a flower in decay

❝i dare you to tell me i don't belong. i belong here as much as anybody else in this pack. i've earned my claws. now it's time for you to show me that you've earned yours.

[diannasgron]

[yourethehero]

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[enchantedadieu]

Dianna Agron, photographed by Laura Sciacovelli, for InStyle UK (x)

[freyja-hendrickson]

New semester,

new meat.

[poppyowens]

New meat is always fun.

[poppyowens]

I got the sweetest presents ever from the best person ever.

What'd you get?

[poppyowens]

whispers

everyone get online later so we can have that winter solstice chat party

[carsonanthony-rp]

Sometimes you wonder where all your chips went.

[carsonanthony-rp]

You know us witches, all about that spiritual shit. 

[poppyowens]

Ah, a witch are you? Nice to meet you. I'm Poppy.

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[poppyowens]

Toxic | Melanie Martinez

[carsonanthony-rp]

Sometimes you wonder where all your chips went.

Then you see its mangled remains by your bed and you know the truth: you’ve become a sleep eater.

[poppyowens]

I feel that on a very spiritual level.

[detectivepenny-blog]

They have me filing now...great.

I’m not an officer, I’m a goddamn glorified secretary.

[poppyowens]

I'd go in there and raise hell. 

And then show them just how you're job is supposed to be done instead of pushing papers.

[poppyowens]

there's nothing left to hide away » poppy + lucas

[lucas-silver-blog]

His eyes darkened to navy when she spoke about the others like them and the other supernatural beings. He didn’t like it anymore than she did. In fact, he probably disliked it more than she could. At the mere thought of the other pack, his ‘wolf erupted with a fury that he could barely contain.  He had claimed Emerald Cove, it was his territory. His alone. He had fought for his pack, he had killed for his pack and it was now his. Each step that band of mutts took to his wolves, they tempted death. If Lucas gave in to his origins, he would have killed every single one of those New Orleans wolves. He would have killed them and hung them up by their feet by the town sign as a warning to others. His fangs were sharp, already aching to be sunk into the neck of the other alpha as a tempest fiercely burned in his chest.

"I doubt you are alone in that, Poppy." His voice came out calm, controlled. His eyes glanced out the window to the expanse of evergreen. "Get out of the car, we’re shifting now." Lucas opened his door and stepped out, the wind cutting at his face but he barely felt it. Inwardly, the ‘wolf prowled back and forth, ready to be let loose. He listened for any sound of approaching cars but all he heard was the sharp whistle of the wind. He wound around the car toward Poppy’s door and opened it for her, dipping his blue eyes to her face.

[poppyowens]

She stepped out and the harsh wind clipped at her face, cold rushed over her and she inhaled deeply, the bitterness touching the insides of her lungs. It helped bite back the frenzy that was upon her skin, helped with the desperation she felt. She took off her jacket, dumping it in the car before the door was closed. The winter winds froze her over, her skin chilling down to the bone and she felt her teeth nearly chatter. Now her mind was focused on the cold, on staying warm throughout it all.

She heard rustling come from the woods, heard heartbeats that didn't belong to her or her Alpha. She bared her teeth and her wolf tensed inside her, a spring coiled and ready to snap. She looked to him and took the initiative to shift. Weaker prey were hidden in the woods, smuggled among the greenery and bubbling waters. The thrill of the hunt, having someone else's heartbeat in her mouth, the sensation was too strong and she shifted. It was still an new sensation for her, both pain and pleasure going through her with the shift. Her body came apart and back together to form her wolf.

[poppyowens]

there's nothing left to hide away » poppy + lucas

[lucas-silver-blog]

Lucas floored it out of the town, foot pressed firmly down on the gas until the buildings had been replaced by dense trees. His eyes flicked to her face occasionally but he didn’t say anything. “Just breathe, Poppy.” His voice wasn’t as rough this time, coming out softer. He’d been where she was, except when he was growing up, he had to embrace the feral side of himself or his siblings would have eaten him alive, literally. He kept driving until they were far, far away from the town, where running into a human would be unlikely. He veered the car off the road, coming to a stop at the side of the road. Lucas put the car into park and turned off the ignition, turning his head to look at the blonde beside him. He’d never done well with comforting someone, so instead, he cleared his throat. 

“You lost control because you’re fighting new to it all. That isn’t something to be ashamed of, it’s just a simple fact. You’re more emotional, you’re more out of control and everyone’s been where you are. Pushing that down and not coming to me for help isn’t going to help you in the long run because I can help you control it, Poppy.” Shifting his eyes, teeth, and claws to show Poppy the stronger part of himself, he continued, “You’re going to start running with me everyday. We’re going to start off as humans and then shift to wolves to allow yourself that freedom. We’re going to start exposure therapy to blood, to violence, to prey.” His tongue rubbed against his fangs. “You’re a good wolf, Poppy and I expect you to be one of the best. Gemma’s busy at the moment, she’s not around as often as I like so I’m going to need someone to start stepping up and helping me out. Sutton’s too young, too human. So, I’m looking at you.”

[poppyowens]

The whimper that had been threatening to leave her, finally leaked out and her pitiful whine filled the car. It eased up on the wolf, it no longer felt the need to have to prove toward her alpha that she was a good wolf and she could be a good pack mate. She had been completely flooded with fear that this would be it, her last view of a town she learned to grow around before he would set her running off to the real wolves, a rabbit chase that was ultimately for her death. She felt ashamed at how pathetic she must have sounded, at how brash her reaction had been but this pack, Lucas and his wolves, they were the first real people to take her in, despite her latency. And when her wolf had finally made it's appearance, their acceptance hadn't changed.

