[ yuri places his (still untouched, he swears he'll drink some soon) tea down on the little table and reaches out to take a hold of one of finn's hands with a smile. ]
I get it, Finn. Honestly, I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing, if I were in your position. The important thing is that I know now. We'll figure out where to go from here together.
[ his eyes cast about and he leans forward, dropping his voice to a whisper though something tells him it's certainly not going to matter. ]
Do you think she liked me? I feel like I probably said or did something stupid and she'll never let me come back.
( finn sniffs again before tentatively smiling when yuri takes his hand. okay, they're not breaking up today. )
She's still getting to know you, but it seems to be a good impression so far! How could she not like you? You did great, all things considered. ( he assures him, his voice at a regular volume. )
I asked her to stop spying on me and to just... come over or send someone if she wants to see me. ( finn wrinkles his nose. ) I only met her a few years ago, so! I guess we're still figuring things out. She's never really had to be a mom before.
( yuri did at least learn that finn was from a fling his dad had, though neither of them had mentioned who the paramour had been. )
[ yuri lifts finn's hand and leans forward to press a kiss to his knuckles, still smiling a little. it's impossible for him to stay mad for long, but yuri already knows that he'll probably use this to his advantage to win future arguments that may arise. he deserves that much, at least.
he shifts his chair around until they're sitting right next to each other and he leans sideways against finn with a faint sigh. ]
I'm glad that you're getting this chance? If you're happy about it, I mean.
[ he finally reaches out with his still free hand to pick his glass back up and take a sip. he's definitely parched, after everything that's happened. ]
I'll be here to support you, y'know. However you need me to.
( now relieved that yuri has forgiven him, finn purses his lips thoughfully. )
I am happy about it. I always imagined what kind of lady my mom was! But I always accepted the fact that my dad just lost touch with her. I mean, he wanted to raise me and everything!
( he bumps their heads together gently, a small smile on his face now. ) I think she's trying and I can't be mad at that either. I just have to do better and speak up more. With everyone! I found her by accident, you know? But I think she was also ready to look for me too. And when she did, I found out that everything I thought i imagined and all the stuff my teachers said I imagined was real.
[ yuri turns finn's hand over and absently traces a path along his palm as he speaks, his eyes focused there as he listens. this isn't about yuri and his being upset about the omission of something this big, after all. this is about finn and his journey, his finding his mom. and it's important for yuri to be here for him.
he's so curious about everything. he has so many questions. his scientific mind is having a hard time wrapping itself around magic, after all, and even now he's having a hard time believing all of this is real. ]
Do you wanna talk about it now? We can always wait until we get home, too.
[ he assumes they can get back home relatively easily, anyway. they got here easily. ]
I was still in high school and I always wandered. I mean, I still do, but I kind of forgot to go to school sometimes. Which is why I was in cram school before college. But I always saw things I guess other people couldn't see! It turns out I was seeing nature spirits and stuff. They're hidden from regular people usually.
( he smiles again, giggling. ) My mom liked my dad so much she disguised herself as a human to get to know him for one night. But I'm — half tree spirit. I'm not really powerful or anything but that is why plants and animals like me a lot. It's kind of hard explaining all that to someone so ... academic. ( finn grins sheepishly, squeezing yuri's hand. it's a lot and he has to take a deep breath after saying all that, but finally, finally he feels less burdened than before. )
[ yuri stays quiet while finn talks, only occasionally reaching out to sip at his tea while he dives into it. his fingers curl into finn's to hold his hand properly, smiling just a little. ]
Hey, now, I may have my nose in a lot of books but some of those were fantasy novels, you know!
[ he laughs though and lifts his head in order to press a soft kiss to finn's temple before nuzzling his nose against the spot. ]
I'm literally dating a Disney princess. I guess I shouldn't be so worried about you wandering off all the time, then, if you can ask nature to help guide you back.
[ yuri pauses for a moment and hums, lips pressing together. ]
I'm assuming you've told Jisoo about all of this, but... does anyone else know? I mostly just want to know like... who it's okay to talk about this around.
