ALL I NEED IS YOU.

AUGUSTUS REID SKYLARK. WARLOCK. I didn't really want to get one of these, but my boyfriend made me. What's up internet. I'm Augustus. Twenty-two years old and really starting to get into the study of magic. If you can't find me in a library, my apartment, or working on my abilities then you'll find me with some blond loser who I happen to be in love with. That's about it for me. Don't come say hi, k thanks.

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AU FTF 001 → 'SPIT IT INTO HIS VOICEMAIL’

[lux-uponatime]

“Hey!” Lux whined as Violet stole his phone, pouting at her and letting the small girl drag him back inside. He flopped down into his chair, groaning, trying and failing to duck out from beneath Selene’s hand. “Fuck off, all of you,” he grumbled petulantly, but was quickly distracted by the sight of food Diego and Jay were splitting and immediately focused on stealing some. By the time they made it back to the dorms, he was stumbling, collapsing onto his bed and sleeping solidly until the morning.

He awoke with a groan, a headache and an unpleasant memory of calling Gus, which he was sure had just gone fabulously. He buried his face into his pillows as he blindly searched for his phone, licking his lips nervously and tapping out a text. ‘Hey, so. I guess I called you last night?” he sent, hoping that it was an okay probe, that he hadn’t said anything on the call that would be too embarrassing or ruin what friendship he had managed to secure with Gus.

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Groggily waking up the next morning much later than Gus usually does, he managed to fumble over his bedside table to grasp for his phone. He squinted at the text he received from his friend and typed out a quick response. “You did? I honestly didn’t realize. I fell asleep at my damn laptop last night and just passed out after a shower. I see you left me a message, did you just want to tell me what you said or should I just listen to the voicemail?” Gus texted Lux back curiously and rubbed at one of his eyes sleepily. 

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AU FTF 001 → 'SPIT IT INTO HIS VOICEMAIL’

[lux-uponatime]

“Sorry Lux, no dice,” Selene said as she came to a stop in front of Lux, making him groan softly. He knew that Selene knew how he felt about her brother; pretty much everyone but Gus had figured it out by now and it had become a constant point of teasing from Jay. He sighed and nodded.

“It’s cool, he’s super busy anyway, tutoring and all. Hell, just tutoring me is probably half his workload,” he joked, cracking a smile, shrugging at the pat to his shoulder Jay gave him. They headed out, and as always, Lux overdid it slightly, keeping pace with Violet, who despite being about a hundred pounds soaking wet, could hold her alcohol something fierce. It was late, but he dragged himself outside for a breather, the cool night air a welcome change from the hot, packed mundie club. Pulling out his phone, his thumb rested on his caller ID, and before he knew it, he was hitting Gus’ name. The phone rang through, going to voicemail, and he huffed, beginning to speak before he had made the conscious decision to. “D’you have any idea how fuckin’ hot you are?” he asked bluntly. “Like…Jesus. Half the time you’re tutoring me I can barely pay attention because I’m just starin’ at you. Fuck and like, I’m getting better, but like, I wish I wasn’t, because if I get too better you’ll stop tutoring me and the last thing I want is to lose an excuse to hang out with you, I mean, I love you, so like, I’m gonna take every opportunity to see the guy I love!” His voice was slurred, and he was a mess, but he couldn’t bring himself to care.

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Violet eventually found Lux and snatched his phone out of his hand, hanging up with a sigh when she saw Gus’ name on the screen. “Really, Lux?” The redhead sighed and stuck it in her clutch, grabbing onto her friend’s bicep to tug him inside of the mundane club. “The idiot called and left Gus a voicemail.” She announced loudly to the group and that got a laugh and an eye roll out of the collective group. Selene fondly mussed up the blond’s hair. “I’m sure he’ll enjoy that.” She teased.

Gus was actually asleep at his laptop, only waking up once Parker had returned from getting food from the cafeteria. He shook Gus awake and Gus sat up abruptly, rubbing tiredly at his eyes and yawned. Getting up, he shut his laptop and headed to the shower room down the hall with his towel and shower basket, along with pajama clothes. He immediately passed out on after his shower, not even bothering to check his phone.

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AU FTF 001 → 'SPIT IT INTO HIS VOICEMAIL’

Gus was exhausted. He had taken on way more kids to tutor than he should have and now was swamped with his own course work along with having to come up with assignments for the kids he was tutoring so that they could actually understand the material. Selene had showed up to his dorm, promptly ignoring Parker who constantly blushed and stared at her anytime she showed up to pester her brother. “We’re going out. You should come.”

