Moving Day (Gryphon)

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Kodi scowled as he stared up at the apartment that his moron was going to be living in now.  He'd offered to help him move into his new place today, but that didn't mean he had to be happy about it.  If nothing else, he was going to scope the place out and see how the best way for him to sneak in and see Gryph would be.  It was a nice place - not too far from the lake, and close enough to both colleges so his boyfriend and his whore of a roommate could travel without too much trouble.  It was probably kind of spendy too, but... Well, apparently Gryph didn't have a problem with that, or somehow the slut made enough money to afford it too (probably doing business on the corner, he grumped).

No, he wasn't happy about who Gryphon had chosen to live with, but.... It could have been worse.  At least it was a girl, for one thing; although, Kodi didn't trust her not to try to make moves on the winged boy anyway.  He glared at her back as they went up the stairs, carrying a box in his arms full of his lover's stuff.  "I swear if you touch a single hair on him, I will eviscerate you," he hissed under his breath as they reached the floor their room was on.  Tak just looked back at him with a smile and a wink, before going into the apartment apparently unfazed.

Kodi grumbled under his breath and sat the box on a couch, rubbing at the fading bruises around his eyes and cheeks.  His face was still sore and a little swollen, but he was doing fine otherwise.  "How many more boxes you got, babe?" he asked, ignoring the ho as she walked around with her own things.  "Need me t'carry some more up for you?"  He flexed his arms, conveniently wearing a tanktop due to the warm weather.  "Wouldn't want you t'risk hurtin' your poor pretty arms."  Yes, he was deliberately trying to be upbeat despite his displeasure at the situation.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon didn't notice Kodi's distaste for his new living space, but he should have kinda expected it, knowing the whole situation they were in. Gryph kept a half eye on his lover as they carried boxes and such, just in case. The actual apartment was pretty great - he and Tak had managed to get one that suited both of their needs very well. It may or may not have been more expensive than planned, but... that wasn't an issue.

Of course Kodi wasn't happy with who Gryph had chosen to love with - if it was anyone other than the boy himself, he wasn't gonna be happy about it. He hadn't seen anything yet (he was oblivious to some things), but if he harassed Tak, he would be annoyed, and probably would do something (non-threatening and wimpy) about it. Kodi's concern/jealousy/whatever didn't condone becoming an unbearable person.

"Not many." He glanced at Kodi and... nope, he was never gonna get used to seeing his face bruised up like that. It practically made him feel sick. He probably would've been being more affectionate, had Tak not been milling around. Respect, people. He grinned at Kodi, "I might be alright, but it'll be done quicker with two." He stated. Kodi was being surprisingly... not Kodi-like. And he meant that in a nice way. He liked it. He chuckled, "I'm sure my poor pretty arms can handle it." He said. He wasn't denying the help, though.

The avian boy looked at Kodi and then glanced around a little before looking back at him again, "So, whaddaya think?" It wasn't exactly much yet, seeing as there were boxes in all these different places and nothing much amazing around, but it was nice, and nice was good.

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Kodi would harass Tak all he wanted... Mumble grumble. She didn't seem all that bothered by it anyway, only amused. They all knew Kodi wouldn't dare lay a finger on her because she was friends with Gryphon, so all he could resort to were verbal jabs and abuse, mostly when Gryph wasn't looking.

"Okay, sounds... Good. I guess." Kodi wouldn't have minded carrying more up; it would've meant he had an excuse to stay longer. He scuffed his foot and started heading outside again, slowly meandering to the stairwell. "Just be glad we aren't carryin' my stuff, we'd be cartin' boxes an' boxes of books up here..." He'd told Gryph how he'd gotten the bruises, how he didn't initiate the fight. Hell, Kodi thought he deserved them, since Erik obviously thought he did. "I can give your poooor pretty arms a massage afterwards," he smirked. Yay, another reason to cling on and stay!

"Mm?" he mumbled, pausing and looking back. "I mean... It's nice," he grudgingly sighed. ".... Not as nice 'cause I won't be there, though," he added, pouting. "You'll have t'take a buncha pictures of my ugly mug and stick them on your wall so you don't forget about me," he joked crudely. Kodi started stomping back down the stairs to get the rest of the boxes. "And... And be careful with that loose chick, seriously! She'll... I don't doubt she's gonna try t'turn you straight!"

