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I have pumpkins to protect! - Theo/Eloise
It wasnāt every day that one saw a twenty seven year old woman pulling a wagon through town, but that was exactly what was happening that day. The squeaking of the old wheels and the rhythmic thump of the wheels as they passed over the seams in the sidewalk followed Eloise Goddard down the main street through town.
āWhere are you off too, Miss Eloise Goddard?ā
Eloise stopped at the corner of East Street and Maple Drive, a small grin slowly growing on her face as Theo Byron approached her from the crosswalk.
āI have pumpkins to protect,ā Eloise explained as Theo made a move to poke around the contents of the wagon she was currently pulling behind her.Ā
āFirst... this wagon has my name on it. Did you steal my wagon?ā he asked, pointing to the side where his name was indeed scrawled in a childish font, including a backwardsĀ āeā in his name.
āAnd secondly, Iām not entirely sure what youāre referring to, Miss Goddard... Especially since I think I spy your famous pumpkin roll in that tin and baking a pumpkin seems like the exact opposite of protecting it.ā
āWell, first, yes this is your wagon but no, I did not steal it. If you remember, I won it fair and square riding it down Penn Hill without crashing it when we were eleven,ā Eloise began, having reminded him of this event at least once a year when she pulled the old wagon out of her garden shed for any number of reasons.Ā
āRight! Of course. How could I have forgotten that historic moment in our townās history?ā Theo proclaimed dramatically.
Ā āAnd Iām not on some mission to protect allĀ pumpkins,ā Eloise continued.Ā āJust the jack-o-lanterns the children carved today from the--ā
āFenton Brothers,ā the pair said in unison.Ā
Fall, as anyone might expect in a town such as Fate, was a busy time of the year. The lead up to Halloween was peppered with events and many of those were organized by Eloise herself. The second Saturday afternoon in October was when she hosted a pumpkin carving event on the front lawn of the library. As dusk approached, the pumpkins would be lit and decorate the front of the library for the remainder of the autumn season. At least, that is what Eloise had hopedĀ would be their fate.
The second Saturday evening in October is also when the Fenton Brothers, two terrible teenage boys with no manners (in Eloiseās opinion) would come smash the recently carved gourds, leaving a mess of orange carnage in their wake that would have begun to turn an unsightly brown by the time Eloise arrived to unlock the library the next morning. Sheād hoped the pair would grow out of these childish antics, but it seemed as if age only further their resolved to bash the hard work of Fateās young pumpkin artists into the gutters.
āIām planning a stake out,ā Eloise explained, pulling back the blanket that covered the contents of the wagon so that Theo might examine it more thoroughly.Ā āHot chocolate. Flashlights. A pumpkin roll-- well spotted!ā
āI am known for identifying baked goods from miles away,ā Theo interjected.
āBlankets. This camping lantern my mother sent in case the power ever goes out.... a deck of cards to amuse myself with solitaire. Assorted other items for eating... silly string.ā
ā....silly string?ā
āFor giving those Fenton Brotherās a taste of their own medicine should they dare to step foot on the library lawn!ā
Theo was silent then, observing her supplies and Eloise waited for what she assumed would be a harsh dose of reality. Yes, she was well aware that even if her stake out deterred the Fenton Brothers for one evening, it was just as likely theyād be back the next night to wreck havoc as always. But even so, just letting the creations have one night would be enough for her.
āHave you supplies enough for two, or should I make a quick trip home?ā Theo asked. The tension she realized sheād been holding in her shoulders waiting to be told her plan was silly was suddenly released. Of all her friends, she shouldāve known that Theo would be the most ready to accompany her on an evening such as this.
āI think Iāve got more than enough for the pair of us,ā Eloise held out the handle towards him.Ā āIāll even give you the honor of pulling the wagon.ā
āOh yes, what an honor to pull myĀ wagon that was stolen from me!ā Theo laughed, but took it from her anyway as the pair headed down East Street towards the twinkling lights of the (yet undisturbed) jack oā lanterns at the library building.ā
āI won fair and square, Theo Byron, so stop trying to make it seem otherwise!āĀ
āIāll play you for it. Round of poker, winner takes all... any by all, I mean the wagon,ā Theo proposed.Ā
āIāve no earthly idea how to play poker,ā Eloise countered.
