06-24-2020, 04:48 PM
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❝ I still don’t want you around them alone. ❞ Edmund stilled as glazed over eyes scanned over his newborn son’s face, features hardening with stoicism. Was this the time and place to discuss any of this? In front of their children? Whilst in this situation Tommy was lucky not to hear those words, Charlotte certainly could. She didn’t react, apart from shuffling closer to Eddie so that she could hold onto Louis’ hand. Eddie was seething but, most importantly, he felt hurt. Of all the bad things he had done in his life, all he wanted was to show that at least he could be a good father to these children.
Sometimes he felt that he needed them more than they needed him.
Slowly, Eddie shook his head in silence. No. He was exhausted by this. All of it. He knew that what he’d done was the greatest form of betrayal, but Blake had to start acting more fucking civil than this. ❝ No. ❞ He responded plainly, voice quiet before he looked over towards Blake. He wanted to be the better person - not continue this conversation in front of the children - but he couldn’t continue this way. A moment which was supposed to be so beautiful, and yet he felt nothing but pain.
He looked at her face, eyes darting across her features before he began to speak. Softer, less abrasive than when it was just the two of them - after all, the last thing he would’ve wanted was for the kids to be frightened by an argument. ❝ How long are you gonna punish me for, ‘ey? How long? ❞ Brows bunched together sternly, eyes red and glazed. A grimace began to contort his features with hurt. The woman he once thought he loved became the woman he began to despise; the woman who denied him access to his own beautiful children.
❝ I’ve respected your wishes as their mother for four months, Blake. Four months. But they’re as much my children as they are yours, and I hope you come to respect that for what it is. If you don’t want to respect me, then at least have some goddamn respect for your kids. They deserve to spend time with their father without round the clock surveillance. ❞ Nostrils flared, heart slamming against his chest as he lowered his gaze again to look down at Louis.
Eddie was silent for a moment, wrapping one arm around Charlotte to hold her closer, before he uttered softly, voice cracking, ❝ I know you hate me… I know, and- ❞ He worked his jaw, then adding, ❝ I don’t blame you, but just… don’t use our kids as ammunition against me. It’s killing me. ❞
[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]
❝ I still don’t want you around them alone. ❞ Edmund stilled as glazed over eyes scanned over his newborn son’s face, features hardening with stoicism. Was this the time and place to discuss any of this? In front of their children? Whilst in this situation Tommy was lucky not to hear those words, Charlotte certainly could. She didn’t react, apart from shuffling closer to Eddie so that she could hold onto Louis’ hand. Eddie was seething but, most importantly, he felt hurt. Of all the bad things he had done in his life, all he wanted was to show that at least he could be a good father to these children.
Sometimes he felt that he needed them more than they needed him.
Slowly, Eddie shook his head in silence. No. He was exhausted by this. All of it. He knew that what he’d done was the greatest form of betrayal, but Blake had to start acting more fucking civil than this. ❝ No. ❞ He responded plainly, voice quiet before he looked over towards Blake. He wanted to be the better person - not continue this conversation in front of the children - but he couldn’t continue this way. A moment which was supposed to be so beautiful, and yet he felt nothing but pain.
He looked at her face, eyes darting across her features before he began to speak. Softer, less abrasive than when it was just the two of them - after all, the last thing he would’ve wanted was for the kids to be frightened by an argument. ❝ How long are you gonna punish me for, ‘ey? How long? ❞ Brows bunched together sternly, eyes red and glazed. A grimace began to contort his features with hurt. The woman he once thought he loved became the woman he began to despise; the woman who denied him access to his own beautiful children.
❝ I’ve respected your wishes as their mother for four months, Blake. Four months. But they’re as much my children as they are yours, and I hope you come to respect that for what it is. If you don’t want to respect me, then at least have some goddamn respect for your kids. They deserve to spend time with their father without round the clock surveillance. ❞ Nostrils flared, heart slamming against his chest as he lowered his gaze again to look down at Louis.
Eddie was silent for a moment, wrapping one arm around Charlotte to hold her closer, before he uttered softly, voice cracking, ❝ I know you hate me… I know, and- ❞ He worked his jaw, then adding, ❝ I don’t blame you, but just… don’t use our kids as ammunition against me. It’s killing me. ❞
[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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