☾ 𝔥𝔞𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔢 ☾ // (O/A)

[gray~]

Ellis Harlowe - they/them - human - Location - the basement - tags: Eventide

Ellis flinched as Vin pressed the cloth to their wound, but more out of shock than any pain. The liquid was cold, stark against the hot pain in their shoulder, and it stung slightly, but not unbearably so. Still, they couldn't hold back the gasp at the sensation, squeezing their hands tighter and turning their knuckles white. They took deep breaths, allowing themself to get used to the sensation.
When Vin started speaking again, Ellis was ready for more self-blaming nonsense, and was begining to wonder what traumas Vin might hold in his past to make him so quick to take the blame for everything. So it took him entirely by surprise when the word 'dragon' was mentioned. Their head snapped around to stare at Vin in - shock? Confusion? Disbelief? A hundred feelings flew through Ellis' mind in half a second, and for a moment they wondered if they *were* actually delirious. Maybe they had fallen and hit their head in the woods, and it's all just been a weird dream since then. But looking at the earnest expression on Vin's face, and hyper-aware of the sting in their shoulder, they quickly realised that no, no this was all real. And the friend who had so carefully and thoughtfully looked after them this evening was...
"A dragon?" Ellis repeated in disbelief, staring at Vin. Pieces were falling into place. The purple scales they'd noticed earlier. The sad way he'd spoken about someone having to live as a supernatural creature. The clues, Ellis supposed, had been there, they'd just been too caught up in their own stuff to pay them any mind. They almost felt bad for staring, but given the circumstances, they felt it was justified. "So uh.... this is what, an illusion? Or are dragons not like the 'lizards' we see in folklore? Are you-"
They were about to ask "Are you sure?", but suddenly had flashbacks to coming out as nonbinary and people asking them the same thing. Sure, the two instances weren't exactly comparable, but it had felt demeaning and unfair when others said it to them, so they certainly weren't about to do the same thing to Vin. Of course they were sure - they'd know better than Ellis anyways. They listened to Vin's reasoning for blaming himself, and shook their head.
"Are you kidding me? I couldn't possibly blame you for that!" they exclaimed. "I mean, that's a very big secret to keep, I can understand why you were scared! Not to mention everything was happening so fast, it'd be a big decision to make in a split second - no even as a... a dragon... this wasn't your fault."
They looked at Vin - really looked - and saw their nerves, their anxiety about the confession. He immediately busied himself, as if giving him an escape from the conversation, and almost on instinct, Ellis reached out to take one of Vin's hands in both of theirs, and looked him in the eye.
"I don't think less of you for this. Not for the uh, dragon stuff, and certainly not for what happened in the forest earlier. I'm glad you felt comfortable sharing this with me, and I promise I won't ask too many questions. Just, I guess, share what you're comfortable sharing you know?"
As they trailed off, they became more self conscious about grabbing the boy's hand, and quickly released it, letting their eyes wander anywhere that wasn't at Vin. Ellis realised they were very much treating this like Vin was coming out - maybe it was the only comparable experience Ellis had to draw on? It was maybe the only thing that made this not feel as insane as it was. They were frankly impressed that they were keeping a level head about the whole situation, and suddenly hoped they hadn't come off as too intense in reacting to Vin's confession.

[SilverWoes]

✼ S I L V E R ~ ✼ Location: Heading to the living room - Tags: Xanthe, human group - Feeling: A bit confident -

Smiling slightly, Silver nodded, "They really should change that light.." she agreed quietly, chuckling slightly. Walking to the front of the group, she kind of waved them along. "The living room is right along here, there's more than enough space for everyone to sit and further relax, and then we can discuss what to do there and maybe get you guys drinks or food if you want anything, or bathrooms or whatever else you might need..!" she exclaimed, noticing how things were starting to wind down a bit. She wasn't really sure where to go from there, or what else to do.

The last thing she wanted was for them to start wandering and risk them bumping into other people in the manor, which she didn't know how that'd go. She felt it would probably be in their best interest to stay together.. and maybe for her to get a box of cereal to eat. Silver was suddenly really hungry and she really hoped that at least someone else would want food too, so she'd have a good reason to go get food.

