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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]

[A grin.] Yeah. I mean I am glad because I like knowing you're excited, too, but...yeah. It's something to really look forward to.

[parodeity]

And I am. I just...yeah, I didn't think to mention it, since we don't have a place yet, so, like. I don't want you to think I was avoiding it?

[windeity]

[He's reaching across the table for one of Dave's free hands.] It came up pretty much out of nowhere. I do not expect you to actually tell people or anything and I'm not taking it as an interest check. I love you, so like...I figured if you really were not into it you'd tell me.

[parodeity]

I am not into havin' a Matthew Mcwhatever shrine in our bedroom.

[ IT'S THE ONLY NO TO COME TO MIND... ]

[windeity]

Oh my god I don't even have his posters up in our room now? The one I do have has a giant hole in the forehead for some reason.

[parodeity]

[ a grin. ] I panicked and couldn't think of anything else?

[windeity]

Dork. [He shakes his head.] No McConaughey in our bedroom. Hey. Finish your food and I'll make it worth your while?

[parodeity]

Oooh, tempting. [ but he will shut up and eat his meal, actually.

and snag his shoe back, so. ]

[windeity]

[By the time they finish eating and getting Dave's shoe back the bill comes and John immediately sends it away with his credit card so Dave doesn't bother seeing it. Once that's taken care of he settles for looking at Dave again.]

So we have a couple of choices here. How artistic and hands-on are you feeling today?

[parodeity]

Pretty much however artistic and hands-on as you wanna go? [ he has no idea what john has in mind. ] I pay for the next stop, though?

[windeity]

How do you feel about the need to potentially dryclean your suit? Also shut up, I am paying for belated Valentine's Day. Especially if you have something for me.

[Like John forgot the present.]

[parodeity]

[ ...the slightest grimace. ] I can deal, or we can change? But yeah, whatever works. [ it's a nice suit :[ ] Also, I didn't, like, spend money on it, so...?

[windeity]

...we can just roll up our sleeves. [He likes Dave in a suit =\] And so what? I did not spend money on the stuff I have for you either. When has money ever mattered here?

[parodeity]

Pottery? [ ...also he flicks john's forehead. ] Just...you know, let me spoil you sometimes too.

[windeity]

Sort of. [He wrinkles his forehead a bit and swats at Dave's hand.] You live with me and I get to wake up next to you all the time. That is pretty much the epitome of being spoiled.

[parodeity]

Okay, that doesn't count? It's a mutual bullshit thing?

[windeity]

You can spoil me when it really counts then like on my birthday. Would that be better? [A raise of his eyebrows. Dave don't be silly.]

[parodeity]

No? I want permission to spoil you every day, or I'm fully intending to start torturing you as soon as we hit the car.

[windeity]

How the fuck would you torture me, exactly? [He sounds amused, help.]

[parodeity]

Do you somehow think me incapable, because I've definitely wound you up successfully multiple times before?

[windeity]

...yeah, good point. [He gets up from the table and holds out an arm for Dave to take.] Fine, whatever, spoil me whenever you want. But not today because this is me spoiling you. Deal?

[parodeity]

[ mgnnng. ] Let me give you a backrub when we get home then.

[ but he takes john's arm anyway. ]

[windeity]

Alright, alright. [Out they go.] You're getting bossier the longer we're dating, you know that? [He likes it...RIP.]

[parodeity]

...Well, yeah, because you like bein' bossed around. [ it's not exactly an accident? ]

[windeity]

[Okay, so, true but also:]

Shut up. [A faint flush but yeah. Caught.] I never said I didn't, it is just a thing I noticed. You used to be pretty bad about asking for things even just a few months ago.