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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER

consider this your warning about stairs. itll just keep happening bro. im telling you man

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[windeity]

[What the fuck why is this happening.]

I think you already implied I had bad taste when we first met. [Crazy girls who boss him around. But he doesn't quite know what to do.]

Are you going to try and sleep at least?

[parodeity]

I never said you had bad taste about people you're romantically into, I just guessed your type, accurately.

[ he doesn't think he gave an opinion, anyway. ]

No time. [ he could make time, but it's not like it would help? ] We have another engagement, remember?

[windeity]

[Dave are you stupid or...

...John's not going to argue because he's too tired and stressed about literally all of this.]

After that. Saturdays are mine, right? So I am calling in that I want to take a nap after training. Both of us.

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[ wow he's not stupid? but he does believe he is not john's type in any remote sense of the word since 1) he is a dude and 2) he doesn't meet the other parameters he spouted at john back in the day. arguing about whether or not he's aesthetically pleasing has nothing to do with that. ]

Fine. [ having no intent of actually sleeping in said room, but whatever, he'll compliantly go back there and exist. ] If that's what you want, we can go lie in our beds after training.

[windeity]

Bed. [It's a correction and he finally lets go of Dave's wrist so that he can drive the damn car.] Yours, mine, I don't care. I'm not going to let you skip out on sleeping like you've been doing for the last several days, that does not even begin to address the problem.

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I am perfectly capable of sleepin' by myself. [ source, but okay apparently this is our new defensible topic. he draws his hand back and fumbles with the seatbelt for a second, hands still a little cold, before slouching and looking out the window. ] October's long over, Egbert.

[ and dave is all out of favors. it was easy to keep up for a while after when john kept dragging him over and dave made himself believe it wasn't just for dave but it's harder to agree to something he's pretty certain someone else doesn't need. ]

If we don't leave soon we're going to be late, y'know.

[windeity]

You're doing a shit job at proving it. [It's mumbled and he's turning the engine again to start the car instead of leaving it in idle mode, but he still doesn't go anywhere.]

And I know October is over, but I just thought. [What, John? He doesn't finish though and he stares out the window again.] Whatever, sorry. Forget it.

[parodeity]

This is my usual sleep schedule, we've been over this. [ his hands go in his pockets and he's drawing back again, but dave does glance over. ] What?

[windeity]

[He doesn't say anything and he's hyperaware of how awkward he feels with everything he's thinking. He focuses on putting the car in reverse and backing out of the space in the parking lot.]

I just thought maybe you got used to it, too. But it's okay, if that is what you prefer it's fine.

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There's no reason for you to get used to shit you don't need. [ john, he means.

he doesn't even bother to respond to the comment on his preferences, because he regularly lies about those or refuses to admit to them. whatever you prefer is an easy answer, and he wonders sometimes if john doesn't agree. ]

[windeity]

How in the fuck do you know what I do or don't need, Dave? [It's snapped a little but it's a real question as he drives, heading toward the training grounds for ninja warrior.] And who says I need a reason anyway?

[parodeity]

Because you just pointed out - [ that it would be to get dave to go the fuck to sleep and he doesn't. want that. he doesn't want john doing all these things and running himself ragged when dave does fuck all in compensation. he doesn't deserve that, holy shit. ] You don't. Do whatever you want, as long as it makes you happy, okay?

[windeity]

I'm trying and you are making it really hard! All the time! For some reason! [His hands grip on the wheel.] What the hell do I have to say? That I want you to sleep in my bed again because I freak out when I can't hear you breathing because that's fucking creepy to say out loud and oh my god, can we pretend I did not actually say that? Cool, thanks. I want you to sleep in my bed and I do not mind giving you rides or picking you up from work or stuff like that. That kind of shit makes me happy. How is that not clear?

[parodeity]

You can - [ dave always knows the time. he's never confused about when he is or how long it has been from any given second of any given day, and he's constantly aware of how much time he has, and how much time anyone else has, and it's - weird.

dirk used to feel souls. ]

- Your aspect is kicking in. [ heir of breath. ]

[windeity]

[He doesn't reply outside of taking a breath.]

...that does not address literally anything I said. [But it's tired and defeated because yes, it sure is.]

[parodeity]

[ he opts not to discuss the part where john can't hear him breathing, because he thinks maybe john means from. across the room. or when dave fucks off for the night. ]

...No favors?

[windeity]

Do you need a favor because you probably have one or two left. [He doesn't, but he's just getting increasingly frustrated. He can tell when Dave isn't in the room, when Dave isn't asleep, when Dave stops breathing, all that fun stuff. Fuck his aspect.]

[parodeity]

We both know I don't, and that's not what I was asking.

[windeity]

Then what?

[parodeity]

It's not, like...a favor to me. [ dave in john's bed. he's confirming that. ]

[windeity]

[He swears softly under his breath.]

No. It's not a favor to you. It is something I am asking you for, too.

[parodeity]

Oh. [ just "oh". ] Okay?

[ jfc ]

[windeity]

[....internal shrieking.]

Okay? I...it's fine if you do not want to do that, it was just something--yeah. It's fine. Forget it, I can go back to sleeping by myself.

[parodeity]

But you just said - [ aggravated noise. ] Stop changin' your mind!

[ hello dave strider is a hypocrite ]

[windeity]

You’re the one who keeps making it weird and like I should change my mind! Also how is this any different than when you do the same to me?