In The Dark

Echo Faivre - 29 - Assistant I see you're scared of your emotions. I can see you're hoping you're not hopeless. I can see you're looking for distractions. I can see you're tired of the action. So why can't you show me? Who are you in the dark.

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

“I’ve figured it out but sometimes I like to mix it up and see just what I can get out of things if I do underestimate you. Makes it kinda like a surprise, you know?” He said with a low chuckle. He found it a bit odd for her to be so interested in his mark, he never really had anyone ask about it or cared much of it himself. “Honestly.. I forget about it more than anything… I only really saw it the day I got it.” He said turning to her and raising a brow. “Oh yeah, and what about your mark makes it so damn special then? Do you have some really cool animal or something?” 

“You’re such a weirdo, Winters.” She shook her head with a small laugh. She looked up at him as he talked about the mark, still clueless as to what this all meant. When she got her mark she though endlessly about finding her someone. It gave her hope that maybe all her romantic relationships wouldn't be shit. When she found Lucien though, all of that seemed to slip away. She no longer cared as long as she had him and know it all made sense. “See for yourself.” She said with a cheeky smile as she lifted her hair, heart beating loud in her chest. 

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

“What if I just close my eyes and an completely ignore the charm? Then you are defenseless and I’ll still have my phone.” He smirked at her. In the end she was right Luc really did need to just relax and to not have to be worried about numbers and all the crap he dealt with at work was really nice. If anyone was dumb enough not to admire the girl was she undressed Lucian would easily consider them crazy. Then again he’d probably get jealous and try to beat up anyone who was admiring her besides him. He felt a tiny finger on his spine and he turned a bit. “Oh… shit. Yeah, I always forget about that damn thing. I think they said it was a lotus or something, I don’t know, it’s what I was given.” He shrugged but really was curious about the look on her face. 

Of course Lucian would come up with some crazy idea like that. “Whatever, we both know I’d find a way. I thought you would've figured out by now not to underestimate Echo Faivre.” She chuckled giving him a knowing smile. She would always find a way. As her fingers traced the all too familiar mark, excitement flooded her body as he confirmed her thoughts. “I think a lotus is cool, but I think mine is way better.” She said, her hand dropping back to her side as she smiled at him. She couldn’t believe that after all this time they were actually each others matches. This would’ve saved her a lot of sleepless nights if she’d known. But looking up at him right now, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

 Lucian needed to really step it back from work but if he did that he would definitely start thinking too much and for everyone’s greater good that just didn’t need to happen. But he had Echo to distract him and boy was that a very easy thing to do. “Oh yeah? What are you going to do? Fight me for it?” He asked raising his brow playfully. “Because II bet you I can get you into that water much faster than you could get this phone from my hands.” Lucian managed to actually put the phone away and started to take off his shirt before following the direction she pulled him with a grin. 

Echo smiled at him as he played along. “Is that right? I don’t know, I think I could distract you long enough. I do have this little thing called charm on my side. We both know you can’t resist me.” She checked him out as he took off his shirt, he was just as ripped as she could imagine. She still couldn’t wrap her head around the fact that they were an item. Or at least she thought they were an item, they hadn’t exactly had a talk about it but after the ferry there was no way they could deny their feelings about one another. She slid off her cover up and went to follow him to the ocean, only to see a familiar mark on his back. A small laugh escaped her lips as she moved to inspect it further, her fingers tracing it. “Is this your mark?” She questioned, trying to remain calm even though her heart was racing in her chest. Could he really be hers?

[luc-ian]

 It was very uncommon for Lucian to take time off work but as he was starting to take more thought into Echo’s suggestions he was finding it harder to say no; especially when said time off was with her at a beach. He had found himself much calmer in general ever since their feelings for eachother were expressed and he found things a lot more tolerable. “Look, I know I said I would stay off my phone today but this is a very important email.” He said as he looked down at the screen before pouting at the girl. “From now on it’s just going to be me, you, and the sand. Okay?” 

