All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Pablo Picasso (via life-itself-is-a-quotation)
Category: Uncategorized
Revelatum
“Yes, I… I did.” Fidgeting nervously now that she was in the apartment, Veda can’t meet his eyes. This wasn’t how she’d expected this to go, not that she ever expected to be in this situation.
With Katelynn gone, there’s not even that security that came from having another person in the room, one who didn’t look so much like she had before. Biting her lip, she finally looks up, focusing on the wall behind Jack. “I… I am not sure if you would… like hearing it.”
But Jack shook his head. “That doesn’t matter. I’d r-rather have the truth, Veda.” He tried to give her a more reassuring look, but couldn’t hide how nervous he was. He’d been under the impression that the blonde woman was one of the few normal people in the city, and he’d liked that – learning otherwise was taking some mental adjustment. “Please, you can tell me.”
His try at reassuring her just makes Veda more nervous. Until now, Jack had been at least friendly. The chance that he wouldn’t be after this is nearly a certainty in her mind, and her eyes dart back and forth over the apartment, fussing with the hem of her shirt. Her hands are tight on the fabric, bunching it between her fingers. “I… I am not…” She has to close her eyes, take in a calming breath, before finally meeting his green eyes with her own. “I am not quite hu-human,” she finally manages, nearly inaudible.
Jack’s sensitive ears picked up the words easily. “W-well, neither am I,” he replied, with a nervous grin. The fact that Veda appeared shy and uneasy, instead of threatening, did a great deal to convince him that whatever she was hiding, he could handle it. “Th-there are a lot of non-humans in this city.”
The unspoken question, What are you?, hung in the air, but Jack refrained from saying it out loud. After years of being asked that himself, he knew how hurtful it could be, and how sick a person could get of hearing it.
Why did you stop? *poke*
Cats in HD, by TKTODD Creations.
[Oh look it’s kitty!Jack and kitty!Katelynn again ^__^]
Revelatum
Smiling, Veda waves at the man on the other side of the now open door. “I climbed,” was her only explanation, looking up at the building’s roof. Nodding her head in Katelynn’s direction, she looks a little nervous. This had to look strange. “It was fastest…” she offers weakly.
Now that she was on solid ground, Katelynn untangled herself from Veda, having clung to her as best she could to not only not fall but also because heights tended to make her queasy. Not something she needed while on her time of the month.
She moved over to give Jack a quick kiss on the cheek. “I just need medicine..I’ll be fine..I’ll explain later…” And began to make her way to the bathroom to search for some Midol, Stella and Roxy at her heels now that she was home.
“Don’t worry Veda, Jack is a great guy. He doesn’t bite.”
“You c-climbed?!” Jack gaped at the blonde woman, not sure what to make of that. Their apartment was several stories up, and Veda had made the distance while carrying Katelynn – what was going on here?
He smiled for a brief moment as Katelynn kissed him (and was relieved to her she didn’t sound seriously hurt), but it faded as he looked at Veda again. “It’s true I d-don’t bite, but could you p-please tell me what just happened?”
“Yes, I… I did.” Fidgeting nervously now that she was in the apartment, Veda can’t meet his eyes. This wasn’t how she’d expected this to go, not that she ever expected to be in this situation.
With Katelynn gone, there’s not even that security that came from having another person in the room, one who didn’t look so much like she had before. Biting her lip, she finally looks up, focusing on the wall behind Jack. “I… I am not sure if you would… like hearing it.”
But Jack shook his head. “That doesn’t matter. I’d r-rather have the truth, Veda.” He tried to give her a more reassuring look, but couldn’t hide how nervous he was. He’d been under the impression that the blonde woman was one of the few normal people in the city, and he’d liked that – learning otherwise was taking some mental adjustment. “Please, you can tell me."
Nodding, Veda waits until Katelynn’s arms are around her neck before offering a single warning of ‘hold on’ before beginning to run. The nearest alley they reached, she ducked aside and into it, taking advantage of the semi-darkness to begin climbing.
It’s not long before they reach the balcony outside the apartment Katelynn had directed her toward. Climbing downward, fingers digging into the mortar, Veda only stops when Katelynn indicates the window of her apartment between whines of pain, and taps on the glass with one hand.
