#likestvrlight

[effcrvcscents]

“ i swear , you can't find anything in true rose gold anymore . it's all gold and cheap pinks that don't come close . ” when they were stressed they shopped , and after spending so long in some dark , damp basement or whatever it had been , nalia had wanted to shop , champagne , and a mall pretzel . “ they don't even make clothes the right color . i hope that when the fall and winter collections come out someone like vogue or vanity fair cover the new collection michael kors is going to put out on runway soon . ” / @likestvrlight

[hlcynsouls]

→ CONT . FROM HERE . @likestvrlight !

" I THINK MOVING a coffee shop shouldn't be all that hard . pretty sure i've got a spell for that . " somewhere in her vast collection , there must be something applicable . but the benign glint in the witch's eye reveals it's just going along with the joke , and ( though she will research it for shits and giggles , probably ) there's no real pressure behind her niggling . " paris sounds fun , though , family or not . especially since , you know , you like your family . " darcy herself had never made it off the continent , but that dream died with her last relationship , and she's not particularly keen on revisiting memories of that . but when in rome , as the saying goes ... " bring me something from the catacombs , will you ? the magic infused in those stones has gotta be off the charts . something to distract me from all the same old here . "

[pniik]

❛❛ it’s good to see you again, kaspar. ❜❜ first time, it felt like, for some time. holy hues keep on @likestvrlight as they walk through another partially occupied room, sending him a smile from the side as memories not their own continue to play in the back of their head. hadn’t gone too far off the beaten path [ ... ] yet. the main dancing hall had just gotten a tad too crowded ▬▬▬ and the angel had suggested they take a walk around the castle ( so they could spend their wings a bit ) instead. not denying it was also an excuse to give the pair a polite lil’ tour of the place. ❛❛ have you been to the skating rinks yet ? i haven’t, but they’re up next on the list. ❜❜

[likestvrlight]

* OPEN ( @dihstarters )

KASPAR LOVES AUTUMN . he prefers the cooler weather , especially since new york can get so humid in the summer . but he's the most excited for the leaves to change . at the moment , however , he is on his way to eataly for dinner after seeing a show with the girls . the decision was made mainly in response to kyra insisting . the unfortunate downside is that it's still a bit of a walk and it's also still crowded , so when he realises a group coming towards him is walking across the whole sidewalk with no intention of allowing him through , he lifts kyra up to carry her , careful not to jostle blair where she's resting in her wrap , and then simply shoves through when none of them change their paths and simply continue their conversations with each other . he turns , making a snide remark about them taking up the sidewalk when one of them shouts after him , rolling his eyes and watching as someone else slips through the gap he had left . “ are they expecting us to fly over them or something ? ”

[violentdesires]

@likestvrlight \ LEMAIRE , juliette .

HIS MOST RECENT DEATH already kickstarted a number of difficult conversations and this particular one would not be any different . juliette had been by his side for years , learned to love and trust him . he learned the same in return and he hates the idea of losing it to the very truth , but ( as always ) he is not going to keep it from her . no , she deserves to know and to make her decision about him , no matter what he wants . until then , julian refuses to make assumptions about her reaction ; there is no point in that , anyway . he simply makes his way to her office , watching her through the glass for a moment or two before he enters , hazel eyes landing on her features . ❛ juliette . can you spare a moment ? we should talk . ❜

[elysiium]

* 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 : logan starkweather & ayla turan

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓 returning home to her . their relationship wasn't traditional , some would even judge , but after a long day coming back to their penthouse and seeing ayla was comforting . and a long day he had . because as soon as he was home , he poured himself a drink , fully attending to keep to himself until he saw his fiancée out on the terrace , settled nicely by the fire . he hesitates . . . before he seeks @likestvrlight company , moving ( with drink in hand ) out to see her . ❛ hey . ❜ he greets , placing a kiss on the top of her head before he moves to take a seat beside her . ❛ how was your day ? ❜

[faetels]

𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚂 … CLOSED *       ◟    : ayla turan , @likestvrlight

     — HE'D BEEN LOOKING FOR logan, but he wasn't surprised to have run into ayla instead. even though her decisions in terms of her friends made him uncomfortable, he still smiled at her. " hi ayla ! how're you doing ? " he asked to make small talk. he didn't want her to think that he didn't want to be around her or only was because of logan. " are you having a good day ? "

[rufficns]

       ↳       claws and paws.    :      jasper   &   julie  !

