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Alvin ([personal profile] outofplace) wrote2017-09-06 09:51 pm

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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey.

[ jude offers him a weary smile before anything else. it's good to see him. despite living together, they somehow manage to miss each other on most days, alvin off doing who knows what when jude isn't out and about himself. their little hut is... cramped, to say the least. it's no wonder they don't spend much time at home. ]

So... Elle wants to learn to fight.

[ jude closes his eyes and presses his fingers to his temples. ]

She went and asked the other coven members where she can get her hands on some weapons to train with. I tried to talk to her, but she really is a stubborn girl.

I got into an... argument of sorts with a friend who agreed to help her out. He said Elle should learn how to protect herself. I said it's our job to protect her.

[ time for some co-parenting. ]

So what do you think about all this? I just don't want her to get hurt. As long as we're here, she's our responsibility, isn't she?
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ jude considers this, looking thoughtful as he mulls alvin's words over. he's... not wrong. in all honesty, jude trusts alvin to know a little better than he does in a situation like this, having grown up the way he did, and it's part of why he wanted to talk to him as soon as possible. ]

I think I can see where you're coming from. She wants me to teach her martial arts, too, and I agreed to it, but I know that's not enough.

[ jude looks down at his calloused hands, a beat passing. ]

I just... if something were to happen to her, I wouldn't ever be able to forgive myself, and it's hard to imagine such a little girl stuck in a situation where she needs a weapon.

But I guess I never thought about it that way. That if we're the ones teaching her we can make sure she's in good hands. It makes sense.

[ he glances back up to meet alvin's gaze. ]

I've been looking at this in black and white. I probably could have avoided that argument entirely had I just talked to you before jumping the gun.
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
If something were to go wrong— and I pray that we don't have to worry about that— sorry, but I wouldn't let you take the entirety of the blame. When it comes to Elle, it's 50/50. I'm just as responsible for her as you are.

[ after all, jude is the one who insisted they take her in in the first place. ]

... We're sort of like her stand-in mom and dad. I never thought I'd be a parent at sixteen.

[ despite the worries gnawing at him underneath the surface, he can't help but laugh. it's a funny thought. and parenting with alvin, of all people. ]
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and then the mood sort of changes. ]

Oh. Um...

[ jude can't meet his eyes. suddenly, that wall over there is very interesting. ]

Nothing important. Same old, same old. Boring stuff.
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ jude turns an interesting shade of red, slightly flustered and more than a little embarrassed. wow, alvin. ]

I was just kidding! Why do you have to make everything sound so... unsavory?

[ of course alvin wouldn't believe him, though. how many times has jude called him out on his lies? and alvin is a far better liar than jude is. ]

But it's... It's sort of complicated. Seriously, there's nothing for you to worry about.

Dear.

[ maybe he can pretend everything's fine if he keeps up with the banter! yeah. ]
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Alvin...

[ jude hangs his head and puffs out a small sigh, resigning himself to his fate. he can't deny alvin. not when he just wants to help. ]

You're a really good friend, you know that?

[ the warmth of alvin's larger hand on his is steadying. grounding. that warmth reminds him just how much alvin's changed, and just how lucky jude is to have him here with him. jude's thumb grazes against his. ]

But you have to promise not to laugh at me. Or tease me. Or— or— just promise.
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ jude knows he does.

he clears his throat, cheeks flushed pink. here goes nothing. ]


I ended up falling for a good friend, and I sort of kissed him on impulse, but he's not even human so he doesn't understand whether or not he reciprocates my feelings, and telling you this just made me realize... why do I keep getting mixed up in complicated relationships with people who don't fall under the classification of "human"? Is this some sort of pattern?

[ jude is sort of out of breath when he stops talking. his hand underneath alvin's has curled into a white-knuckled fist. it's hard to meet alvin's gaze, but he does, searching his eyes to gauge his reaction. that was a lot. ]
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That was my first kiss, by the way. Teepo doesn't count. And it was a disaster. Tell me everyone's first kiss is a disaster.
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as I'm me?

[ jude blinks. well, alvin didn't laugh at him. he kept his promise. jude knew he would. ]

It can't really be that simple, can it?
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ jude stares at alvin with wide, unblinking eyes for a brief moment before he covers his mouth and laughs, breaking out into a shy smile. ]

Are you sure? I mean, I know how much you care about that scarf...
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know that I'll be able to find an exact replica.

Thanks, Alvin. I feel... a bit lighter.
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Wasn't anything serious? To a sixteen-year-old boy, this is as serious as it gets!

Besides saving the world and dispelling the schism and all that. I suppose that stuff was a little more serious.

[ jude chuckles again. ]
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[personal profile] talim 2017-10-15 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ aaaaand jude starts coughing. violently. yeah, he just choked on nothing. ]

A-Alvin! I'm not in love! When I said it was serious, I didn't mean that serious!

[ jude slumps over the table. rip jude mathis. ]
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