lookinside (lookinside) wrote in shadows_rpg, @ 2018-08-08 20:45:00 |
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Entry tags: | #november 2017, hunter, hunter x sebastian, sebastian |
Who: Sebastian and Hunter
When: Lunchtime, Wednesday, November 8th
Where: School
Status: Complete
School was feeling more and more like a haven for Sebastian, whereas home was the last place he wanted to be. He dreaded going back there, wanting to avoid the confrontation as much as possible, whereas school was the one place he could relax. He could be himself, almost. More than at home. He didn’t feel judged on the same level and was starting to buy into the idea that things might not change all that much if he came out. The people he was closest to already knew. It was his parents that were the biggest problem, and school gossip always eventually made it back home. And while he was starting to care less what his parents thought of him, as much as that hurt, he didn’t want to cross that line right now. It felt like it might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
It wasn’t enough to keep him away from Hunter though. It had only been a few days since he saw him, since they went to the movies and sat in the back holding hands, all giddy and excited to be out together, even while keeping it a secret. It had been such a good night, almost worry free. And then the days since then had been a growing nightmare. Even though he had his phone back, Sebastian felt cut off from everyone and he was still debating how seriously he wanted to take being grounded at this point. But school gave him a freedom his parent’s couldn’t cut off and as the bell rang for lunch, Sebastian found himself wandering over to Hunter’s locker, leaning up against the one beside it as Hunter changed out his books. “Have lunch with me today,” he said softly. Hopefully. He didn’t care where, but he needed the escape.
Hunter's heart skipped a beat when Sebastian came up to him and he had to do some mental gymnastics not to let it show in his face how much he wanted to kiss him. Not giving him the sappiest smile ever was hard too and he pressed his lips together and took a deep breath as he focused on the books. "Of course, where do you wanna meet?" he asked just as softly, knowing they weren't going to saunter out of there together - or eat at school together. He'd already been asked once this week if he had a crush on Sebastian McCarthy and he didn't need to escalate those rumors any.
“I don’t know,” Sebastian said, biting his lip to keep his own smile in check. He held tighter to his backpack as he fought off the urge to reach out to him. It was so much easier to be in the closet when he and Hunter hadn’t been together, but he wouldn’t change it for the world. “Um. We probably shouldn’t leave, or I might not want to come back.” Which was a little bit shocking. Sebastian never skipped school. But things were different at the moment and skipping the rest of the day to curl up in bed with Hunter sounded like a dream. “Know any place we can hide out?”
"If I did, you'd already know about it," Hunter said and lost control for a moment as he couldn't help the smile that followed. It had been a bleak week so far for a multitude of reasons but it was easy to forget all that for a bit as he tried to think of somewhere they could go. "Maybe... Think anyone would be at the auditorium? They're not doing auditions until Friday." Someone might still be there, practising or something but Hunter was willing to give it a chance.
Sebastian smiled back, then had to look away because he knew-- he knew how they looked in that moment. He could feel it, so obvious that he might as well start kissing Hunter there against his locker. If anyone who saw them didn’t pick up on it, they were lying to themselves even more than he was. “Yeah. That should work. In the back, away from the stage.” Usually the lights were down, so that would help too. Or so he hoped. “Meet you there in ten?”
"I'll be there," Hunter murmured, busying himself with books he didn't need as he tried not to look at Sebastian else he'd start smiling like an idiot again. He thought about saying something like 'say hi to Ophelia' or anything that might make them look a little more inconspicuous but he had a feeling it'd just make it worse and draw more attention. As soon as Sebastian walked away he texted Mak to let her know he wouldn't be joining her for lunch, then waited a couple of minutes - long minutes - before heading in the same direction.
Maybe they should have played it up a little, but Sebastian was sure that the longer he stood there, the more obvious they would become. Leaving Hunter behind sucked, but he knew he’d see him soon enough. He picked up some lunch from the cafeteria, and texted Greg to let him know he was hiding out with Hunter, then slipped into the auditorium. As Hunter predicted, it was quiet and empty, dim lights lighting the stage, but the rest of the room cast in shadow. Sebastian had the urge to wander down front, to climb up on the stage and see how it felt. Dropping his backpack, he hurried down front and jumped up on the ledge, sitting there for a minute, just looking out at the potential audience.
"Are you here to audition?" Hunter said when he spotted him. For a moment he didn't want to say anything, just stop and watch him because he looked so lovely just sitting there in the low light. If they had a lot of time he might have. He let that smile come this time, easy and natural with nobody looking as he walked over to the stage. "Hi," he said softly when he reached Sebastian, gazing up at him. "I missed you."
“I’ve been thinking about it,” Sebastian said, eyes landing on Hunter the moment he came through the door. He made his heart race just being there, just smiling back at him, and Sebastian knew this was just what he needed to get through the week. He leaned down when Hunter got close, so much taller than him when he was sitting up on the stage, and leaned down to kiss him. “I missed you, too.”
Hunter arched up into the kiss and he felt like he might just burst into a cloud of butterflies. He was never going to get sick of this, not ever. His hands rested against Sebastian's thighs and any nerves about being seen seemed to dissipate to make room for warmth and that yearning feeling he always got if he so much as thought about Sebastian.
