Title: The Highs without the Lows.
Fandom: Heaven's Secret: Requiem.
Pairing: Greg/Lane.
Rating: M.
TWs: Sexual content, not quite explicit but bordering on it.
Word Count: 1788 words. (my longest oneshot !!)
MC: Cassandra, whisper of the devil + no compassion
Summary: Modern world AU Greglane get lost. Used the prompt "roadtrip" from rc-catalog's first week of summer prompts.
Taglist: @rc-catalog
"We are not lost." Greg said, looking over at the sun that almost taunted him about his lie, feeling like he was being cornered — on one side was the sun, on the other, his girlfriend, who most definitely was ready to call him out on his (attempts at a) bluff.
"We're just taking a detour." The classic excuse. Cassandra raised an eyebrow, leaning in towards her boyfriend.
"A detour. You have no idea where we are, do you ?" Truth be told, no. No, he did not have a single clue where they were. He was so sure he'd eventually find his way, but his guesses were clearly erroneous.
"Well, since you won't tell me anything, I'll just pray to Beelzebub or something to take our souls before we eventually resort to cannibalism once we've got nothing left to get us out here."
"Please don't say that, Cass." Greg wasn't showing it, but he was stressing out — and his red-haired girlfriend's snide remarks were not helping. She rolled her eyes and playfully nudged him.
"I was joking. Relax. But tell me the truth, you don't know where we are." "Not a single idea." "That's what I thought."
Well, at least that was cleared up.
Now came the problem of where they were going. There was no signal around here, so no Google Maps available for use, no matter how many aggressive shakes Cassandra gave her phone, followed by "stupid fucking technology" and "shhh, it's okay."
"Right." Greg spoke after a moment of frustrated silence from the both of them, turning down the radio that was barely playing any music right now. Mostly just static, which neither could qualify as their favorite type of song.
"Okay. What do we do now ?" He lowered his sunglasses to turn over to Cassandra, allowing her to lean in and give him a quick kiss. Easy boost for when he's down.
"Now, we go to that gas station you passed by earlier, we fill up the tank, we find a map, and we speed." "Sounds like a plan."
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Soon enough, Greg found himself filling up the car with gas, Cassandra eyeing the displays inside hungrily, playing with whatever was left of her Cherry Coke - more specifically, the can.
"This is more expensive than I thought, damn... Daylight robbery, at this point. I'm gonna go inside to pay, feel free to get something to drink & some snacks." As if she'd ever say no to treating herself to gas station delights.
Walking in, Cassandra began to think. It wasn't fair that the world treated Greg this way. Making them get lost, and making Greg pay for it ? He had always been generous and giving — which is what pulled her to him. His bright smile, the warmth he brought people... Cassandra knew even she could be a lot to handle sometimes. Greg had been patient, even when it was tough for him.
Now it's time to pay him back.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Greg looking at protein bars... So she approached a tall, blonde man, eyes shining red while she felt Baal's whisper take over her, making her blood feel hot inside of her veins.
As he turned around to look at her, she didn't waste a second. Watching as his grip on the newspaper he was holding got looser until it fell at her feet, staring at the man in front of her. He was under her control.
"You're gonna go to the counter."
She watched, almost burning a hole into his back with how intently she stared, watching him move while Greg had just gotten there.
"And you're gonna pay for my boyfriend's gas and for whatever else he's bought."
As she bent down to pick up the newspaper without much interest, she could hear both the cashier and Greg's confusion, smiling to herself. Up until she looked up and saw him looking over at her. She could hear his brain putting two and two together, to which she responded by suddenly becoming interested in... pens. Yep. Pens.
She had originally wanted to just convince the cashier to let them walk out free, but she's not careless either. Numbers don't lie. And cameras can capture the two walking out without having paid - now there's money to back them up, no reason to arrest them.
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"I know you were responsible for this."
Greg said as he pinned Cassandra against the car door, her piercing eyes staring into his brown ones. She knew he knew, but as a response, she moved her knee while talking so her leg could gently start to rub in between his muscular legs. And from the way he bit his bottom lip with a short breath, she could tell he liked what she was doing.
