I CAN STILL FEEL THEM

ROSEMARY AMALIA HARING - swan maiden with an attitude to match her inner bitterness about being taken away from her world because of something as stupid as her beauty.

[undcrpressure]

“I wouldn’t touch that if I were you.” Xavier stared at the stranger who was about to touch a gris-gris bag containing objects that was supposed to curse whoever adorned the bag. “It’s not supposed to be worn as a fashion statement. You really want to sacrifice your soul and well being just to seem fashionable?”

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rosemary stopped as she was about to grab the bag, looking up slightly at the man who told her not to touch it. she truly, deeply, wanted to grab that bag now. however, she was also quite surprised by those whole scenario. of course, she couldn’t identify a warlock between a fanatic of the supernatural world they didn’t quite comprehend their current situation entirely. YET, she always found it fascinating and quite entertaining to watch the slightest of glimpse of the witch culture peak through just a bit. “it wasn’t for a fashion statement, but thanks for the warning.” she started, a smile on her face before she bit her lip and walked towards him. “and do tell, how do you know it would work?” she asked, eyebrows raised slightly to hear his response. humans, muggles, mundane, whatever pop cultured reference was made to describe those without the slightly special abilities as others, these people never ceased to fascinate her.

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criiedpower‌:

        he’s thankful for advice  ,   though milo’s starting to think that he should have given more information  .   strangers wouldn’t know his life  ,   why would they ?     “  i’ve tried that already  .   melatonin  ,   even dabbled with lavender  .   nothing seemed to stick  .  ”    maybe his destiny was just to be tired forever  .  

rosemary swayed her hair back as she listened to the man, eyebrows furrowed before relaxing her expressions a bit as she eyed the man. “dabbled as in essential oils?” she asked, hoping to understand what and where he was coming from. she never had much issues sleeping, though it was quite surprising since she did have much on her mind. thank goodness thinking maybe her tired. “have you check it up with a doctor yet? maybe they can give you something else, like advice or medicine.” she suggested, though it was true, she didn’t know his life and probably could keep guessing until her mind stopped at its most creative methods to fall asleep.

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thatsympathy‌:

“there are many options, which is overwhelming even with a familiar menu.” azra had tried nearly everything herself and she only hoped the staff would change frequently enough for her to return year after year without her agelessness drawing extra attention. “oh, this is açma. it’s similar to a bagel. i recommend it if you don’t want something too sweet. i usually get it when i’m not very hungry,” she lied. of course, there was only one thing that quenched her hunger and she didn’t believe in drinking from humans all willy nilly, so it wasn’t the sort of thing that could be found in a bakery.

“ absolutely! doesn’t help me when i’m trying not to think too much.” she noted, putting a hand on her temple to rub it slightly. truly, she didn’t want to think. she wished she could just ask the cashier to give her what she thinks would suit her for the day and move onwards. and yet, it seemed that these sort of employees were too nervous to make a mistake or risk a situation they didn’t quite comprehend but understood it as being troublesome at most. rosemary really had to work on keeping her decisiveness equally distributed during the day and week, furthermore. “acma? not too sweet? maybe i’ll go with that for today. after all, i think im going to end up making a salad for myself tonight, don’t want to fill up on sugars and the eat health. it messes with my system too much.” she commented, perhaps saying more than she should. actually, she always said more than she should. though, it wasn’t like people cared much for her species. she just existed, beautifully and gracefully swimming and flying. at least, she would do that if she could. “sorry, i tend to talk my thoughts out if i think they’re too much. where does acma derive from? like, is it a pastry in europe?”

