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Post by Aphrodite on Jul 17, 2019 1:34:51 GMT -8
ooc/ Hey! How's your summer been?
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 27, 2019 9:06:50 GMT -8
// It definitely kept me busy, and now it's fall! xD;
And hello random bot.
I was reading the last 20 pages or so, and when I got to your post, I was like "wait where's the rest??" then remembered we'd have to write the rest. :')
How are you? //
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 28, 2019 1:06:57 GMT -8
ooc/ Yes, now it's Fall! I'm pretty good! It's been a busy one for me too! But Fall weather is always more fun than the summer, so it's nice to look forward to that. <3 I've been sitting on a lot of random ideas on this for a while. XD Nothing extremely interesting plot wise, to be honest. I'm excited to write again, if you're up for it!
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 28, 2019 7:28:44 GMT -8
// :D
I'm someone who prefers to be warm than cold, but I'll take Fall over Winter xD;
I don't mind anything not too actiony at the moment. Thinking about the emotional connections between our characters is pretty fun. That's why I was sad I caught up to when I fell off the face of the planet. :')
I was quietly hoping you'd like to continue, so I drafted something last night bwahaha. //
Noticing the lights were on, Gavalion stopped on the sidewalk before their house. The blood on his collar teased him on his way here, and he was particularly alert to it now. One option was to remove it. He’d still have his jacket, and he could try to casually sneak a rolled-up shirt inside. Who would be up? Nikki, who had finally returned home, would be instantly suspicious if Gavalion was to appear without a shirt. He might get away with a flirty entrance if Raechelle was in the main room. If the stars were aligned, nobody would be waiting to judge him, and his worry about someone seeing the bloodstain would be mute. Oh how he wished that was the case. He could always sneak in through the back, but the last time he did that, Rune alerted the house.
The vampire pulled at his shirt and assessed the splotch. It wasn’t a lot, and he may get away with no one noticing if he maintained his distance. That’s it! That’s his plan. He’d say hi, hope Lillian wasn’t in the room to demand a hug in his arms, and head straight to his room to change and discard of the evidence. This would work. Neither Nikki nor Raechelle were the types to jump him. Nicholas would look at him suspiciously, and Raechelle would smile from wherever she was in the room.
Feeling a bit more confident, he attempted to futilely cover his collar with his jacket and approached the house. Gavalion let himself in and immediately detected Raechelle’s scent. Nikki must’ve been in his room. His scent was in the air, but it was old. This was good, he smiled. He could handle a one on one with Raechelle.
“I’m home,” he announced softly, slipping off his shoes and locking the door. She was relaxing on the couch. Perfect. “You seem comfortable. Don’t get up. I’ll join you after I change my clothes,” he promised. Without giving her a chance to rise from the couch and greet him, he hurried down the stairs to his temporary room.
The vampire stripped to his undergarments and tossed his clothes in the far corner of his room. Gavalion planned to collect the soiled shirt later once Raechelle had fallen asleep. For now, it hid beneath his jacket and pants. With no plans to leave again tonight, he changed into his pajamas and left the room with the door closed behind him. Being gone for less than a couple minutes, Gavalion rejoined Raechelle upstairs. He walked in front of the couch with a smile plastered on his face.
Tilting his head to the side, he looked at her curiously before leaning forward and kissing her lightly on the cheek.
