Dust on the Ground || Kate & Laura

howlinglaurahale:

_{The Hales weren’t exactly well known for controlling their tempers. Even Talia, who had been one of the most level headed in their pack (and rightly so, she was their alpha for so long) tended to lose her patience and snap occasionally. Laura had learned to control hers somewhat over the years, she was the oldest of the pack and had to take care of her siblings after the fire, and she quickly found that she had to have a lot of self control and patience with that. That, paired with the alpha status that she had following her mother’s death, meant that she’d trained her way to having a certain level of control over herself. But she wasn’t a saint, she was a human being, a human being that was born a werewolf, and she could only stand by for so long when she was taunted and baited by the one person that could always stir something in her. What was worse was that she let it happen, she let herself be effected by the woman, but it had always been that way, and even after years of staying away from her, the pull was still there.}
_{Laura hadn’t bothered to take on her wolf form when she tracked her. She knew Kate’s scent well, the burn in her nostrils that caused a haze in her mind, took her years into the past before fires and guns and deaths. But she didn’t let it cloud her mind, and she’d pressed on, running through the woods until she found the huntress. She was angry, the rage was coursing through her, fueled on by the moon bathing the clearing in a pale light. Her eyes flashed red as she stepped out, and she growled at Kate, holding herself back from leaping on her then and there. “You just don’t know when to quit, do you?” She spat, eyeing the weapon in the woman’s hand. “I told you not to bother with those, but you were never very good at going by the rules, were you?” Laura glanced at the targets, then back at Kate, before stepping out further. She wasn’t stupid enough to leave herself too vulnerable, not enough to be shot by whatever wolfsbane or silver tainted the weapon. “I told you not to test me, Kate. Did you think that I wasn’t serious? Some of us around here know how to keep our word.”}

^{Being face to face with Laura wasn’t as easy as Kate was making it seem, she actually felt like she was going to suffocate. She was filled with so many emotions at once, she didn’t know what the hell was going on anymore. Seeing Laura so upset was both a turn on, and upsetting because she knew she was the underlying cause of it. Sure she had provoked her, it came natural to the huntress. But that didn’t mean she felt any less bad about what she had done in the past, and she knew she couldn’t fix it. Laura had been her best friend for years, even before she got with Derek. There had always been some underlying tension there, both good and bad. It started getting bad when Kate began to spend more time with Laura’s brother, and she knew that Laura didn’t like it. But now, it seemed bad tension had drowned out any other underlying tension there had been between the wolf and the huntress.}

^{Forcing back her thoughts, Kate chuckled softly and spun the pistol around her finger by the trigger guard. “What’s the fun in following the rules? They are meant to be broken, y'know.” she pointed out, her tone smooth and velvety, laced with a fake innocence that bordered teasing. “Oh sweetie, I knew you were serious, that’s what makes it so fun. Of all people, you should know better than to think I’m not going to push your buttons. It’s too entertaining, always has been.” she cooed coolly, keeping her calm demeanor.}

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G U I D E L I N E S .
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first and foremost, this blog is highly selective. that being said, i will only write with mutuals. anyone may send asks, however. i'm not a total asshole.

no godmodding. this is like the golden rule of roleplay, it shouldn’t even have to be stated. just don’t.

no drama. like really, i’m here to enjoy myself and write with you, not act like a bunch of high school drama queens. if you have a problem with me, come to me in private so we can talk it out and get over it.

if you honestly expect me to let you and/or your muse rule my life, don't bother. i'm a busy person, and have other interests outside of tumblr. shocking right? i also have friends, and i'm all about making more. i'm not gonna push people to the side or ignore their existence just because you get jealous, that's unfair to them and me. i rule my life, not you. the amount of people i have in my life doesn't make you any less important. keep that in mind and it's smooth sailing.

don’t hound me for replies. i put a lot of time and care into everything I write, because I’m a perfectionist and take my threads very seriously. that being said, replies aren’t going to be out extremely fast. others may get replies slightly more often than you do, i’m human. sometimes certain threads take more thought in what move I want to make next, and sometimes there’s something going on in another thread that’s captured most of my interest. i haven’t forgotten you. if you want a nice reply like everyone else, be patient. trust me, it’s worth the wait.

don’t try and smut with me if you aren’t 18 or dangerously close to it. that being said, I’m not going to demand everyone’s age from them. i trust that you’ll be honest with me if things get to that point and you’re not of age. if that happens, we can drop the final curtain and pick up with the next morning or whatever for all I care.

you don’t have to match my length. i tend to get really into what I’m writing and throw novella sized things at people without meaning to, i don’t expect that to be returned every reply. but please, at least put effort into it and give me something to work with. if i write you a book and you give me less than a paragraph, it’s likely that i won’t continue the thread.

i won’t write through reblogged asks. i just can’t stand the way it looks, and i don’t want it on my blog. if you wish to reply to an ask of mine go right ahead, just know that my reply will be a new text post with your reply pasted above it to make it a thread.

don’t antagonize if you don’t want your character to be injured or killed. kate is a skilled werewolf hunter, now equipped with a set of claws and fangs. she also hasn’t learned full control over her newfound abilities, so the smallest thing could light her fuse and set her off like a firecracker and she wouldn’t even necessarily mean to. not to mention she loves violence anyway, it’s like she gets off on it. you’ve been warned, so please don’t come whining to me if something happens to your character because they were being a dick.

if you see me writing with a duplicate of your character, don’t assume that kate will have the same relationship with your muse as well. portrayals vary, and every relationship develops differently.

plots. i love love love plotted threads and AUs. i don’t make greeting starters, but if i follow you i have interest in writing with you. if there’s something you would like to do, tell me. if i think of something for our characters i’ll definitely be popping up in your ask or on skype if we’ve shared. i also tend to make threads out of certain memes, so if there’s one i’ve reblogged that captures your interest that you think would make a good thread, send me the thing.

grammar. please use it properly. there are some things I can overlook, especially if english is not your first language. but i was given the nickname grammar nazi in high school for a reason. this only applies to threads of course, because i myself write like an idiot out of character.

i’m not a fan of OCs that happen to be children of my character. if we’ve plotted prior it’s a different story, but don’t just randomly write me a starter with some random person calling kate mom.

[ this list is likely to be altered and added to as i think of new things, just fyi ]