Day 32: Sun Room (2nd shift)

[heraldric.livejournal.com]

After the couple glasses of water Leon managed to gulp down during breakfast, the mage felt immensely better. He was still a bit tired, but that was nothing a little lounging on one of the sofas wouldn't cure. Stretching his arms above his head, he couldn't help but wish he'd had the chance to grab one of his new doctor's coats before leaving his room that morning. Maybe they would have let him get away with wearing it. Maybe.

He grabbed an empty sofa, pulling out the journal he tried to keep on him at all times. It was nearly complete now. Just a couple more pages to go. It might not improve his spellcasting that much, but any improvement was better than none. It was getting to where it might be too dangerous for him to use spells at all, if it left him so worn out without even finishing a monster off.

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[willhexabitch.livejournal.com]

"Are you completely stupid or something? I'm fine!"

He was less concerned with Shadow's non-reaction to seeing something weird, and more with the fact that Reid couldn't seem to shake him off in any way that made sense to normal people. Maybe he really would have to start a smackdown right here in the middle of the Landel's Institute freakshow.

And acting like Reid was all pale and shaky like some delicate flower. What the fuck was that about.

Making a beeline for the busy end of the room, with people hovering around the stupid bulletin board, Reid pretended to be okay with his current situation. He felt fit to burst. Seeing Tyler nearby didn't exactly relieve him, either.

[valyns-shadow.livejournal.com]

"I don't think you're fine," Shadow replied, frowning as he kept up. He kept his voice down the moment they neared the other people in the room. Perhaps Reid didn't want others to know about his condition, whatever it was.

"I know you don't want my help," he murmured, keeping close to Reid. "But if you need it it's there. Why do you insist on maintaining you're fine when it's obvious you're not?"

[willhexabitch.livejournal.com]

"If I need it, it’s there?" Reid turned around to face Shadow head on, not lowering his voice in the slightest. "Dude. Get me. We’re not pals, or anywhere close. I don’t know what’s going through your head, but I think you belong in a funny farm, the way you go at it. I’m not spitting up fluffy bunnies because I’m not a fucking freak."

Jesus fucking Christ, it was like those people you saw on TV, the ones with the clingy mental condition.

[valyns-shadow.livejournal.com]

Shadow smiled sheepishly at anyone who turned their heads to look at them. It was embarrassing to be causing such a scene. "Not a freak?" he said, raising an eyebrow as he leaned close, keeping his voice low. "Then I suppose it's normal for your eyes to turn black in your world? All humans can do that neat little trick, eh? I don't want you to suddenly turn into my best pal but for some unknown reason I feel the need to speak to you. Probably because you're isolating yourself and that will end up with you getting killed. You might think you need no one but yourself but you're sadly mistaken. Let me help you. You won't be any less of a man. If anything, you'd be using me for your own means."

[willhexabitch.livejournal.com]

Reid turned his cheek, not wanting Shadow to come any closer, but not being the type to physically step back. "Keep your urges to yourself, you fucking shitbag! You’re making me want to ralph here, and I’ll give you credit for that. Stop acting like a horny cat--I wouldn‘t want to use you for a punching bag, just because I‘m starting to feel bad for your sorry ass. That‘s how sad you are. I don‘t want anything from you, not a damn thing."

Like he wasn’t going to talk about anything personal like the covenant and his Power, or hell, anything personal at all, with this guy. Reid didn’t even want to exchange names. He didn’t want to know this guy. He didn’t want to listen to any of this.

"If you want to be used, at least get paid for it. Go find a corner to work, ‘kay?"

[valyns-shadow.livejournal.com]

Shadow frowned. This was starting to get ridiculous. "For the record you brought up any sort of reference to sex," Shadow pointed out. "When I said help I meant having a group to join once night falls. Apparently, every time I open my mouth you seem to think I'm talking about something sexual. If you ask me, that's your problem, not mine. If anyone has any frustration to work out it's you."

[willhexabitch.livejournal.com]

"No, you did!" he argued, waving his hand viciously at the chair Reid had previously been occupying. "And you keep doing it! Because that’s just apparently how you are! Exactly what part of yourself don’t you think is over the top, and too nagging? Huh? Look in the mirror, because you need a fucking reality check, you crazy shit. Most people take the first three ‘no’s and shove off. Otherwise, they're fucked in the head somewhere."

[valyns-shadow.livejournal.com]

"Or, I just have more patience and I don't scare easily," Shadow said calmly, crossing his arms over his chest.

"When are you going to realize that violence, yelling, and calling me names isn't going to make me abandon you? You've been trying very hard to get me to give up. Just accept that I'm not going to. I have my own reasons and trust me, not a single one of them has anything to do with sex. Of course, if you want to believe that I'm unable to resist your charms, go ahead. I would hate to be the one to ruin your fantasy world."

[willhexabitch.livejournal.com]

Reid turned around and shoved away, sick of even pretending to listen as soon as the words ‘abandon you’ came out. Fuck that. He wasn’t a baby that needed coddling, and he wasn’t so down that he needed complete fucking strangers to start going all protective on him. He practically owned the world, damn it. Even like this, he wasn’t any worse off than anyone else.

"Come near me again, and you’ll seriously regret it." The words were quieter and more dark than anything he’d said before.