grifter king

Vince. 30/224. Vampire. Grifter. Tired.

[vincexpetrov]

ivcnpetrov:

“Well it’s not,” he shrugged, standing and brushing his presence off in the process. “And you are being entirely too nice to me. So, how about we have a conversation? An important one. I’d love to hear more about your girlfriend, or – whatever she is. A past fling? Your one true love? That has to be it, considering I don’t think you’d come to a rundown freak show of a town for one insignificant girl. I want to know why she’s so important.” This all seemingly came out of nowhere as the younger Petrov paced around the elder in slow, long steps. “Is it really worth it? You could be killed here.”

"You want to know why she’s so important?” Impossible to transcribe from thought to speech, his irrefutable connection to Aurelia had always been a concept felt rather than dwelled upon. “Every good thing that’s happened to me in the last decade is ‘cause of her. She’s just everything.” The sun, the stars, the fucking wind in his curled locks. How did he enunciate when her very presence rendered him nearly speechless on more than half of the occasion? “It’s a war, we could all be killed if we stick around this mental ward. But yeah... She’s worth it. Which is why I gotta ask, what the hell’s got you sticking around?”

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simon-kowalski:

“My…maker didn’t stick around for long. Long enough to turn me, then leave.” Simon was glad he hadn’t known them, not really. But some practical vamp knowledge would be appreciated. “Wait, there’s a proper way?”

"So I gathered. Don’t sweat, most of our kind are pricks--- you’ll get used to it. Your feeding habits might be worse than mine and that’s sayin’ something. Uh, yeah. Ever heard of compulsion or is that outta your realm too?”

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xanderdragovic:

“Here’s a question for you. Do you really think that hunter has what he says he does?” Xander knew about the family – it was hard for them not to have heard of them. But a weapon that could end his life? He knew all of his siblings were curious, but he was also certain none of them wanted to see if there was any truth to the rumors.

"I think he’d be a fool to walk into town with nothin’ to back him up. Then again, I’ve also seen dumber. Everything around here’s a shot in the goddamn dark these days. Who’s the craziest, who’s lying the best, who’s got the biggest death wish...”

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axreliawnters:

“Oh is that what you want me to do now?” Aurelia could only imagine the carnage he’d find and later wreck in his path if he knew she’d taken such a blatant stubbornness to something she certainly couldn’t win. “Duly noted.” It was never any different, his incessant need to drill into her that East End wasn’t the place for her; but she was here and alive; how much more could she use to argue that she was fine? “You don’t want me to leave, you want me to run somewhere that holds no guarantee that there’ll be someone to jump into a lake after me.” She still didn’t know how to thank August for what he’d done. “Iva..– Your brother is here?” He’d been little more than a phantom that Vince had once spoken of, fondly and as if he’d long since died. 

"Well, it’s easier for me than it is for you. Bein’ an immortal thorn in everyone’s side and all.” He cracked a half-smile, clearly not having meant the sentiment literally. “I’m just asking that for once--- for once, that the people in my life fuckin’ listen to old Grandpa Vince and stop putting themselves in harm’s way. You’re gonna give me a coronary, Lia, and I can’t even use the damn thing.” It became exhausting, the constant worry which plagued him over Aurelia’s wellbeing and now that of his brother. Were he capable and still mortal, Vince suspected that he might have run himself into the ground with such unbridled concern. “You’ll have me. And why the hell would they follow after you once you’re gone? No offense but you’re not exactly on their immediate target list.” Not yet, at least. Though it more rested on Vince’s shoulders to not become an enemy of the family that created him. “Turns out bein’ hard to kill runs in the Petrov family.”

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axreliawnters:

Bittersweet, his voice had become such a bittersweet thing that even despite knowing she’s sooner regret even acknowledging him, she wasn’t certain she’d wanted anyone else in any moment following gaining consciousness weeks before hand. “What’s the point?” She asked quietly. Aurelia took precautions, she’d worn the bracelet given to her years ago which to her knowledge held enough vervain even before she began ingesting it every morning. “If they can just..–” Frustration bubbled to the surface as if it belonged in the wake of his comment. I told you so. Teeth busied themselves over her lower lip, “I’m not leaving.” Whether he’d outright say it or not, she knew it lived right there beneath his innocent taunt. How could she with her whole family here? With everything she knew — even while everything she’d never seen held such a pull over her heart. “Where were you?”

"The point is to say fuck ‘em and keep on keepin’ on.” Though it was certainly easier said than done in the face of such raw, unrelenting power. Especially for a human with little more to defend herself than a bracelet and some vervain pills. “The bad guys always find a way, kid. Nothin’ you can really do about that which is why you have to get the hell outta dodge. While you still can.” I’m not leaving. Of course not, why would someone he cared for actually take heed of his warnings and give him a moment’s breather? No rest for the wicked, or something to that effect. “With Ivan.” Regrettably so; he should have been there at her side to prevent near tragedies like this from occurring.

