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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 29, 2019 9:01:59 GMT -8
// ahahaha If Lilly started to drop animal facts on Gav, he'd be both impressed and confused.
Gav wouldn't be the one to suggest it, but he'd be 100% on board. Sandon will most likely be 100% in a position where he shouldn't be taking care of anybody. :')
This poor mom...trying to live her life before she completely recovered xD; //
“Too late,” he snickered. Gavalion would call this a mission a success. Fighting wasn’t fun. They both could agree on that. Laughing and smiling was so much better for them! If Nicholas was somewhere hearing them, he’d change his tune about them being toxic for each other. Sure the teen would counter saying this moment didn’t compare to the fights they did had, yet he’d take the small victories. They’ll accumulate into something notable in time.
If Kory wasn’t here, he’d be even happier, but the spawn was, so he’d have to deal with it. “That’s unfortunate, but good news. I’d imagine that child be more in tune with social cues like knocking.” The House vampires weren’t great teachers after all. They could claim they’ve placed Kory ahead in book smarts but couldn’t do much in street smarts!
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No. Kory had Lillian beat in both departments. Sandon was an idiot, and he knew more than enough vampires that didn’t have much of a formal education. He was no exception.
“They probably won’t remember a few years from now, and you don’t seem scarred, so no problem, right?” he said with a smile. If only he could say the same thing about Kory’s education.
Having heard the news that Raechelle could resume normal activities within a month’s time, Gavalion imagined she must be leaping with joy. If bedrest was hard, he could see a severe limit to what she could do equally frustrating. He didn’t mind helping her out, and he knew Lilly would be more than willing to be her little helper. Nikki would oblige with a grumble or three, so at least she wasn’t completely helpless.
He pantomimed zipping his lips at her admission before hugging her more. “I’ll absolutely take daycare duties tomorrow and the days after that especially if it means you get to sleep. I’ll even bring Leo with me if I have to,” he declared. “We’re in this together. If you rip your stitches, I bet Envy would be just as, if not angrier at me for allowing you to be reckless. ‘Where was your husband?’ I can see her say.
“With a family like ours, I’m surprised you haven’t seen her already,” he teased. “Just screaming might cause some to break. Thankfully wearing yourself out is harmless.” Gavalion pressed a soft kiss on her head.
The vampire took a moment to watch her slowly lose to the temptation of sleep. So cute.
“Do you want me to move you to the bed now or when you’ve fallen asleep?” he asked. Her yawns were becoming more frequent. Just add more eye rubbing and, “You look like Lilly trying to fight sleep,” he said out loud. It was most definitely the other way around, yet he wouldn’t be surprised if she picked up some tricks from their daughter. “Don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be here all night and will still be here tomorrow,” Gavalion assured her.
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 29, 2019 9:26:16 GMT -8
ooc/ XD Raech would give any excuse to see Sandon after she made sure he was still around. She might bring it up soon.. she'll get desperate enough eventually.
Haha XD My friend did that, hence the wonderful idea to include some smart remarks from Raechelle about it. XD
bic/
Raechelle didn't want to go to sleep yet. She wanted to be a defiant child staying up all night since this time was so peaceful. It was a rare commodity for her to be able to enjoy time with Gavalion and have the pure peace and quiet she yearned so. Unfortunately, she figured she'd be draped across Gavalion soon enough in a forced slumber.
"I guess I can go to bed now. It's probably for the best," she said, laughing after she let out another yarn. She had to remind herself that in a few months time this whole sleep pattern would settle down a bit. It'd be more normal, or as normal as it could be in their household. At that time, she would have to take advantage of any spare time she had with Gavalion. At least his schedule was easy to fit in with.
"I think you mean Lilly looks like me fighting sleep," she countered, moving her arms so they would up around Gavalion's neck. "When she gets lost in her thoughts, she looks a lot like you. It's really funny to watch." And absolutely adorable. The little girl also loved music and tried to be like her Dad when he was gone. Sometimes she wanted to sneak Gavalion back in just to watch her. It was precious! Even Kory had quirks like Sandon, which made her smirk at times.
Gavalion's reassurances did and didn't help all at the same time. Sure, he'd be around... but her trust still wasn't entirely there. She really did want to trust him but... It was stupid. In the back of her head she had a tiny Nicholas sitting there and telling her all the ways this could go wrong. He could sneak away when you're sleeping or toss one of your children across the room again. Maybe he'd do something even more dramatic than that! Something out of character that she wouldn't have been able to see coming! Every little doubt Nikki had fed into her about their marriage sunk in deep. And at times, she tried to convince herself that she knew better. He wouldn't go! Last time he had a valid reason... right? This time around he was trying to do better! But he was different, in a weird way. He gave in a lot to her when they used to not give into each other so much. She forced him to be with her, and then forced him to marry her and then forced him to have kids with her. Everything was always by her, so why wouldn't he leave? He had every reason to...
