Adrian Caraway

Freak or not...I still have rights.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon scoffed shaking his head. “No, not solitary. We’ll discuss solitary some other time,” He says in a playfully mocking tone. “I mean an unoccupied staff’s quarters. Go take a nap or read a book or something and I’ll come find you in about an hour.”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

He didn't feel better and the thought of Simon only dragging out his punishment caused him more anxiety. In an hour? What would he do in that time? Find the man and convince him to press charges against him? His ears lower and his tail flicks back and forth; a purr beginning to rumble in his chest. He knew he messed up, that was the whole point of him coming here for help. But with his help being someone who isn't fond of him,  it made it harder for Adrian to trust that this was going to turn out alright.

Slowly, he nodded and turned to leave, feeling the indifferent stare of the man on his back. With his hand on the door, he speaks quietly. "I can't promise you I'll still be in the room when you get there." He swallows. "I know I need to be, but the cat often has different ideas when it feels...threatened..." He turns the doorknob and pulls the door open. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon waits patiently as Adrian goes through the motions, all of his feelings visible on his open catlike face. Simon had observed that after the transformation, what little he’d seen of him before, had changed entirely. It wasn't just the ears, tail, and mannerisms. The humanity would often leave his face, not as though he was losing himself, but as though he were unlocking a different part of him. It was one of the few things that had actually interested Simon about the man. 

He looked at the photo carefully, then read the file name. Ellis Gregor. He’d been his patient but he’d passed him over to Dr.Scipio. Too much mouthing off, often sliding into other languages, pretending it wasn't his fault. There was nothing wrong with him, really. But he’d give him one thing: He certainly was handsome. It was no surprise that Aubrey would cheat on him for someone who looked like that. But Aubrey truly loved Adrian, didn't she?

He picks up the file, as well as the other two and flips them shut. “I want you to go to one of the unoccupied rooms and stay there until I find you. Don’t look for Aubrey or him,” He gestures to the file, “or anyone else for that matter.”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Adrian's heart sank at Simon's words. He was amazed that he hadn't chosen something harsher, or maybe, that was still to come. But he had brought all of this upon himself and he was being punished accordingly. It was what he deserved...fucking animal. His eyes stung with the threat of tears and he braved a glance at the man.

"Solitary?"  Despite his anxiety, his voice did not waver when he spoke.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon takes a moment to consider the description. He singles out three people in the asylum who meets the description, as vague as it was, and walks over to the filing cabinet. He searches for and pulls out the files in question and sets them out before Adrian. “Just look at the picture and tell me who it was. Read any of the names or information and you’re dead.”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

With careful steps, he makes his way over to Simon's desk where the files lay open. He glances over each one before finding him. A twinge of jealousy pricks his thoughts as he stares into the mocking eyes of the man in the picture and it was like meeting him all over again. Each passing second sends a wave of new emotions through him; the strongest being anger. When he had sought him out, he had hoped to find someone he could overshadow and discover something off about him that he felt would set himself higher than this stranger who shared a night with his wife. But, he had been...perfect. He was handsome, strong, and the worst part was, he was...normal. It hurt to know that this man had been able to give Aubrey what he couldn't. Comfort. Support. Time. Guilt crept forward now and twisted his insides as he thought about how selfish he had been for clawing him. Maybe he was what Aubrey truly wanted.

"The one on the right..." he taps the picture once before moving away from the desk completely to revisit his earlier position against the wall. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon rolls his eyes. “Then how the fuck did you even know who to fight then?” The antipathy he’s feeling towards the situation is making itself clear in his voice. He crosses his arms, pacing. “So, maybe I’ll just send someone out to find someone bloody and bruised, yes?” While his tone is condescending, the request is genuine. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

He was about to explain when he realized that Simon didn't actually care. He was just another problem that he had to deal with. Adrian wondered if he really would go to solitary or if the man would file against him, taking him away from his family. His ears lower and he feels a desperate need to hide itching at the back of his mind. He sighs heavily and pinches the bridge of his nose before speaking again. "He was about my height. Has an average build. Short dirty blonde hair. ...Green eyes." He wasn't sure how much help that would have been, but it was something. His stomach dropped at the thought of himself digging his hole deeper.  

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon laughed bitterly again. “What would I have done? Well, certainly not assault someone.” He pauses for a moment. His face falls for half a beat as he reminds himself he actually had committed assault on the behalf of someone he loved. However, he was certain the situations were different. Weren't they? As he pushes the confusion over whether Yun’s taking advantage of Jacob was the same as Aubrey’s infidelity, he looks back at Adrian, regaining his agitated expression. “I have the power and half the mind to throw you into solitary. Which isn't nearly as bad as it could be, hell, shouldn't I just find this patient and ask him if he’ll be pressing charges? Because unless you forgot, you work here. A patient attacks another patient, they get a time out, you’re still a civilian. You could lose your job, you could go to prison.”

