[Yes, they clacked funny bones and are trying really hard to be manly while feeling the righteous vibrations of God in their arms.]
Cloud.
[THIS MAKES HIM LOOK AT THE SCAR, and then he looks quickly away so he's not looking. But he actually has a rather concerned and scolding expression to him.]
[ he?? just??? and he just made the same joke?????
i hope jason looks back because cloud's disgruntled expression is absolutely a pout ]
... Yeah, I know. I'm not bothered by it. [ a little sulkily, like when he is being scolded by tifa. this is just how he sounds when he is scolded. jason made a getting murdered joke why can't he :/ ]
[He does look back for a moment, yeah, and he has to double-take because he didn't expect Cloud to be pouting. He looks like he feels somewhat guilty.]
Hey. Stop that.
[Nudges Cloud, but NOT WITH HIS ELBOW, with his forearm.]
[ he raises an eyebrow and takes a hand out of his pocket to nudge back. he still looks like he's pouting and has no idea, but this is just what his face looks like. ]
I'm not doing anything. [ and never mind that; ] You're the one with the look.
[ ... it's a nice laugh. it doesn't make him blush and relent a little. that's his imagination. but he does roll his eyes ]
I know what my face looks like. [ he doesn't need a mirror!! but he leads the way ] C'mon, let me show you the stupid way they had to call for us.
[ he's heading for the planetarium. it's partially because it's a stupid way, and partially because once they're in it's a very pretty place. a million glittering stars on an infinite ceiling.
also it's dark and there are no mirrors, he's running away from them ]
That’s fine. The last time they were together with mirrors, their reflections attacked them.
This place garners the exact same reaction from him the other one did when they were with Lup. He doesn’t stop so much as slow down, and he tips his head back to look over all of the stars along the ceiling.]
You really don’t see things like this in the city ever.
[Right, the calling. He is paying attention maybe.]
[ it was also partially to show it off. he likes stars! he misses them! the sky in nibelheim was so clear because mako doesn't pollute like that :/ ]
Yeah. I never went inside here if I could help it, though. [ there's a quirk to his lips ] Participants would come in here, "wish upon a star", and we'd feel it. It was so stupid. We had phones. I'd text them to meet me somewhere and hope they left whatever weird offerings behind.
[ there's a deliberate pause, because it's for a punchline; ]
For a solid while, Lup kept giving me crabs.
[ Long Suffering Tone. is he trying to make Jason laugh. maybe. ]
[Jason likes the stars, too! But only because you don't get to see them like this in Gotham because of the light pollution. :pensive:
He listens to Cloud while looking around at the ceiling still.] Wish upon a star, huh? [Fucking MoM.] Only slightly more embarrassing than ringing a bell at a desk.
[His head lowers, and he glances at Cloud. He does laugh! It's quieter, but it's the same genuine laugh he gave before.] Crabs? I might need to take you to see a doctor. [A joke!
astralfire — Yesterday at 3:08 PM i was like THE BEACH but then saw it has to be from the main body of the post fluorescentness — Yesterday at 3:09 PM >:[ i want to catch crabs ]
[ cloud's glancing back with a wry smirk, pretending he isn't pleased to hear jason laugh like that. why?? does he have it this bad??? affection week was a nightmare and now he has feelings and it's terrible. (it did not give him feelings.) ]
It's Lup. Of course she did. Then she got mad when I didn't keep them all. [ it's a fond kind of annoyance. he shakes his head ] The hell was I gonna do with a bucket of live crabs?
[Cloud has it bad. And Jason will continue to charm Cloud for some time since he seems to be able to laugh a lot easier.
Cloud's exasperation twists his lips. He raises a hand to laugh more into it. Immediately in answer:] Eat them. [A chuckle comes out of him.] You could have even eaten them in front of her.
They didn't tell you how to roast crabs over a fire in SOLDIER training camp? I'll have to teach you in case she brings you any more.
Roasting dozens of two inch long crabs, my favorite. [ they were a little bigger than that. but despite his complaint there's a pause, considering, then: ] Sure, city boy. Teach me how to roast crabs.
[ he knows how to roast things, but he's never had to roast crabs, so. sure. why not. he nudges jason by gently kicking his foot with his own this time ]
C'mon. Showing you the book store, next. [ because jason is a nerd ]
... Uh... I think they were hard-shelled? Kinda looked like rocks.
[ the pirates crab are not based on any real crabs, I do what I want. He's looking a little surprised Jason knows so much about crabs. Again, new england, what is that, etc.
he... makes no move to get out of Jason's arm around his shoulders, even though there's a clear second of hesitation. he didn't tense up tho this is progress ]
It had stories from people's worlds, so maybe you'll find something familiar. [ maybe they can actually read in this one he means. he'll lead them out while going .w.? mentally
.w. is affection...Real? absolutely stupid, will never ask, etc ]
[At the hard-shelled crabs. They'd have to use a pecan cracker to get those bad boys open, and they would make a mess. But he will still show Cloud.
