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· selene 'lena' west · · werewolf · twenty three · THE BEAST YOU'VE MADE OF ME, I HELD IT IN BUT NOW IT SEEMS YOU'VE SET IT RUNNING FREE.

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“Scientists can’t explain us because we won’t let them study us.” Beau would never have consented to being poked and prodded and forced to perform so a scientist could study him. Learn about him. He doubted they’d want to learn for him of all people anyways. “Highly optimistic words coming from a Downworlder if I must say so. Usually your lot is never optimistic about the workings of the Clave.”

“They don’t think we exist, they think we’re nothing but myth and stories to make kids scared or to fascinate teens.” She pointed out, because being apart of the mundane world, well she was aware of how people perceived her kind and vampires, it was odd. Very odd. “Honestly, you put some of us Downworlders in charge and we’d be exactly the same. They haven’t done anything to me personally for me to have a vendetta, so therefore I’m Switzerland in this situation.”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

Beau just rolled his eyes. He wasn’t going to argue about something like his personality right now. If ever. “I have…a high metabolism. I burn through energy faster than most people.” His absurd rune usage he figured but it had never caused him harm as long as he ate. He shrugged. “Perhaps. I do not know.” And that’s what worried him the most.

“But you’re not people, you’re half angel and I’m half demon, so it doesn’t surprise me that you body is always hungry. We work in weird and mysterious ways that even scientists can’t explain.” She commented, looking at the other and from the shrug alone, she knew that even the other had no idea what was going on with those in a higher position then him and that was worrying. “I’m sure things will work out in the end, they normally do.” Well other then the times in which everything went horribly wrong.

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“I wouldn’t even call it mildly. I call it just barely bearable. I am not a nice person.” He had been, long ago. He hadn’t been sunshine and roses but he’d be nice. “What can I say? I’m a hungry guy. If it’s free I’m going to make it worth my while.” He shrugged. “Corrupt?” Beau thought on that for a while. He had his issues with the Clave, he had a lot, but he didn’t think it was corrupt. “I think it is flawed. But not corrupt. What do you think?”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever you say.” She waved the other off, because she didn’t really care all that much if the other was a nice person or not, he hadn’t been anything but nice to her so she was judging him from her experience with him. “You sure you’re not a wolf? We’re always building up an appetite, I think it’s all the running when we’re in form.” She shrugged, because when you’re running on all four legs and then transforming from wolf to human, well you built up an appetite. “I think it’s flawed and those flaws if not fixed it could become corrupt.”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“Perhaps it is the circumstances. Usually when you and I meet I’m drunk. I am not right now.” He would be later, but not right now. “An that’s why people like me exist. To strike down the stupid fool that thinks they can get away with that.” Beau would never admit it out loud but some days he wondered if things would be easier if the mundanes just knew about everything. “Not with the Clave having appointed him. He is simply a smaller stain on a tapestry full of stains. In order to clean one…you have to clean them all.”

“So you’re only mildly more bearable when you’re drunk? Sounds like most of the men I’ve met in my life.” She scoffed, “I’m not offering you food this time though, or drink, you’re cleaning me out.” She commented in a way that would help ease some of the air that was around them, but she was pretty sure it was only going to earn her an eye roll. “The all high and mighty Nephilim, I know.” She shrugged, because whereas some Downworlders hated Shadowhunters, she was impartial to them. If they pissed her off, that was another story, but until then she could be civil with them. She had to be, given who’s pack she was in. “Are you telling me your system is corrupt?”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“I’m always in a bad mood.” Beau said simply, shrugging. “Of course I’m safe. I wouldn’t have been doing this if I didn’t think I was safe.” He rolled his eyes. “I am not something bad that would happen to a mundane. I’m not stupid enough to attack them.” He wouldn’t want to any way. There was no challenge there. “Aldertree is a dick. And the day he leaves the Institute will never be soon enough. I’m tired of him. He is…a stain on the Clave.”

