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h e n r y ([info]fictitious) wrote in [info]valesco,
@ 2013-03-29 18:41:00


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Entry tags:delilah spinnet, elizabeth fortescue, group, henry wadcock, ian bell, kendall broadmoor, miles lufkin, mirabelle jasper, rian kettleburn, richard house, rose knightley, rupert brookstanton, scarlett rabnott

Charity Dinner! Open to All! For Saturday!



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He stared at his reflection in the back of the bar area, his face refracted by the different panes of glass. Henry had long left his assigned seat at a table full of some of the highest donors of the night. They had found it to be such an honor that he was seated with them, that to be dining beside someone who must be so strong to go through this travesty was something to brag about. Henry had silently and barely acknowledged them, allowing their obsession with themselves and their egos to draw the conversation away from him.

The empty glass cracked loudly against the counter of the bar as he finished the drink. Henry could feel himself starting to feel slow and sluggish, but if he was forced to be here then he was going to do it on his own terms. If that meant getting so pissed that he slept under the bar for the rest of the night, then so be it.

Someone slipped onto the stool beside him, but seeing as there was no one that Henry wished to speak to tonight, he dropped his gaze back to his empty glass and tapped the side so that it could magically fill up once more.


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AXE
[info]flower
2013-03-31 10:24 pm UTC (link)
This dinner was very nice and for a very important cause, but Rose couldn't exactly say her decision upon attending was purely charitable based. Not that she didn't believe the V2 Virus was a worthy cause, or St. Mungo's a worthy recipient, because they were, and she had dutifully donated upon arrival, but with her past week, there had to be a more important reason for letting herself get dragged by her publicist to a benefit dinner, or even more being parting from Thomas, than a casual night of dinner and drinks.

And there was, she thought, as she all-too-contently thrust her lips to Axe Brookstanton's sorely missed ones. Yes, a bit of a more sustaining reason, and Rose was relieved to think that her quiet belief he would be here tonight was fully met. They hadn't seen each other since Egypt, having only spoken through journals in the meanwhile (Axe's riveting rehashing of his journey to Calliope Publishing proved to be quite an entertaining and alarming read), so it was settling to know... she hadn't really thought, just simply assumed, he would be here as well, and that her thoughts had been met.

Was that wrong? She gripped the fabric of his front, letting her other hand clutch the side of his neck tightly while attempting to not let his expertly pleasurable his hands get the best of her. It was, wasn't it? Hiding away in a dark isolated corner, heatedly going at it with someone that had been mutually deemed not the best of ideas of becoming involved with. They were back in Great Britain now, things were different, and while she had felt comfortable and secure with whatever this was between them, that inherent understanding didn't provide the best of answers for others who might find this development troubling.

Others. Her eyes opened unceremoniously, and Rose felt a deep sign build within her. It was criminal how such unfortunate timing her thoughts had.

"Axe," Rose let out hoarsely, distractedly, and faintly as she attempted untangling herself from him. They needed to... something needed to... her heart began to beat heavily (in addition to beating excitedly), and she swallowed thickly in an attempt to calm her distracted and jumpy thoughts.

"We just--" she began, referring to their recent recent resolution that they shouldn't, mustn't be together. That had lasted long. "What are we doing?"

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[info]incharge
2013-03-31 11:37 pm UTC (link)
He braced his arm flat against the wall and pressed his forehead to it, closing his eyes and breathing deeply. They had made a sensible decision in staying away from one another. Being entwined in a corner at some public event, no matter how dark the corner, was not in keeping with that decision.

Axe couldn't say what had propelled him to come tonight. He'd made as sizeable a donation as he could manage, then spent a considerable amount of time roaming aimlessly, avoiding people he had no wish to speak to (all of them). Rose had appeared, he had seen her from the corner of his eye. They'd locked gazes, and…

Rose had to concentrate on her friends, and Axe needed no reminders about the love lost between he and they. He remembered all to well the problems that had arisen amidst some of his own teammates upon learning he had been involved with Rose. Though Axe knew he was playing on borrowed time, he intended to bring the Kestrels back up to the top for as long as he could. That wasn't possible with a rift among players.

