Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 25, 2009 20:48:32 GMT -5
Zephyros followed Jason docily into his room, struggling to keep his eyes open again. He yawned, his hand ruffling his hair again as he rubbed his eyes.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 25, 2009 21:05:17 GMT -5
Jason shut the door as soon as Zeph's body was clear of it. He nodded for Zeph to feel free to flop down onto his bed, if he wanted to. Jason himself stepped up to his latest painting of Zeph, which still sat on the easel, and gently lifted it down. Thankfully the paint had all dried by now; he leant the canvas gently against the wall opposite his bed and crossed the room, seating himself on the edge of his bed in silence, watching Zeph.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 12:14:54 GMT -5
Zephyros smiled his thanks, his eyes not quite open enough to really look at Jason fully. He sat on the bed, trying to think and then gave up, flopping over on the bed and passing out much as he had earlier the same day. A lot had happened... and while his head didn't hurt any more, it felt like some of his energy had been used to heal him.
Which was entirely likely, made sense and made him exhausted just trying to think about it. He couldn't even really process that he was usurping Jason's bed as he fell asleep. He ended up draped over the edge, his head just on the edge of the pillow and over the edge of the bed.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 12:20:14 GMT -5
Jason gently shifted Zeph to a position that didn't leave him dangling half-on, half-off of the bed, careful not to wake him up. He sat for a moment in silence, watching the light from his open window playing across Zeph's hair, clothes and skin. He looked so peaceful when he was asleep.
After a moment of thought, Jason carefully set a blank canvas up on his easel, selecting some paints and brushes before filling a jar with clean water. He began painting Zeph again, much as he first had in art class. No golden wings this time, just the boy himself, exactly as he lay upon the blankets.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 12:31:27 GMT -5
Zephyros slept without moving, which Jason knew from experience was unusual. He twitched a little occasionally, but the most movement he made was his fingers curled into a fist, then slowly relaxed. Oddly... it was almost as though he knew he was being painted or something, and so was holding still.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 12:34:39 GMT -5
Jason watched Zeph curiously as he painted. It was strange for him to stay so still when he slept... not that Jason was complaining. It made him that much easier to paint when he wasn't shifting positions every thirty seconds. The most movement he made was to clench and unclench his hand. Jason wondered absently what Zeph was dreaming of.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 12:58:55 GMT -5
It was so dark… Zephyros looked around, his eyes wide in an attempt to see. There was nothing around him except… he reached out and recoiled from something sticky, but then couldn’t get it off his fingers. He rubbed them on his pants frantically. He felt around very carefully, looking for an area without the sticky substance. Slowly he worked his way forward, the stuff getting all over him, in his hair, on his face, everywhere. It wasn’t long until he couldn’t move at all; trapped like… he swallowed as the thought came to him… like a fly in a web. He couldn’t even struggle, or open his mouth for fear of breathing in the substance. His heart raced as he heard rustling nearby and he tried to twist free without making so much as a twitch.
Zephyros turned his head for a moment, then fell back to the same position he’d been holding for some time now, his hand again tightened in a fist as his eyes flickered rapidly beneath his lids.
A light grew, from the same direction as the rustling. Zeph’s head turned slowly toward it, in morbid fascination. What was coming to check the trap? He looked confused when it wasn’t some giant spider. A tall, pale figure, holding a globe of light like the one Aritha could summon… It looked at him with red, multifaceted eyes and he stiffened. Long fangs came from its mouth as it came closer, moving almost more like a… snake than a person. He felt his heart start to race and he opened his mouth to scream…
Zephyros’ eyes flew open and he gasped desperately, a hand flying to his throat and mouth. He lay there panting for a moment, then he fell limp and passed out again.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 13:04:26 GMT -5
Jason jumped as Zeph jerked awake, gasping, one hand at his throat; then he fell asleep again in a moment. Jason sighed, watching the boy's face quietly: it was obvious his dreams had been less than sweet. He set down his brush and slipped softly to Zeph's side, laying down beside him and pulling him into his arms. Maybe a comforting presence nearby would soothe Zeph's sleep.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 13:28:07 GMT -5
Zephyros curled closer to him, relaxing. He shifted a little, his eyes flickering a little again.
Zephyros leaned over the rail of his father's yacht, reaching for the water. Bright fish flickered beneath the surface, dazzling his eyes. It was a sight he never grew tired of, and even after seventeen years, he tried to touch them. He turned and smiled at Jason, naming the fish that swam below them. Jason smiled, leaning over the railing next to him as Zeph pointed out his favorites, including one shark that he had named Basilikus, or King.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 13:45:54 GMT -5
Jason smiled as Zeph's dreams immediately seemed to calm down; Zeph seemed relaxed and content. Jason held him close, watching the flickering eyes beneath their long-lashed lids, grateful that he had been able to do some good. The one problem now was that his painting was largely unfinished, and he really didn't want to let Zeph go.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 14:01:08 GMT -5
Zephyros turned in Jason's arms, resting his head on Jason's chest. He nuzzled close, curled up against Jason's chest but not OVER him. His eyes opened slowly and he looked at Jason drowsily. He smiled sweetly and closed his eyes again. A soft murmur rose to his lips, but it was too soft for Jason to catch, and didn't seem to be English, either.
