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riverviewlogs2017-09-04 11:02 am
spellslots) wrote in riverviewlogs2017-09-04 11:02 am
(closed) back at it again at fantasy krispy kreme
who: ipre squad
what: shenanigans, mostly soulmate shenanigans
when: september
where: ya mom's bed
warnings: #drama, also smooches and ~references~ to boning i guess
[It doesn't really matter that much, who drinks the potion first, the end result is the same: six white threads, the colour of bonds, stretching out between them. There are three that go nowhere in particular, for Merle, Davenport, and Barry, but the other three have definite ends.
Maybe there are others, too. I'm not your dad.]
what: shenanigans, mostly soulmate shenanigans
when: september
where: ya mom's bed
warnings: #drama, also smooches and ~references~ to boning i guess
[It doesn't really matter that much, who drinks the potion first, the end result is the same: six white threads, the colour of bonds, stretching out between them. There are three that go nowhere in particular, for Merle, Davenport, and Barry, but the other three have definite ends.
Maybe there are others, too. I'm not your dad.]
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As it turns out, a decade isn't long enough to forget how they fit together, regardless of the life Taako had lived in between and it had been a relief, more than anything, a reassurance that this wasn't something that was irreversibly changed, too. It will be, back in Fearun, but for now he's - happy. It's a nice change from the tension of the past couple of weeks.
This isn't too dissimilar to how he found Magnus in his bed a few weeks ago, except there's significantly less clothing involved and an arcane lock on his door, the magical equivalent of hanging a sock over the doorknob in case Lup comes home and tries to look for him.
He's kind of hoping that's not for a little while, since he wants to just enjoy this for as long as possible. Magnus is warm and soft and Taako is trying to remember all his scars, absently tracing a finger over a twisting one on Magnus's bicep.]
It's been like, over ten years for me. Since the Starblaster.
[He says it quietly, as if it's not as big of a deal as it is.]
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He's running fingers through Taako's hair when he oh-so casually drops the line about the Starblaster. Magnus shifts in surprise.]
Holy shit, dude. That's a lot longer than me. [Magnus thinks he's been gone a year or so? Maybe more, maybe less.] What did you do for ten years? [...Without the rest of us?]
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[It's a bitch of a town to get to and if Kalen was as controlling as he must've been for Magnus to fight back against him, it isn't somewhere that would've been on Taako's radar.]
Lucretia... she brought us back together. To track down the relics, but we couldn't remember each other, you know? We've been working together for like a year, maybe more?
[There's so much that he knows about Magnus's future and he's not sure what he should tell him. This isn't like Lup, who Taako can't keep a secret from, and half of it isn't even mission related so it doesn't feel as vital to share in the same way as the lich and umbrella shit did with Lup. It's just the life that Magnus had, until he didn't.]
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[He doesn't know any of the backstory here, of course, so all he's hearing is that his friend finally got some widespread recognition for his talent.
On the other hand, the bit about Lucretia...]
Wait—She brought us together but we couldn't remember each other? She just... pulled us together like we were strangers?
[That's not cool.]
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[There's a lot of reasons it could be a past tense, and Taako doesn't really want to get into the whole Glamorsprings & Sazed incident when he's in bed with Magnus.
Not that the Lucretia shit is more fun to talk about, but it's important, at least.]
You, me and Merle. Barry'-- I killed Barry, when we realized what was happening with our memories, 'cause it doesn't effect the undead. [And then they found Barry again, only to lose him in Phandalin, which Taako feels like he should apologize for, next time he sees Barold.] Davenport was with Lucretia, that one's a long story but he's not on her side. And uh, Lup was gone. For a long time. She got her dumb ass stuck in that stupid umbrella.
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[That's a lot of info all at once, vague as it is. He'll ask for specifics on all of it later. Except for the last bit.]
Stuck in an umbrella? You'll have to explain that one to me. I haven't heard it before.
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So you know how she's a lich, and how she made that stupid umbrella at the uh... fuck, the place we made our magic weapons? Anyway that umbrella would eat the wands of defeated wizards, but I guess when she died and went lichy it vored her up too.
