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June (ofjune) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2018-03-24 19:49:00

Entry tags:

!closed, ~june monroe, ~thomas raith

Who: June and Thomas
What: Revelations
Where: June's apartment
When: Backdated to Thursday night
Closed/Low/Ongoing

June was dressed a bit more like herself than she had been most other times Thomas had seen her. She had been using over-sized sweaters and leggings to hide her middle as much as she could, but now that he knew she didn't bother. Not that she really could anymore. At over seven months there was no hiding that she was pregnant, even if she hadn't been wearing the tighter shirt and maternity jeans.

She had used her time in New York to get some of the things that made her apartment feel more comfortable and familiar. Including a normal coffee maker. She set a pot to brew for Thomas and pulled out a box of cookies too, eating one while she waited for him.

She hadn't really any clue what he needed to tell her, and she was curious, but she was trying to keep from speculating. She didn't really know what their relationship really was, but she did like spending time with him. He seemed kind, and appreciated her for more than her womb.

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_tooprettytodie
2018-03-25 12:27 am UTC (link)

The last few days had seemed quick. Sarah was ready to move on. It was a crack in the foundation of grief. Something was shifting inside of him. They had huddled together in their loss and desperation and had pulled each other back with memories. But Sarah had broken free and his own ground was shaking beneath him. He had to accept this place. Things were different now. He had to find his own spot here. Without the white court watching is every move he was free.

He would start with June. Thomas had felt oddly connected to her. The society she came from shared similarities to the practices he had always had to tolerate. And she had chosen a place of seclusion not unlike his own. They both lacked their former connections, tossed into a foreign world and left to deal with it.

When he knocked on the door, he was nervous. He was everything she should despise. But she deserved to know. She should know. He was sick and tired of all the lies.

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ofjune
2018-03-25 12:36 am UTC (link)

The pot had finished just as he knocked so she popped the rest of her cookie in her mouth and smoothed down her clothes briefly. She was oddly nervous. He was one of the first people that she was going to let see her, that she'd let in on her secret, and though she knew that pregnancies here were not what they were back in Gilead, it still felt like something to hide. Maybe because she didn't feel the same type of immediate love and excitement all of the other expectant mothers seemed to.

She opened the door with a small smile. "Hi."

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	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 07:09 am UTC (link)
	"Hey," he said. He stood there with a casual pose, one hand buried in the pockets of his washed out jeans. At the side of her, a smile appeared. She looked different. More at ease. It suited her. It took a second before his gaze fell to her belly. "Oh, uh, that's really there." He tipped an index finger in the direction of her belly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	She chuckled softly. "Like I said, there wasn't going to be any hiding it anymore." She glanced down to it, "The same thing happened last time. I carried small until about six months, then..." She gestured to her belly too. She stepped back to clear the doorway, "Come in, the coffee is ready." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	"So six months, huh?" he said as he stepped inside. The apartment liked cozy like something Justine would have chosen. It made him long for the comfort of her embrace; that familiarity of a long partnership. "This is a nice place." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Seven... actually." She shut the door and brushed some of her hair back behind her ear. She smiled to him, leading them toward the kitchen. "Thank you. I've been gathering things up in New York. Trying to make it feel more... familiar, I guess" She'd had so little familiarity where she'd been, so little of her own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	"You've managed," Thomas said as he followed her. "Reminds me of Justine. She's my, uhm, my girl-, ex, I guess." The words still cut and he swallowed. "You mentioned coffee?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	June could sense his hesitation and didn't push the subject. They both obviously had pasts that weren't always pleasant. "Yes, of course." She pulled two mugs from the cabinet above the coffee maker, pouring him a full one and filling hers about half way. "How do you take it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Black," Thomas said. He leaned against the counter as he waited for her to hand him the coffee. It was whiskey or rum that he really needed. "You know that some people around here are not human?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	She handed him his cup and then went to the fridge to add a bit of milk to hers. She leaned back against the counter opposite him. "Yeah, I've seen a few." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded a silent thanks, not wanting to disrupt the conversation. "Mhmm... you might have wondered where these incredibly good looks are coming from..." He motioned to himself. A grin creeped onto his face despite his restless state. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	She let out a small, soft laugh. She'd wondered a few times, if there was more to him than it seemed, but she hadn't thought on it much. There were certainly some very attractive people in the world. She'd never seen anyone like him, but she hadn't ruled it out. "It might have been a thought." she admit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Her admission made the grin last. But it dropped soon enough when the next words were spoken. "That's because I'm... I think you would call it an incubus." His gaze dropped to his coffee as he waited for her judgement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	His words made her pause a bit, both hands on her mug. "What...what do you mean?" she asked, not wanting to jump to conclusions, because her first thought was...not good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	She hadn't run away yet or kicked him out. That was something. But he could sense her wariness. "In my world we are called White Court vampires. Unlike the reds we feed of emotions instead of blood. We have demons inside of us which turn us into what we are. The demons of my house feed on lust." The words were spoken to his mug. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	She considered his words carefully, but he hadn't addressed the part that worried her. "The people you...feed on, is it consensual?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	That was the part he had been the most afraid of. A deep breath. "Not always. The world where I'm from doesn't know about the existent of the supernatural. It would be impossible." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Is the sex?" she asked, assuming that is what he was implying was needed for him to feed. "And what does it do to them?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Err... yeah. Women find me very attractive if I want them to," Thomas said. "It's lust that feeds the hunger. Women who do not want to sleep with someone rarely feel lust." He hoped it sounded convincing enough. It only painted a small portion of the picture. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	It seemed like such a grey area, June didn't really know what to think. "Does it kill them?" she asked, then followed up, "How have you been doing it here?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	"If I take too much... but I don't want to. I don't want to hurt anyone. I've barely fed here," he answered. He hoped she didn't ask for the whole story. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Why not?" June asked, curious to see what the reasoning was. She was still on edge. So much of what he was describing felt like it went against everything her gut told her was right but at the same time he seemed to be doing so much of it right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-25 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Because I do not want to hurt anyone," he said. It was what it came down to. The coffee mug sat forgotten between his fingers. It was more complicated than this. But it was too hard to explain it to anyone else. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofjune 2018-03-25 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	She sighed softly, mind reeling a little bit. "What does it do to you? To go without?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_tooprettytodie 2018-03-26 06:30 am UTC (link)
	"It's like going without food," he muttered. "It weakens me. It makes the Hunger restless." The long-term effects were left unsaid. He had shut his eyes towards them for the past few months. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)