elisabeth lestrange · twenty seven · beauxbatons alum · charms master. helena hyslop · twenty five · gryffindor alum · licensed obliviator. lazarus avery · twenty five · hufflepuff alum · proprietor of the verdant reliquary.
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artemis + lazarus.

artemis watched with dull eyes as he waved the wand over the counter and abundance of potions appears. she glances around the space, seeing the transformed space for the end of the world. “ i love what y’ve done with the place, ” she quips quietly. she settles into the cushioned seat, a breath escaping her lungs as she relaxes into the soft seat. her gaze flickers over to him, that dull glint in her eyes softening softly at the order in his tone. she couldn’t say she’d ever heard that tone come from lazarus avery especially directed at her. “ okay, ” she responds quietly, not enough energy in her to argue. there was something comforting about watching someone move about their natural space. he was comfortable here, as he should be, even as the world was ending. she nods slightly at his words, what she should do in order to help.
she assumes that the vials he pulls forward are for her and so she rises, muscles screaming and strides for the counter. the liquid of the first vial is gone quickly, a sharp cough and a crinkle of her nose — pain potion. those were the worst ones, always bitter. “ it’s no’ my craft like ye, but i like t’think i’m proficient with brewin’. i had a knack fer it in school. ” and it was true, even though she’d chose to work with living plants at the end of the day instead of dried ones. a second vial is in her hand as she says, “ y’know, there are actually ways t’make these taste better. at least, the recipes i use t’make potions taste better, but maybe tha’s just ‘cause ‘m used t’em. ”
lazarus’ brow rose as he looked up at her, the commentary about these could taste better grating against his nerves for just a moment before it’s gone again. ❛ i haven’t spent time experimenting with what i know beyond making them more effective. they don’t taste great but it’s easier to give someone a mug of tea to wash out the taste than risk neutralizing a batch entirely. ❜ he murmured softly, not dragging attention to them by saying something more blatant like your physiology is different and you run the risk to being more sensitive to ingredients. as it stood, artemis also wasn’t in the place for needing anything else stacked up on her shoulders. not right now.
❛ we should stock up on the basics. ❜ he told her after a moment, making sure she drank all of them down –– he’d put them in a specific order, too, making sure they tasted better the further down the line she got. ❛ i’ll lay out the recipes and you can get started after you’ve had a good rest. ❜ touching the last vial and the last one corked, he said, ❛ this is a draught of dreamless sleep. i only recommend it if you feel like you’ll have nightmares. this’ll last about thirteen hours when it’s all said and done, though you may sleep beyond that. ❜ he paused, then, softer: ❛ do you feel like you can make your way up and down the stairs or would you prefer we make a space for you down here to rest ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#moonlegacy.#moonlegacy: artemis + lazarus.
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taliesin + lazarus.
taliesin could see the tension in lazarus, but perhaps that was simply due to the fact that he had been at the other’s side for nearly a quarter of a century ; it was time that gave him the insight to recognize the small things –––– the nod that was more for himself than for taliesin, the firmly back shoulders. ‘ things will be alright, ’ he says, using the confidence he had in lying to make the words sound certain, without question. they, their families, the shop, london… whatever lazarus needed the words to be about they could be. taliesin might not be able to put up the wards himself ( though he might have smiled to know that the blood wards accepted him as a source, without magic, simply for being the son of dorthea avery ), but he would be there to last through whatever came with lazarus.
‘ we did, but i’m sure when dinner’s ready we’ll all be thankful, ’ taliesin manages to get out before lazarus turns back to stare at him. he frowns, not expecting the reaction he was getting. under other circumstances, yes, but given the ghosts that had descended on the world, a night spent behind assuredly safe walls felt like the responsible choice. not to mention that getting anywhere was a bit more of a task for him, feeling helpless given his lack of magic… but lazarus didn’t know that so perhaps the reaction is a bit more understandable. taliesin is going through this thought process in his mind, so it takes a moment before he replies to the question. ‘ it was the safest option. i expected we would get in contact with each other, but until then… well, i was already there and maybe i’m a bit overly cautious but i preferred those walls to the ones of my apartment. ’
❛ your apartment is incredibly safe, it’s got a similar version of the avery family wards on it. i set them up when you had just moved in. ❜ he said it like he had dropped off a vinyl record that taliesin had asked for, not like he had ensured the safety and security of taliesin lestrange for the length of his time in the apartment. ❛ i’m surprised you couldn’t feel them. ❜ it’s off handed but if lazarus were in a better state of mind, he might have revisited it with more thought. but his mind is hazed and the clarity needed to connect the dots too far gone for some time to come. ❛ it’s good you made your way to gringotts, though, because you found elisabeth. ❜ she was, after all, an incredibly talented witch and an excellent set of hands to be on board the protect the reliquary at nearly any cost plan.
❛ thank you. ❜ nearly a quarter of a century. there was so much in those years to unpack that no one had the time for but a few things were more than certain: taliesin lestrange would always have lazarus avery’s unfailing loyalty and tal’s steadfastness even in the face of the end of the world was something that laz needed desperately. after a moment in thought, he waved his wand in a complex pattern, putting the pot into a stasis as he felt calmer, ready to look at taliesin for the rest of their conversation. ❛ for the reassurance, that is. ❜ i just want to make sure everyone comes out of this alive. he didn’t say it out loud. he didn’t feel like he had to.
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#taliesinlestrange.#taliesinlestrange: taliesin + lazarus.#is that crocodile dundee?
