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[ i (2x/m) rejected my now-crush (2x/m) three years ago and now i have sit here and watch him cycle through relatioships. how do i act normal about this. ]
You think it's that simple? [ he jabs his fork towards thorns, all accusation. ] You give yourself too much credit. Who wouldn't want to date me? That, and, if a best friend was all it took to scare them off, then they weren't worth my time to begin with.
[ give it a second to sink in
… ]
You think it's that simple? [ he jabs his fork towards thorns, all accusation. ] You give yourself too much credit. Who wouldn't want to date me? That, and, if a best friend was all it took to scare them off, then they weren't worth my time to begin with.
[ give it a second to sink in
… ]
[ he only had the best sleep of his life. no big deal. he knows thorns might not share the sentiment after elysium's already caught him drifting off into thought more than once, but from his perspective, there's only up from here. he has the rest of their lives to prove this was the best choice they could've ever made, not knowing there was a life out there where they sailed iberia's seas together.
he answers with a half-nip, half-kiss to thorns' cheek. it carries the same energy as those videos of birds pecking their partners over and over out of sheer affection. ]
Mm. [ DOESN'T ANSWER. ] I'll work hard to get you a bed.
[ just. laughs. because clearly that is the source of thorns' discomfort not the fact that they went to pound town. ]
he answers with a half-nip, half-kiss to thorns' cheek. it carries the same energy as those videos of birds pecking their partners over and over out of sheer affection. ]
Mm. [ DOESN'T ANSWER. ] I'll work hard to get you a bed.
[ just. laughs. because clearly that is the source of thorns' discomfort not the fact that they went to pound town. ]
Edited 2025-09-15 15:00 (UTC)
You just dragged me to places...
[ so he just did the exact opposite thing.
granted thorns can't blame him. in retrospect, elysium was obviously asking thorns out, but he was so used to them being weirdly clingy already that it didn't hit him that invite was different from all the previous ones at the time. hindsight truly is all powerful. ]
[ so he just did the exact opposite thing.
granted thorns can't blame him. in retrospect, elysium was obviously asking thorns out, but he was so used to them being weirdly clingy already that it didn't hit him that invite was different from all the previous ones at the time. hindsight truly is all powerful. ]
The intent would've been different.
[ different how? … he hadn't thought that far. he never pictured their lives turning into some sweeping romance if they started dating, more like quiet proof they meant that much to each other. little would change: maybe they'd sometimes hold hands, maybe even kiss…? he wouldn't even expect thorns to be the type to say 'i like you' all that often. what mattered was that their time together would take on that extra bit of significance.
not that their friendship hadn't been special already. and, as he's come to learn, having a romance with thorns isn't the be all end all. elysium hurries through another bite. ]
But yeah. It's like I was saying. Don't even think about feeling that way. You're my best friend, got it?
[ different how? … he hadn't thought that far. he never pictured their lives turning into some sweeping romance if they started dating, more like quiet proof they meant that much to each other. little would change: maybe they'd sometimes hold hands, maybe even kiss…? he wouldn't even expect thorns to be the type to say 'i like you' all that often. what mattered was that their time together would take on that extra bit of significance.
not that their friendship hadn't been special already. and, as he's come to learn, having a romance with thorns isn't the be all end all. elysium hurries through another bite. ]
But yeah. It's like I was saying. Don't even think about feeling that way. You're my best friend, got it?
[ shaking
wow, elysium truly did such a good job at getting over thorns. he can only nod at that. confessing would only make things awkward again, and maybe even upset elysium? the idea of realizing you like someone after they already moved on may stir bitter feelings... ]
And you're mine. [ .... ] So I'll support you.
wow, elysium truly did such a good job at getting over thorns. he can only nod at that. confessing would only make things awkward again, and maybe even upset elysium? the idea of realizing you like someone after they already moved on may stir bitter feelings... ]
And you're mine. [ .... ] So I'll support you.
