Cold. Calculating. Calcite.

if u wanna hang out with the squad you gotta show them ur true face first

As she led the human into the cave, she would glance back and roll her eye with a scoff. Sure she spoke about about wanting her to feel safe now, but that could easily chance that it could. Peace with humans never lasted long for Dragons.

The cave itself consisted of a short curved passage that kept the wind from blowing snow in and a fairly spacious cavern proper. Like all other dragons, Calcite had a large hoard that she had accumulated for herself. It consisted mostly of heaps of differently colored pearls and a small pile of precious gems. The other notable feature was how warm it was inside compared to the frosty exterior. This was thanks to what looked to be a pile of burning rocks in the center of the cavern.

“Excuse the lack of furniture. ’m not used to getting guests.” She gestured at some furs that served as her sleeping area, considering that to be the most comfortable spot for a human to sit. Calcite would take a spot by the fire, seeming to give Elsa’s words some thought.

“Yes, I suppose you’re right. I did lose the one most important to me a while ago thanks to them being attacked and fatally injured…” Her gaze would shift to the ring she wore on her tail, curling it closer to herself. “There’s a reason the texts you have on dragons are so ancient your kind can barely read them anymore. It happened before I was hatched, but I can tell you the story…if your interested that is.”

   Even with how different the two of them were and how different from the rest of her kingdom this creature was, the fact stood that Calcite had clearly made a home here.   As far as Elsa was concerned, that meant the dragon was a citizen of Arendelle, just as much as any of the people or animals were.

   Which, in turn, meant she was Elsa’s responsibility to care for.

   One hand delicately lifted her skirts so she could lower herself onto the furs.   Not too far away so as to create distance or imply that she was afraid, but far enough not to crowd the dragon.           “   Please, don’t worry about it.   I appreciate any hospitality you’re willing to offer.   It’s a good idea for us both to sit and settle down a little.   My father always said decisions made with a hot head will always come back to haunt you.   ”

“Your father was a wise man. It’s a shame the rest of your kind don’t share those sentiments.” He sounded as if he had been as rational a human as she ever could have found and it was a shame she wasn’t going to get to deal with him. Elsa seemed to share his opinions though making the dragon have some small hope this could end well for both of them.

“If it is, it’s going to be a first for me to have to deal with.” For all the time she had to deal with crimes both human and supernatural in nature, Calvin had yet to deal with a large number of deadly creatures. This city would seem to attract a more diverse selection than her home one. Not that she was going to complain for as horrible as it could be, at least she couldn’t complain about the job getting boring.

She snickered softly as she accepted the paper bag, loading a decent variety from what she had brought into it. “You should know by now that I always have a sugar craving.” It was a well known fact as it was the reason her desk drawers had more sweets and candy than things actually related to solving any cases. not that anyone around her complained as she could always be counted on for a mint or piece of gum to help cover up a lunch that got a little too happy. Looking at the time on her watch, she gave a small hum, “Well, the Chief will have just left for his own lunch right about now and won’t be back for at least an hour. I have time if you can find a way to put me to use.”

Phoebe laughed and shook her head. “Listen, if you could provide us with some kind of legal cover, that’d be enough ‘dealing with’ for you. I wouldn’t want you to put your life and your job in jeopardy.” She immediately thought of Andy, who had died while helping her and her sisters. He and Prue had had the strongest bond, but he had also been a friend to her and Piper. She wasn’t about to drag another one of their law enforcement friends into the line of fire. Not unless it was absolutely, 100% necessary.

Calvin did follow the other woman into the kitchen, taking a seat at the counter and giving a smile when the steaming mug of coffee was handed to her. It was one constant that there was when she came over and she could appreciate that as it usually helped when going over the latest crime that could have been even vaguely supernatural in origin. She was taking a sip of said coffee when Phoebe mentioned the portals, her eyebrows jumping briefly as she was rather quick to make a possible connection between this new lead and her reason for being there in the first place,

“Portals you say? Now that is interesting… The reason I’m here is that we’ve been getting calls about sightings of a large creature late at night, usually shrouded in darkness and an unnatural fog. Normally I wouldn’t pay any attention to that kind of tabloid fodder, but there have been missing persons reports filed for all the sighting locations. Days later, body parts will turn up in….unusual places.” She reached into her coat and pulled out some rather grisly photos which she would pass to Phoebe for her to get a look at. Most would find them horrific to look at, but they could be considered tame compared to some of the things she had heard the sisters had faced in the past. “I’m not sure if you can tell but those aren’t the kind of injuries any man can make, no matter what he’s using. In fact, if I might be inclined to think that they were caused by something with rather large teeth.”

