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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:53 pm
That was his first kiss? Holland blinked then giggled a bit, "You could consider it practice if you want. We dont have to if you dont want to." Holland enjoyed kissing, it was intimate but also fun if you know what your doing. He hoped they could try many times, just to make sure Theo got the hang of it. Its not like the cafe was full of people anyway. "I think you did okay for a first. Most people freak out or try to hard to make it seem like they know what they're doing.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:30 pm
"I think it helps that you kinda caught me by surprise. I can't... You know.. Panic when it comes out of no where." Theo's smile was a little shy now, very aware of just how close Holland was. His own face was finally starting to heat up as he nerves were beginning to get the best of him. "Do you... Uh... You really didn't say why you want to kiss me again..." Chip's paws here squeezed as Theo's eye avoided Holland's. Sure, this wasn't too bad, but confusing as hell. He had heard of people just kissing for funsies, and that in some friendships, kissing came normally, but were they friends? ... He hoped they were.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:58 pm
Holland bit his lip and looked away, pulling back a little. That thing, space bubble...He was breaking it, he could tell with the way Theo was acting. It didn't make him feel good, in fact he felt bad...It caused a small frown to form on his face. Maybe this wasn't the best way to teach some one about mistletoe. His gaze landed on the table, "I...I thing youre interesting Theo. Ummmnn..." It was hard to get things out when it felt so awkward, maybe he did do something bad? "I want to kiss you again because....Because I liked it, I think I like you as a friend, but maybe more than that too." He cleared his throat and twiddled his thumbs. He was so lost and confused at this moment. "I understand if that's not something you want. I-I can respect your space bubble and we can pretend it didn't happen."
He really hopped he didn't just screw up a friendship because he couldn't figure things out.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:04 pm
If Theo wasn't red before he very clearly flared up like a bright red strawberry and it made the eyepatch he wore that much more stark against him. "... Wait wait wait wait! I don't, Wait. How can you like me if you don't know s**t about me? We've literally only met up a handful of times! And I think most of the times we've met up, you were working!" It didn't make a lick of sense to Theo... To say you liked someone when you barely knew them... Hells, he hadn't ever meet someone he liked thus far enough to feel romantic feelings for. .... Extra hells, he never liked anyone enough to be a friend... This was terribly confusing and stressing, but atleast Chip was here to draw his attention away by nearly sleep-rolling off the table. A hand was used to slowly push the kitten back towards the middle, then lingered by brushing a thumb over his head. "I'm not gonna forget this happened, I just don't... Ugh, I don't know why'd you like me. Def not my good looks."
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 8:50 pm
Holland wasn't so sure of things himself. He just had a feeling and rolled with it which apparently backfired in the worst way possible. In an attempt to salvage something and not have Theo think he was a weirdo and never talk to him again, he took a deep breath and looked the other man in the eye, "Let me get to know you then?" he really didn't think this through when the thought to kiss Theo initially ran through his brain. "Looks aren't everything you know...From what I know so far, I like how excited you get when talking about plants, its just like me with biology, music or dancing," He smiled and continued, "The love and care you show for your little Chip is really amazing, like I dont think I would be a good pet father but seeing you with Chip really makes me think that I can be one day." He reached out a finger to gently rub the kittens tail, "I really want us to become really good friends is what I should've said earlier. I'm sorry for not being specific. If things pick up then I wouldn't mind going further but for now, I just want to get to know you first. You're right about what you said."
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:03 pm
".... This feels really one sided, you know? Like, you're trying really hard, and I've kinda just been... Shittily not really thinking about it. So... I'm sorry about that. I think I want to get to know you too. Be real good friends and all that." Being friends meant getting out of the house more, actually trying to be SOCIABLE instead of doing the bare minimum as a human. In a way it sounded terribly exhausting, but there were worse things out there, right? And Holland looked like such a sad, kicked puppy after all of that... The same way Theo would lightly pet Chip's head when he was sulking, his damaged hand came up to give Holland's hair a little ruffle too. "... And you know, I didn't hate the kiss or anything... I was just confused why you wanted another. Now that I know it's because you like me, it makes sense... Not to be all whiny and excuse-making, but I'm still kinda, you know... Learning stuff these days. So if i'm a little slow on the uptake, you got every right to give me a good ******** talkin' to. I'm just a little behind the times, not stupid, yeah?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:20 pm
Well that was a relief. Holland took the ruffle as it was instead of becoming annoyed. For some odd reason it didn't feel patronizing like it usually did when other people ruffled his hair. He did wonder what he meant by good ******** talkin' to but that could be thought about later. Holland looked to Theo, eyes a lot brighter than they were previously. "That's alright, I can definitely talk to you, I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I thought you were stupid, that's not what I meant at all." He brought out his phone, adding Theo and Daisy to a group chat. "Here, that way we can all communicate and share things like photos of chip or I can show you how Charlie is doing. He did notice it was kind of late, but it also looked very cold, too cold to be walking out with a small kitten. "Do you want a ride home? I have snow tires and I dont want you or Chip to get super cold." At least they would be in the heat.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:13 pm
Good, good, Holland stopped looking so goddamned sad, and back to his kinda chipper self. It suited him much better anyway. "Nah, you're good. I was just worried that maybe after everything you'd be like 'oh, he doesn't like me the same way, guess I'll die of embarrassment and never speak to him again' like some of those dramas go. Just talk to me, explain some things if I don't get it. But I don't wanna beat a dead horse. Thanks though, for the group chat. If Chip steals my phone, you'll get a bunch of bad pics, since the kid hasn't figured out how to focus cameras yet. Or Snap Chat filters." Chip was far too busy trying to find a way to make his phone explode rather than actually learning how apps work, so a blurry close up was way more likely than one would think. Speaking of Chip, Holland was right about it being super cold, and Theo picked up the kitten, placing him right back into his chest pocket where he was before. "Sure. Do you need any help cleaning up? You can't keep giving me all these freebies when I'm not being a contributing member of society."
