( @fragmcntedsouls | billie. )
He'd read the letter, of course he had. There had been none left for him, and that was unsurprising. Their last encounter had made the fae's view of him very clear. But ever since they'd read it, he'd been trying to talk to Billie about it. People in her life were always leaving her, always without the ability to say it to her face. Yet, everytime he brought it up, she'd deflect, distract, and at this point, they were lucky to have use of their legs at all.
Pivoting to a different technique, Briggs was able to talk her into leaving the compound to look at houses for the afternoon. He had meant it, slug-induced or not, when he said he wanted a place just for the two of them. The tours were a mix of selections from Zera and Klaus and ones that actually met the criteria they'd given the realtor. This house, in particular, didn't seem to match either.
Wandering around the upstairs, it definitely felt a little creepy. Historic, maybe, but haunted? Also maybe. "Baby," he whispered, trying to get her attention without alerting the realtor who he'd stopped pretending to listen to when she began talking about school districts for kids they didn't even have. "Baby!"
As she finally reached where he stood, he murmured, "does this seem like the start of a horror film to you or have I been watching too many?"
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@grimulf-of-the-wilderness | cont'd.
Capitano must hand it to this stranger, they’ve been rather audacious in their romanticisms and flirtations, and it left him utterly stupefied.
Not once has he ever been caught off guard the way he has been by this…admirer, and while it does somewhat make his hackles raise, he had to give them credit where credit was due. After all, indeed, audentes Fortuna iuvat.
Fortune favors the bold.
The Harbinger made no move to slay the stranger where they stood. No, instead, it just stared at them ever silently, the oppressive aura that it always carried upon its shoulders having quieted considerably and was even replaced by something else entirely:
Curiosity.
Their playful yet almost taunting words intrigued him, hues of cerulean glinting within the void of his mask as he regarded the newcomer carefully. The Captain’s lived for a little over five centuries now. He has seen many things when it came to humans and their customs, even those when it came to gestures indicating courting. He’s certainly never seen anyone lick another’s knuckles, however. It was strange—and yet, somehow, mildly amusing?
He's confused. Terribly so. He’s never been at the receiving end of any sort of attention that was not fear or reverence. Or both.
As the wanderer rose to their full height, Capitano was subtly taken aback by the fact that they are tall; much taller than him. He’s never encountered any human that passed him in stature, and just that alone further solidifies the assumption that they’re anything but—or at least, no longer are.
Only when they pushed back the hood and revealed everything did he truly understand. Understand, yet grow all the more bewildered at the fact that of all beings, it was a Hilichurlian Rogue that had courageously stepped forward and gave him his affections.
It’s not often that the Harbinger comes across Hilichurls, no less rogues, as he tends to keep his distance from them in order to leave them with what little peace they have left. So, to be face-to-face—or rather, mask-to-mask, with one was utterly novel. It’s not unwelcome, even as the Hilichurl reiterated his words from before.
Devastatingly handsome paired with a beautiful soul…as though he wasn’t baffled enough.
However, Capitano was snapped out of his reverie the moment a passerby screamed in terror at the sight of the rogue before him, his head turning almost mechanically towards the source of the exclamation before chaos erupted around them.
Ah.
His attention remained on the crowds of people that scattered and hollered to get away from the rogue that had revealed himself, however it returned towards the Hilichurl once he spoke again and dismissed himself before the guards could step in.
“… Wait.”
These are not Capitano’s people—they’re not a group that he could easily calm with a simple gesture. What he can do, however, is to bring back that oppressive nature that weighed heavily around him as he turned his attention towards the guards and the few stragglers that remained. He has no jurisdiction here in Natlan, of that he is aware, yet he is still a Fatuus.
He is still a Harbinger, and one that demanded respect by his mere presence.
“Leave this being to me and return to your people. Assure them that all is well, as there is nothing to be afraid of,” it said, its voice unwavering and stalwart. Should they listen or should they not mattered little to him as his attention fell on the rogue once more if he did actually listen and stay, motioning with his head for him to follow.
There was no need to continue causing unnecessary stress on the inhabitants of Natlan, so the two of them may as well find a more secluded place so they could have a talk.
