off w/ ur head

the demigod let out an annoyed sigh. “why is the sun just so bright?” she asked moving to a less sunny seat. the bad thing about auradon that she didn’t have to worry about on the isle was the sun. sure it did feel nice on her skin when she was cold, sometimes it was just too much for vanessa. she knew that someday she would get use to it and everything would be fine. but she knew that day wasn’t going to be today.

shrugging his shoulders, he g l a n c e d over towards the other. “ cause it’s the sunny side of the fairytales.. everything here is just b r i g h t and h a p p y. ” he simply states. auradon was definitely d i f f e r e n t from the i s l e s. “ still not used to it, huh? ” devan leans back as he glances over the fancy place that he now called h o m e.  

          “  i  mean  ,  i’ve  kind  of  lost  faith  in  them  after  giving  them  the  benefit  of  the  doubt  a  few  too  many  times  ,  but  i  did  kind  of  hope  that  was  just  because  misdirections  and  the  occasional  prank  aren’t  really  much  of  a  threat  ?  apparently  i  gave  them  too  much  credit  .  ”  cal  shakes  their  head  ,  half  genuine  and  half  mock  exasperation  .  they  don’t  really  understand  the  big  deal  around  the  missing  book  ,  having  grown  up  in  a  place  where  unfriendly  magicians  and  the  remnants  of  curses  were  just  part  of  daily  life  .  “  i  just  don’t  see  the   point  in  making  a  judgement  on  someone  based  purely  on  popular  opinions  of  their  parent  .  seems  kinda  stupid  ,  if  you  ask  me  —  but  maybe  that’s  just  ‘cause  i  didn’t  grow  up  in  an  ‘  evil-free  ’  world  .  ”  ingary  still  has  people  in  it  that  ought  to  have  been  persecuted  or  banished  to  the  isle  for  their  role  in  the  war  —  but  auradon’s  jurisdiction  is  weaker  in  such  far-off  lands  ,  and  their  attitudes  are  far  too  simplistic  to  begin  to  comprehend  the  nuances  of  ingary’s  conflict  .  “  people  aren’t  necessarily  good  or  evil  —  just  stuck  in  certain  situations  ,  with  certain  outlooks  on  life  ,  ”  they  add  ,  quieter  .

chuckling a bit, he n o d s his head. “exactly... h o n e s t l y this could of been a h a r m l e s s prank, but now that they sent for the s t u d e n t s and have p o l i c e look around i bet the person sure as hell won’t c o m e out now.” devan admits, the situation was just giving him the b i g g e s t headache and he just wanted everything to be over with, suffer with the c o n s q u e n c e s that came if a vk did it. “you are probably my f a v o r i t e person on campus right now and i don’t s a y that a whole damn lot.” he laughs, licking his lips a bit. it was nice to have s o m e o n e on their side. “a u r a d o n wants to live in this f a i r y t a l e and think that everything will just work out in the end, but i sure as h e l l know that’s not how it w o r k s.” 

SHE was cautious about everything, it all felt like a set up of some kind. maybe it was, maybe this was an elaborate scheme to get all the vks kicked back to the isle or maybe a dumbass really did take it, she wasn’t sure and she definitely didn’t want to go digging for answers that might get her framed for the entirety of it. “if you say so,” she nudged him just slightly as she rolled her eyes. “it’s hard to admit because you say so much nonsense that even agreeing with something that is possibly smart feels like i’m agreeing to nonsense,” cecilia told him. “like getting fucking framed for this shit for poking around too much. if the person figure out that you’re on them, what are the odds of them setting you up? very likely if you ask me and i don’t want you back on the isle,” she told him, maybe she was a bit too honest but she did in fact care about devan, about his future, about keeping him with her. “we don’t even know at this point, the possibilities are limitless until we get some answers. but i doubt we are getting any of those soon,” she told him before squeezing his shoulders. hearing that he wouldn’t be messing with ariella gave her some hope that he would listen to her. she pulled him into a hug, “thank you, let’s get something to eat, okay? i’ll help you look for your mom’s pendant, maybe see if we can get a locator spell for it.”

“I mean, it’s definitely possible it was a VK. I’m not ruling it out, but… I don’t know. It just feels too coincidental, you know? VK’s arrive and immediately cause big trouble? I know I’d lay low for a bit before starting anything.”

