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Fox’s chest bloomed with warmth at the slip of a curse, always far too pleased when he could break through that polished facade and make Mingyu tap into his baser nature. It was hot, who could blame him?
He reached over to the bedside table where there was a glass still half filled with lubricant he’d made the night before.
“Look I was fully prepared to take you in the sweetest and most romantic way possible, but then someone had to ask about toys,” he mused, but he sounded far too happy to actually be doing anything other than teasing.
“Go on. Name your stakes. I’m gonna have you whimpering my name regardless.”
He reached over to the bedside table where there was a glass still half filled with lubricant he’d made the night before.
“Look I was fully prepared to take you in the sweetest and most romantic way possible, but then someone had to ask about toys,” he mused, but he sounded far too happy to actually be doing anything other than teasing.
“Go on. Name your stakes. I’m gonna have you whimpering my name regardless.”
I don’t like to be a total mooch, [ He said with a laugh, stuffing a burger that he hadn’t paid for into his mouth. ]
And that just sounds like we need to liven up your life a little, Huaisang.
[ He did as he was told, devouring his food quickly enough that it wasn’t clear when the last time he actually ate was.
He was pretty sure he’d eaten at least once today.
... Probably? ]
So we’re gonna have a bit of an afterparty, then? Sounds good to me. I can show you my flaming shots.
And that just sounds like we need to liven up your life a little, Huaisang.
[ He did as he was told, devouring his food quickly enough that it wasn’t clear when the last time he actually ate was.
He was pretty sure he’d eaten at least once today.
... Probably? ]
So we’re gonna have a bit of an afterparty, then? Sounds good to me. I can show you my flaming shots.
Well, do what you want.
[She's not going to say no to free stuff, after all.
And she watches hi devour his burger with a slightly amused look.]
You don't have your own place... but you do have money to feed yourself, right?
[She's not going to say no to free stuff, after all.
And she watches hi devour his burger with a slightly amused look.]
You don't have your own place... but you do have money to feed yourself, right?
Huh?
[ He looks up at the question and then flushed a little, embarrassed. ]
Ah— yeah, of course. I can make money doing enchantments whenever I need to, really. I just, Ah, don’t have the best eating habits. I tend to forget.
[ He laughed. ]
Don’t worry, I’ll treat you next time.
[ He looks up at the question and then flushed a little, embarrassed. ]
Ah— yeah, of course. I can make money doing enchantments whenever I need to, really. I just, Ah, don’t have the best eating habits. I tend to forget.
[ He laughed. ]
Don’t worry, I’ll treat you next time.
... Okay. Well I have more food at home if you're still hungry later.
[She knows a few people like that. She's pretty sure Wei-xiong would forget to eat if his sister didn't remind him to.]
And it's fine, I don't need you to pay for me. I'm a big girl. Come on now, finish it and let's go.
[True to her word, she stops at small store for a pack of beer on the way back before leading the way to her home.
It's in a good part of town of course, in a nice but non-descript high rise. Her name is on the mailbox but also, for people who can see it, a hidden Nie Sect sigil. And once they get to her floor, the presence of protection wards will be more than apparent. And they're not just the kind you put up to trip when someone goes through. They block sound and appear designed to actually repel some lower level offensive spells like a shield.
She unlocks her door, throws the keys on the console in the entrance and calls out.]
Lights on!
[The lights in the living room come on as well as several small ambient lights in the corridors and one in the kitchen.]
Leave your shoes here.
[She knows a few people like that. She's pretty sure Wei-xiong would forget to eat if his sister didn't remind him to.]
And it's fine, I don't need you to pay for me. I'm a big girl. Come on now, finish it and let's go.
[True to her word, she stops at small store for a pack of beer on the way back before leading the way to her home.
It's in a good part of town of course, in a nice but non-descript high rise. Her name is on the mailbox but also, for people who can see it, a hidden Nie Sect sigil. And once they get to her floor, the presence of protection wards will be more than apparent. And they're not just the kind you put up to trip when someone goes through. They block sound and appear designed to actually repel some lower level offensive spells like a shield.
She unlocks her door, throws the keys on the console in the entrance and calls out.]
