Forever Unchanging

Lee Young 

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Ace ⋮

And  despite  all  the  drama  happening,  nobody  was  doing  anything  about  it.  Death,  destruction  —  the  Queen  laid  back  and  apparently  enjoyed  not  being  alone  in  her  realm.  What  a  waste  of  resources.  He  sighed.  “Thought  you  would  agree.  Many  do,  but  no  one  wants  to  admit  it.  Such  a  shame.”  he  grinned  at  the  other,  and  shrugged  “for  me  personally…  I  can  deal  without  it.  But  I  can  imagine  how  bad  it  would  be  for  some  others.  Nothing  that  is  happening  here  seems  to  be  thought  out  well,  in  any  way.”  To  some  others  it    belonged  to  their  nature,  to  the  creature  they  were.  It  was  in  their  blood,  they  needed  the  hunt.  Ace  knew  many  werewolves  like  those,  yet  vampires,  for  example.  The  following  did  raise  curiosity,  he  turned  his  head  over  to  the  other.  “That  sounds  like  a  wonderful  idea.  I  need  to  meet  some  of  those  people,”  sitting  around  and  waiting  for  something  to  happen  was  not  really  in  his  interest.

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❝ Some you just have to coax in the right way. Or just dispense with the ‘what ifs” and just ask, ❞ what was the worst that could happen. They say no and you move on. There were some that needed a little persuasion. There were also some that would happily take you there and then. ❝ It’s caused some friction. Preferably we prefer to drink from humanoid species. Wildlife satiates the hunger but it doesn’t taste as good. There is also the issue that both angelic blood and demonic blood is addictive. So imagine if you are a newborn and come in here unsure of anything or what you can even drink from. That happened and they almost starved themselves. Which still boils my blood a bit thinking about it. The queen has apologised for that at least, ❞ he would give her that much. ❝ I can give you a few names, Seo-Yeon, the horseman of war is not happy her ring has been taken from under her nose and a fellow horseman killed. Any desires on inciting war however will usually excite her. I know she has been very frustrated since she arrived here. Matthew I have a feeling is not a fan of the situation either, ❞ his questions angling at the queen gave him a distinct feeling he was seeking something specific. ❝ Genevieve I don’t think is too impressed with our hosts. She did also wreck some chaos during the French Revolution. Fiery as well, ❞ he commented which reminded him of Yue. Better to call him by his surname since he was a stickler for keeping conversations formal until he feels comfortable around someone. ❝ Xie, a friend of mine has been looking for a way out but not having much luck. With the right persuasion he might be willing to help, and myself. I am sick of this farce, ❞ he told him. ❝ I unfortunately have not interacted with too many, been rather busy with trying to build a blood bank before all hell breaks loose, ❞ he confessed.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Kai ⋮

He  knew  Young  could  look  after  himself.  It  was  more  the  consequence  of  what  would  happen  should  he  start  poking  about.  There  was  a  lot  he  didn’t  know  about  Matthew  and  in  the  unknown  lurked  dangers  that  he  should  know  about  before  engaging  him.  He  just  wondered  if  others  would  have  the  patience  to  let  him  figure  that  out  before  missing  the  old  him  and  try  to  get  him  back.  He  had  to  play  this  close  to  his  chest  and  only  let  those  know  who  need  to  know.  The  ones  that  are  not  likely  to  go  running  to  him  or  try  their  own  thing.  “I’ll  let  you  know  the  answers  as  soon  as  I  am  ready,”  not  mentally  as  in  there  was  an  almost  foolproof  plan  in  place.  

“A  cost  that  was  forced  on  me,  but  yeah,”  he  reminded  him.  Not  like  his  humanity  would  do  much  good  in  this  environment.  What  was  he  going  to  do.  Console  everyone  and  live  in  fear?  He  wouldn’t  be  happy  that  was  for  sure.  So  why  not  be  nothing  for  a  while.  “It  wasn’t  for  fun,  no.  I  was  in  agony  and  suffocating  fear.  The  kind  that  breaks  minds,”  so  it  was  only  natural  for  him  to  step  out.  So  he  can  live  and  eventually  be  free  of  that  fear  that  felt  so  suffocating.  To  feel  safe.  “Good  move,”  he  smirked.  “Alright  I’m  in,”  not  like  the  original  was  planning  to  kill  him.

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Young nodded, “I hope you will.” He did want to help and he was hoping he was not the only one that was willing to help the young vampire. He did also worry about how those close him were reacting to him switching off his humanity. It was never just the vampire themselves that can be affected by the lack of humanity. Those close to Kai might be taking this fairly hard and he won’t have the sympathy or desire to care about that. He was also worried that some may jump the gun and decide to deal with him. A vampire with no humanity was not a good thing to keep around for too long.