She laughed a little at his tone of voice.

“Well, I’m sure I’ll find her just delightful.”

“yeah, of c o u r s e everyone’s eyes are on the v i l l a i n s. can’t really b l a m e them for our p a r e n t s, but some k i d s aren’t like their p a r e n t s at all.. and i think it’s a n n o y i n g how this all h a p p e n s and everyone is just p o i n t i n g fingers.” he shakes his head in a n n o y a n c e while r u n n i n g a hand through his hair. “i’m p o s i t i v e that you will.. you c a n ‘ t miss her.. f a c e as w h i t e as s n o w, c h e e k s as r e d as b l o o d.. a l w a y s wears a s m i l e across her lips.” 

He pulled himself up, careful not to put any weight on his right leg. His knee felt like it was on fire, and it wasn’t something he wanted to make worse.

“So… Hear about that break-in?”

as he h e l p e d the other up, he s l u n g his arm around his w a i s t to help put the p r e s s u r e off from his k n e e. while beginning to walk towards a d i r e c t i o n where he a s s u m e d was the nurse. rolling his eyes at the question, he g l a n c e s over towards the other. “now... who on e a r t h would of not heard about that? literally it’s the o n l y thing i hear about on c a m p u s now and days, it’s a n n o y i n g.” 

。·:✧:· MIND wandering, Alia couldn’t help but think of all the glorious items in the museum. Was it safe enough to take something with the guards creeping around like that? She hadn’t thought about it all that much, wondering if in any way, it would be alright to take something shiny. At the moment, eyes went toward the villains kids, so perhaps she could get lucky and maybe, on some off chance, she could find something incredibly wonderful. “They’re assuming the worst and it’s not right,” Alia explained. Not all villain kids were bad and she’d defend them until the end of the Earth. A smirk formed across her face as she couldn’t help but chuckle. “So what? There are plenty of ways into that museum that the guards don’t know about. I can tell you at least four. They do require quite a bit of climbing and jumping, if you’re up for that.”

he k n e w that the v i l l a i n k i d s were a l w a y s blamed for the worst things that happen around t o w n. a part of him k n e w where it c a m e from, but he also s a w that some k i d s weren’t like their p a r e n t s at a l l. so seeing his f e l l o w outcasts get b l a m e d was something that he didn’t like. sure they might of brought in a u r a d o n kids as well, but it didn’t m e a n that they were t r e a t e d the same as the v i l l a i n s. he thought that s y s t e m was u n f a i r and it a n n o y e d him that he couldn’t do anything about it. “well, welcome to the life of a v i l l a i n child.” devan states while shaking his head. rising an eyebrow, he shakes his head. “no o f f e n s e, but how e x a c t l y do you think i could t r u s t you with something like that? if something goes w r o n g you could just b l a m e me.” 

          CELESTIA HOPED THAT it wasn’t a student at all, if only because then they’d know it wasn’t anyone from the isle. she hoped it wasn’t anyone from the isle, for her own sake if nothing else, but she knew all too well that it was possible that they were. at the question, she paused and pressed her lips together. ❝ …my sister. she didn’t do it — though i guess it’d be hard to believe me since i’m a biased source, ❞ she said with a sigh. ❝ maybe they think that if they leave it long enough, people will just drive the isle kids out in the meantime. ❞

          she scrunches her nose, taking a small step back — well weren’t they? of course violet didn’t quite believe her mother fully when gothel said that everyone in the outside world was evil, but that didn’t mean some kids off the isle weren’t — isn’t that why they were sent to the isle in the first place?     “     and you don’t think they are  right  when they assume that?     ”

at the f a c e that she was making, he rises an eyebrow in c u r i o u s i t y on how exactly she was raised. most p a r e n t s from the i s l e s raise their child the same with l i t t l e or no c a r e at all. “now, i don’t b l a m e them for that.. but then again we’re n o t always like our p a r e n t s.” 

she turns back to face him, placing the book on top of the already teetering pile on the table. “      not exactly,  i saw some auradon kids get pulled in there,  but i bet it’s just for  show,  to say that they’re  unbiased,  but i bet they’re ready to send our asses back to the isle the minute a villain kid does something they don’t like.     ”     she shakes her head, not wanting to relive what was possibly the most  embarrassing  thing she’s ever experienced.      “     i don’t want to talk about it.     ”

She laughed.