“You look like you had a busy day,” he hummed. “I’m here now, so you can continue to relax!”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 28, 2019 9:44:08 GMT -8
ooc/ Yay! <3 I haven't got many exciting action-y plots in mind. While I have watched more action movies lately, I've been obsessed with Jane the Virgin so dramatic and romantic has been my go to. XD Your little Sandon picture turned red! I hadn't even noticed until last night and I figured it was just my computer. I do hope your falling of the planet was good! I know life can get busy. My summer was too busy for my liking haha bic/ Raechelle was alert when the door was opening, but she didn't dare move. Why would she? If someone other than Nicholas or Gavalion figured out how to break into their house then good for them. She was far to tired to go into attack mode unless it was worthwhile. It also helped that Gavalion announced himself when he entered the room. That way she knew she didn't have to move and she could sick any parenting duties on him that occurred in the next thirty seconds. In her brain, it was like a cartoon football tackle except the tackling involved screaming children being launched at Gavalion. Yep, the lack of sleep was definitely getting to her. "Mmm... You've got it! I wasn't intending to get up, but now you've sealed my fate!" She offered, lifting a hand to wave at him. Raechelle continued staring at the ceiling, simply listening to what was going on around her. It was so beautiful... almost perfect silence. No screaming, no crying and no talking. Something was coming from Nicholas's room but that barely counted. Unless there was an explosion or excessive screaming then there was nothing to worry about! Gavalion's footsteps were quiet but she could hear them until he was in his room. It was so... nice. Simple. Soft. Excellent. This was a sound she needed to record and play back when she was having a rough day. It was almost too good, as if something were dramatically going to happen to ruin the silence for her. But nothing should! She somehow managed to get three children in bed at the same time, and on top of that have them all tired! It was a marvelous feat that she didn't expect to happen again. Ever. She was slightly suspicious. Gavalion was too quick to run away but she was also exhausted. Every little thing everyone did, she over-analyzed. Was the one mom at daycare judging her for her unkept hair? It was because Kory yanked it out of her ponytail and she didn't have enough hands to fix it. Was that one Dad giving her the side eye? No sleep did that to a girl. She couldn't even muster half of the right English words to form her thoughts half of the time. It was exhausting just to think! So was Gavalion being sneaky? Did he really have a reason to? Well, of course he did. Everyone has a reason to be sneaky. She had her own reasons, not that any of them mattered. She liked sneaking away into a room without anybody else around and simply existing. She liked avoiding her children in an acceptable manner. Not neglect, just silence - just like this. It was so utterly perfect! She probably had other reasons to be sneaky too, but she couldn't even remember half of them! June had mentioned the un-lifing people aspect of Gavalion's hunger satiation. That could be it! Or he could be sneaking out to do good things too, but that's boring. Why should she care? He came home! He could easily run away like he did after Lillian was born. He could take away all of her memories and leave her alone again, but he didn't! He was here with her. She glanced up in the middle of her suspicious thoughts and offered him a small smile. "Busy - yes. Kory faked being sick to come home, so now both of them are upstairs sleeping it off. They started a war in the car, which I'm sure has many dents in it now, and I'm pretty sure Kory yanked out half of my hair from my head. I'm ready to retire from parenting," she joked, flopping her arms out to the side as she lied there. "You were quick in the door. How bad was your time out? Normally you just saunter in like you own the place." Small talk. Honestly, she didn't care but she didn't know what else to say. Anything knowledgeable she wanted to ask him was long gone from her brain. Raechelle sat up, feeling like she was a hundred years old. She slid over before patting the spot next to her. If he sat down she could use him as a human pillow, plus he was cool to the touch. And then, he'd be trapped! She wouldn't let him escape until she could throw her parenting duties onto him. It was a genius plan, like the female grasshoppers eating the males, only much more efficient.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 28, 2019 11:17:51 GMT -8
// I'm still not much of a romance person, but I do have a flare for the dramatic xD I was at a comic convention during the summer and as I was waiting for a panel, I sat through a couple others, and one of them was a romance novel panel. I learned that romance novels (and I suppose movies too xD) tend to always have a happy ending else it isn't romance. I found that interesting, but I never really seek out romance genres ahaha.
Anyway, I hope these two find their happy ending...one day...:')
The original image host apparently closed down?? I used an obscure email for my profile, so I didn't see the warnings. Unfortunately this site doesn't have direct uploads, so now I gotta find another image host ahaha *sighs*
Raechelle got really dark near the end there. lol //
Gavalion twitched a little hearing that the spawn was up to no good. He wasn’t surprised, but whatever misdeed Kory planned, it tended to involuntarily drag Lillian into trouble too. The last thing they needed was Lillian repeating his antics or worst falling behind. They should ship him off to Sandon if he acted up again, yet he doubted Raechelle would comply. Well maybe if Sandon was closer. Wherever he was must’ve been better than being in France. His sister had her reasons to honor Raechelle’s request to keep the vampire alive, and he suspected such plans would come to fruition should Sandon dare cross the border. Maybe…Getting a read on his sister was difficult.