He pauses for a moment, walking across the room to one of his bookshelves. He stares at the titles, pointlessly. He breathes in sharply, calming himself. Exhaling, he drums his fingers on the desk nervously. He turns to face Adrian and leans back against the case. “Sorry.” He says, much against what he’d rather be saying. Exhaling once more, he mutters, “Who was it? I’ll talk to them and see what I can do to help you out with…” He swirls his finger in the air in gesture to his ears and tail, “that.”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Adrian feels his body brace back and he bares his teeth as Simon's voice raises in his agitation. His tail whips back and forth and he can feel himself getting ready to attack. Simon's words were nearly lost on him as he breathed deeply trying to stay in control of himself. Throw you into solitary...charges...prison.  He holds his breath as he fights the oncoming urge to obey his new instincts. Each one stronger than the last. Finally, Adrian is slowly able to regain composure and the cat is pushed into the back of his mind. He shifts his feet and carefully opens his fists that were still deep in his pockets. He raises his eyes and head in Simon's direction. What had he said? Adrian looked over the man's waiting expression and swallowed. He had asked who he had attacked.  "I don't know his name." His voice sounded strange to him as he spoke. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon gaped at him for a second before asking, “You’re fucking kidding me, right? You got into a fucking fight?” He scoffed, moving to the other side of his desk, taking a seat. “Wow. Wow, and they, uh, sent you here, did they? Who was the poor lad?” He forces a bit of laughter before continuing, visibly angry, “Tell me, Caraway, was that you or the cat?”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

He could sense Simon's anger and he felt his tail bristle and his ears lower in defense; a small growl forming in his throat as he backed further against the wall. "It was my choice to go after him. What would you have done in my case?" He closes his eyes and tries to calm himself. "I was in between myself and the cat. But when he ran, I was able to control myself enough to come here instead of chase after him." He sighs heavily and looks at his hands before stuffing them angrily in his pockets. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon purses his lips, tilting his head in curiosity. His expression becomes a menacing smile as he questions, “And what have you already done?”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Adrian scoffs. "Well I didn't exactly do this to myself." He gestures to his face and jaw with a dismissive wave. "I found who was sleeping with my wife and we fought..." He looked down at the floor and shifted uneasily. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon stares unsympathetically. “Well, maybe that’s not a bad thing.” He says dryly. He couldn’t quite explain his antipathy towards Adrian. He was another human, who’d never caused him harm, but he seemed to hold a certain disdain for the man since he’d met him. His engagement and marriage to Aubrey made it worse, him assuming she was only settling.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

He shouldn't have been surprised by Simon's comment, but he was. He stared at the man and could feel the cat stir angrily as he narrowed his eyes. Gritting his teeth, he speaks as calmly as possible. "I know you don't like me, and frankly the feeling is mutual, but I came here because you're the only person I know that can help me fix this before I do something worse than what I've already done."

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon raised a brow. “Why? If it wasn’t worth it the first time I can’t imagine it’ll be worth it the second time.” He sighs heftily walking back to his desk, leaning back on it. “Are you doing this because you’re sick of being a cat or because Aubrey is?”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

"I was going to show up, but something happened that kept me away..." Adrian grimaced and his ears lowered. He stayed close to the outer wall as he followed Simon back into his office. "Both. Mainly me. Or just me." He shakes his head. "Maybe she is considering she slept with someone else." He nearly growls.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

[kalcqsia]

Simon raised a brow, looking at the locked door. He walked swiftly to it, peeking around to see who the voice had suggested. Adrian stood disheveled, restless. “Can I help you?” He asks, bored.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Adrian sighed. "I want it gone." He wasn't quite sure where to go from here. He knew that his comment was pretty vague and what would come next would be hard for him to say. He had missed his first opportunity and he had been told by Simon himself that he wasn't likely to open his schedule for him again. "I need your help..." 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Seeking Help||Simon & Adrian

Adrian squeezes between the halfway opened door into the empty room and heads straight through to Simon's office. He both tapped and scratched on the door; his tail twitching restlessly behind him. "Ferrel?" 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Throwing punches|| Ellis & Adrian||Closed

[ellisgregor-blog]

Ellis braced but was still pinned to the ground by the other man’s strength. He grunted angrily, throwing random wild punches in defense. He snarled back at him, elbowing him in the chest and jaw, wherever he could strike. “Get off of me, you fuckin’ animal!”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

He fought with the cat dominating his mind but it allowed his other side to come forward a bit and witness the harm he was causing. He saw his nails dig deep into Ellis's shoulders as he continued to pin him to the floor. When one of his elbow's struck him in the chest, he grabbed that arm and bit it. Suddenly, Ellis's words struck deeper than the hits he made and he growled. An animal, huh? Show him how much of an animal you really are. Adrian raised an open palm to strike Ellis's face again, when the words really sunk in. He didn't want to be an animal. That wasn't the point of this. Was it? No. He wasn't an animal. Adrian forcibly pushed the cat back and slowly his fingers curl under to form a fist as he brings it down on Ellis's face as a punch. That was more human than a scratch or bite could have been; proving he could fight like a man. "Fuck you!" He hissed and struck him again; causing blood to drip from Ellis's nose. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Throwing punches|| Ellis & Adrian||Closed

