This Is My Fight Song

Bree Prompt #14 || Charlotte

#mini para #Charlotte #event: white party

charlottesdrive‌:

“i’m just lucky the scars heal pretty fast, but oh the bruises,” she says with a light chuckle. charlotte smiles at the thought of getting muffins from the woman for free. “i was just kidding around but thank you, really, those muffins tastes like heaven,” she gives her a wink. “i can keep a secret, for the sake of good treats.”

“Yeah, I can definitely see how that wouldn’t be pleasant.” Bree said with a grin, “Hey, if you can tell other people your opinion of the muffins, I’ll owe you a favor again. Free advertising is always a good thing.” she added, laughing softly.

Bree Prompt #15 || Skylar

#mini para #Skylar #Event: White Party

skylarhale‌:

“Skylar turned around with her drink in hand and just as she did so, she locked eyes with a woman who said something to her. She couldn’t hear what she said first so she came closer. “Darling, you’re clearly were deprived of fun and good parties lately,” she grinned. “I admit, this party is rocking, but is it the best one though?” she asked, tilting her head as she pressed her lips together as if she was unsure of the truth of that statement.

Bree laughed at the other woman’s words and gave a small shrug, “I work full time, own my own business. I can find time to head to the club some nights but parties like this? They don’t fit into my schedule much.” she admitted, “Still, come on, it is pretty awesome, isn’t it?” she added with a grin as she looked around watching the crowd and listing to the blaring music, “I bet you could make it more fun though. That table over there would make a pretty cool stage to dance on.”

ofabattoirs‌:

Nathaniel tries to observe Bree, but to do so without leaving her with the feeling of some kind of an intrusion, he tries to do it one step at a time; a glance at her skin, then her hands to check if she is shaking, trying to assess her overall condition. Shock is not an easy emotion to overcome, especially if accompanied by panic. In the back of his mind, he stores his worry and dismay, so as not to let it affect her. “I meant something like, water, not alcohol,” He smiled – a soft smile, something so atypical for the man and his adopted sternness, yet so sincere, “Are you sure? I can get you water myself.”

Talking, he pulled out a chair and offered her with a simple gesture to sit down, away from the bar, “You know,” he began, “I am told that parties like this one are best enjoyed if you drink water only,” a light-hearted banter, intended to cheer her up and take her mind off of the entire situation; it was something that came naturally to him, a pure intention, rather than all of the feigned polite and nice gestures that he served people with throughout the evening, “Why, you may ask?” Nathaniel chuckled, as if he was narrating a talk-show, “You actually get to witness these snobs in their natural habitat, uptight and self-absorbed as they really are. Come on, isn’t that what everyone wants to see?” He let out a feigned dramatic sigh, let his eyelids fall shut for a moment. “Please, sit,” he said, waiting for her to sit down before he took his place next to her, "I am not actually a New York native, but I do live in Queens. What about you?”

Bree smiled softly at the man, “I know. But I - I’m okay for now.” she said, not waiting to be rude, but also really not wanting anyone else to be handling her drinks right now, even if this man had protected her. She was still much too shaken for that, even if she was trying her best to pretend like she wasn’t. She was an adult, she could take care of herself - most of the time at least. So while she was happy to have him stick around for a while, she also wasn’t quite ready to completely trust him.

She shook her head softly in amusement as she considered his words, “You may have a point there.” she conceded. “People watching is definitely an entertaining hobby.” she added as she looked around the room. She usually enjoyed just watching the people who came into her bakery, but he did have a point that this was very different type of location, filled with a lot of a very different kind of people. She sat down when he asked before giving a small shrug, “I’m from New York, but not the city. I’ve been in Staten Island for the last several years though.”

#mini para #Lilah #Event: White Party

cxptxinrivers‌:

She couldn’t help the joyful cheer that came from her lips at the compliment, quickly sending thanks the other girl’s way, “Oh yes please! We could make a whole day of it!” Lilah agreed, her head nodding at the words that followed. She knew very well what it was like to not get the opportunity to just dress up and have a little fun so she was all for it. “I feel you entirely, you smashed it out of the park though,” At the offer of another drink, she excitedly agreed, “Nice to meet you Bree, I’m Lilah!”

