#ABSCONDITUSX: a dependent & private mumu blog affiliated with UNDEATHFM . written by ale ( 28+ / she + her / est ) . this blog will frequently contain matured content and will be tagged. do not interact if not affiliated with the roleplay.
Sarah catches a glimpse of the title looking over, she didn't quite see the whole title but she didn't need to, it was one she hadn't read before but she'd heard of it before. Perhaps she would've been able to get around to it hadn't she been so busy putting this story in before the deadline. "2 out of 10? Can't be that horrible." Though she might've been curious, that curiosity landed straight on the floor with whatever book that was.
Position shifts in her chair as he asks her about the writer's block. Surely, she thought it would help but the slate was still blank. It was almost embarrassing to admit it since most people who lived in riverfalls knew where she worked and knew she was always on top of the articles and stories. "That transparent, huh?" She sighs, almost in defeat. "Well don't tell," If anyone asked, Sarah Brauner never hits that block, she's always on top of her game. "I have a reputation to uphold."
ansel knew exactly who sarah was . he knew she was a hell of a reporter . that's what worried him , though . he knew that if she kept digging , she would find the answers she was looking for . except , he knew that whatever answer she found could end up harming her . it was his duty to protect people like her ; people that did not belong in his world . therefore , ansel had made it his mission to deter her from whatever new lead she was following .
truth be told , he had not even been paying attention to the book that now laid forgotten on the ground . it had been a mere excuse to be near the young reporter . hoping to find out what she lead she was following . after all , he needed to know what he needed to protect her from . he let out a soft chuckle , lifting his fingers to cross over his heart as he said , " cross my heart and hope to die . you're secret is safe with me . " a brief pause . " perhaps , i can help . what's your story on this time ? "
mitch had never seen the drought like this. normally, he spent a few hours here, had a few drinks, maybe talked someone up and then eventually retreated home. it was his routine, happened most nights. tonight, the place was so packed that he almost wondered how he was going to even try to have a genuine conversation with someone. the sound of dozens of voices overlapping each other paired with the music was making it distracting to have a simple conversation, even with his enhanced hearing.
seeing laura come out of the back, still chewing on whatever she was snacking on back there, caused the man to smile a bit more. the two had a fun back and forth going on, but he wondered how much they'd get to talk with the influx of customers.
"okay, guess away." honestly, he was very much a beer guy, that's what he was going to get tonight. whatever was the special on tap tonight. but lets see if she paid attention to his usual orders.
"place is packed as hell tonight. you need any help back there? i can hold the bar down for like, five minutes so you can take more then two bites of your food." he gave her a smirk as he playfully said, "and you can repayment however you want."
that beer had done nothing but opened up her appetite . with a flick of her tongue , she cleaned up the crumbs of the cold fries from her lips . her eyes locked with his , and the end of her lips curling into the faintest of smiles . laura's day had been filled with a blur of people and interactions . today , in this moment , mitch was a breath of fresh air . someone she knew, briefly , but knew none the less .
she tilted her head , feigning to be d e e p in thought . her eyes broke away from his as she scanned his body several times . truly pretending to examine mitch , as if she had not served him his beers countless times . after a long silence , that she had drawn out on purpose , she snapped her fingers and shouted her answer . " coors light , white boy . am i right or am i right ? "
laura leaned backwards , waiting for mitch to declare her victory . she was truly feeling confident in her guess . she even thought about going ahead and opening up the bottle of coors light . worst case scenario : if she was wrong , she could drink the beer herself . the beer she had chugged in the back had done NOTHING to her . her mind even began to wonder off until his voice brought her back to reality . " first of all , have you ever bartended a day in your life dude ? " she immediately asked , letting out a laugh . " second of all , i can buy my own drinks and i get free food from the back if i bat my eyelashes the right way . i don't think you have anything i could want , mitch . " her tone was more as if she was daring him than taunting .
the room kept getting more , and more, and MORE crowded . laura had n e v e r seen the drought so crowded . it was shoulder against shoulder . voices blending into one . her own voice increasing in pitch , attempting to compete with the increasing volume of the place . not that she minded the increase in business . afterall , she was sure she had already made her rents worth .
