04-18-2019, 03:03 PM
[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.2;"]tw: some cussin' , very vague mention of death and violence
that familiar feeling coiled in his stomach , tighter and tighter the closer the figure approached . tall and scarred and lean was never a good combination , in deacon's experience , and he took a small step back without completely realizing it . he wouldn't run for the hills , especially with the coast right there , water lapping at the edge of land , but every instinct in his body told him to turn and let this tall , scarred figure eat his dust .
the tenseness in his shoulders relaxed a little at the calmness the other showed , though he uncrossed his arms and held them by his sides , ready for anything to happen . the calmest people could often be the most dangerous ; he had to keep his guard up . he grinned -- that mean , no-good grin -- at the inquiry , and would have made a smart remark had it not been for the second figure that approached .
his grin faltered and his nose twitched into a brief scowl before it settled back , grin meaner than before . he took another step back .
not even the ocean could calm the waves of thoughts , or the twitches in his hands , begging to slam into something or someone .
" dj , " he answered , eyes locked on the second figure . his heart pounded in his chest , eyes narrowed but grin set . he nearly reached for the knife tucked in his boot , but as scowl and grin combined like the wild animal he'd become -- or always had been after his mother left him in the world , worse than alone -- another figure creeped into his line of sight .
his chest hurt .
he didn't recognized him as he stood near the other two , every motion cautious . instead of taking another step back , he took on forward , clenching his fists tighter .
the familiar word struck him like a thousand bolts of lightning , and his fists and grin fell , narrowed eyes widening . he froze until he felt arms wrap around him , flinching at the surprising contact , and swallowed . he made no move to reciprocate the embrace , emotions and memories flooding in all at once . he let his head be cradled , and squeezed his watering eyes shut . holy shit .
" holy shit , " he breathed into santo's chest , and let out another shaky breath as the other man spoke . it'd been too long since he heard that voice , and he almost laughed at the thought of santos scolding him like he used to when deacon was barely a teenager . he shook his head and smiled a little bigger , hope filling in his eyes in place of the anger and caution that once clouded them not just a minute before .
he scoffed and shook his head , grabbing either side of santos' face just to make sure he was real . " what're you apologizin' for ? huh ? fuck , i missed you . "
deacon pulled santos back into another brief hug . " where have you been ? where's ryder ? you two are usually attached at the hip . " he smiled brightly , forgetting about the presence of the other two people . his eyes might have sparkled if it were possible . he figured ryder would have come with santos because of how much they loved each other ; they were inseparable . god , he couldn't wait to see ryder again , too .
that familiar feeling coiled in his stomach , tighter and tighter the closer the figure approached . tall and scarred and lean was never a good combination , in deacon's experience , and he took a small step back without completely realizing it . he wouldn't run for the hills , especially with the coast right there , water lapping at the edge of land , but every instinct in his body told him to turn and let this tall , scarred figure eat his dust .
the tenseness in his shoulders relaxed a little at the calmness the other showed , though he uncrossed his arms and held them by his sides , ready for anything to happen . the calmest people could often be the most dangerous ; he had to keep his guard up . he grinned -- that mean , no-good grin -- at the inquiry , and would have made a smart remark had it not been for the second figure that approached .
his grin faltered and his nose twitched into a brief scowl before it settled back , grin meaner than before . he took another step back .
not even the ocean could calm the waves of thoughts , or the twitches in his hands , begging to slam into something or someone .
" dj , " he answered , eyes locked on the second figure . his heart pounded in his chest , eyes narrowed but grin set . he nearly reached for the knife tucked in his boot , but as scowl and grin combined like the wild animal he'd become -- or always had been after his mother left him in the world , worse than alone -- another figure creeped into his line of sight .
his chest hurt .
he didn't recognized him as he stood near the other two , every motion cautious . instead of taking another step back , he took on forward , clenching his fists tighter .
the familiar word struck him like a thousand bolts of lightning , and his fists and grin fell , narrowed eyes widening . he froze until he felt arms wrap around him , flinching at the surprising contact , and swallowed . he made no move to reciprocate the embrace , emotions and memories flooding in all at once . he let his head be cradled , and squeezed his watering eyes shut . holy shit .
" holy shit , " he breathed into santo's chest , and let out another shaky breath as the other man spoke . it'd been too long since he heard that voice , and he almost laughed at the thought of santos scolding him like he used to when deacon was barely a teenager . he shook his head and smiled a little bigger , hope filling in his eyes in place of the anger and caution that once clouded them not just a minute before .
he scoffed and shook his head , grabbing either side of santos' face just to make sure he was real . " what're you apologizin' for ? huh ? fuck , i missed you . "
deacon pulled santos back into another brief hug . " where have you been ? where's ryder ? you two are usually attached at the hip . " he smiled brightly , forgetting about the presence of the other two people . his eyes might have sparkled if it were possible . he figured ryder would have come with santos because of how much they loved each other ; they were inseparable . god , he couldn't wait to see ryder again , too .
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