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UNTITLED by Teddy Byrne for the 'Creations of the Night: Art Inspired by Dreams' exhibition

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There was something about confrontation that Teddy did not like. In fact, he would have avoided it altogether if he could, but the princess' upset made it difficult. "Red hair." he exhaled, "They--he had red hair, alright? I'm sorry but-I should probably get back to my search. I sincerely hope you find who you're looking for." Pressing one last kiss atop of their hand, the vampire moved past them towards the market.

"And what exactly did you think you saw?" Ayumu responded, their lips turning downward in a pout even as they still allowed Teddy to hold their hand. "I can't believe you're calling me a liar."

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His eyebrows knotted. "..I think it was a lullaby of some sort and they-he sounded American, I'm sure." Daphne raised a good point and for some reason didn't want to abandon his cause, even if he'd sounded defeated moments ago. "Maybe we can help each other, then. There must be other places we can look, right?"

"Do you know the song that they were singing? Perhaps that might help us. If it was in a foreign tongue, we can search for someone who knows the language." She'd seen a few people in the market singing for coin, but no one fitting Teddy's description. "I trying to find Papa, so that we might travel the road together. I thought he might be in the market, but I have yet to see him."

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Teddy lifted Atlas' hand to his face, briefly inhaling their scent, and lowered it until it was resting atop of his chest. His heart was still beating and his emotions: they were so over the place in a way that he couldn't make sense of how he felt. At ease? Excited? Numb about every nuance going on around them? "Give me five minutes and I might even feel up for dancing, if you're game." he heard himself say, laughing it off as he looked at them with their eyes closed.

"Boring can be good sometimes but maybe we should work on changing that, mh?" He whispered back, ready with a smirk in case they peeked. "Do you spend a lot of time with family?" They were already breaking some unspoken rule, no doubt, but Atlas didn't seem to bring them up a lot. Sitting up slightly, Teddy bit his lip and answered. "..stressed. I think I take on too much ..and I keep telling myself I don't want to disappoint Vicente, so I can't..really slow down, you know? Looking after the clan is a big responsibility."

This mushroom mix was one of her tried and tested varieties. A variation of it was sold around the city now because of a certain animal spirit but this one was her own special mix. The elf was happy to take Teddy's hand, linking their fingers together. Sometimes when you were floating, it was good to have someone to anchor you. "That's okay, it can disappear but I'll stay right here," she promised.

Atlas let their eyes close, seeing a flash of technicolour across her vision before her eyes opened again. She was curious about what Teddy would see, having never seen a vampire on them before. "Good, it's life... It's boring. And what about you Teddy Byrne? Are things good?" she asked, squeezing his hand in return, her thumb brushing over his knuckles.

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The princess was making him feel guilty. There was no denying that -but still, something did not add up there. Teddy frowned, reaching out for a hold of their hand. "I apologise." he said as he rolled his thumb over their knuckles. He'd need some courage if he was to say what he was going to say. "All I know is that I'm very confused. I'm sorry, miss..but you don't exactly match the description of what..I thought I saw."

"Ah, but you have forgotten me and left me all on my own..." Ayumu sighed dramatically while chuckling with glee on the inside. "How do you know that I am not the one who saved you?"

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Teddy couldn't stop staring at him. This boy he had found, lost in the bushes. There was something familiar about him. It could well be his smile or maybe the way he looked back at him with those eyes, but he almost felt at a loss for words himself. "How'd you end up here?" he asked as he moved to assist him in his attempt to stand up. He really ought to have taken it easy, if what he smelt was what he thought it was, but Byrne made sure he did not fall. His hands secured a strong grip around his forearms and he steadied himself with his feet.

Soon, he was touching his hands - squeezing them as if he'd been hit by a sudden realization. "Have we met before..? I feel like I've seen your face but I can't remember your name somehow.."

Fairytale prince

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Fast asleep just by the side of the road, one could have taken him for Sleeping Beauty if it wasn't for the scale-like green pants and fiery red hair. Drunken sleep had softened the twigs and thorns, but as he was woken up he felt the bush poke and sting him from all sides. His eyes opened in surprise and fell on a familiar face, sharp and handsome, crowned by locks of dark hair, blue eyes full of concern. It was the prince, his prince. Gabriel's lips parted in a smile and a silent hey.

Oh, that's right, he couldn't speak anymore. His smile faltered ever so slightly before he recovered it and beamed even brighter. It didn't matter, they would understand each other anyway, somehow... Gabe nodded in reply to the prince's question and made an attempt to get up from the bush. Something had made his limbs feel heavy and clumsy, and not just his legs this time, but his arms and even his head felt thick. Must have been a spell, he thought as he struggled against his green prison. Hopefully his prince didn't think he was an unfit date to bring to the castle because of this.

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"..yeah, you'd think. Thank you, Daphne." Teddy frowned in a way that showed just how little success he'd had. The market wasn't a big place but she was right - they shouldn't be so difficult to find. "..how about you? Are you not interested in following the road?"