Also someone help Cloud from shorting out when his boyfriend puts an arm around him. He'll have to deal. Jason doesn't put any weight, but he drapes the arm over and down the front anyway. They have to be hip to hip for this. Cloud is suffering.]
Maybe. If you wanted me to read something to you, I could always find a few things in the library, you know.
[ cloud is suffering. and also thinking maybe it WASN'T just a sex thing last week... wow... incredible... the slight peeking of a brain cell in the distance.
jason's not putting any weight, and cloud doesn't take his hands out of the jacket, but he does lean into him after they've been walking a few feet. pretend there's no slight flush. ]
Pretty sure I'm a little old for bedtime stories. [ dry. like they are not blatantly doing boyfriend things in public. that is probably not the kind of things jason meant either. ]
[Yeah, imagine another bisexual man actually liking you because you did more together than just have sex. Imagine that.]
Are you trying to say I'm a kid because I read before bed?
[He raises his hand up, the one attached to the draping arm, and pinches Cloud's nose with two fingers. This is already making him laugh because he knows Cloud is going to be fussy about it. He expects it.]
[He let’s out a non-pained oof and tries to keep his fingers from being bitten at the same time. The jostle makes them unsteady so Cloud has to deal with his big stupid dorito body bumping into him.
He draws his arm back to himself because he is an idiot and thinks Cloud is trying to get him off!]
Maybe stop being cute then. This is why Lup bullies you so much.
Edited (i think trey was talking to me while i was trying to tag) 2022-07-12 23:06 (UTC)
very funny of jason to call him cute and then also take his arm away because he thinks cloud doesn't want it. absolutely hilarious. i hate them so much
cloud is making a cute offended face, speaking of ]
Like it's my fault you've both got a weird idea what's cute? [ him being a tsun asshole is not meant to be cute!! it's just what his face looks like. and his everything. for example: he is hunching over in jason's jacket to continue looking sulky. ]
[Both of his eyebrows jump up briefly at that. Cloud trying to act like he isn’t cute when he is being cute.
Jason slows to a stop, but reaches out to catch Cloud by the elbow. He turns Cloud around and draws him back.
Probably awkward for Cloud, but Jason just… stands there a moment, letting his eyes look over Cloud’s face slowly. Searching? Studying maybe. A bit of a smile comes to his face, making him look his age again.]
[ he doesn't fight it when jason draws him back, just looking at him with a raised eyebrow while he stares at his face. the question isn't what he expected-- he thought it was a set-up for another joke about him being cute, so there's a second where his face goes :o and he blushes.
even though they have KISSED BEFORE, A LOT. it's actually that knowledge that makes him looks away almost shyly and then back up (jason is too tall) with almost defiance ]
... Never asked before. [ jason asked if he could, but cloud's the one to reach up to tug him down for one. woops! all stupid. ]
[Well, he was going to explain that it’s better to ask. Which, weird, but whatever.
One hand stays on Cloud’s arm, the other finds a spot around Cloud’s shoulders to bring them closer. It was going to maybe be a chaste kiss, but Cloud initiated it, and so he gets enough boldness to give Cloud a good one.]
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Cloud.
[THIS MAKES HIM LOOK AT THE SCAR, and then he looks quickly away so he's not looking. But he actually has a rather concerned and scolding expression to him.]
Your face is fine.
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i hope jason looks back because cloud's disgruntled expression is absolutely a pout ]
... Yeah, I know. I'm not bothered by it. [ a little sulkily, like when he is being scolded by tifa. this is just how he sounds when he is scolded. jason made a getting murdered joke why can't he :/ ]
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Hey. Stop that.
[Nudges Cloud, but NOT WITH HIS ELBOW, with his forearm.]
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I'm not doing anything. [ and never mind that; ] You're the one with the look.
[ jason, please? ]
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[He reaches out and flicks Cloud's nose upward with one finger. His face just looks like that, but it's fine. Stop pouting.]
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I'm not doing anything! [ this is hilarious because it makes him go :T!! more ]
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But it’s a very… real, genuinely boyish laugh. He seems more like a twenty year old in this moment. Unburdened.]
Yeah, okay. Weren’t you supposed to show me around? Take me to find a mirror. I’ll show you.
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I know what my face looks like. [ he doesn't need a mirror!! but he leads the way ] C'mon, let me show you the stupid way they had to call for us.
[ he's heading for the planetarium. it's partially because it's a stupid way, and partially because once they're in it's a very pretty place. a million glittering stars on an infinite ceiling.
also it's dark and there are no mirrors, he's running away from them ]
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That’s fine. The last time they were together with mirrors, their reflections attacked them.
This place garners the exact same reaction from him the other one did when they were with Lup. He doesn’t stop so much as slow down, and he tips his head back to look over all of the stars along the ceiling.]
You really don’t see things like this in the city ever.
[Right, the calling. He is paying attention maybe.]
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Yeah. I never went inside here if I could help it, though. [ there's a quirk to his lips ] Participants would come in here, "wish upon a star", and we'd feel it. It was so stupid. We had phones. I'd text them to meet me somewhere and hope they left whatever weird offerings behind.
