#sonoftartessos

[ayakoito]

Closed starter for @sonoftartessos based on this post!

The small club she had chosen was full. People streamed past her, coming, going or seeking out the dance floor. At the bar where she had settled down, she sought the waiter's gaze.

At the moment, there seemed to be only one young man present, someone who immediately caught her eye.

As soon as he looked in her direction, her eyes lit up for a moment, clearly visible in the dim light of her surroundings. Or maybe it was just one of the strobe lights that flashed across her outline.

[rxcklessdxvotion]

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[adsagsona]

Gann wiped the sweat from his brow as he finished up the last of the fences. The winter had been harsh, but he had managed to survive pretty well. His horses were wanted all over the county, which made them targets for robbers and brigands alike. A higher fence would at least see to predatory animals and his stables were going to be improved too.

As he looked up, he spotted horses on the horizon, which made him frown. He didn't have a very nearby neighbour and most people who wanted to see him, waited until he made his weekly trip into town. He did like a drink and a woman now and again.

The horses came closer and Gann started to recognise the men on the horses. "Fuck." He cursed low under his breath, checked the revolver strapped to his side.

Putting his hat back on, he marched further down to meet them.

"Well then... didn't think I'd see any of you again. What's the occasion?" Gann asked calmly, but they all knew his hands were quick if he wanted to.

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[twistedhxart]

🎁 (from Lian to @penitentdruid) =]

Conláed remembered how Aedan had once raved about the flowers that grew in the royal garden. Well, at least he had mentioned them and described them as something that caught his eye, giving the prince the impression that he liked them.

So he had thought about giving him various seeds for Christmas.

He presents them to him in a festive box wrapped in a golden bow. Where Aedan came from, they would grow just as big and bloom just as magnificently as in the garden at home, Conláed was sure of that.

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[beautifulxboy]

Eli and León - Renaissance (Closed starter)

1985 somewhere in northern Italy

Eli had tried his best but it seamed it wasn't good enough. The hours he had put into his school work now felt pointless, a waste of time and energy he didn't have to begin with. His parents tried to tell them that it was just one year, considering how much Eli had been through, the hospital visits, the hospital stays, the symptoms that the doctors couldn't diagnose, being almost 20 years old and reliant on his walking cane on top of missing so much school made it understandable that Eli would have to take an extra year to finish school. Eli heard his parents sound reasonings, their reassurances that they were proud of him, the advice to not compare himself to his identical twin Elio. Still, Eli was devastated. Hushed conversations around the house mentioned his name along side words like depressed, concerned, eating and worried. Mafalda insisted Eli stay in sight under his mothers instructions, he could not stay alone in his bedroom anymore. She insisted that summer would show itself and clear his mind of these dark thoughts. She was constantly prescribing Eli Sunshine as he medicine for any and all of his illnesses and problems. Eli wasn't sure how long he had been sat at the kitchen table, slices of fruit on a plate in front of him grew stale, eyes fixed at the pair of worn out shoes that sat by the kitchen cabinet. They belonged to Elio and he had been asked countless times to move them. That morning they had waved Elio off on his new adventure. Eli almost begged his twin to stay but wouldn't do that to him. It was good to see his twin moving forward in life but he couldn't help but need him. They both had expressed that Elio's epic love affair and heartbreak had at least bought them closer as twins but now Elio was gone and Eli was left with just his thoughts. "Eli are you listening?" his father spoke to him making Eli break his stare and take in a deep breath through his nose. "No" he admitted honestly. "The summer guest has arrived" he smiled and held out his hands out as if he had just solved all of Eli's problems with one announcement. "Well, will you come say hello?" he suggested with a hint of frustration at Eli's indifference. "Yes" Eli spoke as he looked to his side, pushed back his chair and gathered his cane to help him walk. The grip on his cane knocked against the wood floor as Eli moved through the house following his father until they reached the commotion in the living room passing Eli's piano towards the door. Eli looked up and gave his eyes a moment to adjust as he took in the new figure that stood before him.

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[redemptivexheroics]

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Aphrodite was at Hades' club in New York, it was a busy night, and she loved entertaining the masses; safe to say, she was more the patron goddess for love. She had a voice that was just as lovely as her appearance. She walked up the stage, and the band started playing, and she started singing her favorite song, A Good Man. The crowd swayed with every word she sang. Moved in tune with the beat as the spotlight showed on her, and she poured her heart into every word. After she was done, she stepped down from the stage to go get a bottle of water to wash her vocal cords and bumped into a guy. "Sorry about that, didn't mean to nearly knock you over," Aphrodite said as she made her way to the bar. She smiled as she walked by her uncle, who was going in the opposite direction. After getting a bottle of water, she sat down, took a long sip, and watched the clubgoers have fun.

[takenamiss]

a starter for @sonoftartessos

The smug expression, the charming white smile that used to grace his beaming features were replaced with a scowl. Helios had watched Apollo take on his new tasks, feeling like he was merely put away as a glorified stable boy so that Zeus could have his little blonde boy build a legacy. Was this why the titan had made the efforts in the wars? Just so he could be banished from his domain? Of course Zeus had put it differently; like it was something honorable that Helios could retire his mares and chariot. It didn't feel that way, though. Not at all. It was a grief that crawled under his skin and made his blood boil.

"I hope you're happy." he sneered. Never before had Helios carried such a nasty expression. The titan didn't hope the other was happy at all. He hoped Apollo had a terrible day. He hoped that pulling up the sun weighed heavy. He hoped being responsible of his very being was something Apollo did not like to do.

[voxvulgi]

an Adonis starter for @sonoftartessos

Adonis never thought he would want to keep up with new research until he started actually working with patients. Sure, as a student, it seemed as though he couldn’t sever himself from scientific papers quickly enough. But when it came to actually being responsible for all those sick people...how could he not keep up with anything that might save a patient’s life?

Last night, he had come across such material. And so, when he came in early this morning, Adonis didn’t even bother to stop by his office or put on his lab coat before marching towards the ICU. A few words with the nurses pointed him towards their youngest dementia patient.

Of course, Adonis couldn’t try anything without consulting her neurologist, but the nurses confirmed that the patient’s son was already present. It would be a waste of time not to talk to him while he was here, right?

“Mr Laurel?” The young man about to enter Mrs Laurel’s room with a cup of coffee in hand -- that must be her son. Adonis approached him without even remembering that he had no uniform or identification card on his person. In his excitement, he could easily overlook the young man’s confused expression. “Good morning. I’m Dr Belcher -- endocrinologist. I have nothing to do with your mother’s case, really, but it’s recently come to my attention that dementia patients could have underlying hormonal causes. It seems likely with your mother since she’s younger than most dementia patients. So-- I was thinking...and, of course, I’d have to get her doctor’s approval first, but would you be willing to let us run some tests? The problem is...I’m not sure insurance would cover it, but I believe it might be worth a shot.”