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Jan 16, 2019 22:41:28 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jan 16, 2019 22:41:28 GMT
Jonathan Months seemed to have passed by quickly while he had his contract with Alex. Maybe because he was working more now that he had to ‘take care’ of her. He liked it like that, busy without boredom, someone interesting to put his free time into. And his work seemed to pay off. She seemed to have gotten better, she looked more human every time he saw her and it did him good to actually know he was having a contract with a human and not with a dead body that was still able to walk and function like it once did. Over the past months he found that he didn’t have to be there all the time anymore and that she took care of herself very well overall, which came at a great time since rumors were starting to spread about an upcoming war. The last war he had seen was a human war, but now the rumors were talking about everyone being involved. All mythical creatures seemed to know a different side of some story and it got Jonathan frustrated, since he knew nothing. Everyone knew what was going on and he was being left in the dark. He. The lord of the underworld itself. It didn’t sit him well, making him take on a far grumpier and dark look every time Alex had called for his help or if he just had to get out of it for a moment. Besides the contract he used her as some escape route, to get away from everything when he wanted to put his mind on something else, and it worked out greatly. You would probably never hear him say it out loud, but this was one of the best contracts he had ever made with a human, and he would be sad if it had to end someday, since he knew this wasn’t something he’d be able to experience in a long time again. After days and weeks of frustration running through him because of the knowledge he lacked, something came to light that sparked his interest and was his way into the madness he knew nothing about, investigating it thoroughly so he had all the answers to his questions. Forsaken souls coming to him to provide him with more information, making it clear there was more then enough to be afraid about in the near future, if anything were to happen that was. It could just stick to rumors, and maybe that was the whole point of it, making the rumors spread out to make people worry about nothing. But then raised the question who would do just that. Jonathan sure as hell wasn’t the one behind this commotion for once, even if people tried to talk him bad as if he’d done it. As for a few weeks ago he didn’t even know what the fuck was going on, let alone that he had spread those rumors. He didn’t have time for that. He needed a break out of all this mess, after he finished his work for today. He couldn’t always disappear when he had stuff to do, even if he had said that he’d be there the day that Alex had asked him to come, and he could feel that she was expecting him somewhere during the day, so he couldn’t let her down, he also couldn’t violate his own contract, he wasn’t that kind of a man. So when he finished his work, he was finally free and able to go to Alex who was working in the bar once more. He noticed the time, frowning slightly. He was sure there would be a lot of people there at this hour, so he better waited a bit longer before he went to the bar to meet up, just to keep the good mood that was going on there busy. He knew that if he would pop his head up in that crowded area that the mood would become tense, in some parts of the café at least, and he didn’t want the café to suffer any more after that fight those months ago and the little discussions here and there that were obviously going to happen in a place with so many creatures around. He waited till it was a bit later in the evening, not near closing time just yet, but he shouldn’t have been there an hour later if he still wanted to catch her in the bar. He teleported himself into the bathroom of the café, cleaning up his appearance in the mirror and taking a deep breath. Those months hadn’t been all that kind to him. While Alex was doing better, he seemed to get older every time he dared to look into a mirror. It could also just be those rumors getting to him, and it was starting to take a serious toll on his own wellbeing. So far for being the lord of the underworld. When he deemed himself presentable enough in casual clothing and his face without a deep frown that made him look older, he walked out of the bathroom, ignoring stares that he got for a short moment, before people went back to their conversations. A lot of the regulars should know by now that he came her frequently for Alex, so they didn’t bat an eyelash anymore when they saw him appearing out of nowhere, one of the reasons he liked to come so late when she asked him to come. He made his way to the bar, seating himself on a bar chair and looking at Alex with a smile. “Excuse my tardiness, I wasn’t feeling all too peoply today so I waited till the big crowd had gone,” he spoke calmly when he was sure he got her attention. “Business seems to run well here, better than it did before.” He then said as there were actually still a lot of people for this hour of the day, but that could only be good for the owner of this place. And he had to admit this was a great spot to hang around.
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Feb 9, 2019 23:54:41 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Feb 9, 2019 23:54:41 GMT
Evelyn
Some time had passed, it all just went quick when she had Tobias by her side. Which was odd, he made everything feel less dreary and she didn’t quite like it. It was new and unlike her. She slowly noticed changes in herself that she couldn’t place at first, it wasn’t until probably a few weeks ago that she could acknowledge that she was actually getting.. Happier. He helped a lot with it, to her it seemed like he was still her guardian, someone who caught her every time she slipped in the simplest of ways, more often than not. But when things did get dark and heavy, he wasn’t the one who tried to cheer her up, she instead could just let it be. Feel whatever she felt and it eventually started feeling more like herself. Like she was getting to know herself, rediscovering who she was and more importantly; who she wanted to be. The couple of months had flown by so easily, she was actually getting close to her birthday and despite never showing it, she actually was a little excited to become eighteen. Perhaps the excitement was more because of the things that happened when she became eighteen, she could finally move out on her own. Be independent from her foster parents. They had given her everything they could, did their best even when they really weren’t that compatible, or rather she was just difficult. But she appreciated it more nowadays. It showed, since she started cooking for them, did more things around the house. And they had rewarded her with it, or would soon. Because of her efforts and how she seemed to be working things out with herself, they had granted her any tattoo she wanted to get, at any price. Of course it didn’t mean a full on sleeve, something she wasn’t interested in anyway, but it did mean a lot to her. With no income, it was hard to save up money for tattoos and with her plans for college, she didn’t seem to find much time for it either. But tattoos made her happy, the one on the inside of her left arm made her so happy. So she had been planning for the one her foster parents would pay for, thinking of what to get, thinking about where to get it. Her tattoo taste was rather simple, she didn’t like it all extreme, so the price definitely wasn’t gonna be much either. Which she liked because despite being happy about it, she also didn’t want to get ink that costed a fortune. And that eventually led to her not paying attention in class at the moment, dreaming about what tattoo to get, out of the many she wanted. Which did she want on such a special day? She already had found an artist who she wanted to have it done by, someone she followed for a while already and really adored the work from. That wasn’t the issue, but the tattoo itself was. A soft sigh left her lips, what a pain it was to have to decide something so permanent. Exciting nonetheless and also disrupted by the teacher touching her shoulder and speaking loudly to the class; “And here we have Evelyn, a perfect example of what nót to do in my class!” She shot away from the hand and sudden voice, looking panicked at the man who laid hands on her and frowning in confusion a second or two after her initial shock. “Would you mind telling us about what you were dreaming about?” “I would mind.” “Well.. That’s rather pitiful, perhaps do it anyway.” She raised her eyebrow, sure she was rude for not paying attention, but this was also rather offensive. “I’m thinking of you, in a chicken suit, working a sign by the side of the road that points to the nearby place you will be working at next since you’re such a-“ She smiled, inhaled deeply to rethink her words after almost finishing her sentence anyway and already offending the man. “Never mind, a chicken suit would suit you.” She sighed, facing her desk again and trying to wave it past her. It was the final hour on Saturday anyway, no use for being so rude. Besides, she had more important things to consider. Like their schooltrip to another country of choice. That came up next week and she was nervous about flying, never having done it before and immediately having to do it for such a long way. But she was also thinking about her relationship with Tobias, how she still felt iffy about being anything more intimate than hugs and hand holding. She liked kissing him, but more often than not turned him down for it and it bugged her, she wanted to get over that too. She wanted to do something special for him too, he had been so great to her, she had to try and do things back. Make things come from both ways rather than mostly his. She would, she’d find something and would try not to have him find out by his constant peeking into her mind. Something she had gotten used to, but still often got annoyed with because it gave him such leverage that she didn’t have. Being human still sucked.
