Lexi's Birthday

## Chronology

*"Lexi's Birthday"* is an RP scene that took place on an unknown date. It likely took place on December 23rd, considering the fact that there was **no active roleplay in the Mythicalverse** logged between December 15th and 23rd.

## Synopsis

After learning that Lexi doesn’t celebrate her birthday, Adriel tries his hardest to make the occasion memorable for her and largely fails due to copious amounts of alcohol. However, this kicks off Lexi’s newfound interest in Adriel, as she identifies a new side of him that she quite enjoys.

## Content

Adriel had decided to visit his old dorm. Again. He marched up to the room he’d shared with Lexi and knocked.

Lexi answered the door. Her hair was tied up and there was a black smudge on the side of her face

“H’llo there, love,” purred Adriel as Lexi answered the door. His neck was still bandaged, the gauze starkly white against his copper skin. He smirked at Lexi. “Care to invite me in?”

Lexi rolled her eyes wanting to tell him to get the hell out, but it was sadly his dorm too she stepped back

Adriel swooped into the room. He feigned offense. “What? No warm welcome for your dear roommate?” He winked at her, expression morphing back into one of mischievous amusement, smirking. “I know you missed me.”

Lexi moved back over to the broken TV ignoring Adriel "that'd be the day." She laughed

Adriel huffed, straightening his expression into one of indignance. “How could you, Lexi? After all that I have done for you. I visited you!”

Lexi took her wrench to the TV again this time it sparked and flashed. She quickly pulled her arm out rubbing a burn. "Could you not just stand there? You're making me nervous."

Adriel waggled his eyebrows, crossing his arms. “Am I?” He smirked suggestively. “Oh, dear, I didn’t know it was like that. You should’ve told me.”

Lexi glanced at him but kept working

Adriel scowled with a huff. “You’re an absolute bore, Lexi.” He stalked off to the bathroom, closing the door behind him. He had to change his bandages.

"Maybe get a new roommate!" She yelled through the door. The TV sparked again this time she kicked it and huffed

“Maybe call someone who’s actually qualified to fix a TV!” Adriel called back with a snort. He peeled back the gauze and began the process of re-bandaging.

Lexi's mouth dropped "excuse me!" She was fine being a bore but him questioning her building skills

“You are excused!” Adriel cackled from within the bathroom.

Lexi kicked the bathroom door "you're a jerk you know that!"

“Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do! At least I know what I am!” Adriel found himself gritting his teeth, biting his tongue to keep from saying anything else. He started applying the cream he’d been given to the back of his neck.

"Fine then just stay out of my way and I'll stay you to yours" Lexi walked over to the TV plugging in a cord in it and the tv sparked to life with that she left to her room

Adriel snarled a couple of words in a harsh language that sounded like crackling fire. He punched the mirror; it shattered, naturally, as mirrors do. He hissed at the bite of pain; now he had another wound to dress. Wonderful. He growled another curse word in that infernal tongue and got to work.

Lexi sat on the floor of her room with a huff conjuring fire from her hand. She lit it up and put it out over and over again. The fire calmed her until she was ready to apologize

The process of cleaning his knuckles was a long one; he had to pick out all of the shards, and there were a lot of them. He took the pain rather silently; he’d suffered far worse.

Lexi went to the bathroom door "I'm sorry Adriel, you're not a jerk you're just different."

“No, I’m a jerk,” he answered bitterly. “You were right. I’m an arse. An absolute jackass. Nothing more. Nothing less.” He gritted his teeth as he yanked out one of the larger shards; it clattered to the floor and shattered. He chose not to answer her question.

Lexi sighed she'd gotten in deeper than she could handle. She cracked a grin "you know I've never tried alcohol before, and I've heard that you have ways of getting it."

“Ways of getting it? Dear, it’s called the store.” Adriel chuckled despite himself; at least she was willing to make amends with a dirtbag like him. “Besides, I think I need to go to the clinic or something.” There was no way he’d be able to get all of these tiny shards out of his hand by himself.

