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Old 08-08-2014, 11:50 PM

Em felt caught between the two men. The one urging for a departure, and the other so adamantly speaking about his friend. Emmery looked from one to the other again with speculation in his eyes. Oh but he didn't know how the suggestion would go over. Certainly, it would probably be alright with Oliver, but Eddie? The man looked so darn uptight, and how to word it?

"We could always stay, maybe warm a bed à trois." He grinned. Emmery's eyes traveled to Oliver. He tilted his head just so, and nipped at the other man's fingers. He was sure his meaning came across well enough. It was a chance of course but ... Emmery wanted to know what it was about the blond man that had his friend head over heels for him. Desperately so.

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#677
Old 08-11-2014, 08:44 PM

Eddie's breath froze for a moment, as if he were suddenly breathing in gel that solidified in his throat. Looking from Emmery to Oliver, and then back, he blinked. "Uh, actually I have things to do 'cause Dylan filmed the last hunt and I was hoping to review it... sorry..." He ducked away, actively trying not to run up the stairs where he'd put the camera. What the hell was with that human? Was this some kind of weird test? It already felt like cheating to even consider sleeping with anyone, and though he hadn't even done anything, Eddie felt his face warm with guilt. He retrieved the camera from his office and went back to his room, setting himself beside Dylan's prone form and muting the video's volume before playing it back. There was a gentle fuzziness to the feedback, but that was to be expected.

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Old 08-11-2014, 09:28 PM

Emmery laughed. His arms tightened around the other man. "Well that was ... enlightening." Grey eyes found Oliver's. "What do you think of all this?" The door was tempting. They could leave, go to the Messenger's home to spend time together. Dylan was fine just where he was. The artist was sure that his friend was safe, and certainly well taken care of. "So what do you say we get out of here? I don't know if here would be the best place to start asking about previous romantic encounters."

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#679
Old 08-16-2014, 10:15 PM

Oliver shrugged, sticking his tongue out as if in thought. "Mmm... I dunno. I think it's all crazy and I like it!" He giggled, returning to his original position and resting his forehead against Emmery's shoulder. "Y'know, just between you and me, all my previous romantic encounters were boring. No one would ever do what you'd do. Never remembered any names 'till you came by. Never remembered any faces either." He smiled. "I like the idea of gettin' out. Like to make up more memories I'll actually remember." He winked, feathering his fingers behind Emmery's ear. "Gonna help?"

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Old 08-16-2014, 11:52 PM

Emmery chuckled, and leaned into the other man's touch with a half smile. "I would really like that." He squeezed the other man lightly. "In fact, why don't we go to your place and play a game of Twister?" Emmery's grin fell into a content smile as he thought of that. Just playing, maybe it would lead to more, but even if they only had a fun time together, well Em wouldn't argue with that.

"My one night stands ... Well let's just say that when it all started I was always hoping for more. I've always been searching for someone ... But never felt like I could ever find them." The artist's head had lowered. His stormy eyes were stuck to the floor, passing over the wood grain. Anything to avoid bringing up Dylan. But he had to be truthful, didn't he? "There was this one guy I thought it might work with, if only he could have given me a chance ..."

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#681
Old 09-09-2014, 07:47 PM

Oliver put out his lip into a small pout, gently brushing his knuckles against Emmery's jaw. "Awh, baby, that's no good..." He said quietly, grasping the human's face and pulling it up to look at him. "Sometimes it's better to let it go, y'know? Better to leave it in the past. Can't go thinking about the things that make you said. 'Cause I'm here now; I can make you happy. Make that past go away, yeah?" He slung his arms around Emmery's neck and pressed his forehead against the human's, forcing him into eye-contact. "I'm not giving up---I like you too much."

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Old 09-10-2014, 01:04 AM

Emmery let out a shuddering breath and closed his eyes. No matter how comforting Oliver was, he just couldn't forget. The man he thought of was lying upstairs in a different room with someone else by his side. He couldn't just ... That was why all the one night stands. To try and forget. "Oliver ... I'm talking about Dylan." Tears slipped from his closed eyes. Those stormy orbs opened for a few seconds, before disappearing from sight again. Emmery buried his face against the other man's shoulder. Hiding the evidence of an unrequited feeling he'd never thought to expose to anyone else, certainly not this man.

It made him feel like he was committing the worst of betrayals, and his heart was falling apart.

