halloweentown!!! (halloweenish) wrote in politico,
@ 2010-01-25 01:50:00

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Shay, Elijah
Adjusting to life outside of a cage, and one without Adam, was hard. Elijah was thankful he had Shay, or else it would have been a he'll of a lot harder. He'd been keeping in touch with Parker and Murphy, and it was strange how easy it was to continue their friendships in the real world. Lijah had been terrified that he might lose touch with the both of them, afraid they wouldn't need him anymore or want to know him because of the bad memories. Luckily, that wasn't the case.

Knowing that Adam was out there somewhere was unnerving. Elijah tried to pretend he was fine, and that he wasn't scared, but it was hard. When he wokeup from a nightmare, he shot up in bed and blinked rapidly as his heart raced. For a moment, he was absolutely terrified that he was back in that basment, and he reached out blindly until he felt Shay next to him. He sniffed back the urge to cry as he sank back down and pressed his face in against Shay's neck.

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impotentwaffle
2010-01-27 06:28 pm UTC (link)

Elijah was right, talking about Adam and their previous experiences helped to set up the comforting juxtaposition to their current situation. Sometimes, it was easy to pretend that they'd always been there at his mom's place. But that only made the nightmares more terrifying and surreal. Shay needed to keep the bad memories just so he could know how good he had it now.

Padding to the kitchen, he let go of Elijah's hand just long enough to open the fridge and grab the milk. Once he'd poured it, he slipped his fingers around the other boy's again. "Did you want anything? Actually I think there's leftover meatloaf in the fridge." It made him smile to say it and it was evident in his tone.

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	halloweenish 2010-01-28 04:39 am UTC (link)
	Elijah leaned against the countertop and kept a hold of Shay's hand as he nodded his head. Meatloaf sounded good, even if it was in the middle of the night. There was something so freeing about being able to warm up meatloaf in the kitchen in the wee hours of the morning that made Elijah smile. "Warm some up," he said softly, "We can share." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-01-28 06:17 am UTC (link)

He grinned at that idea and got the tupperware out of the fridge. He was trying to be quiet, but the sounds of meal preparing could still be heard: the pop of the lid, the soft clink of a plate, the beeping numbers as he punched in the time on the microwave.

"This is kind of amazing, you know? Hold on." He disappeared into the living room for less than 10 seconds and came back with a camera. He wanted to commemorate their first midnight snack together. The kitchen light was dimly lit, just a couple under the cupboard lights and the glow of the microwave. Shay fiddled with the camera settings and then started clicking photos of Elijah standing there.

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halloweenish
2010-01-28 06:25 am UTC (link)

Those noises sounded so foreign to Elijah, but he was memorizing them, liking the way the clank of the plate sounded and even the way that the microwave seemed to hum. He waited for Shay to come back, and he when he heard the soft footsteps of the other boy returning, he smiled softly. The click of the camera was a sound he was definitely getting use to, especially around Shay.

"I wish I could see the pictures you take," he said softly. "I wish I could see your face, too."

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impotentwaffle
2010-01-28 07:00 pm UTC (link)

Photographing Elijah was like nothing else. Even though the boy was aware of the camera, there was a sweet disconnect between him and the lens. It made Shay feel like he was really capturing him rather than trying to maneuver around him looking at the camera.

"Has there ever been any research about restoring sight for your condition?" Shay didn't know much about it, but now that he was out, he was intent on learning all about Elijah.

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halloweenish
2010-01-28 08:21 pm UTC (link)

As the microwave beeped, Elijah shook his head a little bit and chewed on the inside of his lower lip.

"No, not that I know of. I never even really thought to look for that sort of thing," he admitted after a moment. "I was born this way, so... I just... It's who I am, I guess. I don't know, is something like that even possible?"

Elijah's eyesight hadn't even been looked at by a doctor since he was a very small boy, but technology had come a long ways since then.

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impotentwaffle
2010-01-28 10:51 pm UTC (link)

Getting the meatloaf out of the microwave, he got two forks out of the drawer and put one in Elijah's hand, letting his own hand linger a little bit before he set the plate between them. "I think it would be scary to suddenly be able to see again. God, what if you thought I was hideous? You'd have to close your eyes just to kiss me." He was half teasing and leaned forward to kiss Elijah's cheek. But the possibility was there, he supposed.

"I've heard of transplants and stuff, surgery that helps people get function back. It probably all depends on the reason someone is blind." He put a bite of meatloaf in his mouth and chewed thoughtfully.

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halloweenish
2010-01-29 01:07 am UTC (link)

"I know you're perfect," Elijah said as he took a bite of meatloaf. He didn't get many good home cooked meals growing up after his Mom had passed, and though Adam cooked for him, it didn't feel the same as when Shay's Mom made something. He reached for Shay's glass of milk, and when his fingertips found it, he took a sip. "I like living here with you," he murmured with a smile. "And your Mom."

