Re: adrian's room: adrian m/newt p
[Newt smelled very much like himself, a little like sleep and a little like clean sheets. That was comforting too. The night and the things Adrian had seen in it were still dark, but they weighed less heavily, now.
If he had awoken in the middle of the night six months ago, there would have been no one to call - no one in the next room who might let him lean a little.] I'm usually better at taking care of myself. [With an air of apology, which still didn't mean he pulled away, or stopped Newt from stroking his head like a riled cat. He got by for the last decade with almost no one, somehow. There was his adoptive family, of course, and his few short relationships, but only rarely had he made 'real' friends. Only rarely had he trusted someone enough to lean on their shoulder.]
You're familiar with UFOs? [A touch of amusement in his voice.] I should have guessed. [Then, softer.] I haven't thought about Pensieves in a long time. I could never imagine using one. Storing all your memories in one place always seemed like such a terrible risk. But I've never written a diary, either.
Wise man. [Beautiful, but smart enough to know that sleeping with everyone that offered wasn't always the best course.] I wonder when that was, that memory. There are still Bedouins, I think. You would know better than I do. [He sighed.] The first thing I thought of was syphilis, depending on the time period.
[The next memory came without introduction. The only sign that anything had happened was the stiffening of his neck against Newt's shoulder, and a long, shaky breath.] I wonder how many there will be? [He was completely awake, now, feeling every bit of his sleep deprivation and the frenetic sensuality of the memory. The drug, whatever it was, turned his stomach, even though the memory was pleasurable at its core. He didn't like having his consciousness altered, not when it often felt so faulty. He could still feel the hard, sharp weight of the man in his lap.]
[Croaked, cheering a little.] If the rest are about sex, this might not be so bad.