shadow in his veins.

they send me away to find them a fortune a chest filled with diamonds and gold the house was awake, the shadows and monsters the hallways, they echoed and groaned i sat alone, in bed till the morning i'm crying, "they're coming for me" and i tried to hold these secrets inside me my mind's like a deadly disease i'm bigger than my body i'm colder than this home i'm meaner than my demons i'm bigger than these bones and all the kids cried out, "please stop, you're scaring me" i can't help this awful energy god damn right, you should be scared of me - ................................ WHO IS IN CONTROL?

[adriianvl]

scraphs‌:

     “no-” she shakes her head, jaw tight. “but he’s not hurt. i’d know.” the fact that she hasn’t found mason since the attack is enough to send her spiraling but she doesn’t have time for that. “did everyone get out okay ??”

     “ yeah -- that’s good for now. ” while he would rather find the boy and make sure he wouldn’t get hurt himself, adrian was too busy to do so right now, even the fact that he was okay for now was a relief. “ not everyone is out -- we only made sure the west wing is clear for now. we don’t have much till sunrise, i can’t evacuate the whole building. ” he sighed, looking back at her. “ have you heard from your father ? ”

[adriianvl]

scraphs‌:

    almost as soon as the question is asked, he is at her side. adrian. she pushes away the hand of her arm, quickly engulfing him in a hug. “thank raziel, you’re okay-” she lets out a heavy sigh, before pulling back. “no, i was looking for mason. they hit the hunter’s moon too.” aspen says grimly. 

     while he visibly relaxed upon hearing her out, his face still remained with worry, a sigh escaping his lips as he returned the hug. once they pulled back he shook his head, brows knitted. “ of course they did. ” he huffed, lips pressing into a thin line. “ did you find him ? we can’t have him in danger. ”

[adriianvl]

scraphs‌:

      “hey-” aspen murmurs as she stares up at the scene before her. the wreckage that stands of the hotel dumort is an agonizing sight but her face remains impassive. another home leonard wallace has taken from her. her voice is firm, unwavering, as she turns to them. “have you seen dimitri cernat ?? adrian lancaster ??” 

     adrian was distractedly walking towards the institute after having found most of the vampires from the west wing of the hotel a place to stay at when he picked up the familiar voice from blocks away, which made him use his vampiric speed to appear right behind the nephilim. “ move. ” he told the other person before placing a hand on her arm, turning her around urgently yet gently. “ tell me you weren’t in there when they attacked. ”

[adriianvl]

skyfcrths‌:

      it wasn’t directly her business - she wasn’t the alpha after all, so politics wasn’t her place. but after what had happened at the hunter’s moon, she felt that the dumort could use as much help as it could get. age old rivalries be damned. “shit-” the wolf stares between the man beside her and the rock held just inches above her head. splattered on the pavement wasn’t really how she planned to check out of this world. “cheers.” she barks out a nervous laugh, attention returning to her rescuer. “you’re the guy aren’t you ?? the head honcho so to speak.”

     with a hum as a response, adrian lowered the piece of rock down to the ground, rolling it out of the way before looking back at the werewolf. now with his powers back, he could almost feel happy to be able to smell the distinct ... wolf scent. almost. with a dragged moment of registering her question, he then held a hand up and dropped within the next second wearily. “ that would be me. ” head tilted to the side, he then cocked a brow. “ are you sent by morelli ? ”

[adriianvl]

damnedhvnter‌:

roman blinked repeatedly for a moment, somewhat in a daze. usually he would be alert about his surrounding and have quick reflexes, but something had him distracted. “uh..thanks i guess..” he spoke up, moving back. “so what’s up with the evacuation, we got an alert at the institute.” getting straight to business as usual, as he studied the area around him, making a mental note to scope out the perimeter once he made his rounds of questionings.

     the debris abandoned to the side, adrian turned to look back at the man, an eyebrow being raised in the process. “ we are down to four floors on the west wing because of that bloody bastard sitting on a throne in that beloved institute. ” he said, voice calm but painfully bitter. with a huff, the vampire then brushed his palms off the dust, gaze moving around to check up on others. “ within hours, any vampire of mine who took residance in those ruins will have to seek shelter somewhere else because of the upcoming day. ”

[adriianvl]

@augustzhao !!

