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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 5, 2017 17:05:04 GMT -8
Was he?? Had Orion said... ah, he couldn't remember exactly now, but he guessed.. it shouldn't surprise him the feeling was there.
That... bit about garbage got.. such a stupid blush out of Nik as he couldn't help but laugh. Arceus he was ashamed of his sense of humor sometimes. He leaned into him, and tilted his head enough to lightly kiss Orion's neck. "I'm glad. I don't ever want you to..." He... was still very far from okay, but.. maybe... a little better? Thoughts of him with her now replaced by thoughts of him with her but then coming home to fall into bed next to him... It still felt... awkward and upsetting but... maybe a little more bittersweet, or something on those lines.
"...You know.. there are a lot of ways you're better for me too, right?" That reassurance was kind of impulse, but he felt it needed to be said. "You understand my bullshit brain in a way she just can't. We share more past experiences." Both in terms of history together and growing up in Era. "Not to mention you appreciate my body no matter what, heh.." Mia had.. made so much progress. It was fine she wasn't physically attracted to him, even if it was such a nice ego boost that Orion was. But knowing she found him honestly repulsive for so long for things he'd had no say in had.. always definitely gotten to him. ...It'd be.. interesting to see how she felt tomorrow or the next day, whenever he got around to that Cookie now, but... Orion would always have more appreciation from him for making him feel special no matter what.
Nik... decided he wanted to be more comfortable, and pulled Orion down to lie down with him. He'd just enjoy snuggling up for a moment before deciding to go off and be stupidly poetic, but.. heh... "Mia is my sun.." he murmured. "She's bright and warm and brings me to life, but can burn me too if I'm not careful. But you're..." A while back he might've been tempted to go with the cliche, but actually... "Not the moon so much as... space itself." He smiled gently. "Filled with countless beautiful lights, even if they can be harder to see as clearly. Sometimes your moon can play off the sun's light and be even more breathtaking for its influence. And sometimes your beauty can be totally outshone by that blinding presence. But even when the stars are harder to see, they're always there.. And.." He smirked slightly. "I kinda.. need the space to be there. Ehehe. Living directly on the sun sounds kinda flesh-melty." Best poetic speech 11/10.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 5, 2017 17:21:45 GMT -8
Yellow eyes blinked a couple of times at that assurance. He sort of got where he was coming from, but— Oh. Oh, heh. A small smirk quirked on his lips, and he tried very hard not to outright snort or snicker but… Oh, going down apparently. Thankfully he’d healed up enough to where laying on his side didn’t suck too bad, but he did squirm a bit to get comfortable. Man, that one side of him was healing so slow too like fuck that Rhino again just for that.
…..FFFFFF NIK. Where did he get off being so squishy and— Space?? At first he didn’t… quite get it, but as Nik described it, slowly it clicked in his head. Even when the stars are harder to see they’re always there.. Oh… Orion blinked a little harder than necessary only to snort softly at that finish up line. “I’m…” Reminded of the guy on that one TV show whose sole wish when he died was to be launched into the sun? BRAIN??? FUCKING??? Orion snickered shaking his head and trying so so so hard to be serious. “Thank you….” he answered a bit quieter leaning forward to kiss him briefly.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 5, 2017 17:39:25 GMT -8
Nik beamed from that kiss. "I love you..~" Well, yes, heh. That was abundantly clear now, huh? Ehehe.
Mmm.. His thoughts went back to... this. This room, this house. Their house, their home. "She.. invigorates me. But you..." He leaned forward, pressing his head against Orion's chest. "Are so cozy...." Could he fall asleep and finish this later? No? Hehe, worth a thought. He smirked a bit again. "She's.. had a girlfriend for a while, you know." Well, yeah she mentioned her at his birthday. Eh, just in case Orion didn't know that was Still A Thing. "And I've gotten the feeling for a while that she's kinda hoped... you and I would be more 'serious' so she and Vesta could have more space." ... Space, don't snicker. "..I mean I say 'gotten the feeling' but it's been more like 'she's literally nudged that you and I should get married someday' so there's that." Okay, there was a chuckle. "Though for some reason she pictured you in a dress." He'd pull back enough to stick his tongue out at Orion for that, clearly very amused.
