[ He groans. Still not moving back, which means he's just directly groaning against Gorgug now, mind you. It's like Fabian simply refuses to accept the possibility that maybe Gorgug was hot all along and it was just Fabian's fault for not noticing.
That couldn't possibly be it, right? After all, that would mean he could have been kissing Gorgug on the first day of school instead of punching him...
....
He pulls back a little. Just enough so they can actually look at each other, especially as Fabian asks this. ]
Did you always think I was hot?
[ It's like two loading screens trying to figure all of this out.. ]
[ The face that Fabian finds is one of surprise, especially following that question. A blank sort of surprise, confused, if not on the scale that Gorgug's puzzled state usually weigh on. But that confusion does come through more in his voice, when: ]
--Yeah? But you're the kind of guy who dresses himself to tell everyone he's hot. [ And, obviously! ] I have eyes. I can see that you're hot.
[ Isn't it obvious? He doesn't really need to look over Fabian and confirm in this second, is he sure Fabian's hot? Because it's just-- kinda always been the case. Two eyes or one eye. Mental breakdown and mental revitalisation (okay, well, getting his eye torn out or having the worst (second worst?) day of his life wasn't hot, but), Fabian Seacaster has always had-- the looks.
But he's watching Fabian now, curious. ]
Do you feel bad you never noticed?
[ He means about Gorgug being this hot, but he doesn't care to be specific. He's more interested in what Fabian might be thinking about with this knowledge. ]
Now he can't even revel in Gorgug's answer to his question. Now he can't even brag about the fact that he is of course hot as hell. No, Fabian has been put into a Saw trap by Gorgug, who likely doesn't even have any idea of what sort of situation he's putting the poor half-elf in.
Even though Fabian feels himself rapidly getting nervous when he hears that question. Not even because he thinks Gorgug will get mad, it's just-- Something about it makes him feel guilty. Bad. There's something about the fact that he only noticed the more attractive sides of Gorgug this late that feels really, really bad. ]
Uh..
[ .. hence why he can't even answer quickly. Fabian is trying to make sure he absolutely does not have to look at Gorgug right now. He can't. He won't. ]
I-- I mean. It's just-- you know?
[ You know, Gorgug?
You know, right. He doesn't have to say any more than this, right?? Please?? ]
[ You know what Fabian needs a lot of? Time. Usually it's time to speak, and while there's a lack of speaking coherently right now, that doesn't dismiss the fact that Fabian needs space to get his words out. Talking is Fabian's thing. So Gorgug continues to watch Fabian the same as he had been before and when he asked the question, nodding his head a little, and repeating-- ]
You know.
[ He's trying to encourage him to continue! To get his answer out! You can do it, Fabian. You can get your words out!
[ This is absolutely NOT helping. Fabian feels like he's dying. It feels like he can't say it, like he might choke on the words if he tries to force them out, but there's no other option, apparently. Gorgug is never going to pick up on what he's putting down unless he actually says it.
Even though dragging the words out of himself feels like torture. Fabian makes sure to still not look at Gorgug, because he's pretty sure he will instinctively shut up the moment he does.
If there's anything Fabian isn't good at, it's admitting it when he's wrong.. ]
Of-- Of course.. I feel bad. [ He says, slowly.
But he is saying it! Just with way more effort necessary than any normal person would need. ]
If I had realized it sooner, then maybe we could've been like this sooner too. Just imagine how much different things could have been this entire time.
Gorgug doesn't stop looking at Fabian, even though he's not looking at him back. Because he's interested, he is curious: about what Fabian's thinking, what he's feeling. And this doesn't seem like (to him) one of those times where looking away will help. It's about-- them? Him?
And he's not afraid of the answer. Really, he wonders if it wouldn't have taken a particular moment like they had with the spar for Fabian to ever look at him that way. A thought and ponder that's for a future Gorgug to have, if he ever does--or would it take buying a building practically dedicated to Fabian for him to look at him twice?
