#.02 : THREAD .

[crystal-verse]

god i want. an au where it dosn't work. where it's just arr g'raha who's woken up, and he doesn't have all these memories and all these people keep looking at him like they're mourning someone. the world has changed and time has changed and all the people he knows have changed, but he hasn't changed, he was just sleeping, just sleeping, and the world nearly ended several times and apparently he helped prevent yet another end but he has no memory of this. they want him to join the scions. he does not know these people. (he barely knows the warrior of light, now, but did he ever truly know them in the first place?) his little sister is alive and well. she looks at him like a ghost. she's changed, and she's older than him now. he acts bratty and loud and brash to cover up the fact that he does not know anything it seems, and he is tired but he was sleeping for so long, so how could he be tired?

he doesn't know these people. they seem to know him. he wonders if he'd killed someone, when it was him and not that exarch who woke up. he wonders if it should have been him who was "killed" in that way, if it is him that lives and not that man who had known and become friends with all these figures from legend. he wonders if he'll always be fated to be a historian one step back from everything, because he simply cannot be a hero.

[ofginjxints]

closed starter for @ourcwnside a yearning starter

"But Crowley-" The angel scarpered beside the demon (he did always walk faster than him owing to the longer limbs on his corporation), trying to get a word in edgewise. "We can both talk to him, it doesn't have to just be yourself. He-he seems rather...well, I think it's best to have two of us there, don't you think?"

[tashamadams]

WHO: @bryanxlawrence and Tasha

WHERE: The Mirage's speakeasy

WHEN: Almost midnight on December 31, 2023

After running into Bryan while making an ornament, Tasha had been hoping they'd see each other again soon. Especially since she couldn't actually wait for him in the parking lot like she had hoped. Getting dressed up in a cute little dress, her favorite earrings, some bracelets, a necklace, and a pair of cute little heels, she was cute and comfortable enough to dance the night away. As she checked her phone and saw it was close to midnight, she found her way to where everyone had been gathering to ring in the new year. Taking a glass of champagne, she scanned the crowd. Hoping Bryan would be there, she saw him off to the side, and she made her way over there. "I'm sorry I had to run off after the winter market," she said with a soft smile, "you look really handsome by the way." She replied as he really looked a lot more than just handsome to her.

[bornatnightt]

@sweatforged

Jay is... tired. The lack of answers, the dropping in somewhere and being thrown from one side to the other being attacked by literal vampires. In the silence of the night, back at camp, the idea of vampires being creatures of the night came to him and it bothered him some.

During the fight, he had been left away from his friends, facing a vampire on his own. It wasn't himself he was scared for though, not when they went for Silas and Atticus. He summoned on the shadows of the nightclub, trying to distract and protect but in the end that wasn't as sucessful as he would've hoped. Atticus took the worse of it, and this... feeling, it was new. They knew what they were up against, the stakes they were expected to fight. It was different seeing it out there though, seeing others come for people that--fuck, yeah Jay started to care about.

If anyone could understand how he felt right now after all this, he guessed that would be Silas. The older demigod had shared a few of his worries, a similar disposition towards what they were up against. And, he probably was tending his own wounds, much like Jay. It only made sense to look for him at his cabin.

"Long night, huh," He greeted, leaning against the open door. His usual smile a little more somber now. "Thought I'd offer you my company, these things don't seem to ever go our way..."

[deimos-velaryon]

Setting: The members of House Velaryon gather for dinner upon their return from King's Landing.

The Ruling Lady of House Velaryon sat at one head of the table, right across from her husband. Maris by blood, Velaryon by every other standard, Yna had endeavored to be everything that was expected of her since the day she married Deimos. A trustworthy partner. A reliable ruling lady. A good mother. The Braavosi had achieved that and more, becoming an integral part of the old, true, brave Velaryons as every other member sitting around her tonight.

Yna exchanged a subtle smile with her husband, conversations spoken with mere glances due to their years together. She had given him a family; their precious children, and Deimos had in another way given her a family too. The lady smiled at her goodsisters and her gaze then landed on Vaegon. He'd drunk some, a merry disposition about him. She smirked softly, clear appreciation for the one goodbrother she still had. Silently, Yna encouraged him to begin the toast for the night.

@vaegonvelaryon

[hollowfaith]

「✧」 "There's a place you might like," Klaus had mentioned yesterday, "where you can get your powers back."

And that was already enough for Aurelius to say yes.

He felt it the moment they soared into the air above the Sky-Strewn Isles, Klaus' hand around his waist and his own arm slung casually around the man's shoulders. A warmth flooding into his body and all his nerves as his breaths grew light. Senses sharpened, power swelled, and by the time they reached the area proper, Aurelius was airborne on his own without much help.

