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tinyfirecollectorthings · 4 years

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Chapter 26

They were all gathered in the living room of the Carstairs' house. Dru was sitting on the edge talking with Jaime, Anush was playing with Iglesia in the center of the room and he was writing in his notebook the symbols that he thought he remembered seeing in the basement of the jail, Kit had gone to get some food for them since Jem, Tessa and Mina had to go to London to see an important matter. They were actually waiting for Alicia and Benjamin to arrive from their interrogation with the Inquisitor. As Magnus promised as soon as he got up he had called the silent brothers to investigate the seals (Ty had seen this with his own eyes in an attempt to uncover more clues) and unsurprisingly the Shadowhunters and Downworlders were being interrogated one for one in Los Angeles by Inquisitor Diego Rosales. Anush had been the first to speak to the Inquisitor while Benjamin and Alicia had apparently decided to wait to be among the last, although of course Ty knew that his statement and that of the others gathered in the room would be the last, but the Inquisitor He had insisted that they stay there in Devon, his exact words and spoken by Jaime's cell phone call were "Don't move from there no matter what" because apparently he wanted to keep the matter as private as possible.

Ty didn't mind having to wait, he actually felt safer that way, he was giving her time to accommodate his ideas.

"The food's here," Kit said as she entered the living room with six boxes of pizzas and two soft drinks.

It was a strange sight, everyone except for Kit was wearing the hunter's uniform, while the latter was dressed in blue jeans and a blue shirt with the letters "TMI". The sight of it reminded Ty of when they were at the Los Angeles Institute three years ago.

-This cat is very pretty -said Anush approaching the table -but it's very bad. He has scratched me three times already.

"It's his way of greeting," Kit said calmly. "Look," he approached Iglesia and he scratched her hand slightly, Kit didn't even flinch at the scratch. "Do you see?" It is not personal.

Anush smiled in fascination at Kit, and even though a little of Ty's stomach clenched, he thought it wasn't weird for people to look at Kit like that, after all he was brilliant.

"What are we supposed to tell my brother when he comes?" Jaime mentioned with his mouth full

-I told the Inquisitor what had happened-Anush spoke-I told him how the revolt was and in the end he just asked me why we were there, I told him that Christopher Herondale had invited us. Sorry about that-he added, apologizing to Kit.

"Don't worry," Kit replied with a shrug. "You know the saying" If something goes wrong, blame a Herondale "

Anush seemed to blush with embarrassment.

-It's just that I thought you were the only one who wouldn't be questioned too much.

"First Magnus and now this. Does that mean that everyone sees me as a sign of trouble?" Kit asked and he looked genuinely confused.

"People tend to make a judgment of our behavior based on the family we belong to," he added calmly right away. "In this case, the Herondales have always been known to do what they want."

Jaime almost spit the drink out of him due to laughter and Kit scold him for something to soil the carpet

"You didn't have to answer," Livvy told him in a low voice. "Kit wasn't asking seriously, and if he had done it a" No "would have been enough.

Ty nodded, sometimes forgetting that he had to consider the situation before speaking.

-By the way Dru- Anush mentioned interrupting the discussion -How did you get that bottle of blood? The one Jaime applied to us so that we would wake up from the spell

"Kit gave it to me," his sister answered right away.

Kit blinked in surprise for a moment before acting naturally and shrugging.

-I thought you could be of help if something bad happened.

"And where did you get it?" Jaime asked, his eyes looked directly at Kit.

Ty thought Jaime was looking for the right moment to blame Kit for anything.

"In the shadow market," Kit answered without hesitation but Ty could see that there was some tension in his shoulders. "And before you ask, no, I won't tell you who gave it to me." My source is confidential and unlike my father he did not give away.

The mention of Johnny Rook somehow managed to silence the room, everyone ate without saying a word until Alicia's heels echoed through the hallways.

"By the angel, I'm starving," she said taking a slice of pizza and sitting on the couch as if it were her house.

Benjamin who always seemed to have more manners than her greeted them and sat next to Anush to eat.

"Are the interrogations over?" Jaime asked, looking at Alicia. "Is my brother on the way?"

"They are not finished yet," Alicia answered, "the Inquisitor wants to question each one personally, so there were about twenty people missing."

-But Alicia threatened one of the centurions that if they didn't let her come here she would burn the whole place

"I wouldn't be able to do it really" Alicia added "By the way Kit, a vampire approached me and gave me this," she said, taking out a sealed letter, "it has your name written on it, but I don't mention anything."

Kit took the letter and stared at it for a long moment.

-What are you waiting to open it-Jaime said -Don't you have open letters?

-Why do I need to open letters if I have my dagger? Kit answered immediately as he opened the envelope and read the letter

Ty noticed that with each line that Kit's eyes advanced, his hands tightened on the paper. After a moment he got up to the fireplace and took out his stele with which he must have applied the fire rune because after a moment the letter burned to ashes.

-I'm sorry, it was a letter from the shadow market, I have to go there immediately.

"Nothing can be more important if the Inquisitor comes," Jaime said. "You will have to cancel the affairs of the market."

"I'll be here before your brother comes," Kit mentioned as he took a backpack off the ground. "And if not, Ali and Ben will cover me, right guys?"

They both attended.

Jaime seemed ready to claim, but Dru held his arm and they exchanged glances. Ty supposed they were hiding something. In the end Jaime seemed to give in.

-If my brother comes and you are not here, I will tell him to invade the shadow market.

Kit nodded and walked to the exit; Ty took the notebook from him where he was jotting down and handed it to Dru without explanation as he caught up with Kit in the doorway.

"Is the market true?" Ty asked, standing next to him.

-It is, Hypatia Vex wants to see me at the London market, apparently she has information about the green maiden.

Ty was almost certain that Kit was lying because his expression when reading the letter had been too careful, so he asked directly.

-You lie because you fear that Jaime will listen to us, or you just don't want to tell the truth.

Kit looked at him in surprise and seemed to hesitate for a few moments before finally speaking.

- I lie because in situations like this, it is the only thing that I find comforting.

He wanted to ask her more about that, but then a portal opened almost right in front of them and Kit looked him straight in the eye.

-Just promise me that whatever happens in the market, you will let me speak.

It was Ty's moment to hesitate.

"But what if I have something very important to say?"

- Don't say it unless it's life or death.

-Well-accept dissatisfied

And then they both walked through the portal

***

Kit couldn't help but look nervously at Ty, he was worried that the noises from the market would bother him too much, but he was more worried about what Hypatia might say to him, the letter he had received said:

"If you want us to continue being friends, come to the market as soon as possible and let's meet at the old store, I want to talk to you about your family"

And Kit worried that for Hypatia "Family" was more than just her father, he worried that the family was the Carstairs or Jace. So for the first time in three years he wished that family would be about his father.

"Here it is," he said to Ty, pointing to an old building that was actually off-limits to the market but was occupied by the owners as an office.

"Hypatia wants to see you here?" Ty asked, looking closely at the building. "It seems something strange.

Kit immediately shrugged without thinking about Ty's words.

"Not really, there is an old building exactly like this in Los Angeles" he said before looking at it "Look, maybe it would be better if you go back to Devon."

Ty frowned and his gray eyes stared at him in confusion as his hands began to move quickly to his side.

-Do you want me to go?

Kit could not know what his response would have been because at that precise moment a vampire approached them.

"Hypatia is waiting for you inside," the vampire said laconically as he entered the building and without saying anything about him being accompanied.

Ty was the first to follow the vampire and Kit was forced to enter as well.

The building looked completely abandoned, as if no one had used it in several decades, there were traces of strange fluids in various parts of the place and when they went up the stairs they seemed to let out wailing instead of creaking. Dru would have loved this place.

In the end they ended up being led to a completely empty room, with no windows or any other exit other than the door, and the vampire who was their guide gave them a signal to enter, but neither he nor Ty advanced when noticing that he did not enter.

"And Hypatia?" Kit asked suspiciously.

"I'm afraid she won't be present," said a voice behind them.

The next thing they felt was that something was hitting their back with too much force and they were thrown into the room.

-But luckily, I, Barnabas Hale, am here.

"I don't see the luck in this," Kit said sarcastically as she looked at Barnabas and stood up as she drew her dagger. She out of the corner of her eye she saw that Ty was okay.

Somehow Barnabas looked much worse than the last one they had seen when he had been set up in Los Angeles.

"It's lucky for me," said Barnabas. "At last I'll be able to settle accounts with the two of you."

"Does Hypatia know about this?" She told him angrily, "That you used her name to set me up."