āWhat about Spades?ā
āNope.ā
āEuchre?ā
āNope.ā
āGo Fish.ā
āYouāve got a deal.ā
[ surprise ] theo/eloise
āGood morning!ā
It was 12:01 am and a very tired looking Theo Byron was staring at his screen door at Eloise Goddard.
āItās... its the middle of the night.ā
āI think thereās an argument to be made that since it is now technically a new day, we can call it the morning.ā
āThereās also an argument to be made that when one can still see the moon, its night time,ā Theo replied, followed by a yawn that accompanied him pushing open the screen door so Eloise could come inside.
āI just wanted to make sure I was the first one to telll you Happy Birthday,ā Eloise said, holding out the small white box sheād been carrying since her arrival.
Still half asleep, it took Theo a moment before he took the box out of her hand. He paused and pulled out the flower tucked into the baker twine that kept the box closed.
āMarigold. Your favorite,ā he commented with a grin as he pulled at the twine and opened the box.
āBlackberry lemon. Your favorite,ā she informed him as he broke into a grin.
āThanks, Ellie,ā he closed the lid of the box. āI suppose Iāll have breakfast now.ā
āYouāre welcome, Theo,ā she replied. There was a moment of silence between the pair.
āI should go. I have to get to your sisterās before anyone beats me to wishing her happy birthday first, too!ā Eloise turned and pulled open the door.
āAre you in competition with someone?ā Theo called as she made her way down the steps and onto the sidewalk. āShould I expect more visitors?ā
āNo,ā she called back. āI just donāt want to take any chances!ā
āSee you tomorrow, Eloise,ā Theo called as he stepped back inside.
āYou mean today!ā he heard her reply before he shut the door.

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Theo Byron/Eloise Goddard
Name(s): Marigold (Mari) Francine & Asher James Goddard-Bryon
Gender: Female/Male (fraternal twins!)
General Appearance: Both have light brown hair. Marigold constantly has a dreamy look about her. Asher is a bit more grounded and is always focused on the world around him.Ā
Personality: Both kids are huge daydreamers, though Asher starts to grow out of it as they get older. Mari retains more of the world around her than people realize but Asher definitely keeps her from wandering off lost in thought. Asher is focused and throws himself wholeheartedly into all tasks. Mari is the sort who things come to naturally and without much trying.Ā
Special Talents: Mari can identify any plant on sight in her fatherās shop by the age of six. Asher has an affinity for potion making.Ā Ā
Who they like better: Both!
Who they take after more: Honestly I think both would have equal parts of both their parents? But I think Asher is perhaps a bit more like his mother and Mari like her father.Ā
Personal Head canon: The pair (along with their local neighborhood kid gang) built a tree house kingdom in the woods behind the Goddard-Byron home. Even through college they could often be found with their friends hiding out back there.Ā Also, Marigold is the older twin by 3 minutes.
Face Claim: Sasha Mason & Sam Taylor Buck
Speaking of Flowers || theo + eloise
The library closed it doors at 6 oāclock on the dot which meant by 6:15, Eloise was walking down the streets of Fate to whenever her next destination might be that evening. This evening it was a regular destination, Ordinary Flowers and Cafe where she, according to the mental schedule in her head, she would find Rose Byron. The walk was a quick one-- five minutes at most, meaning Eloise normally made it before the shop had closed for the evening.
Ā There was a familiar little jingle of bells as Eloise pulled open the worn wooden door of the florist shop.Ā Somewhat surprisingly, no one was there to greet her as she arrived. The steam rising from the kettle in the corner suggested someone was nearby.
āHello?ā she called, peeking towards the back room behind the register. Within an instant, the curtain in the doorway shifted and a familiar face appeared. āTheo!ā Eloise greeted him brightly, taking a few quick steps to approach the counter. Despite having been expecting to find Rose in the shop, it was never a disappointment when she found one twin instead of the other.