“What actually happened?” He asked. If he was secretive about who had done it he may not be willing to divulge much on the actual incident either. It sounded bed what ever it was. “Stupid question, have you mentioned to any of the fae guards what happened?” He wondered what they would do to help if anything. Hard to say but he was thinking with everything going on they would view this as low priority. He crossed his arms in thought. Would the shadowhunters view Kai as a threat and liability and so killed? They were not so great when it came to downworlder resolution. Don’t get involved was one of their mantras. He just hoped that their own issue of having their capital city destroyed would distract them. If Kai did do anything that was outside the rules he can’t help him. Though he did at least seem smart enough to realise that. It still made Young worry. Most of that worry came from his own experience. “Good, I‘m sure you’ll have fun,” maybe get him hooked on adrenaline seeking.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Seo-Yeon ⋮

“It  would,  but  to  be  honest  either  way  the  outcome  is  beyond  her,  but  she  is  still  involved.  I  think  I  still  want  to  go  with  my  original  plan  to  kidnap  her  to  get  information.  This  time  for  myself.  Problem  is  she  always  has  some  kind  of  entourage  following  her.  I’m  war  not  someone  who  can  easily  stealth  her  way  into  kidnapping  a  queen.  I  make  things  explode  and  fights  break  out,  but  I  can’t  sit  idly  for  much  longer.  I’ll  try  the  warlock  tactic  and  if  that’s  a  dead  end  perhaps  go  back  to  the  original  plan,”  she  finally  confessed  about  her  original  plan  and  she  wondered  how  Young  would  take  that.  This  was  personal.  A  colleague  down  and  the  rings  missing.  She  was  the  only  horseman  here  so  she  needed  to  get  something  done.  “Well  from  the  looks  of  things  it’s  going  to  get  worse.  At  least  it  won’t  be  dull  anymore,”  she  scoffed.  “But  at  least  you’re  with  me  nae  sarang,”  she  replied  back.

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When Seo-Yeon mentioned about her original plan Young frowned in confusion. He kind of wished she had brought this up sooner that she was planning it. Even if she didn’t go through with it. ❝ Wait when were you going to originally kidnap her? ❞ He asked. His voice was calm but he was annoyed. He wondered what else she kept from him? She was her own being and he did respect that but he would like to be in the know at least. ❝ Is there anything else you have kept from me? ❞ He asked gently. He was not looking for a fight on this. The realm was too small for a falling out. ❝ It probably will but then everything as the potential to get worse, ❞ his hands were full still and now he has a newborn with no humanity to keep an eye out for. ❝ Careful what you wish for, ❞ he shrugged. He loved hearing those words, and he couldn’t help but pull her in for a kiss.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Adrian ⋮

Adrian  was  proud  of  himself,  for  being  able  to  do  what  he  just  did.  The  idea  of  forgiveness  was  far  away  from  him  usually,  but  in  more  recent  years  he  had  reflected  a  lot  about  his  life  and  discovered  that  he  was  holding  grudges  way  too  dear.  Unfortunately,  that  was  how  he  lost  people  he  loved,  and  unfortunately,  that  had  made  him  lonely.  It  also  led  him  to  discover  that  he  was  far  from  perfect  himself.  A  not  so  shocking  revelation,  but  he  really  needed  a  bit  of  time  away  for  himself  to  work  things  out.  “Oh,  we’re  not  going  to  kiss,”  he  made  sure  to  point  out,  despite  Young’s  lips  looking  quite  inviting  enough.  That  much  of  a  grudge  he  needed  to  keep  to  be  true  to  himself.  Maybe  one  day.  Maybe…  right  now,  Adrian  needed  to  shake  these  things  from  his  head,  or  the  temptation  would  get  too  big  to  actually  truly  kiss  and  just  make  up,  if  at  least  only  for  the  moment.  Grateful  for  the  topic  change,  he  shrugged  lightly,  “Depends  on  what  time  frame  you  ask.  It  has  been  very  long  since  we  last  met,  if  I  started  from  the  beginning  we  wouldn’t  finish  in  three  months.”  he  told  him,  “but  recently…  not  much,  really.  Working  on  my  magic.  What  about  you?”

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Young couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed at Adrians quick dismissal of them kissing. He did expect it though. Perhaps he can tease it out of him when the bridge was properly mended. He was just happy for his company more if truth be told. He can get his kisses from someone else now. ❝ No kiss, okay, ❞ he confirmed after a moment and couldn’t help but let a small amount of amusement slip into his voice. That was the thing with being as some would put it ‘old as fuck’ or more recently ‘old af’. ❝ I was going for more recent, though I am curious how your pirating career went. More recently before I was rudely pulled into here I was running a blood bank and research company. ❞ It did profit so strictly speaking it was a company, though some of the research was done under a charity heading. ❝ Keeping somewhat involved in vampire politics. Though that’s kind of evolved into something I am happy to only play a loose part in, ❞ it meant more time for his research. Which he could easily spend days on end rolling into months.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Darcy ⋮

DARCY WAS RELIEVED  young accepted her soft refusal without a fuss ;  the witch had little problem with the general premise, as long as it was on her  own terms ,  so  —  but the  magical  aspects  of the whole thing were definitely more her forte, and with his support in getting the needed materials, everything should be worked out with little enough problems.  “ don’t worry about it, ”  she said with a shrug. after all, even if he wasn’t paying  handsomely  for her help, she did have a vested interest in keeping the general  climate  of the realm as amiable as possible. while she knew the situation would hardly hold indefinitely and realized that the majority of people wanted to  ( and should )  be able to  get out  again, she supposed that her own ability to  stay here  would depend on how  well  this whole experiment would go in the meantime  …  and a horde of hungry vampires going rogue certainly wouldn’t be much help to anyone. much as it irked her at times to have to avoid all urged for chaos, it meant  best behavior  from her, too  —  which, with  distractions  through cases like these, was achievable easily enough, at least.  “ all good, ”  she replied to young’s last gesture with a smile, likewise getting up to walk him to the door.  “ thanks for the commission ;  it’s going to be a  fun challenge  to work on something like this. ”  definitely an upgrade from the more  timid  requests she usually received here on a daily basis.  “ if you’ve ever got something else you need help with for your  projects ,  do let me know. i’d be  stoked. ”

