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Tweak says, "It's true. I am."

Aidan J. Reilly (redclayheroics) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-03-04 20:26:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, damon salvatore, deanna troi, doctor facilier, euphemia li britannia, helen magnus, kitty pryde (aoa), nathan harris, nico di angelo, number one, piper halliwell, sougo okita

261 — open video//closed action to roommates
[ The video feed comes on early, just after the morning greeting. Aidan is definitely looking worse for wear, perpetually stifling a yawn and doing what he can to drown himself in the first pot of coffee of the day. It's been a few rough nights since Euphie moved in and not for the reasons one may suspect. ~~Or maybe exactly for the reasons one may suspect~~. ]

So, uhm... [ Clearing his throat. ] Anyone got any advice for stayin' awake when coffee don't cut it no more? I've tried cold showers, but uhm... I got a feelin' I'll give m'self a cold if I keep that up.

Anythin' would be helpful. Please.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-09 01:14 am UTC (link)
	Of course. That's why I asked. [She smiles and heads off for all the changing!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-09 01:21 am UTC (link)
	[ And while she's doing that he'll knock back the remainder of his coffee and splash some ice cold water in his face. See? Much better. Wow. So alert. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-09 01:24 am UTC (link)
	[Euphie emerges eventually, not looking quite so carefree as she did earlier, but she is totally dressed.] I'm ready if you are. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-09 01:26 am UTC (link)
	Alright, let's go. Where do you wanna pick up breakfast? [ He should notice, but doesn't. Comes with the sleeplessness. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-10 05:14 am UTC (link)
	Oh, Squeeze maybe? I don't mind if you had something else in mind. [He may not be noticing her as much, but she is certainly taking him in again with fresh eyes and wondering how she missed his exhaustion. Perhaps she just didn't want to see it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-10 10:05 am UTC (link)
	Nah, Squeeze is good. Best breakfast place around, I think. [ He draws a long, slow breath through his nose in an attempt to stifle a yawn. It's only semi-successful. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	I think so too. ...Unless you'd like to go back to sleep for awhile first. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	What? Why would I wanna do that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	I checked the network while I was getting ready. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	...Oh. [ Should've filtered. Yep. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Why didn't you say anything? [To her that is. Of course he said something publicly.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Didn't want you t' worry... I mean, 's nothin'. 's just... silly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	I like silly things. Won't you tell me about it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-15 11:13 pm UTC (link)

Not that kinda silly... [ He is not going to tell her about awkward sexual tension. No way. That isn't happening. ]

's just... I don't know, since I met Helix I haven't been sleepin' too good. Lots of stuff happened... but he kinda made it better, y'know? Just, sleepin' with him in th' same bed. It helped. An' then after he disappeared an' I was on my own, I could kinda settle down anyway. [ Enough, at least. ]

Now, with you... I don't know. I just... can't sleep.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Aidan, you should have told me. I don't want to be the reason you can't sleep. [You know where this is going again, don't you?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	[ He knows. ] ...But if I tell you, you'll leave. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	[Big, sad, violet eyes.] But if I stay you'll be tired all the time. ...I know what that's like. I don't want it for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	I'm already tired all th' time. You leavin' is only gonna make that worse. I just... gotta work through this, okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	[She hesitates, wanting to believe she can stay. Searching for a way to believe.] What can I do to help then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Please let me sleep on th' couch? Just... once in a while, until I'm over this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	...We can take turns sleeping on the couch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	[ Deep breath... but he is getting pretty desperate. ] Alright. But we gotta sleep in th' bed too, okay? Together. I just gotta get used to it, 's all. [ More like stop crushing on her. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods, but it's not quite enough so she steps closer and circles her arms around him for a hug.] Okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-15 11:39 pm UTC (link)

[ Whoa okay we're hugging now? He can do hugging, even if there's a slight delay in reciprocation. Sleep deprived and all that, but at least he tries to make up for it in the warm way he wraps his arms around her.

And right then, something just falls into place that eases the dissonance he's been feeling ever since they kissed on mistletoe day. It's something he hasn't wanted to examine too closely but that doesn't make it any less true and now, with his heart beating so strongly, he can't really lie to himself anymore. It's not just that she's a girl who's all warm and soft in bed next to him, it's that she's Euphie. It's that when he hugs her, it feels like everything will be okay. It's that, little by little, he's letting go of the boy he saved so he can save himself and that is the scariest thing of all because without Helix, what is he?

Nothing. A whole lotta nothing.

And that's also why he doesn't say anything. She can't even know, just on the off-chance that she might feel the same way or even more so that she wouldn't. He can't afford to lose any more friends. He can't and so he keeps quiet, just hugs her and fills his lungs with her scent and tries really hard to just let go. ]

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friendly_fire
2014-03-15 11:53 pm UTC (link)

[He doesn't have to try so hard right away. After all, she doesn't mind if the hug lingers. There is a lot of gratitude in these arms of hers for taking her in when it seems that it has been nothing but trouble for him from convincing Sougo to taking up half his room to ruining his sleep. She wants so badly to make things better for the people she cares about. Why does she so often fail at it? Maybe it's just a good sign that she managed this far with no more deaths in her wake. When she finally does pull back she looks up into his eyes.]

You'd tell me if it was something I was doing, wouldn't you? If I was...being restless or making sounds in my sleep? [She's woken up cocooned in blankets or with them tossed away entirely. She knows her rest isn't always peaceful, but it has felt peaceful lately.]