multi-muse

She felt the tension mounting in her shoulders, making her spine arch forwards in frustration. Rolling her neck and tilting her head back, she let out a quiet huff. Arguing was in her nature: she’d always fought for what she believed in. Tooth and nail. And she usually won too. It was hard when things didn’t come out the right way after she put in so much hard work. It was hard waiting on the law when she knew the truth.

Though she could be quite cool, detached, about some things, Veronica was a passionate being, one who felt things intensely and couldn’t entirely control it. “And in the mean time, risk other victims. Isn’t that the irony of law enforcement? You need a victim to get the bad guy.” Her nose wrinkled. “What exactly do you need to get this bastard?” And I’ll get it.

She glanced down at her darkly painted fingernails, fighting the urge to chew them. She was feeling the same frustration as the other, but it was inappropriate for her to reveal it and shed even more doubt and mistrust in the system that she was currently arguing in favor of. A big part of her was starting to like the Mars girl, even if she was making it a bit hard to buckle down and concentrate on the case at hand.

     “   axel. sit.   ”   the greying shepherd dropped dutifully next to her as she opened the trunk and double checked her gear, excited to be heading out into the woods and away from cell signal for the long weekend.   it had been way too long since she’d used a few vacation days —   this trip was well deserved.  kicking off her sandals,  she laced herself up into the worn ( but still good ) hiking boots that lived in the trunk of her car until the next great adventure.  her excitement grew as she turned cheerfully to her companion,  grateful to have found someone in the concrete jungle who shared her affinity for escaping into the great outdoors.  

     “   so, according to the map,  it’s three miles to the first campsite,  but the first mile and a half is a pretty solid uphill. then we’ve got another two and a half to the second site.  you think you can keep up with the ol’ retiree over here ?   ”  harper grinned and gestured to the dog at her side, reaching into her pocket to toss axel a bite of jerky.

    trust me. it always seemed so funny to the younger blake when other people outside of her family asked that of her—even with something as simple as a surprise for her brother. that was if she could work up the courage to tell bellamy she’d been given a scholarship. it was harper’s fault really. believing in her and telling her to just apply—who cares if you really fit the criteria, o. well she’d done it. gotten a scholarship to a four year college over a thousand miles away from her big brother. octavia gulped, teeth pulling at her bottom lip before she resigned herself and reached for the passenger door. then it occurred to her, brows furrowing. “why are you picking me up?” octavia’s hand dropped from the car door. “where IS my brother?” 

    “ about that . . .  i still think he needs to hear the news from you. not me. ”  erin may have manipulated the situation a little bit, in order to safely manage the stubborn nature of both blakes. it wasn’t easy trying to get either one of them in a position of willing vulnerability. drastic measures had to be taken. “ i did take the liberty of grabbing a change of clothes for you and we are heading to a restaurant to meet him. ”  her face softened as she looked over at octavia, shifting the car into gear. “ listen . . . this is a good thing. he’ll be happy. besides, if you didn’t want me to meddle, you probably shouldn’t have asked me for a recommendation letter. ”

          “  look – i’m not saying the coffee here’s worse than at my old job, but –  ”    his smirk turned to a grimace as he glanced down at the cup in his hand. good thing he didn’t believe in signs, or this would be a bad one… he dropped down into the chair at his new desk, propping one foot on the desk.    “  all i’m saying is, if you guys wanna impress, you’ve got some work to do…  ”    he flashed her a broad, teasing grin.   //   @carbonsleeved​ liked for a starter!