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alternative bedsharing fics

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❛ Right. ❜ He has to wonder why Sable’s being this way.  He’s normally the more mature one. ❛ I’ll leave you to your assumptions. ❜

"Yes, well. There's work to be done. So I suppose I'll see you around?"

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❛ Er. ❜ He ought to just let it go. The guy’s stubborn as heck.  ❛ If you’re certain. ❜

"I am, thank you very much." He smirks at the smaller man. "And even if I was, at least I don't have a crush on a fellow Horseperson."

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His eyes narrow even more as he looks up at the other, older Horseman. ❛ You sure? ❜

"I'm not jealous, if that's what you're insinuating." He snaps. "Of either of you."

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Oh…kay. Now he really doesn’t get what’s up with this guy. He has to tilt his head up at Sable, brow furrowed, showing the o- ther just how genuinely, clearly troubled and puzzled he is. ❛ Do you… have a problem or something? ❜

"What?" He blinks, seeming shocked by the question. "Whatwhat? No! Of course not!"

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He has to roll his eyes at this. Sable’s being way too obvious.  ❛ I didn’t say I was a bloody expert, Blackie. Not claiming anything major here–just that I sort of understand her, it’s all. I play along with the stuff she does, she plays along with mine. Not everything’s got to be a competition, you know. ❜

Sable snorts loudly. "Not a competition? It's that sort of attitude that'll get you replaced in no time!"

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❛ Oh, definitely. Definitely, we’re chummy. She’s easy enough to get along with–if you understand how her mind works and are willing to go along with it. ❜ 

He notices, of course, how Sable shifts a little when he says that, but he remains steadfast.

"So you think you're some sort of expert on the inner workings of our dear War, hm?" He scoffs and folds his arms. "She and I get along perfectly, I'll have you know. We've known each other for thousands of years. We merely have an unusual way of showing our appreciation for each other..."

❛ That sounds very her. ❜ He allows the chuckle to escape from his mouth as he comments on his companion’s story regarding their other good friend and fellow Horseperson. ❛ But no, no. She doesn’t treat me that way. It’s more silly pranks with the two of us. Unlike you, she’s more inclined to things like that. ❜ 

A shrug. ❛ And.. well. Guess you’re right about good old Death. ❜

“..... hmph.” His lips pucker into a slight pout at that. “I suppose you two are all chummy, then, hm?” No, this isn’t jealousy, not at all. Why should Sable care if Red gets along better with Chalky than with himself? He doesn’t, no.

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❛ Why do I feel like you’ve told me this before? Or is this another dangerous encounter with our fiery friend? ❜ He can’t be too sure. You live for a long time, a few conversations start to get mixed up here and there.  

❛ We don’t get to see Death often, though, huh? It’s usually just the three of us. ❜

"Oh, it's another one. I'd love to say she shot me some place else but her aim is too good for that. Doesn't even bounce off a rib, she always manages to get it right in between... does she give you the same treatment?" he sighs. "And Death is, of course, all around us, always, but he rarely has time to stop for a drink."

“Oh, please, I get new branches up left and right, it’s hardly news.” He waves it away, a bit miffed that the conversation is changing before he had the chance to have any real fun.

Well. There goes that attempt. ❛ Yeah, fine. I get that, ❜ he shrugs his shoulders. ❛ Seen any of the others recently? ❜  He’ll say anything to get a new topic going.

"I had a brief encounter with Red and a bullethole between my ribs to show for it..." he shakes his head with a chuckle, hand instinctively going to the side of his chest. "At least you're less painful to be around."

❛ I will forget it. Because there’s no truth in it. Absolutely none. ❜ He knows he’s acting like a child, but a big chunk of him thinks he’s allowed to anyway. Being the youngest one out of the bunch meant he could freely act it whenever possible.

❛ I’m not even going to say anything else about your ‘ado- rable’ comment. ❜ No, he’s not. He’s just going to casually veer the topic somewhere else. ❛ Anyway. I heard you got a new branch up. ❜ Note: casually.

“Oh, please, I get new branches up left and right, it’s hardly news.” He waves it away, a bit miffed that the conversation is changing before he had the chance to have any real fun.

With a tired sigh and a slight eyeroll, he shrugs his shoulders. “If that’s what you want to do. But I really don’t see how ignoring the problem will help it go away. If the situation were reversed it would only frustrate me to know that I wasn’t doing anything about it.”

❛ I don’t want to do anything, to be honest. I didn’t even confess– I didn’t even say anything. It was just–it was just you who— ❜ He stops. 

This. This is Sable’s fault, isn’t it? It is, isn’t it? 

❛ No, yeah, you were the one who went ahead and assumed that of me anyway. So I don’t see why I should be doing something about it when you’re the one who started it. ❜ Real mature, but what’s a guy got to do to get this off his shoulders?

"All right, all right!" Sable lifts his hands in a gesture of surrender, taking a step back from the smaller Horseman. "Forget I even accused you of such a thing."

He smirks just slightly and slips his hands into his pockets. He's wondering what Chalky would do if he kissed him while he's all riled up. "Although I'll have you know, you're positively adorable when you're in denial. So defensive! So immature!"

“Hm…” He pouts ever so slightly, thinking this over and trying to come up with any other idea. Just ignoring the whole situation doesn’t sound fun at all, does it? “Well, I could continue to poke fun at you while you’re still in denial, I suppose?”

It’s a weak suggestion, but he’s not sure what else there is to do. Perhaps he should ask Frannie. She probably knows more about these sorts of situations… he scratches his beard. “Or… well, I don’t know. You’re the one who obviously expected something to happen when I found out, so you should come up with the solution!”

❛ Me? Come up with the solution? It’s not like I was ex- pecting you to find out! ❜ Wait.  ❛ IF–say–you know, it’s true. Which we’re not even sure of yet. I mean, I’m not saying anything to confirm it. ❜

This is ridiculous, he thinks to himself. This is ridiculous, and it’s got to stop. As messy as his head is on a daily ba- sis, he sort of doesn’t want to deal with things like this. So Chalky shakes his head and tries his best to simply wave the whole topic away. ❛ Anyway, we don’t have to–do a- nything. We’ll just leave it that way, keep things the way they are–whatever. ❜

With a tired sigh and a slight eyeroll, he shrugs his shoulders. "If that's what you want to do. But I really don't see how ignoring the problem will help it go away. If the situation were reversed it would only frustrate me to know that I wasn't doing anything about it."

That’s… odd. Suave, in control guy that he is, he should know. Shouldn’t he? It comes with the character–the stuffy, high-strung, but debonair gentleman who just happens to be immortal. He’s been around far longer than any human has, far longer than Pol- lution has. He should have at least had some form of experience for this.

❛ Right. Okay. Say it’s true. We just try to ignore the whole im- mortal factor and wait until the… other party gets over it? That’s probably the best thing to do, right? I mean, it’s just infatuation, as you claim to say. Should be simple. ❜

“Hm...” He pouts ever so slightly, thinking this over and trying to come up with any other idea. Just ignoring the whole situation doesn’t sound fun at all, does it? “Well, I could continue to poke fun at you while you’re still in denial, I suppose?”

It’s a weak suggestion, but he’s not sure what else there is to do. Perhaps he should ask Frannie. She probably knows more about these sorts of situations... he scratches his beard. “Or... well, I don’t know. You’re the one who obviously expected something to happen when I found out, so you should come up with the solution!”