“Of course they did. Couldn’t show favoritism, right? Though I’d be lying if I said i wasn’t curious to know who did it. None of the other VK’s seem to know anything, but…”

She let the sentence trail off. He’d understand what she meant.

“Snow White’s daughter? Can’t say we’ve met. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was. I have a feeling Auradon is all about appearances.”

he nods his head listening as the girl s p o k e. “exactly.. you’re p r o b a b l y the one of the f e w who believe it wasn’t any of us.. though then again we don’t know for s u r e.” he sighs softly hating that he didn’t know. “what a shame, she’s such a d e l i g h t.” he replies sarcastically, even though most people will say it’s true. the girl didn’t have a rude bone in her body and for some reason devan believes it’s all an a c t. 

          IN CELESTIA’S MIND, she could think of plenty of reasons why someone might want to steal the book. it could be for revenge, for the spells and potions themselves, or simply for the thrill. it could also be to frame the vks, if it was an auradonian. either way, she didn’t see this going well. ❝ i honestly wish people would stop going on and on about it. it isn’t going to make the people investigating give a statement or find the culprit sooner. ❞

                    ❝ IS EVERYTHING JUST A SLIGHT AGAINST YOU GUYS ? ❞ the question was prompted from a more innocent sense , despite his tone not quite matching said naivety , nose scrunched in distaste at the thought of auradon’s population being possibly unscrupulous . 

       she takes a step back, arms crossing over her chest, already in somewhat a defensive mode.    her eyes roll as she lets out a scoff, turning her back to him to continue browsing the shelves.     “     of course  they blamed me.  kid from the isle who may or may not be able to wield  magic?   of course  they’d start with me.     ”     she snaps, picking up another book from the shelf.      “     how ‘bout you?  did they suspect you?      ”

( @princeofhcarts )

           ❝ YOU KNOW , KIND OF BALLSY OF YOU to be out here at night , all by yourself. ❞ They’d asked for the meet-up earlier , of course ; but Luke’s never one to approach situations without some sort of dry comment to offer - some deadpan crack to make. So when they find him , they offer a ghost of a smile , puffing at their pipe and crossing their arms with amusement. ❝ Y’hear that there’s a thief lurking around here ?? Brought in some suspects - but in MY OPINION , none of ‘em make the cut. Even the Evil Queen’s kid ; doesn’t seem like the type who’s hellbent on holding onto her mom’s things. I could be the thief , even. N’ you wouldn’t even know it since I’m such a stealthy badass , after all. ❞

           GLASSY EYES REFUSE TO MEET HIS OWN as she continues staring elsewhere , nodding slowly. ❝ It was. ❞ She feels sick to her stomach at the very thought of it , memory reliving it over and over again mentally - she’s never felt more fear in her life than she did in that room. And days later does she still feel hardened gazes sizing up her every breath , every blink , every movement. ❝ … Why are you being nice to me ?? ❞ She suddenly asks , looking up in confusion. ❝ Why are you … offering to take me out ?? Do you feel bad for me or something ?? ❞

BEING nice wasn’t really something she was used to, hell, no one ever asked for her niceness, devan allowed her to be mean to him since they met when they weren’t tiny, but she also allowed him to express himself and even looked out for him when he needed her. so to her, it was fair. “i have always been the smartest of us,” she rolled her eyes even though a small smile poked through. “you know it physically pains me to agree with you, but sadly, i have to, just this once, to agree that your stupidity might be right,” cecilia never understood why he ever got excited when she agreed with him, maybe it was the rarity of it or he just enjoyed being right, she would never know. “maybe but i swear don’t do stupid shit for an answer you might not like,” she didn’t know who stole the book, it would have been nice if she did, that way she could end devan’s assumptions. but his reasoning for pointing out ariella, wasn’t the worst thing she heard but if she agreed with him, again, she would be losing her mind. “or maybe you’re too into the idea of revenge that you’re missing the bigger picture, wouldn’t it be easy to pin it on the girl whose is personally attached and not someone who probably has absolutely nothing to do with it? you get off scotch free and everyone points fingers at the wrong person,” at least, that what she would do. but she sighed, before resting her hands on his shoulders as she looked into his eyes, “i didn’t misread you, i doubt i misread her.”