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[slavophile]

yeah, I was in my apartment. I'm getting bits and pieces of what happened. the world turned upside down.

and nobody kissed me. unless I don't know they kissed me.

my front door was locked so I hope nobody kissed me. locking it again. you're not in any danger right? not just immediate?

[overarches]

yeah, that would be sort of weird and terrifying since you live alone
forget i made that joke

( understandably, not everyone goes zero to thirsty to cope. )

i'm a little shaken up that i bailed on everyone
i wasn't around when things hit the fan and i just got here
but i'm at my place

( he sends him a selfie — freshly shaved, water tousled hair, but he's in a bright, blue hoody and sweatpants. he hasn't found the nerve to track people down and face them in person. )

see? i'm fine

[slavophile]

it's fine. i've heard worse.

( his sister has that sense of humor. and okay he didn't expect a selfie. should he send one back? he's bedheading major, dark hair tousled from his month long slumber. he decides not to. )

I see. thanks. I heard about the fan, too. We missed a lot

[overarches]

do you think the people not in a coma will hold it against us?

( he wonders how he would feel if he did go to meet william to spend time together not stripping down and he hadn't showed. probably not great. )

[slavophile]

I don't know. My dad also slept. And, my stepmom's not here anymore. So, I don't think she'll hold it against us.

[overarches]

i'm sorry you lost her. ( whether he wanted his parents here or not, he can't imagine how complicated it is. all archie knows is that if fred were here, he would find a way to get over all the ick. )

i guess it's one more thing we have no say or control over
i'm glad you're still here

[slavophile]

in a long list.
I'm glad you're still here, too. and safe. and showered.

the picture

have your friends gotten back to you?

[overarches]

i looked like a lumberjack earlier

( and he could take that somewhere, offhandedly mention he likes william thinking about him wet from the shower. it just doesn't feel like the time or place. )

yeah. i called betty as soon as i woke up.
the clock struck midnight and i scrambled for the phone in all my scruffy glory
i don't know if they're really okay, being here, dealing with this but they're alive

what are you doing today?

[slavophile]

...all in plaid?
facial hair

( full beard? would he have paid to see that? he doesn't know. archie is still 18. archie is also a dominant. still. )

I think I've met Betty.

Untangling all the changes, testing out my credentials. Probably seeing my dad. Why, are you going to tell me not to lock myself away with code?

[overarches]

just my top half
but yeah, i was rocking the mountain man look
should i have sent you a picture of that?

( is he into that? should he not have focused on cleaning up? )

betty cooper. she's my best friend. we grew up together.
if you met her, you'd remember.

actually yeah
i was going to make sure you weren't staying cooped up by yourself

[slavophile]

so, rip van winkle.
next time. it's good you cleaned up. you didn't want to scare anyone.

I think we only messaged

I am tempted.
but I know I shouldn't.
what did you have in mind?
we'll have to be careful

[overarches]

i said scruffy, not gandalf

( he can keep his griffins and gargoyles fantasies to himself, thanks. )

i was thinking about bringing you iced coffee
or milkshakes and burgers
what are you thinking about that requires being discreet?

[slavophile]

yeah I'd shave Gandalf.
you know what I mean

iced coffee, yes. burgers, yes. i'm starving. have you joined the app, yet? you're legal?

[overarches]

haven't we had this talk? i'm eighteen.

betty and reggie gave me the rundown
i can go wherever i want
although i don't know why people would wanna travel to the down after doms were being attacked and murdered
and then with what passes as the police force or army pulling all their people out

( if it wasn't already bad enough, now it feels hopeless. as if the city has given up. it makes archie want to traverse the down more. )

[slavophile]

I mean are you officially on the app, Archie. yes, I know your age. I think we can both agree your age doesn't matter here. I don't see you for your age.

Doms were attacked and being murdered? they're still being attacked and murdered?

[overarches]

no, i mean it was awhile ago. before the sleep. maybe like right before. it seems like things were building up to get worse, not that i feel like i had any time to really absorb it. i'm talking about what betty and reggie would reference.

i don't think it's ongoing? but i wasn't exactly thinking with my head all the time.

( he doesn't want to say he was lucky to experience aphrodisiacs and weird sex pill trials, but maybe he had been. he sidesteps the rest of that, deciding to go procure food and beverages that he might drop off, depending on the order of william's plans. )

[slavophile]

how about, executive decision. burgers and iced coffee. and anything else you may want to do discreetly. it sounds like we have some steam to work off. if you're interested in things going in that direction.

[overarches]

do you like your coffee nauseatingly sweet?

( it's convenient for archie that the diner betty showed him to in the first week is near a coffee shop. he won't have to worry about the ice diluting their drinks too much. )

let me feed you first, then we'll see what else i feel like putting in my mouth 😉

[slavophile]

black.

you know, a month in a coma's really moved that hetero needle. not that I'm complaining.

[overarches]

you think so?
maybe i just like you as a person.

[slavophile]

that's actually more flattering. let's stick with that.

[overarches]

way more flattering than saying i only wanna blow off steam

( he's mostly jabbing. )

not that i'm pointing fingers

[slavophile]

point whatever fingers you want. I think my month off gets me off the hook for most of it.

[overarches]

the coma made you do it?

( that's sus, bro. )

all the slack you're getting is lunch/dinner

[slavophile]

getting or cutting. slack's worth cutting, don't you think?