list. If you weren’t invited to his gatherings personally, you would not be let in. This was just a safety reason to make sure his gatherings were a safe and open place, and he would not let any drama ruin the vibe of it all, no matter how close they were.

Y/N was someone he could count on for the arrangements, the two of them would work with seonghwa to make the place grand, which meant that this was going to be a long couple of days, if not an entire week before the place was perfect to hongjoong’s liking. From the location to the food and drinks, to the dress code, to the silver wear. Hongjoong was a perfectionist when it came to these sorts of things, and one mistake would nearly ruin the entire thing and he would start over from scratch till everything was ready. Walking down the dark hallway y/n opened the rich black doors with golden doorknobs. Twisting them and pushing one of them opened. Y/N was greeted by the time bright room, the far back wall was nothing more than just tinted windows to show the view of the city, along with some of the trees in the back. The floors were installed with a midnight black carpet with the walls being painted black with some painting of some random things. Some being of fruit and some even being pictures of him on his trips and designs.

His desk was in front of the window wall, it was an old antique desk with drawers on both sides, with plenty of room for drawers to be used and kept with storage. Ow of course, hongjoong wasn’t wearing the outfit he wore last night, and neither was his right-hand man. He had changed into a basic black and white suit with only one sliver necklace on, while seonghwa had worn a royal blue suit, which contrasted to his pink hair, but it was something he loved to show off when he got the chance to do so. The two had looked up from hongjoong’s iPad with ideas and hongjoong smiled before slowly standing up, “There’s my little magic worker, just in time to.” “God morning Sir, Mr. Park.” Y/N said, bowing down from their waist, after all it was disrespectful to only bow from the neck, especially to your seniors.

“I know this is short notice given that I just had a party in the last two weeks. But this one is more of a... private one for those closer to me. There's a lot that we can work with here since they aren’t picky, which gives the two of you more freedom to work with here, making it feel like a relaxing place.” Hongjoong started as he watched y/n walk closer to his desk in order to get a better understanding of what he was asking for. Along with seonghwa having some pictures pulled up of the place they were thinking about, a place here almost no one would hear them, which made y/n curious of the matter of what they were looking at here. “I went walking around in the woods and found this place, it’s still running and there’s a caretaker there, he’s willing to help us, if we choose to see this place. I could take you while hongjoong stays here and maybe can get some more ideas on what he’s looking for exactly?” Seonghwa suggested showing off the pictures to a curious y/n.

The place seemed to be surrounded by red roses on the outside with a little circle way with a working three-layer water fountain. The outside seemed to be covered in vines, but it was giving off a more relaxed with a more subtle look. “I’m surprised that Mr. Kim was interested in a place like this, but it’s away from the city and you’d be able to enjoy yourself. I don’t mind coming with to see.” Seonghwa brightly smiled before setting the iPad down on desk before the two of them bowed to hongjoong. “Don’t take too long seonghwa, make sure that you’re talking with the keeper to see what we can do. The place is beautiful and I don’t want to break anything or change it.” Staring at the two, he watched y/n walk out of the office first before soenghwa had turned to look at him at the gap of the door.

Staring at hongjoong's eyes as a smirk slowly appeared on his face as his eyes flashed from their dark brown to the bright red color before leaning back in his chair. Watching Seonghwa's eyes do the same before the door slowly closed as he looked a the picture on his desk. It was only of him and seonghwa with Yunho in the back while seonghwa was holding wooyoung, who was passed out in his arms with blood on his neck and two small holes. He knew this picture was going to be updated, but he needed to make sure wooyoung knew what to do before he would chase someone bigger than him. But with Yunho, he needed to push him. So, he slowly turned in his chair and walked over to the window, where he could see the castle standing in the woods. “My little golden retriever, don’t let me down with this one.”

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Walking through the woods, y/n was close to seonghwa who seemed to walk in these woods a lot, not nearly tripping over anything since the way to get here was still blocked off by fallen tree logs. Seonghwa was slowly scanning the area to make sure Yunho wasn’t there, or really anyone for that matter that would throw off everything that was planned. Unless it was needed. “Mr. Park, do you often come walking here a lot? You seemed to have this way memorized like nothing.” y/n pointed out, watching seonghwa turn his head to look back at them, trying to hide his shy smile while his eyes stayed their dark brown color. “I won’t lie, I do tend to walk in the woods close to my home. Here, let me help you.” He offered, holding his hand out as the two kept walking within the woods. It was a fun little adventure before they arrived at the old castle.

Where Yunho was trimming the flowers while clearing one of the small pathways before turning his head to look at y/n first, he could feel his ow dead heart slightly starting to beat before bowing to the pair. Taking off the dirt gloves and walking over. “Ah you two must be whom Mr. Kim mentioned over the phone? I’m Yunho, the caretaker of Castle of the Night, or it was also known as dead walkers den. But that’s a myth since no one had ever seen the rulers walk out during the day.” “You must know everything about this place with an introduction like this now Mr. Yunho?” Y/N questioned, seeing how Yunho was even dressed for the occasion while seonghwa watched the two. Seeing how Yunho was giving y/n all his attention and seemed to even glow just a little while listening to every word as if a storyteller was beginning the first part of a story and he was the listener, there to sit and listen. “My family was tasked with caring for the castle when it was built, even when it was no longer in use, we still care for it just in case for events like this. I was told it was for a private gathering, yes?” He questioned, keeping his hands held in front of his torso while seonghwa crossed his arms.

“Ah yes, he sent me and Mr. Park to come by and get a better look at the place to see what is allowed to be brought in and where.” “Then let’s head inside and I’ll answer any questions, though do be warned. I do not know much about technology.” Seonghwa stayed outside and watched the two walk inside the doors, he ended up looking around some, the memories of when he was first brought here flooding back as if he were reliving that day all over again. It was in the 1910s that he found himself running around in the so-called cursed woods. Where very few came back alive and those who did couldn’t remember what happened or what they saw. Only to die a week later if they were lucky to make it that long. Seonghwa ran in here to escape an arranged marriage that he was almost forced into instead of going to school to run away. But it was here that he met hongjoong, he was kneeled drinking the blood from someone who tried to break a stone off his home. When the two met eyes, hongjoong's jaw was covered in the red liquid with his eyes glowing a dark red while his licked his lips, letting the body fall to the ground before standing up.

Seonghwa was about to run for it, trying to get away before he was soon to be killed but it never happened. Before he could even move hongjoong was in front of him and held the older man's jaw with his head tilted to the side. “Now now, little bunny, weren’t you taught to never walk into the woods at night by yourself? You could get hurt...or worse.” He teased, feeling seonghwa shake in his hands, but hongjoong didn’t kill him that day. No, he wanted to toy with him. So, he asked seonghwa why he ran into the forest and stumbled here, where Yunho was inside still sleeping after being bitten and turned. So he offered seonghwa a deal, he stays in the castle and takes care of the place with Yunho, and if hongjoong likes it, seonghwa will live as is. And seonghwa took it, seeing how there was no going back home. But one day, hongjoong chased seonghwa threw the forest to get his blood bumping faster along with his heart. Hongjoong's favorite way to turn people, which is something he's rarely done. So when it came to Seonghwa and Yunho, it was clear that these two were very special and very important to him.

Rubbing the left side of his neck where he can faintly feel the bite marks still. He remembers hongjoong whispering in his ear before he was painfully bit and could feel his life slipping from his hands, but he remembered waking up in a dark room. Where there was a a tub full of water, confused he had walked over and saw his reflection in the water. His long black hair had changed somehow, it was pink, and his eyes were the same dark red as hongjoong. Something that he was confused about before seeing the dried-up blood on his neck and the two holes. He was going to wash it off before he heard the door open and saw him. Hongjoong still had that same black coat he wears today with his hands being held behind his back and he got closer to the shaken elder. “I never knew the changing process could change your hair, then again, Pink does look good on you.” he answered, watching seonghwa try to back away and create more distant between the two which made him only chuckle at the gesture. “Now now, little bunny relaxes. You still have many things to learn about, after all my husband needs to know how to hunt.” (might make a series explaining this)

“Wait so you know everything about this place? What else do you know?” Y/N asked, still walking beside Yunho, who was carrying a tray with some freshly made teacups as the two walked around one of the main halls that would also take them to the large garden, along with the stream. “They say that the old occupations of the home gave birth to the vampire legend. Do you have an interest in something like this?” He asked, leading y/n to a table and a comfortable chair in the garden to give a view of some of the flower patches and the calm streaming lake. Yunho had served y/n with different color macaroons and a green matcha tea while carrying his famous napkin that was carefully handwashed daily. “Who doesn’t like vampires? Their interest, some can walk in the sun like nothing can harm them, others find it harder to do so without getting hurt. Some spell their vampiric name differently; some hunt for fun, some don’t and some just live peacefully. Though I never got to hear about anything like this before from this place.” Yunho smirked some, pulling up a chair and sitting down, glancing at the water and back over to y/n, giving them his full attention since this was one of his favorite stories to tell.

“They say the main one, or the captain as he was called, was a kind and adoring leader to his subjects, he could bring anyone to his side with his passion and he was strong. But one day when he was walking through the woods, he was assassinated by the kingdom of the shadows, a longtime rival that the captain had tried his hardest to be friends with them. But this did something to him, they say at night they could hear his pained screams when this happened, and when his second in command went to check, the body wasn’t there but there was a pool of fresh blood. Walking further they found him tearing apart the team of assassins that killed him. He turned from a kind leader to a ruthless killer, which was understandable given how hard he worked. As for the person, they say he came back and said the king was dead since no one would've believed him if he told the people what truly happened. He kept the blood thirsty king in the tower that’s still sealed off, even for events such as this, for safety reasons since he would’ve killed anyone. The second in command was turned after a war, where the people were killed sadly, and their bodies were brunt. When the shadow prince had tried to sit on the throne, in the morning his body being slaughtered, and his body was drained of blood.”

He watched how nervous y/n seemed to get while telling this story in a calm yet creepy manner. Something that would play into the fear and Yunho could smell it, but he had to stay still. After all, if he started it too soon then everything would be ruined. He needed to wait, even if he could feel his throat tightening, so he just drank his own cup of tea to keep himself calm and sane. “Was he...ever caught?” “Oh, he was after a couple of years, they say he was chained somewhere here with the stunned body of his second in command next to him in a bricked-up cave. He can’t ever get out, from what I know of.” Standing up and walking over, titling his head slightly to the right and kept a soft and welcoming smile. “Don’t be sacred, the cave is far and the last person that went said he died from not having any blood to drink for years. Now that we have your party things ready, I’ll set up everything when I get the chance to. You’re free to come by whenever you wish to, there are just no cars. There are too many fallen trees and anything big would destroy the area. Just take the path. Now let’s go find your friend.”

The party decorations would be centered around, like a mascaraed ball, with things set up like fountains that would have certain choices of drinks. From water, to wine, to champagne, to even some juice just as a another option. There would be a large arrangement of sweets, some cake, cupcakes, maroons, sweet cakes, brownies, and cookies. With the two choices for dinner being steak with mash potatoes it sweet potatoes fries. Another being salmon fried vegetables with potatoes as well. Hongjoong was a very classy person when it came to these things. Everything had to be perfect and there was no room for area. The dress code was a little strange from what y/n was used to. If someone were to go with a partner, one had to wear black and the other had to wear white. It didn’t matter how it looked, the two had to have some form of black and white to match with each other, and the little get together would be on a Saturday near 10pm, since everyone would be busy and that’s when traffic would start to die down.

Yunho had asked y/n if they didn’t find someone in time, if he could be his partner for it. Since he wouldn’t have to take care of anything till later in the night and he was perfectly fine with that. Y/n had agreed to it and the two were walking around to find seonghwa, who was still walking around the front of the property but there was something else that confused the pair. Seonghwa seemed to be talking to someone with a concerned tone. “Mr. Park? What’s going on here?” Y/N asked, watching seonghwa turn around with a worried look on his face before holding the younger male's shoulder. “I’m not sure, I was just looking around at the place and thinking where a great place was to have signs to bring everyone else and saw this man, he looked lost but not harmed. I think his name is yeosang?” The quiet male nodded his head, Yunho looked at the male and was trying to hide an excited smile.

“What should we do? Could we take him back?” “I can take care of him. I have plenty of first aid supplies and can take care of him till someone comes by. You two are on a time crunch I’d imagine and need to submit this to Mr. Kim.” Yunho offered, ushering the male to his side and watched as he stumbled over, looking somewhat dizzy but also very stable to walk over. It was hot outside and maybe Yeosang needed something to drink, which is what Yunho had and knew that if they were to rush to the city, Yeosang might not be the best choice. Y/n watched the male trying to see what all was wrong, and even with his neck covered, he could see that there were two dark spots on the top of his neck but thought it was just a mole. “Oh wait!” Y/N said, grabbing a piece of paper and scribbling down a number and handing it to Yunho, who was turning his head to face them and held the paper. “It’s my personal number, you can call to ask me about anything regarding the banquet and also if this man needs anything.” Yunho held the paper and nodded his head, carefully placing it in his shirt pocket before bowing to the pair and helping yeosang inside to the large heavy wooden doors.

“How did you like the place so far Y/N? It seems peaceful and away from the busy and loud city noises.” Seonghwa said as the two walked back to the black business car. Where a driver stepped out of the car to open the door as he waited for the two as they slowly walked closer. “It’s a nice choice for hongjoong to pick for the banquet. I take it you will be there as well Mr. Park? You seem very close to Mr. Kim. Are you two dating? He always seems to be looking for you before doing anything else in the office.” Curiosity got the best of y/n as the two of them sat in the car. Putting seatbelts on and letting the driver start their drive back to the company building.

“I met him when I was just starting my own fashion career. He asked me to do a deal with him and sometime after that, he asked me out when he took me on a gala he was invited to and managed to get a plus one.” Seonghwa answered, watching y/n’s smile grow while learning. “No, you can’t tell anyone else this, he hates people prying on his private life and you know that.” “Oh, I know, don’t worry.” y/n said, knowing damn well they were going to tell wooyoung when they got back and were getting ready to go home to make sure they had plenty of time to get prepared for everything when it came to little ball. Meanwhile yeosang was wide awake, holding his head while he could feel the dirt partials still in his hair while Yunho was dusting off his back, trying to be gentle as possible since yeosang had been asleep for a very long time, and buried with only just enough space to crawl out with his hands. Barely remembering anything at first and slowly trying to come back.

“Don’t move too much, waking up after a years long sleep like you have is very scary. Take the drink. It will help you feel stronger.” Carefully watching yeosang drink the cup, letting blood drip down from the corners of his mouth till the cup was empty. He let it go with quicken pants as his eyes started to glow red. Feeling like he had just finally tasted fresh cold water while Yunho stepped back and watched how the dirt started to fall from his hair before his thin body started to look more healthy. Yeosang had turned his head to look at Yunho, who had a smile on his face before walking back over with his napkin. “Now then, we have work to do and not a lot of time to teach you before captain comes back, he’ll be thrilled to see that you’re awake along with your old friend, wooyoung.”

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“Hello? Oh Hey Yunho, oh no I was on my way over there I had to get a driver then I’m walking. I wanted to surprise you with a visit but didn’t want to scare you. I’ll be fast!” Y/N cheered, walking into the woods with their bag in hand, it was mainly their work bag with more pictures of outfits for the pair to try. Since y/n had agreed to be Yunho’s partner two days ago since it was getting close to the date and the two needed to have their outfits and how the colors would fall and match along with just the style of them. Remembering the trail y/n started to walk to the castle, softly humming and looking around but soon stopped at the sound of a twig snapping close by. It was strange, even though there were some animals around here, they would’ve kept walking around like nothing happened. But this sound stopped before slowly picking back up.

“Y/N? You look like you just saw a ghost, are you alright?” Yunho asked, peaking from around the end of the pathway and seemed to look confused as he watched them slightly walk faster to him. He kept his hands behind his back as he watched before letting their eyes seem to lock in place and stand closer to each other. “Thought I heard a twig snap before I got here, but I’m sure it’s just an animal.” They said with a shrug, watching Yunho look around before giving a slight nod. “Since it’s winter, most animals are starting to leave or find more food for hibernation. Now come, come I’m curious to see what you have.” He ushered, holding his hand out and placed it on their lower back as they walked up the stairs and back inside. The place was slowly getting placed together with most of the rooms being locked off to the public. The garden’s flowers were still in bloom and the lake seemed to be getting faster as the days went on. The lights in the main ballroom were being cleaned and maintained for the time to come along with the black and white streamers being hung on the walls.

