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[it-happened-one-fic]

Hours in the Moonlight: Persevering Afterlight - 4. Working Together

Summary: There was something distinctly daunting about evaluating a vampire clan. Especially when you weren’t entirely sure as to how to go about doing such a thing. But at least you weren’t going to be entirely on your own.

Series Type: Gender-neutral reader/ Vampire AU/ romantic/ angst/ angst with comfort/ fluff/ sfw/ platonic interactions too!

Trigger Warning: Vampire

Word Count: 1574

Hours in the Moonlight Master-List

I held my ground as I looked at Leona, not wanting to back down but also feeling like I would be doing exactly what he wanted if I sniped back again. It was like I was sitting in the palm of his hand, not able to entirely win in this situation.

And, if anything, he seemed almost more amused, or perhaps pleased, by my stubborn silence. After a brief moment though, he stepped around me and began walking towards the door with purpose. 

The door opened with a soft click, and I found myself following him, not sure what he was going to do until he yelled out into the corridor, “JACK!”

It was like a ripple went through the hallway with the name being repeated as a murmur, presumably until the message reached the ‘Jack’ in question.

I frowned in confusion before looking towards the man who still stood blocking the doorway and finding myself voicing my question before I put any real thought into it, “What are you doing?”

Leona looked back over his shoulder at me, his eyebrows lifting slightly before he spoke, “You said you were going to evaluate the clan, I’m calling someone to stick with you.”

I blinked at him in silent surprise as he turned to his attention back to the hallway. leaning against the doorframe in a relaxed manner that also managed to completely block off the opening and hold me inside.

So he was going to have me watched while I was in his clan…. I suppose it made sense in many ways. I was someone who’d already killed a vampire, he might not want me running loose in his clan. But in the same sentence, I wasn’t overly fond of someone following me around as his eyes.

But I supposed it was only fair. In many ways, I was serving as Crowley’s eyes, even if I didn’t like it.

“Ruggie,” At his quieter, far more relaxed call, the shorter man appeared once more, tilting his head with a half-impatient but questioning gaze.

“You keep an eye on the herbivore as well,” Leona jerked his head back towards me, his ears twitching slightly atop his head as the shorter man nodded before they both turned to look towards a man shouldering his way through the crowd. 

I followed their gaze and almost immediately made eye contact with a set of gold eyes as I blinked at the tall, muscular young man. He had a serious expression as he approached, his large wolf ears perked atop his head.

“Jack, you’re gonna be keeping an eye on the herbivore while they go around and ‘evaluate’ the clan.” Leona started speaking as soon as the young man came to a stop, gesturing back towards me with a thumb.

Jack’s gaze flickered my way, his eyes widening slightly as he inhaled sharply before he dragged his attention back to Leona, “Why are they evaluating the clan?”

I stepped forward before Leona could speak, wanting to clear up any misunderstandings before they got started, “I was asked to by the head-vampire of this district.”

I could feel both Leona and Ruggie looking towards me, but I ignored them in favor of gauging Jack’s reaction. As he frowned at my words, I felt the urge to continue, but found myself hesitating to mention my status as the Hunter, with Leona’s description of the job still bouncing around in my head.

“He just wants to check in on each of the clans and asked me to do it for him,” I finished carefully, not sure of how else to explain it. I didn’t want to lie, but I also had newfound hesitation about just throwing around the fact that I was the Hunter now.

I could tell that he still had questions, but he seemed to hold himself back as he glanced around the hallway before nodding, “Alright. I’ll just be showing you around, and that’s all?”

Leona snorted but at last shifted so that I could leave the room freely, the grin on his face filled with a frustrating degree of smugness as I slipped past him, “Oh no. They said that they would be keeping tabs on us for as long as it takes to finish their evaluation. You’ll be keeping an eye on them to make sure they don’t stick their nose where it doesn’t belong.”

His eyes glimmered, and I found myself frowning, relieved that he was staying silent about the real reason I was here but unsure of how I felt about the fact that he was once again keeping a secret for me. 

He’d done so with Sam, and now he was doing so with one of his own clan members, and it made no sense. I’d gotten the impression from the interaction we’d just had that he was going to be staunchly against me, but here he was assisting me once more.

