In My Soul

[tobiascoopersoul]

jessroscnberg​:

Jess felt a slight warmth when the older man called him J. Being nicknamed was kinda sweet. “Oh yeah? I’ll have to come and see you sometime, then. Bet you look real good with grease,” Jess told him teasingly. “I’ve been here for a year, actually. Just…needed the change. I was in Michigan for a while and then found my way here.” 

Tobias chuckled at his comment. “Yeah, you should.” He said with a wink. “A year? So tell me about the town. What should I know?” He asked sliding a little closer to the other man, old habits taking over as he turned to face him, listening to his response, holding back from kissing him, not sure it was the right place to do so.

[tobiascoopersoul]

You're dying and allowed to fuck one person for the last time. Who do you choose?

“Wow, there are two people on top of the list. But it’s been a lot longer since I have been with one, and he was my heart and soul. So, I would have to choose Rhys.”

@rhysxsolak

[tobiascoopersoul]

FMK: Jess, Rhys, Kellan

That’s easy. Well not easy, but easier than one might think. I go with love. So, Fuck Jess, Marry Rhys, And Kill Kellan.

I love you Kell, But I know you want me to be happy. And they would make me beyond happy and you have had quite a long long life.

@jessroscnberg @rhysxsolak @kellanxmurphy

[tobiascoopersoul]

What makes you feel accomplished?

“Accomplished? I think it just depends on what we are talking about. But, I would say when I finish working on someone car and its exactly what they want. I love to be able to fix things for people and get them where they need to go.”

[tobiascoopersoul]

[tobiascoopersoul]

rhysxsolak​:

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Rhys sighed and nodded. “I know, I know.” He cleared his throat to fight back his emotions. “If I told you that though, I feel like you would have thought I was lying… I was so paranoid back then.” He told him with a shrug.

The gargoyle sat there for a moment, taking this all in. He wasn’t really sure what this meant. What was going to happen now that Tobias knew he was alive. Sure, time had passed but Rhys had written Tobias letters while he was locked up. Granted, he burnt them when he escaped again but it was the thought that counted. At least… That’s what Rhys told himself.  

He reached out and grabbed his hand, giving it a light squeeze. “Is this okay?” He asked with a small smile. Rhys didn’t really know what else to say… It had been so long and they both had moved on. At least, Rhys thought so. Seeing him here in town, complicated things though. “Tell me… What are you doing here?” He asked. “I mean… Really…” He paused. “I’ll be honest… I was hoping I’d run into you. After everything that went down with the institute, I thought we’d have this big reunion, happily ever after, ya know?” He shrugged. “But… A lot has changed since then, Tobby.” Rhys sighed. 

Rhys paused for a moment to see if he should tell him about Jess. He cleared his throat and decided against it. “I can’t fly anymore… My wings… They kind of ruined them and it’s uh, really been a turning point for me. Mentally and physically. I’m not the same person I was when we were together.” He told him honestly. “I’m… I’ve got a lot of things I haven’t really come to terms with.” 

It made Tobias sad to think that Rhys thought he wouldn’t believe him. He had thought the two of them were close. As he listened to him speak, he could feel the sadness rolling off of him, from that time. There had been so many times he wanted to take care of the other if only he could find him when he disappeared.

When he took his hand in his Tobias returned the soft squeeze of his hand. “Yes it is.” He said smiling back. He had missed the man sitting next to him, more than he had even realized. Sure he had been with other people, hell one of them was a fireman in the very station Rhys worked, but even though he had loved being with Jess, it didn’t compare to what he had with Rhys. The gargoyle had unlocked something in him he hadn’t realized was locked away when they had been together before and now sitting here with him, he could feel it opening again. “I’ve just been floating around the world. not really finding any place to be. And then I heard about this place and the concentration of people like us and I thought I would check it out.” He told him. He smiled softly. “I dreamed of that too. So many times.” He told him.

