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It takes him a while to sort through it all, like trying to comb through differently colored wires, but he eventually settles, eventually gets where he needs to be, and pulls back, kissing him soundly.
It felt good to actually experience Warren's feelings (because that's obviously what was happening) and as jarring as it was, it was - god, it was amazing. It was like a part of him needed the reassurance that Warren's words would never be able to give him.
Still, he laughs, pulling away just slightly. "This...doesn't count as cheating, does it?" he wonders. "Because if you turn back into my wolf...boyfriend...and I get in trouble for kissing a vampire. And then I end up on the cover of a teen romance novel, I'm going to be pissed."
It felt good to actually experience Warren's feelings (because that's obviously what was happening) and as jarring as it was, it was - god, it was amazing. It was like a part of him needed the reassurance that Warren's words would never be able to give him.
Still, he laughs, pulling away just slightly. "This...doesn't count as cheating, does it?" he wonders. "Because if you turn back into my wolf...boyfriend...and I get in trouble for kissing a vampire. And then I end up on the cover of a teen romance novel, I'm going to be pissed."
Kepler answers by kissing him.
“According to everything? No. I’m just… me through a different filter right now. But. The man is the same. Same boyfriend. Just… boyfriend with slightly different teeth.”
Beat.
“Also he’s about a thousand years younger than me. But? Everything seems to be the same.”
“According to everything? No. I’m just… me through a different filter right now. But. The man is the same. Same boyfriend. Just… boyfriend with slightly different teeth.”
Beat.
“Also he’s about a thousand years younger than me. But? Everything seems to be the same.”
"A thousand years younger," he breathes. "Wow." Which means that there are over a thousand more stories that he hasn't heard, things that he doesn't know. And a potential for so much more ridiculous bullshit.
He knows better than to bring that up. He's not that stupid.
"Enough that I couldn't tell much of a difference," he points out, lying a hand on his chest.
"But - hm. We'll have to do that again before this is over."
He knows better than to bring that up. He's not that stupid.
"Enough that I couldn't tell much of a difference," he points out, lying a hand on his chest.
"But - hm. We'll have to do that again before this is over."
He can’t help a soft chuckle at that, before he’s reaching down to take the hand on his chest and pressing a kiss to each fingertip. Then he puts it back down.
“After a few days. That will give you time to recoup.” He kisses the mark, which probably feels a little tingly but doesn’t hurt. Wouldn’t even feel raw. “My memory says you enjoy that. And it seems like that remains the same.”
“After a few days. That will give you time to recoup.” He kisses the mark, which probably feels a little tingly but doesn’t hurt. Wouldn’t even feel raw. “My memory says you enjoy that. And it seems like that remains the same.”
"Oh does your memory say that? Or is it the fact that I just asked?" he mutters, rolling his eyes.
Ass.
Not that he's really upset about it.
He turns, pressing his back against his chest. "Do you sleep?" he wonders. "You have to go over all the rules for me again, you know. I only know the wolf rules. Which aren't many."
Ass.
Not that he's really upset about it.
He turns, pressing his back against his chest. "Do you sleep?" he wonders. "You have to go over all the rules for me again, you know. I only know the wolf rules. Which aren't many."
He nudges Jacobi.
“Both. Like I said.”
Ass.
Then he breathes out slow and starts running his hand up and down Jacobi’s arm.
“I sleep. In a place like this? I keep a regular schedule. No sun makes it easier. Sunlight burns. Holy objects… don’t do anything as long as they’re just there. But if someone with faith uses it? It’ll burn. Garlic is… unpleasant. Food is… impossible. Alcohol? Fine, if it’s mixed with blood.”
“Both. Like I said.”
Ass.
Then he breathes out slow and starts running his hand up and down Jacobi’s arm.
“I sleep. In a place like this? I keep a regular schedule. No sun makes it easier. Sunlight burns. Holy objects… don’t do anything as long as they’re just there. But if someone with faith uses it? It’ll burn. Garlic is… unpleasant. Food is… impossible. Alcohol? Fine, if it’s mixed with blood.”
Jacobi laughs softly. "So you still give the whiskey speech?" he laughs, taking his hand and kissing his palm. "That's my favorite. I would hate to think there's a universe where you can't give it."
He shifts a bit, staring at the wall.
He shifts a bit, staring at the wall.
He noticed the staring snd lets his hands slip over to brush his hair out of his face, slides the fingers along his jawline.
