"Seems like Sea is a worrying enabler... I would recommend that if you wish to talk to Roman, perhaps turn the lights down and do it one on one so there is nothing to agitate." Well, besides the words, he guessed. He finished what he was eating and then looked at Victor, nodding eagerly. The library was a much nicer topic of conversation.
Books. A whole library. A place to store so much knowledge. His eyes literally lit up and he smiled without realising.
"Cool." Victor looked at Lucius for a few, his chest feeling a little tight. He really did make the world brighter with his smile, he wondered if he knew. He leaned in to kiss his cheek once more and then he took his hand in his, threading their fingers together as he walked out the room and down a hallway.
"It's all organized. I think by topic and then by author? Something like that. You can probably figure it out faster than I can." He didn't care that much. He just cared that Lucius cared.
Finally he opened the right door, one of several doors that led into the room. It was an impressive library, a big room lined with book cases that went up to the ceiling, several ladders to actually be able to reach the higher up books, because there were a lot of them and it had a high ceiling. "I think my father collected for a while. Dunno. They liked collecting stuff."
"Woah. It truly is a library. It's remarkable." Lucius walked around it a few times, looking at the books, the titles and the genres, just needing to take it all in. It was so big, he could spend a whole year in here. He could live here and be a happy man. He paused at the chemistry books and skated his fingers over some of the volumes, reading the names under his breath.
When he got to the natural history, he counted under his breath, just trying to see how many rare books he could find. So many first editions.
"Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium." Lucius read aloud as he pulled it out and showed Victor with an amused smile. "I do like insects a lot. Going by the size of this section and the uniqueness of the books, it seems like your father was very interested in biodiversity."
"Yeah, possible." Victor had taken a seat on the leather couch at the centre of the room, looking at Lucius more than he looked at the room. He didn't have a fascination with books. But he did like watching Lucius be fascinated. "I don't even know that that is. Like... Diverse bio? Dunno."
And he'd not have cared either, if it wasn't for how he liked when Victor explained stuff to him.
"Biodiversity is essentially all plant and animal life. So this book is about insects whereas this one here, it's about animals. See, mammals." Lucius showed him and then set both down and looked upwards, spying some works from Darwin. "Did you know that Charles Darwin, the man who posed the theory of evolution, was nearly beaten to publishing his theory because he was too busy writing about barnacles? His life work was several long and admittedly tedious volumes on barnacles."
And he could see that they had a few volumes here. "Myself and Edward once spent a summer memorising barnacles facts and we had to share every time we met up. Oswald hated us that summer."
"Huh." Victor wondered whether it was too late to ask what a barnacle was. Maybe. He didn't want to embarrass himself. "Sounds interesting." Even if he wasn't quite sure what a barnacle was, he liked that Lucius did stuff like that. It was fun. "So, I guess Oswald isn't smart like you two, yeah?"
He was starting to get the picture. "I don't really use this place much, so, y'know. You can have it." Well, that sounded weird. "Access, whenever you want. You know how to appreciate books."
"Oswald is not academic but he is very smart in his own way. He can play people." It was quite unsettling to watch but Oswald was more of a big picture guy. He didn't care about how it happened or why it happened, he just cared if it'd benefit him and if he could exploit it. "He has a quick mind but not for facts and figures. Hence why he's always scrapping a C."
Lucius pulled out a book and looked it over before pausing and looking up at Victor, surprised by the offer. "You would give me access? I appreciate that. Thank you, Victor." He wasn't sure how he'd ever get here without a ride but he liked the open offer. "You are a very wonderful boyfriend."
"I like our relationship. I didn't care much for the others." One way or the other. Not as if they bothered him either, exactly, although it was fun to have a change of pace from the usual. Very different dates than he had been having as of late.
"Are you free tomorrow, Lucius?" He crossed his legs, watching him. "You like museums, right?"
"I like this too." He hoped they would stay friends after but he knew there were no strings on this so he didn't want to push for anything. By sunday, he could suggest but he wouldn't demand. "I do like museums and I will be free until 9pm." He was curious which museum they'd go to, he liked all the ones he'd visited so far so he didn't consider any a disappointment. "On Thursday, take me somewhere you enjoy. It's a relationship, I would like to experience what you like too."
"Huh." Victor thought about what he enjoyed. Hard to say, honestly. "See? You are unique." Maybe that was a girl and boy thing, although he would still assume it was more about Lucius being Lucius. None of the girlfriends ever suggested that they do something Victor wanted. Which made things easier, honestly. "I'll try and come up with something I enjoy by Thursday."
he shrugged. "I enjoy watching you read. It's nice."
"I'm glad. Shall we read together?" Lucius handed Victor a book that was mostly images with names under them that he could zone out with and avoid reading if he didn't want to but would give him an excuse to sit with him and not feel off. Lucius sat beside him and then shuffled a little closer, opening a book with a small smile on his face. "Tell me if you need me."
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Books. A whole library. A place to store so much knowledge. His eyes literally lit up and he smiled without realising.
"I would very much like to see your library."
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"It's all organized. I think by topic and then by author? Something like that. You can probably figure it out faster than I can." He didn't care that much. He just cared that Lucius cared.
Finally he opened the right door, one of several doors that led into the room. It was an impressive library, a big room lined with book cases that went up to the ceiling, several ladders to actually be able to reach the higher up books, because there were a lot of them and it had a high ceiling. "I think my father collected for a while. Dunno. They liked collecting stuff."
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When he got to the natural history, he counted under his breath, just trying to see how many rare books he could find. So many first editions.
"Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium." Lucius read aloud as he pulled it out and showed Victor with an amused smile. "I do like insects a lot. Going by the size of this section and the uniqueness of the books, it seems like your father was very interested in biodiversity."
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And he'd not have cared either, if it wasn't for how he liked when Victor explained stuff to him.
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And he could see that they had a few volumes here. "Myself and Edward once spent a summer memorising barnacles facts and we had to share every time we met up. Oswald hated us that summer."
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He was starting to get the picture. "I don't really use this place much, so, y'know. You can have it." Well, that sounded weird. "Access, whenever you want. You know how to appreciate books."
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Lucius pulled out a book and looked it over before pausing and looking up at Victor, surprised by the offer. "You would give me access? I appreciate that. Thank you, Victor." He wasn't sure how he'd ever get here without a ride but he liked the open offer. "You are a very wonderful boyfriend."
Just saying. He kind of was.
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"Are you free tomorrow, Lucius?" He crossed his legs, watching him. "You like museums, right?"
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he shrugged. "I enjoy watching you read. It's nice."
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That said he kissed his cheek for the third time, smiling a little. "There. Better."
With that done, he let Lucius focus on his book.