[Consulting_Angel]

Atlas O'Hara
20|Male|Human
Location: Woods
Tagged: Niko, Cecil

Atlas closed his eyes, raising his arms in front of his face as the dragon's jaws got closer to him... but he never got eaten. Slowly, he opened his eyes, just in time to be nudged out of the way by the dragon. Atlas was too shocked to resist, and just let himself be nudged to one side - and then took a few more steps to make sure he was definitely out of the way. Normality, he ould have caused a dramatic scene, but right now... that wasn't something he felt lime he could do just yet. Had everyone else come face to face with this dragon and the wolf?

He couldn't help but gasp as the wolf was taken into the dragon's jaws - though he did quickly realise that the wolf hadn't been eaten, just held there. Well, that made him feel a bit better that the dragon chose not to grab him as well. No, instead, if Atlas interpreted the dragon's movements correctly, it appeared that the dragon wanted him to climb aboard... though admittedly he was a little freaked out by the dragon coming so close to him again. Atlas hesitated, feeling a little light headed from everything that had happened in front of him... but he accepted what he presumed was a ride, and carefully took his place on the dragon, unsure as to where he should hold onto, not wanting to hurt the dragon.

Xanthe Chicane
22|Nonbinary|Mothman
Location: The House
Tagged: Bryce, Silver, Humans!!

Now that the humans were sat in the living room, Xanthe decided to take a backseat while the humans got themselves acquainted with the room and Bryce. They weren't entirely sure what else to say, and was not entirely sure they were still meant to be holding up the idea that they were all human still. As curious as they were to talk to the humans, they didn't want to scare anyone, and some of them seemed really nervous and shy.

Hearing a mention about going to see someone - another of the humans, Xanthe guessed - they quickly spoke up, figuring it would be best if the humans weren't split up more just yet. "I'm sure they won't be long, I wouldn't want anyone to get themselves lost!" they said, and glanced towards Silver, as she'd mentioned food. Mm... they could go for something to eat as well. Jumping onto that suggestion, they added, "Yes, anyone hungry? Or need some water?"

[Soup5]

XXXYin/genderfluid/location: library/homunculus/tag:
In a room covered with small amounts of dust and the earthy smell from old opened books, Yin sat alone with a thick book in front of them. Yin leans in close to their book while their back press against the bookshelf. Yin could not carelessly venture outside and, Yin was restricting to see anyone. In case they are carrying any disease because it is easy to get sick for Yin. Yin could bother their house friends, but they enjoy their quiet time and the smell of literature. Yin also wants to learn about everything.

Yin removes their attention from the book and rubs their strained eye -which made Yin realized- the sky has already turned color. "I heard we would have visitors," Yin spoke softly. Their face quickly burns up while the tails of their scarf wag in excitement. However, Yin reminded themselves of problems encountered of having visitors, and their heads dropped. "Right... What if they are not friendly as they seemed? They could be a thief. If they learned about our existence, will they hurt us like the boy from one of the stories?" The longer Yin questions themselves, the more anxious Yin becomes. "I should be careful," Yin clutches tightly to their book.

Yin jumped from the sounds of footsteps downstairs. "Eh?! Right now?" The noise finally stopped after a while, and Yin lets out a relieved sigh. Yin puts down their book and pushes themselves up. Yin tip-toed to the door and floats their scarf next to them to find out what's going on.

[Spiritstar3]

Viti Vi genderfluid- 18- guys; Nikolav is crush- Neko- jumping, swimming, cat communication, cat form- Mochi lover, loves purple- Tags: Silver, humans, Maria, whoever else

The blue eyed brown cat flicked their tail, continued to stare at the she wolf. They felt eyes on them and looked to the vampire a moment. If they remembered correct, he was newer here. They’d certainly been here longer than him. They just…didn’t take cat form very often. Not in front of the others, anyway; they turned their eyes back to the wolf.

Maau M; Kirin prince m- 18- homo; Zayn for now- Kirin- Leadership, turning into dragon horse whatever, horse and dragon communication, floating, holy fire- really likes carrots (lol), Chinese, dances sometimes, likes water- Tags

The tan skinned and brown eyed beauty was wearing bottoms, a t shirt and a flannel. The flannel was tied around his waist. The sweet and gentle but wild and crazy sometimes one smiled. Since he was in the house, he was showing the brown antlers. They stuck out of his silver ended long reddish brown hair.

