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𝐀 𝐉𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 . to lighten the mood , he’s long used to the careful lectures , the danger prone warnings from others that have tended to his wounds . you’re going to get yourself killed , sir , if you aren’t more careful , or you’re not bullet proof niko , you have men to fall in your stead . those words , while meant to be well advised , never sat well with the leader , while comfortable upon his pedestal he is a man of his people too .
those are the words of those that fear him , perhaps , an attempt to make him feel important as if he’d needed the assistance , but celia was right . perhaps she did deserve a raise , or at the very least , his respect . ❛ are you strapped for cash , celia ? ❜ he questions easily , his words like silk even as she pokes and prods at his skin , damage tugged and hardening with the stretching of his flesh as she examines the wound , ❛ you know if you’re ever having trouble you can come to me , personally . i��m not the kind of man to leave you out to the cold ❜
MANY within the confines of his organization likely believe themselves to be nobodies , but the truth is nikolas petran is while not a social butterfly , a wallflower by default , and craves the opportunity to study those around him . he is capable of naming minute details about those under his employ , even the young runners that all have their own unique stories to share . it’s not an entirely selfless act of course , knowing more about those under him means he knows just how others in opposition can twist them against him .
❛ don’t worry about the pain — ❜ he comments as her cool palm presses to the heat of exposed flesh , he’s already braced himself for the impact – well versed in the art of bullet removal ( even the difficult ones ) as he takes in the breath upon her request , but not before a sharp ❛ just get it out as clean as you can , i don’t want to hear a lecture over an even worse scar than necessary ❜ and it’s true , whether it be lovers or friends , a new scar decorating the flesh of their leader would always lead to a comment of you’re gettin’ too old petran or you shouldn’t let anyone do that to you and it grows tiresome overtime .
breath holds until the bullet is free , a familiar popping sensation as his skin attempts to reform around the opening and he lets out a sigh under the pressure , rolls his shoulder as if to readjust his position and turns to celia with his usual more stoic expression , ❛ pretty soon , you’re going to have to keep a tally book for all these , just do me a favor and don’t share it with renier or lorenzo , i don’t need to hear shit from them . sound like a plan ? ❜
“ nah, ” celia shakes her head, easing more and more into the conversation the longer her and niko speak. she finds herself finding comfort in their exchange, and even more in the knowledge that niko would extend himself out to her if need be. it makes her wonder, briefly, what she’d been so silly for these last couple years - afraid of somebody who valued her. and, perhaps, even saw her for who she was. really.
“ ‘m just teasin’, you already give me plenty. but who doesn’t want a bigger house, right ? i’m thinking of getting a dog, it’s a little lonely all by myself, and they’re just a handful, ” she chuckles, reaching the peak of her emotional spectrum for the first time today. celia knows that there will be plenty of lows after this, but her whirlwind of emotions is no stranger to her, and she takes it all in stride. maybe she doesn’t even realize she’s emotionally loopy anymore.
celia waits for niko’s intake of breath before she pulls the bullet out, dropping the brass onto the tray next to her with a clink.
“ should only be one or two stitches, might just be my best work yet. if you take care of it right there should be minimal scarring, ” celia nods, taking the needle she’d prepped earlier and injecting the area around the wound with a numbing liquid before she gets into it with her sutures.
when she’s finished she moves to the sink nearby, washing her hands clean of niko’s blood. a sight she’s seen perhaps one too many times.
“ seems like a good plan to me, i’m not really fond of seeing renier when he’s angry, ” or at all, really, but she doesn’t divulge that information to niko. everyone in their organization knew just how close the two were, it’d be a death wish to insult either of them in front of each others faces. “ you’d think they’d stop lecturin’ you, considering they’ve got plenty of scars of their own, ” celia snorts.
she moves back to stand in front of him once more, offering a glass of water and a pill in the palm of her hand.
“ for the pain, and also so it doesn't get mangled with infection, ” she explains. “ how do you feel ? ”
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SHE knew of the demonic witches who were looking for her and managed to trace her (even if she was certain she had placed a spell to put her under the radar), but never would Genii expected to be involved in a bigger mess. With the news of the killing making its rounds in the underground world of the supernatural, and having a target on the back of her head, she was left without a choice but to runaway or fight them back – but the latter seemed to not work when she came across the taller man in front of her. The fact she feared him and eventually accepted her fate, it came as a surprise that instead of ending her, he decided to assist her in this little predicament she was caught in.