"Oh, she knows and much more than I would like," Barnabas said from the door, "she agrees to all of this." Although of course I did not expect you to come with company, but I suppose that is only a double prize.

-Ha Hypatia doesn't like Shadowhunters but I doubt she wants to get into such big trouble if something happens to us.

-Because you keep talking as if you weren't one of them- Barnabas growled with contempt- You have their marks all over your body, as if you expect the black of them to consume you, but still you speak as if you don't belong with them. But you do it. All neflim are the same, they wear black hoping that no one will see them, but we see them and we know that they are the true demons. And now that finally there are more people who see what is reality they have to pay, we will make them pay. Do you know why Hypatia agrees with what happens to you? Because weeks ago they found the dead body of a fairy in the market.

"That's not completely strange and I don't understand how it is related to me," Kit exclaimed.

-You do not know? You killed him. At first it was thought that it could be someone from the market, but when the wolves, vampires and warlocks were discarded and only the fairies remained. When asking, it turned out that someone had been seen with the fairy moments before, a boy with blond and tanned hair who hid his face from him.

-There are many people like that-Ty spoke in defense of him -They can't accuse someone just because he's blond and tan

-And how many of them have runes on their bodies? Or a blade with herons? -Med Barnabas looking at the dagger he was brandishing

"It's a dagger," Kit told him, "and now you'll see how it works," and he threw it towards Barnabas but the weapon seemed to hit a wall and fell at her feet.

-I thought they were smart enough to know that the reason I hadn't killed them yet was because there was a barrier between us. It is from Hypatia, everything that enters her no longer leaves her unless she removes it.

"I didn't kill anyone," Kit exclaimed, clenching her jaw.

-Well, someone did and your cousin has an excellent alibi because he he he was talking to Hypatia, but you have nothing.

-And how are we going to pay? -Asked Ty-They must have something planned if Hypatia decided to put up a barrier because she knew you were too reckless not to kill us before our time.

-We are going to kill them and we will vote their bodies in some place where everyone can see them, you will serve to declare war -said Barnabas looking directly at Ty-They killed underground children, it is only fair that we kill you where other children can see them.

"We're not kids," Ty said, there was a tone of determination in his voice that made Kit remember Julian. "And they can't declare a war with only the market for support, they wouldn't win."

Barnabas let out a shrill curl

-Have you not heard? All the shadow world hates them.

"The fairies would be on our side, Kieran Kingson would support us," Ty mentioned, his gray eyes seemed to be made of metal, "The Seelie Queen must support us."

-The fairies on your side, huh? -Said Barnabas looking at him, and there was something in Barnabas's gaze that made Kit feel chills-I guess they don't know yet, they think they are so smart and they don't know the most said rumor and best kept

-And what is it? -He asked him

Barnabas denied

-I've already lost too much time with you and my schedule requests me elsewhere, but don't worry, we'll see each other faster than you think and it will be for the last time.

And without looking at them he left, leaving them trapped in that room.

***

-Are you going to tell me why you let them go or are you also going to lie about that? -Said Jaime with a hard voice

Dru had left the living room where the others were with the excuse of putting Ty's notebook in her place but Jaime had followed her and now she was claiming him.

-I don't know what you're talking about-she told him as she tried to keep walking

Jaime held her hand.

-You know what Dru was talking about, you lied about the bottle-she wanted to complain but Jaime denied-No, don't lie because I know you did it and a few moments ago you looked at me so that I will let your brother and Kit go to the shadow market. Why ?

"How do you really know that the bottle is a lie?" She said in return.

Dru didn't know why exactly but she didn't want to tell them that Ash was involved, she didn't want anyone to know. Kit's eyes had looked at her questioningly briefly when she had awarded him the bottle of hers but she hadn't given it away. Not yet. So ... how was it possible for Jaime to find out?

-Because -said Jaime looking directly into her eyes -when you lie as much as I can you can smell the lies for miles, and yours sucked too much.

-I asked you to let my brother and Kit go because he trusted them -Dru spoke calmly and sincerely- and if they need to do something she trusts that it is important, even if I don't know why they really left.

Jaime nodded without asking more, it was clear that he understood the family's loyalty.

-And how did you actually get that bottle?

-I stole it from him in feera-she mentioned knowing that Jaime would know who she was referring to and from the way her eyes shone she was right-but nothing more. She actually wasn't sure if it would really work.

-Dru, you are my friend, please don't lie to me.

"I'm not doing it," she replied. "And anyway, why are you so obsessed with what Kit does?"

-Excuse me -Alice spoke appearing down the hall -I don't want to ruin her moment of tension or anything but the Inquisitor has just arrived and wants to talk to a Blackthorn. I guess he actually wants to talk to your brother but since he's with Kit you'll have to distract him now.

-Tell him that we are going right away-Jaime said to Alicia who left immediately-It would be better if you keep the Tiberius notebook, if my brother sees it he will want to read it and from the way you hold it I assume it would be inconvenient.

And then Jaime also left, maybe what he had just told him was advice, but there was something in Jaime's eyes that told him that he knew he was lying, but that he was tired of trying to get the truth out of him.

Dru leaned against the wall and sighed. Why was she trying so hard for Ash to lie to his friends?

She didn't know, but if she closed her eyes the only thing she could see was the grass green color.

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khaleesiofalicante · 4 years

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What kind of Christmas presents would you give to each of the TMI gang?

I love this ask! Buying Christmas gifts for loved ones is one of my favorite things to do. I like to put a lot of thought and make the gifts personal. Okay so let’s see...

Simon - A collection of his signature t-shirts with funny quotes. But this time, a little customised to his new identity. Example, “By the freaking angel” “Lex Sucks” “What would Raziel Do?” “Lovelaces are Quitters” “It’s pronounced Ali-CAN’T-e”

Isabelle - A set of comic books about badass female superheroes such as Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Harley Quinn and Jean Grey - to understand about the heroes of the mundane world.

Jace - One week vacation to the London Institute to learn more his family. He will be accompanied by the wonderful Tessa and Jem to share the stories and adventures of his reckless and brave and beautiful ancestors.

Clary - The official portrait of Charlotte Fairchild, the first female council and an amazing leader to inspire Clary to be an equally great leader in the New York institute.

Alec - A history book compiled of the lives and stories of lgbt+ shadowhunters in the past - including Anna Lightwood, Thomas Lightwood, Michael Wayland and so many others.

Magnus - A scrapbook filled with memories and mementos of his loved ones throughout the years including the lost letters Will wrote to Magnus that were never delivered and a rare picture of Raphael and Ragnor smiling.

#thanks for this!!#tmi #tsc

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risingmoonyue · 5 years

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Batman/P5 Crossover

-Sometime before Akechi but after Futaba or Haru

-Damian is sent to Tokyo to check it out for whatever reason (maybe they had a fight, or he’s going stir crazy, or he’s just the only one they can send at the time and didn't bother with all that "you're not old enough" business)

-Dami is younger than Futaba by a year or three or four

-He is baby

-He is transferred to Shujin as a child prodigy where he also immediately joins the "outcast" community because of his attitude and intelligence

-Talia goes too, manages to cut off all his communications with the Batfam, and is planning to take him home in a month whether he likes it or not

-For whatever reason, Batfam doesn't realize this??? (Like, either she's faking reports or they're too busy (think fight or chaos in Gotham scenario maybe???))

-Anyways, obviously Dami doesn't want this

-Somehow the Phantom Thieves hear about the situation

-Maybe he was assigned to shadow Makoto for a while, and they managed to overhear a phone conversation either to Talia or Dami trying to get in touch with the Batfam and nothing really working

-And eventually they outright see him fighting with his mother with him at some point (either in person or over a phone call) mentioning that she already disowned him, he's happy with his Father's family, and that he will head her family business over his dead body—and oh would you look at that, you already managed that, care to try again Mother?

-The PT's are understandably alarmed

-And learn her name from Damian (from Makoto maybe or someone else he bonded a little with) (MORGANA) (THEY GAVE HIM MONA FOR A DAY AND NOW THEY KNOW EVERYTHING FROM HIS MANY PETS TO HIS LEAST TO MOST FAVORITE SIBLINGS STARTING FROM TIM TO DICK TO HIS FAVORITE FOODS TO EVERYONE IN HIS FAMILY’S NAMES TO HOW STUPID HE FINDS EVERYONE AND WHY THEY'RE STUPID TO HIS FAVORITE MUSIC TO WHY ANIMALS ARE SUPERIOR TO HUMANS AND MONA’S LIKE OMG TMI BUT LOVED IT THERE BECAUSE HE WAS PAMPERED LIKE NO TOMORROW GOT ONLY THE BEST FOOD AND THE BEST BEDS AND TOYS THAT HE GOT TO TAKE WITH HIM BACK TO LEBLANC AND NOW AKIRA AND SOJIRO ARE LIKE DUDE WHY AND MONA’S LIKE IM KEEPING HIM THIS HUMAN IS GOOD SORRY AKIRA YOU’RE DEMOTED)

-The palace is basically a fortress full of assasin ninjas and clones

-Dunno what her keywords are tho

-Or her what her palace actually is

-Help?????????

