Elijah

[thisismybar]

It was probably the silliest, weirdest, and possibly most inappropriate thing Ric had ever done, and he'd done some pretty silly, weird, and outright stupid things in his life. A lot of them, granted, with the help of alcohol. This one might just take the cake.

But after sleeping with Elijah (metaphorically and literally), he found himself getting steadily less certain about just what the hell he was supposed to do, now. He'd had sex with people, but never a vampire, never a man, and certainly never an Original Vampire. Did he want it to continue? Yes, he did. Was it appropriate so soon after Jenna died? Probably not. Was it more necessary because of that? Probably.

Even if the sex didn't continue -and really, Ric would be fine with that- he wanted the friendship to. Which meant figuring out a way to communicate that to Elijah. Everything he could think of just didn't seem to fit, or he second guessed until he'd talked himself out of it. Second guessing wasn't really in his nature, though, so he eventually bit the metaphorical bullet.

He sent Elijah a colorful bouquet of flowers that the internet told him meant nobility, and signed the card with a request for his presence. It was silly. He could have called. Old fashioned seemed to fit Elijah, though, and well. If he'd gotten flowers in the last century, Ric might eat them.

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[manof_myword]

Elijah had, in fact, not received flowers in...maybe ever, not just the last century. His doing so now had all of his siblings questioning and Klaus a bit mocking, but Elijah had palmed the card into his jacket before anyone saw it and he shrugged a little, told them they were just all jealous they didn't have a secret admirer and taken the bouquet to his room.

It was utterly ridiculous, but he found himself smiling at the ridiculousness of it. Ric totally could have just called, but...Elijah found himself glad he hadn't. There was something sweet under the whimsy in the gesture and reassuring, too.

He hadn't been sure what to do, honestly. It wasn't like he was easy to say no to, he knew, and while he had no doubt Ric was capable of it, he also didn't want to press if his attentions were unwanted and he found himself uncertain how to actually make sure they still were, after the warmth and afterglow had disappeared.

He was still smiling when he presented himself at Ric's, as requested. He'd gone so far as to lose the tie, leaving the top button of his shirt unbuttoned, even, though he still had his jacket on as he knocked.