Saint-Claire

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A single cone of light shone through the darkness of the basement, the scent of damp and decay forcing Daniel’s arm to cover his nose and mouth. The long forgotten warehouse had originally been constructed as an old cotton mill, somewhere for the poor immigrants to work after they landed on Ellis Island.

The flashlight continued to follow the path of his pistol’s sight, roaming over rusted pipes and puddles of rancid water pooling on the cobbled stone floor. Groans from the building’s deteriorating structure echoed through the cavernous room and were the only sounds to be heard, until his keen sense of sound identified a muffled call for help.

He’d found her. 

Following the source of the panicked moans, Daniel’s rapid footsteps hurried towards the woman he’d been searching for - the fourth victim of the city’s most recent serial killer. The corridor opened up into a main area, a maze of pipes snaking along the brick wall and there, tied with thick rope and gagged so that she couldn’t speak, was Elena Ivory Saint-Claire

[ivorytreasures]

It had only been a three days ago when this living nightmare started. The last thing she remembered was tucking her son to sleep, preparing breakfast for the both of them, seeing Landon board his school bus ... everything after just happened in a blur as she was preparing to get to work herself afterwards.

At that moment, all she could feel was the sores on the parts of her skin where the thick rope was tightly bound to. The friction caused from trying to wriggle herself free only caused much damage and pain to her skin. She had eventually given up by the second day of being held captive. Everyday for her was remaining in the dark, listening to the dripping water from a leaking pipe somewhere at the corner and the rattling of something bizarre. Sometimes a masked man would come in and torture her - but as of then, the torture she truly was experiencing was not being for her son. If she was gone, there was no one else to help him out.

Elena was on the verge of falling unconscious. She hadn’t been able to sleep and she was violently refusing the food her perpetrator would bring for her to prepare her for her ‘day’. As to what event that was, only Satan would know. 

She had grown accustomed to the silence. That was why she perked up a little upon hearing the soft sounds of footsteps. The ray of light moving around and scanning the area like a laser was enough to make her realise that it wasn’t him. He usually came with a dramatic entrance: limping footsteps, and an old-fashioned lamp that made rusty swinging noises as he carried it about.

Instinctively Elena made whatever noise she could to get her possible saviour’s attention. But she stopped immediately when she heard those familiar limping footsteps again.  

[lucidlvst]

“How did you get these bruises? Please don’t lie to me.” (any muse you'd like!)

( @ivorytreasures ).

             “i got into a fight,” thomas told her with a soft sigh. he wasn’t lying to her, technically. he got beaten up, but he wouldn’t tell her by whom. she didn’t need to know that.

[ivorytreasures]

“What - Why ... Why would you even get into one?” 

[ivorytreasures]

@jfcjerks

“Believe me, I’m fine,” he insists, taking in the woman’s appearance. She was much, much smaller than he, which showed as he easily towered over her. “Can you tell me where I am? I don’t remember much, only waking up and finding my way here.”

Elena swallowed a little, perturbed that such a grown man wouldn’t have any idea where he’s at. “New York. Brooklyn, to be specific. Are you alright?” She frowned up at him, wondering how he could have not ‘remembered much’. Her nurse instincts first made her think he was involved in an accident or whatsoever, but when she looked up to scrutinise the man, she was convinced that it would have taken a nuclear bomb to drop on him in order to kill him.

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@thehauntedhunter​

Luke squinted at her, shrugging. “Yeah, so? I’ll spend th’ nigh’ in m’truck, not li’ I haven’t before.”  He didn’t care much about where he slept.

Elena, a little speechless upon this little revelation, blinked at him in stupor. Uncomfortable at the idea of feeling her maternal instincts coming through, she looked over at his drink and frowned politely. “I don’t think that’s a good idea in a town like this.”

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@nicoisarin Nico sighed as Landon confirmed his initial belief that the spare key was inside his apartment along with his other keys. He waited as she sent the kid to his room, planning on asking if he could use her phone. He looked at Elena with an impatient frown as she assured him that it wasn’t always like this, questioning why she thought that mattered to him. He hesitated as she offered for him to spend the night, shaking his head in response.

“No, that’s fine. If I can just use your phone… maybe I can wake a locksmith up.” He figured if that didn’t work he’d climb out on the fire escape and try to make his apartment from there. He always kept a window cracked for the cat to come and go at will, figuring he could break into his own apartment that way if need be.

Elena pursed her lips bashfully upon realising she spoke and suggested too much. A habit that manifested when she was getting distressed. Well, what could she do? She didn’t want to piss off neighbours and get themselves in a messy situation. As if they do not have enough of that. “Yes, yes - of course,” she permitted, opening the door wider for him. “There’s a phone just next to the kitchen counter.”

[ivorytreasures]

PARA STARTER CALL! 

[ivorytreasures]

“From the look at that bump it doesn’t seem minor.” He commented at the dent on the the front of the car. “Mind if I take a look?…” Luke turned to face the woman and raised his brows in surprise. It seems he happened to know her. “Elena?” He questioned to make sure if it was really her.

