omnis vir lupus

Teren Benoit. 23. Son of Hecate. Werewolf.

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“Thank you for this. I love it,” Teren said, looking at his partner. “Hmm, yeah, I’d prefer if it was just us. But I don’t mind sleeping alone for a night or two if you’d like to stay with them.” The key was either sticking to his schedule or tire himself to the point that he’d easily fall asleep even without his boyfriend beside him. “Ah, it’s fine. I can’t wait to try them.”

“Oh, no, if we’re moving to the city, I am staying with you and sleeping in your arms every night. They’ve been asking me almost every night, asking where Daddy Teren is.” Lucien was very certain of that– he could just go to the foster home in the morning and then come home to his boyfriend. Husband, hopefully, if this night ends up the way he wanted to. “I’m sure it will be magnifique.”

[teren-benoit]

"Hmm, I sleep better with you," Teren agreed. He can rest well with his boyfriend beside him, but when he's alone, he feels like he never slept compared to feeling safe with Lucien. "Wait, what?" Teren wasn't sure at what he heard. Daddy... Teren? He only remembered pretending to be one as an act so to hear it again felt weird.

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

Teren laughed a little, amused at his ever so cheeky boyfriend. “Every date of ours is special, but I’m sure this is one for the books.” He looked thrilled at being in this restaurant, with none other than his beloved. “After things get better, I’ll be staying more in the city anyway. I trust the head chef and manager but I also want to personally oversee how things would be when the restaurant reopens.” Teren was sad to see it gone for too long and it had affected his moods a lot, including starting to run out of money because he decided to give a bit more to the employees before they closed. He was hoping to use his savings for emergency and for some retirement fund if he had ended up living alone like his father. Thankfully the pack of wolves didn’t need any money. “What did you order?”

“I do hope this is– I’ve tried to make it special for the both of us.” Lucien knew it would be more special after dinner when he would propose to the other man. The love of his life. Nothing would make him more happier to have the other man with him. “That would be great. We can get an apartment there too, I used to live in the foster home but I figured we’d have a lot more privacy in the city on our own.” It would be easier for both of them that way as well. “I’ve ordered the best from their menu with the wine selection that goes well with it. You can order something else special to go along with something I’ve ordered?”

[teren-benoit]

"Thank you for this. I love it," Teren said, looking at his partner. "Hmm, yeah, I'd prefer if it was just us. But I don't mind sleeping alone for a night or two if you'd like to stay with them." The key was either sticking to his schedule or tire himself to the point that he'd easily fall asleep even without his boyfriend beside him. "Ah, it's fine. I can't wait to try them."

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“You’re already cute, but sure.” Teren smiled at the thought. His boyfriend was adorable even if he was only smiling. “What matters to me is that we’re still together and now on a date in one of the best cities in the world.” He reached out to hold Lucien’s hand. “If you’d like, we could move in closer to the foster home too. I know we have a faster way of traveling anywhere but it could save us some energy too. Or, well, I’m always just one Iris message away too,” Teren offered. “I’m always here when you need me.”

“Oh, I know I’m cute, I just want to be cuter.” Lucien teased as he looked at Teren with a grin. But despite that, he had a blush on his face. “I figured that we could make this date special because it’s been a while. And no better place than Paris since we’ve never been here.” The son of Nyx said and shook his head at the suggestion because he didn’t want Teren to just move away from the place he was comfortable in. “No need to do that, love. I’m fine just going back and forth, as long as I get to come home to you.”

[teren-benoit]

Teren laughed a little, amused at his ever so cheeky boyfriend. "Every date of ours is special, but I'm sure this is one for the books." He looked thrilled at being in this restaurant, with none other than his beloved. "After things get better, I'll be staying more in the city anyway. I trust the head chef and manager but I also want to personally oversee how things would be when the restaurant reopens." Teren was sad to see it gone for too long and it had affected his moods a lot, including starting to run out of money because he decided to give a bit more to the employees before they closed. He was hoping to use his savings for emergency and for some retirement fund if he had ended up living alone like his father. Thankfully the pack of wolves didn't need any money. "What did you order?"