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	impotentwaffle 2010-01-29 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"I like it too." He'd been meaning to move out and find a place of their own. But every time he really thought about it, he got scared. He wanted to stay where he felt safe and he felt safe with his mother. He sighed. "So you don't mind living here with her? I wanted to find some awesome place on our own, but I feel safe here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-29 07:16 am UTC (link)
	"I do," Elijah said as he took another bite and licked his lips as he settled a hip against the counter. "Maybe eventually we can get our own awesome place eventually, but for now, here is good. Plus I think I want to get a job. Maybe I can teach kids like me how to play the violin, or work in a music shop." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

impotentwaffle
2010-01-29 06:33 pm UTC (link)

Shay grinned at the idea. "That would be great." He thought a job would help get Elijah back into the swing of life. Shay would get back to portraits and then they'd both get back to normal together. Or at least they'd have the opportunity to find their own version of normal. "There's a music store in town, a couple actually. And maybe we could put an ad in the paper about tutoring." He loved the idea of coming home to hearing Elijah helping someone find music.

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halloweenish
2010-01-29 11:45 pm UTC (link)

Elijah had plenty of money from what his mother had left him, for when he turned 21, but he wanted to work. He wanted to go back to college and get a degree to teach music to kids. He wanted to do the things he always wanted to do, and now he had a real chance. There were many things he never thought he'd get to do - like live with someone he trusted, make a life for himself with someone, have a boyfriend. He wasn't even sure if that was what Shay was.

"Are you my boyfriend?" he asked after a moment, his voice a little shy. "Because I would like that. If you wanted... I mean."

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impotentwaffle
2010-01-30 12:23 am UTC (link)

The question caught him off guard. Shay had assumed that they were boyfriends, though he'd never given it that name in his head. Elijah's trepidation was sweet and he set his fork down. Taking Elijah's fork too, he set it next to his own on the plate and took both of Elijah's hands in his own.

"I'm your boyfriend," he said quietly and then leaned forward to nuzzle his cheek against the other boy's. "I guess I never asked you," he laughed. "I just sort of assumed. That could've been a sticky situation if you weren't so damn sweet."

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	halloweenish 2010-01-30 02:54 am UTC (link)
	When Shay took his fork away and set it down, Elijah wasn't sure what was going on until he felt his hand in the other boy's. He closed his eyes and turned his head to press a kiss to Shay's cheek. He smiled happily and wrapped an arm around the taller boy. "I kind of assumed too, but I wanted to be sure," he mumbled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	impotentwaffle 2010-01-30 06:50 am UTC (link)
	He was relieved to hear that Elijah had assumed as well. Finishing his milk, he rinsed out the glass and filled it up with water to take back to their room. "I think I might be able to sleep again," he said with a little yawn. This little experience with Elijah had comforted him a great deal and relaxed him into drowsiness again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

halloweenish
2010-01-30 07:30 am UTC (link)

It had done the same for Elijah, and he took a hold of Shay's free hand so that he could follow the other boy back down the hall and to their room. He liked to think of it as their room. It was bizarre just how easily he'd settled in at the Lindsay home.

"Me too," he said softly as he leaned his head in to kiss Shay's cheek. The boy was moving, though, so he'd gotten his jaw instead. "Thanks for sitting up with me."

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	impotentwaffle 2010-01-30 08:29 am UTC (link)
	"I got meatloaf and kisses out of it, so no problem," he teased. When they got upstairs, Shay set his glass of water on the bedside table and slipped under the covers. He reached for Elijah and tugged him down onto the bed with him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-30 08:34 am UTC (link)
	Elijah settled down right on top of Shay, and he pressed a kiss against the taller boy's clavicle before he lifted his head to kiss his mouth. "Do you think we could go get my hair cut tomorrow?" he asked as he swept a few fingers through Shay's hair. "It feels really shaggy," he added with a yawn before he settled his head back down and closed his eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	impotentwaffle 2010-01-30 08:56 am UTC (link)
	Shay happily mused that those ordinary, everyday sorts of questions would never seem mundane to him again. After the simple choices in life had been stolen from him, experiencing them again would always be a pleasure. Experiencing them with Elijah would be an even greater thing. "Shaggy like a muppet," he kissed the top of his head fondly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	halloweenish 2010-01-30 09:00 am UTC (link)
	"What's a muppet?" Elijah mumbled, half asleep all ready. It was obvious by his breathing and the way his body had relaxed that he might not even be awake enough to fully understand the answer to that question. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	impotentwaffle 2010-01-30 09:23 am UTC (link)
	If Shay hadn't been in such a happy place right then, that might have made him sad. To think that Elijah had never been able to see a muppet before was heartbreaking. "I don't even know where to begin to tell you what a muppet is," he laughed softly and left it at that as he felt Elijah drift away from consciousness. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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