magic is not uncommon to his kind , as it is as consistent as the existence of nature and the world ... though the changing times has inevitably depleted its range and effectiveness. not until knowes are rediscovered , and so is the shadow world —— which neil is fond of.
‟ IT HAS TO . ❜ perhaps if neil say the words out loud , his wish can be granted; words have power , after all. on the run , he agrees on taking companion along ... at least until neil regains his strength to merge back into the shadows and redirect her path to where she needs to. a give and take, protection temporarily granted by the unknown entity to neil and neil to uphold his promise to bestow direction on whatever she seems to seek. ‟ You’re not so ordinary yourself , so I trust we’re in good hands. Just until ... I can help you out as well. ❜
❛ i had no idea if that was going to work. ❜ - ellana caldin ⇢ MCU QUOTES. &&. STILL ACC. / @jcyfulmess
“ i’ve never seen anything like you. “
“ move or you will be moved. “
“ hey, sailor. “
“ is there anything real about you? “
“ nevermind i take it back. “
“ i hate you. “
“ fine! do you want me to drive? “
“ man, shut the hell up. “
“ there’s nothing more horrifying than a miracle. “
“ i’m with you till the end of the line. “
“ you are a hard person to get a hold of. “
“ there’s worse ways to go. “
“ got anything for me? “
“ please, stay. “
“ it’s not your fault. “
“ didn’t see that one coming? “
“ don’t do anything stupid till i get back. “
“ is it me you see? “
“ i adore you. “
“ we don’t want to kill you, but we will. “
“ let’s kick his ass. “
“ i had no idea if that was going to work. “
“ still think you’re the only monster? “
“ i’m not going to fight you. “
“ i’m always picking up after you. “
“ hands off. “
“ he was very hot. “
“ you’re all not worthy. “
“ maybe if you were more attractive it’d be less disturbing. “
“ hey what’s up everybody! “
“ c’mon use your words! “
“ i don’t even know who you are. “
“ what? no smile? “
“ you’re not going to stop. “
“ did i step on your moment? “
“ hows my hair? “
“ no, i didn’t. but i enjoyed it “
“ in my own defense that was last week. “
“ you look taller. “
“ i get in trouble a lot. “
“ it’s a big bunny relax about it! “
“ i’m going to pretend you didn’t say that. “
“ i said kneel! “
“ that tie looks real expensive. “
“ abort mission! “
“ i understood that reference. “
“ did you just nod off? “
“ that wasn’t so bad. “
“ i can’t see into the future i’m not a witch. “
“ all yours. “
“ kind of done with you telling me what to do. “
“ i can get by on my own. “
“ i’m going to miss these little talks of ours. “
“ don’t worry (pronoun)’s got help. “
“ yes, i think it works. “
“ then he stabbed me. “
“ (pronoun) made a different call. “
“ that’s not up to you. “
“ higher further faster baby. “
“ i’m turning into you. it’s a horrible dream. “
“ destiny arrives all the same. “
“ what makes you happy? “
“ you don’t want any part of this. “
“ do you even speak latin? “
“ i guess you go through me. “
“ anyone else? “
“ you and i remember budapest very differently! “
“ looks like you’re giving the orders now. “
“ piss off ghost! “
“ i know my worth. “
“ (pronoun)’s not alone. “
“ varies from moment to moment. “
“ surprise! “
“ i don’t see how that’s a party. “
“ if only (pronoun/name) could see you now. “
“ i thought you were dead. “
“ i retire for what? five minutes and everything goes to shit? “
“ and in return i’m going to let you keep your hand. “
“ you weren’t there. “
“ i like her. “
“ who the hell is ___? “
“ i don’t know if i’m worth all this. “
“ i need the other guy. “
“ i was attacked! “
“ compromise where you can, but where you can’t, don’t. “
“ i don’t feel so good. “
“ that’s not what everyone else sees. “
“ but i knew (pronoun) “
“ believe it or not, it’s hard to find someone with shared life experience. “
“ do not touch me again. “
“ before you didn’t have me. “
“ i didn’t want you to be alone. “
“ i’m always angry. “
“ okay… that one’s on me. “
“ i’m not asking for permission. “
“ you still owe me a dance. “
“ none of this makes sense!”
