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I know :) You'll be the first to know if anything happens, okay?
Well.
You're prone to tears. And panic, when you're not in control of things, or stuff goes wrong.
Well.
You're prone to tears. And panic, when you're not in control of things, or stuff goes wrong.
I get the same thing from people. I hate it.
What do you mean, though? What was he gonna do that would scare you?
What do you mean, though? What was he gonna do that would scare you?
Some people think that if you're kind, that's all you can be. It makes you too soft to handle anything else.
Nonsense, obviously
Well...did you want it? It would freak me out if I didn't want to kiss, and some guy is just on my face.
Nonsense, obviously
Well...did you want it? It would freak me out if I didn't want to kiss, and some guy is just on my face.
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I guess so. I don't want to trade being kind, but. I wish people saw me differently.
I didn't MIND it, it's sort of unavoidable with the mistletoe. But he was very apologetic and respectful, and then I sort of invited myself to breakfast and interrogated him about his relationships.
But you didn't freak out with Wally, did you? [No, he isn't letting it go ever, thanks.]
I didn't MIND it, it's sort of unavoidable with the mistletoe. But he was very apologetic and respectful, and then I sort of invited myself to breakfast and interrogated him about his relationships.
But you didn't freak out with Wally, did you? [No, he isn't letting it go ever, thanks.]
You shouldn't, and I won't either. They'll just have to change their thinking.
Why do you care so much a out his relationships? You want to be one?
Only a little. It was really embarrassing, actually. But he was sweet
Why do you care so much a out his relationships? You want to be one?
Only a little. It was really embarrassing, actually. But he was sweet
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Well, we aren't going anywhere, so they'll just have to adjust, right?
I don't know. He's nice. But it's mostly
Hao likes him. And I [like? feel responsible for? care about?] know Hao, so.
You two have that in common. But good, I'm glad. Have you avoided the mistletoe besides that?
I don't know. He's nice. But it's mostly
Hao likes him. And I [like? feel responsible for? care about?] know Hao, so.
You two have that in common. But good, I'm glad. Have you avoided the mistletoe besides that?
Exactly.
Hao is...well, he's friendly.
Yeah. It's been easy enough, mostly staying in one spot.
Hao is...well, he's friendly.
Yeah. It's been easy enough, mostly staying in one spot.
I'll be nice to him. But if he matters to you, you should teach him to spell. He'll need it if he ever gets back to the real world.
I would rather kiss someone I want to kiss at a time and place of my own choosing. Wally can try again. If he wants to.
I would rather kiss someone I want to kiss at a time and place of my own choosing. Wally can try again. If he wants to.
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Thank you. And I've tried. It's sort of hopeless, I think he does it on PURPOSE.
He tried to come find me, when I was at the lodge. Shanks wasn't having it, though. So that's a little
Complicated. That whole thing is complicated.
I see. Do you think he wants to? Do you want me to ask?
He tried to come find me, when I was at the lodge. Shanks wasn't having it, though. So that's a little
Complicated. That whole thing is complicated.
I see. Do you think he wants to? Do you want me to ask?
...oh. That might have been my fault. Aemond put him up to it.
He's okay, right?
Don't do that!
He's okay, right?
Don't do that!
He's fine, he should've known better. We talked about it and it was
Strange. He was worried, but apparently saying that in so many words is impossible.
Okay, okay, I won't. I won't even mention it. I'll just talk about how great you are any time I see him.
Strange. He was worried, but apparently saying that in so many words is impossible.
Okay, okay, I won't. I won't even mention it. I'll just talk about how great you are any time I see him.
I don't need another boyfriend, Koby. No matter how sweet or cute or blue eyed he is.
I'm not doing casual anymore. New Year's resolution.
[ Tim shows up, unannounced, in the middle of the day, with a bottle of wine in each hand. A sign of good things to come, surely. ]
Promised you'd be the first to know.
[ Tears stinging the corners of his eyes, wet, unwiped streaks on his cheeks. As clear as it is he's been crying, he looks more angry, teeth clenched and features scrunched up on his face. ]
Aemond dismissed me. Like I was nothing to him but a servant. You need to talk me down before I do something crazy.
[ He could tear that entire family apart with just a question, that Aemond never thought him strong enough, smart enough, or capable enough to ask. 'I release you of your promises.' He doesn't even know the meaning of what comes out of his mouth. ]
Promised you'd be the first to know.
[ Tears stinging the corners of his eyes, wet, unwiped streaks on his cheeks. As clear as it is he's been crying, he looks more angry, teeth clenched and features scrunched up on his face. ]
Aemond dismissed me. Like I was nothing to him but a servant. You need to talk me down before I do something crazy.
[ He could tear that entire family apart with just a question, that Aemond never thought him strong enough, smart enough, or capable enough to ask. 'I release you of your promises.' He doesn't even know the meaning of what comes out of his mouth. ]
[Koby feels him coming, feels the simmering fury, the hurt, thinks all sorts of terrible things -- Hawk, first, but Aemond is close behind, of course. And while he'd had his reservations from the beginning, had been not-to-subtle about them, it doesn't make him happy to see it happen.
There's a sigh, soft, reaching out to take both bottles, holding the door open for Tim to come inside. Things have been -- strange with the crew, with Usopp's departure, with the ripple effect from the party. The interpersonal complexities -- Louis and the other vampires, Nami and Sanji and Zoro, Koby's own entanglements during and after the party -- are also oddly tense, complicated by the regular arrival of new guests. He's preparing a new stack of welcome brochures, taking his notes, reading the network as usual.
Tim's appearance immediately rockets to the top of priorities, though, whether Koby had anticipated such an outcome or not.] Come on, come inside, you don't need to do anything right now, crazy or otherwise. Tell me what happened.
There's a sigh, soft, reaching out to take both bottles, holding the door open for Tim to come inside. Things have been -- strange with the crew, with Usopp's departure, with the ripple effect from the party. The interpersonal complexities -- Louis and the other vampires, Nami and Sanji and Zoro, Koby's own entanglements during and after the party -- are also oddly tense, complicated by the regular arrival of new guests. He's preparing a new stack of welcome brochures, taking his notes, reading the network as usual.
Tim's appearance immediately rockets to the top of priorities, though, whether Koby had anticipated such an outcome or not.] Come on, come inside, you don't need to do anything right now, crazy or otherwise. Tell me what happened.
That's it! That's the end of the story. He talked to Aegon, decided he was tired of me, and left.
[ Even with tears building in his eyes, these new ones in the face of company stubbornly refusing to fall past his eyelids, Tim is seething. There's venom in it that wasn't there when it was Hawk. Even the times he's left, he's had a reason. Marriage, dealing with werewolves, something that he can grab onto to make sense of it, even if he hates it or he disagrees.
Tim kicks his shoes off in a fuss and starts fishing around for glasses. ]
I asked him for an explanation, he owes me at least that much, don't you think? But no, nothing. He lied to me, and he used me, and he threw me out when he was done. I could strangle him.
[ Even with tears building in his eyes, these new ones in the face of company stubbornly refusing to fall past his eyelids, Tim is seething. There's venom in it that wasn't there when it was Hawk. Even the times he's left, he's had a reason. Marriage, dealing with werewolves, something that he can grab onto to make sense of it, even if he hates it or he disagrees.
Tim kicks his shoes off in a fuss and starts fishing around for glasses. ]
I asked him for an explanation, he owes me at least that much, don't you think? But no, nothing. He lied to me, and he used me, and he threw me out when he was done. I could strangle him.
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