#sofi stock

[ismdelhi01]

Courses On Stock Trading

Introduction to Stock Trading

The Introduction to Stock Trading course provides beginners with a comprehensive overview of the stock market and trading practices. Participants learn the fundamental concepts and terminology related to stocks and trading. The course covers topics such as how the stock market functions, the role of stock exchanges, and the different types of stocks available. Participants also gain insights into trading platforms and brokerage accounts, enabling them to navigate the trading process effectively.

Technical Analysis

The Technical Analysis course is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to analyze stock price charts and identify potential trading opportunities. Participants learn about various technical indicators, chart patterns, and trend analysis techniques. They understand how to interpret support and resistance levels, moving averages, oscillators, and other technical tools. By the end of the course, participants will be able to make informed trading decisions based on technical analysis.

Fundamental Analysis

The Fundamental Analysis course focuses on evaluating the financial health and performance of companies to make trading decisions. Participants learn how to analyze financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. They also understand how to assess key financial ratios, industry trends, and competitive positioning. Additionally, the course explores the impact of macroeconomic factors and news events on stock prices, enabling participants to make more accurate predictions.

Options Trading

The "Options Trading" course introduces participants to the world of options and teaches them how to incorporate these instruments into their trading strategies. Participants learn about the various types of options, including calls and puts, and gain an understanding of options pricing models. The course covers options trading strategies, including basic options trades, spreads, and hedging techniques. Participants also learn about managing risk associated with options trading and maximizing profit potential.

Risk Management and Psychology

The Risk Management and Psychology course emphasizes the importance of managing risk and maintaining a disciplined mindset while trading. Participants learn about different risk management techniques, including position sizing, stop-loss orders, and diversification. The course also focuses on the psychological aspects of trading, such as understanding and controlling emotions, developing discipline, and maintaining a trading journal. By the end of the course, participants will have a solid understanding of how to manage risk effectively and cultivate the right mindset for successful trading.

Overall, these courses provide a comprehensive foundation in stock trading, covering essential topics such as market analysis, technical and fundamental analysis, options trading, risk management, and trading psychology. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed trading decisions and manage risks effectively in the dynamic world of stock markets.

[sincerely-sofie]

So I've noticed how you draw a bow on every skeleton image you upload

My followers buying that plastic skeleton decoration at the store, not realizing it’s me undercover:

[thickfurlover]

[ohyeslawd]

Hey! I'm using SoFi Invest 📊 to buy and sell stocks (and pieces of stocks) with zero fees. Open an Active Investing account with $10 or more, and you'll get $25 in stock. Use my link: https://www.sofi.com/invite/invest?gcp=812f7555-0053-45f7-be46-69645940564a&isAliasGcp=false

Open a SoFi and we both get paid! Yes this SoFi Bank an official sponsor on the NBA so it’s legit!

I get paid 2 days early like clockwork!

[fmarkets]

Sofi Technologies Inc Reports Record-Breaking Financial Results in Fiscal Fourth Quarter of 2023 2.

Sofi Technologies Inc, a member-centric digital financial services company, has recently reported record-breaking financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The company generated its eleventh consecutive quarter of record adjusted net revenue, reaching $594 million. Additionally, Sofi Technologies Inc experienced significant growth in new member adds, with nearly 585,000 new members joining during the quarter.One of the notable achievements for Sofi Technologies Inc in the recent fiscal period is the turnaround to surplus, displaying earnings per share of $0.05, compared to a loss of $0.04 per share in the previous year. This positive shift has also been reflected in the income per share, which turned positive at $0.29 per share from a negative $0.29 per share in the preceding reporting period.Furthermore, the company witnessed a significant increase in revenue, with a jump of 31.037% to $615.40 million from $469.64 million in the corresponding reporting period a year ago. Sequentially, revenue advanced by 14.556% from $537.21 million. The revenue growth of Sofi Technologies Inc has outperformed its industry contemporaries, as the Miscellaneous Financial Services industry showed a 14.04% improvement in the same period.In terms of profi https://csimarket.com/stocks/news.php?code=SOFI&date=2024-02-28142416&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[timothy-kang]

Business News/SoFi Stock—30 Jan 2024

Recently, there has been a lot of focus on Sofi stock. This is due to the significant growth of revenue. SoFi started its business as a lender, but has now expanded into various areas such as finance, investment and credit card services. In 2024, Sofi aims to have a portfolio consisting of 50% lender and 50% tech platform services. They plan to achieve this by consistently investing in marketing.…

[telekinetictrait]

he'll wish he had that son!

hello everyone have this completely random victorian sim for download (first house dress is the one included as everyday) on this completely random day!

uses items from: vampires, seasons, cottage living, and vintage glamour.

cc used linked under the cut, as well as the download and creator tags.

