Maia's Siren Call

[xanderxmoorex]

"Really?I guess that's one more thing we have in common," he tells her, after all, Avery was here because he knew there were people like him around, if Jesse never told him about it, he'd...well he didn't even know where he'd be, "Look, I don't doubt you can kick some ass, baby, just--I guess I'm a worrier," to be honest he always been, very protective of his friends too. "Aw, that's not crazy, Maia," he gently sqeezes her, "We all get nightmares, right? some more than others, I've been a restless sleeper, I don't think you have anything to feel crazy about, and I'm here at any time, okay? just call me or come knock on my door, it's fine," it was also not like he had a job to worry about waking early to get to either, so... and he wanted to be here for her, Avery had taken a liking on the girl pretty much since the day they met, it was the way he was and there was probably no changing it at this point. "See now, how didn't I think to come look for bandmates here? I'm sure the bears would be so fucking down, plus! that roar on a heavy metal song? A plus," Avery laughs as he jokes around with her, turly glad had found Maia to make things seem lighter. "So you figured I was something? how? I mean, I'm giving off some kind of vibe?" he was honestly just being curious about it, "I don't mind if anyone asks, but yeah, I can see how it can feel a bit--Off?" he looks over at her, he's glad to hear those words, though he still has that terrible fear of hurting someone he likes, "Thank you," Avery breaths out, "Just--I wanted you to know, because I--can't I have no control and while you don't make me angry, at all, I don't ever want to freak out on you, I'm just--so fucking scared I ever gonna hurt someone...just promise me you'll be careful and if ever I'm about to lose it around you, you'll leave, doesn't matter what kind of situation it is, leave me to get my ass kicked I don't care, I just--want you to be safe."

[sirenmaiakelly]

"I'd bet a good chunk of people come here for that reason. Sure I probably am not necessarily looking for answers here but I was curious." Maia lived a long enough life that she knew what she was doing with her siren form but once she heard about Greywood she had to admit she was curious, plus it came at a time where she was in hot water and needed a safe haven. She smiled softly at Avery, not used to someone genuinely worrying about her. "You're sweet, you know that?" Maia shrugged slightly. "Yeah well my nightmares happen pretty much every time I close my eyes. I've always had them, even as a kid." Which was a long time ago but it had only gotten worse once she turned. But it really meant a lot to her that Avery was so adamant that she didn't have to go through it alone.

"You always have to be on the look for new bandmates, you never know where the best ones are going to pop up." She laughed. "Wait a bear roar on a heavy metal song would be so cool, you absolutely need this now."

"Well first I assume everyone in this town is something. It seems the humans are the rare ones. But also you just have that vibe about you? You carry a lot of trauma with you that seems to come with supernaturals." Maia said with a small shrug, she's been around enough that she had seen her fair share to make assumptions. "But yeah I feel like it depends on each person. Personally I wouldn't be offended if anyone asks as well but I could see how some people might be." Maia's heart broke a little for him, clearly this has been weighing on Avery for a while. "I promise you won't hurt me, but there's a chance if you do lose control around me I could help calm you down. And I can't promise I am ever going to leave you in a dangerous position, you already mean too much to me to let that happen."

[rubydavenport]

"And the same to you," Ruby said warmly. There weren't many people she truly cared about, but Maia was high on that list. "Being immortal pays off sometimes," she said with a wink. She'd never bothered hiding who, or what, she was from Maia. Immortality did have its benefits, and she was happy to be able to share them with her friends. "You're obviously welcome to stay there whenever you want, by the way," Ruby added. When Maia returned, she leaned into her embrace. "I'm happy to see you, too."

It was a quick cab ride back to Ruby's house and she lead Maia into the kitchen and popped a bottle of champagne. "To us," she said, handing her friend a glass. Hopefully Maia wouldn't mind the blood mixed into her own -- Ruby hated human food or drink without. "Little update for me: I own a boutique now, John -- my... something -- is here and so is my sire's sire. Strange place," Ruby said with a sigh. "How have you been? What's happening in Greywood?"

