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Aug 15, 2016 18:00:13 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 18:00:13 GMT -7
Dan didn't notice Ceds jump because his hands flew to either side of his head and his eyes were closed. He felt surge worry come from Irina.... and he knew she'd noticed. Once he had calmed enough to speak, he wasn't surprised at Ceds reaction. Dan shook his head, dropping his hands back into his lap, "no. It's fine," he was being totally genuine, which was a hard thing for Dan pull off without looking like a prick. He cracked a smile at the half joke about passing out, but smile quickly left when Nik spoke again, "no, no. Now I know what I'm preparing for. Don't worry about me," his face was deadly serious. He couldn't stand if Ced didn't share with him just because of his... Condition, ability, thing. Dan kept his eyes Nik even as he looked down, "let's talk about this. Have you... Seen someone about helping the nightmares stop? Did they just recently come back?" therapist Dan, to the rescue?
Ceds comment about being Irina's real brother and about how he's supposed to be the one upset sky her fashion caused Dan to smile weakly. "Right but they're not... Dating. I'm pretty sure," he was still frowning the thought though. He shook it off, "dating is overrated anyway, right?"
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Aug 15, 2016 18:19:23 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 18:19:23 GMT -7
@daniel <3 Nikolai's look that he gave Dan was quite amusing. He knew Dan was saying that just to make him feel better, but Niko wasn't dumb. He knew no matter what, even with a lot of practice, his emotions about this subject were always going to bother Dan to a point of pain. That's just how it was. "They are more recent yes, I haven't had them in awhile. But no, I haven't gone to see anyone." Niko gave him an amused smile, even though he knew this wasn't amusing at all. But Niko didn't want to talk to people about his problems. Dan was the first person to ever know this about him.
Dan spoke again and Niko glanced over at his sister. They seemed just friendly, nothing else. But some people were good at hiding things. "That's alright, I'm sure if she had a boyfriend she'd tell me." Niko smiled and then laughed. "Yes, I suppose dating is overrated. At least for us. Not for her."
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Aug 16, 2016 6:45:21 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 6:45:21 GMT -7
They two had a kind of unspoken agreement that yeah, this was bad for Dan but yeah, it didn't matter. There were more important things. When Nik brought up that they had been coming back recently, Dan nodded slowly. At the 'amused' smile Dan sighed, looking down at his hands now, "well, I think you should... honestly," he chewed his lip for a moment, "I want to talk and help as best I can but I'm nowhere near the perfect person for the job," he looked up again, his eyebrows knitted together, "but telling me is a good first step I just... hope you don't stop there." He tried to show in his eyes how much he loved and supported Nik, because he was not the most comfortable person with saying that sort of thing to anyone.
Dan froze at Niks next comment about Irina having a boyfriend. He wasn't her boyfriend so he wasn't in any trouble... yet. He wanted to tell Nik what had happened, the kiss and all, but he didn't want to without asking Irinas permission first... and without possibly using her as a shield.
Dan nodded absentmindedly as Nik agreed with the 'dating being overrated' at least for them thing. Not for her. Dan swallowed, "It'd be nice if we got past... all that someday," he realized he had turned back toward Irina and quickly looked away before leaning back onto his elbows with a shrug, "or just stay handsome bachelors forever. Either one."
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Aug 16, 2016 7:52:01 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 7:52:01 GMT -7
@daniel <3 Niko looked into Dan's eyes and saw the emotions. He knew Dan cared for him deeply, just as Nikolai cared for him. But...Niko didn't want to talk to somebody. He didn't want a stranger to know his deepest secrets. Hell, even his parents didn't know. Only Dan did now. It was something Niko has kept secret for over 10 years. And he thought he could deal with the nightmares on his own. "I think I'm okay, Dan. I'll just deal with them. I'm sure they'll stop eventually."
Niko had to laugh at his bachelor comment. It was definitely a nice idea, especially since he was ... well, as happy as he could be without a girl in his life. He's never had any type of interaction with a woman, let alone kissing them so he couldn't imagine ever not being a single man. "That sounds great to me, Dan."
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Aug 16, 2016 9:28:37 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 9:28:37 GMT -7
Dan frowned at Niks response, but he expected it. It was too soon. He nodded, "okay but anytime you're feeling bad, I mean anytime," he lifted a finger to point at Nik, "you contact me and we'll hash it out. Even if hashing it out means playing Quidditch or making dumb jokes," he cracked a smile, "and hey, I can't overload through owls," he said, his eyes lighting up. He hadn't thought of that possible solution. "Maybe writing would be better for you, too?" he suggested.
