Pull Me Under

      “–I know I shouldn’t… Need to hear you say it… Or really ask, but…” She hesitated for a moment longer, head on his chest as she traced her finger along his skin in the darkness of the room. Her voice had been soft, sleepy if not a bit reluctant as she’d broken the cozy silence of the room, confident that he would hear her even though they hadn’t spoken in more than a few minutes. “I want to hear it,” Celes whispered. “I just– I want to memorize it as best I can while I have the chance.” Did he know what she was talking about? Could he know? Or would she have to say it aloud first to explain it? I love you. That was what she wanted to hear, and a moment later she turned her head to press her face in into him, stretching a little as she let out a relaxed sigh, hand coming to settle on his shoulder. “Can you pull the blanket up higher? ‘m cold.”

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                “…I still don’t know how you did it. How we–” In lieu of any comprehensible words, Cam instead exhaled a slow breath, seemingly transfixed upon the three little bundles who lay asleep in their standard hospital bassinets. Her one hand was encased by the both of his, pressed against his lips while he spoke. Months ago, they’d freaked out– well, Jade freaked out, Cam spent the rest of the day trying not to dance around with the biggest grin on his face– about her being pregnant with triplets. Was it really so surprising if Jade herself had a twin? The last few months, though, had been terrifying as they had been happy. And now, their babies were here and Jade was sleepy (but safe) and healthy. That was all that really mattered. “You know,” he whispered against the back of her hand, “We still have to name them.”

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“can we stay in tonight?” rosie was having a sleepover with his sister and her children that night, leaving the house strangely tidy for a home of a four year old and single father. but there was a certain dullness to his guys, tiredness aching in his bones and he blamed the rainy, cloudy weather of the day on his lack of energy. alexander had gotten through his appointments today just fine, the tattoos all impeccably detailed, but the focus had clearly worn him out by the time it came to jasmina arriving so they could go out for a movie. “maybe we could watch a movie here?” he tried for a charming half-smile as he reached to put an arm around her waist to press a sweet kiss to her cheek before he continued: “i kinda wanna stay in and relax with you if that’s okay. but going out works, too.” @vndertcw

she’d settled herself into his lap without warning, thick blanket across her shoulder and grasped in her hands as she curled into him, straddling his waist with her hands kept low and face pressed insistently against his chest. “i can feel it happening again,” she mumbled faintly, “those last few hours or days until i’m stuck again in a depressive episode. another endless fog of melancholy.” of course, he could probably already tell, being able to read her so well. but it didn’t ever stop the apologetic tone of her voice as she sought to explain herself, helplessly clinging to and wrinkling his shirt. “the next time one of the twins cries, i might end up crying, too.” @vndertcw

he shouldn’t have been in the area to begin with. but there had been something off about the reports he’d received from that border of his lands, growing unrest and opposite ideals prompting him to be more wary of the neighbouring pack beyond the no mans land that they’d agreed upon to be neutral ground. yet apparently his timing could not have been any better, keen gaze on a brunette who herded children away from the threat and towards safety while he raced down the ravine as quickly as four paws would allow. he was a massive wolf and yet as he watched the human throw herself into the direct line of danger, robert felt as though he could not move fast enough. and in a way he hadn’t, arriving with two others of his pack flanking him while he tackled the human-hating, blood-thirsty wolf that already had the opportunity to tear at the defenseless woman with his teeth. 

the best that he could do was to bite the woman himself as gently as he could on her arm after she’d passed out, licking the wounds closed and whimpering his hopes that his alpha designation, his intent to heal would win out against the anger that had torn her body. two days later, she was awake and less human than the last time she’d been conscious, and he held his breath waiting for her to notice his presence. of course, robert hadn’t a clue why he’d been so desperate to save her, taking her to a hospital for help, but he had been as well as practically possessive. continuing to sit in the chair, elbows on his thighs trying to look less intimidating, he responded with a calm and hopefully soothing. “i… tried to save your life. my name is robert, and you’re at a hospital right now.” he stood slowly, dark eyes warily eyeing the woman on the bed: “it helps if you focus on one single thing,” he tried to coax, “pick just one sound or two. breathe more through your mouth.” and then a pause before: “saving you meant making you a little less human… i’m sorry.”