Yes, they talked more, yet her future plans always seemed vague, and when they came to be, he never knew how to react. How would she react if she knew about his late night killing adventures? Did she already know?
“It wasn’t bad per say,” he answered as he accepted the invitation to sit beside her. “I was a bit clumsy, that’s all.” It wasn’t a complete lie. Gavalion had gotten better not waiting the last second to hunt while keeping the killings between snacking on June to a minimum. Sometimes the sleepless sprints managed to catch up to him, and hunger hit him like a truck out of the blue. He was dangerous and desperate then. Being around Lillian and Leo placed him at wits end.
Unfortunately, that happened today, but he managed to handle it…alright. He could’ve come home wet in blood like he did days after the Myssett House fell. Hunting while blind wasn’t entirely easy. Desperation fed into his recklessness, and the casualties were higher…and messier. Luckily today, his good eye held out until his target was in hand. She didn’t need to know all those details.
Slinking an arm around her shoulder, he pulled her close—partly because he wanted to ensure Kory actually didn’t rip her hair out and partly because he knew Raechelle would end up resting against him anyway. “If I really owned the place, the spawn wouldn’t fake being sick to come home.” He smiled innocently, but he couldn’t hide his malicious intent. “Maybe I should act like I own the place, but you’ll kick me out again,” he chuckled. He placed a soft kiss on her lips in a way to ask forgiveness for the bad joke.
“You can temporarily retire for now. If only it was this easy to get you to relax and laze away when you were pregnant with Leo, but I think you secretly enjoy being a mother more than you let on,” he hummed. Gavalion began to trace small figure eights against her shoulder. “I also think that’s it’s okay for you to take breaks too. You need sleep and Raechelle time.” He lifted a hand to her cheek and smiled faintly. She wasn’t trying to hide her fatigue anymore. “Actual sleep. Not naps to get you through the day. I only need a shot of blood to keep me going.” Not really, but she didn’t need to know that. “If you don’t take care of yourself, you’ll collapse. I’m the stay at home parent, remember? I can’t have you all to myself if you’re in the dreamworld, now can I? I’m a vampire, not a sleep demon.”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 28, 2019 13:35:37 GMT -8
ooc/ I feel like I'm a romance person because I edit/help out on a lot of action/crime/mystery books. Over-saturation of my brain haha Unfortunately not all romance has happy endings. I sometimes help with romance novels too and some are just depressing. Ahh yes, Raechelle's dark side is my inner crime/mystery side slipping through bic/ Raechelle adjusted herself so she could lean her head on his shoulder. She ended up smushing her cheek against his shoulder out of pure tiredness. It felt quite good, but probably made her look like an absolute goof. "You're awful," she responded with a small smile once he started suggesting anything against Kory. At this point she was used to all of that talk. It bothered her more before when she had the energy, but she just couldn't muster it. There was no way she was going to get him to stop being so dumb on that topic. It didn't matter when she brought up that it was a sore spot for her either. She screwed up, both metaphorically and in reality, and now he had to 'deal' with Kory. That was one of the many thoughts that flew through her head in her tired state. It was so tempting to bring it up and say something crass and rude that would only hurt him. Something along the lines of his own ability in the bedroom or keeping her satisfied, but it wasn't worth it. They'd fight, she'd make sure she was right somehow and she'd end up kicking him out. Just like he suggested! "You know me too well," she sighed, glancing up at him. As much as she complained, she did enjoy this. Only a tiny part of her regretted everything from the past year. Most of that being the side of her that didn't enjoy being in pain. She hadn't quite healed yet which made her even more grumpy on top of her failing energy levels. Raechelle wanted to run around like a mad woman but she just couldn't. It was all catching up to her, even if Envy said Gavalion's blood should help out. At the very least, it was making sure she wasn't infected. "That's all your fault, you know. You've been an excellent sperm donor for me," she teased, wrapping an arm around his waist. "You've been excellent in other areas too, but you're currently my best sperm donor." Was it wrong for her to make fun of him while being honest? He was also a great husband and an even better best friend, but he should already know that. Hopefully he enjoyed her dry humor as much as she was... "Actual sleep is hard to come by, even with you here. I should try to sleep more tonight but it's just a habit. Also your fault, by the way." Also the truth, but it didn't hurt to say. If he hadn't left last time she wouldn't be worried this time. She wouldn't remind him all about that though, she was sure he knew. "On a side note, in my dream world you are even better. Dream you is outdoing the real you, so get on it," she teased, smiling wider up at him. "And you can infer whatever I mean by that, because I'm not telling you!"
