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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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[ lbr that was "yeah ok you're full of shit" ]

I think they are pretty much just things you do.

[ they don't actually happen, no...you just do them because they're there. ]

It's like the urge to pull a fire alarm when you see it except it's a thing you actually take part in. Like, not the fire alarm thing, the wish thing. [ he's dropped his head onto john's shoulder so that's where that is at. he probably? won't fall asleep? maybe. ]

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[Oh of course it was. But with Dave's head on his shoulder he shifts a little and begins to gently tap out a beat.]

I don't know about you but I would definitely pull fire alarms if I could get away with it. [A grin.] I think it's nice. To do those things. We've talked about this before but wishes are interesting to me.

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[ haha fuck you john. it takes a little bit for the song to click because he's paying attention to john talking but then it's a game of is dave flushed because of cold or because he's actually starting to blush a little. WHO KNOWS it's both probably. ]

Of course you would, and no, I wouldn't. So if wishes are so interestin' are you going to share any, or are you a devout wishes must be secret kinda guy?

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[It's cute, let him live. He's still unsure about a lot of things but he's pretty comfortable like this and he turns briefly to nuzzle his face into Dave's hair solely to try and embarrass him anyway. Thanks John.]

Wishes are incredibly sacred, Dave. But I suppose I can tell you about one or two of them if you are really that interested.

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[ okay, far enough. as much a cat as ever dave's pushed exactly far enough to try to shove the china back over the other side of the table, and he shifts to - brush his lips over john's jaw? it's played off like an accident since he's (apparently) angling to speak more quietly and needs to be closer to be heard but it's just a small counterargument. counterattack. whatever! ]

Tell me.

[windeity]

[Here's another fun game: was that a shiver because he's also feeling the chill from the winter air or because of Dave? Let's not find out.]

Hm...I had a few on my list. A good Christmas is pretty far up there...I still have some things left to do for the charity drive but it's been fun so far and I hope it actually means something to someone out there. I wish for answers a lot, but I get we can't have too many of them all at once. And I wished for you. So two out of three so far isn't bad.

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[ hey, what the fuck. who says this shit. what the fuck!

dave ends up laughing in john's face so that's fine. it's the best default "what the hell do i say here" reaction except probably not if you don't know it's a thing. ]

Yeah? I made out pretty okay on the charity drive, too. And you're technically still in charge of Christmas.

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[John: I'm not into guys.
Also John: aggressively and blatantly hits on a guy.

Still, it's a good thing he's used to this reaction and that he's had enough exposure to Dave laughing at him when he says shit like this and it's for that reason he's not even bothered. Instead he just pushes his head against Dave's slightly.]

Shut up. [But also yeah, okay, his brain stalls a little on the words "made out" because like. Yes? He's still a teenager and he has a really hot boyfriend (?), it's normal. This is the opposite of taking it slow but that's also John's own battle to figure out.] I know Christmas is still mine. It'll be fine. We still have one more to knock out on our list for the charity drive, too, remember?

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[ like the first time dave laughed at the wrong time went over poorly sorry john actually got used to it. he at least stops and rolls his eyes, getting further into john's space to like

hug him loosely basically and use him as a makeshift pillow so apparently john's the only one stalling out about kissing while dave is more focused on stealing JOHN'S BODY HEAT why is he unfairly temperaturely warm. ]

Yeah, yeah. Pick a target and we can go whenever. [ it's muttered into john's shoulder/neck area but hopefully he's used to trying to hear dave murmuring. ] Oh.

[ pulling back a little. ]

There. [ one meteor spotted, so he shuts up and tracks the night sky. ]

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[To be fair that was post-nightmare about DEATH, SO! But he doesn't care that Dave's in his personal space as usual and again he thinks maybe this should have been the tip-off. Instead, he's moving a little so that Dave can be more comfortable even as he watches from the corner of his eye.]

We could ambush one of my other partners or one of the girls--[But he doesn't finish that thought because Dave suddenly spots meteors and he looks up to fix his gaze on the sky again.] How fast do they really move? Is it like a bunch of them will appear or one every ten minutes?

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[ lmao yeah get used to that reaction john. dave’s voice when he responds is quiet and calm and maybe drowsy but whatever. ]

It varies. This time should be peak shower hours so we’ll probably see a technical amount of lots.

