“ sometimes the worst of them have the best disguises. ”
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“ sometimes the worst of them have the best disguises. ”
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* HOPPER , JANE @elverted prompted : ♫ [ send me ♫ for a playlist ! ]
VIENNA ━ BILLY JOEL . slow down , you crazy child // you're so ambitious for a juvenile // but then if you're so smart , then tell me // why are you still so afraid ? // where's the fire , what's the hurry about ? // you'd better cool it off before you burn it out // you've got so much to do // and only so many hours in a day. MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ━ ADELE . when the evening shadows and the stars appear // and there is no one there to dry your tears // i could hold you for a million years // to make you feel my love // i know you haven't made your mind up yet // but i will never do you wrong // i've known it from the moment that we met // no doubt in my mind where you belong. BROWN EYED GIRL ━ VAN MORRISON . playin' a new game // laughin' and a-runnin' , hey , hey // skippin' and a-jumpin' // in the misty morning fog with // our , our hearts a-thumping and you // my brown-eyed girl // and you , my brown-eyed girl. LITTLE GIANT ━ ROO PANES . you made me run like i'd never run , // try like i had never tried , // fight like had never fought , // made me want it. i'm always saying i'll make it right my dear , // cos losing you is my greatest fear. // i know i found all the blame this side , // but still you say be yourself you'll turn out all-right. TO BUILD A HOME ━ THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA . there is a house built out of stone // wooden floors , walls and window sills // tables and chairs worn by all of the dust // this is a place where i don't feel alone // this is a place where i feel at home // 'cause , i built a home // for you // for me.
god, he hated this fucking place. rick hates how careful he has to be around those parts, and how impossibly dark everything is. he hates that he can’t even step on a goddamn vine. a vine is a vine is a bat is a panther sized eldritch horror is a petal headed fucker who eats human brains. and he hates that his feet aren’t light enough to avoid such, and hates how because of that he was caught in yet another unfairly combat with one of them petal fucks that has climbed on top of him and is being held away from rick’s face by the slayer’s sheer will to survive and the hands that hold him back.
❝ AHHHHHHH! ❞ he screams at the top of his lungs in the hopes of invoking some higher power. then he thinks it’s happened in the craziest of ways ( though not so much when you consider the full context of the parallel world plagued by monsters ) when the monster flies across the clearing and leaves rick dumbfounded, but safe. the adventurer rises to his feet in a swift motion, then slowly looks at his own hands, then brings one to his own throat. had his scream done that? did he have powers now? ❝ holy shit … ❞ when he catches something move with the corner of his eye, he is quick to draw the small fire pistol he had at his side ( custom made, thank you very much ) and point in the incoming creature’s direction.
he’s a second from pulling the trigger when he sees a kid - @elverted - in the place of an evil monster. ❝ what the fuck?! ❞ wait, that’s a kid. ❝ shit, sorry, i meant – wait, no, what? who are you? are you real? ❞ he points the gun at her again. weirder things have happened down here. she could turn into a new kind of monster at any second, right? ❝ what’s your name?! who the hell are you?! ❞ a long beat. ❝ heck? whatever. ❞
@elverted said : “... dingus ?”
❛ Yeah, you know, it means, like --- stupid. ❜ She says, attempting to explain this word so colloquially familiar to her own self. Pretty common among the band geeks. ❛ Or idiot, or moron. ❜ She pauses. ❛ Like Steve can be a major dingus. But Steve and I are also friends, so sometimes it can even be used as like, a term of endearment, you know? ❜ Has she made this more confusing?
jane & will b.yers . circa fall 1985 . ft . @elverted .
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“ where are you from ? ” save for a few dead nearby, they were mostly alone. a fact in which ezra wasn’t entirely used to. normally, he was eager to leave any living being behind to fend for themselves ( because why should they matter to him ? ). but the girl reminded him of cee and that now familiar fatherly instinct kicked in before he could stop it. he couldn’t just leave her. not when the sun was setting and the distant sounds of growls were closing in. “ i have food and shelter. if you don’t have anywhere else t’go. cee would be real delighted to meet someone close t’her age. ”
@elverted asked : ‘i should’ve been there for him.’
