porcelain, ivory, steel.

[alexgraymark]

ALESSANDRA WALLACE‌:

      “i’ve always been a proponent of other living spaces besides the institute itself.” alessa said it casually as possible, not trying incite anything about it in her tone. though being the sister of the main causing all this had its perks. “don’t say i didn’t offer. i tried.” she shrugged and gave a pleasant enough smile at her. “i’ve been well, i spent time in london, visiting friends there, it’s why i’ve been away until now.”

❝ yeah well, now i see why. ❞ lexi says with a tilt of her head, a low chuckle escaping her lips. even before all of this happened, she wasn’t the biggest fan of living in the institute, but it was so convenient that she never made any effort to move. that has certainly changed. ❝ don’t worry, i won’t. ❞ she assures, grinning slightly. being thrown out of the institute might be the little push she’d been needing. ❝ you got one hell of a welcome back gift, huh? ❞

[alexgraymark]

ANTHONY WALLACE‌:

“I hate to break it to ya, but whatever you’re looking for is not here. I suggest trying the shop a quarter mile up the road.”

❝ eh, it’s fine. ❞ she says, despite the small sigh that escapes her lips. ❝ it wasn’t that important, anyways. ❞

[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 .

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[alexgraymark]

VEXALIA‌:

The initial comment earned a smirk from the seelie knight, if only for the conviction of her claim. “Bold of you to assume you’re that good.” Vexalia noted firstly, before releasing the shadowhunter and moving back a few paces. “And you’re not? You’re the ones on the brink of war, child.” She added, a brow raising at the remark. People were clearly not taking the threat as seriously as they ought to while it was dormant. In truth, it was almost comical to her, but on their own heads be it. The inhabitants of this realm never did seem to learn from their mistakes, and so far, it was no concern of hers. 

a low laugh escaped her lips at the woman’s words, perhaps not the most appropriate response ( or the response one might expect ) but it had been almost instinctive. indeed, it was bold of her, she couldn’t deny that. alexandra was far from being the best on any aspect, but that didn’t mean she didn’t pride herself in being good. and even if that wasn’t the case, a little confidence could go a long way. ❝ we are all on the brink of war. ❞ the blonde stated with a tilt of her head. ❝ one of my own started it, but i’d argue it is everyone’s problem. ❞

[alexgraymark]

ADRIAN LANCASTER‌:

      watching the man being dropped down, he was confused for a moment until he saw the seraph blade going right through his chest. alexandra. of course she was here – what did he think ?? that she wouldn’t feel at least the stinging pain on his knuckles from throwing punches, if not the mild beating up he recieved in return ? trying not to get too distracted, though, he focused back on the fight, grabbing the one reaching for lexi by the collar. without his vampiric abilities it was a lot harder ( hell, all it’d take was one snap of the neck and they’d be done ) to fight them off but hell if he was letting them anywhere near her. “ this was supposed to go smoother. ” he growled, not at alexandra but out of frustration, hitting the man square on the jaw before bracing himself for the other. two against two, they certainly could handle it now. when he saw lexi dealing with the other, he focused on this one. within minutes there was only them, standing among numerous bodies. but adrian didn’t feel any different. that was when he saw the two slowly approaching – his parents. lips parting slightly, he stood there covered in blood, expression so out of it as he watched them walk closer with sinister looks on their faces. “ alexandra … ”

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.

[alexgraymark]

JADE VASHI‌:

Jade thought for a moment. “This probably sounds really basic, but I really like curry with naan bread. Everybody in my family makes it a little different, so it’s never the same. My Mom’s is probably my favorite followed by my Aunt’s. They are really competitive so it’s really funny to watch. Not everyone likes curry though.”

❝ curry, huh? no, it’s not basic at all. ❞ a bittersweet smile spread across her lips then. she didn’t mean to, but hearing about how close jade seemed to be with her family, even when it came to something as mundane as cooking, made her feel a bit envious that she’d never had that with her own family. ❝ we’re settled, then. you can make me some of that famous curry. ❞ 

[alexgraymark]

LUKAS WALLACE‌:

lukas’ brow rose at first, an obvious glint of curiosity in his eyes, he knew her enough to know that her agreeing with him was just the beginning. and he wasn’t let down as alexandra’s next words arrived, sinking in, and making the shadowhunter snort a little too loudly than how he should have. ❝ uuuh. feisty. ❞ he chuckled, the grin ever so present upon his features. ❝ how cruel, thinking of depriving me of that. not even my worst enemy would deserve it. ❞ he tilted his head to the side. ❝ and i doubt my wolfie would be all that happy about it, and not just because he’d be feeling it too. ❞

his snort only made alexandra’s desire to follow through with her own words grow. in that moment, she couldn’t help but wish she was better at controlling her temper ( even though she had gotten a lot of progress on that area already ), because the annoyance was obvious on her features and she’d rather not give him the reaction that he wanted. ❝ you have no idea. ❞ she retorted, arms crossing against her chest. as he went on, a laugh escaped her lips as she felt more amused than annoyed for once. ❝ oh, i’m sure you and your wolfie will work through that, lukie. take it as a test ─ to see if your love is strong enough, hm? ❞

[alexgraymark]

DIMITRI CERNAT‌:

❝ i suppose that’s why they say we don’t choose our family, bad or good, we can’t do much about changing them. ❞ he mused, not that he had much experience with that considering he was lucky enough to have good parents, at least when he was still alive and breathing. he looked at her, carefully, out of the corner of his eye as they were walking, waiting for the moment when it would all sink in. and he didn’t have to wait much for it, noticing when she stopped walking, the daylighter almost pulled a face. he stopped too, turning around to fully look at her before he spoke. ❝ technically yeah, i mean, by blood we definitely are. but i would understand if you’d rather not…? ❞ good going dimitri, guess that was what happen when you had believed you didn’t have any family left for the last seventy years. ❝ i have found it out not too long ago too. ❞

