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Just a guy with the world's shittiest luck. @hexparabeiium.bsky.social‬ 's apprentice. 『 DC RP . OC. Mature & possibly dark or triggering themes 』

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𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Feb 7

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𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

-- course of action.

Noel nodded once. "Okay... Show me."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

With the new understanding of her intentions, Noel allowed himself to consider the offer. So far, he had been feeling his way through his power blindly. Given how it had gone so far, he knew something had to change. Having someone who knew magic who was willing to teach him seemed like the best --

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Noel didn't flinch away from her. He understood her motivation now, understood the kinship of someone who had overcome the same adversity.

"Noel."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Noel looked towards her hesitantly, swallowing hard. "... I'm sorry," he said quietly. "... No one should ever have to go through that."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Noel looked at the woman sharply, then looked away again, pressing his lips together into a hard line. He didn't like being vulnerable to people, much less strangers. And especially with 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴...

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Noel furrowed his brows, back to being suspicious. In his experience, help wasn't usually free. People were rarely just kind.

"Why would you want to do that for me?"

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Noel's face twisted and he looked away. His power had once again harmed God knows how many people... and yet, it couldn't even save him.

He really did do more harm than good.

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Noel somehow found this comforting. At least she was honest.

"Do you know what happened to me? Why I was taken?" he asked her. Hopefully this woman had answers, because Noel had none.

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

So she had come into that place and brought him back to her house. Noel was immediately suspicious, despite having plenty of encounters with superheros in the past.

"Why? Why save me?"

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 20

Well that didn't really help. Noel still had no idea who she was or why he was here.

The last thing he remembered was... "... Those dogs... those things..."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 2

Noel shrugged. "It happens... at least you weren't hurt. The last guy who broke into my place got thrown clear across the apartment and dislocated his shoulder... and my cabinets."

His landlord hadn't been too pleased about that either.

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Aug 2

Noel did not, in fact, feel safe.

He eyed the strange woman with suspicion. "... Who are you?"

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

-- already, but he didn't really want to go into it with a complete stranger.

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

Noel set the cleaning supplies down and reached up to accept the mug. "Thanks," he mumbled, taking a sip of the coffee.

"I don't really know," Noel told him. "He just shows up when I feel threatened." Noel knew there was more to it than that, and Coda had deduced that Noel had created him --

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

--

"Oat milk and sugar," he told him. "Mugs are in the upper left cabinet."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

Noel's body relaxed just a little when he smelled the coffee. It had always been a comforting smell to him. He was still very tense though, after what he'd experienced.

He was dabbing at the bloodstains with the paper towel and peroxide, as Coda had recommended, seated on the floor.

--

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

-- where he slept.

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

-- away, the disembodied voice taunting him and being unable to move, the horrors he'd been forced to relive...

With a sharp gasp, Noel bolted upright, eyes quickly taking in his unfamiliar surroundings. He scooted back automatically when he saw another person there, sitting not far from --

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 27

Horrors plaguing his dreams weren't unusual for Noel. When his eyelids parted, he was greeted by the familiar feeling of anxiety that came with them.

After a few moments though, Noel recalled the recent events that had transpired: the Hell Hounds breaking into his house and dragging him --

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 25

-- you want to make us coffee, you can." He pointed towards the kitchen, where he had a coffee maker, grinder, etc. set up on the counter. "I only have oat milk though."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 25

"... Keeping busy helps," Noel admitted. He didn't particularly like cleaning, nor was he very good at it, but for some reason, that was what his brain told him he needed to do after traumatic situations occurred.

He did appreciate the instruction, though. He would have scrubbed.

"If --

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 25

Noel set the bottle and the scrub on the floor, then grabbed a roll of paper towels. He sat down on his knees.

"I'm fine. Probably could use a coffee, but I'm fine... I'm not going to watch a stranger clean my house while I sit on the couch. That'd feel weird."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 25

-- anything to the floor, I think... he's going to be pissed... a rug will do for now, I think. Don't feel like you're obligated to get me one, but it's a nice thought."

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 25

Noel actually did have some hydrogen peroxide left, miraculously. He pulled the brown bottle from his cabinet, and a scrub brush.

When he walked over, he looked at the state of his old rug and sighed. He would need to replace that anyway.

"I have to ask my landlord before doing --

𝐍𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 @axisexists.bsky.social · Jul 25

-- floor," he called, his head in the cabinet, "I don't know if sanding and re-staining it will be worth it."