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#𝑂𝑈𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑅𝐴𝐶𝑇𝐸𝑅 ── surprise, i'm not actually gone. unfortunately it's the era of the seasonal sads which has greatly hindered my ability to write. trying to find my momentum again. tempted to make a more low-effort blog to try to kick start the muse again but i'm not sure. sorry for just .. going radio silent and not saying anything to anyone. it's just been a bit of a time.

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   𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. natsuki uchida.〈 @fawncrest​ 〉✫    𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌. starter call.    𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓. you're not nearly as clueless as you act , are you ?

black  tie  events  were  the  bane  of  the  man's  existence  but  he  unfortunately  was  just  high  enough  in  management  that  he  occasionally  found  himself  with  an  invitation  ,  the  threat  of  termination  if  he  dared  not  show  up  and  play  the  role  of  the  puppet  all  but  unspoken. thankfully  people  tied  of  the  horse  and  pony  show  rather  quickly  ,  getting  bored  as  the  programmer  rattled  off  the  same  'metrics  of  productivity'  for  the  umpteenth  time  that  night. he  kept  his  job  ,  his  bosses  were  content  and  his  quota  for  sociability  was  finally  met. all  he  needed  to  do  was  occupy  himself  long  enough  until  he  could  finally  make  an  excuse  to  leave.

his  pass  time  was  somewhat  obvious  ,  the  choice  of  many  in  his  particular  circumstance.  PEOPLEWATCHING.  there  was  just  another  part  to  his  enjoyment  ,  seeking  out  those  that  looked  as  annoyed  by  the  company  as  he  was  himself.

usually,  he  would  find  his  partner  in  disgust  in  the  form  of  waitstaff  or  another  begrudging  attendee. a  woman  dripped  in  finery  would  be  the  one  to  capture  his  attention  that  night  ,  both  for  a  striking  appearance  and  a  look  in  her  eyes  that  seemed  contradictory  to  her  aloof  body  language. she  seemed  the  sort  of  person  ambrose  could  only  imagine  having  the  opportunity  to  speak  to  ,  but  in  a  rare  show  of  initiative  he  invited  himself  during  a  conversation  with  one  of  his  bosses  ,  amusedly  watching  them  dejectedly  wander  off  when  they  no  longer  managed  to  keep  the  spotlight  focused  on  themselves.

❝  you'll  have  to  give  me  your  acting  teacher's  number.  that  was  nothing  short  of  impressive. ❞  he  commented,  his  voice  kept  low  to  make  certain  only  natsuki  heard  him. ❝  care  to  talk  to  someone  you  don't  need  to  play  dumb  for  ??  ❞

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   𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. seo yunhwa.〈 @klonokardios​ 〉✫    𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌. starter call.    𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓. questionable client behaviour.

❝  ─  so  do  you  think  you  can  fix  it  ?  ❞  spoken  after  being  silent  for  quite  possibly  //  too  //  long  ,  the  man  rubbed  at  his  arm  uncomfortably  as  he  finally  stood  up  from  where  he  had  been  sitting. his  motorcycle  was  ,  truth  be  told  ,  his  pride  and  joy. a  first  major  purchase  since  moving  out  of  his  old  roommate's  place  and  his  means  of  transportation  for  quite  some  time. he  considered  himself  a  careful  driver  ,  not  pulling  any  especially  threatening  maneuvers  for  his  own  sake  (  but  mainly  to  avoid  needing  to  shell  out  repair  costs  ─  that  ,  alas,  did  not  work  out  for  him  ). all  until  things  started  to  go  wrong. as  if  he  became  a  magnet  for  the  ills  of  the  world  ,  it  seemed  every  shit  driver  swerved  in  front  of  him  ,  the  road  cracked  as  he  was  riding  along  it. his  luck  was  nonexistent  at  this  point  ,  made  worse  when  someone  backed  their  truck  into  his  bike  and  damaged  it.

he  had  allowed  a  friend  do  some  custom  work  ,  adding  their  'personal  symbol'  to  the  paint  job. ambrose  wasn't  the  superstitious  sort  at  all  but  he  began  to  wonder  if  he  should  advise  them  to  choose  something  else  for  an  emblem. that  couldn't  be  it  ,  though. right  ?  ❝  i  don't  know  if  i  walked  under  a  ladder  or  what  but  ,  it  feels  like  this  was  a  long  time  coming.  the  bike  getting  damaged  ,  i  mean. ❞

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   𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. dyuuku nakahara.〈 @crownfell​​​​ 〉✫    𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌. starter call.    𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓. that . . . certainly is a first impression.