❝ yeah, that’s why. ❞ it would be a lie to say alexandra had never wished she could choose her family, but that was before she learned that family means much more than being related by blood. it wasn’t until she met natalia that the blonde fully understood the meaning of that. the mermaid had been more of a mom to her than her own mother ever had. that was also when she realized that it would be no good to stay upset over things she couldn’t change. ever since then, she hadn’t payed much mind to it. but now... now that she found out the vampire by her side was part of her family, maybe she could revisit the subject. maybe things would be different with him. she was willing to take the risk. ❝ no, it’s ─ i ─ that’s not what i meant, dimitri. ❞ she attempted to explain, biting her bottom lip for a moment. ❝ my parents may have not been the best, but that has no effect on you, or how i see you, or how i could grow to see you... as family. just the fact that you told me about this at all makes me believe that there’s a reason behind it. how do you feel about this? do you want family? ❞

[alexgraymark]

adriianvl‌:

@alexgraymark !!

     even though adrian couldn’t remember how he ended up in that dead end street with blood on his knuckles and face, alone against at least a dozen of undead people now – but in the beginning of it all there he was laying in the bed, tracing small patterns on alexandra’s bare skin in deep thought; then he was suddenly getting out of the bed and putting some clothes on. with his mind being made, he gathered his most trusted vampires in the meeting room and after asking for volunteers, he ended up here with numerous vampires against the army of people back from the dead for him. and in the end they were almost succesful, but with a cost. seeing all the injured vampires – even fast healing couldn’t be that fast on the battlefield – he ordered them all to return to safety, assuming he’d be fine on his own. so far he had been succesful but on his own, he ended up getting beaten up some and in the heat of the fight it didn’t even occur that it would wake lexi from her sleep – he didn’t even see her coming as he began to launch to fight three people off of him.

it didn’t take that long for her to notice that the spot next to her on the bed, where adrian was supposed to be, was empty. call it intuition, or a consequence of the bond, or even the training she’d gone through, but his absence didn’t go unnoticed. however, it wasn’t until she felt sudden pain that the blonde fully woke up, quickly jumping out of the bed and putting some clothes on ─ whatever she could find would be good enough. she didn’t have any time or desire to dwell on that now, not when she knew that adrian was hurt. as she walked through the hotel, spotting the healing ( but agitated ) vampires, she’d managed to get them to tell her where he was. in just a few minutes she found herself at the dead end street, instantly reaching for her seraph blade at the sight of adrian fighting off three people. pulling one of them off of him, her blade came out dripping with their blood after she shoved it in their chest, body falling to the ground as she tried to keep the other one away. ❝ why the hell didn’t you wake me up? ❞ it was hardly the time for such a conversation, but she payed no mind to that.

[alexgraymark]

knightblocd‌:

Vexalia felt the presence far before anything else. She wasn’t usually so on edge, but with the mundane world on the brink of war and a Queen to protect, things that seemed insignificant mere months ago had her on high alert now. It wasn’t until she was halfway down an alley that she finally made her move, a hand coming to rest at the concealed gun tucked into her jeans as she spun around to push said person against the wall. “Why are you following me?”  

letting out a huff as her back collided with the wall, alexandra squeezed her eyes shut for a moment before opening them again when the seelie properly addressed her. ❝ i’m not. ❞ she spoke through gritted teeth. ❝ i wouldn’t be stupid enough to get caught. ❞ the demon-blooded shadowhunter added, as if that bit of information made all the difference in the world. truth be told, she had considered the possibility of following the other ─ for information if nothing else. she lacked details, but she knew that the seelie had some sort of tie with the queen. still, she’d decided against it. ❝ a bit jumpy and paranoid, are we? ❞

[dailyamberheard]

[alexgraymark]

alessandrawallace‌:

    “so where have you been hiding out alex?” it was a genuine enough question to ask, especially since a lot of the shadowhunters of los angeles had been displaced. “if you wish, i could find a way for you to be allowed freely back into the institute.” @alexgraymark

❝ well, since your brother left me homeless, let’s just say i’ve been... managing. ❞ alex replied with a half shrug, a grin tugging at her lips at the thought of just where she has been hiding out. ❝ thanks for the offer, but i don’t think that would be the best idea. ❞ with her temper, she was likely to cause trouble at the institute. besides, she was exactly where she wanted to be. ❝ how have you been? ❞

[alexgraymark]

ashbornxsebastian‌:

     “   My apologies —– did I hit a tender spot ? People lately are pretty nervous about everything ; soon it will be wrong to ask about the weather.   “

❝ yeah, smartass, you hit a tender spot. ❞ she mimics his voice and accent, rolling her eyes once again. ❝ not like people were ever known for being calm, anyways. i don’t see much of a difference. ❞ 

[googlepliers]

[percyfraser]

Amber Heard as Chenault in The Rum Diary (2011)

[alexgraymark]

ashbornxsebastian‌:

          “   Now, it is not that bad, isn’t it ? People seem pretty trigger-happy here anyway, don’t see why few more murderous undead are such big deal.   “

rubbing her temples, alexandra inhaled a deep breath, only being able to think about adrian’s reaction to the undead roaming the streets. ❝ stop talking. ❞

[alexgraymark]

[text] I can’t stop thinking about you. (adrian)

( text ─ 10:27 pm ) : you know…( text ─ 10:27 pm ) : if you were here, you wouldn’t have to think about me at all( text ─ 10:28 pm ) : just an observation, that’s all. // @adriianvl