wishbone heart.

you aren't obligated to be ANYONE'S cure.

[iridescnts]

i didn’t want any flowers. i only wanted to LIE with my hands turned up and be utterly empty ; how free it is, you have no idea how free. 

#IRIDESCNTS. a dependent contessa wyllt established by rachel on the 3rd of february, 2023.

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[iridescnts]

lmortem​:

❝ listen, i know what you are. ❞  for lorcan from contessa @iridescnts​

“Oh?” Lorcan’s brows rise at the accusation, resting their chin on their fist, elbow propped up on countertop. “I didn’t think it was secret...” they trail off, wondering just what they were referring to–their vampirism or their long-standing career, both of which that have been in the limelight for some time. “Do you live under a rock?” they tease, lips quirking into a smile. 

“it isn’t, really,” she gives a tiny grimace, sure she’s gone about this wrong ; contessa has met a few vampires in her time but she can’t really say that she’s interacted with enough of them to know how to broach the subject with them. it’s probably different for them all, but lorcan is especially unique in the sense that they’re quite WELL KNOWN - in all ways. “i was trying to be coy on your behalf, which in retrospect... does seem a little silly. i was just sort of curious about the whole... being a vampire thing. how’s that working for you?” 

[iridescnts]

fathcmsbelow​:

            𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤   𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩   𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧   𝙛𝙤𝙧   𝙖   moment   as   she   nimbly   dodges   the   various   detritus   littering   the   ground   ,   secure   in   the   knowledge   that   evie   would   not   waste   a   second   helping   either   .   once   she   makes   a   point   of   stepping   over   (   she   was   given   permission   to   ,   after   all   )   ,   she   crouches   beside   the   other   woman   and   makes   no   move   to   reach   towards   any   of   the   items   .   instead   ,   she   props   her   chin   against   her   hand   and   gets   comfortable   watching   her   struggle   for   a   few   moments   .   ❝   i’m   just   curious   ,   ❞   she   begins   ,   the   fingers   on   one   hand   drumming   against   her   jaw   while   the   other   hand   flips   idly   at   a   paintbrush   rolling   near   her   feet   .   ❝   you   are   a   witch   ,   aren’t   you   ?   with   a   wand   and   everything   ?   ❞

for  what  it’s  worth,  contessa  doesn’t  initially  realise  that  the  other  is  being  -  as  her  mum  would  say  -  contrary.  she’s  so  focused  on  trying  to  gather  the  last  of  the  spilled  items  (  a  paintbrush  caught  in  the  space  between  cobble  proves  to  be  the  most  difficult  of  items  to  retrieve,  her  fingers  failing  to  get  a  good  grasp  on  it  )  that  she  doesn’t  pay  all  that  much  mind  to  her  and  even  when  she  does  realise  that  she’s  actually  crouched  down  beside  her,  the  natural  jump  is  to  ‘oh,  she’s  being  nice’.  it  takes  a  moment  longer  for  her  to  fully  comprehend  the  situation  and  when  she  does  -  well,  let’s  be  honest  :  this  isn’t  exactly  what  contessa  meant  when  she  had  urged  the  other  to  continue  past  her.  “  that’s  kind  of  presumptuous.  i  could  be  a  squib.  or  the  touring  muggle  family  of  a  future  hogwarts  student,  ”  she’s  not,  but  she  can’t  resist  the  urge  to  point  both  out  to  her.  still  trying  to  coax  the  same  brush  out  from  the  same  tiny  gap  between  stone,  tessa  tries  not  to  let  any  of  her  annoyance  at  the  others  words  bleed  through  her  tone  when  she  adds,  “  i  don’t  believe  in  using  MAGIC  for  every  little  thing.  that’s  just  being  lazy.  ”

[iridescnts]

dcnthomases​:

“no, please,” dean steps over some stray paintbrushes and turns to face the woman. (he’s grateful, suddenly, that he was looking down when he nearly bumped into her, because it prevented him from slipping on the art supplies the way characters in mariokart slipped on bananas. not that anyone in the wizarding world would know what mariokart was.) “let me help”

“you don’t have to-” she starts, cutting herself off the very moment it becomes obvious that dean - vaguely familiar to her thanks to three broomsticks hogsmeade trips and, you know, war hero fame - will be crouching to help her regardless of the time it takes out of his day. kindness doesn’t cost anything & contessa, despite her thought to object, really does appreciate him for it and tells him, after a moment of silent acceptance, “thank you. you don’t need to worry about being too rough with any of it - i’m only handing most of it into the secondhand store up the alley.” 

