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Initially, the dance was semi-uncomfortable once Byron had gone off to see his friends. She’d wanted to follow him around like a puppy because Ella didn’t quite know anyone else, and after hearing she wasn’t dressed in the right attire, the woman’s insecurities were practically eating her alive. That is, until she was grabbed by the wrist by someone and dragged to the dancefloor. It was only when they’d arrived that Ella could make out who it was. “Tatiana?” she calls out over the loud music. “What are you doing here? Well, I mean it’s an Astra-hosted event so I can see why that’d be a dumb question, but I wasn’t expecting to see you! Not that it’s bad to see you, oh no, don’t get me wrong, but… well, you know what I mean,” she giggles, still incredibly nervous about her backtracking and rambling, but assuming – more like hoping – that her (what was becoming a) friend would reassure her.

Tatiana loved these sorts of event. Actually, she loved all the events that Astra hosted. It was always a fun change of pace from her typical day to day scramble to get things done. Seeing everyone so happy and having a good time always made her feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. Not to mention, how fun it was to dress up. When she saw her friend she immediately grabbed the other’s wrist and pulled her towards the dance floor. “No worries, Ella!” She waved off the blonde’s rambling with a giggle, “You look amazing and that dress deserves a good twirl!” Tati demonstrated herself once they got in the middle of the dance floor by spinning around and admiring how her dress sparkled under the lights. “Now your turn!”

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This night was already a roller coaster of emotions for Jack, and all he’d done was enter the ballroom. It was beautifully decorated, and he hadn’t even needed to sneak in his candy canes, because there were plenty to go around. However, none of them were blue, so he still felt a little special - like things had come full circle somehow. It had only been a year since he’d been handing out his signature food to little kids in the city, and here he was, doing the exact same thing, but for his friends at the compound. Tatiana, after many conflicts, was someone he considered a friend now, so he gracefully took a candy cane out of his pocket and sneaked it into her hand like it was a secret. “Don’t tell.”

It was like deja vu. Had it really been a year since they had first seen each other here in California, both conveniently accepted into the same prestigious program in Sacramento? So much has happened since that day in the streets, but she wouldn’t have changed a thing. When he approached offering her a candy cane Tatiana shook her head and breathed out a laugh before accepting it, “Thank you, Jackson.” She gave his outfit a quick once over before stopping at his cuffs with a smile. “You cleaned up rather nicely. I see that the snowflake cufflinks have made their triumphant return.” 

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A sleepover. Wasn’t that something that all girls were supposed to go through in their childhoods? It was definitely a staple from what Ella had heard throughout her time in school. That is, up until her step-mother pulled her out and made her finish junior high and high school as a homeschooled student. “This way, you can get more of your chores done throughout the day and have more time for your homework! Just like you’d asked! Isn’t that great?!” The step-daughter had nodded, but, truthfully, it sounded like hell. No more friends, no more fun, … how in the world was that better? It wasn’t. But the way her step-mother had put it, it was supposed to seem like a silver-living. Then again, it wasn’t as if Ella could possibly complain. That would surely get her hell if the situation wasn’t already it. But, luckily, that point in her life was over; over for good. And she was starting to make friends! Tatiana had invited her over last minute and Ella, not surprisingly, was free. With excitement, the blonde knocked on the other’s door. “Hi, Tatiana!” she said quietly with a smile. “How are we doing this? I’ve never had a slumber party before. Well, my step-sisters always did, but never me. Tell me everything!”

Back home her and her cousins had always sneaked into each other's rooms to spend the night so it felt as though she had always had sleepovers. Even in England she had always had friends over or was over at someone else’s place for the night (most often Jackson but that was a whole other subject). However, being here at Astra she couldn’t say the same. The nights were often lonely especially due to her lack of roommates. She wasn’t complaining though, the quiet was nice. It had allowed her to concentrate on school and achieving her dream but with her brain, the quiet was never really quiet. Whatever happened in her head always spoke volumes and she would have to talk to herself or constantly play music because she disliked the feeling of being lonely. That’s why she was so thankful for her friendship with Ella. The two had gotten closer and when Tatiana had asked the blonde to spend the night she had jumped at the chance. It was as she just finished laying out all of her pillows and blankets in the living room that she heard a knock at the door. Matching Ella’s excitement Tati opened the door and immediately pulled her into a hug. “I’m so glad you’re here! Come on in, we can watch a movie, or bake cookies, or do girl talk, the possibilities are endless!”