-Cognitive Bruce, Ra's, Damian, Dami clones, and Jason (maybe rest of batfam??? Idk)

-Long story short, the traps are so assassin-y that they need someone who knows the actual Talia because egads, this is the closest they have all come to actually dying

-And they didn't really want to do it and were just gonna power through

-But Dami manages to find out and get in and of course uses his background to help out whether they like it or not

(-he's slightly off put by Joker's name, but then decides to just solely call Gotham!Joker "The Clown")

-At some point they are captured by the Shadow Talia who is decked out in super fancy traditional Arab clothing and probably every conceivable hidden weapon known to man

-Talia says Damian won't and can't ever change from who he "is meant to be", referring to him as her Alexander and basically brutally addresses all of his insecurities concerning the batfam and people and society in general

-And all this is kinda killing him cause he still loves Talia despite the fact that she killed him and had a violent citywide custody battle with Batman but he also loves the batfam too even if he would absolutely never admit it (except to maybe Grayson)

-Joker does his emotional kick-start thing and/or Dami is like Makoto and just gets so mad he triggers it himself, but either way, lo and behold, Damian is now a persona user, usurping Futaba's place as the baby of the team

-The outfit is kinda inspired by his future adult league outfit with the top and bottom and gold jewelry, but has a raggedy cloak with dull gold edges, a Robin mask and gauntlets, and his main weapons are batarang-sword hybrids

---acknowledging his past and moving on with his present

-Persona: Aladdin, Tsun Zu, Ali Baba, somone else???? Need ideas plz help

-Probably the fastest member of the group

-His small body makes his hits not as strong, but hoo boy can that kid move around

-Hits a lot and dodges most

-Most of his Persona abilities are physical and have high crit and/or are status affects

-Downside is he has not a lot of SP (compared to the rest of the group)

-And he has pretty good HP

-Those good ol' “superior genetics” have to be good for something after all

-Anyways they escape to find the treasure another day

-And Dami is all smug because HA you definitely can't stop me now

-And the PTs are just resigned to keeping an eye on the extremely competent snotty assassin/vigilante child

-They do like him though so it's not too bad (comes with learning all his darkest secrets via his mother and thought processes that tends to accompany watching someone at their lowest get a persona)

(-They do manage to temper him a bit and help him adjust better to actual society too that's nice)

-As such, they also know about Batman and Robin and his whoooole family. Both sides.

-Damian decided not to tell batfam because he does agree with the whole "most adults suck" mentality that the Phantom Thieves have; despite his deep, deep respect for his father and mother and Grayson, they all do kinda suck

-And he’s rather not get pulled out as he surely would if he told them

(-On a side note, he likes Sojiro

-The man gives him coffee, curry, and leaves him mostly to his own devices

-Instant win)

-He is dubbed "Mockingbird" apon return to the metaverse because of his freaky talented vocal skills in mimicking anyone and everyone's voice

-Eventually, they beat Talia

-She doesn't publicly confess to all her sins unlike everyone else

-PTs don't realize it worked until Damian came into school with a genuine smile on his face, and more relaxed than he'd been since he got there

-PTs are confused until Damian's like, this works out because hey, don't want to have several people assassinated and draw the entire freaking league to Tokyo

(-Which was probably why Talia didn't)

-They agree

-But she does break down to tears in Dami's arms and promise to ACTUALLY TALK CIVILLY with Bruce to try and make up for everything and try to fix up the league

-He stays for the rest of p5

-But steers all his reports very much away from the Phantom Thieves

-If anything, he downplays absolutely everything, and makes it seem like it's nothing super big but he's gonna stay a while to keep and eye out because y'alls are busy and I like it here and I haven't gotten expelled so there

-The PTs like to add funny stuff on there just to see if they’ll notice

-Like, Akira likes to have Dami describe his day in excruciating detail. Like, recounting the entirety of his nine or so months to Sae during police interrogation, excruciating

-Mona is pushing for the shiny stuff

-Yusuke just likes to put in bursts of randomness (Dami once mentioned that an acquaintance made another acquaintance T-pose in a church for art lol)

-Ann loves to rant about food

-Haru is always insisting on about feelings

-Ryuji likes to complain about everything and puts in ridiculous requests

-Futaba is just putting in every gen-z thing ever

-Makoto is actually responsible and tries to get him to talk about his progress in school and his social life

-And Akechi is absolutely nowhere near any of this and doesn’t know it exists

-When they have the Tokyo/Japan-wide calling card, Batfam sees it too because let's face it, that's totally the sorta thing that they would keep an eye out for even if he didn't look at the news in the entirety of the time Dami was in Tokyo

-And they send a message to Damian (the first actual communication they've had since before Talia) saying "WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON OVER THERE????"

-And with the entirety of the Phantom Thieves looking over his shoulder, Damian's just like "Chill dudes, everything's fiiiiiiiiiine"

-And they're like "UH WHAT PART OF THIS IS FINE????" because they've dug around a bit and found every news report, and oh hey, this isn't anywhere near as calm as Damian described and he’s being super OOC and what’s going on?!?!?!?!?!

-And Damian, being egged on by the most of the PTs, just sends a winky face

-Just

-😉

-And he's smug, because it's still chaos over there so they can't actually come get him and try to pull him out because he's being super ooc

-Which means he's free to do what he wants/needs in the meantime

-Cue the end of the game

-And Dami is going with them on their summer road trip and cackling because the batfam is scrambling to find him in Tokyo but lol nope he's in a van the Japanese government tried and fail to follow

-And he found all the trackers like, a year ago

-Every

-Single

-One

-They eventually track him down to Akira's house where they're calmly eating dinner (and they've been expecting this for the past week so Mona was keeping watch just so they could pull this off) and talking about how uneventful the school year was

-Cue mass confusion in the batfam

-As the PTs enjoy just confusing them so much

-By talking to Mona

-Talking normal then crazy then normal again

-And just generally being their normal selves lol

-They explain absolutely nothing beyond gushing about how much progress socially and academically he’s made (gotta embarrass the baby of the group somehow) and making sure that if Dami absolutely has to go home that he's able to stay in touch

(-Later, Damian forms his own hero persona outside of Batman and Robin)

(-He names it Mockingbird)

(-Batfam proceeds to have a brain aneurysm while the PTs dab their happy proud tears out of their eyes on their regularly scheduled tea time at the Wayne Manor)

(-Damian sends a private plane every week or two lol)

(Bonus: ARTTTTTTT)

(Psst if you guys have ideas for art, outfits, interactions or scenarios, let me know)

#my writing #my art #batman #persona 5 #p5 #persona #batman x p5 #damian wayne #akira kurusu #ren amamiya #p5 protagonist #ive been holding onto this one for a wHILE

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writingwhileworking · 4 years

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Write about someone who works an average job — but incorporate elements of magic into it.

“This could totally have been an email.” Jack groaned. He was slouched in the corner of the lift looking a bit worse for wear, it was after lunch on a Friday after all. “But how else could we sound out our ideas, make sure the team is in the same space and brainstorm the coming week without a scrum session?” Alice was being deliberately chipper, Jack just groaned again at the buzz speak. “Seriously though, why don’t you have a PickMeUp?” Jack smoothed back his hair, a failed attempt to neaten up, “You know potions give me the shits, Ali.” Alice grimaced, “TMI.” Jack was about to launch into an unnecessarily detailed description of just how different potions messed up his bowels before Alice was mercifully saved by the gentle ‘ding’ of their arrival.

The view from the thirtieth floor of their shared workspace was actually quite pretty. The office had just relocated to a nicer part of the city with a view out over the twinkling spires of the big corporations.

“Huh, did Ernst and Young get a new dragon?”

“Yeah, they’ve rebranded, they’re EY now, don’t call ‘em Ernst and Young, they get iffy.” Jack slouched past, not even bothering to look at the gold and grey beast Alice was admiring.

“What did they do with the old one?”

