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Who: Sen, Norman
When: Mid-afternoon
Where: His cell
What: Sen tries to recover
Rating: TBA

Sen had showered, scrubbing at his skin until it was red and sore. He'd dried himself and changed into his pyjamas. He ached, he was a little torn, but it wasn't the worst he'd ever suffered, and doubted it'd be the last time he was injured during sex.

His head hurt, a dull thud behind his eyes. His cheek had a nasty red mark where Jimmy had backhanded him. He'd crawled onto the top bunk - a rarity in it's own right - usually he slept on the bottom bunk with Sword. He'd fallen asleep within minutes - another rarity - he rarely slept in the day, it was a risk, sleeping while the cells were open and anyone could walk in.

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[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

At least luck was in Sen's favor, and the "anyone" was just Norman. He was around and thought he could drop by. They were calling each other "brother" now, so Norman didn't feel like he was invading.

"Oniichan," he called out, sticking his head in. No Sword, so he wasn't interrupting anything. "You're not asleep are you? Jeez, Sen, you've gotten lazy." And in true brother form, Norman invited himself in and poked Sen.

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Sen murmured sleepily, whapping the invading poking finger away lightly, before blinking his eyes open a little. "Ngh... not sleeping." He murmured into the pillow. "Resting my eyes..."

He sat up, rubbing at his eyes, the reddened mark on his cheek darker than it was. "Niisan." He smiled a little. "Now that is a nice sight to wake up to."

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"Well, thank you very much," Norman said, running his fingers through his hair importantly. His good mood went sour the second he spotted that mark on Sen's cheek.

"Sen, what happened?" he demanded. "Did someone hurt you?"

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Sen shook his head. "It's nothing. Well... nothing I can't handle anyway." He gave a dry chuckle, running a hand through his own hair, before climbing down off the bunk.

He stretched, yawning soft. "I can't believe I fell asleep!"

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"Oniichan," Norman said sternly, crossing his arms over his chest. "You don't have to lie to me. Don't brothers share things with each other?"

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Sen was quiet for a moment. "I lost a bet and I needed some money quickly and I couldn't exactly ask Sword for it - So I gave a few blowjobs - you know that spot in the back of the library? Yeah, I gave a few blowjobs back there." He sighed. "But one guy wasn't happy with just a blowjob..."

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Norman had been in the business long enough to guess what happened next. He ran his fingers through Sen's hair in an effort to be comforting. Sen petting his hair always made him feel better, so he figured it would work both ways.

"You shouldn't have to do that kind of stuff, oniichan," he said gently. "Promise you won't do it again, okay?"

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He gave a soft laugh, nuzzling into Norman's hand. "I don't plan of making a habit of it - although I made over two hundred bucks from the sex alone. Jimmy the Snake may be a rough bastard, but he pays well." A dry smile crossed his lips. "Sword'll kill me when he finds out though."

"Besides... Is it really so bad? You do it... you're not a bad person for it."

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Two hundred... Holy shit. Norman never made that much. He was starting to think maybe he should up his prices. But that was for another time.

"We're not talking about me, Sen. This is you, and you... you shouldn't get mixed up in it. I'm not just saying this to keep my business. I don't want you doing it again, okay?" He continued petting through his friend's hair gently.

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Sen moved to sit on the bottom bunk pulling Norman down with him, nuzzling into his friend's arms. "Don't worry, I'm happy cutting hair and shaving beards. And I'll be more careful about making bets too."

"Norman? ... Do... do you enjoy it? Or is it just for the money? Sex I mean."

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

"Good," he said simply, and thoughtlessly placed a kiss in Sen's hair. He could excuse that as a brotherly gesture. Though having Sen in his arms was hard to excuse as being brotherly.

"I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it," he replied. He still kept up the petting, curling his fingers gently around Sen's hair. "I can say this much: it's kept me safe. I've never been raped or anything, and I can get away with stuff. It's really fun for me."

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Sen snuggled more into Norman's embrace. Brothers hugged right? Well, Sen and his brother hadn't, but they weren't all that close, but most brothers hugged and stuff? It was a normal thing? Either way, it felt comforting, and nice.

"As long as you enjoy it, that's all that matters. I worry about you sometimes though. I just... I wish you could find someone to be your special someone, you know? I just wanna see you happy."

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

Yeah... completely normal. It was so annoying, though, that his old self wanted to come up and really start to snuggle. Norman ignored that and pretended. He did always want real family... And real families were there for each other like this.

