#that's why theo is always going to be loyal to liam more than anyone else

[disasterpenguin]

Nah you're absolutely right, they absolutely did do Theo dirty. Scott and Derek fucking rewarded Deucalion after he was responsible for two of their pack members deaths. He manipulated Scott & Derek multiple times to get them to join his pack. (Shit so did Peter.) And yet, and yet Theo is the only one severely punished. Like it was honestly disproportional to his crimes. The doctors started dream visiting Theo when he was like 7 or 8 years old and then kidnapped him when he was 9. He didn’t get out of their grasp/sphere of influence until he was 17.

okay so can we talk about how dirty they did theo??? not even the whole thiam thing (which totally should have happened, you can fight me on that).

but like the hellscape they sent him to?? like I know he killed people. but so did Peter. so did Chris. so did Jackson. and yeah Jackson in particular had extenuating circumstances. but you're telling me theo didn't?? like he was kidnapped, experimented on, and raised by literal sociopaths from the age of what?? 9?? he probably spent years trying to make friends with the other chimeras before they became failures and died!!

the Dread Doctors mess with people's minds and memories on MULTIPLE occasions and you expect me to believe that that little child maliciously pushed his big sister to her death?? for what?? no, I refuse. I refuse to believe that a nine year old child (in their right mind) decided to murder their older sibling. no. either the Dread Doctors fucked with him like they did Tracy or they killed Tara and made Theo believe it was him.

I also refuse to believe that that was actually Tara that dragged him to hell. no matter what the dessert fox ladies said. I firmly and immovably believe that that was Theo's own creation. that his subconscious believed that this is what he deserved for what happened to Tara. that his own guilt was literally trying to rip him apart.

I acknowledge that without the hellscape Theo would not have been the Theo that anyone would even want around. but I am thoroughly mad about the hypocrisy on everyone involved's part.

The only reason they punished Theo is because he almost beat them. Stiles HATED Theo because he outsmarted him. Malia hated Theo because he tricked her. Liam hated him because he used his own mind against. Scott hated Theo because Theo managed to rip his pack apart and actually killed him. (I will make an exception to the hypocrisy on Malia's part cuz that is actually on brand for her.)

And again he did kill people, but his eyes are still gold/yellow. he never killed an innocent. not like Peter or Chris or Jackson or other characters I am forgetting (leaving out Malia and Derek cuz Malia's was her mom's fault and Derek's was Peter's fault, technically Jackson's was not his fault but the point stands) oh like Deucalion and his alpha pack.

and if someone says that his eyes don't change color bcuz he is a chimera, maybe. just maybe. but can you name someone he killed that had not already killed someone (besides Scott and that is iffy)

i will retract any of the above points if feasible contradicting evidence is found. I am also very, very open to discussions about and additions to my argument.

[pricemarshfield]

first of her name

Written for Day 4 of @acocweek; Tragedy + Favorite (Platonic) Relationship + Amethar. Read on AO3 here.

Saccharina knows, when Ruby's gaze meets hers, that she might die.

It's not the first time she's thought she might. The nuns never cared for her well-being, and she'd not always been so good at finding enough food to feed herself after she'd drowned them all. A Bulbian priest who was better with a sword than she thought, a marauder whose views on magic were less positive than they'd assumed, an arrow that could hit Cinnamon while they were in the air so she'd fall gracelessly and never bring magic back to anything.

She could move first. Gooey meets her eyes with a pleading look, or Cinnamon's fire could reach her. She could run, get out of range of her arrows. But that's her sister, even if she doesn't seem to care.

Saccharina shakes her head at her marauders, then looks back to Ruby. Ruby, whose gaze has hardened, who doesn't answer when Saccharina messages we don't have to do this. Who nocks an arrow and fires it at her faster than Saccharina can even process.

She throws up a shield, knows her dear sister's aim is true enough for it not to matter. Saccharina doesn't have the energy to feel anything other than tired, and closes her eyes against it.

She doesn't die, or feel an arrow pierce her armor, or hear Cinnamon roar in rage. Instead, Ruby screams.

Saccharina opens just one eye just in case Ruby's missed and she has time to run, and sees Amethar lying on the ramparts in front of her, an arrow in his neck. She's sliding down Cinnamon's hide to get to him before she's finished processing what's happening, his scales opening cuts on her skin.

"Amethar?" she asks, rushes forward. "I can heal you, just wait--"

"Saccharina," Amethar says, blood gushing out of the wound. She knows enough to not take the arrow out, but God, she's used most of her spells, and he's so far gone-- "Are you okay?"

Saccharina laughs. It's not funny, but she doesn't know what else to do. "Why did you do this?"

"You're my dau--" Amethar coughs, and Saccharina tries to heal him, but he'll die too fast if she takes out the arrow, and he'll lose too much blood if she does nothing. "And I couldn't let Ruby kill you. She'd have regretted it."

Saccharina thinks of the steel in her eyes, and thinks he has to be wrong. "If you cared, why didn't you just tell me?"

Amethar frowns until some recognition sparks in his eyes. "I don't know. I don't know."

"It's fine," Saccharina says, like Ruby hadn't tried to kill her for it. "Don't talk, it's only making it worse--"

"Dad!" Ruby says from far-too-close, and Saccharina throws up a shield between them without even thinking. "Let me in, I need to see my father!"

"Our father," Saccharina snarls, and it would be so easy to throw a lightning bolt into the other girl, fry her alive, let Cinnamon eat her heart and make sure she's tasted enough of betrayal. It would be so, so easy. "This is your fault."

Ruby's face twists into a grimace, reaching back to her quiver. It's only Amethar coughing again that prompts Saccharina to look away from Ruby. It's just like her life, to find out her father cares enough about her to die for her when he's going to.

"I don't think I can heal you," Saccharina says, and she's choked up, fuck. "I don't--none of my spells can take care of this. I don't know what to do."

"It's okay," he says. "Can you drop the shield? I want to see Ruby."

It's stupid, and it's dangerous, and she drops the shield anyway. She trusts that Cinnamon will fry Ruby if she tries anything, or that her magic will be enough now that she's on guard. Ruby drops to her knees next to Saccharina, taking her dad's hand instinctually.

"I'm sorry," Ruby says, sounding younger than Saccharina's ever heard her. It's been easy to forget she's only barely 18, with the way she always looked down her nose at Saccharina. "I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry. Please don't die. You said you wouldn't go anywhere."

"Yeah, well," Amethar says. "I've never been a very good dad, have I?"

"No," Ruby says. "No, this is my fault. I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Amethar says. There's blood dribbling from the corner of his mouth now, and Saccharina casts a spell to ease the pain. It's all she has now. "I would do it again."

"Why?" Ruby says, voice venomous. "Why would you die for her?"

Saccharina would throw her off the ramparts now, but she does want to know the answer, and besides, there'll be time enough for it after Amethar stops breathing. He deserves that much, since she can't save him.

"She's my daughter," Amethar says simply, and Saccharina's heart breaks. "So are you. You two shouldn't--you should hold onto each other. Family's all we have. I would give anything to have found one of my sisters alive."

There's a tug in Saccharina's mind at that, the wind whispering to her about some chocolate in the woods, but she waves it away. She'll follow that thread when anyone who might've betrayed her is gone.

"Dad," Ruby says, and then just weeps. Amethar lifts his other hand, moves it vaguely in Saccharina's direction until she takes it.

"Don't hurt her," Amethar says, making eye contact with Saccharina. She nods, and isn't sure if she's lying as she does it. Amethar smiles, though, and it feels, for a second, like all she's ever wanted.

Then his eyes slip close, and he exhales one long, rattling breath, and he shits himself.

Ruby doesn't nock an arrow, and Saccharina doesn't throw a bolt of lightning at her. For just a moment, they sit, mourning their father. Then Ruby stands, says, "I'm going to make sure Cruller is dead," and leaves.

Saccharina stands. The castle around her is throwing up white flags, Cinnamon is shifting, eager to get back to it, and her father's still-warm corpse is on the ground in front of her. There isn't a battle to be won, but there's a throne to be claimed, a land's magic to resurrect, a church to raze to the ground.

A sister to...

Something.

---

Sitting on her throne, Gooey at her right, Theobald at her left, Saccharina waits.

Liam approaches with the Book of Saint Citrina. Its holy light illuminates the room, painful to look at directly, and everything in Saccharina tells her to burn it, feed it to Cinnamon (sticking his head through one of the holes their siege weapons had left, keeping a watchful eye on everyone), throw it into the sea to join the nuns that would have revered it.

Instead, she puts her hand on it, and says, "I am the daughter of Amethar Rocks and Catherine Ghee. After my father's passing in the battle today, I am the rightful Queen of Candia. Are there any who have a better claim than me?"

It's an obvious challenge, but Ruby doesn't rise to the bait, Caramelinda's arm around her shoulders, holding Payment Day and staring down at her feet.

"All kneel before her Majesty the Queen!" Gooey calls, and Theo's armor thuds to the floor first. Everyone kneels, including Caramelinda, including Ruby.

It doesn't feel the way she'd hoped it might. Isn't she entitled at least one simple victory?

"Sister," Saccharina says, and Ruby's flinch is almost hidden. "Would you swear something on the book of our aunt here?"

Caramelinda's gaze is colder than ice, and Ruby looks completely taken aback. Theo is shifting next to her, but he doesn't get up. Good. She'd wanted at least one of them to remain loyal to her.

It'll be a shame to lose Liam, if she's right, but power means sacrifice, and at least she's choosing this one.

"Of course," Ruby says, gets up. The room is quiet enough that the noise of setting down Payment Day echoes throughout. When Ruby puts a hand on the book, her eyes widen, and Saccharina studies her face.

"Do you recognize my claim?" she says.

"Yes," Ruby responds, and there's a sigh from Theo.

"Do you have any intent to take the throne, or to make Caramelinda queen again, or anything else that would threaten my reign?"

Ruby exhales, and Saccharina's certain that neither of them know what's coming out of her mouth.

"Well?"

"No," Ruby says, and Saccharina blinks.

"Good," Saccharina says, and leans in, whispers, "One more question?"

The crowd in the room shifts uncomfortably, and Ruby nods, gaze distant. Liam, still standing next to the throne, makes a face at her.

But she needs them to know. They have to hate Ruby, because trust is nothing.

"Who killed Amethar?"

Ruby shudders. "You know. Don't ask me."

"They don't," Saccharina says, glaring at a Dairy Islander who seems to be trying to listen in, who ducks his gaze. "Ruby, answer the question or I'll tell the room myself. I'll tell them you and your mother conspired." She pauses. "Haven't you lost eno--"

"I did," Ruby says, and Liam's face goes blank. Saccharina wants to turn and look at Theo, but doesn't. It's an obvious sign of weakness to care about the opinions of any but her most trusted generals; she can't do that anymore. "I didn't mean to. I didn't know he would jump in front of you. And I wish he hadn't."

"That will be all," Saccharina says with a polite smile, loud enough for the room to hear, lets her hand accidentally brush the Book of Leaves as she says, "I just wanted to remember my father as he was." The room all seems to nod, understanding grief and loss, after everything. There's a brief rush of magic from Caramelinda's direction, and her gaze is as openly defiant as it could be, given the circumstances. Saccharina makes a note to make sure to keep shield stocked.

As soon as Liam takes the book back, face still blank, hands shaking slightly, says, "Our father would be proud, don't you think?"

Ruby's gaze flashes to hers, and it's not the cruelest thing Saccharina's ever done, but it's possibly the worst thing she's ever said. She doesn't care. She tried politeness, and it got her father dead from an arrow that meant for her.

"Sir Theobald?" she says, and he rises to put a hand on the book. His expression is stormy, but she can't see any resentment of her on his face. When he looks at Ruby, though? There's disbelief, not-quite-hatred, and it works. It's enough for Saccharina's shoulders to relax slightly, to nod at Gooey, who looks more relieved than she does.

"Before Emperor Gustavo Uvano's passing," he says. "I watched him name Amethar Rocks as Emperor of the Concord." The room gasps.

"A shame that excludes you from the running to be Empress, Ruby," Saccharina says with a little put-upon sigh. Ruby doesn't even respond, goes back to her place besides Caramelinda and kneels again. Her hands don't shake.

"The Dairy Islands recognizes the claim of Queen Saccharina Frostwhip, First of Her Name," says Primsy from the front row, and Saccharina manages a genuine smile that she doesn't quite return.

Gooey's hand stays on her sword, and Caramelinda refuses to duck her gaze, and Liam glances between everyone with that same blank expression. She'd hoped the throne would be the end of her fighting to keep her place. But it is hers, for now, and she'll do what she needs to keep it.

This time around, if she's given a chance to strike first, she'll fucking take it.

[imaginarypeteel]

Trust The Cat: Theo Raeken x reader

Requested by anonymous

Warnings: curse words, angst, fluff, bad plot

Word count: 3k

A/n: First of all, I am soooo sorry that this isn't very good. I will probably make a part 2 for this so maybe that'll be better.

Unlike most supernaturals in Beacon Hills, you weren't very close with the McCall Pack. Well to be fair you weren't that much of a nonhuman anyway, having 10% of yourself being witch and the other pure human. But still, you knew rituals that had to be done for certain things and plants bloomed longer around you. The rituals would maybe be useful for the pack but your parents strictly forbid you from talking to any supernatural other than your family's black familiar cat Diablerie, your father and your grandmother. Your grandmother being half-witch and father being quarter of a witch...or whatever you'd like to call it for men.

But still, at school, Scott had noticed that the almost dead anthuriums on the window had come back to life when you had sat beside them. So safe to say, right after school you were questioned by Scott and Stiles. Knowing full well who they were, you knew better than to run off. Scott would catch you anyway. So, you decided to stay and talk to them.

That had gotten you into being a secret informant if they were dealing with something. You were an absolute mythical creatures nerd so only by hearing few details about something abnormal happening, you already had a list of creatures who could do it.

So when dread doctors came around and you couldn't figure out at first who it was, Scott constantly checked in with you. That of course got Theo's attention.

And so, him seducing you and giving you all sorts of attention started. Your naive nerd self didn't think twice about it. Stiles warned you, he told you he was suspicious, he told you not to get involved with him, he told you something was very off with him. But his warnings were overrun by Theo's good looks and sweet words.