Pulling out the iPad out of the black work bag and showed some of the designs hongjoong said the two could pick from, since he would have plenty of them and could give them over in such a short notice given with how time was slowly falling into place. One of the designs was two suits, the shoulders were covered in red rubies that would sway from side to side with each step. The second one was somewhat the same concept, but one of the suits had a wrap around black skirt that was an optinal choice to have attached with the other suit having a cape trailing behind. Something Y/N liked the most but wanted to ahve Yunho’s opnion on the matter, since the two of them would be going together for something like this and it was only fair to have both sides agree to something. It wwas somehting different for Yunho to see, sure he had seen hongjoong make things like this before, and often wear his own designs with the biggest grin on his face knowing how some people would act but it never onced stopped him and now he thrives on it.

“There’s more that you can look through, but this one is my favorite, we can add anything to them without worry, well at least to some degree.” Yunho had slightly tilted his head to the side before looking over to Y/N, his hands were tucked behind his back while his eyes were filled with curiosity. “Well Y/N, your choice is beautiful, but I am curious, what more could you add to an outfit that would look perfect on you as is, hm?” He had a grin on his face while watching them swipe passed some of the other design Choices before showing their one. For Yunho’s suit on the shoulders there were a couple of red rubies here and there, but with some trickling down to the front of the jacket on each side. With the skirt on the other suit have some of the same ones on the bottom ruffles along with a black collar with a red ruby in the center. It was something small, but it would contract with black and white. Y/N did like to add their own little flare to their outfits, so they just felt like themselves. Something they managed to pull off and could walk around happy as could be.

“I was thinking something like this? If not, I understand-” “This is beautiful to look at. You did amazing with this y/n. Never doubt that.” Being as truthful and Sencere as he could, he watched y/n’s face light up in a way that made him smile at the reaction. It was like watching someone fall in love for the first time, that certain glow that they were getting, how their smile seemed to get more meaningful and truer whenever that person was around or even just speaking about them would turn their entire bad mood into a good thing just because of feelings. Even yeosang, who had walked in the room to ask Yunho a question could see that look in his face, mainly his eyes. “I’ll send them to Mr. Kim to see what he can do, I’m glad you like them. Oh before I forget, how was yeosang when we were last were here?” Asking with a tilt of their head, Yunho turned his head over to look at yeosang. Letting Y/N repeat the same action while yeosang stood there slightly cornered while holding a broom in his hands. He looked in better shape, he wasn’t as dirty or disheveled like he was before and almost looked like an entirely new person. But he did maintain a small smile on his face, mainly it was because he was nervous. He was told about what the others were planning thanks to a very excited wooyoung, who was beyond joyous to have his friend back after years of not seeing him.

He knew he couldn’t male Y/N worry or question about much, and with the calm yet terrifying look Yunho was giving him while Y/N wasn’t paying attention was all he needed to know before trying to say anything. “Oh...I’ve been good. Just helping Yunho-Hyung out for everything, he’s shown me around and made sure I don’t overwork myself. I just wanted to ask where the inside broom goes.” “The door between your room and mine. No need to be nervous.” Yunho was able to keep his voice calm and tamed when it came to having to keep someone under their thumb while a guest was nearby. Keeping everything the same expect the stare, which is something people would feel instantly when talking or even having to deal with a slightly annoyed Yunho.

Yeosang softly bowed and walked down the hall to the broom closet while Yunho turned his attention back to Y/N, looking down at them with a smile on his face that never seemed to leave his face. “The party happens tomorrow night correct? Or am I getting very excited to see you here in your outfit?” He teased, watching Y/N’s smile grow and their face light up. “You have three more days Yunho, don’t get so excited or you won’t be able to sleep for a while. Can’t have my date falling asleep on me when it comes time for the party to start now can I?” There was something inside of Yunho when he heard that roll off their tongue out to the world. Something for his ears to only hear while he stood there smiling, knowing that Y/N would have to leave soon. But he was happy to hear about it, he wanted to hear it more. He wanted to grab them and show them things only movies would be able to show them.

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“Oh don’t worry Y/N. I will get enough sleep before the big enough.” He said with a smile, watching Y/N bow since they still had to hurry and tell hongjoong what they wanted for the outfits. While Yunho stood there on the stairway with a smirk on his face. By that time the woods would be closed off and there’s no help for a good 20 minutes given how tucked in the place is with all the woods being in a tangled mess. The Food would be the start of the game with Yeosang being the one who gets to explain the rules of it since he has yet to find the one who bit him, who was coming over for this but that wouldn’t take a while. Yeosang stood by the door with a nervous look on his face as he watched Y/N disappear. He wanted to tell her to run, to get out of here and move away from hongjoong and his friends before it’s too late, but it already is.

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Y/N woke up with a headache and blood slightly dripping from the left side of their head. Looking down at their outfit to see some ripped pieces here and there. It was the night of the party and Y/N had walked inside with Yunho and got to see the others and what they were thinking of when it came to this with their own outfits and creativity. Hongjoong stood out the most, wearing his infamous fur coat with a sliver chain necklace with a white shirt loose shirt underneath with black tight jeans and black platforms. His hands were almost covered in rings while he greeted everyone and lead them to the ballroom. Where everyone was able to dance and have their own drinks and food to eat and enjoy and the flower garden was opened to all. At some point Y/N had walked back there to go and look at the flowers along with getting closer to the stream with a smile on their face. But before they could go back, yeosang had silently ran up to them and tried to get him to run. To tell Y/N to get out of the house and to run away as far and as fast as he can while looking behind him to make sure no one was behind him, listneing in if they could.

At first Y/N was confused, thinking that Yeosang had nightmare and just needed sometime to get it out. But Then Yunho was walking over, his eyes were still brown but they almost looked lighter then normal, even in the dark of the shadows his eyes still looked bright as he walked over. Yeosang went stiff and gulped just a little as Yunho joined the pair. “Their about to have a toast, but we can’t do that without the two friends here now can we, Yeosang?” The name almost came out like acid to Yeosang’s ears. Remembering what happened last time he tried to warn Wooyoung that he needed to run, but he failed and it seemed that Wooyoung was thriving in this kind of life not wanting to have it any other out. But with defeat and fear in his eyes he looked at the ground while Yunho and Y/N were happily talking about the events inside before Yeosang arm was grabbed by Wooyoung. Who had a bright on his face but that spark in his eyes, something that Yeosang knew he had to go with him while they walked around to the side of the table across from Yunho while Hongjoong started his toast. Keeping Seonghwa close while he tried to not look either excited or scared.

“I want to dedicate this toast to all of you. You’re more than just coworkers to me, all of you are important to me and I can’t wait to spend more years with all of you. Even if we fall out of touch with it all, and yet all still come to this old place we manage to call home with Yunho and now Yeosang taking care of it to ensure we can stay here and have a place far away from the loud city. Here we make memories, good and bad, for better or for worse. And we welcome Y/N to the family and give Yeosang a warm welcome to it. So, drink up and let’s celebrate our new beginning.” He raised his dark wine and watched everyone take their sips with their friends. No one set down their glass but Y/N, who seemed to look dizzy almost as he looked down at cup, seeing how it was almost gone but it tasted weird, it didn’t taste like wine. And when he managed to look around, he almost dropped his cup.

Wooyoung had set down his empty cup with a smile on his face, showing off his bright red eyes and his two small fangs, though they were growing due to the drink he had while yeosang seemed to be trying to wipe the drink off, his eyes glowing red but he didn’t want to smile at the fact that he knew his fangs were growing but he didn’t want to show them off he didn’t feel safe enough to do so and just wanted to get out of here like he did last time. Seonghwa had looked over, licking his own fangs when he heard the cup falling on the ground and breaking, yet again. It wasn’t their own personal cup; it was just a cup they would buy so it could break and nothing else they had would shatter at the realization of what was happening. Y/N didn’t even want to turn up and look up at Yunho and had tried to run, but Yunho’s grip was tight as he set down the cup, which settled in some of the fabric being ripped in their attempted to get out of is grip before he was hit on the side of the head and was picked up by Seonghwa, knowing that now Yunho had to get ready to chase them down while this would result in Yeosang being punished for trying to scare away the new joiner. Which is why he and Wooyoung had to go and explain the games.

“Now Yeosang, why would you try to scare away Yunho’s partner like that? You just woke back up from your 20-year nap. Wooyoung was hoping you two could still be friends.” Hongjoong teased, walking over and turning yeosang around. His eyes were red still, he was trying to remain calm but wooyoung had holding him from behind, basically keeping Yeosang there while Yunho was going into one of the spare rooms to take off the rich suit he was given and into a black shirt and pants, something that didn’t make noise and something that was loose and more comfortable enough to drink in. Yeosang had tried to keep eye contact with hongjoong while he could feel the dark and haunting gaze of the leader. But nothing was coming out of his mouth to give an answer. “I think you two will enjoy explaining things to Y/N while Yunho gets ready to run. After all, you know he needs his little chase to bring in his own fiancé. Besides, you remember how that felt when you first woke up. Don’t you little Doberman?”

Now Y/N had woken up in a dark cave, in front of a large stone slab where rusty black chains were still hanging and broken while there looked to be dried up blood stains there. There were fire torches light and nailed to the stone walls. But Y/N would soon see Wooyoung confidently standing with a smirk on his face while Yeosang seemed to be trying to look away. Not wanting to have any part in this situation and just wanted to get out of here and forget that it had ever happened. Something he knew wasn’t going to happen no matter how hard he tried. Y/N looked a mixture of hurt and betrayed by this. Watching Wooyoung walk over and kneel, Y/N was somewhat chained down on the ground with his wrist tucked behind his back. “Wooyoung...what the fuck is going on!”

Y/N yelled while trying to free their wrist. Trying to look at Yeosang, who was still looking away with his arms hugging himself while Wooyoung started to explain. “Well, a lot of things are going on. Take your pick on what you like to have explained to you.” He started to laugh, clearing his throat with a quick roll of his eyes. “Relax, I’m joking you have a lot to learn about. But it all starts with that same little story I know for a fact; Yunho told you about the lovely place that same prince still calls home.” He hummed while slowly standing up, clicking his tongue loudly and listened to Yeosang’s small footsteps get closer before standing close while holding a small book with the title Blood Thirst. Letting Yeosang keep it since he knew for a fact Y/N had read it before, since it was something Wooyoung saw them at the office with the book before. “Hongjoong, was the prince in this...little book you enjoy. And in that same little tale Yunho told you. After all he was chained down in that very spot watching Hongjoong from across him just losing his mind trying to eat or drink anything he possibly could in that matter. He would wake up hungry for days before one day, seonghwa stumbled right in here thinking the two of them had just died in here. Feeling bad about it he unlocked the chains and soon got chased by hongjoong, who was more than excited at the fact that he was able to run and chase his first live prey thinking he killed seonghwa at first. Till Seonghwa started to change. But of course they had to wake up and turn Yunho to join. After all he had been with captain that entire time, it took them 20 years to get out of there. And now, you get to be part of that! Whether you like it or not. Yunho picked you, out of everyone Hongjoong had let him meet before, he choose the amazing little y/n who was going to soon be chased by him in the same way all of us were chased. But he wanted to be the one to bite you and turn you, it would feel more...intimate for him."

Y/N wanted to scream, this was a man they had saw as their friend, who was now standing in front him with blood drying on his chin explaining a sick game of cat and mouse and there was almost no way for the mouse to escape without nearly dying in the process. While Yeosang seemed to be hating this idea, there was nothing he was allowed to do but stand there. Looking down and severing out his punishment so maybe he wouldn’t have to be buried in his lonely coffin once more. “Now then, Yunho should be in position for me to let you go and try to run. If you get to the palace before him, you’ll have two options since at this point you know too much and letting you run away and move somewhere is out of the question. Captain doesn’t want or need anyone else to know about his family. You’ll either be forced to drink the captain's blood or Yunho’s and you’ll be locked in a coffin in their place of choice till you turn. Which can be minutes to years, it took yeosang almost 200 years to finally wake up. When you saw him that day, he just finally turned and let’s just say Yunho isn’t willing to wait that long. Yeosang, unlock them.”

Yeosang had slowly walked over, kneeling to the damp ground and started to unlock the chains. Listening to Wooyoung push over the heavy rock door to show the outside. It almost seemed like the moon wasn’t even shining down on the ground despite it being a full moon. It was almost impossible to see anything but the sound of the chains falling was enough to break the silences before seeing wooyoung’s dark red eyes look down into Y/N’s eyes, smirking as he stood aside the door. “Better start running, he gets excited very easily when chasing.” Wooyoung watched Y/N stumble to get up and started to run. Not too fast to avoid falling from the twigs, bushes and who knows what else on this floor while trying to look around. Trying to see if there were any signs of light, thinking maybe they could run out from the sides and find a way. Or maybe even somewhere to hide without fail, maybe waiting this out to see if Yunho would return home to take care of the castle, leaving plenty of time for them to run back.

They aren’t one to give up no matter who says, after all if they listened to any of that advice then they wouldn’t have gotten the job they always wanted and have their own expensive home. A wide range of closets or really anything of that matter and were slowly building their own permeant home with no one telling them no, or trying to take control of their own home and how it looks from the outside to the inside. Trying to run in these woods was almost like trying to move through Jello or even water. But also trying to remain silent in hopes of no one being able to hear their footsteps or the sounds of their breathing. Almost being able to get away, noticing the trees were opening and there seemed to be another home, the only place here was that damn castle. All Y/N had to do was cross that line, despite knowing the choice, but maybe this was also to the opened road, the hard part of this would be trying to run back to the city hopeing that no one there would be able to get them or chase them around and bring them back. Getting ready to take another step, two strong arms wrapped around their body and kept them off the air. Watching their feet kick around while the hand was wrapped around their head and pulling it to the side, reveling their neck while the other arm was wrapped around their waist to keep them in place. Despite Y/N’s attempts to kick free and rip the arms off.

“Kicking just makes it more exciting.” Yunho whispered closely before licking the showing side of their neck. Listening to the muffled screams and cries, feeling the body shaking underneath him before he finally bites down with enough force to pierce skin and start to drink blood. Almost letting out something in return while feeling their body tense up. Slowly removing his hand just to hear that ear piercing scream of pain while hongjoong stood on the stairs watching as the hanging lights finally came back on. Showing the stunned and ruined state of y./N who was shaking in Yunho’s arms as he drank. Tears were falling from their left eye before they started to let out gasp for air. Which were then followed by groans and trying to scratch

“Kicking just makes it more exciting.” Yunho whispered closely before licking the showing side of their neck.Watching Y/N continue to struggle and kick as hard as he could in order to finally break from Yunho’s grip, but this is a man who wears little finger armor, just enough pressure can cut anyones skin if he were to lace anything with it to his advatnage but in this case he was reayd to just use it for a tease. Leaning over and licking the side of their neck, hearing the squeak and ignoring the bleeding from his cut sleeve arm, he finally bit down into the place he wanted to. Making sure his grip was tight as he drank and kept them in place while his eyes remained closed before dropping Y/N as he leaned his head back and let out a relieved sigh while licking his lips before looking down to see them trying to roll around before looking up to show their eyes.

From their beautiful natural color to a dark blood red with two small baby fangs starting to show. The feeling felt like something was starting to rp the very blood from your body in every pore that was on your body. Everything was burning and stinging. Wanting to do nothing more than run away from the feeling but it was stuck staying there and feeling something change in you but there’s nothing anyone can do about it. Not even you. Everything was feeling way too light, bright, burning and too fast to grabble and understand before finally falling limp in Yunho’s arms. His lips and jaw were covered as he slowly pulled away and let out a Shakey and relaxed sigh. He looked over to the stairs, where Hongjoong was swirling a cup of drinks from easier with Seonghwa standing close next to him with his hands tucked behind his back. Wooyoung had dragged over Yeosang with a skip of his feet while everyone slowly looked down to see if Y/N would start to twitch. Their fingers started to twitch as Yunho started to walk up the stairs before Y/N”s eyes shot opened. Scrambling out of Yunho's arms onto the hard stone of the platform of the stairs. Watching them slowly look up at hongjoong who had that same twisted grin on his face as he kneeled with the cup still in hand. Swirling it around and teasingly holding it out and pulling it back in towards him.

“Awe, the little bats thirsty. Should I be a nice captain and let you drink or punish you for creating such a scene at the dinner.” He started to chuckle when he could see the old Y/N trying to come back, fighting the urge to pounce but also wanting to say some very few choice words while trying to run away as far away as possible. But Hongjoong handed the cup to Yunho, who kneeled down and lifted up their chin and allowed them to smell it. It was a rich scent of blood, something that didn’t smell cross but something that smelled like fresh baked goods and everyone was excited to finally take a bite Slowly pouring the cup down their throat with little to no struggle, Yunho gave a genuine smile since the drink was his own blood. Which was something down to make the person closer to you. Meaning the only way, you would be able to die was if Yunho had died as well and that was almost entirely impossible to do since Yunho was also very careful of what he did. And he was turned by hongjoong. So, there was almost no getting rid of any of them.

“Welcome Home Y/N, you’ll learn how to handle it soon. But just know there is and will be no escaping.”