He squeezed Klaus' arm before pushing away, and ended up hovering in the air a few feet away from the other man. The sight of his companion's two-winged form was expected, but a little underwhelming—for some unfathomable reason, Aurelius had been expecting...more. He cleared away the frivolous thought and smiled at Klaus while his eyes began to glow in soft, beautiful hues.

"What a lovely surprise you've gifted me, Klaus."

"I've been longing to stretch my wings."

Pausing in mid-air, Aurelius stilled...before falling backwards to plummet head-first towards the ground. Seconds later, there was a low boom as four wings appeared on his back, gloriously golden and glittering. Effortlessly, the divinus arced back up until he was hovering above Klaus and reached out a hand.

A golden feather rested between his fingers.

"I don't know if it'll last," Aurelius began. "But please, take this as a token of my gratitude."

@anghexescu ໒꒱

[cagcdlxve]

Dawn Encounter ★₊˚⊹✧˖°. @magnusmodig

How long had it been since she had felt something in her that was calm? Not that it was new for the young priestess. She was well familiar with abundant duties and sleepless nights. But neither of those things meant she ought to stop doing good for the world. Though she slept very little as of late, she was yet determined to bring hope back to this strange world.

She was traversing every town and every street passing out pastries from the bakery she had received, which they were unable to sell but still good to eat. She did not understand exactly why they could not sell them, but it mattered little to her as she was still able to spread cheer ( and reduce waste, of course. )

Her basket was still rather full in the early dawn. As she passed through the town outside the gardens, she saw a familiar, red-capped figure whom she had not seen in what felt like a thousand years.

" Ah, good sir Thor! " she called out, waving her hand in hopes her tall friend would see her well enough. " Hello! I have something for you. I hope you find it to your liking... I know not what treats you prefer- oh but if I may ask, I would love to know such things. " She displayed to him her basket for him to choose.

" I've seldom met others who enjoy being up this early. What brings you out to greet the dawn? " she asks with a soft smile but with a soft voice... a tired voice.

[jaceharlcw]

LOCATION: Heavy Hitters Bar WITH: @ozanxbulut

"I need you to keep me from doing something I'll regret." Jace slurred his words slightly as he tossed his phone onto the bar for his friend to keep. He hadn't explained anything to Ozan over the phone when he'd rang him, all he needed to say was that he wasn't good and he knew Ozan would come. Jace knew it was his friends who would keep him from drowning.

"Do you think she's gone on her date yet with that prissy little prick?" he angrily spat out his words, his hands already reaching for his glass of whiskey like it was his lifeline. He knew he didn't need to explain, Ozan had been there himself, he'd watched it all unravel within Jace.

[writermuses]

@elegancemultimuse continued from here because we got the 🚩

Vincent swallowed, his stomach twisting at how casually Alix said that one day they would get in trouble for their antics. It didn't matter that he'd never felt so connected to another person or that he was indescribably attracted to her. His reality was that he was always going to be on the run and that anyone he stayed with could be used as a pawn to get to him. There was no question about it, had it not been the holidays, Vince would have never risked coming back to Alexandria's city because he never stayed in the same place twice once he got wind of people asking about him. He quit the bar, packed up his bike, and left the place in his rear view for another bar, another shitty Craigslist apartment, and so on. Managing a smile when she looked at him wasn't particularly difficult though and, just as she did, the crowed erupted in cheers. "I think the jolly red giant has finally decided to show up." The jingle of Christmas bells was a tell, but so was the crowd singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Rather than focusing on his past, he set his chin on her shoulder and sang along too.

[ofginjxints]

closed for my boo @excelsiorrp

It had only been a couple days in between their first encounter, but Felix was impatient to see Alara again.

He had kept himself busy, there was a 'body' job where he was just there as a threat for some loser kid who owed a dealer friend of his money. It was quite a standard job, him in his balaclava and the other guy was the one with the gun, usually that did the job. He got a small split but enough to make ends meet. Thankfully this time he didn't even really have to make a move, his presence alone was enough. And thankfully he wasn't roughed up, he wouldn't really know how to explain any injuries to her.

They had exchanged numbers and he had told her to just be comfortable and casual. He couldn't really afford the wine and dine (he'd have to save up and do a couple more jobs maybe), but he had something else in mind when he knocked on the door. It swung open and he saw the sweet face he'd been thinking about for the past couple of days.

"Hey baby, how are you?"