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He could sense the relief. He never was one to push unless he sense there was a reason behind the reluctance he can help with. Gentle persuasion was fine but coercion wasn’t. Permission was a very big deal for him. He just wanted to make sure his kind were looked after so that if they did act out it was on themselves. If there were to be agreements he needed to be trusted and not shown to be the monster some make out their species to be. It was good to see that Darcy was enthusiastic about the job. ❝ I expect it will be, ❞ he replied with a warm chuckle. It was good to give someone a chance to gain experience and she did seem to be very at home with her power and with witchcraft in itself. ❝ Oh I probably will. Blood I can understand. Blood cells, platelets, and their function. So the biochemistry of it all. Could use soon help with the actual magical aspect of it. When the lab is more complete and I have some samples to work with I can give you a shout. There are some things I would love to look into but would like a magical eye or two to consult with, ❞ he could easily go on about it. He was massively enthused by it. With medical advances it has helped him study blood more deeply. Though even with that the magical elements were still a mystery ❝ Anyway I can easily talk until dawn about it so I will let you get on. It was a pleasure meeting you, ❞ he smiled.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Julian ⋮

THE  DARKLIGHTER ONLY  SHRUGGED  HIS  SHOULDERS  before  he  reached  for  the  beer  in  front  of  him  .  there  was  nothing pleasant  about  the  last  year  ,  no  ,  but  he  was  not  going  to  waste  his  time  by  thinking about  it  24/7  .  it  was  not  like  the  past  could  be  undone  .  ❛  i  can  imagine .  ❜  then  again  …  from  julian’s position  ,  the  timing  hardly  made  a  difference .  playing  with  the  bottle of  beer  ,  hazel  eyes  fell  to  the  vampire’s face  .  ❛  yeah  ?  and  why  is  that  ?  just  because we  wouldn’t  be  stuck  ?  ❜  if  this  happened in  their  world  ,  they  would  only  drag  the  mundanes  into  it  .  was  that  really  any  better  ?  so  that  they  could  be  more  comfortable ?  he  let  out  a  sigh  ,  downing  more  of  his  drink  .  ❛  she  won’t  let  us  go  .  you’re  aware  of  that  ,  right  ?  ❜

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❝ Because those that don’t need to be involved can stay out of it. The world is big enough to find neutral territory and away from mundane eyes if we still want to keep them out of this. I understand some of us being pulled in. However there are still many originals or even leaders of different species not being dragged in yet or lost in the wander woods. If this is a change for the betterment of the world we are living wouldn’t it make sense to have everyone that should be involved there. Why keep a random menagerie of supernaturals here and not expect some kind of backlash eventually? Bring us in and not think to what needs each species has before pulling everyone in at least in the mundane realm our needs are met. The fae can easily lock themselves in here and leave our world to destroy itself so why get involved now? Also why the huge radio silence? Happy to pull us in but tell us nothing and hope this little community will be peaceful? That blood for blood will scare us into submission? ❞ Young realised he was on one of his tirades but he was tired of the bullshit he was seeing happening around him. He hadn’t seen much blood for blood either. He remembered his first conversation with Francis and him mentioning that he already knew someone was up to no good. With Kai losing his humanity it definitely confirmed these suspicions that maybe one or more were up to no good. Also the murder of death and a clave member. Nothing has come from that either. No updates nothing and that one was in the fae’s radar. Something as important as that, that is messing up the natural order. Something that shouldn’t be messed with. ❝ She won’t let us go and she expects Archangels, dragons, demons and horsemen to be content with that? Or Shadowhunters for that matter who have just heard news of their own capital being destroyed no matter your viewpoint in that. You can’t expect them to not want to look for a way out so they can find out the extent of the damage? Or even retaliate. I fucking would. I have in the past. ❞  He knew it wasn’t Julian he needed to prove his point to he was just venting his own frustrations here. There were friends, lovers and families being kept apart. For what? What the fuck was this all about?.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Ash ⋮

“True,  very  true,”  he  nodded  and  sighed.  “Maybe  I  should  age  myself  a  bit.  Grow  a  sagely  white  beard  and  start  calling  everyone  kids.  You’ve  always  looked  like  that…  well  maybe  the  hair  is  different.  How  does  that  work  by  the  way  considering  you  guys  are  technically  dead?”  He  asked.  “You  didn’t  complain  last  time  or  were  you  just  being  polite  cause  if  so  we  can  just  go  for  drinks  then,”  see  how  he  liked  that  one.  Pulling  the  no  sex  card.  “To  some  of  you  it  is.  There  are  some  who  have  no  idea  what  I  am  talking  about,  though  there  are  plenty  of  those  in  this  realm  that  never  know  what  I  am  talking  about,”  a  sad  truth  because  some  never  went  beyond  the  realm  itself.  Tinkerbell  was  something  he  like  to  call  some  of  the  pixies.  They  definitely  had  no  clue.  “It  is  low  hanging,”  he  huffed.  “Only  if  you  don't  buy  the  first  and  second  round  in  apology,”  he  smirked.  Might  as  well  get  some  booze  out  of  it.  Otherwise  he  could  come  up  with  a  plan  to  glitter  bomb  the  original  vampire  and  take  a  picture  and  tag  it  as  Edward  and  send  it  to  the  gossip  blog.  Now  that  he  was  thinking  about  it  he  kind  of  hoped  the  vampire  would  refuse.

