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itinere2014-11-09 03:57 pm
Mingle Event

The County Fair has come to Itinere! It just magically appeared overnight. Such fun, right? Absolutely. Here, you'll find every rickety ride you can think of from ferris wheels, water rides, pendulum rides and roller coasters to the horrifying Drop Tower ride, a reverse bungee experience and tilt-a-whirl. Pretty much if you can dream an amusement ride, it's here. Don't even think about going hungry. They fry everything at this event. And of course there are the old staples of any Fair, funnel cakes, corn dogs and shaved ice in every flavor. Careful, you just might get pulled into a massive tent to judge anything from pies to barbecue to pickles to jams. Oh, but it isn't all food. You might get pulled into a tent to judge livestock. Sheep, cattle, pigs and llamas are the name of the game. Who has the best of the best? Did anyone say horse races? Feel free to bet at the makeshift track where horses will be racing all day! The promenade has several live bands cycling through on and off all day. Grab someone and dance before you, yourself get pulled into a two-step.
Everything isn't entirely on the up and up though. Did that sheep just whisper to you? What is it telling you to do? Is that paint on that clowns face or is that just his face? No smile should be naturally that large. In the hall of mirrors, you might not see yourself looking back at you. One of the mirrors might even be empty. Anyone who goes through the tunnel of love will feel compelled to kiss no matter who they're with. The acrobats do death defying acts that seem far too unreal. And the animals in their cages, the lions and the panthers... they look at you with a sentient, knowing eye that would give anyone the heebie-jeebies. The music in the promenade might force you to dance, with or without a partner. The fortune tellers know far too much about you and your life past, present and future.
But hey! It's a Fair! Everyone loves a Fair, don't they? Have fun while the fun lasts!
ooc: This is a very stereotypical fair. Feel free to create your own adventures, good or bad. Want to play with some of the not quite right stuff in the Fair? Have at it! Basically, create your own muses storyline here, let your imagination run wild, mingle, and have fun! Want to plot with others? Comment to THIS post!

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"That's weird, I've never seen flowers wither around you." He answered wryly, still teasing Ronan. He added with some honestly a moment later : "That raven thing though, spot on."
Adam looked at Ronan like he was insane. But truthfully, he knew that Ronan could indeed dream him a whole crate of pencils. Maybe they would need a crate's worth. "Dream me a crate of pencils." Which sounded a little more suggestive for a crate of pencils with Ronan's hand on his arm.
But then Ronan mentioned Gansey. Adam could feel the mood change between them immediately as they both looked over the edge and thought of Gansey with his box house. Without thinking, and without words, Adam reached up to his arm for Ronan's hand and held that hand in between both of his. No, Ronan should have kept Gansey out of the moment. But it also gave Adam something to think about so that he didn't over-think this one very simple thing.
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"Haven't ever seen them bloom around me either, have you?" Ronan smirked. It wasn't entirely true. He could convince flowers in Cabeswater to bloom for him, but that was an entirely different story. He nodded a little at the raven thing. That part had always rang true for Ronan, more so than cows weeping blood.
"I'll get right on that," Ronan drawled, managing to sound more suggestive and wicked than pencils ought to be. There was a hint of Niall's Irish accent there, mixed with his own Henrietta drawl. He was incredibly aware of his hand on Adam's arm, his eyes flickered to it as he finished his sentence, just before they met Adam's eyes again.
Ronan didn't mock Adam for holding his hand that way, nor did he think it cliched in the moment. He wasn't even thinking about it in a romantic way right now. Instead, he was grateful that Adam was there to anchor him. He was grateful that he had something to keep him from spinning out of control. He squeezed Adam's hand tightly, breathing through that crippling anger and sense of loss that permeated him. He closed his eyes, more vulnerable than Adam had probably ever seen him because he was bereft of anything to hit or burn or drink. He had to actually cope with these feelings, at least until they reached the ground.
