#bucketfullofocs ; sarah

[xamassed]

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[Sarah @ Mammon] ’ No more caffeine for you. ’

She warned him, told him with all seriousness that he didn't need more, but all he did was flash her a grin and knock back another gulp of neon-colored energy drink with little regret. The caffeine made him buzz, as one might expect, but this wasn't an energy drink from the Human Realm.

What he swallowed down was a new brand made in the Devildom, promising enhanced reflexes and hand-eye coordination thanks to the sprinkle of magic brewed into it.

"If ya want me t'stop drinkin' it, ya gotta make me." He wasn't delirious yet, but he was on the verge. It was almost as if the drink made his already impish behavior worse. But that tempting grin faded rather quickly, and an accusing finger was pointed towards his beloved. "But ya ain't usin' magic! It ain't fair!"

[amassingspice]

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[Sarah @ Mammon] ❝ those ripped jeans are just a tease… i want to tear them apart. ❞

He had stepped out of the changing room with the intention of asking for her opinion, but she was quick to give it without prompting. Knowing he could rile her up with the perfect pair of jeans was a stroke to his ego, and it showed in the way his eager grin eased into a cocky smirk.

"What's stoppin' ya?" It would cost him a pretty grimm to replace the pair, but he didn't care. All he cared about was the greedy glimmer in her eyes and the threat she cruelly teased him with. "Sure as hell ain't me."

[multixminds]

After watching her in stricken surprise--even disbelief to a degree--he was finally able to force his body to move, to act. She didn't seem to be able to get up by herself, and that seemed like a problem.

Maybe it was because she had appeared again out of nowhere all this time. The disappearing may have taken its toll on her body which was why she couldn't walk right now. If so, Howl would help. It was the least he could do after all this time.

Yes, he could be no one else. He would always be Howl no matter what form he took.

Moving to stand, the only thing he could muster up at this point was a watery smile as he crossed around the pond before kneeling near down near Sarah to carefully scoop her up into his arms. During their time apart, more than a decade, really, the only other change aside from from the demon side of himself was the length of his hair.

Long, dark bangs very nearly touched his brows, thick and spiky; those strands lengthened considerably as they shifted towards the back and base of his head which gave him an even wilder appearance than usual.

[It--it's been ... a long time.]

Okay... Whatever reaction Sarah had been expecting, it definitely had been for the familiar-looking man to start crying. Her heart clenched at the sight, the instinct to help bubbling up. She always had been a healer at heart.

After several long moments, she eventually started to push herself up to a standing position, making sure to take it slow as she was still feeling wobbly after that hard landing. However, her legs refused to cooperate, so after a few attempts at standing only to fall back into the dirt, she huffed and gave up for the moment.

She always was weaker directly after a portal jump, but this was a new level of annoying. It must have had something to do with the storm - with how she'd hit the water, her body must of used a lot of magic to keep her floating until the portal took her. She'd be fine in time, after some rest (if she could find somewhere to rest, anyways), but for now she was frustratingly stuck.

So instead, she focused her gaze back at the familiar appearing man across from her. He looked SO familiar, but it was impossible, wasn't it? "Okay so like. Weird question. Your name isn't Howl, is it?" Might as well rip off the band-aid.

If he was Howl, he'd react in some kind of way - either confirming it directly or indirectly. If he wasn't, he'd probably just be confused. So either way she'd (hopefully) have her answer. And if he was Howl, well, Sarah would have to figure out what to do next. Because she seriously doubted her little apartment was still safe and sound, and this universe wasn't exactly the safest.

But then again, the world she'd just come from wasn't very safe, either.

If she were any less tired, she might have been more emotional. But as it were, she was running on fumes. She had missed Howl, of course she had, but sadly a fact of her life meant that she had to say goodbye to the people she cared about far too frequently. Maybe this time around the universe would be kinder to her.