Lights on!
[The lights in the living room come on as well as several small ambient lights in the corridors and one in the kitchen.]
Leave your shoes here.
"Mm, we already did that last night anyway. Though I could go for that again with you calling me 'Angel' instead..." Mingyu murmured, expression thoughtful. Then he wet his lips again, taking in a sharp breath through his nose at Fox picking up the lube, pulse throbbing hotly against the already too-tight constraints of the ring. Just looking at the lube, thinking about last night, he could almost physically feel Fox inside him already. It made him bite down on his lip with the memory of the sweet ache of being split open on his lover's cock, whimpering low with want and need and impatience.
"...we can do romantic and sweet again tonight, after dinner," he managed, voice hoarse with arousal, just barely holding on to his train of thought.
"As for stakes—" It took Mingyu a moment to think, trying to come up with something cared enough about to fight for more than having Fox fuck him senseless into the bed as long as possible.
"If we're out of here before noon, we stay an extra night so I can be tied up all day in here and spoiled however I want," he offered, a little breathless as he spoke. "And if we don't get out of here until after... then you can have your way with me in public somewhere the way you like, wherever and however you like."
It was the very definition of a win-win situation for both of them, and Mingyu wouldn't have it any other way.
"...we can do romantic and sweet again tonight, after dinner," he managed, voice hoarse with arousal, just barely holding on to his train of thought.
"As for stakes—" It took Mingyu a moment to think, trying to come up with something cared enough about to fight for more than having Fox fuck him senseless into the bed as long as possible.
"If we're out of here before noon, we stay an extra night so I can be tied up all day in here and spoiled however I want," he offered, a little breathless as he spoke. "And if we don't get out of here until after... then you can have your way with me in public somewhere the way you like, wherever and however you like."
It was the very definition of a win-win situation for both of them, and Mingyu wouldn't have it any other way.
"You like that, huh?" He asked, a little tickled by the idea. He'd been mostly using it to tease, but he liked having a pet name he could use....
"Alright, I'm going to hold you to that and try to not rush through dinner," he teased as he slowly coated the plug with lubricant and then dipped his fingers back in to wet them again. He was just reaching down between Mingyu's legs, the cooled tips of his fingers just barely touching, when he paused, eyebrows raising.
And then he let out a low whine.
"Really? How am I supposed to choose between that? That's an impossible choice!"
"Alright, I'm going to hold you to that and try to not rush through dinner," he teased as he slowly coated the plug with lubricant and then dipped his fingers back in to wet them again. He was just reaching down between Mingyu's legs, the cooled tips of his fingers just barely touching, when he paused, eyebrows raising.
And then he let out a low whine.
"Really? How am I supposed to choose between that? That's an impossible choice!"
"What's there not to like?" Mingyu answered, only to have his voice catch on his fluster all over again as Fox's hand drew close, gaze tracking Fox's fingers, eyeing the plug—
And then Fox stalled to whine about the bet of all things, causing Mingyu to startle himself with a bright laugh, shaking his head at the pout on Fox's face.
"It's not a choice, it's a bet," he pointed out, leaning up to kiss Fox's precious lips. "You're supposed to be trying to drag this out. But I guess you can switch which outcome you're aiming for if you really want."
And then Fox stalled to whine about the bet of all things, causing Mingyu to startle himself with a bright laugh, shaking his head at the pout on Fox's face.
"It's not a choice, it's a bet," he pointed out, leaning up to kiss Fox's precious lips. "You're supposed to be trying to drag this out. But I guess you can switch which outcome you're aiming for if you really want."
He pouted through the kiss, but mostly for the humour rather than anything else, quickly chasing up Mingyu's lips for another immediately afterwards.
"Both? If I hit exactly noon can we have both?" He asked, his tone hopefully as he used his hand with the plug to push Mingyu back down onto the sheets. Then he took position again, teasing with his fingers - the lube now warmer - before sliding one in as smooth as silk. He sighed happily.
