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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:33 pm
Why he had returned to the HQ, Danton still wasn't completely sure. He had only ever been that once, months back, shortly after he had met Isto. But...something had always weighed on him to come back. Oh, sure, he had resisted for a good while, but, on a particular day with nothing better to do with his time, the sense grew particularly strong, and he gave in.
Why, though? It was a nice enough building--better than his own home, certainly--but nothing spectacular. And the last time... the last time, he had met Jen. His stomach lurched, and he fought off a blush, tugging open the door and slipping inside. True, the conversation had been one of the best in a while, and Jen was certainly no eyesore, but... it had been against his will! Isto had stolen his car!
But he was back, wasn't he? ...That didn't mean anything. Jen probably wasn't even here. And even if he was, what's to say Jen would even remember him?
...Dan probably should have found some other way of getting in touch with him. He would remember to next time.
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:42 pm
Jen leaned back over the chair in the den so that he could reach the remote on the table behind him. There was popcorn on the table a blanket on the sofa and an old black and white movie on the tv.... but not for long... as long as he got to that remote...
But Ah, it was so far away and he really couldn't be bothered getting up off the sofa. Jim was asleap upstairs. He grinned to himself as he thought of the little guy. He grew more everyday it seemed.
Jen was lucky. He had a mother and an aunt, several siblings and a son that all loved and adored him....
so why was he here at the center sitting alone in the den watching a movie with the sound off? ... because he was too lazy to get up and get the remote.
that was why.
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:48 pm
He was here.
He was here.
He was here.
Dan blinked, staring at the figure on the couch in a slightly confused manner. He really hadn't expected Jen to actually be there, and now that the man was...he didn't know what to do about it. He was nervous, he realized. Mouth dry, throat parched. Dan could have smacked himself on the forehead. Why was he nervous? So it was Jen.
It was Jen.
"Hey," he greeted rather lamely, surprised by the sound of his own voice. Dragging a grin up from the depths of who knew where, he casually walked around and dropped to sit on th opposite end of the couch from Jen, sparing a glance towards the TV before returning focus to the other SM. "Haven't seen you in a while. How've you been?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:58 pm
Jen jumped a mile, his foot flew out and the popcorn went flying up into the air and all over the room. He had been lost in thought and was completely surprised by the sudden presence of another person...
and not just any other person either... it was Dan.
He blushed. Over the last month or few months since he had seen him, Dan was mostly all Jen could think about. This man here with blue hair had occupied Jen's mind whenever he let down his guard, and now he was sitting on the sofa on the other side of the room.
"Hi... um... Yeah." He sighed and rubbed his face... laughed. "You scared me.... How are you?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:05 pm
Danton inwardly grimaced. Brilliant, moron, scare the poor guy half to death. He had probably been enjoying his, er, silent movie, and here Dan had not only interrupted, but interrupted with sound. Sound during a silent film completely ruined the point.
Jen didn't seem to mind too horribly, though... A good sign indeed. "Sorry," he apologized, grinning sheepishly. "Didn't mean to interrupt... I've been doing well, thanks." Had he been doing well? Dan couldn't exactly remember. He assumed he must have been. He certainly was now, anyway.
Fishing for a subject, Dan shifted in his seat, making himself more comfortable on the couch and returning his eyes to the television. "What're you watching?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:08 pm
The red haired jivvin's eyes shifted to the television. "I dinnae ken actually. I was sitting here thinking and the remote's over there..." He pointed over his shoulder at the table behind him.
"I was thinking about getting up but I couldnae be bothered." He smiled over at Dan.
"You can change it if you want to, I dinnae mind."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:10 pm
((As much as it pleases me to know Jivvins are on the brain, I'm afraid we're dealing with SMs, sweets xD <3))
Mmm, accent... Dan practically purred. But he DIDN'T, mind, just...possibly looked as if he wanted to. Instead, he followed the point to the remote on the table and nodded, then, shrugging, returned his gaze to the TV. "No, it's fine. I like old movies."
They were amusing, at any rate, and some of them had half way decent plots. And then black and white was fun--Dan particularly liked taking photographs with the black and white film, and movies were much the same. There was so much more depth to them, more left to the imagination. The picture was perfect, simply because it could be seen as whatever color you wished.
"...Of course, sound always helps," he lamented, glancing back towards the remote before he too gave up with a shrug. "Ah well, we won't have to talk over the noise."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:19 pm
Jen tilted his head back so that he could see the remote just one last time... so close and yet... now there was popcorn on the floor to add to the reluctance to get up...
And as for the movie... he didn't even know the name of it. but Dan was right. No need to talk over it.... talk... talk? Oh... um...
"So... um.... what have you been up to since I last saw you?" He smiled. "Much?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:12 pm
"Mn, a good bit," he replied, pulling his attention from the movie with a smile. Black and white or not, the movie was nothing compared to Jen--the Jen he remembered, anyway. He'd just have to hope loneliness wasn't playing tricks on him. He doubted it was.
"I was called out of town for a few weeks to run this photo shoot. The guy who usually handles the big things for that magazine's been sick, so they pulled me in... And then I had another job with one of the other mags shortly afterward, but it wasn't such a big deal." He shrugged, grinning. "Made enough to get my car fixed up a bit, though. What've you been up to?"
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:29 pm
((I'm Edited: smile ) Jen turned his gaze towards Dan to find him half smiling in his direction. The man was good looking. Damn good looking. "not too much really. Just a few things here and there... No need to fix my Mum's house up at all." He grinned. "To be honest I'm nae that good a handyman really. I just don't have the aptitude or whatever it takes. That'd be my cousin Tam." He folded his hands in his lap and stared down at them for a second. "I've just been here and at my mum's house helping take care of my younger siblings... and Jim of course."
