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[ Well. This is sure a hangover from hell. Niles sits up slowly, hand over his forehead as he takes in his surroundings. He's in his dorm room. How the hell did he make it to his room? Last he remembers clearly he was at the frat houses across campus - not that he particularly liked a lot of the fraternity boys but, well. Always copious amounts of alcohol. Gotta make some sacrifices for a good night.
As he tries to piece together a timeline from last night (his memory is so spotty, oh my god, how many drinks did he even have) he tries to get out of bed but accidentally kicks someone in the leg in the process.
Wait. A leg? Niles blinks back the sleepiness as he takes in the figure next to him. Blond hair, light skin, a few tell-tale bruises scattered along his skin...
Ah. That fills in a few gaps. How he managed to get the smart and pretty boy from his biology class in bed with him is still a mystery, but he can't complain too much.
When Leo finally wakes up, he'll see Niles just staring at him. Not unnerving at all. ] Well, look who's finally awake... [ Despite his general awful body feels, he still manages to be terrible. Incredible. ]
As he tries to piece together a timeline from last night (his memory is so spotty, oh my god, how many drinks did he even have) he tries to get out of bed but accidentally kicks someone in the leg in the process.
Wait. A leg? Niles blinks back the sleepiness as he takes in the figure next to him. Blond hair, light skin, a few tell-tale bruises scattered along his skin...
Ah. That fills in a few gaps. How he managed to get the smart and pretty boy from his biology class in bed with him is still a mystery, but he can't complain too much.
When Leo finally wakes up, he'll see Niles just staring at him. Not unnerving at all. ] Well, look who's finally awake... [ Despite his general awful body feels, he still manages to be terrible. Incredible. ]
[ Sometimes, Niles doesn't understand how he got here. How he got this close to a prince of Nohr, wormed his way into his heart - and fell so deeply in love with him along the way.
He doesn't understand, but he doesn't question it, either. That Leo wants him by his side, wants him to stay with him so long as they both live, is evident in everything he does. And there's nowhere else Niles would rather be than here, feeling more at ease than he's felt in his entire life.
Though there is the slight issue of Leo sleeping on top of his arm, which is very rapidly losing circulation. He doesn't want to wake him up - goodness knows he could admire his lord for hours, the hickeys and scratches that litter his skin, the rise and fall of his chest, his hair mussed yet with a prominent cowlick - but, well. He'd like to move his arm, please.
Niles shifts to press kisses along his face, tracing an arc from his forehead to his ear, and murmurs. ] Milord...
He doesn't understand, but he doesn't question it, either. That Leo wants him by his side, wants him to stay with him so long as they both live, is evident in everything he does. And there's nowhere else Niles would rather be than here, feeling more at ease than he's felt in his entire life.
Though there is the slight issue of Leo sleeping on top of his arm, which is very rapidly losing circulation. He doesn't want to wake him up - goodness knows he could admire his lord for hours, the hickeys and scratches that litter his skin, the rise and fall of his chest, his hair mussed yet with a prominent cowlick - but, well. He'd like to move his arm, please.
Niles shifts to press kisses along his face, tracing an arc from his forehead to his ear, and murmurs. ] Milord...
[Leo was never letting Odin talk him into anything ever again. It was entirely his own fault that he kept downing Bloody Mary's because they didn't taste like alcohol, but Odin was the one who had given him the first drink and talked him into going to the frat party in the first place.
Any mistakes he made while inebriated were his fault. And boy, did Leo make mistakes apparently.
Waking up in the morning was hard enough on a good day. Waking up the morning after a party, and apparently a one night stand (it was going to be a one night stand dammit), barely able to crack his eyes open, cottonmouthed, stomach swimming, and aching in all the wrong places, was a nearly impossible.
Waking up to Niles staring at him isn't helping any either. Leo gets one look at Niles' face (who????) and turns right back to hide his face in the pillow.
FUCKING NOPE.]
Any mistakes he made while inebriated were his fault. And boy, did Leo make mistakes apparently.
Waking up in the morning was hard enough on a good day. Waking up the morning after a party, and apparently a one night stand (it was going to be a one night stand dammit), barely able to crack his eyes open, cottonmouthed, stomach swimming, and aching in all the wrong places, was a nearly impossible.
Waking up to Niles staring at him isn't helping any either. Leo gets one look at Niles' face (who????) and turns right back to hide his face in the pillow.
