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me, wanting to write with new people n looking at open starters explicitly marked as OPEN for anyone to reply to aka there’s legit zero fuckin restriction, #openszn, ‘ i wouldnt hesitate bitch ’ personified, and still sitting here like this:
He’s a smooth operator. No, he’s not.
angelslikeycu:
one would think she would be immune to this by now. his fingers wrap around her wrist and that warmth travels all the way up her arm, over her neck, and onto her cheeks. as careful as he is, vera has to resist the urge to recoil — that knee-jerk reaction to any physical touch, let alone affection, never quite fades. she expects to be scolded, she expects to be distrusted, she expects questions just on the edge of demands, and she’s braced for it. so it hits with such confusion that the words leaving his lips are that of an apology. perhaps he feels it is owed to her after all this time. there is more warmth. the apology is warm. HE is warm, and vera is hyperaware of every beat of her pulse under calloused fingertips.
the conviction is there ; he means it and he means it well. and she believes him. her voice fails her at first as she speaks his name, only a whisper, and her wrist turns in his grip until their hands fold over each other. she does not need the apology. more so, she does not want it for it further proves the fact that he is not so hollow. the honesty scares her, the vulnerability even more, and it opens up the possibility of HOPE. “ griffith, you don’t have to apologize. i know. ” her doubts about him had been plentiful, but as she thinks on their time now, she realizes this is one instance she never questioned. even when it hurt waking up to an empty room, the disappointment in reaching for him only for her palms to graze over abandoned sheets — somehow, she had no reason to believe it was what he wanted. only, he wanted something else more and that rejection keeps her hope strangled.
they have grown closer still, and vera wishes she could allow herself to simply MELT. he is moving slow and speaking with intent and his touch is tender, yet she has to tell herself to be s o f t, to smooth over those sharp instincts, to relax. she could not be in safer hands than in this very moment. vera turns her head to press her lips gently against the palm of his hand, and she laughs, soft and low, humming into his skin. she leaves behind a faint pink smudge as she faces him once again. “ but you realize how unfair a request that is, don’t you ? ” a deserving question, yes, but no resentment. it is long accepted by now — their imbalance. while there were still many things griffith did not know — about himself, about her — there were a great many things the two did not talk about and vera already feels overexposed. so why, then, does she feel so compelled to surrender to his pleas tonight ? “ tell me what you want to know. ”
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓, griffith not even sparing the ornate card so much as a glance where it sits, forgotten on the couch. he’s got the world-- HIS world in his hands and he’s never been more terrified of his own unsteadiness than he is in this moment. he grew up with the trigger of a deadly rifle cemented to his finger, no target, live or otherwise, ever out of reach. he knows what it’s like to lie under the weight of something that used to BE, the perfect imitation of that same deathly stillness for hours on end. he’s never faced a target too difficult, no mission that couldn’t be finished-- even after the explosion had turned his world upside down, both figuratively and literally, and yet here he is. left feeling like even the slightest of errors, a minute movement just wrong enough, could cause the illusion to shatter.
he holds on tight with two hands and wonders if this is what it’s like to pray to a god you could never believe in.
the answer to her question comes in the form of something equally as unfair. selfish lips chase the rouge print to its source, trying their damndest to earn what they never deserved. the kiss comes gently, in stark contrast to a night that feels like several lifetimes ago -- a night that changed everything, lasting just long enough to serve as yet another reminder that this is REAL. the crash of blue waves, the dusting of pink that’s settled over the cheekbones he continues to trace with his thumb; it’s all real. and even then, even now, he has his doubts. ‘ anything, ’ he breathes, the word sounding rough in the thickness of his accent. he shrugs again, any effort toward eloquence forgone. ‘ everything. ’
angelslikeycu:
the ability to shapeshift had been hard to come by, but she had to admit — there were perks to her lifelong career of faking it. vera can blend in almost anywhere she needs to, but it takes great work to achieve sometimes. her usual fashion tastes were minimal, at best — neutral colors, tailored to the same shape, and meant entirely to keep attention OFF of her. ( it did not always save her from the occasional wandering hand, but she had other methods to ensure it only ever happened once. ) the compliment throws her, however, as she suddenly remembers: this was not colorado, this was not work — this was an event and one she had taken her time to ensure she got the visuals just right. “ right, well.. when in rome, as they say. ” it was a deliberate choice, made only that much more obvious by her self soothing gestures — smoothing her free palm over the material of her dress and sidestepping to hide some of her shape behind a shadow. as if griffith has never been able to see right through her; as if he couldn’t see right through her NOW.