[ there's a deliberate pause, because it's for a punchline; ]
For a solid while, Lup kept giving me crabs.
[ Long Suffering Tone. is he trying to make Jason laugh. maybe. ]
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He listens to Cloud while looking around at the ceiling still.] Wish upon a star, huh? [Fucking MoM.] Only slightly more embarrassing than ringing a bell at a desk.
[His head lowers, and he glances at Cloud. He does laugh! It's quieter, but it's the same genuine laugh he gave before.] Crabs? I might need to take you to see a doctor. [A joke!
astralfire — Yesterday at 3:08 PM
i was like THE BEACH but then saw it has to be from the main body of the post
fluorescentness — Yesterday at 3:09 PM
>:[ i want to catch crabs ]
She just doing it to get on your nerves?
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It's Lup. Of course she did. Then she got mad when I didn't keep them all. [ it's a fond kind of annoyance. he shakes his head ] The hell was I gonna do with a bucket of live crabs?
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Cloud's exasperation twists his lips. He raises a hand to laugh more into it. Immediately in answer:] Eat them. [A chuckle comes out of him.] You could have even eaten them in front of her.
They didn't tell you how to roast crabs over a fire in SOLDIER training camp? I'll have to teach you in case she brings you any more.
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Roasting dozens of two inch long crabs, my favorite. [ they were a little bigger than that. but despite his complaint there's a pause, considering, then: ] Sure, city boy. Teach me how to roast crabs.
[ he knows how to roast things, but he's never had to roast crabs, so. sure. why not. he nudges jason by gently kicking his foot with his own this time ]
C'mon. Showing you the book store, next. [ because jason is a nerd ]
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[This is what happens when your city boy is a New England sort of one. Living by the bay. Having too much crab. It's fine.
He hits Cloud back gently with his knee, but puts an arm around Cloud's shoulders to make up for it.]
The book store. My favorite.
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... Uh... I think they were hard-shelled? Kinda looked like rocks.
[ the pirates crab are not based on any real crabs, I do what I want. He's looking a little surprised Jason knows so much about crabs. Again, new england, what is that, etc.
he... makes no move to get out of Jason's arm around his shoulders, even though there's a clear second of hesitation. he didn't tense up tho this is progress ]
It had stories from people's worlds, so maybe you'll find something familiar. [ maybe they can actually read in this one he means. he'll lead them out while going .w.? mentally
.w. is affection...Real? absolutely stupid, will never ask, etc ]
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[At the hard-shelled crabs. They'd have to use a pecan cracker to get those bad boys open, and they would make a mess. But he will still show Cloud.
Also someone help Cloud from shorting out when his boyfriend puts an arm around him. He'll have to deal. Jason doesn't put any weight, but he drapes the arm over and down the front anyway. They have to be hip to hip for this. Cloud is suffering.]
Maybe. If you wanted me to read something to you, I could always find a few things in the library, you know.
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jason's not putting any weight, and cloud doesn't take his hands out of the jacket, but he does lean into him after they've been walking a few feet. pretend there's no slight flush. ]
Pretty sure I'm a little old for bedtime stories. [ dry. like they are not blatantly doing boyfriend things in public. that is probably not the kind of things jason meant either. ]
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Are you trying to say I'm a kid because I read before bed?
[He raises his hand up, the one attached to the draping arm, and pinches Cloud's nose with two fingers. This is already making him laugh because he knows Cloud is going to be fussy about it. He expects it.]
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he is both elbowing jason in retaliation AND trying to bite at his fingers, maturely. ]
Quit it! [ >:T!!! ]
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He draws his arm back to himself because he is an idiot and thinks Cloud is trying to get him off!]
Maybe stop being cute then. This is why Lup bullies you so much.
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very funny of jason to call him cute and then also take his arm away because he thinks cloud doesn't want it. absolutely hilarious. i hate them so much
cloud is making a cute offended face, speaking of ]
Like it's my fault you've both got a weird idea what's cute? [ him being a tsun asshole is not meant to be cute!! it's just what his face looks like. and his everything. for example: he is hunching over in jason's jacket to continue looking sulky. ]
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Jason slows to a stop, but reaches out to catch Cloud by the elbow. He turns Cloud around and draws him back.
Probably awkward for Cloud, but Jason just… stands there a moment, letting his eyes look over Cloud’s face slowly. Searching? Studying maybe. A bit of a smile comes to his face, making him look his age again.]
I’m gonna kiss you. S’that cool?
[He never asked any other time…]
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even though they have KISSED BEFORE, A LOT. it's actually that knowledge that makes him looks away almost shyly and then back up (jason is too tall) with almost defiance ]
... Never asked before. [ jason asked if he could, but cloud's the one to reach up to tug him down for one. woops! all stupid. ]
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[Well, he was going to explain that it’s better to ask. Which, weird, but whatever.
One hand stays on Cloud’s arm, the other finds a spot around Cloud’s shoulders to bring them closer. It was going to maybe be a chaste kiss, but Cloud initiated it, and so he gets enough boldness to give Cloud a good one.]
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