Got a few screws loose?

Uh...hi? I'm Tristan and I uh...oh, fuck that's not right... Why don't you just leave me alone? I can't deal with you right now. RP character for Memento Mori

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Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

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Tristan nodded shakily. “Should be safe enough,” He said nervously. “I-I mean, that guy can’t know where I live…” He gulped, suddenly terrified that even his home wasn’t safe, but he pushed it from his mind. He would have liked to go to Vaughn’s place instead, but Tristan couldn’t bear the thought of endangering anyone else.

“Let’s just go,” He pleaded, taking one of Vaughn’s hands and tugging on it. “The sooner we’re off the street, the better I can breathe.” 

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     ‘Okay,’ Vaughn nodded, following after Tristan.  He kept his boyfriend close, constantly looking over his shoulder as they walked and glaring fiercely at anyone who looked their direction.  In a blur, they made it to Tristan’s house.  Vaughn kept watch while Tristan unlocked the door and let them both in.  The moment they were inside, Vaughn located the couch and pulled Tristan to it, sitting down and holding his boyfriend close.

     ‘All right, Trist, tell me what happened.’

[breaking-circuits]

By the time they made it to his house, a hundred horrible possibilities had already flashed through Tristan’s head. Locking up his door eased the shaking of his hands, but only slightly.  He didn’t even hesitate to press himself against Vaughn’s side, timidity forgotten as he tried to breathe. “There was this guy in the mall,” He began, after several gulps of air. “H-he was...using this really old tablet, so I got interested. I said I could fix it....b-but then...” He took another harsh breath and clutched Vaughn’s shirt tighter. “I accidentally saw into the tablet’s memory, and there were all these...secrets. So many secrets and files that I wasn’t meant to see.” He whimpered, shutting his eyes tightly. “I didn’t mean to, I swear...! But that guy...”

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

[breaking-circuits]

Tristan took a raspy, staggered breath. “I-I fucked up,” He stammered. “It’s..there’s this guy…I…” He swallowed harshly, and for a moment, he couldn’t continue, and all he could do was try to breathe. 

“We shouldn’t talk about it here,” He finally said, in a hoarse, quieter voice. “Someone…might hear us…” 

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     Vaughn couldn’t hide the surprise on his face, instinctively shooting a look over his shoulder at the suggestion that someone was listening.

      ‘All right, where’s a safe place?  Your place?’  Every sense was pin-prick sensitive for Vaughn as he kept a lookout for seedy looking figures.

[breaking-circuits]

Tristan nodded shakily. “Should be safe enough,” He said nervously. “I-I mean, that guy can’t know where I live...” He gulped, suddenly terrified that even his home wasn’t safe, but he pushed it from his mind. He would have liked to go to Vaughn’s place instead, but Tristan couldn’t bear the thought of endangering anyone else. “Let’s just go,” He pleaded, taking one of Vaughn’s hands and tugging on it. “The sooner we’re off the street, the better I can breathe.” 

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

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A strangled noise escaped Tristan’s lips as he stared up at Vaughn with wide eyes. “I’d be putting you in danger if I told you!” He blurted out. His feet kept shuffling nervously on the pavement, like he wanted to run.

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     ‘What?’ Vaughn blurted, now worried that his boyfriend wasn’t safe.  ‘Babe, who is this guy?  Are you in trouble of some kind?  You know I don’t care how dangerous it might be, I want you safe.’  Little tendrils of smoke curled off Vaughn’s body, his hands cupping the shorter man’s face as he examined his expression.  ‘Please, just tell me what happened, let me help.’

[breaking-circuits]

Tristan took a raspy, staggered breath. “I-I fucked up,” He stammered. “It’s..there’s this guy...I...” He swallowed harshly, and for a moment, he couldn’t continue, and all he could do was try to breathe.  “We shouldn’t talk about it here,” He finally said, in a hoarse, quieter voice. “Someone...might hear us...” 

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

[breaking-circuits]

“Nothing happened!” Tristan squeaked, his voice cracking as he tried not to imagine Jial again. “I-I mean, that wasn’t really threatening, he was probably just warning me -!”

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     Vaughn stopped on a dime, taking hold of Tristan’s arm firmly and turning the man to face him, his expression murderous.

     ‘All right, what the hell happened?’ Vaughn demanded, ‘You may as well just tell me now because I’m not moving until you spill what happened today.’

[breaking-circuits]

A strangled noise escaped Tristan's lips as he stared up at Vaughn with wide eyes. "I'd be putting you in danger if I told you!" He blurted out. His feet kept shuffling nervously on the pavement, like he wanted to run.

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

[breaking-circuits]

Tristan nodded shakily. “T-thank you,” He whispered. The kiss planted on his forehead -which would have made him blush on a normal day -was more soothing than he expected, and he managed to calm his breath enough to walk beside Vaughn.

Tristan gave Vaughn’s hand a gentle, grateful squeeze as he tried to focus on their conversation. “The shop?” He repeated, and an image of Jial standing in his little store flashed through his head “Uh..no, I thought I’d keep it closed today, since that guy -” He cut himself off, realizing too late he’d said too much. 

