forum I’m really craving something supernatural huh // OxO // CLOSED!

Started January 06, 2020 by @GoblinKing

tune

“Ha, yeah, I don’t know what the fuck that means.” Danny laughed, pushing his slightly bleach-damaged hair out of his face. “I like my scale more, sounds less formal.”

Alex chuckled. "It means you have a deeper voice than I do." he replied, shaking his head. "Besides, on your scale, I would have the same voice as a deep-voiced girl."

“Jesus, that’s nuts. Oh, shit- gimme a second, I just remembered I have to get my guitar real quick. I’ll be right back, yeah?” Danny stood up, pushing through the small crowd. He came back a few minutes later holding a solid guitar case that was covered in stickers. “Sorry about that.”

Alex looked up when Danny came back, mouth twitching in a faint smile. "It's fine." He replied, taking a sip of his drink. He still had the same one he had started out with.

“Lemme tell ya, this thing’s my baby. Almost bashed a guy’s head in the other day ‘cause he tried to fuck with it.” Danny set the case vertically in front of his barstool. “Call me crazy, but I saved up money for damn near two years in school to afford this puppy.” He shrugged, a toothy, lopsided grin plastered onto his face.

Alex nodded a little. "I understand that." He replied with a quick smile. "And it's a good instrument." He added, looking at Danny with a soft smile.

“It’s fucken’ great!” Danny yapped. He really acted like a puppy, energetic, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed. “If you look on the G string, you can see it’s weird and discolored, that’s cause I used to have super fucken’ long nails- ‘cause then I didn’t need a pick- but my nail cracked and started bleeding and then I never replaced the thing ‘cause I don’t want to shell out the money.” Danny shrugged, laughing.

Alex grimaced. "I can't tell if I should be impressed or disgusted by that fact." He replied with a laugh, shaking his head.

Danny laughed boisterously, taking another sip of his drink. “Be both if you want, but I finished the damn set.”

Alex took a small sip of his drink again. "Well, congratulations for that." He replied with a laugh, looking at Danny. He couldn't tell if they had both changed since high school, or if just he himself had.

“Thank you, thank you.” Danny hadn’t really changed since graduation, per say, although he had come out of his shell somewhat. It was fair to say that he was even angrier, although that didn’t really bubble up until he was on stage performing. He had learned how to be more affectionate, that was for sure. “‘Nuff about me ‘n all that. You said you’re a writer? How’s that going, like- what’s it like?”

Alex shrugged. "It's…I don't know. Sometimes it's pretty fun, other times it's…eh. Kinda depends on what I'm working on." He chuckled softly.

“You workin’ on anything right now?” Danny cocked his head slightly, taking a long sip off his drink.

Alex nodded a little bit. "I've got an article that I'm ghostwriting for somebody." He replied. "For some…website." he waved a hand vaguely.

Danny grinned, tugging on the collar of his worn t-shirt. “Oh, that’s cool! Some website, huh? Fucken’ sick.”

"Yeah." Alex laughed a little. "I don't remember the specifics right now. I believe the next thing I'm writing is…a research paper about curses? I don't know. I'll be organizing some guy's research notes, and putting them into an organized paper. Should be interesting."

“Curses, huh? Crazy. My cousin got cursed by our.. uh.. downstairs neighbors? Yeah. Crazy bitches, who, for some reason, forgot that they live under a pack of werewolves.” Danny let out a cackling, hyena-esque laugh, slamming back the last of his drink and keeping his hand on the glass.

Alex let out a rather weak chuckle, thinking of his own…issues. He took another sip of his drink, which was now nearly empty.

“Yeaaah, had to shell out a metric fuck-ton of dough to get it removed.” Danny shrugged. “Oh, fuck! Hey man, can I get your number? Just to keep in touch, y’know.”

Alex blinked, then nodded. "Yeah, sure." he wrote his number down on a napkin, handing it to Danny.

“Aye, thanks!” Danny pulled out his phone, which was practically shattered, picking at the corners of his screen. He added Alex as a contact. “You want me to shoot you a quick text so you know the number’s me?”

Alex nodded. "Ah…yes please."

Danny texted Alex just a few random letters, setting his phone facedown on the bar. He glanced around the room, looking at all of the bubbles of people. “Ah, shit. Meant to check the time.”

Alex raised an eyebrow slightly. "Why, is something wrong?" His phone buzzed with the incoming text, and he picked it up, logging Danny's number, then putting the phone back down again.

“Nah- well, I guess- no, not wrong. I just gotta be home by midnight tops, I have to take over looking after the younger pack members.” Danny picked up his phone, checking the clock. “And it’s.. 11:30, and I walk everywhere, but at least this place is close to the apartment.. I should probably go. I’ll see you soon, yeah? Don’t be a stranger.” Danny stood up, digging in his wallet to tip the bartender. He grabbed his case, leaning on the bar slightly.

Alex nodded a little bit. "Ah, right. See you, I guess." he replied, finishing up his drink and examining it for a moment. He sighed softly.

“Bye!” Danny grinned, giving Alex a wave as he walked out of the bar. He stepped out into the cool desert night, the street and headlights washing over him. His lip curled slightly at the bright lights as he walked down the sidewalk to his apartment building.

Alex waved back with a faint smile. He took a deep breath, running a hand through his hair. He paid for his drink, and then made his own way out of the building and down the street.

Danny walked into his apartment, immediately bombarded with a handful of small children roughhousing and dive-bombing his legs. He shut the door behind him and set down his guitar, scooping up two of the kids and finally making his way further into the space. “Hey! Hugo, you home?” Danny called out, sitting on the couch with the kids.

“Yeah! It took you long enough, you know!” Hugo barked back, walking up to meet Danny, a toothy grin on his face.

“Did it? I’m fu- I’m early!” Danny laughed, remembering to limit his cursing around the younger pack members.

(should we ts to the next time they meet up?)