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Renewed Love
By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 8:11 pm
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It was a morning for Ezra as he bustled into his work for the
morning at the coffee shop. It was small and quaint- just how he
liked it.
His steps resounded in the establishment as he was greeted by
the elder owner Dodrich. “There you are Ezra.. thank you for
coming in so early..” said the elder man with a tremor in his
voice.
Ezra gave a soft smile.”I don’t mind dodrich- school is out for
today- so opportunity for more money.” Said the man. He grabbed
the apron to throw it on and started to set up.
“How about a coffee before we start the day?” Ezra heard to
smile again.”that sounds perfect.”
After a bit of a chat and more set up- did his day begin. The
man already getting the few usual customers out of the way.
His hand went to his head as he stared out the window a little
distantly.
Something always felt different for him unlike the others in the
oasis. He preferred walking to most, and a lot of what he had
was not up to date standards. Be rather enjoyed that way of
life.
The only thing keeping him there was his training to be apart of
the police force like his adoptive father. Having lost him when
he was 14 was heartbreaking - but he often looked up to the man
and his work.
—fin—
While during the night, the blonde elf was a stripper, the man
still had a day job. A day job that needed to be fueled by
caffeine given he was up all night taking his clothes off and
occasionally more. Link slipped into a coffee shop on the way to
work given the one in Aziz's bakery was on the fritz again. The
baker angrily cursing away as he tried to represent the thing
all morning.
He spotted the redhead at the counter and found himself
blushing. "Good morning, I'll have your largest size white
chocolate caramel iced coffee two extra shots of expresso extra
sweet please, I've got a gaggle of tween girls to wrangle this
morning and they *will* eat me alive if I don't get my morning
cup of coffee. Having a good morning?" He requested once he had
the man's attention.
-fin-
Ezra heard a voice that caught his attention. He heard the man
speak to write it down. He heard the rest to chuckle. “Don’t
blame needing it.” He said as he began to make the coffee.”good
as ever- just slow morning.” He admitted. “What about you? Doing
alright this morning?” He asked as his cerulean eyes took in the
blonde. He definitely fit one of his types.. and the dating app
he had been using was shit- the last one being a total catfish.
“Names Ezra- what’s yours cutie?” He asked with a wink.
—fin—
"Oh its going fine, usually have coffee at home. Coffee maker
broke this morning... my room mate is *pissed* about it." Link
said with a chuckle. A slight blush crossed his cheeks at the
wink when the man introduced himself and called the blonde elf
cute.
"I'm Link," he answered with a smirk that told he found the man
just as attractive. "What tike do you get off work?" He
questioned.
-fin-
Ezra chuckled.”it’s alright I feel the struggle- mine tried to
die on me a week ago.” He said to smile softly.”I get off at
noon? When do you have time off?” He asked as his eye ran over
the man a little.
------
"I have a lunch break at noon, maybe we can grab lunch? I have a
class at 3 then I'm off til 10." The elf explained, paying for
his coffee when Ezra finished making it.
----
"Sounds like a date," Link agreed as he took the coffee to his
lips to take a sip to make sure it was correct. "See you at
noon," he told the redhead before he headed off, spending the
rest of the morning feeling like he was on cloud nine. His class
going smoothly and even ending a little early se he could get to
the coffee shop on time.
"Had any thoughts about where you might want to go for lunch?"
The elf questioned when he finally saw Ezra emerge.
--++
Ezra worked off in the coffee shop for a bit before it was time
to go- he waved at a coworker before seeing link to grin. “Well
first- are you allergic to anything? I know a place that’s
pretty good but I know some of their dishes got nuts.” He said
as he began walking with link.”it’s not terribly far either.” He
mentioned.
As he did- things around seemed to perk up.. plants seemed to
lean Ezra’s way as they would walk by… the water seemingly
looking more sparkly and clear if it looked muddy on the road
before.
Ezra was waking up- but not in a way most would expect.. his
abilities of persevering the oasis was beginning to show-
granted slow.
A vine that barely seemed to hang on the garden fence… would
slowly crawl to looking healthier, and more spread out when they
paused in front of a house.”it’s got meat and got a great salad
bar.” Said Ezra thoughtfully.
—fin—
"No allergies to speak of, I happen to be... fond of nuts" Link
teased with a smirk as he walked with his date. "Sounds good
because I don't drive." He told Ezra with a chuckle.
"I'm convinced, show me this wonderful place of meat and
salads," he added. "So, how long have you lived in Oasis? I've
been here my whole life," he questioned.
-fin-
After waking with a pounding headache and his body aching from
the odd position he'd fallen asleep in, Lucas was in a rather
grouchy mood. The last thing he wanted to do was go meet a club
owner in a busy restaurant even if it was one of his favorite
places.
He took a quick shower, dried off and dressed in his nicest
clothes, dark fitted trousers, his one pair of nice dress shoes
and a silk blue shirt that made his eyes pop even more. He
fussed over his hair a bit before grabbing his things from the
dresser and slid on his sunglasses.
Of course he arrived ten minutes early and got settled at a
table, tapping his fingers as he waited for his hopeful
employer to arrive. Most times these online queries never panned
out, which was rather frustrating. At least he'd get a meal,
though he really couldn't afford it. Why did these club owners
insist on meeting at this place? Next time he'd insist on going
to a coffee shop.
He pulled his sunglasses off and rubbed his head a bit.
"Waiter, can I get some water please?" He called to a passing
server.
Maybe he just needed to drink more water.
----fin----
Ezra blushed a little to chuckle softly. “It’s this way- “ he
said to lead the man down a street where ‘Hunt and Forage’
stood. “All my life too- was adopted though. So no idea of
where I originated.” He said as he opened the door for link.
They walked in for Ezra to briefly notice a man looking
frustrated to feel for the guy. “So you’re a dance instructor-
like is it for ballroom- ballet?… contemporary?” He asked with a
curious look.
—fin—
Seeing Lucas at the restaurant stirred something in Link, it
compelled the elf to be honest with Ezra, especially when the
man asked about the kind of dancing he did.
"Well, I teach more hip-hop style things, but I do all kinds..."
He explained. "Get the girls ready for competitions and such."
He added.
It wasn't until they were settled at a table that Link finally
said what was on his mind. "So... I'm going to be honest, I
don't do a lot of dating... it usually doesn't end well when
I... explain what I'm about to tell you..." He said before
taking a deep breath.
"I don't do the whole monogamy thing... I'm a stripper to make
ends meet so... if... we did date... you wouldn't have me to
yourself... you seem really nice and I don't want to end up
hurting you..." He said as his gaze traveled to his friend.
-fin-
“Oh that’s neat- wouldn’t mind seeing those moves.” Said Ezra as
he ordered a water. He heard the elf begin to talk like most
dates. He felt a sinking feeling cause most were some weird
fetish he just wasn’t into.
He braced for what he thought would have not been normal to
chuckle.”oh man- no.. your fine- honestly am poly myself- it’s
just finding the right people to be with.. dating can be a
nightmare sometimes.. but think I just struck gold.” He said. He
noticed how the man’s gaze went over to see Lucas. For some
reason the water in his glass overflowed as he snapped to and it
stopped.”ah shit! I must of spilled some of it..” he grumbled at
first to notice the glass still yet full.
—fin—
Hearing Ezra claim to not only be poly himself but thinking he
also struck gold had the elf blushing quite dark. The water
spilling on the table had Link confused but was too in a rush of
grabbing a pile of napkins on time to really think about it.
"So, you would be good with seeing other people and me being a
stripper at night?" He questioned with a skeptical look in his
eyes. The man had to be a unicorn if that was the case.
