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Vincent Dredge ([personal profile] hatesblindjokes) wrote in [community profile] psychoshenanigans2023-11-30 06:00 pm
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13th Cycle // Continued Thread


[Continuation of this thread. They both got drunk and then decided to punch each other for fun.]
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[personal profile] indigochild 2023-12-06 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hearing Vincent move around a little automatically pulls Irahl's attention over, watching the man's poor, busted face for a minute.

He doesn't know what to say, at first. Hearing that Vincent isn't upset--and it at least looking like it's true--somehow doesn't make him feel a whole lot better. It's a relief, of course, but that's apparently not all there is to it. Even if Vincent isn't precisely upset, there are other things he could be, or there could be damage to their relationship that will show up later... even things just being different could be bad... and then there's the internal whiplash he'll be feeling every time he thinks about some of the things that happened...

So, after a minute of thinking, one small part of Vincent's response stands out.]


...I didn't want it to get weird.
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[personal profile] indigochild 2023-12-06 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[The vertigo of everything Vincent is saying makes his hungover stomach curl in on itself. Something in his chest still feels like it's caving in, but not in a strangling way this time. Instead, a breath of relief sighs out of him after not realizing he'd been holding onto it.

There's a lot there--so much so that Irahl can feel his brain immediately shut it away somewhere to be looked at later. When it's quiet and calm, and he's trying to rest, that's when it will cycle through his brain again.

For now, all he can do is try for simple acceptance. That's hard enough. It takes him a minute before he manages a small nod.]


Okay.
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[personal profile] indigochild 2023-12-06 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[The combination of embarrassment and relief is hitting Irahl too, and the combination is nauseating. He's looking forward to hopefully being able to fully calm down again soon, because he has a lot to sleep off.

For now, the deliriousness he's feeling in the wake of all this has him reaching out to rest a hand in the center of Vincent's chest briefly, before he even thinks about it. Very rarely does he ever feel the compulsion to touch another person for any nonviolent reason, but the want to reassure is still pretty strong, so it just kind of happens when finding words turns out to be too hard.

It's only after he takes his hand back that he thinks of something to say.]


Still better than my last roommate.
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[personal profile] indigochild 2023-12-06 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a huff under his breath at that comment, because not only is it ridiculous that Vincent is crashed there like that, it's also inconvenient.

Irahl doesn't tell him to leave, though. He carefully leans over to take a long drink of his ice water instead. You know one of those ice cubes ends up in his mouth. It feels great with how busted everything is. And he rearranges a little while it melts, lumping up his pillow behind him so he can carefully drag his legs up onto the bed (wow, one hip sure is sore), and sit back against the wall.

It's still uncomfortable and embarrassing to have Vincent hanging around this close to him, but it should be much, much worse than it is.]


Don't tell me I hit you that hard.
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[personal profile] indigochild 2023-12-07 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Each stupid joke puts one more step between them and the mess they're in the process of slowly walking away from. It's a framework that Irahl doesn't have to think very hard to build off of, and that is yet another relief in the wake of everything else. If he can just keep this up, maybe things will go back to normal.

He's able to rest his head back against the wall now and close his eyes. He still has music playing in one ear.]


They better show up soon. We're running out of people to beat up.
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[personal profile] indigochild 2023-12-07 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a noncommittal murmur to Vincent's offer--which, the fact that there is any reply at all is a good sign. Those are the kind of comments that Irahl typically feels zero obligation to respond to, so he's at least making the effort to acknowledge Vincent, even if they both know he probably has no intention of actually taking him up on the offer.

Otherwise, he's good to disengage now. He's going to stay propped upright in his bunk-cave for now, as he needs some time to slowly unwind from his upset, but the rattling anxiety has been left behind.

The dust can finally be allowed to settle. And once it does, he'll finally tip over to let his busted body rest, and get some sleep.]