░ ┊ @rexquondcm 。• ◞
𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓, staying in a single place for too long a luxury he no longer possesses ; as acquainted with the plated steel & polished glass of airport terminals as with the grime smeared tarmac of inner London. Nostalgia thick on his tongue, analogous to the taste of ash. ❛ Honestly ? I’m not sure nice is the word I would use. ❜ He glances up then, eyes dappled shades of cornflower. ❛ Perhaps taxing might be a more accurate description. ❜
accent reminiscent flashes back such visits to england, back when nathaniel has been taken by his mother to pay courtesy with her side of the family for a couple of times. weeks before they come back to baltimore until now, he can’t fully trust the memories of what he can’t entirely remember; so he might as well discard them. as far as he knows, he hasn’t officially met uncle stuart and that side of the family ... and he hopes not to.
‟ Ah, considering the long travel by connecting flights ... ❜ oliver would know after first class tickets doesn’t serve him anymore. the conversation is a polite one, as an alternative to what oliver usually does in forced silence —— scrape nails, dig within flesh, have to hear loops of voices he’d rather not entertain. talking helps distract from the pain, and helps find out something regarding the newcomer, who has given oliver relief since he’s not the one in the spotlight anymore. ‟ No wonder. How you can take everything in one stride ... despite the excessive noises and treatment. I suppose it’s not nice of an experience as well ... ? ❜
fuck it, i made neil a wire account.
░ ┊ @scarfwere 。• ◞
“ nothing turns out well for me. “ It wasn’t a brag. Hardly something to be proud of. But it was nonetheless true. “ You can just say you don’t want to be seen around me. I’m a big boy. I can handle it if you don’t like me. “
‟ It’s not about being seen around you. ❜ took it a lot not to physically wince from the implication of something that nathaniel stefan might’ve been doing wrong. usually, the twist within his stomach tells that. ‟ It’s about you being seen around me. Just because I have a target on my back doesn’t mean you have to share it, Isaac. ❜
magic is not uncommon to his kind , as it is as consistent as the existence of nature and the world ... though the changing times has inevitably depleted its range and effectiveness. not until knowes are rediscovered , and so is the shadow world —— which neil is fond of.
‟ IT HAS TO . ❜ perhaps if neil say the words out loud , his wish can be granted; words have power , after all. on the run , he agrees on taking companion along ... at least until neil regains his strength to merge back into the shadows and redirect her path to where she needs to. a give and take, protection temporarily granted by the unknown entity to neil and neil to uphold his promise to bestow direction on whatever she seems to seek. ‟ You’re not so ordinary yourself , so I trust we’re in good hands. Just until ... I can help you out as well. ❜
❛ i had no idea if that was going to work. ❜ - ellana caldin ⇢ MCU QUOTES. &&. STILL ACC. / @jcyfulmess
‟ 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁, 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁. ❜ jabbing , as neil gives a POINTED LOOK towards the seething ex-raven; own tongue held back in defense of giving patience and truth to what he tries to preach and act upon. he did soften his tone after, though resuming sternness in his words, knowing kevin is highly stressing right now and it sometimes try to bring neil’s nerves to tense with it.
‟ 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻. 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 —— 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂. ❜
‟ It’ll be MUCH EASIER for the both of us if ‘ WE ’ didn’t happen. ❜
▬▬▬▬ &; @scarfwere , sc.
░ ┊ @hcathens 。• ◞
— ” true. no one here can keep up with me, i’m aware. but you can work harder than this, josten, and if you don’t stop whining and just focus, you’ll never getting better. “ — replied, but a quiet voice in his mind - his conscience, maybe? - reminded him that he already had lost track of time. for how long were they training?? it doesn’t matter. he needed to be sure that they could win.
for once , he appreciates the floor under his weight; legs stretched yet body unresponsive to whatever the mind attempts setting on ... what , with shoulders hunched and arms laying low , his hands resting in the gap between his lower limbs. the only reason that neil is becoming aware of his limitations is when numbness begins to settle along with slight tremors that he can feel in his fingers.
the way that a thousands’ worth of exy racquet slipping through his grip during the recent drill several minutes ago is a tall tell.
‟ I’m trying. ❜ voice strained , holding back frustrations veiled in the exhaustion creeping in his system , and avoiding having another tiring same old arguments with kevin. of course there’s no time for neil to sit on his ass because the games aren’t going to win by themselves; but —— ‟ You don’t need to remind me about the nooses around our necks. ❜
it hurts ... but nothing worse that he hasn’t survived before. the anger dissipates under the silent acceptance and grumbling under his breath , annoyed that as when he stands up , the redhead has to hold onto his knees for a while before straightening up. wincing slightly , frowning greatly at the disappointment he received when he moves his right shoulder in a circular motion. testing , testing.
‟ ...Let’s go. ❜
‟ 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿, 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱'𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 ' 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥 ' . ❜
░ ┊ @scarfwere 。• ◞
“ what didn’t happen exactly? ” Yes. He had to s p e c i f y.
he sighs. remembering how to talk with people is very hard. ‟ Knowing me. It never turns out well —— especially if assholes are all over you now just because I talked shit right back at ‘em. ❜