*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 25, 2020 20:07:34 GMT -5
"No, that's what happens when my so called friends leave me alone with a woman dead set on getting in my pants," Parker answered, but he was more amused than anything. He laid there in the dimmed room, thanks to the closed curtains, and just listened to the footsteps of both Sol and the dogs. Only when he returned and offered him the water did he sit up. "Thanks," he said, taking the glass and sipping at it.
~*~*~
Anya laughed at the display. "Next you'll be trying to smuggle my kittens with you everywhere you go," she teased.
~*~*~
Ian had noticed Kyra leave the bar after Morgan's performance, but he didn't put two and two together. Not until he saw both of them heading for the exit. He couldn't help it, he stared after the two in disbelief, for there was no doubt what the hurry in the man's stride was for. He had seen it in plenty of other guys whom got the chance to spend the night with Kyra. "Son of a..." he muttered, causing Juliana to turn and look as well. On the woman's part, she simply smirked and took a sip of her drink. "Old friend, indeed," she murmured.
There was no protesting from Kyra. There never was when it came to Morgan. Her arms wrapped around him, kissing the man with a need she hadn't felt since she had left Ilirea. "I thought we were heading for my tent?" she asked when they came up for air, her lips never that far from his.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 25, 2020 20:21:15 GMT -5
"You're welcome." Sol strolled over to his closet. "So what would you like to do today?" he asked, pulling out a clean, non-wrinkled shirt. He tossed it on the foot of the bed and met Parker's gaze.
~ • ~ • ~ Seth smirked. "Don't tempt me, woman. And don't mock my weakness for cute things. If not for that little flaw, you likely wouldn't be here."
~ • ~ • ~ ( OMG, those two just made me laugh so hard. "Old friend, indeed." 🤣🤣🤣 )
"Sorry," Morgan lied. He wasn't sorry at all. "I got impatient." He kissed her again, briefly this time. "Lead the way, wild heart."
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 25, 2020 20:35:10 GMT -5
"You mean other than sleep off the headache?" Parker asked, watching him. "I didn't really have anything planned. I'm not, however, trusting Mason and Quill for showing me around anymore."
~*~*~
"Oh, please, I'm here because no one else will put up with you. Not because I'm cute," Anya countered.
~*~*~
(Juliana is a lowkey wingman for her. XD Ian just had it coming to him. XD)
"Hmm... I could tell," Kyra murmured, enjoying the second kiss while it lasted. When it was over, she once more detangled herself from his arms so she could lead the way. Her steps more sauntering than striding. Morgan might have already been caught, hook, line, and sinker, but she could still test his patience all the way to her tent. About five minutes later, she was leading him into the small, one person tent she had been rewarded with from her services as a spy. In the light, it would have been found that the tent was humbly furnished with only the basics. Nothing personal really marked this tent as being hers, but that was done on purpose. She didn't need useless knickknacks cluttering the place. But, she didn't bother with the lights. They wouldn't be needing them anyway.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 25, 2020 21:05:53 GMT -5
Sol smirked. "I should hope not. Well, if you just want to sleep then I guess I'll get changed and get out if your way." He took off his shirt, tossed into the hamper in the corner, and took his time putting the new shirt on.
~ • ~ • ~ "Pardon me," Seth said, feigning offense. "Aidan puts up with me. And your mother adores me — though that's kind of moot, seeing as she's not here. But still. Your argument is not valid, darlin'. Try again."
~ • ~ • ~ ( I like her. xD He'll just have to keep dreaming. xD )
Kyra was very successful in her test. Morgan had to continually resist the urge to stop them and pull her in for a kiss. Only the thought of what would happen after they reached their destination kept his hands to himself. Once there, however, all bets were off. He didn't even look around. As soon as he stepped into the tent after her, he did what he'd been wanting to do — what she'd been daring him to do — for the whole walk. He pulled her back into his arms and kissed her... again.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 26, 2020 9:29:15 GMT -5
Sol grabbed his boots from the floor of the wardrobe and sat on the edge of bed to put them on. He snorted. "What don't I have to do?" he muttered. Shoes on, he sat up and faced Parker. "I have messages to send, money to spend, dogs to exercise, people to visit, and... oh yeah. More money to spend."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth pressed his lips together to hide the smile trying to form. "Fine," he parroted. "But you're still cute."
