most people would remember the name of the guy they got a boner in front of but maybe that's just an everyday occurrence for you. or maybe a condition like priapism?
Edited (too many repeat words don't @ me) 2025-06-14 07:13 (UTC)
but if i was obvi its not what you think... either way tho i think the real embarrassment is when a guy loses control over himself and tries to turn you into their seafood buffet
of course thats not you either since youre just a stranger who got the wrong number
maybe you're right because Rafayel would be brave enough to face the consequences of his actions rather than run away from his problems like a spineless coward.
he's the one busy playing mind games so is he finally done with that or does he want to keep going? after all I'm not the one who chose to imprint with him. he was happy to make that decision for the both of us.
no, raf doesn't deserve a reply for that comment. instead, caleb is just going to track him down on the bridge before he changes his mind lol. ]
I said it was new to me, didn't I? [ luckily, they weren't far from one another. he has been attempting to advance further on the bridge, to no avail; which may be in part why he has decided to seek rafayel out. irrefutably, the augmented seem to work better together, due to the functionality of the natural souls within them. ]
All I know is that I wanted to see you again and it has been annoying the hell out of me that I couldn't.
[ maybe caleb can notice that rafayel definitely looks like he's been walking, moving alongside the location he may have just shared moments prior. clearly prepared to have walked away, and so he pauses...
when he hears a familiar voice stopping him in his tracks. naturally, rafayel plays it off like he wasn't just about to go back on his last message to him. ... and weirdly enough it's easy when it feels kind of nice to be in general presence.
he hates this imprinting, actually. ] You did, but I didn't expect how new.
[ but, the rest of what he says— ]
You... [ rafayel has been stunned to silence. ] Maybe I just have that effect on people.
It isn't you. [ zero hesitation. ] It's the Natural Soul.
[ it doesn't really matter if rafayel tried to skip out on the meeting. he has him here now, which has unfortunately eased a lot of his irritation. it almost feels like he's happy to be with him once more, even though he knows that can't be true. they're strangers, ones who share more grievances with each other than fond camaraderie. ]
I've only been here for a little over a month and I wasn't exactly jumping at the chance to imprint with someone. You're the first.
[ and if he has any say in the matter, rafayel is going to be the last. ]
[ for some reason, the clarification doesn't bother him. if anything, it made him feel slightly more secure in their mutual sanity. while the imprinting may have been an irrefutable fact, it looks like it didn't have full control of them, at least. if just because rafayel feels similarly.
he may be drawn to him more than the average person, but his thoughts were still his, and the apathy he generally had still lingered. he flexes his hand for a second, as if recalling the last time they were in contact with one another, before he does eventually focus his gaze back on caleb. ]
Weird, you're not my first. [ is it the bond he speaks of, or if he just being particularly bitter. the words come out of his mouth before he expects them too, and he takes a moment to let them linger. ] Or that's how it should be.
[ still, he does come closer. ]
Don't try and look too happy now. [ surely a healthy amount of ironic humor fixes everything. ]
[ dw rafayel even if it was true that he isnโt your first, it wouldnโt shatter his worldview. it might have even come as a relief, since there is something oddly intimate about being each otherโs first imprints. ]
Iโll try to contain my joy. [ sarcastic to a T. ]
I donโt expect us to be all chummy with each other, but since distance seems to irk it, I think we should establish a reasonable routine. [ a beat, before he clarifies: ] To meet up. Just to... quell it.
[ the response doesn't get anything beyond a mild hint of a huff. it could barely constitute a sigh, if just because it's clear that rafayel is attempting to face him with a sense of neutrality. the more his natural soul seems to find solace and comfort in caleb, the more rafayel wanted to fight it.
but, of course, it was more important not to make that obvious. he's already shown enough vulnerability in front of him. or, the other version of him. ] You think that'll be enough for you?
I wouldn't want you to bite someone else's throat. [ that actually wouldn't matter to him.
at times like these rafayel wonders if he's really changed all that much in some ways. or if this was his own version of backsliding to whatever version of himself became much more prevalent in a certain bodyguard's presence. ]
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i dun think i heard of anyone with that name before
[ he 100% knows who caleb is, but that doesn't stop him from doing this song and dance out of petty revenge. ]
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huh interesting.
most people would remember the name of the guy they got a boner in front of but maybe that's just an everyday occurrence for you. or maybe a condition like priapism?
