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[itistolaugh]

"Harley here! Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

Or I won't.

Don't be boring."

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[itistolaugh]

Sir, nothing further to report at this time, sir!

[pushtheboundaries]

And I brought you here because I thought you were comfortable here. [he'll just pick up after her, that's a good way to do it until she's finished changing] Sometimes a change of surroundings helps.

[restingstitchface]

[Ugh. There's no more reason to do this to himself.

He puts down the call and goes to do something productive.]

[itistolaugh]

Tsk. Not even a little bit tempted! I oughtta get some friends that'll take advantage once in a while.

[ Apparently she has decided to act like the last half hour or so neeeever happened. She flops across the bed and kicks at the covers. ]

Well, you gonna tuck me in or what?

[pushtheboundaries]

[make up your goddamn mind, Harley. you don't want a pity fuck, you try and bait him, now he's just rolling his eyes as he straightens up]

It's because I'm your friend that I don't want to.

[he guesses they're still friends. maybe. this is the most hecked up friendship he's ever had. he'll set her clothes off to the side, and is she really waiting for him to tuck her in because he'll do it. he'll totally do it.]

[itistolaugh]

[ She is 100% legitimately demanding and expecting to be tucked into bed. And she bites her tongue on pointing out he only sometimes doesn't want to. ]

That's pretty atypical. With men, anyway.

[pushtheboundaries]

[THEN TUCKED IN SHE WILL BE. and he snorts a bit]

I like to think I'm a little different than most men. Whether that's for better or worse, fifty years hasn't said.

[itistolaugh]

And a goodnight kiss?

[ Harley. Harley, make up your mind. ]

[pushtheboundaries]

[have a bland look, Harley.]

You going to want a story, too? Maybe a lullaby?

[itistolaugh]

If you're offering!

... But, uh, so hey. When you say you don't want to, do you mean like. You aren't in the mood now, or, like, ever again? 'Cuz I thought we had. Y'know. You seemed to have fun at the time?

[ THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ]

[pushtheboundaries]

[...well, that's a bit of a loaded question, isn't it. Robert sighs, and then, after a moment, sits down on the bed beside her. ]

...once upon a time there was a boy who realized very early on that he wasn't like most of the other kids he knew, but he was okay with that. They didn't seem to mind too much, anyway.

[itistolaugh]

[ What is with all the story time lately, god damn. She is giving him a Look for dodging the question. ]

Okay...

Choo Choo vague personal canon train

[pushtheboundaries]

[it's got a point. he meets her look, then lays down on his side towards her. ] Now, to make a long and possibly somewhat boring story short, we'll skip to when that boy wasn't quite a boy anymore, but still too young to really think about things. So when a good friend of his asked if he wanted to have some fun, he figured sure, why not.

But the thing was, it wasn't important to him. It wasn't not fun, but...he could have been doing loads of other things and he'd have been happy. But his friend just kept wanting more and more until he just started feeling...well, used. So he called it off, went to do his other things, and was perfectly happy doing those other things until he met someone who made it mean something.

[a beat of silence, and he holds up his hand towards the ceiling, flexing the fingers. ] Things ended too soon, but he didn't care about doing it again, because it just didn't matter. He had other things to fill his time, and the thought of never playing again didn't bother him.

Maybe that's just one of the ways he was...'atypical'.

[itistolaugh]

That was a lot of words for "no."

Do you think I'm just using you for sex? Jeez, Robert, if that was true I'd've picked someone better at it.

[pushtheboundaries]

[technically it wasn't an answer. but Robert rolls his eyes. ]

I don't like the thought of having used you.

[itistolaugh]

I don't care if you did. I had sex with you because I wanted you. Whether you wanted me or just wanted something to do, that's your own reasons. But you don't, like. Owe me for not wanting to date me.

[pushtheboundaries]

[and he lowers his hand, frowning a bit again]

You were sure acting like I owe you something.

[itistolaugh]

Well, whichever it is... It would be nice to know if we're just friends, or friends with benefits, or fuckbuddies, or too unbearably awkward to ever deal with it so you're going to freak out and drop me like a hot potato without any warning. Like ... If it's only going to happen when you've had a bad day and need to work off some steam, okay, I get that, but it'd be nice to know that's the deal.

[pushtheboundaries]

I don't know. [hey, he's honest. ] I don't have...experience with this kinds of thing, all right? At least not the kind that's comparable.

I don't want to just use you to blow off some steam. You deserve more than that, and I think it's pretty clear I can't mirror you. It.. may be better if we drop the whole benefits or...fuckbuddy thing.

[itistolaugh]

Wha--why? What'd I do wrong now?

[pushtheboundaries]

[wait, what? he turns towards her]

...it's got nothing to do with you. I thought I was making that clear.

[itistolaugh]

Look, I said some really mean things and I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything, I'm just not good at dealing with-- I just don't get it. If we both had fun, why is it a problem?

[pushtheboundaries]

[jfc]

Harley, I'm not saying we can't be friends, but if this is just going to make us both frustrated in the long run, shouldn't we not...?

[itistolaugh]

Do you think I'm hot, and was the sex good? That's it, that's all that should matter.

[pushtheboundaries]

[christ above. Callaghan actually facepalms at that.]

You're very attractive, and- yes. That's not the point. I don't keep you around for either of those things.