what is heavier

23 years old || Meta-human || Police Officer at CCPD || "It was the surrender she wanted. To stop fighting the storm and the enveloping night, to lie down in whiteness and sleep. I understood." — White Oleander (Janet Fitch)

[witheringxxrose]

detectivechucklxs‌:

“No judgment,” he began to remove his vest. “We all got our vices but you know Cap will feel inclined to lecture you about smart choices. Your secret is safe with me.” 

“Yeah, I’m familiar with the speech.” She had heard it from their captain before. But more importantly, she knew that Detective Singh had been on leave for quite some time for his own vices. They weren’t close to talk about it, though she knew her family would love it if she was. She waved the smoke away, pulling out a bottle of cheap perfume. She hated the fruity stuff more than the smell of tobacco, but it’d at least hide the smell from those who weren’t a fan. “Appreciate it, Singh.”

[witheringxxrose]

alliexmurphyxmusicx‌:

Allie ran her fingers through her hair as she watched the other woman’s movements. “Hey, I’m in no place to judge. You do you, I guess.”

Skylar looked over at the girl for a minute, trying to place where she had seen her before. It took just a moment of scrutinizing before she placed where she recognized that face. “You’re the journalist. Working for my sister. Allie, wasn’t it?”

[witheringxxrose]

arosebyanyothernxme‌:

“I’d be more worried about the wrinkles,” she snapped her compact closed. “Little Sky is having a rough day, isn’t she?” 

“It’s a good thing I don’t care about wrinkles, then, isn’t it?” Alicia and Skylar were technically sisters, but they couldn’t have been more different. They showed their stressors differently, though nobody quite understood the pressures much like the other. “Understatement of the century, sis. This is the fourth time the precinct has sent me to the hospital for random pains and I really doubt they’re going to keep believing that it’s just cramps.”

[witheringxxrose]

detectivexspivot‌:

“I’ve already given my opinion on it so I’ll refrain this time.” Patty promised, though she still wrinkled her nose a little at the sight of the cigarette butt and lingering smell of smoke. “I brought a different form of unhealthy stress relief though.” She offered, waving a bag of donuts in her hand invitingly as she stepped forward to pull Skylar into a half-hug, mindful not to crush the treats between them. “Come on. Let’s get some terrible filter coffee to wash them down with.”

Skylar turned to give Patty the best kind of smile she could at the moment (it was probably a grimace, at best, but the woman was too purehearted not to get some kind of smile) when she felt the arm wrap around her. She tensed immediately, her arms rigidly at her side as she tried to figure out what exactly was happening. “Uh... yeah. Sure. I’m, uh, game. Did you just hug me?”

[milfadyen]

not because I want it, but because they do.

[alicentflorent]

Don’t try so hard to fit in, and certainly don’t try so hard to be different. Just try hard to be you.

[witheringxxrose]

dickxgrayscn‌:

“alright kid, come on.” dick waited for her to blow toe rest of her smoke out, “how’d you pass the academy physical?” he breathed out, amused, and mostly in a teasing done as he waved off the smoke with the case file in his hand.

“I ask myself that same question about half the guys in there.” They all had their own vices, though most of them men in the precinct tended to lean towards donuts. Skylar assumed that they had let themselves go after getting the job, though she had personally during her academy time. Her eyes moved over to Dick, the smallest of smiles showing on her face. “I run, more than I smoke.”

[witheringxxrose]

isla--perez‌:

Isla had felt the figure following her for the last couple of blocks and while she knew it should cause some fear in her, she couldn’t help but smirk at their lack of discretion. She was well aware of her aura of innocence but they were going to be very surprised by the contrary if this happened to be friend rather than foe. Rounding a corner of the next street, she turned around to face the figure with her arms crossed. “Can I help you?”

Isla was smart, Skylar knew that. She knew that no matter how far she followed behind, the girl would notice her eventually. Not that it stopped her from trying. If she was going to be any use to the Roses, she needed to get better at stealth. Though deep down she knew she wasn’t really trying hard enough to get better. That was blatantly clear when she rounded the corner to find Isla staring at her. Skylar sighed, running a hand through her disheveled hair. “Apparently not. How far back did you notice me?”

[witheringxxrose]

whatisityoudesire‌:

Looking back, he probably shouldn’t have expected the same freedom in this City’s police department as he had at the precinct in LA. But to clap him in cuffs just for accessing a computer was a little heavy handed. “While I enjoy some healthy bondage as much as the next man, Detectives.” He said smoothly, gesturing with the now empty cuffs in question. “My time is limited and I’d prefer you to verify who I am a little quicker than this.” He had a Warlock to track down after all, and a phone call to Decker would have been all it took.

“Sir,” Skylar wasn’t a detective, but she had drawn the short straw when it came to watching this man. She hadn’t thought it was necessary, until he managed to pop the lock on his cuffs. “I’m sure we all have better things to be doing right now, but I’m going to have to ask that you remain in cuffs until the detectives can verify that you are who you say you are.” She reached for her own pair of cuffs, prepared to put him back. Apparently she’d need to keep a better eye on him.

[witheringxxrose]

“I know, I know. ‘Those things will kill you.’ Trust me, I’m plenty aware.” Skylar took one last puff of the cigarette before putting it out, throwing it into the nearby garbage.

[wordsthat-speak]

Tell me, Atlas. What is heavier: The world or its people’s hearts?

Howling at the Moon (Darshana Suresh)

[walkwithabeat]