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How Ronan Lynch could make a box of pencils sound so suggestive and wicked was beyond Adam. But he had successfully done it. So that Adam was looking at him with a stunned expression that hinted at lust. Pencils. Adam wanted pencils. Now. Not now. Someday. He told himself it was because he'd never thought anyone would want to dream him anything, let alone a whole crate of something. Deep down, he knew that it was because it was Ronan doing the dreaming.
Holding Ronan's hand in both of his, Adam watched him again in profile. This was made all the more easier as Ronan closed his eyes. Ronan's vulnerability was shocking to see... and beautiful. It was like looking at a lion up close and personal, knowing that at any minute the calm could go away and you could be dead of an attack. Adam watched him. Then, bolstered by Ronan's closed eyes, Adam leaned over to gently kiss at the corner of his lips. His heart pounded in his chest with the act, so bold on his part and possibly ill timed given the tenor of the moment and Ronan's vulnerability and the aforementioned cliche and the public nature of it. But up this high, who would see?
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It was hyperbole. Ronan didn't think flowers were really going to wilt around him, nor did he think they'd bloom around him. At least not anywhere except Cabeswater. However, most people wouldn't be surprised to see flowers wilt around Ronan. He had that sort of reputation. Adam, clearly, was not most people.
It probably had a good deal to with the fact that, for Adam, he was Ronan. Everyone else was likely to think he made them sound dangerous or lethal. See the above disclaimer about Adam. Then again, Ronan wouldn't try to make pencils sound suggestive to anyone that wasn't Adam. While Adam wore an expression akin to lust, Ronan wore one more akin to triumphant because he recognized that look on Adam's face. He wore lust under his triumphant expression like a second skin. If Adam would let him, Ronan would dream him a whole world of impossible things.
There were only two living people in the world that Ronan would allow to see him vulnerable like this. Adam was one of them. Vulnerability could be a weapon in other people's hands and Ronan wasn't going to hand anyone a weapon to use against him, but he knew that Adam wouldn't ever use it like that. The description was an accurate one. Ronan could turn on a dime and strike someone down, but he wouldn't, not with Adam. That's what this comfort was about, knowing that he could be vulnerable in front of Adam. He still didn't like being vulnerable, but even the invincible Ronan Lynch had moments where he couldn't control his emotions, couldn't funnel them into anger or bitterness, or something else he was more comfortable with. If they'd been privy to anyone else's eyes, Ronan would have pulled anger around him like a coat. He would have hit something or screamed; he would have pushed everyone away.
Whatever fears Adam might have had were probably fairly quickly put to rest. There was only the slightest hesitation on Ronan's part when Adam pressed the kiss against the corner of his mouth. No, it probably wasn't the best time and yes, it was cliched as hell, but it was also something else to focus on, something that Ronan had been thinking about since before that kiss in the barns, but almost obsessively since that kiss in the barns. He twists, turning into the kiss, deepening it, making it a full blown kiss rather than a glance off the corner of his mouth. He poured all the pain and homesickness, all his anger at that, all his desire into that kiss, letting it distract him. If it weren't for the rock of the chair they sat in, he would forget entirely where they were. His free hand came around to rest at the nape of Adam's neck, pulling him into the kiss, willing him to pour himself into it the way that Ronan poured himself into it.
They could talk about cliched later and Ronan could give a damn about the public. He'd never cared what anyone else thought and he wouldn't in this case either. That attitude was only intensified by the fact that he didn't know a single person here besides Adam.
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Ronan was kissing him. They were a cliche. And still, Ronan was kissing him.
This was their second kiss. And Adam floundered briefly when the other deepened the kiss and made it into something far more substantial than Adam had initially been capable of. In fact, it was far more substantial than Adam could even imagine himself ever being capable of. The crux was this: once Ronan took something to a certain level, Adam could. This could only happen if he kept himself from over-thinking it. But this was why Ronan was good for him. Ronan pushed him outside of that confining box he tended to put himself in. Kissing was just one of the ways he did this.
