and let it be .

🔮 — 𝖕𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘, 𝖕𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖘𝖘, 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖊𝖙𝖊𝖘𝖘

fare thee well, mother mine! dry thy tears, o country dear! yet a little while, my brothers sleeping in the tomb and my own father true, and ye shall welcome me; yet shall victory crown my advent 'mongst the dead, when i have overthrown the home of our destroyers. 

the mortal sun has risen and set a thousand thousand times, and CASSANDRA is yet bound to the earthly realm, the reincarnation loop continues. this time their mortal coil has taken the shape of HUNTER SCHAFER, a human born on FEBURARY 23RD, 1998, a PISCES and named LUX ALBRIGHT. 

【· 𝔢𝔲𝔯𝔶𝔞𝔩𝔢 * 𝔬𝔭𝔢𝔫 】 —new spring event

where … anywhere where you could reasonably get a coffee within walking distance

when … around the early afternoon, september 2nd-3rd

with … anyone, this is an open starter (salazar is at home!)

WITH a takeaway iced mocha in one hand and her phone in the other, val scrolled through some podcasts … ‘cults’, ‘female criminals’, ‘serial killers’ … all by the podcast company PARCAST which was amongst her favorites to listen to.  she had wandered away from the bulk of foot traffic and business, enjoying the peeking sun through some slightly graying clouds … perhaps rain was on the horizon?  coming up by someone else, pausing in the same expanse of warm sunlight.   green eyes upcast to the sky as she commented … ❝if there’s some spring rain on the radar … i’d actually rather ENJOY it.  it’s pretty rare to have a nice bought of rain.❞

Her lack of sleep since the earthquake definitely didn’t help her caffeine addiction. An iced matcha in one hand and phone in the other, she mindlessly scrolls. They always said that the device served as a distraction from the real world for younger folks but to Lux it was currently a saving grace. Better the voices of strangers on the internet than the one in her head. “We aren’t going to get any rain.” The blonde replies. “Not until Wednesday and it won’t be pleasant. It’ll be a pretty depressing way to come into spring, actually.” She doesn’t think about it, how strange she may have sounded. “It’s, um,” Lux tries to think, “wet season doesn’t start until November so it’s a little early.”

𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑: 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠! — 𝐥𝐮𝐱

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     it was nearing the end of the day — around 5 or 6 pm, and the day was starting to get just a little darker. when his phone lit up with the unsaved number that he knew too well, he was a bit surprised. the last time they interacted, back at his birthday party, it wasn’t so pleasant.. she wasn’t so pleased with him. and to be honest, he hasn’t been so pleased with himself lately. with all the things that have been going wrong since that night, he’s been in a self-destructive mode rather than trying to fix himself, and burning other people on the way. he knows this, yet he can’t seem to stop. 

   which is why he knew that seeing her would be a bad idea. but he also knew, she wouldn’t be texting him after everything if everything was just fine. he knew her. and he knew he wouldn’t be able to ignore her and move on with his life. and so, he finally parks outside of her place, texting her that he was outside. 

Truth be told, Lux had missed when the biggest problem in her life had been figuring out how long to stay mad at Alex for. His birthday party, and all their interactions before then, still left a bad taste in her mouth like sour cherries. She could deal with all of that because at least it was a mess caused by her own actions. However, the being afraid to fall asleep, the visions she was starting to have when she was awake, and the earthquake were all somehow bigger than her. There was only one person who she knew would listen to her and not treat her like a basket case. His number is still on her phone, pink hearts that she never deleted included.

Upon hearing the faint ping, she goes to meet him outside. She didn’t know what to expect and was already preparing herself for the worst. But, Lux needed someone to talk to and he was the only one who would understand. “Hey.” The blonde looks how she feels, tired. She couldn’t even be bothered to cover up the bags under her eyes. “Thanks for coming by. How have you been since...” Actually, the night of his birthday wasn’t something she wanted to reminiscence on, “Nevermind. Let’s not get into it.” She sighed. “Can you come up to mine? Or can we talk in the car? I just...I’m sorry I feel like I’m losing my mind so it has to be you here.” Rather than avoiding his gaze, the blonde looks right at him. “It happened again. I had a dream about the earthquake.” Lux didn’t ask Alex if he knew what she was talking about, something told her she didn’t have to.

