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[narcolepsy]

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[faeshim]

do you celebrate beltane where you're from?

[narcolepsy]

Ah... I have not. But I know Jasper has spoken about it. It is a fae festival for fertility?

[faeshim]

that's it! that's it! it's when the earth has warmed and the flowers are starting to bloom. nests are built, and babies have started in their mother's bellies.

you always loved beltane, even before you came to the forest. it was the witch in you.

[narcolepsy]

I... I did? I know very little about it, though.

[ he's not sure why daeshim is bringing it up, but baein feels a little odd having to admit he's not in the know when obviously the baein that daeshim knows is intimately familiar. ]

Why do you ask?

wait, i wanted to do this differently afadlkj

[faeshim]

bae, i have two matters of great importance that i'd like to discuss with you. when you have the time.

Re: wait, i wanted to do this differently afadlkj

[narcolepsy]

Oh, anytime. What do you need to speak about?

[faeshim]

first of all, jasper doesn't know his birthday.

Video

[bilocations]

[ It takes a little bit for Sawyer to get the courage to actually call Baein but eventually he does, the video feed has Sawyer in a t-shirt and shorts, blond hair neatly combed and on his lap is a little calico spitten (a cat but is that 8 legs? Yes it is). Said spitten is currently trying to bat at Sawyer’s flicking cat tail. ]

Hi… Are you busy…?

Re: Video

[narcolepsy]

[ baein fumbles with the communicator before he picks up, and he startles a little at what he sees. that's a cat. no... wait, it's... a spider? his eyes are a little wide and he's quiet for a beat as he looks between the two before he replies. ]

Ah... no, I'm not busy. What... what is that?

[bilocations]

[ Sawyer smiles as he pets the little creature and he notes the other's startled expression and his smile falters a bit. ]

It's ... a nyagumo. I brought it home and... I've been trying to think of a name.

sometime after the event and everything.

[privatechat]

[ Lennon still remembers telling Baein that he'd show him his art. It's been almost a month since then but a lot had happened...

A lot.

Lennon comes with a sketchbook and small bag of art supplies to Baein's greenhouse. He chews his lip nervously getting better at not tearing his lip to pieces on the fangs he has. He's once again taped down his tail and covered his ears with a beanie. ]

Bean? Where are you?

[narcolepsy]

[ quite a lot. baein has found himself spending most of his time in the garden. even the time he's napping, which means he's rarely in his room in the house. it feels... a little too lonely and confining to stay in there, so the greenhouse is the next best thing.

as it is, he's fallen asleep in one of the big comfy lawn chairs he's gotten into the place, a book in his lap and everything. it's set in the shadows, outside the faint daylight that slips through the panels of the roof. ]

[privatechat]

[ Lennon finds Baein eventually and when he notices him napping he smiles a little and tries not to disturb him at least. He settles nearby, exhaling and trying to settle the rising anxiety at facing him again.

While the other is resting he'll just sit there, crossing his legs and opening the sketchbook and get lost in sketching Baein looking particularly adorable. ]

Call

[adistraction]

[ he’s in the library but… he’s quiet. ]

Bae! Did they ask you on a date? Daeshim and Lennon.

THIS GOT LOST wtf aaah

[narcolepsy]

Hunter? Oh... I... I'm not sure.

It happens!

[adistraction]

Yeah! Oh. So…I have to admit that I didn’t exactly read all of the terms on that contract and may have unintentionally signed up for being a…I guess…group boyfriend?

…

Does that mean you’re my boyfriend too? I…okay I’m not upset about this…

[ there’s a pause. ]

Unless you don’t want that. If that’s what this means. I don’t know about relationships really. Honestly. But I like you—-I had a lot of coffee. I’m sorry. I’ll shut up.

[privatechat]

Would you rather cuddle under the night sky or cuddle in a library?

[narcolepsy]

Under the sky sounds nice... why do you ask?

[privatechat]

Maybe I wanna cuddle.

[bilocations]

At some point, Sawyer finally pins down a time for Baein to come over and meet Dawnya. He's nervous, but mostly, he's always nervous. Bishop is at work and so is Hunter and so it would be a good time to let Baein have some quiet time to get acquainted with Sawyer's daughter.

He paces as he awaits the vampire's knock, Dawnya a bit fussy in his arms and he cannot figure out why and it has his nerves on edge.

[narcolepsy]

[ baein is... maybe a little nervous. not only because he's a vampire and he doesn't know what kind of effect he'll have on a child, but also he's not quite himself at the moment. not that that is much of a problem, really. at least he's managed to find clothes that are fairly fitting him instead of being too large.

it just feels like a bit of an odd situation. he's never been invited to meet someone's child before. he doesn't even know if he'd be good with kids in the first place, if they wouldn't shy away from his nature.

the prince knocks on the door before he can second guess himself. ]

Sawyer...?

[bilocations]

[ Sawyer opens the door with a shy smile when he hears the knock and the other on the other side. Even if Baein looks different... he still looks like Baein and so Sawyer doesn't slam the door in his face. ]

Hi. Come in.

[ Leggy had come running and was meowing and looks like they're contemplating leaping onto Baein and holding on with it's many legs.

Sawyer's curious about Baein's change in appearance but he's not sure if it'd be rude to ask so he doesn't. ]

[faeshim]

Bae!

[enter one excited fae, seeking him out.]

I have spotted an interesting shop and it's nearly dusk! Would you like to visit it with me?

[narcolepsy]

[ baein is still waking up, but he blinks up at the fae as he slowly gets his bearings. right, it's dusk soon. ]

A shop? Sure... What kind of shop?

[faeshim]

It's-!

[that single word is still filled with so much excitement. but then daeshim is forced to pause for a moment and think, his brows drawing together thoughtfully.]

I do not know, but it must be secret and interesting. There is a sign on the door that says "adults only".

[and they're adults, right?]