When he told him about what happened, about what they had done to him at the institute, Tobias could feel the anger bubbling up inside of him. He did his best to keep his temper in check for the man sitting next to him. “Oh Rhys.” He said softly in response. “I’m so sorry.” He didn’t know what else to say. He had loved this man so much and he had no way to fix what had happened to him and he had no way to right this wrong. “Its ok. I can’t imagine.” He wanted to wrap his arms around him and just hold him and tell him it was going to be ok, but he didn’t know if he was crossing a line. 

[ashilesun]

[tobiascoopersoul]

@jessroscnberg @rhysxsolak

(take your pick boys)

[tobiascoopersoul]

jessroscnberg​:

It was Jess’ turn to chuckle this time. He actually missed the other’s flirty humor. He stood back up, turning around to give Tobias a wink. “I did like it,” he told him. “I still do.” Tossing the rag on top of the car, he went over to sit by the other man. “How long you in town?” he asked, making sure that his knee was touching Tobias’. 

Tobias chuckled lightly when he winked at him. “Good.” He nodded. “Dually noted J.” He said. “Well, indefinitely. I’m working over at the car shop for Chandler.” He answered, noting the touching, sure to keep his knee touching the other. “So how long you been here?” He asked. 

[tobiascoopersoul]

lighter + artemis

It was a weird thing to think of, but sometimes Tobias did things just because he knew they wouldn’t kill him. For example. he liked to smoke a cigar every now and then and didn’t worry how it was going to affect his health. So today he pulled out the long brown rolled tobacco and went to light it, but realized quickly he didn’t have anything on him. He turned and was pleasantly surprised to see Artemis with a lighter already lit ready to go. “Thanks mate. Kind of you.”

@artemisxcortes

[tobiascoopersoul]

laughter + chandler

Tobias had been working at the shop for a few weeks now and he was really enjoying working on the cars with Chandler. A car had been brought in earlier in the day that the owner said was making some noise in the back. When he pulled it in the bay to work on he opened the trunk because he could hear some noise coming out of the back as well. It didn’t sound like a car type noise though. When he opened it he burst into a fit laughter of the likes he couldn’t remember. Before he knew it his boss, Chandler, was coming out of the office to see what was going on. He pointed into the trunk to show him, unable to speak as he doubled over laughing.

@chandlerxlatsis

[tobiascoopersoul]

embrace + kellan

Tobias and Kellan had developed a friendship over time, one that quite frankly surprised the vampire. But he was definitely glad to have known him. But today, was odd. As he stood at the bar waiting for his drink. He heard the other come in and before he coudl say anything, his arms were wrapped around him, holding him tighter than he could have ever expected. “Hey Kellan. What was that for?” He asked, confused by the sudden display of affection.

@kellanxmurphy

[tobiascoopersoul]

sleep + rice

Movie night had gone better than he expected. He wasn’t sure how he would handle it, but Tobias was proud of himself and surprised at how easily he let things go. It was nice to be back where he thought he belonged, with someone he still loved by his side. Well, right now not so much by, but on. Rhys(Rice) had fallen asleep and the Gargoyle was currently laying across his lap. Tobias watched as the man lay peacefully, his breathing soft and rhythmic. He brushed his fingers through the others soft brown hair. He knew he should probably head home, but he couldn’t bring himself to wake the other up.

@rhysxsolak

[tobiascoopersoul]

embrace - jess

@jessroscnberg

Tobias was surprised when the other wrapped his arms around him. But the look on his face told him everything he needed to know. He wasted no time returning the embrace, before pulling him into a kiss. He wasn’t sure why, but every time he saw the other man, the first thing he wanted to do, was feel those lips on his.

[tobiascoopersoul]

push

Tobias had just been sitting there at the bar, not really looking for anyone, just having a drink on his own. One of hte things he loved about being a vampire was being able to hear everything that was going on around him. It had taken him some time to really figure out how to block out noise and just hear the words, but he had learned and was pretty adept at it now. So when he heard the comments that he  knew were about attacking the man sitting next to him, in a split second he reach over and tackled the other man to the floor just as the chair that was flying across the room was about to make contact with the others head. “Sorry Mate. Didn’t think you wanted the chair to the back of the head.” He said as he was on top of the other.