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That's so cool. [It's whispered even while he's focused on the sky. Meteors are cool to see even given what they mean to the two of them, and he's not at all lost on the fact that Dave's quiet and calm. He doesn't mind. He's not going to tell him to go to sleep since Dave will be stubborn and refuse, but he's also preparing himself for that possibility.]

Do you think it's dumb to want to be up there with them someday? Like up close and personal.

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[ it's starting to be a pavlovian response to curling up against john.

POSSIBLY BECAUSE HE KEEPS SKIPPING SLEEP FOR DAYS BEFORE DOING THIS, but yeah. ]

Nah. The heart wants what the heart wants, and etc, so like. Whatever. It's pretty cool in space. Weird but cool. Could do without dream bubbles but like otherwise. Hey, John?

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[Consider: taking a nap. He doesn't mind because it means that maybe Dave really is comfortable around him and that's a pretty big deal.]

I remember parts of space. [He's about to ask some more about dream bubbles, but then Dave changes the subject and he looks down at him again.] What's up?

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...Do you want to keep doing Saturdays the same? [ he'd probably answer about dream bubbles. they're stupid. karkat asked him to caress his dream hologram once or something. ]

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Do I get to have Saturdays with you again? [Ah. He would leave it at that, but uh. They just had a conversation about answering questions with questions, so he tries again.] I don't know about keeping them exactly the same? I would like to do other things with you, too, but I like having the time to spend with just you. I know you're my best friend and we live together but it's kind of nice having a solid block of time to look forward to all the time.

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What do you mean other things? [ wait. he just did the question thing. um. ] I mean, do you want to...alternate them, or split them up. Into...what we usually do, and different things?

[ he could probably stand to specify. ]

Actual official things. [ he could stand to specify more, but that's apparently as far as specifics go here. ]

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[Luckily John gets it.]

I would like to do just our usual shit where we hang out and sometimes don't even leave the dorm, but I would also like to maybe do actual date things. There are a couple of things I think you'd like and some stuff I want to check out, too. It doesn't have to be scheduled like alternating but I know you like having schedules. [Shrug.] We can figure that part of it out later.

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...We can just make Tuesdays date nights and Saturdays whatever the fuck.

[ he does like schedules. it isn't like they don't do things inbetween those two points anyway but look: schedules make sense of a chaotic timeline. they're comforting waypoints.

"whatever the fuck" could also include dates but he kind of likes the idea of something not a date and something a date. because best friend hangouts still need to Occur. ]

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You do know today is Tuesday. [So like. He already kind of accidentally set a precedence for this. With Dave's head on his shoulder he moves a hand to smooth out his hair because he can.] But that sounds okay to me. And if we ever want to switch them or something that's fine, too. Right?

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Technically today is Wednesday. [ because time travel. :)

without thinking about it he leans into john's touch so there's that. ]

But yeah, that's fine. I just want a non-date time still.

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Okay well it was Tuesday before somebody cheated. [Which is nice since John's stupid and can't read the internet apparently. But Dave leans into his touch and he continues, mostly doing it to soothe him into relaxing while also watching the sky as a few more meteors zip by.]

We'll have plenty of non-date time, bro. That's kind of the cool part of dating your best friend, I think?

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I mean, yes. But I like scheduled time with you, in case we both get really busy. Like with chores or whatever, or other people, or school.

[ or like. DAVE'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT. ]

[windeity]

Mmhm. [Yeah, he gets it. He's also turning just slightly to tentatively plant a kiss to Dave's head? Maybe continually exposure and practice will help ease his nerves.] Yeah, for some reason I like hanging out with you, too. And it's pretty helpful to be able to be like "hey I would love to do something but I can't leave my best buddy hanging" and have something better waiting for me.

But I also like when we hang out with other people together. Like Eren and Elliot or Yukiko and Eleanor or Rose or Natalie or whoever. It's...nice having real friends.

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We can hang out with other people whenever you want? [ granted he likes just john time but he likes time with. lots of people? ] Elliot and I talked about maybe doing TGIF as a group regular, one of us is supposed to ask Eren.

[ and. okay. john did kiss his head which was.

nice???

it was probably nice. dave can't reach john's head so he just turns his own and briefly presses his lips to john's jaw again before giving up on watching the stars and resting his head on john's shoulder curved inward, eyes shut. not asleep, but. ]