Only Lovers Left Alive

Scarlett 'Scar' Leventis. Persephone. 300 years young. Vampire. Lover not a fighter.

[kai-leventis]

“Scarlett..”

Carefully, she tip toed around the ice, trying not to slip herself because of her laughter, and took her sister by her shoulders, raising her up gently. “Are you okay?..” Kaitleen went silent, cleaning the back of her coat and her jeans. “..Don’t freak out, but I think you ripped your pants. Unless your underwear is supposed to be showing.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar let the blonde pick her up and she softly sighed at her mistake. “I’m fine - ice can only make me fall on my ass it can’t kill - fuck really?” She leaned back slightly to look at the back of her pants.

“Although I would make that statement I have to admit my ass is usually better covered. I’ll catch up to you if you want to get going. You have a meeting or something right?”

[jinxthevamp]

“Fuck yeah I knew you’d be up for it!” jinx smiled broadly at the other vampire. “Let’s go over to mine. My dad shouldn’t be around. Also the booze cupboard has just gotten filled so there is that too,” They told Scar. 

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

“Sweet, dude. Let me just text Kai where I am.” Scar said pulling on her shoe and starting to use voice to text her sister.  “ - love you sis. Okay do we need anything?”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

“Fuck.” Scar said falling on her ass. She didn’t even realize she could be this clumsy but the vampire had forgotten that their was ice. “Please tell me no one saw that.”  @kai-leventis

[jinxthevamp]

“You and me Halo 5, what do you say? I’ll even make it interesting with a bottle of bourbon. You die you drink”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

“Oh you’re so on.” 

[alexander-adams-blog]

“SLUMBER PARTY!!!” The baby vampire yelled as he burst into the room, his arms full of cookies and other sweets that he could only eat on a night like this when Marcus had to stay at the hospital all night. “Do you want to start with Frozen or Lion King first?”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar sitting on the ground in front of the tv looked up at her brother, “Dude Lion King’s already loaded get on my level. Pillow fort is like halfway done I need some help.”

[alexander-adams-blog]

Hiding under a make shift hide away out of a bush and some leaves, Alex was very happy here thank you very much. He had no idea where Marcus was and with the grump being even more grumpy lately he didn’t think he’d see him anytime soon. Alexander knew that the hide away wasn’t the most secure and safe but it was all he had. 

“Alex isn’t here…” His voice squeaked some. “It’s just a rabbit, carry on.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar sighed listening to her younger sibling. Going behind the bush she climbed in next to him. “ Neither is Scar come on. Hey I used to live in the woods kind of. I can figure this out.” After all she ran through the woods to get away from the rest of her family a lot as a human.

She could almost feel her heart beating like - “Alex fuck alex we have heart beats.” 

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

“Hey - Alex? I heard you. Come on it’s Scar where are you? Alex.” Her voice was low as she ducked behind a tree. She wasn’t exactly confident in the situation - but she was older than Alex and she had to at least pretend that she knew what to do.

“Come on.”

@alexander-adams

[ivankuznestov]

The Morning After || Ivar

[ivankuznestov]

Despite feeling like the world had just turned itself onto a different axis when Scarlett sat up Ivan couldn’t help but be distracted, too busy staring at her to be able to think cohesively for several moments.  But then her ring entered his vision and he shook his head, reaching up to cradle it a second later.

“Barely anything.  I remember arriving and being convinced I had to catch up with you in drinks.  And I remember at one point we were on the dance floor, I think Kai poured a shot into your mouth too.  But that’s it - total blankness after that,” he started, his grip tightening around the blanket.  “Fuck human vessels, they can’t hold their fucking alcohol.”

He released his hands then, because the tighter they twisted around the bedding the more he felt the gold band sitting on his finger.  What the fuck.  He hoped that it was just one of Sybil’s pranks; he had lived for over two thousand years without the slighest inclination of getting married - he didn’t see why that would change now.

“Text Sybil.  Ask her what the fuck happened.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar looked around trying to find her pants - where she hoped her phone would be. She wasn’t finding them. 

“God damn it where the hell are they? And I remember calling you, but after that everything’s wonky. I think I remember getting into a cab. Seriously where are my pants.” 

