"You've been very good about not pushing me about Jedao." She actually
wonders sometimes if he skirts the subject deliberately. "I wondered if
you'd be alright in the same room as him during a party, or if you'd rather
avoid that."
It's not what he'd been expecting. Not that Fitz had any specific expectations on what she wanted to talk about, but that's still outside the nebulous field of possibilities that had automatically come up.
"Jedao? You're dating him, right? Or sleeping with him, anyway." He's pretty sure. He thinks she'd probably have mentioned if they'd broken up, though he might be an awkward confident on that score. He hasn't developed any positive feelings about Jedao, though he makes a vague attempt not to mentally refer to him as 'that psychotic bastard' when actually talking with Taura. He's not sure what sort of push might come into it.
"Is it the sort of party where you're supposed to chat on the weather over ridiculously small sandwiches? 'Cause I'd have to packed extra provisions."
"Dating him, going to the same universe he is after the Barge. He and his
husband and fiance are family. Jedao told me they'd all still be my family
even if I weren't sleeping with him." Which means the world to
her. Casual domestic dinners, being lovingly folded into their home
whenever she stops by.
"It's my birthday this week, but I don't want to put you in an
uncomfortable position."
"So there are benefits and everything." It's good to have people in the universe you're living in, whatever that might be.
He grins at her. "Not going to worry about too small sandwiches, then. Happy early birthday. I'm sure it'll be fine." It's Taura's birthday, that's far more distracting than thinking about people he doesn't like.
Taura pulls Fitz into her lap and ducks her head to kiss him.
"Never too small sandwiches. Unless there were a vast sea of them."
But she doesn't drop the subject quite yet. "Are you sure? You
don't need to be. I can make arrangements with your feelings in mind.
You're worth considering."
"An appealing image, even if you just know they'd only look proper and real end up being all soggy or a bit stale." He still likes imagining a vast sea of finger-sandwiches, on silver trays.
He pushes back his fringe, a little embarrassed. He has no problem complaining, but that's in the face of a universe that's not paying attention. Someone else saying he's worth considering is different. It stops him from just waving off the idea. He doesn't want to make things awkward for her, later. "I can't say I necessarily fancy close proximity."
Taura runs her fingers through Fitz's hair and wraps her other arm snugly
around his waist. She tells him, warmly but firmly, "I'll make plans with
both of you separately. Let you know once I decide what I'm doing."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:11 pm (UTC)"You've been very good about not pushing me about Jedao." She actually wonders sometimes if he skirts the subject deliberately. "I wondered if you'd be alright in the same room as him during a party, or if you'd rather avoid that."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:26 pm (UTC)"Jedao? You're dating him, right? Or sleeping with him, anyway." He's pretty sure. He thinks she'd probably have mentioned if they'd broken up, though he might be an awkward confident on that score. He hasn't developed any positive feelings about Jedao, though he makes a vague attempt not to mentally refer to him as 'that psychotic bastard' when actually talking with Taura. He's not sure what sort of push might come into it.
"Is it the sort of party where you're supposed to chat on the weather over ridiculously small sandwiches? 'Cause I'd have to packed extra provisions."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:34 pm (UTC)"Dating him, going to the same universe he is after the Barge. He and his husband and fiance are family. Jedao told me they'd all still be my family even if I weren't sleeping with him." Which means the world to her. Casual domestic dinners, being lovingly folded into their home whenever she stops by.
"It's my birthday this week, but I don't want to put you in an uncomfortable position."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:39 pm (UTC)He grins at her. "Not going to worry about too small sandwiches, then. Happy early birthday. I'm sure it'll be fine." It's Taura's birthday, that's far more distracting than thinking about people he doesn't like.
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:49 pm (UTC)Taura pulls Fitz into her lap and ducks her head to kiss him. "Never too small sandwiches. Unless there were a vast sea of them."
But she doesn't drop the subject quite yet. "Are you sure? You don't need to be. I can make arrangements with your feelings in mind. You're worth considering."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:55 pm (UTC)He pushes back his fringe, a little embarrassed. He has no problem complaining, but that's in the face of a universe that's not paying attention. Someone else saying he's worth considering is different. It stops him from just waving off the idea. He doesn't want to make things awkward for her, later. "I can't say I necessarily fancy close proximity."
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Date: 2020-04-20 04:20 pm (UTC)Taura runs her fingers through Fitz's hair and wraps her other arm snugly around his waist. She tells him, warmly but firmly, "I'll make plans with both of you separately. Let you know once I decide what I'm doing."
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Date: 2020-04-20 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-04-21 03:28 am (UTC)She smiles. "Good. That's all I wanted to ask, but I'm free for a little while if you want company."
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Date: 2020-04-21 03:29 am (UTC)