It was dumb. If she told him that, she'd feel even dumber. He'd say something similar to what he just said - 'I'm not going anywhere, blah, blah, blah' and she'd still feel just as wary. Maybe it was self confidence, maybe she just wasn't trusting. She couldn't put her finger on it.
"Come upstairs and lie with me until I fall asleep," she demanded softly. It was silly, but she liked the company. Plus, he got up and looked back at her before trying to leave, maybe he'd feel guilty. That seed Nicholas planted was really going to bug her...
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 29, 2019 10:05:25 GMT -8
// Oh Gav would have so opted to just put Kory on a plane. He’d be a bit more hissy having to breath the *same* air as him. Lol
Oh you’re poor friend. ToT I hope she learned her lesson xD;
//
“I’m not convinced that you weren’t inspired by our daughter,” Gavalion chuckled, carefully standing up and carrying her up to her room. “Lilly looking like a thoughtful me? That can’t be right,” he said with a growing smile. “I’m always thinking about the stars and the moon. She has to be conspiring about what to draw next on my pants or the newest dress she wants to wear. Oh! That must be what’s so funny! She looks like me, but we’re not plotting the same things!”
He entered her room and caught sight of the gently rocking bassinet. Leo…He hoped the boy would grow up all right. No kidnappings. No scarring memories. He’d at least be on pace with his academics and raised a gentleman. Ideally the child won’t be as distant as Kory but not as clingy as Lillian. A normal baby…But with a more difficult pregnancy…
Gavalion realized he had been standing still for a few moments and proceeded toward the bed. Leo could show more vampiristic traits than his sister. It was too early to tell, but…
Setting Raechelle down, he kept an arm around her and held her close. She wouldn’t tell him if she noticed something different with Leonardo. He smiled with his head beginning to hurt again. Concerning him more, Raechelle may not notice a difference and believe everything is fine. He could be over thinking things. Leo was still very young. What they do today could very well affect tomorrow. If they played their cards right, Leo could still be as normal as a half-vampire, half-human could be. An abnormal baby wasn’t what Raechelle needed.
She didn’t need a flighty partner either.
“I’ll lie with you even after you fall asleep. You’d have to kick me out if you want me to leave you alone,” he teased, admiring her as best he could. “I want to be here with you if you don’t mind.”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 29, 2019 13:46:31 GMT -8
ooc/ xD Ah, lovely. They do make quite the duo, don't they? She did XD Ironically she works in the medical field but didn't believe her doctor. Doctor Google said it'd be cool. We all kinda made fun of her for it, hence why Raechelle can bic/ Raechelle turned to face Gavalion, moving her arms so one gently wrapped around him. She curled up close, pressing her face against his shoulder. After entangling one of her legs with his, she settled quite happily. "Good," She whispered smugly, offering a small smirk with the left side of her smile lifting up. "But just in case... you're mine," she teased, giving him a small squeeze with the arm that had entrapped him. It didn't take too long, but she eventually drifted off to sleep. As per normal, her sleep cycle wasn't exactly perfect. Deep sleep eluded her, as if it were some long lost foe she couldn't face quiet yet. Despite that, she barely moved at all other than her chest rising and falling as she breathed. Her head rolled the odd time, and sometimes her foot would inch upwards against Gavalion's leg, but she was mostly still. Her dreams were plentiful but confusing. They would bounce from some happily ever after like tale to pure horror. One moment she was teaching her children about grasshoppers and spiders, to suddenly witnessing the horror of nature at work. Perhaps the excessive amounts of documentaries her children insisted on watching were finally getting to her. "Gav," Raechelle mumbled, talking in her sleep yet again. It didn't happen very often, but when it did she was suffering from an extreme lack of sleep. It was like her body was trying to teach her a lesson. She also walked in her sleep once, but she believed that Gavalion hadn't been home at that point. He'd really lock her up if he knew that. "Get rid of the insect DVD, 'kay?" she murmured, tightening her grip on him. "The kids shouldn't watch it...." She paused inbetween her sentences, as if her brain was slowing down in her sleep or her mouth couldn't catch up. "It had... grasshoppers and crickets... They were mating and she ate the male.... Hmmm... not good for them to watch... Cannibalism...." She dozed back off, cuddling up against Gavalion once again before her body relaxed.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 29, 2019 16:36:57 GMT -8
// Ahaha. If they had a romantic comedy poster, they’d both be scowling at each other with Raechelle in the middle, Gav looking like the cool and collected type with Sandon sticking his tongue at him, or Sandon totally being flirty with Raechelle and Gav looking disgusted. xD;
Oh that’s too funny. :’) //
He wasn’t a stranger to being entangled with a sleeping Raechelle. He prided himself on being a master escape artist, but with Raechelle on alert for a distressed Leo, freeing himself without waking her up may be difficult. He planned a few escape strategies as he waited for her breathing to become regular.