"Have a friend who can heal wounds, or Koby she's witch." Lexi said

“Do you have a friend who can pick mirror shards out of knuckles?” Adriel sighed. He was pathetic. An absolute moron. And he hadn’t even finished bandaging his neck. He doubted that he could, what with his dominant hand being... well.

"I'm sure Koby could." Lexi said 'so that was the shattering sound, man he’s not too bright' she thought

Adriel sat there for a moment. He was a demon. An old one. And he couldn’t even get mirror shards out of his hand? Yeah, right. 'Focus your energy, you absolute egg. What are you, a human?'

Adriel pushed with that roiling pit of shadow that raged forever within his gut, and with it, propelled the mirror shards from his hand. They flew out, tinkling delicately as they hit wall and floor alike and shattered into even smaller pieces. “I don’t think that’ll be necessary,” he called to Lexi. “I got it.”

"Ok" Lexi smiled and went to her room

Adriel sighed. He needed alcohol. Lots of alcohol. He quickly wrapped both knuckles and neck and left the bathroom. “I’m going to steal some booze,” he announced, and then left to do just that.

Adriel did not, in fact, steal his booze; he purchased it. He wasn’t in the mood for dealing with security and cops just so that he could get drunk.

Adriel arrived on school grounds with two bottles of vodka and the full intention of getting completely drunk.

Adriel burst back into his dorm. “Booze!” he exclaimed almost childishly in his excitement.

Adriel popped open the first bottle of vodka and took a hearty swig straight from it. “You joining me, Lex?” he called out as he threw himself down on the couch.

Lexi walked in "I'll try it" she joined him

Adriel handed her the opened bottle of vodka with a grin. “This probably isn’t good to start with, but eh.” He shrugged. “Take it slow.”

Lexi took a sip and almost choked "oh my god... That is not what I expected"

Adriel laughed openly, throwing his head back. The bandages on the back of his neck crinkled. “What’d you expect?” He looked... happy. For once.

Lexi laughed "I have no idea"

“Well, c’mon, don’t hog it,” Adriel chuckled, waving his hand for the bottle. “I’m here to get drunk, dear. Haven’t got all night.” Adriel plucked the vodka from Lexi’s hand and took a hearty swig.

Lexi had not had much but was already feeling quite drunk

Adriel found the fact that Lexi was drunk quite amusing, considering the fact that he was nowhere close to drunk yet. Being a demon, his system burned up the alcohol a little faster than it did with humans, which means that it would take more for him to get drunk. On top of his already fairly high tolerance for alcohol.

Lexi stared at her hands and giggled

Adriel looked at Lexi, amused. “What’s so funny, love?”

"Everything" Lexi giggled. She was one of the laughing drunks

Adriel raised his eyebrows and chuckled, taking another swig of the vodka. “You’re adorable.” She was quite drunk; she probably wouldn’t remember much. So he could say whatever he wanted. That’s what he told himself, anyway.

"You too" Lexi giggled and put her head on his shoulder

Adriel stiffened. This was not the way things were supposed to happen. Lexi wasn’t supposed to care. He glanced at her, eyes a little wide with surprise. And slowly, gently, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

Lexi sighed after a bit more giggling and kind of curled up against him on the couch

Adriel didn’t move away from Lexi, finding that he was very comfortable just like that. He also found that getting drunk was no longer a priority; he set the bottle of vodka down, out of reach of Lexi. “You aren’t really aware of what you’re doing, are you?” he muttered to Lexi, voice barely audible.

"Hmm?" Lexi said kind of sleepily

“Nothing.” Adriel sighed. “Go to sleep, dear.” He rubbed Lexi’s shoulder soothingly.

Rhett called Lexi, he was bored, sitting on a bench with an orange soda.

Lexi's phone started ringing. She mumbled sleepily but didn't move to get it

Adriel scowled, waiting to see if she would pick up her phone. When she didn’t, he seemed to relax again. Good.

