Letting someone in (for de_facto_omega)
Lucien had been nervous since the moment he woke up, probably even before then - his sleep was restless and disturbed. Multiple times over the course of the day he'd thought about canceling. It was a bad idea. It wasn't good for his health, for his friendship, for his family. It wasn't good for Ashley either, he would be splitting everything he thought he knew about the world apart, and Lucien was pretty sure that Ash was the kind of guy that didn't like it when the world did unexpected things to him.
But it needed to be done. He needed to know what the other man thought. He needed to show him, even if it destroyed their friendship. Fear had stopped him before, fear of ruining what they had, had actually been the cause of the end for them. This time, he felt like he had less to lose.
It was only a couple of days after the new moon. The thin crescent of silver in the sky looked as sharp as a claw. But this was better, the wolf was still mild. It was a perfect time.
Still. Lucien paced the kitchen floor in the cottage as he waited. He boiled the kettle repeatedly, the water level slowly going down while water droplets clung to the cupboard above the kettle.
But it needed to be done. He needed to know what the other man thought. He needed to show him, even if it destroyed their friendship. Fear had stopped him before, fear of ruining what they had, had actually been the cause of the end for them. This time, he felt like he had less to lose.
It was only a couple of days after the new moon. The thin crescent of silver in the sky looked as sharp as a claw. But this was better, the wolf was still mild. It was a perfect time.
Still. Lucien paced the kitchen floor in the cottage as he waited. He boiled the kettle repeatedly, the water level slowly going down while water droplets clung to the cupboard above the kettle.