Little did you know, all he wanted was information from you. You had the bad habit of blabbing out secrets of all kind once you got talking. Could've been anything from something minor you did in kindergarten to pack secrets you were trusted with.

But when you finally saw his true colors, you were wrecked.

Why didn't you listen to Stiles? Why didn't you think everything over before rushing into the relationship like you usually do? Why would someone as good looking as Theo even want to be with you? You were a nerd for fuck's sake! Didn't even really have any friends. Yes, you were part of a nature club but that really wasn't something to stand out with.

Why didn't you listen to Diablerie when she attacked him? Every single person in your family knows to always listen to a familiar's intuition. In this case Diablerie knowing that Theo is not to be trusted.

After finding out about Theo's betrayal - and after his sister had dragged him away - you distanced yourself from the pack, afraid you'd blab out more secrets.

Other than Stiles, none of them could even come into your garden. Your grandmother and father had set all sorts of traps and spells over your living quarters. If anyone who didn't have the blood of your great-grandmother but was a supernatural even dared to put their pinky toe over the invisible border, they'd quite literally fall six feet into the ground.

~~~

You had just gotten back from your long trip to Monaco with your family.

With great hesitation, you had sneaked off to Scott's house. Telling your nosy mother that you were going to the library. Wouldn't say you were lying since that was your plan after.

Now you were here, wanting to get this over with before Diablerie would somehow send a signal to your mom that in fact no, you weren't at the library like you told her. The damn cat was very cute and huge help very often but was also too loyal to your parents for your good. Her being able to know everything about everyone in your family didn't help at all.

"Let's get this over with, I don't have much time until Diablerie-" you cut off as your e/c eyes connected with certain blue ones. Mouth still open, eyes growing wide, you slowly turned your body towards Stiles before grabbing him by the ear and dragging him to another room, muttering, "Let's have a word."

You shut the door after letting his ear go. Seething, you turned towards the brunette boy who was rubbing his ear. "What the actual FUCK STILES?!" you hissed like a snake.

"Look, I know I was the one to say he is dangerous and off and all that and he was. I was right, nobody wants to listen to me though," he gave you an accusing look but your angry expression didn't waver, if anything, it got even more furious. "Okay, okay. So, Liam and Hayden might have released Theo because, well, ask them." You blinked. What the hell? What were they thinking?!

"Stiles what the hell were you dealing with here?" You asked. "The Wild Hunt," he simply answered. Your mythology nerd self got switched on by those three words. "The Wild Hunt? Like the English type? Or the Norse like? Or some else type?" your curiosity made you forget your lying bitch of an ex for sometime. Stiles was at loss of an answer, "Uuuuuummm, I dunno, just Wild Hunt?" You rolled your eyes, reason for this conversation coming back to you. "Alright, well why is he still here?" You asked furiously. You were scared actually, scared of Theo because after you had gotten to know everything he could do, everything he had done, anyone in their right mind would be scared.

"Because he has changed?" Stiles replied as if it was an obvious thing. "HOW CAN YOU KNOW THAT?" you yelled. Actually yelled. You didn't need to be a were-something to be able to here that from outside of the bedroom the two of you 'hid' in.

"Listen Y/n, I know it may be hard to believe but he took away Gabe's pain before he passed. And you know a bond needs to be created for that. And he-he sacrificed himself basically and-" Stiles sighed when he saw your wide eyes staring back at him, they were getting glossy. Did he really do all that? Had he changed? Was it a game again? Was it a lie? But if he really took away Gabe's - whoever that is but seems like a good guy - pain then it can't be a lie. Right?

You were skeptical. Your trust had been broken, your heart had been broken, your soul had been broken. All by Theo Raeken. Were you really up for trusting him to be near the others and yourself? To be free?

"I... I should go," you mumbled. Silently, you opened the door and walked out. Every single person in the living room was looking at you, as you rushed through it. Grabbing your backpack. For a moment, your eyes met with Theo's. He looks cute with his new hair. Wait, what the fuck am I thinking? He smiled at you, making you frown. You looked away and walked out of the house, muttering a 'bye' in the process.

~~~

At home, you were reading "The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder." If staring at a book with a troubled face, thinking about a certain someone else and not memorizing any words from the pages counts as reading.

Giving up on trying to read, you grabbed your phone from beside you. You went on instagram, curious on why you have a notification there because you had no viral life either. You were horrible at taking selfies, so no basic girl posts from you, not a big meme maker nor artist who posts their stuff. You just followed your friends and some tags.

Turns out the notification was a follow request.

From Theo.

Your thumb stood over the Accept button. Your breath hitching when you realized that his profile picture was of you two making silly faces. You took your finger away and pressed the back button.

Sighing you picked up the book again. "Diablerie, what do I do?" The black feline rose her head. "Meow?" As you were petting the she-cat's head, you let out another sigh.

"You remember Theo right?"

"Meow."

"Well he is back."

"Meow," Diablerie nodded. What, she knew?

"And he apparently is different."

"Mow?" The familiar stood up and cocked her head to the side, as if asking either 'if you believed that?' or 'is that true?'

"I- I don't know. I mean Stiles believes that and you know he was right the last time."

Diablerie was quiet for sometime, staring at your blanket but not really because her gaze was unfocused. She was standing still on the blanket, tail twitching, ears facing different directions and tail tip twitching but not in an aggressive way. You realized that she was thinking.

You gazed at the queen for sometime before she finally returned her gaze back to you. "Meow!" she sounded determined but you had no idea what she just said. "Um..."

Diablerie gave you an unimpressed look when after 5minutes, you still hadn't realized what she told you.

The feline hopped down from your bed and headed towards your closet, tail high. You were confused on what the heck she was doing. With some difficulties, the she-cat climbed to where you kept your shirts. One of Theo's old shirts is there. Your e/c eyes widened as you remembered that. That shirt had been something that you lived your hate and betrayal because of a certain blue-eyed boy out on when he was dragged away by his sister. It was torn, absolutely ragged, had burn marks and looked very ugly with the stains of uncountable different things on it.

Once you realized what Diablerie was looking for, you got off the bed and went to help the familiar.

You pulled the drawer back and stuck your hand down to try and find the ragged piece of clothing. You didn't even know why you kept it, with your own clean shirts nevertheless.

The miniature panther like animal balanced herself on the side of the drawer as you pulled it and hopped down when you were pushing it back in and walking back to the bed.

Placing it on the bed, you gave the cat a face full of unanswered questions. With no difficulty whatsoever, Diablerie hopped back on the bed

She set her paw gently on the shirt. Still not getting it, you stared at your cat cluelessly.

"Theo?"

"Meow."

"Umm..."

Diablerie had a scowl on her raven black face at your response.

She placed her paw yet again on the ragged piece of fabric and then did a spin.

"Spin Theo?"

The cat shook her head.

Diablerie hopped down from the bed again and walked out of your room. Dumbfoundedly, you just stared after her in confusion.

As you were waiting for Diablerie to come back, your phone buzzed. Looking down, you saw a notification pop up, saying that you had a message.

Unknown: «Hey!»

The message was from an unknown number which freaked you out. Was this a scam? Had you accidentally deleted someone's contact? Was there a proje- no you weren't in school anymore.

As you were debating on if you should answer or not, another text came through.

Unknown: «It's Theo»

You froze. No, no way. No way in hell that he is texting you now.

Unknown: «Just wanted to let you know that this is my new number»

Unknown: «You can message and call me anytime you want»

Unknown: «I'm sorry»

You gulped, staring at the last message as your eyesight blurred, tears fighting to break free. Finally, few trailed down your cheeks. Who were you kidding? You weren't over it.

You wanted to believe that he really was sorry but how could you know that he wasn't using you this time?

Soft fur being rubbed against your arm broke you out of your thoughts. "Meow."

Diablerie placed something on your lap. You rubbed your eyes to see what the familiar brought. It was a picture of her and you. It was of your 12th birthday, when your grandmother had brought Diablerie to your family after the raven Sombra had passed. Diablerie had been only 8 months old then but was already wiser than you.

"You?" It took you few moments before it clicked. "You want to meet him?" Diablerie purred happily as a confirmation to your words.

You gulped, e/c eyes returning to the picture in hand.

"Mow."

The feline was staring at your phone screen that was darkening, about to close, texts from Theo open.

"I-Okay, okay, I'll do it."

Hands shaking, you grabbed your phone and quickly tapped on the screen so it wouldn't turn off.

The nessage you were about to send had to be deleted many times because you just couldn't touch the right keys. Heart hammering, you pressed send.

You: «Meet me tomorrow at 6pm, you know where»

Saving his number, you finally let yourself breath.

Theo: «Okay! Sounds great😁»

~~~

"And where are you going?" your little sister asked suspiciously just as you were about to run out the door.

"Out. Didn't know you were blind. Sis, tell mom to get you glasses," you rushed out. Your sister threw a glare your way. "So you of all people are going out looking all fancy just because? As if."

Smiling innocently, you flipped her off before shutting the door.

Diablerie was napping on the gate but rose her head when you neared. "Okay, let's go."

You didn't even know why you had put on the best clothes you could find and put on makeup. You weren't trying to impress Theo, right? You were just checking if he was trustworthy. I hope he is.

~~~

It was 5:55pm when you stepped into the small clearing in the forest. You could see Theo there, he had flowers in his hands and was dressed in a pretty casual way. Now you felt embarrassed that you had put in so much effort to look nice. You thought about backing out and going away but a certain someone was already trotting towards the man, whip like tail held high.

Theo heard the feather like steps Diablerie took in the grass and his eyes widened. He straightened his back. His last encounter with the cat hadn't been positive and truth be told, he feared the cat.

You could see the nervousness in your ex's face and were now convinced that he was out for no good and planning something again. But then, then you saw the tiger lilies in his hands and your heart warmed up. They were your favorites and he remembered it.

Now a bit more confident, you walked up to him. Still eyeing the cat with one eye, he gazed at you with the other.

"Y/n! Hi, you look great!" He smiled widely. "Here, these are your favorites, right?" he stepped closer to you and stretched out the hand that was gripping the flowers. "Yeah... Thanks," you accepted the tiger lilies, keeping your eyes on Diablerie. The cat did few circles around Theo, padded a bit closer and then sniffed him. "Uhm..." the blue-eyed man was confused and gave you a questioning look. The only response he got was an awkward smile from you. Deep down, you knew that you hoped that Diablerie would approve of him.

As the cat took more and more time to give her approval, you were beginning to think that Theo hadn't changed and was still untrustworthy and evil. But just as you wanted to turn around and run away, Diablerie let out a pleased purr and rubbed her body against Theo's legs. He was confused and surprised while a genuine smile stretched onto your face. The warm feeling of happiness spread throughout your body. He had changed, for real.

"You really have changed," you mumbled and - surprising both yourself and Theo - threw yourself onto him, arms wrapped around his built torso and face buried into his chest, squeezing the life out of him. Slowly, the man wrapped his arms around you and buried his face into your hair. "I have no idea what just happened but I'm not complaining," he laughed.

You grinned.

"Now, Theo, you better tell me what the hell happened while I was tanning in Monaco?" you demanded curiously as you pulled away to look up at him. The blue-eyed man laughed, "Well..."

~~~

"Theo, you are not sleeping in your truck," you told him sternly. "Well I can't go anywhere else, babe," he shrugged. "Surely you have friends here now who you can stay with." Theo tongued his cheek, "But I can't stay with them forever Y/n. I missed school so much that I can't graduate, I can't go to college and literally no one will hire me." You stared at him while chewing on your cheek, "Then... Go back to school?"

"Can't."

"Why?"

"One word, broke."

"Then, we will find a way to get you a job but you will not sleep in your truck for the rest of your life Theo!"

Theo sighed but smiled at you, "Okay." He ran his hand through your hair before it froze on your cheek, he pulled you towards him a bit and kissed your forehead. "But you, you will go to sleep."

You chuckled, "Fine," you giggled, dragging out the i.

As you pulled away, you stared at him with your sparkling e/c eyes for sometime. "Theo, I like your new hair, you better keep it," you said all of a sudden. When you realized that you had said it out loud, you blushed while Theo laughed. "Well I'm glad to hear me not having enough money to get a haircut is up to your liking." He shut up when you kissed his cheeks and ran back towards your house.

He stood there until the door to your house closed behind Diablerie and you. Once again, a sigh left the blue-eyed boy.

He will try to get a job again tomorrow.

He will try to be up to your parents liking because he knew they absolutely despised him right now.

He will try but he can't promise anything.

~~~

It was 8 months later when Theo finally got a job. You had moved to New York to study Archaeology.

You had a job there to support yourself as a delivery driver for Domino's. The two of you kept a long distance relationship since neither of you had enough money to fly Theo over to the Big Apple.

A Spanish restaurant decided to give him a chance and you were both ecstatic when you got the news. "I'm so proud of you, baby," you cheered over Skype. "The people there seemed very nice, though I have to admit, I accidentally bumped into the Chef there already. A fiery Latina, so I better keep up my best behavior." The both of you laughed.

"How are the other doing?" You asked with a warm smile. "Well other than Stiles, I have no idea. You know almost everyone left to chase their dreams. Not that the supernaturals care, pretty sure Scott will return soon. Shit will go crazy soon." Your boyfriend's turned chalk white as he realized that he let it slip.

Worry clouded your face, "Theo... What's going on?"

[jq37]

The Royal Report– A Crown of Candy Ep 15 The Two Balls

A Hard Knock Life

Welcome back to A Crown of Candy as we march ever closer to the finale which is good because I can only take so much more chocolate coated drama. The party has just killed the SPF and, as Rina and her crew start to exit the temple, she enters a flashback that’s intense enough that they used a CW so, for that reason, I’m going to put it under the cut.

It’s the year 1196 and it’s almost High Frosting’s Eve (read: Bulb Christmas). A five-year-old Rina is being kept at the Abbey of the Shimmering Cream in the Dairy Seas but she’s not being kept well. As she looks out over the sea, waiting for the day her mom will sail back in and realize she made a mistake in abandoning her as she is wont to do, a nun shows up to bring her to the Mother Superior who’s sent for her. 

