20. beater.

darkness is a harsh term don't you think? Yet it dominates the things I see It seems that [all my bridges] have been burned But you say 'That's exactly how this grace thing works' It's not the long walk home that will change this heart But the welcome I receive with every start Stars [hide your fires] For these here are my desires ALURA - 20 - MOOSEJAW

[aluraxlestrange]

ncahlockwood‌:

“Please, this is way better than those lame hospital fundraiser parties that I take you to,” Noah replied. Noah kissed her back gently before answering her question. “Sure, what’s the secret?”

"Everyone thinks I have the hottest boyfriend." She whispered in his ear, giggling. Alura wrapped her arms around his waist, laying her head on his shoulder for a moment as her eyes darted between everyone around them. "That's not a secret." She decided, pouting slightly.

[aluraxlestrange]

seeking-retribution‌:

Braxley ate his food silently for a moment, “Ok but what if I suck at that stuff? And does Noah know about, you know?” Braxley’s biggest problem was when and how to tell Sierra that he was werewolf. It was a big deal and many wizards still didn’t take it easily.

“Trust me, take faith in the fact that at the very least, you can’t possibly suck more at that than I do.” She thought about it for a second before divulging more about her past than she ever had before - albeit still not a lot. “Literally nothing in my life growing up has ever contributed to me being able to form a lasting, healthy relationship.” With a small sigh, she blinked the images of her father and her childhood home away from her mind, answering his next question. “Yes, Noah knows. He actually knew before we got together.”

[aluraxlestrange]

ncahlockwood‌:

Noah gave her a gentle kiss. “I’d dress up for you any day.”

She grinned against his lips, a soft, content sigh escaping her. “I’ll have to remember that.”

[aluraxlestrange]

Doubling Up | Alura & Noah

[aluraxlestrange]

ncahlockwood‌:

“I’m sure we’ll just chill at her apartment, or at my brother’s,” he replied. “No dark alleys or other sketchy places,” he told her. “But you don’t have to feel obligated to come, I can really go by myself if I do go.”

Alura nodded with a small chuckle, he didn’t have to say it - she already knew he would do everything he could in order to keep her safe. “I don’t feel obligated.” She replied, rolling her eyes at the word. “I want to go, if you do. You know that if it’s important to you it’s important to me. Plus, I miss Jaz.”

[aluraxlestrange]

ginevrawindsor‌:

Ginny smiled. “Yeah, most people do. They’re one of my favorite flowers.” She watched as Alura tucked the flower behind her ear, pleased at how it seemed to fit perfectly. “We should start a petition. Or a riot! Ooh, let’s start a riot!”

“You’ve got the wrong twin if you’re looking to start a riot.” She laughed, shaking her head. “I’ll have to steer you in my sister’s direction for that, I tend to try to blend in as much as possible.” Alura shrugged, thinking she had had enough drama to last quite a few lifetimes. She craved boring. “But she’s got the same face, so I guess that’s something.”

[aluraxlestrange]

ncahlockwood‌:

Noah widened his eyes a little. “What? Oh, no, I am having fun. Why wouldn’t I be having fun?”

“I dunno, these are all my friends.” She shrugged, still not quite used to someone wanting to do the same things she wanted, to spend time with her. “I just want to make sure.” Alura smiled brightly, leaning in to give him a small kiss. “Wanna know a secret?”

[aluraxlestrange]

Alura was in a good mood - a better mood than she’d been in in weeks. She loved the new year, especially now that they had their own life, away from her father. She sauntered off, leaning into Noah when she found him. “Are you having fun? Do you want to leave? We can leave if you’re not having fun.”

@ncahlockwood

[aluraxlestrange]

heather-andrews‌:

“Oh you totally should. They’re really exciting. There’s a magical timer on the quodpot but it’s not visible or anything so you never know when it’s going to go off.” Heather took another drink off ofa passing tray. “I’ll save you some tickets when we’re back in season.”

“That’s....” Alura was out of words to describe what she thought it was, bizarre still being forefront in her mind. “Oh, could you? That’d be amazing!”

[aluraxlestrange]

✉ Alura Lestrange

Amata: Well I can't imagine it's any better than what not-really-offering them a cookie got me.

Alura: Who would have thought mine would be the safe profession?

Alura: Did you go see Noah?

[novaatwater]

aluralestrange‌:

“Trust me, not this time.” She laughed, although the thought made her smile, regardless. It was nice to know other people thought highly of you - even if they were misguided. “Nothing on the horizon for you? There’s gotta be someone you think is cute.”

Nova shrugged. “I’m not sure,” she replied. “I went through a rough relationship a little while ago and I’m still not sure if I want to put myself out there again yet.”

[aluraxlestrange]

"I can get that." She said, voice soft. Alura liked Nova, and she didn't know for sure but was decently certain their situations were wildly different. But she had been scared to let Noah in all the same. "You'll know when you're ready. No rush, right?"

[aluraxlestrange]

Doubling Up | Alura & Noah

[ncahlockwood]

aluralestrange‌:

Alura laughed, nodding as she swallowed her mouthful of wine, a smile playing across her features before she replied. “I think you might have that backwards. We’re at least tied.” She grinned, shrugging slightly. Braxley was one of her best friends, as well as her teammate, and she was certain they’d get into some sort of trouble together before it was all over. “We could go visit next year, you know, if she can’t come here.” She said softly, not wanting to push him too hard and ruin their good moods. “Or before. Or both.”

Noah nodded. “I’d like that,” he replied. “I miss her.” He curled up more with her. “Are you sure you’d be fine going back to England if we go?”

