#ghost: wardog-of-the-endless

[ghostly-gifts]

🎃🍷 Trick or treat! 🖤🎃

On this creepy Halloween night, @lady-guts has been haunted by the spooky ghost @wardog-of-the-endless, and they've left behind a treat!

Rating: Teen Tags: Fluff, First Meetings/Meet-Cute, Alternate Universe- Fantasy

Anakinn Theerapanyakun is staring at an absolute dive, and briefly considers the possibility that Tay’s phone has been stolen and he’s being led into an ambush. Though he’s double-checked the address twice, the modest bar beyond the window of Kinn’s Maserati doesn’t seem to be changing, for all that there’s no way he’s convinced it’s the correct location. Tay -Taechin Lerttravinont- is nearly as high in the Mafia food chain as Kinn himself, and as such is far more accustomed to dining on rooftop restaurants and drinking champagne more costly than most people’s cars. There’s no reason for him to decide that this humble hole-in-the-wall spot is the place to be, no matter what Autumn-themed event they might be hosting. 

As he scowls at the cheerful lights draped over the entryway, Kinn’s phone chirps with an incoming message. 

1 New Message

Tay: Are you lurking outside? Just get in here before you miss the show. 

1 New Message

Tay: NOW, Anakinn.

“Alright, alright,” Kinn muttered, sliding the phone away and throwing the door open. “We’re staying.”

“Yes, Khun Kinn,” Big murmurs obediently, scrambling to follow him across the street and into the bar. Most Naga are better moving on tails than they are on feet, though it can cost both time and stealth for them to shift, but Kinn’s found Big especially loses grace when he’s caught off guard. At the moment there’s not threat great enough to prompt a transformation, so Kinn lets the near-frantic movement pass without comment. 

Kinn navigates a narrow hallway, rolling his eyes when Big darts around him to navigate the blind corner into the bar itself. The group is easy to hear from the street and nearly deafening inside, for all that the space seemed small and shouldn’t be able to hold a significant audience. From the sound of things the space is beyond packed, and all of them are shouting eagerly about some entertainment Kinn can’t yet see. 

He rounds the corner when Big drifts back to nod, and steps into an audience that’s shouting as they watch the show being conducted by a trio of flair bartenders. The two shorter ones are catching bottles tossed this way and that, winging them to each other for shelving when it seems they’ve been thrown the wrong direction. The center of attention is a tall man with golden skin, laughing brightly as he throws bottles and shakers this way and that, mixing drinks to slide down the bar with flirtatious winks and air kisses. 

Tay catches the most recent drink with a smirk, tossing a look over his shoulder and beaming widely at the sight of Kinn. “Kinn!” 

The cheerful shout catches the pretty bartender’s attention, and he lines shot glasses up with miraculous swiftness, tossing a vodka bottle with a spin before effortlessly tipping it in a casual pour. He moves down the line of glasses and fills the row of shots, tossing the bottle aside when he’s half-way down the bartop, with a row of dozens of glasses between him and Kinn and Tay. 

“Isn’t he scrumptious?” Tay murmurs when Kinn’s at his side, grinning up at his friend and then looking back the row of shots. “Watch this.” 

“You brought me to a dive for the bar show?” Kinn murmurs, obligingly leaning on the edge of the bar and eying the nearest shot. It’s within reach, but he doesn’t, at least not yet. 

“It’s quite a show, baby,” Giving a flirty smile he leans down to nearly cheek to bartop, the bartender gives a flirty wink and then blows Kinn a kiss. 

A spark of gold leaves his lips, a whisper that might be flame or might be a trick of the light. Except, the first shot catches fire, then the second, flame leaping in a cheerful line from glass to glass, dancing down the length of the bar and racing to stop just beyond Kinn’s reach, burning cheerfully in the lip of the last glass. Kinn stares at the dancing blue light, feeling warmth kindle in his gut. 

The crowd screams and Tay laughs, throwing his head back and flashing the glimmer of shining silver scales that flow down his pretty neck. Though usually they can be explained away as body paint or glitter, in half of Tay’s high-fashion looks he doesn’t need to bother with explanations, and this close to Halloween he’s unlikely to keep his gifts underwraps. 

Kinn’s torn between being surprised enough that his best friend is showing his siren traits so freely in public, and wondering just what the hell is smiling at him from down the stretch of mahogany wood. Instinctively he steps closer to Tay, wrapping a possessive arm around the back of his chair and leaning down till a conversation is possible above the din. 