FUCKING NOPE.]
Edited 2017-05-11 04:02 (UTC)
[The how doesn't matter. What matters is they're both there, both deeply in love with each other.
There's no one else in the world that could make Leo smile with just one word and a handful of kisses. It's not enough to truly wake him but Leo's lips do curl into a cattish smile and he shifts slightly, completely unaware of the appendage he's holding hostage.] Not yet....
There's no one else in the world that could make Leo smile with just one word and a handful of kisses. It's not enough to truly wake him but Leo's lips do curl into a cattish smile and he shifts slightly, completely unaware of the appendage he's holding hostage.] Not yet....
[ If Leo isn't cooperating (or, in this case, not even realizing his crime) then Niles will continue kissing. Tracing the shell of his ear with his lips, then tugging ever-so-slightly on his earlobe with his teeth. Not enough to actually arouse or anything, just truly harmless (for once) teasing. ] You'll hold me captive? How terrible... [ He wiggles the arm underneath Leo's body for emphasis. ]
If you won't let me go, I guess I'll have no choice but to suffer through it. [ Death by and for his lord, he supposes. ]
If you won't let me go, I guess I'll have no choice but to suffer through it. [ Death by and for his lord, he supposes. ]
[ Niles can't help but laugh, lighthearted with a touch of Spice™, and he leans down to kiss the back of his neck. ] Ah, ah, ah. No need to hide from me. I only wanted to ask how you were feeling - you were so feisty last night.
[ NILES: ACTUALLY THE WORST ]
[ NILES: ACTUALLY THE WORST ]
[Leo's a smart boy even when his mind is still muddled with sleep. He feels Niles' arm wriggle beneath him and can put two and two together. With the same cattish smile, he teases.] As a retainer should...
[But a lover, no. Leo quite likes that arm and the hand and body attached to it, so he'll move. A little shift pushes him off Niles' arm so Leo's laying more on his side with his head resting on Niles' chest instead. His other arm follows his lead and also drapes itself across Niles' chest.] Better?
[Boy hasn't opened his ding dang eyes through any of this.]
[But a lover, no. Leo quite likes that arm and the hand and body attached to it, so he'll move. A little shift pushes him off Niles' arm so Leo's laying more on his side with his head resting on Niles' chest instead. His other arm follows his lead and also drapes itself across Niles' chest.] Better?
[Boy hasn't opened his ding dang eyes through any of this.]
[ Niles luckily got out of the way because getting smacked in the nose, by a cute boy or not, is not high on the list of things he enjoys. Especially after a night of heavy drinking.
He catches Leo by the arm before he can get completely out of bed. ] Hold on - I don't bite much. [ The hickeys over Leo's skin would say otherwise, but that aside. ] And I am serious about asking how you're feeling. You don't seem the type that's able to handle half a dozen drinks.
He catches Leo by the arm before he can get completely out of bed. ] Hold on - I don't bite much. [ The hickeys over Leo's skin would say otherwise, but that aside. ] And I am serious about asking how you're feeling. You don't seem the type that's able to handle half a dozen drinks.
[The panic of waking up in someone else's bed and promptly being disgusted by said someone had momentarily staved off the dizziness and sick feeling in Leo's stomach. But now that Niles had mentioned it.... the room sure is spinning.
Leo is going to remain stubborn (he's not getting sick in some strangers dorm??) but his arms give just the tiniest bit.] ...I'm not. That's all the more reason to go home.
Leo is going to remain stubborn (he's not getting sick in some strangers dorm??) but his arms give just the tiniest bit.] ...I'm not. That's all the more reason to go home.
[ Niles lets out a quiet sigh when he feels Leo's weight shift from his arm to his chest. Now free, he takes a moment to reposition as well - wrapping said arm around his lord and lacing his fingers through his. ]
Much. [ A tiny squeeze, for emphasis. ]
Much. [ A tiny squeeze, for emphasis. ]
[ Niles has little problem indulging his lord - especially in an instance like this, where it means he can (try to, and boy does he really try around Leo, for both their sakes) relax and take things easy.
