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grvzi:

“Even if I told you how I feel, it wouldn’t even matter.” She wasn’t sure how else to express her frustration with everything. “I’m not even sure why you’re in the middle of this… I mean, with the Brazilian siblings fighting, isn’t that a good thing for the Americans?” They were the biggest threat to them after all. “Why do you care so much? It doesn’t involve you and besides it’s not like you need to act this way.”

“I don’t need to act in any way, but my momma taught me how to act and I won’t sit here and pretend l can’t help someone who’s hurt.” It wasn’t that. Lachance liked her, but he wasn’t going to say a word. He didn’t think that the woman would believe it and he was afraid that the truth would be more dangerous than anything else at the moment. If Flavia caught wind of this, things would get so much worse for both of them. “I’m your-I’m here and I just think it’s driving you nuts. So think about fixing it. Will you?” 

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flaviv:

“No, I do not.” She did not waste a second before giving him the reply. Her facial expression did not change one bit and her tone was cold as ever. Adults never needed each other but if you asked Flavia, but she refused to just let her sister, her sister, walk away like that. Now it was Flavia’s time to laugh — the sound came out of her mouth harshly and saturated in mockery. “No, Mr Underwood, I must be something that actually matters.”

"You’re a piece of work, Flavia.” He could see going in circles, just denying everything he had to say, but nothing would get done. “What’s your issue, princess? You want your sister to die, or do you want her to come back to you? She already made it clear that she won’t do it willingly and she takes after you.” The princesses were extremely stubborn and unwilling to compromise. Family wasn’t an exception for them. “Maybe the next time you two get to talk is when she’s six feet under.” The only thing they were good for was holding grudges.

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flaviv:

“I always do,” she replied before he even had time to finish the sentence. She gave him a saccharine smile. She knew a handful of people who hated it when you took a saying literally and she knew even a greater amount of people who could not stand being interrupted. “Yes, I’m sure attention from such a great man as yourself is what she needs the most at the moment.” She felt entitled to the information and she couldn’t believe that he would just refuse to share anything with her. “You really are good for nothing,” she sighed as she turned to her side to tend to her daughter. It gave her some time to decide whether she should push the matter or not.

Another shrug and this time he gave her a smile. They both knew that he had information that she didn’t have, which was why she was even bothering to speak with him. She was trying to steer the conversation and he could tell. It was cute, and her sister must have learned it from her, or at least practiced it. “Do you believe that she needs you?” He asked, still grinning at her. Lachance was genuinely curious. "I’ll give you this. You’re an interesting person, and you may not have much on the line, but you’re acting like you do. I’ve never seen you so wound up before. I might be good for nothing in your eyes, but if she’s not talking to you, you must be something worse.” 

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flaviv:

Her fingers created a tight fist as she tried to control her temper. What had she expected? Of course the American would do her no favours. “I shouldn’t be surprised.” She had come to have a conversation but he had turned it into a fight. A very delicate fight that relied on nuances. “I didn’t want her to get involved with you since I knew you’d only show interest when she opened her legs. I’ve wasted my time asking the right question from the wrong person.” If he believed that she could just simply walk over to Grazi and get an answer, he had no understanding of the sisters’ relationship.

Lachance shrugged at her again. She seemed to be getting upset, but did she really believe that he would share information with her? He didn’t like her very much and he felt like Grazi would skin him alive if he disclosed any information to Flavia. “Say what you want, Flavia.” He could have dropped her sister a long time ago, but he did care about her, even if people didn’t believe in it. “I’ve been doing a better job at getting her what she needs, but I’m not going to feed either of you bullets..” Why were they so difficult with each other? He didn’t know, but if he ever decided to become serious with Grazi, the idea of being remotely related to Flavia made him shiver. She was a nightmare. 

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flaviv:

“Probably not that since it’s so obvious,” Flavia replied coldly. The moral high ground the American thought he was standing on was made of wet mud. He could not point any fingers when he knew nothing of the situation. “I’m asking you how she is. Not everything is a game in this life.”

Lachance nodded his head at her and shrugged. Not everything in life was a game, but in his opinion the sisters had turned their argument into a deadly one. Moving pieces back and forth as if they had some strategy to it. He thought about her question again and then decided that he had little to gain if he gave her what she wanted. “I don’t have anything for you, Flavia. If you wanted to figure that out, you could have just talked to her.” 

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grvzi:

“Tch.” She didn’t want to speak to him or speak about her sister (or her sister’s wife). As expected, Flavia didn’t understand or care to understand her, and as always, it was her sister’s way over all else. Unlike Clio, she wasn’t going to bed her back for Flavia and submit so easily. “We’re sleeping together, Lachance. That doesn’t mean that I have to talk about feelings with you.” Her infatuation with him had passed for the moment. For now, she was using him to pass her time. “Why don’t you use your excellent skills of deduction to tell me if you think anything is wrong?”

