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Llewellyn Watts ([personal profile] pocketpretzels) wrote2024-10-06 06:09 pm

Midnight Manor Private Residence, Sunday Night

Well, it sure has hell had been a day. There was a lot of bread currently populating both the private residence's and the boarding house's kitchen, let's just put it that way. And we won't even talk about the dough in the freezer.

Eventually, though, Watts had slipped into bed exhausted, falling asleep rather immediately.

The smell of vomit and sweat hit him like a wave as soon as he stepped inside.

It was overwhelming, he was practically choking on it. He wanted to run, be anywhere but here- but at the same time, he knew he needed to be here, this might be the last-


Watts awoke with a gasp, scrambling out of the bed and scribbling a quick note for Steven indicating that he'd be on the balcony. He threw on a pair of trousers and a shirt without checking whose they were- probably Steven's, honestly, judging by the softness of the fabric if nothing else- and all but flung himself out the balcony door and on to the outdoor sofa.

[ooc: details of conversation NFB please!]
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Would you like me to make some and bring it back up?" Steven asked. "Or would you rather make it together?"

Not that making coffee was complicated, but company could be important.
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Would you like to come back here to drink it or should we take the blanket in with us?" Steven asked. Not that it would be difficult to take the blanket back out again if they needed. It just wasn't a blanket suitable for leaving outside all the time.
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
"We can come back then," Steven said.

There was also the outdoor space on the ground floor, but even at this hour it ran the risk of perhaps seeing other people. Steven suspected Llewellyn might prefer the privacy of their balcony.
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Steven took the hand, threading their fingers together. "Perhaps we can have some of your wonderful baking as well."

Since Llewellyn had done a great deal of it that day.
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Steven closed the door behind them. Yes, Midnight would keep anything from coming in or out that wasn't meant to - like Raphael - but old habits died hard. "Your bread smelled wonderful. Did I remember to say Arden was grateful for the bread and wine? It did help her feel better."
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
"She also asked me to pass on her apologies for everything," Steven said. "Of course I told her none were necessary, but you know her. She felt bad all the same."
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Steven smiled approvingly at the wording.

"Her - Duke?" Steven still wasn't entirely certain what the relationship there was " - said it may take days."
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Steven held Llewellyn's hand tighter and more protectively. "Don't care for it happening at all. Horrible rules. Horrible thing to do to anyone, let alone a child."

Yes, Arden was in her late teens. She still counted as a child to Steven.
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"Absolutely unacceptable," Steven said. There was a look in his eyes that was a shadow of the reminder that in this particular instance, Marc had been the one holding Steven back.
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"At least it's over?" Steven said, going for optimism. "And she's safe and on her way to sound?"
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
Steven in the meanwhile busied himself with their drinks. "Still coffee? Not tea?"

Steven had no particular preference, he was just checking in case Llewellyn had changed his mind on the way down.
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll brew us a pot then," Steven said, setting about to do just that. "The biscuits look wonderful. Smelled it as well, when you were baking them."
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[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2024-10-08 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Perhaps tomorrow we can have something nice to go with your bread," Steven said. He got out one of Llewellyn's favorite mugs for his coffee. "Soup, maybe."

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