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diversified2014-01-26 11:22 pm
aspectional) wrote in diversified2014-01-26 11:22 pm
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Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [closed]
He's late.
Being in the employ of Shannon Vaughn means that being late is a bad thing and Eli knew that well, but living with his father and having to deal with him meant that sometimes he ran late because of a conversation had gone on too long or he needed to go run an errand for him. Normally, he could cheat by just teleporting to get there on time, but he still wasn't familiar with this part of town and he didn't want to be seen by anyone who didn't know about his powers. Plus, he had been ordered to go to an alley and teleporting in would just be a bad idea all around in that case.
So Eli had to run all the way from the apartment he shared with his father to the specific alley he had been told to go to, nearly getting turned around at a couple of points due to the mental map he had of the area not being fully complete yet. But he successfully got to the street the alley was connected to only a few minutes late, looking like he had run all the way from home. He took a moment to slow down his breathing and heart rate and did his best to make himself presentable. Once that was taken care of, he slipped down the alley and did his best to try and make sure Shannon didn't notice when he got to where he was dealing with whatever unfortunate person who had gotten on the wrong side of his boss.
Being in the employ of Shannon Vaughn means that being late is a bad thing and Eli knew that well, but living with his father and having to deal with him meant that sometimes he ran late because of a conversation had gone on too long or he needed to go run an errand for him. Normally, he could cheat by just teleporting to get there on time, but he still wasn't familiar with this part of town and he didn't want to be seen by anyone who didn't know about his powers. Plus, he had been ordered to go to an alley and teleporting in would just be a bad idea all around in that case.
So Eli had to run all the way from the apartment he shared with his father to the specific alley he had been told to go to, nearly getting turned around at a couple of points due to the mental map he had of the area not being fully complete yet. But he successfully got to the street the alley was connected to only a few minutes late, looking like he had run all the way from home. He took a moment to slow down his breathing and heart rate and did his best to make himself presentable. Once that was taken care of, he slipped down the alley and did his best to try and make sure Shannon didn't notice when he got to where he was dealing with whatever unfortunate person who had gotten on the wrong side of his boss.
no subject
This was problematic; Shannon could tell even before touching the young man that he was drastically underheated to be normal or healthy. That much was glaringly obvious even to the blind man. However, he was not going to stand for Eli snuggling up to him just to sap off some of his boss's warmth. Working his way out of Eli's hold, Shannon moved back to the desk and picked up a candle: it was one of those high-quality scented things, good for calming frayed nerves and lasting for practically ever. Brushing the tips of his fingers over the wick, it lit up with a noticeable whoosh. By the time Shannon had moved back to the couch, the orange flame had grown into a larger than natural blue flame and he set it on the floor next to Eli's head.
"Eli," he said sternly, putting a hand to his face to command attention. "Listen to me. Do not touch the candle. It's here to keep you warm and nothing else. Do not reach for it. Do you understand me? No touching, or I'll take it away and you'll have nothing."