“ don’t take my stuff. “
“ if you stay here you’ll die. “
i’ve revamped it from the old one because i accidentally deleted it so here we are! to be added either message @vixexyn or reblog this post with your info in the tags (character name / canon or oc or verse)
so my editable reblogs finally broke. after doing some 2am digging, coming up with a redundant solution, making an ENTIRE TUTORIAL for said redundant solution, and realizing it’s useless, i’ve got the answer to the problem for everyone. i’ve joined the xkit support discord server, and here is what’s been said about the issue so far:
TLDR; EDITABLE REBLOGS WON’T WORK ON ORIGINAL POSTS, BUT IT’LL WORK ON REBLOGS WITH REPLIES. meaning if jane posts a starter and june replies to it without using editable reblogs, it’ll create this trail item. so from then on out, you can feel free to use xkit’s extension to your heart’s content.
so if you’re getting this issue, the solution is simple: DON’T USE XKIT ON THE FIRST REPLY. yes, it’ll be ugly, but everything will be back to normal from there :)
a beat passes by. mouth curls , taking a second of decision in what he has to say. counting in different languages , up and down , always helped in cooling his head. not this time.
‟ Didn’t know you’re banning GERMAN in this house. ❜ nonchalance does not equal indifference , though he takes note of his ... friend’s preferences of what he’d like to hear from stefan. however , there’s no promises; for stefan is still trying to work out being ... stefan. ‟ Next thing I know, you’ll ban me from CURSING and pose a curfew for me ... ❜
❛ who taught you that word ?? ❜ ⇢ SHIT SAID TO A BABY BROTHER. &&. STILL ACC. / @scarfwere
░ ┊ @shedetect 。• ◞
“𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒’𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔,” she retorts just as snappily, though maybe the truth had no part in her statement at all. she doesn’t take it back, though, just returning to her work until the lock clicks and the door swings open at her touch. standing up, she doesn’t look at him while she puts away the lockpick case in its pocket on her bag. “this is called hedging my bets,” she continues finally, “because i see this two ways. if you were going to break in here anyway, there’s a slim chance you’d have accepted the guest room at my house. on the other hand, you’re more likely to be caught without my help at all, so i’m doing what i can.” finally, her eyes raise to his face. “am i wrong?”
it doesn’t slip unnoticed with the creak of the door seconds later that the girl has skills. for why , he’s not sure , and what he thinks something that won’t concern him ... now potentially concerns him. not enough to work out a lot of worries he’ll address as soon as the locked grief in the back of his head finally stops banging against his mental barriers every time he gets closer to reliving a night on the beach. and this isn’t the time for that , or maybe not ever.
‟ SO MUCH. ❜ quiet voice refuses to fade in lieu with chest constricting ‘pon knowledge that she deduced from somewhere , something that neil could’ve basically handed her over. his mind races on memories and circumstances when he could’ve made mistakes , but nothing comes up; for with every shot of pain remembered along strict words echoed by his mother’s harsh lessons , how can he ? then again , that’s a wrong argument. neil immediately made his first mistake when he broke his mother’s absolute rule right after ... california.
hands tighten ‘round the strap of his duffel bag , gauging the level of threat that this girl poses —— like all before her does. a flare of irritation has been reluctantly tampered when he responds as curtly as he can , ‟ I don’t care about whatever gamble you got , but I’m fine. Leave me alone. ❜
it’s annoying how one room where he feels as concrete as who he is right now has been compromised , all because neil figures that this one is just too nosy. he gives her a HARD STARE , mouth pursed and held back before he regrets anything; and quickly turns around to walk away. maybe he can break in the laboratory then leave immediately around dawn. ‟ Mind your own business of not picking on my business. ❜
spent two days coding and i’m so tired oh my god. TO DO: about page, verses page, icons so at the meantime i’m just gonna write iconless.
i actually have a series of folders filled with this boy looking at you like this.
for once , he appreciates the floor under his weight; legs stretched yet body unresponsive to whatever the mind attempts setting on … what , with shoulders hunched and arms laying low , his hands resting in the gap between his lower limbs. the only reason that neil is becoming aware of his limitations is when numbness begins to settle along with slight tremors that he can feel in his fingers.
the way that a thousands’ worth of exy racquet slipping through his grip during the recent drill several minutes ago is a tall tell.