Jack just shrugged and carried on. The door to the meeting room was already open and in it was Maria and the rest of the team. As soon as the two found their seats Maria gestured over her tablet and the mirrored wall resolved into a slideshow.

“As we’re approaching the end of the quarter I just wanted to revisit where each team was and what projects they have in the pipeline, that’s what makes small businesses like ours win, being agile, being aware and bringing that winning attitude!” Alice felt Jack groan internally, and even she felt her attention slip away. She was in PR, and since the product, daemon interfacing for businesses working in the B2B area, was yet to launch she had nothing substantive to contribute. She found her thoughts drifting back to the dragon… was it too late to consider a career change? Would it have been a waste of her years at College to switch into dragon management?

“Alice!” She was snapped back into the room, Maria was looking at her impatiently, “I said, how are things in PR?”

“Right… yes.” Alice was playing for time, she looked to Jack, who was absolutely no help at all, looking at her with a carefully schooled expression of polite enquiry. “Yes, so we have some exciting plans for launch day - we’re going to scry the announcement directly to the Big Five!”

#my writing #writers #prose #feedback #short story #fiction #magic #urban fantasy #I think I made magic dull #storytelling #story prompt #story #modern #dragon #oc #oc writing

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aliatori · 6 years

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Hey, Ali =) for that 100 questions #28 and 87

28. If someone asked you to give them a random piece of advice, what would you say?

Be kind. It costs you nothing and could mean everything.

87. Do you cry easily?

The TMI Friday, real talk answer to this is... depends on the time of the month. In general, I consider myself an emotional and sensitive person, so I’d say I cry easier than most people.

Thanks for asking, my dear!

#iraaileme #ali answers

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justjessame · 3 years

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Avery Emerson Clay: If You're Going to Tie Someone Up, At Least Use The Proper Knot For It...

I wish I could say that I went out and got everyone in from the wonders of a dark backyard to have their evening meal, followed by loving pats, and then snuggles and a quiet slipping off to slumberland, but that shit doesn’t happen on a normal night in Casa de Clay.

Instead, I corralled as many of my furry pals inside as I could, calling quits when I realized that some cats are happier making their own choices about when they come in the house, and a few of my puppies were the same, having been raised by those headstrong kitties. Yes, I did do this every single night, and no, I’m not willing to take suggestions, but thank you for opening your mouth to try to offer some.

Once I was back inside, tucked away in my own suite at the far end of the house, at least in terms of my big brother and his latest mistake, I got ready for bed. Makeup off, hair brushed and braided so I didn’t end up with a mouthful of it during the night, and in deference to the guests I’d had thrust upon my person, a set of real pajamas instead of a tank and boyshort panties I’d normally wear when the parents were out of the country doing ungodly things on foreign soil. I’d just turned off the overhead light, settled in my huge cloud-like bed with a book and my bedside lamp on when my cell rang.

“Hey, Daddy,” I answered, trying like fuck to remember where he and Mom were shacked up this time and what the time difference was. “You know you don’t have to check in-”

“I do when you have unexpected deliveries.” Great, fuck. Just because I don’t turn on the heavy handed security shit didn’t mean my overprotective father wouldn’t do it remotely. “I wanted to let you know that I knew the package would show up eventually.” Clay, he was saying he told me so, that big brother was alive, ha ha. “Your mother and I have a few more-” I heard Mom’s giggles from behind him and him chuckling and shushing her and sighed heavily at their newlywed antics at this late stage in their fucking lives. No wonder Clay was a hornball. “We have some things to tie up, but we’ll be home soon to figure out what to do with the package.” Ew, tie up Mom? That was a fucking image in my fucking brain bank that I couldn’t un-think. Or was it Mom tying up Dad? Shit fuck shit. Stop it, Avery.

“Great, I’ll just toss the package in the corner and ignore it until you guys get home.” He chuckled again and I knew he understood that I was unfazed by Clay’s reappearance. “Give Mom my love, and remember a Pruisk head knot can get too tight if it’s under too much pressure, I’d hate for one of you to lose a limb.” Fuck it, if they were into kinky weird shit, better safe than sorry. “Love you, Daddy. Night.”

“Love you too, Princess.” He choked out, and I knew that I’d won checkmate in the TMI Olympics. Good, now maybe they’d keep their weird shit out of polite conversation. “Sweet dreams, goodbye.”

Morning came far too soon, for the group that showed up from out of the damn blue. I was awake early, since my rescues liked to get me up and going before the sun crested over the horizon. I was fucking beyond thankful when I remembered Rose came every other day, and she was due. It would really fucking suck for a woman who helped raise me to die of a stroke or heart attack because she wasn’t warned that Clay had risen from the dead.

I was in the kitchen, with a glass of juice and a bowl of Cinnamon Chex, reading over a stack of reports I needed to edit and release when she arrived. Humming a jaunty tune as she always did, I took a deep breath and asked her to sit down with me at the kitchen table.

“You look far too serious for this early in the morning, Ave.” She was grinning, but I knew she was worried. Rose McGinty was like family, she’d been working for us for so damn long. “What is it?”

Another breath and I told her, in the only way I could. “You know how Clay’s team ‘died’ in Bolivia?” She nodded, looking at me like she wasn’t sure how much worse the news could be than the day we got that particular tidbit. “Well, Dad kept saying that Clay wasn’t dead, right?” She nodded again and I bit my lip. “He was right.”

And like every fucking member of our damn family, Clay picked that moment to round the corner and come into sight. Rose squeaked, paled, but didn’t scream or pass out, a true sign she’d been around us for too fucking long. “Surprise,” he offered and then he was kneeling in front of her and she was hugging him to her, the little boy she’d helped rear back to life and in the flesh.

“Damnit, Clay, couldn’t you have put some fucking clothes on?” I rolled my eyes, taking in my brother’s boxers and open white button down combo. “I mean, I get that most women think this shit is hot, but we’re family.” I cringed and pushed my cereal bowl away. Causing Rose to laugh and brush her tears away, thankful that I broke the emotionally charged moment and even more so when Rose announced that she’d be making a celebratory dinner. But less so when she added that it would be full of Clay’s favorites. “Great.”

I spent most of the day going through my normal routine. Rose had her day to day, and I had mine. When Daddy was home, he’d be at the office, Mom would be doing her thing with the charities she founded and chaired. Me? I’d be writing up reports, press releases, and playing fetch and laser tag with dogs and cats. Look, we all have our purpose in life. This was mine.

It was during a game of fetch, with Otis and Sweetie, because Ali would NOT play it wasn’t her style, that Clay came out to spend some quality time with his little sister. More or less.

“Does Dad still have a cache of supplies in the barn?” The barn, as we called it, was a huge warehouse like bunker that Daddy had put in on the far back end of the acreage. Tucked all the way back, amongst the trees and foliage, it was camouflaged to the point that unless you knew it was there, you wouldn’t find it. Not even from the air. I nodded, and sighed. I’d forgotten the call.

“Yeah, about Dad.” I threw the ball and laughed as Sweetie tripped over Otis to grab it. She was tired so she ran off to the shade of the dog patio to hide the ball with Otis hot on her heels. “He called last night, seems he’s been spying on me while he and Mom are off doing what he and Mom do.” Clay chuckled and shook his head. “He knows you’re here and he did the whole ‘told you so’ in code of course, and then maybe let slip that he and Mom are into bondage.”

“Kinky,” Clay took it in stride, a true Clay family trait. “They coming back soon?” I nodded as I watched Sweetie denying Otis his wish for the ball. “Great, Dad’s always so open with suggestions.” I snorted, knowing that Daddy and Clay were far too alike at times for comfort.

“Let me see if I can do him justice,” I turned to Clay and tilted my head, thinking about how Dad would start. “Son, first you got burned, which was bad enough.” Clay’s lips were quirking as I deepened my voice to a growl. “But then, it seems that you didn’t just get your whole team involved, but you didn’t notice you had a viper in your midst.” He hadn’t told me about Roque, the silence did. His teeth were worrying his lip, fighting the laughter as I went on, knowing I was hitting Dad’s stride. “And on top of that, you went and got involved with another fool woman.” That did it, he gave a guffaw and let go. Laughing and then his long ass arms yanked out and pulled me to him, hands ruffling my hair.

“God I missed you, Ave.” I rolled my eyes, feeling strangely content in being hugged by Clay since I couldn’t really pin down the last time I’d seen him in the flesh. “This shit has really put shit in perspective.”

“Like how fucking awesome I am,” I tilted my head back to look up at my scruffy faced big brother. His smile was blindingly white and his dimples deepened. “Shouldn’t have taken fake dying to notice that, asshole.”