-fin-
“Honestly I’m fine with it- life isn’t easy for everyone- mean
it’s not like your selling hard drugs.” Ezra told link. “See I’m
working to be a cop.. kinda admired my dad.. mom was an ex
stripper. She couldn’t have kids though so I got adopted.” He
told link.
“Long as you talk with me and continue to figure boundaries we
want and maybe if we are attracted to the same people be kind of
a bonus.” He said with a smirk.
—fin—
A *wide* grin crossed Link's lips at what Ezra had to say. He
felt like his heart was going a mile a minute and he didn't
understand why. He felt all kinds of strange. It was similar to
how he felt the night before with that new client. He need to
talk to someone about this for sure.
"I... really like the sound of that, this is going way better
than I was expecting." He admitted with a chuckle, trying to
push down how strongly he felt in that moment, he didn't want to
scare the guy off. The only iffy thing was the man being a cop
but if things worked out with Atreus and he didn't have to sell
his body anymore, maybe he wouldn't have to worry about the
prostitution.
Soon the waiter arrived and they ordered their food. Link kept
glancing over at Lucas, frowning seeing the man was dining
alone. He tried to focus on his date but couldn't help but
mention the man.
"Do... you think it would be okay if I check on that guy? He...
is a friend of mine..." He questioned before he got up from his
seat and went over to tap Luke on the shoulder. "Lucas? Are you
okay?" He asked.
-fin-
Lucas' intuition on being stood up on the business lunch was
sadly correct. Over half an hour went by without any word so he
finally ordered and began to eat and look around the place now
that he had time to people watch.
It was a bit surprising when Link suddenly tapped him on the
shoulder and asked if he was okay out of nowhere.
"I thought you were going on a date today..." He replied
blinking and looking confused.
"I'd be better if club owners didn't waste my time making
meetings they didn't mean to go to," he sighed heavily, sounding
a bit frustrated.
"You should go back to your date Link. Don't waste your time on
me."
--fin--
Ezra could see link was distracted. He noticed how he kept
looking at Lucas to get a soft look to nod. He noted the man’s
face- it was clear he was stood up to get up and place his
napkin down to catch what he said.”that won’t do..” he said to
lean over.”so nicely dressed and by yourself.. why not join us-
“ he asked Lucas.”mean clearly best eating with company than
none at all.” He said as he looked at link.”would it be okay if
he does?” He questioned.
— fin—
"Well... yeah I am on a date... you aren't a waste of my time in
the slightest." The elf began to protest before Ezra walked over
to invite Lucas to join them. Link could have kissed the man
right then. "See, I'm not the only one who cares..." He said,
tugging his friend to his feet and dragged the man over to the
table, looking between the two men adoringly. This felt almost
perfect. If Atreus was there it would be perfection.
He made himself blush with that thought. All the people he liked
in one place sounded amazing. "So Lucas,this is Ezra, Ezra, this
is my Room mate and long time friend Lucas..." the blush on his
cheeks giving away the part about being in love with the man he
was leaving out.
-fin-
Lucas raised an eyebrow when Link's date came over and leaned
over him. His breath caught a bit at the red hair that fell down
in his face as the man spoke about how nicely he was dressed and
then asked him to join them.
Was this guy being serious? He sucked in a breath when the
gorgeous man turned to Link and asked his permission for Lucas
to join them.
Okay now Lucas was quite confused. Especially with Link having
previously said it would be bad for them to date given they were
roommates. What the hell was going on?
"Link.." he started to protest until the shorter man tugged him
up and dragged him over to the other table and then gave him an
adoring look that had Lucas shocked and turned on instantly.
"Correction, I'm Lucas the roommate that has wanted to date Link
for two years and was denied until today. What the hell is going
on Link?" Lucas couldn't help but ask as he gently pulled his
arm away and slumped down in one of the empty chairs to shoot
Link a weirded out look.
--fin--
“Nice to meet you Lucas.” Said Ezra to blink a bit at what he
heard, he saw the strange look as he looked at link.”denied? Is
it cause the roommate thing?” He asked knowing a friend that
gone through something similar. “Sorry I thought being around
might help curb what was going on- can’t really leave someone
alone.” Said Ezra with a soft look. What could explain why he
felt that way. He often dreamed of a red headed girl by
herself.. and somehow always felt like that was his fault, it
was something that plagued several of his dreams.
Since then- seeing someone by themselves and alone felt
uncomfortable.. so much so he often would try to make
friends..this was a first on going the romance route.
—fin—
It seemed Lucas's words snapped Link out of whatever love sick
daze he had been in, making the man's cheeks go quite red. The
feelings were twice as intense with both men sitting right
there. The weirded out look Luke was giving him causing the elf
to back peddle on just how forward he was being.
"I... don't know what is going on with me... I.... excuse me
please..." the blonde stammered out before getting up from his
seat and hurried off to the bathroom to lock himself in one of
the stalls. His heart was pounding harder than it ever had
before. He wasn't sure if he wasn't having a heart attack. He
was hurting Lucas yet again and it always killed him.
-fin-
Lucas felt a bit shitty about bringing up the past when Link
looked so happy and nodded at Ezra's question. "Yeah that about
sums it up,"
He blinked at Ezra explaining why he'd felt drawn to asking
Lucas to join them.
"Well..fu.ck," Lucas muttered when Link stammered and rushed off
looking rather upset. "Should have just kept my mouth shut and
let him be happy. Sorry about messing up your date Ezra. I
should go talk to him and bring him back,"
Lucas rose from the table and trailed his hand over Ezra's arm,
feeling a strange jolt go through him and pulled back. "Weird,"
he muttered before heading into the bathroom.
"Link, I'm sorry, please talk to me. I was having a bad day,
getting stood up and then seeing you all happy made me jealous.
Please forgive me for being such an a.ss. Come back out with me?
Ezra seems like a really nice guy. I'm happy you found him,"
--fin--
Hearing the bathroom door open had a sinking feeling come to his
stomach before he heard Lucas' voice, apologizing and
explaining. It got tears to well up in his eyes.
"I can't, I-I don't know what is going on with me, I shouldn't
even be on a date in the first place knowing how you feel! I'll
just fuck it up anyways... haven't dated anyone in years because
felt like I was cheating on you and everyone with my night
job... mean... Ezra is eventually going to be a cop... he finds
out about the prostitution I doubt being cute is going to stop
me from being arrested...." the elf lamented as the confusion
and frustration and sorrow filled him.
"I've been in love with you since we met Lucas... I can't even
treat you right and actually take you out on a date, I sleep
around... I sell my body.... I'm just... I'm not worth the
effort." He sobbed as these intense feelings fed into his
emotional state. He had never felt so horrible and worthless
before and he knew it wasn't anything Lucas had said. "I think
I'm going crazy" he continued.
-----
Ezra heard link getting stressed to get a soft look. He went to
move to hear Lucas taking accountability- he couldn’t help but
blush at the man’s willingness to fix things.
What he didn’t expect was the hand over his arm that caused him
to react. Flashes of Lucas under him granted him a pause.
His eyes went wide a little as he felt off waiting for the two-
as to onlookers it looked like he was having some form of a
seizure. A face he didn’t recognize popped up, before the
unattended date would slide down, his eyes rolling back.
A waiter witnessing the sudden issue called for help and a
doctor. - the entire place started acting strange- as faucets
broke and water started busting in areas that made no sense.
—fin—
When Lucas heard Link start talking from one of the stalls, he
moved to lean against it, feeling saddened that he'd made Link
feel like he was in the wrong.
