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Rebecca "Becca" Halloway. 33. Druid. “ I feel like I’m in a story I can’t follow. I’ve always felt that way, no matter what. " { rp blog, part of mythologieshq }

[beccahalloway]

allmydreamsidrown

At the idea of things being reversed, Brooke shuddered a little, looking down. She’d heard whispers about it, but she just didn’t know what to believe. “I mean… it’s not always a bad thing, right? What if someone got… hurt? Their family deserve them back?”

Becca hummed in thought for a moment as she settled her hands together on top of the table. “It’s complicated. People are getting a second chance to live the lives that were taken from them and that’s incredible. Whatever happened, however they got hurt, I’m sure it was tragic and unfortunate but... but it happened. There’s no rhyme or reason to death and sometimes it’s unfair. But it happens and the world keeps on moving forward. People coming back... it doesn’t just possibly hinder the growth and healing process of those they left behind, it- it goes against nature. Things die. They aren’t supposed to come back from that.”

[ofrainas]

o p e n s t a r t e r // erica reyes

erica looked from the man cowering on the floor up to the person that had pulled her away, stopping her from doing more than just breaking the mans wrist. “touch me again and i’ll break yours too.” she said to them. since coming back erica’s anger issues had definitely gotten worse

[beccahalloway]

With her attention now on her and not the man on the floor, Becca carefully removed her hand from the other woman’s wrist. “Easy now,” she spoke carefully, as if she was calming down a frightened animal. “Whatever he did, it’s not worth going to jail over.”

[beccahalloway]

{ a reunion | nolan & becca }

[beccahalloway]

nolanxholloway

Becca was still as sunshine-y as ever, the years had done nothing to dim her comforting presence - and for that, he was glad. Maybe it was just the fact that he hadn’t seen his family in over a year, but he really wanted to hug her, and he wasn’t a very huggy person. “Oh no, talk all you want - I usually end my lunch breaks early so this one shouldn’t be too much trouble. It’s really nice to see you, too! I had no idea you were moving to Beacon Hills or I would’ve offered to help you unpack or something.”

“I’m okay! Don’t know what I’m gonna do with myself yet, but I’ll figure it out.” Nolan’s smile faltered at the mention of high school - he tried not to think about it and he wasn’t starting then, dumping his issues on his cousin was the last thing he wanted. “Yeah, I did. It was...okay.”

“So what’ve you been up to? Why’d you move?”  

Becca was glad that everything was going well for him. It would have broken her heart to hear otherwise. Nolan had always been a sweet kid and she firmly believed that he deserved nothing but kindness from the universe. “For sure, for sure. You’re still such a little spring chicken. Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to have it all figured out anytime soon.” She hoped his parents weren’t pressuring him into anything just yet.

She fiddled with her napkin, making little tears along the edge. “Oh, you know me. Can never seem to find the right place to settle down... I didn’t know I was coming here either until maybe about a week before the move, honestly. I knew you and your parents lived out here, but I didn’t realize you lived here in Beacon Hills until I saw you in a few of the lacrosse team photos- I’m the new nurse at the school,” she explained with a smile before he could ask why she was wandering around the high school. “The captions said you were co-captain? That’s cool. I know you said you graduated, but do you still play? I don’t know if they have a recreational team or anything like that in town.”

[beccahalloway]

{ mistaken identity | lydia & becca }

@deathslament

The new school year had only just started and yet Becca was already starting to feel stressed out. The first few weeks were always the roughest- Becca felt like she spent more time chasing people down about paperwork than anything else- and this year was proving to be no exception. It didn’t help that she was already butting heads with a certain stubborn coach who didn’t realize the dangers of aged and broken football gear. Unsafe helmets meant unsafe students and the nurses office already saw far too many concussions a year from the lacrosse team alone. Becca only hoped that Mrs. Martin would be willing to listen to her.

Except Mrs. Martin was out of the office, apparently. Unsure when she would return, Becca helped herself into the principal’s office, waiting patiently in one of the chairs across from the principal’s desk. Or she had started to wait there, at least, but it reminded her of being a kid and the stress of being called to the principal’s office and so after a few minutes, Becca started to pace the room. She was standing near the bookshelf, idly looking over the knick-knacks on the shelves when the office door finally swung open.

“Mrs. Martin-” Becca started to greet but she caught herself when she saw who had actually walked in. “Or Miss Martin, rather. It’s nice to see you again! If you’re looking for your mom, she seems to have stepped out for a moment.”

[beccahalloway]

lorirohr

Lori smiled shyly as she took a seat across the table. “Well, real or not, know that I’ll take whatever you tell me with a pinch of salt. The woman who raised me taught us to not be slaves to deities and fortune telling. That we should use our intelligence and will power to carve out our own fortunes.” Her smile was a sad one as she talked about Satomi, brushing some creases out of her costume as she sat there in silence for a few moments. “Sorry, I…. recently found out that she passed, so it still feels raw.” She offered a small, sad smile.

