Blessed with Beauty and Rage

Iseult || Cleopatra "Cleo" McDuff || Technician agent || 30|| “Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don’t throw away the best of yourself. Even monsters have something they want to protect and they’d kill to keep safe."

[agentcleo]

To be a  k i l l e r  you must first                              kill a little bit of yourself.

[agentcleo]

“I needed someone to save me But nobody ever came So I became like a scarlet f e v e r Set out to destroy everything in my p a t h”

-Inspo

[disillusionedhumanityarchive]

Loving a wild thing is like having a lion for a pet. You know it’s a creature of violence whose very nature and talent is murder, and yet it lies down at your side and purrs for your touch alone.

(via simplcgirl)

[forthwright]

Trouble//f2f//Alex& Cleo

[forthwright]

He might be physically limited, but Alex’s mental awareness was at its peak with all that was going on. He knew he’d been on meds the last few weeks and he may not be as sharp as he could be if he was off them, but the situation made it feel as if a rush of adrenaline had coursed through his veins. His suspicions continued to rise. Not only was the electricity off, but comms were down. This wasn’t good.

“Well, we’re not gonna do any good sitting here,” Alex said, grunting as he put his weight on his crutches and stood up. “We either gotta find Merlin, which I think is impossible in this state, or find out for ourselves what’s going on.” He glanced at Cleo. “You don’t happen to have a gun on you, do you?”

[agentcleo]

She nodded in agreement and looked around to see which direction they should go next. She knew the layout of this place pretty well with the fact she lives here more then she does at her own home. “If you think that, then I suggest checking out the generators and figuring out why they havn’t snapped back on yet.” she suggested in her naturally void of emotions yet collected voice. 

She didn’t look back at him because firstly their was no point it was dark, and secondly she was trying to stay sharp and listen for anymore footsteps. “What kind of girl do you take me for?” She smirked as she took one of the two guns she had on her hips and handed it to him, “I don’t leave my room without at least six weapons on me.” she grinned in the darkness and started walking in the direction of the back-up generators hoping he was following.

[shellar]

[wordsnquotes]

The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something [they] may never get.

Joanna Hoffman (via wordsnquotes)

[agentcleo]

Bump in the Night|| F2F|| Iseult & Antony

[aricgibbon-blog]

Antony has the worst luck. He would decide going for a run outside was brilliant idea before he got caught in the worst storm he’s ever seen. He had barely made it back inside, drenched in rain water and covered in mud. His hair had been whipped around in all directions and frankly, he looked a bit terrifying. He walked blindly down the halls until he missteped and fell on the floor. 

Someone turned the corner and flashed a light in his face. He flinched at the sudden brightness but saw the gun in the person’s hand. “Wait, please, don’t shoot, it’s Antony” he said, holding his hand up to shield his eyes from the light.

“Oh, it’s you” said a female voice. His eyes began to adjust and he looked up to see one of the agents, Iseult.”Yeah, it’s me, sorry, I was just coming back in from a run. This storm is bloody awful. I saw the whole place go dark as I ran back inside! Do you think it’s because of the storm?”

[agentcleo]

Cleo lowered her gun but kept the light between them so they could both see. “I’m not going to shoot you.” She replied with a sigh. him and Jess both, what was with them Cleo didn’t shoot absentmindedly. “Plus if I was your hands wouldn’t have help you like that.” She commented plainly, “Remind me that you guys need to learn how to disarm an opponent next.” she trailed off before realizing what she’d said. Oh hell what was happening to her she was actually thinking about lessons. 

She helped him up and nodded, “Perhaps...probably.” She shrugged. She didn’t want to cause a panic among the recruits after all in case it wasn’t anything. She already spooked the poor fella with her gun. “You should get dried off come on.” She motioned for him to keep walking with her. Nothing could come of just standing around after all right? And Jess had been lighting some of the fireplaces around here right?

[forthwright]

Trouble//f2f//Alex& Cleo

[forthwright]

Alex was relieved when he heard Cleo’s voice in the dark. It took them a while to find each other in the dark, but a few moments of hobbling and Galahad made his way to Iseult.

“Well, I’m not just gonna lie there in the dark,” Alex said. “I wanna know what’s going on.”

He looked around but realized how stupid that was. He could barely see a few feet in front of him. “Is it like this all around HQ?” he asked, fearing what the answer was. 

[agentcleo]

Cleo nodded realizing that he was still who he was and staying still wasn’t an option. “You and me both.” She replied simply. She stayed close to him because while her eyes were adjusting it was a slow process. 

She nodded again though she realized quickly how pointless that might be if he can;t see her, “I think so. So far everywhere I’ve been as been. I was hoping to run into Merlin to ask what’s going on.” She explained. “My laptop won’t even work and that’s battery run so...” She trailed off knowing she didn’t have to voice her suspicions. 