     “ zhao. ” adrian greeted the other with a polite tip of his head, clad in a black suit after having just left a meeting at his company. even though they had been going through such drastic times in the shadow world, adrian couldn’t let go of one of the few things that let him be as close to a human. clearing his throat, the vampire slowly approached. “ it’s been a while, old friend. ”

[adriianvl]

sxrenssong‌:

She tried to ignore his first words, even if there was much choice for her, loyalty and family came before all others for Kat, and that was part of the problem, the lines were quickly blurring of those she cared for that were getting hurt in this mess. A sigh escaped her, watching him with a quiet smile, this position as clan leader suited him, “I wish I had done anything, it feels like I sat idly by while he destroyed places and people we both care for, in search of something I’m not sure can even be achieved anymore.”

     “ sometimes all we can do is to just ... sit idly as things happen. ” adrian said, gaze dropping far for a moment, the flashes of water tanks, bloodied bedsheets, chains, the long fingernails of the witch teasing down his neck, bubbles, heartbeats, seashells and much more filling his mind. “ i think you and i know that the best. ” he gave her what could pass as an apologetic smile -- more like a failure at it -- before lifting his hand to place on her shoulder. “ i loathe him -- i loathe him for hurting my people and endangering alexandra’s life through me, while at it. i do. but you’re not him. it wasn’t your fault. ”

[adriianvl]

          ADRIAN   VINCENT   LANCASTER  ...  had  inevitably  and  undoubtedly  has  fallen  in  love  with  the  woman  before  him  .  and  in  that  exact  moment  ,  there  was  no  going  back  now  .  without  a  word  he  looked  into  alexandra’s  eyes,  feeling  warmer  against  such  sincerity  that  her gaze  held   and  the next  moment  he  was  leaning  in  fast  ,  only  giving  enough  time  for  her  to  pull  back  or  push  away  but  thankfully  ,  that  never  happened  and  finally  their  lips  crashed  ,  warm  on  cold.  as  if  hungry  for  it  ,  adrian  kissed  her  passionately  ,  soft  with  pouring  of  love  but  still  rough  with  all  the  bottled  up  feelings  .  an  arm  wrapped  around  her  waist  ,  the  other  rested  on  her  cheek  ------  and  the  moment  stretched  onto  what  felt  like  FOREVER .

@alexgraymark

[shineyma]

GRANT WARD APPRECIATION WEEK [2] favorite version of Grant        » head of Hydra 

[adriianvl]

alexgraymark‌:

part of her wanted to say that smooth was boring, but she bit her tongue. the situation called for a more serious stance from the demon-blooded shadowhunter, and she knew when to deliver. besides, the blonde believed smooth was boring when adrian wasn’t involved. although she knew he could handle himself ( seriously, it was impressive how he’d managed to hold his own even without his vampire powers, and if it was possible, she was all the more smitten by him now ), she’d rather if every fight he was involved in went smoothly. the thought of adrian getting hurt was one she couldn’t live with; not because she’d bear the same injuries, but because of how much the vampire leader meant to her. their journey was just getting started and she would be damned if anything ─ or anyone ─ got in their way. once they were done with the three, she turned to him, intending to tightly wrap her arms around his figure ( and maybe flick his forehead for leaving without telling her ) but she instantly stopped at the look on his face and the way he said her name. ❝ adrian? ❞ she asked, getting closer as her gaze fell on where he was looking at, the two people approaching. her hand gripped his arm lightly. ❝ adrian ─ who are they? ❞ alexandra had a feeling she knew the answer to that question already.

eyes locked on the two, adrian could feel his undead heart breaking. he had already suffered the loss of them once; he left the kingdom one day -- when he first became a vampire -- to never come back. he could still remember their faces, how worried they looked the last time he saw them. the caring king and queen, at their dying son’s bedside, doing all they could to save the young prince. but those... those faces that stared back at him right now were so far from how he always remembered them. and yet, it didn’t stop adrian from slowly approaching, gently breaking the contact with alexandra as he left her behind. as soon as he was close enough came the first strike from the king -- a backhand to the cheek. “ father,” adrian whispered, eyes watering slightly as he saw him stretch his arm to hit again. “ father please.” he begged, but the punch landed anyway. the pain was what reminded him of alexandra. turning around, he looked at her for a moment, the blood resembling the almost same pattern on his face -- and that was when he knew he had to do it. if not for himself, then for the woman that had his heart. so with one swift move he dodged another hit, grabbing the arm to twist to the back, his other arm moving to lock the king’s head in a firm grip, one that was enough to stop the air from reaching his lungs. the more he trashed around, the more it pained him, the quiet begging for him to just be done already leaving his lips repeatedly as he wasn’t aware of his mother grabbing a branch from the ground, snapping it to sharpen while stepping closer to him from the back.

