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 Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:30 pm
Now that he’d gotten a chance to talk with both Chalcanthite and Liam, René had some ideas on things and had spent the day at work between customers looking at a few things online. The rest would be favors since that seemed what might work the best for the two that Alexandre had bothered. It had been two different approaches, with the general, he had offered to help with their research since they really only spoke of work, and with Liam, he had figured something to ease worries would help and he seemed to get things right when it came to that. Fiddling with the keys, he unlocked the door to Alexandre’s place and stepped inside, setting his bag down on the floor next to where he kicked his shoes off and hung his coat. He could smell something cooking as he walked through the living room and found the small blond in the kitchen. “Smells amazing mon ange.” Looking around at all the prep work done for whatever they were cooking, he went to the wine fridge and pulled out a bottle before reaching for a glass from the rack. Taking his usual seat at the table, he smiled as he watched the other cook. “I looked into those things for you, about how to make the two less pissed about you interrupting. One thing I’ll be handling and another you can manage on top of a few things I was thinking to get for them.” Alexandre was always one to try and apologize through gifting because they weren’t the best with people when it boiled down to it and he knew it firsthand from how things had started.
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:32 pm
He’d heard the front door open, he may have also been looking at the clock every few minutes, as he counted down to when René should be arriving. It had quickly become a habit and was now as normal as breathing for the blonde. Watching René go for the wine, glad he kept a small collection of wine bottles in the fridge he had for them, Alex had never really thought about the wine fridge he’d gotten. It had only been for the few family members who came over and partook, or the wines he used in cooking, but it seemed to have a more normal use - serving René.
“I thought risotto with Italian sausage might be nice.” Simple really but it took some time, and was easy to mess up, but he also knew how to cook and had done risotto before.
“Oh?” Turning back to his food, not wanting to burn things, he kept moving it around as it cooked. “Tell me about it? What will you be doing and what is my part in this all?”
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:33 pm
René had just the slightest twinge at the mention of Italian anything after having visited Liam and finding out about how the other, less than nice, Sharp was close to them. Shaking it off, he sipped at his wine. “Sounds good after all the running around I’ve been doing.”
It had been a long day, between the visit to Chal’s office in the Dark Kingdom and then his home to meet Liam. “I offered help to them both in a way. For Chalcanthite, I offered us both to help with the research he is doing related to something that apparently calms youma? For Liam, I offered my business card for the shop and let him know that if he ever needs any help or extra eyes watching to keep him safe we both can do that. Now for the part you like hearing about, what gifts you could get them.” Smiling as he teased, he pulled his phone out and set it on the table and pulled up the wishlist he’d built on amazon as well as a few links to sites for things.
“Liam seems like someone who is content with what Aloysius wants and Aloysius is just as guarded as ever it seems. It’ll be a bit more work to smooth him over but I made some progress I think.” Promises of keeping Alexandre a bit more in check when it came to showing up unannounced and harassing them, even if he was sure that wasn’t going to happen again unless it was for a different reason of going to get Chal to help if he was in trouble or something.
“Sorry if I made deals and bargains without you and volunteered you for things.” It was half true but he really was just doing what he wanted because he knew Alexandre had been at a loss on how to fix things.
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:34 pm
He knew the other didn’t like the mention of Italian anything, and he knew why, it was why he kept French wines in the house and let René pick and order them at this point. “You know, I can hear the cringe from here. Any time I say the word Italian.” Glancing over his shoulder, laughter in his eyes and a smile in place. “You do know I am part Italian right?” Though how Italian even he wasn’t sure, not entirely anyway, he could guess it but he might as easily be wrong.
“Something that…calms youma. That would be interesting not to mention useful, if we can infact find a way to calm them.” Though he doubted it would ever keep them calm around corrupt senshi…they simply wouldn’t accept every sort of chaos equally. At least they’d never killed a corrupt senshi, at least none that he’d ever heard of. He did wonder, for a moment, how a corrupt senshi becoming half youma might work, if it even could, considering the nature of youma and their dislike of all senshi. That he could see being very interesting…something worthy of study. He could see a certain general being interested in conducting such a study as well.
“You know me well. I do enjoy gifting things.” Even Lorcan got gifts, various plushies shaped like viruses being the main thing, he took pride in seeing them around the others home when he visited. It told him all he needed to know without ever having to ask - Lorcan liked them. If his younger cousin hadn’t liked them he’d have given them to his secretary, thrown them out, or donated them or given them away…they would not be in his pristine home.
Waving his hand about for a moment the blond shook his head. “I don’t mind, I think in a relationship that’s bound to happen especially when I don’t know how to navigate something myself. It’s fine for you to do such things, I trust you know me well enough and you’ve more than enough upbringing to know how to deal with certain things…in diplomatic ways.” He could trust René to take the lead in things when he couldn’t, for whatever reason, he had a partner not just someone to stand at his side and look pretty. René was an equal and that was what he needed and honestly it was what he wanted. Right now though these traits were what he needed…because someone had to figure out how to fix the mistake he’d made.
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:35 pm
“I know mon ange, I just felt a bit too close for comfort after Liam mentioned Melody. You might be part Italian but you also have all sorts of other things balancing it out. Though maybe a bit of that temper of yours comes from it.” Teasing, he got up and wrapped an arm around them before turning their face so he could sneak a kiss.
“I know, I was surprised. If it works, I think I want whatever he’s making just in case. Those damn dog ones…” He still didn’t like them, not after what had nearly happened. It had been lucky that Alexandre had been nearby, he didn’t want to think about what might have happened otherwise.
“Glad you are alright with it~” It made things easier for him even as he did consider their thoughts and feelings when he did things most times. “I think I’m just what you need to manage things like that. My petit ange terrorizing people and stirring up trouble, it’s fun to watch when it happens in stores.” It was like watching a drama, never a dull moment between that and all the shops they went to together on the weekends.
“We can look over the list of things while we eat. Then I can think of a few ways you can thank me for the help.” Always teasing as he ran his hand down their back before moving back towards his chair to continue with his wine as they cooked. It would be bad if they burnt something and as much as he loved watching them terrorize some people, he didn’t want that directed at him even if he could just pick them up and set them somewhere to cool off if he wanted to.
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:36 pm
“Mmm, you might be right. Though I think it’s the French that has you liking me so.” A little peck to René’s lips as he leaned back into the others arms and against his chest. “If whatever he’s working on does work - I want you with one as well. I’d rather know you’re safe when I’m not around to put a youma in place.” He didn’t want to even think what those youma would have done to René, he’d seen what happened to the other person. He might still think about it, not be able to get the image from his mind, but it didn’t bother him like it did his partner. He wished he could take that from the other…so he wasn’t so scared of youma, so he hadn’t such a terrible experience so soon.
“”Most people would call you an enabler…and you are. You enjoy going out shopping with me because you know drama seems to just crop up like flowers after a good rain.” Rolling his eyes as he poked at the others side.
“That sounds fine with me, I don’t mind looking over the list though I’m really not concerned with it. I trust you made the right choices on things.” Did René have any idea how much trust he had in them? That he’d let the other handle social things, if need be, without him around or family events and talks as well? All without him around because he trusted René to at least know him well enough to know what he'd do, and say, and that such places wouldn’t phase him.
Glancing back as René retook his seat, and his glass of wine, the blond went to finish dinner and went to get the plates and silverware. “Why don’t you tell me before bed how I can repay you for your generous help…” Setting the others food down as he took his own seat across from René. He could come up with some ideas, he always could, but he was certain René would surprise him as well.
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