On the way there, she catches a glimpse of Lazuli in a mirror who comforts her and says that she’s not bad or wrong for being able to do the things she can do and that, “The world is dark and dangerous but there are forces other than wickedness in this world.” Lazuli starts to say that she’s been trying to help but--and she’s cut off as Rina walks into the next room and loses sight of the mirror.

The Mother Superior is waiting for Rina, switch in hand, and says that she’s heard kids talking about some crazy magic stuff Rina can do. Rina lies and says the kids are making it up and the Mother Superior switches her across the face saying that lying is a sin. She straps Rina to a chair and asks if she sees eyes in the mirror. Rina (who is still being played by Emily even though she is five) says, “Doesn’t everyone?” The Mother Superior doesn’t appreciate the line as much as I do because she smacks her again. She says that all she wishes for Rina is obedience and silence and asks what the woman in the mirror says to her. Rina, knowing that whatever she says is gonna get her smacked, says that the woman says that there’s nothing wrong with her and she doesn’t have to hide the way she is. In response, the Mother Superior takes out a holy symbol of the Bulb and starts heating it up in the fire. 

The box the symbol came out of has enough of a reflective surface inside that Lazuli is able to tell Rina that there are people in her corner and she’s suffering now but it won’t be forever but she’s again cut off by the Mother Superior who says that this self acceptance nonsense sounds like Hungry One talk. Rina says she’s not scared of anything physical the Mother Superior can do to her but, unfortunately, she’s not here to do anything to her body. She’s here for her soul. She presses the now heated holy symbol into Rina’s chest, causing her blinding pain and cutting her off from Lazuli who desperately tries to keep the connection open.

When she comes back to herself, devastated and tearful, the Mother Superior pledges to burn the Hungry One out of her as many times as it takes and send her to her room without sans morning breakfast privileges. Before she can go however, the Mother Superior stops her and asks why she’s always staring across the sea. Does she really think her dad is Prince Amethar? Not only is that obviously false but, even if it was true, he clearly doesn’t want her. Not even her mom wanted her. Rina (sounding like she’s trying to convince herself) says that her mom did want her. She was just scared and wanted to protect her. The Mother Superior says that her mom was trying to protect the world from her because she’s dangerous and her father isn’t Amether, he’s nothing. Rina shoots back that if her father is no one, then how come she can speak to the winds and command the waves? And why is she so scared of her? The Mother Superior doesn’t have an answer for that. She sends Rina to her room.

In the present day, Rina descends the mountain, dragon around her neck, followers by her side, and crown on her head. She will never be hurt like that again.

Ruby watches them go (Theo and Cumulus going with her and talking strategy) and then goes to find her dad who is still on the ledge. She asks Amethar how peace happens? How do you keep living once you’ve been through something like this? He answers that he’s the wrong person to ask. He’s just been going through the motions since the Ravening War ended. But they reaffirm that they love each other and hug before realizing they can’t see Liam anymore. And, speaking of Liam…

Gastronomy and Cosmology

Liam feels himself falling through endless fire and he can smell cinnamon and it hurts terribly but almost in a good way because, as we can recognize by the way Brennan describes it, he is essentially experiencing the sensation of being eaten and he knows that he tastes good.

As we heard last week, Liam felt a hand grab him but it’s actually less of a hand, more of a paw--a little chocolate rabbit’s paw. Lapin! He and Lapin are in this weird kinda semi disintegrated part of the Ice Cream Temple that’s continuing to break apart. Lapin is also disintegrating but not fully. It’s like the pieces that are coming off of him flaking off and cycling back continually, like Thanos is trying to snap him over and over. Additionally, the middle part of him is translucent and there are three foil-wrapped, chocolate egg-wishes in his chest. 

Anyway, we learn that Lapin is essentially there to pack up because the party killing the SPF means he and all the other residents of Candy Heaven have been evicted (which, yeah, checks out--you destroy a load bearing boss, her heaven implodes) and have to go to the Hungry One. Liam asks if that’s a bad thing and Lapin says not necessarily but it does mean they won’t be able to communicate with them anymore. But, on a happier note, Preston is there! He’s apparently not stopped following around Lapin since he was told to.

Liam tells Lapin that they’re super screwed and asks what they should do. Lapin in response takes Liam up to a viewing balcony so he can better see the state of the weird extraplanar space they’re in. The illusion-castle is in the middle of the two titular balls--one red, swirling and consuming, the other bright and shining. The Hungry One and the Bulb. And Lapin gets to fully explain his pre-death realization. The Hungry One and the Bulb have no agency. They’re simple light and dark. Creation and destruction. Two sides of the same coin. Cosmic constants. They’re not really gods and neither are beings like the SPF--(spirits like her are more like living spells). Liam confirms that there’s no way to get back the people they’ve lost and asks if there’s any point in killing more people. Should he just be a seed guy again?

Lapin says there’s nothing wrong with being a seed guy and the three eggs in his chest meld with the three peppermint heart seeds Preston coughs up and float in front of him--one is glowing red, one is glowing gold, and the third is shimmering like Lapin’s robes. They represent the power to destroy, create, and change. Lapin offers him one and Liam--unsurprisingly to anyone who’s watched Ally play D&D for any length of time--picks the change one instantly. Lapin says it’s good to see Liam again and he wakes up in the dragon’s nest, Ruby and Amethar above him. He tells them everything he learned and shows them the egg/wish/seed. None of them can tell exactly how it works or what it does so Liam stashes it for safekeeping.

The gang checks out the section of the temple that had the illusion and conjuration magic. The illusion magic has faded and all that’s left is the conjuration so it seems like whatever they see will be true and what they see is scenes of the past in ice crystals on the walls (before they’re whisked away by Lapin from the other side). Everyone rolls to see what they see--and Ruby rolls a Nat 20. Liam sees memories of dragons past, huge and terrifying. He also sees Lapin in his youth as a street urchin, breaking into a druid monastery, stealing a spell meant to summon the SPF and force her to give you three wishes, and having it Fullmetal Alchemist backfire on him so that he instead had to serve her and give her three wishes. Ruby wants to see who’s loyal and who’s not. She sees that there are people in Rina’s camp, Jawbreaker’s crew, and back home who aren’t on the level but no named characters. Cara’s all good. Joren is and the four sisters were all good. Rina and her closest confidants are all sincere in what they’ve been saying. Amethar sees memories of him and his four sisters. Then (on Ruby’s passed on Nat 20) he sees a memory from when he was about 16 of his sisters having an argument with their mom who they did *not* get along with about the war which hasn’t fully broken out yet. King Jadain is in the middle trying to keep the peace but really trying to just escape the conflict. He says he has to use the bathroom and peaces out to sit on the steps where Amethar happens to be.   

Amethar asks if he’s alright and Jadain tries to play it off like he wasn’t shaking and near tears. He says he wishes he was as strong willed and decisive as his wife/daughters. Amethar asks for assurance that he’s going to fight but Jadain says that their motto is In Sweetness There is Strength and fighting wouldn’t be very sweet. He asks Amethar if he’d ever want the crown because he could have it if he did. Amethar says he doesn’t. He’s a war guy like Joren. Jadain says that there may be a time for war guys soon. He then says that he never wanted to be king. It’s too much responsibility and it’s not fair. Young Amethar says that, regardless, he’s king. He has to be king. Words that echo in his head in the present.

Parties and Planning

Rina and crew gather enough weapons to outfit maybe 100 guys and then Rina blows up the entrance to the Temple so the Sanctus Putris (or whoever else) can’t get in but they can come back later to get the rest of the loot.

They go back to Manylicks which has been retaken and is now flying House Rocks and House Jawbreaker flags. One of Liam’s dick older brothers makes the mistake of trying to mess with the newly minted war guy and gets fully shot on sight. 

There’s a lot of partying for them and, at the end of the week, it’s Liam’s 18th birthday. His dad gives him Chillguard--a breastplate that raises his AC to 16. Joren says that since they’re out of the Concord, he doesn’t have to be a ward anymore and he can come back home but Liam says he doesn’t really want to. He says that he’s asexual, he’s gonna find himself a romance partner someone to settle down with, go back to being a seed guy, and move out because Castle Manylicks kinda sucks for him. His dad says he’s super valid and they hug (and also talk about polyamory because when Brennan gets into it, he gets *into it*).

War updates! There are still crusaders in the South but they’ve been driven out of the Mountains. The Imperial force backed out--Ceresian forces along with them--because Primsy wrote a letter saying, “Uh, hey, remember that Concord thing we’re all a part of? That’s still on and you’re breaking it. There’s another heir.” The crusade is still on though and Cruller is still letting it happen. 

Rina has her coronation which envoys from both the Dairy Islands and Meatlands attend. It’s a fully pagan ceremony but there’s just enough of a veneer or Bulbian propriety that they can stamp their approval on it and call it legit. Post ceremony there’s more partying which at a certain point devolves into a Bulb Bible Bonfire which Cara is super not about because she is an actual, practicing Bulbian. 

Primsy, who arrived with the Dairy peeps, swears to Rina and then goes to see Liam who she has a little bit of a flirtatious conversation with. She’s already been married once so she’ll probably end up in a political marriage with a minor noble like a count (what a coincidence, Liam happens to be a count!) and she’s not interested in being slammed down big style. They go to hold hands and take a walk.

Ruby and Amethar get Jack to give them Jet tattoos over their hearts. 

A lot of espionage happens. Rina uses two artifacts from the temple to help here--a crystal milkshake pool and flock of white chocolate ravens--while Liam (who got a Nat 20 +12) is leading a team of rangers to ambush messengers and intercept messages. Cumulus and his order are also getting a lot done now that their magic is coming back online. 

In the Southern Great Stone Candy Mountains, the above group ends up in a burning town where everyone except Bulbians have been killed by crusaders. Jon Bon pulls a bleeding priest out of the church and demands that he produce a letter and he does--it’s from the Pontifex. As Rina is about to read it, Cinnamon clocks the Bulbian holy symbol he’s wearing and snarls. Rina grabs the symbol and Creates Bonfire on it. As she does that, the spot above his heart on his chest starts to glow just as Cinnamon’s eyes do. Rina takes a moment and then says, “Go for it baby.” Cinnamon leaps off of her neck and starts ripping into this guy and all of her men start killing the other priests. The villagers start to run and the marauders are about to chase them but Rina orders they spare them and her men obey. Cinnamon finishes up the priest by eating his heart and Rina swears, he looks just a little bigger. I hear Feed Me Seymour playing faintly in the distance and I don’t like it.

Rina casts Cone of Cold with Winterscoop to put out the fires and looks at the villagers--the villagers who must be having a roller coaster of a week because they are Bulbian but got conquered by Bulbians and then saw a bunch of other Bulbians get absolutely viciously slaughtered. She says that many of them probably went to the Bulb for salvation, but hopefully today, they’ll see who really saved them.

Cinnamon looks at all the dead priests and looks to Rina for permission. Emily, who also clearly hears the Little Shop of Horror music playing, takes a moment and then Rina allows him to feed and feed and feed.

Oh, and the letter! It’s from the Pontifex to Kerradin and it says that the meeting with all their enemies will be in about 2 weeks. 

Gooey heard news that there are Bulbian crusaders hiding in Port Syrup waiting for the church to save them. Rina sends Gooey to go take care of it and, with some hesitation (and with the help of some dragon-puppy dog eyes), also sends Cinnamon who is now the size of a horse (mmm, don’t love that).

All this info gathered, there is a war council. The attitude seems to be that Primsy’s letter is helping for now but they really need an emperor/empress on the throne or else people will be coming for Candia again. The group talks about going to Castle Candy as a small assassination team (with a small contingent of soldiers) and sneaking in the way Theo snuck out with Cara. They can’t teleport there though because the crusaders destroyed all the standing stones close-by. But they can hitch a ride with Annabelle if it’s just a few people. Rina sends her ravens to look at Castle Candy and sees that there are lot of guys surrounding it but they’re un-unified crusaders so as long as they move really fast, retaking the castle is doable. 

They also plan to send some troops to Castle Candy from the North so it seems like that’s the real invasion force while they sneak in from the Cola River (on Annabelle’s ships). Primsy says that she can write to Cruller to say that she’ll finally recognize him as legit so that when three Dairy Island ships arrive, it won’t be suspicious. 

They go to Port Syrup to meet with Annabelle and see that the town has been wrecked. The Bulbian churches are totally destroyed. People are scared. Everything smells like ash and war. Cinnamon, now the size of a house (!!!), finds Rina to beg for pets like a dog.

Amethar, while wandering the city, finds the corpse of Sir Morris Brie who they left in charge of Port Syrup and, as a Bulbian, was caught up in the sacking of the city. Amethar sadly sits with his dead friend’s body, fused into his armor.

Rina goes to Theo and tells him that she loves Cinnamon so much because he’s the only one who’s ever loved her with the unconditional family kind of love but she knows that, for that reason, she can’t be trusted to be rational about him so he needs to tell her if she’s going to far. Theo says that if they’re going to use Cinnamon, they need to be careful and not just send him off. He also says she needs to discipline him which makes her remember all the ways she was disciplined as a child. 

Ruby goes to find Annabelle to try and get some life advice because things are so crazy. Annabelle assures her that things are really bad--she’s not just overreacting--and tells her that when she was stripped of her titles and land, it was a choice she made for freedom over responsibility. She doesn’t know if it was the right choice but it’s what she had to do to be free. Even so, she recognizes that she did turn her back on responsibility. Then she says she has to talk to Amethar.

Annabelle finds Amethar and tells him they found Catherine Ghee’s gravestone. She died in 1196 on the 12th of Harvestdusk. She got really sick after she sent Rina to the Abbey and was really scared of the Rocks family coming after her (or maybe became really religious). Amethar thanks her and goes to tell Rina. Rina accepts the news and asks who sent all the people to threaten her. When Amethar reacts with confusion, Rina explains that when she was a kid, her mom was scared all the time because Candian messengers threatened her. Amethar says that he only sent people to find her which Rina confirms with a Detect Thoughts. He loved her and just wanted to see her again which is news to Rina. Amethar says he’s sorry about the life she’s had and he’s sorry he screwed this up too and Rina says that it means a lot to her that he even tried to find Ghee. Rina also asks if she detected any love for her in Amethar thoughts and is told that there’s a very small part of Amethar that wants to love her. 

