Loneliness Incarnate

uh, hey. I'm Hosea. I'm the new immortal on the block, I guess.  ~a closed OC for the Memento Mori RP

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My Mellon Has Returned // Hosea and Vincent

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Nodding his head, momentarily pulling away from their embrace. Vincent still had an arm around Hosea’s shoulder and started to make his way to the couch.

“Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprise,” Vincent breathed out a small laugh, ducking his head, “Maybe I deserve it, too.”

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      ‘You do not!’ Hosea said.  ‘Don’t worry, I think I speak for both of us when I say I’m just glad you’re home and safe.’  

      Apparently Lazarus didn’t agree, and he made as much known through a gleaming wing that manifested seemingly from nowhere to give Vincent a harmless swat over the back of the head.

     ‘Oh my gosh!  Are you okay?’ came Hosea’s frantic exclamation.  He wasn’t sure how hard Vincent had been hit, but he knew just a fraction of Lazarus’s capabilities.  Hands were instantly on Vincent as Hosea checked his friend over thoroughly, making sure no harm was done.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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“Yeah, probably,” Callie said, glancing at Hosea. She had no idea how to bring him back into the conversation, so figured maybe she should just be quiet now.

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     An awkward still settled over the group as they ate, the sound of cutlery the only break in the silence.  Hosea took the opportunity to try and get the burning crimson on his cheeks to abate.  He spared a glance to Callie and smiled just briefly, worried that even the slightest show of affection might set her father off again.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie reluctantly sat down, squinting at her father. She didn’t like being called a little girl anymore, but Hosea sprang to her defense quite nicely. In fact, she felt pretty proud of him. He was definitely going to be getting some intimate attention later. She smiled at him, grateful before she glanced at Archon, her smile turning into a smirk.

Thalia snickered and reached over to pat her son’s shoulder. “Anything interesting in school, kiddo?” she asked before finishing off her roast.

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     Archon shrugged, ‘my grades are fine, my friends are fine, everyone else is an asshole.  Not much to report.’ He fiddled with his food, taking a few small bites.  Hosea got the sense that the boy was feeling ignored, a feeling that Hosea himself was all too familiar with.

     ‘Don’t worry man, it gets better after high school, I promise.’

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My Mellon Has Returned // Hosea and Vincent

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Grinning widely, Vincent tighten his hug. He watched as the shimmering colors of Lazarus’ wings danced around them. “Good to see you too, Lazarus,” Vincent called out with a little smile. 

A pang of guilt resonated in his heart. Yet another person he hurt by being away with little contact. This “soul searching/avoidance” episode of his immortal life was doing more harm than good. 

“I’m sorry,” Vincent sighed genuinely, “I missed you too. You are welcome to slap me in the head if I ever do something stupid like that again.” The year went by with a blink of an eye, but reuniting with friends and family felt like he was gone for centuries.

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     Hosea mumbled something of an affirmative, relaxing in the arms of his best friend.  

     ‘let’s move to the couch,’ Hosea said quietly, shifting his weight around.  ‘And don’t worry, I’m not going to hit you, but Lazarus makes no promises.’

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My Mellon Has Returned // Hosea and Vincent

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Vincent was a little upset that he didn’t get to see Hosea when he came back home. It wasn’t like he was expecting to see Hosea the moment he opened the door and hugged each other to death. Well… maybe just a little. Could he be blamed? It felt like it more than a year since he actually saw Hosea. Sure they talked a few times, but Vincent couldn’t remember the last time he was face to face with Hosea.

So the bookworm spent the day unpacking and making a few calls. Her parents were the first, but they knew about their immortal son’s job and how time consuming it was. He knew they worried so he would vanilla the details to ease them. Then came Gemma and he seriously thought he was going to lose  hearing on his right ear. She could be very loud when she wanted to. The rest was to anyone who answered his call, like Jael.

Like the big nerd that was, Vincent was extremely excited to finally come back to his books. Oh how he missed them so! It was a real tragedy in the past year. He had back up books, but he was so busy hunting down treasure that he had no time. He had time now. He had time. 

