what's my age again

Luke Kanara, 21. Not a big fan of full moons but aside from that I'm chill towards most anything. MOST being the key word.

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ayla-the-fair:

Listening to the defeat creeping into Luke’s voice was the final straw for Ayla, and tears flooded her eyes. In that moment nothing could have torn her away from Lucas, and all she could think was I will not lose him too. 

Unable to continue listening to him trying to get her to leave, she grabbed his face with both hands, leaned down, and kissed him. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but she poured all of her past heartbreak, current desperation, and hopes and dreams for the future into it. 

“Would you just shut up already? I am not leaving you. I am going to get this thing off you and we are going to get out of here, and then once you are healed I would really like to try that again, because it’s not exactly how I had imagined our first kiss, but at this point it was kiss you or slap you, and slapping you seemed mean given the circumstances.”

Ayla finally stopped rambling long enough to draw in a few shaky breaths. She gave Luke a small smile before turning her attention to the problem at hand. Standing up she focused it on the food stand, causing huge vines to sprout out of the ground and wrap around it. With the plants helping, she was then able to carefully push it off of Luke. “C’mon darling, let’s get you home.”

Huh. So that was a thing that had just happened.

Sure, Luke had imagined kissing Ayla more times than he’d ever bothered to count. That being said, it had always been in a much calmer setting. The coffee shop, his place, her place, a picnic in the woods in this amazing clearing he’d found on a run with Oli and Kira one night... In any case.

“I thank you for not slapping me, but by now y have to know telling me to shut up is just counter-intuitive.” One kiss, one kiss. Like that. It was magic, he was already feeling more like his normal self. “Still, keep up tactics like that and you’ll make a convincing argument.”

He watched in awe as the vines popped out of the ground and lifted the stand off of him, and slowly slid himself back as Ayla pushed the stand back. Once he was completely free he managed to get to his feet, balancing tenderly on his uninjured foot. “All right, let’s get out of here. Iris has to be hungry by now.”

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ayla-the-fair:

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Ayla struggled to make sense of the chaos erupting all around her, her senses still dulled from her encounter with Ardan. Amidst the insanity, one thought remained clear to her: I have to find Lucas. They’d been planning to meet to watch the fireworks but she’d yet to see him. 

The adrenaline finally kicked in, and Ayla snapped into action, ushering people to safety and incapacitating any masked attacker she stumbled upon. The entire time her eyes were scanning the crowd for a glimpse of Luke, a nagging sense of dread eating away at her the longer she failed to spot him. 

When Ayla finally caught sight of him, she almost cried in relief, but that relief was short lived when she realized he was pinned under a food stand. Dropping the dead-weight of the now unconscious masked attacker, Ayla rushed towards him, dropping to her knees. She began to stroke his hair as she assessed the situation, trying to decide if it would be safe to lift the rubble off of him. 

“Hey, I’m here, It’s going to be okay now, I promise. We’re going to get you out of here and then you can tell me whatever terribly heroic and selfless thing you did to end up in this situation.”

The boom was still echoing in Luke's head while he dodged through the crowd, but he knew he couldn't dwell on /anything/ right now. He had more important things to be worrying about. He had to make sure people are safe in all this chaos.

He was acting on instinct more than anything, but he was focusing mostly on the kids in the area. The chaos had separated most of them from their parents in some respect and he had to try and keep them out of harm's way long enough to find each other again. He'd lost track of how many punches he'd thrown at masked goons, but he was starting to feel worn out and fatigued even through the adrenaline coursing through his system.

He hadn't even realized what was happening until it was too late. He'd paused, taking a second to comfort a young witch and push her somewhere safe. That was when he noticed the stand coming down. It must have gotten knocked by the running of the crowd, sending it keeling over. Luke managed to dodge mostly out of the way, but an elbow to the face pushed him back down to the ground. And then he couldn't move.

Wolves weren't used to this kind of pain, the kind that was going to take a while to heal. Luke's jaw clenched as he tried to wrench himself out from under the fixture but no luck, it only made things worse. The frantic running around him made it clear that no one was coming to help, either. That was when he spotted Ayla.