Evren A couple of months further, and they still weren’t alright. Things with Ash, still weren’t fixed. And at this point, they started feeling hopeless that it would ever get fixed. The guilt had consumed them by now and they basically swore off any intimacy with anyone. Ash had been the one they wanted to work with, saw something in and they had messed that up so massively, it was unfair to him and wrong of them to dare move on. Besides that, they didn’t even want to move on with anyone new. No one was like him, and they saw him in everyone. The talk with their sister, their dear little Luca, it had helped back then, but by the time they had gathered the guts, they got frightened to their very core too. As if it dawned upon them. You háve to do this now. And they just couldn’t. But after that came troubles they could have ever prepared for. It was as if this was their punishment, and they just let it happen because at some point, things got pointless. Which, easily could be fixed in all honesty. End life, things would be over and it would be fine. But it wouldn’t be for the ones they left behind. That guilt kept them going, that and the small hope they still held. The rational side of their brain, fixating on what could be done, being held back by the emotional part of them that would count every reason and name the most idiotic ones of why it couldn’t be done. They saw Luca less and less, and it pained them as much as they saw it better. At this point, they couldn’t keep acts up anymore. They withered away, quite literally. One of their many troubles was the curse of the disease they had carried in the womb. Luca’s parents.. They hadn’t told Luca anything, but her parents held wrath for them more than they seemed to love their actual kids. How could they not? At some point in the last few months, their little brothers caught wind of Evren’s existence and had been obsessing over them ever since. But they never dared show their face, not in their state. But their father was so sick of it, that he had doomed Evren to wither away the way they were withering their mother, the way they had been dying off more than developing life inside that belly. And it sent them into an extreme sadness, knowing that they had done something wrong when they weren’t even aware of being.. Alive. Slowly they glanced at their hand, held up towards the sun hitting their face on their balcony. Withered away, skinny and sickly pale. They felt weak, something they utterly despised. It was one thing to feel mentally weak, or physically weak. But it all at the same time, it really did a number on them. Their face, it was unlike them. It didn’t look like them anymore. Caved in cheeks and eyesockets, disgustingly pale and their lips cracked, blue. If anyone saw them, they’d call them a walking corpse. Which happened daily by their father who wanted to see how things progressed. The man seemed to enjoy himself so much in it. He dwelled in euphoria about it. And if they thought of the Devil.. He’d probably appear too. Slowly their eyes moved down, to the hill where they saw him standing with a smirk before he flashed away before their eyes and appeared in front of them, looking much more daunting and tall from the chair they sat in. People terrified them, but none more than the man right in front of them. A chill ran their bones at his face, his voice made them crawl away in fear. And he.. Basked in it all. They really were pushed under his thumb and he knew it well too. “Looks like you don’t have long left, huh..” The amusement in his voice made them scowl. How could this man ever be a good father to their siblings.. “Isn’t it something you wished for, Evren? You seem so distraught by the thought.” It truly pained them, hearing his voice. How could they ever be glad about this? Ever wish for this? They had wanted to disappear from the face of the universe, be wiped from existence, but they weren’t stupid. They had survival insticts just like any other being and they weren’t at the point where they could nor wanted to let go of it. “I see you finally lost your tongue too,” he smirked evilly and they crawled more into the chair and blanket, breaking eyecontact with the man after far too long already. How they wished someone could see them like this, their defenses down, their life on the line. Someone there to help them, that’s what they wished for. But it couldn’t be Luca, it couldn’t be Ash or even Taylor. They didn’t deserve that. But they sure as Hell didn’t deserve this either. A small whimper, scared to their core, left their lips when his hand brushed against their hallowed cheek. “Tsk.. All skin and bones and yet still so full of life, truly, you never want to give up..” He mumbled, almost impressed. Of course they didn’t want to give up, who was he to dare say that? They should have bitten the hand that fed them, literally since he was giving them some softened, warm oatmeal. Their first meal in.. Two weeks. The lump in their throat prevented them from swallowing the food that tasted disgusting in their mouth, but their father pushed it down. If they had been good, they got food and drinks, if they weren’t as sick as he wanted them to be, he’d them wither away more. It was impossible for them to get food and drinks, every time they tried to make it appear, it would backfire on them in a wave of excruciating pain. Every time they bought something, it’d vanish before their eyes. Their abilities at this point were on such a low pitch, so desperate to keep their weak body running. Even if they wanted to use everything they had.. There was no way they could. The veins on their skin popped out more when he pressed his fingers on their jaw, forcing more food in their mouth. It caused them to cough, almost throw up too, but that feeling quickly faded when the man pushed them more into the chair with such a force that they could have sworn their shoulder popped out of its socket. A quick glance at it confirmed that it hadn’t. “Ungrateful little bitch!” They whimpered scared due his voice, trying to move away from his grip but it was no use and their cheek soon enough felt red hot from the slap it had gotten. The darkened veins under their skin burst almost immediately, bruising coming up not long after. Everything about them was so fragile, it was just too sick for words. And their smart mouth had left them long ago too. The man had left not soon after, leaving them outside and wondering how they’d make it to their bed, or rather, the big couch in their living room since the beds seemed so awfully far away when walking was this hard. Slowly their bones rattled together and gathered the courage to move inside, their hands trembling only slightly more than their knees. It took holding on to things, falling and crawling, to reach the couch, tears streaming down their face from the events and the feeling that came in waves. Guilt, weakness, doubt and hurt. They didn’t want anyone to see them like this, it would be rather difficult too since their father had made shre none would be able to enter, or even be able to acknowledge the flicker of a presence that Evren had become. And that was probably what frightened them most, the fact that they had become but a mere dot, not much more than a flea in its annoyance. Yet they still remained hopeful, because something told them to be. Despite it being difficult, despite them fearing the worst, they held onto hope. Simply because it was, at this point, all they had left.
