Cameron Weston

@cameronweston

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jcmescshcroft:

“You have a choice, we all have a choice- we just tend to go into this profession because it’s in our blood. That and being a Silent Brother is creepy.” But there was the Clave and many other positions that Nephilim could take, it was just expected of them to take on some sort of role that involved an Institute. “I’m not heart eyes on mission and that’s what matters, I can’t let that cloud my mind or else I’m going to end up impaled or bitten or something.” Because it was known by everyone that if you had a busy mind and you weren’t thinking clearly then you probably shouldn’t step out into the field that day. James only hummed at the others comment, because the other seemed to make it his mission to befriend him the moment he stepped foot into this place and well-.. it worked. “Yeah, he did.”

Cameron could normally see the bright side to any situation but even he had to agree when it came to the Silent Brothers. They always made him shiver slightly. “I know you’re not. Not usually anyway.” Cameron wondered if Elliott was involved whether the other man would have a different outlook but he didn’t voice it. “So maybe I just have to wait for that situation for me but even if I do, I suppose you are right in that I don’t have to wait for that. You can take me out and be my wingman if you want one night.” He knew James quite enjoyed that, mainly because he enjoyed watching him making a fool of himself.

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jcmescshcroft:

James listened to the other and decided to bite his tongue on the matter, Cameron would do things at his own pace and his own way and as long as he was happy, James was happy. “Alright, well- I guess you’ll see what happens. You know you’re a terrible Shadowhunter right? You’re supposed to think about the job first and love second, always. But you’re all about the love.” But it was nice to see, because in this line of work you didn’t get to see many people who viewed the world in the way Cameron did. “Me as a best friend should be the worst part of your life, if it’s the best then I’m clearly not ridiculing you enough.” He teased, a smirk on his face as he continued to torment his parabatai. “Actually, that’s not the case. I had some growing up to do first and saw him as a guardian, then I had to get my head in the game with all of this shit, it’s only recently that my life has come to a good plateau.”

Cameron laughed a little at that. “Thank you for that James... That’s really nice of you to tell me that especially given how hard I work and not really having a choice about being one.” He pointed out, a smile on his lips. “I don’t know though. It seems to me like you are all about the love recently, not me.” James seemed so content with Elliott and he seemed truly happy which made Cameron happy too of course and a little envious. “You do like to spoil a moment don’t you. You’ve always known how I feel about you James.” He’d been completely drawn to the other man from the very first moment. “It’s good that you found a guardian like him to look up to. He came into your life maybe when you needed him the most.”

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jcmescshcroft:

James couldn’t help but grin in triumph at the others reaction, it had been expected of Cameron and yet he still couldn’t help but snicker slightly when it happened. “Oh I do, they’re called the fair folk for a reason. And honestly if I had to be part Downworlder, it’s the route I would want to go- not sure how I feel about the whole not being able to lie thing though.” Because he would probably find himself in a lot of trouble, more than usual if that was the case. “And how are you not like him or me and you can’t just give up, Cameron. If you want it that much you’ll keep looking. It helps if you know the guy for like ten years though.” He winked, because he guess him and Elliott did have a bit of an advantage of getting to where they were now.

“It’s not about giving up James, I am just... not going to think too much on it I suppose otherwise it could turn out to be disappointing and I don’t want to dwell on sadness. We see too much of that as it is right now. If he found someone that could appreciate who he was and the way he was, then Cameron would obviously be open to it but he wasn’t going to allow himself to focus on that only to be let down. “Besides, I’m rich and lucky in other ways. I have you as a best friend after all, what more could I want.” He told him honestly, giving James’ shoulder a gentle squeeze, laughing at his words. “Yes, I suppose it does though if you look at it that way, it took you both ten years to take your heads out of your asses and realize what you had right in front of you because you are both idiots.”

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jcmescshcroft:

“That is why you go out to bars and clubs, get yourself a cute downworlder for the night, Seelies are always very charming.” James continued to tease, “Alexander Lightwood has paved the path for gay Shadowhunters, but there are still many who are a little tentative about showing affection for the same sex- so it’s best not to look in here. Plus, it is sort of the work place.” James admired Alec for what he did, it was brave and a little impulsive, but his respect for the other man rose after that. “Yes, because you have so much hair to let down.”

Cameron made a slight groaned sound, like he had heard this a thousand times as he ran a hand over his face, lips pulled up into an amused smile as he blushed. “I am sure you know all too well about the charm of the Seelies. Sometimes I wonder if you aren’t part Seelie yourself.” He told his parabatai before sighing and shaking his head. “I suppose he did but I’m not like you or him. I don’t know that I can expect to find what both of you did.”

