I need the fire

Aurora Dalco | 25 | FBI Analyst "When I first met you I honestly didn't know you were going to be this important to me."

[jackiemaverick-blog]

He couldn’t deny how much Rory had been on his mind lately. They’d always been close - she was one of the few to stand by him even when he had a kid in high school. Of course, she was far out of his league, and always had been. Not that he was thinking of her in that way… right? All potential of overthinking vanished as she turned around.

His smile widened as she played into his charade. “I couldn’t stop myself from asking the most beautiful girl in the room to dance.” He held out his hand and giving a slight bow. He had leaned into character now, even if he wasn’t an expert as masking his smile. He straightened, looking over at her. “Truth? I was kind of hoping to run into a certain someone. I owe her a few dance or  two.” He believe that, too. He hadn’t asked Rory to keep him company all those high school years - she’d just done it. He wanted, now more than ever, to make up for that. “Better late than never, right?”

[rorydalca]

Upon hearing his answer Rory almost let out a laugh. She certainly wasn’t lacking confidence but she wasn’t quite sure that with all these people around that she was the most beautiful. Still it did make her stomach flutter to hear Reed say so. “You are too kind,” she murmured her tone low as she pretended to look coy. She couldn’t help but let out a giggle when he bowed. He looked damn handsome but it seemed so silly in the moment.

“Yes better late than never,” Rory agreed after he explained his true reasoning for being there. “I never missed the whole dancing part though. It was totally overrated back then,” she admitted before reaching to take his hand. “Still you won’t be getting out of it now,” Rory concluded, pulling him towards the floor and then turning to face him. The song was a slow one so she held his hand in hers and placed the other on his shoulder.

[zaranott]

Zara leaned forwards in interest before gently reaching to half-close her MacBook screen. “You brought dinner?” She asked, exhaling softly, a smile slowly gracing her features. “I think you’re an angel right now.” 

[rorydalca]

“I did,” Rory agreed with a small smile of her own. “Just someone who knows how hard it is to take a break for food when you’re working actually but I think I could handle Angel as well.”

[thesavage-man-blog]

“I am really sorry. Though it may have been wise to invest in a breif case so things like this don’t happen.” He smirked playfully.

[rorydalca]

“A briefcase would totally lower my cool factor,” Rory retorted with a straight face, her smile only showing in her eyes.

[vistevens]

❝ And it is making you look like a ghost, why? ❞

[rorydalca]

“Well there’s a missing person on it and I was trying to recall where I had seen them before.”

[benjamincoreyfischer-blog]

He smiled, glad she was cool with the whole thing. Before giving a little chuckle at her way of looking at it. “Yeah, I get it. Who would want a guy jumping at them?” He teased as he held Jaz back, giving her head a rough but playful rub. “She’s an akita and very friendly. Sometimes I can’t always hold her back.” He mentioned waving it off. “I’m Benjamin- and this is Jaz.”

[rorydalca]

“Sadly I can’t say it’s never happened to me before,” Rory replied with a sheepish grin. It wasn’t even a good memory since it was the time she’d been stabbed but in retrospect joking about it kinda helped. “I’ve always wanted a dog of my own but long hours at the office made me worried about leaving one alone,” Rory answered making a bit of conversation. “Anyways it’s nice to meet you both. I’m Rory.”

[sailor-usakos]

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[benjamincoreyfischer-blog]

“Jazmyn!” Ben ran to try catch up to his dog, whose leash had just broke. Before he could stop her, she jumped up on someone he didn’t recognized. “Sorry! She gets excited when she’s off her leash…” He explained as he pulled her off of them.  

[rorydalca]

Having already lost paperwork once this week Rory was more than glad she’d packed it away safely in her bag when the dog appeared out of nowhere. A dog was better than a person but she was still surprised and took a step back in order to keep her balance in check. “It’s alright. I mean better her than you. Not to say anything bad about you but who doesn’t want a cute dog jumping at them?”

[zaranott]

“I’ve had one of those days where you’re so busy you have haribo and sparkling water for lunch. This had better be important.” She spoke, looking up from the macbook in front of her. 

[rorydalca]

“Dinner,” Rory answered simply as she placed the bag full of Chinese take out down in front of Zara, knowing full well how much she hated being interrupted as well.

[vistevens]

❝ What the fuck are you starring at? You look like you have seen a ghost or something. ❞

[rorydalca]

“I was trying to look at that flyer behind you.”

[thesavage-man-blog]

Ryder watched as the papers she had been carrying fluttered down around them like a rainfall of stark white paper. He grimaced slightly as he saw the papers land in a huge puddle. He knelt down to help her scoop them up, they looked important. “Damn it, I am so sorry.” He muttered, handing the papers in his hands over to her. “I don’t think he’ll get away because some of your papers got scattered though, you should be okay. It’s not like you were carrying around vital bits of evidence.”

[rorydalca]

“It’s not all your fault. I should have been more careful,” Rory answered before sighing as she looked at the mess in her hands. “It’s not evidence but I had all my thoughts and ideas mapped out and I was trying to bring them home so I could keep going tonight. Bad idea clearly.”

