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 Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:20 pm
Quote: The Meteor Shower (3) : It wouldn't be a star festival without a meteor shower! Right on time, a beautiful array of shooting stars graces the night sky. This time of year is unnaturally clear and it's incredibly easy to see the stars. Most meteor fragments appear to be little white or yellow lights streaming across the sky, but if you watch closely enough you may find that some of them seem to be a whole rainbow of colors. The scientists have reported that it's just different components burning up as they enter the atmosphere, but there's something undeniably magical about it.
When he finally did get home the walk from his car to the front door was quick, he’d run, but he was still soaking wet as he barged into the house. The front door slammed open, he’d run into the room while jamming his key into the lock and pushed in as quickly as he could, and he damn near tripped over his own two damn feet in his haste to get in and shut the front door. Locking the door, after he’d collected himself, Blaise took the time to set his school bag on the floor and look around. Rafayel was back, that was good, they’d made it back safe despite the weather - good.
Peeling off his jacket, soaked and dripping, he made to hang it up on the coat rack before bending to remove his shoes and socks as both were also wet. With them left on the shoe mat he headed off to findthe other and see if he needed anything…coffee, tea, anything warm since it was ******** cold and wet out. “Rafayel?” Calling out as he climbed the stairs.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:20 pm
Rafayel barely heard the sounds downstairs over the hairdryer as he tried to get his hair to behave as it dried. That weird mark over his shoulder still tingled, still felt like TV static under his fingers even under a shower, but other than that, it didn’t actually hurt. Rafayel finally realized Blaise was back as he heard the door to the guest room, his room, creak open.
Looking down, he was glad he’d gotten into boxers at least before starting on his hair. “In here, just finished.” Turning the hair dryer off, giving up for the moment on things since they would get messed up anyway when he slept. When he opened the bathroom door, the cloud of steam rolled out, and he felt a shiver run through him at the temperature change. Blaise looked soaked, much as he’d been from the walk home. Maybe not as much since the other drove though.
“So… I got struck by lightning…” Mumbling a bit as he waved the steam away and headed towards them. It still felt odd to say, as if the thought of being struck by lightning while also still being alive couldn’t actually be real. “The weather was supposed to clear up… there’s some sort of meteor shower or something tonight?” He hadn’t checked the radar since he’d gotten home, but the sound of thunder had ceased partway through his shower.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:21 pm
“Dealig with being soaked.” He said, more than he questioned, right before the other was speaking about being struck by lightning. “And you’re still standing…and alive.” And that seemed utterly impossible, though hadn’t some people survived? He was sure some had but to be so active after such? That he doubted, it didn’t seem possible. “Yeah, apparently this city has one every year - like clock work.” Which seemed so very impossible and yet was, it had to be magical. There was so much in this city which involved magic, including this, there had to be magic involved in this as well.
“It’s still raining, pouring, but the thunder has stopped. The lightning is still flashing but not arching really.” Which was an improvement, though how much he didn’t know, this city was a very odd and unusual one - a dangerous one. This city was dangerous due to gangs, drugs, or other things, though those things did exist in the city, it was the random magic that filled the city which made it dangerous.
Finally he took the time to look the other over, to notice how they’d just showered, as he was working over his panic over the other being struck. “We should call the doctor…to make sure you’ll be ok.”
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:22 pm
For a moment he just stood there, glad that they were thinking the same thing he was. Then he turned back towards the bathroom and grabbed another towel to hand over to them to help dry off. “I… I don’t really get it. There’s this weird mark, I almost made it to the door before whatever happened, happened.” Rubbing his hand over the pale mark on his shoulder, he had to crick his neck slightly to see parts of it.
Hearing that the meteor shower happened every year had him staring in confusion, had it been every year? Maybe it had but he didn’t think he’d seen it much if at all while he was dealing with his family. That could have been why, that or he’d been busy with work or something or someone indoors when it happened.
