In the Dark || Self Para
Tomi was getting dressed for a night out when the power went out at the Estate. He was a little puzzled by this and so he headed outside, clad just in a pair of jeans and climbed a tree near the main house and looked out towards Verona. The whole city was mostly dark, with pockets of light that looked like they might be fires. He climbed back down and checked his phone and saw a couple of brief headlines about the verdict in the Montague trial, and rioting in the city. “Fools,” he mumbled with a shake of his head before his phone stopped updating.
Tomi tried texting Carlo, Liana, and even Arden, but there were no replies, the messaged just failed to send. He checked Carlo’s cottage, but there was no answer. Then he headed back to the main house and called out, but it was unusually quiet there as well. Figuring Carlo was probably at Arden’s and that they had the sense to stay out of this nonesense, Tomi tried to find something to do.
Even if his plans for the night had been derailed, there was no reason not to enjoy himself. The Dominant undressed again and grabbed a small bathing suit, throwing his robe on over top and as many candles as he could round up. He spread the candles out around the edge of the pool, lighting them, and then removing his robe and diving into the pool. It was a little bit of a shame that he had no one to enjoy his little adventure with, but at the same time, a little solitude on a night like this was better than the alternative.