"It's not usually like this, I swear. It's probably the town, so many others like us and other supernatural beings that it drives my wolf into a frenzy." Before it had been manageable, livable but this was all body consuming, flames licking up the sides of her body, slowly destroying her. His wolf shifted through and her wolf clawed out at the thought of being given free reign, a time where she could let go and still have someone who could pull her back from the point of no return. He was looking to her, he wanted her to step up, her. She nodded, to what, she wasn't sure but she didn't trust herself to speak now, not with emotions choking her.

[poppyowens]

there's nothing left to hide away » poppy + lucas

[lucas-silver-blog]

Had they not been in public, Lucas would have bared his teeth at her disrespect. Even now, claws threatened to sprout so he could grab her by the nape of the neck and drag her away to the forest. Had they been back in New York, under the command of his father, her throat would have been torn open as other wolves ripped her open in a frenzy. But they weren’t in New York, things were different and he wouldn’t be ripping out her throat. That brought anarchy and lawlessness, and while he was all for displaying his power, she was still new and he would help her until she put the entire pack in danger. Then he’d take severe action. 

He reached out and put a hand on her shoulder, eyes searching hers. He shifted her hand down to grip her upper arm, tightening his fingers around her. “Walk quickly.” He steered her away from the crowd and toward his car. Usually Lucas would be loath to let anything happened to his car but at the moment, his car came second compared to the girl with him. Using his free hand, he yanked open the sidedoor. “Get in. Try to stay human until we reach the woods.” He let go of her and wound around the car, climbing into the driver’s seat.

[poppyowens]

She laid her hands upon her lap, her fingers biting into the fabric of her jeans, pinching at the skin underneath. Her hands tightened until the white of bone shone through with the force, until she wanted to cry out at her machinations. She had done wrong, she knew that much. Her wolf wanted so desperately to roll over and submit, to expose her belly to him and allow for whatever punishment he would inflict upon her. Poppy didn't meant to lash out, didn't want to slash out at him. She opened her mouth to say sorry but kept quiet instead.

Would he kick her out of the pack? Would she have to beg for mercy to stay? She bit at her lip, holding back the whimper that wanted to escape. She was sorry but it was her wolf, it was the moon, it was unlike anything she had previously known. Poppy was sorry but her wolf didn't know any better, had never had guidance like Lucas before. She was untamed, untrained, unknowing. She watched the town blur away, the cars speed turning everything into a blur.

[poppyowens]

there's nothing left to hide away » poppy + lucas

[lucas-silver-blog]

He smelled her before he saw her, but soon his eyes fell on her golden head. Her sunny features were at odds with the stormy expression raging over her face. With the upcoming moon, his wolf was more aware of its packmates and its own nature, so when he saw her, the wolf in him recognized her as one of his own. His blue eyes narrowed slightly on her face and his gait quickened until he was right near her. He didn’t wait until she noticed him to speak. 

"Rough day, Poppy?" His voice came out rough, gravelly from the silence he had adopted ever since leaving the workplace. His eyes roved over her face, taking her in. Running into her had been purely chance, but now he was glad that he did run into her. The last thing he needed was something or someone pissing her off so much that she shifted. His eyes flicked to her face, the low light causing the gold flecks in his eyes to glint. If anyone saw it, they would mistake it for a trick of the light but it wasn’t. Lucas had spent so much time as a wolf as a child, that the amber had worked its way permanently into his eyes. He thought it could be worse, he could have fur behind his ears permanently from staying in wolf form so often.

[poppyowens]

Poppy had been so distracted with trying to keep herself under control that she hadn't even noticed Lucas approach her, hadn't smelled him near. His voice that was normally a rough croon that she liked to hear was like sandpaper over her skin. She snapped at him, her teeth snapping down down into a near homicidal grin. "What do you think!" A growl rose in her throat and her wolf clawed at her insides, wanting to tear out of her just to be free. But she bit down the urge, bit down on the shift that was riding her, fraying at her nerves.

But her wolf won out in the end, realizing just who she had snapped at. She downcast her eyes and Poppy had to fight the human need to bare her throat at him. She hadn't meant to snap at her alpha, didn't want to put herself in this place that she had, didn't want to feel submissive. "I'm sorry, Luc. It's just a little much right now." She wondered if every full moon would now be like this, would she always be this hungry for the hunt? Poppy found herself starving for it, her wolf howling in need.

[poppyowens]

there's nothing left to hide away » poppy +

A cloud of silver billowed in front of her mouth, the cold glowering around her, shrouding her, making her bones rattle. But this cold was like a discipline. Her nerves were frayed and short and staying with the pack was out of the question. Slowly, they were driving her insane. The full moon was soon upon them, a near week away but she it was building on her wolf. She only had a handful of years with her wolf, learning to live with the other side of her had been a challenge and this was another one of those moments.

Her wolf growled out and her eyes flashed to the topaz of her other half. Her skin itched but this was not the place to shift, not in the middle of crowded street. She looked around, her breath huffing out faster and faster until Poppy felt like she was going to snap. Her foot kicked the snow covered ground, her boot scuffing the white away. What was she even doing here? "What a fucking waste of time." She could have been doing runs, making sure her tech was running perfectly. (But of course it was.) Instead she was driving herself insane.

[vodkawhale-blog]

[tuckerkincaid]

"What can I say?" His words came out open and honest, a slight growl rumbling up from his mouth. "The deer just weren’t tempting me enough. Figured I’d go for much larger game nowadays." He found no need to lie to her. Who was she going to tell that he was hunting humans? Bas? He doubted it. 

[poppyowens]

"Oh?" Her eyes tracked over his face, imagining him hunting down prey, his teeth biting into flesh, meat giving way under the force of his bite. But which enticed her more, the wolf or the man? Her eyes flashed the amber of her wolf. Both, she knew. "And how does hunting?"