#paradisecost

Here's from before they met and became... what they are. Also, yes, I went to find what date the episode with the trial aired. Sue me. I'm dedicated to my craft

Nonverbal Meme

This was a test--he was certain of it, and Alan wasn't about to be intimidated into submission. That's what Blackbeard wanted, right? A man that was strong enough to look him in the eye without pissing his pants, but could also fall in line. Admittedly, Alan was having difficulty with that last bit, but if he wanted to continue being in Blackbeard's good graces--and kick that smarmy little shit Izzy Hands out--he needed to play ball.

So, he kept eye contact, and tried to swallow as subtly as possible. He wasn't a coward. But he also very much wanted to survive. This was a really hard line to follow.

The smile Charlie flashes at Atticus is all teeth and no warmth, edging on the cusp of a snarl as the bounty-hunter's hand curls around his throat.

"Did the dog realise I was holding the stick behind my back this whole time?" he sneers, even from his position of danger. "Poor, stupid thing." Charlie, recently broken-hearted and still brash with youth, has all pride of a noble with the patience of a child, and happily eggs Atticus on to hurt him even further.

She repeats it to him like a mantra as they run, horses flying over land to somewhere they ain't never been before, burdened down only with the things they absolutely need. It's enough money to start fresh, sure, but it's also enough that Dutch might come looking.

But maybe not.

Lord Lemon and Caliban snort at the dry grass and she tells him they deserve it. It's just a small little building near the bank, one room and falling apart, but there's a large shed out back that could be made into a stable, and Darcy's already telling him in hurried whispers what they can make of it.

She doesn't know if he believes her, but if he doesn't, he pretends real well.

And that's the crux of the work, the pretendin'. It doesn't take all that much to forge the right papers for new identities, to start a new job for her at the bank and to get Arthur established as some kinda veterinarian.

It's all gonna work out for us

The hard part is pretending, walking next to him and looking up at him like he's the only person she's ever loved, that she never once thought of leaving him, that she couldn't ever. There's a reputation to build amongst the towns people, normal folk who they would have once seen as targets and fools.

We deserve it.

But one day, well, the pretendin'? It ain't so hard.

And maybe Arthur doesn't believe her, but she sure as hell starts to believe herself, bringing him two apples in the barn -- one for the horse he's trying to break, and one for him.

It's all gonna work out for us -- we deserve it.

*cracks knuckles*

d/s dynamics:

Eilidh loves flexing her domme muscles on anyone who’s into that and enjoys it when her female partners flex theirs on her. Ames is the only guy she likes getting that from, though, and even then it’s just bc she really likes seeing him be confident. She does NOT go in for these dynamics as identities or 24/7 relationship models, that squicks her the fuck out.

Truck is ALSO a fan of playing the dom with any and everyone, but unlike Eilidh is pretty much always into it when someone turns the tables as well. I think the ONLY exception was that one time when Thomas tried to give him orders when he and Flint were fucking around? But there were Other dynamics at play there that make it more complicated.

Avery DELIGHTS in being dominated, he loves playing the sub role, he even gets turned on a little when Eilidh is mean to him, bless him.

clothed sex:

Eilidh generally prefers the kind of sex where you take your time enough to get all your clothes off. She doesn’t mind clothed sex but like. It doesn’t especially do it for her.

You know what? Truck loves a good clothed handjob with a partner in some dark corner and WILL come back to the party looking like the cat that ate the canary, whether he was giving or receiving or both.

Avery is SUPER into this and absolutely loves when somebody is too impatient to get his clothes off first.

PISS

Is it bad that literally the first thing that came to mind was Sawyer and Arthur? XD Seriously, though, Sawyer would fit in well with the gang. 

Obviously with you getting back into XMCU, I wanna yeet all my canons at you.

Would love to have some of my faeries interact with like Oisin. Or Red or Lyall.