Essence of Quinn Parts 3 & 4 (MxM)

Hypnosis

⚠️ There is some homophobic language in this chapter that some may find offensive and derogatory so I figured I would put a warning in case there is anyone who doesn't want to read it. I do not condone the use of these terms as an insult, but I thought it was an important issue to address. I hope that it doesn't upset anyone 🖤

Secondo frowned from the other side of his desk, steepling his fingers and concentrating on the memories of the visions that both Air and Quinn had just shown to him. He thought for a few minutes before he spoke. Water, who had taken over guard duty, stood stoically behind him. He smiled at Quinn sympathetically and shrugged.

“I’m not getting anything from it either. We shall have to stay vigilant. If there are any more developments then let me know,” Secondo said.

Quinn sighed and Air took his hand.

“I’m sure whatever it is will become apparent soon enough,” Quinn said.

Secondo smirked.

“Do you two have plans this afternoon?” he asked.

Quinn glanced sideways at Air who was doing the same to him with a half smile.

“Well, kind of,” Quinn said. Water grinned momentarily but managed to compose himself. “If you need something from us it can wait though.”

It was Secondo’s turn to sigh when he must have picked up Air’s thoughts. Quinn was guarding his, thankfully, because he’d planned to give Air a proper welcome home and a thank you for his gift.

“I wondered if you would run an errand in the city for me. You can use my card and have dinner while you’re there if you like.”

That seemed to perk Air up and Quinn shrugged.

“What do you need?”

An hour later and Quinn and Air were strolling along a corridor in an apartment block in the city centre. Secondo had wanted them to collect a small package from an acquaintance of his, something that he wouldn’t entrust to anyone else outside of his pack. They didn’t question what it was, just did as they were told quickly and efficiently so that they could get to the dinner part. Whatever it was, it fit inside the inner pocket of Quinn’s jacket.

“Where should we eat?” Air asked, turning left when they got outside again and heading towards a street they knew that had a few bars and restaurants. “Mexican? Italian?”

Quinn didn’t really mind, he wasn’t too hungry and he liked all of those.

“I don’t know, you pick.”

They ended up at a Greek place in a little side street and Quinn was glad that Air had chosen it. The food was good, it was small and quiet and it wasn’t too fancy. Air had ordered his usual array of things. He liked to choose several different dishes from the menu and he always made Quinn try little bits of them too. Quinn just ordered one meal and a couple of sides which was enough for him.

It was nice spending time together but he found it tiring in the human world. Quinn always had to shut off his quintessential self because he found humans and their barrage of emotions exhausting and doing that was often exhausting in itself. Plus, having to act civilised and like a human often annoyed him. Air found it funny every time he had to bite back a growl or try not to snarl at someone. He knew how tiring it was though and he made sure that they didn’t linger for too long.

Air loved doing things like this and Quinn suffered it for him every now and then because he knew it made him happy. Air had told him time and time again that he didn’t mind because he knew what it was like for Quinn, but he didn’t want Air to miss out on doing things that he liked just because of him. He just made sure to rest when he got home if it had been particularly bad and it never failed to put him back into Air’s good books.