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taliesin + lazarus.
taliesin chuckles at the display of stubbornness on lazarus’s part he almost wishes he could have witnessed. had the portrait of duncan avery, or rhys lestrange for that matter, directly instructed him to do something he would not have turned around and did the exact opposite. the memory of muddy footprint’s on dorthea’s rug flashes in his mind ; lazarus had retained that quality from their childhood, while taliesin had found it easier not to fight what was asked of him. it was admirable however, and lazarus’s dedication to family, even extending to the locations that bore their name, was something he could still relate to. ‘ that’s admirable, ’ he says, before adding, ‘ and i’m glad you’re here. better that we’re doing this together. ’
he wonders if lazarus will question it. they had spoken briefly after his birthday about their mutual connection he had not known to be so, but since then there had been nothing to say. now here he was, holding the bag and wand for a girl he had turned over to the ministry not five months before. he hoped he wouldn’t, for he likely had more questions after their most recent interaction than he had before. he needed to think. he’d likely have the time for it considering the way it looked outside. taliesin then watched as lazarus interacted with the elf, before handing off the bag to tillie. it felt almost strange to let it go at this point. ‘ thanks, ’ he says to lazarus, after she had gone. ‘ i could use a cup. sleeping in gringotts… merlin, it was hell. ’
❛ we are. ❜ lazarus agreed with a firm nod of his head, as though for just a moment he was debating if he’d made the right decision until taliesin had confirmed it for him. there was a mild trepidation there, a slowly dissipating anxiety that still kept his stomach in a knot. of course, lazarus was sure that particular thing would not go away until this was all behind them. he knew that if his parents wanted to, they could have come and dragged him from the building themselves, but they wouldn’t. for so many reasons they wouldn’t but most of all he could hear his mother gently reassuring his father that their only son would come home to them. it made his heart pang with guilt but he squared his soldiers and focused himself again. he would see them again, once everyone he cared about was safe.
❛ did you eat ? hungry ? ❜ lazarus asked suddenly, his hand stilling as he stirred, just a momentary stutter before he picked up again, lips mouthing as he counted after interrupting himself. somewhere in his question there was an are you there but it certainly did not make its way out of his mouth. it took him a moment before he supplied, ❛ if you are, there are a pair of elves in my apartment working on dinner for us all, i figured we could rearrange the store a little bit and make a dinner table for us all in the center of the shop ? they should be done in –– ❜ he looked down at his wrist, as though checking for a watch that wasn’t there and he mumbled to himself before stopping again and turning more fully to stare at taliesin. ❛ you slept there ? dear salazar, why ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#taliesinlestrange.#taliesinlestrange: taliesin + lazarus.
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monty + lena.
CONCERNING: @snappedwands· –– hyslop, h. TIMESTAMP: 007SUIT & TIE –– subject to change STATUS: warded, public space
HE WATCHED the goblins seamlessly knit the sealing wards together, the wards that would prevent any and all exit or entry from the premises. it hadn’t been long since their planned lockdown had been announced, but every second that ticked by on the ornate clock in the lobby seemed to correspond to a twist in his gut or a thud in his ribcage. fleamont, though surrounded by many in the gleaming bank, was alone ––– but that wasn’t what bothered him. what bothered him was not knowing whether or not helena was safe. BUT ––– it was perfectly normal to worry about one’s partner, was it not? the nagging thought in his mind that whispered that he wasn’t quite as anxious about any of his other friends was something he could brush off, but the twist in his gut at the idea of not knowing whether or not helena was out of harm’s way was inescapable. monty glanced back up at the wards slowly materializing into place, then drew his sandalwood wand and whispered an incantation he’d long ago mastered. his patronus –– a large and formidable tigress slowly formed out of the luminescent spell-smoke, stretched, and yawned before waiting for instruction in the absence of a visible threat. he cupped his hands around his mouth and murmured his message, punctuating it with a firm ‘find helena’, and then stepped back to watch as the tigress leaped and loped away. ‘ helena, where are you? are you alright? ‘
her shoulders were so tight as she stood in concentration, brow knit as she tried to remember her defense against the dark arts lessons. she’d done well in the subject but she hadn’t progressed on past her sixth year when she dropped it in favor of focusing on runes. and a load of good those runes were doing for her now, considering she didn’t have the time or security to draw the runes she wanted while the building as a whole was unprotected. taking another deep breath, she’d recited to herself what she had already cast. protego totalum, salvio hexia, there was another that she remembered hearing, starting with an f, but she could not summon it in her memory for the life of her.
the wisps of silver that formed in front of her had her opening her eyes quickly, blinking away the confusion as she took in a patronus form, a beautiful tigress. and then it spoke.
❛ monty. ❜ she sighed out his name in relief, as though just hearing his voice was like a balm to her soul. in fact, it was, and she felt the tension in her shoulders drift for a moment. if she could have, she would have thrown her arms around the tigress but instead she would settle for the sappy look on her face. as the tigress dissipated, she took a moment to summon her happiest moment ( not necessarily replacing the original, there is an added whisper of chamomile and tucking the lock of hair behind his ear ). for a moment her patronus was stronger, nearly solid, as he came out to greet her, so excited to see his mother.
❛ hi baby. ❜ lena cooed at him, taking joy in the second she had before saying, ❛ i need you to go find monty. tell him tesco on great suffolk, with carlotta pinkstone and thaxter wood. too many muggles, sealed in the back room, we need help to contain this and secure the building. ❜ she hesitated, wanting to add something more before shaking her head. ❛ go on munchkin, go find him. ❜
and with that, the saint bernard was off.
#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐏 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐏 * she speaks and it is both baffling and inviting,both welcome and foreign.#broughtdawn.#broughtdawn: fleamont + helena.
