When Frustrated Or Extremely Angry, These Listeners Do The Following:

When Frustrated Or Extremely Angry, These Listeners Do The Following:

Goes for a run: Sweetheart, Warden, Anton's Listener

Starts hitting things: Darlin, Cutie, Smartass,

Starts hitting people: Honey, Lovely

Aggressively paints on their body and every surface in their home that should not be painted: Baabe, Starlight, Sunshine, Asset, Lasko's Water Elemental

Starts chugging either ungodly amounts of soda or furiously crunching on breath mints: Angel, Bestie, Seer Obscura, Mentor, James' Listener

All of the above in that order: Freelancer, Bright Eyes

Cries afterward: Anton's Listener, Cutie, Smartass, Lovely, Sunshine, Angel, Seer Obscura, Freelancer

*Deep breath in

*Dramatic pause

Darlin punches people professionally.

Because - hear me out - Dahlia (and other cornerstone cities) 100% have some weird underground not-really-legal fighting rings for empowered people. And when Darlin first came back to Dahlia, how do you think they made their money? They sure as hell didn't get a normal job because David would definitely know they were back in town the moment they applied for any empowered job.

So, being the reckless and incredibly strong idiot they are, Darlin signed up for those underground fighting competitions where the payout is shit and a healer will only heal you if you pay up or are on the brink of death. At first, they were this total underdog (no pun intended) but quickly became a crowd favorite.

As their story went on and they got closer to Sam, it became a recurring thing that Sam would find them walking home from "work" while he was driving around at night and he'd drive them home and patch them up (because we all know that Darlin would never pay for a healer. They do not have that kind of money to throw around) and the two would get closer as a result. At first, Darlin was very hesitant about letting Sam heal them because "I can't repay you" and "Save yourself the headache, Mister." but Sam would have none of it - which is also why they put up so little of a fight when Sam insisted on coming over and healing them after they got into a fight with the two vamps. They were just used to it at that point.

And Darlin was down very badly for the handsome southern vamp that healed them every other night with no expectations of repayment. So bad, in fact, that when they accepted to fight a literal demon one night and somehow won, they called Sam for the first time and asked him to pick them up. When he arrived at the sketchy venue and saw how beat up Darlin was, he had all sorts of questions and concerns, but Darlin just hands him half their payout with the brightest grin he's ever seen on their face and thanks him for everything before explaining everything and inviting Sam out for a midnight lunch/dinner kind of thing. It was their first "date" (which is in quotation marks because neither of them called it a date at the time, but later on in their relationship they could agree that it technically was).

So yea here are my fluffy thoughts for the day. Hope you enjoyed ^^

Made a new Darlin playlist just so I could finally draw them!

[In case you can't read my handwriting:

-Lydia "named themself after their favorite song"

-She/They

-30 years old (33. I did math wrong >-<")

-"Angel's friendship bracelet"

-"Sam's favorite tanktop"

-"Stabbed themself 19 times while sewing this"

-"Got stuck climbing a fence"]

More things about them if you care:

-Didn't come out to anyone until after they got top surgery.

->Except for Quinn.

-22 year old they heard Highly Suspect's Lydia and went "It's giving gender," then proceeded to have a (gender) identity crisis.

-Their hair is soo fluffy.

-Can't sew worth a damn but they still do it on occasion anyway.

-Spray paints at abandoned buildings as a hobby.

->Only got caught twice and one of those times was at Wonderworld when they were a teen in 2009. Vincent just sent them home because he did not feel like beating up a sixteen-year-old.

->Their next visit to Wonderworld went unnoticed until Vincent found a cartoon-style painting of him on a wall.

-Calls Sam's things vintage even though they're the one who refuses to give up their cd or vhs tape collections.

-Almost exclusively listens to rock music.

->Vocaloid songs are the only exception.

-They have freckles all over their body.

-They also have Quinn-related scars all over their body which is why they always wear a jacket.

->A lot of them are his name/degrading stuff he liked to call them.

-Knows how to cook and is actually pretty good at it.

-They collect CDs like other people collect Pokémon cards.

Hey

Hey fan-fiction people with more motivation than me

Listen

AU where - and don't hate me, I'm just a sucker for good angst - Darlin stayed with Quinn. In which they helped him kill Fred and Bright at Wonderworld and helped him escape afterward and years later while they're on the run, Darlin and Quinn come back to hide in Dahlia, and Darlin and Sam fall for each other in a slow-burn romance but Quinn gets bitchy and jealous so he confronts Sam, leading to him finding out that the wolf he's been hanging out with is compliant in the murder of his progeny.

As someone who does this, I can tell you with 100% certainty that Angel sometimes walks around the house looking for David chanting "Da-vey, Da-vey" under their breath like they're a little kid or something until they find him, and then they squeak a happy "Davey!" while they hug him and David thinks it's the cutest shit ever.

Freelancer also does this with Gavin, but it's in a more teasing tone rather than the adorable one Angel uses. That, and they're doing it consciously while Angel doesn't even notice they do that.

