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Adam Parrish ([personal profile] adamparrish) wrote in [community profile] itinere2015-05-31 08:32 pm

open | i heard that you make old things new; so I give these pieces all to you

Since the arrival of the other three members of their group, Adam had been scarce. He purposefully stayed at work at the garage extra late. The sickness had kind of made it an easy excuse for him to bow out of sleeping in the same bed as Ronan. His erratic presence at the apartment made it easy to avoid actually talking. On June 1st though, after hyposprays and everyone being magically healed, it was the first true test for him and Ronan and Adam failed.

Instead of going home, he stayed at the garage until he couldn't stand the same four walls anymore. Then he went out to the forests of Itinere where the ley lines were. He worked on repairing them for Ronan. At least he could do one thing right, one thing to help. Maybe Ronan would notice he had done this for him. Maybe he wouldn't.

Adam would stay out in the forests way past dark, taking his time, doing what he thought needed to be done. Then he would head back in town to walk through the park, sit on a merry-go-round and push at it with his feet to move it around. The metal squeaked and after a quick trip to the garage, he came back to dismantle and oil the merry-go-round to keep it from squeaking so loudly.

Probably another thing no one would notice. Productive, though. Adam Parrish felt productive and useful... busy, even now at some god awful time in the night or morning. And he supposed that was the point.
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[personal profile] deathbysk8board 2015-06-01 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Because he's used to being overlooked and invisible, Noah sees things. Even as he seems to be real again, as he seems to have skin and bones and muscle, he still moves quietly, his hands not settling. He still doesn't sleep much. He has trouble eating after seven years of not eating. Pizza is still disgusting.

He can't say he understands what's going on, not entirely. He knows that there is something going on and something is broken. Not the ley line, not exactly. But something between people.

All that perhaps explains how he ends up here, still wearing his same clothes he'd arrived him, his Aglionby sweater and chinos.

"Hi, Adam."
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[personal profile] venusvandam 2015-06-01 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
There's someone else walking through the park, at that time of night and that's because her line of work has her keeping such hours.

Venus's heels click on the pavement as she walks, but the movement in the park catches her eye and she tightens her grip on her mace canister as she tries to suss out what's going on.

Oh, well, will you look at that. Someone doing nice. Albeit in the middle of the night.

Of course, she was a hooker so she is most certainly not judging.

After a moment's more of watching, she calls out in her adopted Southern drawl, "you all right over there?"
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-06-01 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan had noticed Adam's scarcity even when he was sick and he'd suspected the real reason for it, which had made him feel more sick. He'd let Adam pull away though, let him make himself scarce, let him use the lame excuses to put space between them. He'd done it because he remembered when he and Adam first became a couple that Adam had been so uncertain of anyone knowing about the two of them. He'd been so uncertain about this thing in general, and Ronan was already vulnerable with illness; he couldn't cope with being rejected by Adam right then.

He's not sure he can actually deal with it when he's well, but he can't stand Adam putting him at a distance either. He wants some fucking answers. He needs to know what's going on in Adam's head. He needs to know what his place in Adam's life is. He hadn't been able to avoid sleeping when he was sick, but the moment he feels better he can't shut his eyes. Insomnia is raging through him and he's pacing the apartment, waiting to see if Adam will show back up. he's also trying to put words to his feelings, trying to put words to what he wants and how much this is ripping him apart. He's beyond grateful that Gansey and Noah (and even Blue) are here, but he hates what it's done to he and Adam. He hates not knowing if he and Adam are ever going to be okay again, so he paces and he scrubs his hands over his head and he screams wordlessly at the walls. He punches holes in the walls and rips apart dream frustrations, things born of his illness and his sleep. By the time he decides he's tired of waiting for Adam it's late (or very early) and Ronan has put away the better part of a six pack of beer.

After hitting up all the usual spots, Ronan catches sight of someone taking apart the merry-go-round at the park. There aren't many people that he knows of that would attempt such a thing so he jerks the car to the curb, bumping it up on the curb as he cuts the engine. He's too drunk to drive, but self-destructive enough not to care. He's lucky that there aren't many cars puttering around the town. He's left the lights on in the car and the slash across the park.

"So that's it? Gansey, Noah and Blue show up and you don't want to have a damn thing to do with me?" He's pissed, but more than that, Ronan is hurt and he's turning all that hurt to destructive anger. 'Fuck you very much, Parrish." Yet, he's still stumbling toward Adam, angry but not striking out toward Adam. It's more like watching something implode in slow motion.
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[personal profile] deathbysk8board 2015-06-02 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nobody sleeps much." Gansey is always up in the night, as is Blue. Perhaps Noah's a little afraid to sleep for fear he won't wake up. Sometimes he dreams of skateboards.