"Just Daphne, your highness." It had been ages since she recalled seeing him. She was surprised that he remembered her but glad that he did so. Perhaps he had seen her papa while he was searching for the mysterious redhead. "So light eyes and bright hair. They should be easy enough to find then. I've seen a few people who look lost, but most are following the road."

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Normal Teddy would not have fallen for Ayumu's antics but this one? The pang of guilt he felt over forgetting them was simply too much for him to hide, his blue eyes widening in a panic. "..I'm sorry, princess. I-I'm not myself at the moment."

The vampire looked over at the road again and felt a headache coming, interferring with his decision to do as the other said. "..I'd like nothing more but something in me is still saying I should find the person who saved me. Until I've done that..I don't think I can--Are you on your own?"

"Have you forgotten who I am? How cruel..." Ayumu sighed and injected mild disappointment into their voice. The question was a rhetorical one, but if it helped their ruse then the spirit was going to keep it up.

"There is a castle up ahead. It's called Nightspire Castle. We should go there together," they said, moving as Teddy directed them. The vampire made such a gallant Prince!

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There was some hesitation at first but it didn't take Teddy long to answer. "Yeah, you could say that. Why do I feel like you don't really mean it, though?" He would address his question in a minute or maybe he would not. The man was wearing a weird hat and an even weirder attire..and god knows where he'd come from. It all made the poor vampire even more distraught. "..they sounded..american. Had red hair maybe. Are you here to help?"

Luke stared at Teddy, highly amused by his insane ramblings. He took a careful sip of the teacup in his hands, nodding for the man to continue. Seeing as Luke was a demon, and that Matt had planned the party, the magic that befell the guests didn’t affect him as much, at least as far as his memory was concerned. He still felt the pull of his quest, but it seemed much easier to resist when you already came to the party dressed as a madman in a sick suit. His quest also seemed to be to distract people from their own quests, something the mischievous Luke was happy to oblige. “Man that really stinks,” he condescendingly sighed, taking a bite of his teacup and thankful he remembered this one was edible. “Any idea what they sound like then?” He questioned, wondering how long he could stall the poor sap.

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Teddy had spent the better part of his afternoon exploring the grounds of that market. Many had tried to convince him to follow the road, reassured him that the person he had been looking for had probably moved on and that he should too, but something -call it gut instinct- had made him want to stay. A little longer, he had said, just enough time so that he could make sure they weren't there.

Gazing up at the cover of clouds, the vampire had been walking in circles when he was struck by a strange sight. Feet, coming out of a bush. That, alone, was enough to sound the alarm in his head. He went towards it, kneeling by the branches and the leaves. That..is when he saw him. It took a moment, but he came to the realization that the boy was only asleep and carefully pulled him up slightly, fingers burshing a couple of wild strands of hair away from his face. "...hey." his blue eyes stared, glistening with emotion. Not just asleep, he thought. The mystery redhead was runk, too. Could someone else have been behind this? And why did he look so familiar? "It's not safe to lay around like this. Are you well?"

🍺 Deliriously Drunk

The market place had been the most interesting part of the road so far, even more fun than having his own pair of legs. There was just so much going on -- smells and colors, sounds and sensations -- and Gabe could almost not contain his excitement. If he'd still had his voice he would have asked about every single gadget or food he found, but now he simply gawked.

That went on until something hit him that made the world tilt and his legs as wobbly as when he had just gotten them. Laughter followed him as he staggered out of the marketplace to sleep it off in some bushes along the road. This day was becoming a little bit too much.

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"..I'm sorry but..did you just call me pet?" Quite frankly, he couldn't have ignored it if he tried. In his fictional upbringing, he had been called many things but not once had anyone addressed him with such lack of respect. Something was not right there.. He shouldn't have let her touch him but it was difficult not to dismiss his better judgement when he heard what she had to say next. "..huh." He sat. He couldn't really stop that either and looked back with some confusion painted across his features. "..I was so sure it happened.. "

"Oh, my poor, handsome pet - that really does sound like a predicament." Violet takes a few steps towards Teddy, a smile of seemingly innocent concern on her face. Her eyebrows furrow with dramatic worry, reaching out a cold hand to place a comforting touch to Teddy's arm. "But... are you sure this person of who you speak is even real? It sounds like you've been through an ordeal, that type of trauma can truly create havoc with the mind." She tilts her head. "Here, take a seat over there. I'll get you something to drink, I'm sure everything will be clearer after a rest."

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Teddy nodded in return, appreciative of the formaliy but also for being in the presence of a familiar face. "Miss..Blackwood, was it not? I remember you." he smiled. It was difficult enough to not know exactly where you were or why but maybe her..this would help things? "Ah..no, not really. I think that they had red hair..blue eyes? Green? I can't be sure anymore. Have you seen anyone who seemed lost? And you. You're okay?"