Byron would not have been adverse to a painting evening, he really rather enjoyed things like that. However seems he wouldn’t get the chance to even know what’s what she’d had planned. He groans and gestures grumpily into the suds “Something went wrong obviously, and I’ll be damned if I know what it was.” and with that he heads off into the bubbles, his head and shoulders above the waves but that’s all.

Peeking around behind him she could see the source of all the trouble: the washing machine. “My goodness Byron, you do know how to wash clothes don’t you?” She hid a giggle behind her hand finding the whole situation more amusing than anything. The bubbles were growing at an increasing rate and Tatiana knew that if she went into the sea of bubbles that she’d get lost. Did that stop her though? No. Her friend needed help and gosh, darn it, she would provide it! “Let me in, maybe we can figure it out together.”

It took a little while for Tatiana to start talking, but Jack had learnt to be patient with her. It had also taken time for her to come up to his door in the first place, so this was no surprise. He half expected her to back out and leave the mug, declaring that all this was a mistake, But she didn’t, and Jack could only listen, stare at the table and his mug, and her, and take small sips because the hot chocolate was still too hot to drink. When she reached the end of her speech, his eyes started watering and God, he felt so stupid and childish because there he was, his eyes filled with tears in the middle of the night, because someone believed in him. It had been so long since someone declared they understood, or felt his story was true, no matter how bizarre it sounded. “I…” he sniffled, looking away and sighing deeply. “Jesus. You have no idea how much that means.” He coughed to make sure his voice wasn’t cracking anymore, and nodded. “Thanks. Thank you, I mean. I’m not gonna kick you out,” he tried to joke, “but I’m glad you believe me now.”

At the end of everything all she could do was let out a breath and wait for his reaction. She didn’t know what she was expecting but tears certainly weren’t what she had in mind. From what she could remember Jackson wasn’t ever a very emotional person. He always wanted to focus on the positive feelings more. There was a lump forming in her throat and all she wanted to do was give him a hug. Against her better judgment, that’s exactly what she did. Tatiana leaned forward and gave him a hug because he needed it, but secretly because she needed it too. “You’re welcome, and thank you for not kicking me out,” she let out a little laugh as she let go of him and wiped the stray tears from her eyes. “I should’ve believed you a long time ago. Can we start over? This time I promise to listen, actually listen.”

There weren’t many other fairies at the Astra compound alongside Ella. There were exactly 2: Zarina and the girl that stood quite stuck a few feet into the other side of the room, Tatiana. Both had much different areas of expertise than her, but that was okay. It was interesting to learn about the lives of other fairies that existed in this world – Ella hadn’t known that they were any others in existence behinds her kind, so to find this diversity was quite the shock. But a good shock. She even took a particular liking to the tooth fairy. Not that Zarina was a bad fairy, Ella just felt more connected to Tatiana’s personality; it was more like her own. Though, Tatiana was quite more outgoing than Ella and consistently tried to get her to try more things. Sometimes it was tiring, other times it was exhilarating. Right now, while they were playing dress-up, it was lighthearted and humorous. “Here, here, let me get out of that pickle that you’re in, missy!” Ella pulled the shirt down in the front, then pulled her wings through the designated holes. “Oh my goodness, that piece looks so good on you! Look in the mirror right now!” She pulled her friend over to a different corner, placing her parallel to the floor-length mirror that Ella owned. She stood behind, saying, “Don’t you look amazing?! I think that you look amazing.”

Making friends was never a problem with her but Tatiana would be lying if she said she wasn’t worried about making them when she came to Astra. It was a perfectly natural thing to be anxious about. Luckily, she had found a quick confidant in Ella. The two were pretty similar in personality but the other was the calm that the tooth fairy needed to bring her back to earth, or in this case to save her from the cotton-blend death trap. Tatiana huffed and plopped down on her bed with a pout. Ella easily was able to get the tooth fairy out of the predicament she had herself in. Smoothing the fabric over with her hands she got up when Ella pulled her to her feet and to the mirror. The star fairy was right, the top looked good. It brought out the pink flecks in her purple eyes. Tati whirled around to face Ella with a brilliant smile on her lips, “Ok, you were right it looks amazing! Maybe you’re actually a fashion fairy,” She joked. Tatiana was pretty sure there were no such things as fashion fairies but then again, before now she didn’t know that star fairies existed either. “Now you, have to try this dress on, trust me.”