“I’m glad to know, even a young version of me? Knows how to out a speech together.”
“I’m glad to know, even a young version of me? Knows how to out a speech together.”
He's missed this touch. All of it. He's exhausted, in all the ways that a person can be exhausted, but he's missed this, so he melts into him.
"Of course you do. Talking is a fundamental part of who you are," he explains. "Like, the best thing that you're good at."
"Of course you do. Talking is a fundamental part of who you are," he explains. "Like, the best thing that you're good at."
He puts a hand to his chest.
“I didn’t even mention stakes and there he goes, one in the heart already.”
Daniel, how mean.
“I didn’t even mention stakes and there he goes, one in the heart already.”
Daniel, how mean.
He cackles, turning around quickly and placing his hands on his shoulders, trying to push him down.
He knows that he has to earn trust again. He knows that he has to earn his place back where they were. And yet - everything already feels a bit lighter. A bit easier. There's still hurt, but it doesn't have to always be so hard.
"Are you prepared to argue the point?" he wonders. "Because you don't have a leg to stand on."
He knows that he has to earn trust again. He knows that he has to earn his place back where they were. And yet - everything already feels a bit lighter. A bit easier. There's still hurt, but it doesn't have to always be so hard.
"Are you prepared to argue the point?" he wonders. "Because you don't have a leg to stand on."
He goes, and he smiles up at Daniel very much like he hung the moon and painted the stars personally. That bond between them from the feeding adds dimension to the softness in his eyes.
“I do, and all I need is one question to prove you wrong.”
“I do, and all I need is one question to prove you wrong.”
It's a trap he so happily falls into because he wants to. Because he sees that look and he loves it. He looks down at him and there's no sarcasm or anger behind his expression. He loves him without reservation, without hesitation.
"Well? Go on, then."
"Well? Go on, then."
“Would you rather I spent the next hour…hours… telling you about my experiences in the First Crusade… or… literally anything else?”
Advantage - Kepler.
Jacobi sighs deeply and practically collapses beside him, his head on his shoulder. "Goodnight, Warren," he mutters, because that's his only defense against the question.
Jacobi sighs deeply and practically collapses beside him, his head on his shoulder. "Goodnight, Warren," he mutters, because that's his only defense against the question.
He can't help the laugh that gets nor the fact that Jacobi gets his shoulders and back rubbed with a strong, steady hand for his trouble.
"That's what I thought."
So very fond. And so very smug.
"That's what I thought."
So very fond. And so very smug.
"Shut up."
Ass.
He does reach down and pull up the blankets, feeling the weight of the day on him. But there's a sense of security as he curls up against him. He doesn't have back what they had, but that's alright. There's a way forward, and that's what matters.
He's asleep in moments.
Ass.
He does reach down and pull up the blankets, feeling the weight of the day on him. But there's a sense of security as he curls up against him. He doesn't have back what they had, but that's alright. There's a way forward, and that's what matters.
He's asleep in moments.
"I was just trying to stick to what I'm good at," he says with a quick chuckle before he's wrapping solidly around Jacobi... and listening to his heartbeat settle out when sleep claims him.
...I heard you died. I'm assuming your, er, Mr. Kepler is handling things?
[Some time later...]
You heard I was killed, yes.
I'm alright for a guy that got violently murdered.
You heard I was killed, yes.
I'm alright for a guy that got violently murdered.
I thought I'd see if you're going to subject me to that film now or whether I have a few days to prepare.
Subject you?
Mean Girls is an experience. I am jealous you get to live this for the first time.
I'm not 100 but if you want to come over, I'll see if I can kick Warren out for a few hours and borrow a laptop.
Not really up for leaving.
Mean Girls is an experience. I am jealous you get to live this for the first time.
I'm not 100 but if you want to come over, I'll see if I can kick Warren out for a few hours and borrow a laptop.
Not really up for leaving.
I'm sure I'll find it quite the... experience.
And I can bring a laptop if that's the concern.
And I can bring a laptop if that's the concern.
Bring the laptop, bring the movie, bring the popcorn.
...no, don't do that. Don't bring any food.
It'll be just like college. Sitting in a dorm room, watching a movie on a laptop while one of us is too hungover to live.
...no, don't do that. Don't bring any food.
It'll be just like college. Sitting in a dorm room, watching a movie on a laptop while one of us is too hungover to live.
And as per usual, I'm the sober one.
I can come by in an hour or so. Does that work?
I can come by in an hour or so. Does that work?
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