Amethar goes back to his quarters and tells Cara the news (and I have to imagine she’s like, join the club buddy). She asks when she died and he says twenty years. Her eyes go wild. When exactly. What’s the exact date? 12th of Harvestdusk, 1196. That’s five days BEFORE he married Cara. Which means he’s NOT an oathbreaker. Which means their wedding was LEGIT. Which means the Pontifex had NO GROUNDS to kick him out of the Concord. He is the RIGHTFUL KING OF CANDIA.     

(”Bastard no more!” Siobhan crows.)

And that’s it for the week!

Things I’m Concerned About

Mmm, ok so Cinnamon. It’s hard for me to imagine a scenario where this doesn’t end in disaster for someone. Like, as the eating and growing was starting, I felt this deep rooted sense of dread and I couldn’t remember exactly what was pinging until the next day and it was, as I’ve referenced twice previously in this recap, Little Shop of Horrors. This is clearly a full Audrey 2 situation except Cinnamon is a lot more ambulatory than a plant. He at least seems like he still recognizes Rina as his mother, which is good but I *really* don’t like where this seems to be going. And listen. If Cinnamon has to go down, you *know* who the person best positioned to do it is. Rina is the most major magic user, she has ice magic which he’s vulnerable to, and he trusts her enough to let his guard down around her. And, most importantly, it’s exactly the kind of mean choice Brennan, “All the Bad Guys” Lee Mulligan would love to foist upon a PC in a season like this. Bad!

And, connected to this, I don’t love how the marauders are handling the whole reverse crusade. Like, not that there’s a perfect way to do this--if someone were trying to genocide me and I had a dragon, I would for sure be deploying the dragon. And Rina did tell them to not kill the people who just happened to be Bulbian in the village but weren’t participating in the crusades so that’s at least some level of care. But what happens when she’s not there to rein them in? Well, we know what happens. Sir Morris Brie. Which is so messed up. You’re a good guy. You stay behind to help with the war effort and protect the town, and then a couple of weeks later you get torched alive by your own team in your armor because it has the wrong symbol on it. It’s messed up. Like, I don’t have the answers on how to wage an ethical war--which sounds like a full oxymoron. I just don’t love what’s happening.

Also, when Brennan said the guy’s chest was glowing before Rina had Cinnamon eat him, I thought it might be that he was unwillingly branded as a child like Rina, but lol guess we’ll never know.

And, addendum, Cara is a devout Bulbian--but obviously a relatively chill one because she’s down with Sweetening Path stuff too because of Lazuli. If she gets caught in the crossfire...like if you’re Ruby and your life just went to hell and your sister is dead and you have a new sister and you’re trying to accept her but you can’t and then her pet kills your mom who you never even really got to make up with? You’re not my queen *or* my sister at that point and it’s instant PvP. I killed a god, what makes you think I won’t fight you? So anyway, hope that doesn’t happen. lol.

So, we now know that the grounds under which Amethar was kicked from the Concord are false which means he is king still and the invasion is unlawful--even without Rina’s existence. But like, a lot of this season has been about political reality, right? So how much utility does this revelation serve? Everyone’s already rallied behind Rina and she has a contingent of very loyal and skilled soldiers who I don’t think would be happy to hear this news (and may think to try and make the problem go away in a stabby way). So if they go out with this info, it calls into question all the work they’ve already built up, forces them to get this new game plan to all their allies, potentially pisses off Rina’s people (and possibly Rina herself depending on how much she’s willing to go with them as allies and without being the lynchpin), and doesn’t give them much more than they’re already getting with Rina on the throne since their goals are mostly aligned as far as we know. And, anyway, Amethar was named emperor which will stand whether or not he’s king. They just need to get his hand on the Book of Leaves and that should be good to go. Rina gets the Candian throne, Amethar gets to be (or has to be depending on your view) emperor. Of course, clearing his name might be important to him and it probably bolsters his position in other ways but I’m just thinking about the big picture politics of the matter. 

Does Ruby keep her Shadow Sorc levels now that Jet is gone? How does that work?

Five More Things

Lol, love how the big twist of CoC is that there are actually no bastards. Only legit children in the eyes of the Bulb. 

Rina as a 5 year old was like that Matilda kind of 5. She was dropping some *intense* lines. Also, imagine having to have your scene right after that one. Yeesh. I recapped that flashback separately from the rest of the episode because it was so much and it was only 14 minutes. Everything else I did in basically one shot!

What did Jadain mean about Amethar getting the crown if he wanted it? What was that about? Brennan gave Lou the Jadain flashback on Siobhan’s Nat 20 so I wonder if that’s a relevant piece of info. Also, the voice for him caught me so off guard. I was like, huh. OK, yeah, checks out. 

Zac, low key king of comedy, in response to Emily/Rina explaining the concept of movie popcorn salad: Are we joining the Ceresians?

Lapin! Oh man, I was so shocked and overjoyed for Lapin to get another scene. I missed that bunny. And to have him kinda allowed out and joking out with Liam (“Are you in pain?”/“All the time.”) was so good. His, “I’m not mad at you,” was so funny and also genuinely emotional? And also, I’m so happy Liam got some closure for Preston. What a banger of a scene. Big props to Ally and esp Zac who also had to give the once per season, “Here is how the universe works,” talk to Ally’s character. 

One More Thing!

Oh man you gotta check out this AMAZING Crown of Candy animatic by @kindlespark. What a killer use of Glitter and Gold. And so comprehensive of the season so far, even recent stuff. So much obvious talent and hard work on display here! 

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Welcome to another profile on Behind the Screens, giving you personal insight on who your favorite artists are and what they do when they aren’t wowing you with their creative ability.

This week, we have the pleasure of learning more about Kristina, also know in our circle as Thiamlife. The author of Rivals AU, Anchors, and numerous prompts, she loops us in on her life as a trainer, her writing persona, and her tips for writing angst. 

Kristina! To start us off, tell us something about yourself. The catch: use a sentence, where the word count is either equal to or less than the number of letters in you two favorite Teen Wolf character’s name.

Theo Raeken + Malia Tate = 19: I’m Sporty Spice but can act like Baby Spice, want to be Posh Spice but badass like Scary Spice.

Before the era of Teen Wolf, we found love and OTPs in other shows. What would you say were your first ships, think way back?

Oh lord, um, probably Marissa and Ryan from the O.C., but I also loved the Buffy/Spike/Angel situation.

And, how did you land in the Thiam Family? What about Theo x Liam drew you in?

Honestly, I just stumbled upon it. But it was one of those things where you see it and then it just clicks… like “Where have you been my whole life?” I wasn’t caught up when I saw the first Thiam related thing on my dash and was like hmm interesting and then when I was catching up the whole time I found myself desperately looking for all the subtle Thiam things.

I know we were made to hate Theo, but for some reason I just couldn’t and when I noticed that Liam didn’t either I was completely smitten. I just love how their love never was nor ever will be easy (blame the angst queen that lives inside me). They have to constantly fight and struggle to be with each other. But at the same time it was so blatantly obvious and simple for them to rely on each other even though they may not have realized it. I also just love how protective Theo was over Liam.

If you could build the ultimate paintball/laser tag team from any five characters on Teen Wolf, who would they be and why?

Malia cause she’s a straight badass and I love her. Theo because he likes strategy and has a serious sense of self preservation that would come in handy if the rest of us got taken out. Brett ‘cause damn, that boy is athletic. Corey because he could make us all invisible. And the fifth spot would be a wildcard choice between Chris, Derek, and Deucalion. All three of them bring something to the table and are valuable.

I’m definitely picking up the Sporty Spice feels, for sure! Together, your and Ashlee’s (AJP_37) teams would be an unstoppable force. Let’s shift into your writing. If your writing process was a person, describe him or her? What do they do? Wear? Listen to?

She is unsuspecting. A relatively plain and humble girl, but has a spice about her. It’s in her walk and the way she does her makeup. She loves leggings, off the shoulder sweaters, and having her hair tied up in a messy bun. She likes to listen to edm when she’s feeling light and free, Beyonce when she’s feeling badass, The Neighbourhood and Sam Smith when she wants to chill, and country on warm summer days. She’s a sucker for innuendos and teasing. She’s a gemini in the truest form and has many facets to her personality, but thrives in drama/angst. She’s fiercely loyal and it is extremely easy to make her jealous but she won’t show it unless cornered. She’s always ready to go big but wouldn’t mind going home either.

And your writing Kryptonite? How do you fight it?

My Kryptonite is honestly myself. There are always at least three different directions brewing in my mind in which to take my stories or chapters. Trying to pick one is so difficult and often deters me from completing things. I also am extremely critical of the flow of a piece of work. Sometimes it’s really hard for me to publish things because I know that it could be better but I don’t know how to take it there or don’t want to get rid of I have already written. When I feel like that I read over it a couple times and try to make all the adjustments I can before telling myself that this is how the characters in my head wanted it to happen if I was able to write a whole chapter about it. (Yes the characters in my head dictate where the story goes lol) I also go back and read everyone’s comments just to remind myself that people actually like the story so the new chapter can’t be that much different in terms of audience acceptance.

Do you write novels or short stories with original characters, as well? If so, share one you’re particularly passionate about.  

I do. Although, I haven’t been paying it much attention since I got sucked into the Thiam fandom… whoops. It’s a romance novel about a girl that gets screwed over by her mom and doesn’t want help from anyone in fear that she’ll just be left in the same position. But a man from her past just won’t seem to take no for answer and refuses to let her continue in her struggle. The first chapter is on my Ao3, funnily enough it’s called Wolves and was titled that before I even began to write fanfics.

Characters often find themselves in situations they aren’t sure they can get themselves out of. When was the last time you found yourself in situation like that and what did you do?

I’m actually working on this at the moment. It happens far too frequently to just pinpoint one time… divorced parents that act like children are super fun in case anyone was wondering. Up until recently, I found myself being the tug of war rope between them and don’t know how to say no which ended up with me doing a bunch of things I couldn’t get myself out of. Can now happily announce that I have separated myself from that and hope to avoid those kinds of situations as much as possible from here on out. :) Sorry if that was too personal…

In addition to your prompts and other stories, you’re currently writing two chaptered works. We’d love to learn more about those and your process for bringing them to life. For anyone unfamiliar, can you give us a quick summary of both Rivals AU and Anchors?

Anchors: Liam Dunbar has had enough of being out of control. So he decides to shut his wolf off for awhile… the only problem is it could end up getting him killed. Theo Raeken had never been good with feelings. But he can’t fathom the idea of losing the little beta. So he makes it his personal mission to help Liam find his way back to the supernatural. Lines will be crossed and there may be no coming back from it. Its angsty and the end will have a twist you didn’t see coming.

Rivals: But rivaling teams AU though… Like, they don’t even play the same sports, but both teams don’t take the other really serious and they constantly prank each other and make fun of each other. Theo, captain of the Football team, and Liam, captain of the Lacrosse team, and they both claim they can’t stand each other and it would be all so easy if it weren’t for the fact that both find their counterpart more than just attractive and maybe one of their screaming matches on the field ends with them furiously making out under the shower after everybody else is gone. And maybe it becomes a regular occurrence from then on; first, they fight and bicker and then they make out. And maybe it’s getting harder and harder to pretend they hate each other’s guts because there is far more between them than just attraction. Oh, well, nobody has to know, right? Idea from formerprincess on tumblr. Okay this one is SUPER angsty, like beware.

What inspired you to write both?

Anchors kinda of just popped in my head one day. After Thiamweek and writing drabbles I decided I wanted to try writing a longer story. I fell out of love with it after being accused of plagiarism and honestly almost didn’t continue writing it. But decided that I would just change the end to reflect how the whole thing made me feel.

I saw the Rivals prompt on tumblr and was praying that someone would write it because it sounded sooooo good. The more I thought about it the more ideas I came up with until it got to the point where I was like no! I hope someone hasn’t already started writing it because I would love to take a whack at it. I hope everyone is enjoying what I’ve done with it! (P.S. sorry it has gotten a little dark, that was like rock bottom for both of them and now the only way to go is up :D)

Any scenes, specifically, inspired by your personal life?

Yes, actually. There’s a couple things in Rivals that were inspired by my personal life, mainly a few of the pranks that have been/will be pulled but there are a few other things in there, as well. And as I mentioned above, Anchors will kind of touch on how it felt to be torn down by someone but built back up by the most wonderful people.

They each include a fair amount of angst, what are some ways you get into the headspace to write angst? Do you have any tips for writers who’d like to improve those skills?

Hmmm. Angst is just something that comes naturally to me I guess. I love the way it makes you feel, like you have to stop but yet you keep going because you need to know what happens. It's like when you try to see how long you can hold your breath under water, those last few seconds burn and you know you should come up for air but you want to see if you can actually make it just a couple more. When I sit down to write something angsty I really just try to put myself in the character’s place and describe how I would be feeling but I make sure to tack on aspects from their character. For example, if Liam were to be sitting in the hospital with Theo, I would be freaking out and sad so I write that for Liam but add hints of anger and self-doubt.

So I would definitely suggest placing yourself in the situation and writing how you would react and then think of it from your character’s pov. I also like to write all my angsty scenes at night… it's weird but the darkness and less busy/loud city really help to put me in a ominous mindset. Also, use as many descriptive words as possible!!! Setting the scene for angst is, in my opinion, more important than the actual dialogue. Dialogue can be inserted anywhere but how it’s read or perceived depends on the mood you set for it.

Ok, that is amazing advice! Can we do a practice demonstration? How would you set the scene that use dialogue like, “Whenever you decide you can stand talking to me again, don’t.”