Which made me wonder if the reason he was having two of his clan members keep an eye on me was just strictly for keeping tabs on what I was doing. After all, it was beyond risky to be a lone mortal, known to attract vampires, surrounded by vampires who were apparently known to be at risk for losing themselves to the insanity that could be brought on by vampirism.

I glanced back at him, confused even as he turned and sauntered back into his room. Evidently done with all of us.

“You got this handled, Jack? I’ve gotta go….” Ruggie trailed off, already looking like he wanted to bolt. 

But if Jack noticed Ruggie’s obvious desperation to flee the scene, he didn’t react. Instead he nodded firmly, looking like he’d just been given an incredibly important job, “Yeah, I’ve got this handled. You go on.”

We both watched as the shorter man trotted off without even glancing back. Obviously glad to be slipping out of this particular job as he went off to do whatever it was he was going to do.

I glanced over at the pale haired man next to me at the exact same moment he looked at me. And the awkwardness set in fast as I felt myself shifting around before smiling awkwardly, “I’m Y/n.”

Jack nodded, slowly twisting to start leading me around the clan’s building, his voice low and slightly gruff as he responded with just his name, “Jack.”

I trailed after him, feeling soberly like this was going to be far more difficult than I’d initially expected.

We walked in silence for a lengthy stretch of time with me pondering how to even really get started with my newfound duty.

If I was going to find out anything about why the Savanaclaw clan had more vampires losing themselves to the insanity of the disease, I would have to talk to people here and learn more about vampirism as a whole.

I slowly became so ensnared in my own swirling thoughts that I completely ignored Jack’s motions until he came to a stop in front of me, causing me to slowly stop behind him in confusion, wondering if I'd missed something.

“Why did he send a mortal to evaluate the clan?” I felt myself go still at his simplistic question, faltering slightly as I realized that this was something that I should’ve expected. 

In no way did it make sense for the head-vampire of this district to send a mortal to check up on the clans. It would be like sending a sheep into a horde of wolves when said sheep was never supposed to know that the wolves existed outside of stories in the first place.

“I…” I hesitated before sighing slightly, because it was a simple fact. I was going to have to face the full weight of the Hunter and whatever it might entail. I could only hope my job wouldn’t get in the way of what I was here to do.

“I’m the new Hunter for the clans. The head vampire hired me to work under him so that he could find out why so many vampires have been succumbing to the insanity of the vampirism disease.” 

Jack was silent, turning to look back at me as he crossed his arms before speaking, “So you’re going to be doing preventative work?”

I nodded slowly at his almost stern-sounding words, surprised that was all he had to say as he nodded. “I’d wondered why Leona was so willing to let you just walk around.”

Jack sighed, rubbing at the back of his neck as he paused with a less-than-pleased expression appearing on his face that didn’t quite match his words, “I’ll help you then.”

I felt my eyes widen at his words, surprised that he was so willing to offer to help me when Rook had implied that most vampires preferred to avoid the Hunter.

 Perhaps the vampires, as a whole, recognized the seriousness of the situation and also wanted all of this to be resolved. If that were the case, it certainly would make my life easier.

I found myself smiling at the young man, relieved to not be wholly on my own in this unfamiliar clan. I would still be cautious, but it was nice to have someone offering to assist me, “Then I guess we’ll be working together then.”

He watched me silently for a moment before nodding and straightening, a slight smile flickering across his face, “I guess so.”

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Moonlit cuddles

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Jack dreaded the full moon, for it was the night he lost control and transformed into a fierce wolf. It happened every month, and he hated it. He would run wild in the forests of Twisted Wonderland, hunting for prey and howling at the moon. But this time, things were different.

As he roamed the woods, Jack caught the scent of something sweet and alluring. He followed it to a dormitory where he saw Y/N, a student at Night Raven College. She was kind and gentle, and Jack couldn't help but be drawn to her.

He watched from afar as she opened her window and beckoned him in. Without thinking, Jack leaped into her room and was surprised when Y/N welcomed him with open arms. She petted his fur, thinking he was just a normal wolf. Jack was embarrassed, but he couldn't resist Y/N's soothing touch.

