phoenix

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖙𝖍𝖊  𝖍𝖞𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖉  𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖙  𝖍𝖊𝖗  𝖆  𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖓  when  she  claimed  that  he  could  not  switch her  words  onto  her.  “oh,  no?  i  think  i  just  did.”  he  joined in  on  her  laughter  before he  shrugged.  “it’s  not  like  i  LIED.  why  would  i  deny  the  truth, hm?”  leo  challenged. there  was  a  softer  smile  on  his  lips  once  she  thanked him,  but  the  male  crossed his  arms  as  soon  as  she  announced that  it  would  make  her  happy  if  he  let  her  pay  next  time.  “wow.  i  don’t  know  if  that  is  extremely  unfair,  or  if  i  should just  focus  on  the  fact  that  you  make  it  sound  like  you  might  want  to  do  this  again.”

“okay fine.” she laughed softly. “and i wasn’t lying either.” she could never. julia was an honest person. sure she held things to herself, but if anything left her lips, it was the truth...or some twisted version of the truth where she was hiding the fact there were butterflies in her stomach just by the sight of the man sitting across from her. “i might want to do this again...if this doesn’t even up like a disaster.” she winked playfully. 

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖍𝖊  𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖉  𝖍𝖎𝖘  𝖊𝖞𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖘  𝖆𝖙  𝖍𝖊𝖗  when  she  gestured  to  him  and  he  laughed softly  in  response to  her  words. “i  see.  and  since  i  know  that  I  AM  real,  perhaps it  means  that  i’m  the  one  that  is  hallucinating  you?  i  mean  i  can  only  return  those  compliments.  you  were  kind  to  me  from  the  beginning, i  think  you  can  be  rather  hilarious, you  seem  like  a  warm  and  caring person  AND  you  are  beautiful.  maybe  you  are  not  real.”  leopold  studied her  for  a  moment  after  she  claimed that  FRIENDS  WERE  HARD  TO  FIND,  but  he  ended  up  nodding  his  head.  “yes,  i  suppose that  is  true.”  his  own  eyes  fell  to  the  menu  now,  though  he  already  knew  what  he  wanted  to  eat.  he  had  a  bit  of  a  hard  time  selecting something  new  sometimes. “oh,  by  all  means. you  have  my  full  permission to  hurt  my  feelings  if  that  means  you  do  whatever  you  want  to  do.”  the  hybrid did  not  want  her  to  think  that  she  needed to  act  a  certain  way  around  him  so  he  would  like  her.  that  was  pretty much  the  last  thing  he  would  want.

julia laughed and shook her head. “you can’t switch what i was saying about you onto me.” she laughed a little more. “i’m as real as the air we breathe.” she bit her lip. she glanced at the menu for a second to confirm what she wanted before looking back up at him. she smiled. “you’re...” she couldn’t find the words to perfectly describe him without saying he was perfect. “thank you. i appreciate that. what would make me happy is next...hang out... i get to pay.” if that is what she was going to call this.

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖎𝖙  𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞  𝖉𝖎𝖉  𝖓𝖔𝖙  𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖒  𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊  𝖘𝖍𝖊  𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉  𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖕  𝖇𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌  and  that  could  turn  into  a  real  PROBLEM  ; it  should  not  be  allowed  to  be  this  adorable. “it  seems  like  it.”  leo  chuckled before  he  licked his  lips,  eyes  staying  right  on  her  face.  “and  why  is  that?  what  makes  it  so  hard  to  believe that  i  am  real?”  he was  honestly  CURIOUS  to  hear  her  answer, because  he  certainly never  heard  that  one  before. “oh,  i  know  that  you  can  pay,  but  you  won’t  HAVE  TO.”  he  shot  her  a  smile,  at  least  until  he  faked  a  serious expression.  “this  may  come  as  a  shock, but…  i  am  rather  old-fashioned.”  hah,  right.  as  if  she  needed  to  hear  it  to  know  this.

“can you blame me?” she spoke before gesturing over to him. “you’re kind, funny, caring, and good looking.” she blushed even more at that, but she decided she already dug her grave. “it’s hard to find someone like that these days.” she bit her lip. “friends can be hard to find.” she smiled. the phoenix laughed softly. “oh really? well in that case, i don’t want to hurt your feeling by not doing something you want to do.” she continued to laugh while she looked over the menu.

[wickedlovly-deactivated20200401]

You would think that after all the years of being alive, adjusting to change would be easy. But on the contrary, sometimes it was hard to keep up with things, particularly when you travelled between realms.

