don't test me.

Valentina couldn’t believe it but she was actually nervous. She had become so desensitized to going on dates with strange men, their pockets overflowing with money but their lives lonely enough to keep calling a gang to bring them an escort for a night, that she knew she shouldn’t be so nervous but she was. She was used to being picked up by cars and limos but never a bike, and she’d never admit it but she definitely was terrified, solely because she never had much experience being on one. That terror eased to excitement eventually, though, as she allowed herself to enjoy it, the cool wind in her hair, the sounds of the rest of Charming muted until all she could feel and hear was Robert. “All good,” Valentina said before realizing that she should be louder so he could hear her over the engine and the wind. “All good! This is pretty great!” Valentina said, unable to let out a loud, carefree laugh. This definitely hadn’t been how she expected the night to go but it was so, so, so much better. 

Even better when the bike slowed down to a stop and she realized she had taken him back to his place, and a thrill rushed through her at the thought of just being able to talk to him without the fear of anybody else finding out. No guilt, no judgment, just her doing what she wanted, with the benefits of alcohol she’s also pretty excited to consume. “Would it be weird of me to say that I’m actually pretty excited to see your book collection?” Valentina murmured, letting out a soft laugh as she hopped off the bike, tugging at the ends of her dress before self-consciously running a hand through her hair. “Please tell me I don’t look like a scarecrow right about now?” She asked, giggling as she reached out and slipped her hand onto the crook of his arm, letting him lead the way. God, she couldn’t help but think. Were those actual butterflies? Wait, no, maybe that was just hunger. She started to internally panic at the mere thought of her stomach grumbling in his presence and Val knew that was not sexy at all, hence why she hesitated slightly near the door. “This is going to sound like a really weird request since it’s your house, but… you think I could whip some food up for the both of us?”

As he guided the bike into the small stretch of pavement in front of his house, Rob smiled and looked over his shoulder towards Val as she hopped off. The sound of her soft laughter made him feel warm... Not that he’d ever admit that to anyone but himself. “Nah, definitely not weird. I do have quite an extensive book collection. It’s impressive, if I do say so myself. I’d be more weirded out if you didn’t want to see it.” He joked while getting off the bike himself and pocketing the keys. Rob’s eyes gave Val a once over and at the sight of her, he couldn’t help but let his lips move in an appreciative smile. Her cheeks were flushed, most likely due to the wind biting them while they rode the bike and her hair a bit in disarray, probably for the same reason. “You don’t look the least bit like a scarecrow. If you did, it’d be the most beautiful scarecrow I’ve ever seen.” His words were honest, while he placed his elbow out for her to be able to place her arm into it and guided her towards his home. 

location: charming auto

with: robert langley

@robert-langley

if she could help it, she avoided charming auto like the plague. simply because she didn’t want to have to deal with the devils. there was nothing actually wrong with her car but she was there for another reason. azra was working on a new project and she was in need of some possibly recycled materials. that was the sole reason that she was there. no one seemed to have noticed her because they were all working. though she glanced around only for her eyes to land on a familiar face. the second that she spotted robert, her lips curved into a smirk. he was standing in the doorway of the office and seemed to be looking at whatever was on the clipboard. she cleared her throat only to yell out,” hey pretty boy!” that caused a few people to stare but that didn’t deter her,” who’s in charge of this place? i am hoping to get some supplies unless you can help me?” 

rafael never knew what to think of robert and he doubted he ever would. the one thing he did know was that he had to deal with him. after all he was a devil and that meant they were brothers. granted he did his best to avoid interacting with him whenever he could. he was relieved that rob didn’t seem to have a problem with what he was asking. he had to think for a moment considering he had just gotten off the phone,” right off main street,” he said after a moment,” some idiot teenager ran into a mail box, fucked up her father’s car.” it was sadly not an uncommon occurrence. he was just relieved that it wasn’t anything major. it meant more work for the guys and that was what mattered. it was doubtful that things were going to ever be different between him and rob. if he wanted he could try to understand why someone like him was part of the devils. 

at first she had thought it would be a one time occurrence. the first time she had brought robert food it had been because she actually had extra food. that was when she realized that he didn’t have the best habits when it came to taking care of himself. she knew already the second the door opened that he had been lost in his work. she was happy that he at least seemed open to the idea,” good.” she knew the answer to her question before she even asked it. there were times she really didn’t understand how he could forget to do the basic things,” you know i’m going to start lecturing you if you don’t start to take better care of yourself.” she was following him into his house and together they were walking over to his kitchen table. she was going to pull out all the containers and glanced around as she did,” so are you going to tell me what you’re working on that’s made you get so lost in it?” 