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sasha + elisabeth.
CONCERNING: @snappedwands·· –– lestrange, e. TIMESTAMP: the verdant reliquary. STATUS: warded, private space
AND THERE HE WAS, back in the reliquary, after the shop boy –– owner? manager? –– had yanked him in moments before the wards sealed. it was a precarious situation to be in, sealed in an apothecary with a handful of half-familiar faces and yet still more he’d never encountered before. sasha tapped his foot on the ground, lingering around jars of newt eyes and pickled mushrooms and feigning interest in the contents of said jars whilst he surveyed the room and gauged each person for their potential probability to pose a threat. there was one face in particular that his eyes kept dragging themselves back to, distracting him, captivating him, almost as if he were a spider caught in a web –– the logical part of him knew he wasn’t; it just so happened that he had an eye for fine features. knowing they’d all be trapped in those four walls for an indefinite amount of time made sasha feel as bored as though he’d been in there for a fortnight already, bored enough to feel so inclined as to introduce himself to a few of his new friends. none of them seemed particularly threatening to him, anyway. what could it hurt to be sociable? sasha maneuvered himself closer to the brunette without making it seem as if he was moving toward her, instead continuing to inspect the various potions ingredients with all the interest of a gawking child. he waited until a third person happened to come within arm’s length and then, with his head still turned toward a bunch of dried gillyweed, his left leg shot out and then darted back just quick enough to trip the poor fellow without taking the blame. in a flash, as if surprised and thinking on his feet, he turned and tugged the woman he’d been eyeing out of the way just in time to clear the aisle for his victim to stumble and then right themselves without disturbing any of the displays. “careful,” he admonished the pawn in his plan. a grin, a flash of dimples, and then he steps away before their position could have a chance to be seen as unseemly. then, he addressed her directly. “are you alright?”
on other days –– those being where the world was right and the dead did not roam freely, where she had not rescued her dearest magic-less cousin from the bowels of gringotts, where she had not spent more time than she’d cared to admit at the mercy of anyone but herself –– elisabeth lestrange was a particularly observant creature. it was the raven in her, she was convinced. the raven was cunning and clever, never letting itself be caught off guard by something stronger than her because she would be faster. but today was not like other days and she was just happy to have a warm cup of coffee in her hands.
elisabeth was in a mild conversation with taliesin that occasionally drifted off into companionable silence, only broken when lazarus pulled him downstairs and she had been left to roam the shop, coffee in hand. she had moved herself towards the pre made potions on display, curious to what her cousin’s cousin had to offer. the glowing pink of amortentia did not even need to reach her nose for her to know what she smelled, the combination of toffee and chocolate filling up a void in her chest that was almost comforting.
her fingers drifted over another vial, trying to work out the details of the ingredients without looking at the label in her own little game that she had created for herself before gasping as someone tugged on her. lissa’s hand covered the top of her drink so as not to spill it on her rescuer ( had someone really been that close to tumbling into her ? ) and looked up at him with a bashful smile. his admonishment almost struck her until she realized it was directed over her shoulder and as he stepped back, she got a much better look at him.
oh he was tall and merlin forbid she fall in love with those dimples before she even knew his name. the accent caught her off guard just a little bit, one brow raised gently as he spoke. part of her warned of a devil in disguise, that this was the kind of man her parents had warned her about growing up –– the kind of man, her mother had told her, who would sweep her off her feet and break her heart before she’d even known what happened. the interesting part of all of it was elisabeth was sure she’d let him.
❛ i am, thank you for making sure i was out of the way, mister ? ❜ the question lingered, a way of asking for his name. her accent had a way of leaving her when she was in england, a decade in the country working in her favor of blending in, but there was a gentle twinge of french to it.
#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 * she opens her mouth and with it comes the unmistakable call of death.#caughtdusk.#caughtdusk: sasha + elisabeth.
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artemis + lazarus.

artemis had thought she had been certain that lazarus would let her in, that there would be no question. even as she is proved corrected, there is a burning of relief that swells through her. there is nothing for her to fight alone anymore. there is power in numbers and she is more than certain there is more than enough inside the doors. exhaustion rakes her body, she is bruised and has certainly seen better days, but she would be a helping hand in this. she would not sit idly by, especially after the night prior. there’s a breath, somewhere between a hiss of pain and a sigh, as he guides an arm over his shoulders. there’s a startling clarity in realizing she’s never been this close to lazarus avery, there had never been a need. “ i’m with t’best person t’bring me then, ” it’s the truth said on the breath of a joke, lilting humor through gritted teeth.
one step backwards, two more, and she feels the wards pass around them. the tension in her shoulders relaxes slightly, head dropping forward for a moment. “ thank you. ” but the word is not just for the offer of potions, but the protection he offered. “ i’ll — ” shakes her head slightly, “ save the potions fer those who’ll need ‘em because there will certainly be people who do. i’ll be fine. ” it’s only once they’re inside the door does she drop her arm from around his shoulders. “ what can i do t’help y’here? what needs doin’? ” at this rate, she would willingly run herself into the ground; there were more important details than her.
