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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ okay but they're both delusional enough to try and duke it out for alpha

elysium continues staring. that's how it is, huh…
]

Ohhh. I see. Well, thanks for the birthday gift, bro. [ ? ] Though, I'm pretty sure this one is meant to be yours. Catch!

[ the one with thorns' name that is, because they are not ill and do not need to mark their territory. he tosses it over to thorns before sliding it on his own wrist. this is kind of funny? thorns is funny. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ thank you for understanding what i meant when autocorrect betrayed me

the comment makes thorns snort in amusement though. ]


Why would they look at me when you're here?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ he catches it... thanks... ]

Look at the other gifts.

[ all the attention on the bracelets is kind of embarrassing so he needs to look at something else. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
This one was from you.

[ like it's the most obvious explanation in the world. but he continues staring at it like he's trying to make something out?

then—
]

You spelled my name wrong…

[ his brow scrunches. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ hmmm

in tears over how they can't t survive without trying to one-up each other. ahich is why he's already wearing a mischievous look by the time he pulls thorns up to his toes.
]

You'd let that person close far enough to see me?

[ so… maybe this is housewife behaviour… whatever ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ there's a long pause. ]

What? No.

[ he tries to grab elysium's wrist to look at it. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ thorns goes along with the pill very easily. his own expression is serious, like this is the most important topic in the world? and honestly, for them it is, because everything about their relationship is the most important thing in the world (unwell). ]

They're think you came straight out of a fairy tale.

[ okay bias. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ when they've both given up so much for it, how can it not be the most important thing in the world? ]

Oh. So you just wanted show off.

[ that also tracks… ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ yea it's a fake out

he uses the opportunity to stare at thorns from up close. what are you hiding, thorns.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he is about to comment that it's spelled correctly, but then he looks up.

...

his cheeks flush. ]


What?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
You are the best thing to ever happen to me.

[ so, of course he wants to show him off?

thorns leans in and kisses him. ]


But that doesn't mean anyone can get close to you.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that isn't suspicious or anything……

he keeps staring and frowns.
]

You've been acting weird since you got back.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ going on the run was a mistake.


the weather decides to be temperamental and clears up—something elysium only acknowledges after stealing his kiss and humming, pleased, against thorns. right answer…
]

We should get back on the move if we want to cover more ground before nightfall.

[ new motivation in their housewife(?) era ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ elysium, why must you pry into things you are better not knowing? ]

You can tell if I'm acting weird?

[ interesting. thorns will try to direct the conversation back to elysium. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ their housewife era where neither of them agree on who is the housewife.

but he will nod, taking elysium's hand again so that they can get going. this is actually really nice? it's almost like when they went on missions together, if you ignore the part that there is no mission. but it's similar enough that it gives a pleasant nostalgic feeling. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah?

[ why is this a question. ]

You're really obvious when you're trying to avoid something. What embarrassing thing happened when you were out earlier, huh?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he shoves so much salad in his mouth it takes a stupid amount of time for him to chew through it all.

well. ]


They're just very interested in you.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they're on a mission for themselves if you want to go that far. unfamiliar territory, with no clear objective and just the need to figure it out as they go. they've defined happiness as each other, but that can't be everything; it leaves them piecing one another back together—thorns in wanting elysium to keep travelling, elysium in wanting thorns to keep experimenting, even if they had ceased being their whole pictures a long time ago.

still, it is nice, at least for now. if the rest of their journey follows the original rhythm, it'll carry them all the way to the stream where they finally make camp.
]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he pats thorns' back in comfort… chew… swallow… ]

Don't choke. Let me guess—

[ point blank. ]

They're asking about our love lives…?

[ thinks about how all people do in office au is gossip. that's the vibe he's getting. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they've found a relatively quiet area to travel through, at least.

thorns will get the tent out and start to set it up. if elysium tries to help, he shoos him away. ]


Can you get started in food? There's fish in the stream.

[ it might be easier if thorns did the fishing which is why he's making elysium do it. he wants to watch the love of his life struggle... ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the gossiping was much easier to deal with when thorns was drunk and only somewhat aware of what was happening. even though thorns remembers more than elysium does, a lot of that memory does not accurately reflect what happened. ]

Pretty much. They thought you weren't with me because we fought or something.

[ a lovers' quarrel. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thorns inventing unreliable narrators… ]

If I hadn't told you not to avoid me this morning, you would've been even worse about it, wouldn't you?

[ considers this. ]

They weren't wrong.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-07 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ all i know about yan is that they're trying to resurrect an evil god so yea it's otherwise probably pretty peaceful

but sure. okay. this is his chance to show off his breadwinning capabilities!!!! he rolls up his sleeves. he's ready for this. thorns, you can't just underestimate someone who's backpacked all over? he finds an appropriate-looking bamboo cane, carves it down into a spear, and before long comes back with four perfectly sized fish wrapped in larger leaves.
]

Is this enough for tonight?

[ just because he cannot destreza it does not mean he can't catch fish

praise him
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HELLO?

thorns does not agree with elysium agreeing with them. he doesn't think that was a fight? it was awkward, yes, but it could have been worse. unless... ]


Are you mad at me?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-07 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he is trying very hard not to be openly disappointed that elysium didn't struggle more with the task because thorns really wanted to see him be cute.

tch. it's fine. ]


That's enough. We can start a fire to cook them.

[ tch..... ]