The reservation that Aylin was infamous for came from more than her lack of trust, but a sense that bad things happened when she proved her naivety right. Even if she swallowed her pride, the ache seemed to resonate around her. It had been some time since she felt that shake of the earth under her feet, a threat to take her whole if she didn’t choose flight over fight, but it had returned. She’d come to the hospital as a means of getting stitches after cutting her hand in the garden in preparation for spring, and the wait had left her dozing off in one of the chairs. It was under a tremble that woke her that she decided to leave without being seen.

Her clouded thoughts parted as hand wrapped around her arm, and she’s hardly able to make out that it’s familiar. She shakes her head against her questions. It couldn’t have been her but there’s a growing pit of guilt in her chest. “What-What do you mean?”

Under any other circumstance, the sight of Aylin would have sent Lux in the other direction. She didn’t have to be psychic, or whatever the hell was going on, to know how much Alex’s friends disliked her. For good reason and she was both relieved and envious that they treated him so well. At the very least the other girl was familiar and that was something she needed in that moment. Once upon a time they knew each other. “What?” Her eyes search the other’s desperately for some sort of acknowledgement that something strange had happened, was happening. “Did you notice the earthquake? At all?” Her voice shakes as she asks again. Lux had always been a little bit more sensitive than other people, a little bit more delicate, and Aylin had known her long enough to know her quirks. “Please say something, Aylin.”

maybe   it   was   something   in   the   air,   or   the   water;   but   rue   had   never   felt   more   alive   and   awake.   even   now,   at   night   when   she   was   walking   around…   literally   wandering   around   to   follow   the   flowers,   the   small   buds   that   cracked   through   the   earth,   eyeing   up   the   little   but   shockingly   bright   green   sprigs   everywhere   around   her.         there   were   even   butterflies   awake   WITH   her,   which   was   insane   and   beautifully   odd;   she’d   been   out   for   hours   at   this   point,   but   had   no   clue   what   the   time   was.   rue   made   a   little   yellow   flower   crown   for   herself   to   wear   on   her   butterfly-accompanied   night   stroll,   feeling   like   some   sort   ethereal   being;   like   a   flower   sprite   come   to   life   from   one   of   her   childhood   films.      

         …      …maybe   she   was   MORE   HIGH   than   she   thought.      because   when   she   found   herself   lounging   by   the   open   green   space   that   was   opposite   the   hospital’s   main   entrance,   laying   literally   alongside   a   flowerbed   on   the   dewy   grass   with   two   or   three   butterflies   landing   on   her   skin,   it   happened.      the   trembling,   the   rocking   and   vibration   that   made   her   feel   like   her   skin   was   the   ONLY   thing   keeping   her   together;   it   wasn’t   natural,   there   weren’t   quakes   in   australia   and   not   around   here,   she’d   sat   bolt   upright   in   fear   as   she   remembered   that   lux   was   working   in   the   hospital   tonight…   what   if   the   building   came   down?!      but   as   she   stood   up,   everything   remained   unchained;   no   lights   flickering,   no   car   horns   honking,   no   screaming   or   shouting,   and   then…   nothing.   it   all   just   stopped,   ebbing   away   like   the   tide.            ❝what…   the…   fuck?❞   she   breathed   aloud,   standing   stupidly   for   a   good   few   minutes   just   staring   around   to   see…   well,   anything,   SOMETHING   to   affirm   what   she   thought   she   had   just   felt.

thank   GOD   it   wasn’t   a   busy   night   traffic-wise,   because   rue   spotted   lux   across   the   road   on   the   hospital   grounds,   and   hurried   across   the   two   lanes   of   the   road,   without   really   checking,   to   see   if   rue’s   fear   of   the   “earthquake”   damaging   the   hospital   in   some   way   had   been   correct.      she   didn’t   get   there   in   time   to   stop   lux   from   reaching   out   to   some   stranger   (she’d   picked   up   that   her   room   mate   was   in   distress   by   now):   ❝it’s   okay,   she’s   my   friend.   she’s   just   on   break   from   her   shift   –   ❞   rue   dismissed   the   person,   not   unkindly   but   definitely   matter-of-factly,   &   quickly   pulled   lux   a   little   further   away   from   the   doors.   cupping   her   face,   ❝lux   –   what’s   going   on?   did   you   get   hurt?❞