❛ i always have had the habit of being in the right place at the right time. ❜ hearing the hiss of pain and the joke that followed, lazarus laughed softly under his breath as they moved through the door. kicking it shut, he drew his wand out and murmured a spell, transfiguring a square box into a cushioned seat for her to relax into. as they broke apart, lazarus was already making his way around the counter and waving his wand in front of a large, open space, only for vials to appear in front of them. calming draughts, pain relief, pepper up potions, the lot of it was all there, well stocked, and deftly pulled off the shelf without lazarus giving them much focus.
returning his gaze to artemis, lazarus said, ❛ you misunderstood me, artemis. i have pain potions. you will take them. ❜ it was a gentle order but one that he was confident she would follow. the look on his face softened as he took her in. merlin she was a sight. there was a little part of him that preened to have another person who owed him something but he shoved that feeling away. artemis owed him nothing for her safety here, sanctuary was not about what people owed. ❛ i have more brewing as we speak and almost anything you could need. you can start helping by recuperating as quickly as possible. you should sleep and then we can get you rotated into the watch schedule. ❜ lining up the vials in the order she should take them, he asked, ❛ how are you with brewing potions ? ❜
#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#moonlegacy.#moonlegacy: artemis + lazarus.
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taliesin + lazarus.
it was always warming to hear that someone was thankful to see you, especially given such circumstances, which makes taliesin smile at his cousin. frankly, he was thankful to see he was still in one piece as well, though he had assumed he would be. lazarus avery was a completely capable wizard, and taliesin had faith in him. he nods at the mention of help with the splinching, but allows lazarus to direct the conversation to a new direction without agreeing one way or the other. he appreciated the offer, but it was better that lazarus forget that he had ever offered.
‘ understandable, ’ taliesin nodded with lazarus’s suggestion where the rest of the knights likely were. however, he thought it would have helped both of them relax slightly had any of them thought to contact the group, let people know where they were going, that they were safe. he could see by the way his cousin moved that he was on edge, and that maybe news ( not good or bad, but just something solid and true ) would have helped settle him back down. ‘ they had shut down the city by the time i thought of returning. you’re staying here for the shop or for the same reason ? ’
at the question, the bag in his hand seems to grow a bit heavier. a bundle that was clearly not his own, as was clear from the wand handle protruding from one of the pockets ; blackthorn, the same as his, but with a distinct handle. he raises it slightly by way of answering. ‘ one more, i think. ’ hoped. ‘ fawley gave me this to keep at gringotts. i told her we might end up here. ’
❛ i decided to stay for the shop when grandfather’s portrait suggested i return home to the manor. ❜ laz told him after a moment, summoning a wooden spoon from the end of the bench and stirring six times clockwise before adding in ten sprigs of peppermint, already prepared appropriately, into the brew and stirring again. it was so smooth as he did it, it was like he was controlled by something else and for a moment he relaxed. his shoulders dropped and he let out a breath he didn’t realize he’d been holding in. ❛ this shop has stood for three hundred and sixty eight years. it’s not going to fall under my watch. ❜
as taliesin held up the bag, lazarus looked over his shoulder and nodded. he took in the foreign wand handle and his brows knit in confusion before the mention of artemis. the brief bit of the weather report sounded in his ears that tonight was a full moon and his suspicions that he held deeply were suddenly confirmed in just a few moments. she was safer as a werewolf tonight than anyone else outside of heavy wards. lazarus nodded again, more aware of the situation and glad to be brewing all that he was, before looking back at the brew.
❛ tillie, ❜ he called out, not waiting for the pop. she was the only house elf allowed in his lab because she didn’t make a noise when she did. ❛ take the bag from taliesin and bring it upstairs, please, and prepare another space to rest. and bring him a cup of earl grey tea, black. ❜ looking up at taliesin he said, ❛ and a plate of biscuits ? ❜ he didn’t wait for an answer as he said, ❛ and biscuits too, please, tillie. ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#taliesinlestrange.#taliesinlestrange: taliesin + lazarus.
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artemis + lazarus.
timestamp: ——, 26th of october 1950 . · location: diagon alley, the verdant reliquary. ( warded, private space ) · tagging: @snappedwands·!

the sun had risen, the moon had set, and artemis fawley was still breathing. she was beaten and bruised, cut and scarred, but alive. that was all she could thank the moon for at the end of the night, that she could see another day. thaxter had found her in the early morning, had dried her tears and bandaged her wounds. he had been her shoulder to lean on, the one that she was more grateful for than she knew what to do with. he had cracked jokes, the pair of them smiling as they went. somewhere along the way, he had begun to bandage the emotional wounds she had suffered too, allowing his companionship to be a blanket for her. she’d told him, at the very least, where she needed to go. that, at least for the time being, the verdant reliquary would be her safehaven.
thaxter had disappeared to go, presumably, get his broom and she wasn’t sure when he would be back. she approaches and is stopped by the pressure of the ward in front of her, she knows what will happen if she steps any further. and so, with no wand to cast and very little of a voice left to shout, she finds herself sitting on the pavement outside of the establishment, knees tucked up and arms folded beneath as she waits. she’s not sure how long it is before she spots movement from within and sees the door beginning to crack open, “ lazarus? ” artemis voices quietly as a familiar figure steps into the threshold. it’s the first time in the entirety of whatever odd relationship they had that his first name passes her lips. she can’t find it inside herself to put up the typically chipper version of herself that mister avery sees. she is simply artemis in this moment. she pushes herself to her feet, attempting to dust off her already torn and dirtied jeans. “ may i come in? ”
the pressure on the ward, as though a tentative hand had pressed against it and decided against moving through, tugged on lazarus’ subconscious. as he stood with taliesin and elisabeth, he glanced towards the windows at the front of the shop, stepping away towards the window and murmuring that they needn’t follow. his hand rested on the doorknob as he tried to get a better look at the figure. it’s not until he pulled the door open and heard her voice that it was like a beacon in the darkness and he realized it was artemis. and in the next breath he realized she’d called him by his first name and not the formal arrangement of their usual engagements, which by itself was enough to propel him through the wards he’d established. they held, of course, for any number of reasons from that they were strong and long established to the fact taliesin, the son of daughter of the house of avery, was still inside and had no intention of moving.