Depends on who’s pov it is. If the character is the one saying that then obviously they are a little angry/hurt. So the words “harshly” “through clenched teeth” “growls” “glared” would be really useful. But also internalizing the feeling. So like “He pushed out through clenched teeth. The words tasted like bitter venom in his mouth. He didn’t care how the boy across from him flinched upon hearing them, he only cared that he had allowed himself to be cut this deeply. He let his shoulders tense as he spun away from him and stalked off angrily to go lick his wounds somewhere else. The cold from the dingy warehouse finally breaking through his supernatural warmth and settling in his bones.” When I’m angry, I’m usually more angry at the fact that I allowed myself to be hurt/affected rather than the actual thing that happened or was said. So that’s how I would spin it if the character was the one saying it. Painting a picture as to why he reacted that way and making sure the reader can picture the look on his face and make them physically tense their own body in response to the words above.

If the character was on the receiving end of those words, I would convey the hurt/’oh fuck’ emotions. This one would be more internalized than the one saying it, so more of a mental reaction is needed here. Again, I put myself in the situation and visualize what I would do/what would be going through my head if I were to have that said to me. Here’s what I came up with: “He recoiled as if he had been backhanded. He didn’t mean to push the chimera that far. This all started out as a silly game but it had quickly morphed into something the both of them weren’t ready for. And now he stood there, frozen in place, and watched as the one person he truly cared about, his anchor, walked away from him in disgust. The room was darker without him, it was colder. Liam shuddered at the raw feelings slamming in to him and at tone of voice Theo had used with him. He hadn’t spoken to him like that since before he was pulled down to hell, Liam almost forgot who the old Theo was… and now he had just brought him back. His face dropped and a pained noise escaped his throat; What had he done?”  

That’s just an angsty version though. It could also be placed in a humorous way. As a joke between Stiles and Theo. Again, set the scene… paint a picture for the readers with descriptive words:

Stiles mumbled under his breath for the fifth time while walking next to him. Theo couldn’t help but smile as they walked through the colorful preserve foliage on this bright autumn morning.

‘Something you want to say to the group Stiles?’ Theo chuckled after hearing yet another mumbled sentence out of the quirky boy who used to be his friend.

‘Not really’ Stiles grumbled which only made Theo’s smile a bit wider.

‘Are you sure? I’m pretty certain I actually heard you say that I had a good idea and that you were somewhat glad I was in the pack.’

Stiles retorted with some half-assed insult that made that rest of the pack giggle from their various positions beside them.

‘On second thought, whenever you decide you can stand to talk to me again, don’t.’

Stiles scoffed and stopped short glaring in to the side of his head making him stop and look back at him. ‘Oh that’s rich. You’re telling ME not to talk to YOU?’ He sputtered incredulously.

Theo smirked and nodded.

‘What the hell, why?’

Theo shrugged his shoulders and glanced over to Scott who was about to lose his shit laughing, same with Malia and Mason. ‘Because you’re extremely invasive and I don’t want you popping up at my house with some crazy plan every 5 seconds.’ He turned and winked at Liam.

‘Our house.’ Liam corrected as he slid up next to Theo brushing his shoulder against Theo’s arm.

Stiles sputtered and pointed at both of them, ‘How dare you! My plans are flawless’ he shouted earning a snort from Lydia and Malia, ‘and you… you… you little ungrateful shit! I practically raised you!’ At this point Mason and Scott were rolling on the wet leaves, tears streaming down their faces from laughter.”

Wow sorry just wrote a drabble and didn’t even mean to… see setting the scene is important! It takes simple dialogue to the next level and makes it a story rather than just a conversation. Hope this helps!

That was extremely helpful with a hearty side dish of entertainment. So while we're all processing how we’re going to write angst forever now, want to slide us any spoilers for things to come in both stories?

Haha, there may or may not be some steamy scenes in one or both of them soon. That’s all I can say for now.

I suppose, for now that has to be enough haha. Finally, what’s next for you? Both in life and in the writing world?

I’m currently in the process of taking over an athletic training company. So my workload has been steadily increasing, even though it may not seem like based off of how active I am on tumblr haha. Luckily, I get to do most of it from home before the actual coaching and teaching that takes place in the afternoon.

As for my writing, sadly I think Anchors is approaching the end… it will always hold a special place in my heart though because it was my first multi-chapter fanfic. Rivals is my number one baby right now and I have ZERO clue what I will do when I finish that. Hopefully I find another awesome prompt that can take Thiam for a ride. Been toying with dabbling in Drarry... but am thinking I’ll leave that one alone so I can just appreciate it as a reader.

My ask and inbox are always open!! I’m always accepting prompts; it may take me awhile to get around to them because of Rivals, Anchors, Secret Santa, and a possible oneshot smut ;) but I always like to take a break from my fics every once in a while to clear my head and get my creative juices flowing again!

Thank you so so much for wanting to interview me and get to know me a little bit more! The Thiam fandom is awesome and I’m so glad to call it my home!

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THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN HAYDEN & THEO.

based on canon events + development with @nctafailure.                                                                          DO NOT REBLOG.

HAYDEN DOES NOT HATE THEO.

she wants to,   she knows she probably should,  but there are so many factors that go into this relationship that makes it impossible for her to hate him.   it was easy to write off her feelings for him as hatred when he wasn’t around    (  when her pack had played a part in sending him underground.   )   but part of her always worried that when she saw him again,   she wouldn’t feel the same way everyone else did.   she hates what he did to the pack,   she hates what he did to the chimera pack,   and she hates what he had done to her specifically,   too   ——    but there was also so much he did for her that helped her be who she is now.  the main thing,   of course  —-  is that she’s alive at all,   because of him.

i want to add a quick little note here on a very common misconception i see about the dread doctors /  theo  / the chimeras.   i know people often mistake the chimeras’ first deaths  (  after being deemed failures  )  as theo’s doing,   but it is not.   theo didn’t have control over what the dread doctors did —-   in fact,  that was part of the problem with theo,   that he couldn’t pick and choose who they killed.   if the chimera wasn’t cut out to be the beast,  they were a failure,   and they had no reason to live  - —   so the dread doctors killed them.   THIS WAS NOT ORCHESTRATED BY THEO.  actually,  in terms of hayden’s life,   he fought to keep her alive,   even when it was clear that she was doomed to be a failure too.    “  i need her alive,  “   is what he told them when they were trying to make her chimera genetics work.    theo is not responsible for the deaths of the chimeras in 5A.   this was the dread doctors’ system,  something theo had no control over even though he was,   in some way,   part of their team.   their real focus was on the beast,  and all the chimeras besides mason meant nothing to the dread doctors,  which was why they killed them once realizing they were failures.   i’ve run into this confusion with a lot of people while i’ve been writing chimeras so things get kind of fuzzy because i always want to make sure that this is understood  —-  so hopefully that will clear this misconception up.

HAYDEN WILL ALWAYS CONSIDER THEO HER FIRST ALPHA.

looking back on it,   she knows he wasn’t a good alpha.  she knows he was an alpha for selfish reasons.  she knows that she was hardly ever really in his pack  (   they often left her out of things,  rightfully so given her connection to liam in scott’s pack. )    but putting that aside,   he trained her,    he helped her understand her new body with the genetics of a chimera.    she asked questions constantly  —-  it was something she never shied away from with him  as we saw heavily in 5.11.    while scott is 100% a great alpha to her now and she is forever grateful to be part of his pack,    he was not the one who helped her get accustomed to being who she was now,    and he couldn’t have helped her understand what she was now because scott didn’t understand chimeras the way theo did,    and that was why she relied on theo so much to train her.

hayden was still very new to the supernatural world when theo became her alpha,   and that added to the fact that she had just DIED and came back to life,   she needed someone to rely on.  she didn’t know what was going on,   and while liam had been part of this life for longer than her,   she was well aware that he didn’t understand what was happening HERE.    chimeras were never heard of before,    the dread doctors were new to everyone    ——  the only person who really understood what was happening was theo,    she was smart to try to understand his side of things.    

more than that,   she felt IN DEBT to theo.    this was something that he had over the other pack in terms of where her loyalties were.    her last dying wish was for her sister to be there with her before she died,   because val was always the most important person to her.    it was her last request for liam,   who never returned to her that night before she died  ——   nor did he ever tell valerie that hayden needed her.   she claimed that liam  ‘  left her for dead ‘  because she didn’t have her boyfriend or her sister  /  best friend with her while she died,   and that stuck with her even when she was brought back to life.   she clung to theo because of this  ——-   HE SAVED HER LIFE.    he’s the reason that valerie isn’t in pain for losing her sister.   regardless of if he brought her back for his own selfish reasons or not,    he is the reason she’s alive  ——-  he will always be the reason she’s alive,    and that’s something she will always refuse to discredit.    to say that theo means nothing to her or that he deserved everything he got in hell would be out of disrespect   ——   part of her will always feel in debt to him.   the difference is  - —   she once felt like she had to repay him for it by staying with his pack and trying to follow his lead.    now,   things have changed,   she no longer feels like she had to pay him back,    but she does feel like she owes him respect.

THEO NEVER CONTROLLED HAYDEN.

in fact,   that was the biggest problem between the two.    obviously,   tracy was completely loyal to him and he had control over her and everything she did.    and in some degree,    he could threaten the other two under his order for at least some part of the time.    hayden was entirely different.      hayden was always weary about trusting theo  ——   even in their first scenes with theo after he becomes their alpha,   every chimera accepts their fate with him except her,   who listens,  but also physically PULLS AWAY from him because she knows there’s something else going on here.     she’s not the kind of girl who likes to be controlled by anyone.    she has always been someone who is independent and strong on her own,    though becoming part of the supernatural has started to test her.    she was too weak to live before,    and now,    she didn’t want to be too weak to ANYONE,    including her new alpha.    

yes,   she was hesitant to trust scott and his pack for a while  ——  but for good reason.  it had nothing to do with who they were as people and everything to do with the leverage theo had over them.  he spent a majority of his life with the dread doctors,  who not only created HER,    but created the current villain that everyone was up against.   scott and his pack didn’t know what was to come with the beast,   and theo made hayden feel like he was fully aware and would be able to protect them better than scott did.  it was the only reason she was telling liam the same thing,  that they should trust theo regardless of what he had done to their pack.  this wasn’t about trying to manipulate people to change sides,  and it wasn’t about trying to claim that theo was the hero in it all - ——  it was her thinking logically.  she clung to the pack who had more information.  and given that she had just been thrown into this life,     she was desperate to understand what was going on and what was to come.  she didn’t think she could get that with scott’s pack yet.

HAYDEN BETRAYED THEO.

in some twisted way,     hayden was helping theo when she decided NOT to tell him that the talons he had gotten from the desert wolf would kill him.    but this was a test of her loyalty.   deucalion told hayden that the talons would kill theo if he put him on   ——   and that was when she knew that it was up to her to save his life or to let him die.    at this point,    she has started to feel weary about theo and his true intentions.   she was starting to understand that while scott didn’t know as much as theo did,    he was more focused on helping people than theo was.     SHE MADE A BIG CHOICE HERE.       by not telling theo that the talons would kill him,    she was deciding that it was better for theo to die than to have the beast’s power   ——   and that’s something she will always feel guilty about,    even though deucalion had lied to her.      in the end,   the talons would have helped him take down the beast.    by not telling him that they would kill him,     he could have continued on,    used them,    and gotten the beast’s power.     had she told him they would’ve killed him,     she would have thought she was saving his life  ——   only to have found out later that they would’ve helped him instead and for theo to still feel betrayed.     IT WAS A LOSE-LOSE SITUATION FOR HAYDEN.      

HAYDEN WAS SCARED TO BRING THEO BACK.

hayden was the one who found tracy’s body,    she knew what theo had done to her and that he could’ve done the same thing to her,  too.      given that she had betrayed him and thought she was getting him killed because of it,    she knew it could have easily been her own fate if theo was around longer.   she’s scared,   because he has every reason to want his own vengeance for her.    she is also a very protective person,    so she’s scared of how the rest of the pack will feel having him back because she knows they aren’t going to feel good about him being around.    like i mentioned earlier,   it was easier for her to tell herself that she hated him and would never have to face him again when she thought he was gone forever  ——   but bringing him back meant opening up old wounds,    and everyone had reason to want to hate the other side upon his return.

while she was scared to bring him back,     she also believed that it was for the best.    like hayden said,  kira couldn’t do what they needed to happen   ——   but josh could   (   this is so often overlooked.   )    she had a lot of respect for her other chimera pack members even if they didn’t necessarily have the same for her.     she saw them as victims of what theo wanted them to be,    and what she had escaped from and left them behind.    part of her feels guilty for josh and tracy’s death,    even though logically,   she knows she shouldn’t.   but she got out of the pack,  they didn’t    ——    all the while she was the one disobeying their alpha and changing sides,   whilst also nearly getting theo killed.     she will always feel like she deserved to be killed be theo more than her other pack members who did die.     so,   with respect to josh,  she wants to believe that his powers were what could help them against the ghost riders   ——  which leads them to theo.     though,    it’s more about liam than it is about theo.     while she’s terrified to see him again,    believing in liam is so important to her.    he needs someone to believe in him,    especially with his alpha leaving soon   ——  she wants to show him that he’s strong enough to do this on his own.    she puts all her bitterness and fear towards theo aside to believe in liam,    which also plays a big part in wanting to make sure theo is safe here  ——  because if he’s not,    she doesn’t want that to fall on liam.

