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 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:20 pm
Ezra had been in a profound slump since the events in the Rift. The ordinary things that he enjoyed so much no longer held their appeal for him, and so he spent most of his days somehow being listless and antsy at the same time. Listless because he didn't feel like doing anything, and antsy because if he did want to do something he wanted it to be something that mattered. If he wasn't asleep in his room or studying, he was out patrolling, because that felt like the only cure for his antsiness. Tonight, he wasn't patrolling per se, but he needed to take a walk and see if he could clear his head. As he wandered, it occurred to him that there was a place he could go. He was pretty sure he was always welcome at Anxo's place, and Anxo knew a bit about the senshi life (even if he hadn't gone through hell in the Rift). He'd understand what was going on, maybe. So, Ezra made his way to Anxo's apartment and gave the door a "shave and a haircut, two bits" knock. "Hey, Anxo! You there? I have a vacuum I want to sell you!" The last part was him screwing around mostly for the sake of his own mood.
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:36 pm
It had been a good while since Anxo last powered up, and he had no real interest in doing so either. School was just slaughtering him this year, and he just couldn't find the time. Even when there was a huge calling out there, he refused to answer it. Not with the showing going up so soon. Not with his entire grade this semester resting on the shoulders of ONE performance. But that was over. And now he was tired. So incredibly tired. He was so happy that he finally had time to lounge about in a pair of boxer shorts and an old t-shirt, cuddled up on the couch and watching some gamers enjoy and talk over some game he really didn't have much interest in. What a waste of time it was, but there was no doubting how much he LOVED IT. Just as he began to doze off, there was an obnoxioius knock at his door. As obnoxious as it was, he very much found amusement in it, even more so as it was accompanied by the voice of someone he was actually rather fond of. With an exaggerated groan, he lifted himself off of his couch, not bothering putting pants on, and went to open the door, grinning at the man who stood before him. "That's prostitution, right? Selling yourself, since you suck so hard?" He teased, stepping back a bit to let his friend into his apartment. "But really, would you charge me to hang out with you?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:11 pm
"Oh, that's it!" Ezra made a start as though he was going to tackle Anxo right over, but stopped before doing so. He was grinning from ear-to-ear at the quip despite himself; yes, this was exactly what he needed. "Nah, man, company is its own payment, or something." He stepped into Anxo's apartment, at which point he noticed a key detail. "Wait, where are your pants? Did I come at a bad time? Or are you selling vacuums today?" Snickering to himself, he took a few steps further in. "Well, I could charge you in ice cream, or your cooking or something, but I don't think that really counts."
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:20 pm
"Company is it's own payment? Says the guy who wants some food, huh?" Anxo would never actually complain about feeding his friends. Hell, it was something lived for. The door was closed behind Ezra, then Anxo started to go back to the couch. "You are more than welcomed to help yourself to what's in the fridge. And there's glazed doughnuts on the counter if you want them." At the mention of his pants, he couldn't help but shake his butt a little at his friend, doing the 'glance over the shoulder with his butt pointing out' pose and trying really hard to stifle a laugh. "Oh, well, you know. When you have the goods, you SHOULD show them off. And it's my house, I don't HAVE to wear pants."
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:01 pm
"Yeah, well, whatever. You had me at doughnuts." The provocative pose certainly caught Ezra's attention, and he barked a laugh. "What are you doing, trying to be the next hot Escher Girl? You need to twist your torso a bit more and basically be as ridiculously twisted as possible." He was still chuckling as he went to filch a doughnut from the counter. "Yeah, okay, fine, you don't have to wear pants in your own territory, but somehow if you ever end up in my dorm room, you'll have to deal with the heart print boxers. Beware." Currently, said dorm room was a catastrophic mess for a variety of reasons, but he'd clean it up if Anxo ever ended up there. Probably.
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 1:38 pm
"I'd comment more if I knew what an Escher was. How about I'm just the lovely as always Anxo trying to give his down in the dumps looking friend a show to cheer him up? Granted, I can't do splits or handstands in the place, its FAR too small." He couldn't help but end up sashaying his way over to the kitchen as well, grabbing a doughnut in his own hand and taking a huge bite out of it. "Seriously, what makes you think I DON'T have a pair of hearts boxers? It's like, a right of passage or something, really! But anyway, how are you doing? You look like you need a drink and about three more of these heart attack pastries."
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 5:33 pm
"I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but you've got to check tumblr more. Escher Girls are those girls who are drawn with their boobs and butt sticking out, except they're impossibly twisted- you can do splits? That sounds like it hurts." Gee, if Anxo was that flexible, maybe he would make a good Escher Girl after all. Ezra took a bite of doughnut and chewed thoughtfully as he tried to think of how to best answer the question. "Well, I'm doing... kinda bleh, really. Some big stuff happened, and it's made me feel like everything I've been doing up till now has been pointless." There was a beat before he continued. "Not everything, but I mean, stuff like the parties and the guy-chasing... it just doesn't appeal to me anymore. I haven't felt like doing anything like that for a while."
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 12:29 pm
Anxo let out an exaggerated gasp and fell back first over the arm of the couch, landing onto the soft cushions with the most dramatic of flairs, but still protectively guarding his doughnut from making any contact with the fabric. "What kind of blog do you think I have! You'll find nothing but the most innocent of recipes on there! And maybe the occasional fanfiction but that's all, honest!" All joking aside, Anxo managed to turn himself upright and watch Ezra as he spoke, feeling a bit sad that he hadn't been more around to help his friend. Why did it seem they never seemed to hang out on happy terms anymore? "You know.. That kinda sounds like depression.. Not finding joy in what you loved before? And what with all the Senshi stuff and the like, It must be hard to find the energy to do anything you used to.. Maybe you should talk to someone about it.. Someone who may be better and more able to under what you're going through.."
