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Post by Lucy on Dec 16, 2014 19:24:40 GMT -8
Julius's words actually made Damien feel a bit guilty about not speaking, and he bit his lip. But really, what could he say? He couldn't muster up the courage to ask why Julius had done it, and it felt weird to just chat amiably about something else in the aftermath of something like that.
He blinked, having forgotten about the luggage. "O-oh yeah, I asked one of the staff to help me bring it up when you were getting... reprimanded. I figured you'd appreciate it," he replied sheepishly, brushing a strand of hair out of his face. He zipped his own suitcase shut and pushed it underneath the bed so it would be out of the way. He glanced at the clock on the wall; it was getting fairly late, and he wasn't sure how long the lodge would be serving breakfast in the morning. "So, um... I guess w-we... we should..." he trailed off, gesturing vaguely to the bed to suggest they could be getting to sleep. He still wasn't sure how the hell he was going to handle having to sleep with Julius--wow, bad wording.
((don't forget julius still isn't in his pj's or anything))
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Post by Alesia on Dec 16, 2014 22:52:11 GMT -8
((ye i remember. it just so happens julius sleeps in the buff B)))) jk lmao))
"Ah, that makes more sense. I appreciate it." Julius replied, a sincere smile gracing his face. He unzipped his bag that was unnecessarily filled with half of the wardrobe he had back in his dorm, and retrieved his toiletries, a bag for putting his worn clothes in, and his pajamas, which was a simple black t-shirt and pajama pants with pictures of spiderman on it.
He entered the bathroom and quietly shut the door behind himself. He first took out the rubber band that was holding the small ponytail in the back of his long, black hair and used it again to tie the rest of his hair in into a bun, leaving only his side bang out. With most of his hair out of the way, it was a lot easier to notice his ear piercings. There were three studded earrings in both ears, but only in his left ear was there a shining gold gem in the middle of one of them. He had almost forgetten that his own soul gem was there because it use to just be a regular old silver earring before he became a magi.
Julius leaned closer to the mirror to see the gem better. It had a warm glow and even felt somewhat warm, almost as if it were alive. Just looking at it brought back memories of the day he met Bater and saved his own life with just a wish. Sweet, sweet memories. But figuring he had spent enough time reminiscing, he went back to getting ready for bed. With Damien. This should be interesting.
After finishing brushing his teeth, he exited the bathroom with his dirty clothes in the bag he took out earlier. He glanced at the bed, and then at Damien who was still standing near it. "Are you planning to get in today or tomorrow..?" He said as a joke.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 16, 2014 23:06:51 GMT -8
"R-right..." Damien murmured, hesitantly taking off his glasses and placing them on the nightstand. He pulled the covers of the bed down, then glanced at Julius, who seemed to be just watching him expectantly. Taking a deep breath, he clambered up onto the bed and slid underneath the blankets. He was scrunched as far as possible towards one side of the bed, so that it'd be easy for the two boys to leave a gap between them to partially abate some of the awkwardness, lying on his side so he could face away from the middle. Nervous, he waited for Julius to get in.
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Post by Alesia on Dec 17, 2014 17:52:18 GMT -8
Julius stopped to toss the bag that contained his worn clothes next to Damien's hamper before getting himself into bed, opposite of his fidgety roommate and turning off the mini lamp located on the desk beside him.
Julius had already predicted that this was exactly how Damien was going to handle the situation: keep himself so close to the edge that he ran the risk of falling off of the bed at any given minute. The gap in between the two of them was so enormous that Julius could have rolled over at least once and still not be touching him, which was a feat since the bed wasn't very wide to begin with.
"Don't you think you need a bit more room?" Julius asked, sitting up somewhat and resting his cheek on his hand. "I won't do anything weird, I promise." He added. He would've said "I don't bite" but they both knew at this point that would've been a lie.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 17, 2014 18:39:23 GMT -8
"N-no, I'm okay," Damien said quietly, scrunching up a bit more to bring the blankets tighter around him. As he did so, one of his feet slid off the bed entirely, and the rest of him wobble precariously on the edge. "Gh... Alright, maybe a little more..." he admitted.
Hesitantly, he scooched back away from the edge of the bed, with his back still facing towards his... confusing roommate. His heart beat harder at the thought that there was only less than a foot of space between him and Julius, both snug under the same blankets. He was beginning to wish he had been put in a room with a bunch of complete strangers; it would still be awkward, but "I have to share personal space with someone I don't know" awkward as opposed to "I have to share personal space with my very, very attractive friend who may have just pulled a move on me if you can even call it that" awkward.
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Post by Alesia on Dec 17, 2014 21:37:46 GMT -8
Julius's eyes were just starting to adjust to the darkness of the room, so he was able to see just how close Damien had moved toward him. Hmph. Close, but not close enough to make the boy uncomfortable. That was Julius's goal for the night, afterall. "How flustered can you make your roommate before you've had your fill?" would be the name of the operation, if you could call it that. So far, telling him he should move closer brought him minimally towards Julius, so maybe a more straightforward approach would work?
"Damien," Julius whispered while lightly tapping on the boy's shoulder to get him to face him. "Come closer to me." He smiled sweetly.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 17, 2014 22:14:22 GMT -8
Damien jumped at the tap, having been hoping he wouldn't end up accidentally touching the other boy during the night. "C-closer?" he replied nervously. "B-but I already did. That was what just happened a moment ago. And now I'm not in danger of falling off or anything, s-so it's all good, yeah?" He stubbornly remained laying on his side, facing away from Julius, a bit anxious about what would happen if he did roll over or scoot closer. Just why did he want Damien close to him in what was already one of the most intimate situations he had been forced to endure his whole life? Well, a small part of Damien has a guess about why after the hickey ordeal, but he tried to smother the idea before it could gain any real ground in his head.
((just waiting for julius to make some sort of bullshit claim about needing to hold something when he sleeps and/or just scooting over and wrapping himself around damien smh))
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Post by Alesia on Dec 18, 2014 1:29:50 GMT -8
((i was actually planning on doing that second one if he didn't move any closer lmao))
Julius narrowed his eyes and pouted at Damien's boring response. Well, that idea was a total flop. It was one of those rare occasions where Damien questioned and avoided a request from him, even with a smile as a more persuasive measure. Since Damien seemed to be dead set on not moving even an inch closer to him, it looked like it was time to /stop/ waiting for him to make a move and time to /start/ making the move himself.
Julius subtly inched himself closer to his unsuspecting roommate, making sure to not be too obvious in what he was about to do. Without hesitation, he pressed his chest against the boy's back and brought him into a warm embrace before he had a chance to squirm away. "This is a lot more comfortable, right?" He said to Damien in a hushed voice. "You seemed really tense..so I thought maybe sleeping like this for a while might help you a little. I tried to get you to come to me on your own but you didn't even budge that second time.." He explained, his lie sounding convincing as ever.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 18, 2014 16:20:43 GMT -8
Damien heard Julius shifting around in the bed behind him, but didn't think anything of it until there was suddenly a warm body pressing up against his back and arms wrapping around him. He froze up, even more tense than he had been before. Oh god, he was being spooned. He had been terrified of something like this happening... Not because the act itself was frightening or unpleasant, but because the more incidents like this that occurred, the more impossible it was to just chalk it up to one of Julius's whims and the more it started to look like... something else. Ignoring the hickey thing had been the limit; now he was going to have to muster all his courage and ask about it.
"J-Julius..." he started, barely more than a whisper. "What... w-what are we?" He swallowed and squeezed his eyes shut; no going back now. "I-I mean, I thought we were good friends, but... Friends don't normally do, um, stuff like this..." he continued, referring to their current snuggling position. "A-and even I know that friends don't give each other h... hi-hickeys." It was a bit tough for him to get out that last word, forcing him to acknowledge what had really happened. "So, um, just... What do you... think of me?"
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Post by Alesia on Dec 18, 2014 19:36:53 GMT -8
Julius blinked at the question. Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. He got too comfortable with just casually doing whatever he felt like to Damien and now he was in the hot seat because of it. He should have seen this coming, dammit, he should have seen this coming. God, Why couldn't he have just gone to bed? If he had just went to sleep when he had the chance, none of this would be happening right now.
"Oh, no I don't have any romantic feelings for you at all, ha ha. The reason I covered you in hickeys is because I wanted people to know you belonged to someone and needed to make sure you looked unapproachable. Also, I'm only hugging you because I think your reactions to these sort of situations are incredibly hilarious, but all of this seems to have backfired." was the brutally honest answer, but that wouldn't bode well with his roommate, so of course he couldn't say that. Another option was to confess his "infatuation" for Damien, but then he'd be instantly roped into an unwanted relationship. His last option was to pretend to fall asleep, though he wasn't sure if Damien would fall for the ruse since he was literally just speaking.
Julius started to realize he was spending too much time trying to look for a response that would actually work out in his favor. He needed to buy himself some more time. And fast. "Before I answer that..could you tell me how you feel about me first?" He finally spoke, somewhat relieved to have passed the topic back to Damien.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 18, 2014 22:38:04 GMT -8
Damien waited anxiously for Julius's reply. Fuck, did he just screw up their whole friendship by pushing for an explanation? He was relieved when the boy finally spoke, but only for a moment, until he had processed what Julius had said. "H-how I feel about you...?" he echoed, biting his lip. Well, he was already in this deep.
"U-um, well... You're my hero, to start with. Y-you're so brave and strong and elegant, you've saved my life and protected me in so many battles... Y-you're always looking out for me... And outside of that, you're so smart and a-attractive and amazing." He paused, trying to collect himself. "A-and then you go and do things like... this, a-and it gives me so many funny feelings, and I just don't know what to think." When he was done, he took a deep, shuddery breath, trying to calm his nervousness.
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Post by Alesia on Dec 19, 2014 0:43:11 GMT -8
"R-really.." is all Julius could say in reply. Dear God, did he really manage to condition this kid's mind to believe he was some valiant knight in the span of a few months? He always knew he had a talent when it came to convincing people to believe his lies, but Damien literally ate up anything he said. Is this really the end result when you end up as a hermit with no friends? Bah, enough about that. He was starting to waste too much time being lost in thought again. Instead, it was time for the moment he was desperately trying to avoid: the moment he had to give Damien an answer. Julius usually found it so easy to avoid a question by twisting the topic around until the person could barely remember what they were asking of him, however there was no foreseeable way out of this one. No use trying to avoid it any longer...
"..I do have feelings for you." Aaaaand there it was. He was going to go with option 2: 'lie about your feelings for him'. "I find you to be kind, considerate and loyal. You're always so worried about me, even putting me before yourself most of the time. Not to mention you're seriously adorable. Especially when you get nervous like this." He racked his brain for all of the positive things about Damien that he could spout out in under 40 seconds. God, all of this was really starting to sound gross. "So since we both seem to feel the same way..I think it should be safe to ask.." Don't. "Do you.." Don't say it. "Want to start dating?" Goddammit.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 19, 2014 21:38:43 GMT -8
Damien was glad that his back was still turned to Julius in this position, because his face had grown so hot that it was practically giving off steam. Shit, would Julius be able to feel how hard his heart was beating with the way he was wrapped around him? Or... would it even matter if he could, with the things he was saying? He could've squealed when Julius called him adorable. And then... the question.
Dating. H-had Julius really said that? Was this really happening, it wasn't just a dream? He'd never thought he'd ever hear something like this in real life. It had taken him so long to even find anyone who thought of him as a friend, he had pretty much counted it as impossible that he'd ever find someone who was attracted to him. He realized he had been holding his breath and quickly released it. "I... um... s-sure, if you want to," he finally replied, his uncertain words coming nowhere close to portraying how giddy he actually felt.
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Post by Alesia on Dec 20, 2014 2:17:32 GMT -8
Julius could feel Damien's heart practically beating out of his chest during the whole conversation, it was a wonder how he didn't faint while he was hugging him from behind. As expected, Damien's frantic heart rate clearly sped up a bit more when he finally agreed to the proposal, much to Julius's dismay. "Then that settles it. You're all mine now." He declared with an outward grin, though internally he was on the verge of gagging. He couldn't deny that he found Damien to be cute, what, with the "exhausted goth" look he had going on and his worried puppy-like demeanor, but the romantic attraction for him was completely...nonexistent.
What the new game plan was now going to be, was to play along with dating Damien for a few weeks-- maybe even a month or so, and then ever so gently break the gullible boy's heart into a million tiny pieces. He would have to be careful with his wording, as to not deter the boy away from still wanting to service him even after they've broken up. Breaking up with Damien shouldn't be so hard when the time came. Actually, it should be a breeze since he was so use to cutting a relationship off as soon as he got bored of his partner. Julius has had his fair share of romantic relationships in the past but they were notorious for not lasting any longer than a month, mostly because he didn't find them to be any fun anymore. Maybe it was the engaging thrill of flirting and subtle hints at attraction that kept Julius interested enough to pursue someone until he finally had them in his grasp? Well, whatever it was, never did last in the long run. With Damien on the other hand, it wasn't very hard to get him to fall for his charms, which left no thrill of a chase. There..was no chase to begin with, actually. Just one thing led to another and now they were in this position. Even better.
Julius was starting to become increasingly tired again, similar to how he was earlier before that whole hickey deal happened. "Do you mind if I go to sleep now?" He said with a small yawn, nuzzling up to Damien a bit for more comfort. "You should be sleeping too, actually. Sorry for all of this, by the way.." He added, mostly apologizing to himself for getting into this mess.
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Post by Lucy on Dec 20, 2014 11:50:27 GMT -8
Damien’s insides grew warm and fuzzy at those words. You’re all mine now. He actually had a… a boyfriend. And Julius, of all people! He’d never dreamed something like this would happen, especially from the very beginning of their acquaintanceship. They had certainly gotten off to a rocky start before Damien had discovered the world of magi and witches and learned what a good person Julius actually was. From there they became allies in battle, friends… and now this, with Julius’s arms wrapped comfortingly around him.
Damien finally relaxed against Julius’s chest. It was a forced sort of relaxation, as if he was trying his hardest to combat his natural instinct to shrink away from being touched, but it was an improvement from his previous tense state. He’d obviously never been in a relationship before, so he was more than a bit inexperienced in these sort of things. It was pretty normal to be sleeping together (not in that way) the first day you got together, right? There didn’t seem to anything wrong with that, at least. And all the hickies… those were okay now that they were in a relationship, right? They weren’t just a weird thing? Never mind the fact that Julius had given them to him before they had actually admitted anything about feelings.
“Y-yeah, we should both get some sleep. I’m sure there’ll be lots of new things to do and see tomorrow,” Damien agreed. “No need to apologize… I… I feel happy,” he said softly.
If Damien had known what Julius was thinking right at that moment, it’s possible that he could have despaired right then and there. The one person that he felt secure in calling a friend, and now even a lover, felt nothing for him and only wanted to use him for his healing abilities and as entertainment… But for now, he had no clue of the truth, and hopefully for his own sake it would stay that way.
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