GENII nodded her head timidly and stayed by the wall, though her anxiety seemed to have eased a little after Roman’s reassurance. She was still surprised someone like him was willing to assist a helpless soul like her, despite the huge target on her head. Anyone would have ended her at that very moment and claimed their bounty easily – but the other did not, after hearing her explanation that she was not only the key witness to a murder, but being sought after by a bigger threat. The witch stayed in her position and watched Roman head towards the door, noticing the golden eyes he had when he looked at her.
“Wh-Where are we…g-going?” She got up on her feet cautiously, a gulp down her throat as Genii stayed where she was. “H-H-How do I know if you won’t…t-take me to them, or the other h-hunters…?”
“ if i took you to them it wouldn’t bring any justice, would it ? ” roman replies, tilting his head to the side ever so slightly as he looks at her, his ears listening in to the world outside of them despite his attention staying focused on her. he can hear the faint chirping of the birds that fly above them, the roar of the cars two streets down, and the many footsteps that litter around the area. none of them seem threatening thus far, but he’s sure that at this moment in particular genii is more afraid of him than she is of anything else.
“ we need to go back to the crime scene, i’ve got to catch a scent before it’s gone, ” he explains, impatience rising within him. he didn’t have the time to be sitting around trying to convince her to come with him, though her help would be appreciated, as he didn’t know exactly what he was dealing with just yet.
“ there’s no need for me to take you to the other hunters. if i wanted you dead i would’ve done it myself, that’s my job. i KILL for a living, you know, ” roman smiles, flashing his teeth at her, fangs elongated for just a moment - maybe a spook wouldn’t hurt.
he turns and heads out the door then, not bothering to wait, though he does call back, “ you’ll have a much better survival rate coming with me. you don’t know what’s after you right now, so it’s either the big bad wolf or witch spiders. you pick your poison. ”
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“ –––––– 𝗜 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗔 𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗬 , 𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 and well it cost the organization a little bit of money . so my plan is get it back with a little extra on top , earn back some GOOD FAVOR with boss brother . ” renier’s lack of intel makes anastasia feel better , knowing there aren’t whispers blowing through the ranks about the mishap . but still , without prompt from her brother , she feels like she owes this to him and it’s been too long since she shed a little blood .
anastasia pulls the gun from inside her coat , a gift from a former lover she holds a a keepsake and a reminder of what’s survived . “ the plan is to eliminate every one of those guys in there , minus one who will be delivered personally for questioning . someone made a move against us , ren ––––– that can’t be ignored . if you feel like getting your hands dirty then come with me , i hear the stories but it’s about time i see you in action . ” brows arch with the invitation , anastasia really giving him no time to decide as she hoists herself up through the open window and drops quietly inside the warehouse .
boss brother. the nickname elicits the slightest of grins from renier, and he raises his eyebrows in question. it’s always a strange phenomenon when anyone refers to niko as anything other than their leader, there are so many who quiver before him that renier forgets that there are just as many who stands in the same shoes as he does with the man; equals. and if they’re lucky, familial love, too.
“ ah, can’t say no and leave you behind, can i ? ” he sighs, watching as anastasia hoists herself up and through the window. he follows suit, dropping down next to her and crouching behind the nearest container. renier is much, much, larger. he’ll have to use stealth more diligently than anastasia if he doesn’t want to get them both caught.
his fingers slip into his pockets, the cold of steel meeting his touch as he slips his knuckles on, the weapons always kept on his person no matter where he went. renier surveys the area around them, noting two guards surveying the perimeter with guns held close to their chests. he looks back to anastasia then, signalling to the men with his hands, letting her know he’ll take out the one closest to him, and for her to take the other.
“ go, i’ll watch for you, ” he mouths, then turns and sneaks his way up to the man. bounding out from behind his cover when he’s close enough and wrapping an arm around the guards neck, renier grabs the gun with his free hand and disarms him, the grip of his arm like a vice around the mans neck as he struggles to break loose. soon, the struggle is over, and renier lays the gun down gently before picking up the body and slinging it over and onto the many containers. nobody would look for him up there.
he picks up the gun and peers around the corner of the containers, waiting for anastasia’s ‘ okay ’.
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@vuotriste said: “you okay?” - celia. ( accepting ! ) for : send “you okay?” to find my muse sitting alone on a roof at night.