Dan smiled as Nik agreed to the bachelor thing, even though he knew he was already straying from it. He sighed, looking up toward the sky, "guess you should say hi to Ri while you're here at some point, huh?"
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Aug 16, 2016 9:39:04 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 9:39:04 GMT -7
@daniel <3 When Daniel frowned at him Niko had to chuckle a little. Dan had to know that was how Niko was going to react, that's just who he was. "Owls would probably work, yeah... much easier than speaking it, that's for sure." Dan pointed fingers at him and Niko rose his eyebrows, smirking. "Alright, alright..." A spark of worry drifted through Niko, and sometimes he wished he just couldn't feel around Dan but he knew that would never happen. He hoped his friend didn't think any less of him, or was disgusted by him...
"I'll be seeing her and the other girls tomorrow night, actually. Headmaster said I could come visit Hogwarts as long as I agreed to get searched by the aurors." He watched Ree from afar, truly happy that he was going to spend time with all of his sister's tomorrow. It had been way too long.
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Aug 16, 2016 11:11:15 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 11:11:15 GMT -7
Dan smiled when Nik said that the owls could work. "I think that'd work better for me too, not to sound selfish," he added. He felt that sense of worry come from Nik but he suppressed any reaction to it. Mixing with his own worry, it wasn't that bad. "Either way, I'm here for you. Like I said. I digress," he concluded. If Nik wanted to keep talking he was always one hundred percent willing but he knew that this was going to be hard for both of them. But that fact that they'd made it this far was a testimony to their strong friendship. They were brothers, that was that.
Dan felt his heart skip a beat when Nik said he'd see the girls tomorrow. The fact that he was coming to Hogwarts caused Dan to smile, though, and he moved to just lean on one elbow in the grass, "the girls are going to be ecstatic," he said with a grin.
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Aug 16, 2016 17:35:01 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 17:35:01 GMT -7
@daniel <3 Niko couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. "Don't worry, you, it's not selfish. I understand...not completely, but I get it. I don't want to be the one that's always making you hurt." That was the first time Nikolai had seen Dan really in pain just from his emotions alone, which was shocking. Having been friends for so many years, he would've imagined that would've happened to him already.
Niko himself chugged the rest of his coffee and glanced up at the sky. He hoped they would be happy. He hadn't seen them in a long time...and all of them together? It had been even longer. "I hope so. I've missed them, that's for sure...you're keeping an eye on them, right?" Nikolai would've normally felt bad that he was asking so much of Dan, but he knew he didn't mind, and he loved the girls.
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Aug 17, 2016 19:31:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2016 19:31:05 GMT -7
Niks laugh caused dan to smile again, and this one stuck. He didn't want Nik to feel bad, not in any way. "Well figutre it out, man," he sad, trying to get some optimism in his tone. Nik would know how hard that was for him to do. He was just glad that this whole talk didn't end up with either of them passed out or dead. That was a nice bonus!
Dan looked up at Nik at his next comment, giving a firm nod, "of course I am," and he raelly was too. Those girls were like family to him. Which only made him feel worse about the whole Irina issue. He turned back to the sky, "they're in good hands. We'll be happy to have you, of course," but his heart wasn't in it.
(Should we wrap this soon?)
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Aug 18, 2016 9:33:20 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 9:33:20 GMT -7
@daniel OOC: Sure <3 Nikolai smiled back at Dan. His mind seemed to be somewhere else, but Niko figured that was because of him and his stories he was telling his friend. Niko couldn't imagine what it felt like to constantly be feeling someone elses emotions all the time. "Well I'm glad they're being watched. That's what's important." Nikolai was extremely excited to see his sister's and to catch up with them. He needed his family.
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Aug 21, 2016 12:29:31 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2016 12:29:31 GMT -7
Dan nodded, smiling. "Yeah, don't worry," he felt sick to his stomach saying that. He really was watching his sisters, of course! He loved them, but he was watching one a little more closely than the others and he felt horrible about that. He sat up again, looking to Niko, "I look forward to those owls," he said softly. They spent most of the afternoon just lounging about, maybe doing a little shopping, until they were eventually able to catch up with the girls. One big happy family...
(the end hah)
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