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»      𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐘    [  . . .  ]     #BADANNES  is  a  dependent mumu  blog  for  KONGEDAHQ's  ayla dearden,   written commanded by lou .

𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒  :   introduction .   google docs .   pinterest .

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#𝟎𝟎𝟏 :   𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐄  𝐈𝐒  𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐈'𝐃  𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑  𝐀𝐍  𝐔𝐍𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄  𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 .   how  she  presents  information  is  in  whatever  way  benefits  her  the  best ,   fluffing  the  edges  of  a  story  just  enough  to  not  reflect  too  badly  on  her .     she  would  never  lie  about  the  information  that’s  vital  to  their  survival  but  rather  small ,   innocuous  stuff .     her  own  self  image  is  also  warped  by  this ,   bree  believing  herself  to  be  a  good  person  and  selfless  when  in  fact  she’s  not  the  worst  person  but  definately  a  bad  influence  whose  likely  going  to  fall  down  the  same  path  as  her  father  and  ultimately ,   having  learnt  from  his  behaviour ,   only  looking  out  for  herself  in  the  scheme  of  things  and  being  very  selfish .

[badannes]

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐒 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐄   ﹕ ​

Marcus was passing by, overhearing  the exchange between the two. He paused for a moment. Paying less attention to the guards next to him as they rattled off strategy plans to find Clarke that would most likely result in nothing. Finally he had to hold up his hand to silence them. He wasn’t in charge anymore, it really wasn’t his problem. He had enough to deal with, but the military man in him; the councilman couldn’t just say nothing. “ So who should do it?” he called. Walking towards her, Marcus stopped in front of the pair. “ We are all busy getting ready and you are doing what? Giving people a hard  time. If not you then who. What are you so busy with that you can’t pitch in to help?”  On the ark if you didn’t contribute , you didn’t eat. Things were a little different on the ground– but just barely. 

𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐏  𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒  𝐇𝐄𝐑 ,  bree’s  words  stuttering  to  a  close  as  kane  interrupts .        of  all  the  people  to  call  her  on  her  shit  today ,   or  any  day ,   bree  never  expected  a  god  damn  council  member  to  do  so .     she’s  silent  the  entire  time  he  puts  her  in  her  place ,    hating  the  authority  in  his  tone  and  swallowing  down  on  the  lump  forming  in  her  throat .     memories  of  her  fathers  temperament  and  how  she’d  be  stubborn  enough  to  hold  back  the  tears  so  he  wouldn’t  have  the  satisfaction  after  yelling  at  her  in  those  last  few  months  she’d  had  with  him .

“  i  never  said  i  was  busy ,  ”     she  bites  back ,   “  i  just  can’t  really  do  heavy  labour .   i  was  ill  a  lot  as  a  kid  and ,   uh ,   after  the  mountain  and ...  ”   bree  takes  a  moment  to  bring  a  look  of  sadness  in  her  eyes  before  continuing ,   “  everything  that  happened  i’m  just  not  as  strong  as  i  used  to  be .  ”

[badannes]

𝐉𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍  ﹕ ​ ​

“ 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 the dead? ”   jasper asks audibly,   his stark sentence not at all mumbled or muttered.   he means it.    sighing,    he moves to sit down next to bree,    pressing his palms into his eyes to relieve some of the pressure he feels all over but to no avail.   jasper groans as he lays back and grumbles,    “ sure,   bree,   uppers sound good.   i’m all for committin’ good ol’ crimes,  too, ”    jasper says with mock enthusiasm.    anything to distract him from the thoughts running through his mind.

𝐈𝐓'𝐒  𝐍𝐎𝐓  𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐖𝐀𝐘  𝐒𝐇𝐄  𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐍𝐒  𝐀𝐓  𝐇𝐈𝐒  𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒  nor  when  she  visibly  rolls  her  eyes  at  the  mourning  man  but  bree  doesn’t  care  enough  to  apologise  for  it .     anyway ,   it’s  his  fault  for  bringing  the  mood  down  even  more  when  i’m  trying  to  help ,   she  thinks .     “  best  stuff’s  reserved  for  like  bad  injuries ,   i  don’t  think  they’ll  give  us  that  for  a  headache  or  bruised  muscles ...  ”   she  fake  ponders  for  a  second  before  putting  on  a  gasp ,   turning  back  to  jasper  like  she  had  an  idea .     “  they’d  give  us  morphine  or  something  if  we ,  like ,   broke  a  bone  or  something .     mangle  it  good ,   what  do  you  think  ?  ”

[riverdaleladiesdaily]

“The day of my Quinceañera, it was supposed to be the most important celebratory day of my young life. When I overheard you in your study, talking with some of your friends, telling them I was a disappointment. That you wished Mom had given you a son to follow in your footsteps.”