It's a similar line of thinking that Gorgug comes to, or brushes against when Fabian does finally: Just imagine how much different things could have been. Fabian has regrets; he feels bad now. But none of that resonates with Gorgug--he doesn't feel sad. Would it have been fun to kiss Fabian and have sex with him sooner? Sure, but... ]
We were still friends. We've still been a team. [ His eyes continue to on Fabian, but gentle in their view on him. He's comfortable, content, both in bed with him and with this conversation. With their lot in life. ] And we have now--I'm okay with that. Being here, right now, with you.
We can do what we want. I don't think... we've missed a thing.
[ This is just what their life is. This is what they have. ]
[ If it wasn't for everything that had happened over the past few months, Fabian might have felt a little bit envious about how Gorgug can just say that. And so easily too. It's like the entire sentiment just comes naturally to the other, and that's a wild thought to Fabian. He doesn't think he could ever think about stuff like this so easily.
It's not even a bad thing, really. He'd find it admirable. Sometimes Fabian gets tired of his own overthinking when it comes to certain things - and the thought of just being okay with things as long as they're good in the moment sounds kind of nice.
(Especially to a guy who has constantly been striving to get better, to a point where satisfaction in the moment is hard.)
But Fabian knows things aren't that simple with Gorgug. He knows the other has his own worries, his own struggles. It's just that this one maybe happens to be a little easier to Gorgug than it is to Fabian.
Fabian is quiet for a moment.
But he doesn't look away, nor try to hide. Not even when he speaks up again. He wants to look at Gorgug when he says this, wants to see what the other looks like when he answers. ]
It's a meaningful question. After the past few months, they've both been searching for their own kinds of happiness, and Gorgug himself has been adopting the fake it 'til you make it lifestyle for the past month or so. After the racing mission made it a little easier to focus, and he's been working on being more social with that nudge that he was struggling to find over his hump.
None of that should be a thought right now, in most scenarios. But Gorgug thinks that when Fabian asks that question, his overall mood is being questioned. Or maybe it's about this moment between them, what they've decided on.
Is he happy? ...it's not too difficult of a question, though he does feel Fabian's gaze on him, makes the small smile that presses against his lips feel-- just a tad shy.
But even so. ]
I'm happy. [ He's looking right back at Fabian, a little giddy. Happy enough to lay with his own answer, but asking back after a moment: ] Are you?
[ There's a very brief pause after Gorgug echoes the question right back at Fabian, but it doesn't last too long. Not when Fabian is looking at that small smile on the other's lips, tusks peeking out over it. ]
I'm happy you are here. [ Like this, of course. Not that Gorgug's general presence isn't nice, and not like Fabian isn't so glad to have both him and Riz here with him, that he's not forced to only deal with people who don't understand what their world is like or what he's like-- but there's something about lying here in bed with Gorgug, all close and cozy together, that feels particularly soothing.
It makes it feel easier to not think too hard about this place for the moment. Hence the clarification - Fabian wants Gorgug to know that his happiness in this moment is Gorgug's merit.
Saying that does make Fabian feel just as shy as it makes Gorgug feel though. Maybe that's why he adds, as if out of an instinctive need to pump up his ego again a little-- ]
So.. don't think of going anywhere else. [ O-Okay??
(Don't worry, Gorgug, he's just looking a little bit shy too. Especially by Fabian standards.) ]
[ He's not only looking more shy than he ever does (Fabian, that is)--he's sounding so sweet. A particular kind of sweet than Gorgug is playing close attention to. 'Happy that you're here', 'don't think of going anywhere'.
Like Gorgug has ever thought about going anywhere, of leaving him or Riz. Or should he be considering Riz at all in this equation? Is this simply about him and Fabian, and not leaving him? Gorgug might be feeling a little shy, or had been, but the small smile on his lips is widening; as he considers Fabian's words, watching his face in light of them. ]
In bed, with you? Do I have to stick close by you?
[ He might be teasing... just a little...! But this is the time for Fabian to set his rules, right? What he demands of them. Of Gorgug, in their new relationship. ]
[ Do you know how difficult it is to not look away in this moment, Gorgug? Do you even know the kind of struggle Fabian is going through right now? Because it's a lot! It's a very big struggle!
