#fractisouls

he   is   different,   but   there   are   pieces   that   are   very   familiar.         either   way,   caleb   cares   for   @fractisouls​​      —      and   finds   amusement   in   his   flamboyance   and   confidence.

               damn it all, but he has been good. at least, as good as vax has been known to be. he even left percy alone long enough to jot down a few more thoughts into his sketch book, completing his idea more than he had when he was first set upon by the persistent half-elf. and percy certainly is putting forth his greatest effort to be honest and a man of his word, so he accepts setting down his pen with a sigh.

               “ have you? ”     percy repeats, leaning back into his chair to cast an observing gaze at his companion, the impatience clear on his face if not his tone. he twitches a faint smile and lifts a hand to grasp the side of vax’s neck, thumb running along the edge of his jaw, even daring as far to press against his bottom lip.     “ well, i suppose you have. you don’t think you could be a good boy for another five more minutes? ”

⟬ @fractisouls​ ⟭

Kaoru lifts Mammon's hand and attempts to slide a ring pop on Mammon's finger, " We're married now. " [ DONE AND DONE! <3 ]

“That’s it?” He blinked down at the large, diamond-shaped lollipop and wondered why it looked suck a sickly shade of green. He could have sworn that the gems in the Human Realm weren’t this. . . unfortunate looking. There was also the fact that he expected something bigger — movies, dramas and various anime couldn’t all be wrong. The proposal, the wedding and the honeymoon were meant to be larger than life events! The simplicity of their union left him baffled, and he wasn’t afraid to say as much.

“I thought humans made a big deal outta gettin’ married. Ain’t we supposed t’have a huge weddin’ with music and dancin’ and enough food t’keep Beel fed for a week? It ain’t just slappin’ a ring on me, is it?”

He tilted his head and brought the ring closer. Sniff, sniff. Odd, it smelled like sugar and melon.

“I guess if this is how ya actually do it where yer from, then. . . we’re married!” Mammon gave his fingers a wiggle, stomach knotting and fluttering and flipping all at once. This wasn’t at all how he expected this to go, but he couldn’t deny that he liked the idea of belonging only to them. He wanted to be Kaoru’s husband, to be their number one, to be their support through thick and thin. He could have been embarrassed and relied on his usual habits of denying his affections, but not today. Not now.

edwina would be lying if she said she wasn't a bit disappointed going into her second season. after being named as the diamond by the queen last year, she cannot help but wonder just what may be waiting for her on the other side of all of this. with kate now healed from the carriage accident, happily married, and well enriched into the bridgerton household; edwina does feel a bit of that weight lifted off of her shoulders. no longer is she expected to marry for status or money. perhaps now, she can marry for love, just as kate had done.

⟬ @fractisouls / anita's birthday 5 • 13 ⟭

" The plus side of being a nepo baby, " she jokes, " is getting to rent out a small space in this zoo where we can watch the bears. " Matilda holds Anita's hands and walks backward, gently tugging her girlfriend along to the table set up with rose petals, wine glasses, and fancy plates. " You deserve the best for your birthday, baby, so I reserved this space just for us. "

When they reach the table, she leans in to press a kiss to her girlfriend's lips before watching the furry animals moving around, " I love this place because they take in animals who have been injured in the wild and care for them. It's one of my favorite places and I wanted to share it with you for your birthday. " She takes Anita's hand and gives it a gentle squeeze, " You mean a lot to me, y'know. I- I love you, Anita, and I'm really happy that I get to call you my girlfriend. " Another kiss is given to her, " Happy birthday, darling. " [ I'm late but here!!!!!!! ]

"I have no idea what that even means," confessed the birthday girl, "but I appreciate it anyway! I've never had a whole section of a zoo reserved for me before. Us. I mean us."

It was too generous a gift and hardly deserved, but she wouldn't turn it away. Matilda teased, but it still sounded as if she had pulled quite a few strings to get them here. Who in the world right now could claim that their girlfriend had saved them a special spot near a special animal on her special day?

No one. That's who.

This was for them, and she would make the most of it.

"This is gonna sound super cheesy and lame, but you are the best thing I could have on my birthday. I don't care where we end up going, you know? I mean, I do care, but it doesn't have to be anything huge."

She wasn't socially inept, but being soft and kind and love-struck was new to her. She ought to take baby steps and give herself time to adjust, but Anita didn't want to risk not showing just how glad she was to have Matilda in her life.

"Don't get me wrong, this is. . . woah. Are those rose petals?"

It was more than what she expected. A simple picnic table would do, but the decorations and thought put into it made the romantic set-up all the more moving. Anita wasn't quite brought to tears, but her throat did knot and she did lose her train of thought momentarily.

"So, they're like you?" Accepting and loving something that had been beaten and broken, something that had been trained to be afraid and sharp simply to protect themselves. She was a lot like the bears taken in by the zoo, but it was proof that love and tender care could help damaged goods heal.

It wasn't enough to have her hands held and her lips kissed. Anita walled herself in, but it was only because she loved too bombastically when those walls were taken down.

With a scoop, she swept Matilda off her feet and gave her a spin. She let her feet swing through the air before they hit the ground again. But even as she found her footing again, Anita refused to let her go.

⟬ meme / @fractisouls ⟭

❝ i really… want everyone to know i’m yours. ❞ / Vex @ Mammon!

"Don't ya worry, precious. Ain't anyone in the world gonna make the mistake'a thinkin' ya belong t'anyone else." He couldn't risk it, not when a part of him felt so deeply attached to her.

Mammon was bound to her now, wrapped in golden threads that couldn't be shaken loose. For so long, he assumed that he belonged to her more than she belonged to him, but her permission to claim her as he pleased reassured him that the feelings were far more mutual than he first thought.

"No one else gets t'have ya like this." He mumbled possessively against her neck, her scent and the heat of their intertwined bodies driving his senses mad. "Mine. . ."

His teeth were blunt and ordinary for the most part, save for the canines that sat longer than usual. Those sunk into her first — the bite wasn't enough to draw blood, but there would be sizeable dents left against her skin just below the back of her ear.