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 28, 2019 14:17:01 GMT -8
// ahaha that makes sense. xD RIP readers who have to read/watch romances without happy endings.
Hehe well if crime/mystery Raechelle ever reveals that she sometimes thinks about female grasshoppers (or other cannibalistic species xD) eating male, then maybe Gav would reveal how scrambled his head is. xD;
I don't think Gav would take offense if Raech took shots at his libido. lol //
The vampire felt his cheeks begin to warm up, and an embarrassed smile found its way on his lips. She didn’t have to word it like that…She wasn’t wrong but still. “I don’t know what to say,” he admitted with a nervous laugh. Thanks didn’t seem fitting. It wasn’t like he was in the right mind during any of those times, and he didn’t mean to get her pregnant. He couldn’t deny he managed to beat the odds with getting Sierra pregnant and Raechelle pregnant twice and maybe why Ariel was suddenly interested in him.
He shuddered at the thought and was thankful that Raechelle’s next words kinda changed the subject. She was still talking about sleeping and blaming him though... Urgh.
“You say I know you too well,” he said after clearing his throat and shifting slightly on the couch, “but one, I don’t know why it’s habit for you to not sleep more at night because of me. Was it Leo’s erratic sleeping hours?” he guessed. She didn’t have to worry about members of the House crashing through the windows or someone with a vendetta against Ariel smooth-talking their way into their lives. He attempted to be as quiet as possible as he slipped in and out of the house for his late night strolls and hunts. Maybe he needed to be quieter? Was she worried about him alone at night?
That couldn’t be it. He was extremely capable of handling himself, and he took precautions to avoid drawing attention too. ... She was Raechelle and worrying was her middle name. It was humbling to imagine her thinking him to be mortal.
“And two,” he continued, dropping his hand from her face and resuming the figure eight tracing with the other, “I thought I was already perfect and you got everything you wanted,” he flirted right back with his own large grin. “I must meet this perfect-er version of me if you’re not going to give me any hints. But, if you’re interested in something from me in exchange for a hint,” Gavalion tilted his head slightly, “I’m also all ears.”
With a soft laugh, he ruffled her hair before pulling her onto his lap. “I do have a teeny tiny feeling you were making that up since you don’t sleep,” he claimed, hugging her gently. “Do you have proof that dream me exists?”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 28, 2019 14:43:00 GMT -8
ooc/ Oh man, some of them are just brutal. It's all lovey dovey and wonderful and then BAM it suddenly ends and someone's dead or it's awful. Then you feel cheated because there was no hints that it was going sour. The point of most romance and some fiction is to escape from the horrors of the world. XD
Raechelle has a secret dark sense of humour she keeps locked up tight. XD That's one of her many secrets she can't remember. She shockingly has a filter.
Oh yeah? XD BE PREPARED GAVALION. Your time is coming... Her filter might go away with a lack of sleep.
bic/
"You can start off with saying you're welcome! It takes two to tango," Raechelle commented with a smirk. Teasing him was still fun, and she even managed to make him blush! She quite enjoyed that side of Gavalion even if she tried to chase it away. It was undeniably cute to her. It was one of his many quirks she enjoyed!
How could she explain to Gavalion that him leaving her ruined her sense of security? She still wondered if he'd just up and go one day. The fact that she kicked him out still worried her, because he didn't have to come back next time. One of the other artsy women she met called it being a prisoner of the patriarchy. It was an interesting conversation to listen to, and it was shockingly honest. They needed their significant others - it was almost impossible to survive in this world now without help or another income. If he up and left her she'd be left with three children and Nikki. He could do it to! He was a vampire and could stay up all night and make income somehow. He had done it before...
"Let me be blunt then since you forget. You left me and took my memories away. I got used to waking up whenever there was a problem and it's hardwired into me. Plus, Leo's a newborn so baby schedules absolutely suck. I think I read somewhere mom's naturally respond to their crying baby due to the pitch. So, there's some of that as well." It hurt her just to think of that. It hurt her more to know she made him give her those memories back. Why didn't she just insist that they make new memories? Why did she have him aching in the back of her head anyways? It was so dumb but here they were! He really didn't realize how much time she had to think when she couldn't sleep.
