in the land of sweets

It was bittersweet seeing Frankie again. In truth, she didn’t expect to see him ever again. Not that in the few years they had been apart. They had dated almost four years ago. Im hindsight, it was probably puppy love. However, if Hecate had a choice things would have ended differently. Hecate had broken up with Frankie because of something her mother had said to her, words that still haunted her. “Hecate, darling, who could ever love a wicked witch?” Sighing, Hecate leaned back against her stoop, taking a sip from her glass of wine. Her apartment was the only safe place she called home. She liked to sit on the staircase in front of her apartment building. Watching the people who walked past in the bustling city. “I was such an idiot.”

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“Me overdramatic?” Elliot questioned before snorting. “Yeah right, I’m not over dramatic.” he protested. 

Riordan made a small noise. It was somewhere in between a small laugh and a scoff. Not that he thought it was a ludicrous point. Just in the fact that it was so difficult to do such a seemingly simple thing. “I guess I won’t be cursed to become a nutcracker, so there’s that. One step closer to being my own king,” he said in an attempt to keep himself from being too sad. 

the tiny girl giggled softly, nodding quickly. “alright, alright. fair enough! what are you in charge of them, huuuh?” she hummed, poking out her tongue at him. as soon as the question left his lips, eivui broke out into a wide smile. “freddie, i would love to officially be your girlfriend!” she exclaimed. “— of course, only if you’ll officially become my boyfriend~” she giggled softly.

she giggled, scrunching up her nose. “my mama would think i was sick if i didn’t use puppy eyes,” she said, amused. she turned serious when he paused, squeezing his hand gently. “uh huh! i know that very well,” she nodded happily, smiling up at him. “what about it?”

“just add a cute lil pout in there, too — your best puppy dog eyes,” she giggled softly, crinkling her nose. she was just joking, of course. when he spoke again, she looked up at him. “of course, of course, toughest-guy-ever!” she smiled. “you can ask me anything~”

eivui giggled softly, crinkling her nose. “maybe if you ask nicely. pretty please with two cherries on top!” she said playfully. she tapped him on the nose. “yes, there’s a problem with that. i am the toughest ever.” she poked her tongue out at him.

Cecily leaned forward, not looking very convinced by his words. “Really? Cause that’s not what the gossip blog seems to think.” She never really believed what she read on the gossip but that didn’t stop her from teasing him about it. 

she let out a small giggle when he pinched her cheek, crinkling her nose and leaning her head on his shoulder. “i mean, obviously. i could take on a whole army right now! send em at me~” she joked, smiling. she looked up at him, feigning offense. “oh, not as tough as you, huh?” she said, as dramatic as ever; as was the eivui way, after all.

she looked down at their hands when he squeezed hers, and a slight smile took place on her lips. looking back up at him, she crinkled her nose, shifting slightly closer. “don’t be sorry. i’m not upset,” she assured, puffing out her cheeks a bit. “i’m a toughie, remember? the toughest.”

the tiny girl scrunched up her nose. “i don’t care what they think — i don’t know them! they can disagree with me all they want~” she  puffed out her cheeks. it wasn’t as though she’d ever really met anyone else who was good with a sword. “who cares about reputation and image?” she made a face. “reputations are just a status thing. they make people feel bad.” granted, she was a bit biased, considering her reputation wasn’t necessarily a great one — small and weak. she could fit into a locker, for crying out loud.. it wasn’t as though some cruel people around campus weren’t going to use that to their advantage.

Riordan twisted his lips in thought before letting out a soft sigh. “I know he wouldn’t. But, when I imagine what everyone else will think… How could you not try to follow in his footsteps?” 

she just scrunched up her nose, though her usual smile remained on her face. when he slumped down the wall, though, she pouted, but still sat beside him. “you’re the cutest swordsmaaan~” she sing-songed, leaning against him a bit. “nope, nope!” she answered immediately. “my mind has been made, you are cute, and nothing will change that ever ever!”