there had been a small intermission in the influx of people that had allowed laura to step back . taking the opportunity to go to the back of the bar to chug a beer and pop a couple of fries into her mouth . it was the sound of a bar stool scraping against the wooden floor that signal the end of her two minute break . laura made her way towards the new customer . " so , tell me , what's your choice of poison tonight ? " laura asked , leaning her hands on the bar and leaning forward . " better yet , lemme guess it . if i get it wrong , first drink is on the house . "
Were they tuning her out? They were probably tuning her out. Not that she could blame them much, sometimes she could get carried away with her thoughts just stirring around inside her head. It helped with the writer's block, when the thoughts pour out, it's almost like a bulldozer crashing through. Next thing she knows, she's spitting out a full two, three essays of a story which is easier to trim down rather than being stuck in a fog. Sarah cuts her words short as she tilts her head sideways. "Penny for your thoughts?" She asks, checking in with the other.
protect the innocent ; keep the balance . that was the conclave 's ultimate rule . it was the code that ansel lived by . it was people like sarah that reminded ansel of that code . he had seen her snooping around . asking all the wrong ( or right question depending on how one saw it ) questions . if he could protect her innocence , he would .
ansel closed the book he had recently buried his nose in at the sound of her voice . his eyes gravitating towards the paper she was writing before finding her own eyes . he was curious as to what she was writing . had she found something out ? was there new gossip that had some t r u t h to it ?
he leaned forward ; his lips twisting into a sly smile . " getting bored of this book . i honestly do not see why it was so hyped up . i give it a 2 out of 10 . " ever so casually , ansel tossed the book he had been reading to the floor . " you hit writers block ? "
practiced hands flip the switch on the wall - the small studio beginning to hum with electricity as the bright fluorescent light floods the space, highlighting every ugly detail about the humble dance studio tucked in the back of the gym. they operate 24/7 but the studio lights stay off if there's no one using it ( yes, even the two hundred year old vampire supports energy conservation ). it's hardly berghain, but riverfells has its own charms, allowing her to fall into a sweet, domestic monotony.
dara isn't one to hum over what she doesn't have, lamenting on what she wishes. you grow to be too old for all that as the centuries creep on. after all, she's been a vampire a lot longer than she'd been a human - one stops trying to chase the sun, no longer searching for yourself in the glass. but, the pot boils once you look away.
a pair of eyes stare back in the mirror, kaleidascope eyes greeting an old friend with a twinkle. the studio's floor-to-ceiling mirrors have shown her much ( her student's poor form included ). but never this face. she blinks once. who is that? twice. her jaw falls open, letting out a scream for all the early birds to hear.
a RESTLESS night haunted her . persistent and unrelenting . laura tossed & turned for hours . she was determined to fall asleep , but her battle was futile . she surrender once the clock hit three . violently tossing her blanket and mutter under her breath , " fuck this . " she had to be up early for work anyways .
she quickly switched her pajamas into a workout gear , grabed her duffle bag , and made her way to the rat . the one place she knew would be opened at these hours , and she expected it to be empty . a perfect setting to fight her inner demons . much to her dismay , the world had other plans . laura had barely started warming up when a high - pitch scream penetrated her headphones . a domino effect followed : her heavy weights hit the floor loudly , she carelessly tossed her headphones off her head , and ran towards the scream . any sane person would have ran the opposite way , but not laura .
to her surprise , she saw a familiar face . that was not what cause her to frown , though . it was the fact that the girl appeared to be fine . " what the fuck is wrong with you ? " laura shouted loudly , hoping to catch the girls attention . " you look like you've seen a GHOST. " oh , the irony .
open starter at the drought. where hyun is literally just sitting there.
the recent crowding of the bar reminds hyun of a sardine can. little bodies stuffed into an airtight tin housing. they don't think they've seen it this packed since ... well, the last coming of age bash from a group of college kids a few summers ago. it makes them tense, but they're a master at saving face. they make their way to the bar, surveying the faces they know personally and the faces they know less than personally, finding themselves a corner seat. they sit there, order their drink, occupy their time looking over the more mundane postings from the rambler. ( how long until another out of the water post? how long until something stirs the masses again? how long- )
an all too familiar face pops up. the scrolling stutters to a pause. the used photo misses the frown-lines and amassed grey hairs at the temple. KUNWOO SON -- MISSING -- PLEASE INFORM -- he closes the phone screen, pinches his nose until the skin stings. in that quiet, bloated moment of thought he hears someone approaching long before they speak. it brings his attention up and births a sniff from his nostrils.
