#callahan:threads

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@lungsandlips is also getting Cal for reasons

"So, what I'm hearing is you don't think I'm funny and I feel like that's not a fair assessment of me as a person. I'm hilarious."

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@bleedtheneonfromthebitemarks continued from [X]

Max didn’t know how to answer. Not this time. There was no witty or teasing remark, no clever comeback that oozed with his usual charm and confidence. He looked tired, paler that usual, a little drawn, like he hadn’t been eating or sleeping much of late, which in truth he hadn’t, but he considered that inconsequential in the wider scheme of things. “Bad,” he answered quietly, the word hollow as he bordered on tears, an unfamiliar fear in his eyes. “I fucked up. I’ve fucked up so fucking bad and I don’t know how to unfuck it without someone getting hurt.”

It was bad enough seeing Max like that, but the tone only further set Cal on edge. He wasn't good at emotional things, struggled enough with his own, but this was Max and he always tried at least a little harder where he was concerned.

"What happened? I know I was on the other side for a bit, but...Normally I come back to at least an update on what's going on but no one has been willing to tell me anything."

Instead he had been met with something akin to pitying stares or people doing their best to look anywhere but at him and it had been enough to make his skin itch with how worried he had become.

"You look like hell."

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@bleedtheneonfromthebitemarks gets Cal

"You know, most people knock," he started, leaning in the doorway and giving the other a once over. "Although I am a little curious as to how you knew I was here and not still on the other side."

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@neonbitemarks

It had taken some time and more than a little coaxing from the family to get Cal to even come home, but it had taken far longer for him to be able to face Max. In truth, he was still terrified of the response he was going to get but he knew the longer he waited, the worse it would be.

"Hey..." he muttered, hovering in the doorway as if waiting to be told to fuck off.

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"Yeah, I wasn't raised around the courts at all. Don't get me wrong, my one dad tried real hard to teach me politeness but the other, well..." Blake knew the rules but didn't seem to care and Callahan had, unfortunately, picked up on that a little more.

"As long as you're not trying to kill me? Someone as pretty as you can do damn near anything they want to me. If, of course, you don't mind me mouthing off the entire time."

"I only ask because I was taught that I must be polite at all times, but I suppose that only really applies in the Courts, so forgive me for the formalities. I'm not used to more casual interactions," Alejandro admitted, blushing slightly, though he did find the prospect of doing away with all of that in favor of a much more relaxed connection attractive.

"Directness I can do," he nodded, smiling more broadly. "Are there any other things you prefer aside from being manhandled, just so I know ahead of time?"

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@bleedtheneonfromthebitemarks liked for Cal

"How'd you find me here?"

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@linesofmagic sent: Handcuffed - from Molly for whoever wants this misadventure lol

"Well goddamn, Molls, if you wanted to be this close to me, all you had to do was ask."

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@linesofmagic sent: 🙌 okay but from molly for whoever

"Well, well, well, isn't this just the most delightful greeting! I knew you liked me at least a little, Molls, but goddamn, you're going to get me all worked up and you haven't even asked me for my safeword yet. Tsk, tsk."

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"I'm sure I can think of a few other things to make you feel better," he purred before leaning in and stealing yet another kiss, enjoying the closeness and the feel of Dimitri's lips against his own.

"That actually makes me feel a little better." Not that Dimitri wouldn't have gone through with it. He was determined and right now almost anyone would do. For now he would keep that information from Cal though, because it seemed a little cruel. "Yeah? Good. I'm not going to lie - I'm new to it. But it's what I need."

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@bleedtheneonfromthebitemarks didn't ask for a thing but I'm doing things

"I almost feel like you hate me and that's just insane, right? You couldn't possibly hate me."

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@babyitsmagic sent: send 🙌 to grab my muse by the throat - from aries?

Callahan smirked, completely unbothered by the gesture. "Ooh, did I strike a nerve? Or is this about to involve nudity?"

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"I'm saying that the pranks her and I pull on each other are fairly dangerous so we stick to each other." Which had them toeing the lines on the no family rules themselves. "See, now that's just rude. I can be plenty of fun."

"Are you saying that the only person who can put up with you is your sister? Because that's hardly surprising." The fact that anyone could get along with him was far more surprising, actually. "Oh, I have fun. Just not with you."

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"You made an attempt and, while you can convince the conscious part of your brain you want to do something, your nervous system is always going to kick in with the truth. Either you're not ready for casual or you genuinely won't like it. Listen to what your body is telling you or you'll end up doing shit you regret." It was advice he had been given the last time he had tried actually dating someone and it seemed fitting to pass that along now. "Look, dude, no hard feelings, so don't worry about thinking you upset or offended me, okay?"

Dimitri didn't want to have to do this again. Didn't want to have to keep telling people that he'd been hopelessly devoted to one man for his entire life and that said man had fallen out of love with him and broken him into pieces. "I've only ever been attached." Maybe he could skirt around it, leave out the details, make himself seem less pathetic. "And I'm not with that person anymore. I thought this was what I wanted - to sleep around, to do things I've never done. And don't get me wrong, you're incredibly attractive. Just all the sudden I felt so... uncertain."

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The fae wasn't shocked by that and it showed in the ease of his stance. "It depends on the kind of person you are. I don't do emotional attachments so hook ups are my jam. But, if you're the type that likes attachment and connection, hook ups will never be easy for you and likely won't be satisfying. You'll end up regretting any that you do have. Take it from someone that's had quite a few partners that were eager in the moment for one reason or another only to realize they regretted it in the morning or a few days later."

Dimitri just watched him for a moment, not so quick to give away the answer to that. Was he really so obvious? "No," he finally answered still unable to shake his unease. Why couldn't this just be simple? "I thought it would be easier."

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"Mmm, I don't have sex just to have sex. I have to have at least some interest in the person warming my bed." He knew a lot of people didn't like that kind of bluntness, but Cal wasn't exactly capable of lying and playing word games over that seemed a waste of effort. "I can do mindless and unattached."

"Just an interest in sex." That made the most sense to Dimitri, at least. Maybe he could be anyone and Cal would be interested. He didn't know. Apparently he was worse at this than he remembered being and sliding downhill fast. "I'm putting my foot in my mouth, aren't I?" Still, they were touching and the other hadn't made an effort to stop so maybe it was still okay. "I'm looking for mindless and unattached."

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"What else could it possibly be given our current position?" He had thought it was pretty obvious, but he was more than happy to give Dimitri another reminder. "Oh, I don't see that being much of an issue." Cal knew he wasn't the type of person that anyone fell in love with and he wasn't really bothered by it. It made it so much easier when he could avoid attachments.

"Is that what it is?" He had to laugh a little but he was still smiling so the line seemed to have worked. What Cal said next though had him pausing. Was it a problem? Dimitri had never done anything but serious. He wanted things to be different now. "Not a problem. Like I said before, I really don't want to get into why I was away but I'm definitely not looking to fall in love."