man of morality

They put a GUN in my hands && told me it was KILL or BE KILLED And now, in my dreams, I meet the ghosts of all the people who have come and g o n e all because of me. But I'm trying to be different. I will be better. -------------------- Name: Ethan Layfield Birthday: September 15th (27) Species: Hunter

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Oh I will. I’ve only been over there once and it was great. I’d love to go back.” On better terms at that since it was more of a bad hunting job ordeal. She didn’t want to let him go, but she knew she had to. None the less she released him with a sad smile of her own. “Go ahead. Don’t want you running late. You’ll do great, Ethan. It’s not goodbye. It’s see you later.”

“I’ll definitely see you later. I may be across the pond but you can’t get rid of me that easily.” Ethan replied, standing back up to head towards the door. “Hey Bellamy? Be great.” He told her before giving one more smile and heading out the door. 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Then you go. You do what you need to. I’m sure she’s going to love having you back.” It made her happy to know he would be happy. He would be free too of Mystic Falls clutches and any of the dangers that came with it. She smiled a softer smile as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“And like I said, you better come to London whenever you can.” Ethan replied, giving her a tight hug and a kiss on her cheek as well. “Well... I’ve got a lot of packing to do and a dog to pick up before my flight.. so I’ve gotta get going.” He gave her a sad little smile. He was definitely going to miss her. 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Yeah you know like old lace frilly things,” Bellamy explained with a small laugh. She was trying to be supportive despite her own sadness. She wiped at her eyes and tried to lighten up. “I want you to be happy and if that makes you happy then you go.”

“Old, lace, and frilly? Gross.” Ethan chuckled. “I think it will. I need to be back with my baby girl. She needs her Dad. Knowing that something is out there and did that to Harley? I need to protect my daughter. And she’s at that crucial age where I just can’t miss out any more. So... so yeah... I’m gonna go. I need to.” 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Yeah and it’s staying that way,” she said firmly but she playfully nudged him. There were the what if’s that she thought about before, but it hadn’t occurred to her anymore than that. “You better. I don’t want you in some cheap ass place with like grandma curtains or something.”

“Grandma curtains? I wouldn’t ever dream of it.” Ethan commented with a small chuckle. “You know, thank you for being so supportive with all of this. It really means a lot to me.” 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Good.” That was at least one good part. She didn’t want to have him drift off and she never hear from him again. “One day. Maybe.” Not that the young hunter truly believed that anymore. She let him go to lean her head on his shoulder. “I love you, you know that right?”

“I know.” Ethan nodded. “I love you too Bam. No matter where I am, you’re still my best friend. That’s not going to change. I’m leaving tonight. I’m taking Harley’s dog with me. We’re gonna go stay at my Mum’s place and then I’m going to start looking for a flat of my own. I’ll send you photos so you can make sure I don’t get a crap place.” 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“I know. You better tell that kid about me too. I’ll bring her a present when I visit.” She’d have to see what kids that age liked, but hey she’d try. “It seems to slip from my hands just when I have it.”

“She will hear all about you. I promise. She’s gonna know about the coolest girl I know.” Ethan replied. “I understand the feeling.” He nodded. “But one of these days were gonna get it and keep it.”

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“I totally will,” she assured him as she went for a hug. “I’m going to really miss you, Ethan. You’re my best friend. I don’t know what I’m going to do without you here.” She did lean on him a lot and maybe that had been wrong. “You deserve to be happy.”

“I’m going to miss you too.” Ethan replied, holding her close. “Remember though, I’m a phone call away whenever you need me.” He promised her. He’d always be there for her if she needed him. “You deserve to be happy too. More than anyone I know.” 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Oh..” Bellamy wasn’t sure what to say at first. She could already feel her eyes welling up and she tried to bite the inside of her cheek to hold them at bay. She got it, but it still sucked. “Yeah, I mean…she misses you a ton I’m sure. That’ll be good for the both of you,” she said as a response but it was a struggle to get out. First the stuff with Sofia and now she was losing Ethan. 

At seeing her tear up, he started doing the same. “And you better come visit me when you can. I don’t want to be without my best mate always.” He wrapped an arm around her to hug her. “It’s not ideal, I know. But I have to do this. I just feel it. I have to.”

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Oh no, I don’t like how that sounds.” Bellamy frowned as she shut the door behind him and moved back to the couch. She wrapped up in the blanket and patted the spot beside herself. “What’s going on?”

Ethan sat down beside her, taking a deep breath before he began. “After everything went down with.... with Harley...” Even saying her name was painful. God he missed her. “I did a lot of thinking. And I’ve come to the decision that I need to go back to London. I need to be with Millie. I know Juliet doesn’t like the idea of me bringing my baggage around her.. but I’m gonna go and for once just be a normal dad. I can’t miss anymore time with her. All that put things into perspective. I need to be there to take care of her, to protect her. She needs her Dad... and after all this I need her more than ever. I just.. I can’t stay here.” 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

There was so much going on it was a bit nuts at the moment and Bellamy was glad for the safety of her own home. She had been curled up on the couch in a blanket when the knock came. She unraveled her tall frame from the comfort to get it, but seeing who it was caused a smile. “Ethan, hey. Man you don’t need to knock you should know that. Come in.”

“Hey Bam... I um... I have something I wanted to talk to you about.” Ethan commented, giving her a weak smile in return. 