"You are absolutely perfect and everything I could ever want, but in my dreams you've got six packs abs and satisfy me in every way. They're like fever dreams! I finally get to sleep and I have dumb dreams, other than the nightmares. Gosh, the nightmares are awful when you're exhausted." She cuddled into her husband's arms, wrapping both of her arms around him so she could hold him too.
This was really nice! This is what she wanted so long ago when he didn't seem to understand what she wanted from him. Sure, sex was great and all but she wanted THIS. Friendship, a little romance, and a whole lot of comfort. It just felt GOOD. How could she want someone like Sandon when this was within arm's reach? How could she even explain that to him? This was why she couldn't let him leave even if he was some crazy vampire. This was why she tried to hard to make sure he was okay too!
"It's always dumb, like you cook dinner. But instead of normal, it's like those sexy calendars they sell around Christmas time. Once you were a fireman and that was interesting. Sexy fireman, not real fireman." Dumb they were, but she enjoyed all of them. She woke up confused and amused half of the time. "I have no proof of said dreams but I like them. I could do without the nightmares though. I still have some about the House and Ariel," and the past. Lack of sleep + past bad circumstances = epicly awful nightmares.
"I hope that answers your question! Now do you want to answer mine?" she asked, giving him a soft kiss. She was going to woo her answers out of him, because she knew he wasn't going to want to answer them. He'd avoid them like the plague.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 28, 2019 15:58:34 GMT -8
// You'd have to wonder if the authors just gave up at that point lol
Gav: *just chilling as Raech begins to fall asleep* Raech: *says something totally obscure* Gav: Wait what? Raech: *says something totally morbid about the animal kingdom* Gav: ?? *has she been possessed??*
lol Poor Gav. He's gonna be defenseless. //
Ouch. Okay. He should have seen that coming. Having a record of suddenly up and leaving certainly didn’t help things. Memory erasing was also in his repeated history. Gavalion would hopefully not have the impulse to leave in the future, but memory wiping was a no can do unless he wanted to crush her mind. There were no more restarts unless he found another vampire willing to do it. At least he predicted Leonardo was at least one cause of restless evenings. Despite that, two of the three worries were more than likely to happen. One of three would be best, but he couldn’t guarantee he wouldn’t want to run away again. He didn’t want to, but…
The vampire soaked in the compliments and took the chance to laugh at her dream. He wasn’t expecting her to reveal them, but he was glad she did. “I’m not going to promise a six pack any time soon,” he chuckled. Gavalion was convinced all the buff vampires simply willed their toned and defined bodies into existence. His training focused on his strengths—speed and his nimbleness. The thought of actually exercising or gym training never really interested him. Ariel tried to get him to do one of the other Special’s training regime. Sandon was quite vocal that he didn’t want Gavalion anywhere near his secrets. He didn’t want them anyway.
If it wasn’t for his restrictive diet, he’d imagine himself a bit heavier, but still enjoying time on the piano. Soccer may keep him in shape, yet he hadn’t the interest in it lately.
“Sexy dress-up may also not be in the cards,” he admitted. His vampire glamor could only take him so far. At the end of the day, he was still an old man trapped in a young body. He wasn’t blessed with the high school jock build, and he dramatically imagined himself looking like a child in oversized clothes. “But that doesn’t mean it’s off the table,” Gavalion hummed, not wanting to shoot down all of her dreams. He could always try. Maybe he could make it work. “You did want me to be your muse for a few of your drawings, right?
“Perhaps I could also be your muse for better dreams and reduce the number of nightmares. If it helps, you won’t have to worry about me taking your memories away anymore. I can’t. Not without turning you into a vegetable,” he smiled. “Besides, it isn’t fair to you.”
Gavalion returned her kiss. “I, admittedly, didn’t think you would actually tell me about your dreams, but since you did, I suppose I can answer your question. What’s on your mind?”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 28, 2019 16:19:44 GMT -8
ooc/ This might be fun then. She's not that tired yet but I'm sure I can muster up some fun comments.
bic/
"Those are only the tame ones. I'm keeping the really good ones to myself," Raechelle grinned, feeling quite good about herself. At least telling him some of the interesting dreams was a great way to pull him into this conversation. She'd regret it later, but at this point she didn't care.
