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a faint chuckle falls from parted lips, shoulders rise as arms come to across against his chest. ‘ run away? why should i, exactly? ’ aviel’s eyes do a slight roll into the back of his skull, body slumping back against the wall he’s been somewhat guarding for the better half of an hour, so far. ‘ i’ve seen too much? care to elaborate on that? ’ with a shit eating grin on his face, aviel flashes his fangs, tongue darting against the sharpest point of them. ‘ i’ve been sent here to watch, and warn, if needed. ’
‘ listen to me — ’ when he walked closer to them, his eyes darkened. ‘ you either run away right now or you stay and accept what your life may become. ’ as a vampire, he had little to no mercy for people who choose their own fates. but he was all about giving a choice. considering the fact that other vampires from his clan were also just by the corner, draven couldn’t let them go easily. ‘ you had seen things that you shouldn’t have. i can’t let that stay as it is. ’
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hearthseek:
‘ there are far worse things than being stuck in here with me. ’ alison said. ‘ at least we can use this time to either make out or plan a heist. what do you say ?? ’
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there’s a brief moment of silence before a laugh bellows from aviel’s throat in succession, head falling forward, they speak. ‘ hm, i say we can do both. can’t we? ’ they take the moment to lay against the floor of the elevator, though it’s grimy, he does his best to ignore this fact. an arm spreads out, almost in an inviting sort of way. ‘ we can pretend we’re under the stars, and not cheap lighting in a stinky lift. plan out the heist of a lifetime. ’ a brow raises, their eyes landing on the other, and for once aviel feels what it must be like to desire closeness of another.
hearthseek:
‘ i have noticed. ’ nathan’s words were soft as his tone also had a warm edge to it. maybe even for the first time. not many people took the time out to actually prepare something this nice to him. if it wasn’t for his brother or best friend, there would be no one. so it’s appreciated that seongmin tried. ‘ this is great. don’t order the pizza. ’ nathan said, quickly grabbing him by the wrist to stop any possible movements that might come next. the mutant looks into the other’s eyes while wearing a smile. a rare sight to see. ‘ we can just cut out the burnt parts and eat the rest. it will be okay. ’
when his wrist is tugged, he stops completely in his tracks to mee the gaze of nathan’s. for a moment, he’s silent. palms sweat, cheeks cascading a rather dark shade of crimson. it’s not tough to make seongmin blush, or flustered like this. though it feels different when it is due to the latter. ‘ um, no, no it’s okay! don’t worry about it. it won’t hurt my feelings too much if we toss it out. ’ seongmin feels though, that this is not an option. it’s beyond their control at this point, so instead they leave the steaks on the cutting board and reach for the knives, then pauses. ‘ actually, maybe . . . maybe you should cut these? or perhaps, guide my hands? my cognitive abilities are quite off, i might tear them to shreds. ’
hearthseek:
‘ how about you let me know when you are done being awfully over dramatic ?? ’ form doesn’t mean his words to come out as harsh as they do. but he cannot take them back and there is only one thing left to do. sigh. ‘ listen, we are friends. but you never mentioned that i had to let people know ?? do i have to go around telling people that i’m fucking a friend ?? people already know what i’m like. as you did before we got all tangled up. ’ he pointed out.
there’s a brief moment that passes, where junghyun feels as though he may implode from the amount of anger and betrayal he’s feeling. yeah, he knew what form was like before getting involved, but that didn’t excuse the fact that he was not treating them as more of a side project, than a friend that once meant more. ‘ i’m not asking you to go around and tell others we’re fucking. you’re missing the point. ’ a small shudder spreads across his frame, daring to release as the anger continues to pile. most of it from other situations, which is why they attempt to remain calm ; junghyun doesn’t want to take his negative emotions out on the other. ‘ i just don’t understand why, now that we are fucking, i’m no longer asked to go with you on your outings'? am i now only good enough to be in your bed? ’
hearthseek:
he didn’t like to use his powers just for anything. sometimes a show of power was unnecessary. he had to carefully calculate the situation first. ‘ this is crudus’ territory. everybody knows that. ’ he tried to remain calm. the last thing he’d want is to get his leader involved in a minor issue. draven would be ashamed of his right hand position then. ‘ therefore, you don’t have to warn anybody unless they are doing something they shouldn’t. in that case, no member of this clan will hold back. ’ they already had a dark reputation due to the rumours of them using blood magic.