[agentcleo]

Bump in the Night|| F2F|| Iseult & Ector

[professionaljesster]

Memorizing the layout of HQ was endlessly useful during her recruitment days. Five years of being a Kingsman agent later, Jess’s memorization reached full capacity for the massive building. It was a skill she picked up from MI6, and really only became useful when the power went out today.

After talking to Balan earlier, Jessica decided to throw herself into more practical activities to stifle the anxiety creeping up in her chest. Like getting firewood and lighting the various fireplaces around the building, making sure the recruits had flashlights and candles, just menial tasks while Merlin and the rest got the power back.

She didn’t expect to bump into Cleo.

Jess wiggles her hands a little in an attempt to surrender, but it’s a lame attempt when she has a stack of firewood in her arms to her chin. “Yeah, it’s me.” Jess verbally shoots back. She nods to the pistol in Cleo’s hand. “Now that’s the last thing we need, somebody getting shot while there’s a blackout.”

[agentcleo]

Cleo first looked at the pile of wood in confusion then realized what Jess’s intentions where. Notably wise for those who couldn’t see in the dark as well like the recruits or possibly other agents who simply where as trained in such things. Herself being a bit rusty. She re-holstered her gun on her hip and rolled her eyes at the comment.

“I didn’t shoot you now did I?” She replied simply. Cleo wasn’t hasty or trigger happy. She was precise, her perfectionist tendencies where a blessing in that regard. Especially since had it been someone who didn’t belong she’d have wanted them alive to interrogate them. Since she’d been hitting the training room more then normal the prior week her reflexes had gotten sharper. She had no fear of mistakenly shooting someone. 

“Where are you headed? and have you run into Merlin yet?” She asked curiously. She figured if anyone knew what might be going on it was him. 

[agentcleo]

Bump in the Night|| F2F|| Iseult & Open

Cleo had made her way to her workstation after the jolt and darkness fell over her while she was in the halls. She tried to use her laptop, but for some reason it wouldn’t turn on. After trying various pieces of her equipment it seemed that anything linked to HQ was out of commission. That was odd and dangerous. There was no way the storm did that. For once she realized perhaps something simple like a candle would be of some use. She couldn’t count how many times she’s stubbed her toe already on various objects. 

After a while of rummaging through her things she found a lighter and set off again to look through the halls. She tried to steer clear of the main halls because that where people were most likely to be and she was keeping an eye out for those who didn’t belong. 

Heading a bump come from around the corner she instinctively whipped around and in one motion had her gun pointed at the person with her lighter in the other hand to illuminate their face. Her finger ready on the trigger. Luckily she didn’t pull it once she saw who it was. “Oh it’s you?”

[agentcleo]

Everyone’s got a breaking point|| F2f ||Alex and Cleo

[forthwright]

“Yeah, that’s what I want,” Alex said. “To be on more drugs. No thanks.”

“Hey, you and me scratching isn’t such a bad picture,” Alex teased. “You can scratch me and I can scratch you.” He stayed silent for a while before saying, “Okay, that sounded wrong,” and burst out laughing.

[agentcleo]

“I know it’s not what you want, that’s not really a factor here right now.” She reminded him. Whatever was the quickest and hopefully painless way out of here was all that mattered to her. 

She playfully rolled her eyes with a light smile, “It’s only as wrong as you make it. You’re minds in the gutter.” she laughed a bit before standing up. “Well I’ve got to finish up some work or Merlin might kill me if I miss another deadline.” She grinned, “I’ll see you tomorrow Galahad.” She smiled softly and waved. 

[forthwright]

Trouble//f2f//Alex& Cleo

Alex was reading his book by his lonesome on his bed in the infirmary. Things have gotten much better for him in the past few days. The pain started to subside. He was able to sit up on his own. His ribs feel like they’ve recovered for the most part but he still had to take it easy. The sling around his arms was gone. And his cast was getting removed in a few days. He was grateful. He couldn’t bear just lying down here doing nothing.

And then it happened. Alex’s quiet time of reading was interrupted by a power outage that sent the room into darkness. He reached for his cellphone at the bedside table and illuminated his surroundings with the phone’s light. He couldn’t press the intercomm button because, obviously, that wouldn’t work. He sighed. Couldn’t this have happened when he was out of the infirmary?

After a few minutes of sitting in darkness, Alex realized that something was wrong. Why didn’t the generators start? Sure, he knew there was a huge storm outside, but he knew it wasn’t enough to cripple the electricity indefinitely. 

Something was definitely wrong.

Alex swung his legs out of the bed and reached for the crutches that were given to him a few days ago. Using his phone to light the way, he hobbled out of the infirmary.

“Hello?” he called. “Anyone?”

[agentcleo]

Cleo had made it a bit of a habit to take a break at least once a day to go see Alex while he was in the infirmary. She knew he didn’t like being there and the company did them both a bit of good she liked to think. Not so surprisingly Merlin was right that couple days off really did wonders in restarting her. To bad such good feelings never last. 

