I'VE GOT CLAWS THAT SCRATCH

[addisonxvale]

“I thought you’d flown over this place,” Addison mumbled as she skipped over a few rocks and and branches knocked down by a recent storm as she and her younger brother hiked through the forest.  “Or at least knew where we were going,” she’d had the foresight to wear trousers rather than a dress today and thanked herself for it as she hopped over some bramble, following Levi’s lead as she helped carry his painting supplies. Otherwise, they surely would’ve shifted and gotten there already. “How much longer?” @thelevivale

[addisonxvale]

remiduval‌:

“My steed is going to give me the stink eye when he sees how much I’ve brought,” the witch chuckled, looking down at the abundance of items she’d purchased in the market. “It happens any time I put anything over 3 kilos on his back, aside from myself that is.” 

“So I take it you won’t be offering me a ride back home?” Addison smiled at Remi, satchel slung over her shoulder with parchment paper peaking out. She’d told her brothers to go on without her but had since loss track of time. Luckily, she’d finished in time to catch Remi leaving the market. “Do you mind if I walk with you at least?”

[addisonxvale]

“– I just don’t believe you should say it’s easy without first trying it,” Addison grinned at Elijah, glancing back at the training grounds down the hill, watching as riders on horses practiced with jousting lances – presumably for an upcoming tournament as they tended to do. @elijah-tallis

[addisonxvale]

elijah-tallis‌:

Elijah grinned at the sound of his best friend laughing. It was good for them to have moments like this, something more light-hearted where they could joke around. Made the heaviness of the events in New York a little more… survivable. “You all have to stop treating people like your clients. You know the lawyer interrogation route only takes you so far,” he mused, still as fond as ever of the Vale family though. “For now. I’m happy for now; we’ll see if it lasts,” the Tallis witch mused. It wasn’t that he expected something bad to happen, but with how chaotic things had been, good times were rather fleeting. “Would you want to be with someone? Regardless of time.”

“I’m not the one interrogating them. I mean, to be fair, I probably have done my fair share of interrogating, unintentionally, though. It’s kind of hard to switch it off, okay?” And Addison was very good at getting answers. She’d always been. At his caveat about it lasting, she swatted his arm, “literally stop being such a moody teenage, Eli, what’s the world come to that now I’ve got to be the optimist out of the two of us.” Time had changed them both for sure, especially the recent year but the fact that they could just talk like things were normal for once was something Addison was forever grateful for. “I mean,” she shrugged, “I guess eventually. Maybe. I don’t know if I’m suited for that type of life. You know, “relationships,”’ the shifter added quotes as she spoke, “they never really seem to work out for me anyway. Why press it?”

[leikamei]

[addisonxvale]

aegeless‌:

“That… is very true,” Olivia commented with a slight breath of laughter. She certainly raised her eyebrows at certain choices people have made. But the Vale was right. To each their own. Olivia was hardly one to judge. “I agree. I may not consume it but with heightened senses, I will admit, I don’t appreciate when it’s consumed in such a large quantity. I remember a co-star of mine once inhaled a garlic cheese pizza before we were slated to shoot and I near gagged when he said his lines in my face.” At least it wasn’t a kissing scene at the time. That would have been awful, she shudders in recollection. “Oh, I don’t. I’m rather terrible with directions in general. I’ve been in New York before but the world changes and though I’ve lived here for two years now, I still get turned around and lost.” 

“I feel like you maybe you should have a clause or something in your contract– no garlic on set, or something like that. I bet you have enough pull to make it happen,” Addison nodded, thinking that even without compulsion, an academy award winning actor had to have some weight to throw around, especially one as popular as Olivia was. “Well, it’s a grid system, if that helps,  I know it’s overwhelming to even think about thinking about to start but once you get that in your head, it becomes easier to navigate. The higher the number, the further uptown you are, the lower the number, the further downtown. Avenues are what tend to get people the most but even that’s pretty easy–– everything west of fifth is the west side and everything east of fifth is the east side.”

[addisonxvale]

quinn--young‌:

“ Well I got plenty of time to work on that at work. It might make throwing guys out of a bar more constructive work” Quinn replied shaking his head. “ Probably never leave Aalis’ apartment” He was about to say his apartment, but he still was working on the semantics now that he had moved. “ It’s not like I go out trying to talk to others”

“Probably easier too when they realize you’re not a fucking pushover, right?” Addison nudged his arm as if to prove her point, “yeah, but then you’d be that guy. You know, who only hangs out with his girlfriend and you’d never actually make any other friends that way. “Besides, didn’t you just move in? Cohabitation is great and all until someone uses the wrong toothbrush or asks to borrow your razor.” She made a face before rolling her eyes, “well, duh, you should try it, though, maybe even throw in a smile while you’re at it.”