@detectivegoldstein

[vaememes]

  some  one  word  prompts .    (    send   one   of   the   words   for   our   muses   to   interact   based   off   that   word   )

goodbye :  my  muse  kissing  and/or  hugging  your  muse  goodbye.

secrets :   my  muse  sharing/confiding  their  deepest,  darkest  secret  with  your  muse.

nightmare :   my  muse  coming  to  your  muses  aid  when  they  awake  from  a  nightmare.

push :   my  muse  pushing  your  muse  out  of  the  way  of  danger.

embrace :   my  muse  abruptly  throwing  their  arms  around  your  muse,  hugging  them  tightly.

bloody :   my  muse  coming  to  your  muse  with  blood  stains  on  their  clothes  and  hands,  shaking.

drunk :   my  muse  takes  care  of  your  muse  while  they  are  in  a  drunken  state.

bed :   my  muse  wakes  up  in  the  same  bed  as  your  muse  with  little  recollection  of  the  night  before.

slap :   my  muse  slaps  your  muse  across  the  face  out  of  anger.

gone :   my  muse  stays  by  your  muses  side  while  they  take  their  last  breath.

scream :   my  muse  hears  your  muse  scream  and  quickly  runs  to  their  side.

sleep :   my  muse  falls  asleep  on  your  muse,  making  it  hard  for  my  muse  to  leave.

stalk :   my  muse  gets  caught  by  your  muse  trailing  behind  them,  watching  them.

sacrifice :   my  muse  jumps  in  front  of  your  muse,  sacrificing  their  life  for  your  muses  life.

trail :   my  muse  watches  as  your  muse  traces  one  of  my  muses  scares,  asking  them  about  it.

love :   my  muse  confronts  your  muse  about  why  they  never  say  ’ i  love  you ’  back.

piggyback :   my  muse  jumps  on  your  muses  back,  my  muse  gives  yours  a  piggyback  ride.

jump :   my  muse  runs  to  your  muse  and  jumps  up,  my  muse  holding  yours  up  by  their  thighs.

dance :   my  muse  holds  their  hand  out,  waiting  for  your  muse  to  come  out  and  slow  dance  with  them.

carry :   my  muse  carries  your  muse  to  their  house,  either  drunk,  or  a  weakened  state,  can  specify. 

lighter :   my  muse  pulls  out  a  lighter  and  lights  it  for  your  muse  to  use  to  light  their  cigarette.

shot :   my  muse  gets  shot  and  struggles  to  your  muses  house  for  aid.

wound :   my  muse  patches  and  bandages  a  wound  your  muse  has  gotten.

fight :   my  muse  stops  your  muse  from  getting  into  a  physical  fight  with  someone  else.

arrest :   your  muse  finds  my  muse  arrested  in  cuffs  with  swarming  police  everywhere.

hospital :   my  muse  awakens  in  a  hospital,  finding  your  muse  by  their  side,  asking  what  happened.

gun :  my  muse  pulls  out  a  gun  on  your  muse,  your  muse  tries  to  talk  them  into  putting  the  gun  down. 

betrayal :  my  muse  finds  out  that  your  muse  has  betrayed  them  in  same  way  and  confronts  them  about  it.

nude :  my  muse  walks  in  on  your  muse  accidentally  seeing  them  naked.

karaoke :  my  muse  pulls  your  muse  up  on  stage  with  them  to  sing  some  karaoke  songs. 

laughter :   my  muse  hears  your  muse  laughing  uncontrollably  and  approaches  to  see  if  they  are  okay.

murder :   my  muse  walks  in  on  your  muse  committing  a  gruesome  murder.

wet :   my  muse  strips  down  to  their  under  garments  and  runs  into  the  water,  motioning  for  your  muse  to  join  them.

[tobiascoopersoul]

rhysxsolak​:

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Rhys rubbed the back of his neck, unsure how to explain the situation without making things more complicated. “Oh… I guess in a way, I was dead.” Rhys started. “C’mon, Tobias. Don’t go.” He stepped forward and reach for him. He sighed and shook his head. “I can explain… Let me explain..” He started. 

“We can go get coffee… We can just go around back and talk.” He offered. “Just please… Don’t leave.” Rhys choked out. 