"I don't want anyone to be my special someone," he said quietly. "I'm happy enough as it is. Anyway, I have you, oniichan. That's plenty."

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"Mmhmm. You're stuck with my Niisan. You're stuck here for what? Nearly sixty years? Yep... You're stuck with me ALL that time. And then some!"

He smiled, snuggling against Norman. He knew it was foolish to trust anyone in UGH, but this was one man he trusted with his life.

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

"Honestly... I couldn't ask for a better sentence," Norman said. Oh, crap. He was getting mushy. Not a good sign. But he couldn't help it! Being here with Sen, holding him, talking to him... It brought back all those old feelings.

"Anyway," he resumed, trying desperately to keep things 'brotherly'. "You're okay, and you won't be doing that ever again. Right?"

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Sen laughed a little, lightly poking Norman in the stomach. "Does Niisan need to wash his ears out? I'll be a good boy from now on Sir, I promise."

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Norman laughed a little. "Do you realize how dirty that sounded, oniichan?" Well, they were brothers, and brothers would tease each other about that kind of stuff.

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"Mm. That's because you have a very dirty mind, Niisan!" He teased, tucking his head under Norman's chin, closing his eyes for a moment. He felt much better now Norman was here, but his head still ached a little.

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He laughed at the teasing, hugging Sen a little tighter. How nice it would be if they really were brothers. Norman felt safe around Sen, almost free. And he probably could've stayed cuddling with Sen like this forever. But Norman knew better than that.

"... Maybe I should go now, huh? Wouldn't want Sword to see us like this." He said it, but he didn't move.

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"You make it sound like we're doing something wrong. I might be his bitch, but he doesn't own me." He was quiet for a moment. "I might not even be his bitch anymore after he finds out about Snake..."

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"I know I'm biased here, oniichan, but... that might not be such a terrible thing," Norman said quietly. "You don't need him." He admitted he didn't like the fact that Sen had whored himself, but that was because Sen was better than that. Norman couldn't imagine what Sword would think about it.

"...Want me to stay with you 'til he comes?"

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Sen threaded his fingers through Norman's curling them around the other man's. "I know you two don't exactly get on and there's a lot of bad blood between you, but he's special to me - he saved my life - more than once and I love him... I know he's a jerk, but I can't help it."

He nuzzled closer, once more tucking his head under Norman's chin. "You can stay if you like, I'd like that, but you don't have to."

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

Norman didn't know what to say. He understood better than he would've liked. He wanted to argue, to say that Sword didn't deserve Sen... But he'd already said it all before, and it wouldn't change anything. All he could do was hold on and hope he was comforting his friend.

"No matter what, I'll be here for you, oniichan."

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"I know. That's what makes you so special, niisan. Most the people here are backstabbers and only looking out for themselves, but you're not like the rest of them." He smiled, pressing a soft kiss to Norman's cheek.

"You know I'm always here for you too, right?"

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

The old Norman would've kissed back. He wanted to, but instead he turned his head away. But he was blushing, so it was obvious he was pleased with the gesture.

"Yeah," he said. "I know. Like brothers..."

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"Like brothers." Sen repeated, smiling soft. He looked contented, his eyes showing a relaxed happiness that hadn't been seen much since he came to UGH.

"There's been a lot of new arrivals lately. You had the chance to meet many of them?"

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"Not yet, but I'm sure I will," he answered. "There was a guy who came in after you did. He wanted to dye his hair. So my advertising worked out."

Norman was definitely not going to mention what happened after he got the job done.

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"I guess I should make sure I get to work on time from now on then, to give you a hand, even if I just do the trims and shaves while you work your magic with the harder tasks."

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

Norman smiled a little at that, and nuzzled a bit into Sen's hair. He could still excuse all this affection as "brotherly". He hadn't put any moves on his friend, and as long as Sen didn't tempt him he'd be fine.

"An equal share of the work would be a good idea," he agreed. "Though you have some magic of your own, oniichan. You're the only one I'd trust to cut my hair."

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Sen laughed soft, wiggling his fingers. "Magic hands, don't you know?" He smiled bright. "Hmm, well, I'll have to get my hands on your hair next time it's ready to cut."


"Niisan... I'm glad you're my brother."

[normanwrite.livejournal.com]

That got a blush out of Norman. It drove him so crazy how seemingly innocent words from Sen would make him so excited. "I'm glad too, oniichan."