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@godlyfantasy12 Lol did Corvina actually stick her tongue out at Serin? đ¤Ł
@loopylin @princesachronicle22Layson watches the three converse tensely over the dark haired girls appearance.
“Well we’re moving on.” Layson says, gesturing down the hall. “Is there something you want? Or should we be on our way?”
Oh I hope we can just move on without her…
"And so I left this world just as I had entered it. Confused."
@mineralizedwritings oh, no đ she stuck it into her cheek, so like when we do when weâre annoyed or like HA yea no XD
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@godlyfantasy12. I think Adolphus/Dietrich/Hilda left, but now that you mentioned them, I want them to be back. XD Even if I don’t really like them…until Adolphus/Dietrich are redeemed, of course. đ So we’re gonna say they’ve been here the whole time, just stayed quiet…XD
Leo
âI see that one of you is injuredâŚmay we help?â The young brunette, Arabella, asked.
Ara…Arabella…?Â
Paxton…sister…named…Arabella.
Leo’s eyes widened as he watched Arabella, his thoughts colliding.
This was Paxton’s sister…?
Hilda scoffed, setting her hands on her hips, and leaned forward, the skull and crossbones on her hat glistening. “And why would you want to help him, girl? You only just now met us.” She snarled with a smirk.
The blonde, Ellie, stepped forward. “Arabella only wishes to help. If you would kindly refrain from being impolite to her, I would dearly appreciate it, madam.”
Hilda blinked, before her smirk faded and she glared. “…Do you even know who you’re speaking to!?”
Adolphus set his hand on Hilda’s shoulder. “Now, now, dear, let’s not bother the poor woman. She is simply defending her very impudent friend.”
“The girl only wishes to help someone, Adolphus, so shut it.” Felix ordered, putting his pistol away.
Adolphus nodded, eyes widened, and stepped back, an arm around Hilda. “Yessir.”
Felix nodded his approval, before facing Arabella again. “I am Major Felix Baumann of the SS, this is my wife, Frida,” Frida merely watched Arabella and Ellie with a bit of a glare, “and these are my stepsons, Adolphus and Dietrich, and Hilda, a woman under my brother’s command and Adolphus’ fiancĂŠe. And this is my son, Leo, who was evidently stabbed earlier in this place…” Felix nodded towards Leo, and Leo didn’t move, still unsure of where this was going, “and you are free to help if you’d wish. We’ve been walking long enough anyhow. A break will do well for us right now. And Arabella, you are free to care for Leo.”
“Father-”
“Shut it, Adolphus.” Felix snarled, not even turning around.
Adolphus nodded, biting his lip.
Beside him, Dietrich didn’t even flinch, staring blankly ahead.
Felix faced Arabella again. “I apologize for Adolphus’ ill behavior. I will take care of it later. For now, if you would like to help Leo, you have my full permission to do so.”
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So…four men, two women came around the corner.
Not gonna lie, I like the group being a little bigger…XD
Corvina glared at her, poking her tongue into her.
Yeah ok I didn’t think Corvina would đ
"And so I left this world just as I had entered it. Confused."
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oof I really don’t like Hilda and Felix
"And so I left this world just as I had entered it. Confused."
@freedomwriter76 same I like this!!
Arabella
Son� Father�
Ara felt her fists clench at her sides as she stared at thisâŚ.family.
If you could call them that.
She could just imagine othersâ faces replacing these strangersâ own.
Aramis. Lilith. Paxton. Edrich. Soren.
Riven. November.
Zolten. Jocelyn.
WhyâŚwhy were so manyâŚfamilies like this?
Sheâd always thought that family meant love. Laughter. Mercy and Grace beyond all recognition.
ButâŚ
Maybe those kinds of families were the minorityâŚ
Maybe her family was the minorityâŚ
She nodded slowly, looking to Leo with a small smile.
âThank youâŚâ She said, ignoring any of the other comments made, though she wanted nothing more then to give them all a piece of her mind.
She could already tell, just from the way Felix had treated Adolphus that this was no fatherâŚ
And if he allowed his own son to wander this castle, bleeding out like someâŚanimalâŚ
She shook the thoughts from her head, slowly approaching.
The group parted for her, allowing her to get to Leo, though most of them continued to glare at her.
She ignored their icy stares, keeping her smile on her face.
Felix huffed, taking a seat against one of the walls. Thankfully, this broke a bit of the tension, causing a few more to break from their stances and sit as well.
Ara glanced at Ellie who frowned, approaching.
âIâd help butâŚâ She held her son tighter, glancing around at the strangers.
Ara caught her drift. She wouldnât have trusted any of them to hold the baby either. The brunette shook her head.
âDonât worry about it. Besides, you said he was getting a bit agitatedâŚwhy donât you try to get him to sleep?â Ara offered. Ellie nodded, going off to sit next to Frida and Hilda, though remaining a few feet away.
Ara turned back to Leo. âWhy donât you sit downâŚI donât know what all I can doâŚbut I can at least do something,â Araâs eyes burned as she gazed into the young manâs eyes, though he was older then she. She could see somethingâŚ
Familiar in his gaze.
It was a look she saw often, in many of her friends.
In November. Sometimes in Grimm and Lyn. In Nyx.
In her brother.
She led him to a spot away from the others, ignoring their mutterings.
They probably disliked her taking him so far.
More proof that these were not her kind of peopleâŚ
Abusers had signsâŚ
And if Ara had learned anything over the years, it was a few of these signs.
She frowned.
