A Diamond In the Rough

Charlotte Antonia Diamond. Thirty one. Joker. “Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.”

[charlotte--diamond]

Inform Me || Charlotte and Ariadne

It had happened again. No matter what, Charlotte couldn’t seem to escape the fact that somebody in her family was always a moving target; in just the past two years it had been Tiger, Edward, Scott, Viv, Becca...now Bree. And Marcus technically counted as well, because although she certainly never considered him to be family, others did.

What scared her was that she didn’t know who had done this. When something happened to one of her sisters, it was easy to blame the other. The Jokers had even been blamed (sometimes rightfully so) for various turns of events, but this time was different. If Vivianne, Becca, and Charlotte all had nothing to do with any of these attacks, something was seriously wrong.

As much as she hated going to her sister’s best friend for help, Daniella was right to suggest taking that route. At this point the Diamonds’ differences didn’t matter - what mattered was who was gunning down their city and their family. Which is what brought Charlotte inside the Red Heart in the middle of the afternoon, silently searching for the familiar blonde. 

Charlotte made her way back to the offices and pushed opened a slightly-ajar door with her foot. “Ariadne? You got a minute?”

[serenaromono]

“Not insulting your intelligence. Just making sure your not one of them.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“The fact that you have to ask is insulting in itself. I really just don’t like melting.”

[serenaromono]

“Please tell me you aren’t one of those “Sweaters, leggings and Pumpkin Spice Latte” girls. Cause I might shoot myself if you are.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“Don’t insult my intelligence, Serena.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“Thank god Chicago changed seasons overnight...I am so sick of sweating as soon as I walk outside.”

[jabba-wock-blog]

      “You know that smart mouth of yours is going to get you in trouble one day. You tire me, Charlotte. You’re lucky that I haven’t put you in the ground yet because it would be easy and you’d bleed so prettily and I don’t think I’d regret it at all. Now, stop eating my food. Get your own, you scavenger.”

[charlotte--diamond]

People had told her to watch her mouth since she was a little girl, but that never caused Charlotte to change her ways. “Yeah yeah, like I haven’t heard that one before.” At this point, his threats were almost endearing. Charlotte simply smiled and took another forkful of his food before going to make a plate for herself. “Maybe give me a compliment once in a while instead of talking about my blood? That’d be nice. And don’t lie, you’d regret it a little bit.”

[rebeccasheart-blog]

Every now and then, she’ll get a sharp pain in her chest. It never lasts long, and it doesn’t happen often, just enough for her to hesitate, for her to stop what she’s doing and close her eyes for a moment, press her palm against her chest and just breathe. It happened again, just now. She swallowed thickly, before clearing her throat and opening her eyes, glancing over her shoulder and offering a small smile. “                   what were we talking about?”

[charlotte--diamond]

Charlotte froze when her sister suddenly stopped talking and instinctively she put her hand out to grab Rebecca’s arm. “Hey...you’re okay. You are okay, right Becca? Do you need pain meds or something?”

[ariadne-chevalier-blog]

“Becca hasn’t been about the club since the incident. Mostly she has been at home or doing other things Charlotte. But it is nice of you to drop in.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“Really? I thought she’d get right back to it. You don’t have to tell me it’s nice of me…she’s my sister.”

[rpgmuses]

[charlotte--diamond]

&&. character aesthetic — the rebel

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[the-joker-queen-blog]

“I’m an ambitious woman, Charlotte. Why stop with just a casino. I mean, obviously we need to get that up and running first. But if I mean to rule this place, well at least I could rule it fully. Throw out a few girls here and there. Seems to be profitable. Who knows.” The woman shrugged as she looked at the thief. “What do you think?”

[charlotte--diamond]

“Ruling this place fully might be a little much, Daniella. Maybe you should focus on one thing at a time." Charlotte sighed. “If we get anymore hookers in this town they’ll band together and overthrow us. I don’t know. We definitely need some money coming in, though.”

[ariadne-chevalier-blog]

“If you couldn’t see, I am a very busy woman. So make it quick or I will have you out that door faster than you can say ‘please’.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“I was actually looking for Becca, so you can sit your fussy little ass back down, Ariadne.”

[jabba-wock-blog]

      “You can either make this worth my while or you can’t fucking leave me in peace. I’ve been laying low and it feels nice so get to it. I’d like to get back to it.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“Jabba Wock: laying low. That’s something I never thought I’d hear,” she mocked with a chuckle. “I think I might like this Jason better.”

[the-joker-queen-blog]

“Oh, I don’t know,” Daniella said, with a little shrug of her shoulders as she looked out the windows of her home. “I think it’ll be an okay start. Things were already messy before we came. Why not just push the game a little further. All that will be left is cleanup.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“And what exactly do you mean by push the game a little further?”

[charlotte--diamond]

jabba-wock:

      “Surviving and living are two very different things and your cooking is not something to live off of. I know that much. Just enjoy the fat that we’re not both going to starve and that I’m giving you a second chance.”

Charlotte snorted. “You’re giving me a second chance, huh? How gracious of you. How else could I possibly go on?”

[the-joker-queen-blog]

“Deep breaths, love. I was on vacation. No need for you to get all twisted.”

[charlotte--diamond]

“Funny, it seemed like you were trying to avoid something.”

[loveyoumulti]

[charlotte--diamond]

vivianne--spade:

“As their mother, it is my right.”

“I wouldn’t go that far, Vivianne. The off-key singing needs to stop before all of us go deaf.”

[charlotte--diamond]