For hours, they cuddled on Y/N's bed, with Jack nuzzling into her warm embrace. He was surprised at how comfortable he felt around her, even as a wolf. But as the moon waned, Jack began to feel strange. His body was shifting, and he couldn't control it.

Before he knew it, Jack was back in his human form, towering over Y/N with his muscular build. He blushed, feeling shy and vulnerable around her. But Y/N only smiled and hugged him tighter, telling him it was okay.

Jack couldn't believe how lucky he was to have met someone as kind and caring as Y/N. He wagged his tail in excitement and snuggled even closer to her, feeling grateful for the moonlit cuddles they shared.

In that moment, Jack knew he had found someone who accepted him for who he was, wolf and all. And as they drifted off to sleep, wrapped in each other's arms, Jack couldn't help but feel a sense of peace wash over him.

Moonlit cuddles, he thought to himself. That's what he wanted more than anything in the world. And with Y/N by his side, he knew he would always have them.

[themedievaldead]

I love you valentimes day i love you the colors pink and red i love you LOVE heart heart heart smile emoji hug emoji

[niekiddo]

David, you are hurting my feelings!

[marella-moon]

awooooo werewolves of london

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Halloween tattoos by Angelo Parente on Instagram

[peachy-doodle]

Potentially too niche for instagram………. American Slaywolf in yasstown

[garfphone]

ughhh shakes butt

[dailymarvelstudios]

Werewolf by Night (2022), dir. Michael Giacchino

[forecast0ctopus]

do u think they ever explored each others bodies

[kastiakbc]

A silly comic I did back in 2022.

[phuuca]

Ramshackle Pack Heights - 1/2

Drawing this was an exercise in anatomy, but also so I can accurately describe the First Years in my AU and express some personal headcanons about the bois.

[meeks-just-wants-to-scroll]

RDR2 fantasy AU art dump

Grimshaw and Reverend get to be small class griffins because i thought the swanson pun was cute and i love goose grimshaw <3 i dont ship it but they share a unique little friendship what with them both being griffins. Susan tries to help Rev. so he can spend more energy helping himself rather than spend it all preening and etc. she wont go soft on him tho, she will wing smack him if needed of bump her spur against his butt.

Hosea is a manticore, tho he came out looking like an odd goat, cat, fox, lizard, scorpion vibes. He stands the same shoulder height as dutch but his shorter neck hangs lower.

He lost one horn from being captured and nearly killed by hunters in his youth. It was yet another reason he struggled to enjoy blending in with humans, even if he was a wonderful trickster and could blend in with humans easily (and he did try and live a human life alongside Bessie). Even after everything, he still keeps a level-headed approach to when the gang has conflicts with humans.

MARSTONS,!!!!! Currently only have designs for Abigail and Jack. John is just a lanky ratty werewolf with bad posture and even worse paternal skills.

abi is a vampire, but in this au that just means giant vampire creatures that can disguise as humans. Abigail, because of her orphan-childhood, her being forced to disguise as human and make money through prostitution, is almost always in her human form. The art depicts her as a bat for the sake of design exploration. She turns into her bat form when extremely stressed (like when jack goes missing). She has a lot of complex feelings about her son being resistant to living his childhood disguised as a human. She thinks he’ll be safer if he’s mistaken as human and ignores, as opposed to being hunted for being a mythical creature.

jack is a mix of bat and werewolf. As he got older, he grew more and more detached from his creature identity because his parents lived as humans (from 1899-1907, even to rdr1 and onwards). So many body issues and self hatred for being stuck between a bat and a wolf; for being stuck between human and monster.

( i love jack so much god please someone give him a happy ending)

And then one drawing of arthur that will likely change when we have a better idea of deer-taur lore and designs.

AU is a project between me and @eggsaladsweetie

[marella-moon]

youre laughing...theres an american werewolf in london and youre laughing

[sawthoone]

“you look great.” - based off something my good old pal @arcadecarpetgay wrote

[werewolfaday]

day 8! for Void :) (prompt under cut)

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