Research on birds? Dude! [ he squawks. ha ha. but he does stop touching his wings for long enough to raise an eyebrow at junpei. it was a tease, but. now he's gotta ask. ] A message to who, exactly? It's not like I came back smelling like another cat.
I was curious, shut up! It's not like I'm used to people sprouting wings out of nowhere either. [Wings are still weird!! But also he's just. Flailing his hands uselessly for a moment.]
...okay truthfully that was all cat-brain and I really can't wait for this week to be over so that it stops. But just...I don't know, maybe a little? [Maybe he's a little jealous, he means.]
[ well. outside of beast boy but junpei doesn't need to know that. though after that declaration, dick stays quiet for a little bit. ]
A little jealous. Of my love potion crush. [ he's trying not to tease but also: oh my god, he has to tease. so bad. fuck it? he reaches out to pat junpei's head lightly ] Adorable.
[This is an awful time to be sensitive about it which means that he's a little sensitive about it? So he ducks away from Dick's hand and seems to be sulking instead.]
Ugh, forget it. [Sometimes you're just a jealous person by nature whether it's rational or not.] Like you wouldn't be if the situation was reversed or something.
[He has zero proof of that and he's maybe just spouting bullshit, it's fine.]
[ the sulking makes it funnier in a way, but dick is not that big of an asshole that he'd say it out loud? he grabs at junpei's hand instead, lacing their fingers together with a shrug ]
Maybe. [ he can-- and has-- been jealous before, though he usually tries not to act on it. especially in a place like this? he teases one last time; ] I did already get the talk from your fox girlfriend, though, so maybe not.
[He deserves this because he'd 100% make fun of Dick if the situation was reversed so like. Fair. He lets the handholding happen even if his tail swishes in brief annoyance. It's because of the nature of this place that he knows better than to actually entertain the idea of being jealous, but...then Dick mentions Tamamo and he blinks in surprise.]
Dare I ask what she said...[God why is this place so stupid.]
Not your business. [ chirped. annoyingly. and then he sighs and squeezes his hand, rolling his eyes like it's an annoyance instead of. something sappy: ] Can't believe I have to say this, but-- JT, I like you. Without cookies.
[Okay but I, Ty, want to know. Junpei also looks a little peeved because people talking about him is still annoying, but Dick squeezes his hand and says that which means that Junpei's staring at him for a moment.]
...you didn't have to say it, but it's nice to hear. [There's a smirk but it's also true.] ...sort of a weird thing in a place like this, right?
She almost exclusively calls me Master so maybe I'm used to it. She's a heroic servant. Before we came here, she used to serve a different master for a Holy Grail War...but she was masterless right before she met me. [If Dick isn't letting him pet his hair he's going to keep holding his other hand then. Jerk.]
In at way, it's weirder to think of her as a girlfriend since it's not really that. But Tonbokiri thinks we're married.
[...he tightens his grip on Dick's hand a little.]
Yeah, she does that. It happens. [There's a shrug.] She told me really early on that foxes are jealous creatures, but we made an agreement when the rules changed. Just do me a favor and tell me it didn't involve death threats?
Yeah she actually hates most humans. [Sound less fond, Junpei.] And for a good reason, but we're working on that.
I'm still not sure how I got into this arrangement with her, but...I'm glad it happened. Even if she originally wanted to swap rooms so that I wouldn't be sleeping here.
She'd probably find a new reason to be mad. She got pretty annoyed when she realized I'm an esper. [That was his own fault. But...there's a light huff at that.]
It would've changed pretty much everything, but I told her no in the beginning. I wanted her to stay and keep an eye on Zero, but it's also weird to think of how things would've been without you and Escha.
[Dick sure would have fucking died but it's nice that he didn't and that they don't have to know that!!]
[He just. Pushes on Dick's face and makes a displeased groan.]
You can stop making fun of me any time now. [Jerk.] I already got that it's stupid to be jealous of anything, especially here. [...it's sort of funny, and yet.]
...it just means I like you a lot. But I figured you already knew that anyway.
[ he's cackling when he's being pushed away, though he uses his other hand to grab junpei's. now they are holding BOTH hands. they are TWICE as gay. he looks stupidly fond when he stops laughing ]
Yeah. [ he kisses junpei's cheek ] Still nice to hear.
[ he already said it himself he's not doing it again?? ]
[This is an overload of gay but like. It's fine? He's appeased which means Dick has both hands easily and he's turning his head enough to kiss his lips instead. Great. Let's just make this incredibly stupid.
But...there's a pause.]
...so then you'd also know that anything that was going on before this doesn't change that. [Right? God maybe he should just shut the fuck up, but also it's maybe better to do this himself before Tamamo says anything.] Or it doesn't change that for me, I mean. I already told you before that how I feel about you has kinda been a thing for a while.
