#brillivnt

         this wasn’t usually the line of work that jagger got involved in. criminal defense was his speciality, it was what he thrived at. but a friend of his had called him asking for help for his sister, and jagger couldn’t find it in him to say no when he’d given the lawyer a vague overview of the situation. she was supposed to come into his office today so they could finally meet and brief this whole situation before hearings for her case came up. jagger was in his office going over some files at his desk when there was a knock at his door. he looked up when his assistant came to the door with a woman close behind and jagger nodded her in. “please, come in,” he offered the strange woman a smile, coming around his desk. he held his hand out for her to shake. “jagger torres,” he said politely, shaking her small hand once it was placed in his and going back around to his chair. “please, have a seat.”

        his wife was going to give severely mature grey hairs, roman thought that was a given. vasilisa drove him fucking up the wall, but he’d light a building on fire for her.... with her in it too, but that was beside the point. roman hadn’t talked to her for a majority of the day, so he was surprised when he looked up from the design on his computer to see vasilisa walking into his office. eyebrows furrowing, he looked her offer. “the fuck you doing here?” he asked. she never visited him at work, so this was a highly irregular event in their marriage. he saw the envelope in her hands right before it landed on his desk, quirking an eyebrow. roman opened it and pulled out what appeared to be... divorce papers? “babe, what the fuck?”

He was kissing them before he could even stop himself, his fingers finding their hips instinctively. It was only a few moments before his brain caught up with his body and he pulled back, slightly breathless. “Fuck, sorry I–I didn’t mean–did you wanna do this?”

    he shouldn’t have reacted like that. it was nothing more than a peck to his forehead, and yet, henrik felt tingles on the spot where her lips touched his skin. he had never felt affection from anyone aside from his siblings and it felt.. good. “sorry. just not used to people doing that, i guess.”

every day, she finds herself going to the direction of the circus and even talking to some people from there. but as she watched the performances, there was something akin to longing in her eyes. anna knew that her adoptive parents wanted her to continue their legacy, to become a doctor as well. however, she has never really found that calling and as all the performances came to an end, another round of applause was given as everyone cheered. unlike the other patrons who were already leaving, the brunette always stayed after the show to tell him just how magnificent his performance was once again. even though it was the same act, she always found herself being captivated by it. as the people began to file out from the tent, anna remained on her seat as she waited for him to notice her.