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Christopher was born in a rich family. All of his relatives were doctors. He followed their steps by becoming a psychiatrist. He detested the job
But he settled with working at high school. Falcons high. It paid well and students rarely ever needed sessions.
So the fact that now he had to deal with a third patient drove him insane. But he would bare with it. He had to
He leaned his back against the school tiles and smoke his cigarette slowly gazing downwards his fingers elegantly wrapped around the stick
Then in all the grey he saw blue and he lifted his hand to see a short thin boy walking up the stairs skipping a few steps his blue locks bouncing on his head
That certainly was different. He wondered if the boy was new or if he was an old student who decided to make a change
He took another long drag and watched the boys frame fade as he went off inside the school building
Talon Veniamin was breathless by the time he had to the headmasters office to apply his form for the art club
He was standing for over ten minutes gazing at the man who stood outside the school looking down at his black Oxford shoes that seemed recently polished
Talon didn’t want to get caught staring at a teacher however so he quickly run up the stairs and continued his path
Once he passed the form he left in a rush again to find Cadis and inform him. He wasn’t running. Just walking quickly and looking around in agony.
Who was the man with the blonde hair? He looked almost like Dax. Only Dax’s hair was a few shades lighter and longer.
He bumped against a lean torso and looked up seen Kevins face
“What are you in such a rush for? You forgot to wait for me outside the gates”
Talon didn’t reply for the few minutes it took him to catch his breath and then answered
“I wanted to apply my form for art class”
“Oh. So you decided to join that club after all where…Cadis is”
Talon nod not knowing why did his friend look so displeased
“Well good for you”
Cadis was sprawled out in the school library almost half of his body buried in the sofa his shoulders hunch and his neck craned as he looked at his work
Across him Max, a friend of his was furiously sketching yet again on a sketch pad that could be bigger then her torso whole
“How come you aren’t drawing anything?”
She said speaking fast and Cadis merely looked up with his eyes not wanting to sit up like a normal person
“It’s not fun if it’s not in class. Who am I going to draw here? The books?”
“You can draw me”
She offered
“You know. The books are fine. They have neat covers too”
“Asshole”
She muttered. Now Max was pretty. With her hair cropped and her lips shaped like a butterfly. But Cadis didn’t like butterflies. And he didn’t like girls
His sketchpad would consist of naked boys he drew or flowers. Or both of those two mixed
“This new kid”
Max stopped to take a breath and threw her sketchpad on the table
“Talon Veniamin?”
“You know him?”
“I know everyone dumb shit”
Cadis took a breath,then let it out
“Yes him. He is In our class?”
Max nod and grabbed her messengers bag. She dug both hands searching for something. Finally she pulled out a small glass container of black ink and later a container with red ink
“You are actually going to color what you just drew?”
“Yes”
Cadis got up and left the library. Sometimes it was hard communicating with that girl.
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“So me and Eddie and the girls decided to go out tonight”
Started Kevin who was sitting in his chair in a way that let him look at Talon who currently shuffled through his tarot deck like usual
“We will go to the biggest club out there. It’s got some nice girls too. We thought we’d let you know if you want to come”
Talon kept shuffling and Kevin noticed the blue haired fairy wasn’t paying attention
“Um..so do you want to come?”
That second a card flew out of the deck and fell on the floor. It felt like the world stopped. But in reality it was just Talon who froze and started at the fallen card.
Kevin frowned squinting his eyes and followed Talons movements as he slowly bent to pick up the card and turned it facing upwards
“Major arcana”
He said and Kevin let out an annoyed growl
“Talon I’ve been talking to you!”
Talons head snapped up but his eyes quickly unfocused from Kevin’s brown ones and found Cadis cold grey empty pits.
Cadis offered a half grin tilting his head upwards for a second as if to say hows it going and Talon simply waved
After Cadis followed the same girl who reported him absent few days ago. The girl with cropped hair and large doll like eyes who sat in front of him.
The both of them were on the opposite row of Kevin and Talon. Soon the teacher came in and lectures began
Talon finding quiet boring paying attention grabbed a stack of post it’s he had in his bag and started making tiny origami birds,boats,bunnies, frogs and the whole animal kingdom in other words
Cadis Etrama observed the boys small and delicate movements for a second
I want him in my crew. He will be my friend
He thought and took out his black leather sketchpad that was heavy and hand made
He opened it at a random clean page and started drawing. He carefully outlined Talons body with the pencil and marked where he’d add the shading.
He’d make a black and white sketch of him with only blue on the hair
He then remembered. He had no ink
He leaned forward
“Hey Max”
“No”
“Do you have black ink?”
“No”
Cadis scoffed
“I literally saw you this morning pull out a container with black ink”
“I’m not giving it to you”
“Why not?”
“You’ll make a mess!”
She hissed and glared at him from her shoulders
“I won’t!”
She didn’t reply. Cadis stuck out his tongue and his eyes darted back to Talon who had indeed managed to make a zoo out of tiny animal origamis
He smiled softly. A genuine smile.
Then he looked ahead at Kevin. The boy with dreads was glaring at him
Cadis shrugged and asked in his raspy voice that sounded like stones grinding against each other
“Got black ink?”
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“So therapy sessions?”
Asked Dax this time smoking from a silver pipe holder as he allowed Talon to rest his head on his thick muscled tights
He had his fingers buried deep in Talons hair
“Yes”
Mouthed Talon and picked at the dried blood at his old wounds. He wasn’t naked this time. He wore his beloved loose polychrome pants that were almost like a dress
Dax nod mostly to himself as he let out a cloud of smoke
“But why my beloved? Is something wrong?”
Talon thought about it. He was loosing focus as he looked at the swaying
grass and the lily petals dance in the air
“Christopher Ross. I haven’t seen him. I only once heard him speak. And he sounded like you”
Said Talon and Dax stayed silent waiting for Talon to answer his question
“I’m feeling fine. But I was just curious”
He didn’t realized the hand on his head had stopped moving till it started caressing his head again
Dax traced his fingernails on Talons spine
“Should anything bother you. Please tell me”
Talon smiled softly and nod. In reality even though he liked Kevins laughter and Cadis eyes, and even though he was enchanted by the mysterious teacher that looked like a knight all he needed was Dax
“Dax…Marc Lucas hasn’t visited me”
“Marc-Lucas isn’t your guardian my dear boy. He is your brothers”
“I want to know about my brother”
Dax hand stopped. And talon suddenly felt the cold breeze of the night. The cold breeze of the real world mixed with the warm weather of this world he created for his astral body. For him to spend time with Dax
“Talon. It’s time for you to go”
Was all he heard before his eyes opened wide to be met with blackness. He looked at his side where the fire on the candle was still burning. He woke up earlier this time
He sat up and tugged at his locks
He got carried away by the real world. He didn’t linger long enough in that world.
He grabbed the bowl that contained water and his blood and threw it in the sink exasperated. Devastated.
After one year of talking with Dax he finally had let him rest on his lap. And All Talon did was get thrown back into reality because of his stupid worries
Because of him worrying over an older brother that never send a letter
An older brother that died before his time
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