06-07-2020, 10:22 PM
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Muted blues stared up at the ceiling as Edmund lay on his bed, his arm gently holding Maxine close to his side as he listened closely to her reminiscing about the past. Nostalgia had kicked in, and a part of Eddie wished that he could relive those days when life was not this complicated. Lips parted gently, Eddie turning his head so that he could fondly gaze at the way her eyes lit up as she too reflected on those sweet memories; she was all things beautiful in a world which felt so bleak. When he felt that the space around him was shrouded in darkness, Maxine was that faint flicker - like candle light - which could lighten the way, and finally he could see again. Finally he didn't feel so alone.
He didn’t deserve this faint glimmer of happiness. All he wanted was a little less pain.
Gently, Eddie leaned his head in to press a soft kiss against her temple, the urge to treat her delicately ever-present. He wasn’t a good person, but he had enough compassion to acknowledge the mere fact that, like Eddie, Max had some healing to do, too. But, no matter how resolute he was in wanting to try to heal her, two broken people could never make one whole.
If only he’d realized sooner.
Silence filled the air for a couple of seconds, Eddie contemplating her words before he looked back up to the ceiling. ❝ You remember that lake on your family’s estate? When we’d be there all the time. ❞ He glanced back towards her again before a short huff passed his lips. ❝ You pushed me in so many times, I lost count. ❞
He searched her features carefully, taking in all of her virtuous beauty before his lips twitched into a faint ghost of a smile. ❝ But I got you back that one time. Dragged you in with me - remember that? That was the time we stole from your dad’s alcohol cabinet and drank ‘til after dark at that damn lake. ❞
As his gaze lingered, the smallest of smiles lingering, Eddie knew that there were so many things that he wanted to tell her. So many things that he could say but he didn't know how. And so, instead, he tugged her closer, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. If he couldn't say it, then he'd show it through his actions.
[spoiler=tags ― updated 06/06.][size=6pt]◜BASICS ┊ SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE◞
&. ❝ edmund theodore stirling ❞ | ed, eddie | male [he/him] .
&. 24 years old . | seventh august ; leo .
&. currently the captain and official loyalist of flintlock lodge .
&. currently the boss of the stirling's notorious irish crime family .
◜PERSONALITY ┊ IT'S NOT WHERE WE HAD WANTED TO BE◞
&. ambitious . brave . calm . disciplined . honorable . intelligent . leading . logical . patient . reliable . skillful . trustworthy . wise . aloof . cynical . detached . flirtatious . harsh . jealous . lustful . pessimistic . quiet . ruthless . secretive . stubborn .
◜ APPEARANCE ┊ IF HALF THE WORLD'S GONE MAD ◞
&. five foot eight & one hundred and seventy one pounds ; reference .
↳ dirty blond hair kept very short and neat .
↳ stocky and well-built frame , lightly freckled skin .
↳ muted blue vacant eyes , unreadable , somewhat frowning expression .
◜ FAMILY ┊ THE OTHER HALF JUST DON'T CARE , YOU SEE◞
&. alfred stirling x leonora moray | both deceased .
&. four older siblings and two younger half-siblings .
↳ dominik stirling , 32 , shot and killed by alfred .
↳ thomas stirling , 32 , caretaker in flintlock .
↳ alfonso stirling , 28 , enforcer in flintlock
↳ franklin darrow , 25 , estranged in bluestem .
↳ henry stirling , 11 , resident in flintlock
↳ ida stirling , 9 , resident in flintlock
&. also lives with four cousins and his aunt .
&. father to thomas , charlotte , kieron and louis .
◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ YOU DON'T WANNA FUCK WITH US◞
&. bisexual, biromantic ; mongamous | tends to have a wandering eye .
&. ex-husband to blake kegan
↳ marriage fell apart after he cheated on her .
&. ex-lover to mickey serge
↳ he learned about his bisexuality with him .
&. ex-lover to cove lefebvre
↳ one of the other women , pregnant with his baby .
&. lover to maxine van doren
↳ a rekindled flame where their relationship is kept a secret .
◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ BRITISH TO THE VERY LAST ◞
&. [ 9/10 ] physically | [ 7/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ very difficult ] | difficulty w/ melees [ difficult ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ difficult ]
&. [member=2919]truce.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size][/spoiler]
Muted blues stared up at the ceiling as Edmund lay on his bed, his arm gently holding Maxine close to his side as he listened closely to her reminiscing about the past. Nostalgia had kicked in, and a part of Eddie wished that he could relive those days when life was not this complicated. Lips parted gently, Eddie turning his head so that he could fondly gaze at the way her eyes lit up as she too reflected on those sweet memories; she was all things beautiful in a world which felt so bleak. When he felt that the space around him was shrouded in darkness, Maxine was that faint flicker - like candle light - which could lighten the way, and finally he could see again. Finally he didn't feel so alone.
He didn’t deserve this faint glimmer of happiness. All he wanted was a little less pain.
Gently, Eddie leaned his head in to press a soft kiss against her temple, the urge to treat her delicately ever-present. He wasn’t a good person, but he had enough compassion to acknowledge the mere fact that, like Eddie, Max had some healing to do, too. But, no matter how resolute he was in wanting to try to heal her, two broken people could never make one whole.
If only he’d realized sooner.
Silence filled the air for a couple of seconds, Eddie contemplating her words before he looked back up to the ceiling. ❝ You remember that lake on your family’s estate? When we’d be there all the time. ❞ He glanced back towards her again before a short huff passed his lips. ❝ You pushed me in so many times, I lost count. ❞
He searched her features carefully, taking in all of her virtuous beauty before his lips twitched into a faint ghost of a smile. ❝ But I got you back that one time. Dragged you in with me - remember that? That was the time we stole from your dad’s alcohol cabinet and drank ‘til after dark at that damn lake. ❞
As his gaze lingered, the smallest of smiles lingering, Eddie knew that there were so many things that he wanted to tell her. So many things that he could say but he didn't know how. And so, instead, he tugged her closer, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. If he couldn't say it, then he'd show it through his actions.
[spoiler=tags ― updated 06/06.][size=6pt]◜BASICS ┊ SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE◞
&. ❝ edmund theodore stirling ❞ | ed, eddie | male [he/him] .
&. 24 years old . | seventh august ; leo .
&. currently the captain and official loyalist of flintlock lodge .
&. currently the boss of the stirling's notorious irish crime family .
◜PERSONALITY ┊ IT'S NOT WHERE WE HAD WANTED TO BE◞
&. ambitious . brave . calm . disciplined . honorable . intelligent . leading . logical . patient . reliable . skillful . trustworthy . wise . aloof . cynical . detached . flirtatious . harsh . jealous . lustful . pessimistic . quiet . ruthless . secretive . stubborn .
◜ APPEARANCE ┊ IF HALF THE WORLD'S GONE MAD ◞
&. five foot eight & one hundred and seventy one pounds ; reference .
↳ dirty blond hair kept very short and neat .
↳ stocky and well-built frame , lightly freckled skin .
↳ muted blue vacant eyes , unreadable , somewhat frowning expression .
◜ FAMILY ┊ THE OTHER HALF JUST DON'T CARE , YOU SEE◞
&. alfred stirling x leonora moray | both deceased .
&. four older siblings and two younger half-siblings .
↳ dominik stirling , 32 , shot and killed by alfred .
↳ thomas stirling , 32 , caretaker in flintlock .
↳ alfonso stirling , 28 , enforcer in flintlock
↳ franklin darrow , 25 , estranged in bluestem .
↳ henry stirling , 11 , resident in flintlock
↳ ida stirling , 9 , resident in flintlock
&. also lives with four cousins and his aunt .
&. father to thomas , charlotte , kieron and louis .
◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ YOU DON'T WANNA FUCK WITH US◞
&. bisexual, biromantic ; mongamous | tends to have a wandering eye .
&. ex-husband to blake kegan
↳ marriage fell apart after he cheated on her .
&. ex-lover to mickey serge
↳ he learned about his bisexuality with him .
&. ex-lover to cove lefebvre
↳ one of the other women , pregnant with his baby .
&. lover to maxine van doren
↳ a rekindled flame where their relationship is kept a secret .
◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ BRITISH TO THE VERY LAST ◞
&. [ 9/10 ] physically | [ 7/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ very difficult ] | difficulty w/ melees [ difficult ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ difficult ]
&. [member=2919]truce.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size][/spoiler]
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