~ • ~ • ~ ( Haha, yeah. My brain will work, but it gets much slower. xD So, skip. Is Kyra an early riser? Cause Morgan's not, unless he has to be. xD )
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 26, 2020 13:24:01 GMT -5
"Sounds like such a struggle," Parker commented with a small laugh. "I guess if you need someone to suffer all that with you, I can join you."
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"So you say," Anya commented.there wasn't much she could do to argue against that since she was sure Seth wouldn't listen to anything she said.
~•~•~
(Normally she is, but I think she'll sleep in a little bit more since she doesn't have a mission to go on.)
Morning light flooded the world outside. The camp had come alive with activity once more as the sun rose ever higher into the sky. But it was completely lost inside Kyra's tent. Only muffled portions could be heard. The woman awoke and found herself more or less lying on top of Morgan, her cot really only having room for one person. She didn't mind though. Sure, when it was time to get up and go about their day, she might find the regrets and second guess their actions last night. However, right now, in the moment, she was perfectly content to just say eff it and let whatever happens happen.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 26, 2020 19:07:24 GMT -5
"I think I'll do that," Parker said, downing at least half of his glass of water. Even though he had taken a shower at the inn the rest of the crew was staying at, he felt like it would help him shake off the lingering effects of the alcohol he had ingested last night. "If I get done in time, I'll try to come help you."
~*~*~
"Warren doesn't count," Anya said, waving off her friend's name . She knew what he meant by that, and she would rather not get into it now. "Why would Morgan and Cami think I'm cute?"
~*~*~
Kyra couldn't really argue against that. Her hand roamed over his chest and sides as he turned, resting her arm around him loosely. "Well, I couldn't let you get the better of me, could I?" she asked, her lips finding and placing a soft kiss on his chest, half because she wanted to and half just to drive him crazy.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 26, 2020 20:05:23 GMT -5
"Alright," Parker said. He sat there in bed for a moment, his mind once more heading in the direction of How the hell did I end up here? In the bed of another man, and a captain of the ship at that. If only he could remember what had transpired last night for himself. Eventually, he stood up, went to set the glass of water back on his bar before heading down to the showers.
Thirty minutes later, Parker walked into the mess wearing cleanish clothes and freshly showered. He still only had a limited selection of clothes, and all of them were far behind on their need to be washed. At least these were the least offending set he had. And he had been right about the shower helping his hangover. The ache was still there, but it had died down to a dull, constant pain a bit instead of the sharp stabbing pain when he woke up.
~*~*~
"Because he's my childhood friend, and I don't care if he thinks I'm cute," Anya replied. "We grew up together, so whatever he thinks is moot. However, I don't think Morgan would consider me cute either, but I will take you for Cami's idea. That one I can accept."
~*~*~
The kiss halted any conversation for the next few minutes or so. Kyra found herself actually mentally thanking Lawrence, for once, for giving her this much deserved time off. If it meant no one was going to rush her out of the bed, she'd go sing the spy master's praises for all she cared. "You think anyone's going to question your disappearance if you're not at breakfast?" she asked.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 27, 2020 5:53:49 GMT -5
The smell of cooked breakfast lured him into the kitchen. There he found Sol with food laden plates on the counter. "Smells great," Parker commented. He was about to just grab a plate to start eating, but Sol's next words stopped him. Tue man glanced down at himself self-consciously, even though he already knew he looked rough. " I don't think 'wardrobe' is necessary," he started. "But one our two more outfits wouldn't hurt."
~•~•~
"Just Warren," Anya answered. She had a couple of reasons for it actually, but she wasn't going to get into that now.
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Kyra was momentarily rendered silent as he trailed those kisses across her skin. This was dangerous. If they stayed liked this for long, they were bound to have some sort of conversation. After Morgan's song choice and nightly activities, it was bound to happen. He wouldn't just not talk about it. Kyra didn't want to have to deal with it, but she also didn't want to get up right yet. She'd gone too long without Morgan. "And what would be compelling enough?" She asked, curious and amused.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 27, 2020 9:18:08 GMT -5
Sol smirked. "We'll see." He handed Parker both plates. "I'll get the drinks. Anything in particular you want?"
