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IVOR RAINE-BYRNE
and then i will follow you down into the dark
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the perks of living near the precinct: it’s difficult to run late to meetings, because there’s really no excuse for that when you’re a fifteen-minute bike ride away. ten, if you rush, as is the case now. a steady mantra of “i’m going to be late” plays through his mind, and look -- he’s normally not this anxious about a meeting, except he did spend a ridiculous amount of time sifting through paperwork for this case, and he’s not about to let his hard work go down the drain by being late to his own meeting. [break][break]
he rounds the corner towards the precinct -- rockets around it, more like, going as fast as the poor old bike lets him on this quieter sideroad -- and immediately, he knows he shouldn’t have done that. because there’s a car there ( oh, a cop car, christ ) and he’s sticking his leg out to pivot the bike, slamming on the brakes as hard as he can, and-[break][break]
there’s a screech of tires, the clatter of metal, and then the more audible thunk of a body bouncing off the hood of the car. all things considered, the car wasn’t going too fast. if he’s lucky, his bike is the only casualty. still, he can’t bring himself up to check just yet -- the world is spinning, for some reason. and god, his head hurts.[break][break]
“i should’ve just taken the goddamn bus,” he groans, as a shadow falls across him. he hasn’t quite checked who the driver is, though he probably should. instead, he’s still looking down at the gravel, trying to will the world into stillness. “sorry. my bad."
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call me Tom
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49 YEARS OLD
October
14
Libra
Seattle
Bisexual
Chief of Police
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Thomas Raine
no one wants to see the way society keeps spreading the disease.
Tom was a good driver. He came to a full stop at stop signs, he used his turn signals, and he didn't go below the speed limit just because he had nowhere to be. But the road is full of other people and he is an anomaly of care and caution. It's not his first accident, no, but when a man on a bicycle veers around a corner without looking, down a one-way street the wrong way, and straight into his car, it is his first accident where someone wasn't protected by the metal shield of a car. He'd slammed on his breaks as fast, as hard as he could, but it wasn't enough. They collided, windshield cracking, body bouncing, the sick crack of a skull on pavement. He threw his car into park and was out in an instant. The voice that greeted him, dazed, dizzy, distant, the face, bloodied and bruised, was the sort of familiar that filled his gut with the cold lead weight of dread.
In an instant: The memory of last night, a blind date gone too well, for that same night they'd ended up tangled up in Ivor's bed. Fingers pulling tight a handful of hair, goosebumps across the skin, shuddering under his touch— He could hear it, his voice in his ear, could taste, still, his skin on his lips. And then he remembered the situation at hand and recoiled from the memories. The awkwardness of hitting last night's partner with his squad car was not what mattered.
"Ivor, are you hurt?" Worried and fretting, he lingered by his car, ready to reach for the radio, but didn't quite yet. There was no blood on the pavement aside from that which probably fell from Ivor's bleeding, crooked nose and at a glance, his limbs all seemed in the right places. Didn't mean nothing was wrong, but it didn't look like he was dying. Maybe he— No, no, he was calling in for an ambulance. He hit him! With his car! The way his body bounced and skidded, he was sure he'd never forget the gut-wrenching horror of it. He ducked back into his car and grabbed the radio handset. "Forty-two to dispatch" A crackling 'dispatch to forty-two, go ahead', then "Need an ambulance to my location, non-emergency, car-bicycle accident. Stepping away to assess." Another crackling response and he tossed the radio receiver onto the seat and hurried to Ivor. "Hey, you alright?"
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call me ivy
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45 YEARS OLD
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IVOR RAINE-BYRNE
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the world spins on, relentless and unforgiving. he attempts to gather himself into some semblance of a sitting position, movements slow and careful. no limbs feel broken; his shoulder is a little sore, and it'll probably bruise by tomorrow, but he can live with that. what is more concerning to him is the fact that the dizziness is taking its own sweet time to fade, and he can't quite reorient himself well enough to sit up properly. he rolls over, and watches blood drip from his nose down onto the pavement. wait, that's the wrong way, why is he looking down? someone's talking to him. he should be looking up. he rolls back over with a mild noise of complaint.[break][break]
there's a familiarity to the voice, too, he notes as he finally wrangles himself up into a sitting position. he chances a glance upwards, squinting against the sun, and- [break][break]
oh.[break][break]
ivor smiles, despite it all. he answers the question with a vague gesture at his nose and says faintly, "i've been better." of all the ways in which they could have met after last night, this hadn't been in his imagination at all. "i'm hoping it just looks worse than it actually is," he continues, leaning forward as he draws his legs closer to him and rests his forehead against a knee. then, after a pause, with a lightness in his voice, "this is, uh, an awkward way to meet again."
