Take My Hunger

   [ priestly laughed softly, not lifting his head from the pillow placed behind him. ]

      “I doubt he can say my name. I realize Boaz is short, but if it sounds like ‘buh-ass’ when my two year old cousin says it…”

   [ he doesn’t get it. he’s got a concussion, you can’t blame him for being slow. ]

      “Hand him over, I’ve still got one good arm.”

   [ as she leans down in front of him to hand jude over, priestly kisses her. and, while it’s just the faint presence of lips on skin, it’s still a kiss. as he holds jude in his arms, he smiles and begins to babble nonsense at him. no matter how much he’d like to believe it, jude and himself don’t have the secret form of communication down yet. but, one word he does make out is dada. ]

      “—— What did he say?”

      “He said——”

          "If he's too heavy on you, lemme know, kay?"

           [ the girl snorted softly and shook her head, leaning down to carefully place jude on priestly's chest, tummy down so he'd be less fuss when he fell asleep as he undoubtedly would. tish said nothing at priestly's response, but kissed him instead, leaning a bit further into it before she pecked his cheek and lowered herself into the chair by the bed, scooting closer as she watched him. ]

            [ at the little word leaving the baby's mouth, tish smiled, hugely, her eyes watering all over again. she took a deep breath and looked at priestly, reaching forward to touch his cheek as gently as she could. ]

            "Like I said..                       He's been asking for you all afternoon."

   [ a minor concussion, a broken arm, and more bruises than priestly could count. he secretly hoped what’s-his-face had it worse. priestly had never wished death upon anyone, but he wouldn’t mind watching that guy take a long walk off a short cliff. hell, he’d probably be the one to push him. ]

   [ after hours upon hours of doctors and nurses walking in and out, it was one in the morning. a nurse told him a girl and a baby were out in the waiting room for him, and when he asked if he could see them, she said that visiting hours were over. a few seconds of his famous puppy dog eyes later, and she said that the girl could come in and stay the night with him, to keep him awake and all that. ]

   [ the second the nurse left to get them, priestly’s eyes were glued to the door. and when it opened to reveal a tired, messy haired tish and a whiny baby, the biggest grin he’d ever managed split across his face. ]

        [ tish was close to beating the shit out of an orderly if he didn't let her through. but, luckily, they bit. she'd been waiting all afternoon, watching her beautiful little boy sleep as she waited for something, anything out of the back about priestly, and now she was being let in to see him. to stay with him. ]

        "The other guy can suck my dic-doritos."

        [ the brunette had jude in one arm, and the baby bag and car seat in the other when she walked in. she must have looked like hell, worrying the way she had been, crying for as long as she had. she smiled when he smiled and put everything down by his bed, moving over to kiss his forehead gently, her little boy tugging on her hair with a whine as he made grabby hands at priestly. ]

         "He's.. uhm... He's been asking for you all afternoon."

Below you will find quotes taken directly or paraphrased from the movie 'Labyrinth'. You know, the one starring David Bowie's bulge. Send in one of the following to see how my muse reacts:

❝ I ask for so little. ❞

❝ Just let me rule you, and you can have everything that you want. ❞

❝ Just fear me, love me - do as I say and I will be your slave.❞

❝ You remind me of the babe. ❞

❝ That’s not fair! ❞

❝ Give me the child. ❞

❝ You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is? ❞

❝ I have been generous up ‘til now; I can be cruel. ❞

❝ You cowered before me, I was frightening. ❞

❝ I have reordered time; I have turned this world upside down, and I have done it all for you! ❞

❝ I am exhausted from living up to your expectations. ❞

❝ Isn’t that generous? ❞

❝ Your mother is a fraggin’ aardvark! ❞

❝ Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you. ❞

❝ I move the stars for no one. ❞

❝ Your eyes can be so cruel. ❞

❝ If she ever kisses you, I’ll turn you into a prince. ❞

❝ If he ever kisses you, I’ll turn you into a princess. ❞

❝ You’re him, aren’t you? ❞

❝ You’re her, aren’t you? ❞

❝ My will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great. ❞

❝ You have no power over me. ❞

❝ How you turn my world, you precious thing. ❞

❝ Well then, come on, which way? ❞

❝ Which way do you want to go, hm? ❞

❝ Was that wrong? ❞

❝ I’ve brought you a gift. ❞

❝ But if you turn it this way and look into it, it will show you your dreams. ❞

❝ In nine hours and twenty-three minutes…you’ll be mine. ❞

❝ Where you goin’ with a head like that? ❞

❝ No, I said ‘allo’, but that’s close enough. ❞

❝ It’s only forever, not long at all. ❞

❝ All right then, throw down your weapons, and I’ll see that you’re well-treated. ❞

❝ Don’t tell me truth hurts, because it hurts like hell. ❞

❝ No one can blame you for walking away. ❞

❝ I don’t know why, but every now and again in my life - for no reason at all - I need you. ❞

