* COLD / CASH .

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HOLLY’S SOCIAL MEDIA AESTHETICS // INSTAGRAM.

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KIERAN.

the return of her smile settles his heart, eases some of the cold grasping pain he’d begun to feel. “ my reputation would only suffer a little bit. again, it’s only a consultation, not an actual job. “ he presses a kiss against her temple, nosing into her hair. “ if i’m honest. i’d rather not leave your side. “

“YOU’RE TOO GOOD to me, Kieran Derry.” Holly’s always smiling, but they’re always more genuine when Kieran’s around. He makes her happy; nobody’s ever loved her as much as he does ---- their time together being cut short is almost too painful to imagine. “If I didn’t have such a bad TRACK RECORD, we’d be married by now.”

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GO AWAY ALREADY !

    “Well,  Holly…”  Eyes  check  over  her  ID  and  then  back  up  as  if  observing  the  resemblance.  With  a  huff  he   makes  a  few  notes  in  his  pad  before  giving  back  her  ID. Mainly  her  name  and  her  address.  “Dating  site  huh.  Mind  telling  me  which one  in  case  I  need  to  follow  up?”  Is  it  odd  that  she  didn’t  bother  to  get  a  last  name,  but  to  him  that  showcases  just  how  impersonal  those  websites  are.  His  job  isn’t  to  judge  though  so  he  says  nothing  more  about  it.  “How  long  have  you  been  here?  Have  you  seen  anything  funny?”  

SHE HATES COPS. Anyone involved in law enforcement ---- unless they’re corrupt && willing to do anything for a pretty face ---- are an absolute nightmare. As if she wants to deal with someone so thorough working on her pretty little serial killer profile. God, it’s not like she’s killed anyone worthwhile ( just an old rich guy, on his way out anyway ).

“Tinder.” It’s an easy enough answer. She has her own profile, too, so if he DOES decide to double check, he won’t be disappointed. Maybe he’ll even swipe right. That would be cute. “Not long, um, maybe ten ... twenty minutes before you arrived ??” A nervous giggle punctuates her sentence. “I’m sorry, I didn’t expect to be questioned !! It’s never happened before, um... I haven’t seen anything funny. I’ve been a little preoccupied on my phone --- story of my life, right ?? Everyone always tells me I should look up from it.” Nervous babbling, too! A FINE PERFORMANCE. Hopefully he’s fooled.

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plants a kiss on his lips. "have i told you lately that i love you?"

her words melt him, leave him weak in her palms. blue eyes are as soft as silk as they look up at her through a fringe of dark lashes, affection and devotion radiating from his very core. “ you haven’t. “ he says, taking her hand into his own to place worshipful kisses at her fingertips. “ not lately. “

kieran wants to hear her say it, his heart aches - yearns - for the way her lips form the words. she makes him greedy, makes him weak the way robert can. how strong their hold is on him, it frightens and humbles him. 

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– when someone interrupts your makeout session || @coldbucks 

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Holly’s better at RECEIVING affection than giving it, but the fact of the matter is she’s absolutely willing to do anything for Kieran. He’s one of the very few people she’d risk her own life / wealth / freedom for. As much as she likes that his wrapped around her finger, he has the same hold over her, even if it’s not as outwardly obvious.

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KIERAN.

“ you’ll look absolutely stunning in a black veil. “ he says, reaching over to capture her small hand in his, bringing the backs of her fingers against his lips to press kisses to them. “ yes…i thought of you when i was formulating it. my elegant lady needed an elegant way to do her craft. “ kieran looked at her with adoration in his eyes, a smile against her slender fingers. 

A SMILE SPREADS across painted lips, enjoying the attention he gives her far too much. “I’m so glad we didn’t kill each other when we had the chance,” she says, moving her free hand up to cup Kierans cheek. “I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

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@tavernheart.

YOU CAN FIND HER sitting at the bar ---- alone, this time, chatting away to her newfound friend. “We should go shopping, Claire. Really, as nice as it is having people carry my bags, it’s been ages since I’ve had any girl time, you know ?? When are you free ??”

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&. STARTER CALL !!

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STRANGER.

     OBSERVANT  AS  EVER,  Jake  takes  notice  about  everything  about  the woman.  From  what  she’s  wearing  to  how  her  hair  is  fixed  today.  She  is  quite  attractive  in  her  own  right  but  he  shoves  that  down  to  remain  unbiased  about  the  case  he’s  working  on.  Her  expression  seems  innocent  enough,  but  he  knows  better.  “Wrong  place  for  a  date  miss… I’m  sorry. What  is  your  name?  Do  you  have  any  ID  on  you?  What  was  the  name  of  the  person  who  was  supposed  to  meet?”