❛ of course. ❜ he wrapped an arm around her middle, guiding her arm over his shoulders. ❛ stay close, you need someone with avery blood to get through the wards, ❜ he murmured softly, trying not to move her to quickly and reopen any wounds of hers. perhaps this is the person he was meant to be, the kind of person he became in a crisis where he sought out the people who needed his help and not only the things he could do for himself. he moved them back towards the open door, passing through the wards without protest from the magic. ❛ i have some pain potions, if you want them ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#moonlegacy.#moonlegacy: artemis + lazarus.
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timestamp : ——, october 26th, 1950 location : the verdant reliquary, public & wardedtagging : @snappedwands·
getting from gringotts to the reliquary seemed like an impossible task. it wasn’t a far distance, all things considered, but taliesin was defenseless against the inferi. thankfully, he had been able to carefully explain the situation to elisabeth ; he treaded carefully around the details that needed to be left unspoken, but given her more intimate understanding of his personal struggles, she was able to fill in the details quite easily. with her ability, and his blood tied to the avery name through his mother, direct travel within the walls of the shop became possible.
‘ i keep splinching, ’ taliesin tells lazarus, purposely putting frustration into his voice. he imagined that the taliesin lestrange who had the magical prowess he was supposed to would be frustrated at his struggle to apparate. ‘ but i’m glad she’s here besides. i wouldn’t have want to have left her in gringotts. ’ that part was true, it was better that lissa was with him. taliesin gives himself a second to breathe, and then looks at lazarus with a slight level of concern in his features. ‘ how have things been here ? ’ clearly the worst had not occurred, but that didn’t always mean everything was fine, ‘ and who have you heard from ? ’
❛ oh thank merlin. ❜ that seemed to be his reaction when anyone he cared about showed up today but lazarus was more thankful that the people he cared about were alive than he did about how he was perceived. he took taliesin in, waving away the excuse of not apparating in himself. it was for the best that elisabeth was there, too, she was able bodied and would likely be good if he needed a second set of hands to bolster the wards if taliesin wouldn’t. the offer flew from him before he really thought about anything else. ❛ i can help you with the splinching, if you’d like ? you know, when the world isn’t overrun with the dead. ❜
but he was moving on quickly, nodding his head towards the steps and instead of bringing taliesin up like he had with prosperina to show her to the adjusted storeroom, he was bringing taliesin down into the brewing room for a bit of privacy. there were a few still in motion from orders that he’d taken before the worst of this had started, some that he was brewing to make sure his stores were stocked appropriately. calming draughts, pain potions, dreamless sleep, quite large cauldrons were brewing to keep up with his need to be prepared.
❛ things are grim just about everywhere. i’ve got most of the wards up but i’m holding on to the worst of them for a little while longer. ❜ they were exceptionally draining to put up, especially alone, but this was his legacy that he was protecting, he would do anything for the avery family name, for the people who were in his shelter, under his protection. ❛ prosperina is upstairs and i’ve offered sanctuary to a few others. so far i have yet to hear from the other knights and florean. i imagine they took refuge at familial estates. ❜
in the grand scheme of things, lazarus was most concerned about prosperina and taliesin. it wasn’t because he felt like they couldn’t protect themselves but a need to shield them specifically, the people closest to his heart, was too overwhelming to bear. he did not want to even entertain the idea of losing them. ❛ do you know of anyone else who needs somewhere to be ? anyone we should contact ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter three ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * and now hell’s herald rings the bell the end of the world is rapidly approaching.#taliesinlestrange.#taliesinlestrange: taliesin + lazarus.
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she lets out a breath, meeting his lips with a gentle urgency. the second he pulls away, the temptation is strong to pull him back to her, but the thoughts are quelled by his careful hands on her face. her own hands flutter uncertainly on his chest, concern still heavy in her gaze. he always treats her gently, like she’s something precious, but this feels somehow different - more important.
she realizes the risk he’s taken in calling for her, in ensuring that she’s okay, and love for this man standing before her swells so strongly that for a moment she fears she might choke on it. after so many years of holding everyone at a careful distance - out of self preservation and self interest - it’s overwhelming to feel so certainly in love. to feel so certain that she is loved. “i’m safe thanks to you - i may have been none the wiser had you not sent for me.”
her brow furrows for a moment, out of concern for her family and concern for herself and lazarus. but she knows that he wouldn’t have brought her here if he didn’t genuinely believe her to be safe. she wonders for a moment if there’s anything that lazarus avery wouldn’t do for her. the feeling of love is so sharp and sudden again that the only way to quell it is to lean up and press another careful kiss against his lips. “you needn’t make any promises to me. i trust you. i trust you without them.”
prosperina was, without a doubt, one of the most important people in lazarus’ life. to such a degree that it caused a pleasant kind of ache in his chest, even on days when the sun shone brightly and a veritable legion of the dead weren’t leaking into the mortal realm. though she was precious, she also wasn’t some glass little trinket to be kept on one’s mantlepiece. one hand continued to rest on her face, stroking her cheek gently, as his other arm rested on her waist. she spoke and he hung on every word, drinking in the sight of her, that she was safe and in his arms.
