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 Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:38 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:39 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:42 pm
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Aloysius relaxed even more when Liam brushed through his bangs, even if it was absentmindedly done that soft touch always calmed him down. “It is alright, I find it interesting, to say the least. I am just glad that I can worry a bit less about things since it really does put a dampener on fighting. I have met some less-than-pleasant order members in the past is why I worry. I am sorry if it is a bit overbearing. I am just getting used to things after having lost so much.” Scooting closer he kissed Liam softly. “I do not wish to lose you too.” He gently draped his arm over the other and held them tight as he tried not to think of it anymore. It was best to live in the moment and not in the past as he had for many years.
“I like staying like this as well for now, I can tell you a bit about this house. It has been in our family for more generations than I can count, with much of the architecture having been redone over the years as each family member inherited it. Though, a lot of the same basic design elements remain. I would greatly appreciate removing the carpet at some point but I have no idea what else to do. This is not a happy place for me, at least, not for a while. But that is not to say that it could become a home again if you want to help?” He was still a work in progress but at least things were going in a positive direction still and given Liam’s upbringing it would be interesting to see what kind of interior decoration style he preferred.
“As for the shower, there are at least two of them here or large tubs if you prefer a bath. We can always toss our clothes in the wash, there is a separate water heater for it so as to not disturb those bathing or showering while laundry is done. Most everything should still be in working order with how Melody has kept this place up. Though I doubt the pantry and fridge are stocked given that neither of us really live here given the distance from our jobs and school lives.”
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:43 pm
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“I can understand that, orphan remember.” And he’d turned away every offer for a family, in the hopes his real family would turn up and want him. He knew it was like to lose everything, and he knew he risked it happening again because he was too damn loyal to people. He’d been loyal to his unknown family and look what had happened now, look what they did to him now. They had no idea how much he’d hoped and dreamed, and even wished, for them to turn up in his life and to want him. They wanted him…or rather a part of him.
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“You could remove the carpet and go with solid wood floors. It might be easier to clean anyway, and since we’re both busy people it might be easier, we’d just need a swiffer or a mop really.” And a broom, of course a broom as well. “We could keep the bedrooms with carpet but maybe the other rooms with wood floor.” Because he didn’t like the idea of putting his feet down on a cold wood floor in the early morning, he’d never liked it in the past. It was something he’d gotten used to but had never liked, it was a shock t o the system some mornings. It was worse if you were sick or just not feeling well, it just made everything worse.
“Baths are something I’ve never done…at least not since I could stand long enough for a shower.” He was sure he’d had baths, as all babies did, but once he could stand on his own he’d taken showers even if it had required help. Any who were brought in too young were washed in the sink which became, for that bit of time, a bath of sorts. He was certain he’d had the same fate when it was tiny. But he hadn’t had a bath since and it wasn’t something he missed or regretted. Perhaps if he understood why people enjoyed baths so much he might miss it, might want a bath once in awhile, but he didn’t.
“If we moved in, as you seem to be hinting at, we’d need to commute…” And he didn’t have a means to do so, he couldn’t afford it on his own, it wasn’t something which had ever entered his mind. He lived in the city and public transport was easy enough. He didn’t even have a permit to drive, he’d never needed it and never thought of it. While everyone in high school talked about it, some even boasting about cars and such, he’d ignored it all just as well as he’d ignored the relationships going on around him between classmates. Those were things he’d never have so he’d chosen to ignore them and learned not to feel anything about those things which he could never have. How things changed for him…
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:45 pm
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“Oh gosh, I do not wish to move in here permanently! But I was thinking it would be a nice place to get away occasionally.” He grew a bit flustered at that, absentmindedly pulling his hand to his throat. He still had reservations about this place but sometimes he wanted more peace than the city had to offer. “I think my place in the city is fine and it really is home to me, I just…” He lay there tracing the long-since faded scars hesitantly and he thought. What had he been thinking, that they could get away from it all? That he could leave it behind for something happier? But he couldn't, there was work to be done and people that relied on what he had to do for the Negaverse. He never truly had doubts about what he was doing and still didn’t really, but he knew there were risks, especially given the mission he was planning and he worried.
It took much longer than he had wanted to collect himself and by then he had realized that it was very apparent that something had gotten to him. “Ah, I am sorry. I guess what I mean is that this could be a nice vacation home in a way. I know that at least having a nice soak in the bath helps with the pain.” He had spoken from personal experience, dragging himself into the warm Epsom filled waters to try to ease the screaming in his muscles after being beaten or run ragged. Even after he had left he knew he had missed that luxury given his own place had just a shower. Although it was a nice shower, he couldn’t get all the aches out the same way.
“I do drive at least, not that I need to in the city mostly. My car is here in the garage and I am very certain my sister uses it as she pleases. Of course, she might have it with her right now but I am sure I can wrangle it back from her if we need it. I know she has a place to park it at her apartment but I would have to leave it on the street if we kept it at my place.” It was a nice car, a luxury, but he hated how it drew attention to his financial status in life. Yes, he had money, but it was covered in his own blood at this point. He preferred just the salary he had from being a teacher, he made more than enough between that and private tutoring to live comfortably. It made him pause though, given Liam’s upbringing had they ever learned to drive? There was no way a car could be afforded for children in an orphanage so probably not. He felt a bit bad for a moment about how he had so many opportunities given his own upbringing even if he hadn’t been treated the best.
“Well, what would you like to do?” Pulling his hand away from his throat, he pulled Liam’s arm over himself. He clearly hinted he wanted to, needed to be held right now. He pressed his face into the other’s shoulder and just focused on them. There was so much going on in his own head with all the responsibilities he had coming up. He wasn’t sure if he could even speak of his mission to Liam at all but at least he knew he had others he could rely on to make sure everything went smoothly. The rift would be the part with the most risk for agents given how youma could be. But he shook those thoughts aside as he lay there with Liam. His personal life was in focus now, not his school or “work” life. Everything needed to have its own separate time if he wanted to manage it all. Tangling his hands in the fabric of Liam’s shirt, he held on tight again.
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:47 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:47 pm
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“It might make traveling between here and the house in the city easier, for when you want to be here and not in the city.” Whenever he wanted to escape from the stresses of work, both jobs, and to relax. Liam could understand the others' need for escape, though he didn’t work nearly as hard as the other. He wasn’t under anywhere near the same amount of stress really. In a way he’d lived a fairly stress free life. He’d not had obligations to live up to and he’d never worked very hard in school, since he didn’t have much of a future head of himself.
Now things were different but back then all he worried about was helping with the little ones and keeping the secret when in school. He’d really had it easy in a way, not that many would think of things in that light, but he knew how he’d lived better than anyone else might.
“You’ll do fine when the semester starts again, you enjoy music and inspire kids. I know you did for Anne.” She’d loved music and found it an escape from the life they’d lived. It was why he would come pick her up, and why she was allowed to attend. Most of the little ones joined after school clubs as an escape from their home life, if you really wanted to call living in an orphanage as a home life.
Oh, so that’s where this was going, it was a bit sudden, but he really shouldn’t be too surprised. Though admittedly it was still new to him. “Y-yeah, I know the topic.” He’d gotten rather acquainted with that topic as of late. Reaching for Aloysius he pulled him up, his own fingers in the other's hair, guiding him up for a proper kiss.
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