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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]

[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.

[parodeity]

...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. ]

[windeity]

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?

[parodeity]

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.

[windeity]

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?

[parodeity]

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.

[parodeity]

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. ]

[windeity]

That would be really cool. I like them. [He likes people, basically, and it's nice to have a friends group that deals with him being a whimsical fuck without questions.] As long as it is not a Tuesday or a Saturday everything else is negotiable.

[There's a slight grin when Dave's mouth touches his jaw and he lets him curl up instead. John can watch stars, it's fine.]

Comfortable? [It's with a touch of amusement, but he's also already accepting he might just have to stay here for a while.]

[parodeity]

Mhmm. [ just don't ask him when he last actually slept chronologically in any significant amount. ] I missed you. It's too cold to argue again until spring occurs.

[windeity]

[He's shifting the blanket they're under so it's covering more of Dave's side and back and then letting his hand play with his hair.] Yeah, I think I can agree with that, though I should have known you're really only in it to leech my body heat.

[...but...] I missed you, too. Weird to think how you can be so far away from someone when they're right there.

[parodeity]

Yes. That is the only reason I wanted to date you. If you stop bein' warm we're immediately over, obviously, because there are no other reasons at all.

[ DRYLY. ]

Don't let me fall asleep long if I do. Have to flip us back.

[windeity]

If I stop being warm immediately that means I am obviously a ghost and then we have even bigger problems. [There's a sigh.] It's fine. We can flip back whenever, can't we?

[parodeity]

S'long as it's in my window and people don't come around and interact after interactin' with the other us...no, I don't know...?

[ murmured. look. being in an unfinished loop isn't relaxing, is all. ]

[windeity]

We're totally alone out here. It's okay. [He made sure of that.] We can stay for a little while longer and then we can jump back and go home, okay? I want to see more of the meteors. [And also he's comfortable.]

[parodeity]

Thank you for the music.

[windeity]

I'm glad you liked it. [He's still petting Dave's hair and keeping his sentences simple so they can both chill for a bit.] I wanted to make sure I got it right.

[parodeity]

On my birthday. Forget if I said so. I did like it. [ well he's mumbling more so there's that. ]

[windeity]

Oh. [That. Yeah.] ...my comment still stands. I needed to make sure I got it right to say what I wanted to say.

[...] I changed the title though.

[parodeity]

Good. Yours sucked. [ it had inspired dave to kiss john in sheer irritation so yeah. ]

[windeity]

Fuck off. I'd like to see what you'd call it. [But it still got the same result so he wins.]

[parodeity]

I like you. [ fuck off @ john, dave is tired and not up for word games ]

[windeity]

I like you, too, but that does not help. [He's trying not to laugh because sleepy Dave is actually kind of cute? Help them.] For what it's worth I changed it to Serenade Requited. So...a little better.

[parodeity]

Less dumb as fuck. Still kinda want to kiss you anyway. [ he makes zero moves to do so though. ]

[windeity]

Have you considered that maybe I want to kiss you, too? [Goddamnit Dave.]