❛ always. ❜ he murmured softly. i’ll always be there, i’ll always call on you, i’ll always make sure you’re safe. these were less assurances that she needed and more that laz needed to remind himself of. this is the kind of moment that he could verify as he stood in it, that he would remember forever, that he would be thankful to have when this was all over. ❛ i know i don’t have to, but i want to. i made a vow, remember ? ❜ he allowed a teasing smile on his face, only growing brighter as she kissed him.
part of him wanted to whisk her away to the avery manor in inverness but he was concerned that others might need sanctuary and the reliquary was in london and incredibly easy to get to. lazarus avery was many things but leaving an ally in the cold ( or, in this case, the ectoplasm ) was not part of his motives.
❛ come with me, i want you to feel settled. i don’t know how long we’ll be here but i figure you should at least know the place you’re staying. ❜ he’d have to rearrange the store room and move some of the things down into his laboratory but the space above the reliquary was intended to be a studio apartment as it was and it at the very least had the necessary equipment to be a home for a few days. as they made their way up the stairs, laz asked, ❛ i can have tillie, one of the avery elves, gather your things, if you’d like ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#three tag tbd#prospcrina.#prospcrina: prosperina + lazarus.
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thaxter + helena.
timestamp : ——, october 26th, 1950 location : tesco’s, public & unwarded tagging : @snappedwands·
thaxter had not seen much of helena recently, but he had blamed that on his own difficulties, rather than any possible struggle between them. his relative disappearance over the summer, followed by the start of the quidditch season, meant that the man who usually attempted to be main stage entertainment had faded slightly into the background in the lives of many, including his friend from school. at least, that’s how he saw it. whatever the reason, it was less important than what was currently happening all over london, and perhaps elsewhere. the ministry said they had placed a magical lockdown on the city, but then had not been heard from again. it likely did little to inspire confidence in anymore, least of all thaxter wood, who had been dealing with the incompetence of the ministry ( differing priorities ) for months now.
yet, thaxter wanted to believe it was just london. he wanted to believe that his family would be fine, and he’d be able to tell them a story about everything that happened over dinner in a few weeks, if not less. he’s pacing up the aisles of the tesco, when he spots a familiar figure in the mirror at the back. he began to move, skidding slightly around the corner —— thaxter found it easy to move at breakneck speeds, whether on foot or on a broom —— and practically, but not quite, colliding with helena hyslop. ‘ good ! ’ he cries, smiling and clapping a hand on her shoulder, ‘ thought i was gonna die o’ boredom before the ghosts even got in ‘ere. ’ he falls into humor as a crutch, even at the darkest of times.
‘ y’here on duty o’ some kind or … just 'ere ? ’ it seemed a bit early to be sending out individuals in helena’s line of work, seeing as it would just have to be done again after everything had been fixed up, but there’s a hope that if she’s here in an official capacity that the ministry might be closer to doing something worthwhile. ‘ good t’see you’re kickin’ though. ’ whatever the reason, it was good to see a friend.
there was no small part of lena absolutely kicking herself in the ass for not being able to remember certain spells in a panic. counter curses and undoing hexes had always been a talent of hers but causing them in the first place ? well that wasn’t so easily achieved. she’d successfully sealed the muggles in the back room for now, she was sure, and at the very least they were in the back room and the doors that allowed their trucks to offload product had similarly been locked and sealed. she’d cast notice me not charms as well as she could and now she was trying to find something stronger than a simple disillusionment to remove the door from view. panic bubbled up in her throat and as she nearly cried out in frustration, there’s a hand on her shoulder and it’s the most grounding thing she could have asked for.
turning a bit at the familiar voice, lena forced a smile onto her face — not because she had to see him but because maybe thaxter would have better ideas or remember the proper pronunciation for the spell. relief trickled in and suddenly the smile was easier and she pulled him into a momentary hug, needing to remind herself that there were people who were solid and very much corporeal floating about.
she shook her head before he’d even finished his question. ❛ not an official capacity, no, i was just hoping to get some last minute things before warding my apartment. ❜ not like it was particularly slouching in wards since she’d opened it as a refuge for members of the burial society, but that wasn’t something that she needed to share with thaxter. ❛ yeah, it actually is nice to see some friendly faces. after all the panic back there, ❜ her head inclined towards the stock room that she’d herded the muggles into so that she could keep them away from viewing magic and hopefully away from the brunt of the worst of the incoming wave of dead. ❛ it’s nice to see someone at least willing to pretend to be calm. how’s your — how’re you ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐏 * she speaks and it is both baffling and inviting,both welcome and foreign.#thaxterwood.#thaxterwood: thaxter + helena.#three tag tbd
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timestamp: 25, Oct. 1950, 11:23 · location: gringott’s wizarding bank ( unwarded, public space ) · tagging: @taliesinlestrange !
getting caught in gringotts was not the perfect place, but it was decidedly safer than anywhere else that elisabeth could have thought to be. she’d come to pull some gold from the lestrange vaults, wanting to move investments to another bank so that – should the world go to shit and the totality of the british ministry collapse – she would not be destitute. apparently she had miscalculated and come a little too late before the world decided to end. as the cart had returned with her and the goblin who had escorted her down into the vaults, tylm, another equally surly goblin had informed them that the doors had been sealed and wixen could only leave through the transportation rooms and weren’t allowed to return if they’d made the decision to leave.
elisabeth gracefully left the goblins, murmuring a pleasantry that she had learned in passing, and finding herself in the hall of gringotts. restless, unable to perform any kind of magic ( well, she could, but starting an incident with the goblins while they were providing sanctuary wasn’t something she was particularly willing to do ), and nearly ready to leave to find somewhere safer, she found a modicum of sanctuary in her cousin.
❛ taliesin, ❜ lissa called out gently, crossing to him quickly across the crowded space. relief colored her features, to the point where she did not attempt to keep her face passive. ❛ how long have you been here ? ❜ her voice dropped a little lower. ❛ have you eaten anything ? had water ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 * she opens her mouth and with it comes the unmistakable call of death.#three tag tbd#taliesinlestrange.#taliesinlestrange: taliesin + elisabeth.
