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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Mm, it was.

[Eames grins too, still pretty pleased with himself.]

We should do it again some time.

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Yeah, I -

[He doesn't know what he was going to say but Eames can probably hear the bashful smile in his voice as he tucks his head in a little more.]

Yeah, we should.

[falsify]

[Eames breathes out a small, silent laugh, going quiet for a little and trailing his fingertips up and down Arthur's back. When he does speak, it's after some quiet, thoughts drifting to other things about the previous night.]

I hadn't realised things have been so... One-sided recently.

[specifiercity]

[Arthur makes a sound to the affirmative, but it's neutral-sounding.]

I haven't really minded.

[falsify]

I'm not complaining, the sex has been amazing. Even for us.

[specifiercity]

Mm, maybe if I had known just how good it would be I wouldn't have been so difficult about turning you.

[It's a joke of course but he delivers it dryly enough.]

[falsify]

[Eames laughs again and shakes his head.]

Maybe I would've pushed for it a bit sooner too.

[specifiercity]

It's too bad we couldn't see the future.

[God he just doesn't want to move from here, it's so comfortable.]

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[Eames sighs and tightens his grip on Arthur.]

We've got a pretty long one of those ahead of us now.

[specifiercity]

[There's a serene smile on Arthur's face that Eames wont' see because he's too busy cuddling in.]

I've never trusted anyone like I trust you.

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[Eames feels very much the same, but he makes a surprised noise at the statement.]

Not even Dom?

[He doesn't ask about Mal-- Arthur's clearly closer to her, but she's also the more reckless of the two, even Eames can tell that much.]

[specifiercity]

[Arthur lets out a soft laugh, nosing at Eames' chest.]

Dom's been a close friend for a long time, but I'd never be so... vulnerable, with him.

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[Eames nods and lifts his hand to run his fingers through Arthur's hair.]

Well, I feel very much the same. I've never trusted anyone like you.

[specifiercity]

[Arthur presses a kiss to Eames' chest, falling silent for a moment. He sighs after a beat in anticipation of the topic he's about to bring up.]

Mal and Dom are going to want to meet up for dinner as soon as possible.

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[Eames doesn't see the issue and just mumbles a soft "okay," still combing his fingers through Arthur's hair.]

[specifiercity]

[Arthur pulls away just enough to look at Eames' face, enough for Eames to see the weary and serious look he has on his face.]

They're going to want to do more than eat.

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[Like sex? Murder? Eames raises an eyebrow and pulls back a little to actually look at Arthur.]

Like...?

[specifiercity]

[God he didn't want to spell this out.]

Mal has wanted all four of us to sleep together since she laid eyes on you. When you were human there was an actual risk of them getting carried away and biting you without permission, so I told them no. Now that that's not an issue I guess it's just... up to you.

[falsify]

You were making it sound like they wanted to go hunting or something.

[Eames says it with a bit of a laugh, shaking his head.]

That's fine with me. Hell, I've certainly thought about it too.

[specifiercity]

[Arthur sighs, not really disappointed but obviously something about the whole situation causes him worry.]

[falsify]

[He frowns.]

Something about it bothers you though, I think.

[specifiercity]

[He shakes his head.]

They’re just... such a mess sometimes. I can’t even trust them to get through one dinner without propositioning you for group sex.

[falsify]

[Eames puts his head back down so he can nuzzle into Arthur again.]

I can tell them no, if you want.

[specifiercity]

No, that’s okay.

[Arthur shakes his head and then leans back into Eames’ chest.]

The sex will be probably be pretty good.

[falsify]

I'm not... Seeing the problem.

[Mal and Dom come over and they all have great sex. Where's the issue?]