[iridescnts]

𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽  :  diagon alley, but nowhere specific  !

“i’m sorry, i’m totally in your way-” and there’s not really much that she can do about that, currently, but she still does her absolute best to pull in her limbs and minimise the blockade. the box of assorted donations that tumbled out of her arms when she tripped over an awkward piece of cobble made a bit of a mess, but contessa has almost succeeded in gathering up everything that spilled out - only a few things have managed to evade her ; paintbrushes and little colored stacking cups and a singular race car. “you can just step over me. i really won’t be offended.” 

[iridescnts]

@hoggleswart  sent  ☂️  for  the  last  pic  in  my  character’s  camera  roll  !

[funnytwittertweets]

[iridescnts]

𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃  :  can  we  just  table  this  conversation  ? 𝚁𝙴𝚀𝚄𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙱𝚈  :  @hoggleswart​  /  ezekiel  burke  ! 𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽  :  the  three  broomsticks,  hogsmeade  !

“  oh,  we  totally  could,  but  i  really  don’t  want  to,  ”  contessa  tells  him,  hardly  able  to  control  herself  now  that  he’s  sitting  in  front  of  her  and  at  the  mercy  of  her  wiles.  if  zeke  thought  that  her  attachment  to  the  restaurant  jukebox  -  and  having  various  80s  bops  playing  in  the  background  of  most  of  their  conversations  -  was  insufferable,  he  hasn’t  seen  nothing  yet.  the  problem,  you  see,  is  that  he’s  used  to  dealing  with  the  younger  version  of  tessa  wyllt,  but  she’s  an  adult,  now,  and  adults  have  a  tendency  to  crop  up  in  unexpected  places.  children  don’t  because  their  parents  tell  them  what  to  do  and  they  have  curfews  to  adhere  to,  but  as  if  the  universe  was  just  trying  to  mess  with  him,  ezekiel  and  a  certain  lady  love  had  been  spotted  by  contessa  on  one  of  her  most  recent  diagon  alley  visits.  she  was  allowed  to  be  there,  but  wasn’t  it  just  awful  that  it  had  to  be  at  that  exact  time  ?  like  a  dog  with  a  bone,  she  just  wouldn’t  drop  it,  now,  and  the  only  kindnesses  that  she’s  really  shown  him  are  not  mentioning  it  to  her  mum  and  not  making  a  scene  at  the  time.  at  least  she’d  waited  until  they  had  the  privacy  of  a  closed  pub  to  pounce.  “  i  want  to  know  everything.  who  she  is  and  where  you  met  her  and  when  you’re  gonna  start  bringing  her  around  us...  haven’t  i  earned  even  a  little  bit  of  your  trust  after  all  these  years,  uncle  zeke  ?  ”  it’s  been  a  few  years  since  she’s  pulled  out  the  playful  title,  but  she’s  hoping  it  might  work,  and  merlin  never  loved  anything  as  much  as  he  did  a  trier.  

[iridescnts]

𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽  :  beaumont court, marjoribanks road  ! 𝙵𝙴𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶  :  @qviddiitch​ / @executiioners​  !

“hey, man-” and honestly, contessa’s pretty good at keeping her cool when it comes to these kind of situations, but there’s something about the sheer amount of drink she’s had and the ballsyness of it that just kind of rubs her wrong, from the get go. despite it all - bright tone, the friendly action of putting a gentle hand on their shoulder to draw attention in this loud setting, the smile that she directs their way, all teeth - there is an uncharacteristic edge to her words when she tells them, “that was my phone, connected up. do you... not like my playlist, or something ?” 