It was like all the memories were flooding back and the pain of the day he was taken again. He exhaled loudly. “Tobby, please. Just let me explain.” He started walked towards the benches they had next to the fire station and sat down. “Sit, please.” 

Rhys waited and when he heard the sound of the other, he nodded. “So, I don’t… You probably don’t remember much about the institute… I mean from what I told you.” He cleared his throat. “I uh, escaped right before I met you and at first… I didn’t wanna get into anything, I just wanted to flee the country… I was worried about them finding me.” He sighed. “This was after they… After they did all those tests on my wings.” Rhys lowered his head. “I barely made it out alive that time.” He muttered. “Then… Then I met you.” Rhys told him.

He sighed and shook his head. “I fought all my urges to leave because I wanted to be with you. Every day I was worried they’d find me again… Find you.” He told him honestly. “The day… Our last day… They approached me. They told me I had to come willingly or they’d kill you, Tobias.” Rhys exhaled loudly, this was the first time he admitted that out loud. “I wasn’t… I had just assumed they killed you anyways. I’m sorry… They d-d-id that with another supernatural there. They’re cruel and unforgiving.” He continued softly, still not looking up. “I just couldn’t… I thought it would be better for me not to try and find you again.” He shook his head. “I can see that was a mistake.”

Tobias had taken another step back when he felt the others hands on him. He couldn’t let himself get hurt again, not like that. It had put him a dark place, a place he hadn’t been since he was first turned. But when he looked at him, when he heard him use the familiar name only he was allowed to use, his heart melted and he followed him to the bench sitting next to him. He didn’t know what the other was going to say, but he decided to listen, even if it broke his heart again.

“Of course I remember. I remember everything Rhys.” He said softly, listening to the rest of what he was saying. He tried to process the words as the emotions continued to build inside of him. He had met so many people over his lifetime, loved so many of them, but Rhys was different. He felt a connection to him that he had never felt before, not even when he had been human. He had been sure the other had felt it too. And then as he spoke, as he explained it, he was angry, not at Rhys but at those who had taken him, those who had caused the man he loved, the man who made him feel so alive.

He took a moment just staring at him before he spoke again. “Look at me.” He said sfoftly before lifting his chin up so the Gargoyle was looking at him. “Its not your fault Rhys. I’m sorry I couldn’t find you. I tried to find the institute. But I didn’t know the whole name or where it even was. I found one place in Albania, but I couldn’t get in.” He shook his head. “I should have known you would have never left me, not on your own.” He sighed. “Why didn’t you tell me?” He asked him softly. “I would have done anything to save you. You know that right?” He reached out taking his hands into his own.

[tobiascoopersoul]

rhysxsolak​:

The gargoyle wasn’t expecting to see Tobias, it had been so long. He turned and dropped the random thing he was holding. “Oh.. Fuck… Jesus.” He muttered. Rhys sighed and picked it up quickly. 

He placed it somewhere random and walked over to the vampire. “Hey, Tobias. What’s… What’s up?” He asked, rubbing the back of his neck. “It’s… Have you been in town long?” He asked awkwardly. This was going to be a weird conversation. “You uh, you look good.” Rhys muttered. 

Tobias stood confused looking at the other. He had spent so much time with him, he knew every line of his face, every muscle of his body, it was all etched in his mind, but looking at him now, it was as if he was seeing him for the first time again. “What....I mean....wow. I thought.....” He tried to ask, but his mind racing a million ways at once. He had tried looking for him when he first disappeared that night. He had spent months searching, but never even a trace to be found. So having him here, in front of him, looking the same as he did that night, it was a shock and quite unbelievable to him.

“I’ve been here a few weeks.” He managed to answer to the other. “I thought....I assumed because you....I mean....I thought you were dead.” He finally managed to get out. He had grieved for the gargoyle, assuming the only reason he had never returned was that he must be dead. But as his brain began to process that he wasn’t dead, a new possibility rose to the top. It was something he had never considered and possibly should have. That the other had never loved him like he did. It broke his heart all over again staring at him now. “I should probably go.” He said as he stepped back starting to retreat from the other man. He figured there was a reason the other never looked for him and that meant he didn’t want to see him anymore.