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Post by Nikolai Laska on Jan 22, 2018 20:44:11 GMT -8
Ehehehe. Yeah that made more sense, but the nudist version was funnier. Nik had a bit of a balking reaction for a moment when the enchanted forest was brought up before eventually chuckling at Orion's joke. "Maybe."
... Despite actively telling themself not to detract from the situation, Nik slowly slipped into a frown, though. "Man, I really wish I'd gotten out a bit more now... It would've been really nice to explore such an aesthetic forest at least once..." They'd seen pictures and always appreciated it but... but... sigh.
... A slightly smirk returned, and Nik mumbled, "Though I suppose glowy woods are still woods, so maybe it's for the best, eh?" Hehe.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 22, 2018 20:59:44 GMT -8
A half-sigh half-groan half-smirk came all at once. “Nik don’t make me fight a magical forest, that’s cheating,” he tried and failed to laugh. At …. At least it was funny in his head, kinda. “Think if I tried to punch a tree, it’d bite my hand off or something.”
A lower sigh escaped from him after that. “I could’ve been his drug dealer…” he said a little quieter, a hand reaching up and rubbing the side of his face. “Could’ve killed him even before this or—“ A grimace pulled across his features as he kicked back stray thoughts. He didn’t… want to bring himself or Nik down any further with this annoying self… pity? Self-lashing? Ugh. Whatever. “Guess I could’ve been a nudist too.” His eyes glazed a little.
“He liked to drink this expensive ass bourbon drink that was like… drinking a vanilla late or something ‘nstead of whiskey.” Ah yeah, he remembered that now. “And when he’d get drunk, he’d say shit like… what he’d do if he had a million mun or be mad about some girl or talk about big ol’ heists he’d pull off if he just had this item or that…” The fact these statements were so generic was not lost on him, and instead his stomach almost tightened on realizing this. “Guess… t’s kinda what everyone wants, though….” Yeah, of course. That was the human condition and all. Fucking…. Hell.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Jan 22, 2018 21:36:49 GMT -8
Pfffffffffff, that groan made Orion's whole thing all the better, and Nik may have been borderline giggling at the bit about being bitten by a tree.
It took them a bit off guard as Orion shifted back to Noah, though. Ah-- ah yeah. This was good, even if the content was... yeah, heh... Nik didn't even smile at the nudist thing even though some part of them was amused by it.
Guess it's kinda what everyone wants, though... Oh. Ah, Nik should try to counter the downplay in that, huh? "..I dunno. Expensive ass stupidly smooth bourbon is great, but I don't really think about heists or even much what I'd do with a lot of money." Which, heh, was pretty directly because he'd had the privilege to know rich life already but still. "Like.. sure those are common but it's not... everyone.."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 23, 2018 18:29:41 GMT -8
A weird half-laugh escaped from Orion after Nik spoke. “Yeah but you’re perfec—“ He caught himself— knowing damn well enough that neither Nik or himself were perfect in any sense of the word especially considering all of what finances had done to their home country. A small quieter breath came and went from him “You think about Mia, about me, ‘n about this life we’re making…. You think about Jasna and Jazz ‘n all our friends…” And tangential friends. “You think about all the bullshit we all get into…” His shoulders shook but the laugh or cry never did come out. “Something like that, huh?”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Jan 24, 2018 0:03:03 GMT -8
Mmmmmm........ Nik wasn't sure how to feel about the cutoff. It was in part appreciated and in part worse than if he'd just finished it, heh.. But as Orion went on, Nik smiled gently, and lightly nodded at the end. "Something like that..."
Nik leaned into Orion and nuzzled quietly for a few moments before continuing. "You think about me and our life and Jazz and our bullshit. So we're kind of the same.. But you think about Luke, and.. Marceline. About Mr. Fish and all the dogs and the rush of a good fight. I think about art and you think about math." One corner of Nik's mouth pulled up a little higher. "And then you think about culinary arts and I think of the formulas behind composition." Their own spins on art and math it seemed.