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He looked at Ash as he went on about changing his appearance. ❝ I think you’d be a ‘silver fox’ as they call it. Add a sagely white beard and then you just look like an old pervert. Though at least then your appearance reflects what you are, ❞ his cheeky smirk appeared as he was quite pleased with his retort. ❝ Our hair still grows we just don’t age, ❞ Young shrugged he didn’t quite understand it but that was probably the way the curse was designed. Their blood was different and he has studied it with much fascination. It seemed to have most of the basic  Young laughed at Ash’s response. ❝ I’ll leave that for you to guess, ❞ he didn’t mind either way how this went. Just drinks suited them fine and the bar was in sight. ❝ Some don’t see the need to catch up. Pop culture is a more recent development for some of us and though some of us like change there are those out there happy to live in a bubble,❞  he shrugged. He could understand the appeal. Things were developing at an almost exponential rate and though it wasn’t noticeable to humans for supernaturals with long lives development was not always so fast paced. ❝ Okay first two rounds are on me then. I can handle that. ❞ he much rather that than be on the receiving end of one of his glitter bombs. By now they were at the bar and Young looked over at his Fae companion. ❝ What you wanting to drink and please not one of those with a sexual name, ❞ he rather not have to order a blowjob or slippery nipple. It was fine in the mundane realm but here it just felt off.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Darcy ⋮

DESPITE MERELY NODDING ALONG TO YOUNG’S EXPLANATIONS  with a pleasant if somewhat  distracted  smile, darcy paid close attention to everything he said as she finished her tests and started packing away her supplies ;  the ring now resting on the table’s surface again. to show her continued participation in the conversation, though, she glanced up at the vampire ever so often as she added to her notes :  starting calculations from the results, cross-referencing with the formula from the blueprint he’d given her ever so often  —  and enclosing a very  compact  summary of the effects of  specific blood types  in shorthand at the bottom of the page. there wasn’t much expediency behind it besides a vague idea of holding on to that kind of knowledge,  just in case  —  of what exactly, she didn’t know, but you never knew what might come in handy in the future. so might a closer look at the vampire population of the realm, come to think of it, depending on how long they were bound to stay here. the question of  donating  didn’t surprise her much  ( she did almost prompt it with her own question, after all ;  it was a logical step from their topic of discussion )  but it took her a moment to phrase a diplomatic answer. after all, there were more things you could do with blood than just to  drink it  —  and having hers  stored  somewhere, semi-easily accessible to anyone, had her mind racing with worst-case scenarios.  “ good to know, ”  she started thus, a bit vaguely, as she handed young his ring back.  “ i’m not  …  generally  opposed  to helping. ”  especially not for the right  price . and as she’d said  —  she did realize the benefits of a system like this, and it’d certainly help to prevent any potential escalations on that front, at least.  but …  darcy sighed.  “ let’s just say, i’m personally a bit  squeamish  about  …  institutions .  if you’ve got anyone in dire need of  nutrition ,  send ‘em my way and i’ll happily offer something on my own terms. that ok? ”  for once, her apologetic smile was  genuine  as carefully tore out a small list of her notebook before closing it and handed it to young.  “ that’s the amount of material i need for the daylight jewelry ;  the rest of the ingredients i should have ready by the end of the week, and i’ll start on it as soon as we’ve got everything together. ”

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Young kept watching she worked wondering if he looked similar in the labs back at home. He was missing lab work quite a bit once the facility was built he would have his lab again so he can get more invested in studying other types of blood that normal he wouldn’t have access to. Though those conversations were going to be awkward to string up. He knew those close to him my be willing. Which gave him access to demonic blood but he didn’t have so many friends on the angelic side. He very much doubted Cosimo would be too willing. If he can figure out how to extract the energies and make the blood inert and safe to drink that would be great addition and more options available. He could also study how it interacts to understand the actual reason behind the addictive properties. He also wanted to see what the difference was between the species. How does darklighter blood differ from demon blood. There were so many potential research avenues he could go down to keep him occupied while he was stuck here. It was not hard for him to go down those kind of rabbit holes when it came to research. As Darcy spoke again he listened. He nodded sympathetically to her response. ❝ It’s completely fine. As I said there is no pressure, but I’ll keep that in mind, ❞ another emergency donor wouldn’t hurt matters anyway. He just hoped that wouldn’t ever be needed. However who could say in this environment. Young took the list and took his phone out to take a picture then put it in his pocket. ❝ Thanks I can have a word with one of my connections, ❞ it should be easy to schedule a catch up with Matthew. ❝ I appreciate your help with all of this, ❞ he said genuinely. It had been a while since he had to make this kind of arrangement and set up. However it did mean he got to meet Darcy someone who was relatively switched on. ❝ I won’t take up any more of your time, ❞ he told her as he put the ring back on and stood up.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Pik ⋮

