Tuesday
Who: Jay and JD When: Tuesday Morning What: JD lays down the law. Where: JD's place.
When Jay woke up, he was still feeling a bit spun. It took him a few minutes to realize exactly where he was, but finally it registered. He was in Zoe's room, in her bed. She had brought him back here last night and.... They didn't, did they? He pulled the blankets back just to check that he wasn't naked and visibly relaxed when he saw he was still in his underwear. That would have been embarrassing. And horrible. And it would have ruined their friendship forever. But now that he was starting to wake up, he remembered. She'd helped him get undressed and into bed because he had been a disaster. And then he passed out.
Jay glanced over at the window. From the light filtering in, he'd say it was probably around ten or eleven in the morning. That explained where Zoe was. She'd said something about brunch last night. He could only assume she had already left since she wasn't in the room or the adjoining bathroom. Speaking of which, he had to piss. He peeled himself out of bed and headed to the bathroom to empty his full bladder before washing his hands before deciding to head to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Jay had assumed the house was going to be empty. It was a weekday, after all, so he figured JD was at work. So when he saw him in the kitchen, sitting at the breakfast bar, it caught him slightly off-guard and he paused for a moment before stepping inside. "Good morning," he said in greeting as he walked over to grab a bowl and raid the cereal cabinet. He knew where everything was in this place. He'd been here enough times. Jay looked a hot mess, his hair sticking up all over the top of his head, glitter and lipstick smeared on his jaw, and with the smell of a variety of colognes and perfumes lingering upon his skin. Clearly he had had a good time the night before.
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JD looked at Jay with a raised eyebrow and then cleared his throat before sipping his coffee. "Good morning sunshine." He said softly. JD was still dressed in a pair of sweatpants and an old college tshirt, he obviously wasn't going anywhere today. Last night had put him off kilter and he just had no interest in dealing with the coven today.
"So you should put some pants on, we need to have a chat but first thing first...please tell my daughter that you are gay...she's in love with you and I'd rather she didn't keep being oblivious. Now go put on some pants so we can talk." JD said firmly. "Also that container there contains your favourite breakfast. I ordered in." He said before taking a serious sip of coffee, JD didn't want to have this conversation but he had no choice.
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Woah. Okay. It was a bit early and Jay was a bit hungover for all of that. He was clearly stunned by the sudden assault of words. "Zoe's not in love with me," he said once he finally managed to speak. "She's like... I don't know. Like family." Jay thought of her as a sister type person. He was sure she felt the same way, right? "And I don't know where my pants are," he added, reaching out for the container that JD had indicated and pulling it towards himself. "What do you wanna talk about?"
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JD frowned at him again and then shook his head. "She is in love with you, and since we both know thats not going to happen, I'd just like you to make sure she understands that it's not her, you just have another preference...please." He said and then pushed a cup of coffee towards Jay. "Drink this please, you'll feel better." He tapped his ring off of his mug and then sighed. "Your father thinks it would be best if you stayed with me for awhile."
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Jay had to resist the urge to roll his eyes. "You're wrong but.... fine. I'll tell her I'm gay." He honestly didn't know how she didn't know that already. Of course, come to think of it, he didn't know that she had ever seen him messing around or even flirting with another guy. But still, in love? She loved him, sure, but not like that. JD was just being paranoid. Jay opened up the take-out container and then moaned a little at the sight of the food inside of it. He was STARVING. He glanced up as a cup was pushed towards him and said, "Thanks," as he slid onto a stool so he could eat. He'd just taken his first bite when JD spoke and Jay nearly choked on it, coughing and sputtering a little before he managed to swallow it down and asked, just to be sure he'd heard him right, "What?" He scoffed and then added a second question, "Why?"
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"Thank you, I appreciate it." He said quietly and then smirked a little when Jay moaned at the food, but that smirk was gone by the time the young man started to ask him questions. JD was quiet for a moment before he spoke.
"Your father thinks it would be best for both of you if you stayed with me, becuase he belives you will behave better for me." That was exactly how JD wanted to word it, but for better or worse that was the basics. "And he gave me permission to deal with you any way I see fit." JD knew this would probably set Jay off, most likely at his father first, then at JD for letting his father do this.
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Jay was... stunned. And then he was hurt. But that only lasted for a moment before that turned to anger, all three emotions flashing across his face in a short period of time before being punctuated by a laugh. "I'll behave for you," he repeated, just to be sure that he had heard him right. "And you're going to deal with me?" He chuckled once, then again, and then he just flat out laughed. "I'm not a child. He can't just... toss me at someone and tell them to make me into a good boy. I can leave. I'm over eighteen. I don't have to do anything that you or anyone else tells me to do." Yes, he was pissed at his father. And JD too, if he thought that this was even going to happen. No way. No way in hell.