“I’m just trying to help. Your hands aren’t getting any better and I can tell that you haven’t been sleeping...” His eyes moved around her face, catching small hints of her condition. Lachance sighed. “Don’t talk about your feelings, fine, but I’m not going to sit here and let you disrespect me for trying to be a good person.” He shook his head. “I’ll be real with you, Grazi, I think you two are playing a pissing contest and it won’t end until one of you dies because you’re both too stubborn to compromise.”

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flaviv:

“So how is she doing?” Flavia asked as she set Marcela on a chair and then sat across from the American. It was easy to appear nonchalant when you were taking care of a 2-year-old as you talked. Did she feel bad about using her daughter as a prop? Not really. “I assume you’ve been to see her.” // @lvchance

A baby, nice. Lachance could tell right away what Flavia was doing, but he didn’t say anything of it. He knew from the start how Flavia could be, which is why he limited his interactions with her, but just seeing how she used her own daughter just supported the rage he saw in Grazi. “She needs a doctor, but anyone can see that. What are you really asking?”

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"Hey.” Lachance took a seat besides Grazi before he handed her a small bag filled with medicine. Some of it would alleviate the pain in her hands and some would make sure that the wound would heal without getting infected. “I know you don’t want to talk to me right now, but I think we should talk about your sisters.” He started whatever they had because he wanted information. Anything to be ahead of Brazil. But now, he was actually worried about her well-being. “I noticed that you aren’t talking to them. Is anything wrong?” @grvzi

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drlund:

“I have plenty of antibiotics,” Mathilda replied, raising an eyebrow. “But humor me — do you think you can describe this cut in a bit more detail?” Nasty could mean any number of things.

“It’s on her hand. She got it by managing to get porcelain jammed into it.” There were plenty of doctors and nurses for the royals, but he really didn’t understand the princess’ stubbornness. “I know it required stitches, but it’s mighty red, swollen, as far as I can tell. I’m not sure about what I can do to make it better.”

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Hearing a knock on the clinic’s door, Mathilda rose to open it, ushering the person into the office. “Good morning,” she said, shaking their hand as they entered. “I’m Dr. Lund.”

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“Morning.” Lachance felt guilty for not being able to be there for the people he cared about, but he couldn’t be mad about it for too long. “I was just wondering if you have an antibiotic or something like that... a cream? I got a girl with a nasty cut and she’s stubborn about doctors.”

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grvzi:

“Too much for you to handle.” Grazi smiled at him as she combed her fingers through her hair. She buttoned up her shirt and sighed. “Haven’t you been watching the news?” This was probably the first time that she had ever told him enough of her troubles. “I have friends in the military, so it’s hard not to worry.” She took a seat at the edge of the bed. “We were inconvenienced and so we dealt with them.”

“Are you really worried about them?” He actually didn’t think that it would be something that she would say. She was many things, but compassionate. Lachance had a hard time believing in her worry. It was safer to be on the defensive. “If you were too much, then you wouldn’t still be here... So what’s really on your mind? I thought we were closer than this...” They were still sneaking around behind Flavia’s back and her stays had become longer. He was breaking through to her. 

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He supposed that now was as good as a time as ever to react to something. He looked over at Grazi. She hadn’t been talking for the last hour since they had enjoyed each other. She seemed rather upset. “Hey...” He started with a frown. “What’s going on up in there?” @grvzi

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kvllv:

“Lachance, let’s do something fun. We haven’t done anything fun in two years, pretty depressing, no ? ” Everything involved politics nowadays. “Because I’ve been doing some reevaluating and have you wondered how much this war is going to affect your relationships? Take us for an example — I don’t think I’ve talked to you about anything else except plans and attacks. Can’t be good for the human mind.” // @lvchance

“Like what, K?” He asked. Lachance liked her and thought that she was good person, but he didn’t believe that good people wanted to stay friends with him. He was American, for one, and too closed off, for two. “I think it’s going to affect people a lot. A lot of people stopped talking to each other. Maybe it’s because of how busy people have become or because they don’t like what they see in each other.” He smiled at her. “What’s going on, Kalla? You don’t look too stressed.”