IT’S LIKE THE CITY ITSELF IS ALIVE, A BEATING THING. the thudding sounds of music and cars and people —– of thoughts and feelings and lives —– all crashing together in the emptiness to create something so much MORE than the buildings & the infrastructure. ( something that breathes, something that sings. ) sitting above it all as she was felt close to finding her own little POCKET of time & space reserved only for her —– until another voice, one directed at her, sounds from behind. gaze moves quickly to find its source, but a smile, soft and assured in nature, soon follows.
❛ hey, celia. how’d you know i was up here ? is my preference on where t’ brood really that obvious ? ❜ her words are offered warmly, a soft timbre to her tone that reverberates with absolute welcoming. of wanting the other girl to join her. she shifts in her spot, making room for her friend to sit beside her. ❛ yeah, i’m alright, ❜ she murmurs after a brief PAUSE ; she doesn’t spend too much time working out whether she really was anything close to fine. ❛ i like comin’ up here… i like starin’ at it all. ❜ brown-eyed gaze shifts to the sweeping vision before & below them.
❛ —– it’s weird, y’know, i’ve lived here for YEARS, an’ i’ve always felt like i know this city inside out, better than anyone, but from up here… you realise how much there is you don’t know, even about th’ things you thought you knew about MOST. ❜ a rueful smile plays upon pink lips, half-offered to her companion. ❛ it’s very humblin’, ❜ she intones with a natural cheekiness embedded in her words. ❛ don’t you think ? ❜
“ sometimes, ” celia replies, letting the door fall shut behind her as she moves to maria’s side, the faintest smile pulling at her features as she settles herself next to her friend. “ or maybe you and i like to brood in the same place, ” she jokes, pressing her shoulder against maria’s, just to let her know that she was here, and that no matter her mood celia was a form of support for her. sometimes all you needed was company, and that was okay with her, too.
“ yeah, ” celia nods in reply, looking out to the expanse of the city, watching as the lights that litter the streets twinkle with each passing car. if she can fold within herself enough, it feels as though maria and her are the only people alive in this very moment, the two of them caught in a small space stuck in limbo.
“ sometimes i feel that way about everything, ” she confesses, eyes finding maria’s again as she offers the girl a smile - this one genuine, and reserved JUST for the friends she adored. “ there are people i’ve dissected inside out, stitched up every inch of their skin, and it all feels so personal and intimate. then you see them act a certain way, or say something you never would’ve expected, and then all of a sudden it’s like they’re a stranger again. ”
celia looks back to the city beneath them again, pulling her knees up to her chest and wrapping her arms around her legs, head falling into maria’s shoulder as she allows the serenity of this moment to overcome her. it’s times like this where she wished the universe would just STOP, even if just for a second.
“ we’re so little. doesn’t it scare you ? there’s so much in this universe and yet we’re stuck here doin’ this. ”
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❛ leaving ? ❜ his words rang in a sense of familiarity . one too many times if she had to be honest did ianthina think about . so many nights she had where sleep would not visit her and her mind would wander off to the possibilities of never coming back , to drop off the face of the world and go unknown to the world . there is a moment of silence as her car comes to a stop in front of her home . light were off which meant that lao must be asleep and seunghwa was too . ❛ one too many times, if you really want to know ro . ❜ they are thoughts she had not dwell on for a while now, not since she met seunghwa and jackson – not until she felt like she had a reason to stay in a country that once brought her pain . ❛ i haven’t really had that feeling in years but there was a time where i almost did leave . i would have let the shop gone down under and not even left a trace . ❜ she voices as she pulls her keys out of the ignition before allowing her gaze to fall on him with a soft smile tight on her tiers . ❛ i had my bags ready and i was almost out that door but something held me back . i , still don’t know what it was to this day but i am glad it did. ❜ because only her gods knew where ianthina would be ; in what type of mess she could have turned out to be.
❛ is it something that has been on your mind for a while ? ❜ her own question lingers out of her tiers . whatever he had in mind , ian knew he could say it safely within her car . while her home was just as safe , she also knew that lao’s ears were too keen to any sounds and it was something that she took into consideration with her dearest friend as she looked over at him , shifting in the seat of her car to give him her full attention . ❛ you know you can trust me, ro . i feel like there’s more to this than you let on . ❜ she’s known him for a few years — most of her time if it was not at the shop , nor with her kids or even down in hell ; he was the one that took time from her days . few of the souls she would completely drop everything for and see what he needed , as any friend should if she was honest so now it was time to see what made her dear wolf think in such a way .