He was going to wait until Hosea came back. Surprise his friend with his beautiful presence. He entertained the idea of sprawling himself on a table, but he quickly became uncomfortable and sat on the couch instead. He must have lost himself in the book to not have noticed the door opening at first. It was the sound of keys and his name being called out that reminded him to come back to reality.

Turning in seat, Vincent broke out into a full-blown grin at the sight of his mellon. “Hosea!” Vincent cried out in happiness as he jumped over the couch and made his way to his shocked roommate. The feathers didn’t stop him from wrapping his arms around Hosea and hugging him tight. 

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     Hosea was suddenly wrapped in Vincent’s arms, fitting neatly under the other man’s chin and smiling broadly.  Lazarus’ feathers shifted sporadically, realising it was Vincent, not some assailant, and moving his large iridescent wings to wrap around Vincent and Hosea, making a dome over them.

     ‘I missed you so much,’ Hosea said quietly, fighting back tears as he nuzzled into his friend’s chest.  ‘It felt like you were never coming home.’

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My Mellon Has Returned // Hosea and Vincent

     Hosea’s date with Calypso had been great, as per usual, and the man was finally home for the evening.  Callie would have joined him, of course, but she and Camellia were spending the evening together and Hosea certainly didn’t want to intrude on that.  

     Pulling out his keys, Hosea unlocked the door to the basement suite, the one that had gone from Light, to Light and Vincent, to Vincent, to Vincent and Hosea, now to simply Hosea, living alone.  He hadn’t spoken to Vincent in ages, the other man somewhere on the other side of the planet with that asshole, Nathan, no doubt.  

     Stepping inside, Hosea noticed a light.  It was soft, likely his reading lamp, illuminating the small entryway with a delicious warmth.  Odd, however, since Hosea couldn’t recall using the lamp last night or that day.  Feathers stirred over the boy’s skin, Lazarus huffing quietly and instantly on edge.  There were no signs of forced entry, but maybe Hosea hadn’t noticed?  At any rate, whoever thought they could break in wasn’t going to get away with it, Lazarus would see to that.

     Silent as the grave, Hosea shut the door, creeping down the stairs of the suite with his eyes peeled and his ears perked.  Iridescent feathers rippled and fluttered over his arms and back, ready to lash out at any moment.  He got down the stairs, almost afraid of what he might see, only to be met with the sight of a very familiar mass of hair sitting on the couch that faced away from the door, tilted down as if looking at his lap.  Hosea’s keys dropped to the ground with a clatter, the boy’s jaw falling open as he stared in disbelief.

     ‘V-Vincent?’

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie reluctantly sat down, squinting at her father. She didn’t like being called a little girl anymore, but Hosea sprang to her defense quite nicely. In fact, she felt pretty proud of him. He was definitely going to be getting some intimate attention later. She smiled at him, grateful before she glanced at Archon, her smile turning into a smirk.

Thalia snickered and reached over to pat her son’s shoulder. “Anything interesting in school, kiddo?” she asked before finishing off her roast.

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     ‘Not really,’ Archon said, ‘I’m still passing all my tests and everyone there is still a dick.’

     ‘High school is the worst, isn’t it?’ Hosea agreed, his own high school years filled with dark memories.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie looked at him with surprise, then smirked. “Yes,” she said, standing abruptly. “C’mon, babe.” She grabbed his hand and tugged him up so they could leave the table.

     ‘All right, all right,’ Lucas said, waving a hand, ‘relax, I’ll lay off.  Please, sit down, both of you.’  Hosea, seeing his point was proven, sat slowly, going back to his roast.

     ‘Hosea,’ Lucas said, ‘you have to understand that Calypso is my daughter, my only daughter, so I’m naturally a little over-protective.  I apologise for my behaviour, I just don’t like the idea of my little girl dating already.

     ‘I can respect that, sir,’ Hosea said, garnering a little nod from Lucas, ‘but I think you need to understand and respect that your daughter is her own person, and perfectly capable of making her own choices.  I didn’t coerce her into anything.’

