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fiddlestick) wrote2017-09-03 10:58 am
fiddlestick) wrote2017-09-03 10:58 am
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[Not even going to go into the tomato debate. Whatever you say Goro. He does pause at that question though]
The dark haired boy?
Not really...I think we went to school together, in my other life.
But I don't know much about him at all?
Was he cute? I didn't really notice.
[BS he 100% noticed]
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He was incredibly cute. And that determination...
Frankly speaking, I don't recall a single word he said, but it stuck with me regardless.
I'm fond of people like that.
[goro,]
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Maybe I noticed a little.
But I really don't know much more about him, I'm sorry.
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No, it's fine. I'll let my detective heart rest on this mysterious boy for now.
[he does, after all, have akira. there is no guarantee he will meet elliot's good looking companion either. and even if he did, that person could be totally different than in that other life.]
You all seemed rather friendly though. I do hope you learn more about all of them, Elliot, such bonds are intriguing if unimportant in our current lives.
[... The mantra of his life the past couple of months.]
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...Yeah, I'd like to learn more too.
I think we were good friends.
At least, I remember playing the violin for him, and having a dinner with the rest.
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Oh, how nice...
Was it romantic?
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[Okay he has no idea, but-!!]
I have a boyfriend, okay?
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[BUDDY
GORO IS KIND OF A GOSSIP GIRL
YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG HERE.]
I mean, of course you do! You're a kind, good looking young man. Your company is enjoyable. You can play an instrument. What isn't to like about you?
What's he like?
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Aha, thanks. You make me sound like a better catch than I am.
But his name's Eren!
He's in the Air Force.
We've been friends for years, but we started going out last month.
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Friends to more..! How sweet. I'm almost jealous.
Ah, not that Akira and I weren't friends previously, but years is different than months.
How long did you like him for?
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Haha, I think months is better than years.
You feel a little like you wasted a lot of time if it takes years.
And what you and Akira have is really sweet!
Anyway, I knew I liked him for about a year.
How long did I actually like him...?
I don't know.
He's always been really special to me, so maybe it was all along.
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Goro is very much entrenched in certain fandoms. He's Aware and labels appropriately.]
I already feel like I wasted time as is, so you might be right...
Years might've killed me. I wonder if he would've liked me back then.
That's charming, though, liking someone for that long. Did you ask him out? Or did he ask you?
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Haha, maybe? Have you changed much since you were younger?
He asked me out. It was actually rather romantic.
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But I think he would've. It might be wishful thinking, but I've only changed about 90 degrees.
You can't say that and not tell me how! I'm on the edge of my seat.
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Haha, alright.
I moved to Recolle back in August, after living in NYC. It's the first time Eren and I have lived in the same city, but I didn't think he was interested in me. So when someone else asked me out, I agreed. But when I told Eren, he started acting...weird. Not mean or anything, just weird. I didn't know what was going on.
I went on the date, and it was fun. He was a very nice and attractive guy, but he wasn't really my type? So we're just friends now.
But Eren didn't know that, so he kept avoiding me. I was getting really worried, but Soleil insisted I just tell him how the date went. So when I finally reached him, I did.
Well, next thing I know, Eren's car is parked outside my house. He invites me to go on a drive,
and we drive to this place with a beautiful view of the stars and city skyline. We sat on the hood of his car, and he tried to tell me, but he got so nervous that he couldn't get the words, and he just took my hand instead.
And that's how I knew.
Haha, well after I double-checked anyway.
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[But he'll read over Elliot's story after that reply, kicking his feet lightly. How romantic... in comparison, the poor excuse for a tango he and Akira did was absolutely stupid and pathetic. He should've asked Akira out on the beach. No, that would've been too soon, right? At least when they had the picnic and caught fireflies. That would have been perfect... but no, it was over the phone, both safely tucked away in their own spaces.
What a blessing.]
What a sweet tale... I'm jealous. I'm afraid my own is nothing short of a disastrous disappointment that ended, somehow, with dating Akira, so reading yours makes me regret what I didn't do.
So many lost chances...
Though I don't know if things would have worked out with the first one. The second one would have been ideal, but I let it fly by.
The short end of it is that I spent a lot of time in denial until Akira point-blank told me he liked me over the phone and wouldn't accept my answer until I asked him out more assertively.
He's such a terror.
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[Which means a lot coming from a guy whose second favorite past time after music is COMPLETELY BERATING HIMSELF]
I don't think that sounds like a disastrous disappointment at all.
If anything, it sounds exactly like how Akira would go about things.
Confessing your feelings can be really scary, it's...it's not like I confessed to Eren first.
I was planning to keep it quiet forever, honestly.
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[There's been so many people who tell him not to be so down on himself? And doubtful. Like maybe he should listen to them. Maybe. But he just... doesn't see it as a problem, really, if it's true.]
I would've wanted to keep mine quiet, too, but
well.
I guess it isn't too long.
[He needs to give Elliot the scope of this disaster, after all. He'll understand then..!]
I first saw him working in the cafe, and, thinking he was quite cute, decided to frequent it. I found I liked the cozy atmosphere the more I went, the comfort of the cats, the coffee and dishes to my liking as well, but most of all I simply wanted to see Akira.
We talked a fair amount then. He seemed interested in my passion for investigating, and after a time he'd begun to receive anonymous tips and letters from clients I'd never meet, cases I'd solve and talk out with him when he wasn't busy. I found out later that he was the one setting all of them up; it's only in hindsight that I should've put more weight into that then I did when I learned initially. I just thought he liked giving me a challenge.
Maybe that was all it was. But who knows.
Anyway. Once Retrospec nabbed us both, it was easy to find reasons to talk with him outside of work.
(... I say that, but it was still difficult to actually use those reasons...)
I invited him out a few times at a mutual's challenge and
at the beach
beneath the stars, watching the waves glinting grey as his eyes
Akira called me out on my crush on him.
[........ He'll let that sink in.]
He wasn't bothered by it, which I was thankful about, and I'm sure he tried to show the feelings were returned in his own way -- no, I know he did, I was just stupid and turning a blind eye to them just in case they were just teasing because I'm easy to tease when it comes to him, but... besides that... there were other circumstances I felt more important to think about than the current relationship we shared, that we both wished to proceed towards.
Though it's not something I can really talk about, just to do with shared memories. And then the phone call thing. After some horrendously obvious flirting at a gathering of our friends.
This ended up being longer than I intended. I'm sorry.
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Awwww! You two really are cute. 😊
It sounds like both of you got caught up trying to impress the other!
That's really sweet.
what a cute face..!
Oh, no, you're mistaken.
Akira's never tried to impress me, though I do often try to impress him.
Though that rarely ends well... it usually results in me embarrassing myself somehow.
[1. goro he absolutely tries to impress you in his own way and 2. when you don't try hard you do actually impress him because he's easy to impress]
But thank you. I'm glad you think so, even if it still feels like a comedy of errors.
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He set up a whole mystery with the letters and tips after he found out your passion for investigations.
He was definitely trying to impress you.
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oh my god.
you might
be right about that?
i mean it certainly worked i enjoyed them immensely and was always impressed at how intricate they could become
and how they connected together at times
they really only bettered the longer it went on and it did give me the excuse to keep coming around too
now i'm just curious as to how long he's liked me but i'm not going to ask because that sounds like a mistake waiting to happen.
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Seems the great detective's only blind spot is himself. 😄
Yeah, I'd pass on asking him that, if I were you.
It'd probably cause yourself more grief than anything else.
Just be happy you two have it all figured out now.