Dannyel

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Derren Krenshaw said
From what it appears, the attack is largely centered around the legions of kamikaze werewolves charging the front gates of the London office, where a number of the characters are. A small force has infiltrated behind them into the keep proper, with two breaking off for the private rooms of Bain and Hoyle, while the last creates a distraction in the main hall, where most of the rest of the characters are.

I was hoping to keep her exact location a bit ambiguous to facilitate her introduction. Theoretically, she can go through the main gates or sneak in another way and find those in the keep proper, whichever you all feel makes more sense. I am a little confused by the layout here - so I would be pretty much cool with her turning up anywhere in case anyone was interested. I didn't want to just thrust her upon some random scene and have it be all awkward, you know?

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Aww, I love that gif. He looks so adorable there!

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Hello all. I threw up a little post to bring Aoife into the situation, but since I'm not entire sure where this attack is going I'm leaving it a bit open ended. If anyone wants to stumble upon her sneaking about, feel free.

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Tears streamed down Dylan's face as Tobias' words sunk in. After spending all that time with the man, of course some of his worst traits rubbed off. He had never meant to become this, he had promised himself that he would be better. But it appeared he that he was weak after all. "Lucien," he rasped, "I'm so sorry."

"Fat lot of good that does, you fucking arse," Moira said.

Dylan turned around at the sound of her voice, pulling himself out of Tobias' grasp. The entirety of the Pride stood around Lucy, hands on their weapons and hate in their eyes. Even Kapi looked pissed. "I...I..."

"Don't even," Estelle spat, her sword dancing with flames. "I trusted you Dylan. I brought you into this group and called you my friend."

"Yeah, Bro," Don added, holding his metal bat in hand. "Bros don't rape bros." He threw the word in Dylan's face, holding nothing back.

"I knew he would do something like this," Amy said, stepping forward to slap him so hard across the face that his head snapped to the side. But that wasn't the worst of it.

The worst was Trixie, standing there in her cape and pigtails. "You were supposed to be a hero. We're heroes, but you've been a supervillian all along! If you ever touch him again, Doctor Evil, you'll have to face Wondergirl!"

"I'm sorry..."

"OUT!" Estelle shrieked, pointing with her sword. "If we ever catch you near us again -"

"I know," he interrupted, getting to his feet and turning away. "I know. Oh Aislin, I'll miss you." Without looking back, he ran off, putting as much distance between him and the Pride as he could. The world changed around him as he went, fading from the beautiful and balmy Los Paraisos and reformed into the cool seaside of his hometown.

It was so subtle that he didn't even notice it - not until he found her sitting by the sea. She wasn't facing him, but he'd recognize his sister anywhere. "Dalia?"

She turned to face him, her eyes alight with joy. But it faded quickly, her eyes narrowing as she studied him. "Dylan, what have you become?"

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"Dylan...what happened last night?"

He was struck dumb by the question, his mind reeling with images of the night before. They had gone to a club, they were following leads. He had drunk far more than he should have. But that was it - it just stopped after a certain point. "I don't know," he said honestly, holding his hands out in front of himself in an empty gesture of surrender.

"Liar!" Lucy spat, the venom in his voice unlike anything Dylan had ever heard from the jokester. "You know what you did!"

"I swear...Oh Aislin I swear!" Dylan took a step towards the bed, but Lucy scooted away from him, holding the blanket close to his chest. "Please don't do that. I'm not going to hurt you."

"But you already have." His eyes were wide and terrified, looking about the room frantically, lingering only on the door and windows. The ways he could escape. Dylan sank to the ground, clutching the edge of the bed until his knuckles turned white. He stomach rolled as the implications hit him, and he leaned over and hurled onto the floor.

"Please..." Lucy whispered, "let me go."

"I know, I know I didn't," Dylan babbled, drowning out the soft sobs that were coming from the bed. "I would never, I never have, I swear to Aislin and all the gods and everything that's good in this world."

"Don't lie," Tobias said from behind him, leaning down to whisper in his ear. Dylan could feel the man's breath kissing his skin. It made no sense, but it felt so real.

"I am not you," Dylan begged, turning to look into Tobias' eyes. All the mirth was gone, the charming smile that Dylan had grown to love replaced by the coolest of stares.

"Oh but you are, my love." Tobias reached down and cupped Dylan's chin with his hand, pulling his close. "Finally, we are the same."

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Good morning/night people! Wonderful posts all around, I just love it all so much.

In other news, why do I keep waking up at the crack of dawn and laying in bed awake and unable to fall back asleep?? *sob* Oh well, off to work.

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Dylan’s heart was pounding in his chest, waiting for the apology that he knew would never come. “I can’t...” Tobias stepped forward, reaching towards Dylan and interlocking his fingers with him, but Dylan wrenched free. “No!” he shouted. “Don’t touch me!”

Spinning, he stumbled out of the room and made his way forward. Tears stung his eyes, but he managed to hold them back as he raced down the stairs into the ballroom. He turned and came to dead stop, finding himself staring at another painful sight - Tobias wrapped in the arms of another man. He backed away, colliding with a table and sending a wine bottle tumbling to the ground where it shattered. Tobias wrenched away from the stranger, staring at Dylan with a shocked look on his face. “Dylan...” he said as he reached out.

“How...?” He shook his head, his mind feeling fuzzy. This had been months ago, he was sure of it, but yet he was here again. Confused, he did the only thing that made sense. He ran.

He ran through the mansion, seeking a way out, but everywhere he turned he found the same sight. Tobias in the arms of another. Some of the people he recognized, some of them where strangers. Some of them he knew in his gut had happened, others were clearly false. But that didn’t matter - each and every single time ripped out a piece of his heart.

Finally he found himself face to face with his phantom, the world falling away around them. It was just him and Tobias - the man who broke him again and again. “Why? Why do you keep doing this you heartless bastard!” Tobias arched an eyebrow, his face cool and impassive. Dylan would give anything - rage, cry, tear out his own heart and serve it to him on a silver platter - if he could just make Tobias feel just one moment of the shame and heartbreak that he still suffered. “You just used me and then threw me aside like some kind of toy that you were bored of. How could you do this to me?” 



“How could you do it to him?” Tobias responded, the faintest trace of a smirk upon his lips.

“What?”

The world blared into focus, the sudden light blinding him. He stood in a bright room, a warm seaside breeze flowing in through the window. He had been here before, not even very long ago. It was the hotel in Los Paraisos. Slowly, he turned towards the bed.

“Dylan,” Lucy said, clutching the blanket to him as he tried to cover his nakedness. There was no sign of his goofy smile, the carefree jokester that Dylan had grown to know so well. No, this man was completely different - scared, confused, and so lost that it was heartbreaking.

“Dylan...what happened last night?”

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Thank you Heroes! I'm glad to join the fun! I'll PM you and Igraine about joining details. :)

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Holy fuck Rex! Your updated Amy scene.