Not that Gorgug is even asking anything outrageous here. It's just that Fabian has worked himself up so much with talk of certain topics here, and now it makes him flustered when discussing pretty much anything.
Like this. Even though he does answer, the shy and flustered look is absolutely not fading. It's even more obvious when he's actually looking at Gorgug, his pupil practically shaking with the emotions. ]
Y-- Yes! Yes, you have to! [ He's trying to sound so tough, but you know the truth, Gorgug. There's no way you wouldn't, when Fabian is looking so flustered. He can sound like he's making demands all he wants, but his delicate maiden heart is all on display.. ] As close as you can!
[ Ah, as close as he can? Is this as close as he can be? He isn't sure how comfortable it'll actually be, but...
But this is Gorgug shuffling, putting his arm around Fabian's back (as best he can) and now pressing in the two of them against one another, to get rid of the concept of space. It means pressing them together, and going so far as to lift his upper leg above Fabian's to wrap it around, locking limbs-- ]
Like this? You wanna be like this?
[ Is Gorgug being serious? Is he playing? Which one do you believe, Fabian? Because he's really trying to pincer you two into one!! ]
See, the hold is one thing. Like, sure, it does show Fabian just how much bigger than him Gorgug is, but it's fine. It's like a hug. He's been hugged before! Maybe not really much in bed, but-- y-you know! Totally normal!
No, it's the legs that actually get him. That's the part that turns Fabian's cheeks a darker hue with a blush, the half-elf even momentarily gasping for air.
There's just something about it. It goes beyond anything he's imagined with Gorgug, and it's-- It's so--
He's burying his face so hard against Gorgug, because he does not want to deal with this reality. Or rather, he wants it to exist, but he just doesn't want his fluster visible or involved with it. ]
D-Do you want to be like this?!
[ No, his voice is not raising in pitch because of the fluster!!! Don't misunderstand, baka!!!!!! HE IS NOT DYING WHATSOEVER!!!!
Stop being this powerful, Gorgug. It's not fair. ]
At least for Fabian's fragile heart, Gorgug can no longer see his face. It's just the top of his head as he vise-grips Fabian into--not the tightest hold he can, but getting there. All in the name of some fun, but you know, since Fabian's asking him if he likes it--? ]
I've never had something you-size to hold in bed before. It's not bad. [ Hmmm. ] You're like a firm pillow...
[ He's touching at Fabian's back. More muscles around his shoulders than his lower back. And now let's pat around his head of hair. ]
[ The sound Fabian just let out totally was not a squeak. That wasn't a squeak, okay! You can think whatever you want, Gorgug, but that high-pitched embarrassed sound was not a squeak, it will never have been a squeak, and Fabian will deny it was ever a squeak until the day he dies.
By which I mean to say-- Yes, he totally did squeak in fluster at Gorgug poking around at him and giving that review of him.. ]
I-- I'm buff! [ He squeaks says.
Please, Gorgug. This has to be part of the review. You can't call him a pillow and say his head is hard! Say something he likes, c-come on!! ]
Say I'm buff!
[ Fabian, you can't demand that from your new kind-of-probably-boyfriend when his strength stat far eclipses yours. Even if he's a string bean at the same time. ]
[ Because that just sounds wrong. Your head doesn't have muscles. Uh-- Or so Fabian thinks, anyway. Not the kind of muscles that matter. He's been training different muscles! He's been doing his best to keep up with it, even in this place! The least Gorgug could do if he's going to be like this is note as much, right?
Hence his whiny protest. That compliment is not good enough! Not the right one! ]
You know what part of me is buff!
[ S-Say it, Gorgug! Say it!
In fact, Fabian is daring the other so hard to say it that he's even pulling his head back a little so he can look at Gorgug.. Stare the other down until he says it.. ]
[ Fabian is so intense!!! He thought they were talking about heads, (only Gorgug was talking about heads) but now he's got to talk about which and every part of Fabian is buff? Is this a test? Was he supposed to be taking notes? ]
Well- [ he doesn't know why he has to be looked at for this, but? He's doing it?? ] your legs felt buff [ when he was between them earlier ], and your arms, your chest? And all of your abs. Those are buff.
[ He pauses. He thinks about this, and then looks back at that single-eyed gaze. ]
[ There's a pause, just a beat, but very dramatic and incredulous in nature before he throws back an: ]
Of course not!
[ S-Sure, maybe Gorgug can say other things about his dick? But calling it buff just sounds-- It sounds weird! And it's definitely not what Fabian intended!
The only good thing for Gorgug here is that Fabian doesn't sound offended enough to leave the bed. Or even to stop cuddling with Gorgug, really. Even if he's being huffy and dramatic, it seems to mostly be the latter, since Fabian doesn't seem upset enough to actually do anything about this. ]
You do know how giving compliments works, right? [ .. Wait-- Fabian did manage to think of how to turn this around, before Gorgug says something dumb. Like his hair being buff. He wouldn't put it past the other guy at this point. ] Do I need to demonstrate?
[ Gorgug, you have no idea. You are dealing with the king of compliments! Just look at the compliments Fabian is giving himself all the time! ]
Maybe he does need a demonstration. But if he's following Fabian right, then he doesn't think Gorgug has been complimenting him. Sure, he didn't exactly get what Fabian wanted him to call buff, but Gorgug's always had the idea that people just pretend to understand other people better than they actually do, instead of asking for clarification, like he tries to.
So, maybe he needs to clarify too, and make sure that Fabian knows: ] Being a firm pillow wasn't a bad thing-- you're not soft. You're a hard, buff guy all over. You could do push-ups in your sleep.
[ Look at him, trying to use the word that Fabian wanted him to use! So sincerely. Look at this face, Fabian. At least you can't say he's intentionally trying to mess you around. ]
You're a hot guy.
[ Also? He remembered that thing he's got to remember about Fabian. There's something about this conversation that reminded him... ]
Which isn't saying much considering the standard that was set only a moment ago, but at least there are no weird adjectives being used for his dick. And Gorgug is basically calling him hot and strong right now, isn't he? Just.. in the world's strangest way of doing that.
But Gorgug looks so sincere about it that even Fabian has to admit there's no way this is a prank. Even if it's still weird.
Weird enough that he's figuring out the situation. His eyebrows knit together in a frown that isn't huffy like a moment ago, but more just.. confused. Thoughtful. He's thinking so hard here, trying to figure Gorgug out. ]
What kind of compliment would you like to get?
[ Maybe he just has to reverse this. See if Gorgug is just bad when it comes to compliments in general, and not just with him in particular.
Surely you have something you'd like to hear, right, Gorgug? Don't you think all the time about what you'd like other people to tell you the way Fabian does??? ]
[ Gorgug's expression matches Fabian's own, but it comes before the ask for clarification, and is for the way that it seems that Fabian's looking at him. Like he's searching, thinking -- which makes Gorgug curious himself, question what's going on in Fabian's head.
Were those bad compliments? Fabian didn't like those either?
But he's truly waiting on that clarification than assuming what Fabian means. Because a lot of what Fabian seemed interested in was on his appearance. Or is any compliment acceptable? ]
[ Seems like Gorgug isn't getting the answers he's looking for just yet as to whether Fabian liked those compliments or not - because he's turning the compliment wheel entirely around on Gorgug here.
Sorry, bro. But it's the only way you might possibly learn how to compliment properly.
And sure, those compliments could be about Gorgug's body. Fabian could do that. But he wants to first make sure what sort of compliments the other would like best before he gets started on his lesson here. ]
[ W-whoa, he's keeping the compliment pool wide open! So many choices!
Regardless, Gorgug would've need the time to think even if it was narrow. It's not a long pondering, but he's still scrunching his brow like he does when he needs to think about something... ]
I guess... I like to hear it if someone's had a good time hanging out with me. Or they appreciate me as a friend. Or they see something I've made and think it's really cool.