"We really are going to have to do midnight and then morning sex immediately after each other more often--"
"Both? If I hit exactly noon can we have both?" He asked, his tone hopefully as he used his hand with the plug to push Mingyu back down onto the sheets. Then he took position again, teasing with his fingers - the lube now warmer - before sliding one in as smooth as silk. He sighed happily.
"We really are going to have to do midnight and then morning sex immediately after each other more often--"
A quiet, breathy moan escaping him, Mingyu pressed down into Fox's touch at once, trying to get more of him, feel more of him. Mingyu could seldom be called a greedy man, but in this he was voracious. He gave up on the bet, figured it was as much a coin toss now or anything. Whenever they ended, whenever they left, that would decide their next activity and whatever lost out could wait until they got home. Speaking of...
"—so we agreed you're moving in, right?" he voiced with an air of deliberate casualness, trying to sound nonchalant about it. No big deal, just his secret boyfriend and definite love of his life moving into his apartment. It was just an extra three, four days a week. Didn't change anything at all. Definitely.
"—so we agreed you're moving in, right?" he voiced with an air of deliberate casualness, trying to sound nonchalant about it. No big deal, just his secret boyfriend and definite love of his life moving into his apartment. It was just an extra three, four days a week. Didn't change anything at all. Definitely.
Fox bit his lip, his finger curling and stroking in reverence as Mingyu’s body opened easily and greedily for him, his other hand fiddling with the plug as he prepared to insert it. He was just sliding a second finger inside when Mingyu spoke and he froze.
He glanced up, the surprise evident on his face despite Mingyu’s casual tone as well as the fact that they had practically already said as much. He just hadn’t quite thought it through in those exact terms.
He felt his face flood with warmth and then his eyes quickly fell to his hands.
“A-ah... I mean... Yeah. If you want me to. If you don’t think you’d get sick of me,” he added with half a laugh, but it was clear he was actually nervous about it.
He glanced up, the surprise evident on his face despite Mingyu’s casual tone as well as the fact that they had practically already said as much. He just hadn’t quite thought it through in those exact terms.
He felt his face flood with warmth and then his eyes quickly fell to his hands.
“A-ah... I mean... Yeah. If you want me to. If you don’t think you’d get sick of me,” he added with half a laugh, but it was clear he was actually nervous about it.
"How am I supposed to get sick of you when I've never once had my fill of you?" Mingyu demanded, moving straight past relief at the apparent acceptance of his request right back to uncertainty. Blinking, he sat up and took Fox by the wrist, stopping him, gazing steadily into the green of his eyes.
"...of course I want you to. I— I want to spend every second of every day with you. Doing this, or— Or watching you do other kinds of magic, or watching you eat, or telling you stupid jokes until you laugh. You're not... someone I'm putting up with, Huli," he insisted, leaning in close. "Being with you is a privilege. A gift. ...I love you."
"...of course I want you to. I— I want to spend every second of every day with you. Doing this, or— Or watching you do other kinds of magic, or watching you eat, or telling you stupid jokes until you laugh. You're not... someone I'm putting up with, Huli," he insisted, leaning in close. "Being with you is a privilege. A gift. ...I love you."
He felt way too warm, a little dizzy at the thought. It was one thing to have a boyfriend, a lover, the love of his life - it was another thing entirely to be offered a home.
He swallowed, and then leaned forward to press a careful kiss to Mingyu’s lips.
“... yeah, okay,” he said quietly. “I want that too. To be with you, I mean. All the time.”
He swallowed, and then leaned forward to press a careful kiss to Mingyu’s lips.
“... yeah, okay,” he said quietly. “I want that too. To be with you, I mean. All the time.”
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But how could Mingyu offer anything less than what Fox gave him? For all the money, the fame, the status— Mingyu hasn't had a home to go back to once since his parents passed and with them so too did his childhood home. The building was still there, full of memories, and yet it'd gone cold. Just an empty shell, like a corpse on its own.
Fox, meanwhile, seemed to breathe life into everything.
"Y-Yeah?" Mingyu winced, hating that he couldn't keep the tremor of excitement and disbelief out of his voice, forcing himself through it all the same as he grinned wide, letting go of Fox's hand to kiss him again, and again, and again. He crawled up, knowing Fox would only push him right back down, to clamber halfway into Fox's lap, giddy, peppering clumsy kisses over most of his face.
