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April 22 - April 27, 2024
How can you be so unfeeling? Evangeline thought. Jacks stroked the Darling girl’s cheek, his eyes still on Evangeline. How can you keep mistaking me for someone who cares?
Evie he's doubling down on things that will push you away because hes scared of what hes feeling and what he knows youre feeling
Go ahead, then. Evangeline crossed her arms over her chest. If he could be terrible, she could be stubborn. Let’s see if your kiss is really worth dying for.
Damn
He grabbed the girl’s hands by the wrists and shoved her away. “What are you doing?” she screeched. Jacks sighed. “Go back to dinner, Giselle. Flirt with someone else until you find a nice husband.”
And i rest my mf case dude if he didnt care he wouldve called her bluff
Evangeline resisted the urge to take a step back. She didn’t think she’d moved, but the cold wall was suddenly at her back, and Jacks was so close—and so much taller than she ever realized—she had to tilt her head to meet his heartless eyes. “You told me you wouldn’t kill anyone.”
Hottttt
“No,” he said. “You told me I wouldn’t kill anyone. I told you that was a terrible plan.”
Lmao i mean hes not wrong--but i personally think hes getting feelings for Evie and sees her getting feelings back and hes trying to push her away
“What do you know about what I need?” Jacks’s long fingers grazed the slit of her skirt. She swallowed a gasp. The touch had to be an accident. He flashed a dimple as his fingers moved under the fabric, stroking her bare thigh as he gently parted the slit in her skirt.
holy FUCK i know this is about to be a major tease but a girl can dream
lips nearly grazing her jaw and sending a shiver over her skin as he whispered, “I’m not a human, Evangeline. And I’m not your friend, or your husband, or your lover.”
JAcks why are you ruining this we all know how you feel
Jacks ran his finger over the smirk playing on his lips. “You keep saying that, Little Fox, as if it’s something I should care about.”
YOU CARE ASSHOLE BC YOU WANT HER
Jacks wasn’t what she wanted. Evangeline wanted to give love and be loved and feel love at just the sight of someone. She wanted butterflies and kisses. She wanted it so much that sometimes she thought her heart would burst from it.
Jacks is those things when he allows himself to be more human
Evangeline couldn’t sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, she flashed back to the hallway with Jacks. Her skin went hot, and then she was wide awake.
The Inglorious History of House Slaughterwood.
appeared to list names of Slaughterwood family members:
Glory in Death
returned to the line about flowers and mirth.
“Need a hand?” Evangeline jumped as Luc appeared from out of the shadows, with a thin gold crown atop his head and a high-collared coat
Jfc Luc stop black swaning her
“I was going to sneak into your bedroom, but then I saw you sneaking out, so I suppose I sort of followed you.”
Chillll lmao
“Why not? I used to do it all the time. I mean, not the following part, just the sneaking into your bedroom.” He looked at her through his long and lovely lashes.
LuC please now isnt the time
“Is this because I’m a vampire?” he pressed.
Uh KINDA maybe also the fact that you tried to drink her like a juice box twice?! idk just a lil guess
Luc seemed to be more lonely than hungry, just like the last time she’d seen him. Evangeline was not an expert on vampires, but she wondered if being a vampire meant more than just thirsting for blood. Vampires didn’t age.
maybe their hearts were like that as well, making it harder for them to move on from things in their past.
Luc jumped off the tomb, shoved the heavy lid, and turned to her with a satisfied smile as the marble thunked to the ground. “Can I bite you now?”
Hahaahahhaha honestly Luc is kinda funny
Luc eyed the gem askance, obviously not thinking it was as pretty as she did. “I could get you nicer jewelry than that.”
Luc really out here thinking hes the main character
“Thank you, Luc.” Hopping up on her tiptoes, she pecked him on the cheek and started back down the corridor. “Wait,” Luc cried. “There’s a costume party tomorrow night. Will you be my date?”
Awww, also do it Evie >:)
Of course, that thought also tempted her because she imagined Jacks would not be happy to see her on Luc’s arm, especially if the youth stone was near and working its jealous magic. “I wish I could say yes,” Evangeline said. “I just fear that wouldn’t be a wise idea.”
Gods dammit Evie
It was actually a bit of a relief that the stone didn’t feel more powerful.
