#𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 / threads.

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“ 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐍’𝐓 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐓, ”  Stephen winced, teeth gritted as he tried not to move too much. A task proven difficult by the intense pain of the glass in his side and the feeling of them being removed. “ Not this time at least, ”  Stephen didn’t think it would do her any good to know that this particular injury came from being blasted through multiple levels of glass flooring in a temple on another realm of existence --- so he had went with the albeit weak excuse of fixing a window gone wrong. Not that he expected her to believe that, but the grislier details didn’t need rehashing. // @nightmdic​ gets a starter.

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“ 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐍’𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑, ”  Stephen’s voice sounded nasally and hoarse as he spoke. Wrapped up in his blankets, housecoat and comfiest sleep clothes --- he tried to sit up and look as together as the situation could allow. He’d never been good at being the patient, moreover, he’d never been good at accepting help. // @emeraldcast​ requested a starter !

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“ 𝐈 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖, 𝐈 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 --- 𝐈’𝐌 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘. ”  Stephen apologized as his astral body followed Natasha out of the room. “ I know it’s our date night, but I didn’t plan to get trapped in a body bind curse. Wong is working to free me from it right now, but... have i mentioned I’m sorry ? ” // @spydered​ requested a starter !

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𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐒 𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑, over to where Morgan was standing in the entryway  “ Wong let you in, I take it ? ”  Stephen had wondered how long it would take before Wong sent in reinforcements --- when Stephen’s melancholy began overtaking him once more. Not that he was willing to admit that aloud just yet. “ What ever could be the motivation for your visit ? ”  he answered sardonically.  // @witchaotics​​ requested a starter !

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𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐘 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 / @astrapure​

Track 25: willow - Taylor Swift (evermore - deluxe version)

𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄, not when he knew that unfriendly eyes and ears could be drifting in their direction from any angle. So as he pretended to be struggling to maneuver the ladle in the punch bowl, his voice, in a deep whisper, spoke to her ---  “  Wait for the signal, and I'll meet you after dark... ”

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𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐘 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄 / @witchaotics​

Track 16: Pretty Savage - BLACKPINK (The Album)

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 as he settled into his armchair across from where Morgan had made himself comfortable. “ We seem similar, but we really are different from the core... ”  he mused as he shook his head, listening to the completion of the story his guest had been regaling to him.

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𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒, trying his best to hide the amused smile on his face as he did. Tony pulled a lot of stunts, but this one had to be up there with the most bold.  “ You really think you can get me into this ? ”   He asked teasingly, holding up the witty crop top in his hands.

@starkstech​ gets a starter !

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𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐘 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄  / @aceparagon​ Track 13: I Did Something Bad, Taylor Swift (Reputation)

He could see the concern on the other’s face as they approached the cavern where the beings lived. Stephen couldn’t blame them, Yngellos, a being not native to their universe but had made secret home there centuries ago, were not a creature to trifle lightly with. However, it was fortunately a creature he had held many dealings with --- information was power to them, and they rarely told the direct truth. Giving them an assuring nod, he did his best to assuage her nerves. “ Never fear, I have experience with them. I won’t tell them too much, just enough to gauge their responses. Of course, for every lie I tell them, they’ll tell me three --- but we can work it out. ”

[masterstrange]

“ 𝐈 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 ? ”   Stephen’s voice echoed through the chamber, a light amusement to his voice as he looked up from his studies.   “ especially since only moments ago --- there was an eldrich horror in here moments ago. ”

@statesangria​​  gets a starter.

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𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃. Not so much concerned by his partial nudity, but more aware that the freshly applied bandages would prompt some questions or concerns. “ Shit, when did you get here ? ”  he was on his feet, quickly clearing the used medical supplies away.

@manofiiron​ gets a starter !

[masterstrange]

“ 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 ? ”  Stephen countered sternly, shoulders tense as he addressed the other.  “ You are gambling with too many things for my comfort. ”

@witchaotics​ gets a starter !

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𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

@losterminio​ asked:   ‘ i wanna see what’s under that attitude. ’

𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑, choosing not to comment on the innuendo that could be taken from that. It was, he reasoned, most likely an attempt to get under his skin and see how he’d respond. “ It’s hardly an attitude to be aware of ones surroundings and be frustrated with ones accompaniment seems blissfully unaware. Do not tread lightly in here, there are a number of relics prone to be sensitive and defend themselves without provocation. ”

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@statesangria​ asked: casually comes back out to the living room after kicking him out of the bedroom. “……. I guess you can come back to bed since it’s cold.”

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎, mostly just passing the time out on his sofa exile. Sleep was troublesome on most occasions, more so when he and Penny had been arguing about something that ultimately didn’t matter and shut each other out. It wasn’t a regular occurrence, but it had happened enough times to know sleep was useless to attempt. So he couldn’t help the wave of relief that washed over him when he heard her voice break the silence.

Sitting up, Stephen set the book aside carelessly. He could tell there was a white flag waving behind her eyes --- even if she’d never vocalize it. So, he wouldn’t make a deal out of it either.  “ If you’re sure. ”  he answered simply, accepting it and rising once more.

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𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐄, he considered it his duty to monitor earth for threats of a magical or multidimensional nature --- and Hela was a perfect match for his definition of potential threat. “ What business do you have here ? ”

@niteswcrd​ gets a starter !

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𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐊𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 

@youxmove​ asked: some things you just can’t speak about

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃, there were many things in his own past that he chose to intentionally think and speak very little on. It was too hard --- too painful to subject himself to it. Sometimes, you survive by forgetting.  “ You’re right, and unfortunately that’s something only those with heavy burdens can seem to understand. ”

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𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍, 𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐎𝐋 𝟏.

@trustschaos​ asked: I’m a busy woman, you know.

“ 𝐈 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖, ”  𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃. His arms folded neutrally across his chest in his natural resting pose, glancing at Lauren from behind the desk. “ Just as I hope you know me enough by now to be someone who is usually right about these things and doesn’t enjoy wasting time. ”  He prodded slightly,  “ I’m telling you, something about these result in conjunction with the symptoms present feels off. I don’t think this diagnosis is correct, and if I’m right, which I’m fairly certain that I am --- we could lose precious time if we keep debating about this. ”   He didn’t say it, but he was sure she knew all about the lively argument that had taken place only a few hours earlier.