[ These are compliments, right? Fabian can't get huffy about these! ]
[ Okay. They might not be about Gorgug's body, but that's.. fine. It's fine. Fabian is pretty sure he can still work with these to teach the other what proper compliments are like. Especially when Fabian does think that the things Gorgug is listing right now are pretty normal compliments.
Just not sexy ones. But!! Again!! This is just the first step. It's only just Compliments 101. ]
Well, then, what if I appreciate you as a--
[ Fabian stops.
He was speaking pretty smoothly before now, but he suddenly halts, his cheeks growing a little darker. Shit, he didn't take into account how this would still be a little difficult to say! Shit, shit, Fabian, you're beefing it right now!!! ]
As a b-- b-- [ ARGH!! If Gorgug looks like he's about to speak up at all, Fabian will wriggle his arm free just to make a 'hold on' sort of gesture. He can do it!! Just hold on, and he'll do it! ] B-B-Boyfriend!
[ Nailed it.
So smooth.
Truly showing what it's like to give a compliment in a totally normal way there, Fabian. An expert. A champion. ]
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That couldn't possibly be it, right? After all, that would mean he could have been kissing Gorgug on the first day of school instead of punching him...
....
He pulls back a little. Just enough so they can actually look at each other, especially as Fabian asks this. ]
Did you always think I was hot?
[ It's like two loading screens trying to figure all of this out.. ]
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--Yeah? But you're the kind of guy who dresses himself to tell everyone he's hot. [ And, obviously! ] I have eyes. I can see that you're hot.
[ Isn't it obvious? He doesn't really need to look over Fabian and confirm in this second, is he sure Fabian's hot? Because it's just-- kinda always been the case. Two eyes or one eye. Mental breakdown and mental revitalisation (okay, well, getting his eye torn out or having the worst (second worst?) day of his life wasn't hot, but), Fabian Seacaster has always had-- the looks.
But he's watching Fabian now, curious. ]
Do you feel bad you never noticed?
[ He means about Gorgug being this hot, but he doesn't care to be specific. He's more interested in what Fabian might be thinking about with this knowledge. ]
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Now he can't even revel in Gorgug's answer to his question. Now he can't even brag about the fact that he is of course hot as hell. No, Fabian has been put into a Saw trap by Gorgug, who likely doesn't even have any idea of what sort of situation he's putting the poor half-elf in.
Even though Fabian feels himself rapidly getting nervous when he hears that question. Not even because he thinks Gorgug will get mad, it's just-- Something about it makes him feel guilty. Bad. There's something about the fact that he only noticed the more attractive sides of Gorgug this late that feels really, really bad. ]
Uh..
[ .. hence why he can't even answer quickly. Fabian is trying to make sure he absolutely does not have to look at Gorgug right now. He can't. He won't. ]
I-- I mean. It's just-- you know?
[ You know, Gorgug?
You know, right. He doesn't have to say any more than this, right?? Please?? ]
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You know.
[ He's trying to encourage him to continue! To get his answer out! You can do it, Fabian. You can get your words out!
(And it's not even intentional, truly....) ]
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Even though dragging the words out of himself feels like torture. Fabian makes sure to still not look at Gorgug, because he's pretty sure he will instinctively shut up the moment he does.
If there's anything Fabian isn't good at, it's admitting it when he's wrong.. ]
Of-- Of course.. I feel bad. [ He says, slowly.
But he is saying it! Just with way more effort necessary than any normal person would need. ]
If I had realized it sooner, then maybe we could've been like this sooner too. Just imagine how much different things could have been this entire time.
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Gorgug doesn't stop looking at Fabian, even though he's not looking at him back. Because he's interested, he is curious: about what Fabian's thinking, what he's feeling. And this doesn't seem like (to him) one of those times where looking away will help. It's about-- them? Him?
And he's not afraid of the answer. Really, he wonders if it wouldn't have taken a particular moment like they had with the spar for Fabian to ever look at him that way. A thought and ponder that's for a future Gorgug to have, if he ever does--or would it take buying a building practically dedicated to Fabian for him to look at him twice?
It's a similar line of thinking that Gorgug comes to, or brushes against when Fabian does finally: Just imagine how much different things could have been. Fabian has regrets; he feels bad now. But none of that resonates with Gorgug--he doesn't feel sad. Would it have been fun to kiss Fabian and have sex with him sooner? Sure, but... ]
We were still friends. We've still been a team. [ His eyes continue to on Fabian, but gentle in their view on him. He's comfortable, content, both in bed with him and with this conversation. With their lot in life. ] And we have now--I'm okay with that. Being here, right now, with you.
We can do what we want. I don't think... we've missed a thing.
[ This is just what their life is. This is what they have. ]
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It's not even a bad thing, really. He'd find it admirable. Sometimes Fabian gets tired of his own overthinking when it comes to certain things - and the thought of just being okay with things as long as they're good in the moment sounds kind of nice.
(Especially to a guy who has constantly been striving to get better, to a point where satisfaction in the moment is hard.)
But Fabian knows things aren't that simple with Gorgug. He knows the other has his own worries, his own struggles. It's just that this one maybe happens to be a little easier to Gorgug than it is to Fabian.
Fabian is quiet for a moment.
But he doesn't look away, nor try to hide. Not even when he speaks up again. He wants to look at Gorgug when he says this, wants to see what the other looks like when he answers. ]
You're happy right now?
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It's a meaningful question. After the past few months, they've both been searching for their own kinds of happiness, and Gorgug himself has been adopting the fake it 'til you make it lifestyle for the past month or so. After the racing mission made it a little easier to focus, and he's been working on being more social with that nudge that he was struggling to find over his hump.
None of that should be a thought right now, in most scenarios. But Gorgug thinks that when Fabian asks that question, his overall mood is being questioned. Or maybe it's about this moment between them, what they've decided on.
Is he happy? ...it's not too difficult of a question, though he does feel Fabian's gaze on him, makes the small smile that presses against his lips feel-- just a tad shy.
But even so. ]
I'm happy. [ He's looking right back at Fabian, a little giddy. Happy enough to lay with his own answer, but asking back after a moment: ] Are you?
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I'm happy you are here. [ Like this, of course. Not that Gorgug's general presence isn't nice, and not like Fabian isn't so glad to have both him and Riz here with him, that he's not forced to only deal with people who don't understand what their world is like or what he's like-- but there's something about lying here in bed with Gorgug, all close and cozy together, that feels particularly soothing.
It makes it feel easier to not think too hard about this place for the moment. Hence the clarification - Fabian wants Gorgug to know that his happiness in this moment is Gorgug's merit.
Saying that does make Fabian feel just as shy as it makes Gorgug feel though. Maybe that's why he adds, as if out of an instinctive need to pump up his ego again a little-- ]
So.. don't think of going anywhere else. [ O-Okay??
(Don't worry, Gorgug, he's just looking a little bit shy too. Especially by Fabian standards.) ]
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Like Gorgug has ever thought about going anywhere, of leaving him or Riz. Or should he be considering Riz at all in this equation? Is this simply about him and Fabian, and not leaving him? Gorgug might be feeling a little shy, or had been, but the small smile on his lips is widening; as he considers Fabian's words, watching his face in light of them. ]
In bed, with you? Do I have to stick close by you?
[ He might be teasing... just a little...! But this is the time for Fabian to set his rules, right? What he demands of them. Of Gorgug, in their new relationship. ]
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Not that Gorgug is even asking anything outrageous here. It's just that Fabian has worked himself up so much with talk of certain topics here, and now it makes him flustered when discussing pretty much anything.
Like this. Even though he does answer, the shy and flustered look is absolutely not fading. It's even more obvious when he's actually looking at Gorgug, his pupil practically shaking with the emotions. ]
Y-- Yes! Yes, you have to! [ He's trying to sound so tough, but you know the truth, Gorgug. There's no way you wouldn't, when Fabian is looking so flustered. He can sound like he's making demands all he wants, but his delicate maiden heart is all on display.. ] As close as you can!