[amischiefofmuses]

@bucketfullofocs sent: [Sarah @ Deadpool] Nothing quite like having a nuclear green portal open up beneath you, whisk you away, and then unceremoniously dump you at the feet of someone covered head to toe in red spandex. "Oowww.." Sarah grumbles, slowly standing up and dusting herself off, not yet realizing someone had seen her cross-dimensional landing. Only when she looks up does she make a surprised face - usually no one is around where she lands. "I, er. Hi there?" Had he seen that? Depending on what kind of universe she was in, that would be awkward to explain.

Why can't there be at least a year without some portal bullshit starts upending everything? Only a stumbled sidestep saves him from stepping into the portal as it opens up on the floor and immediately he's getting ready to go, swords in hand braced for whatever nonsense the writer intends to dump right on his doorstep. This better not bring down the market value around here. Thankfully there's no big beast, no expanding radius that gobbles up the ground beneath it, just- a woman. Sprawled out on the floor below him like he's caught her doing something wrong. -- ❝So what am I looking at here? You just some mutant figuring out their powers..? Dimension hopping? I already know it's not time travel because we've already done that whole shtick too many times in this franchise.❞ His swords aren't put away but he isn't pointing them directly at her, that's something. He's been in this game long enough to know that innocent looks can be deceiving.

[houseofvaricty]

Meme~

@bucketfullofocs

[Sarah and Belphie] 💫 a late night text.

Sarah: Can't sleep

Need you

Be my pillow

I'm waiting.

[multixminds]

[Sarah @ Howl if he's available yet! If not, ignore me~] [ bandage ] sender helps bandage up receiver’s wounds

NON-VERBAL MEME PROMPTS.

Howl wasn't one to bother much with little scratches because he knew, eventually, that they would heal, but it must've looked worrying to Sarah when he returned to her home for she immediately moved to scold him--a bit--before sitting him down to take care of him. He sat there obediently and didn't move a muscle, awaiting her return.

When she did return, his dark gaze simply watched her as she worked, gaze flickering from the expression on her face to the way her hands worked gently, manipulating his arm when needed to the way she handled the items she was using. Eventually, his gaze returned to her face though they settled on her eyes and the way her lashes curled so gently.

It was then that his heart started to act funny, beating a bit faster in his chest as redness gradually began to settled onto his cheeks. Ah. This had happened before, once. Howl remembered, but he hadn't been this close to Sarah when he had experienced this. Huh.

"..."

[sarcasticmercy]

[Sarah] Sarah grins as she approaches, the wings of her demon costume fluttering behind her. "Happy Halloween!" Beaming, she offers him a caramel-coated apple, carefully wrapped in a little clear bag with a bat print.

       Those couldn’t be real, could they? Most likely, they were some combination of technology and simple sewing. But what did he know?

       Things to hand out were the one thing he neglected to consider this time around, only being reminded upon being handed a small bag. Well, he doubted anyone would really want to approach for candy anyway. ��Happy Halloween to you too,” as the bag was taken, held up to examine for a moment. “Unless you want someone’s limb, I don’t have anything to offer in return.” Because that’s definitely how this worked.

[nomadicnovelist]

@bucketfullofocs

With a notebook and pen in hand, he sat down next to the pretty Lady, a comfortable smile on his lips. "Hello, I'm Orion. I'm a writer, and the rumour has it that you're a healer." He motioned toward the rest of the deck of the merchant ship they both had boarded at least a couple of days ago. People went about their day, mostly chatting and gossiping as the weather was lovely.

"If you're free, would you allow me to peck your mind for ideas for a while? I would say I could make your time worthwhile, but all I can offer is to write your name in a fancy way or a stale cinnamon roll."

[falseprotagonistsofbatim]

There's a knock at the Ross household, a young woman with long brown hair standing on their doorstep with a long garment bag. Inside, a dress handcrafted with love and care, like all Sarah's pieces were. Once the door opened, Sarah beamed. "Mrs. Ross! I'm sorry to bother you but I had a customer dip out of a sale, but I already made the dress, and I think its your size - did you maybe want to try it on?"

