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Weekend at Nocturne's Part 2
Jul. 3rd, 2025 01:53 pmAfter Pride we went to a pre-Prowl party hosted by KiraTiger, the guy who kind of ghosted my room at FCL. This may have been the closest I came to a real low point during the weekend. Nocturne kind of ditched me to talk with other people, I didn't really know anyone else there other than Ashy and Drac, and it was crowded and warm and left me very much contempating showing myself the way out...complicated not only by the fact that Nocturne was my ride but by the inevitable conflict it would cause if I did bolt. Thankfully, things picked up once Nocturne remembered I existed (JFC I hate how this is making me sound codependent on him), but perhaps mostly because this hot young barely-21 year old started chatting me up literally five seconds after I put my Snap Jaw on. In all fairness, I did tell him, when he asked whether I was in college(!) that that had been "half a lifetime ago", but I'm not sure he quite did the math. Oh well, more hot young guy for me! I don't know that things would have gone anywhere, and maybe that's for the best.
To my surprise Kira approached me and apologized for the weirdness at FCL. I was so taken aback by it that I later asked Nocturne whether he'd put Kira up to it, and he claimed ignorance. Kira professed an interest in keeping in touch, though I messaged him recently to lt him know how much I appreciated his approaching me and I've not heard back, so we'll see if that's borne out by reality.
But yeah, I think this was probably the worst part of the weekend otherwise. Just really not my scene despite the good interactions, and I don't think introducing me to his friends is exactly one of Nocturne's strong suits.
In any event, after that we went to my first Prowl. Between lots of people and loud music I wasn't exactly thrilled about this either, but it actually turned out to be kind of fun, though definitely loud...and bassy! They had a pro photographer there, so Noc and I got pics twice, though never just by ourselves. We also danced, mostly by ourselves but sometimes with Ashy and Drac, and it was kind of more swaying and cuddling than dancing per se, and it was...it was nice to feel people wanted me in that way.
To my surprise Noc himself got tired of the dancing before very long; he said he was overheating due to his wetsuit, which seems entirely likely, but I was amused that I had more endurance. Happily, Prowl also had a lower-key area, so we hungout in there for awhile before heading home. I got to see Brash for a bit too, and he was very nice, talking about how I was a good guy. I kind of think he wants Noc and I to become a couple, heh.
We got back to Noc's place at 3am (ow), and to my concerned shock Ashy and Drac headed home right afterward. I wouldn't have minded some wolf-cuddles myself, but before I'd even gotten out of my spandex Noc was crashed out. Boo. :p
Sunday we had to wake up a bit early because Novar was picking us up for our trip to Boston...except our trip to Boston was also a trip to Dover, NH and then to Worcester, MA, which took us hours out of our way. By the time we got to Ikea we barely had time to enjoy it, because Novar had forgotten that Microcenter closed earlier on Sundays, so I 'saw' an Ikea in record time, which was fairly disappointing. Then we went to Microcenter, and I couldn't think of a damn thing I wanted there. We met two other furries there, but there was barely intros and they didn't join us afterward, so the whole thing felt pretty superfluous.
The best part of the evening was probably going out to dinner with Novar and Dark and Noc. We found a place that had good burgers, and amusingly enough "Ghostbusters" was on TV at the same time. It was nice to just chill with people instead of feeling like we were on a (stupid) quest. We did also go to Mike's Pastries, and riding the T was kinda fun, so...yeah, I didn't really get the kind of whacky adventure I was hoping for that day, but at least I got something.
We got back to Noc's place around 11, and he helped me 'field-test' my new suit. That was a whole lotta fun, and I got a shit-ton of photos out of it, both solo and with him. Well, typically he was the one taking them because I was all suited up and at times also tied up. ;)
Monday I drove home, getting to take a couple of pauses to enjoy the scenery in the mountains.
I'm so, so glad I went to see him.
To my surprise Kira approached me and apologized for the weirdness at FCL. I was so taken aback by it that I later asked Nocturne whether he'd put Kira up to it, and he claimed ignorance. Kira professed an interest in keeping in touch, though I messaged him recently to lt him know how much I appreciated his approaching me and I've not heard back, so we'll see if that's borne out by reality.
But yeah, I think this was probably the worst part of the weekend otherwise. Just really not my scene despite the good interactions, and I don't think introducing me to his friends is exactly one of Nocturne's strong suits.
In any event, after that we went to my first Prowl. Between lots of people and loud music I wasn't exactly thrilled about this either, but it actually turned out to be kind of fun, though definitely loud...and bassy! They had a pro photographer there, so Noc and I got pics twice, though never just by ourselves. We also danced, mostly by ourselves but sometimes with Ashy and Drac, and it was kind of more swaying and cuddling than dancing per se, and it was...it was nice to feel people wanted me in that way.
To my surprise Noc himself got tired of the dancing before very long; he said he was overheating due to his wetsuit, which seems entirely likely, but I was amused that I had more endurance. Happily, Prowl also had a lower-key area, so we hungout in there for awhile before heading home. I got to see Brash for a bit too, and he was very nice, talking about how I was a good guy. I kind of think he wants Noc and I to become a couple, heh.
We got back to Noc's place at 3am (ow), and to my concerned shock Ashy and Drac headed home right afterward. I wouldn't have minded some wolf-cuddles myself, but before I'd even gotten out of my spandex Noc was crashed out. Boo. :p
Sunday we had to wake up a bit early because Novar was picking us up for our trip to Boston...except our trip to Boston was also a trip to Dover, NH and then to Worcester, MA, which took us hours out of our way. By the time we got to Ikea we barely had time to enjoy it, because Novar had forgotten that Microcenter closed earlier on Sundays, so I 'saw' an Ikea in record time, which was fairly disappointing. Then we went to Microcenter, and I couldn't think of a damn thing I wanted there. We met two other furries there, but there was barely intros and they didn't join us afterward, so the whole thing felt pretty superfluous.
The best part of the evening was probably going out to dinner with Novar and Dark and Noc. We found a place that had good burgers, and amusingly enough "Ghostbusters" was on TV at the same time. It was nice to just chill with people instead of feeling like we were on a (stupid) quest. We did also go to Mike's Pastries, and riding the T was kinda fun, so...yeah, I didn't really get the kind of whacky adventure I was hoping for that day, but at least I got something.
We got back to Noc's place around 11, and he helped me 'field-test' my new suit. That was a whole lotta fun, and I got a shit-ton of photos out of it, both solo and with him. Well, typically he was the one taking them because I was all suited up and at times also tied up. ;)
Monday I drove home, getting to take a couple of pauses to enjoy the scenery in the mountains.
I'm so, so glad I went to see him.
