bad vibes, baby

A problem with Phen? He’s very easily distracted. Within a second, his attention can flitter to several different things and it’s very possible for him to forget what he’d originally been doing or searching for. The moment the slithering friend of the great tree was in the air and a cat, Phen’s eyes are wide and the overwhelming urge to chase after the cat is enough for Phen to rocket himself a few steps forward. Shit! Gone! Blasted. The cat is gone from his sight before he even had a chance to reach it. Now he’s in a new spot in the store and there’s suddenly different sights in front of him. Different trinkets. Different smells. Are those chicken bones? Why are there bones? Witches are odd creatures but Phen likes them. They’re like fae except not as special or pretty. Or deceptive. Or cunning. Or bright. Or tricky. Maybe they’re not like fae at all but he still likes them.

Giant tree is talking and it takes Phen a ridiculously long time to drag his attention back. Business proposition? Did he come here to make one? What business did he have? Oh! Kora! The wolf. The pretty wolf. The pretty wolf who has a grumpy owner. But Phen hardly had a chance to react to the hard pressed tone when Sidian brought up intentions.

“She’s my friend!” Phen announced, hands on his hips and a mock stern expression on his face. “I want to spend time with her. Play, play, play. Run through the woods! Giggle together! Best of friends!” Phen’s eyes are only getting brighter the more he spoke. “She’d make for the best dog! She’s black as midnight, soft as a cloud. I’m sure she’s lovely in her human form…hm just how lovely?” Oh. He could fuck her. That hadn’t crossed his mind, he’d wanted a friend. But now there’s the temptation there. How fun could that be? Phen missed having fun. People could be so boring. Maybe these two wouldn’t be boring. They’re both pretty after all and Phen loves pretty things.

In a flash of bright colors, he’s no longer standing in front of Sidian but now sitting on top of the front counter of the store, one leg crossed over the other and Phen’s smile that of a cheshire cat. Where once there were cloudy dazed bright eyes, there are now perfectly clear startling sharp eyes. “But now you bring up something very tempting, indeed. Would you allow such a thing, Sidian of the Witches? To watch my hands explore every curve and crevasse of her body? To watch the heat rush to her cheeks in desire, her back arch from the desperate need for more under my touch?”

If even possible, the Unseelie’s smile only grew larger with his next words. “Would you let me play with you too? I’m so curious to see you uncoil, unravel… could those hands of yours that smell of sage and soil make me submit? Oh, can you imagine the fun?”

What would his father call this one? An imbecile, for one, but Sidian didn’t think the eccentric Fae deserved such a cruel label. His father had been crueler than he, if that was believable to anyone, Sidian was only as soft as his mother could have influenced but right now it was his father’s wickedness and teachings which were forefront in his mind. Dark gaze watching as Phen followed after Sidian’s familiar a good few paces away from where they had been standing, Sidian’s brow furrowed slightly and his head tilted, observant of this man who wanted his wolf. 

The Witch shifted once again, weight moving from one foot and then the other, back and then again, the wood floors creaking slightly with his movement. It was almost as if he were antsy and in a way he was, this Fae was going on about playing and dancing and whatever the hell Faeries did but Sidian was suddenly hit with the thought of where Kora was at that moment, habitually he glanced at his watch, his father’s. He’d have to go back in the greenhouse to find out where she was, the new enhancements on her charm that Sidian had placed made it easier to find her, as well as adapt to her new form but he wondered where she was now, if this guy was here for her. 

For a moment Sidian wondered if this Fae had some angle and had actually whisked Kora off into a realm the Witch had only ever heard legends and tales of, shit. Sidian snapped his gaze back to the Fae, having not noticed he had let it wander from the man before he had teleported in a flare of colors. Hmm, Sidian was familiar with the spell which aided in him doing the same but it was certainly not as fluid or pretty as when Phen had done it. His dark gaze watched the other man as he sat upon the counter and spoke of sweet things. 