( yuri and jasper had been the last to join their nebulous friend group but they have all gotten quite close over a short period of time. but then again, finn and yuri are nearly at a year as a couple, so. there aren't too many excuses in this case.
finn holds yuri's hands between both of his and looks at him unwaveringly this time. he owes him more honesty so he just hopes the rest will forgive him. )
There's a lot that we've all kind of grown up keeping secret! Because you never know how someone will treat you, you know ...?
Um. Yejun can, ah. See the future in different ways. And Woojin is a fae. And his dad apparently knew my mom before. Jasper is a siren.
( maybe he should be broken up with for keeping all that hidden... )
[ every new little note dropped on him is like a hammer slamming itself against his skull. yuri just blinks, his mouth falling slightly open. that's--
that's a lot. that's a lot?? that's so much.
so it's been closely kept secrets for a while. except... jasper is just as new as yuri is. except he's also??
he blinks a few more times and finally bursts out with laughter. it's-- it might be slightly hysterical, and this isn't a reaction he's had to anything in a long time. ]
( finn wants to cry all over again because yuri's laugh isn't exactly full of mirth. except he doesn't. instead, he releases yuri's hand ever so gently and rests both of his hands over his knees. )
Jasper didn't know until last month or something? It was really recent. And he only knows because Woojin sensed he wasn't human. And Neon only knows because he loves Jasper! ( is that one a secret? no one really talks about that as far as finn knows, but it's pretty obvious to him. they're always so close! )
I can ... if you have any questions? Or I can go. ( lay down in a ditch somewhere probably. )
No. No, stay, you stay. In spite of everything, you're the one thing grounding me down in the reality that I know and I need you here. I just... I need time to process.
[ he wipes his palms on his legs and stands up, starting to pace in small circles around their little clearing. his eyebrows are furrowed together, lips pressed in concentration. ]
So to start, from what it sounds like, me, Bren, Ry, and Neon are all just normal, yes? Okay. But Neon would know about whatever's going on with Yejun because the two of them have known each other since before they could speak. Like you and Jisoo, there's nothing they don't know about each other at this point.
[ he's still pacing. and now he's noticing that the flowers that are around the edge of the clearing keep turning to watch him as he walks by. great. ]
You said Woojin's dad knows your mom, and Woojin himself is... fae, was it? Which-- that means he definitely gets it from his dad, then, because the only sense that part makes is that his dad is also fae. Which would explain how that man's flowers are always so beautiful and live for so very long. That's cheating. Smart, but cheating. And Woojin... broke the news to Jasper about what he is, which implies that Jasper has had no fucking clue his entire life until recently. Which is how he, of all people, would know about you before I did.
[ he stops pacing and pauses, looking over at finn. ]
( he's perched on the very edge of the seat now, watching yuri almost fearfully. processing is good. right? )
Ry and Bren have been my neighbors for a few years and they know mostly because their cat seems to listen to me! Actually I kind of knew her first. So.
And they went to school with Neon and the rest! Oh, and Yejun's dad – not the actor. He talks to ghosts? So that's another one. Um.
( there is more on the edges of the group but he'll ease yuri into that later. ) I don't think anyone leaves anyone out on purpose. I didn't know about the others for over a year. ( mostly because his observation skills aren't the sharpest but. )
[ yuri takes a slow, deep breath, and lets it out with a faint woosh of air. he rolls his neck a few times and shakes out all of his limbs, looking almost as though he's getting ready to start doing some cardio or something. yuri turns and looks at finn again and smiles as he holds out a hand to him. ]
Come on. Let's go take a walk. Show me around before we have to head back.
[ he's going to be okay. he is. it's just-- a whole lot to take in at one go. ]
( finn exhales too, all too happy to hop to his feet and take his hand. )
We can sleep over if you like it here and go back in the morning, too. Whatever you want! I think there are little beach shacks we can borrow. ( the sun has begun its slow descent under the deep blue, almost purple ocean, painting it in streaks of orange. the bioluminescent flora have begun to glow brighter in response to change in light. )
We can pass by the little village and make our way through back to the beach too. ( he leans in to kiss yuri's cheek. ) You look pretty here, you know. ( his mom must have known what clothes would suit yuri before even meeting him. )
[ yuri accepts the cheek kiss and smiles, leaning in against finn as they get settled on a walking path. ]
I want you to know I'm still mad at you! But I'm better. And I'll be fine, eventually, you'll just need to give me time to get there.
[ after he gives everyone else the silent treatment for at least a day. ]
Does time work... the same here? Like when it's night here, is it night back home? I mean I wanna stay either way, I'm just trying to figure out if you're secretly older or younger than what I know you to be.
[ his voice trails off a little toward the end, distracted as he is by the glowing flowers. ]
Oh if I had gone into botany instead of medicine I would be having a fit right now.
( yuri is mad but he still accepted the kiss and that is more than finn could ask for at this point. he briefly stoops to pick up a fallen blossom, glowing and blue this time, to once again tuck it behind yuri's ear. )
I think it moves a little slower... in a way. It will still be morning at home if we leave here tomorrow morning, if that makes sense. People know we've left but it won't feel like we've been gone for a super long time. Weird magic, right? ( he wrinkles his nose, giggling. ) I'm still age like a human! My dad is real!
[ yuri smiles as he reaches up to lightly touch the flower now tucked behind his ear, his head finally tilting to the side to rest on finn's shoulder as they walk. it's not the most comfortable position, maybe, but he does feel the need to be close to him right now. even while still a little angry.
honestly, this is giving him hope for the future, in a weird way. like only the most disastrous betrayal will make yuri angry enough to actually leave. ]
Do the clothes go away when we leave? Because if they do, I am definitely going to need to see if I can find something like this back home.
I think these are yours! ( well, finn hopes yuri keeps them. he looks extra pretty in island clothes. ) You could wear stuff like this more, though...
( he giggles, tentatively flirty in hopes of making yuri smile with it. they reach another clearing and finn's smile grows as he points through the trees. )
[ yuri giggles quietly, making a mental note to himself to maybe look for some more things that would look good being worn on a beach. if jasper is a siren, they'll probably be making some frequent trips to the nearest one once it's warmer, right?
he pauses when finn points forward and he follows the line, his breath catching in his throat at the vision of it all. the glowing fauna, the perfect sunset, the love of his life at his side.
it's perfect, really. ]
Oh, Finn. It's beautiful.
[ his gaze shifts sideways and he smiles at finn, squeezing his hand. ]
You have the beauty if this place in your soul, Finn. It really is part of you.
( finn blushes. his heart feels full and while he knows that yuri is still upset with him, he allows himself to have a sense of hope that things between them can eventually be repaired. ( he did, after all, out half all their mutual friends and some parents. ) )
I've never liked being cooped up for long and I guess this is part of why. I just ... feel better being outside and that's why I wanted to spend all that time with you there.
[ he understands more now, at least. and maybe there was some part of him that knew there was something special about finn, outside of him just being so sweet and unbelievably handsome. finn's a good balance for him, he thinks.
he turns toward finn at the question and smiles, his head tipping a little to the side. ]
I'd say that's a silly question, but maybe it wasn't this time.
[ yuri tips forward and closes his eyes, his head tilting back so he can let the setting sun catch his face. ]
( there are hearts in his eyes whe yuri opens himself up to him and closes his eyes for a kiss. ever fond, he cups his cheek with a big hand and leans in to press their lips together. he kisses him wholeheartedly, wanting yuri to feel his adoration and appreciation with each press of his lips.
finally, he breaks for air, bumping their noses together. )
[ it sure is wild what a simple little kiss can do to put a bandaid on the hurt. yuri melts into the kiss, leaning into finn as he gives himself over to it. his arms lift to drape around his shoulders, fingers lightly tangling in finn's hair, and he whines just a little when finn finally pulls away.
how dare you. ]
Absolutely. I want to wake up with you in paradise.