A  SMALL  CURL  TUGGING  AT  THE  CORNER  OF  THEIR  LIP  …  as  curious  dark  browns  kept  on  the  other  .  they  weren’t  familiar  with  the  word  ‘  tease  ’  &  at  the  mention  of  it  ,  they  only  tilted  their  head  inquisitively  .  the  chthonic  energy  that  surrounded  him  was  hard  to  miss  ,  but  it  wasn’t  something  that  gave  the  whitelighter  pause  .  especially  here  ,  in  the  seelie  realm  .  the  vampire  didn’t  appear  to  be  upset  as  pik  first  believed  him  to  be  ,  though  ,  so  they  calmed  .  at  the  mention  of  their  scent  ,  however  ,  bushy  brows  twitched  .  ❛  y-yeah  ,  ok  .  i’ll  …  try  to  be  .  ❜  they  nodded  ,  smiling  lightly  .  it  hadn’t  occurred  to  them  how  they  might  smell             but  an  angel  shaped  into  a  whitelighter  ?  surely  ,  their  scent  was  unusual  .  the  late  angel  watched  as  he  interacted  with  the  book  &  pik  smiled  as  his  name  was  given  .  ❛  i’m  called  pinniki  .  or  pik  ,  if  you  prefer  .  ❜  they  offered  in  turn  ,  beaming  .  ❛  it  is  .  i’m  thankful  for  how  big  a  collection  it  is  ,  as  well  .  i’ve  been  focusing  on  the  section  that  pertains  to  the  fae  ,  but  there’s  so  many  more  here  …  ❜  they  paused  briefly  to  look  around  .  ❛  it’s  incredible  ,  isn’t  it  ?  ❜

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They seemed rather new at this truth be told. At home with their powers but also incredibly naive? An interesting combination to say the least. Not something he has commonly come across. Could their life have been very sheltered? Young smiled gently as the other confirmed they would be more careful. He could just imagine the others reactions. ❝ Pleasure to meet you Pik, ❞ he was curious he hadn’t met many whitelighters. Maybe just the one or two in passing. So he didn’t have great knowledge on them other than they used to be mundane. ❝ I think there is something about every species here. Even the ones that have fallen into legend like Phoenixes and Dragons, ❞ he agreed. ❝ Good way of getting a better understanding of who is staying with us. Though I take it you are more curious about our hosts? ❞ He asked. Which was the natural thing to be. ❝ It is, ❞ he agreed. ❝ And much more easy to access, ❞ tomes on other species were not so easy to get back on Earth. At least here he can read on other species and maybe make his own theories and then see if he can confirm them. He would also call on Astra if she was interested.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Seo-Yeon ⋮

Seo-Yeon  looked  at  him  with  admiring  eyes.  She  didn’t  think  of  that.  “Did  she  seem  like  a  puppet  queen  when  you  last  met?”  She  asked.  She  knew  Young  had  met  with  her  it  was  one  of  the  reasons  she  never  told  him  of  her  plans.  She  still  had  the  motivation  for  them.  If  not  more  so.  However  if  she  was  just  as  much  of  a  hostage  trying  to  get  information  out  of  that  was  going  to  be  counter  productive.  But  she  could  be  putting  on  an  act.  She  couldn’t  ignore  that.  “Thank  you,  that  helps,”  though  they  are  going  to  have  to  act  quick.  “I’ll  seek  someone  about  maybe  tracing  the  ring  somehow,”  she  could  do  that  much.  A  high  warlock  may  be  able  to  help.  If  they  can’t  well  those  rings  are  not  going  to  be  easily  found.  “I  appreciate  that,”  she  smiled.  “I  really  do,”  and  she  put  her  hand  on  his  shoulder  and  pulled  her  self  up  for  a  peck  on  the  lips.

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❝ A puppet queen would be a better explanation than incompetence but then I couldn’t honestly say, ❞ he sighed. He was growing rather tired of this. They say blood for blood yet he has heard of some of the things that have went on here without much as an investigation from them. At least there would be investigations on the Shadowhunter’s side. Was it just against the Fae and the wildlife? If so then how are they any better than the shadowhunters? ❝ That’s a good idea, ❞ there were plenty of casters here that could help maybe. It was worth a shot anyway. He could seek maybe Darcy on this one since she managed to summon Seo-Yeon before. So would perhaps know how to bind her. If that fails it might need a combination of her and Astra. As she gave him a peck on the lips he smiled after gazing in to her eyes with adoration. ❝ I am here for you for better or worse, ❞ though they were not monogamous he did deeply care for Seo-Yeon.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Ash ⋮

“You’re  not  the  only  ancient  being  here  at  least,”  it  was  weird  to  be  surrounded  be  those  who  were  actually  older  than  him  than  the  older  members  of  the  fae  court.  He  didn’t  mind  to  be  fair.  “You  should  big  guy,”  he  growled  playfully.  “It’s  not  the  size  anyway  it’s  how  you  use  it.  You  and  I  both  know  how  though,”  he  shrugged.  When  it  came  to  skill  there  was  no  need,  but  it  was  also  to  do  with  compatibility  some  people  click  that  way  well  and  sometimes  they  don’t.  “I’m  not  I  just  use  it  to  wind  up  vampires.  Though  that  Carlisle  is  a  dream  boat,”  his  voice  went  higher  in  a  mocking  fashion  at  his  last  remark  and  chuckled.  “I  like  getting  reactions.  Twilight  gets  reactions  from  you  guys,”  he  smiled.  “OH  are  we  playing  that  game  Mr  Lee?”  He  called  out.  He  hated  his  full  name  HATED  it.  Couldn’t  his  parents  have  just  dropped  the  last  three  letters.  It  wasn’t  the  femininity  of  the  name.  Ashley  was  a  unisex  name.  He  just  had  an  irrational  hatred  of  the  name.  Perhaps  because  of  the  way  his  father  says  it.  