[jcksonfields]

Who: JD and @chvndlr

Where: Some bar on Bourbon Street

Ever since the winter market, JD had been trying to get Chandler to hang out again. What he didn't know was why it wasn't happening. But now that they were all in New Orleans, they set up a night to hang out. Ordering a round of shots, JD opened up a tab at the bar, sliding one of the shot glasses towards Chandler before taking one for himself. "Ready for some fun?" He said wiggling his eyebrows and raising the glass to Chandler before downing the liquid in one swift gulp. When JD and Chandler got together to party, things would get crazy real fast.

[feminaferitas]

@scatcrccio gets a call from Shauna the day after Halloween

Yes, maybe Shauna was still rattled from seeing her daughter in Jackie's uniform last night. But no matter how pleasant their resulting conversation had actually been, it didn't change the fact that Callie had been getting high on ecstasy on Halloween at a dance club. And yes, Shauna had also been out at that club with Adam, but that was way beside the point.

After giving her daughter an earnest talk about the consequences of trying to blackmail her about the... cheating, Shauna resolved to do the responsible, motherly thing. Which, in her messed up life, meant calling one of the least responsible, but frankly quite consistent people she knew for intel. Preventative measures, she told herself.

"C'mon... pick up..." Shauna stood at the kitchen sink, looking out into the sunshine beyond the window to see if there were any pests in the garden. Then the line clicked. She perked up, if only in a sort of formal manner -- Nat Scatorccio wasn't exactly a girl-talk kind of friend.

"Hey, Natalie... Hope I'm not disturbing anything. Good Halloween?" A nervous laugh, and the smallest of small talk before launching into her ulterior motive. "I have a question that I think someone of your... local networking abilities would have an answer for."

[chloe-austin]

It wasn't unheard of for Chloe to get a little caught up in the moment, in fact it was pretty on brand for her to do so. What was more unheard of was for a good looking man to kiss her after a long night of flirting and then disappear like he'd seen a ghost. She'd tried not to think too much about it but her feelings were a little hurt. "New DA is in his office today Miss Austin, thought you might want to go and introduce yourself." An intern told her as they handed her a coffee on her way in the door at work. "Great, can't wait to meet the stuffy old bastard." She rolled her eyes assuming he was going to be just like the last one on his way out when she got hired.

She flipped her dark hair over her shoulder and made her way down the hall, stopping in the doorway of the office next to hers and knocking. The man had his back to her when she appeared. "Hi, Chloe Austin, assistant DA, we'll be working really closely together so I thought I'd introduce my—oh fuck me." She stared at the man as he turned around. Mason. From the bar, who had kissed her and left in a flurry. "Hi." This was fucking awkward. @masonxpaterson

[morrisxn02]

✍︎ @montyrichler

With his spirits rejuvenated by the riveting exercise of representative democracy, Edward walked out of the makeshift voting cabinet with a ballot in his hands and a dream in his heart: to see his homecoming court candidates elected, combining their strengths in a joint effort to make Ogden College great again. And, as he was about to cast his vote – the weight of modern democracy safeguarded by the little padlock that kept the ballot drop-box closed – he spotted Monty coming over to do the same. In the little distance that separated them, Edward could finally see his long, lustrous mane more clearly – something he had only glimpsed at in passing over the last couple of weeks whenever he saw Monty walking around campus – along with the beard he had been growing out, both combining into a sort casual look that really suited him. To Eddie, this was the kind of styling that only people with something he dubbed a "cool guy vibe" could pull off, which was genuinely the kind of guy he saw Monty as. “Hey.” His face lit up with a smile, and his eyebrows raised, head tilting upwards in a greeting as Monty approached. "Thought I was going to see your name on the ballot this year." He chortled, not entirely sure that Monty was the type of guy that put his name down for the homecoming court race, but (inadvertently) assuming he might have done it just so he and Ollie could be crowned together.

[highaver]

@sanitatcm. time traveller sc.

"My wife, sir?" If he was stupid in the modern day, he was even worse here. Call it a lapse in his memory: there were so many details of his new life to remember, sometimes he forgot the blatantly obvious. It was easy enough to remember that he worked in a pub, yes, but he'd not actually had a wife in years. And Clara had only been his very fake one for two weeks. The realisation hit him promptly. "Oh!" A quick scramble, then, to try and make himself seem like he wasn't the world's most terrible husband. "You've met her? You're, uh - a regular to the Hare & Hounds, then?"

[merveiilles]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ⋆˚  ✧. ┊┊ @rosecoloredmuses - liked!

ㅤㅤ❝𝓦-where did you come from!?❞ Utaki said in a surprised tone. She was shocked to find herself in the strange new world, having arrived a few minutes prior. As long as they were friendly, she would be glad to have someone else suddenly appear in the said world!