[Backdated from January!]

Noa had received the text message from Waru that he would be coming over to tour her studio for her actual job and she spent most of the day cleaning and making sure her apartment was presentable. A couple hours later she heard a knock on her door and she was so excited to show Waru the ropes that she opened with a big smile and an even bigger hug. “Welcome to my apartment!” She turned and left the door open so that he could walk through, turning to face him with her hands behind her back. “Thirsty? Hungry? Or did you want to get straight to business?”

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He hoped his easy excitement came across the string of emojis he tacked onto the scant few words and occasional run on sentences; all pictographs and hieroglyphics, the kind that any ancient civilization would’ve likely been proud to have carved into their walls! Or so Waru liked to believe as he squeezed Noa back, taking the hug of his life like a well earned first place prize.

He really had missed this—

Her vibrant essence and easygoing nature. Like almost no time had passed and they could just click back into hanging out together. Well, after he’d done some work of course. He told himself the ‘hanging out’ art had to be earned, that he wasn’t here to waste her time or hospitality.

“Waters fine — you found a real decent place!” He grinned, closing the door behind him so as not to let out all the comfortable warm. He considered the place a sweet find, especially when compared to other areas in DC. “I can’t believe you’re able to run an entire business out of here though…are the neighbors chill, or..” He mused aloud, wondering if the place had some hidden soundproofing, some thick as bricks insulation?

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“Water it is!” She hummed a tune to herself while making the short walk to her kitchen, grabbing a nice ceramic mug for the filtered water she had in her fridge. At his question she held her hand to her mouth to hold in her giggle.

“Well…..He used to be fussy.” Noa made her way back towards Waru while she continued her story. “I had Idri over one day and adult things were happening, as they do.” She gave him the mug, trying so hard to hold everything in so she could continue her tale, “My gracious neighbor decided to bang on the door like he does sometimes when I'm in the middle of a filming sesh.” This last part was going to be hard to say but, “A-And Idri answered the door….Butt a** naked!” She busted out laughing, holding her stomach while she continued, “He basically said yes and the neighbor was all: P-Put on some clothes! Wakka wakka! But he hasn't bothered me since so I'm assuming he understands now.”

“Place is decent yeah! Here, lemme show you the studio so you can see how easy it is to set up your own workplace.” Noa started walking, knowing Waru would follow her. Inside of the second bedroom was a nice king sized bed, a small office desk in the corner, with some wires on the floor, studio lights that she totally didn't get from temu, and two chests. “So, really to get started, depending on your content, all you would need is just a surface, a computer, internet and you can even use the little ring lights, which is what I did in the beginning.” She sat down on the bed and patted the space beside her, “So, ask me all your questions….And I mean ALL of them Waru. I'm not going to omit anything so that way you can understand how I operate everything as well as how I make content. I'm going to show you some example content from some people that I follow as well.”

She wanted to make sure that Waru saw all sides to OnlyFans and not just the content she provides.

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Waru couldn’t help but admire all the little touches that made the place feel lived in; that spoke of ‘ownership’ in a way that warmed his heart. He’d always believed Noa would settle down into her own space and skin, but not in the way some people did. She wasn’t settling for less, for half-attentions and long distance lovers.

Not even for jobs she hated. No.

No, it was for bigger, better, hee way or the highway! And also for the kind of guy that would give the neighbors something to think twice about before they interrupted Noa at work again. He couldn’t hold back the soft snort of laughter, eyes wide and lower lip bit in disbelief. Because that poor—poor—poor neighbor…

Or maybe? The luckiest ******** neighbor in a thousand yards of neighbors!

“He probably understands your tall, dark, drink of caocao would ******** him up…or maybe haunt his dreams?” He could see the scene at our though, vibrantly so. He didn’t have a face to put to the name, but the guy sounded like he didn’t need to speak much or even loudly to be heard. Could probably get a point across with a look.