It was just supposed to be a little kiss, but the moment Sebastian’s lips touched Hunters it became more than that. It was a breath of fresh air after days of suffocating, a lifeline to his happy place, where his dreams of the future and a different world presided. When he said he loved Hunter, he meant it in a way that he felt like few people could understand. When they were together, he felt like he could handle anything. His hands rose to Hunter’s face, cupping his cheeks until he slowly broke the kiss off.
"I missed you," Hunter repeated but it held far more significance and a different meaning this time. he rested his forehead against Sebastian's for a moment and sighed contently. "Come with me to the back, somewhere darker. We can talk." Or kiss. He would happily skip eating just to sit somewhere with Sebastian and kiss him until the break was over.
Sebastian hummed a smile back at Hunter, enjoying the lingering connection. It was dangerous on their part, anyone who walked in would see them, so he knew moving to the back was a better idea. Releasing Hunter, he waited till he’d taken a few steps back and he hopped off the stage. “This week has been such shit. I just couldn’t wait till this weekend to see you.”
Hunter didn't need to ask why. Sebastian was grounded, everything was crazy at his house at the moment and Hunter was unable to do a damn thing to help which made him feel sulky and useless. He grabbed Sebastian's hand and gave it a little squeeze. "It'll be okay," he said. "Things will calm down and maybe they'll never admit it but it's your parents who are totally wrong and unfair so... You just hang in there and know you're right and I've got your back."
“They just-- they think I’m so stupid, like I didn’t take any of this seriously,” Sebastian said, linking his fingers through Hunter’s as they walked to the back of the auditorium. “Like I didn’t ask questions or worry about what might happen. And I keep coming back to-- it would have happened anyways! Maybe if I hadn’t gotten lessons, Reagan and Caius wouldn’t have found out then, but did they really think we were going to go our whole lives not doing something because they said it’s dangerous? They say driving is dangerous, but I still got a car.” The more he went over it in his head, the more frustrated he got. It felt like he was taking all of the blame when his mother was the one who’d kept the secret that mattered the most.
"Yeah, you'd think it was better to learn to use it," Hunter said as he shrugged off his backpack and sat down. "It's not even like a car because you can choose not to drive but this is a part of you. It's like never learning about sex and then people get angry at you because you don't know what condoms are or whatever. Not even that, I can't compare it to anything because it's totally unique. It's a part of you but it's powerful and you should know how to control it. It's not fair."
“Sex is a pretty good comparison,” Sebastian said with a little smile. “They can say not to do it and list out the ‘dangers’, but when it comes down to it, they just don’t want us doing it now. Nobody expects you to go your whole life without it, not when you can do it, but not knowing about makes things difficult later in life. In this case, with the magic, did they really think we’d live our whole lives and not try it? It’s too much a part of me.” Not practicing magic at some point felt about as unrealistic as him never having sex.
Hunter scooted closer to Sebastian as soon as he'd sat down, snuggling up against his side. "They didn't un-ground you yet, did they?" he asked with a hopeful glance up at him. This whole not meeting thing really sucked as they usually didn't dare do this at school. It felt risky even here in the dark because they had no excuse to be spending time together. Grounding felt like such a stupid punishment anyway, like putting your life on hold. Boring chores had been the go to with the Barrett family which was annoying but it felt less unfair.
Sebastian leaned against Hunter, resting his head on him for a second. It was nice to have him this close and he considered stretching out on the floor and laying his head in his boyfriend’s lap. “No, but at least I have my phone back. It sucked not having it. I think it’ll probably last through this weekend, but I’m hoping that’s it. I was talking to Jules about maybe a small get together next weekend out at the beach. You think you could come?” He knew it would be hard, that it would likely put them in a position where people might notice them, but it felt weird not having Hunter there. They should be going together.
Hunter thought the same thing, that it could be hard to go and not be together. Hiding the relationship was getting old but it wasn't his to decide when they stopped and he knew it. "I can come," he agreed anyway, a beach party sounded nice and he wanted to be near Sebastian all the time, even if it just meant gazing at him longingly from a distance. "I also want you to come meet my dad sometime," he added with a little smile. "If you still wanna."
Sebastian smiled back at Hunter, deciding he would find a way to make it work. Maybe they couldn’t sit together and cuddle like they were now, but he’d figure something out. “I still do,” he said. “Maybe we can do that next week? If I’m still grounded this weekend? It’s so stupid, I’m barely even adhering to it. Like, I’m going to auditions on Friday and I’m not sure they can stop me.” They could extend him being grounded, but the longer it went on, the more likely he was to keep breaking it.
Hunter was too aware that there were a lot of ways Sebastian's parents could decide to punish him and the fact they both had magic probably didn't help. "Suck it up and don't piss them off, please," he said with a little pout. "I really miss you, I mean it. I'll be super sad if they ground you for longer or take your phone away again." It had only been one night without a phone but the lack of texts from Sebastian had had him stupidly worried and oh so morose.
