The Brides have their hooks in Jonathan, less pleasurably than before. Written for Elise, prompt "naked".
"Assume success," says Bruce unencouragingly. "Describe how it's achieved."
I've made a lot of promises in my life. Even kept a few of them, though I don't make a habit of it. What's the harm in telling someone what they want to hear?
The possibility that keeps him up at night is that Meng Yao came into his service an honest man, and over time changed into what he sees before him now. That, as his ambitions rose and his world grew grander, he reshaped himself and discovered the things he was capable of, all the while looking like his familiar self, but transforming under his skin into something Nie Mingjue could hardly recognize.
Scott's noticed some things during his time with the Geckos. Is now the right time to bring it up? Probably not.
Hayley and Uncle Pat catch up. Happy holidays.
Tommy Judd goes to war.
In Egypt, Antony and Cleopatra share their recollections of a dead man. Then things get competitive.
Meng Yao goes to a party at Jin Zixun's apartment hoping to get close to Lan Xichen and gets more than he bargined for when he ends up stuck in a room with Nie Mingjue.
Jack performs field surgery on a vampire.