[sirenmaiakelly]

Maia smiled warmly, there wasn't a lot of people that she trusted but Ruby was always one that she did with no hesitation. "See you think I'd learn my lesson with that but I tend to spend most of the money as soon as I can." She liked living a life of luxury when she could but it definitely made her life inconsistent. "And this is why you're my favorite person, you know that right? I just have this shitty apartment I'm renting but I'm actually trying to stay clean as much as possible." Which if Maia was to be honest she wasn't sure how long that would last but she really was trying.

Once they got to Ruby's house Maia whistled slightly as she took it all in. "You outdid yourself with this one!" She laughed and gladly took the glass of champagne and cheered with Ruby. "Oh I absolutely have to visit your boutique! And yeah I ran into John a bit ago! I should have known you would be here too." Maia laughed. "Well my ex, Liam, is here and that has proven to be nothing but awkward and confusing. But otherwise it's just been me settling in here."

[heartbreakroadx]

" Oh?" He glances her way." Did you get yourself into trouble?" It wasn't unheard of in their work field, sometimes jobs went wrong and you needed to disappear for a while sometimes forever, the siren was glad to know that at least she was safe here, there seemed to be an unspoken rule to maintain peace around town.

" A messy divorce." Eve sighs as they go back to the job at hand, those damn feathers." I had nowhere else to go and I just drove without care, somehow I ended up in this place."

[sirenmaiakelly]

Maia looked down, suddenly not being able to look them in the eyes. She nodded slightly. "Haven't gotten in this much trouble since I was turned." She did cons all her life and she liked to think she was good at them but the first time she really messed up it cost her life. So when Maia found herself in trouble again she ran, not wanting to take any chances.

She looked back up at them and frowned slightly. "I'm really sorry to hear that Eve." Even though she had been married before it never counted for her, but if it was enough to be messy for them than she knew it had to be real. "Well I'm glad you're here."

[mickey-vaughan]

"Yeah, they are," he chuckled under breath. "War it is, best game for a time like this." Jesse took a moment to give the cards a solid shuffle, making deft work of it and perhaps even appeared to be trying to impress her with it. In reality, he was putting in the work to make certain that specific cards wound up in the areas he needed them to be. It all depended on if he wanted to allow Maia the upper-hand or if he wanted it. On the one hand, if he gave himself the best cards, then he could have her in nothing but undergarments in no time. On the other, if she was given the better cards, he could lose all his clothes in record time too. Both scenarios were exactly what they wanted, so either way, it was a win-win. In the end, he decided to load her with a good portion of the best cards.

"Here's your pile," Jesse said as he cut the deck and sat half of it in front of her. "Here's mine," he continued, idly shuffling the smaller deck in his possession, obviously keeping them face-down still. "Alright, top card wins the round." The man suddenly took up the first card from his deck and slapped it, face-up, on the coffee table-- a red 3 of Hearts.

[sirenmaiakelly]

"That's what I think too. Poker takes too long and I'm going to be real I've never bothered to learn the rules of it." Maia couldn't help but laugh, sure she should have learned over the many years she was alive but she just thought it was all too confusing. War was fast and easy though and she knew it would be fun with him.

She gladly took her pile and was ready to start playing. On seeing the card she had to beat, Maia smirked knowing it was statistically in her favor. She pulled up her card, revealing an 8 of spades. "Looks like I win this round." Maia said with a shit eating grin, sitting up straighter.

[xanderxmoorex]

@sirenmaiakelly

[mayarparker-deactivated20241110]

Maya smiled, but didn't laugh. Even after over a year had passed, she had difficulty still laughing about what had happened with the second Shaw. Wearing her crooked smile though, she replied, "Well, maybe we can drink to becoming frenemies or better then."

She shrugged. Maya had spent more than her fair share in clubs and bars, trying to forget herself. "I don't know," she replied, "Usually, I'm trying to escape something in a place like this and maybe this suggests I don't have to escape anymore." Shaking her head, she added, "Sorry, I'm trying to work it out myself still. I know you're probably not interested."