HAYDEN IS PROTECTIVE OVER THEO.

in season 6a,   they develop quite the brother/sister kind of relationship.    hayden is constantly putting theo down and insisting that he’s a bad person,   yet at the same time,   she won’t let anyone else do it.    she wouldn’t leave malia alone with him because she knows she’s only going to keep hurting him,     and this is for a few reasons  ——    1)   she’s protective over theo and wants to handle all of this herself if they have to act negatively towards him because she’s not sure she can trust the others with their own baggage with theo.     2)  scott’s pack isn’t about violence.   it’s wrong for her to continuously attack him with intent to kill him because that’s not what they stand for,    and she doesn’t want to give malia that opportunity.     3)   the pack brought him back.    while scott and the older members didn’t know about their plan with liam and hayden brought theo back,     it’s important to remember that THEY ARE STILL ONE PACK.    that means they all still have to work together and respect everyone’s effort to help.     this was what liam and hayden thought was best for them to do as a pack.    they brought theo back to help them;    to continue to threaten him and beat him down wasn’t right of them.    it went against everything they stood for    (   especially after  they had already gotten their vengeance against theo.   )    if she thought theo was in danger with anyone in the pack,   she would refuse to leave him alone with anyone else.    it’s why she often stays with him when he’s locked up   ——   she’s scared that he may be in danger with the others and wants to give him a reason to keep helping them.  

hayden isn’t innocent in the way theo was treated so poorly in 6a.    she was involved in it too and often threatened him out of fear,     just as everyone else did.     she also didn’t feel right about chaining him up or locking him in a cell.    it was unfair and an act of dehumanization   ——   but at the time,    she thought it was what they had to do.     she wanted to believe that they could let him out and that everything would be fine,  from both ends.    while they were trying to protect themselves from theo lashing out,   she was also protecting theo.    she knew the rest of the pack may never get on board with having him free all the time,   and she worried that he would be in more danger if they didn’t take these precautions.    she had already seen it before,   the way they threatened him and the way he still fought back with his words,   and she didn’t want anyone to set him off and force him to physically attack ——   because she knew that meant there would be no way to defend him and stop him from being sent back to hell if he went too far   ——   and with the pack pushing him to that direction,     she had to do what she could to ensure he didn’t hurt anyone,    for her pack’s safety and his safety.  

theo did exactly what they wanted him to do  ——   HE HELPED,    even though the pack often gave him every reason not to with the way they treated him so badly    (   when you ask someone for help,   you don’t constantly insult / attack them and continue to expect them to do as you asked   ——  yet he did.   )      he saved their pack and he saved her boyfriend on multiple occasions,    something she knows he did for his own benefit,    but he still did it.     she owes him a thank you yet doesn’t know how to have that kind of conversation with him given their history.      at this point,    she just hopes the rest of the pack can see what theo has done for them too  ——-   that he helped them,    and he has done nothing but help ever since they brought him back.    he doesn’t deserve their disrespect right now   ——-    while they are allowed to hate him for what he did to them before,     1)   they got their vengeance already and  2)  he helped,  just as they asked,   and he hasn’t done anything to hurt them  ——    hayden doesn’t want theo to feel like he’s still in danger,     because she knows he felt like that the entire time he was helping against the ghost riders.  

she doesn’t expect theo to stick around after they’ve gotten rid of the ghost riders and everyone’s back safely.     he’s got no reason to stay in a place that hasn’t been good to him.     at the same time,    she still felt protective over him   ——  and while he’s not her alpha anymore,    he once was.     he’s someone she has rediscovered a certain amount of respect for and she wants to see him do something BETTER with his life.     she’s not entirely sure if it’s possible for theo,    or if he’ll ever want that,    but she wants to see him make some kind of progress to be a better person.   if that means leaving beacon hills for good,    she will understand it   ——   but she also feels like she has to keep looking out for him and doesn’t want to see him become a lone wolf where she can’t help him if he needs it again.  

she won’t defend theo’s actions before the pack got their vengeance against him   ——  they’re not right,   he wasn’t a good person,   and he doesn’t deserve to be forgiven for those things.     but she WILL defend him when she sees someone treating him unfairly,    especially after they’ve brought him back.    she doesn’t know what he went through in hell,    but she can see very clearly that he is not the same person that was sent down there   ——    she can sense that he’s been traumatized in some way that she wouldn’t dare ask about.    she can sense that what they did to him could very well be just as bad as what he had done to them   (   but of course,   she doesn’t know WHAT that was,   exactly.   )     all she knows is that for a strong,   confident guy like him to change this drastically,    it must have been something he will never be able to overcome,    and it’s important for her to remind others that they can’t forget that they,   too,    have done something to him,   even if it was deserved because of what he had done first.      defending theo now is also important to the fact that she believes in liam.     to say that theo doesn’t belong here or that they want to get rid of him is a stab at liam’s choice in bringing him back,     and hayden will always stand by liam when she truly believes in him.    she wants to respect and protect BOTH of them.

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▼ NOW PRESENTING

Name: Davina Lorraine Claire Age: 18 Birthday: April 21, 1998 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Occupation: Student at Whitmore college (freshman) Family: Lindsey Claire (cousin) Species: Witch (Omega) Playby: Danielle Campbell Availability: Open

▼ SPECIES STATISTICS

Witch

Active since: August 21, 2012

Coven: None

Status: N/A

▼ SOMETHING WICKED

Davina Claire was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up with her parents and older sister. When she was eight years old, Davina found out that she came from a long line of witches through her mother, because it was something that the woman had never kept a secret from her. Her father had always known about magic being in the family and it had never bothered the man. He’d always accepted his wife and daughters for being witches and it had never made him love them any less. When Davina was fourteen years old, her mother thought she was old enough to start practicing magic and it was then that she was given her grandmother’s grimoire. Her mother began to teach Davina spells and curses, alongside her older sister. However, when her family abandoned her when Davina was sixteen years old, Marcellus Gerard took the young girl under his wing and promised to take care of her, like he’d also once done with Hayley Marshall. She had nowhere else to go after her parents and sister had up and left the young girl and the last thing that she wanted was to be placed in a foster family, so Davina wanted to do whatever it took to stay out of that. Luckily, Marcel had managed to keep her out of the foster life and promised to take care of the witch himself, growing very fond of the witch and even starting to see her as an adoptive daughter. Ever since that moment, Davina has been loyal to Marcel and she knows she can’t thank him enough for saving her life. Because Marcel doesn’t want anyone taking advantage of his witch and to keep her as safe as he possibly can, he makes sure that she’s locked inside a church, cutting her off from the real world. Because of her secluded lifestyle, Davina has had to miss out on a lot of things such as going to high school, attending parties, hanging out with friends and gossiping about boys. However, Marcel is the only family that she has and she’d do anything for him, so it’s been worth giving up her freedom to make him happy. Marcel has been the one person who didn’t give up on her, who saved her when her own family in New Orleans up and left and she still has no idea why they did that. Was she just not good enough? Was she not worth loving? Had she disappointed them when it comes to being a witch? She’d never been able to figure it out, but she’s grateful every single day that Marcel took her in and offered her a home and a family.

But when he goes missing one day, Davina can’t help but feel abandoned yet again and it’s something she can’t easily take. Her family walked away from her and she feels as if everyone has given up on her. Now that Marcel has done the same, it only makes things worse for the young witch. She knows she’s not supposed to leave the church, but when Marcel doesn’t return, what is she supposed to do? Staying locked inside isn’t an option for her. She’s all alone there and the only person she truly trusts has left. Everything inside of her is telling the girl to go out there and look for Marcel. As angry as she is, the vampire is still the only family she has left. Davina soon takes it upon herself to go look for Marcel by doing a locater spell and she finds him in Mystic Falls, discovering that he’s gone there to find out things about his past. She’s not mad at Marcel for wanting to find out more about his real family. She’d be doing the same thing herself if she got the chance. No, Davina is upset with him because he left her in New Orleans, without a single word. She feels abandoned, but Marcel tries his hardest to convince her that it was supposed to be temporary. He’d never leave her and only went to Mystic Falls to gather information, but something made him stay longer and he wanted to relocate Davina to the small town. Now that she’s here with Marcel, she’s not about to be cooped up inside a church or some other building yet again. No, Davina has plans. She wants to do more with magic and meet other witches and she wants to finally be able to go to college so she can start her life and become an adult, the way that she’s been wanting for a while now. She has no idea that her parents and older sister moved to Chicago, Illinois, the place where they all happened to get killed by a dark coven. Davina never knew about the feud that her mother had with other witches as the woman had always kept her youngest child out of it. She’d always told her husband and her oldest daughter to keep Davina safe if things ever came to blows, if they were ever found in New Orleans. Unfortunately, they had to move when they felt like the coven was on their heels and since Davina’s mom had never involved her, she thought the young witch would be safe in New Orleans all by herself. Since her mother, father and older sister knew all about the coven and what was going on, they had to escape, but were killed a couple of days ago, which is something that Marcel recently became aware of…

▼ TANGLED WEBS

Lindsey Claire

Davina and Lindsey were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings. Lindsey has no idea that her cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but maybe Davina is willing to help her become more skillful when it comes to magic.

Marcellus Gerard

Marcel is like a father to Davina and he sees her as a daughter. He’s been taking care of the young girl ever since her family left, until he’d planned a short trip to Mystic Falls, which ended up being longer than expected. Davina tracked Marcel down and got angry with him for abandoning her, though she doesn’t want to go back to being locked up again. She wants Marcel to let her attend college and become an adult.

Liam Dunbar

Davina met Liam at college, with him easily noticing that she needed to get adjusted and find her way around. Liam was kind enough to help Davina with settling in and she appreciates how kind and welcoming he’s been to her ever since her arrival. The two have been friends ever since, even attending a couple of the same classes at college. Liam makes Davina feel more normal and she knows she needs him to get back into the swing of things again.

Theodore Raeken

There’s something dangerous and mysterious about Theo, which Davina instantly picked up on. She’s been sparring with him for a while, with the two making snide remarks that almost look like flirty comments. They’re also attending the same college, meaning that Davina runs into Theo frequently. Theo is somehow intrigued by Davina and he sure as hell isn’t planning to stop their bantering relationship anytime soon.

Tegan Lambert

Tegan senses that Davina is a witch and she can’t help but observe the girl for a while, wanting to figure out if she’d be qualified to help Tegan with her own magic. Of course, Davina’s not sure why the other witch is following her around at times, but she’s picked up on it lately and feels like Tegan is stalking her or something. Davina’s wary of people who act that way, but Tegan isn’t about to give up. She wants to learn magic more than anything.

Piper Argent

Davina is the one who offers Piper her help so the girl can find her mother. She had no idea that a vampire would attack Piper and feels bad about it, because that wasn’t supposed to happen and it kind of makes Davina doubt herself when it comes to her magic skills. She wants to do better and try to make it up to Piper, but she’s not sure if the girl will let her.

Rachel Townsend

Ever since Rachel’s arrival in town, there’s something about her that Davina doesn’t trust. She doesn’t know the girl’s story, but she thinks that Rachel is acting really strange for some reason and she’s determined to find out what the other witch’s deal is. Rachel has no idea that Davina has been keeping an eye on her though, or that the other girl is a witch, just like her.

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▼ NOW PRESENTING

Name: Davina Lorraine Claire Age: 18 Birthday: April 21, 1998 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Occupation: Student at Whitmore college (freshman) Family: Lindsey Claire (cousin) Species: Witch (Omega) Playby: Danielle Campbell Availability: Open

▼ SPECIES STATISTICS

Witch

Active since: August 21, 2012

Coven: None

Status: N/A

▼ SOMETHING WICKED

Davina Claire was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up with her parents and older sister. When she was eight years old, Davina found out that she came from a long line of witches through her mother, because it was something that the woman had never kept a secret from her. Her father had always known about magic being in the family and it had never bothered the man. He’d always accepted his wife and daughters for being witches and it had never made him love them any less. When Davina was fourteen years old, her mother thought she was old enough to start practicing magic and it was then that she was given her grandmother’s grimoire. Her mother began to teach Davina spells and curses, alongside her older sister. However, when her family abandoned her when Davina was sixteen years old, Marcellus Gerard took the young girl under his wing and promised to take care of her, like he’d also once done with Hayley Marshall. She had nowhere else to go after her parents and sister had up and left the young girl and the last thing that she wanted was to be placed in a foster family, so Davina wanted to do whatever it took to stay out of that. Luckily, Marcel had managed to keep her out of the foster life and promised to take care of the witch himself, growing very fond of the witch and even starting to see her as an adoptive daughter. Ever since that moment, Davina has been loyal to Marcel and she knows she can’t thank him enough for saving her life. Because Marcel doesn’t want anyone taking advantage of his witch and to keep her as safe as he possibly can, he makes sure that she’s locked inside a church, cutting her off from the real world. Because of her secluded lifestyle, Davina has had to miss out on a lot of things such as going to high school, attending parties, hanging out with friends and gossiping about boys. However, Marcel is the only family that she has and she’d do anything for him, so it’s been worth giving up her freedom to make him happy. Marcel has been the one person who didn’t give up on her, who saved her when her own family in New Orleans up and left and she still has no idea why they did that. Was she just not good enough? Was she not worth loving? Had she disappointed them when it comes to being a witch? She’d never been able to figure it out, but she’s grateful every single day that Marcel took her in and offered her a home and a family.

But when he goes missing one day, Davina can’t help but feel abandoned yet again and it’s something she can’t easily take. Her family walked away from her and she feels as if everyone has given up on her. Now that Marcel has done the same, it only makes things worse for the young witch. She knows she’s not supposed to leave the church, but when Marcel doesn’t return, what is she supposed to do? Staying locked inside isn’t an option for her. She’s all alone there and the only person she truly trusts has left. Everything inside of her is telling the girl to go out there and look for Marcel. As angry as she is, the vampire is still the only family she has left. Davina soon takes it upon herself to go look for Marcel by doing a locater spell and she finds him in Mystic Falls, discovering that he’s gone there to find out things about his past. She’s not mad at Marcel for wanting to find out more about his real family. She’d be doing the same thing herself if she got the chance. No, Davina is upset with him because he left her in New Orleans, without a single word. She feels abandoned, but Marcel tries his hardest to convince her that it was supposed to be temporary. He’d never leave her and only went to Mystic Falls to gather information, but something made him stay longer and he wanted to relocate Davina to the small town. Now that she’s here with Marcel, she’s not about to be cooped up inside a church or some other building yet again. No, Davina has plans. She wants to do more with magic and meet other witches and she wants to finally be able to go to college so she can start her life and become an adult, the way that she’s been wanting for a while now. She has no idea that her parents and older sister moved to Chicago, Illinois, the place where they all happened to get killed by a dark coven. Davina never knew about the feud that her mother had with other witches as the woman had always kept her youngest child out of it. She’d always told her husband and her oldest daughter to keep Davina safe if things ever came to blows, if they were ever found in New Orleans. Unfortunately, they had to move when they felt like the coven was on their heels and since Davina’s mom had never involved her, she thought the young witch would be safe in New Orleans all by herself. Since her mother, father and older sister knew all about the coven and what was going on, they had to escape, but were killed a couple of days ago, which is something that Marcel recently became aware of…

▼ TANGLED WEBS

Lindsey Claire

Davina and Lindsey were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings. Lindsey has no idea that her cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but maybe Davina is willing to help her become more skillful when it comes to magic.

