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FROM: SUBJECT: JUN & HARU Hey Var, do you got a moment? JUN Just so you know, I'm fine, but I might be harder to contact. EVE Hey Varian, are you on this train? JUN Hey honey, where are you? GIL The Cube 4 GIL The Cube 3 JUN Hey Var, is this a good time to run a rather personal ethical dilemma by you? JUN Oh hey, lumber! GIL The Cube 2 GIL The Cube 1 RATIO Some while back... JUN I'm fine, I went to my room. KNI I am sorry. RATIO I will be going back to teaching on Monday. NOCTIS you okay there? JUN Date BLADE Varian. How are you doing? NOCTIS hey, you’re an engineer. JUN birthday NOCTIS hey, it's noctis. from the park? BLADE A little bird told me... ZHONGLI Hello. This is Zhongli BLADE This is Blade. Jusis told me to find you... ROSE You’re Varian, right? AMAL Loser gets adopted FERN Heyyyy V, you busy? DANNY Birthday AMAL Happy nameday to the best scientist I know! JUN Are you busy? There's something I wanted to ask you. AMAL hey varian FERN hey i just realized something great DANNY Hey. I know you're probably busy with everything... ZODIAC Happy Holiday from Zodiac! CLAUDE Hey Varian. You there? ZELOS Heeeey Varian! I'm sure you're busy... FIVE I know you might be busy right now but... FERN heyyy, did you see that guy...

TO: SUBJECT: JUN Two questions. BLADE Hey, hey hey, Blade. JUN Birthday VASH I figure it's probably about time we talk, huh? JUN 愛してるよ ???!!! AMAL Dad? You home? JUN Forgt anyting nuice I said aboout space KNI Happy birthday, Kni! MIKLEO Hey, Mikleo. Jun said it'd be okay to message you... YUUKI So hey, do you think you could... JUN So. Uh. That happened. ELLIOT Hi, Elliot. Can I talk to you about something? AMAL Dad, something happened to Fern. DANNY Hey, Bud. I've got some bad?? news? EVE Hey, Eve. I wanted to make sure AMAL Happy birthday, Dad! AMAL Hey, could I get your opinion on something? VASH Hi there! Texting ahead of time like you asked. FERN Happy birthday, you. FERN Day of Hearts WILL Hey, Will. When are you free? I've got your... ELLIOT ...Hey, Elliot. Can I ask your advice on something? SNOW Hey, you available? ELLIOT Elliot? I'm- I'm really sorry to bother you... AUGUST Hey. Can I ask a follow-up question after my last one? DANNY Hey. There's something important I need to talk to you about. FIVE Hey, I was thinking we should probably talk MOANA Hey. Remember me saying we probably needed to talk... ELLIOT Um. Hey. I wondered if we could talk. AMAL Hey. Are you busy? Can we talk? HUNTER Just so you're aware... AUGUST Can I ask some advice? DANNY Hey, Danny! I think I've figured out something... KEN Hey! The figure you wanted is all finished.

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[whiteshroud]

[Jun had been sitting here, preparing to hear another request. A ground rule he can keep in mind and adhere to. It was only fair, considering the requests he was making of Varian.

Instead... Varian hits him with that. The full charm and reassurances. Being told that he's worth protecting. He stares at Varian like a deer in the headlights, stunned, and there's a definite blush on his face. He is charmed.]

Oh. You bastard.

[JUN. JUN PLEASE]

[droptheious]

[Varian was expecting maybe some sort of line about Jun being fine about dealing with stuff on his own while he brooded on some high ledge like an angsty cat. Instead, he gets that. He does notice the blush, but his hands still go up in a what the fuck??? gesture.]

Excuse me???

[Wow!! WOW?? This is what he gets for sincerity?! W O W!]

[whiteshroud]

[His hands will also go up in a similar gesture at Varian's response]

What?! Do you not realize just how charming that sounded right now?! "You're worth protecting", "I wanna be here for you"--

[Yeah that blush is very clear]

Y-You're supposed to be making a perimeter for me to follow, not sweeping me off my feet!

