a lion hearted girl

ready for the fight Klara Volkova || 17 || Shapeshifter

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

“Well I would be glad if you asked him out, never,” Pietro jokes to ease the tension in her brow. She looked stressed out about the idea of it but he doesn’t think it’s for reasons he’d like. Still, he doesn’t push the envelope. Instead he lets his hand slide down until his arm is wrapping around her and he tugs her firmly against his side. “No rush, little one, to grow up so soon.”

***

Klara relaxed, laughing softly at that. “Of course you would,” she replied, pushing aside thoughts of inadequacy. Pietro’s protectiveness was more familiar, easier to navigate, than her thoughts for this boy and whether he’d even like her. “But I’m not so little any more.”

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

If Pietro knew what was running through her head he would undoubtedly be angry. He was never really fond of Jean, or their friendship, and it wasn’t Jean’s fault she felt so inadequate in comparison but he’d make it her fault somehow. In his eyes, Klara was better than any girl here and Cass would be lucky to have her. If he didn’t kill the boy first. Frowning at her little head shake, he lifts a hand to her head and brushes his palm over her hair affectionately. His hand is so large he basically covers the back of her head as it comes to rest. “Hey…” he murmurs, switching to Russian effortlessly. “What is it my little one?”

***

Klara shook her head again. “I don’t want to ask him out. Not now.” Maybe this was just a silly crush anyway. It wasn’t like Klara had had one before to compare it to. She leant into Pietro’s affection gratefully, smiling softly. “It’s nothing.”

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

Pietro watches her reaction carefully and he curses himself for not having more tact. It was easy to forget just how women could get over things like romance without Wanda around. Of course, that was a more complicated topic but it was difficult nonetheless. Women had more to lose when it came to matters like this, and as much as he hated to admit it, Klara was a woman. She couldn’t stay the little girl he found years ago, not forever. Rubbing the bridge of his nose, he hums. “Well, why don’t you ah… ask him on a date?” he says it like it physically pains him then forces a smile when she looks at him. 

***

Klara shook her head. She didn’t want to ask Cass on a date. Not... Not without knowing how he felt too. This was her home, and she couldn’t risk feeling safe here because of a boy. Nor could she risk his own comfort here. Perhaps if she was more like Jean--confident, beautiful--she would. But she wasn’t.

[wildcvrds]

The sun was shining, birds were singing outside, and overall it seemed like it would be a good morning. This made Aidan feel at ease and less weary of the coming day. That is until he can hear shouting and growling outside of his window. He’s not entirely sure what is going on, but he knows as a trusted staff member he has to do something. Even though he really, really doesn’t want to.

Aidan takes a moment to breathe before he jumps out of his open window onto the dirt beneath it. His room was on the first floor, in fact most teachers were just because the headmaster didn’t want any students sneaking out after curfew. When Aidan spots the two mutants, he’s not sure which one to speak with so he just kind of… channels someone braver and decides to shout.

“What is going on out here?” @weapcnisedgirl​

[weapcnisedgirl]

Klara startled when she heard a man shout, flinching and looking to the source of the noise. The other student she’d been arguing with--ready to fight them--snorted and rolled their eyes, looking at the teacher who’d just jumped out of a window. But for Klara, even now, found that when someone yelled like that she expected trouble. And her definition differed a lot from what most students here seemed to expect.

She shook her head, not answering the question.

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

Pietro sighs when he notices how uneasy she becomes. He just didn’t want her to get more hurt than she already has been. It wasn’t easy for her to settle in here, despite being best friends with the Professor’s daughter, which in retrospect probably didn’t help things… And he didn’t want to add heartache to the mix. Rubbing his brow, he shrugs his shoulders and looks closer at the kid. “Maybe I’m wrong, eh? Have you spent time with him? He is good to the little one.” He gestures with his chin so she looks at the way Cass has stopped arguing with his sister long enough to pick up Isla and make her laugh.

Klara wasn’t exactly well versed in romance. She’d seen other students at the school have crushes and dates, but she’d never been involved. Nor, really, been close enough to anyone to do more than just see it happen from afar. The only person she was close enough to to actually talk about these things with--who was her age--was Jean. And Jean... Well, Alex wasn’t always around, but Klara always knew when he came and went even without seeing him. Jean’s mood told her enough. Maybe Pietro was right, and those kinds of feelings weren’t worth it. “A little,” she confessed. “He is.” Isla had seemed more comfortable with Cass than almost anyone Klara had seen her with.

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

Klara was far too obvious with the crush she had, even more obvious than her obnoxious redheaded friend and the cowboy she was in love with. He huffed a laugh though, finding her behavior cute as opposed to annoying. That didn’t mean he approved though, he just had a hard time keeping a sour attitude for Klara. “I don’t need to know anything, I have intuition. You know this,” he says that last bit like he’s offended she’d doubt him.

