Live Another Loveless Party

The apartment was nearly packed to the brim with people and demons when Live arrived at the party. A couple of her acquaintances who graduated last year had finally invited her to a college party. She figured it had something to do with her turning 18 a couple months ago.

She entered the room and made a beeline for the least crowded area, near the kitchen of course. She was told this place would be offering food as well as drinks. There was a tay of some kind of meat sitting out and Live began munching away, eyes scanning the room for any familiar faces.

Suddenly, she felt her phone buzz inside her coat pocket and pulled it out, taking off her coat as she did and tying it around her waist. Live actually made an attempt to dress for the occasion with this party, wearing something she had made herself and showing a bit more skin than usual. Of course, she wore her usual hodge-podgery of dark crystal necklaces, rings and string bracelets. Her makeup was on point, as usual.

She checked her phone, eyes narrowing as she read the message. Apparent her friends had ditched, headed to some bar near by. Live had zero interest in going somewhere she would have to pay for alcohol when there was literally a tub of perfectly good jungle juice right next to her. Hopefully no one would notice that she didn't know anyone here...

She stuck her phone into her purse, finished the piece of meat she was eating and went straight for the booze, grabbing a cup and filling it up. It was time to get faded.

@Maximum_Fatalis

If someone had told Live that she would be meeting someone tonight who would possess a magic that could break through her walls in a single look, she never would have showed up.

She nodded slowly in response to his question, her empty gray eyes and monotone voice hiding any emotions that may have been creeping across her mind, "I had friends I was going to be meeting but they ditched for a bar downtown. So now I'm just...yeah..booze."

From a distance, Live's clothes just looked black but up close it was clear they were so much more. Shadow Silk, especially worn by a Shadow Walker, had a way of almost glowing with darkness.

"You? Booze, babes or some other bullshit?" She questioned, doing her best to retain her stoic composure. She couldn't have this insanely attractive guy knowing she was flustered. She had a reputation to uphold.

@Maximum_Fatalis

Live shrugged, "None taken." She wasn't a big fan of the friends she had just spoken of, though they were more old acquaintance than anything else. The few people she actually considered friends knew better than to invite her somewhere and then ditch.

She nodded in agreement. Free anything was usually a pretty good motivator to get just about anyone, anywhere.

Now Live was able to contain her attraction towards this stranger, at least while she was still mostly sober, but she didn't care much to contain her pleasure that someone had taken notice of her handy work.

"Why yes, I did. I am a seamstress at Dark Arts Fashion. It's uh, Shadow Silk." She grabbed her skirt a bit, moving it slightly causing the material to show more of its depth.

@Maximum_Fatalis

Live use to hate showing off. She would go out of her way to make sure people had no idea that she was smart or talented or even slightly interesting. She kept herself locked away by acting rude and disinterested in everything around her. A lot of that had to do with the environment she grew up in, at home and at school.


She smirked, "Loveless Riot, huh? Hmm.." Her eyes narrowed a bit as she gave him a once over, as if actually looking at him for the first time, "I have a feeling that name suits you quite well."

She looked back up at him with gray eyes, "I go by Live. Most people don't even know I have another name besides Live." She smirked a bit again before looking back down at her skirt.

"It's fireproof and pretty damage resistant in general. This skirt is made to appear more matte so it's not quite as colorful as some of the other weaves." She shook her head, "Both Kaya and I, the one who owns the shop, work almost solely with Shadow Silk. We can use regular fabric but that isn't really our forte."

She gave him a questioning look, "So what is your major?"

@Maximum_Fatalis

This had to be the most normal, pleasant conversation Live had experienced in years. Usual, when she came in contact with another living creature, things didn't go this smoothly. Live would say that was just how she was but really, it was how she wanted people to believe she was; life was just easier when everyone thought you were a bitch.

"Parents often..." Her words stopped short as she realized she wasn't sure what it was she wanted to say about parents. It was a subject she didn't broach often and, in general, it made her uncomfortable.

Live shrugged, "Parent's are parents." Another good swallow from her drink and she was half way through with cup one.

"Yeah, well, my birth name sounds like the title for some shitty flower porno so..." She smirked and nodded, "I stick with the more dark and mysterious vibe. Glad you think it suits me." She said, a bit of pleasure seeping into her eyes and monotone voice as she looked up at Loveless. Something about that name gave her chills.

His clothes caught her interest, too. For a normal person it would be hard to see in the dim lighting but she was predisposed to lack of visibility. In some cases, she could actually see better this way.

"I work in evenings when I get out of school. Usually around 5 or 6...just depends on how long I get held up in detention. Weekends, my schedule depends on what I didn't get done during the week." She nodded to his coat, "Jackets and coats are a speciality of mine, though skirts are my favorite but I doubt you'd want one of those."

Ah, so he was a car guy. She should have guessed as much. "Can't say I know much of anything about automobiles. Don't even have my license." She took a few more drinks from her cup and then filled it back up. She was getting a bit of a buzz now but she was aiming for drunk; substantially drunk if possible. Maybe cross-faded too, if she could find somewhere good to smoke.

@Maximum_Fatalis