After simulating his escape in his head, he now prepared himself for the hard part. Staying still wasn’t bad. It came more naturally than he’d like to admit. Distracting his mind for the next seven to nine hours was the challenge. Once he knew Raechelle entered the dream state, he’d leave the room to occupy the time in other activities. He defaulted to playing music. If he wasn’t in his music room, he’d play outside. Piano and violin were his favorites. He’d play for the stars and any neighbors who stirred from their sleep or suffered from a case of insomnia. Other times he’d just walk. Gavalion would walk familiar paths or explore roads that rarely saw traffic. Lillian may compare him to a Disney princess with the whole humming and talking to animals. Only the daring would actually approach him. Being a vampire didn’t exactly instill confidence to the others believing they were alpha predators. Humans didn’t care. He was just a wanderer in their eyes. Maybe they’d strike up a conversation. Maybe they won’t.
Tonight he wouldn’t go anywhere. He told Raechelle that and wanted her to believe it. So what should he do?
He thought about Leonardo some more. He imagined the ideal future for his son with an insatiable appetite for knowledge, a soft heart to understand the plight of the people around him, and a fierce spirit to stand up for himself and to take no nonsense from anybody. He’d be a little clumsy and covered in band-aids, but he wouldn’t cry over his wounds. Maybe he wouldn’t be super athletic, but he’d do his best and enjoy all sorts of sports and outdoor activities. Leo may not have a favorite thing to do, but he’d be able to do almost everything to some degree. His interest to do everything may give ever-worrying Raechelle a heart attack. Gavalion smiled. The boy would totally be the type to say he wouldn’t and end up doing it anyway. In his dream, Leo was the super responsible younger brother who’d totally tease Lilly while being her best friend.
Hearing his name broke him out of his thoughts. Initially ready to serve, he laughed softly realizing she was sleep talking. It was rare and not as stupid as when Sandon did it, yet it managed to catch him off guard at times.
Gavalion continued to listen to her broken request and did his best to repress another laugh. He’d have to look for that insect DVD. Would Lilly have nightmares about giant insects eating each other? Seeing the DVD may awaken some dark memories.
“No more insect DVD,” he responded softly, brushing some strands of hair out of her face. She may not hear him, and she will most likely not remember this conversation when she woke up, but he didn’t mind. “Anything else?”
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 29, 2019 16:53:12 GMT -8
ooc/ Haha xD They're relationship, to a small degree, reminds me of Isn't It Romantic (strangely amusing romantic comedy). Sandon is Liam Hemsworth and Gavalion is Adam DeVine, to a degree. I was forced to watch that movie and Liam Hemsworth's flirty/somewhat dumb character gave me Sandon vibes SO BAD. Not a perfect match, but I enjoyed it haha
Time to pick on Gavalion. I don't think Raechelle would take too many shots when awake unless she's mad at him. Good luck Gavalion, you've opened your own can of worms
bic/
A warm smile crossed her face when she felt his hand brush against her face. It felt really nice typically, but in her magical dreamworld is felt so much better. Warm, reassuring, and simply irresistible. Yet no specific dream setting set in her mind quite yet. That brain of hers was working overtime. Dream Gavalion was doing god knows what, because she really couldn't pay attention. But, she did hear him. Was there something else he was supposed to do? No.
But dream Gavalion was with the kids! He was doing so well too! Kory and him even managed to get along in her perfect, happy, little dreamworld. Why couldn't that be true?! It made her heart ache so bad. As if on cue, everything turned sour to make her heart ache in a different way. Gavalion was saying something she couldn't hear, but with his non-verbal cues she could tell it wasn't good. There were tears from the children, the walls were melting as if they were crying as well, and it looked like a tornado was going on outside of the windows. These were the dreams she didn't like.
So, she offered her rebuttal to dreamland Gavalion and accidentally the real life husband currently beside her.
