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Bash stands up, walking around the table to drape himself over Keith from behind, chin on his shoulder, arms loosely around him. "It's okay, if you want to cry. I'm sorry, didn't mean to get so heavy with everything."
Except he doesn't regret doing so. He doesn't hate that he's finally laid his cards on the table. Oh look, a royal flush--hearts, of course.
Comforting. Safe. If he'd been Lance, he'd have run for the hills because 'safe and warm' meant crazy mermaids and mind-swishing, but he's not Lance by any stretch, and Bash isn't a crazy mermaid. "I'm okay..." It's just a lot to take in all at once.
Giving himself a chance to breathe and leaning into the loose embrace, Keith takes a slow, deep breath to steady himself before trying this again, the words heavy and unfamiliar on his tongue. Even if he ends up getting hurt eventually, even if it turns out he jumped in too quickly and way over his head, he'll deal with it later. For now, he's grabbing hold of whatever this is and running with it. "I love you."
"And I love you, too. And that doesn't mean you have to contract with me, but now you have the full picture of why I made the offer. Take your time, think it all over." Bash tilts his head, kissing Keith on the cheek. "I'm not gonna rush you into anything."
"I know." Lifting a hand to reach back behind him, Keith's fingers go straight for that low ponytail, twirling the long strands. "But there's a lot to think about and I need to make sure I'm doing what's best for me."
Or at least consider whether or not having to deal with him all the time would make them not want to be around him. If nothing else, Keith knows he can be a handful at times. "If we did, what would go in it?" He knows there isn't much he'd ask for, but he's not the only one involved.
"That depends on what you want and need. I mean the obvious things: you can work, you can spend money without asking, you can travel between the Up and Down, that's all already guaranteed. I'd want you to let me know if you're having quota problems in a given month, so I can help you out. The rest, that's all blank canvas. Jeff, he knows he's got some accountability issues, so my contract with him includes him eating at least two meals a day with a carb and a protein, and getting six hours of sleep a night. He asked me for that, so I could ride his ass if he needed it."
And he's still having some trouble, but Jeff and Bash are working that out.
Tilting his head so that he can better see him in their current position, Keith raises an eyebrow. "That's all I'd ask for, really. I don't bring people home with me, so you wouldn't have to worry about that, either. I mean, I lost my virginity to some random guy in a bar here. I'm not taking someone like that home. That's... probably the extent of my standards though."
Actually, he limits himself as far as that's concerned to Bash, Vrenille, and said bar that Vrenille had taken him to as an introduction to sex when he'd first arrived, though namely because the drinks aren't bad and it's a help to desensitize him to being around others going at it -it's not often that he engages in anything himself, but in the event he waits too long on quota, it's good for a last-minute romp.
Bash pulls Keith's chair out and sits on his lap--facing him, straddling his legs. Surprise, Keith, lapful of lanky Dominant. At least he's not too heavy.
"Virginity's a weird fucking concept anyway. But yeah, I think a contract would be pretty simple. Like. Not in the contract, but I'd wanna know if you're staying out late so I know if I oughta wait up. Or if anything's going on you need help with."
"I've never really understood the big deal people make of it. Life's full of firsts anyway, so what makes that one any more special?"
Keith's hands slide up Bash's thighs to settle at his waist, arms looped loosely around him as he tilts his chin up to meet his eye. "And lucky for you, I don't usually stay out late here unless it's something important, and I haven't gotten myself into any trouble yet. However I do think I probably need a fork."
“I could get you a fork, but that’d mean standing. Want me to just feed you the rest of the lo mein, instead?” After all, he’s comfy right here, warm and close, settled on Keith’s lap.
Oh. Okay, that is a good point he has there, and this is actually comfortable so Keith's in no hurry to dislodge him from his perch. His tone is light and teasing, "Is this your way of making sure I eat?"
Bash turns to grab the lo mein container and his chopsticks, grinning. "It's working, isn't it? And besides, I like sitting here--it means I can look into your eyes even closer. I like that."
He can feel his face heating up in response to those words, and his arms tighten just a little around Bash's waist, pulling him just that little bit more. "It's working."
If this is what it's like to be in love, then he's okay with this. Completely okay with it.
"Probably, yeah. What's on your mind?" He's not going to promise without hearing what it is, but Keith's got a very good chance of getting anything he asks for in this moment. Bash is completely lost in the sauce.
"You." Hey, it's the truth. "This." Not that any of that gives indication to what he's asking about. And he knows that what he's intending to ask is a lot, but at the same time, it's something stupid. "Please don't change." Is it in reference to his personality? Attitude? How he acts? Nope, not at all -it's the facial hair and ponytail, okay. "At least... not too much."
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Except he doesn't regret doing so. He doesn't hate that he's finally laid his cards on the table. Oh look, a royal flush--hearts, of course.
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Giving himself a chance to breathe and leaning into the loose embrace, Keith takes a slow, deep breath to steady himself before trying this again, the words heavy and unfamiliar on his tongue. Even if he ends up getting hurt eventually, even if it turns out he jumped in too quickly and way over his head, he'll deal with it later. For now, he's grabbing hold of whatever this is and running with it. "I love you."
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Or at least consider whether or not having to deal with him all the time would make them not want to be around him. If nothing else, Keith knows he can be a handful at times. "If we did, what would go in it?" He knows there isn't much he'd ask for, but he's not the only one involved.
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And he's still having some trouble, but Jeff and Bash are working that out.
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Actually, he limits himself as far as that's concerned to Bash, Vrenille, and said bar that Vrenille had taken him to as an introduction to sex when he'd first arrived, though namely because the drinks aren't bad and it's a help to desensitize him to being around others going at it -it's not often that he engages in anything himself, but in the event he waits too long on quota, it's good for a last-minute romp.
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"Virginity's a weird fucking concept anyway. But yeah, I think a contract would be pretty simple. Like. Not in the contract, but I'd wanna know if you're staying out late so I know if I oughta wait up. Or if anything's going on you need help with."
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Keith's hands slide up Bash's thighs to settle at his waist, arms looped loosely around him as he tilts his chin up to meet his eye. "And lucky for you, I don't usually stay out late here unless it's something important, and I haven't gotten myself into any trouble yet. However I do think I probably need a fork."
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If this is what it's like to be in love, then he's okay with this. Completely okay with it.
"Can I ask to work one more thing in, maybe?"
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