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[andersoncharm]

I Can Hear the Bells (Something’s Beginning)- Friday, December 9, 2022

Mini Para: I Can Hear the Bells (Something’s  Beginning)

Rating: PG.

Pairing: Seblaine.

Blaine: @andersoncharm

Sebastian: @smythesm

When: Friday, December 9, 2022- A week after- A Little Light Wedding Planning.  (Seb 28, and Blaine 26.)

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Notes: Blaine and Sebastian talk to Sabine about their wishes for their wedding.

Warnings: This RP in general includes; Mentions of death/Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Para Title Taken From: Hairspray- I Can Hear the Bells

We will be doing a series of little mini’s to progress over the next few years of this RP. Things might get a little confusing but we promise to date them accordingly. 

Under cut to keep dash neat. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

 Blaine’s POV:

Blaine paced around the kitchen and busied himself putting things that were already where they belonged back in order A task which consisted of picking each item up, looking at it, and then promptly placing it back in its home. This was it. They were finally going to tell Sabine that they didn’t want a big wedding or an extravagant honeymoon. His stomach dropped a little at the thought and ran his finger so hard over an invisible fleck of dirt on the counter that it made a sharp squeak. Gods, get it together. Everything's fine. And of course, it was, she’d understand.

He kept throwing little glances over at Sebastian who was sitting at their breakfast bar with a sleek, thin, grey laptop opened up on the countertop. The sound of a low chime rang throughout the spacious kitchen and Blaine caught Seb’s eye, he looked adorably nervous. He’d even gotten a bit dressed up for the Skype call which made Blaine laugh because Seb’s mother had seen him at his worst. He stopped his redundant pacing and reached out to give his fiancé's hand a comforting squeeze, hoping it granted him a bit of courage with his wonderful whirlwind of a mother. As soon as he did so the ringing cut off and was filled with Sabine Smythe’s sweet lilting accent as she exclaimed her surprise and excitement over the face-to-face call.

He didn’t know why they were both so nervous- it was Sabine and it was silly that they’d be nervous about her reaction to how they wanted to do their own wedding. She loved them and just wanted them to be happy and healthy together. On the other hand… it was Sabine! The same Sabine wanted to plan and make things lavish and over the top and who had probably already called every place she could think of to make the day perfect for them and they hadn’t even given her a date. She was the mom who only wanted the best for her son and her future son-in-law, who always spent time making sure Sebastian knew he was loved and always made sure Blaine knew she loved him just as much as if he was hers and he loved her for it in return. She’d talked about little else since Sebastian had told her about the proposal and Blaine’s acceptance. She was beside herself excited. So excited that when Seb tried to call her last week to tell him, she’d cut him off and started to throw plans at them a mile a minute. Needless to say, this all was a week overdue and Blaine was feeling the anxiety.

He felt like maybe they were cheating her out of her motherly experience by wanting to have something small and intimate. How were they supposed to tell her they wanted a small spring wedding outside in the courtyard of their own house with Tony officiating and a small wedding party that included a dog and a familiar “cat”? Or that they wanted a lowkey honeymoon up in the mountains where they wouldn’t be bothered for a few days. Once upon a time, Blaine had thought that maybe he’d like a huge wedding with hundreds of guests and extravagant decorations but it was before his mom died and before he’d been exiled from the only life he’d ever known, including his own father. The thought of doing all of that now felt daunting and all he really wanted was to be Seb’s husband. To have someone call him Mr. Smythe-Anderson.

“B... Baby- Hey, you gonna say hello or stare out the window all evening?” 

He hadn’t realized it but he’d been staring out the window at Ras chasing little flurries of snow dancing in the air of the fading sun as Freya stood nearby on the stoop watching over the loveable pup all while Blaine fantasized about being Sebastian’s Mister. Sebastian’s voice was playful as he arched his brown and then furrowed them as if to ask where he went and as if to say don’t you dare leave me alone here. Blaine ducked his head sheepishly in apology and then made his way around to stand next to Seb before leaning into his lithe body all by sighing at the comfort of being close to Sebastian brought. He grinned as Sabine’s pretty face came into view. Her green eyes, so like her son’s, shone with delight as she watched them.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I was watching Ras and Freya play in the flurries and got distracted, they’re so cute. Anyway, how are you?”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian knew deep down that his mother wouldn’t hold their decision against them and that she would ultimately understand. He still felt a bit nervous, like how he used to feel when he would bring home a not-so-perfect grade back in high school. He could tell Blaine was going out of his way to keep his hands busy. His mother had been nothing short of supportive and they just didn’t want to let her down in any way but they had to do what was best for them. All that really mattered was that they were going to get married, they were going to put roots down together and he would marry B in the middle of the street if he had to. They both knew that at the end of the day, she’d get it but that didn’t make it less intimidating. Sebastian and Blaine made eye contact and he pressed the call button. 

Sabine’s classic beauty came into view. Her blonde hair was pulled back into its classic chignon and Seb could see that she was sat in her clean kitchen. “Hey, Mom.” Sabine’s face brightened and she smiled her smooth, perfect smile and greeted him in French. Her eyes wandered around Sebastian and he could tell she was looking for his fiancé. 

“B... Baby- Hey, you gonna say hello or stare out the window all evening?” 

The other man made his way over and greeted Sabine in his usual charming, effortless way. Even when he had nerves, his grace still emanated from him. Sebastian loved that about Blaine and he could tell that Sabine did too.

“I’m well. To what do I owe the pleasure of getting to see my beautiful boys?”

“Well,” Sebastian looked over at Blaine who nodded in encouragement. “We have done a lot of thinking lately and-”

“Grandchildren?” Sabine cut in.

“No, Maman, we’ve talked about this.” He he spoke gently and could feel a small slump in B’s body. Sebastian placed his hand on the small of his back and rubbed slow circles to comfort them both.

“We decided that we don’t want to have a big wedding. I know how excited you’ve been to plan but, we’d just prefer something small and intimate. We wanted to tell you before you got too deep into all of this wedding stuff.” 

“Right, B?” He looked at him as if to say a little help here.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine tried his best not to visibly react to Sabine’s casual, and not without an undertone of excitement, mention of children. He knew she still held out a bit of hope that the boys would “change their minds” but that she didn’t expect anything more than the two of them bringing Ras and Freya around here and there. And themselves, of course. She had taken their news and reasoning of deciding against children mostly because of the state of the world- with grace and only rarely mentioned them. Still, it hurt a little to hear now. He knew she meant no harm by it, but that didn’t stop the dull ache. Seb’s hand at the small of his back sent a surge of comfort through him and he took a deep breath, his smile falling easily back into place as he spoke.

“We know how excited you’ve been to plan something special for us, but hey, you can still help us do that. See, we plan on having it in the Spring, when the flowers and trees are at their second best, and we wanted to just, sort of have it here- where we built a forever home together, out in the courtyard, under the trees. That’s why Seb told you I was taking care of all the flowers because they’d mostly be in nature, and well, I just love putting flowers together, as you know. But I was thinking we’re gonna need a whole bunch more and I could very much use your help picking them out.” 

That wasn’t why Seb had told Sabine that Blaine would take care of flowers, he’d told her that because Blaine could grow the best flowers with his hands, but she couldn’t know that. Even though Blaine had messed up a couple of years ago and had forgotten to let a bouquet of flowers he’d given Sabine die naturally and she’d asked a bunch of questions. Thank god his guy was persuasive and good at sidetracking others. He looked at Sebastian to make sure he was doing this right getting a nudge and a little smile in return. His fiancé was probably just happy he didn’t have to say as much right now.

"Of course, you won’t just be in charge of flowers!  You’ll also be an honored guest. Mother of Groom,” He paused, not knowing if he should add the next part, but his mouth was moving before he could stop himself and it felt good saying it. “Or since were nontraditional and I don’t have that option- you could even be Mother of the Grooms if you want that. Everyone that will be there knows what I’ve lost, who you are, and what you mean to me so it’s an option… It’s entirely up to you.” He tried not to think about the fact that his father would more than likely be forbidden from attending and still wasn’t sure what he’d tell Sabine or how he was supposed to be okay with that. But, he kept speaking before she could reply, his nerves getting the best of him, leaning into Sebastian for further comfort. Gods, why couldn't they just say “I do” right now? The ring was all but searing a hole into its temporary home against his chest each day it was made to wait for its own forever home on his heart finger.

“We haven’t worked out all the little details, just that we want to be at home when we tie the knot and we want your help in making a smaller ceremony happen just as much as if it were a big ceremony.” He worried his bottom lip as he watched his soon-to-be mother-in-law’s pretty face work through emotions.

“We didn’t break your heart too much today, did we?”

Sebastian’s POV:

Blaine’s easy way and natural charm were comforting as he eloquently explained all of the details to Sabine. Sebastian was good with words and could be extremely convincing, it was his career after all. But B was just a lot more patient with words where he was efficient and with something as delicate as a wedding, B was the expert. 

There was a small crease of concentration between his mother’s eyebrows but it softened as Blaine explained everything. "As much as I love to plan extravagant things, I understand. I only want what makes you two happy.” Sabine’s voice was soft. Sebastian knew she would accept but relief still settled over him and he could feel his fiancé loosen up more as well. He had been given a wonderful mother and he had put her through some hell in the past but he was thankful for her and her never-ending acceptance.

“No no, no broken hearts today.” Her green eyes turned a little misty. “Of course, I’ll be the Mother of the Grooms.” A small tear fell down her cheek that she swatted away with a manicured fingernail.  “You two just want to ruin all of this expensive makeup, don’t you?” 

Sebastian smiled and shook his head. “Never. “ He cleared his throat to keep himself from getting too emotional while sandwiched between his two favorite people being honest and open together. It was crazy how much his life has changed since he’d met the other man. He was calmer and happier and his emotions weren’t something that he was ashamed of anymore. “As Blaine said, there are still a lot of little things that need to be figured out. Obviously, your assistance is needed. And we would love it if you helped with our tux fittings.”

He turned to look at Blaine and smiled a little relieved smile. “What am I missing? It’s go time now.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine’s heart gave a little flutter as he watched a tear slowly trace its way down Sabine’s pretty face and he knew it was in response to his suggestion. He had to fight the urge to keep himself from doing the same. He swallowed hard and tried his best to keep the smile on his face even though he was sure it was wobbly now at best. His laugh was easy when she quipped back to hide her emotions and he found himself shaking his head along with Sebastian. Everything still felt so surreal, in a few months, give or take a little, he’d be married and he’d have in-laws. One of which he was extremely close. He kept picturing himself getting to cook meals at the lake for the Smythe family again alongside Sabine as he’d done a couple of Summers ago. Where they had worked so well together with happy little trills of laughter while Sebastian watched them with happiness in his eyes over the steam of his coffee cup. He liked to imagine that maybe one day he could even maybe win over her accommodating yet less companionable husband the same way he’d instantly won her over. He wasn’t sure how, but he had the time now.

He was so pleased that she had taken the news of their smaller ceremony with grace, but of course, she did. It was Sabine and she was probably the most graceful person he knew now. Ideas for flowers and outfits were flitting around in his head and he couldn’t wait to sit down and write them all out. He was so happy that he’d get to say his I do’s outside, in nature. It was important to him that the trees and the wind and sunshine surround them. A little way to bring him closer to his craft and his mother. He’d find a way to sneak in a bit of flower magic into the ceremony. He’d love to have more, but normal people that weren’t allowed to know his secret would be there, and the less magic he used the better, but they couldn't stop him from having some at his wedding.

“It makes me so happy to hear you say that.” He nodded in time with what Sebastian was saying. Gods they had so much to do if they were going to do this all by Spring. He had to laugh at himself, here he was wanting a smaller wedding partially for less stress just so he could still stress over it. “Right, we have so many little things to go over, but don’t you worry about any of that right now, I’ll get back to you about the flowers as soon as I figure out what color we want and all of three of us should plan a shopping trip at the beginning of the new year for our attire” They three of them rambled on for a fair bit which resulted in Blaine pulling out his wedding pad of paper and a pen so he could take even more notes and suggestions from Sabine and Seb. And by the time they had closed the laptop Blaine’s wrist hurt. 

“I think that went well.” 

He laughed and leaned turned so that he was facing Sebastian. The evening had passed into full night now and with the glow of the laptop gone Seb’s face was hard to see, he placed his pen on his now-closed notebook, and then he waved his hand through the air- the glow of the kitchen lights eased themselves on much softer than they would have been if he hadn’t used magic and had just turned them on at the switch. The ambiance of magic light was much preferred though. 

“How would you feel about April 27? Or we could even do June? I mean, we met on June 27 four and a half years ago,” Gods, had 2018 only happened less than five years ago?, “but that’s Summer and we wanted a Spring wedding so I thought maybe we could do the same day with a different month?”

He watched his future husband for a moment, looking up at him through his lashes and he desperately wanted to be as close to him as possible. A wave of overwhelming love for his man passed through him and he reached out to take Sebastian’s face in his hands, he leaned up and kissed him, letting his lips linger before speaking softly.

“Gods Seb- I love you so much and I just want to marry you. I really don’t care what day we pick.” Looking at Seb in a glow of magic, he hated the thought of not just doing it tomorrow. But, he knew they had to pick one, that people were counting on them. That didn’t stop him from halfheartedly joking-

“Mm, how about tomorrow?” 

Sebastian’s POV:

 Sebastian loved watching Blaine scribble in his official wedding notepad. He had teased him pretty relentlessly about it, all in good fun of course. It was actually a very nice pad of quality paper, embossed with their last names in gold script. Seb assumed that it was probably anointed too as B had picked it up at Fridays, the local temple of Aphrodite. Of course, they planned on purchasing some of their flowers from them and the devotees were swooning over their engagement. He wouldn’t be surprised if the pad were a gift from the high priestess herself. Sebastian made a small remark along the lines of ‘that thing turned out to be pretty useful after all’

Sebastian pushed the laptop to the side of their granite countertop and stretched his long arms. “It went great. Now the real fun begins.” He watched Blaine’s hand as soft, warm light illuminated their faces. Sebastian nodded. The date didn’t really mean much to him, he just wanted to be married already. “I like that idea a lot.” He leaned into the other man’s hands, they were still warm from the magic B had done. Seb leaned into the gentle kiss and sighed, his hands on Blaine’s wrists. “I love you back. So fucking much.”

He knew that Blaine was joking in a bittersweet kind of way. “If only.” Sebastian stole a few more kisses. “But, I have plans for you tonight, “ He nipped at his fiancé's ear lobe. “I think we’ll be too tired to do anything but lay in bed.” Sebastian looked down at B with a mischievous smirk. He ran his hands down the other man’s chest to settle on his waistline. “What do you say, future Mr. Smythe-Anderson?” Blaine was on him before he could think of anything else to say, the scrape of the bar stools loud in his ear as he was pressed into the countertop and covered in kisses. They left their clothing in a trail to their bedroom, scattered like rose petals down a wedding aisle. 

 /tbc.

[twoblueheartslocked]

Seblaine Para- Present Day (Early April/Year 1)

Para: The Warmest Bed I’ve Ever Known

Rating: NC-17

Pairing: Seblaine.

Sebastian: @colorsicantsee

Blaine: @twoblueheartslocked

Time: Present Day- Early April. Around a week after Blaine asks Seb for some naughty texts. 

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Info:  Blaine and Sebastian take their physical (and mental) relationship to a new level. 

Warnings: This particular para features Smut and some embarrassment that turns out just fine. This rp mentions past abuse(Physical, mental and sexual), anxiety, depression, self deprecation, negative body image, drug use, alcohol use, cussing, death(parents).

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Extra Notes: Under Cut because of length and sensitive content. Work is unedited as usual.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine had spent so much time not being touched, or being touched when he didn’t want to be over the last few years that he was surprised at how easily he folded under Sebastian. Sure, he’d been in love with him for over four years now, but the damage Kurt had done to him, to his mind and body, seemed irreparable to him for so long. He’d closed himself off, flinched anytime someone came too close to him, froze up whenever his own fingers brushed over the back of his neck as he was dressing each day and he’d hardly allowed himself to look past his face in the mirror. Yet here he was, sitting on his couch with a lapful of Sebastian, his new boyfriend, it still felt surreal to call him that, legs straddling his hips and very slightly rocking, down into him in such a sensual way that Blaine wanted to cry with how good it felt. His fingers were gripping tightly against his hips and Blaine wanted nothing more than to slide them up under his shirt just to feel the heated skin that covered the dimples of his back. He was terrified to take what he wanted.

It had been a week since Blaine had the idea to let Seb send him a dirty text, it had been a week since Blaine humped into his hand and pillow while he listened to Sebastian gasp his name into the phone. He had thought he’d feel dirty, or disgusted with himself after but he just wanted more. Wanted to call Seb and beg him to come over and take back the control he’d lost over his life. He’d refrained, afraid that Seb would reject him and even more afraid that Seb would get there and he’d back out, or he’d fuck it up and do it wrong and Seb would leave dissatisified. He’d kept himself from calling the other man for almost a whole week before breaking down and asking him over to dinner. They’d planned to have a meal and cuddle up on the couch to a movie. Blaine loved it when Seb spent the night.

Blaine never got around to cooking anything. After a bit of conversation Seb had sat down on the couch and given him this look, eyes heavy with lust like he was still thinking about their phone call and maybe he was because the next thing he knew Sebastian was showing Blaine his hands and reaching out to him, asking softly he could kiss him, and then asking even softer if he could move to his lap. Seb’s tongue was slding against him so god damn slowly that Blaine wasn’t sure how he was managing to breath because it felt so fucking good. The fingers of Seb’s right hand were pressed lightly against his jaw and the other hand was resting against his shoulder, Seb’s slender fingers curled and Blaine could hardly feel them, but he could feel Seb’s control, and the restraint he was displaying, could feel how his boyfriend was holding back. He wondered how Seb would touch him if Blaine would just give him permission, if he would just let Seb have a little control too.

The voice in his head, the one that told him to just breathe and that he’d be okay was screaming at him to act, screaming at him to let Seb touch him harder, and to let himself take what he wanted, what was clearly being offered to him. Just take it all back, Blaine. This is what you want, what you need. It’s everything.

So with tentative hands he moved from Seb’s hips and let his fingers find Seb’s on his shoulder and very slowly, scared he’d bolt from his nerves and past fears, he pressed Seb’s fingers to the back of his neck. His breath hitched and he closed his eyes as flashes of Kurt’s claws, his tearing nails washed over him, and for a moment all he could think of was dark painful bruises but he forced himself to open his eyes. Forced himself to look up at Seb with his heavy eyes and kiss swollen lips, surprise evident on his features. He looked up at him and let himself trust for the first time- in a long time. This was Sebastian. Sebastian who had been patient, Sebastian who had talked Blaine through everything on their phone call just focused on you and me, B. I’ve got you. Sebastian who he had loved so hard when they were younger and still loved today. Sebastian who he had let go even though he didn’t want to… And finally Blaine let out a breath and nodded, pressing his neck into Seb’s fingers, relearning how to enjoy the touch he once loved so much. He lifted his face to Seb’s, lips slightly parted for another kiss.

“It’s okay, please… I want you to touch me.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian had been a tense ball of lust the past week. He knew that he had to give Blaine time and space but they had both caved in. Seb knew that nothing could happen as his driver whipped through the crowded streets but he also thought that something might, and that thought alone was worth the wait.

He showed up to the apartment and took a deep breath at the sight of Blaine in the doorway. Seb wanted to rush forward and fall into his arms but they made it to the couch and managed to speak a little. Blaine had asked if he wanted any wine and Sebastian said no, that he needed to take a break. The other man, ever graceful and kind, didn’t question him and maybe that was the moment Seb offered his hands up and they began to kiss.

All at once, he was in the other man’s lap and he could feel him, feel that he felt the same way. Sebastian made sure to move slowly and keep his hands where Blaine would notice them. His body naturally rocked into the other man and the only coherent thought that passed through his mind was that he could exist on this couch, in this intoxicating moment, forever.

Sebastian looked down at Blaine as he felt his hands slide up his body, watched as he placed his hand on his neck. His face broke out into a wide smile despite his lust blown pupils and sore lips and hazy brain. His hand was on Blaine’s neck, that was huge. Seb nodded and made sure his hand was light against his skin as he leaned in for another languid kiss.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine’s breath sped up as Seb leaned back in to kiss him, he slowly let his eyes fall closed even though a part of him was terrified that he’d see Kurt in front of him. He didn’t. An imprint of Sebastian’s pretty face lived behind his eyelids this time, home, where it used to be always and where he should have fought harder to keep it. He kissed back hard, and pressed his neck into Seb’s hand a little bit more, letting the other man feel that he was learning to trust him, that he wanted this. For the first time in such a long time he didn’t seize up, friends had accidentally touched his neck before and he remembered their guilty faces when he’d stop moving and look at them with wide, accusing eyes, even though he didn’t blame them. Not really. Sometimes things happened. He wondered if he’d still have moments with even Seb now, if maybe one day Seb might touch him and he might freeze up. That was okay though, right? Some things took time even if he was brave enough to face it right now, it’s okay to get scared again. His therapist had told him that and he had to believe it.

All he knew was that right now, in this  moment, Sebastian was everything and he wanted nothing more than to put his trust in him. He could feel the silent scream to just let go bouncing around in his brain and he wanted wanted wanted. He let his hand fall away from Seb’s, let Seb’s fingers graze the back of his neck as he moved his to grip at Seb’s hips, helping them in their journey to send Blaine into madness as they rolled down onto him, the friction setting him on fire in a way he’d forgotten he could feel. Their combined lust burned through him and he was suddenly certain that he could do this, he could take back his life and control what was going on around him, he could control what happened to his goddamn body this time. He thought so anyway, and maybe he was wrong, maybe he’d panic and Seb would be forced to pick up his pieces again but Blaine knew that if he didn’t try, if he didn’t reach out and ask he’d regret the night and all that could have happened. It didn’t matter that there might be other times. Losing his parents had taught him that a person wasn’t promised that. He was just a little slow on the uptake.

He pulled back, his fingers gripping a little tighter on Seb’s hips as if they were the tether keeping his man from floating away from him.

“I-I um… I want-” He bit his bottom lip to fight back a groan of either frustration from his stuttering or arousal from Seb’s hips, he couldn’t be sure. “I think that y-you should take me into the bedroom.” His words were a slightly altered echo of the words Seb had said to him all those years ago on the one perfect night where Blaine had gotten to press and move inside of Sebastian, had gotten to completely love his body- the last night of true happiness, just before the waves of despair had come crashing down over him to slowly him. He wanted to take the pain back, he wanted Seb. He needed to pull himself up. Breathe in, breathe out. You’ve got this, Blaine.

“Please.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian’s body stilled as Blaine spoke. He ran his thumb gently over his Adam’s Apple and watched his face. “Okay, B.” He felt a shiver of anticipation run a teasing finger up his spine as he gently removed himself from the other man’s body. Sebastian stood up and put his hands forward, palms up so that he could pull Blaine up from the couch and so that he could see them and feel at ease. He pulled Blaine towards the bedroom as he walked backward in the tiny space. Seb’s face broke out into a smile and he felt giddy. He couldn’t quite believe that any of this was happening and suddenly the backs of his knees hit the edge of Blaine’s bed. Sebastian lifted his hands so that Blaine knew where they were going and slipped them under his shirt. He felt the trail of hair on his tummy and the defined bones of his hips. The ache of desire swirled around low in his body and he thought that his want had to be bone deep.

Seb slowly removed Blaine’s shirt and slipped his fingers into the band of his sweatpants, “you sure?” his voice was low and gentle and they were standing so close together that he could see the goosebumps the other man had sprinkled over his forearms.

“If you want to, you can take my clothes off first.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine swallowed as Seb’s thumb ghosted over his Adams apple, it had been far too long since anyone had touched him there that gently, that intimately. He let himself be led the short distance into his little cubby hole bedroom, the lack of door making everything easier to get to while at the same time bringing him a little bit of comfort. His nook of a room with it’s queen sized bed against one wall, hardly leaving room for a nightstand, had always made him feel safe. And lately, with Seb here, he’d felt even safer. His breathing was shallow as his parted lips turned up into a smile of awe at Sebastian’s smile. The man was beautiful, his teeth on full display and his eyes crinkling in a way that pulled at Blaine’s heart and almost made him want to cry. He bit his bottom lip to keep himself in check. He needed to stop crying all the time. He was happy.

Goosebumps prickled over his skin as Seb very slowly and gently lifted his shirt over his head, his arms automatically went up to assist and he was surprised by himself, six months ago he’d have never considered letting anyone see him shirtless. He knew he’d lost too much weight over the last few years, and he wondered if Seb had taken note. Still, he felt a small pang of disgust by his own body, and he was certain that his stomach was sticking out a little too much and he instantly wanted to hide himself away. He looked up at Seb, his green eyes wide and his smile still breathtaking and wide over his features. He could do this, wanted to do this.

“Yes, I’m sure.” His voice was hardly there as he placed his hand on top of Seb’s, not sure if he could let him see just yet. “But, I want to see you first…” He swallowed hard and his hands shook as he let his fingers reach just under his shirt to feel the dusting of hair and the slight raise of freckles and moles that made the most perfect constellation across Seb’s skin. He let his fingers trace softly for a moment before lifting Seb’s undershirt and sweat shirt up and over his head. He let them fall from his hands before stepping even closer to his boyfriend, his arms slipping around his torso and pulling their body's flush together, he sighed at the familiar tingle of their skin touching and he wanted so badly to press his lips against every exposed inch.