"For ? I have no idea what you mean..." She's pushing as she feels him grow harder. "Gonna have to be more specific..." Not stopping her movements, knowing he was going to have to drive hours with this problem. She likes making things hard, especially her boyfriend.
"I'm responsible for a lot of things, dear Greg."
"Fuck." He had whispered it, but her acute ears heard it. She knew he wasn't mad at her for what happened in the gas station— maybe surprised, but not mad. Greg kinda worked his charm on people the same way her— what'd she call it ? — whisper worked, only slightly less effective, and less... demonic. Whatever it was, he wasn't mad, and she knew it. After all, that's why she felt so comfortable teasing him like this.
Right where anyone could stumble upon the two. One of his strong hands moved under her— grabbing at her thigh and lifting it up to push against his waist, her red nails grabbing onto his back once he leaned in for a kiss.
The kiss was hot— kinda like the weather around them, hot, passionate, and a climate they never wanted to leave. Their mouths kept finding each other's, his free hand pressing so hard on the car window it might as well just have broken it while the hand on her thigh crept up her leather shorts, fingers sliding up and up... All the while, Cassandra's cherry red nails— which matched her hair— left small tears at the back of his t-shirt, hands grabbing onto Greg. Showing anyone passing by and showing him that he was hers. Hers. No one else's. Hers and hers only.
Hers. Forever. And she was his, just as he belonged to her. No one else was allowed to belong to him, and she'd deter anyone who tried to get in between the two.
She's all his, and he's all hers.
Heavy breaths were exchanged as they broke their kiss again, staring into each other's eyes, a string of saliva linking their mouths in a way that Cassandra would usually find gross, but right now had no problem with.
"You should tell me next time you do that." Greg said lowly, his lips against her ear, trying to gather himself and not crumble completely under her touch. "So I can.. help you along."
Greg had always taken notice of his girlfriend's... appetite for danger, but he couldn't lie and say the idea of being her partner in crime wasn't thrilling. Especially with those... immortal-level powers of hers. He knows it's wrong, but he wants to help her get away with whatever she wants. He's there for her. He's always been.
"You already help me with plenty." Her hand crept lower, nails soon gripping at his strong, muscular buttocks, biting her lip as she felt the flesh in her hands.
"You don't need to overwork yourself either. Just keep being perfect as you are." She leaned in to kiss his neck, sucking on his flesh, her lips leaving a mark, like a huntress marking her prey, a succubus leaving a stamp on the man who had summoned her and bound himself to her.
"I love you." Cassandra said, looking into his eyes, making him smile. Both were more of a physical type of affection rather than a verbal type, but she knew it was still nice to hear. She liked hearing it.
"I love you too, Cass." Greg chuckled, soon the two pulling off of each other, having... well, let's just say their little scene did not go unnoticed. That's when whatever they were planning got cut short, as they heard the angry, confused voice of a man with a russian accent — the pair looking at each other as they instantly knew who it was.
That guy she manipulated earlier. Fuck.
"You go find a map, I'll distract him." Greg said, to which Cassandra quickly nodded, hurrying to find where a map of the wider area could be located. Just her luck, some guy hanging around and smoking had one in his back pocket — fuck, that's a cop.
He turned around to look at her, taking his cigarette out of his mouth, licking his lips and looking at her up and down. But before he could speak — her eyes shone red. Just one command.
"Back off."
She knew the more she used her powers, the more Baal's influence on her grew, but she really couldn't care less. What mattered here was defending herself, and getting out with her boyfriend without any problems.
"And give me that map in the back of your jeans." And so he did. She relished in this power of hers, it was so easy to use on simple-minded people.
"Oh, and. Hand me that." She grabbed his cigarette out of his mouth, taking a drag as she walked away to get back to the car. She decided to take other way, sneaking up behind Greg, who made Cassandra wonder if he really was fully human. The way his charm worked on people, he had managed to calm the man down and even made him smile.
That is, until Cassandra opened the car door.
And he looked at her, attention taken by the noise.
