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you will always fall in love, and it will always be like having your throat cut, just that fast.

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sulli for elle

pt ii.

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[99xlux-blog]

burning air

@99ares​.

it feels like it’s only been hours since she got back only to be sent back out to fyrestone once again. honestly, if they want her so badly, she might as well make them come out to the valley. overcome the danger hidden among the sand dunes and they’ll prove themselves to be worthy of a sandstones harlot. unfortunately, that isn’t her decision to make.

she sits in the passenger seat, gazing out the window as her assigned escort drives through the valley. aside from the two of them, there’s no one else in the car. between them is a gun, should they run into trouble on the way. it’s a safety precaution, one she has the luxury of never having to use before.

the image of fyrestone up ahead becomes a tad bit clearer. it’d only take a few more minutes til they arrive. then she spots a suspicious blur from the driver’s window. before she can warn her driver, a loud bang resonates in the air and she’s thrown forward as the car skids to a sudden stop. something warm splatters on the side of her face, the air suddenly filled with the smell of iron.

lux turns to look at the girl in the driver’s seat and a scream is lodged in her throat when her eyes land on the grotesque wound on her neck. her escort is dead — and she’s next. “no, no, no, this can’t be happening.” she mutters, clenching her fists so tight that she can feel her nails puncture crescents into her palms. from the driver’s window, the dark blur becomes a silhouette she can barely make out as it approaches. there are others trailing behind it.

scavengers.

immediately, she scrambles for the gun, which had fallen to the floor. she’s only fired a gun twice in her entire life, seeing as there were always others who’d do it for her. there’s no one here right now though. no, she’s all alone, vulnerable and absolutely terrified. but she isn’t going down without shooting at least one of those bastards.

“a sandstones lady, hm?”

her head whips up and she immediately scoots away, back pressed against the passenger’s door as she stares into the eyes of the scavenger outside the car. his grin is wolfish, a predator who’s cornered their prey. fuck.

“the boss will like you a lot, y’know?” when he leans in, her arms act on their own accord and point the gun at him. the look of surprise in his face leaves as quickly as it came and he grins that stupid wolfish grin again. she narrows her eyes, tensing her arms and placing her finger on the trigger. ( maybe, just maybe, if she can stall him enough, someone would arrive. )

“well, tell your boss that he can get to the back of the fucking line like everyone else.”

[99xlux-blog]

bathed in light

@99gael.

nightfall is just beginning to start when lux steps out of the building, the bottom half of her face concealed by a thin scarf wrapped around her neck. she isn’t due to leave fyrestone til tomorrow morning, since the client had paid a hefty sum for an overnight stay. typically, she should be back in his abode, but an unannounced visitor knocked on the door an hour after the first round. all it took was a coquettish smile for him to allow her to wander around the city for a few hours.

after all, it would be very rude to distract her client and his visitor.

the harlot finds herself straying away from the somewhat comforting familiarity of whiterow street, her legs taking her towards where most of the middle class tend to hang around. despite having been born and raised in fyrestone, she hardly ever frequented these areas for there was no reason to — nor would she have been allowed to.

because of that, there’s a lingering nervousness accompanying her on her walk. call it a mild fear of the unknown. however, it still has yet to stop her from her escapades.

her curiosity outweighs self-preservation, clearly.

she spots the famous oil rig bar down the block and a breathe of relief slips through her lips, now at ease at the sight of something familiar. does she plan on entering? of course not. that would just draw unnecessary attention towards her. what she does plan on doing, is staying around the area in hopes of finding something ( or someone ) interesting to chat to.

not everything is as smooth sailing as it seems when a sound from her left causes her to stop and turn right before an alleyway. there, slumped against the wall, is a proto. she watches with worried eyes as they twitch every now and then, presumably from the damage done to their torso — exposed wiring as if something slashed them across their abdomen.

so lux does what any sane person would do and walks over, regardless if danger is still lurking around. she’ll give it the benefit of the doubt.

“oh god...” it looks a lot more worse close up than from the distance and she can only offer the proto a pitiful look. unfortunately, she was never taught how to fix protos. they return her gaze with a blank one, seemingly unphased by what happened to them. still, she sticks by the android’s side. “hey, how did this happen? who did this to you?”

[99xlux-blog]

hello everyone!! i’m so excited to be here with my soft romantic baby, lux. previously the daughter of a businessman working for hyperion, she’s now a member of the sandstones, though nowadays, she’s almost always around in fyrestone. her pages are all up, though i won’t be making a plots page bc knowing me, that’ll never happen anyways. i do love to brainstorm so pls hmu/give this post a like if you wanna plot w me and my sweet daughter!!

i’ll leave a tl;dr ver. of her bio on her under the cut + other facts!!

prev. known as keva, daughter of a rlly wealthy hyperion businessman

alw was a romantic soul, longed for the love her parents never had

was 17 when she had a secret relationship w @99ares, who was her first love

obvs her father was not up for that so when he found out, he had ares’ memory wiped right in front of her

her father grew more controlling so when she couldn’t take it anymore, she faked her own death w the help of her cousin

joined the sandstones when she was 19 and has been w them since then

now a highly sought after courtesan thanks to what she’s been taught

a storyteller, such that she weaves up different histories to feed to her clients whenever they want to know more about her

still a romantic, which is quite tragic

falls in love so easily so she tries her best to guard her heart as much as possible

probably has had a few very short lived relationships, none of which meant as much to her as her one w ares’ — which she still longs for

girlie sucks at learning her lesson :(((

generally v easygoing and witty

can be childish at times, esp when she’s not working

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