LL PT. 2 - inbox

[vapour]

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[vapour]

You're so silly. You think I would be this annoying chasing you around about a relationship if you didn't help me?

If settling for less makes you happy, then all right, but it's not good to me if it doesn't.

[ Sam tilts his head so he can nuzzle against Jewel's now, one of his fox ears rubbing against him too in the process. ]

As for me... how is it settling for less when it's what I want? Isn't it more like denial~? I have an excuse to go along with it if it's something that helps you. I don't if it makes you feel bad and I also don't get what I want, you know? And helping you is also something I want, so one way is technically a win-win. The other isn't.

[gottalearntoplayitright]

Denial, huh?

[Presses a kiss to that ear with a laugh]

It doesn’t make me feel bad, I promise. Being cared for that much… How could I actually complain about it?

[vapour]

Ah... well, I mean ... I guess if you feel like I'm pressuring you to do something you don't want but you also don't want to hurt my feelings by telling me no and to knock it off kind of thing...

And yeah... denial because you don't want it, but I still wanna give you that attention. Or not with me, at least. That's how it could feel bad for you for me to keep doing it, I think.

[ don't kiss his ears, that makes him blush and sound even dumber than he already already does wahh. His ear is very warm now, too, like it's also blushing somehow. ]

[gottalearntoplayitright]

That does remind me…I still have something for you. We keep getting distracted. Do you want to open it now or are you too tired?

[vapour]

How did that remind you? Aren't you just dodging my hopeful roundabout way of not asking you directly to get a read on this situation and if I should be going forward knowing there's no shot?

... [ ears twitch before he mumbles a little quieter. ]

I still want it, though...

[gottalearntoplayitright]

You can absolutely still have it. It’s for you, afterall.

I haven’t been dodging. At least, I didn’t think I was? I like you and I like flirting and I like being close, but marriage isn’t something I can promise you.

[vapour]

[ bluntly: ]

Huh, who said anything about you promising me marriage?? I just wanna know if I have a chance of dating you so we can find out if we're compatible in a relationship like that and work well.

[gottalearntoplayitright]

[Blinks a couple of times]

…? Who ever said you didn’t have a chance?

[vapour]

[ ??? ]

In no way have you acted towards me, especially compared to others that suggest to me I do? You never respond to me, you never give anything back beyond casual stuff that you can just do with anyone you are friends with, but you have done pretty obvious displays in front of others that are very typical of being interested in a relationship with them, so?

[ his words are criticizing and blunt but his voice doesn't sound accusatory just more like sincerely... confused. ]

I get you spend more time with them because we were avoiding each other for quite some time on top of everything else, but it's even still pretty convincing to me. In fact I've been assuming I was friendzoned a while ago.

[gottalearntoplayitright]

What “not-casual” thing do you think other people are getting that you aren’t?

[vapour]

Like kissing in front of people and stuff and being openly affectionate when you know people are going to talk in a certain way considering you want to be viewed very specially in public. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's behavior you don't do with me so I can only assume that means you're preoccupation with their affection and their attention means that someone's pretty special and you got it down bad for them in particular?

[ also sorry what did you expect from the way cirrus constantly talks about you and Booker, Jewel, while Sam was there having to listen to it all the time. sam's stupid. ]

[gottalearntoplayitright]

I didn't think I was doing that much kissing in public outside of game effects... I did kiss people during the drinking game, but that was also just me being drunk.

[vapour]

You did it once when I was in the room in Cirrus when you were avoiding me and that was enough for me, to be honest.

[gottalearntoplayitright]

[Just. Sits up. And grabs a pillow.]

[vapour]

—Ah geez, pillows are not weapons! Don't be mad at me, I'm just trying to explain where my head's been at.

[gottalearntoplayitright]

No, no. Pillows are weapons and this is war.

[Starts smacking him with the pillow.]

[vapour]

How was that a Declaration of War!

[ eek how many times is he gonna get smacked!! Covering his head. ]

[gottalearntoplayitright]

[GOOD FUCKING LUCK, BITCH IS GOING TO TOWN]

You're unbelievable, you know that?

[vapour]

...I may have been told that a few times before. [ ears down, tails are coming up to defend him too waaahhh. ]

—But why this time! You asked, I'm just explaining!

[gottalearntoplayitright]

Because your answer was dumb.

[Smacks him a couple more times before just tossing the pillow at him, turning his attention to searching for his pants]

[vapour]

[ ... ]

Are you leaving now?

[gottalearntoplayitright]

Yes. My people need me.

[vapour]

And there's nothing I can do to change your mind?

[gottalearntoplayitright]

[Wraps up in a blanket for coverage]

I see I didn’t get nearly enough smacks in if you still want me to stay.

[vapour]

Uhm... I guess I'm just assuming you're upset for a good reason that I don't understand because you were being incredibly open with me— which I was so happy about, by the way— and then I got whiplash?

I'm not trying to upset you.