[ is he really over thorns, when he keeps cycling through 2938493 people who are all similar to him but not quite the same, as no one would ever be able to measure up?
also hilarious that reddit advice would probably be leagues better than whatever knots thorns is twisting himself into right now. ]
Finish your food. It's getting cold. After you nearly lost a finger over it, you better enjoy it while it's still warm.
also hilarious that reddit advice would probably be leagues better than whatever knots thorns is twisting himself into right now. ]
Finish your food. It's getting cold. After you nearly lost a finger over it, you better enjoy it while it's still warm.
[ wakes up starting another day thinking thorns is the cutest in existence while completely forgetting about the terrors of last night
he will help thorns up, then, supporting him to his feet. ]
I won't say anything if you want to relax for the rest of the day. You're cute.
[ by being cute one can get away with everything a theory confirmed and validated by the two most objective people in the world: them. ]
he will help thorns up, then, supporting him to his feet. ]
I won't say anything if you want to relax for the rest of the day. You're cute.
[ by being cute one can get away with everything a theory confirmed and validated by the two most objective people in the world: them. ]
[ the problem with thorns being uninterested in listening to romantic gossip is that it means he is now completely unprepared for dealing with his own problem. the person who normally helps him with social problems is the one involved!!!
hell!!! ]
I should be saying that to you. You've eaten more of your fork than your meal.
hell!!! ]
I should be saying that to you. You've eaten more of your fork than your meal.
[ has he considered consulting the second- and third- best people he'd know for this marcille and jae-ha respectively. in which there is a steep drop-off in quality after the second person and marcille herself will probably only give him advice that belongs in rose of versailles, but even if they will make his life even more hell the theory is that the journey doesn't matter so much so long as they get him to his destination.
forces you to also npc our friends' characters. i guess there is also rafayel who is occasionally spamming him with artsy birb stickers and facebook pokes for ignoring him.
]
Touché. Get to it, then.
forces you to also npc our friends' characters. i guess there is also rafayel who is occasionally spamming him with artsy birb stickers and facebook pokes for ignoring him.
]Touché. Get to it, then.
[ he leans back, ready to settle into basking under the sun… then jolts upright, remembering that he literally just said he'd be productive. ahem, ahem. after tidying up the campsite with some effort, he crouches down and offers his back to thorns. he'll have to hold onto his bag and the flag, but that presumably beats walking. ]
Get on?
[ realistically, they aren't getting that far this way but any bit counts. ]
Get on?
[ realistically, they aren't getting that far this way but any bit counts. ]
[ unfortunately, no one in lads is even remotely thorns-adjacent enough for elysium to consider them dateable. which is why he and you can shake hands on not playing it. ]
You'll get your bandage wet. [ absolutely not. ] If you really want to be useful, how about vacuuming and wiping the counters?
You'll get your bandage wet. [ absolutely not. ] If you really want to be useful, how about vacuuming and wiping the counters?
[ it's fine. as long as they are at a different spot thorns will consider it a win.
granted he might go insane and claim he feels fine now and start walking later, but it's too early for him to feel that useless yet. for now, he climbs into his back. koala time. ]
granted he might go insane and claim he feels fine now and start walking later, but it's too early for him to feel that useless yet. for now, he climbs into his back. koala time. ]
[ and so continues their travel montage along yan's countryside…
eventually, elysium steers them closer to the roads again now that it's forked off from the main road, wanting a better sense of the people travelling the same direction they're headed. he might carry a map in his head and a catalogue of quick, rough facts, but it still feels better to see it with his own eyes. the foliage keeps them mostly hidden while elysium steals the occasional glance through the gaps. ]
What do you think about hitching another ride? ——Consensually, this time. From what I've seen, all the cars that have passed us by are agricultural.
eventually, elysium steers them closer to the roads again now that it's forked off from the main road, wanting a better sense of the people travelling the same direction they're headed. he might carry a map in his head and a catalogue of quick, rough facts, but it still feels better to see it with his own eyes. the foliage keeps them mostly hidden while elysium steals the occasional glance through the gaps. ]
What do you think about hitching another ride? ——Consensually, this time. From what I've seen, all the cars that have passed us by are agricultural.
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