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j a c k ([personal profile] unkindly) wrote in [community profile] orifice2013-04-07 09:49 pm

using the stars as guides

who jack + isaac
what insomnia and... going places...
rating probably no more than PG
warnings Whale Noises? Feels? Adorables? Men questioning their sanity?


[It's late.

Jack lies awake next to Isaac, looking at him in the darkness, wishing he could sleep.

Not too long ago, he could. He was sleeping just fine, hardly any dreams or anything. Just a nice long night of refreshing slumber.

But ever since he woke up with scars on his neck and his vocal chords mangled so that the only sounds he can make are inhuman moans... well. He's gone back to square one.

Square one being frequent nightmares and nights of complete sleeplessness.

Tonight he just can't sleep at all. He's tried. He's tried too many times. He's tried with his head on Isaac's chest, listening to his heartbeat and the slow rhythm of his breaths, he's tried with his arms wrapped around him and his face buried in his hair, he's tried lying without touching him at all.

None of it works. Every time he closes his eyes the abyss, echoing with the cacophonous symphony of Rapture, reaches through his mind to grasp his consciousness and he has to shake himself back to reality with a gasp.

There'll be no sleep for him tonight.

So he watches Isaac sleep, the man's face turned toward him so that their noses are a mere centimeter away from each other, his breath tickling Jack's face. Jack reaches up and runs a finger along Isaac's jawline, then turns his head to look out the window. The curtain is open, revealing a cold winter night outside. There's no cloud in the sky, and the stars and moon shine crisply against the black backdrop of sky, the freezing air making the silver shapes sparkle like they never do in summer.

Jack turns his head back to Isaac.

Maybe a walk would help.

But he doesn't want to go alone.

...but he doesn't want to interrupt Isaac's sleep.

He sighs slightly and puts his hand on Isaac's arm, shaking it ever so gently.

Wake up, Isaac.]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac is slow to wake, already on the edge of it when he feels the tip of Jack's finger against his jawbone. His brow twitches just slightly and his nose scrunches up slightly before the shaking on his arm puts him over and out of sleep. It's not like being tipped out of a chair, it isn't startling. He knows the feeling of Jack's fingers on his skin, knows what it's like, so he shifts a bit with a low hum that come out in a somewhat gravelly voice. ]

Huh? What's wrong?
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't expect a verbal answer that's not a soft groan or a gentle hum. Isaac sits up, rubs his eye with the heel of his palm, but moves easily, settling his feet on the ground and casting off some more of the sheets.

When he turns to the window, he spies the snow, glistening and white, unlike anything he's seen before. ]


I'll grab some pants and a shirt--

[ He's already up and picking up a worn plaid shirt off the floor and sliding it on over his shoulders. It's warm against the slide chill in the room as he buttons it up. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac pulls on some jeans and warm socks, spying the winter clothing on the bed and picking up a coat that looks like it might fit him.

He tries it on for good measure and rolls his shoulders a bit.

Good fit. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac is saving the gloves for last, tying on some boots and making his way over to peer into the closet. Hm. Hats. Well, there are some nice wrap around earmuffs so he'll grab those, giving a shrug. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah he's ready, pulling on one glove and grabbing the keys. He opens up the door and nods.

Out. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac locks the door and puts the keys in his pocket, pulling on his other glove before turning around and seeing his hand.

He smiles and reaches out, grabs it and moves up beside him so that they're shoulder to shoulder now. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ The air is cold, if anything he likes it as they start their walk down the street. The snow is fresh, new powder under theirs boots that crunches with every step they take.

Gently, he swings Jack's hand back and forth.

It's okay.

I'm right here. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac doesn't recognize these noises, these lights, this pavement. He kicks away some of the snow because what should be a pale side walk is now a dark, cobbled street and he frowns a bit deeper now. ]

... Where the hell...?
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Think we could go back...?

[ He turns a bit in the direction they came from, but it seems to almost have... melted into the rest of the scenery. ]

Guess not. Could be worse...

[ Could be places neither of them wants to go back to. And they could be alone. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac laughs a little as he watches, waits for Jack to close his mouth. ]

How's that?
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac has his head turned up, tongue out catching a few before Jack tugs him in some direction. Isaac looks around, eyes adjusting to the bright lights, the rate the snow is falling. His breath comes out in warm, soft clouds. ]

It's a beautiful city...

[ He can't help but be in a bit of awe at it, all of the soft lights and the people walking, mostly, hand in hand down the streets. Some open vendors selling warm food, some light music in the air. It's picturesque. ]
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac has seen it. In books. Books are as close as you can get to old Paris and wow...

That's something...

When he hears the whistle, he startles, turns his head and laughs. ]


Wanna get closer?
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[personal profile] stomped 2013-04-08 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Isaac finds comfort in his hand being held so firmly. The crowds make him nervous, the people, the noise. He's used to quiet, and when he's not used to quiet he's used to Jack. The sound of another person in the vicinity. He walks a bit closer to Jack, brushes by people here and there, gazing around with curiosity. ]

Never thought I'd see such a thing... it's got a fantastic structure...

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