to Berlin with love.
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Jay opens the door into a quiet back alley that could belong to any city - the lingering scent of garbage and the miss-matched colours where graffiti has been washed off or painted over. In the mid-afternoon chill of early spring, he takes Emcee's hand and leads him out into the street, pocketing the key. The sunlight is thin but warm and picks out the green swell of buds in the branches. The tree lined avenue is quiet this time of day. Not lacking in people but without rush, a lazy Saturday afternoon.
Jay opens the door into a quiet back alley that could belong to any city - the lingering scent of garbage and the miss-matched colours where graffiti has been washed off or painted over. In the mid-afternoon chill of early spring, he takes Emcee's hand and leads him out into the street, pocketing the key. The sunlight is thin but warm and picks out the green swell of buds in the branches. The tree lined avenue is quiet this time of day. Not lacking in people but without rush, a lazy Saturday afternoon.
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Date: 2016-09-21 10:13 am (UTC)He straightens up, as he'd been leaning down a little while speaking to him. And he looks at him, blinking.
"Another--? ...What?"
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Date: 2016-09-21 10:25 am (UTC)"Alice and Jared have been managing the place for a while. And they've been doing a great job. I know Jared wants to go back to school, to pursue his talents as a chef and that will mean stepping back a bit. And what I do is... so uncertain. I guess I hoped someday the three of you could take over, as co-owners. If that's how things turn out."
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Date: 2016-09-21 05:49 pm (UTC)He covers his face with his hands, mutters "Oh, fuck, Jay," and plops down onto the nearest couch. He sits there, rubbing his face in his palms, running his fingers through his hair.
He doesn't know what to do with this. He really doesn't.
"Is this-- is this what you wanted to talk about with them? When we came in?"
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Date: 2016-09-21 10:49 pm (UTC)He rubs his face and puts the bottle down, away from himself. "I know I've fucked this up royally and I'm so incredibly sorry but please, don't give up in this because of me."
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Date: 2016-09-22 12:51 am (UTC)"I don't know what to say," he murmurs, still staring straight ahead. He sighs.
"I am just-- completely overwhelmed by the idea. Overwhelmed and flattered, quite honestly, that you would think I was capable of running a place like Wonderland. I'm not certain that I am. The thought terrifies me, actually. ...Thank you, though."
A slight pause. "I did tell Jared that I would come back to talk to him and Alice."
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Date: 2016-09-22 01:17 am (UTC)He sighs, staring out at the city too. "If you need to go back to the Bar, I understand. If you take something out of the wallet, it should act as a key to let you back in when you want to, without claiming the key to the apartment."
"I'll give you some space." He pushes his white forelock back. "I should go back to London. I have things I need to finish there."
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Date: 2016-09-22 01:30 am (UTC)He then glances at Jay when he says that he should go back to London. He thought they would be going back to Milliways together. He doesn't want them to part like this.
And then the words rise up in his throat with an urgent need to be said.
"I'm not saying that I couldn't get used to the idea."
Of working here. Of being a part of that team. That family.
Another pause.
"I mean-- it was a nice surprise."
He gives him a sidelong look.
"Shitty execution, but a nice surprise for what it was."
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Date: 2016-09-22 01:35 am (UTC)"I hope you do, get to look the idea, I mean. They're good people and you're- you deserve to be somewhere safe and accepting."
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Date: 2016-09-22 01:53 am (UTC)He sighs. "I still have a lot to do before I reach that point. But I'll try to get there."
He doesn't know how yet, but he'll figure it out once he has a clear view of what he wants.
After a moment, he gets up and walks over to where Jay is sitting, and nudges his hip with his foot.
"Get up, you silly boy."
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Date: 2016-09-22 02:00 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2016-09-22 03:09 am (UTC)"Gods, I really need a shower."
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Date: 2016-09-22 03:21 am (UTC)He rests a hand over Jay's heart for a moment, and lightly pats his chest. Stepping back, he covers his own yawn.
"You and me both. But I think I'll go back to Milliways for that. Shower, food, and then sleep for the next sixteen hours straight."
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Date: 2016-09-22 03:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-09-22 03:33 am (UTC)"Oh-- no, of course not, go right ahead," he says. "And I mean-- well, feel free to keep using this apartment if you need to, until I-- until I'm ready."
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Date: 2016-09-22 03:44 am (UTC)He's about to say something else but there's a knock at the door and he growls, annoyed. "I get that. I have a feeling I know who it is."
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Date: 2016-09-22 04:22 am (UTC)But then there's a knock at the door, and he frowns, wondering who it could possibly be.
"Should I stay out of the way, or...?"
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Date: 2016-09-22 04:31 am (UTC)He answers the door, unsuprised to find the page boy from last night, sans costume and wig and clearly drunk, leaning on the wall.
"Sebastian." Jay acknowledges. "I though I made my wished very clear last night." His voice is hard, a command voice.
"I just wanted-" the youth protests but Jay cuts him off, a hard hand on his chest, pinning him against the wall.
"I know exactly what you wanted. And you will get it. But on my terms." His hand slips higher, cradling the base of the boy's throat in subtle treat. "Is that understood?"
The youth's chest heaves, his breath coming quickly. "Yes, sir."
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Date: 2016-09-22 04:41 am (UTC)He comes out from around the kitchen counter.
"Jay, what are you doing?"
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Date: 2016-09-22 05:03 am (UTC)Once he's closer Emcee will be able to see that the young man is flushed and very hard.
"However I made I very clear that I would find him when the time was appropriate. Did I not?"
"Yes, sir." Sebastian chokes.
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Date: 2016-09-22 05:19 am (UTC)"I see..."
He's not getting involved.
"Poor form, Sebastian. You should have waited."
Or maybe he knew he was going to get worked over. In any case, Emcee turns around and drifts back toward the kitchen.
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Date: 2016-09-22 06:11 am (UTC)It takes a moment for Jay to drop the command posture and relax again. "Sorry about that. I really wasn't expecting him to come up here like that. The party was his last night at Wonderland. He got a scholarship to a really good art school in Paris." You can tell Jay's proud.
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Date: 2016-09-22 06:41 am (UTC)"Oh, was it?" he says, eyebrows raised. "Well, good for him. There was a moment there where I was going to call you off."
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Date: 2016-09-22 06:56 am (UTC)"No, of course not. Just that the boy was drunk and I thought you were only giving him a scare or something, that's all."
Picking a business card (a local dry cleaner's) out of the wallet, he slips it into his back trouser pocket. And then he sort of hesitates about the rest. Especially the money.
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