#pi:mark

[fashionistaextraordinaire]

Evelyn vs. Mark Winner: Evelyn -- Evelyn walked into the arena yet again, feeling pretty confident with how this was going so far. She had gotten further in this tournament than she ever had before, so she had to make sure she made her record for furthest gone was somewhere in the finals. Evely...

Local man sets wolf loose on local woman. Surprisingly, the local woman moves onto the final four.

@thepelagoislands | @arcadianpoliceman

[treasuresunknown]

old friend » mark&lily

@arcadianpoliceman

Lily kicked back on the couch of her apartment, her phone held above her face as she mindlessly opened and closed apps to find nothing new going on. There was nothing on TV, nothing interesting on her phone and nothing to do. Piper jumped up onto the couch and started to knead Lily’s stomach, and she stroked the cat mindlessly whilst she looked for something to do on her phone.

Opening her contacts, she began to scroll, considering cleaning them out. She still had people’s old numbers saved, and there were people in here that she’d met once and never spoken to again. Looking forward to something to occupy herself for five minutes, she started to systematically go through and delete the numbers she no longer had any use for.

When she got to M, her thumb hovered above one particular contact. Mark. They hadn’t spoken in a few years, but they’d been close friends in their teens. She bit her lip, wondering whether he would still have the same number after all these years. Only one way to find out.

[ To: Mark ] Hey, this is Lily Amari. Is this still Mark’s number?

After hitting send, she returned to her clearing of numbers, hoping that the person to reply to her would indeed be Mark.

[treasuresunknown]

@arcadianpoliceman

Seeing as she was in Arcadia for the weekend, Lily stopped by at Mark’s apartment and dropped off a bouquet, made up of sunflowers, yellow roses and orange alstroemerias. All held messages of friendship and gratitude -- or so she’d been told -- and she hoped her old friend would appreciate the gesture. They would have to get together soon for a catch up, but today, hopefully this gift would suffice. 

She left it outside of his apartment with a note.

Mark, I hope you like the flowers! It’s the flower festival today, so I thought I’d join in. The colours reminded me of your sunny personality! See you soon, Lily♡

[treasuresunknown]

dinner date » mark&lily

@arcadiancowboy

Lily hopped off the boat at Arcadia, unable to keep a small smile off her face. After the Halloween Party, she and Mark had made plans for dinner and exchanged numbers, since they had long since lost touch before the event. Now she was hurrying down the streets of Arcadia towards his farm, hoping she remembered its location. It had been many years since she visited, but she was fairly good at navigating, so she was confident she still remembered where it was.

Pulling her coat around her and keeping her head down, she walked as quickly as she could through the cold evening air. Her fingers were numb from cold, and she looked forward to the warm, welcoming atmosphere she knew Mark’s home would have. Finally, she arrived at the farmhouse.

Her bag clinking with the gifts she’d brought -- a bottle of red wine and a bottle of whiskey for later -- she reached up and knocked on the door firmly. Her stomach felt light with the excitement of seeing her close friend again after nearly a month. When he opened the door, Lily gave him a wide smile and went in for a hug.

“Hey!” she greeted simply. “How are you?”

[treasuresunknown]

close call {bttp} » mark&lily

@arcadiancowboy

Her dad had never been fond of Arcadia. Despite this huge, unexplored island just a boat’s ride away, he had never been interested in visiting. Lily had always assumed the magic aspect of the island freaked him out a little. But it intrigued her greatly. So a few weeks after her dad moved back to their home village and Lily was settled into the Bell Hotel, she decided to take a weekend trip to Arcadia to have a look around.

As soon as she arrived in the early afternoon, the 17 year old found the inn, quickly dumped her bags then went out to explore the island. She wandered for the entire day, walking from one side of the island to the other, peering in the windows of businesses and wistfully wishing she could afford something to take home with her. In reality, the round boat trip and inn would wipe her out of extra money for the next couple of months. She didn’t mind too much, though -- she was quite happy just to gaze around in awe.

Eventually, she reached the coast of the other side of the island. Her feet ached now, and night was beginning to fall, so she knew she ought to get back to the inn. But she would have to walk all the way back round Mt Reinier to go back the way she came...

Unless she cut through the farms nearby. That would save her the trouble...

Lily had always had a rather lax definition of trespassing. It was dark, she was tired, she needed to get back quickly... It was hardly trespassing if she was just passing through. So she hopped over the fence into a field rich with crops and continued through, careful not to step on any of the plants that were beginning to sprout. She turned a corner past a high hedge and suddenly found herself blinded by a bright light.

When her eyes focused, she saw the barrel of a gun pointing directly at her.

She screamed.

[irisdevereux-blog]

A Surprise Visit || Mark & Iris

@goldenpoliceman

Ever since Iris had heard that Mark was the Chief of Police on Arcadia, she wanted to take him out for a few drinks to celebrate. The problem was, she never had any time between jobs. Somehow, she managed to find a day entirely free for her to go and visit her cousin. Taking a ride from a peculiarly graceful pirate, she arrived on Arcadia in the afternoon.

This was one of the first times she had ever been to the island, so it took her a while to find her way to Mark’s address. By the time she knocked on his door, it was already evening. Hopefully the man hadn’t eaten yet.

As soon as Mark answered the door, Iris flung her arms around him in a tight hug. “Surprise, Mark! I’ve come to whisk you away and celebrate your position!” She pulled back to look up at him and grinned, acting a bit less ladylike than she would around most people. “Oh, I’ve missed you! Have you gotten even larger since the last time I saw you?”

[treasuresunknown]

morning after {bttp} » mark&lily

@goldenpoliceman

Feeling a low throbbing in her forehead before anything else, Lily woke up with a slight groan. She snuggled into the covers more deeply, willing sleep to overcome her once more and dull the mild hangover. Alcohol was always less fun the morning after. Hazy memories from the night before floated just out of grasp... before coming back to her in a rush that made her eyes snap open, begging to confirm what she had remembered. 

Her situation matched her memories. She was in an unfamiliar room, her clothes in a crumpled mess on the floor next to her. The silky sheets caressed her naked skin, and on the opposite side of the bed were thrown back, indicating somebody else had slept there. She remembered his face... his smile and laugh... his muscles... other things that made her face flush with heat...

What had she done?

She kicked back the covers, exposing herself completely, but there was nobody else in the room. Frowning at her clothes from the night before, she realised she would look ridiculous leaving in an evening dress. But it was all she had, so quickly, she dressed. She opened the door to the bedroom and peered round the doorway before exiting.

With any luck, Mark would have left for work or something and she could sneak out undetected, pretending this whole thing had never happened. But as she padded down the hallway, her heels in her hands, she paused in front of the large open doorway to the kitchen, where movement could be heard from within. Their eyes met as he turned from the stove.

There he was, looking as perfect as her drunken mind had remembered him. She had no idea how to act, or what to do. She had never been in this situation before. So she said nothing, her eyes fixed on the floor, waiting for him to speak first.