[aluraxlestrange]

Alura smiled softly, running her fingers through his hair as he got closer, wondering not for the first time how she could have possibly gotten so lucky. She would love to see Jasmine, but she couldn't hide the small sigh that escaped her at his question. She thought it over for a second, wanting to make sure the answer she gave him was the honest one. "Yes, I think so. I mean, we probably won't run into..." She swallowed hard around his name, but kept going anyway. "It'll be fine, s'long as we avoid sketchy places at dusk." She finished, trying to keep the mood light.

[ncahlockwood]

aluralestrange‌:

“I mean, you never met Rabastan so I guess it’s not so ridiculous. We weren’t allowed to even talk about No-Maj things without….. well.” Without getting beaten, but they were having a nice time and she didn’t want to talk about that right now, so she sent him a grin as he kissed her and winked before going on. “Oh, I can teach you all about stuffy pureblood parties, and every way to get out of them without getting caught.”

“Oh you don’t have to teach me about those,” he replied teasingly, with a smile. “You can teach me like other magic stuff.”

[aluraxlestrange]

"I don't know, I think it might be fun if I went with you." She smiled, tilting her head as she thought about it. "Not that I'm getting invited anymore, but I like it when you dress up."

[ncahlockwood]

rough night. || alura & noah.

[ncahlockwood]

aluralestrange‌:

“It’s not fair.” She said softly, frowning just a little at his words. Everything he said, she understood completely - she felt the same way about her own condition. But it was different for her than it was for him. There was nothing she could do to change it. “I can’t hide the parts of me that I don’t like from you, even if I wanted to.”

Noah bit his lip. “I don’t ever want to hurt you,” Noah told her, kissing her hand, holding it in between his. “And I saw you flinch, and then you…” he trailed off. “I don’t ever want to hurt you.”

[aluraxlestrange]

"You won't." She insisted softly, watching as his lips met her skin with the smallest of smiles. "And not just because of what I am. You've.... got darkness in you, but we all do." Alura shrugged, pulling her legs up underneath her and scooting herself closer to him. "But you've got so much more good." She had never once been afraid he might lose his temper with her - not in the way Rabastan had. She felt safe with him. More than she ever had before. "I'm... sorry." The word was almost foreign to her, but it lifted a weight from her. She put her head on his shoulder with a sigh. "I love you."

[ginevrawindsor]

aluralestrange‌:

“Hmph.” Alura grunted, hands on her hipped as she surveyed the corn around them. It smelled too strong - she didn’t like it, and she wrinkled her nose as she brought her attention back to her new friend. “You really know your flowers, huh? I mean, sorry, obviously, I just….” She sighed, frustrated. This was why she didn’t make new friends. “Mums, huh?”

“I know enough about them.” Ginny laughed lightly. “Yeah, they’re the really big ones with lots of petals. Really pretty, they come in all sorts of colors. In seasons that aren’t the fall they’re usually just called chrysanthemums, but for some reason, we give them a completely different name during the fall. It’s dumb.” Ginny held up her wand, focusing as she made a burgundy mum sprout from the ground. She picked it with her hand before handing it to Alura. “Much better fall flower.”

[aluraxlestrange]

"Oh." Alura said in recognition as she handed her the single flower, taking a second to appreciate the other woman's handiwork. "I know what these are." Smiling warmly, she tucked it behind her ear, inordinately pleased with herself for recognizing what it was she was talking about. That didn't happen a lot for her - not for innocent things like flowers. "I agree. Much better than corn."

[seeking-retribution]

aluralestrange‌:

“I literally cried all night two weeks ago because Noah slept in his own room and I thought that meant we were breaking up. So he’s definitely not hanging around because it’s fun.” Alura laughed, rolling her eyes. She was so not good at the whole relationship thing, but she would try to offer whatever help she could. “I mean, if you’ve been on a few dates than it sounds like she’s definitely into you. So just…. don’t mess it up. It’s not that hard. Can’t be, if I can manage.”

Braxley winced, “But you figured it out, didn’t you? “ He rolled his eyes at her answer, “Yeah, i’ll try my best to no mess it up. Whatever the hell that means.” Braxley had never really had a serious girlfriend before and he desperately wanted Sierra to stick around for awhile.

[aluraxlestrange]

"I mean, if bu figured it out you mean made a complete fool of myself when he went for a glass of water, then yes. We figured it out." She grinned ruefully, shrugging. "No but seriously, it's all about talking and shit." She took a bite of a powdered donut, watching with a light frown as it fell and dusted the top of her shirt. "All that gross Dr. Phil shit."

[heather-andrews]

aluralestrange‌:

“Ok, but imagine how much we would hate literally any other job if we’re already starting to dread flying.” She laughed, grimacing at the mere thought. “Blue?” Alura questioned, not quite sure what that meant. “Did they do that to you when you lost or something?” That seemed rather unfair, but she knew next to nothing about American magic, still.

“That’s true.” Heather laughed. “I hadn’t thought about it that way. Oh, merlin’s beard no. The quodpot, it’s filled with blue ink, powder mixture. So when it explodes, it goes everywhere. No cheating allowed.” She laughed.

[aluraxlestrange]

"Oh. That's - well that's..... just bizarre." She laughed, shaking her head. Alura understood the sport even less now, finding it hard to picture exactly what went on during a game. "Maybe I'll have to go catch a match."

[aluraxlestrange]

✉ Alura Lestrange

Amata: You're impossible

Amata: You're not suppose to offer them anything. They take it as an insult.

Alura: Well that's a little rude

Alura: What happens if you actually insult them?