“I know.” She agreed quickly, not wanting to think she would actually doubt him. Klara didn’t that Pietro was actually upset with her, but still after all these years, she didn’t like to risk it. She stole one last glance at Cass. “It’s silly anyway. It’s nothing.”

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

Pietro puts his hands down when she swats him, barely suppressing a chuckle. She was so flustered and only proving his point, one he didn’t want to be making. He wasn’t very keen on her dating in general, but there was something about this kid he didn’t like. Especially given the vague information surrounding his appearance here at the school. The speedster had a feeling he wasn’t as innocent as his older sister, Ophelia. Rolling his eyes at her protest, he mutters, “You’re more saint than him, I can tell you that.”

Klara blushed hard and shook her head. “You don’t even know him,” she pointed out. He had been nice to her, and to Isla. And Klara was also pretty sure that he’d never killed people like her. In her mind, that made her far less saint than Cass. “Right? Or do you know?”

[weapcnisedgirl]

accxleratxd​:

Pietro knows he’s worried her when she slips into her native tongue, and he hadn’t meant to but he still found it cute. He keeps a straight face though, looking down at her with a raised brow. “Little one…” he prefaces before touching her nose. “Saint.” Then his eyes are sliding to the red haired boy arguing over something with Ophelia. There is definitely distaste not just in his voice but in his gaze as well. “Sinner.” He points openly but the sibling pair don’t even notice.

***

Klara blushed as it sank in and she shook her head. “What? No, no, no.” She batted at his hand as he pointed openly, even if no one but her was paying attention to him. Especially not Ophelia and Cass. “And I am not a saint.”

[weapcnisedgirl]

phoenixrisex​:

“Hank,” she says his name forcefully like she could throw him across the galaxy just by saying it. Maybe she could, if she gave it an ounce of her power. But even as angry as she was, she’d never want to hurt him. She just didn’t understand why he was still like this, it’d been years since her and Alex met and she hadn’t gone berserk yet. “He’s just doing his whole, don’t get too invested on Alex sticking around, spiel again.” She mocks him with one hand up by her face like she’s holding onto glasses. 

***

Oh. Hank. Klara had actually been expecting this since Alex Summers had reappeared again. It was like a cycle. And really, Klara knew that Hank wanted the same thing she did: for Jean to not get hurt when Alex left again. Because he always did it seemed. But actually pointing that out would do no good. “Did Alex say how long this time?” she asked. 

[weapcnisedgirl]

@accxleratxd​ said:  “Love doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints.”

Klara looked to Pietro, concern crossing her face. She didn’t know what he meant, but his tone gave more away to her than his words ever did. Even years later, words--especially in English--missed their mark with her, but body language was harder to fake. “Are you okay?” she asked, slipping into Russian.

[weapcnisedgirl]

@phoenixrisex​ said:  “He looked at me like I was stupid, I’m not stupid.”

“Who?” Jean wasn’t stupid. Klara could attest to that a hundred times over. And if someone was making her feel stupid, Klara wanted to know who. “Why?” Assholes didn’t always have a reason, but if there was one it might be important to know before Klara tried to deal with it.

[damnbutcher]

HAMILTON | ACT I | SENTENCE STARTERS

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“You could never back down, you never learned to take your time.” “He looked at me like I was stupid, I’m not stupid.” “Talk less. Smile more. Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for.” “Fools who run their mouth off wind up dead.” “Who’s the best? C'est moi!” “It’s hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets.” “If you stand for nothing, what’ll you fall for?” “I will lay down my life if it sets us free.” “I imagine death so much it feels just like a memory.” “I’m laughin’ in the face of casualties and sorrow, for the first time, I’m thinkin past tomorrow.” “I’m lookin for a mind at work.” “Excuse me, miss, I know it’s not funny, but your perfume smells like your daddy’s got money.” “You want a revolution? I want a revelation.” “Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now.” “Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution.” “It’s hard to listen to you with a straight face.” “Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us, honestly you shouldn’t even talk.” “You say the price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay.” “You’ll be back. Soon you’ll see. You’ll remember you belong to me.” “When you’re gone I’ll go mad, so don’t throw away this thing we had.” “When push comes to shove, I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love.” “Close the door on your way out.” “Have I done something wrong?” “Dying is easy, living is harder.” “But what do we have in common?” “You walked in and my heart went ‘Boom’!” “I’m about to change your life.” “My love for you is never in doubt.” “I just might regret that night for the rest of my days.” “I’ll never forget the first time I saw your face.” “When you said "Hi” I forgot my dang name, set my heart aflame, ev'ry part aflame.“ "You’re like me. I’m never satisfied.” “He’s a bit of a flirt, but I’m 'a give it a chance.” “I’m a girl in a world in which my only job is to marry rich.” “From what I hear, you’ve made yourself indispensable.” “Well, well, I heard you’ve got someone special on the side.” “I will never understand you.” “Love doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints.” “I am the one thing in life I can control.” “If there’s a reason I’m still alive when so many have died, then I’m willing to wait for it.” “Stay alive 'til this horror show is past.” “I’m a general. Whee!!!!” “Yeah. He’s not the choice I would have gone with.” “Don’t do a thing. History will prove him wrong.” “I can’t disobey direct orders.” “Pick a place to die where it’s high and dry.” “Pray that hell or heaven lets you in.” “Should have shot him in the mouth. That would’ve shut him up.” “Watch your tone. I’m not a maiden in need of defending, I am grown.” “My name’s been through a lot, I can take it.” “The fact that you’re alive is a miracle.” “I don’t pretend to know the challenges you’re facing.” “If you could let me inside your heart…” “I’m never gonna stop until I make 'em drop and burn 'em up and scatter their remains.” “You have no control who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” “History has it’s eyes on you.” “So what happens if we win?” “If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me.” “Oceans rise. Empires fall. It’s much harder when it’s all your call.” “I swear that I’ll be around for you.” “Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?” “Why do you write like you’re running out of time?” “Yo, who the f is this?” “What are you waiting for? What do you stall for?” “If I could grant you peace of mind, would that be enough?” “They are asking me to lead. I am doing the best I can.”

