alec (𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘥𝘦) brennan⚡ (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
striketwice) wrote2022-10-02 07:47 pm
striketwice) wrote2022-10-02 07:47 pm
[It’s warm and safe. It’s that strange paradox of secure vulnerability, tucked up against Alec like this. He can hear his heartbeat and feel it thrumming in his chest at an even tempo — counting the seconds as they quietly pass on by.
...Oh. It’s like a clock.
Alec speaks, and Henry blinks a bit owlishly as he’s pulled out of his thoughts.]
Of course I will. Look at how comfortable I’ve gotten, Alec.
[You wouldn’t boot this man out of your bed so soon, would you? He grins faintly. He doesn't want to move for a while yet.]
...Oh. It’s like a clock.
Alec speaks, and Henry blinks a bit owlishly as he’s pulled out of his thoughts.]
Of course I will. Look at how comfortable I’ve gotten, Alec.
[You wouldn’t boot this man out of your bed so soon, would you? He grins faintly. He doesn't want to move for a while yet.]
Yeah, I can see that.
[ He might not boot this man out of his bed ever, to be honest. This sleeping next to someone thing is going to spoil him. ]
I've only got the one bed back home anyway. Might as well get used to it.
[ He might not boot this man out of his bed ever, to be honest. This sleeping next to someone thing is going to spoil him. ]
I've only got the one bed back home anyway. Might as well get used to it.
[Talk of the future brings excitement, as well as impatience. If only they could leave this prison now, go back to Alec’s world, start that new life that holds so much newfound freedom for him. But for now, they’ll have to make do with imagining it, and visiting his home city in his memories.]
I was wondering about that. You never did show me your bedroom.
[But Alec does not seem like the sort to keep a guest room ready for… guests, anyhow.]
I was wondering about that. You never did show me your bedroom.
[But Alec does not seem like the sort to keep a guest room ready for… guests, anyhow.]
[ He chuckles, the sound rumbling where Henry has his head laid against Alec's chest. ]
That's because you would have fussed at me for not making my bed.
[ And Henry saw Alec's "guest room". It was full of computers. ]
That's because you would have fussed at me for not making my bed.
[ And Henry saw Alec's "guest room". It was full of computers. ]
I want you to remember you said that when we finally get back to my place for real.
[ He's holding you to that, Henry!! ]
[ He's holding you to that, Henry!! ]
[ Oh, absolutely not. Alec keeps most everything else decently neat, and he's a real stickler over a clean kitchen, but the bed? He never makes the bed. ]
I mean, it's probably not the worst thing you've ever seen.
I mean, it's probably not the worst thing you've ever seen.
[ The pause is probably telling. ]
... Pretty much.
... Pretty much.
Why bother? I'm in and out of that bed at such odd hours, I'm not gonna take the time to make it every time.
[ FIGHT HIM HENRY. ]
[ FIGHT HIM HENRY. ]
If that's how you really feel, then you can make the bed from now on.
[ :) ]
[ :) ]
If it really bothers you that much, then yeah.
[ This is what you signed up for. ]
[ This is what you signed up for. ]
[ A roll of his eyes, but it's utterly undone by the way he smiles. ]
Fine. I guess that's your boyfriend right.
Fine. I guess that's your boyfriend right.
It’s only fair.
[But what a way to undo his willingness to argue the point — not that he had much conviction behind this “complaint” in the first place.]
And… I guess making your messy bed isn’t too much of a chore, considering everything you’re doing for me, anyhow.
[But what a way to undo his willingness to argue the point — not that he had much conviction behind this “complaint” in the first place.]
And… I guess making your messy bed isn’t too much of a chore, considering everything you’re doing for me, anyhow.
[ He laughs, slides his fingers through Henry's hair. ]
Small price to pay, huh? Still, I promise I'll make it worth it.
Small price to pay, huh? Still, I promise I'll make it worth it.
[ Oh, he feels the way that embrace tightens in every fiber of his being. His heart practically throbs in response. God, he never wants to let this go. ]
We will.
We will.
Sure feels like it, huh? I've noticed the registry is a fraction of what it was when I got here.
[ All of like. ~20 days ago. ]
[ All of like. ~20 days ago. ]
[It was a ~20 days with a lot of stuff happening all of the time, okay.]
Yes. It seems like it. All those familiar faces, gone…
[Henry trails off. Speaking of familiar faces, and leaving this prison, he supposes he should mention—]
Well, one thing was resolved before we leave this place, at least. I spoke with Sprezzatura again recently.
[This is a fine and not at all awkward subject to broach right.]
Yes. It seems like it. All those familiar faces, gone…
[Henry trails off. Speaking of familiar faces, and leaving this prison, he supposes he should mention—]
Well, one thing was resolved before we leave this place, at least. I spoke with Sprezzatura again recently.
[This is a fine and not at all awkward subject to broach right.]
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