"Link, you can love more than one person. Just because I have
trouble with it doesn't mean it's wrong. That's something I need
to work on myself. There is nothing wrong with you. I love you
exactly as you are. If you want to date Ezra..date him while you
can. I have a feeling that he's not going to be as judgemental
as you think. Don't change who you are for anyone. Be the you
that makes you happy." Lucas said softly.
Hearing Link confessing that he'd loved him had Lucas' heart
ache. It made him wish they hadn't wasted so much time denying
their feelings and that they'd taken the chance to be together.
"Hey, that's in the past, and we both need to learn to live in
the present. Would..you please open this door before I have to
break it down? I'm not going to let you demean yourself lke
this. You are worth the effort, you are worthy of love Link.
Anyone that gets the chance to be with you would be the luckiest
man..or men in the world. Please..open the door. Give me the
chance to make things better, the chance to love you like I've
always wanted to."
He'd just finished his speech when the sinks in the bathroom
suddenly burst on spraying water all over the room. A flash went
through his mind and he let out a shocked gasp. "Link..I think
Ezra is in trouble, we need to go check on him now," Lucas
insisted.
---fin---
Hearing what Lucas had to say had Link slowly calming down,
particularly when the man insisted they should forget the past,
the siren threatening to break down the door claiming to want to
love him the way he always wanted. It had Link blushing quite
dark as he stood to unlock the stall.
Hearing the sudden busting of pipes had him opening the door
much faster when Luke said something about Ezra being in
trouble.
"We can talk more tonight... at home..." Link told the man
before taking his hand and rushing out of the chaotic bathroom
and into the ruckus that was the coffee shop as it seemed
everything was going haywire.
The elf rushed over and pulled the seemingly out of it redhead
into his arms. "Ezra! Please wake up!" He pleaded, looking to
Lucas. "I think we need a doctor!" He said in worry.
-fin-
Ezra didn’t know what was happening- he felt intense feelings
and visions of a nasty final fight. Link and Lucas together as
if they had protected each other and a body in front of his
taking a hit.
A man would rush at links side as his hand went to the clammy
head of the red head.
“Not good - it’s suppose to ease!” Said the black haired man his
gaze turning serious.
“*ezra! It’s okay! They are alive.*” he spoke in a common tongue
that hadn’t been touched in 4000 years.
He took the man’s hand and Lucas. “*can you feel their
warmth?!?*” he asked the seizing man as he called out for an
ambulance.
His gaze shifted to the young men.”link.. Lucas. Mind giving me
a hand? You sit here, “ he said guiding one to hold Ezra’s head
a little. The other to hold his hand.
It was a few moments till Ezra would finally come out of it..
links and lucas’ faces into view. His lips parted a little as he
took breaths.”stay there a bit your about to go to the
hospital..” he heard as the man by him was taking a pulse.
Azhar was watching the man till he saw things start, by then he
couldn’t sit idly by and watch the poor man convulse as the
memories were coming on too strong.
“If only tre was here..” grumbled the terranian that wore his
sunglasses.. even so anyone observant enough would see a faint
glow as he looked at the man.
-----
"Yeah, probably best," Lucas replied as he kept up with Link's
mad rush from the bathroom. He paled seeing that Ezra was in the
middle of what looked like a seizure, unsure of what to do.
There was already someone talking to emergency services on their
phone reporting what was going on.
"Don't worry sir, we've got an ambulance on the way!" One of the
waitresses answered, though she looked quite worried about what
was going on.
"Just try and keep him steady," Lucas suggested, then frowned at
the stranger that appeared to touch Ezra's head, and saying that
something was supposed to ease. "What do you mean by that?" He
asked.
The strange language the man spoke next had his eyes widening in
confusion. "Can you speak common please?" He asked, and then
gasped when his hand was grabbed by the stranger. He moved
closer to Ezra, a bit unsure of what the hell was going on and
took Ezra's hand in his, and then covered it with his other hand
as well.
Lucas was a bit shocked when moments later Ezra stopped seizing
and gazed up at them, his lips opening as if he wanted to say
something but could only breath. "Its going to be okay Ezra,
just try and stay calm," He murmured softly and stroked the
other's hand a bit.
Hearing the name the stranger spoke had Lucas' head shoot up and
his eyes to widen in shock. "Tre? Link..isn't that the guy you
told me about a few days ago? the one you just started seeing?"
He asked feeling a bit freaked out, surely it wasn't just a
coincidence.
--fin--
#Post#: 1566--------------------------------------------------
Re: Renewed Love
By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 8:29 pm
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Anxiety,worry, stress, all these emotions were filling Link as
he saw what was happening. He was too panicked to question the
stranger and easily cradled Ezra's head in his arms, only
breathing a sigh of relief when the man finally cane out of it.
Hearing Tre's name and then Lucas questioning it had Link like
quite freaked out now. "Surely he is talking about a different
Tre... Atreus is a new... client... of mine... Also not a
doctor, I'm very sure of that, I don't think he would be much
help here..." He said, clearly flustered at the man being
brought up.
Thankfully, they were soon loading up in the ambulance, the
staff letting the men ride along seeing as Ezra appeared stable
now. It didn't take more than an hour for Ezra to get settled in
a bed.
---
A hospital was an excellent place to find potent drugs and
information. It was often why the pill head loitered around the
hospital. Rico was such a regular fixture that the staff often
forgot the quiet man was there, often inadvertently giving the
man free rein in the place.
-fin-
Ezra felt tears welling up a bit before he would be loaded in
the ambulance. His hand never letting go of Lucas. It was as if
he was afraid to let go. His eyes closed as glimpses of events
reeled his mind- he would see the woman that plagued his dreams.
The elements encircling her as a name finally slid out.
“E..den…” he realized as most had come back- but without Atreus
most would be fragmented at most.
Once he was settled in a ward did he feel a lot better, he held
his head and chuckled.”sorry- “ he said as his eyes settled on
their faces. They had not changed much from how it seemed.
He looked at his hand as he realized the body he had didn’t feel
like the one when he was alive before. “This doesn’t feel
right..” he murmured softly. He didn’t know why- but he
certainly didn’t feel fully like himself.
—-
Azhar was busy filling paperwork having the man’s id for the
last name. He had told them he was a family friend. His eye
trailed to notice Rico. He made a gentle sigh to finish the
paper work.
He made a lopsided grin a bit as he thought of his two lovers he
had in life. The persistent female student 4000 years ago… and
his male lover that was a good 6000 years before that.
His gaze took in his form as he watched Rico move.
—fin—
Lucas could see that Link was freaking out over the idea the
stranger had been talking about his client so dropped the
subject. Though a part of him felt in like Link was perhaps
already having deep feelings for the man. It wasn't like Link to
ever talk about his clients.
Lucas made sure to pay for their bills, dropping money on the
table as they passed by with Ezra on a stretcher. He was
relieved that the EMTs let them both on the ambulance, though he
thought it might be because Ezra wasn't letting go of his hand.
He frowned catching the name that was muttered, wishing he could
help find whoever it was the guy seemed to want.
"You have nothing to apologize for," Lucas insisted once they'd
gotten Ezra settled in a bed in the hospital. "Are you feeling
any better?" He asked his forehead wrinkling with worry.
The wrinkles deepened and he shot a look at Link when Ezra said
something didn't feel right. "What are you feeling? Should one
of us get a nurse or doctor for you?" He questioned, starting to
pull away to go do it himself.
