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Delilah T.remaine tag drop

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Delilah Tremaine tag drop

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@confidcntdarling + Delilah and Cosette

          “Cosette, darling! I’ve been meaning to ask you...are the twins seeing anyone?” Delilah had seen the massive lunches the Gastons carried with them to school. Their grandmother’s teachings about how ladies needn’t stuff their face aside, Delilah needed to sneak some of the Legume’s food stash for herself and her sisters.

          The twins were the safest bet. Cosette and Giselle were beautiful but too intelligent; they’d see through Delilah’s charms easily. And Gil had too many eyes watching out for him - Uma and Harry and their wharf rats as well as his sisters. Better start with the twins.

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@teenageanarchiist & The Isle’s Most Problematic Couple

Everything he says ticks her off, but she’s...mostly used to it. Truthfully, even now as they fight, she’s not particularly upset. It’s definitely a strange dynamic they’ve developed. He’s infuriating but she can’t bring herself to stay away from him for very long. Maybe it’s because he actually challenges her, unlike most of the people on the Isle. Maybe because he’s the very opposite of everything her grandmother said she needed to aim for in a partner. She’s not sure. All she knows is he’s doing that infuriating little lilt with his voice where he’s teasing her and insulting her and she’s not sure why she puts up with it when he turns around and leaves.

She runs to chase after him - they’re done fighting when DELILAH says so! But she changes trajectory halfway there. It’s as if she moves before her mind can truly comprehend what’s happening. One second, Ramsey’s back to taunting her in that obnoxious voice of his and the next her hand lands solidly against his backside. 

For a second, Delilah is just as stunned as Ramsey, eyes wide in surprise. She’s stubborn, yes, and forceful when she needs to be. They had met over Delilah’s quarrel with Harry Hook, after all. But she’s never truly considered herself dominant like THIS... At Ramsey’s clear shock, however, something akin to PRIDE settles in Delilah’s chest. For once, she had beaten him to the punch. For once, she wasn’t reacting, like a little girl screaming at a boy who pulled her pigtails.

Teeth sink into her bottom lip, eyes half-lidded as she watched the look of shock on Ramsey’s face turn into something more playful. “I might after that little stunt you pulled,” she concedes, voice soft and low. “I wasn’t done with you, Ramsey Boogie.”

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@bornefair // oops

With Diana’s arrival from the docks - smelling of rotten fish and saltwater - the meeting can officially commence. Daphne busies herself passing out slices of her infamous crabapple pie and Delilah gathers her loose scraps of paper that serve as her meeting notes from last week. “Alright, first point of order, Uma’s been sending Harry out to take protection money from a couple of shops, INCLUDING the salon. Diana’s tried to talk to Harriet about it but negotiations are...slow-going.” Harriet Hook remains the most neutral of ALL leaders on the Isle. Perhaps because she’s among the oldest, perhaps because she truly has no hand in the squabble for power. But she keeps to herself and her crew, with few straying. Diana’s loyalties are divided between BLOOD family and FOUND family, hence why she stays with Evie as well as Harriet.

“So, I think you and I need to have a conversation with Harry. No need to bother Uma with it when it’s just her little guard dog causing a ruckus. And in lighter news, Gaston’s youngest doesn’t seem to have any sort of allegiances outside her brothers. She’s not with Mal, certainly, and she spends a fair amount of time at the docks but Diana's informants say she’s not with Uma or Harriet either. She’s quick and she’s smart, she might be a good recruit for us.”

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@headsxwillxroll cont from [X]

She was no stranger to nightmares. With her grandmother’s impossibly high expectations and biting criticisms, her own mother’s shortcomings and difficulty rearing children, with her memories of her too recent fight against Harry Hook to protect the dye shop...Delilah had a lot to fear. She awoke in a cold sweat, moisture cooling her skin in the drafty air of their crumbling estate. Her sisters were still asleep it seemed and the estate seemed still, no sign that Drizella or Lady Tremaine were awake. Only then did Delilah breathe a sigh of relief, knowing her family was safe.

But that did little to still the terrors in her mind and the eldest Tremaine daughter was reminded of the last peaceful sleep she’s had in ages. Of Jacan Heart crawling into her window as the nightmares left her mind and allowed her to slip into blissful, dreamless sleep.

It was a split second decision, more reckless than she tried to be. But grabbing her cloak, Delilah made her way through the quiet streets and slipped her way into Heart home with more ease than she had been expecting. Like a magnet, she moved closer to the bed, slipping under the covers beside the Jabberwocky. As soon as Jacan wrapped his arm around her, Delilah curled in closer, face his shoulder and fingers curling tightly against his shirt. She trembled lightly within his grasp, sighing quietly as she could feel peace settling in. “I just might take you up on that. This is turning into a pretty mutually beneficial relationship, Jacan.”

