simple, but

significant. Mariana Rojas, e.g the next hot shot fashion designer in New York city. ( She would hope. ) A 28 year old with an eye for fashion and a foot in the supernatural world. Mariana is a proud practiser of Magic. Born and raised as a witch, fashion design isn't the only thing Mariana is good with. 

[victoriansaint]

Confusion painted Aisha’s features, never the one to favor or lose time on small pleasantries – why was she turning around? There was no shame to female body and Aisha didn’t mind being almost bare. Nevertheless, she accepted the offer and draped the jacket over her shoulders, finding it nice that the sun wasn’t burning right into the canvas of her back anymore. Forgetting to express her gratefulness, she instead focused on the way girl’s body shifted opposed to hers – her defensive posture and high on alert eyes. Almost doe-like, they were; so innocent, similar to that human girl she’d met not so long ago – Aimee. She’s never killed someone, Aisha figured “You’re only the third of your specie I’ve met in this town, the last two trying to kill me.” And yet, she was the one left standing here, in front of her – that was the message she tried to send. Though she didn’t initially react to it, she now remembered what the girl had told her. Making a step closer to her, she extended her hand for the other to take “I’m Aisha.” Without wasting any time to wait for her response, she continued “You mentioned some kind of remedy. For the morning-after. If it’s the werewolves you’re talking about, is there a way I could obtain that remedy?”

[rojas-mari-blog]

She didn’t expect gratitude from the Vampire, but being nice was sort of her thing. Her lips parted at the mention of others in her species making the attempt to strike down this vampire; and by the look on the woman’s face, she guessed that the vampire had won.  “I guess some of my specie don’t know where they land on the food chain.” She gave a small shrug, Mariana had personally never purposely hurt anyone but was so used to seeing people mysterious disappear or die. She had rationalised the reckless behaviour of some supernatural beings by believing it was the natural order of things. She reached out and took the hand of Aisha, saying the name over in her head so she wouldn’t forget it. She gave her hand a small shake before taking hers away rather quickly when Aisha continued. When she mentioned the remedy, Mariana’s grip tightened on her small shoulder bag. “I mean, yes. If you are looking to give the remedy to a werewolf.” She said, wondering why the vampire would want to help a werewolf, she then thought that perhaps she wanted it for herself. “I wouldn’t suggest consuming it yourself. I create it purely for the consumption of wolves, though I’m pretty sure it would help a vampire —the side effects could be just awful.” She explained, she knew some of the ingredients in a potion like this could cause some nasty effects to the wrong species. 

[rojas-mari-blog]

text → virginia fischer

Virginia: Omg please

Virginia: Let's plan a girls night xoxo

Mariana: what are you feeling like?? a night out, or night in?

[victoriansaint]

It started with tingling sensation, like an army of thousand ants was marching across her limbs; as if she’d been sitting on her legs until they’ve grown numb. Soon, even standing became uncomfortable, but with eyes closed she clenched her jaw to storm through the sensation. Instead of responding immediately, she drew in a long and audible inhale, tasting the air with her nostrils – but she couldn’t go beyond the immediate scent of copper and ash. Wrong move, she thought as the sharp fangs sunk into her still morosely coated tongue. “I can’t feel my skin.” She admitted, realizing just how odd that sounded. The rising, scorching sun forced her eyes open and though a daylight ring decorated her finger, she still felt much like a witch in the midst of Salem trials. Witch. Something suddenly clicked - the aura nearby; she would’ve recognized a human, a vampire or a werewolf – but those of magic running through their veins she rarely crossed paths with. Aisha turned on her feet until facing the young woman, their eyes meeting only for a moment before she looked down at her almost nude complexion. Somewhat distracted, she ran the heel of her palm under her collarbone, distant mindedly trying to clean what little of dirt was there “You should know better than to wander these roads a day after full moon. You do know better, which means you were here with a purpose. What is it?”

[rojas-mari-blog]

Her eyebrows rose, she couldn’t feel her skin? What a bizarre thing to say, though the woman also had no clothes, quite unusual. She only guessed that might have been what the stranger was burning.  She slid off her jacket, it was a beige trench style one. Mariana held it out for the woman to take as she turned around, a kind gesture. “Here.” Something about her felt unsettling, and dangerous, she only got this vibe from some people she’d came across in the city. However she didn’t want to judge too quickly. Once the stranger mentioned the full moon, she confirmed that this woman was indeed supernatural, she definitely didn’t get the vibe of her being a witch, nor a werewolf. She had a certain way about her which Mariana usually saw in a lot of older vampires. The young witch did know better, if she were human she could have used the excuse of getting fresh air. She gave a small shrug. “I was going to visit a friend who would have been effected by the full moon. I make a pretty good remedy for those morning after pains.” She said honestly, she had no reason to lie. Mariana, unlike other supernatural creatures was one that didn’t hate other species, or look to anger them. Everyone in New York seemed to create enemies of each other. She swallowed, gulping. “I didn’t expect to see a vampire.” 

