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terriblymisguided ([personal profile] terriblymisguided) wrote2021-02-01 01:16 am
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The first time Klaus walked into this club, he did it with the intention of getting absolutely plastered and finding someone to go home with for drunk, sloppy sex that would distract him for a few hours. He did not accomplish either of those things. Before he could get too drunk, he spotted someone interesting and was taken back to his place for some very fantastic mind-blowing sex that immediately set a bar so high that no one else can reach it.

If, on that first night, someone told Klaus that the next time he'd be walking into this club would be on the arm of that very same man, some three months later, he'd have laughed in their face.

But that is exactly what's happening. When Klaus realized how long they'd been doing this, he told Obi-Wan that he thought it would be fun to go back to that club for another dance. It only occurred to him hours later what he had just proposed: celebrating an anniversary. Thankfully, he was at home by the time it happened, and he was able to freak out and talk himself back down in private.

In Vietnam, Klaus counted the months. It was a way to keep track of how long he'd been away from his own timeline, and also how long he'd had Dave in his life. Each month was silently acknowledged, quietly celebrated and agonized over in equal measure, but it was never anything he gave a voice to, or talked to Dave about. He just counted them until he got to ten, and then there were no more.

By the time that Obi-Wan picks him up, Klaus has calmed down (thanks in part to a blunt he panic-smoked on his balcony) and dressed himself in black leather pants and a wine-colored button down shirt, with only the button at his sternum fastened. Seeing Obi-Wan makes him feel as excited as he did when he first mentions it, and he feels silly for getting himself so worked up. They're just going to have some fun.

They arrive at the club and get their wrists stamped, and Klaus is more then relieved to get inside where it's warmer. The music thumps in his chest and Klaus grins, bouncing a little as he grabs Obi-Wan's hand and drags him inside.

"Why did you come here that first night?" Klaus asks once they're at the bar, tilting his head to look at him curiously. "This isn't your usual scene."
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It's silly and sentimental, but a part of Obi-Wan almost doesn't want to leave this room. A reaction to the endorphins, he knows, and a reaction to Klaus, to everything he feels for him. There's still fun to be had this evening, though, the night is still young, as they say, and he knows the two of them will have a good time no matter where they are.

Even if this room has rather fond memories for him now.

"We look absolutely presentable," he agrees once he's washed his hands as well and smoothed a little bit of water into the bit of his hair that sometimes insists on making itself known after Klaus has been at it. They've left the room clean, too, which is a strange priority and yet something Obi-Wan would have insisted upon. This is not their home, it isn't their property, and it's only right they leave it as clean as they found it.

"Come," he says, unlocking the door with a wave of his hand before he presses his lips to Klaus's cheek and then leads him into the hall, walking with confidence, as if they haven't just been somewhere they ought not to be. "Are you hungry? I could go for something to eat."
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Klaus seems to think the high five is much more discreet than it is and Obi-Wan catches the eye of another one of the women, a warm flush creeping over him when he realizes these were the women listening to them. His lips press tight between his lips just as Klaus gives one of them a high five and he finds that warmth spreading out, up the back of his neck, making his ears feel warm.

But it isn't just a blush that he's feeling. There's affection swelling in his chest and as Klaus leans in, pressing kisses against his cheek, he turns his head to face him properly as he smiles, studying him.

"You know, I do believe I'm in love with you," he says, his tone almost thoughtful. As if he hasn't known for quite some time already, as if he hasn't felt it growing day by day, enriching his life in a way it hasn't truly been since that year with Satine on Mandalore. Realistically, he isn't even sure Klaus has heard him over the music, but he doesn't regret it. Not the words themselves, not the timing of them.

It feels right, even in the midst of this club.
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Truly, Obi-Wan doesn't expect or require anything in return. He's told Klaus what he feels because he has reflected on the choices he's made in the past, the things he didn't say when he thinks he ought to have, and he knows going forward he doesn't want to make these same mistakes. The people in his life, not only Klaus, deserve better.

It's more difficult with Anakin, perhaps because of their history. They've never been especially good at speaking their minds or their hearts with one another and while Obi-Wan is trying, it's easier with someone who doesn't have that history with him.

Klaus deserves to know. Obi-Wan is glad to have told him.