---
Enver was cradling what he thought to be a broken hand in the
waiting room cursing his luck. He'd jumped in to stop a thug
from hurting one of the dancers the night before and ending up
hitting the guy hard enough to break the others nose and his
hand. Fighting wasn't really something he usually did, but there
had been no reasoning with the neanderthal as.shole.
At least the jerk had been banned and tossed out of Midnight
Secret. Still..now he was going to have to rest his hand and be
jobless for the better part of six to 8 weeks if not longer. He
was still waiting for the doctor to X-ray his hand.
He caught sight of one of the dancers, Link coming in with a guy
on a stretcher and frowned, watching as the stretcher went past.
After an hour of waiting went by he headed up to the front desk.
"ma'am, I was waiting on Dr. Connors. Can you tell me how much
longer it might be?" He asked, grimacing at the pain in his hand
he was holding up.
_____
The situation seemed calmer but when Ezra apologized before
saying he didn't feel right he was frowning deeply.
"I think I'll go find the doctor, and call out to work..." the
elf said as he left the room, texting his boss about needing the
night off due to an emergency, and then texted Atreus that he
wouldn't be able to meet him tonight because he was at the
hospital. He made a point to mention he was fine and not the one
admitted. Part of him hoped the man might want to come up to the
hospital but another part of him didn't like that idea.
Soon he located the doctor before he would return with the man,
explaining to him what Ezra had claimed.
---
The feeling of having eyes on him had Rico looking around
paranoid u til he noticed the handsome man watching him. A
slight blush crossed his cheeks as he went to try and find a new
place to hide. He was hoping to slip into the pharmacy tonight.
-fin-
Ezra seemed to look at Lucas as he said.”like this isn’t me.?”
Was all he could say.
He heard the elf speak and walk out as he tried to make sense of
what was going on. His body felt heavy- too heavy.
He made a soft sigh to put his hand to his head.
“Feel like I got too much going on- “ he made a face softly. He
made a look as if looking around for someone.
“Where’s khali?” He questioned as the man’s face went to his
mind.”Lucas you saw him right? His daughter Nyra was looking for
him…” he said trailing off as he seemed confused. “What was I
saying?” He asked right after.
——-
Azhar who had finished writing down things saw how paranoid the
guy looked. That told him the cute guy was up to shenanigans. No
one has lived as long to not know that look way too well.
He passed by a man asking about when he’d be seen and heard the
rude nurse saying he’d be next- that it wasn’t life threatening.
The dark haired man rolled his eyes as he leaned forward.”a
broken hand can mean death in a lot of circumstances- get him in
already - “ he said as the nurse stammered at the glowing eyes.
He gave a brief smile to the man to finally reach Rico and put
himself by the man.”so… you just here for a checkup- or to grab
things?” He said to lean back.”cause what you’re going to do is
taking from people in need you know.” Said azhar keeping his
voice low.
—fin—
Lucas paused and then sat back down next to Ezra when Link
mentioned needing to call out of work. "All right, I'll stay
here with Ezra then," he murmured softly, shooting another
concerned look at Ezra.
He reached to take the man's hand in his own and held it gently.
"If you feel anything strange, speak up about it. I'd hate to
see you go through a seizure again,"
His mind kept going back to the stranger mentioning Tre and how
things would be more balanced if he was there. He had yet to met
the Tre that Link had seemingly fallen for after one night, but
he had the oddest feeling that he might have answers for what
was going on.
----
Atreus had been the finishing up a job for the ravagers when he
heard his phone notification go off. He calmly put away his
tools and cleaned off his hands before checking to see who had
texted him.
His heart beat rose a bit seeing Link's name and opened the
message. The first few words had his heart sink and his mind
portrayed the worst case scenario in his head of Link having
been hurt. Then reading the rest brought a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank the gods," he exclaimed with a slow exhale.
"You two take care of the bodies, I've got other things I need
to do," he told the other two ravagers he was training to be
interrogators. It was a good thing they were already a part of
the clean up crew.
"We'll take care of them sir," one assured him and began
wrapping up one of the Talutah gang people they'd caught for
questioning.
Atreus pulled off the jumpsuit he'd been wearing and dumped it
into one of the trash bags nearby. "If you need extra help, give
Hama or Einar a call. I don't trust anyone other than them with
this," he insisted before heading out of the basement workspace
and changed before heading to the hospital to see what was going
on. If one of Link's friends was in trouble, he wasn't about to
sit around if he could help.
-----
Enver was still trying to think of how he might stand up for
himself when the very attractive man next to him spoke up. His
face paled a bit hearing that his hurt hand could be fatal.
"That's because it could get infected right? If they treat it
before a staph infection, I'd be okay, right?" Enver asked
worriedly.
Another nurse happened to walk up and heard his questions and
say how scared he looked. "Why don't you come back with me sir?
Dr. Connors will be ready in like two minutes."
Enver nodded and followed her back, pausing to shoot a grateful
look at the man that had intervened for him.
After a short while the Dr was there and put up the x-ray to go
over it and explain what had broken.
"You have one cracked knuckle, and several broken fingers. I'll
have to set and tape them and hope they heal. If not you may
need surgery. You'll want to watch out for signs of infection in
the knuckle. I'll send you home with some antibiotics to keep it
from happening and some pain meds."
Enver nodded through the whole thing, his spirits sinking
further and further by the moment. "Thank you doctor, I
appreciate your help," Enver said getting up to go at the end.
"I've sent the scripts to your chosen drugstore, they should be
in by this evening. Meanwhile here's a few to tide you over
until then,"
Enver accepted the small sample bottle and headed out hoping
he'd be able to afford the pills he would need. He had some
insurance through the night club, but wasn't sure what it might
cover.
He headed back out and found an empty seat next to the man from
before.
"Oh hello, thanks for your help earlier. I'm Enver, what's your
name?" He asked and then tried moving around to dig his phone
out of his pants pocket, finding it harder than normal. In it
was going to take some getting used to relying on his right
hand.
--fin--
Once the doctor was in Ezra's room, the man gave him a look
over, telling the trio that the redhead was fine before leaving
again. The anxious Elf instead was pacing the room. It wasn't
until his phone went off again that the blonde would stop
paceing.
The blush that crossed Link's cheeks was very noticeable.
"I'll... be right back..." He told the two before leaving the
room briefly to go meet Atreus at the enterance and led him back
to the room Ezra was waiting in.
"I... hope this isn't weird but this is Atreus..." He explained.
---
When the man who had been watching him, came and sat next to
him, Rico nearly just left right then but tried to play it cool.
A scoff leaving him at the man claiming he was taking things
from people who needed them. "Right, because people who can't
afford shit aren't in need..." He huffed. "I'm not botherin
nobody, bugger off..." He told the man, blushing after giving
the hot man a proper look over.
-fin-
Ezra looked at Lucas to made a confused look. His brow creased
as worry came on his face.
He took notice of the elf looking at his phone. “Link?”… he
asked softly before sinking back. He felt an odd gap in his
head, he remembered being at the outpost, traveling with his
sister and an odd group- and his brother- but the one face was
missing.
Her gripped lucas’ hand wondering just why.. couldn’t he
remember? His brow furrowed in frustration as his teeth
clenched.
His body shook a bit before Tre would enter the room. His eye
going to the ravager before him. While he looked different.. he
felt like his lover. “Tre… Tre!” Flew out as he practically
almost flew out of bed to feel arms keeping him put due to the
IV.”I thought you died!” Came out as he seemed distressed.
——
Azhar chuckled as he heard the man speak, “so you’re in pain..?