[Taako has cried over this shit, but he manages to make it sound like he's just describing some annoying bullshit that Lup pulled, in a way that only a sibling can manage.]
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He also knows when Taako is bullshitting. He's not gonna wave off something this big happening to his sister. Lup is his everything. ...But, of course, he doesn't wanna push this too far, so he chooses his words carefully.]
I'm gonna guess things got better...?
[Hopefully?]
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[She's still a lich and without a body but Taako has faith that Barry will figure something out. He's smart enough and desperate enough to get Lup back exactly the way she should be.]
That's not... there's more, Mags. We won.
[If he sounds a little sad, well, that's only because he's not sure if they survived winning.]
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He doesn't need to ask what they won.] Holy shit.
[There's disbelief at first, followed by a wave of relief. He rolls onto his back, still processing. The last thought he'd paid regarding the Hunger was that they'd fucked up. Magnus had thought they'd lost the game. This is fuckin' fantastic. He's grinning ear to ear.]
Holy shit, we did it.
[He lays in that feeling for a moment before he realizes Taako isn't quite as enthusiastic. He remains on his back, but turns his head toward Taako.]
You were there for it.
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I dunno if we're gonna see that other side of that victory, sweetheart.
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Way I see it, it's a victory. We prevented this thing from destroying any more realities. Blaze of glory, right?
[Magnus was already willing to die—like, permadeath—to defeat the Hunger, so knowing they won makes him feel like his life was worth something.]
...Besides, we get a free hundred years.
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Taako isn't quite that selfless, but he doesn't want to let this thing ruin the mood, even if there's still more he has to say.]
Speak for yourself, my fella, I would've outlived all you dipshits.
[He manages a grin, leaning in to give Magnus a quick kiss. One day he's going to actually have to deal with all this, but... later.]
There's like- there's one more thing, and then I'm done with all the heavy bullshit.
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Of course you would've.
Alright, shoot. I think I'm ready for it. [The kiss certainly improved his mood for it.]
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Drops his spell.]
I, um, there were these liches? They were running this fucked up game show and we had to like, give stuff away to stay alive and this is what I gave away. So this is my face. Now.
[He knows, logically, that Magnus doesn't give a shit what he looks like, but that doesn't take away the anxiety fluttering in his chest.]
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He thinks maybe a speech on why beauty is superficial and unimportant and "you look fine the way you are!" is probably not gonna make Taako feel any better about it.
So, instead, he takes Taako's hand and gives it a light squeeze, and offers up his most sympathetic smile.]
I'm not goin' anywhere.
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You better not be, cha boy's learned a few tricks in the past decade and we're only just getting started.
[He throws in a wink, just to add to the ridiculousness of the statement, but he hopes that Magnus knows that he appreciates what was said. It's just hard to acknowledge it sometimes.]
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Yeah? Are we talkin' magic tricks, or...
[He waggles an eyebrow at that.]
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That depends on how you feel about tentacles...
[stop this.]
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Is, uh, is that a joke, buddy?
[Followed by nervous laughter.
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I'm just fucking with you, dude, casting that spell would kill you for sure and that's not my thing.
[Well, not counting Kravitz, but that's different.]
You did miss a pretty wild week here, though, they had a whole festival for kinks.
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Are you kidding me? I had to miss that? [There's a slight sarcastic tone in an attempt to imply that he isn't interested, but... Well.] Sounds like it's right up your alley, huh. Was it fun?
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[That's very rude?
Except he's just kidding, judging by the way he nudges Magnus so he's lying on his back again, then very dramatically drapes himself across Magnus's chest.]
I was with Eddie at the time so, you know, didn't get too experimental.
[Things he hasn't told Magnus: that.]
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[He plays along as Taako pushes him back into the bed. But when he hears Eddie's name, he worries.]
Who's Eddie? [He's attempting to sound genuinely curious here.]
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[Taako really isn't a slut, but that's not the point of this argument (he's not entirely sure what the point of the argument is), he's just messing with Magnus.]
Oh, just some dude I kinda fooled around with for a while. I guess we were dating? [He's about to say more, when something seems to occur to him, and Taako raises an eyebrow.] Wait, hold up, are you jealous?
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