Rue came to her, arms open, just like the spring did each year after the long winter. Her energy was warm and light, and Lux wants nothing more than to melt into the other girl. She wants to cry softly into her chest until the pain of what just happened drifted away. It wasn’t just the earthquake, although that had her on edge, it was everything else that came with it. It was the looks she was given. A look she was all too familiar with. A look she saw on her father’s face when her mother was having an episode. That sort of concern, but mostly fear and pity, that came when others were watching something unsightly unfold in front of them. It had felt real. Not that had ever come to mean anything thanks to her learning that the hard way. That was how it began though, wasn’t it? Your own sense of reality begins to warp and distort itself. Except this was worse than all the other times she had her dreams. Something had shifted. She was sure of it. Even though the disaster appeared to be over she couldn’t shake whatever had awakened within her. Something changed. Something irreversible. The more she thinks about it, the further she spirals down the rabbit hole.

“I don’t— I don’t know. I mean I saw it last night—in a dream. I knew this was going to happen.” Except whatever that was wasn’t over. She was sure of it. The prophetess inside of her was sure of it. Cassandra had always been there. Lux just could never put a name to it, this presence that loomed over her since the day she was born. She blamed it for being the root of all her problems. Had she just been given a normal life without any sort of divine intervention then she wouldn’t be here, hysterical as it feels like the world is falling apart (for the second time. Troy had burned down years ago and no one believed her then either). Her fingers wrap around Rue’s wrists, wanting to stay close to her in this moment. “Nobody listened to me Rue. Nobody believed me. I yelled and I ran, and no one even looked. What if there was no earthquake? What if it was just me?” The blonde whimpers. “It’s the same thing that destroyed my mum’s life. I don’t want this to be it. I don’t want to be like this.” Her words are incoherent and loosely tied together in between her sobs. Rue didn’t have to understand, Lux had given up on that a long time ago, she just had to be there.

~~

Emma was seconds from walking into the ER entrance after her interesting walk to work when she felt arms wrap around her. Her body stiffens until she hears the voice, recognising who it is, and she can feel her muscles relax. “Lux..” Her tone laced in concern for the blonde. A hand comes to her back, not realising she is letting her soothing healing wash over her, stronger than how it normally was. “The earthquake? Yes I did. You are having a panic attack.” She let’s the flowers and her bag drop to the ground. “I need you to breathe for me. In through your nose, out through your mouth.” The doctor brings her gaze to the nurses. “Lux…we are going to count to ten. Think you can do that for me?”

“I can’t go back in there.” She shakes her head. “Something’s wrong. Everyone was just acting like everything was normal and they kept staring at me and— and—.” She sobbed. Lux couldn’t even remember the last time she had a panic attack, probably not since she was still a teen. Over the years she worked painstakingly hard to curb her own anxieties. The self soothing exercises the therapist from her childhood taught her never worked, but she was desparate enough now to try. "One," she swallows, "two, three, four, five..." The calmness washes over her, she notices the moment she’s touched. The girl does as the doctor says and focuses on her breathing. It wasn’t unlike her to spiral but in that moment, she found herself thinking clearly. A little too clearly a little too quickly. She can feel her heartbeat slow down. “How did you do that?”

Lux had been feeling odd all day, odder than usual that was. It was a familiar, unwelcome feeling that started in the pit of her stomach and creeped it's way up into her throat. She had a dream the night before of Magnetic splitting in half. Something wasn't right but she hadn't had any of her special dreams since her brother went missing. Besides, that sort of thing didn't happen in Australia. Until it did. Right in the middle of her overnight shift. The girl is alarmed, mostly by the fact nobody else around her appeared to be as panicked as she was. She's met with confused gazes and quiet whispers as she frantically finds a safe place for cover. Then, it's over as quickly as it begun and nothing had changed. "Didn't you feel that? We need to get out of here." Lux asks another nurse passing by who ignores her as they rush into a room. Dread soon overcomes her as she asks each person who comes by, patient and medical staff alike, about the event. She becomes increasingly aware of the fact she was the only one who felt it. This couldn't be happening. Not like this.