He licked his lips, his hand sliding slowly up and down Seb’s back, tracing the little dimples just above the waist of his sweats, his fingers relearning the old bits and memorizing the new. He looked up at Seb, his eyes wide as he asked silently if he could keep going, Seb nuzzled his nose into Blaine’s neck and it let Blaine know what he needed. He slid his hands down the  back of Seb’s sweatpants, his fingers cupping the curve of his ass gently and he wasn’t surprised to find that Seb wasn’t wearing underwear, and the knowledge gave Blaine such a thrill. His cock twitched and he wondered if Seb could feel his desire as they stood there pressed together. He took another deep breath and told himself that he was doing okay, that Seb liked his touches and that he was allowed to look at him, he was allowed to enjoy this, before sliding his hands to the band of his boyfriends pants and then pushing them down the expanse of his long, toned legs. Seb was hard and everything about his naked body was just as he remembered, only Seb was a little taller and his hip bones stuck out a little more and Blaine wondered if he ate enough or if it was something else that made him thinner. He made a note to make sure he was okay later.

Slowly, and full of so many fucking nerves, Blaine let his fingers ghost over Seb’s cock trying to remember how to touch another person without fear or resentment, trying refamiliarize himself again- nights of years past flashed through his memory, nights where Blaine had first stroked Seb into orgasm or the time Blaine had gotten to feel him thick and heavy on his tongue, had gotten to taste him and it was the sweetest taste… And he realized he was going to get to do it all again. He could touch and taste and feel… He moaned softly at the thought and licked his lips as he looked back up at Seb. “I’ve missed you so much…” He said it almost passively, mostly to himself as he brought his lips up to meet Seb’s, his tongue begging for entrance and he felt like he’d never get enough.

His breath hitched, and he noticed that he was trembling so hard, like he’d never done this before, nerves and want chasing each other though his body as he let himself coax Seb back onto the foot of the bed and helped scoot him up so his head was against the pillows. He let himself settle in between Seb’s legs and a little gasp left his lips and god he wanted to cry with want. He leaned down and tentatively licked back into Seb’s mouth, kissing him slow and deep for a moment as his hand cupping his face as if it were precious, and he supposed it was before he moved them gently over his body, exploring some more.

Blaine was suddenly and uncomfortably aware that he still hadn’t taken his pants off, afraid to show himself or to accidentally see himself. He knew he needed to get past this. He needed to relax. Seb wasn’t Kurt. He reached for the folded up lap blanket, afraid that Seb might judge him, or roll his eyes… But he knew better.  He always kept the NYU blanket near in case his heat went out during the night as it was wont to do. He opened it before putting it over his shoulders and covering his back up. He wished so hard that he could do it with his pants on, but it was unfair to Seb, Seb deserved so much more than a half assed fuck with clothing still on, but he was so scared to be seen. Why was he still so scared?

“I- could we be under the covers? I-I’m not ready to- I don’ t know, I’m just nervous to be so exposed.” And suddenly he was scared that he was messing up.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian could feel Blaine tremble under his fingertips. He wanted to make the other man comfortable and wanted to make him feel good. Blaine would deny it but he deserved to feel wanted. Seb would move as slow as the other man needed and he hoped his actions made that feeling clear. “We have all night, B.”

He nodded and lifted his arms for Blaine to remove his shirt. Sebastian loved how his boyfriend’s (boyfriend!) calloused fingers felt as they ghosted all over his skin, how strong they felt as they cupped his ass. He never truly knew that being weak in the knees was a real thing until this moment, as he stood in Blaine’s arms full of want and desire he thought he might fall all the way to the ground floor of the crumbling apartment building.

He kissed Blaine slowly and grasped his shoulders, sighed as he felt his fingers gently graze his cock. “I’ve missed you too.” Sebastian’s entire body felt on fire from those whispered words. He let himself fall back onto the bed, let his legs fall open for Blaine. Seb gasped as the other mans settled in between his legs, they were both so fucking hard that he wasn’t sure how long either of them were going to be able to last. Sebastian didn’t even care, he just wanted to feel Blaine inside of him, hear him gasp his name, feel his hot skin and tangle his fingers in his hair. He had been fantasizing about this moment for so long and he wanted everything.

Seb let his hands drift all over Blaine’s body, nuzzled his nose into his neck and kissed him. “You’re so hot, B.”

Blaine looked amazing under the blanket, the outline of his cock pressed against a naked Sebastian through his sweatpants. Sebastian would thrive off of this memory for the rest of his life.

“Yeah, of course. It’s kinda sexy.” He smiled his Blaine only smile and wiggled his hips underneath the other man. “Can I help you get rid of these?” Sebastian noticed that his voice was low and breathy but couldn’t bring himself to care. He gripped the waistband of Blaine’s pants, looped his fingers under the band of his boxers and waited for permission before he began to push them down.

“Let me know where your condoms are.” Sebastian whispered against the warm skin of Blaine’s neck. He kissed Blaine’s lips softly, “the nightstand?”

Blaine’s POV:

Every time Sebastian called him hot, or sexy or any variation of the words Blaine would wonder what exactly he saw when he looked at him. All Blaine saw was a mess and he couldn’t grasp what Seb was seeing, it wasn’t good for him to think that way and he knew that, but he couldn’t help himself. Even so the words sent a shiver up his body and he wanted to believe them. Sebastian certainly looked like he meant them. He was hard against Blaine’s tummy and Blaine was just as hard against him. He gasped, surprised by the wiggle and the sensual way Seb rocked his hips into him. God he was so tightly coiled, so tense and nervous and he wanted so damn badly to just relax, to just let his body take control.

Sebastian was underneath him, beautiful in his naked openness and his legs were spread for him, he was smiling his special smile and playful and understanding and Blaine was so fucking happy and proud of himself for coming this far without incident. He just needed to breathe. He swallowed, fighting a smile because of course Sebastian would find a way to make him feel like his insecurities were okay. Of course he’d say the covering himself up was sexy. And of course he’d want to help him take his pants off. Seb had seen him before, many times when they were together in high school. Blaine had grown comfortable and free with him, confident and sure of himself. But, Kurt had ruined Blaine’s body image, ruined all the accapance of himself and he’d done it dirty. Blaine wanted this though, he wanted to let Seb see him at least a little. He just needed his brain to catch up to his body.

“O-okay.” The word was so soft that he hardly heard himself speak. He shifted his hips so that he could help Seb push his pants and underwear down. He blushed as his cock fell heavy and hard against Seb and bit his lip hard to keep from moaning just from that contact. Seb’s voice was slow and raspy and Blaine loved it when he sounded like that, raw and open just like the both of them were right now and  actually every single time they’d spent time together the last four months. He shivered again at Seb’s words, as he nodded, telling him that yes, he’d put them there just in case. He wanted to tell Sebastian that he hadn’t even had condoms up until the other day, hadn’t needed them or wanted them in his apartment, but their phone call had helped him see that he really, really wanted to be able to be intimate with his boyfriend. Wanted to show him so badly that he was wanted and worth so much more than he had given himself credit for over the last four years. He wanted to show Seb that he was so much more than those other men gave him credit for.

His hands shook as he took the little black and gold wrapper from his boyfriends slender fingers and blushed a deeper shade of red when Seb pressed the lube into his hand. Blaine knew what to do, but it didn't stop him from worrying. Didn’t stop him from thinking that maybe he was being too slow, or too careful. Before he could think too hard about it, he opened the package and managed to slide the condom on himself, scared that if he waited he’d panic and back out, his fingers were clumsy like he’d never done it before but he managed, his cock throbbing from his own touch and god fucking damn it, it had been years. And then his middle and index fingers were coated and slick and he was looking into Seb’s eyes, asking permission before pressing them against his entrance, circling them once, twice before slowly pressing them into Seb’s body. A little noise left his parted lips and a flood of heat rushed to the bottom half of his body. The tight slickness of Seb’s body around his fingers was almost enough to make him see stars. Just this act, the crook of his fingers and the pull and the heat and the lewd wetness made him want to moan like he was already inside of him.

He settled in closer, wanted to be pressed as close as he could and leaned forward and kissed Seb again, this time moving his fingers to the rhythm of their lips, his free hand snaking up to rest against Seb’s sensitive neck and he wondered if Seb ever felt this good with other men, the way Blaine was feeling just from this small act. Wondered if Seb could ever come just from this. And his thought made his breath hitch.

“I-Is this okay?”

Seb was illuminated and gorgeous as he looked shyly down at his upturned face in the dim, magical glow of fairy lights strung up throughout the tiny apartment.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian propped his head up on the plush pillows of Blaine’s bed. He licked his lips as he watched him slip the condom on with shaky fingers. Seb hummed approvingly and hoped that it was encouraging. He knew that Blaine struggled with self image and it made Sebastian’s brain short circuit when he thought about it. To him, Blaine was it and he wanted to show him just that tonight.

He groaned low and made sure to keep his eyes on the other man. Just Blaine’s fingers inside of him felt amazing. Sebastian let his legs fall open a little bit more and sighed as Blaine touched his neck. He turned the kiss a little messy and pulled away with a low moan, “Yeah, B.”

Seb grasped onto Blaine’s shoulders and kissed him deeply, moved his hips in rhythm with Blaine’s movements.

“I’m ready when you are.”  It was basically a moan but he didn’t care if he seemed needy. Sebastian had been dreaming of this moment every time they made out and cuddled in this very bed. Every time he got himself off quietly in Blaine’s shower after a heavy twenty minutes of touching over the clothes and kissing until their lips were sore.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine let himself get caught up in the movement of his fingers and the way Seb’s hips slowly rocked up to meet them. He wished that he could see better and if it weren’t for the damn blanket, meaning his insecurities, he’d be able to watch. The thought of being able to watch his fingers slide back and forth inside of Seb made his cock twitch and he made a promise to himself that next time he’d figure out a way to let himself be more exposed. He wanted to explore every inch of Seb with his eyes and hands and mouth and he knew by setting up boundaries he was hindering himself. He knew it was easier said than done, but right now he had to make himself the promise or he’d go crazy thinking he’d never get the chance. 

He wasn’t sure how long they laid there kissing, and he wasn’t sure when the last time he’d gotten to enjoy anything like it. Every time he got to press close to Sebastian and let him kiss him senseless it did something to him. He’d spent almost four years stunted and used and ridiculed that each press of lips or slide of tongue felt sacred and cherished and sometimes his anxiety slipped in and snickered to him he’d lose it all one day. And those days he’d find himself kissing Sebastian harder, and holding him closer. He could live in their kisses and he’d never want for anything else. It was the best feeling in the world and he was so caught up in this kiss, this moment that his stomach flipped when Seb told him he was ready. He was reminded that he got to have more. That Seb was his.

He nodded, his breathing shallow as he slowly withdrew his fingers and used his hand to prop himself up, hovering just above Seb so that he could focus on his face, so that he could see that it was Seb with him. His body tingled with desire and anxiety and he felt like he might explode at any moment. He used his free hand to line himself up and looked down at Seb for the okay. He got it in the form of a brilliant smile and a hand pressed to the small of his back, guiding him and then he was pressing  inside, could feel the beautiful give and stretch of Seb around his cock and he didn’t stop pushing until his hips were flush against Seb’s body and and everything was warm and tight and Blaine moaned low and long, his voice singing right along with Seb’s little gasps and then Blaine was seeing stars as he came so fucking hard his vision went a little blurry. His moan turned into the pleading word no over and over again and he could have sobbed.

“No, no, no… oh my god, please… I’m so sorry.” His face was hot and his embarrassment ran deep into his gut as he held on tightly to Sebastian’s body with no choice but to ride out his sudden and strong orgasm- bordering somewhere between pure bliss and a harsh bone deep shame. As his pleasure subsided he hid his face tightly in the crook of Sebastian’s neck, willing himself not to cry as he waited for what was sure to be an onslaught of familiar criticism. What the hell was wrong with him? How had he managed to fuck this up so badly… He wanted to disappear, the only thing stopping him from getting up and hiding in his bathroom was the fact that he didn’t want Seb to see him. He deserved so much better than this. Seb deserved better than him.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian bit his bottom lip and watched Blaine’s face as he pressed into him. The other man looked beautiful in his concentration and everything felt better than his best daydream. He stretched around the other man and the ache felt delicious and perfect and they were so close that he swore he could feel Blaine’s heartbeat. Seb had never been treated this well, or rather he hadn’t been since the last time they were together when they were teenagers. The past years were full of quick hook ups and rough hands. His body felt like it wasn’t his and he was usually too fucked up to bring himself to care. Blaine had made him feel so wanted and needed in this moment and every touch and sigh felt intense and perfect.

Suddenly Sebastian felt the pressure of Blaine, felt his hips stutter and his words mingle on a moan.  He could feel the other man’s embarrassment hang in the air and he wished he could swat it away like an annoying gnat. He laid a hand gently on the back of Blaine’s neck and held him close. Sebastian’s lower half of his body still ached but his emotions took over and he knew he needed to comfort his boyfriend.

“B, shh. It’s totally okay. Don’t be sorry, I had fun.” Sebastian pressed a kiss to the side of Blaine’s head. “You treated me so fucking well. And you looked fucking amazing and felt even better.”

Blaine’s POV:

And just like that Blaine’s anxiety over the possibility of Sebastian getting upset with him sort of whooshed out of him. Normally it would have taken ages for him to calm down after something like this, and while he still felt embarrassed and nervous, he didn’t feel scared like he had moments ago. Sebastian had this ability to make him feel better in very few words, he supposed he’d always been able to do that to him. He was sure that there’d be other times when it took more than lovely words and a gentle touch, but right now it was perfectly what he needed. He let Seb’s words fall over him softly and he truly believed them. He had no choice, not really. The other man spoke gently and the murmur of his lips against his skin left Blaine with a tingle of hope, and the sweet way he’d let his fingers rest against his most sensitive spot gave him strength to open his eyes and look down at Seb.

Sebastian had managed to do the complete opposite of what Kurt would have done and it made Blaine love him impossibly more. He sniffled, thankful that he had not started sobbing on top of everything else. He took a deep breath, Seb’s little kiss leaving him with little goosebumps over his neck. He wondered if Seb had ever been so soft with anyone else before, or if he was telling the truth a couple of months ago a dinner when he told him it was all for him. A little pang of guilt brushed over his heart and he had to force it away. Things happened the they happened and he couldn’t change it, all he had was here and now and he needed to show Seb just how incredible he was.

“I forget how sweet you are sometimes, you hide it behind venom so much, but you never could fool me.” He swallowed hard, his cheeks still red and he propped himself up on his elbow over Seb and then eased himself out of his body before pulling off the condom, trying not to draw attention to his heated face as he tossed it in the little bin under his tiny nightstand. He  licked his lips as he turned his attention back to the man under him. He shifted a little so he was more comfortable on top of him, making sure they were still safe under the little cover over their naked bodies, and smiled softly down at him- his fingers toying with the little hairs at the base of Sebastian’s neck.

“I-...” He cleared his throat and forced himself not to look away. “It’s been over three years since I’ve been allowed to, you know… top. I was always made to bottom even when I didn’t really want to and- I-” He swallowed hard, knowing that trauma was still rattling around in his mind and body and he needed to let it loose soon but right now he wanted to make Seb feel good, needed to show him how much he meant to him.  “I guess I got eager. I just wanted to make you feel as good as possible.” He ducked his head and pressed a kiss to Seb’s lips, letting his mouth linger for a moment before speaking again, his free hand cupping his face and cradling him close. “Do you think I could have another chance?” He tried to sound confident, but his nerves were still coursing through his body as he pressed a little kiss to the pulse point in Seb’s neck, his lips pulling into a small smile against the thump of heartbeat there that meant so much to him as if the smile could protect it.

“I-I think I can do better.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian reveled in the feeling of Blaine’s fingers on the back of his neck. Even when they were younger he always played with the little hairs on the back of his neck. It was familiar and intimate and made a thrill run through his veins. Seb ran his own fingers gently over Blaine’s arms and back, tracing an unknown pattern.

“You always could see right through me.” His voice was more gentle than he expected it to be and he felt a thrum of something inside of his stomach that he couldn’t quite describe.

“I understand. For the record, you did make me feel good and you can have all the chances you want.” Seb smiled up at the other man and tilted his chin up for another kiss. He sighed when Blaine pressed a soft kiss to his neck, that had always been his weakness. Sebastian’s body felt full of fire and he could feel himself start to get hard again against B’s tummy. He felt his legs fall open a little bit more.

“Show me.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine swallowed and nodded down at Sebastian. He couldn’t get over the fact that Seb was being so understanding, it was strange and very new to him, but deep down he knew it shouldn’t be so strange. Memories of their giggles and imperfectly perfect intimate moments from when they were younger linger in his head as he moved slowly to grab a new condom from the bedside table. He remembered times when their teeth would clack, or clothes would get stuck and Seb’s easy smiles and grins were always the first thing to lighten the mood. So, of course Blaine shouldn’t have been surprised that he wasn’t upset or going to take anything out on him.

“I was one of the only people that you let get to know the real you, of course I saw right through you.” He bit his lip and smiled down into green eyes that he missed getting lost in. He dipped his head and pressed another little kiss just as Seb’s legs opened more for him. Blaine’s cock jumped from the movement and he let out a little noise of want knowing that Seb wanted him just as much back. He pulled back enough that he could get use his hands properly and with shanking fingers managed to get a clean condom over his cock, he had gotten hard and ready faster than he thought possible and Seb’s long legs, heavy eyes and soft vulnerable voice were to blame.

“I want to make you feel even better, I want to show you how much I’ve missed you…” He took the lube from the table and slicked his fingers back up, gently letting them probe and slide back in, his cock twitching because Seb was still wet from before, still open even though Blaine had hardly done anything at all. He sighed, his eyes never leaving Seb’s face, he wanted to watch the subtle ways it changed, wanted to see the different things his touch could get a reaction out of. He leaned in, his left hand sliding under Seb’s shoulders and neck to hold him close, his right hand withdrawing from Seb’s body and wrapping round himself so that he could guide. He licked his lips, a soft “You’re sure?” Getting caught in his throat. Seb’s head was back, his neck exposed and his lips parted, Blaine didn’t need any more than the slight head nod and little reassuring smile and he was pressing in again and god it felt even better than before.

His breathing was shaky and his whole body was trembling like he’d never done this before all over again. But this time he’d get it right, this time Sebastian would know how much he meant to him. He closed his eyes for a moment, letting himself lie there and pressed so close to Sebastian for a moment, willing himself to breathe and then he was moving, slowly at first and then his hips were rolling in a little faster before pressing deep and god how had he ever let Seb go. He spread his own legs a little wider, pushing Seb’s open with them, giving himself a better angle. He gathered his boyfriend closer, holding his body tightly to his, his free hand moving to cup his face and then to cradle the back of his neck so he could kiss him hard and sweet. And he fucked into Seb and kissed him so slow and deep and for so long their moans trapped themselves between their lips and Blaine wanted to be selfish and keep them there forever.

He was lost in their passions, had now idea how long they moved together like this, and he’d be fine if they were never found again.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian couldn’t speak much anymore, all he could muster to do was nod as pleasure thrummed through his veins. His hands found their way to tangle in Blaine’s mess of curls as he pressed into him. Little moans fell from his lips as the other man began to move more confidently, the glow from the Christmas lights infiltrated the blanket and swathed them in a soft amber glow. Sebastian could see Blaine’s face and feel his heavy breaths wash over his skin. His thighs ached as the other man spread them a little wider and the action was so simple yet so bold and sexy that it made his own hips stutter and he knew he was close.

Soon heat was flooding through Sebastian as they kissed, a satisfied cry fell onto Blaine’s lips as he came in between their bodies, his toes curled and his fingers scrambled for purchase against his boyfriend’s slick back. It was an intense orgasm and Seb’s body trembled with every press and movement of Blaine. He had never been held so closely, had never been given so much undivided attention. Sebastian didn’t fucking care about Blaine’s neighbors, he hoped the whole building heard him.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine watched with heavy eyes as Seb fell apart underneath him, he held onto him tighter, making sure his boyfriend knew that he had him and that he wasn’t going to let him crash alone. The cry of pleasure Seb made as he came, low and loud, sent goosebumps all over Blaine’s body and he’d give anything to be able to hear it over and over again. He pressed a kiss to his neck, and then back to his lips. Seb’s fingers were still tangled up in Blaine’s hair and his other hand was sliding freely up and down his back, pulling him closer and normally Blaine might freeze up at that, but Seb’s touches were needy and soft in a way that only Sebastian could make them and he pressed his head and arched his back into them, relishing in the feeling. Everything was building up as he thrust into Seb’s body, his boyfriend was watching him with heavy eyes, encouraging him to keep going and Blaine wanted nothing more than to live in this feeling. But, the pressure was building the slide, the pull the echo of Seb’s pleasure still ringing in his ears and the fact that it was Seb under him, that was everything and before he knew it he was coming hard and fast and he tried to keep his voice down but it was almost as loud as Seb’s and his cheeks were heated as he pressed his face into the crook of Seb’s neck and he tried to breathe evenly as as came down.

Finally, after what could have been hours but what probably was  just minutes, Blaine pulled himself up on shaking arms and looked down at Sebastian. He wanted to hide his face again because he’d done that. And he was a little ashamed at how good it felt, but that was just Kurt ingrained in his mind and he knew, deep down that he didn’t need to feel shame about wanting to feel good anymore. Maybe he’d still have moments,  but right now he felt so fucking good, and all because of Seb, that he felt like he could do anything. He ducked his head down and pressed a kiss to Seb’s lips, letting them linger there for a moment before pulling back and very gently pulling out. He pulled the condom off, this time much less embarrassed, and after disposing of it he eased himself off of Seb so that he could lie on his side next to him. Everything felt perfect, he felt perfect, Seb seemed to feel the same. So why was there a little nagging thing in the back of his head right now? Why was his heart starting to hurt like an ugly bruise?

He furrowed his brow as he looked at Seb, his arm snaking out to wrap around his waist and to pull him a little closer under the little cover he was using as a shield. Everything was perfect, he’d overcome so much in one night, and sure, they had so much to discuss, but that could wait for another day... what could he possibly have to worry about. He was happy and in love, and no, they still hadn't said that yet,  but it was there- still hanging between them after all of these years and-... that was it. The last time Blaine and Seb had been this close Blaine had woken up on top of the world with the intentions of telling Sebastian that he loved him later that night. Only… he’d never gotten the chance. Before he could do it his whole world had been shattered like glass and then two weeks later Blaine had thrown the leftover shards away when he broke up with Seb. That had to be it. Blaine was getting too close to telling Seb how he felt again, and Seb had to leave tomorrow for class and Blaine was going to have to send him away and worry that he’d be next, that he’d lose him for good.

Well, just don’t make plans to tell him that you love him and it’ll all be fine. Seb will make it home and then he’ll make it back to you and you’ll have nothing to worry about.

Blaine knew that was a silly thing to think, and that his therapist had shot down all the stupid ways he’d tried to cope with his parents death by blaming himself and so on in the past. She’d have a hay day with this one. He cleared his throat and let his fingers gently trace over a few peppered freckles on Seb’s chest.

“It’s so silly but…” He swallowed hard, knowing that if they were going to do this, if they were going to be in this relationship, that Blaine needed to share his insecurities with Sebastian in order for it to work. “I’m scared for you to leave tomorrow, Seb. I’m scared something bad will happen to you on the way home. I know that the chances are slim and that you’re not driving, but the last time I was this happy…the next morning-” He shrugged, intentionally leaving out the part about love and feelings, and knowing that any other time he would be nervous but that this was a special case and he was acting extra crazy. “Could you promise me that you’ll call me as soon as you’re safe? Or maybe even talk to me while you ride home? Your driver won’t care, and look- I know it’s needy, but I’ll stress if you don’t. Just this one time and then I promise I’ll stop acting like a psycho.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian placed his hands on either side of Blaine’s face and ran his thumbs over his cheekbones. His body already ached in the most satiated way and he missed the thick feeling of the other man inside of him. He didn’t want to leave a bed other than his own for the first time in years. This was the part where Seb would usually pull himself together and slink out of the front door. The part where the other person would throw the covers off of him and expose him to cold midnight air or ask him when he was leaving or ask him for cab fare. Blaine’s bed, this warm bed with mismatched pillows and too many blankets, this room swathed in Christmas lights, was a perfect place. Sebastian didn’t feel afraid to sleep there, had never felt nervous in this room. Now that he was naked and vulnerable, it still felt comfortable and perfect. 

“It’s not silly. We can talk while I’m in the car. It’s not a problem at all. But hey, maybe stop calling yourself names. I don’t like it.” He understood where Blaine’s sad mind was dwelling because his did the same thing sometimes. Sebastian hadn’t experienced the loss that the other man had and wasn’t in therapy but he knew fear and loneliness and feeling cursed. He knew what it was like to hate yourself and stare at your own reflection with contempt. Sometimes Sebastian wondered if he was a crook, he spent all these words building Blaine up but still treated himself like shit most days. He shook the thoughts away because he felt too good and liquid and comfortable to get distracted by storm clouds.

“He can’t care. I pay him.” Sebastian’s face broke out into a smile and he cuddled into Blaine. His entire body felt spent and his mind trailed back to lovely thoughts. Seb’s eyes kept falling closed as they breathed together in  a soft, pleasant silence. He pressed a few lazy kisses to Blaine’s lips before he wrapped a long leg around the other man and fell asleep, the ambient sounds of New York played on outside of the window as Blaine’s radiator kicked on.

Blaine’s POV:

Sometimes when Sebastian took the time to reassure Blaine with sweet words and soft touches Blaine would notice a look about him, this faraway troubled expression that he’d quickly cover up and move on with before Blaine could ask about it. He wondered if maybe it had something to do with the years Seb had gotten himself into trouble, or if it had something to do with how Seb had turned down alcohol tonight. Either way, Blaine made a note to bring it up. Now that they’d come this far, and Blaine had let himself get so vulnerable and Seb had as well, Blaine knew they had a few things they might need to discuss in the future. But right now Seb was warm and close and he’d made Blaine smile even though he still felt a little crazy about his request so he let it go and just held Seb close. He let his head fall back into his lumpy but soft pillows, Seb’s arms around his torso and his head on his chest, and one long leg wrapped around him and it was careless and intimate and he found himself dozing off to the sounds of Seb’s even breathing and the low clunk of his heat kicking on.