it takes a few seconds, maybe more, before vera makes the conscious effort to take back control. she drops her shoes in the foyer to free her hands as she reaches once again into her clutch, slowly crossing the room until she’s stood in front of the man who made it his JOB to know her business. “ i’m surprised you followed through. a little bit of research and you would know this is family property — a hawthorne estate, and possibly one of the safest. ” it is a convincing enough argument had she not spent most of her walk looking over her shoulder. the paranoia had followed her, if no one else had. and they had. vera smiles, subtle but almost smug. maybe she had a feeling that leaving as she had would be enough to draw him out of the nothingness he’s made a home out of. “ a vow renewal. ” the briefest of explanations as she extends the delicately folded invitation out to him and steps back. “ a friend of my father’s and one of my favorite law professors — he and his wife have been together for fifty years and people like that rarely celebrate in one evening. so i took some time. ” her shoulders rise and fall with casual grace. “ nothing to be worried about. ”
𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑, 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐑. this half-existence, rarely close enough to touch, but lingering enough to remain an ever-present twisted excuse of a guardian designed to remain in the metaphorical dark until circumstances necessitate otherwise. hell, any fucking half-wit could see that that isn’t what she wants from him, from this, but he’s become so accustomed to existing in PARTS that griffith has no idea what vera actually wants. she’s quick, dismissive of whatever turmoil she’s kept carefully locked under the crash of blue waves staring back at him just as she’s always been. it frustrates him to see them once again settle into the same dance-- just close enough for the heaviness to settle like lead in their chests, but keeping far enough apart to mitigate already catastrophic damage. his fingers catch her wrist before she’s able to completely pull away, and he’s almost surprised that his fingers aren’t slick with blood, that they aren’t caught in the midst of an active battlefield, because the ringing in his ears tells him otherwise.
there’s something grounding in the steady thrum of her pulse under his fingertips; a reassurance to validate the merit of her reminder that she’s fine. physically, at least. but that isn’t what he’s here for. he stands, fighting against his every desire to just plow straight ahead and leave every other encounter of theirs in the past as if they don’t matter -- something they’ve always done, cognizant of the self-protective behavior or not. he’s just so, so fucking tired of running. it’s bone-deep. ‘ i’m sorry for leaving. ’ he’s looking right at her when he says it, hazel boring into blue in an attempt to push past those walls to a place he has no business trying to find. ‘ i’m sorry for leaving you, ’ he says, voice low but steady, the addition spoken with intent. things had undeniably shifted between them the last time, a desperate attempt at righting the unsteady ground beneath their feet. it changed everything, and it yet still changed nothing because he’s still stood in front of her with an apology that’s months too late. the hand that isn’t lightly grasping her wrist lifts to brush scarred knuckles over the swell of her cheek, still flush from the brisk english air. he selfishly wants it all, what’s running through her head, what’s she’s feeling, and what she isn’t letting herself. he’ll plead for every single thing she’s willing to give. ‘ don’t hide from me. ’
angelslikeycu:
time is relative and vera finds herself losing so much of it under the pressures of a life she may as well have given her soul for. days pass into weeks, weeks into months, and suddenly — the new year has come and along with it, the same patterns. there are only small moments ( and she could scarcely recall the exact dates and times ) that stay with her. ghosts — they may as well have been ghosts, coming and going from her mind as they please. sometimes when she least expects them and least wants them, and even rarer, when she willfully brings them to the forefront. she is staring at a ghost right now, and while a part of her must feel relieved that it’s a familiar face, there’s another part stirring — and interrupting her far too hopeful plans for a restful evening. how long had it been ? she could not say for certain. the more she frets over those passages of time between then and now, the more miserable she becomes and life goes on — unforgiving and merciless.
before she can allow herself to linger too long on the last interaction they’d had, vera takes a moment to gather herself from that strange, yet known, mixture of relief and annoyance. his timing is.. odd, to say the least. though she has to remember, she is a woman who plans and one hiccup in her schedule — in this case, jumping a plane, taking any time off, and leaving behind only a vague note — is enough to sound the alarms. finally, vera sighs. “ have you ever considered i don’t particularly enjoy being tracked like a lost dog ? ” she slips the heel from one foot and then the other, holding them tightly by the stiletto at her side. if she were honest, she had half a mind to toss them at him, but she can already hear him laughing at her now. “ how ? — no. ” she knew the how ; he’s not exactly a stranger to breaking and entering, and this was hardly the first time she had found him right at home on her property. likely, not even the last. “ i could probably guess why, but humor me anyway. ”
𝐓𝐀𝐏, 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐏, 𝐓𝐀𝐏-- restless fingertips perform in a one-man orchestral piece far too staccato to be anything but restless. it’s a product of his upbringing: this hypervigilance, a perpetual quest to be aware of everything and anything that could serve as a threat. deliberate routes, glances over shoulders, finger always resting on a trigger. it just so happens that somewhere along this fateful journey, his neck suddenly wasn’t the only one he was looking out for and the marathon of racing thoughts that kept him up at night became a two-person event long before he realized that he was no longer alone. and people say that old dogs can’t learn new tricks.
