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you 100% missed an appointment. i called and texted.
i'm free whenever. you ok?
i'm free whenever. you ok?
wanna come over or do u prefer texting?
I'm gonna start renting an actual office next year. Anyway, come over? I got a ton of gingerbread cookies.
k, i'll be here.
[ He's gonna make tea because he knows by now that if Nick's reaching out it's because he's really not doing great.
He's also setting out a bunch of misshapen gingerbread men. They taste okay, Caleb had just never attempted baking before and the shapes turned out looking only vaguely human. ]
[ He's gonna make tea because he knows by now that if Nick's reaching out it's because he's really not doing great.
He's also setting out a bunch of misshapen gingerbread men. They taste okay, Caleb had just never attempted baking before and the shapes turned out looking only vaguely human. ]
you can come to my place, or we can meet somewhere, grab a coffee, i'm free.
( nick takes the full thirty minutes to arrive even though he really doesn't need it, sat outside the building and smoking for at least half of that before he decides to come up. he's tired, and he looks it. there's only so much that inherent healing can work with, after all.
despite the distinctly miserable vibes, nick still grins when he arrives and holds out a bottle of wine of some kind, hastily grabbed on his way out of the door and decorated with a sloppy bow. )
Happy Christmas or whatever, I don't know what this is.
despite the distinctly miserable vibes, nick still grins when he arrives and holds out a bottle of wine of some kind, hastily grabbed on his way out of the door and decorated with a sloppy bow. )
Happy Christmas or whatever, I don't know what this is.
i can go to your place. i know you don't super love dom housing.
[ caleb never knows what to expect from nick, sometimes it's manic energy, sometimes it's misery waves. luckily he's good enough at it by now it doesn't feel like being ran over by the world's saddest bus. ]
Hey, thanks.
[ he takes the bottle and motions nick in. there's tea and cookies on the coffee table, and a box of tissues. doctor bright always had a box of tissues in her office in case someone needed a good cry. ]
Have a seat. The cookies aren't burnt, just ugly.
Hey, thanks.
[ he takes the bottle and motions nick in. there's tea and cookies on the coffee table, and a box of tissues. doctor bright always had a box of tissues in her office in case someone needed a good cry. ]
Have a seat. The cookies aren't burnt, just ugly.
Yeah, I can be there in thirty or so. I have the fastpass so the elevator isn't that much of a pain.
Oh, mood.
( he picks up a cookie on the way to the seat, snapping off a wonky arm as he settles with his legs folded up underneath him. it's hard not to heave out a sigh, but he manages, squinting at the decoration on the gingerbread instead of looking at caleb. sure, nick was the one who reached out in the first place, but that doesn't make him any better at actually communicating. )
So I think, like, maybe I'm an alcoholic?
( it seems...as good a place to start as any. )
( he picks up a cookie on the way to the seat, snapping off a wonky arm as he settles with his legs folded up underneath him. it's hard not to heave out a sigh, but he manages, squinting at the decoration on the gingerbread instead of looking at caleb. sure, nick was the one who reached out in the first place, but that doesn't make him any better at actually communicating. )
So I think, like, maybe I'm an alcoholic?
( it seems...as good a place to start as any. )
Yeah, I'll be right there.
[ Caleb's been figuring out gingerbread cookies, he makes a little bag with some of the least ugly ones and sets out.
He still doesn't love going to the Down, but he's got a better hold of his power now and he can protect himself. Plus, him being a law-abiding Dominant, the elevator really is a piece of cake.
So he's knocking at Nate's door half an hour later, bag of cookies in hand. ]
[ Caleb's been figuring out gingerbread cookies, he makes a little bag with some of the least ugly ones and sets out.
He still doesn't love going to the Down, but he's got a better hold of his power now and he can protect himself. Plus, him being a law-abiding Dominant, the elevator really is a piece of cake.
So he's knocking at Nate's door half an hour later, bag of cookies in hand. ]
[ Nate lets him in. There's a strong smell of coffee about the house, on top of other, seasonal smells. ]
Hey. Thanks, for this. Do you want to...?
[ He shows him into the living room, where there's a fire burning, and a couple of cups of black coffee sitting on the table. There's a tray with milk and sugar beside. ]
I didn't know how you take it.
Hey. Thanks, for this. Do you want to...?
[ He shows him into the living room, where there's a fire burning, and a couple of cups of black coffee sitting on the table. There's a tray with milk and sugar beside. ]
I didn't know how you take it.
... okay, we can answer that question if you want to. Is that why you wanted to talk?
[ nick's drinking is not not a problem, but caleb's pretty sure it's not The Problem at the moment, and he doesn't want to go into a whole checklist when it's obvious there's something more important going on. ]
[ nick's drinking is not not a problem, but caleb's pretty sure it's not The Problem at the moment, and he doesn't want to go into a whole checklist when it's obvious there's something more important going on. ]
[ Caleb steps in, he's always been good at projecting chill energy, for a while there he wasn't sure if it was him or him accidentally using his power, but now he's pretty sure he's not doing anything. ]
Black since I started college. Uh, here, I brought you cookies.
[ The bag has a little ribbon and everything. ]
Their ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside.
Black since I started college. Uh, here, I brought you cookies.
[ The bag has a little ribbon and everything. ]
Their ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside.
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