The last time I was in the spotlight was when I lost everything, baby. The public teasing ain't so much the problem, just seeing all of that coming out at once and feeling like it was focused on me was the problem.
You acting like you don't deserve good shit.
I am a little mouthy, I admit. But I'm at your mercy, aren't I?~
[Maybe if he talked about it more, this wouldn't have happened! Who woulda thunk?]
I know. I know. But just because you or them don't know that or like this version of me better doesn't mean it didn't happen and that it's a bit uncomfortable. I'll be fine, I just... need to know deal with public shit for a little while. At least in person.
Tell me something I don't know, 'm trying to work on it.
Maybe, maybe. I know I wouldn't mind being put in my place either leash, boot, or whatever else.
Babe, I literally had one that almost got me arrested because they were high off their ass (lied to me about that part) and claiming I was trying to kidnap them while trying to tie them up.
lol, shit! High antics ain't the same as being a brat. But they might have me beat. Don't think I ever got someone in that much trouble before. Not for that reason at least.
Ehhh. They also were the type that started crying when things went too far even though we had a fucking signal for before it got to that point and also loved blaming me for that fact.
But that doesn't matter anymore. I do miss some of the others I had from time-to-time, though.
[One day he'll get over that, maybe, perhaps, don't worry about it.
Though he slips in through the door quietly, making sure to close the door behind him. He doesn't... look upset by any stretch, more pensive than anything else.]
Guess so, just feels like something I should do. [He shrugs slowly before moving to perch on the bed, tail oddly still to his side.] It ain't that big of a deal, but just seemed better to talk about it in person.
What's the worst ya could catch me doin'? [There's a quiet tease, though Angel's brows crease at that still tail, taking a seat by Husk and offering a comforting scritch at the back of his ears before dropping his hand again.] Go ahead.
[Rude, Angel. Though it does get a bit of a smile out of him, because he can't really think of something that would bother him if he walked in on it at this point. The scritch is met with him lightly pushing into the hand, which... helps.]
If you didn't want people questioning you, you had to settle down at some point and it ain't as if I had much of a choice when it got to a point of where it became more and more difficult to do the things I was doing. [It required a lot of agility, a lot of smoke and mirrors, which technology made more difficult in his later years. Especially when the mobsters were pushed out of the casino business by big business instead.]
Settled down with a girl that knew the score, at least, got people's attention off of us.
[It's a familiar sort of story. The same sort of life that would've awaited him if he hadn't checked out early. Angel reaches to take Husk's paw and give it a squeeze of understanding.]
Pretty? [Of course that would be Angel's first question.] Her knowin' is something'. [At least he didn't necessarily have to play the role at home.]
[He lightly squeezes his hand in turn, it's a little bit of a sore subject for him, but he's not... going to lie to Angel like that.]
She was a showgirl, so that was part of the job. [He can't help the hint of amusement with that question of all things, good grief.] I mean, don't get me wrong, we... had a thing at a point, too. But it was an understanding that we both needed a cover and no one batted an eye at two performers deciding to hitch up like that. [Nor did anyone question their other flings, other than whispering about if the other knew and if it would break their marriage or whatever.]
What? Legs for days, proportions to make models jealous, and taller than me? [He teases back, shifting to lean against Angel and seeming at least far more calm than he had been before.]
It wasn't, she was just as into anything that caught her interest just as much as I was. Marriage of convenience and the sex wasn't that bad, either. [The smallest bit of a shrug.] ... Nah, evidently that was never in the cards for either of us. Dunno if it was her, me, or both of us but at the end of the day that was probably for the better.
Heh~ [It's nice to think he's not that wild of a pick for Husk, at least in this body. He can't help but wonder if he would have found him appealing if things had been different and they met up on Earth.]
...did ya want 'em? [It's a delicate question, he knows, and not something that can change for him now if he had wanted them.]
[It's truly a question for the ages, but if he were asked, he probably still would have been drawn to this absolute mess of a man.]
Mm. Wasn't exactly tryin' for them or anything, but I wouldn't have been upset if we had had any. Though looking back on it, probably wouldn't have been a great environment for a kid, even when we were older we weren't the... sit around and do nothing or do the whole nuclear family shit.
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Date: 2024-12-08 07:34 am (UTC)You acting like you don't deserve good shit.
I am a little mouthy, I admit. But I'm at your mercy, aren't I?~
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Date: 2024-12-08 07:47 am (UTC)No one here knows about any of that. Hell, I barely know about it. I never knew that Husk. But I like this one.