"But don't worry, no sexy dress up time for you. I don't think you could pull any of those dreams off." That was true. She'd rather let him be her muse all by himself. If she really wanted to, she could photoshop a lovely calendar for Christmas just to tease him. Actually, she liked that idea. Time to teach herself photoshop!
She took a deep breath, closing her eyes for a few moments. This wasn't going to end well but she really needed to know. It was important to her to help keep him safe and healthy too. Sure, she needed her sleep and alone time, but he needed to be okay too! So, this was going to be tough.
"June mentioned the whole un-living thing. Do you care to comment on that?" she asked softly, looking up at him. "You know me and I like to worry. He mentioned that and all of my thinking during my non-sleeping time has been about it." She was bumbling like an idiot, but she felt like she needed to explain herself. How could she expect him to answer her if she didn't explain herself?
She sat up a little more, holding onto him a little tighter. There was no way he was escaping this one! If he tried to escape, she'd have to use all of her own powers to keep him. Crying, flirting, seduction, anger... one of those would work. Seduction might not work for this one, or even flirting, but crying might work out well! She was tired enough to cry on cue anyways! All he had to do was say one mean thing and she could burst into tears like a well trained actor!
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 28, 2019 16:59:48 GMT -8
// Gavvy's confusion mode will be at the ready lol //
His smile faltered when she mentioned June and immediately wondered if this all was a set up to lead to this point. She certainly seemed more alert now. Raechelle had tightened his hold on him, and he was convinced she wasn’t going to let go until she got an answer.
This felt like déjà vu, but with a different scenario. How did the script go again?
“Even if I said no, I don’t suppose you’ll leave it at that?” Gavalion smiled. His head began to hurt. “As he also mentioned, it doesn’t ever rest easy on my conscious. If I could avoid it, I would. I can’t just erase people’s memories anymore. Even though it’s been a few months after the fall of the Myssett vampires, people aren’t completely at ease.
“Biting people would put communities on alert. If they’re alert, they’ll start taking the vampire poison. Now, all of the sudden I’m starving and a risk to you, Lillian, Leo, and Nikki. To prevent people from suspecting a vampire’s a culprit, I had to get a little…creative with how I get my blood,” he smiled weakly. “It’s not frequent. I use June to curb most of my cravings, but I can’t bleed him dry.” Gavalion wasn’t going to mention he was on a no-human diet when he was with Ariel. That’d make her feel better, but it was a double-edged sword.
“So, nothing to worry about, right?” he asked her, finally looking up to meet her eyes. “I’m not part of some gang or being blackmailed into assassination attempts. Nothing dangerous. I’m just being a vampire.” He hoped she would accept that answer. It was the truth. She probably wouldn’t like that he had blood on his hands or to know that he did more dangerous things when he was rented off under Ariel. The first was part of his life. The second was in the past, and she never had to know about it.
“Now you can occupy your waking moments with daydreams of your untame fantasies. I don’t want to know what those include, and I’m glad you aren’t disappointed about me being unable to make sexy dress-up a reality.” He laughed in attempts to further distract her from his killing streak. “I’d probably die of embarrassment if Lillian caught me wearing anything risqué.”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 28, 2019 17:26:54 GMT -8
When he actually started giving some form of an answer, she loosened up her grip. She was tired anyways, but he got the point. The entire time he spoke she kept quiet. The answer wasn't exactly a full blown answer, but it was a good start. When she was more awake she could harass him more for some figures and examples. Maybe... That seemed like a bad idea and a sure fire fight. Did she really want to fight again?
"I'm glad you're being honest with me," she mumbled, resting against him again. So, he killed people. That... sucked. Big time. That'd be fun nightmare fuel. Why did she do this to herself? Why did she do this to her? She was honestly the worst villain in their story on that front. "I don't think I have the right to be mad, but I'm too tired to argue that," she sighed, offering him a half smile. "I picked you, right? It's all or nothing. I don't get to pick what I like," even though she kind of had in the past. Time to grow up, right?
