* SHADOW / DUDE !

          “  Maybe   people   like   living    in   the   moment.   Consequences   always  set  in  after   they’ve  made   mistakes. ”   fingers   twirl   blonde  locks  between  them,  wide  eyes  lifting   in  his  direction.   “ How   else   would   they   learn   from  them?  Besides,  you’ve  probably  done  some   dumb  shit   in   your  life. ”

❝          but     !          ❞         bright  blues  shift  up ,     hint  of  a  smile  curling  at  lips .           ❝          you  have  to  admit ,     some  people  turning  zombie ,     it  feels  like  an  upgrade  like          .   .   .          personality  wise .          ❞

📹   |   “i wouldn’t call that bad, you know,” she shrugs. awhile ago, it would have been her worst nightmare, but she has a lot more appreciation for the mundane these days. “sometimes you get more than you bargained for by looking into the dark and the terrible. and once you get there… you can’t exactly look away.”

“Don’t sound so surprised,” they danced along the outskirts of miscellaneous almosts, so many that she’d lost count. Her face flushed and Chuck cocked her head to the side, “I mean,” swaying as she turned away, a sheath of embarrassment painting her cheeks pink, “Of course I would,” his own apparent anxiety was heightening hers, and she didn’t know if it had been wise to address the elephant in the room. “It’s not a joke,” she was genuine despite her evident mortification, arms crossing over her chest as she burrowed deeper into the corner of the couch. She was too shy to ask him if he returned the sentiment, as though her own admission was enough. She didn’t need to know if he felt the same – he knew she did, and that counted. “okay, it’s my turn. Truth or dare?”

“Are you making this up for fun, or are you telling me how to feel. I think I monstra—monstrealize all the time. Always, really. I think that’s a different sort of thing. Is the feeling supposed to be like fear and shock and awe?”

She favored the little home she’d made for herself out in the middle of nowhere – she was probably there only a few months out of the year, and she could count on one hand how many people had her address, so when she heard the rapid knocking at her door, Chuck sprung from bed with a jolt. She fell asleep much too easily when she was indoors. Digits curled around the knob and she pried it open, “You’re freaking soaked,” ushering Fig in, hues flickering beyond his form to see if she could spot any shadows in the darkness. There was nothing – she also favored caution. “Are you okay?” She turned on her heel, digging through her pantry for a towel before draping it over his shoulders, “What’s going on?”

         “  Don't  worry.  If  that  presents  a  problem  I'll  just  push  you  off.  "    scooting  over  on  the  prepared  bed,  she  stares  up  at  him  with  a  smirk.   "  Maybe  place  a  few  pillows  on  the  floor  in  case  that  happens.  Cushion  your  fall.  ”

              “i’m a snack who brings snacks! the snack who smiles back,” she chirped a little too enthusiastically, a hint of chaos glimmering in her eyes. she can sense his nerves, though knows better than to bring it up. leaving an ancient shadow creature to be babysat by a small child with anxiety was probably not the best option, nevertheless it was the option he took. the corners of her lips twitched into a smile as meredith emerged from the body of water and over to their sides. retrieving one piece from the bag, she proceeded to toss it in the being’s direction.

                        “what a good pup pup! you’re a good pup, yes you are!”

               “so---...like goldfish crackers?” eyebrow raises at the other but he can’t help but smirk, finding it amusing. it’s not very often that he decides to put meredith in someone else’s hands. granted, meredith could just say fuck this and find him anyways. she was a shadow being, after all. not a dog. though, something in fig’s mind told him he needed some back up every now and again. meredith got a little overprotective of him at times which got him into more trouble than he needed. meredith’s tail wagged, slamming against the earth softly as she caught the snack in her mouth, it disappearing in minutes. funny how a shadow being could be so dog like. 

             “ bus — ” she repeated, a slight nod to her head. “ yes, of course, i knew it was some sort of form of transportation. either way, i won’t throw you under any sort of moving vehicle. ” that wasn’t willa’s style. she was truthful, almost to much at times. overall, she was a pretty bad ass chick, but also had a huge heart that just loved and cared more than most. “ i’ve seen a lot of evil in the world, met some of the worst people on this planet, so i like to think i can read people pretty well. i know who are worthy of my loyalty. ” a bit of a smile spreading over plump naturally pink lips. 

           “ if you were a piece of shit you wouldn’t have accepted or decided to help me. ” willa reached into her bag as she spoke. she liked to think she could see past the outward exterior. he was plenty attractive, she wasn’t blind, but it was the heart that she focused on the most when it came to connecting with others. “ the law is complicated. i’ve believed in the justice system ever since i moved to america. unfortunately, it took working in it to see that it slow moving, far from perfection and broken. it’s easy for people to give up on a case that seemed impossible to solve, it’s easy to forget when it wasn’t your family who was murdered. ” willa pulled a folder out, sliding it to him. “ he was pulling off murders with ease. he was cocky, he kept getting away with it… despite knowing what he looked like and his name, we couldn’t catch him. my boyfriend and daughter were his last two victims, then he disappeared. the trail has been cold ever sense. ” she tapped on the folder before releasing it. “ it’s all in here. from blood type to prior jobs and residences. evidence found, what he looks like, all of it. ”

                  “hey, that’s good to know. nothing to worry about. we’ll learn more of the correct sayings as we go. maybe you can teach me some cool one’s from---...wherever your from,” hey, he was trying to be nice, to say the least. he couldn’t imagine losing his whole family. sure, his family has been harassed for years due to, well--...being witches. the stigma was always there. witchcraft meant satanism or something like that. it didn’t work like that at all. needless to say, he couldn’t imagine what willa had gone through and certainly didn’t want to. “it’s a good trait to have. know your energies,”