BRUISED.

"wait for time to turn around your faith."

[idleteeth]

WHICH TWO GREEK GODS ARE YOUR PARENTS?

Atlas & Persephone

Oh, sweet child of penance and flowers! Your father eternally holds up the skies, and your mother the Queen of the Underworld. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by endurance, understanding, and compassion. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of weeds, wildflowers, and empathy as you grow into your power.

[idleteeth]

[idleteeth]

mehtawolf​:

I thought so too. How are you feeling?

Better, thankfully. You get that stink out of your hair yet? That can be a real bitch.

[idleteeth]

thierryastor​:

[ PRIVATE ] 

In my experience, warrior and idiot got hand in hand. I haven’t the slightest clue, love. And I’m usually fairly good at seeing the whole board. Pesky humanity, camaraderie – family. Or something like that. Is it what you want? 

[ PRIVATE ]

I guess that fits well enough. 

It is. It’s why I came here.

[idleteeth]

thierryastor​:

How many times do you need me to tell you you have great biceps, Ana? It’s not only about getting tossed. Warriors tend to run into the danger. Which is a place I’ve found you many times now. It’s okay. I too am learning to come to terms with the more noble parts of my heart. They’re small but there. Yours are a good deal larger. 

Yeah, well, I could have been a chickenshit that just liked to lift before all of this. You call me a warrior, someone else might call me an idiot. How the fuck did we wind up here?

[idleteeth]

aemiliablack​:

[ PRIVATE ]

I’ve noticed. Your hypervigilance about things that others tend to overlook can prove to be more useful for the manor than it is harmful for your social life. You knew you could die even before Sabina made her appearance in the cells, yet you continued to fight and do your job splendidly. Not everybody has that, Ana Romero. I may not need to thank you, but from my perspective it’s the least of what you deserve. And I for one am quite happy to still be alive. I like living. 

[ PRIVATE ]

If it’s kept me alive then it must be worth something, I guess. I... Well, I think plenty of wolves here would have done that for you both but... I’ll take praise where praise is given. Victoria suggested that I should, anyway. I’m glad you are too. And I am sorry about your brother, he was very brave to do what he did.

[idleteeth]

thierryastor​:

Maybe. Patience, darling. I know doing things without running doesn’t come natural to you warrior types but this is going to take some delicate handling. 

I get thrown across a room one time in front of people and suddenly I’m a warrior type?

[idleteeth]

thierryastor​:

I can’t be sure. That’s the part I’ll talk through with Lucio. It could be no different than any other bond. Could be much more different. We may want to find a test subject first.

...a test subject? Is there another witch in your coven that’s willing to bond with one of the wolves here?

[idleteeth]

riva-astor​:

Without the constant threat of trauma and death, I’m.. having a hard time adjusting to normalcy. I’d also probably commit several crimes for a massage and a good night’s rest. 

Are you hoping to jinx it?

[idleteeth]

waemiliablack​:

[ PRIVATE ]

Reverting to how things were just over a week ago was not a chance I wanted to take, no. But it seems a Black family’s voting power means little these days. Safer is something we’ll have to work towards. You usually have a good sense about what’s potentially bad news for the manor. We can start with communication. If you sense something off, I assure you your thoughts will matter. And Ana… thank you for letting Thierry out of that cell when you did. I would have died, plain and simple. I shared my appreciation with Victoria, but you deserve my formal thanks. I’ve been wanting to pull you aside to say that without giving anyone who recently lost a murderous vampire relative down in that basement more reason to be sour with you. I’m sorry it’s taken me this long. Thank you.

[ PRIVATE ]

I guess it’s that my bullshit meter is tuned differently than most. It’s usually not a good thing when I’m trying to meet new people but... if I feel something I’ll tell you. I... Well, I’m just glad that I was there to help you both --- that vampire could have snapped me like a twig before I even got to the cell. I’d do anything to help anyone here, Aemilia. You don’t even need to thank me. And you don’t have to apologize -- I’m honestly wondering when my staking one of them is going to come bite me in the ass. I give it a few weeks.

[thierryastor]

idleteeth​:

And if it’s negative? Not that there was much to really think about, but yes. What I said still stands, delirium aside.

No such thing as negative attention. Good. I’ll to talk to Lucio about what our next steps are. I imagine the whole process isn’t quite the same given my magic isn’t the same. But I promise you there will be no surprises. No tricks. No games. I won’t risk screwing you up in the process. 

[idleteeth]

...What do you think it could do to me? I mean, I’m guessing kill me is pretty high up on that list of possibilities.

[idleteeth]

thierryastor​:

If you’re me, it’s a great thing. I love attention. Oh right – I guess I did. You’re always welcome. Have you given any more thought to my proposal?

And if it’s negative? Not that there was much to really think about, but yes. What I said still stands, delirium aside.

[idleteeth]

aemiliablack​:

Except it does matter, Ana Romero. If you would like to share more of what you want or think regarding all of this, I would like to hear it. Or if there’s anything at all I can do for you to make you feel safer….

I don’t like that there’s something here that could snap us all in two if we piss them off or if they’re having a bad day - which I’m assuming is your reasoning for even calling a vote. On the other hand, Cristiana helped us... so, I guess we should hold up our end of the bargain. It’s kind of messy however you look at it. Safer? I dunno, it’s hard to think about anywhere being safe with everything that’s gone on.

[thierryastor]

idleteeth​:

The vote, the people coming here to look for you      the list seems to be kind of endless.

Some might argue I’m a very highly desired woman, darling. Don’t sound so surprised. Are you feeling better?

[idleteeth]

That’s not always a good thing, you know. Yeah, I am. I got patched up pretty quickly by Moll. She mentioned that a very bossy witch was pushing her to make sure I was looked at -- so thank you.

[aemiliablackarchived]

idleteeth​:

You can’t win ‘em all, I guess. We could definitely have worse house guests.

My memory serves to tell me that they came on the train of worst house guests and one was even labelled as such up until the very last day… or you wouln’t have staked him. You’re comfortable with the both of them living here?

[idleteeth]

Well, it could have been one of the ones higher up on the sadism scale, I mean. And I’m really still waiting for that to bite me in the ass. No, of course I’m not comfortable with that, but it doesn’t matter what I want or what I think. I’m just trying to be okay with it or I’ll wind up in another hole.

[thierryastor]

I hear there’s a vote in order. A girl never gets a little bit of rest and recovery without politics creeping in does she. 

[idleteeth]

The vote, the people coming here to look for you      the list seems to be kind of endless.

[idleteeth]

aemiliablack​:

The results of the voting by the council are as follows: Four counts in favor of the pact made with Cristiana Rivero to let her and by extension Thomas remain here, and one vote against. The mercy deal stands. Not unanimously, but I digress. The vampires are to stay under our protection. As they say, what’s done is now done. Now we must live with it.

You can’t win ‘em all, I guess. We could definitely have worse house guests.