[sirenmaiakelly]

"I can definitely drink to that. Nothing wrong with a nice frenemies or better situation." Maia laughed, happy to be making a friend at least. She listened to the other intently. "Well isn't that a good thing if you're not trying to escape anymore? Like it seems like it's a good problem to have." Maia quickly waved off her apologies. "Hey it's okay, I'm great at helping people with things like this."

[milvimurray]

"I am so glad that you do! I feel like a lot of people don't do that often, they should."She replied letting a small laugh escape from her lips as she spoke. "I am so glad you think so, it's not that far from here, so we can grab a bit and maybe talk a bit more, leave the scene of the crime like we saw nothing." She chuckled.

[sirenmaiakelly]

"I completely agree! It's one of my mottos in life." Okay so maybe she didn't actually have a motto she lived by but if she did this would be at the top of the list. "Yeah that sounds perfect. Plus you're right the sooner we put ourselves away from the scene the less likely they can link it back to us." Maia laughed happy to joke around like this.

[marsdenlee]

"Sweet," Mars grinned while gently pushing the shopping cart forward and backward like he would have done to Maria Elena's stroller when she was younger, "When? Now? Cuz I'm starving," he leaned forward to prod his finger against his daughter's side, earning him a giggle, "Are ya starving? Dis a hungry baby?" He didn't adopt a baby voice when speaking to his daughter but his deep baritone did soften when speaking to her. "Put yer hands up if yer hungry..." he poked Maria Elena's side again and she giggled louder, raising both of her hands as she smiled brightly, clearly feeling less shy about there being a stranger present now that food was going to be involved. "There it is, baby is hungry," Mars confirmed with a nod and a raise of his own hand. He landed his eyes on Maia expectantly.

[sirenmaiakelly]

She smiled slightly when she saw Mars interact with his daughter. Maia thought it was sweet seeing this side of him. She raised her hand, knowing better than to not continue a bit that a toddler wants. "I can definitely go for something now! What's your favorite food?" Maia asked as she looked at Maria Elena, hoping to get an answer even if she was a stranger.

[smoothwhiskeymicah]

Micah pulled his flannel shirt off, leaving him in a tank top and draped it over the car door before he moved around the front and opened the hood once Maia released it. He leaned over the hood, scanning his eyes over everything. "Rust isn't a good thing to have, it will eat away at the paint." Micah grunted out as he leaned back before he reached out to check the oil. He lift his shirt up a little as he wiped the dip stick on his shirt before he looked at it again. "Oil seems good."

Micah leaned up, resting his hands on the hood of the car as he looked over at Maia. "Well whoever you brought it off, looked after the truck rather well." Micah said as he dropped the hood back down before he moved around the cab and grabbed his shirt wiping his hands. "Apart from the rust, it's in good condition."

[sirenmaiakelly]

Maia couldn't help but watch his every move after he took his flannel shirt off. Sure he was attractive, it wasn't hard to see that, but she also just liked watching how much he knew about what he was doing. It was clear he was knowledgable about it. "Oh... I didn't know that it spreads but I guess that makes sense." Maia hummed slightly before leaning against the car slightly watching him more.

"Yeah?" Maia said excitedly. Honestly she was assuming it was going to be a hunk of junk so she was pleasantly surprised that it was actually good. "Wow I really did not expect that but I will gladly take it. Thank you so much!"

[sirenmaiakelly]

Closed starter for @jesse-cowen Location: Jesse's place

It had been a few days since Jesse had left Maia on read and frankly she didn't know what she did wrong. She knew he wasn't feeling well and was hoping maybe that was just it, but they were texting fairly consistently up to that point that she was looking over the messages to try to see what exactly she did to mess it up. But she meant what she said that she wanted to help Jesse out if he wasn't feeling well so she figured it was a good enough excuse to go and check up on him.

When she was at his door, Maia started to have sudden doubts of just showing up with no notice. So she knocked loud enough to hopefully scare away her thoughts and when he answered she tried to give him a big smile. "Hey! I just wanted to see how you were doing, haven't heard from you in a bit."

[sirenmaiakelly]

30. would your muse ever be in an open/non-exclusive relationship? would it make them insecure, or would they be open to trying it?

She would be insecure but she would try it? It might not go over as well because of her own insecurities about herself and what she feels others think of her. But she would never be the one to ask for an open relationship.

