Church of the Whiterose Complex

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"That's nice," Dan said to Shae's first two sentences. "Dude, I spend half of my time with you and the other half sleeping or flying."

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He looked at him, smiling slightly and adopting a confused, amused smile. "Really? Well... Thank you..." He hummed. "So... how are you liking the training I'm giving you? Think you've been improving?"

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"You're a very good teacher," Dan said, "and that's probably why you teach. And yeah, I think I'm getting better."

@ShadowLord_Lith

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He grinned. "I'm well aware of my skills. It saved my life, or I wouldn't have become so good... I'm glad your improving. How's my stamp holding up? Those things are sacred to me..." He smiled, sincere. Those things were the reason he was here, alive, and also the main reason he wasn't in a ditch somewhere a dead, scarred up little boy.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Dan plucked the stamp out of his hidden cubby and held it up. "Looks fine to me," he said and handed it to Shae.

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

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GTG, dinner.

 

 

Shae smiled, looking at it. "Thank you... it's yours now, but I do feel better knowing that it's with you..." He handed it back, smiling. "So... I've been thinking... you don't really know much about me, and I don't know much about you. Would you like to play a game? We each ask a question, the other answers honestly, and we keep going until one of us gives up. Sound fun?" He smiled.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"Yeah, sure, I'll start." Dan narrowed his eyes at Shae seriously. "Were your parents abusive?"

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He blinked, staring at him in a bit of confusion. "No... My dad was the one that taught me how to fight, and my mom taught me forging and a lot of art." He thought for a moment then looked at him. "What made you want to ask?" That question went pretty deep. After all, was it just concern? Or was it more than that?

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Dan made a sort of happy sigh at the denial of his question. "I was just worried. It's not a big deal. You still have to ask me a question."

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He nodded. "Alright. When did you learn you were gay?" He smiled.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Dan put his face in his hands and said, "When I was ten and tried to kiss a guy because... uh... well... I thought he was good-looking when all the girls were just my friends." He looked up at Shae with a blush on his face. "Okay, my turn. Have you ever kissed a person in a romantic sort of way?"

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He shook his head without having to think. "Nope. You were my first kiss, and that..." He blushed at the memory, "was accidental..." He cleared his throat. "S-so... how did you learn to fight?"

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

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See, that's how I can tell it's Shae and not a Kandra who ate Shae.

"A famous somewhat-gay-with-a-boyfriend warrior taught me. His name is Wereci, and he's like... the hottest guy ever." Dan looked up at the sky, then back at Shae, who wasn't hot, just... really cute. Why is that the first thing I think of? "Okay, what did you do before you came to the Alleyplanet? I remember something about a market..."

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

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Because of a blush and a stutter?

Shae blushed, feeling annoyed and disheartened. He mentally cursed that Wereci man, determined to learn more about him eventually. Maybe he'd learn what the guy looked like and be able to learn what Dan thought was hot... thoughts for later. He focused on the now. "Well... I was a painter. I made paintings using ridiculously amazing paint, and sold or gave it to the most rich and powerful men and women and gods on the planet..." He smiled, remembering those days. "Who were your parents?"

Edited September 6, 2019 by ShadowLord_Lith

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"A Winged woman who had spent most of her life as a messenger for a godling, and a Tesan explorer who had always wanted to see the stars up close, until said godling him that they were actually enormous radioactive flaming balls of death. They both went to this planet when they got the chance, fu-- I mean, did it, and thus, there is me."

@ShadowLord_Lith

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

Shae blinked, then blushed deeply. "A-ah... I see. Er... so... Okay then..."He cleared his throat, biting his lip as he waited for the next question to come.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"That's how I reacted the first time my mom said it, too," Dan said.

@ShadowLord_Lith

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He nodded. "Okay... so... questions?"  A gentle reminder that would look like him trying to change the subject from embarrassment. The continued blush and genuine desire to return to the question game made that easy to use.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"Go ahead and ask me one," Dan purred, leaning forward and giving Shae a lazy grin.

Edited March 2, 2019 by Sherlock Holmes

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He blinked. "But... it's your turn... are you sure?" He kind of wanted to hear what Dan was curious about, and that purr with that grin made him want to kiss the man. He needed something to distract him, preferably memories.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"Mm? Oh, right, it's my turn... uh... what's the scariest situation you've ever been in?"

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

Shae blinked, freezing. The memory flashed across his mind- the sound of glass and crystal cracking, fire and heat, shards of broken materials shooting past him and leaving him both burned and scarred, being dragged away and healed a bit by the man who'd taken him... He zoned out, staring at Dan with eyes that weren't actually seeing him, stuck in visions of the past and the pain and terror of that single moment.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"You okay, dude?" Dan waited for a minute, then leaned forward and hugged Shae tightly. "I'm here. You're alright now."

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[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

He flinched, trembling and gripping Dan suddenly, gasping for breath as he came to his senses, as if he had forgotten how to breath during that moment. "Explosion... a bad one... I don't want to talk about it..." He just held on without letting go, not certain he'd be able to handle himself if he let go of the comfort right now. He certainly didn't plan on going home tonight anymore, not after that memory... He'd probably be out of it for a few hours at least.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

"I'm sorry," Dan said quietly. "You're alright now, I'm here. Don't worry about it." He felt like he was going to start crying, for some reason, but prevented himself. He wouldn't let anything happen to Shae. He wrapped his wings around the two of them, trying to enforce that sense of security.

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