[droptheious]

No???? [He... genuinely did not realise that. Like an idiot.] I was being sincere?! I care about you, so of course I'd say that!

[But now he's bushing too, seen as Jun has pointed out something that could have been seen from space, but they've started yelling about it now, so they might as well carry on!]

Well, sooooorry!! I ran out of perimeters and felt that was important to say!

[whiteshroud]

Gah-

[He makes a noise of frustration, as if he realizes how much they are yelling. It's not like he wanted to start a fight, he was just caught off guard and reacted.

So he'll fall silently, biting on his burger and chewing on it as if that's to help work the feelings off.

Finally he'll swallow, speaking in a lower volume.]

... It was very sweet.

[droptheious]

[Varian watches Jun angry chewing his food, before deflating himself with a sigh. He sips his drink, prodding one of his fries moodily as Jun works on chewing his feelings down.

When he speaks again, Varian relents, sitting back a little on his chair.]

...Oh. Well, good. Because I really did mean it. [ There's a pause.] Um. Did you have any more? ...Parimters, I mean.

[whiteshroud]

I know. And I care about you too.

[He shakes his head, reaching for his own drink.]

Nothing I can think of. I'm pretty sure I covered everything I thought about.

[droptheious]

[Varian nods his head, finally finishing off his food.]

Okay, that's good. I mean, if either of us ever think of something else, it's not like we can't bring it to the table again, right?

[Healthy communication and all that. Even if it sometimes involves yelling, but that's just a side effect of being them really. He takes another sip of his drink.]

So. What's the plan for the rest of the evening now we've got our soul-crushing agonies and solid relationship agreements out of the way?

[whiteshroud]

[He nods]

That's true. No need to take care of everything at once.

[He'll finish off his own fries now, putting the carton back in the bag so it's easier to throw it away later]

Hmm... that's a good question. I was thinking maybe some video game? Er- a co-op one, not versus.

[droptheious]

Okay, that sounds fun. Co-op huh?

[A teasing smirk crosses his face as he gets up, wandering off towards the couch.]

Are you still sore about that time I beat you at Mario Kart?

[whiteshroud]

[He snorts as he gets up as well, heading to the couch]

Nah, I don't care about that.

Just figured it'd ruin the mood of the date if you lost your cool over losing.

[droptheious]

[Varian faux gasps, putting his hand to his chest as he sits down.]

Wow. Wow. I happen to be a gracious loser, thank you.

[He's not. He knows it. Jun knows it. They both know it. It's clear Varian isn't taking his "gracious loser" statement seriously at all- a grin crossing his face.]

Honestly, you throw a controller one time, and you're marred for life.

[whiteshroud]

Uh huh.

[He'll plop down next to him, grabbing the joycons and handing Varian one]

That's because controllers are expensive! Speaking of, make sure you play with the wrist strap on.

[So it's much harder to throw]

[droptheious]

I'm sure I could fix it if I broke it, in fact, I could probably improve it.

[Never let him do this. Never. That's how you end up with a joycon that shoots actual lasers, and no one needs that in their lives. Varian makes a pointed display of raising his arm up, and then slowly attaching the wrist strap. For good measure, he waves his hand a little, now joycon attached.

He glances over at Jun, swallowing down a trickle of nerves before shifting to sit a little closer to him, enjoying the flutter in his chest as he does so.]

So, what's the game?

[whiteshroud]

I'll... think about it.

[That means no. No he does not want lasers shooting out of his joycons.

Jun loads up the game. He'll glance over at Varian to make sure the joycon is on safely. He does notice Varian shifting closer, and gives a little smile at it]

Snipperclips. Basically we work together to solve puzzles.

[droptheious]

[Jun has made a very wise move this day, saving not only his joycon, but probably most of the fortress from Sudden Lasers.

