you're gonna love tomorrow, i'm making it my personal guarantee

[praevaricatio]

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[maleficum]

This wasn't your fault.

[Even if the rest of the coven is going to treat it as a fuck up, David's not going to.]

You couldn't have known.

[praevaricatio]

Tell that to Harvey and everyone above Harvey.

( But, he's right. His husband is right. )

Thanks, for not blaming me. We'll spin it. We always do.

[maleficum]

End of the day, Elena's still alive. That's really the only thing that matters.

[They'll be able to figure out the rest.]

[praevaricatio]

And, so am I. I wasn't taken away and never heard from again. Like some of your distant cousins.

( They come from some dark stock. )

Who's taking care of your house? And do you need my black card?

[maleficum]

[He shakes his head.]

Everything's fine. I've had a subletter since I've been bouncing around a lot anyway. And I have plenty of money.

[praevaricatio]

Yeah, yeah. I just mean - if you're going to turn heads in Mystic Falls with your signature look, you need to go shopping. I do have some band tees you can borrow.

( Aha, David in a band t-shirt. )

[maleficum]

I think I can manage.

[He can use a door to travel to his closet if he needs to.]

But I appreciate the offer.

[praevaricatio]

( Showoff. His husband is a show off. )

It's always there. What's mine is yours. For richer or in trouble. Through pretend twins and back together sex.

[maleficum]

[He laughs again, before leaning in closer to kiss him.]

What about heating up dinner because I'm starving?

[praevaricatio]

( And the -- oven beeps! )

Right on schedule.

( He kisses him back, again. )

The tray's there if you can handle it.

[maleficum]

I've got it.

[David nods as he goes to grab the tray, bringing it over and sliding it into the oven when indicated.]

[praevaricatio]

Should just be fifteen minutes.

( He's just staring now. )

I gotta say, I. like having you here. I could get used to this.

[maleficum]

I like being here.

[Being on his own sucks, even if he doesn't act like it. But it takes a lot of energy to seem unaffected by everything, and he's glad not to have to expend it.]

We work better this way.

[praevaricatio]

We always have. People don't get past us when we work together.

( A hand on his shoulder pulls David back close, locking him in between his legs. )

You are my favorite person.

[maleficum]

You're mine too.

[And one of the very few people he actually likes, so there's that.]

We'll figure this out.

[praevaricatio]

We will.

( Or, he'll be out of a job. Maybe his second job. Though, if he was reassigned, he'd still be employed. If he quit The Colony, he could just be the small town neuro guy. But, hopefully, things turn out. Step one is having D here. )