there seemed to be a great divide between the people of new york—the ones that reveled in their afflictions and the ones that recoiled. jasper hated his curse, the beast that clambered through his veins and howled toward the night sky. his entire life, since becoming aware of his sickness, had been spent making up for the evil within, distracting himself and filling his mind with every minute detail of humanity. it was fascinating, learning of the mundane histories–the invention of the sandwich, the history of the printing press–yet it opened the chasm in his chest even further, salt into the wound, reminding him of what he could never understand. juliette was one of the rare people that was conditioned into the human way of living. every so often, they would pick something prosaic and banal to pass the time, and it would always become the highlight of jasper’s respective week. one of the strange characteristics of humanity was their need to domesticate animals and keep them within their homes. once dogs had run free, much like himself. now they were collared and leashed and given names like 'fluffy' or 'rover'. they weren't so different; he found himself staring into the eyes of a surrendered collie, the same round and dark irises that he had. "it's weird, isn't it?" spoke jasper over his shoulder, "i wonder what makes humans draw the line. you wouldn't see them walking a badger around on a lead." @likestvrlight

[irigy]

@likestvrlight cont'd from here

"Perhaps! I do have a particularly ostentatious ballroom..." The image of his ballroom made him smile, the thought of the dark oak flooring, the black marble columns and the star of the show, the all-glass dome above. He even thought of the possibility of heavy snow darkening their view with the beautiful, awfully enormous chandelier not hanging, but floating in the air with magic. Yeah. That did put a smile on his face. "Perhaps when the rest of our siblings decide to grace us with their presence." Envy was people-watching as they spoke, letting that warm, exciting feeling sink in whenever he caught a pair of eyes nervously glancing away from them. "It is settled, then. Whenever you feel like it, brother, you're always welcome in my castle... alright, perhaps not early tomorrow morning. I plan to debauch myself tonight."

[descentintohellhqs]

WE HATE TO SAY GOODBYE, but the following have vanished from new york. we hope we might see them again and wish them safety and luck until then.

@likestvrlight ( zaira de' medici - please continue to follow! )

a doppelgänger for mookda narinrak will be available in no less than 24 hours. shay mitchell has been retired.

[bcdevour]

starter  status  :  closed  at  the  peachy  dragon @likestvrlight

samira  had  gone  to  the  bakery  for  something  sweet  like  a  cupcake  or  muffin,  but  she  hadn't  expected  to  see  vala  there.  ❛  i  didn't  think  that  i  would  see  you  today,  vala.  how  have  you  been  doing  ?  ❜  samira  asked  with  a  surprised  smile,  but  she  had  thought  about  the  other  every  now  and  again  when  they  came.  ❛  hopefully  you're  not  working  very  hard  right  now  and  taking  breaks  when  you  need  to.  standing  on  your  feet  a  lot  could  be  bad  for  you.   ❜  

[effcrvcscents]

“ have you left the children with your subjugate for the night ? ” coming across kaspar had been a surprise , if only because of the kids in his care , and ashton's own refusal to be left at the estate while she enjoyed the wintertide . “ or are they just enjoying the festivities ? ” all things considered it was easy to get caught up in the splendor of the castle , decorated as it was ; a direct contrast to what selene had thought everything would be like .

closed starter : kaspar karevik @likestvrlight

[hlcynsouls]

&  @likestvrlight​  →  JULIETTE LEMAIRE :

location :  julie’s penthouse .

DARCY USED TO LOVE  new york ;  or parts of it ,  anyways .  the  green  parts ,  mostly ,  though she could be asked to spare a thought for it’s multitude of libraries and museums .  ( and ,  on occasions ,  it’s abandoned subway stations . )  by now ,  used as she is to the safety of her  home ,  the city feels like a garish monstrosity straight out of a nightmare .  which ,  honestly ,  isn’t too far off .  so unless she absolutely  needs  to be there ,  the witch avoids it like the plague .  unfortunately ,  she  needs  to see her friend ,  because she  misses  her ,  which is such a stupidly human emotion that there’s not much to be done about it except indulge it .  yikes .  when she finally arrives at julie’s apartment ,  her patience is gone and her nerves are frayed .  mostly from the mix of suppressing her anxiety  and  looking over her shoulder the entire trip ,  but also ,  as she informs the cambion upon opening the door :  “ traffic sucked . ”  the jazz hands that accompany the statement are comically at odds with her completely dead-panned expression .  “ surprise ! ”

