turbo heaven 🌼 chrono

[outdistanced]

this boy's hair is so mystifying

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[clockpunk]

[ shut up!!!!!!!!! ]

He did want to talk...!

[outdistanced]

I'm sure he did. If you want to go be alone - fine. Go. But you don't have to lie to me about it, or act like you don't need someone to care about you.

[ angy!! ]

[clockpunk]

I wasn't trying to--

[ ah. guilty, and a swoop of something very surprised. well, it dampens the angry for a moment, at least. he swallows, shoulders tensing. ]

Sorry. It's not what I meant, really. [ oof. ] Just don't wanna be like this all night. I won't be long.

[outdistanced]

...Doesn't matter.

[ brushing off the apology because he sucks and he's still frustrated and that's not helping either of them right now. ]

I'm not going to stop you.

[ just calling out a hypocrite for what he is (: ]

[clockpunk]

It does matter, Laurence.

[ ughh. he feels stupid, and rightfully cowed. it's happened a lot today! but that anger still has a firm hold.

he just kind of. pitches forward and rests his forehead on laurence's shoulder for a moment. ]

I... I don't want to be alone. But like this, it'll just be worse. I'll make it worse.

[outdistanced]

[ the sudden touch startles him. he'd kind of expected chrono to just leave, and now he doesn't know what to do. ]

Why is that the thing you're so confident about...

[clockpunk]

S'how it is.

[ get mad, do something stupid, make something worse. he doesn't want this to be any worse, especially. especially not for laurence, today.

he'll lift his head after a moment of quiet. ]

I really do need to see Jiaoqiu. There's some stuff he said... [ bristles. ] ...yeah. It won't be long.

[outdistanced]

I don't know what you mean.

[ sighs. he's frustrated and a little confused, but tired, and doesn't want to argue. it already feels like so much has fallen apart in the last nine hours or so. ]

I said I'm not stopping you.

[ if he wants to go, he can go. laurence is easy enough to find, anyway. ]

[clockpunk]

[ ...sighs as well. god all of this sucks so fucking bad. he should have gone first. ]

I'll talk about it, but not today.

[ this ain't about him

another pause. there's a tug of really, very much not wanting to go. ]

...it does matter, that you care. It's-- thanks. I'll see you later, okay?

[outdistanced]

[ it is kind of about him!! laurence just makes a noncommittal sound, agreeing. they can talk later, maybe. if they're up to it then.

there is a little thread of concern, but. friends have left after saying less. ]

Yeah. See you later.