cc you need to download SEPARATELY will be bolded and italicized

twistedcat's poise eyebrows / hazelminesims' maple hair / sunivaa's sofi hair / linzlu's calico dress / gilded-ghosts' ever elegant blouse v2 / gilded-ghosts' perfectly plain skirt v2 / ms-marysims' ida blouse / gilded-ghosts perfectly plain skirt v2 / renorasims' wicked blouse / vintagesimstress's working girl skirt / lilis-palace's seasons of ladies hats - fall / sentate's elphaba dress / gilded-ghosts' victorian visions hat / gilded-ghosts' victorian visions walking suit / linzlu's colonial caps / vintagesimstress's 1884 bathing suit / eirflower's bain de soleil bathing shoes / vintagesimstress's 1890 elegant dress / dancemachinetrait's pemberly collection gloves and stockings / vintagesimstress's working girl top / gilded-ghosts perfectlyplain skirt v2 / simsverses' winter hat with feathers conversion / mlyssimblr's pufferhead scarf / kaguya-fox's abigail dress / kedluu's ankle boots

kijiko's ea eyelash remover + 3d lashes v2 / andersimblr's motive skinblend

thank you to @twisted-cat @hazelminesims @sunivaa @linzlu @gilded-ghosts @ms-marysims @renorasims @vintagesimstress @lilis-palace @sentate @eirflower @dancemachinetrait @simsverse @mlyssimblr @kaguya-fox @kedluu @kijiko-sims @kedluu @twentiethcenturysims @antiquatedplumbobs and @allhistoricalcc

DOWNLOAD LISBETH HERE (sfs) or HERE (mediafire)!

[monstersandmaw]

Rhuarc the single dad orc: life update that literally no one asked for...

He built a proper house for his adopted girls at Lakeview, and acquired an armoured husky named Sceolang who is a certified Good Doggo and Very Protec. Sofie and Lucia are really enjoying their new home, and have recently had a visit from their fun but kind of weird Aunt Serana...

Rhuarc built Sofie a greenhouse for all her alchemical ingredients, and Lucia has an archery and combat target to practise on. The pantries are stocked, and his formerly homeless children are never going to be left wanting or hungry ever again.

For now, they're just going to be there for the summer months, and will probably return to Whiterun and the smaller house there for the winter, so that they can continue their various educations and aren't too isolated while growing up.

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this Smithsonian story:

Several hundred starving, sick or injured brown pelicans have turned up on beaches throughout California over the past few weeks, with wildlife officials still unable to pinpoint the cause of what they are calling a “crisis.”

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and other non-governmental partners, have been working to collect and rehabilitate the birds, many of which are anemic, dehydrated and underweight.

“They’re in really poor physical shape. They’re starving, and they haven’t gotten enough nutrition,” Russ Curtis, a spokesperson for the nonprofit organization International Bird Rescue, which is helping in the rescue efforts, tells KQED’s Annelise Finney.

“When there’s not the fishing stock that they can find, they take chances around fishing piers and fishing boats and places where there are people with fishing tackle,” Curtis says, explaining that some pelicans have been hurt by fishing hooks and lines they encounter near the shore.

As of this week, the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center (WWCC) in Huntington Beach and Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network have admitted more than 100 pelicans each, while International Bird Rescue has taken 260 pelicans into its two California facilities—one in Los Angeles County, and one in the San Francisco Bay Area, reports Cheri Carlson of the Ventura County Star.

Other birds have been found dead on beaches. Necropsies have revealed starvation as their cause of death, which has puzzled scientists. Populations of fish that pelican forage, by all accounts, remain abundant off the Pacific coast.

We also know that there’s supposedly plenty of anchovies and their food out there in the ocean, so we don’t really know why they are not able to forage yet,” Debbie McGuire, executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, tells Eugene Garcia of theAssociated Press.

Brown pelicans are known to spend their non-breeding months throughout the entirety of the state’s coastline, and the sick birds have been found in a variety of locations. In northern California, most birds have been rescued around Monterey and Santa Cruz, while those in southern California have been found by officials in a variety of traditional and non-traditional habitats. Two dozen pelicans were found on Newport Beach and dozens more were picked up around Huntington Beach—but sick birds have also been identified in a lake at SoFi stadium, the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, and at a Malibu fire station, the Guardian’sDani Anguiano reports.In rescue efforts, the first step is to support the birds with warmth. “The great news is the vast majority are recovering if we can get them through those first couple of critical hours of hypothermia,” Elizabeth Wood, the WWCC’s veterinarian and medical director, says in a video posted to Facebook.

[sincerely-sofie]

Are you a fan of street fighter series of games?