❝  you  aren't  at  all  what  i'd  expected. ❞  blase  words  ,  drenched  in  feigned  indifference  in  an  attempt  to  mask  how  heavy  and  unfamiliar  the  constants  were  as  they  fell  ,  not  rolled  ,  off  the  tongue. venturing  into  the  restaurant  had  been  a  somewhat  impulsive  decision  ,  one  made  to  escape  the  crowds  along  the  sidewalks  more  than  anything  else. only  after  she  walked  inside  did  she  realize  what  restaurant  it  was  ─  or  more  importantly,  whose  restaurant  it  was. truthfully  she  hadn't  anticipated  on  the  opportunity  of  coming  across  the  infamous  chef  ,  figuring  he  was  likely  off  elsewhere. that  or  he'd  asked  the  staff  to  make  anyone  demanding  his  presence  piss  off  ,  she  couldn't  have  blamed  him  if  he  had.

instead  there  she  was. once  again  proving  that  pedigree  meant  nothing  as  far  as  social  graces  went  as  she  pursed  her  lips  at  the  other. unfortunate. for  him  ,  not  her  ──  clearly. ❝  although  it  isn't  necessarily  a  bad  thing. imagined  someone  a  lot  more. . . ❞  she  continued,  brows  knitted  as  she  searched  for  a  proper  word. ❝  ostentatious ?  ❞

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   𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. mila house.〈 @snaptwice​ 〉✫    𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌. starter call.    𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓. from one assistant to another.

after  going  from  listening  to  his  boss  lose  his  temper  over  a  series  of  files  not  making  their  way  over  to  goldstein's  law  office  to  being  snapped  at  by  a  coworker  ,  ambrose  truly  was  ready  to  just  drop  the  accordion  folder  off  and  be  done  with  the  afternoon. his  bed  beckoned  him  since  the  moment  he  got  up  that  morning  ,  he  figured  now  was  a  good  time  as  any  to  finally  fall  victim  to  its  siren  call  and  bid  the  day  adieu. of  course  ,  that  respite  would  only  come  once  he  actually  handed  these  files  off. he  didn't  know  how  it  somehow  fell  to  himself  to  be  the  residential  errand  boy  (  he  did  know  ,  seniority  was  an  excuse  his  bosses  loved  to  cash  in  on  regularly  )  but  he  wasn't  given  much  choice  in  the  matter.

opening  the  door  and  grimacing  at  the  welcoming  chime  that  signified  a  customer's  entrance, ��he  closed  it  behind  himself  cautiously  and  glanced  around  the  office. truthfully  ,  he  had  assumed  if  it  was  a  lawyer's  office  the  company  was  working  with  ,  then  surely  it  was  a  large  practice  or  otherwise. the  space  was  a  tad  emptier  than  he'd  anticipated  but  ambrose  supposed  that  could  be  to  his  benefit. shrugging  his  shoulders  he  made  his  way  inside  ,  files  tucked  under  his  left  arm. ❝  excuse  me  ?  ❞  he  called  out,  somewhat  uncertain  as  he  looked  around. he  could  have  sworn  it  said  open  on  the  little  placard  on  the  door.

❝    is  anyone  here  ?  i'm  ambrose  kim  ─  i  called  earlier. spoke  to  a. . . ms.house  ??  ❞

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   𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. daisy chen.〈 @fawncrest​ 〉✫    𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌. starter call.    𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓. find the bookworm before they end up in narnia.

truthfully  ,  areum  couldn't  recall  the  last  time  she  had  willingly  opened  a  novel  that  wasn't  some  autobiography  by  some  business  tycoon  bragging  about  his  success  and  promising  success  to  anyone  that  purchased  and  read  his  story. recreational  reading  had  never  been  her  thing  ,  necessarily  ─  but  she  did  appreciate  the  ambiance  of  a  good  bookstore  ,  especially  those  that  doubled  as  a  coffee  shop. while  she  would  never  call  herself  a  'loving'  sort  of  person  ,  she  had  wanted  to  treat  daisy  to  something  she  knew  the  other  would  actually  enjoy. hence  ,  giving  her  a  somewhat  sizeable  budget  and  all  the  encouragement  to  run  amuck  in  the  sizeable  store. only  ,  she  realized  after  the  fact  that  leaving  her  behind  meant  making  it  considerably  harder  to  find  her.

