she-wolf, red with blood

jessica thomas + 20 + werewolf

[jessicaxtom-blog]

alaina & jessica; bar prowling

[alaina-eichler-blog]

“You’re right, I should. And hopefully you never learn any better,” Alaina teased, smirking at the other wolf. Even if Jessica did stand out, she looked nice and Alaina could definitely appreciate that. As tall and beautiful as Jessica was, Alaina imagined she would stand out anyways. “Vodka, for now. Everything here is shit, but at least vodka is always shit anyways,” Alaina laughed, catching the bartender’s attention enough to hold up two fingers and the man nodded, sliding one drink towards her then a few moments later, another towards Jessica. Alaina slid him a bill across the bar, before turning to Jessica and raising her glass. “Cheers,” she told her with a grin, clinking their glasses together before tossing back her drink.

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica’s grin became a little sly at Alaina’s comment, shooting her a look and sweeping her dark red hair over her shoulder and behind her ear. “Maybe I’ll keep it up for your benefit, then,” Jessica smirked, but her cheeks were still colored - she very well knew the only person in the bar she’d dressed up for was the prickly brown she-wolf. Picking up the glass, she clinked it with Alaina’s, murmured “cheers,” and simultaneously took the shot. Jessica’s entire body wiggled and her nose wrinkled at the burn, setting the glass down on the bar and stifling a laugh behind her hand, “god, what is that, lighter fluid?” Her grin reappeared when she dropped her hand to mimic Alaina’s earlier gesture to the bartender; eyes shooting back to the brunette’s face, she shook her head. “That’s awful. I’ll take two more.”

[kaia-rissler-deactivated2016080]

“No, I wouldn’t say so.. but i’m a bartender so I wouldn’t really know,” Kaia shrugged her shoulders. “So you draw fashion as well? That’s really cool actually,” She smiled. Kaia looked closer at the photo of widened her eyes at the woman’s comment. “Me? Model? Are you joking?”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“A bartender? That sounds fun, but honestly,” she leaned forward as though reporting confidential information, “I could not do that. How do you deal with all of the drunk assholes?” And she shook her head, “well, I design clothes. I take ideas from pictures or just my head and sketch or paint them, then I make the clothes at school.” She seemed a little confused at the question, “joking? No, I’m being a hundred percent serious. Do you not own a mirror?” 

[superieure-deactivated20191115]

Aimee gave an answering smile, shaking her head lightly. “I think I might’ve overreacted there a little bit, but I’m kinda new to town so…” People were always telling her to be careful, that New York was a big city and not everyone meant well. As much as she tried to trust her own instincts, some of those warnings had started to inch its way into her consciousness and instilled in her an anxious kind of caution. “I totally get it though, about looking for inspiration. When it jumps at you, you just have to grab the opportunity. It happens to me too sometimes.” She adjusted her bag on one shoulder, a genial expression on her face. The way the girl’s eyes lit up while talking about her major gave Aimee a sense of kinship towards her, and her own smile brightened. In a world where people often do things only because they have to, it’s nice to see someone enthusiastic and passionate about what they’re doing. “Wow, that sounds really great. I’m sure you’re really good at it. And it’s so nice to meet you, too! You have the same name with one of my favourite superheroes.” 

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica raised a placating hand with a grin, waving off her explanation. “No, I totally get it, seriously. I’m not from here either.” She couldn’t really say for sure, but the girl in front of her didn’t seem to be from a big city. Her own hometown was nothing comparable to New York City, and her own transition to living here had been difficult enough. “How new is new?” her curiosity got the best of her, “I’ve only been here like a little over a year.” Jessica grinned at the affirmation, “thanks! Do I really, which one?” 

[sammytolbert]

Eyes squinted as she took his comment in a route he didn’t thin she would take it in. “No, no, no… I didn’t mean… No. You’re not.” Hands had rose to shake themselves out. “You don’t have to impress the others. They do what they want. Just… Fuck them.” The laughter he gave was dry when he looked down once more, deciding to add on. “I mean, see? I don’t know how to control my shifting and I was triggered almost four years ago.”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica laughed with him, planting her forehead in her palm for a moment, “I’m sorry. I just get the constant feeling that I’m failing terribly at this whole werewolf thing,” she waved her hands vaguely. His admission made her look up, a little frown forming. “I think I know someone that could help both of us with that,” her blue eyes were steely serious.

