[ they're really having this conversation while it's raining and thundering. the power of being in love? the grocer inside is probably wondering what the hell is holding them up, or if thorns is still stuck comforting elysium after hitting him with psychological trauma. that wouldn't be wrong. ]
I still want to make it at least a little memorable, though. Our fireworks…
… You should give me points for how strict the timeline's gonna be. And while you're at it, this isn't even in my line of work? Throw in a multiplier while you're at it.
[ thorns should be nice anyway because it's HIM!!!!!!! he huffs and starts tugging him under various awnings… there's only so much coverage before they have to face the rain proper. elysium hums. ]
We might as well. I don't think it's going to let up any time soon.
[ almost as if on cue, lightning flashes and is followed by a low rumble of thunder. the only other option is waiting it out and he isn't sure if it's worth it. ]
Count of three? One, two... [ he kisses elysium again ] three.
okay. sure. if thorns is allowed to cheat, so is elysium. there's a split moment's shock followed by a tug on thorns' hand at three—he is not letting thorns have the final say (kiss) in this? after, and only after that kiss will be step out into the rain first.
off they go! thorns squeezes his hand as they go. they are so fucking wet almost immediately. it's a good thing they left when they did or else they might have been still on the farm when this happened and that's even further away from their place. ]
[ one is too literal, the other is too figurative. but it's fine, elysium will just make sure they both warm themselves up by this fire…
they do, unfortunately, have to deal with the sorry state of their clothes. the innkeepers look thoroughly unimpressed, scolding them not to track mud inside, and then look at them expectantly to
strip.
elysium, for obvious reasons, is not particularly keen on this idea and tries to laugh it off, but the innkeepers aren't joking, their seriousness hanging in the air like a weight. uh oh. ]
elysium is thinking the same thing when the older man decides to stand in their way. he simply pats him on the head and says he's a shy guy despite how it looks; they'll leave the floors better than they left them and strong arms his way around.
it kind of works but not really. when they're through the doors, elysium gives thorns a side-eye… ]
but for now they can just make it to their room and shut the door behind them. sadly this means they can't immediately jump to canoodling and will have to quickly get into other clothes to run out there and clean. they can have a proper shower afterwards. ]
[ they're a little more than just friendly, but they're far from being considered family. he shuffles out of his shirt and pants and starts by toweling thorns dry, thoughtful. ]
I doubt they suspect anything, but these things add up. [ … ] My reluctance to show skin. Then, when it gets warmer, people will probably find it strange that I stick to long sleeves.
[ he smiles a little thinly then takes another towel to work on himself. ]
[ alright... the pro to moving to a small town is that the chances of running into anyone you're trying to avoid greatly diminishes. the con is that it means the people in said town are more likely to pay attention to you, while in a city you could live next to someone for years and not know a single thing about your neighbor.
thorns wonders if their stay here will have to be shorter than planned. ]
... Right. We can volunteer to do some extra chores to appease them more.
[ this is an awful feedback loop considering the less time spent canoodling the worse their moods get. but this is their reality until they find a more long-term fix to their problems; it was already somewhat of a miracle the first town they'd stumbled upon had been friendly enough to take in strangers.
more work it is!!!!!!!!!! he hates it here. he pulls himself together for the actual work and having to face their benefactors, but as soon as they're beyond closed doors? they have stress to get out. ]
[ the way i had no idea notifs were down because i don't look at plurk enough
but at the very least there isn't really anything that they can't do that gets asked of them, and in the grand scheme of things, it's easy work for them. but it's still time consuming and that is annoying.
so once they're back inside, thorns immediately kisses him. ]
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[ how detailed are these plans?
but he's mostly amused... elysium is so cute. ]
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[ he swings their arms while deep in thought. australia killed me today so this is me padding my brackets to ease my conscience… ]
What else should we include? A helicopter ride? A bouquet of poison ivy?
[ don't worry about the funds ]
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[ he assigns elysium a the one accidentally brushing on poison ivy and not himself.
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[ this only holds true because he is not in the lab enough to make things explode.
but for trying to be romantic, all he wants now is to throttle thorns. tch. ]
… Your ideal proposal's just that we're together, isn't it?
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[ he is so simple and does not need something impressive or super planned out. ]
As long as it's just me and you.
[ thorns is banning public proposals. ]
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[ they're really having this conversation while it's raining and thundering. the power of being in love? the grocer inside is probably wondering what the hell is holding them up, or if thorns is still stuck comforting elysium after hitting him with psychological trauma. that wouldn't be wrong. ]
I still want to make it at least a little memorable, though. Our fireworks…
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We can have fireworks.
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he smooches thorns back, unaware of the existence of this cursed possibility. ]
Yeah? I'll learn how to make them. No helping me.
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[ he gives him another kiss in return for that one. ]
I'll judge them.
[ he won't even be nice about it. ]
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[ thorns should be nice anyway because it's HIM!!!!!!! he huffs and starts tugging him under various awnings… there's only so much coverage before they have to face the rain proper. elysium hums. ]
Should we run the rest of the way?
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[ almost as if on cue, lightning flashes and is followed by a low rumble of thunder. the only other option is waiting it out and he isn't sure if it's worth it. ]
Count of three? One, two... [ he kisses elysium again ] three.
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okay. sure. if thorns is allowed to cheat, so is elysium. there's a split moment's shock followed by a tug on thorns' hand at three—he is not letting thorns have the final say (kiss) in this? after, and only after that kiss will be step out into the rain first.
brat. ]
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off they go! thorns squeezes his hand as they go. they are so fucking wet almost immediately. it's a good thing they left when they did or else they might have been still on the farm when this happened and that's even further away from their place. ]
You're going to get sick....
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Just warm me up when we're back and I'll be good to go!
[ ignores how thorns is cold. irrelevant. what matters is that he warms the heart. ]
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thorns just excepts what elysium says and wonders if he should just start a fire to warm him. ]
Will do.
[ two different thought processes. ]
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they do, unfortunately, have to deal with the sorry state of their clothes. the innkeepers look thoroughly unimpressed, scolding them not to track mud inside, and then look at them expectantly to
strip.
elysium, for obvious reasons, is not particularly keen on this idea and tries to laugh it off, but the innkeepers aren't joking, their seriousness hanging in the air like a weight. uh oh. ]
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he grabs elysium by the shoulder and pushes him towards the direction of where their room is. ]
Take off your shoes. I'll clean up the mess so you guys don't have to worry about it.
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unfortunately
elysium is thinking the same thing when the older man decides to stand in their way. he simply pats him on the head and says he's a shy guy despite how it looks; they'll leave the floors better than they left them and strong arms his way around.
it kind of works but not really. when they're through the doors, elysium gives thorns a side-eye… ]
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but for now they can just make it to their room and shut the door behind them. sadly this means they can't immediately jump to canoodling and will have to quickly get into other clothes to run out there and clean. they can have a proper shower afterwards. ]
Do they ask all of their guests to strip?
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[ they're a little more than just friendly, but they're far from being considered family. he shuffles out of his shirt and pants and starts by toweling thorns dry, thoughtful. ]
I doubt they suspect anything, but these things add up. [ … ] My reluctance to show skin. Then, when it gets warmer, people will probably find it strange that I stick to long sleeves.
[ he smiles a little thinly then takes another towel to work on himself. ]
Well, let's just start with cleaning up.
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thorns wonders if their stay here will have to be shorter than planned. ]
... Right. We can volunteer to do some extra chores to appease them more.
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more work it is!!!!!!!!!! he hates it here. he pulls himself together for the actual work and having to face their benefactors, but as soon as they're beyond closed doors? they have stress to get out. ]
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but at the very least there isn't really anything that they can't do that gets asked of them, and in the grand scheme of things, it's easy work for them. but it's still time consuming and that is annoying.
so once they're back inside, thorns immediately kisses him. ]
Hey.
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but elysium immediately swaddles thorns in his arms because that's baby… ]
Hi. I think it's time to elope again.
[ did they ever stop eloping. they literally have not even been apart for a full day and he's already like this ]
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[ it is funny because the town would genuinely be saddened if they suddenly up and left, considering how much work they do for everyone.
but they cannot handle being inconvenienced this late into their spiral. ]
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