“You’re not wrong, but you seem more prickly then normal.” Lena commented, rolling her eyes at the others comment. “I didn’t say you’d be the one attacking them, I know it’s a Shadowhunters job to protect the mundane. That doesn’t mean there aren’t vamps and wolves out here, waiting for mundanes to pass by to chow down on.” Because she never said her kind were perfect, there were some that were terrible. She was just glad she was part of a pack that had morals. “And there’s no way for you and the others to get him out? Surely if everyone feels the same way they can get him fired.”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“Ha. Ha, ha, ha.” Beau said, rolling his eyes. “Pretty sure I was here first so your question would not only have been redundant but ill-informed.” He smirked a little at her. “No. I don’t. It’s not exactly wise to be un-glamoured in a mundane space with my weapon. But I’m not spending another minute under the thumb of Aldertree than I have to.”

“Wow, you’re in a worse mood then normal.” Lena commented, because there was very few times when she had came across the other and he had been in a good mood, but this- well today he seemed to resemble a hurricane and he didn’t want to get into his path of destruction. “Yeah, I was going to say this is kind of stupid, but given it’s the middle of the night and it’s a park, I think you’re safe. Mundanes tend not to roam these areas unless they want something bad to happen to them, that or they’re wanting to do something bad.” She shrugged, looking at the other with a low hum, “Aldertree, I have to tell you- never heard of the guy until he was appointed head of the Institute and now he’s all I hear about and not for good reasons.”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

Beau ran his stele over the runes on his weapon again. They were perfect but it had long ago to become habit when he needed a moment to calm down again. And it didn’t hurt to keep them fresh and updated. It probably wasn’t a great idea to be doing it in the park like he was, but Beau couldn’t really find it in him to care. He was hidden…enough. And while he let the calm wash over him he wasn’t totally oblivious to his surroundings either. The sound of footsteps caused him to look up. “Can I help you?”

“It’s funny, I was just about to ask you the same thing.” Lena asked, moving closer to the other who was pretty much sat alone in a dark park, which- if this had been a mundane life, would be counted as suspicious behaviour. She sat opposite him, giving the other space because she had learned that was probably the best thing to do when it came to Beau, crossing her legs and leaning on her hands to look at him. “So- come here often?” She joked, trying to ease some of the weird energy that was around him.

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“But I was bored. Do you have any idea how many stores Ester has made me stand in today? She’s four. And all she wants to look at are sequins.” He shook his head, exasperated, but in a good way. “Maybe…but I think I’d be able to hear Ester’s giggling.” He looked around anyways to no avail. “At least she’s creative, right? My daughter is really into Dr. Seuss right now. Pretty sure I’ve read Hand, Hand, Finger, Thumb at least a thousand times this year.”

“Sequins? Your house must be fun, but hey- at least it’s not glitter. That would be a whole lot worse and I’m planning on not introducing Lyra to glitter until she’s around twelve and can handle the consequences of what happens when you play with it.” She chuckled, because she didn’t want everything in their home to be infused with a hint of sparkle. She’d be cleaning for years and it’s still be there. “That’s true and that’s cute, this one won’t make me stop reading little red riding hood, she likes the wolf- her father was looking after her the other day and she said he looked like the wolf in granny’s clothes because of his glasses.”

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bigbadwereleo:

“Hey, I’m perfectly sweet enough thank you.” He answered back. “And if she didn’t get it off me it must have been the Grandparents because I refuse to believe it was you.” Leo smirked, the expression only widening when she explained why he looked like Clark Kent.  “You’re not very good at complimenting people are you?” He didn’t resist the urge to whack the towel off the woman’s back as she passed him in return for the Gordon Ramsey dig, though he was chuckling so he didn’t seem to insulted. He was a healthy eater so most of the food he made was from scratch. He was no chef but he could get by. “She’s settled I take it?” Leo asked when Lena returned. “I think it was all the trying to catch her and gobble her up that did it. Lots of screaming and laughing and running around. Then there was the swinging. I don’t know who is more tired; me or her.”

“I can give you a list of things that you’ve done that haven’t been sweet if you want- mostly they’re things you’ve said.” Though they were in the bedroom and when the other was flirting with her, so she guessed she couldn’t exactly hold them against him- not that he had to know that of course. “I’m a very sweet person, she’s a mini me, the eyes she gets from you though.” Because if she hadn’t of known who the father was, she would have wondered where she had gotten her bright green eyes from. “When you have a four year old and treat animals all day, you kind of forget social skills. But if you want a compliment, fine- you’re clearly handsome because we wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t been- drunk or not.” She told the other with a roll of her eyes. At his question once she returned she nodded with a smile on her lips as she ran her hands through her hair. “She is. And I know you’ve been a Dad for like- four years now, but it’s generally frowned upon to eat your children.” She teased with a wide smirk on her face. “But given she’s a lot younger then you- I say you’re probably more tired out then her.”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“No! I was checking my facebook. Looked up and gone. It’s my wife that likes to complain about how long we’re taking. She’s a woman on a mission.” He laughed. “She’s got the baby so I think the cops will let me bypass the twenty-four hour rule. She probably went to the car, knowing her. And Ester is always down to pull a prank on dad. Hopefully your little one isn’t so conniving.”

