#ᶠᵉᵉˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵉᵃʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵍᵘⁱᵈᵉ ʸᵒᵘ { ᵐᵃⁱⁿ ᵛᵉʳˢᵉ }

[hiveruled-moved]

@1ststab asked: i should have known that there's no getting in.

" Well, you're right! With that attitude we're not doing shit. " The cerulean-haired man snorts quietly and speaks in a HUSHED voice. He then practically pushes Frank aside to take his place crouched down next to the locked door instead. Kai had come prepared with a bag that he only has to dig around in for a few seconds before a lockpicking kit is taken out and he's slotting two prongs of metal into the lock. He moves his gloved fingers carefully to maneuver the picks around, knowing if too much noise were to be made they'd have a much more likely chance of being caught.

It's not until Kai hears that satisfying CLICK of victory that a smug grin lights up his face and he peers up at the other. " Jackpot. See? Fucking told you I know what I'm doing, man. " Kai slips the BURDENSOME clown mask he had to set aside back on, letting out a slow exhale to prepare himself for the deed that they were about to carry out. " Just a little faith, that's all I ask of you next time. "

[hiveruled-moved]

Cole's response takes him off guard despite everything he's come to know about his personality so far. He laughs, a HARSH sound that tapers into a light wheeze before he takes another drag from the cigarette. At least the guy wasn't a complete moron unlike some of the people he's come across these days. All with their head in the clouds, unaware that reality is far more CRUEL than all the shit they put in movies. It's good to be cautious, good to question the intentions of those who try to get close to you, though it makes things a bit more difficult on Kai's end. Not impossible, but difficult.

" That would have to be a fucking world-changing blowjob for me to pay you that much for one. No offense. " Kai smirks, exhaling the smoke once again and watching it drift for a few seconds then become a STAGNANT cloud. " Relax, you're acting like I'm about to take an axe to your skull Patrick Bateman style. " He swaps the cigarette for the beer but doesn't take a sip immediately, looking over the label and PICKING at it with his thumb absentmindedly until it starts to peel away from the glass. " What I get out of it is knowing I helped someone who needed it. And if I ever need your help I hope that you might do the same. "

cole doesn't feel inclined to correct him. he doesn't want this man to know him any more than he already does. he isn't safe here, and the idea of disclosing kerrie's existence to him felt like putting her in danger. ( he just lets the other chuckle, lets him carry on without clarifying. )

"and what the fuck do you get out of it?" he asks in response to the offer, not taking it seriously for even a moment. ( there was simply no way that that kind of money came without strings attached. ) he takes another drag off his cigarette and then a swig off his beer, leaning forward with a dark, intense heat in his gaze. "you want me to suck your dick, kai? or is it something more fucked up you want?"

[hiveruled-moved]

@signetied asked: ❛  what do people around here do to have some fun ?  ❜

" If they wanna have some actual fun? They don't stay here for it. " Kai answers the other with a slow, CRAWLING smirk. The small town of Brookfield Heights had been his home since birth, there weren't that many local activities that he hasn't already done or just wasn't interested in at all to begin with. The monotony of the day to day life here, Kai could fully admit was tiring. A fact which made the newest uptick in murder and crime all the more SHOCKING for the residents. This was unlike anything they've experienced before and Kai saw the shift of fear and distrust in people and how it rippled throughout the community in the last month. The cult leader relished in every moment of it. " I love this town, don't get me wrong. But shit here is pretty much limited to retired assholes and the kids. Unless you are a mini golf or bingo night sort of guy. "

[humilictedman-arc]

𝗖𝗥𝗬𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬 𝗕𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗭 --- inbox meme

@noblecide​

“ Tate, come on, you’re being dramatic about this. “ Kai tapped his younger brother’s shoulder with the handle of the sheathed knife. The gesture was more pushy than he intended, but in fairness, Kai was running thin on patience. Instead of acknowledging Tate’s comment properly, he nodded over to their victim, tied up and pleading for their life

 “ Just make sure you pull his head back far enough and make the cut quick and deep, should bleed out fairly quick, okay? “ 

[hiveruled-moved]

@godmona continued from here .

A slow, RESTRAINED exhale exits his nose when Desdemona comes right back at him with the threat of leaving. She's certainly gotten bolder over the past few months. She was basically claiming that what he was doing was merely for FUN, that there wasn't any point to it. Kai stares at her for a long time, unblinking and studying her before he speaks. " No, that's not Don't fucking do that shit to me, Des. A big part of why I'm doing this is for you. For my child. For everyone. Can't you see that? "

[hiveruled-moved]

The peaceful, every day bustle was an odd sight to behold when such fear wreaked throughout once the darkness of night BLANKETED the quiet town. Yet even in daylight there still remained the occasional whisperings of terrified gossip on the street, the brief warnings from police, and most of all the yearning for someone, anyone to put a stop to the murders before it got any WORSE. All of them blissfully unaware that the man behind it all was currently on his way to grab a coffee with an eager internet reporter as if he hadn't been washing a man's blood off his hands just mere HOURS before.

