it's a very weird library.

i'm a soldier,  I'M THE GUARDIAN

[libraryguarded]

THE ZANZA CINEMATIC UNIVERSE PRESENTS:   EVE BAIRD

influenced heavily by headcanons and canon divergence,  of tnt’s the librarians,  by zanza.

SHE/THEY   /   27   /   MOUNTAIN TIME

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[libraryguarded]

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eve loves this.  these quiet,  peaceful moments where it’s just the two of them.  they’re not rare but they’re not exactly abundant  —  so she’s content with cherishing every one of them.  even if there’s a hint of melancholia attached.

“you usually make excellent points,”   she counters,  amusement heavy in her tone.   “and i have to say,  ‘i suppose there are worse fates’?  isn’t even close to being one of them,  honey.”   but she’ll let it slide,  with the knowledge that he means well and that it’s only a matter of time before he digs himself far deeper than he could here.  but god,  she loves him.  eccentricities included.   “but i guess if i beat out dragons?  that’s a win i’ll take,”   and levity’s returned,  along with the soft smile on her lips.

it’s a smile that shifts to surprise quickly enough,  though.  ‘our vows’?  their vows!?

and the way he just blows right past it,  like he’d said nothing at all?  it’s enough to give her emotional whiplash.

“i’m positive the library likes you just fine,  flynn,”  there’s a hint of impatience in her tone,  something she hopes indicates how ready she is to rewind a little,   “but i’m gonna need you to back up for a second here.  our vows?  is there something i should know,  here?”  

The smile on his lips widen at ‘honey’, he has always been a sucker for endearements. “They breathe fire and you –” brown eyes dart around, trying to find some inspiration, but it’s no use, “– also do. I let the analogy get away from me. I admit.”

“Hmm?” he hums, still not quite caught up with his own words. Eve is a smart girl, always catching on to things quickly, why does she need him to rewind? What did he say that was so confusing? His face whitens when it finally clicks – he did not mean to say that! Well, not this early, at least! Of course it’s where they are going, he might be a runner, but he isn’t an idiot, this thing between them is about forever, isn’t it? She is his partner, his better half, the person whose hand he reaches for when he is scared or happy. Eve is his favorite person.

Brow furrowed, Flynn starts taking a few steps back, unsure of what to do. This is not a conversation he wants to have, not now. Soon! One day, but not now! Searching her face, he sees this is not a feeling they both share – she definitely wants to talk about it. “Eve -” he starts, in that all important tone that usually implies he has something very important to say, “you really think the Library likes me?” and instead of saying what he is feeling, he takes the cowards way out, begging her with his eyes to drop the subject for now.

“you...  tried,”   eve allows gently,  a soft chuckle signaling her amusement    it’d be easy to be offended by plenty of the nonsense that comes out of  ( @wcrlds​’ )  mouth when he’s not really thinking.  turns out that’s an advantage to the whole ‘soldier’ thing:  choosing her battles is at least a little easier,  and with how many of those she faces on just about every front...  well,  she’ll take all the help she can get.

a battle she’s not gonna drop makes her glad for the decision to allow the dragon thing to slide as the guardian careful eyes her startled librarian.  he wants to run.  eve knows him well enough that she can see that clearly,  but that’s not fair.  that’s not remotely fair,  he doesn’t get to just say that sort of thing and take off!  that’s not how this works.  to his credit,  flynn doesn’t actually run,  but the color draining from his face is enough to prompt a deep frown.  had...  had he meant it?  even a little bit?  based on just how petrified he seems,  eve can’t say and she’d be lying if she even tried to claim to like that.  

“ohhhhh,  no,  no,  no,”   she shakes her head,   “you’re not getting out of this that easily,  flynn.  nope.  no way,”   it’s clear this isn’t a conversation he’s interested in having,  but eve can’t just drop it.  god knows how long she’ll be bothered by the topic if she lets it go.   “i’m still gonna need you to back up,  we can talk about how much the library adores you after,”

[nightsung-a]

@storytelers said:  Flynn’s browser history go

flynn carsen is eccentric.  it’s something eve’s known from their first meeting,  and it’s not something that’s shifted all that much.  it’s solid,  much like her love for him.  typically it’s little things that eve finds endearing if not a hint perplexing,  but today’s a different story as she peers at a list that gets stranger the longer she looks at it.  ‘- quickest way to kill someone - flower shops near me - demon, 1320, blue, oily - origami - am i king arthur reborn? - book, 20, yellow’  it’s definitely the search history of the librarian,  isn’t it?  one item in particular catches the guardian’s eye,  prompting her to peer over her shoulder at the man she loves so much.  