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[echofaivre]

Echo rolled her eyes as he pulled out his phone and checked the e-mail. She asked him for a phone free day but she knew it was hard for him, he was so used to being all work. Echo wasn’t truly upset though, after the ferry boat she could see changes happening with him. They both were. She laid out her towel and set her bag on the ground until her turned his attention back to her. She gave him a smile and took his hand pulling him closer. “Good, if not that thing is going into the ocean.” She joked. She was happy he agreed to this, she loved when it was just the two of them. “We need a break from work, however hard that may be for some people. It’s a beautiful day and there is no way we are letting that go to waste.”

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

 “If were not the weirdos I don’t know who is. Because I know I am and you… well you are the weirdest of them all.” Lucian said chuckling lightly. It was a very strange thing to see the boy at such ease. Especially after not just a fight but opening up in such a big way. He knew it was Echo of course, how else could he explain it? Suddenly as he was feeling more comfortable, Lucian moved slightly against Echo, making it so he could reposition her against him. He was at a perfect calm and wanted to keep it that way. “No, I never had the time for thinking about that stuff… it might sound weird but being the mayor’s child meant I had to act like this island was everything I needed, we have the soulmates, and nothing mainland was really something to think about it. It was supposed to look good for when people vote for him… so I just… thought like that.” He said with a sigh. He knew people who dreamed of traveling but he would always bring them down harshly, bullying them for not supporting the Islands ways. “Do you have a favorite theme park? I have never ridden a roller coaster so I am actually kind of excited to see what the big hype of that is like.”

Echo smiled at him, at least they were weirdos together. “The weirdest of them all, how romantic.” A light chuckle left her lips as she shook her head. Echo snuggled into him as he moved, she felt like they fit together perfectly. It was amazing how comfortable he made her feel. With most people she would've never opened up so soon but with him, she felt like she could be herself. No matter what. She was glad that she ran into him here, in the end she got what she really wanted. To spend the day with him. “I mean, I guess it makes sense. If you were born on the island there was really no reason for you to think you’d ever get this opportunity. So why torture yourself with the idea? So, do you believe in the soulmates thing then?” She said, curious. She never really talked about it with him. Partially because she didn’t want to know the answer or think about it. She wanted to live in the world thinking that no one would take him away from her. The idea of losing him scared her. “Well, there is a theme park with a Harry Potter land.” She said, knowing he would probably tease her the whole time but she didn’t care.

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[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

 “Just two weirdos balancing each other out. I guess it makes sense when they say opposites attract. I never really believed in any of that until now.” It was no doubt the two were completely different, in any other circumstance someone would never figured they would have ever worked so well together. There had even been speculation in the company on how he had never gone off on Echo despite her always being around him. Lucian had even exploded the day the coffee machine stopped working and nearly through the thing through the wall. The memory stuck for a bit causing Lucian to laugh under his breath. Hearing her go on about all that they could do was overwhelming but he managed to keep up. “Uh… wow. I never really thought about it before. That’s a lot of options… most of us born on the Island try to never focus on much of what is out there since we know once we take that test we are stuck forever. But it all sounds…great.” Maybe Lucian was bluffing a bit, most of those things just sounded like they’d be crowded but he wasn’t lying when he said he wanted to do whatever he could as long as Echo was with him. “Orlando… I guess. I’ve heard most people talking about that. We can’t go to a beach… we can do that at home. But we can do both of that eye and a theme park if we play our time right.” 

“Weirdos? Wow, nice to know what you really think of me.” She joked smiling for the first time since his admission. Of course she knew they were both weird but she loved teasing him, her favorite past time and of course Lucian always took it in stride. Co workers always gave her shocked looks when she poked fun at him, not understanding their relationship. How they worked so well together. Echo knew how he acted towards others, hearing the rumors but she hardly ever saw that side of him. Only catching glimpses. She didn’t know how she had gotten lucky, a mystery to all of them. “You never thought about where you would go if you were ever able to? A dream vacation spot? Anything?” She was curious, Echo gave it all up when she moved there but he never got a choice. She would've thought that maybe he would've thought about it at least once. “Yeah, sounds like a plan. We’ll just take it one step at a time.” She could see that he was getting overwhelmed and she just wanted him to have fun. This was all way out of his comfort zone and she was so glad he was trying new things. 

