ext_74142 ([identity profile] notstakedyet.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2005-12-03 09:36 am

Gym, Sat morning

Angel would have preferred to sleep in as a rule, but sometimes what he wanted and what he got were two entirely different things.

Not wanting to toss and turn, and feeling too restless to stay in the room, Angel got dressed in black sweats, a white wifebeater, a black hoodie, and made his way down to the gym.

Once there he took in all the equipment. He looked longingly towards a heavybag. His left hand, which sported a smaller bandage than it had all week but was still bandaged, clenched. What he wanted was to attack the bag until he was exhausted but, again, what he wanted and what he got were two entirely different things. Even he had to admit that that was more than his damaged hand could handle.

Something calmer then.

Angel stripped off the hoodie and dumped it over by the wall. Shoes and socks were next. He walked over to an empty space on the gym floor, closed his eyes, and centered himself. He tried - not successfully, but tried - to banish all of the thoughts that were weighing him down. That done, he began to practice his Tai Chi forms.

It had been a while since he'd done this. His movements began roughly. But the more he did it the smoother he became. After a while, he even began to remember what it felt like to be calm.

[ooc: open to interaction if anybody wants it, or the vamp can ignore you if you need the gym to yourself for whatever reason]

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
Callisto at the sound, then started scratching at her neck, which was turning a lovely shade of pink. "That's okay, happens to everybody sometimes."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
"There's no shame in it, even the best get a little... overexcited on occasion."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, only way to fix that is to keep... talking."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
"There's a lot of help availble nowdays for those kind of problems. With talking."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Are there, uh, stages of good talking you can reach before any unpleasantness ensues?"

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
Callisto shoulders did not slump. "Not so good."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-04 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not even..." Callisto made a hand gesture that could be taken any number of ways.

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-05 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
"And talking about other stuff is bad?"

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-05 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
"What if you set yourself some sort of quota? Only a certain amount of, uh, words each day."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-05 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Safeword? So the person you're talking with knows to stop. The conversation."