"Slave" is Not My Title

[text] So you're still doing it.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:12:41 -0700

[text]: Yes, Lou. Mason and I are still getting married

[Text] Nothing, just... How is the wedding plans?

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:48:46 -0700

[text]: ah. difficult with mason’s parents around

Kade?

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:18:18 -0700

[text]: Hey Lou. What’s up?

masonstrike: He fidgeted in his seat, trying to dispel some of his excess energy while staying as...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:45:37 -0700

masonstrike:

He fidgeted in his seat, trying to dispel some of his excess energy while staying as quiet as possible so Kade could compose. Listening in silent rapture, he watched Kade become immersed in the project and remembered the days in which his fiance hated when he listened to him play. He had thought it was too personal a process for Mason to be involved in, but with a smile, the older man chuckled as he thought about how far they’d come.

Kade quickly pushed the fidgeting beside him out of his mind and focused on the sound the keys made instead. He lost himself in the chords and the notes, his eyes only opening to scribble a few notes onto the page. Suddenly, though, a chuckle pulled him from his state. Kade looked over at Mason with a questioning eyebrow at what was funny.

masonstrike: His smile was warm and full of affection for the man beside him as he fumbled about on...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:25:21 -0700

masonstrike:

His smile was warm and full of affection for the man beside him as he fumbled about on the keys. Shrugging, he leaned in closer on the bench so that their legs were touching. “I don’t mind. I think the process of composing your songs is just as interesting as the final product,” he confessed.

Kade gave a chuckle and a nod, his smile warm on his lips. “Alright, if you say so,” he conceded, though he was fairly sure Mason would get bored eventually. Composing was a slow-going process. It could take Kade anywhere between a few hours and over a few days to compose a piece. With that, he returned to his process, his eyes occasionally closing to get the full depth of a sequence.

masonstrike: He felt guilt wash over him as Kade paused, but he exhaled softly in relief as the man...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:05:17 -0700

masonstrike:

He felt guilt wash over him as Kade paused, but he exhaled softly in relief as the man smiled at him. Returning the smile, he eagerly went to settle onto the bench beside Kade. He sat down and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. “Okay, you may resume,” he chuckled in playful adoration.

Kade chucked at the permission and turned fully back to the keys as Mason sat beside him. “I’m afraid it won’t be too exciting. Mostly just a lot of keys being played over and over again until I find the right one,” he informed.

masonstrike: It was not often that Mason awoke from naps before Kade did, but then again, with the...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:53:36 -0700

masonstrike:

It was not often that Mason awoke from naps before Kade did, but then again, with the stress of his parents living with them, he was prone to sleep more often. As he stretched and yawned, he returned fully to consciousness to the sounds of soft piano playing downstairs. At the sound, his heart skipped a beat, a smile spreading on his face. He hadn’t heard Kade compose in awhile. Quickly, he swept his feet over the side of the bed and quietly raced down the steps to watch his fiance play from the living room threshold.

The sound of footsteps had Kade glancing over his shoulder, pausing his fingers for a moment. When he saw that it was Mason, though, a soft smile pulled at his lips and he scooted over a bit before gesturing for him to join him on the bench.

With the burden of Mason’s parent’s around, Kade has taken to composing. Something...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:41:49 -0700

With the burden of Mason’s parent’s around, Kade has taken to composing. Something light to keep his mind off of the terror that the Strike’s, minus his fiance, impose. It’s where he can be found now, a few keys played followed by a pause and the sound of pencil on paper before the sequence played again, sometimes with changes, sometimes followed by a new few keys and chords.

Photo

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:27:05 -0700

My fiance.

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:23:47 -0700

My fiance.

petitlou: Really, Lou?

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:20:09 -0700

petitlou:

Really, Lou?

masonstrike: For the first time since Mason’s parents had arrived, he felt himself able to relax a...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:43:29 -0700

masonstrike:

For the first time since Mason’s parents had arrived, he felt himself able to relax a little bit. His tension eased as he relaxed into Kade’s touch, relishing the simplistic intimacy of their embrace and savoring the soft press of his lips to his own. With a heavy exhalation, he felt like he was releasing his hurt and his disappointment, allowing Kade to take some of the burden that weighed him down. For him to do that at all was proof in and of itself for how much he loved and trusted Kade as Mason had not once, in the history of ever, let someone else carry some of the strain of his problems.