" what? checkin' if i'm about to spill over the bar? promise i'm not. just a lot of shit on my mind. " glances around, " busy, busy night, huh? " might as well make a conversation out of it. even if they're debating running out that door.
tension was HIGH at the caffarella estate . it had been high ever seen the hunter from the conclave had gone missing . ansel had been tasked to interrogate the other two hunters that had returned . they needed answers . they needed to know what they were up - against . after all , they could not fight what they could not see . how were they suppose to protect the innocent when enemy did not even have a face ?
these questions fuel ansel in his interrogation. however , he came out with more questions than answers . one minute the hunter was there ; the next , he was gone . in frustration ansel slammed his fist and stated furiously , " one simply does not disappear . " he ended up apologizing to the surviving hunter before walking out . he knew he could not loose his temper like that . he also knew that in a world of supernatural , anything was possible .
he also knew he needed to get out of the estate for a couple of minutes . he needed to clear his mind . force of habit took him to the drought where he found it more crowded than usual . it was getting darker , and the room kept getting more crowded . any other situation , ansel would have been happy for the crowd . today , it made him UNEASY .
he ended up finding the nearest vacant seat and immediately recognized his neighbor . a soft chuckle slipped past his lips . his broad body turning to face him , beer in hand . " heavy is the head that wears the crown , or so i have heard . " he stated . " most people come to the bar to f o r g e t their demons , not dwell on them . "
╰ † 𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵:◟✧⡀ ( melissa collazo. 28. cis woman. she/her. ) … there’s a figure off in the distance, do you see it? wait is that … LAURA AGUILAR ? if i’m not mistaken, they’re rumored to be a WEREWOLF and may be apart of EAST END PACK. wait … now that i’m thinking about it aren’t they the one that are CANDOR but RECKLESS? i could be mistaken, though. they’ve only been in town for TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS. well, if you want to make sure it’s really them stop by THE DROUGHT where they work as DAY TIME BARTENDER. if it isn’t them .. . it’d be pretty spooky, don’t you think?
𝐈 . . . 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 !
name . . . . laura aguilar
age . . . . twenty - eight
sexuality . . . . bisexual
date of birth . . . . march 25th
gender . . . . female
pronouns . . . . she/her
languages . . . . english
𝐈𝐈 . . . 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 !
zodiac . . . . aries
bad habits . . . . pick fights , chewing nails
hobbies . . . . riding her bike , drawing , long runs , playing pool at the bar.
𝐈𝐈𝐈 . . . 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 !
height . . . . 5'5”
hair color . . . . black
eye color . . . . black
scars . . . . long diagonal scar across her right forearm from a failed trial hunt, faint bite mark on her shoulder from a pack fight, scratches running along her ribs from her first moon trial .
𝐈𝐕 . . . 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 !
parents names . . . . Biological: alejandro ( father, deceased ) & sofia ( mother , deceased ). Adoptive: michael and sarah
siblings names . . . . none
residence . . . . small apartment
𝐕 . . . 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 !
laura was born in a town not too far from riverfells to alejandro and sofia , and carried the wolf bloodline from birth . her mother died during childbirth and her father drank himself to death . this led to laura being put up to adoption . she was then adopted by a loving and mundane couple . for the first couple of years of her life she lived a quiet and semi - ordinary life with her adopted parents . her parents were human and had no idea of laura werewolf quality . therefore , laura lived a normal life , not knowing who she truly was .
her first full moon happend as a teenager and a big tragedy struck . laura lost control of heir shift completely and in a frenzy , turned on her own biological parents who were also surprised . the death of the two adoptive parents , michael and sarah , was all over the newspapers . it was deemed a brutual animal attack , and that laura had been safe at home . laura ran off before she could be put up for adoption and ended up running into someone from the east end pack .
this event defined her . she grew up in the pack with a desperate need to prove that she could master the beast inside her . through trial after trial , she became a true and loyal member of the east end .
she works at the drought as a human bartender . she is out-spoken and pretty reckless . despite her devotion to the east end pack , she does dream of a life outside of the supernatural world . whenever she's not working , one can find her working on her bike and riding around town .
