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[ they are in such a tiny village the showers are probably tiny. there is a nonzero chance they won't fit or that it'll be supremely uncomfortable, but they'll make it work. what are they living for if they can't flirt to their heart's content? ]
Don't forget what you've promised.
[ he adjusts his grip, disgruntled. it is such a long way back having to drag these things as opposed to being able to wheel them off, but the pay off is that the villagers are thoroughly impressed. they get a whole banquet dinner… woah…
but they are also assigned to peeling vegetables. elysium is extremely grumpy in a way that only thorns is likely able to tell, up until the couple tells them about an open-air hot spring a small distance away that they should make use of after their long day. they deserve it. never mind! life is great. he peels the vegetables with such renewed vigour. ]
Don't forget what you've promised.
[ he adjusts his grip, disgruntled. it is such a long way back having to drag these things as opposed to being able to wheel them off, but the pay off is that the villagers are thoroughly impressed. they get a whole banquet dinner… woah…
but they are also assigned to peeling vegetables. elysium is extremely grumpy in a way that only thorns is likely able to tell, up until the couple tells them about an open-air hot spring a small distance away that they should make use of after their long day. they deserve it. never mind! life is great. he peels the vegetables with such renewed vigour. ]
[ he's really just thorns' inverse, becoming increasingly more bristled. ]
That's not the same as hearing it from me, and you know it. Just let me take my share of accountability for it, man.
[ and by 'share,' he means the whole thing, but it's fine. thorns has already called him out on enough, he can leave this alone? he shifts in place again. ]
Was there anything else you wanted cleared up?
That's not the same as hearing it from me, and you know it. Just let me take my share of accountability for it, man.
[ and by 'share,' he means the whole thing, but it's fine. thorns has already called him out on enough, he can leave this alone? he shifts in place again. ]
Was there anything else you wanted cleared up?
[ the absolute worst part of all of this is that thorns just finds elysium cute. is he annoying? yes. but that is also part of the charm now, because would he be elysium if he wasn't a pain in the ass? no. so it's all cute...
so he will just quietly peel away, occasionally bumping softly against elysium as a way to say hi. ]
You look cute.
so he will just quietly peel away, occasionally bumping softly against elysium as a way to say hi. ]
You look cute.
[ this is too pure for the reality of what the bath represents and entails.
hehe… he kisses thorns back. ]
Only because you're with me.
[ it was just luck. attributes everything good in his life ever to thorns. ]
We should sneak away when we're done. They don't need us here… besides, we're tired.
[ this is so weird. excuses themselves early from their own dinner, but listen… his private bath time with thorns. that's what's important. ]
hehe… he kisses thorns back. ]
Only because you're with me.
[ it was just luck. attributes everything good in his life ever to thorns. ]
We should sneak away when we're done. They don't need us here… besides, we're tired.
[ this is so weird. excuses themselves early from their own dinner, but listen… his private bath time with thorns. that's what's important. ]
[ the irony of this when thorns just called most people complicated and difficult to get along with. their love… (platonic)
he arches a brow. the temptation to kick thorns again is high. ]
Sooooo high maintenance that you don't have time for other people, huh? Is that what you want to say?
he arches a brow. the temptation to kick thorns again is high. ]
Sooooo high maintenance that you don't have time for other people, huh? Is that what you want to say?
[ they can maybe get away with saying they're tired but if they are all over each other during dinner then everyone in china will know they're gay.
thorns looks at the pile of veggies they still have to go through. life is hard when you have a job (they are used to having jobs). ]
What do you think of it here?
thorns looks at the pile of veggies they still have to go through. life is hard when you have a job (they are used to having jobs). ]
What do you think of it here?
[ everyone in china already thinks they're gay and are gossiping about them as they speak. ]
… For now, it's as good as it gets. [ they need money… except, the countryside isn't where it's at if they want to make a lot of it. ] But if you're asking if it's better relative to where we were before, yeah. I'd say it is. It's more peaceful.
