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💋Desdemona 💋 TweedleDee 💋 🌹twenty-four 🌹 red rose 🌹 🌀 twinny twin twin.🌀

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

Charles widens his eyes slightly at her words before raising a brow with a smirk. “Am I one of your boys? I’m flatter, Dee.” He chuckled shaking his head. “I could try for your sake, cherry. I don’t think your brother would still be nice to me, but I can try to be nice to him.” Cheshire shrugged feeling his mouth drying, so he asked the bartender for a scotch. “Do you want one too, Dee?” He remembers clearly the day the gave Darien the nickname of  Tweedledum, which it didn’t make the man quite happy, but, at the time, Charles couldn’t care less about it. Now, since Dee was asking him to be nicer, he could make some effort.

Dee let out a little snort, laughing as she rolled her eyes, “Do you doubt your place in my life, Cheshire.” She asked, using his beloved little nickname. Her smile just grew as he used one for her as well. She nodded at the drink offer, just curling her arm through his now that they were facing the bartender and once the orders were in she turned to him, “Well...if you’d of come with me..what would you’ve wanted to do? Maybe...dance?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

He felt relief that it didn’t make her uncomfortable since it was never his intention, the whole thing just came out as a good idea. Charles grinned still feeling her hand on his, so he took it now playing with her fingers. “Yeah, I did. I always have a good time when you’re with me, Dee.” He smiled before holding her hand with his both hands and pressing a kiss on the back of it. “But then, the boss wanted me here real quick, so I gave up on calling you.” Cheshire shrugged while caressing her hand. “Did you come by yourself? Is your brother with you or something?” Charles and Tweedledum weren’t friends or anything, but the guy was always happy that Dee had someone to take care of her. “He would lose it if he saw us together. Not that I care, but pissing Tweedledum off is always a pleasure.” He smirked.

Dee looked down at her hand in his for a moment, a little smile pulling on her lips as she felt him toying with her fingers and she hummed softly, “Well duh, I make every time a good time.” she teased, grinning at him. Her expression softened as he lifted her hand to kiss the back of it and she gave his fingers a little squeeze at his words, shaking her head, “It’s alright. I know all too well how important it is to keep your boss happy, so no worries.” As he mentioned her brother she rolled her eyes, “No, he’s not here. But I’d prefer it if you didn’t piss him off. My two boys should learn to get along, at least for my sake.” She playfully batted her eyelashes at him, her smile growing, “Think you could ever learn to not hate him? At least for me?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

otisson‌:

Otis laughed, his tongue running over his teeth. “Still got that little bit of head-rush the stage gives me, you know. All those bright lights and bachelorette parties really get to you.” He took a deep breath, taking a seat at the bar besides her and requesting a drink from the bartender. “You don’t seem that interested in the performances yourself though.” 

Dee huffed out a little laugh, nodding. Although her ambiance wasn’t exactly the same, she still got the gist of it clear enough. “Mmm, yeah, good point. And with a face like yours? Must be a real popular guy around here.” She watched him come sit beside her on the empty stool and she shifted a bit, taking another sip from her own drink as she shrugged, “I came more just to see how it is for the male side of this whole equation.”

[tweedledeesdemona]

otisson‌:

Otis was not sober. It was hard to be when he worked on the opposite side of a room to a bar. He’d just stumbled from out of one of the back rooms, his performances for the night now over. He was starting to make a habit of milling around after getting off stage and changing into something not covered in sweat so that he could flirt converse with the guests. “Do you come here often?” A very lame opener, but he could barely make out their face in his hazy state so who cared really?