[adriianvl]

enzomcrelli‌:

❝ all of the above sounds about right. ❞ enzo mused, heaving a sigh as he quickly glanced around them. in his experience, vampires didn’t take well to an alpha walking so freely into their territory ─ but their situation was so unusual that his presence didn’t even seem to bother the clan members. it might have been comical if it wasn’t… weird. he was used to direct confrontation, not whatever this was. still, that was hardly what mattered in the moment. ❝ as alright as expected. the bar was their place, their safe haven. ❞ he trailed off, another wave of anger hitting him. ❝ they’re the one reason why i’m not banging at the institute’s doors right about now. ❞

even though adrian never really had the natural feud against the wolf kind, he was aware that it still must be weird for the two of them, the leaders of the tale-worthy opposides, to stand there calmly, discussing the situation. but in all honesty, what was normal about the shadow world anymore ? “ and he knew that. he knew what it meant so he attacked where we hold close to the heart.” he paused, pointing at the ruins over the right wing’s top four floors. “ i’ve yet to find out how, but he must have known that part’s importance to me.” he didn’t go into detail, figuring this much was enough. adrian then turned to look at enzo once again, taking an unneeded breath out of habit. “ i would not recommend that either, but this has gone too far -- he should be stopped.”

[adriianvl]

sxrenssong‌:

She felt guilty, of all the things that Kat could have processed, this wasn’t one of them. Seeing him here, caring so much about so many other people and then there was the way he looked at her, something in his eyes she could never figure out. “I didn’t have much choice.” Kat sighed, the nickname tugging at a part of her heart she thought she had lost a long time ago, “You probably think I’m crazy, huh? To be by his side?”

“ you always have a choice.” he said, a bitter yet wise smile tugging at the edge of his lips as he directed his gaze down for a moment, then back at her. hands moving to being tucked into the pockets of his jacket, he then shook his head once. “ no.” a pause, the vampire considered again, still finding the same answer. “ love and fear are two things that can make someone do about anything. and i know better than to judge your choices as its result.”

[unworthyheart]

He’s never gonna make it, All the poor people he’s forsaken; Karma is always gonna chase him for his lies. It’s just a game of waiting, From the church steeple down to Satan; Karma, there’s really no escape until he dies.

[adriianvl]

piperstevensx‌:

piper was walking on the way back home, she wasn’t paying attention until she felt someone rush beside her. her wide hazel eyes stared at the rock and then to the man who stopped it from hitting her. “t-thank you.” the shadowhunter said quietly. “h-how did you?”

     looking down at her, adrian raised a brow, lips almost quirking into a smirk at how surprised she sounded. almost. “ perks of being a -- ” he began, grunting quietly as he threw the big debris to the side. “ vampire. ” the brit finished, dusting his hands off. “ and you ought to be careful these days, eh. ”

[adriianvl]

enzomcrelli‌:

once the fire at the hunter’s moon had been more or less taken care of ( meaning he knew for sure there was no one else inside and the werewolves were safe ─ albeit injured and pissed off ), enzo set out to gather informantion on what exactly had just happened. as he walked through town, going from one downworld spot to another, he realized there was much more to this story. when he spotted the vampire saving someone from being crushed by a block of stone, enzo approached them with rage in his eyes. ❝ let me guess ─ wallace? disaster? bullshit? ❞

     debris left to the side before he clapped the vampire on the back in a friendly manner, he then turned upon hearing the footsteps approaching, the face not a familiar one around the hotel but surely one that he knew well. “ all of the above. ” he replied, weariness hanging on his tone as he looked at the alpha. he had been meaning to arrange a meeting with enzo so to meet him under such circumstances was quite frustrating. “ that bloody bastard went too far this time. ” the british man growled, eyes on the left wing of the hotel four floors down, then back on him. “ is your pack alright ? ”

[adriianvl]

sxrenssong‌:

She had tried to stay hidden, keep out of Adrians business, he had far more important things to do than worry about his little mermaid from the tank and yet she had to check in, make sure that he really was thriving as much as she had heard. The darkness was easy to hide in, or she had thought so, not expecting her steps forward to be interrupted by falling debris, “My savior.” Her words came out dry, a little more sarcastic than she had meant to but then how many times had she called him that despite knowing he could have done more than just kept her company all those years, “Is everyone safe?”

     seeing the face before him, adrian was taken aback for a moment, the look of surprise flashing on his face for a split second before he fixed his posture and expression. throwing the rock to the side by a single hand, he dusted his palms off by clapping them down a few times, giving a shake of his head. “ that’s what i’m trying to figure. ” he replied, straight to the point. but then again, for how long he was going to ignore her presence, or the effect of it on him, by keeping it that way ? not long, apparently. “ great timing to come back, ‘rina. ”

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[adriianvl]

@badveins