a sea of dreams

"well that's why i offered in the first place," elliot responds, shaking his head affectionately. how could he explain his reasonings to autumn without sounding like a complete prick? would @ofblackskies even understand? elliot had never wanted to take over the farm and it had caused more than a few arguments between himself and their parents with their father threatening him that if he didn't take over the farm he was no longer a part of their family. he'd left soon after and, because he was feeling petty, had moved to pelican town. his dream was to open up a bookshop in the village square, but he could help his kid sister out at the same time.

Steve tries his hardest to ignore that the skip in his heart at her chuckle, the young man threw her a sideways look before turning his attention back to the path in front of him. “Glad that I can help.” It’s a sincere statement and this time he turns attention towards her. “Is um… I know this might not be my business but is everything, y’know… okay? With you?”

nancy had been trying to avoid this conversation with steve for a while, and had known, realistically, that it would be brought up at some point. especially with how closely the pair were working together lately. was it right of her to talk about this with steve? he was her ex after all, but he also understood her better than anyone else ever had. sighing, she slowed to a stop and leaned against the wall. "define okay."

A gentle hand motioned towards the doorway. "I'll brew up some tea, somethin' t'warm th' cockles of your heart, mm?" Then she would set about food--- what did she have on hand? A couple of fresh loaves, some jam and honey, dried meats. Oh, those wouldn't do, she'd cook something up.

"tea? that sounds great, thank you. my mouth is as dry as the red desert." some food wouldn't go amiss either, but he was respectable enough to not demand that she make something for him. after his tea he would give her some money and be on his way.

the tightness in which he held her was grounding, he could squeeze her as tight as possible and aurora would never complain, not when it reminded her that this was real. he was real. the princess softly sighed, her shoulders relaxing as he placed a tender kiss to her head. it didn't take long at all for the princess to settle in his arms, but she knew she'd seldom go back to sleep tonight. " it was the same as always, i'm afraid. " aurora murmured, resting her head on his shoulder. " green fire, everywhere . . . thorns and that awful smell of brimstone . . . " the blonde could swear it still lingered now, despite being in her mind.

it was as he feared. @bornofthedawn suffered these nightmares every night, remembering every sordid detail of the night they’d nearly lost their lives to maleficient. she was dead now and could no longer harm them but the damage ran deeper. even in death she had a hold on aurora and it pained phillip that it was a battle he couldn’t fight. instead he pulled her closer and wrapped his arms a little tighter around his wife. “ tell me what i can do to ease your suffering, my love. ”

she's perched like a sparrow, sat high enough off the ground on wall, eyes on the book balanced in her lap. pretty as a picture, surreal like one too. "you don't have to be sneaky." soft hum is uttered gently, only barely loud enough to make sure it's heard as she turns a page with gentle thumb. delicate features are young - too young for the cleverness of her gaze when she finally glances away from pages she'd previously been engrossed by. "to what do I owe the visit?"

inej isn't used to people knowing she's there, it's off-putting, but then maeve herself is off-putting. inej can't place a finger on it but there's something about @lookedinfinite that doesn't feel right. giving up on trying to be sneaky, as maeve put it, inej stands and walks over to the other woman. ❛❛ i was curious about you, ❜❜ she says, glancing at the book maeve is reading. ❛❛ what's your goal? why are you here? ❜❜

eric had expected a response, but not this. the way ariel's voice raises, and the way she's looking at him now can't be construed for anything but genuine, but how is that possible? sirens and mermaids were the same, luring sailors to their deaths. is it possible he got it WRONG? that the stories nan used to tell him of mermaids and sirens were wrong? suddenly he wants to be anywhere but here, away from the fierce gaze she has leveled at him. ❛❛ but that can't be right, i was told — ❜❜ he swallows thickly, not wanting to admit that he could be wrong. ❛❛ no, i know what this is, ❜❜ he looks at @seachant finally, steeling his resolve. ❛❛ you're trying to change my mind about you, get me to trust you, so you can kill me later. well it won't work! ❜❜

beryl's nose WRINKLED, he was so disgustingly human it made her want to gag. no matter, once @spydcddy was firmly back under her control she would wipe the HUMANITY from him and he would thank her for it. she continued to talk into his mind, her voice soft and demurring, ❛❛ you don't remember me yet, but you will. in time. you've been lost to me for far too long, it's time you came home. ❜❜

when it became apparent that @vcmpdctor wasn't going to listen to her, sabine threw her hands up. ❛❛ you and that bleeding heart of yours is going to get you killed one of these days. ❜❜ she thought back to hector and renata, sealed in coffins and BURNED for the crime of being a vampire. of course, they had deserved it, but sabine was BLIND to that fact. in her eyes it was a game of survival and she intended to WIN.

this kefka was beginning to bore aleksander. let him come, aleksander would make him RUE the day he ever stepped foot on ravkan soil. he'd heard tales of course of the great and powerful kefka, but he was NOTHING, just a man claiming GREATNESS when his only crowning achievement was standing right before him. holding a hand up to stop @lovecreature's rambling, something else that bored aleksander, though he wouldn't tell the girl that, not when he needed her trust and, more importantly, her powers. ❛❛ trust me, terra, your kefka will never live long enough to see you if he comes here. my grisha are the STRONGEST in the world and kefka palazzo will regret ever trying to take you away from me. i promise you that, and i NEVER break a promise. now, come, you must be famished. ❜❜

It should've been her brother that she grew closer to after everything that happened in their lives. Somehow it had made them grow apart and she sought comfort in her other relationships. Her friendship with Francesca had been one she cherished deeply. Hearing those words from the other woman made her heart stir, her lips curling into a smile as she looked down. She couldn't help but stare at her hands as she began to fidget with her fingers, a nervous habit.

francesca could BARELY keep the smile off her face as she caught @witchyxwoo's own smile. ❛❛ come, don't shy away. please. ❜❜ feeling BOLD she reached for helen's hands, stilling the nervous tremble. ❛❛ i am glad you told me, TRULY. i wasn't sure how to tell you myself. ❜❜

he had been afraid of this. of melissa distancing herself from him and immediately he cursed himself for saying anything. he looked at her PATIENTLY until she spoke and there it was. @witchyxwoo had always been fond of the concept of chloe, never truly knowing elijah's TRUE intentions, so it stood to reason that she would treat chloe as a person and not for what she was, an android. ❛❛ chloe is an android, she can't think for herself. ❜❜

"I think... it's possible. But I can't be sure..." he admits with a sigh. He then raises an eyebrow at Lucas's words. "You know I'm in." How could he not ? However, there's this fear growing inside him. "But I don't know if she wants to be found. If she's safe, if she's happy..." Mike decides to not finish his sentence. Maybe it's selfish, but he's pretty sure they would both be happier together. They were supposed to run away together, after all. El can't be genuinely happy if she's far from everyone she loves and everything she knows.

outside sits a five-seater fire-red volvo 240 estate. it had been bought as a birthday present from his mother for passing drivers ed and now, today she was ready for her maiden voyage. max was already sat in the passenger seat, their bags PILED UP in the back. ❛❛ you ready? ❜❜ he asked mike, ❛❛ we just need to pick up will and dustin. ❜❜