Closed: Davin

[callmeemily]

She'd have to be blind and deaf not to hear the gossip of what happened with Davin. She's not either of those things, so even though it's before the ball - she's got a dress and shoes and the whole thing back at home - the bakery closes at two, and Raleigh's got a bakery box swinging from her fingers as she makes her way to Davin's apartment. He's told her where he lives, and she rings the bell once she gets there - and tries to stay on the DL, so his downstairs neighbors wouldn't know that she was here - she'd rather not end up having a confrontation with another baker if she's got a choice.

Raleigh's got no real way to know if he's got an intercom or not to let her in, so she just waits, but she'll definitely make sure he gets what she's brought, if nothing else.

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[callmeemily]

Raleigh pauses before she settles herself on the sofa. "Do you need anything? Water, coffee, whatever?" She just checks because she's definitely more ambulatory than he is, but she does eventually settle herself in the corner of his sofa, bakery box on the table.

"I'm really-" She pauses. "I wish I could help. I mean, can I help?" She pauses and then- "I have this... thing, it'll make it not hurt," she said quietly. "If you want it?" Joel had made them for her, and she's not going to say Joel made them - but.... she's got one of the potions with her. The ones she uses for her leg.

[davin]

"Nah, I'm good right now." He smiles at her, and then furrows her brow when she says that she has something that could help. She's being vague a little cagey, and Davin's mind immediately goes to potions. He really doesn't think Raleigh is a witch, but then again, she doesn't know that he's one other.

"No, it's... it's okay," he says quietly, getting a little cagey himself. He has his own potion in the bathroom, but he's still too wary of his own power to activate it. "I have some stuff too, but I'm just gonna let myself heal, I think."

[callmeemily]

"Okay. Okay, I just- I wanted to ask, I mean- There's no reason you should hurt unless, I mean, you want to do that." She's sort of mentally fluttering around because she doesn't know what to do.

"If you're free tomorrow, I could bring cards or something?" She desperately wants to ask him what happened, but she doesn't know if they're good enough friends for that. She's not heard that gossip - she's heard that he got beaten up, that he got hurt and that there was an ambulance, but not why.

"I mean, if you want to get your mind off stuff."

[davin]

She's rambling and it's familiar enough that Davin smiles at her. Of course he doesn't want to hurt, but he also doesn't really want to use magic, not right now.

"D'ya want t'stay awhile?" He asks her, reaching over to put his hand on her knee to settle her. "We could watch a movie, maybe order some food?"

[callmeemily]

Raleigh couldn't help the relieved smile that came when he smiled, too. Him smiling meant that things weren't all bad, and he touched her knee and her hand found his to squeeze it. "That sounds great. Perfect. You pick the movie, I'll pay for lunch, how does that sound?"

Suddenly, she's got something to do, and that's half the battle with her feeling so awkward, it seems like. Thank god.

[davin]

"Don't make me make any decisions," Davin says with a tired laugh. "Jus' somethin' funny. Nothin' sad. Netflix is cued up."

He yawns and then carefully maneuvers himself so that he can lay down on his back with his head resting on Raleigh's thigh, eyes closed as he takes a breath. "But otherwise sounds good."