[lucasreeves-blog]

“Have you ever ran with any wolves?” Lucas asked as they arrived to the loft before he opened the door. “Trust me, it’s horrible changing by yourself. I would never wish that upon anyone.”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica followed Lucas inside, shaking her head. “Not really. Not plural, at least. I ran once with my friend, but other than that... I’ve been alone,” she shrugged. She had become so accustomed to it that the thought of changing with a group felt foreign.

[adams-cynthia-blog]

Cynthia started giggling at the girl’s last words. “Oh my goodness, you are right. I’m Cynthia. Cynthia Adams. Your new vampire mother.” She added with another giggle. They had gone from almost killing each other, to now embracing, and becoming close. Being a supernatural was sure hard work. “I don’t remember if I got your name.” She stated. “I’ve been calling you, young wolf in my head. So, what is your name?” She questioned. “As for Lucas, don’t worry about him. I’ll set it up so you two can properly meet, and get all the help, and guidance you need.”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“Cynthia,” she repeated, eyes lighting up, “what a pretty name. I’m Jessica. Jessica Thomas.” She couldn’t help but laugh too, tacking on, “your new werewolf daughter.” It felt strange to bond so suddenly with a vampire she’d never met before, but if she really had to rack her brain, weirder things had probably happened. There was something innate about just being supernatural that had the tendency to create unexpected kinships. “That would be so great,” she brought her hands together excitedly, “thank you.”

[owenthalman-blog]

“I would be honored to be your suit model.” He chirped with a grin. A little too excited at the offer. “Don’t worry, broke immigrant men like me can’t afford to ask broke beautiful college women for money.” He joked. “Plus, it would be horribly wrong of me to do.” He added. As he grabbed her hand, he brought it to his lips, and gave her a gentle kiss. But not before he smelled the wolf on her. “You’re too pretty to be a wolf.” He added shyly.

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“Really?” Jessica’s eyes grew wide and she covered her mouth with both hands for a moment before dropping them, “who needs a modeling agency? Pft, if I’d known I could find free Abercrombie models in the park I would’ve started coming here a long time ago,” she joked with a grin. Her eyebrows jumped when he took her hand and her cheeks turned pink at the kiss, eyes shooting down to her shoes before returning to Owen’s face with a shy smile. “Too pretty? Who says wolves can’t be pretty?”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

alaina & jessica; bar prowling

[alaina-eichler-blog]

Even though she lived in New York, even though she worked at a bar, Alaina didn’t go out much. She had, at one time, but she didn’t trust herself alone around humans and drinking was expensive when you could drink as much as she could, so mostly Alaina stayed home or spent time stoned on August’s couch with him. Jessica was an unusual exception to this rule. Alaina found herself actually invited to go out with the other wolf, and even if she though she was probably a bad influence on Jessica, Alaina was reassured by Jessica’s enthusiasm about them going out. Plus, she couldn’t see how one night could hurt. 

Alaina had scanned the crowd when she got there, but quickly assume she had gotten there first when she couldn’t find Jessica, and walked over to the bar instead to order herself a drink. It would take awhile to get anywhere near drunk, so it was best to start early. She was focused on trying to catch the bartender’s attention when Jessica surprised her and she whirled around, grinning when she saw who it was. “We have all night,” Alaina waved off the apology, going up onto the tips of her toes for a moment to press a quick kiss on Jessica’s cheek. “You clean up nice. But you’re way over dressed for this place,” she teased, running her eyes over the other wolf.

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica’s life had become what felt like a full-tilt whirlwind in a very short period of time. Brushes with death and constantly being surrounded by other potentially threatening supernaturals had a way of making a girl tense. She was almost relieved when Alaina was the only one she could pick out of the crowd. It didn’t account for the hunters and witches, but luckily they didn’t have the ability to sniff anybody out. In any case, it felt like summer was fading fast and Jessica wanted to have a good time - with the assistance of alcohol, naturally.

Seeing the other she-wolf’s face made her chest feel warm, and her grin was lightning-quick in response. The kiss brought on a pink flush to her cheeks that was somehow still visible even in the low light. “Thank you,” she posed momentarily with a little laugh, “and honestly, I’m always overdressed. You know this by now,” she nudged her shoulder. She came  around to lean on the bar beside Alaina, giving the rows of bottles half a glance before turning back to the brunette. “So, what are you drinking?”

[kaia-rissler-deactivated2016080]

“That sounds quite ridiculous. I think I like realistic fashion too,” Kaia laughed. “Gold boy suits does sound interesting but very impractical,” She shrugged. After the photo was done being taken, Kaia sighed out- posing had never been something she enjoyed very much. The werewolf walked over to the woman, to look at her reflection on display in the tiny little screen. “Oh,” Kaia gasped. “I look g-good?” She was in both surprise and confidence. The woman wasn’t used to seeing herself in that way.