despite the fact that she can feel her heart breaking as jane speaks , she hopes her face doesn’t give it away . the words sit heavy on her heart as she listens , allows the weight of them to settle between the two of them . robin isn’t sure when she’d become a sort of confidant ... but she doesn’t mind . especially if it means the outcast doesn’t feel quite so alone in the world . she’s been there ... felt like there was no one to talk to , like there was no one in the whole damn world who could ever understand . and no one ... no matter how shitty or perfect or anything in between ... deserved to feel like that .
so she listens , knowing that the loneliness and the guilt can be all consuming because she’s felt it . she let it eat her alive once upon a time and if she can keep jane from drowning in what ifs and should have beens ? she’ll sit there all night and listen to her , talk to her . they haven’t been close . they haven’t spoken much at all especially since she’d left for california . but there’s a level of protectiveness that rises to her throat as the younger lets the words tumble from her lips in the aftermath of vecna as the town rallied around those who had lost so much . but no one knew just how much they had lost .
but for now , the world around them fades to the background and her full focus is on jane because now that she knows the truth ? now that she knows who henry was ? she can’t begin to imagine what jane’s going through , what questions must be churning in the back of her mind . so she let’s the quiet settle , makes sure that jane’s said everything she needs to , everything that’s on her chest so that she doesn’t feel silenced . and then she reaches a hand out , gently resting against her shoulder to give a soft squeeze before allowing it to fall back to her lap .
❝ i know it’s easy to blame yourself , jane . trust me . ❞ her mind lingers on a red head she’d known what seemed like a lifetime ago . the what ifs and should have tried harders have been creeping in more lately . ❝ you were a kid . you’re still a kid . it’s not your job to be there for adults . especially ones who have their own shi - stuff going on in their head . you didn’t know what he was gonna do . how were you supposed to know that he’d do this ? you couldn’t . and it’s not your responsibility to know that . it’s not even your responsibility to do everything you’re doing so you can’t start wondering what you could have changed . you’re doing the best you can . and you’re not alone . okay ? you’re doing great . better than i could ever do . hell , probably more than nance or steve could hope to do . but that doesn’t mean you can keep the whole world on your shoulders . they’re really small shoulders so you’re going to need a few more sets of them to keep you on your feet . ❞
THE FIRST THING THAT CROSSES HIS MIND IS THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING AGAIN . . . the next is the poorly timed urge to laugh at the fact that she was worried about his shirt. fuck the shirt. he can buy another shirt, he can buy a hundred shirts . . . there’s no replacing her. ❛ hey, hey, forget the shirt. ❜ he shakes his head, urging her to wrap her arms around his neck as he bends and slips an arm under her knees. ❛ don’t worry about the shirt, kid . . . it’s replaceable unlike you. ❜ hopper scoops her up like it was nothing , holding her close to his chest ━ one foot in front of the other he tells himself because they feel like lead . another END OF THE WORLD CASUALTY . . . when do they get their chance to be normal, when does it end ? just how many times can the world end and begin again in the morning ? they should be arguing over silly things like if she can wear makeup or bargaining for an extended curfew because the kids just aren’t ready to call it quits yet . . . he shouldn’t be carrying her BLOODY , BRUISED , and BATTERED because yet again she’s had to carry more on her shoulders than anyone, let alone a CHILD, should ever have to. ❛ i’ve got you. ❜ he breathes , moving them to the nearest open spot. he couldn’t save sara he thinks to himself. no matter how much he wanted to . . . there was no fixing that but this, this he could try his damn hardest on.
with a better view of her injuries, he silently works out the beginning of a plan on how to fix them, scrambling around for makeshift first aid items. ❛ we’re gonna get you fixed right up . . . ❜ his voice is still soft and there’s somewhat of a wobble to it as fear threatens to slip out. it really wasn’t as bad as he was thinking when he saw her lying there but it was pretty fuckin’ bad nonetheless. ❛ then when we get home: bedrest. we’ll make triple decker eggo extravaganzas all week long and your friends can come over every day and ━ and maybe we can convince joyce to make you some of that . . . whatever it is you guys call it. ❜ he’s vaguely aware of the people around them, of the woman just behind his shoulder handing over supplies as he calls out for them. HIS HEART POUNDING SO ERRATICALLY his own voice sounded miles away. ❛ whatdya think of that , huh ? save the world one last time and be a little . . . boring for a while . . . ❜
* HOPPER , ELEVEN @elverted prompted : “ i’ll get blood on your shirt… “ [ settling dust ].