[ellisgregor-blog]

He clutches his face after being swiped by Adrian, feeling the blood trickle down. He sighs loudly, agitatedly. He swings with a right hook, moving to hit Adrian in the jaw, just enough to get him away from him. He really didn’t want to fight him, but it was boiling down to that. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

He was unfazed by the shove and he gets ready to attack again before a sudden punch leaves him stunned. He was usually quicker to respond to avoid a hit like that, but it came out of nowhere and he breathed out as his tail whips behind him and his ears lower. Baring his teeth, his chest rumbles with a growl and he reaches out; grabbing Ellis by the arms and pulls him down towards the floor. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Throwing punches|| Ellis & Adrian||Closed

[ellisgregor-blog]

Ellis shoved Adrian away as sternly as he could without causing any actual harm. He couldn’t risk going to solitary. He didn’t want to deal with that anytime soon. “Hey, get the fuck off of me, man!” He scowled, holding his hands out as a sign of peace, but still ready to defend himself if need be.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

As soon as Ellis shoved him off, Adrian went down into a crouched position and growled before running straight forward and swiping a clawed hand at him; using his other hand to go for a higher point near his face. 

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Throwing punches|| Ellis & Adrian||Closed

[ellisgregor-blog]

Ellis side stepped in a pathetic attempt, trying to avoid the man’s grasp, not taking into consideration the small size of them room. He pulled away angrily, and straightened up again, taking on a position as though he’d be ready to fight. He felt bad about it, actually having been quite ill some days after it’d happened, but he knew the remorse was more towards the fact he’d cheated on Sam, not having cheated with a married woman. That was of course something he was remorseful of as well, but he couldn’t help but defend himself with the typical “We’re equally as guilty.”

He stops his train of thought, that led down a track of continuous self-defense and wondered briefly if an apology would help. Adrian seemed ready to fight, and Ellis knew it wouldn’t work, but maybe the cat or the human one had some sympathy for an honest to God apology. 

Ellis’ tension eases and he puts his hands up in front of him as surrender. “I’m sorry it happened. I really am.” He paused swallowing nervously. “If you’d give me a moment to explain, I could. My boyfriend and I had a fight. Aubrey felt… unloved. She loved and missed you, and wanted you back. It’s not something either of us are proud of, but we did it anyways.

"It felt right at first, but we both knew it was wrong afterwards. Don’t blame her though. Blame me, or yourself, just don’t get mad at Aubrey. She loves you." He stopped to wonder how Adrian treated her when she told him. That’s the only way he could think he’d find out; if the guilt ate her to the point she’d just tell him. He didn’t know anything about Adrian other than the obvious stuff. Aubrey loved him; they were married; they had a kid; he was part cat; he was angry right now. He hoped they didn’t have to hurt each other. He hoped Aubrey was okay.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

When Ellis pulled away, Adrian backs up a few steps and inhales deeply; another growl forming in his throat.He uses Ellis dropping his defense to step in closer and grab the front of his shirt; twisting the fabric so they're only a few inches apart.  His ears and tail begin to twitch as he listens to Ellis's side of the story; his brow beginning to furrow.When he was done speaking, Adrian stood in a stalemate. What he said made sense. The words were hurtful, but it seemed sincere. The cat growled in his head. If you believe and accept that human's drivel then you don't deserve the mate you're trying to keep. You pussy. Be a man and show this bastard that you mean to protect what's yours. Look at him. You're going to forgive that?! He fucked your wife. He might even do it again...Are you going to let him? Adrian's demeanor changed visibly as he tightened his grip on Ellis's shirt and let out a very loud hiss.

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Throwing punches|| Ellis & Adrian||Closed

[ellisgregor-blog]

Ellis was conversing with Whitelaw, just as he was leaving to meet with Daniel. His back was turned from the door when he heard a deep throaty noise behind him. He turned to face him, and raised an eyebrow at the feral look in the man he knew to be Aubrey’s husband’s eyes. He straightened his back defensively and squinted, feeling immediately threatened as though a personal attack was to be made on him. “Can I help you, Mr.Caraway?”

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

The cat relished in the idea of biting into the man's throat and he eyed him carefully; preparing an attack.Slowly, his lips pull back to reveal his fangs and he lets out a low hiss before Adrian's human side came forward and he stood straighter. "You can help me..." He started, headed straight for him. "By telling me why you decided to fuck my wife?!"

[yourfriendlyneightborhoodcaraway]

Throwing punches|| Ellis & Adrian||Closed

Adrian stalked the halls for the person who's scent had mixed with his wife's. 

Whoever he was, couldn't hide from him, not when he knew what he smelled like. He had no idea who or what to expect, but he knew the bastard wouldn't leave unscathed. He had allowed the cat to come forward so that his search time would be cut in half.

The hunt had lead him down a familiar hallway and he stalked closer towards the smell that had begun to increase in this direction. He stopped in several door frames only to sniff the inside of the room before moving on to the next. He was close. When he finally found his target, the man's back was turned. A deep low growl formed in his throat and he could feel his ears lower and his tail lash back maddeningly behind him.