“Who’s we?” Gus didn’t even bother look up from his Mac while he typed out his thesis essay on the history of magic in wars. “Me, Vi, Jay, Lux, Diego, and Pierce. We want you to come, we’re going to a mundie club and we’re going to get drunk!” Gus snorted at that and rolled his eyes, continuing to type. “I’m going to give a hard pass on that. You know how much work I need to do, Sel. Just go.” He said in an irritated tone which got an eye roll and hair flip promptly from his sister. “Fine, be boring. See you later.” Selene huffed and all but stomped out of the dorm room, slamming shut the door and met up with the group.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

“See, this thing you’re doing, this whole ‘let’s rope Lux in with us to cause problems with him and his boyfriend’ thing, it’s pathetic, frankly,” Lux replied, smile becoming the smallest bit sharper, the smallest bit more dangerous. “And if you continue to do it then I will snap your neck right here where you stand.” A small pulse of heat traveled through his palm and into Hayden’s shoulder without Lux necessarily meaning for it to happen, but he wasn’t surprised; the Maxwell temper had a habit of flaring up whenever it wanted.

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Hayden let out a yelp of surprise when he jolts because of the heat that stung at his shoulder. Gus was unable to stop himself from letting out an amused laugh. “Did he burn you?” He asked with a wide grin, far too amused at the entire situations. “It happens when you piss him off. I’d try to refrain from doing that again, darling.” He quipped teasingly.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

Lux absently laced his and Gus’ fingers together as they headed inside, immediately greeting the group of guys with a loud shout and smile of his own. Hayden’s reaction wasn’t missed, and he wasted no time in tugging Gus closer and pressing a firm kiss to his boyfriend’s cheek, solidifying the fact that he was his, that he was wanted, that he was welcome. He immediately approached Hayden, briefly releasing Gus’ hand to firmly grip Hayden’s shoulder. 

“Hey, so, here’s the thing,” he began, loudly enough to be heard by everyone in the group, but obviously focusing on mostly Hayden. “Gus? He’s my boyfriend. Love of my life. Most important person in the world to me. Talk shit about him again and I will literally rip your tongue from your mouth and feed it to my new puppy.” His smile didn’t falter, stuck in place, grinning widely with a look that promised he was telling the absolute truth.

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Gus couldn’t help his amused snort at the slightly horrified looks that Lux received from the group of boys. Hayden screwed up his face into a slight scowl and looked up at Lux with an unamused gaze. “We were just teasing, man. You didn’t seem to mind it all too much when we were doing it before.” His gaze briefly settled on Gus then flickered back to Lux before he uttered the next words. “Didn’t you tease him with us?” He asked innocently, just to fuck with Gus. Gus flinched a bit, eyebrows furrowing as he scowled over at Hayden.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

Lux absently laced his and Gus’ fingers together as they headed inside, immediately greeting the group of guys with a loud shout and smile of his own. Hayden’s reaction wasn’t missed, and he wasted no time in tugging Gus closer and pressing a firm kiss to his boyfriend’s cheek, solidifying the fact that he was his, that he was wanted, that he was welcome. He immediately approached Hayden, briefly releasing Gus’ hand to firmly grip Hayden’s shoulder. 

“Hey, so, here’s the thing,” he began, loudly enough to be heard by everyone in the group, but obviously focusing on mostly Hayden. “Gus? He’s my boyfriend. Love of my life. Most important person in the world to me. Talk shit about him again and I will literally rip your tongue from your mouth and feed it to my new puppy.” His smile didn’t falter, stuck in place, grinning widely with a look that promised he was telling the absolute truth.

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Gus couldn’t help his amused snort at the slightly horrified looks that Lux received from the group of boys. Hayden screwed up his face into a slight scowl and looked up at Lux with an unamused gaze. “We were just teasing, man. You didn’t seem to mind it all too much when we were doing it before.” His gaze briefly settled on Gus then flickered back to Lux before he uttered the next words. “Didn’t you tease him with us?” He asked innocently, just to fuck with Gus. Gus flinched a bit, eyebrows furrowing as he scowled over at Hayden.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

“Of course I don’t mind,” Lux agreed as his smile strengthened; Gus had never shown much of an interest in getting to know Lux’s more recent friends, preferring instead to give them vaguely rude nicknames–such as the frat boys. “Besides, I was looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Seeing you and the guys kinda rocks.” He rested a hand on Gus’ chest lightly.

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Gus simply nodded and cracked a faint smile. He wasn’t excited in the slightest to spend time with the rude group of males, but he was all too happy to wait to see if Lux would rip them all a new one.

The next night Gus reluctantly entered the pub with Lux, immediately spotting the rowdy group of boys who greet Lux with a loud collectively sound of jeers and yells. Gus spotted Hayden cocking an eyebrow when he saw Gus with Lux, Gus giving him a sickly sweet smile in response behind Lux’s back.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

Lux tipped into the touch faintly, biting at his lips. “We were talking about drinks tomorrow night, but I was gonna skip. It’s date night.” He shrugged easily, giving a little smile up at Gus.

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Gus bit down on his lip, seemingly in thought and let out a soft hum. “Well. Would you mind if I come? Date night can wait for a day or two.” He wanted to be there to be sure that Lux made good on his promise--not that he didn’t trust that Lux would do it, he just wanted to make sure. He also really wanted to see Lux tear into them, frankly.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

“Yes,” Lux replied without an ounce of hesitation, squeezing Gus’ hand gently. “Yes. I’m sorry. I should have…I should have realized that this wasn’t okay.” His voice was soft, and he took a small step closer to Gus. “Anything that puts that look on your face isn’t okay.”