‟ I’m trying. ❜ voice strained , holding back frustrations veiled in the exhaustion creeping in his system , and avoiding having another tiring same old arguments with kevin. of course there’s no time for neil to sit on his ass because the games aren’t going to win by themselves; but —— ‟ You don’t need to remind me about the nooses around our necks. ❜
it hurts … but nothing worse that he hasn’t survived before. the anger dissipates under the silent acceptance and grumbling under his breath , annoyed that as when he stands up , the redhead has to hold onto his knees for a while before straightening up. wincing slightly , frowning greatly at the disappointment he received when he moves his right shoulder in a circular motion. testing , testing.
‟ …Let’s go. ❜
his body was made of adrenaline.
exy was everything that moved kevin since he could remember, that feeling of overcoming the exhaustion was something he was used to. he long learned to ignore his body’s pleas to stop moving in favor of playing, practicing even further. that’s why he was one of the best exy players alive. that’s why he was the best exy player alive.
even then, with his racket down while he talked scolded to neil, kevin couldn’t stop moving. body screaming as he moved from one foot to another, small little jumps to keep his body going against it’s own will. kevin never knew when to stop. all he knew was exy and that didn’t change just because going back to the ravens weren’t a threat anymore.
he was still playing for his life, afterall … and so was neil, that’s why kevin pushed him.
accessing his friend’s exhaustion, kevin sighed, stepping back as the younger man followed his order and got up. — ❛ two more sets with this drill and we can call it a day ❜ — grimace twisted kevin’s features with discontent, but he knew better than to push to hard and end up with an hurt neil, out of the games for the rest of the season. that was a privilege they both didn’t have.
he changed the racket to his right hand, rolling his left shoulder and frown a little enraged by the fact that he still couldn’t over-work his dominant hand – that he was still afraid of doing it. but it was useful to have that little bit of surprise in the games, being able to hold the exy racket either way. — ❛ you’re fast and your shots are getting stronger each day, but you still lack precision. we need to work on that before the next game ❜ —
fingers flex as if playing symphony of aching knuckles and calloused palms, testing smaller tendons in between. left hand holds pressure down on affected right shoulder, thumb forcing abused muscle not to flare up in similar to what heat he feels all over ―― nerve wires under the pump, fire running through veins ...
𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭.
‟ 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻. ❜ diced words for kevin’s convenience while neil picks up his racquet without bending too much; else, there is fear that he’ll just collapse there and then and be damned with the consequences. didn’t bother to look up to kevin as he shifts his attention to the hand-chosen equipment picked by the exy legend himself; more so the reason neil can’t really give up now. he did , after all , 𝘥𝘪𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵.
now holding racquet with two hands, neil decides to shift the topic away from things they never really talk upon ... just like how he looked so much like death incarnate and how he smelled of it and kevin never noticed from the start until shit happened; and now, they’re here. ‟ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 ? ❜
░ ┊ @im-possiblelimits 。• ◞
“i wasn’t staring at you,” kevin defends himself. at least not intentionally. if his gaze happened to wander in neil’s direction while he was semi spacing out, that’s not his fault. “i was thinking.”
it’s just been few hours since they clashed in the court, and still, the adrenaline hasn’t washed off completely even when neil took a shower afterwards.
‟ And I suppose STARING might be a requirement ? ❜ he goads involuntarily, sarcasm already underway right after catching himself. kevin is not the enemy here; no one else is, after ... well, the finals. he’s becoming more aware on how he’s picking up andrew’s unpleasant moods quicker; except his own temper flares brighter, adding fuel to the fire.
so neil takes a deep breath and exhales slowly as he cools his head down ——
‟ FORGET IT . ❜ and the brunet shrugs. ‟ You’ve been thinking too long. Don’t hurt yourself. ❜