#poly damn

Loves to make late night grocery trips

he loves how domestic it is

going out in pajamas and dancing in the isles 

haphazardly throwing things into the cart

they always end up getting twice as much as they need

jam sessions on the way back??? yes please

spEAKING OF MUSIC

I am convinced that one of his love languages is music

like making playlists for everyone he cares about

Everyone has one

it’s full of songs that they told him that they loved 

as well as songs that remind him of them

he plays them whenever he is driving with them

or hanging out with them

he has them for the different groups as well

he also listens to them when he misses them

when the group finds out, they all melt

also is really good at make up

like really good

looks fucking hot in it

he knows he doesn’t have to do it because daemon powers woOOOoo

but he likes doing it

the rest of the damn crew loves to be his practice dummies 

they find it relaxing and love how gentle he is

and how proud he is of himself once he is done

Caelum and Gavin had matching hair for a while

Caelum begged Gavin to match

after a while they decided that Caelum could keep the split dye

however, Gavin agreed on having little hints of the same magenta and baby blue color that Caelum had

Caelum couldn’t be happier

running to show freelancer as soon as they get home

there is multiple pictures of them

freelancer had it as one of their shuffling home screen pictures

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Four strings. Gavin had four, firetruck red strings attached to him. From the minute that his existence began, he was tethered to four other individuals for the rest of his existence. Considering that he was an incubus with a potentially infinite life span, he knew that he had the chance of having more than one lover throughout his infinite existence. Yet, the utter shock he felt as he had to come to terms with eventually having his heart broken four times was not something he was by any means ready to accept. It took him countless millennia to accept such a fate, a millennia and yet he had not ran into a single one of his lovers. As time passed he stopped, he stopped waiting for them. He assumed that he had missed his chance to experience true happiness with any of his soulmates, mourning love that he never had to hold.

Lasko did not initially realize that having so many strings wasn’t normal. At first he loved the fact that he would get the chance to love so many different people. That adoration soon turned into shame when he was berated for having more than one lover in his lifetime. The very same people that were support to love and support him were the ones telling him that he was defective. To them there could be no other reason that there was so many people meant to love the sweet boy over the course of his life. When negative comments were the backtrack to his life for so many years, he was slowly convinced that the reason he was bound to so many people was the fact that they would not want to stay for an extended period of time. After all, if Lasko’s family could not bear to stick around, why would they?

Huxley could not wrap his head around why he had four strings attached to him. He wondered why he had so many- it was not as if he was anything special that he deserved the love of so many. It was not like he was the most smart individual on the planet. Sure, he could crack a few corny jokes that would usually ensure a pity laugh. Sure he was good at sports- but that wouldn’t last forever. He felt as if he was average at best. The only thing that he could find appealing about himself was the shell of the person he was. Huxley feared that he was only wanted for his exterior. He was petrified that he would fall in love with each and every person, only to find out they were meant for someone else. Maybe that is all he would be to them- just something nice to look at while they waited for their person to come around.

Damien was wary to trust the strings attached to him, choosing to ignore the strands of fate rather than acknowledging the possibility of getting hurt four times over. After all, his father was his mother’s soulmate- the same bastard that left her as soon as he found the next best thing. He severed ties with her, leaving her to fend for herself and their unborn child. From that moment on, his mother would repeatedly state how the very little love that she experienced at his father’s hand was not worth the lifetime of pain that she was left with. His mother taught him to not trust those red strings that led him to the individuals that would supposedly make him feel whole. With that, he learned to push down those feelings because when it came down to it, was the love worth it? Would the love ever be worth the scars that would be left behind?

Then there was Freelancer, sweeter than sugar Freelancer. They were proud of the fact that they had the opportunity to be with so many diverse people. It did not matter what anyone said to them, they took pride in their future loves. In fact, when their family forced them out of the only home they had ever known because of their empowerment, what kept them moving forward was the reality that they had so many people to look forward to.

What Freelancer definitely did not expect to run into one of their soulmates in a 7/11 days after. They had wandered in, trying to locate the academy that Caelum mentioned. They had nearly jumped out of their skin when they felt a tug on one of their strings, stopping for a moment before it drug them down one of the linoleum isles until they were met with a stranger. A stranger that was connected by a thin red string. Looking up from their tethering, Freelancer made eye contact with their soulmate. In that moment, the magically gifted human couldn’t help the wide smile that spread across their face. They would be okay- after all they were not alone in this world. With that Gavin could not stop smiling either. He hadn’t lost out on meeting one of his lovers. He still got to experience love.

They were able to determine the fact that they were both connected to the same people  when looking at the varying directions of their undiscovered partners. The demon eventually was able to assist the Freelancer submit their application to Dahlia’s magic academy and their meeting with their counselor was set for a few days into the future. As time moved forward, they watched the strings move throughout the day. Sometimes the other strings were so close Gavin swore they were intertwined. All they could do is speculate.

Finally, their first day on campus arrived, and with a pit in their stomach they stepped foot onto the campus for the magically gifted. After taking what seemed like every wrong turn humanly possible, somehow ending up in the furthermost building from the one they were meant to be in. By the time they got to where they needed to be, they were almost 20 minutes late to the meeting. The Freelancer barged into the room without a second thought. They immediately started expressing their apologies to the startled individual behind the crowded desk. Yet, he did not say anything and Freelancer realized that he had heard not a single word he said. It was as if he was entirely focused on something else. They followed his line of sign, only to land on the string that connected them, and in that moment they both realized what that meant. So rather than discussing anything to do with Freelancer’s future at the academy as suggested by the meeting’s original intentions, they talked about anything and everything. The two told each other anything they could think of, quickly realizing that they had a plethora of things in common. Surely enough, they turned to the topic of their other partners. Freelancer told the story on how they recently met Gavin in the 7/11. Lasko in turn old the story on how he met Damien and Huxley- their other two soulmates. The stuttering mess in front of the Freelancer told them how they had been dating for approximately 2 years and how that entire time they had waiting to find their other parts. The nervous air elemental stated that they had been waiting to find them- trying to guess who they would be, what they would be like, etc.

After a lengthy discussion about their lovers, they then realize that the other three had not a clue in the world the discovery that had just taken place. The fact that they had each other- that they were not all lost in various places in the universe- that they weren’t alone- it had not even dawned on a majority of their group. They then call each of their partners, stating that there was an emergency and they needed to head to the guidance office as soon as possible. They all arrived almost instantaneously, unprepared for the situation they would walk into.

While it took some explaining, and a long talk on the process of everything, they all came to realize something. When they were together, their anxieties seemed to fade away. Gavin’s fear of missing out was triumphed by the fact that he was able to have all of his lovers in his life. Sure he did not know what tomorrow brought, but he had them. Lasko felt at home- entirely safe for the first time in his life span. No, his worries were not completely stripped away, but he had his partner’s to rely on. Huxley felt appreciated for more than his physicality, which did not cure his insecurities. However, with time and patience, his lovers would be there to help him realize that he was much more than his outer layer. No, Damien did not trust them right away- but little by little they were able to help him open up. The hurt caused by the Freelancer’s family was not minimized by having their lovers, but they were able to help them work through it. They were not magically cured- they were happy. They were together. They were… whole.

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