Essence of Quinn Parts 3 & 4 (MxM)

Ignorance is Bliss

They spent the rest of the morning figuring out how to supercharge wards, amend protection spells, add rune tattoos to prevent ghouls from being taken against their will, and infuse jewelry with the 'take me home' spell. By the time Secondo, Seren, and Helena decided they couldn't do anything more for the time being, Quinn's head was spinning.

He made his way back to the lair and completely forgot to call for Calista on the way, as he'd promised he would. Air was on the sofa petting Imp when he let himself into his room. The other ghoul shook his head and Imp ran over to greet him.

"Oh. You said you'd message me when you were done. We said we'd meet at Cali's. Remember?"

Quinn sighed, bending down to pick up the now purring ball of menace and petting her.

"Shit. I forgot. There was so much to think about at the meeting."

Air came over and gave him a hug. He smelled good from a recent shower and Quinn breathed him in.

"It's okay," he said, eyes searching his face for clues to how the meeting went. "Hope it wasn't too bad?"

Quinn gave him a half smile.

"We discussed a lot of things. Oh, we also discussed you getting that piercing you wanted. With Helena."

Air's face lit up.

"Oh?"

"She said she can maybe fit you in today or tomorrow, if you want to go ahead with it?"

Air grinned.

"But what about..." His eyes dipped and then met Quinn's again. "You know..."

Quinn huffed a laugh.

"She thinks it'll be okay if we're careful. It's a good idea to get it done now and healed up before..."

He pursed his lips, and Air frowned at his sudden change of demeanour.

"Before?"

Quinn stepped away and dragged a hand down his face. His eyes were bothering him and he rubbed at them. The left one had bled again. Seren had cast a healing spell, but it still felt gritty.

"Before you change the jewellery to the one Helena and Fire will make. It's going to be magical."

Air narrowed his eyes at that.

"Is it? Like, magical how?"

Quinn blinked a few times, feeling his eyes watering. The bright sunlight streaming in from outside wasn't helping. Air noticed and went to close the drapes, brows drawn together.

"The witches are adding a spell to it, so if you're ever away from home for some reason, and need to get back to Secondo, it will bring you back here."

Air's eyes widened and he grinned.

"What, like a teleportation spell? That could be awesome. I could have a lot of fun with that."

Quinn snorted, realising that Air was trying to lighten the mood. He knew the reasons behind needing something like that were serious, really.

"Well, I hope Secondo doesn't regret it. You can't go popping in randomly all the time. It's for emergencies, Air."

Air shrugged, a sparkle lighting up his eyes.

"As if I'd use it for anything other than the gravest of situations. Like, I dunno, if it was raining and I needed to get back to the Abbey without ruining my hair."

Imp wiggled out of Quinn's hold and jumped gracefully to the floor. Quinn snorted and grabbed Air, pulling him closer.

"Idiot," Quinn murmured against his hair.