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grvzi:

‘Too loud’ was code for getting out of there and doing something more fun. She couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed when he decided to continue explaining himself to her. Grazi didn’t care very much for it, because when it came to the things she wanted on a night like this, she wasn’t a patient girl. “That’s nice. Your mother must be proud.” She said as she slowed herself down, deciding that she would follow his lead. Her room would be off limits and while she already knew where his room was, she couldn’t let him know that. “I’m not a secret spy. Too high profile.” She lightly shrugged and stopped when he did. In her opinion, her royal position was a great cover if her only intention was to extract information from him. Flavia did want to know about Equanimity, but she didn’t have to know about how she got her information. “But if gets you excited, I can play along.” She reached up to gently cup his cheek so she could lead him to her as she closed the gap between them. Grazi delivered a simple kiss before pulling away. “I have to kill you now that you know, unless… you can convince me of otherwise.”

After everything was said and done, his first thought was that yes, she was hot and knew how to work. His second thought after was that she talked a lot. If she talked less, he was sure he would have enjoyed it more, but a vocal girl wasn’t too bad of a thing. Lachance just probably needed to get used to her. He adjusted himself so he could lean against the headboard. He looked at Grazi with a smug, little smirk, happy that he had picked the right sister and managed to score. If Flavia had given him a chance, he was sure that she would have ruined the image he had for Brazilians. They were supposed to be charming and very sexy. So far, the princess hadn’t disappointed him. “You’re going to have a difficult time hiding this from your sister and Clio.” He spoke before sitting up a little more so he wouldn’t fall asleep. Lachance could probably play for a few more rounds if he needed to, but from the look on her face, she seemed satisfied. “Especially, Clio. She’s not stupid even if she’s a blonde.” He never dated stupid people. 

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ebbv:

“Well of course.” Given her position she probably shouldn’t have joked about being terrible. The casual smile on her lips was short-lived and fairly quickly disappeared from her face. She twirled her straw around the glass, it was easier to let the conversation continue when she didn’t have to look at him. Exes made great conversation partners, she noticed. There was no need to hide anything, their relationship was already burdened with the past mistakes, anything new would just pale in comparison. “Relationships take a lot of work. You were easy because you didn’t mind my work.” In a way it had been almost surprising that they had found time for each other. “Finding people interesting is a challenge too. I’m too picky.” Official relationships meant introducing the person to her family and the press — such thing held her back. “But I could say the same about you: why are you alone?” He got along with people better than she did. People liked his personality. 

“You’ve always been passionate, I’ll give you that.” Some days he missed her, but she was too good of a person to trust with his secrets. With her position, she could ruin him and his country. Lachance was still loyal to what his home stood for, but once upon a time, she had made it difficult for him to stay loyal. He busied himself with his drink. “Of course, I didn’t mind. You’re worth all the effort.” He still believed in that and in her. His worries were what caused him to agree to the break up. He had no ill feelings against her. Luckily, it came before he had a chance to ruin things completely and irreparably. “Because I’m also picky.” He laughed. “My mama and pops taught me about having standards. You and I could be with anyone, but it doesn’t mean we have to be with everyone.” Lachance tapped his glass a few times, expecting the bartender to fill his cup again. “Would you believe me though if I told you that I was insecure?” 

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cdoeb:

“I take you for someone who has a lot to gain from Grazi.” It wasn’t a light accusation, she knew, but given their past bothering with insinuations would have been unnecessary. She cocked her head and clenched her jaw. “I doubt that.” Clio gave the younger woman some credit, she wasn’t as simple to crack as Lachance seemed to believe. “If you need other people to tell you when someone enjoys your company, you’ve lost your edge.”

"Clio, I’m not you.” He played as if he were acting defensively because she had offended him. Doing this felt safer than revealing the truth that Grazi clearly didn’t want to be shared, but she was right. He could gain a lot and in comparison to the princess, he didn’t have too much to lose. “I’m not trying to marry or get together with someone for their money or power. And I certainly sure as hell refuse to be an accessory.”  Lachance shook his head at her. He didn’t call her a trophy wife, but he did believe that she was nothing more than a status symbol for Flavia. “It’s hard to notice something you aren’t looking for, Clio.” 

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cdoeb:

“Lachance, do you take me for a fool?” Women, especially not women like Grazi, got ideas in their head for no reason. “Tell me you aren’t toying around with her. Either make sure you two are on the same page or quit whatever you’re doing. If you don’t Flavia won’t be the only person you have to worry about.” She crossed her arms and tried to ignore the fact that next to him she could never look even slightly intimidating, not by size at least. 

“And what do you take me for, Clio?” He knew that he wasn’t too shaken up by his break up with Clio, so he didn’t have much of a reaction. If he had to guess, he would guess that his lack of attachment made him look like a cheater and a player. “If I wanted to break her, Clio, I would have done it already. Thanks for letting me know about Grazi though.” He smirked at Clio. “I didn’t even know that she was interested until you said something.”