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He had been dreaming about sex. Hands and lips and teeth and tongues and at first it was scary and his unwanted lover's eyes were the blue of nightmares and the murmuring in his ear was too high and hissing and Blaine struggled to wake until suddenly there were arms around him and they were kind and gentle and full of love and when Blaine looked at him his lover’s eyes were the green of the sea and swirled with a deep blue and they were warm and he was looking up at Sebastian and Seb’s lips were on his and his tongue and teeth and hands and they were exploring and tasting and touching and Blaine’s hips rocked into his person and it felt so good and he wanted more but when he reached out nothing was there except the dark and he kept reaching until his eyes were opening and he realized he’d been asleep and he was slowly humping into Sebastian’s stomach.

“Oh.” His voice was soft and raspy and his face was hot. How many times was he going to act like an inexperienced teen tonight? He’d managed to roll over sometime in his sleep, his chest was now pressed against Seb’s and Seb’s leg was still hooked over Blaine, sort of pulling him closer and Blaine’s dreaming mind must have thought this was a good angle for sex. Apparently a belly button sufficed…  He shrugged off the first part of the dream, chalking it up to his body’s way of purging out the bad and replacing it with the good, but that was too deep for three in the morning and had he really just tried to dry hump his boyfriend in his sleep?

He shifted, trying to cover his situation and thankful that Sebastian was sleeping, but no matter what he did his body would just not calm down, he was hard and horny and god, he wanted him again… And it didn’t fucking help that they were both naked and his cock was still pressed into Seb’s stomach and he still looked really fucking good sprawled out and naked on his bed with hardly anything covering him up and how was he supposed to get out of this? He sighed softly and tried his best to ease Sebastian’s leg off of him, maybe he could sneak into the bathroom without disturbing him… he rolled onto his back, hoping he could just scoot down towards the bottom of the bed, he didn’t care that it would leave him uncovered- he really just needed to avoid further embarrassment. And when he looked up to check if Seb were still sleeping he found that he was looking up into the same sea green and blue swirled eyes from his dream. Shit.

“I-um… this isn't what it looks like.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian was suddenly woken up by the sting of cold air that only the wee hours of the morning brought. The covers had been yanked off of him a bit and his blurry eyes saw Blaine trying to scoot off the bed.

“B?” his voice was raspy with sleep. Sebastian rubbed a hand over his face and sat up. He blinked a few times and noticed that Blaine was hard underneath the blanket and the scene was a little bit comical to his tired brain.

“What is it then?” Seb teased with a wide grin. “Looks good to me. C’mere.” He patted his hand against the pillows. Once Blaine was situated in his normal side of the bed, Seb’s mind began to churn with dirty thoughts. He bit his bottom lip and his cock throbbed, he wanted to feel B again. “What would you say to round three?” Sebastian displayed a hand before letting his long fingers trail slowly over Blane’s stomach. He let his hand ghost over the other man lower, and lower, and lower…

Blaine breathed a low yes and they were kissing hard and fast and Sebastian’s hands were everywhere.

Seb scrambled for the discarded bottle of lube and box of condoms that were lost in the sheets. “I want to try something different. Do you trust me?” He lifted his hands, one with the lube and condom. Sebastian pressed his hands against Blaine’s shoulders and began to sit up.

“Lay back against the pillows.” Seb leaned in and gave Blaine a slow kiss and a small smile before he kneeled in between his legs.

He rubbed his thigh reassuringly, “can I put this on you?”

Sebastian held up the foil packet before expertly putting the condom on the other man with his permission. He made a show of preparing himself (it didn’t take much after the night’s events) and straddled Blaine’s hips before sinking down.

The sound of Blaine’s old, squeaky mattress mingled with Sebastian’s gasps and the honking of horns, the ruthless beat of wind against the old brick building.

/fin.

[andersoncharm]

I’d Marry You With Paper Rings- Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Para: I’d Marry You With Paper Rings

Rating: PG-13.

Pairing: Seblaine.

Blaine: @andersoncharm

Sebastian: @smythesm

When: (Eight-Month Time Skip.) Tuesday, November 1, 2022 *Seb recently turned 28, and Blaine recently turned 26. 

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Notes: Things have been calm over the last eight months for Sebastian and Blaine. They’ve got a beautiful new ‘goddaughter’ and they have each other. Their lives seem to be heading steadily in the right direction. Sebastian takes a giant leap to make things even better.

Warnings: Rated PG-13 for a brief bit of sex.. This RP in general includes; Mentions of death/Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Para Title Taken From: Taylor Swift- Paper Rings

We will be doing a series of little mini’s to progress over the next few years of this RP. Things might get a little confusing but we promise to date them accordingly. 

Under cut for length. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

Blaine’s POV:

 It was amazing to Blaine how fast time flew when your life was going in a good direction. He had recently found himself thinking back to a few short years ago when his days had been lonely and mostly only filled with animals and strangers down by the river. Days when he’d sit and play his healing music in hopes of making one person out there feel a little less lonely or sad even if he couldn’t do it for himself. And now he still went to the river and played but now he lived right above it in a beautiful home and he got to do it with his soulmate and he never had to feel the ache of true loneliness again. 

 Sure, he missed his mother fiercely still, but he was more at peace with her memory now. His father and he had actually snuck away for an hour last night, Samhain night, and did their own little ritual for her. Their time was short because of how forbidden it was to see him since his exile, but it was the first time they’d celebrated the remembrance holiday together since she’d died and it felt so damn good to praise her and the gods with his actual father, his family- for once. He didn’t see her in the ghosts that passed by them, still couldn’t find her, and probably never would, but he could feel her close there with them. She was in the Halloween wind that brushed through their hair as they laughed together for her under the bright half-moon. He had hugged his father a little tighter last night, not knowing when he’d get to see him next before coming home and spending the rest of his evening with Seb, Freya, and Ras doing typical Halloween things before he pulled Sebastian into their room and showed him just how much he loved him. He could still feel the tingle and the almost dirty pleasure of the press and the slide of Seb’s skin and body against him as he cleaned up their home from the previous night the next day while Seb was off at work. He already had ideas in his head of doing it all over again tonight before bed. They’d stayed up late but Blaine had given him a little pick-me-up potion to keep him on his toes for the day. 

 It hadn’t helped that the two of them had been woken up extra early to the sounds of both of their phones going off with a slew of new pictures of Hunter and Tony’s one-month-old baby, Mel. She had been born on October 1, exactly one month ago and she was absolutely perfect in every way. They’d gotten to be the first people to hold her after her parents, something both of her grandparents had accepted considering Blaine and Sebastian would be her part-time home once Tony and Hunter went back to work next year. Secretly Blaine couldn’t wait for it, he was so in love with her and he could tell that Seb felt the same. He’d never seen him look so enamored with anyone else before and it made him feel giddy that they got to be the ones to help raise her when her parents were gone for long weeks on missions. For Hunter and Tony’s part, they were both doing amazing. Tony was the perfect mother as Blaine knew she would be, and Hunter was well, he was perfect too. The pride on Hunter’s face suited his features well.

 Things had been as close to perfect for his little family over the last eight months. He and Sebastian had also both recently celebrated birthdays and even though Seb wasn’t too happy about being two years away from thirty the two of them had celebrated both days together. Sebastian’s job, still a little new to him, was going well and Seb had been able to help a few at-risk LGBTQIA teens find the help they needed. The Snowed In was booming and Blaine, in his way, had a hand in getting a few people, who had very little, find new jobs under his management. He was practically running the whole place by himself now. He wasn’t sure what else could go in their favor, but for the first time in years, he felt like something good was coming to them for once. 

 After cleaning he made his way up to his music room and then he allowed himself to get lost in the notes of his piano, letting the music take over and be his source of magic. The sounds filled the house and even Ras and Freya came in to watch him, calmed by the melodies that poured from him. He wasn’t sure how long he played, but it must’ve been hours because when he finally looked up the sun was heading down and the clock told him it was after 6 P.M. and that his boyfriend would be home soon. Ras and Freya seemed to know it too and they all but raced Blaine down the stairs, but Blaine laughed to himself as he used magic to pop himself to the door first, a trick that Freya was annoyed that she didn’t think of first. 

 Blaine didn’t always greet Sebastian at the door of their home, but when he did Seb always looked surprised and then slightly suspicious as if he didn’t know what to make of it.

“Hi, baby.”

 Blaine grinned before reaching out and pulling his boyfriend into a hug and pressing a hello, I’ve missed you kiss to his lips before pulling back and looking up at him. His fingers idly and longingly toying with the clear quartz crystal that still hung, hidden only to normal humans,  around Seb’s neck. Blaine had given him his and his mother’s protection two whole years ago, and still, he wasn’t ready to ask for it back even though Sebastian would give it back in a heartbeat. Maybe it was because he associated it with the trial and how he’d almost lost everything. That’s when Blaine had given it to him. Maybe he thought the council and order were still coming after them and since Seb had no magic he needed the most powerful and important object that Blaine had. 

 He’d made Seb a new one- a small black obsidian paired with a small, new clear quartz to amplify that protection-it had a bit of his own magic in it and he planed on charming this one too to be hidden to normal humans so Sebastian wouldn’t have to explain. But, Blaine had been afraid it wasn’t powerful enough without his mother’s magic too. And he felt too shy or felt too selfish to ask for a switch yet. It made him feel good knowing Sebastian had a bit of Imelda Anderson protecting him. Knowing that a piece of Imelda was still in there would explain his longing anyway. He was happy with Seb wearing it and he was okay without it. He patted it and let Sebastian come in the house properly to greet a tail-wagging Ras and an excited to see him but dismissive Freya. 

“I guess we all missed you today even though we just spent the whole spooky night together last night.” Blaine teased, knowing he’d always miss Seb anytime he was away from him. It was only fitting that Ras and Freya would too.

“How was work? Are you hungry?  I thought about trying that new recipe Tony gave me last week…”

 Sebastian’s POV:

To say that time had been a whirl would be an understatement. Time had been practically nonexistent. It seemed to fly by and rush altogether into a mashup of memories and inseparable days. Seb had been working hard at the firm and starting to dip his toes into what he really wanted to do with his life and Blaine had been baking away hard at Snowed In. Holidays came, seasons changed, and the two of them faced it all side to side, just how it was meant to be.

Mel had been born and he didn’t know that such a little squishy thing could have such a strong chokehold over him. He had been terrified to hold her but Hunter encouraged him and set her in his nervous arms and he knew that the two of them would be in cahoots from that moment forward. Sebastian also loved seeing his best friend become a father, loved the glow on Tony’s face, and Blaine’s excitement. He knew that the four of them were going to make sure this little girl had the best life and he was excited to see it all play out. 

Things had been good and there wasn’t a thing to complain about. The firm was doing great and going to work didn’t seem like a chore. Of course, he loved going home at the end of the day but it was nice not to dread the morning. 

Though work had been going well, there was still nothing better than coming home after a long day to Ras and Blaine welcoming him and Freya pretending not to care off in a corner somewhere. He held on to Blaine and kissed him back. Blaine patted the crystal against his chest and it made a thrill of butterflies swirl in his stomach. Sebastian had been cooking up an idea in his mind for some time and the simple gesture reminded him of his plan. 

 He swallowed and looked down at the other man. “It was good. How was your day? Am I hungry? Is that a rhetorical question?” 

Sebastian loosened his tie and feel the clear quartz thrum against his skin, it seemed like it was giving him another reminder to get things in motion. “I’m going to run upstairs and change, okay?” 

 Once he was in his closet he set to work. Seb was rarely nervous but this seemed like a huge fucking deal. He hoped that this all didn’t seem sudden or random. He had been thinking about this for a while and this moment just felt right. Something was telling him to just go for it, B didn’t need a giant show. 

 He hurriedly changed into more comfortable clothing, took a deep breath, and bounded down the stairs to the kitchen. “Hey B?” Sebastian hoped his voice didn’t waver. “I think I got a tangle in the cord of the crystal?”

 Seb stepped into the kitchen with the necklace in his hand and around it, next to the crystal hung a silver band from Tiffany & Co. 

 “Wanna tie the knot with me, B?”

Blaine’s POV:

 “It was good, I spent my day off cleaning and playing the piano. It’s been a minute since I just let myself do that. It was nice.”

 Blaine couldn’t help but laugh at Sebastian’s comment, he knew better than to question his boyfriend’s hunger because of course he was hungry, the other man was always hungry. He waved Sebastian off, his mind already thinking up ways to improve the recipe he’d been sent, but as he made his way to the kitchen and moved about their large kitchen rummaging aimlessly through the cabinets and drawers unsure of what he wanted to do, he realized he wasn’t paying attention to dinner at all. There was this nervous pit in his stomach and he felt a little like he might come out of his skin. He didn’t know why, but normally these feelings were accompanied right before something big happened. However, today was just a normal day and Sebastian was being his adorable self as usual. He didn’t feel a sense of doom or fear or sadness- no, what he felt was absolute excitement. Like that sweet, bubbly feeling you get right before the first, massive drop on a roller coaster. 

 He found himself holding onto the smooth, cool countertop to keep himself from actually swaying.  What was wrong with him? He had the urge to go up and check on Sebastian, wondering if maybe his intuition was off and maybe something was wrong after all but before he could do that Seb was making his way down the long staircase with his hand out in front of him. Blaine could see the black of the cord weaving through his fingers. His excitement was quickly replaced by confusion as that particular cord was forged by his mother and it was not supposed to ever tangle. 

 “Wait- what? That’s impossible…” He mumbled as he let go of the countertop and made his way towards his boyfriend. He reached out to take it from Seb’s fingers and was so worried about how the cord could possibly be broken that he almost missed the question. He looked at the crystal now in his left hand, so unassuming but so powerful and humming with the happiest, protective energy. He could feel it buzzing against his fingertips, only now there was something new. Something round and silver, and as Blaine let his fingertips explore the new object he could feel that etched into the metal were two small, perfect lines running forever around the band next to each other. It was without a doubt a wedding band- heavy, yet featherlight and expensive platinum and it had clearly been picked out with love by Sebastian’s hand. Blaine could feel its short life story thrumming through his fingers and then to his arm all the way up to his heart. He let his eyes slide to Sebastian’s face, beautiful and uncharacteristically nervous but so fucking confident in what he wanted, and Blaine’s breath caught in his throat as he blinked back confused, but ridiculously happy tears.

 “Y-you want to marry me, Seb?” He let out a little laugh, his fingers closing around the necklace and pulling it close to his chest as if it might change his mind about wanting to be worn by him. He didn’t give the other man much time to respond, he was in his arms fast with his face pressed into the taller man’s chest and he nodded over and over, while a giddy whisper of, “Yes.” fell from his lips. 

 He had always wanted this one day, to fall in love and be loved, maybe get married one day. But, after his mom and then meeting Seb only to find out they were forbidden he’d let those thoughts go and just held tight to the thought that he was even allowed to be with Sebastian at all.- But, things were different now, he was free to be with his person, he wasn’t sure why he’d not thought this was an option. Sebastian had though, and in the most adorable and so very Sebastian way, he’d completely chosen Blaine tonight. And whether it was a conscious decision or not Seb had somehow found a way to include his mom just a bit. The gesture meant everything to him.

 He pulled back enough so that he could press a kiss to Seb’s lips, his whole body absolutely trembling with elation. 

“Yes, I will. It would make me the happiest person in the world to be your husband, baby.” He laughed again as he toyed with the ring, unsure if it was bad luck to wear the band before they actually got married or not because this was not an engagement ring, this was the real thing- the forever ring. Sometimes he swore the universe was just so in tune with him, or it just read his mind. He grinned as he remembered the necklace he’d made for Seb and an idea took hold of him. He looked up at Seb, eyes wide and still wet with joy. His heart felt full and wild as Sebastian smiled down at him, clearly just as happy. 

 “It’s an actual wedding band. It’s beautiful, Sebastian. Perfect. I- hm, do you have one, too?

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian couldn't believe this was actually happening. Never imagined standing in the kitchen of the home he owned with the love of his life, his whole life dependent on a simple question. He never saw himself proposing to anyone but once again and all over, things were different with B. Seb had known in his bones for a long time that Blaine Anderson was his and the past years had truly proven it. He didn’t care how it happened or when it happened, he just wanted to be married to this magical, beautiful, talented man. 

 Seb breathed a yes and caught the other man in his arms. 

 “Of course I want to marry you. You’re all I want and need. Forever.”

 He kissed Blaine back and held him close. Sebastian looked down into Blaine's happy eyes. He hadn’t been sure how to go about the whole ring thing. What were the rules for same-sex couples? Were there any? Did there really need to be any rules about this kind of thing at all anymore? Seb definitely didn’t want to follow any heteronormative stereotype and decided to just buy two of the nicest, classiest rings he could find. 

 “Yes, I bought two! I just figured, you know, why not? We’ve never been a traditional couple so why start now? We can wear them now or we can wait. It’s totally up to you and I’m down for either option. I just want to marry you and I don’t care how it happens.”

 Sebastian leaned down and stole a languid kiss. He couldn’t wait to take Blaine’s ecstatic self to bed and show him all the love he couldn’t put into words. They stood together and just shared the moment together before Seb broke the silence again.

 “And uh, I haven’t told anybody in my family yet. Or Hunter.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine let himself be held and basked for a moment in Sebastian’s words. He’d said, of course he wanted to marry him like it was the most natural thing in the world. He’d said forever like there was nothing to it and even after four years of holding Sebastian in his arms and knowing that they were Fated he was still beside himself with how the butterflies in his stomach acted up whenever Seb did something sweet or so much as looked at him lovingly. All of the pain and fear and fighting to keep him seemed so small a sacrifice when he compared it to the way Sebastian was looking at him now. So small when he compared it to getting to live a life of laughter and trust and mess-ups and love. Compared to getting to grow old with the one he loved with a future of porch swings and linked wrinkled hands and steaming cups of coffee forgotten in favor of good morning kisses.

 Blaine knew now without a doubt that he was going to grow old with Sebastian. He knew it before,  but this just drove it further home. He could, of course, live much longer if he chose- the lifespan of a Witch could be doubled or tripled to that of a human. Naturally, most Witches were with soulmates that happened to be Witches so they could live to be two hundred without breaking a sweat, aside from tragedies like what happened with his mother, but why would he want that? The thought of living one day without his person was the worst thing he could think of. He’d wear the magical cuffs that gave him his glamoured but still very much there wrist scars forever to avoid that. He wondered if elder Sebastian would have a little stoop in his shoulders from years of carrying his tall frame, or if he himself would just get shorter with bushier eyebrows, over time. He didn’t know but he couldn’t wait to experience it. He was excited to see their years play out together. 

 He held onto him for a moment longer before pulling back so that he could look at him- a little moment of calm in the midst of his excitement. Gods he loved this man. He smiled up at him and nodded in agreement. He had no clue how this worked either. He never thought he’d even get it. 

 “You’re right, to say we aren’t traditional is a bit of an understatement. It doesn’t matter though, I’d marry you right now in this kitchen with Freya and Enjolras as witnesses if your mom wouldn’t absolutely demolish us both. But she will and we can’t do that. However, I think the rings and the string are perfect and I may have an idea on how we can set ourselves apart even more, but also make it known that we’re engaged. We’ll have to talk about how we go about telling everyone later, but tonight is ours.” He tilted his head back to accept the kiss, the sensation of Seb’s lips against his tripping down his body and pooling in his stomach and he had the urge to take Seb upstairs right now before doing anything else. Only Sebastian could make him feel so many emotions at the same time. 

 “Keep kissing me like that and I won’t be able to focus on anything else.” He sighed happily and slipped the necklace with his future wedding ring and his mother’s crystal around his neck. Her magic seemed to breathe congratulations, love as it nestled against his chest, its true home for the first time in two years. He breathed a sigh with it. Not wanting to waste time he stepped away from Sebastian and held up a finger, “I’ll be right back, okay? Don’t you dare move.” As if Seb would.

 He rubbed the metal of the ring between his index finger and thumb, willing it to tell him where in the house its partner was, and with a little smile, he popped himself out of the kitchen and found himself in their bedroom. The little Tiffany blue box stood out against their dark bed sheets, the other ring was practically buzzing, he was surprised he hadn’t felt it before and wondered where Seb had hidden them. Probably in his immaculate closet that Blaine never touched because Sebastian had his methods and was pretty set in how he kept his things.  He scooped the ring up from its robin's egg home and made his way to his bedside table where Seb’s new protection necklace waited for Blaine to give to him. He slid the ring onto the cord, his smile taking over his whole damn face before popping himself back down into the kitchen to Sebastian.

“It’s black obsidian and your own clear quartz. I made this for you a bit ago. I haven’t had the courage to give it to you because you’ve been wearing my quartz for years now and I was afraid something bad might happen if I took that one back but, I think this might be a sign that it’s time. You may not be protected by my mom’s magic anymore, but my magic is in here now. It’ll keep you safe and keep me close to you. I can charm the crystal so that others don’t see it if you want. I originally made it so they’d both be hidden to the human eye, but I want everyone to see the ring.” He reached up and knotted the cord around Sebastian's neck using magic to singe the ends together so it wouldn’t come off unless he or Sebastian wanted it to. He knew already that it felt like home to the crystal and Seb. He smoothed the black cord down against Seb’s skin before sliding his fingers down to press against the ring and two little crystals.

 “My invisible string has always led to you, Seb so this only seems fitting. It always comes back to strings, doesn’t it?” He laughed echoing back to moments ago when Seb used a string to ask him to marry him and his heart flipped at the memory. 

"Do you like this idea? We can do something else if you’d rather not wear it. I’m sure you’re tired after two years with this one”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian loved watching B when he got this excited. He promised to stand still as the other man popped out of sight. He had witnessed this act a thousand times but it was always surprising to watch. Seb kept his mind occupied with the thought of Blaine’s low voice saying that he was distracting him and the delicious intention it had carried. He snapped back to reality when his fiancé once again appeared literally out of thin air. 

“I think this is a great idea. Honestly, I think I’d feel naked without my own cord at this point. I love being naked but you get the idea.”

Sebastian nodded. Blaine was right, after all. It really did always come back to strings with them. Their destiny and connection to each other had been woven through the constellations thanks to a beautiful Goddess. When Blaine magically tied the cord around his neck, it fell right into place like it knew where its home was. 

 He turned to face the other man and wrapped his arms around his slim waist. The two of them swayed gently and kissed each other for a few moments before Sebastian lifted his head with a satisfied hum. He kept his body close to Blaine and hoped that he’d become “distracted” again. Sebastian knew they had the same thing on their mind. 

 “I love you.” 

Blaine’s POV:

 “Yeah? Gods, I’m so glad you like it. I didn’t know why at the time, but I’ve been a little afraid to give it to you. Now maybe I’m realizing that I was just waiting for this moment. I’ve had this excited feeling in the pit of my stomach for a little bit and now I guess I know why. You are absolutely the most romantic, you know that right? This just cements that fact.” 

 Blaine couldn’t help the grin that felt permanently fixed on his face as he spoke. He felt overwhelmed with such a swell of emotions he didn’t know whether to cry or to kiss Sebastian breathless right here. Who needed a bed anyway? However, between the look on Seb’s face and the way the taller man had pulled him close told Blaine that Seb wanted more than one go around. Besides they deserved so much more than a fast and hard romp on the floor no matter how much fun they’d had doing that in the past. No, Sebastian deserved to be kissed and touched head to toe. Blaine wanted and needed to take his time. Once again his stomach did a little dip and spin as Sebastian, his fiancé, pressed a kiss to his lips and swayed with him.  

Blaine adored moments like this. Moments when the only people that existed were the two of them- just for a second. He closed his eyes and let his lips and then tongue explore Sebastian’s sweet mouth for a moment as they slowly danced to music that only the two of them could hear completely wrapped up in each other. His heart flitted giddily over Sebastian’s declarations of love and he felt like he did four years ago when they’d first said it and their bond had only gotten stronger from then. He nuzzled into Seb’s chest as he gathered himself from their moment, and his voice only cracked a little bit with emotion. 

 “Gods, I love you back.”

 And as he lay between Sebastian’s legs- his fiancé's body naked, and open and begging- Please, Blaine as Blaine pressed him into their bed, his lips and fingers exploring and teasing, loving- he found that he wasn’t worried about the immediate future for once. Everything, for the first time ever, seemed to be falling into place around him and his. He couldn’t imagine being happier than he was right now.

 Sebastian’s POV:

 As they ran up the stairs, laughing and smiling, Sebastian decided he could live in this blissful snapshot forever. That if heaven was what you made it, it would be Blaine’s giddy smile under warm kitchen lights and his hands as they tugged at each other's clothes in the dark of the bedroom. 

 Laying on the bed with Blaine in between his legs kissing and touching everywhere, everything felt peaceful and passionate all at once. They were finally living a life as close to normal as they ever would and life had never felt so satisfying. 

 They spent the night intertwined, a mix of limbs and bedsheets and soft sighs. Sebastian wasn’t sure when they had drifted off to sleep but he woke up in B's arms. The light of dawn filtered through the blinds and splashed across the other man’s skin as his chest gently rose and fell. Sebastian couldn’t wait for a forever filled with these small, beautiful moments.

 /fin.

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(We’ll be back late February/Early March with a new wedding themed para. Stay tuned!)

[andersoncharm]

Long Live All The Magic We Made- Saturday, March 26, 2022

Para: Long Live All The Magic We Made

Rating: PG.

Pairing: Seblaine. Hunter/Antoinette (OC)

Blaine: @andersoncharm

Sebastian: @smythesm

When: (Four month time skip.) Saturday, March 26, 2022  *Seb is now 27, and Blaine is 25. 