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“I—” Teren paused, seeing the cute pout on his boyfriend. “Well, since you’re asking nicely…” He was barely thinking now besides that he’d always love to do whatever Lucien asks of him. “I’d conjure the kind that you’d want if the options are bad.” He shrugged. It wasn’t a lot of work for Teren as he’s been training himself for years. “What are you apologizing for? We’ve both been busy and it’s not our fault. I’m really thankful you still love me after all this time.”

Lucien laughed because he really wouldn’t force Teren to wear anything that he doesn’t want to. If he wasn’t comfortable, he really wouldn’t like Teren to feel that way. “Well, I’d like a baby Yoda one. It’ll be cute.” The son of Nyx had said with a grin. But he might just end up wearing the one with the veil if Teren says yes. “I missed you though. It’s quite different when I was with you all the time and then suddenly we’re apart again.”

[teren-benoit]

"You're already cute, but sure." Teren smiled at the thought. His boyfriend was adorable even if he was only smiling. "What matters to me is that we're still together and now on a date in one of the best cities in the world." He reached out to hold Lucien's hand. "If you'd like, we could move in closer to the foster home too. I know we have a faster way of traveling anywhere but it could save us some energy too. Or, well, I'm always just one Iris message away too," Teren offered. "I'm always here when you need me."

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“I have to wear those?” Teren couldn’t imagine the thing on his head. “What will your wear, then?” He’d definitely enjoy seeing Lucien happy though and he’d take lots of photos of the son of Nyx for himself. “Thank you for this, by the way,” Teren started once they were seated. “It’s been a while since our last date.”

“C’mon, would you wear those ears for me?” Lucien was pouting even though he felt slightly ridiculous doing it in public. He shrugged because he would literally wear anything from Disney at this point. “I’d wear those ears with the wedding veil on them if it’s the last thing on there.” The son of Nyx joked, and would definitely do it if this night ends up the way he wanted it to. “Yeah, it has been a while. I’m sorry about that, by the way. Things have been crazy and not just this whole pandemic.”

[teren-benoit]

"I—" Teren paused, seeing the cute pout on his boyfriend. "Well, since you're asking nicely..." He was barely thinking now besides that he'd always love to do whatever Lucien asks of him. "I'd conjure the kind that you'd want if the options are bad." He shrugged. It wasn't a lot of work for Teren as he's been training himself for years. "What are you apologizing for? We've both been busy and it's not our fault. I'm really thankful you still love me after all this time."

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“Are you really serious about that?” Teren frowned slightly. He had never thought of going to Disneyland before, mostly because it meant crowds and annoying children. He’d only be interested in checking out whatever Star Wars stuff they had in there now that he was thinking about it. Nodding at his partner, Teren followed them while checking out the restaurant. He still didn’t know when they could reopen their restaurant, but he knew there would be changes when they do reopen and maybe he could pick up something useful here.

“C’mon, you with the cute Darth Vader mickey ears? That would be adorable!” Lucien imagined it and laughed out loud because Teren would probably have a scowl on his face which made it much more adorable. Though it might just be the two of them rather than the whole house of kids with them too. He was good with kids but that would just be a nightmare to handle. Even though he was nervous, he acted like this was a normal date for them despite practically pulling out all the stops when it came to dinner. This dinner, rather, this night, after all would change both of their lives.

[teren-benoit]

"I have to wear those?" Teren couldn't imagine the thing on his head. "What will your wear, then?" He'd definitely enjoy seeing Lucien happy though and he'd take lots of photos of the son of Nyx for himself. "Thank you for this, by the way," Teren started once they were seated. "It's been a while since our last date."

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

It was a risk on Teren’s part too, one that he’ll never regret. “I’ll go anywhere with you,” Teren said, squeezing his boyfriend’s hand once. He was not used to receiving anything freely before, but here was Lucien spoiling him and giving him more than what he’s expecting and Teren liked it. “I love you too… Please lead the way now before I melt here.”

“…Even Disneyland?” Lucien asked– it didn’t seem like a place Teren would want to go but he thought he would ask anyways. He would be the same for his boyfriend though; he would follow him to the ends of the earth. Chuckling, the son of Nyx approached the maitre d’hotel and started speaking in French, talking about the reservation. “Ça va, mon amour? Allons y!” Lucien asked if Teren was okay before gesturing that they should both follow the server inside.