           she tried to focus on what he was saying between all the other sounds that fought for her attention. and when he stood jas shifted further up the bed. he may claim to be her saviour, but all the woman could recall was the attack. was he the same wolf as the one that ripped in to her? though it wouldn’t make sense for him to have a change of heart when she saw the malice in his eyes that was intent on taking her last breath. this man seemed different than the other beast yet still oddly familiar. his eyes looked sincere, but she was too shocked to know if it were a good judgement and jade would call her naive to take this stranger at face value as if being in a hospital wasn’t disconcerting enough. still, she at least tried his suggestions. mouth falling open slightly to breathe as she did her best to train her ears on him.

           there had been a small head tilt as don explained the flowers he held in front of him, the look of surprise still prevalent on her expression while she stepped backwards and let him inside heading towards the living room. celes’s expression softened as he continued to speak, though, the familiar faint sting of tears coming to her eyes while her bottom lip just barely jutted outwards in a small pout. “the only reason why i got so far was because of you,” the brunette gently insisted. reaching forward she lightly took the bouquet from him, setting it onto a side table before moving more quickly to wrapping her arms tight around his torso and hid her face in his chest briefly. it only lasted a moment, however, before she pulled away slightly to speak again. “you pushed through all of it, you danced your ass off despite every challenge you faced. i was the lucky one. don, you worked through so much to reach a goal for me.” and then the pout returned as she blinked back tears. “i’m gonna miss spending practically every day with you. and i’ll miss being able to make you smile. and– don, i know most of our fans freaked out over last night’s kiss… i crossed a line and i’m sorry. i was just so excited i got carried away and didn’t even consider how you might feel…”

            “look, we don’t have much of a choice with this, now do we?” if he sounded short with her, it was because he was in fact being rather short, standing on the opposite side of his kitchen island while he spoke to the younger woman before him. “as it is, i’ve had to step away from my job on the police force and to make it easy on both your career in new york and your studies. all i’m saying that it would help a lot and would make things less painful on the day to day if you switched to online classes. so on bad days when our bond makes us feel like our souls are being ripped apart if we’re further than a block away, i don’t have to rush to find you and you don’t burst into tears during a shoot or a fitting again.” she was beautiful, and fiery, and everything sebastian could have ever wanted. but they just weren’t getting along and they were beginning to pay for it. “jade. hear me out. please.” // @vndertcw

            “you deserve to be happy, you know.” the words had come loftily from her mouth while she pouted at her screen, front facing camera displaying her features before she took the photo and sent the snap to a friend of hers. it was only afterwards that anya looked away from her phone, small smirk quirked at her lips as she regarded the other. “take a gap year. explore the world. make friends. stay in expensive hotels and dirty hostels. have fun.” sitting up, she slyly added an offer of her own: “come with me. give living a try–” oh, how ironic those words were as the vampire continued. “and if you hate it, you can come back. i’ll pay for everything of course.” // @vndertcw

       everyone from the camp had been scrambling to move and jasmina had been trying to herd the children to safety when she’d seen the wolf. it quickly became clear that the group needed a martyr and she called out to other members closest to take charge of the little ones as she picked up a large rock to hurl at the beast to gain it’s attention...then the hunt was on...the brunette sprinting in the opposite direction of her comrades with the hulking mass of fur behind her. there was no way of course that she could possibly outrun a werewolf, but she did her best to create as much distance as she could away from the others. heart pounding in her ears as she bound through the forest with as much speed as she could muster. the sound of vicious barks and heavy paws drawing closer...eventually an attempted bite at her heel throws her off her balance. she rolled over to stand as quickly as she could to have the wind knocked out of her with the force of wolf’s body pinning her to the ground. she fruitlessly screamed for help before the air filled with scent of blood...the gruesome sound of her screams between snarls and growls over tearing flesh. 

            “i guess it’s my fault for not checking my phone?” her hair was a wild, wavy mess from napping on it while wet and tossing it in a bun earlier in the afternoon and letting it back down again, and she was only in an oversized shorts and athletic shorts as she stared up at him from her now open apartment door. celestina’s tone was light, though, teasing almost before her gaze fell to the ridiculously large bouquet of flowers he held. “this– is that? i’ve never seen a bouquet of flowers so big– what the hell?” the shock was evident upon her expression, voice rising to a surprised squeak and opening the door wider to usher him inside. the past almost twenty-four hours since the finale had been spent being as sloth-like as possible: sleep, food, and lazy baths while ignoring her phone. and now don had arrived out of the blue. “you are so sweet, you know that?” // @vndertcw