Sidian slid his foot back and took the few paces that placed him closer to the counter, hands dropping from across his chest so that both hands slipped easily into his pants pockets, this Phen wasn’t a threat to him but Sidian knew that could change with anyone at any given moment, but by putting his hands into his pockets, the Witch played a little power game, grin pressing at his lips with a dark amusement that touched his gaze.

Perhaps he shouldn’t have said anything but he couldn’t help the shiver of thrill that the idea brought him, watching Phen explore Kora’s body and making the heat bring color to her cheeks, one of Sidian’s favorite things, the stolen glances she’d share with him as he watched. With a curious glint the witch brought one of his hands to his bearded chin and stroked it, as if he were truly and deeply contemplating the ideal. He should uncoil, unravel, this wasn’t an attack on himself or Kora, it seemed this Fae was genuinely interested but that didn’t mean Sidian trusted Phen at all. 

“I do not limit nor control whom Kora is friends with,” Sidian started after a good moment of contemplation, taking a few more steps closer to the front counter, his familiar reappearing to jump upon said counter and first sniff cautiously at the Fae before chirping and rubbing its head against Phen. To which Sidian made a slight face of annoyance but soon resumed his thought, clearing his throat to get Phen’s attention back. “-- I will speak with her about it but I do not care if you are friends.” Sidian said with a nod before he took a few steps closer, tilting his head and looking down on the other man before he reached over to pet his own familiar. 

         By the time Sidian was finished with his shower and found his way back to the living room, the large black wolf was laying in front of the fire. The warm glow of the heat dimmed the large room and sparkled through the wolfs eyes. She had been gone for hours and yet couldn’t bring herself to shift back just yet. She lifted her head in acknowledgment, large ears perked at the sound of her witches footfalls.She merely stared at him for a long moment, taking in the sight of him. There were so many things she had still yet to say to him, especially now that he had claimed her.

          She stretches, pulls her body up - one much larger than that of the average wolf. To another such a sight may be considered intimidating. She slowly pads her way toward him, and by the time she reaches him Kora is standing upon two human legs instead of four, naked and proud before him. She reaches out, the pads of her fingers gently grazing his abdomen. No words are yet spoken - but she knows they should talk. However, Sidian smells sweet an earthy and its messing with her recently muddled senses. She leans in upon the tips of her toes to press a kiss to his collarbone, teeth grazing flesh.

 Sidian paused just so he could watch her, his wolf, city be damned she had always been his. He was still trying to figure out how this game of theirs was going to change now that he had claimed her, he was still hurt and a part of him always would be, his pride was large and they both were well aware of that. But right now, as he watched the large wolf pad over and shift in front of him, Sidian pushed all else from his mind as he often did to allow himself to be consumed and consume her.

His hand dropped from his head, tugging the towel from his shoulders to let it fall to the ground as Kora pressed her hand to his abdomen, a low hum of approval of the touch leaving his lungs before he even had a chance to stop it. He had missed her, it felt like this was the first time he had been able to get her away from the city and everything else that had happened to them both within it, they were finally alone in a place he controlled. The tall man shifts as she pressed up on her toes, something he does naturally to ease her strain, arms moving instinctively to wrap around her, the only thing between their naked forms were the briefs he had on. Sidian offers another noise, more throaty and lusty as her teeth graze the flesh on his collarbone. His hands roam her form, welcoming to her warmth and presence. 

This is Sidian? This is not who he expected. Not a single one of the guards at the chateau had mentioned that he was a towering tree of a man. Phen tilted his head back to be able to meet the eyes of the witch, expression one of pure shock instead of the usual friendly smile. “Tree! You’re a towering tree! A man of more than six feet high, he could almost touch the sky!” Phen clapped a hand over his lips to try to keep in the giggles that escaped him after his short song. That’s not what he came here for, no. He came here for the wolf! Reminded of that, his eyes looked around the shop as if he would see her come out of hiding. No wolf. Only a snake? That’s not furry and soft and warm.

