𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈 \ 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮

˙ ˖ ✧ — hi  friends  !  tales  has  been  truly  the  best  rp  experience  i’ve  had .  i  made  so  many  friends  &  got  to  know  all  your  beautiful  characters .  i  got  to  write  ,  develop  ,  &  come  to  love  the  muses  i’ve  had  here  .  with  that  said  ,  i  would  love  to  continue  writing  with  you  all  !  i’m  gonna  start  on  a  fresh  blog  so  that  expuracordis  can  be  an  archived  memento  of  sorts  !  follow  me  on  my  new  indie  bedevilish .  we  can  keep  writing  there  !  i’m  still  adding  pages  &  deciding  on  which  muses  to  keep  ,  add  ,  and  change  . also  i’m  still  on  discord  too  so  don’t  be  afraid  to  add  me  as  a  friend  !

the cambion shakes his head , keeping his gaze down . ‘ i can’t stop . ’ because he really can’t , not when eden reduces him to nothing but this  —  a man who can clearly find others to easily warm his bed , but remains starved for no other than eden’s touch . right now , lucius fixates on him with his alcohol addled mind and bleeding heart . and whenever eden’s within reach , he’d do and say anything to just  —  ‘ come back to me , please . ’

EDEN  LET’S  HIS  hand  fall  from  his  face  ,  revealing  his  tear - stained  cheeks  .  what  a  stubborn  man  ,  he  thinks  .  what  a  stubborn  ,  hopeless  pair  we  are  .  the  cambion  holds  the  other’s  face  in  both  palms  now  ,  leaning  forward  into  a  tearful  kiss  .  it  tasted  of  salt  ,  of  desperation  ,  of  equal  parts  lonely  &  comforting .  if  only  lucius  knew  how  badly  eden  wanted  that .  to  just  come  home  .  ❛  will  you  hurt  me  again  ?  ❜

another tavern day with eileen .  they sit in the booth farthest from the bar counter , anywhere they can get some privacy .  ❝ all the time , ❞  ikaros replies , watching her nails against the glass before raising his own and taking a rather long swig .  ❝ did get attached before , you know … she didn’t care though , but only because she was a vampire … ❞  he sighs heavily , setting his glass to the side so he has the table free .  he’s knocked over many a drink simply because he gets too into expressing his frustration with his hands .  ❝ it’s too hard to get close to anyone , eily … it fucking … sucks , ❞  he taps the side of his hand against the table before propping his elbow onto the table and leans his forehead against his palm .

❛  YOU  WERE  with  a  vampire  ?  ❜  the  banshee’s  eyes  widen  in  interest  at  this  newfound  information  .  ❛  what  was  that  like  ?  ❜  she  wondered  if  it  were  easier  to  be  with  someone  less  fragile  .  eileen  worried  about  the  differences  between  her  &  zed  at  times  .  loving  someone  mortal  ,  someone  breakable  .  ❛  yeah  ,  it  does  suck . . .  ❜  she  tries  not  to  let  the  mood  go  completely  sour  by  patting  his  back  gently  .  ❛  but  it’s  not  so  hard  with  you  !  at  least  we’ve  always  got  someone  who  gets  it .  ❜

the scent of blood all around is causing his stomach to ache with the need to eat .  he’s able to ignore it so long as he stays away from the bloodied areas , which are growing in number .  he’s so fucking glad when he runs into eileen that he has to give her a quick hug .  ❝ shit – are you okay ? ❞  he asks softly , keeping an arm around her shoulders .  ❝ yeah , let’s get you somewhere else … ❞  he thinks he saw her earlier in the evening with someone .  ❝ didn’t you come with someone ?  do you want to find them ? ❞

THE  BANSHEE  felt  safer  now  that  she  was  in  the  company  of  someone  familiar .  ❛  i’m  okay  ,  i  just  . . .   ❜  she  takes  a  deep  breath  ,  trying  to  ease  the  ache  in  her  belly .  ❛  i  have  to  get  away  from  all  these  people  .  ❜  she  stays  close  to  him  ,  not  wanting  to  get  separated  from  another  person  .  ❛  no  ,  it’s  fine   —-  we  were  together  just  a  bit  ago  but  he  left  to  find  the  rest  of  our  group .  ❜

he shakes his head . ‘ i think he’ll be fine . last i saw him , he was with peter but — ’ he turns to look at the moving crowd again  ;  looking for his twin , for peter , for rufio , for tiger , for tink , for anyone . ‘ the others .. eileen , do you think you can manage ? i just— i don’t want to leave without seeing any of them . ’