I know a way better remedy that will make you feel good..” said
azhar to make his move his body leaning near Rico with a
seductive look as he seemed to be winking,
Compared to his older brother he often was more flamboyant and
upfront.. he felt someone take a chair on the other side to see
the one he helped before.”Azhar.. hey if you two come with we
all can benefit.. I can take care of your hand but it’s hush
hush.” He said to put a finger to his lips and his voice low.
“And you can get pills without being a big sneak.” He told Rico
with a wiggle of his brow.”what about it?” He asked as he
shifted up.”give it a thought I need to turn this in.” He said
leaving for a few moments to turn in the papers. He saw Atreus-
his aura giving him a sense of calm. He went back to the two to
see their answer.
—fin—
Atreus realized when he got to the hospital that he couldn't
just wander the place to find Angel. So he texted the elf and
waited outside the front, feeling like he stood out a bit. He
was relieved when Angel showed up, but didn't get a chance to
ask what was going on before he was whisked off to a hospital
room.
He raised an eyebrow in question when he was introduced to two
attractive men.
Lucas glanced up at the newcomer, taking in the tough looking
man, unsure of how to react. He was a bit stunned when Ezra was
suddenly out of bed and trying to get to this Tre guy. "Hold on!
Your IV! You'll rip it out!" He exclaimed and moved to grab Ezra
to keep him from going to far.
Atreus' inner protective side came out seeing the man in such
distress even though he wasn't sure what the man was talking
about. He moved in to put a gentle hand on the man's arm and
his other cupped the others face.
"Everything's going to be okay, I'm perfectly fine," he said in
a soothing tone. "Let's get you back in the bed," he added and
helped get the man settled once more.
Lucas felt his mouth go a bit dry as the voice of the newcomer
eased him as well.
"Angel, who are these handsome men? Friends or something more to
you?" Atreus asked, feeling an odd flair of familiarity towards
the two.
-----
Enver blinked, a bit surprised by the handsome stranger's offer
to take care of his hand. He glanced around looking for a hidden
camera man, thinking it might be some sort of joke. But he
seemed rather serious.
He waited until the guy got up to lean in towards the second
guy, a rather attractive man in his own way. "what do you think?
I kind of get an odd vibe. I can usually pick up on people with
magic. Maybe if things get too weird we can make a pact to knock
him out and make a run for it." He suggested in a low voice.
After a little bit of talk, he pulled back and smiled up at
Azhar when he came back. "I'm up to going with you. I really
can't be out of work for six to eight weeks."
-fin-
Seeing Atreus sooth Ezra back into bed was shocking, his heart
going from racing to calming as he felt soothed as well. At
Tre's questions the elf was blushing quite dark. He took a deep
breath as he tried to decide how to explain.
"Well... so... the redhead in the bed is Ezra... we... met
today, were on a coffee date and he started having seizures...
the... man next to him is Lucas, he is my.... room mate and...
um... kind of boyfriend.... my.... non stripper name is Link.
Atreus... is... my client...." He explained to the room as his
face got redder and redder. He wanted to crawl into a hole he
felt so flustered.
---
The response the man gave had Rico's breathe catching in his
throat. That wink making him blush *dark*. He spooked closer to
the first stranger with yet another one sat on his other side.
Then the man's attention was seemingly on them both, promising
miraculous healing, pills, and the man seemed to be hinting at
something more. He couldn't help but be curious.
His eyes followed Atreus when he spotted the man following a
blonde elf and raised an eyebrow. He was refocused on the two
men sandwiching him when the first one stood up and left.
A fresh look of shock came when the second stranger seemed to
want to make a deal with him. He let out a sigh. "Yeah whatever
fine..." He said in agreement, clearly flustered over having
people so close. When the first stranger came back and the
second guy just answered so readily he got a skeptical look.
"I don't even know your names...." He complained.
-fin-
Ezra struggled a little before seeing Atreus finally move and
get closer. The comforting touches calmed him down. “O okay…”
said Ezra as he felt the man shift his legs up and settled in
the bed, his hand going out to hold Atreus’ he was starting to
feel grounded,
Meanwhile in the waiting room did the two accept his
conditions.”please follow me.” He said as he motioned the two to
the hospital room Ezra was in, claiming them as boyfriends to
get them through. He could hear Ezra speaking to the three as he
ushered the two in and closed the door.”hope you two don’t mind
witnessing history.”said the man in sunglasses before tilting it
up showing of his blues glowing like the moon off ice.
He kept at the door to keep those inside staying there as he
closed the door.
“Ezra good.. what do you remember?” He asked as he went to his
pocket to shift a green stone out.
Ezra explained his visions.. from the moment he was born in the
fae realm- granted while broken was starting to connect.. but no
word on how he could tune.
As he listened azhar held enver’s hurt hand a little.”it’ll hurt
a little bit- but you’ll be able to move it.” He murmured as he
began his work.
Azhar made a soft concentrated look as he managed to heal the
man’s whole hand as Ezra seemed to stop and stare.
“How did you do that?” He would hear.
“Tuning- it’s a lost art nowadays and only the group in here
knows- please keep it under wraps- if it gets out - me and him
can become targets of something bigger.. link, Lucas, Atreus-
you three were his mates in a past life- Atreus- you were in
several of them. He should settle in time- but mind keeping him
company? If he’s not with one of you- he will act off and his
mind will stop trying to piece things together.” He told the
three.”I got some things to do- but first I need to uphold a
deal and well eat.. so do you mind?” He asked as he leaned on
Rico a little.
—fin—
#Post#: 1567--------------------------------------------------
Re: Renewed Love
By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 8:33 pm
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Atreus noted how dark Angel's face got and waited patiently for
him to answer. The way the elf stuttered had Tre wanting to pull
Angel in his lap to comfort him.
"Ezra, Lucas and Link," he repeated, the names sounding
strangely familiar.
He raised an eyebrow at Link calling him a client. "For now, but
I'm planning on being much more than that if Link will let me,"
he added looking at Link with an intense look at the elf.
He glanced up at the three men that came in, a warning look in
his eyes. He wasn't really sure what to think when Ezra started
talking about his "visions" and what he remembered from the
past. He was quite startled when the stranger explained he'd
been Ezra's mate in his past lives.
Atreus shot a look at Link and Lucas before looking at Ezra and
then slowly exhaled. "I think between the three of us, we can
keep Ezra company. Though to be honest, I'm a part of the
Ravagers. I think it's best you all know, my life's not all that
safe,"
----
Enver leaned in close to the short cutie that was suddenly
looking warily. "I'm Enver, what's your name cutie?" He asked in
a friendly tone.
Then they were both left off quickly by Azhar. He slide back a
bit at the look the tough guy shot in their direction.
He shot a questioning look up at Azhar mention them witnessing
history. His eyes went round at the stone the other pulled out.
He winced when his hand was taken and felt the man start
focusing healing magic in it.
"Thank you Azhar," Enver said softly as he slowly moved his
fingers and hand. There was a bit of pain but it wasn't nearly
as bad as it had been.
Enver wasn't really sure why he felt a bit disappointed about
Azhar already being done helping him. "Let me cook for you then,
it's the least I can do to thank you for your help," he offered.
-fin-
The blush on Link's cheeks didn't get any better at Atreus
adding in his intentions in front of the two men, looking at him
in that intense way that made him want to undress himself and
let the man take him right there.
Before he could say anything else, the stranger from dinner came
back with his boyfriends and dropped some bombshells on them
about being mates. Was that why he felt like this towards the
three men? He wanted to argue that it was just crazy talk but
deep down he knew it was true, he had never felt this way about
anyone and even if he couldn't remember events.... he remembered
how he felt about them. The deep love they had shared. The man
healing the neon man's hand was shocking but somehow made him
believe more.