āI was puttering around the antique store over the weekend and came across this...ā Eloise pulled a book out of her bag and held it up.Ā āThe Floral Dictionary...Ā I looked it up and apparently this was theĀ book the Victorians used when creating their secret message bouquets,ā she grinned at the thought, placing the book onto the counter and flipping it open, slowly turning the pages to show him what sheād discovered.Ā
āI was personally fond of this one...ā she pointed to a tiny line of text.Ā āA bouquet of withered flowers is a symbol of rejected love... What elseĀ could that mean? And here...ā she flipped a few pages back, pointing again.Ā āMy birth month flower is a symbol of unrequited love!ā she laughed as she pointed for the entry for daffodils.Ā āIām choosing notĀ to read too much into that,ā she joked, closing the book and holding it out for Theo.
āI figured your whole family is probably fluent in flower already but I couldnāt leave this little guy behind in that dusty old shop. ThisĀ seemed like a much more appropriate home for it so... for you,ā she informed him, accompanied with a bright grin.Ā
just FYI, Eloise is already planning her birthday party and it WILL be tiki bar themed.
plan accordingly.
OOC | Maxim & Eloise
bmtmaximā:
Maxim is actually a Victorian and he still loves books and paper and he 100% thinks that libraries are awesome institutions!!Ā Plus, I can deF see where, whether for him job or personal reasons, heās had lots of occasional to dig through the Fate history files archives at the library soā¦my main point is, I feel like these two probs see lots of each other!!Ā I also feel like Maxim would be quite fond of Eloise.Ā He also loves humans lots but sheās also such a genuine and king person and heās likeĀ āthis is what ppl ~should be like in an ideal worldā and I feel like he admires her quite a lot.Ā As a result, heās probs more likely to drop the sass w her than w others.Ā How do you think sheād react to him?
omG can they please bond over a mutual dislike for e-readers? XD
i totally agree that they probably run into one another quite often! i think sheās probably over the moon whenever any one is likeĀ ācan i see hard copies?ā orĀ āis it possible to use the microfiche?ā (because you know sheās taking FOREVER to digitize the things in the library!) so if heās in there doing research in the archives, heās one of her favorite people XD PROBABLY to the point where she can have a tendency to be a little TOO helpful. research is something she LOVES to do but doesnāt get a chance to do that often!
i do think eloise has a tendency to be the sort of person who often has her own unique relationship with certain people, so i love that he would tend to drop the sass around her! she definitely takes all things at face value a lot of the time, so she honestly doesnāt -get it- a lot of the time when people are snarky or sassy, haha! i like the idea that heās polite and courteous with her so anytime someone mentions his sass or attitude sheās likeĀ āWhatever do you mean?ā
a chapterbook: *came with a stitched in ribbon bookmark, had a cloth spine, had those rough edged finished pages, or came with a map*
8 year old me: i am a 500 year old librarian and this is the most valuable book in my collection. i rescued it myself from a castle as it burned to the ground. *gingerly runs my little grubby hands down its spine and gazes wistfully out of the school bus window* i am the keeper of all civilizationās knowledge

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āOne can never read too many fairy tales.ā
ā A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (via bookish)
ooc || theo + eloise
bmttheoā:
akljflkdsjfkjsd I LOVE YOU, KATE <333333 Thatās hilarious!!
Eep!Ā What cuties I can 100% imagine them running around like little hellions, wreaking terror throughout Fate!! that is, on the days Theo had his way sdkajflkasjdf they got into lots of trouble those days, probs being much better citizens when anyone else had theirs hahahĀ GOING ON ADVENTURES AND PLAYING PRETEND <3333333Ā You know they had such fun!!Ā dslkjfaklsdjfjkds I love these lil cuties <3Ā Now Iām picturing a convo w their old friendgroup like
theo: eloise, letās set the date!