I know next to nothing about the series and personally don’t really enjoy what I’ve experienced of it— but I know lots of people really enjoy the series and am happy for the lucky folks who know how to do anything beyond spam side-b in smash bros 🥲

[lifmera]

HIHIHI, I was wondering if you could match me up with a Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, and a Sally face character? IF THAT'S TOO MANY YOU CAN JUST DO ONE OR THE OTHER

OOKAY so, basic info, yappa yappa, I'm not good at thiisiss

My name is Sophie, I am Hispanic though I know NOTHING about Spanish UHUSHSU🤺🤺 I and gender fluid (They/She/He), I'm a January Aquarius (if that matters), and a INTP/INFP

Personality wise : I guess I'm an ambivert? MOST OF THE TIIMMMEE I'll mirror one's personality, but in general, it depends how close I am with said person 💪😼 Once you get to REALLY know me, I have little to no filter (in the right situations), I can be really sarcastic, really sexual (in a joking manner/as long as the other party is okay with it), affectionately insult, and I curse like a witch being trialed. I get irritated easily though, but I (try) to keep that to myself, being a people pleaser. Oh, I tell a joke? It's a dad joke. My love languages are gift giving, and depending on the person, a bit of physical touch (Side hugs, hand holding, ECT.)

FOR MY STYLEE... I REALLY think it's a huge mix of dark clothes: Goth, Adam Sandler, skateboard, Grunge, ECT., though I'm REALLY open minded!

I saw some people talk about their physical appearance.. SO LETS DO IITT : Brown, wavey hair that goes all the way to my lower back (I WANNA CUT IT AHHH), bangs that I absolutely DO NOT know how to style, somewhere between tan-white skin, roundish-almond, brown eyes, upper lip beauty mark, rectangular body shape with MEAT IN THE THIGHS RAHH 🥓🍖 My nose is straighter than I am, y'all

I LOOVVE Wine, literally heaven on earth. I also love drawing, animating, singing, writing, doing random voice overs, doing voice impressions, music (Mostly metal, rock, Goth, alt/indie, electronic), anything horror, insects, space, reptiles, basically any animal, anatomy, origami, and some other stuff I forgot about.

Some extra stuff about mee, I am usually very closed off and try to be polite until I have a deep friendship with a person, I am THE total fucking opposite. I love the internet, it literally raised me, therefore, I will cherish it (most of the time at least). I am literally a perfectionist, like AHHHH. I am very naive, like help me, I've caused so many problems with my naiveness 😭😭🤺

I LOVE daydreaming, why be in the real world when you can star off into space and pretend you're in another? Despite being the youngest in my family, I am surprisingly the one who acts like an older sister. I LOVE BABIES!!! Like, my step-aunt had a baby ALSO named Sofie, and I got to hold her AHSHAHHZH. I can be a bit hypersexual (FUCK YOU TRAUMA), But I know how to control it because I'm just like that 💪😼👹

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I'm SOO sorry if this is too lengthy

I hope you're having a wonderful day/night! Thank you in advance if you DO match me with a character

HI LOVE!!!!! OFC!!2!1!1!

IVE DECIDED TO PAIR YOU WITH!!!!!!!!! …… HUSK, LARRY JOHNSON &….. BLITZØ!!!

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Although you don’t realize it at first, it’s really easy to get along with husk. Even if you aren’t drinking!!

I think your personality drew this kitty in!! Although he doesn’t mind the sexual jokes, he would prefer to keep them to a minimum. He loved when you are sarcastic with him- or make jokes. Thats his humor as well, and loves to indulge in someone who has similar humor!!

Although you get irritated quickly- he can tell immediately. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING. He will being you somewhere quiet/alone and away from people and talk to you about it.

He would try to help you NOT be a people pleaser, def the guy to stick up for you and tell that person to do it themselves.

Although his love language seems to be quality time- he doesn’t mind any!! He’ll feel bad to take gifts from you tho :(

He’d enjoy watching your outfits!! One day he’ll ask you to be goth- another adam!! He thinks anything you wear is cute on you.

If you love wine, he’ll MAKE sure he always has it in stock for you- let alone let anyone else order it. Probably hides it too.

He’d love to hear about your interests, or new animations, or even hearing you sing!!

Even if you’re naive!! He will be your bodyguard. Literally might be so annoying but he’s up your ass.

Even if you think you have imperfections- to him you don’t. And he will make sure you know that!!

L-L-L-LARRRY!!!

Come on. I think you and Larry would bond over your culture!! He also does NOT know any Spanish. LOSER ALERT. (Hc: he probably only understands it but fucks up pronunciation)

Your personality suits him sm. Cursing like a sailor? Him too. If you mirror his personality? Loves you. If you get close to him? Love you more. If you are sexual? He’ll play back don’t worry!!

Style, style, style. HE LOVES IT SO MUCH OH MY GOD. Everyday he looks forward to what you’re gonna wear, and probably goes all googly eyes. Cause he’s a loser like that!!!

He’ll definitely be a gift giver too, he’ll share his drugs (if you are into that. If not thats cool too!!) He’ll paint you all the time!!

Would drink with you 24/7. He probably wouldn’t drink wine though. He’d say it’s too “elegant”.

He loves your hair sm. You both have similar hair AHHH!!! he probably braided ur hair and his together once, or it got stuck head banging!!

Begs you to sing sanity falls while he paints. He absolutely LIVES to hear you sing.

