MHA #6, Friday Evening

[firstofitskind]

It had taken a ridiculously long time to get from the causeway back to Verity's apartment. Mostly because Liam was... let's just say the combination of 'easily distracted' and 'uncoordinated' was working against him in that respect. And Verity's apartment wasn't even that far from the causeway, all things considered.

But they made it, finally, stumbling in through the doorway. Or Liam stumbled, and Verity just patiently guided him towards the couch.

"We're here already?" he exclaimed, surprised. Apparently, it hadn't seemed like such a 'ridiculously long time' to him.

[ooc: for she what's named in the post! also warning for uh. side-effects of drug use? sort of?]

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[arboreal_priestess]

"We can see," Verity suggested, because she was not taking Liam out in public at all tonight if she could help it. Again, he could thank you in the morning. "I think Luke's does, and they have ice cream, too. We could order everything from one place."

Her hands found their way into his hair, nails working up a lather, running lightly over his scalp.

[firstofitskind]

And oh god, that felt so nice... Liam was practically purring in contentment.

(Don’t worry, there was no danger of him suddenly turning in to a cat again)

“Good plan,” he said agreeably. Although honestly, he would have agreed to just about anything in the state he was in. “So smart.”

[arboreal_priestess]

"That's why you're dating me, right? For my good planning skills and general intelligence?"

Good planning skills like, 'Let's Explore This Sewer!'

[firstofitskind]

Honestly, as far as plans went, he’d worked with worse.

“And... you have pretty hair,” Liam added.

[arboreal_priestess]

"Awww, you say the sweetest things when you're doped up on cuckoo blood," Verity teased, kissing the back of his neck while she dipped his head forward to rinse out the shampoo.

[firstofitskind]

"It's true," Liam insisted. "M'not just sayin' that cause I'm-" he giggled- "- under the influence."

[arboreal_priestess]

"But you are so under the influence," Verity told him, chuckling. "We end up slathering a lot on you."

[firstofitskind]

"Because those lizard things were mean," Liam complained. "What'd you call em? Sl- Sl- Slee-something?"

[arboreal_priestess]

"Sleestaks," Verity said. "From an old TV show, where a family ended up going through a dimensional portal and ended up in a prehistoric alternate dimension. The Sleestaks were scaly, lizard-guys who would hide in the darkness and attack them."

Which sounded at least a little bit familiar, no?

[firstofitskind]

“Sounds like those guys,” Liam agreed with a nod. “We should watch that sometime. But maybe not tonight. But we could watch something tonight. A movie, maybe. I wanna watch a movie with you.”

[arboreal_priestess]

"It was remade into a terrible movie back in the 90s, I think," Verity said. "I bet it's on Netflix."

And it was definitely bright and shiny enough to keep his attention.

[firstofitskind]

“Sure,” Liam hummed. “Do you have popcorn? We should have popcorn,” he decided.

[arboreal_priestess]

"I have popcorn," Verity promised, because popcorn had one more than one occasion been dinner--and would be again in the future no doubt. "You want dinner and ice cream and popcorn?"

[firstofitskind]

“And kisses,” he declared, turning around so they were face to face. “You did say kissing was okay...”

[arboreal_priestess]

"Someone's greedy tonight," she teased, raising herself up on her tiptoes to give him the first of those promised kisses.

[firstofitskind]

"Been a loooong day," Liam declared. "We deserve nice things." Like popcorn, and ice cream, and makeout sessions.

Of course, the next few days were destined to be even longer, but it wasn't like they knew that just yet.

[arboreal_priestess]

The kind where they came home and passed out immediately after showering. Stupid informed consent, ruining their last free evening for the next few days.

Why did the world have it out for their love life?

"I like that idea," Verity agreed. "The usual gift for 'sorry I took you into the sewers without preparation and got you beaten up by lizard-men' is brass ammo or an anti-incubus charm."

Popcorn, ice cream, and makeouts were much more affordable.

[firstofitskind]

"There's a gift for that?" Liam asked with a giggle. "Course there is."

Popcorn, ice cream, and makeouts were the gift for 'sorry I took you into the sewers without preparation, got you beaten up by lizard-men, then accidentally got you high', clearly.

[arboreal_priestess]

"Yeah, well, keep it in mind, my birthday's coming up," Verity said with another kiss. "And I can always use more brass ammo."

Not so much on the anti-incubus charms, as the only ones she knew, she was related to.

[firstofitskind]

"Mmm," Liam grinned into the kiss. "Got your birthday present alreeeeeeady," he singsonged.

[arboreal_priestess]

"Wait, you do?" Verity asked, blinking in surprise. "You should tell me what it is!"

Because he was high and maybe that would work!

[firstofitskind]

"No," Liam shook his head. "No, nope. Not gonna. It's a secret."

[arboreal_priestess]

"I bet you don't even know what it is," Verity declared, because apparently 'don't take advantage of your doped-up boyfriend' did not apply to figuring out what your birthday presents were early.

[firstofitskind]

"I do so," Liam insisted, pouting at Verity. "You don't want a surprise? I promise it's a good surprise. And not lizards in the sewer surprise."

[arboreal_priestess]

Verity laughed, reaching over to give him a hug, "Good, because that was a terrible surprise," she tld him, looking up at him with undisguised fondness. "You about done in here?"