"You'd die of embarrassment if Lillian caught you in a firefighter's outfit? I'd hate to break this to you but she's seen me in some compromising positions, like feeding Leo. She's also sorted through my entire drawer full of bras and told me which ones she approves of. She's little," she chuckled, rolling her eyes playfully. "Just wait until she does to you what she does to me. She just barges in like she owns the place. Stay at home Dad is going to learn that privacy doesn't exist anymore!"
How was it going to work if they moved back to America? Was he going to find another blood bag? June couldn't just travel across the ocean with them. Would that make Gavalion kill more? Boy, did she just open up a bigger can of worms for her to deal with. At least they hadn't intended to leave just yet! They had little Leo being all little to deal with. After that though... He'd have to go out and kill all the time! He'd have to sneak around behind her back and that wouldn't be fun. Would she want to know? Man, she was too tired for this.
"Do I want to know if you kill more people? Like, I'm nosy but I don't think it's going to make me feel good," she commented with a yawn. "You know me! What should you do? What do you think will be better? I don't want to fight unless we have to. I think I keep initiating fights by asking questions I don't want to know the answer to. Right?" It was an honest question. The words flew out of her mouth quicker than her mind could even function at this rate. "Like, every time we fight it's me. Mostly anyways. I wanted a baby and you didn't, and the time I kicked you out was my fault... I think? I don't remember."
"Ooh! When you talk bad about Kory I start fights too. It is unreasonable, inreasonable? Whatever. It's dumb." She yawned, glancing up at him. "See! I'm doing it again. And then, sometimes, here's a fun secret for you - I've dreamed up fights we could have. I've come up with some really good comebacks too and I've stored them away in my brain."
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 28, 2019 18:20:51 GMT -8
And like magic or the curtains drawing closed in a play, her energy buzz went out, and she was tired again. He couldn’t say he was disappointed. Gavalion was glad she didn’t become hysterical. She seemed to understand there wasn’t much of an alternative, and that made things easier.
He listened to Raechelle’s ramblings and deemed most of her questions rhetorical. Gavalion never was looking for a fight. True, he could handle things a bit better, but he never enjoyed them. He didn’t like the idea that there was sometimes no choice but to fight. In his state, that was dangerous. Now with a new mind, hopefully they wouldn’t have to fight again.
Gavalion smiled. Mr. Positivity and Mr. Yes-man wouldn’t allow anymore fights. They’d be fine.
“If dreaming up fights entertain you, then so be it. It’s a little weird,” he admitted with a laugh. “But as long as they don’t happen, all is good, right?”
The vampire held her close and hummed one of his old songs softly. Yeah…they wouldn’t have to worry about fighting anymore. He wouldn’t have a reason to leave then too either, right? She wouldn’t have reason to kick him out either. So maybe Leo waking up at odd hours was the only thing she really had to worry about. Should he tell her that?
Fading out with one of his songs, he decided that he shouldn’t. With so many things happening, mentioning his final wish from Ariel may send her down a guilt trip. That was only a positively downward spiral towards depression. Nothing was wrong with them. They were a perfectly happy couple…
“I’d still like to believe I’d be traumatized if Lilly saw me underwear-less in a barebones firefighter outfit with the clothes hanging off my body,” Gavalion mused, still intent to raising the mood. “She’s a girl. You’re a girl. There’s nothing she’s seen that she doesn’t have. So Lilly tells her daycare teachers that mom has a pretty black lace bra or was breastfeeding Leo? Only a male teacher might get weird about the bra. ‘I saw dad wearing a fireman’s outfit’ will raise so many more questions,” he chuckled. “Lilly might be fine, but I wouldn’t be able to pick her up again. We won’t have to worry about any of that since I’ll just be normal boring Gavalion who wears normal boring clothing. But I’m still perfect, so that’s okay,” he grinned.