She flipped out with more grace then her groggy voice said she should be able to do. Luckily she always wore the other ring on her right hand.  She moved to open the bedroom door and she paused for a second.

“Ivan there on banister.” 

[augustus-leventis]

“Some advice,” he said, tossing his phone aside. “Sneaking about draws more attention to you than simply walking around. Where are you going?”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

“Yeah well I’m about five hundred percent hungover. Out probably. I need to go see if I fucked up a little or a lot. What about you?” 

[marcus-leventis-blog]

“Thank you darling, I appreciate that,” Marcus told her. He paused and leaned toward her, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “You know I feel as though I have not seen you in quite some time. Perhaps you would indulge me with a hunt.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar closed her eyes for a second at the gentle touch. She after all didn’t really feel like she deserved it much. She wasn’t ashamed that she had fallen for Ivan, she was ashamed that she hadn’t told her dad. It just wasn’t in her nature to. It would have been easy just to say yes. To slip the ring off of her finger and pretend for a second that it wasn’t the case.

But the last time she’d lied and hidden from Marcus had ended up with her almost dead. It hurt. It hurt everyone and she didn’t want to do that again. Especially not with this. She was happy. It wasn’t shame from who she was in a relationship it was that she wasn’t honest about it. 

So she bit the bullet. 

“I haven’t been here much - Dad can I talk to you. I - I did something. And it’s not bad. Like I’m okay. I just - I miss you. And I don’t want to keep avoiding it. When I was out a few nice ago - Ivan and I - well I was kind of drunk, and he was too. Just -” She raised her left hand.

“I went to the court house earlier. Apparently although I kept my last name both of us legally signed the papers.”

[marcus-leventis-blog]

“Well, good morning. Would you kindly put the milk away when you have finished? It smells as though it is already on the verge of spoiling.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar froze a little after all she’d just meant to duck in and out. It wasn’t even her milk. “Of course.” 

[ivankuznestov]

The Morning After || Ivar

[ivankuznestov]

  Ivan let go of her wrist when she had clued in to his inclination, though her shock at the sight of it didn’t do anything to help calm him - he had been hoping she would be a little more put together and have an explaination for what he was looking at.  But then again a ring wouldn’t have got on his finger, let alone hers if she knew what was happening.

He didn’t bother to answer her question, simply lifting up his own left hand and holding it near to hers, both so she could see the ring on his finger and to note that they were matching.  “Neither do I.”

It was like the image of both rings together was the final wake up call.  He hadn’t run off and done something stupid with anyone else.  No, they had been stupid together.  “I think we’re married.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scarlett rarely was shocked by her own behavior. After all she knew herself the best right? Still when she looked over at his hand it was quite clear something had happened. 

The even fucking matched. If she wasn’t having a crisis she might have laughed.

But she had no idea why she would have done this even while drunk. It wasn’t something she’d ever wanted to happen and although she’d confessed that she liked Ivan - hell said I love you she hadn’t even slept with him.

Still it was at least comforting to note that he looked as panicked as herself. 

“Holy shit. It might- be a prank? Sybil was with us last night. She’d think this was hilarious. Like there’s no way - I mean it can’t be legal can it? Wait shit what do you remember. Let’s try to figure this out.” Scar sat up in the bed trying to figure out what the hell could have happened. 

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar would like to say she wasn’t hiding, but in all actuality she needed a day or two to figure out what the hell had happened. Her head still thumped oddly in away it hadn’t for awhile. She almost missed him, but as she entered the room it was to late to slink back out. 

@augustus-leventis

[ivankuznestov]

The Morning After || Ivar

[ivankuznestov]

With his cry she had bolted upright and was obviously feeling just as bad as him as she cradled her head.  Ivan stared at her, even in his shock unable to stop his eyes roaming over her naked form.  Clearly he wasted too much time because then she was scalding him and making to settle back down.

His hand shot out though, stopping her from rolling over and going back to sleep and he managed a small shake of his head - one that wouldn’t upset it too much.  “Something ho- no, big, fucking big has happened Scar.  And I’m not talking about me,” he started, reaching over to clasp his hand around her wrist.

“Look at your finger.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar groaned as she was prevented from going back to sleep. After all there was very few things that she cared about when she was this hungover.  Still she didn’t fight him taking her wrist.