"Okay, you're moving in!" he repeated between kisses, voice all a rush with his surge of adrenaline. "We'll have to celebrate when we get back— Maybe I'll announce a vacation, book a flight to Europe... and stay at home with you all week, not leaving bed for anything. We'll live off granola bars and tap water and test out all the practical applications of magic in bed. Does that sound good?"
Fox, meanwhile, seemed to breathe life into everything.
"Y-Yeah?" Mingyu winced, hating that he couldn't keep the tremor of excitement and disbelief out of his voice, forcing himself through it all the same as he grinned wide, letting go of Fox's hand to kiss him again, and again, and again. He crawled up, knowing Fox would only push him right back down, to clamber halfway into Fox's lap, giddy, peppering clumsy kisses over most of his face.
"Okay, you're moving in!" he repeated between kisses, voice all a rush with his surge of adrenaline. "We'll have to celebrate when we get back— Maybe I'll announce a vacation, book a flight to Europe... and stay at home with you all week, not leaving bed for anything. We'll live off granola bars and tap water and test out all the practical applications of magic in bed. Does that sound good?"
Fox grunted with the sudden weight in his lap, but a tentative, shy smile was riding to his lips simply from Mingyu’s clear excitement. Literally no one had ever been this excited to have him around, and it made his heart ache with fondness.
He was about to protest that Europe was too much, that he didn’t even technically have identification let alone a passport, but then Mingyu continued and all he could do was smile widely and lean in to press his forehead against his lover’s.
“Yeah. It sounds perfect.” He leaned forward, stealing a long kiss, pressing it deep even as his free hand braces against Mingyu’s back to keep him steady in his lap. Even as the hand caught between Mingyu’s legs curled it’s fingers and shallowly began to move.
“It’s perfect, Angel.”
He was about to protest that Europe was too much, that he didn’t even technically have identification let alone a passport, but then Mingyu continued and all he could do was smile widely and lean in to press his forehead against his lover’s.
“Yeah. It sounds perfect.” He leaned forward, stealing a long kiss, pressing it deep even as his free hand braces against Mingyu’s back to keep him steady in his lap. Even as the hand caught between Mingyu’s legs curled it’s fingers and shallowly began to move.
“It’s perfect, Angel.”
Look, Mingyu knew a thing or two about his fox and he wouldn't spring Europe on him like that. Work him up to it, sure. Call it a honeymoon in the future, with or without the associated wedding. Something. Anyway.
Mingyu smiled readily into that kiss, heart so full of joy it ached. It was perfect, and this was perfect, and Fox was perfect, and Mingyu felt suddenly terrified that it was too much. This was too much good to have, too much good to get.
There had to be a catch. There was always a catch. A price to be paid. In magic, in life, in everything.
When people were greedy, got too much good. That was when tragedy would strike.
Shivering a little, Mingyu pushed past it. It didn't matter. He didn't care. He wanted this, would have it, would stop at nothing to keep having it. He went through life never asking for anything, and he would have this.
Sighing out in pleasure and satisfaction as Fox began to move his hand once more, Mingyu ground down into his lover's lap with renewed enthusiasm.
"You're what's perfect, Huli."
Mingyu smiled readily into that kiss, heart so full of joy it ached. It was perfect, and this was perfect, and Fox was perfect, and Mingyu felt suddenly terrified that it was too much. This was too much good to have, too much good to get.
There had to be a catch. There was always a catch. A price to be paid. In magic, in life, in everything.
When people were greedy, got too much good. That was when tragedy would strike.
Shivering a little, Mingyu pushed past it. It didn't matter. He didn't care. He wanted this, would have it, would stop at nothing to keep having it. He went through life never asking for anything, and he would have this.
Sighing out in pleasure and satisfaction as Fox began to move his hand once more, Mingyu ground down into his lover's lap with renewed enthusiasm.
"You're what's perfect, Huli."
He chuckled, heat pooling in his groin from the sound of that sigh, cock twitching in his lap and just brushing against Mingyu when it did so.
