luca collinsworth.

HALF SEELIE SHADOWHUNTERthe boy in the m i r r o r is so FAR from the man i thought i would be

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seelierin‌:

      hearing how he mocked her, aerin visibly flinched, heart breaking one more time. yes, she still failed to understand what this was about – it was really, really hard to make herself believe that luca had been playing all along, especially that well. she could swear that she was able to feel the good spirit within him, wasn’t it what made her heart flutter that first time and any other ever since ? so now, with the men flashing cruel grins and mocking looks her way as they left the room, all she could do was to stand there before him, arms around herself, relying on that little protection and the feeling of safety. she didn’t dare move or say a word as her gaze finally met his again cautiously. 

       he waits until the others have left and only once the door closes does the fake smile drop. within seconds he is at her side, hands cupping her face. “are you okay ?? did they hurt you ??” luca says softly, finally meeting her eyes. “i...i’m sorry. it was the only way i could get in to see you.” he can’t blame her if she’s angry, or worse if she doesn’t believe him. but now, he has to be honest with her. “i..it’s my fault you’re here.”

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seelierin‌:

     aerin was tired, hungry and cold in the merciless stone room of the old church. it was all still so confusing for aerin and while she had pulled her guards up against the men who were keeping her hostage, the moment she saw him come in, her eyes were filled with hope and affection, which faded as soon as he spoke. this wasn’t a misunderstanding, he wasn’t here to take her home. all that effort he spent to keep her safe – was it all a lie ? brows furrowed, she took a step away, back against the wall as she wrapped her arms around herself protectively. but all that effort still couldn’t hide the heartbreak and fear on her face. “ what – what is this ? ” she asked, voice soft and eyes trained only on him.

     every fibre of his being wants to falter, to stop the deception, when he sees the look on her face. but he can’t. not if he stands any chance to getting her out of here. so instead he barely looks at her, his attention focused on his ‘friends’, her captors. “what is this ??” he mimics, pitching his voice in a pathetic, shrill whine. the other shadowhunters hardly stifle their grins. “look, guys-” he rounds on the others. “give me five minutes with her. i guarantee, i can get her to tell you anything you want.” he lowers his voice, leaning towards them. “i mean look at her. she’s fucking pathetic. so in love with me, she’d probably give up her own family.” 

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     he had been lucky. damn lucky that there was still someone on the inside stupid enough to trust him. someone stupid enough to believe that he had just been pretending, that his feelings for aerin and the way he had behaved were all part of the greater plot to capture her. he’d been lead in to the old church like a returning hero, welcomed with a slap on the back and a congratulatory shake of the hand. lead right to where he needed to be. “she looks like shit.” luca snorts, giving the princess’ figure a disdainful glare. “you could’ve at least tidied her up for our little reunion.” he grimaces, giving the other shadowhunter a conspiratorial wink. he hated this, the version he had to play, but if it got him closer to aerin it was worth it. 

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knightblocd‌:

When her mind eventually caught up to reflex, and she realised who the boy was, her first instinct was to ease up a little. She may not have been anywhere near as close to his mother as Astrid was, but she knew what the boy meant to her Queen. Even so, the notion that he was following her was a dangerous one. He was part shadowhunter, and she didn’t even know him - Genetics meant nothing to Vex. “I’ll back off when you tell me why.” She countered, dropping him to the ground but unmoving in proximity. “Don’t you have better things to do? A princess to protect perhaps?”

     she releases her grip, however reluctantly, and luca falls with the sudden gesture. pushing himself back up onto his feet, he levels his gaze with hers. “i need to get a message to the queen.” he says flatly, jaw set firmly. he doesn’t need this game of politics right now when time is of the essence. “if adelina can’t reach her and lucien...you need to.” he sucks in a breath, the words still hard to say aloud. “it’s aerin. the clave have taken her.”