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But this is Gorgug shuffling, putting his arm around Fabian's back (as best he can) and now pressing in the two of them against one another, to get rid of the concept of space. It means pressing them together, and going so far as to lift his upper leg above Fabian's to wrap it around, locking limbs-- ]
Like this? You wanna be like this?
[ Is Gorgug being serious? Is he playing? Which one do you believe, Fabian? Because he's really trying to pincer you two into one!! ]
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See, the hold is one thing. Like, sure, it does show Fabian just how much bigger than him Gorgug is, but it's fine. It's like a hug. He's been hugged before! Maybe not really much in bed, but-- y-you know! Totally normal!
No, it's the legs that actually get him. That's the part that turns Fabian's cheeks a darker hue with a blush, the half-elf even momentarily gasping for air.
There's just something about it. It goes beyond anything he's imagined with Gorgug, and it's-- It's so--
He's burying his face so hard against Gorgug, because he does not want to deal with this reality. Or rather, he wants it to exist, but he just doesn't want his fluster visible or involved with it. ]
D-Do you want to be like this?!
[ No, his voice is not raising in pitch because of the fluster!!! Don't misunderstand, baka!!!!!! HE IS NOT DYING WHATSOEVER!!!!
Stop being this powerful, Gorgug. It's not fair. ]
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At least for Fabian's fragile heart, Gorgug can no longer see his face. It's just the top of his head as he vise-grips Fabian into--not the tightest hold he can, but getting there. All in the name of some fun, but you know, since Fabian's asking him if he likes it--? ]
I've never had something you-size to hold in bed before. It's not bad. [ Hmmm. ] You're like a firm pillow...
[ He's touching at Fabian's back. More muscles around his shoulders than his lower back. And now let's pat around his head of hair. ]
With a hard head.
[ New (potential) boyfriend review. ]
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By which I mean to say-- Yes, he totally did squeak in fluster at Gorgug poking around at him and giving that review of him.. ]
I-- I'm buff! [ He
squeakssays.Please, Gorgug. This has to be part of the review. You can't call him a pillow and say his head is hard! Say something he likes, c-come on!! ]
Say I'm buff!
[ Fabian, you can't demand that from your new kind-of-probably-boyfriend when his strength stat far eclipses yours. Even if he's a string bean at the same time. ]
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And makes demands. Which isn't new, but this one does confuse Gorgug, when-- wasn't that what he was saying? Isn't this the same thing? ]
You're buff? [ Does it sound convincing when he just sounds confused... ] Your head is buff?
[ Is that the part that he got wrong? Do people call their heads buff, is this a thing Gorgug has never heard before--
(Sorry, Fabian, but it turns out that Gorgug Thistlespring, even as potential boyfriend material--is still Gorgug Thistlespring.) ]
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[ Because that just sounds wrong. Your head doesn't have muscles. Uh-- Or so Fabian thinks, anyway. Not the kind of muscles that matter. He's been training different muscles! He's been doing his best to keep up with it, even in this place! The least Gorgug could do if he's going to be like this is note as much, right?
Hence his whiny protest. That compliment is not good enough! Not the right one! ]
You know what part of me is buff!
[ S-Say it, Gorgug! Say it!
In fact, Fabian is daring the other so hard to say it that he's even pulling his head back a little so he can look at Gorgug.. Stare the other down until he says it.. ]
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Well- [ he doesn't know why he has to be looked at for this, but? He's doing it?? ] your legs felt buff [ when he was between them earlier ], and your arms, your chest? And all of your abs. Those are buff.
[ He pauses. He thinks about this, and then looks back at that single-eyed gaze. ]
--Did you want me to call your dick buff?
[ Wait, was that it?! ]
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Of course not!
[ S-Sure, maybe Gorgug can say other things about his dick? But calling it buff just sounds-- It sounds weird! And it's definitely not what Fabian intended!