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prosperina + lazarus.
prosperina had apparated to her family home that morning only to find it empty - something that was not completely strange but was usually preceded by a message from her mother. regardless, she’d taken breakfast by herself in the house and was just finishing when she was startled from her seat by a sudden light bursting into the room. it took a moment for her eyes to adjust enough to recognize the shape of the fox, but no time at all to recognize the voice that came from it as lazarus’.
chaos is coming. the sentence itself was enough to make her heart stop, but the sound of her name - her nickname, which she couldn’t recall ever hearing from his lips - following the request for her to come, restarted it, though perhaps at double the speed. it hardly took a moment of thought before her eyes were closed and she was picturing the inside of the verdant reliquary. when she opened them again, she was looking at him and a sigh of relief left her lips.
it wasn’t how he typically saw her - how anyone outside of the greengrass family typically saw her. free of the expertly coiled hair and the pleating and the look of poised grace that she’d perfected over the years and presented to the public - to even him. she knew her eyes were wild as she rushed toward him, hand reaching almost automatically for his arm. it was calming to touch him, the slight panic that had invaded her brain at his message subsiding. “LAZARUS. what’s wrong? are you alright?”
with a pop, prosperina greengrass was standing there and in his life lazarus had never been so glad to see anyone. the weight drifted from his shoulder and the feelings clawing at his throat dissipated as she reached out for him and he pulled her in. his arms wrapped around her and he was careful not to hold her too tightly to him but by merlin he had never been so scared for someone else, so scared he would never see her again. there were so many things that he wanted to say and as he gently took a half step back to look at her better, his lips pressed to her with the gentlest earnest that he had. he poured all he was into it, his relief and fear, his concern and heartache.
❛ thank merlin you’re safe. ❜ he murmured softly, his hands finding the sides of her face and it takes everything he has not to wrap her up in his arms and find the farthest corner of the world and take her to it. every impulse wanted him to leave, but london was on lockdown and it would certainly prevent most transportation from getting through. besides, the reliquary was one of the safest places in the city now, with more wards than he cared to count up or ready to go up at a moment’s notice. and all of them were stronger with a member of the house of avery standing in it.
❛ my father is locking down the wards at the manor, all the members of the wizengamot are in safe houses. the wards that protect our manor are the same ones that protect the reliquary. you will be safe here. ❜ passion burned in his eyes, accompanied by honesty and determination. if there were any greater showing of love, in this moment laz could not think of it, and he wanted nothing more than to assure her that she was going to be well taken care of. ❛ i swear my life to yours, prosperina, that i will protect you. i promised you brother that i would and i reaffirm that promise now. ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#three tag tbd#prospcrina.#prospcrina: prosperina + lazarus.#am i sure this is coherent ? no#did i want to post it becuase i couldn't sleep until i did ? Yes
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timestamp: 24, Oct. 1950 · location: the verdant reliquary ( warded, public space ) · tagging: open !
it was dangerous, undoubtedly, but there were worse things in the world than this and if the wizengamot decided to censure the avery heir for protecting his family’s livelihood and legacy ? then the wizengamot be damned. blood wards were barely legal and even then not positively looked upon, but there was something to be said for the gift of being grandfathered in. when the reliquary had been established, plenty of protective charms and wards had gone into every part of the building and the magic it housed. avery blood, in this place, was powerful, and laz did not hesitate in utilizing it as he invoked spell after spell after spell. the wards around the reliquary shimmered as they settled into place though he seemed noticeably paler, perhaps the only thing keeping him moving was his self preservation. taking a moment to evaluate his handiwork, he noticed people in diagon alley, still looking for some kind of shelter from whatever was coming. practically ripping the front door open, he yelled out, ❛ well, come on then, before i bring up the last of the wards ! get inside, there’s no safer place in the city right now. ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#three tag tbd#burialopen
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timestamp: 24, Oct. 1950, 09:37 · location: the verdant reliquary ( warded, public space ) · tagging: @prospcrina !
the energy was off in diagon alley when lazarus had opened the shop that morning. his concerns further spiked when his grandfather had reported that thomas, lazarus’ father, had requested his son lock down the shop, raise the wards, and return home. a ministry directive, his father had said. at the recommendation of the minister and the chief warlock. lazarus took a steadying breath then but assured his grandfather that someone had to stay with the shop and he could raise the wards and stay. as soon as duncan had left the portrait, though, presumably to return home and explain why lazarus wasn’t coming, he tried to cast a patronus to use as a messenger.
he thought of the first time he’d successfully brewed a potion on his own, just the tender age of eight and a pepper up potion but his mother’s shining approval in her eyes was everything to him. he thought of his grandfather’s letter congratulating him on being sorted into hufflepuff, assuring lazarus that his father would come around and did not see the value of the hufflepuff reputation. he thought of the day he officially became the proprietor of the shop, of the first time he fell in love, and all of it sputtered out into bright wisps of white smoke and nothing else. and then prosperina was there, dancing in the dying sunlight on the patio at norris house and his heart leapt into his throat.
his love for her was overwhelming and as he cast the incantation again, a silvery little animal shot out from his wand and swirled above his head before coming to rest in front of him. in that moment between breaths, between speaking the spell, breathing out, and back in again, the fox was gone as he lost focus. emotion clawed at him as he spoke the spell again, thinking about all the things that would be with her at his side and when the fox stood in front of him, he said, ❛ find prosperina greengrass, give her this message: apparate to the verdant reliquary, now. chaos is coming, you’ll be safe here. ❜ he paused. then: ❛ please, posy. ❜ he nodded at the fox and off it went, sprinting in the direction that magic led it, off towards his heart.