So here Theoden stood, staring down at the smartphone in his hands, and looking at it like it was the most mysterious thing in the world. “I do not understand. I pushed the thing and it isn’t doing anything.” ( @veilsstarters​ )

[fireynerd]

“Um,” Julia pushed her glasses up before looking at the phone. “I think I know the basics.” She smiled. She knew when she finally gave into a smartphone, that it did need a little time to get used to it. “What are you trying to do?”

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖍𝖊  𝖆𝖒𝖆𝖟𝖊𝖉  𝖍𝖊𝖗?  leo  had  no  idea  how  he  SUPPOSEDLY  managed to  do  that,  but  he  would  take  the  compliment ——  even  if  he  did  not  do  so  without returning  it.  “i  think  you  are  underestimating  how  fascinating  you  are.  i  guess  that  simply  means  the  feeling  is  mutual.”  he  grinned at  her,  but  it  was  replaced  by  an  expression of  CONFUSION  when  she  asked  if  he  was… DID  SHE  just  ask  if  he  was  a  robot?!  “what  on  earth  are  you  talking about,  julia?”  he laughed  as  he  began  to  shake  his  head.  “i  am  not  a  robot  and  you  are  not  hallucinating  me  either.”  sliding  the  menu  over  the  table, leopold  shot  her  a  playful look.  “here.  dinner  is  on  me.  last  time  i  checked, only  a  REAL  person  can  pay  the  bill,  so  that  should prove  it.”  he teased.

there she goes, blushing again. when was that ever going to stop? probably never. julia grinned back at him. “i guess great minds think alike?” she joked softly. she bit her lip and shook her head. “just wanting to make sure because it almost seems impossible that you are real.” she meant it in all the good ways. she took the menu and opened it up. she smiled and shook her head. “i can pay, you know?”

[witchywylie-blog]

@veilsstarters​

Something about a library’s calming aura had always felt like home to Clover Wylie. 

Wildemount’s was no different. Today they occupied themselves in every way possible as an employee of a library – shelving and reshelving books, dusting windows and tables – all the while attempting to keep their busy bee mind off their thoughts and the tingling sensation in their fingers that was a telltale sign of a premonition about to come through sooner or later.

They were just about to sit down with a mug of warm black tea with honey to take a breather from the nonstop work when somebody’s presence just behind them was made clear with a tap on the shoulder, making Clover jump up in surprise with a gasp, spilling the majority of the cup’s contents on both themselves and the person in question. 

“Oh, Christ, I’m so sorry!” 

[fireynerd]

Julia was making her way into the library to make sure that everything was running smoothly. She noticed Clover standing with their back turned to her. In her time of managing the library, she never seen it this organized by another individual other than herself. The last thing she meant to do was them. “Oh gosh!” She stepped back as she felt the warm tea land on her shirt. “I should be sorry.” Julia exclaimed.  “Are you alright?”

[fireynerd]

edgarwayne‌:

He returned the smile.  “Bird house huh?  Doing anything fancy, or just the traditional style?  I tried my hand at one once.  I guess birds just don’t like me.”  Edgar laughed quietly to himself, remembering the disappointment of never getting any feathered visitors.  

The vampire bit his lip, considering being honest before blurting out, “a memory chest.  I know, I know, it sounds kind of lame, especially for a guy in his 40s, but I recently reconnected with my dad and I want to save any momentos we get.”

The phoenix laughed and shook her head. “Oh just a regular bird house.” She smiled. “Something to just paint and all.” She smiled slightly at his comment, but decided not to bring up the fact that she was a bird herself.

Julia’s eyes flashed bright as she perked up. “That is not lame at all! That’s amazing! I have a few of those...from growing up. So I think that it’s a great idea!”

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊  𝖜𝖆𝖘  𝖆  𝖜𝖎𝖉𝖊  𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖓  𝖔𝖓  𝖍𝖎𝖘  𝖑𝖎𝖕𝖘  while  he  watched  her  reaction  and  that  alone  made  it  WORTH  IT,  even  if  -  yes  -  they  were  only  joking.  “i  know,  i  know.  but  it  is  going  to  look  good  on  you.”  and  he  felt  INSPIRED  to  do  it,  so  he  simply  went  with  it.  he  always did  ;  that  was  just  who  leo  was.  he  laughed  quietly once  she  slid  the  ring  on  her  finger  and  he  bit  his  lip  as  she  told  him  that  it  was  beautiful. “fits  the  owner.”  and  that  was  not  JUST  a  tease.  the  hybrid  gave  her  a  smile,  letting her  kiss  his  cheek  before he  held  the  door  for  her  so  she  could  walk  inside. “do  you  want  to  test  that  theory?  i  don’t.”  who  could  say  if  she  could  still  get  sick?  all  of  them  were  human  in  some  way  after  all.  “no  warning needed.”  he  chuckled and  sat  down  with  her.  “eat  as  much  as  you  want  to,  i  promise  i  won’t  judge. not  now  or  ever.”