#Franklin Clay #jake jensen x ofc #The Losers (2010)#fluff #humor #slow burn

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alyszaen · 2 years

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I am having a horrible migraine...AGAIN

someone make it stop istg i just know if this is stress based it will last for at least one more month someone make it stop

i want a fucking hug

i want someone to hug me

#aly gives tmi #alysdiary

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katalyna-rose · 7 years

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Silly TMI Tuesday: ok here's what I want to know: a) what actor would you want to play you in a bio-film? b) who would you want on your horror-survival team ( real people/ fictional/ whoever)?

Oh, shit, you’re good.

An actor to play ME? Ugh, none. My life’s story does NOT need to be told, let alone on the big screen… Seriously, you don’t want that and neither do I.

Besides, I have no freaking clue who I would pick!

Horror-survival team? GIVE ME MY LADIES! Kahlia will keep us all safe and always be alert, even when she’s asleep. Alie will keep us warm and protected with mage powers and shit. She’ll also keep us laughing! Lyna will be the one to figure out how we stay safe- she’s the strategist! Besides, since they all owe their existences to me, they have to protect me! Right?

I don’t really know who else…

#tmi tuesday #kat gets personal

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useyourrwords · 6 years

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Down the TBR Hole // To Read Soon – Part 1/4

Two more shelves and then I am finally done!

Now for those of you who don’t know, I’ve been doing the Down the TBR Hole posts as a way to organise my Goodreads shelves because oh boy, do they need it!

This has been a long road, much longer than I anticipated!

I wish that this being the second to last shelf means that I’m very close to being done but alas, no, it is not.

These two shelves are my biggest yet and come in at a total of 339 books! So in order to ensure that these posts aren’t incredibly long, I’ll be breaking them up a bit.

For my first To Read Soon Shelf post, I’ll be going through all the books I added from October 2015 to October 2016, which will make it 40 books total.

For my second post, I’ll be going through November 2016 to April 2017, totalling 51 books for that post.

For my third post, I’ll be going through May 2017 to October 2017, totalling 50 books.

For my final To Read Soon Shelf post, I’ll be going through November 2017 onward. totalling 55 books!

That brings this shelf’s total to 197 books!

When I set up these shelves it was my way of trying to prioritize my TBR but I don’t think it’s really worked at all. So while I’m going through these last shelves I’ll be moving the books I choose to keep to the normal Want to Read Shelf.

Before I had kept all my owned books on this shelf but I’ve moved them to a new TBR-Owned shelf.

I hope this new system is going to help me a lot more!

Now, this time around I’m going to try and be my most ruthless in purging these books because 339 books is ridiculous and I know I’m never gonna get around to all of them!

Added October 2015

1.│Winter Girls│Laurie Halse Anderson│

│ I added this because…I was interested in reading a book about anorexia at the time. Stay or Go? Go! As much there’s still a part of me that wants to read this, I know I shouldn’t for my own mental health as someone who has dealt with disordered eating in the past. That is a slippery slope I should try and avoid.

Added January 2016

2.│Firsts│Laurie Elizabeth Flynn│ I added this because…This book seems like it asks a lot of questions that may or may not be possible to answer. At least not easily. It’s a book that seems to live in the grey and guys…That’s my shit! Also, this sounds like the book version of Easy A and I loved that movie! Stay or Go? Stay!

3.│The Memory of Light│Added Jan 2016│

│ I added this because…“Somewhere in me I probably had the strength to not kill myself. But I was tired of looking for strength. Tired of being strong. That’s what I did to make it through… each day, go through the motions of being strong. I put on strong every morning. I’m sick of faking strong.” Stay or Go? Stay! Believe it or not, as someone who’s battled depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts, unlike disordered eating, I’m not really triggered by it. Or maybe that’s the wrong wording? Reading about suicide hasn’t ever been something that has made me more susceptible to being suicidal. Only feeling so utterly hopeless because of what is going on in my life does that. Does that make sense? Ooh Boy, we’re getting DEEP to begin with!

4.│The Way I Used to Be│Amber Smith│

│ I added this because…I chose to read books about rape because they’re important when done correctly, and help destigmatize survivors. Stay or Go? Go! I’ve heard that it might sway into torture porn area and I’m not sure I want to read that.

5.│Heartless│Marissa Meyer│ I added this because…The hype, man. Stay or Go? Stay! I am intrigued enough to stay on the hype train…Even if I’m I might be the very last one aboard!

6.│Violent Ends│Shaun David Hutchinson│ I added this because…With America’s track record I feel like this is an important book to read and I am still yet to read a book about a school shooting??? I mean how is that possible? Stay or Go? Stay!

Past Down The TBR Hole

Down the TBR Hole 1.12 // Unreleased – Part 3/4 2019 Month Release Unknown

Down the TBR Hole 1.11 // Unreleased – Part 2/4 2019 Month Release Known

Added August 2016

7.│Talking As Fast As I Can│Lauren Graham│ I added this because…Gilmore Girls was my favourite TV show for years and I need the inside goss. Also, I am currently the closest I have ever been to living the Gilmore Girls life with just me and my mum living together! I’d watch it with my mum but she can’t fucking stand Emily. Stay or Go? Moved to my new Memoir Shelf.

8.│The Help│Kathryn Stockett│

│ I added this because…I watched the film and was interested in what the book was like. Stay or Go? Go! Plays a bit into the white saviour trope.

9.│The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas│John Boyne│

│ I added this because…I remember watching the film for this in school…Anyway, I was interested in reading the book. Stay or Go? Go! I think I’m good with having just watched the film. Don’t come after me with pitchforks thanks.

10.│Code Name Verity│Code Name Verity #1│ I added this because…Is it spies?? Is it spies?? I’m going with spies. Is it spies?? Imagine if it’s spies! (If you’re wondering what the hell I am badly referencing its this video) Stay or Go? Stay!

11.│Chains│Seeds of America #1│

│ I added this because…I am interested in reading a book about slavery. Stay or Go? Go! I feel like starting with one written by a white woman probably isn’t the wisest choice I could make.

12.│The Butterfly Garden│The Collector #1│

│ I added this because…“I was good at escaping people, not manipulating them.” Stay or Go? Stay!

13.│Smoke Gets in Your Eyes│Caitlin Doughty│ I added this because…I added this while I was reading a lot of memoirs and this looked really interesting. I love a dark sense of humour. Stay or Go? Moved to my new Memoir Shelf.

14.│Stalking Jack the Ripper│Kerri Maniscalo│ I added this because…Murder. History. Dead bodies. Forensic Medicine. This is everything 14-year-old Grey would have loved and 25-year-old Grey still loves. Stay or Go? Stay!

15.│It Ends with Us│Colleen Hoover│

│ I added this because…I am yet to read a Colleen Hoover book and this seemed like a good a start as any? Stay or Go? Stay! This still seems like the best place to start.

16.│Girl in Pieces│Kathleen Glasgow│

│ I added this because…I saw that is was for fans of Girl, Interrupted and I loved that movie (No, I haven’t read the book leave me alone). Stay or Go? Go! I don’t think I’ll like the writing style.

17.│Forbidden│Tabitha Suzuma│

│ I added this because…Here’s the thing: I don’t like incest narratives. They make me feel sick. The only reason I got through TMI was that I already knew

spoiler.

they weren’t brother and sister.

(Don’t fight me. I marked the spoiler, and if you didn’t already know there was an incest narrative in that series then how?????) But so many people have given this 4-5 stars on Goodreads so I thought maybe I should give it a go. Stay or Go? Go! Yeah, the incest thing is just never gonna be something I wanna read.

Added September 2016

18.│The Queen of Blood│The Queens of Renthia #1│Sarah Beth Durst│ I added this because…This sounds like a better version of Red Queen that also has strong female friendships. Stay or Go? Stay!

19.│This is Not a Test│This is Not a Test #1│Courtney Summers│

│ I added this because…This sounds creepy and interesting and I’ve liked Summers’ work so far. Stay or Go? Stay!

20.│The Casquette Girls│The Casquette Girls #1│Alys Arden│ I added this because…I’m always drawn to stories set in New Orleans for some reason. Stay or Go? Go! The setting is not enough to keep me interested.

21.│Wrecked│Maria Padian│

│ I added this because…As you’ve probably noticed, I’m drawn to books about rape and sexual assault for many reasons, mostly so that I can understand what it’s like to go through something so traumatic, as best as possible, without going through it myself. Which is usually the case for most books representing experiences I’ve never had. With rape and sexual assault books, it’s different though, because as a woman in today’s society I always live with the threat that one day it could be me. Stay or Go? Stay! I’m yet to read one set on a college campus.