❝ The way forward is sometimes the way back. ❞

❝ It’s very rude to stare! ❞

❝ What did you have to go and do a thing like that for? ❞

❝ What’d you expect fairies to do? ❞

❝ What’s the matter, my dear, don’t like your toys? ❞

❝ There’s such a sad love, deep in your eyes. ❞

❝ I’ll place the sky within your eyes. ❞

❝ What kind of magic spell to use? ❞

❝ I’ll paint you mornings of gold. ❞

❝ I’ll spin you Valentine evenings. ❞

❝ I’ll be there for you as the world falls down. ❞

❝ We’re choosing the path between the stars. ❞

❝ I’ll leave my love between the stars. ❞

❝ How you turned my world, you precious thing. ❞

❝ You starve and near exhaust me. ❞

❝ I do believe in you. ❞

❝ I live without the sunlight. ❞

❝ I love without your heartbeat. ❞

   [ his head hurt a lot more than before. and so did his arm. it was a possibility that the adrenaline kept him from feeling the throbbing pain shooting throughout his body. he’d ask about that dick chad… or brad… or whatever the fuck his name was, but he was too worried about the fact that his arm might be broken to care. ]

      [ the ride to the hospital was longer than priestly remembered, but maybe the reason it had seemed so long was because he was slipping in and out of consciousness, the stupid paramedic always shaking him and asking him questions to keep him from sleeping. ]

            [ tish held tightly to the car-seat, her arm looped through the bar so it was stuck in the crease of her inner arm where it bent. Her fingers of that hand were balled up hella tight and rested against her lip as the nerves bunched up in her stomach. Her other hand was rested against priestly's good one, her hands shaking. she was watching his state deteriorate before her eyes, and it was- for lack of a better phrase- freaking the shit out of her. she cared about this man; loved him, even. ]

       [  he'd been there for her every single step of the way. he'd made it to the last few doctors appointments. he'd taken her to the hospital to have the baby. he was the first one to see the baby. the first face she saw when she woke up from labor. he was her rock, her hero throughout all of this, and now he was drifting.]

       "Priestly, please. Stay with me."

        [ the lump in her throat was too huge to restrain, and she couldn't fight the tears that slipped down her cheeks. she took a shaky breath, gasping softly when the ambulance stopped and they started unloading him. ]

come play with me!

the password is phuket

come play with me!

the password is phuket

come play with me!

the password is phuket

      “Permission to leave out the part where I nearly got the living Phuket, Thailand beat out of me?”

   [ he lifted the arm that he could feel up to hold the crying boy’s feet. not long after did he hear ambulance sirens, and heard several pairs of feet march up to the second floor. he felt himself being lifted, and as his head fell back he shouted out, biting on his lower lip so hard he nearly drew blood. he grabbed the man’s arm who had been lifting him. ]

      “Her and the baby come with me, or I’m not going.”

         "Affirmative."

         [ the brunette looked up at the medics and scooted out of the way, moving to hold jude properly, cringing hard at his shout. the baby started crying again and she gulped, listening to priestly's plea before she ran into her apartment and grabbed the baby bag and his car-seat. she placed the baby in before she strapped him down and gave him his favorite little blanket before she locked the door and ran down the stairs, catching up a bit breathlessly. ]

          "We're right here, Priestly." 

          [ the girl let out a breath and pouted softly, watching as they loaded him into the back of the ambulance. after they strapped him down, they let her and the baby in. she sat there quietly, placing her hand on his, letting out a soft breath. ]

   ”— Still. What if I, like, have some weird scar and he asks, and I have to explain that I fell down a flight of stairs because some dic— dude pushed me down?”

      [ he looks at the baby, then back at tish. ]

   ”… Remember to invite him up for dinner soon.”

        "If he asks, you tell him the truth.                      You're gonna tell him that you fell down the stairs because you were protecting his mama from some piece of shiiittake mushrooms."

        [ she winced a bit before she moved the baby on her lap, turning him to face Priestly so his little head rested on her chest, and his little legs and feet kicked out as he flailed and made grabby hands toward Priestly, still sniffling and crying. ]

        "Definitely."

        [ She said softly, smiling at the man before she leaned down and kissed his forehead gently, her thumb chasing away the small kiss as she smoothed his hair back. ]

   ”Hey, don’t show the kid. He doesn’t need to see his hero losing the battle.”

      [ he moves to lift his head on his own, but feels a sharp pain spread up his spine, and is brought back to the floor. ]

                "Hey, don't move."

        [ she scolded with a huff, resting her hand on his chest as she watched him, the baby in her arms still screaming. ]

        "            He's eight months old, Priestly, he won't remember this. And if he does, and asks about it, I'll tell him that his father saved the day."

         [ her smile as soft as she switched her son to the opposite arm and cuddled him close, closing her eyes as she hummed softly at him.]