“I’ve come to make you an offer you can’t resist. For I am Phen Kollic, the Unseelie Fae of mischief and creativity.” As if to add to the greeting, he swept an arm down to his waist and the other outward as he did a bow and straightened back up. “You’re the owner of Kora the wolf, are you not? She is my friend, I’ve deemed her as such. A kind and beautiful wolf and I would like her. You can have the aid of my abilities to help for anything that you might need or I can fetch you any item in this world you may need if you give me the lovely Kora.”

Sidian couldn’t help the shift back half a step he took as the shorter man declared him a tree, the Witch cleared his throat and huffed a half laugh, no true amusement or humor touching the action. This certainly wasn’t the first time someone had commented on his height and the Witch knew that it would likely not be the last, as he was sure short people had to deal with, height jokes came for the short and the tall. Unfortunately for Sidian, he was a giant at six foot and five inches, almost smacking his head on most door frames. It had been some time since anyone had been so flamboyant about their verbal observation of his massive size. He didn’t comment on the tree business, glancing to the side as a way to ignore it before returning his dark gaze to the bowing Fae.

Tricksters, he knew their kind, his experience was limited but Sidian had dealt with such creatures before. The Witch crossed his arms slowly over his chest as the snake around his neck finally curled away, moving down his arm to uncoil and look at the Fae, flicking its tongue to taste Phen’s scent before the serpent launched itself from Sidian only to shift smoothly into an orange cat and run off into the shop. As the Fae continued on, mentioning Kora, Sidian’s brow furrowed and his expression dropped some from the fake professional face he put on for customers, this man had come for his Kora though.

He sighed and let his tongue flick over his bottom lip, taking the flesh between his teeth to scrape as the flesh. “This was not the business proposition I was expecting,” he voice, mild irritation dancing against his tone and expression, what was it with everyone wanting his wolf? He understood why others would be attracted to Kora, it wasn’t that which bothered him, although Sidian was a jealous man, he was also open to others entering their relationship to an extent. She was still his, though.

So much search and dealing with too many stupid people. Granted, asking random people on the street likely wasn’t going to get him the answer he needed and he should have known. But Phen had woken up that morning not entirely himself ( saying something considering he’s never quite altogether ). It took half an entire day before he finally found his way to the chateau for his answers. Sidian. Phen knew the shop to find the other Master at and with a flourish of colors, he’d teleported outside of the magic shop.

Oh. He hadn’t thought this far. He’d planned to find the person who owned Kora, but he hadn’t thought about what he was going to do when he actually got there. Did he just ask? Would that be the right course of action for this situation? To any passerby, they would have seen Phen pacing in front of the store, not a care about the snow or the cold or anyone who’d been trying to get around him to get to their own destination. Finally, like the snap of a twig, he shoved open the door to the shop and strolled inside.

“Hello, hello! Knock, knock, who’s there? Phen! I’m looking for Sidian!” He called out in a sing-song voice.

@treegrump​

It had been quiet, something that had been rather rare for the Witch as of late, what with having to organize the shop and dealing with the demons who had messed with his Kora, Sidian had been a busy man, and as he often did when he was busy the tall man found solace in the arms of his plants, tucked in the greenhouse he had constructed behind the actual magic shop itself. That was where he was when he caught his name on the tongue of a sing-songy voice, his Familiar, one recently returned to him hissed and coiled up his arm to lace around his neck as if it were a snake, the witch affectionately rubbed the serpents head, wiping his hands free of dirt before making his way through to the shop.

Sidian would say that his hand had been forced, too many disgusting creatures had taken a liking to his wolf, he had been fine with others using her, it was some form of punishment, him making her wait as long as he had. Even still he was upset from her leaving and he wasn’t sure when he would be over it. As he expected, Kora had shifted almost immediately upon returning to the shop and went off to explore, it was something that comforted the Witch, seeing her free again. It would only be a certain amount of time before he was able to own her completely, purchasing her from the city fully was his ultimate goal but he hadn’t decided whether or not he would make her wait for that as well.