[iridescnts]

chacswins​: 

The embarrassment of the missing word makes him almost choke, or heave - he can’t tell. He wrote books, good books if he may say himself. How has he fallen off so much? “Not a good enough grasp, it seems.” He rubs his face, making his skin go pink in the process. “Whatever works, I suppose.” He holds out his coffee cup, doing his best to sheepishly smile.

“better than my students,” she reassures him, failing to mention the fact that the majority of them are five years old. tessa responds to his smile with one of her own, taking great care when she refills his cup again not to spill anything on any of the papers that litter his table. “careful with the cup. it’s hot,” she warns, and then because she’s done plenty of actual work and feels she’s owed it, her nosiness gets the better of her, “you’re taking this really seriously, huh ? you... writing a book or something ?”

[iridescnts]

𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃  :  you  think  other  people  will  think  i  look  handsome  ? 𝚁𝙴𝚀𝚄𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙱𝚈  :  @hoggleswart​  /  marcus  flint  ! 𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽  :  beaumont  court,  marjoribanks  road !

to  her  credit,  she  at  least  pretends  to  ponder  the  question.  she  nurses  a  drink  and  studies  them  close  even  though  she  already  knows  exactly  what  she  thinks  -  in  her  head,  but  most  especially  in  her  heart  -  because  there’s  a  way  to  say  things  that  might  crush  someone’s  spirit,  a  bit,  and  contessa  wants  to  make  sure  she’s  doing  her  best  not  to  do  THAT.  marcus  is,  after  all,  deeply  important  to  them  despite  all  odds  and  only  after  some  heartfelt  consideration  does  she  move  to  take  their  hand,  gently,  and  say,  “  no,  honey.  i  don’t  think  the  umbrella  hat  is  really  doing  it  for  you,  and  i  really  think  you  should  put  it  back  where  you  found  it  before  the  owner  comes  looking,  but  if  you’d  like,  you  can  have  my  cowboy  boots.  ”

[iridescnts]

𝙷𝙾𝙶𝙶𝙻𝙴𝚂𝚆𝙰𝚁𝚃  𝙰𝚂𝙺𝙴𝙳  :     3, 6, 9, 12  &  15

3. WHAT ARE THEIR FAVORITE FABRICS? LEAST FAVORITE?  :  she loves like ... linen and denim, but is not actually that big a fan of cotton and REALLY does not enjoy sherpa wool. 

6. WHAT DOES THEIR SWEAT SMELL LIKE?  :  i hate this question<3 sweat. 

9. DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY CARRY AROUND A BAG / PURSE / BACKPACK? OR DO THEY PREFER TO KEEP ONLY WHAT THEY CAN FIT IN THEIR POCKETS?  :  she would rather carry around just what she can fit into her pockets, but since she’s always on the go, she’s had to get used to carrying around a tote bag, at the very least. hers is pretty faded but used to have a sunburst painted on the side. 

12. DO THEY HAVE ANY SENSITIVITIES TO TASTES?  :  no, she does not ! 

15. WHAT IS THEIR FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC? :  she most prefers soft rock ( fleetwood mac ) and country ( dolly parton ), but very, very broadly, she likes most music that came before the 90s. 

𝚂𝙼𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝙳𝙴𝚃𝙰𝙸𝙻 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙾𝙽𝚂  »  currently not accepting  !

[iridescnts]

𝙷𝙾𝙶𝙶𝙻𝙴𝚂𝚆𝙰𝚁𝚃  𝙰𝚂𝙺𝙴𝙳  :   🔙🥶👍  &  🏩

🔙 WOULD MY MUSE TRAVEL BACK IN TIME IF POSSIBLE? IS THERE A SPECIFIC REASON?  :  no ! from either standpoint that this could be taken - the desire to see or experience a world event / talk to an historical figure and the idea of going back in time to change something of the past, personal or otherwise - i don’t think that the idea really appeals to her. she lives in the now, and she doesn’t feel the need to stop doing that. 

🥶 DOES MY MUSE GET COLD EASILY?  :  no ! tess generally runs quite hot, leading to her choosing a lot of interesting outfits during a typical, english winter. 

👍 IS MY MUSE AN OPTIMIST?  :  yes, i think that would be accurate ! i don’t think that she’s, like... delusional ? i don’t think that she thinks the world is perfect, and in fact i think she probably knows it’s not, but she does believe that with a lot of work it might just be perfectible. she tends to look on the ‘bright side’ and for the silver lining wherever possible - definitely a half glass full, not half empty kinda person.

