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Jace Lightwood (shadow_jace) wrote in valarlogs,
@ 2013-04-29 16:30:00

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arthur pendragon, jace herondale

Who: Jace and Arthur
Where: The Music Shop
What: Meeting up
When: Today!
Rating: TBD - Probably not high
Status: In Progress

Jace had to admit that he was having fun on the network. He hadn’t been this social in awhile, sticking to his work, his instruments, school and his new modeling job. While he had a lot on his plate, he was finding his life surprisingly empty. It was time to meet new people and to get out there, especially since his birthday was just around the corner.

Of all the people on the network, the one he was most fascinated with was Arthur. He had taken a few minutes to get over the shock of seeing his own face replying back to him. He had studied the man for any differences, as surely, it must be a trick of the eyes or just an uncanny resemblance. There were other odd things on the network, such as the dreams, but this was something even more pressing. He wanted to meet the person he shared a face with.

Today he was in a great mood, moving around the shop, chatting with the lunch crowd. It was slower in the afternoon, and he busied himself with restringing a guitar that needed some work. He turned the pin a bit more and strummed, testing the tone. He shook his head, giving it another half turn. He kept his eyes on the door, waiting for his guest to arrive.

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fateisunjust
2013-05-11 11:55 am UTC (link)

"I think I should leave the music up to you, maestro," Arthur insisted. He liked music, but he didn't think he wanted to be the one to play it. Musicians got girls more often, but Arthur was a king and that was enough. Besides, it appeared Jace was doing a fine job of it. Jace, who had Arthur's looks and spoke a mile a minute. They were most certainly not the same person.

Snowboarding, on the other hand, sounded right up Arthur's alley as it were. He might even be able to convince Merlin to have a go at it, which could prove to be very amusing.

Because of the accent Arthur had picked up from his dreams, most people assumed he was from England and they would have been right, at least in another dimension. "Close enough," he answered. "Arizona."

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shadow_jace
2013-05-11 05:05 pm UTC (link)

Jace knew very well about the appeal of musicians. He didn't have to do any more than play a few chords and women stopped to stare. His hands move so naturally over the frets stroking it with the greatest respect. His guitar was truer than a lover, always there, always soothing. It was something that never left him. "I'm finishing the final tuning before the customer comes back for it. Mine is actually in the back. I'm learning piano. I'm pretty decent at it, but I'm no Bach."

"Arizona is hot," he said, trying to mimic that accent a little, just to see if he could. Their voices were a near match as well, aside from that. He laughed a little. "That sounds much better coming from you. I'll have to practice. So you are a king in these dreams?" He hadn't had his own yet, and he still wasn't sure about all of it. "I wouldn't mind being confused for a king."

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fateisunjust
2013-05-12 11:54 am UTC (link)

The piano was very different. The piano, Arthur knew how to play, but he kept that tidbit to himself, smiling at Jace. It was surreal to say the very least, to be looking at himself, but not be looking at himself.

He laughed. Even their laughter was the same, he noted. "I am," he nodded in response. He waved a hand. "Feel free, it's a pain in the ass so far. Speaking of being mistaken, should I be aware of anyone who would mistake me for you? You know," he lowered his tone a little, "someone I shouldn't play along with, like a girl." After a pause, he added, "Or a boy."

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shadow_jace
2013-05-14 04:38 pm UTC (link)

Jace laughed, thumbing a chord and tightening a string. His hands worked so naturally over the instrument that it just seemed to be an extension of him. He played again, nodding at the improved tone. "I always have to be doing something with my hands," he explained. It was one of his quirks. If his hands weren't busy, he tended to tug at strings on clothes or drum on the table. He was always in motion.

"There is a girl. Her name is Clary, or Clarissa. We could have some fun with her, not like that, but teasing her a little might be hilarious." Jace could definitely appreciate some fun, and he was a natural joker. "How about you? Is there anyone I should know about?" He arched a brow, strumming again, looking for a different sound, checking for the slightest tone that could set the instrument off.

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fateisunjust
2013-05-15 12:35 pm UTC (link)

It was difficult not to take Jace always needing to do something with his hands as anything less than perverted. Arthur snorted a little, but said nothing on it. He didn't mind the idle guitar picking, there was really no need to explain.

For his part, Arthur could stand still just fine. Yes, it might be fun to make the poor bird see double. At Jace's question, Arthur smiled as thought he had a secret. "Not here, I don't," he answered. Merlin had said Guenvere was here, but he'd not seen her and she wasn't his anyway.

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shadow_jace
2013-05-15 07:39 pm UTC (link)

Jace knew that look, and replied with a snort of his own. "That too," he grinned. His charm was undeniable when it came to women, at least when he chose to present it. He did seem to have trouble with real connections though, at least with anyone but Clary. He moved around so much that bonds were hard to form, and easy now to break.

"What about elsewhere? Is there someone you have your eye on? If I introduce you to Clary, I want someone to shock too." He really did want to have fun with this. He still couldn't believe he had a twin. It was all pretty amazing.

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	fateisunjust 2013-05-17 11:35 am UTC (link)
	"I have a friend," Arthur said after a moment's though. That someone needed need to be romantically involved with him. Merlin was cute enough that his big ears might just start turning red, though. "He might find all of this rather confusing. His name is Merlin." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shadow_jace
2013-05-17 06:39 pm UTC (link)

"I talked to him once," Jace grinned. "He didn't say I was a doppleganger, but he was a little surprised at something. He did say he was Merlin in knights of the round table and all that." He still was pretty amazed at the whole exact duplicate twin thing. "I know he can do spells in his dreams. Can he do them here? I wouldn't want him to turn me into a toad or something so he can tell us apart. We could have some fun with it though." He would definitely do it. He could pull off Arthur's accent. All it would take was a change of clothes and they were well on their way.

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fateisunjust
2013-05-18 09:03 pm UTC (link)

"Did he now?" Arthur smirked. Merlin in Knights of the Round Table. It sounded surreal to hear it and Arthur suddenly wondered just when he'd get his round table. He barely had any knights and he'd fucked his Champion's wife. Indeed, the King of the Britons was off to a fantastic start.

"He won't turn you into a toad," he laughed, and then added, "I don't think he would anyway. At least, not on purpose." It was likely a bad idea to meet Jace's girlfriend. No woman was off limits to Arthur, not even his best friend's or his brother's, so why should Jace's be? "We could, yes, but I'm not piercing my ear."

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shadow_jace
2013-05-21 03:37 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah. He didn't say much past that. I thought it was kind of crazy, but I was just hearing about all the dreams then," Jace explained. Being a wizard would be pretty cool in his book. He could imagine himself a knight or some hero.

"I don't know about a toad, unless he thought I was you, and you did something to him," he laughed, joking as usual. "Or maybe I made a mess of an instrument, if he plays one, but then I might deserve to be a toad." He was talking fast again, but at least his hands stayed on the instrument. "The earring would look good." He pointed to his own, which was a simple, gold hoop. "All musicians must have one, along with a few tats. I need a few more. I got my first done by a friend since I'm not 18 yet, but after my birthday, I plan on decorating heavily."

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fateisunjust
2013-05-22 11:11 am UTC (link)

They definitely had different tastes and different personalities. It made this a little less awkward and strange, that they weren't the same persona as well. It made them look different somehow; even though Arthur was looking at the same features, they didn't exactly mirror one another.

Arthur smiled a little. He didn't mention that he was twenty, it was just another fact the differentiated them. "I'll pay for a tattoo when you turn eighteen," he promised.

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shadow_jace
2013-05-23 06:01 pm UTC (link)

Although the differences were there, Jace noted the similarities. Ego was one of those. He looked in the mirror often enough. They were good looking in a not quite conventional way, which, in his opinion was even better. Jace was trendier, Arthur, more conservative, if you could call it that. Jace looked more like he belonged in Rolling Stone than GQ, which was a look he liked a lot. Together though, they just worked, very handsome twin devils.

"You have a deal. I don't know what I want just yet, but I have until August to decide. You should get one too." He raised a blond brow. He couldn't see that happening, but it would be fun. "We need to fuck with someone though. This is too crazy to waste."

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	fateisunjust 2013-05-24 11:39 am UTC (link)
	"I think I'll leave you to the tattoos," Arthur said with a laugh. He couldn't really imagine putting anything on his own body, but for Jace, it would work well. "Next time I meet up with Merlin, I'll pop a text your way," he promised. It wasn't that he didn't want to meet Jace's girlfriend, but Arthur didn't have a very good track record at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shadow_jace
2013-05-26 06:03 pm UTC (link)

Jace laughed. He loved ink, even the feeling of it scratching into his skin. It wasn't painful, except in spots, but it passed quickly enough. He wanted more than just what he had now. "Alright, but if you change your mind and want to go under the needle, I'm totally up for it."

"Oh yeah, let's do it." His smile broadened. "Just let me know what to wear, and I'll work on the accent. I'll even take the earring out." He wasn't sure about trying it on Clary yet. Their relationship was a little different then it would be with a guy. He really didn't want anyone else hitting on her.

"I can't believe you don't have a girlfriend here," he said, bringing that subject back. "If you are like me, all you have to do is smile at them." He did have a bit of an ego, even if he was a little picky about who he was with. He could easily attract them.

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