Day: October 13, 2017

mythsandmonsters:

“My family are Greek. The Fates aren’t really something I can ignore, especially when my grandma is on first name terms with them,” he admitted a little sheepishly. “It’s okay if you don’t believe in that stuff though. Nobody is obligated to believe anything that isn’t part of their own culture.”

He paused for a moment, looking like he was considering something.

“Hey, you wanna see something cool?”

“Wait, what?” She hadn’t been raised among any kind of faith and, honestly, she had never given much thought to what she believed in. But she could turn into a large cat, so who was she to say he was lying? 

Her head tilted slightly, curious and worried all at once.

“Sure?”

mythsandmonsters:

“I can understand that. If my great grandma thinks he’s a good guy though, that’s a good thing, ‘cause she’s a super good judge of character.”

He could tell she was feeling a little unsettled again, so he moved to sit next to her and reassure her.

“Hey, it’s okay to feel a little weirded out. I mean, it is a little weird, but not in a bad way. My mom says that, in our family, there’s no such thing as coincidences, and that anyone we meet has come into our lives for a reason. Maybe that’s just what this is?”

She nodded, knowing her dad would have never taken him anywhere near the guy if he had felt she would be unsafe. 

Slowly, Aislynn shifted herself a little closer to Teddy, blue eyes still filled with hesitance. It was a lot to take in.

“That sounds like the opening lines to some speech about fate or destiny and, honestly, I’m not really sure I believe in either of those thing. I mean, it’s just a weird coincidence, right?”

mythsandmonsters:

“Because my great grandma is married to Warren, Rhys’s boss and she pretty much treats Torrie’s boyfriend Leon like a sort of unofficially adopted son.” he laughed, hammering on the emphasis that it was just a peculiar coincidence, although it did make things a little more of a grey area on whether that meant Aislynn was distantly related to him or not.

“Wow, small world, huh? That’s kinda weird.”

“I’ve met Leon. When I was a kid. He sort of creeped me out? But I think that could also have been because he smells really weird.” But she assumed that just went along with what he was. Her dad had assured her that was just a common thing with demons. 

“Really small.”

mythsandmonsters:

“Wait, wait, wait, hold up. Maddy and Torrie as in wereleopard Maddy and Torrie? Torrie’s dad is a vampire named Rhys, right?”

On the surface, he was surprised at how small the world suddenly seemed, but underneath, he knew that, because some of his family were so old and well-travelled, it wasn’t that unlikely they’d have met someone who knew someone else and so forth until everyone connected in some way.

“Well, yeah? I mean, wereleopards aren’t really that common. Werecats in general aren’t. Wait, how do you know my aunt and cousin?”

It seemed awfully convenient and she wasn’t entirely sure if it was just a weird coincidence or something deeper. She wasn’t sure which was more unnerving either.

mythsandmonsters:

“Really? My great grandma lived in New Orleans for a while. It was way before I was born, but I think she still owns property there, and so does the guy she’s married to.”

Hearing that they actually had some things in common was nice. It meant he didn’t have to work so hard to impress her or pretend to be into things he held absolutely no previous interest in.

“That’s pretty cool. I’ve only been a couple of times here and there. Mostly because dad likes to go visit aunt Maddy and Torrie there because it’s safer for them. I haven’t seen much of the place though.”

She knew her aunt and other dad didn’t exactly get along, but she had always been too afraid to actually ask why. She was certain that some things were just better left unknown.

mythsandmonsters:

“Just not exactly used to girls inviting me to come hang out at their place is all.” he shrugged, fidgeting a little and edging closer.

“Not really used to anyone letting me hang out with them, to be honest. Except maybe my cousins, but family doesn’t really count.”

“It’s okay..I’ve never had anyone else in my room either. Well, not since I was like 5 and tried making friends. It didn’t really work out well,” she mumbled, wrapping herself around one of the softer pillows.

“It must be kind of nice to have family to hang around. My only cousin lives in New Orleans, so I don’t see her much. Plus she’s like..way older than me.”

mythsandmonsters:

“So long as I’m quiet about it?” he shot back, catching the reference immediately and barely missing a beat with his response.

He hovered back, politely remaining by the window with a slightly awkward and shy posture like he was waiting for permission to make himself at home.

“Completely,” she giggled, clearly pleased that he caught the reference. 

She watched him for a moment as she made herself comfortable among her nest of blankets and pillows, curious as to why he still seemed sort of nervous. “You don’t have to just stand there you know..”

mythsandmonsters:

It wasn’t the first girls’ bedroom window he’d ever climbed through, but he wasn’t about to go admitting to that as he followed in after her, making a slightly clumsier show of the whole thing.

“Well, yeah. What’s worse? A guy everyone thinks is creepy ‘cause he has an interest in death and stuff or the actual creeps who act like you owe them something if they’re nice to you for more than five minutes?”

Her movements were practiced, precises and graceful, her comfort levels increasing the moment she was in her room. It was her safe space, it smelled like home, and she barely bothered to stifle her relief as she plopped down on her bed.

“Morbid and creepifyin’ I’ve got no problem with?” she quoted, smiling a little and ducking her head. It was a nerdy reference, but she couldn’t help it.

mythsandmonsters:

“I wouldn’t dream of being anything else. Not like some of those assholes at school who act like they’re the “Nice Guy” when they’re really anything but.”

He figured she probably would have at least a few people in mind when he said that since there were plenty of boys at school who lived up to the whole passive-aggressive creep with an overinflated sense of entitlement stereotype, half of which Teddy had gotten into fights with before.

She couldn’t argue that. There had been a few guys that had made some rather horrific comments at her as if they thought were compliments. They never failed to make her skin crawl.

“I believe it. I mean, you didn’t try to feel me up when I hugged you and there are way too many guys that would have.”

After about a block more, she was leading him through the side yard of the house and pushing her window screen up before slithering in with ease. “Coming?”

mythsandmonsters:

“Well, then I guess I’ll just have to make sure you’re back by curfew so your dad doesn’t hunt my ass down, huh?” he teased playfully with a smirk, daring to let himself flirt with her now that she seemed more relaxed in his presence.

“It would be the gentlemanly thing to do,” she returned, nudging him a little with her shoulder as they walked. It felt weird to act so familiar with him, but she couldn’t seem to help it. She was just tired of feeling alone and he seemed so much sweeter outside of school and his reputation.