He had the deep blue pendant from his mom on, as well. He hummed to himself as he began to walk down the halls. He was happy here, and he had a great life so he liked it here.

Leslie White Les, Lie agender- 16- girls; open- human- swimming, intelligence, writing, running- likes red and brown, German and Russian- Tags: the group, Nyx, Silver and others, Viti

The five foot four and one sixteen pound light skinned beauty hummed. The reddish brown eyed white blonde one looked over. They nodded to Audrey, saying “I’ll go.” They noticed how Maria perked up though, and said “Or not…I think Maria wants to go with you two. Unless you don’t mind two of us going, but I don’t know how many the witch would want there.”

Maria Athos Mare f- 18- lesbian; Nyx- werewolf (turned)- speed, wolf form, intelligence, swimming- Affiliation: the human kids, for now- was turned by a friend, Favorite colors: green and brown, likes ice cream and meat loaf- Tags: the group, Nyx, Viti

The green eyed white marked golden she wolf twitched her brown ears. She made a small sound when Audrey looked to her. She heaved a sigh and stood up, flicking her tail. She yawned a bit, then shook herself off and trotted over. She sat down before the human and, oddly enough, offered a paw. It wasn’t like she was a pet dog…She perked her ears when checking on the others was mentioned. It wasn’t like she wanted to see the witch again or anything…No, totally not, that wasn’t it at all. She looked over at Leslie as the light haired one then spoke up.

Yang Ya (if you want)- agender- 10- bi; might like Yin- Vampire elf- speed, bat form, can make ferns and specific flowers (lilies and sunflowers) grow, leadership maybe- has a cat- Tags: open really, for now

The cute child of average height and weingt for their age hummed. The sweet and gentle but fiery and stubborn one blinked red eyes. They batted at shoulder length black hair a moment. They yawned, revealing fangs, and the pointed ears were always obvious. They wanted to see Yin, but Yin was...Yin was afraid of getting sick, and often stayed away from everyone else. The red and earthy tones liking one still wanted to see Yin. They shook their head, scolding their self...They were a blood drinker, but could consume food. Their favorites were tomato juice and soup. Their cat was with them, and they smiled. They were wearing tan pants and a dark green shirt this day, and wandered to find the humans they'd heard were here.



Jordyn Jones Jor- genderfluid- 24- bi- human- customer service, good with kids, making and repairing toys- toy shop owner- loves kids- Tags

The five foot five and one thirty pound lean but slightly muscled human hummed. They had tan skin and black hair, full lips and brown eyes. They were wearing their cross pendant, as well as a gold ring. They were also wearing a blue shirt and bottoms. S/he smiled as a little girl and her mother came in. S/he watched them wander about the store.

[cocogerber13]

Nikolav // Werewolf // ♦︎ // location: woods outside the mansion // tags: Cecil, Atlas

Nikolav could sense the fear radiating from the human he was hiding behind, glancing at the other in slight confusion when Atlas held his ground. He wolf was grateful that he hadn’t stepped away to reveal him to the dragon that was still chasing him for whatever reason.

What did this creature want anyway? It had been smaller before, and had tailed him as less of a threat than he was now. What had happened to spur this duel? The creature bared his teeth at Cecil, his ears low as he watched the dragon creep forward. A snarl erupted from his maw as it nudged the human to the side, but the louder growl quickly turned it into a whine. The white wolf cowered again and tried to scramble back just as the larger jaws snapped around his body. Niko squirmed with a yipe but stilled once he realized that none of the teeth were actually digging into him- just holding him in place.

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Eventide (Vin) // Dragon // ♦︎ // location: mansion entryway // tags: Ellis, Nyx

Eventide subconsciously held his breath as Ellis turned to look at them in shock, their lips pressed in a thin line as they awaited their response. Disbelief would be pretty common, but they’d already dealt with some other surprises that night that could change it to something else, like feelings of betrayal. Despite these thoughts, Vin felt strangely calm about the whole thing, like he already knew that Ellis would still accept him.