“This can’t be my day,” was Elena’s response to the damage inflicted. And here she thought she could get it tinkered a little and it would be up running again. “By all means, please go check it out --- “ She looked up just as she heard her name and a frown first painted her face. It didn’t take long for her however to finally recognise the familiar face. Memories of tending to Luke’s sister as a nurse in the hospital flashed in Elena’s mind and the ends of her lips finally pulled into a genuine smile at the sight of him. “Hi,” she said. It was all she could say given how she was still pleasantly surprised to have bumped into him out of nowhere. “Wow, you don’t look the same as before.”

[alexsrpshit]

Reblog if you’re comfortable with using the new IM feature for plotting purposes!

[somekh]

MY MUSE IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT

   Please keep in mind that, however hard my muse may argue something or however confidently they make a statement, they can be wrong. It’s my muse’s opinion, and my muse talking, and their perception is skewed.               Do not feel like everything out of my character’s mouth is the truth, or that I’m godmodding. 

[ivorytreasures]

nicoisarin

Nico shook his head as she apologized, doubting there was much she could do about it. It’s not like he would condone her locking the kid up but it did seem pretty dangerous to have an eleven year old wandering alone in the middle of the night.

“He took my spare key to get in. I assume it’s somewhere in the apartment. Did you put it back?” He asked, looking to Landon and wondering if that was too much to hope. He’d just assumed that Landon had kept the key when he’d gone inside, probably having laid it aside as he got distracted with the cat. He’d never thought to check and see if it was back in its hiding place.

“Oh, God ... “ It almost seemed like Landon’s cunningness was only going to worsen as he age. Elena was clearly getting anxious about how she was going to deal with him later. Meanwhile, Landon crossed his arms and shrugged. “I don’t remember putting it back, just putting it aside when I got in so that I could return it to its hiding place when I leave - but then you just had to wake up and kick me out.” 

Landon’s churlish attitude was getting to Elena and she finally told him to go to his room. She was not going to have a conversation with her son about cats and his unbelievable dedication to taking care of one. That was a conversation for another day. Landon angrily made his way to his door and just when he was going to step inside, he turned to the adults and said, “Mom, let him sleep on the couch but don’t offer him any food - that way, he’ll know how it feels like to be an unfed, sheltered cat.” 

“---To your room, Landon,” Elena repeated impatiently, her jaws clenched to prevent her from raging. This was followed by the banging of his door and Elena took a deep breath before shifting her eyes to the man once more. 

“It’s not always like this, I promise,” She assured him, though there was really no need to. She could only hope that no such incidents would occur again. Elena glanced at the time and decided to consider Landon’s suggestion. It was the least she could offer as a form of apology. She wanted to let him know that she’d do anything to make up for the odd inconvenience caused by her son. “We do have a couch though, and some extra blankets for you to stay the night. I don’t think any locksmith will be up at this hour. Maybe you can reach one in the morning - nobody uses our landline so use that as long as you’d like too. Would you like that?”

[menxorxmonsters-blog]

ivorytreasures liked for a Brandon starter

“Oh my god that was one time! Let me live it down already.”

ivorytreasures

[ivorytreasures]

“It’s a pivotal point of your entire being, so it’s not going to be easy to just forget it,” she pointed out.

[ivorytreasures]

lokatattur

“I come from a place where those things are as ancient as dinosaurs,” Loki said. He walked over casually, pulled one cord from the tray and plugged it in then pressed a couple buttons and that got the machine to reset itself.

Elena only narrowed her eyes at him unsure of what to feel for not having thought of unplugging first. “The long gown you’re wearing doesn’t seem very convincing, really,” she muttered. “It’s almost primitive in nature should I say.”

[taloswatchoveryou]

Fluff Starters

[memesfrommenace]

“You’re hair is really soft after you wash it.”

“Ssh. Stop fussing. I’m just braiding your hair.”

“You smell really nice.”

“Would it be all right if I borrowed your sweater? It smells like you.”

“I might have slept with your robe when you were gone.”

“If you steal the blankets, I am going to put my cold feet on you.”

“Here, let’s share the blanket.”

“You’re comfy.”

“You are my new pillow.”

“You are very endearing when you are half-asleep.”

“But I want to hear you sing.”

“We can talk over dinner.”

“Don’t be stubborn. Try it!”

“Don’t get up - I’ll do it.”

“Will you let me rub your back?”

“Care to give me a back scratch?”

“Star-gazing was a good idea.”

“You look beautiful/handsome in the moonlight.”

“I’ll always be here for you.”

“I’ll be here to protect you.”

“I think I love you.”

“You are my love.”

“How about something warm? It will will help you sleep.”

“It’s okay. I couldn’t sleep anyway.”

“Don’t be silly. I want to stay up with you.”

“It is not morning yet.”

“Shush and go back to bed.”

“I heard you talking in your sleep.”

“Your bed head is really cute.”