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@morerottentothecore from [X]

“Funny, I was under the impression your mother was training Evie on how to be a good wife. Already determined to be an old maid, are you?” Goblins, she missed the younger Grimhilde. But, of course, Delilah’s grandmother would be furious if she turned away a paying customer. So, after briefly examining the garments Evelyn left on the table, the eldest triplet glanced back up at the princess. “It’s doable, of course. But we’re a business, Your Highness. So we must discuss the subject of payment for my services.”

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@headsxwillxroll from [X]

He was beautiful. Terrifying, but beautiful. Like the old ships in Hook’s inlet, broken and grimy but speaking of former glories. Like the stories of Maleficent’s dragon form, exhilarating and dangerous. Jacan’s eyes glowed ominously in the dark and held Delilah captive in his gaze. She said nothing for a long moment, merely reaching up with a slightly trembling hand to rest warm fingers against Jacan’s cheek.

A pink tongue peeked out to wet her lips, uncertain if she was even allowed to kiss such a creature, despite Jacan’s nod of acceptance. Her dark gaze flickered from yellow eyes to her intended target before leaning in, pressing her lips gingerly to the Jabberwocky’s. She felt herself trembling in his hold but it wasn’t due to lingering fear. Rather, Delilah guessed it was tremors of relief, at finally being able to act on her growing feelings for the creature before her. Pulling back for only a moment, she glanced up once more at slitted, yellow eyes before kissing him again, with more confidence.

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[text:]  wym ‘fucker’ isn’t a term of endearment - raja to any of her cousins, possibly all of them simultaneously #tresmemes

* ∘ ∙ — text starters !!! // @soughtbirthright

Group Chat: Trememes

[ Text: The Cool Cousin, Daph, Lilah] Who the fuck told you it wasn’t?

[ Text: Ra Ra Raja, Delilah, Diana ] Because technically it’s not?

[ Text: The Cool Cousin, Daph, Lilah ] Whoever said that’s a fucking liar, Raja. You do you, you beautiful fucker.

[ Text: Anthony’s Much Better Sister, Diana Disaster, Daphne ] Must you be so crude, Di?

[ Text: The Cool Cousin, Daph, Lilah ] Take the stick out of your ass for two seconds, Lilah, for all of our sakes.

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Open » Delilah Tremaine

She’s not normally physically aggressive and it shows. She had tried to fight, tired of people thinking they could walk all over her and her sisters...and she was rewarded with a split lip and several bruises. She’s dabbing at her lip, attempting to staunch the bleeding, when the sound of footsteps behind her make her freeze.

She’s a Tremaine. She’s worth nothing without her pretty face, or so she’s been told her entire life. She looks like a wreck, they can’t see her like this-!

“I’m fine,” Delilah calls out without turning around, wincing at how rough and scratchy her voice sounds. “I’m alright, promise.”

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@familyatourcore from [X]

Of course, she noticed when he walked in. Dramatic, the entire family. Harriet was much the same and Delilah never quite understood why Diana was so smitten with the eldest child of Hook. Harry was handsome, to be sure, but not the sort of man Lady Tremaine would approve of for her granddaughters. She could probably pick his pockets, take back the money he often took from the dye shop, but it was risky...

Still. He was a better option than the boy trying to get her attention.

She smiled, dazzling and well practiced. “By all means, mon cher. I love watching boys fight over me.”

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❝ i love you even when you have morning breath. ❞ cuz Rams is a douche to his girl

Sensual / Romantic Sentence Starters // @teenageanarchiist

Sharing a bed with Ramsey Boogie had never been the plan; talking to Ramsey at all hadn’t really been part of the plan. But what started out as a last resort to getting rid of a thieving pirate had turned into…whatever this was. She didn’t know what to call it but it was…nice. A sort of nice she’s never quite felt before.

Well, not always nice. Curled against him first thing in the morning - sheets warm for the first time in their drafty estate, thanks to his body heat? THAT was nice. Ramsey’s teasing remarks about her breath? Less than nice. One hand immediately clamped over her mouth, the other moving to smack against his chest. “Shut it, Bug Boy,” she retorted, voice muted by her hand.

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@we-are-guiltless ♥’d for Split Lip Lilah (1/2)

In truth? She’s terrified. Grandmother would be livid, their mother would be upset, Aunt Anastasia would be concerned...This just wasn’t Tremaine behavior. They were pretty, they were supposed to be trophy wives for rich men...Delilah needed to provide for her family. To set an example.

Maybe things would’ve been different in Auradon. If they were allowed pretty, new, tailored dresses and their problems amounted to giggling at boring men’s bad jokes. But on the Isle? Delilah had to flirt and sneak and steal just to make sure her sisters were fed. And when Harry Hook had stormed into the shop, attempting to take from their till? Delilah had had enough.

