Eliot

[poison_isley]

She was bored and feeling a little twitchy. And it was the weirdest impulse for her to go to Hannibal. He could always settle her head.

She rolled up and parked and saw Eliot coming out of the building and she knew he'd been in to talk to Hannibal.

She should talk to Hannibal.

But heat boiled in her belly.

Ivy got out, car still on, and pointed at him.

"You!" she accused. "We need to talk."

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[eliot_thespectacular]

"The first time I met him I made sure he knew I was in love with someone else," Eliot said quietly.

[seanceinfurs]

"Didn't stop him claiming you," Klaus said. "Didn't stop you indulging him."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"He didn't claim me, it was just... playing. I told you, I just wanted out of my head."

[seanceinfurs]

"Fine, man," Klaus gave up. "Won't ask him the same question though."

He waved his own stupid remark away and looked at Eliot. "So... what do we do?" He asked, or pleaded more like.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Can't we just go home," Eliot said softly, twining their fingers together.

[seanceinfurs]

Klaus nodded; he wanted that. But...

"I'm afraid you're going to ask me to stop." He meant he was afraid of his answer.

[eliot_thespectacular]

Eliot's face fell a little. Just because... well. Klaus didn't seem willing to budge at all. No compromise. If it was Eliot or ghosts, he chose the ghosts.

But then he said, "Klaus, as I said, I want you. So if my choice is nothing, or you when you're occasionally not you, I guess I'll risk the latter."

[seanceinfurs]

See? There was that disappointment again. "I can... tone it down. Do it less often," he offered. He just didn't know if he could make that promise. "Or... not do it at home."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"I'm willing to compromise," Eliot said quietly. Even if Klaus might not be.

[seanceinfurs]

"I'm disappointing you again," Klaus said quietly. He felt really bad about that.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"It's not disappointment exactly," Eliot said softly. " I never had any intention of asking you to choose me or the ghosts, but... maybe it stings, a little. I'll get over it."

[seanceinfurs]

Klaus still didn't like it. "I can quit," he blurted out. "I can stop doing it. I'll find another job and I won't let anyone possess me. Okay? I'll... I'll find another way to get some peace."

[eliot_thespectacular]

The offer actually made Eliot feel better, and it showed on his face.

"I don't want that either," he said softly. "I don't want you to have to stop entirely if you don't want to. But we'll work it out, okay?" And as he finished untying Klaus from the vines, he leaned in and kissed him.

[seanceinfurs]

That smile helped. The kiss helped too. And the words that he didn't have to quit just to earn Eliot's love helped a lot.

Klaus smiled back. "I love you. I love you so much," he said and put his hand through Eliot's hair.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"And we might need to work on our communication," said Eliot with a smile. Then he stood, pulling Klaus up with him, and waved a hand to dissipate the dome around them.

[seanceinfurs]

There was a weight lifted from Klaus' shoulders and one he didn't know he had been carrying. But it felt good. "Without the vines, next time," he agreed. He could do this. He could talk to Eliot. And Eliot listened. And Eliot understood him.

"Let me just say goodbye to Ivy, okay? I'll be there in a bit."

[eliot_thespectacular]

Eliot too felt much better. "Sure," he said. "I'll just... wait here." Since he had no desire to see her.

And when Klaus was gone, he pulled out his phone and sent a single text to Robbie:

I'm sorry.