“That would be awesome!” Bree exclaimed, “I just hired an assistant manager so she could take over the bakery for the day and ... that would be so awesome!” she said again, bouncing in place slightly in her excitement. “I’m so glad! I really wanted it to look nice!” she added before leaning over to hug the other woman, “Lilah, awesome! That’s such a gorgeous name. What are you drinking? I just had a cocktail somebody said was good.”

fknchase

prompt #37 - chase & bree

#mini para #Chase #Event: White Party

fknchase‌:

Person A (Chase) unexpectedly kisses Person B ( @itsbreehenderson )

“I don’t know you and I’m sorry but I have to do this,” Chase told the woman before he grabbed her and placed his lips against hers. He had been noticing a man whom he was too familiar with eyeing her. More often than not, this man was known for taking women under false pretenses of wooing them and seducing them, and the women ended up working for him in ways no one should ever be forced to. He was protecting her.

Bree frowned at the sudden words as the man approached her, not understanding what was going on until he suddenly pulled her into a kiss and she tensed. Once they pulled back she eyed him, unsure how to react. “What was what?” she asked in a harsh whisper, willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but still alarmed at being grabbed and kissed that way.

Bree Prompt #14 || Charlotte

charlottesdrive‌:

“it’s not pretty cool whenever i earn cuts and bruises from idiots,” she shrugged at her. “and i do agree there’s a better way to take people down.” charlotte laughed, remembering the day that she saw one of bree’s brothers getting free food. “well yeah, especially you do make good muffins,” she smiled at her. “i can use my street fight knowledge, and yeah we could. i can look after you?”

“Well, I can understand that part not being fun.” she agreed with a nod before shrugging lightly, “Yeah, that sounds like a pretty good plan. I can repay you with some free stuff from the bakery? As long as you never tell my brothers that I did that.” she added with a small laugh. The last thing she needed was them knowing that she was willingly letting someone else have free food.

ofabattoirs‌:

If the man that was trying to spike her drink had any common sense, he would be gone by now – unfortunately, Nathaniel knew better than to dismiss the very thought of his presence completely off of his mind. He knew people better than that, and he knew that this one, as scared as he might have been of Nathaniel’s presence, would probably try to prey on the woman. Bree, as she introduced herself. Between the struggle that organizing his thoughts had been and keeping up the conversation, Nathaniel found a key to balance the process – and that was, one thing at a time. “Bree,” he said her name, as if to affirm that he will remember it and Nathaniel rarely forgot a name, let alone a face, “I’m Nathaniel. Pleasure to meet you.”

He wanted to make sure that she was a bit relaxed, not panicked before he would tell her what he thought of the entire situation. “Do you want to get a drink? Perhaps to sit down?” He offered, knowing well that he would not leave her alone as long as it was necessary. A pleasant company was better than to trail after her with a safe distance. “If you have nothing against it, I’d like to keep you company for a while, at least.“ A strange, although not an unfamiliar feeling appeared - he knew it very well, feeling protective of someone, it was just that he had not felt it in a long time, and it was an unusual situation, to say the least. With these thoughts in mind, he hoped that she would not reject his presence, although it would be more than understandable if she would do so - after all, a strange man almost drugged her, why would another strange man not try and do the same?

“It’s good to meet you too.” she said softly as she looked around the room, trying to make sure the other man was gone, “I, ah, I’m okay without a drink. But I wouldn’t mind sitting down.” she said. It had certainly shaken her up, and she knew she would be a lot more careful from now on. Clearly even the fancy parties weren’t safe. Then again, it did seem like half of New York was here anyway. She was beginning to suspect that maybe this hadn’t been intended as the open house she had been led to believe it was.

She shook her head softly at Nathaniel’s question, “I wouldn’t mind.” she said softly, “You did save me.” she added. She also knew that considering she wasn’t carrying a taser or pepper spray, if the other man came back, he was probably a lot more likely to be scared of Nathaniel then her. She shook her head again, more forcefully, as if she was trying to shake the thoughts out of her head. “I, um I don’t think I’ve seen you around before. Are you from the area?”

ofabattoirs‌:

Once she slapped the man, Nathaniel could feel his muscles tensing up and the inertia as he tried to pull away from his grip, however, Nathaniel had zero interest when it came to cutting his leash right away. While his temper was still at bay, Nathaniel could function with the simmering anger and his senses were not yet fading away. He knew that, if he wanted to, he could rid this man of his petty existence if he wished to, but there was a solid voice in his head convincing him against committing unnecessary acts of violence - after all, what good could his death do?

“If you have any interest in preserving your hand, leave this moment,” Nathaniel purred out his threat with conviction, knowing that every word of it was meant seriously, “If not, know that I will find you, and rid you of it.” Before letting him go, he made sure to get his point across by applying more pressure to the lock on the man’s wrist, and as a result, he got a slurred okay okay, before he set the man free. He did not turn to look at them, he just vanished.