“Yunho- Why are you walking on the roof?” Y/N questioned, walking out of their bathroom with a black soft robe softly tied around their body before looking up at their roof, seeing Yunho walking with his hands holding something before he finally looked down and showed off his birhght smile, letting hikmself fall down and land on his feet like he was excited to fianlly say something about his day or what he managed to get for his lover this time. Ever since he was able to teach Y/N things, he knew that at some point one of them would have to move. Hongjoong wasn’t going to let go of Y/N since wooyoung made it clear that he would make a fuss about it till they came back and hongjoong was not about to deal with that all by himself. So, he took it upon himself to teach Yunho things about the city and how to act and hide his eyes more often while Wooyoung, Yeosang and Seonghwa had taken turns teaching Y/N things, from simply hunting to how to act when hungry.

But at some point, Yunho had come back after making sure he knew everything and offered to move in with Y/N, but some things had to change. Even if they were used to the sun, when he first went to Y/N’s house he was dumbfounded by the Amont of windows looking down at the city and allowing the sun to shine brightly in the main bedroom. Something that confused him, sure the sunrise and sunset was beautiful to watch but, the sun is bright and people are nosey, so they got curtains large enough to hide things. It was only in their bedroom so they could had ethe privacy. He was getting used to driving around something he ended up enjoying but he was trying to get used to people and their crazy driving attempts it seems as well. But overall, he was enjoying his time and being able to get things for Y/N to show them that they do love and they're excited to keep learning in hopes of being able to work with the rest of his friends and partner.

“Hongjoong-hyung gave me this to give to you! He said it was something you would enjoy and that I should give it.” He cheered, holding out the black box, smiling brightly before letting yn take it and slowly open the box to revel a golden necklace with red sapphire in some of the circle designs. The charms were made to look like water drops, some could say even blood drops with the red in the middle, but it was something Yunho wanted to gif. It made yn smile while carefully holding it to examine everything. Yunho was like a excited puppy happy to be around the owner after being separated for what felt like hours. “Yunho this is beautiful, I can’t wait to find something to wear it with.” Placing it back in the box carefully, y/n walked back to their walk in closet and placed it on another stand for it to be shown and taken care of. The two of them were home and just enjoying being around with each other after working.

Yunho had walked behind them and lifted them up into their arms, even if they weren’t fully dressed or anything. He enjoyed letting his hands roam on their soft skin and enjoying listen to them talk about their day with their tv playing in the background. It was something he was slowly getting used to as the days went on into weeks and months and almost even 2 years at this point since it took around 4 months for yn to get used to being a vampire, a bit longer for Yunho to get used to the city life itself. The two of them were laying on the large circle bed with their backs lay against the headrest with the tv playing a show while resting against each other. Something they truly enjoyed doing when they had nothing else to truly do anymore. Quality time with each other just to enjoy themselves. Yunho would be holding them close and rubbing their back with their lips softly kissing their shoulders.

Y/N would lean their head to the other side to allow Yunho more room while they let the robe tie get loosen just to allow Yunho’s hands to continue to roam while y/n’s attention was drifting their attention between the show and Yunho’s touch. But they were at the climax, but they let out a soft gasp before letting out a gasp and a moan before looking at Yunho and his hands. His mouth was sucking on that sweetspot on their neck, where his bite marks were, and his hands were holding his lover's thighs carefully while softly rubbing them. His eyes were closed as he was losing himself in the touches he was giving before he opened his eyes, locking eyes with y/n, almost looking like a dog who got caught doing something they weren’t supposed to do or they were finally excited to do. It was something that Yunho had always wanted to do but was nervous since this would be their first time together doing something like this. He wouldn’t know what to do, what was good or wasn’t good. But he also wanted to build the confidence and trust before allowing them to be raw with each other. The two of them were locking gazes with each other before Y/N gave the nod of approval.

“Y/N, Fuck...please.” Yunho whimper, leaning his head back to let out a loud whimpery moan while holding their hair to keep their head close before slowly looking back down, letting their red eyes look down at their lover on the ground, their knees on the soft carpet with their mouth taking in Yunho’s cock like it was a popsicke in a hot day and it was melting away at the heat wave. Yunho’s clothes were thrown off instantly before this while the two of them were having their passionate makeout session between the two of them. Allowing everything fall off to the corners of the room before getting into this position. Yunho was a mess just from this while he tried to keep his grip not as tight but also not as loose as well. Bucking his hips up at the feeling and listneing to the gagging sounds, which only made him moan out more. It was something he was enjoying in ways he wasn’t ever sure how to express like this.

He could feel like something was close, so instead of allowing himself to finish he pulled Y/n off, watching their mouth stay open while their fangs were showing, they were still small fangs still showing some, they were growing. But Y/N had to hunt down their first prey or drink a certain Amont of blood to get there. But the two of them had locked eyes while Y/ smiled before crawling ontop of Yunho before the two of them had flipped over. Y/N was smiling and chuckling at the actions while the pair kept having their own passionate kiss. Yunho’s hands going down to y/n’s thighs and softly kept squeezing them. Carefully spreading them open while lifting them up onto his shoulders to give a better angle while he enjoyed the feeling of y/n’s hands running through his hair, doing soft and random tugs before the two had to pull away. Opening their eyes before looking at each other. If there was any way to describe the look into each others eyes it would be seen as something, like a love feeling almost entirely too hard to put into words without messing up somewhere and making it sound like they were getting off topic.

“Dear, I’ve never done something like this before. How would I do this?” Yunho mentioned, letting his eyes start to fill with worry before starting to slowly relax at his lovers touch, looking down into Y/N’s eyes while their soft fingers were rubbing Yunho’s cheeks. “Start off slow, like just the tip of it. Then after keep checking on me, they we can go from there, how about that okay?” Yunho nodded his head, leaning down to kiss their chest and shoulder before allowing himself to slowly push in the tip inside of Y/N’s hole, listening to the sound of their gasp before feeling the tightness squeeze around him, making him groan out in their ear before raising his head to see the look on Y/N’s face. Their eyes closing while their chest was rising and falling, biting their lip while listening to the sound of their moans and gasp. Feeling their hands tug on his hair before he nodded his head. Keeping his eyes closed but knew that Yunho wasn’t going to move without getting a green flag. But of course, Yunho being a good boy, listened and started to push in the rest, letting his groans and soft moans of pleasure be drowned out by the sound of Y/N’s moans and gasp. Letting their hips finally meet each other.

“Never have I ever felt a dick this fucking big holy shit what blood were you drinking!” Y/N shouted with a loud moan following afterwards, making Yunho softly laugh at the accusation before trying to answer, making sure Y/n was comfortable before they started to move once again. “The blood I drink has nothing to do with the height of anything. If it did then captain would be a little bit taller than he is now, you tell me when I’m allowed to move or do anything alright?” Hearing the sudden line made Y/N laugh, it was a sly comment to add into this moment something hongjoong will never be able to live down despite how he could easily throw the two if he wanted to.

“You can move Yunho, thanks for the lovely information.” There was something about Yunho’s smirk almost as if he was ready to drive Y/N crazy before he started to move his hips at a somewhat fast pace, it wasn’t too slow or gentle. Looking down to see a moaning Y/N hold his shoulders before he could feel the pace starting to pick up. Which would’ve made anyone else think this was a different person. The soft Yunho that is always asking if someone is okay, now roughly pounding into his lovers tight hole like nothing else was important. Watching how Y/N’s reactions went from soft pleasure to their eyes rolling to the back of their head, the moans and gasp reaching a higher pitch. Their nails digging and scratching into Yunho’s back. Listening to the endless whispers of praises thoughtlessly slipping out of Yunho's mouth with ease. “You look so pretty on my cock dove.” “I never felt something so tight suck me in before.” Almost all being drowned out by Y/N’s loud moans while their back arched upward, almost showing the outline of Yunho’s cock quickly moving back and fourth to that same pleasurious spot he’d hoped to get.

Yunho wasn’t focused on pleasuring himself. Letting his smirk grow before seeing the squirming state and hearing the begging please for a release. The loud moans and gasps from in-between each response. There was no better art piece in Yunho’s mind than watching Y/N come undone under him. The air being a mess and slightly sprawled on the sheets, heir chest covered in blue and purple marks on their chest and neck, the way their mouth stayed opened to let out the sounds. ‘Harder Yunho Please’ ‘Please I need to come can I please’ ‘Please fill me Yunho please I’m begging!’

Yunho’s thoughts were being drowned once again by the endless sound of their moans before Y/N let out a loud scream of pleasure, curling upwards to hold onto Yunho’s shoulders before feeling Yunho’s release seconds later, making him whimper and shake before hearing Yunho’s groans ring in Y/N’s ear before the two of them went back to panting. Even if they truly weren’t tired, they had that look in their eyes. They were gonna be at this for a while...

Bonus:

“Yunho, you have got to stay off of them, or something man I can’t talk to Y/N without seeing them covered in your markings and barely able to stand for a minute before feeling better!” Wooyoung said, crossing his arms and pouting while Y/n was laughing. The pair of them sat on the main couch with a blanket wrapped around them while Yunho was grabbing a tray with enough drinks for everyone. Given how there was now a new addition to the vampire circle his name was San. Wooyoung claims to have turned him n a game of chases but that wasn’t even close, but he seemed to have gotten Wooyoung under control while getting to know everyone else in the circle. “It’s truly not my fault, look at him he’s attractive and knows the look to pull me in!” He defended himself, setting down the tray and letting everyone take their own glasses to enjoy themselves. The growing group was sitting in the living room around a large round black table with gold table clothes and coasters for them all.

Hongjoong leaning back in a rocking chair with his leg crossed over the other while the cup in his hand, close to his lips with a happy smile on his face. His family was complete, and they were happy. He had his own partner with him, his group was explanting to meet new people, and now his oldest member with him had his own partner who was able to make him smile more. And crawl out of his old shell and explore the world with and move on. If you asked hongjoong, this is where he would rather be and nothing else matter. He was now watching Yunho Walk over and sit close to Y/N, wrapping his arm around their waist and pulling them closer. Softly kissing their foreheads and enjoying their smiles being passed around the room.

“We couldn’t even go hunting till 3am! Someone thought I was a demon who was hungry.” Wooyoung pouted, rolling his eyes playfully at the late-night hunt which should’ve started at 1am and ended at 2 so everyone could still enjoy the night before the sun started to rise. “To be fair here Wooyoung, I can’t say no he’s not shy about being in bed anymore.” “Why is this something I would need to know in public here.” Y/N started to laugh more as they tried to take sips of their drink while trying to respond still. “Why is this something any of us needed to know about in a public setting here.” “And this, Yeosang is Y/N’s house it’s private.” Yunho countered back while the laughter kept filling the living room along with playful eyerolls from some of them even. To think all of this happened because of a very kinky bite.

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hrrtshape · 15 hours ago

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DAY NR ONE IN MY FAME DR.

⋆ woke up in my pretty little paris apartment near the opera and lying in bed for a few moments, soaking in the fact that this is my life now (i’d cry. like….actually. i’d start crying for a few minutes just being like…yes. yes yes yes yes yes. thank you thank you so so fucking much. I DID IT!!!!!). realising i’ve shifted, breathing in. definitely in need of a breath. or twenty.

⋆ look around my apartment—the sunlight pouring through the windows, everything exactly as i scripted it.

⋆ pull back the duvet and feel the hardwood floors under my feet.

⋆ head straight to the balcony, overlooking the opera, and just stand there for a moment. maybe (not maybe..definitely) cry some more.

⋆ check my phone, smiling at all the notifications and checking all of the celebrities in my contacts.

⋆ drinking my fancy espresso on the balcony, overlooking the city, while wearing my loewe t-shirt, smelling the air. smelling the iconicness.

⋆ taking a long everything, everything (tmi?) shower and doing my luxurious skincare routine—dior prestige la micro-huile de rose, obviously. only the fanciest.

⋆ wrap myself in a fluffy robe and stand in front of my mirror, seeing her—the person I’ve always known i am.

⋆ calling my assistant to confirm today’s itinerary and asking them to reschedule anything that feels unnecessary (because i can).

⋆ sitting down at my vanity to do my makeup—effortless but glowing. foundation perfect, blush subtle, lashes curled to heaven.

⋆ go into the closet, meeeelting at the sight of all this couture.

⋆ getting dressed in something chic but comfortable—probably bootleg jeans, a cashmere sweater, and my chloé paddington boots.

⋆ heading to my kitchen (and looking through all of my pantry because i LOVE food and now…i can eat whatever. whateverrrrrrrr !!!!) and eating something light but très me—maybe a croissant or pain au chocolat.

⋆ reviewing my schedule while texting lily-rose about plans later in the week.

⋆ leaving the apartment to take a walk to my favouuuurite café, fully prepared to be subtly recognized.

⋆ ordering a hot chocolate and sitting outside with my leather-bound journal, writing down thoughts and lyrics that feel cinematic.

⋆ taking a detour through the tuileries gardens, just because i can, and imagining the magazine headlines tomorrow. all the while giggling because i’m HERE !!!!!!

⋆ swinging by a high-end boutique—hermès or miu miu—for a casual, spontaneous splurge.

⋆ heading to my team’s meeting to discuss upcoming projects—vogue covers, album plans, fashion campaigns.

⋆ returning home to a PR package from dior or chanel and casually unpacking it on my bed, taking a few pictures.

⋆ taking out some champagne (thank you, god. thank you) and once again giggling to myself. wide wide wide WIDE smiles all around.

⋆ calling my friend to gush about this surreal day while planning a little meet up the next day. also a bit of gossip??? well, yes !

⋆ sipping on said champagne as i open up my laptop and scroll through twitter, tumblr, instagram……just checking my little (not) reputation.

⋆ lighting candles, wrapping myself in a silk robe, and re-reading letters to vera because some things never change.

⋆ falling asleep in the comfiest sheets imaginable, with the glow of paris outside my window.

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tamis-fabulous-adventure · 7 months ago

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First Week in Bridgeport

Blog post under the cut

The morning lighting in my new place is incredible - this loft has gorgeous floor to ceiling windows and exposed brick walls. It’s got the renovated warehouse look with some quirky artsy flair! It’s like it came straight out of my wildest dreams. Sure the rent is… a bit steep, but the vibes are to die for. Besides, if all goes to plan, this shoestring budget is going to turn into chump change in no time.

Speaking of, my new job starts in two days! I am beyond excited. The salon is located on a trendy street with a hairdressers, tattoo shop, café, and adorable little boutique. Listen, I’m not saying it’s made for me… but it's made for me.

When I got the offer back in February, I knew I couldn’t pass it up. A chance to move to the big city and style high-profile clients? Think of the prestige, the glamor, and the fame! The internship is merely a formality. I plan on running this hustle myself as soon as I build my portfolio and gain enough recognition to strike out on my own.

What else? Oh- yes! I spared no time setting up my home studio in the sunroom, I get so much natural light in there. It was perfect for warming up my creative juices with some painting and drafting practice. I heard that the art market in Bridgeport is popping - you bet I’m going to network my way around it. I’ve always wanted to open my own gallery, and no snooty art critics are gonna stop me.

I rewarded myself with a well earned spa day at the end of the week. The views from my place are breathtaking. Looking up at the stars and closing my eyes… I can see my name in lights already.

So, what's it gonna be, Bridgeport? Are ya'll ready for me? You better be!

~ Love, Tami

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dalgursbate · 7 months ago

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to forgive is human and failure is divine (1/?)

Summary: A divinity school dropout walks into the shittiest dive bar in the Lower City. The bartender asks, “What are you having?” The dropout responds, “An existential crisis.” *** Magical realism/Modern Faerûn AU where Shadowheart and Lae’zel run from their problems by causing new ones. Also, by punching each other. A lot.

Rating: M WC: ~4,500 Pairing: F/F, Shadowheart/Lae'zel

Shadowheart needs to find a job.

She can tell, because the emails from her student loan servicer have a lot more capital letters and exclamation points in them these days. She could probably apply for forbearance, but the thought of even opening those messages fills her with a deep-seated dread. Part of her is sort of hoping that if she just ignores them long enough, they’ll go away. Or, hey, maybe one day she’ll finally wake up, and it will turn out that this whole nightmare where she threw her entire life into the toilet was just that—a nightmare.

It's not that Shadowheart regrets dropping out of her program. Not really. It’s just that she had planned her whole life around her service to Lady Shar. Once upon a time, her greatest ambition had been to receive a Master of Divinity from Nightbringer University. The program is known across Faerûn for its prestige and exclusivity, the kind of degree that could take her anywhere in the Sharran church, and Shadowheart had somehow gotten in. At the time, it felt like a dream come true. She wanted nothing more than to devote herself to worship, to repay the church for everything it had given her.

Ha. So much for that.