The lavender-haired dragon gave an awkward chuckle after Ellis repeated the word and stared at him, glancing away again as if what he had admitted to was nothing more intriguing than an embarrassing story. “Um… yeah, this form is kind of an illusion, I suppose? I could show you my more traditional form if you’d like- I look rather majestic, in my humble opinion.” Eventide offered in an attempt to lighten the mood again.

Instead, Ellis decided on defending his cowardice quite fervently, a response that made Vin stare back at them with wide eyes and even lean backwards slightly. It took a moment for him to fully comprehend what their friend was saying though, and only when Ellis took his hands did he finally gather his resolve to smile gently back at them. “Thank you, and I’m at least glad that I had the chance to help fix my mistake.” His eyes felt a bit misty as they drew back to the wound, as if any more eye contact at the moment would actually cause him to shed a tear. “I’d like to thank you for your support too. Now that I think about it, this… might just be the first time I’ve actually told someone this. And I swear I’m not that different from how I am now, just a lot less human-looking.” Evan felt a little disappointed after Ellis let go of his hands and tried not to let it show, although it did give him the opportunity to finish dressing and bandaging their shoulder.

“Hm. Well, before I change, how about I tell you what I look like so you can know what to expect?” Eventide suggested, partially to distract against any further pain as he was finishing first aid. “My hair is the same color as it is now, for starters, and I’m also pretty long. I basically look like a giant, blue snake. Except I still have legs, luckily. And antlers. And some pretty big ears. You don’t have anything against snakes, hopefully?” Vin smiled back at them with an arched eyebrow, finally leaning back once he finished and admired the person in front of him. “And there. Now you should be good to go for the most part. Do you need any ice?”

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Audrey // Human // ♦︎ // location: mansion entryway // tags: human group, Bryce, Silver, Xanthe
(Adding onto her last post, sorry for the length!)

Audrey hesitantly followed the crowd into the living room, not yet taking in the sights as she curiously watched Silver and Xanthe’s interaction. The latter was oddly interested in the light and Silver seemed keen to distract them, and Audrey didn’t feel right further questioning such a thing in their own home. Instead, she offered the pair a quick smile and turned back to the welcoming vampire.

Bryce certainly appeared vampire-like anyway, especially now that he had practically confirmed that they had seen an actual werewolf outside. This instantly dashed any hopes the girl might have still had about this being some sort of harmless entertainment- although believing everything that had happened seemed the most logical considering their experiences.

The brunette paled a little at the realization, but for some reason still kind of trusted these people (or not people?) that they had just met. Perhaps it was because of the honesty or friendliness, or even just getting them away from a werewolf that freaking attacked them. Thinking back on it though, wasn’t... there something else out there too? It technically helped draw the werewolf’s attention away, and Audrey couldn’t just accept that it was some normal woodland creature making those guttural growls. Audrey trembled a bit as she looked back up to Bryce but waited for them to finish speaking before asking something else.

“Y-yeah, I think I may take a moment to process these things. And I... believe so? Her name is Maria I think, and she showed up a little later so we didn’t actually talk all that much, but she does seem to be in control of her actions.” As if to demonstrate, the teenager dropped to a squat and waved the golden furred canine over (clearly not noticing Bryce’s discomfort). Perhaps this guy could give them some insight? “I don’t think she knew herself that she could do this. In fact, I think it only happened once the other werewolf showed up. But then...” Audrey’s eyebrows knitted together and she looked back up to the vampire, still crouched where she was. “Something got the other werewolf’s attention. It almost sounded like... I don’t know, maybe how I’d imagine a dinosaur to sound? And we saw that witch lady too.”

It was then that Audrey noticed a look of worry upon Kori’s face, and, glancing to where he had been looking while he spaced out, she offered, “Kori, would you like to check on Ellis and Vin? Maybe Maria or Leslie could come too if they’re up for it- I don’t think pepper spray or a wolf would hurt anyone in this situation...”