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princxssadelina‌:

      adelina knew that they couldn’t keep aerin from this realm, at some point or another, they had all done it. they had all left the safety of the seelie realm but aerin was the youngest, she was different. they couldn’t keep her from the world, but they should have kept a closer eye on her. the damned clave. “you were supposed to keep her safe.” adelina stares at him, her gaze scrutinizing, “believe this, if you betray me, if i end up in the clutches of the clave like my sister, my brother and mother will reign hell down on you and the entirety of the clave. it is not a threat, but a promise.”

       you were supposed to keep her safe. yes. but he had been assigned two sets of laws; and one had seemed his only choice. now he knew better. but it was too late - aerin had been taken. “i don’t expect you to believe anything i say.” he says firmly. “but i swear, on raziel, that i will do anything to get her back. i don’t care what you do to the clave, or whatever your family can threaten against me. i’ll take whatever they’ve got, if it protects her.”

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nataliayes‌:

❝ no, no. ❞ she repeated, the last word coming out stronger, the last thing she wanted was for him to blame himself for something he didn’t have power over, because if there was something natalia was sure of was that the clave would have managed to do it all over again even without involving him. ❝ you didn’t put any burden on me. you are my son, i will always help you. ❞ a small sigh slipped past her lips, followed by a nod. ❝ i know. ❞ it might be the only logical solution but she was scared of the way they could react. ❝ we have to be careful, though. i don’t want anything to happen to you too. ❞

      she had always been so kind, always seen a better version of him. a real mother, unlike the one that had birthed him. and he didn’t deserve her, not after the decisions he had made. “i wish you’d chosen a better son. for your sake.” he says quietly, shaking his head. ocean blues meet hers, determination fixed upon his features. “i’ll take whatever happens to me if it gets her back.”

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seelierin‌:

a gasp slipping past her lips when she watched them gain the advantage over luca and begin to punch him. “ no !” she yelled, trying to break free from the grasp. “ stop – stop hurting him !” out of instinct, she hit the man holding her on the nose with enough strength that made him loosen his grip on her, which was enough for her to slip and reach for luca. a hand clasping his as the other cupped his cheek, she tried to hold on, but then froze for a moment as she looked at his blood-covered face. was this her fault ? she could understand that they were here for her, so would they leave him be if she went with them ? the moment she spared to question that was used well by the men and within a second she was being pulled away again. “ luca …”

     he manages to gather a breath, to clear the haze that clouds his vision from the jolt of the electrum. one of many times he has cursed the seelie blood that runs through his veins. but any agony he feels is softened by her touch, even if he wishes it didn’t tear at the heart beating erratically in his chest. “aerin i-” he starts, ocean eyes meeting hers for the briefest moment. and then she is torn away, his hands desperately reaching for her as the men move in on him once more. he can barely fight back before a blow is landed that sends the world around him spinning. “i’m so-” he half murmurs before darkness pulls him under and his limp figure slumps on the floor. 

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knightblocd‌:

Vexalia felt the presence far before anything else. She wasn’t usually so on edge, but with the mundane world on the brink of war and a Queen to protect, things that seemed insignificant mere months ago had her on high alert now. It wasn’t until she was halfway down an alley that she finally made her move, a hand coming to rest at the concealed gun tucked into her jeans as she spun around to push said person against the wall. “Why are you following me?”  

      the seelie was not one he had had the chance to be acquainted with; their paths not yet having crossed despite his guarding of the youngest princess. but he knew her, from the research the clave had provided him with, as vexalia - the queen’s knight. and being the closest chance he stood to contacting the queen, he had been tracking her since he’d spotted her walking the streets. “hey-” he grimaces as he is slammed back against the wall. “look i’ll talk when you back off.” 

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princxssadelina‌:

      something is so very wrong before he even explains it to her. adelina decides to let the smallest bit of magic escape her fingers without him much noticing, to at least staunch the bleeding from his head, it would do no good for him to pass out from blood loss. why is he here? why isn’t he with aerin? she didn’t think this was a social visit, she wouldn’t expect such from him after their last encounter. “what?” she breathes in harshly, shaking her head. “this most be a joke. a cruel joke. you lie. the clave could not have my sister. they could not!”

      as he knew it would, the warmth disappears from her voice - replaced by a bitter tang of denial. “they have her.” he says firmly, though the words are agonizing to admit. “and i don’t have time to convince you, princess. you just...you just have to trust me. i need your help.” 