Indulges in anything you like- will try it out ONCE. If he likes it, he’ll join you for more! Or just to spend time with you :)

Would probably love the internet too if he was raised off it.

Also sooooo naive. Two peas in a pod.

He would daydream with you. (As in he gets high and pretends he’s in lala land.)

LAST BUT NOT LEAST…. BLITZIE!!

Literally definition of “have to be close to get each others personalities”

Understands that it’ll take time for you to show your true personality- but him too.

He will also make sarcastic remarks to you, and engage in playful banter!!! If you make a sexual joke- don’t think he wont flirt with you. He will.

More of a physical touch guy!! He wants to make sure you aren’t leaving him. He’s scared to keep losing people.

Not a wine drinker- but probably an alcoholic under the covers. Or maybe he drinks a shit ton when he’s stressed and regrets it.

LOVES your thighs. Would eat them!

At first he thought you were insane, but slowly started to love your style- and he now sometimes dresses in it. Even while sneaking to the human realm!

Definitely not an art driven guy. He’s bland but he gotta work! And on that note, has BEGGED you to join !!! And if you did- he’d get your art and use that to lure victims. Play guitar? Slash them behind a tree. Sing? They die backstage. Photography/Drawings/Animations? Once they leave into an alley they are done for!!

Will probably want to start a family with you- or hope you can at least get through to loona. He cherishes her soooo much!!

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HI HUN. I MADE SURE I GOT TO YOURS CUS YOU WERE ALL THE WAY AT THE BEGINNING!!!! I HOPE THIS WAS OKAY :3

[mikerickson]

If you're unfamiliar with trading/investing, there's an asset class called an Exchange Traded Fund (everyone calls them 'ETFs') that's basically like a bundle of individual stocks that you can buy collectively as a single asset, usually for much cheaper than individually buying one of each stock in an ETF's portfolio. They usually have a theme or strategy to which stocks are included in the ETFs holdings, and usually trade under a nonsensical or uninspired ticker symbol. But here are some of the more amusing ticker symbols I've come across in my research:

TAN - Invesco Solar ETF (Bunch of solar energy companies)

PBJ - Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (Bunch of food companies)

TGIF - SoFi Weekly Income ETF (Pays a dividend weekly, instead of monthly or quarterly like pretty much everything else)

SHE - SPDR MSCI Gender Diversity Index ETF (Tracks companies that internally focus on gender equality)

YINN - Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares (Tracks the 50 biggest Chinese companies and leverages a three times swing over their daily movements)

YANG - Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares (Same thing as YINN, but moves in the opposite direction)

CURE - Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares (Same thing as YINN but with American healthcare stocks)

NETZ - TCW Transform Systems ETF (Activist ETF that tries to seat members on corporate boards with a focus on Net-Zero emission goals)

HACK - ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (Bunch of cyber-defense companies)

[zofiawithaz]

Zraniony

TIMING: current

LOCATION: Sofie’s apartment

PARTIES: @sofiedupont and @singdreamchild

SUMMARY: Cassius gets dropped off by Richard at Sofie’s after the run in at the cemetery with Owen.

CONTENT WARNINGS: panicked angsty fluff

The first thing Sofie saw upon opening her door was blood.

Dark black blood that covered nearly every inch of of Cassius. A soft, horrified scream rushed out of her lungs as she reached out, hardly noticing the figure that held the brutalized vampire aloft. Her thoughts were a hurricane of questions, demands, and pleas that everything would be alright. And then she looked up.

The features weren’t human. They must have been, at one point in time. She could see how he may have been handsome once. But that was before time had taken the gift of immortality that was tied to being a vampire, and made it the true curse it was. He looked to be a bat now. The elder vampire probably should have struck some sense of fear, some sense of urgency into Sofie. Instead, her eyes snapped back to the blood soaked blond hair. “Get him inside. Now. You may come in.” She wasn’t entirely sure a being as strong as an elder vampire needed an invitation, but she wasn’t about to wait around and find out.

She darted into her room, pointing at her bed, before hastily running about. After her recent incidents, she’d taken to stocking her fridge with red eyes from the masque, but asked them to hold the coffee. It wasn’t much, but it would definitely do in an emergency, and this was definitely an emergency. “Drink,” she urged, pressing a glass to Cassius’s lips. Her eyes darting to the elder vampire, her gaze narrowed. “What the fuck happened?” She hissed. Sofie knew her anger was most likely misdirected, but she needed somewhere to point a finger right that moment, and the old man in the room was the best source of information.

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Richard held Cassius close in his arms as the woman opened the door. He had taken Cassius’s phone to send a text to her that he was hurt and needed help. He hadn’t bothered to tell her that it wasn’t Cassius that sent the text. It was too many words to get out when the man was actively dying. He hated that this scenario wasn’t the first time he felt desperate save the younger vampire. There were a lot of complicated feelings going through the elder vampire’s mind as he brought Cassius to his new lover’s doorstep, but knew that he had to put aside his feelings in order to do what was best for Cassius in that moment. When she screamed upon seeing him, Richard didn’t even flinch. He just stood there, waiting impatiently to be let in.