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In the face of Jay's temper JD was just calmly sipping his coffee, letting the boy lose his shit, before he spoke. "By human standards no you're not a child, but by fae standards you still are and your behaviour reflect on your father no matter what age you are. I understand that you don't care about your father's standing at court, but all the work he put into getting himself to where he is, is why you're rich and so well taken care of." He took another sip of coffee and then frowned. "I don't think you're a bad kid Jay, but you could be a bit more discret with your behaviour...care a little more about what might happen to you when you're out at night...especially if you are in this state when you come home." JD said with a sadder eyes than normal. "Fae society is disgustingly relentless about appearance, behaviour, and blood. They are elitist Jay, and they are your people."
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Jay scoffed. "So that's what this is about. I'm gay therefore I'm a disgrace to my father so you're supposed to... What? Teach me how to not be gay?" He narrowed his eyes slightly as he added, "Last I checked, you weren't so good at that yourself so I'm not sure how you're supposed to teach me." He leaned back a bit and crossed his arms over his chest as he added, "And I'm fine. I'm not dead, am I? Obviously I know how to take care of myself." He almost pouted a little as he added, "And they're only half my people." And half was far too much for him.
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"Back it up baby boy, this isn't about being gay, your dad honestly doesn't care about that. The light court cares when you dabble your light with the dark, behaving in a way they do not like however. As much as I love your father, appearances are important to him, they aren't as imprtant to me, but he needs them to achieve his goals." JD sighed and then reached out and gently touched Jay's bare arm. "I love you so much baby boy, and I'm scared you're going down a dark path, and I don't know why. "Your father almost got lost in drugs and drink when he was young, it could have happened, and I don't want to see it happen to you Jay, you're so much better than that." JD was purposefully avoiding how he would keep Jay in line, it was rather corporl and the young man woudln't like it. "I know they are, but...they are ones that will be around the longest."
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"Is that what he tells you," Jay asked. "And you believe him?" Of course he did. JD believed every word that came out of his father's mouth. "He's a liar. He can say that he doesn't care all he wants, but he does. And not because he cares about me or the fact that, you know, I'm gonna have a hard life because I don't fit in anywhere, but because it makes him look bad!" He pulled away when JD reached out to touch him. "I'm not my father. I'm nothing like my father." He had had just about enough of this conversation. "I don't want them. And I don't want your help," he almost spat as he moved to his feet and started for the door.
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JD wished this wouldn't go the hard way, but he never honestly thought it would go any other way. "Jay he loves you, stop." He said with some annoyance, he knew Daniel had issues with the gay thing but that wasn't really the problem. "You made him look bad on a very important trip, in front of important people. You do understand there were repercussions for that?" He sighed, not liking a lot of what he was saying but the light court were even more strict than the coven.
When Jay got up and started to head for the door, that's when JD moved, easily catching up with him and wrapped his arms tight around him, turning Jay towards him. "Jay you have no pants on, just calm down." JD said in his low, growly voice, doing his best to calm the young man.
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"Yeah, right." Jay scoffed. "I get why you want to believe that." JD loved his father. Jay knew that. And if JD admitted to himself that Daniel was, well, how he was, he'd feel like shit for loving him. He might not even like him if he really took a hard look at him. "Then he should have left me here. I didn't want to go to begin with." Of course he knew why his father had taken him with him, for the same reasons JD said that he was concerned. Because of the drinking, the drugs, the reckless behavior. But he didn't see anything wrong with it. He was just trying to be young, have fun, enjoy life, before the court decided to try and tie him down like it had his father, like it did everyone that didn't find a way out. God, he wished he'd been born a dark fae. They didn't have to worry about all this stupid shit. They could just be whoever they wanted to be without everyone trying to tell them what to do.
Jay had forgotten that he wasn't wearing clothes, but in that moment, he didn't care. "Let me go," he said, trying to shove free from JD. The older man was a lot bigger than he was though, a lot stronger. Jay wasn't exactly muscular. He was thin and lithe like his father, but none of that stopped him from trying. "I'm not staying here. You can't make me stay here."
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JD got a lot of shit from Jay, his daughter, his exs that still spoke to him, about Daniel, telling him that he wasn't as great as JD thought, to put it mildly. The thing was he saw Daniel's flaws, but he loved him anyway. He knew what mess he had gotten himself tangled up in, always had.
"Maybe he should have, but he didn't and here we are."JD said calmly, getting annoyed at Jay's attempts to get away. In this moment he treated him no different than he would have Zoe when she was being a brat. He gave Jay a hard swat on the ass before speaking. "You are going to stay here, because I will take care of you. You can go out but there will be rules, only so you won't hurt yourself. " JD knew that Daniel was never good with disciplining Jay and had raised a bit of a brat, undoing that was going to be impossible, but JD was going to try to find a middle ground.
