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Victor Brannigan ([info]sciomachy) wrote in [info]nevermore_logs,
@ 2012-12-19 18:17:00

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Entry tags:aislinn mckendrick, rosalind mattersey, victor brannigan

WHO: Victor, Rosalind and Aislinn
WHAT: Dinner with the family
WHEN: Tuesday evening
WHERE: Victor's place
NOTES: I didn't tag Rosalind so you could choose her tag



Since the death of his beloved wife, Victor had taken it upon himself to act as a pseudo-big brother to his little sister-in-law. He adored Rose and sometimes it could get close to doting. He had stayed particularly close to his late wife's parents as well, even referring to them as 'Mom and Dad' at their insistence. It meant more to him than he could say. He had lost his family at an early age; that he didn't lose Sarah's when he lost her was priceless.

He had cooked for Rose and her girlfriend Aislinn. He knew Aislinn loved fish (though he did not know it was because she was a selkie) and so he had grilled some salmon. There were baked potatoes and garlic bread and wine. He liked to spoil them when they came over.

When they knocked, he moved to open the door, only to be tackled by a red-headed force of nature. "Oof, hi, Aislinn!" he laughed, giving her a tight hug and grinning at Rose over Aislinn's shoulder.


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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 05:35 am UTC (link)
Every moment with Aislinn was painful right now, even though she didn't show it. When Sarah had died, Aislinn had dragged her out of her despair. When Aislinn went back to her sea, Rose didn't know what she would do with herself. Aislinn was her rock.

So quietly she'd begun looking for the thing that would keep Aislinn with her, even if the guilt was eating at her. But she'd put that all away. Victor had asked them to come to dinner, and she always loved Victor's company. They shared that pain, and it was good to finally see him let some of it go.

She didn't think Sarah would be too pleased seeing Victor ignore life and heart.

She watched Aislinn bowl over victor and smiled. Maybe it was because of the creeping year that she was so eager, or maybe it was just how her girlfriend tended to be."Hi Victor." she waited for Aislinn to be done hugging before stepping inside and hugging him herself, then handing over the salad. "Here you are."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-19 06:05 am UTC (link)
Victor hugged her back and then accepted the salad with a smile. "Thank you! The salmon is almost ready, so I'll just put this on the table." He went to set the salad bowl down and Aislinn helped Rose with her coat. She planted a kiss on her girlfriend's neck before going to hang the coat up.

"It smells great!" Aislinn chirped at Victor.

"I thought I would make seafood just for you," he smiled.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 06:21 am UTC (link)
She smiled to Aislinn's kiss and brushed her hand against Aislinn's for a moment before turning to victor. "Stop making my girlfriend like you more Vic." she was teasing, she could do that and pretend nothing was wrong. She didn't think Victor would quite understand either.

Smiling she walked into the apartment, "but I have to agree, it does smell good." And it was good seeing victor obviously happy. "So, my curiosity knows no bounds. Who is this person who has dragged our Victor out of self imposed exile?" She gave Aislinn a conspiratorial smile, "And if I can't drag it out of him, perhaps you can love."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-19 06:50 am UTC (link)
Victor moved to the kitchen to grab the wine from the fridge and he set it on the table. He smiled lightly at Rosalind's question. He knew her parents had disapproved of Silvia, his last attempt to have a relationship after Sarah, and he was pretty sure Rose felt the same way. He had never asked, however. He hoped they would accept Kat more easily. Though she was probably not going to put him in the hospital, so it was a good start.

"I will tickle it out of you," Aislinn warned, flexing her fingers at him.

Victor laughed and he leaned against the counter. "Her name is Kat and she's wonderful."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 07:09 am UTC (link)
Smiling she walked behind Aislinn and wrapped her arms around her, setting her head on her girlfriend's shoulder. Every moment was precious these days. "She's quite good at that." Smiling she watched victor. She'd known Silvia was more then what she'd appeared from Aislinn, and she'd never liked the other woman's temper. But Victor had been happy, and she had said little.

"High praise," she smiled teasingly, "tell us more about her. Where did you meet? How long have you been seeing her? Things like that." she gave a shrug, still smiling, "I'm not as bad as Mom though, so you can prepare for the interrogation. I may have dropped hints."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-19 07:16 am UTC (link)
Victor groaned good-naturedly. "Of course you did," he said with a chuckle. "I met her while she was working at Starbucks. She's a university student." He inwardly cringed then, hoping she wouldn't be horrified at that.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 07:22 am UTC (link)
"Sorry. Bus. Throwing. It happened." Only because she couldn't keep finding excuses to answer her mother's questions. They were fair questions, but she couldn't answer them until she'd found what would keep Aislinn by her side.