For a few seconds, Adam's kiss is still soft, feather light like it's something he wants but is still so very unsure of it. And then that hand cups the back of his neck, Ronan asks for more without using a single word, and Adam follows where Ronan takes it. He quits thinking for a precious few moments. At least he doesn't think beyond Ronan, kissing, a crate full of pencils just for him. His lips part and he presses into the kiss, one hand reaching up to grab at Ronan's wrist again, over those bracelets Ronan always wears, over the scars, it seems one of the most intimate places to touch to Adam, given how few get to touch.
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Yeah, they were a cliche. They were on the ferris wheel making out like every other stupid teenage couple at this fair, and Ronan could care less right now.
Perhaps Ronan should have pulled away when Adam floundered. He wasn't good at backing out of a situation. He tended to dive in head first. That was what he was doing right now. That was a fitting description considering that Ronan took things from a dream and made them real, made them substantial. However, Ronan thought Adam was capable of more than he imagined. Ronan was content to lead, but there was that fear in the back of his mind that Adam was only following for the sake of following rather than because he wanted to follow. However, for the moment, when they were just kissing, Ronan trusted Adam to say stop when it was time to stop, he trusted Adam to stop him and that it wouldn't break things, wouldn't break them, wouldn't break whatever this was that they had.
Soft and feather light was okay. It was perfect. Ronan didn't expect Adam to know what this was about, to know what he wanted right now. He'd taken a long while to come to terms with his sexuality despite knowing what it was for most of his life. He wouldn't begrudge Adam taking the time to come to terms with his, not as long as they maintained their friendship through it. Words had never been Ronan's strong suit. His emotions had always been spoken in actions. This was just one more example of that. When Adam grabbed his wrist, Ronan took that as reassurance that this was okay. He pressed closer, shifting so that his knee pressed against Adam's thigh. The bar that had locked down over their laps kept Ronan from getting as close as he wanted.
"Fuck" he murmured against Adam's mouth. He nipped at Adam's bottom lip, sucking on it hard.
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Adam could feel Ronan so close to him, no space between them in the car of the wheel, but still Adam wanted him closer. It was a manner of desire that Adam had never felt before. It shocked him to feel it as it started from somewhere deep inside and spread from the inside out. It surprised him so much that he was thankful when Ronan paused to breathe...
To curse...
That curse felt like a secret promise to Adam. He leaned in as Ronan's teeth scraped against his lip and sucked. He had never, ever been kissed like that. He wanted it to happen again so that he could make sure it had happened at all. But he didn't know how to ask for it, how to make it happen. So he did the same thing to Ronan that the other had just done to him. His own teeth scraped over the fleshy bottom lip that had just been kissing him, and he sucked hard. Only afterward, his tongue slid a light caress over the skin, soothing even as he tried to get more of Ronan's attentions. Even in action he was at war with himself.
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If it weren't for the bar locked over their legs, Ronan would be on top of Adam, knee pressed between his legs. His hands would be beneath his shirt. It would be very clear how much Ronan wanted Adam right now (always).
Well, it was Ronan.
His breath came fast and heavy against Adam's mouth and a groan, low and throaty rumbled from his mouth when Adam scraped his teeth against his lip and sucked on it. That was more than enough encouragement, more than enough of a request. He'd scarcely caught his breath with the tip of Adam's tongue glided over his bottom lip and he closed all the distance between them, his mouth colliding against Adam's, his tongue begging entrance to his mouth.
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Adam's lips parted, giving Ronan what he wanted at the slightest provocation. It was so easy right now in this moment to give in to what he wanted for himself and to give Ronan what he wanted. Adam let him in and they kissed each other, warm and needy for the moment.
Needy, until the car slid to a stop and the man lifted the bar in front of it.
"Ride's over lovebirds, unless you wanna ride again."
