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Tweak says, "Nothin' or double, Jack."

Thanatos (thanatos) wrote in mount_olympus,
@ 2008-06-25 23:44:00

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styx, thanatos

He staggered along the sidewalk toward Zeus' palace where Styx was staying and further away from his sister's garden party. He really didn't think he was drinking that much when he was watching Styx, Ate, and his father exchange words but he'd kept lifting the bottle to his lips. Truth was he would have felt a little bad for drinking all of the remains of Kia's bottle had he not felt so determined, but the more he'd drank of it the more determined he'd became to confront Styx for everything! He entered the palace...

"Styx!"

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	binding_oath 2008-06-25 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Eyes closed. Body relaxed. Styx was floating in post-orgasm bliss when she heard the scream throughout the temple. Instantly, her body re-tensed up and her eyes popped open. What NOW? She flipped on a sheer black robe over a black nightie and stalked out to find her brother. "What, Thanatos? I'm sleeping." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-25 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	He walked, swaggered, swayed closer to her. "I've come to talk-tell you---the other night---Why did you do that?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-06-26 01:15 am UTC (link)
	She took one whiff of him and scrunched her nose up in disgust. "You're drunk, brother." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-26 01:35 am UTC (link)
	He sort of looked at her dejectedly, "So?" What did that have to do with anything! "You---Remember--You thought I lied to you! You didn't believe me!" He staggered a bit closer to her and grabbed onto the side of the wall, "These walls are narrow---I didn't think they were." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-06-26 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I did. But you proved me wrong, didn't you?" Distaste colored her words. "So what is your issue?" She watched him stumble closer and grab the wall and sighed. "Come on, brother. You need to sleep this off." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thanatos
2008-06-26 02:04 am UTC (link)

"But you didn't believe me! Why? I've never given you reason not too."

This was frustrating. He wanted her to see why he was upset and she was looking at him like he was wasting her time, "I don't need toooo--sleep."

Using his hands he managed to feel his way around the wall to a confident enough level that he was able to turn so that his back was against the wall, "Why didn't you believe me?!"

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binding_oath
2008-06-26 12:51 pm UTC (link)

She loved her brother, she really did. But right now? He was giving her a headache. Why couldn't he just forget the whole thing?

"Thanatos..." The look he was giving her made her pinch her nose in frustration. He wasn't going to let her get away with not explaining. Damn it. She hated being weak.

"I don't like the way I am right now. I don't like it when people know. Mother knew. You were the only one that did before her. Simple math. I was wrong. You proved it. Now, can we stop talking about it? I'm..." She gulped then grumbled. "...sorry."

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thanatos
2008-06-26 04:24 pm UTC (link)

He was going to protest the things she was saying because they were all going through something right now, math or not she should have trusted him, and if they didn't talk about it he was never going to be able to get past it because every time he'd wonder if she wasn't thinking he was lying to her without swearing on it every single time.

But then she said she was sorry...

He wiped the moisture away from his cheeks, "Are you--"

"Really?"

"Really Sis?"

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	binding_oath 2008-06-27 01:56 am UTC (link)
	She sighed. His pleading eyes and tears made her think of her children. Damn it. The mother in her came out. "Yes. Now, can we forget it? You need sleep." She held out her hand to him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-27 02:21 am UTC (link)
	She said she meant it. Why didn't he feel any better? He couldn't keep from sobbing, he felt so stupid for appearing so...dependent, reliant on an apology from a sibling. He reach for her hand without saying anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-06-28 02:11 am UTC (link)
	She pulled him towards her and wrapped her arms around him. A hug to comfort a child, she was ok with. First person that tried to hug her as an adult? Dead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-28 02:44 am UTC (link)
	Even in this state of disorientation? Thanatos hadn't expected her to embrace him, not Styx, had she been his sister Eleos, he would have expected it. He hugged her back, sobbing softly, and thought maybe she did care after all... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-06-28 03:13 am UTC (link)
	She rubbed his back as he cried on her shoulder before leaning back to look up at him. "Come on, let's get you to bed." She'd had just about enough of family as she could stand for a few thousand years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thanatos
2008-06-28 03:31 am UTC (link)

He gave a bit of a weary nod, seemed completely complying and then dropped his gaze. He wasn't at Eris' temple now and it took him a moment to recall he was at Zeus' temple and it was serving as home to others at the moment but strange convictions that made no logical sense were at work and then of all inconvenient times propriety also reared it's odd head, "I should---go."

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	binding_oath 2008-06-28 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"Nonsense. You're in no condition to walk back to Eris' now. You'll stay here." Her tone booked no argument and she summoned an attendant to make up a pair of guest quarters for him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-28 04:18 am UTC (link)
	His legs didn't want to carry him very far anymore it was true, and he didn't know how Styx knew this, but she did. It still felt strange to know he'd be sleeping here... in the palace of Zeus... "I didn't mean to drink so much. It's never done this to me before. Wine never," he slurred and wiped again at his face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-06-28 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	She took a sniff of him and identified the jack on his breath. "Yes, well. Jack Daniels is not wine. That hooligan niece of mine had Jack Daniels, did you get it off her?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thanatos
2008-06-29 12:13 am UTC (link)

"But--usually spirits don't do anything to me," meaning he usually didn't get drank because alcohol had no effect on him other than the taste of it versus virgin beverage.

"Kia yes! It was just there. It seemed like a good idea then, I can't remember why, I don't like the taste, it doesn't like my throat, but it warms the belly and the blood, I noticed I almost drank her whole bottle," he babbled on.

