Looking for a Stranger to Love

Leda Shields | 24 | Daughter of Eros | Mother

[ledaoflove]

queendcm:

“It isn’t my information to tell.” Elodie reached for her glass and swirled the liquid, “But, she hurt him. And I cannot forgive that.” Pressing the rim to her lower lip, she sipped at the wine and savored the taste for a moment. It was high quality, and well aged. It showed, in the flavor and her satisfied smile that was soon removed. “I wouldn’t recommend meeting her. But if you find yourself in her presence, be careful. She’s awfully pretty, but she’s..poison, I suppose.”

The defensive tome in Leda’s voice wasn’t lost upon the daughter of Apollo, and as she leaned back Elodie quietly mulled it over. Would she be protective over this woman if she was harmed or threatened? It seemed likely. She was the closest thing she held to a friend, and a level of trust was established already, she liked to think. “But she’s the root to most of my anger, that and the increasing level of boredom I have in this town–Ah. Yes, I did visit that club. It was…okay. I suppose. Though I simply took a few drinks and left. It wasn’t all too fun, and the social aspect simply drained me.”

“Well I’m sure whatever it was, it was bad enough to get you thinking this way.” The woman admired Elodie keeping her brother’s business from her, she trusted her judgement enough to not need an explanation. She took another sip of wine, she could tell it was good. It made her miss the finer things she indulged in back home. Reaching over to take a chocolate, Leda nodded in agreement with Elodie’s remark. “Pretty yet poisonous, sort of like Oleanders. Makes sense, isn’t she a daughter of Persephone? Either way, I like to think I’m a good judge of character,” she smirked. 

Leda recalled recommending the club back when the two had first met, and she regretted that now. “I’m sorry, I should’ve asked you what you like to do before assuming you’d like the club here. I sort of project my favourite things onto other people sometimes,” she admitted with a laugh. “So, what is it you like to do most?”

[ledaoflove]

queendcm:

Elodie nodded and sauntered into the house, and took her time to admire the decor. Indeed, most of the houses here had the Greek stylistic choice, and the daughter of Apollo found it incredibly boring. She herself held old French design covering her home, and the stark contrast of her current surroundings were a very pleasant change of pace. That was what Leda represented to her. A change of pace. A breath of fresh air.

Sitting upon the sofa with a little too much grace, the boxes and bottle were placed carefully upon the coffee table and hummed contentedly as Leda made her way with the glasses. Motioning for her companion to do the honors, the brunette simply began to talk. “It isn’t all that exciting. Don’t  be disappointed. It’s just rather trivial matters that have my blood boiling. No, boiling isn’t correct. I’d say it’s at a low simmer.”

As she spoke, she tugged the ribbon from the boxes, undoing the delicate bows with a simple pull, and lifted their lids. “You know of that blonde girl, yes? Nicolette? She’s pulling quite the number on my family. My brother, I’ve found he’s somewhat important to me. And she has hurt him. And she irritates me to no end.” Hazel eyes glanced to Leda, “And I do mean no end. She insists on interrupting me, and I do so h a t e that. I’ve an inconceivable respect for the women who live in this world, but I’d demote her to the place of a common man at this rate.”

Leda listened as she took the bottle and opened it, pouring the wine in both glasses before handing one to Elodie and taking a sip from her own. She couldn’t say she knew Nicolette very well, but she did tend to know of most people in town. She had heard many things about the girl, and made it a point in her life not to judge anyone on rumours, but she had heard that the blonde was the type of girl to change personalities depending on who she was with. There was nothing that bothered Leda more than being dishonest about who you are and what you want. 

“I’ve heard things, and from what I’ve heard, I’m not going to go out of my way to meet her. I might not have siblings, but family is very important to me. If anyone caused trouble for my family, there’d be hell to pay,” she admitted. “What has she been doing to your brother?” Something in Leda instantly wanted to defend Elodie’s family, she was a generally protective person. 

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queendcm:

Turning up to a woman’s door with expensive chocolates and even more expensive wine was an idle daydream Elodie caught herself having once or twice. Though it was under different circumstance than the one she was in now. The brunette was determined to have a night of drinking and binging and downright complaining, and nobody was more suited than the one person she’d actively choose to spend time with in this town.

And so, Leda’s door was knocked upon, the dull ache ringing through Elodie’s knuckles and was one that was savored. This would be fun, she decided. And once that door had cracked open, the heiress flashed a smile.

“I have brought wine, chocolate and several issues I want to get off my chest, and you are going to indulge me.”

