#leomaris

Shall We Dance AU : The Winter Edition. Surprise! @agents-of-virtue Happy Hanukkah!

@the-roanoke-society

Leo hated the cold, he absolutely hated it. Snow was nice and pretty and all that, but the below freezing temperatures was just not his thing. It was the only con to not going home for the holidays.

The only reason he was out and about in the freezing cold was because his girlfriend ran out of flour, and no way was he going to let her freeze when he could pick some up on his way over.

So once he arrived at her apartment, after leaving his coat and shoes by the door, he sought her out and immediately hugged her.

"I'm freezing, give me your warmth." He joked, holding her close to him. She immediately snuggled into his embrace.

"You really are freezing, did you even wear a coat?" she laughed.

"I did, and yet I am frozen." He replied as he set the shopping bag by the rest of the baking ingredients

"Oh!" Bekah pulled away to grab a mug from the counter. "This will help warm you up!"

"You made hot chocolate for me?" Leo asked as he accepted the warm mug from her. He noticed she was watching him eagerly, almost looking nervous.

He blew on it for a brief second before taking a sip. It surprised him, how much it tasted like the hot chocolate his father always made for him.

"Y-you're brother said you like it spicy," Bekah began rambling when she saw the surprised look on his face. "And I looked up some recipes online, and I-"

Leo smiled at her.

"I love you."

That made her cheeks go red. He'd never said that to her before.

"I love you too, Leo." She beamed, matching his smile.

"Good," he responded, taking another sip of his hot chocolate. He was almost trying to hide how happy it made him, that she'd said it back to him.

"Alright," Leo prompted. He set his mug off to the side, surveying all the ingredients on the counter. "teach me how to make these. I wanna learn."

Bekah launched straight into telling him everything. She listed the ingredients and amounts, and the order everything was mixed. She had him do a few things, but mostly he stood and observed. He held her from behind, moving with her and watching with his chin rested on her shoulder. It did make it take longer, but neither of them minded

"So, sufganiyot?" He tried, knowing he wasn't saying it right. Leo had sat across the table, decorating a few cookies as she continued to make more of the jelly filled treats. He'd gotten in the way a little too much and had been ordered out of the kitchen.

"Very close," she said, bringing some over on a cooling rack. She taught him how pronounce it correctly, it only took a couple tries.

Some redesigns of characters i forgot to post lol (No, these four OCs i mentioned in the bios are not mine, they belong to my two friends on discord)

Amori belongs to Bri

The Boys™️

@agents-of-virtue

Leo loved working at the flower shop, even if his father wasn't pleased about it. Delmar never failed to tell Leo that he could be doing more with his life. But his father's arguments were never enough to get him to quit. The flower shop was a perfect job in his eyes. He enjoyed all of it, watering the plants and taking orders. It was also incredibly therapeutic talking to all of the plants.

And the absolute best thing about working at the flower shop was his favorite repeat customer. She would come in almost every other week, always with a smile and always asking for daisies.

"Hey Leo," She greeted. "Have you got any daisies for me today?"

Leo smiled. "Of course I do."

"Do you always have daisies," She asked, following him through the store. "Or do I just happen to show up when they're in stock?"

On Wednesdays We Drown: Caribbean Blue

@the-roanoke-society @agents-of-virtue

It startled Leomaris when the human broke through from the surface. Not many of them entered the ocean from the pier. It was too high above the water for them, and they were far too fragile.

He hid behind one of the pier's pillars, waiting to see if more of the landfolk were going to jump in. His eyes watch the human, a woman. When Leo saw that she couldn't swim, he glanced up again.

"Surely someone will save her." He murmured to himself.

As she sank, he realized that no one had seen her fall in. Leo swam a little closer, stopping at the edge of where the pier covered the water. He thought about saving her. He thought about dragging her onto the section of beach that was hidden away under the pier. But he hesitated. His mind filled with thoughts of all the horrible things that the land folk did to his waters, to his home, and to his people.

By the time he reached her, the human had drowned. It was possible she could be revived if he took her straight to the others on the beach, but that was out of the question. No, this human belonged to the sea now.

Leo collected her lifeless form, dragging her further out and away from the land. He took her deeper until he felt the ocean resonate in his chest. He stopped and pulled the human into his arms. He held her tightly as he began the ritual. A rogue current spiraled around them as he spoke in the ancient language. It spun around them gently, creating a barrier protecting them as the spell began.

The human was lucky to be unconscious for the ritual. The breaking and reshaping of bones was one of the worst pains Leo knew of. It wasn't a long process, but it was excruciatingly painful.