There was also, he supposed, the obvious differences between Rose and he as people, and that they were undoubtedly terribly suited for each other. Axe loathed emotional entanglements, which encompassed all people and the relationships they insisted on forging between themselves, when Rose had uprooted her vacation without a thought to be with a friend in need. Try as he might, however, he could not keep his mind from drifting back to the blissful weeks they had spent together where none of those differences had seemed to matter.

But seclusion on a distant paradise was not anything comparable to their real lives on the bustling isle of Britain.

"An idiotic thing," he said, letting out a harsh laugh. Axe opened his eyes and turned his head slightly so his gaze rested on Rose. "I do not know."

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[info]flower
2013-04-03 12:26 am UTC (link)
She exhaled a couple heavy breaths and leaned back into the wall as it felt like a heavy weight had been applied to her shoulders. Rose's gaze dropped, thinking at least she would need to focus on something as mundane as the floor to help her think, but even that proved unhelpful. So, instead, she tilted her head back and looked up at the dark ceiling.

But doing so proved to be just as useless, for she realized she didn't feel confused about her feelings or him, but simply torn between wanting what she wanted and knowing better. She liked Axe, he had surprised her in many different ways over the past few weeks that had only led to a full-fledged, steadily blossoming affection. But, with that came the entanglements of reality, and other people, and... it was a struggle to discern... if it would be worth the risk of...

Rose had pulled her hands back in an attempt to dislodge herself from him, but they now felt heavy and uncomfortable at her sides, out of reach from him. So, despite knowing it unwise, they made their way back to Axe's neck, but in a much gentler fashion and grip than before. Her fingers picked up to brush lightly along the edge of his hairline.

"Well maybe if we can keep this quiet, then... " Rose hesitated, not knowing how to finish that thought. Then what? Perpetually hide this relationship from-- Thomas, it was only ever her concern about Thomas. She knew he loathed Axe, even if he insisted otherwise, so she couldn't begin to imagine how wildly unwell he would take any news concerning them being a... them. And, because it was unavoidable, with being back in Great Britain, her thoughts fumbled to Octavius. They hadn't seen each other since November, yet the mere thought of him propelled her into loosening, then eventually dropping her hands from Axe altogether again, along with making her chest ache painfully. After everything that had happened, she couldn't... do that to him.

Frowning deeply now, her hands went to rub the back of her neck, eventually pulling together under her chin. "I don't want to stay away from you," Rose said slowly, surprisingly keeping a cool, unheated face despite such a timid declaration. "But.."

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[info]incharge
2013-04-03 01:07 am UTC (link)
When he felt her fingers on his skin, Axe inhaled sharply, watching her intently through his slitted eyes. But the touch was brief, and his lungs barely constricted before Rose dropped her hand again.

"But," he agreed, the corners of his mouth tilted up in a small, humourless smile. "It is… difficult."

It had only been a matter of time until this conversation happened. Axe—he who loathed, feared, and hated all relationships— should now be cheering, or breathing a sigh of relief that it had, but the desire was entirely lacking. The most surprising part of that was that he wasn't surprised he didn't feel that way. Somewhere, at some point in time, when he hadn't been paying attention, an uncomfortable knot had formed inside of him. It pained him only slightly to admit the witch standing next to him could pull handily on the string leading to it.

Therefore, it was a saving grace he didn't have to explore the annoyances, terrors, extreme highs and startling lows that accompanied such knots and entanglements. Feelings were irrelevant if acting on them they created real, pressing concerns. Axe should his head slightly. "No, we … were thinking correctly, that we should no longer see each other," he said. His other hand, propped on his hip, now balled into a fist. "It is troubling—complicated."

That was a truth neither of them could deny.

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[info]flower
2013-04-03 02:41 am UTC (link)
But did that mean it wasn't worth fighting for? Providing a chance, lending time to help establish something... that might... be exciting, and worthwhile, fulfilling and happy. Rose had been struggling for many months to experience genuine happiness again after her taxing break-up with Octavius, and after feeling miserable for so long it had been him, Axe Brookstanton, that had somehow managed to pull her out from the deep hole of desperation that she had drowned herself in.

