Title: Winter Wonderland
Description: .Bribaby!.
Dro - January 2, 2006 04:01 AM (GMT)
"Hey... A leaf."
Tyler kneeled, brushing a bit of ice away to reveal a leftover autumn leaf. He picked it up before rising, twirling it by the stem with a soft grin, turning to Aeson. He'd led the teen into a more wild bit of the park- literally, tugging him playfully along by the hand. With a bit of a heady giggle, Ty moved to tickle Aeson's nose with the bright red-and-orange leaf. It'd been a few days since they'd met and Tyler had decided he was infatuated.
Despite that he felt a bit guilty sometimes, especially how Aeson was so... young. But so cute too!
xii-tonique - January 2, 2006 04:16 AM (GMT)
Aeson didn't mind being tugged along, it just reminded him of how much he was willing to follow. He adored guidence, mostly mentally, but physically with Tyler was just fine by him. When they came to the deeper part of the forest, Aeson smiled at the white blankets of snow and the pieces of the frozen substance clinging to all the different branches and trees. It was nice here, he enjoyed it.
His slender hand in Aeson's warm one made him feel full of happiness, it was wonderful knowing that in this sorrowful world he could feel good. Ty was so amazing! Aeson loved being around him. The young boy's eyes followed Tyler's to the brilliant leaf half-hidden beneath the snow. A soft giggle escaped his lips when the other tickled his nose with it, and with his free hand he batted at it like a kitten.
"Stop it! Haha!" Aeson poked his tongue out at the other before pushing at him lightly on his chest, turning his head away and giggling.
Dro - January 2, 2006 04:41 AM (GMT)
Tyler giggled in reply, continueing to tickly at Aeson until the boy turned away. As if distraught that he did so, Ty took the hand he grasped and brought it sweetly to his lips. He kissed Aes' hand several times over, the knuckles, the wrist, the palm, blushing lightly and looking adoringly at the teen. Aeson was making him giddy again- it never got any better. The more he was around him the giddier he became, matching him giggle for giggle and blush for blush.
"Aww, don't be like that, pretty..." he crooned, drawing closer to try and kiss Aeson's jaw and to press his cheek against Aes' softly.
xii-tonique - January 2, 2006 05:54 AM (GMT)
Aeson gasped quietly, then laughed softly as the other covered his hand in kisses. When he was taken closer to the other, of course he gave in and crushed himself against the other in a cozy embrace. He shivered in delight as a soft kiss was placed upon his jaw, and he tipped his own head back to gaze into those dark eyes of Tyler's, before exahling softly and allowing his breath to feather lightly below Ty's chin. "You're adorable," Leaning up slightly he kissed the corner of the other male's mouth delicately. "Don't ever change." This statement was followed by a closed-eye kittygrin.
Dro - January 2, 2006 06:10 AM (GMT)
Tyler still held Aeson's hand in his own, and as the boy pressed against him he wrapped his arms around his waist in a loose but close hug. Spooning, he recalled with a fond grin, was what he'd always heard it referred to as. He'd been spooned but the darkling couldn't recall ever doing the spooning before. Ty had always been the one held and coddled, and well, banged, but now he thought of it there hadn't been too many occasions where he'd done the holding or coddling or banging. On the banging point he wasn't too jealous; he obviously wasn't asexually romantic, but Ty still believed he was asexually sexual.
He shivered but moments after Aeson did, at the little whisper of breath. Everything felt so intimate, so close, so warm- even in the middle of snow and ice, in such cold that their breath rose in furls of steam above their heads. He hugged the boy tighter, returning the little kiss. "Where d'you live?" he asked softly, almost absently.
xii-tonique - January 2, 2006 06:34 AM (GMT)
Aeson smiled during the kiss, near the end of it, his eyes closed. But when the contact was over, and a question was spoken, Aeson's eyes fluttered open and he looked away for a moment. He supposed now would probably be a good time to tell Tyler a little more about himself.
"W-well, remember when I told you ... that I live with my friend Summer right now?" The boy swallowed and looked back up to Tyler. "I-I am supposed to be in a foster home right now, heh. And I ... left." Again his gaze faultered and he glanced away from the other male, his arms sliding from Ty.
"I live in an apartment building where all those complexes are -- it's probably against a few rules that I'm staying there ... heh ..." He knew he could trust Tyler not to go around telling everyone his address, but he was more nervous about telling Tyler why he had run away. After a moment of silence, he smiled faintly. "Promise to keep it a secret?" He brushed his cheek against Ty's and whispered the address and apartment number to him.
Dro - January 2, 2006 06:45 AM (GMT)
Ty nodded as Aeson began talking about living with Summer. Wait- was that- it couldn't be. It was. Tyler blushed slightly as he realized that he'd felt a pang of jealousy that Aeson should live with Summer and not with him, but that was a crazy idea, right? After all, even if Ty adored him they didn't really know each other that well. He accepted the foster home without question but then... Aeson had left. Aeson had... run away. He didn't pull his arms away as the boy did, but Tyler froze. Pierce had run away. Aeson had run away. It was as if just the thought started dredging up the feelings of guilt, and Ty bit his lip unconciously.
Despite his unease, he nodded. As Aeson whispered to it, touching cheeks, he pressed his head forward almost into the boy's shoulder- like he needed to be comforted. "I won't tell, but... Aeson. Did-did you leave because- because someone... hurt you?" even for someone as soft-spoken as Tyler the words were quiet, as still as he was.
xii-tonique - January 2, 2006 06:48 AM (GMT)
Aeson sighed quietly when the other male pressed his face into the curve of his neck. His brows furrowed for just a moment as he noticed a change in Ty, he seemed to stiffen slightly. When he began speaking, Aeson's heart picked up more speed, thudding inside his chest.