“Honestly what are you - fuck.” That’s when she spotted the second ring. She hadn’t realized it because she had always had a ring on her left hand, mostly because she was used to playing guitar and it was easier to put her day ring on that hand. But the gold band - it was new and it meant.

“Oh fuck. You don’t have one do you? God damn it.” Scar was fully awake now, although her voice was still low. “Shit I don’t remember anything about last night.” 

[ivankuznestov]

The Morning After || Ivar

Groaning as a wetness across his face dragged him back into the world of the living, Ivan squinted at the shape of Czar that was hovering by him.  The last thing he wanted was to be awake right now and already there was a pounding setting up inside his head.  He shut his eyes again, attempting to drift off, but again Czar ran his tongue over the demon.  There was a glare this time and as he shifted slightly, Ivan realised he was naked under the covers.  

Blearily he turned his head to find a sleeping Scarlett beside him, and he couldn’t stop a smile from spreading across his face.  Sure this was the first time they had slept together - or at least he presumed, and sure he didn’t actually remember it.  In fact, he didn’t remember much soon after arriving at the bar.  But the idea of it still made him happy and he wondered whether in the coming days he could coax her into doing it again sober.

Rolling onto his back he he brought his left hand up to rub at his face.  And that was when he felt it.  Something hard and cold.  Pulling the hand back he simply stared at it for a few seconds, trying to comprehend the ring he saw.  Then he was cursing, jolting up in a movement that sent his head spinning and reaching for the girl next to him.

“Fuck! Scar, wake up!”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar was her normal curled up ball sleeping like - well the dead. She idly could feel the moment of the person in the bed with her, but paid it no mind.

It wasn’t until a few moments later when someone was calling her name she fluttered her eyes open - then realizing who it was bolted up. “Shit -ah fuck.” She said holding onto her head. It was then she realized that she didn’t have any clothes on and that she had been out last night. 

“Damn it Ivan you made me think something horrible happened. Go back to sleep. Jesus Christ.” She went to throw the blankets over her. After all it wasn’t like she was a stranger to having sex with people, and to be fair they had already admitted they had feelings for each other. It really wasn’t a big deal and she refused to make it one.

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Bartholomew-The Silent Comedy,Emperor's New Clothes-Panic! At the Disco,When They Come for Me - Linkin Park, Message Man- twenty one pilots, Savages - Marina and The Diamonds, Come With Me Now - KONGOS, Gasoline - Halsey, Power - Kanye West, Control- Halsey, Remember the Name - (feat. Styles of Beyond) Fort Minor,  Up in Flames- Ruelle,This Is War- Thirty Seconds to Mars,  Somebody Told Me - The Killers,  Not Afraid - Eminem

“You can’t Live Forever, if You Don’t Act Like A God”  (x)

[ivankuznestov]

I Take You || Ivar

[ivankuznestov]

Gently he took the ring that Sybil handed him and taking Scarlett’s left hand in his he slid the ring onto her finger.  He couldn’t help but grin as he did so - it was the first time he had ever done this.  Sure, there had been vessels who were in relationships, but they had already been married when he entered it.  That or he dumped the other on their ass if he felt he was going to be there for a longer spell.

But this - this was all him and it made his heart claw its way into his throat.  He was grinning unashamedly now and it didn’t matter whether this had come about while he could barely stand.  The point was it had.

Raising the hand, he pressed the ring against his lips in a kiss, before letting it go.  “I love you Scar.”

[scar-the-vampire-blog]

Scar had never done this before. Hell she’d never stayed long enough to. It wasn’t that she hadn’t loved anyone, she had, but she was perpetually the other woman. It’s who she’d made herself to be. 

But when she saw Ivan smile she could feel a phantom heartbeat. She watched him put the ring carefully and she was stupidly grinning. It took a lot to shake the former Puritan. She rarely let people in, and she rarely showed what she felt. It just wasn’t who she was.

Still when he kissed her hand she looked up at him with a soft smile. A true one.

“I love you too, Ivan.” 

She might not realize exactly what she had done, what she had let herself get into, that would come in the morning, but for the moment she knew that she had picked the right person. She truly had.