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@bloodsletting ( cain ! )

rosemary had woken up that morning, finding that cain seemed to still be at her place after their late night rendezvous. she very much loved his presence around, he at least provided her with a good time. at the most, he would often prove her wrong in some of her perspective on people and softened her heart towards others ever so slightly. so, she was almost glad to see that he stayed. though, she did hate his cooking. it was just burnt food. she had to get up, at least for the sake of their breakfast. so she threw on some shorts and an oversized-shirt quickly. she heard a buzz from a phone and she grabbed it without thinking, checking what the message screen displayed. It was that girl again, Rhiannon. This time, it read ; 

Rhiannon: it took me ten minutes to realize your pun for To Kill a Mockingbird. Or better said, Tequila Mockingbird. 

rosemary stopped for a second, unsure what this meant but sure that cain would get it. she walked out of the room, looking at cain for a second before speaking. “that rhiannon girl texted you this morning.” she mentioned, raising his phone a little bit so he would take it. her expression revealed nothing but curiosity, which was sure appreciated. after all, rosemary was not the jealous type. she just wanted to know what this meant for them. what ‘benefits’ would end if any would. have to make sure she isn’t pushing her luck.

[criiedpower]

          “   i couldn’t sleep  at all  last night  .  ”    annoyance crosses his features  ,   milo runs his hand through dark hair with a sigh  .   it’s obvious  SOMETHING  happened the night before  ,   it’s all seen in his appearance  .   the only issue is  ,   he doesn’t know what  .      “  maybe i should try getting someone to  punch  me to sleep  .  ” 

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the usual complaint, fantastic. it wasn’t that it annoyed her, but she knew how much she hated losing sleep. she could remember everyone she has known to hate losing their sleep. sleep was far too precious to lose, but often times taken advantage of. she felt bad for him ever so slightly, though his last statement was concerning. “ i mean, that is one way to get you to sleep. though, probably would be less painful than just taking some night quill.”

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criiedpower‌:

          “  no  ,   i think she always knows what to do !  she’s always so calm and poised  .  ”    truth  ,   though amelia has an inkling that  she  may be the one o’riley who has all their shit together  .   not that she would ever say that out loud  .      “  i was thinking bath & bodyworks !  no need to spend extra cash on something that’s  exactly  the same  .  ”     not true  ,   she actually gets it from a little boutique these days  ,   but  baby  amelia loved b&b  .   she’ll flutter her lashes  ,   lips curling up into a soft smile  .      “  thank you  .   i hope so  .   this last one really  rattled  me  ,   yanno ?  ”  

rosemary was quite surprised by that statement. though, after all, she also wasn’t someone who allowed the delusions of an outer appearance fool her entirely. “incredible.” she said, before her eyebrows arched as if she couldn’t believe that she was about to say what she was going to say. “i wonder what is inside her head, though.” she said, a bit of wonder in those blue eyes of rosemary. after all, everyone was quite a fascinated subject to observe, see how much they let their true natures show. “oh great! i know they always have that sale of buy three, get three for free. so i’m thinking of buying the whole collection. treat myself to a Japanese cherry blossom spa treatment.” she commented, finding that she was quite enjoying her conversation with this woman. she reminded her of her younger sister rhaenela, bless her soul. oh well, family is subjective after all. “oh yeah, it happens! it rattled me, though i have been fortunate enough to have gone through worse so this didn’t entirely throw me off and make me panic.” she revealed. whoops, perhaps she should keep her mouth shut now. time to come up with a lie. lovely!

[bloodstvin]

“ i let one of my kids cut my hair , “ a sigh escapes him. “ horrible idea , i know. i thought it would be good… it’s not like i asked a five year old to give me a haircut. “ nicholas grimaces at the mere thought. fingers run through his freshly cut hair. “ it doesn’t look…. too bad , does it ? “ 

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“it looked pretty great for a child! though, if you are telling me a five-year-old did this, you may want to consider looking more into it.” she told him, appreciate how good-looking this man was. her own concern for the age of the child didn’t quite matter though, since she even started thinking that perhaps she should ask this kid to help her with her hair. she obviously holds secrets nobody else’s knows.

