Mini GP

[hollow_moon]

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.

(Use this like you'd use any GP! OTA)

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[prince_of_nymphs]

"Seems likely," Fin admitted with a smile. "Though perhaps he's enjoying the exhibits? So many oddities and unexplained things hanging about, sure'y he's itching to solve or debunk them all."

[leloupnoir]

Akeem paused, watching Fin for a beat before asking, before he could think better of it, "Does he know? That you're Fae."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"He's aware," Fin nodded. "That's not the sort of thing I'm keen to hide from the people I'm intimate with."

[leloupnoir]

"Well," Akeem sighed at the news. That was his cue to stop worrying that Greg might notice something was off with him, and press Akeem into a lie. If he believed in the Fae, a werewolf was not much more to ask of him. "That's good to know. Thank you."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Why the thanks?" Fin asked with a curious smile.

[leloupnoir]

"You didn't have to answer that question, did you," Akeem answered with a grateful smile.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"No, I suppose not. ...I'm not a very secretive person though, Akeem. It's just not n my nature," Fin admitted.

[leloupnoir]

"It won't stop me feeling grateful," Akeem assured him with an amused, affectionate smile.

[prince_of_nymphs]

Fin's own smile was warm, and he nodded a little in agreement.

"Then you're welcome," he said, before tilting his head slightly and offering a curious glance. "How do you know Greg?"

[leloupnoir]

"We're childhood friends, actually," Akeem answered. "We reconnected a few years ago. He was there for me when my wife died. Cancer." It was not that he did not miss Laura, to this day, and the life they would have had since her death. But he was more than used to talking about it.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I'm sorry," Fin said gently, "I didn't know about your wife. That's awful, Akeem."

Reaching over, he gave the other man's arm a soft squeeze.

"It must be good though, having him here in London. Fortunate that you'd both wind up in the same city. Kismet, even," he smiled.

[leloupnoir]

"Well, London is my home," Akeem stated. "I'd say it's kismet that he wound up here, but it seems to have been a choice on his part." Helped along by the NHS's worrying disregard for American decisions on medical licenses, but in this case, it had turned out for the best. Greg was a good doctor, if a very original individual. "Either way, I'm thankful."

He paused, then added, "He doesn't know what I am. Yet. I'd - appreciate it if you didn't mention it until I've broken the news to him."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I'm not in the business of sharing others secrets," Fin replied simply.

[leloupnoir]

"Then I will thank you - again," Akeem told Fin with a small smile.

[prince_of_nymphs]

Fin smiled a little and shrugged a bit. "No worries, mate. ...Do you think you'll ever tell him though?" he asked curiously.

[leloupnoir]

"Oh, of course," Akeem answered with a nod. "If he already knows about the supernatural, there's no reason not to."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"You just didn't want to be the one to tell him about the supernatural?" Fin asked.

[leloupnoir]

"To this day, I still don't know if I consider knowing about the supernatural a gift, or a curse," Akeem replied. "I tend not to tell people who don't already know, if I can get away with it."

[prince_of_nymphs]

Fin nodded a little in understanding, looking thoughtful for a moment, then wetting his lips with a flick of his tongue. "I suppose I don't think about it much- At least as much as I should."

[leloupnoir]

"How much should you think about it?" Akeem asked with raised eyebrows.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Enough to protect myself, I imagine," Fin shrugged.

[leloupnoir]

"Do you tell everyone you meet?" Akeem asked, although he did not think that Fin did. He was really asking how easily he did tell people.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"No, no, but... I don't know. I worry sometimes I'll tell the wrong person. I have a habit of trusting the wrong people," he confessed softly.

[leloupnoir]

Akeem frowned slightly. "I'm sorry to hear that."

[prince_of_nymphs]

Fin only shrugged, then found a tired smile.

"Just means I've plenty of room to improve."