"Kory wouldn't be a problem... " he was storming about and throwing things now. Why was he throwing things? Half of the items he was launching weren't even in their house, for goodness sakes! Where was he getting them?! The kids had disappeared, the tornado looked more like tsunami and she swore she broke the lamp he launched over a decade ago. "... if you would have been as good as Sandon..." Then Sandon was there, lounging about like he owned the place. He reminded her of a teenage angel from one of those 50s movies as he watched the furniture being thrown around the room. Half of the items were literally spinning in a giant circle like a whirlpool had formed, yet there was no water in the air. What a sight!
There were more things said in her dreamworld before the whirlpool turned into a beautiful art scene. The men disappeared into the abyss while the colours turned into such a wonderful sight. If only she could recreate this picture when she was awake. She doubted she'd remember it when she woke up. Maybe she should wake up now... Could she? No, that'd be a bad idea. Gavalion just fought with her and she didn't want to deal with him right now! Plus, if Sandon was hanging around like the dream world, there was sure to be a meltdown from Kory when she kicked him out... In her dream world, she settled on her couch, watching the beautiful surroundings. She didn't fully realize she was asleep, but it didn't matter.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 29, 2019 17:40:09 GMT -8
// xD; Now I'm curious about this movie.
I was looking through the character roster to see who might have exposed him to studying dreams or understanding the meaning of dreams and couldn't think of anybody. Gav's just gonna take them as they come. lol //
Without a response, Raechelle seemed to settle back into her dream space. Even then, he waited a couple minutes before he resumed thinking about Leo. He pictured the worst case scenario with his baby boy outcasted for being too different. He’d be too good with the curse of his vampire genes. Lillian was his confidant, but his room would be his prison and self-designated isolation chamber. Facing the world was voluntary. There was no budging when asked to go outside. Gavalion would leave plants to bring life to a windowless room, yet they all withered away in a week’s time. Nightmare Leonardo wasn’t destructive. He simply was there and going through life…geez. A twisted smile appeared on his lips. Now he was projecting his problems on worst-case Leo. He wouldn’t allow that…He…
Well of course Kory would be a problem. Wait, a problem for what?
Gavalion realized Raechelle was sleep talking again. Great. He needed a distraction from imagining a depressed child.
The vampire shifted slightly at her next comment. She was dreaming, but who was she talking to? His best guess was the dream version of him, but that didn’t make sense. He liked to think he was better than Sandon at everything that counted. The only things he had him beat was a sex drive, and Gavalion wasn’t jealous of that. He was surprised Raechelle didn’t catch anything. Or maybe she did.
Anyway, he doubted sex was the topic of the discussion. In what world would it matter? Gavalion rolled his eyes. The dream one maybe. There was no use trying to figure out what was going through her mind. He hugged her. He didn’t want to think about it. He couldn’t help it. What if she was dreaming of an alternate universe? He could be the bad guy while Sandon was the good one. That made him sick. That was the magic of dreams. He hadn’t many himself. Time simply passed when he went to sleep. He was out and then awake.
When he stared out in space, he’d had fantasies, sure, yet those were generated on his own. His subconscious had no real control then. He envied Raechelle’s ability to dream both the good and the bad. The good gave her hope for the future. The bad brought fear into reality. Nuzzling against her, he at least appreciated the fact that he could live vicariously through her.
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 29, 2019 17:57:34 GMT -8
ooc/ It's... different. A typical romantic comedy with a tiny bit of musical. Definitely not worth the full price, my friends had rented it so I was like 'sure, why not?' xD
XD Poor Gav. At least right now her dreams mean nothing but a pure lack of sleep. I'm sure I can come up with some good ones for later though. Dreams are really interesting. A friend of mine was studying to become a neuroscientist before she got an awesome scholarship in Occupational Therapy. It was cool to pick her brain.
Perhaps we should skip soon? I'm running out of dream fuel for the time being (gotta look up some meanings for dreams XD). It could be a day or two, or a larger time skip if you wanted. I do plan on having Raechelle be a little more sneaky when she's more awake. She might say she doesn't want to know what Gavalion's doing, but I feel like she'd be getting bored with painting and babysitting. On top of that, she'd want to prove Nicholas wrong about her and Gav's compatibility.
bic/
The wonderful world just stopped. All of those swirling, pretty colours just disappeared and she was left in her house. Then it was like a horrible nightmare occurred - her heart rate sped up and she woke up, just like that. She was still furiously tired despite the little blip in her sleep radar. Raechelle peeked one eye open to check on the status of her husband pillow, then shut it when she verified he hadn't replaced himself with god knows what. Gavalion was still present and it sounded like Leo was still out for the count. Had it been very long? Maybe she slept through the little one screaming his lungs out. Wouldn't that be nice...
