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Adam Parrish ([personal profile] adamparrish) wrote in [community profile] itinere2015-03-11 12:30 pm

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The weather was much better now and that gave everyone in Itinere a lot more leeway to move about. Adam and Ronan had figured out that the snow had been cursed in some way. Although, for the both of them, it hadn't necessarily been a bad thing. There were things between them that had needed to be said. Now those words they wouldn't have spoken otherwise were out there in the open. The sun still rose and fell on the horizons. Nothing had been destroyed. Everything was fine.

Every morning Adam got out of bed and went to the garage to work. It was there that he tinkered with broken things, fixed up cars and was building a motorcycle for Ronan. Was it a good idea to build a motorcycle for Ronan? Probably not. But Adam was doing it anyway. Ronan had gotten him so many beautiful things for Christmas, more presents than Adam had ever received in his life. Adam wanted to do something for him. The garage is always open for anyone when Adam is in. The flashing light in the window sign a declaration to all: Parrish's Garage is 'OPEN'.

When Adam wasn't working at the garage, he was out and about with a specific mission in mind. It was one that he would have had a more difficult time accomplishing with the snow that wouldn't leave the ground no matter how hard you tried to push it out of the way. He had his backpack with him, full of everything he could need to find the broken bits in the ley lines that lay beneath Itinere. Sometimes Ronan was with him. Sometimes Adam was alone. The more ley lines he could repair, the more Ronan could dream. This was his second gift to Ronan.


ooc: Feel free to run into Adam at his Parrish's Garage or just out and about. There's a description of the garage HERE. He is not affected by the curse. However, if Ronan is with him, Ronan is cursed. Just let us know if you want just Adam or Ronan and Adam both.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-12 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan would never, ever admit it, but the snow was actually good for them. Yeah, he hated that someone messed with him, that he was forced to say things he wouldn't otherwise say, that he was forced to reveal the fact that he had feelings like a normal human being, but it had done more for his relationship with Adam than two years of doing things Ronan's way.

Mornings were always mercurial things for Ronan. If he was having one of his rare episodes of coma-esque sleep, he stirred, grumbled his displeasure about the whole situation, threw his arm over his eyes and went back to sleep, sprawling out all over the bed. If he were suffering from insomnia, then he'd been up for hours and was downstairs with his headphones on, music blasting into his ears. Sometimes he was drawing, sometimes he was playing with Chainsaw. It depended on the 'morning'. Rarely, he was experiencing a normal sort of sleep cycle. If that's the case, he gets up with Adam, makes coffee and fitzes around the apartment and the city. He builds ramps for the BMW, races down the streets far too fast, and ends up at the shop to irritate the shit out of Adam.

Today he was out with Adam working on the ley lines. Chainsaw was sitting on his shoulder, Ronan had his hands shoved into his pockets and he followed behind him. Most of the time silently. "It's just up here?" he asked as they made their way through the woods. Before Adam could answer, Ronan tripped (uncharacteristically) over practically nothing and fell face forward, catching himself on his hands.Chainsaw flew up into the air when Ronan fell and Ronan let out one of those beautifully crafted, lyrical curses as he hit the ground.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-14 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan didn't know about Adam's late mornings. There's a good chance he never will. As for schedules, Ronan had a hard time keeping to them at home when Gansey was waking him up to drag him to classes. There's no way he can keep a schedule when he's got no place to be.

That morning had been one of those coma like sleeps and Ronan hadn't woken up until early afternoon. He'd showered and gone straight to the shop to irritate Adam, bringing lunch from one of the fast food restaurants with him. Chainsaw had had her own burger which she'd proceeded to pick to pieces on the floor of the garage.

The weather was nicer and Ronan appreciated that. He liked being able to drive the BMW with the windows down. He liked being out int he woods too, hiking with Adam at his side.

He's not crazy about the fact that the last few days he's been getting clumsier and clumsier. He'd had an amazing streak of luck that had involved some gambling and some really stupid stunts with the BMW, but now he can't seem to walk across the floor without falling over his own two feet.

He continued to grumble and curse while Adam helped him up. He gave him a dismissive sort of look, a shake of his head. He's fine. He feels like a freaking idiot in front of Adam and his pale cheeks are a little flushed with it, but it's more anger at himself and the situation than embarrassment (because feelings most generally turn to anger with him).

"I'm fine," he finally snaps. He's embarrassed.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
It had been awesome. Ronan had been high on his luck for days and then it had turned on him. He had the bruises and scrapes to show for it as well and now the heels of his hands were scraped from where he'd caught himself, not badly enough to be concerned (because bruised and scraped was normal for Ronan) but scraped. Ronan had listened because Adam was worried and because Adam didn't often ask him not to do something. He'd also been a little worried that he was going to kill himself and contrary to popular belief, Ronan did not have a death wish. He was going a little crazy with restlessness right now, a little crazy from being so clumsy.