[teren-benoit]

"Are you really serious about that?" Teren frowned slightly. He had never thought of going to Disneyland before, mostly because it meant crowds and annoying children. He'd only be interested in checking out whatever Star Wars stuff they had in there now that he was thinking about it. Nodding at his partner, Teren followed them while checking out the restaurant. He still didn't know when they could reopen their restaurant, but he knew there would be changes when they do reopen and maybe he could pick up something useful here.

[blackgardensandgraves]

teren-benoit​:

“Fine.” Teren shrugged. He just needed them for his experiments, and he wasn’t fond of buying plants from people he doesn’t know well. He was about to turn when he noticed something odd slithering between a couple of flowers. He doesn’t always encounter them, but he hates it when he does. “No,” he mumbled, flicking his wrist to slide a knife from his sleeve and quickly flung it to the head of the green snake.

Theios just nodded to Teren once because he really didn’t have anything to add to that. He was perfectly content to let Teren leave so he could go back to his garden and his internal crisis. After he was done here, maybe he could go find Evan and Caelan and have them make sure he wasn’t dreaming or something. He paid little attention to the soft slithering of the garter snake, not until Teren suddenly had a knife and Theios reacted more on instinct than anything else, throwing his spade at Teren’s knife to knock it off course and away from the snake. “What the fuck are you doing?” Maybe he had been dreaming and this was the return to reality because it certainly felt more normal. He remained crouched long enough to pick the snake up and check her for damages. “Don’t throw fucking knives in my garden, asshole.”

[teren-benoit]

"It's a fucking snake, you twat," Teren almost hissed back. Hell, he wanted to growl in annoyance at both the "poor" snake and Theios. Who had time to check if a snake was safe or not? They should be a normal occurance in gardens, but Teren hated them and preferred to keep the pests away himself. "I don't want it near my plants," he said as he summoned the knife back in his hand. It would have killed the snake right there if the son of Hades didn't interfere.

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“Fuck it up more, then.” Teren would never want that to happen, and he was glad they were always helping each other out. He looked surprised when his boyfriend answered. “No shit?” He looked at the other man, smiling. Teren got a really gorgeous and brilliant partner. “You’re honestly the best.”

“But you didn’t. That was a chance I was willing to take.” Lucien answered, reaching over to press a kiss on Teren’s lips. It still was a risk he’s willing to take with the other man. “I mean, I had to pull a few strings but I got us reservations.” Holding out his hand, he held onto his boyfriend’s hand tightly. “You deserve to be spoiled. I want to do that for you, dear. I love you.”

[teren-benoit]

It was a risk on Teren's part too, one that he'll never regret. "I'll go anywhere with you," Teren said, squeezing his boyfriend's hand once. He was not used to receiving anything freely before, but here was Lucien spoiling him and giving him more than what he's expecting and Teren liked it. "I love you too... Please lead the way now before I melt here."

[teren-benoit]

holmeslucien​:

“My life was already fucked up, you wouldn’t have done that yourself.” Lucien had such a messed up past that he was afraid of how Teren would react to that. But he supposed they both had things they don’t want to remember. The start of their relationship was rocky at best but that part didn’t matter now. “La Comice, mon amour. Like I said, you deserve the best.” It was hard to get reservations in the first place but he managed to snag ones at the last minute.

“Fuck it up more, then.” Teren would never want that to happen, and he was glad they were always helping each other out. He looked surprised when his boyfriend answered. “No shit?” He looked at the other man, smiling. Teren got a really gorgeous and brilliant partner. “You’re honestly the best.”

[teren-benoit]

blackgardensandgraves​:

Theios had genuinely no idea that Teren planned to pay him as he hadn’t thought of any of the planting as labour worth paying. This was actually probably something to ask Lucien about, as he would both know if Teren was trying to trick him and also what to do about it if he wasn’t. He knelt down beside the plants after, soft little sprouts that they were. “They should be ready around then, but I won’t know the bloom pattern until the first couple of harvests.” So he couldn’t necessarily promise exact regularity yet- that depended on the flowers themselves. He would do his best, though, as it was infinitely easier to have everything on roughly the same set schedule.