"You didn't leave yet," She grumbled, detangling herself from him. This wasn't as comfortable as it was earlier. She rolled onto her side so her back was to Gavalion, then reached back with one hand and tried to locate his arm. "Come over this way! I think my leg fell asleep lying like that."
She could hear Leo stirring, but she wasn't sure if it was in her dreams or for real. Either way, she had no plans to move yet. Sleep was evading her and if she got up now her leg would give out. The tingling in her foot was absolutely obnoxious! It'd go away eventually even if she wasn't impressed in the now.
"I had some funny dreams," she complained tiredly, keeping her eyes shut. "Do you think Sandon would want to see Kory? It's been a while. Valentine could find him, right?" In her head, she had asked Gavalion more questions about Kory and Sandon's visiting potential, but her mouth wasn't catching up with all of that. "Mmm... Maybe in the morning we could... yes."
Raechelle drifted off to sleep yet again, going into a dreamless state now. At least she could get a little rest before someone stirred and woke her up again. Her ears were on high alert since she knew something was coming. Today was far too quiet and lovely. The storm was brewing and it was going to hit them soon... She could tell. She was jealous of Lilly and Kory's ability to sleep like the dead. They only seemed to do that at the worst of times, but it was still a trait she wished she could have.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 29, 2019 18:54:19 GMT -8
// It seems to be available through my carrier, so I may watch it tonight xD; Edit: OMG. I got to the point where Liam's character totally picked his way into the ice cream shop, and I had to laugh because Sandon would 100% break into an ice cream shop and leave money on the counter. 😂
Dreams are really interesting. I always try to look up what the crazier/scarier ones mean since I like to believe everything's connected. ^^;
Raechelle the sleuth sounds like fun. She'll only discover that Gav's incredibly boring though xD; Ooo but having her follow around town would be a hoot. xD; //
Suddenly Raechelle’s beating heart echoed in his ears, and he relaxed his hold on her. Noticing her open her eye, he greeted her with a smile. “No. I hadn’t a reason to,” he responded quietly, allowing her to shift to be more comfortable. Gavalion was unsure what she was reaching for, but he scooted closer and wrapped his arm around her waist. So much for his escape plans. This was a much less precarious position. He was grateful for the change.
Knowing she was awake for a moment, he smiled at her comment about dreams. His smile faltered, and he offered a shrug for a response. He’d rather stand in the sun than try to get in that idiot’s head. “I don’t know,” he answered. “Maybe. He seems only interested in talking to Kory, so I wouldn’t cast away the possibility. Valentine may be able to track him. June also may know where he is.”
When Gavalion didn’t get a response, he guessed Raechelle had fallen asleep again. Had she heard him? Maybe he’d hear about it in the morning. Or maybe not. She could forget about the whole interaction come day.
The rest of the night transpired without a hitch. Gavalion had to tend to Leo’s needs a few times. He liked to believe he was rather successful taking care of the baby without waking up Raechelle. Chances were she did stir but went back to sleep with him and little Leo gone. Otherwise, he kept his promise to be with her throughout the night. He also dropped off and picked up the children from the daycare and did his best to make life a little easier for Raechelle.
He kept up his dad duties for a few days and was beginning to show his own signs of fatigue. Gavalion did his best to hide it by stealing little sips of blood meant for Lilly or emptying the syringes storing blood of victims he killed.
Being outside might not be the smartest move to conserve energy, but he lied to himself that it wasn’t as bad since he was sitting under a tree. He really was lying to himself to believe being outside with Leo in his arm wasn’t a formula for disaster either. Besides, he was looking up recipes for humans. Yes, he did tab over to the news page and see if investigations of his recent kills had cooled off at all. Arguably, he spent most of his time on the tablet looking up recipes!!
Gavalion pushed his reading glasses back up his nose, and he readjusted his sitting position to prop the tablet on his knee. Raechelle was somewhere in the house…maybe, and Nicholas was in town and only a phone call away to gather ingredients for whatever recipe he decided on. The vampire usually allowed Lillian to pick out something, but alas she was at daycare this time. Leo was awake in his other arm, yet he was hardly in a position to give any input either. Thankfully he also wouldn’t be able to tattle on him needing glasses to read.
Gavalion planned the whole thing since this morning. He claimed that his reason for wearing the glasses was so to go for the cool and sophisticated look today. He wanted to find outfits to make him look older while leaving out the fact that he needed new clothes since so many were dirtied by blood. Nikki had an expression screaming that he didn’t believe him and made a jab that he only looked like a white-haired delinquent who wore glasses before leaving the house. Gavalion wasn’t sure if the ruse worked on Raechelle and Lilly, yet he’s sticking with it.