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph was pretty certain boxes of books were a lot heavier than boxes of cameras, then his poor pretty arms would have needed a rest. He thought for a moment at the mention of a massage, and smirked, "Sure you can." He wouldn't reject that offer.

It was interesting, the story that Kodi had told about the bruises. The mention of Erik never ceased to make him tense up, thank to their delightful first meeting, and to hear that he was the one who punched Kodi... of course he wasn't happy about it. But he had listened all the same, and he was...proud?... of Kodi for not initiating it, and not fighting back. He wouldn't have minded if he'd taken a jab at that snake boy's face, but it was better that he didn't. Gryphon tried to avoid mentioning the bruises, however - they made him.feel uncomfortable.

He followed along behind Kodi and chuckled, but in all honesty, he would probably miss Kodi being around. He laughed some more at the suggestion, "Because I'm gonna forget about your existence the moment you step out the door, of course." He laughed the most at the bit about Tak - considering what he remembered of their first meeting, he had no doubt that, "If she had the ability, I know she would." He stepped down the stairs swiftly and lightly, "Why d'you think I would forget you, or replace you? Silly." He would never do that. He brushed past the boy and grabbed another box, giving him a peck on the temple as he swivelled to go back up. The idea of taking loads of pictures of him wasn't a bad one, but he'd prefer his photos to be of memories, and not for the sake of quantity.

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"Kay. Let's hurry up an' get these last few boxes in, then," Kodi replied, a smirk lighting up his features as he anticipated rubbing out his boyfriend's muscles. Ahh yes, and he was totally going to rub it in Tak's face.

Kodi at least felt good(ish) about the fact that he could tell Gryph without lying that he hadn't started the fight, or fought back with equal ferocity. He never would have admitted it to anyone else, though. If anyone asked about his bruises, he'd just snarl and tell them they should see the other guy.

"You better not do that, you fuckin' moron!" he growled, but there was a playful tone to his voice. He reached out and clapped the doofus on the arm before looping it around his neck and pulling him in for a quick steal of a kiss. "I don't trust that biii.....scuit," he grumped. "I swear she's got lust powers or somethin', makin' people left and right sleep with her even after she popped a kid out." Seriously, what did men (and women) see in that ho? Guess it was because Kodi was gay as hell that he didn't understand. Mehhh... He just huffed as Gryph spoke again, apparently determined to be a grump now. Kodi snagged a box and stuck his tongue out as his boyfriend pecked him, humphing again as he closer the car door and went back upstairs. "See? You don't want my ugly mug plastered on your wall, I knew it!" he determined, stomping up the stairs. "You'll just get to stare at that chick's pretty face and body that she flaunts around all the time!"

As much as he was exclaiming, it was obvious that he was (mostly) just kidding around. He looked back at Gryphon as they reached the top of the stairs and stuck his tongue out, just in case.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon bit his lip, very much entertained by how happy the idea of massaging him was to the dentokinetic. He shook his head a little, "Alright."

At Kodi's protest, he pretended to consider doing it or not, tilting his head a little from side to side, and pouting at Kodi when he hit his arm. Owch, that wasn't niiiice~! But the kiss totally made up for it. He found him chasing for more once it was over - something he usually didn't do - and covered for it by clearing his throat and covering his mouth. Such the derp.

Biiiscuit? Pfft, smooth. At least he was attempting at being nice. If you took that out of the context of the rest of the sentence. "Stop bein' so judgemental." He warned. What Tak did was up to her, and that gave Kodi no right to practically call her a slut. And Kodi was going on about pictures again - man, this jealousy was piling on in the millions! Or whatever you would call it. He knew he was kidding around, but... still. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his tongue out in reply, "That's true, I don't want your ugly mug on my walls." He ignored the part about Tak, "'Cause you're not ugly." That was weak and cheesy but to hell with it. He checked the contents of the box he was holding and put it down.

"You're ridiculous, by the way." He just felt like saying it. Ridiculous in a good way, but ridiculous all the same. Gryph slid to the floor, sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room, and he looked up and around. It was still weird to think that this was his new living space. He was incredibly slow when it came to change, it seemed.

