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Post by lucas "luc" grant oakley-shaw on Jan 19, 2013 16:17:47 GMT -4
Luc had decided that he and Reed needed to spend time with one another today. He was always worried that his older brother would spend too much time delving into those thoughts that he mulled over so often, and exclude himself from things. Therefore, as one of the more outgoing siblings, the boy liked to offer social support as much as he could to his brothers and sisters. Lucas and Reed had always got on great when they were younger, and that bond had remained ever since.
The duo looked out for one another, understood one another, and never had to say much or do much in order for the other to appreciate them. They didn't particularly rely on one another, and nor was their bond obvious to those outside their family, but they enjoyed spending time together and their personalities clicked despite all their differences. It was perhaps the fact that Reed came out of his shell a little more than usual and that Luc mellowed out when they were together that made it work.
Lucas had texted Reed earlier that day to suggest hanging out at Mill Cove, mainly because it was outdoors so the older boy could smoke, a habit that Luc had never liked but tolerated and habitually accounted for when they met up. The boy didn't have much to tell him about aside from Felix really, so he hoped that his brother had had a more exciting stint at OASIS in comparison.
Regardless, he was due to find out soon. Luc had been sitting on a wooden bench facing the lapping shoreline for a couple minutes already, and he was late himself, which meant Reed would rock up in... well, five minutes, give or take. In the meantime, Luc slipped his phone out of his pocket and played around on a couple of apps. |
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Post by reed mason oakley-shaw on Jan 26, 2013 0:45:49 GMT -4
Socializing just wasn't Reed's thing. He disliked other people.. strongly. Not that anything in his life had ever caused him to feel that way. He'd grown up in a warm home, full of love and laughter, and everything in his life was far from splintered. So, in reality, Reed didn't really have the right to be so spiteful towards everyone. It wasn't that he expressed this disfavor to others, but rather just held it in and let it boil up. It only steamed over during his late night partying with people he was never sure to see again. These habits weren't known by anyone in his family but his younger brother, Lucas, because he knew it would not really be approved of. Reed stayed his distance, emotionally and physically, from everyone. This did not exclude his brother, although it was his strongest and most honest relationship. His camera was his best friend, because he knew that it would never leave unless it strap broke and it fell. But that was unlikely, so he would leave his trust in it. The beloved camera sat in the back seat, as silence filled the car.
Meeting up with his younger brother wasn't on the top of Reed's to-do list, but it was about due that they rejoined. Ever since the school had opened, Reed had felt even more distraught than usual. His supportive parents were too involved to deal with their children. They weren't bad parents, but Reed was too mature to require their ever so special attention. Things were different now, and the young man felt that he was the only one that had noticed. He was drowning in a pool of his own isolation. Life was flashing by him. While his siblings were off having relationships, making friends, thinking about what they were going to be in the future, Reed just watched with a cigarette in hand. Maybe they would kill him before he would have to suffer through becoming a real adult. Of course, he really was an "adult" officially, but stayed deep in denial about it. Reed didn't depend on anyone but his own self, but the thought of being off in some other state alone honestly scared him. His distance with his family was a safety net, even if none of them realized it.
Reed held his cigarette out the window as he pulled up in the parking lot of the cove. He saw his younger brother sitting on a bench with his phone in hand. The older boy rarely used his cell phone, mostly because social networking was something he refused to join, and playing games was overrated. Why play games when you can take pictures? For such a cynical and quiet person, Reed never failed to find the beauty in something, or someone. The young man dragged himself from the comfortable seat in his car and slowly stepped towards his brother. He secretly yearned to connect with someone, anyone. Watching everyone so happy with each other tore him apart, because something about him made it so impossible to break the barriers that he had built around himself.
Reed sat down on the bench next to Lucas and stared lightly off into the distance at the beauty of the scene. Right away he regretted leaving his camera in the car, but he knew it would just be a distraction. For some reason, the young man could not even face his brother or look him in the eye. Something in him felt even more far off than usual. Maybe it was his regret for smoking, or maybe it had been too long since he had seen his sibling. Finishing his cigarette, he flicked it off into the sand and turned his head to his younger brother. |
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Post by lucas "luc" grant oakley-shaw on Feb 8, 2013 7:18:25 GMT -4
Sometimes between the brothers, it was a little frosty to start, but this time it felt worse than usual. Lucas tried to ignore it as he watched in his peripheral vision as his brother sat down and stared into the far distance, inevitably with cigarette in hand. Away with the fairies, people used to call it when Reed was younger. Even then, Luc had remembered his older brother pulling a face as if to say "You don't understand, do you?" It was always slightly startling to the boy when he met up with Reed, remembering just how offbeat and stoic he was. Luc locked his phone, slid it back into his pocket and joined in in appreciating the view.
The boy knew that his brother was just the type to keep his distance from as much as he possibly could, including Luc himself, but it still took some getting used to, even after all this time. Luc was so open and welcoming to people it always seemed strange in his eyes that anyone could be quite so aloof. Although he knew that Reed did have his outlet of going out at night and basking in anonymity, and the fact that he knew his big brother was getting social fixes somehow made him feel better.
Luc figured it was because they hadn't been together since the trip over to OASIS in late September in a while that Reed was off. He was even refusing to look him in the eye until he finished his cigarette, which he flicked in the sand at their feet. When Reed turned to face him, Lucas greeted him with a brief unimpressed raised eyebrow in response to the butt on the floor. "I was going to bring Chico, you know," he said, "Glad I didn't now." Luc grinned, knowing that his pup would've taken an interest in the butt and considered it a snack. He'd get his brother to pick it up later. "So how are you?" He added, bumping his fist on Reed's shoulder. |
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