I Think Star Signs Mean Nothing (Maria; TW/CW)

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TW/CW: The morning after NSFW things

October 2025

Merlin, what time was it? Blair didn't know, but she immediately reached for where she would have kept her cell phone if she were in her own bed, only to see tanned skin beside her as a reminder that she wasn't. Maria. She could still taste her tongue against hers and the startling way it had felt when she had been pushed up against a back wall of the club, her arms pinned over her head—not that she wasn't close enough to get another taste, but Maria seemed to be asleep still.

Their clothes were somewhere in a heap on the floor, and Blair could see them in her peripheral vision but didn't want to wake her. It was the most tranquil that she had seen Maria, completely different than the night that they had just spent together. She was still beautiful there, even in the light of morning, which proved to Blair that it hadn't been only vodka at play. She hated to think that she had to leave, but she knew that she needed to get to work before Bobby worried about her.

Her wand and phone were somewhere in the pile with their clothes; Blair could see them peeking out, so at least that wasn't something that she would have to explain. She really wasn't careless. She cared about her apprenticeship, but she didn't want to be one of those people who just had a one-night stand and left as though they were never there. No, she wanted to see Maria again, and she hoped that it was mutual.

Pushing a purple-tinted strand of hair from her face, Blair brought her body up against Maria's. "Hey," she whispered softly into her ear, hoping that it would be enough to wake her without disturbing her sleep.

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Last night had been a glorious night. Maria might have gotten a little too aggressive, but at least she hadn't burned Blair. No, she only burned people that she knew liked that sort of stuff. Plus, best to leave out the fire hands when kissing strangers. The nice thing about last night was that she got to be in her own bed, in her own apartment, and didn't have to worry about getting home after the act was done. Maria also wasn't concerned about the fact that she had a strange girl in her bed. People tended to learn quickly that Maria wasn't something to anger.

So, she'd gone to sleep. Quite soundly too. Between the alcohol, the... fun. It was no surprise that Blair roused first. Maria didn't move, her breathing slow and even. She was almost angelic when asleep. She could almost pass as sweet. But those that knew her knew better. A tiger was cute when asleep but could still rip your face off when awake. Alas, blissful sleep wasn't meant to last. A shift in the bed, a whisper in her ear. Maria groaned as she was pulled from her slumber, a prick of irritation flaring. Why was she being woken? Didn't she deserve some more sleep after everything she'd done to Blair last night? Reluctantly though, she finally opened her eyes, squinting a bit at the morning light cascading through the window. "What?" While the word might sound harsh on it's own, Maria's voice was soft. Why was Blair awake, and why did she want Maria awake?

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TW/CW: The morning after NSFW things

October 2025

"What?"

Blair cursed at herself for having woken Maria, but it was either that or running off without a word of thanks or anything else for the night before. Given the choice between the two, Blair would have taken waking Maria over again. "Sorry," she apologized immediately. She hadn't wanted to wake her; she was so cute like that. "I had a lot of fun last night, but, um…" she explained, swallowing hard. Why had she gotten herself into a position where she couldn't even call out sick without Bobby's worrying about her? It would have been so much easier if she could stay there with Maria… just a little longer.

"I should go," she told her, kissing Maria's hair. It wasn't anything that Maria had done. "I have work, and…"

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Blair was talking, and Maria was only vaguely listening. She closed her eyes again, mumbling a "hm" at the appropriate times. She'd much rather just fall back asleep. But, then she heard the words "I should go". Maria's eye reopened. Now she was feeling a bit more awake. Go? Blair went on to elaborate saying she had work. "Ugh, work." Maria sounded slightly disgusted. That's a thing people did, that's right. That didn't mean she had to like it though. She felt the brush of Blair's lips in her hair and smiled. She'd be quite content laying in bed all day, given a chance. As long as she had someone pretty to hold on to, that is. Alas, it seemed her pretty new toy had to go.

Maria sighed, annoyed. She finally moved, reaching out to catch Blair's wrist while the other girl was so close. Now, wide awake, Maria took in the girl in the morning light. There were definitely a few bruises starting to form. Especially on Blair's neck from a few hickies Maria had left. She smirked. Releasing Blair's wrist, her hand moved to Blair's neck, her fingertips lightly tracing the bruises. "You better not heal those," she finally said. Why waste all Maria's handiwork? She'd done a damn good job giving them to Blair. Let people admire them.

