deathproof (deathproof) wrote in wizardland,
@ 2011-04-05 01:44:00

open to Apollo
Link didn't come from a long line of magic. He was one of the few kids who had cropped up seemingly out of no where. The Ministry kept a look out for youngsters just like him, and there was a fun set up to help put such kids through school if they couldn't afford it. Everything had started to change when he was just thirteen. He started to notice things that he could do that he couldn't explain. It was always without intending to do them, too, which usually made for awkward situations. When he was fourteen and just about to go to high school, he was plucked up by a wizard and for the past year he'd been at Gorsemoor Academy. He'd hated returning home for the summer, and if he could have helped it he would have stayed at school. Both of his parents were alcoholics and they dabbled in illegal drugs quite often. The little trailer park Link had come from was a hell to the boy for many reasons, and this place? It was everything he'd ever wished for. Whenever the holidays came around, he was the one who always stayed, so it was no surprise that he'd stayed for spring break. It had been quiet, and he'd read a lot as well as wrote. He liked being on his own more than anything, and when the school started to fill up again he had to sigh in disappointment.

At the moment he was sitting outside beneath a tree, enjoying the weather while he listened to music and read over a book on herbology. He didn't see Apollo in the distance. He hadn't realized that Apollo and Ares had returned from break yet. The Avel twins were ruthless and he always tried to avoid them.

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deathproof
2011-04-06 05:47 am UTC (link)

When he found himself pinned up against the tree, he swallowed hard. He hated that underneath the fear, there was a hint of desire there and he often had thoughts of Apollo kissing him. It was absolutely ridiculous, and he knew it.

"I have a friend," he said softly. "His name is Christian, and he lives next door," he added.

He'd been his boyfriend at one time, but when Link had been sent away, they couldn't maintain a relationship and now they were only friends.

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criminalminds
2011-04-06 05:54 am UTC (link)

Apollo cocked his head to the side, angling his face like a hawk examined prey. "Yeah? So what's Christian like? Is he super nice and super sweet and super duper?" His cruel mouth twisted into an equally cruel smile. The high he got from talking any way he wanted to Link was like nothing else in the world. He hated to admit that it was different without Ares around. This felt like just their little secret. Link could always be counted on not to tattle. He was a mudblood but at least he wasn't a snitch.

The tips of his fingers curled in against the other boy's chest through his shirt.

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deathproof
2011-04-06 06:01 am UTC (link)

Link clenched his jaw a bit and he narrowed his eyes. For some reason, he was much more challenging when it was just the two of them. He talked back more, carried on a real conversation instead of just going silent like when Ares was around.

"He's a hockey player. He's also pretty smart, and he's a great kisser," he said snarkily.

As soon as the words came out, he was shocked that he'd dared to even say them. The last thing he needed was Apollo calling him a faggot, but there wasn't anything he could do to take it back now.

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criminalminds
2011-04-06 07:19 pm UTC (link)

At first, Apollo lost the mean smile. His expression faded into the barest hint of disappointment. In the deepest parts of his brain, he'd imagined that Link had never been kissed before. Why that even mattered was beyond Apollo and he didn't like to think about the reasons for anything.

The momentarily soft expression snapped away as he leaned closer. "So he's your boyfriend or something?" he snarled. His first reaction was not to call Link queer or a fag. For all of his intolerance, Apollo did not see much problem with being gay. He liked both. Sex was power. What bothered him was the idea that Link had experienced any of that.

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deathproof
2011-04-07 02:13 am UTC (link)

Link was surprised that Apollo hadn't launched right into an awful assault of cruel words, and he couldn't help but wonder if maybe Apollo liked boys, too. Immediately his heart skipped a beat and he felt a faint fluttering in his stomach at the very notion of the thought. Maybe Apollo did like him, deep down. Maybe that's why he paid so much attention to him, even if it was negative attention. The second he started to think it, though, he realized just how ridiculous that really was. The soft expression on Apollo's face was only noticed for a split second before it was gone, and as he stepped closer, Link shrank backwards some - as much as he possibly could, really.

"N-no," he said very softly. "I mean, he was," he explained before he wet his lips nervously. "Now we're just friends because... Well, I'm here and he's there and..." he shrugged a little.

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criminalminds
2011-04-07 02:50 am UTC (link)

"That's the dumbest reason not to be someone's boyfriend. Are you afraid he's going to cheat on you while you're away so it's better to just be friends?" Apollo pulled back, giving Link some space though not because he was showing him mercy. He just wanted some room for himself to breathe. He hated the idea that Link had had a boyfriend.

