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eulalie had been standing near the bar, her fingers trailing idly along the rim of her untouched glass of wine, when the girl almost collided into her.
sharp eyes, quick reflexes, the kind of energy that felt frantic without moving too fast.
eulalie did not startle. she simply tilted her head, gaze steady, assessing but not unkind.
“pardon, chérie,” she murmured, stepping just slightly to the side.
the girl—ender, as she had gathered from the overheard quiz night debates—did not immediately move on. she was looking at her now, her expression unreadable save for the way she flicked her tongue against her teeth, as if testing something.
eulalie recognized that look.
not suspicion, not quite interest. just awareness.
something about her felt off-balance, like a weight was settling in the wrong place.
“can i help you with anything?” eulalie tilted her head, lips curving just slightly. “perhaps.”
she glanced toward the table ender had left behind—half-drunk drinks, a teammate she had apparently declared useless, the unmistakable hum of someone desperately trying to hold onto something without admitting it.
her gaze returned to ender, studying her the way one might study a painting—not just for what was on the surface, but for what had been buried underneath.
“but i rather think,” she mused, voice smooth, light, “you are the one in need of something.”
she reached for her own drink, a deep red wine that didn’t quite belong in a bar like this, but then again—neither did she.
“tell me, chérie,” she continued, taking a slow sip, “is it the competition that keeps you here? or the distraction?”
who: the lovely ender (@silkeared)
where: the old haunt
the dive bar was warm with low, buzzing energy—the kind that settled into the walls, into the old wooden floors, into the voices that had been coming here long enough to feel like part of the foundation. eulalie did not often find herself in places like this, but something about tonight had pulled her in, drawn her to a seat at the bar without much thought.
she ordered a drink, something dark, something she could let linger in her hand while she observed.
it didn’t take long to find what she hadn’t known she was looking for.
a table near the corner. a group huddled over a quiz sheet. and a presence that hummed against the edge of her senses—sharp, restless, alive, despite everything.
she let it sit for a moment, let the air settle around it before finally speaking, voice smooth, carrying just enough to be heard.
“you take this very seriously, chérie.”
she lifted her glass to her lips, finally allowing her gaze to settle.
and waited.
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eulalie remained still, watching as the wolf stepped forward—not aggressive, not welcoming, just making a point. she understood that kind of language well enough.
“bon.” the word was soft, approval without presumption.
she let the silence stretch between them, not forcing it to break too soon. there was no rush here. the wolf’s presence carried weight, but it was not the only thing stirring the air. the fog was thick, restless. the kind of quiet that did not come naturally.
eulalie exhaled lightly, glancing toward the stillness beyond them before letting her gaze settle back onto nyra.
“you are not wrong to be cautious, chérie,” she murmured, low and even, knowing full well there would be no answer.
but wolves did not need words to respond.
she shifted slightly, tilting her head just enough to acknowledge the moment—not demanding trust, not pushing closer, just leaving space for it to form.
“alors.” a quiet pause, her gloved fingers adjusting the edge of her coat.
“shall we see what has made the night so unsettled?”
she did not step forward.
she would let nyra decide if they moved at all.
the fog was heavy, thick enough that it curled at eulalie’s ankles as she walked, the scent of damp earth and something sharper—something metallic—clinging to the air.
she had felt it before she saw it.
the shift.
something wrong, something unsettled.
it had woken her early, the sensation curling in the back of her mind like a whisper against her spine, tugging her toward the square before she even fully understood why. she had learned long ago not to ignore that kind of pull.
now, standing just at the edge of the forming crowd, she saw why.
a body, lifeless, unmoving.
her expression remained composed, but her grip on the edge of her coat tightened slightly. death was not unfamiliar to her—she had spent her whole life existing in its presence. but this was not ordinary.
this was wrong.
the fog thickened, swallowing sound, and then—movement.
her head turned just slightly before she even registered the low, warning growl. eulalie’s gaze landed on the wolf crouched at the edge of the square—tense, wary, coiled like a spring waiting to snap.
slowly, carefully, she lifted her hands—not in surrender, but in understanding.
“easy, chérie,” she murmured, her voice low, even. “i do not bite.”
a pause.
her lips curved, just slightly.
“at least, not like you.”
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eulalie was not a stranger to sleepless nights.
she had long since abandoned the idea that rest was something to be scheduled, something predictable. there were nights she could sleep and nights she simply could not, and she did not bother fighting the difference.
tonight—or this morning, rather—was one of those nights.
the air carried the scent of rain, the kind that did not yet fall but promised to soon, the kind that clung to the wind, heavy and waiting. she had felt the storm before she had seen the sky.
and now, she was not the only one awake.