[addisonxvale]

remiduval‌:

Remington handed over the bow with a smug look on her face. “Twenty years,” the witch answered, used to the common question whenever asked about her skill. “And it’s Arwen to you,” she corrected. “Get into what you assume is the position and I’ll fixed you.”

“Twenty years?” Addison scoffed, pulling back the bow how she thought it should be, “okay, I’ve seen those movies like twice at most a thousand years ago. But damn–– Dottie send you to archery camp or something?”

[timotaychalamet]

Fallen Angels (1995) dir. Wong Kar Wai

[adrasteiax]

(…) last year’s fire is gone, and your face is ash;

D.H. Lawrence, from Scent Of Irises in “The Complete Poems Of D.H. Lawrence”  (via aangs)

[addisonxvale]

quinn--young‌:

“What’s that thing about missing what’s right in front of you?” Quinn shrugged. He would never call himself book smart so he wasn’t sure he was grasping that statement correctly. That and he wasn’t that invested once the person left and they were no longer in their space. He raised a brow at her comment about his own attitude. She got him there. “ I’ve gotten better. I don’t just tell people how annoyed I am lately, but yes the halo is always yours when were together”

“Don’t worry, maybe you’ll get there eventually but, just in case you don’t–– I don’t mind you being an asshole. After all,” she snickered, “what would you do without your only friend?” Obviously not the case but Addison found it easy to be sarcastic around Quinn, mostly because he didn’t seem to mind or take her too seriously.

[addisonxvale]

remiduval‌:

Remington snorted lightly. “I didn’t use a bow until a month after I started lessons. You’re ahead of the curve,” she taunted, before perform a duplication spell on her own bow. It was a modified version to take in a count the shapeshifter’s animal strengths. “And this is free, remember? If you’re going to whine, I’m going to charge you.”

She made a face, “Fine, I’ll stop whining, just let me shoot something already, Rem,” Addison laughed, waiting for her friend to get in position so she could mimic her motions. “How long have you been doing this again, Legolas?” 

[addisonxvale]

elijah-tallis‌:

“They’re my precious, little secret,” he hummed, a smile forming on his lips “Besides, with everything that’s happening, I think I’ll wait before saying anything. Gotta enjoy the moments I’ve got left, right?” Elijah mused before pulling Addison a bit closer to him on the bed. “Thanks. I’m just hoping my family just doesn’t chase him away or freak him out.” The Tallis witch stared up at the ceiling for a moment before looking over at his best friend. “Any suitors you’re looking at? I’ve been gushing a bit now, and it’s getting gross.”

“Mmhmm, don’t worry, I’m good at finding out the truth. It’s kind of part of the job description,” Addison laughed, nudging his side as he pulled her closer, “okay, you’re family is the chill one. If any family freaks away potential suitors, it’s mine. You ever bring someone home to get interrogated by two lawyers?” She snickered, letting out a full laugh at her best friend’s line of questioning, “okay, no, not gross, you’re happy and that’s great. And what do you think? I barely have time to cook a meal, let alone be seeing someone.” 

[addisonxvale]

hcdtallxs‌:

And of course, as if it could have been well and truly predicted, conversation swung to her sister. Something that Hudson had no doubt in his mind Addison had avoided for the better part of her absence from all of their lives. If he were a betting man; he might have concluded that she’d done little else other than ignore it all, in the hopes that she’d move on. Even if that found her stuck in this spot, right here and now clinging to the image that so many had burned into their mind as the turning point in such a silent war. “You’d be sacrificing one pain for another.” It didn’t matter how many times he had to say it — he’d say it at every given chance before they moved forward, to offer an out if she could even blink away the idea as a terrible option to look to. “Maybe you can’t live like this, but my fixing it, might force you to live in a way you hate even more than this and I can’t have you coming out the other end fucking resenting me for anything else.” Not beyond the heartache he’d already caused her, even if it’d all been for the best. 

