WHEN YOU ARE THE ONE WHO LIES CLOSE TO ME

[unversed]

THE CATCHALL ROMANCE MEME

HOW WE ROLL:
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> "AND THEN THEY PORKED."
> PORNPROFIT.

THE DEETS:

ONE ➔ CONFESSION: You've been admiring this person from afar, or you've been friends with them for a while. Either way, you've finally worked up the courage to admit how you feel!

TWO ➔ LOVE NOTES: Send your crush personalized little love notes for them to find! Flick them at your crush, or hide them in their shoes! Draw pictures of you two kissing! Heck, even an old fashioned YES/NO checkbox note will do. But you've gotta get their attention with your written prowess! Get creative! Maybe they'll come up to you and you'll find true love!

THREE ➔ KISSING BOOTH: You're working a kissing booth, for whatever reason. Charity, for your school, or just because you got conned into it. But will something special bloom from a chance encounter with a booth guest? Or will you just be embarrassed for life, and punch your friends for getting you into this later?

FOUR ➔ LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: You've been completely dazzled by this specific person! Your heart races, you have a cold sweat... whoa wtf is happening. You simply must get to know them! Maybe it was meant to be!

FIVE ➔ TSUNDERE STYLE: Sure, you like them, but you can't show that by being cute or cooking them lunch, hell no. You have to punch their shoulder and tug on their hair, obviously. W-what? They're complimenting you? Try not to blush too hard, or shove them too much.

SIX ➔ CAPULET & MONTAGUE STYLE: You're both already taken, or you simply can't be together for some reason! Your families hate each other, your friends hate each other, or you only see each other once a year! But you don't care, you have tonight, and romance is in the air. Maybe you can break away from what can't be, just for one night of fun and love.

SEVEN ➔ NEVER SAY NEVERO: You're super intent on making this person yours! You're willing to go to the extreme to garner their affections! How can they say no to extreme outbursts of love and other hard-to-ignore signs of affection? Though, it might be easier to just ask... but that's not big enough for your love!

EIGHT ➔ TLC: You suddenly feel blue, and you feel the need to be comforted. It's time for some sexual healing.

NINE ➔ SMOOTH OPERATOR: Flowers, candlelight, a bottle of champagne... it's time to woo your sweetheart!

TEN ➔ GRAB SOMEBODY SEXY TELL 'EM HEY: There's something about messing around in a public place, where anyone can walk in on you anytime. Try to keep quiet, the woman over in the bathroom stall next to you might hear you and your partner heating up and fooling around.

Comments

[drought]

[ He considers for a second, then sighs softly. ]

...I think, if I'm going to explain it, you'll have to know a bit about the other time. Do you even want to know about it?

[pools]

... Do you want me to know about it?

[ it's not said in her usual biting tone, but she's sincere about it. it was between him and this other person; while Tia usually doesn't give two fucks, after experiencing it herself she realizes that, hey, this is actually kind of a private and intimate thing. she wouldn't blame him if he wanted to keep it to himself. ]

1/2

[drought]

[ He's torn between wanting Tia to understand and wanting to be fair to Kris. He's not usually the type to kiss and tell (minus any young bull misinterpretations) and in the end he decides to try and tread the line, erring on the side of caution. He's figuring this out as he goes along, talking out loud and sort of seeing what feels right, and it's full of little pauses and quiet hesitations. ]

It happened 'cause I was leaving. The first time, that is. So any consequences... didn't really matter, because we'd be so far apart and see each other so rarely. So it was sorta like... putting a capstone on us. Giving us no regrets if we looked back later. We were letting go.

[ That feels right, and he pauses for a longer time, letting it linger. ] As weird as it sounds, we were letting go. We both knew it wasn't going to last, that it wasn't going to work. So sleeping together... was sorta like saying "Here's what could've been, so let's move on without doubt."

[drought]

[ Then his gaze sharpens as he pulls his head out of the clouds and meets Tia's eyes. ]

I am not letting you go.

1/2

[pools]

[ she doesn't try to rush him through his pauses, letting him take his time to pick his words. she doesn't immediately respond when he's done, eyes focused on his sheets as she takes it all in. ]

... I think I get it. But wouldn't it have made you worry that it'd be harder to leave afterwards?

[pools]

[ he is too good at saying stuff that make her all warm and fuzzy inside. ]

Didn't think you were.

[drought]

It... probably could've happened like that. Maybe we got lucky. ...Though it's hard to get overly romantic when you've got hay sticking to you.

[ yup. ]

[pools]

.... Hay?

[ oh no. ]

Please don't tell me you did it in a farm.

[drought]

...Depends on whether a hayloft counts?

[pools]

[ her face: D8< ]

And this was her first time?

[drought]

[ He's starting to sound defensive. ]

She started it.

[pools]

[ pinches him B( ]

[drought]

-What was that for?!

[pools]

You couldn't even keep it in your pants for a few more minutes? Arceus, you could've took her back to your place or even your car or something.

[drought]

No, I couldn't have taken her anywhere.

[ If he wasn't Jori, you might guess he was sulking. ]

[pools]

Why not?

[drought]

It was the festival. People were everywhere. And her power would let us know if anyone was coming. It was the best place to be if we didn't want to get discovered.

[pools]

Right. [ vaguely remembers him telling her about the festival. :|a ]

Timing. You need to work on that.

[drought]

[ He's honestly not sure what she means by that. ]

I brought you here, didn't I?

[pools]

[ good thing she catches on to that. ]

Yeah, but I mean timing as in like... don't start coming onto someone unless you know you can find a private and... comfortable place. You know?

[drought]

She's the one who said "sleep with me right now"!

[ Like he's ever going to forget those words. Also, he was eighteen. Like he was going to object. ]

[ also: the things people have to do to make jori realize that they're interested ]

jori you special boy

[pools]

[ this close to doing a facepalm x2 combo. why does she even like you. ]

... Have you ever thought maybe you were just too dense to realize that she'd been trying to drop some hints before that?

[drought]

[ he has his good points! sometimes! ]

...I don't think so? We might've fooled around a bit before but we'd never really...

[ he trails off, unsure now. he really doesn't think so, but then again, wouldn't he still be too dense to figure it out? ]

[pools]

You've fooled around.

[ she's just glad that the two of them came relatively clean with each other before they had sex because seriously. ]

You know what, whatever. You were young and most likely stupider and that was the past, right? I think you're a little more observant now.

[ right? ]

[drought]

I was a teenaged boy. Of course I was stupid.

[ The "of course I'm smarter now" is implied. ]