[victoriansaint]

Thick black smoke rose high from the local woods, flames dancing in front of Aisha’s eyes too close to licking her underwear-embodied skin for their warmth to be pleasant. If one was to observe the sight from afar, it would seem to them as if she was lighting a body on fire, a murderer with a red smudge here and there, with the way burning heap of clothes was gathered up before her legs. The truth was, she’d thrown the drained body off a cliff last night, where it would be found in many days - and the clothes were hers, burning only because the blood she’d spilled over had a stench so strong that her thirst would not rest and would have her murdering another someone on her way home, for the change of clothes. Full moon affected her too, the lunar lunacy effect bringing her hunger to the boiling point and it was always like this: an innocent hiker whose death she’d portray as an accidental fall. Her eyes were dull and lifeless, staring into nothingness frontwards, her humanity still slightly dormant as she was coming to her senses, starting to feel bit by bit. A quiet, almost soundless rustle of leaves alerted her of someone’s presence and she acknowledged it without turning around to see who it was “What?”

[rojas-mari-blog]

Mariana had always been wary when it was a full moon, she had a number of friends who were werewolves and often needed something to take the edge of when going through their transition. She often used her skills in potion making to create something which could help them. She’d been on her way to check on a friend when she noticed black, thick smoke coming from the woods. She felt her stomach become unsettled, wondering if what was burning was indeed a body. Her curiosity often got the best of her.  She followed the smoke, trying to be stealthy, who knew what she was walking in too. Mariana had found the sight of the fire, and spotted the woman -she paused and watched her from behind a few heavier tree’s. Unfortunately her attempt at being stealthy had failed. She had almost jumped out of her skin when she heard the woman speak. Mariana came forth from the dense bush and gave a short, small wave. “Sorry, the fire —the smoke caught my attention from the path... Are you alright?” Mariana took a few steps forward, although still keeping her distance from the stranger, she had no idea if this woman was human, wolf or vampire. 

[adams-cynthia-blog]

Cynthia laughed at Mariana’s joke. She was pretty funny. Aside from being talented, and smart. The way things were going, Cynthia could possibly have a new friend. “I think that’s the majority of us women.” She added. “Sometimes we get in these moods where we will murder someone before even knowing what’s wrong. Well… maybe not murder, but you know what I mean.” Half of what she just said was true, especially for a vampire like her, but Mariana didn’t need to know that part.

[rojas-mari-blog]

“Well, I wouldn’t put murder past some women in this city.” She added, with all the touché vampires and brooding vampires in New York, murder was something all too normal to those people. She gave a small smile. “I’d love to hang out again, I mean, whenever you aren’t working as hard as you do.” Mariana added, “You totally deserve a spa session sometime.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

text → virginia fischer

Mariana: Hey V!

Mariana: I'm in dire need for some girl time, u free? xox

[thekatiarivera-deactivated20160]

“Mariana! But that takes so much energy…”

[rojas-mari-blog]

“You already frighten half the people our own age in the building, and since I’m your roommate, they think I’ll bite their head off too.”

[antoniamxreno-blog]

If she could have blushed, Antonia’s cheeks would have been flushed with a beet red color as the girl endlessly complimented her. Instead, she just ducked her head in a nod. “I think something like that would be so pretty!” Lifting her head once again at her words, Antonia arched a brow back. “Literally?” Her questioning gaze fell onto Mariana’s and she licked her lips uneasily. Suddenly, she wondered if Mariana knew about her being a vampire, or even if she was a witch herself. “Love does do that to a person, I guess.” She added, being sort of thrown off. “He is a delight.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

“Sorry, that must of sounded slightly strange.” She said, noticed the change in atmosphere between the two girls. Just because Mariana knew, didn’t mean she had any other alternative motive, she was purely interested in Antonia because of her job, not what she was. “I grew up hearing tales from my grandmother, of true love and such... She was very spiritual, and would tell me that a persons soul mate wasn’t just in this life, but in fact in all their lives, present and past. You know?” She explained, hoping it would settle Antonia’s nerves. 

[antoniamxreno-blog]

“Yeah— you have no idea.” From Council meetings to keeping Nouveau from falling apart, Antonia was far past the stage of being a good multi-tasker. On top of all that, there was Nicholas running straight towards insanity, and Kaden having her own doubts in herself. It seemed like they couldn’t have chosen a worse time to get engaged. “A deep back with lace, maybe a mermaid fit…” She started, thinking about the fashion and the beauty of it, getting lost in her own little world with a nod. “Oh— he’s definitely my Prince Charming. His name is Nicholas, and…it’s like we’ve known each other for…for centuries.” The first fully true statement about her past came out and she just gave a dreamy sigh. 

[rojas-mari-blog]

“Oh my gosh, the mermaid silhouette would look so flattering on your figure.” She added to Antonia’s description of the wedding dress she had in mind. She let out a small sigh as Antonia described the man lucky enough to be marrying her. “Literally.” She said referring to the for centuries, assuming Antonia had indeed been with Nicholas for that long. “I mean, I guess it feels that way when its love.” She quickly corrected herself. “Well, he sounds wonderful!” 

