* SOULS ╱ BLED!

private & dependent multi-muse. penned by luna.

[soulsbled]

CLOUDEDWRATH ╱ l.h.

       a general skepticism writes itself onto his features, and he does his very best to bite back a remark that this is an animal shelter and not a human one. ‘   bad dissection day ? let me guess, a frog came back from the DEAD and decided to take a bite out of you.   ’ the sentiment is wry, his humour never forthcoming if one elects to even see it as such. it’s almost as though discomfort is intentionally aimed for, a TARGET shot at with immaculate precision. the air of malaise he procures is reminiscent of a biology class, where the faint stench of formaldehyde makes people go STIFF, with a gaze tracking the hands of a clock and a desire to leave. ‘   i dunno, probably. i have steady hands.   ’ rooted in musical expertise, it’s the only proclamation he can make with complete certainty. ‘   uh, so i guess sawyer uses the first-aid kit we have here right ?   ’ 

“ yeah, zombie frogs. ” normally, he’d laugh, but exhaustion and pain are starting to take over, washing out any bit of humor he could hold onto. and, if he was being honest, he didn’t find it all that funny ━ more dry and flat than hinting at humor. maybe that’s why he’s not a fan of his sister’s boyfriend ━ something about him makes steven vaguely uncomfortable. “ steady hands are better than nothing, ” he sighs, searching for a place to sit. he spies a chair and makes his way over, sitting down with a nod of his head. “ yeah, she uses that. not like you’re going to have a professional medical kit sitting around in an animal shelter. ” there’s a subtle roll of eyes paired with the statement.

[hollandershane]

I’ll still be fine. I’ve got a very good feeling.

[thebeautyibehold-deactivated201]

[promptsnmemes]

avengers assemble quotes 

of course she does. 

you say reckless, i say save the world a dozen times over. 

you two had a bet? 

as if ____’s head wasn’t big enough already. 

avengers … scramble. 

that can’t be good. 

we know each other’s moves, this shouldn’t slow us down. 

he makes this look so easy. 

i’m not the only one seeing that, right? 

let’s just say i bulked up. 

have you SEEN these boots? 

you’re trained as a spy, _____. tread lightly. 

why’d you say that outloud? you jinxed us. 

taking credit for that. 

i’ve never asked anyone for help since the third grade. 

why are we chasing ghosts? 

i was tricked into school? 

man, my thirteen year old self would be really disappointed in me right now. 

i don’t like the way you said that. 

that’s a one way portal to valhalla. 

why couldn’t this be a multiple choice test? 

puny ghost. 

the games are just beginning. 

let’s fight fire with electricity. 

neither of us can fly. 

not bad, short stuff. 

____’s trying to jail break the afterlife? 

this is gonna be an embarrassing way to die. 

selfie! 

electro-magneta-what now? 

sorry, i fell asleep while you were talking nerd stuff? 

is this a trick question? 

couldn’t have done it better myself. okay, could have. but i’m impressed anyway. 

was saving you the wrong thing to do or something? 

some of us need to keep our skills sharp. 

any more brilliant inventions? 

what did you just do? i’m betting you didn’t transport us to jersey. 

you’re right. this sure isn’t jersey. 

figure out how to get us out of the 100 acre wood and back to ____. 

great. this trip keeps getting better and better. 

i am TOO that scary. 

first jersey, then the world. 

come on! that was brand new. 

uh, i never voted for this plan. 

kids love me. 

a little team work? 

now we really ARE in jersey? 

any bright ideas, hero of anaheim? 

from you, that’s high praise. 

[morningstr]

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[reinerist]

[soulsbled]

VAMPIRESMILED ╱ k.o.

let’s get our party on … a giggle leaves her and though it is unexpected it certainly isn’t unwelcome. much like the encounter which plays out between them. she hadn’t predicted her night to end like it had, even if its END hadn’t been established just yet. but plans prior to meeting steven had consisted of sleeping it off in a stranger’s bed, unconsciously awaiting pippa’s return. it was nice, the words spoken–even if he didn’t know her at all–and she decided that so was he. “ no ! i – that was really nice. thank you. ” strand of auburn tucked behind her ear and eye contact is avoided, momentarily. warmth spread across ivory features, contouring full cheeks with a flush of bright pink. was she blushing ? “ it was really sweet. ” she concludes, blue eyes finding the boy before her once more. “ so … ” legs cross, kevin mirroring his movements to complete a more direct approach. “ what is your thing then ? ”