“Moves around with unnatural fog, missing persons, and injuries made by large teeth? Sounds like the work of a hungry ghoul,” she replied. “But I’ll double-check the Book and see if there are others I can come up with. How long do you have before they expect you back at the station?” Due to the sisters’ experience of working with Detective Morris, she was aware that detectives had limited breaks. The chief tended to notice when those breaks became longer and more frequent, and she didn’t want either Darryl or Calvin to come under scrutiny. “If it takes me longer than thirty minutes, I could call you later. You can take some of the doughnuts with you so if you do return late, you could say that you had a sugar craving.”

She knew the transfer had been a bad idea the moment she was getting told off for doing her job too well. Calvin had been told by her chief that she was supposed to learn how they did things in Gotham, but somehow being too good had landed her in the latest attempt at controlling the more violent criminals on completely false charges. Being alone and a police detective made her an obvious target so her first thought was to head for the PD that was standing in the converted city to use it as shelter until she could think of a better plan.

As Calvin silently entered, there was something quite apparent that was setting this building apart from any of the others around it: It was colder inside than the winter coating the city in snow. Shivering slightly, she slowly made her way to the back, more than ready to fight her way through any hostility she might encounter.

The words they had said to him, laughed at him……it cut him deeply. Most he deflected…..after all, his own father had called him worse things when he had just been a tiny scrap of a child.

He was still as he stood by her chamber……the blank look on his face unable to hide just how much he wanted to be with his wife…..and not trapped without her.

“ She’s my best friend……she’s my rock. She was always stronger than me…..I’m….I’m nothing without her……”

His fingers gently caressed the reflection of her cheek as she slept in her deep freeze state…..a look of peace and tranquility on her face.

“I know what you mean... Citrine is the same for me. Even back when we were in high school. I’m not sure how I would have ended up if not for her.”

Honestly she had no idea his physical state was wearing on his mental one so much that he consider ending it all. Then again, she wasn’t sure what she would have done in his situation herself.

a collection of lines from the tv show. tw: some nsfw.

‘ has water ever made you feel better when you were upset? have you ever heard anyone say: thank god, the water’s here? ’

‘ to get ice cream or commit a felony. i’ll decide in the car. ’

‘ your heart’s in the right place, but i don’t know where the hell your brain is. ’

‘ i know i look square, but i’m like my father’s tractor. i take a while to warm up, but once i get going i can turn your topsoil till the cows come home. ’

‘ may your marinara sauce never cling to your pasta. ’

‘ go to sleep, sweetheart. pray for brains. ’

‘ yeah, frightening, isn’t it? ’

‘ if that doesn’t fill the void, nothing will. ’

‘ this ain’t gonna be no cakewalk! ’

‘ and how many junkies have gas and hot flashes? ’

‘ condoms! condoms! condoms! ’

‘ the time i was radioactive. ’

‘ so is eating grapes at the supermarket, but you do that all the time. ’

‘ i think there’s a connection between your brain and wallpaper paste. ’

‘ you can go straight to H-E-double-hockey-sticks! ’

‘ i could vomit just looking at you. ’

‘ it’s like having two size nine fudgesicles pressed up against my butt. ’

‘ you drink out of a brown paper bag and suddenly everybody’s your friend. ’

‘ god, i hate morning people. ’

‘ i don’t know what to say. yes, i do. don’t ever do that. ’

‘ well, i am stunned. just stunned. stunned is the only way to describe how…stunned i am! ’

‘ you’re a furry little gnome and we feed you too much. ’

‘ i’ll try but if they serve me cauliflower, it’s in god’s hands. ’

‘ now get out of here before the victim of violent crime in this house is you! ’

‘ i think it started when i came down from the bell tower and got my humped fixed! ’

‘ of course, my heroine doesn’t look like you. this is a romantic novel, not science-fiction. ’

‘ you always complain, and we always get through it. ’

‘ please! i had to turn you away from the window so you wouldn’t inhale the drapes! ’

‘ wow, with only three hours of sleep, i can be as bitchy as you. ’

‘ isn’t it amazing how i can feel so bad and still look so good? ’

‘ can i ask a dumb question? ’