When Leslie spoke up, Audrey gave an enthusiastic nod. “I don’t mind, and I’m sure she wouldn’t fault us for at least wanting to talk to our friends and make sure they’re ok…” she trailed off, thinking back on Nyx’s attitude towards them. Although they didn’t know too much about the suspicious figure, she at least didn’t seem like she was hiding away any ill intentions. It was then that her wondering was interrupted by Maria trotting over, leading the brunette to crouch once more. “You still doing okay?” She questioned, examining the canine’s eyes and still seeing clarity in them. Luckily she didn’t seem to have the unhinged nature of the other one outside. When Maria lifted a paw, Audrey curiously lifted her own hand flat in front of her. Maybe it was some sort of high-five? Audrey had also taken Kori’s hand before to reassure him, so perhaps she was asking for the same.

The girl looked up again after the other resident spoke up again, giving a grin and thank you to Silver and carefully selecting a normal-ish looking chair that was nearby. Her posture was still quite rigid as she sat and waited for the others to do so as well- otherwise she might just stand up again as to not be the odd one out. Her attention was quickly drawn to the sunglasses-wearing figure when they almost seemed to defend Nyx’s absence, which frankly just made her a little more uneasy. “Aha, well I’m sure that it wouldn’t hurt to at least check in on them…” she countered again, her hazel eyes narrowing slightly when the topic of food was brought up. Her gaze flickered over to an uneasy-looking Silver, and decided to give in to the request out of formality. After all, they didn’t appear to have an inkling about the “human” group showing up. “If it isn’t too much trouble, a bottle of water would be perfect.”

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Spider (Nyx’s cat)

Spider looked a little sadly up at Silver when she moved under his headbutt, having been expecting a pet. Their attention was short, however, and their gaze quickly swept over the room’s inhabitants again until he noticed the quiet boy that hadn’t said much. This was the perfect chance to get the head scratch he had missed, the cat thought, and eagerly trotted over to rub himself against Kori’s leg.

[SqueakerTheBun]

kori (core-Ē)||tags: audrey spider (and anyone else with them)||location: the mansion

he nodded eagerly to audrey. yes yes! he wanted to see ellis! as audrey asked around if anyone wanted to go, kori waited patiently. then, a soft rub of fur on his leg, startled him. he looked down, and a surprised yet delighted gasp escaped his mouth. he smiled, understanding what the kitty wanted, he pet it gingerly. “you’re so soft!” he quietly added. kori LOVED CATS. he probably hadn’t mentioned it to anyone, but he asked his sister to get a cat ever since he was little. he still wanted one, but unfortunately he couldn’t pay for it. he pet the kitty lovingly, waiting for audrey to speak again.

[Spiritstar3]

Viti Vi genderfluid- 18- guys; Nikolav is crush- Neko- jumping, swimming, cat communication, cat form- Mochi lover, loves purple- Tags: Silver, humans, Maria, whoever else

The blue eyed brown cat flicked their tail, and looked to the vampire a moment. If they remembered correct, he was newer here. They’d certainly been here longer than him. They just…didn’t take cat form very often. Not in front of the others, anyway; they shook their head, and stayed there. They didn’t want to move from there, in case Nikolov came back on his own.

Maau M; Kirin prince m- 18- homo; Zayn for now- Kirin- Leadership, turning into dragon horse whatever, horse and dragon communication, floating, holy fire- really likes carrots (lol), Chinese, dances sometimes, likes water- Tags

The tan skinned and brown eyed beauty was wearing bottoms, a t shirt and a flannel. The flannel was tied around his waist. The sweet and gentle but wild and crazy sometimes one smiled. Since he was in the house, he was showing the brown antlers. They stuck out of his silver ended long reddish brown hair.

He had the deep blue pendant from his mom on, as well. He hummed to himself as he began to walk down the halls. He was happy here, and he had a great life so he liked it here.

Leslie White Les, Lie agender- 16- girls; open- human- swimming, intelligence, writing, running- likes red and brown, German and Russian- Tags: the group, Nyx, Silver and others, Viti

The five foot four and one sixteen pound light skinned beauty hummed. The reddish brown eyed white blonde one looked over. They nodded to Audrey, saying “I’ll go to then.” They looked to Maria, seeing how she’d perked up at the mention of Nyx. “I think our wolfy friend likes that witch,” they said. They weren’t trying to tease, but it probably sounded like that.