@ledaoflove

Leda wasn’t used to many surprise visitors, but Helen was tucked in bed and that girl slept like a rock, so she wasn’t worried when she heard the knock on her door. The woman walked over, leaving the couch where she had been mindlessly scrolling through tv channels. As soon as she opened the door, she smiled, Elodie had quickly become someone Leda enjoyed seeing and talking to. There was something very comforting in hearing someone talk with so much honesty.

“Sounds like a great time to me, come in,” she chuckled and led her inside, closing the door behind them. Her house was larger than necessary for only two people, and Leda prided herself on her modern choices for decor in a town where it would be so easy to go with classic Greek looks. She walked over to the kitchen cupboards to get two wine glasses, but the main floor was mostly open-concept, so she was never really in another room. She then brought them over to the living room and sat down on the couch. “I have to admit, I’m pretty excited to hear about this. What’s on your mind?”

[ledaoflove]

cscurita:

“Yeah? Likely story. Totally believe you.” Marcelo chuckled as he turned back to face the bar, fingers drumming out a steady beat to the sound of the other’s voice. In total honestly, he’d spaced, so he resorted to sarcasm and a light tone to cover up his lack of listening skills when presented with a drink.

“You haven’t been listening to a word I’ve said, have you?” Leda guessed from his distracted mannerisms. It didn’t bother her though, she didn’t think she had many interesting stories these days. “Something on your mind? A bar’s the nice, cliched place to unload your thoughts.”

[ledaoflove]

stagedatbirth:

As she wandered around the same circle for the third time in an hour, Langley considered the idea that she might have been better off agreeing to the Welcoming Committee’s tour of the town. But if she could find her way around the streets of LA and Hollywood on her own, surely she could make sense of a rinky-dinky town in the middle of nowhere. Except that she couldn’t find much logic to the way the streets fell. Or maybe they changed themselves just to confuse her–given her parentage, nothing was really out of question anymore. 

Finally, she let a long and low sigh slip from her lips  and turned to ask the nearest person for directions. “Sorry, I guess I got a little turned around. Could you point me towards Demeter’s Den?” 

Just on her way to pick up Helen from school, Leda had left herself some extra time so she could stop by Demeter’s Den for a coffee and a treat for her daughter. She was surprised to see the young woman wandering around, a smirk growing on her lips when she finally came to Leda for directions. With a chuckle, she smiled and nodded down another street. “It’s this way, not too far off. I’m headed there too, I’ll show you around. You’re new to town, I’m guessing?”

[ledaoflove]

queendcm:

“Ah yes. Well, as Apollo’s daughter, I do say that I agree.” She flicked a wrist once more and had the suns rays directed elsewhere. Indeed, her powers fueled her ego and her own mother saw to it that she knew she was a powerful being. That she was above her siblings, and one day would be above her, and Elodie believed herself to be far greater than most of the population because of it. Empowerment was one thing, but this was another entirely. “Oh, I wish. Nobody here is of note, I’m rather lucky to of found a decent conversational partner in yourself.”

Shrugging, Elodie leaned back in her seat, looking straight ahead as Leda spoke. “Clubs..” She’d never been to one. It was improper, but Elodie was a hard worker. She knew she deserved to let her hair down, but clubs resulted in one night stands with people she’d never look at twice whilst not intoxicated. It was difficult. “–You wish for me to go to a restaurant that sounds like some form of sex bar?” Chuckling quietly, Elodie pushed her shades down, looking over the top to Leda, “What’s the menu and pricing like?”

She watched the trick with the sun’s rays with interest. Leda didn’t think she got any real powers from her dad, so it was always impressive to see others use theirs. “I’ve been enjoying talking to you too. Your honesty is refreshing. It reminds me of being back home in Toronto, talking to all my mother’s clientele.” Her mother was a pretty sought-after wedding planner in the large city, Leda remembered helping her and getting close to many socialites through their connections. 

Shaking her head, she laughed and scrunched her face a bit. “Gods, no. Don’t take the name too literally, it’s just the fanciest restaurant in town. The menu changes with the seasons but it’s all expensive. The whole place is meant for people trying to impress others.” That always worked in favour for Leda, she was able to keep a nice home for herself and her daughter and didn’t have to think twice about spoiling Helen from time to time. “Single people come in too, they’re my favourite customers. Turn on the Eros charm for a bit and tips go a long way. The night club is probably more social though.”

[ledaoflove]

queendcm:

“My standards are far…too high for most in this town. I was mingled with the elite back home, thrust into potential dating arrangements after another, it’s all a little convoluted.” Turning, eyebrows raised as she held a smile to Leda, “I’m rather picky. No boys. No men. All women, but none that think they’re better than I. There is only one placement for an over-inflated ego. And that is mine.”

