#starbind

[pouppet]

⸺ @starbind ♡

[unholi]

@starbind , hayley ; ❛ why won’t you let me help you? why won’t you let me close? ❜

❝ you know why, ❞ the wolves, her pack — it's the same excuse vivienne clung to every time. for her, it was easier to place the blame on the obvious tension between the werewolves and the vampires than to face the simple reality that she still can't allow anyone to see past her carefully crafted persona. even after a century, vivi still retreats into herself and refuses to accept a helping hand from anyone. ❝ i don't want to be caught up in— ❞ she pauses, waving a hand to gesture to everything around them. the mikaelsons, the endless cycle of enemies and bloodshed, new orleans itself. ❝ . . . all of this. ❞

[alhaytham]

@starbind , kaveh ; ❛ you were shorter then. ❜

❝ . . . and you're the same height you were then, ❞ the corner of his lips turn upward in the slightest smirk. kaveh almost made it too easy for haitham to tease him. all it ever took were a few simple words from him to get underneath kaveh's skin. despite the teasing, there's a gentleness to his tone — as if reminiscing over their time together as students. haitham takes a step closer, closing the gap between them. his head tilting ever-so slightly as he stares down at kaveh. ❝ funny how you used to tease me for being shorter than you . . . ❞

[nekoka]

@starbind , blade ; ❛ i don't have time for 'fun' ❜

callie tilts her head, an ear flicking once as she eyes him up and down as if searching for the faintest crack in the walls he keeps up. a slow grin curls at the edge of her mouth — there’s warmth in it, but also a challenge. ❝ oh, please, ❞ she huffs, voice light and amused as she presses him further. ❝ you've got time, you just hate admitting that you might actually enjoy using it for something other than brooding, ❞ she takes a step closer to him, close enough that he has to acknowledge her presence, but not enough to trap him. it's a deliberate and annoying move from her.

her gaze lifts to his and a soft, teasing laugh slips out. ❝ so which is it today? ❞ she asks, hands folding behind her back as she eyes him like a cat stalking its prey. ❝ you pretending you’re too busy to exist or do i get the honor of proving you wrong? ❞

[unholi-arc]

@starbind , verosika ; [ choke ] receiver wraps a hand lightly around sender’s throat while their lips are barely apart

he wasn't typically this aggressive when they were together. sunny had usually assumed the submissive role with verosika and he never once complained about it. to him, it just seemed as if she was more comfortable being the one in control and he wasn't going to be the one to take that away from her. in this instance, however, all the anger and hurt that had been dwelling beneath their chest had come rising to the surface upon seeing her again.

both being in the music industry, it was hard for them not to run into each other from time to time when they shared friends who ran in the same circles. an album release for a mutual friend meant an exclusive party to celebrate and they would both be in attendance. shared glares every time they passed one another would turn into teasing touches the more alcohol seeped into their systems. when it became too much, sunny had dragged her by the wrist to the first empty bedroom he could find in the oversized penthouse.

he has her pressed up against the door, hands roaming her body between kisses. with her, sunny never had to hold himself back. in comparison, she was far stronger than him and draining her was no easy task. so he let's himself indulge, taking what he wants from her. with a hand now wrapping around her throat, he holds her in place as he whispers lowly against her lips. ❝ let's hope the music is loud enough to keep everyone from hearing you. ❞

[fauxstars]

@starbind , kaveh ; "get out here and tell me what you’ve done with our cat, you narcissistic, backstabbing wanker!"

haitham pinches the bridge of nose with an exasperated sigh. even his noise-cancelling headphones can't drown out the sound of kaveh's boisterous shouting coming from the living room. he exits their bedroom, headphones now resting around his neck as he makes his way to the living room only to find kaveh kneeling on the floor, head pressed to the ground as he searches under the couch. ❝ why do you automatically assume that it's me who has done something to mehrak? have you even checked underneath your bed? ❞ he doesn't remember the last time he's seen kaveh go into his own room. what started as kaveh crawling into haitham's bed in the middle of the night after drinking has now become part of their norm. much like how every part of his mind was consumed by kaveh, his room and bed were now taken over by him as well.

he gives another sigh and walks over to the other couch opposite of kaveh, bending down to look underneath for any sign of mehrak. haitham had been opposed when kaveh first came home with her. he knew giving in and letting him keep the cat would be a slippery slope. if he agreed to a cat, then that meant kaveh seeing haitham's home as his home too. mehrak had been the beginning of them blurring the lines between roommates and something more. ❝ she's not under here. ❞ sitting back up, he glances over at kaveh to see the panic rising in him. he knew kaveh was holding back tears and it tugged at his heart to see him in such a state. ❝ i'm sure she's just found a new place in the house to hide. it's not like either of us let her outside, she'd rather stay inside anyways, ❞ he stands and walks over to kaveh, holding out his hand to help him to his feet, ❝ come on, let's go look in your room. ❞

[paperlorearchive]

she twirls a curl around her finger, mocha hues rolling dramatically. ❝ god, don't you ever get tired of hearing yourself whine? ❞

@starbind ( elena ) ♡'d for a short starter.

[neverburied]

❛   DO YOU HAVE TO BREATHE SO LOUDLY ? ❜ the irritation in rosalie's voice is unmistakable as she cuts a glare over at @starbind from their shared table in that little biology class. ❛ it's a frog. it's not going to hurt you.   ❜