"Mestre Damaso?" I stood before the cave, my hands folded. I ignored the wind and the cold, my head bent down a little out of respect for the spirits that I might cross. The moon was just barely a sliver in the sky, and I hoped that I didn't come too early.
I waited a bit and heard nothing.
Perhaps my voice was too soft for him to hear. I patted the edge of the dark stone entrance, hoping that he heard something before I wandered inside, rubbing my fingers together, making the walls glow a pleasant emerald green. It was a nervous habit that I found useful - my magic showed up only when I needed it, whether or not I knew that I did. I made no sound except for the polite shuffling of my feet, trying to alert the mestre that I was here.
"Senhor?" That was right, right? My fingers were flashing light, almost like a candle sputtering out. "Fuck." I tried clapping, and the light stayed consistent again. My feet started gliding on the stone now, feeling the path underneath me get smoother as I got in deeper. It wasn't long before I reached a dead end, the cave glittering prettily with my glowing hands.
I reached into my knapsack and checked my watch, rubbing my fingers again as I worriedly glanced at the glowing clock. Near midnight. When did his door open? I was getting impatient, wandering around in circles in that dead end.
My hands stopped glowing thirty seconds after, forcing me to be encased in darkness. I turned on a flashlight from my pack, worried about eating up the batteries.
Something huge creaked behind me, warm light poking out a bit from a widening door.
"FOR FUCK'S SAKE-"
I jumped, hitting whatever it was as high and square as I could.
"Hu- Ow." Oh God. Whoever was in the grey hoodie was trying to cover their eyes - Jesus Christ, I injured and blinded them. I lowered it a bit downwards, coughing awkwardly as my eyes adjusted to the bright light.
"Err." I waddled a bit in place, noticing dark curls poking out of the hoodie. "Marcos?" I was a little relieved.
"Li?" He blinked, rubbing his eyes. "What the hell are you doing here? Come inside - it's cold as hell."
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He shut the door behind us.
I sat in a very familiar room, wrapped in a cloak while he sat comfortably in a hoodie. An old fashioned fireplace crackled in the corner. It looked like he just got finished with rewatching season two of New Girl with the credits rolling on the screen. Comic books were neatly stacked in a corner, and he fiddled with his glass necklace a bit before sliding it back into his shirt. I sat down at the dining table.
He wandered over to the kitchen, turning on the Keurig. "Um, so what were you doing in a cave?"