Coffee and Keys - OTA

[black_nimbus01]

It was a morning - well, an afternoon really - for coffee. Entertaining one's most insatiable and vigorous client until the wee hours of the morning while fun was also taxing on the body. The wizard brushed the back of his hand over the yellowing bruise on his jaw, an attempt to itch it without actually applying too much pressure. The few hours of

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[iamhumanity]

When the creature had seen the man coming, he had ducked into an alley by habit alone. He had been exploring the village as he was wont to do, trying to stay out of the way. When the man exclaimed, the creature started, rocking on the balls of his feet from where he stood, peering from around the corner.

Humanity. So emotional.

[black_nimbus01]

Feeling eyes on him, Draco looked about and caught the...man staring.

"Hello?" Cold, Draco put his hand back into his pocket. "Haven't seen you around before."

[iamhumanity]

There was a reason for that. The creature did not seek out attention, even though most of whom he'd met had been more than kind. Pulling back out of sight, then leaning back in to peer at the man again. "I h-haven't seen you e-either."

[black_nimbus01]

Well. This was turning out to be an interesting encounter.

"Not surprising. Do you always hide like this?"

[iamhumanity]

"Y-yes." The creature breathed a moment before adding, "I h-heard your v-voice, though."

[black_nimbus01]

"Sometimes I talk to myself." Draco shrugged. "What's you name? I'm Draco."

[iamhumanity]

Everyone insisted on asking that; the creature sighed. "I d-don't have one," he replied, as always.

[black_nimbus01]

"What do you mean you don't have one?" Draco asked, perplexed. "Everyone has a name, whether they've been given one or not. What do you call yourself?"

[iamhumanity]

The creature was getting tired of having this conversation. "I w-was not g-given a name. I call mys-self nothing. I h-heard you. In the hall of the f-floor of my room."

Enough about him.

[black_nimbus01]

"Huh. Well, you certainly win the Strangest Person of the Month award."

Draco rubbed at his eyes and yawned again. And then he paused, a bit slow on the up-take today. "Wait. You heard me from your room?"

[iamhumanity]

The creature grit his teeth. He knew he was strange; this was not something that needed to be pointed out. "T-talking to someone you c-c-called Frank."

Listening avidly at his door, the creature had felt a dark, fleeting pleasure at hearing cruelty

[black_nimbus01]

Draco's brows went up a slight tick. "Ah, dear Frank." He was doing very well at not smirking his satisfaction - that plan was coming along well.

"You're neighbors with him then? That must be interesting."

[iamhumanity]

"I am neighbors w-with a v-vampire as well," the creature told him. "It is ... as you c-call it i-interesting."

[black_nimbus01]

"Vampires are sort of run of the mill around here. Lots of werewolves too," he said. "I think I've seen just about everything pass through here."

[iamhumanity]

Still half-hiding behind the corner, the creature peered at him. "D-Draco. Do you o-own this p-place?" he nodded toward the door of the shop.

[black_nimbus01]

Draco looked at the building for a moment. "I suppose I do now. The previous owner was a friend, and she's gone now. I found the key a few weeks ago."