"What are you doing?"
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[personal profile] venusvandam 2015-06-02 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"That is very generous of you," she tells him, smiling. She would agree with the people of Itinere seeming to be on the whole good. That and she has weapons on her person, just in case.

Venus knows of broken people. Perhaps it is that she too is broken, she and Derek. But what is broken can be fixed.

Or at least the squeaks can be greased.

"Do you need any assistance?" she asks. She's not above helping, you see, even in a mini skirt and high heels.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-06-03 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Ronan is definitely stalking toward him. He's hurt, unhappy and scared; all of that gets expressed as anger and that anger is splashed across all of his actions: the way he drives and parks the car, the way he storms toward Adam, even his body language and words.

What was the point in having a dream car that needed gas or had a battery that drained?

No, he's not in danger, but it makes Ronan all the angrier, hurts all the more that Adam won't even look at him. Ronan has hit a lot of things thus far in the night, one of them being a man in a bar. His knuckles are bruised and raw from the fight. There's a brilliant black eye blooming across his skin and his lip is split. He'd made certain to pick someone that could deliver some pain as well as take it. He'd picked the fight, goaded the man into it because he'd needed something to hit, but he'd never hit Adam regardless of the fact that he wants to grab him by his shirt and yank him to his feet. He has seen Adam's father hit him and he doesn't ever want to be Adam's father; he doesn't want to be that sort of man.

At Adam's words, Ronan strikes out, his hand slamming against one of the still attached, metal rails. "The fuck do you think we're supposed to tell them? The damn truth!" he screamed. "You're mine. Why is that so hell-fucking-damn hard, Adam?"
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[personal profile] deathbysk8board 2015-06-03 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Walking, I guess. Seeing how far I can go. Seeing if I can move away from the ley lines and still exist."

Noah shrugs a little, coming closer to see what Adam is doing. "I'm not used to living."

That's the best way he knows how to put it. He's used to having a sort of being, but ... not living.
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[personal profile] venusvandam 2015-06-03 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Venus's accent was entirely adopted. She knows all about making things up. Faking it until it can be made.

She's also used to getting physically and psychologically dirty and isn't averse to it. So, at the moment, she sits on a picnic bench under a light that may reveal that she is not the most delicate of women. "My job is ... it's not fitting of banker's hours."
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-06-04 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay. Look. It's really bad when Ronan is the optimist in the relationship. Ronan lives very much in the now, somewhat aware that his chances of making it to thirty with the current way he lives is slim. He doesn't plan for the future much. He likes the present (usually) and inhabits it as fully as he can. Part of that is that he's 17 years old, another part of it is that he found his father murdered and if Niall couldn't make it to old age, how is Ronan going to? Still another part of him is just Ronan and living in the moment is what he does. In any case, he'd been afraid of this, afraid of what would happen if anyone from their world showed up because Adam was so uncertain about his choices, about his own sexuality. In short, Ronan knew what he was getting into. He just doesn't like it now.

As for all that, Ronan thinks it's crap. He obviously does want him or he wouldn't be here putting himself through this. Contrary to what many people might think, this isn't fun for Ronan. Yes, he enjoys fighting and racing and drinking, but only when they're done for the sake of doing them. His fighting and drinking tonight had been fueled by hurt and he didn't like hurting this way, but again: Adam is worth it, at least to Ronan.

He sees Adam flinch and there's a part of him that hates himself for making Adam flinch, but there's a part of him that doesn't care. Adam did this. Let him get a good look at what he's done. It never occurs to him to actually hit Adam. That would be like hitting Chainsaw or Matthew: a part of his own heart. He wants to protect them, not hurt them which is why Chainsaw is at the apartment. She doesn't need to be out with Ronan when he's like this.

Since when has Ronan hid anything? Dreaming aside. As far as Ronan is concerned, he is still his and he's got no intention of hiding anything. They're friends. Unconditionally accepting things like this is in their job description. Ronan thinks Gansey has known he's gay for years. They accepted Noah even though he's a ghost and Blue despite the very glaring fact that she's a girl. That's what friends do. Will it be weird and awkward for a little while? Probably, but Ronan likes making people awkward in general. Ronan wants him to do all of those things. He wants this fight to be ended that quickly. There wouldn't be any need for words or discussion. If Adam would just wrap his arms around him, they could forget this fight because Ronan Lynch has decided this is precisely the sort of fight he doesn't like.

At Adam's words, Ronan scrubs both hands over his freshly shaven head, hooking his hands behind his neck and pulling hard on it while he listens to Adam, grounding himself in the moment, tamping down that anger. He's still here because he loves him, not that he'll say those words. He's still here because Adam's father was wrong. Yet again. Adam is an amazing boy who can do wonderful things. He's a good person. Cabeswater would have taken him over by now if he weren't.

"It's going to be weird as fuck for a little while and then it'll...just---Christ, Noah's a ghost and we all got okay with that. It was weird for a little while and then it was just Noah. We'll tell them then we'll order pizza and throw Noah out the window. It'll be fucking awesome." His words have an edge. He sounds like he's pleading with Adam, but only if one knows Ronan very well. "I'll tell them they can fucking deal, then we'll let Gansey copy all your notes about this place in his journal. This is not the weirdest fucking thing to ever happen to us, Man."
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[personal profile] deathbysk8board 2015-06-04 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Does Adam chew on his leather bracelet ends like Ronan does? That would be what Noah asks. He won't think anything of the initials but to note them, at least not yet.

To the question, though, he shrugs. So far, he notices no difference no matter where he is. But what that means? He has no idea.

"I still feel solid," he tells Adam, and it's still strange. He even has to go to the bathroom. After seven years of not having to do that, it's weird.
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[personal profile] venusvandam 2015-06-04 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't be too sure about being so obvious, cute boy. Poverty is in the eye of the beholder, after all.

Venus chuckles at his question, though, and shakes her head. "No, I am not, though, I suppose it can be argued that I tinker."

Just with bodies and desires rather than with motors and squeaky playground equipment.

"I haven't been in a playground in a dog's age," she says, looking around. She kicks off her heels and pads barefoot over to the swings where she can sit, kick off the dirt and start to fly, just a little. "Is that what you are? A mechanic?"
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-06-04 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Noah is a magical pony who also lays claim to being Ronan's best friend. Saint doesn't even begin to cover it. Ronan is far from a saint and he doesn't take Adam's insecurities in stride the way Noah does, but he's not leaving either. He thinks that should count for something...no that he wants to be a pony, magical or otherwise.

Yes, he's frustrated and he's angry and underneath that he's hurt and scared. He's invested in this thing between he and Adam. He's in love, whether he'll admit it or not and Ronan doesn't do heartbroken gracefully. Contrary to popular belief, Ronan does have emotions that aren't anger and when he actually allows himself to feel those emotions, he does so one hundred percent. His friendship with Gansey and Noah are testaments to that. He's not half in love with Adam; doing anything by half isn't worth doing. He's entirely in love with Adam and he's afraid that right now that's all breaking. He doesn't know how he'll survive if that's what it comes to. The correct answer is with a lot of alcohol and self destructiveness.

Ronan is certain because things had been good between them up until a few days ago. He's certain because he's known Gansey since he was a kid. He's certain because Noah forgives him things like throwing him out the window. He's certain because he doesn't make friendships lightly but when he does, he makes good ones that won't be bothered by something like this.

While Adam is silent, Ronan is restless. He shifts his weight, scrubs his hands over his head, runs his fingertips over the stubble on his chin. He fiddles with the St. Christopher's Medal around his neck. He wishes, idly, that he smoked so he'd have something to do with his hands. Waiting silently isn't easy for him, but he gives Adam the space he needs because his life sort of fucking hangs in the balance here.

When Adam speaks, Ronan knows that it's going to be okay. He moves forward, grabbing a handful of Adam's shirt and pulling him to him. "Shut up, Parrish," Ronan says before he kisses him. It's hard and sloppy, a kiss that claims and brands, a kiss that's anything but uncertain.
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[personal profile] fictor 2015-06-06 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Ronan isn't good at being stealthy. Everything about him screams 'look at me'. It's not easy to turn that off even when he intends to give Adam space and quiet to think. He's trying? That's got to count for something, right.

Perhaps Ronan should be more careful with Adam, more gentle, but he is sometimes. Perhaps he should try particularly hard to be more gentle when he's been drinking a lot the way he has tonight, but Ronan isn't very good at gentle, particularly when he's been drinking. Maybe, one of these days, Adam will trust him enough whether he's been drinking or not to know he won't hurt him, but years of instinct are hard to over come and Ronan knows that. It doesn't bother him that Adam flails, that there's that moment of terror. When Adam finally starts to kiss him back, Ronan relaxes a little more, truly letting go of that kernel of fear that this won't be okay.

Ronan loves the way that Adam hooks his fingers in his belt loops, holding onto him, making it clear that he wants him here, wants him closer and he does move closer, his hips bumping against Adam's. His hands relax in Adam's shirt and slide across his ribs, around his waist to his back, biting and kissing, sucking at Adam's lips. The BMW's headlights throwing harsh, blue light across them.

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