~ • ~ • ~ "Huh." Another long silence before he asked cautiously, "You're really not interested in him at all, are you? Can I ask why?"
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan paused for a moment to think about that. "I don't know. The tent burning down?" Then, as if reading her thoughts (or, more likely, her subtle body clues, with which he was very in tune right then), he met her gaze, expression suddenly solemn. "I meant what I said last night," he said. "But you don't have to worry about me shoving it down your throat every five minutes. I just... need to know you believe it."
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 27, 2020 13:29:53 GMT -5
"Anything will be fine," Parker replied. He took the plates and turned to go sit at one of the tables in the mess. It felt strange to be eating here without it filled to the brim with crewmates. A whole lot quieter too.
~•~•~
"Well, one, like I've mentioned before, he's like a brother to me. It's weird for me to think of him as anything but a brother," Anya told him, picking up her puppy that had almost gotten stepped on by careless people walking by. "Secondly, he had Parker crying in our room for nearly a week straight because he's a huge idiot. Warren being the idiot, not Parker, just to clarify."
~•~•~
And there it was. He was so sincere, making it look easy and natural to just say whatever he felt. She knew the words he wanted her to say, but actually voicing them was just too difficult. "A lot of time has passed, Morgan," she muttered, her eyes lowering more to his cheek than his own eyes, not meeting his gaze. "We're not the same as we were back then. We're not crazy, reckless teenagers anymore."
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 27, 2020 17:36:59 GMT -5
Parker was already in the process if pinching off bit sized pieces of egg and giving it to Apollo well before Sol got to the table. Seeing him coming, however, he quickly tossed the piece in his hand to the dog and acted like nothing was happening, knowing it a terrible act. Sol knew he fed Apollo even before the two of them started this fling. Parker wasn't about to stop now.
~•~•~
"So it's a default setting," Anya replied. He probably calls most women he meets cute without thinking much of it if he does it so much. That's like someone calling everyone they talk to 'dude's or something."
~•~•~
Every fiber of her being was longing to leave. To just get up and not do the one thing he was asking of her. If she didn't hear him say it, then she didn't have to worry about hurting him, or him hurting her. She could be oblivious and keep him just close enough without being too close. Really, what was wrong with that? Why did he have to want more?
Yet here he was, being so gentle and caring and chipping away at the walls she had built to keep her going. And he was making more progress than she felt comfortable with. This was a mistake. She should have left the bar long before he had come over close enough to strike up a conversation. She shouldn't have found him after the song. Things had changed. Although he was right that nothing could erase the years they'd spent together, there was still plenty of things that had sprouted io between them, making the path from past to present difficult to maneuver. At least for her anyway. In the end, the woman found herself only nodding to his request. It would make things worse if she got up afterwards from whatever else he was going to say, but what else would be new?
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 27, 2020 18:42:11 GMT -5
Sol let Parker's act go unnoticed for a minute before commenting. "I do feed him, you know," he said around a smile. "Very high quality stuff, in fact, that costs more than the food we eat. You don't have to buy his starved puppy dog routine."
~ • ~ • ~ "No, I don't think it is." Seth shook his head. "But that's beside the point. Anya, if I told you right now that I thought you were beautiful, would you believe me?"
~ • ~ • ~ Morgan watched her as she waged her mental war with herself. He told himself he would be okay if she got up and left — he would gave deserved it, seeing as he knew how much talking about this stuff freaked her out. But he knew it would be a lie. Part of him would likely wither up and die if she left now. That was probably going to happen sooner or later anyway, but right then, he would much prefer later.
When she nodded, he felt relieved — for about a second. Then he took a deep breath. Here goes nothing. "I'm not giving up on you," he said, with no preamble whatsoever. "I want to get that across first and foremost. But this —" He gestured between their naked forms. "Isn't happening again. I can't. I can't be just another form of stress relief for you, summoned at your discretion. Especially not when you continue feeling the urge to bolt in my presence. I'm your friend and I will always be your friend, but you and I both know I've wanted to be more for… a long time. I don't want to pressure you, Kyra, I really don't, and I'm not trying to. I'm not putting an ultimatum to you. I'm just… telling you that it's one or the other. If all you can accept from me right now is my friendship, then that's all I can give you. That's not going to change how I feel, but… well, you run when things get tough. I don't, but even I can only get kicked so many times before I break.