with the blood slushie sitting empty on the desk, mitch was re-reading some book, when they heard a very familiar voice. looking up, mitch took a moment to understand what she was saying before blinking. licking their lips, they tasted the metallic liquid on their lips and just grinned at the fairy. “ah thank you for that! definitely not my blood. i mean, it’s mine but as in my drink, i had a slushie. i mean it’s ethical of course! it’s donated blood, i would never drink from someone! i… i’m rambling now. sorry.”

As they continued rambling she couldn’t help but smile. “No, no! The explanation was appreciated!” That was when Tatiana got curious. Vampires were a whole new world compared to her own. “Where do you get it? I know you said it was donated, but do you just pick it up at the store or is there a special place where people go to donate and you have to get it from there?” Catching herself going off, she blushed and let out an embarrassed chuckle, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to bombard you with questions.”

Diana had been having a nice, calming nap – something she never did typically – in the pool – a place she did spend a lot of her time – when she was awoken by the sound of stomping against the cement. She slunk herself lower into the water as she listened to two werewolves berating a human, threatening them and accusing them of being a spy. She almost thought about asking if they’d let her have some free prey, but decided to keep herself hidden. It was easy enough to catch her own humans anyway; in those situations, she was in control. Suddenly, a tiny fairy woman flew up to the scene, an angry glare deep in her eyes. It was a look that made Diana smirk happily from under the water. That kind of look on a woman was something she enjoyed tremendously. It was the look of a true warrior. And when she was capable of sending the entire group – human and werewolves in all – out of the pool area, it took no time at all for Diana to emerge herself. “Well done,” she praised, smile still on her face. “I’m quite impressed. Want to tell me your name? You’d be a great siren. It’s too bad you aren’t one. We could use someone like you with us; some of our members don’t seem to share the same values that we, or at least I, do.”

Sheepishly Tatiana waved away the praise, “It was the right thing to do.” She would have done it for anyone, human or monster. If there was someone in need she would never hesitate to put herself in the situation and help them out. “Tatiana Sharma,” Catching herself almost adding on her title too she ended her introduction with a bit of a stutter. A little embarrassing, but she’d recover. “A siren, the idea had never crossed my mind but I take that as a compliment. You all are so strong and beautiful.” Often she thought about what it would be like to be a different fairy. The knowledge of the wide array of fairy-kind was well known despite her having little contact with fairies outside of those in her kingdom. It made her wonder what being a siren would be like. “That’s unfortunate to hear. I’m sure they have their reasons to think the way they do though.”

Terence had thought his day was going quite well considering the lock down, being unable to get his favourite candy and the little issue of being a werewolf. But no sooner had the thought popped into his head had something flown into his mouth mid breath and was no poking at his teeth. He froze, mouth open and in the middle of the corridor as the voice echoed out from his mouth. “Can you get out of my mouth please?” Was what he tried to say, but not wanting to accidentally swallow the thing he came out jumbled and slurred, but he hoped the message was still there. 

When she felt the walls of his mouth moving she realized her mistake. Thinking before doing was a good idea, one that probably should’ve been practiced in this situation. The fairy was lucky that he didn’t down her in one bite because realistically, she probably would just be a snack for him. At least while in her smaller size. Flying out to hover in front of his face she became bashful, “Um, sorry about that. I just couldn’t help myself, you have really nice teeth.”

After last night’s disaster, Jack needed desperately to cleanse his palate with something that could at least mask the aftertaste of disgusting iron in his mouth. It was either ice cream or peppermint, and he just happened to be out of peppermint - so when he was on his way to the convenience store for that, he noticed the light on in one of the kitchens. His curiosity got the best of him when he entered without warning, and observed a beautiful fairy doing exactly what he wanted to do. Screw peppermint, he was staying here. “Oh, I won’t tell. I’m grabbing a spoon. What flavor is that?” he asked, shooting her a blinding smile over his shoulder.