“Pretty, right?” Tay hums, sipping at his drink and watching as the bartender begins passing out flaming shots to those brave enough to reach for them. “His name is Porsche.” 

“Hmmm, pretty,” Kinn agrees, eyes caught on the stretch of gold skin from jawline to breastbone, easily visible through the half-open black shirt Porsche is wearing. “And what, pray tell, is Porsche?” 

“Anakinn,” Tay scolds mildly. “What a rude inquiry.” 

“You knew I would ask,” Kinn glared at him. “You dragged me in here and gift-wrapped him for me to ask.” 

“Can’t I just want to share a pretty bartender and my favorite hideaway with my best friend?” Tay murmurs, fingers idly caressing his glass. “You can appreciate the view without being rude, Anakinn.” 

“Is it rude?” Kinn muses, watching Porsche take orders and flip bottles with ease, chattering away with his fully-engaged crowd. “No scales, but he’s a firestarter.” 

“Maybe it was just flair,” Tay argues, just for the sake of it and not like he really believes. 

Kinn’s betting he knows better, judging by the way he smirks at his beverage. “Could be, but wasn’t. You know him?” 

“Just from trips here,” Tay shrugs. “He told me to cut Time loose months ago. Apparently he had a look.” 

“A look,” Kinn echoes dubiously, attention slid back to Tay at the mention of his ex. “What does that mean?”

“Some men are cheaters, sweetheart,” Croons a smooth voice as the bartender -Porsche- appears in front of them, his warmth immediately noticeable even separated by the stretch of bartop. 

Kinn feels his approach and snaps his head up immediately, eyes fixing on the flash of chest and then slowly gliding up the elegant line of clavicles and neck, the sharp cut of jaw, the elegant cast of his face. Porsche is stunning, and his smile and the gleam of his dark eyes tells Kinn he knows it. Even in the thick air of the bar he smells like sandalwood, with notes of amber and vanilla and neroli. He smells expensive, like something best experienced on a bed of silk. 

Kinn would happily take him there, pin him to the bed in his penthouse apartment… maybe against the glass wall of the pool. 

“And they look like cheaters,” Porsche continues, folding his arms on the bartop and leaning forward just enough that Kinn feels himself sway closer. “Not you though, sweetheart.” 

“Glad to hear it,” Kinn rumbles, warmth building in his chest at the acknowledgement. “So you told Tay to ditch Time.” 

“I told the most beautiful man in the room that his idiotic date was shopping around,” Porsche retorts, sharp and smooth with it. “I’m a bartender, darling, it’s practically like being a therapist. I just call it like I see it.” 

“So you saw Time was a problem,” Kinn leans on the bartop. “And told Tay to cut him loose?”

“Technically,” Porsche purrs, leaning closer. “I told Tay I would cheerfully thrash and trash his date, no charge, and make sure he made it home without any pathetic hangers on. He thanked me and tipped very well, and then when I was right he came back and told me so.” 

“Tay and Time broke up months ago,” Kinn notes. 

“Mmmm,” Porsche nodded. “Pretty Tay and I have spent quite a bit of time talking about the men that have disappointed us.” 

“I told Porsche there was only one man I could think of that never let me down,” Tay murmured, tugging playfully at the lapel of Kinn’s suit. “He demanded I produce evidence, so here you are.”

“Fairly prompt, too,” Porsche notes, sounding impressed. “Tay thought you might sit in the car for at least another ten minutes, and totally miss the Phoenix Kiss shots. He was prepared to be very disappointed.” 

“Phoenix,” Kinn murmurs, and it takes everything in him not to growl. 

The last Phoenix clan known in their world was wiped out nearly twenty years ago, by all reckoning. It both left the Theerapanyakul dragon clan as the clear dominant force in the Thai underworld, and weakened them significantly. Regardless of gender, the most powerful supernatural couple had always been a dragon and a Phoenix. Kinn’s own mother had been one, before mafia-fueled power struggles had taken her from the family. Kinn had more or less resigned himself to reigning as a solitary force, and suddenly a night out at a dive bar with Tay is changing everything. 

“Mmmmm,” Porsche grins, swaying forward even further, a flame dancing in his dark eyes. “No need to ask who you are, Big Dragon, I could smell it on you when you walked in the door.” 

“Careful, pretty bird.” Kinn growls, smiling as he watches a golden hand reach out and flick playfully at the open placket of his shirt. By some instinct Kinn raises one hand and catches the impertinent fingers, pulling them to his mouth so he can press a kiss to Porsche’s knuckles. 