“If you could ask anyone else, I’d like to think you still wouldn’t.” Beyond the few people he knew dabbled in dark magic within the city reach, he couldn’t think of anyone as well practiced and powerful as he was. Not such an egotistical brag, however, a mere thought that preserved the idea of it actually working. Her best likelihood lay with him, and he knew that long before they’d found their way here. No matter how deeply Hudson fully believed that a year was far too long for anyone to try chasing the pieces of themselves they’d lost, he knew that Addison was as foolhardy as most; never quite one to let sleeping dogs lie. “Your desperation is what’s gonna kill you, Addy.” Especially for this —- for wanting this to become such a permanent piece of her life. “But fine.. It’s not like I’ve got anything to lose, right?”

Addison chewed on her lesser lip, mulling over his words. One pain for another. “But it’d be my choice.” She linked her fingers together, stretching them palms outward, “my sacrifice. Not one that I had no say in.” Not something she woke up to. Her parents had done what they could in the moment, and she couldn’t fault them for that. They’d just lost a daughter. They’d almost lost her. “I wouldn’t hate you,” she said quickly, shaking her head as she looked over at him, sincerity in every word, “you’d have given me a choice, Hudson. That’s not something I had before. Whatever happens...you’d have given me that.” They’d been through a lot together, good and bad, and while Addison wouldn’t forget the pain that had hit when he’d left, she’d learned to forgive. If anything, she’d learned to look at it for what it was– an opportunity to start again. He’d given her that too, however abrupt and painful it had been at the time–– Hudson had given her a new start, whether or not that had actually been his intention several years ago when he’d disappeared. 

“I’d wish I could, though.” Because she knew she was asking too much but he was her best shot and Addison never did anything she thought was a losing battle. She was too stubborn to accept defeat, to accept what was. And Hudson could do the impossible. Beyond what he should have been practice in, he was able to do exactly what she needed: break the barriers and confines of tradition and delve deep into the unknown darkness beneath. “I wish it didn’t have to be you, Hudson...I hope you know that.” She wouldn’t put him in this position if she’d had another sure way. But he was the only path she saw and it went to show how fickle fate truly was to bring them together like this. She gave a haphazard laugh, raking a hand through her hair as she nodded, “no, I guess you don’t.” Maybe she did –– but as long as she was the one putting everything on the line voluntarily....it made all the difference. It was her choice. 

[wordsnquotes]

She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.

Joanne Harris (via wordsnquotes)

[addisonxvale]

shcmvs‌:

“Then I propel myself along with the penguin–” Sheamus’ incredible story was sadly cut short, his sister rudely interrupting him right when he was getting to the good part. “And here she is now, my perpetually late little sister.” He teased, mouth falling open as she grabbed his drink. “I was just telling Garrett here about the time I fell into the penguin habitat at the zoo. Because of your tardiness I already told him the horror story of your first menstrual cycle.”

“Did you tell him the penguin situation was just to impress your date?” Addison snickered, flipping her brother off at the mention of her period. She turned to Garrett, rolling her eyes, “basically I was on the volley ball team in sixth grade and we had a home game which means white uniforms.” The Vale scrunched her nose, “it wasn’t pretty but,” she shrugged, “what can you do when mother nature calls?” She set Sheamus’s drink down, ordering her own when the bartender came over, “You want another?” she asked both men, having basically finished her brother’s anyway. 

[addisonxvale]

hxndrcx‌:

“Jokes definitely on you. Here I thought you might have known better.” It wasn’t entirely unknown that within this city kindness usually came with an underlying factor that wasn’t quite so innocent. Then again, he supposed the same could be said about anywhere. “Me?” His nose turned up at the mere thought of it; despite his badge, Hendrix wasn’t quite the standing face of what any deputy should have been, especially when he was off the clock. “Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves, I was just quicker to work out what he wanted than you were. I thought you Vales were the smart ones.”

“Well, you got me, definitely don’t know better. That’s why we’ve got superheroes like you, right?” She snorted, taking a swig of her drink, “help save poor helpless women who might get taken advantage of at the bar.” Her tone veered into sarcasm just because of how he was keeping on about it but, in reality, Addison was smart. She was strong too and she looked perfectly human to boot, which worked to her advantage most times. “Maybe you were quicker because you haven’t finished your drink,” she raised a pointed brow, already on her second of the night, “just trying to savor it or you enjoy sitting alone with that whole,” she gestured to her face, frowning in what she thought was an accurate representation of his own expression, “thing going on?”