"Well, I guess it's good to find out you won't be breeding anytime soon. I could just picture you getting some muggle heiffer pregnant and having a perfect little white picket fence life while you further infect magical bloodlines." It was something his father would say while he was drunk and raving. To hear it so faithfully spewing from his own lips made him wrinkle his nose a little. It was just so easy to follow in his footsteps.

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deathproof
2011-04-07 03:00 am UTC (link)

"No," Link answered. He ignored the rest of Apollo's little rant and focused on the question that he'd posed at the beginning. "I can't even tell him who I really am. How can you be with someone and not tell them who you really are? It's just - it wouldn't work," he said with a shake of his head. "We're young anyway, it was never serious," he added with a little bit of a shrug. "Why do you even care?"

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criminalminds
2011-04-07 03:13 am UTC (link)

"You wouldn't tell him unless you ended up like, marrying him or something. Wizards marry muggles all the time. Do you think he wouldn't like you anymore if he found out you were so much better than him?" Because even if Link was muggle born, he was still a wizard and thus automatically better than any stupid human.

He offered a shrug. "Why the fuck do you think I care? I'm just bored. You're practically the only other person around. Sue me."

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	deathproof 2011-04-07 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Link glanced around. It was true. They were the only pair in the court yard right then, and now they were off to the side where the trees were. Turning his gaze back to Apollo, he reached out to snag his book from underneath the boy's arm and then he reached up with his free hand to try and work Apollo's grasp from his shirt. "Are we done?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	criminalminds 2011-04-07 03:48 am UTC (link)
	Apollo clenched harder and leaned back in toward the other boy. "No, we're not done. I'm still bored." He liked it best when Link struggled. It made his own heart beat really fast. "If Christian is such a good kisser, then you must have learned something." Apollo glanced down at Link's mouth, the way it was so close, just begging to be used. "Show me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

deathproof
2011-04-07 03:54 am UTC (link)

When Link felt Apollo's fingers tighten around his shirt, the boy's own fingers tightened around Apollo's wrist in return. He didn't move to push him away just yet, though. He was trying to figure out a way to get out of this, but then Apollo's words finally reached his ears and for a moment all Link could do was stare back at him in surprise.

"What?" he asked, furrowing his brow as he realized just how close Apollo really was to him.

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criminalminds
2011-04-07 04:33 am UTC (link)

Apollo slowed down his speech as if speaking to a very stupid person. "I said show me what that muggle boy taught you about kissing."

He tilted his head, jutting his chin forward so that their lips were almost touching. At this point even he didn't know if he was mocking Link or if this was real. "Come on. Unless he wasn't that good at all and you're even worse at it."

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deathproof
2011-04-07 04:39 am UTC (link)

Link could have sworn that the world had stopped moving, and that everything was suddenly very, very still. Swallowing hard, he held his breath and tried to figure out if Apollo was serious or not. He looked serious. He sounded serious. He was even so close that their lips were nearly touching.

Maybe it was the attraction that he felt for the other boy, or maybe it was the confusion mixed with that so much so that it bordered on complete frustration. Or maybe he just wanted to shut Apollo up for once, Link wasn't sure. Whatever it was, he felt a sudden push and he tipped his head upwards so that his lips brushed against Apollo's softly. It was careful, a barely there touch until he started to kiss harder and he parted his lips.

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criminalminds
2011-04-07 04:56 am UTC (link)

Apollo hated him even more now because the kiss pulled a little moan out of him and he knew that even if Link hadn't heard it, he would be able to feel it. As soon as he felt Link yield, lips parting, Apollo slipped his tongue inside, past the other boy's teeth.

His hand fell slack, releasing the shirt he'd been clutching moments before. But that didn't mean that Link was free from being held. Apollo's weight sagged against him. It felt incredible, but it was short lived. He wrenched back and stared at him and then, quite simply, he punched him right in the face.

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deathproof
2011-04-07 05:00 am UTC (link)

Link not only felt the moan, he heard it. Before he had too long to think on it, though, Apollo was taking control of the kiss and Link let him. He let his guard down and relaxed, allowing himself to get lost a bit in the kiss and that was a mistake because before he knew it the kiss was over. He blinked and stared back at Apollo, trying to think of something to say but before he could the other boy's fist made contact with his face. Blood spurted from Link's lower lip as it split, and he dropped his book as the back of head collided with the tree trunk behind him. He let out a surprised little cry and then he just sort of sank to the ground as he lifted a hand up to cover his mouth.

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criminalminds
2011-04-07 04:06 pm UTC (link)

The little bit of blood excited him, but not as much as the kiss had. The thrill of violence mixed with the undeniable rush of lust was making his head spin. Kneeling down in front of the crumpled boy, Apollo wanted to pounce on him, taste the wound he'd created with the punch.