❛ maybe you don’t want to talk about it and that’s alright too but if you’re ready to let me in , you know i’m here right ? now , we should probably get you in so you could rest. ❜
roman listens to ianthina speak in silence, his eyes set downcast as he wonders at his palms and the many lines that cross along his skin. the wound still stings at his sides when he shifts, but the pain is easily diluted by the atmosphere he’s created in his head. there is a loneliness and dull aching that won’t leave him, maybe because the mission he’d been attacked in had so much to do with family - and his was not here. at the very least, though, he takes solace in knowing that he isn’t alone in wanting to run away ( although his definition of it is more animalistic than others ). it makes him feel more human. more connected to the word around him.
“ you could say that, ” he replies, looking out the window to ianthina’s house, his ears already catching an extra pair of a heartbeat, four hearts now synced together into one cacophony of sound in his head. jesus, whatever the witch did to him, he thinks he’s going insane from it. he’s not usually this DELUSIONAL.
“ i just miss my family, but my pack won’t accept me if i go back, ” he confesses. no matter how much his family loved him and how much his father could waiver in favour of his son, the others would not allow it. roman had run away, after all, he didn’t just get to come back.
“ let me know if you find any wolves out here that need an extra member, i might just be lonely. i was even thinking of visiting the local zoo, ” he jokes, dismissing his emotions with ease as he opens the car door and gets out slowly, motioning for ianthina to come.
“ thanks for letting me stay, i’ll be out of your hair by sunrise. ”
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* / ❛ I SAW THE DEVIL WRAPPING UP HIS HANDS / HE’S GETTIN’ READY FOR THE SHOWDOWN. i saw the minute that i turned away, i got my money on a PAWN tonight ! ❜ / [ indie CRIME oc. established 2012, rebooted 2020. loved by fi. ] ♟️
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Attar of Nishapur, from “The Conference of the Birds,” or. publ. c. 1177
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what fc would your current muse had had in 2014 tumblr rpc
#meme.#( roman was chanyeol in 2014#celia would've never existed bc i only wrote male charas till last year#warren has been austin butler since the beginning of my existence#and renier would probably be max irons#*thinking emoji
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he’s a calm mind to her, a person that she had found herself being able to speak to ever since her near death experience . her wounds are all but gone . bruises had faded after the course of four weeks ; deep bruising and trauma to her flesh had to take its course . broken bones had found themselves glued back together and held in place by braces and bandages , all the wonders of celia — the beauty of a woman that held the sun in her smile . ❛ you don’t have to remind me of the bounty upon my head . ❜ ludicrous as it was , for moment celia wished that renier would at least feed to her delusions as the cup of warm tea feels cold in her hands now . his words were the reason for the crescent fallen expression that coats her features for a moment . she had pondered for weeks about it now , stress that she had built for herself ever since that night . but he is right , what would mitas have out in the world if she was to leave now . the boy would have i n s t a b i l i t y and she does not want that for him .
❛ i won’t stop, you know . ❜ not until she had her taste of total freedom ; she had left one prison only to exchange it for another . granted , her freedom was a lot more fulfilling with renier than it would ever be with amaranthine . but she was still involved with a world she wanted no part of . all celia wanted was to start anew without any ties to the criminal past she was forced into and for mitas to be free . although his chains , he was unaware of ; his safety ever since his appearance into her life had been a priority no matter how much the teen drove her to the wall . ❛ maybe for now , i can’t . you are right . there are many factors to consider . not just the bounty upon my head , but mitas’s safety as well and my debt to you . ❜ she would figure it out or stumble as she did but she knew that her taste for freedom was still within her reach as she looked over the male . inhaling his visage, taking note of his antics and the firmness within his eyes . a man that wore the role of leader so well . there was something of him to be respected , unlike amaranthine who ruled over her gang with an iron fist and everyone coward before her .
❛ i owe it to him to clean my mess and try to give that kid something stable enough . however , i would have appreciated it if you lied to me a little and told me it would be possible . ❜ she utters , lips faintly giving a smile as her gaze lingers out towards the world before her inhaling the scene of the cafe garden.
“ i’m aware, and i like that about you, ” renier nods, offering celia a smile despite her suddenly somber face. he’s aware of her disappointment, but he can’t feed into her hopes and dreams. it would only be a catalyst for failure, and renier always tried to keep his people as grounded as possible. he learned from icarus himself, after all. “ you’ve got determination, and it’ll keep you alive. it’s kept you going this far, certainly, had you fallen anywhere further than where i’d found you then our paths may not have crossed, ” he says, offering her what solace he can.