[sirenmaiakelly]

13, 14, 27.

13. what traits does your muse value in a romantic partner?

Trust, 100%. If Maia can't trust you it won't work out. Extra points if you're able to see her better than she sees herself.

14. what traits does your muse want to avoid when it comes to choosing a romantic partner?

Honestly there's not much that Maia avoids, she knows she's full of red flags and most of her romance is not long term and she knows this. Hell, sometimes her partners never even knew her real name.

27. is your muse more confident or shy when it comes to approaching someone they like?

It depends. If she's just looking for a warm body at night she is very confident in approaching. But once she realizes she actually has feelings for someone it's like a switch is flipped and she is very shy and doesn't know how to act because she's not used to it.

[xanderxmoorex]

"I'll make sure to work on my ninja skills anyway" he jokes. "I mean fair, but you know how this town is right? I mean I know you're new and all but you've heard it?" he asks, it seemed like Greywoods was far from being a secret superatural place, everyone in town seem to know even the new people, "The woods are dangrous," he insisted, "I'm sorry, that sucks," Avery places his free arm around her shoulders, "Next time why don't you call me? I don't get much sleep anyway," he shrugs, it was true, the wolf would make him restless, it was hard to rest when it was so all over the place. "I does, that's what makes you special," Ave jokes smiling at her. "Ah! so that's why that one early was eyeing me so weirdly, it wanted my guitar!" Avery jokes along with her letting out a laugh. As they reach the place he's been hanging around, he points to his discarded jacket on the floor where he was sitting on, "You can sit on it if you don't want to get dirt on you," he says,"Yes, thank you" Avery squeezes her hand before letting it go so she could sit. "I ties in with this city being dangerous, I--you're my friend and I don't want you in any danger, so I need to be honest with you. I'm... I'm part of that danger."

He reaches over the bottle for her, "I'm not trying to be edgy or the bad boy romantic lead, far from it," he shakes his head, "Before I come here, something happened, I become something...And I still don't know how to deal with it-" he sighs pushing the hair away from his face, "Werewolf," he tells her, "I don't know if that's crazy to you or you know about all this supernatural shit, but yeah. I'm a werewolf, what they call a puppy, which means I'm lacking control. I think you should know," he looks down he wasn't sure how she's going to react to all this, but he wouldn't balme her if she left running, "I won't be offended if you--chose to stop haning out with me. I undestand..."

[sirenmaiakelly]

"Always good to have no matter the situation." Maia laughed. "Of course I know about the town, that's what made me come here. Honestly I could handle anything in the woods, I've dealt with much worse probably." She said softly, not wanting him to feel bad for asking. A smile quickly formed when he put his arm around her. It was comforting and it was nice to know she wasn't alone. "Next time I will. Honestly I always just feel crazy anytime I tell someone about it." It was hard for Maia to open up to others but it was nice that he understood some of it.

"Exactly! Thank god you didn't have a banjo or you would have been fucked." Maia joked before sitting down on the jacket. She listened carefully to what he had to tell her, clearly it was bothering Avery a bit and she wanted to be serious for him. Maia nodded slightly with the confirmation that he was a werewolf. "I was trying to think of what you were. Don't know how polite it is to just straight up ask people here." Maia said with a small shrug. "Avery I'm not going to stop hanging out with you for something like that. It doesn't matter to me and you aren't the first new werewolf I've met. Far from it."

[mickey-vaughan]

"Oh, I've got a few ideas, we'll see how you feel about them." Of course he would let Maia decide, though he was personally leaning more towards War. It was simple and easy, and would lead to things happening faster than games of poker. Either way, Jesse felt fairly assured everything would work out in his favor, as these were special cards. The ones he and a couple other unnamed individuals liked to use to make the odds in their favor. Jesse won often at cards and it certainly wasn't because he was a good card player. He was pretty efficient with the cards themselves, though. "Perfect, I walked. Let's get out of here," he said then, head tilting in way of the door as he shrugged on his jacket and pocketed the cards, before he led the way out.