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Notes: Hunter and Tony share some big news with Sebastian and Blaine before asking them something life changing.

Warnings:  This RP in general includes; Mentions of death/Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Para Title Taken From: Taylor Swift- Long Live

Extra Information: This took far too long to post, we apologize! There will be FOUR POV’s in this Para. We’ve done our best to make it as easy to read as possible. 

We will be doing a series of little mini’s to progress over the next few years of this RP. Things might get a little confusing but we promise to date them accordingly. 

Under cut for length. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine’s heart was full and thumped happily in his chest as he poured out four glasses of cabernet sauvignon and giggled with a smiling Tony. He listened to the sounds of his boyfriend and his boyfriend’s best friend Hunter carrying on out in the courtyard. Their new home felt awake and alive tonight after a dinner that Blaine had planned out perfectly, only the second one in their home. Sebastian had done his best to help, but mostly stuck to meticulously clearing and organizing which was saying something as they’d only lived here for a few months now. Neither Tony or Blaine knew what their boyfriends were doing in there, only that they kept hearing random slaps on skin and loud oofs followed by faux annoyance in both of their voices only to be soothed by tipsy laughter. 

The night had gone on perfectly- they’d had dinner out in the courtyard, the spring air was a bit chilly but they were warmed by the cute little firepit Blaine had put in. And since he was with company that knew what he was, Blaine had offered some magic and the whole area had been pleasantly buzzing with his heated energy all night long. Enjolras loved getting to run around wildly with Freya, who still insisted she didn’t run around. But, Blaine had caught her multiple times tonight and promised her he wouldn’t tease her too much. Besides, Ras loved it when she played with him, he’d hate for her to stop. The thought was almost laughable to him as soon as he thought it-Freya would let Blaine dress her up in cat clothing if she thought it would please the golden pup, she loved him that much. He could feel the two of them still running around out there in the glow of the firelight just outside the kitchen door.

He was happy, very much so, but this little ache like a bruise pressed over his heart. Don’t get him wrong, he loved having Hunter and Tony around- Hunter was Seb’s best friend and had done so much for both of them. And Tony, well she was pretty much Blaine’s little sister at this point. They shared a bond, a different kind of fate that few others could touch. Still, he wished he could invite David and Nick, and of course his father, but he knew he had to keep his friends at arms length to save face, and he had to keep his dad even further away. He tried to picture Sam in the room with all of them, and knew instantly that his best friend would probably fit right in, despite not being able to know the truth of it all. Tony would laugh at Sam’s jokes and Hunter would do the same and then quiz him about Japan. Too bad he was still over there, living his dream with his adorable girlfriend. 

And then there was his mom. All of these years and her absence still felt like a sucker punch to the chest when he thought about it. He pressed his hand over his heart just at the spot where her crystal used to rest and wondered how long she’d let  Seb wear it. He could tell it was getting antsy to come back every single time he touched his boyfriend. But, he still wasn’t ready. He’d give almost anything to have all of them here so he could show them how far he’d come and good things had turned out.  He wanted to show off his beautiful home and his gorgeous person, not to boast but to say hey, I made it even when I didn’t think I would… Missing those few people was the only thing keeping Blaine from feeling the happiest he’d ever felt. And even with them not being there, he was pretty damn happy. 

He sighed and dropped his hand before turning to Tony- her large grey eyes now studying him curiously and he knew she knew he was silently working through something. He gave her a big, genuine smile and shrugged.  

“Everything’s okay, Tony. I promise.” He pushed the try full of drinks towards her and scooped up the decadent round dark chocolate mousse cake he’d made from scratch yesterday. He noted that a few raspberries were missing from the top and wondered which one of them had stolen them, Hunter or Sebastian. He knew it was probably Sebastian- it was like his boyfriend felt compelled to steal food from desserts or salads that would taste just the same out of the package. He smiled to himself as he nodded towards the door, imagining Seb sneaking into the kitchen last night and opting to steal two raspberries from the cake instead of the fridge. He’d probably give Blaine some excuse about wanting the chocolate on it. Tony caught his smile and shook her head. 

“You’ve gone from happy to a little melancholy and now back to happy again in the span of three seconds, , you’re going through it tonight, aren’t you, babe? Something you want to talk about? We’ve got a little time before they get too stupid.” She laughed and nudged him before getting a sparkling water from the fridge for herself. “I don’t want to get too tipsy, you know, we are staying here as guests and someone’s gotta keep Hunter in line. I can see it now, he’ll end up dragging the two of us to your bed because his drunken mind thinks that’s a normal thing to do when you’re staying at your best friend's house.” She teased, but Blaine hadn’t witnessed her drink much of anything with alcohol tonight, let alone get any kind of tipsy. She’d been sipping on water most of the time. Her energy felt high and positive, she was happy. So he didn’t think too much of it. But, she was right, Hunter probably would find a way to implant himself into his and Sebastian’s bed and drag Tony with him. All six of them, Freya and Ras included,  just snuggled up. As if on cue, Hunter’s crackle of delight soared from outside and through the kitchen. 

“I’m really okay, just thinking about things I can’t really change. I am happy though, you’ve got it right. And Gods, you’re probably right about Hunter. I mean, as comfortable as that sounds… he has a whole room here that he can roll all over to his heart's content.” He nodded towards the door. “What are they even doing out there? We should probably go feed them some more before someone gets hurt.”

 She laughed, knowing he was right and nodded, still looking a little skeptical over his answer, but she sat her water down on the drink try and walked with him out into the magically warm March air and Blaine followed. Both men looked up at them, the echo of a laugh still hanging in the air. Blaine made his way towards Seb, sat the cake down on the table and snuggled into his boyfriend's side.

“Do I even want to know what you’re doing out here? Also, did you steal my raspberries, Sebastian? You messed up my aesthetic.” He teased, pressing his lips into Seb’s jaw and nuzzling into his neck. He could hear Hunter’s childish, teasing ewwws and he looked over at his friend, who was just as snuggled up with his girlfriend, with wide eyes. 

“Keep it up, Clarington and I won’t give you any cake.” To which Hunter followed up with a scandalized and very dramatic face of woe even as Blaine moved forward to cut each one of them a slice.

Sebastian’s POV:

 Sebastian thought that he would hate having company over at the new house. After a successful holiday season with a visit to Ohio where he realized he missed his mother, Wick, and Luke more than he thought he did and a few small gatherings he decided he didn’t mind it. He was actually excited to have little parties here and there and he knew how happy it made Blaine to prepare artistic charcuterie boards and bake mini desserts. 

 When Tony and Hunter came over, things always felt natural. Ever since everything had calmed down after the trial, things with his best friend felt normal again. Sometimes when they were joking around over beers (and a cigarette for Sebastian) he’d forget that Hunter actually was a hunter of supernatural beings. He liked how easy and connected B and Tony seemed and that things just finally seemed settled into place as much as they could be when you were implanted into a magical world. 

The two of them had been roasting each other and laughing in the courtyard. Normally Seb wouldn’t choose to sit out in the chill but B had extended his magical warmth throughout the area. Sebastian had hit his tipsy best friend in the arm a little too hard and he fell out of his chair a little bit and spilled some of his drink and the ground. They burst into laughter because well, there was just no reason that Seb should have been able to get one over on somebody trained in combat. Hunter made a sly comment about how he had a soft spot for him and that was the only reason it had happened. 

Tony and Blaine had made their way into the courtyard with more drinks and cake and had snuggled up to their significant others.  

“Hunter was just flirting with me. You should like, zap him or something.” He waved his hand in the air like little volts were shooting from his fingertips. “I might have snuck a few, they taste better with the chocolate.”  He liked how Blaine’s lips felt on his jaw, a tingle slid its way up his spine. 

 Hunter’s POV:

Hunter’s skin felt electric with excitement. They were all gathered around the small fire pit, the air comfortably warm with Blaine’s magic. He felt giddy from the wine, Bas’ laugh, and  Tony’s glow. Her soft body pressed into his side, his arm wrapped around her. Everything felt right and he knew that tonight was the perfect night. 

 Hunter leaned forward and plucked a raspberry from Sebastian’s perfect slice of cake and popped it into his mouth.

 “You’re a tattletale. You know I could stop him, right?”

 Tony’s elbow gently poked his side, “You could try. I think I’d let him give you a good zap.” 

 Blaine smiled and Sebastian took a smug bite of cake and Tony giggled into her sparkling water. He couldn’t help but smile, couldn’t even joke about his feelings being hurt. Things may not be lining up how he had always pictured them but he felt satisfied and truly happy. He and his best friend were in love with two amazing people and their friendship had remained just as strong. Their lives were all changing for the better. 

Blaine gave in and slid him a small plate with a decadent slice on it. Tony stole his raspberry which he knew he deserved. “You’re lucky you’re cute.”  She kissed him and he could taste the slightest hint of berries on her lips. 

After everyone’s bellies were full and their drinks were refilled the night fell into a comfortable silence. Hunter could hear dove’s somewhere in the courtyard, Tony’s breathing, and the traffic on the streets. He gently nudged Tony and they held eye contact for a few minutes, she knew what he was thinking.

 Antoinette’s (Tony) POV:

Tony glanced around the courtyard, feeling full of happiness and hope she hadn’t felt in a very long time. For the first time since she’d been cursed with sickness as a child, she felt like things were actually going to be okay. She was a full-time, certified member of the Order now, she was able to freely train and got to work with the love of her life every single day. Hunter always had her back and she always had his. She got to spend time with Blaine, someone that understood her more than almost anyone else in the world, someone she had bonded with as soon as they met, by extension of both Hunter and Blaine she was able to spend time with Sebastian. A person who made both of her boys incredibly happy and therefore made her happy. She had secretly started calling the three of them her boys in her head and she wondered as he laid her hand on her stomach if she’d be adding another one into the mix soon.  

“Something does tell me that Blaine might have a leg up here though, it is his house after all. I mean, we’re actually sitting in a swarm of his magic right now.” She looked over at Blaine and grinned with a shrug while blatantly betraying her own boyfriend. She’d figure out a way to make it up to him later. She secretly sometimes wondered what hidden potential her friend had hidden away. She’d met both his mother and father and they’d both done incredible things and it made her wonder what secrets or untapped power Blaine Anderson might be carrying around. She also sort of hoped that maybe they never found out. 

Good Witches tended to only pull out the crazy magic when things were about to go incredibly bad. Imelda when saving her, and well, Will was on the Council, he got to do bigger magic every day. She knew Blaine was close to cashing in his good card and possibly doing something drastic during his trials, but they’d all pulled through and he didn’t have to. She supposed that was for the best, they were all here now and happy and well, she’d take that over getting an answer to her curiosities any day. 

 She couldn't help the little smile that played on her lips as they finished their food and drinks and when Hunter snuggled in a little closer and dipped down to get her to look at him, she knew it was time to let them in on the reason they’d wanted to come this weekend in the first place. Her heart gave a little flutter and she cleared her throat as she looked up at Blaine and Sebastian. They had three full things to tell them. The first one was the easy part, the other two were a little harder.

 “I’m sure you’ve all noticed that I’ve not exactly been indulging in the spirits with you.” She laughed a little and settled her hand over her mostly flat belly again. The very tiniest swell was there and you had to know she was carrying in order to tell at all. Hunter insisted he could tell when he laid his head on her stomach at night, but she could hardly tell herself. She was only thirteen weeks along as of three days ago.  She thought it was cute though so she let him coo at her. “That’s  because well, we’re having a baby.” She grinned, enjoying  the changes in the faces of the two men sitting across from her. From surprise, to happiness, to what might have been sadness- she felt that one... and back to happiness before crossing over into what could be described as elation. “We’re due at the end of September, early October.” She held her hand to keep them from advancing on her just yet. She had more to say and number two was the the second hardest-

“Before you get too ahead of me, we have a couple more things to ask…” She paused, she knew that Blaine and Sebastian had been through hell and that they had made many sacrifices to be together, including finding out that they’d never get to be parents together,  so she didn’t want to fuck this bit up. She reached over and took Hunter’s hand for comfort and then looked from Sebastian, who was holding sweetly onto his boyfriend and giving Hunter a sort of amazed look-  to Blaine and settled on his kind, eager, wide golden eyes. Eyes that reminded her so much of his mom, now that her memories of the wonderful woman had been restored.

 “We- both Hunter and I,  were wondering if, no matter what we have, if you, Blaine, would give us the honor of naming them Mel.”

She waited, watching Blaine carefully. How he took this question would help decide if the last big thing they wanted to ask them was plausible. If Blaine reacted negatively maybe they shouldn’t be asking such big things in the first place, but if he accepted then they had the biggest, possibly life changing question to ask the two of them. She was nervous as she watched him process with Sebastian’s help. 

 Blaine’s POV:

There were doves again. They cooing and twittering all over the courtyard. Little flits of pale pink and grey and white here and there, making for a lovely show…  Blaine didn’t always notice them right away, but when he did they always seemed to make a big show by spreading their pretty wings and flocking around Sebastian in particular. As if showing him off- Like hey, look over here, this one’s ours. As if Blaine didn’t know all about Aphrodite's advanced role in their Fate’s intertwining. They had an actual altar to her in their bedroom. It still left him beside himself whenever he woke up, or came home to find decadent dark chocolates or expensive flowers or deep red wine left as an offering to her. If it had always been him doing it, that would have been one thing, but these things came from Sebastian and that in and of itself was baffling. He figured his logical, lawyer boyfriend would drop a chocolate kiss or a petal here and there, but most of the time Blaine found incredibly nice things for the goddess of love and beauty. Sebastian seemed to take her presence as seriously as he did. Maybe the presence of the doves was a gift for them. A constant sweet soundtrack to everyday life inside (and outside) of the Smythe-Anderson home.

The doves seemed to coo even more sweetly as Tony revealed her and Hunter’s amazing news. So sweetly in fact that Blaine almost missed it for grinning up at the fluttering birds. His head snapped back down as he caught the words due at the end of September, early October… He wanted to do three things all at once. First he wanted to flock to Tony like the doves seemed to love doing to Seb, and wrap her up to congratulate her, but something her in demeanor said to sit back for a second, then he wanted to go to Hunter and do the same, but again, they both seemed to be telling them that wait, there’s more. The third bit was that he wanted to cry a little, a happy one, mind you. Because maybe there was hope for a child to be in their lives somewhat now. One that maybe they could become friends with and when Hunter and Tony visited  every few months they’d maybe prefer hanging out with him and Seb. Maybe they’d get cute nicknames one day. Maybe.

He was still processing the information and the excitement when Tony asked her next question. The name was pretty and gender-neutral. He liked it as soon as she said it. He had a familiarity with it that he couldn't place his finger on. Yet, he had no clue why they seemed to be asking for his permission to use it. How could he give them honor over a name?

 Seb was mumbling his name in question. He looked at him wondering why his boyfriend was holding onto him and rubbing his back so comfortingly, like he’d been told something sad. Or why Hunter and Tony were looking at him with wide, waiting eyes, looking and exuding the feeling of nervousness. Why was the focus on him? Shouldn’t it be on Tony and Hunter? He looked over at Seb a little confused. His boyfriend cocked his head to the side, not understanding his reaction, gave his hand a comforting squeeze and it wasn’t until Blaine tried saying the name out loud to Seb to question it that he understood.

 “Mel? Oh...”

 He swallowed hard and blinked once and then twice as everything seemed to fall into place for him. Imelda. Mel… They wanted to name their baby after his mom. The two of them knew that he and Seb wouldn't be able to, so they were asking to do it for them. His heart felt full and sad and he sniffled, blinking back tears as he spoke. His voice a little thick.

 “Oh, I would love that, guys. I truly would.” He bit his lip and leaned into Sebastian, feeling shy and overexposed all of the sudden. “She would love that…” He hid his face in Seb’s neck for a moment to collect himself, and smiled as Seb pressed a kiss to his forehead, gaining comfort from his soulmate and grounding himself. He pulled back to rejoin the group just in time for Hunter to clear his throat as if he had something more to say. Blaine could feel this was a big one...

 Hunter’s POV:

Hunter wrapped his arm around Tony’s shoulders and pulled her in even closer. He was delighted  by Sebastian’s surprised face, his mouth agape for about 3 solid seconds before he mouthed ‘you  motherfucker!’ It made him laugh with how simply Bas the reaction was and then there was Blaine, all wide eyed and shy. Hunter was thankful that Blaine had reacted positively to their request. If it weren’t for Imelda’s selflessness and power, none of this would have happened. 

 “Thank you, Blaine. It means a lot to us,” Tony nodded in agreement.

 “We do have one more question.” Hunter shifted in his seat a little bit. This part was big and his stomach felt acidic with nerves. Before all this, he had thought that he and Sebastian had seen it all together. Asking his best friend this next question felt heavy and scarier than any mission he’d ever go on. 

 “Would you two do us the honor of being the baby’s guardians? Like god parents, only way more. You know, like...on paper. Would you be willing to take care of them while we’re on missions and such? To bring them into your home? Take them in...if...a mission went south.” He couldn’t bring himself to say the words, ‘in case we die.’ when everything felt new and positive, even if they both knew their field was extremely dangerous. 

 “Well, don’t keep us waiting fellas.” 

Sebastian’s POV:

 Sebastian smiled and watched his boyfriend’s face closely. It would have been comical how long it took for the name’s significance to settle into his brain but the entire interaction was just, well, wholesome. He pressed a kiss to Blaine’s forehead and waited for him to peek out again. The gesture of choosing the name Mel was very sweet, even an old cynic like Seb could admit that. 

The change in Hunter’s tone made his ears prick up. He knew him like his favorite TV show, comforting and reliable for background noise that made his pre B world feel a little less empty. Whenever the other man got serious on him it made Sebastian feel a bit on edge. Not because he was afraid to see Hunter serious, just because he never really knew what to expect and that made his organized microcosm feel a little bit wobbly. 

The question that had been asked was not one he had been expecting. He didn’t even think that this was a topic that either one of them, Hunter or Sebastian, had ever talked about. Seb blinked a few times and felt his Blaine shift next to him. He had always thought  that he was bad with kids, that he didn’t like them all that much. But, getting to know his little cousin Luke had changed his mind and he really loved to see the light in B’s eyes when they played their games of make believe. There was a warmth that spread through his body, something protective. None of this was ever in the plans they had made over midnights and pizzas and the bellyache of laughter. This was big and special and the most important thing Hunter had ever asked him to do. Especially now that he and Blaine had had their opportunity ripped away...

“I...do we need to think about this or…?” He pulled away a bit to look down at his boyfriend. “ I know that I...would really love to do that.” 

 Sebastian knew that Blaine felt the same way as he did.

 Blaine’s POV:

Once again Blaine was a bit slow on the uptake, he was having a bit of a hard time processing what was being asked of them. Not because he didn’t want it, but because it was more than he thought they’d ever get. His heart thudded in his chest as he looked up at Sebastian, hardly allowing himself to believe what he was hearing. The moment passed and his face broke out into a smile as he pulled Seb closer, squeezing him to show him that no, they didn’t need to think about this. It was truly a no brainer. He turned his attention over to Hunter and Tony and gave them an even bigger smile. 

 “No, no we don’t need to think about it. I’m with Seb without a doubt… I’d love that more than anything.” He laughed a little, his eyes still bright with tears. Of course he knew accepting came at a price, it put the very real threat that one or both of them might die in the field. They were hunters that worked for the Order in very real dangerous situations. And chances of them dying together were much larger considering they worked right next to each other. It made him, and no doubt Sebastian,  look that ugly truth right in the face.  “I’m gonna have to double down on protection spells and maybe even make you a few charms because there is no way you’re not going to be around to see this baby grow up.” He made mental  notes of the charms and ingredients he’d need for their protection even as he spoke. His brain seemed to be in overdrive as a new person to care about was just on the horizon. He wanted to protect them with his magic and his own self and he didn’t even know them yet. “Tony, how do you feel about letting me make you a little something even more extra while you’re pregnant? And, before you ask, I planned on asking if I could do that before you asked us to assist in the life of your child.”

 The four of them sat and talked for a couple more hours, mostly about the baby and what steps they needed to take for their wishes to come to term, but they slipped a few other things in here and there. There were plenty of laughs, Hunter convinced Seb to take a few shots with him for old times sake and even convinced Blaine to take a couple- one for him and one for Tony since she couldn’t, and he obliged.

Blaine had a few moments of panic where he thought maybe he wasn’t cut out for this task that was  being asked of him, but he’d look over at Tony and see his mother, just a little bit, and how light Hunter seemed to be right now, and then at his boyfriend, his soulmate, his person and it would all slip away… Seb looked happy and hopeful and he held Blaine close the whole time they sat and talked and drank. It was hard to feel anything other than good when Sebastian looked like that. 

Eventually Seb started to yawn and even suggested that Blaine use magic to clean up their messes, which was wild to him considering Sebastian usually liked for him to keep magic more simple. Even after all these years, Seb still would stare in awe and wonder and a little bit of warrant fear over some of the magical tasks that Blaine could perform. And magically cleaning a whole house in one go would do that trick. Seb wasn’t afraid of Blaine, but magic was wild and even though Blaine was a very practiced Witch, he knew seeing something like that to a logical mind like Seb’s was a bit overwhelming. So he said goodnight to Hunter and Tony who were sleeping in the guest room and sent Seb to get ready for bed before doing his fancy bit of cleaning magic. Within minutes the courtyard and kitchen were both spotless and Blaine had rounded up Freya and Enjolras and locked the doors, and renewed his protective spells around the perimeters of the new house. His cat familiar and his not so little pup followed him up the stairs and they were both asleep at the foot of the huge bed before he could change into his pajamas. He was still buzzing with excitement as he snuggled in next to Sebastian whose energy was just as excited, if not drowsy with drink. He might just be making mild hangover cures for Sebastian and Hunter the next day.

 “It looks like we found a bit of a loophole, didn’t we?” He laughed gently and pulled his drowsy boyfriend into his arms. “I mean, they said neither one of us could father children or adopt.  They never said anything about being partial guardians. And they’ll be the child of two hunters, that just means they’ll get to know the truth about Witches and magic and what their parents do when they’re young, we won’t have anything to hide from them.” He paused, watching Seb’s face in the dim light. “I know it’s not what we may have eventually wanted, but I think it worked out for us. We get to be there for them. They have a safe space for their kid and we get to be important to someone. I’m really happy. Plus, you’re a lawyer, so if the Council tries to stop us from helping Hunter and Tony, you can help fight it.”

Seb snuggled into him and reassured him that he was just as happy, his words and little kisses tipsy against Blaine’s jaw. Blaine could have talked about the kid and their future forever, but he was much more sober since he was mostly made of magic and stardust, sort of, and he knew Seb would too under normal circumstances. But his boyfriend was overly happy and drunk and sleep would bring morning and morning would bring the excitement of Blaine getting to tell Sebastian of the ideas he had for the third bedroom. Hunter and Tony were gone a lot on missions, sometimes it added up to about five months out of a year. And then they only got a year and a half off after the baby was born and then it was back to the grind and of course they’d be bringing the baby over before that year was up so they could bond, so naturally the baby needed a bedroom!

He looked down at Sebastian and pressed a soft kiss to his lips, smiling when Seb mumbled his love. Blaine kissed him back and loved him just as much before settling down with the comforting weight of Seb on his chest. An array of ideas and elation for his friends and for them as he slipped into slumber.

 /fin.

[andersoncharm]

Be My Once In A Lifetime- Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Para: Be My Once In A Lifetime

Rating: PG-13/R.

Pairing: Seblaine.

Blaine: @andersoncharm

Sebastian: @smythesm

When: (Three month time skip.) Tuesday, November 30, 2021 ***Seb is now 27, and Blaine is now 25. 

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Notes: Sebastian and Blaine move into their forever home.

Warnings:  This para has some sexy thoughts and a bit of smut at the end. This RP in general includes; Mentions of death. Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Para Title Taken From: Lana Del Rey- Love Song

Extra Information: We will be doing a series of little mini’s to progress the next few years of this RP. Things might get a little confusing but we promise to date them accordingly. 

Under cut for length and some content. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face as he stood in the doorway of Sebastian's new office in their new home. The shelves were built into the white of high walls and trimmed in soft grey and his boyfriend was currently on top of the world as he slid book after book into their new home. Sebastian radiated positive energy, oblivious to Blaine watching over him, completely unaware as Blaine pulled out his phone and silently captured yet another moment in the next chapter of their lives together. He couldn’t wait to send it off for a physical copy so he could add the memory to their new walls. 

The last few months had hit so fast, one second the two of them were just browsing and the next they were putting in an offer and the. signing their joined names on papers that said this house was theirs forever. If Blaine were to let himself sit and think about it, he’d probably discover that he had whiplash from the whirlwind of it all. Their new home, originally supposed to just be a second step towards a better house in a few years, ended up just being a final step. The place was a fucking dream- an expensive riverfront, three story, three bedroom, plus office space, two bath historical townhome and out of budget dream... but between them, and old family money and trusts on both sides, they made it work- with Seb pushing just a bit harder by telling Blaine they’d get to grow old here while they looked out over the very river they’d met each other three years ago. It all made him incredibly anxious, but it was impossible not to visualize once Blaine stepped foot in the gigantic, open kitchen with windows that let the sun and moonlight shine in and counter space to die for. And Seb’s eyes had grown twice their size when the office was presented to him and Blaine knew that his boyfriend was in love again. He supposed he was, too.

The bricks and foundation had been formed over 150 years ago and had been updated with love over those years and it was almost as if each modern, yet respectful update had been made with Sebastian and Blaine ending up there together in mind. Who knew, maybe it had been, maybe the Fates and the Gods were rewarding them for all they’d been through together. But, standing in it now Blaine couldn’t imagine them anywhere else. It felt unreal even though Blaine had spent the last twenty-four hours after leaving Ohio from a visit with Sabine and the rest of the Smythe’s slowly unpacking their belongings, old and new. Apart of him wanted to magic it all together to see the final product, but watching Seb here now reminded him that doing it this way was much more meaningful. They needed to do this together, just the two of them. It was their baby now.