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     Vaughn’s brows furrowed, looking over at his boyfriend with concern.

     ‘What guy?’ His tone became more serious.  Vaughn knew Tristan would occasionally get frustrating customers who would treat him poorly.  ‘Tristan, what happened today?’

[breaking-circuits]

“Nothing happened!” Tristan squeaked, his voice cracking as he tried not to imagine Jial again. “I-I mean, that wasn’t really threatening, he was probably just warning me -!”

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

[breaking-circuits]

Tristan’s heart sped up when Vaughn moved in closer, but the beats were erratic, fueled by anxiety and fear. He tried to meet Vaughn’s stare, but his gaze nervously flitted to the floor after barely a second of eye contact. 

It was Vaughn’s gentle touch on his cheek that helped Tristan find his voice again. “I-I know,” He said shakily. “It’s just…a complicated problem.” 

[kapno-pais]

     Vaughn relished in the brief moment of eye contact that was shared, searching Tristan’s gaze before it was stolen away by the other man’s anxiety.  He let out a little sigh, keeping his hand on Tristan’s cheek and resting his forehead against that of his boyfriend.

     ‘Okay,’ Vaughn whispered, ‘I won’t push you, but remember that you can talk to me, all right?’  He gave the other man a little kiss on the forehead before moving to take his hand and start walking down the path.  Their fingers laced together as Vaughn started swinging their joined arms back and forth with a smile, trying to cheer Tristan up.

     ‘Were you at the shop today?’ Vaughn asked, looking to his boyfriend curiously.

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Tristan nodded shakily. “T-thank you,” He whispered. The kiss planted on his forehead -which would have made him blush on a normal day -was more soothing than he expected, and he managed to calm his breath enough to walk beside Vaughn.

Tristan gave Vaughn’s hand a gentle, grateful squeeze as he tried to focus on their conversation. “The shop?” He repeated, and an image of Jial standing in his little store flashed through his head “Uh..no, I thought I’d keep it closed today, since that guy -” He cut himself off, realizing too late he’d said too much. 

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

[breaking-circuits]

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    Vaughn’s brow furrowed, not totally convinced.  Sure, it had only been a little over a month, but Vaughn liked to think that he knew Tristan better than that.

    ‘I thought we could go for a walk, there’s some nice trails through here and the weather isn’t awful, but now I don’t think I’m going anywhere until you tell me what’s up.’  He laced his fingers with Tristan’s, moving a little closer.  This was probably the closest they’d been since they had first met, ironically.  Unsure whether it would make Tristan uncomfortable or not, but not willing to let the man suffer in silence, Vaughn brought his hand to Tristan’s cheek, stroking it gently.

    ‘Trist, if something happened, you know you can tell me, right?’

Tristan’s heart sped up when Vaughn moved in closer, but the beats were erratic, fueled by anxiety and fear. He tried to meet Vaughn’s stare, but his gaze nervously flitted to the floor after barely a second of eye contact. 

It was Vaughn’s gentle touch on his cheek that helped Tristan find his voice again. “I-I know,” He said shakily. “It’s just…a complicated problem.” 

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

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    Vaughn walked through the park, happy as could be.  He was on his way to meet Tristan and could hardly keep himself from grinning like a fool.  It had only been a few weeks, yet Vaughn was sure it was going well, and basically wanted to tell everyone in existence about this amazing guy.  

    Tristan was leaning against a tree and having a smoke, nothing too surprising there.  Vaughn grinned and shook his head, walking up to the other man happily.

    ‘Hey there, sailor, you come here often?’ Vaughn teased lightly, coming up to Tristan and taking his hand before noticing the rather shaken look on his face.  ‘Hey, hon, are you okay?  You look a little pale.’  Vaughn’s face turned to one of concern, the boy examining Tristan closely before getting a little closer to him and lowering his voice.  ‘Did something happen?’

Tristan flinched when he felt someone take his hand. A thousand terrible scenarios involving Jial flashed through his head before he realized it was just Vaughn. It reassured him a little to see Vaughn’s face, but not enough. “What?” Tristan forced a crooked smile. “I’m fine uh...It’s just the weather.” He stubbed out his cigarette on a nearby bin before tossing it in, hoping that he’d calmed the tremor in his hands enough for Vaughn not to notice. “S-so, where are we going today?” He asked. 

[alma-terra]

how hard do you ship your kids' relationships

It depends on whether or not I think the person they’re dating is right for them. Like, I liked the boyfriend Camellia had in high school, but not as much the one she had in college. But when I do support the relationship, I go a bit overboard sometimes. (Like with Jael and Skylar. And Camellia and Donzel. And whoever this boy is of Vaughn’s I haven’t met yet.)

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You need to meet him, mom.  You will lose it he is actually the cutest ever.

H-hey…don’t get your mom’s hopes up, I don’t wanna disappoint her…

Honey, there is legitimately no way you could disappoint her short of being a serial killer.

And even then, she’d probably get over it.  Case and point: my uncle.

[breaking-circuits]

You’d be surprised at the ways I’ve discovered to be disappointing...