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nataliayes‌:

she shushed him but ultimately stopped, the wound on his head was mostly healed and the blood had stopped from pouring out, and for now that was enough for her. it had to be enough because the words that he spoke afterward left her wide eyed. ❝ what. ❞ the disbelief in her voice was obviousl. ❝ hey, no. no. it’s not your fault, you couldn’t have known. i shouldn’t have left her alone. ❞ there was an edge in her tone. ❝ we are going to find her. ❞   

       he shakes his head vehemently, despite the way his vision swims with the movement. “i did this. i put this burden on you too.” he chokes out. and now, aerin was gone. and he had no idea what the clave would do to her. “we can’t get her back on our own. we have to....we have to tell her family.” and he was as good as dead once he did so. 

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seelierin‌:

     as she stood there in horror, listening, her expression became one of confusion. using luca to get to her ? what would that even mean ?? but there was no time for her to question as she heard the footsteps approaching, making her act on instinct and grab the vase from the shelf to smash it on the man twice her size who had just turned to find her. unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to put him down but more than enough to get him so angry that he immediately grabbed and threw her onto the floor, right before the fight. ‘found the litte-’ the man grunted, wiping blood off his jaw. terrified, aerin found luca within them, stumbling onto her feet to reach for him only to be locked in a hold against the man. “ stop ! ” she cried out, more to the other two fighting luca. “ enough - what’s … what are you doing ? … luca ? ”

     he hears her voice, yelling out his name, and finds himself rooted to the spot. the delay is enough to give his attackers an advantage and one lands a blow that knocks him to the ground. “aerin-” he growls, trying to push his way back up. his head swims as a fist collides with his cheek. he sways on his knees, trying to find his balance, before lurching in the direction of the man holding the princess. “get away from her !!” he roars, reaching forward just as an electrum rod jabs into his ribs. 

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seelierin‌:

     one thing she had learned recently was to do as luca said when he had that urgent expression on his face and the tone to his voice. so on his demand she did move, barely slipping out of sight when the door broke with a loud noise so she was stuck motionless behind the tall cabinet near where she initially stood, hands clasped together against her chest, adrenaline high in her veins. unable to see anything aside from the shards flying around the entrance, she held her breath, still hoping it’d all end well – whatever it was.

     she barely has time to heed his words before the hunters come bursting in. “you can’t have her-” the shadowhunter shouts, drawing his seraph blade. “she’s gone. even i don’t know where. so you won’t use me to get to her again.” the first of them charges towards him, katana wielded before them, and luca falls into the familiar steps of battle. it isn’t long before the second, and then third, joins in the fray. he whirls, parries, takes as many cuts as he can at them but they are too many. and he is alone. his attention is focused on fighting off two shadowhunters so he doesn’t see the other begin to search the apartment; pulling down furniture in his path. 

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seelierin‌:

     “ okay … okay. ” aerin agreed finally; based on the look on his face alone, she knew better than to argue against him. but before they could make it to the door she heard the loud knock, making her jump slightly. it couldn’t be lia, she had her keys. head slowly turning to luca, she felt the need to clutch at his arm with her free hand, trying to pull him back as she froze aside from that because of the voice coming from the other side. ‘ princess ? ’

      his grip tightens around her wrist at the knock, bright eyes darting between the door and the girl clutching to his arm. he moves to stand just before her; if they come for her, they have to go through him first. “hide-” he says urgently, as the door begins to glow - the golden shape of a rune piercing through the dense wood. it splinters in on itself, shards firing about the room, as the hunters barge their way into lia’s apartment. 

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kiexran‌:

            “   She is not a dog to run back at command,   “   Kieran tilted his head slightly.    “   Nor I really see the reason why should I help you out.   “

      “i know that.” he snaps, his patience is wearing thin. “princess aerin.” luca grits his teeth. “she’s the reason you should help me. she’s the reason you have to help me.”