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❝ No, with Archangels being here I am safely not the eldest one here. Though you are not much older than a Millennia yourself. Some of the younger ones would count you with us, ❞ he teased. From those in their early twenties to beings that existed long before he was even born. As Ash went on about dicks Young just nodded along. ❝ Well I appreciate the compliment from you but aren’t you tooting your own horn a bit there? ❞ He saw the opportunity to poke some light fun at the fae. He gave the opening and Young was never one to back down from it. ❝ It’s low hanging fruit I’ll give you that, ❞ he shrugged. He was yet to meet those of his kind that rather they were like the vampires in those books. Though sparkling skin in the sun would be less painful than turning into ash. Also the inability to sleep was not something that sounded pleasant. However some of the more reclusive vampires may be less inclined to know what twilight was. ❝ You used a low hanging fruit so forgive me for using one for yours, ❞ he smirked. ❝ Or am I going to get glitter bombed now? ❞ He asked. He would not be surprised If the answer was yes.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Kai ⋮

Kai  shrugged.  “I’ll  ask  you  after  then.  No  big  deal  when  I  find  it  out,”  would  have  been  cool  though.  He  still  couldn’t  really  imagine  it  but  then  he  has  only  known  the  original  for  a  short  time.  He  doesn’t  even  know  any  of  his  background.  Not  like  it  would  help  him  with  getting  Matthew  anyway.  Though  to  have  no  restraints  like  there  were  here.  That  would  be  nice.  His  humanity  may  disagree  though.  “You’ll  know  when  I  am  ready  to  tell  you.  I  am  serious  I  don’t  want  anyone  acting  on  my  behalf.  I  also  don’t  want  them  knowing,”  he  told  him.  “So  don’t  say  anything  to  my  sire  or  try  and  see  if  it  is  him,”  he  added.  

“Not  sure  that  would  have  made  much  of  a  difference,”  he  shook  his  head.  Matthew  didn’t  seem  the  type  to  care  that  he  would  be  crossing  the  original.  “Besides  it’s  nice  not  having  my  brain  occupied  by  incessant  overthinking  and  worries  for  a  bit,”  he  commented.  He  could  focus  and  see  things  as  they  are  and  not  how  he  internally  perceived  them.  Perhaps  his  humanity  can  learn  something  from  this.  “Please  do,”  he  nodded.  Young’s  next  comment  threw  him.  “Huh,  thanks  I  guess.  Also  thanks  for  not  going  on  the  whole.  ‘You  shouldn’t  have  done  that’.  High  horse.  I  might  take  you  up  on  your  offer,”  he  smirked.  “What  are  you  thinking  exactly  out  of  curiosity?”  He  had  to  ask.

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Young was starting to get the feeling he was right in this. Matthew was the one that was behind Kai’s actions to switch off his humanity. Though from his recent interaction with him seemed like he couldn’t care for the kid at all. Young would like to know what happened and could compel Kai to tell him but he felt that was very much overkill and that would only break the trust that he was trying to build. ❝ Okay I won’t, ❞ he agreed. Kai might be playing this cautiously. Which was the right way to go about it. He would want Kai to get his own back against who ever caused him to take such a drastic action. Young knew if it were him he would as well.

❝ Who knows, ❞ he replied back but there was no point in looking back at what could have been when there was not way to go back in time. ❝ At a cost, but I guess it would be after having such a rough transition, ❞ he agreed. So a few people to watch out for. He would keep his promise as much as he can spare some time. Everyone would been keeping an eye out on each other anyway during this time. ❝ I’ve gone through it. A few times now, I know switching it off is not something you do easily or for fun, ❞ though those that do usually don’t have much humanity in them in the first place. ❝ I am going to keep you curious, ❞ he smiled cheekily. ❝ No backing out though if you do decide to meet me, ❞ he added. Adrenaline rushes might be the way to keep the kid sane and less murder happy.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Julian ⋮