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TW/CW: The morning after NSFW things

October 2025

Although Blair wasn't sure if Maria was awake enough to process what she was saying, she was responding… sort of. When she mentioned that she had to go, Maria seemed to wake up more than she had been before that. "Ugh," she groaned, "work."

Blair felt bad; she really did, and she wished that she had had enough sense to plan a night out before a day off. Then again, if she had gone on a different night, maybe she wouldn't have met Maria. That would have been worse, so she took Maria's sighing as it came.

Maria took hold of her wrist and looked at her. There were a few spots on her neck that had probably left a mark, Blair guessed as soon as she felt Maria's fingers against the areas that she had nibbled hours before. "You better not heal those," she told her.

To be honest, Blair didn't think that Bobby would care. Hopefully, he could tell the difference between a vampire bite and a few hickies, and the latter weren't anything to be concerned about. Sure, they gave a pretty good indication of what—or whom—she had been doing in her free time, but they didn't keep her from doing her job. "No, it's fine," she laughed. "As long as my boss doesn't think I got attacked by a vampire or something."

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Maria was feeling quite smug about the hickies. She'd a knack for making them. Lots of practice and all. While it could vary depending on the person, Maria was usually pretty good at knowing when something would, or wouldn't leave a bruise. Last night she'd definitely wanted to leave bruises. Maria traced another one of the bruise and smirked.

Maria pulled her hand back and rolled onto her back, her hand now resting across her bare stomach. She closed her eyes. She wasn't trying to go back to sleep. Just... relaxing. Blair's comment about being attacked by a "vampire or something" made her chuckle. "Or something," she repeated slowly. She hadn't actually told Blair that she was half Veela. She'd been a bit preoccupied last night. She wasn't sure how Blair might react. Some times people felt like she'd conned them after finding out she was half Veela, while others didn't care. She wondered which category Blair would fall into.

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TW/CW: The morning after NSFW things

October 2025

"Or something," Maria repeated after she'd said it, which made Blair smile as she turned away from her and moved to get up. She hoped that Bobby wouldn't be scandalized by a hickey, but he had surprised her once already by not firing her after how late she had been to show up after walking all the way from St. Mungo's.

Merlin, if only Maria knew how messed up her life was, Blair thought, physically shaking her head to rid herself of it as she sat up and began to sort her things from Maria's where they had been discarded on the floor; she didn't think that Maria would have wanted her half as much, if at all. She sighed, running a hand through her hair as she went through the motions of getting dressed in the clothes she'd worn to Club Indigo. She might have had time to change before the tattoo parlor opened for the day, but she didn't want to risk another awkward explanation. It was probably worth grabbing her phone and checking…

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Blair started to move around, getting up out of the bed, probably to get dressed and ready. It was a shame, really. It'd been a while since Maria had been able to enjoy a morning with a sleeping companion. Though, to be honest, Maria wasn't usually the sort for it. But, she could make an exception. Coffee, breakfast, stolen kisses in an alley. Hmmmm That sounded nice. Maria sat up, covering a yawn, and opened her eyes. She watched, like a cat watched a mouse, as Blair sorted through the discarded clothes from last night. "Bathrooms to the left." she motioned towards the bedroom door. Maria had done the morning after walk of shame a number of times. If Blair had to go to work, she probably needed to look a little presentable.

"How do you like your coffee?" She swung her legs over the side of her bed. She was awake, so might as well put on a pot while Blair got ready. Maria had discarded her robe on her dresser the morning before, and slipped it on. Sure, modesty in her own home wasn't exactly a Maria thing, but might as well not distract Blair too much. She left the bedroom and headed to the kitchen. In a matter of seconds she'd filled the kettle and set it in the coffee maker. Not as good as from a coffee shop, but it worked in a pickle.

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TW/CW: The morning after NSFW things

October 2025

Pulling out her phone and checking the time as she threw her clothes on, Blair was relieved to see that she didn't need to rush as much as she had thought that she did, which meant that she didn't have to dart out of her hook-up's apartment quite as quickly. For some people, that might have been weird or even mortifying, but Blair was used to letting most people think what they wanted about her.

As Maria let her know that the bathroom was to the left, Blair nodded. "Thanks." Now that she was awake, it did feel odd to be in someone else's apartment, someone about whom she knew so little. There was no point in snooping around in Maria's things; they didn't know each other, and that wasn't exactly "hiding".

"How do you like your coffee?"

Merlin, what was she? Some sort of homemaker on top of all of… that? Blair grinned, shaking her head. "Black's fine," she called, entering the bathroom and checking her appearance in the mirror as she closed the door behind her.