Rhett called again, somewhat worried but calm.

Lexi fumble out her phone very tiredly and answered

Adriel sighed and picked up the bottle of vodka again, taking a good gulp of the alcohol.

“Are you alright?” Rhett stood. “Haven’t talked to you awhile.”

Lexi giggled "I'm goooood"

“Are you drunk? Who else is there?” Rhett questioned, tossing the soda in a trash can that was near the bench.

Despite himself, Adriel chuckled. She was so drunk. She would probably hate him once she’d slept it off. He took another gulp of the vodka.

"I don't know I've never been drunk before... Adriel is this what beening drunk is like?" She giggled and hiccupped

Rhett shut off the phone and ran to the dorms, he halted and knocked on the door harshly.

Lexi only sat up but didn't move to open it

Rhett knocked again, huffing in breath.

"Whoooo is it?" She giggled

“It changes for everyone, dear,” Adriel said as he stood up. “This your friend?” he called over his shoulder as he walked up to the door and opened it, then immediately scowled. “Ugh. You.”

Rhett pried open the door, “It’s you, the reckless demon. Look what you did to her!” He gestured to Lex.

"But you were on the phone." Lexi said confused. She stared at her phone and giggled again

“She’s just drunk, geez. I didn’t kill her. She’ll be fine.” Adriel rolled his eyes. “What do you want?”

“Isn’t she underage?” Rhett growled, his tone harsher than it was a moment before.

“And?” Adriel raised an eyebrow. “A little alcohol won’t do much harm. Besides, she wanted to try.” He shrugged. “Why, you gonna rat her out, Prettyboy?” He smirked.

"I'm eightteeeeeeen" Lexi dragged out the last part and laid on the couch looking up

“I can rat you out. Get you expelled. Again.” Rhett looked at her. “Barely an adult, see that?”

"It's true he is pretty" Lexi rolled over. "Koby does it all the time." Lexi pouted

Adriel snorted. “He’s not that pretty.” He turned a glare on Rhett. “You really want to make an enemy of me, mate?” There was a dangerous glint in his eyes.

“You’re in a red zone, if you do anything to me - or to her you’d be in much bigger problem than I would be. Watch yourself.” Rhett snarled.

"Don't fight you're both pretty! I'm sorry!" Lexi said

Adriel’s smirk widened. “Oh, I’ll be watching myself, alright. I’m hot.” He winked at Rhett. “Now, I think you’ve overstayed your welcome, hmm?” He gave a fluttery finger-wave in Rhett’s direction. “Bye bye.” He slammed the door in Rhett’s face.

"Awe pretty boy left?" She said. Lexi rolled a bit more and ended up falling off the couch

“Yep! Prettyboy’s gone!” Adriel threw his hands up victoriously. “Rejoice! For I remain!” He chuckled as Lexi fell off the couch and approached her. “You need some help, there?”

Lexi tried to get back on the couch but kind of just fell back off

Adriel chuckled again and held out a hand to her. “Come on. I’ll help ya.”

Lexi took it and ended up back on the couch

Adriel sat down next to Lexi. “Maybe getting you drunk was a mistake,” he mused aloud.

"Why? I'm having fun." Lexi said scooting back over to put her head on his shoulder

Adriel sighed and threw his arm around her again. “This is why,” he murmured almost unintelligibly. “You’re going to hate me later, though,” he said louder with a chuckle.

"I lied earlier when I said I was 18" she said

Adriel shrugged with one shoulder, so as not to disturb her. “I don’t care for rules. You should know that by now.”

"Today is my 19th birthday, but I never tell anyone because I don't celebrate my birthday" she mumbled sleepily

Adriel stiffened. “Oh. Well... This is now a birthday celebration, darlin. Wake up, cause we’re about to get our party on.” He shook her a little.