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

 “If you weren’t I’d be much less happy where I am now. Sometimes I think I wish I was more like you.” Lucian had a built up appearance but that was not one that got  along with many people. Echo though had a light to her that made even him crack when she was around. Maybe if he had that he wouldn’t have been so bad to everyone else. Honestly, Lucan loved having her tell him she’d be there; he had no doubts of her leaving him and now… he knew when he really needed someone close to he could turn to her with no judgment past on him. He just didn’t know how easy work was going to be now that their relationship took such a big step. He’d have to hold back much more now that he could let the fantasies about the girl and himself be real. “No, I promise… I do want this. I have nothing anywhere else and if you want to go mainland I will. I want to just be with you, Echo.” Lucian was sure no matter what he’d be fine no matter where they went He knew she wouldn’t take him somewhere he couldn’t handle and that is why he had so much trust in her, Echo really did know Lucian better than most people. 

“I’m glad you’re not though. Look at us, we’re like a perfect balance. We level each other out.” She smiled for the first time since he told his story. It was the truth, she couldn’t imagine anyone being a better fit for her. The whole time she lived on the island she had been searching for her soulmate, but none of that really mattered anymore since she found Lucian. As long as she had him, she knew she’d be happy. He was more than she could've ever imagined. This boat ride had brought them closer than ever. He opened up to her, they confessed their feelings and Echo had a feeling that neither of them were going anywhere. She was in this for the long run. She felt honored he had placed his trust in her. “Oh, really. You think you can forget everything and just have a nice day with me? Maybe we could go to the beach? Or a theme park? Or we could go on the Orlando eye, see what that’s about? What do you think?” She was getting more excited with every idea but what she was most excited about was a whole day with him. No work, no interruptions. Just them. She didn’t care where they ended up as long as Lucian was there.

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

 For a long moment as Lucian held Echo he wished he could erase everything around him and just be with her. All he needed was her and by now he was slowly convinced by this. It wasn’t like he had anything better for him anywhere else not on the island at least. He almost wished he didn’t have to go back to the place that had so many bad memories. “Echo. I’ve never had the chance to feel for someone the way I do… for you. No one has given me the chance and to be honest, I push so many damn people away I know why they wouldn’t want me anyway. But you’re different and I know that I will always need you.” He never moved from his position against her if anything he pulled closer as close as he could until he was sure he was just at the line of not being able to hurt her. “You just feel so fucking good to be around. Like I’m normal for once. Echo, you give me the one thing I have always wanted; someone to see something more.” He didn’t want to pull away until he was sure it didn’t look like he’d been crying. Even though he had opened up he still hated the feeling of being seen as weak. So he sat there; his head hidden by her neck and hair and his whole body engulfing her in a hug. “I change my mind. I want to go mainland. And I want to spend every minute with you.” 

Echo was content siting there in his arms, it had officially become her favorite place to be. The sea breeze surrounding them, his arms keeping her warm. It was an oasis she never wanted to leave. Her tears slowly stopping, replaced with a smile as she listened to his words. Lucian meant more to her than she could even express. She had never felt this way for someone, he had become such a huge part of her life in such a short amount of time and she never wanted to let him go. She placed a soft kiss to his neck smiling against his skin. “I guess it’s a good thing I was so relentless.” She joked. “I will always be here for you.” Hearing the words flowing through his lips, it meant so much to her. He was never one to talk about his emotions, she always had to analyze and guess. It t was good to finally hear the thoughts going through his mind, to hear him open up to her. To hear him talk for a change.  Her head popped up at his sudden change of heart. “Really?” The enthusiasm clear in her voice. “Are you sure? I don’t want to push you to do anything. You don’t have to do this for me.” She said trying to sound calm but she wanted, more than anything, to visit the mainland with him. To show him the outside world and share it with him.

