selfhelp: ([billy] oh god. oh thank god.)
William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) ([personal profile] selfhelp) wrote2013-07-12 09:13 pm

[Action, July 11th-13th]

[To say that Billy is a bit of a basket case right now would be a severe understatement. His mom is here. His admittedly teenage and therefore doesn't-know-who-he-is-and-kind-of-alternate-universe mom, yes, but that doesn't seem to make the intensity of his feelings about the matter any different. One small comfort is that they're getting along (so far), and their shared powers gives them common ground, but there's still that lingering... risk that he can't stop thinking about. That he won't be able to keep his secrets, that eventually everything will come crumbling down. He's terrified of that.

The first day, he does little else but fret and mull over it, after separating from Wanda; Teddy's kind enough to cancel any of his daily doings, since he's in no state to be pretending like everything's normal. It had been hard enough with Wanda the first time. Today, though, he feels much better. His head is more clear, he's found his center of calm, and he spent at least half the day and night before meditating so he figures he has a firm grasp on his sanity again.

There are certain things that he knows he needs to do, especially since he ditched all his usual priorities the day before, so he's made himself a list, and today he's going through it all. It is as follows: He swing by the art gallery and removes some of his work, namely anything that features the Scarlet Witch (only a couple of pieces, mind you, and they're his, but art theft is still art theft). He attends training with Logan and begs for forgiveness about skipping the day before (beg may be an overstatement of what actually happens because he isn't really sorry at all). He'll attend X-Men Training and try to perform decently despite feeling ridiculously scatterbrained. And finally, he'll probably talk to some Very Important People in the process of completing the rest of his list.

In the end, well... he's decided to track down Wanda again, maybe not now, but some time in the near future. Because despite his fears and misgivings, despite everything he's likely to say to everyone else - that it's a bad idea, that he'll mess things up, that he'll accidentally reveal himself - the temptation of sharing his powers with hers, teaching her, helping her, is too strong to resist. This is about more than a lost family, now. This is about magic.]
alloys: (Default)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-07-15 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
You know - my dad was actually younger than me. [ Which was...hardly relevant, and beside the point, but he points it out anyway.

He taps his finger on the handle of his mug, a small, muted nervous tic. ]


Not a particularly thrilling club to be a part of, is it? I mean - at least dad was an adult. [ And even if he hadn't through about settling down and starting a family yet, at least he wasn't a teenager. ]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] does this make me look gay?)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-15 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
No problem.

[Teddy pulls Billy against his side, though he muses over something as well. Billy's still in the same position...]

You look like you've been that way forever. At least stretch your legs a little.

[His knees are so going to pop once they're stretched, Teddy's calling it right now.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] did you tell your mom yet?)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-15 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
Or you could get it over with, get a leg massage from your amazing boyfriend, and have coffee as a reward for it all. How's that for incentive?
halfnhalf: ([teddy] perfect son-in-law)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-15 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
I'll throw in a back massage, too. [Yeah, he felt how tense that back was.]
halfnhalf: art from kaciart.tumblr.com, colored by me ([teddy] you love me for my shirt)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-15 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Masseuse Altman is on it, already sliding off the couch to kneel down next to Billy's legs.]

It'll only be bad for a minute or two. Just tilt your head back and shut your eyes.

[Even if Billy doesn't follow those instructions, Teddy still sets his fingers on his sore legs, feeling along the thighs and calves and seriously wishing those pants were off, and for once, it isn't for sexual intent. It's simply much easier to feel which muscles are tense if he's touching bare skin.

Regardless, he can pretty much guess based on how Billy was sitting, cross-legged as he was. He starts at the heel of his foot, applying enough pressure to feel as if he were using his palms instead, and he slides them up the back of his leg, all the way up to his upper thighs, before gliding down again, easing the blood flow and encouraging it back to the heart.