"You don't need to tell me how you feel right now — your song said plenty — and I don't need any confessions of love or committment from you. I'm perfectly happy to just be. But whichever you choose, just friends or just us, I'm not going anywhere, and I'm not going to stop loving you. You're probably going to get up now and walk over my heart, but I've said my piece so I'm ready." Which was a lie, but hopefully he could sell it as true until after she left.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 27, 2020 20:17:07 GMT -5
"I know that, but look at his wittle face," Parker crooned, fondling Apollo's face. "He's such a good boy. How can I not give him what he asks for?" True, he probably shouldn't feed him from the table, he was a sucker for animals. He would have fed Athena too if she ever came close enough to him to do so.
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Anya hesitated a few seconds, not really sure how to respond. Did she believe him? Seth would never lie to her, but did he mean ask that just to prove a point? Or did he mean it? And if he meant it, then... what? What should she do? Normally whenever Warren complimented her, she would just brush it off and act like he hadn't said anything. But this was Seth. She wouldn't do that to him. But then what was the answer here? "I mean, different people find different things beautiful, so while I meant not necessarily believe you, it doesn't mean you don't believe it," she said. If that made any sense at all.
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This was what she hated about Morgan: his ability to know her better than she wanted him to and cut her just as much as she could him with words alone. This was exactly what she had been fearing would happen from the first day he started hinting at wanting to be more than they were. Even though he said he wasn't pressuring her, in a way, he was. He placed her in a spot that forced her into making a decision right away. She could either go ahead and agree with him, just tell him that she loved him and not have to worry about any of this. Or she could get up and hurt him just like he said she would, painting herself as the bad guy in this whole scenario once more. Her rising anger told her there was only one option.
The hand that had been hanging over his side reached up and pushed his chest. It wasn't enough to push him out of her bed, but the message was clear. "Then why the hell did you even come here?" Kyra asked. "I never asked you outright to join me. You made that decision on your own, Reilly, so don't you dare place this on me."
She did get up then, mostly because Morgan had made it clear that he no longer wanted to spend time in their present situation, and partly because she knew if she stayed put she'd lose it. As she left the warmth of the bed and Morgan's arms, she exposed the two tattoos she sported on the back of her shoulders, normally hidden by her clothes. On her right was a simple drawing of a bow drawn and arrow notched, ready to send it flying to an unknown target. On her left, done with color and shading, was a lit candle, it's wick burning with a soft glow. Both meant the world to her, but only one spoke true meaning to her. It wasn't something she could have explained to people, which was why she chose her shoulder to for the placement of the tattoo rather than her arms or legs or any other more visible place on her body. However, they weren't going to be seen for long as she retrieved her clothes from the places they had been thrown the night before.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 27, 2020 21:21:58 GMT -5
( Artemis, not Athena. xD )
Sol shook his head. "You can feed him whatever, but if you're going to feed him from your own plate, you should at least make him work for it. He'll have more fun that way, and he won't get into the habit of begging."
~ • ~ • ~ The pause before her answer spoke legions, though her response was pretty telling too. "In other words," Seth said slowly, "you don't believe you're beautiful."
~ • ~ • ~ Her sudden anger was unexpected, but Morgan couldn't say he was really surprised. He didn't try to stop her when she pushed him away and got up, he just sat up and moved to stand, but paused when he spotted her tattoos. There had been no chance to notice them last night, but now he saw them and he felt his heart twist in his chest.
He stood up and started donning his own discarded clothes. "I came because you needed me to, though the gods know you're too stubborn to admit that even to yourself. I came because I missed you and I wanted to — and I would absolutely love to keep being your bed partner. But I can't deal with... with this anymore." He waved a hand at her fleeing figure. "I understand why you're afraid to open up, I do, but why is it so hard for you to hear me tell you how I feel? It's not like I hide it. And you don't hide your true feelings as well as you think you do, at least not from me."
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 27, 2020 21:54:43 GMT -5
(🤦♀️ why did I think it was Athena? XD)
"Well, when you feed him him, you can make him work. I, however, will spoil him since he isn't mine," Parker deemed, grinning as he offered another piece of egg to Apollo?
