daemon: quothed

[deathkid]

RAINBOW MEME

Preferred Alias: Nico

RED - Something about yesterday: Nothing attacked me.
ORANGE - Something you do well: Sword fight.
YELLOW - Something about your childhood: It lasted 70+ years.
GREEN - Something you learned last week: Rafa hates pumpkins.
BLUE - Something you can't live without: The color black.
INDIGO - Something you watch: My boyfriend play his guitar.
VIOLET - Something you listen to: Anarchy in the UK.

Ask Me About My Rainbow

Comments

daemon: alized

[deathstouch]

How well do you sword fight?

[deathkid]

well enough to keep my alive
when stuff attacks me
so pretty good, i guess

[tangleofgarlands]

i love the color black.

As well as watching Will play guitar.

I'm not sure why. but it's there,

[deathkid]

[ oh, it's will's friend who tends to lurk around the place. better draw him into the fold. ]

he's very gifted, isn't he.
has he ever let on how good he is with those fingers? ;)

you have some good taste, friend.

daemon: deathstard

[thechairguy]

How does a childhood last that long?!?! Are you a vampire?

[tangleofgarlands]

not...on a personal level, no.
I don/'t want to ruin your relationship with him.
he's beautiful and I'm half in love with him, but. I'd rather just
let the two of you be.
you need each other and that's beautiful, in a way.

[deathkid]

no, i'm a demigod.
and no that doesn't mean i'm immortal
it's

kind of a long story

[deathkid]

our relationship is open
and very stable.
with a relationship like ours, we feel comfortable enough
to branch out and be with others
and still know we love each other.
besides, it's kind of necessary in this world
especially if you want to rebuild your own

[tangleofgarlands]

I hope that sometime I'll find a love like that.

I suppose my most recent relationship involved more than three other people, but it was always casual. I just...
I don't know.
it's silly.
but will is very, very handsome, either way.

[deathkid]

he is, isn't he
and trust me, you have my permission
not that you really need it, but
it's cool with me, okay?
it's fine to be a bit open sometimes
i know it took me a long time to realize it.

[tangleofgarlands]

really, it doesn't bother me.
it just makes me happy that he's happy. it's not
well it's not the first time this sort of thing has happened to me.
I'm used to it by now.

sorry. i'm a bit tipsy, we had some wine left over and I think I've gotten a bit carried away.

[deathkid]

oh

[ he knows what this is. knows it intimately as sourness rises in his stomach. it's the same way he felt every time he looked at percy while he stood side by side with annabeth. it was everything that consumed him for years, that still occasionally consumes him when will's not home to distract him. like now, as he thinks about the boy with eyes like the sea and hands rough from handling a sword. he remembers how those hands had felt on his skin and the heartbreak that came from losing him to what he knows is ultimately percy's fate to be with annabeth. it burns in his throat, stings like a scorpion's tail has burrowed itself in his chest and he wonders if this other boy feels the same way. ]

don't be like that.
look, are you outside the apartment again or someplace else?
we should talk.
i know exactly how you're feeling
and wine isn't going to make it better.

[tangleofgarlands]

really I'm okay

[He knew, as soon as he said it, that it was a stupid idea to say anything--especially to this particular person, all thing considered--but it's too late to take it back now, and he'll still a little drunk on wine and the freedom Mandy has given him in this new world.]

it's not him. the bloke I love who doesn't love me isn't will. but he's not even here so it really doesn't matter.

i'm alright. i'm not alone; i haven't been since August or so. I've got a good friend from back home who doesn't mind when I get lonely or morose and can't sleep.

but thank you. thank you, sincerely. it's very kind of you to care.

[deathkid]

[ he wants to say that he still gets it. that the guy he's in love with who doesn't love him back isn't here either. but he gets the feeling he's pushing into some uncomfortable territory for the poor guy. and the last thing he wants to do is drive away one of will's friends. ]

if you say so.
but for what it's worth, i've been there
still am, in a way.
so if you ever want to talk
feel free to call me.

[tangleofgarlands]

would you like to get coffee and chat sometime?

I'll show you a picture of him.
He was out of my league to begin with, but you might understand why I'm fond of Will if you know about Curt.

[deathkid]

trust me, i know the feeling.

coffee sounds good. just let me know when and where.

[deathstouch]

I see. You never trained?

[deathkid]

i've trained with the dead.
achilles, hector, their spirits in the underworld

[thechairguy]

That just makes me wanna know more, okay.

[tangleofgarlands]

[Several hours pass between the last message and this one--enough for Arthur to sleep off the effects of his fit of self-pity. Reading the messages back brings a humiliated flush to his face, but at least poor Nico seemed to understand where he was coming from, and hadn't taken it as a threat.

Had maybe even...given Arthur his blessing.

But no, that's not the important thing. He has other matters to address.]

Erm. I apologize if I was...forward, last night. I had a bit of a public embarrassment earlier in the week and I don't handle those well, obviously. Judging by the headache I had more wine than I realized.

But my offer for coffee still stands. We should probably talk in person, now that you know I.
Well.
I promised I'd show you that record.

[deathkid]

[ if nico is surprised by the later text, it doesn't come across in his reply. he's not, really. he knows how alcohol can affect people, but he still feels a bit bad for the guy. ]

it's cool. i totally get it
it's fine, really.
and yeah, coffee would be great.
i'd love to hear some stuff.

[deathstouch]

I see. You would likely be an interesting sparring partner then.

Have you seen the River Lethe?

[tangleofgarlands]

thanks. it means a lot.

[Alright, it's an understatement, but it's the best he can manage.]

I don't have a record player so I'm not sure if I can actually play it for you, but I can certainly show you the album cover.