Lorna and Alex || Halloween
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xp_logsBackdated to Oct. 31, after House of Horrors. Lorna and Alex decompress.
"Okay, we have chocolate, we have cookies, we have alcohol." Alex sighed, flopping back on the couch and looking at his wife. "I think that's all the post-traumatic event staples?"
Lorna smirked at her husband as she swished around her glass of wine, her other hand grasp the oil pen that held a special herb. That would be for later. Nearby Magnus sat on the floor, licking his jaws as if waiting for his own snacks. Lorna moved to bury her feet underneath Alex, he was always warm and she was always cold. "You doing alright hubby?"
Alex chuckled, taking a sip of beer and grabbing a treat out of the jar they kept nearby, tossing a treat to Magnus, who gobbled it up happily. "Yeah, I'm... I'm..." His expression slipped slowly into something slightly more somber. "Tonight was a trip."
"It was. Fear is a tricky thing." She moved her toes under his leg, mostly to let him know she was aware of him. "Want to talk about it?"
"No... Yeah... Kind of?" The world sucked enough. Alex did his best to keep his usual, happy demeanor in place, but sometimes... "It was like... being lost. "I didn't feel trapped, or abandoned, just like.... I didn't know where I was or how to get home."
Lorna raised an eyebrow as he spoke. Lorna liked to think she knew her husband pretty well, but there were still something they both didn't know of each other. "Being lost in complete darkness?"
"It wasn't dark. I could see. It was just like... I dunno." Alex shrugged, sipping his beer again. "You remember that time we thought going off-trail in that Redwood park was a good idea because we're experienced hikers and we know what we're doing aaaaaaaaaaand then we got lost because we were idiots? It was like that - that feeling of not knowing where you are or how the hell you're going to get out of there. Except that time you were there."
"Yeah, that was pretty stupid of us." Lorna whispered in silent. "Lost and alone?" Lorna moved and placed her wine glass down and moved closer to Alex, this time putting a leg over his as she placed her chin on his shoulder.
"Pretty much." He sighed, kissing the top of Lorna's head. He liked being surrounded by people for a lot of reasons, but the main thing was that he wasn't alone. One of those childhood fears he'd never grown out of. "It's stupid."
"It is not stupid, Alex." As she snuggled closer to him. "We can either run from it or embrace it. But you are never alone." She pointed to his ring finger. "Think of that as a symbol that I am always with you, no matter how far apart. And I am sure your moms and sister think of you often. I've seen their photo collection."
He laughed. "You've only see part of it, trust me. There's an entire closet full of photo albums." He hugged her tighter, breathing deep and content. "I knew this being married thing was cool for a reason. I mean, besides spending the rest of my life with my best friend. But that's also awesome."
"You mean the stash in the guest bedroom? Or the one in the hallway closet?" She poked his cheek, "You are adorable both as a baby with those chubby cheeks and now with your adorkable smile." Lorna chuckled, "I couldn't ask for a better partner in crime."
"Both. And the bookshelf in my old room." Alex grabbed her hand, kissing her knuckles and smiling. "Isn't it technically partner in crime-fighting?"
"I guess it depends on what we have planned for that day." She gave Alex a wicked smile. "But I promise not to get you arrested. Unless we are at a protest, then I can't promise anything."
"Protests are a valid place for getting arrested." Alex grinned back. "As long as someone is willing to put up bail for us."
"You feeling a little bit better?" One of her hands snaked around his arm, giving him a little squeeze.
"Yeah." He leaned in to kiss her gently. "Thanks to you."
She kissed him back before whispering into his lips, "And never think of your fears as stupid. We all have them, even if they are different."
He smiled, reaching a hand up to tangle in her hair and keep her closer. "Yes ma'am."
"Okay, we have chocolate, we have cookies, we have alcohol." Alex sighed, flopping back on the couch and looking at his wife. "I think that's all the post-traumatic event staples?"
Lorna smirked at her husband as she swished around her glass of wine, her other hand grasp the oil pen that held a special herb. That would be for later. Nearby Magnus sat on the floor, licking his jaws as if waiting for his own snacks. Lorna moved to bury her feet underneath Alex, he was always warm and she was always cold. "You doing alright hubby?"
Alex chuckled, taking a sip of beer and grabbing a treat out of the jar they kept nearby, tossing a treat to Magnus, who gobbled it up happily. "Yeah, I'm... I'm..." His expression slipped slowly into something slightly more somber. "Tonight was a trip."
"It was. Fear is a tricky thing." She moved her toes under his leg, mostly to let him know she was aware of him. "Want to talk about it?"
"No... Yeah... Kind of?" The world sucked enough. Alex did his best to keep his usual, happy demeanor in place, but sometimes... "It was like... being lost. "I didn't feel trapped, or abandoned, just like.... I didn't know where I was or how to get home."
Lorna raised an eyebrow as he spoke. Lorna liked to think she knew her husband pretty well, but there were still something they both didn't know of each other. "Being lost in complete darkness?"
"It wasn't dark. I could see. It was just like... I dunno." Alex shrugged, sipping his beer again. "You remember that time we thought going off-trail in that Redwood park was a good idea because we're experienced hikers and we know what we're doing aaaaaaaaaaand then we got lost because we were idiots? It was like that - that feeling of not knowing where you are or how the hell you're going to get out of there. Except that time you were there."
"Yeah, that was pretty stupid of us." Lorna whispered in silent. "Lost and alone?" Lorna moved and placed her wine glass down and moved closer to Alex, this time putting a leg over his as she placed her chin on his shoulder.
"Pretty much." He sighed, kissing the top of Lorna's head. He liked being surrounded by people for a lot of reasons, but the main thing was that he wasn't alone. One of those childhood fears he'd never grown out of. "It's stupid."
"It is not stupid, Alex." As she snuggled closer to him. "We can either run from it or embrace it. But you are never alone." She pointed to his ring finger. "Think of that as a symbol that I am always with you, no matter how far apart. And I am sure your moms and sister think of you often. I've seen their photo collection."
He laughed. "You've only see part of it, trust me. There's an entire closet full of photo albums." He hugged her tighter, breathing deep and content. "I knew this being married thing was cool for a reason. I mean, besides spending the rest of my life with my best friend. But that's also awesome."
"You mean the stash in the guest bedroom? Or the one in the hallway closet?" She poked his cheek, "You are adorable both as a baby with those chubby cheeks and now with your adorkable smile." Lorna chuckled, "I couldn't ask for a better partner in crime."
"Both. And the bookshelf in my old room." Alex grabbed her hand, kissing her knuckles and smiling. "Isn't it technically partner in crime-fighting?"
"I guess it depends on what we have planned for that day." She gave Alex a wicked smile. "But I promise not to get you arrested. Unless we are at a protest, then I can't promise anything."
"Protests are a valid place for getting arrested." Alex grinned back. "As long as someone is willing to put up bail for us."
"You feeling a little bit better?" One of her hands snaked around his arm, giving him a little squeeze.
"Yeah." He leaned in to kiss her gently. "Thanks to you."
She kissed him back before whispering into his lips, "And never think of your fears as stupid. We all have them, even if they are different."
He smiled, reaching a hand up to tangle in her hair and keep her closer. "Yes ma'am."