“I will happily let you believe that,” he said with a laugh, pure and loving, as he slowly worked his way inside with his fingers. Patience, Fox. Patience. “But I’m afraid I might have to introduce you to a mirror, later, so you understand the concept a little more.”
He let out a satisfied breath as he slipped his free hand between them, fingers finding Mingyu’s cock and slowly beginning to stroke in time with the careful, opening thrusts.
“Tell me when you’re ready.” He whispered quietly. “I want you so much I can barely take it.”
“I will happily let you believe that,” he said with a laugh, pure and loving, as he slowly worked his way inside with his fingers. Patience, Fox. Patience. “But I’m afraid I might have to introduce you to a mirror, later, so you understand the concept a little more.”
He let out a satisfied breath as he slipped his free hand between them, fingers finding Mingyu’s cock and slowly beginning to stroke in time with the careful, opening thrusts.
“Tell me when you’re ready.” He whispered quietly. “I want you so much I can barely take it.”
[Just her luck that of course the night she is on call, someone ends up tripping the silent alarm at the main restaurant and she gets the call at 2am and has to leave her friends behind to go and see if it's really something.
She takes her fan just in case, and stops by her apartment to get her cleaver before she remembers it's probably at the restaurant anyway.
By the time she makes it there, she can't find anything wrong with the enchantments and wards. They're still in place, and still behaving the way they should when she comes in, recognizing her as a Clan member as she gets through.
But there's still someone in there. Someone that shouldn't be there.]
Hey. You have two and half minutes to get out because if I don't punch in the code for the alarm in that amount of time, the police will be here by then. I don't want to file a report, and I'd rather tell everyone back home it was a false alarm so let's not make this big, okay?
She takes her fan just in case, and stops by her apartment to get her cleaver before she remembers it's probably at the restaurant anyway.
By the time she makes it there, she can't find anything wrong with the enchantments and wards. They're still in place, and still behaving the way they should when she comes in, recognizing her as a Clan member as she gets through.
But there's still someone in there. Someone that shouldn't be there.]
Hey. You have two and half minutes to get out because if I don't punch in the code for the alarm in that amount of time, the police will be here by then. I don't want to file a report, and I'd rather tell everyone back home it was a false alarm so let's not make this big, okay?
[ Fox had been pretty pleased with himself for getting past all of the wards in the well-known restaurant. To an outsider of the magic world, this place might not look like much, but to someone like Fox, getting in here was like taking a trip to El Dorado.
Unfortunately, though he had spells on him to scramble security feeds and cameras, he had completely missed the panic button on the wall just where he had set his back pack to lean against it. He was half way underneath one of the huge stoves, drawing out the runes that were painted there, when he heart the voice.
He hadn't been expecting it, and it startled him enough that he ended up banging his head on the bottom of the stove, the steel ringing out as he hissed in pain. ]
Fuck, fuck, ow--
[ He scrambled out from under the stove, the hood slipping off his head as he stood up, no longer obscuring his face as he put his hands out. ]
No! No! No need for police! I, ah, I swear I'm not here to steal anything--
Unfortunately, though he had spells on him to scramble security feeds and cameras, he had completely missed the panic button on the wall just where he had set his back pack to lean against it. He was half way underneath one of the huge stoves, drawing out the runes that were painted there, when he heart the voice.
He hadn't been expecting it, and it startled him enough that he ended up banging his head on the bottom of the stove, the steel ringing out as he hissed in pain. ]
Fuck, fuck, ow--
[ He scrambled out from under the stove, the hood slipping off his head as he stood up, no longer obscuring his face as he put his hands out. ]
No! No! No need for police! I, ah, I swear I'm not here to steal anything--
[She looked at him, clearly emerging from under a stone where some of her Clan's secret fire runes were engraved in the stone and painted, her gaze going from the stove to his face, then back to the stove, before settling on his face with a raised eyebrow.]
.... Not here to steal anything, huh? So copying ancestral rune magic from a Clan you don't belong to is not considered stealing anymore then? Maybe I should just let the cops deal with it....
Ninety-five seconds left, by the way.
You give that page you just scribbled on, maybe I'll punch in the safe code.
