Wild stranger of fire:
When Constantine called it a night after a long day fulfilling his royal duties and retreated to his chambers. Making sure his hooves were cleaned aa he passed the threshold in his room. Finding Elanye sitting on his blue sectional just quietly reading. Her sewing basket and embroidery hoop set off to the side. Her owl long since fallen sleep on his perch closest to the lit fireplace. Maverick would be the first to walk toward Elayne to snuggle beside her.
He would join them by removing his jacket and gloves after securing his bedroom door. Made his way to a familiar seat beside Elanye and allowed her to rest her head on his shoulder. Instead of sharing in her book with the hours flying by as they read together. Ear she kept covered from everyone would be revealed to him. He became speechless at the lack of upper lobe when he took in the sight.
"You remember that vengeful ex I mentioned when we were children?" She asked Constantine.
"Vaguely." He reached up.
"He was the one that took a knife to that ear," She allowed Constantine to touch it, "Sliced it clean off."
Upper area of her triangular fossa was sheared right off with healed skin puckering. Cut looked like a skilled surgeon used one quick and clean slash. His fingers traced the curver of scarred tissue, noticing vital areas of her ear that allowed her hear, weren't damaged.
"His way of making me regret breaking up with him," She Went on, "Still didn't stop me from leaving him and moving on with my life, despite how short it was."
"Cosmetic surgery to get your ear reconstructed?" Constantine wondered.
"I did have an appointment to do so in the living world, but then I …" She figured he filled in the rest of the blanks, "My blood became an issue when I came here."
"A satisfied flower is one whose petals are about to fall. The most beautiful rose is one hardly more than a bud wherein the pangs and ecstasies of desire are working for a larger and finer growth," Constantine wasn't bothered by sight of her ear, "Carl Sandberg."
"You always know just what to say.
Just talking to you makes my day." She spoke of Constantine's poetic tongue.
She grew quiet when Constantine through their unspoken bond came to understand. Fear of her blood harming a fellow demon of any kind with medical training or experience. At the time, she hadn't a connection to Dr. Belphegor for such a simple procedure to be done. Left him to cover her ear back up without much to say about the new reveal. Led to the two falling into their nightly routine of reading a shared book. Pages were turned and hours clicked away for them, he didn't see her any differently. Soon time for them to turn in followed with a carnal undertone. Gentle touch here and small embrace there when they jointly got ready to turn in. Ended when Constantine changed position of Elanye's braid before lights went out. Sight of her scarred ear pressed to his chest was how they fell asleep. Become the way two were found by Maverick when he woke beside Elanye. She kindly greeted him when he nuzzled her as she welcomed him.
"Must you be awake at this hour?" Constantine's hoarse voice asked her as she pets Maverick.
"Good Morning to you too," She felt his grip on her loose, "Getting up with us or I am opening the curtain?"
He knew she wasn't going to allow him to slip from the sleep schedule Charlie had him on. Had his coming to join her in a morning routine of breakfast and ready for the day.
8*8
Wywave had to get Alastor to stop drinking long enough to check his chest wound. Between sipping from A single tumbler glass of Sazerac that he had one of his Gremlins refilling. Feeling sour over his latest meeting with Rosie about HER terms. Alastor was left in a rather uncooperative mood.
"She still hadn't loosen her chain on you or lighten the terms?" Wywave asked.
"You want to die?" Alastor drunkenly asked him.
"Here." Wywave had something for him.
He skipped pulling off his gloves to look over Alastor's chest to pick up a repaired microscope. A new staff had been made from non traditional materials. Most of the wiring needed to be replaced among other parts.
"Just don't go breaking it. Again." Wywave hands back Alastor his microphone staff back.
"I forgot you can do that." Alastor drunkenly answered him.
"I can do a lot of things." Wywave pulled his gloves back on
He got back to work not wanting to discuss Rosie and how she was the owner of Alastor's soul. Leaving him to not discuss how Alastor still hadn't told Serenity. Not like Wywave was for one to watch Overlords bicker over each other. His short time contracted to Carmilla taught him that VERY lesson. Memories when he used to watch for the sidelines during Overlord meetings. Filled with him watching verbal spats and tnreats get dished out in a pleasant manner.
"Have you been keeping up with the news?" Alastor asked Wywave.
"Are you trying to make conversation with me?" Wywave was confused.
Strange way in which Alastor stared at him as his gloved fingers grazed over his bare chest. Taking in fur that was once coated in blood and body fluids. Now neatly clean with carefully placed stitches down the mending wound.
"We have to do something since I am half dressed before someone I don't know," Alastor hinted, "Listening to music can entertain so much."
"I am already in a relationship." Wywave felt off.
Zon and Serenity soon joined the two of them when one followed the other into the room. One was here to check in with her father as the other was here to assist.
"Any lingering energy we need to pull?" Zon asked while bringing up when they first treated Alastor.
Large amount of angelic energy still festered in and flowed through Alastor's body. Increasing the pain before they tended to him after the battle. Had been drawn out to ease the pain by Zon all in one pull.
"Not just him showing interest in Conversation with me." Wywave shared.
"That's a new one," Serenity thought that was a first, "What we taking about?"
"Current events." Wywave pointed out.
Alastor played host to everyone despite being the one poked and probed. Learning Zon and Wywave could handle strong drinks past a cocktail when offered. Came in the form of unlabeled jars of moonshine from wrath ring. Wywave used it as a sterilizer for most of his tools due to how strong it was. What set the mood unlike what was happening in the in-door garden and pool. Elrod came with his sister to visit Corbin and Hephzibah for poolside fun.
Seems he became speechless once more over view of Hephzibah on swimwear. Complete one- piece that was black and inspired by a bat with a mesh cover up. Her hair is worn in a French twist style braid with her leopard hanging poolside. Left Elrod to openly stare from his seat on a lounge chair.
"Having fun?" Elanye asked him in passing.
She wore a complete blackened swim suit with a mesh center called the Dark Cathedral. Embroidered work showed the framework one would find in ruins of an old church. Everyone noticed one matured body that was Elanye. Came to end when Lucifer in duck themed trunks did a cannonball into the water. Splashing water everywhere it could reach made Mirabelle cheer. Corbin had to catch her before she fell into the shallow end without her swim fins.
"Why did we decide to have poolside fun?" Corbin asked Octavia and his cousin.
"Mirabelle." Both answered.
"Corbin." Mirabelle happily chimed, "I want to swim."
Elanye was the one who helped Corbin put her swim fins on and get her into the swallow end. Was taken over by Corbin and Cornelius once they were in water. Allowing Elanye to take a seat where shallow end and deep met. Leaning on one hand as she clasped her knees and ankles together. As a fox shaped floatie with rather laxed Constantine just passed by.
"Hat is a bit much." Elanye pointed out.
Swim trunks and an open shirt worn under a shawl with a v- neck shirt holding a crescent moon. Black cord necklace or three with individual pendants. Ankle bracelet worn on a hoof as he looked at her from behind a pair of shades. Made up Constantine's pool attire when invited to join them by his sister.
"Wearing another one of your brother's creations?" Constantine asked about her swimwear.
He came to learn how Wywave had a taste completely different from a different Overlord. Each simply adorned gown she wore when beside him during formal ceremonies. Always seemed to match his own embellished outfit on each occasion.
"One of the more settle ones," She perked up her posture, "Has a magical effect if I get wet."
In between them, Lucifer decided to pop out of water with arms spread over his head. Splashing water soaked Elanye and altered black mesh. Steinglass effect in an array of colors appeared in between the embroidery. Constantine almost tipped over off his floatie with tail wildly swaying. He wobbles in place from ripples hitting his floatie carefully holding still. Smoothing out as he came to face a smiling Lucifer rather amused.
"Am I interrupting something ?" Lucifer asked looking from his son to Elanye.
"Nothing too important." Constantine adjusted his shade.
"Oh," Elanye said, disliking how wet she was left, "I quite agree."
"Ok?" Lucifer asked, beginning to feel a tad creeped out.
"Shall we?" Ekanye sent image puzzles to Constantine through their bond.
Didn't take him a second to solve what she wanted to do to his father, as she fixed her drench hair. Elanye slowly bent each one her fingers as she drew said hand to the pool's edge. Creating a water spout to throw at Lucifer as Constantine used one word spell to do the same. Soaked him and what created a water fight between the threat of term Charlie wouldn't break up. Since her attention was gushing over the gift Elanye gave her. Elanye surprised Charlie with a specially made scrapbook based off of their Halloween activities. Filled with photos of them dressed in all kinds of costumes. Attending all kinds of gatherings that were private and public in hell.
First page held two photos, one was a group picture of the Hotel's guests and residents. First was them in individual costumes just smiling and posing all together. Elanye and Constantine were dressed as Disney's Belle and The Beast. Corbin and Hepizebah were a male magician and his assistant a bunny girl. Goleon wore his grandfather's old guard uniform with a sword. Wywave could pass as a D&D Druid with Zon was a yugioh monster called Harpie's Brother. Second photo was of the Morningstar family in matching costumes. Theme was Waffle House with Charlie, Vaggie and Mirabelle were waitresses. Lucifer and Constantine were managers with Elanye and Corbin as part of the wait staff. Filed pages beyond them were trick- or- treating in the living world. Private party within the hotel for guests and residents. Samhain moments Elanye brought Charlie along as a visitor.
8*8
Elanye took a seat at Husk's bar when she arrived with Corbin to cover graveyard shift. Down went her basket and back went her hood as she ordered a vodka witch's brew. Had Husk pausing for a moment from wiping down glasses. To prepare her drink and place it before her on a napkin as she thanked him. Placing a tip for him next to the napkin her drink was placed on. She accepted her first glass when crossing her legs made Husk gulp out of discomfort.
"Just for kicks," Husk tried to steer the conversation, "Care to share how pretty thing like you ended up in a place like this? Being that you're overly kind and a form of sweet that isn't tooth rotting."
"Back on Earth," She sadly recalled, "My brother and I come from a family that practiced witchcraft for decades, and we're also descended from a mermaid and a nephilim on our mother's side."
"A double whammy." Husk nods his head.
"In the eyes of the angels," She tried to not cry, "We're condemned for being for who we are."
Husk ended up feeling the mood dampen when he watched her grow quiet and disinterested in her drink. Left the only other party sitting next to her and staring at untouched glass of apple cinder, "Care to enlight us few why you lot are in blues all the sudden?"
Elanye sighed as a memory of a trip to the sloth ring for almost took place. Trying to figure out how a friendly sparring match of magic or combat with weapons. somehow turned into an idea of a game called Arrow Roulette. Someone shoots an arrow straight up into the air above their heads. When it comes back down and the last person who didn't run away. Is a winner when the arrow lands either piercing their limb or near them.
"I am not allowed to be left on my own after almost warranting a trip to sloth ring. For irresponsibly handling a enchanted bow in a dangerous game." Corbin spoke a rehearsed line.
"I am going to need to hear about this." Husk would learn about game of Arrow Roulette.