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Henry Claus Ceredig (philosophos) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2024-11-17 23:31:00

Entry tags:

aderyn ceredig, armaan khatri, avery duffield, henry claus, iestyn ceredig

WHO: Avery Duffield, Henry and Add Ceredig, bits of Armaan and Iestyn
WHEN: Same time as this
WHERE: Avery's place
WHAT: Henry telling the bestie Armaan is Armaannapped
WARNINGS: A NAPPING

Henry was so glad for Addy's hand in his as he knocked at Avery's door. They had raced over as soon as Patrick had left the house, heavy with the news that Armaan had been taken. Iestyn had had to work - it was too late to find a replacement really - so Addy had volunteered, with the full knowledge she was going to text Iestyn an ongoing commentary of what was going on and he would reply when he could.

Henry didn't know how Avery was going to take this. Armaan had said things between himself and Avery weren't great for the past week or so, because he was moving out. But now the man was in possible mortal peril. And Avery wasn't good with emotions at the best of times. So Henry gripped Addy's hand, and he waited with her, his guts roiling with worry.

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phantomtruth
2024-11-17 11:02 am UTC (link)

Avery arrived home late from work and dropped his bag on the armchair Armaan used to sit in. It wasn't going to be needed by him any time soon anyway. With a sigh, he went into his room to switch work shirt for loose tee, much preferring the soft cotton on his skin and glad to be able to relax at last. Work days were long but he was trying to earn as much money as he could and keep a buffer between himself and the street if he couldn't find a new flatmate in time.

He went back into the kitchen and grabbed a can of Coke out of the fridge, then stood there staring at the shelves waiting for inspiration to strike. He wasn't super hungry because he'd been snacking on vending machine food all afternoon, but he probably should eat something.

The knock came while he was still deciding, so he shut the fridge and grabbed a hoodie, pulling it on as he went to the door and looked through the peephole. Henry? What was he doing here?

Avery opened the door and looked at Henry with a frown, and then at Addy with him. "Uh, hi?"

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	philosophos 2024-11-17 11:07 am UTC (link)
	Henry was frowning too, and he said, "hey, Avery. Can we come in? It's- We have some not great news-" "It's about Armaan," Addy said, since she thought Avery should know. He might just say he didn't care otherwise. "And you should sit down." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	phantomtruth 2024-11-17 11:31 am UTC (link)
	Avery gestured for them to enter, and grabbed his bag off the armchair. Turns out it was needed after all. "What's happened?" he asked, almost wanting to stay standing just out of perverse stubbornness, but he sat down once his guests were sitting too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	philosophos 2024-11-17 11:35 am UTC (link)
	Henry sat beside Addy and he chewed on his lips for a moment. "Armaan was taken," he said gently, trying to navigate the news awkwardly. "He was leaving work and he was grabbed- He's being held for ransom." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	phantomtruth 2024-11-17 11:49 am UTC (link)
	Avery stared at him for a minute, the heels of his hands pressing against his thighs. "The fuck are you talking about?" he said after a stretch of silence. "Held by who? Ransomed to who? His mom can't afford to pay any money." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

philosophos
2024-11-17 11:54 am UTC (link)

"We don't know who by," Henry shook his head. He was a little taken aback by the aggressive reaction. "Just that they're trying to get money out of the station he works for. Millions of dollars."

Addy added, "he prayed for help. To Uncle Patrick." Patrick, who was of course, Lyra's father. "We were with him. I don't know if a small local news station has that kind of money either, to be honest."

	phantomtruth 2024-11-17 12:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I'll just-" Avery got up and grabbed his laptop, bringing it back and pulling up the main page of the tv station. "How did this even happen?" he asked, half rhetorically. "Why Armaan? He hasn't done anything to deserve it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	phantomtruth 2024-11-19 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"Who is allowing this!?" Avery got up, pacing back and forth for something to do with himself, keeping his eyes on the screen. Henry's phone buzzed. Henry, don't watch it I'm serious, do not watch it, you do not need that in your head Please love, just don't (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	philosophos 2024-11-19 10:49 am UTC (link)
	Henry rose off the sofa, and he sort of fixed his clothes, straightening himself up. He took Addy's hand in his own, and offered Avery a tight smile as they got ready to leave. "Should we bring him anything? Clothes, or- God, I don't even know." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	phantomtruth 2024-11-19 11:02 am UTC (link)
	"Most of his stuff is at Freddie's," Avery said, looking around towards Armaan's room. "I don't know what he'll want." After a moment of deliberation, he shook his head. He didn't know what to grab and he couldn't think clearly enough to make himself figure it out. "Freddie will have- Freddie will know what he needs." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)