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Post by Riad on Feb 25, 2016 18:42:27 GMT
"Kay! No peeking."
"We won't."
Riad closes his eyes as he leans against the counter, expression gentle as he waits.
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Post by Cerria on Feb 27, 2016 15:30:21 GMT
Angel pulled the bowl closer and pulled her hand out, but looked at them first to ensure they weren't looking. Immediately she pulled out some strands of sparkly wavy paper strips. Laying them down to look like water before setting the flower buds on top.
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Post by Carter on Mar 1, 2016 18:42:24 GMT
Eyes closing the moment she starts to look over, Carter inhales slowly, relaxing "Just let us know when we can look."
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Post by Riad on Mar 29, 2016 17:52:09 GMT
"Just let us know when we can look."
Riad nodded in agreement, face relaxed despite the flickering images he'll catch a glimpse of from his counterpart. Still hearing the voices and seeing the images, he's yet to accept that they'll forever be his and part of him. But having Angel and Carter made things a little easier.
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Post by Cerria on Mar 29, 2016 19:21:56 GMT
Just let us know when we can look."
When she was finished, she turned around to face them. Eyes narrowing ever so slightly, she peered at them one at a time seriously. After a sec she crossed her arms."Lookie!"
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Post by Riad on Oct 15, 2019 17:05:36 GMT
"Lookie!"
Riad opened his eyes when he heard Angel's voice, ripping himself away from the barrage of Hell. There was a tick in his jaw for a split second before he beamed at the girl, his smile bright enough to drive away the tension in his face and changed the creases of discomfort and pain around his eyes to ones of joy and delight. "Angel, they're lovely!" He stepped over and surveyed the bowl, looking at the magical water it held. "You'll have to show us where to get more of this magic water so we can make sure it stays fresh for a long time. I don't want your beautiful flowers to fade."
"What do you think?" his gaze slid over to Carter, the lavender far more brighter than the crimson that flecked it.
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Post by Carter on Oct 17, 2019 4:15:57 GMT
"Lookie!"
"Angel, they're lovely!"
Catching Riad's look, Carter's lips purse as he takes a small step forward out of worry before his next words stop him in his tracks
"You'll have to show us where to get more of this magic water so we can make sure it stays fresh for a long time. I don't want your beautiful flowers to fade. What do you think?"
"What do I think?" Carter echoes, head tilting as he thinks "Hmm.. I think it should go right on the bar so everyone can see how magical it is. After all, it was created for a really special girl." Smiling, he reaches out and touches Angel's nose playfully
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Post by jambouree on Oct 18, 2019 4:38:55 GMT
Bubbly giggles passed through her lips as she squealed, playfully trying to get away."Carter!" Shaking her head she grinned only to poke him back. At the answer her eyes widened. "Yay!" Eyes brimming with excitement she studied him. "Do you really like them?"
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Post by Riad on Oct 19, 2019 2:51:19 GMT
Riad leaned against the counter, resting his chin in his hand while he watched the pair. He was thankful for Angel and the light she brought back in to their lives. Since the loss of Zlo and the disappearance of his brother, Riad struggled to keep himself afloat. The beginning was hard-- fighting the nightmares, keeping Lucifer at bay, trying to drown out the screams. It had placed a lot of strain on both him and Carter, especially since Carter felt he was to blame.
It nearly tore them apart.
But the small girl in front of them now kept them planted in the moment, reminding them that there was a lot more to the world than what they've suffered. There was plenty more memories to make, things to experience. It was just taking Riad some time to try to open back up.
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Post by Carter on Oct 19, 2019 3:06:35 GMT
"Carter! Yay! Do you really like them?"
Chuckling at her expressions, Carter pulls back to look at her, straightening "Of course I do. I like pretty magical things." Smile brushing his face, he catches movement from the corner of his gaze and reaches out, rubbing hee head gently with a wink "Why don't you let me talk to him for a moment and go start your homework? I'll make you brownies later." he promises
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Post by jambouree on Oct 19, 2019 4:20:01 GMT
"Of course I do. I like pretty magical things.Why don't you let me talk to him for a moment and go start your homework? I'll make you brownies later.
Angel pulled away, her smile not even diminishing a single millimeter. Giving him a small nod she slowly crawled out of his embrace. Stumbling a minute she clutched at his shirt before falling the few inches to the ground. Eyes wide she blinked before giggling. "Ta-da!" Her arms elevate as if she did a trick. Grabbing her backpack she hurried upstairs.
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Post by Riad on Oct 23, 2019 17:17:37 GMT
Riad watched the interaction between the two, expression gentle as he watched Angel disappear up the stairs. Part of him was thankful that he had closed the bar for the last few days which became a regular ordeal after things became unstable for him to keep his focus. It gave him the chance to breathe, to just exist outside of the things that plagued his mind.
Then, without missing a beat and to Carter, he murmured, "I'm okay." It was the only lie he has regularly told since the beginning.
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Post by Carter on Oct 24, 2019 5:53:59 GMT
"Ta-da!"
Chuckling, Carter claps briefly, smile remaining on his face as she heads upstairs
"I'm okay."
At the sound of Riad's voice, the smile disappears as his head snaps around to lock gazes with him, irises turning bright blue "Yeah? Well I'm not." he mutters, voice low as he stalks over, hands gripping his hips as he backs him into the bar "We need to talk, Ri, before I lose you-my mind-or both." Tail twisting behind him anxiously, he grits his teeth, continuing "It's been two years since you lost your friend, and Angel lost her father. And I know you don't blame me for his death. But we can't be honest with each other if we're both hiding things. So don't." he hisses quietly, eyes flashing as his right hand shifts to grip his shirt in a fist "Act like everything's okay. Because it's not."
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Post by jambouree on Oct 24, 2019 17:12:10 GMT
Angel closed the door to her room, immediately placing her bookbag on her bed. Inhaling she walked to the bathroom- taking a brush through her hair. After a second she frowned to herself. Shaking her head she traveled to her bed. Sitting down she started on her homework.
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Post by Riad on Oct 29, 2019 23:42:24 GMT
His expression changes into something almost unreadable as he's backed against the bar, his gaze wavering. Jaw working, Riad looked away as the words berated him. It was the first time in a long time that his more true and timid nature revealed itself as it was nearly lost to Lucifer. Though, his mind tumbled, searching for some excuse, some defense, but even he knew there wasn't any point to it. He knew he was only trying to lie to himself in hopes it would change something.
Riad's head turned back towards Carter, but he couldn't meet his gaze. In truth, his heart ached. He wanted Zlo back, wanted to hear his snide remarks and jests that he'd make at how Riad had been handling the situation. "You're acting like this? You're a demon for fuck's sake," Riad imagined him saying. "Act like it."
He also wished he had mended what little relationship he had with Elias.
He couldn't bring himself to face his father and his mother. He felt like he failed, and he demanded that they stay away from the bar, believing it was his safe place.
It was more like his prison.
Welcome to your own personal hell, he felt the voices scream as he imagined Lucifer chuckling, enjoying the life he laid bare for Riad.
The lavender wavered, looking almost as clear as it used to be-- unguarded, emotional, vulnerable. Without a word, Riad's head fell to Carter's shoulder, forehead resting squarely on the joint as he leaned down, stooping with their height difference. For a moment he was still. Then, he took a long, deep breath, head heavy. The zipo weighed down his pocket as it rested against his thigh. There was nothing he could say to make things better, nothing he could do, and the silence was the most truthful thing he said since everything started to fall apart.
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