[badannes]

“ 𝐘𝐎𝐔  𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄  𝐈'𝐌  𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒  𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 ? ”     she’d  been  sent  to  the  engineer’s  with  scraps  the  last  scouting  and  resources  crew  had  brought  back .     insincerely  she’d  asked  if  there  was  anything  she  could  do  and  regretted  it  almost  as   soon  as  wick  had  muttered  a  small  ‘ well  maybe ‘ .     normally  bree  would  half - ass  her  part  until  she  was  sent  away  again  but  she  knew  damn  well  if  she  returned  now  she’d  just  be  sent  all  over  the  camp  again .     “  is  it  normal  that  i  think  this  might  blow  up ?   i  don’t  think  you’re  supposed  to  mix  and  match  parts  from  different  things ,   that  feels  wrong .  ”

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   ﹕     engineers  workshop ,   arkadia 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃  ﹕     present 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  ﹕     kyle wick, @wickinthewild​ 

[badannes]

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐄'𝐒  𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒  𝐈𝐓  𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄  𝐒𝐇𝐄  𝐂𝐀𝐍 ,     twisting  into  a  look  of  disgust  before  she  rolls  her  eyes  and  folds  her  arms  over  her  chest  with  a  huff .     “   no  way ,   i’m  not  doing  that .  ”     almost  as  if  she  thinks  it  makes  a  point  for  her ,     she  dramatically  gestures  from  the  small  amount  of  labour  before  her  and  back  towards  herself .     “  i  don’t  do  this  kind  of  work .  ”

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   ﹕     arkadia 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃  ﹕     present 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  ﹕     open to all

[badannes]

𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑  𝐒𝐇𝐄'𝐒  𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐇𝐀𝐒  𝐈𝐓𝐒  𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒  𝐈𝐍  𝐇𝐄𝐑 ,     making  bree  irritated   ( and  that’s  an  understatement )   as  soon  as  she  wakes  up  to  the  sounds  of  an  already  awake  camp .     before  she  even  realises  it  she’s  pulling  the  thin  sheets  around  her  body  to  cover  herself  up  and  all  but  throwing  herself  out  of  whichever  tent  she  fell  into  the previous  night .     the  first  person  to  cross  her  path  is  who  she  unleashes  on .  

“   𝐂𝐀𝐍  𝐘𝐎𝐔 ,   𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 ,   𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏  𝐈𝐓  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊  𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 !    some  of  us  are trying  to  sleep  around  here  ”     the  early  morning  sun  is  shining  in  her  eyes  making  it  hard  for  bree  to  see  exactly  who  she’s  cussing  out  but  as  soon  as the  face  is  places  she’s  rolling  her  eyes  and  scoffing .     “  of  course  you’re  being  a  bitch  at  ass  o’clock .  ”

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   ﹕     delinquents  camp 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃  ﹕     past ,   season one 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  ﹕     venus  naiman , @skaihonon​

[badannes]

“   𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 ,  𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 ,  𝐒𝐎  𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌𝐘  𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  𝐍𝐎𝐖 ,    you  want  me  to  score  us  some  uppers  or  something ?  ”     the  blonde’s  tone  is  bored  as  she  feigns  concern .     is  it  even  concern  or  just  bad  influence ?     “  i  used  to  be  so  good  at  conning  them  down  in  ‘med ,     not  sure  if  they  caught  on  but  if  i  can’t  get  it  from  their  stash  then  i  know  some  people  who  owe  me .  ”

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   ﹕     arkadia 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃  ﹕     present 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  ﹕     jasper jordan, @mountainscarred​

[badannes]