Instead, he grabbed Link's chin and tilted his head up, aiming his wand at his face. Apollo, ironically enough, was very talented with healing charms. "Episkey," he mumbled and the flash of heat spread over the cut. "You fucking tell anyone about that and I'll punch you so hard I'll knock your head off."

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deathproof
2011-04-07 10:08 pm UTC (link)

When Apollo knelt down beside him and took his chin in his grasp, Link immediately stiffened up, especially when he saw the wand pointed at his face. Before he had time to say a word, he felt the quick zap of magic hit his lip - like a little electric shock, and he ran his tongue along his lower lip to clean up the blood. Apollo had roughed him up many times, Ares as well, but neither of them had ever ... healed him before.

"I won't," he said as he lifted a hand up to his mouth to touch it, shocked to find the split lip healed, though the pain was still lingering.

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criminalminds
2011-04-08 02:50 am UTC (link)

At least the kid still had the good sense to flinch and that satisfied Apollo. He took Link's chin back in his hand because he found that he liked it there. With his thumb, he tested the boy's bottom lip, dragging the pad across it, tugging it with a curious gentleness. He seemed mesmerized by the way it yielded to him.

"Maybe I should heal up all the marks I make on you. Less evidence. But I like the way they look, so I don't." Seeing bruises on Link that he'd caused was like seeing the story of their encounter written out on his skin for everyone else to read.

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deathproof
2011-04-09 12:43 am UTC (link)

Link didn't try and pull his chin away out of Apollo's grasp, partly because he was afraid of the boy and partly because he liked the way it felt to have Apollo's touch be gentle for once. His heart skipped a beat as Apollo's thumb grazed along his lower lip, and he swallowed hard. He wasn't sure what to make of the comment. He couldn't help but wonder if Apollo would be angry if someone else marked him up, some other boy. Not Ares, but just - someone else. Their encounters were always confusing for Link, but this one had reached an entirely new level of confusion for the boy.

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	criminalminds 2011-04-09 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"No smart comeback? Maybe I should kiss you and then punch you more often." Because Apollo wasn't sure he'd ever simply kiss Link, that would just be bad news. He stared for a bit longer and then released him. It kind of wasn't fair that he'd be thinking about this encounter for a long time after. He'd obsess over it--he knew himself too well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

deathproof
2011-04-10 01:55 am UTC (link)

They were both still kneeling, and the moment Apollo released him, Link grabbed the book he'd dropped and shoved it into his bag befor he got to his feet.

"I have to go," he mumbled, embarrassed by how flustered he was over their kiss.

He was going to have to tell himself over and over again that it meant nothing, nothing at all. This was Apollo Avel and the boy loathed him.

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criminalminds
2011-04-10 03:39 am UTC (link)

Apollo didn't want him to go, but at this point he was not going to make a big deal out of him staying. He really didn't want the other boy thinking he cared about whether or not he was around. His heart lurched though because the idea of stopping this encounter upset him. For one, he would be bored. Two, he didn't have the opportunity to take this any further and he realized in that moment that he did want to take this further.

That was a striking revelation to him and he very nearly attacked Link as a result. But he held himself back because the idea of touching Link right now was alarming and frustrating. So he let him go, glaring at his back.

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deathproof
2011-04-10 04:02 am UTC (link)

Ares had wandered outside right about then, and he'd come along just a few minutes after Link had departed. He could see the boy's back retreating in the distance as he approached his brother, and he let out a snicker.

"What'd you do, make him cry this time?" he asked as he tossed his brother an apple he'd plucked from Professor Windam's garden. She'd never miss it. "I got us some fruit, "Hid it in our hiding place. Well, 'cept these two apples," he added as he took a big bite.

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criminalminds
2011-04-10 05:24 am UTC (link)

The appearance of Ares instantly soothed Apollo. The boy just wasn't right without his brother around. Or so it seemed when he was dealing with Link. If Ares had been there, none of that shit would have every happened.

"Was he crying?" he asked with a weird look on his face, hoping Ares had had a chance to actually see it. Normally, he would have caught the apple, but instead he wasn't prepared and it hit him on the shoulder. He picked it up as he stood up and stared at it in his hand. "I punched him," he said finally, leaving out the details about kissing him and healing him.

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deathproof
2011-04-10 05:27 am UTC (link)

"No, he looked like he was about to, though," Ares said as he bit into the apple and chewed before he tossed it up in the air, only to catch it again. "That's what the blood was from then," he added with a satisfied little smirk. "I think he has a weird crush on you, you know. The way he looks at you when he thinks no one is paying attention - it's kind of obvious. Not that you'd ever want anything to do with a dirty mudblood."