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Phantasos | Erik Leroux (lunambulist) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2017-03-23 23:56:00

Entry tags:

jameson kemp, phantasos, roxanna fielding, thomas kemp

WHO: Jamie, Phantasos, probably other Kemps and possibly Roxanna?
WHAT: TALKS
WHEN: TALKS TIME (Thursday evening?)
WHERE: Kemp house
WARNINGS: ???? talk of sex dreams ????

Phantasos wasn't entirely sure what to expect when he arrived at the Kemp house, but he managed to grin at Thomas when the man answered the door anyway. "Well hello!" Thomas said cheerily. "Sorry, I was going to call you by name, but I always worry I'll say it wrong."

Phantasos barked out a laugh and he patted Thomas' shoulder. "I will accept a humorous nickname," he said with a wink. "Or I mean...there's always Tas. Or Phant. Or Ant."

"Ant, hmm? Phanty?"

"Now see here!" Phantasos said, pretending to be offended. "I go by Erik at school, but Kat calls me Tas." He shrugged and glanced towards the stairs. "Jamie up there?"

"As far as I know, he said, trying to pretend he doesn't know exactly where Jamie is pretty much every moment of every day," Thomas grinned. "Here, bring him snacks." Then Thomas shoved three bags of chips into Phantasos' arms.

"I will see that he eats every last crumb," Phantasos said with a nod, before heading up to Jamie's room. When he reached the door, he hesitated and then called out. "Jamie? I'm uh...overladen with chips..."

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flare_star
2017-03-23 07:17 am UTC (link)

Jamie heard the front door open, and voices drifting up the stairs. He ran down to Roxanna's room, but she promptly pushed him back out and down the hall to his own room.

"You can come and find me when this is over, but for now, this is all you, babe," she told him, closing the door behind her and darting back as she heard Phantasos coming up the stairs.

"Traitor," Jamie muttered, trying to push his hair into some sort of cohesive look.

He opened the door when he heard Phantasos calling out, and couldn't help but let out a laugh. "Dad's doing, I presume," he said, standing aside to let him in.

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	lunambulist 2017-03-23 07:22 am UTC (link)
	"Does he feel you have some kind of salt deficiency?" Phantasos asked as Jamie let him in. "Also pretty sure he's going to start calling me Phanty." He was stalling, but what else was he supposed to do? He had no idea what was going on right now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

flare_star
2017-03-23 07:41 am UTC (link)

"I'm pretty sure it's more along the lines of making sure I'm never hungry," Jamie told him, relieving him of the snacks and closing the door. "He worries. I don't blame him."

He waved a hand, as though to brush the thought away, then curled it into a fist when he noticed a slight tremble in it. Fuck, he was nervous and out of practice. He shoved his hands through his hair, undoing everything he'd done previously. He felt like he was looking over the edge of a cliff. He should never have opened his fat mouth.

His phone chose that moment to go off loudly, and he took it out and read the text. From Roxanna, of course. 'Breathe. Be honest. Be yourself. I love you.'

He sank down onto his bed, gesturing for Phantasos to take a seat. "So I'm sure you're wondering what the hell's going on, and I don't blame you. I know you wouldn't send me bad dreams, that's not the problem." He sighed and dropped his head into his hands.

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lunambulist
2017-03-23 07:48 am UTC (link)

Phantasos jumped when Jamie's phone went off, but then he danced to the song until Jamie answered it. Lowering himself onto the bed beside Jamie, he glanced at his friend worryingly. "Hey, it's okay," he said, trying to be soothing. He reached out to rub Jamie's back. "Tell me what the problem is? Am- Are you- Do you want me to stop bothering you? I know I put people off sometimes. It can be intimidating I think, being around someone who- I get it. I mean, if that's what's wrong. You don't even have to say it if you don't want to."

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flare_star
2017-03-23 08:12 am UTC (link)

"No, it's not that, it's-this shit doesn't usually happen to me, and when it does, of course I open my big mouth," Jamie muttered. "No, this is all me. And I'm pretty sure if I told you to leave, Roxanna might actually punch me." His laugh was soft and lacked humor.

