[ mainly the ones who run their own business, since they need to be awake to start their day. but thorns doesn't want to be around when literally everyone is up and about. after all, his reasoning for even wanting to say goodbye is more strategic than sentimental. they can just say they tried to wait but really needed to head out before they lost more daylight.
well. elysium will need to. thorns still isn't the most convincing liar. ]
[ they are so annoying. of course thorns isn't going to make him move when he looks so cute and comfy?
honestly, their luck has been so good? they really haven't been in an actual dangerous situation since higashi; the skill difference between them and the thieves who attacked the town was vast enough they really only needed one of them handling it, and now they are also productive members of society?
[ their mistake was trying to have their cake and eat it too. elysium understands that now.
but really, he'd only been snuggling to be annoying. there's a soft laugh when thorns acquiesces (as if they'd ever truly disagreed), his heart swelling with adoration. ]
Only if you want to. [ he presses one last kiss to thorns' collarbone before reluctantly sitting up. ] … I'll work hard to get us our house. This won't have to be something we miss for long.
[ they are going from one extreme to the other. docybara will soon be one of those fat animals who look so adorably cute but need to do the water exercise to lose weight.
he takes steps away from the bed and just holds out his arms without saying anything. somehow, they keep discovering things they've yet to do, but also? is this… leverage? a lightbulb goes off in his head. ]
thorns watches him do this. if they were not weird and crazy, he would acknowledge that this is stupid. sadly he is past that point and now needs to prove he is better than a fat pet.
so. he rushes to elysium and leaps into his arms. ]
[ he'd expected thorns to do it, but him actually going through it swells his chest with love. thorns is so… cute!!!!!!! he catches him with a bright laugh.
it could be worse. they could shamelessly be doing this in front of other people. ]
And then he kept nuzzling his face against me. Can burdenbeasts pur? It almost sounded like he was purring.
[ thorns will nuzzle his face against elysium's, but he has to question this other delusion. however after some googling it seems like capybaras do purr, or they at the very least make some sort of noise that sounds similar to purring.
[ he refuses to lose here, even though there is absolutely no reason to compete over this. but it's the small things in life that brings you joy (making everything a competition).
[ for all the times elysium had gotten stupidly jealous over thorns, he is now doing the same thing to docybara. okay.
unfortunately, he just finds it incredibly romantic. and before he can stop himself, he kisses thorns a few more times then laces their hands together. ]
I can't help how others feel. [ murmurs. ] But you're my one and only guiding star, mi luz. When I look, I only see you. And if you aren't there, there's no path forward—nothing.
[ the way if anyone else said this it would sound like a typical romantic hyperbole that you just say because you're in love, but elysium means it as literally as possible. things are so okay.
he squeezes his hand. ]
And you are all of that for me as well. I don't know how I managed before us.
[ he managed just fine, but it's a time thorns would never go back to. ]
[ why speak in hyperbole when you can mean it literally with all your heart? they're on the same page now. things couldn't be more okay now compared to before.
but the real answer to that statement is that they weren't. elysium wasn't. in hindsight, it feels so simple easy to say they shouldn't have wasted so much time circling each other and being overly considerate—but that's just who they were, and to really drive that point home, he spends a few extra minutes kissing and mooning over his to-be-fiancé before they finally set off.
their first stop is the farm to pick up their capybara and bring it back to the inn to load up the cart. they can say their farewells to the farmer while they're at it, only, when they arrive and docybara toddles eagerly toward elysium, its legs give out halfway.
it collapses into the grass with a pitiful little whine, rolling around helplessly.
do not ask how elysium weened docybara off of drugs ]
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[ mainly the ones who run their own business, since they need to be awake to start their day. but thorns doesn't want to be around when literally everyone is up and about. after all, his reasoning for even wanting to say goodbye is more strategic than sentimental. they can just say they tried to wait but really needed to head out before they lost more daylight.
well. elysium will need to. thorns still isn't the most convincing liar. ]
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thorns has said all of this, but elysium's response is still just nestling closer to him, leaving smooches wherever there might be exposed skin.
this is their last morning in a bed for the forseeable future… they can give themselves this… ]
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honestly, their luck has been so good? they really haven't been in an actual dangerous situation since higashi; the skill difference between them and the thieves who attacked the town was vast enough they really only needed one of them handling it, and now they are also productive members of society?
perhaps... they have beaten their curse? ]
You can go back to sleep.
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but really, he'd only been snuggling to be annoying. there's a soft laugh when thorns acquiesces (as if they'd ever truly disagreed), his heart swelling with adoration. ]
Only if you want to. [ he presses one last kiss to thorns' collarbone before reluctantly sitting up. ] … I'll work hard to get us our house. This won't have to be something we miss for long.
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[ ...
he snorts, shaking his head. ]
Soon to be, I guess.
[ they're not fucking married. ]
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elysium's expression just crumples all over again at the reminder. ]
You're a tough person to win over. If I don't stack the deck, how else am I supposed to get you to say yes to my proposal…?
[ … kisses thorns one last, last time. ]
I'll do my best to accommodate the Doctor.
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[ docybara likes whoever gives pats and food. has the detox started already?? ]
Not as much as I do though.
[ there was no need to clarify that. ]
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there was definitely need to clarify that. ]
How are you so sure about that? The Doctor was so eager to see me the other day I almost fell over when he tackled me.
[ he is trying to hard to ween docybara off of drugs and thus feeding him maybe a little too much. his belly is so round. he's gained weight…
docybara would be sad for maybe two seconds until the next distraction makes it forget about elysium completely. ]
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thorns narrows his eyes. ]
I can do that too.
[ why. ]
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he takes steps away from the bed and just holds out his arms without saying anything. somehow, they keep discovering things they've yet to do, but also? is this… leverage? a lightbulb goes off in his head. ]
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thorns watches him do this. if they were not weird and crazy, he would acknowledge that this is stupid. sadly he is past that point and now needs to prove he is better than a fat pet.
so. he rushes to elysium and leaps into his arms. ]
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[ he'd expected thorns to do it, but him actually going through it swells his chest with love. thorns is so… cute!!!!!!! he catches him with a bright laugh.
it could be worse. they could shamelessly be doing this in front of other people. ]
And then he kept nuzzling his face against me. Can burdenbeasts pur? It almost sounded like he was purring.
[ this is so deeply delusional ]
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[ thorns will nuzzle his face against elysium's, but he has to question this other delusion. however after some googling it seems like capybaras do purr, or they at the very least make some sort of noise that sounds similar to purring.
the more you know. ]
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yes good!!!! he nuzzles back. ]
Don't you think that means he likes me better, then?
[ docybara likes anyone who gives him attention… but also. stop taunting the person you want affection from
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[ he refuses to lose here, even though there is absolutely no reason to compete over this. but it's the small things in life that brings you joy (making everything a competition).
he smooches his nose. ]
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[ why is that his takeaway. he is so annoying.
he accepts the nose smooch only if he's allowed to smooch thorns' nose back, gently bracing thorns back onto his feet. ]
All charged and ready to go? I am.
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[ if they linger any longer than they really are going to have to awkwardly say bye to literally everyone, which will take forever.
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... and I am.
[ there was no reason to answer the first thing, but here we are. ]
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unfortunately, he just finds it incredibly romantic. and before he can stop himself, he kisses thorns a few more times then laces their hands together. ]
I can't help how others feel. [ murmurs. ] But you're my one and only guiding star, mi luz. When I look, I only see you. And if you aren't there, there's no path forward—nothing.
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he squeezes his hand. ]
And you are all of that for me as well. I don't know how I managed before us.
[ he managed just fine, but it's a time thorns would never go back to. ]
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but the real answer to that statement is that they weren't. elysium wasn't. in hindsight, it feels so simple easy to say they shouldn't have wasted so much time circling each other and being overly considerate—but that's just who they were, and to really drive that point home, he spends a few extra minutes kissing and mooning over his to-be-fiancé before they finally set off.
their first stop is the farm to pick up their capybara and bring it back to the inn to load up the cart. they can say their farewells to the farmer while they're at it, only, when they arrive and docybara toddles eagerly toward elysium, its legs give out halfway.
it collapses into the grass with a pitiful little whine, rolling around helplessly.
do not ask how elysium weened docybara off of drugs ]
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...
he looks between the two. ]
Doctor?
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I don't know anything.
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he walks over to their child so he can try to see what's wrong. hello. docybara... ]
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docybara has a tummyache…… ]
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thorns looks over at elysium. ]
Can you go get some medicine? Make sure it's safe for an animal. I don't have time to make it myself.
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