He wanted to cry in relief, but that wasn't going to help either of them. Still, he relaxed the second she got close, and the feeling of contact alone already made the situation that much better. "You should get out of here, this isn't anything I can't heal from. Make sure the kids are making it out, get somewhere safe. I can tell you about my heroic idiocy once this is all said and done."

It took a lot of effort to squash the voice in the back of his head saying that he might not make it out.

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ayla-the-fair:

Her heart hurt to know that past events were still affecting Luke in every facet of their lives. Part of her wanted to tell him to forget it, that they could go home and have just as much fun there. At the same time, she knew it would be good for Luke to get out and let loose a bit. 

She gave him a smile, determined to make today as good as possible for him. “We’ll stay then; but if at any point you want to go, just say the word and we’re out of here.” She squeezed his hand one last time, keeping their fingers intertwined. “Now come on; let’s go try one of these crazy rides, since you apparently have a death wish.”

“Only if you promise to let me know if you ever want to head out too.” Normally Luke would offer his usual brand of witty retort, but he just didn’t have it in him tonight. Still, he could tell that this was what he needed. Just a night out to relax, have some fun, maybe try and put things behind him once and for all. It didn’t hurt having someone that made it nearly impossible for him to feel unhappy.

“I assure you I don’t have a death wish, but if it makes you feel any better we can go for a not-so-crazy ride to test the waters.” His eyes landed on a nearby ferris wheel, and he started gently tugging her towards it. “There, something relaxed, probably not too deadly. Unless you’ve got some aversion to heights you’ve neglected to mention.”

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kira-park:

kira smiled up to her friend. “if i were making the schedule, i’d say attempt to find a safe-looking-ish ride, then funnel cake, then games.” she picked at her slushie with her straw as she tried to remix it. it had gotten to the point where she had drank all the flavor out of it and all that was left was flavorless ice. what a shame.

she was happy at the contrast from the last carnival in town. that was something she was incredibly happy for. “well, do you have any kind of preference? i can kinda do whatever really.”

“Ride then food sounds like a plan to me,” Luke agreed with a nod, “So long as we find a ride that won’t kill us it should be a good place to start the night.” His eyes kept scanning the crowd, but he managed to will himself to relax a little bit more. There wasn’t any point in being on edge; after everything that happened there was little chance of anything like it happening again. He had to stay chill, for Kira’s sake at least too.

“Any particular contraption catching your eye?” He asked, looking to her. “I’m not sure which of these I trust more than the others so I’ll trust your judgement here.”

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xx-catalina:

She avoids his gaze, “Well, I may or may not have demolished a small child in skeeball. but that is besides the point.” She quickly moves on, grinning, “Oh, we can totally manage that.” She nods confidently, and starts to open the bag, “Because when we hit that point of sugar rush maximum that’s when we play the games. we’ll have double the strength and agility.” she leans in a little closer, “we can wipe these stall clean, Lucas.” She offers the bag to the other, “Now, will you please do me the honor of first bite.”

Luke decided it probably wasn’t best to mention the weeping child he’d just seen wandering by from the same direction that Catalina had just appeared from. Instead, he simply nodded at the thought of how hyped he was going to be on all this sugar. It was just the thing he needed to make sure tonight was enjoyable. “My friend, you have a deal. If you teach me some of that miraculous skeeball technique I’ll show you the best way to tackle the ring toss.” Pulling out a piece of fluff, he popped it in his mouth and leaned back, “The honor is all mine, I assure you.”

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ayla-the-fair:

“A ride that isn’t a complete death trap, at this carnival? Seems unlikely.” Ayla quickly abandoned her paltry attempt at a smile, painfully aware of how agitated Luke was. 

Ayla instinctively took his hand in her own. “Hey…I know,” she said softly. “It will be different this time; surely even our luck isn’t that bad.” She squeezed his hand gently. “You deserve to have fun; they shouldn’t get to take that from you too. But if you want to leave, we can.”