[She held out her hand, all the while hoping he was not going to start a fight, because she had very little hope of coming out on top if she did. She literally was the worst person to have on call during a break-in, but her uncle refused to take her out of the rotation because, quote, 'Everyone has to do their part.'
Even if that part ended probably being beaten up in the back of her own family's shop. Ugh.]
Listen, I don't want trouble. Just give me that and get the hell out. One minute.
.... Not here to steal anything, huh? So copying ancestral rune magic from a Clan you don't belong to is not considered stealing anymore then? Maybe I should just let the cops deal with it....
Ninety-five seconds left, by the way.
You give that page you just scribbled on, maybe I'll punch in the safe code.
[She held out her hand, all the while hoping he was not going to start a fight, because she had very little hope of coming out on top if she did. She literally was the worst person to have on call during a break-in, but her uncle refused to take her out of the rotation because, quote, 'Everyone has to do their part.'
Even if that part ended probably being beaten up in the back of her own family's shop. Ugh.]
Listen, I don't want trouble. Just give me that and get the hell out. One minute.
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[ He grimaced, one hand rubbing his head where a lump was already forming. ]
How could it be stealing! I’m not taking anything from you! I’m just learning.
[ but he sighed and tore the page out of his book. ]
Seriously, I’m not here for trouble either, okay? I’ll give it to you, just punch in the code. I can’t actually run super human fast, regardless of the rumours.
[ He held the page out for her, mournfully. ]
It’s not like they’re going to catch me anyway, but it’s really annoying having to out run them.
Here.
[ ... he’d memorized most of it anyway. ]
How could it be stealing! I’m not taking anything from you! I’m just learning.
[ but he sighed and tore the page out of his book. ]
Seriously, I’m not here for trouble either, okay? I’ll give it to you, just punch in the code. I can’t actually run super human fast, regardless of the rumours.
[ He held the page out for her, mournfully. ]
It’s not like they’re going to catch me anyway, but it’s really annoying having to out run them.
Here.
[ ... he’d memorized most of it anyway. ]
Right. 'Learning'.
[She grabbed the page, well aware that he'd probably memorized enough that he could redraw it the moment he was out of there (even if she had yet to click on who exactly he was) but... she needed something to show that she'd made an attempt to stop whatever he thought he was doing there, and her uncle was probably going to want to do something about upping security after this, so...
She went to the control panel of the very mundane, standard alarm system and punched in a code... and then kicked his bag out of the way so it'd stop pressing against the button.]
Okay, now out... damn it.
[She noticed the police lights outside as she looks up and swore in Chinese under her breath.]
Oh, so of course, today is the day they decided to actually listen to all the criticism they got about their fucking response time! Okay...
[Thinking fast, she marched towards him and grabbed his sleeve to drag him towards the walk-in freezer.]
Get in there. I'll talk to them and tell them it was me who tripped the alarm when I came to pick something up. If they find you, tell them you're with me, but I don't think they'll search, they don't have any authority to come in if I don't let them. Don't make noise. When I tell you the coast is clear, come out and walk a straight line directly to the door, okay?
[The truth was, the old Clans were outwardly law-abiding, but none of them really wanted the police in their walls if they could avoid it at all. They paid enough lip service - and in some cases, actual money - to law enforcement to keep an uneasy status quo, and there was no way Liushu was going to tip that balance today just because that guy, whoever he was, somehow had managed to get inside to.... crawl under the kitchen equipment. Whatever.]
Be quiet. I'll be right back.
[She grabbed the page, well aware that he'd probably memorized enough that he could redraw it the moment he was out of there (even if she had yet to click on who exactly he was) but... she needed something to show that she'd made an attempt to stop whatever he thought he was doing there, and her uncle was probably going to want to do something about upping security after this, so...
She went to the control panel of the very mundane, standard alarm system and punched in a code... and then kicked his bag out of the way so it'd stop pressing against the button.]
Okay, now out... damn it.
[She noticed the police lights outside as she looks up and swore in Chinese under her breath.]
Oh, so of course, today is the day they decided to actually listen to all the criticism they got about their fucking response time! Okay...