“No problem,” Nathaniel said, straightening his tie as he took a step toward the woman. He reached his hand out, the one with which he held the man before, to take the spiked drink out of her hand, “May I?” Tension filtered out of his body all at once, his mind briefly dissecting the mishap, assessing the what could have happened stage instead of focusing on the reality of the entire situation. All angles considered, there was a hue of relief on his face, as his right state of mind returned to him once again. “There are a lot of people like him,” Nathaniel said, which actually meant you should be careful, “Did you drink any of this?”

Bree let out a sigh of relief as her rescuer scared the other man off and she relaxed slightly, leaning against the bar. She quickly handed over the drink when he asked for it and she shook her head quickly, “No, no. I hadn’t had any of it yet.” she assured him, still feeling sick at the thought of the possibilities. If he hadn’t seen what was going on, things could have gone very, very badly tonight. She hated to think that she had been naive enough to take her eyes off her drink like that, but it had happened so quickly. She supposed she hadn’t realized just how easy it was for something to get slipped in.

“I thought I could read people better then that.” she said softly before taking in a deep breath and shaking her head, as if to shake off the what-ifs. “Okay ... lesson learned, watch my drink better, and leave the pepper spray in my purse even at places like this.” she said, half to herself before looking back up at the man. “Really, I just ... thank you again. So much.” she added, before smoothing out her dress, trying to calm herself. “Um, I’m Bree. I should probably introduce myself to the man who saved me from that.”

ofabattoirs‌:

Nathaniel just caught someone trying to slip something into Bree’s drink. @itsbreehenderson

Nathaniel was spending his evening chatting with his date (whom he could not quite place in the crowd of whiteness right now) before she disappeared to say hello to a few people she knew. Needless to say, Nathaniel was thankful that she did not ask him to accompany her - he already had enough acquaintances and had no interest in establishing any more of those lingering, unnecessary contacts that he would quite possibly never cross paths with again, at least not soon.

He took the liberty of circulating the party, uninterested about the fact that his date might seek him out in the spot where she left him; he did not have, in all seriousness, any intentions with her. He carelessly roamed between people, with a few “Excuse me” and a couple, “Pardon me, sir, madam”, eyeing the crowd, politely smiling when it was needed; until his eyes detected a certain situation before him. His face remained expressionless when his eyes met the eyes of an unknown male, that was casually pouring a powdery substance into a glass that he assumed belonged to the girl that was chatting to him. The entire moment seemed endless, his stare fixated until he detected a hue of panic in the other male’s eyes, after which came a slight drop of relief once he saw that Nathaniel was going the other way.

Or at least he thought so. Unnerving as this entire situation was, Nathaniel was not going to do anything rash just for the sake of doing it. He ensured that the entire situation does not escalate by removing his presence from the immediate surroundings. An idiotic move like that would sure go unnoticed (frankly, no one cared enough to look past their noses around here) hadn’t it been for him. He harbored a very strong, cultivated distaste for drugs, but what he felt about taking advantage of anyone was pure hatred. As he approached the unsuspecting couple from behind, his hand around the wrist of the other man. He slowly added pressure, making sure that the pain was gradual, “Put the drink down, now,” Nathaniel said in a low voice, his eyes on the girl. “I believe he has something to tell you.” He breathed out, discreet enough not to start a ripple around them or draw any attention to them. “Do you, big brave boy?” Nathaniel spoke into his ear, slowly and loud enough for the man to hear it.

Bree wouldn’t exactly consider herself drunk, but she had certainly had enough to drink that she wasn’t as aware of her surroundings as she would be otherwise. However, she was determined to enjoy herself. She definitely made it out to the occasional bar or club, but she rarely got to attend something so formal. It wasn’t exactly part of her social status, and while she didn’t usually mind, it was still nice to enjoy on occasion.

She had gotten caught up in conversation with a man she had met at the party, who was both very complimentary and very impressive if his own word was anything to go by. Still, he seemed harmless and she didn’t think there was a problem with some small talk and a little flirting. That was just part of what you did at a party like this, right?

She hadn’t noticed anything was off until another man approached, grabbed the hand of the man she had been talking to and telling him to put the drink down. Her eyes widened as she realized he was holding her drink and at her rescuer’s words she knew exactly what had happened. “How dare you!” she exclaimed, slapping him before she even thought about keeping things discreet. She took in a deep breath, trying to calm down and process what had almost happened before she turned to the other man, “Thank you.” she said sincerely.