Finally, she had given him permission. Wordlessly, he stepped through the threshold of the home and followed the woman to her room, and placed the semi-conscious vampire down on the bed. Richard watched as Cassius drank what Sofie had brought to his lips, still burying any emotion he felt on the situation deep inside. This wasn’t for him to intervene. He was doing his damndest to respect his former partner’s boundaries. It was hard, but he knew he had to do it if it meant keeping Cassius in his life, as well as having him keep his head attached to his body.

Then, she asked him what had happened, and Richard knew he would have to explain himself. “Slayer,” the elder vampire spoke. His voice was deep and haggard from years of not speaking. “He was meters away from his own crypt.” He then explained, near growling that he hadn’t intervened sooner, even angrier because he hadn’t ripped that pesky mortal’s head clean off of his body. “He spoke of you, you know, the slayer.” He added, looking over to Cassius with that same emotionless gaze. “It would appear that this one is after both of you, if not any vampire he comes across.” He paused for a moment, crossing his arms over his chest before continuing. “I recommend getting him out of that cemetery for good. It’s too dangerous.” His hard gaze flickered over to Sofie’s, red emotionless eyes boring into her. “Cassius is lucky I was in the area when it happened. He’d be dead otherwise.”

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Sofie watched carefully as Cassius drank, making sure not a drop was spilled. She’d have to go get more. Her emergency stash was paltry at best. Even if they did heal quickly, Cassius looked like he’d gone through every circle of hell and back. He’d need plenty of blood before he was remotely on the mend. Maybe Zane could get her some…

She hadn’t forgotten they were there, but the gravelly voice caused her to startle, pulled from her thoughts. Sofie felt an icy fist close around her heart like a vice. It must have been the same slayer. A shiver coursed it’s way through her at the thought. Sofie had managed to escape before it had gotten even remotely this bad. A strange sense of guilt fell over her like a blanket. She had nothing to be guilty for, and yet she felt as though she could have done something to prevent it… done a better job fighting and killed the bastard.

“I had been looking for Cassius.” She said, her voice a bit absent as she got up, looking for a washcloth and filling a bowl with warm water. Sofie set herself down on the edge of the bed and gently began cleaning the poor man up. “The slayer had been following me. I only got away because someone had noticed a fight, and the slayer got distracted.” Brown eyes met crimson ones, and she gave the elder vampire a slow nod. “I know you did not save him for my sake, but thank you all the same.”

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Richard stared at the woman with a vacant expression for a long moment before speaking. It had been so long since he’d had to introduce himself to another person, he’d been hidden away for so long out of fear of people seeing what he had become. “I did not,” he answered curtly. “But I know that if I had taken him anywhere else, he’d never forgive me.” He added, shaking his head. “I am Richard Lis.” He finally introduced, hands still crossed firmly over his chest. He stared at Cassius for a moment before frowning, the first real emotion he’d shown. “I should have intervened sooner,” he spoke in Polish to the woman. ���This wouldn’t have happened if I…” he trailed off, realizing he wasn’t sure what he could have done differently. It wasn’t as if he had waited to see how the younger vampire would fare. As soon as he had come close enough to hear, he had sprang into action.

“As I said, I recommend that you not let him go back there. He prowls the area, too dangerous.” He spoke, taking a step over to Cassius and putting a hand to his cheek, then dropped it. “I must go,” he then said, turning toward the door. “I have put my number into his phone if anything comes up.” Richard added before leaving the way he had come in, not bothering to wait for a response. He had to get out of there before he did something stupid, because he wanted to do something stupid.

Cassius stirred at the hand on his cheek, eyes fluttering open to see Richard leaving, and there was a part of him that wanted to call out for him to stay. He wanted answers, and more than anything, he felt confused. He felt things he didn’t want to feel, things that made him feel nervous and like he would betray Sofie.” He squeezed his eyes shut again, partially from the pain, partially because of the thoughts swirling through his head. He wanted Richard to stay. But before he could say anything, the man was gone.

Using his right arm, he pushed himself up, wincing in pain as he did so. “I think my dwelling space is now compromised,” Cassius spoke as he looked over to Sofie with a look that rivalled a kicked puppy. “It was only a matter of time.” He decided, shaking his head. His left shoulder burned, his wrist felt numb from the pain. “I’d say you should see the other guy, but I hesitated.” He confessed, feeling weak in that moment. “I had him under me, knife drawn and I… I hesitated.”

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It was a grim smile that hung on her face. On one hand, she could understand the man’s instinct. To take him away. To keep him far, far away from anyone with any ties to the monster who’d carved away at Cassius. But she would have been just as relentless as that monster if Cassius had simply vanished again.

