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[brushoff]

"You've reached the inbox of one Dorian Gray. Don't forget to leave me a message. If you're interesting, I'll get back to you."

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[compellingstatement]

You did request I try to woo you.
I thought you might enjoy it.

[He feels bad enough about camp that he is trying.]

[brushoff]

I think I will.

[ there's a solid minute pause before Dorian sends, ]

It's cute that you care about me.

[compellingstatement]

[Jon feels his cheeks color, and he types out a brusque 'I don't care about you in the slightest' before... deleting that.]

Nothing about me is cute.
I'm going to buy bad wine if you insinuate otherwise again.

[brushoff]

Things about Jonathan Sims that I think are cute:
1. your dogged determination (but only when it doesn't inconvenience me)
2. the way you blush when I call you cute
3. you can get a little sheepish when you think nobody's looking
4. that thing you do with your hair

[compellingstatement]

[He's being flirted with and called cute. It's frustrating, but there's something in those comments that needles him particularly.]

What thing?
I don't do anything with my hair.

[brushoff]

It gets in your face sometimes and you've got to push it back.
That thing.

[compellingstatement]

[Jon takes a moment to reach up at touch his hair, suddenly self-conscious.]

Everyone does that.

[Right?]

I don't do that.

[Maybe he needs to cut his hair. Something more professional like Peter has. Or clips. He can put clips in his hair.]

[brushoff]

Like I said: it's cute.

[ Dorian is going to just feel inwardly smug the moment he sees Jon with those clips. Yeah, for all that 'I don't like you,' he can tell you at least listen to him and consider what he's talking about buddy ]

[compellingstatement]

What would make me not cute?
I got my ears pierced.
That's 'metal.'

[Or so he's been assured. Dorian may or may not have noticed them at camp with Jon's hair all over the place. They're little book-shaped gold studs.]

[brushoff]

You think ear piercings are 'metal.' What are you, a suburban housewife?
Plenty of men get their ears pierced these days.
That's nothing special.

[compellingstatement]

[Well, now he has to lie.]

I've got other things pierced, as well.
Wouldn't you like to know what?

[brushoff]

You can show me on our date.

[compellingstatement]

It's not going to be that kind of date.

[Yes, yes he is going to insinuate an intimate piercing. Suburban housewife... tch!]

[brushoff]

It can if you want.
We've had that kind of date before.

[compellingstatement]

No, we haven't.
We haven't had a 'date,' at all, unless you count me getting drunk on your couch as date-worthy.

[brushoff]

If you're counting this as our first date, I expect you to treat me nice.

[compellingstatement]

I'll treat you as nicely as you behave.
And I believe customs dictate you wouldn't be getting even a kiss until the third date.

[brushoff]

You think we'll have a third date?

[compellingstatement]

No.
Which is why sex isn't happening.
I have two boyfriends.
I'm not in the market for anything additional.

[brushoff]

We can just be friends with benefits, Archivist.
I'm fine letting things not be exclusive.

[compellingstatement]

If the benefit is looking into supernatural activities?
Yes.
That's fine.
I'm certain you must be aware I'm inexperienced, and you're not missing much when it comes to other benefits.

[brushoff]

There's a certain charm to fucking the inexperienced.

[compellingstatement]

I'm hanging up on you now.

[brushoff]

xoxo Archivist