It was Kade’s words that finally got him to smile again and he chuckled softly. Some mornings, it still felt unreal to him - to wake up with Kade beside him, to see the engagement band on his left ring finger, and to know that he was to spend the rest of his life like this. Idiotically happy and in love. He leaned up to press another kiss to Kade’s lips, the action characterized by renewed playfulness. “You still want to marry me? Even after meeting your future in-laws?” he joked.

Kade moved around so that he was sitting next to Mason on the couch instead of behind him. He pulled the other man into his side and pressed a kiss to his temple. Yes, the idea of marriage still frightened Kade, simply for the reason that he never wanted to lose Mason and for Kade, marriage and engagement was tied to loss and pain and suffering… Something he never wanted for the man beside him.

A chuckle escaped the younger man and he shrugged. “Who knows? We could all take a cruise. I hear accidents happen on them all the time,” he joked, smiling at him, glad to see Mason happy again.

petitlou: Lou is like planing how many whore she will call to dance on Kade’s lap now. And which...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:36:40 -0700

petitlou:

Lou is like planing how many whore she will call to dance on Kade’s lap now.

And which drink she will pour for Mason a day before the wedding.

She will not let this marriage happen, just because she is afraid to be alone ~~and because she knows that she will never find something like that for herself.~~

That offends me to the soul! Kade would NEVER cheat on Mason!

petitlou replied to your post: . SOMEONE WILL HATE ME NOW masonstrike replied to your post:...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:32:06 -0700

petitlou replied to your post: .

SOMEONE WILL HATE ME NOW

masonstrike replied to your post: .

FUCKING PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, KADE.

NO WE DON’T

HELP HIM MASON

Text: Kade

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:30:46 -0700

Lou: Please tell Mason. See you.
Kade: No, Lou!
Kade: a;lsdkjf;lskdjf;lsk

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:28:24 -0700

Text: Kade

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:27:41 -0700

Lou: You can't promise that.
Lou: I have to go.
Kade: Yes I can!
Kade: Lou!

Text: Kade

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:24:52 -0700

Lou: I guess I'm just not a good person then.
Lou: Don't you ever talk about James like that again.
Lou: It is to me. Don't you see that you two are the only person that I actually love in this whole planet. I don't wanna see that go away.
Kade: Deceased doesn't mean forgiven of all sins.
Kade: Lou... that's not going away. Marriage isn't going to ruin anything.

Text: Kade

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:17:46 -0700

Lou: Because I don't believe it. I'm sorry. All the weddings I've saw in life... Including mine. Not happy at all.
Lou: I'm sorry Kade.
Lou: Still can give you a bachelor party.
Kade: What does it matter that you don't believe in it? I don't believe in god, but I'd still support a friend who did.
Kade: Don't you even dare compare this to your marriage. Neither Mason nor I am a manipulative, abusive, manic depressive, psychotic asshole like James.
Kade: ..... That was mean, I'm sorry. But just... god lou. we want you there for support. Because you're our friend. Is that really so much to ask?

masonstrike: Despite the affectionate kiss to his forehead and the smile Kade was giving him,...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:13:08 -0700

masonstrike:

Despite the affectionate kiss to his forehead and the smile Kade was giving him, Mason’s own contentedness wavered slightly with his fiance’s beginning words. They’re not going to change. That hurt him more than he could ever begin to describe. Understandably, he’d hurt them too as he couldn’t imagine that running away and abandoning them for nineteen years had been a very enjoyable experience. But they were his parents, dammit. And even though Mason was angry at them, devastated by their opinions of him, he still accepted them for who they were.

And he was their son. Their only child… Why couldn’t they accept him?

Looking back up to meet Kade’s gaze though, he softened. All he ever needed was right in front of him. All that made him happy and feel loved and cared for was Kade. If his parents couldn’t understand that, then they were the idiots, right? Slowly, a smile spread back across his features and he nodded. “I am happy,” he breathed genuinely. “More than I can say.”

The pain on Mason’s face broke Kade’s heart… He hated to see Mason like this… hurting and sad. All because of those fuckers upstairs…

Kade touched his nose to Mason’s and placed a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth. “I know it hurts darling… And I’m so sorry it does. But we are happy. And engaged. And getting married. So fuck them.”