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i can't believe your fuckin handle is just nick
it's stupid mate

( is he going to introduce himself? pfff pls as if he needs introduction. 💁‍♂️ )

??? better than post script what is that fancy literary ref

it's my initials dipshit

did drinking the koolaid in horny town make you lose your wits too o'b?

its your who what now who the fuck

OMFG O'BROIN

WHO ELSE DO YOU KNOW HAVE THE INITIALS P.S.?

Edited 2022-03-23 22:48 (UTC)

UM I MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I DONT REMEMBER ALL OF THEIR NAMES WHY ARE U YELLING AT ME?

JFC NICK
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE BCR

did oli put you up to this? is this because i fuckin didn't call you guys enough and now you're trying to give me a GODDAMN BRAIN ANEURYSM FOR IT?

( WHAT THE HOLY FUCK O'BROIN. USE YOUR 0.1 BRAINCELL AND THINK. )

oh shit pierce?

NO SHIT

what the fuck when? where are you? did u just get here? what?

yeah i just got here
like a week at most
oli told me that you and ken are both here too
19a up housing

what the fuck
yeah k's here too holy shit

ok dont go anywhere dont move

k

( not like he has anywhere better to be atm. )

[ nick has learned a new trick while he's been rattling around in duplicity, which is why pierce gets all of a few minutes reprieve before green sparks open up into a portal in his kitchen, which nick stumbles out of.

and immediately starts talking. ranting, really. ]

What the fuck, I mean I should have fucking known after Kennedy and Oli, but seriously, what the fuck? You guys are really fucking late, you know that-

( when the fuck did you learn how to do that, nick?

too caught off guard by the random ass portal in his kitchen, pierce stares at his visitor for a long moment before he lifts his hand to stop him mid-babble. )

Fuckin' breathe, mate. I know I'm late, ( by like several years in fact. ) but I didn't exactly get a RSVP to this shithole.

[ nick does not in fact breathe, but he does pause, just for a moment. just long enough to laugh a little breathlessly, and to only sort of listen to what pierce is saying. he's mostly just focused on ducking around that held up hand, wrapping his arms around pierce's waist quickly. it's not optional. ]

You stupid motherfucker, how long has it even been?

( he saw the hug coming, but it still feels almost... unreal. it has been an incredibly long time since he last spoke to nick, no less seen him in person. the reunion feels both familiar and distant at once. wrapping his arms around him in reciprocation, his smile remains vague if not a little tight around the edges. )

Long. ( if nick is the same age as oli here, then that means he doesn't know about what happened to matty yet. fuck. another thing to add to the pile of shit he needs to keep from everyone. ) I'm... 23, so. ( a lopsided shrug of his shoulder. )

When did you learn how to use portals? ( inb4 nick can ask him questions about the future — or at least here's hoping. )

Twenty three—

[ time has gotten a little screwy for nick here, so he's turning twenty-one for a second time and it's all gotten a bit confusing, but the fact that pierce has three years on them from home is more than a bit confusing.

he has questions, of course he does, but they're secondary to keeping his arms latched around pierce's waist and his ear pressed firm against his chest. ]

Like a week ago, honestly. I could have done it ages ago but I thought I was going to leave my arm behind or some shit.

( guess the least he can do is let nick get his fill.

pierce has been going through a lot of... let's call it, reflecting over past events and the decisions he has made regarding them and he honestly cannot say why he didn't just fucking drop everything and went to nick the moment he heard that matty didn't make it.

undoubtedly, he was caught up in something important, but it all feels so meaningless and trifle now. )

What prompted you to finally try it out?

My boyfriend said he was shirtless.

[ it's that simple and it's not, but there are so few good things that have happened lately that nick takes the moment to smother a smile into pierce's chest at the thought. the truth is closer to nick riding the high of trying new things and finally jumping in, but he doesn't know how to explain that without explaining the sobriety, and he can't explain the sobriety without explaining everything--

fuck. pierce being here is going to complicate things, again. ]

I like, study and shit now. I've been learning different magic, summoning, portals, they're spells from different worlds but we figured out how to make them work for me.

Which one was it? The bloodsucker, the jackass or the warlocks?

( color him impressed though. he never thought a day would come when nick of all people would be telling him that he's actually studying. )

Shit. ( placing his hands on his shoulders, pierce pulls him back to look down at his face. ) Are you really O'Broin? ( he presses his palm over his forehead, pretending to check his temperature. ) You didn't fuckin' get bodysnatched, did you?

Kyle, Logan, Nate and Ragnor.

[ it's a wasted effort but nick corrects him anyway. at least it tells him that pierce has run into oliver already, and nick will--decide how he feels about the chatter later. things with oli are already fragile, he doesn't want to blow it up with another knee jerk reaction.

he can't be annoyed for long anyway, pierce's reaction just makes him laugh, and he squirms a little but doesn't let him go, just tips his head into the touch instead. ]

I'm on a journey of self-betterment okay? There's a lot of time to kill around here. And it was Ragnor. One of the warlocks.

( in one ear, out the other. 💁‍♂️ )

Self-betterment? ( amusement lights up his voice and lures out that inexplicably sweet cadence that pierce strickland has charmed one too many with. his grin brings out his dimples as he pinches nick's cheek. ) Does that include exercising, mate? Because if it does, then you're coming with me on my runs.

( enough with the small talk though. he has more urgent matters to discuss with him. taking hold of his forearms, pierce breaks the lock nick has around his waist, instead pulling him towards the living room by the wrist. they can't just stand there all day. )

We gotta chat, Nick. ( he sits him right down on the couch. )

Fuck that, I'm not running anywhere, you missed that phase.

[ he's happy enough to just follow along though, mostly because pierce trades out nick's latched on grip for holding his wrist and that's an acceptable trade off to him. except pierce says we gotta chat, and nothing good has ever followed someone saying that to nick.

he follows still, sits still, but the easy smile on his face has frozen in place, and he eyes pierce carefully as he tugs a leg up into the couch, pulls it up to his chest. ]

About what?

( phases can be brought back, o'broin. your time will come.

but for now, they need to talk about what's been going on with oli and his asshole dominant. instead of sitting next to him, pierce stays standing, his hands slipping into the pockets of his black sweatpants. )

Oli's Dominant. ( whatever smile disappears from his demeanor as he lowers his gaze down to nick coolly. ) Tell me what he's done, Nick.

@ps, text—

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