[ it's an awfully detached way of putting it, but that's the truth. back at rhodes, their roles rarely gave them room to idly talk and flirt unless they were off of missions. every so often, elysium slips thorns a piece of carrot, celery—whatever raw vegetable doesn't taste like hell. ]
You?
… For now, it's as good as it gets. [ they need money… except, the countryside isn't where it's at if they want to make a lot of it. ] But if you're asking if it's better relative to where we were before, yeah. I'd say it is. It's more peaceful.
[ it's an awfully detached way of putting it, but that's the truth. back at rhodes, their roles rarely gave them room to idly talk and flirt unless they were off of missions. every so often, elysium slips thorns a piece of carrot, celery—whatever raw vegetable doesn't taste like hell. ]
You?
[ it's like he's feeding his pet gerbil...
it's hard to believe that there was a time where elysium felt bad about the idea of leaving rhodes for thorns, and look where they are on. but entirely as long as nothing bad continues to happen, thorns will keep believing they made the right move. ]
They're very noisy.
[ why did they immediately leap to party. hopefully this is not a typical occurrence. ]
it's hard to believe that there was a time where elysium felt bad about the idea of leaving rhodes for thorns, and look where they are on. but entirely as long as nothing bad continues to happen, thorns will keep believing they made the right move. ]
They're very noisy.
[ why did they immediately leap to party. hopefully this is not a typical occurrence. ]
Alright, smart ass.
[ tears up in this conversation being awkward on more than one level. first, because it drags up the memory of rejection; second, because he can't exactly fault thorns for it. if someone disappeared from his life, he'd probably just move on too.
being clingy isn't cool, right? there are always more people out there to meet; people separate and grow out of each other all the time. and yet, that's exactly why it doesn't sit right with him—why it gnaws at him that both he and thorns let them drift apart. it wasn't just any friendship; on some level, he did want to know how much it really mattered.
considering it's thorns, it is a flawed metric to begin with—he's too kind to ever impose. ]
Love is… wanting to chase someone, I think. But also not wanting to smother them.
I didn't want to suffocate you.
[ tears up in this conversation being awkward on more than one level. first, because it drags up the memory of rejection; second, because he can't exactly fault thorns for it. if someone disappeared from his life, he'd probably just move on too.
being clingy isn't cool, right? there are always more people out there to meet; people separate and grow out of each other all the time. and yet, that's exactly why it doesn't sit right with him—why it gnaws at him that both he and thorns let them drift apart. it wasn't just any friendship; on some level, he did want to know how much it really mattered.
considering it's thorns, it is a flawed metric to begin with—he's too kind to ever impose. ]
Love is… wanting to chase someone, I think. But also not wanting to smother them.
I didn't want to suffocate you.
[ who needs romeo when they have el thornsio
it is funny how wherever they go there are parties though. thinks about how i had to write like three party logs in less than a year in syn… 'they' yea ]
This is probably the most exciting thing that's happened to them in a while. They made a pretty big fuss over what we brought back… my guess is most of their meat usually comes delivered from the next town over.
Maybe job security here isn't as difficult as we thought?
it is funny how wherever they go there are parties though. thinks about how i had to write like three party logs in less than a year in syn… 'they' yea ]
This is probably the most exciting thing that's happened to them in a while. They made a pretty big fuss over what we brought back… my guess is most of their meat usually comes delivered from the next town over.
Maybe job security here isn't as difficult as we thought?
You never did.
[ ...
he tries to move again, and gestures to the interior of the car. ]
Let's go home.
[ it might be enough for tonight, and thorns isn't sure what else they might be able to talk about in earnest right now. or if ever. but thorns probably should have just let the topic just end when it did. ]
[ ...
he tries to move again, and gestures to the interior of the car. ]
Let's go home.
[ it might be enough for tonight, and thorns isn't sure what else they might be able to talk about in earnest right now. or if ever. but thorns probably should have just let the topic just end when it did. ]
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