The man laughed again. "Oh, that's fucking cute. You've got a pipsqueak to defend your honor now." He didn't have time to say anything else before Bastian was slamming his fist into his jaw. He went to punch the man again, but was held back by the dancer from before.
"Bastian! Get the hell off him!" Argo shouted, grabbing Bastian by the arm and dragging him up. Bastian flailed a bit before righting himself. When he turned to look at who had stopped him, he felt his heart in his throat again.
"Oh, uh. H-Hey, Argo," he said with a sort of forced smile
(oooooOOOOOooO It's getting HEAATED)
Halo squeaks softly, watching Bastian punch the other man. Halo was a little hurt by the name calling, but jumped when Bastian threw a punch at the man, then was held back by the dancer. "Bastian? Who's this?" He asks softly, his clear eyes filled with worry an fear. These two men were better looking, stronger and… well… better than Halo in every possible way. He always feared abandonment… but Bastian wasn't that shallow.
"Halo, love, this is…this is Argo and his boyfriend," Bastian said slowly. "Argo is…Argo is my ex," he said before looking off to the side. The dancer, Argo, rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, we dated maybe fifty years ago. Not a big deal. What is a big deal is that for some reason Bastian just can't seem to keep his hands to himself when he wants to break my boyfriend's nose," Argo said bitterly
Halo glances at Bastian, then towards Argo. "Halo." he says softly, extending his hand. "Nice to meet you." he says quietly. He looks towards Bastian. "He wouldn't do anything unless he's provoked." he says, brushing some hair from his face.
Argo shook Halo's hand with a small smile, though it quickly fell when Bastian started talking. "Your fucking boyfriend did provoke me. The bastard was insulting my boyfriend," he sneered. Argo's boyfriend simply rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, sure. He probably just looked at you and you thought it was a good idea to give him a bloody nose," Argo scoffed
"Guys, easy…" Halo says. He takes Bastians hand gently. "Calm down." he says softly. He looks towards Argo, "Sorry about that… I didn't know. I'm actually used to being insulted, so I take no offence at this point." he shakes his head, chuckling softly, "And, I'm really sorry about losing my temper with you." He glances towards Argo's current boyfriend. He laces his fingers gently is Bastians.
Argo's boyfriend rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Let's just go," he said before taking Argo's hand and dragging him off towards the exit. Bastian watched them go, something almost like sadness flicking across his features for a moment before he looked away
Halo released his hand, walking back towards his tray and getting back to work. He said nothing to Bastian. He knew Bastian needed time.
(should we skip to after work now?)
Bastian pushed open the door to the apartment, almost immediately flopping down onto the couch and throwing his jacket over his face. He hadn't changed yet, so he was still in his sleeveless security t-shirt and his knuckles were now obviously cracked and bruised
Halo walks past him, changing in the other room. He looked defeated and tired. His blonde hair was a mess on the top of his head. He collapses on the bed, curling in on himself.
Bastian eventually forced himself up. He walked into the bedroom, flopping down next to Halo before wrapping his arms around him. "Do I still get that reward?" he asked jokingly, his voice a bit drained-sounding as he spoke
Halo turned around and nuzzles his face into Bastians chest. It hurt… a lot… when Argo's boyfriend hand insulted him, and he had seen one of his abusers. He squeezes his eyes shut, trying not to cry.
Bastian wrapped both arms around him, holding him tightly as he snuggled closer. He wish that Halo would have had a better first day. Maybe it would have been better if Bastian hadn't been there
Halo clutches to Bastian. "Thank you." He whispers softly.
“What for?” Bastian asked, his voice barely a murmur as he held Halo close
"Protecting me." He says quietly, barely above a whisper. He opens his eyes and gently kisses Bastian.
Bastian was about to say something when Halo kissed him. He gave in, his eyes falling shut as he kissed him back
Halo smiles softly, pulling away slowly. "I love you." He says quietly.
“I love you too,” Bastian murmured. He went to kiss him again, but was stopped by a yawn. Chuckling, he reached down and tugged the covers up over them
Halo nuzzles into him, smiling softly as he does so.
Bastian held him close, his eyes fluttering shut as he yawned again
Halo quickly fell asleep, his breathing even and slow.
