J. Stone

Seeing the building seemed to melt the detective's worries slightly but he would no doubt be questioning matters tomorrow.

"That is due to the fact that I am dead, dear," she told the detective before turning around and walking off into the night and towards the rug she had carelessly left, needing to take it out into the graveyard as soon as possible.

"You know, Greywood itself isn't hard to navigate," Neylani shared as they walked along in casual step- something harder for her than most, because the woman had to actively remind herself not to resort to her usual brisk walk (idleness needled her). "It's no different from any other town, really, aside from its residents." That was the truth, for the most part. There were certainly a few aspects to the place that were only confusing and strange and unique to Greywood, like that mysterious mist that persisted in the woods year-round. But other than that... perfectly normal!

"Though, it's not usual for someone like you to wander in too often," she said this over her shoulder, coming to pause before the entrance of The Den. It was really meant to be for werewolves only, but there shouldn't be any issues if the human tagged along with her for a little while. It would do him some good to see there wasn't anything to stress over about her species- again, for the most part. However... Neylani reached for the door and turned back suddenly, her features taking on a serious mien as she asked, "Actually, you aren't wearing any strong cologne, are you? The scent could set some off.."

How, was the question. She must have thought him crazy to bring his kid into this madness, let alone decide to stay, but Greywood had given him friendships like the wolf's and often, that was enough to ease his mind. As were pubs. The Den, in particular, he had never been to.

Willow was sulking. She wasn't exactly prone to it but with her van out of commission and her deep fear making her want to flee, she was uncomfortable just about everywhere she was. In her apartment, at her work. Even the park made her itch. It's how she ended up in a cafe with a book perched up against the salt and pepper shakers nursing a cup of tea. It was something she'd read before so she was really just staring at the pages and listening to people around her. That's when she heard another customer's very sad attempt at hitting on the waitress. She was admittedly very pretty but clearly not interested. Willow couldn't help it. She snorted with laughter and glanced over at the man who turned his attention to her.

"A little," she smirked and tipped her head to the side, "With a face like yours you should stick to the brooding far away looks. You'll probably have better success."

Shifting towards her, the detective cleared his throat again and braved a once over, noticing that she..was not too bad to look at either. "But hey, at least I made someone smile, right? Rough mornin'?"

A shimmery purple bag with 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY!' scrawled across its side in script has been left on Jace's desk at work. There is a Star Wars themed birthday card inside, where Neylani also wrote a brief message:

TO LUCILLE, I heard May the 4th is your birthday, and Star Wars day. What a special coincidence for a special girl, there's nobody else who deserves it more. Enjoy the concert, and make sure your father gets you your favorite Taylor shirt while you're there, too. I hope he spoils you with all the ice cream and cake you want. And remember, make sure you don't tell anyone what your wish is after you blow out the candles or else it may not come true. My mother told me that and I swear it's been true to this day, cross my heart. Wishing you the best day, Ney<3

A post-it note has also been stuck to the side of the bag with a Visa gift card rubber-banded to it, this one addressed to Jace. J- I found one of those teddy bear plushies from the movie, I hope she's not too old for one? If she doesn't like it, let me know and we can exchange it for something else she wants. Also, I mentioned the Taylor Swift concert in my card to her, so be sure not to give this to her until after you've sprung that surprise on her. I don't want to ruin your present. - N, ps There's $75 on the gift card, please get her some merchandise from the concert on me. Have fun!

So, yeah. He packed light, mentally talking himself into acting as calm as possible not to make it seem he didn't know what the hell he was doing, and followed the trail to the spot that had been described to him on the phone. He found the guy before he could get into the woods. Not so unconscious, though.

The detective watched with arched brows as the man came up, thanking his stars that he hadn't had to poke him with his boot to stir him up and held his badge up to alert him he was with the police. "Let me guess, Axl Rose... rough night?" The guy didn't look like he had been on drugs but that would have explained so much. As it turned out, he was..speechless. "Anyway. Before you..make somethin' up. Mind walking back to my car? I got some clothes in the trunk... are you..?" Jace mumbled, "You know..uh."

Charlie didn't make it a habit of seeing his co-workers out side of work. Work was for Work, end of story. Sure in another life, Charlie was always down at the bar after work. Getting drunk, sharing stories of the day. But that was before, before everything fell apart. These days, he just preferred to go home and shut the world off. Charlie licked his lips lightly as he looked over the bar before he nodded towards a booth tucked away in the back. "Shall we head over there, get some dinner?" Charlie's eyes fell back onto Jace. "Probably be a quieter place to talk."

He felt rather comfortable with having beer. Maybe a nice scotch on a good night, but on average, Jace liked to keep himself in check, so he tended to switch to water after a couple drinks. That or..eat. That helped. Looking towards the table, the detective smiled as the other read his mind. "Yeah..I'd love that. Been eyeing these burgers for quite some time." He stood up, picking his jacket as he spoke, and nodded towards the booth. "You come here a lot yourself, Charlie?"

i know this topic is a bit overdone, but i wanted to make a more sfw romance & relationship headcanon meme! most if not all of these questions are related to romance and topics that may arise within romantic relationships, but without explicit nsfw topics!

her black eyes looked over at the things, how in the low light their scales shone with a telltale silver hue. it was much more noticeable with them being slightly larger, though they were barely the size of her thumb. "they're very fast runners," the fae explained, noting how their antenne twitched yet they made very little attempt to move...yet.

"so, perhaps you wouldn't mind getting a box or...a net? something for the stragglers?" eilonwy wouldn't bet they'd try such a thing. "they're not poisonous, they don't bite but, they will try and get into your kitchen and bathroom given the chance,"

The human scratched the back of his head in thought and soon, walked up to one of the cupboards. He tried for the net, moving objects to the side and out, and finally came back to where Eilonwy stood, "Here..will this one do?" he wondered, "It's a good thing they don't bite..my kid's joining me on Monday. I'd hate to cancel. How long have you been working at the museum gardens?" Nothing wrong about attempting some casual conversation, right?