“Though… you could probably tell that, right?” She forced a laugh, and a slightly bigger smile as she rested her hands on the table. “Okay, I’m ready when you are.”

“She sounds like she was a smart woman,” Becca said softly. She wanted to apologize for her loss but she wasn’t sure how well received that would be. “And I’m sure she’d be glad to know that her teachings have left such a mark on you...it’s important to have those memories. As long as she’s remembered, she’s never truly gone.” Hoping she didn’t overstep herself, Becca shifted her chair closer to the table.

“Fortune telling is all about interpretation.” At least, that’s what everything online had told her. “I can’t read minds, unfortunately, but thanks to this here crystal ball,” she gentle tapped her nails along the top of it, “I can hopefully get a glimpse of your future. Specific questions get specific answers. Is there anything you want to know about? If not, that’s okay. We can still read something about your future, it will just be vague.”

[beccahalloway]

{ a reunion | nolan & becca }

[beccahalloway]

nolanxholloway

Nolan hadn’t spoken to anyone in his family since his parents had kicked him out at eighteen. And yeah, maybe he didn’t want to speak to them ever again if all they were going to do was look at him with icy disgust, but he missed the feeling of togetherness family brought. He missed the huge chunk of his identity he’d gotten from his family and from his upbringing. So when his cousin - Becca - extended an olive branch after moving into town, he was quick to carve out some time to go catch up. It’d been years since he’d properly spoken to her - even longer since he’d seen her in person - but he remembered her being pretty damn cool, especially for someone almost ten years older than he was.

Almost giddy with excitement, Nolan had managed the short walk between the sports store and the diner in record time, stepping inside almost five minutes before their agreed time only slightly out of breath. Clad in his work uniform, pale face flushed from the heat, his eyes darted around the room - trying to pick out Becca’s familiar face from the rather robust crowd. It was harder than he thought it’d be, almost embarrassingly so, but when he did - his excitement increased tenfold. A rare smile lighting up his face, he made a beeline for his cousin, dodging a server along the way.

“Hey! Hope I didn’t keep you waiting or anything,” he greeted, taking the seat across from her, without much hesitation.

The diner was busier than she would have liked and Becca didn’t catch the soft chime of the bell above the door as Nolan entered the diner. She didn’t notice him until he was halfway across the crowded room and she visibly perked up in her chair, a large smile on her face as she excitedly waved him over. “Honey you’re fine, I just have a habit of being absurdly early,” she reassured him. It was a habit she had picked up from her grandmother. Becca looked him over as he got settled across the table. Nolan was all grown up and still as cute as ever and god, did she want to lean over and pinch his cheek.

“It’s so good to see you again! Thank you so much for agreeing to meet up- and if you’re on your lunch break, I promise I won’t talk your ear off too much,” she teased as she gestured to his work uniform. He was working. Where had the years gone? Becca smoothed her hands out over the still closed menu resting in-front of her. “Sooo... how’ve ya been, what’s new? You must have already graduated high school. I hope that wasn’t too painful of an experience for you.”

[beccahalloway]

allmydreamsidrown

“Yeah, I’m amazed the town was able to pull all this together so quick. The mayor must really be enjoying this increased population or… whatever he’s calling it.” It was definitely something unsettling. Or at least, the animals that she swam with seemed to be on edge, some being skittish around even her, and others not being there at all. “What do you make of all that? All I’ve noticed is the longer line at the coffee shop when I’m picking up my morning caffeine fix.”

An increased population was certainly one way to put it. Becca’s eyes flitted about as she looked around at all the people around them. “I don’t know. I mean, all thew new residents seem to be acting fairly normal, and it’s not like people are getting attacked in the streets or anything ridiculous like that. It just feels... wrong almost? I believe that things happen for a reason. And things being reversed on such a large scale is... troubling, to say the least.” Nothing good could come from the mass resurrection that plagued Beacon Hills.

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

“I want to wander in my own way; I want to get lost in my own way.”

— St. Augustine, from a letter to Donatus Magnus written c. 416 a.d.

[coolgirlsunday]

[beccahalloway]

hellschimera

Theo walked in wearing a broken crown upon his head a shy grin on his face when the girl greeted him, he lifted his hand in a gentle wave. “Hi there, I gotta say if you can read my fortune I’d be mighty grateful. I’ve been down on my luck, maybe you can tell me something that’ll turn that around.”

“Down on your luck, hmm?” Becca sat up a little straighter and gestured to the empty chair closest to him. She was always willing to offer a helping hand or some words of encouragement. “Well I can’t promise any world changing good news, but it never hurts to ask,” she said with a smile as she gestured to the empty chair closest to him on the other side of the table. “It helps to be specific with the kind of fortune you want. Think of it like changing the lens on a telescope; it’s easier to see the details when you’re focused on something specific. So- what do you want to know?”

