balancingminds: (with chess and a drink)
[personal profile] balancingminds
Charles' room reflects the home where he grew up in Westchester, dark woods and colors, a fireplace and a chess board surrounded by two comfortable chairs.

As they enter, he goes to pour a drink for himself and Jay before sitting down by the board, "Black or white?"

Date: 2014-04-22 03:51 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
"Another game." Jay's not ready to go back into the darkness in his head. "I want to see if I can come closer to not getting my ass kicked."

Date: 2014-04-22 04:05 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
Of all the things I fear, Jay thinks, almost to himself as he resets the board. It's that Alfred would be ashamed of who I've become. In Talia's service he's been an assassin, a killer and a thug. Even if he's held to his own code in his own way.

Date: 2014-04-22 04:27 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
Jay turns his arm under Charles' touch, tangling their fingers for a moment. Bruce will never forgive me and I can live with that. Dick... won't trust me or look at me the same if he knew how many people I've killed. But Alfred... Alfred matters. I couldn't bear it if Alfred hated.

Date: 2014-04-22 04:45 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
Jay smiles softly at the memory. "She loved you. Even knowing more about you than you wanted her to know, she loved you. I hope..." His voice falters. I hope you're right about Alfred.

He plays slower this time. Much more considered. More like Bruce.

Date: 2014-04-22 05:15 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
More than we deserve.

He hates having to think like Bruce, using the strategies and control he learned under the Dark Knight's tutelage. He plays with Bruce's hard edge.

Date: 2014-04-22 05:32 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
Jay coughs a laugh, bitter and hurt. I wish someone told Bruce that. I try... I try not to be like him.

Date: 2014-04-22 05:38 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
Jay sighs. "Yes, but who am I? I have Bruce's hardness, Talia's ruthlessness, Willis' reckless nature. But I'm none of those things and all of them."

Date: 2014-04-22 06:18 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
The last comment makes him smile. He reaches for Charles' hand and brings it to his lips, kissing Charles' knuckles lightly. "Thank you."

Date: 2014-04-23 01:51 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
Jay smiles and goes back to the game, trying really hard to come closer to beating Charles this time.

Date: 2014-04-23 03:29 am (UTC)
runningred: (Default)
From: [personal profile] runningred
{ooc: fade works for me. Thank you! I'm more than happy for you to post it.}

Profile

balancingminds: (Default)
Charles Xavier

July 2017

S M T W T F S
      1
234567 8
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031     

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Mar. 15th, 2026 07:10 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios