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Dorian Gray (The Confessions of Dorian Gray) ([personal profile] mayfairmonster) wrote2030-02-11 08:43 pm
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"If you don’t know who this is, hang up now. If you do [A long-suffering sigh] why not leave a message?"


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[personal profile] mislay 2022-04-15 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he only acknowledges the thanks with the slightest nod, unable to help himself when it comes to breathing in. there's the taste of that smoke, something he knows will grow familiar over time—much like everything else between them. if they're going to stay together and live together, he's going to have to make this work and accommodate some of dorian's apparent idiosyncrasies. ]

You want me to stay here. I'd like to know what there is and what I should avoid. [ larus considers moving closer but remains right where he is. ] I also think it would help me understand you better.

[ so it's not exactly a want so much as a necessity, and it's not as if he's really opposed to outings. there had just never been many opportunities unless he was crashing some sort of vampire party or a meeting thrown together by the sea snakes in the district. this is different. and besides, it's his own way of trying to make amends for whatever it is he must have said to throw them both off balance. ]
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[personal profile] mislay 2022-04-16 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ this is a better conversation to have than whatever it was they weren't saying before. ]

I'm sure I can handle anything this place has to offer. [ which is putting it lightly, if he's honest. ] I want to know everything just as much as you do.

[ it's why he'd been so adamant about getting to know the down, why he's been speaking with people off and on and trying to form connections. an exhausting endeavor that hasn't amounted to much aside from basic information and getting beat nearly to death by one of the various gangs in the down. there's a muted sigh as he finally moves to intercept dorian in whichever direction he might plan to go so he can look at him. ]

Tell me about these other places. What are they?
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[personal profile] mislay 2022-04-16 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's strange, he thinks. the kind of excitement that settles low inside him at the prospect of visiting all of these places with dorian and discovering more of the city together. larus isn't entirely sold on the idea of visiting the first two places, mostly because there's some sort of magic involved, and he's still thinking about their conversation before about some possible witch coming in there for whatever reason. the frown that flits across his face is mild—slight interest but nothing more than that. ]

We should go there first. [ indicating the people zoo with the slightest tilt of his head. ] I haven't been, but I've heard conflicting stories about it. I want to know which is true.

[ but it hadn't seemed like a good idea to go unaccompanied, especially as an uncontracted submissive. larus can abide by the rules as long as it suits him, and it wouldn't have been worth the hassle of getting held there. since they plan to make this an official arrangement in the next day or so, though, it shouldn't be a problem, especially since dorian is going with him. ]

Those other places seem safe enough. [ boring, he means. because he's not interested in witchcraft whatsoever. ]
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[personal profile] mislay 2022-04-16 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ some of it sounds like a headache, but the majority of it will be time spent learning new things about the city and dorian's preferences. so, it's not a loss either way. at least there's a plan now too, something to look forward to as soon as the sun goes down.

there's a nod of agreement. ]


I had someone tell me it was the worst thing to experience, and someone else said it was better than being in the Down. [ which, given the previous night's excitement, could be true. ] I guess we'll find out when we go.

[ in another handful of hours. ]