“C’mon I’m sure there’s something around here that won’t potentially kill us,” Luke quipped, catching himself scanning the scene again. He shook his head, trying to will himself to relax a bit more. Still, he just couldn’t stop the hair on the back of his neck from standing on end.

Feeling Ayla grab his hand, he looked down at it in surprise for a moment. He wasn’t sure if it was just her fae tendencies, but he was feeling a little more at ease already. However she clearly didn’t know just how bad his luck had been in the past. “I know, I know, I’m trying to enjoy it, really.” He gave her hand a squeeze in return, absolutely no intention of letting go of it tonight. “We can stay, I don’t want to keep you away from all the fun, too. I’ll be fine. Really.”

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xx-catalina:

“okay, look, here’s the deal.” catalina starts as she slides into the seat beside the person. she didn’t have time to even see who this person was, but she could find a single ounce of her that cared. “i have this.” she’s says, and puts a jumbo cotton candy down in front of them, it’s big enough to cover their faces. she looks at the other person, “i won it. and this, i can’t eat this by myself, but i also can’t waste it, understand?” she taps the side of her head and grins, “so, here’s my proposal, we totally go ham on this thing together yeah? we knock this sucker right out of the park.”

“Holy shit what did you even do to win that?” Luke’s jaw dropped at seeing the mass amount of spun sugar that had been placed in front of him. He barely had time to register the monstrosity as he listened to Cat’s proposal, but he nodded almost immediately. “There’s absolutely no need to waste that. Between the two of us we’re bound to be able to knock this out in not a lot of time. The only thing we have to worry about is how to deal with the inevitable rush of sugar that’ll hit our system after the fact.”

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Luke couldn’t help but take a sniff at the air as he made his way onto the festival grounds. There wasn’t anything out of the ordinary it seemed; all he could pick up was the smell of funnel cakes and popcorn, and a more than a little weed. Still, nothing he didn’t expect. Good. Chances were nothing was going to happen this time.

“So,” he turned to his companion, trying to distract himself somewhat. “What’s happening first? Hit up the games? Find a ride that isn’t a complete death trap? Get a funnel cake as big as our faces? The world’s our oyster, here.”

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xx-catalina:

“been drowning in files.” she admits, pulling the warm cup closer to herself, “i’m too tired anymore to fill my own coffee pot, and that thing was expensive. i’m betraying myself coming here.” the corner of her mouth tilts into a smile, “but i have to admit, they really are the best.” she had tried coffee from all of the world, and there was something perfect about the coffee here, the coffee lucas made. catalina didn’t know him all that much besides casual conversations here, or greetings as they saw each other outside throughout asteria. she leans against the counter, “so, how have you been? anything exciting happen lately? drama, annoying customers?” she asks before taking the first drink from her coffee, humming delightfully at the taste.

“Well that sounds like all kinds of fun,” Luke commented, his eyebrows raising as he took a step back from the counter. “Well, I feel bad for making you betray yourself for the sake of convenient coffee, but I hope that it’s at least worth it somewhat.” He’d always liked Catalina; they hadn’t really gotten to know each other but she’d always seemed nice enough, someone he wouldn’t mind getting to know a little better.

At her question about how life had been, he shrugged. “Thankfully the annoying customers have been few and far between lately, but you should have seen the entitled jerk we had in earlier. He insisted that we had to make him an americano with this specific blend of espresso beans, and how we couldn’t stiff ‘im since he could smell the difference or whatever. Bit of a character to say the least.”

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leciavigrid:

“Oh thank you so much, you have no idea how much I needed this.” Lecia clapped her hands together. “You can say that again, that and I also broke my coffee maker, but it’s mainly because I’ve missed this place.”

“I’m sure, things have been hell at the bar lately. I’ve practically had to set up an IV drip to make up for the lack of sleep I’ve been dealing with.” With a nod, Luke smirked at Lecia’s comment about her coffee maker. “I’ll just assume it’s because you haven’t been getting nearly enough of me at the pub, helps my ego a bit.” Stepping back, he leaned on the back counter and grabbed his iced coffee, taking a sip. “So, anything fun been going on with you lately? It’s been a bit.”