[He's already called out and embarrassed, may as well go all out here.]
[ well. it's very nice to have a reminder that junpei's liked him for a while even if dick still refuses to ask how long is a while, but. he tilts his head a bit ]
What's this about?
[ if he sounds wary it's because junpei is making it sound like a pre-apology, and that's. worrying. ]
[He frowns a little because he can pick up on that tone well enough.]
Alternate timeline stuff. Does...I mean does it matter to you? Maybe I should ask that, first. I told you a while ago that we've been SHIFTing to different histories back home. [He's still holding both of Dick's hands and apparently has no intention of letting go.] It gets a little confusing, but I kind of feel like maybe you deserve to know a little more about why this took so long.
...or I can shut up and just. Not. [Ahhh intensifies.]
Dude. [ is it possible to be both fond and exasperated, because that's dick right now. ] Rambling. If it's important enough you wanted to tell me, then tell me. [ he's not like. trying to pull his hands away, either? ] Especially since if you don't now, I'd just spend the whole time we've got left trying to figure out what you're hiding.
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[ two can play at dumb cat jokes ]
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...okay truthfully that was all cat-brain and I really can't wait for this week to be over so that it stops. But just...I don't know, maybe a little? [Maybe he's a little jealous, he means.]
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[ well. outside of beast boy but junpei doesn't need to know that. though after that declaration, dick stays quiet for a little bit. ]
A little jealous. Of my love potion crush. [ he's trying not to tease but also: oh my god, he has to tease. so bad. fuck it? he reaches out to pat junpei's head lightly ] Adorable.
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Ugh, forget it. [Sometimes you're just a jealous person by nature whether it's rational or not.] Like you wouldn't be if the situation was reversed or something.
[He has zero proof of that and he's maybe just spouting bullshit, it's fine.]
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Maybe. [ he can-- and has-- been jealous before, though he usually tries not to act on it. especially in a place like this? he teases one last time; ] I did already get the talk from your fox girlfriend, though, so maybe not.
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Dare I ask what she said...[God why is this place so stupid.]
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...you didn't have to say it, but it's nice to hear. [There's a smirk but it's also true.] ...sort of a weird thing in a place like this, right?
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he shrugs, because he can't disagree and also because it's a wee bit embarrassing to have said out loud even though they're ???? ]
Maybe, but what isn't?
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Obviously the feeling's mutual, for whatever that's worth. [...he fluffs his hair again.] ...also Tamamo's not really a girlfriend.
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It's actually weirder if I call her your servant.
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In at way, it's weirder to think of her as a girlfriend since it's not really that. But Tonbokiri thinks we're married.
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and then: ]
Okay, I'm sorry. Your fox wife cornered me.
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Yeah, she does that. It happens. [There's a shrug.] She told me really early on that foxes are jealous creatures, but we made an agreement when the rules changed. Just do me a favor and tell me it didn't involve death threats?
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[ he looks. amused by that ]
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I'm still not sure how I got into this arrangement with her, but...I'm glad it happened. Even if she originally wanted to swap rooms so that I wouldn't be sleeping here.
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[ it's joking, though the rest of it is. hm. ]
... That... would've changed a lot, huh?
[ dick would've kept those stdemons and died NOT THAT HE KNOWS THAT ]
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It would've changed pretty much everything, but I told her no in the beginning. I wanted her to stay and keep an eye on Zero, but it's also weird to think of how things would've been without you and Escha.
[Dick sure would have fucking died but it's nice that he didn't and that they don't have to know that!!]
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I'd have wound up in someone else's bedroom tonight instead.
[ no he didn't forget junpei was jealous and yes it is, absolutely, still funny. ]
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You can stop making fun of me any time now. [Jerk.] I already got that it's stupid to be jealous of anything, especially here. [...it's sort of funny, and yet.]
...it just means I like you a lot. But I figured you already knew that anyway.
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Yeah. [ he kisses junpei's cheek ] Still nice to hear.
[ he already said it himself he's not doing it again?? ]
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But...there's a pause.]
...so then you'd also know that anything that was going on before this doesn't change that. [Right? God maybe he should just shut the fuck up, but also it's maybe better to do this himself before Tamamo says anything.] Or it doesn't change that for me, I mean. I already told you before that how I feel about you has kinda been a thing for a while.
[He's already called out and embarrassed, may as well go all out here.]
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What's this about?
[ if he sounds wary it's because junpei is making it sound like a pre-apology, and that's. worrying. ]
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Alternate timeline stuff. Does...I mean does it matter to you? Maybe I should ask that, first. I told you a while ago that we've been SHIFTing to different histories back home. [He's still holding both of Dick's hands and apparently has no intention of letting go.] It gets a little confusing, but I kind of feel like maybe you deserve to know a little more about why this took so long.
...or I can shut up and just. Not. [Ahhh intensifies.]
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