Marcellus Gerard

Marcel is like a father to Davina and he sees her as a daughter. He’s been taking care of the young girl ever since her family left, until he’d planned a short trip to Mystic Falls, which ended up being longer than expected. Davina tracked Marcel down and got angry with him for abandoning her, though she doesn’t want to go back to being locked up again. She wants Marcel to let her attend college and become an adult.

Liam Dunbar

Davina met Liam at college, with him easily noticing that she needed to get adjusted and find her way around. Liam was kind enough to help Davina with settling in and she appreciates how kind and welcoming he’s been to her ever since her arrival. The two have been friends ever since, even attending a couple of the same classes at college. Liam makes Davina feel more normal and she knows she needs him to get back into the swing of things again.

Theodore Raeken

There’s something dangerous and mysterious about Theo, which Davina instantly picked up on. She’s been sparring with him for a while, with the two making snide remarks that almost look like flirty comments. They’re also attending the same college, meaning that Davina runs into Theo frequently. Theo is somehow intrigued by Davina and he sure as hell isn’t planning to stop their bantering relationship anytime soon.

Tegan Lambert

Tegan senses that Davina is a witch and she can’t help but observe the girl for a while, wanting to figure out if she’d be qualified to help Tegan with her own magic. Of course, Davina’s not sure why the other witch is following her around at times, but she’s picked up on it lately and feels like Tegan is stalking her or something. Davina’s wary of people who act that way, but Tegan isn’t about to give up. She wants to learn magic more than anything.

Piper Argent

Davina is the one who offers Piper her help so the girl can find her mother. She had no idea that a vampire would attack Piper and feels bad about it, because that wasn’t supposed to happen and it kind of makes Davina doubt herself when it comes to her magic skills. She wants to do better and try to make it up to Piper, but she’s not sure if the girl will let her.

Rachel Townsend

Ever since Rachel’s arrival in town, there’s something about her that Davina doesn’t trust. She doesn’t know the girl’s story, but she thinks that Rachel is acting really strange for some reason and she’s determined to find out what the other witch’s deal is. Rachel has no idea that Davina has been keeping an eye on her though, or that the other girl is a witch, just like her.

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▼ NOW PRESENTING

Name: Davina Lorraine Claire Age: 18 Birthday: April 21, 1998 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Occupation: Student at Whitmore college (freshman) Family: Charles Claire (cousin), Lindsey Claire (cousin) Species: Witch (Omega) Playby: Danielle Campbell Availability: Open

▼ SPECIES STATISTICS

Witch

Active since: August 21, 2012

Coven: None

Status: N/A

▼ SOMETHING WICKED

Davina Claire was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up with her parents and older sister, also having two cousins named Charles Claire and Lindsey Claire. When she was eight years old, Davina found out that she came from a long line of witches through her mother, because it was something that the woman had never kept a secret from her. Her father had always known about magic being in the family and it had never bothered the man. He’d always accepted his wife and daughters for being witches and it had never made him love them any less. When Davina was fourteen years old, her mother thought she was old enough to start practicing magic and it was then that she was given her grandmother’s grimoire. Her mother began to teach Davina spells and curses, alongside her older sister. However, when her family abandoned her when Davina was sixteen years old, Marcellus Gerard took the young girl under his wing and promised to take care of her, like he’d also once done with Hayley Marshall. She had nowhere else to go after her parents and sister had up and left the young girl and the last thing that she wanted was to be placed in a foster family, so Davina wanted to do whatever it took to stay out of that. Luckily, Marcel had managed to keep her out of the foster life and promised to take care of the witch himself, growing very fond of the witch and even starting to see her as an adoptive daughter. Ever since that moment, Davina has been loyal to Marcel and she knows she can’t thank him enough for saving her life. Because Marcel doesn’t want anyone taking advantage of his witch and to keep her as safe as he possibly can, he makes sure that she’s locked inside a church, cutting her off from the real world. Because of her secluded lifestyle, Davina has had to miss out on a lot of things such as going to high school, attending parties, hanging out with friends and gossiping about boys. However, Marcel is the only family that she has and she’d do anything for him, so it’s been worth giving up her freedom to make him happy. Marcel has been the one person who didn’t give up on her, who saved her when her own family in New Orleans up and left and she still has no idea why they did that. Was she just not good enough? Was she not worth loving? Had she disappointed them when it comes to being a witch? She’d never been able to figure it out, but she’s grateful every single day that Marcel took her in and offered her a home and a family.

But when he goes missing one day, Davina can’t help but feel abandoned yet again and it’s something she can’t easily take. Her family walked away from her and she feels as if everyone has given up on her. Now that Marcel has done the same, it only makes things worse for the young witch. She knows she’s not supposed to leave the church, but when Marcel doesn’t return, what is she supposed to do? Staying locked inside isn’t an option for her. She’s all alone there and the only person she truly trusts has left. Everything inside of her is telling the girl to go out there and look for Marcel. As angry as she is, the vampire is still the only family she has left. Davina soon takes it upon herself to go look for Marcel by doing a locater spell and she finds him in Mystic Falls, discovering that he’s gone there to find out things about his past. She’s not mad at Marcel for wanting to find out more about his real family. She’d be doing the same thing herself if she got the chance. No, Davina is upset with him because he left her in New Orleans, without a single word. She feels abandoned, but Marcel tries his hardest to convince her that it was supposed to be temporary. He’d never leave her and only went to Mystic Falls to gather information, but something made him stay longer and he wanted to relocate Davina to the small town. Now that she’s here with Marcel, she’s not about to be cooped up inside a church or some other building yet again. No, Davina has plans. She wants to do more with magic and meet other witches and she wants to finally be able to go to college so she can start her life and become an adult, the way that she’s been wanting for a while now. She has no idea that her parents and older sister moved to Chicago, Illinois, the place where they all happened to get killed by a dark coven. Davina never knew about the feud that her mother had with other witches as the woman had always kept her youngest child out of it. She’d always told her husband and her oldest daughter to keep Davina safe if things ever came to blows, if they were ever found in New Orleans. Unfortunately, they had to move when they felt like the coven was on their heels and since Davina’s mom had never involved her, she thought the young witch would be safe in New Orleans all by herself. Since her mother, father and older sister knew all about the coven and what was going on, they had to escape, but were killed a couple of days ago, which is something that Marcel recently became aware of…

▼ TANGLED WEBS

Charles Claire

Davina and Charlie were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings because of their parents. Charlie has no idea that his cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but his parents told them everything about her parents and siblings being killed by a dark coven, while Davina ignores everything about it.

Lindsey Claire

Davina and Lindsey were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings. Lindsey has no idea that her cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but maybe Davina is willing to help her become more skillful when it comes to magic.

Marcellus Gerard

Marcel is like a father to Davina and he sees her as a daughter. He’s been taking care of the young girl ever since her family left, until he’d planned a short trip to Mystic Falls, which ended up being longer than expected. Davina tracked Marcel down and got angry with him for abandoning her, though she doesn’t want to go back to being locked up again. She wants Marcel to let her attend college and become an adult.

Liam Dunbar

Davina met Liam at college, with him easily noticing that she needed to get adjusted and find her way around. Liam was kind enough to help Davina with settling in and she appreciates how kind and welcoming he’s been to her ever since her arrival. The two have been friends ever since, even attending a couple of the same classes at college. Liam makes Davina feel more normal and she knows she needs him to get back into the swing of things again.

Theodore Raeken

There’s something dangerous and mysterious about Theo, which Davina instantly picked up on. She’s been sparring with him for a while, with the two making snide remarks that almost look like flirty comments. They’re also attending the same college, meaning that Davina runs into Theo frequently. Theo is somehow intrigued by Davina and he sure as hell isn’t planning to stop their bantering relationship anytime soon.

Tegan Lambert

Tegan senses that Davina is a witch and she can’t help but observe the girl for a while, wanting to figure out if she’d be qualified to help Tegan with her own magic. Of course, Davina’s not sure why the other witch is following her around at times, but she’s picked up on it lately and feels like Tegan is stalking her or something. Davina’s wary of people who act that way, but Tegan isn’t about to give up. She wants to learn magic more than anything.

Piper Argent

Davina is the one who offers Piper her help so the girl can find her mother. She had no idea that a vampire would attack Piper and feels bad about it, because that wasn’t supposed to happen and it kind of makes Davina doubt herself when it comes to her magic skills. She wants to do better and try to make it up to Piper, but she’s not sure if the girl will let her.

Rachel Townsend

Ever since Rachel’s arrival in town, there’s something about her that Davina doesn’t trust. She doesn’t know the girl’s story, but she thinks that Rachel is acting really strange for some reason and she’s determined to find out what the other witch’s deal is. Rachel has no idea that Davina has been keeping an eye on her though, or that the other girl is a witch, just like her.

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▼ NOW PRESENTING

Name: Davina Lorraine Claire Age: 18 Birthday: April 21, 1998 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Occupation: Student at Whitmore college (freshman) Family: Charles Claire (cousin), Lindsey Claire (cousin) Species: Witch (Omega) Playby: Danielle Campbell Availability: Open

▼ SPECIES STATISTICS

Witch

Active since: August 21, 2012

Coven: None

Status: N/A

▼ SOMETHING WICKED

Davina Claire was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up with her parents and older sister, also having two cousins named Charles Claire and Lindsey Claire. When she was eight years old, Davina found out that she came from a long line of witches through her mother, because it was something that the woman had never kept a secret from her. Her father had always known about magic being in the family and it had never bothered the man. He’d always accepted his wife and daughters for being witches and it had never made him love them any less. When Davina was fourteen years old, her mother thought she was old enough to start practicing magic and it was then that she was given her grandmother’s grimoire. Her mother began to teach Davina spells and curses, alongside her older sister. However, when her family abandoned her when Davina was sixteen years old, Marcellus Gerard took the young girl under his wing and promised to take care of her, like he’d also once done with Hayley Marshall. She had nowhere else to go after her parents and sister had up and left the young girl and the last thing that she wanted was to be placed in a foster family, so Davina wanted to do whatever it took to stay out of that. Luckily, Marcel had managed to keep her out of the foster life and promised to take care of the witch himself, growing very fond of the witch and even starting to see her as an adoptive daughter. Ever since that moment, Davina has been loyal to Marcel and she knows she can’t thank him enough for saving her life. Because Marcel doesn’t want anyone taking advantage of his witch and to keep her as safe as he possibly can, he makes sure that she’s locked inside a church, cutting her off from the real world. Because of her secluded lifestyle, Davina has had to miss out on a lot of things such as going to high school, attending parties, hanging out with friends and gossiping about boys. However, Marcel is the only family that she has and she’d do anything for him, so it’s been worth giving up her freedom to make him happy. Marcel has been the one person who didn’t give up on her, who saved her when her own family in New Orleans up and left and she still has no idea why they did that. Was she just not good enough? Was she not worth loving? Had she disappointed them when it comes to being a witch? She’d never been able to figure it out, but she’s grateful every single day that Marcel took her in and offered her a home and a family.

But when he goes missing one day, Davina can’t help but feel abandoned yet again and it’s something she can’t easily take. Her family walked away from her and she feels as if everyone has given up on her. Now that Marcel has done the same, it only makes things worse for the young witch. She knows she’s not supposed to leave the church, but when Marcel doesn’t return, what is she supposed to do? Staying locked inside isn’t an option for her. She’s all alone there and the only person she truly trusts has left. Everything inside of her is telling the girl to go out there and look for Marcel. As angry as she is, the vampire is still the only family she has left. Davina soon takes it upon herself to go look for Marcel by doing a locater spell and she finds him in Mystic Falls, discovering that he’s gone there to find out things about his past. She’s not mad at Marcel for wanting to find out more about his real family. She’d be doing the same thing herself if she got the chance. No, Davina is upset with him because he left her in New Orleans, without a single word. She feels abandoned, but Marcel tries his hardest to convince her that it was supposed to be temporary. He’d never leave her and only went to Mystic Falls to gather information, but something made him stay longer and he wanted to relocate Davina to the small town. Now that she’s here with Marcel, she’s not about to be cooped up inside a church or some other building yet again. No, Davina has plans. She wants to do more with magic and meet other witches and she wants to finally be able to go to college so she can start her life and become an adult, the way that she’s been wanting for a while now. She has no idea that her parents and older sister moved to Chicago, Illinois, the place where they all happened to get killed by a dark coven. Davina never knew about the feud that her mother had with other witches as the woman had always kept her youngest child out of it. She’d always told her husband and her oldest daughter to keep Davina safe if things ever came to blows, if they were ever found in New Orleans. Unfortunately, they had to move when they felt like the coven was on their heels and since Davina’s mom had never involved her, she thought the young witch would be safe in New Orleans all by herself. Since her mother, father and older sister knew all about the coven and what was going on, they had to escape, but were killed a couple of days ago, which is something that Marcel recently became aware of…

▼ TANGLED WEBS

Charles Claire

Davina and Charlie were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings because of their parents. Charlie has no idea that his cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but his parents told them everything about her parents and siblings being killed by a dark coven, while Davina ignores everything about it.

Lindsey Claire

Davina and Lindsey were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings. Lindsey has no idea that her cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but maybe Davina is willing to help her become more skillful when it comes to magic.

Marcellus Gerard

Marcel is like a father to Davina and he sees her as a daughter. He’s been taking care of the young girl ever since her family left, until he’d planned a short trip to Mystic Falls, which ended up being longer than expected. Davina tracked Marcel down and got angry with him for abandoning her, though she doesn’t want to go back to being locked up again. She wants Marcel to let her attend college and become an adult.

Liam Dunbar

Davina met Liam at college, with him easily noticing that she needed to get adjusted and find her way around. Liam was kind enough to help Davina with settling in and she appreciates how kind and welcoming he’s been to her ever since her arrival. The two have been friends ever since, even attending a couple of the same classes at college. Liam makes Davina feel more normal and she knows she needs him to get back into the swing of things again.