[eliiwatson]

Ash wasn’t much of a people person, regularly. She interacted with people for her benefit, yes, but outside of physical fights, sex, or the occasional friend for the sheer enjoyment of company - she didn’t deal with them much. Coming off the tail end of a party with far too many people, chasing a high she wasn’t sure was sticking around long, all she wanted was a cigarette. She sighed softly, fiddling with the pack in her hands and pressing one between her lips as she patted her pockets reflexively. “Aw, fuck me,” She grumbled, glancing up to see someone in her vicinity, “Oi! You got a light?”

[rorydalca]

Flipping through some of the files on her tablet as she walked, Rory only glanced up when the other girl called out. “Yeah, sure,” she murmured as she shifted her tablet to one hand and dug with the other in her bag. It took a few tries but once she found a book of matches she held them out to the girl. “Keep ‘em. I’ll get more.”

[thesavage-man-blog]

Ryder was avoiding his apartment, he had screwed up and now he had a cling on that would leave. It was bound to happen sometimes but it was really irritating him. He had hoped running would clear his head  but sadly he seemed even more distracted, he rounded a corner and almost rammed into someone. He pulled out his ear buds and looked at them. “I’m so sorry, you okay?”

[rorydalca]

Startled from her thoughts Rory jumped when the man appeared out of nowhere and in doing so sent the manilla folder tucked under her air tumbling to the ground. Paperwork went flying in all directions and some of it landed in the nearby puddle, soaked beyond saving. “Oh I’m peachy,” Rory snapped as she dropped to her knees and attempted to gather the papers. Unfortunately she even had to pick up the wet ones because the FBI wouldn’t want these papers laying around. “If the killer gets away I’m going to flip,” Rory muttered under her breath as she thought back to the case.

[jackiemaverick-blog]

Reed Mercer didn’t do formal events. It wasn’t a conscious choice as much as, the idea had never truly occurred to him. Even in high school, he opted to stay home with his daughter instead of prom. And the 27-year-old always forgot about this damned ball until the night it began. This year, of course, was no exception. His daughter was staying with a friend for the weekend, and he had a rare weekend away from work. He had just settled in when he saw a couple in formal wear pass his window. It was then that a crazy idea gripped Reed - he could go to the thing. He had no reason - and no excuse - not to. He dug through his closet until he found the one suit he owned. He didn’t give himself much time to overthink it. Time meant he would’ve changed out of that suit, and settled in for a night of Netflix and takeout.

Instead, he got dressed, got in his car, and drove. He walked through the doors, and was just considering the idea of calling this a terrible mistake and a huge lapse in judgement, when he saw a certain red-haired girl he’d been hoping, in the back of his mind, to see tonight. He allowed his feet to carry him to her, one after the other. He smiled and tapped her on the shoulder, making his voice just a little deeper. His terrible attempt a disguise. “Excuse me, miss?”

@rorydalca

[rorydalca]

Having spent plenty of her school dances with Reed, Rory hadn’t really ever felt the need to attend events like this Ball. Still something made her want to go that night. Probably since it was a welcome distraction from getting a whole lot of nowhere on the case she was working. That and she got to wear a really cute dress that wouldn’t really work in many other settings. Mingling was just beginning to feel a little old since she had yet to run into many of her friends when she felt the tap on her shoulder. The silly tone of voice made her smile as she turned around, excitement lighting her eyes.

Now this was a very welcome surprise. “How can I help you, sir,” Rory answered with a wide smile, unable to stop herself from taking in his outfit and very visibly checking him out. He looked really good in his suit and she had to force herself from letting her eyes linger. Gently she bit down on the corner of her lip. “What brings a man like you to a place like this,” she tacked on, now that her curiosity was also sparked. He’d never been the dance type before and she couldn’t help but wonder what had changed.

[dailyhollandroden]

[alexiscastcllo-blog]

“It’s a cute dress, get it!”

[rorydalca]

“That is the kind of attitude I should have and I’m going to borrow it and do just that.”

[jackiemaverick-blog]

“That’s because you’re brilliant and I am a babbling idiot.” He laughed and looked down for a moment before meeting her eyes. He couldn’t remember the last time he tripped over his words in front of a girl. He knew Rory - had known Rory for most of their lives. So what on earth was happening to him? “Is that why you dragged me out? It’s not some kind of punishment?” He said playfully, in an attempt to mask the gears turning in his own mind.

[rorydalca]

“Perhaps but you are my favorite babbling idiot of all time,” Rory countered with a smile and wink. “If I wanted to punish you I would be much more creative with my punishment. But if this is really so bad then you can pick what we do next.”

[erin-jacobs-blog]

“You’re welcome. You’re right, passwords can really suck. It would be a lot easier but then once somebody knows it, that’s all. You’re done for. Hm, well, let’s start with this, what are some of the things your best at?”

[rorydalca]

“Let’s see...impatience, hostility, and just about anything that puts people off actually.”