Bruises and a split lip were her rewards. An ugly face for an ugly step-granddaughter from an ugly island of criminals.

But for the moment, she paid her face no heed, moving to kneel next to little Dizzy. She brushed a hand across her sister’s forehead, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Delilah attempted a smile but ended up with more of a grimace. “Hey,” she murmured, voice hoarse.  “Regarde-moi, petite sœur. Are you okay?”

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@teenageanarchiist from [X]

“You’re infuriating,” she repeated without missing a beat. Infuriating because he was RIGHT. She HAD exhausted all her other options. 

Diana’s connection to Harriet prevented her from stopping Harry - because, although on different crews, the Hook siblings’ loyalty was about as strong as the bond between the Tremaines’. Same with the Gaston twins fighting Gil’s crewmate; their brother may have defected from hunters to pirates but he was still a Legume and they didn’t fight their own. And Harry wasn’t exactly intimidated by Anthony, nor was Delilah physically imposing. Manipulative and cunning, yes, but not able to intimidate with strength.

That left her with Ramsey.

Chin lifted challengingly - or haughtily; with the Tremaine line, the line often blurred - and arms crossed over her chest, Delilah replied, “Harry Hook and his wharf rats won’t be stealing from my family shop ever again. How would you stop him?”

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“Oh.” - teenageanarchiist, Lilah and Ram shhhh

My Muse stole a kiss from yours. // @teenageanarchiist

She knew that the two of them being around each other was causing talk among the Isle’s residence. For a bunch of formidable villains, their parents all talked like old housewives, spreading rumors and lies. It had gotten so far that Delilah’s grandmother had questioned her about it, sneering about wasting her time with the common folk, about how wretched Ramsey’s father was - and not in a good way, either.

Delilah wasn’t sure why she cared. No. She didn’t care. Not about Ramsey Boogie, of all people.

But she lies - or, at least, just tells half-truths. That he’s sneaky and underhanded and a good ally. She doesn’t mention their initial plot against Harry Hook, lest word gets out and the pirate discovers their schemes. Nor does she mention the fact that he’s more and more tolerable to her.

Delilah’s not quite sure why she moved to kiss him when she heard approaching footsteps. This will surely just generate MORE talk. Or maybe it won’t; they all thought Delilah and her sisters were gold-diggers and man-chasers, like Drizella and Anastasia before them. But she made a split second decision, deciding a kiss would help her save face in the long run.

 His mouth is…surprisingly soft against hers. Warm too. She held the kiss for a few seconds before pulling back (slower than intended…) Delilah glanced back, glad to see the people passing by with no fuss. But when she meets Ramsey’s gaze once more, there’s something…annoying and tight in her chest. Teeth dug unto her bottom lip, she tried to form words…and came up empty. “…Sorry,” she breathed after a moment, a rare apology - and she wasn’t even quite sure why she was saying it

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New (Test) Muse Drop (mini bio + tag drop)

Delilah Marie “Lilah” Tremaine

daughter of D.rizella T.remaine. First of triplets sisters. Elder sister to Diana, Daphne, and D.izzy. Cousin to Anthony

main fc: c.aitlin s.tasey

crazy aro-ace spec. Basically demi-romantic, grey-asexual. she’s technically pan (into people regardless of gender) but getting her to wanna sleep with you is difficult and getting her to have feelings for you in neigh impossible.

Like, homegirl really could not give a fuck about dating and if she needs to release some tension, she can take care of business herself so why does she need a bf or gf or a rando hookup?? 

however, Mama D.rizella and Grandmama T.remaine told Lilah and all her sisters that marrying into wealth was the best thing (read: ONLY GOOD THING) they could do for their families. And while Diana and D.izzy in particular never seemed to care about it, Delilah knew it was her responsibility as the eldest sister to take care of her family

so she flirts up a goddamn storm, especially when she can get something out of it - food, money, a powerful ally. To gain these things, she’ll do whatever it takes, most of the time.

HOMEGIRL LOVES MAKE UP THO like????? it’s art to her, it’s a talent, except people are her canvases. and she always does her sisters’ hair and makeup and mends their clothes.

only works at the dye shop on request and charges an extra service fee

A+ number one dancing lady, always fashionably late to every howler, and the person that lasts almost as long as the G.aston twins

can’t cook for shit though ; she’d starve if not for stealing food or having Daphne cook for her.

her grandmama’s favorite because she’s just as cunning as L.ady T.remaine herself, though Lilah considers herself neutral and only acts out to protect herself / her fam.

an A.nti H.ero, following on the heels of Daphne

A boss ass bitch with a heart of gold™