❝  daisy  !!  ❞  she  called  out  ,  ignoring  the  various  looks  her  raised  voice  earned  her. ❝  if  you're  in  the  self-help  section  i  swear   i  will  leave  you  here  !!  ❞

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   𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. maia valencia.〈 @mndstom​ 〉✫    𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌. starter call.    𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓. this hell is better with you.

early  was  on  time  ,  on  time  was  late.  ambrose  couldn't  recall  many  lessons  his  family  taught  him  ,  but  timeliness  was  surely  something  they  had  made  certain  he  took  to  heart. it  worked  well  for  his  job  but  was  much  less  convenient  when  it  came  to  meeting  up  with  others. sparing  his  phone  another  glance  ,  he  heaved  out  a  relieved  sigh  when  he  found  it  was  finally  one  in  the  morning  ─  the  hour  he  promised  to  meet  maia  at  work. the  programmer  didn't  have  any  plans  to  come  in  and  drink. rather  ,  he  was  'kidnapping'  the  other  ─  a  somewhat  spontaneous  plan  to  drag  her  along  for  some  much  needed  'fun'  time. perhaps  stop  by  a  billiards  parlour  ,  catch  a  movie  at  the  somewhat  sketchy  drive-in  theatre  that  would  inevitably  play  old  movies  until  eight  in  the  morning. anything  that  wasn't  thinking  about  their  shifts  or  stressing  over  making  rent  that  month.

                        a  brief  reprieve  with  a  friend  that  understood.                                          (  he  just  needed  her  to  agree  to  it.  )

rocking  on  his  feet  ,  the  man  shoved  his  hands  in  his  pockets  as  he  waited  for  the  other's  figure  to  make  her  way  out  of  the  employee  entrance. a  boyish  smile  pulled  at  his  features  ,  eyes  crinkling  with  genuine  mirth. ❝  there  you  are  !  ❞  he  greeted  merrily. ❝  so  ,  i  was  thinking. . . we  could  just  watch  shitty  horror  movies  ,  or  ,  we  could  do  something  fun.  just  throwing  the  option  out  there. ❞

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( too lazy to do my usual formatting ) , finally free from work. starting on writing up starters , will do replies after. evening , all. <3

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#𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑅𝑇𝐸𝑅  𝐶𝐴𝐿𝐿  ───  𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄  for  a  starter  with  areum. if  you  have  any  specific  ideas  or  would  rather  plot  something  out  first  ,  please  don't  be  afraid  to  message  me  !!

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#𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑅𝑇𝐸𝑅  𝐶𝐴𝐿𝐿  ───  𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄  for  a  starter  with   ambrose.  if  you  have  any specific  ideas  or  would  rather plot  something  out  first  ,  please  don't  be  afraid  to  message  me  !!

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an heiress who oft held all the chips in her palm found herself without a single card up her sleeve. while she carried considerable weight in specific social circles , she was essentially a nobody on the streets. a titan rendered powerless the moment she was shoved and had the lanyard snatched off her neck , areum was loathe to admit she was at the mercy of the man's whims ─ a position they perhaps no one would want to be in , if her suspicions about his affiliations were true. for as much as she wanted to curse him out , the risk of that flash drive getting damaged was too high for her to let her temper take the lead.

❝ now wouldn't you like to know ? ❞ she quipped , inhaling through her nose and exhaling through her mouth to calm her nerves before finally crossing the distance between them. she gave a cautious glance to the edge of the roof and made a note to keep weight on her back leg , preparing herself to run or drop if the other so much as threatened to drag her off the side of the building.