This would be easier if Billy was on his stomach instead, but this works well enough.]
halfnhalf: ([teddy] hulkling sounds better and bette)

[July 11th | Action]

[personal profile] halfnhalf 2013-07-15 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Teddy listens close to Billy's complaints, getting an idea of just where those pins and needles are, and pays special attention to those. He moves on from stroking touches to walking his hands down Billy's legs, from one to the other, down to the heel. At the problem areas, Teddy presses his thumbs against the spots and slides upward, towards the heart, pressing in the center of the muscle, then on either side.

His starkphone is too far away to reach, so he can't play his calming music (which mostly just consists of Oblivion tracks). He can, however, hum some tunes from said game album, knowing just about every one by heart. Maybe, hopefully, his humming voice can be just as good. Like how Billy's humming and rare singing can make Teddy feel warm and peaceful.]
tryit: ([prideful] sometimes i know best)

[ July 11th | action ]

[personal profile] tryit 2013-07-15 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[She knocks the lid of the carton on to the floor and helps herself to a full spoon of the mint chocolate ice cream. Without replying to his question, she licked at the spoon instead. Slowly and with an increasing grin in her head.]

Y'know, this stuff isn't half bad. It'd be a shame if I had to eat the whole pint on my own.
frost_jewel: (irritated)

[action]

[personal profile] frost_jewel 2013-07-15 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Just fine, apart from not paying enough attention. [Well. He does look okay. There is never a whole lot of time in this 'danger room' to chitchat, so she might have to sit on her need to apologize more thoroughly until later.]
not_a_troll: (gander upon this!)

[action]

[personal profile] not_a_troll 2013-07-15 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Billy of New York, we shall do a trade.

[He beckons Billy to follow him into the kitchen and when he's in the kitchen he gestures him to sit down.]

Sit down, sit down. Friends do not avoid eachother's questions, you see? Perhaps I can give you a great advice.

And while you explain your sad situation I shall make a sandwich for you as well. Sharing sandwiches of friendship while discussing our problems.
alloys: (☢ and then they went home...with magic;)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-07-15 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hn. That was tricky, then. At least Howard had been from the same version of Earth that Tony was - he could be certain that he was a part of Howard's future.

But in the case of alternate universes... ]


Do you know if you'll exist there?
alloys: (☢ all the details in the fabric;)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-07-15 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ouch. That's not a nice thought - realizing you might not exist in a particular universe where your parent does. ]

You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't. Gotta love when those are your options. [ He sips his coffee, contemplative. ] But there's an easy way to figure this out.
handing: (thoughtful consideration)

Re: [action]

[personal profile] handing 2013-07-15 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
That's true. [It could’ve been like Howard and Tony were, before or after Howard found out the truth. But Billy’s history with his mother was vastly different that Tony’s. She’d encouraged him even without realizing Billy was her son, while Howard never seemed satisfied with anything Tony did.] And maybe you’ll have the chance to know her in a way that wouldn’t be possible in your world.
alloys: (Default)

action; friday

[personal profile] alloys 2013-07-15 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
You have to ask yourself this question: are you going to regret it if she leaves without knowing?

[ He knows it's not that simple. It never is. But maybe that would give Billy a bit of guidance. It had for him, after all. ]
tryit: ([happy] amused)

[ July 11th | action ]

[personal profile] tryit 2013-07-16 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
You say that like it's a bad thing.

[She'll just take it as praise. Because at least he's not hiding in those blankets anymore. And he's uttering more than a handful of words. Yeah, it's totally a good sign.]
wildbluevagner: (come on)

[Action]

[personal profile] wildbluevagner 2013-07-16 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
It might not be that bad. Why not look at the bright side? He might just settle on half thousand.

[He keeps on being chipper - but it's becoming evident Billy himself isn't as lively as usual.]
fashionably_strong: (material girl)

: [Action, July 12th]

[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2013-07-16 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
I thought I'd stop by and see if you wanted to join me for a shopping trip.

[She's observant enough to notice that he does seem a little out of sorts, though. Maybe he'd just been organizing his apartment or training, or maybe he's got a busy schedule today.]

Did I come at a bad time?

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