“Hey, I’m not trying to get in any more trouble,” Sebastian said, reaching out for Hunter’s hand. “I miss you, too. I just… I don’t think they’d let me go if I asked. I don’t think they’d let me do anything. I’m trying my best just to stay out of their way and not have to talk to them, but it’s hard and…” He sighed, running his fingers through his hair. He hated being at home right now. It felt like he was living in a warzone, where any little step might set something off. “I don’t think I can make them happy anymore.”
"They're making it hard," Hunter agreed with a bit of a sulk. "It's so unfair." He really hoped Sebastian's parents would lighten up but he wasn't really holding his breath. They seemed so demanding, so controlling and absolutely incapable of fairness. It made Hunter appreciate his own parents that much more just witnessing it all.
Sebastian bit his lip as he thought about it, honestly wondering how much attention his parents were paying. He didn’t want to get his grounding extended any further, but he also felt like he needed to talk to Reagan in person. That had to happen before his parents called, if they hadn’t already. And he supposed it was more important than the play. He just… thought it would be fun. “Maybe… maybe I won’t try out. I just thought it’d be fun.” But it wasn’t worth it if it lost him more time with Hunter, another whole weekend.
"You're trying out," Hunter told him almost sternly as he straightened up to look at him properly. "You need something fun, maybe I'll sign up to help backstage and we'll have lots of reasons to hang out together after school." He smiled a little at the thought and leaned in to kiss Sebastian's cheek. "They can't ban you from school activities, right? It's stuff that looks good on a college application."
“I could be grounded longer,” Sebastian reminded him. “But… maybe that wouldn’t apply to practice.” He knew that, if it was football, he’d get a pass. They’d never make him miss football practice because he was grounded. But maybe Hunter was right. This was a school thing. It would look good on his college application as something other than a sport, maybe help prove he was more than just a jock. “I’d like a reason to hang out with you more,” he said with a little smile. “You can help me learn my lines.”
"Are you sure about that?" Hunter murmured, giving him a playful little smile. "I'm a tough coach, I'll make you work really hard." It was more likely that he'd get distracted a lot and end up kissing more than practicing but he also had an idea that he could use kissing and such as a motivator. No kissing until you get this whole paragraph right; A blowjob if you manage a whole scene. Like he needed motivation to suck Sebastian's dick.
“You’ll make me work real hard, or you’ll just make me hard?” Sebastian grinned, turning into Hunter to place a little kiss on his jaw. He knew Hunter could have motivation techniques that no one else could, but it was also distracting just thinking about it. He figured he could always learn his lines later. He knew better than to think he’d get a lot of work done if he was alone with Hunter.
Hunter's smile turned a tad more impish and he bit his lip at the little kiss. "Both? Both is good," he all but purred before letting out a little laugh. "Although... It might not be good to start associating your lines with a boner." For obvious reasons which made him laugh again before he turned his head to steal a kiss.
That little purr did things to Sebastian that really weren’t appropriate for school, but he laughed into it, eyes shutting as his lips met Hunter’s. Hunter was probably right, he didn’t need to associate his lines with Hunter turning him on, so maybe they could just skip the facade of him trying to learn his lines and just have sex. “I wish we had more time together,” he murmured softly.
"We will," Hunter said decisively. Maybe not this year but they'd be eighteen soon enough, leaving for college and Hunter needed to believe that they'd be going together. Anything else just didn't have space in his head or his heart to think about. "It'll all work out okay."
Sebastian sighed softly and nodded, giving Hunter a little smile. Everything was changing and some days it felt like he was losing control of his own life, but he was confident in his future with Hunter. “Someday we’ll look back on this and laugh,” he teased. “Remember when I was still pretending to be straight?”
"I can't wait," Hunter whispered and kissed him again, briefly this time. "I'm so hungry though," he added regretfully because honestly he'd rather spend the lunch break kissing Sebastian. It probably wasn't a good idea to come back to class all kiss-swollen anyway but that didn't mean he didn't want to. "Let's eat something."
“Okay,” Sebastian laughed, sitting back against the chairs and pulling his lunch out of his backpack. As much as he’d like to spend his lunch break making out with Hunter, he’d regret it when he started dying of hunger pains later on. “You really think you might help out with the play?” he asked, taking a bite of his sandwich.
Hunter got his own food out and unwrapped, smiling a little at Sebastian at the question. "Of course," he said because duh. "And not just as an excuse to hang out with you, I like theater stuff, it's fun." He wasn't sure he had the acting chops but he'd often done silly impromptu plays with his sister even after they'd been too old to really play.
“Have you ever been in one?” Sebastian asked. He wasn’t sure he had a chance, since he’d never tried out before, but he thought he’d give it a shot. “I’ve thought about it in the past, but they plays always fell in the middle of football season or basketball season and I didn’t think I could manage both.” This one happened to fall late enough that he didn’t have a conflict.
"Not a real one," Hunter replied between bites of his sandwich. "Not since I was like about this big." He indicated just how big - or in this case small - with his hand and smiled. "I was a star, by the way. I don't mean like in a cool way but in the 'I was in the background dressed up as a star' way."