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jcmescshcroft:

James should have expected that of Cameron, the other man was so selfless, he never had a bad word to say about anyone and honestly they were complete opposites and yet- they worked. Somehow. “Well you’re not getting any so I thought I would let you in on the action in some way.” He teased, knowing that the comment would probably cause the other to blush as he normally did. “You know me, I’m happy to get away from this place for a night and unwind. Hell, Elliott would probably let us hang out in his apartment if we didn’t want to sit around in our rooms here.”

Cameron snorted at that and rolled his eyes, feeling his cheeks heat a little. “Yes, well maybe there is no one here worth catching my attention.” He said with a little shrug because he’d not had that moment yet where he thought ‘wow’ about another person and he was certainly no James when it came to capturing other peoples attention either. “I think I’d like that though... getting away from here for a night. Just one night of freedom to let our hair down.”

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jcmescshcroft:

“I can’t say having me as a parabatai is easy either, I go through about fifty emotions a day. Just not one’s of terror.” Well not unless he was asleep and there had been times in which Cameron had came into his room to wake him because of it. “It probably won’t switch off because you’re doing too much, you’re working yourself into exhaustion thinking you need to be better, to fight harder and take on this yourself. You don’t- these things happen in our line of work. It’s just the way it goes sadly and it sucks, but we have to move on.”

“James; I could never regret having you as my parabatai. I love you and honestly, I don’t mind the emotions... Well the ones with Elliott sometimes leaves me with a little TMI.” He teased before chuckling. Cameron sighed and leaned against the other man. “When I’m in my room I just tend to stare up at the ceiling without being able to get to sleep. I usually pick up a book at that point. We should do something one night soon. Just hang out; maybe get some drinks and a pizza. Just... try and unwind?” Perhaps that was more for his benefit than James’ but he knew the other man enjoyed it to.

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jcmescshcroft:

“A little? I think it’s more then just a little, Cam. Seriously. I’ve been so jumpy and paranoid the past few days and for once it’s not because of my own feelings.” He told the other, moving into the room and sitting on one of the benches as he looked at the other. “I know this has been hard and shit, but you really need to calm down. You’re going to overwork and exhaust the two of us and we’ll be no good to anyone.”

Cameron heard what James was saying and he couldn’t help but sigh, sitting down with a little slump. “I’m sorry. I suppose this is the down side to having someone as a parabatai... for you anyway.” Because he’d never really minded feeling James’ emotions, he always just wanted to help. For James though, he knew it was probably a bit annoying, especially when he was like this. “I can’t help it. I feel like I need to be doing something if only to stop my brain from working. I can’t seem to switch off.”

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athxnaxdolohov:

“I know” she smiled softly, amused by the other. “It’s a stressful time, but I can assure you that being so highly strung can be a weakness” she explained, knowing from experience. “No. But I did sneak up on an armed Shadowhunter, I’d be naive to not expect such a reaction”

“I’ll work on it.” Cameron offered as a middle ground because that really was the best he could give right now. “Though I suppose that brings up the next question; just why were you sneaking up on me?”

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athxnaxdolohov:

“Hesitation gets you killed, kiddo. You’re just lucky you didn’t strike” she nodded, crossing her arms over her chest. “I didn’t mean to sneak up on you” she explained, eyes on the weapons until they were lowered.

“That’s a bit of a contradiction you know.” Cameron pointed out with a slightly uneasy smile. “It’s fine though. I think I’m a little too wound up and ready at the moment. I need to take it down a notch.” Not that it was as simple as that to do that but he knew he had to try. “It’s not the most ideal way of greeting someone.”

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athxnaxdolohov:

Purple sparks emanated from her fingertips, an immediate defensive reaction although she didn’t move. Instead, Athena just smirked playfully at the other, shaking her head. “Oh silly little Shadowhunter. Go ahead. I promise not to hurt you too badly when I knock you on your ass”

It took a moment for Cameron to realise that the Warlock was no danger to him and he slowly began to lower his blades. “Sorry, you can’t really be too sure about who is near you at the moment.” If she had wanted to kill him, she had her opportunity the moment he had faltered.

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jcmescshcroft:

James held his hands out as soon as Cameron turned around, weapons in hand, “Woah- I think you should seriously reconsider killing me given that it’s probably going to effect you just as much as me.” He took a step back, putting some distance between the two of them until the other had his arms lowered before speaking once again, “You’re emotions are off the chart right now Cameron, I was making toast and feeling anxious and unless you have an allergy to strawberries jam shouldn’t be scary.”

There was that moment where everything was hyper alert in Cameron, where his muscles were so tense it almost ached and he could feel his blood pumping in his head. The moment seemed to linger as though he was caught in time before he sagged a little and dropped his hands. “I’m sorry. I suppose we’re all a little tightly strung right now...”