[drearieds]

               “  oh  —  you  were  the  person  that  i  slept  wit  —  I  MEAN   ,  wait  ,  totally  ,  like  ,  not   ,  “  katherine  to  giggle  anxiously  ,  as  she  looks  down  at  the  paperwork  in  front  of  her  ,  shuffling  it  together  as  to  construe  information  .  “  totally  wish  you  were  .  the  gala  was  a  total  bust  ,  and  i’m  like  ,  110%  sure  you  would’ve  made  it  like  ,  a  gazillion  times  better  .  “

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rosemary was caught off guard as she stared at the woman, eyebrows raising as the girl thought she recognized her from sleeping together. Last time she had checked, she had only slept with one man that night, and any lady friends she would have wished she made were lost on her since they all seemed a little too occupied. she let her collect herself, a smile turned into a grin into a laugh as she put her hair behind her ear. “well, thank you. i appreciate the compliment. what’s your name?” she asked, intrigued already by the girl, though she was sure that she was far too young for the swan maiden. 

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criiedpower‌:

       “  sisters always do have a tendency to do the  right  thing  .  ”   moira does  ,   and amelia  knows  she would have gotten out right away  ,   and then consider her siblings  .   their family’s motto always was  :   you can’t do anything if you’re  dead  .   and amelia agrees  ,   you truly  CAN’T  do anything if you’re dead  .      “  agreed  .   i’m about to buy that in bulk  .  ”    speaks as if she doesn’t already have a closet  FULL  of it back at her parent’s mansion  .   eyes will widen  ,   shimmers  under the sky light  ,   looking bluer than usual  .     “  i’m okay  .   i think  .   just a little shaken  .  ”  

“ maybe sometimes, but i feel it’s completely unintentional. they don’t know what to do just like us.” she remarked, a small laugh as she could recall the various times she was right. perhaps it was because she has lived for over a couple hundred of years, but the odds seemed to balance each other eventually. “where are you going to get that? i might have to visit that place. the only place i know to go to get japanese cherry blossom anything is bath and body works, or those weird home appliances stores.” the girl seemed almost surprised someone had asked her how she was doing. that was odd, since rosemary thought everyone was already asked that question so many times after the gala. “i bet. you’ll be alright though. take it easy, sport. hopefully the next gala or party you go to, it will be better than this last one.”

[emmavanlty]

the addams family sentence starters.

❛  Is this made from real lemons?   ❛ ❛  You were like some desperate, howling demon. You frightened me. Do it again!  ❛ ❛  I’m a homicidal maniac, they look just like everyone else.  ❛ ❛  Are they dead?  ❛ ❛  I’m going to electrocute him.  ❛ ❛  But, Mother…  ❛ ❛  I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.  ❛ ❛  When we first met years ago, it was an evening much like this. Magic in the air.   ❛ ❛  You were so beautiful. Pale and mysterious.  ❛ ❛  Don’t torture yourself, [ name ] . That’s my job.  ❛ ❛  The human spirit, it is a hard thing to kill.  ❛ ❛  To live without you, only that would be torture.  ❛ ❛  I’ve smoked since I was five. Mother insisted.  ❛ ❛  why I could just… eat you alive!  ❛ ❛ This is all so humiliating. Why did I marry you?  ❛ ❛  I’m beginning to think my brother truly is lost.  ❛ ❛  Don’t be a baby. I know what I’m doing.  ❛ ❛ So it can kill you.  ❛ ❛  Haven’t you ever slaughtered anyone?  ❛ ❛  I’ll never listen to you, never, ever again!  ❛ ❛  You never really loved me!  ❛ ❛  I’m blinded by such beauty.  ❛ ❛ How can I compete? You’re twice the woman I am.  ❛

the values.

❛ They had sex.  ❛ ❛  Do you think that maybe someday you might want to get married and have kids?  ❛ ❛ You have gone too far.  ❛ ❛  You have destroyed his spirit, you have taken him from us. All that I could forgive. But… pastels?  ❛ ❛ You have enslaved him  ❛ ❛  He has my father’s eyes.  ❛ ❛  Why are you dressed like that?  ❛ ❛  We’re contagious  ❛ ❛  It’s just, I wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade.  ❛ ❛  Be afraid. Be very afraid.  ❛ ❛  So I-I killed. So I maimed. So I destroyed one innocent life after another.  ❛ ❛  Don’t I deserve love and jewelry?  ❛ ❛  You sent us to camp. They made us sing.  ❛ ❛ None of you really believe in me, so I’ll have to prove my power.  ❛ ❛ Would you die for me?  ❛ ❛  Well, you have a black dress.  ❛ ❛  I’m saying I want you dead and I want your money.  ❛ ❛  Gimme a kiss.  ❛ ❛ Gimme a twenty.  ❛ ❛  Does he always do that with women he likes?  ❛ ❛  Marvelous news. I’m going to have a baby. Right now.  ❛ ❛  I love you dearly, but I can never see you again. ❛

[thatsympathy]

Tea didn’t quite have the same effect it once did, but she found it soothing nonetheless. She was lucky enough that her favorite Turkish bakery was a ten minute drive from work, and when there was traffic, as there often was, it gave her an excuse to stay out of the office and stare at her phone in the backseat of her hired car. Today, perhaps because the city was still reeling from the gala, the streets weren’t as congested and she took this as an opportunity to eat her açma inside the bakery instead of taking it to go. Azra glanced up from her tablet, noticing that the same person had been looking at at the menu for a few minutes now. “Everything is good,” she assured them, “but if you’d like some suggestions, I’d be happy to help.”

[swanmciden-blog]

she was exhausted, she had been bargaining for a good part of her day because her sister just HAD to have this piece at her home. not to sell, no. of course not, just for her own liking. so after all the back and forth, rosemary found herself contemplating doing this scavenger hunt job as a part-time and finding a new one. however, she was too preoccupied. she was far too tired and too hungry to think about much. she was looking at the menu, unsure what to get. but this woman had spoken up and rosemary eyed her for a second and smiled. “please. i don’t think i can choose today, which is rather uncommon.” she said, facing the woman and ready to follow her gaze as she suggested to the menu and gave her opinion. however, the little pastry in the woman’s hand caught her eye and she mentioned towards it. “what’s that?” she asked, curiosity very much present in her expression.

[criiedpower]

              “  did everyone you care about get out safe ?  ”    baby blues are wide ,   blinks at the other innocently as she brings her  hot chocolate  spiked with a potion  ,    to her lips  .   amelia’s actually surprised by the turn of events  ,   the smell of  SOOT  lingering in her hair  ,   and smoke on her skin .      “  i don’t think there’s enough  japanese cherry blossom  perfume in the world to cover up this stench  .  ”    crinkles her nose with a sigh  .     “  it’s  really  hard running in heels  .  ”    will shiver  ,   though she’s not sure if it’s because of the chilly weather or the prospect of what could have caused this  .  

[swanmciden-blog]

“thankfully, my sister didn’t want to go to the gala last night. so she is safe. though, i did lose my phone in the chaos and i had to go to her place first to tell her.” she remarked, vaguely remembering the events. similarly, rosemary was covered in the scent of the smoke from the fire that engulfed the entire first floor. however, she wasn’t someone who liked to wait for the results. she wanted them NOW. so, she would just have to pull some old tricks from her books and go back at some point to investigate. “japanese cherry blossom would be a delight to smell besides this soot. though, i think i would need to take a couple baths drench in the scent before anything stuck. i don’t want my skin to get to wrinkly.” she commented, an arm holding her sides as she sipped away at her coffee. “it can be. are you okay?” she asked, looking over at the girl. this conversation caught rosemary’s eyes and she almost felt bad talking about herself. she wanted to know how this girl was doing, obviously she had something on her mind for bringing the subject up. 

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gentleheartd‌:

marcos had been attending these things forever, making small talk, going over the limit for drinks and having a grand old time. he was the oldest, didn’t make him the alpha and while he’d hate to throw all the responsibility on his younger sibling felix, marcos couldn’t help it. made his life hell of a lot easier if he didn’t have to worry so much. “ oh uh — don’t think it’s really my thing. “ does he really have the heart to turn her down though? not completely. “ only for a minute or two. “ 

this was rosemary’s first event, and quite frankly, she could understand why the the public was being invited now. after all, needed to get some entertainment in here with how boring it looked. though, what could see say? at least there were attractive people here to please the eyes of everyone. she was ready for a rejection, but to hear his response ignited a grand smile form her. “great.” she said, as she mentioned for him to take her hand so she could take him to the dance floor to dance. “im rosemary haring, by the way.” she introduced, for simple formalities.