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Blair was lucky she hadn't said Maria was a homemaker out loud. Maria did not take kindly to that sort of thought. She just wanted coffee herself. Blair closed the door to the bathroom, and Maria covered another yawn. She wasn't much of a morning person. Typically she had pretty late nights, so she could get away with sleeping till noon. Also why coffee was much needed. If you expected her to function at this hour then she need a lot of coffee.

The coffee finished brewing before Blair left the bathroom. Maria filled two cups, leaving one on the counter for Blair when she finally left the bathroom, and took her own to her couch. She flicked on the tv, to Witch TV, and blew softly on her on mug of coffee as the latest gossip show started, talking about all the latest drama in the magical world.

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TW/CW: The morning after NSFW things

October 2025

Once she had gotten about as cleaned up as she could expect herself to get and gathered up her belongings so that she wouldn't have to search for them again before she left, Blair followed the smell of coffee to where Maria had left a cup for her on the counter. She took it, though it was still surprisingly hot, and joined Maria on the sofa in front of her television.

The program on the TV was one of those gossip shows—not something that Blair would have watched of her own accord but entertaining enough. She was happier that she got to spend a little more time with Maria and that she wasn't going to have to write her phone number on a napkin or something on her way out the door. Thinking about as much, Blair paused, though her attention had been more on Maria than whatever Camila Calderón or whoever was up to. "Do you have a phone?" she asked. Since she had the television playing Witch TV, Maria didn't strike Blair as the type to be owl-only.

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Maria was the type of girl that loved gossip shows. Drama, reality tv. She liked chaos, and gossip tended to mean chaos. Though, she wasn't familiar with any of the names on today's episode. Pity. She was hoping someone she knew would be on there today. Ah well, it was still entertaining to listen to all the drama going on in the country. There was a surprising amount of "druid news" right now, probably because of the whole barrier situation, but Maria wasn't really interested in that sort of stuff. The druids were interesting, but they were a bunch of tree huggers that probably had dirt under their nails.

Blair, eventually joined her, and neither said anything immediately, though Maria flashed the girl a glance before looking back at the tv. Blair was the first to speak, asking if she had a phone. Of course she had a phone. But, the question made Maria smirk. "Are you asking for my number?' Maria teased. It wasn't a no, but it wasn't a yes either. Maria wasn't against giving Blair her number. If it meant having some more fun.

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October 2025

Maria smirked at her question. "Are you asking for my number?" The way that she said it made it sound as though two things were true. The first, naturally, was that Maria must have had a phone, or she wouldn't have brought up having a phone number. That answered Blair's question, albeit not in the most straightforward way. The second aspect of it was that it seemed that Maria didn't really have an issue with giving her her phone number. (If she did, she was an excellent actress.)

Although she could have drawn assumptions from Maria's question, Blair decided to play coy about it and casually took a sip of her coffee. "Or would you prefer a handwritten letter?" she wondered, teasing Maria back. It was just so easy to do; she was drawn to her. Besides, going to the post office just to mail a letter off to her for the sake of flirting (or other activities) seemed a little slower than Maria preferred.

@maria

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TW/CW: Cause them girls got frisky

October 2025
@blair

Maria tilted her head at the idea of a handwritten letter. She wasn't necessarily against it. But letters were rather slow. Would Maria be patient enough? Good question. Likely not. Since switching to texting she hadn't written a single hand written letter. Just wasn't even worth the effort. She couldn't go back to that snail mail, could she?

Maria didn't answer immediately, raising her mug and taking a long sip as she thought, purposely drawing out the silence. "Well, a letter does sound nice." She started to answer, pausing for a moment to brush her messy hair off her shoulder. She still had bedhead, though being part Veela she was sure she made it look good. "But I think that'd be a little slow for my taste. I'm not a patient person."

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October 2025

Maria sipped at her coffee and considered it—or at least she pretended to give it some consideration. "Well, a letter does sound nice," she said. She straightened her hair out a little, not that it mattered to Blair that it was out of place. "But I think that'd be a little slow for my taste," she decided. "I'm not a patient person."

That made two of them, Blair guessed. She had patience when it came to some things, like art and tattooing, which could take ages for the larger pieces (or at least a few hours for a single sitting). But with people? She was much the same way. "We can do letters," she answered; it might give Maria a chance to see her artwork, but it wasn't her first choice for communication… not when they both had phones. "Or, um, if you wanna exchange numbers?" she suggested. "I'd… like to see you again sometime."

@maria