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for: anyone who is part of any inner court (save dusk) cap of 3!
character: high lord haoyu
each in turn, tianyu seeks them to give them the chance for succor and respite. the giant white beast lands in near silence, their wings barely disturbing the leaves on the ground. haoyu had always praised (and prized) the stealth of his dragon-soul. he would have to have a proper ceremony to welcome them properly, and of course -- how would they be housed, fed and tended to? they fear that if too much time passes, they'd find themselves with fae who are more angry than afraid. "tianyu told me that i should seek you out." he says, as he slides down the dragon's foreleg and stands close to the white dragon with a hand resting against its pearlescent scales. "are you injured? i came to offer assistance, if i could. tianyu had agreed to carry food and medicinal supplies for you and yours." she doesn't give her name, there is no reason to, as they have given tianyu's name, and it is tianyu's name that matters here.
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She was practicing with her halberd, which was how she normally started her day. Something to get the blood flowing and the muscles stretched. A twirl, a jab, a spin, a slash. She used the huge weapon like it didn't weigh a thing.
Doing exercises like this helped her push away the storm clouds that always clung in her mind from the night before.
{ @warwaited }
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months since supposed superficial union , and arthur still can't speak the name he's been turning in his mind since the last word of the priest who had officiated it . to have her tied to his last name was a safety both had agreed they could afford , on account of the perils wrought from civilization . yet even now , there are moments where he feels guilty , knowing she's tied to him now in a matrimony no one in their right mind would call holy . but he might call it secure .
he comes from behind , to perch beside her quite quietly and quite quickly , dirt-stained jeans upon the uneven bark of the fireside log , first moving close , letting her know he's there with a touch of the back of his hand against her upper arm , and murmuring out a soft
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ abigail . ❞
he leans over his thighs , drawing out a cigarette and lighting it with a quick thrust at the bottom of his boot . ❝ jack said he wants to see me huntin' tomorrow . i told him that weren't up to me . ❞ an absentminded tap of his knuckles against her wrist , once , twice , thrice . her face obscures in the steam from his nostrils . ❝ that i listen t'you on that . ❞
╰ ゜AS IF WE NEED MORE TO WRITE . / @misroberts .
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/ Mutuals feel free to give this post a ❤️ for a silly lil thing ! pls specify from who if it's a multi and to whom from my muse list otherwise I'm skipping ! Also leaving as well the characters I have the most muse for -at the moment- (in no specific order)
Constantine XI (rider) ; Jason (saber) ; Camazotz (temp. assassin) ; Odysseus (rider) ; Daybit (crypter) ; Tezcatlipoca (grand assassin) ; Moctezuma II (Avenger); Kukulcan ( - ) ; Tlaloc (pretender) ; Nitocris (caster) ; Nero Claudius (saber) ; Moriarty (ruler) ; Jekyll/Hyde (assassin) ; Arjuna (archer) ; Arthur Pendragon (saber) ; Arash (archer) ; Caeneus (lancer) ; Jeanne D'Arc alter (avenger) ;
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@evoblue liked for a starter.
she will be the first person he'll admit to being excited about seeing, reading a message asking for a coffee trip actually made his entire morning. it wouldn't be too long he'd remain in johto, not with the duties he now found elsewhere for the time being — but that didn't mean he couldn't try to enjoy the now. silver would walk through that door and lock eyes with her immediately from across the lobby, and he wouldn't be able to hide the smile that tugged at his lips.
so he crosses the room and swiftly takes the seat in front of her.
" morning, blue. it's been a while. "
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A blind date is definitely not how TK wants to be spending his Saturday night, but Nancy had insisted that this guy was gorgeous (or, turned out, a friend of a friend did) and she just wouldn't stop insisting, so TK had no choice but to eventually agree. If one night of pretending he enjoys fancy dinners and making pleasant conversation with a stranger will get Nancy off his back, then he's happy to suffer through it.
TK knows next to nothing about the guy, other than the fact he's gorgeous and supposed to be wearing blue, so the moment he enters the restaurant and spots someone wearing a blue shirt at a table at the far wall, alone, he's off to join them.
"Hi, sorry I'm late." God, the guy had probably already assumed TK had stood him up, as surprised as he looked. "I'm TK. And I promise I'm usually not this astronomically late. Traffic was a nightmare."
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