𝐕𝐈. . .𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 !
a mentor within the east end pack ! the member that took her end when she ran away from her original town and taught her everything she knows .
a bestie ! she's a lone wolf , but this person is someone she has opened up to
╰ † 𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵: ◟✧⡀ ( lewis tan. 35. cis male. he/him. ) … there’s a figure off in the distance, do you see it? wait is that … ANSEL CAFFARELLA ? if i’m not mistaken, they’re rumored to be a HUNTER and may be apart of THE CONCLAVE. wait … now that i’m thinking about it aren’t they the one that are LOYAL but BRAZEN? i could be mistaken, though. they’ve only been in town for THIRTY FIVE YEARS. well, if you want to make sure it’s really them stop by THE DROUGHT. if it isn’t them .. . it’d be pretty spooky, don’t you think?
𝐈 . . . 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 !
name . . . . ansel li caffarella
age . . . . thirthy-five
sexuality . . . . heterosexual
date of birth . . . . nov 29th
place of birth . . . . xi'an, shaanxi province
gender . . . . male
pronouns . . . . he/him
languages . . . . english, spanish, mandarin, french
𝐈𝐈 . . . 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 !
zodiac . . . . sagittarius
bad habits . . . . runs his mouth at the worst times , hides real feelings with sarcasm , drinks , pushes himself too hard on missions to prove his worth
hobbies . . . . reading , playing cards or dice games he usually cheats at.
weapon of choice . . . . twin runeblades
𝐈𝐈𝐈 . . . 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 !
height . . . . 6’2”
hair color . . . . dark brown , nearly black . often messy from training
eye color . . . . brown
scars . . . . thin scar over his right eyebrow from his first vampire hunt , faint claw marks across his left ribs , and the conclave tattoo ( sword and shield ) inked between his shoulder blades .
𝐈𝐕 . . . 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 !
parents names . . . . Biological: Li Wei ( father, deceased ) & Zhang Meilin ( mother , deceased ). Adoptive: cal caffarella and keandra caffarella
parents relationships . . . . his biological parents were loving and ordinary humans who died protecting him during a supernatural incursion. the caffarella's have also loved him but have been very strict and very rooted in their beliefs . they expect a lot out of ansel
residence . . . . the Caffarella estate in Riverfells
𝐕 . . . 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 !
he was born in xi'an , china to ordinary parents . his father was a historian and his mother was a physician . they lived a pretty normal life , until they death struck when they were attacked by a vampire . ansel was just an infant .
the attack was buried in human records as a fire but the conclave knew the truth . he was discovered amidst the chaos by teh caffarella family and was adopted by cal and keandra
he was inducted into their ranks through a ritual . marked with the conclave's coat of arms and sworn into their code
ansel has only known the conclave . he was raised alongside hunters , and despite not being born into the family he has felt like this was meant for him all along . his devotion to the cause only grew when his parents told him the truth about how his biological parents died . he has even sworn to kill the vampire if he ever finds them .
having been adopted and not a pure blood caffarella , ansel has felt the need to prove himself to the family . he was always the last to stay to train . the first one to get up to run . he has become skill on the battlefield and quickly earned the respect of the elders in the conclave . there is no doubt that ansel is loyal to the creed and he is proud to be a family hunter .
he has mixed feelings about the supernatural . he does have a deep rooted hatred towards them , though , especially vampires ( since he knows one of them brutually killed his biological parents ) . above all , he will always protect the humans .
𝐕𝐈. . .𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 !
the vampire that killed his biological parents !
a brother in arms ! a fellow hunter in the conclave that he grew up with
past relationships ! he is a big flirt and tends to stick to one - night flings as he is extremely focus to his training . however , i would for him to have had a past serious relationship that ended because he couldn't devote to them as much as he could devote to the conclave .
someone he fought in a bar fight ! home boy loves to be out at the bar when he is not training , and perhaps got into a little with someone .