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Kodi had to snicker as Gryph so obviously started chasing him for a longer kiss. "Someone's demanding today," he chuckled, pursing his lips out but not leaning in to give the boy any more sugar... Yet. "There'll be plenty of that once we get these damn boxes inside." Because the dentokinetic had no qualms with making out in front of the tiny bitch.

He actually winced a little as Gryphon chastised him, and Kodi went quiet for several moments before uttering a quiet,"Sorry." He just... Couldn't help it. He'd come up with a reason to hate Gryphon's roommate whoever it had been, because it wasn't him like it should be. Jealousy was definitely the right word. ".... You dork," he sighed in response to Gryph's words. "... I'm gonna fuckin' miss you all the time." Kodi bit his lip and held back a well of more emotions; being sad was dumb, he hated it.

"Yeah yeah, I know," he snorted, plopping his own box down into the room after shutting the front door behind him. Tak was still passing by in the hall occasionally, apparently decorating or something. Kodi flopped down behind Gryphon and latched his hands onto the older boy's shoulders, beginning to roll out the muscles underneath. The next time Tak came into the room, Kodi met her eyes and immediately wrapped his mouth around his boyfriend's neck, making sure Tak knew no touching! "Where're you most sore?" he murmured into Gryph's ear, pinching the muscles around his biceps.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph felt himself blush when Kodi teased him. Gaah. He wasn't the most subtle of creatures. He smirked at the promise of more later, though. What this guy did to him... gah, it was mental.

The winged boy sighed a little and bowed his head. He didn't mean to be sharp with him, but he didn't want to hear Kodi saying bad things about people Gryphon cared about, even if he didn't know Tak brilliantly yet. He glanced at Kodi upon hearing the apology and smiled at him weakly, "S'okay." He mumbled, before dipping his vision again.

Of course, in an ideal world, Kodi would be his roommate. But he was perfectly happy with it being Tak, and besides, absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? "...I'm gonna miss you too." He would. He tried to avoid thinking about it, pausing a moment to take a breath before continuing. It was gonna be really weird, and probably uncomfortable, not having Kodi just in the next room over or whatever. Hm.

He grinned at Kodi's agreement. Well, they were both ridiculous, in their own... ridiculous ways. Gryph hummed at the massaging, eyes half closing lazily. When he heard the footsteps and saw Tak, and then felt Kodi doing this... stuff (nice stuff, definitely nice stuff) on his neck, he felt awkward. And torn. He kinda looked down and away and bit his lip. Was Kodi doing it specifically because Tak was there now? He frowned, and silently signalled to the section of his shoulder. Even if it didn't really affect Tak, or whatever, it made Gryph feel bad. He would probably mention it a little later. He blinked and smiled awkwardly up at his roommate, "Hey, Tak."

Ugh, Kodi.

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Kodi just wasn't going to get over this easily. He'd already seen the slut going after his roommate Anthony even though he had a girlfriend; it seemed like she really was a shameless whore. But he knew, for some reason, that Gryphon liked her, so he would just have to be more subtle and silent with his dislike, he supposed. He didn't want Gryph mad at him.

If nothing else, this realization of seeing where the older boy was going to be living was the biggest motivation Kodi had had to actually maybe work harder in school. "I'll... Do my best t'make it so we can live together next year," he mumbled.

Tak was more amused by the entire thing. She wasn't really threatened by Kodi; she knew he didn't dare lay a finger on her, she would know that even if it wasn't for her ability. It was just entertaining to see him so ridiculously possessive of the winged boy. Silly dentokinetic. "Hey, hun," she replied to Gryphon. "Looks like you two are having fun. Is this going to happen often?" Tak smirked and stepped into their kitchenette area, putting away some dishes and plates she'd brought. "You're welcome anytime, Kodi~" she cooed.

That just made the dentokinetic scowl as he kneaded into the area Gryphon had motioned to, grumbling out a thanks that sounded more like a snarl. He dug deep into the older boy's muscles. "You gonna do anythin' special tonight t'celebrate movin' in?" he asked, trying to think of something to talk about to distract himself from the ho sauntering around in practically nothing more than rags. Seriously, did she have no shame?

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon didn't want to be mad at Kodi either. He never did - what respecting person would want to be mad at their girlfriend/boyfriend? He just... he couldn't exactly stop the boy from thinking what he wanted. And he couldn't stop him from being mean if he wasn't there to see it. Not that he should... um... Ugh!