[kaia-rissler-deactivated2016080]

Kaia felt her lips curl up in amusement at the woman’s disgust. “I love whiskey, it’s my favourite.” She smiled wider, taking a sip of the drink. “Do you like your drink?” Kaia asked, taking another sip of hers and keeping an eye on the bar. There was a few people who might get her in trouble, but she didn’t see them around at the moment. “I’ve been working a lot… and running.” The woman shrugged her shoulders. There wasn’t a lot that Kaia did, her life at that moment that been a lot of the same thing; work, running and transformation. “How about you? You work in fashion… right?”

[rojas-mari-blog]

Mariana gave her drink another sip, and gave a nod. “It’s just perfect.” She said, and placed the glass down on the counter.  She perked up slightly. “Running? You know I’m in dire need of a running partner.” She suggested, really, she probably should be running but she was far too scared to run by herself. “Yes, correct! I’ve really been focusing on trying to get at least one of my designs out there... So I’ve been occupying myself with trying to make friends in powerful places, seems to be working out so far.” 

[adams-cynthia-blog]

“As nice as me?” Cynthia chuckled. “Oh, no. I’m not the nicest, but you’re right. Not a lot of people are that nice. It happens in a fast paced workplace.” She added. “I tend to get really moody, and mean while I’m working, but New York in general can do that to you.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

“Well, you fooled me!” Mariana said with a smile, she was beginning to rather enjoy spending time with the blonde, she gave a little shrug. “Sometimes I have such a mood on, and people try to talk to me —i’m like, poke the dragon, and the dragon will burn you.” She said in a joke manner. 

[thekatiarivera-deactivated20160]

“I swear… if one more human tries to tell me about their stupid, boring life I am going to rip their head off.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

“Katia! It wouldn’t kill you to be nice, you know.”

[antoniamxreno-blog]

“I do too— with the amount of effort it seems you’re putting in, and the way you talk about it all, it’s nice to see the dedication.” And that’s ultimately what they needed more of in the industry. With the excitement that Mariana showed, the gleam in her eyes grew, finally finding someone who was as excited for her as she was, granted, she didn’t know the entire story, and probably never would.  Antonia grinned still. “I actually haven’t yet. It’s sort of— a very slow process.” Plus, it didn’t help that her fiancé currently didn’t remember her as of recently. But, that was all just semantics. “I faintly remember seeing the 2017 collection! She’s absolutely brilliant!”

[rojas-mari-blog]

Mariana listened to the women, how exciting. Weddings were one of her favourite things, from the bridesmaid outfits and the wedding gown, the whole thing was jam packed of integrate designs. Plus everything had to be perfect. “I see, I can understand how stressful Wedding planning must be! Especially with your job.” She often wondered how Brides managed to pull everything off. “Absolutely brilliant is an understatement —I can already picture you in some sort of drop back wedding dress.” She said, thinking such a design would look just wonderful. “You have to tell me about the fiancé... Am I sensing a modern day Prince Charming?” She asked, hoping Antonia wouldn’t settle for any less. 

[antoniamxreno-blog]

“Smart girl.” Antonia replied, happily smiling away. A career focused young woman like Mariana was all too reminiscent of herself, and frankly, she only grew more proud. “You keep working hard, and you’ll find more success than you could even dream of.” With a happy sigh, the vampire blinked away before bringing her left hand closer to the young woman, showing off the simply designed brassy colored diamond engagement ring. “Call me a hopeless romantic.” She giddily added, “I just got engaged.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

“I do hope so...” She gave a small nod, hoping her hard work would eventually pay off. She almost jumped out of her chair when she saw the diamond on Antonia’s ring finger. “No way!” She squealed, how exciting. She wondered if Antonia would get her own spread in the magazine for her wedding, at least Mariana hoped she would so she could read all about it. “Have you started looking at dresses? Pnina Tornai designs have my heart.” 

[antoniamxreno-blog]

“It could very well be that place— but I was mostly just driven by my career when I was there.” She grinned still, her eyes gleaming as she nodded. “They can be, but a distraction never hurt too much.” She teased still.

[rojas-mari-blog]

“Careers first, as I always say.” Mariana gave a nod, her own career was far more important to her than finding someone to devote herself too, she tilted her head and slow smile formed on her face. “Lemme’ guess, you found your little distraction.” Guessing that Antonia did indeed have that special someone. 

[jessicaxtom-blog]

Jessica couldn’t hide the admiration for the other girl’s fashion in her expression, and once she’d snapped a picture she beamed. “Thanks so much! You look fantastic.”

[rojas-mari-blog]

Mariana couldn’t help but notice the woman had quite the outfit on too, she looked put together. “Oh, but look at yourself, you look just divine! Do you blog, or something?” She asked curiously, gesturing to the camera.

[rojas-mari-blog]

Have you ever considered using magic on your designs to spark interest? Doesn't hurt to try.

Of course! However in the real world, mixing magic and design is a no go for me, wouldn’t human’s find it slightly suspicious to see something so unusual on their clothing? Maybe I’d consider combining the two for a supernatural client to give that extra wow factor.