mistletoe 2020;

[softlyfalling]

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[mind_blown]

[but that would make more sense to him somehow]

Could be a change of heart.

[softlyfalling]

............for someone who's quite smart you're actually very stupid, huh.

[mind_blown]

One, I've never claimed I'm smart.

Two, what?

[softlyfalling]

Either that or I’m really bad at flirting, if you really didn’t notice.

[mind_blown]

... Huh.

[he just looks at her, a little confused, like]

Not just for the game.

[softlyfalling]

Sometimes I do in fact do things just because I want to, you know.

[mind_blown]

[???]

Guess I wasn't expecting it, what with the whole triangle thing going on.

[softlyfalling]

[ she just like—

stares at him in a bemused sort of way. ]

...what did you think every other time was, then?

[mind_blown]

[he never claimed to be smart!?]

... Attempts at getting under my skin?

[softlyfalling]

[ listen, you too are a nerd, she thought you had like, some degree of emotional intelligence, ]

Mela's tits, you're really dense. Do I seem like a person who really does mind games?

Besides, what the hell was all that after you stole three units worth of libido, then.

[mind_blown]

[he does.

Just not when it involves him. It’s a flaw.]

The stealing wasn’t my idea.

[softlyfalling]

I didn't realize I'd have to explain that I wouldn't have done that for just anyone.

[mind_blown]

That's not what I was getting at. But we jumped that shark, what, a few months ago?

And jumped it again but with Nero there very recently.

[softlyfalling]

I'm just absolutely floored that you didn't realize there was at least some affection in all of this.

I mean, if I didn't like you I sure as hell wouldn't talk to you like this.

[mind_blown]

[there's a delayed response, and then,]

I figured it was just physical.

[softlyfalling]

I'm not really someone who does "just physical."

You're funny and surprisingly kind in your own way, even if you're not nice. So, you know.

[mind_blown]

Kind's not what I'd call me either.

[wow, this is really awkward, because he honestly looks like he had no idea]

And here, I thought your type was sincere, lovable idiots.

[softlyfalling]

Well, you definitely proved the idiot part!

You just spend all your time thinking about Nero, so you probably just missed the bigger picture. Which I can respect.

[mind_blown]

[he rolls his eyes.]

The bigger picture?

[softlyfalling]

My type is, apparently, either small pretty people who can kill me, or tough exterior with mismatched interior.

[mind_blown]

[he considers]

Guess that I could see. With Nero, yeah. 'Cept he didn't really try t' hide it.

[softlyfalling]

Well, it took him a while to realize it in the first place. Second game after he showed up was a kissing game, and that's when I started to realize he was really very sweet, actually, since up until then he'd mostly just been fighty.

[mind_blown]

I guess. He does like to keep the choir boy part hidden.

[he inclines his head]

Anyway, aren't we technically the rivals now?

[softlyfalling]

You know, when you put it that way, I suppose it's true, isn't it.

...It's kind of fun, really.

[mind_blown]

It's not what I'd usually call fun. Takes a lot to not overreact in this particular rivalry.