After the initial shock of getting caught and his confirmation of not telling anyone Tatiana began to relax. This led to her actually taking in her newfound partner in crime and he was cute. Not too mention the fact that she had worked with teeth her whole life and she has never seen teeth that... sparkled? Shaking off the thought, she scooted over on the countertop she was sitting on to make room for him. “Mint chocolate chip,” Tati held up the container so he could see it. “I hope I’m not intruding on your nightly kitchen raids,” She tried to joke, hoping to get rid of her unexpected and unwelcomed nerves somehow, “This is the first time I’ve done this.”

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The cupcakes were small, but they looked pretty all the same. Flynn pushed himself a bit further out of the tank in order to get a better look, warm water lapping at his sides. “They look really nice,” he complimented with a smile. “What flavours did you make them?” The siren tilted his head up and a bit to the side, regaling Tatiana with a curious look. “And are you really sure you… um. Wanna share them with me?”

Sometimes the fact that not everyone was fairy sized slipped Tatiana’s mind. It definitely did this morning when she made cupcakes for the tea party her and Flynn had planned. “I’m so sorry, I should’ve turned changed into my human size while making them.” He didn’t seem like he minded the size. She was lucky that he was so kind. “They’re chocolate maple! Chocolate cake with maple buttercream and maple drizzle! Yes, I do want to share. Just uh... consider them bite size for you!”

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Before coming to the compound, Zarina had never met a tooth fairy. It was strange, knowing that there was one nearby, and she’d never met her. In fact, she had only ever hung out with fellow dust keeping fairies who were interested in learning more about their own powers or… enhancing them, which Zarina could help with. But when she found out about a tooth fairy, her curiosity sparked, and got the best of her when she sent a message in fairy dust to her apartment, telling Tatiana to meet Zarina for a cup of tea and cookies that night. She didn’t know if Tatiana would come in her human appearance or not, but Zarina decided to trade in her few hours of the day for the occasion while she waited in the café.

When she got the invitation to tea Tatiana was beyond excited. She tried her best to talk to everyone but she hadn’t had a chance to meet with Zarina yet. She knew of her, word on the wing was that she had the to enhance powers. It was something unheard of but the idea was so intriguing. That’s how Tati found herself speeding through the air to the café. When she spotted the other fairy at human size she changed too before walking towards the table. “Hey, you’re Zarina right?” She asked, even though she knew exactly who she was. A friend pointed her out once before but it was strange to say ‘Hi Zarina! I’ve heard about you, and what you do! It’s so cool and probably illegal, but like tell me more!’

Ice cream wasn’t something she had ever had until coming to Astra. It just wasn’t something found back home. She knew the sweet wasn’t good for her but she was having trouble sleeping and feeling especially homesick, so the comfort of something indulgent was what she needed. Sneaking down to the compound's kitchen Tatiana sat herself down and began eating some ice cream straight from the tub. What she didn’t expect though, was for the door to open and for her to be found. “If you close the door right now and don’t mention this to anyone I’ll share!”

Tatiana was born and raised in the Tooth Fairy Queendom and never had very much contact with other types of fairies. For the most part, her kind kept to themselves when they weren’t visiting the homes of children and doing their job. She looked so much different than the other fairies too. Where the others looked more like small humans with pretty translucent wings, her feature were more bird-like. She thought she wouldn’t fit in but that wasn’t a problem. For the most part, they were all friendly and she found a close friend in Ella, a star fairy, in particular. Tatiana had invited Ella to come over and try on clothes. So that’s how she found herself with a huge pile of both their clothes in her room with her tangled in a top that the star fairy insisted she try on. “Ella help! This one just won't fit over my wings!”

Overhearing the conversation as she flew past Tatiana couldn’t help but get upset. Near the siren tanks, there were a few monsters saying the most awful things about a human. The human had only run into them and in no way deserved the harsh words or threats. Growing to her full size she gave the group a piece of her mind. “You are no better than him, or I. In fact, you’re worse. Now cut the arrogance and apologize before I pull your teeth out one by one.” She snarled. They reluctantly said their sorries before walking away. The human thanked her before leaving as well. It was then that Tati finally noticed the eyes that were studying her from the tank.

Tatiana was just concerned is all. She knew vampires drank blood and that could very possibly just be that but it was better to be safe than sorry. She had absolutely no bad intentions by her comment and was just looking out for her friend. She definitely hoped the other saw it that way. “Now please tell me that’s from somebody else and not you, because if it’s your own blood then we have to sit down and discuss sufficient brushing and flossing.”