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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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You look ridiculous all the time! [Cheerful. He's fine with casual ribbing because that's how friendship works, and he stays on his knees anyway while he gauges where Dave's going with this.

And then Dave offers him his foot and he lifts an eyebrow.]

Gross. [He's amused though. On the other hand, he grabs Dave's foot and just sort of swings it back and forth with his hand.] Why do people like foot rubs anyway? [Said even while his thumb's rubbing over the bottom of Dave's foot curiously to see what he does.]

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No, not ridiculous. You promised to call me hot if I called you somethin' that turned you on. [ also he shrugs. feet don't bother dave actually although it's actually true years of dance aren't that kind. ] As to the question? Try dancin' for a few hours and maybe you'd get killing for one.

[ what dave does is watch john, still mostly inscrutable, hands gripping the edge of the bed. ]

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And I will own up to that promise when it happens. [He rolls his eyes though even while his hand's still moving since...yeah that makes sense.] I already told you I would do the dancing thing. Does that mean we're trading foot massages or what?

[...but he's still obeying anyway so there's that.]

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So what is this? [ curious. ]

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[He scrunches his face in a confused little look.] What do you mean?

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[ ah. dave rolls his eyes. ] Never mind. [ his first assumption should always be "john's an oblivious dumbass". ]

Go a little harder.

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[Well like, yes, but also this time he's purposefully avoiding mentioning he's actually kind of pleased with this chain of events for reasons he doesn't feel like explaining. So it's better to be an oblivious dumbass while he applies more pressure with his thumb and his fingers.]

You always like it hard, don't you. [Words, Egbert...]

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Wouldn't you like to know? [ drawled. this is why john should watch what he says. ]

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[He bats at Dave’s foot lightly.] Shut up. That’s not exactly what I meant and you know it.

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Do I? You lie all the time when it comes to certain things.

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What have I lied about? [Like. He can guess, but.]

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[ he stops sitting calmly and moves again, pushing john back with his foot. not hard, but. ] Be honest.

[ dave's not great at command but he sounds perfectly calm and firm.

it's more or less a dare. ]

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[He rocks back a little but maintains his balance, giving him another unsure look. He'll take the bait, of course, but:]

About what?

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[ he doesn't answer. dave just looks at john intently and waits to see if he'll break, pulling away from all contact entirely as he watches.

do or don't, egbert. ]

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[GET BACK HERE??

But no. He stays kneeling on the ground and eyes Dave uncertainly as he bites on his lower lip in thought.]

...you have no idea how attractive it is when you ask for things. [Like. Not even order, just flat-out ask.]

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[ ...

john that's kind of weird. it makes sense, dave supposes, because john has some inherent need to shower people in affection and that can be harder if he doesn't have a guideline as to how. ]

I didn't ask for an explanation. [ not that he minds one, or that he didn't ask for honesty, but. as he's not sure what to say he focuses on his original not quite question. ] I want to know: are you or aren't you?

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[Yeahhhh that's pretty much it, and he doesn't give an explanation then. He wants to do his best for the people he loves best and it's hard when he can't pinpoint what they want or need. Dave especially, someone who never asks for anything and usually bargains for the simplest things, is someone he always likes best when he can give him the entire world. Still, the question doesn't make sense and he's not sure how to respond.]

...am I...? [Belatedly, he realizes Dave might be asking if he's turned on but he won't jump that gun just yet.]

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Did you or did you not lie about bein' turned on?

[ no that's accurate because dave wants to know if he read john staring at him and getting a little flushed and being way too obliging wrong or what. he misses obvious affection shit from people sometimes but he's usually not terrible at reading body language and reactions when he's paying attention.

he kind of wants to know if he fucked up a read or if john's just being impossible. dave's left hand snaps out to grip john's chin, firm but easy enough to shove off. ]

...don't lie.

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[There's an uncomfortable pause. He doesn't quite meet Dave's eyes at first, but as soon as Dave grabs his chin he turns his gaze back to him.

It's embarrassing, honestly, but at the same time...they probably have to talk about this eventually? Maybe.]

Like I said. It's attractive. [So yeah, it's a turn-on, and he's not bothering to push Dave's hand back yet either.]

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Okay, so stop bein' an asshole and give me my prize??

[ just call him hot :/

:/ :/ :/ ]

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[...haha okay, what if he sits up taller and slams his mouth into Dave's instead for a prize?

(He'll call him hot soon enough but whatever.)]

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[ THIS IS NOT WHAT HE ASKED FOR!!!!!!

like he doesn't immediately shove john off although john's technically breaking one of dave's personal unspoken rules of Do Not Make Out On The Bed. or maybe he's not by a technicality? only dave is still on the bed. sliding off it and onto john solves that for a minute so. don't topple over, egbert. ]

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[He's doing his best to catch him and a lapful of Strider wasn't on the agenda but here they are. They're both on the floor and he flexes a little so he doesn't topple, holding on and breaking the kiss not long after before he just...kind of...starts laughing into Dave's shoulder.

Okay.]

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You completely fuckin' suck at following directions.

[ OKAY is right ]

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[There's a grin.]

That's okay, it doesn't change the fact that you're really hot when you take charge.