lantern_kid (lantern_kid) wrote,
@ 2010-04-15 17:46:00

Saturday Morning
Henry set the alarm for stupid-o'clock this Saturday morning. He takes a shower, slips a towel around his waist, and heads for his room to get dressed. He stops by the room with Josh and Ava first, however, and moves to Josh's bed, where the other is still sleeping.

"Hey... Josh," he whispers, nudging his boyfriend.

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	healingbug 2010-04-17 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Josh shrugs. "Yeah," he says. "I think it's sorta why I'm all...snuggly," he blushes. "Now. Most affection I got growing up was slaps to the back or a messy kiss to the forehead," he shrugs again. "Considering my parents, it could have been worse though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 01:43 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "I know that feeling." He shakes his head. "I sometimes think about what would have happened if I hadn't been found by my dad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 01:46 am UTC (link)
	Josh shivers. "I'm glad he found you. Really glad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Henry nods, looking out the window, a little distant. "Yeah... me too..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Josh reaches over the table to place a hand on Henry's. "Hey," he says, smiling. "Stay here with me, don't go off into brooding land." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Henry turns back, and he gives a small, honest smile. "Sorry. Just... it was total chance, you know? And... I'd probably be dead now... or some high school dropout, wasted out of my mind all the time, maybe homeless..." He looks back up at Josh. "I never could have done what you managed to do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Josh shrugs. "My powers kinda helped me cheat," he says. "Never got sick, never got drugged, could go longer without food," he shrugs. "I think that if I didn't have power...I wouldn't have lasted more than an hour once my cash ran out in Central." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not talking about that," Henry points out. "I'm talking about... your heart. You're a good guy... one of the nicest I've ever met. In spite of everything." Henry shrugs. "I do my best to be a good guy, even if I fuck up sometimes, but... it's all inherited, you know? I learned it all from watching my dad and his friends." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes. "I just..." his blush gets worse. "You are a good guy, Henry. Trust me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"I try to be. But how much of it is me, you know? Would I have ended up like my sperm-donor of a dad if I'd ended up somewhere else?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"You are," Josh insists. "I don't know," he says honestly. "But that's just a what if. You're who you are now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Henry smiles. "True. Doesn't do much good to second-guess, does it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Nope," Josh replies. No, he doesn't realize that he's telling someone not to do something he does almost all the time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Does that mean I get to remind you of this conversation when I catch you doing it?" Henry asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes again. "Maybe," he replies. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Henry eyes him. "Maybe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:45 am UTC (link)
	Josh offers a sheepish smile. "Okay...yes," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:58 am UTC (link)
	Henry smiles. "If I need to hear it sometimes, so do you." He reaches out to grab Josh's hand again. "You're not allowed to beat up on yourself. I don't allow anyone else to do that, so I won't allow you to, either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes and squeezes Henry's hand. "Thanks," he says. "I'm hard on myself..." he trails off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"You are," Henry replies. "And you don't deserve to be." He squeezes Josh's hand back. "You're one of the most genuinely good people I've ever met. And I've met Superman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Josh goes bright red. "Oh man..." he trails off, embarrassed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"I'm serious, Josh!" Henry announces. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Josh keeps blushing. "Man," he takes a breath. "You're too nice to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"You saved my life, man," Henry replies. "And in return, I fucked you over. So I don't want to hear how I'm too nice to you, just because I tell you the truth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes worse. "Over...under..." he tries to joke, blushing bright red. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)