THE  DARKLIGHTER COULD  NOT  CARE  LESS  about  the  horsemen  and  their  rings  ,  especially not  enough  to  steal  or  hunt  them  . what  was  the  point  in  possessing  them  if  he  had  no  idea  what  they  were  capable  of  ?  all  that  he  wanted  was  for  things to  be  over  ,  so  he  could  leave  this  realm  behind  .  he  didn’t  even  know  what  else  he  would  do  if  anyone set  him  free  ,  but  the  thought of  being  free  was  more  comfortable  than  the  thought of  being  stuck  here  forever  . a  part  of  him  understood why  shadowhunters  wanted to  protect  mundanes from  the  shadow world  .  if  he  could  go  back  to  ignorance  and  bliss  he’d  probably do  it  and  it  was  no  secret that  the  truth  would  have  an  insane impact  on  the  human  race  ,  but  at  the  end  of  the  day  the  effect would  be  temporary ,  no  ?  they  would  get  used  to  their  existences and  maybe  it  would  be  better  than  the  secretiveness ,  after  all  -  but  who  was  he  to  know  the  answer  to  that  ?  who  was  he  to  make  a  choice  like  that  ?  ❛  it’s  not  just  my  first  encounter  with  fae  .  it’s  my  first  encounter with  pretty  much  everything  that  isn’t  you  ,  demons or  whitelighters  .  ❜  which  made  it  even  more  difficult to  be  okay  with  this  ,  but  he  refused to  go  down  without  a  fight  .

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Young had time to adjust and meet all the species. Multiple millennia worth. To have that shock factor over a much shorter time was unimaginable to him. So Julian here had a rather rude awakening though it wasn’t just him. There were a few here who’s transitions to their world were a bit more recent. ❝ A very rude awakening, ❞ he commented and nodded taking a sip of his drink. He knew that was putting it lightly. Coming to realisation that such powerful beings existed did make you question quite a bit. ❝ Usually you don’t meet so many in such quick succession, ❞ or in some cases at all. His age was a benefit in that he has at least met someone from one of the many species that lived on the Earth. ❝ Most species keep to themselves. Dragons, Phoenixes and Angels you almost never met yet we have at least one of each here, ❞ yet there were no talks about anything. ❝ It would be better if we were out there having talks and doing something useful rather than being stuck here waiting around for something to happen, ❞ it didn’t sit right. At least out there it could leave those like Julian, Kai and all those that didn’t need to be pulled in needlessly and suffer.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Estela ⋮

— estela nodded. “ i’m sorry you’ve had to deal with it, ” she sighed. it was so upsetting. she didn’t understand why blood meant anyone was better than anyone else. it had been seo-yeon who had saved her, not a shadowhunter or an angel. and the seelies had both demon and angel blood. and the accords only really protected the shadowhunters and mundanes, not the downworlders. maybe if they just… removed the clave altogether and… put someone else in charge. representation from each species made more sense. “ yes, i’ll have to. hopefully not at another event because… i got very drunk with my friends and seelie liquor. ” not that she ever really blacked out completely when she drank. it would be nice to get to know them better, though. “ you’re right. ” she pursed her lips. “ it’s not… i won’t be completely devastated if my parents don’t make it… but i… ” she paused, looking down. “ my mother would see this as torture, ” she gave a slight eye roll at the thought. “ and in a way, i guess it sort of is intended as it. and it’s petty. but i want her to see her legacy crumble. ” it would be so satisfying.

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❝ I used to be able to fully show how I react to that. Then the accords came along. I get the need for peace but at the cost of oppression? Something will eventually crack, ❞ he did wish for those days again. With War by his side and his progeny. Guess something did but did it make it worse or better? Young wasn’t a betting person and rather study the details. However even if it wasn’t him that organised this and there was loss of innocents perhaps there was now room to actually make things for the better. However first they had to deal with the mess that was in here. Also to be able to actually leave. ❝ Alcohol is a good social lubricant, I think quite a few were fairly drunk that night, ❞ he wasn’t too bad and thankfully that was the case because thing took a bit of a turn at the end of the night and then even more so in the morning. ❝ But meeting them sober might be a good start, ❞ More likeminded people with good ideologies banding together might bring about good change. ❝ Continue to live your life as you want it. Especially if you think it would piss her off. It’s what you deserve living under her but unfortunately life has a way of sometimes robbing us of what we deserve, ❞ A harsh lesson. ❝ Her legacy is not going to continue I know that much, ❞ though again the question of who’s legacy it was going to be was yet to be seen.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Ace ⋮

Well,  Ace  found  himself  at  more  ease  hanging  with  mundanes  all  around  the  world  than  with  his  own  kind.  Family  experience  had  proven  that  it  was  just  not  for  him,  being  in  a  pack  with  all  wolves  thinking  they  are  superior  to  anyone  else.  When  in  fact,  Ace,  wanted  never  more  than  just  to  have  fun  and  enjoy  the  company  of  people,  no  matter  their  species  or  anything  else  that  even  mundanes  seemed  to  be  interested  in.  The  orgy  comment  made  him  laugh,  “and  yet,  it  would  be  a  great  idea.  It  could  be  fun  and  definitely  help  to  improve  the  mood.  More  sex  is  never  a  bad  idea,”  he  shrugged,  listening  further  to  the  explanation  of  what  could  have  happened  to  have  them  trapped  in  here.  “So,  basically  no  one  knows  for  sure  but  that  sounds  very  reasonable.”  Maybe  there  was  really  no  more  to  that,  just  a  temper  tantrum  that  went  wrong  and  came  out  worse  than  intended,  someone  must  have  not  considered  the  consequences.  “Well,  I  can  deal  being  here  for  the  time  being.  It  sucks  not  to  be  able  to  hunt  properly,  for  sure…  But  what  sucks  more  is  the  fucking  boredom  that  seems  to  not  bother  anyone  else  as  much  as  me.  Why  not  just  make  the  best  out  of  situation?”  Of  course,  once  the  mourning  phase  was  over.  Ace  had  that  much  respect.

