Shadows are more than darkness

I am Seline Skydancer. If you are wise, you will not cross me. An independent OC account written by Mids. Mutuals only. All images are not mine unless said otherwise. Sidebar image belongs to James-T-Anthony

[silenceandshadow]

Seline is now over at oodlesofstrudelnoodles

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luciferian-drama​: 

Devil lifted his menu, amber eyes peering in a squint over his sunglasses to read it over. “I think she’s at the age where she recognizes an armed escort,” he said carefully.

“She probably resents it. What teenage girl wouldn’t, if she’s trying to live a normal life? No privacy. I imagine you and I are the compromise, and what she doesn’t know won’t kill her. …Will protect her, in fact.”

“I’ve known our friend Great White for a long time; awful man, but loves his kid. We’ve been in and out of business for years now.”

Seline hadn’t had much interaction with anybody in the Americas having based her entire life in Europe. Even her hire with Great White had been through one of her previous contacts. It was flattering that he would go so far to come for her, regardless of the job. Only the best for his daughter from the sounds of it.

“We all have our weak points do we not? Or perhaps it is that we all have what is precious to us, even the worst.” It might not be a person, but a possession or a feeling or position, but everything had something they didn’t want to lose. She smiled again, dark eyes turning up at the corners, her head cocked. “Would you not agree?”

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luciferian-drama​: 

“By my own estimation I’m entirely reasonable. If I can’t get along with myself I probably run a bad business.” He was grinning. Something about her smile– and the teeth that showed beneath it– was a bit magnetic. Alluring maybe, in how different it was.

Maybe Devil just wasn’t ready to admit that he got excited in seeing someone else who wasn’t quite normal. But before he went on, his head tilted.

“Would you like breakfast? I was about to order. We have a good view from here and I’m seeing at least an hour before her class lets out…”

“I won’t say no.”  Seline answered with a chuckle.  Regardless of whatever other faults she had heard whispered or that his own comments had suggested at, he was charming.  It was a charm that could be make this job more than just a job, but it could also make things more dangerous. 

She had learned that dropping your guard too far only allowed you to be a better target to be used. 

“Nothing is likely to occur why she is among her classmates.”  A quick request brought a menu over so that she could peruse the selections and make her own order.  “It is curious that Great White wanted to hire two individuals rather than an already organized company.” 

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// stuck on short term disability for the time being. Feel free to hit me up for something! I hope all of you are staying safe and happy.

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💋 — kissing

💄 — makeup

👾 — video games

🎵 — singing

💃 — dancing

🎹 — playing an instrument

🌷 — taking care of living things

🌲 — surviving in the wilderness

👊 — fighting

😇 — following rules

🍳 — cooking

🍼 — taking care of children

🎁 — giving presents to others

🎉 — hosting parties

💌 — romance/flirting

🎨 — art

🍀 — luck

⚽️  — sports

🏊 — swimming

🚗 — driving

🔮 — magic

🔎 — investigating

🔫 — long range weapons

💣 — explosives

🔪 — melee weapons

🔬 — scientific pursuits

🚿 — hygiene

💰 — finance

🌍 — knowledge of the world

👻 — communing with the paranormal

📚 — reading

🔧 — engineering/mechanics

⌛️ — time management

📥 — organization

🍺 — alcohol tolerance

🚴 — riding a bike

🎭 — performance art/acting

⚓️ — sailing

➗ — mathematics

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silenceandshadow​:

“You’d think.” She laid her head back down. “You can stop looking like I’m going to eat you. Because I’m not, regardless of reputation.”

A clearing of his throat.  “…just how long have you lived here?  I would’ve thought Corona would notice a dragon in their woods…”

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“Only if I wished to be seen.” She raised her head again to look down on him and snorted again. “You were loud enough for me to want to tell you to pipe down.” The dragon cocked her head. “And I doubt you would pay attention to a voice whispered from the shadows.”

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silenceandshadow​:

“Aye, I remember hearing you.” His voice carried. “Along with much of the castle guard as I recall. They’re even louder than you.”

He gulped.  “Uh yeah, right?  You’d think they’d tune it down if they wanted to sneak up on me.” Distraction tactics are a-go.

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“You’d think.” She laid her head back down. “You can stop looking like I’m going to eat you. Because I’m not, regardless of reputation.”

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silenceandshadow​:

She snorted at him, hot breath ruffling his clothes. “It’s hard enough getting a nap in this place without the likes of you shouting as if the whole forest went deaf.”

He took a deep breath, very carefully putting distance between them.  “…okay to my credit, I’ve made a lot of noise in this forest before and never once saw you.”

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“Aye, I remember hearing you.” His voice carried. “Along with much of the castle guard as I recall. They’re even louder than you.”

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@igotacastle

Once again Eugene’s shenanigans have resulted in trouble; this time with him ending up nose to nose with a giant winged lizard.

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You yell in frustration in a forest once and suddenly you’re being attacked for it.

Well, it wasn’t attacking him.  Yet.  “...nice dragon?”

[silenceandshadow]

She snorted at him, hot breath ruffling his clothes. “It’s hard enough getting a nap in this place without the likes of you shouting as if the whole forest went deaf.”

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@igotacastle

Once again Eugene’s shenanigans have resulted in trouble; this time with him ending up nose to nose with a giant winged lizard.

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luciferian-drama​: 

His handshake was light and easy, self-assured. “I’m hardly expecting this to be a tough job, but I guess that’s kudo’s to Great White for hiring double for his little girl.”

Devil shrugged– he knew jack shit about parenting, but understood this was walking a fine line between over-prepared and smothering. Not his call, though.

“I’ll try not to be too much of a handful for you.”

A hint of her usually hidden fangs peaked through the amused smile at his reassurance. Something about that statement told he was often seen as difficult by a number of others. 