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The last thing Jay expected was for JD to smack him on the ass like that. He was stunned, completely. But that was enough to get him to stop trying to get away from him for the moment. No, Daniel had never really disciplined him. He had told him how he wanted things to be, sure, and what he did and didn't want Jay to do, but there had never been any actual consequences when he hadn't done what he was told, just that cold disappointment. That's what Jay was used to. That's what he'd been reacting to all these years. Whether he wanted to admit it or not, he wanted to get a rise out of his father, an actual response from him. Then maybe, just maybe, he'd actually believe that he cared. But Daniel had never given him that. "I don't need you to take care of me," Jay said in a voice that was far less venomous and certain than it had been moments before, instead taking on a tone that was a little more soft, a little more vulnerable.
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"Someone has to, your father has no clue what he's doing." JD said in a gruff voice. He could feel the difference in Jay almost instantly, that swat to the ass did more than any words had, JD almost smirked, but he didn't. So many times over the years JD wanted Daniel to give up his ambitions and live with him, for more reasons than the fact he loved him...JD wanted to be a real parent to Jay, because in his opinion Danny was messing him up. "Why don't we finish breakfast up?" He asked softly, his hand just resting on Jay's barely covered ass.
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"Doesn't have to be you," Jay said, though it wasn't as much a protest as it was... a fishing expedition, so to speak. Yes, he had said that he would, that he was going to, that someone had to, but what he hadn't said was that he wanted to. He hadn't said that he wanted him there, only that Daniel did. And Jay didn't want to be some place where the only reason he was even there was because his father was pulling the strings. That had been... Well, his whole life. His father was always leaving him, always having someone else look after him when he was gone. And they did it because Daniel said so, because that's what Daniel wanted, not because they actually gave a shit about Jay or wanted him around.
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That statement earned Jay another swat. "Of course it does, I love you and wouldn't let anyone else take care of you. You have a home here because I want you here." JD kissed his temple and then smiled slightly. "If I let go will you stay and finish your breakfast?" He asked as he reached up and stroked Jay's hair. "I have a room made up for you, and Daniel said he would have your things sent over." JD said softly.
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Jay didn't expect the swat on his ass any more this time around than he had the first time around. This time, however, his reaction wasn't stunned silence, but a small gasp parting his lips followed by a flush forming in his cheeks. The flush was in response to the fact that he felt, well, kind of... slightly turned on. He was well aware in that moment of just how little clothing he was wearing. It only became that much worse when JD kissed him on the temple. Jay closed his eyes, saying a silent prayer that the older man wouldn't notice. He knew that JD most likely didn't view him in that way. He had, after all, known him pretty much since Jay was born. And he didn't want to weird him out or make him change his mind about, well.... This. Even if he hadn't liked the idea at first, and he honestly still wasn't sure that he was going to like the whole rules and discipline thing, it was still nice to think that someone actually wanted him around.
"I'll eat," he agreed with what probably seemed like reluctance but really he was just trying to focus his breathing so that he could calm his overactive libido down. Of course the mention of his father was pretty effective. "I'm sure he will," he replied with a frown. He'd be willing to bet that Daniel couldn't wait to get rid of him. Maybe he'd just forget about him, never try to make him come back. Then he could have what he wanted, all the power and everything that went with it, and Jay could just live his life.
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JD was oblivious to the reaction Jay was having, it wasn't what the older man intended so he wasn't looking for it. There were times once Jay was older, graduating high school and such that JD appreciated how good he looked. JD acknowledged to himself that if Jay were anyone else he would have tried to sleep with him by now, but he was daniel's son, he changed his diapers for fuck's sake, so JD did his best not to think about it.
"Good boy." JD said teasingly with a pat on Jay's ass before going and sitting down again. "Jay...he's leaving town he has to send them over." JD said simply, frowning when he realized his coffee was cold.
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If Jay knew that, JD would be in so much trouble. The younger man was already crushing on the older one, had been for quite some time now, but he never thought he had even the slightest chance so he'd never bothered to try and act on it. If he had for a moment thought it was possible, he would have been all over him. As it were, he was trying his best to not think about things like that. He could be confused by his reaction later on. Now was neither the time or the place.
"Uhm," Jay began, trying to ensure that things were going okay down there before he walked back over to take a seat at the counter. "He's always leaving." His coffee was a bit cold too. And his food. But he was going to eat it anyway. He was hungry again now that he was more calm and, well, he'd said that he would eat it. For whatever reason, he felt inclined now to do what he had said he would do, what he had been told to do.