They’d said a bittersweet goodbye to Seb’s and his old apartment; the one that held so many memories of happiness and sorrow, where he’d healed over the last year from his trial (gods, had it really been a year?), where they’d fought tooth and nail to be together… right before going home to Ohio for Thanksgiving. They’d hit the ground running as soon as they got back in yesterday morning and the house was almost ready for them to start living. It was big, but they’d made it all so cozy- the warm glow of November's fall seemed to wrap the russet bricks of their home up in it’s arms and all Blaine wanted to do was curl up on their new couch with some tea and have Sebastian wrapped tightly in his arms as they watched something cheesy and silly to get them into the holiday spirit, and then maybe he could pull Seb into their bed and they could finally test it out until they fell asleep, exhausted and elated. However, there was still so much to do and Freya was helping them by keeping Ras busy chasing her playfully around their new playground- a little private courtyard. Blaine really should stop staring and go finish putting his kitchen together. But Seb looked so content and beautiful in his concentration that Blaine found he couldn't pull himself away just yet. All his anxieties about the price seemed to float away as he watched. He cleared his throat to speak, his voice quiet as he softly stepped onto the hardwood floor of the office.

“Gods, I can’t get over how happy you look here, baby.” 

 Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian had never really cared for the word forever. It was too final and seemed like some sort of prison sentence. A word that people flung around without truly thinking about what it meant. That was until Blaine quite literally tumbled into his life and things just started to seem real for once. Marriage seemed like a possibility and building a stable home just seemed logical. Everything fell into place after the dust from the trial settled and the two of them had been perfectly content and well, Seb could finally see what forever looked like. It looked like Blaine cooking in their new kitchen, his bare feet on the hardwood floor, the scent of garlic and olive oil carried by the river breeze rushing through the windows. Forever was his meticulous bookshelves and fall leaves in the courtyard, Christmas lights, New year’s kisses in a place that was theirs. 

Seb thought that searching for a home and all of the work wound up in it was going to take  a long time but, it all happened rather quickly and luckily, it was easy for them. Time didn’t seem to exist as packing turned into their Thanksgiving visit (lots of housewarming gifts from Sabine and Wick, he had never seen his mother so elated.) and suddenly they were standing in the doorway to their new home on a gust of cold November wind. 

He teetered on the step ladder as he slipped one of his many copies of Les Mis on the shelf. Sebastian had sensed Blaine’s presence before he saw him, he let him admire the view for a bit longer before he looked down at the other man. 

“I love this room,” He smiled and stepped down from the shelf. Sebastian looked around the crisp white room. Sun fell through the window and splayed across the floor in a satisfying way. He looked forward to the summer sunshine and the warmth it would bring to his little office. 

“You seem happy, too.” Sebastian stepped forward and leaned in for a kiss. “How’s the kitchen look? Think you can work with it?” He knew that B loved it and wouldn’t stop gushing about the counter space. “Excited to experiment?”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine let himself really feel the simple kiss for a moment before pulling back to smile up at Sebastian. It was amazing to him that after over three years butterflies still beat against his ribcage and his skin still prickled with emotion every single time this man touched him. Sure, perhaps he was a bit more amped up right now from the high of such a big step, but it was always there. That floating up, up, up and then the freefall down only to be caught with Sebastian’s arms tightly around him feeling. He sighed and cleared his throat, there was plenty of time for Blaine to capture that feeling again and again after the house was done. Nevermind that it was too late now to push it away. He was completely wrapped up in the look on Seb’s face as his boyfriend teased, yes teased him about his new kitchen. He took the bait anyway, the place was too damn spectacular to brush off.

“I am the happiest I’ve ever been, I mean, I say that like every new month, but I mean it this time. I’m not sure how it could get better.” He grinned even bigger, his fingers moving up to rest against Seb’s chest, the clear quartz Blaine had lent him for protection over a year ago now vibrated pleasantly under his fingertips as if telling him that Sebastian was safe now and that he could take it back. It felt like his mom telling him Sebastian would be more than okay without it, but Blaine wasn’t ready. Please. Not just yet.

“Can I work with it? Gods, I mean, you saw the kitchen, right? Your office is awesome with it’s built-in bookshelves and  tranquility that give even our very magical beach cottage a run for its money, but did you see the island in the kitchen? Did you see how much shelf space I have? Do you know how much food you’re going to get to consume in the next lifetime- I hope you’re ready. I just have so much space to make everything in! I can bake for the Snowed-In at home now, I don’t have to go in at 4 am as much anymore. Yeah, I can’t wait, and I can so work with it” 

He laughed, his hands trailing down to rest on Sebastian’s hips as he spoke, his grin gowning. “You realize that we can host holidays now? We don’t always have to go to Ohio, your mom and Uncle Wick and Luke can come here, Seb! Thomas too if he wants… I mean of course I’ll have to do everything naturally when they’re here, but I don’t mind because how nice is that? We can see them more. Oh! Tony and Hunter have a room they can sleep in now, they can stay for a few days before missions and not be cramped up on the couch with no privacy” He paused, biting his bottom lip, his grin turning into a wistful smile. “My dad might even get to visit every so often too, I mean, I know he can't be around too much, but there’s a place for him. He was so happy for us when we told him, I doubt even the High Order can keep him away permanently.” His lips curved back into their grin, wanting to keep the mood playful and not melancholy with thoughts of the trial and losses. 

“And don’t get me started on the view of our river and that courtyard that Ras and Freya have taken over. Have I mentioned the kitchen?” He tiptoed up and stole himself one kiss, and then two more before pulling back to speak again. 

“I’m actually pretty much done setting it up, you’ll have to come look when you get the chance. I’m about to go through each room and recharge the protection spells I’ve done. I know I spent two hours covering the whole place last night, but I just feel like this is such a big deal that I need to make sure they’re good enough, you know? I absolutely can’t let anything ruin this for us, and a shitty protection charm would just be my old luck, right?” He was mostly playing, but he knew and probably Seb knew that it was a very real fear of his- that something was going to come and hurt them or hurt Sebastian and it would be his fault whether it be unintentional neglect or just because of who and what he was. 

“But, I was thinking I could make us a late lunch before I do that? You’ve been working your ass off all day long and I think I’ve only seen you drink coffee, like lots of coffee, so far- you realize you completely forgot to eat?” Typical of his boyfriend to get wrapped up in his work and forget to take care of himself. “I take the blame, I was too excited to make us sit down for breakfast so shame on me.”

Sebastian’s POV:

It was the happiest that Sebastian had ever been , too. “Just for the record, I’d listen to you say that everyday.” He liked seeing Blaine jubilant and excited over new things. Last year had been rough and scary and it felt like they’d never make it out alive. “You deserve all the good things in life. You’ve been through hell and back. But uh, can we maybe slow down on the party planning? I’m not sure if I’m ready to host Thanksgiving, though I’m sure my mother would love it.” 

They stood close for a few moments, Seb enjoyed listening to the other man speak as they gently swayed in the doorway together. If there was ever any doubt on settling on this townhouse, it would be erased by the glow in Blaine’s cheeks and the crinkle of his bourbon colored eyes. 

Sebastian’s stomach growled almost as if on cue when Blaine mentioned lunch. He knew that reinforcing the protection spells throughout the house was important but was relieved when he said he’d fix up some food first. He was thankful that his boyfriend paid such close attention to his habits because he was right, Seb would just pour himself another cup and begin perfectly spacing the pictures he wanted to display in the office. “Yes, shame on you for my bad habits. Lunch sounds perfect, though. And I’ll get to see all of your hard work.”  

The kitchen looked perfectly Blaine, of course. He had hung some herbs on the walls and organized all of the pots and pans so that they hung from a rack above the Island. The room already smelled like lemons and sage with a little swirl of stale morning coffee. “You really got this place together, it’s great.” He sat down on a stool next to the very island B loved so much and tapped his fingers on the polished countertop. “What’s on the menu, baby?” 

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine’s already ridiculous smile grew even more, “I guess I’m just going to have to tell you more often just how happy you’ve made me then, aren’t I?” He rolled his eyes and nodded because of course, Sebastian wouldn’t want the stress of having so many people here. Blaine knew that, but he was just itching to put something together, some sort of get together where they could show how far they’d come and how amazing their new home was. He supposed he’d just have to figure out a way to convince his boyfriend that it would be so much fun. For now, he nodded his agreement. 

“I suppose you’re right. We’ve both been through hell and back and maybe we should just wait. But! Your mom is gonna want to come visit soon, you know she’s so excited to see this place. So by time next year I fully expect a grand get together, yeah?” He laughed and tugged on Seb’s tee as he stole another kiss, humming into it thoughtfully before pulling away and leading Sebastian into the kitchen. The look on the other man’s face told him that he’d done a good job, he bit his lip, suddenly a tiny bit sheepish as Seb looked around, Blaine didn’t need the words spoken out loud to know he’d done a good job. He’d worked hard, and he knew it looked good, but their aesthetics were quite different and it made Blaine happy that Seb genuinely seemed to like how cozy he’d made the room. He pushed a glass of iced strawberry lemonade over to Seb for him to sip on while he waited, and got one for himself too. 

“Our options are slim, but I’m sure I can come up with something.”

In truth, they didn’t have much food in the house at all yet. Just a few things leftover from the other place and some things Blaine picked up before the move; simple fruits and vegetables and so on. Sure, he could order take out, or walk down the street to the deli, or even magic something better, but Seb was sitting at the bar with an easy smile, looking around the room and admiring Blaine’s work. He wanted to keep the moment between the two of them so he opened the fridge to observe. It wasn’t much, but it would work. 

They excited in companionable silence, Seb checking his work emails on his phone and shooting Blaine encouraging just for Blaine smiles as Blaine brought out the deli turkey, cheese, sprouts and spinach leaves,12 grain wheat bread he’d gotten yesterday evening, and sat them on the counter. The condiment choices were slim but dijon mustard was a good go to so he pulled that out too before locating some honey, vinegar and a few spices. He set to work making a vinaigrette dressing for the spinach salad using the honey and spices before putting the sandwiches together, he made two for Seb, just in case. Before serving he sliced up the honeydew melon waiting for them on the counter. He played it all expertly before joining Sebastian on the other side to eat. 

“I know it’s not very Autumn, but it works, right? We need to go to the store when we’re done so that I can treat you properly. I have so many ideas for things to make this winter, you have no clue how excited I am.” It wasn’t as if Blaine didn’t cook for Seb at the old place, but there was just so much space now. It made him a little giddy thinking about all he could make. They were quiet for a moment and Blaine took the chance while Seb was busy devouring his lunch.

“So you can say no and I will completely understand because I know you’re a little unsure about having a dinner party with your family just yet, but what if we just host Hunter and Tony over for dinner? You won’t have to do a single thing except be nice to Hunter and, you know, look gorgeous like you always do. I’ll take care of everything, the food, the entertainment, absolutely everything. Just the four of us. We could do it for Christmas!” 

He grinned, his teeth on full display, head cocked to the side. He knew that Seb could say no, and if he did he would wait, but Blaine needed to put it out there anyway. He wasn’t sure why he wanted to do this so badly, maybe to show how even though they’d been pushed over they had landed on their feet and were stronger than ever. Or maybe it was to show that he was all in for his very human soulmate. He loved his magic, he loved that his parents had given it to him. But, he’d been exiled, sent to live like a normal human with little glimpses of his old life- the beach cottage, Freya, his raw, powerful magic in general... But Seb was his person and this was his life now and people did normal things like invite their friends to dinners in new houses that they're proud of and he wanted it. He wanted to plan, he wanted to host and entertain. He wanted it all. He reached out and gave Seb’s hand a squeeze, his fingers moving to lightly trace the inside of his palm. 

“I’ll definitely make it worth your while.”

Sebastian’s POV:

“This is perfect, B. Thank you.” Sebastian took a big bite of the fresh sandwich and immediately felt better. Even if his boyfriend felt like the meal was simple or didn’t match the season, he somehow knew exactly what Seb needed. He even made him two sandwiches without asking. This small attention to detail might have seemed like nothing to some people but it made his heart flip a little. B just always knew, always did little affectionate things silently, whether it was two sandwiches or leaving water in the coffee pot for him in the morning. Sebastian didn’t need lavish things. He could buy whatever he wanted and had grown up without wanting for anything. What he needed was exactly what Blaine gave him, quiet love and attention to detail. 

He wiped the corners of his mouth as Blaine began to speak. Sebastian knew that this topic would come up again. He wasn’t bothered, it made him laugh. Of course Blaine wanted to throw a small get together and be a gracious host. He’d be amazing at it. Seb could already see him planning and putting together little appetizers and place cards. 

“We can do that. Why wait for Christmas?” Sebastian playfully and gently elbowed Blaine’s side. “Why not show off all of our hard work to our friends? And, I know. Believe me, my mother has already dropped lots of hints. I just need some time to be emotionally ready for the Smythes to descend upon our home. She knows she’s welcome and of course so are Tony and Hunter. Can’t promise to be that nice to him, though.” Seb winked and leaned in for a kiss. 

“That sounds like an offer I can’t refuse.” Goosebumps ran up and down his arms as B’s fingers laced their way over his palm. He looked into the other’s eyes and sighed despite himself. 

“We do have an entire three story house to christen.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine’s stomach did a little flip over the sound of Seb’s soft little rumbling laugh and felt his face light up even more as the green eyed man spoke, he wasn’t even sure how it was possible to feel any better than he did ten seconds ago, but Seb had managed to do it because, well, of course, he did. Gods, he loved this man more than anything. He let out a little laugh of his own, almost embarrassed over how excited he was about the idea.

“Really, you mean that?” Already ideas were swarming around in his head. Thoughts that went from menus right down to the music he’d pick. He wanted to pull out some paper and start writing down the fluttering thoughts. But, Seb was looking at him some type of way still and he really did  have so much more to finish before he could even think about moving on to a dinner party. Still, Seb had said yes and that was good enough for Blaine right now.  

“I said Christmas because I’d have so much to plan! But, since it’s a small event, maybe we could try for two weekends from now? I’ll have to call Tony and ask her if the two of them will be around, but yes, the middle of December works for me. I have so many ideas for food… I can’t wait to try some out for you. We can start out with this one small dinner and then in a few months we can invite the rest if you feel up to it. Thank you, Seb.”

He bit his bottom lip after receiving Seb’s kiss and found himself naturally wanting more. Wanting to thank his boyfriend with something other than just words. He could feel Seb’s shift too. Blaine’s fingertips ghosted over Sebastian’s goosebumped skin, and he leaned in and kissed him again, his free hand moving up to cup Seb’s jaw. And this time Blaine deepened the kiss, licking into his mouth with intent. His boyfriend’s lips tasted bittersweet- like the honey and vinegar from the dressing he’d made for them and Blaine sighed into the kisses. He pulled back, albeit reluctantly, and looked up into Seb’s deep seafoam green eyes, his words sending a little jolt through him. He stayed close to Sebastian’s lips, voice low and teasing.

“We do, don’t we? Hmm, I know we’ve got quite a bit left to do before evening, but what do you say to an extended break? I could give you a preview of all the ways we’re going to do just that. I could show you just a bit of what I want to do to you...”

Sebastian’s POV:

Seb got lost in the kissing and leaned forward, almost falling off of the kitchen stool in the process. “I think we deserve a break.” His hand made its way to Blaine’s lap where he firmly gripped his thigh. “But what about what I want to do to you?” He smiled against his boyfriend’s lips and felt the energy between them change, like the temperature drop before a summer storm. “You’ve already done so much, after all.” 

He stood up from the stool and walked across the kitchen to the sink. Sebastian leaned back against the cool ledge of the counter and motioned for Blaine to join him. The other man pressed him back and kissed him hard. God, he would love to continue this way but he had a plan. “I want you to sit on the counter, B.” He complied and Sebastian stood in between Blaine’s muscular thighs, his hands cupped his ass as he licked into his mouth. He groaned and fumbled with the waistband of his boyfriend’s sweat pants. The two of them managed to get them down far enough for Sebastian to grip him and stroke him firmly. 

Blaine came, his knees pressed into Sebastian’s sides, his white knuckles gripped his shoulders, a moan against the other’s parted lips. The two of them held each other, little puffs of air and gasps, Blaine’s legs wobbly and Sebastian’s smile pressed into his neck. “Well, that’s one room down. Bedroom later.” He gave Blaine a few more kisses, “But first, protection spells.” 

After the two of them calmed down and cleaned up the kitchen (and themselves) with a little touch of magic, they set to work. Blaine focused on his craft and strengthening the barrier around their new home, Seb hung up photos and art around his office and the living room. 

They ended their night as Blaine had promised. The two of them wound up together on their new bed, a bed that only they would share and make memories in. A bed that Sebastian hadn’t had previous men in, a bed that Blaine hadn’t spent sleepless nights in. The room was thoroughly christened as they moved together in a mess of sheets, Seb’s legs tightly around Blaine. 

They fell asleep- sated, happy and naked. Sebastian looked forward to waking up in their new room, the sounds of the river and their bustling neighborhood, and doing the exact same thing over again. 

/fin. 

[andersoncharm]

Salt Air And The Rust On Your Door- Saturday, March 20, 2021

Para: Salt Air And The Rust On Your Door

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Seblaine.

Blaine: @andersoncharm

Sebastian: @smythesm

When: Saturday, March 20, 2021

Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts- Blaine’s gifted beach cottage.

Notes: Blaine and Sebastian spend the weekend putting together Blaine’s new sacred space.

Warnings:  This RP includes; Mentions of death. Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Under cut for length and some sexy talk. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

Para Title taken from- August by Taylor Swift

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine bit into his bottom lip in concentration and ran his finger down his checklist one last time. Everything seemed to be in order, then again he couldn’t be sure with all of these things scattered the way they had been after his life had been uprooted. It was so hard for him to believe that he’d been exiled and forced to pack up every single thing he owned only four months ago. It both felt like a lifetime and no time at all. He’d done his best to keep each vial and each book and each seed or herb safe, even the magic ones that he’d managed to sneak off of LeFay grounds with the help of his dearly missed friends David and Nick. Everything had either been dumped at his new sacred space or was hidden away in his side of the closet in his and Seb’s bedroom. The thought of everything so messed up and moved around without a home made Blaine’s skin feel itchy. 

His father had gotten him the Marblehead beach cottage as a parting gift, a way for Blaine to stay connected to his old world, a reminder that he still belonged… He’d even picked a place that was less than four miles away from Salem, where part of his legacy had begun. But Blaine had yet to spend any time over there, had only really looked at the place once through bleary eyes as his dad helped him drop off various things from his old home, his dorm that was more than a dorm. And this new place was, well, new. It was a painful reminder that Blaine wasn’t supposed to see his dad anymore. Wasn’t supposed to talk to David or Nick or any of his other Witch friends. It hurt to think about spending time at the little grey cottage all alone without anyone there to talk to. Sure, he liked to practice alone, but sometimes it was nice to look up and see his dad trying to look proud, or to laugh at something David or Nick said to break him of his concentration. It was all too much and Blaine had been putting it off for a month now. He’d been feeling so good for weeks and yet the cottage still stood mostly empty with only boxy and dusty books to keep it company. 

Plus there had been talk- thanks to Hunter and Tony that this was a place Blaine could see them, his dad and friends, again. It was risky, and maybe he shouldn’t try, but gods he missed them. Maybe he’d only get to see them once or twice a year, but that was still more than what he was seeing them now. The knowledge that he could sit and have a cup of tea with his dad and maybe give him a hug was what kicked Blaine into gear. He’d spent the last eight years miserable, thinking his dad resented him and now that he knew the truth, how he’d helped Blaine and Seb and how much he really loved him, it was too late and Blaine had been forced to leave him behind. If this cottage could get him a few minutes of Will’s time without trouble he’d take it. What better day to set up his new space than the Vernal Equinox? 

Almost all of his instruments were already there, all of his books and ingredients. Seeds to start a new garden, and all of his offering jars and trinkets. He’d brought over the things for his mother’s altar, hoping he could make his new one bigger than the one he had at his dorm. He kept only his guitar and an assortment of everyday things he used in practice at Seb’s- no, it was their apartment now, had been for years if he were honest, he just needed to remember that he actually only lived there now. The two of them had also decided that their Aphrodite altar would stay in their bedroom, it seemed like it belonged there and it was for both of them after all. He’d been sick for months after his trial, his wrist still burned when he thought about it too much, his scars still seemed so ugly and harsh when he ran his thumbs over them, and his body still felt bone deep weariness when he used too much magic but he was better. He needed to do this, needed to build himself a sacred space, a space that he got to practice and live like a Witch even if it was only for a few hours a day. 

Ras was already at the cottage, glamoured away and running amongst the rocky shore as a grumpy Freya dutiful and lovingly looked on. All that was left was for Blaine to take Sebastian and himself. The place was shrouded in magic and therefore travel by a car wasn’t really ideal. They could drive to the quaint, picturesque town, but Blaine would have to magically travel them all there from a parking space and he figured it was safer to just leave from their apartment. He was getting stronger each day and the task of getting Ras there left him only a tiny bit winded and tired. He smiled up at his boyfriend and tipped the usual anti nausea potion into his mouth and gave Seb a moment to adjust to the taste and then he pulled him close, pressing Seb’s face into his neck so he wouldn’t get dizzy from the movement. He thought of where he needed to go and then they were moving. The scent of springtime rain, and the strike of lighting against damp earth filled his nose and then their feet were touching the rocky ground before he knew it, the sounds of gulls and gentle waves filled his ears and he held onto Seb to not only keep him steady but to get his own groundings, something he’d never had to do before but the trial had really done him in. He hoped it wasn’t permanent, another secret punishment they’d forgotten to mention.

The sea worn grey wood flaps of the small, plain but pretty house almost blended in with the grey of the New England sky, the Atlantic only a few shades darker. Only the white trip of the windows and small porch helped the tiny cottage stand out. The sun was trying its hardest to peak out behind the stormy clouds of the ocean but Helios apparently wasn’t welcome today. The place smelled of magic and mischief with a side of whimsy and a calm that only came to Blaine when he was near comforting, magical things. It was so private. So calm. He could see people off the peninsula, but they seemed far away in a Spring pink glow of another world. The wards his father had put up around the place were stronger than anything Blaine could come up with. It was so hidden that he was honestly surprised Seb could see the place at all. He was sure no human should be able to, then again Seb wasn’t just a human. He was Blaine’s Fate.  Blaine reckoned that maybe Seb could only see it because he was Blaine’s. The only humans that should be able to see through the magic were hunter’s but here Seb was, looking out over the ocean with a small smile as Ras crashed through the gentle waves while Freya watched like a worried mother. Blaine reached for Seb’s hand, slipping their fingers together. 

“It really is beautiful and peaceful here, isn’t it?” He smiled, his heart thumping as if it knew he’d like it here as he watched the pup and his guardian. No, it wasn’t his home, his home was with Seb, but this could be something special. A place for the both of them to enjoy. He could see himself inside the cottage, windows open and curtains gently blowing in the sea breeze as he practiced, his fingers crushing and mixing while Seb and Ras played in the waves and Freya watched over all of them in the glow of the sun. 

He smiled bigger. “Something tells me you’re going to want to be here a lot…” He grinned, knowing how much Seb loved the beach. Come summer the sun would be beating down most days and even if it were Blaine would make it so for Seb. “You know we could even vacation here… Less people, more time with just us.” He was teasing, he would never expect Seb to give up his annual trips to the island, but they could come here for alone time. No one would ever find them. The thought made Blaine smile even more. 

“We’ve got to get it presentable first. Should we mess around with Ras first or do you want to start on the inside first? Or we could have the lunch I packed. It’s up to you, you’re the guest here.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian had grown a little more used to the magic travel. Blaine still made him an anti nausea potion every time and he was thankful for that. Magical traveling wasn’t meant for any old human, the swiftness felt like whiplash and the fast arrival at a whole new location was disorienting. It was extremely convenient, though and Enjolras had even started to grow accustomed to it (maybe even enjoyed it a little.) It was very handy now that Blaine’s father had secretly gifted him a cottage on the coast. Blaine could pop in there to work on his craft and be home again on the same day. 

Sebastian had promised his boyfriend that he would help him set up the new place and make it comfortable for him. He was thankful that Blaine would have a little space where he could still feel connected to the world he was pushed out of. Seb knew that Blaine loved the apartment  but he couldn’t deny that something was missing. As much as the other man had felt trapped at LeFey, he missed the sprawling gardens and dusty rooms and most importantly, his community. He encouraged Blaine to spend as much time at the cottage as he felt he needed and assured him he was okay with him leaving the Aphrodite altar and his random bottles and bundles of herbs around. 

He didn’t have much time to think as they held onto each other and arrived in a rocky patch of marram grass. The first thing Sebastian noticed was how big the beach they were on was, and then Ras frolicking in the foamy wash of the ocean. He turned on his heels to see the grey cottage.

“Yeah, B. It’s beautiful out here. I’d definitely spend more time out here, if you’ll have me that is.” Sebastian reached over and took Blaine’s hand, “We could do that. You had me at ‘less people’.” The island was great but Seb felt like he had maybe outgrown it. He craved privacy and the quiet but still missed the ocean so this was a perfect fit. 

“Let’s eat real quick. That way we can concentrate and I’m sure Ras will head over when he sees the food. I’m excited to see the inside of this place, though.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine smiled as he watched his boyfriend take in his surroundings. He knew how much Sebastian loved the beach and the ocean and he could see him lying out on the sand with a towel and a book while the waves crashed around him and Ras snored in the sun next to him. That was Blaine’s favorite part about their trips to the island, getting to play and lay exhausted and a little burnt in the sun with Sebastian next to him smelling of sunscreen and the salty breeze of the ocean air. For a moment, being exiled and forced to do his craft in a place like this didn’t seem so bad at all. He could set up a garden on the porch and get them chairs for their private beach and he could even make it so Seb could enjoy the place in the dead of winter.