Something about his voice was familiar. Daphne had seen this man before. Searching her mind, she put down the dagger she had been debating purchasing. She didn't even know how to use one, but the idea of a weapon sounded rather a appealing given that there were wild beasts about. She walked towards Teddy, dipping into a curtsey. "Your highness." A smile played upon her lips. She remembered playing with him as a child when her father allowed her to go to court. "Surely you must remember more about this person. A glimpse of their face perhaps or at least an accent?"

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CILLIAN MURPHY starring as Raymond Leon IN TIME | dir. Andrew Niccol (2011)

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Teddy looked surprised to see them. All of them, to be exact, which explained why it took him a second to react properly. "..do I know you?" he frowned, not realizing he'd been asked a question. This person had just called them a prince but, surely, this couldn't be the person he was looking for, right? At least he didn't think so. The vampire touched their arm to move them out of the way from others following the road ahead and checked their surroundings. "..some people say there is a castle ahead. Is that true?"

Ayumu always enjoyed demon parties and this year's Halloween one was no exception. Pulling some strings of their own allowed them to know what was going to happen to everyone beforehand and they made the appropriate arrangements -- not that there was much to do. Being such an ancient spirit meant that they could tell when they were being duped, or at least that was what Ayumu believed.

A marketplace was really no place for a princess like AyumuHotaru, but needs must because chaos needed to be sown. They were floating about the space in their many layers of kimono when they chanced upon a certain vampire. One who looked so utterly lost as they were looking around.

This person? Their voice? Drowned? Ayumu lifted their hand to demurely hide the lower half of their face behind the sleeves of their kimono before drawing closer to Teddy. They had a feeling they knew exactly who Teddy was supposed to be... "My Prince? How are you feeling?"

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Lost at sea @ OPEN

"No, you don't understand-" Teddy frowned, visibly obfuscated. "..they saved me. I was drowning and they rescued me..and for some reason, all I can remember is their voice." He was standing in the marketplace, a few meters across from one of the stalls that served food and drink. Somehow, somewhere along the way, Gabriel and he had got separated and now there was this drive in him to find his way to him..or who he thought he had seen. Byrne was being honest, after all. He couldn't remember the face. "I'm sorry. This -It was probably a lot. I just know that I need to find this person."

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His words were sinking in, at last, and they seemed to be convincing the human to slowly but surely let go off the vestiges of that nightmare. Minus their heated meet-up, of course, that he would not be forgetting in a long time either. "..might I add, you looked very sexy as a farm boy." Teddy whispered with a raspiness about his voice as his fingers dipped between their bodies to fumble with the waistband of his trousers. "..fucking hot the way you defended your family."

Smiling against the thumb gliding across his lips, the vampire closed his eyes and returned the kiss. "I like the sound of that." Gabriel was far from property but already, Teddy's mind was running wild considering all the possible ways he could protect him from harm..and vampires, of course.

Convinced that he would come up with something, it was the turn of Gabriel's pijamma bottoms to be fumbled with. With a tug, the vampire lowered them half-way down his tights, spit into his hand, and caressed the officer's cock into the palm of his hand, "It's all about your pleasure tonight, my prince, so don't be shy..tell me what you want." he smiled mischievously, starting with a sweet and yet seductive pace.

In every way that Teddy could, he was trying to show Gabe that what he was feeling was alright, perhaps even a natural reaction to the circumstances. The message got through. Gabe blinked and simply stared as Teddy's explanation made everything perfectly clear. The veil that separated him from the experience and people of Phantom Creak was so thin, because it hadn't just imitated life, it had been his life. It had been love and family, work and pleasure, and death. "That I don't want to forget. And I guess you can't have the good without the bad."

"I'm sure there are other ways I could show that," Gabe commented and grinned, "I could wear a bracelet saying 'if lost, return to Teddy Byrne." He sighed lustfully as Teddy's hand moved along his thigh and their bodies pressed more tightly against each other. The last of the sadness left his eyes as he tilted his head and moved in for a kiss. "If the prince allows it," Gabe retorted playfully, putting a hand on Teddy's lips. His fingertips gently traced over the vampire's lips then moved to his cheek and sharp jawline. He breathed in the moment and then said in a theatrically noble voice, "I will allow it."

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Teddy looked at him, hesitant to let him know that it had messed more with his boyfriend than himself, but he qucikly decided against it. Maybe because..it would have let a stranger know more about him than he was comfortable with.

Giving the spirit a nod to confirm that he was, indeed, available, the vampire took a step forward, offering a hand. "Friday it is. I do suggest you do your research on my clan - it is not at all a small endeavor you're about to embark yourself on, mister Atwood."

Elliot raised an eyebrow, well at least he wasn't shy to share his feelings. He did his best not to snicker too much before nodding, "Well, I will do what I can but I promise nothing. I may be an old man but I'm still only one old man."

"Gladly, I have got some pretty open availability since I've only been home a few days. I haven't gotten fully back into the swing of things yet." He'd probably want to talk about this with Naz especially when it came to being involved in vampire matters. "Does Friday work for you?"