“ still, you’ve got to think about mitas. just because you have what it takes it doesn’t mean that he does, people can say whatever they must to get by. but it’s proving it that actually becomes the hard part, ” he continues, turning the cup around in his hands once before lifting it and taking another sip.
renier gazes at her for a moment, eyes falling over her features briefly before he speaks again, “ you don’t owe me anything. ”
he’d been considering celia’s repayment for saving her that night, but then he’d also thought beyond debt. he thought of empathy, and of doing what was right. the only reason he agreed to help lead a gang was because he wanted to prove to HIMSELF that he could be so much more than his father ever was. and his father would not let this action go unpaid. but renier could.
“ i don’t like lying to you, celia. you know that. look, i’ve been thinking, and i believe the best possible route you could take right now is through my help. if you can save mitas from this life then i will consider that as repayment. sound fair ? ” he asks, fingers interlocking as he watches her, waiting for her reaction.
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𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐄 , pain shooting through his side so sharp that it begins to prick at the corner lining of his jaw . this moment of weakness , as if it is meant that those around him should only ever believe ICHOR to fall from his veins , is unforgivable but perhaps something he can take to his advantage . this is something he uses to distract himself , the thought of what to say to his people the moment they see their leader returned UNHARMED . what speech shall he prepare when he sets them off to decimate those that have taken their shot , which city will burn asunder in retribution .
these are the questions a WAR BRED LEADER understands must be answered internally , but for now , he must maintain the certain casual observations of the words being spared upon him . ❛ don’t apologize —- ❜ his accent pulls thick , an accidental slip from his otherwise americanized lightening , ❛ you weren’t the one that shot me ❜ it’s moments like this that he finds himself worrying , knowing damn well what risks carry if their leader were to fall . how prepared was he for the inevitable demise ? would everything that he worked so hard for burn up in the flames of his very own pyre ?
cool air meets his flesh , though heat boils where the wound continues to bleed . a sting rips through him as gauze meets injury but he bites back the huff that longs to escape in order to remain still as she does her work . after all , just as she doesn’t interrupt his work — he knows best when not to interrupt hers .
the question of what happened out there still remained a void in the space between them , his mind rampantly shuffling through the answers for a long moment before he finally falls upon one , ❛ we were ambushed , but it could have been a lot worse . everything is a lesson learned ❜ no truer statement could ever be spoken , he learns well from his failures ( most of them anyway ) and this one will be no different , but in the present there is a more clear matter at hand that must be dealt with , so he focuses once more .
❛ you should know better than to worry about me , how many times have i been shot , celia ? i bet you can’t even count them on your fingers and toes combined —- ❜ he points towards another scar on the opposite side , ❛ or did you forget when you took that one out ? ❜
celia keeps her eyes on niko’s wound, fingers moving delicately around the area as she works. there is a calm that lays upon her like a blanket once she’s absorbed into her task, though she makes sure to listen carefully to anything niko has to say, her attention never wavering away from him.
when he mentions an ambush she looks up at him, eyes searching his for just a moment before flickering towards the door. she wonders briefly how many people have been hurt, and if they’d LOST anybody. her heart ached simply thinking about it. still, she has to focus on her job now, and it may be the most important one of all - a king could not appear before his people wounded.
she can’t help but laugh at his remark, nodding slightly in agreement.
“ yes, well, easier said than done. you know how i get, worry wart, ” celia replies, tossing a bundle of gauze soaked with niko’s blood in the nearest trash bin. she grabs her tools laying on the nearest tray and begins inspecting the wound closer, eyebrows furrowing at the state of it.
“ how can i forget ? i must’ve taken all of yours out since i’ve been with you, i deserve a raise y’know, ” she jokes, praying that niko won’t take offence to it. it’s the first time she’s been brave enough to speak to him like a normal human being, instead of a man who carries an empire upon his shoulders. celia’s aware that the only reason she feels any fear towards him is because he’s always been the BOSS, and she’d always felt like n o b o d y. to her, the gap was already so wide it could not be overcome.
“ must’ve gone through some wild redirection, the bullet isn’t too deep. i’m glad it didn’t hit anything, ” she says, updating him on the situation at hand. “ take a deep breath for me, ” she instructs, her right hand holding the tool steady just an inch away from the wound, her left palm pressed against his skin to brace himself for the pain.
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❛ when i’m falling down, will you pick me up again? ❜
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