“Awww,” Sebastian grinned. “I bet you were the cutest star in the galaxy.” He could kind of imagine it, but now he wanted to see what Hunter looked like as a kid. “Your dad have any pictures of you from when you were little?” In the world of digital pictures, they were so much easier to come by, but Sebastian knew most of his baby pictures were in a box somewhere, if not already in an album.
Hunter laughed at that because sure, he'd been adorable and everyone said so. Was it weird to feel bigheaded about being a cute baby? It wasn't like he'd done that on purpose or anything, it wasn't exactly an accomplishment. "Mom and dad both have lots, my sister is sentimental and has some of them on her computer too, why, you wanna see? Do you have any?" he was delighted at the idea of baby pictures now, trying to picture his boyfriend as a wild-haired ginger baby.
“Of course I wanna see,” Sebastian grinned between bites, then laughed a little at the question. Yes, of course he had some. Not as many as his brother, as the second child, but enough. “Yeah, I’ve got some. All sunburned and freckled at the beach. Or, like, the palest baby known to man. Phee’s my only competition.” Their ginger hair did them in.
Hunter laughed. "I bet we would have been friends," he said. "So I'm glad we didn't meet until now or this would have been weird." As if to showcase what he meant by this he leaned over to kiss Sebastian again, grinning at him as he backed off again. "I bet you were cute though."
Sebastian smiled into the kiss, wondering if that was true. It was so hard to say. “I’ll find you a picture,” he promised. “I think we would’ve been friends, too. Maybe I’d already be out, if I’d known you. I dunno.” He knew some of his problem was all the lies he’d built up, trying to be something he wasn’t just to make other people happy. He’d wanted it to work, but it just wasn’t who he was. “I was thinking about going to a SAFE meeting, now that I don’t have football practice. Do you think that would out me? Like… who all goes? What do you guys do?”
"Not a lot lately," Hunter said with a little shrug. "And I don't know, we get straight people in there but you know how people talk." He'd love for Sebastian to come to their meetings, but it was true that it might out him. Unless he had some solid reason like his cousin just came out as gay or trans or whatever and he was being a super ally. Even then people still talked. It was risky. "Usually we just meet up and chat and it's been so crazy lately..."
Sebastian knew how people talked. They read into things, even when they weren’t there, so it would be so easy to see something when it was really true. “Maybe I should just find a way to hang out with you and Mak more,” he said. “I feel like… it would be nice… to go, I mean… when I’m ready. That it might help.” But a senior of his social status walking into a SAFE meeting might make the rounds, even if the only people who knew were those in the meeting.
"You could call it community service or something," Hunter said with a little smile. "I mean, it's not your crowd, at least to people who don't know you, but maybe if Greg came with you it'd seem more like... You were just being nice." He didn't know if that would work but he did know that Sebastian needed a community, somewhere he was accepted and felt like he fit in. Hunter knew it because he himself needed it; they all did. He also knew that it might make some people nervous if two of the footballers came to a meeting but they'd get over it quick enough when they realized they weren't being mocked.
The only problem Sebastian saw with that was that it was just more lies. He knew how he could play it up, because he was accepting of everyone, and Greg would genuinely feel that way, but would they understand when he eventually came out? “I mean, if they don’t come right out and ask me if I’m gay, I can usually make it work,” he said, biting his lip. “It’s just a thought. I’ve been having lots of them lately.” Like if he could just baby shuffle his way farther and farther out of the closet, then he might eventually get there.
Hunter's mind went into overdrive of course, trying to think of reasons for Greg and Sebastian to work with S.A.F.E. if nothing else. "Maybe we could all do a project," he muttered more to himself than to Sebastian. "If we both do the play we'll have more reasons to hang out, even if it's with other people." In the end that was all he really wanted: to hang out with Sebastian all the time.
“If I don’t make the play, then I’ll do what you’re doing and work behind the scenes,” Sebastian smiled. He wanted that time with Hunter, no matter what. Getting the part would be an extra super bonus. Which was weird, since he’d always wanted to be on stage in some way, but hanging out with his boyfriend felt like more of a priority these days. The play was just a bit of fun. “What kind of a project? I’m all for anything that gives us an excuse to be together.” Even if it was a bit more risky.
"I don't know," Hunter said with a little shrug. If he did know he'd be getting it done already. "Maybe recruit more straight kids. It's supposed to be an alliance between everyone but mostly it's just... us." He checked his phone out of habit, as if he might get a text from Sebastian even if he was sitting right there. Muscle memory was funny that way.
“Okay, well, that could work,” Sebastian said, sitting up a little straighter. “What does S.A.F.E. actually stand for? If there was a push to make it more of an alliance, then it wouldn’t seem as weird for me to randomly show up. And Greg. I’m pretty sure there’s no one straighter than Greg.” Which had worked to his benefit. No one questioned him because of it.
"Uhm, something something for everyone?" Hunter said with a little wince. It felt like he knew, like it was on the tip of his tongue but... not. "Safety Alliance for Everyone? Sum-, sim-, sexual acceptance? I can't remember." He groaned because obviously made him the worst member of the club. "It's gay straight alliance, whatever."
