cleptes: ((23))
Bela Talbot ([personal profile] cleptes) wrote2025-07-12 11:11 am
Entry tags:

Penance Inbox

Gif
 
You've reached Bela Talbot's voicemail. Sorry I can't answer your phonecall; please leave a message and I'll get back to you later.
 
video | text | voice | action
 
chaos_magnet: 'Fire/Blaze' → Draco (Funi)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-10 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
He stirs without waking once Bela shifts upright but comes to once Bast makes contact, giving a mild jerk of surprise that comes with a slight snort. James blurredly blinks at the feline, waiting for his brain to catch up, and then laughs softly with both brows popping upwards. His tone is awed. "Holy Pluto, it worked..."
chaos_magnet: 'The faint one' (Alcor)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-10 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
He isn't offended, used to the whims of cats having had some on the farm. Besides, she's meant for Bela.

James yawns and rubs a hand down his face, then props himself onto one elbow. "I asked Emmanuel, when he was offering." He sort of shrugs, given the position he's laying in. "Figured it couldn't hurt and that maybe He'd give you a stuffed animal or a photo, because why the real thing, right?" Sure, He's Jesus/Santa/whatever, but they're still in Hell, in a punishment experiment.
chaos_magnet: 'The two jackals' → Draconis (Dziban)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-12 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
His heart swells at the sight, at the knowledge that this gift went beyond his expectations. James had wanted a positive piece of home for Bela as well as the sort of companion only animals can be. He nuzzles against her touch, not unlike the cat (without realizing it), smiling ear to ear. But James is quick to bring up a finger in admonishment, angling his head downwards a bit and looking partially through lashes at her. "Don't do that. I wanted to do this for you, Bela. I would do it again."

Maybe James could have asked for more, but it didn't feel right, nor did it feel like an available option. He'd wanted something from home for Gabriel as well, and he could certainly think of something for himself, and yet when he'd stepped up to Emmanuel, Bast and Bela were the first things on his mind.
chaos_magnet: → Satellite of Varda (Ilmarë)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-14 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
He presses into her touch while settling both arms at Bela's lower back, his cheeks taking on a faint tinge of pink. "You're welcome, Bela. I'm happy to bring you one ounce of joy in this place because you deserve it more than you think you do." James shifts forward to kiss her softly, speaks in a hushed tone. "I care about you."
chaos_magnet: 'The whip' (Tsih)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-14 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
James nuzzles his nose against hers, steals another kiss in the process. "I've been wanting to ask about your name back there, but you can tell me about when you're ready. And you can be the first person here I reveal my middle name to."

Like an exchange, but also the sort that deepens their bond by exposing more information, more personal details.
chaos_magnet: 'Imitator' → Satellite of Saturn (Mimas)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-16 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I get that. Obviously, the first being the wisest option for protection and in case you needed to move and change it again. And then the other, that's absolutely fair. Some believe words and names hold power...I'm guessing there's a bit of that where you're from as well?" Beyond how she meant it, that is, what with the whole supernatural elements.

He's also curious about the origin. "Where did you come up with it?" The dropped "l" he's used to seeing in Bella, the surname. She seems like she was always Bela, the name fits that well.
chaos_magnet: 'Settled area / on the ground' (Hadar)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-21 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Realization visibly dawns on his features. "Lugosi, right. Your username?" It's less of question and more of a confirmation. "Even though I'm hundreds of years ahead of you, certain names - " he pauses to raise a brow, since this comes full circle " - are still floating around because they had that much of an impact, and Bela Lugosi is one of them. If this place ever gets one of his films, we should watch it together."
chaos_magnet: 'Sombre lance' → Boötes (Xuán Gē)

[personal profile] chaos_magnet 2022-02-24 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, sure. Absolutely. I've never seen one before." As he's long since told her, his thing was more space gladiators, and Lugosi definitely didn't dip into that genre.

Pronouncing the Italian name properly, James says, "It's Riccioli. Some of my ancestors were...I think you call them Italians?...and that was one of their surnames. If I'm remembering what one of my moms told me correctly."