“flynn,  honey,  did you really think the internet would tell you whether or not you’re king arthur reborn?  isn’t that a question for something  —  or someone  —  more…  magical?”

[libraryguarded]

unsteals​:

❝ it sounds like we’re here for the same thing. ❞   which prompts the question of how the other had gotten onto the artifact’s trail. layla doesn’t think she’s a criminal here to steal this previously-stolen object, but she herself isn’t… alright, legally she’s a criminal, but morally she’s sound.  according to her code at least.  she doesn’t know if she can trust a stranger, but she’s willing to listen.

@libraryguarded​.

flynn was supposed to be here...  he was supposed to be here,  wasn’t he?   yeah,  yep,  she’s positive  —  eve’s precise and on top of her schedule.  the librarians might have brains,  but when it comes to the little stuff like...  oh,  say...  keeping track of what day it is or where they’re supposed to be...?  eve’s got the advantage.  historical dates and times?  they can typically prattle ‘em off like it’s nothing,  but knowing that this is the time and place she’d agreed to meet flynn is something the guardian knows she’s correct about.

the idea of bumping into someone else going after the same artifact was most definitely not on the agenda,  that?  that she also knows.   “it...  sounds like we are,  yep,”   there’s a hint of hesitation before eve resigns herself to just rolling with it.   “i’m with the librarian,”   a glance over her shoulder,  quick and practiced,  confirms that it’s still just the two of them,  she only hopes the words carry enough confidence that the spell works,  that the explanation goes without question,   “...who apparently lost his watch.”   hands rest on her hips as she stares the other woman down,  an eyebrow lifted,   “and you are...?”

[persephonememes]

* (  THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE /  SENTENCE PROMPTS.

These may have been edited for clarity or length or to better apply for roleplaying.

❛ I wish you would have told me. ❜

❛ You didn’t tell your sisters what you saw. ❜

❛ Some things can’t be told. You live them or you don’t. ❜

❛ I’m sorry. ❜

❛ Mom says that a house is like a body. ❜

❛ All this time we tried to get into this room, now we can’t get the fuck out! ❜

❛ She saved me. ❜

❛ I don’t feel anything. ❜

❛ I’m scared. That’s all I am. ❜

❛ There’s nothing left. I’m only scared. ❜

❛ It’s just a house. ❜

❛ It’s very different in the night. It’s different in the dark. ❜

❛ What if I dream that you kill us? ❜

❛ Do you think there’s a thing worse than that? ❜

❛ I don’t think there’s anything worse than that. ❜

❛ Did you just punch me in the boob? ❜

❛ Someone ask you what you think? ❜

❛ I’m so proud of you. You’re doing so well. ❜

❛ Keep it up. ❜

❛ I’m glad you’re here. ❜

❛ I should have made more of an effort with you. ❜

❛ You tried as best you could. ❜

❛ I should have met you halfway. ❜

❛ People fuck up. ❜

❛ I guess you don’t get that, you don’t really get it until you fuck up. ❜

❛ You like to fix things. ❜

❛ You’re good at fixing things. I keep hearing this about you, is that right? ❜

❛ I’m not so sure anymore. ❜

❛ Who do you think did this? ❜

❛ It’s not as bad as it is in your head. ❜

❛ Most of what people say at a funeral is a wish. ❜

❛ Now you stand there and you talk about ghosts and spirits. ❜

❛ Is she okay? ❜

❛ How do you know that? ❜

❛ It’s a twin thing. ❜

❛ This house is bad. ❜

❛ These will help with the cold. ❜

❛ What are you, um, looking at? ❜

❛ She fucking knew better. And she did it anyway. ❜

❛ We’re tougher than other kids. ❜

❛ We make ourselves really safe. And no one ever gets in. ❜

❛ Just because you care about them doesn’t mean they won’t burn you. ❜

❛ You’re scared. I can tell. ❜

❛ Be sure to let your imagination get the best of you. That’s the first step. ❜

❛ Imagine the worst thing possible. Assume it’s true. Then go from there. ❜

❛ I’m drawing boundaries, which is something you should look in to. ❜

❛ How long do we have to live here? ❜

❛ When we die, we turn into stories; and every time someone tells one of those stories, it’s like we’re still here for them. ❜