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:37 pm
Holland couldn't help but laugh at that one, "Oh no I could imagine how those telenovas do it, because then I would be in the snow on my knees screaming why out into the void." He slowly got up so he wouldn't disturb the sleeping kitten, wondering just how smart he was that he could even figure out how to take pictures that were not on accident, but maybe cats were some sort of secret alien society? He did become powered because of one, so that was a thing. Eh, not something he should be thinking about at the moment. Holland waved his hand, "Nope, everything is technically clean, all I have to do is lock up the cafe and we can go~" He quickly went to the back to grab his bag, double checking to make sure he had his keys and the cafe keys because he did not want another episode where he had to call the locksmith to let him in. Facing Theo, Holland gave him a bright smile, "Ready?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:46 pm
"How about let's *not* do that? You'd turn into an icicle in 30 seconds flat." Theo didn't seem to mind being left alone for a bit, but he did seem to longer near the mistletoe, thinking about it. Holland was really good at dodging questions, so much so that Theo was impressed! But the one-eyed boy never did like giving up that easily. So before Holland returned, there was a brief pause to look around, then he quickly snatched the mistletoe while he wasn't looking, shoving it in his pocket for later. "Yeah, I'm ready!" He was right beside Holland in an instant, coat wrapped up around him and Chip nice and tight. And goddamn was that snow coming down. "... You sure you can make it to my place? It's not super far but this s**t is looking serious."
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:59 pm
"Yep! I've got chains on my tires.~" He made his way to the entrance of the cafe, opening the door so they could leave and he could lock up. The lights were already off so he didn't need to worry about that. His car was parked out in front so there wasn't really a long distance to walk. He pressed the button to unlock it and opened the door for Theo to climb in with Chip, then locked the door to the cafe. Once he was safely in his car and seatbelts were buckled, turned on the heat after being in idle. Once Theo gave him his address he plugged it into the GPS and drove at a moderate pace, using the windshield wipers to keep the snow from caking onto the window. "Okay says we're about ten minutes out, sorry I'm driving a bit slow."
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:34 am
As someone who didn't drive, Theo had no idea what chains would do. Maybe it was some weird kinky s**t he didn't know about. But he just kinda brushed that off for now and got into the car, putting a warm hand ontop of Chip's head inside of his coat to keep him atleast a little bit warmer while it heated up. Once Holland joined him, he nodded, not caring about the slowness or not, just happy to be out of the cold. "Told you it wasn't too far, so thanks for going out of your way. It's dangerous out here, so being slow isn't a problem. Besides, doesn't that mean you get to spend more time with me? Might as well use it to 'get to know me', or get to know eachother." He gave Holland a glance, then peeked out the window a bit. The world looked strange through the fogged window, and even with the heat, it felt like the chill crept up on him way too fast. "Any burning questions on your mind? ... I'm still wondering why you wanted to kiss me again, you kept ignoring that question."
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:20 pm
Holland chuckled at the blunt way Theo spoke. No nonsense, just straight to the point, he could admire that. As far as questions, there were so many he wanted to ask but also wanted to make sure he kept himself in check as far as WHAT he should and shouldn't be asking. So he decided ro start with the basics and save answering the kissing question until he couldn't put it off anymore. "Alright, what's a favorite color for you? And why be a botanist?" He stopped at a light and continued whe. It turned green, "When is your birthday?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:51 pm
The first two questions came easily. "I like the kinda 80's gradient that goes from yellow and orange down to like, deep purple. And I ended up being a botanist because plants don't judge you on random s**t, unless its the ones that die at the slightest breeze. That, and because my friend, an old professor, thought I could use the insight. I dunno about that. Classes ******** suck." "Oh... Uh..." Honestly, when it came to his birthday, he had the Negaverse allocated day that was on all of his forged documents, but he personally didn't remember it. After a very quick search on his phone, he looked up proudly. "September 1st, which make me a Virgo, according to the 'strology list. I already know yours, cuz of the tour thing, so... Fair's fair! What about you from the first part of your questions? Why are you getting into your uh... Biology, right?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 3:36 am
September 1st? Holland will remember that. His birthday passed but that didn't mean he couldn't get him a late gift. He already has his Christmas present so why not? Noting that they were about a minute away, Holland parked in front of Theo's place before he thought about his question, "Bio chemistry~ To be honest, I've always liked chemistry, figuring out what to combine to come up with the result youre looking for is always a treat, never know what youre going to get really. Biology was something I had a passing interest in and it just stuck after high school. So why not combine the two?" He smiled and decided he would ask one more question before letting him go, "What kind of foods do you like to eat? Or what kind of food do you like to eat? What about baby Chip?" he cant really cook all that well yet but maybe he could get his mother to make Theo a nice birthday cake. The snow looked like it had suddenly gotten worse at this point, Holland turned up the heat, but frowned when it still looked like there was frost starting to grow.
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