“You know, I had a feeling you would like it here. I promise the sun won't always be hiding like it is today, Spring is trying its hardest.” He turned and looked up at him for a second before tip-toeing up so that he could press a kiss to his lips, he savored the feeling of Seb’s lips against his, their arms around each other while Ras yipped at Freya and the gulls cawed around the happy pup. The breeze lifted their hair and their clothing and Blaine felt a moment of complete satisfaction. “I have ways of coaxing the sun out, since we’re all alone and no one can see us. I could even make it so that it was warm here in the winter just for you. You could catch the rays of the winter sun instead of summer for once. It’s a big bit of magic but you’re worth it. We’ve never really had a place like this where I could do things like that for you. Not even the apartment. Maybe this is all a good thing… ” He paused, pondering if this was part of the reason his dad had picked a beach house out of him, because Will had been watching him and Seb for years now and he had to know that Seb loved the beach and Blaine loved working the sea winds and sand and salt water. It was almost so perfect. If only you didn’t have to give up the rest of it for this small bit of sanctuary…

“I didn’t do too much, I figured I’d cook a big dinner when we got home tonight, but there’s a selection of cheese, French bread, olives, tomatoes, some cured meats and sparkling water. I made strawberry cake for dessert. You have to have dessert, right. Oh, and some chardonnay. So we could drink at our new home away from home.” He had said it wasn’t much, but he had made the whole cake from scratch, he was pretty proud of it. He grinned as they made their way into the house. The air was a little too chilly for them to eat outside, and Blaine wasn’t in the mindset to warm the space up just yet. He’d have to practice that a bit.

The small cottage was filled with happy, magical clutter. It featured one giant room with a kitchen nook that was filled with open shelving, almost as if it were built for a witch, and who knew, maybe it was. There was a two seater worn light blue wood table placed in front of a huge curtainless window so that they could look out at the beach where they could see Ras and Freya frolicking about. Off the living space was a doorless opening that led into a small bedroom, he could just the the end of the queen sized bed his dad had put there- and an even smaller bathroom off of that. It was pretty and simple and small and Blaine didn’t know if it was sad that all of his magical items plus a few other things to make it livable would fit in here, or if it was perfect and he couldn’t wait to set it all up to his liking. 

“Sit, baby, I’ll set everything up for lunch.” He pulled out the wooden chair for Seb and started to set out everything. It looked like a picture from a beachy catalogue by the time he was finished with it complete with the prettiest model they could find. Seb looked like he belonged here and Blaine, without comment, pulled his phone out and snapped a few pictures of his boyfriend as he sat there with wind blown hair and cheeks sipping from his chardonnay glass and cutting and sneaking little pieces of smooth Camembert He grinned and a little laugh of awe left his lips.

“Gods, you are just the most beautiful person no matter where we go…” Seb heard the compliment from him all the time and he didn’t expect him to say much, but Blaine never tired of telling him. Especially when it made him feel so good to know that he was his. Besides, this was a new and beautiful place and Sebastian’s beauty only made it that much better.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian sat at the small kitchen table and immediately dug into the cheese. Blaine always knew what he was craving or in the mood for. He wasn’t sure if it was because he was a witch or because he was extremely attentive. It was probably both. The moment felt pretty great, the smell of salt in the air and food spread out on the table, Ras barking playfully on the beach, B smiling and snapping pictures. 

Seb smiled and tilted his head. “Well, I think you’re the most beautiful so it looks like we’re at an impasse here.” He lifted his wine glass for a toast, “here’s to your new space. I can’t wait to spend more time here.” 

After they had eaten too much and cleaned up the table, it was time to start unpacking boxes and filling the shelves. Sebastian wasn’t sure where to start when it came to unpacking magical things so he settled on a box of books. He loved to organize, it was so satisfying when things were in alphabetical order or arranged by color. Seb didn’t admit it out loud but he was sure B knew that he had been looking forward to this. He found satisfaction and calm when it came to sorting and cleaning. Sebastian headed to the bookshelf and laid out the books before swapping them around in order from A-Z. 

He let Blaine handle the herbs and his instruments while he focused on sorting papers and arranging empty jars and bottles by size. Sebastian refused to touch a specific box that rattled and  picked up a wooden crate that started to emit dark blue  smoke, which made him jump drop it on the floor. Blaine laughed at his reactions and assured him that he wouldn’t let him touch any of the dangerous materials.

“Dangerous?!” Seb jumped as the smoke’s tendrils swirled around his ankles. B shook his head with a cute smirk on his face and kissed him on the cheek. 

Time passed by quickly as he hummed to himself as he dusted and wiped ancient books down and meticulously kept everything he worked on in order. Sebastian felt exhausted but satisfied when the cottage looked pretty much complete. He dusted himself off and looked over the small space. 

“How do you feel, B?”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine’s cheeks still heated up every time Seb paid him a compliment and being called beautiful made him blush even harder. It made him feel giddy inside and he surprised him still even though they had been together almost three years now. They’d been through so much, including almost being torn apart by death but Seb smiling at him with that damn smile and calling him beautiful was enough to make him feel like they were brand new. He playfully rolled his eyes and joined Seb with lunch. He enjoyed himself- the two of them watching through the windows as Ras, who usually came running in at the faintest whiff of food, rolled around in the sand and water while Freya tried in vain to lick the saltiness out of her favorite pain in the asses golden fur. They’d come in soon enough when their bellies were growling or Freya finally mothered the poor pup into it. They had too much work to do to worry about when they’d eat and besides, Freya knew where the food was and had her ways with how to give it to Ras when they came back.

Blaine lost himself in the flow of sorting through bundles of herbs and flowers tied with twine, glass jars covered in parchment paper held in place by various wax colors. Scrolls and notebook pages filled with notes form the time he was three all the way up now. Writings filled the pages and not just his own, but his family and his friends and even some from Freya and his parents' families. He took so many trips down memory lane today that he forgot for a second that he’d been exiled and just enjoyed the moments he’d made with his father and mother and friends. He found himself tearing up over a few little notes and fixes in his work from his mother, but it was soon replaced by a fond smile. Now that he had this little place he’d always have a place he could go to visit her, not just her altar or her empty gravesite. 

There was teasing and laughing and Blaine played a little with candle magic, causing the ones he’d sat out all over to flicker and sputter out only to seemingly turn back on by themselves. There was a mishap with a mysterious, very charmed and protected box that Blaine would have to check into later, as he had forgotten what was even in there. Did his dad leave him with a magical creature to take care of? He wasn’t supposed to have those outside of school, would Will really break that rule? He shouldn’t, not even for Blaine. He made a note to himself to come back alone and check. Did Will give him a tiny sea serpent to watch over their new second home? The problem with them was that they didn’t stay tiny long. Gods. He wouldn’t… would he? He’d been joking about danger because the blue smoke spilling from the wooden crate was a side effect from a sleeping potion gone off and it was always fun to tease Seb, but the shaking box could very well be something dangerous. He pushed the box out onto the porch, noting the scent of salt and wondering if it were just the ocean and knowing it was directly from the box. He hoped Freya would help him out. He stole a small kiss from Seb to reassure him and the two of them went back to work in companionable silence. Blaine forgot about the box for a moment.

Once he finished with his portion he moved on to his instruments and set them up in the corner of the little living room nook. Most of the small home was dedicated to his craft, but this was to be a place he came to visit, a place he and Seb could come to when they wanted to get away and not have to worry about what they spent or how they looked. A place for him, but also the two of them. He spent a fair bit of time making the couch and the little wooden coffee table as cozy as possible. Tweaking the colors and fluffiness with his magic, impressing himself a little as he hadn’t gotten winded or overwhelmed with his magic once today, that had to be a first in four months. When he was finished, the couch was a deep shade of navy and was draped with dark maroon blankets and two giant pillows to match. It was lumpy and comfortable and he knew he could spend weeks in this new little palace and not miss the television once. 

His boyfriend was methodically putting every single book magical and normal on the shelves lining the walls around the living space and he seemed to be in a world of his own, the little crease between his eyebrows on full display. Blaine could feel how content he was there and watching him so lost in thought made him smile and he wanted to walk over and pull Seb into his arms so he could release the bottom lip Seb had sucked into his mouth and had trapped between his teeth. Blaine could see it there between his teeth, cherry red and swollen from Seb’s worrying and Blaine could just imagine how good it would feel against his own lips. He just shook his head though,  knowing that would just mess up Seb’s concentration, Blaine took the image of lips and teeth and furrowed brow and tucked it in his pocket for later- he’d kiss Sebastian properly when it was all finished. It would be his reward. He excused himself quietly and made his way into the tight and cozy bedroom that only had enough room for a queen sized bed squeezed against the wall and a small bedside table and a narrow door leading into the smallest bathroom. He did the same bit of magic and used the same colors. Making the small room just as fluffy, comforting and inviting as the living space. 

There wasn’t much that could be done to the bathroom, it only had a sink, stand up shower and toilet. He turned the rug the same blue and left it at that. He entered back into the living space to find Seb standing in the middle of a fully completed living room and library hybrid looking extremely proud of himself. Blaine couldn’t help but smile. A real, face splitting smile that left him feeling light and airy like he might actually fly away if he wasn’t pulled back down. They’d done it. They’d made Blaine his very own LeFay. One that he got to share with his person. He made his way over to Seb and wrapped his arms around him partly to be close to him and partly to tether him to the ground. He was scared to feel so happy after feeling so damn hopeless.

“I feel…” He paused, looking around the room, taking in the tinkling of the low  lights hung around the room, the sun setting behind the sea leaving the room in a whimsical darkness and candles reflecting prettily off of glass jars and the musty, pleasant smell of books. The spicy scent of the magic still residing on the blankets he’d fabricated for them. Ras and Freya were curled up by the little kitchen table now, but of them snoozing with full bellies. He swallowed hard and took a deep breath. 

“I get to share my sacred space with you, Seb. I’m so happy right now, it’s fucking perfect and I couldn’t ask for much more.” He laughed a little as he looked into Seb’s eyes, their green sea and flecks of blue flickering in the candlelight. “I know I can't go back again, I know I’ll never see LeFay or anything like it again, but in a way this is better. It’s almost what I wanted, you know? I wanted my magic and I wanted you. Well, I needed both and now I get to have it.” He took a deep breath and lifted up so he could kiss Seb, not the proper one he promised himself, but a sweet, slow thing that made his toes curl with delight. 

“How do you feel? Oh!” He freed one hand from Seb to point to the couch, “Look, I picked blue for you and red for me. And you can add things here too, you could bring your work here when the city gets too loud. I’ll bring you whenever you want.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Seb watched Blaine as he took in the space. Sure, there was more work to do but, it really was something. As soon as you walked in, you’d know it was Blaine’s space. The glittering lights, the candles everywhere, the jars filled with herbs and colorful liquids. “It really is perfect.” 

He reached out and squeezed his boyfriend’s shoulders, a small smile resting comfortably on his face. “I think this was meant for you. I know that you’ve been through a lot. But, you deserve this. You can be yourself here, no stuffy shit. And you’re right, we get to be here together. No hiding or jumping through hoops.”

Sebastian leaned in to the soft kiss. A thrill ran up and down his spine as he settled his hands on the other man’s hips. He smiled into the kiss towards the end as the thought of kissing unabashedly in a room full of magical supplies was actually happening. It seemed like Seb would never fully be a part of that world, that Blaine would always have to step in between his and LeFey. But, here they were. Finally they had it all. No more dashing behind two different curtains with very different stages. 

“I feel good. I like the blue and red. I could bring some law books for the shelf, there are a few gaps that I’m itching to fill in. It’ll be nice to escape here sometimes.”

Sebastian’s hands were still on Blaine’s waist. Their bodies were close, he could smell Blaine’s signature spicy scent and salt in the air. He could feel his boyfriend’s warm skin and the happiness radiating off of him. Sebastian bit his lip, “So….when can we christen the place?”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine tried to fight his smile as he listened to Sebastian talk, but he quickly lost the battle and just let it happen. Sebastian was completely right, he didn’t have to hide when he was here. Sure, he was able to do things inside of the apartment,  but it was always separated from his time at LeFay. Now Blaine had gotten to bring his little piece of LeFay and his world to a new place, plus he got to share it with his person. He could just be himself here. The protection spells were up, one could only get here with Blaine’s permission and only by magic travel and Blaine would have to let them in. Well, his father could come and go he supposed, he’s the one that had gifted it to him, and maybe that was a good thing. He liked the thought of his dad coming here to hang out when he wasn’t around. Maybe he’d feel closer to him since he wasn’t supposed to see him. 

“You’re right, baby. I think maybe it was meant for me and maybe it was supposed to be like this all along. I just had to go through the motions before I could get here, to this place, with you.” He paused, giving himself a moment to collect his thoughts. “I mean, I know I’m always going to miss that life a little. It was all I knew and my mom and my dad helped put me through it and helped me become who I am and the kind of Witch I am but… she’s not here anymore and he wants to be where she is. I fear it’s a matter of time before he joins her. Oh, that sounds upsetting, I’m not trying to dampen this mood-  I don’t think it's going to be tomorrow or anything. But, I know he misses her like his own heart is gone, because it kind of is, and I don’t blame him. I don’t think I’d have survived half the time he did if something happened to you. Once again, I’m seeing now that he stayed for me and I how blind to it I was…” He sighed, still upset with himself that he hadn’t been able to see what he dad was doing for him. “Anyway, once my cousin is trained, I think he’ll go and then this is all I’ll have for that part of my life.” He swallowed and pulled Seb a little closer, trying his best not to dwell on his father. He wanted to enjoy this incredible and magical night with Sebastian. 

“Getting to share all of this with you is the most important thing to me. It means the world and now this is part of ours.” He smiled, a real one, one that reached his eyes and he shined with happiness. “Of course you can’t wait to fill in the gaps, I wondered when you’d say something about them. Yeah, I think you adding your books here is the perfect addition. Your craft mixed with mine,” he laughed. “And neither one of us understands each other’s work. That’s alright, maybe you can teach me something one of our getaway nights. And I mean, I’ve already done my magic on you so I think you understand it as much as you’re gonna.”

He felt the subtle shift in the room, noted the way Seb’s eyes grew a little bit heavier and his voice dipped down, the raspiness and slowness that came with his affection and want intensified and he knew that they weren’t going to make it home in time for Blaine to make any kind of proper meal. That was okay though. He loved the way Seb was looking at him right now, like he was the only one that mattered mixed with a touch of I can’t want to feel you inside of me and Blaine wasn’t one to deny Sebastian when he got  like this. Blaine watched as Seb bit his bottom lip, an echo of his concentration earlier, and this time he tiptoed up and sucked Seb’s bottom lip between his lips before licking into his mouth, finally giving Seb the proper kiss he’d been wanting all night. He smiled into the kiss, wrapping his arms around Seb’s hips and walked backward towards the little bedroom, he turned them as the entered and positioned them so that Seb’s legs were against the foot of the bed and Blaine only had to press Seb back- one hand on his hip, one on his chest- and his boyfriend was lying out in front of him. He smiled as he crawled over him, his lips and teeth tugging on his shirt playfully as he kissed up and answered his question.

“Tonight’s the perfect night...”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian wanted to melt into the floor every time Blaine walked him to bed, their bodies pressed together as their legs worked in tandem. He let him gently press him into the new bed, it was plush and had lots of pillows. The small window was open, a soft breeze swept over them and made the shivers running down his tummy and the trail of his boyfriend’s kisses more evident. The smell of the ocean mixed with incense and herbs swirled around the room, the sound of seagulls and lazy waves crashed outside. Sebastian thought that he could definitely get used to this. He tugged at Blaine’s shirt with greedy hands. Clothes were pushed to the side, some on the floor and some still on their tangled bodies.

Sebastian let his legs fall open and pulled Blaine down into a deep kiss. The evening passed with lips and fingers everywhere. The two of them  moving together, breathing, getting lost in this small secret place. They christened the bedroom, the floor, the small shower. Seb couldn’t wait until their bodies got to bless every single inch of the grey cottage. He always felt close with Blaine but this felt just a little different. There wasn’t a doubt or worry in his mind for the first time in a long time. They were finally where they were always meant to be.

/fin. 

[andersoncharm]

Love Is Powerful. It Can Bring Even The Gods to Their Knees- Saturday, February 13, 2021

Para: Love Is Powerful. I Can Bring Even The Gods to Their Knees

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Seblaine.

Blaine: @andersoncharm​

Sebastian: @smythesm​

When: Saturday, February 13, 2021

Location: The Apartment- Boston, MA/ Friday’s Flower Shop/The Felix Hotel

Notes: Blaine takes Seb out for Valentine’s Day. They make a few new friends.

Warnings:  This rp includes; Mentions of death. Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Under cut for length and some sexy talk. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

Para Title taken from Rick Riordan- The Lost Hero

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine had spent the last month after his conversation with Sebastian letting himself heal mentally and physically. He did his best not to worry or stress over the things he couldn’t control and he tried his hardest not to get upset with himself when he couldn’t perform the harder bits of his magic. He pushed himself and just a week ago he was able to transport himself from one side of the apartment to the other side without too much of a hassle. He only felt mildly dizzy and a quick sip of a potion he’d been working on for just that reason and he felt almost as good as he had before his taxing trial. He’d been working out while Seb studied and worked and everyday when Seb came home over the last week Blaine had managed to have dinner set out on the table. Maybe it wasn’t as grand as it could have been, but he was improving and he was a little proud of himself.

He’d even gotten to speak to his dad once, a secret call where Will had tried to set Blaine’s mind at ease but Blaine still felt so guilty over thinking he wasn’t on his side. Still, he’d told him he missed him and even told him he loved him and it had been so long since he’d told his father that. It felt good and Blaine wondered if it was part of the reason he was healing so well. David and Nick had popped by, able to sneak away to him for five whole minutes, they’d wrapped him in hugs so tight that Blaine couldn’t breathe for a moment, but he’d take a hundred of them if it meant he’d get to see them more. All things considered Blaine felt good this weekend. His body had the pleasant ache that only a boxing session could leave him with. And his bones seemed to vibrate with a more positive energy. He knew it was the magic waking up after lying almost dormant in him for so many weeks and the feeling was bittersweet to him. Magic had almost gotten him killed and Seb taken away from himself. Still, he’d missed it after three months. And maybe it could have woken up sooner, but Blaine hadn’t been ready. He was now.

It was Valentine’s Day weekend and Blaine wanted nothing more than to feel like himself again, so he’d sat down and thought up a little getaway for him and Sebastian. Maybe they only had a day to be away but he’d make the most of it. He finally felt good and he wanted to show Seb just how much he appreciated all the ways he’d taken care of his mind and body over the last three months. He called Friday’s, the extravagant flower shop where the priestess and actual Witch that helped save his life worked,  to make sure they knew to expect them this evening but the tinkling, flowy voice on the other line practically swooned at him and told him she’d already been expecting them. He hung up the phone feeling a little bit flushed and sort of wanted to pop himself into Seb’s office and show him how much he loved him right there at the desk. But really what did he expect from Aphrodite's highest priestess?

He’d gotten them a room at one of those luxury hotels, the kind meant to be intimate and made just for two, he made sure they were LGBTQ friendly and had it booked, he may or may not have used a little magic to charm his way into it. He knew he shouldn’t but he was a little upset with his old community so he couldn’t be too bothered to care. Besides, he made sure he didn’t steal a room from some other deserving couple, no he charmed his way into the one those kinds of places always kept empty for sudden and unplanned arrivals of celebrities or the likes. No one would want it tonight anyway.

Finally he made reservations for dinner for them tomorrow night at a place in the city using much of the same tactic. Sure, he should have been planning this weeks ago, but he’d been a little ill. He hoped Seb didn’t mind him taking over the weekend. But he had a feeling his boyfriend would welcome the break of having to think of everything. Blaine had been so needy lately and he wanted to take care of his guy. He cleaned the apartment, made a batch of homemade heart shaped sugar cookies, some with lots of red and pink icing for Seb and some with only the outline of icing for himself. After not eating much for such a long time the sweets tasted heavenly. He’d taken Ras to the groomer and their boy looked so handsome standing at attention as he waited by the door for his papa to come home. The groomer had given him a big loopy red bow with little pink and white hearts on it and Blaine loved it. Even grumpy Freya approved of it. Blaine caught her pawing at the long ends and made a note to tease her about catching her in cat mode later.

He showered and then dressed himself in black pants and fitted red sweater with barely visible dark pink and light pink dots throughout the fabric and he knew he looked a little on the nose for the holiday, but the High Priestess and her Witch and human followers at Friday’s would appreciate the colors. He let his curls go free with very little product, he’d shaved his beard yesterday and the stubble was coming in nicely, he only had to do a little bit of a touch up and as he looked at himself in the mirror he knew he looked better than he had in months. He ran a hand over his jawline and smiled at the sound of Ras’ excited bark. Seb was home. He knew it before the pup even made a sound, the whole energy shifted and Blaine’s body buzzed with want and love and gods he wanted to kiss Seb breathless right now. Wanted to show him how much stronger he felt today. Maybe they could go to the shop tomorrow... No, it had to be today. They needed the gifts for a rather meddling love goddess for tomorrow.

“Hey you.” He grinned as he came down the little hall from the bathroom and took in the sight of Ras accosting his papa. “I hope that you’re not too tired, I’ve got a whole Valentine’s day weekend planned for us.” He felt a little guilty for not asking Seb if his plans were okay first, but that was the point of a surprise he supposed. He also felt a little weird, like he was doing something he wasn’t supposed to, like he was going to get into trouble for doing so much work in one day. Lately when Seb came home he was sleeping or could hardly get up to greet him. This last week Blaine had taken him by surprise though and Seb’s smile every time he came home made him feel beyond better. Today his smile was even bigger and Blaine felt almost like he could do anything.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian had been relieved when Blaine started to do little things like cook small dinners and work on potions again. Things were still hard for him, he knew that, but it seemed like his boyfriend was feeling lighter. He was moving around the apartment and smiling and playing with Enjolras. Seb felt like the both of them had had a heavy weight lifted off of them.

It had been a long day at the law firm. Sebastian had felt like his desk was covered in paperwork and there wasn’t much he hated more than a messy desk. The vibe in the place felt off because the firm had lost a pretty big case and they were all swimming in work that had to be done. He was happy when 4 arrived and he was out of the door before anybody could stop him.

He walked into his apartment, the smell of sugar lingered in the air and Ras greeted him with shiny clean fur and happy paws. Sebastian gave his fur a ruffle and held onto his paws and felt instantly stress free. The golden pup had a loose red ribbon on his neck which matched Blaine’s red heather sweater. Sebastian stood up with wide eyes when he saw his boyfriend who looked fucking amazing.

“Wow.” His face spread into a smile and he wanted to run his fingers over the stubble on the other man’s jaw. “You look great, B. I mean, you always do but damn.”

Seb pulled Blaine in for a kiss, his hand rested on his lower back. He looked down at Blaine and just took in his face for a moment before he nodded. Sebastian hadn’t much cared for Valentine’s Day but he knew B loved it and it had a special connection to Aphrodite (Blaine had explained this to him a few times.) and they sort of owed her. Celebrating with B made him sort of fond of the day.

“Sounds great. Can I have a clue? What should I wear?”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine let himself bask in the glow of Sebastian’s acknowledgement over how he looked. He could feel Seb’s appreciation coming off of his boyfriend in waves and it felt good to be looked at like that. His boyfriend's face was open and wanting and Blaine wanted to cancel his plans once more. It wasn’t that Seb didn’t look at him like that always, just now he was able to enjoy it more. The last few months Sebastian had been all about taking care of Blaine, it was just what he knew he had to do, even in the bedroom Blaine's energy was just zapped and Seb picked up his slack and loved him so hard, carrying it all for the both of them.

Seb had done everything he could to make Blaine feel better and showed him how much he loved him in the best ways he knew how. But, Blaine knew that Seb had been missing their normal dynamic, the equal give and the take they offered each other. It had been missing lately because Blaine felt like less of himself which caused Seb to need to give more of himself. He hoped to fix that. Besides, he liked that Seb wanted to look at him, couldn't wait to show him just how much he liked it later.

“Thank you, baby.” Despite his new confidence his voice was a little too soft and his smile was sheepish as he let himself be kissed. The heat from Seb’s hand on the small of his back sent a little thrill throughout his lower body and he pressed himself a little closer, his face tilted back and he fought the urge to hide his face as Seb looked down at him with this adoring glint in his green eyes. He bit his lip and tip-toed up to steal another kiss and wrap his arms around Seb’s waist before pulling back a bit to talk.

“Well, I’ll give you more than a clue.” He smiled, his whole body relaxing into Seb’s arms. “Well, we won't be staying here tonight for starters,  I got us a room at the Felix, you know the one that takes about a year to get into? Yeah, I thought we deserved a night away. I got us the full deal so we won’t have to worry about anything.” He paused, hoping Seb liked the idea. “We check in at six tonight and we get the whole pace to ourselves until four tomorrow, I kind of splurged on a day and a half package in case we wanted to sleep in. And then I got reservations at that sushi place we’ve been trying to get into for the last year, we have to be there at six tomorrow.” He knew he was talking fast, but he’d spent the last three months hardly able to, maybe he was making up for it. “We have some time to kill before we can check in tonight though so I thought that we could go out and get a light dinner tonight, nothing too fancy, maybe that sub shop you like downtown?”

He smiled up at Seb, wondering if he was doing too much and if Seb was going to like this next part. He knew Seb was a little weird about being too included in Blaine’s magic, but he figured his boyfriend might want to get to know the goddess that had taken such a liking to him that she blessed him.