“We’ll do dishes together.”

“How about a kiss?”

“I love your hugs.”

A few were inspired by these.

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nicoisarin

“I’m an idiot? You’re an-” Nico was cut off as the door opened, quick to stop hissing in retaliation at the kid. He watched as the mother fussed over her child, hoping Landon got into a world of trouble once the relief of knowing he was safe passed.

“Your kid broke into my apartment. I’m trying to sleep. I have work in the morning.” He complained, wanting to make sure she knew that Landon had snuck out on his own.

When Elena finally noticed the familiar face of their neighbour, she kept Landon to her side, not letting go of him just to make it clear that she wasn’t quite done with him just yet. Hearing how Landon had broken into a neighbour’s apartment was shocking and this definitely showed at the way Elena gawped at what he said.

“You can’t be serious - he’s only eleven,” she said in denial. “What were you doing there?” Elena impatiently asked Landon who seemed to have remembered the purpose of his intrusion. “I only wanted to see and feed the cat! But that’s okay now, the cat’s gone, and he’s locked out of his apartment to serve him right,” Landon said, his eyes shooting daggers at Nico’s direction.

This only earned Landon a pinch on his arm where his mother’s hand was laid on. 

“I am truly sorry for what he did,” she apologised profusely, looking very ashamed and frustrated. “He’s just at that age, you know. I don’t know what to do about it.” And upon remembering what Landon said, Elena raised her brows in concern and glanced down the hallway. “How could you be locked out if my son got to go inside?” Now this baffled her and she wasn’t quite sure if it was due to the wee hours of the morning or the fact that the current situation was just too bizarre for her to digest.

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nicoisarin

Nico ground his teeth, thinking to himself that he’d known that stupid cat would lead to more trouble than he wanted to deal with. He stomped towards the door that Landon indicated, pounding loudly on the door.

“Stay out of my apartment.” He said in warning to Landon while they waited for a response. The fact that this kid had had no difficulty breaking into his apartment and he himself was now locked out of it was bugging him, his blood hot with irritation.

“Quiet down! You’re gonna wake my mom up!” Landon hissed, alarmed at the sudden manifestation of frustration. “The door’s not locked, you idiot - I left it unlocked, so I can get back in without you knocking!”

He was glaring up at him now, not at all pleased at how he was deliberately sabotaging him. “No trouble doing that, now that you’re the one who’s literally locked out now,” he smugly reminded him again, just as the door flung open and revealed an equally distressed mother. As if Landon needed more adults. And just when he was going to explain himself, his mother pulled him in desperate relief.

“I thought you were kidnapped!” Elena seemed to pay no attention to Landon’s companion. “What happened to you? Are you hurt? No more Playstation for now, I think those games are starting to have a bad influence on you.” Landon would have cut his mother off to answer her, but he was too busy maintaining his glare at Nico. 

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nicoisarin

Nico heaved a sigh, resisting the urge to strangle this small human child. He knew it would be a waste to go all merciless demon on him when he’d been clean for over two months now.

“I locked myself out of my fucking apartment.” He growled angrily. “Which of these places is yours?” He waved at the lines of doors, assuming the kid lived on his floor since he’d been spying on him before. He wanted to get the kid back to his mom so he could figure out what to do about being locked out of his apartment without so much as his phone on him.

Landon suppressed the smile forming on his face. “Cat karma,” he declared, “We should call her Karma. Because you didn’t feed her, and now this is what you get.” 

He knew better than to push a grown man’s buttons - but he couldn’t help it, it’s not everyday when he can push someone’s limits like that. Maybe his mom, but that might only get him in trouble. He can’t annoy anyone in school because he’s already being picked on enough times. No need to aggravate his situation.

“That one.” Landon pointed to the last door at the end. 

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nicoisarin

Nico puffed out his cheeks, breathing a sigh as he waited for Landon to make his way through the door. He stepped into the hallway behind the kid, pulling his door shut behind him. He was barely listening to the kid’s arguments, anxious to just return him to his mom and go back to bed already.

“You can’t take care of it at my place. I’m doing that cat a favor by letting it stay with me at all. I don’t even like cats.” He insisted, reaching to rub his face tiredly as they walked. “Fuck.” He muttered abruptly, realizing he’d walked out without his keys. “Please tell me you still have my spare key on you.”

“Then why do you still keep it? You should give it a name - I think it’s a her.” Landon watched Nico, not feeling the least sorry for disturbing him in the middle of the night. He had seen him out and about, ready to go to work, but this would be a first for Landon to see him so groggy and annoyed. 

“Mom said people who curse aren’t to be trusted with. But since you’re kind enough to give the cat some shelter, I’d like to trust you.” At this point, Landon wasn’t sure if Nico was paying any attention at all. His sleepy, impatient face was suddenly replaced with a somewhat disturbing realisation. At what he said, Landon narrowed his eyes in offence. “I may be a cat intruder, but I’m not a stealer.” 

“What’s wrong?”