Well...At least I’m not a serial killer. 

[alma-terra]

how hard do you ship your kids' relationships

It depends on whether or not I think the person they’re dating is right for them. Like, I liked the boyfriend Camellia had in high school, but not as much the one she had in college. But when I do support the relationship, I go a bit overboard sometimes. (Like with Jael and Skylar. And Camellia and Donzel. And whoever this boy is of Vaughn’s I haven’t met yet.)

[kapno-pais]

You need to meet him, mom.  You will lose it he is actually the cutest ever.

[breaking-circuits]

H-hey...don’t get your mom’s hopes up, I don’t wanna disappoint her...

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

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    Vaughn blushed brightly at Tristan’s words, a little grin curling his lips.

    ‘Thanks, Trist, that’s really sweet of you.’

Tristan smiled shyly. He was beginning to think maybe he could do this.

---Weeks later---

“Breathe,” He told himself, as he put a cigarette to his lips with shaking hands. He couldn’t get the incident out of his head; as much as he tried to forget it, he could still see Jial’s deceptively calm face in his mind, and the threat still loomed over him. Tristan leaned against a tree and shook his head, trying vainly to banish the fear from his thoughts. 

Vaughn would probably arrive any minute. They had arranged to meet at the park, and even after the scare from Jial, Tristan didn’t have the heart to cancel their date. Though, now he wasn’t sure if that was the right decision. He could barely even light his own cigarette with his trembling fingers, how was he supposed to face Vaughn and look alright? 

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Something New || Jial & Tristan

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inpoisonandinblood:

Jial’s grip tightens on Tristan’s shoulder. “Power, you say?” the neutral, friendly expression stays on his face but the temperature of his tone drops. “And what power is this?”

Tristan felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead. Jial’s tone did nothing to help his nerves. “I’m a technopath,” He said with a shaky smile. “I can control technology and stuff...It really helps with my work!”

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

[breaking-circuits]

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    Vaughn chuckled lightly, relaxing on the couch a bit more.

     ‘My mother is a saint, how she put up with my sister and I, I’ll never know.’  The boy sidled up next to Tristan, his hand going take a hold of Tristan’s.  ‘Trust me, you’ll love her, and she’ll love you.’

“You think so?” Tristan smiled, looking almost hopeful. “I bet she’s wonderful. She raised a great guy like you, after all.” Then he blushed, realizing that was a bit forward of him. “I-I mean...uh...yeah...” 

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

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     ‘O-Oh,’ Vaughn said awkwardly, blushing a little at the foolish question.  ‘Sorry, I sometimes forget that most immortals don’t have surviving family.  I guess we don’t have to worry about where we’d go for thanksgiving,’ Vaughn said in an attempt to lighten the mood.

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Tristan had to crack a smile at Vaughn; at the very least, he wasn’t dwelling on things that would only make both of them sad. “Well, we’re definitely not staying at my place,” Tristan joked. “Unless you want to spend Thanksgiving sick from my crappy cooking.” 

“Speaking of family...” Tristan began, as he thought back to Vaughn’s father. “I met your dad -what’s your mom like?” 

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Something New || Jial & Tristan

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“Nervous?” Jial asks, he places a hand on Tristan’s shoulder. “This is a lot of information. I’d hate to see it get lost or worse.”

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“A little, I suppose,” Tristan said with another nervous chuckle. “But I promise I’ll be careful with all this...information.” He flexed his fingers nervously, and added, “My powers should make sure it all stays intact.”  

He tapped out a few more commands on the tablet to get it ready for the file transfer, but the anxious look hadn’t left his eye. “So, uh,” He began, vainly trying to sound casual and relaxed. “What kind of info is this, again?” 

[kapno-pais]

Merry F#%@!ing Christmas // Vaughn and Tristan

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     ‘Oh, I guess that’s right,’ Vaughn said with a seemingly sudden realisation.  ‘I know it shouldn’t be weird to me, but I guess I just forget that you’re ninety since you’re so…youthful?’  Vaughn pulled away, sitting back on the couch and biting his cheek, feeling like he was making the worst possible impression.  ‘Um, so why don’t you tell me about your family, any brothers or sisters?’

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Tristan laughed sheepishly. “I get that a lot,” He admitted. “I mean, I was only twenty-four when I died -and I think I look even younger than that.”

He straightened up and settled back into the cushions beside Vaughn, smoothing down his rumpled shirt as he did. “Oh..uh, well I don’t have a lot of family,” Tristan began uncertainly. “I never had any siblings, and both my real and adopted parents aren’t around anymore...” For a brief moment, a look of sadness crossed his face, but it passed quickly. “Besides the few friends I have, that’s about it.” 

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Something New || Jial & Tristan

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Jial narrows his eyes. Nothing had happened and yet the boy got more nervous. “Is something wrong?” he asks innocently. “It looks like you saw a ghost or something.”

[breaking-circuits]

“Ah, um, it’s nothing,” Tristan said, forcing a smile. “Just uh...thought of something.” He swallowed quietly and dropped his gaze to the tablet again. “S-so, should I start the transfer?”