For the better part of the week Lacroix had been carrying own his own plans amid the usual background buzz of tasks around Castle Styles, as some things just couldn't be done under the watchful eye of his mentor. Thankfully that had been made easier by the fact that Hector had been hiding away in his room even more so than usual, sneaking around
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His bedroom was far enough away from the kitchen that Hector couldn’t smell any of the food, nor did he expect Lacroix to make such a lavish effort today. Hector never celebrated his birthday, save for the whole process of stealing a soul, and while that was not exactly a celebration, it was at least a huge relief on his body. While he was going to be very worried about Lacroix while he was gone, part of him really did want Lacroix to leave -- he didn’t feel comfortable soul-stealing while Lacroix was in the other room, at least not yet. It would take ( ... )
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As soon as he ended that call, he took a moment to pull on his shoes before exiting his bedroom; he was putting slightly less care into his appearance -- he wore black jeans and a plain tee shirt, and his hair was a little mussed, as if he’d just woken up. When he reached the kitchen, he lingered, lifting his eyebrows a little, curious. It certainly smelled good in here, he had to admit that to himself.
“You really needn’t have gone to such effort,” Hector voiced; it was a pretty common comment whenever Lacroix cooked, because he didn’t want his apprentice to feel like he had to ( ... )
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He kept the comments to himself, for the moment, and lifted a hand to wave hello in passing when he was hunting through one of the drawers next to the sink. "We've been through this before, I don't have to but I want to because I like to cook and I like cooking for other people ( ... )
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But he did wander into the dining room first, and just... paused in the doorway so he could take a look at everything that Lacroix had set up. While he had expected food as Lacroix had promised, he certainly hadn’t expected a cake, and certainly not a present either. The cake was intricately decorated; he knew it must have taken Lacroix quite a while to construct it. It amazed him just how Lacroix had managed to do all of this without his knowing, but then ( ... )
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But his eyebrows lifted once more when Lacroix waited there expectantly for him. “...pardon?” Hector asked, just... staring at Lacroix a moment. Did Lacroix really expect him to blow out those candles as a child might? The activity felt far too juvenile for him; he never celebrated his birthday, much less blew out candles. It was a silly idea, utterly, but he didn’t want to completely disappoint Lacroix, because his apprentice had put out so much effort into constructing that cake ( ... )
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And he was generally curious whenever Hector exercised some new little trick that he hadn't seen before, Lacroix often wondered just what Hector couldn't do since the list of what he could do seemed to be practically without end.
For the moment Lacroix was content to leave Hector in relative peace during the meal though, afterward his eagerness would get the best of him for certain, as he did want to see if Hector liked his gift or not. But since Hector was rather quiet during meals he tried to keep his usual chatter down to at least a tolerable level.
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Not that he had quite the same grasp of all the little rules of etiquette that Hector did, but Lacroix had picked up a few things here and there while living in Castle Styles.
It didn't stop him from sprawling on the couch with a box of Pop-Tarts watching Glee reruns at early morning hours, but hey, it was a work in progress.
"Alright, I wasn't sure if that would work or not; the wonders of the internet again." Lacroix laughed, finding it comical that the 'bloody' knife was that effective. Though in retrospect it was also just a little creepy; Hector with that red knife. "See, baking can be..uh...yeah, okay, maybe scary is a stretch. But at least it's sort of disturbing ( ... )
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"I'm tell you man, you can learn anything online, it's amazing." Lacroix noted shortly after downing a bite of cake, a bit baffled by the comment encouraging him to continue what Hector usually wrote off as a distraction more than as worthwhile. But it was the good sort of baffled though, he grinned, a little. "Yeah? Hmn, I'll remember that ( ... )
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