Zeph watched the clouds, his hands behind his head. One looked like a wolf and Zeph poked Jason, who was beside him. "Look, you're in the sky," he grinned. Jason just smiled back and Zeph moved to rest his head on Jason's chest. He reached up and ruffled the older boy's hair.
Zeph's hand moved to rest by his cheek, curling around some of Jason's shirt.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 14:06:26 GMT -5
Jason lay still next to Zeph, his only movement to run his fingers through Zeph's soft hair. He smiled when he felt Zeph's hand clench lightly around his shirt. He would have to ask Zeph about these dreams when he woke up.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 14:12:32 GMT -5
Zeph moved closer as his hair was played with, relaxing too deep to dream. He turned again, to almost exactly the same pose he'd had when Jason had been painting. He held still as he had earlier, breathing slowly.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 14:29:52 GMT -5
Jason gazed silently down at Zeph, debating slipping away to continue his painting now that Zeph wasn't holding onto his shirt anymore. He quietly got up from the bed and tiptoed back to the easel, picking up his brush again and continuing where he had left off. Zeph wasn't in exactly the same pose as before, but close enough.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 14:43:21 GMT -5
Zeph's eyes opened a little when Jason left, but he huffed a soft sigh and fell asleep again. He shifted a little bit, then stilled in the same position. After a moment, his eyes started twitching again and his hand curled again.
He was cold... his eyes opened slowly and he winced away from the bright light. He reached out and blinked, surprised to feel... was that snow? He opened his eyes again and carefully sat up as he looked around. Where was he?
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 14:46:22 GMT -5
Jason watched Zeph carefully for any signs of less-than-pleasant dreaming. So far he had only curled his hand up again, still seeming calm. Jason painted onward, capturing the quiet moment on his canvas.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 14:57:40 GMT -5
Zephyros relaxed again, his dreams fading away without really any conclusion. He just sighed softly, sleeping peacefully.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 15:00:55 GMT -5
Jason heard Zeph sigh and saw him go still, sinking into a realm of sleep below dreams. The sun measured passing time as he kept painting, eventually ending up with another finished portrait that he quite liked. He left it on the easel to dry as he put away his paints and brushes, then sat down in his desk chair, letting Zeph sleep in peace.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 15:11:50 GMT -5
Zephyros woke slowly, yawning. He saw Jason watching him and smiled at him. His voice was a little thick, hazy with sleep. "I stole your bed again... I'm sorry..."
He looked around, and blinked when he saw the portrait. He looked at Jason, then back at the art. "You... Another one?" he asked.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 15:14:17 GMT -5
Jason grinned. "Couldn't help it... you looked so peaceful lying there, and I didn't want to waste the opportunity to paint you asleep without you moving every half a minute," he replied, glancing at the painting. "Like it?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 15:17:30 GMT -5
"Mmhmm," he said, stretching. "Do I really move that much?"
No one else has ever mentioned that I move in my sleep... I wonder if there's any way to change that... he thought. He didn't want to somehow drive Jason away or anything... he liked sharing a bed with someone. It was easier to sleep, it felt like. Maybe that was why he didn't feel like he was getting any rest...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 15:23:06 GMT -5
"Yeah, pretty much," Jason confessed with an awkward smile. He didn't want to seem like he minded too much that Zeph moved around in his sleep; he enjoyed sharing his bed with Zeph. It felt good having someone so close beside him.
He moved over to the bed and sat down beside Zeph. "Did you manage to get any rest? I noticed you had a nightmare... Then again, you seemed fine afterward. What were you dreaming about?"
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 15:30:25 GMT -5
Zephyros shivered, "At first... well, it kinda made me think of that part in Lord of the Rings where Frodo runs into Shelob... but it wasn't a spider coming after me. I don't know what it was, some creature of my own subconscious creation. I- I think it was going to kill me, but I tried to scream and got the web or whatever down my throat and... woke up."
He swallowed, shivering. He didn't know where the dream came from... but just thinking about it had his heart pounding. He wrapped his arms across his chest, rubbing his arms a little.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 26, 2009 15:32:07 GMT -5
Jason wrapped his arms comfortingly around Zeph. "What about afterward, when you were calmer? Think about that, not rhe nightmares."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 26, 2009 15:42:06 GMT -5
"I don't really remember..." Zephyros said, leaning against Jason a little. He closed his eyes a little, thinking. "They included you," he grinned.
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