there’s no answer to be given that will placate the irritation leaking into her tone, griffith knows, especially given that him showing up ( on what he assumes is her couch ) out of the fucking blue is one of the more harmless contributions to the 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐗𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 list he’s had going for quite some time now. so, instead he settles for a prim, ‘ yes, darling, ’ that misses the mark given his current american sniper-esque scruff ‘n crew cut aesthetic. looking around, he would’ve much preferred spending the last few months cooped up here rather than being trapped in some kuwaiti pissing contest masquerading as a soldier that didn’t exist. but now that he is here, the clock is ticking. ‘ i go dark and stupid shit tends to follow. you went dark, ’ he trails off with a shrug, ‘ i was curious. ’ the tapping stops just briefly enough for him to gesture around the room. ‘ can’t say i tend to wander to any estates, though, so i figured there was a special occasion. ’ his eyes flicker to the red bottoms before finding hers once more, the corner of his lips quirking. ‘ you look good. ’
angelslikeycu:
✨ closed starter for @svnctifys! feat. vera hawthorne & griffith carlisle .
the walk is long — longer than she would like in such high heels — but the privacy is worth every aching step. she has no reason to feel such paranoia, constantly looking over her shoulder as if the shadows are more real than imagination. she is a far way from home and, for perhaps the first time in five years, her work left behind as well. she had booked the flight last minute, leaving a note with her secretary than she would not be taking any clients, emails, or phone calls for the next five days. the event itself was no secret — vera had held onto the invitation for months before confirming her plans to attend. even then, she had her doubts, but ultimately, her stubbornness caved. after five long years, she deserved a break.
the venue itself was convenient, as the hawthorne estate owned a modest vacation home nearby. she needed only to alert the groundskeeper of her arrival and all was set. it’s remote, quiet, and a remarkable view to behold — once you’re officially on the property, that is. vera deliberately asks her driver to drop her off a block away so she can maintain that small sense of privacy over it all. only mere feet away from solace, her hands subconsciously rise for the pins holding her hair into place, releasing those curled tresses to fall loosely about her shoulders. next, she fumbles for the keys that have fallen to the bottom of her clutch so she may let herself in, and immediately locks the door behind her — along with a few additional ones she had the groundskeeper add for extra security. her finger barely hooks the heel of her red bottoms when she hears the telltale click! of a lamp — and suddenly she realizes she is not alone.
𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑-𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒-- the career criminal wagers between mistake number one and a number far beyond his counting capabilities-- griffith was hit with the realization that sometimes sorry just doesn’t cut it. ESPECIALLY when it’s tossed forth with not even a hint of sincerity. he can count on one hand the number of times he’s ever come even remotely close to feeling regret, and it’s mostly been the morning after deciding that extra drink isn’t the worst idea. the fact that he’s allowed himself to even entertain the thought is a half-miracle in and of itself. of course, it has nothing to do with the dark fucking FORTRESS he’s found himself waiting in after a fun little B&E to spicy up his monday and moreso to do with who he’s awaiting.
there’s a moment of hesitation as the CLICK! of the door’s locks disengaging echoes through the otherwise silent room, serving as a warning to the end of his solace. he may have a track record deserving of a few doses of capital punishment, but he has priorities, dammit. his assessment’s limited in the creeping darkness of early evening, but hazel hues lock onto vera before the lawyer can even realize she’s not alone. they shamelessly roam over the same frame he could spend a fucking lifetime memorizing without a single regret, careful to note any abnormalities, bruises, cuts, the favoring of a certain side. it’s cursory at best, but it’s enough to placate any disquiet, if only temporarily. the lamp on the end table sparks to life under the command of calloused fingertips, and griffith barely has his wits about him enough to scrape together something expectantly stupid, lest anyone get a hint of how fucking GONE for the woman who’s made a career out of working herself thin. ‘ it is far past your curfew, young lady. ’
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