“fresh air does many things,” she mused, her voice light, tinged with her french accent as she stepped closer, gaze flickering briefly to the water before settling on him. “some say it clears the mind. others say it only makes the noise quieter.”
“as for me?” she continued, exhaling lightly. “i suppose i prefer to walk before the day can chase me.”
she tilted her head slightly, expression unreadable, but not unkind.
“and you?” she asked. “what does it do for you, chérie?”
the wind curled between them, shifting the loose strands of her hair, carrying with it something unspoken, heavy, but unhurried.
Location: the dock
Time: early morning, seconds before it hits daylight
it was his walking hours, just between the hours of four in the morning and six in the mornings. the family home was empty and so was he. it was quite a nice day for early spring, but he could tell that a storm was coming soon. the steady of the flame of the candlelight was blowing wildly by the open window said something in fergal’s mind. but the second fergal walked outside again, he has felt grounded. fergal just needs to remember to go touch grass these days. he lets his arm rest against the railings of the old rusted railing. He stares down at the water, wondering what it might be if he had just fallen in, lifelessly and the waves took him away, he wouldn’t mind that death, honestly. he hears the footsteps behind him as he turns around and leans against the railing, turning to face the person. despite the push for needing to fall over, his appearance changes at the sound of the cracking tree branches underneath their feet, he perks up like a deer in headlights. “ah yes," fergal says calmly. keep himself calm and collected; because that was all that fergal was here to do. “sorry i was just taking in the fresh air, it’s weird how fresh air can keep people so collected these days, isn’t it?” he asks, leaning against the railing and shoving his hands in his pockets. “what are you doing up this early?”
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who: the lovely hansa (@mystvcs)
where: second chances
the bell above the door chimed softly as eulalie stepped inside, the scent of aged paper, worn fabric, and something faintly floral settling around her like a familiar embrace. second chances was one of the few places in portum that never felt rushed. everything here had lived another life before finding itself on these shelves, waiting for someone to give it purpose again.
she liked that.
gloved fingers drifted absently over the spines of old books stacked haphazardly near the counter, their covers softened by time. she wasn’t searching for anything in particular—she never was when she came here—but that was the point, non?
a soft hum of approval left her lips as she picked up a silk scarf, deep green with golden embroidery. lovely, delicate, a piece with history woven into it. she turned it over in her hands before glancing toward the counter.
“this one,” she mused, tilting her head slightly, “seems as if it has stories to tell.”
her gaze found hansa, sharp but warm with quiet curiosity.
“perhaps, chérie, you know them?”
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who: the lovely perdita (@m0rbidity)
where: portum art museum
the museum carried a certain stillness in the early hours, the kind that settled in the air, making everything feel suspended—untouched, waiting. eulalie liked this time of day best, when the world outside had yet to demand anything from her, when she could move through the galleries with quiet deliberation.
she was adjusting the placement of an exhibit label when she heard it—fluid, precise french, spoken with the ease of someone who truly understood the language.
her lips curved, not quite a smile, but close.
“tu as bien dormi?” she asked, not bothering to turn just yet, smoothing a gloved hand over the edge of the display case.
perdita was one of the few people in portum who could speak to her in her first language, and eulalie did not make a habit of hiding her preferences.
she finally glanced over her shoulder, tilting her head slightly as she regarded her colleague—an artist, someone she found herself enjoying more than she had anticipated.
“or did you spend the night drowning in paint again?”
her voice was light, teasing, but the sharpness of her gaze softened just slightly, a flicker of amusement threading through her words.
“either way,” she continued, reaching for the file at her side, “i imagine your evening was far more interesting than mine.”
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who: the lovely ender (@silkeared)
where: the old haunt
the dive bar was warm with low, buzzing energy—the kind that settled into the walls, into the old wooden floors, into the voices that had been coming here long enough to feel like part of the foundation. eulalie did not often find herself in places like this, but something about tonight had pulled her in, drawn her to a seat at the bar without much thought.
she ordered a drink, something dark, something she could let linger in her hand while she observed.
it didn’t take long to find what she hadn’t known she was looking for.
a table near the corner. a group huddled over a quiz sheet. and a presence that hummed against the edge of her senses—sharp, restless, despite everything.
she let it sit for a moment, let the air settle around it before finally speaking, voice smooth, carrying just enough to be heard.