She released her girlfriend at the explanation and only raised her eyebrows. But then she remembered when he'd met Aislinn and just smiled. "She sounds nice, from what little I know."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-19 07:49 am UTC (link)
"She's studying computer science and she speaks several languages. We have the same sense of humour." Victor smile just thinking about her. "She's kind and brave and strong and I think that's all great. She's younger than me, but she's the only person I have been out with in five years whom I actually feel something for."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 09:00 am UTC (link)
She could tell he felt a great deal for this girl and she couldn't begrudge him that. Victor was one of those people who deserved all sorts of happiness. "I'm moderately worried there's another person who shares your sense of humor." She smirked then went to take a glass of wine. "And I can tell. You're smiling again. The one where it actually reaches your eyes. You don't need to defend your choice Vic. Be happy."

Smiling she went to pat his hand, "if it doesn't matter to you, then it is the only thing that is important. Besides I can tell when someone's falling fairly hard."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-19 09:06 am UTC (link)
Victor laughed at the poke to his sense of humour and he smiled at her. He hadn't realised he hadn't smiled like he was now in some time, but it makes sense. "You're a wise woman, Rose. I always said so." He went to kiss her cheek and Aislinn walked over to give Victor a grin as well.

"He is all cute when he's happy," she said, reaching up to ruffle his hair. "You should bring her to the zoo!"

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 09:05 pm UTC (link)
She leaned into the kiss before taking a seat at the table. "She's right, you should. And of course I am." With a smirk she sipped from her glass, wondering how much she could tease him about this. It'd help her though and she didn't think he would mind.

She noted the waffle iron and set her glass down, "you at the point where you're using that again?" she motioned to the machine with practiced innocence. She'd always been candid with her sister and while neither of them had been overtly detailed about anything they'd still shared. And she'd seen the look on her sisters face when she'd bought it.

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-19 09:13 pm UTC (link)
Victor's eyes travelled to the waffle iron as he went to pull dinner out of the oven. He smiled fondly at the memories. "I used it the other day when- Wait, no!" Victor turned around, his cheeks flushing red. He never minded teasing, nor was he ever upset about being slightly embarrassed. Still, he waved his hands around in the air to signify it wasn't what she thought.

"No, no, my friend stayed here for a day or two. She's been going through a hard time and apparently the best therapy is to go through my kitchen cupboards and then make waffles. She didn't know. I can't say I minded seeing it again though."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-19 09:37 pm UTC (link)
She chuckled to his reaction. Not the one she'd aimed for but it was good enough. "You're so easy." Smiling she set her chin on her hand and held out her other hand for Aislinn. "I'm glad someone dragged it out though. Letting it collect dust wasn't what it was intended for."

"So you have plans to use it for it's intended purpose?" She wouldn't let it go though, she liked seeing Victor all frazzled. She'd worried for him. He'd still been loving to her but she'd felt he'd closed off a bit.

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-20 11:41 am UTC (link)
Victor laughed and he grabbed the food so he could carry it to the table. He set it down and finally took a seat, gesturing that they should eat up before answering.

"Oh...I'd like it to get used eventually," he said, managing not to blush again. "I'm just taking things slow. Last time I didn't and I ended up in the emergency room."

Aislinn remembered that and she screwed up her face. She adored Victor and didn't want him hurt. "Yeah, that isn't allowed this time."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-20 11:59 am UTC (link)
Smiling she released her girlfriends hand to dig into the food. She'd become quite used to seafood and rather liked it. "She has a good point. I'd be rather cross if that happens again." She still didn't understand why he hadn't filed charges.

"But there's nothing wrong with taking it slow. This girl seems worth it. But don't make the mistake of being too slow either." she figured she was allowed o give him some advice. "Take chances. Life is meant to be lived."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-20 12:03 pm UTC (link)
Victor took a deep breath and then let it out before reaching for a potato and some sour cream. "You're right. She is worth it and I know she wants to take her time too, but I have been...avoiding life for a while." Victor had confided to Rosalind that he dreamed of Sarah most nights and that it made him feel like he still had a part of her. He did need to move on.

"It's scary though."

