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Chapter 15: Good Girls Get Steak
Straud Manor, Forgotten Hollow
Caleb
Bella came with a keening cry and fell back on the bed. After a few minutes, Caleb realized she was sleeping, which made sense, she’d been up with his drunk ass since 3am. He wasn’t sated, not by any stretch, but he let her rest while he turned on the TV.
If he was alone, he would have screamed.
Some vampire in a yellow dress, that’s what Baako said. Caleb watched in stunned silence as his mother glided across the screen, joking and smiling with the host, Talib Tabley. He didn’t even need to look at the air date of the broadcast to know, the name was already echoing in his mind:
Nina Caliente.
NEXT TIME, ON THE STRAUDS:
Trailer Song: “Things I’ve Seen” by the Spooks
(I know it says, “whose telling the truth?” which is grammatically incorrect. Please don’t @ me. I didn’t notice until after I finished the video, and there was no way I was going to remake it. If you’ve ever had the experience of timing video clips to drop zones in Final Cut, you’ll understand. Just pretend you don’t see it and enjoy the vibes!)
CREDITS
In addition to the CC I regularly use in the game and buildings from the Fleuralia Save File, I also used the following builds and custom content:
POSES & ANIMATIONS
Phone Poses (Standing Version) by evieduraine
Phone Poses [Seated] by evieduraine
Model Posepack 1 by mel bennett
Bored in Bed Poses II by Katverse
Waking Up Pose Pack by Samssims
Sims 4 Pose Pack 1 by ClaraAmy
Male Model Poses N1 by Nell
Coffee Poses by Nell
Table Manners Poses by SWS
Wine Glasses by Quiddity-Jones
Wildflowers Pose by Something Wicked Sims
Right Turns by SWS
Vampires Suck by Mememuru
Crazy about You by Cassandra Grusel
Hey Girl by Cassandra Grusel
Female 27 Posepack by Cassandra Grusel
The Drug in Me is You 7 by Cassandra Grusel
Sleepover Talks by mememuru
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
Manola Outfit by Madlen
Rosemary Outfit by Madlen
Lyra Shoes by Madlen
Tia Boots by Madlen
Classic Swim/Underwear by Margeh-75
Boudoir Collection by Sentate
- Ophelia bra, panties, garter
- Chris Bra, panties
BUILDS
Fountainview Penthouse by Maja20513
Anastasia loves Penny Bella Goth Detective but also angst Caleb is lovesick still hot tho Werewolf Problems
Comments
8 responses to “Chapter 15: Good Girls Get Steak”
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FINALLY!
Don’t know which eff session I’m more excited to have seen, but FUCK YOU, MORTIMER!
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team mort fuck u bella
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MY GOD LOOK AT THE CHAOS I HAVE WROUGHT (continues calmly eating popcorn, watching it all play out)
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I know we will always agree to disagree on Mort, but for reals may he be sent to AU BBD and “fall” in front of Bernard and have some cold Bernie ghost peen shoved down his throat as the melodious sound of Hot Cross Bun fills the air, played FLUTELESSLY.
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I laughed so hard at Penny’s ‘well if you like him he’s probably got red flags coming out of his ass’-type response XD And Penny fake-ending the call when Alice says ‘well what about you?’ : P
I really loved the scene with Bella and Caleb. IIRC, I feel like so far he’s not really been one to a) pour his heart out or b) properly give in to actually being in love with (no matter how potentially temporary) someone. Which for a vampire is rough, because eventually you have to lose them, but sometimes you just gotta take the chance. Even I forgot Bella was married for a moment XD
Ah yes, every werewolf’s favourite snack- oysters! I love her inner thoughts about all vampires being drama queens and the ‘understatement of the century’ XD That house looks so nice though. Bella’s ‘cut the shit and talk’ attitude is a stark contrast from Caleb’s way of dealing with things.
