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[ he was definitely murdery that was loud but it wasn't at me, things to not say aloud as he tries again: ]

It'll be fine. No matter what he has to work with us now, right?

[ an attempt. he frowns a little knowingly, but nods. ]

You might be surprised. Who wouldn't like talking to you?

[ he means it as sincerely as he does teasingly as he gets up to grab the plates and bring them over. ] Just don't give up on him... which, knowing you, you won't.

Yeah... But promise you'll tell me if anything happens?

[nods, taking a plate]

I know. I just don't want to keep pestering him if he doesn't actually want to be around me, you know?

I promise, but nothing will.

[ ... he has to believe that, in his hope that people can be good. but he sits down close enough for their shoulders to bump. ]

If he didn't want you around I am 100% sure that Nettle would tell you to go away.

I trust your judgment.

[eats some bacon with a sigh]

Okay, but like, there was this dare where I was supposed to get someone to say one thing they didn't like about me, so I asked him and he just kept going after the first thing...

[ picks at a bit of his eggs inclining his head: ]

Which was?

Nothing like, devastating, but I don't know. It doesn't scream "I like your company" to me.

[ a beat as he considers and knocks his shoulder against his a little. ]

Well. You have Sun Sign. The rest of Acidia. Heron. And me.

Yeah, I know. Like I said - you can't win them all. I know I didn't do anything wrong or something like that.

You're right. But if he's doing something like calling you a nerd, don't take it to heart. He calls everyone nerds.

... which, we are. I guess.

Ah - nah, it wasn't that.

You're a cute nerd, at least.

[ laughs a little: ]

Cute enough for another good morning kiss?

Maaaaybe.

[sets the plate aside and leans in for a kiss]

[ also puts aside his plate to lean into the kiss, one hand moving to place itself on gingham's arm. only come back a few moments later to say: ]

Another good reason to stay the night more often and also a good opener to the embarrassingly long "Things that are great about Gingham speech," I'm typing in my head. Biasedly you're a great kisser.

[ it's not a distraction, it's half a distraction- ]

You could also forget the speech if you wanted. Just an offer.

I am so not forgetting the speech. It's on our list of important conversation pieces or did you forget already?

Let's move on to the mirror thing.

[ Exhales as he shifts back slightly to pull his legs up onto the bed and pull them close to his chest to wrap his arms around them. Gaze shifting to Gingham's mirror before shrugging a little: ]

It scares me.

Because of what it might mean, or...?

A little of both?

It's [ stupid. It's not stupid, but he wants to say it. His gaze stays downwards. ]

I don't feel like my life's my own. Or like, the more we're here the more I see him and -

Maybe we aren't really them, but some part of us is them? It doesn't bode well. His entire family died helping save the world. Half the superheroes on their team going missing or die too it's like -

[ Shrugs. ] What does that mean for me?

I don't think it has to mean anything if you don't want it to. And I know just saying that and not worrying is way easier said than done, but...

I don't think you're, like, on a set course just because you keep getting visions of someone who ended up in danger a lot.

[ some of that sounds familiar in a way he almost smiles a little. ]

Yeah, that's how I try to think about it. It's just a lot harder when you look in a mirror and don't even see yourself?

Yeah, I can get that. It's harder to distance yourself when it's literally staring you in the face... I can't fault you for being scared.

[ a small nod and he shifts a little ]

And then there's -

[ his hand moves to ruffle the curls at the spot of his head where the scarring is. ]

So when I look at the mirror and I see his eyes I'm just like... I like magick? I really, really like magick. But I don't think I want his, like ever.

Why's that?

[ In lieu of an immediate answer he gets up to where his jacket was left and pulls out... his diary. He flips to a page towards the middle of the book and comes back over to hand it to Gingham to read.

notably the "has killed people accidentally with magick" line is bolded and circled as much as he can manage with lines under things like the mind control line ]

... Most of that's stuff I learned from the Dixie performance a while ago? I edited some stuff if I learned about it from visions.

Edited 2025-01-28 07:25 (UTC)

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