At that, Aislinn reached out to rub Rose's back gently.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-20 12:21 pm UTC (link)
She smiled to the touch on her back and leaned to Aislinn to kiss her. How would she manage the pain of having lost her sister without her? Rose didn't know, nor cared to find out. But right now it wasn't about her. Even if it was hypocritical of her to offer advice she wouldn't take.

She looked to Victor then and smiled, "of course it is but she wouldn't want this. Trust me, wherever my sister is she's yelling at you." she was fairly sure of that. Then again, she was sure Sarah'd be yelling at her too. "No one will ever tell you to stop loving her. We both know that's impossible. But that does not mean that loving her and letting go is the same thing. I don't know if it will help you, but I go and talk to her whenever I feel stuck. It helps me."

She gave Victor another smile, "and I'm always here if you want to talk too."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-20 12:26 pm UTC (link)
Victor chuckled as Rose mentioned Sarah would be yelling at him. "You are not wrong there," he said, amused. Sarah did have a habit of speaking her mind, and he had loved that about her. She would have been horrified with him sitting around and moping.

"I talk to her sometimes, and you're right. Of course you are. Thank you, Rose."

"I am here to help too!" Aislinn chimed in with a grin.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-20 12:44 pm UTC (link)
She grinned to Aislinn, "I know you are love. And you help me tons." she wasn't inclined to share though, even if she didn't say that. She gave Victor a smug smile and nodded. "Of course I am. But no, seriously, you are welcome. I've said this before."

She grinned then, "so tell us more about this Kat of yours. We know she's a student and apparently lovely."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-20 10:19 pm UTC (link)
After taking a bite of fish, Victor put his fork down and folded his hands. "Well, she works at a magic shop for her...aunt, I think it is. She has two sisters who I have yet to meet, but they sound great. For our first date we played laser tag and I took her to an Australian pub because she lived in Melbourne for several years and I wanted to give her a taste of home."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-20 10:33 pm UTC (link)
She had to smile at all that, "It certainly sounds like you like her quite a bit. Did you let her win?" She was sure she'd meet this girl in good time, but there wasn't any rush about it, "and it sounds like she has a fairly big family."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-20 10:41 pm UTC (link)
"I tried to go easy on her and she kept tricking me and getting shots off. She didn't need me to let her win," he said with a smile. "I think she does, yes. We haven't talked a great deal about them, but I have also become close with her cousin. She's the woman who was over here and pulled out the waffle maker. Her name is Aoife and she lived in Ireland for a while," he said to Aislinn who, by his knowledge, had been born on a tiny island in Ireland and had come to live in America for the opportunities it gave."

Aislinn grinned and she ate her fish happily.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-20 10:55 pm UTC (link)
She chuckled to that, "good. You shouldn't have tired to let her win anyway. It's never the winning that's truly important. And if it is, then somethings wrong." She smiled to Aislinn and finished her meal. "If I'm prying let me know but why was her cousin here? She said she'd spend a few days here, but was there reason for it?" She made a face, "now I sound like I'm judging you."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-21 01:12 am UTC (link)
"You're not prying, Rose, you're family." He smiled fondly at her and took another bite before continuing. "Aoife lost a family member recently and I was one of the people at the scene. And since my partner is useless at being human, I took her away and talked to her. I explained I knew what it was like to lose family and she just sort of kept coming back over the next few weeks to talk about things. Eventually we worked out we had Kat in common. And she ended up here and stayed the night because everything hit her while she was out and she didn't want to go home. I was glad she knew she could come here, though I have no idea how she knew where I lived..."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-21 10:58 am UTC (link)
"It is surprisingly easy to stalk people nowadays, but I'm still glad the poor girl knew she could trust you." It was good to know victor wasn't hiding anymore either. "And are you still partners with that one man, what's his name?" She frowned then it clicked, "Michael. If he's still not too great, why in the world is he still on the force? I'm sure he's great with solving things but still." She had suspicions but it was hardly fair to use Aislinn for hunting out every immortal she felt existed. "You should bring your Kat by one of these days. Maybe she hasn't introduced you yet due to time or a bit of concern. She may not mind the difference in age, but she may worry her family just might."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-21 11:17 am UTC (link)
"Michael," Victor nodded. "And he's a fantastic detective who thinks of things no one else would even consider. He just doesn't do the emotion thing, which is okay. He's got me."

Victor finished off his fish and then he looked thoughtful. "I'll bring her by when she feels ready," he said with a smile. "I can understand worrying her family might not be thrilled. I'm a little worried about it myself. We'll get there. Sarah took months to introduce me to Mom and Dad because she was worried they would think I was just like those scary biker guys she used to date."