eloise: *joking* its been 23 years, are you still stuck on me
theo:
their entire friend group:
theo:
their entire friend group: omG
jk jk ;DDDDDĀ Also, [ this ] lksdfjlkajdf heās such a dumB alksdfsdkjflksdjf
IM CRYIN!!!!!!Ā I love that sheās contemplated a relationship w him!!!! lkasjfalksjaf and heās instantly ruined it (by accident)!!!!!Ā Honestly also a lil background, I think I mentioned this somewhere but Iām not positive hahahaĀ So the coven has strict rules about who witches can marry (i.e., they MUST marry other witches otherwise they and their non-witch partner get cursed which isā¦fun).Ā They even often have arranged marriages set up so itās a whole thing hahaĀ Ā
Anyway, getting hexed obv isnāt something Theo wants for either of them but he also doesnāt want to start something w her only to have to break it off and go marry someone else so thatās a big reason heās hesitated to say anything and alsoā¦bc heās a dumbass hahaha in actuality thereās every chance even if there werenāt that whole complication that he ~still wouldnāt have said anything hahaha but he likes to think he would have ;D
Also, the flirtation thing has absolutely happened before!!Ā He enjoys flirting and actually does it a lot and rn itās Jasmine bc sheās new and exciting but there have def been others before her and probs are others even now too hahahaĀ I also feel like he occasionally dates ppl but you just sort ofā¦never know he has zero plan ever hahaha
KATE!!Ā I love that theyāre both kinda idiots <333333Ā They honestly are perfect alsdfjlksdjfjsd <33333Ā I CAN SAVE HIM re: Rex byEEEE poor bb!!Ā No, but that makes perfect sense and Theo is just about as opposite from the bad boy/byronic hero vibe as you can get hahaha and unknowing living a girl-next-door-friends-in-love thing aklsdjfkalsdjfkjsdkjfskdjf LOVE!!Ā Speaking of Rex, tho, do you think Theo knows sheās stuck on him or anything?Ā If so, heās 100% insanely jealous and handles ~that w all his usual sense, decorum, and maturity ;D
BOTH UR NAMES HAVE THE LETTERĀ āEā IN THEM Theo laughing likeĀ āso does yoursā hahahaĀ FOND OF FREE PEANUTS ALKSJDFLKJSDKFJĀ Theoās internally screaming the whole time but also hearteyes likeĀ āwhY is she so hilariously adorable does God hate meā <3333333Ā SHE AGREES TO THE PRACTICE DATE!!!!!Ā lakdsjfkljdsfkjsd aka Theoās happiest day!!!!Ā Also, cue unrelenting teasing about her trying to play Jasmine alksdjfkklsdfj heās such a big dork i s2gĀ He 100% asks her lots of questions about NYC once he notices that purely bc heās amused asdfdsflkjĀ
Also, since they grew up together, I 100% feel like he has some pet nickname for her but I canāt figure out what would be the best one???Ā Elle?Ā Ellie?Ā Ella?Ā E?Ā Lou?Ā Ise?????? ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ So many cute options!!Ā hahahaha
omg i love itttt! they were probably just a group of kiddos that like EVERYONE in town knew so they basically just ran around and some adult always knew where they were and what they got up to and just ashuohasofshof so fun! AND THEYāRE ALL STILL FRIENDS. and their friends are just face palming at them ALL THE TIME because eloise is a clueless idiot and they canāt get it together! i feel like that interaction happens ALL THE TIME. just like constant groans from the peanut gallery of their friends!
i knew there were ~reasons~ witches and humans couldnāt marry but obvs thats so intense and of course heās a good guy and wouldnāt want that for them!! (side note like most of eloiseās friends are supernaturals... is she their token human friend?!? XD) and since she has no idea about all that & heās just generally kind of a flirt, she just writes off any teasing from her directed towards her. i feel like if/when she finds out about all this spn business ( @bmtfinnā iām looking at you for potentially somehow managing to blab everyoneās secrets? XD) sheād be likeĀ āa hex canāt be that bad, right?ā because, again, kinda an idiot.Ā
so, re: rex.... i think it may be kind of obvious because eloise isnāt that good at hiding emotions? i feel like their relationship was probably a whirlwind thing that maybe she interpreted as more than it actually was? i donāt think sheād proably be openly TELLING people but i can imagine when theyāre in a group, she pays rex more attention that probably he wants/is necessary. sheās just created this situation in her head surrounding him and its never going to work out that way.
eloise wil 100% be likeĀ āokay, weāre going to a, b, and c restaurants to try those out and i have a list of factors to consider which will be the perfect first date location for when you finally ask out jasmine-- should you maybe do that?ā and then it just turns into the pair of them laughing about her being terribly uninformed about how people from nyc act i s2g i love them.Ā
YES. aĀ childhood nickname! i feel like eloise doesnāt actually go by any form of nickname in daily life BUT i think there are probably a select group of people from her childhood who can still get away with it and honestly theo is probably one of like 3 people. she would like ellie or elle the best. she was undoubtedly a huge girly-girl as a kid and would HATE going by lou becauseĀ āthatās a boyās name!ā XD
ooc || bridget+ eloise
LIZZY.
