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[monolike]

I love it when new books show up in the library...it's not very often, but every once in a while there's a new book to look at. I found this really neat one, it was a fairy tale about a girl whose mother casts a spell on so she sleeps until the wars of her land are over.

And then she wakes up and she explores the new world, and she makes new friends and she finds her mother as an old, old woman and tells her all of her adventures. It's a little bittersweet at the end, but it's really good, if anybody would like to borrow it.

Does anybody have any legends or stories like that? People going to sleep and waking up new places, or traveling to new worlds? I'd like to hear 'em.

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[monolike]

What? Ben, the romance is the best part.

I definitely gotta find this thing now. [Starts pawing through books DETERMINEDLY]

[privateeyed]

You're kidding me, right? It's boring as hell.

[Ben you're the only person who thinks romance is boring]

[monolike]

How is it boring? There's passion, and drama, and emotions flying everywhere! Romance is the best.

[privateeyed]

[he is trying very hard not to make the most disgusted face he is capable of]

If I wanna go through drama and flying emotions I'll go fuckin' poke my ex. I don't wanna read about it. Got enough of the real shit, thanks.

[monolike]

Oh come on, romance doesn't have to be about sex! I've never slept with my boyfriend, we don't really plan to and we're practically married.

[privateeyed]

[wait a - what. Ben just looks confused]

I'm not - talking about sex? Where did you get sex out of that?

[monolike]

Umm, you said you would go to your ex for it? That's slang for going to have sex with someone, isn't it? I've read it in a few places.

[privateeyed]

[............]

Wait, it is? Seriously?

[. . .]

I didn't mean it like that. I meant - like, all I gotta do is talk to him for long enough and one of us will piss the other off and start dragging up old shit. You know, metaphorical poking.

[monolike]

...Ben, picking a fight with your ex is not romantic.

[privateeyed]

You brought up drama and emotions. I pointed out that I can get that talking to my ex. That's all.

[monolike]

It couldn't have been more clear that we were talking about drama and emotions in relation to romance!

[privateeyed]

So was I.

[can you pick up on what he's dropping here Sorey, come on, don't make him actually say it]

[monolike]

I don't understand. [APPARENTLY HE WILL HAVE TO, c'mon this boy is sheltered]

[privateeyed]

[it looks like he's in pain, look at what you've done to him, IT PAINS HIM TO TALK ABOUT THIS]

Jesus christ, kid, you're killing me here.

Just because he's my ex doesn't mean there isn't something still there. Okay?

[monolike]

[monolike]

Ben!

[shoves self right between ben and the bookshelf]

You have to tell him!

[privateeyed]

[WHY THIS. He takes a giant step back, hand up to keep Sorey from getting into his space]

Jesus—tell him what? Shit he already knows?

[monolike]

He already knows? He already knows you're still in love with him? [At least Sorey doesn't try to get any closer?]

[privateeyed]

Ugh, don't say it. For fuck's sake, dude.

[he rubs at his face with both hands, why has it come to this]

It's complicated. I don't wanna get into it.

[monolike]

But if there's a chance you two could be happy together, you owe it to yourself to try! You deserve to have that kind of happiness, Ben!

[privateeyed]

[nnnnnope, nope nope nope. He grabs a book off the shelf and practically shoves it at Sorey]

I have tried. Don't mistake "complicated" for me not trying. It's on him to fuckin' try now and he won't. I said it's complicated 'cuz there's more to it than just being happy, Sorey. This isn't a fairytale.

[he nods at the book before pulling his hand back]

There's your story. Anything else you need or can I go back?

[monolike]

[The shove startles him; he almost flinches, reflexively grabbing the book to hug it to his chest. He doesn't even look down at it, eyes fixed on Ben's face, looking a mix of flabbergasted and...something else.]

...n...no, I don't need- Sorry, Ben. I shouldn't have pushed like that.

[privateeyed]

[Ben actually winces a little and . . . there's a concentrated effort not to immediately escape for once. God dammit]

No - it's fine, shut up. I just - I told you, it's complicated shit. And it pisses me off, a lot. It's fine, all right?

[it's not fine but whatEVER]

[monolike]

It's not fine if it upsets you, [Sorey tells him gently, again reaching out without quite touching Ben. His fingers twitch before he withdraws them back to clutch the book to his chest again.] I know you hate talking about things that hurt you, but...sometimes you have to excise the poison before the wound can heal, right? I'm hear if you need to talk it out.

[privateeyed]

[he makes a dismissive noise]

What good is talking about it going to do? Won't fix half the shit that's wrong, and the rest of it is out of my hands. Unless you can magically turn my ex into a decent human being from all the way out here.