Rory gave a slight nod of her head, her mouth now preoccupied with a cup of coffee. She held a finger, taking one last sip before placing it down. “In hindsight, I’d say my comment is about thirty or so less funny. It was along the lines of whether or not you’re pining over that person you’re staring at. Or, if they’ve wronged your family horribly and you’re plotting revenge.”
derek had the decency to at least look pretend to be embarrassed , raising a hand to rub at the back of his neck . “ i think they’re a family friend & i wasn’t sure . kind of battling between taking the risk and saying hi or if i should just leave it alone . ” he made up , shrugging his shoulders . “ i don’t have any arch nemesis who betrayed my family - sorry to disappoint .”
There was always a feeling of contentment whenever Derek was around. Despite her selfishly wanting more. “I doubt that.” She lightly mused as she completed her order. Yet the fact that he thought so made her lightly smile. “No charge to look after today? I mean other than me. I’m in no danger or did they finally gave you a small day off. ” She teased knowing most whitelighters were basically on the job 24/7.
“ you don’t HAVE to believe me , but when have i ever lied to you ? ” he questioned lightheartedly , although his mind reminded him that LYING and not being one hundred percent HONEST are practically one in the same . “ pj has me on speed dial , and no ones called , so i’m off the hook for a while . ” he said , tapping his head , knowing that if any of his charged truly needed him he’d hear them . “ i don’t know about that , there’s plenty of danger . who knows ? if i leave maybe you’ll drop a whole can of paint on yourself . ”
andrew hated him. not to say that was completely out of the ordinary for him but… it was him that seemed to always be with lennox. there had been times where he’d went to approach the blonde, only to be thrown off by her bodyguard (he refused to say boyfriend, not until he has proof of it) “i asked if you were ordering anything.” he said, looking at the empty table in front of him.
hands brushed off any of the remaining crumbs off of the table in front of him . “ yeah - i’m just waiting for someone . ” he said , narrowing his eyes at the other person . after another moment passed , derek motioned to the seat across from him , “ you can sit down - if you’d like . ”
Lennox took his hand gratefully, rising to her feet with ease. “Way too far,” she admitted, stuffing her hands into her back pockets. “Boy trouble, family trouble, work trouble…name it, and I’m dealing with it.”
“ you’d think you’d have it resolved by now , being almost EIGHTY . ” he teased , derek had the benefit of watching his mother make a turn for the better ( his death had done something to her , & he’d been so grateful that it was a turn for the better ) , something that most people weren’t able to witness for themselves . “ tell me about it , i didn’t think being a gaurdian would be this complicated . ” it wasn’t supposed to be , but feelings complicated things .
“ –– is this where i say ‘boo’ and you start running?” moira had no intention of hurting the whitelighter ( for now ) but she found it fun messing with them regardless. if the other were good at his job he should be able to sense her dark presence.
“ if you’d like. ” he answered , feeling unsettled as he took in the other . being a whitelighter , he stood AGAINST violence , & demons were the embodiment of everything he was against . “ this is a very public arena , a practice of control would be appreciated , if you would . ” he pitched warily , not wanting to set off a destructive path in the other .
★ ‘no i did not.’ quinn responded. ‘not to you anyway.’ he slid his phone back into his pocket. ‘i suppose that is what i get for talking on the phone in a public area, though,’ the half-demon continued. he stopped talking and turned his attention to a book on his lap. ‘sorry for accidentally interrupting your chain of thought .’
his eyes flickered from the witch who was beginning to be out of sight before looking back , “ it’s my fault - i didn’t have my coffee this morning so i’m a little distracted . ” he admitted , making up the lie on the spot . “ no chain of thought , just lost in my own head . ”
he didn’t favor sitting around . but , when one of his co-workers had asked him to watch over one of their charges for a few days ( he didn’t ask WHY , just assuming it was a good enough excuse ) he’d accepted . but , thankfully , it was a boring task , one that hardly required any effort . derek’s hazel eyes had watched from where he sat , studying them before turning to the nearest person , “ oh - sorry , did you say something ? ”
Perseus was just about almost finished with the Gallery chores and just needed to order in more materials for her to work on. Feeling rather accomplished today, when she felt eyes on her. Unaware of the red streak of paint on her cheek. “You know if you want to say something just say it…” She said amusingly.
he COULD be doing other things , since there wasn’t any danger here , and percy wasn’t his ONLY charge , but being drawn to her in the way he was , he found himself content watching her run around doing mineal tasks . eyes flickered from the mark on her cheek to her eyes instead , shaking his head , “ nothing , you look good . ”
Peyton aimlessly wandered about the streets with nothing to do that day. She was lost in her own thoughts when she realized where her legs brought her. “Crap.” She muttered as she turned around only to be stopped by the person who was now in front of her.