How could she--- she didn't want to give that up, she felt like she could almost finally breathe again, was functioning without that foggy haze clouding her mind and eyes, and... was it wrong to want to hold onto that, not so readily give up on the one thing that provided that? Her hands clasped together feebly, already feeling the uneasy ramifications of pulling out such strong thoughts concerning him. There was perhaps a deeper, more scarred part of her that was unwilling to divulge any kind of affection towards Axe incase it was unreciprocated, which only added to her hesitation.

Her lips pressed together in a discontented manner. Everything was always complicated, troubling, and difficult, why couldn't it just be simple? Though, she supposed, nothing in her life had ever been simply done, so why should it be now? The old feeling of creeping angst began to fill her, and Rose tried her very best to focus on the wizard before her instead of those old emotions.

The more she stared at him, the more compelled she felt to forgo all these burdening thoughts. Simply follow how she felt, and deal with everything else has it came in stride. Wouldn't that be nice, for a change? One of Rose's hands trailed to her face, and she held her fingers to her lips for a few moments as she thought. Or, thought about wishing to not thinking anymore.

And then, very slowly at first, she began to inch back toward him, until all at once, Rose took him back in fully and---

"We're not together," she managed between resuming their heated exchange and crushing her lips back to his. If she had to say it out loud, albeit in between heavy breaths, then so be it to calm this logic. "This isn't dating--- nothing official---" A lump formed in her throat, but she paid no mind to it.

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[info]incharge
2013-04-07 05:57 pm UTC (link)
He was brooding, lost in his own thoughts and missing Rose's moves until she was right in front of him, grabbing him. In a second, he felt his back knock against the wall as they wrapped themselves around one another with much more abandon than was wise in a public setting.

His hands gripped her waist tightly before he gave a slight growl and twisted them so he could heft her up into his arms, leaning them both into the wall for support. It was as though every word they had spoken before this moment counted for nothing. Had they made good points? Axe was certain they had, or at least, he had been a moment ago, before every thought and the ability to think evaporated entirely. Friends, teammates, happiness, fears, intimacy, all that had been buzzing in his head was gone, leaving nothing but feverish silence. Axe barely remembered talking at all, let alone being the one to discourage even secretly attempting to see one another.

After all, Axe Brookstanton was not, had never been, and would never be, the one to do the right thing.

Like now, when his hand could not stop the path it was tracking, from beneath her rib cage to her thighs, each time daring to tug her hem further up. Vaguely, he heard the words she mumbled against his mouth, trying not to pay them any meaning though they eventually pervaded his consciousness.

"We are nothing at all," he agreed, before his other hand slid between the nape of her neck and the wall, fisting in hair and crushing her feverish lips back to his.

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[info]flower
2013-04-09 05:33 pm UTC (link)
Her skin blazed back alive, her toes curled within her shoes, and her spine arched as Rose inhaled a shuddering breath. All the worry, and anxiety, within her slipped away as Axe wrapped his hands around her, hoisting her to lean against the wall. She supposed that should concern her, his ability to make her neglect any and all rational decision making, but his hands and his lips were far too intoxicating for her to think much beyond that he wasn't currently rejecting her.

Hooking one arm around his neck, Rose braced the other against the wall for support, though it was little use for how efficiently he had propped and pinned her. Her free hand then moved to stop his determined one by her thighs, under the pretense that no matter how much they had hidden themselves away here, it would be important to subdue their holiday habits. This wasn't just some isolated beach, or secluded rove of trees, or abandoned hillside, or long-forgotten Egyptian--- there were actual people downstairs, all around in this building that could quite easily---

--- just have heard that loud moan she just produced. Her aching body for him would have been embarrassing (later it would be, yes), if all her reservations hadn't just flown out the window with her apparent control of her own body. So, because there really was quite nothing stopping her now, Rose instead of holding it back, simply guided (shoved) Axe's hand under the hem of her dress entirely. Her hand then moved to grip his shoulder tightly.

As an afterthought, while her legs hitched to wrap around his waist as much as they could, Rose remembered that there had been a serious conversation being carried. Her fingers dug into the back of his neck as she scrambled together any kind of response.

“Settled,” Rose let out, not having taken her lips away from his for long this whole time, and not about to start now. Her other hand, not firmly wrapped near his neck, however, had done a bit of roaming, and was now currently fumbling with any and all ties, buttons, or clasps in his clothing that she could reach. "All settled."

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