“Oh Sarah, what a lovely surprise!” Becca couldn’t help but be incredibly grateful that the toons had decided to go with Henry to work today. She was a decent liar and had a good poker face, but...

There was always the possibility that Boris would appear. 

Right now, there was no worry.

“Come in, come in.” She opened the door a little wider, ushering the young brunette inside her home. “I’d love to try it on. I was just making some tea if you’d like some.” She closed the door behind Sarah, following after her until she had turned around to show off the dress. 

It was absolutely gorgeous! A deep purple with white lace edges and white edging, fit for a starlet. “Oh, that customer of yours has no idea what they’re missing out on! This is stunning, Sarah!” She reached forward, taking the dress in her own hands and holding it against her. True to her word, it looked like the right size! 

Though, a hint of doubt entered her mind. Becca Ross was a tall woman, and was proportional to match. Meaning that she could rarely buy dresses in a predetermined size, they had to be made for her. ....Maybe there was another tall woman that went to her husband’s co-worker... There was always that chance. 

[dckxn]

[Sarah] i’m not leaving you here.

...That was not the right answer.

Turning his head towards Sarah in a moment of pure shock, she stood on the other side of the room when she should have escaped into the next area where it was safe when an expression that Howl had never seen before. He didn't know what to call it, but what he was not going to allow was harm to come to her because she wanted to stay.

Swallowing lightly, he took long strides towards him and stood tall eventhough his side was still healing; it might had been torn open and bloody, but it was healing and that was a good thing. Never before had he touched Sarah in a way that said he meant business, but he grabbed her forearm in a harsh fashion and tugged her towards large door.

It was clear to him that she wanted to help--wanted them to escape together--but they would use her to get to him even with one slip up. After that, they ... she'd be gone. She'd be gone again, and he couldn't handle that. He couldn't--he wouldn't deal with that if he had anything to do with it.

Sarah was good and she deserved to live.

[Yes you are], he replied, a bit frustrated and his grip tightened just a bit in response. [It's not safe. Behind the door: that is safe. The Dogs can't get through.]

[devilslcg]

[Sarah] Sarah was out of breath trying to find Abby. She'd heard about a commotion in the town square, and that apparently marines were after a woman who matched Abby's description, but she couldn't find her friend anywhere! "Excuse me mister, you haven't seen a blonde lady a little taller than me run through here, have you? Probably followed by marines? I'm her friend and I can't find her anywhere!"

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A blonde woman being pursued by Marines didn’t sound familiar. Then again, his attention had been pulled in a thousand different directions thanks to the many women that he could see along the street. If one of them had been in trouble, he was sure he would have felt it. 

Hit with guilt, Sanji quickly dismissed any plans he may have had. “I haven’t seen a woman like that, but I can help you look if you’d like. Two pairs of eyes should be better than one if we split up, right? You tell me her name, I’ll start lookin’ for her right away.”

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[Sarah @ Mammon] 📺 watch horror movies together

This was not how he wanted to spend the rest of his evening. Staying up until the next morning, binging movies and snuggling in close with Sarah was the ideal date, but he could do without the stack of old, scuffed cases sitting on his glass table. Nearly all of them depicted a crazed killer, or a physiological image that made his skin crawl.

If it weren't for the fact that this was part of a last-minute plan to help him acclimate to horror, he would have abandoned his room and found something far less frightening to do with his free time.

"Are ya sure this is gonna work?" He was reluctant to join her on the sofa, but he did so when he was motioned closer. His fear of horror was great, but it seemed his love for and the desire to be near to her was greater still.

Mammon plopped down beside her, pulled a lumpy pillow out from underneath him, then hugged it in his lap. "How'd ya even find out what movie everyone picked? I tried to ask 'em, but those assholes wouldn't tell me!"