The blue man had been back in the section of the living room that served as his studio, sketching out a new commission. His lips were pursed in concentration – and when the tap came, it startled him badly. His pencil skidded, scratching a thick black line across the canvas.
“Wh-what … ?”
His first thought was that he must have misheard it. But no, he knew the difference between a knock on the door and the sound of someone rapping on glass. Nervously, he turned toward the balcony door at the far end of the room.
His jaw dropped. “Veda?” Quickly, he hurried over to the door. “How did … how did you get up here?!” Since Katelynn was with her (and obviously hurt somehow), he let them in right away, but his expression said he wanted an answer, now.
Smiling, Veda waves at the man on the other side of the now open door. “I climbed,” was her only explanation, looking up at the building’s roof. Nodding her head in Katelynn’s direction, she looks a little nervous. This had to look strange. “It was fastest…” she offers weakly.
Now that she was on solid ground, Katelynn untangled herself from Veda, having clung to her as best she could to not only not fall but also because heights tended to make her queasy. Not something she needed while on her time of the month.
She moved over to give Jack a quick kiss on the cheek. “I just need medicine..I’ll be fine..I’ll explain later…” And began to make her way to the bathroom to search for some Midol, Stella and Roxy at her heels now that she was home.
“Don’t worry Veda, Jack is a great guy. He doesn’t bite.”
“You c-climbed?!” Jack gaped at the blonde woman, not sure what to make of that. Their apartment was several stories up, and Veda had made the distance while carrying Katelynn – what was going on here?
He smiled for a brief moment as Katelynn kissed him (and was relieved to her she didn’t sound seriously hurt), but it faded as he looked at Veda again. “It’s true I d-don’t bite, but could you p-please tell me what just happened?"
“It is not a problem.” Smiling, Veda offers Katelynn a hand. “Would you like to get there quickly?” The fastest route back to Katelynn’s apartment was from above, rather than by the streets.
“That would be really helpful..if it’s okay with you..I hope I’m not too heavy or anything..” She took the woman’s offered hand to at least hold herself steady, wondering how she was going to be carried. “Should..I climb on your back?”
She was hardly ever carried except a few rare times by Metro Man so she just wasn’t used to it.
Nodding, Veda waits until Katelynn’s arms are around her neck before offering a single warning of ‘hold on’ before beginning to run. The nearest alley they reached, she ducked aside and into it, taking advantage of the semi-darkness to begin climbing.
It’s not long before they reach the balcony outside the apartment Katelynn had directed her toward. Climbing downward, fingers digging into the mortar, Veda only stops when Katelynn indicates the window of her apartment between whines of pain, and taps on the glass with one hand.
The blue man had been back in the section of the living room that served as his studio, sketching out a new commission. His lips were pursed in concentration – and when the tap came, it startled him badly. His pencil skidded, scratching a thick black line across the canvas.
“Wh-what … ?"
His first thought was that he must have misheard it. But no, he knew the difference between a knock on the door and the sound of someone rapping on glass. Nervously, he turned toward the balcony door at the far end of the room.
His jaw dropped. ”Veda?“ Quickly, he hurried over to the door. "How did … how did you get up here?!” Since Katelynn was with her (and obviously hurt somehow), he let them in right away, but his expression said he wanted an answer, now.
((Jack comes home one day to paint all over the apartment as if someone was having fun with it. There’s blue, green, purple, yellow, oranges and reds all over the place with the dogs covered in it. He wonders what is going on and investigates the apartment, checking the kitchen and calling out for Katelynn. When he enters the bedroom he sees a huuuuge painting on the bed of Katelynn with paint smeared all over it. Except what looks like a painting is actually Katelynn’s dead body on the canvas.)
[[ Oh yes, that would do it DDD: Katelynn dying (in any manner) is his worst nightmare, and having it done in such an elaborate, personal way would cut even deeper.
Very creative nightmare, btw! XD ]]
Send my character a nightmare. I’ll tell you if it breaks them.
“Hi Jack..”
[His breath stops for a moment as he gapes.] K-Katelynn? [Licks his lips, blushing like crazy. Oh god, he loves it when she dresses up for him.] Wow. Y-you look … amazing.
Jack Maple 