Dee had a rare night off from the Red Queen so she decided to make the most of it and see how the ‘other half’ lived--namely, the male half of the equation. She at least had a fancy title to go with her job, courtesan. It made it sound less sleazy, made her feel just a little less dirty about the life she had to live. Besides, if nothing else, she could have a great new blog up about Sin City before the week was up. So she catalogued everything in her mind, her gaze drinking everything in and committing it to memory while lazily sipping her cocktail when a door nearby opened and someone stumbled out. She paused, tilting her head at him, and the lame line made her roll her eyes, “Not exactly. Although I don’t think the same could be said for you?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

Charles shook his head. That was not something she was supposed to be used to. He kept listening to her and honestly, men could be troglodytes most part of the time. A good example was the ones that usually attended the Red Queen. “I’m sorry that you had to deal with that bastard, he couldn’t be more ridiculous. I’m glad you’re okay, though. I was able to save you once.” Cheshire teased her with the last phrase, winking at her. He watched as Dee went to pick his hand, but her questions got him by surprise. The guy pressed his lips before chuckling. “Oh, yea. Hm, it just came up, I didn’t- hm I thought it could make a difference, that he would come to his senses and leave, you know?” Charles smiled then tilted his head. “Which it didn’t work so I had to talk about his wife… I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable or something, it wasn’t my intention.” He said before sitting next to her, close to the counter. “I tried to call you before I came here tonight so that we could come together, but then Victoria wanted me here as soon as possible so..” Charles shrugged while smiling at her.

Dee saw the change in his face and she stepped a little closer, shaking her head, “Hey, relax. I mean....it’s part of the job, after all. It’s practically what I’ve signed up for.” It didn’t make it much better but...oh well. One day her debts would be paid off and her and her brother could finally be free of the Red Queen’s clutches. Her smile softened at his words, “You did save me, so thank you.” listening to his explanations as to why he called her his girlfriend just made her laugh and she squeezed his hand again, “Chesh, it’s fine. I’m not uncomfortable with it, I promise.” She settled into the barstool more as he sat beside her, vaguely away that she was still loosely holding his hand and she smiled once more as he spoke, “You wanted to come with me?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

@thexalice

Using one of the backdoor entrances that Cheshire had told her about, Dee managed to get to Alice’s dressing room with little fuss. She texted her friend that she needed to talk to her earlier that day, so hopefully Alice would be expecting her. She let herself into the room, sitting on her couch and when Alice walked in she just gave the women a wry little smile, “Surprise?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

Charles let it out a sarcastic laugh, before putting himself between both of them. “I saw you touching my girlfriend’s thigh, and as much I wanted to kill here, the owner of the club is a friend of mine I wouldn’t want to make a mess here.” Charles didn’t know why he ended up saying the Dee was his girlfriend, it just came out. The man tried to touch him, but he held his wrist. “I’ll call the securities for you or worse, your wife. How is Mrs. Collins? I’m sure she would love to know that you’re here.” The man eyes widen before he sighed. “Fuck you.” Then he finally left both of them. Charles’s chest fell, he hated this type of situation. Turning to Dee, the guy smirked. “Wow, I can’t leave you alone for 10 minutes.” He chuckled before frowning and placing his hand on her arm, caressing it with his thumb. “Are you okay? How long was he here, by the way?”

Dee shifted a bit behind him when Charles got in between her and the man but she paused, eyes widening as he spoke. ...His girlfriend? She blinked in surprise towards him but quickly wiped the look off her face, schooling her expression and deciding to play along with it- especially as her assailant just seemed to get more upset and tried to make a move towards Cheshire. All the words out her best friend’s mouth just surprised her more, but now she was smiling a bit at the threat to call this man’s wife. Soon enough he was off in a huff and Dee felt herself relaxing, the tension in her body wafting away with the sigh that slipped out of her. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at his comment but she gave him a smile, shuffling a bit closer as she felt Cheshire’s hand on her arm. “Yeah, I’m okay. ..Nothing I’m not used to.” She added, trying to play it off lightly but knowing there was a tinge of bitterness to her tone. “He’s been trying to talk to me for the last ten minutes, bought me a drink at the bar, when I tried to excuse myself though he just kept following...” she sighed again, just shaking her head, “I’m okay though, promise.” She assured, reaching for his free hand and giving it a squeeze. “So...girlfriend, huh?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

thewhitequeenvasilisa‌:

@tweedledeesdemona

“Charles isn’t here if you’re looking for him,” Lissa said as she looked up from the magazine she was reading. It was after hours at the club and all that was left were a few workers cleaning up. Lissa was normally gone by now. She was usually in proper form but right now her hair was let down and her legs rested on a table. “Didn’t expect to run into me this late?” she asked, dropping her legs down.

