Markings of a Soulmate (Open and Accepting!)

[Consulting_Angel]

Chester McKinley
24|Male|Homosexual
Drawings - A
Tagged: Eli.

He keeps his eyes towards the road, but he listens to Eli. With a slight nod, Chester replied, "It does..." he pauses for a moment, then admits, "...I'm still not entirely convinced that this is real. I mean, I know it is, but..." he trails off, hoping that Eli would understand. Going from writing messages on his arm to actually talking to a physical person was quite a change, in his mind. It wasn't long until they finally reached his town, and he parked outside of where he lived. "Alright, we're here," he announced, and he looked towards Eli.

[germ!]

caro alvizuri / female / 24 / concert / tags; ebony, chester, eli


"Yes, for sure!" Caro said, still smiling from ear to ear. She could tell Ebony had meant what she said, though she sensed an uncertainty

there, and Caro couldn't say she didn't relate. As the fun, suffocating energy of the concert began to wind down, there was a awkward

tension in the space between them, though she wasn't sure if she was ready for the night to end. She shifted from foot to foot nervously

before coming to a decision. "Um, can I get your number? You know, to keep in touch and all." She hoped to god she wasn't coming on

too strong.

[~lancey lance~]

Eli Cain
24 || Male || Pansexual
Drawings-B || Tags: Open

Eli nodded in silent agreement, feeling as if this could easily be a dream and he had simply conjured up this image of Chester. However, he was certain that this was actually real life and that he had never been quite so nervous before. It was still so very strange to him, so much so that when Chester announced that they were here he misspoke and said "Yeah, we are." in an awestruck voice, clearly still fixated on the simple fact that Chester was a real life person sitting in the seat next to him. His eyes eyes met Chester's and he blushed and looked away, immediately realizing that his clouded thoughts had misunderstood and that they had actually arrived at Chester's house. "Um, sorry. That's not what you- Sorry." He said with a sigh, annoyed with how awkward he was acting.

[Consulting_Angel]

Chester McKinley
24|Male|Homosexual
Drawings - A
Tagged: Eli.

Chester was slightly confused by what Eli said, but figured he must have misinterpreted his words, and he smiled slightly, in amusement. When they made eye contact, he very slightly leaned over, barely noticeable, but he moved back quite quickly after Eli had looked away, and he looked down towards the steering wheel. "It's fine, don't worry about it," Chester replied, with amusement in his voice, and he laughed quietly for a moment. Then, he opened the car door, and got out, walking around to the other side to open Eli's door for him.

[~lancey lance~]

Eli Cain
24 || Male || Pansexual
Drawings-B || Tags: Open

"Thank you." Eli said with a sheepish smile as he exited out the car door that Chester had opened for him. He took a few steps and looked around, trying to get a sense of where they were despite it being nearly too dark to actually make things out. Turning around, he looked back at Chester. "Have you lived here your entire life?" He asked curiously, realizing how much he actually didn't know about his soulmate without even realizing it. Now that he was here, the distance between them so small, Eli wanted to know absolutely everything about him. His mind buzzed with questions which he kept to himself to keep from acting obsessive or stalkerish, which was not the impression he wanted his soulmate to have of him their first night together.

[Consulting_Angel]

Chester McKinley
24|Male|Homosexual
Drawings - A
Tagged: Eli.

"You're welcome," Chester responded, closing the car door once Eli was out, and he locked his car. The neighbourhood was nice, but you never knew who else might just be 'passing through'. He took his phone out and switched the torch on, so it was a bit easier to see the road and pavement. He then replied, "No, I lived in Ireland for twelve years first. But after that, yeah, I've not moved from this town. My parents did, though, wanting to go somewhere that would be permanently warmer, but they left me the house, since they're not certainly not short on money, and my siblings either moved or are at college," he shrugged slightly. He didn't mind living on his own - it was something he'd gotten used to, and his siblings sometimes visited. "What about you? Whereabouts have you lived?" he asked. Walking down the pavement, he then shone the light down towards it, pointing out a prominent hole somewhat in the centre of the path, "Just mind that hole... we've been trying to get it filled in for ages, but now it's just something the neighbours and I go around on instinct,"