"You. You."
Fuck. "Go." Greg turned away as the two immediately got into the car before anything else could happen, Cassandra taking out the map like a trophy, grabbing a can out of the ones Greg bought, handing him one which he grabbed with one hand, leaning in to kiss her on the cheek.
"You're a problem." He laughed. His laugh was infectious, it made her want to laugh, too, even if she was usually not a very... lively person.
"I know. And you love following your problem around." Was her reply, taking a long sip of her Cherry Coke.
At least now, they knew where they were going. Even if they'd be late, it's fine.
i saw you and your male friend across the bar and noticed you're extremely weird about each other in various platonic and/or romantic ways Mind if i obsereve
my tinfoil is that sev is actually a really uncool theater kid and sings the wicked during showers, I just know this bitch loves shakespeare I know a nerd when I see one
ive gotten a lot of theories since that last ask and this is the only one I can answer lmfhshhshd
I said a looong time ago (like right after I opened this blog?) seven secretly likes really traditional pop and that hasn't changed! lmao tiktok music? they're all over it, broadway musicals are not excluded from that haha
I don't know why but I love this ask so much so what outfits do the LIs typically wear? im ready to faint over how G and Victoria dresses up
Sooo I made collages and basically like an essay i went a bit overboard (oops)
So I thought hard about what the ROs look like and my biggest thing was that I wanted to make sure the gender selectable ROs still have their own unique presence and they're not some interchangeable variable. Gina and Griffin dress pretty differently and have a different identity, especially when you consider what it means to be a woman in the music industry (some context changes in the story if you choose Gina instead of Griffin, some of her actions are out of her feeling like she has just as much right to take space in a male-dominated art form, especially given that she is also married to Victoria, a woman)
Griffin does not have this problem since he's 1) a man and 2) he and Victoria present heterosexual
GRIFFIN/GINA
(Griffin on the left/Gina on the right, both in the middle)
G either dresses like the textbook definition of a 'rockstar' with the leather and fishnets and ripped jeans and all orrrr like a 18th century era gothic victorian butler. Literally no in-between.
For both Gina and Griffin, having so many tattoos becomes part of their image. Griffin wears a lot of muscle tees while Gina wears a lot of sleeveless tops, halter tops, corsets, anything that really enhances their arm sleeve.
The middle is the Victorian Butler style I mentioned lol, since they both dress like that as their "formal" attire or for shows. A lot of ruffles, very 18th century gothic. One thing is that I feel like Gina wears more red, she wears more tight fitting clothes, lower cut clothes. Griffin's shirts are also pretty revealing, very much low-cut V's, muscle tees that show the side of his whole chest. G isn't shy about the human body and they've gotten shirtless on stage many times (both male and female/ think Victoria from Måneskin.)
That slowed down a bit since Misfit Alley went mainstream. Their label and team had them tone down a bit to be more digestable to the masses.
Their hair is long for both female and male. Griffin keeps his in a loose knot/bun at his neck, and Gina does the same, but also a single braid down her back (sometimes).
Some things that they wear often: a lot of rings, G has knuckle tattoos and they wear a lot of jewelry. They have a signature leather jacket that's pretty roughed up, wear a nose ring, and pretty scruffed up boots.
SEVEN
Female Seven and Male Seven dress pretty similarly. Seven dresses more grunge and Kurt Cobain was the direct inspiration for Seven's style. Female Seven also dresses a bit like an art teacher lol
A lot of oversized clothes, slouchy, worn bigger, muted colors, a lot of layers. Female! Seven wears a lot of long skirts, cardigans, funky patterns, big boots. They dress pretty much the same both on and off stage.
At first male!seven was going to have short cropped hair but it doesn't suit him. His hair is more like:
very messy and such yeah. female! Seven keeps her hair down, kinda messy and looks uncombed (seven is very clean i promise lmao)
Things they wear often: Seven sometimes fingerless gloves, part of it because they can cover the tattoo of MC's initials, but sometimes they forgo it completely. Sometimes it's a whole arm sleeve. Surprisingly, Seven doesn't have a LOT of tattoos, it's more dainty, tiny meaningful tattoos scattered around their body.