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criiedpower‌:

        a misc creature  ,   she can tell right off the bat what this woman is  .   perhaps not the  exact species  but  …  it wasn’t any of the main five that she found herself working with on the daily basis  .     “  this music is  no good  for dancing  ,  ”    she’ll deadpan  ,   sharp brown eyes falling on the other  ,   perfect poker face  :   as per usual  .   where were rosamie’s people when she needed them ?  another reason why she didn’t like the galas  :   socializing with people she didn’t care for  ,    they  always  wanted something from her  ,   or someone she had connections with  .     “  and i don’t like dancing  ,   sorry  .  ”    not with people she didn’t trust  .     “  if you have something you’d like to  discuss  ,   however  ,   i’m more than willing to have a seat with you  .  ”   always professional  ,   was she  .  

rosemary was taken aback by her response, though it wasn’t entirely unusual. after all, she was a stranger to this woman. she didn’t have to do anything she didn’t want to. so instead, rosemary eyed her for a second. “Discuss? discuss what exactly?” she asked, unsure what that meant. truly, rosemary wasn’t that in-the-know about the people here at the Gala. unless they talked about business before, or they had casually met through her journeys across the world, rosemary often times didn’t have time to socialize. she didn’t need connections, or power. she just wanted a friend, if she was honest. not that she would admit it. 

[janepetras]

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aidengodfrey‌:

aiden would not consider himself a good dancer by any means. he just preferred to watch others dance during the party. he was standing at the edge of the room, sipping his drink. he was a little taken aback when someone approached him and asked to dance. “uh, no… i’m not really doing anything.” he lightly scratched the back of his neck. he was so delightfully awkward, especially around women older than him. he chuckled lightly, “i’m not much of a dancer, but if you’re looking for a partner, i’m up for it.” 

the awkwardness from the younger man was quite endearing. sure, she couldn’t recall being in her twenties, it had been quite a while. however, she could recall her siblings being this awkward when it came to getting lovers and it always brought a chuckle to her lips. surely he wasn’t sure how to conduct oneself around her, and it was delightful. “is it because you don’t dance often or because you just don’t know? perhaps you just need a good partner.” she said, a smile on her face as she looked at him, being only slightly taller than him.

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dusklaced‌:

      Cassius’ date had stepped away for a few minutes, and for the first time all night the vampire was just taking in his surroundings, enjoying the festivities around him. Many complained about the entire thing, but Cassius just loved the galas; everyone coming together like this was exactly what the council had been made for. A redhead pierced his thoughts however, approaching him with a surprising daringness that he wouldn’t have pegged her for. And wow, she was beautiful. How could he say no ?   “ I’d be honored to, “   he said with a wide smile, offering his arm out for her to take, before leading her to the dance floor. Hopefully Devani didn’t mind.   “ You look beautiful, by the way, “   he couldn’t help but tell her as they stepped onto the dance floor, and Cassius delicately held her in his arms.   

Rosemary was one of those people who had complained about the Gala. It wasn’t anything too bad, but she did desire some more action. she had been brought into a world that always had something for her to confront. yet, in this instant, it was something that sort of caught her off guard. honored, a word she hadn’t heard in a little bit. at least, in a pleasant. way. one would be surprised how easily she could get annoyed. well, easily annoyed by one particular man. “fantastic.” she remarked as she matched his smile before she took her arm to let him lead her. “oh, thank you.” she said, not too surprised by those words. however, the way he handled her, it was delicate. soft, as if she was a fragile thing. a foreign thing in her eyes. “you look great too. though, do tell. what made you choose a white suit? not a lot of men i know decide to try with other colors besides black for their suits.” she asked, trying to start a conversation with the man for the sake of not having an awkward interaction.