David Nolan

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of the virtue at the testing point. • RP • #EvilCharming •

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --Regina. I didn’t peg you as the type to tour the bars and order Appletinis."

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --she’s trying to fit in somewhere she doesn’t belong to.

"I have to admit, I’m very surprised to find you here,--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --sophisticated brunette beside him and he’s surprised to see that her posture, albeit regal, is oddly altered, like--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --going to need a lot more than that.

"Madam Mayor." Grinning at her, David angles his head to get a better look at the--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --familiar voice cuts through the bustle of the nightclub. "You know what, make it a double." With Regina here, he's--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --to his usual seat at the counter. "I’ll have a whiskey." He’s just about to slide onto the barstool when a rich,--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --before he can talk himself out of it, David’s stepping into Storybrooke’s only nightspot, his booted feet carrying him--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --he loses the friendly smile together with the golden badge clipped to his belt loop. A staggered breath is taken and--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --finds himself staring at the darkening sky, watching the sun settle behind the horizon. Now that his shift is over,--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --and his shift nears its end, he feels himself slipping back into old habits.

For the umpteenth time that month David--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --position comes great responsibility. He needs to be focused and alert at all times, which he is, but when dusk arrives--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --new challenge that allows him to focus on other things than the curveballs life keeps throwing his way. With such a--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --even pay attention to the former shepherd.
Recently promoted to Chief Deputy, (Emma’s doing) David’s grateful for this--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --not that anyone cares. With their memories back, the townspeople are now too preoccupied with their princess welfare to--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills --the gaping hole the divorce has left in his heart. Contrary to popular belief, the split has taken a toll on him too,--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@Regina_EQ_Mills Though David and Snow’s breakup has been amicable, it doesn’t mean that the shepherd hasn’t spent months trying to plug --

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@SuppleHeart -- you anymore."

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@SuppleHeart -- down. "You should probably get yourself checked out before you go home. No wonder Henry and others want nothing to do with--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@SuppleHeart --away from her. "You’re out of your goddamn mind, Regina." He steps back and icy blue orbs darken as they stare his opponent--

[David Nolan @ValiantCourage_]

@SuppleHeart --and torture as if it’s the supreme thrill sparks the shepherd’s anger but he does his best to reign it in and hide it--