thattimeofthemonth | Open RP Post

He opened his eyes when Jake pulled away. He didn't want Jake to walk away that was certain. But he knew he couldn't tell either. "I will do what I can to try and work with you, Jake." Draco breathed. There was a long pause as Draco tried to figure out the best way to explain it and finally settled on an answer. He wasn't sure how well Jake would buy it, but it was the best.

"The best way to connect this mess is it deals with the group of people I was with. There's larger community to it. The section I had revealed to you weren't good. Like any community there is good and bad. I say anything it may unintentionally hurt them."

"Maybe the better question is, do you want to deal with me, if I'm not a part of it? If you've got to keep it up? ...Its your choice but... I'm willing to keep trying." His smile had pain in it, maybe a touch of fear. "Maybe someday you'll trust me with it."

"Don't leave me," Draco replied with a slight quiver to his voice. His own hands shook from the emotion he was trying to hide. He chided himself for being this emotional and was glad they were alone. He hated feeling this vulnerable. But he knew that he couldn't loose Jake. He lost so much as it was.

That vocal quiver told him pretty much everything he needed to know. They were alone, no one was going to see them, so hell with it. He reached over and pulled Draco into a hug. Maybe they both needed it.

"...sounds like you need it. Just give me a shove if I'm getting too Handsy." Jake sighed, his eyes closing. "Not going to just run off and leave you because of a little insanity."

He held, Jake close grateful for the hug. His body trembled slightly and after another moment he managed to calm down to where his hands stopped shaking as well.

He didn't let go of the hug till a few moments later. Only when he felt more emotionally stable. "Thank you," he whispered.

"Welcome." Jake stepped back, looking a touch awkward but... Well. They would go about this their own way, then. "I hope you're still on for next weekend with us. No fair just abandoning it after all of this." Trying to make it less awkward, trying!

"Come on. Bookstore's just half a block up." He gave a little motion with his head, then stepped to lead the way.

"I'm still on for the camping," Draco replied, feeling a little awkward, but more comfortable with how things are. He gave a sheepish grin and followed Jake toward the bookstore.

"Good. We'll make it work. And... I know I said it, but I promise that I won't tell anything to anyone. They're my mates but I'm not an arse. No one's hurt and whatnot, they don't need to know. Our secret, then?" He grinned, something closer than normal.

He walked up to the door to the bookstore and held it open, looking pleased to be there.

He gave a nod in agreement, knowing that he could trust Jake on this. He would do the same for him. "Anything you say to me won't go beyond me," Draco replied in return.

This bookstore appeared to be more organized the ones he was used to. The ones in his world appeared chaotic but there was a sense of organization to it...not ones a Muggle would pick up on. Everything in the store appeared very organized.

"I trust you in that," he said warmly, looking around and trying to spot where he wanted. When he saw a sign for it, he smiled and pointed. "Over there."

He led the way over to the fantasy section, looking a little bit embarrassed. "So, yeah. This is what I like to read like a proper nerd. No telling."

He merely grinned still finding it highly amusing. "Doesn't mean I can continue to tease you for it," he replied. Idly he glanced at the various authors and titles of books. He wasn't really sure where to start. He was actually surprised to see how big this section was.

"I plan on finding dirt on you and teasing you in turn. Or just hand you a phone and tell you good luck." Teasing right in turn, taking his own teasing well.

He thinks about it, then raises a brow. "Knights? Monsters? Vampires? Demons? Magic? Give me something that's an interest and I'll find someone good."

"Well, I see how you fight. I'll remember this." Draco replied still a teasing tone.

"I'm already interested in magic. Demons sound interesting."

Draco's remark made him chuckle, looking amused as anything about it. He looked over the books, then pulled out a few and offered them over. "Thought you didn't read fantasy? How you into magic?" He glanced over, a brow up.

"I may not have read fantasy, but it doesn't mean that magic doesn't interest me. Not to mention you seemed to have brought up magic a lot when you mentioned fantasy," Draco pointed out.

"They're pretty connected. It's a staple of fantasy, the whole magic thing. What has your interest in it, then?" Trying to think where it would come up. ...Maybe it was a religious thing? Wiccan or something like tat? It would make a lot of sense, with the whole lack of technology...

"You really should work for the paper with all the questions you manage to dig out," Draco replied. He wasn't trying to change the subject. It was a mere observation. "What's wrong with being curious about it?"

Jake frowned a little with that, brows knitting slightly. "I didn't say anything was wrong with it. I was just surprised because it didn't exactly seem like something you'd be into, that's all." The frown remained when Jake looked back to the books, not so sure how that what he thought was an innocent question had gone wrong.

Draco frowned a bit as he tried to figure out what to say. He wasn't kidding when he felt he was being sufficated with how little he could say and do. Lying was easier with people you didn't care about or trusted. This was different.

"I may not have read anything, but I'll admit that magic had always held my interest. I always had to focus on what my parents wanted and not what held my interest. You're making me want to look into it again." Magic was his life. He hated lying about this.

"That's why I'm glad you're getting away from them, at least for a while," Jake admitted, sounding satisfied with that answer. "You can't always do or be everything your parents want, trust me on that." His lips pulled into a faint smile, but it was more ironic than anything else.

"Glad I'm getting you interested, though." He reached out and snagged a book, offering it over. "One of my favorites."

He gave a small smile, relieved to see that Jake was okay with the answer. He took the book and read the back of it trying to get an idea of what it was like.

"One of your favorites? How would you rate on the scale of 1-10?" He teased. He had a feeling that Jake had a lot of favorite books. "And what makes it stand out?"

"Mmm... a nine, I guess?" His smile turned sheepish, indicating Draco was most likely right on his guess about having a lot of favorites. So he spoke a little about it, giving an overview of the plot - magic, a demon summoned by a cult, a young man who learns about magic and tries to save his village and then the kingdom.

"It's a whole series, see?" He draws his finger along a group of several spines. "If you like it, you can read more about it."

Draco grinned, amused by Jake's reaction. In some ways he was easy to read and then there was a whole side to Jake he was trying to figure out. The story Jake explained sounded all to familiar, yet he held on to it wanting ti give a it a chance. "So, what would you say is a ten?" He asked trying to narrow down all the favorites.

It was a bit like unleashing the floodgates. Jake went through the section and spoke about the ones he truly loved the most, and while he tried to maintain that easy going, almost hipster-y like attitude he had, it showed that he really had an affinity for certain books, specifically those that really focused on magic. His top three, as he ended up deciding on, all matched that category.

He did, however, glance up on occasion with that clear uncertainty, the kind that wondered if Draco was pulling his leg or just humoring him about this whole thing.

He held on to the books that Jake had suggested. Figuring it was a good way to get to know him some more. It really surprised him with how much magic fascinated Jake. He couldn't help wonder if the magic unintentionally had pulled Jake to him. He showed no expression but interest. Any self doubt he was learning to try and hide as he knew how fast Jake was to pick up on it.

"You said that your grandmother was the one to introduce you to fantasy and magic. Was she considered different from the rest of your family?" Draco casually questioned.

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