Though she may no longer serve a deity, Shadowheart nevertheless finds herself praying that today is the day where she wakes up and this horror show ends.

Unfortunately, however, when she opens her eyes her mattress remains on the floor of a shitty studio apartment. The carpet continues to smells like cat piss despite the fact that she doesn’t have a cat. And, according to the clock on her phone, Shadowheart yet again slept in until 4:37 p.m., effectively wasting another day.

It seems she’s still stuck with the reality where everything is wrong.

Oh well, she thinks, and dismisses the three new frantic notifications from her email.

Shadowheart goes through the motions of being a person even though she doesn’t really feel like one right now. She brushes her teeth, showers, forces herself to eat a piece of toast. She braids her hair and puts on a pair of jeans—black, so it’s harder to tell they need a wash. She drinks a glass of water.

Her apartment has a steadily growing pile of Important Things™ on the kitchen table that she’s supposed to attend to; exit paperwork from her program at Nightbringer, research on potential job prospects, and the list goes on and on and on. Even just looking at it is kind of overwhelming. Still, Shadowheart forces herself to sit down, pick the paperwork out from the stack of documents, and look it over in a vain hope that she might actually be able to get work done today.

She starts scanning over the forms she needs to fill out, but it only takes a couple of minutes before she grows too restless to focus. Every time she sees the Nightbringer insignia, she can feel a nervous itch developing under her skin. It becomes impossible to sit still. Before long, her anxious foot tapping turns into anxious leg bouncing, which quickly grows so aggressive that her knee knocks into the bottom of the flimsy secondhand table and threatens to upend it. She only barely manages to grab hold of her laptop and the stack of papers before they're sent flying.

Shadowheart decides to take that as an omen against continuing to pull her own teeth.

Besides, she’ll be productive tomorrow, she promises herself. Because if she is being very honest, she does not think she can stand to be in this godforsaken apartment for a single minute longer. It’s too dirty and dingy and claustrophobic. She desperately craves a change of scenery, ideally to a locale that is less depressingly beige. However, being relatively new to this part of Baldur’s Gate, Shadowheart hasn’t exactly curated a long list of local haunts to patronize. But she’s pretty certain that if she just picks a direction and walks long enough, she’ll find somewhere loud and crowded that will help take her mind off of things.

She spares another glance around her dismal living quarters, before her eyes settle on the haphazard mess of papers once more. Yeah, a distraction sounds pretty good right about now.

So she gets dressed in something skimpy, smudges black around her eyes, and puts on the leather jacket that her ex left and that Shadowheart never bothered returning. She wishes desperately that she still had her divine magic and could cast a spell to clean her clothes, but she figures that a little bit of perfume will more or less do the job. Her whole wallet doesn’t fit in her back pocket, so she takes out her ID and credit card and shoves them loose into her jeans with her phone.

Off she goes, then, in search of something interesting.

The best she can find within a fifteen minute walk ends up being a little dive bar called The Grove.

It isn’t exactly what she’s looking for. Really, what she wants is to dance until she forgets, to maybe let someone take her home so she can spend a night outside of the awful nest she has built herself. But there’s something about it that intrigues her, something about it that catches her eye and pulls her in. It’s just one door in a line among many other stores and restaurants, tucked between a magic shop and what appears to be a laundromat. Truthfully, it doesn't really seem all that exceptional. It looks a little run down, and the storefront is covered in a thickety mess of ivy, twining around the entryway until the words on the sign are barely legible. Somewhat at odds with its naturopathesque exterior, though, is the violent punk music filtering onto the street from inside.

It piques Shadowheart's curiosity.

When she peers into the tiny window in the door, she can see that the interior looks rustic, cozy; there’s a massive hearth along the back wall, surrounded by couches that look rather comfy, if a little bit threadbare. And, despite how unassuming it is, The Grove is surprisingly populated. Inside are a lot of crunchy-looking humans, elves, and dwarves in natural fibers and open-toed sandals, which Shadowheart supposes she should’ve expected given the faint aura of druidic magic about the place. More interesting to her are the number of people dressed in trendier clothing, most of whom appear to be tieflings. There are a hodgepodge mix of patrons lingering all over the establishment, in fact—playing cards, chatting amiably, and headbanging along to the aggressive music.

She figures it warrants further investigation.

Shadowheart decides to enter, and she takes a seat at the end of the bar. She notices that, from inside the establishment, the music is just loud enough to vibe to without disturbing conversation, which is something she would appreciate more if she liked talking to people. The woman behind the bar is one of the aforementioned tieflings, and although Shadowheart can't detect any druidic magic on her, there is still something wild and animalistic about her. She's good to look at, too; tall and muscular, with cherry-red skin and the kind of side shave Shadowheart has always wanted to try but never had the daring too. One of her horns is conspicuously broken in half. Ut makes Shadowheart speculate about the various scrapes and mixups that could have resulted in such an injury, though she's too polite to ever ask. The woman's voice carries from across the bar, over the music, loud and brash in a way that matches the outfit she's wearing: a denim vest covered in colorful pins, with sayings on them like “Nobody knows I’m a lesbian” and “COMMIE DYKE.”

Eventually, the bartender takes notice of Shadowheart's arrival and bounds over to greet her like an excited golden retriever.

“What’ll it be, chief?” Her voice is chipper and bouncy in a way that manages to be inviting instead of irritating. Maybe it’s because there’s a genuine warmth to the way she smiles at Shadowheart, or maybe it’s because she looks like she is trying and failing not to dance enthusiastically to the music.

Normally, Shadowheart is more of a red wine type of a girl. Tonight, however: “Vodka soda, double.”

“We have pretty good cocktails, you know,” the bartender tells her with a wry grin.

“They cost more than a vodka soda?”

“Yep.”

“Vodka soda, double.”

“Aye, aye, cap’n.” The bartender salutes her in faux deference, and Shadowheart finds herself smiling a little, too. “Name’s Karlach, by the way, if you need me. Sometimes I get a little distracted back here.”

“Shadowheart.” Karlach quirks a brow at that, but blessedly says nothing. A minute later, she slides a vodka soda to Shadowheart and then goes back to making drinks for the other patrons.

There’s fast, angry guitar pounding in her ears, and the drink is strong when Shadowheart sips it.

Her chest loosens, a little.

A few vodka sodas later and there is a pleasant haze around Shadowheart’s vision. The lights have halos, now, bright and glowy and almost holy. The edges of her world feel as though they have softened somewhat. The only people still sitting at the bar are her and a couple at the opposite end, a halfling and a drow who are too invested in each other to need any attention from the bartender. As such, Shadowheart has apparently been assigned the duty of entertaining Karlach.

And, wow, Karlach is nosy.

“You new to Baldur’s Gate?” Karlach asks, leaning over the bar and resting her chin on her palm. “Haven’t seen you around before.”

Shadowheart shakes her head. “I grew up in the Upper City. Went to school there, too.” She takes a long sip of her drink.

Karlach lets out a low whistle, expressing an emotion that Shadowheart is too intoxicated to interpret. “So what went wrong for you to end up here?”

“Who says I ended up here? Maybe I’m just visiting,” Shadowheart says with a single eyebrow raised. At least, she thinks she has a single eyebrow raised. Her face is a little tingly.

“Shady—I’m gonna call you Shady, by the way. Shady, you’re drinking the cheap drinks at a dive near the docks. By yourself. Doesn’t exactly suggest that things are going well right now.”

Shadowheart stares at her for a long moment, intent on stonewalling her. Soon, though, the earnestness in Karlach’s expression breaks her resolve. She sighs. “Got kicked out of school. Or left, I guess.”

“What happened?”

“That’s none of your business,” Shadowheart responds, tone acerbic, and then winces a little in regret; she likes Karlach. Karlach is nice. Shadowheart shouldn’t be mean to Karlach, even if Karlach is terrible at minding boundaries.

Karlach just shrugs it off good-naturedly, still grinning, and Shadowheart is relieved to not have ruined this, too. “Fair play, but you look like you need a confessional, bad. And who better to swoop in and lend an ear than the gorgeous-but-attentive bartender?”

Shadowheart barks a laugh at that, unexpectedly. “Confessional, right,” she says sarcastically. For a brief second, she worries at her bottom lip with her teeth as she contemplates actually telling Karlach the truth. Eventually, she thinks, fuck it. What does she really have to lose here? “That was a better joke than you probably even realize.”

“Oh?”

She nods. “I was a cleric, in divinity school to work within my church.” Shadowheart takes a deep breath and forces herself to say the next part: “I–I left the church, and they kicked me out of the school.”

“So maybe confessional’s the last thing you need, then, eh Shady?” Karlach’s voice is light, but she seems to be listening to Shadowheart pretty intently. “What made you leave?”

Unintentionally, Shadowheart’s eyes drop to the pins on Karlach’s shirt. Then, quietly, she answers: “It was the Sharran church.”

“Oh,” Karlach says softly, voice full of empathy and immediate understanding. It makes Shadowheart’s skin tingle uncomfortably, and she starts squirming in her seat. Karlach's kind stare is making her feel too exposed, now. She wishes that she hadn’t taken her jacket off; gooseflesh is beginning to dot her arms where she rubs them absentmindedly. Then, Karlach asks, “You like bourbon?”

Shadowheart blinks at her. “Yeah, why?”

“There’s a cocktail we got here you gotta try,” Karlach says. “It’s called the Oak Father’s Blessing, technically, but we all just call it the Oaky Smoky.” She turns, and begins mixing ingredients. “I think you’d really like it.”

“I–what?”

“Don’t worry, it’s on the house,” Karlach grins back at her, before turning back to make the drink.

Shadowheart is struck with the revolting sense that Karlach pities her.

Oh, Gods, she really hates that. This is why she doesn’t tell people this stuff, she remembers. This is why it is better for her to just deal with it by herself.

She wishes she weren’t tipsy, wishes she could think more clearly. As Karlach has her back turned, mixing the drink, Shadowheart tries to categorize the maelstrom of complicated emotions warring for attention inside of her. Her brain feels numb, hazy. There is a hot, sparkling rush churning unpleasantly in her belly, something like shame or anger or panic. But she thinks there is also, maybe, a tiny part of her that feels lighter for having told Karlach even a part of what happened. Like she’s let go of a breath she’d been holding for a long, long time.

It's as Shadowheart is busy introspecting that someone comes and sits two seats down from her at the bar. Unlike Shadowheart, this person seems oblivious to the complex array of emotions and contradictions swimming in Shadowheart's liquor-addled mind, a fact of which Shadowheart is eternally jealous. Also unlike Shadowheart, the person appears to be a githyanki, which is a strange enough occurrence to pull her out of her reverie for a moment and look over.

The woman must notice her surprise, because she greets Shadowheart with a menacing glare and a pronounced scowl before quickly looking over to Karlach.

“Be with you in a moment!” Karlach chirps at the newcomer cheerily, clearly oblivious to the woman's blatant and unwarranted hostility.

Despite her surliness, Shadowheart finds it strangely difficult to look away from her. Both because it is uncommon to find githyanki in Baldur's Gate, and because the woman is oddly...captivating. Emboldened by alcohol, Shadowheart attempts to discreetly eye the woman up from down the bar. She notices a few things immediately. First, the woman has absurdly large, babydoll-like eyes. Though, she notes, they are not particularly innocent looking. Rather, the adjectives that leap to Shadowheart's mind are “catlike” and “feral.” Something dangerous lurks there, she thinks to herself nonsensically. Dangerous or maybe just unhinged. Further cementing the image of a cat in Shadowheart's mind are the leopard spots that adorn the other woman's olive green skin. And, as Shadowheart tries to covertly drag her gaze down the woman's body, she sees how wiry and thin the woman's frame is. Almost delicate looking, she would think, if not for the fact that she suspects that the woman throws a killer right hook.

The other woman either does not notice Shadowheart's covert observation, or she simply elects to ignore it. Either way, it is quickly interrupted by Karlach's return, accompanied by a drink in either hand.

“Right, here ya are, Shady,” she says, passing one of them to Shadowheart and retaining the other for herself. When Shadowheart grabs hers, Karlach raises her glass toward Shadowheart’s for a toast. “Cheers, to abandoning the church! To choosing yourself, and to choosing better things!”

Somehow, despite herself, Shadowheart finds herself grinning at Karlach’s optimism. Silently, she clinks her tumbler against Karlach’s before taking a hesitant sip. The cocktail is warm and, as its nickname suggested, smoky. She can see why Karlach suggested it; it settles in Shadowheart’s belly like a pleased cat, curling around her comfortingly even in the face of all of her unease.

For a brief moment, Shadowheart almost feels okay again.

“Tchk. As if being a heretic is a thing to celebrate.”

Well, it was nice while it lasted. But then, Shadowheart supposes, she never did get to keep nice things.

Still, the sheer audacity of the outburst takes her by surprise and ignites a righteous ire in her. She whips her head to the right to look at the strange woman, eyes shooting daggers at her even as the world stutters slightly from the booze. Words like acid jump to her tongue unbidden. “You’d do well to keep your thoughts to yourself, stranger.”

“And you’d do well to develop a higher tolerance, istik. Or do your kind simply not know how to enunciate?”

Oh for the love of—outraged, Shadowheart jumps out of her seat. Truthfully, she isn't really thinking about what her plan is once she’s standing, whether she's going to pick a fight or if she is going to storm off. She just knows she needs to move, needs to get up, needs to do something. She feels propelled as if by motor, like she has been shocked out of a stasis she didn't even realize she was in. Even as her ire turns to pure, unadulterated fury, there's something pleasant about the sensation; she hasn't been so motivated since...Well, since.

Karlach, damn her, sees where this is going and immediately steps in.

“Hey, hey, hey. Not in my bar, nuh-uh. Take it outside or act like adults,” she says exasperatedly, gesticulating wildly with a bar rag. Then, she stops. “Actually, you know what?” She points at the gith. “You leave. You can come back when you’ve learned some manners.”

“Tchk,” the rude woman says again, before she acquiesces and exits the bar.

Logically, that should be the end of it. If Shadowheart were smart, she'd let the matter drop there, content with the moral victory of the asshole getting dressed down and kicked out of the bar.

The thing is, though, that Shadowheart does not want to let the matter drop. What she wants is to follow the woman out of the bar and give her a pointed, colorful piece of Shadowheart's mind. Unfortunately, that is an idea that comes with at least a couple of problems. The first problem being that she hasn’t paid Karlach for her drinks yet, and the second problem being that a plan like that is likely to end in violence.

You know, the kind of violence where she fights another woman in an alley over a few stray comments.

Yes, Shadowheart thinks. That would be bad.

And it would be bad, of course. But. Somehow, the thought of punching a stranger—that stranger, specifically—in the face fills Shadowheart with a new emotion. An enticing emotion, and one that is difficult to entirely pin down. The best she can think to describe it is that it makes her feel like her blood has been replaced with something thinner and more fluid. That it makes her feel awake for the first time in too long. Or maybe just that it makes her feel, period.

She chooses not to examine that any further.

Instead, Shadowheart looks to Karlach, digging her credit card out from her jeans and hurriedly sliding it across the counter. “Can you settle me up please? I’ll be back.”

“Oh, Shady, no,” Karlach says, and she looks so disappointed. Shadowheart decides that she can’t really deal with that, not right now, so she just turns and follows the stranger out the door without another word.

The air when she steps outside is frigid; much colder than it was in the bar, and the goosebumps on her arms return with a wicked vengeance. She almost can't feel it, though; not with the way her blood is searing hot and vital in her veins. She searches the street frantically for the other woman, and it's only a brief second before she catches a glimpse of her turning into the alley next to the bar. Fighting the chorus of gogogo that is singing loudly in her mind, Shadowheart forces herself to pause and consider whether she really wants to do this.

The decision is disturbingly easy. Easier than any other she's made in the past several months.

“Hey!” Shadowheart shouts after the woman, rounding the corner into the alley to see her propped up against the wall. Even though it feels like it's only been a moment, the stranger is already smoking a cigarette. Infuriatingly, she looks like she was waiting for Shadowheart. “Just who the fuck do you think you are?”

The woman smiles nastily. “I’m Lae’zel of Crèche K’liir.” Shadowheart doesn't know where that is, so she assumes it must be in Alprisma. The woman drops her cigarette to the ground and stamps it out. “The real question is who you are, faithless.”

Oh, that bitch.

“You know nothing of my faith,” Shadowheart hisses back, fists balling at her sides. She walks forward into the woman's, Lae'zel's, space until they’re almost nose-to-nose. Absentmindedly, she notes that Lae’zel’s breath smells of a noxious mix of whiskey and tobacco, and she wonders how intoxicated the other woman is. She seems more sober than Shadowheart, at least, but she supposes that's not much of a feat.

“I know you betrayed it,” Lae’zel snarls back, poking a finger into Shadowheart’s chest. “I heard what that teeth-ling said,” and Shadowheart doesn’t even have time to process the mispronunciation before Lae’zel continues, “I know you chose to forsake your church, chose to be named h'sharlak. You're a disgrace.”