I just feel awful for Caleb. It’s one thing to have daddy issues, but when they go on for a vampire’s lifespan, that’s hundreds of years of unanswered questions and ghosting and shit.Gah so much I want to say about the …you know…scenes damnnnn ;o; I’ll keep it PG LMAO
I had a feeling the rough exterior was there for a reason, but interesting to see Ana’s vulnerable moments as always. The joys of becoming a newly-fledged vampire in a house full of vampire hunters…-
LOLOLOLOL Yes, ummm, there were a lot of good scenes. Very plot. Much development.
Penny is definitely the least willing to be vulnerable, which is funny because you’d think Ana would play her feelings close to the chest. But she is a lot like Vlad: no chill whatsoever.
I am DYING at you forgetting Bella was married. So did Bella! I’m interested to see what you think of Caleb as the story progresses. I think he believes he is very closed off, but I would point to his parents and ask if that’s really possible.
Ah yes, the age old “daddy issues.” I mean, you’re right, they don’t have a few decades of unresolved issues, they’ve got centuries worth. I think though, it’s still a question of what’s worth holding onto…
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Woo! It’s early morning, I have a cup of hot tea and cake and nothing to do until right before office hours. Time to catch up! 😁
Penny is giving out some quality advice and normally I’d giggle at Alice immediately going to complain to her about Gwendolyn but my gods that jumpsuit is distracting as all heck. Ha, something tells me that just toasting to her guest appearance is not what Ana has in mind for that night.
Drunk Caleb is such an angsty moody teenager 😂 aw, and he’s calling Bella out of all people. Not sure if that means that he’s just really into her, or that Bella is the only person he has. Maybe both. That’s oddly sad. Oof – yes, as terrible as her marriage is, she is still married. Her coming over in the dead of night wearing barely anything after a drunken slur on the other side of the phone speaks volumes, though. This won’t end well will it? 😅
Did… did Ana really not realise that going into a sixty-year slumber after leaving him (and doing whatever it was that she did) is not a sign of anger but of being utterly broken? 😅 Yeah, I’d be annoyed over oysters, too, Pen – oh. Oh geez 🙈
Aaaaah fudge. Salim’s name pops up again. That’s not good. I don’t like how he’s quickly going from sleazy to deadbeat to criminal to possible murderer and is still connected to Alice 😣
Not dating an actual sociopath? Are you absolutely sure about that, Penny? 🤣 I’m blushing all shades of red from both, erm, “encounters”, there but I’m also mildly disturbed by that little snippet of Penny’s mother actively knowing what her daughter is like in bed and scolding her for it/attempting to control her horizontal behaviour. That’s… that’s not normal.
Huh. Part of my was wondering if Anastasia would drop Penny after bedding her, if her interest would fade after she got what she wanted, you know? Seems like the opposite is true. She’s opened up considerably. Some real backstory insight into her and Vlad there, too. Ah. Oh, Penny. Ana just bared her heart for you and at the first tug of her wanting you to do the same, you bolt. Literally. Ana might be unable to understand emotions very well but Penny is definitely the one in denial about them.
Oooooh, gods, here we go. He’s connected the dots to his mother 😣
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YES! Hot tea is the perfect drink for this chapter. Well, I guess anything hot (hehe).
Penny is a great giver of advice, but taking it? Not so much. Her mom is definitely not normal. Penny has a ton of shame and a lot of fear of losing control, and it came from somewhere. You’re for sure picking up on her vibes with Ana. She’s got a lot of walls!
I love that you thought it was going to be Ana who broke Penny’s heart! That’s what I was going for! Really though, Ana and Vlad are more similar than not. They might be, uh, monsters, but when they fall, they fall hard.
Speaking of which, Caleb has fallen. Both because he is a little drunk and because he’s got it for Bella bad.
HAHA you noticed Bella’s choice of outfit, huh?
Don’t worry about Salim! It’s um…all gonna be fine! Just like I’m sure it will be totally chill when Caleb confronts his mother. 🙂
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