[beccahalloway]

allmydreamsidrown

Brooke followed the woman over to the tree - she hadn’t been there that long, and she had hours left on her volunteer shift, and she didn’t want to let anyone down. With the number of volunteers dropping out or getting sick, she was one of the few entertainers there, aside from the musicians. “Thanks… Yes! I stayed up late every night the last few weeks preparing them. Though there’s probably more glitter on my kitchen table and every item of clothes I own than in the bottles.” She said, smiling shyly. “Have you been very busy with the fortune telling?”

It wasn’t a particularly hot day outside, but it was still nice to have a break in the shade. Becca sat down at the picnic table, bunching up the skirts of her dress, being extra careful not to get tangled on any potential loose splinters. “Well it looks like all that hard work paid off. The kids seem to love it.” Becca tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear and set her arms on top of the table. “Not incredibly busy, unfortunately. A few people come in here and there but that’s about it... not that I blame them. There are so many different activities and events set up that it’s almost overwhelming.”

[daredevildaily]

1x07 / 2x07 / 2x10 / 2x11

[beccahalloway]

{ a reunion | nolan & becca }

@nolanxholloway

It’s funny how things worked out. When Becca decided to move to Beacon Hills, it completely slipped her mind that she had family in town. It had been years since she had last seen them and the thought of catching up with them was enough to make her smile for the whole day. Her family was... a little strange and truthfully, she wasn’t sure of the specifics of how she was related to the Holloway's. Not that it mattered, really- some things were more important than shared blood. Her grandmother and her grandmother’s pack had taught her that.

Becca checked the time on her phone. She had arrived at the diner far earlier than the time she and her cousin Nolan had originally planned but god, she was so excited. She had always gotten along with him, even if the age difference between them was over ten years. They hadn’t seen each other in years and the last time she had spoken with him prior to moving to Beacon Hills had been to wish him a happy birthday on social media. She had seen pictures of him, of course, but she was excited to see how much he had grown up since the last time she visited. Becca sipped at her water and eyed the front door as she fought the urge to fidget in her seat like an over-excited child.

[beccahalloway]

lorirohr

Lori had been enjoying herself, happy to let her hair down before she started her senior year the following week - while she knew she wanted to do it, it was still going to suck being back in class, especially if everyone was staring and knew her as the girl who got hit by a car and was supposed to be dead. Tired on her feet though, she moved to a quieter area of the faire, heading into a tent to take a look around. She jumped a little when there was a voice, and she turned around and shrugged a shoulder.

“I dunno… Can you really read fortunes? Or is it just a gimmick?” Realising how rude that sounded, Lori wrinkled her nose. “And… that sounded better in my head.” She laughed. “I guess I owe you to sit and let you read it now, huh?”

“It’s alright. You’re not the first skeptic to walk in here today,” she said with a kind smile. Becca wondered if skepticism is what kept most people away from her tent- not that she could blame anyone, really, considering she wasn’t an actual fortune teller. There were many things she could do, but looking into the future was unfortunately not one of them.

Becca smoothed a hand down the side of the crystal ball in-front of her and hummed in thought. “It’ll be fun,” she reassured her. The longer the girl stood before her, the more certain Becca was that she wasn’t human. She couldn’t tell what she was, but she could sense something particularly not normal about her. The feeling that crept along her skin was like the feeling of touching the screen of an analog tv, pins and needles without the pain, all fuzzy and staticy. Beacon Hills continued to be grow more and more interesting with each passing day. “And there’s only one way to tell if it’s a gimmick or not,” Becca said as she motioned to the chair on the opposite side of the table with a sweep of her hand. “It won’t take longer than a couple of minutes. Promise.”

[beccahalloway]

allmydreamsidrown

“We… we were just playing.” She said, blushing harder as she pulled herself to her feet, adjusting the wings of her costume. They hadn’t broke though, so that was lucky. She crouched down to the kids once she was steady, thanking them for playing with her, and reaching into her pocket for the tiny vials of fairy dust she’d made, ready to hand out to the kids. She smiled at how in awe they were, watching them run off before she slowly rose to her feet again.

“I… Think I should probably take a break before I break someone’s neck next time.” She said, smiling awkwardly. “Are you volunteering as well, or are you just here to enjoy it? I missed a couple of volunteer meetings.”

Becca watched her interact with the children with a small smile and gave them them a wave goodbye once they decided to run off and torment someone else. “Come on, we can go sit down in the shade over there?” she suggested, jutting her head towards a few picnic tables scattered around the base of a large oak tree just a couple of yards away. “I’m a volunteer too. I originally signed up for face painting, but I got stuck with fortune teller duty.” Becca motioned to the bell-covered sash that sat around her waist. “Looks like you got a much more exciting job though. I love the wings- and the little glitter bottles are a nice touch! Were those your idea?”

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