londoncallingrpg

It was that time of the year, a time that used to fill Valentine with joy. Christmas was so wonderful usually, after all, but not so much this year. He simply wasn't in the holiday spirit. However, he'd planned this charity event months ago, and there was no cancelling it now.

It wasn't as flash as ones he'd held in prior years, his museum open to the public with collection buckets all over for people to give what they could to ensure a better holiday for those in need. Music filled the space, and there were performers all throughout the space. Yes, he'd had to up security for the evening to keep his many occult related items safe, but- Well, it was worth it, he supposed. If nothing else, it seemed to be enough to stop his mother from worrying so much about him for a bit.

All were welcome and admission was free. The bar was reasonably priced, and there were a few free nibbles donated by a local restaurant. All and all, not a bad night for the bored and the generously inclined.

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Another moment passed after Anael described what he felt, then Coby shrugged again. "Your words are just fine. But I'm standing here with you. Protective. Innate goodness. I sense plenty of that, right here in my arms."

Anael looked up at Coby with a smile, and of course, couldn't help but kiss him, a hand gently cradling his face. The rest of the world fell away, in moments like these. "My words aren't fine," he told him in a murmur. His words were not meant for anyone else. "They fail me when it comes to telling you how much I love you."

Anael never needed words for that. Coby could see it in his eyes, feel it in his touch, in his kiss and the one Coby needed to follow it with, in the answering light in his chest, in the way the world faded away in moments like these. "Think Julie'll mind if I steal you away, my love?"

"I doubt it very much," Anael told Coby honestly, "but let me warn her, so she doesn't look for me."

"Of course." If they'd been sneaking off to a quiet corner, Coby wouldn't bother, but no way they'd leave without letting Julie know first. Anael had come to the party with her. "So we'll know she can get home okay too."

"...that, too," Anael acknowledged belatedly, since he tended to forget about that kind of practical issues. But now he made a mental note to make sure with her that she could get a cab home. "I'll be right back," he told Coby, before turning to find his friend.

Julie was special to Anael, which meant she mattered to Coby too, and he had a lot more practice thinking about mundane comings and goings. Another night, he might've suggested Julie leave with them, but tonight the love he felt and wanted to share with Anael didn't leave much room for another. So he waited, giving Anael the time he wanted for his goodbyes, because after, Anael would be his as much as he ever was.

Anael found Coby again after five minutes, smiling at him and sliding his hands into as he stepped up to his side. "Shall we go?"

"Yep." Coby pulled Anael up close, and kissed him softly. "Julie all set?"

"She's found a lovely woman to take her home, I've been informed," Anael replied with a smile.

"Then the sooner we take off," Coby began, heading toward the exit, but never completely taking his eyes off Anael. "The sooner we can warm up again from the trip."

Anael's smile glinted warmly in his eyes as his hand found Coby's on their way out of the museum. "No rushing, though."

"No rushing," Coby agreed. Why would they, when they could enjoy every moment together as it came? To Coby the two weren't contradictory ideas.

Anael's hand was warm in his, and Coby thumbed over the back of his hand, before lifting it to press a kiss to Anael's fingers.

Anael held Coby's gaze, until he had to look away to see where they were walking. "Let's fly, though?" he offered as they hit the night's chill air.

"Yeah. I'm not going to say 'let's grab a cab' when it's the two of us. I love flying with you." Whether that was Anael flying carrying Coby, or the two of them flying together, holding hands to stay cloaked and careful not to bump wings. "And I could use the practice."

"Useful and lovely," Anael remarked, tugging Coby down the street to look for a discreet spot to disappear from the world.

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