Metanoia ( 2doc )

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M u r d o c ' s  P O V

Murdoc lit a cigarette as he approached the house, his other hand holding a bottle of whiskey, the music was so loud that it could be heard from two streets over. 

He had spent a ridiculous amount of time getting ready, showering, shaving his face, even bothering to put on deodorant and cologne. 

There had to be at least 50 people at this party, Murdoc smirked. It had been a while since he had been to a proper house party. He flicked the cigarette at the ground as he unscrewed the bottle, taking a few big gulps before entering the house. 

He nodded and greeted a few people who recognized him as he made his way inside, honestly he was just looking for Stuart. Normally he would be more focused on getting drunk as quickly as possible and messing around with a few girls. 

He made his way into the living room, finally spotting the blueberry. He was wearing the black beanie again and a longsleeved green and yellow striped shirt. You'd think it'd be a weird contrast with his azure hair, but Stuart pulled it off. 

His arm was around a large, black guys neck, jumping up and down along with a shorter, asian girl. It looked like they were desperately trying to get him to dance. Stuart already seemed wasted. 

Stuart finally noticed Murdoc had, beaming as he frantically waved his arms. "Mudz!" he shouted, loud enough for the entire party to hear. Murdoc waved back, making his way through the crowd. "You made it!" Stuart shouted over the music, grabbing both sides of his head and shaking it violently. He was definitely wasted.

"Guys this is Murdoc!" he yelled as if he hadn't just made that very clear, "Mudz this is Noodle and Russel," he leaned dangerously close to Murdoc's ear. Murdoc nodded at the two, "Nice to meet you." he shouted. The music was too loud to have a proper conversation. Murdoc had kind of wondered what Stuart's friends would be like. These two, seemed alright. They didn't seem as wild as him, even though Noodle seemed a bit crazy, in a good way. 

As Murdoc took another swig at the bottle, a blonde girl came up to them. She didn't really fit the scene of the party at all, she looked too posh, she was definitely not one of Stuart's friends. Hopefully not. She suddenly slapped Stuart across the face, causing him to grab his cheek dramatically and shout, "What the hell?!"

I almost choked at the whiskey, "Scumbag!" she shouted at him as she stomped away. Noodle and Russel immediately broke out crying laughing. That was definitely something Murdoc himself had experienced, even though they hadn't seen each other in years, he and Stuart were definitely kind of similar. 

"I didn't do nothing!" Stuart exclaimed, rubbing his cheek. "That's what you get for whoring around!" Noodle said, trying to catch her breath from laughing as she gripped onto Russel who was tearing up from laughing. Murdoc's heart sank to the bottom of his stomach. When they were kids he was always pretty possessive of Stuart. Guess I still am.

He forced a chuckle,  taking another big swig of the bottle, he definitely didn't want to think about Stuart hooking up with other people. Especially not about the fact that based on Noodle's comment, he did frequently. It definitely didn't seem like him.

 Stuart rolled his eyes at Noodle, grabbing onto Murdoc's shirt and dragging him through the crowd. If it were anyone else just ordering him around he would flip, but he gladly followed Stuart, waving goodbye at his friends. He usually didn't bother being nice to new people, but since it was Stuart's friends he figured he'd give it a shot.

Suddenly, he was pushed into a small bathroom,  Stuart locked the door behind them. Murdoc's head was already spinning a bit from the alcohol, now the adrenaline and excitement from what was about to happen amplified that. Wait, what's going on?