#noah-dickens

[ravenfreakinclaw]

Spin-Off UPDATE

I swear to God I AM still doing it - my life is just 20 times of fucking insane right now. 

I did decide though, that I'm not going to admin. I don't think anyone should, I think we should play and if new people join it should be a group decision to let them in. I also believe that we are all capable (CLEARLY) of coming up with our own plots and ideas and we don't need a mod or admin to clear it with. So I think we got this, and I really hope you guys are still in because HONESTLY I need to see what Lillian is like out of this school.

I NEED IT DAMMIT.

BUT.

Here is the start, or what... I've managed to get so far. Which isn't much. At all. But it's a start.

In the After

[lillian-graham]

hello & break

 First day, and what hell of a first day it had been for Noah Dickens. Thankfully… after a brief miscommunication with his roommate, Iosif Wright offered to give him a real tour of the school – the student’s version of the school. The two boys had finally left the castle and were walking down the grounds  - Noah was talking a million miles a minute, attempting to explain his entire life history to his roommate. Iosif was strolling beside him, with a slightly bemused grin on his face, his head only shaking.

“And this is where a bunch of kids tend to hang out during the fall, it’s really the only time it’s nice out here.” Iosif had lead them down toward the water. The grounds of the Academy really were ridiculous. Spanning over quite a few miles – the school was in the middle of nowhere, nice and secluded. Luckily enough the spot they were headed wasn’t that far from the actually building, bordering the beginning of the woods.

“We usually screw around, practice some, or if you’re Thompson, you walk around challenging everyone to sparring matches…” A grin on his face when a scowling Keera prowled past them, she shot Noah an appraising look. Noah’s eyes followed her as she went past and his head even tipped over his shoulder to check her out as she walked away.

“Yeah, right. She’ll kick your ass faster than you can breathe, Dickens… I wouldn’t even try.”

Iosif was right on the mark, of course he would know, she was his combat partner – but he neglected to tell Noah that, and it seemed as if his new roommate wasn’t going to take his word for it because he had turned around and was bolting after her. Leaving Wright with no choice but to follow him – if not only to watch the carnage.

“Hey… I’m Noah, I’m new, how’s it going?” The words tumbled from his lips before he could stop himself and he stared at the dark haired beauty that had turned slowly to look at him. For a moment disbelief crossed her face and she looked to Iosif.

“Is he serious?”

Her dark eyes searched her partner’s and he was only grinning, nodding his head slowly. “Hey, I tried to warn him – the kid is persistent, and determined.” Right now he was going to explode, he couldn’t keep his shoulders from shaking while he was stifling his laughter. Keera looked so baffled. So confused, and for once she was actually thrown off.

“I mean… hey, I was wondering… I’m new… you wanna go out sometime?”

And Noah kept right on babbling.

Keera only simply shook her head while staring at Noah, still aghast she moved forward, her lips going to Iosif’s ear. “I. Will. Kill. You.” Leaning back from him she just looked back to Noah. “You have no chance around here-“

“- Oh he’ll be alright, have a little faith.” Iosif cut her off and the pair began to squabble, ignoring the fact that Noah was even standing at their side. At least until Noah’s hand slammed into Iosif’s shoulder.

Iosif looked from Keera to Noah who was gaping like an idiot, his jaw hanging open and his eyes wide. Following his gaze, Wright’s eyes immediately rolled. “Okay, he’s either suicidal or just really, really stupid.” He looked to Keera now before nodding at what Noah was staring at.

Keera turned enough to spot the blonde girl and she immediately burst into a bit of laughter. “Oh god, he’s not serious, right?” She was still giggling when she waved the girl over. “This is going to be even better.” She flashed a wicked grin toward her combat partner before elbowing the girl at her side.

Lillian’s brow cocked when she stepped up to the small group. “Who’s this?” Her eyes locked on Noah’s and she stared at him appraisingly, silent and cold, her face was completely unreadable, just how she liked it.

