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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-19 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ NOT THE MOST F*CKABLE

he squeezes elysium's hand. ]


Well, I'd ignore that. But I wouldn't want people to think they might have a chance.

[ he says this but their relationship is still early enough that anything might make them break up. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-19 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[ he is so simple and does not need something impressive or super planned out. ]

As long as it's just me and you.

[ thorns is banning public proposals. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-19 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ i reminded myself of its existence it has to be psl canon now if not game canon

after a disastrous day thorns is hitting the right dialogue choices… wow…
]

Even if other people are the problem, you can at least trust me to have my principles. No way they would.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-19 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. I can do that.

[ they're really having this conversation while it's raining and thundering. the power of being in love? the grocer inside is probably wondering what the hell is holding them up, or if thorns is still stuck comforting elysium after hitting him with psychological trauma. that wouldn't be wrong. ]

I still want to make it at least a little memorable, though. Our fireworks…
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-19 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. I do.

[ even if the relationship ends up being more difficult than they expected, that they can try to figure things out. ]

Although it works out that I won't have any issues like that with modeling.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-19 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... he kisses him because elysium is so cute. elysium could be picking his nose and thorns would still think he's cute. ]

We can have fireworks.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
That's what you think…

[ elysium will keep the ego searching to himself. the less he knows about what people want to do with him the better… ]

But people will probably have trouble picking you out in-person anyway. You're going through entire transformations in there.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ in a world of deep fakes if anyone ever makes one of elysium picking his nose he'd jump off the nearest bridge.

he smooches thorns back, unaware of the existence of this cursed possibility.
]

Yeah? I'll learn how to make them. No helping me.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ he does dress absolutely nothing like one would imagine a model would. thankfully in this world, his tits are safely behind a shirt that has a modest neckline. ]

... What time do you get out of work?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
Really?

[ he gives him another kiss in return for that one. ]

I'll judge them.

[ he won't even be nice about it. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ and then he starts getting sponsored to wear branded clothing on his free time and it's all downhill from there…… ]

Are you feeling like you have to make up for this morning?

[ he flicks thorns' head. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
… You should give me points for how strict the timeline's gonna be. And while you're at it, this isn't even in my line of work? Throw in a multiplier while you're at it.

[ thorns should be nice anyway because it's HIM!!!!!!! he huffs and starts tugging him under various awnings… there's only so much coverage before they have to face the rain proper. elysium hums. ]

Should we run the rest of the way?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ he still feels bad about that, yes. elysium was so excited to go to school together and thorns ruined it by not being a morning person. ]

We were supposed to go together.

[ their first day back in civilization ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
We might as well. I don't think it's going to let up any time soon.

[ almost as if on cue, lightning flashes and is followed by a low rumble of thunder. the only other option is waiting it out and he isn't sure if it's worth it. ]

Count of three? One, two... [ he kisses elysium again ] three.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ he was… he still is… it has been one day and elysium has given up on their gym dreams ]

We don't have to do everything together. Don't worry so much about it.

[ he pulls the door open for thorns before sliding himself into the driver's seat. ]

We're going back together now, aren't we? That's something.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ THAT'S CHEATING?

okay. sure. if thorns is allowed to cheat, so is elysium. there's a split moment's shock followed by a tug on thorns' hand at three—he is not letting thorns have the final say (kiss) in this? after, and only after that kiss will be step out into the rain first.

brat.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's not the same, the drive isn't that long and it sounds like elysium is leaving right away... thorns settles in his seat and looks out the window. ]

So you're coming back late.

[ that is what it sounds like, so he is wondering if he should stay awake or not. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ OKAY. is this a competition?

off they go! thorns squeezes his hand as they go. they are so fucking wet almost immediately. it's a good thing they left when they did or else they might have been still on the farm when this happened and that's even further away from their place. ]


You're going to get sick....
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ thanks thorns for understanding whenever he beats around the bush. ]

Yeah. [ ] If I'm being honest, I have more work to catch up to than schoolwork. I'll be pulling long days for the next week or so.

[ as an intern… okay!!!!! ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ what isn't a competition, man. they end up having to go through so many puddles, too. the things you miss not being in a city: concrete sidewalks. ]

Just warm me up when we're back and I'll be good to go!

[ ignores how thorns is cold. irrelevant. what matters is that he warms the heart. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ hmmm...

this has been such an unfortunate start to their relationship. they are truly never going to progress into the kissing stage. ]


... That's fine. You did miss a lot.

[ it makes sense to be busy after. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ they have so much mud on their shoe and bottom of their pants and are soaked so thoroughly that they are going to be dripping puddles. it's fine.

thorns just excepts what elysium says and wonders if he should just start a fire to warm him. ]


Will do.

[ two different thought processes. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ it took them ten years to progress into a relationship it'll take them another ten to go on a date.

he stalls when he pulls up to the curb; it feels wrong to let thorns go without doing or saying anything else. at the same time, he doesn't know what? how do they kiss when he hasn't even taken thorns somewhere nice and scenic for it??
]

We missed a lot…

[

the next time makes… tomorrow at the library? this is so cursed.
]

Don't wait up for me.

[ can they even be considered as living together like this. help ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-10-20 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ one is too literal, the other is too figurative. but it's fine, elysium will just make sure they both warm themselves up by this fire…

they do, unfortunately, have to deal with the sorry state of their clothes. the innkeepers look thoroughly unimpressed, scolding them not to track mud inside, and then look at them expectantly to

strip.

elysium, for obvious reasons, is not particularly keen on this idea and tries to laugh it off, but the innkeepers aren't joking, their seriousness hanging in the air like a weight. uh oh.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-10-20 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ thorns stays in the car for an extra moment, also unsure, before he remembers that elysium actually has somewhere he needs to be. so he gets out of the car and waves a hand in farewell.

...

god why are they so awkward now. this is what happens when you begin your relationship in a feverish state. he will hurry off to their apartment goodbye. ]