[ it's messy but it's also funny. see: everyone looking in on them. does he still have rafayel on read, i'm in tears. ]
Yeah. Best case scenario, we work out. Worst case scenario… he realises there's no getting over the other guy? If I'm not enough to convince him, who else would?
[ yes... he got more messages since, which he responded with an emoji. raf will 100% knock on their door one day.
also elysium is so annoying. thorns isn't surprised if they didn't work out because of this... ]
I see... [ ... ] It's still better if we don't. I don't want anything getting weird with your dating app tries.
[ while some of them aren't in the immediate area, others are close enough that depending on what they put in their distance settings they may still stumble on his profile. ]
but thorns will just quietly unbuckle his seatbelt to step outside of the car. there is absolutely nothing scenic anymore about the view, but he still glances around as if there is.
still, it feels like the moment from earlier is long gone, much like many other moments of vulnerability. thorns doesn't really care what his family things because if they annoy him too much he can simply block them, but he's aware elysium cares. ]
You should've said something earlier. [ the view SUCKS!!! ] Mm. My bad…
[ okay. well. unless thorns offers more context, he'll just assume this is a moment thorns needs to himself for whatever reason. he won't ask—he isn't sure if thorns would even want him to—so he simply leans back and waits, making it obvious that he is, hands folded on his lap. ]
[ he actually looks back into the car like he's waiting for elysium to join him. but then he doesn't, so he just turns his attention back to these ugly bushes and a trash can. nature is so beautiful.
[ again, thorns could've said something earlier. what the hell.
nonetheless, the glance back is enough to tip him off…… and with a sigh only he can hear, he slips out of the car and falls in beside thorns, nudging him lightly with his elbow before his hands are going back into his pockets. ]
[ trails off. plays it completely totally natural despite remembering full well how he'd left that conversation. him and his stupid baka life in this universe and every single one he's a part of. ]
—Oh. Right. I just didn't want to feel like you were put on the spot, that's all. Uh.
[ uhhhhhhhh ]
Do you want to have this conversation here? You don't want to have it at home instead? Somewhere nicer?
[ 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. ]
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. ]
You don't sound like you're done.
[ if he has to be mortified so does thorns. cough up. ]
[ 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.
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. ]
[ 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. ]
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Yeah. Best case scenario, we work out. Worst case scenario… he realises there's no getting over the other guy? If I'm not enough to convince him, who else would?
[ he says this so confidently. ]
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also elysium is so annoying. thorns isn't surprised if they didn't work out because of this... ]
I see... [ ... ] It's still better if we don't. I don't want anything getting weird with your dating app tries.
[ while some of them aren't in the immediate area, others are close enough that depending on what they put in their distance settings they may still stumble on his profile. ]
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Right. I forgot. Would've been pretty awkward if one of your family stumbled on my profile before we decided to break up, huh?
[ tilts his head the other side. he assumes thorns will eventually resort to it. ]
I'll just close it. It was losing its novelty, anyway. I don't need dating apps when I can chat people up on campus.
[ the power of being an extrovert ]
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thorns goes quiet again, staring outside before his hand reaches out to gently tap elysium's on the wheel. ]
Stop the car.
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that is an odd ask when they're less than ten minutes away from their place, but okay. he finds the next most convenient spot to pull over. ]
Do you need to go?
[ glances outside. look. he made sure to find bushes. ]
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[ he just did on his own...
but thorns will just quietly unbuckle his seatbelt to step outside of the car. there is absolutely nothing scenic anymore about the view, but he still glances around as if there is.
still, it feels like the moment from earlier is long gone, much like many other moments of vulnerability. thorns doesn't really care what his family things because if they annoy him too much he can simply block them, but he's aware elysium cares. ]
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[ okay. well. unless thorns offers more context, he'll just assume this is a moment thorns needs to himself for whatever reason. he won't ask—he isn't sure if thorns would even want him to—so he simply leans back and waits, making it obvious that he is, hands folded on his lap. ]
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life is truly hell. ]
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nonetheless, the glance back is enough to tip him off…… and with a sigh only he can hear, he slips out of the car and falls in beside thorns, nudging him lightly with his elbow before his hands are going back into his pockets. ]
What's this about?
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[ so instead of looking at the beautiful ocean they can look at this. it will give the same emotions. ]
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Did I?
[ he did… ]
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[ he will just call him out on it. ]
It's fine if you didn't want to talk about that anymore. But you were just criticizing me for rushing through things.
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What were we talking about again…?
[ trails off. plays it completely totally natural despite remembering full well how he'd left that conversation. him and his stupid baka life in this universe and every single one he's a part of. ]
—Oh. Right. I just didn't want to feel like you were put on the spot, that's all. Uh.
[ uhhhhhhhh ]
Do you want to have this conversation here? You don't want to have it at home instead? Somewhere nicer?
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[ it's really not.
... no, it's all weird now. thorns sighs, before reaching over to lightly punch elysium on the shoulder. ]
It's fine. Let's head back.
[ he will move to open the door and get back into the car. ]
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Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on just a sec—! This seems important to you? I was just kidding around. We can talk.
[ with this rat as their witness… ]
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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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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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[ 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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Oh. Well. It's no problem… New month new me.
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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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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. ]
You don't sound like you're done.
[ if he has to be mortified so does thorns. cough up. ]
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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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… 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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[ 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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he peeks over towards thorns from the corner of his eye. ]
What's your reason?
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