He appreciates that Adam didn't make a big deal of him falling. He also appreciates the hand in his even if he won't say it. He did say that Adam could hold his hand whenever he wanted and right now he feels like a dumbass, so it's a good reassurance that Adam doesn't give a shit whether he's a klutz right now.

"You mean side effects like making me a fucking asshole who can't stay on his own damn two feet?"

Yes, Ronan because that's what makes you an asshole.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-15 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh go piss up a rope," Ronan grumbles but there's not a lot of venom behind his words. He's more than a bit humiliated by his bout of clumsiness. In the interest of not falling on his ass, Ronan takes the fallen tree carefully, stepping on the top of it first then standing before he steps over. Except...

Except his foot gets stuck in a crack in the log that he swears wasn't there half a second ago. "Oh Satan's balls..." He puts his weight on the foot that's on the ground and reaches out to grab Adam's shoulder as he attempts to dislodge his foot.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-16 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan is usually a great deal more graceful, more coordinated and capable. This is aggravating and him hurting himself hasn't occurred to him so much as he's just pissed because there's nothing he can do and he doesn't feel like himself and he's humiliated.

He tugs his foot a bit harder, twisting it and cursing. When his foot finally comes free, it's sans shoe.

"Fucking mother whore pig fucker!"

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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-17 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan is just glaring at the entire world right now. He's not angry at Adam. He's angry at life and this place and clover.

Yes, on any other day Ronan would have caught the shoe with one hand and barely a glance. Today....today it hits him in the eye. Sure, he puts both hands up in an attempt to catch the shoe, in an attempt to protect his face. It just doesn't work. Instead, Ronan is left closing one eye and because his luck is shit today something sharp in the sole of the shoe cut just below his eyebrow so now there's blood welling against his skin.

"...Parrish..." it's a growl, but mostly it's just exasperated and frustrated. He's tired of this.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-18 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Ronan jerks his head away when Adam presses the cloth to the cut.

"I'm fine," he growls. "This is nothing."

In other words, don't apologize, Adam. It just makes him feel like an idiot. "Come on, let's find the leyline source." He puts his boot back on, lacing the boots up tightly so that he doesn't lose it again and starts off in the direction they were going, taking care not to fall again.

Really, it's only a matter of time before he falls down and breaks something.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-19 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
He's just angry, bitter and humiliated because of this curse, because he's clumsy and he looks like an idiot. He hasn't felt this way...ever and it's hard to take.

There will be many apologies when this is over.

Ronan isn't thinking about being in the lead or even what they're doing. He's simply trying to put one foot in front of another and not fall over. When Adam whistles, Ronan looks back over his shoulder quickly, a twig scraping across his face and scratching his cheek.

"Yeah. Okay," Ronan grumbles as he walks up behind Adam, following close. Knowing that he'd snapped at him and without any way to really apologize (because what are the words 'I'm sorry') , Ronan reaches out to grab Adam's hand.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-20 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Later when they're back at the apartment, he'll let Adam look at all his wounds. They're minor so far though, nothing that will hurt him unless, of course, anything becomes infected.

By contrast, Ronan is heavy footed and clumsy, tripping over (but not falling) everything from leaves to tree roots. He moves to the other end of the log and nods. "Yeah. I got it." He picks the end of the log up to help Adam move it over.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-25 01:11 am (UTC)(link)

Ronan mostly tries not to touch anything, tries not to be in the way while Adam works on the ley line. He's never really seen him with the ley lines so it's fascinating to watch. He can't help but smirk at Adam's words.

"I'd like to be able to bring you in with me."

But he doesn't know if he can do that or not. He's never tried to bring someone into his dreams that wasn't a dreamer. He doesn't even know if it's possible.

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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-26 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know," Ronan admitted. "And I'm not willing to fucking try it until whatever the hell is wrong with me goes away, but I think...maybe?" He sighs. "These pills that Kavinsky dreamed...I think I can dream them too and I think if you do your trance thing and I do the dreaming thing, we can both be in Cabeswater at the same time."
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's why Ronan had been hesitant to mention Kavinsky, but so much of what he learned dreaming, he'd learned from Kavinsky. Adam doesn't have to worry. Any and all feelings he'd had for Joseph Kavinsky had been obliterated the night he'd threatened Matthew.

"Yeah. I'll stand watch." Just in case Adam got lost in the scrying he supposed. He felt useless right now, clumsy and a hinderance, but he didn't want to leave Adam to do this on his own. He wanted to spend this time with Adam.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-27 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan isn't certain that he wouldn't be the same way with Adam and Blue. He knows he'd been jealous of Blue back home long before Adam had even known that Ronan liked him. Ronan doesn't want Adam to be jealous (he doesn't have any reason to be) but it's good that he's invested. Ronan likes that.

He nods, recognizing the cards then sits down in the grass cross-legged in front of Adam. "You need me to do anything?"
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-27 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan nods and shifts, cursing when he hits a rock and shaking his head at Adam. "I'm fine," he tells him, though he's likely to have a bruise on the heel of his hand where a particularly sharp rock dug into it.

