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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]

Well maybe a little, but I prepared for this? It's not a big deal, don't think about that!

[parodeity]

You didn’t have a whole lot of time to prepare for this, though?

[windeity]

Well no, maybe not, but...it's a present. So don't worry about it.

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...okay. [ arguing right now would be a little stupid, and dave just shrugs. ] Did you make the decorations?

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Yes. [He doesn't know how to interpret this.] There's this kid I met a little while ago, name's Hinata. He was part of that team that kidnapped one of the MCs at the Ninja Warrior thing? Anyway he started teaching me how to do origami stuff.

[parodeity]

The team that got all those penalties?

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[A laugh.] Yeah. I am pretty sure they gave up the point of the race after a while but it was fun to watch. Anyway he's a nice kid. Probably raised by a circus somehow but a nice kid. He taught me to make stars and birds.

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I’m just glad someone else got more penalties than we did. And possibly more than anyone else in the history of ever?

[windeity]

It's pretty funny at least. [He follows the music then.] But yeah. He said it keeps his hands busy and I have to agree with him.

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Poster child for fidget spinners. [ he means john, fondly. dave lapses into silence after saying that, listening more to the music. ]

[windeity]

[Maybe. He doesn't agree or disagree, simply giving Dave a slight grin as he moves through the dances. The playlist on the iPhone has a various amount of songs, some orchestral, some modernized, and some piano pieces that are definitely recordings by John. But he's not stopping first.]

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[ how long does he plan to dance without comment then because dave won’t get bored...love him ]

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[At least one and a half songs. He catches a glance at themselves in the mirror and straightens his form, but he's still doing okay with the lead.]

...if you haven't figured it out, this is why I didn't want to really dance at the festival by the way. It would have been kind of obvious. [That he was practicing, he means.]

[parodeity]

...dancing is the one dating thing I absolutely want? [ like he can make do without the rest but even with his friends he likes to dance sometimes ] So...sorry about that.

[windeity]

I know! No, I know, I...it's why I practiced and why I wanted to do this. What are you even apologizing for?

[parodeity]

Giving you a hard time? [ sulking. at the festival. ]

[windeity]

Don't be. I was not exactly helping by being shady and secretive. [A spin.] And since we'll be working and can't really dance at Sorey and Mikleo's wedding I wanted to get in as much time as possible.

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Doomed to miss prom always. [ but he doesn’t sound like he cares? at least this time he isn’t speeding up the dance on john. ]

[windeity]

Prom's probably overrated anyway. [The current song ends and John seems to be listening for something as the beginning piano notes play and he switches the dance style again. Granted, instead of Michael Buble's voice it's John's playing over the speakers and he's Blatantly Aware this is cheesy as fuck and he's half-expecting Dave to call him on it, but oh well. Christmas.]

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[ christmas eve!!!!! ]

I want a copy of this entire playlist. [ ...so instead of calling john on it he’s watching him quietly? ok ]

[windeity]

[IT COUNTS!! But there's a full-on grin because he's not remotely surprised.]

I kind of figured. It's in one of your gift bags somewhere. [Apparently he's fine admitting that.] Presents tomorrow morning.

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[ why is that multiple... ]

You know you didn’t have to do all of this, right? Bet or no bet.

[windeity]

...truth be told, half the time I forgot about the bet. This was all just stuff I wanted to do? Which is probably a lot, I know, and it's dumb and kind of a lot but things kind of got out of hand and I got carried away.

[A shrug.] Cheesy but honest, remember? Stopped traffic and love letters and a best friend I get to keep with me all the time. [He doesn't stop dancing but he turns his face back to look him in the eyes.] Stuff like that. It's important to me even if I am still learning how it all goes to get it right.

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[ john gets one of those quiet stares for a minute or two before dave leans in and we get to see if john can keep dancing when dave kisses him because that’s happening. ]

[windeity]

[IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE HE

doesn't immediately stumble or knock them over but he does kind of pause in place to kiss back? So there's that, he's still keeping them moving at a slower pace even while he kisses him and that's pretty much all John's focused on now.]