masquerade ball starter for @phoenix-flamed
"Father!" He exclaims, spotting the Archduke in the mirror's reflection, standing in the doorway to Clive's chambers.
Clive turns with his fingers still tangled in the intricate lacing of his doublet, having struggled with his attire for the past hour or so, not wanting to bother any of the servants when he knows his mother has all of them run errands upon errands for the festivities.
"I am late, aren't I?" His gaze flickers downward, not quite able to meet his father's eyes in light of his tardiness. It must be bad if the Archduke himself found the need to seek him out. Clive thought he set aside ample time to get dressed, but somewhere along the way it must still have gotten away from him.
It admittedly doesn't help that he doesn't want to go to the ball in the first place.
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😰 a worried letter
@phoenix-flamed
Father,
I know you will never receive this letter. Maybe I should offer it up as a prayer instead. Maybe some merciful god will take pity on me and see it delivered to wherever you are. Not that any gods had mercy on us that night.
Somehow, I'm the only survivor. The one with the least to give to the world. It's almost laughable. I was supposed to be Joshua's shield. I was supposed to protect the family of the duchy. Yet here I am. I'm a branded now. Mother must have saw fit to do so. That was always what I was to her, wasn't it? I often wonder if there was a way I could have done more. If I would have been a better son, would she have spared us her betrayal? If I was a better son, the Founder knows I would have protected you and everyone.
I know you won't get this letter. I know you can't see my tears even before they all dried up. I know you can't hear me scream. There is a small mercy in knowing you can't see me as a slave. Spit on and rolling over like a beaten dog.
But I have no one to express these feelings to. There is no one on my side. I'm scared. I am terrified of what I'm becoming. I am afraid of what you would think of me. The only thing left in my heart is the anger. Without it, I am hollow. I can't help but be afraid. If you could see me and what I have become, I'm afraid even you would turn your back on me. Would you resent me for killing? It would have been my job as a Shield to fight in battle... But these are not just battles. I've killed people that don't deserve it. All so I could keep breathing and pledge myself to revenge.
But at night, I can't sleep. Worrying that you are looking down on me with hate and resentment. I have never been good enough to be a Rosfield. And I am so afraid that you see that now.
If they find out that I stole parchment and ink for this, they will punish me. They won't kill me because I am too useful. But there are worse things than dying. I'm scared, Father. I'm afraid that I'll never get revenge. I'm afraid that when I do, it won't satisfy you. I'm so afraid of myself and the future.
I wish you were here.
- Clive.
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“ you’re the first to try and invade my headspace. ” green eyes flicker behind deep red hair ; moving with her own displacement. / starter call @thprofessor
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" You know, you're not what I expected- after what I picked up about you from that secretive pretty boy, Miles... So... who let you into the evidence lockers?"
" uh... nice to meet you too, I guess? "
not really sure that constitutes as a compliment or a negative but either way - who does this guy think he is?
gently propping the stack of files he'd acquired about a previous case - once he's certain connects to the one he's working on at the moment, phoenix's unimpressed gaze finally meets the other. he's not met everyone yet either within the prosecutor's force or the police force, but given this stranger's already let slip he knows edgeworth, he must be part of either one, phoenix thinks.
" actually, detective gumshoe and prosecutor edgeworth let me in - if you're gonna hound me about them I've got the letter of approval on me. "
@cuttingcanine.
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@spottedcharms
Winter was quickly setting into Paris, and with each passing colder day, Bridgette began to get more and more irritated. She’d never done well with the cold, and after Fiaa, her hatred for the weather seemed to only increase. As soon as Bridgette got into her warm, cozy room she stripped away most of her extra layers, careful to let Fiaa make her escape from her jacket. Bridgette flopped onto her daybed with a huff.
“I want to be surrounded by warm things all the time,” she griped. It was then that the brilliant idea came to her. She suddenly sat up, grinning at her kwami. “What if we make a nest?”
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Myrtle from a kiddie Phoenix to Miles?
Flower Speak || ACCEPTING Myrtle — “Be my sweetheart.”
Miles blinks, tilting his head a bit until he’s told the meaning of the flower. “Oh! Okay!” He beams.