This doesn't stop him from running his hand up and down his back, though. He feels every notch on his spine and traces over some scratch marks he'd left the previous night. An idle, slow motion, maybe even enough to lull Leo back to sleep if he's tired enough. ]
This doesn't stop him from running his hand up and down his back, though. He feels every notch on his spine and traces over some scratch marks he'd left the previous night. An idle, slow motion, maybe even enough to lull Leo back to sleep if he's tired enough. ]
[ Niles keeps his grip firm on Leo - partly to show his own stubbornness, but also to provide him some stability. ] Somehow, I doubt you'd make it very far - and it's far more comfortable to puke here than in the bushes.
[ He pats his pillow. ] Stay here until the worst of its passed. I won't do anything you don't want me to do. [ NILES ]
[ He pats his pillow. ] Stay here until the worst of its passed. I won't do anything you don't want me to do. [ NILES ]
[Why does Niles have to keep talking... Like, there's how everything that has come out of his mouth so far has been awful in general. But then he has to go and make Leo aware of how shitty he feels. And now. Just saying it. P u k e . . .
Leo groans.] Where's your bathroom.
[He's not gonna puke in any bushes or on Niles' pillow. Even though he probably deserves it.]
Leo groans.] Where's your bathroom.
[He's not gonna puke in any bushes or on Niles' pillow. Even though he probably deserves it.]
[ And with that, Niles will drift off as well. It's unintentional, but, well. Leo isn't the only one in the room that could benefit from a few more hours of shut eye.
In fact, when Leo wakes up again, he'll find the grip on his hand has gone slack, and Niles still fast asleep. Comfortable and at ease. ]
In fact, when Leo wakes up again, he'll find the grip on his hand has gone slack, and Niles still fast asleep. Comfortable and at ease. ]
[ p u k e ]
A few doors down the hall, on your left.
[ Niles won't stop Leo if he needs to make a dash to the nearest toilet - but he will follow him after a moment. You know, just to check up on the poor boy and make sure the nausea doesn't hit him faster than he expects. It wouldn't be the first time Niles has been on cleaning duty, for a lack of a more tactful way to say it. ]
A few doors down the hall, on your left.
[ Niles won't stop Leo if he needs to make a dash to the nearest toilet - but he will follow him after a moment. You know, just to check up on the poor boy and make sure the nausea doesn't hit him faster than he expects. It wouldn't be the first time Niles has been on cleaning duty, for a lack of a more tactful way to say it. ]
[Leo is going to puke.
But he's going to do it with some dignity. Which means he doesn't make a dash for it. He just speed walks down the hall and keeps it together until he's face to face with the porcelain.
When Niles finally reaches him, Leo will be barely keeping himself steady, trembling and knuckles white as he grips the rim while he heaves. And vomiting up watered down Bloody Mary's is probably as alarming looking as it sounds.]
But he's going to do it with some dignity. Which means he doesn't make a dash for it. He just speed walks down the hall and keeps it together until he's face to face with the porcelain.
When Niles finally reaches him, Leo will be barely keeping himself steady, trembling and knuckles white as he grips the rim while he heaves. And vomiting up watered down Bloody Mary's is probably as alarming looking as it sounds.]
[ It's hardly a pretty sight - though Niles doesn't think anyone can make throwing up look beautiful.
Despite all his suggestive comments and the like before, he does know better than to say anything now. His hand stays firm on Leo's back, rubbing slow circles as he empties his stomach. In his other hand is a (very old, probably from a thrift store) mug full of water, to help wash out the taste. ]
Just get it all out. [ no shit sherlock ]
Despite all his suggestive comments and the like before, he does know better than to say anything now. His hand stays firm on Leo's back, rubbing slow circles as he empties his stomach. In his other hand is a (very old, probably from a thrift store) mug full of water, to help wash out the taste. ]
Just get it all out. [ no shit sherlock ]
[It's been a slow day at Harvey's clinic. A couple people have come in for their regular check-ups but the only interesting thing to come of today has been the gossip of some new kid moving onto the farm just outside town.
Vero slumps on the counter.
It's whatever. He hopes they're hot at least.]
Vero slumps on the counter.
It's whatever. He hopes they're hot at least.]
[ Uriel's... something. An adult with a very youthful appearance (thanks, baby face) whose heart has grown bitter from years and years of working day in and day out for nothing. They had no ambitions, no dreams, no real reason to really keep living the life they led.