"I dreamed about you," he went on. "You were on top of me, and, spoiler alert: I dig that. And I thought it was you doing it, and I wasn't even mad, I woke up feeling more relaxed than I had felt for a while. But no, it was my brain having a field day. And then I dragged Roxanna into my insanity, and she's being supportive, but she's also not letting me hide under my bed and avoid shit."

He cut himself off with a snort. "The upshot of all of that is: do you want to go out sometime, because I promise I'm usually not this much of a disaster."

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lunambulist
2017-03-23 08:19 am UTC (link)

Phantasos blinked rather rapidly as Jamie laid it all out in front of him like that. The first thing he felt was actually panic, though not at being asked to go out with Jamie. Not at all. But the thought that he would send a dream like that without asking-

He jumped up quickly, pacing a bit before he faced Jamie. "I wouldn't- I- You uhm...liked it? No no, not the point," he said, shaking his hands around. "I wouldn't send you a dream like that without your permission! I- I've sent you dreams before. When you were having nightmares? I told my brother to lay off and I sent you dreams about like...fruit bowls or clouds shaped like sheep. Stuff like that. Real benign stuff. And I felt guilty about doing that much, even though it was to try to help. Because it's your mind, you know?"

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	flare_star 2017-03-23 08:30 am UTC (link)
	"Not the point, but to put your mind at ease: yeah, I did," Jamie told him, watching Phantasos pace back and forth. "Also, I remember the fruit bowls. Sometimes they danced. So thank you for that. I didn't mean to accuse you, or imply that you just go poking through people's brains whenever you want." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lunambulist
2017-03-23 08:35 am UTC (link)

Phantasos chewed on his lip for a moment and then he calmed down significantly. "No, I- I think I just panicked that you would think that at all. Nevermind. They danced, hmm? I can't pretend to be interested in that, so I was on top of you, was I? And you liked it." Then he grinned widely and put his hands in his pockets. "Well okay! I didn't think you'd be interested in me, Kemp. It's a pleasant surprise."

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	flare_star 2017-03-23 08:54 am UTC (link)
	Jamie snorted. "They did, sometimes there was music, a la 'Be Our Guest'." He shrugged. "It's nice to be interested in someone, and not feel like a thundercloud all the time. Also, you are really cute and you've been really sweet to me these last couple of months." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lunambulist
2017-03-23 08:58 am UTC (link)

Phantasos' grin widened even more and he made a 'well how about that' face. "I have wings too. Just as an aside. When I want to, I have wings, which is pretty cool."

Sure it was stalling, but at least it was cute stalling? "I'm just glad to see you happier. And yeah, totally, we should go out. Oh! we could go to one of those places where you paint mugs and dishes or whatever!"

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	flare_star 2017-03-23 09:09 am UTC (link)
	"I've seen your wings, remember?" Jamie asked. "Back when you were trying to convince me you were school. I think you scared Dad a little when he walked in." "I will paint all the mugs," Jamie declared grandly. "And on a slightly more serious note, will you please come here and hug me or something, because human contact sounds good right now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lunambulist 2017-03-23 09:12 am UTC (link)
	"That's right!" Phantasos said with a laugh. "And...yeah, of course." He stepped over to Jamie and wrapped his arms around Jamie. "I can't say I haven't thought about this. I...I don't mean hugging I mean...they other stuff. I thought about it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2017-03-23 09:20 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah?" Jamie asked, curious and a tiny bit flattered. "Then maybe it's for the best I don't know how to keep my mouth shut." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lunambulist 2017-03-23 09:23 am UTC (link)
	Phantasos pulled away a little and laughed. "Please never change that," he said fondly. "I just didn't think you'd be interested because I'm...well...old." Not that he looked old, which was a conscious choice. "Should you text Roxanna? She's probably about to explode..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

flare_star
2017-03-23 09:37 am UTC (link)

Jamie opened his mouth, then closed it again. "You know, I didn't really think about that," he said thoughtfully. "I mean, I knew that, in the back of my mind. I just...don't really think about it, I guess? It's not terribly important to me, I guess."

He laughed. "Oh, I'm sure you're right. And she'll want to glee in your face a little, hang on." He pulled out his phone. 'Come down to my room.'

About a minute later, footsteps skidded to a halt outside his door, there was a perfunctory knock, and Roxanna spilled inside. "What's going on?" she asked, looking around at the pair of them.

