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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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[parodeity]

[ he could come and go as he pleases but he does not? dave's willing to wake john up again later on the grounds that it's saturday and he plans to go back for visitation hours again if john lets him, but otherwise it feels colder than usual and he's fine just making a protesting noise and burrowing into the blankets of whichever the fuck bed they're on and pretending the outside world doesn't exist and leeching heat. he wakes up early like usual but refuses to leave, drowsy and drifting and not thinking of anything much at all.

until it's like, colder and john's actually up and making noise and dave reaches out to grab the cat to pull closer after making an aggrieved noise again in protest of, generally, a lack of heat. the cat is warm and has not abandoned him. ]

Nope.

[ NOPE. if he doesn't acknowledge the snow it doesn't exist. ]

[windeity]

[The curtains are wide open and the bleak sunlight streams through the window while John's ecstatic about the beginning of winter. Dave can burrow in the blankets with the cat but it won't last for long before John turns away from the window.]

Yup. Sorry. Winter exists. [He grins though and he returns to the bed, sitting on top of the blankets and keeping mind not to squish Dave or Mewpac.] How can you not be excited about snow?

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Winter is cold.

[ and this is why he wears shades all the time (no it’s not) but it doesn’t mean he can’t sort of glare up a john and reach out a hand to -

no? he actually pauses and draws back, stopping himself from whatever he was about to do and making a face instead. ]

I guess just staying in bed forever isn’t acceptable since I gotta go do things.

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And water is wet. [He tracks the movement of Dave's hand and he freezes up, waiting to see what he does before Dave withdraws back into the blankets and John rolls his eyes.]

It's not really, no. What do you have on the agenda for today?

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[ well john freezing up is a really good reason to minimize contact so pulling back was the right move. ]

You. Malik again if that’s still okay.

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[No?? Come back here, you shitty overgrown housecat.]

Of course that's okay. Same thing as last week? I'll drive and just hang out while you visit?

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[ no??? if john tenses up he doesn’t want to be touched?? ]

Unless you preferred something else?

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[Actually he wants to be touched a lot that is part of the problem. Having a crush is hard, Dave. It's hard and nobody understands. Still, he's making himself comfortable on the bed at least.]

No. I mean I want to do something else later after your visit but I know it's important to you to see him again, so I don't mind.

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Do what? [ mildly suspiciously even though dave is well aware he’s going to agree to whatever it is...

there’s a really quiet and nearly imperceptible huff of air as john settles on the bed out of reach and not being a glorified heater. ]

[windeity]

[Use your words, Strider.]

I don't know yet. I figure I can think about it while you're visiting Malik.

[parodeity]

[ what if he doesn't and instead is hyperaware that john tensed up when he started to reach out instead, what then. ]

You don't even have any ideas? [ he has yet to bother to sit up, just peering up at john as he lets mewpac snuggle into his chest and the blankets and purr. ]

[windeity]

[Glad John keeps cockblocking himself. He shrugs though and stares at the cat, playing with one of her paws. ]

Of course I have ideas but I also just woke up, give me time to catch up.

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Well, what are the ideas you have had so far, genius?

[windeity]

Maybe I do not feel like sharing yet? [Let him live.] What time do you want to go see Malik?

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Whenever. Visiting hours started a while ago but I was warm back then.

[ HE IS LESS WARM NOW, @JOHN EGBERT: FUCK YOU ]

[windeity]

[He outright laughs.]

I promise that when you're done with visiting hours whatever we do it will be nice and warm. Seriously.

[parodeity]

This makes me forgive you not at all.

[ ??? does john actually have to be forgiven for this... ]

But I will keep it in mind and maybe your probationary period will be shorter?

[windeity]

Oh no, what ever will I do. [Deadpan...but he does shift to curl up against him again since Dave's being a huge baby and John's just used to this by now.]

I'll make sure to create an acceptable offering as apology. Okay?

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[ - okay he didn't expect john to actually lay back down or anything? so there's a pause as dave readjusts to the flow of conversation, although after the lull he reaches out again and this time tugs john closer so he can basically cling. it's not desperate so much as it is sulkily cold, the sort of thing done to friends or family when you're comfortable and maybe tired or relaxed. ]

I'll forgive you if you play heater for five more minutes before I have to admit that winter has definitely come for my ass.

[ what is the POINT of friendship if someone isn't willing to be a heater. ]

[windeity]

[You are such a baby, Dave. But fine, fine, John's shifting so Dave can cling and leech body heat for a while.]

Consider yourself lucky I run warm, man. [Which is true, somehow even in the middle of the first snowfall John's still pretty warm and comfortable inside the room.] Five more minutes. What time do visiting hours close?

[parodeity]

Later afternoon. We'll make it. I would've woken you sooner if we were pushing our luck. [ dave runs cold and has no idea how the fuck john egbert exists, but he chooses not to contemplate that and just concentrates on leeching heat because clearly JOHN CAN SPARE IT. ] And this is your top quality as a friend?

[ it's not and he doesn't think so... ]

[windeity]

You could've woken me up sooner either way. I did not realize I would sleep in that late. [That's fine. Whatever.] I am glad to know I've hit my peak by being a space heater. Thank you for your honesty. Mewpac's not warm enough for you?

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She is a kitten and tiny and maybe when she's a cat she will be enough to replace you but probably not. Cats can be like, feet heaters? But they do not do full body warmth.

[ he's actually mentally tracking the five minutes. it's not even a thing he has to pay attention to, really. ]

And no I couldn't if I was comfortable. You like to go do things, and you were asleep so clearly you needed the sleep?

[windeity]

Good point. She'd make a good foot warmer when she's big enough. [Mewpac purrs and promptly situates herself between John and Dave somehow while Dave clings. There's a slow shrug then.]

...you're probably right though. I have been pretty tired lately so it was kind of nice to sleep in a little. But I am wide awake now.

[parodeity]

[ the cat is definitely a fan of heat and cuddling and dave makes sure not to crush her even as he presses his face into john's shirt and thinks warm thoughts of summer and how much winter SUCKS. ]

Sorry. [ about being tired - ] But yeah, I noticed. Luckily you are not a super morning person, but even so.