Noah was done right there. The moment her eyes met his, he was gone and there was no coming back. He could feel the air crackling between them, the energy, the connection, it was ridiculous, he was being drawn to this nameless girl… something about her… something about him, he just knew he needed to be with her. Not just now, or tomorrow, or next week. Forever. She needed to be his, hell she was his, even if she didn’t know it yet.

“I love you – I mean what? Noah, I’m Noah, I’m new – I go to school here – I have magic powers – I’m Noah.”

Silence, complete and dead air passed between the four as the other three all stared at Noah. What? After the long pause, Keera and Lillian burst into laughter at the same time, leaning against one another.

They were laughing at him, but Noah didn’t even care. He’d do it all over again if it meant he could see that smile… see those eyes light up and sparkle, turning to a light green… he’d do it all over again.

Noah didn’t realize he was still staring, nor did he realize the girls were walking away until Iosif jammed him with his elbow. “Well, sounds like you have a shot, doesn’t it?”

The new boy shook his head, still staring after the girls, particularly the blonde, he was holding onto Wright’s shoulder for support. “I’m gonna marry that girl…” With that his knees collapsed and he nearly fell down, having to rely entirely on Iosif to keep him up. “I’m going to marry her.”

"That's Graham, and yeah, whatever you say big guy. Though I'd watch yourself, Keera can kick your ass and make it hurt, but Lil will kill you without thinking about it twice. And I mean literally kill you.' 

Iosif's warning and words were completely lost on Noah as he crumpled to the ground. The pair were out of sight now and he felt his heart thundering in his chest. "Oh God... I think I'm having a heart attack... is this a heart attack?" Whining out the boy looked up at Iosif who only stared at him with wide eyes. What in the hell was with this kid?

Noah only pointed to his backpack as he started gasping for air, holding his chest. Wright broke into survival mode and immediately ripped the bag from the shoulders of the other. Rifling through the front pouch he found an inhaler and a bottle of pills. Reading the bottle quickly he popped the tab off and forced two of the pills into the other's mouth. "Swallow!" Demanding the other, he shook the inhaler and quickly put it between his lips. "Now breathe." His voice was in control, but soothing at the same time as he pumped the medicine into his lungs. 

As Noah gasped and regained control of himself, Iosif dropped to sit beside him, the two leaning to one another back to back. "Jesus you're going to be a handful aren't you?"

Noah completely disregarded Iosif's question as he leaned hard into his new roommate. "I can't live... I think my heart is broken. First day and I'm already broken..." 

[lillian-graham]

The First Time → Noah Dickens

Disorientation filled the blonde girl as she rolled over onto her back. Nothing was even slightly familiar. The whole room seemed backward and nothing in it belonged to her. Well, a few things belonged to her, and those few things had her eyes widening and shame flush through her. Her head was throbbing and all she really wanted was to curl back up and fall back asleep… with clothes on. Letting her arm fall from the bed she at least managed to come up with the bare essentials and she sat up quickly to pull her t-shirt over her head.

Her mind was still racing, questioning herself, shaming herself, and on some level, a bit pleased with herself for giving in and going with her impulses for once. Lillian had her shirt back on when she felt the bed shift beside her and froze immediately. That’s right. She wasn’t in her own room… and for the briefest moment she actually had a doubt about who would be next to her. … And thankfully she was right. The girl actually sighed in relief as she turned her head over her shoulder and caught sight of Noah Dickens, still sound asleep.

Upon first glance, Lillian had quickly whipped back around, heat creeping up into her neck immediately again while the thoughts about what had lead to this were drifting back into her head. Making like she was stretching her sore muscles, she glanced over her shoulder and looked back at the sleeping boy beside her. A tiny smile graced her lips and she turned her body a bit more, lifting a hand and moving to gently touch his face.

She never got the chance.

One of his hands shot up and he snagged her wrist, yanking it backward and away from him. “Don’t touch me.” His eyes were still closed, but that didn’t keep him from carelessly tossing her hand away from him and he let his arm fall over his eyes. “You can go, you know, I didn’t actually think you’d stay here the entire time.” He groaned and stretched out, pulling his blanket back up around his waist and settling in to fall back asleep. His head tipped to the side before slowly turning his head back toward her.