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 30, 2019 3:19:11 GMT -8
ooc/ XD See! It was highly amusing imagining Sandon!
bic/
Raechelle hadn't felt that rested in MONTHS. Being able to sleep for more than four hours at once was an honest to god miracle! If Gavalion hadn't been around to help out, she'd still be zombie Raechelle roaming the halls. After a couple days of getting more sleep, she wanted to thank Gavalion in every way possible. If someone would have told her that this exact situation would happen, years back when she met Gavalion she'd call them crazy!
Throughout her time, she managed to eat right, shower and make a couple of simple paintings to fund their pursuits. If she was really lucky, she could convince Gavalion to watch the kids for a weekend while she tried to sell off her collection. Maybe he could even help her and bring the kids with them! Leo would be better suited since he couldn't crawl away, but the twins might not enjoy it as much...
After she successfully sorted through her work, she headed downstairs to find the boys. She figured they'd be around somewhere since she had heard Gavalion return from daycare duties. Did he get to talk to some of the crazy ladies there? They were better than an actual soap opera with all of their problems and complaints. Sure, she was just as bad, but she still enjoyed listening to them. It was (sometimes) the highlight of her day! Even so, she needed this mini break from Mom-ing.
"There you are!" She hadn't thought to check outside until she scoured the house for them. It was a a nice change of scenery for Gavalion though. Staying inside so much could make you crazy...
Raechelle sat down next to Gavalion, raising an eyebrow when she saw his glasses. "Are you trying to look smart or cute? Because I can't quite decide which one of those you look," she teased. Did he actually need glasses? He was a vampire, for goodness sake! Maybe they didn't have prescription lenses in them! If she were more brave, she'd steal them off his face and put them on herself, but she didn't want to stir up any trouble. They'd been pretty good at being friendly and happy! Nicholas was totally wrong about them... right?
"How's Gavvy and Leo today?" she asked, reaching over to brush her fingers across Leo's sweet face. "Leo's looking extra cute and you're starting to look... how do I put this? Tired?" He deserved a break too, and maybe a medal. With everything they had to deal with, it was superhero's work. Lilly always demanded attention and tried to be overly helpful, which didn't always end up being helpful at all. Kory liked being defiant and doing everything he wasn't supposed. And Nicholas was... Nicholas.
Raechelle felt like she was treading water in her own house half the time. Lilly and Kory imitated everything they did, which was trouble number one. Then, Nicholas had a magnifying glass and always had to point out everything they did too. She tried to convince herself it was out of love, but she hadn't gotten the nerve to ask him yet. She'd love to ask him why he was intent on telling the two of them they were awful for each other, because there was no way he wanted to be the villain. And then there was Gavalion... Nicholas had made her so anxious that she even treaded carefully around her own husband! It was so dumb.
"Do you have any plans for today?" She asked curiously, smiling up at him.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Sept 30, 2019 9:49:27 GMT -8
// It really was. xD; //
Hearing Raechelle approach him, he paused in the middle of a hamburger recipe and smiled up at her.
“I was going for the older gentleman, scholarly look,” he teased. “I’ll take the smart cutie as close enough.” He shrugged lightly at her observation. “A little hungry if anything. Daytime activities are a bit taxing.” Gavalion pursed his lips slightly as he looked ahead. “Not the activities really. I don’t mind helping you out throughout the day. It takes more energy to be up and about in the sun. I’m not sure how I managed before.” He smiled at Raechelle. “I’ll figure it out one of these days. For now, I have plans to have a proper meal tonight, and I’ll be good again,” he tried to reassure her.
“Before then.” Gavalion closed the news tabs and showed Raechelle the tablet. “I was trying to figure out dinner. We were talking about moving back to America, so I thought why not try some American cuisine? I’ve narrowed it down to hamburgers, gumbo, pizza, and mac ‘n cheese. If you have any suggestions, let me know. I just thought those may be fun to make with Lilly.
“Nikki is out in town, so I’ll let him know what ingredients are needed. Then maybe you’d want to tag along and go clothes shopping with me?” he asked, a little hopeful. “I know you’ve been self-conscious about growing older without me which you shouldn’t have to worry about since you’re hardly 30, but I’ve been thinking about it. Maybe I can take something to promote beard growth,” he chuckled.
“Other than shopping and hanging out with this little monster, I didn’t have much else planned. How about you?” he asked.