-time jump-

"Damn thing sticks sometimes-" When the door wouldn't open, Jesse gave the knob a vicious turn and threw his shoulder in against it. This action caused the door to grudgingly knock loose and open inward, the man walked forward and standing out of Maia's way until she was fully inside to shut it after her. "Make yourself comfortable," he offered then, not too concerned if she cared that it was just some shitty studio that had definitely seen better years. Last time the landlord did any sort of renovations in there was probably before Jesse was born, he figured. But it was cheap, and surprisingly, clean. Now this could be because the man spent a good portion of his time at work, often falling asleep there, too. That crappy trailer was way more of a cluttered mess of equal parts random papers and trash, and there just seemed to be smudges of oil and other unidentifiable substances everywhere. Here, though, the small coffee table had a tiny pile of papers and there were a couple of pillows and one cheap fleece blanket laying on what appeared to be the chaise part of a sectional sofa that was obviously used simultaneously as his couch, and sleeping area. There was an older model TV, and a dresser that served more as a dirty clothes rack. And, in the corner of the room, were three big dufflebags in varying states of open and zipped though clearly filled with belongings. Other than that, there wasn't much else to the apartment at all, for someone who'd been living there for the past year already. Nothing to decorate the walls or any personal modifications. Plain and simple, even the compact kitchen was devoid of the typical kitchenware.

"I'll get us something to drink." Jesse disappeared into the kitchen area. A couple of cabinets opened and closed, then the sound of the fridge door, some clinks. He emerged carrying two glasses of a clear liquid with a few ice cubes in each, taking a spot on the sectional and resting her glass on the coffee table before her. Jesse took a healthy swallow, because actually, he was pretty thirsty. It was water, just plain old water. Did he have beer and liquor? Sure, but they just came from the bar after already drinking however much they've had. At this point, it was better to get some water in their systems and anyway, he would much rather have a Maia that was fully in charge of her functions and decision-making. "So, I'll leave it to you," Jesse said, taking the pack of cards from his pocket. "We could play poker... War... Go Fish," he smirked a bit to himself. "And I'm sure you can figure out the stakes." Hazel eyes looked her way. "An article of clothing for each loss?"

[sirenmaiakelly]

Maia raised her brows in curiosity and excitement about the ideas he had. She gladly walked out with him, following him to his place. When the two of them reached the door she couldn't help but laugh slightly at Jesse trying to get it open. "Hey it's okay, you should see my door. It does that practically every time I try to get in, I swear it hates me." Once the two of them were inside she looked around the place, knowing full well that you could judge a lot from a person. In truth his place seemed a lot like her own. She tended to not have many personal items and even if she planned on staying here a while she wasn't sure how much it would make a difference.

She looked back at Jesse when he came in with drinks for them and took his lead to sit on the couch. Maia took a sip, noting that it was water, it made sense to her so she didn't complain. She considered the options. "I assumed the clothes were the stakes. But let's go with war, I haven't played that in years." In truth she thought it would be the fastest to their end goal together.

[goldenretriever-werewolfwarrior]

Tyler flicked his eyes up to Maia, smiling softly as he leaned back. He pushed Maia's shirt up more, before he finally pulled it off and tossed it to the side. "Better?" Tyler questioned as he moved his hands, wrapped his arms around Maia, as he ran his fingers slowly over the of her bra, as he leaned forward again as pressed kisses down her chest. Tyler stopped and hover the top of her right breast for a moment, before he moved his hand and undid her bra. He moved his right hand, and pushed the strap down on her right shoulder slowly as he moved his head and followed the strap down her arm with small kisses. Tyler flicked his eyes to Maia for a moment before he finally pulled the bra away complete before he moved his head and ran his tongue over her nipple slowly, almost teasing her as he moved his left hand and ran his fingers over her other breast. His right hand, moved back to her hip, gripping it gently as he held her still.

[sirenmaiakelly]

"Much better." Maia grinned as soon as she was free of her shirt and bra. Her fingers were tangled in his hair, giving kisses along his neck as he was paying special attention to her chest. Tyler's tongue over her nipple sent shivers over her body and her hips jutted down against him instinctively. Soon she was being held still and it made her whine lightly, starting to get a little crazy from the teasing.