iām just here to say eloise is unDOUTEDly always giving bridget aĀ āWtf?!ā look and she may be the one person in town eloise is convinced could actually cast a spell? XD
Welcome Wagon || june + eloise
āJuniper Black!ā
Eloise Goddard had a tendency to call people by their entire name. She was unsure of when or where she picked up that habit, but it often just slipped out. It wasnāt with everyone-- some people just had names that rolled off the tongue nicely and Juneās name fell into that category.Ā
Perched on a chair behind the circulation desk at the town library, she grinned broadly across the counter at one of the newest residents of her hometown. Rumors had circulated for weeks about the return of members of the Black Family to Fate, especially four sisters who no one really knew much about. There were no secrets in Fate (or, at least, thatās what Eloise believed).
āI have that map for you!ā she exclaimed in her well practiced hushed librarian tone, sliding her chair to the side, grabbing a folder, and then sliding back to the original position. Flipping it opened, she revealed a rather detailed hand drawn map notating various locals in and around the town of Fate.
āI couldnāt find the original one I was thinking of from the town tourism board before it disbanded, so I just drew this one up for you,ā she shifted the paper a quarter turn so it was facing the proper way for June to look at it. In Eloiseās opinion, it was much better (if not more crowded) that the tourism boardās original map.
āThe star is Black House, of course. Anything of historical significance is marked in green, restaurants in red, and shopping is in blue. All other businesses are marked in purple. The orange lines are the best walking trails through the park and the dotted black line is the best way to get down to the beach,ā she explained, pointing to each item as she spoke.Ā
āI also included a packet of information about all those historical locations for your perusal, hours for local businesses, and the top recommended meals at all restaurants,ā she continued, flipping through the packet of papers.Ā āIn duplicate of course; one for each of your sisters as well! Oh!ā she pulled out a white flyer.Ā āAnd this Chinese food menu someone left on my front door. Iāve never been there so I canāt say anything about it and I also hate Chinese food, so...ā she shrugged, replacing the menu before flipping closed the file folder and pushing it towards June.
āWeāll have you all living like life long locals in no time!ā
It was a word she used often - someday.
Lois Duncan, Killing Mr. Griffin (via listentothestories)

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ooc | finn + eloise
bmtfinnā:
kate is eloise more leslie knope or ann perkins?? i was just thinking human!finn used to be ben and now vamp!finn is more tom lmao jafoijwofjw anyway!!!!!!! yes!!!!!!!!!! iām pree sure the abbott boyz have lived in fate all their lives (maybe even for generations?) and while eloise is closer in age to finnās lil bro luke iām sure they know each other quite well as well!! esp. if sheās known theo since they were kids? cos i havenāt replied to kateās comment yet but those two have defs known each other since diapers. as theoās bff and (now literal!! eternal!!) thorn in his side, finn is 100% going to know theoās got a thing for eloise lmao. also finn being the thirdwheel pls in all things theo/eloise aoeiwjfow as kidsā¦as adults nowā¦gimme lol
honestly this is finn:
is he sorry about it? no. am i sorry about it? absolutely.
Gah! thatās a hard one? probbly more leslie knope w/o as much neuroses? but then also kinda anne perkins when it comes to other peopleās lives? like she mothers some people but is a personal disaster in many ways? i donāt know. all i know is she is probably staring at finn likeĀ āwtfā now that heās tom haverford-ing all over the place.Ā
CAN THEY PLEASE HAVE GROWN UP IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE GODDARDS/BYRONS? because this town NEEDS a childhood gang of kids running around who have now grown up into (semi) functional adults! ALSO I AM DYING AT THOSE PICTURES because honestly eloise will just be like... āno... theo loves you! youāre so silly, finn!ā because even hitting her over the head with it does nothing?! (also cue Theo probably flailing about in the corner over things as well xD)
also in another world where eloise has ANY idea about spn things sheād probably be likeĀ āTHANKS A LOT FOR LEAVING ME BE LIKE THE ONLYĀ HUMAN, FINNā and only be kinda kidding? XD