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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]

[V. crucial, we can do the thing and then baseslide into birthday party stuff. Either way, John finds himself laughing a bit.]

Stairs are her new favorite thing, I think. She was running all over the place when I left to come get you. I think she'll like it just fine.

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[ i will set it up in a little bit maybe i am like eating new york mints while i wait for pasta. healthy life choices with lucy. ]

I love her. [ THE CAT. LOVE OF HIS LIFE. sorry john you're not a mutant cat ] You're still my new favorite thing though.

[ or not ]

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[Past me approves of these choices. But John shakes his head as they drive.]

Am I really considered new at this point? [He's not dumb, he knows the cat ranks pretty high.]

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Yeah, you are. [ or maybe he just means it's still kinda of hard to take john for granted sometimes. which is usually a bad thing to do, but.

usually he'd ramble a little more but the whole illness thing is kind of getting to him so he just leans his head against the window instead. ]

Are you emotionally prepared for this?

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[It's fine, he hasn't let go of Dave's hand so he's literally driving with his left hand like an idiot. At least they aren't going that far.]

...for moving in together? [A little slow, a little confused. But he doesn't mind the question even if there's a lapse of silence.] ...I have given this a lot of thought, dude. Months. And I do not know if it is possible to be emotionally prepared for big steps but at the same time I am not sure it is a big step since we've been living together all year.

But the easy answer is yes. I am prepared to sleep next to you for every day that you will let me.

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You and I both know I'd let you for the rest of forever regardless of anything else.

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I know. Isn't that kind of what being soulmates is like?

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[ john, what the fuck. that startles a laugh out of dave. the kind where he's not sure what to say, good or bad, sort of flustered. ]

You tell me, babe. [ because what do you actually say to that. ] You can carry the last few boxes lovingly over the boundary line and then we're set, I guess?

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[Hes sleepy and headachey leave him alone?? He grins though and there's a little shrug.] Do I have to carry you over the threshold of our home too?

[He enters Viea Village, driving down the streets to their place. ] But yeah. I guess that is true.

[He pulls up to their house and into the driveway. He doesn't let go of Dave's hand, but if Dave looks out the window he'll notice there's definitely a small tree in the front yard now that wasn't there before.]

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That's for marriages. [ which isn't exactly an answer, but. ] What's up with the tree?

[ john isn't moving so dave doesn't either, although he's. definitely taking note of that particular change. ]

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And prom night in some places. [But yeah, anyway. He just grins a little.]

Four years from now that should have fruit growing from it. [...he 100% planted an apple tree just like he said he would because John Egbert is an idiot.]

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[ ...jfc john. ]

Well, we both skipped prom and this ain't a marriage, so it's up to you how much you wanna flout tradition. [ but he does untangle his hand from john's mostly to hook his finger in john's collar and pull him closer without. too much concern for things like john breathing because john will figure it the fuck out.

hi john. dave doesn't know what to say so kissing works, even if he's a little too feverish to really get into it. ]

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[Kissing always works when it comes to John. He easily moves and kisses him back, pace even and careful while he scoots forward. Still, he brings a hand up to cup Dave's face and he frowns lightly into the kiss. His hand rubs Dave's cheek briefly before breaking the kiss. ]

You alright?

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Just a little tired. [ that's not it. ] Go inside?

[ to talk or not talk, he hasn't decided yet. ]

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Yeah. Do you want to postpone dinner for a while? We can just hang out for a little while. [Not doing much sounds good tbh.]

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Yeah. Sounds better than the alternative. [ is the alternative dinner or something else...? either way dave opens his door to slide out of the car. ]

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[There's a nod and he lets Dave get out before he follows after him. He's immediately picking up his pace though to be at Dave's side and he's grabbing his hand again even if they're just going into the house. He's being extraordinarily clingy today, but it's a multitude of reasons he won't say as he pulls Dave into the house.]

Living room or upstairs...?

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[ dave is fine with holding hands over the threshold of the house. the question, though - really, he knows they need to do something, if only because john looks kind of terrible. ]

That depends.

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[Likewise he's not sure what to do with an exhausted Dave beyond make him comfortable and make him sleep. That makes sense, right? He felt a little warm under John's hand which is weird (and possibly his imagination, he's not sure) but he shuts the front door.]

On what?

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...never mind, dumb qualifications. [ he can't decide if mentioning they clearly are not okay would be bad or not considering both of them prefer to pretend they're fine usually. ] May as well stay down here?

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Sure. But tell me the qualifications anyway? I am curious.

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I prefer we keep certain shit outside of the bedroom. [ a shrug. ]

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Okay. [He doesn't...know what he's talking about but he lets it slide. He leads Dave to the couch though and pulls him down, promptly shifting enough to allow Dave to lean into him.]

Movie? Silence? Pillow talk without the actual pillows?

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What are the movie and pillow talk options? [ but yeah he'll lean into john. ]

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Something lowkey to watch and just talking about how glad I am that the house is ready and I get to sleep in an even better bed with you tonight? Or whatever. I am not sure what pillow talk would include in this case. [He shifts a little to wrap an arm around Dave's waist to support him.]