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Date: 2024-04-05 05:22 am (UTC)[ yuri places his (still untouched, he swears he'll drink some soon) tea down on the little table and reaches out to take a hold of one of finn's hands with a smile. ]
I get it, Finn. Honestly, I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing, if I were in your position. The important thing is that I know now. We'll figure out where to go from here together.
[ his eyes cast about and he leans forward, dropping his voice to a whisper though something tells him it's certainly not going to matter. ]
Do you think she liked me? I feel like I probably said or did something stupid and she'll never let me come back.
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Date: 2024-04-05 04:33 pm (UTC)She's still getting to know you, but it seems to be a good impression so far! How could she not like you? You did great, all things considered. ( he assures him, his voice at a regular volume. )
I asked her to stop spying on me and to just... come over or send someone if she wants to see me. ( finn wrinkles his nose. ) I only met her a few years ago, so! I guess we're still figuring things out. She's never really had to be a mom before.
( yuri did at least learn that finn was from a fling his dad had, though neither of them had mentioned who the paramour had been. )
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Date: 2024-04-05 08:26 pm (UTC)he shifts his chair around until they're sitting right next to each other and he leans sideways against finn with a faint sigh. ]
I'm glad that you're getting this chance? If you're happy about it, I mean.
[ he finally reaches out with his still free hand to pick his glass back up and take a sip. he's definitely parched, after everything that's happened. ]
I'll be here to support you, y'know. However you need me to.
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Date: 2024-04-05 11:46 pm (UTC)I am happy about it. I always imagined what kind of lady my mom was! But I always accepted the fact that my dad just lost touch with her. I mean, he wanted to raise me and everything!
( he bumps their heads together gently, a small smile on his face now. ) I think she's trying and I can't be mad at that either. I just have to do better and speak up more. With everyone! I found her by accident, you know? But I think she was also ready to look for me too. And when she did, I found out that everything I thought i imagined and all the stuff my teachers said I imagined was real.
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Date: 2024-04-06 02:50 am (UTC)he's so curious about everything. he has so many questions. his scientific mind is having a hard time wrapping itself around magic, after all, and even now he's having a hard time believing all of this is real. ]
Do you wanna talk about it now? We can always wait until we get home, too.
[ he assumes they can get back home relatively easily, anyway. they got here easily. ]
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Date: 2024-04-06 03:14 am (UTC)I was still in high school and I always wandered. I mean, I still do, but I kind of forgot to go to school sometimes. Which is why I was in cram school before college. But I always saw things I guess other people couldn't see! It turns out I was seeing nature spirits and stuff. They're hidden from regular people usually.
( he smiles again, giggling. ) My mom liked my dad so much she disguised herself as a human to get to know him for one night. But I'm — half tree spirit. I'm not really powerful or anything but that is why plants and animals like me a lot. It's kind of hard explaining all that to someone so ... academic. ( finn grins sheepishly, squeezing yuri's hand. it's a lot and he has to take a deep breath after saying all that, but finally, finally he feels less burdened than before. )
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Date: 2024-04-06 03:25 am (UTC)Hey, now, I may have my nose in a lot of books but some of those were fantasy novels, you know!
[ he laughs though and lifts his head in order to press a soft kiss to finn's temple before nuzzling his nose against the spot. ]
I'm literally dating a Disney princess. I guess I shouldn't be so worried about you wandering off all the time, then, if you can ask nature to help guide you back.
[ yuri pauses for a moment and hums, lips pressing together. ]
I'm assuming you've told Jisoo about all of this, but... does anyone else know? I mostly just want to know like... who it's okay to talk about this around.