“Fine.” Teren shrugged. He just needed them for his experiments, and he wasn’t fond of buying plants from people he doesn’t know well. He was about to turn when he noticed something odd slithering between a couple of flowers. He doesn’t always encounter them, but he hates it when he does. “No,” he mumbled, flicking his wrist to slide a knife from his sleeve and quickly flung it to the head of the green snake.

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

“Can’t wait.” Teren let out a small laugh. “I’ve always been yours before we even knew it.” And it was true. Teren already had his eye on Lucien before but he never really bothered getting closer at first until things happened and it was a good thing that Lucien was “annoying”. He briefly closed his eyes and held tight to his boyfriend. It took a while, but when they finally stopped, Teren found himself in a familiar city. He expected they’d go to another city but in the same state. “Dinner in Paris? This is a long trip.”

“You’re just dumb. It took you such a long time to realize.” Lucien joked even though he really was terrified that Teren might not return the feelings he practically bared to him. He was annoying but it worked out in the end, didn’t it? He turned towards his boyfriend, grinning when they immediately recognized that they were in Paris. “Mon ange, you deserve to be spoiled. Besides, it’s been a while since we’ve been here.”

[teren-benoit]

"I was afraid that I'd mess your life up. But I badly wanted you to be mine too and you made it hard to change my heart about it." Teren chuckled. He remembered being confused a lot and always looking for Lucien. "You didn't have to," Teren said, smiling at his boyfriend. "Where are we eating then? I haven't had some good food in a while."

[blackgardensandgraves]

teren-benoit​:

Teren’s eyebrows were raised at the request of photographs. “No promises,” Teren chuckled. He’d most likely forget it, but he might ask for a photo after to remember the moment. He’ll also try to draw Lucien’s face from memory. Whatever it was, he’d most likely keep it for himself too. “Anyway, if you also need anything else as payment for the planting, just let me know.” These few ones he gave were more like a test if Theios could do it well, so if it goes well in the end, Teren would give him more.

Theios wasn’t sure what sort of strange alternate dimension he’d wandered into, but it was almost enjoyable. Almost. Teren was being downright pleasant and it would actually be nice if it wasn’t so absolutely unnerving. He shrugged at the comment of no promises because he had stipulated ‘if possible’ and didn’t know how Teren was planning to propose anyway. It might not be possible. That was fine. He more or less wanted to know after the deed was done, but Lucien would probably tell him. Actually, Lucien might sit him down for that and try to break it gently, given Theios’ known history with Teren. That would probably be quite funny, so Theios had even more of a reason to say absolutely nothing. He looked from Teren to the plants and then back, blinking because he hadn’t expected payment for anything. Teren had given him the seeds, he’d planted them as one does with seeds, and the prospect of payment for the planting had not once crossed his mind. In fact, Teren was the only person he’d ever actually sold any of his flowers to overall, he rarely thought of them as something that could be sold. “I…will let you know.” Because he couldn’t think of anything right now and probably wouldn’t think of anything for at least another day, if ever.

[teren-benoit]

Teren just looked back at the other blond. He thought Theios already knew that he'd pay him for planting them. He was fine with paying with mortal currency or drachma or other stuff Theios needed that Teren could provide. "Alright. I won't need them for another month or so, but I'll need them regularly after." If only Teren had more time, he'd do the planting himself. For now he can only tend to the plants that didn't need a lot of caring, or ones that are safe for wolves.

[teren-benoit]

holmeslucien​:

Lucien moved forward and pressed a kiss on Teren’s lips, a bright grin on his face as he pulled back. “I am definitely about to change your life.” He said with a teasing grin– whether it was about the food they were having or the proposal he was doing. “Just for tonight, mon ange?” The son of Nyx continued to tease but he held onto his boyfriend’s hand tightly, the only signal he gave to the other before he shadow-travelled towards Paris.

“Can’t wait.” Teren let out a small laugh. “I’ve always been yours before we even knew it.” And it was true. Teren already had his eye on Lucien before but he never really bothered getting closer at first until things happened and it was a good thing that Lucien was “annoying”. He briefly closed his eyes and held tight to his boyfriend. It took a while, but when they finally stopped, Teren found himself in a familiar city. He expected they’d go to another city but in the same state. “Dinner in Paris? This is a long trip.”

