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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ the way they're not actually married.

but thorns also considers this question, like it's something very important? well, if it involved elysium in any way, then it is important. ]


I should wear more.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ he makes another face and just tucks his phone away again. that's enough of that. ]

You sabotaged me.

[ as if elysium knew this exact turn of events with occur. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ he will find a piece of paper in the town next over and write down that they are married ]

It's good not to get sunburnt.

[ his turn to be animal crossing flowers. they are such simple creatures. ]

We should get started on the dye. It's getting dark, so you'll probably have to help with a few lights when it does.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Can you make sense for once?

[ he scowls and picks up pace. everyone in the group chat thinks thorns has no chance of failing. failing what? they are being vague to give the benefit of doubt but like

lmao.
]

I should be the one saying that.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. Should we do yours first? Will it take longer...?

since it's like

three colors. elysium your hair. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
You don't even know what you're talking about.

[ neither of them do.

but thorns will wave him off, sitting back down on the bench. it is probably best for him to not follow after elysium because they'd probably end up wrestling or something along the way. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
… No. It's all going black so it'll be pretty quick.

[ red part included…… but he isn't really thinking about that.

he runs his hand through thorns' hair, tucking it behind his ear.
]

But we'll have to bleach yours a little, and that's where most the time goes.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ they are just letting the pent-up energy build up again for dinner. fools.

he shows up at the diner ten minutes late. hope thorns enjoyed the in-person grilling by abandoning his best friend. it's what he deserves.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...

he just stares at the lil tuft in early mourning. oh, how you never know how good you had it until it's gone... ]


Okay. Let's get this over with.

[ thorns doesn't care about his own hair but... his beautiful pigeon... ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ elysium is the one who abandoned him!!! he left!!!!!!!

when elysium gets there, everyone starts immediately chattering at him. this is so much attention at once on him that it is obvious that they were just talking about him right before he arrived.

thorns stares at the menu. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Do you feel like it's a waste you never got to pull it out? [ ] You still have the chance.

[ just

leans his whole head forward
]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ they very deliberately leave the only seat available the one next to thorns. elysium sees this and is like… okay? but it isn't that weird considering they're mostly thorns' family and their +1s, so wanting thorns' +1 next to him is.

normal.

even as an extrovert this is so much redirected attention all at once.
]

What exactly did Thorns tell you that's got everyone so interested?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ help

thorns does reach over to grab the strands and pulls.



but not enough to actually take any hair out. ]


Masochist.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ someone complains that thorns has not told them enough actually? someone else comments that they have never seen thorns interested in someone before so they're curious.

thorns is still buried in the menu. ]


They have a two for one deal...
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't think you actually would.

[ he just laughs and lets out a very pathetic ow. ]

You never do. You're too nice.

[ that and elysium would never forgive him… ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ his brows visibly furrow and he's so ready to ask who's interested in who, but then thorns speaks up and just like that

his attention is redirected. okay. leaves everyone on read which is basically ignoring.
]

Did you want to order together?

[ the entire table takes notes. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ it will become elysium's butt plug incident, forever haunting him.

he twirls the hair around his finger. ]


It seems like it'd hurt.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ he pushes the menu to elysium so that he can see if there's anything he want that's offered for the deal...

he may be done this on purpose to get elysium to stop interacting with the vultures but also it is a good price. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 10:59 am (UTC)(link)
Do you know how big the bald spot would be? [ spoken like thorns has his priorities all wrong because HE DOES!! ] That's the bigger problem.

[ anyway, this is debatably worse considering elysium's the only one who knows about thorns' particular incident. and a bald spot? so much harder to hide. either way, he ushers thorns down by the stream, tearing open the package and squinting at the instructions.

hmm… he has not thought to use dye before but it should be fine…
]

… I should probably give us haircuts while I'm at it.

[ he runs another hand through thorns' hair. he sounds so melancholic. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ instead of interacting with the vultures they're now feeding the vultures inadvertently thank you thorns ]

I'd be down for a burger. Look, even though we have to choose the same main we can pick different sides. Doesn't that work out for us?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, let's go with that.

[ he is pleased...

and then he looks up to see a table staring at them. ]


Pick your food before the server comes back.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
I can always shave all my hair off it it's easier.

[ stop trying to go bald just because it's easier.

thorns will pick up the other dye to read the instructions. why is this so much mixing... wait, that might be fun. this is the closest he will get to experimenting in a while. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ he is so pleased thorns is pleased that he isn't paying attention to the table. ]

Sure. I'll order for us.

[ this is such a domestic conversation there is now a new group chat with all the original members discounting thorns called, THORNS AND ELYSIUM BETTING POOL 🤔💭. he does not notice that everyone is on their phones now for some reason but that's the modern era for you.

they aren't even dating and yet why are they trying to make everyone feel single? before calling over to the server, he looks back at everyone. they're conveniently done their texting madness and are back to staring. he thinks about why… then, oh!
]

… Right, you probably had to wait on me to order. Sorry.

[ turns back to flag the server. everyone moves their gazes back to thorns. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-09 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Your head's going to get cold in the winter and you'll get sick. No.

[ shoots off the practical reason ]

I'd ask if you want to do mine, but I'm kind of scared……

[ ]

You'll follow the instructions, right…?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-09 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Stop looking at me.

[ he's going to fight them in this damn diner. don't they have other hobbies? what did they talk about before this entered their lives.

they just makes them laugh and nudge each other. thorns was pvping elysium earlier, but now he feels like his only friend in this dark landscape that surrounds them... ]