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[longitudinal]

it's better you don't know what that means. if he shows his face here, it's better to act as if you don't know me at all.

i'm by the lake with my shirt unbuttoned - will you survive the sight?

[holyposition]

You have to know that only makes me worry, right?

It's expected at the lake, not over eggs and waffles.

[longitudinal]

of course i do, but you'll simply have to trust me. please.

i'll make sure i leave one more button undone for you tomorrow morning, to commemorate this moment.

[holyposition]

I trust you. I care about you, too. Remember that if something happens, okay?

Thoughtful as always.

[longitudinal]

well of course, sweet man. i could never forget a heart like yours.

and i am nothing if not a gentleman. i live to serve you - or at least your eyes. :)

[holyposition]

You're a monster.

[longitudinal]

so you've told me. i take the title with honor, sweet man.

but when will you loose one button for me at breakfast? i am a man starving.

[holyposition]

Maybe I'll just start calling you that from now on.

I'll meet you in the middle. I can lose a button if you can add one.

[longitudinal]

by all means, i'll accept it with great celebration.

a bargain tho - one that you're on the losing end of. so fine - consider it a deal. button for button.

[holyposition]

It's a win if I can keep my eyes on my food.

👾

[longitudinal]

we'll see about that, won't we?

... what is that? is your phone broken?

[holyposition]

If you scroll past all the faces, you get all kinds of things. It's the closest one to a monster that's not a ghost or a zombie, I think.

[longitudinal]

there are faces in this thing?

interesting.

so you think i look like that little purple thing?

[holyposition]

of course not. you look like this one 😏

if it had nice wavy hair

[longitudinal]

how ever did you capture my face so perfectly?

you like my hair, do you? your fingers always feel so nice in it.

[holyposition]

All the time spent staring at breakfast paying off, I guess.

I do. It suits you. Men don't wear it long very often, where I'm from.

[longitudinal]

no more staring, as you will have nothing to stare at with all my buttons buttoned!

really? men cannot simply wear their hair as they please? mine was long enough to braid once, but it kept getting tangled in the ropes.

[holyposition]

Your face. But I can't ask you to cover that, nothing you can do about it.

Nothing is stopping you, technically. But it's considered improper. Either feminine (which is considered bad, for men) or rebellious (bad for everyone)

People try to fit in, for the most part.

[longitudinal]

i could wear a sack over my head. would that please you, sweet man?

and oooh, improper, feminine, rebellious. i like all the sounds of that. what's not to like.

i'm sorry you are so forced to fit in. would you grow your hair, if you could?

[holyposition]

Don't you dare.

Thanks. I guess. I didn't know any different, so it didn't feel like anything was wrong.

I don't know. Maybe, just to try it out. But I've seen my sister fuss with hers for ages, I don't want to waste my mornings doing that.

[longitudinal]

oh struck a nerve? but you just said i was so distracting.

you’ll waste away if you don’t eat your breakfast.

and there’s very little to do - get it wet, slick it back and let nature do what it will. it’s not all so bad. but i like your hair - just enough to get my fingers into.

[holyposition]

As you've made so clear to me already. I'll eat. Promise.

We're not all blessed with waves. Mine just sits flat. Unless someone's hands are in it, fluffing it up.

[longitudinal]

ooh, a promise. good. if you break it, there will be consequences.

and the hands in your hair, fluffing it up? that can be arranged.

[holyposition]

I'll deserve it. If it break a promise, I mean.

Oh, I'm sure it can.

👾

[longitudinal]

oh, only if you break the promise? disappointing.

i’m an excellent planner, i’m sure we’ll find the time.