He smiled calmly and nodded, "...good." He didn't know what else to say, but he really did feel good about it. He just wished his words would work.

Gryphon was still at a loss for words. He really couldn't be laidback about this, he could help it! He felt like apologizing, but then knew that Tak was (or definitely seemed) perfectly fine with it, so it wasn't exactly necessary. The massaging wasn't helping the situation for him either. As Kodi went stronger into his muscles, Gryph found himself restraining his breathing and throat and whatever else in an attempt to make no verbal reaction, mostly for his own comfort, even if the act of stopping it in itself was difficult and uncomfortable. This was a fun day.

The question passed through his ears and Gryph continued as before, only now that he was thinking about something and being distracted, the occasional noise slipped out. He just hoped he wouldn't start blushing. "I... dunno." He said, "I... could probably think... of somethin'... though." It was hard to be suggestive when someone was mashing your muscles. He almost asked Tak, but refrained from it. He thought for a second, "When... d'you gotta be back... at Hammel?" Gryph kinda blanked on the curfew time. Derp.

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Tak honestly really didn't care what the two of them did. Hell, they could have sex on the living room couch and all she would do was ask for them to make sure they cleaned up afterwards. She knew Gryphon wasn't that type, though, so all she did was just smirk and chuckle at their antics. Gryph looked like he was struggling not to react to what Kodi was doing to him, and it made her laugh more. "You look like you're in pain," she teased him. "Maybe you're trying to take you frustrations out on his muscles a little too much, mm, Kodi?" Tak winked and sauntered back into the hall to her room, a trail of giggling following after.

Dammit. Kodi hated that ho! ".... Am I hurtin' you?" he grumbled, hands going slack. "... Sorry..." Kodi sighed and flopped back against the side of the couch, stewing in his frustration. "Mmm... I dunno," he grumped. "And I honestly don't give a damn about curfew, I'll stay out as long as I please." The dentokinetic stuck his tongue out and grinned wryly. "Why, whadaya got in mind?"

He stood up and slunk over to the kitchenette, rummaging around until he found a glass, and filled it with sink water. "You guys gotta get some booze in the house," he snorted. Mostly for his own sake, because he didn't think either of the other two really drank. Heh. He took a sip of water and leaned against the counter. "I'm gonna have t'do my drinkin' with Graves or somethin' now." Because even Kodi knew he couldn't sneak out every night, and he was going to need some sort of comfort on lonely nights. And alcohol was his favorite comfort.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon cringed as Tak spoke. Apparently, he wasn't the most subtle of creatures... actually, there was no 'apparently' about it, Gryph was not subtle at all. He watched the short girl depart and sighed. Man, why did he have to get so awkward sometimes? At the question, he kind of said nothing, and then swivelled on his butt as Kodi apologized and let go, "It's fine." He replied, with a small smile, rolling his shoulders a bit.

Gryph smirked - he wasn't necessarily content with the idea of Kodi breaking curfew, for obvious reasons, but at the same time, for even more obvious reasons, he didn't want him to be going anywhere. Striking a balance was gonna be difficult. He tilted his head a little and kept smiling, "Mmm... somethin'." He said with a wink. Technically, he didn't know what 'something' was yet, but he'd probably think of something soon.

"Yeah... nah." Gryphon stood up slowly and moved some boxes off of the couch, before lying across it. Alcohol really just... okay, he did drink, sometimes, because drinking wasn't the worst thing in the world, but it really wasn't something he would want to do on a regular basis. Plus, money. The mention of Thane made Gryphon twitch and look over at Kodi for a moment - he still wasn't a huge fan of that guy. He tried to be friends with most people, but there were some he just didn't like associating with, and Thane was one of them. Rubbed him the wrong way or something. "Sure, get drunk with that ray've sunshine." Then again, he was talking to Kodi here... gah.

Gryph looked up at the ceiling, "Why d'you even need t'go drinkin'?" He didn't mean it in a condescending way, but alcohol did really have a reputation for causing problems.