‘ woah there, eager. i’m not here to attack, calm down. ’ aviel waves his hands in the air, making an over-exaggeration of a truce. almost a truce, however, they knew better than to let their guard completely down, or remove anyone from the enemy list. it didn’t matter who it was, aviel would always remain suspicious. ‘ i’m only here to observe. i was asked to come, by who i cannot say. it would spoil the fun, wouldn’t it? ’ chuckling, they stuff their hands into their pockets to maintain their cool and laid back demeanour.
hearthseek:
‘ we surely can. best ideas come when your hormones are heightened and all over the place. ’ she was definitely making shit up at that point but she thought of herself to get more creative then for sure. no logical or scientific reason behind it. just her personality. the shadowhunter easily scoops in when the other offers a place right under his wing with his arm opened. ‘ ah, such beautiful night then. ’ she hummed, her gaze looking up the not so inspiring roof of the lift. ‘ where should we do the heist ?? it has to be a big event. like ocean eleven type. ’
‘ your hormones, are they heightened yet, or shall i stare at you a bit longer? ’ a small chuckle falls from aviel’s lips, there’s a teasing tone to his voice, though he wouldn’t mind it if the other did want to get that much closer. ‘ you’re right. it does have to be incredible and historic. hm, ’ as they are deep in thought, they dart their eyes between the fluorescent lights and her eyes, his chin tilts as he tries to decipher which was brighter. ‘ perhaps we can rob an art museum, yeah? who says any of that even belongs to anyone anyway? if anything, struggling artists and the community are the rightful owners, wouldn’t you say? ’
hearthseek:
mostly nathan is used to being used. especially for pleasure. however, things were all so different with seongmin. how did they end up like this ?? a question for centuries to come. but nathan was not going to blow this up. not this one. ‘ not too much but it will hurt them slightly. ’ he was only smiling playfully to him rather than trying to jab at him. nathan wasn’t the best with knives but since they hadn’t had that long conversation yet, he just decided to suck it up and play it off. ‘ here, let me help. ’ he nodded and placed himself right behind the other. his hands very gently held seongmin’s, cupping them over to move the knife smoothly against the steak. ‘ see ?? not so hard. ’ but instead of letting go, he kept on repeating it until the steaks were all cleared away from their burnt parts.
seongmin wasn’t used to such domestic behaviour, typically when there is some sort of companionship, their role is mainly fulfilled in the bedroom, this would lead to very dark thoughts on seongmin’s part, on whether or not he was worthy of anything but having his face pushed against a pillow. but here, cooking for nathan, albeit terrible so— they feel a small sense of purpose, or belonging. ‘ no, not so hard, maybe. ’ his breath hitches in his throat at the softest of gestures, the smoothness of the other’s hands on his, gliding the knife. typically, seongmin had issues with sharp objects, more specifically, with knives. he can count on one hand where he’s allowed himself to use one, this time being the fifth. that he keeps to himself, though. ‘ okay, so i guess my cooking wasn’t too bad, right? are the steaks still edible? ’ they ask, dropping the knife into the sink immediately, then turn to face nathan.
hearthseek:
form had no idea how to start explaining. he was a nobody. quite literally. he had no identification on him. no records of him being alive or even existing. people that he was around were usually temporary. until he is done with the job. only ones that he stick around with are the circle members who junghyun hasn’t even met yet. form groans in frustration when the other keeps pressing on the matter. ‘ that’s not what i fucking mean at all !! ’ he said, almost shouting but managing to keep it under control. ‘ what is it gonna change if people know about us ?? it’s our business. not theirs. why are you so worked up about it ?? ’ he huffed out.
his brow raises and permanently sticks there, junghyun’s voice growing a few octaves higher as they fight off the urge to burst into tears. he normally is not fond of showing emotion like this, especially not crying. typically he is able to handle himself quite well, not even flinching, even if he’s being harmed. though for some reason, the way form speaks to him, and of him, has his ducts quivering and his lower lip twitching. ‘ all my life, i have been pushed into a quiet corner. family, friends, employers, schools, any authority figure, ’ shaking their head, he can’t stop the waterfall, no matter how hard he’s trying, and he is, desperately so. ‘ i just thought that for once, i had found someone, a friend, maybe more, i don’t know. that wouldn’t wish to shut me up and toss me in the back. i guess i was wrong. ’ though he’s aware he may be overreacting, a bit dramatic, manipulative, even— he’s buried himself far too deep to come back from it now.
