[Damian isn't most hunters. He's accustomed to a certain kind of style, and he's not above living in luxury. His lukewarm response over the past day isn't due to the style of the place.
It's more him being lost in his own thoughts in the wake of everything that went down regarding the Inner Circle. David called him, somewhere between Colorado and here, to tell him that the business with his family was done, and he should be free now. The sigil is lifted from his arm and for the first time in what feels like forever, he breathes a little easier.
But he remembers the young man he met years ago, the kind of shell-shocked tone to his voice as he answered Damian and Ezra's questions after the exorcism. He heard some of that same tone in David's voice on that call, and he feels like it will be a long way to go before things are better.
Katherine's question brings him out of his thoughts and he draws his eyes away from the view to look at her with a small smile.]
Well, get with the program. Until something comes over hunter radio or you troll Reddit for a case, ( because this is inevitable. ) all this is ours. Not just mine. I'm sharing it with you, Damian. Look a little more with it.
( If he wants to talk, he should talk. Maybe it's that she did this for five hundred years, always staying one step ahead - and as a vampire - sure, she's tired, but she's also desensitized. )
[How to talk about this? Damian isn't entirely sure. Probably best if he tries to start from the beginning. He moves to sit on the edge of the bed looking back at her.]
( In her loft, she's changed into something a little softer. She loves her hard edges, but, human her does like a softness to it, but still the luxury. Black silk. She takes a seat beside him, lifting one leg on the bed and sitting on her knee. )
You were working. One of your jobs you don't really talk about.
I was hired by his parents to find him. Not many details, just that he seemed to be cloaking himself from their gaze. When I found him, I realized that he had been possessed. I worked with a witch that was part of the coven the demon was targeting to exorcise him, and one we had, he revealed that his parents were the ones who had possessed him.
[He pauses before shaking his head.]
I didn't get paid for that one. Payment wasn't going to be delivered until he was. He was in a bad way, and I didn't think returning him to said parents would actually do him any good. So I paid for an anti-possession tattoo, and he went off with Ezra. He eventually returned to the coven, but by then he was ... better.
[Another pause as he turned to stare out the window.]
I remember how he sounded in the aftermath of being exorcised after being possessed for five years. I haven't heard him sound like that again until tonight. We're not he closest of friends, but I am worried.
( She covers his hand with hers, tilting her head. )
They have a lot of cleanup to get through. This is the first week. I'm sure if he has a problem or is worried about his husband, you'll get a call. ( Or a consult. ) In the meantime, everything is about what's leftover. The first few days are the most important.
Naturally. Which is why they don't need me knocking on their door right now, and I should focus on other things.
[He doesn't envy any of the work they have to do. Though he knows enough of Jaqueline Melraux to know she is having a very good time right now. Regardless, he turns to her with a small smile.]
Shall we try again on focusing on ourselves for the evening? I promise I'll be much more attentive.
( He needs to blow off some steam. She can be steam. They'll create steam together.
In the kitchen, with a sheet wrapped around her, Katherine searches her cabinets and pantry to see if anything isn't stale or outdated. Or bland. When did she buy oatmeal? Must be the subletter. )
I'm saying this once, so open your years. You made me what I am as a hunter. And, in one insignificant way compared to how old I am, you saved my life. And that is why I left and came back with bagels. When it all comes down, I want you there by my side. With your gun, in that suit, backing me.
( So, yes, even standing here in the kitchen, holding a sheet up, she lets herself speak candidly. Naked in more ways than one. And yes, if you squint, she's using a little double entendre. )
Human, I probably wouldn't have made it this far, either. And that's not nothing. Not to me. And not for me. And not for us.
[He smiles, before leaning in to kiss her again. Katherine plays all of her cards close to her chest, always, and he understands why. The soft parts of yourself are always the ones bound to hurt you the most. And he can't help but be proud of the fact that he's earned her trust enough to see hers.
But this has been enough vulnerability for one day. He leans in to kiss her.]
Maybe we should order in breakfast as well, along with the groceries?
( What a perfect place for an assignation. The sheet drops and groceries are eventually ordered, along with breakfast.
A few days pass before they return to the real world. They do another, real, grocery run with Damian holding the cart. That should've been their indication. Something normal. Mundane. Stocking up. Something crosses Damian's hunter network, something that Damian and Katherine are the closest to, so close to the New Year. )
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It's more him being lost in his own thoughts in the wake of everything that went down regarding the Inner Circle. David called him, somewhere between Colorado and here, to tell him that the business with his family was done, and he should be free now. The sigil is lifted from his arm and for the first time in what feels like forever, he breathes a little easier.
