"I heard a scream in the woods somewhere . . ."
". . . I saw new eyes were watching me"
A Surprise Moodboard for Jonah (The Mandela Catalogue), for Jonah Anon!
Lyrics Used are from In The Woods Somewhere by Hozier

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"I heard a scream in the woods somewhere . . ."
". . . I saw new eyes were watching me"
A Surprise Moodboard for Jonah (The Mandela Catalogue), for Jonah Anon!
Lyrics Used are from In The Woods Somewhere by Hozier
A Jonah Marshal (TMC) Moodboard with themes of being there for adam && being in a queer platonic relationship with adam
Requested By: Jonah (Anon)
A Fallen Angel Jonah Marshall (TMC) with themes of Black Wings, Black Cats, and Pizza!
Requested By: Jonah (anon)
[ X - X - X , X - X , X - X - X ]
Jonah Marshal (TMC) Titles!
The one searching for [prns] lost one , The Snarky Investigator , [prn] who looks for the paranormal , The one who does not believe in the supernatural , The one who is proven wrong , [prn] who runs from danger , [prn] who is caught anyway
Requested By: Jonah (Anon)
Unprompted asks || Always accepting !
Oh, so this is the game he is trying to play now? Attempting to bribe her by offering her a piece of flattery disguised as genuine admiration...and she can't deny that it has almost worked. She had no idea people have come to appreciate her enough to create a small event centred on her. It's a little weird, because she doesn't like the idea of strangers fixating on her, but on the other hand it feels good to be recognised after everything.
After having been treated as nothing but a tool and a weapon for most of her existence.
Vaggi's lips curl in a mistrustful expression as she silently ponders the request. Charlie has been telling to take a break for weeks now and she knows that her girlfriend is right. However, does she really want to invest the little free time she has in her creep of a stalker?
Ugh, hell no.
"I'll consider it if you can convince me that you have finally learnt to respect my boundaries. Because till now? You've constantly failed at doing it. So, good luck. Or not."
*smiles lovingly at Vaggi* You are just…so beautiful. Nothing creepy or anything—you are genuinely a very gorgeous woman. *sigh* Just…wow.
— Jonah
Unprompted asks || Always accepting !
Vaggi stares, her remaining eye wide open, unsure of how to deal with...that in a way that wasn't straight out rude or openly hostile. Her instincts tell her to conjure her spear, but Jonah has been making an effort to be more polite with her lately, so...she should return the favour, right? As much as possible, at least, considering their history and the other's past behaviour.
Still, she can't help how this sort of shameless admiration makes her uncomfortable. No one should act like this with us. No one but Charlie. It just feels wrong and a little icky when it comes from anyone who isn't her girlfriend.
"Uh, I...I'm really busy right now. Lots of guests who need my assistance and...stuff like that," she ends up muttering, taking a few steps back, showing her intentions to leave. "Sorry. Ha, have a nice day? I guess."
And with that, she's gone, steady quick steps carrying her through the small crowd of sinners standing before the Hotel's main desk. All in all, her excuse to leave isn't even a lie...but it's undeniable how convenient that truth is.
Your Pride profile pic looks amazing! Happy Pride, mun!
— Jonah
Thank you so much, mate! It's not my best work, but the more I look at it, the more I think it's decently done x'D I really appreciate you taking the time to complimenting me <3 It means a lot!!
Happy Pride you too, Jonah!
*sigh* Oh, Vaggi. :( I know you want to do everything for everyone and be everything for them, too, but please take some time out for yourself. That's self-erasure, and it's not good. I know you're an adult and I can't tell you what to do, but please just take care of yourself. Take a breather and just...be. You deserve to unwind and feel at ease—hell, be vulnerable, if you need to.
Vaggi, I'm as serious as I've ever been when I say this: think. of. yourself.
Seriously asking—no bull crap, no funny mess, no creepy anything...may you please take a walk with me? We don't have to talk, look at each other, nothing. All we have to do is breathe and just be alive. You deserve to take a moment to just BREATHE, Vags. Please.
— Jonah (I know I annoy her a lot, but I'm incredibly serious in this moment. I want my girl to be okay.)
Unprompted asks || Always accepting !
Resisting the urge to snap back that yes, he can't tell her what to do and what's right for her, Vaggi closes her eyes and takes a slow deep breath in. Using him as a punching bag would be easy, because he constantly gives her plenty of excuses she can use to justify that kind of behaviour, but that doesn't make it right.
Thankfully, she has always paid extra attention during Charlie's sessions on anger issues and has picked up the tricks she needs from them.
"Look, I appreciate the concern, but there's no need for it," she eventually speaks up, her tone calm and collected. "I'm busy. Maybe at times I'm a little too busy, but it's no big deal. I can handle it. I'm fine."
Her afterlife might have landed her somewhere totally different from where she has started, but she is still soldier. It's all she knows how to be. And soldiers endure, power through, never let weakness get in the way of their goals. She's Charlie's shield and her friends' sword and she'll act like it.
Unwavering. Unbreakable. Headstrong. Merciless and relentless when needed.
If they are okay, then she is okay too. It doesn't have to be deeper or more complicated than that. And yes, maybe it's unfair to her person, to her needs and emotions, but at the end of the day it's all that matters to her.
Her loved ones, safe and content and fulfilled.
"I'll take a breather once things have calmed down. And, for the record, I do take time to unwind. I have drinks with Husk and Cherri every odd night and Charlie and I go on dates, sometimes. And we have plenty of home dates, us and Kiki. So...I am breathing."
And she forces herself to even when she doesn't feel like she can.