Maria Athos Mare f- 18- lesbian; Nyx- werewolf (turned)- speed, wolf form, intelligence, swimming- Affiliation: the human kids, for now- was turned by a friend, Favorite colors: green and brown, likes ice cream and meat loaf- Tags: the group, Nyx, Viti

The green eyed white marked golden she wolf twitched her brown ears. She made a small sound when Audrey mentioned Nyx again. She wagged her tail, then huffed at Leslie…She soon realized they weren’t actually teasing her. They seemed to be simply stating a fact, so she nodded. She couldn’t talk in this form, or rather hadn’t figured out how. She simply woofed at Audrey, hoping that would suffice. She tilted her head when Audrey held a hand flat. She put her paw in it, then pulled it away and looked to the passageway.

Yang Ya (if you want)- agender- 10- bi; might like Yin- Vampire elf- speed, bat form, can make ferns and specific flowers (lilies and sunflowers) grow, leadership maybe- has a cat- Tags: open really, for now

The cute child of average height and weingt for their age hummed. The sweet and gentle but fiery and stubborn one blinked red eyes. They batted at shoulder length black hair a moment. They yawned, revealing fangs, and the pointed ears were always obvious. They wanted to see Yin, but Yin was...Yin was afraid of getting sick, and often stayed away from everyone else. The red and earthy tones liking one still wanted to see Yin. They shook their head, scolding their self...They were a blood drinker, but could consume food. Their favorites were tomato juice and soup. Their cat was with them, and they smiled. They were wearing tan pants and a dark green shirt this day, and wandered to find the humans they'd heard were here.



Jordyn Jones Jor- genderfluid- 24- bi- human- customer service, good with kids, making and repairing toys- toy shop owner- loves kids- Tags

The five foot five and one thirty pound lean but slightly muscled human hummed. They had tan skin and black hair, full lips and brown eyes. They were wearing their cross pendant, as well as a gold ring. They were also wearing a blue shirt and bottoms. S/he smiled as a little girl and her mother came in. S/he watched them wander about the store.

[QueerChaos]

Grey|19|Non binary|Ghost|Tags:Open

The ghost sat, or more floated a top of his bed while reading a book. It was really just trying to escape the chaos of the house, he wasn't the biggest fan of all of the chaotic thing he had to listen to on a daily basis. He got up off it's bed, extremally bored and started floating around his room. "Well maybe I could go see if any stray cats are roaming around?" He said aloud to no one in particular. "Or maybe not" He mumbled hearing something walking around as he flopped back onto his bed, staring at the roof. (This is my first post on here, I'm sorry if its a bit short.)

[.:Friday_The_13th:.]

Jason Mormont ××× Male ××× Werewolf ××× Tags: Open

The air was still, quiet even, as Jason quietly stalked through some undergrowth. He paused, his feet freezing in place while the small head of a deer raised, looking side to side as it scanned for a danger it couldn't see. He kept low. The breeze keeping his scent from gracing the little does nose. She lowered her head again to dine upon tender grass and roots, and Jason advanced, slow and quiet until he reached a good distance.
Quietly, Jason lifted his arm and drew back a small string, his eyes narrowed and with a quiet movement, he let the string go. An arrow flew forwards before hitting the Deer side with a very audible 'Thwum' sound, cause the startled animal to cry out and leap into the air. She ran, but only for a few feet before stumbling and collapsing on herself, laying in the dirt, with soft whimpers. The large male stalked up to his prey, pulling a knife free from his belt and kneeling down.

"Rest little one." He soothed and drove the blade into the deers chest, she passed quickly as the large bodied man said a quiet word over her. Thanking her for her life and her flesh. He glanced around, grumbling before grabbing the does body and lifting her, stalking towards a hollowed out tree where he could feast in peace. Jason didn't stray towards the manor much, the atmosphere and multiple other residents made him uneasy and he wasn't good at talking. He seemed to usually stumble over his words or make a fool of himself, this he typically remained quiet. He was sure most at the manor thought him mute. He wasn't seen much, but he still kept close to the place. For a wolf he typically preferred open spaces where he could be himself and enjoy his own company, but he did admit he could get lonely at times. Constantly within his own thoughts to veer into bad memories, horrid nightmares, and constant doubt. Did all wolves live like this? He asked that of himself a lot. He wouldn't know, but maybe at a time he would certainly find out. For now, Jason was fed and that was fine enough for him...