Are you his Mirror? Dopple. Fucking whatever? Dude! This is NOT okay. What? You're just actively trying to fucking destroy his friendship or something?
[Maybe he should have anticipated the question being posed back at him.
He blinks, then clears his throat, offering a little smile.]
... I'm healing well enough. I imagine once this cast is gone, I'll need to start putting my art to work — I would hate for one to be skinnier than the other. That would look rather ridiculous, wouldn't it...?
Well, you could always make it a party trick, but yeah. Given this place, it'd probably be smart to work on it a little. So long as you pace yourself, you should be fine.
Well you might want to start giving it some serious thought then. Because with the way his powers are working right now, suicide has suddenly become a much messier option for him than it was before.
It might not kill HIM, but who knows who it winds up hurting in the process?
[Things Louis didn't expect to hear today: FUCKING THIS. Realy, genuine worry blooms in his chest for Thom. He didn't realise how bad things were- shit.]
Jesus fucking christ, do you have an off button? He really doesn't need you airing his dirty laundry around like this. Give him some fucking respect- fucking hell.
YOU'RE getting personal. I've got every reason to be fucked off you're doing this shit to my friend. Why not just quit while you're ahead, because whatever bullshit you've got to say to me about him? It won't matter. Because guess what? I give enough of a shit about him to not hold it against him.
Too bad for you. Now kindly fuck off and stop doing... this shit to him.
[Hunk is able to type the address into his Fluid, since the goings on in the city had prevented him from becoming too familiar with it, and fortunately, it's not very far; just a straight shot down Main St.
It isn't long before Louis might hear a light and friendly knock on his front door.]
The next time Louis swings by Pixie's, he'll find a small parcel for him on the piano stool. It contains a tin of wood polish with a note taped to it that says For Chairles!, and (the real present) a contract to play at Pixie's two nights a week, indefinitely, as a paid performer.
[Kurt better believe he gets a message from Louis right after that. Well, not right after, because he probably hid in a corner for like five minutes. This means so goddamn much to him. It's a dream he long since put away - because it's not exactly one you can pursue in the zombie apocalypse- with the best will in the world. ]
Hey man, thanks for the gift. Like. Seriously, no kidding around. That's pretty much the best thing that anyone has ever given me.
Of course, I don't, but I did because that's the power of friendship.
[And you can't defeat the power of friendship, Hunk.
When the door knocks, there's a lot of loud barking on the other side of the door. It's the sort of bark one would expect to come out of a dog who would unhesitatingly tear someone's throat out if they crossed her. Which this dog absolutely would.
Of course, when Louis opens the door, letting out a lilting whistle to know the visitor isn't someone to tear the throat out of, Hunk instead gets a pit bull barrelling into him, stubby tail wagging happily. ]
Rosie, c'mon, don't maul Hunk. [He flashes a smile of apology, opening the door a little wider to let Hunk in, while using his leg to try and nudge the dog away. ] Sorry, she's still getting used to seeing so many new people.
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