Lexi groaned "do we have to?" She sat up

Adriel laughed. “It’s your birthday, love. We’ve gotta do something.”

"Ok." Lexi said wiping her eyes

“So what would you like to do, dear? Anything you want.” Adriel winked at her, smirking.

"You choose." Lexi was a little more excited now

“Nah, nah, that’s not how this works, ya see.” Adriel leaned in close to her, like he was telling her a secret. “It’s your birthday. We do whatever you wanna do.”

Lexi thought her drunk brain said the first thought "I want cotton candy"

“You’ve got it, darlin. Let’s go.” Adriel grabbed her by the arm and hauled her to her feet. “I think they’ve got some at the grocery store.” Adriel started dragging Lexi to the grocery store to buy her cotton candy.

Adriel wrapped Lexi up in a coat before he took her outside.

Lexi tiredly walked with Adriel

Adriel seemed chipper, pleased with this turn of events. He was humming “Happy Birthday” as he led Lexi towards the grocery store.

Adriel held the door to the grocery store open for Lexi. “In you go, dear. Try not to act drunk, alright?”

Lexi nodded and straightened herself

Adriel followed Lexi inside and led her to the candy section. He gestured to the cotton candy. “Go wild, love.”

Lexi lit up and went to choose

Adriel waited patiently for Lexi to pick out her cotton candy.

Lexi picked out 2 pink cotton candies 1 blue and 1 that was a mixture of the two

When Lexi seemed to have come to a decision, Adriel stepped in. “Is that what you want, love?” he asked, just to be sure. “Nothing else?”

Lexi shrugged "i think this is good"

“Splendid.” Adriel scooped the cotton candy from her arms. “To the cash, then.” He marched off to the cash and paid quickly for the cotton candy.

Lexi smiled and followed him looking as sober as she could

Once Adriel had paid for the cotton candy, he led her out of the store and handed it over to her. “Voilà!”

"Yay thank you" Lexi hugged him and looked back the bag of cotton candy

Adriel was absolutely thrown by the hug. He hadn’t expected that. He stood there for a moment, completely dazed, wearing a stupidly dumbfounded expression on his face.

Lexi noticed he stopped walking "come on it's cold out"

Adriel blinked, snapping himself out of it. He made a face before his expression returned to its usual neutral smugness. “No worries, I’m comin’, darlin.” He teleported next to her with his shadow-thing.

Lexi made a squeak as it had startled her but then it switched to excitement "that was awesome!"

Adriel waggled his eyebrows. “I know.” He smirked. “Not that I don’t appreciate hearing it, trust me. Please, gush about how awesome I am.” He winked at her.

Lexi laughed. She plopped onto the couch and opened one of the pink cotton candies handing Adriel the other pink one

Adriel took the cotton candy with the full intent of returning it to her once she’d eaten the one she was currently holding. He sat down next to her. “Happy birthday, Lexi,” he said softly, smiling slightly.

She smiled "thanks" within minutes she had fallen asleep still holding the bag of cotton candy

Adriel took the cotton candy from her and rewrapped it as best as he could. He set her birthday gifts on the kitchen counter for her to find when she would awake. And then he returned to the couch where she laid and gently picked her up.

Adriel considered taking Lexi to her own bed, but saw an opportunity, and realized that he probably wouldn’t be sleeping, anyway. So he took her to his room and tucked her under his bedsheets in his bed, because it felt right. And then he left the room, wrote a note to her, and left with the remaining vodka.

## Trivia

* The pet names Adriel uses in this scene and in several other early scenes would indicate a European accent. This changes over time.
* This scene was originally archived as having taken place on November 4th, 2018. This cannot be correct given the context of the scenes that would come before and after it, if this were in fact true.
* The way Adriel behaves about being injured indicates that Lark did not fully know at the time what his powers and abilities were.

## References

1. ↑ Archiving error. Data is unretrievable at this time. Chat logs took place too long ago to retrieve the proper timestamp, and raw archiving data was deleted.