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Jay hitting on JD would have thrown the older man for a loop but he would have handled it well, whether it would be good or bad...he would handle it. The older man had noticed how well Jay responded to physical discipline, and he definitely planned on using it in the future.
JD watched as the younger man sat down, frowning a bit at his words. "I know baby boy, I think he likes travelling." JD didn't think talking about Daniel was a good idea. You were reconnected to AIM at 7:51 PM.
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"I don't think he likes it, I think he just has a hard time staying here," Jay remarked with a small frown. "Not because of me," he clarified, "Because of you." Jay didn't know the entirety of their complex relationship, but he knew enough. He was observant, after all. He knew that his father had a more difficult time being the person that the court wanted him to be when JD was around. So it stood to reason that staying on the road all the time was a good way to avoid that.
"So you said there would be rules," Jay asked as he picked at the food on his plate. "What kind of rules?"
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That made sense to JD, he didn't like to think about it but he kind of knew that Daniel took off all the time because it was easier than staying here. Being around JD and acting like there was nothing more than friendship between them. "I know you're probably right." He said as he got up to make more coffee.
JD smiled a little at Jay's question and then shrugged slightly. "I need to know where you are, what you're doing, and that you will be home by 3 am, for starters." JD said. "Basic rules."
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Enough about Daniel. Jay could take the hint. JD moving from the counter seemed a strong indicator that he was no longer wanting to discuss the man and Jay was okay with that. He didn't really like talking about his father anyway. It just made him feel.... Well, kind of sad sometimes but usually just angry.
Those didn't sound too terrible. Still. "What happens if I break one of those rules?" Jay wasn't saying that he was going to, but he was curious about the consequences. He wondered if he would hit him again. No one had ever hit him before. He wasn't sure how he felt about that yet other than freaked out over his, erm, reaction to it.
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JD wanted to focus on Jay, and talking about Daniel was counter productive. If Jay had continued then JD would have, but he was more than happy it was dropped.
The older man raised an eyebrow at him and shrugged slightly. "Break one, there will be a punishment and I will find an extra rule to add to the list or 3 am becomes 2 am." He said matter of factly, glancing at the Keurig as it spit out his coffee. JD throughly believed in corporal punishment, although he might have gone a different route if he had known how Jay felt about it.
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"So you'll hit me again," Jay said, just to clarify. "And what's to stop me from just... not agreeing to this? I could leave. I'm legally an adult. You said it yourself. As far as the humans are concerned, with their laws and their rules, I could just go, do whatever I want, be on my own." He could, at least in accordance with the law. But as far as whether or not he could actually make it on his own... That part was doubtful. Jay had no job, no real skills, no money that was his. He had no idea how to take care of himself. He'd never had to. He wouldn't even know how to begin.
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"Most likely, it's how I discipline." He said simply and then turned to get his cup from the machine. "Nothing, you could walk out that door but you leave with nothing. You will have no money, nothing but the clothes on your back Jay...but you can go." No Daniel didn't say that, but this was JD's new stipulation. "If you stay the life you are used to will continue, with the difference of obeying my rules, which by the way if I do not agree with where you are or what you're doing, you will come home, or I will go get you and bring you home...which you don't want because that will be embarassing." Jay might have been a half fae, but JD was a full blood coven witch, he had power, and he was stronger than Jay so he could easily enforce the rules.
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So it was this or bust. Jay had thought maybe his father hadn't really been serious about this, that he could have refused and just gone back to what he had been doing before, but apparently he was. Jay frowned, shifting his gaze down to his plate of food. He'd eaten about half of it. He was fairly certain he couldn't eat anymore. Like his father, Jay ate like a bird at the best of times, and when his emotions were heightened, he didn't even eat that much. He opened his mouth to speak, paused for a hitch, then asked in a voice that clearly indicated he wasn't accustomed to behaving in this way, "May I be excused? I'd like to take a shower now."
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JD could tell this was a lot for the younger man, he was so much like his father in a lot of ways that JD could read him like a book. "You don't need to ask my permission for everyday things Jay, but yes you should go take a shower. Oh and no fucking the mundanes that are my servants, a few of them are very cute but I have a good team of cleaners and I don't want to ruin it." \
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"Okay," Jay said, then pushed himself up to his feet, leaving his half-eaten container of food on the counter. He wasn't used to cleaning up after himself either. He arched a brow slightly when JD said that last part though. "I already told you I don't do that." Or hadn't done it. Not yet anyway. He wasn't ready for that yet, or at least he didn't think he was. The idea of going any further than just making out was a bit scary and he wasn't sure he'd be ready to do that any time soon. He left JD to his coffee and headed down the hallway towards the spare room which JD had mentioned before having been set up for him.