WoD: Madness into Method - Charming.
It takes five days to crack the password on the laptop. Five days of postcogniting back down it’s timeline to find the right moments, hunting for the vision of ghostly young hands typing in the password. Charming watches the silvered fingers hit buttons, noting the order and thankful he chose not to let Stainless see this. Better to let the dead lie, he thinks. The thought summons a traitorous memory of Justin, a flashing smile and too watchful bright eyes taking in everything. He firmly shoves it back down. That was then, this is now; the People of the Hour do not dwell in the past.
They sleep together that first night, Charming tumbling into bed with the Changeling. He lets the tension in his gut uncoil as his fingers trace the lines of Stainless’ body. He can remember what the man looked like, before he- Before. Tanned skin and soft downy hair. The body is different, the curves and angles more accentuated if anything. He’s been perfected, sculpted and honed down to the truth of form. This is grace in muscle and bone, sculpted from living marble. There’s something almost Supernal about it.
Still, the act itself is haunted. Charming finds himself recalling Justin, comparing Stainless’ reactions to his. His laugh was lower than Stainless, the gasps quieter. Why his first love decides to resurrect himself now of all times is beyond Charming, but he determinedly pushes away from it. Each night they fall into bed, dancing around Yin’s nosiness when she’s there. Attempting to maintain some sense of maturity. He throws himself into the sex. He attacks Stainless tactically, like an invading force. The focus gives way to something.
It niggles at his mind. He finds himself heading outdoors, exercising near nature and letting his senses expand to take it in. It fills a craving in him.Still, there’s something he’s missing. Hanging at the back of his mind, Charming starts to go through his Initiate’s training again.
The morning of the fourth day, Charming wakes up kicking himself. Dreams of a woodland path, skirted by thorns have brought clarity. It reminds him of his Oneiros, and the biting scent of Wintergreen lingering in his nose is like a punch to his gut. He’s been thinking like a Sleeper. There’s another way to find the Awakened. The realms of every Legacy lie in the Temenos. If he can find a hallow, he can meditate his way down into the Astral and look for signs of Awakened activity there.
They sleep together that first night, Charming tumbling into bed with the Changeling. He lets the tension in his gut uncoil as his fingers trace the lines of Stainless’ body. He can remember what the man looked like, before he- Before. Tanned skin and soft downy hair. The body is different, the curves and angles more accentuated if anything. He’s been perfected, sculpted and honed down to the truth of form. This is grace in muscle and bone, sculpted from living marble. There’s something almost Supernal about it.
Still, the act itself is haunted. Charming finds himself recalling Justin, comparing Stainless’ reactions to his. His laugh was lower than Stainless, the gasps quieter. Why his first love decides to resurrect himself now of all times is beyond Charming, but he determinedly pushes away from it. Each night they fall into bed, dancing around Yin’s nosiness when she’s there. Attempting to maintain some sense of maturity. He throws himself into the sex. He attacks Stainless tactically, like an invading force. The focus gives way to something.
It niggles at his mind. He finds himself heading outdoors, exercising near nature and letting his senses expand to take it in. It fills a craving in him.Still, there’s something he’s missing. Hanging at the back of his mind, Charming starts to go through his Initiate’s training again.
The morning of the fourth day, Charming wakes up kicking himself. Dreams of a woodland path, skirted by thorns have brought clarity. It reminds him of his Oneiros, and the biting scent of Wintergreen lingering in his nose is like a punch to his gut. He’s been thinking like a Sleeper. There’s another way to find the Awakened. The realms of every Legacy lie in the Temenos. If he can find a hallow, he can meditate his way down into the Astral and look for signs of Awakened activity there.