What a lucky girl Noa was—

“I love it though. Idri seems like..hell..a well hung sweetheart? Least, I’m assuming…” Eying her brightly as he took the offered glass and, like a loyal dog, followed on. He would’ve mistaken the studio for an average bedroom if not for the lights, the chests of mystery—-

“Any flat surface at all, huh?” He didn’t mean to be crude, but it was hard to reign in the urge to blush or smile so widely at every little thing. Because it was Noa, and she was putting her business face on and he swore he could find a way to take this all seriously too! He could. “Sorry, sorry — it’s just — you’re so mature about all of this. It’s pretty impressive.”

“Which maybe doesn’t mean much coming from me, but— it really is. I uhm, I appreciate you being willing to share your work with me…” His smile was a softer, smaller thing as he hummed with consideration and flopped to sit where she’d motioned. “Promise not to poach your style. Not that I could hope to.”

“So! Taxes? I don’t wanna pay ‘em — and what’s in the chests — and sanitation — that’s gonna be a thing, yeah? More n usual cause I — I mean I’m kind’ve on it about that stuff already — but for the times when I’m not flying as a solo act?” He couldn’t help but think of Eros again — Hell - of Jayce? And maybe this would be something he could bring up to the other man, it wasn’t ever only enough to drag a person from a worse situation into a better one, was it? Had to give them goals, ways to earn money, support n’all the other necessary bits! Waru only briefly thought of Adam, before shaking the thought away entirely. If that man wasn’t apparently some kind of big bank-shot already within public eye —

But no, no, baby steps.

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“Probably? Idri is very much…” She squared her shoulders and tried to puff up her chest, as well as make her voice as deep as possible, which ... .No she wasn't good at intimidating Idri’s voice. “I'm tall, dark and brooooooodyyyyyy…I am totally a mascot for hot topic.” She couldn't contain herself much more and almost fell to the floor laughing. “He would totally deny it but when you see him in person you’ll connect the dots he tries to conveniently erase” Well hung sweetheart huh? That actually got Noa to blush a little. “Yeah……Well hung indeed. Just like a certain person I know.”

Oh Waru was full it today wasn't he?

“Trying to suggest something Waru?” She had a mischievous look in her eye then snorted when he seemingly backtracked, “I have learned over the years how to approach this like business, like something I'm proud of you know? I know mom wouldn’t like if I told her and dad would be more lenient because of his husband but even then they would probably rake me over the coals for a bit before they accepted it. My little brother……Doesnt need to know s**t.” She laughed at that last bit, giving him a warm smile. “Oh anytime! I think you could do well in this type of job category! Even then it doesnt have to be super sexual at first either. Thats the beauty of making and directing your own content.”

“Well for taxes, I'd say get an accountant. Because if you get popular, you’ll be making enough to where you have no choice but to pay them quarterly or to have a set amount withdrawn. I wish I didn't have to pay Uncle Sam, but I have no choice and no way I wanna go to jail, even if I would willingly be the ultimate pillow princess for my dream dommy amazonian prison mommy.” When he mentioned the chest, she lit up and quickly walked over to grab…More like drag, it over so he could look inside. “Sanitation is VERY important. Not only for your protection, but your partners as well. I have a whole cleaning kit in my private bathroom to use after every session I use a “prop”. “

“She opened the chest up to show the goods, looking at him with a smile, “So, what prop do you want to know more about?” She would make sure to teach him about everything and leave nothing out, because that's how a good mentor acts when it comes to their mentees, and Waru was on track to be something amazing, she could already tell.

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Eyes wide, Waru laughed like a kid caught in the back of the spencers; the part where they sold lewd merch and bachelorette party shot glasses for brides to be. It took a second for him to get it out of his system, to sober up for learning and shake off fresh, exciting nerves.

This is gonna be a hellofalottalearning....

But then again? He was ready to do anything to avoid talking about 'taxes' and 'numbers' and 'business' till the very end. To hunt down any and everything that piqued his curiosity on brand new subjects, about anonymity, and managing an audience and -- tech guru stuff!!