[ the interaction leaves him feeling like he's screwed up somehow. he stares at their chat history for a long while before giving thorns a simple thumbs-up, pocketing his phone afterward.
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he ends up throwing himself into work. the next point of contact entirely is up to thorns, whenever that may be. ]
he works himself so hard he just gets home and passes out without looking at his personal phone. would there be any follow-ups or will he just have to respond to it as is in the morning… ]
[ morning comes. something explodes at work, and he rushes out once again without his phone. part of him is too scared to check it, while another part is genuinely busy. the longer he goes without contact, the heavier his guilt grows, pulling him deeper into a negative feedback loop that constantly floats the worst case scenarios to the forefront of his mind.
still, by the end of the night, he forces himself to look. ]
[ the way they are early enough in their relationship still and this is thorns' first one so he can't really argue if it's early or not for it. even if this does still feel... not right. ]
[ they are really not going to kiss to make up for all the kissing they are doing elsewhere. ]
... I know you don't expect anything from me in return. [ when he offers to pay for everything. ] But I want to be able to provide things for you, too. I like you, after all.
You can take care of yourself, right? I've been excessi—
[ and then the accident happens, and, well. okay. he cuts himself short. he can't exactly say anything against that either, and just grimaces to himself. ]
… Stay safe. Don't feel rushed to. I'll be around.
he will just scurry over to make sure everyone is safe and stand there as they argue over who is at fault... thorns waits patiently for the cops to come and he immediately points at who caused it... annoying...
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I didn't say that.
Let's circle back to this another time.
I'll talk to you later.
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he ends up throwing himself into work. the next point of contact entirely is up to thorns, whenever that may be. ]
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Have a good night.
Don't stay up late.
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he works himself so hard he just gets home and passes out without looking at his personal phone. would there be any follow-ups or will he just have to respond to it as is in the morning… ]
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...
he jumps to the obvious conclusion that elysium is pissed and is ignoring him. ]
Sorry.
[ he turns his phone off for the rest of the night and goes to keep himself busy. ]
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still, by the end of the night, he forces himself to look. ]
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Do I just not understand relationships?
Am I doing this wrong?
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he attempts to call. ]
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there is noise in the background, like the sound of cars passing by, so he's definitely out somewhere. ]
Hello?
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Are you busy right now? I can call back later.
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[ elysium has spent so long not sending any sort of message that thorns is not sure if it'll go another day before the next point of contact. ]
What's up?
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It sounds like you're out right now…?
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[ he pauses. ]
I'm by myself.
[ in case that's what elysium is worried about... ]
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[ is it too much to ask where he's going? or where he's coming from? probably. ]
You aren't doing anything wrong. I am.
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Are we still going on the trip?
[ they do not even know if elysium has permission yet or not. ]
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It was too soon to ask, right?
We can just spend a regular holiday together. It should be fine.
[ over corrects. ]
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[ the way they are early enough in their relationship still and this is thorns' first one so he can't really argue if it's early or not for it. even if this does still feel... not right. ]
Alright then.
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[ he has sworn to himself to now just match thorns' pace. they still have not kisser… ]
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... I know you don't expect anything from me in return. [ when he offers to pay for everything. ] But I want to be able to provide things for you, too. I like you, after all.
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Right. Um. I'll do better about that. Do you want me to cancel the meal kit service…?
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[ there's the sound of metal slamming against each other and tires squealing against pavement. ]
Shit. I'm fine. I'll call you right back, I just saw a car accident.
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[ and then the accident happens, and, well. okay. he cuts himself short. he can't exactly say anything against that either, and just grimaces to himself. ]
… Stay safe. Don't feel rushed to. I'll be around.
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he will just scurry over to make sure everyone is safe and stand there as they argue over who is at fault... thorns waits patiently for the cops to come and he immediately points at who caused it... annoying...
an hour passes, ]
?
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in fact, he hadn't even made it to his bed, head atop a table with papers strewn about. he's snoozing with his phone right in front of him… ]
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