bursts into tears

[oversea]

Comments

[transmit]

[ he actually converses with her and tells her what's going on with her son

(he's selling himself out to the yumes…) ]

… Sure.

[ calling her together on a holiday… woah… does this mean he wants to tell her about them? can they? he turns it over in his head for the next few minutes, audibly muttering to himself before— ]

Do you want to keep our relationship secret? I never asked.

[oversea]

Oh.

[ there is a moment of silence as he tires to figure out how annoying his family would be if they found out, considering how annoying they are already. hm... ]

We can tell them. Unless you don't want to.

[transmit]

[ THORNS ALREADY IGNORES THEM ENTIRELY WHAT DOES HE MEAN BY THIS

somewhat quietly… ]

I want people to know.

[ by people what he really means is thorns' fans ]

[oversea]

[ HE WANTS TO DASH THEIR YUME DREAMS

but thorns just thinks elysium is being shy and cute and not jealous... ]

Then we'll tell them.

[transmit]

[ HE CAN'T BE THE NATION'S BOYFRIEND WHEN HE'S ALREADY ELYSIUM'S BOYFRIEND

literally nothing about him is yume besides how hot he is he needs to stop looking at people. ]

We can start an Instagram together…

[ sounds awed by the prospect ]

[oversea]

Do people do that?

[ this is a man who does not use social media other than to check if people are dead or not... ]

[transmit]

Sometimes. But we can make it private. [ … ] Your picture just has to show you're in a relationship.

And—! And! You have to have my username in there somewhere. In the profile.

[ he sounds very excited about this ]

[oversea]

[



this is cute. it's such a thing that thorns doesn't care about, but elysium is cute. ]

You can help me when you're here.

[transmit]

Of course. You know about internet safety, right? No accepting requests from people you don't know either.

[ this is even more embarrassing than the timeline where they're completely bonkers ]

[oversea]

[ WHY IS HE BEING TALKED TO LIKE HE'S A GRADE SCHOOLER ]

Didn't you used to do that?

[transmit]

[ one can never be too sure with thorns ]

No. Never. [ yes… ] We have to keep in mind that strangers are danger.

[oversea]

I'm not going to get catfished...

[ thorns gives all his money to a fake e-girl... (no) ]

[transmit]

It was hard enough getting you to respond to my messages. How can you be this easy with other people? They have to know you for ten years first. At least.

[ this is not remotely close to what thorns had said. ]

[oversea]

[ the way that thorns isn't even messaging other people, all of this is hypothetical nonsense. ]

The only people I've known for that long are you, my family, and Weedy.

[transmit]

Oh. Then we have nothing to worry about…

[ he had nothing to worry about to begin with… he sighs wistfully. ]

You have no idea how popular you've gotten, Thorns. I knew you were going to make it, but not to this extent.

[oversea]

I think you're exaggerating.

[ not being active on social media does have some downsides when literally everything is on it these days, but it also means he is completely oblivious to how his modeling gig is going. he gets paid... it's all he cares about... ]

[transmit]

You thinking that does work out better for me.

[ he has to preserve thorns' innocence… they do not know this but the mermaid shoot could be the beginning of a very slippery slope? thorns' future as a lads' cosplayer nears. ]

… But shouldn't you be sleeping soon? The sooner you do, who knows. The faster good news might find you.

[oversea]

Oh...

[ ... ]

After this game. I'm winning.

[ he really has been playing chess this whole time. ]

[transmit]

… You haven't been looking out for shooting stars with me?

[ there's the sound of a huff. ]

Just for that, I'm gonna wish for your downfall.

[oversea]

[ HELP

sadly, thorns finds this endearing more than anything. ]

That's fine. I'm already getting what I would have wished for anyway.

[transmit]

[ thorns needs help. ]

The part where it's not a week and only just the two days?

[oversea]

[ .... ]

But it is a week...

[ you can hear the fear in his voice... ]

[transmit]

I lied. I'm only making it in time for the one day.

[ elysium would do this to christmas? ]

[oversea]

[ ......

the way elysium's schedule as been so insanely strict that this is actually possible so thorns can't call bullshit on it. ]

Okay...

[transmit]

…

Just okay?

[ what does he expect thorns to do? kidnap him?? from this undisclosed location he does not know anything about? okay. ]