Elodie found herself to be enjoying the conversation, a rather foreign concept to the dismissals and arguments with others, and she’d quickly decided that she would keep this Leda girl around her. They were similar in their lack of romance and it was refreshing. “I have been..here and there in this place, though I stick to the University and the coffee shops as well as my home and my dorm room. Where do you recommend, darling?”

“Well then I’d stay away from daughters of Olympians, not to be swept up in stereotypes, but more power creates more ego in demigods,” she joked. “Who knows, maybe someone of a higher caliber will show up in town soon. New people show up all the time.” Leda certainly couldn’t judge that, she knew she could be vain herself after all. The fact that Elodie was honest about how she was was refreshing. 

“All you’ll find in coffee shops are hipsters and people not into socializing. I’d recommend Euthymia, it’s the best night club here if you ask me. Dionysus did make it because he thought things were getting boring, and it’s pretty exclusive. Or if you want to go to a lavish restaurant, that’d be Aphrodite’s Aphrodisiacs, where I work,” she added with a smirk.

[demigodmusings]

Back in the day When I was y o u n g e r I was so ｌｏｓｔ  and proud

[ledaoflove]

queendcm:

A conversation was all she had to keep the boredom at bay. Having finished her coursework for the week as well as any extra essays assigned, days were filled with boredom and racking up receipts from online shopping. Eyes scanned the place, and once settled upon a rather comfortable looking chair, Elodie dragged it over and held a mask of a smile upon her lips as she settled down.

“–So. As I was saying,” A hand waved so the rays of the sun basked down upon her, sun glasses protecting eyes that wouldn’t be remotely damaged anyway, “This place is boring. I can’t go a day without running into somebody who does not know that I am, in fact, not interested in going for coffee with a lowbrow fuckboy.” A giggle slipped through her smile, “It’s all so tedious.”

Leda couldn’t help chuckling at Elodie’s comments, the situation was in fact one she knew all too well. Now that the sun was stronger on where they sat, Leda pushed her sunglasses from the top of her head to cover her eyes. 

“I don’t know about you, but I had that problem outside of town too. I might not want a relationship, but that sure as hell doesn’t mean I’ll go for just anybody. We have to have standards after all,” she put on a coy smile. “As for the bored part, have you tried going to new places?” 

[ledaoflove]

liagodfrey:

The morning had started off how it always did. Lia woke up and she prepared breakfast for her boys, typically she would sneak into Teddy’s room and wake him up too, but since he moved out she’s been having to remind herself that there’s no one in his old bedroom, and that thought alone made her feel uneasy. Teddy was all grown up now, twenty-two and going to university, working along side her as a partner instead of a little assistant. Her Teddy Bear was an adult now, and maybe even more so than her. But just because he was all grown up it didn’t stop her from babying him, making his favorite breakfast and sitting him down to fawn over him when he finally showed up.

Breakfast was over now though, Teddy was opening up the shop and Adrian had gone back over t open up his own, leaving Lia to get ready to head to work at the school, she was excited to see her class, see the little souls that she could help find their way just like she had with little Teddy. She was making her way down the street, a container of twenty-four cupcakes in her hands when she felt her heel get stuck between the cracks in the sidewalk, eyes going wide as she just about nearly fell over, her heel left behind as she was able to stable herself and keep the cupcakes from falling out of her hold. “Oh my gods!” She exclaimed in a laugh, looking behind her at the lone heel sticking up from the sidewalk where it was lodged, and rolling her eyes smiling at the onlooker who had seen the whole ordeal, “Everyday sort of thing for me,” She laughed as she hobbled back over, bending down and tugging her heel up from the sidewalk, “I got lucky this time, last time I was wearing my cupcakes all over my dress.”

Leda was just coming back from walking Helen to school. Even now, it was hard for her to let her daughter go for the entire day, but luckily she trusted the teachers. She turned the corner just in time to see what happened to Lia, and struggled to keep in her laughter. “Are you ok? Do you need any help? I’d hate for those cupcakes to be a fashion statement instead of a treat.” Really, she could use this as an excuse to go back to the school and say goodbye to Helen again, but part of her wanted to be helpful anyways.

[queenlymusings]

                              For one so small                                                  you seem so strong                                                                                 my arms will hold you                                   keep you safe and warm   this BOND between us                                      can’t be  b r o k e n                                                                    I will be here don’t you cry

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clarkeadrian:

❝ I assume the little one is at school, then? ❞

“Oh yeah, and I happen to have a day off at the same time. Not so little anymore though, she’s going to be eight in May. Time flies, doesn’t it?”

[ledaoflove]

“I’m actually thinking of staying put right here for the rest of the day, so if you want to keep talking, grab a lounge chair and settle in.”