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𝔏𝔢𝔬𝔫 𝔅𝔢𝔩𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔱 ([personal profile] lamentedinnocence) wrote2019-06-17 04:50 pm
petcromancer: (sky)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-08-28 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Now I have to see something you've drawn.

[Don't forget, Hector delights in the ugly and grotesque. He was the one who was going to buy that book specifically for the terrible artwork before Leon talked him out of it.

The cheer brought on by the prospect of penning his own book outweighs even the fear of the tavern, and he walks through the door without even a hint of hesitation.]


Shall we drink? Shall we toast? To our future endeavors.
petcromancer: (looking down)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-08-28 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I promise I'll be gentle.

[He simply must see a Leon Original Illustration now, it is his life's goal.

He takes his seat against the wall, grateful again to have Leon as a shield.]


I... could hold it well enough before. [But in Walter's care, he'd been unfortunately and involuntarily sober. So that might have degraded his tolerance.

But he doesn't want to think about that. Still giddy about the prospect of the bestiary, and with Leon's reassuring presence beside him, why not enjoy the festival a little? One drink couldn't hurt. And he'll deeeeeefinitely stop after one, and not let Leon egg him on.]
petcromancer: (wine)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-08-28 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Why don't we start with one, given I only have one mouth?

[And when he's done drinking that, and feels the pleasant tingle of alcohol loosening him up, he'll just order another.]

So, what's the festival for? Is it harvest time, or a king's birthday, or some holy day I've lost track of? What are we celebrating?
petcromancer: (causing problems on purpose)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-08-29 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Hector drums his fingers against the bar as he tries to muddle through his scant knowledge of the saints.]

Hmmm, he was an author, wasn't he? Wrote about his sins, before he got boring.

[Maybe his ill-spent youth is why the brewers took him as a patron. That's the only logical reason Hector can think for it. He shrugs. The saints mean little to him- they're all old, dead men who would hate him.]

But to our bestiary, I'll gladly drink.

[And Leon was right, this tavern's mugs are large ones, but Hector drinks deep for their toast. He definitely won't get drunk and embarrass himself. It'll be fine.]
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[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-08-29 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hector drinks and debates that the sins are the most interesting part of the confessions, and that the entertainment value of the text plummets once he moves past them.

And when the first cup finally runs dry, he still feels fine, so he nods.]


Another won't hurt. But no more than that. Remember, you're carrying the basket and the books, and if you forget either because you're dragging me along, I'll be frightfully cross when I come to.

[And back to the discussion, this time on the minute differences between the Greek monsters. No, an eagle front and a lion's back is COMPLETELY different from an eagle's front with a horse's back!

The second cup drains more quickly and less cautiously than the first, and Hector, slightly bright-eyed, still seems in fine spirits.]
petcromancer: (considering)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-01 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, of course Hector will need something to wash down the meat with. A third cup can't hurt. Leon says he's barely red! Leon says he's holding up well, and Hector can't help but thrill at the praise.]

People... just do nice things for you...truly? You must... pay them, or something.

[It just makes no sense otherwise.]
petcromancer: (recollection)

cw: mentions of child abuse

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-01 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hector doesn't really like talking about his past, but he's tipsy and Leon is frowning at him, and the combination is making him pretty helpless to resist the probing questions.]

My father was an alchemist, obsessed with money and power. The villagers were already wary of my family because of his experiments trying to find immortality. But then there was me, a morbid child with an off-putting aura. The other children threw rocks at me if I got too close to them, and adults would cross the street and cross themselves when I passed by. So I made my own friends- found dead animals and used the principles from my father's books to rekindle the life in them, to be my pets. The only companions that would have me.

[He takes a long sip of ale.] My mother used to curse me and say I'd been born wrong, that she'd have been better off barren. My father tolerated my existence, hoping he could use my powers towards his own pursuits. He'd burn my pets and beat me each time I brought one home. That's the world I grew up in.

[Is it enough to put you off your ale, Leon? Enough to make you realize he doesn't belong here in this village, celebrating Saint Whats-his-name?]
petcromancer: (Tired)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-02 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hector shakes his head and pushes the bird leg back to Leon. He shouldn't have said any of that to Leon, who is too soft and bright for such harsh realities. But since he started the story, he needs to finish it. If Leon knows the truth, he should have the whole of it, not only the pieces that cast Hector in a pitying light.]

When I decided I'd had enough, I could have simply left and made my own way in the world. But I didn't. I burned down their house. They... were still inside.

[Yes, he'd still been a child, but he'd not been a helpless one.]

So, do not apologize for making me remember. You should have known all of this long ago. The truth of the man I am. I am what they say. 'Evil.' 'Cursed.' 'Wrong.'

[What a fun party they are having.]
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[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-02 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[There isn't remorse, only weariness. He wishes things were different, but they aren't.

He doesn't deserve Leon's absolution. But he's only human, given to greed, and he isn't noble enough to refuse the consolation Leon offers him.]


I don't think even a saint could walk upon this earth without getting some of its filth upon them. If your god would deny you for that, then that's your god's fault, not yours.

[With that casual blasphemy spoken, Hector drinks some more ale. Hmm, maybe he does want some food with it after all.]

Does walking beside me extend to sharing your meals with me? [Just a lil bite of leg. Getting all maudlin about his past made him hungry.]

petcromancer: (sideways glance)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-03 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I did... [He ducks his head, a little shy in his tipsiness.] ...but I wasn't sure you'd still want to share, if you knew all that....

[Acts of kindness are rarely aimed his way, and when they do come, Hector is always aware that he doesn't deserve them.

But... the skin of the leg is glistening with oil and he can smell the seasonings in the roasted meat. It's making his stomach rumble. so now he's going to be the girlfriend who didn't order the fries and procedes to steal half from the boyfriend's plate when they come]


If it's what you've dreamt of, you should eat it. I can order my own.
petcromancer: (Hmmm)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-03 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[The gloom of their previous conversation cannot survive the ridiculousness of the 'bird toast'.

With as straight a face as he can muster, Hector bumps his bird leg to Leon's. An amused snort slips out as Leon breaks and laughs.]


I suspect... we both might be getting drunk.

[He's trying to remember why that was a bad thing. Leon looks pleased enough, flushed and handsome in the flickering lantern-light of the tavern.

Hector takes a bite, and groans happily. Leggy yummy. He's going to clean it to the bone.]
petcromancer: (headache)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-04 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Hector takes another long sip of ale to wash down the meat he wolfed down. Yes, it's definitely hitting him. He doesn't have the tolerance he used to.

He puts down his mug and reaches out to pat Leon's head. He's slightly off-target, and ends up stroking one side of Leon's hair with the motion.]


What a, a well-trained pack mule you are!

[It makes him unduly happy, that Leon cares so much about their purchases for his sake. Because he doesn't want to make Hector sad. Who in his entire existence has ever cared about Hector's happiness? Only Leon.]

I-I'll make you happy. I already have plans for you.
petcromancer: (S3 smug)

[personal profile] petcromancer 2025-09-04 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Since... the start?

[Leon asked for peach cake that night they met, after all. The rest, deciding that Leon needs a pet of his own, came later, but those initial plans have been there all along.]

Prepare to get happier. It's happening. You can't stop it.

[Unless Leon forgets the basket... or burns down the kitchen before Hector can use it, or something. So technically he could... Hector drains the last dregs from his mug as his thoughts wander down that rabbit hole.]

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