“Sexual Achievement For Everyone,” Sebastian snickered, sure that he could come up with some very fun acronyms, given the opportunity. “See, if you don’t know, then maybe it needs a little promoting. I dunno. Maybe you could do something with the drama club, which I should maybe join. Or the Key Club. We do community work, also good on college applications.” It was one he’d joined his freshman year knowing that he needed more than football on his resume.
Hunter laughed at the acronym. "Well, I certainly got more experienced after I joined," he said playfully, though that was all because of Sebastian who wasn't even a member yet. "The Key Club sounds good. I'm also gonna join the basketball team when that all starts up. Then the play and yeah, drama club sounds fun. See? Lots of things we can do."
“If we’re on the basketball team together, we’ll have lots of time together,” Sebastian grinned. He thought that would be a blast, getting to hang out and do something he enjoyed with Hunter. The only problem would be-- “Ugh, I don’t know how I’m gonna shower with you though,” he laughed. Now his mind was going down the full on locker room fantasy path and that was so not what he needed in the middle of the school day.
"We'll just have to wake up extra early every morning," Hunter murmured as he idly bundled up the wrapping from his lunch. "Meet somewhere and get it out of our system before school." It was ridiculous how much he was actually up for that, the only problem was not having anywhere to go.
Sebastian laughed, then impulsively leaned in and kissed Hunter, unable to help himself. If that was a possibility, he’d be all over it, as crazy as it sounded. It already felt like it had been far too long since they’d last been together, even when he knew it wasn’t that long. A week and a half? It felt like forever. “I just keep telling myself that… someday I’ll wake up and you’ll be there,” he grinned. “Until then, we’ll have to find some place to sneak off to. Some place better than my car.”
"Get a spare key from Greg," Hunter murmured, biting his lip as he smiled. It was probably pushing it, but an offer had been made and he was inclined to accept it. Sebastian might not feel the same way, he knew Greg better than Hunter did and there might be some subtle clues there Hunter wasn't picking up on. "And you know," he added. "Our sisters are friends, your best friend is dating your sister, Jen can drag me into the group sometime."
“I think I can talk him into that,” Sebastian grinned back, mischief in his eyes. He’d never planned on taking Greg up on it, but it was seeming more and more appealing. And now that Greg was dating someone, he didn’t feel bad about stealing his guest room for sex. Though, since that someone was Ophelia, they might want to invest in a stereo of some sort. “I wonder if there’s a spell to soundproof walls,” he muttered with amusement. “We could use it at Greg’s house, or yours, if your dad’s not home and Jen doesn’t want to hear us.”
"Oh my god," Hunter laughed. "You have to find out, that'd be awesome." Of course it would be tricky this week with Sebastian being grounded and Hunter wasn't so sure how he'd go about asking Reagan Kelly about a spell like that. He could pretend he was joining a band, maybe? Hunter didn't know. He felt like it'd be obvious why he wanted it, especially with his tendency to blush all pretty when he got embarrassed.
“Maybe my dad has a book I can flip through,” Sebastian snickered. “It seems like it should be a spell, right? I could always ask Reagan, but how do you ask that without her knowing exactly why I want to know?” He’d been pretty comfortable with Reagan and had trusted her with his life, but that got into an area that really felt awkward. Sebastian wasn’t sure he could ask without his color giving himself away. “Maybe we can get some time together after the beach thing next weekend.”
Hunter laughed because it felt like Sebastian had read his mind. It was just an obvious place to go though. "I was just picturing you feeding her a line about starting a band and not wanting to disturb your neighbors. It'd probably work but your blush would totally give you away." He reached up and stroked Sebastian's cheek pointedly, unable to stop grinning.
“I mean, I do have a guitar, it would be a good argument, but yeah,” Sebastian grinned, feeling his face heat up a little just thinking about it. Because he couldn’t think about asking for a spell to soundproof the walls without thinking about what they’d need it for specifically. “Did you know it’s been a month today?” he smiled back at Hunter. “Since I let you wear my crown?”
"Feels like a lot longer," Hunter said quietly, warmth spreading through his core in the best of ways. "Like you've always been there for me." He didn't care if that was corny, he'd already learned he could be corny with Sebastian and it was okay and it did feel like he'd learned that a long time ago.
Sebastian knew a month was nothing, but Hunter was right. It felt like so much longer than a month, maybe because it felt so right. “I always will be,” Sebastian said, biting his lip as he smiled. “I mean, there’s lots of things I want to change, but us… I want us to make it through it all together.” He could see it, a fantasy of the future he wanted, and Hunter was all over it. Some days it felt like that was the only thing he was sure of.
Maybe he was being naive, but Hunter believed him and he believed this would last. Hearing it from Sebastian made him feel all sorts of things and he had to lean in and kiss him for that. "I'm here for it," he murmured against his lips. "I'm not going anywhere."
“Me neither,” Sebastian replied softly, kissing Hunter back, once, then again, the rest of his lunch forgotten. Not that there was much left, but kissing Hunter won out this time. He was about to kiss him a third time when the bell rang and he made a little noise of frustration, stealing one more quick kiss. “I’ve never wanted to skip so badly,” he said with a quiet laugh.
"Same," Hunter said with a little pout before he stole yet another kiss, not all that ready to just let his boyfriend go. "But you're in enough trouble, I don't want you grounded until graduation." Another quick kiss and then he started gathering his things and closing his backpack. "We should meet here again tomorrow, while it's not in use yet."
“Me neither,” Sebastian said, giving Hunter a little nuzzle before pulling away and gathering up his stuff. “Definitely tomorrow. And maybe at least once a week? I thought, with football practice over, I’d get to see you a little after school, but this week has been difficult.” Because of the grounding. Next week would be better, hopefully.
"Go suck up to your mom and get yourself un-grounded," Hunter said with a little smile as he got up but the smile was pained because he really believed Sebastian was in the right and it should be his mom apologizing to him, not the other way around. "You really shouldn't be grounded over the weekend."
Sebastian sighed, wondering if it would make a difference. If he could see Hunter this weekend, it would be worth it. He just hated apologizing when he felt like he’d done the right thing. “I’ll see what I can do,” he said, giving Hunter a little smile. “I kinda need to talk to Reagan. Maybe she’ll know something they don’t.”
"About what?" Hunter asked. They were running late but he found it hard to leave, especially since he wasn't sure if they'd get to talk at all until the next day. It wasn't fair and it made him feel intensely petulant.
“Breaking the curse woke up the magic on my mom’s side of the family and… and they’re kind of freaking out about it,” Sebastian said. If they were really cursed or being hunted by something, then they had a right to freak out, but he was hoping that they were wrong and that things were just being blown out of proportion. Wishful thinking, he knew, but he couldn’t quite stomach the thought that he’d cursed his entire family line. “They think we might be cursed, but… I dunno. There was a lot of demanding answers from me, but not giving any from them. It’s a big cluster fuck.”
"Cursed?" Hunter blurted out, eyes going wide. How was he supposed to go to class now? "You just broke a curse, that doesn't make any sense." God he wished it was bullshit, they'd been through enough already and if anything happened to Sebastian he was going to lose his mind.
“No, it doesn’t, which is why I wanna talk to her. My mom didn’t seem to know about the curse on her and Caius, so I feel like maybe… I dunno. I don’t know what they were talking about. Don’t worry about it, okay? If I’m in danger, I’ll let you know. I promise,” Sebastian said, reaching out and giving Hunter’s arm a little squeeze. He hated using the word cursed, especially after what Hunter had been through, but telling him that he was maybe being hunted seemed even worse. He needed to know for sure first.
Hunter frowned, then stepped closer to throw his arms around Sebastian, giving him a tight hug. "You better be okay," he mumbled. "I can't lose you." He was reluctant to let go so he didn't yet, not caring if someone walked in and found them like this. This felt too big for them and it came crushing down, a heavy dose of reality. His boyfriend was a witch, demons were real, curses were real, his boyfriend might be cursed and Hunter was only human, there was nothing he could do about any of it.
“I’m not going anywhere,” Sebastian murmured, brushing a kiss across Hunter’s temple as he wrapped his arms around him. “If… If I am cursed, we’ll fix it. Reagan and Caius and my mom and dad. And I’ll drag in anyone else that can help. But I can’t worry about it until I know it’s true and right now nothing makes any sense.” It scared him, but at the same time it didn’t seem real. His magic was acting a little bit off, but that could still be from the wave of his mother’s family line hitting all at once. And his father had been convinced some of it was due to lack of teaching. Sebastian was inclined to believe him. “I’ll be okay, babe.”
Hunter was not inclined to let him go just yet, holding on tightly and battling the negative thoughts that threatened to consume him. He tried to replace them with positive ones. If Reagan Kelly and her husband could fight an actual demon, they could deal with a little curse, right? But what if it wasn't little? What if it involved an army of demons. "I'll be here," he said. "Whatever you need, just tell me."
“I will,” Sebastian said softly. “Right now, all I need is you to be here, so we’re good,” he added with a little smile. Just being with Hunter made him feel better, even if he knew there was nothing Hunter could do to actually solve the problem. He was his lifesaver of sorts, helping him keep his head above the water when he was pretty sure he’d be drowning otherwise. “If I can get my mom to let up on the grounding, are you free Saturday?”
"Yeah," Hunter replied in a tone that suggested that if he had plans, he'd be cancelling them. "What do you wanna do?" The sneaking around felt like it was getting harder and now his dad knew he had a boyfriend and might be more alert at what Hunter was up to. If Sebastian's parents were pissed at him they might be watching him more closely. Hunter couldn't help but feel almost cornered.
What Sebastian wanted to do was crawl in bed with Hunter and pretend like he had nothing to worry about, but he didn’t really have a way to make that happen. He couldn’t ask Greg if they could hang out in his spare bedroom all day. Sebastian bit his lip. “Is your dad working?” If he wasn’t, then maybe he could meet him. If he was, that opened the door to other options.
"I don't know," Hunter mumbled. "Feels like he's always working." But he tended to stop by the house at random so it wasn't like that gave Hunter and Jen free reign. He pulled back and looked Sebastian in the eye, then leaned in again to kiss him, lingering this time. "Think we can go to Greg's?"