AUGUST
August is like Seven in that they wear big, slouchy clothes but where they differ is that August is more academic and put together. They also like to wear the art teacher skirts. Scoopneck sweaters, cargo pants, and they prefer long-sleeve and long bottoms, usually they don't have much skin showing.
Things they are always seen wearing: headphones around the neck, they dont go anywhere without them.
ORION
Orion is pretty self-explanatory. He wears mostly slacks, sleek boots and a vest. Very professional dressing. If he is going to wear something casual, it'll be something like the right. Still fancy pants, but a clean black shirt. You won't really see him in anything less than 'business casual.'
Things always seen wearing: a watch lol
SEBASTIAN
I don't know how else to describe Seb's style as anything other than just basic. A T-shirt and jeans and he's good to go. Even the images I chose are a bit too stylish for him. Like, he's really just a basic guy. He doesn't think too hard on his outer appearance. Literally just...a Guy.
Even funnier when he's surrounded by people wearing fishnet tights and chains and a bunch of patterns and accessories like he stands out, oddly enough lol
The image in the middle isn't exactly how he looks in my head, but pretty close. Just a very unassuming but kind looking person. Also his hair is like that, just golden blond.
VICTORIA
Victoria has a very classically simple style. Sleek lines, tight dresses. It's not too out there, unlike G. Very simple. She dresses a bit like the second picture for G's shows, a bit edgier and leaning a little into the flamboyance. She tends to set trends and is looked at in Hollywood as someone pretty stylish. Victoria's body type is on the curvy side, more the farthest right than the other three, a bit bustier. She's a simple but effective dresser.
She loves heels, loves a square neck (farthest right). she loves a good form-fitting dress lol
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IK its a lot but i would be doing this whole story a disservice if i made them boring dressers! so im not sorry !
Amy! I know we have descriptions of everyone’s appearance, but do you happen to have refs for uh potential fanart? Like skin tone, hair, eyes, body type? Specific features you see them having? No reason just asking 👀👀👀👀
another ultra specific breakdown nobody asked for !
skin tones (from left to right)
orion - victoria - august - seven - g - sebastian
important to mention that orion is korean
eye color
orion, victoria and august have dark brown eyes
seven has green eyes
sebastian has blue eyes
g has a lightish hazel that leans a bit more goldish-brown
hair (these are not face claims btw, just what i imagine their hair to look like)
female seven / male seven
(actually i do kind of feel like they both have the 'sunken' model-esque look that i imagine seven to have, but Seven's skin tone is darker than both)
Gina/Griffin
both gina and griffin's hair is long and black like the center, and they both tie it in a very messy bun like the left or in a (much messier and unorganized) braid like the right just to get it out of their face.
Victoria
this is exactly how i imagine her hair to look lol, same shade and cut
August
for a while they left their hair pretty long, but then cut it because the curls are hard to maintain.
Orion
Orion's hair is usually very gelled, clean cut (left) but it's also the only thing that's unkempt about him most of the time (right). The only sign that he's a human and not a robot lol
Sebastian - I mentioned how his hair looked on the fashion post but it's really just fluffy and blond, he kind of reminds me of a golden retriever lol
Body Types
Orion is athletic and exercises regularly so he has a lean build but prominent muscles like biceps and such.
G is pretty fit since their team forces them to maintain hollywood's strict beauty standards for men and women (which they don't like but it's just one of those things) so Gina is slender and skinny while Griffin has abs but not too much since G hates the gym...they maintain their figure just bare minimum to get the execs and brand people off their back considering their diet is copious amounts of alcohol and drugs lol
Victoria is curvy and she has a bigger bust, and larger hips and legs.
The rest are "im a rockstar sustained by drugs and heaps of alcohol" body type lol
Sebastian looks like any average guy who works out like twice a week idk!
As for specific features:
August has a scar across their right brow and I imagine them having thick, nice brows lol
As I said before, Seven has a more 'sunken in' model-like face.
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