✧ — passionfruit green tea.

[boba]

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[transmit]

[ thorns what happened to your words ]

Better…? I can get you soda if you want to wash out more of the taste.

[oversea]

It tastes fine.

[ sorry to this stall owner who is getting a bad rep simply because thorns is gay... ]

[transmit]

[ tastes are subjective… it's ok… everyone else seems to be enjoying theirs so they probably aren't thinking too much about thorns being his dramatic little self.

but elysium continues holding out the same skewer for thorns to eat. ]

What didn't you like about the other one? Maybe I can figure what else you might not like.

[oversea]

The other one was fine.

[ he can't explain why he reacted that way... he needs to keep this elysium as pure as possible.

but he will try to take the skewer so he can feed elysium instead. ]

[transmit]

Went down the wrong pipe?

[ ELYSIUM CAN FEED HIMSELF?

he instinctively holds it out of reach as he thinks thorns is already holding onto enough (two whole bottles of water). ]

[oversea]

[ AND THORNS CAN'T??

he just looks at him incredulously. ]

I've held more than this before...

[transmit]

[ oh

he realises he is also being silly and puts the skewer into thorns' hand. ]

I just thought I might as well since I was already holding onto it…

[





takes out another skewer and starts eating it. they can, indeed, feed themselves. ]

[oversea]

[ thorns watches this happen... he wanted to feed elysium... (platonically)



he dejectedly eats this skewer. ]

[transmit]

[ thorns has been off ever since they left the bar. the consequence of romance never being a priority for his baby thorns is that it's never the first place elysium's mind goes with him, either. but it doesn't mean he can't put one and one together…

… ]

Were you interested in someone back there?

[ and were they taken by someone else…??? the question comes out reluctant, almost like it's against his will. is that why thorns cared whether elysium was? ]

[oversea]

[ oh my god

he continues eating the skewer... until he is forced to answer or else it'll become awkward. ]

No.

[ the person he is interested in is right here? ]

[transmit]

No?

[ he stares at him more intently like he doesn't believe him. ]

[oversea]

[ he grabs another skewer and sticks it into elysium's mouth.

okay!! ]

[transmit]

[ well

he's now convinced he was right as he nearly chokes on this skewer. ]

[oversea]

[ oh

he holds out the water for elysium to sip? ]

[transmit]

[ drinks…

… ]

You know I'd support you through anything and everything, right?

[oversea]

[ oh my god this is not the timeline he wants to be on.

thorns cannot look at him directly. ]

What? So if I had feelings for someone, you'd support me?

[transmit]

Why are you making it sound like a bad thing? I'm not you with your zero emotional intelligence. I could totally help you.

[ by contrast, elysium does look at him directly. ]

Of course I would…

[oversea]

[ elysium is trying so hard to be a good bro meanwhile this was the worst possible answer he could have given thorns. ]

Let's go back to the bar. I need to check on them.

[transmit]

[ 'them'… as in his crush?!?!?! damn, the validity of his suspicions increase by the second.

this is what thorns gets for bro-zoning Elysium for a decade… ]

You really won't tell me who it is?

[oversea]

[ THEM AS IN THE GROUP PLURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he wonders if this is what it was like dealing with him while everyone was sucking face at purg... ]

There is nothing to tell.

[transmit]

I'll find out who eventually.

[ mutters under his breath. ]

It's a Liberi, isn't it? With white feathers.

[oversea]

[ he freezes for a second, but quickly recovers his composure. ]

What makes you say that?

[transmit]

One of your crew was asking me about it when I got here.

[ he shifts uncomfortably, wondering if he'd pushed it too far. ]

It sounded like it went way beyond just a crush…

[ thorns supposedly has a feather? that's serious. ]

[oversea]

[ see, this is why you need to take off the ring immediately so no one sees it...

he isn't entirely sure how to answer, since it's a little difficult to find an excuse for this that makes sense. ]

... It's from no one in my crew. It was a goodbye gift from someone.

[transmit]

[ the more he learns the worst this gets. ]

… What. Was long distance not an option?