22.│Want│Want #1│Cindy Pon│

│ I added this because…Most people seem to really enjoy it! Stay or Go? Go! I need to learn to accept that sci-fi isn’t really for me and your stereotypical dystopian is probably not really something I’m going to enjoy.

23.│Saint Death│Marcus Sedgwick│

│ I added this because…It’s a book about immigration rights. Stay or Go? Stay! Hello? Can you say fucking RELEVANT?

Past Grey Reads

Book Review // Girl Made of Stars – I Am Broken

Book Review // Everything Leads To You – A Quite Love Story

Added October 2016

24.│A Mortal Song│Megan Crewe│

│ I added this because…This sounded interesting enough. Stay or Go? Go! This one hasn’t held my interest and is hard for me to get a hold of.

25.│The Nightingale│Kristin Hannah│ I added this because…People seem to really love this one and also: “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.” Stay or Go? Stay!

26.│The Blade Itself│The First Law #1│Joe Abercrombie│ I added this because…Listen, sometimes I add things because I see one good review and all of a sudden I’m interested in a book I’d never actually pick up. It’s a problem I’m trying to get under control for my own sake. Stay or Go? Go! Though I am almost tempted to keep because one reviewer likens a character to Deadpool…

27.│Highly Illogical Behavior│John Corey Whaley│

│ I added this because…This sounds so bloody interesting! I don’t think I’ve read about a character with agoraphobia, and what I’ve seen of them in film, tend to be made fun of. Stay or Go? Stay!

28.│Wolf by Wolf│Wolf by Wolf #1│Ryan Graudin│ I added this because…This sounds so weird and so good! Stay or Go? Go! And, I don’t feel any drive to pick this one up.

29.│In the Woods│Dublin Murder Squad #1│ I added this because...Every now and then I’ll add a mystery thriller that I never seem to pick up because I’m always worried they’re gonna be stereotypical trash filled with old and played cliches and offensive tropes. Stay or Go? Stay! Right now I am all about the mystery thrillers and I seem to be getting better at finding the good shit.

30.│The V Girl│Mya Robarts│

│ I added this because…Everyone I’ve seen read it has loved it and I’ve been recommended it more than once. Stay or Go? Go! Me and sex slavery don’t really get along. I guess it affects me more than contemporary rape narratives.

31.│Daughter of Smoke & Bone│Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1│Laini Taylor│ I added this because…Two words: Demon’s assistant. Stay or Go? Stay!

32.│The Nix│Nathan Hill│ I added this because…I. Don’t. Know???? Like honestly have no idea?? None of this screams a Greyson read??? Stay or Go? Go!

33.│My Favourite Manson Girl│Alison Umminger│ I added this because…Umm??? Hello??? It’s about the Manson girls! Stay or Go? Stay!

34.│The Truth Commission│Susan Juby│ I added this because…I read Emily May’s review and she seemed to really enjoy it. Stay or Go? Go! I gotta start getting tougher with this purge!

35.│Railhead│Philip Reeve│ I added this because…This sounded interesting enough and Emily May’s review called it a book for the curious and I am definitely that. Stay or Go? Go! Curiosity isn’t enough to get me to pick this one up.

36.│Homegoing│Yaa Gyasi│

│ I added this because…“What I know now, my son: Evil begets evil. It grows. It transmutes, so that sometimes you cannot see that the evil in the world began as the evil in your own home.” This is a family saga and after the mess my family has been for at least the last year, I feel like this could be very cathartic for me. Stay or Go? Stay!

37.│Behold the Dreamers│Imbolo Mbue│

│ I added this because…This sounded interesting enough, covering many topics that are quite relevant at the moment. Stay or Go? Go! It’s not holding my attention.

38.│The Fifth Season│The Broken Earth #1│N.K. Jemisin│

│ I added this because…“—for all those who have to fight for the respect others are given without question.” When a book starts with that kind of dedication then I know it’s a book for me. Stay or Go? Stay!

39.│The Bird and the Sword│The Bird and the Sword Chronicles #1│Amy Harmon│ I added this because…Basically, everyone that reads this falls a bit in love with it. Stay or Go? Stay!

40.│Bad Romance│Heather Demetrios│

│★★★★★│ I have read this book since writing this post and it was so good, I totally made the right call. I added this because…“Something in me is dimming, something that I already know I can’t get back. But you’re worth it. You are. I will tell myself this for several more months. And when I realize you aren’t worth it, it’ll be too late.” I am always looking for good representations of abusive relationships of all kinds and this seems to be one of them. Stay or Go? Stay! In fact, I just requested it at my library.

October 2016 was a crazy busy adding month!

So how did I do?

Well, I got rid of a whopping 17 books! Kept 21 and moved 2! If I can keep this up then I might be able to cut my TBR by half!

What books are you reading right now? Have you got any books on your TBR that match mine? Are there any books you’ve read that I’m keeping or getting rid of? What did you think of them?

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onbartonspringsfic · 7 years

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Chapter 75

“What do you mean she left you?! When did this happen?!” You stop dead in your tracks, turning to face him. He stops next to you, squinting into the distance as if looking for what to say next.

“Three weeks ago, I drove up the coast for a few nights to play some clubs with the Peasants. When I came back, all her shit was gone. She took the boys, obviously, and most of their stuff too,” he explains in a matter-of-fact tone. “It was that guy she spent the night with that I told you about.” He looks at his feet and then over your shoulder at the ocean. “Apparently they’ve been seeing each other since then. Sure had me fooled.” He shrugs and gives you a crooked smile.

“Oh, Chris,” you manage, screwing up your face in despair. “I’m so sorry.”

He laughs and shakes his head. “It’s fine. Really. It wasn’t working. We both knew it. I’m just not sure why she waited till now to leave. They’ve been together for a while, from what I can gather.”

Your shoulders drop, deflated with disgust. “What is WRONG with all these women?!”

“What?” he laughs, confused.

“Jordyn runs off and leaves Dave, Cara runs off and leaves you… they’re all insane!” You’ve become visibly angry and hurt for both your boyfriend and your best friend. Chris grabs your arm to bring you back to Earth. He looks slightly amused.

“Hey! I think you’re more upset than I am,” he chuckles. “I’m saddest about the boys, but when you think about it, as much as I’m on the road, I won’t see them any less than I already do. And they’re getting old enough now that I can take them on tour with me some. They’re both into music and seemed kind of excited about the idea when I suggested it. It’s really okay, Pen. I’m fine.”

You tilt your head and examine him closely, placing a hand on his cheek before hugging him tightly. He holds you gently for a moment and when you start to move away, he doesn’t completely turn you loose.

“I keep thinking about our agreement. About how if we were ever both single, you and I would give it a shot.”

Captured by his stare, it takes you a minute to process this and, before you do, he kisses you tenderly on the forehead, the tip of your nose and, with only a second’s hesitation, on the lips. To your surprise, you kiss him back. It feels so warm. So familiar. So comfortable.

He pushes your windblown hair out of your face and smiles lovingly. “I know this is a horrible thing to say, but deep down I’ve been wishing that things weren’t going all that well with you and Dave.” He looks ashamed, but only slightly.

Still lost in his eyes and shaken by his kiss, you snap back into reality at this confession, squaring your shoulders and taking a step back.

“Is that what this walk was about? You wanted to fool around?”

“No! No… I’m sorry. That’s not what I meant to happen at all.” He hasn’t moved but he looks uncomfortable, as if he could spring from the spot at any moment. “Penny, I…” he heaves a sigh. “This walk was a bad idea. I’m shouldn’t have asked. I’m sorry,” he says, trailing off as he begins to stalk down the beach in the direction of the house.

“Chris. CHRIS!” you yell when he doesn’t respond the first time. He stops walking and turns his head over his right shoulder, not completely looking at you.

“What WAS this about then, exactly?” you demand, frustrated and rushing to his side. “Are we friends, or not? Because when we are apart we don’t speak and when we are alone together, you keep finding ways of getting tangled up with me in a secluded corner. I realize I’m to blame too…” You shut your eyes tight, remembering how hard it is to reject his advances. While you have never actually slept together, you’d participated in plenty of activities that are considered cheating by most couples. “But you’ve instigated most, if not all of it. You’re my best friend, but you’re not acting like it. I need to know exactly what you want because, if you’re not interested in just being close friends, I think we have a big problem on our hands.”