He lifted his arm just enough so he could peek open an eye to see her. “And you’re still here.” Sighing heavily the boy heaved himself up onto his elbows, the blankets pooling around his waist and exposing his naked chest. “This is the part where you get your clothes on, and you get the hell out of my room, Louise.”

Lil felt her heart sinking into her stomach when he spoke. Last night was special, right? He had taken her virginity and she would never forget it. It was special… so why was he acting like this. Of course the meek girl could say nothing, she only nodded and let her eyes fall away from him.

Shame immediately went through her as he groaned and he pressed his fingers into his eyes. “Ugh. Last night was terrible… so boring, I should have been drunk, at least then I wouldn’t have noticed how terrible you were.” With these words his eyes drifted to her and he moved slowly from the bed. Shamelessly he let the sheets fall and he moved around his bed, reaching for a pair of sweatpants he quickly pulled them up over himself and then moved, snagging the girl’s pants and tossing them rather hard to her. “Get. Going. I don’t know how to be more clear here.”

The grin was on his face as he moved to lean casually against his dresser, keeping his eyes on her while she dressed slowly. Her heart was in her gut, but she could feel it cracking. Silently she kept her head down while she stood to button her pants.

“If I were you… I’d suggest practice, and a looooot of it. Plenty of desperate guys around here who wouldn’t mind how terrible the sex is – as long as they get sex. So go on, get out of my room, find the next guy, open those legs and at least try to get KIND of decent at it.” His brows lifted when he spoke and he grinned her way, his eyes not leaving her despite the fact that she was getting dressed. “Normally I’d keep something, it’s kind of my thing, but I’d really rather not be reminded of this night… ever, ever again. It was like a fuckin’ nightmare.”

Lillian had nothing to say. Everything she thought was wrong. Rather than look to Noah she fixed her shirt and bit back tears. It had been her first time… it was supposed to have been special… but he ruined it. No. She ruined it. He said so himself, she hadn’t been any good. She was going to cry... she was going to lose it. Everything she had planned was now ruined and she'd never get another shot. 

Biting down hard on her lip, Lillian finally forced herself to look up to Noah and meet his eyes. The girl was shaking like a leaf, but Noah was only entertained. Stepping up to her, he folded his arms and began to speak.

"Normally I'd give you some kind of hug or something, Lola... but I really... really just cringe at the idea of touching you ever again." 

The words came like a whisper off of his lips and he stepped back from her, pulling his door open with one hand and motioning her out with the other.

She couldn't stop it anymore. There was no stopping it. His last words had been the final nail in the coffin and the tears started to stream. Turning quickly, Lillian scooped up her sweater and ducked under his arm, getting nothing else from him other than a slam of the door. 

So much for that magical first time. 

[lillian-graham]

unsent to KID

DRAFT: If you don't get in this bed, in two minutes, I'm starting AND finishing without you.

DRAFT: I am going to send your entire video game collection to you in an urn.

DRAFT: If you don't stop staring at me. I'm going to rid you of your eyeballs.

DRAFT: Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. The Papa Bear is freaking out, where's your best friend?

DRAFT: I sorta want to kill you more days than not.

DRAFT: I hate that you're wiping your head and I wish I'd try and talk you out of it instead of letting you - no instead of helping you do it for the wrong reasons.

DRAFT: You drive me. Up the fucking. Wall.

DRAFT: I love you, you moron.

DRAFT: DICKENS GIVE ME BACK MY POLKA DOT BRA OR SO HELP YOU GOD YOU'LL WEAR IT EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

[lillian-graham]

noah

favorite non-sexual activity: For these two? Snuggling up with junk food, that typically turns into some kind of food battle, and watching random movies that rarely actually get watched. 

who uses all the hot water: Noah, because he know it irritates Lillian to no end. It's how he gets his morning exercise: by running as soon as he hears her yelp. 

most trivial thing they fight over: Why he won't get more tattoos, why she shouldn't get more tattoos, why he won't let her put colors in his hair. 

who does most of the cleaning: Lillian, Noah's a slob and when he's mad at her, she can always tell because the mess is ten times worse. 