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❝ That’s why it won’t happen not from those that trapped us here at least, ❞ he sighed with aggravation weighing down his words. He was losing faith in the queen quickly. They were supposed to be guests under that were supposed to be under their protection. There didn’t seem to be any investigating going on and if there was they were being quiet about it. So Young was starting to consider incompetence. ❝ It would be a great idea though, ❞ he did agree to that and he knew those that would be up for it. Just couldn’t add Seo-Yeon to the mix. Neither would take it too well if the other spent more attention on someone else. ❝ Sex is always a good idea, ❞ he added with a more cheeky and yet flirtatious tone. ❝ Ah yes the wildlife thing, ❞ he growled rolling his eyes. ❝ That has caused some interesting interactions, ❞ though wildlife blood wasn’t as tasty or filling it can make the blood thirst go away. ❝ It bothers them, I know a few it bothers greatly. Some are just plotting stuff in the background ❞ himself included. ❝ Boredom is a dangerous thing, ❞ he commented.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Adrian ⋮

Well,  an  apology  was  the  least  thing  he  could  give  him,  that  was  a  fair  point  and  it  already  gained  Young  plus  points  with  Adrian,  because  yes,  it  did  feel  good  knowing  that  he  did  have  remorse  about  it,  that  it  was  not  as  easy  for  him,  and  that  Adrian  was  not  the  only  one  left  suffering.  “Okay,”  he  answered  promptly,  still  letting  Young’s  words  linger  in  his  mind  for  a  little  younger,  if  only  for  dramatic  effect  or  because  it  felt  good  —  it  was  undecided.  “I  guess,  yes.  I  guess  we  can  try  to  be  friends,  or  on  friendly  terms,  the  very  least.”  He  took  a  deep  breath  before  sighing.  “I  don’t  hate  you  and  I  don’t  want  to  hate  you.  We  have  a  past.  Shit  happened.  But  it  could  have  been  way  worse.  I  am  very  stubborn  –  you  know  that,  I  am  also  not  known  to  be  the  forgiving  kind,  but  yes,  I  will  try.  If  you  give  me  time,”  he  promised,  attempting  to  crack  even  just  a  little  hint  of  a  smile.

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He did miss the other even though he had figured himself out - he did regret the way he handled it. There are some mistakes that continue to haunt you long after you have done them and that was one of them. However hopefully now he can make amends. He had more going on than some but he did still have time on his hands. When Adrian answered he waited for the follow on. Whether it would be a confirmation or waving him off. At least Young could say he has done something if he did wave him off, even if he did he would try a few times more. Thankfully the warlock was agreeable to the idea and his features relaxed a bit. At least he was giving him a chance. ❝ I don’t expect it to be a quick kiss and make up, ❞ things like this would take time and he was going to have to put effort in. ❝ Yeah I remember both, ❞ which was why Young left him alone. Now that they were stuck her together and nowhere to go it was better to air this out. ❝ So what have you been up to? Before you got caught up in this mess ❞ He asked trying to break the ice a little.

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⇨  ⋮ Young ⋮  &&  ⋮ Seo-Yeon ⋮

Seo-Yeon  chuckled.  “Not  the  good  type  no,”  she  confessed  normally  she  would  follow  with  a  teasing  remark  but  she  was  just  deflated  by  it  all.  She  had  seen  in  her  dreams  plagued  by  anxiety  of  her  killing  him.  Tears  falling  down  her  eyes  as  she  did  so.  As  he  disappeared  she  started  blankly  at  the  coffee  table  the  release  of  emotions  was  draining  but  she  did  feel  better  for  it  now.  As  Young  walked  in  she  turned  her  head  softly  watching  him  admiring  the  way  his  features  were.  As  much  as  he  was  with  no  humanity  she  cared  so  much  more  for  this  side.  The  side  that  would  start  wars  for  a  reason  and  not  because  it  sounded  fun.  As  he  sat  down  she  shifted  on  to  his  lap  and  curled  into  him  a  bit  her  head  leaning  against  his  shoulder.  “It’s  not  the  Queen,”  she  agreed.  “Though  the  queen  may  have  some  more  answers  than  we  do.  Her  guards  have  access  to  where  the  murders  happened,”  she  commented.  “If  I  can  find  my  ring  maybe  we  can  get  some  answers  I  just  don’t  want  to  lose  control  of  myself.  Nobody  wants  that  and  I’m  afraid,”  she  told  him.  

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As Seo-Yeon made herself comfortable Young  moved his arm she his hand laid on her head as his fingers gently stroked her hair. So Seo-Yeon saw that as well. It wasn’t just him. He did feel sorry for her about all of this. ❝ She might or she might be just as much of a hostage in this as all of us are, ❞ he sighed. Though would she say as much and is it because of her guards. Who actually knew and it’s not something they could exactly find out. Not easily since nobody can get an audience with her alone really. ❝ We will find the ring, even if you lose control we’ll find a way to keep you safe, ❞ he tried to sooth her. ❝ I can look into that, ❞ he suggested. Surely either Astra or Darcy know the means how or knows someone that does. ❝ No matter what happens I’ll be here for you, ❞ he added.