[pniik]

astra [ /@likestvrlight ]

it began with a pulse so sudden and chasmal it brought the angel to their knees. ruthless waves of horrifying echoes they’d been effectively opposing throughout the night finally thrashed them against cruel, jagged rocks of fate as the prismatic spotlights overhead submerged them. they’d lost their grip in an instant. fear brought to light so swiftly. they couldn’t have been offered even a dime-sized sign ? one chance to retreat ? coming here was reckless, pik knew this... but they’d gotten so far devoid of catastrophe. why now ? like this ? in another universe they might be granted an answer. in this one they were abandoned with theories. clammy palms and widened eyes landed earthward, but they didn’t see the dance floor beneath them. no. they couldn’t see anything. they were taken somewhere abysmal, lonely, away from all beings that surrounded them without moving an inch and forced to traipse through the graveyard of their pain and despair for an indefinite amount of time... until a sensation, a light. their head jerked in its direction fore the brights of their eyes had a chance to return ─── and for them this was but a moment. a most soothing moment. a bucket’s worth of hellacious memories overruling all thoughts and feelings moved to invade their savior’s on contact, but this wasn’t by design. this was exactly wrong, exactly what they’d feared. revived browns dare not leave hers as they slowly picked themselves up, remorse over what they’d just done to her keeping them close. ❛ astra, no... no, please no. ❜

[likestvrlight]

*  OPEN  (  @dihstarters  )

location  :  the  wander  wood

SHE  USED  TO  FLY  DAILY  ,  but  has  skipped  days  more  often  than  not  recently  .  now  though  ,  she  feels  calmer  ,  to  an  extent  ,  as  she  shifts  back  to  her  human  near  the  original  warlock’s  home  —  knowing  that  while  others  may  have  spotted  her  flying  ,  they’re  unlikely  to  find  where  she’s  landed  since  the  wards  around  the  property  only  allow  in  family  and  friends  ...  and  astra  had  allowed  vala  in  to  use  her  garden  .  though  the  dragon  suspects  that  allowance  is  more  thanks  to  aranya  than  any  kindness  from  astra  herself  . 

        she  wanders  through  the  garden  on  occasion  mostly  to  annoy  but  also  because  it  really  is  lovely  and  those  who  have  the  privilege  to  be  allowed  past  the  wards  are  rather  lucky  ,  she  thinks  .  the  space  is  peaceful  ,  though  not  quite  what  vala  is  looking  for  .  really  ,  with  how  on  edge  she  is  —  flying  didn’t  entirely  fix  it  like  it  used  to  —  she  probably  should  go  home  ,  find  julian  or  thalia  .  as  much  as  flying  did  help  some  ,  the  lack  of  sleep  is  putting  her  far  more  on  edge  than  normal  .  she’s  more  likely  to  snap  ,  to  cause  real  harm  .

        the  dragon  steps  past  the  warlock  family’s  property  lines  ,  humming  to  herself  as  she  wanders  further  into  the  wander  wood  on  foot  ,  bare  feet  sinking  into  the  grass  lightly  as  she  strays  away  from  the  path  .  she’s  paying  careful  attention  to  what’s  going  on  around  her  ,  and  she  stops  when  she  smells  someone  nearing  ,  watching  them  as  they  cross  in  front  of  her  while  they  actually  follow  the  path  .  she  intends  to  keep  quiet  but  all  plans  to  keep  to  herself  falter  when  they  notice  her  and  stop  .  she  just  offers  a  small  wave  ,  head  tilting  slightly  as  she  regards  them  .

[violentdesires]

@likestvrlight \ DE' MEDICI , vasilkaera .

HER ARRIVAL IS NOT entirely unexpected ( so long as she remembers what he remembers now ) , but wrath did not think that she would be this fast . most creatures are rather hesitant to enter the depths of hell , even if they visited in the past . how could anyone blame her if she refused to come down here , unaware of the things that might await her ? it is brave and foolish , a sign of her loyalty that seems to run deeper than they realized . ❛ very well . ❜ he tells the guard that notified him of her presence . ❛ bring her to me . ❜ the order comes naturally , almost as if he woke up from a fever dream , not centuries of pure darkness . his demon bows and withdraws to find the dragon and there is undeniable tension building up inside him as he waits . vasilkaera proved her allegiance to wrath , just as she did to julian , but these new circumstances were certainly unforeseen and he would not hold it against her if she struggled to process this . not when he is in the same boat .