#flashback: 2017

[veritydedominicis]

CLOSED STARTER FOR: @nateblackwood​

LOCATION: seattle, 2017

While she liked to think that she wasn’t the petty type, Verity couldn’t help the small smirk that played on her lips as her gaze wandered the ballroom. Guests in formal wear flitted this way and that, laughing over the rim of their champagne flutes as jazz music swirled from the band onstage. It was an extravagant event, but nothing less was expected when the host bore the name of Raymond Blackwood. Although she had never been interested in corporate affairs, she had been nothing but gracious in accepting the invitation, complete with a personal note from Raymond Sr. himself thanking her for the generous donation towards the foundation. 

Her attention returned to her date, some bigwig at the publishing company she was contracted under, as he guided her to the attention of the host, himself, standing with his son. Verity smiled serenely as her gaze met Nate’s for the first time in two years. 

[abel-costello]

@violetcostello​

Date: April 2017 Location: Thailand

It took twenty-three hours to get there and the pair had less than seven days to locate Jerome Elmore, a contact in charge of their distribution in Thailand before he went off-grid. Abel tossed his bag over his shoulder as he traversed the busy streets of Bangkok, he was en route a cheap hotel before meeting with a local who had last seen their mark. Elmore was currently in hiding after being found out that he’d been cutting deals with another group, last they heard, the man has bought himself an island. They just needed to know which one.

Knocking on the door opposite his room, Abel leaned against the door frame as he waited for Violet Costello to answer.

“Hey,“ he greeted before stepping inside her room. The heat was unbearable and the dingy room they were holed in with its rickety ceiling fan did not help. “I found Aran, he’ll be at Chaem Choi tonight.“ Abel pronounced the name of the night club carefully, almost certain that he’d butchered it somehow. Aran was one of Elmore’s lackeys and if anyone had an idea where to find the man, it’d be him.