“you amaze me, leo.” he always keeps her on her toes and it’s refreshing. usually her anxiety would get the best of her, but with him, it was like it was slowly melting away. she couldn’t explain it. the blush grew on her cheeks with his comment back. “thank you.” she bit her lip as she walked inside. “not tonight at least.” she smiled brightly at him. how was this real life? “are you a robot?” she blurted out. “because...no way an actual person is this amazing...unless, am i hallucinating you? like this whole time i’m just sitting alone and talking to myself like a crazy woman?” she laughed softly.

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖍𝖊  𝖜𝖆𝖘  𝖓𝖔𝖙  𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖊𝖈𝖙,  but  that  was  more  than  alright with  him  ;  leo  tried  to  be  the  BEST  VERSION  of  himself  and  that  was  all  that  really  mattered, wasn’t  it?  to  hell  with  perfection,  though  he  almost  thought he  understood  where  she  was  coming  from  ——  it  was  not  unlikely  that  he  would  have  told  her  a  similar  thing  when  it  came  to  her.  leopold narrowed  his  eyes  in  thought and  his  thumb  traced  the  crimson  color  on  her  cheek  this  time.  was  it  always that  easy  to  make  her  blush?  “of  course.  my  sincerest  apologies, i  have  been  so  NERVOUS  about  our  engagement, it  simply  slipped my  mind.”  he joked  back  before he  let  his  hand  fall  from  her  face  only  to  reach  for  her  hand.  the  male  ran  the  very  tips  of  his  fingers over  her  skin  and  grinned at  her  when  he  pulled away,  leaving  something  else  in  place  of  his  touch.  “here.  just  so  you  know  that  i  never  meant  to  upset  you.”  he mumbled  playfully.  “now  let  us  go  inside, i  would  blame  myself  for  all  of  eternity  if  i  let  you  freeze to  death.”

his touch was so gentle, all she could feel was the heat on her cheeks. “i can forgive you. if anyone knows about being nervous, it’s me.” she smiled brightly. she felt his hand take hers. she tried her best not to allow her heart to race quickly. they were just playing around. suddenly, she felt something in her hand. when he pulled his hand away, she looked down. a small automatic gasp escaped her lips as she looked at the ring. it was simple and yet so beautiful. just how she liked things. she knew he was still joking, but she was in shock for a moment. “leo...you didn’t have to actually get me a ring.” even if it was from his magic. her smile was so big that it almost hurt. she slid the ring on her finger before looking up at him. “it’s beautiful.” without thinking, she leaned up and kissed his cheek. it was short and sweet before she pulled away and let out a small laugh. “well, technically, i wouldn’t, but i appreciate the thought and care.” she was fire after all. they walked inside and got themselves a table. “fair warning, i can eat a lot.”

[fireynerd]

ofveils·:

Alastair actually cracked a full smile when she said she liked his name; a facial expression that was quite rare for the man. “Yes, well I consider myself fortunate that my parents were people of good taste when it came to the task of naming me. Julia is quite a wonderful name as well.” He answered, inclining his head in yet another small bow to show his gratitude. As they began to walk, Alastair listened to her question about what had brought him to town. “Work. I am a doctor with a certain specialization which I believe, in time, could prove to be quite valuable to this charming little town.” He explained, gesturing around at his surroundings before he nodded. “Have you always called Wildemount home?” He added curiously.

Julia smiled back brightly. She was happy that she got him to smile. “Thank you. I can say the same about my parents.” She laughed softly as they continued to walk. “A doctor? Well, that is impressive.” The phoenix loved science, but she could never be a doctor. “I hope you enjoy it here outside of work.” She shook her head to his question. “I’m roughly new as well. Six months, but I really enjoy it here a lot. People are great. The town is amazing. And there seems to be a ton of new people here too.”