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#three tag tbd#prospcrina.#prospcrina: prosperina + lazarus.
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taliesin + elisabeth.
once the kettle has been safely placed on the table, taliesin settles into a chair across from the place elisabeth had taken up on the couch and listens with care as she reports of her time outside of the country. he nods along, impressed with who she is and what she’s able to do. she had the kind of talent aneurin wished his son might have, and yet she discussed it politely, proud but not boastful. ‘ that’s good to hear, ’ he says, genuine words of happiness for her, but tilts his head slightly as he notices the change in her expression. he’s curious but apprehensive at the same time as to the reasoning behind that smirk.
he does not have to wonder for long though, sighing at the mention of the dinner party. things did not say secret within the radolphus lestrange family, even if they were quite good at keeping things from the cyrille line, and it seems that elisabeth had been counted among their numbers today. it wasn’t that he didn’t trust her, or didn’t want to tell her particularly, but rather that the idea of rehashing the entire event again seemed daunting. give him a moment and the answers she’s looking for will come to the surface anyway, he just needs a moment to adjust to the idea. ‘ what has she told you already ? ’ making a correct guess at the source of elisabeth’s information. ‘ i’m fine. i believe everyone is, though i imagine a few are … shaken up. it’s not quite so dramatic as the retellings. ’ it was, really, but he was good at being dismissive about these types of things.
there were other things that elisabeth and taliesin could bond over, things that did not need the involvement of magic to cushion them. when she had spoken with their cousin, it was always this strange cat and mouse game of who could extract more valuable information from the other without giving up too much of their own, successes that could not be determined from battles waged for the simple sake of drawing blood. aerona showed elisabeth what it meant to be a slytherin alumna and elisabeth in turn reminded her that though she’d never stepped through hogwarts’ hallowed halls, she’d still been raised slytherin. taliesin, elisabeth was pleased to note, was much more pleasant company and he made better tea.
❛ not as much as i would have liked, ❜ elisabeth admitted honestly. ❛ much more focused on the details of the event than how you fared. ❜ her concern for taliesin was more palpable now, as she squeezed a lemon wedge into her tea the muggle way. she didn’t necessarily avoid magic in taliesin’s company, but it was always a good reminder that magic was not needed for every convenience simply because it was available to her. doing things the muggle way also, she was sure, made her father roll over in his grave and that was simply a delightful image.
❛ she mentioned something about cygnus black’s spirit, his cousin being at the table, and vague recollections of what was asked of him. she seemed to have forgotten that you were present at all. ❜ she wanted to sympathize but in all honesty, the only dead man she knew wasn’t really lost to her. ❛ i think she misunderstood my interest in the event but it’s always better to ask the source how they’re doing ? ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 * she opens her mouth and with it comes the unmistakable call of death.#chapter two ━━ ✦ 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 * decisions,decisions,little raven,make them as wisely as your sigil.#taliesinlestrange.#taliesinlestrange: taliesin + elisabeth.
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sasha + lazarus.
кого: @snappedwands·, lazarus avery где: the verdant reliquary когда: september 5th, 1950, 09:15 hrs.
he’d been loitering around the very edges of the shop for about twenty minutes now, having thoroughly inspected each nook, cranny, and corner. at some point, all the time that had gathered there and hung about him would only make him look bad –– and as it were, his prepared line of questions weren’t going to help. he threw a glance at the busy front counter, then turned back to the dried sage bundles he’d been pretending to inspect. then, he looked back again, annoyed by the chatter of the customer who’d been monopolizing the shop boy for approximately nineteen minutes and fifty seconds of the time he’d been there. sasha waited for the wix with particularly loud freckles and louder voice to finally leave before he approached the counter, leaning forward with palms placed down against the surface of it. he paused for a moment, catching the green–– blue? blue-green? no, лазурные gaze of the shop attendant. “…good morning,” he started, taking in the rest of the view, and suddenly understanding why one might want to pull up a chair and stay there for a while. “do you have a.. brewing.. menu?”
part of the verdant reliquary’s charm was the man behind the counter, with his disarming smile and bright eyes and always, apparently, the right disposition for each customer he dealt with. he was also particularly observant and in the twenty minutes that the handsome man had been in the shop, lazarus’ gaze occasionally flitted towards him. unfortunately, it would have been particularly rude as the madame selwyn was a frequent customer and a close friend of his mother’s who would have reported even the slightest of missteps if lazarus had cut their interaction off or eschewed her for another customer. bidding her a good day, he only had a moment to breathe. his smile was easier, now, not so much a mask as it had been with madame selwyn, it was as relieved as it was kind.
❛ morning. ❜ the corner of his lips tipped up a little bit more. at the request of his newest client, lazarus produced two menus, one of things that he had ready to be sold and another, slightly more dubious but not necessarily illegal ( although some might be cutting it close to barely legal ) list, of things that were within his skillset to make, as well as a line simply labelled as custom and lacked any price point attached to it. at the very least, it was certainly a nod to those seeking dubious items that he’d be the one to talk to. ❛ if there’s anything not listed, i’d be more than happy to price something out for you, depending on what you need. ❜
#thread ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * careful now,keep your wits about you — enemies and allies look strangely alike.#chapter two ━━ ✦ 𝐋𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 * the clock is ticking down,be sure your side of the board is set for the next round.#caughtdusk.#caughtdusk: sasha + lazarus.
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