She's left distraught and helpless and despite the doctor calling out to her, Lux rushes out of the building. "No. No. No." The blonde mutters to herself. Her breathing becomes heavier and heavier as she struggles to calm herself down. "Not this. Not now." Talking out loud helps a bit but it's not enough. She begins to walk and murmurs to herself in an attempt to alleviate her anxiety when she spots another person. She clings onto them desperately. "Did you— did you feel that? Please tell me you felt that. It can’t be in my head. Please."

who in their right mind would be playing tag at this time of the hour? and yet, somehow, aurora found herself in the middle of a game with a bunch of people. being the it, she was in a hurry to catch any of them–dashing towards the bunch without any care for her surrounding, the femme didn’t exactly notice the other person along the edge of the pool. not until she heard the splash, making her finally stop on her tracks. “ oh shit– ” she gasped in surprise, turning around and crouching in front of them. “ i’m so sorry. i didn’t see you there. let me help you out, ” offered the girl sincerely, extending her arm towards them.

Emerging from the water, Lux wasn't expecting an apology and she certainly didn't count on it being from such a beautiful girl. A part of her says she should leave, but if she listened to that she wouldn't have been at the party at all. "It's okay. I love the water anyway, so." She takes the hand that's offered to her and begins to pull herself up. Perhaps if she was more sober she would be more concerned with the fact that her clothes were undoubtedly ruined from her tumble (or at the very least listen to her gut). "You can make it up to me by getting me a new drink, if you want. I had plans with that vodka bottle but, well, you saw what happened." She says with a small laugh.

she’s   actually   glad,   initially,   to   NOT   see   lux…   there’s   something   going   on   with   her,   and   rue   has   been   aware   of   it   for   a   at   least   a   few   days   and   rue’s   gut   (and   common   sense)   makes   her   think   it’s   probably   got   to   do   with   alex.      but   THEN   she   spies   the   blonde   hair,   and   a   drunken-wobbly   gait   and   the   swiping   of   the   vodka;   rue   pulls   away   from   the   chit   chat   she’s   been   having   and   follows   her   friend   outside.   rue   isn’t   close   enough   to   reach   out   and   grab   lux   to   stop   her   from   falling,   or   to   intervene,   so   instead   she   backhands   the   cup   of   drink   onto   the   person   who   bumped   lux   into   the   pool,   calls   them   a   ‘fucking   moron’,   and   then   jumps   right   in,   SEMI-clothed   (in   shorts   and   a   bikini   top;   she   has   NO   idea   where   her   actual   shirt   is   at   this   point),   after   her   room-mate   into   the   deep   end.    drunk   people   &   deep   water   makes   rue   very   uncomfortable.

the   steam   curls   off   the   pool   water,   both   their   heads   break   the   surface   only   seconds   later   even   though   both   girls   sputter   a   little,   and   it’s   kind   of   amusing   that   she   somehow   ends   up   with   lux’s   legs   wrapped   around   her   waist   in   the   underwater   tangle   of   limbs,   ❝he-ey   roomie,   long   time   no   see,❞   rue   says   with   a   laugh,   shaking   her   head   a   little   of   the   water,   ❝sorry   about   the   vodka,❞   she   cups   lux’s   thighs   as   they   bob   in   the   warm   water,   shifting   closer   to   the   shallower   end   and   the   steps   OUT;   yes   she’s   concerned,   but   she’s   truly   never   NOT   happy   to   see   lux,   so   it’s   a   genuinely   happy   and   playful   tone   to   her   voice;   ❝you   were   my   first   priority   in   my   dramatic   rescue.❞

It's quiet under the water and for once she finds it peaceful. Everything moves much more slowly, at a pace that in the moment she could keep up with. To Lux it made more sense to stay down there all night as opposed to facing whatever would happen back on the surface. When she's grabbed however, it's met with very little resistance. She coughs a few times after some of the water had gotten into her lungs. Once she realizes just who came to her rescue she feels both warm and cautious. Rue knew her and the two were so close. It was a connection that she so desperately wanted for so long but she didn’t want people she cared about to see her in a certain way. "My hero." Planting a kiss on her cheek, Lux is all smiles. If anyone was going to know something was wrong it would be Rue and she didn’t want her to worry. "I'm not sure if me or the bottle was more hopeless but I get it. We can just grab another one." Although she should probably slow down on the drinking. Following her roommate out of the pool, she steadies herself. "I didn't ruin your fun, did I?"

