i am brilliant and beautiful

LAURA  made no promises  (  to her credit , she was already in a foul mood  )                &  her eyes widened at his confession.  an anger resurfaced  as boot heel collided with the floor underneath , fast paced steps taken until she reached her destination.  her fist balled around his shirt , adamentium claws no more absent than they were minutes ago.  ❛  you motherfucker  !  ❜

Honestly, he’d been expecting a less than ideal reaction from Laura. He was surprised she hadn’t just stabbed him, honestly. “Now, now. You know not to mention mothers around me.” Daken snarled, curling his hands around her wrists carefully. “Do you want me to help with this problem that I may have inadvertently created? Because I could always go back to Madripoor and leave you to deal with it yourself.”

It was clear he was different, the way he held himself akin to a warrior with decades of training, yet his appearance told otherwise. His eyes were wise though. “I’m not scared of a little fight. Doesn’t look like you are either”

“This won’t be some little fight,” he said, rolling his eyes. He had, over the years, learned not to underestimate people- but he was already unimpressed. “This is a teenager who’s orchestrated a major terrorist attack on New York City, an attack that is mutant-powered and possibly ongoing. It’s going to be unpleasant for non-mutants.”

loki made a face at his phone. the explosions hadn’t thrown him off exceedingly, it was new york, after all. but, the addition of his phone being hacked piqued his interest. “huh. mutants really can’t catch a break, can they?” he said in the direction of the man who had sworn. 

“Apparently we can’t, no,” he rolled his eyes. “You’re looking a little younger than I remember Osborn dealing with, Loki.” Daken said, crossing his arms over his chest. He paid enough attention to the news- and particularly the stranger aspects of it- to know a little of what had happened with the ‘God’. “Remember me?”

“ what ?? “ elara softly turned her head around like a whiplash to look at the boy who was cursing about, what she guessed at least, were the explosions. “ do know what… what caused that ?? “ she softly stuttered out, looking up to the sky. “ that… that was rather loud. “

“Well, yes. I’d imagine it was a decent amount of C4, judging by the sound of the explosion.” He said, a little dispassionately. “Something bad is happening. I’d suggest getting off the streets.”

the explosion SHOOK her.  x men  deep in a slumber much needed  ;  but as the ground moved ever so slightly under her chair            the wolverine bounced up , adamentium claws sliding from her knuckles  …  an innate reaction.  eyes shifted to her brother , panic flashing on stone hard expression for a brief second before she spoke.  ❛  the  H E L L ’ S  going on  ?  ❜

“I’m going to tell you something, dear sister, and I’m asking you very politely not to lose your shit when I do.” He said quietly, setting his phone back in his pocket carefully. “I know roughly what’s happening, and I may have possibly assisted in engineering it, but I didn’t know he was going to do this.”

The explosions were a bit alarming, but he did his best to bolster his resolve. After a few moments of staring at his phone, Jay was taking time to contemplate on the stranger’s words, when he began to feel odd, staggering for a second, only to feel more stable as he straightened himself, feeling oddly energized.

“What the hell happened….?”

“Sounds like a series of explosions, but I suppose that’s fairly typical around here, no?” Daken raised an eyebrow. “And it would appear that whoever orchestrated these particular explosions may be a mutant, with some kind of power enhancing abilities.” He shrugged a little. “But then again, I am only hypothesising.”

“ what’s wrong ?? ” sigyn breathed, panic rose through her veins, and at the same time a knowing part of her mind telling her to run in and fight. “ what was that ?? “ the loud noises had taken her by surprise. “ what just happened ?? “

“Relax, It’s probably just some kids messing around. New York should be used to things like this happening.” she said in passing to the raven haired man, her devious hues drinking in his appearance, assessing him. 

“Shit, fuck- goddamnit.”

“Alright. That’s not e x a c t l y how I expected that to go, but that’s fine. We’ll just roll with it.” Flexible, Noah wasn’t one who enjoyed getting stressed over the small things. Sure, it was easy to get overwhelmed. But he could fix this. 

Logan…. “Our father killed his own son?….” She felt familiar anger bubble beneath the surface, his eyes betraying just how angry that statement made her. Family was one of the key things Bellona considered important, so hearing that her father had killed him made her furious “Just because you came back doesn’t make it any less wrong” she growled

on her own. you could say she’d gotten used to the feeling, even when she was surrounded by people.  ❛  it’s my choice.  ❜  a way of life hammered into her mind. it was safer, it made sense.  &  &  it made it a lot easier for her.  ❛  what are you suggesting  ?  ?  that we hold hands  &  &  skip off into the sunset like a happy family  ?  ?  pretty sure you’re a whole lot of decades late on that idea.  ❜

“Is it a choice you wanted to make, or had to?” He asked, tilting his head to the side. “That would be boring. We’d both die of boredom long before we got our happy endings. No, I’m proposing we just act like we are. Siblings, in a stranger way than most, and in a way that should bond us more than it does most people.”

“ not my party. “ sigyn breathed with a laugh, she tucked stray hair behind her ear and smiled at the other. “ i’m afraid i’m just crashing. ”

“I’m fairly sure most people are.” He shrugged a little. “I certainly am, but don’t tell anyone.”

the white haired girl was used to men acting like since she was scantily dressed that putting a hand on her was fine, it wasn’t fine but she wasn’t about to let this man think she was upset when she could easily steal from him under his nose. felicia let herself be pulled into slightly towards the man, he wasn’t unattractive but then again most of her sights have been set on the middle aged idiots who thought she was just a pump and dump blonde. “ is this place filled with cock-blockers - honestly. “ felicia huffed softly before pursing her red lips. “ ashlee, with two e’s. “

He hummed softly, keeping his touch light- and on areas covered by fabric, as much as he could. Assault of this kind wasn’t so much in his remit as some believed. “Ashlee.” Daken grinned, sharklike, before casting an eye around the party. “It seems like it’s breaking up, your perfect moment to catch your mark? Wouldn’t you prefer a more... enjoyable end to your evening? I have plenty of shiny things, I’ll even make it a challenge for you.”

Of course Bellona would be sceptical of someone just turning up, knowing her name and talking about her roots, and most of all claiming to be related to her. She knew that she was a complicated being that was not of natural creation, but it didn’t make her any less suspicious. “My brother…” she kept her eyes honed in on him, changing stance carefully. “I guess that explains your scent. But why didn’t I know about you before? Why did those bastards back at the labs keep you secret from us?”

Peering over the rim of her red-tint glasses, the snow skinned clone narrowed her eyes, studying the other before her. Young… No, appearances were always deceiving. A wolf in sheep’s clothing, just like herself. Scalding gaze returned to the other’s and she parted her lips, porcelain skin spread over her knuckles as she clenched her fists defensively by her sides. 

“Who are you?”

“Daken.” He said, rolling his shoulders a little. He’d heard about Bellona, through the grape vine. She was dangerous. Moreso than Laura in many ways, more like him. Although he was still trying to figure that out- reinventing yourself when you’re in your eighties is a lot easier to do when you’re immortal.