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"Oh my God, you're so vaugue," Kodi snorted, wrapping his arms around Gryph's waist and giving him a squeeze. "We should have sex in the new apartment. There, easy said and done." Because like shit he cared about what the slut thought about it. She had plenty of her own sex anyway, Kodi was afraid Gryph might get tired of her bringing people home. At least she only had to worry about him.

"Aww, baaaaabe," he teased, grinning. "You're no fun. You have no idea how adorable y'are when y'get drunk." Kodi was told he was more pleasant to be around when he was hammered too. He didn't usually remember, though, so he had to take their word for it. He chuckled and sauntered back over, glass in hand. "Yeah, a ray of sunshine he is," Kodi snorted. "Y'know, I think he's kinda crazy, actually. I catch him mumblin' t'himself sometimes, like he hears voices. Weird shit." He sat the glass on the table and promptly straddled himself in Gryphon's lap, picking at a piece of lint on his boyfriend's shirt.

He glanced up as Gryphon spoke, then looked down again, feeling a slight twinge of unfamiliar guilt. ".... I dunno," he mumbled, which was a lie. He sighed and tilted his head. "I guess it's just what I've always used t'cope with problems. I dunno what else t'do sometimes." Because facing problems head-on sucked. He shrugged and let his kohl-lined eyes drift back to Gryphon's face. "... I don't do it as much as I used to," he added, lifting his hand to toy with a strand of his lover's hair. "Just... Kinda habit, y'know?"

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon grinned, half from amusement and half from his own awkwardness, "Ah, you're so boring." He fake complained, but he was laughing all the same, with his cheeks flushing slightly. "Doesn't sound like a bad idea, though." He mused, as if it was questionable. The only concern that came to mind was that it might disturb Tak, but it wasn't like they would be doing it right in front of her.

Yeah, it'd be fine.

"And that's the problem." That fact that he remembered next to nothing of what happened when he was smashed. As long as he didn't do anything stupid, that was fine - but from what he knew, he became like a kid when he was drunk. And he was a pretty dumb kid.

He listened to Kodi describing Thane and tilted his head in thought. That was a little weird, but it was probably due to something neither of them knew about, like a side effect of his ability or something. Come to think of it, Gryphon couldn't even recall what Thane's power was. "Everyone's crazy in their own right." Yeah, that kind of covered. The winged boy hadn't even flinched as Kodi' had straddled over him - he was so used to it that questioning it was pointless. Besides, it was comfortable, even if he could hardly move.

If Kodi wanted to drink, he could. Gryphon wouldn't stop him from doing what he wanted. He was just trying to make sure that Kodi wasn't putting himself in harm's way. He watched him talk and thought about his words, stewing them over in his mind. He nodded, acknowledging the idea of it being something Kodi was used to. Using drinking as a coping mechanism was bad, though. That was obvious. But Gryph didn't want to tell him 'no', or whatever. He looked up at his boyfriend and then looked down, "Just... try not t'go overboard or whatever," He said, slowly, "And if you need t'talk about anythin', you know I'll always listen." Gryphon wasn't sure how good he was at giving advice or comforting, but he was good to bounce ideas off of. He looked up at Kodi, "Okay?"

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"Boring? BORING?" Kodi snapped back, feigning rage. "Fine. Fine! I'll just leave then, and you won't get sex ever for, like, a... Week." He wasn't sure how long he himself would be able to last. Ugh. And it was an empty threat anyway. Tak peeked her head out of her room and snickered, which just resulted in a glare from Kodi.

"Just remember we have neighbors next door that can probably hear you~" she trilled before disappearing again.

"...... I hate her," Kodi grumped after a minute.

He shook his head and sighed, bringing himself back to the topic at hand. "Hey, I ain't crazy," Kodi retorted with a small smirk. Hell, he was probably one of the craziest people he knew, besides maybe Oriel. And, yeah, Thane with his weird schizo mutterings. Maybe that's why he got along with those two so well.

Talking about crazy and problems... Kodi knew, and had known for a while, that letting alcohol smother your problems wasn't exactly healthy, but he was too stubborn and set in his ways to change. "I know my limits," he grumbled. The dentokinetic looked to the side and his scowl softened a bit, but he was still tense. "I know," he mumbled. "Thanks." After a moment, he stood up, feeling dumb and a little patronized. He wasn't sure what to do now, but he'd kinda killed his own mood.