GET OUT OF MY HEAD, CHARLES

[halfcocked]

[someone's at your window, Hakuren, late in the evening on the 22nd . . . ]

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[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[going to open that window :x]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

Hey. [dressed very comfortably, basically for bed, carrying something in his coat]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

Good evening.

[opening the window wide enough for him to get through]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

[coming in!] You're--good? Comfy? [looking him up and down, shrugging off his coat]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[is dressed for bed, with his hair combed out] Mm.

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

I'm all ready, so . . . [coming over to sit on the bed] Do you still want to?

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

I'm ready. [sitting beside him]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

You want to, though? Are you sure? [leaning on him, taking out the little bottle he has with the shard of crystal in it]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

I'm sure, Devit.

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

Okay. Here . . .

[slipping off his shoes, pulling his legs up onto the bed and sitting cross-legged, facing Hakuren]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

I just need to touch it, right?

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

Yeah, here. We both do. Face me . . .

[uncapping the bottle and spilling the crystal out into his hand]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[turns towards him and takes a deep breath, reaching out]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

[takes Hakuren's hand, pressing the crystal between their palms, and tugs him closer]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[sucks in a quick sharp breath at the contact; there's a brief frisson like an electric shock] Ah--

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

Ah--

[his mind opens up with the touch; he's a bit nervous about this, jittery and worried and excited all at once, and it makes him hum a little with energy. besides that, though, he's calm--calmer inside than he was last time this happened.]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[is also less tense than the last time--there are still some traces of that, and still some closed doors in the visualized room of his mind, but it's calmer than before, and brighter]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

[floods with pleasure immediately, slumping onto Hakuren both in body and in his mind, extending himself to explore--without the desperation of last time, just a playful curiosity and simple joy.

Ah . . .]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[tenses a little--a reflexive thing, and then relaxing tentatively; it obviously is taking some effort to just open up, but he's trying]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

[doesn't seem annoyed or worried by this; in fact, bubbles a little, he's so cute, so cute, Hakuren, it's okay . . .

just letting him try, for now, being quietly happy]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[taking deep slow breaths, trying to use that to calm himself, it's still very strange ...]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

[petting Hakuren's hair, cuddled up to him, staying calm and open; the Noah is still there inside of him, along with the emptiness of the Bonds and everything else, but all of this is quieter and more controlled than it was before--not more tightly controlled, but more easily controlled, more maturely, and it's less obtrusive.

you can show me all of it. you can see all of me, open all my doors]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[there are a number of small cupboards and doors on Hakuren's side--only a couple of them have any sort of lock; the rest are closed, though not forbiddingly so.]

[where should I even look?]

[halfcocked.livejournal.com]

[there's some interest in that direction, but not opening them yet. on his side, Devit's not compartmentalized; everything is together, scattered around on the ground and in the air, like small objects you can't make out unless you concentrate on one but can see vaguely out of the corner of your eye without needing to open anything.

anything . . . it's all open for you.]

[a-holy-oak.livejournal.com]

[leaning against him physically, but mentally looking around--sticking with what's "closest" for now, examining it curiously]