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	binding_oath 2008-06-29 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Uh-huh." She just let him babble as she entered the guest suite she'd designated for him. Depositing him on the bed, she knelt in front of him and began to remove his shoes. That was when she noticed what he was wearing. "What...are you wearing?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-29 04:00 am UTC (link)
	He allowed for her to led him along. He didn't even recall the trip to the bed, but things weren't as fuzzy to his eyes once he was sitting down. He looked over himself when she asked what he was wearing. He'd opted for a pair of summery thin white pants and a white button shirt. It had been really too hot for his usual choice of clothing. "You...like?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-06-29 04:04 am UTC (link)
	"It's...very...white and bright. I think you are taking this life thing to heart aren't you, brother?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-06-29 04:09 am UTC (link)
	He didn't know what she meant. "I've never dressed like this before. I'm staying cooler, but it's still hot." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-07-02 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"Still...white? It's so...cheery." She finished taking off his shoes and straightened away from the bed. As she stood, she staggered back experiencing a massive head rush. And one better than any orgasm she'd had in the last few days. This one was filled with...hate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thanatos
2008-07-02 01:55 am UTC (link)

Generally, Thanatos didn't understand his family's overall dislike of white? While it wasn't usually what he wore, because to be honest the naturally pale didn't look very good in it, he didn't think it was necessary a "cheery" lack of color; it was after all usually used in hospitals to cover the recently deceased.

While he watched his sister stagger back away from the bed something struck him suddenly. What he experienced was like an attack. He fell back onto the bed at the shock of it hitting him.

It was as if he'd been leisurely soaking up the heat in a sunny beachside resort in Mexico or somewhere as equally arid and hot this time of year and had suddenly been thrust, transported by some invisible hand of a higher power into the harshest, coldest place on earth and submerged in ice cold water under arctic ice. He couldn't breath, he suffocated, choked on his own frigidity as his cold essence invaded the warmth inside his lungs. His body jerked uncontrollably in seizure as he choked and struggled against himself; he grasped at an external source of heat to attempt to defend himself, but to no avail could he mentally convert the energy to help aid him. He continued to thrash about on the bed until he felt he was going to pass out from exhaustion.

For the first time in his existence, Death felt the true horror of his frigidity.

And then his body stopped spasming, and he laid there completely exhausted both mentally and physically with cyanotic lips and pale skin while his chest rose and fell tumultuously. He felt terribly ill and sober and there was something wet draining from his nose.

He lifted trembling fingers under his nose and pushed his hand back from his face to view bloody fingers.

"Hah--"

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binding_oath
2008-07-02 08:27 pm UTC (link)

Styx noticed her brother's thrashing about, but instead concentrated on the hate radiating throughout her. It was pulsing through every muscle, every nerve. It was as physical as sex and every bit as good.

Gods, she'd missed it.

Finally, she looked at Thanatos as he lay there.

"You're bleeding, brother." She conjured a handkerchief and held it out to him. "Don't soil the bed linens."

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	thanatos 2008-07-02 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	He was aware he was bleeding... The handkerchief came into view. His fingers received the article and he held it over his bleeding nose. He didn't care about bed linens, he didn't care about much of anything at that moment; he was too spent and sick to his stomach to care. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-07-03 12:07 am UTC (link)
	When he didn't respond, she simple conjured a wet washcloth and sat beside him on the bed. She ran the cloth over his face and then placed it on his forehead. Then took his hand in hers. "I'm beginning to think you're my child and not my brother." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-07-03 02:05 am UTC (link)
	The dampness of the washcloth against his skin was somewhat alleviating, it was remarkable the difference it made. He was still very sick to his stomach, but he didn't feel as nauseated as he had before. What she said made him smile. Quietly, weakly he replied, "I think... "you're a good mother." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-07-04 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Of course I am." This was said with an air of how could he think otherwise. "My children are a reflection of me. You don't see them punching elders." She looked down and him and moved back a piece of hair that had fallen out of place. "How are you feeling?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-07-04 01:27 am UTC (link)
	He made no comment about her children. "I'm weak. Fatigued, and there is this horrible feeling in my stomach I've never felt before, I'm dizzy, but I think I'll be fine when it passes," he didn't think he could die, being Death itself, but it sure had felt like it. "You're back too?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-07-04 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I am. I don't feel sick, like you do. But my hate is definitely back." Not only did she not feel sick, she felt remarkably good. Almost go out into the mortal plane kinda good. "You just need to rest, I think." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thanatos 2008-07-05 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Experiencing this change of essences was harsh, he empathized with mortals more than he had previously. He thought he'd long ago put the questioning of his very nature behind him, but here it was renewed. Weary voiced, "Yes, I think you're right Sister." He held onto her hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	binding_oath 2008-07-06 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"Sleep then, brother. I'll stay with you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thanatos
2008-07-06 01:56 am UTC (link)

She said she would stay? That? He'd not expected.

"Thank you Sister," and he felt compelled to add something else, something that had slipped before, something that he'd not really said to anyone since being a child, since being young and with Phanes, and not once after Phanes until...

He felt compelled to tell her what he told her before when he was momentarily a god of Creation and had became vulnerable, and had shared that word with her. Then he'd felt a need to defend himself, but now all was forgiven.

He usually told those he cared for that he "cared" for them, but it had been rare to hear the word "love" spoken or reverberated from Death's lips.

Sleepily, "I love you for caring, for saying you'll stay. I'll let Hypnos close my eyes and send me to Dream."

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