[ethanlayfield]

A broken Ethan found his way to Bellamy’s door. His fist little tapped against the wood as his mind played over what he was going to say to her. He knew he couldn’t go anywhere without saying goodbye to his best friend. @loneheirscott

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

“Don’t blame yourself, Ethan. It wasn’t your fault.” It was this fucked up world’s. Some cosmic injustice always striking at people who didn’t deserve it. She stepped back and tried to figure out how best to comfort. She didn’t do it well but she sure tried. Ethan meant the world to her and it was sickening to think of what he may have saw. “Then we’ll find it or who did this and they won’t get away with it. I promise you that.” She reached to hold his hand gently, trying to find ways to help. She knew nothing could really sooth the sting of a death though. “You shouldn’t be alone. Please come stay with me for a few days at least.”

He knew straight away that Bellamy would help him find the person who did this to Harley. There was no question about that. However he was wise enough at this point to know that even the revenge that would come with such a thing wouldn’t bring Harley back and it wouldn’t dull the pain. “Yeah... Yeah I think you’re right about that.” He didn’t feel stable enough to be left by himself, left to his own thoughts and devices. 

[ethanlayfield]

loneheirscott‌:

Being in the know in town was something she prided herself on and needed in the job she was in. It wasn’t the sort of thing she’d thought she’d hear of though, and knowing where she was going made it worse. She ran most of the way there and didn’t stop as she immediately wrapped Ethan in a hug. “I’m so sorry,” she told him softly. It wasn’t fair. Not toward someone like Ethan and she had just been telling him how they had both found their happy ending. It wasn’t right. “God, I’m sorry.” Death was just a part of life but it didn’t mean it helped knowing that. She was pissed but at what or who she couldn’t say. Mad in general that her best friend was hurting and she knew nothing could mend it.

“She’s gone, Bell.” Ethan was bawling. “I went in there and I saw here and.... oh god... It was horrible.” He shook his head. “Nearly all of her bones were broken and... and there was blood just- just everywhere. Something did this to her. Some monster. One of the officers called me and I could make it here fast enough. Maybe I could have stopped whatever it was. I could have done something. I just... I don’t know what I’m going to do.” He felt sick to his stomach. 

[ethanlayfield]

vainheretic‌:

Nora had heard the fuss being made as she went on a walk through the woods to collect some supplies for a spell and, naturally, had decided to investigate. She had learned a while back that yellow tape meant that there was a crime scene, and judging by the man weeping outside of it, someone had probably died. It felt a bit awkward to just stand there and observe, so she made her way to the crying man and gently placed a hand on his shoulder. “Who were they to you?” The heretic asks, her voice low as not to be too disturbing.

Ethan hadn’t realized that someone had approached, but he lifted his head when he felt her hand on his shoulder. “Um... my girlfriend.” He answered. “My girlfriend Harley.” 

[ethanlayfield]

madelinebrown‌:

The flashing lights were what had drawn her to take a different route home, not because she was one of those nosy busybodies who couldn’t help but run to a crime scene just so they could pull their phone out and record everything, but because she thought if someone needed her help, she could give it. Madeline hadn’t noticed Ethan first, she noticed the black body bag that had been swiftly put into the back of a vehicle and just once she hoped it wasn’t supernatural, but in a town like this she was foolish to hope. As she stepped back, seeing that she didn’t need to stand around, it was then her eyes met Ethan’s figure as he stood in the road, which only caused a cold chill to go down her spine and before she could even push herself to move towards him, she already was. She had lost too many people herself to realise that by now? Being alone? That was the worst part. Sure she didn’t know him very well, but something like this? She felt his pain. Approaching him as he cried, she put her arms around him, not really bothered if he hadn’t no clue who it was at this moment, she figured embracing him with a hug to give him support would be nice, at least it was for her when Leo had given her one. “I’m sorry.”

It took him a moment to realize that it was Maddie’s arms that had fallen around him, his eyes blurred with tears. Once he knew it was her he finally spoke. “Something killed my girlfriend.” And he was determined to find what that something was and destroy it. 

[ethanlayfield]

astridxking‌:

“What? Oh–” she whispered, wrapping her arms a little tighter around him as her face fell into disbelief. Astrid stepped onto her toes and her eyes darted around over his shoulder as she held him close. “Ethan, I’m-” she sucked in a breath. She’d never met his girlfriend, she couldn’t even imagine what he felt like right now, but she could sense it - his pain was pouring out of his entire body. “I’m so sorry,” Astrid didn’t know what to say, so she just tried to comfort him. 

“I.... I have no idea what I am going to do..” Ethan felt so many things at once. Horror, shock, sorrow, anger, it was all so much to process. Harley had been what he thought was his second chance at love after his divorce and now she and any future of that with her was gone. 

[ethanlayfield]

astridxking‌:

It was hard not to notice all the flashing blue lights on her way out of the woods. Astrid pulled her shirt back on, along with her shorts and shoes. She’d been miles away, running in her wolf form, so to come back to this spot and hear the chaos? It naturally brought her feet towards all the noise. The smell of fresh and stale blood hit her like a ton of bricks as she watched the medical teams bring out body bags filled with.. nope. She shook her head, not wanting to think about it, she just slipped through the people and towards the male who she could sense was incredibly distressed. “…” Astrid went to speak but paused. Ethan?  “Hey…” she whispered, placing a hand on his shoulder. She wasn’t going to ask any questions, it seemed incredibly inappropriate considering she could pretty much piece together the fact he’d lost someone. “I’m so sorry… C’mere,”

Ethan was a sobbing mess as Astrid held onto him for a hug. “She’s d... she’s dead. Harley is dead.” He managed to get out through his tears. “Someone did this to her. She needed me but I couldn’t get there and....” His voice cut off as more sobs caught in his throat. “We just told each other we love each other and now she’s dead.”