"W-well ... almost, but I got away f-from him ..." Aeson swallowed, remembering that time when he was alone and Brandon had tried to ... "It's okay, though. I'm safe away from him."
Dro - January 2, 2006 09:28 PM (GMT)
"...good."
As if it wasn't obvious enough that he was distracted, thinking of something else there was that tone of voice. Floating; barely there. After all what was the chance? Tyler had never had much faith in faith, but how much of a coincidence was it? Aeson was, essentially his boyfriend. Pierce had been his boyfriend. Both ran away because someone- a male someone - had hurt them. Or tried to. But then he felt Aeson swallow, and he could even almost feel his heartbeat like a trapped animal.
Tyler lingered in the embrace before kissing his throat and pulling away. His giddy mood was gone, and he looked pensively at the snow. Was this some kind of karma? Some kind of second chance?
xii-tonique - January 5, 2006 12:47 AM (GMT)
Aeson felt as though he'd said something wrong. His gaze dropped to the earth and he smiled very weakly at the kiss on his neck, because Ty's 'good' had sounded somewhat hollow to him.
"Heh ..." He didn't say anything else. The whole mood was lost, everything seemed so depressing. Perhaps he should just suggest going home. "... I-I'm sorry ... Tyler ..." The boy rubbed his arm nervously, his eyes staring uncertaintly at the melting snow.
Dro - January 8, 2006 01:50 AM (GMT)
Tyler looked up as Aeson apologized. For what? ... oh. That was what it looked like, like it was his fault. What a difference it was between the two runaways; Aeson blushing and apologizing and then Pierce who apologized for nothing with eyes like fire. That intensity compared to Aeson was like comparing a rocket engine to a candle; it was unfair. They were on totally different levels, so why did this still make him feel guilty?
What should be making him feel guilty was how uncomfortable Aeson looked. The dark boy bit his lip absently, staring hard at the snow. Anything, anything, what was he to say? He couldnt- could he? He'd done a lot of things with Aes he hadn't thought he could or should. That didn't make it right, of course, but Tyler knew exactly how these moods of his went, and for what it might make the boy go through he deserved an explanation.
Ty reached for Aes' hand softly, still looking away. "It's just bad memories. They, well, they creep up on me like this. Then I can't get out of it. I've never had anyone else around before, I'd just lock myself in my room until I woke up one day and could think of something else, anything else except him- it."
xii-tonique - January 8, 2006 01:56 AM (GMT)
Aeson looked at their hands together when Tyler took his. His sorrowful expression faded a bit as the other began speaking about bad memories. Aeson did feel a bit ... odd. Was it his fault Ty was being reminded of bad things in his past? The younger boy looked up when the other male spoke 'him', then corrected himself with 'it'.
A soft pang of jealousy flared within him at the thought of another boyfriend in the past, and he blinked at himself in slight shock. Absently he nodded his head and continued staring at their hands. "Heh ... Sorry I reminded you of ... of it."
Dro - January 8, 2006 02:02 AM (GMT)
"It's not your fault... If anything it's my fault. Heh..." Tyler usually didn't show negative emotions. It was good emotion or quiet, but as he spoke of it being his fault he couldn't help the touch of bitterness that leeched into his voice. "God... I still can't believe I messed everything up so badly just because I couldn't take care of myself." If his former words had had bits of bitterness, these were laced with regret and something roughly equivalent to self-loathing.
He had messed up. He had made possibly the worst mistake of his entire life, and it had cost him his first love. His only love? Ty looked over to Aeson. He just couldn't be sure, because, after all, both times were so different. Yes, he was certainly in his 'mood' because his thoughts were running in circles, all going back to that one little point. He had been, as Pierce would've put it, a wuss. Being a wuss for even that one moment had cost him much more than he wanted to admit, not to mention that it cost other people. Something they couldn't have expected seperated them and it was Tyler's fault.
The question was, could he ever live it down?
xii-tonique - January 24, 2006 03:04 AM (GMT)
Aeson was oblivious to what Tyler meant, but he made the small sympathetic sounds one should. Unsure, really, of how to console the other, he tried his best by squeezing his warm hand gentley.
"Everyone makes mistakes, Ty," The younger of the two spoke softly, his own expression mirroring the sorrowful one of his companion. This was about the first time he'd seen Ty so sad, and it made him feel awful. "... Is ... Is there anything I can do ... ?" Of course, there probably wasn't at all. The past was done.
Dro - February 11, 2006 05:37 PM (GMT)
Tyler didn't comment on Aes' first sentence, just looking dejectedly down at their hands. He wanted to say something, a certain something, really, but... What was he doing, anyway? Unloading his guilt on someone who couldn't help him, who he didn't even want to know about it? Because Tyler did know that. He didn't want Aeson to hear about what he'd done, about how such a moment of weakness had sent a life to crash and burn. His lips moved faintly, the phrase he wanted to say but wouldn't ringing in his head. Nobody makes mistakes like I do.
"I- I don't know. I've never talked about it... " He could almost feel his voice threatening to break, that heaviness in the back of his throat growing. It hurt to swallow, or to speak, that knot of guilt and sadness choking him. Ty whimpered softly, suddenly pressing against Aeson, reaching out for a hug, trying to bury his head in the other's shoulder. He could feel it, the slight burning starting at his eyes. Why did his problems always have to catch up to him? ... he'd thought changing cities would help. It didn't, but maybe this... would.
