#chamberofmuses thread

     [ If Rés hadn’t known Renard so well,  this might have      been the moment he N O P E D out. Instead he tried to      hide his  SHOCK  at the  statement with  a vague  smile,      nodding as  he said a quick (and slightly  higher pitched      than normal), ]

           ❝ —— OK.. ❞

   [ He cleared his throat and  breathed out,  leaning forward    slightly and tapping Ren’s hand  gently with  his own  as he    spoke. He SNORTED a little bit,  realising his reaction had    possibly been a little bit  over the top,  he’d  simply  been    caught by S U R P R I S E. ]

           ❝ Yeah though, right as you are, let’s hope that            we’ve got a  few more  years in us yet  huh? Don’t            get me  wrong,  if I  die in my  T H I R T I E S  the            memorial album’s  going to sell like wildfire, but at            what cost? ❞

            As soon as  he said that it occurred to him that            what he'd just  said was  extremely unsettling,  his            face fell and he placed his hand over his eye for a            second before he placed it back, noticing that Rés            had placed his hand on the one that had still been            on the table. Renard he  laughed with  Rés at his            gaffe,  shaking his  head ratherish.  He snorted  at            Res' particularly  sardonic reply,  he enjoyed Rés'            humour.

           ❛ You know I think your  next album  will be very             popular  anyway,  even if it  wasn't I think everyone              would very much rather have you here.  You're not            wrong, though. ❜

            He  shook  his  head,  glancing  away  out  at  the            lagoon for a second before he returned his gaze to            his date. Laughing blithely as he spoke on.

           ❛ What is the next album about? If you don't mind            me asking. Sorry if it's privileged information. ❜

            ❝ —— If he  let you go  it was so he could             come back and hunt you, I’m telling you             he’s B A D.❞

           ❛ I know he is, he's a Death Eater, but we're going            to be alright, right?  it's fine, we're going to fight him            off, right? You're a badass, Az, remember? ❜

              ❝ —— You..❞

       [ She laughed. ]

              ❝ ..are completely crazy. But you just               might be R I G H T.❞

@prisonerofmuses

           ❛ I always am right, you know? Just ask the others             they all know that too. ❜

            ❝ —— Accurate, though. A thunderstorm is             interesting.  A  wildfire  is  interesting.   I  have             stood  in  the   middle   of   both   and  watched             things C H A N G E. ❞

           ❛ Umm, auntie Zelda, are you okay? You're talking a             bit.. well strangely. Are you remembering something            from the.. should I find uncle Anders? ❜

              ❝ —— That’s MY DAD for you. Thoughtful               to a fault. ❞

           ❛ Hey, it's the thought that counts, right? Even if            it does sound a little, okay a lot, overbearing. ❜

              ❝ —— I’m not SASSING you, mama, I’d never. I’m               offended at the insinuation.❞

      [ He insisted  through a  thinly  disguised smirk  as he  slowly       leaned over and took one of the freshly made cookies, an        ‘ I N N O C E N T ’ look on his face.  ]

@prisonerofmuses

           ❛ Yes you are,  young sir and you won't fool me             with that, look I'm your mother I've seen you make            that face a thousand times. ❜

            She chuckled slightly, shaking her head as she             watched her son  swipe  a few of her painstakingly            made  treats  without a  word by  way of  approval.            Still  the   cheerful   and  pleasant  mood   her  son            seemed  to  be  in  was  welcome  after  what  had            seemed like weeks of a  dejected and despondent            mood. 

            ❝ —— Nothing at all. We were just waiting for             you, and planning the CELEBRATIONS. ❞

@prisonerofmuses

           ❛ You know I actually had no idea that you guys            were even going  to do something.  Usually I like to            ignore  my birthday  and imagine I stopped ageing            at 25. ❜

          ❝ —— Me?  Nothing,  buddy.  I went  out  drinking           with these  N Y M P H S, got a little tipsy, and then           I think I met an  Italian count  but  yeah  other than           that it’s been a boring night. Why? ❞

                  [ He was absolutely H A M M E R E D. ]

           ❛ That don't sound like a particularly boring night            to  me  but what do  I know about this stuff.  Maybe            nymphs are a dime'a dozen to you folks. An Italian            count though? Does Italy even still have counts? ❜

            He tried not too look too judgmentally at Kalevi            he'd certainly had his fair share of  'boring nights'            but he couldn't ignore how funny this was.