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Feb 13, 2019 22:08:59 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Feb 13, 2019 22:08:59 GMT
Tobias
The couple of months that had passed by seemed to be gone as quickly as they had come. He was easing more into his role as a guardian angel and lover, looking over Evelyn every time he felt it was needed. Yet as time passed he noticed she didn’t need his constant interference anymore as the guardian he first was. When she did get a dark and heavy moment, he noticed she didn’t go for the razorblades and alcohol she once used to do, and he was so glad that he had helped her somewhat to cope with those moments too without doing any more damage to herself then she already had done earlier, before he knew her. And while she was getting happier and better, he felt like he was going in the other direction of where she was going. He often felt lost these last days, he felt uneasy at certain times, his mood deterred often when he was left alone and got stuck with his own thoughts. He managed to hide all of that, he didn’t want Evelyn to worry about him when he could probably fix it rather easily himself once he found out what the cause was of these feelings that had suddenly popped up. Well, not so suddenly.. He had noticed his mood slipping every now and then and he was sure Evelyn had noticed it too as she had mentioned it sometimes that he was spacing out or that he didn’t look all that well, as long as he looked okay he would be okay. That’s what he was forcing himself to think at least at this point. Something was off, there was something that didn’t sit right and he got frustrated with trying to find out what it was and failing at doing so. As for now, he was waiting outside of college, sitting at the benches that were on the schoolground, waiting for Evelyn to finish her last class so he could get her home as he usually did. He always finished earlier and to give her some space and time without having him all around her, he had taken different classes. It didn’t matter what he studied anyway as he knew pretty much everything already that was being taught with his age, as a demon, or now as an angel. As he sat on the bench, he had closed his eyes and his thoughts went wild again, jumping from one topic to another and eventually setting on his relationship with Evelyn. He had been stupid to fall for her. Not because of who she was, but because of what kind of shit he brings her in if things went wrong. Of course she had seen some shit already, especially with the demons she used to ‘hang around’ with, but he was scared he got her into something more dangerous and he wasn’t planning on letting her get close to any sort of deadly situation anymore. And she was human.. His parents didn’t approve of it, since she was but a mere human while they were a greater kind, or so his father said. Sure they had abilities and were pretty much immortal, but humans could do so much if they would just put their back into it and made something worth living for. Humans had so little time to make the best out of their life, and they couldn’t just start over when things didn’t turn out how they wanted it to be, while angels and demons could just move far away and pick up a new life at the same age again, doing everything over, knowing what to expect. There was a surprising amount of strength in humans that he adored, especially in Evelyn what probably had made him fall for her in the first place. The amount of shit she had gone through and she was getting out of there, recovering beautifully from all of those happenings. It didn’t go all that smoothly, but she was getting there. And the other thing about their relationship was.. well. He felt kind of neglected? He never tried to push her in to things, but sometimes the moment looked so right and then she denied him and that was probably also a thing that was taking it’s toll on him. He didn’t mention it though, he didn’t want to force her into things. If she wasn’t comfortable with that stuff then he should accept that. Another things on his mind lately was his twin whom he never heard anymore. The last time he saw, heard or even felt Ash had been ages ago and he worried that something might’ve happened. He also didn’t see Evren anymore and that was maybe what worried him the most as he was used to have Ash hide himself from the world, making it seem like he had never excited to begin with. But Evren.. Something must have happened. Was that the reason behind his restlessness? He sat up a bit more and frowned into nothing as he thought about it. Maybe he should go look for his brother again, sketching a picture of the situation, instead of going home without knowing why he felt like shit these days. He didn’t want to drag Evelyn into this demon angel shit anymore though, so maybe he should go by later, when Evelyn wasn’t with him. She would notice either way, he was sure she would notice him doing something that she didn’t know of, and he didn’t think it was a good idea to keep secrets from her as she had done her best to not hide all too much from him either. He ruffled his hair and sighed in annoyance, what a shitty situation he had let himself get into again.
Ash
Months had passed, but it might as well be years, it felt like years, hell it even felt like ages. And yet, it were mere months since he hadn’t seen, heard, sensed, felt anything from Evren. Not that he would notice it anyway, he felt numb. He sought distraction in alcohol and sleeping pills, taking care of Avalanche as good as he could since he couldn’t let the dog wither away like he was doing to himself. The first month had taken the biggest toll on his mental health, he had raged so much, everything in his apartment had been shattered to pieces, book torn, walls damaged, doors hanging off of their hinges. He hadn’t bothered to fix any of it, the only thing he had done was clean up the shattered pieces of glass lying around so Avalanche wouldn’t hurt himself, that was the only thing he had cared about, and it still was the only thing he could care about besides Evren who was doing who the fuck knows what at this point. The take with Taylor hadn’t done anything to help him, as soon as she had showed her face he wanted to kick her out again, but he had let her in, listening to half of what she had said before he had set her out of the door again when he couldn’t listen to more of it. After the first month, his body began to deteriorate. His appetite was gone, he had settled for a meal every three to four days, replenishing his thirst with alcohol as it had no effect on him anymore. Where he would once rage, get angry or try to get comfortable and affectionate, he now was numb and lifeless to the point where he didn’t know himself whether he was dead or alive. Yet he knew when the alcohol and the numbing effect of the pills faded, that he was still here for some reason. He liked to think it was because he couldn’t let his dog die because of his selfishness. He stared at the ceiling, his eyes glazed over as he had just awoken after what felt like an eternity, something warm and soft lying against his side to keep him warm as he himself felt cold to touch, the breath of the husky hitting his neck as it had laid his head over his shoulder. He glanced at the black husky, raising his hand slightly to pet his head, waking the dog gently so he could get up and do something with his day, even though it was past midnight. He lived during the night, slept during the day, it was easier to avoid people that way when he had to go out for a walk with Avalanche. So when the dog raised his head from his shoulder, he got up, cursing under his breath as he felt his back aching from lying down so much and losing his muscle mass. He wasn’t skinny, he had enough reserves before he went into a state of not eating anything anymore, but his muscles had been eating away, which annoyed him, but he couldn’t force himself to eat more and get some muscle again. He didn’t feel like eating, and his stomach had long since stopped asking for food, the thought of a large meal already made him nauseous. When he finally found the strength, he pushed himself off of the bed, dressing himself in sweatpants, a black hoodie and his sneakers before grabbing his leash and having the excited husky run for the door immediately. He felt bad for the animal, that he had to live here with his piece of shit owner that couldn’t even take care of himself, but the dog never seemed to doubt him and kept trusting him, even though he deserved better. If it wasn’t for the dog, he was sure he’d already killed himself. When he got outside in a small park, he sat down against a tree, closing his eyes once more as he let the husky roam free. No one was around anyway, and he didn’t have enough energy to follow the barely grown pup around as he had one of his energy fits. His mind wandered to what had caused him to become like this, thinking back to when everything was going so well and he was getting better. What had happened? He frowned and hit his head against the tree he sat against, feeling the dull sting of his skulls colliding with the tree bark. He was sure it should hurt, but it besides the sting, he felt nothing. He opened his eyes again and looked up at the dark sky, frowning as he once again fell away in his thoughts. They had had a fight, him and Evren, he didn’t even know about what it had been about, something about him being him and them not being able to take it anymore. He had hated them when they had told him that it was best for him to move out for a bit, he was angry and swore to himself to never let anyone close to him again and never wanting to see them. Hence the reason he had thrown Taylor out of his house quickly. But after that first month of pure rage and hate, he started to doubt those feelings. He didn’t hate them, he loved them. The one he had directed his hate to wasn’t the one he had hated, the one he had hated was himself for fucking things up again after them being anything but good and patient towards him. He was such an idiot. He couldn’t turn back time to fix things even though he’d love to do just that and have their calming presence around him again. Something told him they weren’t alright either, how could they be? They had put so much time and effort into him, and yet he had failed them in mere seconds of anger. Maybe it was best if he went by them again, see how they were doing, if they even still lived there. He doubted that they would leave the city for this little problem, but he couldn’t help but feel restless at the thought they might’ve just done that. After all, he had had enough time to go back and tell them how he fucked up, and he never did. He hit his head against the tree once more, harder this time and growled at his thoughts. What a weakling he had become. He used to be so powerful, so strong, undefeated, and now he was.. nothing. Nothing but an empty shell of what he used to be. He had to. He had to get up and go to them. He just had to know how they were doing, how they were feeling, if they were still there waiting for him, if they.. if they still cared. “Fuck!” he growled out at low tone, his voice raw from not using it anymore, as he felt something wet trickle out of his eyes. Weak. He thought to himself as he began to sit up again, rubbing his eyes to get the wetness out of them and whistled to get the husky back at his side to go home once more. But this time, with something other than numbness filling him, as determination to look into them had been kicked up after all this time he should’ve gone before. He had to go see them, and quick.
