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[heartlands]

i will make this look nice later

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Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ no, this is good. it'd better than he could have asked for. the pleased noise from before having him once more turning to deepening the kiss as his own free hand wraps itself against the side of gingham's shirt. ]

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

[he shifts his hand so it's running through phoenix's hair, idly running his thumb across the space there, making sure to be careful of the scars. he starts to glow lightly without really realizing it]

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ he usually doesn't like when people mess with his hair, but with gingham it feels nice. a small pleased sound only interrupted by the awareness of new light against his eyelids. blinking them open for a brief second before deciding no that's cute and worth it and pulling the other boy closer as he shifts to pull them into a more comfortable position on the bed without pulling away. ]

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

[shifting along with him to lay back on the bed, which means he's accidentally shifting directly onto a half eaten plate of eggs that he left on the bed like a fool!!

then shooting straight up again in surprise, quite possibly headbutting him in the process given their current proximity]

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ note to self: maybe don't leave plates of food out mid-makeout sess ]

[ which is to say that the sudden alarm that shoots through gingham shoots through him, but before he can register it he's not quite getting headbutt - but he sure is getting hit in the nose hard with a head. same difference - ]

[ gingham gets up and he falls back onto the bed one hand dislodging enough to rub his nose - ]

Ging- what is it?

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

[rubs at his forehead in turn]

Soooo it turns out the eggs were still on the plate and the plate was still on the bed. Betrayed by breakfast...

You okay?

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ groans a lil and stays flopped back ]

Sorry. My fault.

'm fine, pride might be bruised a little.

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

Nooo, it wasn't, seriously. I'm just not used to breakfast in bed.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

Me either. Let's note that for next time we decide to makeout mid-breakfast.

[ it's a joke ]

You surprised me. In a nice way.

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

Did I?

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ he's not looking at him ]

... I like it when you kiss me first.

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

—Oh.

[was already red but goes redder]

Well, um - I'll make sure to remember that.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

Please do.

[ it's quiet. he's going to grab his(!) pillow and hide his head in it as he breathes out ]

I take it you believed I meant what I said...?

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

[reaches out to pull the pillow away with a small laugh]

...Yeah, I did. Or, I do. And - thank you, seriously.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ relinquishes the pillow without much fight, though his face is also still flushed. ]

You have nothing to thank me for. And, of course, I believe you too. That's the rules right?

[ you can't deny it!!! tho teasingly he adds: ] You didn't let me finish.

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

...There was more?

[takes the pillow and puts his face in it instead. his turn.]

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

Not much more. And it was kind of stupid...?

[ worriedly putting his hands on the pillow!! ]

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

I bet it's not stupid.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

Kind of...?

It was - the whole trust thing. How I trusted you with the real me and wanted you to know my real name. [ He shifts a little. ] Which is dangerous, but you already know like half of it anyway.

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

—Oh.

If you want to tell me, of course I'll listen.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ sits up a little, ]

I do. Want to tell you. And of course, I don't expect you to tell me yours.

[ readily said as he looks down. ]

It's William. [ a beat, he already knows that. he heard it before. but he knows his name situation (vision????) is weird. ] But it's also Billy. Which I know is just a nickname for William but - it feels different in my head. So it's both?

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

...I like them. They suit you.

Which one would you prefer I call you? I mean - in private, obviously.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ he's still a little red as he shakes his head: ]

Either? They both feel right. Maybe Billy?

[ it feels weird to say it aloud, it's like his voice gets quieter ]

Re: morning 241

[heartlands]

Okay. Um - Billy it is.

[after an awkward pause of brief indecision]

—I'm Rupert.

Re: morning 241

[restitui]

[ for a moment he's lost in the strangeness of hearing his name aloud - not phoenix that he'd thought about changing recently. but his. that he doesn't fully register the pause until gingham speaks. ]

[ and he looks at him quickly. there's no taking it back, he knows but still. it's out of his mouth before he can stop himself: ]

You didn't have to tell me that.