[justjohnbeckett]

"Not for a siren, I suppose." The physiology wasn't nearly as interesting as the anatomy. Well, hers if John was being particular—Maia was an interesting person all around.

Toeing off his shoes, he left them, his shirt, and his pants in a messy pile on the dock. Greywood's little 'sea' was deserted but not private, so he would play it safe. Sufficiently undressed, John strode to the edge of the dock and jumped, landing in the water with a big splash. He surfaced and swam closer to Maia. They were still in the shallows at the moment and able to skim the lake floor with their feet. The town hadn't found the depth of it yet to John's knowledge. He wondered if they ever manage it.

"Haven't seen you in a while," said John, squinting as the low-lying sun left her as a silhouette and haloed at the edges. "Catch me up. Did Monarch's deal with an infestation as bad as mine?" He imagined the dancers trying to perform with dog-sized arachnids scampering about. "My golfers took down a fly like it was a rabid moose."

[sirenmaiakelly]

"Exactly! I'd spend all day in the water if I could." Maia laughed knowing full well that has been done many times in her lifetime.

"We haven't. Lame to say but I missed you." Maia grinned as soon as John got into the water with her and she closed the space between them as well. She always felt better in any water but especially here with John. "We had a bit but it wasn't too bad. Luckily people still kept coming in but it definitely put a damper on everyone's performance." Maia laughed before shrugging. "My home wasn't too bad, had some in the beginning but someone helped me get rid of them and keep them away. So that was pretty nice to at least have that safe space."

[noahsresources]

romance & relationship headcanons!

i know this topic is a bit overdone, but i wanted to make a more sfw romance & relationship headcanon meme! most if not all of these questions are related to romance and topics that may arise within romantic relationships, but without explicit nsfw topics!

1. what is your muse's sexual/romantic orientation? 2. has your muse been mainly attracted to masculinity, femininity, androgyny, or an even split (between two, many, or all of the options specified)? 3. has your muse been mainly attracted to men, women, non-binary people, another identity not specified, or an even split (between two, many, or all of the options specified)? 4. does your muse find any specific features particularly attractive? 5. what is your muse's ideal first date? 6. would your muse kiss on the first date? 7. where is your muse most sensitive? 8. is your muse a good kisser? are they experienced or inexperienced? 9. is your muse monogamous or polyamorous? would they be interested in a polyamorous relationship? 10. has your muse ever been cheated on? would they ever cheat on their partner(s)? 11. how comfortable is your muse with their appearance and their body? 12. does your muse get flustered easily? how would they typically react to compliments from someone they are interested in/dating? 13. what traits does your muse value in a romantic partner? 14. what traits does your muse want to avoid when it comes to choosing a romantic partner? 15. how does your muse feel about valentine's day? 16. what is/are your muse's love language(s)? 17. what are some of the signs that your muse shows their care/love without saying they love/care about their partner? 18. how does your muse feel about marriage? would they ever want to get married? 19. how many serious relationships has your muse been in? are they experienced or inexperienced when it comes to dating? 20. how does your muse feel about public displays of affection? would they engage in them? 21. is your muse more flirtatious or shy, or does it depend on the context? 22. does your muse tend to take on a more dominant or submissive role in the relationship, or does it vary based on circumstance? 23. would your muse be good at recognizing their partner's needs right away, or would it take some time? 24. is your muse proactive in communication with their partner(s), or is this something they need to work on? 25. does love and romance mean a lot to your muse? do they seek it constantly or let it come when it does? 26. is your muse more likely to be loud and proud about being in a relationship, or are they more quiet about it at first and open up about it over time? 27. is your muse more confident or shy when it comes to approaching someone they like? 28. would it bother your muse if they had differing interests from their partner(s), or would they delight in it? 29. how important is having (a) physically attractive partner(s) to your muse? 30. would your muse ever be in an open/non-exclusive relationship? would it make them insecure, or would they be open to trying it? 31. does your muse develop crushes easily? would they be open about it to a friend or keep it to themselves? 32. does your muse have an ideal "type"?

[sirenmaiakelly]

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