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ayla-the-fair:

“You’re far more likely to be mobbed by my coworkers if you arrive bearing cookies. But even if you came empty-handed, I wouldn’t classify it as a ‘distraction,’” she said, glancing down as her face continued to heat up. She couldn’t help but grin at Luke’s typical concern about her workload. “Rest would be nice to work in. I was also hoping to have more time to hang out with one of my favourite people.”

“I highly doubt that a coworker mob is more overwhelming than the combined forces of Kira and Oliver banging down my door as soon as they smell brownies.” Luke couldn’t help but chuckle, “And I’d say that anything or anyone coming to your place of employment for the purposes of stopping you from working would count as a distraction, thank you.” 

He nodded when she mentioned getting some rest, but as soon as she mentioned ‘favorite person’ that blush raced from his neck to the entirety of his face. Dammit, he was in trouble. “Well, I don’t want to assume anything, but if you’re interested in knowing at all I do have a bit more free time coming up soon. Might be able to pencil in a movie night in there somewhere amidst your relaxation.”

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ayla-the-fair:

“Ooh, I suppose I’ll have to start coming around more often now,” she teased, not even glancing over at the new worker. Ayla could feel her cheeks starting to warm at the idea of Luke coming to the office. “You would be more than welcome at the office, just for the record. But, as it so happens, that might not be entirely necessary, since I have some time off coming up.”

“Eh, I didn’t want to bother you, I’m sure you have far more important things to be worrying about that I shouldn’t distract you from. Still, nice knowing I at least wouldn’t get kicked out if I showed up with a batch of cookies.” Luke shrugged, trying to avoid the heat rising up the back of his neck as Ayla’s eyes stayed locked on him. “Oh, ya don’t say? You deserve a damn rest with everything you do; anything fun planned?”

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ayla-the-fair:

“The coffee, or perhaps the barista,” Ayla agreed, gratefully accepting the drink. “I know, it’s been too long since I was able to visit you at work, but better late than never?”

“Ahh yeah I don’t blame you, our new guy is at least an 8.5, if you ask me.” Luke couldn’t help but smirk, leaning against the counter a bit and nodding towards the other barista wiping down tables on the floor. “But no need to worry about not having time; wiping the floors with the opposition takes up a lot of time, after all. Still, doesn’t mean I wasn’t tempted to bring some samples by the office every once and a while.”

[lucasxkanara]

“All righty, something warm, as requested.” Luke slid the coffee cup across the counter, careful not to spill it. “I managed to break into the best stock of espresso we’ve got, hope it works okay.” The coffee shop had been slower than usual as of late, and he was appreciative of the familiar face to break up the monotony of cleaning counters and grounding espresso beans. “I gotta say it’s been a bit since I’ve seen you in here; finally decide you missed the best lattes this side of the Pacific?”

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🎠 = What is your muse’s favorite carnival ride, game, and food? What do they like to do first when they go to a carnival?

Is it cheesy to say I’m a sucker for a ferris wheel? I just love being up over everything and being given the chance to just sit and look around and appreciate your surroundings. Games aren’t usually my bag but I am halfway decent at the shooting gallery, and if I’m feeling it usually it’s the first thing I hit up. And there’s nothing like a good funnel cake, it’s always the best part of any carnival experience. 

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😉 What are my muse’s fetishes/kinks?

Huh, you wanna know huh? All I really can say is I’m tactile as hell under normal circumstances, and that... may or may not have a tendency to make its way behind closed doors. And I may bite every once and a while.

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👻 = Does your muse believe in ghosts? What is your muse’s scariest experience with spirits/the unknown?

I know this seems kind of dismissive, but considering all the other weird shift I’ve seen in this town, ghosts are definitely not out of the question. That being said, I can’t think of any experiences I’ve had that are really justified by the unknown.