𝔼 𝕀 𝔻 𝕆 𝕃 𝕆 ℕ

@eidolcn· ; ikaros

Shock was so deeply intertwined with the criminal underbelly of the kingdoms that she couldn’t separate herself from it. The mercenary life is one of always running, always looking over your shoulder. If she ever stopped – even to catch her breath – then her past would catch up to her. And so, she dug herself into a deeper and deeper hole with each passing day. 

Behind her pale green witch’s mask, her voice was laden with false sympathy. “Yeah, the doctor’s out,” she said. A stolen stethoscope was draped around her neck, and she rifled through a jar of lollipops balanced against the crook of her arm. Two plastic surgeon caps were wrapped around the gifted’s shoes, squeaking and crinkling with each step she took. “Not permanently – he just needed a little scare.”  she said. She offered a green lollipop the same shade as her mask.  “Cavity catalyst?”  

there's a good many people ikaros has come across that he's instantly suspicious of , but never has someone been so obvious in it .  he's not really sure how to feel about the figure before him , a mask concealing their face .  he's fairly sure they're female , but he wouldn't dare to assume .  he looks down at the cut on his hand and thinks about if he can just handle this himself rather than a doctor .  it might need stitches , but he'll be fine, surely -- he has a job to get back to .

❝ a scare ? ❞  he raises an eyebrow before squinting a little , looking into the eye holes of the mask .  ❝ guessing he either did something personally , or he owed a debt , huh ? ❞  he's pretty sure this person can't be trusted .  ❝ no thanks -- i'm not a candy kind of person . ❞  he looks at the lollipop with a bit of a disgusted face .

♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ —  𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉  .   /   𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒏 + 𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒔   :  @eidolcn···· .

❛  do  you  ever  worry  about  getting  close  to  people  ?  ❜  eileen  stares  into  her  cup  ,  lightly  tapping  the  glass  with  her  nails  .  ❛  like …  worry  that  you’ll  get  attached  &  have  to  tell  them  the  truth  ?  &  that  everything  will  fall  apart  after  ?  ❜  she  finally  picks  up  the  drink  to  take  a  sip  .  ❛  cause  that  honestly  terrifies  me  .  ❜

another tavern day with eileen .  they sit in the booth farthest from the bar counter , anywhere they can get some privacy .  ❝ all the time , ❞  ikaros replies , watching her nails against the glass before raising his own and taking a rather long swig .  ❝ did get attached before , you know ... she didn't care though , but only because she was a vampire ... ❞  he sighs heavily , setting his glass to the side so he has the table free .  he's knocked over many a drink simply because he gets too into expressing his frustration with his hands .  ❝ it's too hard to get close to anyone , eily ... it fucking ... sucks , ❞  he taps the side of his hand against the table before propping his elbow onto the table and leans his forehead against his palm .

♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ —  𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉  .   /   𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒂 + 𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒔   :  @eidolcn·· .

❛  SO  I  WAS  browsing  through  this  bestiary  &  i  think  i’ve  got  it  —-   ❜  she  slams  the  book  shut  with  excitement  ,  feeling  as  if  she’d  finally  figured  it  out .  ❛  you’re  a  hobgoblin  !  …  right  ?  ❜

ikaros looks up at pandora , then glances at the book before smirking a little , lips twitching with a held back chuckle .  ❝ a hobgoblin ? ❞  he shuts his own book , quietly , and places it to the side .  he reaches across the table and pulls the bestiary close , opening it and flipping through a few pages .  ❝ well , there's a letter or two that's right , but no -- not a hobgoblin , nice try though . ❞  he passes the book back to her and finally chuckles .

♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ —  𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉  .   /   𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒂 + 𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒔   :  @eidolcn·· .

POST - PLOT DROP .

❛  ARE  YOU  —-  sweating  ?   ❜  the  gifted  wipes  the  icing  off  her  lips  ,  looking  at  the  other  with  a  mixture  of  entertainment  &  curiosity  .  ❛  why  don’t  you  take  a  breather  from  …  whatever  it  is  your  doing  ?  this  cake  is  delicious  .   try  some  !  ❜

there's chaos around , of course ikaros is rushing around trying to help the best he can .  he comes over to one area without an overturned table , but before he can actually flip the table up , his attention is called to the far end of it where pandora sits eating cake as if people aren't getting attacked around her .  ❝ i hate sweet things , ❞  he deadpans , eyebrows furrowed at her .  ❝ aren't you concerned about what's going on -- you know , the fucking werewolves losing their shit ? ❞

♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ —  𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉  .   /   𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒏 + 𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒔   :  @eidolcn···· .

POST - PLOT DROP .