He leaned back to put his forehead against Ollie's again.. "How much do you like me? Do you like me enough to let me use you to help me forget?" The whispered words slipped through the air. They hung there like the broken things they were. A paltry attempt, really, at making known the feelings in his heart.

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#683
Old 10-08-2014, 12:54 AM

Oliver watched Emmery for a while when he fell silent, unmoving. He said nothing for a while, then shifted, straddling the human's legs and pressing a hand to his chest. He could feel Emmery's heart, beating rather quickly under his hand, emotions Oliver just didn't like to feel spurring it forward. He didn't like to feel them, but he did regardless. It was what reminded him that he had been--and still was--human. "I dunno what you want me to say, Em." Oliver's voice was subdued, somewhat lackluster. "So... I'm just gonna go ahead and say what'll do the most: I could say yeah, I'll help you forget, I'd love to be your sweet drug, a bitter little pill that'll make you feel better for a while. But I know it'll just hurt more when it wears off. After everything's said and done and I'm not strong enough to distract you, or after the shine wears off and you get bored or tired of me... then you'll just feel worse when you see Dyl. I don't want that to happen, so... I don't think I can." He dropped his gaze and suddenly breathed in sharply.

"But you have to figure out what's best for you. I can't wait around. Even if I really want to." He looked up again and couldn't quite hide the welling in his eyes. "I think I fell too fast... And you're not over a crush you never jumped at when you had the chance. You're jealous now and that'll just end up hurting you later. It'll make you lose a friend you really loved once. Still do, maybe. I don't want that to happen. Talk to Dylan... or... hell, I dunno, talk to both of 'em. But don't expect me to be there... Come back to me when you're not hanging onto your past. I don't want to see you self destruct." He pushed away, hand stinging for the warm human after he left, standing on shaking legs as he went to the door, stonily forcing himself not to look back as he left.

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Old 10-08-2014, 01:19 AM

The warmth was gone. Emmery pressed a trembling hand to his heart, felt it beating. Gentle thumping, reminding him that he was alive, that he could love. But he felt cold. He felt like he had done wrong, betrayed someone too dear for him to ever lose! Emmery shook his head. Oliver was a near stranger. The feelings didn't make sense. The inexplicable draw to be together, to stay together, to linger over even the briefest of touches like it was a treasure and could be snatched away at the nearest second.

Breath pounded from his lungs as he slid to his feet. "I know you don't want to wait, Ollie. But wait for me, please!" He glanced at the other man, over his shoulder as he headed for the stairs. It tore him apart, walking away knowing he'd caused tears to well up at the corners of those beautiful bright eyes.

But he needed to move on. To work through what he had never spoken before. Straightening his shoulders, Emmery stepped up the stairs and headed for Dylan's room, where he was resting. Would Edward be there to hear his confession? He hoped not. He would die, just die, of embarrassment.

Then he was there as if no time had passed. It couldn't have been more then a couple minutes before he was stepping into the room. "Dyl ... Dylan. There's something I just have to say. I've always kind of liked you. That's why all the flirting, all the jokes ... But you never looked at me that way. I kept waiting for you to notice me. And now this..." He leaned back, hit his head against the doorway.

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#685
Old 10-08-2014, 01:32 AM

Eddie was staring at the display almost obsessively. The way he acted definitely seemed reckless, but it always worked... until he had Dylan with him that time. Glancing sideways, he watched the human sleep, apparently half awake now and then. Eddie smiled a bit, almost enchanted by the form. He didn't mind, now, having to wait so long to find someone to care about the way he cared about Dylan. It seemed like life had taken its sweet time in finding the right person for him. He sighed, flicking off the camera as someone approached. He couldn't speak before they did, and Eddie froze.

Giving it a moment to sink in, Eddie paused, then stood, crossing the room in a few swift strides and placing himself in front of Emmery. "You waited until a pretty interesting time to say that." He said, raising a brow. "What brought it up now? Is it because of me, or did Ollie say something stupid?"

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Old 10-08-2014, 01:51 AM

Emmery swallowed hard. Faced with the very man he had most wanted to avoid, his lips clamped shut and his voice went silent. Now what? The artist took a deep breath. "A bit of both, I guess, with one little change. Oliver said something sensible for once." He cracked a paltry smile.

"Emmery? Did you actually say what I think you did?" The soft voice, drowsy as it was, sounded entirely lucid.

Em tried to push his way past Eddie, even tough he knew that was improbable. Impossible. The Messenger was far stronger then he could ever be. "I did." He took another breath to stop himself from feeling like he was drowning in quick sand. "I've always liked you..."