[Thinking fast, she marched towards him and grabbed his sleeve to drag him towards the walk-in freezer.]
Get in there. I'll talk to them and tell them it was me who tripped the alarm when I came to pick something up. If they find you, tell them you're with me, but I don't think they'll search, they don't have any authority to come in if I don't let them. Don't make noise. When I tell you the coast is clear, come out and walk a straight line directly to the door, okay?
[The truth was, the old Clans were outwardly law-abiding, but none of them really wanted the police in their walls if they could avoid it at all. They paid enough lip service - and in some cases, actual money - to law enforcement to keep an uneasy status quo, and there was no way Liushu was going to tip that balance today just because that guy, whoever he was, somehow had managed to get inside to.... crawl under the kitchen equipment. Whatever.]
Be quiet. I'll be right back.
Ah— [ Suddenly she was dragging him, and Fox was too surprised to argue, though he did wonder exactly why she wasn’t making good on her earlier threats and just trying to hand him over to the police. It wouldn’t work, of course, Fox had slipped from between their fingers before, but it would have been annoying to have to disappear for a few weeks. So it was her more than the police that had him interested and curious, which is why he consented to being put into a walk in freezer.
Ah, the things he did for magic, honestly. ]
Quiet as a mouse, [ He promised, unable to help flashing her a lopsided grin as he pulled up his hood. He touched then symbols on his arm and suddenly - even knowing he was right there - it became a lot harder to focus on. As if the mind kept rejecting the idea he was there. Even when it was possible to keep a gaze locked on him, his face was cast in deep shadow - two little green lights where his eyes should be were the only things visible.
He took a seat on one of the boxes of frozen food, pulling his hoodie a little tighter around him as the door sealed him in and the cold became very obvious.
He just hoped she didn’t try to turn him into a popsicle... ]
Ah, the things he did for magic, honestly. ]
Quiet as a mouse, [ He promised, unable to help flashing her a lopsided grin as he pulled up his hood. He touched then symbols on his arm and suddenly - even knowing he was right there - it became a lot harder to focus on. As if the mind kept rejecting the idea he was there. Even when it was possible to keep a gaze locked on him, his face was cast in deep shadow - two little green lights where his eyes should be were the only things visible.
He took a seat on one of the boxes of frozen food, pulling his hoodie a little tighter around him as the door sealed him in and the cold became very obvious.
He just hoped she didn’t try to turn him into a popsicle... ]
[She only had half a second to see his cloaking spell - way more advanced than anything she had ever seen before - before she slammed the door shut and made her way outside.
It took about twenty minutes of half-flirting, half-joking with the officer - 'No, really, officer, I'm so clumsy, haha, you'd believe this isn't my place, I literally tripped over myself, everything's fine, no I don't need you to escort me home' - before they finally left, apparently convinced that she'd just made a mistake.
She sighed and then opened the back door again, and sent in a spell to unlock the freezer from where she was standing.]
They're gone. Get out quickly before the alarm sees you again.
It took about twenty minutes of half-flirting, half-joking with the officer - 'No, really, officer, I'm so clumsy, haha, you'd believe this isn't my place, I literally tripped over myself, everything's fine, no I don't need you to escort me home' - before they finally left, apparently convinced that she'd just made a mistake.
She sighed and then opened the back door again, and sent in a spell to unlock the freezer from where she was standing.]
They're gone. Get out quickly before the alarm sees you again.
[ By the time she came back his teeth were chattering - the hoodie wasn’t exactly enough to keep him warm that long in a freezer. He lowered his hood, suddenly becoming easy to look at again, and quickly stepped out of the fridge. ]
Can’t you just disarm it and give me a minute to warm up? I’m fucking freezing.
[ Despite the language, he was looking at her with an aimiable half smile, amused and self deprecating. ]
I promise I won’t cause you any more trouble I just don’t want to lose my toes.
Can’t you just disarm it and give me a minute to warm up? I’m fucking freezing.
[ Despite the language, he was looking at her with an aimiable half smile, amused and self deprecating. ]
I promise I won’t cause you any more trouble I just don’t want to lose my toes.
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