she at least seemed to have one advantage , thus far. unless the man was a gifted actor , he didn't seem to know who she was. at least , she could hope that was an advantage. the chessboard was covered in smoke , it's pieces shattered and should couldn't tell what she did and didn't have to play next. ❝ name it. your price. ❞ keeping her voice steady was harder than she anticipated , her breath threatening to catch in her throat as the lanyard continued to swing about , the risk of it falling ever present. this was for the cause, she reminded herself. ❝ well ? going to keep standing there looking pretty or are we going to talk business ? ❞

ton nearly snorts at the others words. money? cars? drugs? why isn’t that… cute. the little thing is trying her best to bribe him isn’t she? ton shakes his head a small bit looking at the lanyard being lightly pushed by the wind, wavering back and forth above the casem of floors bellow them. this must be really worth a lot to this girl huh? “if you’re that willing to give me any of that stuff, that means this must be worth much more.” payton smirks turning his head to look over at her eyeing her up and down slowly. “just what is a pretty little thing like you doing with something so obviously important?” apperance wise at least she doesn’t seem like much but, if her words are even slightly true, she must be someone - and it surprises him in a way that he doesn’t know who. ton looks back at the lanyard pretending to drop it but quickly catching it back in his hand with a laugh swinging it back and forth almost like a metronome. “i wonder what you’re willing to do to get this back…”

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❝ look , i wouldn't get a father involved in something that could risk getting them in trouble. the last thing i want to be is responsible for getting someone separated from their children. ❞ the statement was true at least , the man burdened by a heavy conscience that manifested in a booming voice in the back of his mind. that still didn't help how questionable his request was meant to be. asking for a ride was a somewhat innocent request , but asking to be taken to an abandoned building in a shit part of town was less so. thankfully byunsoo hadn't just told him to piss off and seemed willing to at least hear him out before giving him the inevitable 'no' that ambrose was personally expecting.

taking a deep breath the young man rose back to his feet , dusting himself off before folding his arms across his chest. ❝ i need to confirm if something i remember is real or not. there was this wild party in this old building in the old historical part of town , i vaguely remember us writing on the walls in marker so i just . . . ❞ the overwhelm began to bleed into his words as he reached up and tugged at his hair. ❝ . . . i need to go in there and see if the writing is still there but that's not the best part of town and i'd need someone to watch my back while we're there and . . . i get it if you want nothing to do with this i just really don't know who else to ask.❞ he continued, before letting a somewhat awkward silence to call between them as he stopped his pacing and came to an abrupt halt.

❝ you ever seen something so absolutely fucking impossible that you start calling everything into question ? i know damn well i wasn't high so i need to figure out what else it couldn't been. ❞

come with him? byunsoo shakes his head, "nah, man. not without you explaining what this is all about." he's been so vague that byunsoo is more than a bit concerned about both what the young man is talking about and both of their safety if he follows the other blindly into this mystery... thing. he shuffles the cleats a bit banging the toe against the ground to get some more dirt out from between the spikes rubbing his fingers through them. "whatever it may be you better tell me straight or there's no way in heck i'm risking it to come with you." as much as he likes ambrose he isn't about to put himself at risk for the kid either. what's his business is his business and while byunsoo will help out how he can nothing is worth risking his own life for. sorry ambrose. "so if you want help," he glances over looking back down at what he's doing just as quickly, "you better start talking quick."

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STOP SCREAMING ? perhaps if this was a young adult novel where the helpless maiden managed to 𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙰𝙻𝙻 her otherworldly captor , she could be convinced to stop shrieking loud enough that it made her own ears ring. this , however , was neither ꜰɪʟᴍ nor ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. the happy ending in 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒌 had no bearing on what dealing with a real vampire was like. they also , unfortunately , couldn't prepare one for actually coming face to face with them. areum was petulant on a good day , this situation was truly the perfect fuel to make her that much worse. ❝ oh 𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑫𝑶𝑵 𝑴𝑬 , am i ruining your APPETITE ?! i'm afraid they don't teach you how to deal with the fucking 𝚄𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 in college !! ❞

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as far as being a young vampire went, annalise wasn't exactly discreet. she had no one to show her what to do, how to control herself. she had been sired by the most selfish, frustrating vampire she had ever met; one of the only ones she hadn't killed on sight and befriended instead. it had worked out for her, she supposed. as annalise lay there dying, he saved her. gave her immortality and then left. as though their kinship meant nothing. "i'm going to need you to stop screaming."

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I DON'T EVEN 𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑮𝑵𝑰𝒁𝑬 MY 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙱𝙴𝙰𝚃.