[luc-ian]

echofaivre:

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[echofaivre]

Echo held him as the tears flowed down her cheeks, listening to to him intently. She didn’t know what to say or how to comfort him, the only thing she could offer was her presence. She hoped that was enough. She couldn’t believe that he was able to keep it in this whole time and suddenly his demeanor made complete sense. How he kept people at arms length, careful to never let anyone close.  As he moved pulled away she leaned into his touch, examining his face. She could see his tears, she had never seen him so vulnerable. He always had such a stoic exterior but somehow in this moment, seeing him open up  her feeling for him grew. This boy in front of her had stolen her heart. Hearing his words just confirmed that. His sappy words making her heart race. Her eyes closed as he kissed the corner of her mouth then nuzzled her head in the crook of his neck keeping her arms around his waist. “You will never have to replay me Luc because you do the same for me, tenfold. You are my safe place. It terrifies me but you are, you calm me down. You listen to me and never make me feel like it’s annoying. You make me forget about everything. I trust you and trust means a lot to me. And that’s why I’ll always stay here, as long as you want me.” She mumbled against him, her fingers playing with the fabric of his shirt. 

[echofaivre]

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[luc-ian]

echofaivre:

She knew that she couldn’t erase a lifetime of pain with a couple of words. Getting through to him would take time and Echo had all the time in the world. She wasn’t going to give up on him, he needed someone in his corner and she needed him. “I know that I can’t change that and I know that it’s going to be hard to believe that someone actually cares about you but I’m always here for you Luc, no matter what. My life is better with you in it.You are never a burden or a mistake to me.” She took her other hand and started to rub his arm while resting her chin on his shoulder. She examined his face, wishing she could take away all of his hurt. She would if it was possible, he always looked as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. “You can tell me anything, always.” She whispered, feeling a sense of pride at the fact that he trusted her but the feeling was diminished by the sound of his voice. She knew that this wasn’t going to be a happy story. It was a story about how Lucian Winters came to be the person he is today, one she could see in his face was hard to tell. 

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[echofaivre]

“Her heart broke hearing his story, the pain inflicted on him by his own father. Tears sprung to her her eyes, rolling down her cheeks and she couldn’t stop it. She hated his father, she wanted to march up to him and tell him how wonderful his son was. She wanted to scream and cry and yell, but most of all she wanted to hold the broken man in front of her. She knew he had a hard past but never imagined it to be anything like this. He didn’t deserve this to be his story, no one did. As he broke down, she moved to hold him in her arms. Wrapping him an a tight hug, as if she was trying to shield him from the world. “Lucian, I am so sorry.” She breathed out, rubbing his back in an attempt to comfort him. At this point the tears were pouring down her cheeks, you could hear it in her voice. He had been keeping this pain inside, bottling it up until now. She could only imagine what a burden this must have been, to keep up this charade of a perfect family. To have everyone praise the man knowing that he was a monster. She kissed his cheek and pulled him in close. “You are worth so much more than that. You’re not broken or damaged, you’re perfect.” She said softly, rocking them slightly. She hoped he would believe her, that in some way she was helping him as she buried her face in his hair.

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

 He still didn’t know how to believe any word she said. He was told by his father for a better part of his life that he was a mistake who failed at everything. Even with Echo’s kind words that felt so honest, he’d dealt with far worse for much longer. “I just don’t see how you are the only one who sees me like that. I’ve only been seen as a problem. The one that my father had to push to the sides in his campaigns so I didn’t cause any bad light on the politics he tried to spread.And now even with my business he still says I failed.” He sighed. Lucian hated making this time all about him but with emotions high and Echo being the first person he’d felt comfortable with…it felt good being able to talk, not get angry with pent up emotion, just talk and let it out. “Echo… c-can I tell you something? I…I was threatened to never speak of this because of what it would do to the families perfect look but I’ve never trusted anyone.” Lucian didn’t realized hiw tight he was grabbing at her hand and looking away from the water and at her instead he showed a real fear. “It’s about how horrible of a person my father was when I was growing up in that perfect Winters home.” 

