losthunter | you have my heart, always and forever

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you have my heart, always and forever

Hunter walks cautiously towards Verity's apartment door, balancing a few gifts in his arm for one of his closest friends in the world.

He had wanted to do something special for her. He had thought about a surprise party, but wasn't sure if that would cause any issues considering Verity's abilities. Plus, there he didn't want to accidentally not invite someone who was important to Verity.

She was very important to him. And Hunter wanted to show her that, the best way he could. And so, Hunter had worked a few weeks on a few special gifts, that were currently wrapped up in pretty, glittery boxes.

Approaching the door, Hunter delicately balanced the boxes for a moment, so he could knock and let Verity know that she had a guest.

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"Well, Faris and I went back to my old neighborhood, just so I could walk around a little." Hunter sits down, as he begins his story.

"My childhood home really didn't inspire anything. It did give Faris the opportunity to learn a little more about humans. When I explained to him that my dad provided me with pretty decent lifestyle, and then had to detail how not all families live in upscale neighborhoods. And how some families have to struggle to meet their needs."

"Then we went to my old school. Kendra was there. She led us to the main foyer, where I had made a lot of speeches as Kyle. And remembering those moments, I recalled how passionate of a speaker I was. How confident I was in speaking to such large crowds."

"Kyle had this ability to make people listen to him."

There are a few soft hums of thought, but mostly, she's quiet while she listens. This is important. An eyebrow lifts at the mention of seeing Kendra, or perhaps, how calm he is about it. (She's been cursed a lot longer and wouldn't be so chill if she were faced with the person responsible.)

"You have your ways of making people listen. Your art."

"I am very glad that my art speaks to people. But when I get an invitation to attend a gala, and be presented as the artist... I still struggle slightly facing those situations."

"And I should be able to speak as passionately as my art does."

"Hey." Ver reaches over to rub his arm lightly. "Nobody's good at everything. That's okay. It's okay to want to be something you're not, but 'should' can be a hurtful word. It's okay to not be everything."

Someone may have been dealing with issues of inadequacy in therapy lately.

He smiles up at her. "I feel so lucky to have such great friends in my life."

"I do want to be comfortable at those art shows. To stand beside my art, with my head held high. Ready to answer the questions those art patrons might have."

She smiles back before turning her attention back to the tea. Time to pour. "You've got good taste. And then you've got me. I guess everyone's got their guilty junk-food pleasure."

Working on. Not worked through. An important distinction!

"That'd be a good thing to work toward. I can help you practice if you want. Between not understanding art and making funny faces at you, I should give you a run for your money."

"Now that is an arrangement that I can easily agree too." Hunter smiled.

"And I didn't even need to bribe you with a promise of cookies." Ver smiles and stirs some honey into her tea. "So when do you want to start? Do you have a show coming up soon?"

"Well, when my marble sculpture is finished, I would like to put it on display. And before I create any artwork to display alongside the sculpture, I do need to finish my promised pieces for Schön."

Hunter also puts a little honey in his tea.

"I'm sure he'd like that." But debt collection isn't strictly her job, so she won't say anything else about it. "I hope we get to see your marble masterpiece soon. I'm a little surprised it isn't done yet. But I suppose it's the medium?"

"A little bit of the medium, and a lot of me taking my time working on it." Hunter laughed softly.

"Ah. Speaking of... I don't think I have the heart to cut into those fondant flowers. They come off?" They can find a safe spot for them before cutting into the cake, unless he brought candles and is going to insist she make a wish.

"We can certainly take them off." He will stand up, to help her with the task. And nope -- no candle.

Ah, well. She's not one for making wishes anyway. Once the flowers are relocated she'll cut a couple slices from the cake. "Thank you for this. It smells wonderful. So, with all the art you've been working on, have you had any time for anything else?"

"I have taken a few opportunities to go out, to a club, and just relax in the atmosphere of the music." Hunter steals a little icing from his slice, before sitting at the table with it.

"And no dates made... yet." He added, figuring she would ask that question next.

She had literally been just about to ask that question. Gossiping about cute boys is part of the whole best friend gig, right? But, preempted, she smiles instead and sits down to enjoy the cake and tea. "I'm glad you've been going out. That's a good start. But you know, once you start finding dates, we could double."

"I have been taking it slow. You know, the whole slowly turning up the heat for the frog in the water thing." Hunter smiles softly.

"And I have had some good conversations."

"But you're not a frog, and you're not going to get cooked," she counters with a smirk. "You'll find a nice guy you like talking to and go from there. I'm told it's very natural."

Verity pauses to think, and take a bite of cake, and think about the cake. Mm, yummy. "This is good. The cake and the socializing. I'm proud of you."

"I have been getting positive encouragement." Hunter laughs softly. He takes a bite of his cake, savoring the taste of it.

"Oh, is that all it took?" She nudges his foot under the table before taking another bite of the lovely cake. "Is your friend still...?" It's hard to know how to put the deal with Faris.

"Faris asked Schön to find his doorway, but Schön is still looking." Hunter answered her. "So yes, he is still staying with me."

"Is he?" Color her surprised. Schön gives off such an air of professionalism. "I'm sorry to hear that. Will you be going with him to visit when he goes back?"

"Maybe. I do want to meet his host. And there are many things about his world that sound interesting." Even though Hunter does want Faris to find his way back home, at the same time it would be a little strange not to have Faris around.

She's still wondering what's taking Schön so long. He has all kinds of magic after all. And no, she doesn't believe magic will fix everything, but damn it, she started having faith in the man at some point.

"Could be a fun vacation. Sometimes going somewhere new lets us learn all sorts of things about ourselves."

"I always enjoy learning new things. Finding new inspirations."

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