The only good thing for Gorgug here is that Fabian doesn't sound offended enough to leave the bed. Or even to stop cuddling with Gorgug, really. Even if he's being huffy and dramatic, it seems to mostly be the latter, since Fabian doesn't seem upset enough to actually do anything about this. ]
You do know how giving compliments works, right? [ .. Wait-- Fabian did manage to think of how to turn this around, before Gorgug says something dumb. Like his hair being buff. He wouldn't put it past the other guy at this point. ] Do I need to demonstrate?
[ Gorgug, you have no idea. You are dealing with the king of compliments! Just look at the compliments Fabian is giving himself all the time! ]
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Maybe he does need a demonstration. But if he's following Fabian right, then he doesn't think Gorgug has been complimenting him. Sure, he didn't exactly get what Fabian wanted him to call buff, but Gorgug's always had the idea that people just pretend to understand other people better than they actually do, instead of asking for clarification, like he tries to.
So, maybe he needs to clarify too, and make sure that Fabian knows: ] Being a firm pillow wasn't a bad thing-- you're not soft. You're a hard, buff guy all over. You could do push-ups in your sleep.
[ Look at him, trying to use the word that Fabian wanted him to use! So sincerely. Look at this face, Fabian. At least you can't say he's intentionally trying to mess you around. ]
You're a hot guy.
[ Also? He remembered that thing he's got to remember about Fabian. There's something about this conversation that reminded him... ]
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Which isn't saying much considering the standard that was set only a moment ago, but at least there are no weird adjectives being used for his dick. And Gorgug is basically calling him hot and strong right now, isn't he? Just.. in the world's strangest way of doing that.
But Gorgug looks so sincere about it that even Fabian has to admit there's no way this is a prank. Even if it's still weird.
Weird enough that he's figuring out the situation. His eyebrows knit together in a frown that isn't huffy like a moment ago, but more just.. confused. Thoughtful. He's thinking so hard here, trying to figure Gorgug out. ]
What kind of compliment would you like to get?
[ Maybe he just has to reverse this. See if Gorgug is just bad when it comes to compliments in general, and not just with him in particular.
Surely you have something you'd like to hear, right, Gorgug? Don't you think all the time about what you'd like other people to tell you the way Fabian does??? ]
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[ Gorgug's expression matches Fabian's own, but it comes before the ask for clarification, and is for the way that it seems that Fabian's looking at him. Like he's searching, thinking -- which makes Gorgug curious himself, question what's going on in Fabian's head.
Were those bad compliments? Fabian didn't like those either?
But he's truly waiting on that clarification than assuming what Fabian means. Because a lot of what Fabian seemed interested in was on his appearance. Or is any compliment acceptable? ]
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[ Seems like Gorgug isn't getting the answers he's looking for just yet as to whether Fabian liked those compliments or not - because he's turning the compliment wheel entirely around on Gorgug here.
Sorry, bro. But it's the only way you might possibly learn how to compliment properly.
And sure, those compliments could be about Gorgug's body. Fabian could do that. But he wants to first make sure what sort of compliments the other would like best before he gets started on his lesson here. ]
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Regardless, Gorgug would've need the time to think even if it was narrow. It's not a long pondering, but he's still scrunching his brow like he does when he needs to think about something... ]
I guess... I like to hear it if someone's had a good time hanging out with me. Or they appreciate me as a friend. Or they see something I've made and think it's really cool.
[ These are compliments, right? Fabian can't get huffy about these! ]
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Just not sexy ones. But!! Again!! This is just the first step. It's only just Compliments 101. ]
Well, then, what if I appreciate you as a--
[ Fabian stops.
He was speaking pretty smoothly before now, but he suddenly halts, his cheeks growing a little darker. Shit, he didn't take into account how this would still be a little difficult to say! Shit, shit, Fabian, you're beefing it right now!!! ]
As a b-- b-- [ ARGH!! If Gorgug looks like he's about to speak up at all, Fabian will wriggle his arm free just to make a 'hold on' sort of gesture. He can do it!! Just hold on, and he'll do it! ] B-B-Boyfriend!
[ Nailed it.
So smooth.
Truly showing what it's like to give a compliment in a totally normal way there, Fabian. An expert. A champion. ]
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we finally wrapped it... we did it.......