#moisaios

Rain fell in heavy sheets from the cloudy sky, sending most people scurrying home or into their cars or shops that lined the streets of the city Alcor was visiting. Rare as it was, he was on his own today, and had huddled himself under the awning of a cafe, waiting for the weather to pass. He hadn’t been planning to go inside at all.

Until he heard the telltale rumbling of thunder, and looked up just in time for a flash of lightning to light up the sky. “Ahh...shit.” 

Tall body stiffened immediately, and he edged toward the door hesitantly. As unlikely as it was, with how tall he was, he had always been worried about being struck by a stray bolt. It hadn’t always been that way, but he had watched a movie once about a man that had gotten stuck by lightning, and ever since then it made him just a bit nervous during storms.

He pulled open the cafe door, noticing that he had accidentally cut someone else off in the process. The star stepped aside, holding the door open for the other, even though it was obvious that he was uncomfortable with the way silver-grey eyes kept darting up toward the sky.

      Chocolates were most definitely a luxury Kai APPRECIATED when he was younger, when he could still afford it. With such a sweet tooth, it absolutely ACHED to see such delicious sweets on display, knowing that once upon a time he could afford all the chocolates in the world, and now he could BARELY afford a measly piece of gum. Letting out a soft, almost WISTFUL sigh as he passes by the window display, he heads around the back of the chocolate store, leaning against the wall as his tired eyes close shut. He hasn’t gotten proper sleep or food in a few days now, surviving off of scraps every now and then. 

   “ okay sorry , but i haven’t been listening at all because there’s a dog right there & i need to go pet it. i’ll be right back. “ starts rushing towards the ( good !! ) labrador tied to a pole sitting outside a grocery store waiting for its’ owner. 

“I don’t know…I really only met her for a little bit at the festival, but I liked her.” Cerus hummed, leaning back against Alcor as they sat in the sun room. The door leading outside was wide open so that Set could rest his massive head on the floor inside, dozing lightly. “But you seem to love her a lot. You and Izzy. So she must be really special.”

Alcor nods, brushing through Cer’s wet hair gently with a comb. “She is, yeah…I’ve never met anybody quite like her before. I’m drawn to her, you know? Which I guess is probably a bit weird, because there’s still quite a bit of stuff that I don’t know about, but I’m okay with learning more along the way.”

“But you haven’t actually made things official yet, have you?”

“No. I keep trying to figure out how to do it, because I want it to be good enough for her, but every time I think I have something good, I second guess myself and ruin it.“ the star laughs sheepishly, brushing at something on his arm absently as Cer laid down with his head in Alcor’s lap, stretching out as much as he could. For such a little incubus, he really knew how to take up space when he wanted to. 

“You’re being too hard on yourself, Alci. You’re always like this. If she’s that special to you, then you should let her know that. After all, if she agrees, it’ll be because it’s you that she wants, not some big elaborate thing!”

“I know that. I just…I love her. Char is amazing and she’s been through a lot with and because of me. But she’s still here, she hasn’t ever tried to leave, and I just appreciate every minute I’m with her. I want to put forward that much effort because she’s worth all of that. I would trust her with my worst, but she deserves my best.”

A wide grin spreads over the incubus’ face at the star’s words, teal hues flicking up to Alcor, blinking once or twice. Alcor was thinking so hard about her that it was honestly hard to use his mind to see anything too clearly. At least she made him happy, though. That was all he really cared about.

“Ativere is always nice. Even when the festival isn’t going, it’s one of my favorite places to visit. It’s definitely much closer to what I’m used to than the city!” Alcor exclaims, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. As much as he liked where Char lived, it could get overwhelming fast. He did feel bad that it was loud enough that she needed to use her hearing aids, though. the star just hoped it didn’t take away from the experience too much.

His eyes moved toward the main group again as said noise started to die down a bit. It was going to start soon from the look of it. Already, the area was starting to cover itself in a thin, shimmering blanket of fog, Alcor running his hand through some of it and smiling when the glowing mist parted and twirled around his fingers.

The star had spent a while that afternoon standing in front of his closet, trying to decide what to wear. It wasn’t a date; they were just spending time as friends, but Mizar just had to go and say “Women always like a well dressed man, though.” and get him all nervous. 

So, when he left the house, it was in a somewhat tighter wine colored shirt and a crisp, dark blue jeans. His normal tennies were on his feet, but that was more because he didn’t really have any shoes other than those. After all, in his god’s regalia, he didn’t wear shoes at all, so he really only needed the one pair.

Ah...but in his excitement to see Char, it seemed like he had left a little bit too early; standing in front of the restaurant with a somewhat awkward little smile as passers-by gawked at him. Oh well, he would just have to wait.

When the small woman came around the corner toward him though, he broke into a wide grin, obviously excited to see her. “Char!” He exclaimed, about to ask her how her day was when he noticed something a little...off about her? She seemed worried, or...stressed? Maybe she’d had a bad day.

Alcor had a particularly good day at the gym, falling into a rhythm that was usually hard to find. It felt great, but when he got home, it was straight to the shower to soothe sore muscles and wash the sweat away. 

His head bobbed to the beat of some song that he’d gotten stuck in his head but for once, it wasn’t actually too bad. The star didn’t know the words, but he could still hear the melody, so that was good enough for now as he scrubbed a towel over his hair.

“Iz, I’ll pick up in a minute, I just got out.” he sighed when he heard the door open, expecting to see it open just enough for Mizar to scold him for leaving his clothes and another towel on the bathroom floor. Alcor left them there because he knew that if he brought them into the bedroom with him, he’d forget to throw them into the laundry later on. Might as well just bring them once he got dressed again, and…

“Char?” gunmetal hues widened in surprise when he turned and saw that not only was the door wide open, but it was his pretty blonde shifter standing there instead. Her eyes were equally as wide, and she seemed to be sputtering in embarrassment as she stared at him.