"Guess.. in the long run we're all just broken down and rearranged versions of each other... But these arrangements are still ours, however subtle the differences, mm?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 24, 2018 18:27:20 GMT -8
Orion breathed a little easier as Nik spoke. Yeah, that was true- heh. Hey, they were both artists, heh, just different mediums and measures. He… didn't even really fully think about that until Nik said it, heh. Are we sure language isn't your medium too? Nik was very, very good with words, heh. Almost… too good.
Snuggling against them, Orion took in a slow, weak breath. Oh, why was this turning into a sob? Fuck, no stop. "I love how much we're the same and different," Ok calm thyself lips. You can do it just be chill. "I love you." Oh, apparently he was refocusing at least to some extent. This… was probably better or something, maybe. But all these extraneous emotions were also getting swept up and confused and ugh what the fuck ever. Orion's arms shifted, tightened a bit around Nik. "Iloveyousomuch." Oh gross. Don't sob, Orion.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Jan 24, 2018 20:15:12 GMT -8
Nik's stomach tightened a bit as Orion started to sob, but... "I love you..." they murmured softly. "I love.. how much you care." Orion didn't show it in the most obvious or traditional ways, but Nik saw it in so much. In the way he treated his Pokemon and the ways he looked after Jazz and how much he put into his cooking and in the fact that it had bothered him that he mostly felt numb about Noah and so much more.
Nik leaned up and gently kissed Orion just under the corner of his eye. "You have such a good heart."
Nearby, Jasna had shifted a bit closer to Starry, who was starting to get a bit fidgety. Hesitantly, she reached over and pulled Starry into her lap, and gently pet her, which helped her settle and grow a bit drowsy in the process.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 28, 2018 14:39:52 GMT -8
Some vague, tired part of Orion wished he didn't care, didn't have to care. He wished… he could be comfortably numb and be done with it. And yet that was no longer an option to him since coming to Veria, since re-meeting Nik again, since settling down into this life. He felt bad??? And there was no stopping it, and Arceus if that wasn't frustrating, he didn't know what was.
At least Nik was around. At least Nik was there. At least… they insisted that he had a good heart. That… started to settle him again somewhat, and he was just… sort of quiet for a while working out those annoying feelings less vocally. Nik could probably feel him shake a little now and again, but as he finally settled, Orion felt… a lot more tired than before but vaguely better. "M glad the baby can't talk….Dasha'd never let us babysit again if…." He inhaled, exhaled, and kind of shrugged off whatever he was going to say next.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Feb 5, 2018 16:40:47 GMT -8
Nik simply held Orion for quite some time, running their fingers softly through his hair. Some awkward part of Nik wanted to Say More, to Do More, but they also knew from experience that sometimes words were more distraction than comfort, and sometimes just having someone to lean on-- literally and figuratively both-- could do more than any words. Nik hoped this was such a case.
When Orion spoke, though, they blinked slowly before looking to him questioningly. "...If what?" They hoped this wasn't some super obvious thing flying over their head, but they really didn't get what he was going for. "...If she knew you had feelings?" Nik lightly teased, trying and failing to suppress a bi of smirk.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Feb 7, 2018 6:58:12 GMT -8
A small, weird laugh escaped from Orion at Nik's tease. "Yeah." Not feelings per say but… being able to go to pieces so easily around her pseudo-child. Granted, he guessed this wasn't 'so easy' so much as 'fucked up situation and what are feelings' but… "She's such a hardass." That was….. a joke as much as a complaint, and his shoulders shook very briefly with an inaudible laugh. I'm sure she could find any and all other reasons easily enough. Yeah true enough. She had somehow trusted them with the baby so…. Orion shifted, resting his head a little differently so he could kind of almost stare off towards the smol bundle of gaseous stars.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Feb 7, 2018 19:03:44 GMT -8
Some vague part of Nik almost wanted to get defensive, but they were too busy chuckling and replying, "She can be, yeah." There was no denying that, especially after the other night. But at the same time, all the more after the same event, "She's always looked out for me though." Maybe not so much when she left but.. she didn't have reason to think Nik was in trouble or anything, for most of it. Maybe not at the end, and maybe 'always' was an overstatement but... eh.
