[ they've all been there, nightmare trials that they carry with them all the way back. david makes a soft noise of understanding and doesn't push for details. ]
If you shook 'em down for bread too we're gonna have to talk about your problem.
[Jeff spends a moment with his eyes closed again, just thinking. He remembers being gently teased, but he has no idea if it was about the drunkenness or his quest to find David.]
Hey. Uh. [ugh why is he so awkward] What are you alright with me saying to people? About us. If they ask.
[Not that Jeff is big on interpersonal gossip here, but it's not like there's much privacy to be had.]
[ he noticeably freezes up at that, just for a moment, but it's enough. it has to come up eventually, but david... he doesn't think he's ready for that. ]
I dunno. [ he clears his throat. ] Has anyone asked?
[Jeff feels that tension and tries not to let himself feel guilty about bringing it up. He's incapable of caring less about what they share, personally, but if something slips, if someone catches them in a moment like this one - he just worries about David about his business circulating on terms other than his own.]
Just wanna make sure I say the right thing if it does. Relax.
[ david frowns in thought, he's been pointedly ignoring the idea of this coming up with anyone else. part of him wonders why he even cares — this isn't back home where he has some stupid fucking image to maintain, parents who think a gay son is a problem — but he does. a lot. brushes it off when the thought crosses his mind by telling himself it's nobody's business but theirs. ]
[Jeff's demeanor is calm, but his guts squirm uncomfortably with the knowledge of how fucking weird he's probably made this. He tries not to let anxiety run roughshod over him; they both have much bigger things to worry about, anyway.]
So don't dip and kiss you the next time you pull me off a hook. Got it.
Could make it my signature thing, you know, so no one suspects. [The next part is said with the FLATTEST, MOST SERIOUS INFLECTION ever, because Jeff is trying very, very hard not to laugh at his own joke.] Make it transactional. Get me off, get a little kiss. Totally normal.
Not yet. [ he doesn't care that much anyway, it's not like he has anything pressing to do now or in the near future. ] Will be by the time you wake up though.
[Stupid, maybe, but he's worried about this becoming weird for David. It'll be hard to talk their way out of someone finding the two of them cuddled up asleep at the fire.
But they can have another couple of minutes. He's fucking comfortable.]
[ he doesn't believe that, nobody has ever "rested their eyes" for just a little bit, but that's not something david minds particularly right now. he kisses the top of jeff's head again and pulls him a little closer with the arm around him. ]
Course.
[ he's still going over the question from earlier in his head, but this is nice. he's always hesitant when it comes to separating from jeff honestly, so if he wants a nap david's content to stay there. ]
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If you shook 'em down for bread too we're gonna have to talk about your problem.
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[But was it WITH HIM or AT HIM? That's a haunting question.]
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Well, you're a funny guy when you want to be.
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Hey. Uh. [ugh why is he so awkward] What are you alright with me saying to people? About us. If they ask.
[Not that Jeff is big on interpersonal gossip here, but it's not like there's much privacy to be had.]
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I dunno. [ he clears his throat. ] Has anyone asked?
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[Jeff feels that tension and tries not to let himself feel guilty about bringing it up. He's incapable of caring less about what they share, personally, but if something slips, if someone catches them in a moment like this one - he just worries about David about his business circulating on terms other than his own.]
Just wanna make sure I say the right thing if it does. Relax.
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I haven't really thought about it.
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So don't dip and kiss you the next time you pull me off a hook. Got it.
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Depends how heroic the save is, I guess.
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[ whatever it's jeff's fault for phrasing it like that so he's not allowed to say anything ]
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[He's going to push this joke as far as he can.]
I'd never get off again.
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You know I'd never leave you if you needed to get off.
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My hero.
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Taking a nap. You've got permission to roll me away if you hear footsteps.
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[ there's a laugh still in his voice as he resumes playing with jeff's hair like he was earlier. ]
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[Having his hair played with feels nice, he's so reluctant to move.]
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[Stupid, maybe, but he's worried about this becoming weird for David. It'll be hard to talk their way out of someone finding the two of them cuddled up asleep at the fire.
But they can have another couple of minutes. He's fucking comfortable.]
Thanks, man.
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Course.
[ he's still going over the question from earlier in his head, but this is nice. he's always hesitant when it comes to separating from jeff honestly, so if he wants a nap david's content to stay there. ]