❛ We’re all stories in the end. ❜

❛ I love you completely, and you loved me the same. The rest is confetti. ❜

❛ Someone should’ve told her she didn’t have to try this hard. ❜

❛ Pandas don’t eat macaroni. ❜

❛ And I’m just- I’m just floating in this ocean of nothing, and I wonder if this is it, if this is what death is. ❜

❛ Journeys end in lovers meeting. ❜

❛ I’ve seen a lot of ghosts. Just not the way you think. ❜

❛ To learn what we fear is to learn who we are. ❜

❛ Horror defies our boundaries and illuminates our souls. ❜

❛ A ghost can be a lot of things. A memory, a daydream, a secret. ❜

❛ When you’re little, you learn how to see things that aren’t there. And when you grow up, you learn how to make them real. ❜

❛ Fear and guilt are sisters. ❜

❛ No live organism can continue to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality. ❜

❛ Most times, a ghost is a wish. ❜

❛ All I could think of when I got a look at the place from the outside was what fun it would be to stand out there and watch it burn down. ❜

❛ Fear is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. ❜

❛ I feel a little clearer just now. ❜

❛ I feel like I’ve been here before. ❜

❛ You have to live. ❜

❛ I don’t know how to do this without you. ❜

❛ There’s no without. I am not gone. ❜

❛ I’m scattered into so many pieces, sprinkled on your life like new snow. ❜

❛ There’s so much I want to say to you all. ❜

❛ I’m so sorry our last words were in anger. ❜

❛ I’m sorry if I didn’t listen, and I’m sorry… ❜

❛ It wouldn’t have changed anything. ❜

❛ I loved you completely. And you loved me the same. ❜

❛ What were you feeling before? ❜

❛ I was feeling fear. And… And guilt. ❜

[protectsouls]

[libraryguarded]

eve str*nger th*ngs verse where the clipping book goes haywire and so does the backdoor and there’s time travel involved and there’s so much confusion but she’s ready to fight

[secretserved]

all i ever wanted  —  since i first saw the stars  —  was to join starfleet.

CMDRUNA.     una chin-riley of star trek,  by zanza.

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i always lose my shit at the battle hymn of the republic scene i’m crying i’m laughing so hard i love these dumbasses

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HIT THE HEART FOR PLOTTING.

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    who was your hero?    ME?  probably my mom and dad.      and cinderella?   she was good…  until i saw alien,  then it was ripley all the way.

LIBRARYGUARDED.   eve baird of tnt’s the librarians,   by zanza.

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MUTUALS ONLY.

“nope,”   the single syllable is distinct and uttered with finality  —  eve’s accepting no arguments,  even if she expects they’ll arise anyway,   “you’re absolutely not doing that,  no way,”

[chaesong-hwa]

Were there clues I didn’t see?

[libraryguarded]

ALL-IN-ONE INTERACTION CALL. 

“i’ve missed you,”   eve hums,  fingers running lightly through  (  @wcrlds​’  )  hair,  a soft smile on her face,   “i’ve missed this.”   quiet moments are rare,  flynn and the lits don’t really do ‘slow’ or ‘quiet’,  and usually eve’s fine with it  —  but sometimes a little time spent alone with flynn is always welcome.   “it always means a lot to me when you take some time to slow down  —  even for a few minutes,”   even under circumstances that aren’t quite ideal.  she watches him carefully for a long moment before she speaks again,   “you doing alright?  i know the last few days have been hard,”

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    who was your hero?    ME?  probably my mom and dad.      and cinderella?   she was good...  until i saw alien,  then it was ripley all the way.

LIBRARYGUARDED.   eve baird of tnt’s the librarians,   by zanza.

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[protectsouls]

EVE + JAMES  +  TRUST MY SELF INTEREST

[libraryguarded]

oKAY new dash icon bc sHE!!! now i’m gonna decide what blog(s) i wanna be on today,  i’ll be vaguely around