For Reeve

[emovampboy]

When it came to use of his phone, Vincent was very much like Cloud. He left it on, received messages and listened to or read them, but quite rarely responded. The few times he did respond tended to be if he deemed an actual answer to be required, or when from time to time Marlene got hold of Cloud or Tifa's phone and contacted him. Since it was so rare for her to do so, he always took it as a good thing to answer.

Which meant he had answered when she called him a few days after a message from Tifa asking him to come to a party for the girl, which he had ignored; his first mistake. Once answered, the girl had spent several minutes speaking to him, until suddenly springing the question of if he were coming to her party and making it quite impossible for him to really say no without seeming like a total heel, and so he agreed to go; his second mistake. And then he had made his third mistake - actually going.

At first, it really wouldn't have seemed to have been a bad idea. He knew everyone who was invited, how they acted around one another, and that Tifa would keep the whole group from going completely crazy over the course of the night, but he had not expected having to assist in breaking up one of Cloud and Barrett's squabbles when the woman had to leave for a short time to fetch something, and honestly he was glad that Reeve was invited and could help diffuse the situation with; especially when Yuffie and a very unhelpful Cid decided it would be a great idea to bet on who would win if they actually took to fistacuffs over whatever stupid thing it was this time which set them off.

All of this had left him rather done with company, and as soon as Tifa was back to be the adult in the situation, he'd snuck outside for some relative peace and quiet.

Comments

[emovampboy]

What more? Well, a lack of the awkwardness he seems to bring when in a relationship would be nice, but Vincent doesn't mention it since it is something he has to work on himself.

Which leads him to nod softly at Reeve. "I suppose that is a fair point. I also suppose we should be glad for the lack of Yuffie."

[plate_builder]

Oh Yuffie, almost catching them. He laughs and holds a hand out to the other man. Come, sit in his lap. Be close to him.

"I like your company. You like mine. That's correct?"

[emovampboy]

Vincent won't get hint if Reeve truly wants him (awkwardly) in his lap, but he does stop leaning on his hand so he can offer it to the man.

"Considering I would avoid you if I did not, that is correct.ç

[plate_builder]

Oh well. Sometimes you do the best you can do. Which wasn’t always the best. And Reeve could adapt to that. Reeve takes the hand with a soft smile.

“ANd you’re quite talented at avoiding. So I’m glad to not be on the list.”

[emovampboy]

"It's a skill." Vincent rubs a finger over whatever is availble of Reeve's hand, almost absently. "You seem to have it down with Cait."

[plate_builder]

The touch makes him smile fondly at the older man. Half-unconscious affections were definitely something that only made him more pleased by Vincent.

"That is a matter of safety. Too many attempts on my life recently."

[emovampboy]

"It's still a skill, whatever the reason." He explains. "Especially with something that isn't entirely your own body."

[plate_builder]

Oh come now, Cait Sith was a lot more an extension of Reeve than others realized.

He smiles and leans forward to kiss Vincent's hair.

"I think I'd rather be interested in your body."

[emovampboy]

The kiss to the head is a little strange to him, such a subtle gesture when added to the next words Reeve speaks. But he adjusts, smirking at Reeve.

"I thought you already were?"

[plate_builder]

"Oh, I am. On top of many things. But there's also you mind. And your smile, rare and stunning."

[emovampboy]

"Is that so?" Vincent seems to hesitate a moment, perhaps pondering something as he asks, before shifting in closer to Reeve, meeting him eye to eye. "What will you do if you find I am different than expected? I have already surprised you a few times."

[plate_builder]

“Then I will either adapt, or we might decide together that it doesn’t work,” Reeve offers with a brief shrug.

Pragmatic is something useful to have next to a sort of romantic idealism that gets him into trouble.

[emovampboy]

Vincent makes a small sound to the response, perhaps surprised at the fact the words are as serious as they are. Reeve has always seemed the type, at least in comparison to himself, to find endless optimism. The fact he admits things could go wrong? Well, it is somehow strangely comforting to Vincent, perhaps because it means he has been given permission to be a little less hidden than normal, while still having some chance not to be discarded.

Discarded? The thought will cause a small frown, but it quickly passes, Vincent instead giving Reeve a faint smile. "Let's rest for tonight."

[plate_builder]

Life, Reeve had found, had ways of going wrong, often in unexpected manners. Which meant he didn’t dare run on the assumption that things would go exactly as he wanted. It was silly.

“Of course,” Reeve smiles. his legs were already tired. He could accept this suggestion.

[emovampboy]

Vincent nods, standing to go prepare the matress he uses to sleep, indicating a small box to Reeve.

"You can put anything you want to store in there. Also, I'm afraid we will have to share the bed, unless you want me to sleep on the floor."

[plate_builder]

"Afraid we'll have to share the bed? My dear, I'd be half worried if you didn't offer. That said, I have brought a sleeping bag if it turns out uncomfortable for us both."

Not that he intends to be so easily driven from the other's side. But Reeve takes off his shoes, puts them by the box, and empties his pockets. Everything he's not wearing goes into it. That included, after clear heavy thought, the bangles of materia at his wrists.

[emovampboy]

Maybe he would be worried if Vincent didn't ask, but he probably also knows the man is polite and thus said something relating to it.

The sleeping bag, though...

"Or we can take the sleeping bag out tonight, so we don't have to use the blankets here."

He removes his own shoes and anything else he doesn't need to rest once done setting the bed up, placing them in the same box as Reeve just had.

"Is it alright if I take the spot closest to the wall?"

[plate_builder]

A sleeping bag out under the stars? Interesting. But for tonight, he wants shelter.

"Of course you can. If that makes you comfortable, then I have no reason to complain."

[emovampboy]

Sleeping bags could be spread out and meant they didn't have to risk bringing anything they wouldn't want to sleep on back with them. It wasn't as if Vincent had a great deal of bedding, after all.

He nods at Reeve's response though, smiling a little. "Good. It helps me rest."

[plate_builder]

"A firm wall at your back provides safety," Reeve speculates. Though he has to wonder if that means he might make VIncent uncomfortable by nature of pinning him in.

[emovampboy]

"Basically." He supposes it is little surprise that Reeve would choose to speak the big reason for his choosing such a spot. "I think I became too used to confined spaces for sleep with my coffin."

[plate_builder]

Ah. So a close quarters situation is good for him.

"Alright then. I shall make sure you feel properly confined."

Everyone is an immature teenager at heart... Even Vincent

[emovampboy]

The last line gets a small raise of the brow from Vincent, and yet he doesn't say anything to it. He's already made his one shocking remark to Reeve for the day, and he isn't sure the other man could take another one.

Instead, Vincent makes sure he has removed anything he doesn't need in order to sleep, and moves towards the mattress to settle in, tapping beside him to indicate Reeve can join him whenever he is ready.

that's not always a bad thing.

[plate_builder]

Well, with that allowance Reeve goes into his pack to pull out some more comfortable clothes to sleep in. No way he wanted to sleep in things suitable to hiking.

Once he changed he moved to lie down with Vincent, smiling.

"Thank you. For all of this."

Hah!

[emovampboy]

Vincent just stays where he is, comfortable in his normal outfit for the moment, letting Reeve get ready to settle in.

Once the man has laid down, Vincent moves to put an arm over him, nodding softly.

"I'm glad you could make it."