#thread 23

[toa-masquerade]

The mouth of the portal opens into a spotless underbelly of glittering, sparkling, shining things. Gold and crystal; strangers spinning across the floor; smiling voices and coquettish quips. It's not a place fit for you by any means, but you swallow around the edges of unbelonging, eyes squinting through the gaps of the mask, and press yourself to the wall in observation of those around you.

They look happy, you think, even while wearing these foolish things. There's a brief thought across your mind, wondering if she would like to do something like this. If it would make her happy, too.

You make a loud sound through your nose, annoyance or contemplation. It's hard to tell for the person that settles next to you.

[dhanilyman]

walking home | dhani + donnie

[ @donniexmiller​ sent from  Suggestive Sentence Starters ]

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“I’m walking home, Donnie. I’ve got ten minutes before curfew is up. You can’t bust me for that.”

Donnie made him nervous. The man was handsome, there was no doubt about that, but he was intimidating as hell. He hadn’t made any overly threatening remarks or dangerous insinuations... and he’d even taken Dhani out for a rather tense dinner. But Dhani was still obviously and maybe overly cautious. 

He didn’t trust him, he didn’t think that Donnie had his best interests in mind. Just his own. And the new summer dress code of revealing bathing suits wasn’t helping in drawing attention.

[jodylinnel]

[ @andy-montgo​ sent.. “You’re allowed to ask for help but it’s okay to not know what you need.” ]

“Yeah... I feel like that’s me... most days now.”

Jody let out a sigh. He didn’t know what he needed. For sure, he thought binding his power was the right thing to do. The wear and tear on himself since then was tiresome, he wasn’t sleeping well, his depression was getting worse, the urge to use again rearing it’s ugly head like it hadn’t in years... 

But he would get through it. Or figure out a way to live with it. It had to be better than before, hurting other people and then not even knowing he’d done it half the time. How many slaves on this island hadn’t he met because they active avoided him over something he’d done in that state? 

[jodylinnel]

[ @ava-montgomery​ sent... “ change isn’t easy. ” ]

“No... but this was not at all how I wanted things to go. And... Oh god, Ave. I just-- I feel like surely I had something to do with this. What I did to Elijah. Just when I think things are going better... he leaves the Island. And I’ve been a terrible boyfriend to Fawn. I haven’t spoken to them... I was trying to give them and Elijah space to work things out before I ...came butting my nose into stuff again.”

[jodylinnel]

[ @frankiexvanderbilt​ sent... “Wherever you are, I’m coming, I swear.” ]

“Yeah... I can’t drive.”

Jody reluctantly agreed, wisely, his words slurring considerably. He laid down in the bed of his powder blue vintage truck, smiling a little at the view of the night sky. He was outside of a bar, but he hadn’t exactly gotten around to telling Frankie that yet over the phone.

“You’re a good friend, Franks, you know? You’ve always... really tried to be there.. for me. Even when I wasn’t, you know, recept-- receptive to it. Things have been just.... like real fucking hard lately. Really hard.”

[dhanilyman]

afraid of me | dhani/kane

 @kanewhelan​ asked...

“Are you afraid of me?”

“Should I be?” Dhani asked and regretted it immediately. That was stupid. If Kane wanted him to be afraid that would rile him up real good. Usually did with people like that. But Kane did make Dhani a little nervous, however Kane had treated him... civilly in their brief encounters before. And that was a while ago. He remembered Kane complaining he smelled of vampire.

[jodylinnel]

[ @professorfawn​ sent... “You don’t owe me anything.” ]

“I owe you a lot, Fawn...” Jody smiled, though it was obvious it was trying. He was tried. He didn’t try so hard to hide his exhaustion around Fawn. He took a lazy sip of wine. The bracelet had been working fine, no black outs, no incidents of that darkness or real rage. He’d lost his temper to a few people who didn’t deserve it, been a little more on edge than usual... but he figured that was balancing himself out.

“I love you. I’m sorry I haven’t been a very good boyfriend lately.”

[jodylinnel]

[ @xdamienblackx​ sent... “Does it need saying?” ]

“Damien, I could really use someone being straight with me...” 

Jody sighed a little. He knew Damien was a friend, he knew Damien was hinting at something well meaning. But Jody needed to hear it. He needed to hear what Damien was thinking because he had too much doubt in his mind lately. Too many darken thoughts.