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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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So you're fighting fire with fire? [ a reluctant smile. ] I could have made you regret that one you know.

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Somehow I don't doubt that, but you didn't so I still win.

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[ john gets an exasperated slash mostly amused look before dave darts over to
press a kiss to his mouth...

and then pulling away before john can deepen it or respond. ]

Do you really?

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[Hey!!! He frowns, but he shakes his head.] I win enough. Besides having a mullet, I mean. There has to be some kind of challenge we're missing though. This seems way too easy.

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Maybe the universe decided we deserved a break? [ FOR ONCE. ]

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When has it ever actually been nice to us? [Wait.] You know. Besides bringing me back to you. Maybe that was our break.

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...okay that may win the award for the cutest thing you've ever said? Damn, Egbert.

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[He laughs and gestures for Dave to follow. To the peak of the waterfall!]

It's true though, you know? It has been a good year even with everything else that has happened lately.

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Have I told you today that I love you? Who cares, I'm saying it again. Just for the record.

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[He stops briefly, grabbing Dave's hands to hold him still and popping up on his toes briefly to kiss him.]

I love you, too. A lot.

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[ as always, dave reacts as soon as he's aware it's a thing - though it's just a brief kiss. he doesn't chase john's lips but instead squeezes his hands and then drops one so they can walk with the others clasped. ]

Love you more.

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How can a person be sure of that? Loving someone more than they're loved. [Time to hike to the top and find the last photoframe.]

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I've loved you longer and that definitely means I've had more time to build up a backlog? [ dave grins even as he spots the last one.

a cut out of them makes sense, yes or no ]

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[A cut out of them definitely makes sense, especially since cut-out John is princess-carrying cut-out Dave.]

Backlogs are dumb when I can love you just as intensely. So there.

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Babe. Babe, are you jealous I've loved you longer.

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No! That was not the point. [Huff.] I am just saying my love is important.

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You sound a little jealous?? [ why are they this way ]

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Man, is it possible to be jealous of myself?

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Uh, probably? Or like different versions of yourself. Our lives have been very weird, historically speaking.

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You are not wrong. But okay. Ready to take this thing and get out of here?

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I'm ready to be carried. [ ...of course he expects john to match the poster pose with him? carry him? he's ready for his big moment? ]

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[Goddamnit. But okay, fine, he's busy picking Dave up to get this over with.]

...wait am I carrying you home, too?

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Obviously? [ it's not like it takes john any effort. dave is maybe joking though as he grins and holds the camera out awkwardly as far as he can. ] The poster told you to, so you gotta.

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[It doesn't and he poses while Dave gets the camera ready.] Remind me to have a talk about peer pressure later.

[...but he turns to kiss Dave's face for the camera.]

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[ ...good boyfriend, best friend. dave laughs, once. ] Are you suggesting I'm susceptible to peer pressure? I'll have you know when the DARE program came to our school I rated two stickers.