Adam couldn't help the way he flushed pink. He couldn't help the way he pulled away and scrambled to put his notebook away into his bag and to get away from the Ferris Wheel. He only paused and looked back when he was several yards away to make sure Ronan was with him. "I'm sorry."
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What Ronan really wanted was to punch the man running the ride. His hands balled into fists at his sides. He glared at the man, bowing up as he walked past him, but he walked past him because Adam was already ahead of him. He caught up with Adam, shooting a confused sort of glare at his apology.
"The fuck for?" His tone was defensive and harsh, certain that what Adam was sorry for was kissing him, that now that they were on the ground Adam didn't want Ronan.
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He felt like an ass. And he was embarrassed by the man's comment, by the cliche of what he had done. He was waiting for Ronan to ride him for it, waiting for Ronan to make fun of him for it. And he didn't know how he would react to either.
So instead, he talked about something else. "I miss them too, okay?"
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"I'm not pissed. Just don't fuckin' tell anyone you kissed me on the ferris wheel. Make it the god dam roller coaster, or something." Honestly, that was it. That was all the riding he was going to get. "Hell, we could do it on the roller coaster and you wouldn't have to lie."
There you go, but he wasn't expecting Adam to agree. He was joking with him, trying to make him realize that he wasn't angry, that he didn't care.
When he mentions 'them' Ronan sobers again, looking down at the grass, nodding a little. "Yeah. That the only reason behind it?" He bites the inside of his cheek hard, rare insecurities bursting out in what might look like anger to someone who didn't know Ronan. "I'm not Blue, and missing her won't change that."
Figuratively, of course.
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Adam relaxed a bit, smirking when Ronan mentioned the ferris wheel, the roller coaster. He really didn't mind telling people it was on a roller coaster. But in his mind, Adam would never forget that the first time he had initiated a kiss with Ronan, it had been on a ferris wheel. And he would never forget how that kiss had felt up there in that car until they had quite literally come back down to earth and been so rudely interrupted by the fair worker.
He flushed at the memory of being called 'lovebirds'. Then he looked up at Ronan and shook his head. "You can't kiss on a roller coaster, can you? It moves too fast and it's all... unstable." And terrifying considering the way people screamed on it.
And then Ronan asked if the only reason he had kissed him was because of those who weren't here. Adam started to shake his head, the word 'no' on his lips until Ronan added the last bit about Blue. Everything in him went hard and cold and detached. Was that really what Ronan thought about his kiss? Was that really what Ronan though Adam wanted?
"Fuck you, Ronan." He said, the words harsh and angry before he turned to walk away.
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Oh, Ronan wouldn't forget it either. It was a big step for Adam, which was why it was so important that he know that Adam had kissed him because he'd wanted to kiss him, not because he was sad or because he missed the others.
"Fuck yeah you can kiss on a roller coaster. There's a damn incline that seems to take forever to go up." Ronan was pretty sure that you could kiss on a roller coaster. He hadn't ever tried it, but he was more than willing to give it a shot.
Except that he then went and put his foot in his mouth, destroying the moment, self destructing in a way that was classic Ronan. He wasn't doing it to destroy anything. He was doing it because he needed Adam to want him. He needed Adam to want to kiss him, rather than simply wanting to comfort him, or even worse, wanting someone else.
"Not in public, Parrish," Ronan tossed back then stormed after him, reaching out to grab Adam's arm.
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Fuck. That.
"Let go." He said plainly. "I'm going back to the room." Fairs were stupid, frivolous events anyway. Adam should have known that he and Ronan couldn't get through on without exploding all over each other. He wasn't eating anymore fried foods. And he was definitely not getting on a damn roller coaster.
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Use your words, Adam. Ronan can't read minds, though he has figured out what Adam is pissed off about.
"No. Screw that. We're at the fucking fair and we're going to have a good damn time." He wasn't letting go of Adam's arm either.
"I'm not a god damn mind reader, Adam."
