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Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

It is xD
I'm simultaneously super excited for the drama and nervous for the characters, because it's gonna be rough on them

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

As Penelope assured him that Gavin was fine, Crow let out his breath in relief. Even though he didn’t like the knight, he had meant it when he’d told Jaxon that he didn’t want the man to die. That hadn’t changed even after Gavin had confronted him six nights ago. Still, it was unnerving to know just how quickly Jaxon had sent someone to kill the knight. It seemed the other thief didn’t trust him to handle his own affairs after all. He felt a pang of frustration. Hating the way the thief leader handled his enemies, he wanted no part in the murders Jaxon was willing to commit, but it was starting to look like it would be harder than he thought to stay away from them.

He shook his head as Penelope told him that Gavin was convinced he was behind the attack. While the knight’s guess wasn’t right, he supposed he couldn’t blame him for thinking that way. He’d tried to warn the other man not to stick his nose in Jaxon’s business, but Gavin had seemed to believe he was threatening to kill him if he continued getting involved. He sighed. If or when he ran into the knight again, he was going to have to watch his step. Penelope may have believed her former suitor had calmed down, but the thief wasn’t so trusting. If there was even a chance Gavin would try to retaliate against him, he wanted to be prepared to defend himself.

“I hope so,” Crow murmured when Penelope finished speaking. He shifted to lay closer to her and wrapped one arm around her back, pulling her to his chest and pressing a long kiss to her forehead. After a moment, he pulled back to meet her eyes and offered her a melancholic smile. “Things just seem to keep getting worse, don’t they?” he shook his head. “I wish we could just stay here and forget about it all.”

Match Up in Malibu [Bee & Summer]

Name: David Hopper
Age: 28
Occupation: Country Singer/Songwriter
Personality: Easy-going in nature. It takes quite a bit to make him get excited or upset about anything, although part of the reason for this is the fact that he spends almost every waking minute high on marijuana. He's also easily amused and loves a good pun.
Other: Calls all pretty women "darlin'"



Name: Chloe Thomas
Age: 24
Occupation: Actress
Personality: Aloof but alluring. She uses her looks to get what she wants from other people and is smooth at manipulating others. With the classic "better-than-you" celebrity mentality, she's difficult to get along with, especially if one is meeting her for the very first time.
Other: Has a photographic memory, which helps her memorize lines for her roles



Name: Ethan Hale
Age: 23
Occupation: Bartender
Personality: Witty and flirtatious - two traits he picked up while bartending for the last two years of his life. He's a people-pleaser, so he strives to be liked by everyone he comes in contact with. He's also bisexual.
Other: Secretly struggles with anxiety



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Age: 24
Occupation: Wedding dress seamstress
Personality: Bubbly and enthusiastic. She's easily excited as well as a loyal, trustworthy friend to those she cares about. Follows celebrity media to keep up with her favorite stars, and nearly had a heart attack when she found out her audition tape had gotten her accepted to join the show.
Other: Obsesses over her looks



Name: Traci Green
Age: 25
Occupation: Yoga Instructor
Personality: One of the most level-headed people accepted to join the show. She isn't a fan of drinking and partying, preferring to stay fit and healthy instead. However, she still likes to have fun, just in a more tamed manner.
Other: Goes for runs every other morning

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Crow's trying not to lie to her this time, but it's hard since he knows so much xc

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Crow didn’t know what he had been expecting when he had asked her his question, but silence certainly wasn’t it. He stopped what he was doing and leaned up to try and meet her gaze, concerned that something was wrong. Still focused on the present moment, his first impulse was to mentally review his own performance under the assumption that he must have done something she didn’t like. However, as she continued to avoid his gaze, he began to wonder if it was more than that. Surely she wouldn’t be so upset with him as to give him the silent treatment just because he wasn’t at the top of his game that night? She wasn’t the type to behave that way; it had to be something else.

He was just about to ask her if she was alright when she finally spoke up to say that trying something else wouldn’t matter. As she shifted to put some distance between them, he moved off of her to lay on his side, getting the hint that she was done. Of course, he was disappointed that she didn’t seem to be in the mood to sleep with him, but it was clear now that she was too distracted to keep trying. If there was something on her mind, it was more important for him to be there for her than try to force a round of intimacy that ultimately wouldn’t be very enjoyable for either of them.

As she assured him that it wasn’t anything he had done, Crow relaxed slightly. Even though he’d already had his suspicions that her distraction was related to something else, it was nice to hear her confirm out loud that it wasn’t because of anything he had done wrong. However, in the next moment, he frowned as she trailed off, clearly wrestling with telling him what was on her mind. He reached out to take her hand in an attempt to ease whatever discomfort was preventing her from being honest with him as well as sooth his own worries as his mind began to work on deciphering what would be so difficult for her to say to him.

