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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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[parodeity]

The question you answered with the question about whether or not I felt better?

[windeity]

Oh. No, I answered that, too. The thing I wanted was for you to be honest with me about that question. That's all. The only other thing I can think of is letting me make dinner for us if you're hungry and cuddling the shit out of you for the rest of the evening. Preferably in that order.

...along with forgiving yourself a little and keeping in mind how much I genuinely adore you.

[parodeity]

Are you hungry? [ ignoring the forgiving himself bullshit for the important details here ]

[windeity]

[Just a Look...and he taps Dave's forehead. No? Don't ignore that.]

[parodeity]

What? [ LOOK... ]

[windeity]

Now who's ignoring stuff?

[parodeity]

Well, I'm not, like, starving.

[windeity]

That wasn't the part I was talking about and you know it.

[parodeity]

Yeah, well. [ he frowns. ] I'll...try.

[windeity]

That counts. {A kiss to the cheek.] I love you either way.

[parodeity]

If you really love me you'll be shirtless more often.

[ no ]

[windeity]

[Ffs.]

I mean...I could be, I guess. It's our house, who cares? [Why are they dating.]

[parodeity]

[ okay he just. dissolves into laughter. ]

You don't have to be, dude. I mean, I would not say no when we're in bed or making out. Or if you ever lose a bet again and I get to ask you to do something you'll find completely embarrassing or at least ridiculous.

[windeity]

I am almost afraid to ask why being shirtless would be embarrassing or ridiculous so I am not going to ask. Frankly I do not mind that much? I kind of worked hard to look like this. [Sports...] So the point is I will keep that in mind.

[parodeity]

Shirtless cooking but with an apron. [ dave just. cheerfully tells him. ] Next time you lose. Also I get to take pictures.

[ dump him. ]

[windeity]

[Opening his mouth. And closing it.]

Fiiine. Fine. As I am a man of honor I will be held accountable for those conditions should I lose next time. [...also he's not a moron that's like three of Dave's favorite things and at least they're in their house. He'd protest a lot more if they were in the dorm still.]

[parodeity]

[ tbh dave wouldn't ask in the dorm, he absolutely prefers privacy for being weird. ]

Your loss record is bigger than mine. What would you even ask for at this point if you won?

[windeity]

I think I kind of gave up thinking about what I'd ask since you seem to win most of the time anyway. And you give me most of the things I want right now anyway if I ask nicely enough.

[parodeity]

Wow, okay, there is totally stuff I wouldn't do for you.

[ maybe. he's sure he can think of something besides taking off his shirt.

any second now. ]

[windeity]

Such as? [Like yeah. He's waiting??] That list is pretty small, I think.

[parodeity]

[ he puts his hand on john's face and shoves. ]

[windeity]

[He licks Dave's hand but also, from behind the hand:] I'm waiting!

[parodeity]

[ ughhhh. he moves his hand back and shoves john, leaning in to kiss him. and bite his lower lip kind of hard. ]

Nothing, okay? There ain't anything I wouldn't give you if you asked.

[windeity]

[Why would you do a thing he actually likes??? There's a pleased murmur at the bite and he's grabbing Dave's shoulders to hold him there.]

You know that's mutual, don't you?

[parodeity]

Okay. Then just give me you. [ he doesn't explain how he means that, but it's the simple everyday sort of way that always still feels incredibly strange: someone to circle back to at the end of the day, home in a person instead of a place. ]