Spectre had been staying at Deirdre’s since having a fight with Thomas that had ended badly. Both of them being interrupted by their son James who had overheard much of the fight. Spectre had told himself he was giving Thomas time, but the truth was that he didn’t want to speak to Thomas. He was avoiding it with all his might, as he was sure ( Read more... )

After his talk with Abby and what had happened with Erin, Thomas decided talking to Spectre couldn't wait. There was something wrong in their relationship and clearly Spectre was content to simply ignore it and continue on as if it wasn't there. Thomas couldn't do it any more. He was tired of feeling uncomfortable in his home and dodging his ( Read more... )

One of the drawbacks of not speaking to his husband very often, was that he had no idea when Spectre was due to return from Greece. After his talk with Stephie, Thomas had thought hard about how things had been between them and he had been so distracted by worrying about the state of their relationship and the people who had gone to help with the ( Read more... )

When Spectre thought of the person he could consider his oldest friend, his mind always inevitably brought up Deirdre. She had been a part of his musical act the longest as well, but Deirdre was at least partially responsible for the life he had now. It had been his previous musical partner, Sacrifice, who had been responsible for seeing to it ( Read more... )

Thomas was sitting on the sofa in their living room, his son on his knee while his daughter Katya sat on the floor, drawing a picture of something round and purple. James was reading to Thomas, showcasing his incredible brilliance for a boy who had just turned five. The book he was reading was easily fourth-grade level, but that was often the way ( Read more... )

Thomas and Spectre had finally fallen into a familiar rhythm now that it appeared Thomas really wasn't going to disappear again, leaving Spectre and the kids alone. Time was, they spent every second together because they understood their time was limited. Even when Thomas had been given his life back, Spectre hadn't left him alone for months in ( Read more... )

It had all been for nothing.

His mother had lied to him, had told him Quinn was leaving him. And then Quinn had showed up, his Quinn, and he had said it was all a lie. Flynn was loved. Or he had been. But the things Flynn had done, he had done with the belief that he was a single man.

( All for nothing )

The demon Amaris haunts Thomas’ dreams more often that he will ever admit, because he is too proud and he doesn't want his loved ones to know the power she has over him. It is a struggle every day just to get the things she did to him out of his mind and at night he has no defences. He has no husband to smile at him, his expression reassuring. ( Read more... )

Crystal was missing and Thomas had spent several exhausting hours trying to reassure his brother that they would find her. He had returned home with Spectre, emotionally exhausted and sick of losing people he loved, and worry, and watching his husband miss someone, and watching his siblings lose people they loved ( Read more... )

The crash that resounded throughout the house when Deirdre entered could not be mistaken for anything else. Deirdre knew Spectre would feel her presence before he could see her and she knew he would recognise her as well. He knew her well enough to know what she felt like.

( LISTEN TO ME, DAMMIT! )