Settling more again, though, he'd finish up, "I don't know whether it's been partially kind of falling in line with that or just coincidence as I've gotten more comfortable with you, but... As much as I always wanna be near her, I really do feel like... even if it hadn't been such an obvious choice from circumstances, you'd be the one I can most see myself coming home to, and..." Color came back to his face as his voice got a little shyer. "..maybe.. someday building a family with..."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 5, 2017 17:51:13 GMT -8
A soft exhale escaped from Orion as he listened to Nik’s words. Absently, a hand had reached up and felt through his hair. Gazing up at the pattern on the ceiling, he vaguely realized it had been a while since he’d talked to Mia and wow had that been back at the birthday party even? Five months? Whoops. He was sure they’d shared passing remarks now and again, but heh.
PFFFFFT. “Oh yeah no,” he snorted at the imagining of himself in a dress. Nope, no way. Not a chance. He nipped at Nik’s tongue as it was directed at him but relaxed again all the same. And yet… everything that came after had a sort of lulling effect. If he closed his eyes, he could imagine it pretty easily and … His features did warm a bit at considering what ‘family’ meant. Heh… “Yikes we’re just asking the kids to be fucked up,” he jeered dryly, coughing once, and settling again. “But that… sounds nice too.”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 5, 2017 18:12:22 GMT -8
SNORT?? O-oh no, Nik should not have found that as funny as he did. His blush was deepening as Orion finished up and.. he could take that as yeah, he would be on board with kids eventually. But oh Lord, oh merciful Arceus, he was sputtering trying and failing not to laugh. "On the bright side, they couldn't ask for more qualified parents to help them through their inevitable crippling depression, right??" Oh no, Nik no that was so morbid, please don-- well it was already out but still.
As he started to settle again, he noted, "..Honestly, though, the way you treat your Pokemon... I can see you being a wonderful dad...~" He could just imagine all the homemade birthday cakes and helping them raise their first Pokemon and...~ So many good things. "...Not to mention how readily they can use the 'my dad can beat up your dad' bit~" he teased with a snicker.
This was so good, and so nice, and he was feeling so much better for having gotten off on this tangent and... his brain had to go and ruin it by connecting back to earlier, didn't it. Welp... Growing quieter and more awkward again, he found himself asking, "...Hey... What... would you do if you got Marceline pregnant...?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 5, 2017 18:22:48 GMT -8
PFFFFFFFTTT. “I guess,” was the immediate answer to Nik’s assurance on their qualifications. But like Arceus, between him and Nik those poor imaginary children. They’d be fucked from the get go (and oh when did he start imagining kids as in plural whoops). This thought would be tripped over and flung on its face at Nik’s commentary, and a small, wheezy laugh would escape from him at that. Shit that was funny.
The question had him pausing. He… hadn’t even considered it?? Marcie seemed way too careful for an accident like that but— ??? “…Dunno….” he answered with a soft frown. “Would probably depend on the conversation we hadd about it— She and I and... you and me" If … Marcie wanted something in particular or what exactly or… or??? This was probably taking some backseat approach to the topic, but considering everything, that was kind of who he was at the end of the day so fuck it.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 5, 2017 18:44:57 GMT -8
.... Mmm... He.. snuggled up and just sort of... let himself lie limp for a bit. It would've been a flop but he was already lying down so flopping would have actually been more effort, heh. That was... hardly the worst response, honestly... It included talking to him about how to proceed, and the stance of just... figuring things out if/when they came to them wasn't a plan he could fault too deeply. But it didn't do too much for his nerves, either, even if 'not exacerbating them' was a good thing to not do for them, heh...
"I don't wanna think you'd leave me, but.. I wouldn't wanna ask you to give up a kid in any sense, and I wouldn't wanna raise her kid either, sorry if that sounds petty..." There just... wasn't an outcome he could think of that wouldn't upset him immensely, aside from avoiding that whole scenario in the first place. He'd just... say to be really really careful but... paranoia loved to latch onto even remote chances, didn't it.