So they left. Quit their job and moved out to their grandfather's farm in what felt like the middle of nowhere in search of... something. A clean slate. A sense of purpose. Maybe a friend or two. Its always said that a change in pace is a good thing, and worst case they could just continue their life of solitude out on the farm and focus on growing plants. That sounded pretty okay.
But first, actually trying to be a social human being. Not their strong suit by far, but if they're going to start anew here... ...........................
Ugh. One step at a time. Which, in this case, means entering the first building they run into in Pelican Town - the clinic.
When Uriel enters the clinic, Vero can instantly notice that they're tired. Hands and clothes coated with dirt, face still a little flush from physical activity, and bits of hair sticking to their face because of sweat. ]
... Hey.
[ this awkward piece of shit ]
So they left. Quit their job and moved out to their grandfather's farm in what felt like the middle of nowhere in search of... something. A clean slate. A sense of purpose. Maybe a friend or two. Its always said that a change in pace is a good thing, and worst case they could just continue their life of solitude out on the farm and focus on growing plants. That sounded pretty okay.
But first, actually trying to be a social human being. Not their strong suit by far, but if they're going to start anew here... ...........................
Ugh. One step at a time. Which, in this case, means entering the first building they run into in Pelican Town - the clinic.
When Uriel enters the clinic, Vero can instantly notice that they're tired. Hands and clothes coated with dirt, face still a little flush from physical activity, and bits of hair sticking to their face because of sweat. ]
... Hey.
[ this awkward piece of shit ]
[ News of new allies always spread quickly among the Order of Heroes. Given their circumstances, it only made sense. To be yanked from their worlds so suddenly, only to fight underneath a unified banner for a new cause... in that kind of situation, any friendly and familiar face is a blessing.
Inigo could consider himself lucky. After all, his mother and Lucina are with him. He isn't alone. But he can't help but wonder when someone else would arrive. It feels selfish, but... he misses his friends. Owain, Brady, Yarne, Cynthia... Gerome... ...
It's been months since he arrived, and finally, finally the murmurs around the castle speak of someone familiar. Not many knew their new ally's name, but his dark armor and mask certainly left an impression.
There's only one person that could fit that description. So he waits, antsy, bouncing on the balls of his feet as the summoner and a group of heroes return from their bout with the mysterious tempest, with the one and only-- ]
Gerome-!! [ Inigo sees him and, without warning, throws his arms around him in a tight hug, armor be damned. He missed him. He missed him so much. ]
Inigo could consider himself lucky. After all, his mother and Lucina are with him. He isn't alone. But he can't help but wonder when someone else would arrive. It feels selfish, but... he misses his friends. Owain, Brady, Yarne, Cynthia... Gerome... ...
It's been months since he arrived, and finally, finally the murmurs around the castle speak of someone familiar. Not many knew their new ally's name, but his dark armor and mask certainly left an impression.
There's only one person that could fit that description. So he waits, antsy, bouncing on the balls of his feet as the summoner and a group of heroes return from their bout with the mysterious tempest, with the one and only-- ]
Gerome-!! [ Inigo sees him and, without warning, throws his arms around him in a tight hug, armor be damned. He missed him. He missed him so much. ]
[ When Leo wakes up on the morning of his birthday, he'll immediately notice something very, very off. Namely that Odin, who fell asleep next to him the night before, was now nowhere to be found. But on Odin's pillow is a wrapped up parcel with a note addressed to My dearest and darkest love, Prince Leo.
What will the prince of darkness do with this mysterious mystery? ]
What will the prince of darkness do with this mysterious mystery? ]
[ For en entirely new experience, it didn't feel like anything special? Going from his world to another to fight another war? Been there done that, in a sense. Get asked to play nice with a bunch of unfamiliar "heroes"? That was asked of Gerome before too and he ... almost.... got away with not doing it. But he is going to stick to his guns this time - he's not here to make friends. Even with the familiar faces; he knows they're not his Lucina or Robin. He wont get duped into becoming attached to mirror images of the ones he loves. He's just here to fight and then go back home ---
But then a body calling his name is suddenly launched at him and he nearly stumbled backwards in his surprise.] Wh--- Inigo?
[Of all people. The only person he can't deny no matter what universe they're from. Dammit.]
But then a body calling his name is suddenly launched at him and he nearly stumbled backwards in his surprise.] Wh--- Inigo?
[Of all people. The only person he can't deny no matter what universe they're from. Dammit.]
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