" Believe me, no one wants any senseless violence and lunatics running around killing innocent civilians. What's happened recently in this town is a tragedy, but it's nothing that's hopeless to fix. " Kai immediately COMBATS the question given, surprised and a bit impressed by Sara's quickness to jump into things. " I've been speaking to our local law enforcement, trying to find ways to beef up nightly neighborhood patrols to be on the look out for any suspicious behavior. "

not that it’s sara’s style anyway, but she has a feeling no splicing in the world is as interesting as whatever raw material kai is about to give her. she shakes her head, “that’s not my style. this will be all candid.” she assures, mustering a slight smile.

in the sunlight, brookfield heights is the epitome of small-town wholesomeness. citizens stroll, cars pass them by as people go about their day-to-day routines. it’s a workday, traffic is light, and the atmosphere is pleasant. by night, no one risks walking alone. hell, no one dares to leave their door unlocked. their suburb is quickly becoming the town that dreaded sundown.

“would you say the headlines have been exaggerating the crime happening in town?” it’s a question worthy of a press conference, if she does say so herself.

[humilictedman-arc]

@bloodykneestm​ continued from here!

“ It was just an observation, “ Kai held up his hands in defense for a moment before lowering them onto the table. “ One that anyone with working eyes would be able to see. So quit your bitching and sit back down. “ The cult leader nodded to the now-empty chair across from him pointedly. Although Jared’s hesitation of talking about the subject further irritated him, he’d be lying if he said he didn’t enjoy making the other squirm and get agitated. Rooting around in people’s deepest regrets, their greatest fears, the things that enraged them most, it was something Kai seemed to have a talent for.

“ Come on, “ Kai spoke up again, moving his pinky up and down for added effect. Jared was a trickier mind to weasel his way into. Unluckily for him, Kai loved the thrill of a challenge more than speaking with people who immediately gave up all their power to him. He wasn’t going to give up, not when he could see the small, hairline fractures in Jared’s psyche. 

[hiveruled-moved]

@scribedheart continued from here .

How she managed to talk him into this he'd never be able to figure out. Kai hasn't tried to ice skate since he was a boy. Any and all previous knowledge was thrown out the window with his changed body mass and years LACKING in practice. As the snowball collides with Kai's back, exploding into cold dust, he feels his knees wobble to regain his balance. He must look RIDICULOUS, like a newborn fawn trying to learn how to walk.

" Alright, show-off. " The cerulean-haired man mutters under his breath watching Jackie approach him on the pond, even going so far as to twirl. " Whatever. Do you think about the strength my muscles have very often? " Kai's mouth twists into a TEASING grin as he starts to tilt his skates outward as she instructs. With a small sense of control now over his own movements, he pushes off and slides to an awkward stop a few feet away from her.

[humilictedman-arc]

@wantlonger​​ continued from here!

When Kai wanders into the house it’s like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders. The evidence of his crimes for the night have mostly been washed away or been replaced by a change of clothing. Faint smudges of red still stain some of his fingers and the cult leader hastily pops the digits into his mouth, hoping saliva and a quick wipe across his shirt will take care of it. 

As he approaches the living room, spotting Dolores sleeping on the couch, a wave of warmth and familiarity washes over him. Kai watches her for a while, probably long enough to be considered uncomfortable. The blanket once strewn over her body falls to the floor and the male attempts to pull it back over her before she wakes up. Needless to say, he’s unsuccessful. 

With a hushed voice, Kai kisses Dolores’s forehead, sharing her own breathy laugh, “ Time for you to still be asleep. Thought I told you not to wait up for me. “ Kai’s fingers combed through his lover’s hair. “ I didn’t mean to scare you...”

[hiveruled-moved]

@traumapyre asked: “oh my god. what the fuck is that?”

" What do you mean what the fuck is that? Are you blind or something? " Kai peers down, a human heart CLUTCHED in his gloved hand. Blood pools against the black leather, escaping the gaps of his fingers and leaving a small red trail on the floor. The organ is heavy in his palm, still warm from being taken so ABRUPTLY from Serena's ribcage not even a half an hour ago.

He carelessly tosses it onto the kitchen counter with a disgusting wet slap. " Thought it might be like a gourmet meal to a vampire. " The gloves are PEELED off of sweaty hands and join the organ a few inches away, leaving a lovely pile of crimson gore for someone else to clean up later. " Whatever... I'll dispose it myself if you're not into it. "

[hiveruled-moved]

@sadizem asked: “It wasn’t on fucking purpose, I swear to god.”

The annoyingly bright LED lights above buzz and FLICKER occasionally as he slowly makes his way through the aisles of the convenience store. Coming here at this early morning hour wasn't what he had in mind, but if he couldn't sleep he might as well go do something. There's only so much scrolling on his phone that he could take before he got more RESTLESS than he already was.

Fingers lightly brush over the varying selection of chip bags, his onyx eyes glancing up to take in the surroundings for a moment. Just one other customer; a dark-haired male at the alcohol section, and the exhausted-looking cashier who was busy sitting behind the counter and scanning through a magazine rather than minding the two.