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Anya just shrugged. "How'd we even get on this topic?" She asked. "I thought we were hunting the puppies owners?"
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Kyra angrily pulled on the last of her clothing before turning on Morgan, gaze cold. "Let me tell you this right now: I didn't need you last night. No where do I recall making that clear. In fact, I thought I even said you good go be a bed partner for Juliana for all I care. You said it yourself, you missed me. You wanted to. If you knew this was going to happen, oh know it all Rider, then why the eef did you start it? This," she mimicked his gesture to the distance between them, "wouldn't have happened if you'd just kept your damn mouth shut. I know you've never hid your feelings. Everything you've ever done proved it. You didn't have to say anything. And if I'm so apparently easy to read, why do I even need to say anything in return? Hm? I was just fine to let everything be as they were, but it was you who wanted to make it all complicated."
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 27, 2020 22:25:49 GMT -5
( Cause they're both Greek goddesses whose names start with A? xD )
Sol rolled his eyes as Apollo greedily yet gently accepted the offering. "You're not allowed to own a lap dog. It would be overweight within weeks."
~ • ~ • ~ "We were talking about cute things and you were ignoring all attempts at a compliment," Seth replied promptly. "What I don't understand is why. You've had at least one guy that I know of hitting on you since you were teenagers. I know you said he's like a brother to you, but hasn't his continued interest told you anything?"
~ • ~ • ~ "Oh really? I think you made it pretty clear when you came to me after I poured my heart out to you in a song. I was on my way back to my table, not to you. We both know you were lying about Juliana, just like I would be lying if I said I was okay with you sleeping with another guy. You, too, have told me you missed me, and I know you well enough to know that if you didn't want to too, you wouldn't have. I don't believe I started anything, but for arguments sake, fine. I started it because I have this thing called hope, which I keep turning to to get me through your emotional meltdowns." He stepped closer, eyes blazing. Morgan didn't get angry often, but when he did he was a sight to behold. "And I didn't keep my mouth shut because I'm damn tired of babying your fragile emotions. I am not your father, Kyra. I am not your mother, I am not your sister, I am not any number of people who have hurt you and wronged you. I will not leave you, and I would rather die than hurt you. All I want, all I've ever wanted from you, is for you to see me, and stop getting hung up on what ifs and past hurts. I have always been here for you. I've let you use me and walk all over my heart, and you can't even be bothered to trust me with the real you. Just because I see it without your having to tell me doesn't mean I'm a damn mind reader."
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 28, 2020 7:04:33 GMT -5
(Probably. XD)
Parker laughd at that. "If I had a lap dog, I'd probably train it to be a hunting dog. You know, to go fetch squirrels and run out rabbits from the burrows. That sort of thing," he said. "So they'd get plenty of excercise and work for food."
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Anya sighed. So it wasn't going to be dropped easily. "It might if Warren, like I said, wasn't an idiot," she said. "Our parents are good friends, and all during our childhood our mothers would joke and talk about how cute it'd be if we ended up together. For a long time it was just us four hanging out, so we were really close. I'm pretty sure Warren's interest in me stems from him believing that we are supposed to be together just because our mothers have talked about it so much. He started o believe it too. I might have been okay with it too, if Parker never had a crush on him and Warren hadn't all laughed in his face when he tried telling him. I'm not about to do that to my brother, and if Warren can't take a hint by now, than I'm not going to bother spelling it out for him. So no, Warren's compliments and advances don't really tell me much."
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It was a rare day to see Morgan angry, and he posed an intimidating figure. Any other person might have stepped back and teed to smooth things over. Kyra, who was used to dealing with plenty of angry people, didn't care. She met his blazing flare with her own, both ready to actually hit the man in onto of her and break apart completely. The first would happen most likely before the second, I she had any say in it. "Then why stay?" She shot back. "Why have hope if your so gods damn tired of dealing with my shit? Why bother at all?"
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 28, 2020 9:18:03 GMT -5
( Once you finish the Percy Jackson series you'll better be able to tell your goddesses apart. xD )
Sol smirked. "So you're saying you wouldn't sneak it food from your own plate between these bouts of exercise? Cause the difference between them and my dogs is, they're maybe a quarter of the size. Getting them overweight will be a lot easier."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth mulled all that over for a good while, but in the end, all he said in response was, "Huh."
~ • ~ • ~ For a minute, Morgan just stared at her, the anger suddenly drained out of him. He gave a humorless laugh and looked away, a hand rubbing across his mouth. He dropped his hand and met her gaze again. "If you have to ask, then I guess you really don't love me. You don't know love at all. Goodbye, Kyra." He turned away and left, without a backward glance.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 28, 2020 10:14:55 GMT -5
(You over estimate my memory. XD)
Parker shrugged. "I probably will, but have you ever seen how much energy a small dog has. I pretty sure keeping it exercised won't be hard," he said.
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Anya waited, thinking there would be more to the response, but when none came, her curiosity got the better of her. "Huh, what?" She asked.
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(Thia is exactly what I wanted. XD but now I'm struggling to put Kyra's emotions into words. XD)
Kyra stared at him as he turned to leave, her own anger burning brighter still, mixing with that bitter feeling of losing something you know you're not getting back. Both together was not a good feeling. She wanted to scream, to throw something, to follow him out and argue that she had only ever wanted to keep what they had safe and in tact. She wanted to cry and just tell him everything and apologize, do whatever it took to keep him near. In the end, she did nothing. The woman had never been able to deal with emotions in a healthy manner. So she just left them were they were and forgot them. This time was no different.
When she was sure Morgan had left the immediate area of the tent, she walked outside and made her way straight to Lawrence's tent to tell him she wouldn't be needing a week's vacation after all.
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 28, 2020 11:18:18 GMT -5
( Or maybe you UNDER estimate it. xD )
Sol couldn't argue that, so he just shrugged one shoulder. "I guess it depends on the dog. I've seen plenty of lazy little dogs, but also several lazy big dogs. It's still easier to overfeed a small one, though."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth smiled. "Nothing. Just... huh." He glanced at Aidan. "Hey, look, he's done talking. Let's go before someone else comes over."
~ • ~ • ~ ( Ha, I feel that. Seth is that character for me a lot, and then Morgan and Sol can be hard too, but usually with them it's because I'm overthinking it. xD )
Morgan took two steps out of Kyra's tent and had to stop for a minute, the sudden pain in his chest overwhelming. He blinked rapidly and focused on breathing normally. It didn't help, so he quickly started walking again before he turned around and went back into the tent to do something stupid, like beg. Or apologize. He had nothing to apologize for, and he deserved better than a girl who required begging before she'd let him love her — if that even worked at all.
Knowing that with his head was a lot easier than convincing his heart.
( Alright, I think this is a good spot for a skip. Question is, how long? A week? Long enough for Kyra to do another quick mission? )
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Oct 28, 2020 11:38:00 GMT -5
(I'm pretty sure you've seen multiple times where my memory as gone haywire. XD)
"Point taken. But, again, I don't have one. So I must feed Apollo," Parker said, grinning. "That is my one job."
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Anya could tell he was changing the subject on purpose. She did it often enough to know when it was being done to her. She just didn't know why he was doing it. Yet, Aidan was done talking with the latest person to inquire about the puppies and they still had to get to the competition, so she didn't try and chase after those answers. "Okay then," she said.
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(It doesn't help that I'm equally as bad with dealing with emotions, so I'm screwed no matter what. XD even if I have a clear idea, I still wouldn't know how to write it.
Yeah, I was going to skip. Since they're so far behind, I say we can skip a week or two. I had the idea of Kyra going out for a mission, and maybe three or four days into it, word comes in that it's a setup and Morgan rushing out to save her. Your opinions?)
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Oct 28, 2020 11:52:31 GMT -5
( Well, yeah, but I've also seen it work very well, so. 🤷♀️ There's really no predicting it. xD )
Sol arched one brow. "If you want a job, I can think of a few that would be a lot more gratifying than feeding my dog."
~ • ~ • ~ Seth put his puppy back on the ground and closed the short distance between him and Aidan. As soon as Aidan saw him and Anya, he set off again for their destination. Seth glanced at Anya to make sure she was coming before following him.
~ • ~ • ~ ( Yep, that's the boat I'm in all the time too. xD
Muahaha, yes. But it should be a quick, easy rescue mission, only made hard because Kyra herself is all "I don't need a rescuer!" xD )
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