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[ i wish.

if thorns needs more encouragement, elysium is only too willing, brushing his cheek along thorns' and letting the feathers flutter against him.
]

I always want you to manhandle me, handsome. I look best with your marks all over me.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ THEIR NEW FRIEND... THE RAT...

thorns frowns, although whether it's because of the rodent or the current situation it is difficult to tell. ]


I just don't know why you thought I wasn't going to share anything.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Good thing I love to put them on you.

[ the sounds of a fight behind them... they really were so serious about hunting when they came in here. they should still be, if they want to continue to stay here, but they stop using their brains so easily when the other is involved. ]

I love you.
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[ elysium squirms and tries not to look away. the result is that his gaze is shifty. ]

I didn't think you'd tell me off, but after hearing what I said aloud it was kind of embarrassing…

[ not the foot in mouth ]

Like I said, we don't normally talk about this stuff.
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[ you should've let him die

the thing is, it didn't even take a non-negligible amount of time for them to be reduced to this state. they should probably beore concerned about how they are literally unable to control themselves, but they're just their own worst enablers.
]

Do you? I think it's time for you to put money where your—

[ there are louder roads in the distance. uh oh. that actually gets elysium to pause as that does not sound like something only a construct can deal with? this is tragic. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ughhhh

he doesn't move at first, but after a beat he sighs and gives elysium a long kiss before pulling away. if this is dangerous then this means that elysium might get hurt, so thorns has to start taking this seriously now. ]


Let's get this out of the way so we can go back to our room.

[ and find out if there is a tub. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
We don't, but you wanted to...

[ so it has to be important to him?

he doesn't comment on the shiftiness but he is noticing it. the rat is sniffing the ground for some snackies. ]


I didn't want you to think I didn't appreciate you saying that.
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Why'd they have to go and interrupt us at the good part? I guess we have to… [ like this wasn't their original intent. ] They'll regret it.

[ it's fine. the commotion just manages to draw the attention of its family, so now they're going to end up with a whole lot more meat than meant to feed a small party.

bringing it back is going to be hell.
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[ the rat eventually starts trying to knock the entire trash can over but it's 100x its size. it's almost inspiring how it keeps tapping its paws against it. wow. ]

Oh. Well. It's no problem… New month new me.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ struggling to carry everything back with them is what they deserve honestly after all of this nonsense.

but all he's really thinking about is continuing, so they just need to get this over with. thorns is not sure if elysium is still pretending like he can't do anything or not? so he will watch him to see what he does, thorns will support his choices or lack of choices. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh my god the moment truly has passed

thorns clears his throat and just nods ]


Right. Let's go back...

[ he tries again to enter the car... the rat moves like it is joining them. ]
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[ hilariously, he is also so caught up with continuing that he forgets what the initial plot was. he not only helps thorns take the burdenbeasts down, but he immediately straps the second largest one over his shoulder.

he looks at thorns' expectantly like helloooooo????
]

What are you waiting for?

[ testy. they were blueballed. he is so simple. ]
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[ WE ARE NOT LETTING THEM ADOPT A RAT

elysium drags thorns back a second time. their scenery can now be elysium's far which may somehow be an improvement over what they were staring at before. the rat circles the car…

it smells their snacks.
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You don't sound like you're done.

[ if he has to be mortified so does thorns. cough up. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they need to be blueballed forever

he will pick up the other one. they can go back to civilization and try not to be h*rny for five minutes. is it possible? can they be normal? only time will tell. ]


Come on, sweetie.

[ it's said so flatly. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-21 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they can name the rat romeo.... 🥺

but okay. thorns doesn't even think elysium was fully done with what he was saying before, but he will work with this. ]


Why aren't you more open with others?
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[ please. it's your turn to hand of god next. and then if they are blueballed enough times with enough luck they will just explode. ]

Where's the emotion? [ sulkily. ] Darling.

[ he has officially gone from play whiny to legitimately whiny. ]
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[ if they do not do something about this rodent it will chew through his tires. stop. and if that's not enough it'll set its sights on thorns' chemicals and keel over. no one wants this. ]

… You wanted to make this about me this entire time? Wooow. I didn't know you had that kind of interest.

[ he's very evidently saying this in jest. ]

Well, it's not like I don't get it. It's always easier to make things about someone else. When you're a hot guy, people start paying all kinds of attention. It's fine to look, you know? Looking's free.

… I just don't think it's that important. I really don't have that much going on to have anything to talk about.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-22 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
You can't sense my emotion?

[ still said flatly, but elysium should be able to distinguish even the tiniest bit of emoting from him or else he hates him... this is law. ]

You sound disappointed.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-22 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
No, I just wanted to ask because I don't talk about myself that often. But I think the reasons are different.

[ he just wanted to confirm that, if possible. but thorns simply is not great at the steps needed in order to get close to someone, especially since he's completely disinterested in things like small talk. most activities you can do with others thorns believes would be more effiecient if he did it alone. think of all the money they could save in groceries...

but then there's elysium, who is different from him in so many ways, but they have surprising similarities. ]


I wanted to understand it.
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Aren't you just taking your disappointment out on me?

[ hmm. they would not be in this position to begin with if they did not have to impress other people. another point in living in a hemirtage's favour.

they have not even been here for a full day.
]

Maybe we're working too hard.

[ they also have not even worked for a full hour. okay. ]
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[ truly, the money saved on them buying things in bulk at costco is promptly wasted on the other stupid stuff elysium refuses to take out of their cart…

he peeks over towards thorns from the corner of his eye.
]

What's your reason?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-22 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they haven't even done anything yet and they're already backtracking on plans.

thorns shakes his head. ]


We have to work hard now so we can relax later...

[ their plans to retire... they can't do that until they have money... ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-22 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if it's really something like just having one reason. I just find people complicated and difficult to get along with, since they tend to want me to act in specific ways that I don't.

[ is there an equivalent to becoming a pirate in a modern au to get character development ]

It's easier to just deal with things my way.
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[ he looks at thorns like he's told him the worst thing in the world. ]

Why would you tell me this…

[ like he doesn't already know………… ]
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[ he takes a gap year and in that time decides to become a doctor without borders i don't know

anyway, he isn't particularly surprised by the answer, but it's still nice to get thorns' honesty. instead of just staring at the car, he leans against it, watching the traffic go by. this is a subjective improvement over trash.
]

Meanwhile, you have no problem acting however you want around me.

[ he crosses his arms loosely. ]

It might be easier, but… there's no one out there who likes being alone. [ ] I probably left you messed up for a while, didn't I? And then I just came back, acting like nothing had ever happened…