Today, Ronan needs the further instruction. Normally, he's better at getting things right, but today he's all wrong, no matter what he does it seems whether it's walking or talking. Once he goes still again, he is directly opposite Adam, knees not quite touching his. Ronan's hands rest against his legs as he watches Adam and waits for anything more.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-27 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)

While Adam got giddy, Ronan got smug. Even now when he's saying and doing everything wrong, thinking of Adam as his boyfriend makes him feel smug.

Ronan hesitates then shakes his head. "A pain in the ass. It was always a competition. He was always stealing more than he needed, demanding and taking and being a pain in the ass. It was never any fun with Kavinsky. Just..." he hesitates again, trying to find the right words. "A fight, but a fight I couldn't win. Like sitting in the passenger seat of the camaro when Kavinsky pulls up wanting to race. Frustrating. Infuriating."

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[personal profile] fictor 2015-03-29 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
But Ronan doesn't care if anyone else thinks Adam is a catch. He thinks Adam is a catch. That's all that counts as far as he's concerned. He also didn't care whether it was vanity or not.

That had been the point in being honest with Adam even if he hadn't verbalized it very well. He knows that Adam wouldn't need to take anything, that he could just be there with Adam at Cabeswater.

Ronan smirks at that, lifting his chin slightly. "Yeah, well, you're smarter than the average guy."
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-04-02 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Adam could stand to pad his ego a little and Ronan didn't mind bolstering that ego a bit.

Ronan watched him with that particular sort of intensity, trying to make sure he stayed still. It didn't seem like he could be a klutz as long as he was still.

And Ronan will take that as a compliment. The corner of his mouth quirks up in a grin. He tilts his chin up a little in a gesture that's cocky. He liked being a distraction to Adam and he'd readily admit that.

"Someone's gotta distract you. You'd be serious and shit all the time."

Someone's ego doesn't need bolstering.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-04-03 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Ronan smirks at that, chin tilting up a little more, cocky smirk slipping across his lips. Yes he likes Adam all serious and shit. He likes Adam flirting with him as well, because he's definitely flirting with him. Ronan has no idea how this whole thing goes, how it's supposed to go. He's got no expectations about Adam, but he likes the way that things are evolving so far.

"Fuck yes." On both counts, He tilted his head a little, exposing the length of his neck , shoulders squaring a little. He was totally peacocking right now for Adam. PS: he had no idea how to flirt like a normal person and Adam wasn't making an ass of himself by any means and that was probably evident the way Ronan reacted.

"Hell, I hope so otherwise I'm doing this shit all wrong."

Wait? They'd come here for a purpose that wasn't flirting? No way.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-04-09 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
That's the way Ronan always wants to make Adam feel. For as gruff and rough as Ronan is on the outside, he's kind of romantic when it comes to the core of love.

For at least a little while Ronan isn't clumsy or lost or angry. He's enjoying this moment. He feels more like himself than he has all day.

Ronan watches Adam skeptically, uncertain what he's doing until his lips are against his and his hands press into his thighs. Ronan is stunned for a moment then he reaches up, grabbing a fistful of Adam's shirt to keep him close, to pull him closer. He returns the kiss with a desperation that's unusual for Ronan. He wants this reassurance that whatever is going on with him today hasn't changed Adam's mind about him. His other hand slides up into Adam's hair, keeping his boyfriend close and locked into this kiss. He definitely feels him and everything that Adam is feeling in this moment.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-04-21 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
It was interesting. Ronan was the one that everyone would think was dominant and he usually did like to be in control of things in general, but with Adam, particularly in intimate situations he preferred when Adam took control of things. Part of it was because he knew that Adam was still figuring out their relationship and how he felt about it. While this was as new to Ronan as it was to Adam, Ronan knew what he wanted. He didn't have any doubts about that. In Ronan's opinion, Adam needed to decide that he wanted to kiss him immediately more often.

Adam broke the kiss and there was a moment of undisguised disappointment that quickly flees when Adam kissed his neck. Confusion swept over him when Adam murmured his apology.

"Parrish...I told you you could do anything you wanted to me anytime. Pretty sure this qualifies," he told him. He still had a fistful of Adam's shirt. It was stretched out a bit between them. He tugged on his shirt, leaning forward to try and capture his lips in another kiss.

They were definitely here for makeouts, weren't they?
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-04-25 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't as easy to embarrass himself with Ronan as Adam might think. They lived together. Ronan was pretty sure that night he'd dreamed the glass shower in their bathroom he'd embarrassed himself with Adam beyond the telling of it. After that night, Ronan was pretty sure there was little that Adam could do to embarrass himself equally in Ronan's eyes. Kissing him out of the blue certain didn't qualify.

It always took Ronan by surprise when Adam touched him this way, like he was fragile and delicate. No one touched Ronan like that simply because Ronan didn't project fragility. It's something that ronan is slowly learning from Adam. His fingers curl around Adam's wrist, tightening a little, pulling him a bit closer.

Best reason to walk through the woods ever.