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Date: 2024-04-06 03:56 am (UTC)( finn's lips twist awkwardly. he normally doesn't mince words but he doesn't think his boyfriend will be especially happy about his answer. )
I think... everyone. Like, Ry, Bren, Neon, Yejun, Woojin ... ( a nervous laugh. hoo, boy. he takes a long drink of his tea. )
Please don't be mad at them, though! It's kind of expected to respect the secret.
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:07 am (UTC)he might be a little bit mad again.
yuri gets real still at that particular little confession, his lips pressing into a thin line as he stares at the table in front of them. ]
Everyone.
[ they all knew. they've all known. ]
Everyone knew but me.
[ he's still holding finn's hand, at least, though he uses his free one to rub his face a few times. ]
I mean is it-- is it just because they're part of this, too?
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:20 am (UTC)finn holds yuri's hands between both of his and looks at him unwaveringly this time. he owes him more honesty so he just hopes the rest will forgive him. )
There's a lot that we've all kind of grown up keeping secret! Because you never know how someone will treat you, you know ...?
Um. Yejun can, ah. See the future in different ways. And Woojin is a fae. And his dad apparently knew my mom before. Jasper is a siren.
( maybe he should be broken up with for keeping all that hidden... )
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:37 am (UTC)that's a lot. that's a lot?? that's so much.
so it's been closely kept secrets for a while. except... jasper is just as new as yuri is. except he's also??
he blinks a few more times and finally bursts out with laughter. it's-- it might be slightly hysterical, and this isn't a reaction he's had to anything in a long time. ]
Okay. Okay. ...Okay. I see.
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:46 am (UTC)( finn wants to cry all over again because yuri's laugh isn't exactly full of mirth. except he doesn't. instead, he releases yuri's hand ever so gently and rests both of his hands over his knees. )
Jasper didn't know until last month or something? It was really recent. And he only knows because Woojin sensed he wasn't human. And Neon only knows because he loves Jasper! ( is that one a secret? no one really talks about that as far as finn knows, but it's pretty obvious to him. they're always so close! )
I can ... if you have any questions? Or I can go. ( lay down in a ditch somewhere probably. )
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:56 am (UTC)[ he wipes his palms on his legs and stands up, starting to pace in small circles around their little clearing. his eyebrows are furrowed together, lips pressed in concentration. ]
So to start, from what it sounds like, me, Bren, Ry, and Neon are all just normal, yes? Okay. But Neon would know about whatever's going on with Yejun because the two of them have known each other since before they could speak. Like you and Jisoo, there's nothing they don't know about each other at this point.
[ he's still pacing. and now he's noticing that the flowers that are around the edge of the clearing keep turning to watch him as he walks by. great. ]
You said Woojin's dad knows your mom, and Woojin himself is... fae, was it? Which-- that means he definitely gets it from his dad, then, because the only sense that part makes is that his dad is also fae. Which would explain how that man's flowers are always so beautiful and live for so very long. That's cheating. Smart, but cheating. And Woojin... broke the news to Jasper about what he is, which implies that Jasper has had no fucking clue his entire life until recently. Which is how he, of all people, would know about you before I did.
[ he stops pacing and pauses, looking over at finn. ]
I got all that right?
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Date: 2024-04-06 05:08 am (UTC)( he's perched on the very edge of the seat now, watching yuri almost fearfully. processing is good. right? )
Ry and Bren have been my neighbors for a few years and they know mostly because their cat seems to listen to me! Actually I kind of knew her first. So.
And they went to school with Neon and the rest! Oh, and Yejun's dad – not the actor. He talks to ghosts? So that's another one. Um.
( there is more on the edges of the group but he'll ease yuri into that later. ) I don't think anyone leaves anyone out on purpose. I didn't know about the others for over a year. ( mostly because his observation skills aren't the sharpest but. )
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Date: 2024-04-06 05:21 am (UTC)[ yuri takes a slow, deep breath, and lets it out with a faint woosh of air. he rolls his neck a few times and shakes out all of his limbs, looking almost as though he's getting ready to start doing some cardio or something. yuri turns and looks at finn again and smiles as he holds out a hand to him. ]
Come on. Let's go take a walk. Show me around before we have to head back.