Shadowheart doesn't know what that word means, but she doesn't like the ugly way it curls around Lae'zel's tongue. She finds her eyes drawn to the movement of it, repulsion or rage or something else pooling in her gut at the sight. She doesn't know what, exactly. All she knows is that she doesn't want to talk anymore, doesn't want to think, so she punches Lae’zel in the face as hard as she can.

Lae’zel reels slightly, but to her credit she otherwise bears the hit well. She clearly anticipates it, rolling with it easily and recovering quickly enough to respond with one of her own to Shadowheart’s gut.

It turns out Shadowheart was right: Lae’zel can throw a punch. The sensation of it knocks the wind from her lungs in an instant, sending her stumbling back a step. Something about the way the pain blooms in her stomach is grounding, almost. Like Shadowheart is finally tethered to the earth beneath her again. More than that, she can feel the way the blow lights up her nervous system, her body flooded with chemical impulses that almost feel foreign after so long spent absent.

Shadowheart smiles. There's a split second of stillness where neither of them moves.

Then, Lae’zel turns her head, spits a frothy pink mix of saliva and blood onto the stone pavement beneath them. “Is that all you’ve got, istik?”

Involuntarily, as though compelled, Shadowheart feels a growl rip from her throat and she lunges at Lae’zel. Her fingers dig into the other woman's shoulders as she shoves her into the wall of the magic shop next door as hard as she can, hard enough that she can hear the crack of Lae'zel's skull against the brick. She can hear the bright sound of Lae'zel laughing, manic and fierce, as Shadowheart pins her there.

“You do not know who I am,” Shadowheart warns her, and isn't the thought of that exciting? That they don't know each other, not at all, and here they are. “You do not know what I’ve got.”

“Then show me, faithless,” Lae’zel spits out, and the sound of it is like music, like poetry, somehow. It's nasty and cruel in a way that burrows deep inside Shadowheart’s bones. Shadowheart hopes it makes a home there. “Or I will show you.”

And Lae’zel stomps down hard on Shadowheart’s foot, forcing her to wince and pull back enough that Lae'zel is able to flip their positions. The two of them are both breathing heavily, now. Shadowheart can feel Lae'zel's nails leaving marks in her bare skin.

Suddenly, Shadowheart wonders what passerby would think of the position they're in. Whether they would assume their passion was romantic rather than violent. The thought forces a shudder of disgust down her spine. Then, Lae'zel slams her backwards into the wall once, twice, three times. Shadowheart can feel the strength of her in each ruthless thrust, and the edges of her vision quickly become blurry—this time, from pain and adrenaline rather than alcohol.

She struggles vainly in Lae’zel’s grasp, but it immediately becomes apparent that the other woman is too powerful (or, perhaps, that Shadowheart is too drunk), and she knows she isn’t going to be able to budge her. It seems like she’ll have to fight dirty, then. Lae’zel’s stance is wider than Shadowheart’s, wide enough to provide an opening, so Shadowheart ratchets her knee up as quickly and brutally as she can into Lae’zel’s groin. Lae’zel grunts, clearly hurt, but her hold on Shadowheart lessens not at all.

In the instant where Shadowheart makes contact, though, she can feel the pulsing heat radiating off of Lae’zel’s crotch. She thinks Lae'zel must burn at a much higher temperature than she does. Or maybe, Shadowheart thinks absurdly, Lae’zel’s blood has simply all rushed to greet her. Whatever the cause, it makes Shadowheart keenly aware of all the places where their bodies touch. Every point of contact feels sharp and alive, her poor, abused flesh made so tender from Lae'zel's beating. The rough brick of the magic shop scrapes against the bare skin of Shadowheart's shoulders. Lae'zel's grasp on her arms is bruisingly savage. Shadowheart can almost feel the electric anticipation of touch in the space between them. Belatedly, she realizes her nipples are hard.

The fourth time Lae’zel rams her mercilessly against the brick, Shadowheart lets out a little gasp against her will.

It makes Lae’zel stop and stare at her. Shadowheart struggles to meet her gaze, less out of shame and more because of the way the world spins around her. She tries anyway. The other woman's eyes are bright and intent like a neon sign. She looks hungry. No, Shadowheart realizes. She looks starving.

“If I ever see you here again,” Lae’zel says, taking a step back and releasing her hold on Shadowheart, “I will have to remind you of your place once more.”

Shadowheart can't stop herself from asking, "And where's that?"

"Beneath me," Lae'zel sneers, and Shadowheart swallows. Because it’s a threat, of course. But she can read between the lines well enough to see the invitation there, too.

Without another word, Lae’zel walks away, leaving Shadowheart bloody and panting in the alleyway.

It’s not until later that night, after Shadowheart gets home and furiously rubs herself off with a hand inside her jeans, that she realizes she never retrieved her credit card and leather jacket from The Grove.

Well then, she thinks, a grin slowly growing on her face. I guess I’ll just have to go back.

#bg3 shadowheart #bg3 lae'zel #shadowzel #my fic #tfihafid #reposting bc i did a significant rewrite

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𝕛𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟 (𝕛𝕒𝕔𝕖) 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕖

he was born thirty-seven years ago, is a human and lives in wolf crossing as a police detective. he looks an awful lot like jensen ackles.

“That’s the thing, no one ever thinks they’re the evil one.”

tw: alcoholism, death

Born July, 1986, Jason Stone grew up in a middle-class household in Boston, Massachusetts. From the outside looking in, his youth appeared to be normal: a young boy who got good grades and strived to become police chief one day, just like his grandfather. The reality, however, was not as picture perfect as it seemed.

Growing up with a single parent was hard, more so when his brother moved away to pursue his own career, but Jace and his mother made do. Soon, it was time to join the police academy and he gave it his all, working thrice as hard as anyone in his year. In the end, he made it to the finish line with excellent grades and went on to join his first police department as officer.

Keeping the city safe was what he had always wanted, but that didn’t mean that he wasn’t going to enjoy life too. Rigorous paperwork by day, Stone went out and had his fun. He always preferred pubs to clubs but this one night and his decision to go to one of the most popular ones in the city would change the course of his life forever. Out on the dance floor, was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. There was just something so hypnotizing about her, something exciting, and 27-year-old Jace could not help himself. One thing led to another and, within weeks, they were dating. The pair had nothing in common with regards to their upbringing but, much as it pained her rich parents, the bond that they shared was unbreakable.

By the end of the year, Lauren was pregnant. This abrupt news made life significantly more difficult for the young couple. Her parents threatened to cut her off and this put a strain on their relationship, which resulted in them dating on and off for the next 8 months. As a result, Jace’s good track record became erratic. He was making bad choices, falling into the wrong crowds, and slacking, to the point where he was also coming in late at work and missing shifts. Of course, as one might expect, this eventually cost him his relationship and custody of his daughter.

Several months later, and after getting much needed help, Stone recovered some of his old prestige and was partnered with a longtime colleague to investigate a smuggling case in the city. The detective work was intense, as was the gang’s history with the Boston Police department, but at long last, October 10th was the night that a sting operation was to take place. Roy was the man with the wire and Jace his only back up inside the warehouse. He was supposed to be his way out after the exchange, his insurance, but the actual events could not have deviated further from the plan. Struck by a fear he had never known before; Jason Stone witnessed the exchange turn bloody. To this day, Jace’s memory of the events remains intact -as does he, having only a scar to show up for it- but no official track record has the truth on how Roy died. The department held a memorial service to give him an honorable sendoff and Stone was strongly advised to ‘let it go’ and to ‘never dig into the case ever again’ for his own sake. Vampires did not exist, or so they said, and the case was forever closed (or was it?). Did the cops at the precinct know more than they let on? And why did they cover up the truth?

Jace is an exceptionally gifted cop but his past struggles with alcohol and life in general have often become bigger obstacles than he would like to admit. He may come off as arrogant and distant at first, but if given the chance one will discover that he is just desperate to be loved and accepted for who he is. Stone needs help but he is never one to ask for such things and chances are he never will.

Now sober for five years and aware of what goes bump in the night, he is excited at the prospect of a fresh start at life and a new job opportunity as detective in Greywood. What does the future at Greywood hold?

“what power did he attain when settling in greywood?”

Precognition: An impossible knowledge on future events through supernatural means.

Upon entering the city of Greywood, Jace has begun to experience sudden visions. Sometimes, those come in the form of prophetic dreams but, in any case, those are most definitely involuntary and often require for him to be in some form of trance. All he knows, is that these relate to the immediate future and are limited to predicting only a singular likely outcome (for now, that is*). Though wary at first, this has served him well on his job, allowing him to lean towards the right course of actions and avoid disastrous consequences.

*As he progresses in the game, he might be able to further his ability. The idea is that he becomes capable of tapping into his powers at will and seeing many different possible outcomes. This would allow him to see many different possible outcomes, gathering information and finding the best paths to take by going through many different possibilities.

Some limitations include:

It can cause great strain to his mind. It requires for him to be in a trance, asleep or unconscious. It is an involuntary action happening unexpectedly. He may only be able to see probability, meaning the future they see may not come to pass or be different in some respects.

penned by... di

#town rp #mature rp #oc rp #supernatural rp #horror rp #literate rp #human #jensen ackles fc #alcoholism tw #death tw #retired

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The Ultimate New York City Guide for Uptown and Midtown (Part 1)

When visiting New York it’s tempting to pick your favorite spots or popular places around the city but you may find yourself bouncing all over town rather than taking advantage of what is in the neighbors you are staying in or planning to spend your day. Below is an extensive guide to all things Uptown and Midtown including where to stay, eat, shop, and experience!

Uptown

Stay

If you plan to stay uptown, you can’t beat these luxury hotels. All are different but offer an exceptional luxury experience that is unmatched.

The Mark

At the top of the list is the Mark. Known as one of the most luxurious hotels in New York, staying at the Mark is an experience you won’t forget. Decorated top-to-bottom by French designer Jacques Grange, the interior is elegant and fun, with bold marble floors and vivid art. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side and just steps from Madison Avenue shopping and museums, the hotel is in the perfect location to explore Uptown Manhattan. The Mark also offers many amenities, including The Mark Restaurant, established by the acclaimed Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the esteemed Frédéric Fekkai salon, and the ’60s-inspired Mark Bar where you can sip your favorite cocktail. They also offer Laudrée macarons at turndown service, a wonderful treat at the end of the night.

Below images from themarkhotel.com

Lowell

Located just steps from central park and Madison Avenue shops, the Lowell is a luxury hotel located in a residential neighborhood on the Upper East Side. Established in 1927, The Lowell, a boutique hotel, reflects the timeless elegance of upper Manhattan with great attention to detail and excellent service to its guests. Wood-burning fireplaces, beautiful terraces with sweeping views of the city and warm rooms that feel like a luxury NYC apartment, make this an excellent stay for a romantic getaway in the city.

Below images from lowellhotel.com

The Carlyle

The Carlyle is a luxury stay that emulates the spirit, sparkle, elegance, and nostalgia of old New York City. Surrounded by museums, upscale shops, and fine dining, the Carlyle is a beautiful place to stay! Opening its doors in 1930, the Carlyle has maintained its glamour and prestige throughout the years creating an inviting and elevated environment. Designed by Dorthy Draper the interior is lux and traditional but with a modern flare. They are also known for the Bemelmans Bar, a beautiful spot to grab a cocktail before you head out to dinner or even a nightcap as you head in for the night. Guests such as George Clooney and Sofia Coppola have been known to stay at Carlyle which should help paint the picture of excellence this hotel exhibits.

Below images from rosewoodhotels.com

Eat

Elio’s

A bustling Italian restaurant in the heart of the Upper East Side is a great spot for a hearty meal and a true New York experience. A place where the room is always crowded, the clientele is posh, and the food is consistent, you’ll find delicious pasta, a bustling environment and unmatched people watching.

Images below from eliosrestaurant.com, Elio’s Instagram, nymag.com

Daniel

Once rated the top restaurant in the world, with 2 Micheline stars, the tasting menu will cost you over $200 a person but the experience is well worth it. The food is excellent and the interior is stunning, Daniel is the perfect spot for a special occasion!

Images below from danielnyc.com

JoJo

Jojo is acclaimed chef Jean-Georges’s first NY restaurant. This beautiful space was recently renovated in a 2 story townhouse on the upper east side and is a wonderful place for a special meal while visiting the city. Not only is the food delicious, the space is bright and beautiful!

Images below from jojorestaurantnyc.com

August

August is a charming dining experience serving classic comfort food in Midtown Manhattan. With a cool and sophisticated interior, deliciously simple food and cocktails that change often, this is a great dinner spot if you are looking for a casual, warm and filling meal after a full day of sightseeing and shopping.

Images below from augustny.com

Ralph’s Coffee

Owned by the Ralph Lauren Group, Ralph’s Coffee is a fun place to stop in for your morning latte. With a couple of locations throughout the city and the city, including their adorable coffee carts, they serve delicious coffee and pastries in a beautiful environment.

Images below from www.ralphlauren.com, Raiph’s Coffee Instagram

Sarabeth’s

Sarabeth’s started as a tiny bakery-kitchen in 1981 where Sarabeth Levine prepared and sold homemade jams and baked goods. As its popularity grew, the store expanded and began to serve breakfast and lunch, alongside the original backed goods. Sarabeth’s quickly became a New York City landmark and now has four locations across Manhattan. Sarabeth’s is a great spot for a delicious brunch or a cozy dinner of classic American fare.

Images below from ny.eater.com

H&H bagels

When in NY you must eat at least 1 bagel. This iconic NY bagel shop has been seen on nearly every iconic NYC set TV show or movie, including Seinfeld and Sex and the City. At H&H you’ll find a crusty, chewy, perfect and classic New York bagel.

Images below from amny.com

Drink

Bemelmans Bar

Located in the Carlyle Hotel and named for its masterpiece murals by Ludwig Bemelmans, Bemelmans Bar draws socialites, politicians, and movie stars with its extensive drink menu, and live piano music every night.

Images below from cntraveler.com, rosewoodhotels.com, nytimes.com

Shop

Fivestory

Wander through five stories of beautiful rooms in a transformed townhouse filled with luxe clothing for men and women, shoes, bags, and more from top designers.

Image below from wwd.com

Intermix

This highly curated high-end boutique has grown to be a large in-person and online shopping destination offering some of the most high-end brands. Their flagship store is located on Madison Avenue and is the place to grab the perfect pair of denim, luxury basics or a special piece for any occasion.

Ladurée

Ladurée was first opened in Paris in 1862 by Louis Ernest Ladurée, a French miller that turned a simple pastry shop into one of the first tea rooms in the city. In 1930 the tea room was expanded and the macaron we know today was introduced. Ladurèe now has locations in most major cities across the United States and Europe and is known for delicious macarons in a mint green box. No matter the city, Ladurée is the perfect place to stop in for a cup of tea or coffee, a pastry, and of course some macarons.

Images below from yorkavenueblog.com

Experience

Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim Museum is an internationally renowned art museum Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, visitors can experience special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and the permanent collection of works from the 20th century and beyond. Even if you don’t have time to view an exhibit, visit the exterior of the Guggenheim, the building is a work of art in itself.

Image from guggenheim.org

New York Public Library

As NYC rapidly flourished during the 19th century, the wealthy agreed that if NY was to be one of the world’s great cities, it ought to have a great library. Governor Samuel J. Tilden, a very affluent man, requested upon his death that the bulk of his fortune, about $2.4 million should be used to establish and maintain a free library and reading room in New York City. There were two other libraries at the time but neither was what Tilden had envisioned and both were experiencing financial hardship, so the resources were combined and The New York Public Library was formed. 16 years after the plan was set into place the library opened in the spring of 1911. It is said that between 30,000 and 50,000 people visited the building on the first day it was open. The beautiful main branch is still open today along with 91 other branches. The main building on 42nd Street is a beautiful place to visit with its large lion statues welcoming you in and its stunning architecture inside and out!

Images from smithsonianmag.com , afar.com, vanityfair.com

Central Park

An iconic New York City landmark, Central Park is 843 acres of green space spanning over 50 blocks in the middle of the city! It is filled with walking trails, a pond, the Central Park Boat House, a zoo, a concert venue in the summer months and so much more! The park is a great place to visit any time of year for a beautiful walk or any number of activities. It’s especially great with kids!

Images from architecturaldigest.com

New York City Ballet

If the busyness of Times Square and Broadway is not your scene, but you still want to spend a fabulous evening in the city, the NYC Ballet is a wonderful option! The David H. Koch Theater, home of the NYC ballet since the 60s is a grand and beautiful space and the NYC Ballet is among some of the best dancers in the world.