He sighed slowly. "I just... I don't know... I'm sure I could come up with a thousand excuses." He was pretty sure he had at least one or two more in the background of just this conversation that he'd already forgotten and would remember again later. "But I don't know if any of them are actually good reasons or if I'm just being a jealous hypocrite. I want you to be happy but I also..." He swallowed, and a hand gripped a bit of Orion's shirt, not pulling, just holding on tight.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 5, 2017 19:00:38 GMT -8
Yellow eyes closed for a moment as Orion thought it over a bit more. He really really couldn’t imagine Marce pregnant, but then perhaps it was just cause she was so petite and smooth and yeah. A thought occurred to him, and he might have asked right then had Nik not continued talking and just… Ah. Yeah just…. Just. The grip had him shifting a little, setting a hand over that hand before slowly folding his fingers around it, clasping it instead. “It’s an if not a when and it’s not like I’m gonna go running to fuck Marce right now…” he finaly spoke a bit slower, kissing Nik’s cheek briefly. “Just think on it for a bit and get back to me.” Because damn it all if leaving stuff in Nik’s hands was easier than anything else heh.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 5, 2017 19:30:55 GMT -8
As Orion took hold of his hand, Nik did feel some of his tension easing. The words.. actually helped a lot more than he was expecting, too. "I can do that..." he murmured softly.
Closing his eyes, he'd just soak up Orion's presence for a moment before finding himself thinking on it now, despite knowing he didn't mean right this second. ..Heh... Mmm... yah...
"I think maybe..." He sighed slowly, opening his eyes. "I need to try to be around her more.." He tried to smile, but it quivered a bit. "It sounds... stressful, and easier to avoid, but.. maybe.." Deep, easy breaths. All righty... "If I start.. seeing her as a person more than some vague distant entity, kinda.. humanize her in my head, I guess... and if I can see her making you happy and still being happy with me, too... Maybe that'd help me feel okay...?" It was worth a try.
"..In the meantime." He... might regret this. But he wanted to give him something... "...Some light kisses are probably okay, assuming.. you trust yourself to keep it to that.." Oh that might not've been the best way to word that but welp. "..And tell me if anything changes?" Whether that meant feelings getting stronger or 'whoops we got caught up in the moment I'm sorry'; he'd be upset about the latter but at least he'd wanna know...
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 5, 2017 20:01:25 GMT -8
Need to try and be around her more. Orion’s stomach tightened some. Stressful in an entirely different way. Oh yes, by the way, Marceline’s got Psychic powers that have maybe been inflecting me from day one, and how much so I have no idea. Orion gulped. He should… probably tell Nik about that too, actually. Marcie’s gonna kill me… HAH??? Hahahahahaha.
Orion wouldn’t have too long to ruminate on this until a thought occurred to him. Oh that…. Might actually be good if he could plan it just right?? He nearly retracted from the conversation entirely as his thoughts rolled around with this. They could have a nice dinner at the new house, just a couple people— or maybe two dinners for Nik’s fam too— but either way Jazz wouldn’t be opposed to food right so???
IN the meantime some light kisses are probably ok… Oh. Assuming you trust yourself to keep that. Hah??? Hah??? Of… of all people Orion trusted himself the least but… but. He… understood what Nik was doing so— so yeah. And tell me if anything changes. “I will,” came the pretty quick response. “Uh… actually backing up on that thought…” he paused a moment considering it again. “Since we have the house for Christmas, maybe we could do like… one or two dinners? Have your fam over one time and my— mine over the other…” Famiglia— the word resounded in him in his native tongue rather than the Common one. Nik, Jazz, Luke, Marce…. They really felt like family in ways he couldn’t even describe, and this entire sensation was suddenly overwhelming??? Fucking??? WHY??? “Would like a chance to impress your mom with my cooking…I guess we could do a third one too for designated friends or something...” he… didn’t quite giggle but had the same effect regardless.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 5, 2017 20:12:40 GMT -8
That prompt I will was more relieving than he could quite put into words right now. He was... not okay, and didn't know if he could trust Marceline, but he trusted Orion. He could say that much at least.
"Christmas dinner? Er.." Yeah. Yeah they did talk about something like that before, that sounded good. Though he wasn't sure he followed Orion's train of thought in getting to here from-- unless he meant--?? "Maybe.. more of a casual party than a dinner if we did one for friends, heh." He could invite like... Lucien and Logan and hopefully Mia to that one?
"But ah... Who are you including on your family list?" Even if he.. was kind of expecting Marcie from context, he wanted to be sure and also know if he should be expecting the Verdi clan to be back in Veria soon.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 6, 2017 7:36:42 GMT -8
Oh fuck. Orion had actually paused and considered actually… asking Mom and Dad if they wanted to come out to Veria or if…. If…. “I…” he mumbled a little shifting to reach for his phone before checking how expensive plane flights were right now.