[ he's going to be okay. he is. it's just-- a whole lot to take in at one go. ]
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Date: 2024-04-06 05:42 am (UTC)We can sleep over if you like it here and go back in the morning, too. Whatever you want! I think there are little beach shacks we can borrow. ( the sun has begun its slow descent under the deep blue, almost purple ocean, painting it in streaks of orange. the bioluminescent flora have begun to glow brighter in response to change in light. )
We can pass by the little village and make our way through back to the beach too. ( he leans in to kiss yuri's cheek. ) You look pretty here, you know. ( his mom must have known what clothes would suit yuri before even meeting him. )
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Date: 2024-04-06 07:11 am (UTC)I want you to know I'm still mad at you! But I'm better. And I'll be fine, eventually, you'll just need to give me time to get there.
[ after he gives everyone else the silent treatment for at least a day. ]
Does time work... the same here? Like when it's night here, is it night back home? I mean I wanna stay either way, I'm just trying to figure out if you're secretly older or younger than what I know you to be.
[ his voice trails off a little toward the end, distracted as he is by the glowing flowers. ]
Oh if I had gone into botany instead of medicine I would be having a fit right now.
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:14 pm (UTC)I think it moves a little slower... in a way. It will still be morning at home if we leave here tomorrow morning, if that makes sense. People know we've left but it won't feel like we've been gone for a super long time. Weird magic, right? ( he wrinkles his nose, giggling. ) I'm still age like a human! My dad is real!
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Date: 2024-04-06 05:33 pm (UTC)[ yuri smiles as he reaches up to lightly touch the flower now tucked behind his ear, his head finally tilting to the side to rest on finn's shoulder as they walk. it's not the most comfortable position, maybe, but he does feel the need to be close to him right now. even while still a little angry.
honestly, this is giving him hope for the future, in a weird way. like only the most disastrous betrayal will make yuri angry enough to actually leave. ]
Do the clothes go away when we leave? Because if they do, I am definitely going to need to see if I can find something like this back home.
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Date: 2024-04-06 09:24 pm (UTC)( he giggles, tentatively flirty in hopes of making yuri smile with it. they reach another clearing and finn's smile grows as he points through the trees. )
Look at that sunset...
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Date: 2024-04-07 02:31 am (UTC)[ yuri giggles quietly, making a mental note to himself to maybe look for some more things that would look good being worn on a beach. if jasper is a siren, they'll probably be making some frequent trips to the nearest one once it's warmer, right?
he pauses when finn points forward and he follows the line, his breath catching in his throat at the vision of it all. the glowing fauna, the perfect sunset, the love of his life at his side.
it's perfect, really. ]
Oh, Finn. It's beautiful.
[ his gaze shifts sideways and he smiles at finn, squeezing his hand. ]
You have the beauty if this place in your soul, Finn. It really is part of you.
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Date: 2024-04-07 03:28 am (UTC)( finn blushes. his heart feels full and while he knows that yuri is still upset with him, he allows himself to have a sense of hope that things between them can eventually be repaired. ( he did, after all, out half all their mutual friends and some parents. ) )
I've never liked being cooped up for long and I guess this is part of why. I just ... feel better being outside and that's why I wanted to spend all that time with you there.
( he watches yuri's face for a moment. )
Can I kiss you now, Yuri?
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Date: 2024-04-07 03:48 am (UTC)he turns toward finn at the question and smiles, his head tipping a little to the side. ]
I'd say that's a silly question, but maybe it wasn't this time.
[ yuri tips forward and closes his eyes, his head tilting back so he can let the setting sun catch his face. ]
You may.
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Date: 2024-04-07 04:19 am (UTC)finally, he breaks for air, bumping their noses together. )
Can - can we sleep here tonight?
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Date: 2024-04-07 04:28 am (UTC)how dare you. ]
Absolutely. I want to wake up with you in paradise.
[ every day of his life. ]
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