“you take this very seriously, chérie.”
she lifted her glass to her lips, finally allowing her gaze to settle.
and waited.
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the fog was heavy, thick enough that it curled at eulalie’s ankles as she walked, the scent of damp earth and something sharper—something metallic—clinging to the air.
she had felt it before she saw it.
the shift.
something wrong, something unsettled.
it had woken her early, the sensation curling in the back of her mind like a whisper against her spine, tugging her toward the square before she even fully understood why. she had learned long ago not to ignore that kind of pull.
now, standing just at the edge of the forming crowd, she saw why.
a body, lifeless, unmoving.
her expression remained composed, but her grip on the edge of her coat tightened slightly. death was not unfamiliar to her—she had spent her whole life existing in its presence. but this was not ordinary.
this was wrong.
the fog thickened, swallowing sound, and then—movement.
her head turned just slightly before she even registered the low, warning growl. eulalie’s gaze landed on the wolf crouched at the edge of the square—tense, wary, coiled like a spring waiting to snap.
slowly, carefully, she lifted her hands—not in surrender, but in understanding.
“easy, chérie,” she murmured, her voice low, even. “i do not bite.”
a pause.
her lips curved, just slightly.
“at least, not like you.”
⇢ 🌕 STATUS ﹕ open. ⇢ 🌕 LOCATION ﹕ portum town square.
nyra’s paws padded silently through the forest, her senses heightened as she moved through the trees in her wolf form. the moon hung near the horizon now, its silver light starting to give way to the sun’s first rays. the pull to go running had been undeniable and nyra had found herself running through the night, the anxiety and tension of the last few months releasing for the briefest of instances when she was out here. but something was off. the familiar scents of the forests were tinged with something darker, something metallic, and every bone in nyra’s body screamed at her to run. the sharp scents of fear and pain hit her like a tidal wave, and her muscles tensed, stopping in her tracks. her nose lifted into the air, ears twitching as she tried to identify the source of her uneasiness. then without sparing another thought, nyra took off sprinting to the town square. her powerful legs took her through the fog, a strange pull urging her forward. there weren’t many out and about at this hour, but nyra was far from the first one to arrive. she remained on the edge of the crowd that was slowly forming as the sun rose over the horizon. there in the middle of the street lay the lifeless body of some poor supernatural creature. nyra’s hackles raised, her senses on high alert as her mind raced at what she was seeing. the fog that surrounded the town seemed to thicken further, and then she heard footsteps approaching. instinctually, the wolf crouched down defensively and let out a soft warning growl.
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eulalie had been in places like this before—dimly lit, pulsing with bass, thick with perfume and the weight of too many voices overlapping. it was the kind of space where people came to forget, to lose themselves in vices they’d pretend they didn’t crave in the daylight. she had no interest in that particular brand of indulgence, but she understood it.
and she understood regina.
she had seen her before—elegant, dangerous, carrying herself like a woman who had already won before the game had even begun. eulalie had a fondness for those types, if only because she could appreciate a well-played performance when she saw one.
the invitation came before she could speak.
“come, sit. if you stand there any longer you might just get trampled.”
eulalie’s lips curved, not quite a smile, but close.
“ah,” she murmured, gliding into the seat across from her with an effortless kind of grace. “then i must thank you for saving my life, non?”
she crossed one leg over the other, smoothing the hem of her coat before reaching for her drink—something dark, expensive, a choice made not for taste but for effect. she lifted it to her lips, took a slow sip, and only then allowed her gaze to settle on regina fully.
“though i am more curious,” she continued, tilting her head slightly. “did i interrupt your plotting or your brooding?”
a soft hum of amusement followed, the glass lingering near her lips.
“or both?”
LOCATION: envy, late evening. FOR: open!
THE CLUB WAS PACKED, however, regina expected this. she too is prone to vices -- liqour, sex, expensive gifts for herself, but she is painfully aware of the lengths that people will go to in order to escape the crumbling world around them. and while the most intelligent that walk amongst them know that this escapism is merely a temporary fix -- a cheap band-aid over a bleeding gash, it's clear that most of the patrons she's observed tonight are far from street smart. she's made her rounds plenty of times by now -- therefore, she rewards herself with a seat at her favorite booth, a throne she had shared many a time with kiyan. blood red nails snake around her glass, her beverage choice a welcome solace as she settles into the familiar velvet of the couch. that is, until she realizes she's being approached. " don't tell me something's broken. i will rip someone's throat out with my teeth. " the vampire mutters. those who know her best were well aware that this was far from a simple joke -- but a genuine promise. " come, sit. if you stand there any longer you might just get trampled. "
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𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔳𝔦0𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔯 — 𝚊 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜.
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𝔢𝔲𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔢 𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔢𝔯 | 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘
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𝔟𝔞𝔰𝔦𝔠𝔰:
• full name: eulalie cléo mercier
• age: 34
• gender/pronouns: female, she/her
• species: medium
• occupation: curator at the portum art museum
• residency: five years
• spoken languages: french, english, and a little latin (because of old texts)
• alignment: lawful neutral with chaotic tendencies
• aesthetic: ink-stained fingers flipping through centuries-old letters, perfume lingering in empty rooms, dimly lit galleries at night, espresso and red wine, candlelight flickering when no one’s near.
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some people are born into their names. others grow into them.
eulalie mercier was never given the choice.
she came into the world on a cold december morning in a maison de maître on the outskirts of bordeaux, a house older than any of its occupants, filled with more memories than people. it wasn’t haunted, not exactly, but the past had a way of lingering—in the dust caught in slanted afternoon light, in the hush of rooms where no one had set foot in years. the women in her family had always lived alongside ghosts, treating them as quiet companions rather than intrusions.
there was no moment of revelation, no wide-eyed discovery of what she was. it was simply there, as much a part of her as the honey-blonde hair she inherited from her mother or the sharp, aristocratic cheekbones passed down from some ancestor whose portrait still hung in the drawing room. her mother never sat her down to explain it—there was no need. it was understood.
“tu écoutes quand il le faut,” her grandmother told her once, pressing a delicate gold ring into her palm “mais tu ne cherches pas. c’est toujours le passé qui finit par te trouver.”
(“you listen when you must. but you don’t go looking. the past will always find you first.”)
eulalie never feared the dead. it was the living who were more complicated.
she grew up drawn to things with stories—art, letters, artifacts that held whispers of the people who made them. she learned the language of oil paints and brushstrokes, of pigments that outlived their artists, of letters written in fading ink. some people thought she pursued art restoration and curation to escape the voices, the flickering presences that followed her bloodline. they were wrong. she didn’t run from them—she simply knew they weren’t the only stories worth preserving.
she studied in paris, lived in the latin quarter, spent afternoons tucked away in the archives of the louvre. she drank wine on terraces, spoke in hushed tones in cathedrals where history still clung to the walls. she had a life in france, one she could have kept.
but portum called.
she arrived five years ago, not to long after, accepting a position at the museum. maybe it was fate. maybe it was something else. the town felt like a place where the past still breathed, where history pressed its fingers into every brick and wooden beam.
she settled in easily. kept her routines. built a life of tailored coats and espresso, art exhibitions and late nights spent tracing old ink with careful fingertips.
and when the past calls?
she listens. but only if she wants to.
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• she doesn’t fear the dead. she’s been hearing them her whole life—why would she?
• she doesn’t treat mediumship like a spectacle. it’s just part of her, like her eye color or her ability to read.
• she enjoys the living just as much as the dead. people assume she’s eerie, but she’s actually warm, sharp, and sometimes even a little playful.
• she knows when to listen and when to walk away. not every voice needs answering. not every secret should be uncovered.
• she’s never been scared of the dark. but she’s learned that some things do belong in it.
• she never speaks about the things she sees unless she wants to. people either believe or they don’t—what they think has never been her problem.
• she does not chase ghosts. they come to her, as they always have. she simply listens—when she wants to.
• she does not like cheap wine. if she’s drinking, it’s good, full-bodied, and probably aged longer than most people she knows.
• she collects letters. some centuries old, some modern, all of them filled with words that were meant for someone else. she doesn’t pry. she simply believes words should not be forgotten.
• she has a habit of touching things when she’s thinking. books, paintings, the stem of a wine glass, the hem of her own sleeve. she is tactile in a way that never feels uncertain.
• she smells like old paper, expensive perfume, and something warm—like amber and cedarwood.
• she drinks espresso at odd hours. sleep is a suggestion, not a requirement.
• she is not easily impressed. flattery is a language spoken too often and too carelessly. she prefers actions over words, though she enjoys well-written ones.
• she doesn’t scare easily. but she does know when something is wrong.
• she prefers things handwritten. text messages are impersonal. letters are eternal.
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