“I’ll ask,” Sebastian said, even though it felt a bit shady when it wasn’t after a party or something. Maybe Greg would be cool with it. He really needed to come up with an alternative. He kissed Hunter once more, reluctant to let him go even though they were both going to be late to class at this rate. “If the weather was better, I’d say we could go out to the boat.” But if it continued to rain and the water was choppy, then they’d just end up seasick.
Hunter had forgotten all about the boat and he had to agree that boats were nicer when the weather was still and beautiful. As it was they'd just feel crappy and cold, probably. Not that he had any idea just how 'small' the boat was nor how luxurious - or not luxurious - it was. "He better say yes," he murmured. "He's dating your sister now, he like... owes you big time."
“Yeah,” Sebastian laughed softly. “I’m guessing he’d like to have her over too at some point. I could help cover for her.” He wasn’t sure how yet, but he’d do whatever was necessary. Because going weeks without real alone time with his boyfriend was killing him. It made him wish he had, like, a van.
"That won't be awkward at all," Hunter murmured with a little smile. The guest room had seemed private enough though and Greg hadn't complained about the noise so maybe it wouldn't be so bad if they were all there at the same time. "We're totally late for class," he added with a little frown. "It's your fault for dropping a bomb on me just as we were leaving." There was no accusation in his voice, if anything he was sort of glad to have a reason to skip and stay there a little longer.
“Just more incentive for me to find that spell,” Sebastian smiled, stealing another kiss. Greg had been putting up with him, as had his sister when he’d had Hunter over. He could deal with the awkwardness. “I know. I didn’t mean to. I’m just trying not to worry and I didn’t have my phone or any of the details and I… I have more questions than answers and I hate it.” None of that was Hunter’s fault though. Being with him made him feel safe, even if he knew it was all in his head. If something was really coming after him, neither of them were capable of stopping it.
"It's okay," Hunter told him. "Maybe it's all a misunderstanding and the only curse is the one you already broke." He wanted to believe that but he didn't, not really and maybe it wouldn't be smart to get too comfortable with an easy out like that. They needed to be alert, make sure Sebastian was safe. "We'll figure it all out."
“Fingers crossed,” Sebastian said, threading his through Hunter’s. He kind of wanted to stay there the whole period and just pretend the outside world didn’t matter. They were already late to class, but he’d never completely skipped before. “I hope so,” he said softly. “I really want them to be wrong this time.”
"Pro tip," Hunter whispered. "Parents are wrong all the time." This was just an exceptionally huge thing to be wrong about but that just made it more important that they would be. He kissed Sebastian again then wrapped his free arm around him and buried his face against his neck.
Sebastian hummed in agreement as he kissed Hunter back, his arm snaking around his waist to hold him close. He kissed the side of his head when Hunter nuzzled into his neck, then closed his eyes, wishing they were just about anywhere else. They didn’t get this near often enough and he needed to find a way to change that. Weekly lunches would help, but what they needed was away from school. Now that he didn’t have practice, they could hang out and attempt to get homework done, even if that wasn’t highly likely. In the background the tardy bell rang and Sebastian smiled to himself. “We’re officially late,” he whispered.
"Oops," Hunter muttered without much enthusiasm. It was really hard to care about mundane things like class when his boyfriend might be cursed and even if he wasn't he was still grounded and in the closet. It all sucked. "Do you want to run for it?" he asked anyway, in case Sebastian couldn't handle skipping.
“No,” Sebastian said, threading his fingers through the hair on the back of Hunter’s neck. “I wanna make it worth it.” One skip wasn’t going to kill him. In fact, he doubted he’d get more than a slap on the wrist. But if he was going to skip, he was going to kiss his boyfriend again, dammit, and maybe grope him a little in the process.
Hunter grinned at that and pulled back just enough to look at him, then tilted his head and kissed him again, slowly deepening the kiss. It was reckless but he needed him right now, needed that closeness and affection more than anything in the world. He had no idea what kind of excuse he'd use for skipping and right now it didn't seem terribly important.
Sebastian smiled into the kiss before opening his mouth to taste Hunter, indulging while he had the chance. It was really too rare and something he was determined to change, but he’d figure out how later. Right now what he cared about was the press of Hunter’s body against his, the way his hand slid down over the curve of his ass through his jeans, and the chance to lose himself in someone that he loved.
Skipping class was not something Hunter ever did, he didn't even think he'd enjoy it this much but right now he was happy to have a little more time with Sebastian. It felt like it had been so long since they got to do this and to a seventeen year old, more than a week really was a long time, practically forever. Especially since he was this addicted to kissing him, to touching him and to being touched by him. He sighed contently into the kiss as he slid his hands down Sebastian's back and all he wanted to do was sneak out of school and be alone somewhere where they could take this further.
If Sebastian could have come up with a place they could go to be alone, he would have taken them there. As it was, it made him even more determined to get ungrounded this weekend so he could have some alone time with Hunter. Here and now there was only so much they could do, but he took as much advantage as he could, hands brushing up and down Hunter’s back. “I’ve missed you,” he murmured softly between kisses. It was hard not to think about what else they could get up to if they were truly alone. He’d been thinking about it since they were last together.
