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The sky above Paris was spotted with orange hues as evening approached. Noé walked through the streets, holding a small camera in front of his face as he talked about the latte he just bought. He had been filming for about 2 hours by now, though to him the time had flown by. Despite exploring an area relatively close to Hotel Chou Chou, Noé still managed to find new things to become entranced by. Though, maybe that was because anything and everything interested him. Just earlier he had spent 15 minutes watching a fountain, trying to memorize the pattern of the water.
He continued to wander until he came across a park - a sign nearby read Jardin du Palais-Royal - where he could see the sun setting over the city. He only then realized how late it was, glancing down at his watch.
8 pm?! How long have I been out? I need to get home soon or Vanitas might get upset…
Unfortunately, Noé had no idea where home was. He knew eventually Vanitas would come looking for him and drag him home, though he wanted to avoid making the younger man hunt him down when he wasn’t even that far away. So, Noé walked around the park, trying to find some kind of map to help him find his way back to the hotel.
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“Murr, get off the- Ugh! Are you fucking serious?!” Vanitas screamed into his mic as a game-over screen appeared on his monitor. Murr sat on his controller, grinning up at him (he wasn’t actually smiling, of course, since he was a cat, but Vanitas could tell how smug he felt). If the cat could smile, he would’ve had a shit-eating grin spread across his face.
Vanitas sighed and picked the cat up, earning a snarl and scratch, and set him on the bed with a toy to keep him distracted. He went back to his desk and looked over at the chat. It was flooded with messages asking for a cat-cam, which Vanitas immediately rejected.
He picked up the controller again and clicked the “continue” button, spawning at the beginning of the dungeon. He quickly equipped flame arrows to shoot through the first door and make his way back to the boss as quickly as possible. To pass the time while he ventured the dungeon, Vanitas looked over at his chat.
“ Let us see Murr - No, I already said that’s not happening! What game is this - Read the stream title, dude. It literally says ‘Playing the new Legend of Nightray game.’ Order food! - Why would I-” Vanitas glanced at the corner of the screen to see the time: 8 pm.
When did it get so late? I swear I just booted up the game an hour ago! I need to make dinner for me and Noé…
WHERE IS NOÉ?!
“Shit. I didn’t realize how late it was. Ummm,” Vanitas trailed off, trying to think of a good excuse to end the stream. He couldn’t just say he needed to eat dinner since he eats on stream all the time. “I have to meet up with a friend, so sorry guys, but the stream’s gonna be cut short today.
Messages in his chat wishing him a goodnight and whining about a shorter stream than usual flitted across the screen as Vanitas ended his stream. He sat up from his chair and went into the closet, getting dressed out of his PJs - which he’d spent all day in - so he could go look for his idiotic boyfriend.
A couple hours ago, Noé had left their room with a camera, saying he was going to vlog another walk through Paris. He’d promised Vanitas that he would be able to get back, and that he’d stick to the streets he knew, but obviously that didn’t happen. Noé never got home later than 7 pm unless he was lost or had been roped into trouble by Roland or Dominique. Considering he hadn’t received any panicked calls from Jeanne or Olivier, it was safe to assume that Noé wasn’t with his friends and that he had, in fact, gotten lost again.
Vanitas threw on his blue coat as he left their room, heading downstairs to interrogate Amellia.
“Mademoiselle! You don’t happen to know where the idiot went, do you?” Vanitas ran down the hotel’s stairs to the café where Amellia was working.
“He left saying he needed to film earlier, but I’m afraid he didn’t say where he planned to go, sorry.” She quickly said as she worked on clearing a large table.
Without another word, Vanitas ran out the door and onto the streets of Paris. He considered calling Noé, but his phone had died part way through his stream and he had forgotten to plug it in. Plus, the vampire usually left his phone on silent, so there was a very small chance he would actually pick up.
Not having any hints as to where his boyfriend might be, Vanitas decided to visit all of Noé’s favorite spots around the city, hoping to get some clue as to where he was. He visited a few nearby bakeries and cafés, but none of the workers had seen Noé.
After half an hour, Vanitas was sick of the wild goose chase Noé had sent him on. He only had a few places left in mind to visit, and if those ended up as dead ends too, he would probably just leave Noé on the streets that night and go back to his comfortable hotel room, where he could continue playing Legend of Nightray and forget about his manchild of a boyfriend.
Vanitas stepped into a coffee shop that he knew Noé liked, silently praying that someone there would have seen him. When he walked up to the counter, the barista recognized him (probably from the many times he had found Noé lost here before).
“Hello, Vanitas! How are you?” She greeted him simply.
“I would be better if I hadn’t just spent the last half hour tracking down Noé. You wouldn’t’ve happened to see him, would you?”
“I have! He ordered a drink not too long ago, but I’m not sure where he is now… Though I doubt he’s gone far.” She gave him a sympathetic smile.
Vanitas nearly ran out of the store, thanking the barista as he left. There were a lot of shops nearby that Noé had already visited before, so Vanitas could eliminate those from his list of weird places Noé would get distracted at.
He had been running down the streets for the past 10 minutes, and was nearly out of breath. Although he spent most of his time playing video games, Vanitas considered himself to be a pretty in-shape person. Not in-shape enough to run for a measly 10 minutes though, apparently.
Looking for a place to rest, Vanitas came across a park whose name he vaguely recognized - Jardin du Palais-Royal. He walked around for a bit before finding a bench to sit on. He leaned back, sighing.
By now, the sun had almost completely set. Vanitas could go back to the Hotel and hope Noé had found his way there while he was searching Paris, though it was doubtful. Plus, if he really didn’t make it home that night, Vanitas didn’t want to have to deal with a grumpy Noé the next morning. He would probably end up making Tarte Tatin to make up for not finding him, which was not an easy thing to do, even for someone as good at cooking as Vanitas.
