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[yelliot]

Who: Elliot Nightray (yelliot) & YOU
What: Elliot being dumb around Olympia...
When: Throughout January
Where: Various locations throughout Olympia
Warning(s): N/A Will update if necessary?



UNSTOCKED MARKET

<sub>[All Elliot wanted was a carton of eggs. Not even a dozen, just half would've done. But there aren't any that he can find. For some reason they're entirely sold out, regardless of which stall he goes to, which only leaves him feeling frustrated, if not a little dejected. The thing about Olympia is that it's a lot more organized than Wyver (at least in his opinion) and there are a lot of things in the market Elliot's never really seen before. Especially in the fruit section.

The thing about being rich is that you really don't know where your food comes from most of the time, and there's one fruit in particular that has Elliot completely perplexed. He stands there, holding a pineapple, looking more than a little confused. It was so...weird?]</sub>

...Do people really eat these?

STRAYS

<sub>[He's really weak. Really, really weak.

To cats, that is.

This current, new furry friend is a stray gray cat with white paws that Elliot is currently infatuated with. So much so he's taken it upon himself to make sure no one is around him as he stands off to the side in an alleyway, crouched down to pet the friendly creature on the head. It's clear that for now nothing else matters other than the attention he's getting from this cat. He's totally blissed out even. Maybe you should let him be...

or tease him for it.]</sub>

You're so cute...do you have any friends?

TAVERN

<sub>[Somehow, Elliot had managed to strike a deal with the owner of a tavern not long ago. In exchange for performances on the establishment's piano he'd be allowed to stay there in one of the upstairs rooms. The same applied to Leo. He's just finished playing for the night and is more than a little tired, but he seems content enough to linger by the piano a little longer while patrons filter out of the tavern and toward the exit.

Maybe, just maybe, if you're polite enough and stick around he'll play you an encore.]</sub>

...Did you need something?

Comments

[yelliot]

You always call me an idiot so clearly you're the smarter one!

_{[Ah...Leo's yelling...that means he has to yell louder.]}

[flips]

That doesn't mean I'm here to tell you what you want! YOU figure it out!!

[yelliot]

_{[Stupidity...at its finest.]}

YEAH WELL I CAN'T JUST WANT SOMETHING IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, CAN I? I CAN'T JUST SAY OH, LEO, IT'D BE NICE TO KISS YOU AGAIN, AND THEN YOU DECK ME IN THE FACE!

1/2

[flips]

[ AND THEN HE DOES GET DECKED IN THE FACE ]

[flips]

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, MORON?! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL! IF YOU JUST WANT TO KISS SOMEONE FOR THE SAKE OF KISSING GO OUT ON THE STREET!

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[yelliot]

_{[A self-fulfilling prophecy...the world is truly cruel. Elliot immediately covers his soon to be bruised cheek, staring at Leo in shock.]}

[yelliot]

I'M THE MORON?! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL! AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL IF YOU DON'T TELL ME?! IDIOT! STUPID! WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR? SOME WHORE WHO WANTS TO GET OFF AND KISS THE FIRST PERSON THEY SEE?!

[flips]

ISN'T THAT WHAT IT IS?! I WAS CONVENIENTLY THERE AND NOW I'M CONVENIENTLY HERE!

[yelliot]

<sub>[Elliot goes...incredibly quiet then, holding his tongue for a moment.

Is that...really how Leo saw it?]</sub>

...Do you really believe that? That I'd use you like that?

[flips]

[ leo deflates when elliot does, guilt sinking in at the look on the other's face. he went too far. he regrets it.

but at the same time, maybe it's what elliot needed to snap himself out of it. ]

... You wouldn't use me. I know that.

But you don't know how you feel either and that's difficult for me to accept.

[yelliot]

_{[Elliot's arms find his chest once more as he sighs, moving to sit down on the edge of his bed.]}

I didn't say I don't know how I feel...I just don't know what words to use to explain it. _{[There's a pause again.]} I want to be close...to you...without getting punched for it.

[flips]

... And being close to me meant kissing?

[yelliot]

I thought it would be nice.

_{[Let him live.]}

[flips]

That's it?

[yelliot]

No that's not it!

[flips]

Then what else is there, Elliot?

[yelliot]

I want you by my side forever! In...every way! Don't you get it?! Nothing matters here anymore...we've had to start completely over...you're just Leo and I'm just Elliot...

_{[Which is something he's still trying to come to terms with, in all honesty.]}

There's no one telling me what's wrong or what's right here so I thought...I thought we could be more than just a stupid brat and his servant.

[flips]

[ elliot doesn't make sense. it's either that, or there's so much ringing in leo's ears that he can't wrap his mind around those words. or maybe he's just afraid that they're too good to be true. ]

You say that like it's so easy.

[ it can't be that easy. nothing ever is. it's a lot frightening when elliot seems to think it's so simple. what if his parents wake up? what if his brothers - who hate leo - wake up? ]

Maybe these people don't care, but... your family does. Your family is important to you, aren't they?

[yelliot]

_{[What's not easy about it? Leo seems to be making a big deal out of...well okay it's kind of a big deal but still!]}

So? Of course my family is important! I love my parents and my siblings, even if they can be a bit much...but when has that ever stopped me from doing what I want or liking what I want? Just because they all like dogs doesn't mean I have to.

_{[Not that Leo is a dog. Er, that might not be the best example.]}

You're making it more complicated than it needs to be. Whenever my family wakes up...I'll deal with it then. They'll come around, they're just stubborn and if they don't then that's their problem. They'll just have to accept it!

[flips]

[ feeling suddenly exhausted, leo slumps a little more and shrinks into the bed, his face buried into a pillow. ]

It must be nice being so simple.

[ it must be nice to think one could just deal with the problems as they come. leo isn't like that. however, elliot is... and maybe he's too tired of worrying and want a break from it all.

he peeks out eventually, looking over at elliot from behind his bangs. ]

Come here.

[yelliot]

<sub>[Elliot doesn't take to rejection well. Never has, and so when Leo does eventually reach out to him, verbally anyway, he immediately finds himself joining the other boy. He lets the simple comment slide, opting to lay on his side, facing him.

The bed is small but they both fit, thankfully.]</sub>

Sorry.

[flips]

[ leo only gives out a noise in response, but he does move close until they're pressed together, his head laying on elliot's chest and face buried into his shirt. ]

... I want you to be happy, Elliot.

[yelliot]

<sub>[Elliot kind of feeling like he's in bed with a cat right now, and not with his best friend. Leo isn't exactly the cuddly type, so to have him cozy right up to him now, with his head on his chest and face tucked in against him...it's kind of great. More than great, even if the dig of Leo's frames are kind of uncomfortable.

Carefully he wraps an arm around Leo's shoulders, like one would a skittish cat.]</sub>

I am happy. I mean, living here isn't exactly easy...but I'm not depressed or anything.

[flips]

[ a snort. ]

That's not really what I meant, but it's fine.

[ maybe it's a good thing that elliot is so simple. leo closes his eyes and lets elliot's heartbeats soothe him for a little while. he looks up again after that, crawling up the short distance to chastely press their lips together. ]

[yelliot]

_{[The kiss comes as a surprise, especially since Elliot finds himself feeling pretty relaxed, considering the adrenaline rush he was experiencing earlier. He returns the affection easily enough, giving Leo a peck of his own, eyes half lidded.]}

What did you mean then?