lips curl, and he almost ducks his head but stops himself. “ you’re, uh ━ you’re welcome. ” she averts her eyes, and he uses that moment to rub his face, attempting to clear his head. he’s not often one to be embarrassed, or feel shy ━ though he supposes that, since carmen, he’s never really been in a position to get embarrassed. silently he wonders if he’s had a few more drinks than he’d thought. he catches her blush, and he feels the tips of his ears go warm. was that because of him ? “ it’s, ah, it’s nothing. really. true, though. it’s true. ” she meets his gaze again, and he shifts slightly, kicking his sneakers off his feet to the floor. a moment of silence falls between them, as he figures out whether he shares that he’s a boxer or not. eh, it won’t hurt, as long as he doesn’t go into detail. “ i box. it’s a good way to get the blood pumping ━ de-stress. my way of having fun, i guess. ” he shrugs.

[soulsbled]

VAMPIRESMILED ╱ b.c.

offense strikes tan features, but a  PROTEST  isn’t to follow. cosmos is right, sometimes beer, though the latter is only entering her system under very specific circumstances. such as beer pong, or like back in the good days of college – kegstands. nowadays, she’ll chug whatever’s handed to her, beer included. though never preferred. “ nice try, scrooge – but you’re not gonna use me as an excuse to tuck yourself in and pass out to an ep of law and order … special victims unit – DUN DUN ! ” the soundtrack is poorly imitated, but amusing to herself nonetheless. “ come on, ” she whines. “ the night is young ! and so are w– me. so am i. ” the brunette corrects, a grin formed. “ normally i’d suggest we head back to mine but that’s a SUREFIRE way of flaking out on the couch, so – no bueno. ” beatrice avoids the mention of a roommate who is likely to complain. her acts of the night were already juvenile at best, no need to bring up the disapproval of her roomie. “ i say we do something stupid. y’know for that sick, sick rush of adrenaline. ” beat. “ do you wanna, like i dunno, steal a garden gnome or something ? could always start collecting. ”

“ i’ll have you know i watch castle, not law & order. gotta have some comedy, ” he retorts, rolling his eyes at her attempt at the show’s iconic theme. a breath is drawn, and he releases it in a heavy sigh, expression quizzical. “ what, ya wanna throw beer bottles at people as they walk out ? wanna tip cows like the kids do ? ” he snorts, downing the rest of the beer in his hand. she amends her statement, and he raises a brow slightly. “ you wanna steal ━ garden gnomes ? what, are you planning on building the world’s largest gnome collection ? gonna reenact gnomeo and juliet ? ” he chuckles, then stands. “ alright then, tris. let’s go steal some GNOMES. ”

[assyrianjalebi]

[soundsofmyuniverse]

[assyrianjalebi]

[soulsbled]

VAMPIRESMILED ╱ m.t.

perhaps they were more alike than they’d even begun to detect– guilt never absent, present throughout, NO MATTER the pleading of others to forgive themselves. still, the similarities and known issues with moving on does not stop mickey from trying what others attempt with him. “ they’ve gotten over it. ” he begins. “ most of them, anyway. ” truth be told, he wasn’t anywhere close to knowing who held an unjustifiable grudge and who did not. all he knew was that time passed and time was supposed to heal all wounds. “ and - and so have i. ” long ago. “ so there’s no point to BLAMING YOURSELF, alright, or – abstaining from anything, okay ? you’re forgiven. free of whatever bullshit imposed on you. ” with a hand to his chest, and the other gesturing with lazy movements towards the other, he starts again. “ by the power invested in me by the state of new york … i absolve you of any blame. ” pause, and a grin. “ you’re welcome. ”

“ you can’t know that. ” she sighs and shakes her head, looking down at her hands as she begins to pick at hangnails. “ and even ━ even if they have gotten over it, who’s to say that they’re not harboring some hidden anger still ? i mean ━ ” pause, and his words fill her momentary silence. lips quirk instead, and she shoots him a look. “ well, i’ll have to be free of it, if you’re absolving me ! ” she jokes, pushing hair from her face and offering him a smile, a genuine one. “ why new york, though ? i mean, bit arbitrary, don’t you think ? ” beat, and smile softens, slipping slightly from her lips. “ thanks, mick. ”

[soulsbled]

VAMPIRESMILED ╱ o.a.

