a laugh bubbles to his lips. "oh, is that it?" he slots himself against her, sliding his hand down her thigh and tapping his fingers against her skin. "you know i would visit you without reason, toni," he chides gently, using his other hand to sip more wine, lips stained red.

[break][break] his brow arches. "a hot tub?" hmm, that sounded interesting. he would have to pursue it later.

[break][break] the way she responds to him almost immediately makes something warm and fuzzy trickle in his chest, but maybe that's just the wine. or maybe just the tiredness he feels.

[break][break] "you flatter me."

[break][break]his gaze turns to the apartment in full, a place that he has been only a few times before. when she first came to hoenn, she had been staying at hotels — lovely ones — but it was nice to see her somewhere permanent. rare too.

[break][break] he and toni shared more than their taste for wine.

[break][break] "i love it," he says. caden knows without saying she understands the gravity of his words; he's not a man who gives compliments lightly. "i must visit more."

[break][break] her fingers reach up to his hair, pulling away strand of loose hair. he sighs. "nothing can get past you, can it?"

[break][break] placing the glass on the nearby table, he stands and pulls her up with him. "come on. show me that hot tub you've been teasing."

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its a phenomenal apartment, not that he expects any less of Antoinette Spina. the two of them have always been hedonistic in the worst and best of ways, fighting for all the pleasures of life that the world tried not to give them. well, for all except maybe one.

[break][break] caden takes her hand, allowing her to lead him to the couch where he sits next to her. "that sounds perfect," he says, leaning over to pour the red wine into the empty glass that is on the table. he brings it to his lips with a sip, eyes closing briefly to relish in the taste, as he swirls the glass in his hand. "mm, you'll have to give me your connections. i'll need to refill my stock."

[break][break] his head tilts towards her.

[break][break] "is there a particular reason you called? or did you just miss me so much that you needed to see me?"

[break][break] his gaze sparkles with mirth, teasing as he always is.

[break][break] the worries from before are at the back of his mind now, healed from the mere sight of his best friend. though maybe, if she looks carefully, she would be able to see it too.

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my other half.

[break][break] the words burn in his memory ever since he leaves CIAN MAHER that one summer afternoon, on the beach with the glowing petals in the water. he and cian have always been twins, but they have not always been the same. it's been a long time since caden has wanted them to be the same.

[break][break] that was another time, another life, a whole disaster incident ago.

[break][break] but the fact that his brother has somehow found a partner, someone to spend his life with, someone to commit to nags at his mind like a gnat that simply will not go away, burrowing into his skin no matter how shifts at the ER he takes.

[break][break] it makes him thing of one person, and one person only, and true to form, his phone rings with the beep of a text message. a soft smile dons his face at the sight and one yellow cab later, he finds himself at her apartment.

[break][break] at her words, he lets himself in and shrugs off his jacket as he does so. he hangs it up on the hanger nearby, slipping off his shoes as he walks across the plush carpet. "you beckoned, my lady?" he says, lips sliding into a smirk, teasing as ever.

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there is a rare flash of annoyance in his gaze at the implication that he had been less than ideal.

[break][break] "hate? i was an ideal roommate, elliott."

[break][break] no teasing, no pet names, no eli.

[break][break] still, caden doesn't let go of their intertwined hands, so he must not be that mad.

[break][break] instead, when the other speaks of lewd thoughts, caden's gaze seems aghast. "lewd? i don't know what you mean. i've been a gentleman this whole time." he smirks. "maybe it's you with the lewd thoughts, eli. i was simply stating a fact."

[attr="class","ooc"] @elliott [break]


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after some crazy girl (giada morgan ) had broken into his home, caden figured that it was time to switch homestays. not that it was an easy method by any means. for one, caden hated change — but he'd spent enough months trying to foot the bill that was his slateport apartment. and that shitty apartment certainly didn't deserve it.

[break][break] it was a leftover experience from his undergrad days, and not at all worth the lofty price that their landlord was trying to increase their rent to.

[break][break] it was by sheer luck that he managed to come across @symon 's ad.

[break][break] "you see this, dr. yu? i think i might take a look."

[break][break] it was a conversation overheard by his collegues, one of which had scammed him out of a surgery a week ago. and caden was nothing if not petty.

[break][break] he shows up to the address on one of his off-days and rings the doorbell.

[attr="class","ooc"] @symon [break]


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"it was, but booking an apartment in lilycove was worse."

[break][break] not to mention, caden had gotten comfortable with his apartment in slateport. that is, until his roommate up and left him.

[break][break] "i'll have to find a new place soon. i'm out a roommate," he says with a sigh. "maybe i'll look for a place in lilycove now."

[break][break] as they walk along the boardwalk, the smell of seawater and cool air rushing past, caden tilts his head. "sootopolis, huh? that's pretty far from rustboro."

[break][break] he smirks.

[break][break] "i bet you can go skinnydipping in the summer there, though."

[attr="class","ooc"] @elliott [break]


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