Hey dirk! Do you have a minute of free time to spare for me? Id like to talk to you if uh. If thats cool. And. Stuff. Um. Actually. Can we meet up somewhere? Uhhhhh... Oh! The top of the department store would be good! I mean im already there and all and uh. Well. I mean this is saying youve got a free moment to spare in the first place and if not then i can totally make arrangements for later to talk and all!
[No, not nervous at all. Not suspicious, either. And it's certainly not making Dirk himself the slightest bit nervous.]
Sure, I can spare the time. I've got no important shit to do at the moment. Be there in a few.
[It's not a lie, but he would probably even leave work for this. True to his word, it doesn't take him long to get to the department store and come up to the roof, hands in his pockets as he feigns nonchalance.]
[Some days, Jake feels that throwing himself in front of a bus and suffering from broken bones while under the care of the Pokemon Center's staff for a long time is preferable to the severe twisting of his insides as he waits for Dirk to arrive. He's gone over two dozen possible things to say in as many seconds and discarded them all.
Hell, he can't even contain this light blush that refuses to leave his cheeks alone.
Jake's leaning against the fence surrounding the perimeter of the rooftop, thinking about all of this and trying to steady his nerves, and then the object of said nerves enters the scene and somehow scares the shit out of him. Just a little, though. He grins tentatively at his friend.]
Ahoy, Dirk! Er, how are you this afternoon?
[Can he kick himself? That's literally the lamest thing he could ever ask first.]
[For all that he manages to, Dirk isn't intending to startle Jake this time. At certain times, he would, because he still needs to keep Jake sharp, but not at a time like this. Not if it's what he thinks it is.
Especially not when it looks like Jake's blushing.]
Okay. I don't have anything that needs doing. For once.
[Dirk is increasingly nervous through the time it takes for Jake to work himself up to actually saying anything. Because the more Jake waffles on this, the more it seems like he's actually working himself up to say no.
But of course he isn't. And to think, he's actually worried that Dirk might not be interested any more. Dirk can't keep in the smile. He's not trying very hard to, though. He's wanted this to happen for so long, and it's nice. There will be consequences. There will be things that need to be worked out.
For now, though, hell yes, he's got himself a boyfriend.]
[Wow, why can't he stop grinning? There's still some shyness, but it's mostly very happy.]
Then, I think I'd like to take you up on that date you were talking about when we were in Azalea! I just need a time and place, unless you're going to escort me there.
[Which is going to probably have to happen if they're in Goldenrod at the time of the date. Fuck Goldenrod, it's the worst city.]
[It's a very attractive look on Jake, and Dirk is still getting it through his head that he caused it. He will probably never get over that.
In the meantime, he's just going to shift closer to Jake. He's allowed to do that now, after all! There are a lot of things he gets to do now, though there's one in particular that he's thinking of.]
Give me a day to set it up. Then I'll escort you there.
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shippingmath) wrote2012-12-14 03:40 pm
[Text] March 6th, early afternoon
Do you have a minute of free time to spare for me?
Id like to talk to you if uh.
If thats cool.
And. Stuff.
Um.
Actually.
Can we meet up somewhere?
Uhhhhh...
Oh! The top of the department store would be good!
I mean im already there and all and uh.
Well.
I mean this is saying youve got a free moment to spare in the first place and if not then i can totally make arrangements for later to talk and all!
[No, he's not nervous at all.]
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Sure, I can spare the time.
I've got no important shit to do at the moment.
Be there in a few.
[It's not a lie, but he would probably even leave work for this. True to his word, it doesn't take him long to get to the department store and come up to the roof, hands in his pockets as he feigns nonchalance.]
Jake?
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Hell, he can't even contain this light blush that refuses to leave his cheeks alone.
Jake's leaning against the fence surrounding the perimeter of the rooftop, thinking about all of this and trying to steady his nerves, and then the object of said nerves enters the scene and somehow scares the shit out of him. Just a little, though. He grins tentatively at his friend.]
Ahoy, Dirk! Er, how are you this afternoon?
[Can he kick himself? That's literally the lamest thing he could ever ask first.]
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Especially not when it looks like Jake's blushing.]
Okay. I don't have anything that needs doing. For once.
[He walks over to join Jake by the rail.]
What's up? You wanted to talk.
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But holy shit actually confronting this?]
Y-yeaaah....
[Give him a moment, Dirk. He's trying not to come up with something along the lines of, "I choose you, Dirk!" That'd just be silly.]
Um...ugh, this is harder than it looks. [Jake takes a deep breath.] Wouldyougooutwithmeasmorethanfriends?
[His face is practically glowing.]
I-I mean...that's saying you're still interested and haven't moved on to bigger and better people, ahaha...ha....
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But of course he isn't. And to think, he's actually worried that Dirk might not be interested any more. Dirk can't keep in the smile. He's not trying very hard to, though. He's wanted this to happen for so long, and it's nice. There will be consequences. There will be things that need to be worked out.
For now, though, hell yes, he's got himself a boyfriend.]
'Course I will.
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Then, I think I'd like to take you up on that date you were talking about when we were in Azalea! I just need a time and place, unless you're going to escort me there.
[Which is going to probably have to happen if they're in Goldenrod at the time of the date. Fuck Goldenrod, it's the worst city.]
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In the meantime, he's just going to shift closer to Jake. He's allowed to do that now, after all! There are a lot of things he gets to do now, though there's one in particular that he's thinking of.]
Give me a day to set it up. Then I'll escort you there.
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Sure, he can do that!]
Haha, I'm glad I won't be in suspense for too long, then!
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Just don't stay up all night thinking about it.
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Nonsense, I'd do nothing of the sort! I mean, if I stayed up all night thinking about it, then I wouldn't have as much energy for it as I should.
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Since when do you not have more than enough energy for everything?
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[Yet he'll still get up at dawn. You know he's sick when he's not up by then.]
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Noted. I'll just have to keep you up all night after the date.
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Haha, good luck with that! As you've said, I've got a lot of energy to spare.
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Even so, I doubt you can stay awake longer than I can.
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[Challenging each other to stay up as long as possible? Boys, please.]
But it'll have to wait until we take care of this date.
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[He grins.]
Of course. We have to be in tip top shape for that!
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Of course.
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Hah! I made you laugh without resorting to tickles!
[Dirk has no idea how much of a victory Jake feels about this.]
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[Please? Maybe?]
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Nah. It's too much fun to give up!
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