Kai decidedly takes a bag of Doritos into his hand and crosses over into the refrigerated section to look for an energy drink. He could do something productive while he had a burst of caffeine in his system. As he does so, there's a sudden CRASH of weight against the cerulean-haired man's side and he glares daggers at the young man who had ended up smacking into him.

" Fucking idiot, " he grumbles. " Are you even old enough to be grabbing that shit? " Kai's gaze falls POINTEDLY to the bottle of booze in Ray's hands, a patronizing smirk crossing his lips. He did look old enough, Kai just couldn't resist the urge to give the guy a hard time.

[hiveruled-moved]

@godmona

" Winter mentioned you were feeling pretty rough today. " Kai peeks his head into the bedroom, holding a bouquet of red roses behind his back as he approaches Desdemona. " Is he giving you trouble? I can talk to him for you. " His tone is uncharacteristically GENTLE and a teasing smile forms on his lips as he nods towards her growing stomach. The amount of joy he got from the fact he was going to be a father still hadn't waned since the day he found out about it.

[hiveruled-moved]

When he's cut-off by the other, he can't help but feel a storm of rage in his chest, only barely suppressing it before he gives Shelly a GLARE when she swipes his phone. He hated being interrupted, even by someone who was by all accounts one of his closest friends. " Whatever. I think it's perfectly fine. " Kai mutters under his breath, ignoring the fact that he had SPECIFCALLY asked her to sit there and listen to it so he could revise if necessary. " It's for the city council meeting tonight, remember? I told you last week I was going to go and speak at it. "

@hiveruled, "you keep saying that word. i don't think it means what you think it means." without any warning, shelly swipes kai's phone before he can read any more of his upcoming speech to her. she skims through an upcoming paragraph, and —what he has so far ... well, it causes shelly to furrow her brow.

"kai, remind me of who this speech is for again? this is pretty intense."

[hiveruled-moved]

Jon leaves a little package with a note on for Kai on the coffee table in the basement. The note reads:

I thought this might bring back some memories.

Inside the package is a copy of Nickelback's "All the Right Reasons" CD

(i hate them. so much.)

The unexpected package is given a quick glance, then a second glance upon Kai noticing that it was very much out of place with the rest of the room. He picks the note up first, relaxing just a bit in knowing it's from Jon, albeit with CONFUSION in wondering why exactly the other was gifting him something seemingly out of the blue. Was he forgetting some sort of occasion?

After ripping open the wrapping paper from the package he lets out a chuckle seeing the CD inside. " Holy shit...No way. " He's beaming BRIGHTLY as he turns it over in his hands, reading over the familiar track list in his head.

Memories do in fact come to mind. Him and Jon hanging out in the basement together, BLASTING this exact album and belting the lyrics at the top of their lungs. Similar instances could be found of them playing it while Kai drove around in his mother's Subaru, or more-so them parking in a secluded spot and making out in the back of said car while the CD served as their background music. All from a time that seems incredibly distant to Kai now. Everything except his best friend still being at his side of course. He decidedly sets the CD aside next to an old portable stereo to wait until Jon arrives to play it with him.

[hiveruled-moved]

@firststab asked: 018.   an otherwise empty parking lot .

The HISS of an aerosol spray can nearly echoes with how desolate the parking lot is this time of night. Concealed by only a black hoodie, Kai paints the last finishing touches of a blood red smiley face against the side of the car. Their next victim officially marked and WARNED for what was to come. As he's stuffing the spray can back into his bag, that's when he hears footsteps approaching.

" Shit. " Kai curses under his breath, yanking the zipper closed and keeping his back to the stranger. He should make a run for it, DITCH his clothes and bag once he was home, that would be the smart thing to do. Instead he lingers and pushes his luck, stuffing his hands in his hoodie pockets CASUALLY, as if he hadn't been caught red-handed quite literally in this case. " You gunna call the cops on me or are we good? "

[hiveruled-moved]

@traumapyre asked: [ hold ] – for the sender’s muse to hold the receiver’s muse by the face/ neck SEMI HARSHLY and brush their thumbs along their cheeks to get them to focus on them.

The rage that seethes inside him is a flame that's never quite extinguished no matter how he presents himself to be. In this particular moment however, it is very clear in the way the cult leader even walks into the room that something or someone has ticked him off SIGNIFICANTLY. There's death in those dark eyes, a cold-blooded killer that wants nothing more than to strike out like some sort of serpent.

" What do you think you're doing, Ophelia? " Kai lets out an irritated, almost OUTRAGED breath through clenched teeth as her hands come to rest, not incredibly gently, on his face. There's an immature part of him that REFUSES to look at her at first, staring daggers at the wall behind the vampire.

It isn't until the brush of her thumbs against his cheeks that finally brings him to face her, his nostrils still flaring with anger. Fingers wrap around Ophelia's smaller wrists, prying her hands away from him slowly, but not letting go of her even as he does so. " You can help me by tagging along with me on a kill tonight. "