She knew that she couldn’t erase a lifetime of pain with a couple of words. Getting through to him would take time and Echo had all the time in the world. She wasn’t going to give up on him, he needed someone in his corner and she needed him. “I know that I can’t change that and I know that it’s going to be hard to believe that someone actually cares about you but I’m always here for you Luc, no matter what. My life is better with you in it.You are never a burden or a mistake to me.” She took her other hand and started to rub his arm while resting her chin on his shoulder. She examined his face, wishing she could take away all of his hurt. She would if it was possible, he always looked as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. “You can tell me anything, always.” She whispered, feeling a sense of pride at the fact that he trusted her but the feeling was diminished by the sound of his voice. She knew that this wasn’t going to be a happy story. It was a story about how Lucian Winters came to be the person he is today, one she could see in his face was hard to tell. 

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

Lucian had his hands in fists at his side. He wanted to just be off the boat, away from crowds and excitement; but he didn’t want to be away from Echo. He tried to focus on the horizon, at least the ocean had nothing. “I wish I could just walk right out there. There’s nothing. No rules or anything to piss me off.” He said turning to her. “Why do you put up with me? People have always given up by now, I don’t get why you stay.” It was off topic but a thought that always rattled his brain, any job would take her and she wouldn’t have to deal with his antics. “I really don’t want to be the reason why you have to come back though. You weren’t planning on doing anything? This… could all be closed down… it’s you’re last chance.” He said feeling her hand on his leg. His eyes fell on it and he reached to slide his fingers between hers and hold her hand tightly. “I don’t know what to do.” 

Echo was a little taken aback by his question. Why did she put up with him? It was a loaded question, one she had a million different ways to answer. He was kind, sweet, caring? That underneath all that anger and hatred, she saw something good in him. He was incredible and stronger than anyone would ever know. “Why wouldn’t I? I know you see yourself as this monster, Lucian. You try and push people away and scare them off with anger but I see you. Underneath all of that you’re an amazing person. Whether you believe it or not and I would hate it if I had to live my life without knowing you.” She was opening up to him, making herself vulnerable. It was something she hated after having been hurt so many times by the ones she loved. Rejection was one of her greatest fears but she pushed that aside for him. For now. “Nothing important. I said my goodbyes to everything when I moved to the island, trust me it’s fine. Your not making me do anything I don’t want to do.” She smiled at him as he intertwined their fingers, a feeling she still couldn’t get used to. She meant every word she had said. She would rather spend a day with him instead of anything else. “Do whatever feels right.”

[echofaivre]

luc-ian:

Lucian shook his head. That was a joke to him, people always agreed that his father was an asshole but they really never knew how bad he was. “Yeah? You only know the political ass part of him.” He said in a low tone. As tough as Lucian was there was only one person who scared Luc and that was his father. He let some of that fear show in his tone and the way his head dipped. “He’s worse than what he shows on his campaign posters and ads.” He said finding a bench outlooking to the water. Lucian slumped and just stared out. “I’ve never been off the Island. I don’t even know if I’m stable for it… I was always told to watch for sudden changes but I don’t know what to expect.” He groaned. Everyone who knew Luc knew he was bi-polar, you had to at least figure it out after some time of dealing with his highs and lows. One day being on top of the world and the next week he was crumbling. “I don’t think I can do it, Echo. I will fuck everything up. But you don’t have to go back with me… you should be able to get out and have fun.” 

Echo was confused by his words. She had always known that Lucian had a complicated relationship with his father, but she didn’t know much more than that. He never told her anything about him and it seemed like a topic that was off-limits. Seeing him now like this, it truly broke her heart. All she wanted to do was take him away from this place and hold him but with their relationship being so new she didn’t know what she could or couldn’t do. She followed him to the bench, watching as he sat down. “Then we won’t go, We’ll just go home. You don’t have to do anything you do’t want to do.” Echo knew about his diagnosis, it was her job to know him. She never wanted to push him in any way, she knew when to stop and just support him. “Hey.” She said softly, sitting next to him on the bench. “It’s nothing special out there. I knew what I was giving up when I moved to the island, I saw what I wanted and it will all still be there if they ever decide to do this again. I’m here for you, whatever you need.” She rested a hand on his leg. “If you want to go home, then I’m right there with you. I promise.”