#intrcspection

[gcldcnhour-a]

@intrcspection​ continued from here 

if violet was being honest, she was having a shit time at this party. her friend group was incredibly strained, mostly because of their own judgmental parents passing down their social gossip about the turmoils of the frances family, which made violet incredibly lonely. people she had thought were her best friends were turning on her, for incredibly stupid reasons in her eyes. so she was siloed off to the side, sipping out of a red solo cup and checking her watch trying to determine when she could make an irish goodbye. 

and then benjamin was in front of her, and his bickering was probably the most consistent and stable thing in her life currently. how sad was that? and even in that she had a complicated relationship with it. on one hand his snarky comments (though they weren’t actually that bad and were kind of hilarious) annoyed the shit out of her, she also looked forward to it. it was funny, a bit of fun, something she could rely on. “ben, what are you even on about?” she questioned, eyes narrowing as he continued on. 

and then he mentioned her being the worst and her heart sank. is that what he really thought of her? “are you fucking-” but she was cut off by his lips crashing into hers. instinctively a hand settled on his arm and she kissed him back. it was unexpected, but she’d be lying if she said she didn’t like it. and all too soon he was pulling back, leaving her standing there confused. 

“i...i’m just confused.” she admitted softly, eyes never leaving him. “do you like...always kiss the people you hate?” or was he just being cruel to her? 

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CONTINUATION.

“ the list of carols ? “ she interrupted in disbelief , glancing over at him . she let him finish that sentence before commenting once more . “ and here i thought my family was excessive . “ vanessa liked christmas , but it didn’t feel all the different from any other day . minus the fact that her parents actually pretended to be a happy family . suddenly , she was supposed to act like everything was okay in front of guests . now thinking about it , maybe vanessa didn’t like it at all really . she hummed at his invitation , thinking about it for a moment . “ what kind of food and do i need to learn the carols too ? “ it was better than being home . “ the last one is what really matters . “

[gcddamnvampirea]

@intrcspection​​ // based on IM chat

Ever since Ruby could learn who she was and what she could do, she tried to fight it, for her mother’s sake. Her parents were never supposed to be together, which lead to Ruby being rejected by both sides of her heritage. She didn’t fit in with the humans and she didn’t fit in with the demons, so what could she possibly do but make her own life for herself? This life included trying to rid the world of terrible things, because she didn’t want to become the monster everyone assumed she would be. That was what led her to the alleyway, chasing some monster she still hadn’t identified. She didn’t expect to find a fresh corpse instead. She slowly approached, frowning as she reached down to check for a pulse she knew wouldn’t be there. Still, she had to check. Sighing softly, Ruby got to her feet, only to hear footsteps at the other end of the alley. Oh no, not good. She turned to flee, but whomever it was was approaching too quickly. She’d never get out without them seeing her. Better to stand her ground than run. “This isn’t what it looks like.”

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CONTINUATION.

the nearly blank expression on his face easily told her how full of shit he thought she was , but travis couldn’t blame her for wanting to stay in . he hated the winter more than anything . but he was too hungry to be unwilling to brace the cold . “ first , it was give you a few minutes to warm up . now , you’re too warm to go out , “ he said amused . brows cocked , smirking down at the woman in his mattress as he quickly got dressed . “ i don’t need your credit card , giselle . i want you to come with me . “ he sat at the edge of the bed . his hands going under the cover to tickle her feet . “ c’mon . “

[gcldcnhour-a]

sender kisses receiver to shut them up. - ben/violet

it had been a few weeks since she discovered the ben had been the one behind all of the notes. it had startled her - for so long ben had seemed so annoyed by her that it couldn't have been true right? he wouldn't have been thoughtful enough to write those things, to be so consistent and yet be able to keep it from her for so long. and since that revelation, and their confrontation afterward, it seemed they were both avoiding each other.

each day she tried to wait for him to leave his house in order to run into him, trying to time things again and again just to get his attention. obviously the notes had stopped, which threw a wrench in her own daily schedule, and violet realized how a part of her life benjamin was. and so she was sick of it.

in a moment of blind confidence, violet found herself in the doorway of his front door, staring up at him (thankful that it hadn't been his mother that answered the door). "i have some things to tell you." she blurted out before he could say anything. with a nod and clearing of her throat she straightened up.