“That’s like rule number one, don’t check your phone at the mall- it’s dangerous.” She teased the other, because she had done that far too many times in the past and had ended up walking into someone or when Lyra was younger she was an offender of texting and pushing her stroller into people. “For all you know, they’re hiding behind a plant and watching you walk around in circles aimlessly while trying to search for them.” She chuckled, looking down to Lyra with a smile on her face. “She can be good most of the time, if she see’s Princesses though- she’s off. They’re her thing right now, last year it was dinosaurs- so now all her dinosaurs are wearing dresses.”

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bigbadwereleo:

“Sure you are.” He said with a laugh but then feisty tended to be Leo’s type. The ones that liked to fight with him tended to be the ones he ended up finding sexy.  “Clark Kent hm? Well I can pull that off when you’re not drunk but I’m still flattered.” He moved into the kitchen and began opening up the various cupboards to see what was available to him and also wasn’t going to take a long time to cook. He doubted that Lena would want to wait an hour and a half just for a little bit of food. “It’s good. I’ll whip together a frittata to die for and a really nice side salad. Simple and delicious.” It also meant he could throw in whatever she had in her cupboards since there weren’t many ingredients that were definitely required. “You have a lot to live up to now that you said that you make the best pancakes though.”

“Everyone says so, also if I wasn’t our daughter wouldn’t have turned out so sweet. I mean- it’s clearly not coming from you now, is it?” She challenged the other, because although Lyra was sweet most of the time, when she wanted to throw a tantrum, she could throw a tantrum and most of the time you’d find yourself crying alongside her. “Yeah, I think it’s the jaw and the glasses help too. As for pulling it off when I’m sober-... meh.” When the other told her what he would make for her, well she was pretty sure she hadn’t had something that healthy since-.. well she couldn’t even remember when so it was probably a good idea that she put something green into her body that wasn’t apple flavoured candy. “I didn’t realise I had a baby with Gordon Ramsey, but it sounds great- thanks, Leo.” She laughed as she retreated into Lyra’s room, “Trust me, you’ll want to come back every pancake day after trying them.” She managed to get Lyra into bed with little fuss with the promise that her Dad would still be there to play when she woke up in the morning, once she was content she was asleep, she pulled her door too and went to meet the other in the kitchen. “You must have worn her out, she hasn’t gone to bed that easily in a long time.”

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beau-rxvenscxr:

“Has anyone seen a woman around here? She’s on the short side, long brown hair. Probably carrying a little four year old? It appears my wife and child have abandoned me in the shopping mall.” Beau said, an easy smile on his face. It wasn’t the first time Raphi had just walked off while Beau had been looking at something. She was a one track mind shopper, both a  blessing and a curse some days. “Her name is Raphi. Although I doubt she’s told anyone that.”

“Did you complain about how long they were taking to shop, because if you did then I understand why they left you. Men are the worst when it comes to shopping.” Lena scoffed, making sure her own four year old still had a hold of her hand and hadn’t wandered off. “Also it’s twenty four hours before you can file a missing persons report- though I think it would be them for you and not the other way around.”

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bigbadwereleo:

“You’re so mean to me Ms West. I choose to believe that you must have thought that about me at some point too given our current situation.” He teased, motioning to the girl in his arms though he knew that had been more down to alcohol intake than how charming he had been. He was charming though. “If you think I look like the big bad wolf now, you should have seen how I looked when she insisted I wrap a blanket around my head. My Wolf Granny was on point.” Leo played along, winking at the woman. He stayed still so that Lyra could be lifted off him with as little disturbance as possible before standing up. “Anything you are craving right now or should I just see what is in your cupboards?” He asked, smiling at the offer. “You know my job; this is still early for me.” Though the mention of Lyra enjoying it if he was here for breakfast did cause him to pause and think a little. “Pancake day? I guess it would be nice for her.”