"We're gonna go out sometime soon," Jamie told her, and he couldn't stop the smile starting to spread across his face.

She whooped, hugging the both of them and laughing in joy. "I told you! I told you it'd be fine. Did you tell him about the-" Jamie clapped a hand over her mouth.

"It'll be a fun surprise for later," he told her in French. Her eyes widened, then crinkled, and she nodded. Jamie took his hand away.

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lunambulist
2017-03-23 09:40 am UTC (link)

Phantasos had revelled in the hugs and laughter, pleased he had such wonderful friends. He had struggled for a long time to find people to be close to outside his siblings, and now he had these people and he adored them.

To the comment though, he raised his eyebrows and snorted. "I can speak French," he laughed. "But I'll let you keep your naughty secrets. I like surprises."

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	flare_star 2017-03-23 09:52 am UTC (link)
	"Roxanna taught me," Jamie told him. "She's pretty much fluent. But yes, there's a few things you'll probably find out at some point." "Bow-chicka-wow-wow," Roxanna sang, trailing off into giggles. "Yes, thank you, Roxie," Jamie laughed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lunambulist 2017-03-24 05:26 am UTC (link)
	"Well maybe I'll teach you a few Greek words, just for fun," Phantasos winked and then blushed furiously. Sure he was thousands of years old, but flirting like this still made him feel silly and happy and alive all at once. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

flare_star
2017-03-24 06:01 am UTC (link)

"You have to teach me all the fun words, because she won't," Jamie said, jerking a thumb at Roxanna and pouting cutely.

Roxanna cocked her head, then stuck it out the door. "Jamie, did you-I thought I heard your dad yelling something."

Jamie's eyebrows furrowed together. "I'll go check, hang on."

As soon as he was gone, she closed the door behind him. "I can't believe he actually bought that," she muttered, then turned around to face Phantasos.

"You probably know what I'm going to say," she said, calmly, at a normal volume. "Theseus broke Jamie's heart into so many pieces, and he's only now starting to put them back together. So believe me, I'm thrilled that he feels this way about someone else now. But if you send him back to that place, I swear on fucking Styx that I will make you regret that choice." She knew that that was the highest oath of the Greek gods, and she made it anyway.

"So please don't make me do that," she said, in a much lighter tone. "You're a great person. I love spending time with you. I do not want it to come to that, I want to make faces at you two behind your back and shout things in Greek. That's always more fun."

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lunambulist
2017-03-24 06:19 am UTC (link)

Phantasos wasn't used to Roxanna being terrifying and his eyes widened as she threatened him and swore on Styx. "Hey, no," he said, trying to sound reassuring. "I want to seriously harm Theseus for what he did to Jamie too. Honestly. If this doesn't work out we'll still be friends and it will not be because I snuck off in the middle of the night like an asshole. But I hear you. I swear on Styx I'll do whatever I can to keep Jamie safe and happy."

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bang_a_drum
2017-03-24 06:25 am UTC (link)

"I think Thomas might knock you down to get a crack at him, but fair enough," she replied. "And I really didn't think you would, but it still needed to be said. I can't-I can't tell you how many nights I've woken up to hear him crying because he thinks no one's listening. Or how often we just slept in the same bed because neither one of us wanted him to be alone. But you, no. I think it could work out really well. He deserves to be happy."

Jamie opened the door and spotted the pair of them. "Are you guys plotting to take over the world?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "Roxie, I think you might be hallucinating, but apparently there is ranch dip in the fridge to have with chips. Also I'm thirsty, so, kitchen?"

"Right behind you," she agreed.

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	lunambulist 2017-03-24 06:28 am UTC (link)
	Roxanna describing what Jamie had been through honestly broke Phantasos' heart and he was about to say something else when Jamie walked through the door. He decided to leave it there because kitchen trips were grand. "Sounds great," he said happily, joining in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bang_a_drum 2017-03-24 06:44 am UTC (link)
	"And to answer your question: I'm always plotting to take over the world, I seem to recall you telling me I was a fledgling supervillainess at one point." "Because you are," Jamie told her. "I don't know if it's the Greek blood or it's just you, but you kind of are." "I think it's a little of both," she said, smiling slightly as she rummaged in the fridge for drinks. (Reply to this) (Parent)