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[needleandink]

As Adrian padded back into town the night after the beach party, he had a vague hope that this time, he'd manage to make it into the shop before someone caught him shifting back to human and he ended up bare-ass naked in front of yet another Siren Cove resident.

At this point, he thought, he might as well just strip down and run through the center of town, get seen by everyone at once and save himself the worry.

He'd tried last night to cut the naked probability down by stripping and shifting at the edge of the forest, leaving his clothes there but when he'd checked the spot just now, his clothes had been gone. Kids pranking, someone liked the look of his jeans, whatever.

It was done and he stood at the door to his shop, took a look over his shoulder, and shifted back to human.

Open to anyone, but mainly for Kat and Anna. Find Adrian shifting, or just stop by the shop later in the day and say hi.

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[alfiehaywood]

The best analogy to be used was that it was like a bucket of cold water being thrown over him. Alfie’s mind scrambling to fully catch up with everything that had just happened. Although he made no attempt to move, he stared at Bach for a few seconds with wide eyes. It probably looked comical, with the heavily flushed cheeks.

The sudden lack of soothing warmth was a discomfort, and he couldn’t help wanting that feeling back. But on the flip side there were larger questions buzzing around his head. Was it the spell caused the almost butterfly feeling or…?

“Hmm,” Alfie agreed, trying to maintain eye contact but accidentally allowing his eyes to flick down to Bach’s mouth. Before quickly forcing them to look back up.

[bachjones]

"Okay, man?"

Bach was cold. This was why he usually let it follow up by sex, sex came with warmth. Now he felt his body warmth drain from him.

"Been a while since I did that. And I'm just a bastard, think of the damage a siren could do. Probably doesn't need the song, I guess.. you have a sweet mouth, Alf."

[alfiehaywood]

“Yeah, I’m good,” he replied, suppressing a slight shiver at the cold that was settling into his bones. Maybe someone had actually chucked a bucket of water over him. His hand that had been clenched in Bach’s jacket, released and his arm dropped to his side. With the other, he quickly smoothed down Bach’s hair where his fingers had ruffled the strands.

If it was possible for Alfie’s blush to darken, then it would have. Instead he chose to focus on the previous portion of the statement. “You’re not a bastard – and I imagine most Sirens don’t… Most people have morals.”

[bachjones]

"I am, only half siren. The other part.. depends on the people you talk to."

He smiles when Alfie tries to fix his hair. "Relax, it's always a mess. And morals.." He takes another step back. "I think it's all about not doing to others what you don't want to experience yourself. And you're a careful guy, I'm not going to tell you to undress in public."

[alfiehaywood]

“Don’t be so negative about yourself.” Alfie stated before adding with a slight grin, “And thanks for not having me strip naked – I think Siren Cove probably had enough of that for the day. And I’m suddenly feeling pretty chilly with my clothes on too.”

Alfie pulled out his mobile and tapped a quick memo into his phone. “I’m going to go and make some posters to see if there are any leads on Cinderella. Maybe someone has seen her around or something.” Shoving the phone back in his pocket, he paused for a moment, “I’m only downstairs. You know that you’re always welcome if you want, right? Don’t suffer in silence and all that.”

“So I’ll see you soon.” He grinned, taking a small step back before pausing for a moment. Alfie breathed out an almost silent ‘fuck’, stepping to cover the gap. He spoke quietly, “I just need to test something,” and kissed Bach again.

[bachjones]

"I'm not negative about me, that's just -"

Usually it was the other person after some singing that ended up confused, but Bach was pretty sure that he was very unsure about a lot of things right now. "O-kay?"

The kiss at least gave him something to enjoy in a sea of confusion. "Alfie, what the - what are you testing, exactly? Because I could do that again."

[alfiehaywood]

He didn’t really plan on going into any level of detail. Alfie was already relatively surprised at himself for actually following through with the thought; rather than letting it flow straight back out his mind and being half way down the road. “Just… running a… comparison.”

Thankfully his cheeks had remained red and thusly wouldn’t show a new blush. After all, he didn’t want to share the outcome of the unofficial experiment. “I. Um.” He bit his bottom lip a little nervously.

[bachjones]

Bach cocked an eyebrow. "You've been kissing other sirens without telling me?"

[alfiehaywood]

Alfie let out a small huff of air, “Not at all. I’m not comparing you to other people. I’m not… not under now.” He trailed off hoping he didn’t have to explain further.

[bachjones]

Bach crossed his arms. "What are you doing, exactly, Alf? You look more confused than I feel right now. Something I need to know about?"

[alfiehaywood]

Swallowing, Alfie simply replied, “I don’t know. I have to go… I’ll see you soon, ok. I’m gonna go make those posters.” Shoving his hands in his pockets, he gave a weak smile before walking off in the opposite direction.

[bachjones]

Now even Alfie was being less than a stable figure?

"Okay .." Bach watched him leave. "Thanks for the posters!"