We both have that problem.
That's right. Maybe if things go well with Cain we can play around with the fun kinda leash.
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Date: 2024-12-08 07:51 am (UTC)I know. I know. But just because you or them don't know that or like this version of me better doesn't mean it didn't happen and that it's a bit uncomfortable. I'll be fine, I just... need to know deal with public shit for a little while. At least in person.
Tell me something I don't know, 'm trying to work on it.
Maybe, maybe. I know I wouldn't mind being put in my place either leash, boot, or whatever else.
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:01 am (UTC)Boots I've got covered :D
You ever play the other side?
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:03 am (UTC)Mmm. Haven't since I've been dead, but I did while I was alive. Probably a little rusty, but should be able to wipe that off.
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:10 am (UTC)I'd be curious to see if you could handle me. <3
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:11 am (UTC)Hmm~ I've dealt with worse brats than you, I think, so I doubt it'd be that difficult.
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:18 am (UTC)Worse than me??? Impossible.
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:19 am (UTC)You could not do worse than that.
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:30 am (UTC)High antics ain't the same as being a brat. But they might have me beat. Don't think I ever got someone in that much trouble before. Not for that reason at least.
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Date: 2024-12-08 08:43 am (UTC)But that doesn't matter anymore. I do miss some of the others I had from time-to-time, though.
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Date: 2024-12-08 09:05 am (UTC)You ever settle down? Do the family thing?
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Date: 2024-12-08 09:13 am (UTC)[He goes quiet for the longest time between those posts, mm.]
You don't have company yet, right?
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Date: 2024-12-08 02:19 pm (UTC)[Oh shit. He fucked it up, didn't he?]
No yet.
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Date: 2024-12-08 07:22 pm (UTC)I'll be there in a moment, I think it better I say all of this than type it.
[So the cat says as he knocks on the door just to be polite, as he always does. One day he'll know he's allowed to just walk in, but not today.]
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Date: 2024-12-09 04:29 pm (UTC)You can come in whenever ya want. [Not the first reminder, as he opens the door for him.] 'specially when I know you're comin'.
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Date: 2024-12-09 08:55 pm (UTC)Though he slips in through the door quietly, making sure to close the door behind him. He doesn't... look upset by any stretch, more pensive than anything else.]
Guess so, just feels like something I should do. [He shrugs slowly before moving to perch on the bed, tail oddly still to his side.] It ain't that big of a deal, but just seemed better to talk about it in person.
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Date: 2024-12-09 09:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-12-09 09:39 pm (UTC)If you didn't want people questioning you, you had to settle down at some point and it ain't as if I had much of a choice when it got to a point of where it became more and more difficult to do the things I was doing. [It required a lot of agility, a lot of smoke and mirrors, which technology made more difficult in his later years. Especially when the mobsters were pushed out of the casino business by big business instead.]
Settled down with a girl that knew the score, at least, got people's attention off of us.
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Date: 2024-12-09 09:53 pm (UTC)Pretty? [Of course that would be Angel's first question.] Her knowin' is something'. [At least he didn't necessarily have to play the role at home.]
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Date: 2024-12-09 09:56 pm (UTC)She was a showgirl, so that was part of the job. [He can't help the hint of amusement with that question of all things, good grief.] I mean, don't get me wrong, we... had a thing at a point, too. But it was an understanding that we both needed a cover and no one batted an eye at two performers deciding to hitch up like that. [Nor did anyone question their other flings, other than whispering about if the other knew and if it would break their marriage or whatever.]
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Date: 2024-12-09 10:10 pm (UTC)It wasn't, she was just as into anything that caught her interest just as much as I was. Marriage of convenience and the sex wasn't that bad, either. [The smallest bit of a shrug.] ... Nah, evidently that was never in the cards for either of us. Dunno if it was her, me, or both of us but at the end of the day that was probably for the better.
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Date: 2024-12-09 10:22 pm (UTC)...did ya want 'em? [It's a delicate question, he knows, and not something that can change for him now if he had wanted them.]
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Date: 2024-12-09 10:24 pm (UTC)Mm. Wasn't exactly tryin' for them or anything, but I wouldn't have been upset if we had had any. Though looking back on it, probably wouldn't have been a great environment for a kid, even when we were older we weren't the... sit around and do nothing or do the whole nuclear family shit.
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