“   𝐈  𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄  𝐈  𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓  𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘  𝐋𝐄𝐓  𝐇𝐈𝐌  𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏  𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 .  ”     ayla’s  hand  is  still  gently  stroking  her  son’s  back  as  he  softly  snoozes ,     cheek  firmly  smushed  against  the  soft  grass .     she’s  taken  to  bringing  shaun  out  to  the  field  beyond  arkadia’s  perimeter ,     giving  him  the  abilitity  to  roam  about  the  land  like  she’d  always  wished  she  could  as  a  child .     “  shi —   fuc —  sugar ,   damn  it .     ‘m  trying  not  to  swear  around  him .     what  i  was  trying  to  say  was  did  you  need  anything ?  ”

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   ﹕     arkadia 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃  ﹕     present 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  ﹕     open to all

[badannes]

𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐘𝐑𝐄   ﹕ ​

She’d thought about it, staying behind. But Harper had wanted to go to Polis. To see this commander and the other grounder clans. Her curiosity getting the better of her– she had jumped at the chance to go. Volunteering as an extra  guard just in case. In truth, she really just wanted to see how they celebrated the new year. ❞𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝– 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩.❞ Jumping down from the cart after fastening and securing supplies on board. If she could find Miller or Bellamy maybe they could get the checklist done faster.  And where they heck was Monty hiding? ❞ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨?❞ surprised at how many wanted to hang back. Though it made sense. They were the odd ones out. The new kid on the proverbial playground. The only people that seemed to be giving them a chance was Trikru . The rest– well it wasn’t looking so hot.

“    𝐎𝐇 ,   𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 ,   𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 .     here  ‘ lemme  help  you  load  these  up ,     that  a  to - do  list ?   ”     the  older  woman  is  rushing  up  and  over  to  the  other  woman  to  help  before  harper  can  even  accept .     she’s  spent  the  last  two  hours  trying  to  keep  busy ,     but  there  was  only  so  much  work  you  could  do  when  things  don’t  need  to  be  redistributed ,   replenished  or  organised .

𝐇𝐄𝐑  𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐁  𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑  𝐑𝐔𝐁  𝐀𝐓  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃  𝐅𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂  𝐎𝐅  𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀'𝐒  𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐋  𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓  as  she  thinks  the  question  over .     DID  SHE  WANT  TO  GO ?     there  was  no  immediate  answer  of  yes  or  no  that  popped  into  ayla’s  head  at  the  question ,     but  rather  questions  of  safety .     would  the  roads  they  travelled  be  safe ?     what  if  shaun  got  ill  on  the  road ?     what  if  she  didn’t  bring  him  but  he  got  ill  anyway  and  she  couldn’t  be  with  her  baby ?   

there  were  too  many  variables ,     too  many  questions .    “  i  have  a  son ,   a  baby  called  shaun .     i’m  still  not  too  sure  about  taking  him  out  of  arkadia ,     at  least  now  beyond  the  meadow .     but  maybe  next  year  could  be  fun ,     he’s  only  one  so  he  might  have  more  of  an  experience  next  time .  ”

[badannes]

“   𝐇𝐄𝐘  𝐃𝐎  𝐘𝐎𝐔  𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃  𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄  𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓  𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄  𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒  or  are  you  staying  behind  like  me ?  ”     the  camp  had  been  in  slight  frenzy  with  those  who  were  going  to  the  events  trying  to  pack  what  they  may  need .     ayla  had  chosen  to  stay  behind  with  shaun ,   not  only  for  his  safety  and  the  camps  but  as  a  favour  to  one  of  the  workers  in  the  redistribution  centre  so  they  could  go  instead   —    which  is  where  they  are  now .     “  this  isn’t  my  usual  role ,   so  i  don’t  think  i  can  swing  an  item  or  two  your  way  unfortunately .  ”

𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍   ﹕     arkadia 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃  ﹕     present,   prior  to  skaikru’s  leaving  for  polis . 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  ﹕     open to all

[badannes]

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐌 𝐀𝐙𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐀   ﹕ ​

𝙻𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Just outside the border of Azgeda

𝙵𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐: open to all @kongedastarters​​