He's smiling happily when they move toward the exit, still holding Klaus's hand. It feels not quite as if a weight has been lifted, but as if he's shared a part of himself that isn't often shared and it feels rather nice.
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"I think I have some idea, yes," Obi-Wan answers and although he's still near Klaus, he doesn't reach for him just yet, wanting to give him space to digest what's been said. He still feels light, as if he's been buoyed by this, and he smiles gently at Klaus.

"Let's walk," he suggests. "We don't have to talk immediately."

They can just walk in the direction of the taco truck he suspects Klaus was thinking of when he suggests them. It's near the Hargreeves house, which is part of why he thinks Klaus might have been considering it, but even if he doesn't want Obi-Wan to come in tonight, even if he needs a bit of time to himself, Obi-Wan will be happy just to walk home with him.

As they walk, he offers Klaus his hand again, holding it out to him over the space between them.
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[personal profile] larger_world 2021-02-10 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course," Obi-Wan answers without hesitation. They stay over at Klaus's rarely, at least in part because the house is certainly less private, but he likes being in Klaus's room with him and he likes being able to close his eyes and reach out in the Force, feeling all these other presences around them. Knowing those he can feel are people who love Klaus, too.

He understands he's said something overwhelming tonight. It isn't as if he and Klaus haven't spoken at great length of those they've lost and how it's affected them. Obi-Wan doesn't believe loving someone again means he loves Satine any less and he has been through too much, lost too many people, not to make sure those he cares for understand that he does.

It's certainly a new approach. But then, this is an entirely new life.

"What would you like?" he asks when they near the taco truck before turning his attention to the person inside the truck. He smiles and says, "Hello. May I have two of the carnitas tacos and a carne asada vampiro."

It's possible Obi-Wan has stopped here once or twice. Possibly three times. The food is incredible.
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Obi-Wan watches Klaus's retreating back fondly for a moment before he turns back to the truck and says, "Yes, please. Some hot sauce would be wonderful, thank you."

"He okay?" the man asks as he puts a few packets of hot sauce into their bag, then folds it over again as he hands the bag to Obi-Wan.

"He's wonderful," Obi-Wan answers, his smile blooming further still. "Thank you again."

He takes the bag and follows the path Klaus had taken toward the house, not hurrying exactly, but not taking his time either. As he walks, he replays Klaus's words, knowing he'll hear them exactly as they were said for as long as he lives. He'll see the expression on Klaus's face, the way his eyes had widened just before he had turned away, and he is so very glad he can commit this all to memory. Only a fool would want to forget a single second of it.

"You ran off before I could check with you, so I got extra hot sauce," he teases when he's near to Klaus again, reaching out to catch his wrist with his free hand. "Come back here."
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As they move through the house, Obi-Wan marvels at this new sense of calm in Klaus that exists despite the fact that he had turned and walked swiftly away from the taco truck. Had this been a few months earlier, they likely wouldn't have felt this way, but Obi-Wan doubts very much Klaus would be this still as they moved through the house. In fact, he doubts they would be here at all.

Klaus hasn't changed, but Obi-Wan thinks he's grown. He wouldn't take credit for that, he thinks it's more down to being here without the presence of his father and instead, truly connecting with his siblings, with people who care about him.

He isn't running away. Not even when he had, technically, run away.

"Oh, I'm quite happy with eating in here," he agrees. "Somehow I'm not sure I want to wake up your siblings right now. Five is easily stern enough that he may ask after my intentions toward you and that's not a conversation I'm prepared for at the moment."
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Obi-Wan catches the pants when Klaus tosses them to him and looks at them for a moment before breaking into a pleased smile. He undresses, laying his clothing over the back of a chair and then pulling on the soft pants Klaus had bought just for him. Jedi don't celebrate holidays, they don't celebrate birthdays, and so Obi-Wan has never really been given gifts, especially for absolutely no reason. But Klaus had thought of him, had bought these pants to give to him for when he stayed over here.

"These are very comfortable," he says as he settles on the bed across from Klaus. "Thank you."

His smile grows a little sheepish and as he reaches for the water bottle, he says, "I didn't mean to say it like that in the middle of the club. It just... came out." He hadn't planned it at all. The words had simply come out and while he had thought them many times before, he's not entirely certain what about that moment caused him to actually say them out loud.
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That makes Obi-Wan chuckle, warm and fond, and he reaches across the food to touch his fingertips to Klaus's chin, tipping his head back up so he can press their mouths together. It's a brief kiss, almost chaste, and when they part, he says, "You reacted exactly how you needed to. We're here, aren't we?"