[~lancey lance~]

Eli Cain
24 || Male || Pansexual
Drawings-B || Tags: Open

Eli smiled as he listened to Chester speak and followed him towards the house. His expression turned intrigued when Chester mentioned that he was from Ireland and he listened more carefully to his speech, not having yet noticed an accent in what little conversation they had had. "Little less far away than Ireland, I mostly grew up in Brooklyn. We traveled around quite a bit when I was a kid, but it's always been home base to me." He said, remembering his child hood home fondly. A pang homesickness hit him and he decided that he would have to go back soon and the idea crossed his mind that next time he visited he might be bringing his soulmate with him, which made him nervous and excited all at once. Snapping out of his little daydream , Eli heeded Chester's warning and dodged the pothole right before tripping over it. He laughed at his own obliviousness, "Thank you for that, I'm such a dunce I would have ran straight into it."

[Consulting_Angel]

Chester McKinley
24|Male|Homosexual
Drawings - A
Tagged: Eli.

"Brooklyn, huh?" Chester looked interested. "I've always wanted to visit there - it's part of a list of places I want to go and visit, right up there with San Francisco and Los Angeles," he explained, then he blushed slightly, as if a little embarrassed by it. He didn't know anyone else who made a list of places they wanted to visit - at least, no one around his age. "I bet you're used to travelling around now, though, aren't you?" he asked. He couldn't quite imagine spending months at a time almost constantly moving from place to place. At the moment, he was quite content with staying in one place, but that was most likely because, he figured, he'd lived here for half his life, and it was what he remembered the most. He smiled fondly, and spoke again, "No problem," then he walked up to his front door, and he unlocked it. Pushing it open, he went inside, and held the door open for Eli. "The living room is just through that door on the right, the kitchen is at the end of the corridor, and the stairs are... well, right here,"

[~lancey lance~]

Eli Cain
24 || Male || Pansexual
Drawings-B || Tags: Open

"Yeah I do it a lot, but I've been meaning to go back home soon! Maybe you can come visit! I'm in L.A. and San Francisco quite a bit too actually, I think I prefer the vibe in San Fran, but L.A. has some pretty cool things going on too obviously. We could go there and then maybe-" Eli cut himself off and blushed realizing that he was getting a little ahead of himself, mentally planning all the places he wanted to go with Chester when they hadn't even known each other for 24 hours. The idea of being in a relationship again after so many years made him so happy that he couldn't help but want to do all the coupley things he had been dreaming of as soon as possible. As much as Eli loved traveling with his band, the idea of having a constant companion was even better. His mood was dulled however when he realized that Chester had his own life and probably wouldn't want Eli just dragging him over the world. "Sorry, I get kind of excited about traveling," He said with a nervous laugh before using the house to change the subject. "It's so cozy." He said happily, looking around Chester's place.

[Consulting_Angel]

Chester McKinley
24|Male|Homosexual
Drawings - A
Tagged: Eli.

Chester just smiled, listening to Eli going on about the cities, liking how he spoke about them, and seemed quite excited to do so. Almost as if he was already planning visits there. "Maybe I will. I don't fancy the idea of going alone, and none of my siblings were particularly interested when I mentioned it before to them," he said. While the idea of traveling interested him, he was still a little uncertain. He couldn't just leave. Maybe just one place at a time. "It's fine. I like seeing you get excited about stuff you like," he assured Eli, and he walked through to the living room. "Thank you," he smiled. Then, Chester seemed to get an idea, "Oh! You have to meet Kevin!" and he walked over to a partially heated tank that was set on a chest of drawers, pushed against a wall. He carefully opened up the top of the tank, and slowly put one hand in, soon bringing it out again, holding a cream and brown corn snake that had wrapped itself around his hand and fingers.