"I already took off work, I'm here for the night... might call
into the studio too depending on how Ezra looks in the
morning..." He said with a sigh. It wasn't lost on him that
Lucas had remained quiet and began to worry.
---
"R....Rico...." He had answered, blushing pretty dark at being
called cute. The blush wasn't helped in any way when Azhar
returned and led them off, claiming them his boyfriends to get
them through. He stuck to the back wall, watching. Curious at
what made this history.
The informants eyes went wide at what he witnessed, forgetting
why he was even there. When Azhar finished and was leaning on
him, Rico's blush returned with a vengeance. He had a good idea
of what the man meant by unload. Normally he would have bolted
by now, running to those who held his leash to tell them what he
knew, but he had been promised drugs and he would at least wait
til he had those before betraying these people.
-fin-
Azhar chuckled softly at Atreus- “it’s not the first time you
were apart of something dangerous- after all life in the desert
was pretty dangerous.” He told Atreaus.”you might learn more
later when his mind settles.” He said as his hand went to his
hip.
He walked over to write a number and placed it by Ezra.”*if they
leave you call me..*” he said in the old language. It was out of
precaution as he still wasn’t sure if the three believed him or
not.
Azhar heard about a home cooked meal and grinned.”I accept, been
forever since I had home cooked meals.” He said to wrap one arm
around Enver and the other around Rico after he placed his
sunglasses on.”so.. see it’s been about 4000 years since I last
had any sort of date.. what do you two do for fun?” He asked
wriggling his shoulders as Ezra watched the man go with the most
deadpan face.
“Well he never changes.” He mumbled and laid back. His mind was
catching up as he let off a gentle sigh.”I know it’s a lot and I
don’t expect you three to believe everything.. “ said the
redhead. His eyes went to link that blushed.”first time I met
you- you and Lucas were being trafficked.. technically I guess
back in the times I was a cop?” He said with a lopsided smile
and chuckle.
“Looks like you haven’t changed much Tre .. accept maybe the
looks-“ he murmured at how much more built he looked compared to
his muscular lean form of the past.
—fin—
Lucas was more than a little shocked and stunned by everything
that has just happened. It almost felt like he was watching and
seeing everything from outside his body, which felt rather
trippy.
Then when the biker's gaze fell on him he was once again in his
body and lost in the intense blue eyes. All his fears and
worries seemed to evaporate under that look and he felt his
whole body relax and a peace washed over him.
After hearing Atreus saying the three of them could take care of
Ezra, he nodded and squeezed the red haired man's hand he was
still holding.
"I'll help of course. I don't want Ezra having a repeat of
today. Though it may be a bit crowded if we go to the apartment
Link and I share with our roommate,"
He pointed out and glanced at Link.
He wasn't quite was going on exactly, but having both Ezra and
Atreus there somehow felt right. That didn't mean he planned on
jumping into anything with them just yet. It usually took him
awhile to open up with others.
Atreus listened as the attractive Lucas finally spoke, the
musical like voice pulling him in with each word. He considered
what had been said, turning to look at the chuckling Azhar.
"If you say so mister. I'm not planning on leaving them
vulnerable if I can help it. If it's acceptable to the rest of
you, once Ezra feels well enough, I have a safe house I can move
all of you to." Atreus suggested, though he planned on getting
them to agree whether they liked the idea or not.
Lucas' brow wrinkled a bit at this and then frowned at the
strange language that Azhar spoke to Ezra in. Why did he
suddenly see another guy in his head being excited about old
dead languages?
Atreus slowly stood up, his eyes narrowing a bit at the man
mentioning 4000 years having gone by.
"You sure this guy is sane? Sounds a bit off if you ask me."
His head cocked to the side as Ezra spoke up talking about first
meeting Link and Lucas. A flash of a memory went through his
head: a bloody fight on a caravan, people dying, and him
carrying a passed out Lucas away in his arms.
"I-i remember that." He murmured and looked up at Ezra saying
he'd changed. "Your hair was long back then too...I remember
playing with it and braiding it all the time," he said with a
slight smile. "Yours too Lucas,"
Lucas could practically feel the fingers running through his
hair and gulped at the memory.
"Anyone need water? Or anything? I imagine a safe house might
work well enough, though we should talk about it before making
any decisions,"
-----
Enver couldn't help but think of how adorable Rico has looked
when he'd blushed at being called cute, and then again when
Azhar leaned on him.
Hearing the whole strange story about the men being reincarnated
lovers and mates had Enver feel amazed. If such a thing could
happen, maybe even he could find love that would last. At least
he hoped he might.
It was his turn to flush a bit, his hair color shifting to a
bright pink at Azhar s reply to his offer and the arm wrapping
around him.
"I don't usually have time for fun." He admitted and played with
his hair, feeling a bit shy.
"I work late hours at my job at the club, and DJing for other
events. Or just random work that I can find. One has to hustle
to afford bills, food and everything these days. " He sighed.
"The most fun thing I've done in a long time was watch a movie
or binge watch a favorite TV series when I got sick last year,"
"So...If it's been that long since you've had a home cooked
meal, anything I make would be new for you." Enver said
thoughtfully thinking over what he had in his fridge. "I may
need to grab a few things to cook,"
--fin--
"I mean... nothing sounds sane to be at the moment..." Link
commented "I don't think Aziz would take us piling in an
additional two people is going to go over well... this safe
house place is probably our best bet." The elf finally said when
the stranger had left with his boyfriends.
"I will take some water," he added when Luke asked if he could
get them anything.
---
The crazy talk seemed to never end and yet, soon they were
leaving the room Azhar having an arm around them each and asking
what they did for fun. It seemed glowstick was too busy for fun.
"I get high and laid for fun, clubbing usually satisfies both of
those... " Rico answered crypticly. He hoped he wouldn't get in
trouble for leaving his post but couldn't resist the man guiding
him away from the hospital.
-fin-
Ezra listened to the group talk about what to do and he
chuckled.”well.. I may need to stop off at my place- it’s not
huge but- it’s home. I ah- got no roomies..” he said to rub the
back of his head. “It’s not terribly huge but it’s home.” He
said as he looked at his hands.”sorry.. it probably does seem a
little farfetched but.. I do feel like you three are bringing
several memories up from so long ago.. before this concrete city
even existed.. it was nothing but wild..” he said as he looked
towards the window and got a sad look.”I.. never expected the
oasis to change so much like this..” he said. The tone almost
sounded sad.
He wondered why he enjoyed the simple things from a flower in
the park or the old apple tree.. and now he knew why.
—-
Azhar watched as the man’s hair changed colors interestingly. He
wondered if it was due to mood but it was affirmed with the body
language he was seeing. “Well then.. guess I’ll be your
introduction to fun.” He said with a sexy smirk.
He heard what Rico said as he noticed a look of worry. “Don’t
worry too much and enjoy the moment Rico.” He told him. “If
trouble comes your way- you can always ask for help.” He said as
he got the two to a car he called for.”let’s get the
prescription filled and some food- it’ll take time for them to
fill it anyway.” He said as he waited for the two to get in the
car. Once in he would get in to.”thank you Dave, mind taking us
to that burger joint I saw a ways back? Thanks..” said the tuner
as he buckled up and tugged his glasses off to go for a tie to
get it on. “Better..” he mumbled as he never did like the
sunglasses as he settled back.