it is a valid inquiry –– who would ? suppose she’d still have ava, though she wasn’t about to let her daughter take a walk in her footsteps. she doesn’t MULL IT OVER often enough, though one might say she should – the life she’d lead without kai. the one she would’ve wound up living had she never met him. she’d be awfully lonely, that much was obvious, but it isn’t company she seeks from him. it’s SOMETHING ELSE. and whatever it was, whatever it was that he gave her, she held it close. she didn’t have time to consider the alternative for it’d only manifest the fear of losing it. so she doesn’t. the thought is waved away with an instance, and instead she looks his way. “ paying you ? ” a simper grows but it remains at bay. “ isn’t my mere presence and undying loyalty payment enough ? ” she’s only kidding, of course, though a sliver of sincerity could be spotted in her expression. wasn’t this  enough  – the two of them, like this … doing what it is they had always done, and hopefully always would. 

he laughs, and it’s a real laugh, starting in his belly and building. “ nice try, odette, but not even god could get me to be his butler for free. ” there’s a shake of head, but deep down he knows there’s a sliver of truth in what she says. what they have ━ this weird dance that they do ━ it needn’t be ruined, even if he’ll always wish for more. “ and don’t even try to tell me i’d get to live here rent-free, because i’m already paying half the rent and do the grocery shopping. ” he rolls his eyes, then nudges her shoulder gently. “ if you really wanted a butler, well ... ” he trails off, knowing she knows where that statement was headed without him having to finish it. “ enough fantasizing about butlers and cleaning staffs. we did enough of that in our teens, don’t you think ? ” a pause, and he takes a long sip of his drink. “ how’s work ? ”

[soulsbled]

VAMPIRESMILED ╱ s.k.

his hand retreats and EXHAUSTION paints her face. this hadn’t been the way she’d planned on spending her afternoon, or any afternoons for that matter. and though obligation towards her brother was felt in ABUNDANCE, she also wanted him to know it was unfair. on all of them. “ you know, – you’re making it really hard for me to, like … stay cool right now. ” she falls back in her seat, continuing. “ i can’t keep playing doctor, steven. i’m not a nurse, i’m not even a vet ! ” graduation loomed in the near future, though that only handed her a degree in biology – not the handbook on how to stitch a person back up. “ one day something’s gonna get infected and you’re gonna end up in the hospital, anyway. and it’ll be on me ‘cause i was STUPID ENOUGH to help you out. ”

she’s right, of course, and he knows it. he’s been selfish, taking advantage of his younger sister’s kindness and willingness to help. uninjured hand rubs at his face, and he sighs, exhaustion settling in on features that had tried their hardest to hide it. “ i━ i know, saw. you’re right. it’s unfair to ask ━ to ask you to doctor me. to keep stitching me up. ” he settles back in the chair, closing his eyes for a moment in thought. “ you’re not stupid, sawyer. you care. i’m the idiot, for taking advantage of that, even if i wasn’t meaning to. ” a beat, and he opens his eyes, meeting hers. “ i’ll go to the hospital next time ━ if there is one. i promise. ” it’s empty, of course ━ he’ll just find someone else to fix him up. maybe that school nurse who kept flirting with him in the break room; he wasn’t sure. he just knew he had to start keeping this ━ whatever it was he kept getting himself into ━ away from sawyer and sienna. “ just ━ can you grab me that ice ? please. ”

[jokerous]

Alyssa is such a #big mood

[soulsbled]

starter for @holydepths. /  kris reveals a secret to ava. park is empty in the evening, and the wind moves swings not occupied by two teens, making for an eerie tone. brunette kicks the dirt at her feet, making small clouds puff from the ground as she does. it’s an anxious movement ━ as darkness settles over the town, kristine feels it tightening in her chest. she’s not one to share deep, dark secrets ━ and even though ava’s her best friend, she’s still worried about how the other teen will handle the secret that’s been gnawning away at kristine for the past couple of months. she inhales, tucks strands of dark hair behind her ear, and turns towards the other. “ i have ━ i have to tell you something. and i hope ━ i hope it doesn’t make you, like, HATE me, or think i’m weird, or anything. ” sigh, and she uses the pause in her words to muster up some final tendrils of courage. “ i━ i don’t like boys. and not in the ‘ ew, boys have cooties ’ way. i don’t like them at all. ” heavier sigh is released from small frame, and she ducks her head, embarrassed.

[obriengifs]