Day 235 - Thursday, August 13th

[papalobo]

[...No answer? He waits.

Maybe he was insensitive with that one. But doesn't he have a right to protect his pride as someone who was dumped? He waits.

It's not like Ash is the only one he can't fuck. Blanca will come to mind as surely as Ash himself any time he tries not only with a partner (Haha. Ha ha ha ha. Real funny. Not into a humiliation kink so that ain't happening.) but even just trying to bust a quick nut to some porn or something. He waits.

He's done being gay, straight, anything. He's practically Eiji, now. He waits.

He waits, and he hopes Ash breaks off with Blanca, too. For such a sexy bastard, Ash leaves a lot of people in his wake Max is pretty sure will never fuck again. Eiij's not the best representative since he came in a virgin, but he's not a writer anymore, the details aren't so important. He starts to type a 'good night' that this time is properly, fully erased, and never sends. He sleeps.

By morning, Nima is up, showered, shaved, and going to pick up Max and the kitties because they're all going to have breakfast together. Ben doesn't quite think it's worth showing off with Ash's own cooking prowess, but the truth is he's a little proud of his capacity for pancake art cartoons and the fact that he can flip flapjacks really high in a pan. Rusty, for his part, is very proud of his ability to roll around in front of Ash and show off his stomach for pets.

When Nima returns with Max, she also has a very small parting gift, an oversized sleep shirt that reads 'World's Best Grandson'. It is just a sleep shirt, he's not expected to wear it in public but one can never have too many sleep shirts, she insists.

Rusty wants to smell the cats. Kuroneko is terrified of both the dog and his nose. Asher dutifully remains in front of Kuroneko and meows loudly in protest, which Rusty takes as a greeting and happily barks back. He tried to pull Ash to the cats, either because he thinks Ash needs to see them, or maybe because he wants Ash to take them out of the carrier so he can play with them. They are toys for him, right? Since he brought Ash his Santa last night?]

Comments

[jadedlynx]

You're definitely going to have to call me Dr. Lynx if I make it through. You can practice now.

[papalobo]

Got it. Next time m'talkin' to Alex or Jason or Sing or whoever, I'll just start callin' you that, to get him used to it, too.

[jadedlynx]

I didn't tell them I'm going to school.

[papalobo]

Guess this's how they find out.

[jadedlynx]

Come on, we'll buy you a ticket out of here before I go.

[papalobo]

A ticket out of here?

[jadedlynx]

I'll put you in a secluded island before letting them hear you call me Dr.

[ Ash isn't serious in the least. He's actually already walking for the exit. ]

[papalobo]

Haven't spent a lotta time on islands 'sides shore leave...

[jadedlynx]

Just going to pretend Hawaii didn't happen?

[papalobo]

What part of that's "a lotta time"? We were there about 12 hours.

[jadedlynx]

It was more than a layover. 12 hours is long enough to classify it as a day trip.

[papalobo]

You don't call it a lot of time.

[jadedlynx]

I just did.

[ It wasn't as long as the months following, but... ]

I rented a car already. It should be waiting for us.

[ The subject change is topical as they leave the building. ]

[papalobo]

You're wrong.

[jadedlynx]

At what point does it become 'long'?

[papalobo]

'bout two weeks.

[jadedlynx]

It's definitely long before the two week mark. The bar is too high.

[papalobo]

You feel like you spent a lotta time in Ireland?

[jadedlynx]

Kind of. It felt like there was a lot more stuff to see. It's a big place.

[papalobo]

Hn...

[jadedlynx]

[ There's work to be done in the silence. Ash gets the car and helps Max inside after letting Alex know he's back in town.]

Are you hungry?

[papalobo]

Nah, but you go ahead 'n eat.

[jadedlynx]

I'm good.

[ But it's lunch time. Even if Max had breakfast, he should be hungry again.

He won't push it right how. He'll make something once they've made it home. ]

[papalobo]

[Max's eyes narrow. He's willing to push it.]

...We gonna be in some fucked up codependent cycle of eating to make the other guy eat?

[jadedlynx]

[ Ash steals a quick glance before looking back to the road. ]

What part of that said I wouldn't eat without you? I'm going to make something at home.