hearthseek:
there are a few seconds that draven takes to observe the other silently. his senses are all over the place trying to detect if the other was there all alone as he was telling draven. or if it was a trap. ‘ observe. ’ he hummed, tilting his head up a little bit. ‘ you are playing a dangerous game there. observing sounds quite a lot like snitching to me. ’ and he would surely report anything to valda. their leader always keeping a tab on the smallest things. ‘ whether you are here to attack or observe. you are here against our rules. and against us. that’s why i suggested you to simply run away. ’
‘ against you? ’ aviel’s hands go flying into the air yet again, this time out of slight frustration, mostly humour. ‘ and what if i was asked to observe by someone from the inside, hm? i couldn’t exactly be against you, then, so by harming me you’d be going against your own. ’ a gleaming satisfactory smile washes over their face, a shit eating grin, more so. it felt great to have the upper hand at times, and especially over someone who’s attitude needed quite the fixing. ‘ anyway, i have yet to find what i’ve been sent to see. so relax, no one is getting in trouble, alright? ’
hearthseek:
‘ try to stay a bit longer. they can get even higher. i wanna see. ’ while she maintained a playful tone, there was truth behind her words too. it seemed to be something they are both sharing in that moment. playing it off but if it really happened, neither of them would back down. lovely. she still lets out a chuckle and rests her back against the wall of the lift while crossing her arms loosely over her chest. ‘ definitely. but we’d have to steal something that’s worth the trouble. some of those stuff are just so dumb. we don’t need every damn piece of plate or cup from centuries ago. ’ she said with a shrug. ‘ it has to be something like … epitaph. tablets. ’
‘ i do believe i’ve got no choice but to stay longer, yeah? so let’s put this to the test then. ’ the teasing, playful tone that he started off with continues to flow and mix between the blurred lines of his comments, though part of him knew if it did go any further, he wouldn’t back down. having sex in a lift was something he hadn’t done, but definitely not the most wild or strange. he laughs to his own joke, eyes leave the lights above for good and settle on hers. ‘ yeah, you’re right. i don’t give a shit about the plates or the cups. now, tablets . . . ’ lips curl into the corners of his mouth, thoughts turning a tad bit more dark. possibly not a joke anymore. ‘ i would kill to get my hands on one. i know exactly how to distract the employees, do you have a clue how many heist films i’ve seen? i know where they’ve gone wrong, as well as the real life ones, we could get away with this. ’
hearthseek:
if there was one thing they certainly had in common, it was the fact that they bought found their worth only in the bedroom and nowhere else. but it looked as if they were ready to teach each other how to take care of one another without feeling the need to be used. at least that’s what nathan thinks but he also doesn’t want to get his hopes too high. he let go of seongmin’s hand gently and looked at the steaks. ‘ they are okay, yes. ’ he nodded. ‘ we can eat them now. your cooking wasn’t bad. you just chose something very hard to cook for your first tries. ’ the mutant assured while holding his hand out to tenderly caress the side of his face with his thumb.
there’s something about the way nathan looks back at seongmin that has his stomach both in knots, and a flutter. they’ve been near each other possibly over a hundred times, and yet it feels as though this is the first time he’s gotten to take a look at him. and really, look at him. this action alone, along with the caressing of his cheek, burns his face a bright shade of crimson, and they can’t help the soft sigh that comes in retaliation. ‘ you can say i am . . . ambitious. i always am up for a challenge, i really thought i’d do okay. ’ it’s probably not the best idea to put your worth solely on how well you can complete tasks, or in the amount of affection, no matter the kind. but it’s tough to not put themselves into this way of living, it’s a default; seongmin can’t break the habit. ‘ i guess if there is a next time . . . i’ll just make something that doesn’t require heat or the stove. ’ there’s a brief moment of silence, seongmin takes his time staring back into the other’s eyes, enjoying the hues and the glimmer of light reflection. he realises he’s been gawking, so he pulls away, using his utensils to grab a piece of steak to chew on, the rubbery texture gives him time to rework his thoughts.