“Sofie DuPont.” She gave Richard a nod. She wasn’t surprised there was no hand extended in greeting. She was quite likely the enemy in his story. The pretty young thing with new ideas who had come to replace him, to spirit his love away for good and all. But then he spoke polish, and the stiff facade she’d been building on her face dropped away. “I understand.” At the sound of her mother tongue, she slipped into the language to match it. “You’ll tell yourself a thousand what if’s. Just be grateful he is still here.”

It was both a punch to the gut and a fucking blessing watching his eyes flutter open to awareness at the touch of Richard’s hand. They had centuries, Zofia. She reminded herself. You have had months. She watched Cassius watch him go, and she forced her face back into something other than panic, than hurt, than fear- her face settled into a distant, neutral calm.

It lasted for all of a moment, when he tried to sit up. Concern washed over her features as she hurried to settle him back down. “You need to rest.” She brushed a hand over his head before stopping to press a kiss to his forehead. “Because you’re a good person.” She answered. “You didn’t want to end a life.” Sofie fell into silence a moment, focusing on her task. “Richard said it was the same one that had found me?”

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Cassius winced as he settling into a more upright position, taking hold of Sofie’s hand as she kissed his forehead. “I’m a good person, even when I shouldn’t be.” He replied with a frown, shaking his head. “He wanted nothing more than to see me dead, even when I begged him to let me go.” He squeezed his eyes shut, letting go of her hand in shame. “I’m weak,” he decided through clenched teeth. He then opened his eyes again, shame evident in his features. “He told me about you.” He admitted, shaking his head. “Told me details that made it clear it was you.” His eyes had a far-off look to them for a moment, and they slowly hardened into anger. “I wanted to tear his head off, I wanted to–” he stopped himself, wincing in pain. “But clearly, that didn’t happen.”

He looked to his left shoulder, frowning. “And he got my dominant arm too.” He complained, knowing it would heal itself soon enough, but it would still put him out for a week or so. “Good thing school’s out for the summer.” Cassius mused, a sad look in his eyes. He didn’t want to rest like she had instructed, if he rested, he was alone with his thoughts, something he didn’t particularly want to deal with right now. “Safe to say my home is gone,” he said in a sad voice. As stupid of a place to live as it was, it was still his. “It was a matter of time before someone stalked the place for us anyway.” He said with a sigh, readjusting himself to try to lessen the pain. “This wouldn’t have happened if I’d just never ran like I did.” he spoke in a harsh tone, chastising himself.

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That blanket of guilt felt suffocating now. If she’d finished the job, Cassius never would have had to beg for his life. The thought of it made her stomach turn over. Then two words made her pause. “No.” Her voice was solid, even if the rest of her felt moments from falling apart. “You are not weak. You survived.” Sofie set the towel and bowl on the nightstand as he continued talking about what the hunter had said. Careful not to jostle him, she curled up on the bed beside him.

“I’ll get you more to drink. Enough so it speeds things along.” She couldn’t imagine feeling like a bird with a clipped wing. But she knew that was almost certainly how the man was feeling. Unable to write his thoughts down until his body had stitched itself back together. A deep frown had creased her features. “No, you don’t know that.” Sofie said gently. “It could have just happened sooner.” She was quiet as she studied him. “I’m sorry about your home… about all of this- what can I do? How can I help?”

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Cassius frowned, thinking back to how he woke up to Richard’s touch. Something about it made him feel wrong. “He wasn’t… he wasn’t weird to you, was he?” He asked, resting a hand on hers. “Not the ideal way for you to have to meet him.” He then added. If it were up to him, she wouldn’t have had to meet him at all. The fact that he had been nearby when the slayer had attacked him, it set him on edge. “I don’t like that he was conveniently nearby,” he voiced his thoughts in a meek voice. “He’s watching me.” He realized, sitting up a bit as he spoke, only to wince and fall back down to the position he had been in previously.

He shook his head as she attempted to get him more to drink, keeping her in place with a touch to her arm. “Just stay with me, at least for a little bit.” He requested, closing his eyes. He wasn’t tired, but being attacked had certainly taken a lot out of him. “He’s going to search for me, that slayer.” He thought aloud. “Probably after the both of us.” He opened his eyes to look toward Sofie, frowning softly. “We have to try and lay low, not draw too much attention to ourselves.” He decided, then his frown deepened. “I’ll wear… regular clothes.” His expression soured at the idea, wearing anything other than the wardrobe he had carefully curated since the 80’s sounded awful. “I’ll need soewhere to live while I search for a real place,” he then added. It was about time he found a house to live in, it just felt wrong given the abrupt circumstances. “I hate to impose but… do you think I could stay here in the meantime?”

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She shook her head. “No, he was fine.” It was strange. She would have thought if they’d ever met, Sofie would have been immediately on the defensive. Of course, the circumstances of their meeting had been less than ideal. “I think we were too focused on making certain you were safe to allow for much ‘weirdness’.” His hand covered hers, and Sofie moved to hold his in both of hers. It kept her from focusing on the arm and hand that had been horribly mangled. She startled as he tried to sit up abruptly, and she helped gently ease him back down. She grabbed an extra pillow, carefully maneuvering it behind him in an attempt to make him more comfortable. “He won’t have followed you here. Richard moved too quickly for a human to have kept up.” Despite her words, she moved to quickly make certain her curtains were drawn shut.