EILEEN  SPARED  A  moment  to  look  through  the  crowd  again  ,  hoping  to  spot  something  or  someone  familiar  .  there  was  nothing  of  the  sort  &  when  she  looked  back  at  zed  ,  she  could  tell  he’d  had  the  same  luck  .  ❛  okay . . .  i’ll  see  if  any  of  them  made  it  out  .  but  you  —-  you  find  me  as  soon  as  possible  ,  okay  ?  and  please  be  careful  .  ❜

‘ it slips my mind , too . i think it’s the vessel he chose .. ’ he trails off , not wanting to make the conversation confusing . gogo manages to chuckle . ‘ that’s a good girl . as long as you didn’t get caught , i suppose . ’

but it falls just as fast at her words . he frowns , throwing an arm around her waist as he turns to look at her . ‘ you know damn well , that’s not what i mean . nor what i want . ’

PANDORA  BITES  back  a  smirk  at  ‘ good  girl  ’  ,  knowing  full  well  she  was  far  from  that .  be  he  knew  that  just  as  well  .  it  disappears  with  a  sigh  at  the  sight  of  his  frown  .  she  places  a  reassuring  hand  on  his  cheek  .  ❛  i  know . . .  i  was  joking . i’m  sorry  —-  it  wasn’t  funny .  don’t  think  about  it  too  much  ,  hm  ?  ❜

her response sends him into a spiral , nearly cocking his head to the side as if to tip all his thoughts out . ‘ strange . ’ he finds himself murmuring as they weave through the crowd . ‘ how strange that we have much in common . but not strange enough to deter me from you , it seems . ’

❛  GOOD  ,  CAUSE  it’d  suck  if  it  did  .  plus  ,  i  don’t  find  it  all  that  strange  .  some  people  are  just  compatible  like  that  .  ❜   pandora  stuck  close  to  gogo  as  people  pushed  by  ,  clearly  more  excited  about  the  royal  wedding  .  ❛  i’ll  try  not  to  fall  asleep  but  if  i  do  —-  don’t  wake  me  up  till  it’s  over  .  ❜

he pulls away , raises both hands in surrender at her accusation . ‘ i know , i know . and i’m sorry . well , sorry that i didn’t listen sooner . ’ niklaus smiles . he’s heard her confessions several times , but it’s only recently that he started to actually listen . especially when his conscience responds in kind . ‘ wouldn’t that have been fun though ? we have years and years to live . at least then , it’d have been a purpose . ’ he chuckles , shaking his head as he sets his hands down . ‘ and i’d really like tha— ’ his words cut off , a ruckus cutting into his thoughts . ‘ what’s— what was that ? ’

❛  FUN  IS  one  word  for  it  ,  i  guess .  ❜  the  siren  offers  a  spout  of  laughter  that  is  soon  cut  off  by  an  growing  commotion .  kora  looks  around  for  the  source  ,  watching  as  people  around  them  begin  to  look  anxious  .  she  rises  from  her  seat  to  get  a  better  look  .  ❛  i  think . . .  —  ❜  her  thought  interrupted  by  a  distant  scream  .  ❛  nik  ?  what’s  going  on  ?  ❜

“looking at you– it’s possible. but niklaus? poseidon’s kid? i can’t believe you, kor. keeping it in that family, huh?“

the mad hatter blinks , tilting his head as he regards the young witch . a minute must’ve passed until tobias’ lips curl up into a smirk . ‘ oh ? and what has young markl been thinking as of late ? ’ he questions , now moving on to the other leg . he mutters the same incantation again , hand hovering over markl’s knee , but it has yet to work , waiting on a trigger word . but tobias , being tobias , plans on milking this  —  it’s not always he gets to see the young witch distracted . ‘ is it something markl can share to good , old tobias ? ’

THERE’S  A  BLUSH  that  threatens  the  young  witch’s  cheeks  .  ❛  well  —-   ❜  he  hasn’t  really  told  anyone  yet  ,  not  even  a  proper  conversation  with  howl .  still  ,  perhaps  talking  about  it  might  clear  his  mind  .  ❛  calcifer  told  me  he  likes  me . . .  and . . .  i  told  him  i  like  him  too  .  ❜  he  feels  his  face  heat  up  ,  focusing  his  attention  on  the  leg  that  remains  wooden .  ❛  c’mon  ,  it’s  getting  worse  !  ❜

“it’s fine. they’re probably all looking at me anyway.“ he preens– fluffing up his hair. “but if you’re so nervous we could– i don’t know. dance outside? you can still hear the music from the garden.”