Dorm Roof, Wednesday Evening

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Anders was starting to think he should just set up a tent on the roof or something, as often as he seemed to be up here these days.

Still, it was the brooding spot, and since people seemed to not be brooding up here lately he felt it was his duty to take up the slack. He had some vague, slightly irrational (okay, mostly irrational) fear that it was necessary to the structural integrity of the dorms to supply the roof with a certain amount of emo on a regular basis.

Not that he was emo, really. Just sort of . . . thoughtful. Trying not to think too much about Parker's most recent advice to him, trying not to wonder if Bridge was mad at him or something, trying not to think too much about last Thanksgiving, and trying to think about what to get people for Christmas this year.

That last one was actually the real emo-inducer. Buying presents for one person at a time was hard enough. But presents for everybody at once? How did people on the Thirteenth Colony do this every year?

[OOC: Open, yo -- I'm heading out to go see Happy Feet in an hour or so, but after I come back I'll probably be around for hours on end.]

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[demonbelthazor]

Interestingly enough, Bel was already up there, keeping the brooding ratio high. He'd been on edge all day, ever since waking from that stupid dream.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"You're stalking me," Anders noted as he stepped onto the roof and closed the stairwell door behind him. "There's no other explanation."

[demonbelthazor]

"Did I say you could come up here?" Bel growled.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"It's a public place," Anders snapped, giving the door an extra kick for emphasis. "I don't need your frakking permission to come up here, and lords, what the frak crawled up your ass?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I came up here to be alone," Bel snarled, stalking towards Anders. "You being up here kinda ruins that."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders held his ground. "Not my fault you picked a public place to be alone, is it?" he asked as he tucked his thumbs into his waistband, on either side of his belt buckle. "That's the risk you take, man. Sorry."

[demonbelthazor]

Whereas being around Phoebe and Blair earlier had settled the demon, the presense of Anders seemed to enflame it instead. Unthinking, he shot his hand out and grabbed Anders by the throat. "I can make you leave," he sneered.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"You could," Anders managed, trying very hard to keep his expression free from panic. "Or you could talk to me for once, maybe."

[demonbelthazor]

"I talk to you all the time," Bel said. He let go of Anders and took a step back.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders rubbed at his throat, reflexively. "Do you?" he asked. "Yeah, there's a lot of talking, but not a whole lot actually gets said most of the time."

[demonbelthazor]

"Don't tell me Blair sent you up here to be my therapist," Bel snapped, pulling out his pack of cigarettes. He lit one up and took an angry puff.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Get real." Anders fumbled for his own pack, pulled one out, and lit it. "I haven't even seen Sandburg in days, much less talked to him. I just came up here to hang out and smoke, that's all. I sure as frak didn't come up here to get attacked by you."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel smirked. "That's a change," he said lowly.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders paused, and chuckled despite himself. "Yeah, well, usually you're not as outright hostile about it."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel leaned into Anders, putting his hand over his shoulder and his hand against the door. "Don't tell me you don't like it," he said.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders leaned just a hair's breadth closer. "You know damn well I do."

[demonbelthazor]

"Then what are you complaining about?" Bel drawled. "You know if you play with the demon, you could get burned. I've warned you."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders clenched his jaw and nodded. "Yeah. I'm gonna take that risk. I just sort of forgot for a minute there."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel smirked and drew back. "So what do you want to talk about?" he asked.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders shrugged, figuring that asking Bel what was bothering him might not be the best way to start off.

"Well, what are you gonna do over the break?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Just hanging on here, I guess," Bel said. He eyed Anders. "Phoebe's going home."

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"Huh," Anders said, keeping his voice carefully neutral. "Not going to visit the family with her?" It wasn't really a question.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel snorted. "Right, and have her grandmother vanquish me?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. I like you better unvanquished anyway," Anders noted. "So I guess it's a good thing you're stuck here with me."

[demonbelthazor]

"Gonna be quiet and boring here all weekend, though," Bel said. "Whatever shall I do to keep myself entertained?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Could always give you a ride," Anders offered. "I'll help keep you busy."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel smirked. "What kind of ride?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders grinned. "What kind are you up for?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I like hard rides, rough rides," Bel said. Nope, no inuendo there, not at all.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

None assumed, either. Nope.

"That," Anders said, "can definitely be arranged."

[demonbelthazor]

"I'll keep that in mind," Bel said, lips curving into a smirk. "If I get in the mood."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'll get you in the mood, trust me," Anders drawled, leaning forward ever so slightly.

[demonbelthazor]

"Just how are you going to do that?" Bel questioned.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Well," Anders said slowly, "you could always shimmer me back to my room so I can change into my leather pants, for a start."

[demonbelthazor]

"Who said I'd let you put them on once you take them off?" Bel drawled.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders raised an eyebrow, challengingly. "Thought we were going to go for a ride," he murmured.

[demonbelthazor]

"Ah," Bel said. "So you're just being a tease."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Am I?" Anders might've licked his lips, just barely. "I'm fine with the change of plans, you know. I'm pretty flexible."

[demonbelthazor]

"That remains to be seen," Bel murmured.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

He might have been crazy for doing it, but Anders ran a fingertip lightly down Bel's chest. "Anything else you want to see?"

[demonbelthazor]

Bel caught Anders's hand. "Like you have a choice if I do," he growled.

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"Is that a yes, then?" Anders asked, making a halfhearted effort to pull his hand away.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel tightened his grip, not letting go. "It's a good possibility," he said.