vampire trash? me?

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[It's been on his mind a lot over the last few weeks, the idea of becoming a vampire. Partially because he's looking older than Arthur these days, and if he lets that go on too long it's going to get pretty weird, but moreover he just feels ready]

[Anxious as fuck, but ready.]

[The idea of it is terrifying — he'd gone to Mal for an explanation of the finer details rather than worry Arthur with his questions, seeing as she's actually done it before and Arthur hasn't — the idea that he could just... Die. It's not one that sits easy with Eames. He rather likes being alive, in fact half the point of becoming a vampire is to keep being alive, for a stretch on the word, forever.]

[So he's been dealing with that a lot, pretending otherwise whenever Arthur notices him being distant or pensive so he can work out his feelings on this without any outside influence. He knows Arthur wouldn't be mad if he changed his mind, it's a huge change to undertake, but it's not that he might not want this so much as wondering if the risks are really worth it.]

[They are.]

[But now they need to talk about it, so Eames is psyching himself up to do exactly that. Offered to stay in and make dinner while Arthur's off doing his errands to give himself some time alone to think about it. Maybe making some significant progress on a bottle of wine to calm his nerves, maybe it'll slow him down enough Arthur won't realise how keyed up he is the second he gets home.]

Comments

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[That gets a laugh from Eames in response and he lifts his head to raise an eyebrow at Arthur.]

Thanks.

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[He finally lifts a hand up to Eames' face, clumsy but affectionate.]

It was exactly what I needed.

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Me too.

[He puts a hand over Arthur's and turns his head to kiss his palm, just a little apologetic as he reaches down to pull out and rolls off Arthur to get rid of the condom.]

[He's back quickly though, cozying up at Arthur's side with a light sigh.]

[specifiercity]

[Arthur sighs as well, turning to look at Eames and bringing his hand up to brush his face.]

I guess we'll have to talk a little more tomorrow.

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Yeah.

[Eames sighs and closes his eyes. It's late and he's had a lot to drink and that's catching up with him now. He pulls a face and starts kicking off his trousers to get properly comfortable.]

I need to sleep first.

[specifiercity]

Okay.

[It still feels kind of early for Arthur, even though Eames has adjusted and pushed his dinner later and everything, he only gets up at sunset and generally doesn't get tired until close to sunrise. The grin is apparent in his voice when he speaks.]

It'll be nice for us to be on the same circadian rhythm.

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I don't know.

[He nuzzles into Arthur's shoulder, demanding to be held until he falls asleep.]

Sometimes it's nice not seeing your face all day.

[specifiercity]

[Arthur wraps his arm around Eames and hums softly.]

Only sometimes though, right?

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Only sometimes.

[He kisses Arthur's shoulder]

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[Arthur leans over to kiss Eames' hair.]

I love you.

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You too.

[He tilts his head up to look at Arthur's face.]

Love you even more if you let me sleep.

[specifiercity]

Okay. Goodnight Eames.

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Mm. Night.

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[Arthur waits for Eames' breath to steady out, even closing his eyes to get some rest, but it's not nearly late enough for him to sleep so eventually he slips out of bed and finds his way to the kitchen. He deals with the fact that he hasn't had any blood tonight first, heating up a mug and then sitting down at the table to drink and review his current life. If Eames doesn't wake up he'll end up calling Mal, just talking to her about the general situation and checking to see when it would be good for them to meet and talk about the whole process.]

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[Eames sleeps through until the morning and goes about his day as usual, with a side of making plans to take the next couple of weeks off from everything.]

[He ends up back before sunset, so he doesn't bother waking up Arthur just yet. He shoves some food from the previous night in the microwave to eat and posts up on the couch with his laptop to think about what he's going to do with his final days.]

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[Arthur rolls out of bed shortly after sunset, saying nothing as he finds Eames and gets on the couch with him, curling up at his side and laying his head on his shoulder. First thing after he wakes up it's always nice to have Eames' warm body close to him.]

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[Eames turns his face to kiss the top of Arthur's head. He's looking at a few hotels out on the west coast, comparing overnight stays and all that, but he doesn't seem overly interested in any of them.]

[specifiercity]

[Arthur hums and cuddles in a little closer.]

Taking my advice?

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Sometimes you have good ideas.

[He shifts a bit to accommodate Arthur a little better and tilts his head to rest his cheek on Arthur's head.]

Plus I thought having the place to yourself for a couple of days might help you a bit too.

[specifiercity]

Mm, I'll try and use it to clear my head.

[Arthur puts his hand on Eames' chest, trying to be soothing and affectionate.]

Did you decide to do anything else before we, um...

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Actually, I was working if...

[UH...]

I could save some of my blood, if you wanted?

[specifiercity]

[Arthur lifts his head up to look at Eames' face, eyebrows raised almost like he's touched at the thoughtfulness.]

If you want to.

[He shrugs a shoulder as a smile creeps onto his face.]

I'd love that.

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Yeah, of course.

[Eames shrugs too, looking back at his laptop.]

No idea how long it'll keep for, but it's something.

[specifiercity]

[Arthur lays his head back down.]

Couple months or so, but it's better the sooner you drink it.

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[Whatever. He doesn't care right now.]

How about you? Anything on your mind you want to talk about?