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 Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:08 pm
Chance took all of Otto's seemingly grumpy attitudes with a grain of salt and a smile; especially since Otto's default expression tended to be a scowl. He sat at his desk while Otto finished eating and reorganized all of the things that had been knocked off the previous night.
He craned his neck over his shoulder. "All finished?" Chance asked, and stood up, stretching a little and remembering to grab some of his own clothes from the closet before bending to kiss Otto lightly on the lips. "Let's go, beautiful."
A hand was held out to him as Chance switched off the lights and opened the door.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:13 pm
Otto took a moment to put his shirt on first, having not bothered with it earlier. Chance was holding out his hand as he walked to the door, and Otto took it with only a fraction of a moment's hesitation. Not because he didn't want to, but because he was once again remembering that he wasn't just a friend anymore. He'd sworn off relationships only a few months before. But this was different. For sure this time. "You n' that friggn' nickname." He murmured with a huffy sigh. "It's okay though. I got you in my phone as Man Baby."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:18 pm
He laced their fingers together loosely, the hesitation not bothering him, as usual, because he understood where it was coming from. Chance led them outside into the hallway and shut the door behind them.
A soft snort and a sputter escaped him.
"Why the ******** - please tell me you're going to give me a better nickname than that."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:23 pm
"Hm... maybe. I dunno. I don't even remember why I put it there." But it was there, and it was amusing. Oh.. Now that he tried to think of what about Chance came off as childish, he remembered. "Oh wait.. I think I did it cause you got all uppity after I showed you those Disney movies." Yes, perfect. That's why. He smirked, smug with his decision. He had so many more to show him. And he was making a list of which ones would get him upset the most. Despite the snarky face, and the internal plotting, he held that hand and those fingers with soft affection.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:37 pm
He gave Otto a mock offended look as they stepped into the stairwell.
"Excuse me," said Chance with indignation. "I seem to recall you were the one that tried to convince me that everyone was dying or not dying in these movies."
He gave Otto's fingers a light, affectionate squeeze; and the snark was still there, the sass was still there. Not much had changed in terms of how they acted towards one another, except that certain things were slightly altered, in a way for the better. There was still no unreachable standard to fulfill, no straining obligations to stress either of them out.
It is what it is, was what Chance had said, and it was true.
Chance pushed open the door to the second floor and padded towards Otto's room.
"There's seriously got to be a better nickname than that."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:41 pm
"Yeah. I did. And you fell for it." Well, the second round had Chance suspicious, but the impact was just as grand. "But I like that one." Otto murmured back obstinately. He didn't actually have an attachment, just that Chance seemed to keep on about it. Otto coyly pulled his phone out to open the messages screen. "See? Man Baby. Right there. That's you."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:46 pm
"I annoyingly fell for that, yes," said Chance. "And," he added mildly, without looking at Otto, "for one other thing as well, less annoyingly." He kept walking, the hand that was not holding Otto's slipped into the pocket of his pants, expression as casual as ever, in spite of the barest, lightest tinge of pink under his eyes.
His gaze flickered down to the screen and he gave a snort.
"That's totally not me," said Chance indignantly, as they arrived back at Otto's room. "That's it, I'm changing your nickname to something else entirely like...Pumpkinhead or something."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:50 pm
Otto was not nearly as casual about that play on words. Embarrassed, he jabbed Chance in the side with his elbow. Because that's what you do to people you care about, right? Yes? Good. Cause that's what Otto sure did. "What? No, I don't like that nickname. You ain't allowed." Otto scoffed in authority, pushing open his door and walking in.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:53 pm
He just grinned down at Otto, following him into his room and closing the door behind them. Otto's embarrassment notwithstanding, everything was still new, even if Otto's reaction to it wasn't unwarranted or unexpected.
"Does this mean you're going to change man baby to something else?" Chance asked, giving Otto a pointed look.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:56 pm
"Don't be stupid. Of course not." Oh wait, but if Chance was going to be an a** and call him Pumpkinhead if he didn't... "Well, maybe." He grumbled. Right, shower. He needed one after all the sweating he'd done the day before. Padding to his closet, he dragged out some clean clothes to wear for the day. "Fiiiiine I'll change it back to Chance." Maybe.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:00 pm
He grinned triumphantly.
"How about you change it to 'Chance is the most awesome person in the entire world,' " he deadpanned, just to be obnoxious, Chance leaning against the wall as Otto sorted through his clothes. "But I kind of like pumpkinhead. What about muffin?"
He was clearly trying to stifle a smile.
"Or pumpkin muffin."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:02 pm
Otto turned to look at Chance, a deadly serious, almost grim look on his face. "No.." His eyes narrowed. " Tenya calls me muffin. I don't need that s**t on both ends." Tenya howled with maniacal laughter.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:04 pm
He stared at Otto for a moment and then snorted with laughter.
"Okay, okay," said Chance, putting a hand to his mouth to stifle his grin while waving the other. "I won't call you that, holy s**t I had no idea she called you that. How affectionate of her."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:07 pm
"She's a brat, is all." Otto grumbled, balling his clothes under his arm and shuffling to the bathroom. "A noisy, bratty... brat." Well, at least he'd be spared it from Chance. "Nicknames are dumb, anyway. I like my own name better."
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:48 pm
"Oh, so she gets that from her partner, then," said Chance blithely, padding after Otto with a s**t eating grin on his face. It relaxed a little, however, as he stepped into the bathroom.
"I like your name too," he said mildly. "It's a good name. I'm not quite certain what my mother was thinking when she named me after a noun, but..."
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