“Me? Mean? I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’m never mean. I’m the perfect image of sunshine and rainbows.” She spoke, continuing to smirk because maybe she did throw a few things at the other that he didn’t deserve, but then again he did knock her up so she was allowed to be at least a little mean towards him. “Through beer goggles you looked completely different, less like granny wolf and more like Clark Kent.” Lena chuckled, trying not to be too loud because she knew if Lyra woke up now and saw that she was back she’d refuse to go to bed because she’d want to stay awake if the two of them were present, it was a rare occurrence for her daughter but she just hoped she’d understand later in life. “When she wakes up tomorrow, you’re going to have to recreate that so I can see it as well- I’m not passing on that kind of opportunity.” Lena continued to soothe Lyra as the other spoke, shrugging slightly, “See what’s in the cupboards, if there’s nothing call for a pizza- I don’t think Princess tea party food is going to fill a man of your size.” After she had asked him to stay she was waiting with baited breath for him to decline and that would give her a reason to dislike him for a few days, but when he said yes, well she felt some sort of relief- she didn’t want to be alone tonight and she knew their daughter would be happy to have him here in the morning. “Nice for the both of you, I happen to make the best pancakes ever.”

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bigbadwereleo:

Leo chuckled and shook his head. “Nah, no tiara for me today. Apparently I’m the Prince.” Though he wasn’t entirely sure where his daughter had got that idea from. He’d never describe himself as that. Though she insisted that we act out Little Red Riding Hood. Something about my glasses making me look like the Wolf dressed up as Granny.” He mused, smirking a little as he looked up at Lena. “I’m sorry to hear that though. I know you’d only do what was best for them.” He stated, knowing that Lena’s work could sometimes take a toll on her. “If you want to take the munchkin, I’ll throw you some food together. I doubt you’ve eaten yet and you need to.”

“The Prince? I’m not sure where she got that from.” She teased the other with a small smirk on her face, because the other wasn’t terrible and it wasn’t like she couldn’t handle his presence. Honestly, sometimes it was nice to have him around, to talk with and to have the whole family together. If you could call them a family that was. “She does love that book, it’s her favourite and I call her my little wolf so she probably was just passing on the compliment. Though- I can see where she’s coming from with the glasses.” She teased the other, before her face fell, just a little because she always was a little upset when she couldn’t save an animal. “I do and trust me, I did all that I could to try and get them to pull through- even though I knew it was a lost case. And honestly- that’d be great, I’m starving.” She told the other, picking up Lyra from the others arms who stirred before she hushed her before heading towards her bedroom. “You can stay the night you know- if you want to, it’s late and I know you might not want to travel back. Lyra would love it if you were here for breakfast too- it’s pancake day tomorrow after all.”

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maia-robcrts:

“Especially not for you,” joked Maia, shooting a grin to the other woman as she looked up from her money. With a few more taps at the screen, she closed the cash register and propped herself up on the counter by her arms. She gave Lena a fake look of disgust as she got the woman a cup of coffee, already knowing her order. “I really don’t want to count all the money again, so go ahead and take it. I wasn’t the one that gave it to you,” she said soon after, sliding the cup of coffee down the counter like a bartender. People had said that she could have made good money in a bar, but there was just something about the cafe that she loved. 

“So, how’ve you been?” she asked, having been way too enveloped in her studies to see her good friend in a while.

“I’m offended, truly. All that pizza I buy for you- all those tips I’ve given you. I’m taking them all back because of that comment.” She retorted, a smile on her lips as she moved closer to the counter where the other was working. Lena caught the cup of coffee in a swift move, smiling at the other as she gave her it on the house. “If anyone asks, I’ll say it’s the weird guy who likes to sniff tables before he cleans them. They won’t think anything of it.” She brought the cup to her lips, all but inhaling the caffeine because it was just the kick she needed after a long day. “Busy. The clinic have given me the responsibility of more patients and if I have to hear abuse from one more owner after I tell them their pet is overweight, I’m going to scream.” She sighed, it was all part of her job and though she loved it- it really did suck at times. “At home things are really good, Lyra is going through a Princess phase though, so it’s dresses, tiaras and Disney all of the time in our house. I’m not sure I can take another viewing of Frozen.” She chuckled with a small shake of her head, “How’re you though? How’s school going?”