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Tweak says, "Yuu-Chan will you marry me?"

Justine | The Dresden Files (ourloveburnsus) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-07-07 20:45:00

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[Filtered to Thomas Raith]

There's another vampire here. Katherine something. She scares me.

And...I swear I saw that evil slayer girl from Buffy post on the network. I'm not even kidding.

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	thomasraith 2013-07-08 12:49 am UTC (link)
	I already told her that you were mine. No territory disputes. She won't touch you. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Oh, good. I just wanted to make sure you knew. There are getting to be a lot of them here. I don't suppose there's any way to ward the house against them? I mean...it has a threshold of course, does that work on these? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:01 am UTC (link)
	Raith Estate is home. We have to build that threshold to keep them out. People like to talk about themselves, keep an eye on things they say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:03 am UTC (link)
	So I have to start thinking about it more as home. I'll try. I've noticed that. Are they all stupid or do they just not realize that there's danger? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, we both do. I think it's a mortal thing. They're convinced of their own superiority and don't realize there are much bigger, frightening things in the world than themselves. When a human tells me they're not afraid, I know they're stupid. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Maybe we should get a cat? I'm mortal. And I know, Thomas. I'm also really afraid. I can hardly even sleep at night anymore, unless I can hear you close by. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:10 am UTC (link)
	I didn't think you were lying when you said you wanted one, you know. I won't let anything happen to you, if I can help it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:12 am UTC (link)
	I do want one. They act weird when things are around but you don't have to take them for walks. I couldn't do that. But I could change the litter. Not nearly as hard. I know. But you're not the strongest or scariest thing out there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:15 am UTC (link)
	They're good for seeing spooks and nasties, apparently. Mister's always alert when there's trouble for Harry. And I know. I'm not. I don't pretend to be, or flaunt it. I'll give a man a run for his money, but I don't want to fight if I can help it. They make my skin crawl, but I'll be friends with the nasties if I need to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:19 am UTC (link)
	So we should get one. Maybe two. I don't want you to fight, either. I don't want you getting hurt. I'm not strong enough now to do anything about it. I couldn't help you. I wish...for both of our sakes, that we'd met before. You know, like Inari. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:21 am UTC (link)
	Maybe one. It is what it is, Justine. But I don't intend to get myself killed, or to let you die because I'm an idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:31 am UTC (link)
	You're not an idiot, Thomas. Everyone who really knows you knows that. How much longer are you keeping Izzy? She looks like she's getting pretty addicted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:33 am UTC (link)
	I know, but I like to pretend to be. As long as everyone thinks I'm an ambulatory penis my cover's good. [...] Who else will I have? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:40 am UTC (link)
	There's the girl in the bakery. Isn't there any way to break this, Thomas? It's killing me that I can't help you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:48 am UTC (link)
	She... I scared her off. I could, and she'd come willing, but it-- She said no. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 01:49 am UTC (link)
	She said no to you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 01:51 am UTC (link)
	No, of course not. She said yes just as vigorously and wantonly as every woman does. But she suggested I feed on her regularly, and when I showed her what that would look like she changed her mind. Which was smart of her. No smart person.. goes into this without knowing what will happen. You had your eyes open from the beginning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ourloveburnsus
2013-07-08 02:36 am UTC (link)

I wouldn't even try to say no, though. I wouldn't want to. I've never wanted to.

She's stupid. Sweet, it sounds, but stupid. This isn't...it isn't easy. I love you, Thomas. With everything in me. And I did know what I was getting myself into from the start. But it's terrifying sometimes. When your eyes go white, and it gets so cold...I mean, I never saw that when you were with me, but with Izzy...

I'm with you because I love you, but it's not something to go into lightly

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	thomasraith 2013-07-08 02:43 am UTC (link)
	No one ever wants to say no, Justine. No one. It never occurs to them to say no. I know. And you're right to be afraid, everyone is right to be afraid. I hate when people pretend not to be. Fear is smart. I love you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ourloveburnsus
2013-07-08 02:58 am UTC (link)

I'm terrified, Thomas. Of so many things. And sometimes they get the best of me. I wish you could take them away, like you used to.