[xamassed]

"Right?!" He was proud, and exceedingly so. His chest was puffed, his hands were on his hips, and his chin sat a little higher than usual. It hadn't been a total shot in the dark considering he knew what she enjoyed doing and knew bits and pieces about her home, but he was still relieved to hear that had had done well. "It's freakin' huge! I thought the pictures on the site were bullsh——!"

All thoughts were swept aside by her kiss, the passion behind it turning his knees soft and his heart softer still. Shame be damned, he could have lost himself in the kiss if she had allowed it to last a little longer. Finding her grin at the end of it was worth her affections ending earlier than he'd like, but he would greedily demand more once they were alone.

"That's the idea! Everythin' back home has been so crazy that I figured we needed somethin' nice and quiet t'do for a few days. Nothin' quieter than Human Realm plants, right?"

"Fineeeee, I'll behave." As tempting as it was to be a little shit and try to figure out where they were early, Sarah would behave for him. Eyes closed and magic kept close, Sarah trusted him fully as he led her along the path.

That said, she could smell flowers. That would be pretty impossible to ignore, although she certainly was trying to.

Finally they stopped and Mammon let go, leaving her along in the darkness. Yet she didn't peak or sway, trusting in him and that he wouldn't just leave her standing like that for long. She could hear him right beside her, talking about her love of plants - had he taken her to a garden somewhere? A forest, maybe?

The nudge at her side finally prompted her to open her eyes, Sarah letting out a soft sound and sucking in a breath as she took in what was before her. "Oh... oh my gods- Mammon, this- holy shit!" It reminded her of her gardens back home, and oh my gods it was absolutely amazing.

Turning to the demon she loved so dearly, Sarah took his face in her hands and yanked him close, kissing him deeply. And when she pulled away, she had a massive grin on her face. "This is amazing, Heart! I hope you realize I could probably spend days here, yeah?"

[disneyphantomlover]

Ink Demonth: Sunshine

Sammy wondered how he got so lucky sometimes. Someone like Sarah Green, the embodiment of a spring day, loved him. And he loved her. Sure, sometimes she talked about things that seemed just a little ahead (he still had no idea how she knew about the Kennedy assassination hours before it took place or how she knew the lyrics to “Mary Poppins” when they watched it for the first time), but she eased his hard heart in a way he hadn’t known in a long, long time. She was gentle and sweet, and brightened the room when she walked in.

Sure, he was a grumpy man who seemed to have a cloud over his head, but she was his sunshine. 

((Sarah Green is a OC of my dear friend @bucketfullofocs​ / @thewonderinglibrarian​))

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[Sarah @ Mammon] [SPLASH]

He was in the middle of a heated argument with his older brother over whether or not he should be allowed to have his credit card back during their vacation when a massive wave of water crashed into the Avatar's back. It soaked through his hair and cooled his skin, as well as pulling his attention away from his own irritation.

As determined as he was to get Goldie back, he was more determined still to pay Sarah back.

"You're in for it now, precious!"

There was no hesitation or time for preparation. Mammon didn't care that some of his brothers shouted for him not to run, and he didn't care that he might catch more than his beloved human in the wake of his cannonball splash. The collateral damage that followed would be worth it if it meant Sarah enjoyed her time with him.

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[Sarah @ Mammon] ❝  the devil isn’t in the details.  the devil’s everywhere.  you know what is in the details?  words i can’t pronounce.  ❞

"Been here for a long-ass times, and I still can't figure out how t'say some'a these words." Mammon leaned in close, close enough that his nose almost touched the page of the dusty tome laid out on Sarah's bed. "Oof, they got ya learnin' this stuff already? Was a few hundred years before they hit us with these incantations."

He stood straight and huffed, knowing full-well that she would be engrossed with her work now that she had started it.

"Guess I might be able t'lend ya a hand if ya need it, but it ain't gonna come cheap. Ya owe me a date after this, and I mean a date-date. It ain't gonna be some quick thing before we come home and veg-out."