THERE'S A ROOM WHERE THE LIGHT WON'T FIND YOU

Az has never really been one to keep himself to himself, almost as though he got off on the attention he would get when he would indulge his exhibitionist ways and on a certain level, it helped him in his job as a bartender.  He even would Frankenstein his own drinks and name them after himself from time to time. He smirked to himself as he served up 4 drinks in a row before leaning on the bar as he spoke to the nearest patron, smirk on his face.

“Well, Mon Ami, what can I get for you this evening?” he asked with a grin, allowing the accent he took on to become thick as he spoke

❛ ┆ —— ‘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇsᴛ. ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ.      ’      his solid body next to hers was comforting as she rolled her eyes playfully at her own words. they knew well that she wasn’t as sweet as she looked, but it was fun to pretend from time to time.      ‘      come on, ro, tell daddy about all the stuff we did today. wanna tell him how we went to the park with uncle terry? and about the feeding centre?      ’     the small babe was so responsive and anna always felt her heart swell with pride that they’d made this; two horrible creatures forged in the darkest parts of the earth had somehow brought to this world something so pure and loving.     

❛ ┆ —— ‘ ʜᴜᴍᴍɪɴɢ sᴏғᴛʟʏ ᴀs ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, the small blonde followed after her husband to settle next to his side. the heat that radiated from his body was mostly in her head, but she slotted her petite frame next to his and let her head rest over his chest; bright eyes fixed on the cooing baby that smiled up at them both and squeezed his father’s finger.      ‘      when are we ever up to anything? we’re just small little babies in a flowershop, daddy.       ’      the words that rolled off her tongue were saccharine sweet, enough to rot teeth and spike blood sugar.      ‘      are these flowers for the shop or were you thinking of bringing them home to the garden? it’s a good time to start planning in the next few weeks what we want to grow.      ’

Myka felt small paws on her leg and leaned down to pick her dog up. “You don’t know where we’re going, do you, Giz?” The puppy just licked her face as she continued to look around. That’s when she noticed that Dodger and Bella were still playing together - but Romeo had gone off to drop a tennis ball at the feet of someone else. His tail wagging excitedly as he tried to make a new friend. They were all off leash, but not too far from the werewolf, and she made her way to Romeo, not in much of a hurry. She was still fairly new in Rainier, and taking her time to get to know the place, which was why she was sure she should pick a map up at some point.

Finally making her way to the other - she had been dreading the interaction if she were being honest with herself - and hooked he fingers lightly into Romeo’s collar, still holding the smaller dog in her other arm. “Sorry, he thinks everyone wants to be his friend.” Her voice was off with a slight accent, though it wasn’t foreign; it was because she was deaf.

“So somebody left a sticky note in the suggestion box at work that said, ‘I bet you’re an animal in bed,’ and I don’t know who it was or who it was aimed at, but I think it’s hysterical.”

❛ ┆ —— ‘ ᴀʟᴏᴜᴛᴛᴇ, ɢᴇɴᴛɪʟᴇ ᴀʟʟᴏᴜᴛᴛᴇ. ᴀʟᴏᴜᴛᴛᴇ ᴊᴇ ᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴜᴍᴇʀᴀɪ. je te plumerai le nez.      ’      the blonde sang quietly, smiling down at her son as he gurgled happily up at her while she played with his nose. the afternoon had been slow in the shop and she loved any moment she could get alone with cairo. singing his favourite song and playing with his chubby limbs and features was one thing that made her feel closer to him. hearing the front door bell ring, she expected a customer rather than her husband, but he was a welcomed site.      ‘      well, hello handsome. are you checking up on me?      ’ 

Another night at the club and Tiana was busy mixing drinks and feeding of the energy everyone around her was exuding. Far too positive for her preference, but it would do. She was hungry, and she needed a little angst and drama to stir things up. Smirking she saw a happy couple sitting in the corner, or so they appeared, she saw the way his eyes roamed around the club and knew how to stir up a little fun. When the girl got up to go to the washroom Tiana wasted no time going over and hitting on him, which resulted in a quick make out session, which then led to the girlfriend coming back. Smirking as they started screaming at each other she got up and walked away, feeling more more satisfied. Turning she caught someone’s eye and realized they’d witnessed the whole thing. “What, a girl needs to eat you know.” she said with a wink. 

IRELAND: go fuck yourself.

IRELAND: you know with your piss poor attitude, you're lucky anyone puts up with you. least of all anna.

IRELAND: i'm fucking fine, thank you very much.

IRELAND: right. great. thanks.

TOVE: you asked.

IRELAND: what exactly is that supposed to mean?

TOVE: it means he is also doing rather shit, ireland.

TOVE: it's pretty self-explanatory.

IRELAND: tove.

IRELAND: i just want to know if he's okay. please.

TOVE: chill. he's about as okay as you are.

IRELAND: will you answer me if i ask you how he is doing?

IRELAND: am i allowed to know?

TOVE: i... don't actually care

❛ ┆ —— ‘ ɪᴛ’s ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssɪɴɢ, ᴏᴋᴀʏ?      ‘      her words came out bitter as she swatted the dying smoke away. at some point, one would think the girl would get a hold of her powers, but it still came to be that when she felt an emotion too strongly, things caught flame.      ‘     did i ruin it?      ’

Waking up early was the worst part of Melissa’s job. The Lounge had to be open up early enough for people to drop their pets off before work so she had to be there at the butt crack of dawn. It sucked, but she did really love her job. She got to hang out with animals all day and that alone beat any kind of retail job that was out there. Carrying the largest cup of coffee she could buy, she got out of her car parked in the parking in front of The Lounge. She yawned as she looked around. The city was always eerily quiet at this hour and she didn’t like it. She took a sip from her coffee before heading toward the door. Something stopped her dead in her tracks. She listened carefully for a moment before she turned around. “It is before six o’clock in the morning and you better have a damned good explanation for being here,” she greeted sharply, trying to calm down her racing heartbeat.