itinere | Closed to Raven Kids

Who: Raven kids
When: The entire month of July
Where: Mostly the Barns, but I'm okay with it being used for anywhere in town
Warnings: Let's just make it R for everyone's sake. It might have everything in it.

With the lights out, the month of July takes the shape of some sort of weird slumber party. During the day everyone goes about their business. Adam works, Gansey researches, Ronan bugs the ever living crap out of Adam. Noah and Blue do whatever Noah and Blue do. Ronan suspects they’re still adjusting to this place. He knows it’s got to be a big adjustment for Noah. It’s probably not an easy one for Blue either who’s more accustomed to being around the craziness of 300 Fox Way rather than the craziness of Monmouth.

He knows it’ll be awkward at first, but when the electricity fails Ronan suggests that everyone stay out at The Barns. There’s plenty of room and several things that don’t use electricity to work like toasters and one shower that never runs out of hot water. Ronan feels better having the people he cares about under one roof, particularly when they’re not sure what the hell else is going to happen. Gansey agrees readily enough, always happy to have all of his people close by.

While The Barns allow everyone the space they need so that no one is piled up on top of each other, it is lacking in bedrooms. There’s the bedroom that Niall and Aurora shared, Matthew’s bedroom, Ronan’s bedroom and Declan’s bedroom (they can draw straws for that one). Ronan didn’t give anyone (including Adam) a vote when he claimed his room for he and Adam. He told the others they could sleep wherever the hell they liked. The couch in the den was pretty damn comfortable.

The Barns are also cluttered with dream things. The house, for the most part, contains the bits and pieces that function properly. Aurora had seen to that. However, there’s an entire barn full of frustration dreams for everyone to explore. The animals still lie sleeping where they’d been when Niall had died. For the most part, Ronan doesn’t mind his friends picking through the things and exploring. Niall’s office in one of the barns is locked and it’ll stay that way. He’d prefer that no one touch the mask on the wall that he’d had that awful dream, but it’s really only off limits to Adam (who knows that by now).

Explore, settle in. Ronan really is happy to have everyone here, to be able to share this with everyone.

[You’ve all read the book. Feel free to make shit up about the Barns. If you’ve got questions, ask and I’ll do what I can to answer them. Treat this as a month long mingle. Play with it and have fun. Adam’s birthday thread down below]

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With his chin to his chest, Noah shrugs. Maybe? He's not sure. The only girl he's interacted with in seven years is Blue and even he knows she's hardly typical.

"They're ... alive." Bright and blond and beautiful. He doesn't know. "When I was alive, I think Whelk was dating my girlfriend, too."

Ronan watches Noah, eyes narrowed, instinctively feeling protective of him. He's definitely going to figure out who these girls are and make sure they're good enough for Noah (spoiler alert: they're not).

"That's a start," Ronan answers. He scowls at Noah's next words, getting angry on Noah's behalf. "Anyone tries that shit here I will beat them into the ground."

Of course, he will. He smirks, relaxing a little. "'Least you don't have to worry about that with me."

He doesn't have to worry about Ronan murdering him either.Best, best friend ever? Ronan thinks so.

Noah snorks out a laugh at the "good news" Ronan offers. He's also touched - make no mistake - about that offer of protection. It's only with Ronan and the others that he's realized what a terrible person Whelk was.

"Are you totally gay?" he finds himself asking, not out of rudeness, but overt curiosity. "Like, you've always liked boys?"

Noah needs to know what a terrible person Whelk is. He needs to know that the way Whelk treated him (let's not even talk about murdering him) isn't okay. It's not what real friends do.

Ronan is taken aback at first. He's never really discussed his sexuality with anyone. The brief back and forth he and Kavinsky had done hadn't been a discussion. It's obvious that Noah is curious rather than trying to be rude and Noah is his best friend. After a moment he nods then shrugs. "Yeah. I just don't get girls. Like...the way Gansey looks all gaga at Blue, I know there's got to be something about her, but I don't get it." His eyes flicker over Noah and he smirks. "Don't worry. I don't get a hard on looking at you."

Because he figures that whether his friend asks it or not, he's got to be wondering.

No, Noah didn't think Ronan did; he's not that paranoid or that self-involved. Plus, the whole dead thing.

"I don't get girls either," he admits, ducking his head a little with a smile. Jill and Lucy confuse him greatly. But then he doesn't exactly get guys either. The whole "Noah doesn't get people" thing might be the best way to put it.

"And you love Adam, don't you?" he asks, lifting his head to look over at his best friend.

Fair enough. The dead thing does put a damper on a lot.

Ronan smirks at that. "People are fucking crazy. No one actually says what they want or what they think. It'd be a hellva lot easier if they did." In short, Ronan doesn't really get people either.

He glances over at Noah again, struggling with whether he wants to let himself be that vulnerable. Finally, after a long moment, he nods. "Yeah. I'm not sure it matters though."

Because Ronan doesn't think that makes Adam okay with this thing between them. He's not sure that even the fact that he's pretty sure Adam loves him makes it okay.

"Love matters." There are a lot of things Noah doesn't know, but he knows that. "Why do you think it doesn't matter?"

One advantage to being dead was that Noah could watch a lot: he was a very good observer. He knows that Ronan does this all or nothing. To be loved by Ronan Lynch, Noan figures, is to be well and truly loved.

Ronan stares at his feet as he talks. He raises his wrist to his lips, chewing at the leather bracelets for a moment before he answers. "Because I don't think Adam is gonna be okay with this and the fucked up way some people are going to be assholes about it."

If Ronan could love with less of himself, maybe he'd try it, but he can't and more importantly, he doesn't think he wants to.

"Who's being an asshole?" Noah asks, bothered by that idea even though he imagines there can't be much he'd do about it. But he'd want to. He'd want to stand up for his friends.

"Has anyone been said anything?"

Ronan shakes his head. "No one here. Yet. Back home...Declan. His dad." And while Ronan could give fuck all what Declan things, he does care what Adam thinks and Adam seems to care what people like Declan and his father think. Ronan can punch people all day and all night, and gladly will but it won't make any difference as long as Adam gives a shit what people think.

It means a lot that Noah would stand up for them, that Noah wouldn't care. That Noah hasn't blinked an eye, much less let this affect thier friendship. Of course, maybe like Gansey, Noah has known about Ronan all along.

Noah hadn't known about Ronan all along, but once he did know, it made a certain kind of sense. And if Adam and Ronan are happy, that's what matters to Noah.

Declan is an asshole; even Noah knows that. And while he doesn't know a lot about Adam's family, he assumes that Adam's dad is an asshole.

In other words, Adam shouldn't care what those people think.

"He'll come around," he offers.

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