Imaged below from nycballet.com, timeout.com, untappedcities.com

Cooper Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is housed in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion on the Upper East Side. The museum has one of the most diverse and expansive design collections in existence with more than 215,000 design objects that span more than 30 centuries. The work includes ancient textiles, works on paper, iconic design objects, and cutting-edge technologies. Not only are the works in the museum magnificent and wonderful, but the architecture of the building is also equally as beautiful and worth the trip! The Cooper Hewitt is my favorite museum in New York!

Midtown

Stay

St. Regis

With locations around the globe, the New York St Regis feels like a gem in the city. The gilded lobby welcomes you, the service is excellent with concierge and a butler on every floor and the rooms are so luxurious you won’t want to leave! Just steps from 5th Avenue shopping, the MoMA, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park, St. Regis is the perfect place to stay in Midtown.

Images below from marriott.com, kiwicollection.com

The Warwick

Opening in 1926, the Warwick has been an iconic NYC hotel ever since. The hotel inevitably became a Manhattan icon when it was featured in the background of the famous photograph titled Lunch Atop A Skyscraper. The hotel has hosted celebrities through the years and continues to host stars to this day. Regular guests of historical note include Elvis Presley, the Beatles whilst performing at the Ed Sullivan Show, and Cary Grant, a long-term resident. Located on 54th Street between 5th and 6th Ave, the Warwick is a perfectly placed hotel for great shopping and sightseeing. With an understated elegance and cozy feel, this is an excellent midtown stay.

The Ritz Carlton

The Ritz Carlton is a luxury staple across the globe and The Ritz at Central Park New York is no exception. The rooms have recently been redesigned to be contemporary, townhouse-inspired quarters that are luxurious and comfortable. The Ritz also offers a spa, fitness center and Movement Studio that has on-demand classes. With genuine care and comfort for their guests, the Ritz offers a luxury stay surrounded by high-end shopping, delicious restaurants and museums including the Whitney.

Images below from ritzcarlton.com

The Whitby Hotel

The Whitby is a beautiful and uniquely decorated luxury hotel that celebrates art and design. With just 86 bedrooms and suites across 16 floors, the Whitby Hotel is a smaller more boutique experience. The rooms were designed by Kit Kemp, an award-winning contemporary English designer, and each room has its own bold color scheme, unique design, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Situated in the heart of upper midtown on West 56th Street at 5th Avenue, The Whitby Hotel is just two blocks from Central Park and on the doorstep of some of New York's leading restaurants, galleries, and museums.

Images below from firmdalehotels.com

Eat

Il Gattopardo

Il Gattopardo is housed in a Rockefeller Townhouse that was built in 1897 on the so-called “Millionaire’s Row”. The Rockefeller Townhouses are named after their famous owner, John D. Rockefeller who called them home for nearly forty years. In 2001 Il Gattopardo opened its doors and to this day serves traditional Southern Italian comfort food. Their loyal upscale New Yorker clientele is a geat sign that this is a delicious neighborhood spot.

Images below from ilgattopardonyc.com

The Polo Bar

Owned and designed by Ralph Lauren, the Polo Bar opened in 2015 after his success with restaurants in Chicago and Paris. Today The Polo Bar is a sought-after place to dine, serving American classics such as chopped salad, crabcakes, and the famous polo bar burger. It’s hard to get in but worth going if you are able! The restaurant is cozy and fun and you just might spot a celebrity. Make reservations well in advance!

Images below from opentable.com

Jupiter

Serving up delicious pasta and wine, is there anything better? This is a great place to dine in Midtown if you are headed to a show after or staying nearby!

Images below from jupiterrestaurant.nyc

Le Rock

Owned by the same group as Frenchette in Soho, the Rock is an excellent place to have lunch or dinner in Rockefeller Center. If you are staying in midtown and looking for a nearby place to go, this is a great spot! It’s a beautiful space to dine in and they have breakfast lunch and dinner 5 days a week.

Images below from elledecor.com, theinfatuation.com

Cosme

Located a little outside of midtown in the Flatiron district, Cosme is an elevated Mexican restaurant that is possibly one of the best meals I have had. The interior is dark and moody, contemporary and sleek, and the food is fresh and simple but absolutely delicious! Highly recommend a meal and Cosme! I highly recommend this restaurant!

Images below from ny.eater.com, phaidon.com

Le Grande Boucherie

With locations across the city, La Grand Boucherie is a beautiful French restaurant group serving every meal of the day. This is a great spot to pop in for a meal before leaving the city or weekend brunch before a busy day! With an expansive menu and delicious cocktails and wine, there is something for everyone!

Images below from boucherieus.com

Drink

King Cole Bar

Located in the St. Regis, the King Cole Bar is a beautiful destination for an evening cocktail. The bar claims to have invented the Bloody Mary in 1934 and has hosted visitors such as Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, and Salvador Dali. The bar has been a destination ever since! The atmosphere is cozy and luxurious and the cocktails are expertly made. I recommend arriving early, they open at 4 pm a line will start to form well before. If you can get one of the first tables you’ll be able to enjoy a drink without waiting too long! If you find yourself standing in line, you can always grab a table in the lounge.

Image below from foursquare.com

The Campbell

If you visit Grand Central The Campbell in Grand Central Terminal is a wonderful bar to stop in for a drink. Formerly an influential businessman’s private office, it became a bar in 1999 and through a few ownership shifts and aesthetic updates, The Campbell has become a destination. With beautiful original leaded-glass windows, a lofty hand-painted ceiling, and a grand stone fireplace, this cocktail bar is the place to grab a delicious classic cocktail and an afternoon bite!

Image below from thecampbellnyc.com

Shop

There are so many wonderful shops in Midtown, from high end clothing including Gucci and Hermes to H+M and Zara you are sure to find anything you are looking for! Below are a few favorites that are worth stopping in!

Bergdorf Goodman

One of the greatest department stores in NYC, Bergdorf Goodman is the perfect destination for an afternoon of shopping, browsing, and a delicious lunch at BG Restaurant on the 7th floor. If you can, grab a seat at the window and enjoy a glass of champagne with a beautiful view of the city.

Image below from forbes.com, fifthavenue.nyc,

Tiffany and Co.

Tiffany and Co. is having a comeback and if you love beautiful jewelry or the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s then you may want to visit the Tiffany & Co store flagship store on Fifth Avenue. The store was featured in the 1960s film and you can now enjoy Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the Blue Box Cafe located on the 4th floor of the store. Tiffany remains a highly regarded luxury jewelry store in New York City since its opening in 1940.

Images below from courthousenews.com, lookphotos.com, timeout.com

Experience

Broadway Show

When in New York, if you can see a Broadway show, you absolutely should! There are so many wonderful shows running all the time, you are sure to find something for the whole family, a girl’s weekend, or even a date night. From The Lion King to Hamilton and so much more, Broadway is an experience you won’t forget!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Known as the number 1 museum in the US, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a wonderful way to spend a day in the city. With a tremendous permanent collection as well as some of the most impressive special exhibits, you can spend hours learning and exploring this beautiful Museum. Even if you don’t have the time to visit the collections, viewing the grand building on 5th Avenue is worth the trip!

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Top of the Rock

Top of the Rock is an indoor and outdoor observation deck with spectacular, unobstructed views of the NYC skyline. It’s listed as one of the top things to do in New York City!

Image below from tiqets.com

Rockefeller Center

Know for the location of the giant real Christmas tree that is a tourist attraction throughout the Holiday season, Rockefeller Center is great shopping and sightseeing destination any time of year! The location of Top of the Rock, shopping, skating sightseeing during Christmas and so much more!

Radio City

An iconic music venue in NYC, Radio City Music Hall is a great place to see a concert any time of year of the Rockettes during the holiday season.

Image below from rockefellercenter.com

MoMA

Established in 1929, the Museum of Modern Art is one of the oldest modern art collections in the United States. With works from Van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, and Picasso, the MoMA is a fantastic museum to visit!

Image below from architecturaldigest.com

Grand Central Station

A historic and world-famous landmark in Midtown Manhattan, Grand Central Station is a functional train station, however, it is much more! With shopping, dining, beautiful architecture, and the iconic constellation painted on the ceiling, Grand Central Station is a destination I always like to visit while in New York. Opened to the public in February 1913, Grand Central Terminal has been been a New York land ever since.

Image below from travelandleisure.com

I hope you’ve enjoyed the first part of my New York City Guide! The second part will cover Soho, Nolita, Brooklyn, etc. Refer to this post when you’re planning a trip to NYC and share if you know someone who would enjoy it!

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Prestige City Indirapuram Ghaziabad | Offers Apartments & Villas

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Live in Style with Supreme Universal’s Apartments in Koregaon Park, Designed by Top Builders in Pune and Mumbai

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Supreme Universal: A Brand Synonymous with Excellence

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What sets Supreme Universal apart from other developers is their focus on design, quality materials, and customer satisfaction. Their projects are meticulously planned to provide the ultimate living experience, with every apartment designed to meet the highest standards of comfort and elegance. With an eye for detail and a passion for perfection, Supreme Universal ensures that each apartment is a space where you can truly live in style.

Top Builders in Pune: Crafting Homes with Precision and Care

When searching for a home, one of the most critical decisions is choosing the right builder. Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park are designed by some of the top builders in Pune, who are known for their commitment to quality and precision. These builders bring years of experience and expertise to every project, ensuring that each apartment is not just a place to live, but a space to thrive.

Top builders in Pune understand the importance of creating homes that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Their attention to detail and use of premium materials ensure that every aspect of the apartment, from the layout to the finishes, is crafted to perfection. Whether it’s the spacious floor plans, luxurious interiors, or eco-friendly designs, these builders take pride in delivering homes that offer a superior living experience.

Top Builders in Mumbai: Bringing Expertise to Pune’s Real Estate Market

While Pune has a flourishing real estate market of its own, the presence of top builders from Mumbai in the city has elevated its offerings even further. Supreme Universal’s collaboration with renowned builders from Mumbai ensures that the apartments in Koregaon Park meet the highest standards of luxury and sophistication. Mumbai-based builders bring a wealth of experience from one of the most competitive and dynamic real estate markets in the country, which translates into exceptional quality and cutting-edge designs.

Top builders in Mumbai are known for their innovative approach to construction, incorporating the latest trends in architecture and interior design. Their expertise in managing large-scale projects, while maintaining the integrity of design and quality, makes them the perfect partners for Supreme Universal. With this combination of local insight and metropolitan expertise, the apartments in Koregaon Park reflect the best of both worlds.

Features of Supreme Universal’s Apartments in Koregaon Park

Living in style is about more than just location—it’s about the features and amenities that make a home a sanctuary. Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park offer a range of features that are designed to elevate your living experience.

Spacious Interiors and Smart Layouts The apartments are designed with spacious interiors that maximize natural light and ventilation, ensuring a comfortable and airy atmosphere. Whether you are choosing a two-bedroom or a larger three-bedroom apartment, the layouts are thoughtfully planned to cater to modern lifestyles. Open-plan living areas create a seamless flow between spaces, perfect for entertaining guests or relaxing with family.

Premium Finishes and High-Quality Materials Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park are built using only the finest materials. From marble flooring to high-end fixtures in the kitchen and bathrooms, every detail is designed to add a touch of luxury. These premium finishes not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the apartments but also ensure durability and long-term value.

Modern Amenities for a Comfortable Lifestyle Supreme Universal ensures that every apartment comes with world-class amenities that make life more convenient and enjoyable. These include fully-equipped fitness centers, swimming pools, recreational spaces, and lush green gardens. Residents can enjoy a host of activities right within the comfort of their community, whether it’s relaxing by the pool, working out at the gym, or taking a leisurely walk in the landscaped gardens.

Smart Home Features Supreme Universal is at the forefront of incorporating technology into its properties. Many of the apartments come with smart home features, including automated lighting, climate control systems, and home security. These features not only make daily life more convenient but also enhance energy efficiency and safety, providing peace of mind for residents.

Sustainable Living As part of their commitment to environmental sustainability, Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park are designed with eco-friendly features such as rainwater harvesting systems, energy-efficient lighting, and waste management systems. These initiatives help reduce the carbon footprint of the development and promote a healthier, greener environment for residents.

Why Choose Supreme Universal’s Apartments in Koregaon Park?

Choosing the right home is about more than just the physical space—it’s about the lifestyle and community you’re entering. Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park offer not just a place to live, but an opportunity to become part of a vibrant, sophisticated community. Here’s why you should consider making Supreme Universal your home:

Prime Location: Koregaon Park is one of Pune’s most prestigious addresses, offering a blend of tranquility and accessibility. With easy access to major roads, commercial hubs, and entertainment spots, it’s the perfect location for people who want the best of both worlds.

Top Builders in Pune and Mumbai: The combination of local expertise from top builders in Pune and the innovation of builders from Mumbai ensures that every aspect of the apartment is top-notch.

Luxury and Comfort: Supreme Universal’s apartments are designed to provide an unparalleled living experience, with modern amenities, spacious layouts, and high-quality finishes.

Sustainability: With eco-friendly designs and sustainable living practices, Supreme Universal offers a home that is not just luxurious but also kind to the environment.

Invest in the Future: Real estate in Koregaon Park is a wise investment, with its prime location, rising property values, and high demand for quality homes. By choosing Supreme Universal, you are investing in a property that will continue to appreciate in value.

Conclusion

Living in style isn’t just about the aesthetics—it’s about having a space that meets your needs and enhances your quality of life. Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park offer a perfect combination of luxury, comfort, and convenience. Designed by top builders in Pune and Mumbai, these homes promise an unparalleled living experience, where every detail is carefully crafted to ensure satisfaction. Whether you're looking for a home to build memories or an investment for the future, Supreme Universal’s apartments in Koregaon Park provide a lifestyle that is both sophisticated and sustainable. Choose to live in style, and make Supreme Universal your trusted partner in finding your perfect home.

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oliviasmith5341 · 8 days ago

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Why a Hummer is the Ultimate Party Vehicle for Your Next Event

When it comes to planning the perfect party, transportation can often be one of the most overlooked aspects. However, the right vehicle can elevate your event from ordinary to extraordinary. For those in Atlanta seeking the ultimate party experience, a Hummer is the answer. With its unique blend of luxury, style, and spaciousness, a Hummer is not just a vehicle; it’s a mobile celebration.

The Iconic Status of Hummers

Hummers have long been associated with luxury and extravagance. Their distinctive design and commanding presence make them an instant head-turner. Whether you're planning a birthday party, a wedding, a corporate event, or a night out on the town, arriving in a hummer in atlanta sets the tone for an unforgettable experience. The sheer size of the vehicle offers ample space for you and your guests to socialize, making it the ideal choice for group outings.

Space for Everyone

One of the biggest advantages of choosing a Hummer for your event is its spacious interior. Unlike standard cars or even SUVs, Hummers can accommodate larger groups comfortably. With seating for up to 20 passengers, there’s plenty of room for friends, family, or colleagues. This means you can keep the party going from the moment you step inside. The luxurious seating and ample legroom ensure that everyone travels in comfort, making the journey as enjoyable as the destination.

Party-Ready Amenities

Hummers are equipped with a variety of amenities designed to enhance your party experience. From state-of-the-art sound systems to mood lighting, these vehicles are designed to create a party atmosphere on wheels. Imagine blasting your favorite tunes while sipping on drinks from the onboard bar. Many Hummer rentals come with features like flat-screen TVs, neon lights, and even dance floors. This transforms the vehicle into a mobile nightclub, allowing you to start the festivities before you even arrive at your destination.

Safety and Convenience

Safety is always a top priority when planning any event, and renting a Hummer can provide peace of mind. Professional drivers ensure that you and your guests arrive safely and on time, allowing everyone to enjoy the festivities without worrying about navigating traffic or finding parking. This is especially important in busy cities like Atlanta, where traffic can be unpredictable. Plus, with a designated driver, everyone can enjoy their drinks without concern, making the event more enjoyable for all.

Style and Sophistication

Arriving in a Hummer instantly adds a touch of sophistication to any gathering. The bold design and luxurious features signal that your event is one to remember. Whether you're attending a high-profile corporate event or celebrating a milestone birthday, a Hummer offers a level of prestige that few other vehicles can match. It’s not just about getting from point A to point B; it’s about making an entrance that leaves a lasting impression.

Versatility for Any Occasion

One of the standout features of Hummers is their versatility. They are well-suited for a wide range of events, including:

Weddings: Make your special day even more memorable by arriving in style.

Prom Nights: Ensure the night is unforgettable with a fun and luxurious ride.

Corporate Events: Impress clients and colleagues with a stylish transport option.

Night Out: Whether it's a birthday celebration or a bachelorette party, a Hummer adds excitement and flair.

No matter the occasion, a Hummer can be tailored to fit your needs, making it a flexible choice for any event planner.