He makes a soft noise of amusement as the little animated joycons and their weird fucking faces.]

Okay, that's both adorable and weirdly creepy at the same time.

[And you know, it IS pretty adorable. And tricksy. There will definitely be a point where Varian's got his head tilted at a fifty-degree angle, squinting at the screen.]

Okay, so I think we need to make a little hook to pull the lever out?

[whiteshroud]

Haha, isn't it? I'm a fan of the creepy cute.

[At least the gaming is going better than the first time they tried playing together. He makes a thoughtful noise at his assessment]

Yeah... that might work. Hold still, I'll cut you up into one.

[droptheious]

Oh? Is that why you like me?

[He... definitely didn't mean that to just come out like that, and a faint blush crosses his cheeks as soon as he realises that slipped out. He clears this throat, focusing on the game.]

I mean. Yup. Holding still. Go for it.

[whiteshroud]

[He gives a snort]

I wouldn't call you creepy.

[With Varian holding still, he'll cut his character into a hook-like shape that he thinks might work. It's not perfect, but it'll do.

As soon as he's done with that though-]

Cute though, yes.

[droptheious]

Oh, good, glad I managed to skip the creepy check.

[He's trying to manoeuvrer the now little hook character up towards the aforementioned lever when Jun drops that little nugget on him. He at least manages to keep it together this time, though he's blushing up a storm.]

Well... thanks. That's- thanks.

[He's dealt with his self-loathing enough that he will allow a compliment - progress!

Jun may recall on the mountain that Varian had told him that if Varian meant to be charming, it would be awkward and science-pun based. Jun was pre-warned about this. A grin crosses Varian's face as he turns to face Jun, raising his eyebrows slowly

He never did figure out how to do Eugene's smoulder properly, but he'll always give it a good college try.]

Likewise. I mean, are you made of copper and tellurium? Because you're CuTe

[whiteshroud]

[When Varian turns to look at him, he'll make sure to look at him back. It's not like he's that focused on the game. He grabbed it from the eshop to give them something to do.

Then Varian drops that. There's a long pause, as if Jun has to process what the fuck just happened.

And then, he bursts into laughter]

[droptheious]

[At least Varian is very aware of how terrible his flirting is to not take offence at the laughing. He understands, he understands a lot.

He laughs himself, rubbing the back of his head.]

To be fair, you were warned about that.

[whiteshroud]

[And the laughter isn't meant to be mean, at least. It's genuine surprise and amusement. But he's trying his best to get it under control]

I know, I'm sorry! It's just- [A few more laughs] There's a difference between being warned about it, and experiencing it firsthand!

[No amount of warnings could've prepared him for that]

Just how long were you sitting on that one?

[droptheious]

[Varian chuckles, sitting back on the couch so he can open his arms to show the wide, expansive nonsense that is is god-awful flirting style.]

I get it, I do. You have to go through it yourself to truly appreciate the experience. I have so many more. They will never get any better.

[And they will be dropped with zero warning. As god intended.

Varian looks a little embarrassed because the answer is, of course, a while.]

Ha-ha. Probably around the time you got math wrong when Zodiac were trying to foist their ads off on us. You know. When you forgot January existed? About then.

[ He's been trying to pinpoint when things started to change for him and while he's still not utterly sure of when it happened or even if there was a specific point at all, he's pretty sure that's when the thought first occurred to him. To be pushed to the back of his mind, of course, but still. ]

[whiteshroud]

[There's a bit of a snicker from him]

Seriously? Well, something to look forward to I guess.

[Just try not to drop them all at once Varian. He is still a mortal man, he can only take so much.

That said, that answer surprises him. He was expecting maybe "ten minutes" or "a few hours", but since that day? He remembers it, it was a pretty dumb blunder on his part. ]

... That long, huh? [It's really sweet, honestly] Well... I'm not really good at coming up with puns, and I'm not sure you want me quoting anime, so...

[He'll lean over and give Varian a kiss on the cheek. ]