PC: CALEB

[headmt]

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[headmt]

[oh he might hear vacuuming sounds too then that pauses whenever he gets a text back]

I'm not!

Or only a little. Not because I don't think you're a worthy pursuit I just like the funny red color you go when you get teased. You're very charming and handsome and I'm here trying to get glitter out of a bed for you so obviously I'm under the same wretched enthrallment.

[katzepaw]

[He is dying at this text there is no way he can respond to this.]

[headmt]

[well while he's not responding]

Also I did mention it to Beau but she already knew because as you mentioned we aren't exactly masters of subtlety so basically it doesn't count.

[katzepaw]

[Oh my god.]

How sure are you she wasn't just pretending she knew.

When I mentioned you asked me on a date for the task, she said "Gross."

[headmt]

Well we are gross.

[katzepaw]

Yes, I know.

[headmt]

I like you very much. Even if Beau thinks it's gross.

[katzepaw]

If you keep saying things like that, you will spoil me.

[headmt]

Are you coming in here or not?

[katzepaw]

A little later, I'm afraid. I think there is a town hall.

[Did you think you would get away with this!!!]

[headmt]

[I THOUGHT I MIGHT GET AWAY WITH THIS anyway




town hall time]

[katzepaw]

[After the town hall, he's a little bit quiet when they get back to the dorm.]

[headmt]

[Well he's a little stupid, but not that stupid. He kind of has an idea of why.]

... It'll be alright.

[katzepaw]

I know.

[He nods, agreeing, giving him a small reassuring smile.

You are making it worse for him.]

[headmt]

[He reachers over to squeeze his arm, dropping his hand to try and catch Caleb's hand with his own. If he'll let him.

I'm not scared of it.

[katzepaw]

[He will let him, but he frowns at him.]

You are, a little.

[headmt]

[A little.]

Only because I'm not completely insane. Not scared enough I think it's not worth going.

[katzepaw]

Of course it is worth going.

[He sounds a little frustrated by that. Why do you think I - ]

[headmt]

[Just squeezing the hand.]

... I don't really know what to say anymore, then.

[katzepaw]

There is nothing to say, really. You should go, you will be helpful there. Beauregard will be helpful there.

[But why both of you, why - stop it, stop it.]

[headmt]

[There it is.]

... But you're a little scared.

[katzepaw]

[Crossing his arms across his chest, sort of staring at the ground.]

. . . You will both forget me.

[headmt]

[Oh.

Yeah.

He reaches up to cup his face, running his thumbs over his cheekbones.]

For a few hours, maybe. But never forever. [...] I remembered you, when I went empty on the other side.

[katzepaw]

I know. It went away for Lucretia and Kon, it will for you. I don't want to . . . to make you more worried about this.

[But all I have in this world is that all of you care for me, and you won't. I will not even be able to look after you, because I will not mean anything to you.]

[headmt]

[Well, he'd tried to promise that Caleb's thoughts wouldn't make him sad, wouldn't make him angry. But that one makes him very sad. If only because he gets it. It isn't as if he has anything else in this world either. You fucked up. Shite.]

... You're allowed to make me worried.