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[iustitiae]

Hey! Guys! Did you know there are demons here?

[hey look it's connor with the best/worst sarcastic message for you today. many posts lately have been about demons and justifiably so but connor is a shitposter and he's back so hang on or hang up on him. (that's the better option lets all be honest with ourselves)]

Since we're all smart people who definitely aren't going outside to get possessed or die on the network -- seriously, please, stop doing that -- I figured we should at least pick a game to pass the time. You know, like being on a long road trip and playing "I Spy" or some shit.

[he starts to say something else but apparently thinks better of it, because he smiles instead and reconsiders his words]

No, actually, first - a bunch of you guys are sleeping together, right? But who isn't? The lack of having an app to prove we're all cute, single, available people is clearly an oversight. (Really, pong before tindr? Also, calling it now: please, spelunkr, make it happen.) Discuss among yourselves.

[but oh right the game he seems to only remember now that's where he started, and he's maybe a little tipsy but wouldnt you be if THERE WERE DEMONS and people were doing dumb things like getting almost killed or worse on the network]

Oh, yeah, the game. Hot or Not. Post a picture of yourself and other people rate it for hotness. Honestly I'm not even going to care if you post a picture of someone not yourself. Have at it, kids.

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[iustitiae]

[yeah cashmere and matt definitely need friends

connor is the one who is super fucked up tho!!!! ha ha ha matt youll never know]

Yeah, we get along really well. The gossiping game is strong.

[devilsavocado]

[ Nope, definitely not!! There's no way Matt can hear you waking up in the middle of the night, crying.

But nonsense, it's reassuring time! Matt shrugs. ]

Hey, whatever works.

[iustitiae]

So you're going to go on a date with her, huh?

[wait hold on]

Be careful, though. After the other night...

[devilsavocado]

It's fine.

[ Right, the coming home in the middle of the night, covered in bruises. The story he told (some guy jumped me while I was on a late-night jog) was only half a lie, but all the same... ]

I can fend for myself. And Cashmere should have my back.

[iustitiae]

Just go easy on yourself. You don't need to make those bruises worse.

[he's gonna go find the vodka bottle in the kitchen and pour them both out glasses

its a good thing matt isnt closet bi and doesn't have super senses otherwise it might be awkward since he gave his glass to connor to finish earlier and thus now tastes like him when he hands it back]

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt smiles. He's had worse. So much worse. ]

I'll be careful.

[ Really doubt that. He takes back his glass and takes another sip and yeah of course it tastes like Connor, just like how the air smells like him and the couch does too and even as he moves about in the kitchen Matt can taste and smell his sweat from here because that's how freaky his powers are.

He finishes off the glass of vodka with a sigh. Awkward doesn't begin to cover it with how thirsty Connor gets and living in such a small space. Matt's gonna need to do a lot of praying to get through whenever Connor does start inviting people over. ]

[iustitiae]

[maybe hes gonna be good for forever did you consider that]

You know, you don't have to keep living on my couch forever. I know we talked about finding a bigger place, but, like, nothing is keeping you living with me.

[he thinks he helps matt a little (he doesnt know about matts powers obviously) but that's not really what it's about and every fiber of his being says please don't move out]

[devilsavocado]

[ If only. ]

I don't mind.

[ Having a roommate has been kinda nice, for all that it brings a lot of awkwardness with it. But Matt can handle awkward, he lived with Foggy. In a tiny dorm room. For years. When it comes to shared living space, as long as his roommate is clean and doesn't leave their clothes all over the floor, Matt's fine with it.

And Connor... whatever's causing the anxiety attacks, the drinking and issues, it's not something he's equipped to handle alone. So maybe Matt wants to make sure he's okay. Maybe Matt's sweet on him, if only because he's in law school and shares his love of expensive clothes and silk sheets.

He clearly doesn't want Matt to leave, and that feels kind of nice, too. ]

Living with you has been an experience. [ But look! He's smiling! It's been a fun one! (Even with the hiding his vigilantism thing.) ] We should find a bigger place now that I'm stuck here for real.

[iustitiae]

[relief unfurls so quickly as soon as matt says it. thank god, tbh, because he doesn't think he can handle murder cave alone]

Maybe we should move into one of Delight's Houses. I'm sure she loves me now after this post.

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt can practically see the way Connor lights up with relief. I mean, it's a mix of a lot of things, his pulse and heart and slouch and-- well, the point is it's loud and clear. Connor's a normal person, he wasn't made to deal with this. And whatever else he's carrying that gives him all those nightmares. Matt just chuckles. ]

She's the one who runs the bar, right? We might be her favorite people.

[ But you especially Connor, tbh. Matt just didn't want to call you out on the drinking cause he's not much better. ]

[iustitiae]

Hey, I'm bringing lots of positive feelings here for her to eat.

[devilsavocado]

[ That doesn't sound creepy at all... but it's true, isn't it? #CaveHell ]

Yeah, she should send you a thank you note for it or something.

[iustitiae]

And more alcohol.

[cheers buddy]

[devilsavocado]

I'd be okay with that.

[ hear hear! ]

[iustitiae]

[he pours them both more!!! yay vodka!!]

Don't get eaten by demons, Matt.

[devilsavocado]

[ This is why they make such great roommates tbh ]

I won't. Hopefully.

[ He's gonna try. Thankfully his powers aren't magic, so demons probably don't find him too enticing. ]

You stay safe too, Connor.

[iustitiae]

It's not like I have special powers or anything.

[people mentioned magic was a thing with them]

[devilsavocado]

[ He's gonna take a long swing of that vodka because haha, Matt definitely doesn't have special powers or anything, right. ]

Can't hurt to be careful.

[iustitiae]

I'm not in a hurry to get possessed.

[devilsavocado]

Me either.

[ He sighs, closing his eyes even behind his dark glasses. This is some Exorcist bullshit and he was way too young to see that movie but it still seems to freaky to think about too hard. ]

Let's hope whatever this is blows over soon. Then we can think about getting a better place to live.

[iustitiae]

Something to look forward to.

[its a good thing hes drunk and not thinking about how domestic this all sounds]

[devilsavocado]

[ Really fucking domestic, yeah, but you're a mess and Matt's a bleeding heart, he's gonna stick by you till he figures you out. ]

Just gotta keep the demons out in the meantime.

[iustitiae]

Too bad they're not allergic to vodka because I have had so much of that

[like vampires w/garlic.]

[devilsavocado]

That's true. They might... I think they're allergic to salt?

[ Castiel said something like that... ]

[iustitiae]

What, like draw salt lines and stuff? Do we even have that much salt?