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Spring Classics | ashandnovels

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes ... including you. ~Anne Lamott

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Cherry blossoms turned several trees on the block into pink puffs of delicate petals. It was a beautiful reminder of the plans Furia had made with Oleg, though they wouldn’t be sharing that evening together. She crossed her arms over her thin robe and weighed her options, which at first seemed limited. Go alone. Not go at all. 

She crossed the room and unzipped the garment bag hanging on the wardrobe. The dress was definitely too much, but it was gorgeous and hints of purple played so well with the silvery sparkle. It almost felt like playing dress up when she tried it on the first time. And she really wanted to wear it again. The silk accent tickled against her fingertips as she recalled her reflection from that day.

It was silly. Just something fun and frivolous. It was really just for her anyway--the symphony and formal not-a-date date. Just a moment to get away. She could go alone. It would be fine.

“But not as much fun,” she breathed opening her eyes again. More than half of the fun of the night was going to be talking to Oleg about it all, having someone else there that enjoyed it as well. And knew more about all of it than her. 

She could go on her own, but she didn’t want to. She wanted to go with someone else. Be with another person. A friend. Someone who might just let her be silly or serious, whichever tonight turned out to be. 

Furia sighed and leaned against the wall. Her hazel eyes traveled the room, landing on her phone in the middle of her bed. She straightened and headed straight for it; tapping on her contact list she scrolled past CID, slowed at Colin’s name, but finally stopped on Devin’s. 

He’d probably have a tux on hand. And if he didn’t, she was sure Josh would. Maybe one of them would be up for joining her. She pressed the little phone icon next to Devin’s name, and crossed her legs under her as she waited for it to ring.

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Not All Who Wander... [ashandnovels]

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Despite being across the street from a large park, the street was mostly abandoned. Whether that was the blustery weather and biting wind or the fact that it was back end of the afternoon, it was anyone’s guess. 

Neither mattered to Furia. As usual, her outfit fit well, all black and warm enough that the weather wouldn’t trouble her either. She’d need more than a few hours to accomplish her task. The only advantage was that someone had already primed the space for her. She hefted the bag onto her shoulder a little more securely and tromped down the sidewalk toward the alley that would take her to that evening’s palette.

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Nocturnal Flight of Foolishness | ashandnovels

@ashandnovels ((As promised, here is your high heartbroken friend.))

The chill in the air nipped at her legs through the ripped stockings. Her feet slid in the too-large boots. And through the haze her stomach rumbled. Clearly, a girl could not survive on the high alone. Her gaze traveled the storefronts as she ambled up the block; one stood out as familiar. 

Furia pressed her nose to the glass and tried to peek inside. The sight of sweets made her tummy ache. She scrambled over to the door in a bit of a frenzy. She grabbed the door and pulled at the handle, but her balance shifted off sides. With a crash, she fell through the plate glass door, landing in a heap on the floor of Skylar’s bakery.

Her eyes tracked around the space. “Uh oh,” she breathed realizing what had happened. Though the situation tickled her funny bone and left her cackling madly. She rolled onto her side, still giggling. Then getting to her hands and knees, Furia crawled away from the unintended destruction. She used the counter to regain her feet, oblivious to the little trail of bloody prints she left in her wake.

She wandered into the kitchen, stumbling through yet another door with a wild crash. “Shh,” she whispered at the bowls that skittered across the floor. Furia only needed a nibble, not to wake the whole damn gang. A few more crashes marked her progress to the refrigerator, and she shushed each wild piece of gear. Tugging open the door, she oohed at the contents of the fridge. She leaned in and studied the selection. Sadly, most of it just looked like bits and pieces of sweets. Then she located a bowl of something that looked like fluffy chocolate. “You’ll do,” she told the bowl as she maneuvered it out of the fridge. She dropped it on the counter and grabbed a wooden spoon from a utensil holder. 

Dipping the spoon in, Furia dug out quite a bite and began to lick it off the spoon.

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@saintedfury "Someone has to keep him in line." ((Whelp))

“Well, go get him Josh! Not going to lie ... I might be a little envious right now.”

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QUALITY MOM™ - Furi'a got that caring heart to put up with the antics a kid might get into, but also the steel to be firm and make sure a kid doesn't run wild. She's seen so much, she could teach a kid so many things about life and enjoying it to it's fullest. A kid would be lucky to have Furia as a mom, especially for all the love she can give.

((I would definitely say you’re accurate in your assessment, but you’ve broken Furia. She’s completely just. Yeah. No capability of speech. I’m not sure whether her reaction is positive or woeful.

And to be completely fair. I’ve seen awful parents, and the ones who are truly awful are usually the ones that couldn’t care less if they are good or bad parents. They aren’t concerned with how their actions or their faults could affect their tiny humans.And from what I’ve seen of all the bosses, they do worry about these kinds of things and just that fact, besides their other amazing traits shows me that they would at least try, and do their very best not to make the same kinds of mistakes that they experienced--at the very least.))

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  ((Well, Skylar, Devin, and Mun, take care. I wish...

((Enjoy your sleep when you do go! I’m drinking water now so I should be good come morning. I don’t know how the dorks will handle it though. We’ll see. ….Devin is definitely gonna end up with something on his face or a new tattoo, calling itnow))

((Hopefully it won’t be a little teddy bear face on the end of his wiener. That seems like it might hurt.

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ashandnovels replied to your post “underangelswing  If they had a kid: Furia & Price ...”

((haha those are some pairings))

(( I know, and @bossangelique just added Killbane to the list, because I needed to think about that.

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ashandnovels replied to your post “underangelswing  underangelswing replied to your...”

((-quietly off in the corner watching this all and waiting- this makes my heart hurt. And Skylar's just. Quietly dreading it getting worse- if it does. Expecting the worst that one is.))

((It’s even tougher because I can’t allow any of the revelations Eli’s made to Skylar influence her take on it. That would be all too meta. So, I’m leaving her only with what she could know, which makes it kind of tough, because I’m over here just head shaking the whole time. 

His estimations are both correct and skewed, but I think hers are too. Though, she’s basing hers in their conversation and their past together. I cannot make such assumptions about the influences on Eli’s explanations and justifications.))