Flirting with people and spending time with them was the whole point of Valentina’s job. She dolls herself up to be looked at and be talked to for so many years now, that it was almost like she went on autopilot with people. Tell them what they want to hear, smile, and then leave before things got past the surface level. That was why she was always so taken aback when she felt the urge to actually want to get to know somebody more – and that was exactly what it was with Rob. From the first time they met when he was the one giving her some company when she got stood up, she had always felt this intrigue, this desire to know more about this quiet man who liked his books and who had been so nice to her yet somehow was caught up in the Devils. Also, that saying about how you want the things you can’t have definitely applied here too because she definitely disliked the Devils. However, that night, after trying so hard to catch his eye while listening to the music, she felt her heart skip a beat once she finally got his attention. It was like the breath rushed out of her at that silent invitation, which surprised her because she had always been so in control of her emotions. She had to be for her job. She wasn’t one who usually felt giddy. After saying a flimsy excuse to her friends about leaving something at her apartment, she followed Rob towards where his bike was and showed him an almost shy smile as she reached him. “I’m more than happy to let you lead me anywhere, just promise me there’ll be alcohol,” Valentina jokingly said before swallowing thickly and climbing up on his bike after him, tugging down the hem of her dress down her legs before wrapping her arms around his larger frame. “This okay?” She asked gently.

DATE: Saturday February 13th

WITH: @valentinas​

ROBERT LANGLEY

DAMIAN MAXWELL

WESLEY MADDOX

DOMINIC COOK

“Leaving so soon?” Valentina asked, her tone playful as she sat down. She could still vividly remember how the two of them had met, how she had been completely blown off by a client who never showed up, despite her sticking around for hours after their agreed time, only for Rob to take pity on her and actually give her some company. She couldn’t imagine how absolutely pitiful it must have looked to others, how she was sitting around and fidgeting, the smile on her face waning by the minute, only to still be alone at a table for two hours later. What she hadn’t expected though was how the night would turn completely around, and for her to actually enjoy his company. A Devil’s company. She understood the hesitation in making their ‘friendship’ or perhaps ‘acquaintance’ more public, but she was in too much need for caffeine to really care. “Maybe you can… keep me company again. Heaven knows you’ve done a great job the last time,” Val said, showing him a small smile. “Don’t worry,” she added, her voice dropping in volume. “Anyone can see how packed this diner is at this time and I’m just very lucky to have found a seat.”

Valentina had this way about her, which made him want to stay. Despite the fact that he felt spending time with her was, in some sense, betraying his own club. He’d told himself that too, the night they’d met, yet somehow hadn’t been able to take his leave. He tried to tell himself that she was just an escort for the Wolves. It wasn’t like she was in management as far as he knew, but the thoughts of betrayal still lingered. Despite this internal struggle, Robert decided there was no harm in staying a little while. He put the last of his papers in the folder and placed it to the side of the table, before continuing to sip the cup of coffee in his hands. Her words stuck and Rob nodded quickly as the waitress arrived with his plate of food. It looked like it was enough to feed a whole army, but Rob looked up and thanked the woman when grabbing his fork and stabbing into a piece of scrambled egg. Looking over towards Val as he chewed, the man then leaned back in his seat. “What brings you here this early?” He asked politely, before snatching a piece of bacon from the plate and begun chewing it. 

Location: Robert’s Home

With: Robert Langley 

@robert-langley​

it wasn’t the first time that she made far too much food. half the time when she cooked she always had tons of leftovers. lena had decided to pack some up after she realized just how much would still be there. the last thing that she wanted was to end up with half of it going bad and being tossed. she placed the containers into the reusable tote bag that she almost always used. after that she made sure she had her phone and keys before heading out the front door. it was the familiar walk down the front path, along the sidewalk and then heading right up the front path that led to robert’s home. she patiently knocked and waited for him to open the door. the second he did she was holding the bag up,” i made some enchiladas and some rice,” she said in lieu of a greeting,” and i’m guessing you haven’t eaten have you?” 

