#beyondtheveille

[ihaveadifferentfinalrequest]

@beyond-the-veille

Nikola pressed the doorbell again and ran his hand through Dane’s hair, adjusting the toddler’s position on his hip. “Shh, we’ll be out of the cold soon.” He stood on the doorstep of the last address they had on file for Scarlett, in the middle of the night, the wind hitting his back. Even though Helen was off trying to gather the next ingredients for his treatments, he still had to try this. He had to try.

[10ccs]

@beyond-the-veille 

A little after four in the morning, the streets are near silent, no one but him and drunks staggering home after the bars close up. He locks the bar behind him, stifling a yawn, feet dragging against the concrete as he turns, and         slams into someone.  “   Fuck.” The key slips from his fingers, clattering against the sidewalk as he unsuccessfully tries to snatch it out of the air.  “Christ. It’s a bit early to be in a rush, don’t you think?” 

[chasingthered]

@beyond-the-veille

It had been well over a year since he’d seen the team. Lee, Dean, Gus, that was. He wasn’t sorry. He wouldn’t miss the vodka bottles and the fear of silver and finding Gus’ ridiculous katana on the sofa in the break room. In retrospect, he could’ve tried to keep up with them. But it was too much energy. He was good at contact. He was good with people now. He wasn’t going to spoil that on a drunk, a werewolf and an amnesiac who liked swords too much.

Even though video called home when he was away - for the people who mattered - nothing compared to seeing them in person. So he lifted a hand and knocked on Scarlett’s door.

[get--down--from--there]

Talk about the first time you met Nikola? (Also, hi! I don't think I've ever spoke to you properly before! XD)

The first time I met Nikola, was in England in 1884.  We met at Oxford.. I had just begun auditing some science courses thanks to my father’s respected reputation at the university (yet no women were actually permitted to enroll..) and Nikola had just enrolled in his first term at the university after moving to England.

At first, he struck me as terribly shy but as it turned out he gained confidence by the day and soon had earned himself a bit of a reputation as an arrogant, detached “obnoxious ass” as I once put it to him...

Frankly I knew the difference all along. I saw him for who he truly was, the brilliance and the caring underneath his attitude. I suppose that is why I wanted him to be one of the Five.

(( Hi! :D  beyond-the-veille ))

[chasingthered]

beyond-the-veille

He'd seen them off, grabbed something to eat from the kitchen and found one of the cleaning products while he was at it. When he'd eaten and the oil was cleaned off all the doors - except any that ended up on Lee's, that could stay there as retribution - he knocked on Scarlett's door. "Hey, they're gone. You can come out or let me in or whatever."

[chasingthered]

“Scream to your heart’s content, Princess. No one can hear us out here.”

“Listen, Scarlett, this isn’t you. She’s done something. Please!”

[chasingthered]

James shook his younger sister gently by the shoulder to wake her up. "Psst, Nee, you awake? I need you to do me a favour." (James to Nina, in case it wasn't obvious XD)

Chase turned over onto his side, and slipped an arm around Scarlett, as Nina sat up.

“Yeah, I’m awake. What do you want?” she asked, rubbing her eyes.

[chasingthered]

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“I’m so out of my depth here. I mean, legally, I’m an adult. But I’m still way, way out of my depth...” Chase bit his lip and wrung his hands together. “Come on, let’s go and get drinks. I haven’t seen Hestia anywhere so she won’t mind.”