as we pass through arrangements of shadows

[shreds]

Comments

[matriarchate]

Me too. Not that all of us couldn't do with a little therapy.

( Which gets a little bit underneath where she's coming from. )

It's one thing to have a boyfriend, it's another to make it official and then follow him home to meet his mother.

[reducedradius]

( Fighting with all his might, he makes it. These sheets are luxury and everything Neal would sleep in. Yeah, he'll sleep just fine. )

What if we wake up and this is all a crazy dream. And you were there, and you.

[ostensively]

Like clockwork.

[pumping]

Yeah, you pulled that switch-up. Real subtle. Look, you may be out and proud, but some of us just -- have rest stops.

( A (6) to lie his way out of that one. )

[barely]

( In pain and now half distracted, her stake connects (4), but it connects in his side as he cries out.

He tries getting a hold of her wrist, to break it (8) )

[uniquelyvulnerable]

You wouldn't surround yourself with less.

( He tilts his head. )

If you trust them, we do.

[witchaffinity]

( "Several weeks. When he didn't hold his groups, he liked to gamble, liked his... hired help, and liked waffles."

The narration would like to point out that Barnet is squirrelly and old, but go on, judge them for not getting enough information.

Her boyfriend doesn't glean anything, however. (3). )

Sorry, darling. I like my witches less age appropriate.

( And prettier. Men or women, but, prettier. )

I could ask my siblings.

[tearhiseyesout]

Good. I'll keep you posted how things go here.

[And in the interest of not having things get sappy, she checks her algorithm for any news before heading to see what the husbands are up to.]

[tornadoinheels]

That would be nice.

[She shifts and curls into him, running her fingers through his hair.]

But maybe it won't be such a bad thing if it's not.

[beanchaointe]

[She tips her head to the side.]

Look, you may be Sam's girlfriend, but you're also the head of the Argent family, and his mom is a hunter. I think Sam would be okay with this if you'd rather start this off on a professional foot.

[somanyadjectives]

Yes, he is.

[And as much as he grumbles about Damon, he also knows that this might be good.]

It probably won't be that bad.

[braveandstupid]

Get some sleep.

[But no, she won't say anything. She is totally not going to say anything. She might be planning to wait for Katherine to go to sleep and then investigate, but that's neither here nor there.]

The front desk guy give you any trouble?

[positiveinfluence]

Hey, I'm not judging.

[Coop isn't really sure if this is about that or about something else (6), but he can tell that something isn't right with his friend.]

I've had my fair share of truck stop hookups. But ... was it a hook up or are you hungry?

[shreds]

( A rough memory stuffed back down, she turns to the door. )

Only made me argue the difference between a 6 and a 9. He's a bottom feeder.

( She opens the door and shuts the light on, dropping her things on the bed furthest from the door. )

You fixed the coffee machine?

[likeaweapon]

I do.

[She just hopes they trust her too.]

And if Uncle Elijah would like to stick around for a little while, that wouldn't be such a bad thing either.

[attainathons]

Yeah, probably not. You're also allowed to be happy. He is your brother.

( Just in case he wants to... exude more happiness, he can. )

[ooglyboogleys]

[She tries to wrench her wrist away, but in the end, they wind up in a stalemate (8). Taking a breath, she does her best to twist it in again for another stab (14).]

[matriarchate]

What does that even mean? Walk back what I mean to him so I can lead with my family's name? No. I'm meeting his mother as Allison Argent, but Allison, first. I don't need to intimidate Mary Winchester.

( With her... exploits, she's a little intimidated herself. )

[transientem]

[She nods.]

Worth a shot.

[A beat.]

Elijah, specifically. I'm willing to bet that even if the Originals didn't care enough, Bela definitely has him on her radar.

[But that's item number one. She turns back to Jackson.]

Seems like he's good at putting on a show. How did you get Julian in?

[reducedradius]

Maybe. I still have you and you have me, no matter what crazy awaits us later in the morning.

( So. )

[praevaricatio]

( Her algorithm has only found more blurs, but because of the spell, she doesn't get places or times because the algorithm reconfigures continuously.

Ezra, having also been woken up in the middle of the night, chooses sleep, so when Jacqueline comes-a-calling, he answers bleary-eyed, blond hair sticking in every direction. He opens the door just enough for her to let herself in before he turns the light on. )

[pumping]

( Alright, so he's never been a good liar. He's dense on a good day. )

... I'm hungry. And - that wouldn't have sucked. Or. I was trying to compel him. It wasn't working.

[barely]

( (16) has him wrenching his torso back, too.

Fashion Victim tries throwing Dawn back (12) before Jeremy lands another blow with the metal trash can cover (16, 8) )

[uniquelyvulnerable]

We aren't planning on going anywhere. Bela and I. I confess, I don't know of our brother's plans. But, I suspect he won't be making his exit any time soon.

( The family has been without one another for too long. )

[illtempered]

( Kol hangs back then, getting his phone out and stepping aside. )

We staged a breakup in the diner next to Barnet's hotel. ( He liked his waffles. ) He befriended your brother, and when he invited him to group, something shifted. Your brother changed his story up completely when he shared. Caught us all off guard.