A Trendy Choice for Atlanta

In a vibrant city like Atlanta, where events and nightlife thrive, choosing a Hummer can help you stand out. The local culture embraces unique and memorable experiences, and a Hummer rental perfectly aligns with this ethos. Whether you're celebrating in the heart of downtown or venturing out to the suburbs, a Hummer can navigate the city’s streets while providing an unforgettable experience.

Cost-Effective Group Travel

When planning a large event, transportation costs can quickly add up. However, renting a Hummer can be a cost-effective solution for group travel. Instead of arranging multiple smaller vehicles, a single Hummer can accommodate everyone, simplifying logistics and often reducing overall costs. When you factor in the convenience of a single vehicle, the benefits become clear.

Making Memories

At the end of the day, every event is about creating memories. A Hummer offers a unique environment that encourages fun and interaction among guests. The spacious interior allows for laughter, conversation, and celebration, making the ride just as enjoyable as the event itself. With everyone together in one vehicle, it fosters a sense of camaraderie that can enhance the overall experience.

Conclusion

For those looking to elevate their next event in Atlanta, a Hummer is the ultimate party vehicle. Its spaciousness, luxurious amenities, and stylish appearance make it the perfect choice for any occasion. Whether you’re celebrating a wedding, a birthday, or a corporate event, a Hummer ensures that you and your guests will have an unforgettable experience.

To explore Hummer rentals in Atlanta and make your event even more special, consider reaching out to Fur Bus. With their fleet of luxurious vehicles and commitment to exceptional service, they can help you create the perfect party atmosphere on wheels. Don't miss out on the chance to celebrate in style!

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prestigeindirapuramextension · 2 months ago

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It Is Prestige Siddharth Vihar the Best Investment Opportunity in Ghaziabad?

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evinebs · 9 days ago

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Find the Perfect Commercial Office Space for Rent in Gurgaon Today

Gurgaon, now officially known as Gurugram, stands tall as India’s leading business hub, attracting startups, SMEs, and multinational corporations alike. With its robust infrastructure, strategic location, and thriving business ecosystem, finding the perfect commercial office space for rent in Gurgaon is an opportunity to elevate your business. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or an established organization, the right office space can provide the foundation for growth, innovation, and success.

When it comes to finding the best office spaces in Gurgaon, Evine Business Services is the go-to provider. Known for their premium properties, flexible solutions, and unparalleled service, Evine Business Services offers spaces tailored to suit every business need.

Why Gurgaon is Ideal for Commercial Office Spaces

1. Prime Business Locations

From Cyber City to Udyog Vihar, Golf Course Road to MG Road, Gurgaon boasts numerous prime business hubs. These locations are home to world-class infrastructure and offer seamless connectivity through major highways, the metro network, and proximity to the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

2. Diverse Options to Suit Your Needs

Gurgaon’s commercial real estate market caters to businesses of all sizes. Whether you need a small office for a lean team or a sprawling corporate floor, the city offers a variety of fully furnished, semi-furnished, and customizable spaces.

3. Modern Amenities for Maximum Productivity

Office spaces in Gurgaon come equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including high-speed internet, 24/7 power backup, advanced security systems, and professional maintenance services. Many offices also offer additional amenities like meeting rooms, lounges, and wellness zones.

4. Vibrant Business Community

Gurgaon is home to leading corporations, innovative startups, and thriving industries across IT, finance, consulting, and manufacturing. Setting up your office here means becoming part of a dynamic ecosystem that fosters networking and collaboration.

Why Choose Evine Business Services?

When searching for the perfect office space in Gurgaon, Evine Business Services stands out as the best provider. Here’s why:

1. Premium Locations

Evine Business Services offers office spaces in Gurgaon’s most sought-after business hubs, ensuring accessibility, prestige, and convenience for your team and clients.

2. Tailored Solutions

Whether you’re looking for shared office spaces, co-working setups, or dedicated corporate offices, Evine provides customized solutions that align with your business objectives.

3. Flexible Leasing Options

Evine understands that every business has unique needs. With flexible leasing plans, you can choose a space that fits your budget and scale as your business grows.

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Evine ensures that all office spaces are equipped with modern amenities like ergonomic furniture, high-speed internet, and advanced security, creating an environment that fosters productivity and innovation.

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What sets Evine apart is their commitment to customer satisfaction. From helping you find the right space to ensuring seamless move-in and day-to-day operations, Evine Business Services goes the extra mile to support your business.

Steps to Finding Your Ideal Office Space in Gurgaon

Define Your Needs: Identify the size, location, and type of office space your business requires.

Set a Budget: Determine your budget for rent and other associated costs.

Explore Options: Partner with trusted providers like Evine Business Services to explore spaces that match your requirements.

Inspect the Property: Visit shortlisted spaces to assess amenities, location convenience, and overall suitability.

Negotiate and Finalize: Work out leasing terms and finalize the space that best meets your business needs.

Conclusion

Gurgaon offers unparalleled opportunities for businesses looking to establish or expand their presence. With its strategic location, vibrant ecosystem, and premium office spaces, this city is the perfect destination for growth. And when it comes to finding the best office spaces, Evine Business Services leads the way with its exceptional offerings and customer-centric approach.

Don’t wait—find your perfect commercial office space in Gurgaon with Evine Business Services today and take your business to new heights!

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almirathr · 17 days ago

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Exclusive Private Pool and Garden Villas in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim

Nestled in the prestigious areas of Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim, private pool and garden villas offer a unique blend of luxury, comfort, and privacy. Known for their prime locations near the beach and Dubai’s vibrant urban life, these villas are ideal for those seeking a peaceful and elegant home with exclusive amenities. From spacious interiors to lush outdoor spaces, each villa provides a sanctuary that balances modern luxury with serene, green surroundings.

Why Choose a Villa in Jumeirah or Umm Suqeim?

Prime Beachside Location Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim are two of Dubai’s most coveted neighborhoods, positioned close to the beach and offering stunning views of the Arabian Gulf. Residents enjoy quick access to the beach, as well as Dubai’s best cafes, restaurants, and shopping destinations, including the popular Kite Beach and Jumeirah Beach Road.

Family-Friendly Communities These areas are known for their peaceful, family-friendly environment. With parks, playgrounds, top international schools, and nearby medical facilities, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim provide all the essentials for comfortable family living. The neighborhoods are quiet yet close to essential amenities, making them perfect for families.

Seamless Urban Connectivity Living in Jumeirah or Umm Suqeim means you’re just a short drive from Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, and the Dubai Marina. Key locations are easily accessible via Sheikh Zayed Road, providing seamless connectivity to the rest of the city without sacrificing privacy and tranquility.

Features of Private Pool and Garden Villas

Luxurious and Spacious Interiors Villas in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim boast open-plan living spaces, high ceilings, and premium finishes. Expect marble or hardwood flooring, large windows, and elegant interiors that reflect both comfort and sophistication. With multiple bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, each villa is designed to offer maximum space for family and guests alike.

Private Pool for Resort-Style Living The private pool is a highlight, offering residents a resort-style retreat right at home. Ideal for family gatherings, poolside lounging, or quiet relaxation, these pools provide a sense of exclusivity and comfort. Many villas also have shaded outdoor lounge areas and sun decks, perfect for both entertaining and quiet days by the pool.

Beautifully Landscaped Gardens Each villa comes with a private garden that is meticulously landscaped, creating a serene green space for relaxation and outdoor activities. Gardens often include shaded areas, lush plants, and cozy outdoor seating spots, making them perfect for family time, gardening, or entertaining guests in a peaceful setting.

Premium Kitchen and Living Spaces With fully equipped kitchens, high-end appliances, and ample storage, these villas make family cooking and entertaining a breeze. Spacious living and dining areas flow naturally from the kitchen, creating a cohesive space for gatherings and relaxation.

Secure and Private Environment Many villas are located in gated communities or private compounds, providing an additional layer of security and privacy. This feature is essential for families who value a quiet, safe environment for their children and loved ones.

Advantages of Living in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim Villas with Private Pools and Gardens

Exclusive Lifestyle and Prestige Owning a villa in Jumeirah or Umm Suqeim is a mark of exclusivity and sophistication. These neighborhoods are among Dubai’s most prestigious, offering residents a lifestyle that combines high-end luxury with beachside relaxation.

Proximity to Dubai’s Top Attractions From world-class restaurants and shopping to pristine beaches, living in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim means you’re just minutes away from some of Dubai’s most popular attractions. The Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah, and Souk Al Bahar are all nearby, making these neighborhoods prime locations for enjoying Dubai’s best offerings.

Strong Investment Potential Property values in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim have shown strong growth over the years, with villas remaining in high demand due to their location, quality, and luxury. Owning a villa in these areas is not only a personal luxury but also a valuable long-term investment with high resale potential.

Enhanced Privacy and Security With gated access, private gardens, and secure communities, these villas provide a level of privacy unmatched by apartments or shared housing. Residents can enjoy their own pool and garden space without any outside intrusion, making these villas perfect for families and professionals alike.

Tips for Choosing the Perfect Villa in Jumeirah or Umm Suqeim

Assess the Outdoor Space When selecting a villa, consider the size and layout of the outdoor space. Look for a garden that provides ample room for landscaping or outdoor activities, as well as a pool that meets your family’s needs.

Examine the Interior Layout and Flow A well-designed villa should offer open spaces that connect easily between rooms, with enough separation for privacy. Consider whether the number of bedrooms and living areas matches your family’s lifestyle and needs.

Check for High-Quality Finishes and Modern Amenities Luxury villas in these areas often come with premium finishes, but it’s essential to inspect the quality of materials and fixtures. A modern kitchen, high-grade appliances, and quality flooring can make a significant difference in both functionality and aesthetics.

Consider the Community Amenities Many villas in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim are part of exclusive compounds that offer additional facilities, such as fitness centers, community pools, and recreational areas. Consider these community amenities when evaluating which villa suits you best.

Experience the Luxury of a Private Pool and Garden Villa in Jumeirah or Umm Suqeim

Private pool and garden villas in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim represent the best of Dubai’s luxury residential offerings. With breathtaking locations, high-end finishes, and exclusive outdoor spaces, these villas provide a perfect blend of comfort, privacy, and convenience. Whether you’re looking to relocate your family or invest in a luxury property, these villas offer an exceptional living experience tailored to an elite lifestyle.

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ackonow · 30 days ago

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Things to Check Before Buying a Flat: A Comprehensive Guide

Buying a flat is a significant decision that requires careful consideration. Before making such a major investment, it is essential to understand the various factors involved to ensure a smooth process and an informed decision.

This comprehensive guide will walk you through the most critical things to check before buying a flat, covering everything from understanding the basics and financial considerations to legal aspects and property inspections.

By following this guide, you'll be well-prepared to make a confident purchase and find the perfect flat for your needs.

Understanding the Basics of Buying a Flat

The importance of location cannot be overstated as it plays a crucial role in determining the value and convenience of your potential investment.

Research the area thoroughly, considering factors such as proximity to amenities, transportation links, and the overall development plans for the neighborhood.

For instance, if you are a nature lover, you might prefer a flat located near a park or a green space. This would allow you to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of nature right at your doorstep.

On the other hand, if you are someone who enjoys the hustle and bustle of city life, you might opt for a flat in a vibrant neighborhood with a lively nightlife and a wide range of entertainment options.

Furthermore, it is crucial to consider the future prospects of the location. Look into any upcoming infrastructure projects or developments planned for the area.

These could include new shopping centers, schools, or transportation hubs. Investing in a flat in an area with promising future developments can greatly enhance the value of your property over time.

Additionally, it is vital to understand the different types of flats available in the market. From studio apartments to penthouses, each type has its unique features and benefits.

Consider your lifestyle, budget, and preferences to determine the type of flat that best suits your needs.

If you are a young professional or a student looking for a compact and affordable living space, a studio apartment might be the ideal choice for you.

These flats typically consist of a single room that serves as a bedroom, living area, and kitchenette, making them perfect for individuals who value simplicity and efficiency.

On the other hand, if you have a larger budget and desire more space and luxury, a penthouse might be the perfect fit.

These top-floor flats often offer breathtaking views, spacious living areas, and exclusive amenities such as private terraces or rooftop gardens.

Living in a penthouse can provide a sense of prestige and opulence.

Moreover, there are various other types of flats available, such as duplexes, lofts, and garden flats, each with its own unique characteristics.

Take the time to explore and understand the different options to ensure that you make an informed decision.

Finally, if you are considering flats in Mumbai, such as those in Salsette27, it's important to factor in the unique aspects of the city's real estate market, including the locality's connectivity, cultural significance, and the specific amenities offered by developments in that area.

Financial Considerations When Buying a Flat

It's crucial to be realistic and consider not only the initial purchase cost but also the ongoing expenses, such as maintenance fees and property taxes.

When it comes to financing your flat purchase, educate yourself about mortgage and loan options.

Compare interest rates, terms, and conditions from different financial institutions to find the best fit for your financial situation.

Consult with a mortgage advisor if necessary to ensure you make an informed decision.

Once you have a clear understanding of your budget and financing options, it's time to delve deeper into the financial considerations of buying a flat.

One important aspect to consider is the potential for future appreciation in the value of the property. Research the local real estate market and analyze historical trends to assess the likelihood of your flat's value increasing over time.

Furthermore, it's essential to factor in any additional costs associated with the purchase of a flat.

These may include legal fees, stamp duty, and surveyor fees. It's advisable to obtain quotes from different professionals to ensure you get the best value for your money.

Another financial consideration is the potential for rental income if you plan to rent out the flat.

Research the rental market in the area to determine the average rental rates for similar properties.

This information will help you assess the potential return on investment and determine if renting out the flat is a viable option for you.

Additionally, it's important to consider the impact of any future interest rate changes on your mortgage repayments.

While interest rates may be favorable at the time of purchasing the flat, they can fluctuate over time.

It's prudent to stress-test your budget to ensure you can still comfortably afford the mortgage repayments in the event of a significant interest rate increase.

Lastly, don't forget to consider the potential for unexpected expenses. Owning a flat comes with its fair share of maintenance and repair costs.

It's wise to set aside a contingency fund to cover any unforeseen expenses that may arise, such as plumbing issues or appliance repairs.

Legal Aspects to Consider

Engage the services of a qualified lawyer who specializes in real estate to guide you through the legal documentation and ensure a smooth transfer of ownership.

Understanding property laws and regulations is also vital. Educate yourself about the legal framework governing property purchases in your area, including rights and responsibilities of both buyers and sellers.

Compliance with these laws will protect your investment and avoid any potential legal pitfalls.

One important legal aspect to consider is the title deed of the property. The title deed is a legal document that proves ownership of the property.

It is essential to verify the authenticity and accuracy of the title deed before proceeding with the purchase. This can be done by conducting a thorough search at the relevant land registry or government office.

In addition to the title deed, it is essential to review any existing encumbrances on the property. Encumbrances refer to any claims, liens, or mortgages that may affect the property's ownership.

These can include unpaid taxes, outstanding loans, or legal disputes. By conducting a comprehensive search, you can ensure that the property is free from any encumbrances that may pose a risk to your investment.

Another crucial legal aspect to consider is the presence of any legal disputes or litigation involving the property.

This can include disputes between the current owner and previous owners, neighbors, or even the local authorities.

It is important to investigate any ongoing or past legal disputes to assess their potential impact on your ownership and use of the property.

Additionally, it is advisable to review the zoning regulations and land use restrictions applicable to the property.

Zoning regulations determine how the property can be used, such as residential, commercial, or mixed-use.

Understanding these regulations will help you assess the property's suitability for your intended purposes and avoid any potential conflicts with local authorities.

Lastly, it is crucial to carefully review all the legal documentation related to the property, including the sale agreement, property tax records, and any relevant permits or licenses.

These documents provide important information about the property's history, obligations, and compliance with local regulations.

Consulting with a qualified lawyer will ensure that you fully understand the legal implications of these documents and can make an informed decision.

When considering the purchase of a luxury flat in Mumbai, it is imperative to diligently review legal aspects, including title deeds and zoning regulations, to ensure a secure and compliant investment.

Inspecting the Flat

It is advisable to hire a professional building inspector who can identify any potential issues or hidden defects.

Assessing the flat's condition is equally essential. Take note of any visible damages, such as cracks, leaks, or signs of dampness.

Additionally, evaluate the overall functionality of the flat, including the electrical systems, appliances, and fixtures. Any significant repairs or maintenance required should be taken into account when negotiating the price.

The Role of Real Estate Agents

They can guide you through the entire buying process, helping you find suitable flats, arranging viewings, and negotiating offers.

Agents can also provide valuable assistance when it comes to legal and financial aspects. Their expertise can help you navigate through complex paperwork, saving you time and potential frustrations.

Additionally, they often have access to a wide range of properties and may be aware of upcoming listings that are yet to hit the market.

In conclusion, buying a flat involves numerous considerations to ensure a successful purchase.

By understanding the basics, evaluating your budget, considering legal aspects, inspecting the flat, and utilizing the services of a reliable real estate agent, you can make an informed decision.

