Sweeter than the First Time [Open to All]

[applesaucemod]

Hello, dreamers of Manhattan. The Rift knows that things have been kind of rough, lately. The last dream didn't go as well as it had hoped. Consider this an apology of sorts, and a hearkening back to the good times you've shared.

It's a grand old (and potentially familiar) cabin house that the dreamers will find themselves wandering. The furniture is plentiful and comfortable, the floors are strewn with cushions and blankets, and there are cheerful fires burning in the grates. It seems a little odd that the house still manages to be on the chilly side despite looking so warm, yet it is.

Oh, well. You'll just have to find another dreamer or two and spoon up and fall asleep like little baby cats get cozy. It shouldn't be difficult; most of the dreamers (excepting those with strong telepathic defenses or deeply ingrained cuddle-averse personalities) will find themselves feeling friendlier than usual, along with an almost overwhelming desire to snuggle up to someone. How convenient that the house seems designed for that very purpose!

And if some of the cushions are Hello Kitty themed, well, that's just coincidence.


[OOC: Standard dream party rules apply. Characters will be affected by the dream-whammy to whatever degree makes the most sense for them, and will remember or forget the events of the dream at the player's discretion. Backtag into infinity.]

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[has_a_horn]

"Yeah." He lifts his head enough that he can smile back at Seth. "I was probably over-thinking it." He chuckles. "Johnny got me drunk and it came out. I'll have to tell him again, later. As romantic as all that slurring must've been."

He dips his head a little, looking down at his own hands, and his smile softens. "He's come a long way. I don't ask, and he doesn't say much, but I know he's been through a shitstorm. A monumental shitstorm." He huffs out a laugh. When he invited Johnny to live with him, he hadn't planned for more than helping him out, and maybe some sex once Johnny realized he wanted that. He hadn't planned for Johnny to make such an impact on him too- to help him as much as he has. "I'm just glad I can make him happy."

He plops is head back down on Seth's shoulder. "I'm getting sentimental in my old age. Better do something to fix my reputation quick. You like strip clubs?" He chuckles. "Strippers and booze for everyone."

[powerdealer]

Seth nods thoughtfully at Johnny having been through a shitstorm. Based on the glimpses Seth's gotten of Johnny's past, stuff he's seen or stuff Johnny's actually mentioned, and the effects it's had on his psyche, a monumental shitstorm is probably an apt description. Not to mention all the fucked up shit with his power, which Seth has rather intimate familiarity with. Seth can hardly blame him for not wanting to talk about it.

Gabriel's come a long way too, Seth thinks. He's not sure how much of it is Gabe growing as a person and how much is merely him opening up, but the Gabe cuddled up to him now is certainly a very different one than the one who sheltered him only to threaten to break his neck. Seth definitely prefers the sentimental version.

"Never actually been to one," he answers. There were a few in London, but certainly none near Thamesmead, and Seth never really sought them out. They don't particularly appeal to him, maybe because he's too private about that sort of thing. And hey, speaking of that sort of thing. Gabe had offered a friendly ear on the subject.

"So, uh," he starts, feeling suddenly a bit awkward. "About what we talked about a month ago? I've been thinking about it a lot, and, um.. I'm bi, I guess." Well, there's that. And if his ears have taken on a reddish tint and he seems to be looking more at the fireplace than Gabe, that's purely a coincidence.

[has_a_horn]

"So we can go to the Penthouse and Buffboyzz." He snorts a laugh and pulls away so that he can lift his hand and ruffle it through Seth's hair. He's happy that Seth's figured this out for himself.

"So, this revelation have anything to do with a hunky archaeologist?" He nudges him a little, a friendly jab. There's really no way that it doesn't have something to do with Daniel; he just wants to know a little more about it.

[powerdealer]

Is Buffboyzz really a thing? He's not sure how Gabe does it, but it's like he can hear the double z's. And he hadn't expected Gabe to make a big deal of the admission, but he still feels a little relieved.

"Yeah.." he answers slowly, reaching up to fix his hair a little. He had already started to come to terms with it even before Daniel arrived, largely thanks to Johnny, but it had been his feelings for Daniel that had really solidified it. Idle thoughts and fancies is one thing, could just be a wandering imagination and curiosity, but it's difficult to ignore the ridiculous crush he has on said hunky archaeologist.

"It's uh," he says, unsure how to start, and unable to not feel embarrassed. "I mean, you've seen him. And he's just so nice, and just, intensely caring. And clever. And brave, and like, ridiculously selfless." Seth could probably list adjectives for a while, and most of them feel like the opposite of what he himself is. "And then every time he smiles, I just want to make out with him," he finishes, not looking at Gabe. It's perhaps a little obvious that he's been bottling this up.