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#𝑂𝑈𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑅𝐴𝐶𝑇𝐸𝑅 ─── managed  to  score  a  rare  three  day  weekend  from  work. aside  from  preparing  for  a  trip  and  going  to  a  concert  on  friday  i’m  excited  to  take  the  opportunity  to  do  some  writing. wanted  to  say  𝐴  𝑆𝐻𝑌  𝐵𝑈𝑇  𝑃𝑅𝑂𝑃𝐸𝑅  𝐻𝐸𝐿𝐿𝑂  to  all  my  new  mutuals  ,  i’m  sorry  i  haven’t  reached  out  yet  ,  i’m  a  wee  bit  of  a  nervous  chicken  wing  on  a  good  day  but  i’m  really  looking  forward  to  getting  to  know  you  all  and  your  muses. ❤

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𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐂. asshole payton〈 @moonfl0wxr​​​ 〉✫ 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌.  (original post)

by all outward appearances , the colourful lanyard and flashdrive embedded in a cat-shaped holder was something with little to no value outside of perhaps a college student losing a term paper or two. in any other circumstance areum herself would have agreed that a couple of keys were not worth chasing after a damnable gangster over , had she not known exactly what was on the flash drive dangling off the keychain ; incriminating evidence to prove her family’s ties to local criminal groups. unsavory deals , all made in order to keep information about their business dealings from going public. the loss would set her and her investigations back for months if not longer. she doubted the other knew just how valuable it was. he probably wouldn’t care even if he did.

areum thought she had been careful enough to avoid a situation like this , but perhaps she’d trusted the wrong person or asked a question that couldn’t go ignored. whatever it was, that was in the past now. what mattered now was trying to get that flash drive back without winding up dead. grimacing as it was dangled over the edge of the roof, the woman chanced a step forward before holding her hands up passively. ❝ look , i have connections. i can get you money , cars , drugs . . . we can just forget all of this ever happened. i just need that lanyard back. ❞

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❝  don’t  you  shush  me  !!  ❞  his  petulance  was  short-lived  at  least,  only  a  tiny  pout  remained  that  tugged  at  faint  red-tinted  lips. ❝  and  no  ,  not  really. ❞  response  already  poised  on  his  tongue,  his  words  were  prompt  and  blunt. at  least  honest  about  the  situation  ,  the  last  thing  ambrose  had  any  intention  of  doing  that  afternoon  was  potentially  getting  himself  roped  into  something  beyond  his  means  purely  because  someone  felt  the  need  to  masquerade  about  as  sherlock  holmes  (  though  ,  he  wasn't  necessarily  against  the  connotations  of  being  the  𝑊𝐴𝑇𝑆𝑂𝑁  of  the  pair  ). 

 still  ,  rian's  excitement  was  𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡  𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠.  moreover  he  found  it  difficult  to  risk  DISAPPOINTING  the  other  ,  even  if  he  desperately  believed  looking  into  the  matter  was  the  last  thing  either  of  them  needed  to  do. his  unwillingness  to  disappointed  paired  with  the  mischievous  glint  in  her  eyes  told  rose  that  he  wasn't  about  to  get  out  of  this  without  actually  going  along  with  whatever  misshapen  plan  they  would  manage  to  come  up  with.  if  they  had  a  plan  at  all.  heaving  out  a  sigh  ,  he  resigned  himself  to  his  fate  as  he  ran  a  hand  through  his  hair  to  brush  the  messy  locks  out  of  his  face. ❝  just  a  quick  look  and  then  we're  getting  the  hell  out  of  here.  it  better  JUST  be  raccoons  or  so  𝐻𝐸𝐿𝑃  𝑀𝐸   .  .  .  ❞

“no no wait! shh! hang on! don’t you want to know what’s going on?” she shushes him lightly, still very much intends to be discreet and lowkey, just as one should when they’re bout to head into something unknown. much like any detective film, really. not that it would matter much, because she wouldn’t deny that it’s the possible idea of being discovered that excites her the most; the thrill of the rush is something that rian never gets tired of. “it’s probably just some raccoons. evil little bastards sneaking around, that’s what they are.” lingering gaze finally tears away from the direction of the suspicious noise to the other, and soon lights up with hints of mischief, “and this is fun to me. i’ve always wanted to be a detective when i was younger. but if you insist, we could totally go grab some mcdonalds. get a happy meal. but first, one more look around this place. please?”