“And then after our small dinner tonight and before checking in I thought that maybe we could visit Friday’s, you know that flower shop you went to where the girls and boys just went crazy over you? They want to meet us, I mean as a couple. They’ve met us both alone but they think our story is so uh, tragically romantic and that’s a big deal to them.  Besides, their High Priestess is the one that sort of saved my life. I thought we could pick up a few things for Aphrodite considering we owe her and her people a great deal and what better way to show appreciation than buying from her followers. They make their own flowers and chocolates and bath scrubs and it’s just a self care dream there. We could leave them as an offering tomorrow night.”

“I understand if you’re not comfortable, it’s a lot, but this is the perfect way to honor her. It is her day after all. If you agree I can kind of explain how that place works and maybe you won't be so freaked out.” He nuzzled his nose into Seb’s neck to offer some encouragement and comfort. Seb had already let him build a little altar to the love goddess in their bedroom, he wondered if this was pushing it.

“I don’t suppose you’d be willing to wear some gold tonight, would you?” He laughed and shook his head, “I’m kidding of course, red or white works just fine. Even pink if you want. Either way I plan on leaving whatever it is on the floor of the Felix before the night is over.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian whistled low and raised his eyebrows. “Fancy. Sounds wonderful, B. I feel a little guilty because I was just having some chocolates delivered for you tomorrow.” They were handmade truffles with different exotic flavors, dusted in gold leaf but still. The evening sounded luxurious even if the Aphrodite stuff was a little intimidating.

“Sure, the shop sounds….well, I guess I shouldn’t be shocked that they know all about us. And you know I’m always down for a good sub. Everything sounds perfect.” Sebastian wondered how the dynamics at the shop worked since a high priestess was there and he wasn’t supposed to be in the know but since the trial everything had been flipped upside down.

Seb leaned in and gave Blaine another kiss. “I’m okay, B. I see you offer things to other gods all the time. I get it.” He had come so far since the two of them got together. Sebastian used to be really leery about his boyfriend’s practices and crystals everywhere and little offerings on the balcony. But, even if he was a bit agnostic at best and didn’t always understand, he knew that it was important to B. Sebastian had also learned that things existed in the world that just couldn't be explained and it all made his brain feel screwy but his boyfriend always explained and eased his mind a little. If this love goddess had touched them and saved his soul mate, well, he could leave out some chocolates and roses and sink into a hot bubble bath.

His eyebrows rose and his mouth twisted into a little sneer at the mention of wearing gold. “B, you know that I don't own anything that gaudy.” Sebastian poked Blaine playfully in the side. “I don’t own any pink either. What about a white polo? But I must admit I’m way more into the idea of my clothes on the floor.”  

Sebastian pulled away after a kiss that lingered too long and threatened to derail their plans. “I need to change, B.” He took a quick shower, styled his hair, and put on Blaine’s favorite cologne. The other man sat on the bed and watched him get ready like he was the most perfect specimen on earth and it made a tingle run through his body. “Like what you see?” They kissed and Seb lost his towel but somehow managed to get dressed.

They packed a small overnight bag and packed a basket with the sugar cookies and snacks for the morning. There seemed to be only one detail that lingered on Sebastian’s mind, “Who is going to watch Ras? I don’t know if he can get into the kennel on such short notice.”

Blaine’s POV:

“Why would you feel guilty over that? I love chocolate and knowing you they’re probably super expensive and fancy and I’m going to eat them too fast when I’m probably supposed to savor them. You have done so much for me over the last three months, baby, it’s my turn to take care of you.” He grinned, giving Seb a pointed look. “And I plan on taking very good care of you.” He laughed and his heart did a little flip as Seb talked about his offerings, Seb had come so far over the last two and a half years and it made Blaine feel good that he wasn’t as scared of it. He didn’t want Seb to be scared of him and what he could do, he hoped he showed him that magic could be beautiful and good. He kissed him back, letting his hands linger a bit on his body as a little promise of what was to come.

“I absolutely don’t expect you to wear gold and you know it.” He laughed and sat on the bed so Seb could get ready. As his boyfriend came out of the shower, a towel slung low over his hips, clinging in all the right places around his damp body Blaine fought the urge to forego the whole night in favor of thanking him here. He knew going to Friday's was important and that he’d spent a lot of money trying to make tonight and tomorrow perfect and romantic but Seb looked beautiful and he knew it and it made waiting very difficult. Blaine couldn’t be blamed if he preferred Seb without it and they ended up kissing and touching and laughing for longer than they meant. Blaine finally let him get ready, but didn’t stop with his looks. Seb looked incredible in his fitted white polo and it pleased him to see the cord of his mother’s crystal still peeking up around the back of Seb’s neck and tucked into his shirt. He wasn’t quite ready to take it back, still felt that Seb needed the extra protection more than him.

“Oh, I forgot! Freya has already graciously volunteered to watch him tonight and tomorrow. You know she’s the best babysitter out there anyway and Ras loves it when it’s just the two of them. Sometimes I wonder what she shows him when we’re not around.”

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Dinner went fast and was filled with conversations about their days, giggles and Blaine giving Sebastian little lingering touches to which Seb leaned into. Afterwards, Blaine opened the passenger door to Seb’s car for him and prompted him to get in.

“You don’t know where we’re going, I think I should drive.” He grinned and tucked himself into the driver's seat. He didn’t get to drive much, preferring to control the radio while Seb drove them around, but he felt it was necessary now.

“So, I suppose I should tell you a little bit about Friday’s and the people that frequent there. See, the High Priestess- the one you met? She goes by the name Dove. She’s a real Witch, but she’s dedicated her whole life to catering to one god as opposed to all gods or just a few like me. Her whole life is about Aphrodite and following the path of love and passion and beauty. And I think maybe her goddess told her about you and me, I don’t know but judging by the things you mentioned she said to you I think it’s pretty apparent, plus she showed up at my trial and spoke for us. If it were for her and the Oracle my dad went to I’m not sure I’d be here with you today. Aphrodite followers love tragedy, but they love love more so I guess she must have believed in us. She must have thought we were extra special too. Maybe they really will write poems about us. Put our names up there with the likes of Achilles and Patroclus… Maybe they didn’t want to see their tragedy bestowed on us so she spoke up.  Did you know it was almost a year ago exactly when you met her? Gods. Things really do happen for a reason, don’t they..” He paused, reflecting.

“The other people that work at the shop are followers of Aphrodite as well, they’re just not witches, they’re regular humans and they don’t know that she’s a real Witch either, they just think she’s extra connected to their goddess- which she is, but they think it's in the fashion of like a pagan religion. Like I originally told you I was.  And she doesn’t call herself a witch and doesn’t allow her flock to either. This is why she calls herself a Priestess, it’s safe that way and people don’t get the wrong idea and put her in danger. Dove is allowed to have followers because she brings more light to Aphrodite, but she walks a fine line and if she pushes it she’ll be in the same boat you and I were. I hope I’m making sense. Of course she probably does have some other Witch followers as well, and Witches of course will shop there for special magical ingredients- she probably has a special hidden room for them. But, for the most part, the part you got to see anyway, it’s for everyone.”

Talking about the magic that lived outside of schools and his community was odd for him, he’d never done it before and he hoped he was doing it justice.

“There are other little magical spots like this around the whole world. Dedicated to gods and goddesses of all different countries and so on. Cat cafes for Bast, occult shops for Hecate… so much more. You get the idea. The followers are more of the same, headed by a High Priestess or High Priest and human followers that live their lives for that one god. It’s a lot, I know...:”

He turned into the free parking lot across the street from the shop, his nerves a little on high as he looked over at the building. The place flowed with magic that only a Witch or a hunter would be able to truly feel, but a part of him wondered if that extended to Seb because the two of them were Fated and Seb was blessed by the goddess herself. The air around the beautiful pink, white and gold building smelled of roses and sweet chocolate and one could easily get lost in the feelings of love and bliss. Blaine felt a small pang of sadness as he remembered how parts of LeFay would feel and smell certain ways because of the magic or the god the rooms were dedicated to. As happy as he was right now, there was still a big part of him that would miss how he felt in his world forever. It was nice to know there were places around the world he could still go to where he could feel that feeling.

“I thought we could pick up a few things for my altar though. I know I can make flowers and bake and so on on my own, but going to her own people might be extra special to her, and if it keeps you safe I’m all about giving her everything I can think of.” He reached for Seb’s hand, silently asking if he was ready to go in.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian watched the city go by from the passenger seat. It was rare that he didn’t drive and it felt nice when B took the wheel. He listened to Blaine explain the flower shop, the priestess,  and how other places for Witches were hidden in plain sight throughout the world. It made him wonder what else was hidden just under the nose of his fellow humans. “So….she’s sort of like the boss and she has a specific concentration. Got it. And at least you still have places to go. That’s sort of cool, right?”

Sebastian took Blaine’s hand as they approached the pretty building. The large display windows were filled with heart shaped balloons in different hues of red and pink and the biggest, most luxurious bouquets of roses and bright blue hyacinths. Sebastian had purchased flowers from the shop a few times in the past, before he knew what the shop really was, and he was intrigued to see Blaine inside of the place.

He opened the door and let his boyfriend step inside. A tiny golden bell gave the most delicate tinkling as the door opened and the smell of roses and chocolate and perfume hit Sebastian in the face all at once. The shop was crammed full of flowers and ivory statues and glass and gold cases that held homemade oils and about every body care item you could think of. Seb suddenly realized that he had never paid much attention to how interesting the shop truly was in the past. The very back wall of the store was glass windows that opened into a lush garden and there was even a little café bar where you could purchase candies and creamy hot chocolate. Sebastian suddenly felt like he wanted to smell and taste everything that he could.

A pair of pretty girls with long brown hair in intricate braids greeted them, blush frosted their cheeks and one giggled into the other's hair. Sebastian just smiled and let Blaine do the talking until Dove seemed to appear from nowhere behind them.

Like the last time Sebastian had seen her, her wrists were cluttered in gold bangles and she smelled like sun and sand. Her eyes didn’t seem as sad as their last encounter but they were definitely heavy lidded in a way that said, ‘follow me to my bedroom’. She laid a silky hand on both of their shoulders and pulled them into a hug. Sebastian felt stiff in comparison to her soft, curvy body pillowed in draped silks.

“Boyss! How lovely to see you. Oh, I’m just so happy that you two stood strong in the face of adversity. Love will always prevail. How Romantic….the two of you here.”

Dove’s voice was sleepy, like she was up late writing love letters or like she just rolled out of a lover’s bed. She felt warm and intoxicating and Sebastian wondered if she came across this way to everybody she met or if she was just buzzing with the promise of Valentine's day in the air. No doubt she got a lot of business and affection at this time of year.

“How can I assist you? Please, make yourself comfortable, don’t linger in the doorway.”

She giggled and Seb thought it sounded exactly like the bell on the door.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine had only been inside this shop a few times to pick up a few specific ingredients. Normally he grew his own stuff in his little corner of LeFay’s magical garden, but on occasion he’d needed a few other things. That little dull throb of pain was back as he thought about his old garden, he’d have to start it all over. The little cottage his father had gotten him was nothing short of adorable, so he’d have no problem putting up a few barriers and growing what he needed, but the ghost of what he used to have still hung over him like a dark cloud. Watching everyone fawn over Sebastian made him feel a bit better though, and he wondered what Dove had told her people about them. She couldn’t tell them that he was a Witch by any means, he wondered if she told them that her goddess had taken a special liking in both of them. 

As he thought it, two boys smiled at him and then looked between him and Sebastian, and their linked fingers from the back of the shop where they were picking a bushel of vibrant pink roses from a huge bush, the boy ducked his head and smiled into the other boys shoulder and whispered something and Blaine knew instantly that she probably did tell them that Aphrodite had blessed them both. In reality it was just Seb that was blessed, and Blaine was his gift from her. And it wasn’t just words spoken by one person, it was the actual truth, though these followers believed it without the benefit of knowing that magic and gods were actually real. It was a commentary on blind faith and it was scary and beautiful all at once.

He smiled at her, her words hitting so close to home. He wondered if she remembered how broken he was the night of his trial, how beaten down and sick he’d been. If so she didn’t let on, she smiled at them as if they were the very definition of love itself and Blaine knew it to be true. He squeezed Seb’s hand as his boyfriend let the woman hug him and hoped that Seb wasn’t too uncomfortable. And when it was Blaine’s turn he hugged her back, it was hard not to want to when she spoke the way she did. He knew it was part of her charm, most everyone would want to be near her once they’d met her. He slid his arm through Seb’s and guided him inside the building, taking the lead so Seb wouldn’t have to stress over where to step.

“Thank you, Dove. We thought that we’d pay a bit of a tribute to Aphrodite tomorrow. She has done quite a bit for us and we want to pay our respect and give our thanks.” He gave his best smile and stayed as close to Seb as he could. “Sebastian’s never really done this part before, but she’s done a great deal for us as have you, so who better to purchase our gifts from? We need your brightest flowers, your best chocolate, and of course she needs some fruit, I was thinking an apple?” He said that last part pointedly at her, hoping she’d get his meaning. 

“Oh yes, wonderful!” The woman clapped her hands together positively beside herself with excitement. She reached for Seb’s hand and guided him towards the two boys that were gathering roses, then stopped their giggling long enough to listen. “I’d be delighted if the two of you would take Sebastian here out to the garden to gather our finest reds for him while I steal his darling love away for a moment into the back to check on special stock that he ordered in advance. Be sure to take extra care of him. Get him some of those new chocolates Aimee made this morning while he waits.” She looked at Sebastian longingly like she hated separating the two of them and Blaine kind of hated it too because the two boys were giggling again and flocking around Sebastian and Blaine was nervous that Seb might never forgive him. He excused himself from Dove’s gentle grasp and stepped up to Seb, his eyes wide and asking forgiveness. 

“It’ll be okay, really. I’ll be back before you know it. I have to go someplace you can’t enter, but I wish you could. You’ll see when we get back to the car why. Don’t get too carried away with the pretty boys.” He grinned and tip toed up to press a soft, sweet kiss to Seb’s lips before pulling away to join Dove to the sounds of giggles and sighs all around them. Seb looked a little nervous but nodded Blaine away, his arms already full of products and a flock of beautiful people showing him differing shades of flowers.

Blaine let Dove lead him into the back of the store to a seemingly plain wall. With a soft song of words and a delicate wave of her hand the two of them were inside a new room. The room was vast and filled wall to wall with glowing and magical items. Lose Pomegranates and figs and other fruits and vegetables in hand woven baskets lined the walls and floors, doorless golden dove cages hung from the ceiling and it was overwhelming to be in the presence of so many magical items for the first time in three months. Blaine wanted to touch each thing and let the magic wash over him so he could take it home and remember later. He knew right then that he’d be back again one day. He turned and there Dove was, holding the biggest apple he’d ever seen. The skin was deep purple red with a very faint golden glow that humans couldn’t see.

“My personal garden is back this way- even further hidden, I can take you there if you’d like to pick your own out.” She looked hopeful, like maybe Blaine would say yes, but the thought of going into a magical garden that wasn’t his own was a little too much right now. 

“This one’s perfect, Dove. Thank you. I have a feeling Aphrodite will love it, especially since you grew it for her.” He reached out and took the apple in his hands, holding it gently. Dove looked a little disappointed. 

“Oh, I thought the apple might be for the two of you. It has so many magical qualities… Wisdom, Immortality, marriage, fertility…” She trailed off, her brows furrowing like she’d said something she hadn’t meant. Blaine knew that she knew what had happened at the trial, all the things they’d taken from him. She’d witnessed his punishment.

“Of course, I know, but this one is for her. Sebastian and I don’t need it to achieve all the things we want, we’re strong enough without it. Besides, we had a date with magical pomegranate seeds and a part of me thinks he might still need a break from magical fruit for a few years.” He laughed, playing off his discomfort. He wasn’t ready to talk about any of this with anyone but Seb, no matter how kind Dove was.

“Goddess wept. The two of you are just so beautiful. Not just in appearance together, but in your relationship. I can feel how strong it is… I know it’s bittersweet, and that you made incredibly difficult sacrifices to get to him, to keep him- but look at you and how hard you fought for your love.” She looked at him with big eyes that seemed to be full of tears or maybe he imagined that.

“I’m not sure how big my sacrifices were, but he's very much worth it, I’d do it all again if I had to. I’d give up everything the same.” He gave her a smile, his fingers gripping the apple tightly, feeling its power in his fingertips and the things it could do for them. She furrowed her brow at him again and reached out with gentle hands, her fingers wrapping around each of his wrists where his permanent scars rested, a reminder of what he went though to keep Seb.

“I think that your sacrifices were huge, Blaine. Don’t sell yourself short. You’re feeling better now, but I saw what they did to you.” She rubbed her thumbs over the scars and looked at him longer, like she was feeling all the rest of the things he’d had to give up. A real relationship with his father, a natural family, his people, his world, his extended life… He cleared his throat and gently pulled his wrists away. 

“You’re very kind, Dove. Thank you. And thank you for what you did for us, I’ll never forget it. I should probably go rescue my boyfriend, gods know what they’ve done with him.” The woman’s face relaxed and she gave him a genuine smile, like she knew she wouldn’t convince him to use the apple for personal gain and then she hugged him tightly and pressed a kiss to his cheek as if to tell him she’d do it again too and then she placed the apple inside a simple white handled paper bag and guided him out of the room. 

“Ah, I see you found a few things, yeah?” Blaine grinned at Seb who was carrying an assortment of bags filled with flowers and chocolates and little vials of dried petals and bath salts. He slipped his arm around Seb’s waist, feeling instantly better as he touched him.

Sebastian’s POV:

The two men smiled up at Sebastian as he watched Blaine walk into the back with Dove. He turned back to them and offered his own small smirk. “So, uh...I’m Sebastian.” He rocked back on his heels and shoved his hands in his pockets. 

“Oh, we know.” The boy with dark brown skin and bright eyes offered. He bit his lip and blinked a few times before the other, blonde and shaggy haired and golden all over, offered his hand. “Come.” 

Once upon a time, Seb would have taken both of these guys home. He could feel their eyes all over him and knew they were flirting. Maybe it was just natural for followers of a love goddess? Sebastian didn’t take the hand or think too much about the tone of the word come and the possible double meanings there. He simply waved a hand and bowed a little, “After you two. Lead the way.”

They went into the garden first, the two boys pointed out the different variations of roses (God, there were so many.) and kept touching his arms. He went with the flow and followed them around but at a particular touch to the small of his back he silently begged Blaine to magically appear in a random rose bush, thorns be damned. 

“Well boys, I think we have enough roses.” Sebastian awkwardly lifted the woven basket they had insisted he take. 

“You’re right. We haven’t offered you any of our chocolates yet!” The dark haired boy opened the big glass door and held it open for the other two to walk inside. He stepped behind the counter of an elaborate white marble cafe countertop. There was an old fashioned  espresso bar and a chalkboard that featured all of the house specialties written in marigold colored chalk. The star of the show though, was the giant glass pastry case with golden gilded edges. It was full of crystal cake stands piled with little pink cakes, the biggest chocolate covered strawberries Sebastian had ever seen, and so many chocolates. The golden hair boy sat leisurely on a stool as the other one piled a floral china plate with different treats. He wrapped the plate in cellophane and red ribbon and put it in a simple white paper shopping bag. The  boy plucked one dark chocolate covered strawberry and held it to Seb’s mouth as he leaned over the counter in what Seb had to admit was a pretty appealing way. 

Sebastian swallowed and opened his mouth to say he could hold the piece of fruit when the boy popped it into his mouth. He was sure he looked like an idiot with his wide eyes and strawberry leaves sticking out of his mouth. The two men laughed and Seb’s worries melted away because, oh god this was the best strawberry he had ever tasted. 

“Very good.” Sebastian smiled and took the paper bag. “Uh, thanks guys. B should-”

He was interrupted as they each took a hand and whisked him around the shop. They began filling the bag for him. And then another bag. They each held up various things and said things like, “Rose scented lotion, wonderful for a romantic night.” “Massage your lover with this apple infused body oil for vigorous love making. It’s edible!” “Strawberry...great for luck!”

Sebastian had lost track of all of the different flowers and scents and their properties that his brain felt like it might combust into a thousand white and pink rose petals by the end of all of this. Thankfully, Blaine was back and had his own little shopping bag. Sebastian instantly felt relieved when he felt his boyfriend’s arm around him. 

“Just a few things with the help of these gentlemen. I don’t know your names.” 

Dove laughed and covered her mouth. “Too distracted by his beauty, are we? This is Heathcliff and Orlando. Thanks for your help.” 

Seb wasn’t surprised at such dramatic names and he honestly wasn’t one to talk. He nodded and the men excused themselves after kissing his hands and touching Blaine’s cheek. Dove led them to another counter where she rang up their purchases. Well, purchase. She only charged Blaine for the small shopper that he had retrieved from his small private trip. “Complimentary. Please visit us again some day. We could have tea together.” 

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine tried to hide his smile as he watched the two men still falling all over Sebastian. He should have felt a little jealous, but really, what was he to expect when it came to Aphrodite’s followers, plus, Sebastian was beautiful and practically a celebrity here. He couldn’t blame them for wanting to be near him. He watched as two of them kissed Seb’s hands and was a little surprised when they turned and touched his face like he too was something to fawn over. He turned away when he felt his face heat up a little in a blush, because of course he’d blush. He reached out and took a couple of the bags from Seb. He’d been fully prepared to pay for every single thing Seb had been given, knowing it wasn’t cheap, that each thing was hand crafted and made by the followers and some of it came from Dove’s own garden, but she wouldn’t hear of it. He paid only for the apple and he was sure she’d even given him a discount on that. She sent him out the door with hugs and a wink and little kisses were blown from all directions from an array of different people.

“That was… an experience. I hope they didn’t flirt too terribly much with you.” He said after they’d loaded up the car and set out for their next destination in downtown Boston. He thought about sending the flowers and some of the other altar stuff home so that it wouldn't have to sit in the car overnight, but he was worried Ras might think it was for him and he didn’t trust Freya to keep him out of it, she could be spiteful sometimes. Especially since he’d tricked her into babysitting. She didn’t fool him though, Ras was her very favorite thing in the world, she’d do anything for him. Including letting him eat a bunch of roses meant for Aphrodite. Before they went into the hotel he did a little preservation spell for the flowers and the prized apple, proud of himself for being able to pull it off after three months of mostly inactivity. He made a mental note to explain the apple to Seb once they got home tomorrow night. He took a few of the items out for the two of them as well, because well, sexual acts were offerings for Aphrodite as well, and Blaine had plans for the bubble bath and chocolate covered strawberries.

“It wasn’t so bad though, was it? I think we’ve actually made a real friend, and you were right what you said earlier about there being a place I could go and feel magic. I think Friday’s might be that place. Especially until I get the place my dad got me set up, which is my next goal after showing you how much better I feel.”

The hotel room was huge yet intimate and cozy at the same time. It wasn’t one of those cheesy, over the top lovey dovey rooms that you saw on television. It was classy, with a California king bed covered in deep grey and the biggest garden tub he’d ever seen. Champagne and chocolates that would no doubt not be nearly as good as Dove’s and two oversized and fluffy black robes were hung up on the closet door for both of them. Blaine turned so that he was in front of Sebastian and smiled almost shyly as he held up his hand between them. He concentrated and there bloomed a single deep red rose, perfectly shaped.

“They’re not as pretty as Friday’s, but this one is specifically for you, Valentine.” He offered the rose to Seb, and then reached out and pulled his boyfriend close, his face tilted up and open for Seb, his fingers slipping under his fitted polo to trace the faint bit of hair behind the button of his pants. He let his fingers slip in just so, toying with said button before undoing it all together, his other hand sliding under the back of his shirt to press his music calloused fingers that Seb loved so much against the light ripple of muscle in Seb’s lower back. He wanted everything all at once, but knew he had all night long to take it slow, to make his boyfriend really feel it. To show Seb how much he appreciated how he’d taken care of Blaine’s mind and body while he was weak, and to show him how much he missed fucking into him and feeling him move underneath him. He tiptoed up and pressed a kiss to Seb’s lips, soft at first and then more insistent, and possessive like he couldn’t get enough.

“We should try the bed first...” His voice was a little rough, raspy and heavy with desire as he led Seb to the bed and pressed him down as he crawled in between his legs. Later Blaine couldn't be sure he could have sworn that Seb clutched onto that rose as he kissed the gasps from his mouth.

Sebastian’s POV:

“Nothing I couldn’t handle. And I thought I laid it on thick. Damn.” Sebastian laughed and laid a hand on Blaine’s thigh. “I’m glad. And I can help with the new magic place if you want me to. Could be fun.” He turned and watched Blaine’s profile as street lights splashed across his handsome features in red, white, and green.

The hotel room was huge and luxurious and reminded him of the rooms he sometimes would stay in in Paris. He was excited about champagne and more strawberries and those lovely, plush robes. But he was even more excited for Blaine. The other man had been promising him a great night all day and he was unsatisfied from their make out session earlier. Sebastian wanted everything all at once and everywhere, all over this fancy room.

He watched as magic swirled through Blaine’s fingers and a beautiful rose appeared. Sebastian had seen him produce items out of thin air plenty of times but it was always impressive and made his stomach feel like he was speeding down a steep hill.

“It’s beautiful, B. Thank you.”

Sebastian didn’t have much time to swoon over the perfect rose or the magic before Blaine’s hands were on him and his knees felt weak and he was naked and pressed into the lavish bed. And then they were in the garden tub and the floor and the California king once again. Hands, lips, and tongues all over.

The bed was covered in rose petals by the end of the night. He was certain Aphrodite would be pleased.

/fin.

[andersoncharm]

Tap Your Heels and Think To Yourself- Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Para: Tap Your Heels and Think To Yourself

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Seblaine.