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Feb 13, 2019 23:43:05 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Feb 13, 2019 23:43:05 GMT
Evelyn
It seemed like it took forever for her last hour to end, it was in all honesty becoming just dreadful watching the seconds tick by, seemingly slower every time. Though it also quickly gave her time to evaluate what she wanted to do for Tobias. Something big, to get his mind off the slump he had been in every now and then. She didn’t know what was wrong and he didn’t look like he wanted to tell her, so she kept her mouth shut wisely. Curiosity did wave up every now and then, but being private herself she understood as no other the need for it. To her it seemed it’d be a great start to start behaving more like they actually were a thing. Give him more attention and be more affectionate, as much as it made her anxious. People in their classes or who just knew their faces well enough had been wondering for ages already if they actually were a couple because Evelyn was so distant. It pained her, because she knew that the words would take to Toby. She was sure it wasn’t the reason he’d start doubting her, but it was like being confronted with the doubt he already had by other people. At least she figured he’d be doubtful about it. She would be too in his shoes. It made her furrow her brow in the wave of guilt. She longed for him yet she kept him on a distance, what an awful thing to do and yet she did it. Her cheeks blew up in frustration whilst she tapped her pen against her notebook where she had written down some things she could do. Mainly just being a better lover, but also the big plans were written down. She tried to gather ideas that weren’t too over the top, it would get so easily cringy at that point. But after all.. They were going to Barcalona, one of the underrated romantic cities in the world. Perhaps she could brush up more on her Spanish, but it was a start. She didn’t know much about the city, but she did know that they were all old enough to be able to choose their own roommate, even if it were from the opposite sex. As long as no one got disturbed, they had been told. Not all too shabby.. She suddenly came up with an idea, smirking slightly as she wrote down everything she needed. How the pages had been stained with ink so many times before already, how often Tobias somehow bled along the lines and stains of ink because she held so much love for the boy, she just didn’t know how to show it. By the time she was done writing, class had finished too and that made her rush everything into her bag and run out of the class, eager to see Tobias with a new found glory, a determination to make things work far better than they had. This was just something she needed to do, she couldn’t delay it any longer. Sooner or later she would lose him and the idea of it alone made her want to crawl into a corner and never appear again. She flew down the stairs, pushed through the horde of people rushing to get home and looked for Tobias. Finding him brought a small smile to her lips, walking over more calmly now than she had raced just mere seconds ago. Once facing him, a smile crept bigger on her lips for only a small moment, but it was better than it had been before what seemed ages ago. She stood on her toes, kissing his cheek softly before planting a small peck on his lips after a small second’s worth of hesitation. No backing down. “Hey,” she then mumbled, trailing off whatever she wanted to say to examine his face and decide on different words. “Are you okay?”
Evren
The blanket hugged their cold bones, the hurdle of misery they were. Moving from their seat to the couch had drained them of all the energy from adrenaline they had left. Their father had left, but his presence and scent strongly lingered. Territory he marked off, nauseating to them. This was what it was like to be prisoner in their own home and they were truly doubting if they would ever feel safe between four walls again. The longing for something better, for Ash, made tears stream down their face once more, one too many times. As if they weren’t drained enough physically, their emotions really just had to bleed out in so many heavy ways too. It was so unlike them, they knew it. And it made them feel so disgusted with themselves. Before they had struggled with insecurities, but it had been a long time since they had struggled with this low of a self-esteem and to say the least, they weren’t glad to remember the feeling. It was almost impossible to think positively in a state like this. It didn’t help being where they were. They had opened their home for Ash, for the pets. And now everywhere they looked, memories flooded in and reminded them of what they missed. Their dear feline, they had no idea where the lady was. Unsure whether the cat had run of, or worse, their father had taken care of it. It ached them too, having become rather attached to the feline’s company and giving them reason to get out of bed and take care of the animal. The blanket wasn’t warm enough, it wasn’t heavy enough. It wasn’t weighed down by a big Ragdoll anymore, the spot they always kept for the kitten was empty. Not that the damn animal would ever lay there anyway. She always snuggled up in the most impossible places for Evren, in their neck, between their legs, behind the couch and their back, in the nook of their arm and side, on top of their head. Their neck was her favorite place and Evren had gotten used to seeing constant white hairs ball up there. But even that they missed. What was left of the home, was merely walls that kept it together. It no longer looked like a vessel. It looked messy and unorganized, dirty and lifeless. Plants had died ages ago, their floors hadn’t been cleaned in months. It.. Bugged them, but they simply didn’t have the energy anymore to keep things clean. Even securing their home, the thought didn’t even occur anymore knowing their father had sealed everything. It was a miracle he left the door to the balcony unlocked for them to move to, or for him to walk through when he made his daily visit. The frontdoor had been locked, the garagedoor too. Their bike and car hadn’t been touched or spotted outside in forever because where would they go in this state? It would be dangerous for both them and others and what probably was their biggest issue was their lack of will. There was nothing to go to, because there was nothing they were allowed to do other than stay inside and rot. Simply rot away for as long as possible to make the pleasure bigger for their scumbag of a father. Their mother on the other hand hadn’t shown her face a single time anymore after their talk. And Evren doubted if she even knew what her spouse had been up to with their eldest bastard child. The woman probably was too busy taking overly dramatic care of their siblings anyway. For a moment they had stopped crying but at the thought of their siblings, of Luca, it started again. How wrong they were for their siblings, it was insane. They had been chewed out and spat out like rotten dirt and worms. Surely their father had caught them up to the tales he had told about Evren to his kids. How foul they were. How bad it was of his kids to even slightly dare be inspired by their eldest. They feared Luca had grown to hate them, for not showing their face, for not contacting them, being fueled by her father’s words. They knew she could sometimes be influenced a little too easily, but she was also cunning and would catch up quickly if Jack spoke too ill about Evren for too long. So he only brought it up when necessary, boasted how sick in the head they were to stop his children from creating the illusion Evren could even have an ounce of decency in them. His hate was clear, but their mother would always shush the situation, make sure no one was suspicious and it probably worked too, since they still were trapped. One would start a search party at someone’s home, you’d say, but it would become so very difficult with their father’s doing. His abilities reached further than they ever had seen before and that caused their worry for the most part. It was easy speculating how Luca would outsmart them, but despite the strength they knew their little sister held, she wasn’t a match to someone with the experience their father held. He was ancient, triple the age of their little sister and them. Evren knew well enough how capable they were too and even with their abilities beyond expectations, they were no match. It had been such an easy defeat, it was simply tragic. The tears by now wouldn’t stop, just kept coming more and more with each thought that filled their blackened mind. They missed Luca, the outside world, their cat, college, their allies, they even missed Taylor and her crazy family. But most of all, more than all of the other things combined, they missed Ash. Their heart yearned for his touch, ached for his love. They never had been that intimate with each other despite getting better at it, but they were certain that at this point, they’d do anything to even catch just a small scent of him. Something to keep them from falling apart. They needed something to get by. To keep faith for. But at the same time, it seemed so wrong to yearn for something they themselves were at fault for for losing. Never had they realised how much they needed him, not until their life started to fall apart this heavily. Surely they had missed him before, when things were still fresh. But they had been so convinced that it was for the better, something they just kept telling themselves until it was embedded into their mind. It was just never this bad. And at some point in their break down right now, they truly stopped caring for a while about what ill they had done to him, about how they had hurt him. It just became too much. Their fragile limbs curled up as much as possible, hair a mess and hiding the better part of their face whilst their arms did the rest. Trembling heavy, breathing uncontrollably and crying out for their once lover like they never had done before in the weakest voice one could ever muster. It hitched in their throat, ached their cracking and bleeding thick dark blood lips. But it couldn’t, it wouldn’t stop. This was one of the many breakdowns they had throughout the day, but it had been the first time where the ache for Ash had become too much to bear. They missed him, they missed his protection. He was so steady to lean against, they felt so safe when he was nearby. Now they realized that what they once saw as annoying, dominant and overprotective behavior, had become something they savored and needed. Because in all their centuries of existence, they never had gotten it. They never had been protected, loved without fail, without consequences. Always walking alone had become so exhausting and yet normal to them that they never realized the true need for what Ash did so naturally. They were his, his property, his lover, his friend, his to own and do with whatever he wanted whilst he kept them to still be their own person. And he was theirs, endlessly, against all odds. But now.. They weren’t so sure anymore. Now, they were the property of their father. His plaything. And hearing their balcony door slide open, made them fear for the worst.