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call me Tom
He/Him
49 YEARS OLD
October
14
Libra
Seattle
Bisexual
Chief of Police
TAG WITH @thomasraine
Thomas Raine
no one wants to see the way society keeps spreading the disease.
Oh, that didn't look good. As he approached, Ivor struggled to right himself. He first rolled himself the wrong way, limbs moving, but not quite in the right direction. He laid there, face down, for a moment before groaning and properly righting himself. Tom didn't know if he actually knew which was was up or if was operating under process of elimination. "Ah, wait no, don't force yourself— I— Okay." He rubbed his eyes as Ivor forced himself into a sitting position. At least he was alive. The last thing he wanted on his mundane work record was he killed someone in a car accident.[break][break]
Ivor didn't seem to struggle with his words, which was good. They were slurred, but only enough to be attributed to just having his face smacked into the pavement. Anyone would sound a little funny like that, jaw and teeth ringing numb with shock and pain. "Awkward is putting it nicely, I assure you." He sighed, "The hell were you doing? This is a one-way street! You went the wrong way!" Exasperated, appalled. It could've been prevented. He groaned and rubbed his face again. "Just sit here for moment, there's an ambulance on its way. Were you on your way to work? I'll call them, explain to them the situation."
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call me ivy
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45 YEARS OLD
May
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portland, oregon
bisexual
detective
TAG WITH @ivor
IVOR RAINE-BYRNE
and then i will follow you down into the dark
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he doesn't quite shift from his position, only blinking slowly down at the pavement, bringing a hand up to gingerly check the rest of his face. it's almost numb from the impact, though nothing else seems to be noticeably hurt. he extends the rest of the inventory check -- flexes his fingers experimentally and wiggles his toes. everything else seems alright.[break][break]
"it's normally empty when i come in," he protests weakly. it isn't an excuse, though, he knows as much. he waits until the nausea fades, squashed down to a negligible level, before he even attempts to shift his gaze to tom. not that he moves from his position though; he finds himself quite content the way he is, cheek resting against his knee, hands curled loosely around his legs. "didn't expect you to be here. silver lining, maybe?" there's a playfulness to the sudden grin, ill-timed but genuine.[break][break]
then there's that mention of work and -- oh, right, that would make sense. "right- yeah, maybe let sergeant henderson know, uh, seattle police department. was supposed to have a meeting. guess that's not happening now." a pause. ivor notes, belatedly, the car behind thomas. more specfically, a police squad car. "wait -- is that yours?"
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call me Tom
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49 YEARS OLD
October
14
Libra
Seattle
Bisexual
Chief of Police
TAG WITH @thomasraine
Thomas Raine
no one wants to see the way society keeps spreading the disease.
"it's normally empty when i come in." As if that was any excuse! Tom didn't quite consider himself straightlaced, but god, if he'd just followed the traffic laws maybe this wouldn't have happened! He had to restrain himself from scolding him further, because now was not the time for it.
The name Sergeant Henderson caught Tom's attention immediately, but he was immediately more surprised by how slow Ivor was. "I— What— Yes that's mine. Ivor I'm literally in uniform. Did you not notice?" Maybe he'd hit his head harder than he thought, "Alright, well, Ivor, what's your last name?" He nodded at the answer, then stood back up and walked back to the squad car. He grabbed the radio handset and after a sigh he spoke into it. "Forty-two to dispatch." A crackling response and go ahead, "Can you pass to Sergeant Henderson that 'Ivor Byrne' will not be coming in today. He's the other party in this accident." A long pause, then there was a message of understanding. Tom flicked on the car's lights and grabbed a handful of napkins before returning to Ivor's side. He sat down next to him. "Here, let me take a look." He gently held Ivor's chin and turned his head towards him. With a napkin he dabbed at the blood covering his face and took the moment to check his head for any other bleeding wounds. It was clear, as far as he could see, aside from his broken nose. Could've been a lot worse.
Sirens screamed in the distance, approaching relatively leisurely. Tom knew he said it wasn't exactly an emergency, but the pace still aggravated him. By the time they arrived, he was sour, but kept his tongue still and stepped aside as an EMT took a closer, professional look at Ivor. Tom gave a statement to a fellow officer who had come as per procedure. After a look, an EMT approached them. "He's got a concussion and a broken nose, but otherwise he's fine. We'll take him to the hospital. They'll run some tests just in case."
"You wanna go with?" His coworker offered, "I'll get your car taken care of." Tom chewed it over for a minute, then decided that yes, he would. This wasn't his fault, really, he k lnew that, but he still felt responsible. So he tossed his coworker his keys and hopped into the back of the ambulance with Ivor and an EMT.
And for the whole rise, Tom tried very, very hard to not think about the fact that he'd slept with his coworker on the first date. He thought of everything but that.
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