“My, aren’t you a charmer,” Porsche crooned, grinning at the gesture. “Tay was right.” 

“When properly motivated, I am many things.” Kinn promises. I’d dedicate all of them to you.  

By birthright alone, half of Bangkok belongs to this man. Staring into his gleaming eyes, Kinn wants nothing more than to offer up the rest. 

“Mmmm, my work here appears to be done.” Tay notes, smiling as he slides a stack of notes under Porsche’s folded arms. “You two play nice, alright? Porsche, I expect to see you soon, hmmm? But not too soon, or I’ll be very disappointed in Anakinn. I always thought the world of him, to find out he has no stamina now would devastate that impression.” 

“Tay,” Kinn growls in warning. 

“I’m going first,” Tay cuts in. “You can have my chair, Kinn. I don’t think Porsche gets off for another hour or so.” 

“Well not unless we duck out to the alley,” Porsche smirked. “But I probably shouldn’t drag down the king of the underworld on the first meeting… People will talk.” 

“You could blame me,” Tay murmured, brushing a kiss over Porsche’s cheek before he does the same to Kinn’s. “Blessings upon you both, darlings… I’ll see you.” 

Porsche blinks, smiling faintly as he watches Tay swan back out the door. “He’s certainly something, isn’t he?” 

“Mmmmm,” Kinn hummed his agreement. “But I think, Pretty Bird, I’d rather talk about you.” 

“Not so fast, Khun Kinn, I’m not quite that kind of boy.” Porsche flashed bright teeth in a grin that was more a challenging little snarl. “Some of us have work, rich boy. You just hold down that chair, I’ll get back with you soon.” 

“Porsche-”

“Soon,” Porsche promised with a wink, sliding a glass of whiskey across the bar. “Here. Be good now.” 

“Fine.” Kinn grumbled. “For now.” 

With possibly the last Phoenix in Bangkok in his sights, Kinn could afford a little patience.

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#4

This is a tumblr hug, or a tumblr high five, or a tumblr sitting in the same room together, pass it on to your ten favorite followers or mutuals ❤️

0 notes - Posted November 5, 2022

#3

Love them

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#2

Got tagged by @seven-oomen (love your list btw💕)

Rules: Shuffle your ‘On Repeat’ playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag 10 friends.

Run by OneRepublic

Panic Room by Au/Ra

HEY CHILD by X Ambassadors

EAT SPIT! by Slush Puppy ft. Royal & the Serpent

Say It Ain't So by Joe Ghost

Don't Blame Me by Taylor Swift

Hell's Comin' With Me by Poor Mans Poison

Bones by Imagine Dragons

Dancing in a Daydream by Roses & Revolutions ft. Weathers

Good Kid by Former Vandal

Bonus: I Ain't Worried by OneRepublic (bc I've been listening to this song on repeat for a month)

Obviously you don't have to participate, but I'm gonna tag: @seik-o @datleggy @bilesandthesourwolf @seylaaurora @b0kunoanime @rocanono @rayshippouuchiha @cherishingstydia @socialtendancies @lovinthepizzalife

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My #1 post of 2022

URL Mixtape Game

Rules: pick a song for each letter of your URL then tag the same number of blogs 

Thank you to @captain--sif for tagging me!

We'll see how well this goes...

D - Dancing in a Daydream by Roses & Revolutions ft. Weathers

A - All Night by The Vamps ft. Matoma

U - Unsteady by X Ambassadors

G - Good Kid by Former Vandal

H - Hush Hush by The Band CAMINO

T - Tie Me Down by Gryffin ft. Elley Duhé

E - Ebb and Flow by The Dead Tounges

R - Rose Bouquet by Hamster ft. Wit Blu

O - Oh My Dear Lord by The Unlikely Candidates

F - Fine by Spencer Sutherland

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N - Name by Armors

F - Foreigner's God by Hozier

I - I Like Trouble by Jailbreakers Ltd

N - Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold

I - I'm So Sorry by Imagine Dragons

Y - Yellow Light by Of Monsters and Men

This was more fun then I thought it was going to be! Now, I will be tagging:

@lavendersblues @wakandan-wardog @seik-o @acceptingmyfuckedupfate and @socialtendancies have fun y'all!!

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[ghostly-gifts]

🎃🎤 Trick or Treat!!! 🍷🎃

On this eerie Halloween night, @wardog-of-the-endless has been haunted by the spooky ghost @subtextsays, and they've left behind a treat!