![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
( ......why is there golden fluid on it? that can't be— )
Do I want to know what this is? ( handing over the cup, pierce takes the proffered shirt, narrowing his eyes slightly at the golden substance. )
Do I want to know what this is? ( handing over the cup, pierce takes the proffered shirt, narrowing his eyes slightly at the golden substance. )
It's a shirt.
( he says, consoling. as if to say "this is not a trap, don't worry." belatedly, and after taking a sip of coffee, it clicks for him, though. ah, he says, turning around so pierce can see his back — two, maybe 8inch long gouges in the center of his back running parallel to each other, coated in a glittery, gilded substance, with a bit of extremely sharp bone sticking through one of then, jagged and uneven. if it isn't obvious, there are some white feathers sneaking through the open wounds, sticky with his blood. )
Just blood. Or the angel equal of blood. I could get you a clean one, but I'd have to remember where that is.
( he says, consoling. as if to say "this is not a trap, don't worry." belatedly, and after taking a sip of coffee, it clicks for him, though. ah, he says, turning around so pierce can see his back — two, maybe 8inch long gouges in the center of his back running parallel to each other, coated in a glittery, gilded substance, with a bit of extremely sharp bone sticking through one of then, jagged and uneven. if it isn't obvious, there are some white feathers sneaking through the open wounds, sticky with his blood. )
Just blood. Or the angel equal of blood. I could get you a clean one, but I'd have to remember where that is.
( neither the demonic nor the divine realms have anything to do with him, so he doesn't tend to get up close and personal with them when marco and aug aren't concerned. lucifer is more their area, not his own. he is happy to keep it that way.
but it would be a lie to say that this hasn't piqued his interest — the freshness of the wounds and the relatively known history behind them. )
They don't heal? ( he leans slightly forward to get a closer look at the bone protruding forth from one of the gouges. ) Or is this recent?
but it would be a lie to say that this hasn't piqued his interest — the freshness of the wounds and the relatively known history behind them. )
They don't heal? ( he leans slightly forward to get a closer look at the bone protruding forth from one of the gouges. ) Or is this recent?
Mm.
( thoughtful mm, weighing the relativity of what "recent" means. then again, thoughtful because the memory of his wings, torn from his back, is also the memory of the last time god ever touched him. bliss by way of pain — not a happy memory, but not wholly unpleasant, either. god's attention used to be like medicine. )
They don't heal. ( he tosses a thumb over his shoulder, gesturing to them, and flashes pierce a grin. ) God's loving hand, and all that. What a prick, right?
( a considering expression crosses his face, before he looks back at the shirt in pierce's hands, turning to face him. ) You shouldn't lick that. It'll be like, uh ... ( his finger taps the air, looking for the word ) uh, battery? Is that it? You'll go a little silly.
( thoughtful mm, weighing the relativity of what "recent" means. then again, thoughtful because the memory of his wings, torn from his back, is also the memory of the last time god ever touched him. bliss by way of pain — not a happy memory, but not wholly unpleasant, either. god's attention used to be like medicine. )
They don't heal. ( he tosses a thumb over his shoulder, gesturing to them, and flashes pierce a grin. ) God's loving hand, and all that. What a prick, right?
( a considering expression crosses his face, before he looks back at the shirt in pierce's hands, turning to face him. ) You shouldn't lick that. It'll be like, uh ... ( his finger taps the air, looking for the word ) uh, battery? Is that it? You'll go a little silly.
[ right. okay. ]
you already won, right? you've given your time and place or whatever it was you two agreed on?
terms of the pact would've been met, he should be free by now.
if you want to keep him bound to you, you gotta renegotiate, otherwise now you owe him.
c'mon, do you really wanna be bound to a teenager?
they're like, really annoying
you already won, right? you've given your time and place or whatever it was you two agreed on?
terms of the pact would've been met, he should be free by now.
if you want to keep him bound to you, you gotta renegotiate, otherwise now you owe him.
c'mon, do you really wanna be bound to a teenager?
they're like, really annoying
( making a second deal to counter a first deal doesn't really seem likely to work in luci's humble opinion, but you should always encourage and inspire children and allow them to make their own mistakes, so he's willing to go with it. )
mm
don't remember
does mick?
mm
don't remember
does mick?
your secret's safe
( luci is used to the witches of his own world being fairly watered down and untalented in recent days, so this isn't an offensive request, as far as he's concerned.