🏩 HOW DOES MY MUSE HANDLE PAIN? DO THEY VOCALISE THEIR DISCOMFORT ( VERBALLY OR THROUGH SOUND ) OR DO THEY TRY TO “SUCK IT UP” AND GET THROUGH IT QUIETLY? DOES IT DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF PAIN?  :  i think yes, it definitely does depend on the type of pain. she’s human<3 she’s also not as experienced as most other characters here are with the dark side of war and life itself, so i don’t think she’s ever learned to compartmentalise these things. not everything needs to be a huge deal, and tess is perfectly capable of ‘sucking it up’ when it comes to things like a skinned knee or a papercut, but i think she’s also perfectly okay with announcing when she’s really hurting. 

𝙾𝙲 𝙴𝙼𝙾𝙹𝙸 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝚂  »  currently not accepting  !

[zbeetz]

Zazie Beetz photographed by Tom Newton

[iridescnts]

𝚃𝙸𝙸𝙼𝙴𝚃𝚅𝚁𝙽𝙴𝚁𝚂  𝙰𝚂𝙺𝙴𝙳  :   🎃, 🧠, 😭, 👶

🎃 DOES MY MUSE CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS? WHY OR WHY NOT?  :  she does, but that’s mainly because there’s always a gimmick to lean on at the three broomsticks ! if tess had her own way, she’d probably only properly celebrate her favorite one ( christmas ) because of like. geneal disinteret in the rest of ‘em, but since she’s never not worked at the bar, she’s always felt pressured to make a big deal out of the others. 

🧠 WOULD MY MUSE SAY THEY ARE INTELLIGENT? HOW DOES MY MUSE FEEL ABOUT INTELLECTUAL TYPES?  :  i don’t think tessa would say that she’s intelligent and neither would i, but i think we’re both in agreement that just because she’s not traditionally intelligent doesn’t mean she’s not very much so in other areas. she’s like. wise. which is different i think ! and quite worldly ! i think intellectuals who consider themselves so and make it a major point of their being intimidate her and kinda bug her, but i don’t think she has exceptionally strong feelings there. 

😭 HOW DOES MY MUSE COPE WITH SADNESS?  :  she tries as much as possible not to dwell on that feeling, when it comes, but i think overall it depends on the source of it. some stuff is easier. 

👶 DOES MY MUSE WANT CHILDREN? IF SO, HOW MANY? DOES IT MATTER IF THE KIDS ARE BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTED?  :  tess does want - and has always wanted - children, and her ideal number is two. the fact that she’s yet to settle down and or do the family thing is actually a source of like ... sadness seems a strong word, but it’s the only one i can think of - for her, but she’s also the sort of person to comfort herself with the idea that like. when it’s meant to be, it’ll be. it does not matter to her what the children are, and she has in fact floated the idea of fostering several times<3 

𝙾𝙲 𝙴𝙼𝙾𝙹𝙸 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝚂  »  currently accepting  !

[iridescnts]

𝙰𝙽𝙾𝙽𝚈𝙼𝙾𝚄𝚂  𝙰𝚂𝙺𝙴𝙳  :   🙅‍♀️ / 🤗 / 📌

🙅‍♀️ IS MY MUSE CLOSED OFF OR GUARDED? IS THERE A REASON WHY?  :  she is, in fact, the exact opposite. despite enough life experience to justify being both, tessa continues to wear her heart out on her sleeve and is extremely open with her thoughts and feelings, be that with people she knows or people she does not. 

🤗 IS MY MUSE A HUGGER?  :  tess is a hugger ! her love language is definitely touch, and she takes a lot of comfort from receiving something as small as a hug and hopes to give as much of the same by giving. 

📌 HOW DOES MY MUSE MARK IMPORTANT DATES?  :  i'm so tired and don’t know what this question is asking for. does she write them in her diary ? does she throw a party ?

𝙾𝙲 𝙴𝙼𝙾𝙹𝙸 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝚂  »  currently accepting  !

[iridescnts]

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