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“I know, right?” Jessica giggled, shaking her head, “it’s fun to sketch stuff like that for fun, but probably not something worth devoting my time to.” She turned the screen so the other she-wolf had the best angle to see it at - Jessica couldn’t help but grin when she saw her reaction. “Yeah, you look great. Ever thought about modeling?”

[sammytolbert]

“I don’t see how anybody would do that to you, you’re one of the most innocent ones I’ve come encountered with,” Joshua was quick to reply. After his short burst, he looked over at the red head before looking down. “There are more pressing things than sleep right now, I guess.”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Joshua’s comment took her a little aback, “really?” she blurted out, her frequent suspicions of being the symbolic runt of New York City’s litter rising to the forefront of her mind. “God, I really am the wimpiest werewolf around.” Her expression was momentarily defeated, but she was taken back from her own train of thought by the man’s next words. “Oh. Well, I’m sorry. I wish I could do something to help.”

[kmdavidson]

Eyes widened in surprise. “You don’t know who Kaden is? And now I disappoint myself!”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica fell into a shrug, “no, I can’t say I do. I mean, I swear I’ve heard her name before, but we’ve never met.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

Mariana heard the plead and stopped in her tracks, listening to the girl who’d called out to her. “Oh my gosh, thankyou —of course!”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica couldn’t hide the admiration for the other girl’s fashion in her expression, and once she’d snapped a picture she beamed. “Thanks so much! You look fantastic.”

[lucasreeves-blog]

Lucas glanced at her. “How long have you been triggered?” He whispered before tilting his head. How many lone wolves were there in this city? 

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“Um,” she took a quick mental tally, “nine months? I admit... at first it was terrible, and even now the full moons are hard, but... it’s grown on me,” she offered him a small smile.

[jessicaxtom-blog]

alaina & jessica; bar prowling

It had been what felt like an age since Jessica went out to a bar with a friend. The gala had been amazing, of course, but it hadn’t really been an appropriate environment for getting drunk and singing karaoke. Jessica had been looking for an opportunity to relax and enjoy herself with someone she knew as opposed to a seething throng of supernatural strangers that could erupt into a fight at any moment. If she was being honest with herself, she was also relishing the chance to wear something a little more risque. Her dress was short and tight, strapless and simple and a shimmery blue-green that brought out the blue in her eyes and the red in her hair. Makeup and hair done, she had decided on flat shoes for the night, more for Alaina’s benefit than anyone else’s. Entering the bar the brown wolf had recommended earlier, she flashed her ID at the bouncer and moved towards the bar; she had caught Alaina’s scent the moment she stepped inside. Finally spotting her, Jessica weaved through the crowd and stopped beside her, lightly touching her shoulder to get her attention and shooting her a grin. “Hey! Sorry I’m a little late, I should have taken the subway - assholes in this city don’t know how to drive.”

@alaina-eichler

[lucasreeves-blog]

“No, I try not to be unless I have too, which isn’t often. I believe in respect and if I have it there is no reason for me to be a jerk and my pack respects that. Have you had your share of jerky alpha’s? If you don’t mind me asking?”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“Well, no,” Jessica’s smile was shy and embarrassed, “actually, you’re the first alpha I’ve met - at least I think so. I’ve never been in a pack,” she admitted with a little furrow appearing in her brow, “I haven’t even been triggered for very long.”

[alaina-eichler-blog]

“Well, how likely do you want it to be that a fight breaks out, vs how much do you want to pay for drinks?”

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“With our tolerance?” Jessica laughed. “I’ll vote for cheap drinks. As for the fighting, as long as nobody bothers me, other people can do whatever they damn well please.”

[owenthalman-blog]

“Oh, no, no. I’m from England. Everyone likes to think they’re very classy. Dress to impress I suppose.” He added with a shrug. “Suits, and all?! Wow! Maybe you should make me a suit someday.” He joked. “It’s a pleasure to meet you Jessica, I’m Owen.” He said as he extended a hand out to her.

[jessicaxtom-blog]

“Aah,” Jessica nodded knowingly, “that explains the accent - I don’t hear it very often around here. But every country has their own idea of fashion, and they all think they’re right,” she laughed. “If that also includes you offering to be my suit model, then I accept,” she grinned, “broke college students like me can’t afford to hire somebody. The pleasure’s all mine, Owen,” she reached to meet his hand to shake.