If it was just Mom and Dad then, yeah he could fly them out— but he really wanted Auntie to be there, and then if Azz wanted to see Jazz again and he hadn’t seen Marcus or Uncle Marco in Arceus knew how long, and maybe he didn’t really want to see them but it would be nice to include them all things considered and ???? Fucking— didn’t Marcus have a wife now and kids? Orion rubbed his forehead. If expenses were not enough, orchestrating that all over here would be a nightmare and he just…. just…. but he just….
“Actually uh…. Maybe add Marce to the friends one but— do you… think it’d be possible to fly out to Alola for a couple of days?” That was…. “You, me, Jazz, maybe Luke if he wants to see his fam—“ That was still a lot but FFFF????? He hadn’t even… asked Mom if she wanted to end up dealing with this but ??? Auntie would love it??? And and and ;-;
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 6, 2017 7:56:18 GMT -8
Oh??? Oh so ah. The actual fam plus the honorary fam and like. All of it?? That.. Nik's face flushed a bit. "That sounds really nice?" He'd have to ask Dasha just how nice Alola was once she got back actually, ahaha. Maybe he should call and tell her not to pick up a souvenir for him if he was going soon?
Oh but-- shit uh, Orion asked if it was possible not if it was nice, heh. He pulled out his own phone to check finances and... "Yeah. Monthly payments on the house don't start til the middle of January and all the bills were all taken care of with move-in and activation fees." Speaking of, the internet wouldn't be set up until tomorrow morning, even though they were paying for today, but ehh. Splitting hairs at that point.
"We wouldn't be able to buy gifts for everyone or anything. But maybe we could buy ingredients and have you bake everyone a big fancy desert or something while there?" he suggested with a smile. "Then as far as here, maybe just something small or homemade for a few close people-- Mia and Dasha and maaaybe Sera for me, Jazz and Luke and maybe Marce for you." ...Had Orion met Sera yet? Nik didn't think so and he kind of felt guilty now; things were so much smoother between them feelings-wise but the still didn't hang out nearly as much as they used to. Maybe he should invite her over once they settled in, heh. "Like, hardcore 'thought that counts' presents," he added with a slight chuckle.
"We can do that and dinner-slash-party hosting and call it good this year. Probably don't really need to buy for each other, considering I just got you a ring and we both just got.." He looked around the room and grinned.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 6, 2017 8:15:04 GMT -8
It did sound nice. Really, really nice, and Orion was struggling not to get his hopes up before he scrolled through all of these airfare prices. Arceus they were expensive, but considering the time of year, of course it was going to be. But???
A small grin flashed across Orion’s features as Nik suggested baking a big fancy desert or something while they were there. “Hell yeah,” was the quiet, somewhat overly excited response. Small stuff, homemade stuff, all that kind of stuff was so good and— Oh yeah, Sera. Sera who was Nik’s confidant but also Niso’s girlfriend and that reminded him he needed to actually say something about that now right. Right. In… a minute, yeah.
His eyes did raise and flash around the room again as Nik mentioned the house. Yes this was…. a very good present, heh, a wonderful present, and …. Yes he was folding his thumb into his palm and spinning that ring. Heh. A small chuckle resounded from Orion. “I will… talk to Mom ‘n Auntie here in a bit,” he answered softly. “And hopefully we could…” Do that, heh, maybe even sight see if they had enough time. AHHHHH. If they were gonna be spending the mun airfare wise then why not, right?
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 6, 2017 8:33:20 GMT -8
Nik nodded. "Sounds good. Maybe once we finish unpacking and start settling down for the night." They should.. get back to that but that required getting up, heh. "Or maybe text and tell them to call you when they're free since we'll just be around the house probably." Or, well... he could think of one reason they might be busy~ But he supposed he'd be able to deal with interruptions for an Alolan vacation to spend time with his boyfriend's family being re-introduced to them all as Orion's serious longterm partner who he'd just moved in with, ehehehehehe~~?
"..Ah~! You should let me work on your arm tonight, too, actually. It might be healed up by the time we visit if I do~" Meaning he could both show off his new tat and hide some of his worst scars from the people who hadn't seen them already, but yeah, heh.
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