forum Glitches // OxO // Closed

Started November 27, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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He let out a faint hum, considering Jude's words. "Oh, I see." He said softly. "I guess that makes sense." He looked up at Jude with a tiny little smile.

Jude shrugged, wearing a gentle smile as he nodded. "Great, I'm glad you get that. My friends are pretty comfortable with joking about that stuff, so when you meet them don't worry about saying the wrong thing." With a glance up out at the rainy street above, Jude raised his eyebrows. "I think we're gonna have to make a run for it," He laughed, trying to plan out the quickest route home, "We'll never find a cab in this weather, and waiting for one in the rain is pointless."

He nodded a little, and peeked out at the rain with a curious little frown. He wasn't sure if he'd ever been in the rain before, and…he wasn't sure what to expect from it. "Okay." He said simply, glancing at Jude and then up towards the rain again.

Jude smiled as he offered him a hand. "Are you ready?" He asked, glancing up to the street for a second time, curious as to what Nyx might think of running through the rain. Would he like it? Would he hate it, and want to go back inside? Jude could hardly imagine the glee that Nyx might show if he found the rain to be a good thing; his awe-struck gaze had always made him smile.

He took Jude's hand, giving him a little smile. "Yeah." he replied, looking back out at the rain again and wondering what exactly this would be like.

Jude nodded, holding Nyx's hand as he began up the steps, feeling his mouth curve into a smile as rain fell on and around them. "Come on, we gotta make it home before we're totally drenched!" He laughed, tugging Nyx along through the crowds of umbrellas and bright raincoats.

(ooh what if Jude's friends are waiting for them at the apartment when they get back, like '?explain where have you been?for the past week?' you could write as one or a few friends if you like.)

Nyx laughed a little bit as they moved out into the rain, staring up at the sky and blinking the water out of his face, trusting that Jude wouldn't let him slam into anyone.

(yes! And they're like "who is this person" and Nyx is like. half-hiding behind Jude like "Jude who are these people, what's going on")

Jude couldn't help his grin as they moved past pedestrians, laughing as he half-heartedly apologized for cutting through and in front of them. "It's cool, right?" He said, looking back at Nyx in quiet excitement. Light seemed to catch the rain wherever it fell and running through the city streets, he forgot all their worries of RTI and drawing attention to themselves. "Keep up, yeah? We're almost on my street!"

(!mhm)

Nyx grinned happily. "It's gorgeous." He replied, rain soaking into his hair and running down his face, soaking into his shirt and leaving dark patches in the fabric. "Sorry!" He turned his gaze from the sky in order to be able to keep up with Jude, but he was still soaking wet.

"God, I don't know how these people can hate the rain," Jude laughed, holding Nyx's hand as they moved past raincoats and umbrellas. The taxis seemed to glow as they stuttered through traffic, and every time Jude looked back at Nyx, it seemed he did, too. Oh, that smile. His joy was plain to see, and Jude couldn't tell if the quiet fluttering in his chest was because of the running, or Nyx.

Nyx was still grinning happily as he followed Jude, eyes flicking up to the sky happily to watch the rain come down on his head.

"Here, c'mon. We're almost there," Jude laughed, slowing his run as they neared the sheltered front of his apartment building. With a few remaining chuckles of giddiness, he turned to Nyx and took in his gleeful state in a quiet moment of adoration. Raindrops falling from his dark and dampened hair, bright eyes paired with that smile that seemed knowing of every wonderful and whimsical thing life had to offer. "You're so beautiful like, this, you know?"

Nyx grinned again, leaning over to kiss Jude's cheek happily. "Thank you!" He said, smiling again. "I think I like rain." He added after a moment, turning to look out the window and look at the rain pattering down on the pavement outside.

"Yeah? I'm glad," Jude said with a breathy laugh, wordlessly taking Nyx's hand as he turned to walk towards the elevators, away from the rain rolling down the windows of the building. "Are you cold, at all?" He asked, flicking a long dampened lock of hair from his view, "I'll make us something warm when we get up. That'll be nice."

Nyx shrugged a little bit. "Uhm…I don't know. But something warm sounds good!" He shivered faintly as they came inside, his shirt soaking wet from the rain.