"And all the people?"

"Me trying to forget the impossible ... To fill a void." He shrugged and glanced at Eddie. "I thought it was impossible .. or I would have said something ...." Em struggled not to cry.

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#687
Old 10-08-2014, 02:03 AM

Eddie looked back, then finally moved, grasping Emmery's arm and escorting him inside; much like a parent leading their child, he sat Emmery down where he had been before. Then he sat on the bed at Dylan's feet. He was caught between surprise and a bit of concern, something he couldn't quite put his finger on, but it was painful nonetheless. "This is a serious thing." He said after a moment, looking directly at Emmery. "You didn't tell him before... you dropped hints, and expected him to pick it up? Or accept it? I'l admit it's childish, but understandable. Emmery, I have a question for you." He paused, looking up, then down to the human. "Do you think it's healthy for any of you---you, Ollie, or Dylan---to harbor these feelings? To dwell on them, draw them out? It's commendable to come to terms enough to admit it... but that's one step. What do you think should happen next?"

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Old 10-08-2014, 02:24 AM

"I feel like I should have a say in all of this, wouldn't you say?" Dylan was entirely awake now, and frustration and melancholy dripped from his voice. He glared at Eddie and Emmery both, though his ire was mostly for the Messenger. He could speak for himself, even injured as he was.

"Em ... I know why you never said anything. I'm..." He sighed and clutched ħis blankets hard. He lifted his eyes. Emmery deserved to be looked at after baring his heart like that. "I'm so sorry for being so dense. For ignoring your feelings like that. I just never thought ... I never thought they were real."

Emmery's throat closed tight. The words, all of them, kept hitting him like blows. "They were... are. But it's all kind of too late now, I know ... But I can't really move on without talking it out at least once." Now he looked at Edward, smiled a bit. "I held onto that sliver of hope for so long that it's hard to let go, and I need to ... because ... well for Oliver."

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Old 10-08-2014, 02:35 AM

Eddie smiled a little, quiet for a time. He let everything pass in his mind, until the buzzing died away. "I think both of you have some repairing to do. Emmery, it seems to me you should have said something and made your feelings clear. And Dylan, maybe you shouldn't have been so quick to dismiss these feelings. But I think all of us have something serious to understand now, and pick apart a little at a time... relationships are fickle things, and you can screw them up easier than you can make them better. I'd rather you two make better... And you, Emmery, better go after Oliver as soon as you can. It might not seem it, but he takes everything to heart, and he took you in faster than I've ever seen." He stood, gathering up his camera and stepping away.

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Old 10-08-2014, 02:46 AM

'Faster then ever, uh?" A slow grin replaced the melancholy. A spark returned to Em's eyes when he thought of Ollie, but then it faded when he remembered how things had been when they'd separated. Not good. Far from good.

'I'll see you two later." He waved, and left Dylan throwing himself at Eddie behind. he had other things to take care of, even if his heart was aching a little, it ached more thinking he might have done something to lose Oliver. Oliver had never dismissed what he felt. Not once, even if would have been an easy thing. Instead, the Messenger had embraced him wholeheartedly.

That was how Emmery found himself barging into Oliver's house without even knocking, yelling at the top of his lungs. "Hey! Get down here, you crazy idiot! I have something to say to you!"

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Old 10-08-2014, 03:02 AM

Oliver returned home rather dejectedly. The world's colors were swimming in his eyes, swirling and confusing before he rubbed his arms over them. He bypassed everything and went to his room, staring at the tan ceiling. Everything was muted tones, gray, brown, tan, or some variation, to give his eyes a rest from the insanity of the colors he had to endure. His eyes kept streaming, though this time he didn't bother drying them, and let the tears fall into his hair. He was so stupid... Would Emmery come back? Why was he dwelling on this? He just wanted to have Emmery, but that was impossible while the human was still caught up on someone.

When something downstairs slammed, he gasped and twisted, falling to the floor. He knew that yell, obviously, but it still scared him. He sprinted downstairs, bypassing his startled lizard and pausing at the foot of the stairs in front of Emmery. The feeling of sadness and fear came back stronger than it had been the first time, and he looked away. "... Well, yeah, what?"

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Old 10-08-2014, 03:13 AM

His heart ached just looking at Oliver. Emmery took a few steps forward. "I talked some things out with Dyl ... It isn't over yet, that conversation, but it's over enough for me to have realized something." One more step. Another one. Emmery wrapped his arms around the dark haired Messenger.