[vakariaan]

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axreliawnters:

@vincexpetrov

Time was a fickle bitch, she’d never attest to anything else, lost to it the moment she’d sat herself on the well worn bench more than a few feet away from the lakes edge. Every detail, every flickering thought she’d had still vibrant enough to pick apart even now. Between being stuck in the hospital under suicide watch and then the pneumonia she’d barely left the confines of her own home, but even still she felt the prickle at the back of her neck, something that once might have been a comfort only now drawing a chill over her spine that she couldn’t shake, unsure of who could have been watching so damn closely. Drawing palm over the thin curve of her own shoulder, she glanced over her shoulder, physically relaxing as sightly darkened curls brought familiarity to her chest. “I don’t know how they did it,” He had to know what she was talking about – Vince always knew without her ever uttering a word.

"Compulsion’s a wicked thing, ain’t it?” He spoke whilst drawing closer, dark hues taking in every minuscule detail as if they might disappear, lost forever at the bottom of the lake’s abyss. Was it too much to ask that those he loved and cared for remain outside of the war’s grasp? Untouched and untainted by the misery which came along with such cruelty? Though if that were possible, Vince still wouldn’t linger in the shadows as he did, awaiting the worst of it and internally pleading that Aurelia see sense and walk away from East End of her own accord. “I s’pose this is a bad time to say I told ya so.” The vampire offered the faintest half-smile before settling into the bench beside her, cautious to leave just enough space for her own comfort.

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xanderdragovic:

“You don’t think I have? Getting Luke to talk is fucking painful for everyone involved. Though for some reason they seem to forget that our first allies should be each other. Or maybe he’s worried I’ll fuck it up for him. I wonder how I could do that.”

"Then start small. Drop hints. Be passive aggressive. I dunno what works in your family, only you do. Think all that power’s goin’ to his head and he’s questioning where you stand? Destroying the moonstone or the doppelgängers probably, not that anybody knows what either one of those look like.”

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ines-malraux:

             “Yeah — indirectly or directly I guess it’s all the same. They;re all interlinked in some inbreed manner, it’s almost sad really.” She remarked with a light chuckle, before offing a shrug of indifference. “Not exactly, not that I’d be against going it alone —- but I don’t plan on making a big show and dance about it either. I’m sure I’ll be able to find a small few that will be willing to help.”

“Did you just call vampires inbred? And here I thought I disliked us the most.” Though despite his words, Vince would maintain that the vast majority of vampires were complete and utter assholes at the end of the day. Himself included on occasion. "I admire your spunk, kid. Stick it to the man and don’t let anybody stop ya.”

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cxthmpscn:

He was preaching to the choir, though her definition of living life was certainly a step below… several large steps maybe “This is your idea of living life while we’ve got it? You’re..– something else.” She swallowed back a certain uncertainty and wrung fingertips into the hem of her shirt, “I ..– No, I wasn’t.. you know what I meant.”

"No, but ya gotta start small to find the big happiness. Besides, this isn’t all I do... Duck feedin’ is a favorite past time as well.” Something else probably should have been his middle name in Vince’s former life. “Practice makes perfect or whatever. So if you wanna avoid the terrorizing, we should stop and get a bite.”

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simon-kowalski:

“How? People just sort of fucking run away.” He paused. “Not that I want to…feed off of people. Is that what you call it? God.”

"Please tell me your maker at least taught you compulsion. Heavens above.” Why did Vince always find himself stuck with the hopeless cases? “If you don’t learn the proper way to feed off ‘em, you’ll go nuts with the wrong opportunity. Take it from somebody who knows.”

[clarklois]

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simon-kowalski:

Embarrassed at being caught, Simon dropped the squirrel and went to wipe off his mouth, leaving a red smear across his chin. “I…they wriggle a lot. It is difficult to go slowly.”

"Yeah that’s kinda what happens when somethin’ is fighting for its life. People are easier to subdue, just an FYI. Unless you enjoy the off-brand which is just... For shame.”

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xanderdragovic:

“I am a drama king. But at least I hold the title,” Xander sighed, sinking lower into his chair. He didn’t expect words of wisdom from the other, especially since he knew how he was, “It is normal, in our family, this is fucking normal.”

"Where d’you think I learned it from?” Only Vince would find himself in the middle of a Dragovic sibling feud. Go figure. “Sounds like it’s time to change up the rules of normalcy then. Why don’tcha... I dunno, ask them what’s up? You people still talk right?”

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angel-has-hart:

“I wasn’t planning on cutting myself boy.” Angel snatched the watch back, “Weren’t you raised with any manners or do you do whatever you want and just take whatever you want because you’re dead?”

"Again with the claws, snuff. Unnecessary on every level.” Or perhaps not, considering he had just stolen from her. Vince worked on instinct though and theft had just turned into one of his many primal urges. “No and no again, I take what I want ‘cause it’s easy. Shoulda been more careful though, I’d have loved to skip this aggressive of a conversation.”

[turnertastic]

[vincexpetrov]

“Oh for the love of--- Okay, I’m not the one to nitpick another’s eating habits, but easy on the devouring there, Dracula. Gotta try to savor a few drops rather than inhaling the whole thing.” @simon-kowalski