“That’s not fair. You can’t say it’s all my doing. I don’t think that you can deny that you have feelings for me too. You and I look at each other too long, share too much – you know better. You feel it too. We can’t keep our hands off each other. We have some sort of physical AND emotional connection. Tell me that’s not true.” His voice has raised a good bit, not in anger but more in desperation, not taking his eyes away from yours as he waits for your answer.

“This is insane. What do you want me to say?! That I’m madly in love with you and I’m going to leave Dave and start a life with you?!”

“I want you to tell me the truth, no matter how hard it is! Because the truth is…” the volume of his voice drops considerably and he takes a deep breath. “The truth is that I’m completely in love with you, Pen. I have been. Since the night we danced at the hotel. When you were crying on my shoulder over that idiot (he motions down the beach in the direction of Dave’s house) while he left you behind so he could fuck that whore Rose.” He runs a hand over his beard and across the back of his neck, immediately looking sorry that he’s said this.

“I don’t have to stand here and listen to this,” you tell him, feeling hurt and angry at once. You head for the house as fast as your legs will carry you, breaking a sweat under your now unnecessary windbreaker.

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In record time, you have reached the long, private boardwalk that leads from the beach to the house and, as you ascend the short steps at the base, you look back in the direction from which you’ve just come. Chris has followed very slowly behind, obviously taking his time and giving you plenty of space to get where you’re going. The sun feels warm and welcome on your slightly tear stained face. You felt sorry for him and his two sons and you were angry, not only at Cara, but also at Chris for pulling that stunt. You weren’t sure that you could believe that his intention was not to proposition you this morning. He’d told you about their separation and that he loved you in the same breath. How could that not be intentional?

Upon entering the house, you make a hasty retreat to the nearest bathroom and clean up your face. Though you hadn’t really been crying, you had teared up in anger several times on the walk back and not only did you not want Dave asking questions, you didn’t want Chris to think you’d been crying. You don’t know why, you just don’t want him to see. Everything just seemed easier that way.

Heading into the kitchen, you meet Alison in the doorway, carrying a tray covered with an impressive smorgasbord of breakfast foods and a large glass of orange juice. Eyes wide and eyebrows raised, you break into a grin.

“Wow!” you say in a loud whisper, gazing at the stack of pancakes with butter in the middle of the spread. “How nice!”

“I thought I’d surprise T with breakfast in bed. He earned it last night,” she confesses with a toothy grin.

“God, Ali!” you giggle. “TMI!” She laughs melodically at this.

“Oh, please! This is the girl that got caught having sex on an equipment case side-stage in the middle of a public park.” She grins and looks at you sideways. “I’m kidding!” she assures you when your face falls a little. “Don’t act like you’re the first one to do that. Or the first one to get caught.” She nods her head when you light up with disbelief. “It wasn’t with Taylor, either,” she whispers. “Shhhhh!” You look appalled. "It was before he and I met, girl!" With another giggle, she heads upstairs with her tray. You make a mental note to ask her to tell you that story later.

Standing in the morning silence of the kitchen, you notice that the coffee maker has gone back to sleep, so you start it up again with the intention of making a fresh pot for Dave. Once it starts gurgling and sputtering, you open the pantry door and peruse its contents, again choosing a packet of the Pop-Tarts both of you are so fond of. You close the door only to see Chris walking in from the living room. He stops when your eyes meet.

“I’ll come back,” he says quietly as he turns to go.

“It’s fine, Chris. I’ve put the coffee on if you want some. Pop-Tart?” you blandly offer.

He cracks a smile and manages a little laugh, snorting as he does so. “Sure.”

In spite of yourself, you manage a little laugh too. Long before you'd met him, you'd always gotten a kick out of his laugh and how it was often followed by a snort. It was weirdly charming and quite frankly, adorable.

You hand him the packet, grab a clean cup from the cupboard and stand at the coffeemaker, uncomfortably staring at it and impatiently trying to will it to work faster.

“I told you that thing takes for-fucking-ever.” You glance at him over your shoulder as he tears open the pastry and holds it out to you, offering to share. After a long moment, you hesitantly set down the mug and join him at the table.

“I promise you that was not pre-planned. I shouldn’t have asked you to go for that walk. I shouldn’t have done any of that. I’m sorry. I really am. But I can’t help how I feel about you. I was not looking for this to happen. Other than that night in the linen closet in Austin, before you and Dave were really together, I had no agenda. I don’t expect you to leave him for me. However, if I’m honest, had you told me that you were interested in even giving us a try, I would have left Cara. You are a game changer, Penny. I have never met anyone like you and no one has ever made me feel like you do. You are undoubtedly the most beautiful thing I have ever encountered, inside and out. And what we have – I don’t know exactly what that is – but it’s special. I don’t want to lose that. You asked me if we are still friends. If you’re still interested in being my friend, then I’d really like to continue that way. I need you in my life, more than you can understand. Please.”

You sit in silence for a while, just looking at each other while you try to process everything he has just laid out on the kitchen table. The coffee pot finally clicks and brings you back into the moment.

“I need to take Dave some coffee. He’ll be awake by now,” you tell him, glancing at the clock on the microwave. “Can we talk about this some more later?”

“Absolutely,” he says quickly, sounding relieved that you appear willing to speak about it again.

Without another word, you leave the table, pour a cup of coffee and hurry up to the bedroom to check in on Dave.

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Tommy & Ali

Chatting ‘bout Christmas, boy troubles, pregnancy AND THE FACT THE BABY IS TOTALLY NOT DREW’S LOLLOLLOL