I like watching you and Izzy, though. She's very pretty.

Are you home?

We have to start making this place ours. Your father's not here. Lara's not here. Nobody's here but us. And as big and horrible as it is...we'll be safer if we can make it at least feel like a home.

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	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:02 am UTC (link)
	I'm here, yeah. What do we do? To make the Estate.. home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:04 am UTC (link)
	Cats. Or at least one. Maybe...uncover some of the furniture. Make it our own? I don't know. This place looks like a doll house. I'm coming downstairs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:05 am UTC (link)
	What kind of doll houses did your parents give you? Jesus. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:08 am UTC (link)
	None. I never had a dollhouse, Thomas. But I mean, everything cold and unlived in and plastic and harsh. No life. No love. Just tons of money thrown everywhere without any love for any of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Oh that's not true. We love throwing money into it. We love to show off. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:11 am UTC (link)
	You love the spending, sure. But not the things themselves. They're just for other people. So they can see how horribly rich you are. Like the couch. It's not even comfortable. That's not a couch for watching TV, that's a couch you buy to say, look, I have a ten-thousand dollar couch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:13 am UTC (link)
	I don't like going into the pub for that reason. I stick out like a sore thumb. Standing in there I scream 'I'm too rich to be here!' Oh well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:14 am UTC (link)
	Aww, poor Thomas. It must be so hard to have all the money in the world, and just buy a new Jag every time you need an oil change. How ever did you stand it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Well, Lara did cut me off. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Awww, did Thomas have to get a job? I'm just teasing, love. I can't say I'd rather have my childhood than yours, but in a lot of ways they weren't that different. Anyway. Let's go raid the apartments? Find some comfy furniture and throw some of this uncomfortable doll house stuff into the Deeps. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:20 am UTC (link)
	Harry made me. Just the rooms we use. I need the other rooms to look like Raith Estate. So let's make a list of rooms no one is allowed in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Good for Harry. Okay. The small TV room near the kitchen. My bedroom. Your bedroom. Do we need anything else? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:27 am UTC (link)
	The bathroom. One downstairs and one upstairs, so you don't have to climb anywhere to get to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:29 am UTC (link)
	And one of the little kitchens. I'm not going to make Peggy cook forever. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Okay. We'll keep stuff out of the Deeps and move it to one of the spare bedrooms instead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:31 am UTC (link)
	I'll keep the bed in my room. But I don't want anything else. You guys have comfortable beds. For obvious reasons, I guess. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:32 am UTC (link)
	I like my bed. But I guess, yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:35 am UTC (link)
	Your room is weird. And needs cleaning every day. I'll do it when I'm better. I want to see if I can find some more footie pj's, too. And some thinner gloves. And I need some more scrunchies and caps for my hair. I always sleep best with you, but I don't want to hurt you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Okay we'll take the Hummer. We'll nab the first cat we see, catch a couple of doves, and go pick up some clothes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Doves? What for? The cat? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:51 am UTC (link)
	What else do you feed cats? Kibbles? That's so unnatural. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:52 am UTC (link)
	I think we should feed it kibbles, Thomas. And we should go to the pound, and look at all the kittens, and pick the one that looks the cutest and friendliest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:53 am UTC (link)
	What? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:55 am UTC (link)
	It takes more than a few minutes to choose a kitten. You have to look at them, hold a couple. It's a commitment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:56 am UTC (link)
	No, I-- There's a pound? Who is catching them and taking care of them? I think they'd be skeletons from not being fed, don't you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Somebody's taking care of them, I don't know who. Maybe you could? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thomasraith 2013-07-08 03:58 am UTC (link)
	No. I'm a rich man I don't work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ourloveburnsus 2013-07-08 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Well, we need to look at them, anyway. This is an important decision. (Reply to this) (Parent)