“ you seem out of it . & it’s best not to stay too far once it gets dark. ” the whitelighter warned casually , “ something on your mind ? ”
with glasses perked on the tip of her nose, vibrant hazel eyes would scan the lines written in the book before her. a distant noise would make a d i s t r a c t e d mind remove itself from the aura of deep concentration. questionable eyes would meet orbs of mystified origins.
“ sorry - ” the apology flowed out of his mouth easily , eyes flickering down for a moment , the whitelightercontinued , “ i didn’t mean to interrupt you . ”
“i always thought i’d be happy about business being slow, but if someone doesn’t die soon then i’m out of a job with a kid to support,” she said with a small sigh before realizing how messed up her statement had been. “i mean, not that i wish death upon anybody — i’m not that screwed up, but a case or two of natural causes rolling into my freezer would be nice.”
“ people always die , it’s a way of life . ” the whitelightersaid , despite having ‘ beat ‘ death himself . “ i’m sure you’ll have business soon ,although if you keep talking about rolling DEAD BODIES into your freezer , your clients might not be as eager .”
“Please tell me you didn’t see that,” Lennox uttered, staring at the sky from where she’d fallen. It seemed that despite her skill on the trapeze, she still struggled with something as simple as walking.
“ you know ,i’m not really in the habit of LYING to you . ” he said , shaking his head . despite the playful smirk that played at his lips , he still reached his hand out . “ what happened ? got too far into your own head ?”
it’s ser ( again ) comin’ at cha w another character intro . come plot w me if u wanna !
did I just see MATTHEW DADDARIO walking down the street? no, that’s just DEREK HOLLIS, the TWENTY NINE year old WHITELIGHTER. from what I’ve heard, HE can be EMPATHETIC && BENEVOLENT, but also rather PESSIMISTIC && OVER PROTECTIVE, which may be why they’re considered to be on the side of GOOD. rumor has it they’re hiding THEY’RE FALLING IN LOVE WITH A CHARGE, but who knows how long it’ll stay hidden. (ser.)
tw: parental death , depression
alright so derek was born in ontario , canada & was raised there until he was 9 !
his father was killed at war shortly before derek turned 14
his mom went into a deep depression , having lost the love of her life
derek spent a lot his time from 14 - 25 taking care of his mother
after he graduated high school ( as valedictorian ! woo hoo ! ) he did go to college , but he only took night school , having to work a full time and a part time job to support his mother and himself !
his mom always was trying to work towards being positive , and her constant reassuring that she was going to get better , kind of made him into a pessimist . bc he could no longer ? trust that what she said was what she was going to DO .
so when he was 27 , he was walking home & saw a mugging happening . he went to go interrupt & didn’t realize that they had a gun , immediately killing him !
so he was so consfused , being a realist / pessimist he couldn’t believe ? that he was able to get a second chance at living ?
being that he was always so protective and caring of his mom , he was happy that even though he couldn’t directly talk to her / take care of her , that he knew she was okay
currently , stupidity , developed feelings for a charge ( um kill HIM ) and he has no clue what he’s going to do about it : )
did I just see MATTHEW DADDARIO walking down the street? no, that’s just DEREK HOLLIS, the TWENTY NINE year old WHITELIGHTER. from what I’ve heard, HE can be EMPATHETIC && BENEVOLENT, but also rather PESSIMISTIC && OVER PROTECTIVE, which may be why they’re considered to be on the side of GOOD. rumor has it they’re hiding THEY’RE FALLING IN LOVE WITH A CHARGE, but who knows how long it’ll stay hidden. (ser.)
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