Tommy: Oi! 😼 What you gettin da cos like even I feel cheeky considering socks for 2 years running Ali joined the chat 3 hours ago Tommy: I was gonna go full rivers of whiskey cept I'd probs drown myself in it before the bottle was in the bag 😂 Ali: So you should, elf on the shelf! Socks should only ever be an add-on prezzie, even if they're DEAD comical, like. Ali: Speaking of elf on the shelf, would you be willing to come round mine every day at the crack of dawn (aka JUST before the kiddos will arise like horrible demon krakkens from the depths) so I can arrange you in comical positions and situations? Ali: They love that shit. I on the other hand want to murder the CEO of whatever company/the high-key mum mafia that made this shit popular again. Ali: I've got me thinking cap on for the old man for ye...Hmm Ali: (and how rude to get cuffed for the season and not even get to the part where you get a bomb-ass present/someone to tout around the family functions...rude. You not actually at the bottom of a bottle quite yet though, yeah? Doing the obligatory welfare checkup here) Tommy: Excuse you miss money bags! 💰 just 'cause you're one of the rare artists who ain't starving like! some of us don't have boyfriends who cook or paying audiences Tommy: so yeah obvs! Gotta keep in shape just in case don't I? catch me pirouetting across your patio bitch Tommy: Green's my colour these days and red's always been signature Tommy: I'm alright (love you for asking!) how's you? Tommy: Genuinely Ali: Oh yeah, 'cos father will flip his shit if the price tag ain't AT LEAST three figs... 😏 Silly billy, and oi, oi! My student loan ain't kicked in yet ...I'm on a gap yaaaaaah though, darling, I've simply GOTTA act like a frivilous rich bitch. Deal with it, you're still the shady bitch of the fam, okay? 😘 Ali: Yaaasss, you're gonna have to drop a couple of pounds to fit in that teeny costume but a day in the life of a TRUE star init, babe? I believe in you Ali: Bet you didn't come here to be called fat, did you? How fucking cheeky is that forreal Ali: Colour of luck boy 🍀🍀🍀 Ali: Hmm, ngl I'm in a bit of a...situation, and I ain't talking I've forgot to order a turkey Tommy: Imagine...jog on old man just 'cause went for the quantity with the sprogs doesn't mean you'll get quality back soz Tommy: try it but good luck trying to get your little uns to deal with you being the spoilt one 😂 Tommy: well since I got the 🍀 its 🤞 Tommy: feckin hell has caleb forgotten kids are for life not just chrimbo again? Tommy: I'll deck his halls if he's being a prick Ali: That'll show him! That's what you get for bringing me into this world, whole lotta backchat and not an ounce of grattitude, take that! Ali: Join me 'cos I'm sure that's what mum feels I've got her Ali: We did Rio's first Xmas morning, and 2nd, at home! It really is Caleb's fams turn Ali: I can't help that its Junie's first, evidently I ain't planning this shit woman! Ali: #contraceptionwhomst? #pulloutnhopeforthebest #itswhatgodwouldwant Ali: And it ain't like we're not coming over for a second dinner, we fat as hell, get wid it and pass the gravy Ali: Catch me in the tesco throwing tantrums with Rio on the reg tbh #twocanplayatthatgamehoney #childrenraisingchildren Ali: Nah, although loving all the macho threats of violence when my honour is at stake as of late...Is my drama letting you live up to your full brotherly potential? Welcome... Ali: TMI, give a shit, but I'm late on and I've thrown up a few times, not from the mother's ruin, like Ali: hahahahahama'sgonnakillmeisn'tshe Ali: whatthefucklike Tommy: Who you kidding you're the blatant fave & lbr if the lord's got his specs on should be even more so for following her shining example like Tommy: honor thy father and mother and all that Tommy: who doesn't love a mini me Tommy: especially one who can sing every sperm is sacred with perf pitch Tommy: Amen! this aint 1850 pass the roasties gdi! Tommy: all we want for christmas is carbs Tommy: OH MY CHRIST NOT AGAIN Tommy: 😧 Tommy: I know you're on your gap year but no need to be so literal Ali: Ha, please! Not Tess Vickers' fave. Da's, obviously, as he is mine, (babe). You and Joe are the momma's boys, always have been, you needy little babbas. Ali: A woman who doesn't love herself...damn, too deep, reverse, reverse! Ali: You'd be surprised how annoying an all-singing-all-dancing constant reminder of all your best and worst bits is Ali: Usually the best, which is happy-making magic, but when its the worst...GOOD LORDT. Plus its a reminder of the same in your other half, and we all like to overlook that shit now, don't we? *sips tea* Ali: God I am gonna go HAM with my 'cravings' this Chrimbo...what timing! Maybe I did plan this after-all Ali: but no, I did not Ali: But yeah...this is a thing I'm processing, thought I'd drag you down with me 🤷 Tommy: I was gonna be all like not with him probs dead in a ditch and me one audition away from getting cosy in a cardboard box but I better swerve too dont wanna spend the season with the samaritans on speed dial Tommy: you and fraze are the success stories savor it Tommy: honey I've got a mirror Tommy: and near constant feedback from them in the know Tommy: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Tommy: that's calebs chrimbo gift sorted then yeah? Ali: Lordy, I know we're Irish but there's no need to be that fuckin' maudlin, Tommo Ali: Oh, you wanted an idea for Da but that is SO Fraze's prezzie Ali: Just tell him that, all day. Money can't buy that kinda happiness Ali: The spirit of the Holidays Ali: Them in the know don't know shit Ali: I mean...gift or curse? Ali: We've only just got back on track, this is probably going to derail the whole damn caboose Tommy: everyone's a critic and there's only one shane macgowan I hear ya Tommy: I reckoned you meant a mirror for a sec I was like uh huh he's got that one covered love 😏 Tommy: Hey! That's mine covered 🙋 just repeat that back to me Tommy: those clueless cunts Tommy: Nah he'll be buzzing esp if he gets another girl Tommy: there's only one Rio but he's shameless ha Tommy: leave the cursing for ma she'll be doing plenty once she's done stuffing your stocking with contraceptives Ali: Mhmm, save it for the improptu karaoke when we're all feeling merry on the day, like Ali: Lmao, he'd live in a 360 degree view changing room if he could Ali: How millenial of us! Lets just gift each other with positive affirmations Ali: Maybe...Gah Ali: Whatever, whether he deals or doesn't, doesn't change the fact I am with child again and yeah, Caleb's reaction is the least of my worries Ali: I'm going to be going to Uni abroad with 3 kids...damn Ali: If I don't get locked away for my own good, of course Tommy: 😇 Will do Tommy: I reckon that's the goal when he 'makes it' Tommy: scrawl it on my personalised starbies cup and have done babe Tommy: You're grand it'll just be one hell of a plane ride Tommy: 🍀 & 🤞 Tommy: OH SHIT WAIT Tommy: the whole Caleb reaction thing has me thinking...not to be rude but Tommy: it is his yeah? Ali: It better be Ali: Aside from the Drew incident I didn't shag anyone else Ali: and we used a condom Ali: I mighta been several sheets to the wind but I hadn't lost my whole goddamn mind Tommy: thank christ for that Tommy: imagine trying to play happy families with that twat Ali: Amen Ali: Yeah that isn't the life I've signed up for Ali: Bitches forget I already got a ring on my finger, like Ali: Legal or otherwise Tommy: Beyonce is here for your union Tommy: good enough for me Tommy: low key proud of ya not to be an enabler but like Tommy: I'll happily hooray you getting Drew to put something on it too god knows where that fuckboy's been Ali: Thank you! I will take that hooray because I literally had to mum Ro's arse and tell her to do the same every time Ali: AND had to do it in such a way it didn't sound like I was saying as much, like, your boyf is a cheater and we all know it sweetie Tommy: ugh 😷 glad you did though I hear your next door nemesis had to get herself to the clinic sharpish & i don't reckon she'd spread gossip that'd make her out to be riddled Tommy: 🦀🐛 Ali: 🤢😤 Unsurprised on both their behalf there but low-key furious Ali: he knows how that bitch treats Ro, and always has done Ali: there's being a cheat with any random hoe and then there's that...is it me or is that next-level careless? Ali: To the point it looks like he's doing it to hurt her, I'm sure he's just ignorant but, like, what the fuck?!!? Tommy: RIGHT? Tommy: like I don't doubt she ain't telling him all the ins and outs of her childhood drama but still Tommy: even with more brains than biceps he's gotta have a clue or two Tommy: OOOPS ACCIDENTAL COMPLIMENT Tommy: I'm offended on my own behalf Tommy: almost as cringe as once thinking he was hot 🤓😳 kms Ali: Yeah but it ain't like he's not been here...and she's still a cunt to Ro now, so Ali: Tries to be to me but who's listening, Bitch I'm deaf all of a sudden??? Ali: Hahahahaha Ali: He's attractive, to the point its kinda fact more than opinion so I don't think you're alone on that score Ali: If the notches on his bedpost are anything to go by...and I fucked him so can't be judging, consider your sins absolved, no hail mary's needed, maybe a few bloodys when I next pin u down for an IRL debrief? Ali: Oh wait, a bitch can't...I'll make it a Virgin Mary...WHEY! Tommy: True and I know he ain't got a bitch muted 'cause I aint rn either 👀 & my specs are on when I'm scrolling Tommy: I see what I see Tommy: 😞 Tommy: Fuck it lets go dancing Tommy: bounce that bump while you still can Ali: 'Course not, gotta 'low the bitch to slide into dem dms on the reg, if for nothing else than the ego boost Ali: 😒 Ali: I need that, lets go lets go lets go, its been TIME since I got to go out and not take the bubs Ali: I'll have to see who can have 'em though... Ali: Can't be mum, really selling how responsible a parent I'm gonna be to 3 by throwing 2 at her and fucking off to partay Tommy: SAMSIES...not that I'm going out with 2 kids on the reg but y'know Tommy: we on it 💃 Tommy: Dial up their daddy Tommy: he'll step up while we step out I'm sure Ali: Sure, just the one, like #oosh! toosoonforbants? Ali: Can but try, I'll get back to you when he replies Ali: Ooh, what are we gonna wear Tommy: I've got my elf cossie if I can only squeeze in Tommy: you could pin a red letter on if you've got something that won't clash 🤔 own that guilt like a good catholic 📿 Ali: Ooh, festive AND appropriate for my situ, I like it. Tommy: A for advent sweeties 😘 Tommy: can you cut my hair though I looking like the grinch if he was a blonde blue eyed dreamboat Ali: And Awesome! And Ali! And Ass! 😎 Ali: Obvi, you never could rock the long hair look, remember that dark period in time 😂 Ali: Can I try something slightly new tho? 🤔 Tommy: why the feck not gotta at least look ready to mingle like Tommy: 💔😂 Ali: Dubo not gonna know what's hit it and ya mans gonna know what he missing when I'm done with you! Promise Tommy: I'll hold you to it Tommy: no pressure Tommy: oooh maybe we could go shopping 😀 Ali: You know I'm winning boys back like its my business Ali: well, boy singular but that's enough, right? #greedybisexual Ali: I am always down for killing time snapping up killer #lewks, lets do it man Tommy: yaaaaaaaaaaas Tommy: careful I might hold you to that too #tipsfrommybabysiskms Ali: baby be wise tho 💞 where u at i'll come get u Tommy: about a lot of things yeah 👍 nws I'll come at you I need the exercise #aintforgotyoucalledmeafattylike Ali: alright well, RUN FORREST RUN Tommy: 🏃

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