OH, GOD, HE’S ONE OF THOSE. Too caught up in his work to be swayed by a pretty face and a charming smile. Innocent look is easily maintained ( she’s had practice ! ) as she reaches into her bag once more. “I’m Holly ---- my ID is in here somewhere, give me a second,” she says, somewhat flustered. “My date... well, it’s a little embarrassing. Um, we met on one of those dating apps ?? He’s called Ben. I never learned his surname, I’m sorry.” The ID is finally fished out of her bag and held out to him.

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STRANGER.

     the sweet words rang through her head like a chiming bell. wasn’t often the pretty lady at the bar complimented her. in fact, there was a tendency for it to be the creepy guy. this was a breath of fresh air, and a flustering one at that. ‘ thank you, dollface. i hope they don’ give y’ too much shit either. but ‘m guessin’ y’ got it under control ?? ‘

“OH, PLEASE. I have them all wrapped around my little finger.” And Holly has standards, even if it mostly boils down to ‘ how much money do you make ?? ’ As soon as one of her little moneymakers starts acting like he OWNS HER, she’s gone. Or they’re gone, depending on how bad they piss her off. “They practically dote on me. It’s cute.”

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tavernheart:

     there’s a short snicker. she had game, that was for sure. ‘ an’ i don’ suppose these poor fellas did anythin’ wrong t’ deserve yer’ li’l games ?? ‘ a shake of the head. ‘ i ain’t gonna stop ya. jus’ wanted t’ thank ya for all the business. they leave pretty grand tips when their heads aren’t up their asses. ‘

SHE LAUGHS, a small shrug offered in response to the thanks. “I like to give back to the community.” Manicured fingers tap against the tabletop, head cants to the side. “Hopefully they haven’t been too horrible to the servers. You’re certainly sweet enough you don’t deserve any shit from rich assholes.”

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STRANGER.

❛I do have money! Just, uh…not a lot of it.❜

He made a decent salary. The work was better than most jobs on Helios, the thought of becoming head being the biggest drive to keep pushing forward. Hand comes to rub the back of his neck, swallowing the lump in his throat.

❛Most of ‘em are rich assholes once you get up there..dunno why you’d wanna go up there..❜

“I’LL GIVE YOU THREE GUESSES.” It’s amazing how quickly her attitude went from charming to condescending, just like that. She won’t waste her niceties on guys who can’t give her what she wants, though. “Only way Pandora can be bearable if some rich guy is buying me things.”

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KIERAN.

“ i heard. they called you his widow. “ kieran chuckled as he folded his newspaper and set it on the table, looking at the young woman with a fond smile. “ i see you’ve been taking my lessons seriously - untraceable poison that leaves the bloodstream in 4 hours. “ his voice his heavy with approval and pride. 

“I HAVE TO make an appearance at his funeral. I hate playing the grieving widow.” She practically glows when he makes it obvious he’s proud, smile growing wider. “Yes! Thank you for that, really. It’s a much more elegant method, I think.”

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" darling please be more discreet. i can't fuck you if you're in jail." kieran says over the phone.

“I AM discreet,” she says, thankful Kieran can’t see her eye roll over the phone. She hates being lectured. “I haven’t been caught yet, have I ?? I’ll be fine, love.”

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@compcnyman.

“SO YOU’RE TELLING ME you don’t have any money ??” Unbelievable !! Why is she even bothering to talk to him, then ?? Cue the roll of her eyes, any interest she had in the man disappearing completely. “Ugh ---- I thought all hyperion assholes were supposed to be rich as fuck. It’s like, what am I supposed to do ?? Go straight up to Helios myself ---- that’s not a bad idea.”

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@coldbucks  || cause why not

      “Excuse  me,  miss.” Eyes  follow  the  direction  of  footsteps  and  they  eventually  land  on  the  source. “Mind  tellin’  me  what  you’re  doing  here?” Hands  fish  for  his  badge  and  flash  it  to  her  for  her  to  inspect.  “Where  you’re  standing  isn’t  too far  from   a  crime  scene.  You  wouldn’t  know  anything  about  that  would  you?”

FEIGNED INNOCENCE comes all too easy, mouth parting in an ‘ o ’ shape, eyes widening in surprise. She blinks a few times, for good measure. “Me ?? No, I had no idea ---- I’m waiting to get picked up. I had a date...” She fishes into her back and pulls out her phone to check the time, then frowns. “But I think I’ve been stood up.”