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 5:31 pm
"More like food porn and smut. I bet you have a million pictures of delicious cakes plastered all over your tumblr, right next to the master-servant tentacles AU." Ezra chuckled despite himself, but Anxo's suggestion made him frown all over again. "Mm, maybe. But I pretty much couldn't tell anyone anything without blowing my cover. I mean, I can't tell any old therapist that I'm a magical boy who runs around at night giving people a magical boost. They'd think I was legitimately out of my mind." He paused, his lips drawing into a grim line. "It's why it's important for senshi who know each other to stick together. Won't you stick with me?" A beat passed. "Or do you not want to hear it? Just let me know and I'll cut it out."
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:47 pm
Anxo quietly licked his fingers clean of sugar as he listened to his friend's lamentations. And it really, truly hurt to see him acting like this. After a quick wipe of his hands on his pants, Anxo shifted in his seat on the couch and pulled Ezra closer to him. A few moments of shifting around and manipulating his friend a bit, he now rested comfortably against the arm of the couch, with Ezra pulled up between his legs and resting his head against his chest. And Anxo held him there tightly with one arm, the other coming up to gently stroke at the black strands of hair that resided on to the top of Ezra's head. "Don't you DARE think for just one second that I won't be here for you. You're an ally, and a friend. And even more than that, I love you as much as I possibly can, and I really do just want to see you happy and vibrant again. If there's anything at all I can do to help relieve this pain you're feeling, please, I implore you, let me do so." His words were soft and sincere with no lacing of humor in them like they might normally have. Maybe he was being manipulated to give his time and effort to just this one individual, after all, Ezra's words did seem like if he were to answer any other way, he'd be seen like some horrible individual... Hell, he didn't care. He DID love this man in his arms, and he wanted to see him happy. He wanted to see the whole WORLD happy, and Anxo would do everything he could to make it happen, even if it was to be step by step. Sami-Fire if you'd rather not have Anxo move him around so much, let me know, and I'll change my post.
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:29 pm
Ezra let Anxo pull him along, not resisting for a moment. The fingers in his hair were a soothing influence, and he listened to Anxo with his full attention. He felt a little like he was being proposed to, in a way; his friend was expressing pure, deep love and care, the likes of which he hadn't gotten a taste of in so long. How long had he been chasing shallow trysts, only to land in something this deep? That sort of devotion touched Ezra's heart. "Anxo," he said softly. "You're too good to me, you know that?" He paused, closing his eyes to better focus on Anxo's warmth. "If you really want to help me that much, you can stick with me through this mess. I like coming here and seeing you, you know? You know just want to do to make me feel good." Sighing, he adjusted himself to be at Anxo's face level. "God, it's impossible not to love you when you say things like this. I want you to know that I'll stick by you too. I might not be able to help you with everything, but damned if I'm not going to try anyway." He pursed his lips for a moment, then put his arms around Anxo, squeezing firmly but gently. Cautiously, he leaned in to give Anxo a kiss on the cheek.
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 5:04 pm
"I'm too good to no one. I am what I need and want to be, and for you, I want to be everything. And if I managed to make you feel good, well then, mission accomplished." Anxo truly wanted to be the person Ezra could run to when he hurt and ask nothing in return, but perhaps his words were a bit mixed up. It wasn't romantic, these feelings he was expressing, but something far deeper that it would take a long time to decipher what exactly the right words would be to describe it. The kiss was rather unexpected. Why that was, he didn't know. After all, they were in the optimal position for such displays of expression. Still, there was a heat rising slightly to his cheeks, but just as naturally as his words came out, he lifted his head up and pressed his own lips to Ezra's forehead. Perhaps it would have been more natural to have attempted to place a kiss to the other's lips, but this was not the situation for it. This wasn't about romance or any other sort of more primal actions. A kiss on the lips from Anxo would have ruined it. It would have made the whole thing seem like he was attempting to get into his friend's Pants.
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:36 pm
"Mission accomplished," Ezra echoed. The kiss to the forehead was a bit more chaste than he was expecting, but really, he wasn't sure what he expected. He was careful in extending affection to Anxo, and so it made sense that Anxo would be cautious (or just mild) back. "Hmm. Well..." he said as he tried to gather his thoughts. "I don't think it's fair that you do all this to make me feel good and I don't do anything for you. Why don't I do something for you?" Ezra stretched a little and then nestled a hand in Anxo's hair. "You name it, I'll do it for you. You deserve it." Whether it meant something physical or just helping clean something up, he would be willing to do it.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:32 pm
The hand in his hair sent a few shivers down his spine. No one ever touched his hair (honestly, he'd kinda flipped the one time someone tried, it was just so personal!) but he allowed Ezra to do so, and found himself rather enjoying it. "You would be so considerate as to do something for me? You really don't have to, but..." Anxo was never one to deny such a gift given to him. Especially when someone said they'd be willing to do anything. Still, he wasn't a user, nor a masochist. "Would you be kind enough to spend the night with me? The quiet here is sometimes haunting and now I know that the things that go bump in the night are all too real. If you were to stay here, maybe I could sleep a little more easily."
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:00 pm
"You bet I am. It's no fun if the other person isn't enjoying themselves too." Anxo's request got a thoughtful nod out of Ezra. "I'd be happy to. I'll spend as many nights here as you want me to, unless I need to be home for some reason. It's boring at my house anyway." Ezra leaned forward to brush his lips against Anxo's cheek again (he considered nuzzling his neck but decided that might be too strong). "Maybe I should have brought my stuff with me."
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