Stepping forward, he tried his best to help them dry off, wiping them with the towel here and there as he kept his focus anywhere but their face. The fact they were concerned had him nervous, more than he was already given things, but he took a breath in slowly and let it out as they mentioned a doctor.
“Okay, if you think so, but if the weather clears up I want to maybe go see the meteor shower if you’ll drive?” He still didn’t really like driving in the city personally, he preferred to walk or Uber. His car sat in the garage of his house most of the time unless he needed to move something big for a work build.
“I’m not dead right? Though how would I really know?” He had an idea, and then acted on it while Blaise started to panic less. Leaning forward and stepping up on his toes slightly to reach, he hesitantly kissed them. He’d blame it on having been hit by lightning, it was easier than asking them to pinch him or punch him, he wouldn’t mention how he’d wanted to do that before everything had gotten crazy and he’d moved in. Not that a punch or shove was still out of the picture for what he decided to do.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:22 pm
“Weird mark…” Following the others gaze, eyes landing on the odd mark, his head nodding slowly, he was sure the doctor would be a very good idea. Rafayel might be talking, showering, and standing but that did not mean there hadn’t been any damage done aside from a little mark, not when talking about lightning strikes.
“Yeah, I can drive.” He hadn’t even seen the others' car, though he was sure they drove, but Blaise was alright with driving if it made the other feel better. Not to mention he wasn’t sure how safe it was to have Rafayel drive; not after the lightning. “Hopefully it’ll clear up tomorrow, if not tonight.” But he wasn’t sure if there would be anything worth seeing tonight, it would still be wet out, and the clouds would still likely be up in the sky hiding any falling stars.
Listening to the others question, not sure where he was going with it, Blaise was about to question the other only for his words to be cut short as the other's lips pressed to his. The words died, thought died, and for a moment he stood there still as a statue. Finally the gesture was returned, brief as it was, before he was staring down at the other. “Why?”
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:22 pm
It had been a stupid idea, and he felt worry settling into his stomach like a brick as they stilled. He almost pulled away, trying to backtrack on what he did and explain it away before his own thoughts stopped for a moment when the gesture was returned. For a second, his eyes closed, and then it was over, and he felt something uncomfortable in his chest as they questioned him.
Looking up at them, he offered a nervous smile. He wanted to avoid answering because he really didn’t know how to put words to things still, after all he’d been drowning his thoughts with all manner of things to the point he’d gotten himself into this current situation. He stepped back, breaking his eyes away from there as he rubbed at his arm and tried to think.
“I just…” Just what? No matter how he thought about it, he wasn’t sure he could be fully truthful with them, which meant that things couldn’t go how he wanted them to. It never would, and he’d be stuck in that same cycle that had gotten him in trouble. He couldn’t just make them forget; he couldn’t slip something into their drink at the bar that made the memories fade to black.
“Nothing…” Shaking his head, he stepped to the side and went over to the dresser to pull out lounge pants. He got into them and sat on the bed with a light thump, looking down at his hands as he settled them in his lap.
“If the weather clears tonight, I want to go. If you want to go?” He left the rest unanswered for now, even as his face colored with slight embarrassment.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:23 pm
Watching as they walked back into their room, giving up on answering him, he followed after them slowly. “It’s not nothing. You and I have both slept about plenty but how many have you actually kissed outside of being intimate?” He questioned, knowing the number for himself was low. He would bed plenty of men and romance women, kiss them and all, but he’d stop just short of things with them. He didn’t ******** women, they got too clingy he found, but he did do a lot with females. It was why he didn’t say sed and settled for intimate instead when choosing his words, Blaise was being careful in what he said.