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but if i was obvi its not what you think... either way tho i think the real embarrassment is when a guy loses control over himself and tries to turn you into their seafood buffet
of course thats not you either since youre just a stranger who got the wrong number
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maybe you're right because Rafayel would be brave enough to face the consequences of his actions rather than run away from his problems like a spineless coward.
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so now you remember he exists
anyway shouldnt you be the one who faces the consequences
[ he still doesn't know caleb had to suffer the first time he was gone, but shhh. ]
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he's the one busy playing mind games so is he finally done with that or does he want to keep going? after all I'm not the one who chose to imprint with him. he was happy to make that decision for the both of us.
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unless you think almost being devoured is like a good thing
i didnt mean to and it looks like you yknow that other one wasnt against it either
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in fact, it's the only reason why they're having this conversation at all right now. ]
I wasn't in my right mind.
I can apologize for that.
I'm not the type to get hung up over some guy I've only met twice but you feel it too don't you?
[ that persistent, annoying little urge to see him again. ]
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i cant exactly feel your sincerity through text
besides for all your know i could have been injured
[ he's not (mostly), but he finds it easier to approach caleb like this than address if caleb is right or not. he's right, of course. ]
maybe you are maybe you arent
but dun you think youre assuming a little much here
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this is new to me too.
I had no plans to learn about it but that's no longer an option.
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instead— ]
sooo whats the plan
if ignoring it isnt an option
youve been here longer yeah
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is that the best you could come up with
[ despite that, he's still sharing his location with caleb.
it works just in case he changes his mind and wants to escape. ]
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no, raf doesn't deserve a reply for that comment. instead, caleb is just going to track him down on the bridge before he changes his mind lol. ]
I said it was new to me, didn't I? [ luckily, they weren't far from one another. he has been attempting to advance further on the bridge, to no avail; which may be in part why he has decided to seek rafayel out. irrefutably, the augmented seem to work better together, due to the functionality of the natural souls within them. ]
All I know is that I wanted to see you again and it has been annoying the hell out of me that I couldn't.
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when he hears a familiar voice stopping him in his tracks. naturally, rafayel plays it off like he wasn't just about to go back on his last message to him. ... and weirdly enough it's easy when it feels kind of nice to be in general presence.
he hates this imprinting, actually. ] You did, but I didn't expect how new.
[ but, the rest of what he says— ]
You... [ rafayel has been stunned to silence. ] Maybe I just have that effect on people.
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[ it doesn't really matter if rafayel tried to skip out on the meeting. he has him here now, which has unfortunately eased a lot of his irritation. it almost feels like he's happy to be with him once more, even though he knows that can't be true. they're strangers, ones who share more grievances with each other than fond camaraderie. ]
I've only been here for a little over a month and I wasn't exactly jumping at the chance to imprint with someone. You're the first.
[ and if he has any say in the matter, rafayel is going to be the last. ]
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he may be drawn to him more than the average person, but his thoughts were still his, and the apathy he generally had still lingered. he flexes his hand for a second, as if recalling the last time they were in contact with one another, before he does eventually focus his gaze back on caleb. ]
Weird, you're not my first. [ is it the bond he speaks of, or if he just being particularly bitter. the words come out of his mouth before he expects them too, and he takes a moment to let them linger. ] Or that's how it should be.
[ still, he does come closer. ]
Don't try and look too happy now. [ surely a healthy amount of ironic humor fixes everything. ]
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Iโll try to contain my joy. [ sarcastic to a T. ]
I donโt expect us to be all chummy with each other, but since distance seems to irk it, I think we should establish a reasonable routine. [ a beat, before he clarifies: ] To meet up. Just to... quell it.
[ that sounds fair. right? ]
Maybe like... at least once every two weeks.
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but, of course, it was more important not to make that obvious. he's already shown enough vulnerability in front of him. or, the other version of him. ] You think that'll be enough for you?
I wouldn't want you to bite someone else's throat. [ that actually wouldn't matter to him.
at times like these rafayel wonders if he's really changed all that much in some ways. or if this was his own version of backsliding to whatever version of himself became much more prevalent in a certain bodyguard's presence. ]