Wondering if its a fake one that replaced the real one bc the frowning painting and also not being able to feel its powers
She’d feared it might make her drunk with happiness, or so giddy with joy that she lost all sense of urgency.
I wonder if LaLa has it on but not on purpose
It was quiet, so still she could almost hear the flickering of candles in sconces. Then she saw it—a streak of moonlight hair attached to a shadowy figure darting quickly down the hall. Petra.
Petra had seemed to dislike Jacks, and yet Evangeline couldn’t shake the idea that Petra had just come from Jacks’s room.
The fire was dead, and the sun was already coming up, shining through the frosted windows and revealing that the four-poster bed had not been slept in. The creamy quilts on it weren’t even wrinkled.
Where tf … i stg jacks
But Jacks had clearly been in this room at some point. Apple cores were piled high on his desk. There were also heaps of clothing strewn across chairs and lounges.
Lmao he gotta chill with all the Apples fr fr…the closer he seems to get to Evie the more apples he eats I feel like? Idk am i wrong?
She knew it would have been better not to touch anything, but she couldn’t help running her fingers over a pile of velvet doublets in various shades of blue, black, and gray. They were soft, and they smelled good, too.
Ya ur ass gon get caught babes
she loved the way Jacks smelled, like apples and magic and crisp, cold nights that made her want to curl up in a blanket.
He’d already done away with his doublet: his shirt was half unbuttoned, his golden hair vaguely tousled, and his silver-blue eyes looked more threatening than usual, as if he might still join her in bed.
Barkkkkk
His eyes glittered with amusement. “Were you missing me last night?” Jacks leaned against the bedpost and stroked one hand slowly up and down the wood as his eyes trailed back to her legs and the part in her robe.
Babyyyyyyyy ughhh
“The girl from the dinner last night, the one with the moonlight hair. Who is she to you, Jacks?” He shook his head, brows drawing together. “I don’t know her.”
Where fkin were u babes answer the Q
don’t like her,” Jacks cut in. “Why? Because she doesn’t like you?” “No one likes me,” Jacks answered swiftly.
Babes Evie does if you stop being a meanie
“I’m the person who’ll kill this Petra girl if she goes near you again. So you should stay away unless you want her dead.”
That wasnt sus at all Jacks
She then put on the mirth stone and tucked it safely into her bodice.
Is it actually the truth stone?
LaLa stepped into view.
Seems weird that they would be having a secret convo with the door cracked
did what I had to do.” LaLa’s voice took on a hard edge. “She wasn’t going to open the arch.” Evangeline staggered back. She must have misheard them. LaLa was her friend. LaLa couldn’t have been the one to place the Archer’s curse on Apollo.
Jfc LaLa nooooo :(
“Don’t look at me like that. I saw the way you looked when you arrived here with your arm around her shoulders.” “How did I look?” “Like you would kill for her.”
Ughhhh
“Just be sure you don’t kill her,” LaLa said. “I’ve also seen the way you two look at each other. Last night when I walked into the dining hall, I was half-terrified you were going to kiss her in the middle of the party.”
“I’m just giving her what she wants. But don’t worry, she is not what I want. All I want is for her to find the stones.”
What a fkin liar
Even now, after hearing him tell LaLa he didn’t care, that he didn’t want her—that killing her wasn’t a risk because he was only pretending to be attracted to her—she still wanted to think he was lying.
He does he loves you
Evangeline couldn’t help but smile. Luc was, of course, dressed as the Archer,
Honestly i smiled too, Luc might be a lot of things but i think he really tries to make up for everytbhing
“I believe you owe me a dance,” Luc said. “Not tonight, vampire boy.”
Fuck off jacks!!!
“You need to let me go.” “That’s not an option.” His eyes flickered down to hers as if by accident, as if he meant to keep her at a distance, but he couldn’t help but pull her in. “You’re in danger again. We need to leave.”
“No, Jacks—I’m not going anywhere with you. I heard you and LaLa. I heard everything you said. I know what she did to Apollo. I know you kept it from me. And I know—
Instead, she pressed her hands to his chest and shoved. And then she turned and ran.
Its like the archer (jacks) hunting the fox (Evie) in real time
“You look as if you could use some fresh air,” Petra said. She linked arms with Evangeline before she could nod.
Dont trust her Evie!!!