Baabe and Darlin are also guilty of this, but they just hum while they go searching around the place for their mates. Sometimes it creeps Ash the f out and Sam always gets a forehead bonk from Darlin instead of a hug.

staying (up to date) with the solaires

chapter three

743 words

part 1

taglist : @plutobutartsy @shawslut @teaseat @milosirlgf @thevqid @swanconcerto @4letteraroace

— camera cuts in —

Six people sit in front of the camera, all huddled onto one couch. VINCENT sits on LOVELY’s lap. BRIGHT EYES is draped along the back as SAM attempts to get them to come down.

INTERVIEWER : Good evening.

BRIGHT EYES : (leaning shakily over the back of the couch to stare INTERVIEWER directly in the eyes) If it were a good evening, I’d be fishing.

INTERVIEWER : Excuse me?

BRIGHT EYES : That’s my Sam impression. Do you like it?

SAM stares at the camera.

INTERVIEWER : I’ve been… told you have a Solaire Estate engagement this evening. We’ll be accompanying you. 

FREDERICK looks up from his place under BRIGHT EYES’ hand. 

FREDERICK : Good luck.

INTERVIEWER : Thank you, Frederick, although I’m troubled by your need to wish it for me.

FREDERICK : Don’t get eaten. 

INTERVIEWER pauses, looking at VINCENT.

INTERVIEWER : Is that a possibility?

VINCENT is mumbling something in LOVELY’s ear, but turns when the INTERVIEWER calls his name.

VINCENT : Sorry?

INTERVIEWER : …Is there a real possibility of me or my crew being eaten?

VINCENT : (shrugging) Probably not. Um. Possibly. Maybe. Likely not, though. Well, maybe not likely. It’s about fifty-fifty, you know?

INTERVIEWER stares at the camera.

— camera cuts out & in —

LOVELY, BRIGHT EYES & DARLIN’ are in a small room together. FREDERICK, SAM and VINCENT are nowhere to be seen. LOVELY and DARLIN’ sit close together at a table while BRIGHT appears to have turned the camera on. There is an audible hum of people coming from outside whatever room they are in.

LOVELY : OK, but do we think Mandy and Lana are going to finalise that divorce?

DARLIN’ : No fucking way. They’d never do that to Mr Tiddles.

LOVELY : But they hate each other so - so much. I don’t know how much longer they can keep up the charade.

DARLIN’ : Yeah, but imagine the custody battle. They both love that cat so damn much - Bright, what are you doing with the camera?

BRIGHT EYES rapidly hides the camera behind their back.

BRIGHT EYES : Nothing.

LOVELY : (rising) Are you filming?!

BRIGHT EYES : Nope!

LOVELY rapidly crosses the room to them. 

LOVELY : (gripping Bright’s shoulders) Bright. Mandy and Lana will literally tear us apart bit by bit if you do not destroy that camera this very moment.

BRIGHT EYES : Okay!

— camera cuts out and in —

INTERVIEWER 4 : H-hello.

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE grins at the camera, displaying their many, many teeth. 

INTERVIEWER 4 : So - um - what are your thoughts on the party?

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : Oh, it’s great. Hercule really knows how to throw a shindig. Sorry, is that word still in use? Little things, you know… 

INTERVIEWER 4 : Oh! When were you turned?

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : 1856.

INTERVIEWER 4 : Good Lor- (pauses) So you would be-

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : 190.

INTERVIEWER 4 : Jesus Christ. 

ALEXIS appears in the background, rapidly moving through the crowd. 

ALEXIS : Hello.

INTERVIEWER 4 wheezes.

ALEXIS : Amoretta, yes?

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : Sorry?

ALEXIS : Your name is Amoretta, isn’t it?

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : …No. My name is-

ALEXIS swears.

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : (upset) Sorry?

ALEXIS : Every damn time.

ALEXIS rapidly disappears back into the crowd, leaving INTERVIEWER 4 and UNKNOWN VAMPIRE to stare at each other. 

INTERVIEWER 4 : So, um, what is your name?

UNKNOWN VAMPIRE : (brightening) Oh, it’s -

— camera cuts out & in —

BRIGHT EYES and FREDERICK are sitting cross-legged in the centre of many vampires.

INTERVIEWER 3 : Good evening, Bright Eyes. Frederick. I hope you’re enjoying the party.

BRIGHT EYES : (cheering) Interviewer! You haven’t been eaten! Come here! This is Julio, and Margaret, and Venetia, and -

FREDERICK mouths the words ‘Run away’ at INTERVIEWER 3. INTERVIEWER 4 rapidly walks away.

BRIGHT EYES : Interviewer? Interviewer, where are you going?

— camera cuts out & in —

WILLIAM is sitting at the buffet, leaning over a plate of shrimp. ANOTHER VAMPIRE approaches.

AV : Hello? Could I get at that shrimp?

WILLIAM snaps at AV with his fangs. AV stumbles backwards.

INTERVIEWER 4 : Y-your Majesty!

WILLIAM turns to the camera, smiling beatifically.

WILLIAM : Ah, interviewer! Are you enjoying the buffet? Please, help yourself to anything you’d wish.

INTERVIEWER looks at the shrimp. 

WILLIAM : Not the shrimp.

INTERVIEWER : Oh.