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From:

cigsandbeer

Weirdo.

Enclosure, ten minutes?

From:

howheendures

I have varied taste.

[Teasing response.]

I’ll be there.

Edited Date: 2025-07-19 08:55 pm (UTC)

From:

cigsandbeer

[Gojyo huffs a laugh.]

See ya.

[Armand will likely make it to the Enclosure before Gojyo: he'll see him approaching, raising his cigarette in greeting.]

From:

howheendures

[Armand is already at the Enclosure, and when he sees Gojyo he leaves the stillness he adopts when nothing is happening to smile at him.]

I hope you are planning to share.

From:

cigsandbeer

[For a moment, Gojyo considers offering Armand his own cigarette, but ultimately decides this isn't the time for that kind of innuendo if Armand is upset ~~even if Gojyo knows of only one solution to being sad~~. He holds out a fresh cigarette from the package instead, fishing up a lighter.]

From:

howheendures

[Armand takes the cigarette, tipping his head so Gojyo can light it. Support is appreciated in these dark times. ...He only has one or two solutions to being sad.]

From:

cigsandbeer

[After lighting Armand's cigarette, Gojyo leans an arm against his shoulder, much the same way he does with Goku and Sanzo (well, before Sanzo pushes him away) as he unlocks the door to the Enclosure.]

So how weird is this movie gonna be?

From:

howheendures

[Armand certainly never tries to shove him off.]

It is an attempt to capture the expression of an unconscious mind in the face of the insanity and hypocrisy of modern life.

[Which is to say, 'very weird', but Armand has shown him weirder.]

From:

cigsandbeer

...Sounds delightful.

[Armand's lucky he's cute. Enclosure opened to reveal their usual movie theatre setting, Gojyo leaves it to Armand to choose the movie as he goes sit down.]

From:

howheendures

[Who doesn't like a little surrealist comedy? ...Well, he does make up for it by being cute.

Once he starts the movie, he takes his usual seat next to Gojyo.]

From:

cigsandbeer

[Gojyo prepares himself for a long hour, but this is an attempt to cheer Armand up, so he won't complain. Even makes an attempt at following the, er, plot of the movie, while leaning lightly against Armand.

Gojyo winces slightly when the puppy is kicked, when the child is shot, when the woman is slapped (for accidentally spilling a drink, what the fuck!), and at a certain moment he can't help but burst out: "Oh come on, don't eat her toes as well!"]

From:

howheendures

[The movie does work to cheer Armand up. He has a passion for film making that generally puts 'plot' as the least important part, and while not as... inventive as some of the films he likes, the surrealism works for him.

And he finds the movie amusing. What can he say? The hypocrisy works for him.]

To think, I think could've simply lain together the tension would have been unwound.

From:

cigsandbeer

All the more evidence sex is the solution to most problems.

[He gives Armand's shoulder a light shake.]

You're a giant weirdo with weird taste in movies, you know that?

From:

howheendures

[He grins, which brings a youthful lightness to his expression.]

It has been said. In almost those exact words.

From:

cigsandbeer

[...Cute.]

I gotta introduce you to some actually fun movies sometime.

From:

howheendures

[He reaches out to take Gojyo's hand, so he can kiss the back of it.]

Perhaps you can chose next time.

From:

cigsandbeer

[--Gojyo's a little torn on whether to find the gesture endearing or embarrassing, but he doesn't pull his hand away.]

Famous last words.

...Um. Listen, I...

From:

howheendures

I suppose I'll see.

What is it? [Head tilted to listen.]

From:

cigsandbeer

[Gojyo doesn't love bringing down the mood again now that Armand seems to have cheered up, but well.]

I know this place can be upsetting, and when people are upset they usually just do shit in the moment, but if... if you ever find yourself hungry, or... or just like you wanna hit someone to get some steam off, well.

You've got your communicator. [Translation: "you can call me".]

From:

howheendures

[Armand looks up at him with dark eyes. The flecks of orange only visible close up. It's sweet of Gojyo to make the offer. Not the offer itself - not that that isn't nice - but to put it into words.]

I do.

[He keeps it at that rather than 'thank you', so he can give Gojyo the grace of leaving it untranslated.]

Though I rarely find a desire to hit someone. [He's told bigger lies with as much honesty, but it's still rather impressive.]

From:

cigsandbeer

Yes, well. ["Hit someone" in this instance substitutes "drink someone dry", because Gojyo does draw the line at volunteering to be murdered.]

Just putting it out there.

From:

howheendures

[He gently squeezes his hand.]

It's nice to have options.

[Speaking of which -] Didn't the movie show how the erotic suppressed can boil up as violence? [He teasing him a little.]

From:

cigsandbeer

[Gojyo snorts, and puts his free hand on his chest in mock-outrage.]

Is that all you think about?

[And by now, Gojyo's gotten over himself enough that he's leaning in to kiss Armand. ]

From:

howheendures

[Armand rests his forehead against Gojyo's a moment.]

I also think of the use of imagery from silent films of that time.

[He kisses him again.]

Which do you prefer to think on?

Edited Date: 2025-07-22 01:17 am (UTC)