Jude smiled, nodding to himself as they reached the elevators. "And we'll get changed, too. Put on some warm clothes so we can curl up and do something comfortable," He said, turning to Nyx with his smile of quiet content. Only with him, could he feel so joyful at the simplest of things. Drinking tea and perhaps reading together; it was a soft and homely feeling in his chest. "We can do whatever you like."

Nyx smiled happily. "That sounds great!" He replied, leaning over to kiss Jude's cheek, bouncing faintly on the heels of his feet.

Jude nodded, wearing a comfortable smile as he stepped into the elevator with Nyx. "Hmm, yeah. And hey, I just realized–" He said, running a hand through his wet hair as he glanced at Nyx, "You never told me about the book you stayed up late reading. What was it about?"

Nyx ducked his head faintly, remembering his earlier questions to Jude about said book and about, well, sex. "Uhm." he was again glad that he couldn't blush, because he would have been if he could. "People." he said, blinking at Jude uncertainly.

Jude laughed, nodding as the elevator travelled up the floors, shaking them a little as it passed the one jarring spot. "Yes, people, and what else?" He asked, wearing a curious smile as he wondered why Nyx was suddenly hesitant, "What happens in the story? Why did you choose it?"

"I don't know." he replied, making a face at Jude. "It looked interesting, that's all." he wrinkled his nose a little bit.

"Aye, don't look at me like that," Jude said with a soft laugh, nudging his shoulder. Nyx didn't talk as much as he did when they first met, and Jude missed the quiet remarks of wonder. "I won't judge you, if that's what you're worried about. I just wanna know what you think of all this stuff that's new to you; I wanna hear it."

Nyx stuck his tongue out for a moment. "I was curious about…I don't know. What people read. What…I don't know. What life is like, I guess." He said quietly, looking up at Jude a little uncertainly, studying him.

Jude hummed, slowly nodding his head as the elevator came to a stop. "That makes sense," He said, meeting Nyx's gaze with a gentle smile and nodding out into the hallway, "This world is so wonderful and abstract, and understanding it through art, movies, books and all that— I get what you mean. I'm curious too."

Nyx nodded a little bit. "Mhm. I just…I feel like there's so much that I'm not familiar with, and…" He trailed off, shrugging his shoulders and looking up at Jude with a soft, shy look.

(Fhdhgd Nyx hiding behind Jude when he sees Jude's friends)

"You'll have time to learn and understand how things work," Jude said, walking out into the hallway and smiling at the sight of Macy wandering the carpeted corridor. Looking down at Nyx with a fond look, he pressed a kiss on his cheek. "And we have time to enjoy the things we have now; all this stuff that's new to you should be celebrated, even if it's small."

Nyx clicked his tongue softly at the cat, then looked up at Jude with a faint smile. "Okay. Thank you, Jude.". Said, returning the kiss happily and leaning into him a little bit.

(Sure!)

"Sure thing," Jude said with a quiet smile, retrieving his keys from his pocket as Macy followed them to his door. As he pushed his key into the lock, his smile fell. Did I forget to lock it when we left? No, he couldn't have. Muffled voices sounded from inside his apartment, and with a worried glance at Nyx, he took a step back. Maybe RTI had discovered the empty pod back at the lab and figured them out. His heart was sending feverish thoughts crowding to his mind; telling him to run and get Nyx out of here before they were met by whoever had broken into his apartment. The door swung open before he had a chance to move, and a surge of terror and relief gripped him where he stood.

"Jude. Oh my God," Randall loudly remarked, glancing over his shoulders at the others, "Guys it's him. He's alive and shit."

Nyx hid behind Jude as soon as the doors opened, peeking out from behind him after a moment, blue eyes cautious and shy at seeing all these people that he didn't know.

"Fucking finally!" Steve said, coming over with a laugh. "Where've you been, asshole? You haven't returned any of my calls or nothing."

Keagan rolled their eyes as they joined the others, leaning against the doorframe. "Long time no see, stranger." They said with a laugh, cocking their head. "And you've got a little friend, too. Who's this?" Their eyes had landed on Nyx, who hid behind Jude again at the attention.