Rain

[just_hex]

Hex felt a bit bad getting paid for not doing much. The work wouldn't really start til Nyx went touring. Today, Hex was on his own as the band was rehearsing, or maybe laying down tracks. He wasn't sure. It didn't matter, though, because he'd taken his free day to go shopping a bit. He had a few bags hanging from one hand, his phone in the other, looking for a bite. According to the map, a sandwich place was just past the bookshop.

He stopped to look around. The map said it was here, but he wasn't seeing, or smelling it.

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[whispering_to_fate]

"I see," Rain nodded. "Must be odd then, spending so much time with fae."

[just_hex]

"It's...different. Lots of manners and rules. And magic," he nodded.

[whispering_to_fate]

"And I can't imagine Willy is pleased to have you," Rain added.

[just_hex]

"That, too. Weirdly possessive. That's weird," he said.

[whispering_to_fate]

"Not really. Nyx and I are nymph, we love freely- Well, Nyx does at least. Willy is different. I'm sure he loves more freely than most humans, but he and Nyx are bonded. They can only be apart so long before they start feeling the effect. They'll get moody, Nyx will get depressed. They might feel sick, or heartbroken," Rain said. "Has Nyx not mentioned that? No, I imagine he didn't bother. Nyx is prone to depression anyway, and is always convinced he can handle it himself."

[just_hex]

"He told me," he nodded.

He stopped eaten, wiping his hands and mouth.

"I tried to get him to patch it up, but until Willy quits being an arse about Nyx's music? I'm not what's come between them."

[whispering_to_fate]

"I wasn't accusing you," Rain replied simply. "I'm just telling you."

[just_hex]

"Didn't think your were," he smiled. "im just saying, I see what Nyx needs. I'm not an obstacle."

[whispering_to_fate]

"Let's just hope he opens his eyes then," Rain said, sipping his drink. "How did you meet him?"

[just_hex]

"Oh! Willy saw me at the fights and brought me home for security. But Nyx said he gets babysitters," he explained.

[whispering_to_fate]

"Something like that... Nyx doesn't do well if you leave him alone too much," Rain admitted. "That's less of a problem these days."

[just_hex]

"He's really busy now," Hex nodded. "And never alone. Unless he wants to be, I mean, yeah?"

[whispering_to_fate]

Rain nodded a bit, but still seemed quietly concerned.

"I just worry is all."

[just_hex]

His brows drew in with curiosity and concern.

"Why?" Hex asked.

[whispering_to_fate]

"Because he's my brother, and I love him," Rain frowned. "What other reason would there need to be?"

[just_hex]

"No, no. Not that. Of course that," he replied. "I reckon I meant what. What are you afraid will happen? Like...exactly?"

[whispering_to_fate]

"He stops eating, won't get out of bed..." Rain explained. "Just gets more and more ill."

[just_hex]

"And that's if he and Willy are apart for too long?" Hex asked.

"That won't happen. I'll smash them back together if that'll keep him healthy."

He picked up his last bite of kebab.

"They're sort of a mess, yeah? That's the impression I get," he mentioned.

[whispering_to_fate]

"It's not always tied to his proximity to Willy. He just has these episodes is all. ...But yes, they're messy. They always have been, I think," Rain admitted.

[just_hex]

"I like Willy. He saved me from something...not good, yeah? I don't think he wants me for anything more than security. I liked it, there at the beginning. When everyone was happy," he sighed. "Faeries are different than wolves. I don't understand why we can't all be happy together."

It was rare Hex let it all out, but he couldn't exactly tell Nyx to choose Willy sometimes without the nymph feeling rejected. He knew Nyx that well. He needed to tell someone, though.

[whispering_to_fate]

"A lot of fae share lovers, especially nymphs. Nyx and Willy are complicated though. Their bond isn't just about them, there's politics involved," Rain explained.

[just_hex]

"Because they're princes, yeah?" Hex asked.

His nose wrinkled and his brows twitched with a question.

"Why are they even here? Instead of...prince-ing?" he asked.

[whispering_to_fate]

"Same reason I'm here," Rain shrugged. "None of us are next in line for the crown, and sitting around the palace all day... Well, it isn't fulfilling. It's not like being a royal here where you're always proving to the people you'll look after them. Fae don't need looking after. We're only considered royal because our bloodline is the strongest. Other fae live just as well, needs are easily met... It's not a utopia or anything, but for the nymphs there's not even war to worry about. Bit different for Willy's kind, I suppose. The seelie and unseelie are always at odds, but... I admit I don't even really understand how that works. ...For Nyx and I though, staying just means a lot of boring dinners and getting passed about to whoever's looking to trade."

[just_hex]

"Oh. That don't sound nice at all," he said, wrinkling his nose again, but this time with distaste.

"Nyx is going to take there for little holiday," he offered. "Not to the palace. Just the nymph lands."

[whispering_to_fate]

"Is he? Did he say where you'll go?" Rain asked, wondering where Nyx would go.