An attractive entrance...

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

Thomas Raith, formerly of the leading House of the White Court, scrounges around in the ice box for a minute before looking up with a grumble.

"Harry, we're out of beer ag--"

Blink.

Stare.

"Okay, no shortage of beer, I'm thinking, but sudden shortage of apartment."

He winces.

"Harry's going to kill me."

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[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He rolls his eyes at Harry.

"Well, obviously. I don't really like getting arrested and I'm not really an exihibitionist in the first place, Harry."

[wizard_dresden]

"Good to know. Actually, for you, that covers two rules - no sex and no business. The other is, as far as I know, no violence. However, there's apparently another that applies to me..."

I just grumble. This really shouldn't be that big a deal and it wasn't... until he showed up.

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

"Which is..."

He makes the 'come on now, spill' hand gesture.

[wizard_dresden]

"Same rule that seems to apply to me everywhere else... the No happiness for Harry rule."

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He sighs and pats Harry on the shoulder.

"Come on, man. It's not like my life is a boquet of roses or anything."

He plops down on the other side of the table and leans on his elbows, putting his chin in his hands.

"What happened?"

[wizard_dresden]

"The one thing that doesn't seem to ever happen to you."


This is not a conversation I was wanting to have with him... or anyone else really.

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

"Well, I know you didn't get your neck snapped then. Bad haircut?"

He gives Harry a smile, but it fades when he realizes Harry hasn't caught it.

"No, really. What's got you down?"

[wizard_dresden]

I glare. He really isn't funny.

"Girlfriend. Or, lack thereof as of very recently."

Which, honestly, shouldn't be bothering me as much as it seems to be.

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He blinks.

"Well, that was fast. I didn't even know you had one. Well, there's always Murphy..."

He smirks at Harry before giving an innocent look.

"Which you have no interest whatsoever in, of course."

[wizard_dresden]

"It wasn't Murphy."

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

"I figured. Someone here then?"

[wizard_dresden]

I nod.

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

"If you're going for the strong and silent type, you're still missing one."

[wizard_dresden]

I arch and eyebrow and just glare. I wasn't going for any kind of type. And I'm aware that 'strong' doesn't necessarily describe me. 'Stubborn' does nicely, thank you.

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He rolls his eyes.

"Come on, do I keep secrets like this from you?"

Whether he can or not are entirely not the point.

[wizard_dresden]

"What do you want to know? She was, now she's not. As far as I know, we're still friends, beyond that, I haven't actually talked to her since then."

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He holds up his hands defensively.

"All right, man. Whatever you say. Want, uh, dinner too?"

[wizard_dresden]

My eyes narrow again.

"Okay, who are you and what have you done with Thomas?"

No, really - he's never like this. What gives?

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He smirks.

"I'm me...I'm just in a weird place that freaks me out and you're just about the only person I know here who knows what's what. Kinda in my best interests to keep you happy, now, ain't it?"

[wizard_dresden]

"Thomas, you don't strike me as the type to be freaked out in a random bar full of all sorts of people. Many of whom are highly attractive and very receptive to your... aura, shall we say."

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He perks up.

"Oh. That sounds better. I was, however, freaked out about the fact that I didn't, you know, choose to come here. Magic isn't exactly my area of expertise. I let you be the family specialist. Call it a courtesy."

[wizard_dresden]

"As far as I know, most of the people don't choose to come here. They just get here."

I am not under any circumstances giving him the incantation that I got from Bob that I apparently uttered one day so he can get here on his own. No chance.

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

"I'm not exacly pleased with being whisked from someplace familiar and safe to someplace questionable without my consent. I've had it done enough times painfully that it disturbs me."

[wizard_dresden]

"Never said you would be. But I didn't send you here."

Know where he's coming from though. Yeah, so... okay, maybe if he asks real nice and doesn't annoy me to death, I might give him the incantation.

Oh, come on, am I not allowed a few things that are mine? Or mostly mine?

[always-thirsty.livejournal.com]

He quirks one eyebrow up.

"I didn't say you did. I'm just saying, of the two of us? You know a lot more about this kinda thing than I do."