“We can go tonight, I’ll drive, but tell me what that meant.” He was still planning on calling that doctor, to explain things and get them to visit Rafayel, he could also tell Dessire just so she was aware of things. It was a good idea, a smart one even, as he stood there looking over the other.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:23 pm
That was a loaded question, he knew it, and he curled his fingers into the fabric of his lounge pants as he listened to them. He didn’t look up, not yet as he tried to work through things in his own head still. He’d wanted to kiss them, in all honest he wanted more, even before he’d gotten moved in. But if he said the wrong thing here, would they make him leave? It wasn’t as if he’d be homeless, broke, or really at any sort of disadvantage beside that feeling of anxiety over every sound growing worse.
It felt safe here, with someone who cared and didn’t push him the wrong way. And now he wanted more, always more, but didn’t know how to approach it or if he even should. With a nod at the response of going to the meteor shower, something that would be a nice change of pace, he finally looked back up at them. “I haven’t kissed anyone outside of one night stands… Is it allowed to mean something?” Asking more than admitting, he fidgeted with his hands as he sat there. His voice wasn’t as steady as usual, wasn’t as sure of itself as he spoke that last part.
“I doesn’t have to mean anything, just forget it otherwise…” Looking back down, he grew quieter as he stared at the floor.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:23 pm
“That’s why I know this means something, that there is a reason, we’re not in bed right now with you kissing me. I want to know what it means to you - what you want it to mean.” He wasn’t being demanding, he wasn’t forcing things, but he was still asking and still standing there watching the other. He did want to know, tried to sound more curious than anything, as he kept his pale eyes locked onto the other.
“You need to talk to me. I’m not going to panic, I won’t throw you out.” At least this wasn’t some female begging him for a relationship; he’d dealt with that before. This was someone he knew, to an extent, and had been helping. Blaise had never treated friends poorly, quite the opposite really, but this was a new situation for him and he was going to need to figure things out - possibly figure himself out even. He was going to work with Rafayel on this, whatever it was, talk it out and find out just what was going on…because this was a friend; for now.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:23 pm
“I…don’t know. I want it to mean something. Maybe…” It was a little easier to let the words flow as they kept calm and sounded curious but not mad. Exhaling slowly, he looked back up. They were cute, handsome even, very much his type and had become more his type as they’d piled on care and attention. He was greedy for more, even if it was selfish to ask for while not being completely transparent about everything.
“To be honest… I thought I might’ve gotten shoved away over it, which I guess would have still told me this is real.” Forcing a bit of a laugh, he ran a hand through his messy hair and found a chunk of bangs that was still slightly damp. Curling his finger around it, he toyed with it as he contemplated things.
“It doesn’t have to be… super serious. Maybe just… a repeat of that or… I liked it when you stayed in the same room.” Hinting towards the safety he wanted, less towards the other side of things they’d brought up for now, not that he was wholly against that; he just needed to figure out how to approach things still.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:24 pm
“For all my faults, and I do have plenty, I am rather giving with friends. I may forget events, I may not even forget them but get side tracked, but I am giving and I am not prone to becoming easily upset with them.” Just neglectful of events and promised dates with friends, from birthdays to shopping trips, he was prone to acts of whimsy in that respect. If some other event, some other location, caught his fancy no matter how sudden it was - he went and he enjoyed himself as he forgot all other obligations. Anger was not his thing, which was perhaps good, it was just his inability to commit to some things..or rather he could commit verbally it was just him turning up that as the issue.
“A bed mate, the comfort, that’s what you want? Along with sweet little kisses…” So romance, without more than that, as far as he could gather thus far. Perhaps they did want more but they were not saying as much.
“Your ask isn’t unreasonable, I don’t see the problem. You want comfort and something soft…romantic. Normally I don’t do romantic, too clingy, but I can give to this.” It wasn’t too bad, not really, the other was good looking enough and there wasn't anything sexual going on. “Are you looking for this to become a relationship?”
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:24 pm
Hearing that they didn’t get easily upset did ease him slightly, some of the tension leaving him as he settled a bit more into the bed. “I’m not perfect either, I mean… especially since that break in.” Shaking his head he couldn’t help but drift fingers over the center of his chest.
“You make me sound like a nun. Or a teenager.” Which brought a more earnest laugh from him as he reached for their hand. “I like that you make me feel safe okay? Nobody’s ever checked in or cared before. s**t my own family wouldn’t even try my sugar work or desserts.”
Sighing slightly, he tried not to look down at their last question, not to look away, but it was hard because he wasn’t sure. “I want to see where it goes… At least I’ll be able to remember it this time unlike all the other encounters.” It was new for him too, another step towards something that felt stable and would keep him breathing and alive.
“I mean I don’t think I’m too clingy? And they don’t have to be sweet or little kisses either.” Grumbling slightly as an embarrassed flush showed on his face.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:24 pm
“I’d rather not eat the sugar works you make, they look too delicate and fancy, but they are sugar and they are meant to be eaten.” So he would eat them, he just wasn’t going to over indulge. “I’m glad I can make you feel safe, I know the run in with Chalcanthite scared you.” To say the least, he knew it had made the other a bit paranoid as well. What would the other feel if they’d known the doctor was also a general and capable of the same thing? Best not to let them know, let Rafayel find out on his own at some point in time. He had to know they were an officer though…maybe not a general though.
“A nun? I doubt a nun would ever ask someone to share a bed with them; never mind kisses.” He stated with laughter, blue eyes focused on the other as he spoke. “You got so high, and drunk, that you couldn’t remember things. I’ve rarely had that happen.” He’d held himself back, he watched how much he drank and while he did get drunk he never got that drunk - black out drunk. The sort of drunk that you woke up from and hadn' t a clue about the night's adventures and conquests.
“Ohhh, I see. So you want more than the comfort.” Nodding, a teasing smile in place, it was amusing to tease the other and get them worked up like this. How amusing this as, and they made it easy for him to tease them. “At least you’ve confirmed that you aren’t the sort to cling, I don’t need that.” Because he couldn’t keep promises, keep to attending events, and that would drive someone nuts who was the clingy sort. He liked to be flighty, at least in the way that he was, it wasn’t harmful…at least not in his opinion.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:24 pm
“I can understand that, but my family made it seem like it was poisoned.” Which he knew was only because of their distaste for his choices. It had been that way for years, and he doubted it would ever truly settle down.
“Chalcanthite?” He hadn’t known their name, just that they were a general. But at least he had a name to put to them, even if he was pretty sure he’d get another hand in his chest for bringing it up. The general had seemed pretty serious about not bringing things up. Not that he planned on it given the consequences.
“Well I’ve always toyed around with things that probably shouldn’t have been mixed together…” His voice grew quieter as he admitted it. It hadn’t started out with him taking things too, only the people he’d sleep with. It just ended up being easier to get them to take something if he took it too.
“The only cling I would say is in winter because god my piercings get so cold. That and if something is chasing us again. Sorry not sorry.” Joking more now as things seemed to settle and grow easier to bring up. He was glad that it went this way, part of him feeling stupid for trying to drink away the feelings he was trying not to have. The main problem remained though, something he wasn’t going to approach right now. If he could manage it, he would try to avoid the issue until it was physically impossible to.
Looking out the window, he noticed a light off in the distance. It wasn’t super clear but it looked like a star streaking across the sky. “Oh was that it? One of the meteors?” Reaching forward to pull Blaise’s arm slightly, he pointed towards the window.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2026 8:25 pm
“I don’t have any piercings so I know nothing about how cold they can get in winter, but knowing how metal gets in the cold…I get it.” And it made him wonder about everyone else with piercings, even simple earrings, it seemed like a terrible idea. The fact he’d never thought about it, or even realized it, said a lot…really it did.
Stumbling as he was pulled he turned his gaze towards the window in time to see another one. “Yeah, that’s it. I guess we can head out and find a nice place to watch them. Just don’t stick your head out the car window to watch them on the way.” Like a dog, it was a joke and him teasing the other, but he would take them out because he said he would…and he wouldn’t mind seeing them either.
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