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Post by Aphrodite on Sept 30, 2019 10:36:49 GMT -8
"Older gentleman? That makes you sound like you're in your fifties," Raechelle laughed, becoming even more amused by the topic when he brought up beard growth. "And a beard too?! Now, don't get me wrong... I think beard can be extremely sexy on a man, but you don't look like the type who'd ever grow a beard. If you did, you'd look like a baby with a beard! We might as well get a fake one for Leo so he can match you!" Yes, teasing him felt fun. It helped that he didn't get offended by any of her jokes. She tried to be light-hearted and fun so she could make him laugh.
She glanced at the recipe on the screen and was already salivating. She missed America's food. France was lovely and dynamic in every way, but nothing stood up the a good, old, American pizza. And burgers... and mac 'n cheese... Oh man. She could feel the heart disease coming on from the potentially unhealthy options that were floating through my mind.
"If I didn't already marry you, you would have won me over with that topic Gavvy! I think all of that food sounds amazing! But, I do miss pizza and hamburgers. Can we narrow it down to those two? We could always flip a coin to decide!" Now she wanted it to be dinnertime. He was far too cruel bringing up the idea of delicious food right now. And she'd have to go through shopping to get to a hamburger?! Perhaps she could wait...
Potential clothes shopping with Gavalion sounded fun, even if her brain was focused on the negative. They could bring Leo along too! It wouldn't be the first time she dressed Gavalion's mini me up and dragged him out of the house. But Gavalion wanting to go shopping was far more intriguing. He actually wanted to get new clothes? Probably hoodies galore and maybe some socks. She'd noticed Lillian tossing socks out the window and figured some of them had to be theirs.
"I'd love to tag along with you! It'd be nice to get out and have real human contact," she giggled. "But, just so you know, I'm not as self conscious anymore. Well, for me anyways! I was thinking about it while I was painting. I don't want to be a vampire, it's far too romanticized. I was thinking about you, Valentine, Envy and Sandon and I came to a very good conclusion. Life would be very lonely as a vampire, even if I managed to force you to deal with me for another millennium. But," she paused for dramatic effect. "There's a but. I'd like to hope that someday I can convince you that if you had to choose one person to be stuck with for that millennium, it'd be me!" She offered a proud grin at Gavalion before she took the tablet completely away from him.
"Now, let's be clear. If we have hamburgers you've got to have cheese on them. And if we have pizza, we can all have our own toppings because I love green olives and Lillian hates them. There is no way I'm giving in to my child over olives. That is where I draw the line!"
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Oct 1, 2019 7:48:44 GMT -8
//Wh-why is Lilly throwing socks out the window?!? ;o; //
He knew it was possible to be youthful and fifty. Gavalion smiled. He was an extreme case. A hundred eighty something hardly looking eighteen. Being short wasn’t helping his case either. Did height growing pills exist too or was his only option surgery? Thrilled to know Raechelle was no longer obsessed with the idea of physically growing older together, he dumped all his aging ideas. Would they have even worked?
He was concerned that her reason to not be a vampire was due to the loneliness. If she cared to listen, he had several valid points proving vampirism wasn’t the ultimate end goal. Out of the vampires she mentioned, Gavalion would argue Envy was the only one who was lonely. He remained unaware about her relationship with Maurice, and the doctoring business was there to occupy her time. He wouldn’t say he was lonely. He was tired. Gavalion didn’t want to live for another millennium. Her comment sounded like a bait, and he was in trouble whether or not he answered. That was unfair.
With her bumbling along back to food, he supposed it was a fleeting comment. He was safe for now.
“Hm. We’ll do hamburgers today and pizza tomorrow,” Gavalion nodded. He could survey what toppings Lilly and Nikki liked later. Burgers seemed fairly consistent, but whatever toppings were left over, he was sure Nikki would eat them anyway. He was the type to not allow food to go to waste. “It’s good to know when to stand your ground. Lilly may judge you, but your preference isn’t her business,” he chuckled, holding Leo closer to him now that both hands were free. Gavalion teased, “I would also silently judge you if you would marry me merely for suggesting dinner options. We all know I’m not the greatest chef.” Improvement was impossible since he lacked a sense of taste for anything else aside from brownies and strawberries. Even those were distressingly losing flavor too.
“I’m glad you’ll go shopping with me,” he said while admiring their baby boy and playing with his blanket covered feet. “It’s not sexy dress-up with occupational themes, but you can help steer me away from loading the basket with more hoodies.” Gavalion glanced up at her. “I can wear something nice to outings—dates, jazz bars, art shows, whatever is on your list of things to do…While we’re out, we could…maybe…pick up a small soccer ball too.” He didn’t know why that was hard to say. Raechelle’s recent flair for dramatic pauses might be beginning to wear on him.