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Gus let a sigh slip and he shook his head. “I’m not going to say it’s fine, because it’s not, but I forgive you.” He said in a gentle tone, using his free hand to brush a few blond strands away from Lux’s face. “When are you going to go see the frat boys next?”

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

Lux was still obviously nervous, licking over his lips, and he reached out to gently, carefully, take Gus’ hand. “I’m sorry,” he said again, softly. “I mean it. I don’t want you to just end the argument to make it stop. I want you to believe me.”

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Gus’ hazel eyes flickered over Lux’s face and he frowned deeply. “Will you really talk to him? Will you really make sure to let him know that he’s a fuckin’ asshole and can’t talk to me that way?” There was a weak tone to Gus’ voice and he was simply tired, not wanting to deal with Lux’s new asshole friends.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

“Gus, wait!” Lux called out, following after Gus, his hand gently catching Gus’ bicep. “Please. I’m sorry. I’ll talk to him, okay? I’ll let him know that what he’s doing isn’t okay. I’m sorry, Gus. I really am. I should have paid more attention.” He was rambling slightly, and finally made himself shut up, trying to give Gus a chance to reply but almost too nervous to hear what he would say back.

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Gus turned back slightly enough to look back at his boyfriend and he has a simple tired look on his face. “Okay, Lux. Okay.” Gus was far from happy still, but he wasn’t in the mood to fight anymore. He just wanted to get in bed and forget that this night had even happened. 

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

skylarkaugustus:Lux took a small step back in surprise as Gus turned back to him, heart clenching at the sight of his hurt expression. He’d put that look there, and immediately he wanted to fix it. His chest felt hollow as Gus spoke, and he was speechless for a second. “…Gus, he’s just teasing,” but his voice was weak; maybe he’d read it wrong, maybe Hayden had been being rude. “I’m sorry,” he said regardless, earnest.

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A dry, humorous-less laugh fell from Gus’ lips and he simply took a step back. “Yeah, okay. Whatever. I just, forget it. Like I said, forget it.” He shook his head and was immediately shutting down from his boyfriend. It hurt that Lux couldn’t see that his new friend was being a blatant ass to him. “Forget the shower. I just need to go to bed.” Gus turned around and headed toward the stairs.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

A hurt look passed over Lux’s face as Gus just brushed past him, immediately turning to trail after him. “Gus, what?” he called, voice a little wavering. He hadn’t expected to come home and then immediately get in a fight with his boyfriend. There wasn’t much Lux hated more than fighting with Gus, but getting blindsided by a fight might just top the list. “Gus, come on! What did I do?!”

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Gus turned around sharply, an angry and hurt look on his face. “Remember our little dinner with your favorite frat boy last night?” He asked sharply. “He kept insulting and saying these stupid ass jabs at me, and you didn’t even defend me!” Gus said in a rather shrill voice. “And I heard you on the phone with him, you sounded like you didn’t even give a shit to full on defend me.” Gus hated how he felt his eyes sharply stinging. 

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

Lux sighed and trailed after Gus across the kitchen slowly, a few steps behind him. “Okay, what the hell?” Lux said. “Don’t be like this, just talk to me! There’s obviously something bothering you!” Lux felt so lost; he didn’t understand what Gus was talking about, and while he would be the first to admit that he had difficulty picking up on social cues, he was entirely confused right now.

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“Forget it, Lux. Just--forget it.” Gus sighed loudly and poured the pasta back into the pot, pouring the sauce over it. He shoved the pot back onto the cool back burner and turned everything off, simply wiping off his hands and brushing past Lux. “I’m not in the mood to eat. I’m going to shower then bed. Enjoy.”

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

Lux’s frown returned, and he shifted away, dropping his hand from Gus’ hip. “Hey, c’mon,” he said, voice almost exasperated. “I know you don’t like them, but you don’t have to be so rude about it. I’m staying home tonight, babe. You made dinner and everything.” He was quiet for a second. “You’ve been snippy all day. Is there something you want to talk about?”

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“Tell that to them then. They obviously have a lot to say about me.” Gus immediately quipped back and ignored Lux being insistent about staying home that night because of Gus making dinner. “Not particularly.” He stated, grabbing the pot to drain the water and rinse off the now cooked pasta.

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FTF → 007

[lux-uponatime]

“Hey, my dog isn’t horrid,” Lux said with a frown, but he just sighed softly and let Gus change the subject. “It was good! Me and Hayden hung out after class, that’s who I was talking to when I got in.” He knew that Gus didn’t particularly like his new friends, but he’d chalked it up to Gus not particularly liking anyone.

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“Ah.” That got a sour look to briefly flit across Gus’ face and he focused back on finishing up dinner. “Are you going to go run back off with your new frat boy friends or are you going to stay home tonight?” He tried to keep the bitter tone out of his voice, but it was hard. Gus selfishly wanted more time with his boyfriend and didn’t like the way that his new ‘friends’ were rubbing off on him.