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖑𝖊𝖔  𝖉𝖎𝖉  𝖓𝖔𝖙  𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖉  𝖍𝖊𝖗  𝖜𝖊𝖎𝖗𝖉,  not  even  ONE  bit.  she  was  amusing and  funny  and  certainly  not  freaking  him  out  with  anything  that  she  said  or  did.  “perfect?  hell  no.  believe me,  i  am  anything  BUT.”  and  he  meant  that,  though  he  fired  her  another  grin  as  she  gasped  —— at  least  until  she  pretended to  be  hurt.  “no,  no,  no,  you  got  me  all  wrong.”  the  hybrid puckered  his  lips  into  a  pout.  “of  course  i  already  have  a  ring  for  you,  but  i  have  to  PICK  IT  UP,  that’s what  i  meant. i  did  not  want  to  risk  having it  stolen  by  carrying  it  around.”  he faked  a  sigh  and  placed one  hand  on  her  cheek, as  if  he  wanted  to  encourage  her  to  look  at  him.  “please  have  dinner  with  me?  i  will  make  it  up  to  you,  i  promise.”

julia let out a light breath. she was going to tell him that he was perfect, but maybe that wasn’t her place to share that. they were just friends. his reaction was gold. she was going to laugh, but then he placed his hand on her cheek. a blush crept up as she held her breath for a second. her lips parted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say. snapping out of thought, she nodded. “yeah, i’ll have dinner with you. just next time...bring the ring.” she teased with a laugh trying to break out of the feeling that was building up inside of her. 

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖆𝖘  𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖉  𝖆𝖘  𝖍𝖊  𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖉,  leo  could  not  keep  himself  from  joining  in  on  her  laughter  and  he  let  out  a  soft  “WHOO”  while  he  wiped  at  the  (  slightly  wet  )  corners  of  his  eyes.  “i  don’t  even  know  what  to  say  right  now,  julia.”  she  was  way  too  funny.  “oh,  is  that  how  it  is?”  the  hybrid questioned  with  a  wide  grin.  “what  did  i  ever  do  to  you,  that  i  earned such  rude  behavior?”  he  gave  her  a  playful  roll  of  his  eyes  when  she  patted his  cheek.  “wait,  wait,  wait,  are  we  talking  about  engagements?  well,  shit  ——  thanks  for  the  heads  up.  i  guess  it’s  time  for  me  to  pick  your  ring.”  he  joked  as  they  continued  to  walk.  “of  course.  it’s  not  like  we  will  know  where  we  stand  BEFORE  those  hundred years  passed.”

it was nice knowing that he didn’t find her weird, or even if he did, he wasn’t freaked out by her. she grinned. “you’re perfect so i think i need to take your ego down a bit.” she laughed out. her laughter continued as he brought up a ring. “you don’t already have one picked out for me?” she gasped. “i’m really hurt right now. i don’t...i don’t even know if we can get food anymore.” she looked away dramatically. she sighed before looking at him. "i guess i can live without this engagement."  

[fireynerd]

When Julia moved to Wildemount, about six months ago, she moved into one of their apartment complexes. That is where she has resided. Her minimalist style was something she recently picked up. Julia has always had to move after so many years. She has one place that holds everything, but when moving to another town, she brings what she knows she will need there. The space is enough for just her, and her soon pet kitty. She believes for the time being it is a home she enjoys.

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖙𝖍𝖊  𝖍𝖞𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖉  𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖉  ;  he  certainly  did  not  expect that  kind  of  an  answer. “are  you  saying  you  LOST  YOUR  MIND?  should  i  be  concerned?”  the  sound  of  her  giggle  brought a  softer  smile  to  his  lips  and  he  shook  his  head  when  he  heard  her  teasing  words. “of  course  not.  i  happen  to  enjoy  you  being  your  true  self,  no  matter how  RUDE  you  are.”  it  was  only  a  joke,  of  course  —— he  honestly  thought that  she  was  rather  ADORABLE.  in  a  good  way.  “alright.  we  will  call  it  something else.  any  suggestions?”  he  questioned in  amusement  while  they  left  the  bar  and  he  started  to  lead  her  toward  the  chinese  restaurant he  had  in  mind,  not  too  far  from  there. “you  keep  saying  that  and  i  will  hold  you  to  it.”

“coo-coo bananas, boy.” julia couldn’t say that without bursting out laughing. she knew others around would probably stare, but she didn’t care. “only rude to you.” she grinned widely. “feel special.” she patted his cheek lightly. “hm, rendezvous, tryst, engagement. i think i can go on and on with what we can call besides a date.” she followed next to him. “sounds like a plan. in another hundred years from now, we can touch base with where we stand.”