Ready to continue his search for his boyfriend, Vanitas stood up from the bench and looked to his left where he saw someone crouched in front of a bush. Someone with white hair and tan skin and a camera in his hand. At the same time, the man looks over to vanitas, cocking his head to the side.
“Vanitas?” He asked, innocently, as if said man hadn’t spent the last half hour in a panicked search for him.
“NOÉ! You idiot, where have you been?! Do you even know how late it is?”
“I was trying to find my way back, but…” Noé glanced at the ground, quickly averting his gaze towards the bush.
Vanitas looked at him questioningly until he continued, “but then I found this cat, and he was too cute not to film and he let me pet him and I got distracted and before I knew it the sun had set and I didn’t know where I was and-”
“Ugh, I get it! But seriously, you could have at least tried to get home on time.”
“I did! I just got lost…” Noé looked away dejectedly as he reached down to pick up his camera.
Vanitas huffed and grabbed Noé’s hand, leading the two of them out of the park. Noé looked back at the cat, who had crawled out of the bush to watch him go, and waved it goodbye.
“Y’know I had to end my stream to come find you, right? And I spent forever running around Paris - now I’m exhausted!” Vanitas complained to Noé about how bothersome he was as they made their way back to Hotel Chou Chou.
“I’m sorry to worry you, Vanitas.” The vampire smiled.
“I wasn’t worried! It’s just frustrating to deal with a manchild such as yourself.”
Noé didn’t respond, and instead giggled knowingly, taking Vanitas’ hand in his own. They walked the rest of the way to the hotel in comfortable silence.
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Lost in Paris Episode 32 | Coffee Shops and Parks
evilbandkid_: OMGGG the roommate is back (≧◡≦) ♡
noetoes: HELPPPPP THE CAT LOOKED SO SCARED
⎿ Crimson4479: NOOO it just couldn’t handle noe’s cuteness
murrisgod: ok i cant be the only one who thinks the roommate HAS to be more than just a friend ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
⎿ jasperhighlighter: no cuz there DEFINITELY dating
⎿ oliverrr33: *they’re
⎿ jasperhighlighter: kys
HELLFLAME: GUYS GUYS GUYS THE ROOMMATE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE V
⎿ evilbandkid_: OMG AND HE HAD TO
GET OFF STREAM YESTERDAY WHAT
IF HE
WAS LOOKING FOR NOE?!?
⎿ HELLFLAME: OMG YOUR MIND
>>>>>>
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V is streaming: LEGEND OF NIGHTRAY DAY 3 BABYYY LETS DESTROY THIS DRAGON
bloomoon: omg water break
luna<3: HYDRATION TIME
Duck669: mmmm water
metalhands: QUICK WHILE HES GONE
metalhands: did yall see noes new vid?!?
bloomoon: YEA IT WAS SO GOOD
spider70: the roommate is totally V tho
metalhands: WAITTTT
stupidbook: omg ur so right
“What are you guys talking about?? I left for, like, a minute.”
stinkystew41: V DO U WATCH NOE???
bloomoon: ^^^^
metalhands: ^^^^
gayginger: ^^^^
“Ugh, why were you guys talking about him ? Noé is an annoying fool who can’t even find his way around the city he lives in. Why would I want to watch that?”
gayginger: lmao true
Duck669: WHAT HOW DARE U
icybitch7: boy i know u didnt just slander THE noe…
luna<3: thats literally exactly what the roommate sounds like
spider70: yeah this just further proves my point
luna<3: V is dating noe ;)
“No, I’m not dating Noé. I literally just said I hate him? Y’all need to get a life and stop prying into mine.”
metalhands: whatever u say…
stupidbook: i dont buy it
crazydeadbro: i know V irl can confirm they’re dating UwU
“Can we stop talking about Noé? It’s hard to focus on this boss when all you guys wanna talk about is a manchild.”
icybitch7: the roommate literally called noe a manchild in todays vid
HELLFLAME: i feel like V is just digging himself a hole here
“Did you call for me?”
bloomoon: OMG WHO IS THAT??!?!
Duck669: V boyfriend is real
gayginger: u know who that sounds like??
spider70: NOE
stupidbook: NOE
“Ah, no. I was just talking to chat.”
“Why were you talking about me to your chat?”
metalhands: HOLY SHIT
crazydeadbro: I TOLD YALL
luna<3: THATS ACTUALLY NOE?!?
bloomoon: NOE ACTUALLY LIVES WITH V THIS IS INSANE
“I wasn’t, you were just hearing things. Now go back to your office before you cause me even more trouble!”
spider70: hes not even trying to hide it ToT
HELLFLAME: LMFAO HE JUST WENT BACK TO THE GAME
icybitch7: hes ignoring us -_-
stinkystew41: prob cuz we exposed his bf lol
crazydeadbro: yall didnt believe me smh i told u they were dating
metalhands: ok but how did u even know?
luna<3: yeah ur hella sus
crazydeadbro: i watched them do sum gay as hell thing on a roof one time
icybitch7: ??
crazydeadbro: they were like holding hands and promising to kill e/o or smth idk
crazydeadbro: it was weird so i started crying
spider70: HELPPPP
HELLFLAME: DID U REALLY
crazydeadbro: YEAH THEIR REACTION WAS SO FUNNY
crazydeadbro: V fr went (・ェ・)
stinkystew41: LMFAOOO
metalhands: why were u even watching them tho
crazydeadbro: V is literally my brother
luna<3: ok now i know ur lying
“Misha get out of the chat.”