Setting his hand atop the bar, Mark leaned against it and cocked his head as he looked down at the cop on the stool. "Don't tell me you're out here alone."
There were warning bells in Mark's head-- the guy looked over a decade older than him, he had a fucking uniform on, and he was certainly drinking his fucking weight. If being police wasn't enough of a deterrent, the risk of him being an angry alcoholic was... but the guy was cute, and Mark watched his friend leave him behind, and surely the whole point of going to college outside PE was that he could make mistakes without Devon judging him.
"Let me buy you a drink, man." He smiled, pretending there wasn't a whole stack of books waiting to be read at his dorm. "Cops celebrate on Fridays too, right?"
It takes Jimmy an embarrassingly long moment to realize that the stranger's talking to him, and it's only confirmed fully when Jimmy looks around at the people- or lack there of- behind him. He'll blame it on the fact he's already three beers in, but the truth of the matter is he's not used to anyone randomly striking up conversation with him at a bar other than some chick looking for a one night stand from him.
"'m not the person to help you get out of a ticket if that's what you're after," Jimmy states bluntly, figuring there's got to be some sort of ulterior motive for some young guy to offer to buy him a drink. "Besides, even if I was, it's not exactly good to be bribing an officer."
He pauses and shrugs a slight grin tugging at his lips. "But then I'm never one to turn down a drink."
So the My Darling universe has been in progress for like a decade? now, and we've gained lots of new friendly faces along the way. Either way, I feel like this might be useful, after @zosa95 asked me for a synopsis on Montgomery Parr-Teague, since his backstory was established so long ago.
Despite being a relatively small character, he plays a pretty big part, so there's lots of information here. His story seems all over the place, I really tried to condense it into one post, so other storylines that aren't strictly related to Monty have been left out. Feel free to pick out whatever you need. ♥
Over a century ago, Montgomery Parr-Teague captured the heart of young Donna Grace Wellington. Despite the fact that Montgomery came from a wealthy family, he was fairly rebellious and had the reputation of the town troublemaker, which caused Donna's cold and strict parents to forbid her from seeing him.
Donna and Montgomery were angsty teenagers, and rebelled against her parents by running away together and eloping with a small ceremony.
They planned to move far away together in the Winter, by hitching a ride with a group of settlers in a covered wagon. Unfortunately, the wagon encountered a horrible accident, and toppled off the side of a cliff, ending the lives of everyone in the wagon except for Donna. Shortly later, Donna also succumbed to the cold and did not survive.
Many many years passed and Donna was resurrected by the Darling family. She came back with a deep coral coloring from the magic. Yellow Darling, the generation 3 heir, intended to marry Donna and carry out the legacy with her.
While Donna and Yellow were falling deeply in love, they had no idea Montgomery had also been resurrected… several times, actually. Over the years, a mysterious witch by the name of Evalace Wisteria chose Montgomery and would repeatedly resurrect him whenever she saw fit. Evalace was a cold woman; heartless, and manipulative, but also very physically striking. This was a dangerous, yet alluring recipe that kept Montgomery hooked like a drug. She admittedly only resurrected Montgomery due to his size and stature, and only used him to do her dirty work. She made him feel needed, but just as soon as he wasn't, she'd end his life with the flick of her wand, only to bring him back when he was again necessary. This became a vicious cycle. Montgomery became infatuated with Evalace but his love had always gone unrequited. The two of them travelled the world together and eventually found a comfortable existence in Dragon Valley, a place where Montgomery's deep red coloring wouldn't stand out too much.
Just when Donna became a regular part of the Darling household (and was even given spellcasting abilities!), by looking through old photo albums she soon found out Montgomery had been resurrected, seeing him in the background of Persephone and Bo's honeymoon photos. She became deeply conflicted, but ultimately decided that because she once vowed to be his for all of eternity, being with Montgomery was the right thing to do. It brought her a lot of sorrow to leave Yellow and the rest of the Darlings, and it devastated Yellow.
Montgomery found out through Evalace that his wife was alive, and that she would soon be reunited with him. Evalace, however, had a dark and sinister plan to keep herself immortal: a rare and horrifying potion that uses the first born child of a reawakened couple. This plan made Montgomery incredibly uncomfortable, and he tried desperately to talk her out of it. He told her that he'd rather grow old together with her, and that she didn't have to be immortal, but at that point he'd do anything to keep her happy. Thus, he reluctantly obliged in hopes of winning Evalace's love and approval.
Montgomery and Donna reunite and began their new lives together, once again as husband and wife. Eventually Donna became pregnant. This was supposed to be an intentional baby, but Donna was shattered. Learning she was pregnant only made her realize that Yellow was her true soulmate, and that she'd made a huge mistake.
Donna nervously confessed to Montgomery that she was pregnant, but also that she was still in love with Yellow Darling. She apologized profusely, but assured him she was willing to make it work. Montgomery was surprisingly understanding, and the guilt became too much for him to bear, so he warned Donna of Evalace's plan. The two of them agreed that Donna should run away that night, and so she did.
The Darlings found out about Evalace's plan, and Yellow and Kirsten Darling traveled to Dragon Valley to stop her and save Donna. Donna had already escaped, and an altercation ensued. Evalace found out that Montgomery tipped Donna off and killed him on the spot, before she was killed by Kirsten in a duel moments after. That was the last time we've seen or heard from Montgomery until he made his return in Red Wolf Fury.
