fourthwalled | Duplicity IC Inbox

( nate's sitting on the ledge of one of the higher buildings in the city and just... sitting, really. sitting and thinking and trying not to think. he comes up here to drown out the noise of everyone else around him, but. finds it doesn't work much when trying to drown out his own thoughts, so. after awhile of just replaying everything over and over again in his head, he reaches out to wade with his mind. a gentle brush of ghost-like fingers through hair that isn't there any longer on the other mutant. )

Is it weird when I just reach out to you like this?

[Wade's not doing anything when Nate 'rings', just chilling on the couch with his dog curled up beside him and flipping through his phone. His eyes flutter closed like they always did at the invisible and familiar touch.]

No, it's not weird. Feels a bit like I'm talking to myself, but I'm used to that.

I want to ask you something but you have to at least try and not laugh at what it is.

[Oh, geez. That's a lot of pressure. He steels himself to keep himself from laughing or his constant instinct to make jokes.]

Okay. Promise. Cross my heart and hope to die. I won't laugh.

( careful or he might purple nurple you with his mind, wade. )

Do you want to paint together sometime?

[promises promises.]

Paint? Like... a wine and canvas? Or like sexy naked panting?

Someone asked me if I had any hobbies and I couldn't think of any. I know you like to paint. I thought I could try with you.

I'm in!

Oh! Oh!

We could maybe paint that mural I talked about in your room! Like the ones I did at the apartment and recreated at Scott, Mid, and I's new place. And it doesn't have to be a unicorn. You could pick what it is?

( there's a gentle warmth that he sends to wade to feel. )

Sure. I probably wouldn't do it on the wall here. I think Steve and I might move some place at some point. Not sure when or where yet. But yeah. If you're up for it, it could be fun maybe.

Oh, yeah? You gonna stay in the Up or come down to join me?
I miss being able to just hop over to your place on a whim.

[Wade's a clingy bitch, okay?]

We could do some painting before that though? Maybe someplace around here's got classes or something. And we could try pottery too!

Not sure yet. It's still being figured out. I've just been asleep and all. Plus other things.

You need to take classes to paint? I thought you just... did it.

You can get better at it though. Learn techniques and whatnot.

But more it was just to have a place to paint. Like a studio or place with supplies to dick around with.

Wherever. I don't really mind. I just thought it was something we could do maybe.

We can make a date night of it.
Hopefully, this one won't get ruined.

That'd be nice.

( his "voice" is soft as he says that. )

I know I could have texted about this, but. I just wanted to hear your voice I guess.

[Wade gets all the warm fuzzies from that, choking up and even his thoughts back sound like his voice is shaky.]

I like hearing your voice too. You can reach out like this whenever you want.

[Provided he's not otherwise 'occupied'. Although honestly, even then.]

I'll keep it in mind.

( it's said affectionately and, after a pause, he adds then, maybe a little softly. )

I love you. No matter what.

[Oh, goddammit, Nate you're too cute.]

I love you too. No matter what.

[He doesn't know what that 'no matter what' might be, but it doesn't matter. He's not planning on going anywhere if he can help it.]

( wade can't see the way his lips softly curl into a warm smile, but maybe he can feel it. )

Does this mean you want to be my boyfriend?

[AAAHHHHH! ASDFGHJKL! Yes, his brain is absolutely keyboard smashing right now.]

It might mean that yeah.

I mean. If you want me to be that? No like pressure or anything.

( how is it again that nate is the cute one when wade is having his brain keysmash? still, nate smiles at those words and bows his head, white bangs falling in front of his face and hiding that shy smile, even if wade can't see. )

Yeah. I'd like you to be that. Do... you want me to be yours?

[They can both be the cute ones then.]

Of course I fucking want to be yours.

[Whatever that means in a place like this.]

Ok then. However we make it work here, we'll figure it out together. Because you're my boyfriend and I'm your boyfriend. From here on out.

( just like that, silly as it may be to say. )

From here on out.

[Wade promises back, the words full of feeling and glee. It's been a while since he's been legitimately happy. He always acted happy of course, but that was just as much a disguise as the mask he rarely wore anymore here.]

( nate wants wade to hold onto this happiness just as much as he wants to himself. for as long as they can. )

Thanks for being you.

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