He hadn't carried any expectations into the moment. Knowing Klaus has been cautious with love hadn't stopped him from saying it, feeling certain Klaus was feeling as deeply as he was isn't the reason he'd said it. In a rare moment, Obi-Wan had been entirely selfish. Telling Klaus he loved him -- and telling he loves him in the future -- was about how he felt in the moment. He had considered it may make Klaus uncomfortable, but then he'd said it anyway, deciding he would rather deal with the consequences of that potential discomfort than the regret of not having said it at all.

"I didn't tell Satine nearly enough," he says. "I thought, because it wouldn't or couldn't change anything, it would only hurt us both to say it, but if I regret anything in my life, it's that. She deserved to hear it. To know it beyond all doubt because I had been the one speaking the words instead of some memory of me at sixteen. You deserve to know it, too."

He smiles then, takes the bag from Klaus to undo the knot and says, "I love you, Klaus. You've made it very easy to love you."
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They are truly wonderful words to hear and Obi-Wan's smile grows beneath his moustache as he takes out their food, passing one of the tacos to Klaus before he takes one for himself. While he is very much a man who would prefer to demonstrate how he feels over saying it aloud, and thinks he and Klaus have both done a very good job of doing so this far, the words themselves still carry so much weight in a good way.

He has no doubt very little is going to change beyond their knowing for certain. They're not asking each other for anything else and he feels quite comfortable and content with this relationship they've settled into. Perhaps it's not traditional in how some may see relationships, but it's one they're both comfortable with.

That's what matters, he believes.

"Would it be terrible of me to say I also love tacos?" he asks with bright eyes before he takes a bite of his.
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"I was going to suggest the night is still young, as they say, but I don't think that's strictly true," Obi-Wan says with a laugh, taking another bite of his taco, enjoying himself immensely. They had taken their time at the club, especially with their side trip to the supply room, and while it isn't late exactly and while Obi-Wan gets by on very little sleep most of the time, the night certainly isn't young any longer.

But that's more than fine by him. Young or not, he knows whatever is left of their night together, it will be as wonderful as it's been so far.

"It's been one of the best of mine as well," he says a moment later before he reaches for his water. Setting down the taco on its paper, he takes a sip of water, then looks at Klaus, his smile almost crooked. "I know I've told you about the war, all the things I've been through, so it may seem as though my life has been difficult. It has at times, but in general, it's been a very good life. Very good. And this is still the most content I think I've been."
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"Yes, you do," Obi-Wan agrees. It's nice to think he's part of the reason Klaus feels more content, happier than he has in the past. Having his family certainly helps and while Obi-Wan truly hopes the reasons he's staying sober are for himself and no one else, he's happy to contribute to that as well. Klaus is the sort of man the world ought to see with fewer barriers in place. Without being dulled by drugs or excessive amounts of alcohol. There is a place for fun, Obi-Wan would never fault anyone for that, but he understands and Klaus has explained to him, that the mind altering substances weren't always about fun and instead about trying to find some peace.

He hopes that peace comes a little easier with time.

"I sometimes wonder if I have siblings," he says thoughtfully. "The Jedi I grew up with are certainly family, but I wonder if my parents had any other children. I imagine they must have. Stewjon is a working class planet, full of farmers and miners. Children usually help on the farms."
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"You were taken from birth, correct?" he asks. "I wonder if that makes easier not to think of her." He's only musing, really, he has absolutely no idea what make anything in their situations better or worse. Because although Klaus may not be a Jedi, the way they were taken from their parents is certainly similar enough that Obi-Wan thinks he can understand it better than nearly anyone else here, except perhaps Anakin.

Anakin was too old to be trained. Obi-Wan doesn't regret it and truly believed at the time it was for the best, but he had already been understandably and deeply attached to his mother. In the end, that attachment had been the beginning of the end for him.

"I have only the vaguest memories of my parents," he says, then smiles. "And while it may not have been the Jedi way, I have to admit, I did go back to Stewjon as an adult. I didn't look for them exactly, I merely... went to see what I remembered. It wasn't much, as it turned out, and so I left."

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