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Feb 14, 2019 21:14:58 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Feb 14, 2019 21:14:58 GMT
Tobias
He really should go see how his brother was doing shouldn’t he? He didn’t hear anything from his other family members either, and he couldn’t really decide whether that was a good thing or a bad thing. Then again he never heard much from them at other times anyway, so maybe it was good that he didn’t hear anything from them, that meant nothing bad had happened at least. He sighed at the thoughts that invaded his mind and shook his head slightly to get rid of them, not being relevant at this exact moment. He looked at his phone for a moment to see what time it was and how long he still had to wait for her to be done with classes, licking his lips as he saw it was only a few more minutes. Good, that gave him time to get his shit together and think about other things than the worry about his brother. He knew people were doubting their relationship, hell, he’d lie if he himself didn’t doubt it. The times they had been acting as a real couple and she let him do so were way back in the beginning of what was their relationship. He remembered it clearly, how she had sat outside, thinking about her feelings and not knowing what to do with them. He had found it cute for her to act that way, how she eventually accepted what it was. Those moments were rare nowadays, but he couldn’t be mad about her not knowing how to show it at all times while it came natural for him to do so. He looked up when classes seemed to have finished as hordes of people ran outside of the building, eager to go home and get away from the place they dreaded so much to go to every morning. Hilarious how some people just ran to get as far away as possible as if the school would follow them. He noticed some people he remembered that shared Evelyn’s classes, looking at him in some sort of pity as far as he could read. He didn’t feel like he needed pity, if Evelyn’s behavior had annoyed him that much he wouldn’t have doubted to get it over and done with. He snapped out of his thoughts when she stood in front of him, looking more determined today than any other day, catching him off guard when she kissed his cheek and pecked his lips shortly after. He looked at her with slightly widened eyes before he chuckled softly and looked her in the eye. “Hey, what put you in such a great mood today?” he asked her as she seemed to be brighter than usual. When she asked him if he was okay he showed a small frown. “Why wouldn’t I be? I feel okay, so as far as I know I’m okay,” he said with a small shrug then as he smiled again at her. He didn’t intend on letting her in on his thoughts and troubles just yet, not when she had seemed in such a good mood atleast, he’d hate to taint that with the thoughts he had earlier. Especially when she had even pecked his lips today, something extraordinary must have played in her mind or must have happened today.
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Feb 14, 2019 22:00:05 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Feb 14, 2019 22:00:05 GMT
Evelyn
Before she had even asked him her own question he already had asked her something and that just confirmed to her that she really needed to step up with her behaviour. It saddened her to know that being happy to see him was weird to him, but she had brought it upon herself too so she quickly wove the sadness away and replaced it with her new found determination, looking at him as she smirked a bit. “You almost look nervous,” she answered, especially with the way he was answering her it just seemed like he was up to no good. Or didn’t feel good. She sighed softly and took his hand, curling her fingers around his like she usually did and pulled him with her so they could start walking. “I’m okay,” she then answered his question after a small moment, looking up to him. “I just.. Decided I gotta stop being scared,” she spoke and it caused her to smile a bit, wrapping her free arm around his arm that she was already holding. “Okay so, don’t stop me on this, but.. I don’t know.. I had a lot to think about during my last hour. You know how that man is utterly boring anyway,” she then began, looking at the road ahead whilst the smile left her face and replaced for a more serious expression to match her tone. “And it just.. Has been bugging me for a while how many people keep asking the both of us if we are a thing. They probably ask you more than me, but alas..” She hummed softly, fixing the hair that had been put into a ponytail with one hand, it wasn’t styled for the rest and her messy waves had bugged her while writing. It did become more natural for her to wear her hair loose more often, or to just let Tobias do his thing with it. “Because.. I knów we are, you do too. But if so many others doubt it.. I couldn’t help but wonder how you must have felt. I know.. You know, A bit. I’m not blind, nor deaf.” She trailed off again, a bit at a loss for words since being so honest was still very daunting and awkward for her. “I just.. Felt guilty, for a while already. But during class I was just, you know, thinking and stuff. Not paying attention. And I just.. Figured that, things aren’t as scary as they seem. You aren’t scary, you’re sweet and absolutely, madly adorable. And I have been neglective and harsh for no good reason other than fear.. Trauma..” She had started playing and messing with his fingers in her awkwardness, needing to do something to stop her from flying into panic mode. “I want to stop being scared. ‘Cause, you know, well.. You know. I really, enjoy being with you, and stuff. Like,” she waved a bit with her hands before grabbing his again to be able to keep focus and not feel awfully stupid for waving her arms like a mad man in distress. A small laugh escaped the back of her throat, trying to get rid of the awkward bubble she had created for herself. “Fuck, okay,” she whispered before she had to laugh again, standing still and taking a deep breath before she looked up at him. “I réally, really like you, Toby. I.. It’s scary how much I feel for you. It’s so scary to me,” she whispered, smiling a bit. “It may seem silly to you or others, but this all is a massive deal to me and I am filling my head with endless doubts for no good reason. I can’t calm myself with reason so.. I just want to prove myself with actions. You deserve a wáy better girlfriend and I need to stop being such a crybaby,” she spoke, her eyes darting from their hands to his eyes, being unable to hold contact for long in moments where she tried to be as honest about her feelings as possible. “This really long confession really just comes down to me, wanting to be that amazing girlfriend for you because you have been the best boyfriend ever to me,” she mumbled then, biting her cheek and looking away a bit. The way she spoke made it sound so cheesy and she weirded herself out with it but eventually just moved closer to him. “I’m done with pushing you away and basically leading you on,” she whispered really quiet this time, sincerely and with a slight tremble in her voice. “I wanna be.. Entirely yours. Get me? I wanna do all the cringy shit all the couples do. I want us to be like that because fuck all knows you love it and I maybe I kinda do too but was too scared to admit and commit?” She finished talking with that, nodding slowly and slightly once she was done and averting her gaze in worry that she might have spoken too much and it wasn’t gonna be good enough. Though she also knew well enough what the man she stood with was like. An ancient being, with quite some years behind him already. And she was just a simple teenager from the latest century. But at the same time, it never really felt like that. He was.. Just like her, young and full of a life, and she had tiny moments where she was just like him, ancient and wise. It felt like she had known him for a long time already, and things between them felt so.. In place. She just had to start committing more. It was his right, her duty and the best for both of them if they wanted this to last for a while. Which, she truly did.