The splash shouldn’t have caught Bellamy by surprise with the chaos that ensued, but he wasn’t drunk yet. His senses were still catches themselves like a loose thread against every outburst, which only lead him to get in and out of the pool nearly every fifteen minutes to refill the cup he has in his hand. It had been him disrupting the peace of its water with every jump from the roof, and so this interruption was duly noted when it wasn’t his head underwater.

“Lux?” He asked, racking his brain to piece together his newfound company. He swam to pull her upright in the water. “Tell me your spider friend didn’t take a dive with you.”

"Bell-a-my!" She exclaims as she resurfaces, enunciating each syllable of the other's name. Lux's arms wrap around him mostly for support. It's difficult for her to focus on him, nonetheless keep a conversation going. "What? Oh. Don't worry. Misty didn't feel like coming out tonight. I told her I'd have a drink for her though." The blonde giggles at her own joke. "I was just about to look for you, actually, so this really worked out for me." Her eyebrows raise up suggestively as she sways slightly. "How do you get onto the roof? I heard somebody jumped into the pool. Can you help a girl out? I'll take my shoes off for that one."

FEE HAD JUMPED IN THE POOL ONLY A short while before the other. she had heard pool and immediately incorporated a swimsuit into her outfit plans. fee was going to swim glitter be damned. she would’ve been glad to keep on swimming alone until she saw the other go in. ❝ damn, ❞ she muttered to herself before making her way over. ❝ are you okay? ❞ she called out. a prickling sensation crawled over her skin as she thought of her ex-girlfriend. suddenly all the fun in swimming seemed to be drained from the moment. she dove under and made sure to help steady the other. fee was confident enough in her swimming thanks to lifeguard certification. ( not that she’d used it once. ) ❝ are we trying to keep the vodka or we just abandoning it? ❞

Her head feels like it's spinning as she rises up out of the water, although she doesn't show any signs of getting out just yet. She figured her clothes and make up were already ruined so there wasn't much of a point to rush. Paddling around for a moment, Lux focuses her attention on the other girl. "Not really." She laughs a little, meaning more in general than in regards her fall. "I'm here now though." It wasn't at that bad and besides, she liked the water. Nearly losing her balance again, she leans onto Sofiya. "Are you good? You seem...down. Not to read you or anything. This night just sucks." Her head turns from side to side before seeing the bottle float by, now filled with pool water rather than alcohol. "Crap. I think we lost a fallen soldier."

              maybe matthew’s favorite part of a party used to be inside watching all of the action, but now it was outside. the bass could still be heard & people were still around, but it was somehow quieter. calmer almost. the cool air sobering him up to be of some use. he barely hears lux’s shout, but watches her fall into the pool & his feet are already carrying him towards her.  diving half in to grab her arm before she’s completely submerged and he’d have to fully dive after her . “ You alright ? “ he inquires when he gets her to break the surface.  “ Fucking pricks, C’mon let’s get you out of her and dried off somehow. “ 

When she doesn't find herself completely submerged, she groans lightly. Which may have been an odd way to show her thanks but Lux wasn't exactly all there in that moment anyway. After reorienting herself she gives Matthew her full attention. "I'm fine. See?" She  gives him a wry smile and gestures to herself, looking more of a mess than anything as she was still drenched. "You worry too much Matty. It's a party and I'm having, like, so much fun. You should try it sometime." That was most definitely a lie but if making a spectacle of herself bothered her she wouldn't leave her room. "Do you want to do shots? I feel like we should do shots. Come on, say yes." Lux holds onto his arm as a way to keep herself upright.

it’s like time stops, and honestly, auggie just wanted to say hi. maybe he’s a bit too drunk, or happy, it’s difficult to think straight (wasn’t it always, truly) when crazy in love is playing loud around them. but all in all, a loud curse escapes his lips and he’s fast kneeling over the edge of the pool, catching lux’s wrist so she doesn’t go too far into the pool. “i’m sorry, lux!” he doesn’t let go of her hand as he helps her get out of the pool, grabbing a dry towel to put around her shoulders. “shit, lux. i’m so sorry! are you okay? did i hurt you? i just wanted to say hi, it’s been an eternity!”

listen, he knew of the whole… lux and alex thing. but. he’d never been able to just…discard her to the side. maybe it’s pity, or empathy. he’s not quite sure, but she definitely did not need to be thrown in the pool fully clothed.