Theodore Raeken

There’s something dangerous and mysterious about Theo, which Davina instantly picked up on. She’s been sparring with him for a while, with the two making snide remarks that almost look like flirty comments. They’re also attending the same college, meaning that Davina runs into Theo frequently. Theo is somehow intrigued by Davina and he sure as hell isn’t planning to stop their bantering relationship anytime soon.

Tegan Lambert

Tegan senses that Davina is a witch and she can’t help but observe the girl for a while, wanting to figure out if she’d be qualified to help Tegan with her own magic. Of course, Davina’s not sure why the other witch is following her around at times, but she’s picked up on it lately and feels like Tegan is stalking her or something. Davina’s wary of people who act that way, but Tegan isn’t about to give up. She wants to learn magic more than anything.

Piper Argent

Davina is the one who offers Piper her help so the girl can find her mother. She had no idea that a vampire would attack Piper and feels bad about it, because that wasn’t supposed to happen and it kind of makes Davina doubt herself when it comes to her magic skills. She wants to do better and try to make it up to Piper, but she’s not sure if the girl will let her.

Rachel Townsend

Ever since Rachel’s arrival in town, there’s something about her that Davina doesn’t trust. She doesn’t know the girl’s story, but she thinks that Rachel is acting really strange for some reason and she’s determined to find out what the other witch’s deal is. Rachel has no idea that Davina has been keeping an eye on her though, or that the other girl is a witch, just like her.

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▼ NOW PRESENTING

Name: Davina Lorraine Claire Age: 18 Birthday: April 21, 1998 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Occupation: Student at Whitmore college (freshman) Family: Lindsey Claire (cousin) Species: Witch (Omega) Playby: Danielle Campbell Availability: Open

▼ SPECIES STATISTICS

Witch

Active since: August 21, 2012

Coven: None

Status: N/A

▼ SOMETHING WICKED

Davina Claire was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up with her parents and older sister. When she was eight years old, Davina found out that she came from a long line of witches through her mother, because it was something that the woman had never kept a secret from her. Her father had always known about magic being in the family and it had never bothered the man. He’d always accepted his wife and daughters for being witches and it had never made him love them any less. When Davina was fourteen years old, her mother thought she was old enough to start practicing magic and it was then that she was given her grandmother’s grimoire. Her mother began to teach Davina spells and curses, alongside her older sister. However, when her family abandoned her when Davina was sixteen years old, Marcellus Gerard took the young girl under his wing and promised to take care of her, like he’d also once done with Hayley Marshall. She had nowhere else to go after her parents and sister had up and left the young girl and the last thing that she wanted was to be placed in a foster family, so Davina wanted to do whatever it took to stay out of that. Luckily, Marcel had managed to keep her out of the foster life and promised to take care of the witch himself, growing very fond of the witch and even starting to see her as an adoptive daughter. Ever since that moment, Davina has been loyal to Marcel and she knows she can’t thank him enough for saving her life. Because Marcel doesn’t want anyone taking advantage of his witch and to keep her as safe as he possibly can, he makes sure that she’s locked inside a church, cutting her off from the real world. Because of her secluded lifestyle, Davina has had to miss out on a lot of things such as going to high school, attending parties, hanging out with friends and gossiping about boys. However, Marcel is the only family that she has and she’d do anything for him, so it’s been worth giving up her freedom to make him happy. Marcel has been the one person who didn’t give up on her, who saved her when her own family in New Orleans up and left and she still has no idea why they did that. Was she just not good enough? Was she not worth loving? Had she disappointed them when it comes to being a witch? She’d never been able to figure it out, but she’s grateful every single day that Marcel took her in and offered her a home and a family.

But when he goes missing one day, Davina can’t help but feel abandoned yet again and it’s something she can’t easily take. Her family walked away from her and she feels as if everyone has given up on her. Now that Marcel has done the same, it only makes things worse for the young witch. She knows she’s not supposed to leave the church, but when Marcel doesn’t return, what is she supposed to do? Staying locked inside isn’t an option for her. She’s all alone there and the only person she truly trusts has left. Everything inside of her is telling the girl to go out there and look for Marcel. As angry as she is, the vampire is still the only family she has left. Davina soon takes it upon herself to go look for Marcel by doing a locater spell and she finds him in Mystic Falls, discovering that he’s gone there to find out things about his past. She’s not mad at Marcel for wanting to find out more about his real family. She’d be doing the same thing herself if she got the chance. No, Davina is upset with him because he left her in New Orleans, without a single word. She feels abandoned, but Marcel tries his hardest to convince her that it was supposed to be temporary. He’d never leave her and only went to Mystic Falls to gather information, but something made him stay longer and he wanted to relocate Davina to the small town. Now that she’s here with Marcel, she’s not about to be cooped up inside a church or some other building yet again. No, Davina has plans. She wants to do more with magic and meet other witches and she wants to finally be able to go to college so she can start her life and become an adult, the way that she’s been wanting for a while now. She has no idea that her parents and older sister moved to Chicago, Illinois, the place where they all happened to get killed by a dark coven. Davina never knew about the feud that her mother had with other witches as the woman had always kept her youngest child out of it. She’d always told her husband and her oldest daughter to keep Davina safe if things ever came to blows, if they were ever found in New Orleans. Unfortunately, they had to move when they felt like the coven was on their heels and since Davina’s mom had never involved her, she thought the young witch would be safe in New Orleans all by herself. Since her mother, father and older sister knew all about the coven and what was going on, they had to escape, but were killed a couple of days ago, which is something that Marcel recently became aware of…

▼ TANGLED WEBS

Lindsey Claire

Davina and Lindsey were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings. Lindsey has no idea that her cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but maybe Davina is willing to help her become more skillful when it comes to magic.

Marcellus Gerard

Marcel is like a father to Davina and he sees her as a daughter. He’s been taking care of the young girl ever since her family left, until he’d planned a short trip to Mystic Falls, which ended up being longer than expected. Davina tracked Marcel down and got angry with him for abandoning her, though she doesn’t want to go back to being locked up again. She wants Marcel to let her attend college and become an adult.

Liam Dunbar

Davina met Liam at college, with him easily noticing that she needed to get adjusted and find her way around. Liam was kind enough to help Davina with settling in and she appreciates how kind and welcoming he’s been to her ever since her arrival. The two have been friends ever since, even attending a couple of the same classes at college. Liam makes Davina feel more normal and she knows she needs him to get back into the swing of things again.

Theodore Raeken

There’s something dangerous and mysterious about Theo, which Davina instantly picked up on. She’s been sparring with him for a while, with the two making snide remarks that almost look like flirty comments. They’re also attending the same college, meaning that Davina runs into Theo frequently. Theo is somehow intrigued by Davina and he sure as hell isn’t planning to stop their bantering relationship anytime soon.

Tegan Lambert

Tegan senses that Davina is a witch and she can’t help but observe the girl for a while, wanting to figure out if she’d be qualified to help Tegan with her own magic. Of course, Davina’s not sure why the other witch is following her around at times, but she’s picked up on it lately and feels like Tegan is stalking her or something. Davina’s wary of people who act that way, but Tegan isn’t about to give up. She wants to learn magic more than anything.

Piper Argent

Davina is the one who offers Piper her help so the girl can find her mother. She had no idea that a vampire would attack Piper and feels bad about it, because that wasn’t supposed to happen and it kind of makes Davina doubt herself when it comes to her magic skills. She wants to do better and try to make it up to Piper, but she’s not sure if the girl will let her.

Rachel Townsend

Ever since Rachel’s arrival in town, there’s something about her that Davina doesn’t trust. She doesn’t know the girl’s story, but she thinks that Rachel is acting really strange for some reason and she’s determined to find out what the other witch’s deal is. Rachel has no idea that Davina has been keeping an eye on her though, or that the other girl is a witch, just like her.

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▼ NOW PRESENTING

Name: Davina Lorraine Claire Age: 18 Birthday: April 21, 1998 Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Occupation: Student at Whitmore college (freshman) Family: Lindsey Claire (cousin) Species: Witch (Omega) Playby: Danielle Campbell Availability: Open

▼ SPECIES STATISTICS

Witch

Active since: August 21, 2012

Coven: None

Status: N/A

▼ SOMETHING WICKED

Davina Claire was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up with her parents and older sister. When she was eight years old, Davina found out that she came from a long line of witches through her mother, because it was something that the woman had never kept a secret from her. Her father had always known about magic being in the family and it had never bothered the man. He’d always accepted his wife and daughters for being witches and it had never made him love them any less. When Davina was fourteen years old, her mother thought she was old enough to start practicing magic and it was then that she was given her grandmother’s grimoire. Her mother began to teach Davina spells and curses, alongside her older sister. However, when her family abandoned her when Davina was sixteen years old, Marcellus Gerard took the young girl under his wing and promised to take care of her, like he’d also once done with Hayley Marshall. She had nowhere else to go after her parents and sister had up and left the young girl and the last thing that she wanted was to be placed in a foster family, so Davina wanted to do whatever it took to stay out of that. Luckily, Marcel had managed to keep her out of the foster life and promised to take care of the witch himself, growing very fond of the witch and even starting to see her as an adoptive daughter. Ever since that moment, Davina has been loyal to Marcel and she knows she can’t thank him enough for saving her life. Because Marcel doesn’t want anyone taking advantage of his witch and to keep her as safe as he possibly can, he makes sure that she’s locked inside a church, cutting her off from the real world. Because of her secluded lifestyle, Davina has had to miss out on a lot of things such as going to high school, attending parties, hanging out with friends and gossiping about boys. However, Marcel is the only family that she has and she’d do anything for him, so it’s been worth giving up her freedom to make him happy. Marcel has been the one person who didn’t give up on her, who saved her when her own family in New Orleans up and left and she still has no idea why they did that. Was she just not good enough? Was she not worth loving? Had she disappointed them when it comes to being a witch? She’d never been able to figure it out, but she’s grateful every single day that Marcel took her in and offered her a home and a family.

But when he goes missing one day, Davina can’t help but feel abandoned yet again and it’s something she can’t easily take. Her family walked away from her and she feels as if everyone has given up on her. Now that Marcel has done the same, it only makes things worse for the young witch. She knows she’s not supposed to leave the church, but when Marcel doesn’t return, what is she supposed to do? Staying locked inside isn’t an option for her. She’s all alone there and the only person she truly trusts has left. Everything inside of her is telling the girl to go out there and look for Marcel. As angry as she is, the vampire is still the only family she has left. Davina soon takes it upon herself to go look for Marcel by doing a locater spell and she finds him in Mystic Falls, discovering that he’s gone there to find out things about his past. She’s not mad at Marcel for wanting to find out more about his real family. She’d be doing the same thing herself if she got the chance. No, Davina is upset with him because he left her in New Orleans, without a single word. She feels abandoned, but Marcel tries his hardest to convince her that it was supposed to be temporary. He’d never leave her and only went to Mystic Falls to gather information, but something made him stay longer and he wanted to relocate Davina to the small town. Now that she’s here with Marcel, she’s not about to be cooped up inside a church or some other building yet again. No, Davina has plans. She wants to do more with magic and meet other witches and she wants to finally be able to go to college so she can start her life and become an adult, the way that she’s been wanting for a while now. She has no idea that her parents and older sister moved to Chicago, Illinois, the place where they all happened to get killed by a dark coven. Davina never knew about the feud that her mother had with other witches as the woman had always kept her youngest child out of it. She’d always told her husband and her oldest daughter to keep Davina safe if things ever came to blows, if they were ever found in New Orleans. Unfortunately, they had to move when they felt like the coven was on their heels and since Davina’s mom had never involved her, she thought the young witch would be safe in New Orleans all by herself. Since her mother, father and older sister knew all about the coven and what was going on, they had to escape, but were killed a couple of days ago, which is something that Marcel recently became aware of…

▼ TANGLED WEBS

Lindsey Claire

Davina and Lindsey were never close and rarely ever saw one another aside from family gatherings. Lindsey has no idea that her cousin has also come to Mystic Falls, but maybe Davina is willing to help her become more skillful when it comes to magic.

Marcellus Gerard

Marcel is like a father to Davina and he sees her as a daughter. He’s been taking care of the young girl ever since her family left, until he’d planned a short trip to Mystic Falls, which ended up being longer than expected. Davina tracked Marcel down and got angry with him for abandoning her, though she doesn’t want to go back to being locked up again. She wants Marcel to let her attend college and become an adult.

Liam Dunbar

Davina met Liam at college, with him easily noticing that she needed to get adjusted and find her way around. Liam was kind enough to help Davina with settling in and she appreciates how kind and welcoming he’s been to her ever since her arrival. The two have been friends ever since, even attending a couple of the same classes at college. Liam makes Davina feel more normal and she knows she needs him to get back into the swing of things again.

Theodore Raeken

There’s something dangerous and mysterious about Theo, which Davina instantly picked up on. She’s been sparring with him for a while, with the two making snide remarks that almost look like flirty comments. They’re also attending the same college, meaning that Davina runs into Theo frequently. Theo is somehow intrigued by Davina and he sure as hell isn’t planning to stop their bantering relationship anytime soon.

Tegan Lambert

Tegan senses that Davina is a witch and she can’t help but observe the girl for a while, wanting to figure out if she’d be qualified to help Tegan with her own magic. Of course, Davina’s not sure why the other witch is following her around at times, but she’s picked up on it lately and feels like Tegan is stalking her or something. Davina’s wary of people who act that way, but Tegan isn’t about to give up. She wants to learn magic more than anything.

Piper Argent

Davina is the one who offers Piper her help so the girl can find her mother. She had no idea that a vampire would attack Piper and feels bad about it, because that wasn’t supposed to happen and it kind of makes Davina doubt herself when it comes to her magic skills. She wants to do better and try to make it up to Piper, but she’s not sure if the girl will let her.

Rachel Townsend

Ever since Rachel’s arrival in town, there’s something about her that Davina doesn’t trust. She doesn’t know the girl’s story, but she thinks that Rachel is acting really strange for some reason and she’s determined to find out what the other witch’s deal is. Rachel has no idea that Davina has been keeping an eye on her though, or that the other girl is a witch, just like her.

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