‘ because i feel lousy and being mean to you makes me feel better. ’

‘ if there’s ever a night when you can’t sleep, i’ll come into your room and sing ‘ kumbaya ’. ’

‘ you try and i’ll have you on your back so fast you’ll think you’re out on a date. ’

‘ have i given you any indication at all that i care? ’

‘ but then again it was dark and i tend to over-dramatize. ’

‘ my mistake. i thought since you look like yoda, you were also wise. ’

‘ stand back, i could blow any minute. ’

‘ well, i’m here if you want to pick my brain. ’

‘ do you want it fast or do you want it good? ’

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Make Your Own Kind Of Music (Closed White & Blue Diamond and Calcite RP for smugxscientific)

@smugxscientific​

The war had finally drawn to a close and Calcite felt as if things were going to change drastically around Homeworld. No more would they be needing her extreme methods of conducting her science and she felt as if she was going to be losing her favorite part of her job.

That was until she heard that two Diamonds were going to be paying her lab a personal visit and one of them was White Diamond. She was one of the few gems Calcite knew was as cruel as she was. As much as she would never admit it, part of her was looking forward to the meeting and the possibilities it could hold. They never normally went to meet gems, instead sending their favored right-hand gems to do their work.

Calcite was more than ready when Blue Diamond and then White Diamond entered her lab, having even polished her display of gem shards just for the occasion. She would turn from what she was working on and giving the customary diamond salute.

“My Diamonds. Welcome to my lab. Please, feel free to have a seat. I would hate to waste any of your time with idle chit chat.” She gestured at two chairs as they raised out of the floor in front of her desk and took her seat behind it. “Now, how can I help you today?”

@smugxscientific​

Calcite had always been a curious Gem, as far as Blue Diamond was concerned. Brilliant, cunning and inventive to what most would consider a genius degree, all these were fair descriptions of the Gem in question. But while most had assumed Calcite would join the Blue Diamond Research & Development, Blue had always kept Calcite at arms length. Not out of a hatred towards her, but because of her… Well, emotions, for lack of better terms. 

The Gems in Blue’s labs did not allow emotions to cloud their judgement. The work they did was for the good of Homeworld and the Gem race, so they shut off anything that would put a stop to this. In Blue Diamond’s case, literally, with the silver apparatus around her Gem inhibiting her compassion, empathy and… Sadness. 

Calcite though? She enjoyed her work far too much. No wonder White chose her for this task. Project Anglesite was born of rage after all, White’s rage. Blue took note of the polished Gem shards, displayed like spoils of war. Her opinion of Calcite only seemed more valid. She silently took her seat. 

Even though Blue Diamond had her device resting on her gem, Calcite could read others well enough to see that she didn’t fully approve of her or her methods. She didn’t care though as her methods were what had gotten her so far and she wasn’t going to be changing any time soon.

He was carrying a suitcase, and polished to the point that it was almost cartoonish at how immaculate he was. The bump nudged him slightly, but any deviation from routine….even accidental….was met with anger.

“ You incompetent clod! Watch where you’re going! There are people on a VERY tight SCHEDULE! Any delay, any LOSS of time is UNACCEPTABLE!”

He glanced at her badge….and gave her a snobbish humph.

“Hey! It was an accident! I didn’t walk into you on purpose and why would I.”

Calvin was going to walk off and leave him to his business, but something about his attitude made her want to be spiteful and hold him up even more.

Oh……she was good. But he was better. He flicked out his watch, and looked at the time.

“ Thankfully for me, the subway is always delayed by 3.5 minutes. We have been speaking for forty seconds.

Calvin watched as the man toyed with an old fashioned pocket watch, folding her arms. Clearly he was one obsessed with time and she cared little for how late she was for work. Besides, if she was already half an hour late, a few more minutes wouldn’t matter a whole lot. 

He was carrying a suitcase, and polished to the point that it was almost cartoonish at how immaculate he was. The bump nudged him slightly, but any deviation from routine….even accidental….was met with anger.

“ You incompetent clod! Watch where you’re going! There are people on a VERY tight SCHEDULE! Any delay, any LOSS of time is UNACCEPTABLE!”

He glanced at her badge….and gave her a snobbish humph.

"Hey! It was an accident! I didn't walk into you on purpose and why would I."

Calvin was going to walk off and leave him to his business, but something about his attitude made her want to be spiteful and hold him up even more.