     ‘Can we please just move on?’ Archon piped up suddenly.  ‘Like, seriously, let’s just talk about anything but Callie and Hosea, at least until supper’s over.’

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie’s leg shifted, glancing at him before huffing at her dad. “Honestly, dad! Can’t you just leave him be?” she asked. She leaned an elbow on Hosea’s shoulder, glaring back at her dad. 

     Hosea was feeling like he’d had enough.  He put a hand on Callie’s back looking over to his girlfriend with a facade of confidence and opened his mouth to speak.

     ‘So, do you want to go to your bedroom now then?’

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie’s leg shifted, glancing at him before huffing at her dad. “Honestly, dad! Can’t you just leave him be?” she asked. She leaned an elbow on Hosea’s shoulder, glaring back at her dad. 

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     ‘Hey, you’re my only daughter, it’s my duty to be as annoying as possible at your boyfriend’s first family dinner.’

     Hosea made a muttering placation to Callie that it was all okay, that it wasn’t a big deal, the boy continuing to have polite bites of food.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie grumped, slumping back in her chair. Thalia was clearly enjoying the whole thing. Meanwhile, the younger redhead was having a hard time keeping herself planted in her chair. She almost wanted to do something drastic out of spite to piss off her parents, but she knew that’d just be bad for Hosea. “Sorry you gotta see this, Hosea,” she said, glancing at him.

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     ‘S’okay honey,’ Hosea muttered, hand dropping from the table to run along the side of her leg briefly.

     ‘Hands up, kid,’ Lucas said with a little growl, shooting the boy a dangerous glare, ‘save it for the bedroom.’  Hosea’s hands both shot up to rest on the table, his face flushing bright red.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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“Mom, for gods’ sakes,” Callie whined. “It’s not like we’d ever even do it here, dad probably has like motion sensors and shit to catch us.” She grumbled, stabbing a piece of meat grumpily.

Thalia snickered, knowing that wasn’t true, or at least it wasn’t true in the master bedroom. That was just asking for unnecessary noise.

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     Hosea ate in awkward silence, feeling like he was really intruding on a family matter.  Archon looked up from his phone, realising just what was going on, which caused him to give Hosea a sympathetic nod.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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“Thanks,” Thalia replied as she finished off her glass of wine. “Though I’m sure you’re more interested in the bedrooms, the living areas are pretty nice.” Her tone was so offhanded, Callie almost didn’t realize the implications of what she had just said. 

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     It took Hosea a moment to fully register what had just been said, the boy flushing deep crimson at it, however, and stammering to get words out.  Lucas, meanwhile, was choking back laughter, while Archon was too busy texting someone to even notice what happened.

     ‘I...er...I-I like the rest of the house too,’ Hosea stuttered, blushing brighter.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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Callie smirked triumphantly, reaching down to pat Hosea’s knee before she went back to stuffing her face. Thalia snickered, patting Lucas’ shoulder before letting Archon ask his question. 

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     ‘Um,’ Hosea started awkwardly, ‘you have a beautiful home.’  The boy looked around the kitchen and dining room, a place he hadn’t spent much time in during his few visits to Callie’s home.

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Roast // Callie and Hosea

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“Will you stop trying to scare my boyfriend, dad!” Callie protested at the mention of a hunting trip. “He’s mine and you can’t have him, hunted or hunting.” She huffed, stabbing her fork into a piece of meat. 

Thalia whistled low as she grabbed a bite of salad. “You just got told,” she told Lucas, amused.

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     ‘Alright, alright, I’ll stop,’ Lucas conceded, holding his hands up defensively.  Hosea simply sat in awkward silence, not exactly sure what to do so simply brushing his leg against Callie in a silent thank you.

     ‘Do you play video games?’ Archon asked, to which Hosea shrugged. 

      ‘A little bit, I guess,’ Hosea responded, ‘I don’t have a lot of time for them though, honestly.’