If only sheâd learned them soonerâŚ
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#ProtectSeb@mineralizedwritings sigh yeaaa stupid mistakes lol
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#ProtectSebThat’s what math is like for me -_-
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oof I really donât like Hilda and Felix
You and me both, girl, you and me both. XD
@godlyfantasy12. Ara, I love you so much. <3 đLeo
âWhy donât you sit downâŚI donât know what all I can doâŚbut I can at least do something,â Arabella whispered softly.
Leo just nodded, not quite trusting himself to speak.
And not knowing if he should speak yet, not with his family still so close. But then again, his brothers weren’t there…and, hopefully, they were safe.
Leo followed Arabella, and slowly sat down, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists against the pain.
Arabella’s eyebrows furrowed in concern.
Leo gave her a, what he hoped to be reassuring, smile. “I’m okay…really…it just…hurts a little…”
Dietrich
Arabella led Leo farther away, making Frida, Felix, and Hilda grumble.
But Adolphus said not a word, shutting up as Felix had ordered.
Dietrich silently watched his older brother, as Adolphus merely stared ahead, unmoving, unreactive.
Dietrich quietly sighed and turned to watch Arabella and Leo again.
He hated Leo bleeding out…but he wouldn’t say a word.
Neither he nor Adolphus dared.Â
But…he did hate it.
Much as he hid it, he hated the fact that he and Adolphus had both been scared into doing all of this.
And it made him feel like a coward. And made him know and realize that he really was one.
But now, he and Adolphus bullied Leo and their other stepbrothers into submission, along with their Mutti.
But…
…things had been different once.Â
Memories rose.
Of the treehouse in the tall oak tree, now with decaying wood, a broken door, and a dismantled ladder.
Now, it was quiet.
But once…
…it had been filled with games…laughter…brotherly love.Â
Brothers, united not all by blood, but by love.
Memories flew in front of his eyes. Laughter from long ago filled his ears, blessing him with a symphony he had all but forgotten.
Laughter between brothers.
And…he saw all of them again…
…Leo. Joshua. Jakob. Reuben. Wolfgang…
…and a younger Dietrich and Adolphus.Â
Years ago…before life…before abuse…had yanked them all apart.Â
“Dietrich!?”
He practically jumped out of his skin at the sound of his mother yelling his name.
Frida stood over him, hands on her hips. “Did you hear anything I just said!?”
Dietrich slowly shook his head, wrapping his arms around himself, shielding a part of his body.
‘Hah, as if you could be protected from her,’Â a voice whispered.
“N-no M-M-Mutti.” Dietrich whispered, then inwardly groaned.
His nervous stutter, now!? Really!?
Frida’s eyes narrowed. “Stupid boy. I said we are going to go sit over there, to keep a better eye on that stupid girl that’s helping Leo, to make sure she doesn’t do anything…bad. You stay here. Adolphus, stay with him.”
“Yes, Mutti.” Adolphus said obediently, and Frida nodded her approval, eyes roving over them both, full of fury.
Dietrich gulped.
“We’ll handle your insolence, later, dears, won’t we?”
Dietrich glanced at Adolphus, who’s face had also paled, their eyes met, but they both nodded, faced Frida, and said in unison, “Yes, Mutti.”
Frida smiled, clapped her hands, and nodded. “Good. Then we won’t discuss it any more for now, agreed?”
They both nodded again.
She, Felix, and Hilda walked away, leaving only Ellie, the blonde, with her baby, and Dietrich and Adolphus.
Dietrich glanced at his older brother again.
Adolphus turned to face him.
The brothers’ matching blue eyes met.
But no words were spoken.
Rather, Dietrich’s fingers interlaced with his brothers, speaking more than words could ever say.
(SO, UHM…YEA…Dietrich ran away with this one….XD)
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Now I just wanna hug The Boys and Adolphus and Dietrich…all boys so deeply hurt by abuse…
*SOBS and hugs them all close*
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Dietrich⌠no⌠đ˘ why are you making me like him?!?
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@godlyfantasy12. Yeah, I can be Riker again! đ I think he’s gonna have some thoughts about November, so… đ @koshka.
Riker
âI-Iâm fineâŚâ November said hoarsely.
Riker bit his lip, fighting back the words on his lips.
November wasn’t fine…not at all.
But Riker knew what it felt like…when you felt like you had to hide things.
Pain. Bruises. Scars. Emotions.
Just so you wouldn’t be hurt more…just so you wouldn’t be seen as a baby and a softie.
Well…it was a little late for Riker.
Riker watched November as they continued to walk.
He couldn’t pull his eyes away, too full of concern…too full of…love…to not keep an eye on November.
But he couldn’t admit it.
The people he loved…they had a tendency of…leaving.
Whether by choice or by the storms of life, they left.
And if he lost November right now, he didn’t know if he would be able to bear it.Â
He didn’t know if he could ever bear it.
He had always felt weird…odd…alone.
As if he was the only one in the world who had been so, so hurt by his father.
But November…he…he…
…he understood.
More than almost anyone Riker had ever met.
And November reminded him of himself.
Except…well…better.Â
How so?
Well…
…November wasn’t a mistake like he was.Â
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Dietrich⌠no⌠đ˘ why are you making me like him?!?
Uhm…maybe because…well…
!!!SPOILER!!!
Dietrich gets a redemption arc.Â
…as does Adolphus…
@freedomwriter76 yayy redemption arc!
EddieÂ
Reuben gave her a small smile. Eddie returned it, her eyes twinkling.
âWell, itâs nice to finally officially meet you, Reuben and Jakob.â she said, looking to each in turn. âIâm Eddie. Could you help me find my sister?â
âNothing says autumn like slurpinâ apples.â -my uncle
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