[holmeslucien]

teren-benoit​:

Teren lifted his gaze to his boyfriend. He still finds it funny sometimes that his boyfriend is a son of the Night and yet, Lucien was his brightest star. And someday, maybe he can call him more than his boyfriend. “Yeah,” he answered, a small smile forming on his lips. Teren took the other man’s hand and held it. “What are we getting for dinner this time?”

Lucien grinned at Teren when their eyes met– that was always his reaction to seeing the love of his life. Maybe it was dumb to people but he really couldn’t help it. “It’s a surprise this time.” He was excited to let his boyfriend know though, knowing that the place he was planning on proposing was special to the both of them. “Trust me, it’ll be great… Not like I haven’t taken you anywhere that wasn’t though.”

[teren-benoit]

"Alright," Teren said, grinning back at his partner. Lucien's smile can just be contagious, especially to Teren on times like this when they're alone. He trusted Lucien, so whatever they'll be having for dinner tonight, he'll take it. "Change my life. I'm all yours tonight."

[teren-benoit]

blackgardensandgraves​:

Theios eyed Teren, waiting for the inevitable cutting remark that usually came about as the end of their conversations. Instead, Teren said something completely else and then he smiled and Theios was pretty sure that he was dreaming. Or worse. Either way, this was so strange. Everything about this was strange. Oh well. If it made Lucien happy, then it was worth dealing with. “I won’t, that’ll ruin it. If it’s possible, take pictures. He’ll need to be thoroughly teased about this.” Because Theios was going to tease Lucien, he had to, but even if he had every intention of teasing the man, he would never dream of ruining this for him.

Teren's eyebrows were raised at the request of photographs. "No promises," Teren chuckled. He'd most likely forget it, but he might ask for a photo after to remember the moment. He'll also try to draw Lucien's face from memory. Whatever it was, he'd most likely keep it for himself too. "Anyway, if you also need anything else as payment for the planting, just let me know." These few ones he gave were more like a test if Theios could do it well, so if it goes well in the end, Teren would give him more.

[teren-benoit]

blackgardensandgraves​:

Theios eyed Teren suspiciously and his suspicion didn’t waver in the slightest when Teren started snickering. If anything, it deepened. He edged closer towards his plants, not trusting Teren for a second. He waited rather impatiently for Teren to spit out what he came here for, crossing his arms when he realized that Teren was looking around. There wasn’t anyone in the garden but them and Jean-Jaque, who was standing a very respectable distance away and doing his level best to pretend like he didn’t exist.

Which was about Theios’ reaction. He stared at Teren for a moment, emotions flitting over his face in quick succession. “Wait- what.” It was less a question and more a flat query and Theios frowned. He… Well, he really didn’t like Teren, but Lucien unfortunately did, and Teren hadn’t done anything to hurt Lucien, which was a point in his favour, so Theios… Personal grudge aside, he didn’t actually disapprove. “Two things. You might be nastier than me, but I have a habit of not dying and if you do anything to hurt him, there is no force in this or any other world that will stop me from hunting you down and tearing you apart- and I’m not saying that because I don’t like you. I’m saying that because Lucien is amazing and he is the only family I have left, do you understand? If this is some hoax, if you’re playing some sick sort of long game, I will make you regret it.”  Because this needed to be said. Teren hadn’t done anything and Theios didn’t think he would, but he would always and forever be on Lucien’s side and this meant protecting Lucien from the things Lucien would let hurt him. “That aside… He loves you. He really does. I can’t fathom why, you’re the most intolerable bastard I’ve ever had the misfortune of meeting, but he does so even if you don’t need it, you have my blessing. He loves you so much. Don’t fuck this up.”

Teren expected Theios’s reaction to this, though it wouldn’t really stop Teren from proposing to Lucien. What he didn’t expect, however, were the next things that came out Theios’s mouth, including his blessing. Maybe he did get poisoned from the plants after all. No one’s got an antidote here, so maybe this would end pretty quick. “Feel free to kill me if Lucien allows it, because my life is his.” Teren had given countless information and weapon to his boyfriend already but the man never did anything against him. He trusts him with his whole life and he hoped Lucien knew that if the day comes, he should use Teren’s weaknesses and end it. “But thank you.” The son of Hecate actually smiled for a bit. “And don’t fucking tell him about this.”