“Difficult are you?” Her tone was almost teasing, for all that her attention returned to spotting any potential threat.  Still quiet but it wouldn’t be until the girl got out of class that something was likely to come up. 

“By your own estimation or by that of those around you?”  

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luciferian-drama​:  

“Seems fairly self-explanatory.”

Off on the right foot– that was good enough for him. Usually he dealt with too many egos to get a word in, and usually they ended up dead. A feminine touch, maybe. Or she was just smart enough to play her hand well. “I’ve got my eyes where they ought to be. I know what I’m doing.”

Devil gave a gentle smile and leaned further into his seat. “Interesting accent. Where are you from?” 

Seline had no reason to argue with someone she was supposed to be working with.  Unless her life or the job was at stake she was usually willing to ignore the ego trips some people felt the need for.  So far it didn’t look like she needed to this time around. 

Thank the heavens that was the case.  The few times she had been required to work with others she had been on the receiving end of some rather misogynistic behavior, one time of which ended up with a death and a failure.  The death of the man she didn’t care about.  The failure of the task she was hired for still rankled.

“Eastern Europe.” She answered.  No need to lie about that even if her accent had faded somewhat over the years.  There were times when she slipped and the word she wanted in another language failed her.  “In the mountains.”  She looked him over again, appraisingly.  “You would be from England, yes?” 

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luciferian-drama​: 

Codenames were easier, Devil had learned over his many years at work. Easier to meet people, easier to keep his distance, easier to file taxes appropriately. Amber eyes wandered over her, taking note of the claws, the dark hair, the marble pallor to her skin. Sizing her up, checking her out, it was all the same to him.

Sunglasses hid it alright, though. “In the flesh.”

A gloved hand finally reached out, an offer to take hers in a gentle grip. “Pleasure to meet you. Let it be known I don’t usually work security with a second detail, but… at least you’re easy on the eyes.”

An eyebrow rose as he offered her his hand.  Not so much the gesture as much as the flirtation.  Not that she was offended by it as evidenced by the fact that she took his hand.  It wouldn’t have been the first time. 

She smiled again, obviously amused rather than irritated.  “Unfortunately for you I’m not the one you are supposed to be looking at.” She once again turned her gaze to the outside, casting about for any possible threats.  Still clear.  Good. 

“I suppose we had best learn to work together.  I do not often work with another either.  It is often easier to operate alone except in situations where one must be in two places at once.” 

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luciferian-drama​: 

Devil didn’t move much save for a polite, cloying smile up at her. He sipped his coffee, and finally lifted a gloved hand to push his glasses down. “Good morning. A little early for my tastes, but work is work.”

“You look like you’re working too. Skydancer, is it?” He lifted a hand to tip his hat at her. “Howdy.” 

A clawed hand gently wrapped around the cup to lift it to her lips.  Fortunately, for the most part, most people in the modern world simply saw them as fake nails rather than the deadly weapons they actually were.  She was odd, but not a notable odd.

 “I will have to agree with you about the earliness.” She inclined her head in return to his greeting and confirmation as to her identity.  “I prefer to do much of my work when the sun isn’t quite so high in the sky.”  

Another sip and a smile.  Her voice remained soft, but pitched so only he could hear clearly without seeming to be secretive. “You would be Devil, yes?”  She didn’t blink twice at the name.  Names could be switched if the need arose, something she knew well. 

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@silenceandshadow.

Security detail was a more common job for him, though it wasn’t often it was so subtle. The poor girl didn’t even know she was being protected from where she sat in her college classroom. Devil sipped his coffee at the sidewalk cafe’ across from campus, a hat only barely covering his horns and his tail tucked away. The sunglasses hid amber eyes as well as the redness of a hangover he was nursing away.

He’d gone with a cowboy hat this time. Yee haw. 

Still he peered from over the lip of those glasses at the woman seated not too far away, and casually pushed the other chair at his table out with a foot. An invitation.

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Seline had been told that this wouldn’t be a solo task, something that, despite her usual solitary nature, was a welcomed one.  At very least she wouldn’t have to be in two places at the same time which was always a tricky situation to be in.  

The subtle invitation from the man not sitting too far from her told her enough and, well, she though she saw something hidden under the shadow of the hat perched on his head.  Not much but just a hint that said he was more than what he appeared to be.   

She eased her way over casually to take the seat he had pushed out for her. Nobody would look twice at someone who moved as confident as she did, as if he was a friend she had only just noticed.  Hide in plain sight, give no one any reason to simply stare.

“Good morning.” She had just sat herself down when the waitress brought her tea to her.  A small smile glinted in her black eyes.  “Thank you for saving me a seat.” 

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Seline has never really said much about her past life before taking up as a mercenary.  Born in a small farming village in the Carpathian mountains to an older couple, her peculiar attributes had her labeled more monster than human by her more superstitious neighbors.  

Still those same ‘defects’ helped defend their town against the predators that would descend on the livestock pens or against bandits intent on a quick profit.  As she grew older however, it was made clear to her that this wasn’t going to be a place where she would be welcome as anything but a superior guard dog that could communicate better than any of the other mongrels that watched the flocks. 

So when her elderly parents died, she packed up and left without a glance back.   Life in the wider world was difficult.  Her animal-like mutations weren’t entirely hidden, nor were they regarded with anything resembling acceptance; Seline knew that she would struggle regardless of where she went until she managed to learn how to hide in plain sight. 

So, she turned to being hired for what she could do.  If she couldn’t help the claws or the superior senses then she would make every effort to get paid for what she did.  

Subtle and lethal when required, she earned herself a reputation of being able to deal with almost anything without calling attention to herself.  It was that reputation that had her traveling all over Europe, word of mouth recommending her to those that needed the talents of someone so discrete.