#amobscene

billie rolls her eyes. everyone is a fucking wise ass. "yeah, no shit." she snarks, "don't look at my hand, look at what's innit." upon closer inspection, there is a tiny, tiny creature slithering between her fingers. not a worm, though it can easily be mistaken for one, but a little snake. "lookit this lil' guy. y'know what they call 'em? blind snake." it wouldn't be a walk through nature without billie commenting on some wild animal.

"c'mere. you wanna hold 'im? y'can't fuckin' drop him though. he's just a lil' guy, and it'll hurt 'im." she moves her hand closer to her chest, with its twin adding support for the animal. she eyes godric skeptically.

He adores nature, and the peace it brings. How long it has been since he could exist without his duties, if but for a moment! And so, he feels... not younger necessarily, but certainly freer to openly express the thoughts in his head. Acting his age, one could say.

he'll send a glare in billie's direction as he crouches out behind the pastor's house, which had been converted into a small church of sorts. ( pastor rod seemed to be quite the character. ) always seemed to be interested in everything and everyone. he had a way of making people feel welcomed, which is why people would move here from all around the country. ( very cultish, really. though, he didn't have a say in anything. ) he has lit up a joint, trying to enjoy himself after lying to his mother, saying he needed to go to the bathroom.

LIT CIGARETTE HALFWAY TO HIS MOUTH, gabriel allows himself a moment of unfettered annoyance, before he finally turns his gaze to the intruder. ❛ what do you think i'm doing ? ❜

fathers forbid you light anything near a body, candle or otherwise. people get uppity, upset . as if he's ever done anything grossly illegal. well, beyond the one time. ❛ it's my mother's grave, i'll have you know. if i want to light her on fire, that's my business. ❜ the ivy growth over the headstone would catch, probably. but seth was always the one with the eye for arson, even if gabriel always went along. teenagerhoood, empty houses alight, trash burning in desecrated backyards. nothing malicious in boys being boys.

　　she hadn't mean to trail after stalk the guy all the way to his house. her feet subconsciously carried her in the same direction after a rather unsavory encounter just a few blocks up the street with him.      (   is he really that confident that he didn't even think to look over his shoulder, even once ?   )     maybe part of her wants to see what sort of life one would lead in order to end up like that ;   maybe to do something to ‘ get even ’ like @amobscene suggests …  

　　❝   literal shit ? you have some laying around ?   ❞ nose scrunches up as if she can already smell the aftermath & finger traces the near - pristine white picket fence the surround the large, picturesque house ( she's half - expecting to see a son with a golden retriever run out the front door to play fetch together ) . judging by the lack of much character on the outside of the property & the fact that he was only just haggling melia for her number minutes earlier ,   the guy's life likely wasn't as perfect as it seems      ―   she has been proven wrong before ,   though.      

　　❝   he probably doesn't feel much control at work or something. having all this fancy stuff is a way to prove his worth …   it's pretty sad.   ❞

judepercy my beloved.... but YES i think billie/percy would be interesting 👀👀