"I missed you too," Hunter replied, trying hard to keep the needy whining out of his voice. "If you don't get ungrounded you have to sneak out of your house movie-style and come see me anyway, okay?" He grinned faintly against Sebastian's lips. He'd prefer it if he wasn't grounded and could come see him whenever. This week wasn't even half way through and it already felt like the week from hell. "You can put like pillows under your covers to make it look like you're really in bed."
“I’ll shimmy down the drainpipe,” Sebastian smiled against Hunter’s lips, continuing to steal kisses even when he knew they should get to class. He was trying to think of ways to make sure he saw Hunter, even if it did require sneaking out. Not that he wanted to piss his parents off further. He was really hoping they could sort things out. Or at least if he said he was sorry, they’d let up a little. “You can hide me in your closet if your dad comes home,” he teased. He wanted to meet Hunter’s father, yes, but he also wanted the night with him and he knew he couldn’t have both.
"I'd have thought you'd be sick of closets by now," Hunter teased him gently. "You can just stand behind the door, he rarely ever actually comes in. We chat downstairs if we need to chat." Of course he wouldn't put it past his dad to realize someone else was in the house long before he even came to Hunter's room, he was a cop and he was a good one and Hunter knew the feel of a place tended to change with its inhabitants. It had been hard to miss when Mitch first started coming around but then his mom hadn't exactly been trying to hide it.
“They’re getting really old,” Sebastian agreed with a little laugh. Soon, he thought. He would come out soon. Not this week, but… he was getting tired of keeping up the charade. He wasn’t even sure it was worth it, but he supposed he could hold out a little longer if he patched things up with his mom. “I can hide under the covers,” he teased back quietly. “We can see how quiet you can be.” He wasn’t sure he’d take the risk of actually doing anything with Hunter’s father in the house, but a fantasy was completely different.
"You just need to learn some invisibility spell," Hunter said, laughing at the thought of Sebastian trying to hide in his bed. Sebastian was not a small guy and Hunter's bed was not a big bed so he had a feeling it'd be pretty noticeable that someone was hiding there. Of course if there was a perfect spell for that Sebastian wasn't going to be learning it before the next weekend so behind the door would have to do.
Being a more experienced witch would have helped in so many ways, but unfortunately that would have to wait. They would have to use more traditional means of keeping hidden and quiet, like everyone else their age. Sebastian laughed softly and kissed Hunter again, then rested his forehead against Hunter’s. “I’ll make it work. I can’t go another weekend without you.” Another day felt like torture, but at least if he thought he could make something happen this weekend, then he’d have something to get him through the week.
Hunter kind of wished they were just idiot carefree teenagers who didn't know any better because there were houses they could probably enter and hide in, houses that were abandoned for some reason or another. After what he'd been through he wasn't taking that sort of risk and it had nothing to do with getting caught. "If my dad catches us it's not the end of the world," he murmured. "It'll just be super embarrassing and he might get annoyed that I didn't introduce you first but if you meet him first it won't matter. So... Maybe try and stop by on Saturday? I'll check to see when he's home."
Sebastian had the feeling that getting caught by Hunter’s dad would be way more embarrassing than getting caught by a cop, but Hunter was right, it wouldn’t be the end of the world. Just temporarily mortifying. And not at all how he wanted to meet Hunter’s dad. “I’ll make it happen,” he smiled, nervous at the prospect, but also a little excited. Hunter wanted him to meet his dad. For real. “Should we maybe try and get to class?” he asked with a little grin. It was still early enough to be counted as late and not as truant, but if they kept it up, they might as well skip completely.
Hunter groaned at the thought but Sebastian was right. They could still make it if they ran and not get into too much trouble. He kissed him once more before pulling back, pouting a little at the prospect of leaving. "Okay, let's go," he said dejectedly but he couldn't really keep being sulky when looking at Sebastian's beautiful face so a little smile crept to his lips pretty soon. "At least you have your phone back."
Sebastian hated to be the one to bring them back to reality and hoped that Hunter wouldn’t fault him for it. He gave his hand a squeeze and returned the kiss, always wanting just one more, though as they hurried towards the door he realized that would have to end soon. “Right? We should talk tonight,” he grinned. And by talk he was really hoping for more than that, but he wouldn’t say it. That was probably asking for too much. “Call me when you finish your homework?”
"Will do," Hunter replied and it was at least something to look forward to, even if it was nowhere near as good as spending time together. "We should probably run," he added with a little laugh. "Which way are you going?" All of the other students should be in class by now but there was always a chance someone else was skipping so if they were going the same way, one of them probably had to wait a few minutes.
“Government,” Sebastian said, giving a nod to the door on the right. At least it was a class he could practically sleep through. Knowing that running probably was a good idea, he pulled Hunter in and kissed him one last time, savoring the moment before he pulled away and almost skipped backwards towards the door, still facing Hunter until the last second. “Love you,” he grinned, then blew him a little kiss before disappearing out the door. If he didn’t force himself to leave, he knew he never would.