anyway, nick's snake scar slithers down to the pointer finger on his right hand. when he moves in the right direction, it lies straight, and when he moves off the right path, it curls back, giving the look of biting him though no damage comes from it. if he follows the snake accordingly (admittedly kind of a feat in and of itself), eventually he'll find luci lazily draped on some uncomfortable bench in the house somewhere, a well behaved goldfinch in his hands, fingertips stroking over its back. )
( luci is used to the witches of his own world being fairly watered down and untalented in recent days, so this isn't an offensive request, as far as he's concerned.
anyway, nick's snake scar slithers down to the pointer finger on his right hand. when he moves in the right direction, it lies straight, and when he moves off the right path, it curls back, giving the look of biting him though no damage comes from it. if he follows the snake accordingly (admittedly kind of a feat in and of itself), eventually he'll find luci lazily draped on some uncomfortable bench in the house somewhere, a well behaved goldfinch in his hands, fingertips stroking over its back. )
[ the real tragedy is that nick probably could have found him, with a scrap of faith in his own abilities, but he absolutely hates to try anything he might not naturally be good at. instead he lazily wanders the halls with the snake guiding his way, and by the time he's turned several halls nick is feeling quite fond of the whole system. maybe he'll try to figure out a way to recreate it.
at any rate, it doesn't take long to track lucifer down. nick twists his hand, watches the snake slither along the skin of his fingers to always point towards its north star, before he approaches with an easy smile. nick already sells faintly like weed and magic, something of a default state for him, but fresher, more recent, a dead giveaway for what he's been spending his afternoon doing. ]
I'm really glad I'm not the only one who gets lost here, because so many people seem to have a system I was starting to think I was the only one.
[ a.k.a. hi, hello, et cetera. ]
at any rate, it doesn't take long to track lucifer down. nick twists his hand, watches the snake slither along the skin of his fingers to always point towards its north star, before he approaches with an easy smile. nick already sells faintly like weed and magic, something of a default state for him, but fresher, more recent, a dead giveaway for what he's been spending his afternoon doing. ]
I'm really glad I'm not the only one who gets lost here, because so many people seem to have a system I was starting to think I was the only one.
[ a.k.a. hi, hello, et cetera. ]
Edited 2024-11-20 13:47 (UTC)
( it is indeed a tragedy — luci is prone to forgetfulness and misplacing sense, so he hadn't remembered the feeling of nick's magic up until it came front and center to him. not at all lacking, really. wholly capable. in fact, back at home, he'd probably be in the running to be a sacrificial bride to lucifer, for his power. how weird.
standing, luci deposits the bird on his head, who he's spent enough time with that it doesn't immediately take to flight. cupping nick by his cheeks, he leans in and places a kiss on his forehead, almost paternally. )
I can't make heads or tails of it. But I also haven't tried. ( very warmly, ) How are you?
standing, luci deposits the bird on his head, who he's spent enough time with that it doesn't immediately take to flight. cupping nick by his cheeks, he leans in and places a kiss on his forehead, almost paternally. )
I can't make heads or tails of it. But I also haven't tried. ( very warmly, ) How are you?
[ nick is tender and soft with all things animal shaped and the bird atop lucifer's head is so different, his nose scrunches as he smiles up at it, but he's only momentarily distracted. he's an affectionate type himself, so a greeting like this suits him quite well, even if everyone he's ever met is determined to point out to nick how stupid he is, to entertain any kind of kindness with the devil. ]
Good, actually. It's not so bad here. [ he understands the issues, but for himself--well, it's a little more complicated. he's surrounded by people that he loves and misses dearly, back home. there are more than enough spaces for him to practice the parts of magic that he likes. almost everyone seems to be hot and horny.
there's not a whole lot for him to dislike yet, really. not even this whole business of an apparent pact with satan. on the list of bad decisions that nick has made, it just doesn't register particularly high if he's honest. ] Does the bird have a name?
Good, actually. It's not so bad here. [ he understands the issues, but for himself--well, it's a little more complicated. he's surrounded by people that he loves and misses dearly, back home. there are more than enough spaces for him to practice the parts of magic that he likes. almost everyone seems to be hot and horny.
there's not a whole lot for him to dislike yet, really. not even this whole business of an apparent pact with satan. on the list of bad decisions that nick has made, it just doesn't register particularly high if he's honest. ] Does the bird have a name?
Page 8 of 10