we all look for heaven and we put love first

      she takes a sip of the poured drink and holds back the cough it triggers in the back of her throat. she’d only ever been allowed a little wine now and then, even now at adriana’s she’d dabbled solely in fruity cocktails the warlock created. this had a burn that she was embarrassed to say was unexpected. taking another sip ( less sharp this time ) she clears her throat and lets out a low sigh. what always had her questioning the world around her ?? her daughter. “faith.” the seelie says slowly, gnawing on her bottom lip. “i just…i don’t want to bring her up in a world i know nothing about.”

It was easy to forget that not everyone who looked young was centuries old, and as Kat heard the Seelie cough at the sharp liquor her eyes widened, “Shit..I forgot…” Jumping up, she almost dived behind the bar to grab a bottle of orange juice, her mind automatically going to her brother and how he would probably murder her before morning came if he heard about this. Sitting back, she tried to play it cool, pouring barely a few drops into her own glass before filling the rest of Graces. “Makes sense. I wish I could give you more than..well nothing really. But I can ask a few of the fae I know, see if they have any books or things?”

@maxravennight

       “sorry, she thinks everyone with tattoos wants to play-” grace says hurriedly, scooping up her daughter before she can grab hold of the man.

“it’s no trouble, really.” max assured, looking down at the little girl as a warm smile spread across his lips. undeniably, he had a soft spot for little ones. “what’s her name?”

he’s cautious as he approaches, hands shoved into his pockets. there came a time where every man was forced to admit he was lost, but that didn’t mean he had to like it. before he gets within three feet of the blonde he feels the seelie rising, purring, tugging pulling in the back of his mind.

the seelie in him never rose unless he lost control and it’s appearance now was worrying. ares is struck with the urge to run, but instead he follows, going where the seelie directs him. and then he stops. the seelie having led him too…a girl? unless the seelie had suddenly developed a thing for brunettes he really couldn’t see why it had to lead him there. but he’s here now anyway and he’s still lost; so ares approaches, searching his pockets for the slip of paper with his new address scrawled on.

“ excuse me - i’m sorry i don’t mean to interrupt , but i’m a little lost . could you help me ? “

     drawing to a halt on the sidewalk, grace puts down her shopping bags and fishes inside her pockets, inside her purse, hunting for the scrap of paper with the ingredients on it. she is so focused on her task, she hardly notices the man approach her and only really sees him after she has pulled the crumpled paper triumphantly from one of the bags. "thank you lord-" grace sighs with relief, about to bend down and recollect her purchases.

“ excuse me - i’m sorry i don’t mean to interrupt , but i’m a little lost . could you help me ? “

        her movements still, ocean eyes wide as the level on the stranger. a warm smile rises on her lips and she forgets her shopping, bright nod encouraging him. "where are you looking for ?? I'm not the best at directions myself but I can try."

     “you were-” a rosy hue colors her cheeks, warmth flushing them. “why were you…” her tone lowers to a whisper. “naked ??”

“ ….. well thats a funny story - i gave them to this guy named jonah who tied them to the flagpole and set them on fire . well other than my boxers , those were given to my friend alex , she refused to kiss rina so she had to put them on her head . “

yet here stood a girl, hummingbird disposition and all, with the same startling eyes and the same necklace. 

the blonde approaches, trembling fingers hidden in the folds of her dress, gossamer fabric embroidered with vines that shift and sway. the seelie slows, fixing her expression to neutral rather than shocked. 

“ excuse me … can i ask where you got that necklace ? “

     she’s grateful for the compliment but more so for the way he indulges her daughter, captivates her attention and doesn’t simply view her as a nuisance. she knows faith can be a handful at times, some of the other shadowhunters don’t appreciate a seelie baby running wild around the institute when they’re trying to work. but it’s reassuring to meet another one that seems genuinely happy to interact with her. “we were just seeing lukas-” she says brightly. “lukas wildthorn ?? he’s my…” friend didn’t seem like it quite covered it. he was one of the closest things she had to family. “he’s faith’s uncle.” the brunette smiles appreciatively. “we’re actually all done, we were going to get lunch from greene’s deli…you’re welcome to join us ??”

He tilted his head - the name rings a bell, but not too much. Ez nodded gently and aww’ed softly under breath. “Oh, lucky guy! Uncle is a very important position, yup?” shadowhunter smiled to Faith, before looking at the woman again. The proposition surprised him - even though he was glowing with smile and warm, he was still a stranger, but Ezriel was more than happy to nod again, now with more energy. “That would be awesome!” he said, blue eyes glittering. Blonde wasn’t even aware that he was still bouncing, even if he did automatically turn his head to smile to Faith too. “I would happily join you, to be honest, I’m starving.”

     “i know-” she nods quickly, words tripping from her lips in their hurry to get out. “and you definitely don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to. but i really don’t know anything at all. about us…our origins…how it works. what’s just a fairytale and what’s real ??”

“Drink?” She questioned, grabbing two glasses anyway but only pouring a pink liquor into one of the glasses for now, before picking them both up and walking toward one of the empty booths to sit, motioning for the other to join, “I wish I had something, anything really, to tell you, but I don’t know either. Though I kinda go on the ‘nothing is impossible’ way in terms of myth or realty, I’m not sure anything could surprise me.”