what has a season pass on their dvr/who controls the netflix queue: Noah. Touching the electronics is like against the rules for Lillian. Or so he thinks. After he's done setting up his recordings or his Queue, she goes in and changes it. 

who calls up the super/landlord when the heat’s not working:  Noah will usually call Iosif first to see if he can fix it.

who leaves their stuff around: Noah. He leaves everything, everywhere. So Lillian started hiding the things he left around when she cleaned, he hasn't learned anything as of yet.  

who remembers to buy the milk: Neither, Lillian won't drink it, so she won't buy it, so Noah whines about how there is no milk, typically with a mouthful of dry cereal so she has no idea what he's saying anyway. 

who remembers anniversaries:  Anniversaries are hilarious. Lillian doesn't care about them, but she remembers. Noah forgets, until Iosif calls him and asks how it went or what he did. Then Noah freaks out and starts running around trying to figure out something all while Lillian's giggling at the poor guy.

who cooks normally?: It's unfair here. In order to get Noah to start doing some of the cooking, Lillian fed him nothing but Tofu for an entire week. THAT lesson he learned, you don't mess with his food. 

how often do they fight?: Any chance they get. It fuels their relationship, and at this point, Noah will just start a fight to get what happens afterward. The boy has a thing for the rough makeup sex, and even though she'll never admit it - Lillian knows exactly what he's doing but hey, she has a thing for the rough makeup sex too.

what do they do when they’re away from each other?: Lillian is mean and will text Noah pictures of Derek and Keera all curled up together when she's out for one of her foursome nights. The foursome night typically turns into a fivesome when Noah shows up to prove he can do whatever Derek can do better. When left alone, Noah retreats to his glorious games, poptarts and weird SYFY movies with Strawberry Field. (Whom Lillian has actually kind of come to like... shut up.)

nicknames for each other?: Kid, Lil, Lily, Monkey and when Lillian's really in a teasing mood, she'll call him BooBoo. 

who is more likely to pay for dinner?: Noah, all because his mother and Iosif said he has to.

who steals the covers at night?: Lillian. Every time. And Noah will wake up and threaten to kick her out onto the couch which leads to her rolling over and kissing him, typically getting handsy while doing so and then grinning and telling him he won't.

what would they get each other for gifts?: Lillian would give in and buy him stupid games to keep him distracted, or see how long he could keep playing while she attempts to distract him - it's definitely her favorite game. Noah would start out being a smartass and buying her clothes that she wouldn't wear in a million years before going to something a lot more practical. A flower a day, like tradition. 

who kissed who first?: Noah kissed her first. While they were in the middle of talking and she was a little lost for a while there - but she did kiss him back.

who made the first move?: Lillian, he perked her interest and she had to see if it was worth exploring. 

who remembers things?: Iosif remembers it for them. 

who started the relationship?: Cole Adler. He was sick and tired of Lillian lying to her damned self and was actually impressed with Noah when he passed the million and one tests that he put them through - so he locked them in his room and said they weren't coming out until they worked their shit out. Thanks Doc.

who cusses more?: Lillian, Noah, Lillian. Lillian. During sex, it's Noah - no Lillian... no Noah. Alright, it goes back and forth. 

what would they do if the other one was hurt?: Lillian would sit at the idiot's bedside until she was absolutely sure that he was going to keep breathing and be alright, then probably have an emotional breakdown and then go after whoever did what to burn off steam. Noah would absolutely stay at her side and not have to worry about retribution, he knows Lillian has some crazy powerful and angry friends. 

[lillian-graham]

Thank you for apologizing.

You're welcome. Now go do something that makes you happy and don't worry about it. 

[lillian-graham]

We didn't.

Okay.

I'm sorry I tried to leave without you or without even saying goodbye. 

[lillian-graham]

I'm an idiot, I made a mistake and I never meant to hurt you. Maybe someday you'll realize that.

I'm tired of these back and forth apologies. I have plenty of them on my own. None of it's the point. Did we, or did we not have a conversation in your room about the exact same thing we did yesterday?