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Mar 26, 2019 16:50:29 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Mar 26, 2019 16:50:29 GMT
Tobias
He tilted his head lightly as she said that he almost looked nervous with his response. Nervous wasn’t really what he was, he felt rather disturbed with his previous line of thoughts that he has gone through. “I’m not nervous, nor feeling bad, I’m good,” he then said to reassure her and let her take his hand like she usually did to get moving. When she started talking again he looked over at her, frowning at her words, wanting to ask a question but as he sensed she was going to continue talking, he didn’t question it and just let her talk to get everything off of her mind, and he sensed that was quite a lot. He chuckled as she talked about the last hour being boring anyway so she had a lot to think about, and he couldn’t tell her she was wrong in that. He was sure that man had studied on how to bore his students, no one could ever be so boring out of themselves, unless they had a great talent for it. He let her continue nodding from time to time or humming as she was talking to notify that he was still listening and interested in what she was saying, cause in some parts the words she spoke didn’t make much sense to him, but he’d keep that to ask about it later. It was true that people would ask him if they were a thing, and they may sometimes not seem like it, but they sure were. But of course holding hands didn’t immediately scream ‘relationship’, hell he even got question asking if they were merely friends with benefits, and that was definitely not a thing he was going for. It didn’t hurt him or bothered him all that much in the beginning, but it became more and more evident that he was annoyed with people asking about it, hearing them talk about a relationship they didn’t know shit about and judging them even, of course it hurt if they kept on asking. He let her play with his fingers as he noticed her awkwardness, which in some way was adorable as he could see her now. He chuckled along with her for a moment as she was desperately tying to get out of that awkward bubble she had created, smiling as she came to a halt and looked up at him. He pulled her just a tad to the side so they wouldn’t hinder other people walking by, and it was a way to pull her closer to him as she really was going somewhere in her words and he couldn’t be more excited and happy to hear all of it, eagerly waiting for her to finish talking so he could take action too. When she finished and looked away, seemingly worried about what she had said and how he would react he let go of her hand and pulled her into a hug, lifting her up and turning around with her. “Ahhh you’re so cute when you’re awkward and trying to get your feelings and shit together!” He said to her before he set her down again and placed his hands on her cheeks to make her look up to him. “I just don’t want you to force yourself okay? Fear and trauma are great reasons for taking it slow or not being able to commit fully, and I didn’t mind and still wouldn’t mind if that made things go on a low pitch rather than the typical teenager relationships we see these days,” he said as he brushed his thumbs over her cheeks and pecked her on the lips softly after his words, smiling at her once more. “Don’t ever come at me with you deserve better though, I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve you, but it was the best thing I’ve done for sure,” He said while wrapping his arms back around her waist. “As long as you don’t force yourself,” He ended, poking her softy in her side to get the point across and kissing her forehead.
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Apr 2, 2019 11:39:01 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Apr 2, 2019 11:39:01 GMT
Evelyn
It felt like ages before he reacted when in reality he was quicker than she ever would be and it caught her off guard. But she didn’t mind, it actually made her feel relieved to get spun around and hear him talk with so much love and excitement. Though it did make her blush and she became very awkward about it, acting tougher than she felt by keeping her face straight and looking away for a moment, but she couldn’t help herself anymore. The relief was bigger than the feeling of awkwardness and so she smiled brightly. She rested her hands on his wrists for a moment and pecked his lips back softly, a rush of adrenaline crashing over her like a tidal wave. This was what she was so afraid of, the intimacy of their lips touching, how close he stood to her, how she felt trapped. Or normally would feel trapped in someone’s arms but this started to feel far more familiar and it almost surprised her how easily the peck just happened. It came so natural to him, but came out so forced to her and yet this time it just felt absolutely right and easy. Perhaps it was the reassurance that she needed, or to get her own feelings off her chest. But it felt natural, rather good in all honesty. “I won’t force myself, but don’t go wasy on me either because I need you to kick my ass,” she whispered, wrapping her arms around his neck and closing her eyes at the kiss on her forehead with a small smile. “The best thing that ever happened to you? Toby, come on,” she spoke, smiling in a goofy manner because she couldn’t handle the compliment, it felt so untrue to her. “You’ve seen so many amazing things, done so many great things in your life time,” she rested her hand on his cheek, allowing herself to really feel his skin touch her finger tips, the slightest bit of stubble along his jawline, how smooth the rest of his cheek felt. Everything was always so brief for her, yet she literally knew his hand like the back of her own. Why had she never let herself explore? Fear truly held her back in discovering all these amazing little things that she liked about him, that amazed her. Her gaze was fixated on his cheek and her fingers, smiling slightly. “I know with good comes back, but, you are such a kind person, generous and hilarious, I’ll be honest. I’ll give you that,” she chuckled since she usually didn’t like admitting he was actually really funny and made her laugh. Had to keep up a tough exterior, not? In the corner of her eye she caught multiple people staring as they walked passed and she knew in the crowd there were demons and angels hiding, judging the act that was happening before their eyes with either disgust or admiration. Usually this bothered her, the stares they got, and she couldn’t disguise the small second of a frown when her gaze was averted from him. But once she looked back, things melted away again. “I don’t know what you’ve done to deserve me, it honestly feels like you got far less than you bargained for,” she whispered quietly, looking up to his eyes, her thumb stroking softly over the top of his cheekbone. “But I guess we’re stuck with each other cause it feels like you won’t be able to get rid of me for a long while,” a smirk appeared on her lips as she spoke and she had to stand on the very edge of her toes to be able to reach his lips with hers, pecking them softly. “Two more questions,” she then spoke, smirking innocently. “What do you want to do today and... Would you, maybe, I get it if you don’t want to, but, would you, uhm..” She laughed nervously and hid her cheeks with her hands, looking away for a moment. “Bloody Hell.. Right. Would you like to be my roommate for Barcalona?” She then finally asked, looking up to him with curiosity.