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 29, 2019 3:44:03 GMT -8
ooc/ I was thinking... Raech probably knows so much about animals because she has to listen to educational books/movies and comments from her children. XD Andddddd, Raech might be willing to send Kory to Sandon. She's getting tired so in her state she might be willing to have 1/3 less of the responsibility. bic/ "Don't let that 'perfect' comment go to your head," Raechelle laughed. Why couldn't all the time be like this? Everything was calm, fun and all around okay. To keep it that way, she wasn't going to try to explain that Gavalion's imaginary firefighter uniform wasn't as revealing as he imagined. Lillian wouldn't be horrified over dream world's Gavalion at all! Firefighter boots, yellow pants with red suspenders (which were, honestly, the key aspect of the outfit), and a big, intimating helmet. The only thing sexy about it was the shirtless, totally ab-ed up nature of the dream. Raechelle could imagine Lilly chastising Gavalion for being a fireman without a shirt and how unsafe that was. It'd be rather cute, actually! "Do you want to hear something scandalous? If you think Lillian seeing a boy is wild, Kory and Leo have both seen me in compromising positions. Better ring the parenting police! Kory's just as bad as Lillian for barging in but he's not as curious. Probably because he's surrounded by girls half the time." She finished her sentence mid-yawn, deciding that her little white lie wouldn't hurt. Kory was curious, but not in a bad way. He asked funny questions that Lilly typically made up her own answer for. The other moms at the daycare reassured her their kids did the same thing, so she personally wasn't concerned. Even if that was all fine and dandy, she could see Gavalion starting the pitchfork line against Kory. The poor boy walked in on his mom getting changed! Oh no! Burn the house down! Honestly, she'd become so cynical on the topic. If she couldn't get Gavalion to at least speak about Kory like he was half Raechelle, then it'd be absolutely hopeless. "Anywho, Envy informed I have three more weeks before I'm allowed to be 'active' again." Active had a wide variety of meanings, all of which were made 'impossible' due to her current status. Picking things up was the worst part for her. 'Don't pick anything up that's heavier than your baby' was awful. She had picked her other two children up many times! It was dumb and that was probably why she hurt so much, but it was impossible not to! Like today, Gavalion and Nikki were not around during the mild temper tantrums at the daycare. The workers wouldn't pick up Lilly or Kory, so she was left to fend for herself. She had managed to not pick them up until she had to put them in the car. It was funny, going to daycare. She didn't want to admit that she liked talking to the other women because half of them were superficial. Her art people were far more interesting and real to her, but socializing was unfortunately part of the whole human experience. While she might prefer 'her' people, she still found the conversations from the moms (and the few dads) that were present. Another woman had recently gone through a similar experience to her. Well, maybe not 'similar' to the a certain degree... but a c-section. Raechelle could only assume the woman's child wasn't a half-vampire who tried to kill her, and her husband wasn't a vampire whom she'd known for almost a decade. Either way, the woman complained about her 'active' time in a very different manner. While Raechelle was annoyed that she had to depend on other people to do basic, everyday things - picking things up, pushing, reaching, and the likes - this woman had their personal time on her mind. If Raechelle were an extrovert or half as exciting as her internal voice, she'd be screaming at the woman. How could she even think about that already?! Through the lack of sleep, child care and life's expectations in general, it seemed silly. But, the story got better. Today, that woman explained she broke the 'rule' of 'no vigorous activity', which was word-for-word how the woman explained it. In that moment, Raechelle felt like the real winner. Mom-of-the-Year had to go back to the doctor since she became sore and broke her stitches. The poor woman looked awful, and clearly felt it. Raechelle stood there, offering her empathy while she was mentally doing a victory dance. If only Nikki could see Raechelle holding up the Mom-of-the-Year award for doing what she was told (most of the time...). If he knew the other moms were worse, he wouldn't have argued with her the other day! She wouldn't include in the fine notes that Gavalion was the reason she won the award, but she'd include him in the victory speech. 'Thank you for being strong and letting me boss you around' was a good one. 'Thank you for not being demanding and as promiscuous as the other husbands' would be a good attempt to make him blush. Alas, the speech would never see the light of day. Either way, she felt like a champ. "Don't tell her I picked up Kory today," she whispered, almost joking. "And Lilly. Cars should really come with little stairs for them and it would be so much easier! Unless..." she paused, for added affect and another yawn. "Do you want to take daycare duties tomorrow? I can try to paint after I get a little sleep. We'll need to do another art sale soon to gather up more funds." Another yawn, because financials are boring or she was tired. She couldn't tell. "Being a financially responsible adult sucks."
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