In the blink of an eye everything went dark. Cleo froze for a moment looking around slowly waiting for the backup generators to kick in. She knew it was bad outside but she didn’t realize it was this bad. However when nothing happened and the entire place remain in darkness she immediately went on her guard. She slowly slipped a hidden dagger from her heel and hid it in her sleeve as she continued to walk forward slowly. She knew HQ pretty well despite the lack of lighting, but she still wanted to give her eyes time to adjust just in case. 

A million different scenarios where going through her mind and none of them good. She faintly heard someone voice and cautiously inched towards it till she realized it was Alex. 

“Galahad?” She asked in a confused whisper. “What are you doing out here right now and like that.” she pointed to the crutches. Of course she knew he was capable, but she failed to understand his plan.

[ella-rowland-blog]

But Why || F2F || Ella & Iseult

Ella sat back from the computer after reading his last message. He was back, but didn’t want to see her. So many emotions flooded her that she didn’t even know what to think. If she couldn’t focus on her training before, it was going to be almost impossible now. She slumped in her chair and sighed. She looked around the room, but no one was in sight. She closed the window she was on, not wanting to see Alex’s message again. Why wouldn’t he want to see her? Unless…and then it clicked. Something must have happened. He must have gotten hurt. Ella quickly shut of the computer, determined to storm off to the infirmary when she walked straight into someone.

“Sorry, excuse me” she muttered, but the person held her there. “Woah hang on a second, are you okay?”

[agentcleo]

Cleo yawned after leaving Alex at the infirmary. It was an emotional rollarcoaster to say the least and she was tired both mentally and physically. Her mind was racing with both worry and relief at the thoughts of him. She was glad he was back, but she had this underlying feeling their was still more to the story then he told her. Of course she couldn’t blame him they were a secret organization so keeping secrets was sort of second nature to them all by now. She was lost in her own thoughts when she accidentally bumped into some on and grabbed onto them to keep herself up. 

“Hm?” She looked up still not fully back in her senses till she saw the girls face. Ella right? She was quite certain she was Alex’s recruit for multiple reasons. “Yes I’m fine just a bit of fatigue.” she replied simply as she released her from her grasp. “What are you doing up and about in this area?” She asked curiously. 

[tinkeringaglovale]

real problems of lazy royal fucker pt 1. // gif-flow || Aglovale & Iseult.

[ dancing around Buck’s halls to I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen with a bunch of Corgis following him like it’s no big deal ]

So, the queen mother tells me I absolutely have to invite someone to ascot horse race because I can’t show up solo another year. Soooooo, anyone? Free champagne and food. You wouldn’t even have to share bed with me, I promise. 

[agentcleo]

I had no idea you’d have any issue at all finding someone to go with you. I don’t know too many around here who’d turn down free food.

[agentcleo]

Home is where the heart is|| para || Cliam

[dagonetliam-blog]

Liam flipped the light switch on in the kitchen and began to make himself coffee. He smiled at her as she talked “It was no trouble at all, half the time I fall asleep on the couch anyways.” Which wasn’t a complete lie. He’d only done that a couple times but he was happy Cleo got the rest she needed.

He rummaged through his refrigerator, trying to decide what to make them for breakfast. ‘Wow, good job mate, first time a girl has slept in your bed without you in it and you’re still making her breakfast’ he thought. His old party boy habit crept into his thoughts every now and then, but this time it caught him off guard. He pushed the thoughts back as he pulled out some eggs.

“Alright then, how about eggs? I can make them any way you like them” He smiled softly at her. He set the eggs down and pulled out the jar where he kept his sugar cubes. He handed the whole thing to her. “All yours, love.”

[agentcleo]

She followed him still kind of looking around slightly waking herself up. “No idea why then. Your bed is pretty comfortable.” she spoke honestly. In fact she might need to invest in buying a new bed herself now. “It’d be hard for me to leave it.” She joked with a giggle. She’d definitely be late to work some mornings. 

She took a seat watching him move around looking for things. It was kind of amusing to her to watch for some reason and put a light smile to her face as she let out one last yawn. “Eggs are fine.” she chimed, “I like mine scrambled if you don’t mind. Or really just any way the yoke isn’t all gooey.” She explained. This time it looked like she’d actually get to see him cook and that was kind of exciting considering how tasty it was last time. 

Her eyes lit up when he passed her an entire jar of sugar cubes. “Oh wow, thank you.” She smiled opening it up, “This just get’s better and better.” She chimed taking one out and popping it into her mouth. She’d have to remember to thank Merlin later for suggesting she take a break even if most of the thanks still go to Liam for being such a wonderful host to her. 

[nepojmenovano]

[fearlesskannon-deactivated20150]

What does this do?

[agentcleo]

Makes me wanna kill you, so I suggest not touching it.