[weapcnisedgirl]

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[weapcnisedgirl]

He's just using you as a replacement for his sister.

“He...”

[angstmemes]

Try to break my muse’s heart in a single sentence.

[phoenixrisex]

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@accxleratxd

[weapcnisedgirl]

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[weapcnisedgirl]

cassxward​:

Cass raises a brow with a light smile, wondering what exactly ‘handling them’ entailed. His eyes break away from her when Isla lands in his lap and he murmurs something to her, when she nods he kisses the side of her head. “Well Isla and I were about to go get ice cream from this place I saw in town before I got here.” It’d been a long week of hitching rides and taking buses. He’d had time to walk through town before making it to the mansion, making note of every place he could take his niece. “Want to come? I’ll handle any assholes, so you don’t have to get in any trouble.”

***

Klara blushed lightly at the raised eyebrow. It would take far too long to explain what she meant to him, and besides, she didn’t want to. People tended to treat her different then. He’d hear soon enough if people still talked about it. Next time she did something ‘weird’ she was sure. For now, he was nice though. “Ice cream? I would love to.”

[weapcnisedgirl]

cassxward​:

Cass can tell she’s confused about more than why he’s in the room, but he kind of likes the little scrunch of her eyebrows. He smirks, watching he try to piece it all together but full out laughs at her explanation for her skittish behavior. She sounded like she was mimicking someone and he supposed she was. It was clear English wasn’t her first language, not that it bothered him or made it hard for him to understand her, but her careful way of speaking and her accent was a dead giveaway. 

“Really? I’m sure you can handle them,” he says like he’s genuinely confused why she would want to hide out. He wondered what her mutation is, it wasn’t a visible one like his. Not that she could see his, his wings securely strapped beneath his shirt. 

***

Klara shrugged. “I am... frustrated with handling them. And if I am, I get in trouble.” Apparently Klara’s methods for dealing with assholes were not appropriate for a school environment. At least, not outside the danger room. Even in the danger room, she’d been taught less how to fight and more how to hold herself back. Most of the time these days, she managed it just fine, but when she got angry she... forgot.

[weapcnisedgirl]

cassxward​:

Isla looks up from the tablet at the sound of her name and smiles wide at Klara. She liked Klara, and most of the other girls who lived here, but they were much older than her so she only saw them once in awhile. She waves and then buries her nose back in the tablet rather than answer. That earns her a playful shove from her uncle’s foot which she swats away distractedly.

Cass rolls his eyes at the little girl before looking at Klara again, feeling a tell tale stir in his stomach. She was pretty, there were a lot of pretty girls here, but she caught his eye in a different way. Clearing his throat, he gestures for her to close the door. “It was.. til a few days ago,” he explains as he finishes marking his place in his book before setting it aside. “Opi is in class, some remedial stuff. I’m watching Isla for a bit.” He doesn’t explain that further, kind of liking the little mystery he’s set up for her. Glancing towards the door where she seemed to be anxious about what was waiting on the other side, he adds, “Who you hiding from?”

Klara laughed softly at Isla’s reaction, unsurprised by it. The little girl was often quiet around her. But she seemed comfortable around this stranger, which was far more remarkable. Perhaps he was not so unfamiliar to Isla. But that only begged the question: who was he? Especially since Opi seemingly trusted him to take care of the little girl. Not that she was truly in danger here. Klara knew that this place was as safe as could be for mutants like this, even children like Isla.

“Oh. That, um. That makes sense.” Well, the bit about the room did anyway. He said the bit about Opi so nonchalantly, she felt like she ought to know why Ophelia would trust him. So she doesn’t dare ask, but she was curious. His question distracted her anyway as she became a little sheepish. “Is nothing. Just a asshole.” The insult comes out sounding more American than her other words, repeating it the way Jean taught her.