His hand found her arm though, and she paused before rushing into motion. Instead of running around, she curled up on the bed beside him. Sofie held as still as she could, too afraid of jostling him and making something worse. Even if vampires were durable, he’d been through more than enough that evening. Resting her forehead against his uninjured shoulder, she listened to him speak. She didn’t usually frown when Cassius spoke, but everything he said was just more cause for the corners of her mouth to curve downward. All except for his last request. She pulled her head back to study him for a moment before kissing his temple. “You would not even remotely be imposing.” She said gently. “Not even a little bit, kochanie. My home is yours for as long as you want.” Her eyes shifted to his clothes, her mouth tugging back down. “Are you certain? You don’t have to change how you dress, we can figure it out. Besides, this is you. You should not have to sacrifice your identities or the things you love for someone intent on terrorizing and destroying.”

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Cassius nodded weakly, afraid to think of the consequences of getting away from a very pissed off slayer with a very clear vendetta. He then realized that Sofie had misunderstood. “No, Richard is following me,” he clarified with a deep frown. “How else was he able to save me?” His expression was troubled, this deeply bothered him, the fact that his sire was following his every move as closely as he could. “Not that I’m not grateful he was there, but…” he frowned, shaking head. “It feels awfully suspicious, doesn’t it?” He looked to Sofie, clearly bothered by this. He wanted to get up, look out the window to see if Richard was still out there. If he was, he wouldn’t know what his next step would be. A taser? Against an elder vampire? That wouldn’t do anything.

“I just hope he doesn’t turn into more of a problem, this slayer.” Cassius spoke, changing the subject. “He can’t be happy that two people have gotten away from him.” He looked to the wound on his left shoulder, frown deepening. “He got me pretty good, didn’t he?” He sighed, shaking his head. “I’ve spent so long being careful, of course it didn’t matter what I did, slayers always seem to find our kind, even when we’re minding our own damn business.” He stared at his limp wrist, feeling useless and weak. “Seems we could both use some better training,” he decided with a wry smile.

“I… no. Of course I don’t want to change my style, but I can’t help but thinking that this man will be looking for me wherever I go.” He rubbed at his bad arm, taking a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Worrying about it wouldn’t do him any good, as much as he wished it would. “Lucky for you, I have no furniture.” He then said, smiling playfully at her. “Perks of living in a crypt.” He then looked to her wardrobe. “I might need to get a dresser though. I have a lot of clothes, probably rivals your own collection.”

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A soft ‘o’ formed on her lips as she realized her mistake. She frowned as she thought, her fingertips pressed against her lips. It was disconcerting… Richard just being there. But then again… perhaps she was inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt in this one instance. “I will say there aren’t a great number of places he could go without drawing attention with his current appearance, so it is possible he was just there.” Sofie sighed. “And while he could have whisked you off anywhere to get you safe, he brought you to me. So for tonight, he has my thanks… But I don’t disagree. There is something about it that doesn’t quite sit right with me.”

Her heart twinged a little, and a sad smile quirked her mouth up at the corners as he continued on. “Unfortunately, he did.” What was worse was Sofie’s lack of a reserve supply, and the fact that she couldn’t simply hold her wrist to his lips and tell him to drink. Her centuries-still blood had nothing in it that could help him. She scowled down at her offending wrist as though she could shame her veins into running warm, even if for a moment.

“I can go out and pick you up some options, if you really think it’s best.” She couldn’t even remember the last time she’d shopped for anything other than a gown. “I’d offer you some of Henri’s old things… or even Adrien’s. But they would arguably attract the wrong sort of attention.” Not to mention they were buried in the depths of her storage. Sofie laughed, shaking her head. “Whatever you want or need, it’s all yours. Though if you have more clothing than I have old frocks, I will be impressed.”

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Cassius frowned, hoping that Richard’s presence was just a coincidence and nothing more. If he were hiding in the cemetery, he feared for his safety all the more, seeing as how the slayer now knew of his existence with him coming to Cassius’s rescue. “Just something to keep an eye on,” he decided with a faraway look in his eyes. “I thought I would miss him,” he confessed. “I thought seeing him again after all these years, it’d be different but…” He looked over to Sofie, taking her hand. “I’m glad that’s not the case.” He decided with a gentle smile.

Despite the pain he was in, all he could think about was how to solve their slayer problem. “Something is going to have to happen, and I can’t help but think someone is going to end up dead,” he mused with a frown. He knew he needed to feed, but he also felt that right now wasn’t a good time to be going out where he could get caught again. Plus, he looked like Hell. There was no way he would be able to do something and not be asked questions.

