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[ochitashinigami]

[The NV flips on. Eric looks rough again. He's pale, and looks like he could use a shower. He's shirtless, and his arm is bandaged.

But, the weird thing is, in spite of his condition, Eric looks happy.

In fact, he's beaming.

The video is being shot in Eric's bedroom. The bed is visible behind him.

There's someone asleep in it.]



He's here.



[And the video flips off.]

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[ochitashinigami]

[Eric just raises his eyebrows and smirks at the image on the screen. Grell is rather... Grell... but he does look good. When he's not talking, that is.

He laughs openly at the implication.]

Alan's telling the truth. One double bed between us. We slept. You know, that OTHER thing people do in bed?

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[gtfo_mypersonalspace]

[ The view on the screen shifts and flails a bit as William removes Grell from his lap. It finally steadies and a strange upward angle can be seen of William tying Grell's robe better. He huffs and finally brings the NV back to its normal position. ]

Humphries should have been given his own starter flat when he arrived. There is no reason to share. You are a greeter, Eric Slingby, you should be aware of this.

[deathknellgrell]

Aaaaaaaaaaah~nnnnnn~

You beast!

OOOoooooOOOOOooooh~!

[ Thus forcibly dressed, Grell sits next to William with his hands folded, legs crossed at the ankle, lips pursed: a theatrical display of primness. Still, his cheeks are pink and his hair mussed from his tussle with William. ]

I think you two do protest too much...

[ Grell, despite his studied primness, had been looking very satisfied with himself; now, his gaze darkens. He flicks a lock of wet hair from his face, as he turns to William. ]

What's it to you where Alan lives?

[amongthethorns]

[ Despite being horribly and irrevocably mentally scarred for life, he'll laugh, amused by all of this more than he can really say. Some thing had changed and yet they stayed the same. ]

Eric was injured. If you can get him to follow proper doctor's orders without actually being here and scolding him when he does something foolish please be my guest.

[ Never mind the fact that he wanted to be here and Eric seemed to get upset when he so much as left his sight. ]

As soon as he's well I'll look into a place of my own and job. I can't just laze around.

[ochitashinigami]

[Eric just laughs at Alan's description of him.]

I'm fine. Alan had just had one of the biggest attacks I'd seen. I wasn't shoving him into an empty apartment and leaving him there!

[gtfo_mypersonalspace]

Honestly, I was not certain I you had even informed Alan Humphries that he is provided his own room.

He deserves to have some peace and quiet if he would like it.

[ The last statement is accompanied by a cold, narrowed glare at Grell. ]

[ochitashinigami]

You're acting like I tied him to the bed. The truth is closer to the other way around, I assure you.

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[deathknellgrell]

[ A dismissive wave at the screen. ]

You're not fooling anyone. Just move in together, you know you want to.

[ A glance at William... ]

Peace and quiet, pffffft! If it weren't for me, you know you'd be a lonely, bitter--

[ ...as the full coldness of William's gare sets in: ]

2/2

[deathknellgrell]

--oooooOOOH~! A face like that I can't re~sist! I'm the hunter of ~love~, and yet you always manage to pierce me through the HEART~♥

[ THUNK! He flings his arms around William's neck and sets about kissing him! ]

[gtfo_mypersonalspace]

[ Grell effectively knocks William over, which, in turn, sends his NV falling to the ground. Eric and Alan no longer have a view, but they do get to hear a lot of loud, sloppy kissy noises, accompanied by William yelling and struggling!. ]

Grell Sutcliff, get off of me this instant.. Stop it. This is not the time for th--I said stop!

[ And a loud clunk is heard. Apparently William found something to smack Grell over the head with! ]

[ochitashinigami]

See, Alan? They do this all the time. It's better than television.

[amongthethorns]

He didn't force me to stay I wanted to. He's not that annoying to me thought he has moments.

[ His eyes widened as he just takes all this in. ]

There was no one being tied to bed.

[ He arched a brow then peered up at Eric. He might as well be living here already. He saw no point in getting a place of his own... He trails off laughing softly. ]

Do they? All the time? I don't know that I can handle this all the time.

[ochitashinigami]

I don't know how they do it either. But eh, at least they seem happy... most of the time.

[deathknellgrell]

[ Of course, being hit on the head is tantamount to foreplay, from Grell's point of view. The squealing and kissing and happy sounds continue, until Grell overhears something… ]

Oi! What you mean, handling?

[ He grabs William's NV and spins it around, scowling into it. ]

Nobody's handling William but me!

[amongthethorns]

Well as long as they're happy...

[His head tilts in confusion, a brow arching. What in the world is going on in Grell's head? He's heard of selective hearing but really this is a bit much.]

I would never "handle" Mister Spears in the way you're implying. In fact, I didn't mean handle in that sense at all. I meant it as deal with it.

[gtfo_mypersonalspace]

[ William can finally be seen in the view once more. He sits up, fussing with his hair - which had become quite mussed - and straightening out his tie - which had been pulled nearly clean off! ]

Honestly.

[ochitashinigami]

Are you two... uh... finished?

[deathknellgrell]

[ Grell's lip curls, revealing his rows of sharp teeth. His eyes narrow; he looks about to launch into another stream of invective directed towards Alan. But William's fussing and grumbling distracts him. He glances over his shoulder; and smiles, almost in spite of himself. ]

You needn't worry about that, Alan.

As long as you don't spend the night here, you're not likely to see anything that will scandalise your virgin eyes.

[ He turns away from the NV, to help smooth down William's hair. ]

Sorry, darling ♥

[gtfo_mypersonalspace]

[ Some more grumbling, but he lets Grell fix his hair. ]

As if you have ever let being in public be a deterrence for you. Honestly.

[amongthethorns]

Well I don't be spending the night there. Ever. I'd get my own place before that happened.

[ He means it to. Staying with them would only happen if he was in dire need. He grumbles a bit at the mention of virgin eyes. He's really not that sheltered, at least that's what he tells himself. ]

For the sake of what remains of my sanity we should talk again in a proper setting rather than with you both like this. So another day then?

[deathknellgrell]

[ Grell winks, recalling how they'd once spent an afternoon under the influence of some enchanted cherry blossoms - and almost got arrested for indecent exposure! He leans in, under pretense of putting the finishing touches on William's tie, and whispers in his ear: ]

You're one to talk.

[ And then, over his shoulder, to Alan. ]

"Proper setting?"

Yes, yes - I agree. The two of you in bed together is more than I can stand to watch, oh deeeeeeeeear me~!

[ochitashinigami]

Him, attack. Me, injured. Neither one of us was in much of a condition to be alone. One bed.

This isn't that hard to understand, Sutcliff.

[Yet somehow, Eric's hand is still resting on Alan's back.]

[amongthethorns]

It's just sharing a bed.

[Then it occurs that there's no point in trying to be logical. Also, there's the fact that in trying to correct Grell it's only making matters worse so he'll just huff and close his eyes, leaning further into Eric's side.]

It doesn't really matter but yes by proper I meant with us all completely dressed in non-sleep wrinkled clothes, completely awake and over coffee or something like it.