Take the time to conduct thorough research and seek professional advice when necessary. With proper due diligence, you'll be well on your way to finding your dream flat.

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luxury-residences · 1 month ago

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Trump Tower 3 & 4 BHK Apartments in Sector 65, Golf Course Ext. Road, Gurgaon

Experience Iconic Luxury at Trump Tower Gurgaon – The Most Coveted Address in NCR

Located in Sector 65, Golf Course Extension Road, Trump Tower Gurgaon by Tribeca Creators LLP is a landmark in luxury real estate. This architectural marvel rises elegantly over the city skyline with its iconic twin towers, making it one of the tallest structures in Gurgaon. Offering ultra-luxurious 3 BHK and 4 BHK apartments starting at ₹10.40 Cr* onwards, Trump Tower Gurgaon provides not just a home but an exclusive lifestyle symbolizing prestige and comfort.

About Trump Tower Gurgaon

Trump Towers Delhi NCR is more than a residential project; it’s a statement. Positioned in the vibrant heart of Gurgaon, these towering residences offer breathtaking views and state-of-the-art amenities that redefine luxury living. With its signature glass façade and exclusive interiors, Trump Tower Gurgaon welcomes residents to an elite and international lifestyle. The airy, double-height living room and three-side glass walls provide expansive views of the city’s skyline, filling each home with natural light and stunning vistas.

The Trump Club is another remarkable feature, offering a personal utopia with exclusive venues for relaxation, fitness, and entertainment right at your doorstep. From the glass-enclosed infinity edge indoor pool to the private music rooms and concierge services, everything is designed to cater to a sophisticated lifestyle.

Unmatched Highlights

Trump Tower Gurgaon is a masterpiece in architecture and luxury. Here are some of its unique highlights:

47-story towers with a height of 198.84 meters – among the tallest in Gurgaon.

Private elevators open directly into each residence, providing ultimate privacy.

A culinary temple within the building offers an exclusive dining experience.

India’s first glass-enclosed, temperature-controlled infinity edge indoor pool.

World-Class Amenities

Residents of Trump Tower Gurgaon enjoy access to a comprehensive suite of world-class amenities designed for a high-quality lifestyle:

Cafe, restaurant, and bar within the complex

Infinity swimming pool with stunning views

Fully equipped fitness center

Outdoor kids' play area and indoor kids’ club

Lobby with attached art gallery

Pre-function & banquet rooms, BBQ area, and a multipurpose hall

24/7 doorman & lifestyle concierge services

On-call chef and nurse services for unparalleled convenience

Explore luxury living like never before at Trump Tower Gurgaon.

Sizes and Floor Plans

Trump Tower Gurgaon offers spacious, thoughtfully designed residences in three configurations:

3 BHK Residences – 3,525 Sq. Ft. – Starting at ₹10.40 Cr*

4 BHK Residences – 4,550 Sq. Ft. – Starting at ₹13.90 Cr*

4 BHK Double Height Residences – 6,050 Sq. Ft. – Starting at ₹19.05 Cr*

For complete details on pricing and Trump Tower Gurgaon floor plans, visit here.

Flexible Payment Plan

With a possession-linked payment plan, owning a luxury residence at Trump Tower Gurgaon is now more accessible. At the time of booking, an initial amount of ₹25 lakhs is required, followed by 9% of the total cost within 30 days (less the booking amount), and 21% within 60 days. Another 30% is due in 90 days, with the remaining balance in staggered stages until possession.

Exclusive Features

Trump Tower Gurgaon incorporates features that ensure a comfortable, opulent lifestyle:

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dalgursbate · 8 months ago

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to forgive is human and failure is divine (1/?)

Rating: M WC: 3,643 Pairing: F/F, Shadowheart/Lae'zel

Shadowheart needs to find a job.

Ha. So much for that.

All this to say, Shadowheart really, really hopes today is the day where she wakes up and this horror show ends.

Unfortunately, however, when she opens her eyes her mattress is still on the floor of a shitty studio apartment. The carpet still smells like cat piss despite the fact that she doesn’t have a cat. And, according to the clock on her phone, Shadowheart still slept in until 4:37 p.m., effectively wasting another day.

It seems she’s stuck with the reality where everything is wrong.

Oh well , she thinks, and dismisses the three new frantic notifications from her email.

Shadowheart decides to take that as an omen against continuing to pull her own teeth.

However, being relatively new to this part of Baldur’s Gate, Shadowheart hasn’t exactly curated a long list of local haunts to patronize. But she’s pretty certain that if she just picks a direction and walks long enough, she’ll find somewhere loud and crowded that will help take her mind off of things.

She spares another glance around her dismal living quarters, before her eyes settle on the haphazard mess of papers once more. Yeah, a distraction sounds pretty good right about now.

So she gets dressed in something skimpy, smudges black around her eyes, and puts on the leather jacket that her ex left and that Shadowheart never bothered returning. She wishes desperately that she still had her divine magic and could cast a spell to clean her clothes, but she figures that a little bit of perfume will more or less do the job. Her whole wallet doesn’t fit in the back pocket of her jeans, so she takes out her ID and credit card and shoves them into her back pocket alongside her phone.

Off she goes, then, in search of something interesting.

The best she can find within a fifteen minute walk ends up being a little dive bar called The Grove.

It isn’t exactly what she’s looking for. Really, what she wants is to dance until she forgets, to maybe let someone take her home so she can spend a night outside of the awful nest she has built herself. But there’s something about it that intrigues her, something about it that catches her eye and pulls her in. It’s just one door in a line among many other stores and restaurants, tucked between a magic shop and what appears to be a laundromat. There’s nothing all that exceptional about it, except for the fact that the storefront is covered in a thickety mess of ivy, twining around the entryway until the words on the sign are barely legible. Punk music filters onto the street from inside. When Shadowheart peers into the tiny window in the door, she can see that the interior looks rustic, cozy. There’s a massive hearth along the back wall, surrounded by couches that look rather comfy, if a little bit threadbare.

And, despite how unassuming it is, The Grove is surprisingly populated. Inside are a lot of crunchy-looking humans, elves, and dwarves in natural fibers and open-toed sandals, which Shadowheart supposes she should’ve expected given the faint aura of druidic magic about the place. But there’s also a good number of people dressed in trendier clothing, most of whom appear to be tieflings. There are patrons lingering all over the establishment, playing cards and drinking and chatting amiably.

Shadowheart enters and takes a seat at the end of the bar, which is being serviced by one of the tieflings. The woman is tall and muscular, with cherry-red skin, a side shave, and only one horn. She’s wearing a denim vest covered in colorful pins, with sayings on them like “Nobody knows I’m a lesbian” and “COMMIE DYKE.” Shadowheart thinks she might be in love with her.

“What’ll it be, chief?” The bartender’s voice is chipper and bouncy in a way that manages to be inviting instead of irritating. Maybe it’s because there’s a genuine warmth to the way she smiles at Shadowheart, or maybe it’s because she looks like she is trying and failing not to dance enthusiastically to the music.

Normally, Shadowheart is more of a red wine type of a girl. Tonight, however: “Vodka soda, double.”

“We have pretty good cocktails, you know,” the bartender tells her with a wry grin.

“They cost more than a vodka soda?”

“Yep.”

“Vodka soda, double.”

“Shadowheart.” Karlach quirks a brow at that, but blessedly says nothing. A minute later, she slides a vodka soda to Shadowheart and then goes back to making drinks for the other patrons.

There’s fast, angry guitar pounding in her ears, and the drink is strong when Shadowheart sips it.

Her chest loosens, a little.

And, wow, Karlach is nosy.

“You new to Baldur’s Gate?” Karlach asks, leaning over the bar and resting her chin on her palm. “Haven’t seen you around before.”

Shadowheart shakes her head. “I grew up in the Upper City. Went to school there, too.” She takes a long sip of her drink.

Karlach lets out a low whistle, expressing an emotion that Shadowheart is too intoxicated to interpret. “So what went wrong for you to end up here?”

“Who says I ended up here? Maybe I’m just visiting,” Shadowheart says with a single eyebrow raised. At least, she thinks she has a single eyebrow raised. Her face is a little tingly.

“Shady—I’m gonna call you Shady, by the way. Shady, you’re drinking the cheap drinks at a dive near the docks. By yourself. Doesn’t exactly suggest that things are going well right now.”

“What happened?”

“That’s none of your business,” Shadowheart responds before thinking, voice much harsher than she intended. She winces a little in guilt; she likes Karlach. Karlach is nice. Shadowheart shouldn’t be mean to Karlach.

Even if Karlach is terrible at minding boundaries.

“Oh?”

“So maybe confessional’s the last thing you need, then, eh Shady?” Karlach’s voice is light, but she seems to be listening to Shadowheart pretty intently. “What made you leave?”

Unintentionally, Shadowheart’s eyes drop to the pins on Karlach’s shirt. Then, quietly, she answers: “It was the Sharran church.”

Shadowheart blinks at her. “Yeah, why?”

“I–what?”

“Don’t worry, it’s on the house,” Karlach grins back at her, before turning back to make the drink.

Shadowheart is struck with the revolting sense that Karlach pities her.

Oh, Gods, she really hates that. This is why she doesn’t tell people this stuff, she remembers. This is why it is better for her to just deal with it by herself.

But she thinks there is also, maybe, a tiny part of her that feels lighter for having told Karlach even a part of what happened. Like she’s let go of a breath she’d been holding for a long, long time. It’s left her lightheaded, yes, but buried somewhere in the mess of feelings she thinks there is relief.

While Shadowheart is having her little internal freakout, someone comes and sits two seats down from her at the bar, seemingly oblivious to Shadowheart’s turmoil. It’s a woman, a githyanki, which makes her do a double take. A gith? You don’t see a lot of those around here. Or around anywhere, really.

The woman must notice her surprise, because she greets Shadowheart with a menacing glare and a pronounced scowl before quickly looking over to Karlach.

“Be with you in a moment!” Karlach chirps at the newcomer cheerily before continuing to mix drinks.

Shadowheart finds it hard to look away from the woman, so she tries to study her discreetly out of the corner of her eye. From what she can see, the woman has absurdly big babydoll eyes, though they are far from innocent-looking. The words that come to Shadowheart’s mind for them are “catlike” and “feral.” She honestly looks kind of unhinged , Shadowheart thinks to herself. The woman’s skin is olive green, adorned with leopard-like spots, further cementing in Shadowheart’s mind the image of a cat. And though her frame looks small and wiry, almost delicate, Shadowheart would somehow bet anything that she throws a killer right hook.

Her observation is interrupted by Karlach’s return, holding twin drinks in her hands.

“Right, here ya are, Shady,” she says, passing one of them to Shadowheart and retaining the other for herself. When Shadowheart grabs hers, Karlach raises her drink toward Shadowheart’s for a toast. “Cheers, to abandoning the church! To choosing yourself, and to choosing better things!”

Despite herself, despite her unease with the situation, Shadowheart finds herself grinning at Karlach’s optimism. Silently, she raises her glass to Karlach’s before taking a drink. The cocktail is warm and, as the name promised, smoky. It settles in Shadowheart’s belly like a pleased cat, curling around her comfortingly. It’s absolutely delicious.

For a brief moment, Shadowheart feels okay again.

“Tchk. As if being a faithless traitor is a thing to celebrate.”

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

Shadowheart whips her head to the right to look at the woman, glaring. Words like acid jump to her tongue unbidden. “You’d do well to keep your thoughts to yourself, stranger.”

“And you’d do well to develop a higher tolerance, istik. Or do your kind simply not know how to enunciate?”

Outraged, Shadowheart jumps out of her seat without really thinking about what her plan is once she’s standing. She just needs to move, needs to get up, needs to do something about this indignity.

Karlach sees this and immediately steps in.

“Hey, hey, hey. Not in my bar, nuh-uh. Take it outside or act like adults,” Karlach says exasperatedly, gesticulating with a bar rag. “Actually, you know what?” She points at the gith. “You leave. You can come back when you’ve learned some manners.”

“Tchk,” the rude woman says again, before she acquiesces and exits the bar.

The thing is, Shadowheart really wants to follow her and give the bitch a piece of her mind. The first problem with that, however, is that she hasn’t paid Karlach for her drinks yet. The second problem is that it will probably end in violence.

But then, the thought of punching that woman fills Shadowheart with a strange, enticing emotion. It makes her feel like her blood has been replaced with something thinner and more fluid. Makes her feel awake for the first time in months. Makes her feel, period.

Interesting.

Shadowheart looks to Karlach, digging her credit card out from her jeans and hurriedly sliding it across the counter. “Can you settle me up please? I’ll be back.”

“Oh, Shady, no,” Karlach says, and she looks so disappointed. Shadowheart can’t really deal with that, not right now, so she just turns and follows the stranger out the door without another word.

She searches the street frantically for the other woman, before she catches a glimpse of her turning into the alley next to the bar. Shadowheart pauses for a moment, questioning whether she really wants to do this.

Yeah, she decides. Yeah, I do.

“Hey!” Shadowheart shouts after her, rounding the corner into the alley to see the gith propped up against the wall smoking a cigarette. “Just who the fuck do you think you are?”

The gith turns her head to face Shadowheart, and smiles nastily. “I’m Lae’zel of Crèche K’liir, born of the proud nation of Alprisma.” She drops her cigarette to the ground and stamps it out. “The real question is who you are, faithless.”

“You know nothing of my faith,” Shadowheart hisses, walking forward into the woman’s— Lae’zel’s —space until they’re almost nose-to-nose. Lae’zel’s breath smells of a noxious mix of whiskey and tobacco.

Shadowheart does not want to hear how that sentence ends, so she punches Lae’zel in the face as hard as she can. Lae’zel reels slightly, but otherwise bears the hit well, quickly recovering and responding with one of her own to Shadowheart’s gut.

It turns out Shadowheart was right: Lae’zel can throw a punch. The sensation of it knocks the wind from her lungs in an instant, sending her reeling back a step. It also lights her nerves on fire, makes her body sing with the pain of it.

Lae’zel turns her head, spits a frothy pink mix of saliva and blood onto the stone pavement beneath them. “Is that all you’ve got, istik?”

Shadowheart feels a growl rip through her throat as she rushes toward Lae’zel, shoving her into the wall of the magic shop next door hard enough that she can hear the crack of the other woman’s skull against it. Lae’zel laughs, manic and fierce, as Shadowheart pins her there.

“You do not know who I am,” Shadowheart warns her, voice full of the promise of danger. “You do not know what I’ve got.”

“Then show me, faithless,” Lae’zel spits out, nasty and cruel in a way that buries deep in Shadowheart’s bones. “Or I will show you.” And Lae’zel stomps hard on Shadowheart’s foot, using Shadowheart’s involuntary wince as an opening to reverse their positions. Ruthlessly, she slams Shadowheart backwards into the wall once, twice, three times, until the edges of her vision become fuzzy from pain and adrenaline instead of alcohol.

Shadowheart wants to fight back harder, wants to destroy this woman for her rude and ignorant presumptions into Shadowheart’s business, but she can already feel herself weakening. Under normal circumstances, she thinks they’d probably be pretty evenly matched. But right now, Shadowheart is drunk and tired.

Still, she has to try.

She struggles vainly in Lae’zel’s grasp, but the other woman is too strong, and Shadowheart knows she isn’t going to be able to budge her. It seems like she’ll have to fight dirty, then. Lae’zel’s stance is wider than Shadowheart’s, wide enough to provide an opening, so Shadowheart ratchets her knee up as quickly and brutally as she can into Lae’zel’s groin. Lae’zel grunts, clearly hurt, but her hold on Shadowheart lessens not at all.

In the split second where Shadowheart makes contact, she can feel the pulsing heat radiating off of Lae’zel’s crotch, as though Lae’zel’s blood has all rushed to meet her. All of a sudden, Shadowheart is keenly aware of all the places where their bodies touch. She is so sore, and so sensitive, and every point of contact feels sharp and alive. She can feel the rough brick of the magic shop scraping against the bare skin of her shoulders, can feel Lae’zel’s rough grasp on her arms, can feel the electric anticipation of touch in the space between them. The fourth time Lae’zel rams her mercilessly against the brick, she lets out a little gasp against her will.

It makes Lae’zel stop and stare at her. Shadowheart struggles to meet her gaze, less out of shame and more because of the way the world spins around her. She tries anyway. Lae’zel’s eyes are bright and intent like a neon sign. She looks hungry. No, she looks starving .

“If I ever see you here again,” Lae’zel says, taking a step back and releasing Shadowheart, “I will have to remind you of your place beneath me once more.”

It’s a threat, of course. But Shadowheart can read between the lines well enough to see the invitation there, too.

And Lae’zel walks away, leaving Shadowheart bloody and panting in the alleyway.

Well then, she thinks, a grin slowly growing on her face. I guess I’ll just have to go back.

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