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[ that does actually make thorns snap to attention.

he's right, thorns really has been disrespecting elysium's relationship this entire time. in fact, is it kind of messed up how he just started to spend even more time with him the second he found out he was dating someone? if thorns actually cared, he should have done this ages ago. ]

... right. Yeah, my bad.

[ he steps back again STOP SHAKING HIM. but then thorns just goes behind elysium, placing both hands at the back of his shoulders and he starts to push him forward. ]

Go back to the party. I'm going to stay out here.

I can't. What if you fall off the railing and no one's around to see?

[ he protests, heels digging into the ground as he glances over his shoulder. his shaking probably didn't help here, but the base was awful to begin with to be fair. ]

I'll leave you alone when we're back at the hotel. If you don't fall off, you'll wander and I'll never find you. Both are bad.

But this spot is too romantic.

[ he is ruining elysium's life like this.

he does stop pushing him at least. in fact, thorns just sits down on the ground. he really should not be doing this in a suit but whatever. ]

I'll stay right here.

It's not romantic if I don't end up looking at it with you.

[ …

he also plops down next to thorns. ]

You might get kidnapped it you're out here alone.

Kidnapped by who...?

[ sniffs

well, if they're not supposed to look at the scenery together then thorns just looks at the ground in front of them. this makes it platonic, he supposes.

... ]

I hope you're happy.

People who think they can sell you off for ransom…

[ this is so stupid. elysium nudges at thorns with his foot. ]

You're the one who found the view. You should be the one to enjoy it.

[ ignores the question
]

No. You look at it... you can to prepare for when you bring your future spouse to somewhere like this...

[ he won't say kitten in case elysium's relationship with her is currently rocky.

but elysium did say he only wanted to do romantic things with his partner. ]

[ he shoves at thorns more roughly. ]

Can you stop being stubborn for a second? Will you die if you aren't?

[ they are going to end up pvping in suits like this…… ]

I'm being respectful.

[ he is trying not to lead elysium on but he is realizing that if he tries to return to how things were in the past, he is going to have to change literally everything about how he interacts with elysium.
all of it can be seen as romantic.

... ]

Don't be annoying.

[ explodes in anger

that is, he tries to get up to get more leverage in his next shove only to trip and push thorns down onto dirt. you'd think he'd get up like this after the many times they'd ended up in similar positions on the dance floor, but no, he keeps thorns pinned down, gaze trained yet not at all at the same time.

he thinks about how their bodies brushed against each other as many times as they did. ]

You're the one who's annoying. It's like you don't want me to get over you…

[ mutters. and then he stands up and will attempt to leave for real. says this despite it being like half his fault ]

[ oh.

well, thorns letd him leave. he just stays where he is, staring up at the sky as his little drunken brain whirls in overdrive as it processes what just happened.

... is that it? does he not want elysium to get over him? it doesn't seem right, but when thorns thinks about it, it doesn't feel as wrong as it should. he will have to figure out what that means. ]

[ meanwhile, elysium's emotions are all over the place, and by the time he gets back, he's already forgotten whatever he just said to thorns. the moment he returns, people are on him asking where thorns is, why his suit is so crumpled, but otherwise ignoring it in favour of pulling him toward the photo booths.

it isn't until the third flash goes off that it hits him that he hasn't taken a single picture with thorns. not one!! after all that effort!!!!!!!!!!

explodes in internal tears ]

[ tears up

thorns does not go after him and just stays here. after a while, he does eventually get to his feet, but it's to go on a walk rather than return to the wedding. he has decided that it is best to just give elysium as much space as he can, so he is taking that as literal as possible.

goodbye.... where the hell is he going.... ]

[ i'm going to kill you if i have to write out filing a missing persons report so there's just going to be someone who's taking a smoke break and sees thorns wandering in the opposite direction of the venue. they grab his arm and ask him where he's going? the wedding hasn't ended yet and his friend is still inside? hello? ]

[ tch

how can thorns give elysium space like this... oh well. he remains with them until they finish their cigarette, and then they drag thorns back inside before depositing him at his table. thorns flops over like a useless fish. there's now cake in front of him and he has no idea when it got there.

nibbles uselessly on cake while flopped over... ]

[ truly, how is thorns going to give elysium space when the guy himself approaches him and just tightly grabs onto his collar. ]

We have to take a picture.

[ he is so intense about it and for no good reason. ]

[ hmmm.

thorns will just try to remove the hand off of him. they are too close. ]

Okay.

[ he stands up and starts to waddle over to the photobooth. ]

[ oh. that was easy. he does not think too hard about thorns' taking his hand off but

he does notice all the dust and dirt that'd gotten on him from when they took their tumble, so he will just bat at it as they go towards the photobooth. so much of their friendship is touching. my god. ]

[ this thread started with elysium touching him, this is so over for them.

but they really can't be normal even at a wedding, how did they keep ending up on the ground. once they are at the booth, thorns just stands there and waits for elysium to say what to do next.

unsurprisingly, this is not a guy who takes a lot of pictures of himself. ]

[ they don't even have to be nice pictures, just pictures to commemorate they were here together.

he rummages through boxes and procures a feather boa and a moustache on a stick. he wraps the first around thorns' neck and presses the other prop into his hand, lifting it so it's properly aligned in place. what does elysium have? nothing.

he goes to start the picture taking unless thorns suddenly has strong opinions on how this should go, ]

[ thorns is so drunk that it takes so long for him to realize something is off.

so when he does, he just takes one end of the boa and just wraps it around elysium. the picture is taken while there's still movement, so one end of the boa is blurry, but that just gives it more character... ]

You didn't dress up.

[ the props... ]

[ he literally just forgot being so concentrated on making sure thorns was dressed up

droops real-time as pictures continue to be taken ]

You didn't give me anything.

[ and now he's holding onto his end of the boa so tightly. no one can take this away from him. ]

You're pouting.

[ these pictures are going to be so funny.

he bonks him lightly on the head with the mustache. ]

[ he's pouting. it grows even more obvious when he's bonked.

with one hand still on the boa, he tugs thorns' sleeve. ]

You have to pick one out for me. Hurry.

[ help.

he reaches out to grab something. it is a pair of giant lips. he holds it out to cover elysium's own mouth. ]

There.

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