Blaine: @andersoncharm

Sebastian: @smythesm

When: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Location: Sebastian’s (And Blaine’s) Apartment- Boston, MA

Notes: Sebastian and Blaine figure out how to heal.

Warnings:  This rp includes; Mentions of death. Parental Death (Blaine’s Mom), Mentions of toxic past relationships. Mentions of brief past Klaine. Depression. Anxiety.

Extra Warnings: (This RP is not Kurt Hummel friendly. You’ve all been warned.)

Under cut for length. Work is mostly unedited as usual.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine was beyond weak. Still after all this time, he’d still didn’t feel like himself. He had spent the last two months trying to heal his body and mind after the chaos his trial had wreaked on him. He knew it was meant to be a punishment, a quiet one that the Witches dished out when someone broke the rules even if the Witch in question won their case- you still raised alarm, you had to deal with the consequences. He was exhausted, he couldn’t walk far without getting winded and he was so drained, worse that the time they'd drained him of some of his magic, it felt like they had gutted him and cleaned out his insides. He felt hollow and lost and he wasn’t sure how to find his footing again.

Some days he could hardly carry on a conversation, he and Seb mostly communicated in touches or brief hushed conversations. They still hadn’t even gotten to discuss everything that had happened and what it all meant yet and he was so afraid for when they finally did. He knew they were solid, he carried forever scars in his wrists to show the lengths he was willing to go for his love and Seb seemed to hold Blaine a little tighter lately, seemed to linger before heading out each day a little longer. But there was so much to talk about and Blaine hoped it didn’t change things too much.

He spent his days trying to do normal everyday tasks and when they didn’t work out he’d sleep, just waiting for Sebastian to come home. His boyfriend would lean down, kiss him hello and then make sure he was doing the best he could be. He’d order them food and made sure Blaine ate some of it. His eyes would sometimes linger on the magic burn scars on his wrists the ones that would never heal, the ones that were making it hard from Blaine to function normally- and then shake his head no when Blaine tried to cover them up with his sweater or when he’d attempt to glamour them with magic he wasn’t ready to try yet. Seb seemed insistent that he let them be seen. Blaine hadn’t had the courage to ask why.

On the extra bad nights, the ones when Blaine felt the weakest and most alone and couldn’t help but cry or get so angry that he’d shake, Seb would hold him close and would press him down into their bed and fuck into him until he couldn’t think of anything but Sebastian. Blaine would cling to him with all the strength he had left like a lifeline on those nights as he let Seb express his love the best way he knew how, he’d let Seb kiss him until he couldn’t breathe and after he fell apart he would sometimes fall apart more and cry hard into Seb’s shoulder as his boyfriend held him from above and he wasn't even sure why he was sobbing. He’d promise Seb he’d go back to normal soon. That before he knew it Blaine would be back to taking control and smiling and talking and fucking him the way Seb liked it and cooking and Seb wouldn’t have to pick up his pieces. And he would, but the truth was he had no clue when he’d have his strength or energy back. And anger, depression and anxiety were pounding at his door.

Why had this happened to them? Why did Aphrodite pick Seb for him knowing that it would cause strife? And why had it never happened to anyone else on record before? He knew he was lucky, he could be dead and Seb could be lost in the world, but he was still so angry. He wondered, as he found himself doing a lot of lately, if maybe it had happened before and had never been caught, maybe the witch and human ended their lives before they could get caught, or maybe it was Sebastian and Blaine from past lives that it had happened to. Blaine found himself angry at the goddess sometimes, he had no doubt that he could have found Seb on his own and that they'd’ have been soulmates without her, but then they’d still be in the same boat. He still hadn't been able to put into words what all of this meant for Seb. He hadn’t been able to put much into words at all. He wanted to talk to Sebastian so bad though, he knew he needed to push himself harder.

Every time he calmed down and tried to think of things rationally he’d end up falling asleep and picture Kurt’s smug face and he’d get upset all over again. Had he really tried to have Blaine killed all because Blaine had rejected him years ago? They’d dated for a few months tops and it was toxic while it happened. He remembered Kurt telling him to just pretend they were Fated, and that some Witches never even got to meet theirs, but Blaine hadn’t wanted to be his descendant trophy husband and Kurt had turned meaner when he left. Blaine just couldn’t wrap his head around his motive. Didn’t he know Blaine could have died? Did he care at all?

On top of that… Blaine had sort of been thrown into living full time at Seb’s. Sure, his father had gotten him a cute little cottage to keep his magical things and so on, but Blaine couldn’t really be alone for long periods of time right now and he worried so much that Seb didn’t really want him there. What if Seb started to resent him? He was so riddled with anxiety about it that he’d taken to sleeping on the couch when Seb wasn’t home, like he was a guest and it was rude to sleep in Seb’s bed. Blaine knew deep down that he was being stupid, that this was his home too, it always had been, but he felt like such a fucking burden lately…

He was just sad… he’d been exiled from his race, told he couldn’t have children, not that they’d made those plans, but the option was always there and now… He’d been forbidden from seeing his friends and father. It was all too much.  He hadn’t seen his dad in almost two months, he missed him so terribly and felt such guilt for mistreating him and not giving him enough credit, it felt like he’d lost both of his parents now and he didn’t know how to process that. He hadn’t seen Nick or David in well over a month. He’d not seen any other witch in longer. Even Hunter and Tony had gone off on a mission. He felt cut off and like maybe his magic wasn’t his. Like he’d stolen it. It wasn’t working right and Blaine wondered if maybe it had been broken when he was exiled, he knew it wasn’t possible, that it was just as much a part of him as his bones, but it had been two months and he was still just a step above alive it seemed.

He missed everything- he had known he’d miss his world some, of course he would, but not like this. And each morning that Seb left him home alone with Ras and Freya a fear like no other would creep up on him. What if Seb didn’t make it home? What if he got hurt and Blaine was still too weakened to protect him? What if Seb got tired of living like this? What if Kurt or some other bad Witch got a hold of him… It was all so much. Blaine still hadn’t let Seb give his crystal back, couldn’t stomach the thought of Seb unprotected while Blaine was weakened. It didn’t matter that wearing it might’ve given Blaine some strength back.

By the middle of January Blaine was so fucking frustrated and scared that he might not feel like himself ever again that he threw the remote against the wall so hard that it shattered. He’d tried to use magic to fix the damn thing, but his hands were too shaky and the whole process left him tired and emotional. He broke down and angrily cried into Ras’ fur on the couch and was caught off guard by Seb coming home from the office. He tried to hide his tears but Seb was quick. And before he could stop himself he was pouring his fears out.

“I made you miss seeing your mom on thanksgiving and Christmas. Your mom, Seb. She probably thinks I’m awful and I really am. We had to lie to her! I’m the worst fucking boyfriend ever… you should have gone without me.”

Sebastian’s POV:

The past few months hadn’t been a blur or a whirlwind. It was more like a slow, constant, quiet storm. Blaine was in pain almost everyday, sometimes hours would pass where he wouldn’t speak, and sometimes the hours were full of tears and heartbroken sobs. Sebastian was good with silence, was even better at communicating without words. He would hold his boyfriend and let him cry, would tuck him into bed and read his textbooks next to him, even became an expert at brewing tea but cooking was still a mystical talent he couldn’t grasp. Seb would order them food or pick up frozen pizzas and sugar cookies on his way home. He wouldn’t force B to do anything he didn’t want to but he’d set small plates near him with a warm smile and a hot cup of earl grey or chamomile tea. Seb would kiss Blaine’s scars gently and tell him that he didn’t need to hide. He was so scared of losing the other man that he didn’t consider the aftermath but now they were stuck in it. Sebastian could tell that Blaine was struggling and sad and he hoped he wouldn’t resent him silently.

Sebastian wanted to stay home but Blaine had, in his quiet voice, encouraged him to keep up with his studies and law work. He would come home and find Blaine on the couch and would persuade him to lay in the bed. Sebastian would show his adoration and thankfulness by pressing Blaine into the mattress, his body was like the little offerings Blaine used to make to his gods.

He came home to Blaine curled into Ras on the couch, a cracked remote littered across the living room floor. Sebastian didn’t care about the damn remote, he could just buy a new one. He sat down on the couch, loosened his tie and shrugged off his suit jacket. Seb wrapped Blaine in his arms and rubbed his back.

“B, she understands. It’s okay. You’re not awful. You’re going through something….really intense. Something that none of us will ever really understand. I didn’t want to go alone. I wanted to be with you. There will be other holidays.”

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine watched as Seb settled on the couch next to him. His boyfriend looked so professional in his suit and so tired from his day and Blaine could feel a new wave of emotions crashing over him before he could do much about it. He should be taking care of Seb. He should have dinner cooked and the apartment should be cleaner, he’d only gotten the Christmas stuff down a few days ago and it had taken him all of Seb’s work day, taking down magic without using magic was difficult anyway and it proved more difficult in his state. It was the least he could do though after he’d used up all of Seb’s free time and had been nothing but a layabout in his home. Why was it so hard for him to say their home? Two months ago he was calling it home, what was so different now? He knew he was being irrational, he knew this was still his home but he was struggling with it. It wasn’t a matter of money, Blaine’s family came from old money, he’d always had it and still did. He only worked at the Snowed In because he liked to bake and help people. He didn’t even keep most of his earrings. He used to put his tips and so on back into the tip jar. He could afford to live with Seb comfortably. He just felt like Seb was forced to take him in, like a stray puppy.

“I feel like the worst person. You’re so tired and you work so hard and I’m not doing anything to help you.” He mumbled, sniffling and trying to keep his tears back. He’d cried so much the last two months he honestly had no clue how he had any left. He let himself be gathered in Seb’s arms, wincing briefly but sighing into the touch. Seb’s touch always calmed him down even if being touched hurt at first, Seb always managed to make it feel good. He let himself be held, even though he wished with all his heart it were the other way around. He missed holding Seb, he missed Seb curling into him and taking care of his boyfriend  in all the different ways he always had. He didn’t understand why he didn’t feel better yet. His dad had said it would take time, but how much?

“But you miss her, baby. I know you do. I hate that it’s my fault that you’re kept from her. I hate that we had to make something up, she’s gonna see right through it, you know. She’s so smart.” He swallowed hard, snuggling into his boyfriend a little tighter. “You’re the sweetest, so fucking understanding and I’m just the worst… I hate that I still feel like this, and I hate that we haven’t properly talked about things.” His breath hitched as he struggled to get the rest of his words out, already feeling like he’d run a marathon with the exertion it took. But, he was determined to talk tonight, he had to or else he’d go to bed once again feeling useless and he couldn’t do that, not to him or to Sebastian. 

“I feel like I’m nothing but a burden to you now. I don’t know when I’m going to feel normal. I-I feel like I should move into the place my dad got for me. I don’t know, Seb, I love being here, it’s felt like my home for over two years now, but with how fast everything happened, and how quickly they cast me out- I feel like I’ve been forced on you. I used to earn my place here, now I’m just existing...” He looked up at Seb with big eyes, little tears clinging to his lashes and blurring his vision. “I feel like an imposter now.” 

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian kept rubbing circles into Blaine’s back.He reached for his discarded jacket with his free hand and silently thanked his mother for his long limbs. Sebastian had a few tissues in the inside pocket, he pulled them out and silently pressed them into his boyfriend’s hand. He could hear the threat of tears in his voice.

“You’re not the worst person. Isn’t that the point of a relationship? Helping each other? I don’t mind cleaning and...well I can’t say cooking…” Seb chuckled and hoped it would make Blaine smile a little bit.

“I do miss her. But, we talk on the phone and facetime. She understands, I promise. She misses you. So do Wick and Luke. Maybe we can take a trip to Ohio when you feel better.”

Seb’s head fell to the side and he pulled back a little so that he could see Blaine’s face. This apartment was basically theirs. They had made so many memories there and Blaine’s clothes were in the closet, his herbs were in the cabinet.

“B, stop. I want you here. You’re not an imposter. If you feel like you need to go to the cabin...I’ll support that. But...why don’t you officially move in here? I’m sure we'll outgrow it but just for now?”

Sebastian felt vulnerable and exposed. He really wanted Blaine to say yes, he would miss him if he moved full time to the seaside cabin. Seb would be a supportive boyfriend and help him move and visit as often as possible, of course but things just wouldn’t be the same without B in the apartment. Enjolras would miss him and Freya. The scent of herbs and tea would linger in the cabinets and on the pillows, Blaine’s homemade lotions and oils would be gone leaving the bathroom sink bare except for hand soap and a toothbrush. Things would just feel lonely again.

Blaine’s POV:

Blaine watched as Seb dug into his jacket pocket and his bottom lip involuntarily trembled as he  handed him the tissues because of course he could hold onto him and help him with his wet face at the same time. He dabbed at his eyes, knowing they were red and his face as probably splotchy again, the state it always seemed to be in the last couple of months, and was surprised when he felt the pullings of a smile tug at the corner of his lips. Seb really was a terrible cook, his best dish was frozen store pizza and Seb still always managed to burn the crust on one side each time. Blaine loved it when Seb made it though because it meant his boyfriend was stepping out of his comfort zone for him and that made his heart feel full all on it’s own.

“You’re right, of course you are. I just wish I were helping you more… But hey, you make one killer frozen pizza, don’t forget that.” He let his smile stay in place for a moment, enjoying the way it felt and that Sebastian had been the one to give it to him. Of course he had. He knew that Seb was right about Sabine, she truly did understand, maybe more than she let on. Maybe she even knew that their excuse about Blaine’s dad being sick, a plan Will himself had come up with, wasn’t real. He often wondered if she knew that he wasn’t a normal human. He had forgotten to kill a bouquet of magical flowers he’d given her once. Either way Blaine adored her and she seemed to return the feeling and of course she loved her son more than life so she’d been nothing short of understanding when they’d declined the last two holidays. It saddened him doubly knowing that this was the year he was finally going to get to go to Paris with them, there was always next year though. He hoped there was anyway.

“I’d like that. Maybe the five of us can do something together. We all know that Wick and Luke are your mom’s favorite Smythe’s as well. I mean, next to you naturally.” He laughed but the pleasant feeling and sound was short lived as he watched Seb’s face fall as mentioned the little cottage where all of his magical and musical instruments lived now. He watched as Seb’s fallen face shifted ever so slightly into one of hope, just a little bit of it.

“I don’t want to live there, Seb. You’re not there...” He swallowed hard, trying to get too emotional or giddy, the coin sides flipping into the air inside of his stomach. This shouldn’t have been a big deal, Blaine practically lived here when he’d gone to LeFay, but this felt different. They were allowed to have this now… Before Blaine had sneaked and stayed five or six nights out of the week while checking in to appease the magic of the school and keep with the rules. And now he’d been so caught up in sadness and feeling so awful mentally and physically that he’d not noticed that he didn’t have to do that anymore. He’d been so convinced, by himself, that he was unwanted that he’d forgotten that this was what they wanted all along.

“You want me to really live here with you? Like… address official, my name on the lease live here?” He bit his bottom lip, a hopeful feeling he’d never had before because of all the rules he used to have to live by creeping over him. Of course there were so many other things they’d been denied, Blaine was denied his own people and him and Seb the chance to grow a family. But this was big to him. And besides, they could make their own family in other ways... Right? He looked around the room, Ras and Freya cuddled up together, the pup looking excited and Freya looking bored and telling him to just get on with it.

“I hated it when I’d have to go back to LeFay, Monday’s were always the worst...” He let out a little laugh, thinking back to Monday texts of I miss yous and you should come overs. He reached for Seb’s hand and squeezed it between his, his fingers ached and he knew the action would exhaust him but he didn’t care. Seb looked so hopeful it made him want to cry again. “We could have a real life together, one where we don’t have to hide, I mean, sure, we’ve still got some rules, but we could be happy. I won’t have to glamour my Facebook anymore, and I’ll always get to fall asleep next to you. And you’ll get to kiss me goodbye before your runs every morning. Yeah, I’ve always wanted that, Seb.” His smile was back and it was so big it hurt his face.

“This place felt like my home the moment I walked into the apartment. And I think- no, I know that it’s because you’re here. You’re my home, so wherever you are that’s where I want to be, if you’ll have me.”

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian nodded along to Blaine’s words. It had felt so natural to have him there from the beginning and it hadn’t scared him to have his things scattered around the apartment. Seb had an anal retentive streak that made clutter unbearable and his place felt clinical before Blaine brought sunshine and literal magic into it. He didn’t mind the organized cluster of teas in the cabinets or the trinkets and crystals splashed about, it was so easy and peaceful that his anxiety wasn’t triggered by the extra stuff.

“I’ll call the leasing office tomorrow morning. I hated it too and now, a silver lining is that we don’t have to dread Mondays anymore. Well, not more than any other human.” Sebastian smiled and squeezed Blaine’s hand back. He never imagined any of this for himself but it felt like this was the way it was always meant to be.

Seb leaned in for a small kiss and assured Blaine that he wanted him there and that he felt the same way. Silence fell over them for a few moments and he kept his boyfriend close. He wasn’t the best at talking or making his feelings known or helping others with their own emotions but Blaine always brought out the best in him and made it feel easy. He knew that there was a lot on the other’s mind and some more things they needed to discuss.

“So...we should probably talk about some of the other stuff that went down, if you’re up for it. Hunter told me about...the stuff about not having kids. It really...it really sort of took me aback. I know that I’ve always said that I wasn’t interested but then I saw how you interacted with Luke and how happy you are around him and I just...sort of started to imagine what it would be like if we had one and now…” Sebastian shook his head and bit his lip, he tried to find the right words. “And now it’s been taken away and it’s sort of sad. But, I love you and we can get through anything and...we have Luke and….I don’t know, maybe Hunter and Tony will have a kid. We’re queer, chosen family is just as important.”

Blaine’s POV:

It felt so good to smile after two months of physical and mental pain and Blaine wanted to jar it up and keep it on a shelf for when he inevitably felt as awful again one day. He nodded at his boyfriend, squeezing his hand in an excitement so quiet it crept up on him until he let out a little laugh.

“We can be busy on Monday’s together now.”  It all felt so nice, until he remembered that he’d have nothing to be busy with on Monday’s anymore. No more studying with his father in the magical dark of LeFay. He internally sighed, determined not to mar this beautiful moment with sorrow over his exile. All of that studying to replace his father… for nothing. This is what you wanted, Blaine. You never wanted to run LeFay, you always just wanted your music and Sebastian. Of course his mind was right, he truly didn’t want his father's job one day. And he had a degree now, LeFay through a school for Witches was a real, credible school and Blaine could transfer colleges or use his degree to work anywhere he wanted. He could become a musical therapist, he could become a professor, he could do anything he wanted… But, he had money, lots of it. Maybe, what he needed right now was to be at home with Seb, and maybe unpack himself with baking therapy. He thought of the Snowed In- Maybe, for now, he could work there. Like truly work there for a little bit and heal himself with helping people and baking. Why not? He could think about his future later when his past wasn’t blowing up all around him.

Blaine decided to keep his smile as Seb kissed him, the movement small and simple and just what he needed to help make up his mind. He made a note to discuss it with Sebastian later. . He hoped he’d understand and not be disappointed that he wasn’t living up to his fullest potential, at least not yet. He had a feeling Seb would be okay with whatever he needed to do to feel better. And he couldn’t wait to feel better.

A little pang of sorrow shot through him at the mention of children. He’d made peace with the fact that Seb didn’t want them and that he didn’t need them, but hearing Seb say that he’d been so good with Luke that it had made him think about it sort of hurt. He swallowed hard and sighed. “Yeah, I didn’t expect that to eat away at me like it did. I can’t believe that you were coming around to it, but… you’re right. We’ve always chosen. And what they’ve done- it’s shitty and awful, but I get why they're doing it, I know it’s a protection thing just as much as it’s a punishment thing. But, you Seb, you’re all I need and want to be happy. If we get lucky and Tony and Hunter do have children and we get to be a part of that life, wonderful, but if they don’t… I want you to know that I’m going to be okay. We’re going to be okay. We’ll build our lives around us-” He reached out and ruffled Ras’ hair. “And this guy, and that little lady giving us the evil eye.” He motioned to Freya. “And if you ever do feel sad about it, please, please talk to me. Promise me you will? And I’ll do the same.” He leaned in and pressed another kiss to Seb, the motion not as painful as it would have been fifteen minutes ago. Maybe talking to Seb and letting things out was helping his depression and his sickness. Maybe in the next couple of weeks he’d feel better and he’d get to truly live.

“I love you back, so so much. Sometimes I don’t think you’ll ever really know how much.” He bit his lip, thinking about the Oracle and the priestess and the people that were responsible for keeping him alive during his trial. “Speaking of love… Aphrodite. Apparently she has something to do with all of this, with you and I finding each other even though I’m a Witch and you’re a human. I suppose we should be thanking her. I guess I’m going to need to start an Altar for her. I never thought… Well, anyway, I don’t know how to explain it. The Gods tend to stay out of human affairs since whenever they get involved the humans almost always die. I guess you’re an exception.” He shrugged. “I guess I can try to explain in the best way I know how if you have questions about Her. About what's happened. “He bit his lip and looked up at Seb for his reaction.

“For the record, I think you were my soulmate before she ever thought to interfere, I think you and I would find each other on any earth no matter what”.

Sebastian’s POV:

Sebastian patted Blaine’s hand that was clasped in his. “I will. As of right now, I’m okay.” He was sure that there would be certain days where it would suddenly hit them that their lives would always be impacted by the decisions and traditions of the council, where the sadness and loss would be palpable. But, as far as Sebastian knew and understood, that was just life. Their journey may be tinged with magic and secrets but there was some comfort in knowing that this was all sort of normal.

Seb had been wondering about this specific topic. Hunter hadn’t really explained the whole goddess thing because he didn’t know much about it and it seemed that everybody involved was confused. Sure, he had heard the name Aphrodite in books and movies but didn’t know much about her. Seb had had those strange interactions at Friday’s Flower Shop and heard Blaine mention her but it was all still lost on him. He had hit the internet and read her wikipedia page but still didn’t understand or comprehend this specific situation.

“I don’t even know what to say about any of that. I don’t know what to ask or how to understand how gods and goddesses can just….mess with time. That they just exist is just...mind boggling. You can set an altar up here, I don’t mind. What will you put on it? Do I get involved now? It sort of freaks me out. Why me?”

Sebastian liked that thought, that they would find each other. It still brought on a lot of confusing thoughts like, had they met before and would they always meet and fuck, time was confusing.

“Maybe you’re right. It’s so confusing. Thinking about time tires me. Anything else you need to talk about, B?”

Blaine’s POV:

“I’m okay too, Seb.” He paused, thinking that maybe he wasn’t perfect right now- he had just lost so much and he wasn’t sure when he’d get to see his friends or his one living parent left yet, and that killed him a little inside. After losing his mom he didn’t think he could feel much worse, but now his dad had to be kept at arm's length and all Blaine wanted to do was ask him everything. How long had he been helping him? He really did love him all this time? He hoped he’d get the chance even if their meeting were secret. Seems he’d be trading in one secret relationship for another. But, Blaine would make it. He had Seb and he didn’t need anything else to get him through, they’d help each other. “I mean, I will be okay. I promise. We have each other.”

He watched as Seb processed his information and couldn’t help but smile. Blaine himself was a little baffled and it was kind of cute to see Seb wrestle with it all too. “It really is pretty mind boggling. And that’s coming from a Witch.” Blaine’s smile found it’s home back on his face as Seb spoke about letting him set up an Altar there. He usually tried to keep most of his magical tools away from Seb so as not to scare him, this meant that Seb was serious about their lives mingling more and Blaine getting to truly live there.  “Well, you already do get involved. I mean… when we have sex. Which I hope I can participate in more soon, I mean, don’t get me wrong, you’ve loved me perfectly the last couple of months and taken care of me so well, I just want to give back. Hopefully soon, maybe in the next few weeks even…” He cleared his throat and blushed, hoping Seb knew what he meant. “Anyway, sex can be an offering to her, chocolate, red wine, self care like baths. Hearts. I don’t know, think of Valentines’ Day. She loves love and the chaos that comes with it, which makes sense that she moved the pieces of us no matter the damage or consequences.” He smiled, hoping he’d helped.

“So, if you think about it, drop some candy or flowers for her or kiss me an extra time before you leave. You don’t have to, of course, I’m the Witch, I can do that from the both of us.” He smiled up at Seb, feeling lighter than he had in weeks. He of course knew that he’d have struggles and pain and that things were still going to be hard for him, but right now, in this moment he felt whole. 

“I think right now I just want to be with you. I wouldn’t mind dinner and then I wouldn’t mind you taking me to bed and well, you know. I’m still weak, but I love the way you feel above me, I don’t mind giving my body to you. Maybe I can even do a little sex magic. Maybe.” He leaned in and pressed a slow, deep kiss to Seb’s lips, his fingers tightening on Seb’s hand and his body pressing a little closer- the movement less painful than before and leaving him less winded. 

“Or maybe you could take me to bed now and we could just eat later…”

Sebastian’s POV:

Seb was relieved that Blaine was smiling so much again. He hadn’t seen this many smiles in succession on his face in a few weeks. It made him smile too, all of his teeth on display. A smile that he used to be quietly self conscious about until Blaine came along.  “We do. It’ll all be okay.”

“Flowers and candy and sex. Got it.”

He paid close attention as his boyfriend spoke of the love goddess. The offerings made sense and he could totally get behind the sexy stuff. Seb’s ears perked up at the thought of Blaine regaining his energy, though he was still satisfied with how things had been going in the bedroom.

Sebastian kissed B back, his hand found itself wound up in his tee shirt. “Sex magic only if you feel up to it,” he mumbled against the other man’s lips. His body responded to the words love how you feel above me and he suddenly wanted to skip dinner, too.

Sebastian stood up from the couch and held his hands out to Blaine, “you always have the best ideas, B. Let’s go to our room.”

/fin.