𝑰𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑬 𝑯𝑶𝑴𝑬, but every now and then. These trips he took throughout their territories were needed. A nice break, where he could enjoy the quiet of his own thoughts. Not having to worry or stress about whatever new issue that seemed to always magically appear; especially upon his return home. Tension were high but when were they not, as much as the coalition ‘seemed’ to help. It hadn’t soften things between warring clans. If anything matters seemed to have gotten worse, not better. And so, his trip was cut short. Coming towards the edge of the lake. The warrior, dismounted, guiding his horse Clover to the edge. Allowing the beast of burden to drink. The scarcely heard steps alerting him that he wasn’t alone. Reaching for the knife at his side rather then his sword. he knelt down by the stream sharpening the blade. ❞ 𝐈’𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞.❞ eyes trained on the blade in his hand. But counting the steps in his head, they were ten steps away from him now. ❞𝐀𝐢 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧 .❞

𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐈𝐓  𝐇𝐀𝐃  𝐓𝐎  𝐁𝐄  𝐈𝐍  𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  𝐍𝐎𝐖 ,   𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍  𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇  𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎  𝐎𝐍  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄  𝐎𝐅  𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐔𝐌  𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘  𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐖  𝐈𝐓  𝐇𝐀𝐃  𝐓𝐎  𝐁𝐄 .     just  under  a  week  had  passed  since  the  mountain ,   since  echo  had  sluggishly  dragged  their  body  from  the  outside  of  that  bunker  to  their  home .     they  should  have  stayed ,   echo  decided  that  after  three  days  of  walking ,   but  instead  she’d  worried  how  safe  the  safehouses’  location  was .     they  needed  to  get  back  to  azgeda ,   anyway ,   as  echo  hadn’t  made  contact  with  the  queen’s  connections  for  weeks .

she’d  stuck  to  back  roads ,   the  warrior’s  body  far  to  weak  to  defend  echo  to  it’s  fullest  ability .     bandits  and  noukru  would  normally  be  easy  to  pick  off ,   but  even  now  as  echo  comes  up  on  the  looming  body  of  a  man  by  the  stream  their  hands  shake  and  their  aim  with  their  bow  is  completely  shaken .

the  mans’  voice  is  familiar  as  he  speaks ,   echo’s  eyes  quickly  flaring  with  recognition .     as  quickly  and  as  clumsily  as  the  spy  had  drawn  their  weapon ,   they  lowered  it .     

“   𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐍 ?   ”    echo  hasn’t  even  considered  he  may  not  have  recognised  them ,     the  mess  the  mountain  has  left  them  in  and  the  lack  of  armour  echo  adorns  at  this  moment  starkly  different  from  how  they  usually  look .     “   you’re  back .   ”

[badannes]

" give me what you got. " ( for echo )

𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 & 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐒

“   𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐈  ,   𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈 ,   𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐀  𝐈𝐍 .  no  dirty  tricks .  ”

𝐍𝐎𝐓  𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎  𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐒  𝐓𝐎  𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇  𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐋  𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘  𝐎𝐍  𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑  𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 ,   but  before  the  other  warrior  can  comment  on  that  swords  are  drawn .     gone  are  the  rusted  and  blunt  blades  others  usually  practice  their  sparring  with ,   instead  their  sharpest  swords  are  drawn  and  clashing  against  each  other .     tori  provides  echo  with  a  challenge ,   something  echo  has  only  known  with  roan  one  other .

she  isn’t  sure  what  prompted  tori’s  presence  in  the  spy’s  chambers ,   the  request  to  spar  unprompted  in  echo’s  opinion  but  even  with  echo’s  lack  of  appearance  in  azgeda  as  of  late ,   they  know  the  tension  that’s  been  brewing  due  to  certain  choices  made .     tori’s  blade  draws  blood ,   but  echo’s  long  learned  to  ignore  the  seep  of  crimson  and  instead  retaliate .

“   𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐍𝐄𝐖  ' 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 '  𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓  𝐀  𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑  𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊 ,   it  seems  you’re  being  bested  by  the  likes  of  that   .  ”

[badannes]

" stop  going  so  easy  on  me! " for echo.

𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 & 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐒

𝐈𝐓'𝐒  𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐒𝐏𝐘  𝐓𝐎  𝐍𝐎𝐓  𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐅𝐅 ,   the  sky  girls’  voice  sounding  petulant  and  childish  upon  echo’s  ears .     they  weren’t  here  to  entertain  blaiz’  new  toy ,   and  they  weren’t  here  to  be  lashed  if  echo  indeed  stopped  going  so  easy  on  the  girl  and  ended  up  leaving  venus  with  marks .     but  even  when  echo  went  easy ,   the  girl  wasn’t  winning  this  ‘ fight ’  or  wannabe  sparring  session   —   echo  just  wasn’t  going  to  entertain  the  likes  of  skaikru  with  an  actual  fight .

the  less  echo  seemed  engaged ,   the  more  the  other  girl  seemed  to  grow  in  anger  and  desperation .     it  lingered ,   in  the  furs  and  leather  adorned  over  her  body  as  she  played  pretend  in  azgeda  garments .     bored ,   echo  waits  for  the  clash  of  their  practice  swords ,   dull  and rusted ,  before  they  speak .

“   𝐘𝐎𝐔  𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓  𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄  𝐌𝐘  𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓 ,   𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐀 .   if  you  want  someone  who  cares  enough  about  how  you  want  to  be  beaten  so  badly ,   tori  can  be  summoned .  ”

[badannes]

𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐙 𝐊𝐎𝐌 𝐀𝐙𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐀   ﹕ ​

blaiz let out a soft sigh, trying to hide the relief it contained, just knowing his brother was still alive brought a sort of comfort he didn’t know was still possible. but the prince wanted more than just knowing he lived. he wanted—needed, something more. 

he chuckled softly, something about the spy’s total indifference to him, perhaps even her dislike, always managed to entertain him. though it wasn’t as if the feelings weren’t mutual in ways. ❝ where? ❞ he asked flatly after another long moment of silence.  ❝ what’s the closest clan boarder? ❞ blaiz finally amended hoping to get a more definitive answer. he didn’t know how echo could do it, but whenever she did address him, she found someway to make it feel like an insult. 

“   𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄  𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐓𝐎  𝐁𝐄  𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐇𝐄𝐅𝐀 ,   𝐘𝐎𝐔  𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃  𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖  𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒  𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 .  ”     what  is  primarily  deflection  is  also  annoyance .     the  question  only  builds  more  evidence  in  echo’s  mind  that  blaiz  is  not  ready  for  the  role  he’s  been  given ,   not  like  how  roan  had  been .     “   he  moves  freely ,   i  can’t  give  you  an  exact  location  due  to  this .     hainofa  is  more  than ...   roan  is  more  than  capable  of  protecting  himself ,   why  don’t  you  just  go  back  to  playing  heir  yourself .     he  doesn’t  benefit  from  your  worries ,   blaiz .   ”

he  doesn’t  benefit  from  your  worries ,   echo’s  words  play  over  and  over  in  their  own  mind .     they  don’t  just  apply  to  blaiz ,   but  echo  too .     even  though  they  no  longer  have  eyes  on  him ,   in  their  heart  they  know  roan  is  safe  even  beyond  their  gaze .     the  words  provide  a  sense  of  comfort  to  wash  over  the  warriors  mind  but  echo  knows  they’d  not  be  fully  satisfied  until  they’d  finally  tracked  roan  down  again .

[badannes]

galena: what it's like to be in a relationship with my muse

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃  𝐌𝐄  𝐀  𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋  𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐈'𝐋𝐋  𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 ... galena:   what’s  it  like  to  be  in  a  relationship  with  my  muse

𝐈𝐍  𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒  𝐓𝐎  𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎 ,   being  in  a  relationship  is  never  something  they’d  envisioned  for  themselves .     a  relationship ,   a  partnership ,   echo  is  ashamed  to  admit  she  feels  she  could  never  truly  open  up  to  someone  in  the  way  they  might  for  them .    and  if  it  came  down  to  it ,   she  would  betray  her  partner  if  azgeda  called  for  it .

but  echo  is  also  extremely  loyal  and  passionate  towards  those  she  really  cares  about ,   so  i  suspect  it’s  more  likely  she’d  self - sabotage  before  anything  bad  truly  happened  should  she  enter  a  relationship ,   as  a  way  to  keep  control  of  the  situation .

𝐀𝐒  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀 ,   she’d  dated  a  little  as  a  young  woman  before  marrying  her  husband  nate .     a  relationship  with  ayla  is  both  being  comfortable  and  being  pulled  out  of  your  comfort  zone .     she  will  be  comforting  &  caring  but  isn’t  going  to  be  her  partner’s  mother .     she  will  call  her  partner  out  on  their  bullshit  and  when  they  aren’t  appreciating  themselves  enough .