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Jun 13, 2019 15:30:15 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 13, 2019 15:30:15 GMT
Ash
He went home, only to clean himself up atleast that bit so he didn't look like an actual piece of shit when he arrived at their place, if they would even still be there. He couldn't sense them at all, he hadn't heard anything from them, it's as if they had disappeared, or maybe never even excited. Of course that wasn't the case, everything felt too real, and he wouldn't have had Avalanche if it hadn't been for Evren making him loosen up and get around people without the intent of murdering everyone that crosses his path. He wouldn't have met Jack that had opted to maybe get a pet. He really had to thank Evren for a lot once he saw them now that he thought about it. He fixed his hair, put on some different clothes so he didn't look like a homeless person and set out with Avalanche. He couldn't leave the dog alone, the animal adored Evren as much as he did, though he never really wanted to come out for it. He already had told them a lot about how he appreciated them and loved them when he was in a good mood, but he wasn't gonna overdo it like he thought Tobias sometimes did. They were twins, yet on some subjects they were total opposites, and thank the lord it was like that. He couldn't imagine having to live with a person like himself. The thought of it surely sent shivers down his spine. He looked around him for a moment when he arrived at the park again, making sure no human was around to witness him disappearing to get to Evren's place. He sure as hell wasn't gonna walk that distance, he liked to keep some of his strength to get through a day, as most of it has been eaten away by now. When everything seemed clear he teleported himself and Avalanche a bit further down the street where Evren's place was. He didn't want to teleport right into their place if they didn't want to see him, and now they should've been able to sense him earlier so if they'd want to leave they could. And yet, he was pretty sure they weren't able to sense him, or atleast not as they should've been able to. Something wasn't right, and he was frustrated that he didn't know what it was. The closer he got to their place, the quieter everything became, the more he felt heavy and the more Avalanche became restless. Something bad was going on, no, something terrible. He kept walking till he couldn't anymore, he physically couldn't, there was something blocking his way, a barrier of some sorts. But this wasn't Evren's. He knew Evren was capable of doing this too, but this heavy feeling he got was an indicator that someone else was here, someone who wasn't supposed to be here at all. He couldn't sense much through the barrier, only two vague presences, one weak and fearful, the other strong and full of hate. There had to be a weak spot somewhere, somewhere he could pass through, or he had to force himself through which would cost a shit load of his low energy. The person that put this barrier here to begin with had to be sought out, though he was pretty sure the hatefull presence here was the cause of this. The feeling from before had been right. Something was wrong with them and he wasn't there with them when it happened, and he should've been. He growled at his own stupidity as began walking around the barrier, looking at Evren's place in the distance. No lights, it was dark but he was able to just get a glimpse of someone getting inside, and if his eyes an memories were right, then this was gonna be fun. He glanced at the husky sitting restlessly, whimpering softly as he stared at the place before looking back up at him and repeating the same progress a few times. "You're able to get through," he mumbled at the animal as he was trying to think of something to get him through as well. If only... He looked back at the dog and clicked his tongue. "Go find Evren, and distract the son of a bitch who dares touch what once was mine to love." He spoke to the dog who immediately jumped up and ran towards the house, slowing his pace when he came closer and eventually walked very slow to not make a single sound that could indicate his presence just yet. He had taught Avalanche well, how to be a guard dog, how to be a hunting dog, how to be anything useful for him to have when he was having a hard time or needed someone to protect him for when he wasn't able to get anything done anymore. He hoped it all paid off. The dog crawled closer to where he smelled Evren and an unknown threatening presence, growling lightly as he fixated the man before launching right at him and biting him in the side, hard. And now all Ash could do, was wait and hope that his trusted friend was able to distract Evren's supposed father enough for him to lose a grip on the barrier.
Tobias
It made him so happy that she was smiling brightly for once without the awkwardness immediately taking it away, she was gorgeous when she smiled like that. Not that she never smiled like that, it was just very rarely and it usually was gone within a few seconds, but this time wasn't like any other times before. She seemed to really have set herself on not being afraid of showing affection anymore and to let him know she doesn't want to be scared any longer of them. "I wouldn't dare go easy on you, if I did you'd be the one kicking my ass, and I've got enough ass kicked in my life," he chuckled as he pulled her just that bit closer when she put her arms around his neck. He tilted his head slightly as she didn't seem to be able to handle his compliment, making his smile widen. "Hmm, I've indeed seen amazing things, did great things. But I've also seen horrible things, did terrible things. But through all that I have seen, finding you is still one of the things I will treasure forever. Are you sure you'll be able to handle all the cheese you're getting yourself into? I'm sure you'll have second thought about your decision earlier," he laughed as he looked her in the eye. He could be so disgustingly cheesy, that even he himself thought it to be too much sometimes, but he couldn't stop it. It just rolled out like it was nothing. He leaned his cheek lightly into the touch of her hand as she had placed it there and looked at her, reading her expressions to know what was going on in that mind of hers. It's not like he'd never been touched, he just wanted this moment to sink in for himself as a big leap forward in what they had together, and he couldn't be happier about it. He shot out of his thoughts again when she started talking, chuckling softly at her words. "Oh stop, you're gonna make me blush," he said overly dramatic as he put the back of his hand remotely on his other cheek for a few seconds, as if he was checking it for heat. "Nope, not quite yet," he mumbled softly as he placed his arm back around her waist and looked at people passing by for a small moment, only trying to pinpoint if there was any danger lurking anywhere, demon or angel that wouldn't be put up with this display of them in the street, but he could only feel a sour mood on some people, nothing threatening. Better stay that way too. "Fuck everyone's opinion anyway," he whispered as he had noticed the frown that had been there for merely a second. "If that's so then I don't wanna know what the thing was I missed out on if I got you now. Must've been epic." He smiled at her again and bowed down just a little so she could reach his lips easier when he noticed what she wanted to do. He couldn't explain just how excited he was to finally be able to be with her like this, without the awkwardness in between them, especially in public. He hummed when she said she had two more questions and waited for her to get them over with already. The first one came seemingly easy, and the second one.. He looked at her, slightly surprised at her request. "Are you sure you want me as a roommate? I mean of course, I'd love to be your roommate. But you'll have to put up with all of this, for a while, non-stop." He waved with his hand from his head till his stomach to lay emphasis on what he said. "Are you sure you're gonna survive that?" He then said with a laugh. "As for what to do today, I don't know. You had a boring ass day at school, you tell me what you wanna do."
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Jun 13, 2019 17:53:40 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Jun 13, 2019 17:53:40 GMT
Evren
Their blood almost seemed to have stopped running through their veins at the sound of the balcony door sliding open. Their breathing stopped, the hairs on their entire body rose, weary. Between a small space of their fingers, their eyes opened ever so slightly to sight the man that had reigned destruction upon them. Destroyed every little thing that was good in their life. Still, their mind couldn't grasp why a man would ever have such hatred for their own child. But it was something that no one seemed to be able to grasp in the course of ancient history. "Sit up," the man's voice sounded thick in the air, the silence was breached and almost automatically Evren did as they were told. It didn't go that smoothly, but they sat up, looking almost like a statue that had been through a lot of heavy weather. They didn't dare match their father's gaze, but he surely was staring them down. The sight wasn't pretty, with how malnurished they looked. This was what they got for being conceived, for being a child in the womb that was fatally sick. It sounded so silly and yet it caused all this for them. It was a big enough reason for their parents to hate them and for their father to have lost control over himself. Their bloodline had existed for a very long time, their familyname had been worshipped in every corner of the universe they knew, but none knew what happened behind doors. None even seemed to realise that the demon they looked up to in the city, was the first of the line of children their father Jack and their mother had created. The one that was abandoned, left to die simply because they did something no one could have had any control over. For a moment, merely seconds, anger washed over them like a floodwave and they balled their fist. Their already pale hands turning white at their knuckles. But at the realisation that they would begin to resist their father, they immediately felt their grip falter. This was no fair match, they were far out of their league right now and it was simply impossible for them to defeat the man in front of them at this point. "And yet the little lamb still has a strong enough will to fight the big bad wolf.." The man's amusement was clearly heard in his voice, earning a small huff from Evren. At this point they began wondering why he was here. It wasn't to feed them, he had fed them recently and usually that would be the last meal for weeks on end. He was here daily, it wasn't the day he fed them, so they figured that he was here again to break the last of their spirit. They truly tried every single time to hold on to a glimmer of hope, but each beating made that light die out more into the distance. It got consumed by black, just as they got consumed by fear. "Soon enough you'll lose that will," their father spoke, ending the one sided conversation with that. He moved forward, ready to grab Evren, to do his bidding with them. And yet suddenly, out of the corner of their eyes they saw something move by so quick, or perhaps it was just their mind not being able to keep track of faster movements. Before they knew it, their father hurled out a roar of pain, making them shoot up in surprise and to see what had gotten to him. Their eyes widened to the point one would think they'd fall out of their sockets. The shock of seeing Avalanche, it made it hard for them to move. What was that dog doing here, out of all places? There was no time to wonder why and how, their father was quick to recover from his surprise too and was trying to get rid of the dog hanging from his now bloody side. Evren had to do something, they needed to help the dog. If Avalanche was here, it could only mean that Ash was close too and that would mean they could soon be saved. But they had to play their cards right, before it was too late. Avalanche seemed busy enough with their father, which gave them a moment to think. Tactical plans, it had been so long since they organized something and now they had to think quick. They couldn't solely rely on their own strength, that simply wasn't enough. They leaped around the coffee table to get to the pet and their father. Jack was clawing at the dog to get a good grip on him, probably to throw him from where he came from. The grunts and puffs coming from him alerted Evren, he was actually in pain so Avalanche had got a nasty grip. They looked around quickly, frowning in thought. "Quick.. Quick.." They mumbled to themselves, trying to come up with something they could do. If Ash was truly out there, they somehow needed to get him in. It weren't their barriers that were up, it wasn't their strength that was being used.. Their head snapped to their father who was still fighting Avalanche. They clenched their jaw, wondering if this was smart at all. It surely was risky, but they had no choice. They moved forward, grabbed their father by his shoulder and began to siphon his power. It took a lot of energy from them, but they gained it back by receiving their father's strength. It already helped that Avalanche kept him busy, it weakened the barriers somewhat, but what really did the trick was Evren. Unfortunately, the success didn't last long. Avalanche got kicked away by their father and they got thrown against one of the windows. The air left their lungs, leaving them gasping for air once they hit the floor. This was too much strength, still, for their far too fragile body. They didn't even come close to being a match in this fight and it was definitely a bad decision to make him angrier, but they had to do something. "Ash, please," they cried out in pain, hoping that he actually would be near and come to help them. Or that Avalanche would get him to come, either way, they knew that right now wasn't looking pretty and it scared them, it made tears stream down their hollowed cheeks again as their father approached them with big strides. He struck them in their stomach with his foot, making them cough and gasp for air once more. "You little bastard child, don't think anyone's coming for you!" He growled out angrily while lifting them up from the floor, pressing them against the window high above himself. The grasp was around their throat, squeezing it tightly shut whilst they clawed at his hands to try and get the grip to loosen. By now, the barriers were up again strongly, but they hoped fiercely, their eyes set on the dog that came to help.
