[Closed] Breaking through the shell

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole absently took his fingers, turning his hand over genty and tracing the lines of his hand, playing with his index finger. As if he always needed a distraction or something to do.

He smiled faintly at the words. "I've played pacman..." He huffed softly, clearly amused as he leaned back a bit more than before.

[august]

August smiled, running his other hand through his hair. The boy reminded him a bit of his sister, the way she curled up in his lap, so innocent and trusting. He kissed the top of his head, slowly playing with his hair.

"Anyone who hasn't played Pac Man is missing a piece of their life or something." He said quietly, looking down at the boy. He watched the way his fingers moved across his hand, gentle but calculated.

"You like science?" He asked, still watching their hands.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole shrugged some. "Kinda yeah.." he mumbled. "I get good grades in school 'n stuff...'long as I don't have to talk..." Meaning he stayed away from people quite a bit. That wasn't always a good high school experience either.

"I like chemistry and biology though...things about life and stuff." He shrugged, threading his fingers through August's then undoing the action curiously, more interested in playing with his fingers.

[august]

August smiled. "I can tell.." He said quietly. "I was never any good at chemistry. My teacher got so mad one time. We were dealing with a bunch of chemicals. And she said not to mix these two -whatever they were- and I mixed them anyways, and I'm pretty sure there's still a hole in room 207. Lucky no one was under neath me. That would have hurt." He smirked. It was no wonder he was a bar tender.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole laughed softly, hiding his face against August's shirt at he did so. "Maybe you shoulda listened.." He huffed, amused. He tilted his head again, gazing down the hall, watching someone walk past in silence.

He sighed some.

[august]

"Maybe. But I've never been much of a listener. Especially when someone tells me not to. It just makes me want to do it more. Curiosity killed the cat." He said with a smile, wrapping his arms around Cole's waist to hug him close.

[cole manaj gryffon]

"Curiosity killed a lot of things," Cole mumbled, hands covering August's over his waist. "You're lucky Jacob left you alone.." He chewed on his lip. "He's done worse."

He let go to run a hand through his hair some, seeming antsy from sitting here now. He tilted his head back, staring at the ceiling.

[august]

August felt the boy's hands over his and bit his lip. He saw him look back, wondering if he was getting tired of sitting. August hated sitting on one place for long.

"Yeah, well, I think out of everyone here, I'm the least afraid. I don't give a fuck what he does. I mean, it's not like I'm trying to get into your pants." He stood up, pulling Cole to his feet. He bent over, dusting the pieces of dirt out of his hair. "Ew." he said, then grabbed his sister's dress.

[cole manaj gryffon]

Cole frowned at the comment some, getting to his feet and dusting himself off, absently fixing the scarf peaking from his jacket. He ran a hand through brown hair, smiled at August shook his out out.

He mimicked the action with a shy smile, taking his lip between his teeth as he peered quietly around the corner.

[august]

August laughed, kissing his forehead. "You remind me so much of Ember." He said, rubbing his back gently. He smiled at him, chewing his lip gently. He couldn't deny the boy was attractive, and he was honestly shocked the boy didn't have a boyfriend.

"I want frozen yogurt. What about you?" He asked with a smile.