He directed his attention back to Dan... There he was. It was so sureal really. He looked like Isto but not like Isto... wait, did that make any sense? He was handsome and nice and handsome, and sweet, and handsome, and... Jen sighed. So much like Isto... but Isto wasn't around anymore...
"Can I say something candid?" He quickly went on trying not to let Dan stop him. If he got stopped now he might never say this. "I told you before that I had a crush on your brother... that's true. Not so much anymore... I dare say that I'm mostly over the Super Isto infatuation... I just... " He paused another second to think and then went on, his eyes directed at the coffee table in front of him. "I had it bad... really bad. The problem was that I didnae ken I had it bad. I didnae ken it till it was too late and I didnae tell Isto until even later than that. I couldnae really... I ... I cannae. I have to tell you sommat." He looked up at Dan. "I like you. I dinnae ken why... well no... I ken why... you're handsome and rugged, you ken who you are, I dinnae really know you but you've got a lot of the same mannerisims that he's got, or else I see them even if you dinnae..." Breath... "I like you, Dan. I feel like I've known you forever, and lately, as long as I'm not worried or really occupied.... I'm thinking of you... I dinnae ken why but I think of you all the time."
Jen didn't take his eyes off Dan for a moment then looked up at the ceiling. He was sure he was blushing the same colour as his hair... "I thought for a while that I liked you because you're so much like him, or like I said before, at least in my mind... But you're not... you're you... I'm pretty damn sure that when I think of you, I'm thinking about you."
He sighed and smiled sheepishly over at Dan... "I'm in the kitchen and I see a blue teddybear on the floor and I think of your hair... I'm at the park with Jim and I see a dad taking a picture of his daughter on the swings and I think of you..." He paused "The clincher was someone the other day mentioned seeing Isto on his motorbike once and... I thought of you none-the-less... "
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:15 pm
"Oh, I dunno," Dan replied with a shrug. "I'm sure you're better at it than I am, anyway. Mechanics're one thing. They're like a giant puzzle. Everything fits together perfectly... But playing handyman? Anything I do comes out crooked." He grimaced, shaking his head. "You should see some of the half-assed jobs I've attempted at home when I wasn't patient enough for the landlord to send someone."
Jen's abrupt change of subject caught him by surprise and, quirking a brow in curiosity, he nodded. His smile faded away with Jen's first sentance, hopes dashed by the blunt 'That's true'. However, he remained silent, hearing Jen out, smile gradually returning accompanied by a faint blush. Eventually, rather overwhelmed by the other man's explanation, he looked away, fixing his eyes on a point on the wall.
Danton was silent for a moment even after Jen finished speaking. He finally risked a glance back towards the other SM, only to forget what he'd planned to say and look away once more. Finally he gave up and simply scooched over on the couch to sit at Jen's side, guiding Jen's nearest arm around his waist and taking the hand in his own when it settled on his lap. "You've no idea...how thrilled I am to hear you say that..."
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:30 pm
Jen's heart jumped and started beating faster than he had ever known it could. His arms were wrapped around the man he wanted and his face was inches from Dan's...
He reached around and pinched his arm with a grin... It was all real... oh so real... He laughed...
But it still wasn't quite a laugh, it was more of a manly giggle, and he blushed as he realized that it was more of a giggle than a manly giggle...
He leaned forward towards Dan... "I dinnae mean to go round in circles, but I'm glad that you said that... " He glanced down at his arms, wrapped around Dan ending in the other man's own hands... it was a dream... but...
Jen reached up and ran his hand over Dan's face and up into his hair... Yup ... the man was real. And he had to all but bite his lips to keep from giggling again. ...
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:03 pm
Laughing, Dan made himself comfortable against Jen's side, sinking down somewhat in his seat and snuggling against the other SM's side to watch what was left of the movie--not that he had the faintest idea what was going on at this point.
However, Jen's continued disbelief soon distracted him, a low murr of approval escaping his throat as Jen's hand played up his face and into his hair. Grinning, he glanced back towards Jen, rather inclined to giggle himself. However, he restrained it, deciding to settle things for the both of them. Nevermind the fact that it was a bit sudden--Jen had all but poured his heart out to him, and Dan wanted to be absolutely certain that it wasn't, well...a dream.
Lifting a hand, he gently tugged Jen down to meet him, capturing the other man's lips in a warm kiss.
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:36 pm
BAM!
Jen's mind raced... The move was so sudden and he didn't know what to think... Wait... think? ... Scared, happy, shocked, overjoyed, disbelieving, missunderstanding, understanding.... liked? Loved? ....
He kissed back, and he meant every lasting second of it. He tightened his grip on the other man and then ran his hands up and down Dan's back with a comforting force.
When the kiss ended he hovered close to Dan's face, eyes still closed, replaying the kiss in his head... and then he remembered that Dan was sitting right here in front of him and he didn't have to remember...
So with a smile and a dreamy look in his eyes, he tilted his head slightly to the left and leaned in for a second kiss.
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:14 pm
Sparks and fireworks and stars and by god the world was spinning as the kiss quickly became much more than the casual, settle-the-evening kiss Dan had intended. He was utterly speechless as he drew back, thrilled and confused and a mess of other emotions as he stared, breathless, up at Jen.
Jen, whose eyes were still closed, who was smiling as if he had experienced one of the happiest moments of his life... And in a split second, Dan sported an identical smile, a smile which only remained as they met in a second kiss.
The evening wore on, and before long both simply relaxed on the couch to pretend to be interested in the movie. Of course, that failed miserably, and the silent movie was near-constantly interrupted by whispers or quiet laughter from one to the other, as well the occasional odd kiss simply to revive those brilliant smiles.
And somehow, at some point, both dozed off, curled up in each others' arms with the pictures flashing across the television lighting the scene until they would awaken the next morning.
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