But he remembers the young man he met years ago, the kind of shell-shocked tone to his voice as he answered Damian and Ezra's questions after the exorcism. He heard some of that same tone in David's voice on that call, and he feels like it will be a long way to go before things are better.
Katherine's question brings him out of his thoughts and he draws his eyes away from the view to look at her with a small smile.]
It's lovely.
[He then shakes his head.]
Sorry. I've been ... distracted.
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( If he wants to talk, he should talk. Maybe it's that she did this for five hundred years, always staying one step ahead - and as a vampire - sure, she's tired, but she's also desensitized. )
Didn't David say the good guys won? Hooray.
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[How to talk about this? Damian isn't entirely sure. Probably best if he tries to start from the beginning. He moves to sit on the edge of the bed looking back at her.]
Did I tell you how David and I met?
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You were working. One of your jobs you don't really talk about.
( And that she doesn't ask about. )
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[He pauses before shaking his head.]
I didn't get paid for that one. Payment wasn't going to be delivered until he was. He was in a bad way, and I didn't think returning him to said parents would actually do him any good. So I paid for an anti-possession tattoo, and he went off with Ezra. He eventually returned to the coven, but by then he was ... better.
[Another pause as he turned to stare out the window.]
I remember how he sounded in the aftermath of being exorcised after being possessed for five years. I haven't heard him sound like that again until tonight. We're not he closest of friends, but I am worried.
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( Desperate people have dark dealings, but this feels more like they did something and lost control of that something. )
You waived your pay and you paid for him. You cared for him.
( Cared about him. Cared what happened to him. As all things go, he inevitably returned. )
Is there someone there that could relay back any useful information? ( A beat. ) Do you want to go see him in person?
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I don't think me being there in person will help. And I should probably call Ezra, but that can wait until things calm down some.
[He hopes he can count on Ezra keeping an eye on his husband.]
I'll save it for tomorrow.
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( She covers his hand with hers, tilting her head. )
They have a lot of cleanup to get through. This is the first week. I'm sure if he has a problem or is worried about his husband, you'll get a call. ( Or a consult. ) In the meantime, everything is about what's leftover. The first few days are the most important.
( In a regime change. )
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Naturally. Which is why they don't need me knocking on their door right now, and I should focus on other things.
[He doesn't envy any of the work they have to do. Though he knows enough of Jaqueline Melraux to know she is having a very good time right now. Regardless, he turns to her with a small smile.]
Shall we try again on focusing on ourselves for the evening? I promise I'll be much more attentive.
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( It's one of her favorite things. )
I could show you the view again. That's another thing.
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[He leans in closer, brushing a kiss against the curve where her throat meets her shoulder.]
Though this view is already quite lovely.
[See, he's back with the program.]
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( He needs to blow off some steam. She can be steam. They'll create steam together.
In the kitchen, with a sheet wrapped around her, Katherine searches her cabinets and pantry to see if anything isn't stale or outdated. Or bland. When did she buy oatmeal? Must be the subletter. )
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Looks like we need to do some shopping. Or pay someone to do the shopping.
[There is something that he needs to say to her still, but he can work his way up to it.]
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( Small handbasket, yes. But grocery cart? She isn't a soccer mom. She looks back, studying his expression. )
Is there something else?
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I probably wouldn't have made it through all of this if it wasn't for you.
[Her instincts, her watching his back. It wouldn't have been nearly as successful if he wasn't alone.]
So thank you, Katherine.
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Well. That's what partners do, don't they.
( But her vulnerability peeks through. )
You're welcome. If any witches had gotten their hands on you, I would have gone scorched Earth.
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[He offers her a small smile.]
And we do make very good partners.
[Not that that was a question, but this time when he says it, there's an edge of it being in more ways than one.]
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( So, yes, even standing here in the kitchen, holding a sheet up, she lets herself speak candidly. Naked in more ways than one. And yes, if you squint, she's using a little double entendre. )
Human, I probably wouldn't have made it this far, either. And that's not nothing. Not to me. And not for me. And not for us.
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But this has been enough vulnerability for one day. He leans in to kiss her.]
Maybe we should order in breakfast as well, along with the groceries?
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( What a perfect place for an assignation. The sheet drops and groceries are eventually ordered, along with breakfast.
A few days pass before they return to the real world. They do another, real, grocery run with Damian holding the cart. That should've been their indication. Something normal. Mundane. Stocking up. Something crosses Damian's hunter network, something that Damian and Katherine are the closest to, so close to the New Year. )