"i don't like that we're avoiding each other. your notes were the sweetest things i think i've ever received in my life, and though it was a shock to learn they were coming from you, it...actually means the most because it did." she started to ramble, eyes constantly shifting unable to settle anywhere. "i was just shocked that you were hiding something from me i guess, and let me think that it was coming from someone who doesn't deserve that kind of recognition." it continued to ramble. "and i don't know what this means. for us, or in general. but i-i think i'm falling in love with you. and you don't have to reciprocate or anything but i just wanted you to know, and i'm sorry and-" but before she could let anything else spill out, his hands were pulling her close. and then his lips were on hers and violet was melting into him, losing every other thought except for him. that it was all him. @dcydrecmings

[gcldcnhour-a]

“I won’t let nobody hurt you. I won’t let no one break your heart.” - ben/violet

she was embarrassed, and though she tried her hardest to grit her teeth and get through it - she just couldn't. denver had thought her inquiry about the notes was stupid, and that no one would be leaving them for her out of sincerity. that she was destined to face the same fate of her brother, of her fathers. and she had tried to take it. but just as she turned away after demanding he and the others leave her house and her party, the mask slipped and violet could feel herself crumbling.

pushing past the crowd, she made her way outside, settling on the back steps hands covering her face as the tears came. what felt like both just a second and forever, there was suddenly someone else next to her. looking over she was both surprised and comforted to see ben next to her, offering a sympathetic smile. his arm slipped around her shoulders and she couldn't help it as the sobs came. it felt right, it felt natural to lean into him. her hand settled on his chest, her tears stained his shirt but the only words that left his mouth was "i won't let nobody hurt you. i won't let no one break your heart." and it stirred up even more emotions inside her.

small sniffles escaped her as she looked up at him, knowing her make-up was smeared everywhere. but it didn't seem to matter, because when she looked at him, she believed him. something she wasn't aware she had been doing the entire time. "you won't?" she gave an attempt of a smile before she leaned back against him, resting her head in the crook of his neck. @intrcspection

[gcldcnhour-a]

[ FORT ] - lexi/knox

[  FORT  ] :  sender and receiver are chilling in a pillow fort they spent a good part of the day building, in an intimate moment they both lean in for a kiss, only for the ill-built fort to collapse on them. 

it had been lexi's idea, but knox couldn't say no. in fact there was very little she suggested that he could say no to. and so they pulled all the pillows from the couch, the blankets strewn across his apartment, and even included the broom for some sturdy height. it seemed to be holding up alright. in fact, knox was pretty sure it was the best fort he had ever built.

"don't ever tell my sister this, but this might possibly be the best fort i've ever built." knox laughed, leaning back into the makeshift bed of blankets and pillows, looking up to admire their work. lexi moves to rest on his chest, his arm wrapping around her.

this was a place of comfort, some place he could fall asleep to, where they could ignore the outside world and just...be. glancing down, he was a bit surprised to see lexi looking up at him, not their fort. no words passed between them, and instead knox felt himself drawn in, leaning slowly toward her, his arm tightening around her. he could be brave for a moment, he could seize the feeling that was surrounding them.

and just before their lips met, his eyes having already fluttered closed, the broom gave way and all of their hardwork collapsed on and around them. a large belly laugh left him as he let go of her so they could try to find their way out. "okay well...maybe i spoke too soon."

[nyctcphiliacs]

@intrcspection​​  liked this for a small thing

“You know when I gave you that key it was for emergencies, and no running out of chips does not count as an emergency.” Gaze shifting from bottle in hand to the intruder before he moves across kitchen to find the bottle opener.