hazy shade of winter - january open post

[freelife]

[Another open post for both Evie and Nancy. Starters are in the comments, feel free to grab me at sheakespeare if you want something specific, or write your own starter, I'm not picky.]

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Training Montage- Caroline, early January

[freelife]

Evie had told Caroline to meet her at one of the last safehouses in London. It wasn't her flat, to say, though upstairs there were beds in case she needed them, it belonged to the Assassin's. The small mark on the door said so, to anyone who knew what symbol to look for.

When Caroline arrives, Evie's dressed in a pair of work-out leggings, trainers, and an open hoodie over her sports-bra. She's got bottles of water for the two of them, a little diluted with a few drops of blood to help keep Caroline's energy up.

"We're not going to do anything too crazy today," Evie tells her, and gesture for her to follow down to the basement. The basement is completely free of natural light, and surprisingly comfortable. A punching bag hangs in the corner, in addition to all sorts of fun work-out and training items. A few free weights lay about, and it's quite clear that this is where Evie does a lot of training. "Have you stretched?"

Without waiting for an answer, Evie tosses Caroline a pair of fingerless boxing gloves. "Because I want to see what you can do, first."

We Need To Talk- Cooper, early January

[stauncherhearted]

There are two tumblers full of whiskey on the coffee table when Nancy finally gets the courage up to say what she needs to. Wordlessly, she hands one to Cooper, and takes a nice long drink of her own. When it's mostly gone, she sets it down and looks at him.

"I love you," she promises, her eyes locked with his. Instead of the usual bright green, though, her eyes are stormy, unsure.

He was running for the Night Council. And she knew what that meant. "And I don't want to do this, Cooper. I don't. But- I can't-" she presses her lips together, looking away. She's never broken up with anyone before. Hell, she and Bill never even officially broke up. But she has to do it this time. For Cooper's sake. For the sake of the election-

Who the hell would vote for a candidate whom so many of the nest had pretty much been cuckolding, in a manner of speaking?

"I want you to win this election, Cooper." And for him to do that... She couldn't be his girlfriend.

mid-jan? for evie!

[ghoulaid]

The politics here are out of control. Ghoul isn't sure what to make of it all yet.

His uncertain fascination is no doubt how he's ended up here, at one of the many points of contact between Islington and East End territory. It looks odd, no doubt. A lone wolf prowling up and down the boundary line as if on some sort of patrol, albeit a pretty ineffective one. What could he possibly do on his own?

He stops at an area at random, facing Islington's side as he plants his hands at his hips and squints across the invisible line he's apparently not allowed to cross. He may not be able to touch the other side, but that doesn't mean he can't stare at it and think. With early evening slowly darkening the skies, he's got plenty of peace and quiet to do just that in.