Luceti Valley - The First Log

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone
What: The start of a new experiment... or is it?
When: August 2nd - August 6th
Where: Luceti itself
Summary: Luceti has become an idyllic and peaceful 50s-esque village. The first few days are just business as usual, right?
Rating: Varies with thread. Please move explicit stuff to appointments post with appropriate warnings.

August 1st had seemed like an ordinary day in Luceti. But late in the evening, for those night owls who had not turned in yet, they were witness to strange fluctuations in the barrier. Beautiful, really, almost like Luceti had received its own 'Northern Lights', even though it seemed to come from the far east, across the ocean. This ominous light show lasted for all of fifteen minutes before it ceased all together. Skimming the ocean waters, a horde of cultists entered Luceti, cloaked by darkness. Upon reaching the entrance to the tunnels, their leader stepped inside and was followed one by one by his fellow cultists. When the last had entered, the tunnel entrance closed. Across the mountains, the entrance to the tunnels in the village did the same.

Midnight passed without incident, but by three in the morning, the change suddenly came. Minds were altered, forms were changed, and buildings sprang from nowhere.

Much later, on August 2nd, morning settled on a changed village, the new mayor made his way to his mansion with his pair of adorable dobermans at either side of him. The sun shined bright. It was a good day to be a Lucetian.

Note: There will be a stand alone log for the homecoming dance. There will be another log for the second stage of the event.

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[z_jay]

[In retrospect, it wasn't a good way to blurt out that information. It took a few moments of mentally kicking himself in the backside to finally get something out instead of just standing here gawking with Jack shoved against a tree and on the verge of a breakdown. But in the end he had listened, and it gave Eugene the kickstart he needed to move forward.

He tugged Jack closer into a proper embrace, rubbing his cheek against the short, scruffy hair at the side of Jack's head. Tense and bowed like that was no way to be when he'd just been proposed to.]

What is it, Jack?

[250mhzwabl]

[Eugene's arms around him were steadying, and Jack managed to keep his single sob short and choked before he finally managed to start wrestling back control of himself, holding tight to Eugene in return as he shivered his way through one laboured breath after another. They slowed gradually, and he looked up with red-rimmed eyes, hopeful and hesitant all at once.]

You- you really think we can do it?

[z_jay]

[It... wasn't an unfair question, but Eugene knew that just saying something would be fine is one thing, it was another entirely to prove it. He slipped his arms from around Jack but brought both of his hands to take Jack's face and pressed his lips to Jack's cheek, before he shifted and kissed him properly]

We will do it.

[another kiss, a smile growing on the edges of his lips]

We can. It won't be easy but...

[And another, lingering]

This is going to work. But I can't do this without you.

[250mhzwabl]

[Jack is still half-tense with the first kiss, but the hushed warmth of Eugene' voice and the press of his lips, the certainty in his words, melted him from the inside until he was pulling just as much into that last, lingering kiss. He pressed close and only parted when it was unavoidable, smiling hesitantly, eyes lifted to Eugene's.]

Like I'll let you do all the exciting stuff on your own.

[z_jay]

Well you sure as hell had me terrified for a split second there.

[A soft, giddy laugh escaped him and he felt just how hard his heart was pounding at the thought of Jack rejecting him. The alternative of marrying for convenience and show instead of what this was...

He preferred the slightly bruised feel to his lips to what might await if he didn't have Jack.]

Let me talk to mom. But come to my room tonight and I can give you more details. And... y'know...

[Open-ended as that comment was, he slid his hands around Jack and settled on his backside. More than just a little flirty]

[250mhzwabl]

[Giving a breathless little laugh of his own, Jack scrubbed at his eyes, leaning against Eugene and getting his feet under himself again. The ring was still in his hands, and he looked down into the narrow space between them, turning it over in his fingers again with that same faint thrill of warmth and wonder. He'd never owned anything so small and so valuable, and it was almost frightening, to just be handed so much money in such an easily-lost form.]

Can . . . do you think I could get a chain for it, maybe? I'll scratch the hell out of it if it's on my finger.

[z_jay]

You can do what you'd like with it. Personally, I'd... like to see it. When I said hide it I meant more... like I didn't want you to put yourself in danger by showing it off.

[But if he did it willingly, knowing that there was a chance he may be harmed by standing proud with his decision, somehow Eugene would love him more than he did already. Which was considerable, something that was overtly obvious, somehow, to everyone who knew them. He looked down at the ring in Jack's hand, eyes flitting toward Jack's face when he spoke]

D'you have a chain to put it on? Once we're married, I'm gonna insist it goes on your hand, even if it's scratched up.

[And wow, did he honestly just say that? Vastra and mum made it happen, it felt surreal to be making such a similar promise]

If you don't, I can give you one.

[250mhzwabl]

No, that's okay. I think we still have a few bits of jewellery at the house. From mom, you know?

[His smile dims a little with the memory - he has no idea what his mother would say to this, and he only dreads that it would fall in line with Simon's feelings on the issue. But he's still glowing, and laughs softly as he slips the ring onto his finger for the time being, twisting it around and around as the slowly-growing excitement swells in his chest. He's known all along that they wanted to stay together for a long, long time, but a proposal-?

It's perfect. It's insane. It's completely Eugene, to want to be married to someone so badly that he completely ignores how impossible it is to have a wedding without a bride. Jack laughs softly, nosing up under his jawline, deliberately tugging him back toward the tree. The gardens are private enough, right now, and he is ridiculously in love.]

Any wedding plans yet, or are those going to be a surprise too?

[z_jay]

[Once Jack slid the ring on Eugene felt something slide into place and it was... nothing was perfect, but that feeling was. He'd never be able to confess how complete he felt with Jack right here like this. He was warmth and light and everything that no one else was to him. His own memory of Jack's mother was similar to how he felt around Jack. Something caring, hardworking and sincere. He suspected the reason Simon disliked him so much was because of what loving someone from nobility had done to her heart. Mark his words, if brought to the same situation, he knew where his decision would be]

Heh, you are the biggest sap, Jack.

[But it was a tease, something familiar and a space that he wouldn't have to start holding Jack carefully in. The tug became more of a push forward and Jack would find himself pressed solidly between the tree and Eugene's weight pressing on him.]

Most of the... plans my mom's got dibs on. But to be fair, I don't think she's going to do anything any respectable lizard-lady might do.

[250mhzwabl]

[Conflict resolved for the moment, Jack gave a soft, giddy laugh as he was pushed back, leaning his head back against the broad trunk of the tree and looking at Eugene with a lazy, all-too-pleased expression.]

Oh my God, your mom is-? [He couldn't even finish, flushed with an oddly proud embarrassment, and leaned in to tug Eugene into a brief, playful kiss.] Please tell me she doesn't want me to wear a dress. I'm sure I look awful in women's clothing.

[z_jay]

If I asked you to wear a dress, would you? [There was a glint in his eyes that he didn't bother to hide. Sometimes he wanted to do very unmentionable things to Jack. The kinds of things that he'd be shy to discuss with him. His hands did skim down along Jack's sides and rested on his hips, leaning back enough to have a look at them.]

Too narrow, but I mean... I kind of have a thing for you and we should... try fun stuff. And well, mom wants to have something to do with my wedding. She's told me this since day one-- since day before I can remember. Max remembers it better.

[Don't mind him while he takes this opportunity to duck his head and kiss Jack's neck, definitely leaving a sharp mark there because he wanted Jack to remember he was home]