—fin—
Atreus was relieved that the others agreed with his suggestion
of using one of the Ravager's safe houses. Seeing Lucas'
slightly flushed face brought a grin as the other moved and
asked if anyone wanted anything.
"Here, see if they have any coffee..if not a soda with caffeine
would be great," Atreus said and pulled out a several dollar
bills to hand off to Lucas.
Hearing Ezra talk about how the oasis had been in the past and
touching Atreus' fingers dredged up more odd flashes of memories
for Lucas, making him jerk slightly. He let out a rather odd
sound when Atreus steadied him, a concerned look in his eyes.
"You all right?" Tre asked.
"Yeah, just.. wasn't expecting to get blasted with so many
memories is all."
Lucas rubbed his forehead before pulling back and hurrying out
to get the drinks from the nearest vending machines.
Atreus pulled out his phone and made a quick call to Snow
telling him about needing a couple of days to himself.
"Just needing some time to work through some stuff. I'm going to
the safe house in the hills, make sure everyone else knows it's
off limits," he added before hanging up.
"I'll help you all pack up some stuff before we head out. Until
then, is there anything else you want to talk about?"
Lucas returned a few moments later and handed out the drinks and
resettled on the end of the bed, keeping his head down a bit.
The memories from earlier had been more than a little jarring
with how intimate they'd been. "If we're all going to be living
together, maybe we should figure out some ground rules and all,"
-----
Enver couldn't help but glance over at Rico mentioned what he
did for fun. Now that he thought about it, he was pretty sure
he'd spotted Rico at the Midnight Secret a few times.
"I'm pretty sure I've seen you around the clubs a few times,"
Enver said blushing a bit. "I do the light show stuff and dj at
different clubs, though mostly at the Midnight Secret," he
explained.
He flushed a bit more realizing his hair must have changed by
the way Azhar stared at him. "Ah yeah, guess so," he murmured
softly.
Enver blinked, a bit surprised by Azhar offering to help Rico
out if he ran into any trouble.
Enver tapped his fingers nervously against his leg while they
waited for the car to arrive, then slide in, not minding being
in the middle of the two. He got the seatbelt on, his head
jerking up a bit at Azhar talking about going to a burger place.
"Are...we making this a whole day affair?" He questioned looking
a bit shocked that Azhar would want to spend so much time with
him.
Enver was a bit weirded out when Azhar pulled off his sunglasses
and tied what looked like a veil over his eyes. It seemed a bit
strange, and made him wonder if the guy had a problem with his
eyes that made him need to protect them.
"Are your eyes okay?" He asked sounding a bit worried.
--fin--
#Post#: 1568--------------------------------------------------
Re: Renewed Love
By: Minyaagar Date: February 22, 2026, 8:50 pm
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Hearing the others talk about memories of some far flung past
had Link feeling a little left out.
"I um... don't remember anything about a past... but... I know
the... way I feel about all three of you... is insanely
intense... I... would dare say I'm in love with all of you....
establishing ground rules would be a great idea.... feel like
since Tre already knows... I should be honest about me work..."
Link finally said after a moment, casting his gaze away from
Lucas who he expected would have a reaction to what he was going
to say.
"I've... been selling... my body in more than the visual
sense..." He admitted, worry corsing through him over not only
Lucas being upset, but Ezra's reaction who was on the path to
being a cop. "I... get tested regularly... but... not many
people want to be with someone in... my line of work..." He
added.
-fin-
Ezra blushed a bitt at being told about being in love with them.
He smiled softly.”you always did love hard link” he told him.
He listened as link began to talk of what he had been doing.
While he wasn’t entirely happy to know this incarnation never
got away from having to use his body in some form.. got a softer
look.
”I wanted you back then and I still want you now.. hopefully
once things settle- maybe I can help you not have to use your
body towards others anymore.. if anything I’d like to know no
one can have you like that but us.” He said as he played with
the blanket.
“And you can focus all on the job you really want to do.” He
said with a smile.
—fin—
"oh we'll find a way to bring those memories back for you,"
Atreus murmured softly, trying to reassure Link. Hearing the fae
saying he had intense feelings for all of them had Lucas blush a
bit and Tre reach over to take Link's hand to squeeze it.
He didn't let it go knowing that Link was worried how the others
would react to his work. It still made him more than a little
jealous, not to mention wish he could take care of Link so he
wouldn't have to continue selling his body.
Lucas' let out a shocked sound at the news. He didn't say
anything, listening to Ezra's reply and rubbed his chin. He let
out a soft sigh once the others had stopped talking.
"I think we'd all like to help so you don't have to do that
anymore. I mean, I can understand being desperate and doing
whatever it takes to survive. I just hate to think of you having
to be forced into it, and how long you've been selling
yourself,"
Atreus had been a thinking pretty much the same thing as the
others, though he'd not brought it up. Hell...it was how he'd
met Link.
"You know, I'd give you money for what you need, you don't have
to sleep with me for it either. If anything I should get back
into tattooing and work on all the celebs, I'd be able to help
all of you. Though, it'd probably be better if we all contribute
in some way. Even if it's just splitting up the housework and
upkeep," Atreus suggested.
Lucas blinked and then shot an amused look at Atreus. "Are you
saying you wouldn't mind being a sugar daddy?" He teased.
Atreus chuckled at this. "I mean sure why not? I've been saving
and investing for years. I've got a good amount put away. But I
don't want any of you feeling like you owe me if I did take over
paying for things. Once you get settled in your work, we can
split things evenly. I would prefer you not feeling like you're
obligated to sell your body. I treasure it, and I'd prefer it's
shared between us. Not that I'm going to stop you from the work
you do, that has to be your decision."
Lucas blinked a bit surprised to learn that Atreus was a tattoo
artist. "You stopped tattooing to join a biker gang? What made
you do that?"
Atreus shook his head. "They actually helped me get the
training, I still have a client base, but had to take a break to
help out with a few things. There's been a war brewing between
some other gangs lately. Having somewhat of a reprieve at the
moment. That's one of the reasons why I thought a safe house
would be best. They'd try to hurt me by grabbing and hurting you
three," he admitted looking away for a long moment. "Being
together would make it easier for me to protect you,"
--fin--
The response and consensus of the three had Link near in tears.
"You... mean I wouldn't have to even... be a stripper anymore?"
He questioned, *very much* loving that idea. Being able to focus
on dance would be a dream come true. "If... you are sure you can
support me... then... I can quit... though I may not be able to
entirely quite stripping right away... I've... got friends who
lean on me to cope..." He explained. He squeezed Tre's hand, his
turn to comfort the man who was confessing his gang ties. He
even sat in the man's lap as a physical show of his acceptance
of the man, fully in his life, more than a client.
"I think we can all manage to stay safe while you get your
thinks sorted out," he reassured.
-fin-
“I was planning on being a cop but after what happened I’ll have
to prove a clean bill of health or take over that coffee shop
old man Smithers been begging me to do.” He said to chuckle.
“Your just be a teacher- but I understand having to wean off-
that sort of life can be hard that I know.” He said softly. “But
we can all work together in helping. I could meet you to walk
with you back home and stuff.”
—fin—
"not if you don't want to be," Atreus replied to Link's
question. "I am very sure I can support you. Just ..keep in mind
you won't have to do private shows. Help your friends, maybe we
can find a way to get them out as well if they want to,"
Lucas held back a frustrated sigh, but knew that Link was going
to need time to get to the point if outright quitting his
stripping job. He felt a bit jealous when Link slid onto Atreus'
lap, but knew it was more of a way to show his acceptance of the
biker.