Evelyn
The longer they stood, the more tired her arms got, so she began resting them more against his shoulders, looking up to him and listening to what he had to say. Once he started about how cheesy he could get, she couldn't help but laugh. "Contrary to what you may think, I'm quite a big fan of cheese. Gouda cheese, old cheese, cheddar.. Pretty good stuff, I'd say," she started, especially because it helped get the awkwardness from her system since she could feel that if he wouldn't start to blush, she definitely would. "I'll consider making you blush like my trophy," she spoke with a slight shrug. He had been right however, she really needed to care less about what others thought. Fuck their opinions, which she could easily preach but it was hard to actually believe in. "Do I think walking into a bar full of demons that are lurking is easier? Yes. Is it as worth it? Hell no. And come on, do you really see me share a room with anyone else from school? I'd not survive that. I got my mind set, I'd love to be with you in Barcalona," she smiled and patted his chest. "Trust me, Romeo, by the time we come back from Barcalona, you'll be sick and tired of me," she smirked a bit. "What I wanna do?" She then mumbled when he threw the question back at her, making her think for a moment. She had a lot to do when it came to their school trip, things for him to get but also for her to get, she barely had any clothes for warm weather since it was always rather cold here. That and she easily got cold, liked the layers and usually wasn't one for summer weather anyway. But she couldn't really keep walking around there in three layers of clothing, so shopping was definitely needed. But to do that now.. At the same time, the day was lovely, they usually spent their time cooped into either of their homes, perhaps it was nice to stay outside. "If you're up for it, we can go to the mall, I'm in desperate need for clothes that are fit for summer and while we're there we can maybe grab a bite to eat or something. I heard they opened this new pastries place that's worth checking out?"
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Aug 8, 2019 20:26:13 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 8, 2019 20:26:13 GMT
Ash
He had watched Avalanche run until the dog had disappeared and he hoped fiercely that what he had in mind would work and that his dog would be able to run off when he had done his job. He already had lost Evren, he didn’t want to lose his dog even if it was to save Evren from whatever hell they had been put in. Even with the barriers up, he noticed shit going on in the house and he knew he should’ve come earlier, thrown his pride on the ground and just apologize. Not that he’d mean it, but maybe it would’ve done something for them, though now that he thought about it, it sounded unlikely. He frowned when the barrier was still up after a few minutes and he began to think the worst had happened to the husky, but the moment his thoughts shot to that possibility the barrier weakened and he didn’t think twice to run into previously enclosed area. Once inside the barrier he could feel a weak presence, likely to be Evren and a much stronger figure very close to them, and he recognized it all too well due to a previous encounter with the man. He should’ve just finished him before like he had intended to do, but Evren had stopped him back then. He felt rage building up inside him, it felt odd, it had been a while since he’s felt so pissed off. He felt like he was boiling underneath his skin, his eyes turned a very deep and fiery red as he picked up speed to get to the house. Avalanche had been tossed across the room, yelping when he hit a wall, but it didn’t take long before he got up on his paws again, growling angrily when Jack grabbed Evren and pushed them up against the window. The dog shot to the man again to this time put his teeth in one of his calves, ripping flesh as he was trying to make him lose footing so he would drop Evren. Right at that moment Ash came crashing through the window they were held up against, immediately gripping the arm holding Evren up and bending it in an unnatural way to get him to back off. He knew it wasn’t a smart move as Evren would be dropped on the floor in shattered glass, but it was that or getting suffocated before he had been able to do anything. “I should’ve finished you off long before, but today I’ll finish the job,” he spoke, his voice deep and raspy from not using it, anger bleeding through his words as he spit them in the man’s face, pushing him back, away from Evren. Avalanche let go of the man, running towards Evren as to make sure they were okay, pushing his nose against them and whining softly. Ash blacked out completely, he only had eyes for the man in front of him who had hurt his loved one, and he wasn’t going to let him get away this time.
Tobias
He chuckled when she said she was a big cheese fan and rolled his eyes. “I know I won’t have to keep myself under control when it comes to lil cheesy remarks then, great! Prepare for more cheese then you could ever digest!” He chuckled and noticed her arms getting tired as she leaned them more onto his shoulders, not that it mattered to him, though it wouldn’t be a bad idea to move out in a bit. “Ohh, that’s a well deserved trophy if you are able to do so, I can handle a lot you know,” he said challenging and bit his lip playfully. When she talked about Barcelona he could just sketch a picture in his head on how it would end if she had to share a room with someone else from her class, now that would’ve been something. “Hmm, I don’t know if I’ll be sick and tired of you, it would be a first in a while if that will be the case though. It usually is the other way around is it not?” He said with a chuckle as he looked around quickly again before focusing on Evelyn in his arms. He waited till she knew what she wanted to do, as he had no particular ideas in mind, he was fine with anything at this point either way. When she came with an idea he looked back at her and nodded calmly. “Hm, you do need some summery clothes when we’re going to Barcelona, I can see you die otherwise with ten thousand layers on your body. And I can’t say no to pastries, I have a sweet tooth, can’t be helped, have to go there now. There go my abs, I can already feel them melt away,” He said with a pout as he tapped his stomach as a goodbye to his abs. “Well then, let’s get moving, shopping it is, and when you have all the summer clothes you need and wear once and probably never again afterwards, let’s go get pastries because, come on.. it’s pastries we’re talking about,” Cheerful as ever he grabbed her hand and interlocked his fingers with hers, moving his way over towards the mall to get her some clothes and to get him pastries.
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