He held him so close and tight! It was a wonder Oliver's ribs didn't creak and break. "I don't ever want to see that look on your face again. Hear words like that. It felt like I was being torn to shreds." He let go, and stepped back even though it felt wrong to do so. "Oliver, I still need to work through the feelings I have for Dylan. It's such a tangle ... But I don't think I could live without you. I think I care for you more then anything else in my life, even my art. Even if I don't know why. "

Could the Messenger forgive him? It was true, all of what Eddie had said. Oliver took things to heart. Took them in, and then let them soak into everything.

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Old 10-10-2014, 01:41 AM

Oliver tensed against his will, making his shoulders rigid for a moment. He sighed, putting an arm around Emery and pulling back a little. "I dunno if I'm really that strong right now. I mean... I want you to let go of your past, but that's really selfish at the same time." He closed his eyes, the light from outside streaming in and shining waving rainbows on the floor and walls. "I dunno, I just don't want to put you in something while you're still going against the current. 'Cause it's hard to let someone go when you never told them how you feel. It just makes this seem like a cheap substitute." He smiled a little, but it was a sad one. "Like you can see the shine right now... but it'll wear off eventually."

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:02 AM

"I want to let go of the past to be with you." Emmery hated how rigid Oliver was in his arms. "You aren't a substitute. Never." He squeezed hard, pressed his lips to the Messenger's temple. He whispered in Ollie's ear. "Dylan was a substitute for you. I think. Just a harder one to let go of then all the one night flings. The one shot deals. " He leaned back, looked down into those sad eyes. "I'm sure of that, dark angel mine."

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:18 AM

Oliver was quiet for a while, an eerie thing for him. He finally smiled, then sighed, pressing his face against the curve of Emmery's neck and letting a little of the tensity seep away. "I just... don't think you should downplay your infatuation with the guy like that. Kind of an insult to both of you. I mean if you cared about him so much that you'd distract yourself with others... then ask me to keep you away from him... It's stronger than you'd tell me..." He went quiet and sighed again. "Just don't leave once the shine wears off..." His voice broke, and Oliver buried his face against Emmery again.

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:28 AM

A hand lifted to cradle the other man's head. Emmery ran his fingers through the soft hair. "Infatuation isn't what I want. I want something strong enough to last a lifetime, to last past death and beyond." Where had those words come from? The artist was sure they were true, but ... It was almost like another version of him was talking.

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:36 AM

For a moment Oliver put effort into blinking back tears, then gave up, putting both arms around Emmery and nearly sobbing into his shirt. It felt like decades ago, as if he were back in harsher times, a world of gray and beating hearts, his own life still ticking forward and moving a little closer to a natural death every day. In the dark of the world a little rainbow kept him happy and bright, leading others to ask him for his source of contentment, something he'd never give away. Then that rainbow was snuffed out in front of him. Oliver breathed in, shaking a bit. "D-don't leave me, rainbow...."

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:45 AM

His breath caught in his throat. Suddenly his gentle hold turned fierce. That strange otherness took a stronger hold, emotions ran parallel and merged. "Never. Never. No matter what happens, I'm sure we'll run into each other over and over again." He didn't understand! Their relationship was only a few days old, and yet he felt so strongly it eclipsed all else in his life. Emmery almost felt like he had finally found the inspiration for all his abstract art, the reason for all the colors. But that couldn't be true. They had only met a few days ago ... "Stop being like that. You'll make me cry." His voice trembled.

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Old 10-10-2014, 02:57 AM

Oliver gasped and breathed in while Emmery forced it out of his lungs. "E-Em..." He rubbed his face against the human's shirt and hooked his fingers through his belt, leading him into the living room and pushing him onto the couch. He sat alongside Emmery and pulled the human's arm over him. "Don't cry." He muttered. "That's my job." He settled down alongside Emmery and turned his head in, breathing Emmery's scent. "Rainbows aren't supposed to cry."

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Old 10-10-2014, 03:04 AM

Emmery stumbled a bit when he was maneuvered away from the entryway. He let out an oof when he was pushed onto the couch, and wriggled a bit when Oliver nestled against him. His arm, he wrapped around Ollie's shoulders. The warmth of having him right there helped calm him some. He laughed a bit. "Alright, this rainbow won't cry unless he can help it. Especially if he can figure out a way to make his angel happy." With his free hand, Emmery started tracing designs on Oliver's upper leg.

 


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