Location: Charming Auto

With: Robert Langley

@robert-langley​

“robert!” called out raf after having hung up the phone. the garage was chaos which was basically normal. he tended to try to avoid speaking directly with robert. there was something about him that rafael just didn’t entirely understand or perhaps even like. he was clearing his throat and going to grab a set of keys off the wall. only to toss them towards robert and hoped that he would catch him,” there was an accident, they need a tow.” he didn’t have anyone else to send and he knew that he couldn’t leave. he still had to go over the paperwork that was piling up on his desk,” after you come back you can cut out of here, alright?” 

Location: Hale’s Diner 

With: Anyone!

@charmingstarters​

Valentina stopped in surprise at the entrance once she realized how packed the diner was. That was her fault for thinking it wouldn’t have a lot of people when it was so early in the morning, when she should have known it would be full of people who were as needy for coffee as she knew she looked. “Hey,” she said, showing the person a smile as soon as she spotted a vacant chair. “You mind if I could maybe sit here?” Valentina asked, wanting to turn on the charm she usually reserved for her customers but it was hard to when she still felt like she was half-asleep. “I’m not part of the usual breakfast crowd around here but my coffee maker’s broken,” she explained. “I promise I won’t be too loud if you’re one of those people nursing a weekday hangover,” Val added with a light laugh.

Sitting at Hale’s during the morning rush, was far from Robert’s favorite place to be – But the eggs were delicious, bacon cooked to perfection and pancakes so fluffy he felt he could fly after eating them and those were good enough reasons to him, to venture into the diner this early in the morning. Sitting at a table for two, the seat in front of him was unoccupied, while Rob held a cup of coffee in one hand and a pencil in the other. He looked up from the paper he was scribbling on when hearing a familiar female voice greet him. Flipping his papers over to face down out of sheer habit, Rob then looked up with a small smile, trying his very best to look disinterested to the people around them – Charming was small and word traveled fast. If the Disciples found out he was seen sitting at a table with a Wolf making pleasant conversation, there’d be trouble ahead. “Take a seat” He spoke with a small nod and begun putting the papers away in a folder. “I was just heading out anyways” He lied, when what he wanted most was to tell her to sit in order for them to openly spend time together. The last thing he wanted was to pack up his things, but he proceeded to gather the papers from the table and put them in the folder to make room for the woman.

Location: La Luna

With: Anyone!

@charmingstarters​

“On a scale of fluffy bunnies to fucking furious, how mad are you still about what happened at that town shooting?” He asked as he nursed his beer, turning towards the poor soul that had the unluckiness of being next to him during this fine night he decided to drink himself to a stupor his brain needs just to have a good night’s sleep. Without waiting for an answer, he barged on with his own thoughts. “Because sometimes, I can sit here and actually have a good time. Sometimes I don’t even fucking think about it, you know? Like it’s so easy to just forget about it happening. Then that guilt just starts dropping in all unwelcome, kinda making me feel like we all don’t deserve to be happy when that shit happened right here in this town,” Cliff admitted with a shake of his head, remembering himself, remembering where he was and why he wanted to drink in the first place. This was NOT how he wanted his night to go. Slapping his hand on the bar, more to wake himself up than anything, he turned back towards the other with a mischievous grin. “You think I’m full of shit or what?”

Robert sat next to his brother and friend, but didn’t say a word when he asked him a question; instead opting to take a sip of his own beer, inhale a deep breath and then leaning back in his seat. Knowing Cliff quite well, after years of being in the Devil’s Disciples together, Robert had an idea that the other would continue to speak, since clearly something was on his mind – Especially with the amount of alcohol he had consumed. Just before Robert begun thinking he might have been wrong about his assumption, Cliff continued and it caused Rob to cock a brow and look towards the other, “You need to put that guilt away, right-the-fuck-now. Charming’s our home. Mistakes have been made and lives have been lost, but that does not mean we get to wallow. Get your head out of your ass, man” The otherwise quiet man shook his head, before taking another sip of his beer, looking towards the wall filled with bottles behind the bar, and nodding with a small smile, “And yes. You are full of shit... And a constant pain in my ass.” Robert wasn’t usually a harsh man, but what he knew was that he needed the Road Captain to keep a level head. If what he had just described, were the feelings he was walking around with, weighing on his chest, then he needed to get them locked down, or it would most likely end in disaster. 

Hi my lovelies! It’s Korrie here with intro 2 / 4 and this one is for my dude Robert Langley. If you’d like to plot with him, feel free to like this or hit me up either here or on Discord ( coffee hoe#6551 ). Now that that’s all out of the way, let’s get to it, shall we? TW: Gambling, death threats, depression. @charmingextra​