[fireynerd]

doctoralastair·:

A hint of a smile found it’s way to Alastair’s lips at the young woman’s words, and he once again inclined his head in a small bow to indicate his gratitude. “That sounds like it would be a wonderful help. You have my thanks.” He replied. It was refreshing to meet someone who was so eager to help a stranger; a rarity in the world today to be sure. “Oh I do believe that the pleasure is all mine Julia. I am Alastair.” He replied to her introduction with a nod, his eyes filled with a curious sort of admiration; she was, after all, a beautiful young woman. Clearing his throat, he straightened himself out to his full height and nodded his head curtly. “Well, shall we?” He suggested, gesturing with his hand out to invite her to lead the way.

Julia held back a small laugh. She didn’t want to make fun of the way he spoke, but it was like he time traveled to the modern time. It was nice and refreshing though. “Alastair, I really like that.” She smiled brightly as she nodded along. She started to lead him the way to the hotel. “What brings you to town?” She asked as they walked. “Family, work, new beginnings?”

[ofperdition]

@veilsstarters​

Wildermount was still a beautiful little town, but after everything that happened, there was something about that beauty that felt tainted, that filled you with a sense of dread. It could be compared to one of those ornate, hand crafted dolls that people sometimes collected; it was beautiful, but it made you feel deeply uneasy if you looked at it for too long, as if that beauty was hiding something truly sinister. Alastair could feel the atmosphere take a shift the moment he crossed his foot over the town line, his doctor’s bag in hand, his eyes taking in the scenery, before a sigh passed through his lips. His immediate impulse was to want to turn around and leave, to put the town as far behind him as was possible, and forget that it ever existed, but he knew that he could do no such thing. He supposed that this must have been how doctors who had gone to towns infected by a plague had probably felt, but they had stayed and done their duty then, and so would he now. 

Approaching the first person he came across, Alastair inclined his head in a polite bow. “Good afternoon to you. I beg your pardon, but I was wondering whether you perhaps might be able to point me in the direction of the town inn?” He asked. “I was also hoping, if it wouldn’t be too much trouble, that you might be able to recommend the best place to get a drink in this town. You see I’ve traveled quite far to get here, and could use a good scotch.” 

[fireynerd]

Julia just got done with her shift at the library. She was just going to go on a walk and take everything in. Sure, she had some anxious feelings still, but she was trying harder than ever to get passed it all. As she was walking, she heard someone speak. Looking towards them, she smiled sweetly. She could see his bag with him and realized he must be new to town. 

“Of course I can show you the way.” Julia grinned. “We can get you all checked in, and I know just the bar that would be able to get you some scotch.” His proper manner didn’t go unnoticed to the phoenix. it reminded her so much like the past, and it was refreshing. “I’m Julia. It’s nice to meet you.”

[fireynerd]

ohviolentdelight·:

 𝖘𝖍𝖊  𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉  𝖓𝖔𝖙  𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖕  𝖎𝖙?  that  made  him  laugh  and  he  shook  his  head  at  her.  “you  better  LEARN  how  to  help  it  then.  you  said  you  are  old  as  dirt,  where  are  your  manners,  hm?”  leo  teased her  and  he  threw  his  head  back  into  his  neck,  more  laughter  falling from  his  lips  when  she  demanded  a  list  of  badass  people  by  monday.  “now  you  are  just  getting bossy.  who  would  have  thought you  have  that  in  you?”  he  returned her  grin  ;  it  was  surprisingly  EASY  to  joke  around  her.  to  be  HIMSELF  instead of  worrying  about  each  remark and  how  she  would  end  up  taking it.  “you  should  have  eaten  more?  how  is  that?  but  yeah.  yeah,  of  course,  it’s  totally  a  date  too.”  and  he  had  no  doubt  that  both  of  them  knew  how  to  take  that  as  well  ——  just  like  the  remark  that  followed.  “right.  you  say  that  now  and  then  we  have  our  fifth  pizza  date  and  you  tell  me  you  can’t  see  me  anymore  because i’m  such  a  bore!”

“out the door with my mind.” she giggled softly. wow, she couldn’t remember the last time she was this comfortable so quickly with someone. “i’m just being my true self, leo. is that an issue?” she teased. julia raised her eyebrows. “i guess we can never go on a fifth pizza date.” she winked playfully before she started heading to the door. “and if we get pizza together for the fifth time, we just can’t call it a date.” she looked at him. “i know from experience that i wouldn’t find you a bore...ever.”