open ♔ april castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || Any time during March/April/May-ish [back and forward dated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of these few months. Because not everyone is into parties, ok.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:
   Emma @ the desk
   Adam (and Astrid) @ the desk
   Felicity @ the desk
   Alex @ the desk
   Mars @ the desk
   Sebastian @ the desk
   Astrid @ the desk
   Section head office hours
   Kat (and Fred Jr.) @ the castle bar
   Amara @ various locations
   Jaina @ the garage and training room
   Francesca & Christos [closed]
   Belle @ the library
   Alanna @ mounted training course
   Vi @ the castle garden
  David @ training room/gardens/computer room/kitchen/library
   Kate @ library/gym/training area/social areas
   Aedan @ training beyond the castle grounds / London
   Finnick @ swimming lessons / training room / castle bars
   Astrid @ the med center
   Alex @ smoker's hole / firing range
   Elena @ library/castle grounds/training room
   Spike @ castle grounds
   Jaime @ the stables
   Helen @ Dragon's Hoard labs
   Faye @ training room / firing range / Dragon's Fire wing
   Andrew @ the rec room
   Spike & Buffy [closed]
   Myri @ the Round Table hallway
   Thoster @ the kitchen
   Des & Dumage [closed]
   Gus @  in/around the woods 
   Lila @ library/firing range/dining room
   Des @ bowling in London
   Archer @ the castle halls / bar
   Hook @ the computer lab
   Mars @ the gardens
   Sebastian @ the training room
   Marty @ the rec room/firing range/various
   Attica @ the rec room
   Brantley @ London/training room/pool/castle grounds/various
   Buffy @ the training room
   Andrew & Bo [closed]
   

Comments

[badexample]

Pretty sure I don't. What d'you mean? What would you have to do? [Mr oblivious over here got a 7 on his wis check.]

[succubestie]

I'm going to have to eventually feed on someone else.

[Fine, we'll just have to go the blunt route, won't we?]

Hell, I might have to anyway.

[She...doesn't sound happy about it, though.]

[badexample]

Feed on..? [Oh. The color seems to drain out of his face a little.] You mean... sleep with someone? Someone else? Someone else who isn't me?

[succubestie]

I fed on you before I ever slept with you, Andrew.

[In a hallway during that party whoops.]

So, no, not necessarily. But if I'm in the field and I'm dying? I won't have a choice.

[badexample]

[He's quiet for a few moments, which is weird for Andrew. He tends to babble and stick his foot in his mouth, but he's quiet now.

The good part about this? Is that she's telling him about it. Something like this could have easily been something he found out about way down the line. Not that he thinks Bo is that sort of person, but it was an option and he recognizes that it's one she didn't take.

The idea of her being with someone else- even just to feed, though? It makes his stomach twist up. But his insecurity doesn't trump her safety- not now, not ever.]

All- [His voice cracks and he swallows before trying again.] Alright. So... how do we do this? What's it mean for- y'know... us?

[succubestie]

[Of all the reactions she could have gotten, she's not expecting this one. Maybe she should be thankful, happy that he's being understanding of her situation, relieved that he's not going to try and make her continue to hurt him like this.

And she does feel that, but she also feels something else. There's a touch of disappointment blooming in her chest that he...gave up so easily.

Or maybe it's even worse than she thought.]

I don't know. I guess that's kind of up to you.

[She's the one that has to go off and do all the things that people in relationships aren't supposed to do.]

[badexample]

S'not how it works, babe. [He scoots up to half sit in bed, looking over at her before he rubs a hand hard over his face.] I'm pretty shit at relationship. Not even just romantic ones. Pretty sure the only friend I can manage to keep is Ella, and that's because she's just as bad at dealing with people as I am.

[That and because she knows he'll put all her things on really high shelves if she ever ditched him now.]

But what I do know? Is that most of the time, things don't work out because I'm too scared to just talk about what's on my mind. I decide that keeping my mouth shut is easier and then everything goes to hell. So whatever happens next isn't just my call, isn't just your call. We've got to sort it out together, because otherwise? It's just asking for this fail and I'm not interested in that. And I'm hoping you aren't either.

[succubestie]

[The laugh that comes out of Bo's mouth is both gentle and bitter, and she shakes her head.]

You're talking to someone who is supposed to be the furthest thing from monogamous that you're bad at relationships.

[She raises one brow at his before she sighs. Talking it out is something that they're going to have to do, he's right.

Maybe if she can give him some options.]

I meant more it depends on what you want. I'm going to have to...eat, there's no way around that. I need to know how much you want to be involved in that, and how much you don't want to know.

[badexample]

I'm going to need to know everything. [Which will be really hard at first, he knows that. But if Andrew doesn't go full disclosure, he will constantly wonder what she isn't telling him.]

Not sure what you mean by involved, though. I mean if I can get the job done, of course I will, but... That's not really cutting it now, right?

[He's struggling to see how he can be involved if he's not the only one involved. It's... precious how little he gets all this stuff.]

[succubestie]

I can do that.

[He can always change his mind, after all, if he decides that he can't handle it. But if it's the truth he wants, then it's the truth he'll get.

But after that, she's grinning slightly, eyebrows raised.]

And here I thought every hot-blooded male knew what a threesome was. [She looks at him expectantly.] There are always ways to be involved.

[badexample]

[Oh.]

Oh.

[Andrew should be used to this, but somehow she just always manages to find that one idea that makes his throat go dry.]

I uh- Yeah, I think that could work.

[succubestie]

[Her eyebrows lift a little further. Not every person was okay with sharing their bed with another person, no matter how open she might be to that kind of thing. Bo knew she was fully capable of doing such a thing without further entanglements or jealousy, but she was what she was. It was what she was born to do.

She'd have to see if Andrew was really capable of the same thing, even if he was doing it for her. Only time could really tell that.]

Then we'll try a test run or two. See how it goes.

[She leans in and kisses him, though it's pretty much chaste as far as Bo kisses go. Her expression is soft as she pulls back.]

Thank you.

[badexample]

[Even her chaste kisses give him goosebumps. That's not because she's a succubus. That's just because it's her and he really cares about her. Really. He's fairly certain that he loves her, but that sort of scares the piss out of him. And considering they're going to be fumbling with figuring out this new part of their relationship? He doesn't feel like bringing that up right now.]

Any time. D'you need to... find someone? To take care of that? [She came in here wounded, after all. He doesn't want her laying around uncomfortable just because of him.]

[succubestie]

[Wow she's almost forgotten. Almost being the key word, since yeah it still throbs like a bitch.]

Yeah, I should...probably do that. So it doesn't get any worse.

[Like chip and puncture her lung or something.]

[badexample]

You can bring them back here if you want. Not sure if that's... Is that weird? [He's realizing that this is going to be very trial and error.]

[succubestie]

No, it's not weird. Normally I would do that in a heartbeat, but for once? I don't think I'm up for anything that active.

[She leans forward, gives him another kiss, this one longer than the last.]

I'll just snack until we both get our strength back. Don't worry. No secrets.

[badexample]

I will just... lay here. Yeah, laying here sounds great. If you want to come get a cuddle in once you're fixed up, I'll be here, alright?

[One step at a time. He could be okay with this. It was just a matter of being honest with each other about it.]

[succubestie]

You got it. Get some rest, alright?

[And then she'll give his hand a gentle squeeze before she lets herself out.]