Re: [Study: Atticus/Aiden]
[Didn't require decorum. Watched Aiden reach for the bottle. Smiled lazily. Approved. Glanced down at his clothing.] A comfort choice. Too old for style choices. Was never stylish, even when I was young. [Didn't think that would be any kind of surprising admission. Atticus had always preferred comfortable to good looking. Was the epitome of the frumpy academic. Was more interested in the reason for Aiden's attire than in the reason for his own.] Makes sense. Probably better to be taken by someone who looks familiar. Going to show up in jeans and a sweatshirt when my time comes? [Had been thinking about his mortality often lately. Each full moon took more and more of a toll, and Atticus didn't expect to make old bones.] Bigger portal? [Dark and bushy brow raised, quirked.] How about some more explanation? Don't know how your portals work. [Hadn't known that there were portals, but knew now.] Can still be a mystery if you reach out. Say hello anonymously. Can continue your mysterious correspondence. Or talk to them unseen. Can do that, can't you? [Poured more whiskey into his own glass.] One of them had a rough time with something. Steve. Steve had a rough time with something. Came to Janus and I to discuss it, and Janus and I were too busy fighting to be there for Steve. It's a mess now. Remember any of your relationships? [Atticus' gaze dropped to the bone ring on Aiden's finger, then raised.]