Everything happens quicker than Lux in her current state can actually keep up with. She feels herself fall, closing her eyes as she accepts the fact she's about to go under, only to be caught by Auggie. A face she hadn't seen in quite some time. After being pulled out of the pool, still clutching on to the bottle she had swiped, she's finally able to process everything. "Wow. My hero." It's unclear how she's feeling as she takes a swig as she managed to save some of the alcohol. "You're right. It's been forever. I must have missed all of those calls and texts you sent me reaching out." There was no way he didn't know she had been back, not with Alex as his roommate. Maybe it foolish of her to believe anyone from before would reach out. Why would they after she hurt their friend? "You know what? Forget it. That's the easiest thing to do, right? To just forget everything." Lux knows she isn't making much sense and truth be told she didn't care. "And—," before she can finish her thought, the bottle slips out of her hands and shatters on the ground. "Oops."

     of course alex had noticed lux a little earlier. she would stand out to him in any crowd, no matter how big or small — and of course, her presence put a lot of mixed emotions in him… especially after that heated discussion they had at the thrift store. maybe her being here left a bitter taste in his mouth. was that because he couldn’t come up to her and celebrate his birthday with her like the last two years ? when she was by his side, kissing him and looking at him like he was the only man in the world while they celebrated together. and now ? he wasn’t sure if she would even want to talk to him, and alex couldn’t even blame her. he was a bit of a dick the last time they spoke. his eyes kept looking at her back and forth from his place on the kitchen counter, totally zoned out of the conversation someone was trying to have with him — so of course, he clocked it immediately, when she had fallen into the pool ( he definitely took notice of her going straight for the bottle of vodka ). without a second thought, alex ran over to the pool, leaning down on the edge of it. “ lux ? are you okay ? here, let me help you out — ” he extends his arm out. 

If her lungs had allowed it, Lux would have stayed under the bottom of the pool all night long. For starters she wouldn't have to worry about running into the seemingly growing list of people she wanted to avoid. Being under the water made everything else feel so far away. When she eventually comes back up for air, she immediately hears Alex's voice and maybe if she had been a bit more sober she could be more cordial. "Sorry. Do I know you?" One of her eyebrows raised up. He was the one who said he wanted to forget everything after all. If that was what he wanted, then fine. "You remind me a lot of my ex except after he helps me out it’s followed by yelling so it’s like I’d rather do my own thing, y’know? Granted I fucked off first. We’re both kind of dicks." Her gaze isn't fixed on him, rather watching other party goers in the background. "I'm not going to drown or whatever. I'm not that starved for attention." Thinking for a moment, she holds onto his arm but rather than bringing herself up, she begins to pull back.

gigi had made it a mission to use and abuse the pool at all costs as long as the airbnb was rented out. though she had rested actually taking a dip , she sat on edge of it with her legs sticking into the water. gigi hadn’t been sitting there too long , but it was long enough for her to start people watching. the blonde from the coffee shop had caught her eye mostly because she was a familiar face. it was like it was all in slow motion - first the other was acting as if the edge of the pool was a tightrope and next they were fully submerged in the water. once they reached the surface gigi let out the small laugh she was holding in. ‘ ten out of ten dive. honestly. ’ 

Gigi had to be one of the last people she had wanted to witness her less than grateful moment. Not that the other woman had done anything wrong, quite the opposite actually after the two had a fairly pleasant rapport at the coffee shop not that long ago. She was never the jealous type, but knowing that she was with Alex after Lux had left was still a hard pill to swallow. “Oh, you saw that? Don’t rush to my rescue or anything.” The blonde cracks a smile to show she meant it in jest. Using the side of the pool to steady herself but not quite ready to get out, she looks up to the other. “God. You’re so pretty.”