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@runrubyred
“I hate you,” he whispered, flipping the hair of his wig back as he rolled his hips. Phoenix fixed his lips into a sultry pout, but his eyes spoke volumes, all promising pain when he got the other alone. To anyone watching, he was just another stripper working the patrons of the club and offering up a dance. To him and the person he was currently straddling, he was doing another job entirely. Carefully, he moved in close and pressed their bodies together, hands sliding down the lapels of the other’s suit. With quick and sure fingers, he made sure to slide a key card into their jacket. Before backing off, he tilted his head closer, leaning into the other’s ear and muttered, “You have five minutes. I’m not keeping them busy anymore than that.”
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Tag Dump
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@phoenix-flamed said: "why did it take you so long to tell me? how long have you been holding this in?"
Why hadn't he told him? The archduke had far more on his plate than the concerns of a child. Clive did not consider himself a child anymore, but he felt that his father likely did.
He finds it difficult to hold his gaze straight at him. Instead, it aims toward the floor beneath them. It was rare lately that they could talk as father and son. He still worried about his concerns somehow being revealed to his mother, who may hate him even more thanks to them.
"I didn't want to burden you with this." He mutters, very much seeming like a child in trouble despite swearing he was an adult. He may only be 15, but he was the First Shield of Rosario. The time for acting like a kid was over. "Just forget I said anything."
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@cyclopstm and i talking about our dc verses for our babs and realizing they gotta get hella good at hiding because- damn. not to mention they wouldn’t of had the help to control their powers as they would in x/men. it’s safe to say scott looks more edgy and jean has just fuckin lost her shit and is constantly popping on the radar of most wanted.
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bearing a wand of pine facets & feathers of a phoenix, those paled digits of his swayed, flaccid, at his thigh: it’s though he is utterly brimming with CREDENCE, a self - assured image spreading across mirrored features that belonged to another witness to their duel. fred noted two of his brother’s exchanging hushed bets of their desired victor: george clearly polling against him ( surprise, surprise ) -- alas, it couldn’t be helped that fred’s wand was more of a LIABILITY than any sort of assistance. he was a dreadful dueller in truth, but consistent blame befell the tyrannical wand that seemed to oppose any orders he bellowed. thus, fred didn’t let such a notion eradicate the trademark SMIRK that simply breached with self - confidence.
❝ alrigh’, chang. ladies first. ❞ he’s well aware of the entirety of DUMBLEDORE’S ARMY eyeing the duo as they stood before one another, wands drawn: the least he could do was act somewhat gentlemanly in order to spare him some HUMILIATION. @lovedpure ♡ ’d for a starter.
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angus 'mac' macgyver.
canon ⟩ macgyver
age ⟩ 30
fc ⟩ lucas till
wiki ⟩ here
Mac is an agent of The Phoenix Foundation. He doesn't use guns and prefers to use science and improvisation instead on missions. With an MIT background, he's basically a genius. Former soldier, he's trained in disarming bombs/explosives, and physical hand-to-hand combat. He's also multilingual and always looks out for others before himself. He has trust issues with new people because of his father abandoning him (even if he's trying to make amends now), as well as his ex-girlfriend's betrayal.
general tag: #twisted steel & sex appeal
traits: selfless, brilliant, brave, caring, benevolent, emotionally vulnerable.
❤️ #otp: you go kaboom, i go kaboom + jack’s tag
In Mac's main verse he's engaged to his best friend/partner, Jack Dalton.
❤️ other relationships:
Mac x Sam Winchester
Mac x Riley Davis
Mac x Elise Carver
Mac x Maya Becker
Mac x Ryden Keller
Mac x Gwen Stacey
Mac x Mal
Mac x Steve (tbt)
Mac x Nick Monroe (tbt)
📎 verses:
Main Verse
Canon Verse (works for all fandoms)
Lost Love (w / Elise Carver)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (w / Elise Carver)
Poly Verse with Jack & Maya
Serial Killers (w / Jack Dalton)
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@taurusled ♥’d.
The phoenix catches up to Adam before she could lose track of him , landing a few feet behind him as she transforms back to her normal form. She knows he saw her there , fighting against the others but she’s not there to fight him ; rather there to warn him about what to expect if he continues to work with Salem.
❛ Adam , ❜ Cinder calls out behind him , hands up to show she’s not armed or meaning to start anything with the leader of the White Fang. ❛ I hope you’re not following them back to the fortress. That’s the last place you want to be right now , that I promise you. ❜
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“ i don’t blame you for wanting to fix this. just understand, even with half of the universes population gone... the same hatred can still remain. ” / & 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 ⸻ @risingod
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