THE  BANSHEE  HAD  gotten  separated  from  her  date  in  the  midst  of  the  chaos  .  eileen  searched  as  much  as  she  could  until  the  scent  of  blood  reached  her  nose  &  sent  her  into  a  sort  of  frenzy  .  her  stomach  hurt  from  fighting  back  the  urge  to  feast  .  she  hadn’t  meant  to  crash  into  the  other  ,  but  upon  seeing  his  face  ,  she  was  glad  she  had  .  ❛  ikaros  !  ❜  eileen  managed  a  soft  smile  .  ❛  i  think  …  i  really  have  to  get  out  of  here  …  ❜

the scent of blood all around is causing his stomach to ache with the need to eat .  he's able to ignore it so long as he stays away from the bloodied areas , which are growing in number .  he's so fucking glad when he runs into eileen that he has to give her a quick hug .  ❝ shit -- are you okay ? ❞  he asks softly , keeping an arm around her shoulders .  ❝ yeah , let's get you somewhere else ... ❞  he thinks he saw her earlier in the evening with someone .  ❝ didn't you come with someone ?  do you want to find them ? ❞

❝ did you have in mind how many desks you wanted , you were vague in your letter . ❞

Even though his house is still located in Olympus’ lands, Apollo barely feels like he belongs to the kingdom due to the distance his home has from the population of the place. The wooden house was built by his own hands, in a hill, with the knowledge he acquired in his years of punishment, working for king Admetus and as a shepherd in Troy. The sun god is known for being good at almost everything he puts his efforts into, and so, his home has been built beautifully by Apollo himself when he left Zeus’ palace. But after so many years without any practice in carpentry, the god finds himself too hesitant to do anything on wood by himself again, and he desperately needs professional help to fix the stairs that give access to the second floor — the little noise it makes always makes Apollo’s ears hurt. When he sees the man he had been told of, the brightest smile forms on his lips and he waves his hand. “Hey,” he says with a loud voice. “You must be Ikaros, right? I’m sorry for the odd hours, I’m only home after the sun sets.”

when he accepted the job , ikaros required the knowledge of how big a hassle this would be .  replacing stairs isn't hard , really , depending on how they were first made .  it'd be easy to replicate the style of the house before him if the stairs are fitting of this kind of place .  when he meets with his client , ikaros puts on a professional face , giving a nod to the man .  it's too obvious this man is a god .  ikaros doesn't deal with gods , doesn't pay attention to any of them and , over the years , he's forgotten who was the god of what .  ❝ don't worry too much about it -- i just arrived , it's a long trek without a horse ... ❞  he pulls his cart closer to the house .  there's all his tools in the back of it plus the exact wood the client asked for , which had been easy to get at least .  ❝ can i see the stairs , sir ? ❞

❝ another story ?  dance ?  perhaps a song ? ❞

♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ —  𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉  .   /   𝒂𝒄𝒆 + 𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒚   :  @eidolcn···· .

❛  SO  HERE’S  what  i’m  thinking  —  ❜  there’s  a  mischievous  grin  developing  on  his  face  now  as  he  approaches  the  other  .   ❛  i  put  my  ant  farm  to  good  use  .  and  what’s  a  better  use  than  dumping  them  under  someone’s  blanket  ?  unless  …  you  have  a  better  idea  ?  ❜

oh , ace -- adley enjoys their pranks .  they can be the best of fun , especially when it involves bugs .  ❝ ant farm ? ❞  adley claps his hands together once , clasping his fingers together to show his excitement .  he pulls his hands free and taps his chin with a pointer finger .  there's so much they could get into with an ant farm , but under the blankets sounds like the most fun .  ❝ sprinkle sugar there too ? ❞  he offers with a little raises of his eyebrows .

HE’S  SLEEPILY  BLINKING  through  the  darkness,  perched  high  onto  one  of  his  favorite  perches,  staring  down  into  the  forest  below.  nothing  had  managed  to  capture  his  attention  for  much  of  the  evening,  nothing  of  interest  being  chattered  through  the  trees  or  the  wind.  bits  and  pieces  had  come  to  him  of  what  had  occurred  in  camelot,  none  of  it  surprising  at  all,  even  if  had  wanted  to  play  with  the  dogs.  the  crack  of  a  branch  had  his  ear  twitching,  peering  down  to  see  who  was  coming  by.  “  don’t  you  know  it’s  dangerous  in  the  dark ? ”  // @eidolcn·

after everything in camelot , adley just needs to disappear into the forest for some time .  he recalls there being a rather gorgeous field of flowers just a bit away from this area .  he needs some time to think , to get over all that's happened in the space of just a few hours . first there was chernabog's encounter , the sweet friends he's longed to see in one place , and then his date .  his head feels like it's a globe in the hands of a child -- ever spinning and shaking from the force of the push .  he pauses when he hears a voice high above him .  eyes blink curiously before he looks up where they came from .  ❝ but the dark is comforting , is it not ? ❞  he questions in return , a smile on his lips .