"She dated bikers?" Aislinn spoke up, looking sort of wide-eyed.

"One was named Warhog. Sarah just liked Harley Davidsons."

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-21 11:52 am UTC (link)
She shook her head, "it's a good thing he does then. But it's not my business, honestly. I trust you when you tell me he's alright."

She waved her hand then, "no rush Victor. Honestly. You've never spoken so highly of anyone in a long time that's all." Then she laughed to the memory. "oh yes," she glanced at Aislinn, "it was terrible love. They all smelled of alcohol and cigarettes."

She shook her head, "mind you she only dated them for the bikes though, she told me. And I think a little bit of it was rebelling. Funny enough it's them that made me realize I liked women. And for the longest time I thought it was because they'd just put a bad taste in my mouth. None of them were very progressive when it came to women. It took Rick to make me realize it was just men in general." He'd been a boyfriend she'd tried dating. They were still friends, which made her remember something. "Speaking of, him and his wife are expecting. They've been trying for ages." She nudged Aislinn then, "we should buy them something."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-21 12:05 pm UTC (link)
"She had pictures," Victor added. "And they were pretty hilarious." He smiled softly when Rose mentioned her self-discovery. He adored her and he was glad she had figured things out before they got complicated.

"That's awesome!" Aislinn said happily. "And I love baby gifts. Everything is so small!"

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-21 12:26 pm UTC (link)
She smirked, "I got the real life deal. It was pretty awful." she shook her head. She'd always been happy Sarah had found someone who was calm and treated her right.

"Which is so different from everything you wear?" She gave Aislinn a teasing grin, "we can go Friday if you like? I can pick you up from work and we'll go to that sushi place you like too."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-21 12:31 pm UTC (link)
"My condolences," Victor said seriously. He was pretty sure he would have been horrified had he met any of Sarah's exes in person.

Aislinn laughed and it sounded like windchimes. "True! I would love to shop and sushi! She spoils me," Aislinn said to Victor, a grin affixed to her face.

"I hope you spoil her right back, you both deserve it," Victor said, taking a sip of wine.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-21 12:39 pm UTC (link)
"I hid." She'd still supported her sister, seeing as Sarah had always done the same for her, but she'd always wondered there.

"She does," smiling she kissed Aislinn "besides I have to win you back now Vic's done sweeping you off your feet with salmon. Besides I've been so busy lately, I want to make up for that." Then she looked to Victor, "and you deserve spoiling too mister."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-21 11:32 pm UTC (link)
Victor laughed and he moved to carry the empty plates back into the kitchen. "Yes, I'm sure Aislinn can't resist my salmon-bearing, brotherly charms."

"It is difficult, but I'm in love!" Aislinn chirped, leaning over to kiss Rose's cheek. "And you're allowed to be busy! Though I do love when you come home to me."

Victor smiled softly at how wonderful they were together. It made him happy to see Rose happy.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-21 11:36 pm UTC (link)
She pushed her fears and remnants of anger away. She didn't want to ruin this dinner. So she just took Aislinn's hand and glanced to Victor. "You never know. You've gone from sort of shut in to courting a young lady." She smiled to Aislinn, "And I'll always come home to you, you know that. I'm fairly sure Vic here doesn't stand a chance."

She rose then, "do you need a hand with anything?"

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-21 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Aislinn smiled softly and she rose at the same time her girlfriend did. "I do know that."

Victor shook his head as he loaded the dishes into the dishwasher. "No worries. Did you want to stay for coffee, or do you need to be getting home?"

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-22 12:01 am UTC (link)
"I have a glorious day off so we can stay. Unless you're kicking us out." She still helped with setting things away. She couldn't not help. She glanced to Aislinn then, "unless you want to get going? Up to you love."

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[info]sciomachy
2012-12-22 12:19 am UTC (link)
"I would never do such a thing," Victor promised. If he was honest, he would love them to come over more often, but he understood they had their own lives to live. He just loved and missed them.

"Coffee's great!" Aislinn said, helping as well. She had learned that humans liked it when you lent a hand, even if they said you didn't have to.

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[info]shelteredrose
2012-12-22 12:25 am UTC (link)
She cleaned her hands once she finished helping and smiled, "then we'll stay for coffee." She liked spending time with Victor, even if all her attention was focused on Aislinn. But that train of thought would only make her depressed so she ignored it.

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