It was hard to tell if his gesture worked, but after another moment, she finally admitted that something actually had happened at her camp. He blinked in surprise, not expecting that she would have lied to him before. He’d thought that she still trusted him completely, but apparently that belief had been wrong. His heart sank at the realization that they perhaps weren’t as close as they had been before now that he was working for Jaxon.

Can I really blame her? he thought sadly. I’ve been lying to her every day we’ve seen each other lately. She has every reason not to trust me. The realization stung, and he had to force himself not to let the pain show on his face as he listened to her go on about what had actually happened in her camp.

At the news that Gavin had been attacked, Crow couldn’t stop his eyes from widening in shock. He gritted his teeth, his sadness giving way to anger as he made the connection right away that Jaxon had been behind the attack. I told him not to get involved, he thought scathingly. That double-crossing bastard! However, in the next moment, he faltered as he remembered that the other thief had told him he would only send someone to deal with the knight if Crow proved that he couldn’t handle him alone. The thought made him pale slightly. Perhaps Jaxon wasn’t as unaware of Gavin’s confrontation as he’d thought.

When Penelope finished speaking, the thief didn’t respond right away. Instead, he let a brief silence fall between them as he took some time to process everything that she’d said to him. It was a lot to take in. “I-I can’t believe that happened,” he finally said after a pause. Though he couldn’t tell her everything he knew, he wanted to be as honest with her as he could. He was sick of lying to her all the time. “I’m glad you were there to save him, but gods,” he shook his head, running a hand through his hair. “I don’t even know what to think. I’m just sorry you had to deal with that.” He finally looked up, trying to meet her gaze. “Is Gavin alright?”

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

He noticed xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Crow wavered slightly as he kissed Penelope when he felt her hesitate to push things further with him. Surprised by her rigidness, he was nearly tempted to pull back and ask if she was alright, but she moved first, sliding his pants off before he had a chance to question her. He was still slightly put off by her moment of hesitation, but he quickly forgot about it as she wrapped her arms around his back and pulled him to the ground. Her spontaneity made him grin eagerly as he shifted to lay comfortably on top of her in the grass. Whatever had given her pause must not have been very important, because she was even more passionate now than she was before.

The thief met her lips as she kissed him, slightly taken aback by the fervor she put into it but quick to match her enthusiasm. He ran his hands sensuously over her body, slipping away from her mouth to press kisses from her neck down to her chest as he tried to keep up with her energy. Closing his eyes, he trailed his fingers along the inside of her thigh and then leaned up to meet her lips again as he focused on pleasuring her for a time.

However, it wasn’t long before he began to notice that his efforts weren’t earning him the same results that they normally would have. He frowned slightly, turning his head to gently kiss her jawline. Usually, she seemed more receptive to his tricks. It was strange to him that they didn’t seem to be as effective this time. “What’s wrong, love?” he asked breathily. “Is this not working for you tonight?” He nipped playfully at her ear, trying to keep her attention in case she was distracted by something. “I can try something different, if you’d prefer.”

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

He hasn't noticed yet xD
It'll be pretty hard to hide when they actually try to sleep together though lmao

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Crow nodded when Penelope said she was just worried about her camp being attacked again before the supplies arrived. He was relieved to hear that nothing had happened since the last time Younis had struck. While he was willing to give up and turn to the Younisian baron for protection, he didn’t want to do it unless he absolutely had to. If the Brerratic knights could just hold out long enough to receive their next shipment, there was still hope that he wouldn’t have to turn traitor to his kingdom at all.

Feeling better, he returned Penelope’s smile as she put an end to the serious conversation, eager to forget about their troubles and focus on her instead. He closed his eyes and tilted his chin up slightly as she began to kiss him along his jawline, sending a shiver of excitement up his spine. At her words, he just moaned softly in response, already losing himself to her captivating touch. With the feeling of her lips against his skin and her fingers trailing down his side, it wasn’t hard for him to let go of everything that had been bothering him until this point.

As she reached for the hem of his tunic, he raised his arms to allow her to pull the fabric over his head and then pressed back into her as soon as it was off, meeting her lips briefly before he shifted to remove her shirt as well. Heart racing, Crow held her close by the waist and pressed a series of kisses along the side of her neck, sliding his hands slowly down her sides as he pulled her pants down with them. When that was done, he turned his head slightly to meet her lips again, kissing her passionately as he guided her hands back to the waistband of his trousers.

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Yep xc
Crow's definitely going to notice something's off with her if they still try to sleep together, since that won't go well if she can't relax ^^;