Egotober 2023 Day 2: Faerie Stone
Summary: Marvin’s magical interests are sometimes more hazardous than they need to be.
Prompt: Stone
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Three Septics: J.J, Marvin, and Jackieboy Man, were all standing around a large moss-covered stone in the middle of a forest in Athlone. None of them were in costume and trying not to get spotted by anyone.
Marvin had a huge book that he was flipping through in his hands.
“Okay, Jackieboy, touch it,” Marvin said, looking at Séan.
“Not a fucking chance,” Séan said. “You saw what that thing did to Chase.”
“He’s fine,” Marvin said. “Got wards all over the place this time.”
“Not enough,” J.J signed.
Marvin looked over at J.J who repeated it for him. He laughed. “No, it’s enough, I got this. Watch.”
J.J shrugged, pulled out his pocket watch and clicked the button at the top. Then he walked over and sat down.
And then he disappeared.
Marvin and Séan just stood there in shocked silence.
Then Marvin flipped through a couple pages. “Huh, that wasn’t supposed to happen.”
“Ye fucking think‽” Séan said, spit flying at Marvin a bit.
“Eww,” Marvin brushed off his book. “I got this, don’t worry.”
Séan gestured with his arms to the rock. “Chase is with Henrik, J.J is gone. Henrik is going to kill you, and then me, and I might kill you next.”
“No, if he’s anywhere, he’s between worlds, very easy to get him back,” Marvin insisted.
“Then fucking do it,” Séan said.
“I’m trying, let me work,” Marvin shot back, angling his book away. “Fuck, it’s like you want me to rip him apart when I bring him back.
Before Marvin could start setting up sigils and assorted focusing, J.J reappeared on the rock. Sitting just like he had before. Looking exactly like he had before, but looking very tired.
“Oh,” Marvin said in surprise before snapping the spellbook shut and smiling at Séan. “See? No harm, no foul. Right Jay?”
J.J waited until Marvin looked back at him to fuck him off.
“See?” Marvin’s smile got even more chipper. “He’s got all ten fingers. He looks fine.”
J.J walked over to hold up a middle finger closer to Marvin’s face and stomped off.
“I’m surprised he didn’t punch you,” Séan said.
Marvin was looking at J.J, “Did he have a hickey?”
“You know what, after today, I don’t care what he was up to, I care what you’re up to,” Séan said.
Marvin shrugged, looking smug. “Pretty sure it was. I’m glad he got some time to himself.”
J.J turned back to throw a wadded up piece of cloth from his pocket at Marvin before continuing to walk off.
The magician turned to look at the rock, confident in his test, but he gasped. “No! The rock’s gone!”
Séan was alarmed at first, but saw that there was no more dangerous rock. “Good. Now you can go experiment with something less dangerous than a rock that takes you off to faerie world.”
“Would have been a nice vacation.” Marvin got really disappointed at the disappearance of his new favorite fixation.
J.J continued to head back to the car and just sat in the car. He waited for Séan and Marvin to come back. They’d head off to Séan’s place and pick up Chase from Henrik’s.
But for now J.J sat in the backseat, looking at his new pocket watch. It was different from the one he usually used to work his magic through and take care of people. This one had a stone casing and almost a crystalline clock face.
It felt like he’d been where he was for ages, but it had only been a couple minutes.
For the best, perhaps.
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