Although employed at the Red Queen, Dee sometimes visited the other Heart Sister’s club as well, mainly to visit her best friend but also to try and take a page from his book--play both sides of the field. Still, she hadn’t expected to be caught by the owner and she bit her lip, hoping the stutter in her steps wasn’t noticeable as she came to a stop and shrugged, “Didn’t expect to run into anyone really.” she replied before giving the woman a little smile, “But it is your place, so you’re free to come ad go as you please. And yes, like you said, I was looking for him. But if he’s not here I guess I’ll try his place, see if maybe he’s passed out on his couch or something as a valid excuse for not answering my texts. I hope you’re doing well, Miss Heart?” 

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

@tweedledeesdemona

It has been a while since Charles was at the White Queen, but the recent even had brought him here. He was playing around on the poker table until he felt like he couldn’t anymore. Tricking a few customers, Cheshire earned a good amount of money for the night. Now the boy was resting with elbows on the bar when he saw Dee talking to a guy. She seemed to not be happy about the man’s presence and was trying to keep her distance from him. Seconds passed and the man didn’t seem to realize that whatever he was proposing to Dee, she was not having it. Cheshire finished the drink that he had in his glass before going to help. The closer he was getting, the more he knew that he was right. With a smile on his face, Charles placed his arm around the girl’s waist. “Hey, Dee! I haven’t seen you in a while.”  He said before looking to the man, glancing him from head to toe. “So, what is this?”

Dee had hoped that tonight would be easy and fun. This wasn’t her club so she didn’t have any act to put on, didn’t have any fake laughs or smiles to give to potential suitors. Clearly some didn’t get the memo though- case in point a man that had all but cornered her by a table, not getting the hint that she really didn’t want much to do with him. It was the third time that he’d ‘casually’ touched her thigh or arm that she was ready to pretty much shove him off or throw her drink in his face that an arm had suddenly gone around her waist. She let out a surprised little squeak, eyes widening before realizing who it is. Her relief was practically palpable as she leaned into Cheshire’s side and she looked up at him, shaking her head. “It’s nothing.” she told him at the same time the guy glowered at Cheshire, trying to size him up, “We were in the middle of a conversation.” the guy tried, taking a step forward as if ready to pull Dee out of Cheshire’s grasp and she tensed up, automatically pressing closer to his side.

[tweedledeesdemona]

tweedledee 💫 cheshire

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

tweedledeesdemona‌:

Dee: I’ll call my brother now then too, tell him to standby on coming in. Not til we know it’s safe. Dee: …You better. Dee: Three minutes, or I’m calling the cops and coming down. 

Cheshire glanced at his phone before moving to towards out of the bar area. The night was not so crowded but still was difficult to walk through it. Going to the main door he found one of the securities, telling the big man what was happening close to the bar. “Asher will show you who the man is. I’ll go upstairs check if things are good there.” With that said, Chares made his way to girls’ room as fast as possible. He didn’t know if the time that Dee set up for him was up, but he didn’t check his phone. Finally arriving at the room, the boy knocked on the door then pecking with only is head inside. “Hey, girls!” Cheshire said with a smirk. “Is everything good here? Has any of you seen Dee?”