#mini para #Lilah #Event: White Party

cxptxinrivers‌:

At the response of similar enthusiasm her grin grew, if that was even possible. Her hands rose to resat against her chest a sound of gratitude leaving her mouth, “You’re being too kind. I couldn’t possibly measure up to you,” She stated in response before giving a fast nod before glancing down at herself, “I’ll do one better than just tell you, I’ll take you around myself.” She offered, a hopeful look in her eyes as she glanced at the other woman. On a normal day, being careful when it came to who she associated herself with was her top priority but the fogginess that had clouded her mind allowed her a little more freedom to just have fun.

Bree shook her head, “Oh, come on. You’re gorgeous. I’m sure everyone here is jealous!” she exclaimed before beaming in excitement as the other promised to show her where she got her dress, “That would be amazing! Yes, you definitely have to show me! I can show you where I got mine too, if you want?” she added happily. “I don’t get to dress up like this that much, not with work, but this looked too cool to pass up.” she continued with a grin, completely thrilled to have made a new friend. Bree was always friendly, but she didn’t get to go out quite as much as she would like. “Do you want to go get another drink ... oh! I don’t know your name yet. I’m Bree!”

Bree Prompt #14 || Charlotte

charlottesdrive:

“no problem, bree,” she chuckles lightly, giving her a playful wink. charlotte deep down wished she had brothers too, or a sister. she just lets out a sigh. “oh i learn how to fight from…lots of street fights. but i retired from that–hey, you’re lucky you have someone,” she just shrugged. the blonde then glances at the male who was a couple of feet away from them. “or i could. for a few muffins,” she teased, wiggling her eyebrows at her. she gets something from her purse and gives it to the other. “that’s a taser, you can have it for tonight.”

Bree smiled, “That’s pretty cool, actually. I was never one for the physical fighting, I guess I’m better at taking people down other ways. Not that my brothers have ever been very afraid of that either, if how often they show up to snatch free food from my bakery is any indication.” she said with a small laugh. “Muffins do make very good bribing chips, don’t they?” she added before frowning, “Are you sure? I don’t want to leave you without a way to defend yourself easily. Maybe we could stick together? Share the creep-be-gone device for the night?”

Bree Prompt #14 || Charlotte

charlottesdrive‌:

charlotte grab’s the girl’s hand, intertwining their fingers the moment the strange male walk up to them. “well, that’s me,” she replies, looking at bree with a cheeky smile, then turns to him, holding her hand out. “i’m charlotte, bree’s date,” she says, emphasizing on the word. she lets the other pull her, leading her away from him “if he kept that up, i can get him to fuck off,” she stares back at the man with a stern look on her face. the blonde clearly didn’t like it when guys like him didn’t get the message, it just annoys her. “i suggest you carry a taser with you, honestly. if he ever tries something.”

“Thank you so much.” Bree said, letting out a relieved breath. “I might have to take you up on that. I grew up with three brothers, and I can definitely hold my own with them but, ah, one of them has usually been around to step in and deal with it when guys got like that.” she explained, a little embarrassed, “I could probably get rid of him ... I just might also get arrested.” she added with a shrug. “But yeah, taser or pepper spray. One of those is definitely on the list the next time I’m somewhere like this. I usually have it on me but I guess I wasn’t thinking tonight.”

Bree Prompt #14 || Charlotte

charlottesdrive‌:

charlotte wasn’t a type of person that goes into parties like this, but ashley had invited her and offered to dress her up, and she just couldn’t say no. she knew she needed to be out of her comfort zone, to dress up, just for one night. she was drinking a what seemed like expensive champagne, in the middle of the crowd, looking around if she knows someone, besides ashley, when she sees a familiar brunette walk up to her. it was the girl from the bakery. before she could even say hi, she was interrupted by her question. “oh- okay, no problem,” she just replies. she looks at the male bree was referring to, and she immediately didn’t like the vibes she gets from him. “he seems to be an annoying fucker.”

“Thank you.” Bree breathed out quickly, nodding as the man approached again and she turned to him, plastering a fake smile on her face. “Look! My date finally got here, this is who I’ve been telling you about.” she said loudly and firmly, enough to catch the attention of a few people around her and hope that would shame him into backing off, “Doesn’t she look great? We’re just going to go over here now and catch up.” she added before gently grabbing Charlotte’s arm and leading her away, sighing when the man didn’t follow. “Thank goodness. Honestly, if he kept that up, I was gonna hit him, and I’d really rather not risk an assault charge just to deal with a jerk. Maybe he’ll stay away now?”