“No, no. I have clothes, I just need a place to put them.” He clarified, patting her hand. Clearly he wasn’t making the most sense in the state he was in. “I have a storage unit that has all my stuff, since it wouldn’t make sense to put them in a crypt.” He frowned, realizing he wouldn’t be able to go back and retrieve the things that were left there. His notebook full of poems, his favorite books. “Damn, I can’t go back there, can I?” He finally realized, frown deepening. “If I hadn’t left in the first place, none of this would have happened.” He spoke, a bit annoyed with himself. It was easy to put all the blame on himself when situations such as these happened.

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She gave his hand a gentle squeeze as he took hold of hers. “I’m glad, too.” It was a relief to hear, even if she wouldn’t say as much aloud. She knew full well that without a definite ending to things, things could be complicated. Sofie was prepared to take complicated. She’d seen people grow stubborn in their old age, seen people cling to things and refuse change. But things like that should never apply to people. If Cassius had genuinely wanted Richard instead… well she would have just had to try and be understanding. Even if the thought of the scenario made her want to punch an elder vampire in the face.

Her own frown deepened. Based on their respective track records with the slayer, she didn’t like the statement. Careful not to hurt him, Sofie wrapped an arm around him, pulling herself flush against him. “There’s strength in numbers…” she mused. Or at least, there had been. In the past. When she still had numbers behind her. But now… “We should warn the others that we know. If we’re all looking out for him, we might be able to play it safe.”

The frown on his face set her mind into motion as she tried to think of a plan. She could go in disguise. Go during the day. No slayer would look for a vampire in broad daylight. No smart vampire would go out for very long in the sun. “Don’t worry about your things, kochanie.” She soothed. “I’ll take care of it. And it is not your fault. Do you hear me?”

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Cassius nodded in agreement, the more who knew that there was a slayer on the prowl, the better they would be. For as old as he was, he had never encountered many slayers, he and Richard were always long gone before trouble reared its ugly head. Cassius settled into Sofie’s arms, a pensive look on his face. “I’m not used to strength in numbers,” he admitted as he took hold of her hand. “But I trust you. I trust your judgement.” He murmured, turning to kiss her cheek.

It was hard to believe her when she told him it wasn’t his fault. It felt like his fault, after all. He frowned, shaking his head. “It’ll just take some time for me to believe that,” Cassius admitted. “I should go out and hunt animals.” He muttered, thinking about how much better he’d feel after he did so. Still, it was dangerous. “I don’t… I will never drink from a human, not unwillingly.” He thought for a moment.

“We need a willing donor,” he joked with a nudge to her. “Kidding.” He then followed with, giving a half smile. “Hmm,” he hummed as he looked Sofie over. “If only I wasn’t…” he stopped himself, thinking for a moment. “Well I’m not that that hurt.” He gave her a sly smile, kissing her cheek again. “I’ll be good though. For you.” He settled down into the bed, wincing a bit.

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Sofie let out a soft, wry laugh. “Ah well…” she sighed, shaking her head. “With age comes wisdom.” And this time she knew better than to let her guard down completely. To trust that they weren’t being watched or followed. She had so little that she could truly not live without now. These people- her people. Cassius, and Zane, and Metzli, and Ariadne- all these people she’d grown to care for- they were what she had now. And she wouldn’t lose this new family she’d started to build for herself, not again. Heavy eyes fell shut as Cassius pressed a kiss to her check. She took in a deep breath, letting it go with a heavy sigh. As if she could bottle the feeling of affection and keep it with her for when the world proved itself unkind once more.

“Then I’ll keep reminding you until you believe me.” She said gently. Hunting. It was something Sofie Had never really learned to do. “Would you believe me if I said I’d never been? Hunting, I mean… woodland beast or otherwise. I really am a terrible vampire.” She couldn’t help but laugh at herself. It was ridiculous. Nature's perfect predator, and yet she had been a lioness raised to believe it was a kitten.

She laughed, rolling her eyes. “We can get willing donors at the hospital. Donations aplenty.” Despite the laughing, her mouth quirked down into a frown. “I know it’s a ridiculous thing to apologize for, but I’m sorry my blood can’t help speed this up.” Her hand reached out, pausing just shy of the wound on his arm.

An imperious eyebrow arched high on her forehead. It was followed by a slow smile. “Well. You can be good. Terrible pity that that is.” She sighed leaning in to brush her lips against his in a slow, languid kiss. “But I never said I would be good.”

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Cassius thought for a moment, the idea that she had never been hunting wasn’t exactly surprising to him. “I’ve only hunted animals,” he replied simply. “I’ve never hunted a human, Richard always had a connection ot a hospital to get us what we needed.” He took in a deep breath, thinking about how ridiculous the entire situation was turning out to be. He wanted to pace around the room, thinking about how this hunter would stop at nothing to see them both dead, and now he knew that his sire had yet another hunter on his back because of him.

He then turned his attention to Sofie, who sent chills down his spine with her kiss. Well, worrying could be put on hold for a little bit, right? After all, who was going to kiss his wounds better?