Dee was nervous, biting one of her nails down to a stub as she paced, clutching her phone in one of her hands as she waited. She didn’t want to think of Cheshire getting hurt, she wanted to go down there and make sure he was safe. And just about the time she’d finally decided to head down, she heard a familiar voice and she rushed out of her dressing quarters, not even caring about how it’d look as she rushed over and flung her arms around his neck. “Charles.” She breathed out as she hugged him tight. She rarely called him by his real name, just another sign of how scared she was. “A-Are you okay?”

[tweedledeesdemona]

tweedledee 💫 cheshire

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

Cheshire: I can’t leave Asher here by himself, Dee Cheshire: Your brother hasn’t arrived yet Cheshire: not to mention, that there are clients here too Cheshire: it will be quick Cheshire: after I found them, I’ll go upstairs 

Dee: I’ll call my brother now then too, tell him to standby on coming in. Not til we know it’s safe. Dee: ...You better. Dee: Three minutes, or I’m calling the cops and coming down. 

[tweedledeesdemona]

tweedledee 💫 cheshire

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

Cheshire: NOOO Cheshire: you stay right there Cheshire: if it’s true then it will be dangerous for you down here Cheshire: you stay there and tell the others the same thing Cheshire: I’m going to look for the securities while Asher will keep an eye on the man

Dee: Then you come up here. Dee: Now. Dee: Charles, I MEAN IT. Dee: Don’t go playing the goddamned hero. Dee: Please.

[rihenna]

[tweedledeesdemona]

tweedledee 💫 cheshire

@cat-charlescheshire Continued from here

Dee: Wait what? Dee: WHAT? Dee: I don’t see anyone up here but I’m coming down. 

[charlotteslabouff-deactivated20]

The Magus (1968) dir. Guy Green

[tweedledeesdemona]

thexalice‌:

“They are fun to play with,” Dee had a point with that. Jay was fun to play with. Cheshire was fun to play with too. But both were fun to play with in very different ways. How odd. She had another good point about their job too. It was very hard to get into things when she was nervous about how Jay could feel. She knew he was probably one of the few guys who didn’t mind and yet she struggled trying to make it work sometimes. She wondered why that was. She giggled at her friend and titled her head to the side. “A penny for my thoughts is always appreciated. Dee, I might have found myself a decent man. But he isn’t a part of our world. But a similar world. But not at the same time.”

Playthings were all men could really be to her as long as she had the job she did, and Dee was okay with that. Really. At least, that’s what she told herself. Better to think that way than to delude herself into thinking that anyone who’d be crazy enough to want to be with her could tolerate her livelihood. Nope, better to just stick to her guns. She had to pause though as Alice spoke again, and as resolute as she was trying to be with herself, the other girl’s words made something pang inside herself, something almost akin to longing. 

“Decent huh? In what ways?” She asked, a little smile pulling on her lips as she gave her friend a little nudge. “And it’s quite difficult to imagine any world being remotely like ours so..color me curious.”

[tweedledeesdemona]

cat-charlescheshire‌:

Charles grinned at her words as they walked to the store’s door. “You’re more willing to rule inside the jail, actually. You would look at guards with those blue round eyes of yours,” Charles gestures with his other hand to her. “and they would obey your orders. You’re an enchanter of men.” He teased her before sighing in relief as they both stepped outside. Cheshire never liked the idea of being in a cage. “That was kind easy. Now… Where did we parked the car?”

Dee couldn’t help the snort that came out of her even if it was quickly followed by a peel of laughter, “I do quite like the idea of being in power..” she teased, playfully batting her eyelashes up at him at the mention of her eyes. “Enchanter of men? Well, now you’re just buttering me up.” she reached over to give a playful little tap of her fingers to his cheek, letting her fingertips trail along his cheekbone for a moment before pulling back as they safely made it out of the store. “You say that almost like you were expecting something to go wrong.” She always found it oh so easy to tease him, a bright smile on her lips. “Somewhere by the foodcourt entrance. Still want that cinnamon roll? My treat after all that.”