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Mockingbird

Please forgive me for missing your message. I'll be right with you.

The Other Me

He isn't that sorry.

Mockingbird

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[mauks]

[ he practically melts against the touch, sliding a little further down into the couch under the other's ministrations. without missing a beat Molly takes the bottle when prompted, taking another swig from it. the burn is delicious, as is the warmth that spreads through his limbs. instead of putting it back on the plain coffee table, however, Molly rests the bottle in the space between his thigh and the back of the couch. ]

We all trip every now and then. [ some more often than others. ] I would've done the same if someone from my past suddenly turned up out of the blue.

[ that thought alone is enough to send a shiver down his spine. if anyone from those visions of his were to show up... he would spook, say something utterly stupid right out in public for everyone to see. a true nightmare, really. ]

It wasn't as disastrous as it could have been. [ it was a little messy, he can't deny that much, but it could have been so much worse. ] Turn it into a flourish and no one will know the difference.

[ his tail curls a little more around Hugo's ankle, sliding up the man's leg with a brief squeeze. a quiet gesture of assurance, of comfort. ]

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[ Hugo watched Molly relax with a smile. After everything else, this was a nice change. He's barely been there more than a few minutes, and they were already tangling themselves up in each other as if the time and space between them had never existed. The blond was happy to rub his hands up and down Molly's legs, easing his mind and settling into that cushion. ]

Believe me, I've been attempting. I haven't seen him in almost a decade now? The only reason I didn't greet him with my scythe was due to the lack of suitable fighting areas. And the fact he's already endeared others to him. It causes more problems than it solves to be childish in that situation.

[ One of his hands slides up to rest on Molly's inner thigh, right above the knee, as Hugo turned to take up the bottle and take a drink, lowering it back down where it was. ]

Either way, we talked a little and it's fine. More importantly, how long have you been here?

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[ it's always been easy to relax in Hugo's presence, even easier to entangle himself up in the other man as if he all but belonged there. they are two peas in a pod, after all, cut from the same cloth and all that. Hugo is fun, attractive, and doesn't force him to turn around and face the past that he's constantly running from. Molly adores him more than he should, more than he has allowed himself to adore people in the past. ]

It would've been quite the show if you had greeted him with your scythe. [ his grin turns sharp, devilish. part if him almost wishes they had come to blows, but alas. maybe one day he'll bear witness to a ferocious dance.

this is a decent enough consolation prize, at least.

Molly hums and cocks his head to the right, retrieving the bottle from it's place to take a drink before turning it, red eyes watching his friend closely. ]

A couple of months now, I think. [ much longer than he normally sticks around places, though he doesn't like to think about that too hard if he can help it. ] Thought I'd stick around for a few weeks but I'm glad I didn't. It would have been devastating to think I could have missed seeing your handsome face again.

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We can't have that. I'm glad I caught you, too.

[ Hugo smiled at the compliment, his voice slow and smooth as silk. His hand stilled around Molly's knee, looking at his friend. As much as it might seem like joke, he felt it sincerely. Molly was someone that understood him without attempting to make him revisit or atone for a past better left where it was. Being around him was just as interesting in a way many others weren't. ]

You've been here that long? What caught your attention so well that you ended up staying here so long? Another person perhaps? Or the strange happenings that seem to engulf this place?

[ A quick look around told him that Molly didn't seem to intend to put down roots or stay very long, yet here he was. ]

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[ Molly shifts a little, reaching out to rest a hand on top of Hugo's. despite his dramatics there is a sincerity there that is impossible to miss, impossible to hide. it shows in his actions, in the way his expression softens as his guard lowers all but welcoming Hugo to make himself at home.

( something in his chest aches. a memory of a woman, her eyes wide with worry and hope. "Molly? Mollymauk Tealeaf." "Empty?" "No." "Love?" )

he tenses, briefly, quickly grabbing the bottle and taking another quick swing from it. not now, for the love of everything holy not now. shaking his head Mollymauk exhales, returning the swiftly draining bottle back to it's now designated place. ]

A little from column A, a little from column B. [ a short laugh, red eyes focusing on Hugo as fingers desperately grip the other's hand. an anchor, just for a minute or two, to keep him from being swept up by the wave of half remembered memories trying to drown him. ] Every day there is something new going on, someone fun to talk too... you know?

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[ Hugo was quiet when he watched Molly. It wasn't often that he saw what he would call 'hesitation'. Molly enjoyed life and lies and all the things Hugo made his bed with. When he sees Molly's mind drift away, even if it was only for a moment, he couldn't look away.

The desperate grip of that hand is what took his attention. Hugo lifted his own hand until he could press a kiss to Molly's knuckles. It was a small gesture, but it was what he could offer in the moment. ]

I can imagine, if it's made you want to stay.

[ He wouldn't ask what came to mind, only ground him and his attention. ]

I'll have to get you to show me the places you like. I have need of a good blade-- a smaller one. Something better suited for close quarters. It's a good chance to spoil you.

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[ the warmth of his hand, the press of lips to Molly's knuckles, are like a singular log gifted to a man who can't swim. the tiefling breathes in sharply, clouds all but vanishing from his eyes. ]

Spoil me? [ he could kiss Hugo for this, holding tight and grounding him. ] Love, you're the one who ought to be spoilt. You only just arrived and deserve the best gifts this city can give you.

[ the grip on Hugo's hand relaxes a little, the tension in his shoulders melts away. he cocks his head to the side, chains softly jingling with the movement. whatever memory it was that was trying to steal him away has passed, freeing Mollymauk from it's clutches. ]

The city has some delicious shadows hidden within it as well as some shining jewels. Whenever you want to hit the town just say the word.

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As far as I'm concerned, The city has already given me the best it can offer.

[ His gaze hadn't left Molly, giving him that simple smile and rub of his thumb against the back of his hand. The talk of jewels hidden in the shadows makes his smile wider, imagining what a strange city like this would even have. ]

Then I say we go and do so in a few days time, hmm? A little adventure for just the two of us where we can explore. If we'd like to avoid the day, we can do it at dusk. I'm hardly a morning person, to anytime noon and after are far better in my opinion, regardless of the sun's feelings on murder that day.

[ Their hands are brought back down again in case Molly wanted it for drinking more of the absinthe. ]