✧ — peach iced tea.

[boba]

this post is so clean

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[oversea]

[ elysium gets a photo as a response.

except it's a photo of... outside. elysium cannot send him food to eat for lunch because thorns is not at home. ]

[transmit]

Oh? Am I interpreting this correctly? You want a campus cookie to your location?

Roger that! I'll even sweeten the deal and make it a dozen since you've been so cooperative. How does that sound?

[ this is not food but he needs to win this stupid war.

thorns' return picture is a screenshot of a checkout page. he has not processed it yet but he will depending on if thorns wishes to test him? die. ]

[oversea]

[ this really is a war.

elysium's phone starts ringing. ]

[transmit]

[ elysium's in a conference and instead of listening to it he's flirting…

unfortunately, it does mean he has to reject the call. ]

Not in a good location right now

What's up? Don't like the flavours?

[oversea]

Don't waste your money.
I won't finish all of that and then my classmates will just take all of it.
I'll eat later.

[transmit]

It never hurts to have people in your back pocket…


But when's later?

[oversea]

I have to take an exam now.

[ that's not a direct answer to his question but still

later. ]

[transmit]

The meal kit service starts tonight.

[oversea]

[ he texts him another picture of a garbage can. ]

[transmit]

[ lmao

elysium knows thorns wouldn't dare.


he turns his attention back to the conference while imagining thorns pouting. thorns doesn't really pout, but elysium's perspective always has been kind of off. he hehehehehes here, too. stop him. ]

[oversea]

[ elysium... is the worst? thorns needs to study this further.

but he does have an exam, and then a few classes after that, before he drags his body back to the apartment to do more work. the longer elysium is gone the weirder it feels, but he also realizes that he has absolutely no idea what the situation is. at first thorns assumed it was a death in the family, but then it's odd that elysium didn't just flat out say that was it? hmmm ]

[transmit]

[ he is trying to keep thorns fed so he's less lonely? him having an actual diet is also a plus but why is he catching so much flak for this…

dating is hard……


later in the evening, thorns gets a picture of a snail in the middle of the road. the next picture is it safely moved into the grass… ]

🐌

[oversea]

[ ... thorns thinks this is adorable. he is literally never going to type these words or say them because he is not crazy in this timeline. ]

Making friends?

[transmit]

It's rough out here, you know. My best friend won't talk to me…

[ literally whose fault ]

How was your exam?

[oversea]

I think it was fine.

It was on the things we learned while I was out.

[ he types something. stops typing. starts typing. stops typing again. ]

Can I call you now?

[transmit]

[ you know what's funny. they are somehow talking more distances apart than when they are living in the same building!! okay!!!

elysium is not thinking about it this way, however. he is only thinking wow… they're talking everyday? without making that association.


he goes ahead and calls thorns first… ]

[oversea]

[ who knew that they just needed to not be around each other. maybe they should be long distance forever.

thorns picks up the call. ]

Hey. [ smooth.... ] What are you doing?

[ where did he encounter snail. ]

[transmit]

¡Hola!

[ this is so pathetic. who knew banging would be the cause of and solution to so many of their problems?

elysium immediately turns on his back-facing camera. it's live footage!! of snail!!! ]

Just trying to expand your social circle. Say hi to your new friend, too?

[ elysium waves his hand in front of the camera… from food to whimsy, he has to make sure thorns gets his enrichment. sniff. ]

[oversea]

[ this is the equivalent of trying to entertain a toddler.

thorns looks at the snail... and waves at it. the snail has no idea this is happening. ]

Are you done for the day?

[transmit]

[ i see you are taking the no banging personally. is thorns' camera even on… can elysium see… ]

No, but I have a few minutes before——dinner.

[ what a completely normal pause. … time to cover it up with aggression. ]

You better not have called just to complain about our war. I don't think Escargot should be dragged into this, either? She's innocent.

[oversea]

[ hm. he is about to comment on the pause when elysium keeps talking. ]

Hm, is there a war? Are you fighting against me?

[ he waits for elysium to explain his position. ]

[transmit]

Aren't we? You keep being stubborn.

[ strangles thorns with his mind. ]

[oversea]

I think you're being the stubborn one...

[ elysium won't let thorns just eat ramen every day? hello? ]

What are you having for dinner?

[transmit]

What's so stubborn about wanting you to eat properly? Answer me.

[ he is holding his answer hostage. ]

[oversea]

You're spending too much money on it.

[ he's going to k word you, elysium. ]

And shouldn't you be focusing on... whatever it is that you're doing?