"We can at least try to stay out of trouble." He replied poking
Link in the chest gently. "My jobs don't usually put me in
danger like Link's does. Just how far up in the gang are you?"
Lucas couldn't help but ask, looking the muscular man over
closely.
Both Atreus and Lucas turned to look at Ezra mentioning being a
cop.
"The coffee shop might be safer, but don't choose your job
based on my gang life," Atreus spoke up. "Do what you feel
called to." he insisted firmly.
"Should see when they'll release Ezra, there's a lot to do
before I get you all to the safe house," Atreus added and lifted
Link up as he stood and then set the petite elf on the end of
the bed. "I'll be back,"
Lucas gave a nod, and watched as Tre left to find the doctor.
"So..is it just me, or is he a bit intense? Everytime he looks
at me, I feel like he's looking into my soul." He said, a
strange sense of deja vu coming over him.
-fin-
A smirk came to Link's lips at Luke's teasing and poking his
chest. The elf felt so much better knowing he wouldn't have to
anymore. "I can put in a notice to be call in only," he
mentioned before being moved off Tre's lap and sat on the end on
Ezra's bed when the man wanted to go check with the doctor to
see how long the redhead would be kept.
"He is... very intense... even more so when he gets...
intimate...." Link admitted with a blush. He took Luke's hand
looking at the man with gentle eyes, "I hope you aren't too
cross with me... I know you wernt happy about me taking the
stripping job in the first place..." He said before looking to
Ezra and putting his other hand over his.
"How are you feeling right now? Hopefully as long as one of us
is with you, you won't have a reaction like that again, but I
wonder how we can stabilize you... if this is from the
memories..." He questioned.
-fin-
“Do not worry it’ll be depending on what the doctors say if I
can be a cop or not. After what happened.” He told Tre before he
saw link in Tre’s lap to smile. It was nice seeing the man so
readily comfortable with Atreaus.. though he wanted to be in
that lap and link and Luke sitting in his.
“Alot better.. it was just all at once.. and my brain couldn’t
handle it.. made sense why Eden shut most of her memories of
experienced of fighting and technical knowledge in her apple
now.” He said with a sigh. “And Tre always been that intense..
even all his past lives.. god knows all he had to do is give me
that look to make me fall into bed.” He said to blush a bit.
“If anything just make sure I don’t go in that mode again.. it’s
still trickling so I’m not sure what might shift on me.” He
said.
—fin—
Lucas couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when Link mentioned
that Atreus was even more intense when he was intimate. "That's
good to know," Lucas commented, a slight flair of jealousy
shooting through him thinking of Link being with Tre.
"Is that what you thought? I was more frustrated because it
seemed you took the job to get away from me. If you'd told me
you needed help, I would have helped you so you wouldn't have to
sell your body."
Lucas went quiet as Link's attention went back to Ezra, asking
how the other was feeling. "In an apple?" Lucas asked sounded
quite confused.
Seeing how Ezra blushed recalling how Tre was had Lucas sighing
a bit heavily. "Wish I could remember more about him. Sounds
like he's an incredible guy,"
Lucas went to grab a chair and pulled it up next to the bed so
he could hold Ezra's hand a bit better.
It took Atreus a little while to track down Ezra's doctor and to
bring her back to Ezra's room.
"So I looked over your brain scans and blood cultures, there's
nothing there to explain these sorts of seizures. I'm going to
suggest your friends keep a close eye on you. It'll be at least
another hour before your release papers are ready," she
explained and then looked at the clock.
"I'd suggest maybe trying a change of view, maybe go somewhere
you can relax without any stressors. It may be the best thing
you can do."
Atreus thanked her and moved to open the door for her and then
closed it softly. He turned back around and eye Ezra, then Link
and Lucas.
"So, I should go switch my bike out for a truck, probably best
to do that before you're released Ezra. That won't take me long
though. Anything else you three want to talk about before I go
do that?" Tre asked.
--fin--
"I can see why you would feel that way... I... just didn't want
to take advantage of you..." Link told Luke as the conversation
had turned back to such things before Atreus returned with the
doctor. It seemed they wouldn't be staying overnight. The
suggestion of trading out his bike for his truck had the elf
nodding.
"Good idea, we can figure out what we want to do in the future
later... when we get there I could make dinner and we can try
and relax?" He suggested.
-fin-
“I can help with dinner- I don’t like just sitting around.” Said
Ezra honestly. The nurse telling him he’d be another hour in the
hospital was met with a grumbled look. “Nothing much really- as
for the Apple Lucas- it’s a bit hard to explain- guess I can
compare it to a backup device drive?” He said as he mulled over
the modern terms. “We will see you when you get back Tre.” He
said with a warm smile.
—fin-
Lucas let out a soft sigh at Link's reply. "You could never take
advantage of me. You should know i'd do anything for you,"
Atreus couldn't help but smile a bit hearing Link and Ezra
mention making something for dinner. He like how domestic it
sounded, and was very much looking forwards to spending more
time with all three of the men.
"Sounds good to me, I'll stop and grab some groceries on my way
back as well. Do you all have any requests?" He asked.
Lucas quickly pulled out a paper and wrote out a list for
Atreus, adding in what the others suggested and then handed it
over. "See you later," he said feeling his face heat up as His
fingers brushed against the other man's.
Atreus gave them all a smile and a long look before heading out
and closing the door behind him.
Changing out to the extended cab truck he kept at the down town
garage didn't take all that long. He grabbed the to go bag he
kept there and headed to the local grocery shop. He was quick
and efficient buying what was on the list and got it loaded up
in the crates he had tire down in the truck bed. Then he headed
back to the hospital. By the time he got back, Ezra was being
discharged and he moved to take over pushing the man out in the
wheelchair.
"Might be easiest if you sit up front," he said heading to his
truck and unlocking the doors, letting Link and Lucas get in the
back seats, before assisting Ezra into the passenger seat.
He had just finished when he heard a familiar voice calling his
name and turned.
"Dare? What are you going here?" He asked glancing at the former
ravager with an incredulous look.
"My friend Aziz and I were looking for his roommates, Link and
Lucas. He's tried calling them and got worried when he couldn't
get a hold of them," Dare replied and then spied the two he'd
mentioned in the back seat. "Looks like they're safe with you,
so we can call off the search party," he commented, relaxing a
bit.
Atreus shifted on his feet, glancing at the blonde haired man
with Dare.
"why don't you meet us to the hillside house? Your friend can
talk to his roommates there," he suggested.
He trusted his instincts which were telling him he could trust
the man with Dare. Even if Dare had left the biker gang, he
still trusted the man like a brother.
Dare gave a nod and turned to look at Aziz, grabbing his hand
and pulled him back to his truck. "It'll be safer to talk to
Link and Lucas at the safe house," he murmured.
He didn't outright follow after Atreus, taking another route out
of the Oasis to get to the secluded Hillside home. They arrived
there a few minutes ahead of the others, and waited patiently
for the black truck to arrive.
Atreus opened the massive garage and parked inside, motioning
for Dare to bring his own truck inside.
"Mind helping bringing in the groceries?" Atreus asked as he
moved to help Ezra get out, and then lifted the man into his
arms bridal style.
Dare held back a laugh and grabbed several bags to carry in. "Is
he okay?" He asked curiously.
Lucas grabbed a few bags himself and followed after Tre, his
mouth dropping open as they entered into a huge kitchen. "This
place is huge!"
"Yeah, it'll give us enough space to spread out a bit," Tre
replied setting Ezra down on one of the kitchen chairs and
headed back out to grab the rest of the bags. "Feel free to
talk, I'll get everything put away."
----fin----
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