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"Why'd you have to ruin it? I mean I know it was bad timing. B-... but why ruin it?" Because yes, he should have waited for a better moment and the fair worker's 'lovebirds' comment had thrown a wet blanket on it but Ronan had gone there to Blue. "Was it that bad?"
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"Oh Christ," Ronan started. See the above disclaimer about sucking at saying what was on one's mind. "For once in my damn life I wasn't trying to ruin shit. I was trying to figure out where the hell your mind is with this whole damn thing." He shook his head a little, jaw clenching. There was a part of him that didn't even want to dignify the 'bad' question with a response because he was pretty sure his near complete loss of control was evidence of how bad it wasn't.
"Yeah. I didn't notice the goddamn ferris wheel moving because it was bad." Said in a 'don't be stupid' tone of voice.
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"Where my mind's at? It's with you." Ronan was all he thought about when he let himself sit down and think. Sometimes all he thought about was that kiss in the Barns. And he had no clue what to do with that train of thought. "It's always with you." That was the truth of it. Since that first kiss, Ronan was his obsession, at least privately in the deep and dark recesses of his mind where no one could see.
He glared up at Ronan, still angry that he had said what he said, brought Blue up when he had. Although some of that anger had seeped out of him. Adam couldn't stay angry at Ronan for long.
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It would scare the both of them if Ronan weren't this way. Romantic relationships were hard and Adam actually had more practice with that than Ronan did. He was working entirely on instinct and emotion, which was how Ronan did everything. He knew that Adam was the exact opposite where that was concerned. He though too much, analyzed everything. Ronan tried not to do that. It never worked out very well for him.
Adam's confession prompted a crooked, sly smirk from Ronan. He couldn't even begin to contain the sheer joy and satisfaction that came from hearing Adam's words, from knowing that Adam thought about him, obsessed over him.
The glare didn't even remotely phase Ronan. In fact, it might have encouraged him. In any case, he gave no warning, tugging on Adam's arm hard, tugging him toward him. His other hand came up to grasp the back of Adam's neck and pull him into another kiss. Obviously Ronan could give a damn what anyone else thought, especially now.
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...then there was Ronan.
It was hard to focus when Ronan was kissing him. Ever so briefly Adam's busy mind was emptied of everything but that kiss. He closed his eyes, the tenseness in his entire self relaxed and his hands gripped at Ronan's tee at his sides and they kissed, each of them jockeying for the one doing the kissing and the one being kissed. Adam knew that ultimately Ronan would win. He always did.
"Not fair..." He finally spoke quietly against Ronan's lips in between kisses.
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Kissing Adam made Ronan hyper focused on Adam. He was aware of every single breath, every heartbeat. The way Adam smelled and taste was bigger and more consuming than the world around them. Yes, Ronan was vying to be the one doing the kissing, but it was also incredibly important that he was the one being kissed. It was a thing he didn't take lightly, a thing he reveled in, one that he was intimately aware of.
He grinned against the kiss at Adam's word, finally breaking the kiss breathless, chest heaving. His hand was still at the back of Adam's neck, keeping him close. "Who the fuck wants to play fair?"
His hand slid from the back Adam's neck, along his shoulder and down his back before falling away.
"Come on. Let's go ride the roller coaster."
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And then they were no longer touching and Adam tried to remember why he was mad again.
The minute Ronan mentions a roller coaster though, Adam's eyes go wide and he shakes his head. "Ronan. No. Maybe... I'll wait here for you."
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He wasn't mad. Not at all. Nope.
"Nope. Not acceptable. You're getting on the roller coaster. Don't worry, Parrish. I won't let you fall out," he smirked. It was the same sort of reassurance he'd offered when they'd gotten on the ferris wheel.
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So descriptive, but Adam couldn't help it. His eyes were wide with fear over getting on the roller coaster. But also there was a hint of understanding that in fighting with Ronan, Adam Parrish would not win. He was getting on that roller coaster.
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