Jethro liked parties. Despite always being in that shut people thought he was, the innocent, bookworm who just stayed home all day buried in his journal, writing poems and reading books, Jethro lovedĀ parties, and he loved getting into troubleānot that he ever went out looking for it. It just found him.
And tonight, it found him in the form of a man.Ā
Trouble found him in the form of a tall, very handsome man that Jethro had immediately thought had nice, kissable lips.Ā
Unfortunately, the couple of beers he had already had no effect in making him comfortable or less of a stuttering mess when it came to meeting new people. Swallowing thickly, both hands wrapped around the neck of his beer bottle, Jethro just looked up at the man, nodding his head slightly in acknowledgement as he introduced himself very softlyāso softly that perhaps he didnāt even make a sound, but either way, he wouldāve been drowned out by the music.
āH-Hi. Iām⦠Iām Jethro.ā
How Hell should shun theĀ chaoticĀ symphony that was a party.Ā
Once upon a very distant time Jame had loved parties. Dancing, getting drunk, tangling with the limbs of beautiful people (one of whom heād often sleep with by the end of the night). They were the perfect escapes from reality. Dark, twisted, yet light and dramatic. Fascinating.Ā
But oh how heād grown since then. He was no longer an angsty teenager, but an angsty young adult whoās senses have become downright strained from all the godforsaken noise. Honestly the music alone was enough to make him want to squish his brain out through his ears. Yet, it was a necessary evil. People attending parties, people who heād been looking for, pawns he needed to collect. Whether for himself or the people he worked for didnāt particularly matter, for he always ended up finding someone to play with. With such an unending mass of them, how could he not? Tonight was, however, for himself. He needed a distraction. A warm body to be with, talk with, to keep him from losing himself in his own mind.Ā
And he found one. Without even trying. That was certainly not a first, but definitely unexpected tonight. Still he smiled a lovely, wicked smile upon seeing the nervous boy before him. The darkness hidden in his heart tugged at Jameās curiosity, his head tilting to the side as his words danced across his sensitive ears. Jethro. What an alluringly unusual name. Ā
Daring to step closer, Jameās cool eyes flickered over the young manās own.Ā āWell hello, Jethro. My name is Jame. Itās admittedly lovely to meet you.ā And he meant it. He hadnāt had someone to play with in so long. He leaned against the wall, crossing his arms and stared him down with a smirk.Ā āWhat brings you here tonight, I wonder?ā