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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 16:46:35 GMT -5
Elouai's tail was swishing with excitement as she trotted at Dare's side. He was still surprised at how easily she'd taken to the Knight Bus, as though it was some wild adventure, even if it was twice a day.
It was a little later than usual, though still well before sunset, and Dare was considering grabbing some groceries to make another elaborate dinner. It kept him busy, made him feel useful instead of like a freeloader.
They were just through the gates when he saw Keith ahead. He lowered his wand arm only partway up. "Hey, Keith!" he called. The bus could wait for this.
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 16:53:57 GMT -5
Keith's eyes widened momentarily before he smiled. "Hey," he said, though he didn't quicken his steps to get to Dare faster. His legs weren't exactly working correctly for now. That may or may not have been due to a visit to a certain photographer. So far he hadn't told anyone of his return to Trent's bed. "How have you been?"
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 17:05:27 GMT -5
"Oh my God," Dare answered, lips curving wryly. "How much have you heard through the rumor mill?" That new magazine had apparently printed that he'd moved out, and though it didn't say much else, that didn't stop the students from talking.
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 17:16:56 GMT -5
"I just know that you're living with Matthew and oh my God you changed your hair," Keith said, stopping close enough to finally see Dare's hair. "It looks good." This time, he was fully able to reach down and scratch the dog's ears without issue. Ah but he was in a good mood.
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 17:30:06 GMT -5
"Thanks," Dare said. "Yeah, I'm starting over, you know? Michael and I, we're starting over too, I figured it was time to change things up." He eyed Keith for a moment before asking. "You're doing better," he observed. The last time they'd talked, Keith had been all kinds of mixed up, but he looked like his old self again.
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 17:41:23 GMT -5
Keith chuckled a little and reached up to rub at the back of his neck, his eyes darting off to the side. "Yeah, definitely." I'm just sleeping with the resident ex-druggie, now. "I've been doing well recently." Really well, thanks to wild hair and heavy leather boots. He knew he should have stayed at Trent's place a little longer to cool off.
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 17:54:27 GMT -5
Dare's lips curved as he caught on. "Someone making your hands lose control?" he teased. He glanced past Keith down the street, thinking of who might be down there besides Emilian. He blinked and looked back at Keith. "You aren't... You said you wouldn't." There was no censure in his voice, just a hint of humor.
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 18:07:13 GMT -5
"I-I know, I know what I said, and then I did it anyway and damn Dare, but he's good," Keith said. "He's not a bad guy...likes taking pictures..." He chuckled again and shook his head. He didn't care what he may have said at some point in the past when he hadn't known right from left.
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 18:10:23 GMT -5
"Whoah, you're kidding!" Dare said. He chuckled along, and though he couldn't picture it for a second, that didn't mean a thing. "He's good enough to let everything go, or he's blackmailing you with kinky pictures?" Keith wasn't really down there stripping for pictures, was he? Not that Dare could say anything about that...
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 18:15:40 GMT -5
"I cooled off, went to talk to him in the hospital. I found his cat for him, they took it away when they carted him off," Keith said. "We talked, he set me up and took some pictures and...we reunited?" Was that a good way of putting it? It had been a great evening, to say the least.
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 18:30:41 GMT -5
Dare's lips curved into a grin. Whether or not he was fond of Trent, Keith was happier than Dare had seen him in a long time. "Sounds like things are working," he said. "You guys doing a friends-plus thing?" He hoped Keith didn't rush into this after the mess that had been Rowan, but from what he'd seen so far, the man was being plenty cautious.
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 18:44:35 GMT -5
"Yeah, definitely," Keith said, nodding and looking up at Dare. He tucked his hands into his pockets. He was happy, which was strange, but for now he wasn't going to argue. "He's fun to be with. I don't think anything's going to happen, but we'll see." He knew better than to think he could definitely control himself. "So how is it living with Matthew?"
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 19:12:59 GMT -5
"It's nice," Dare said. "Rhys is usually there, I don't know if you've talked to him much, but he's a good guy. He and Matthew have managed not to rape each other while I'm around and Matthew loves Elouai, so it's working. Oh! And Rhys, he's into Muggle electricity stuff, he talked me into getting one of these." Dare dug into his pocket and pulled out his phone, then held it out for Keith to see.
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Post by Keith Evans on May 22, 2012 19:22:41 GMT -5
Keith reached out and took the phone, turning it over in his hands like he knew what he was looking at. "Rhys is a pretty cool guy, but I've never seen him separate from Matthew to really talk to him," he said, handing the hunk of plastic back. "I figure anyone that can tame Matthew's good in my book, though, you know?"
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Post by Dare Blackwood-Hardt on May 22, 2012 19:32:52 GMT -5
"Yeah," Dare agreed, taking it. "This is a phone," Dare said. "It doesn't need other pieces to work, that's why it looks weird. And it takes Muggle pictures." Which he thought he could actually find this time. Except maybe, on second thought, he didn't want to. He'd been messing around with it the last couple days, and couldn't work up the nerve to ask Rhys for his tablet thing to get the pictures out.
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