Starry was starting to doze off as Jasna pet her, and between her and Orion Nik had a thought. "You wanna go lay on my bed? We can bring all the babies with us and get a bit cozier. Maybe set an alarm or something so we don't sleep through midnight."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Feb 7, 2018 19:15:48 GMT -8
A slow breath drew in and out of Orion. "That… sounds nice," he admitted not quite willing to admit that the prospects of getting up again were handicapping this idea. Ugh, he was comfortable, but Nik probably might not be totally and the couch was small and hhhhhh. Slowly sitting up, Orion mushed fingers through his hair slowly. A weird, tired laugh escaped from him briefly. "You're so comfy." Now even more so.
He pulled the blanket up a little over his own shoulders and looked off towards Starry very briefly again. What a cutie. Looking to Jasna as well, he smiled a bit. Nghmph. C'mon legs you can get up and move. He may have stretched for longer than necessary there but yeah. Least they didn't have to make the trek upstairs (though he vaguely guessed he could bother Kara to make that jump if he really wanted to heh).
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Feb 7, 2018 19:46:02 GMT -8
Mmmmmmm~ No you were so comfy, sir~ Hehehe. Nik shifted a bit to sit up when Orion did, but watched as he visibly fought to move. Awwww... He was so tired, and it would have been cute if Nik didn't feel so sympathetic.
...Then a thought struck, and... why not. They made sure all the blanket was around Orion, then stood and-- "Let's get you to bed..~" --scooped Orion up in their arms. ..Fffff okay this was... a good bit over their comfortable weight limit and they wouldn't have trusted themself to make it upstairs, but just across the room and then into their room, they could handle this.
Jasna was so amused watching she didn't realize until after the fact she should bring Starry.
As Nik got into the room, they sort of let themself collapse in a heap with Orion on the bed, which might have actually hurt more in the long run than just walking, but it was the principle dammit, and they couldn't help but giggle.
Starry was nodding off, but when Jasna picked her up, she began to whimper and reach up toward the tv. Nooo she was watching that still kind of. 8'c ...Oh, oh dear. Okay just another minute sweetie.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Feb 7, 2018 19:56:17 GMT -8
ARCEUS???!?!??! Being scooped up like that had Orion's features burning so immediately that he just…. lay stunned for a couple of seconds. EEEEEEEEEEE Nik was so STRONG. Yes he was aware they were kind of struggling under him but THEY WERE SO STRONG. Sprawling out on the bed as Nik flopped them both there, Orion groaned deeply. "Babeeeeeee," he chuckled low, shifting a little to fold into and around Nik. Ugh this did feels so much nicer, and he kind of never wanted to get up again ever if at all possible. "I love yooooooouuuuuuuu." Mmmmmm. He hadn't meant for that to come out in such a deep whine but here they were.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Feb 17, 2018 9:13:56 GMT -8
In the living room, Jasna slowly pet Starry to encourage her to finish nodding off to sleep so she could move her.
In the bedroom, Nik's arms and back sort of ached, but Orion wrapping around them made it so worth it and even helped them ache a little less. "I love you," Nik softly squeaked back. They shifted and squirmed to reposition in Orion's arms, facing him, worming their arms up to cup his face, and not kissing him. Instead just touching their forehead to his and running a thumb along his jaw line, feeling the slight roughness of the stubble there.
"I want... ta make everything better, always..." The tip of Nik's nose brushed against Orion's. "You are my world, and I wanna be the moon that shines through your darkest nights.♥" ... Eheh, it belatedly occurred that Orion was green like the earth and Nik silver like the moon and Mia gold like the sun and that Nik had always aimed to reflect the kind of light she brought to their life and okay this analogy ran way deeper than Nik intended but they'd take it okay.
They finally did lean in to kiss him, softly, tenderly, and lingering.
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