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Post by Aphrodite on Oct 1, 2019 8:07:59 GMT -8
ooc/ Because it's fun! Obviously. XD And none of them seemed to catch on about why the socks were missing!
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"Clothes shopping, a potential soccer game AND delicious food? Today is going to be so good!" Raechelle exclaimed happily, unable to wipe the grin off of her face. All of the moping thinking about vampirism earlier had made her feel so moody. She had decided that after her little moody, blue painting session that she could be in a good mood and Gavalion was thoroughly helping with that. He had some wonderful ideas, he was making Leo look even cuter the way he was holding him and they weren't fighting. It made her feel so good! And, didn't they say smiles were contagious?
"I have a feeling getting you away from hoodies is going to be a big battle, but I am ready for the challenge! We'll get you some fancy dress pants, those pointy shoes businessmen wear, and maybe even a tie! We'll have to get casual wear too! We wouldn't want to shock the neighbourhood when you look like a movie star!" If she could manage to get any of those articles of clothing on Gavalion, she'd have witnessed a miracle. Her assumption that she would fully bet on was that their cart was going to have at least five hoodies. There was no way she was killing that addiction, not yet anyways.
"After dinner you could play with Lilly and Kory if we get the soccer ball! I'd join in, but alas, Envy would probably kill me if I did. You guys can have a few weeks to warmup before I destroy all of you!" Maybe playing soccer with the kids would make him be a little happier too. She still witnessed those not so real smiles once and a while. They really grinded on her gears, almost as much as when Kory chewed like a cow. If she could get a sincere smile out of him... yep, that'd be another win! Today was going to be successful somehow, and she now had a list of potential ways to make it work!
She was surprised that Gavalion didn't comment on her vampire comment. Especially since she had spent quite a while pondering it. She had even prepared an answer for him to expand on the loneliness comment, but he didn't bother asking! It had been a really sad thought train, but it made her feel older and wiser. In her mind, she felt like she forced a lot on Gavalion. Recounting everything that she could muster to remember, it seemed like all of those big, life changing events were because of her stubbornness. If she was going to be a vampire one day, she wanted him to decide that. It wouldn't ever happen, but in her mind if he could at least say that he'd be willing to spend a vampire lifetime with her then she won. It was dumb, like every other stupid comment she'd been thinking of for the last few days, but it made her feel quite settled on her opinion.
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Post by Dr. Doom Dragon on Oct 4, 2019 10:36:14 GMT -8
// IMO if some people find throwing socks out a window, they must be incredibly bored lol //
Gavalion wasn’t planning for a game today, but seeing her light up made it difficult to admit that. He also wasn’t going to admit that he only imagined Lilly playing with him. Why should he be obligated to entertain someone else’s kid, especially a spawn of someone he loathed and should be dead! The vampire allowed the tension to ease out of him as he silently sighed. He supposed he’d have no choice but to allow Kory to participate to avoid any backlash from Raechelle. What a little pain…
“How gracious of you to warn me of your top-tier soccer skills,” he smiled, leaning over to plant a small kiss on her lips. “Our new team would be crushed with you in the starting lineup. We’d need all the time we can get to nail our strategy.”
After ensuring Leonardo was comfortable in his arms, he easily rose to his feet and offered a hand towards Raechelle. “Soccer aside, you’ll find the hoodie battle not as tough as you think. I don’t place much thought in what I’m wearing when I don a hoodie.
“Envy believes I need to find a little spark in my life. If I want to take control of my life, I figured I’d start caring about outward appearances more. I don’t have to wear anything fancy. As long as I put in some effort, I’ll be satisfied. Shocking the neighborhood with a movie star look would be a bonus,” he chuckled with a wink. “Sounds like I could trust you to dress me handsomely.”
He didn’t know how long he would stick to outfits beyond hoodies and jeans, but he figured it would be worth a shot. It’s a change. If he made an effort, Raechelle would be happy and less worried about him being happy. When he was at the House, Ariel practically dressed him up to avoid embarrassing her. The total 180 shift was off-putting and restrictive. She did it out of control and her own pleasure. Everything was prepackaged and included a script to follow. Don’t do this. Make sure to do that.
Raechelle’s different. He didn’t mind her opinion, and she wasn’t fussy about public appearances. Seeing her become excited over the little things was nice , but he wanted that to be the new norm. She deserved that at least.
He smiled. “You don’t have to worry about the price. I can afford it. We can even pick up something for you!”
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