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In light of everything that had happened recently, Cameron felt a little out of it. The whole episode had been a little like living through a nightmare but then he supposed there was only a matter of time before something like this occurred by Valentines hand. The image of the bodies littering the floor of the Institute was still painted vividly in his mind. Perhaps this was why the moment he heard footsteps behind him, his weapons were out, instinct kicking in as he spun to take them out.

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thomaswhitmane:

Tommy looked up at him and nodded lightly, chewing on his lips. He was sure he wouldn’t be able to tell if Cameron was teaching him something wrong, so he just remained quiet. Still, it was nice to know that the other wasn’t exactly sure of his performance. Not that he would say that out loud…

He stumbled back a little, frowning at Cameron as he regained his balance. But he knew he couldn’t really blame the other; he was just teaching him. Looking down at his feet, Tommy positioned them again, trying to mimic the Shadowhunter as best as he could. “Better?”

Cameron wanted to tell Tommy to relax but he knew that probably wouldn’t help him at all. The boy had to get used to him in his own time, it wasn’t something he could force. All he could do was keep being as pleasant to him as he possibly could which was something Cameron did for everyone or at least he hoped he did.

When Tommy re-positioned himself, he waited until he was rooted before he made the same move again, giving him a push. This time because of the equal balance of his weight, it meant he wouldn’t fall back or stumble. “That’s much better Tommy. It’ll probably feel a bit strange because you are not used to this positioning but once you get used to this, it is as natural as breathing.” He assured him. “There are different things you can do. Obviously there is the attack but I find that more important than that is being able to defend yourself, using your opponents actions against them.”

thomaswhitmane:

He was slightly taken aback when Cameron acknowledged the pill again. Thomas wasn’t sure what to do with it. He wanted to take it, but he also wanted to save it for later. It was hard to decide which was the better option, so he just let the other make the decision for him. He hesitantly out the pill back in his pocket and gulped, still not pulling his hand out of said pocket. “I… yeah,” he nodded, feeling a little uncomfortable now that they were actually doing this. He still wanted to learn, but Tommy was afraid that he wouldn’t be good enough, or that he would embarrass himself. Scratching the back of his neck with his free hand, he looked around for a moment before sighing and copying Cameron as best as he could.

Cameron could see the discomfort in the others expression, the unsure nature of his actions. He recognized that like an old friend. Only for him it was in a completely different situation. Cameron offered what he hoped was a smile of warmth and friendliness. “You know, this is my first time teaching anyone how to do this so I don’t know that I’m going to be any good at it at all.” There was the hope there that he wouldn’t feel completely alone if he opened up to him a little. “That’s not bad. Just be careful with the positioning of your feet because if I do this...” He walked up to Tommy and shoved him from a certain angle. “See how easy it is to put you off balance if you don’t place your feet correctly. This positioning is what I would paramount to everything else. If you have this you’ll be fine.”

thomaswhitmane:

Thomas was surprised when he felt Cameron’s hand wrapping around his wrist again. He gulped, feeling a little angry at the fact that the Shadowhunter was keeping him from taking the pill, but also glad, because he didn’t want to become even slower when he was about to be taught how to fight. Tommy gulped in silence, letting the other guide him, still holding onto the pill. When they got to the area Cameron had in mind, Tommy looked around. “Uh… n-no. Never.”

“You might want to put that somewhere you won’t drop it.” Cameron told Tommy, motioning to the pill as he came to stand beside him. “Is it something you’ve wanted to learn? Did you not have the opportunity.” He asked, changing his positioning so he was in a stance that allowed him most freedom of movement and balance. “Copy my actions. You need your legs in a comfortable position and about shoulder width apart. Get a bend in the knees. It should be easy to move from the hips.” Cameron instructed, showing Tommy the fluid movement he had in this position.

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“Ah, I apologise. I must have lost track of time. Are you needing the training room?”

“Ah, it’s hardly a problem. I was going to use it but I can wait. It’d probably do me some good to get out anyway.”

thomaswhitmane:

Thomas nodded a little at Cameron’s words and then focused his eyes on the pill again. “I… just need this to… to help me. Okay?” He said, surprised that he was almost asking for permission to take the pill. “I mean…” Tommy gulped, knowing that the pill would slow him down and that the thing that would help him the most right now was Yin Fen. But he also knew that he couldn’t just ask the other man if he knew where to get some of that specific drug, as he would probably give Tommy the same treatment Beau gave him. Feeling too confused and anxious, he just stood up, still holding the pill, and turned to look at Cameron, kind of waiting to see what the Shadowhunter would do.

Cameron took hold of the others wrist, essentially stopping the hand from going where it felt it needed to go without making it obvious. “Come with me. We’ll go further into the park.” He told the dark haired boy, leading him through to where he practiced when he wanted to enjoy himself in the outdoors. It was an area that wasn’t too busy but also there was a slow flow of traffic walking on the pedestrian pathway. “Have you done any fighting before? I mean, have you been taught it?”

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