4:44 PM] sbubby: [ knock knock, ]
[4:49 PM] CB & s: Yeah? C'min.

[Instead of playing video games, Hater's trying to practice his guitar for once, tongue poking out the side of his mouth as he tries to concentrate.]
[4:56 PM] sbubby: [ Peepers peeks into the room, and he blinks. Oh. That wasn't what he expected. Not exactly the productivity he had in mind, but ... still! Better than just playing video games. He closes the door behind him and approaches slowly. ]

Didn't think I'd see you practicing guitar! Having a bit of nostalgia?
[5:04 PM] CB & s: I'unno about that... I was more thinking it'd be fun to play along with my favorite songs. And also being able to do it for real would make me even cooler!

[Plus getting to the point where it sounds less like noise and more like music is incredibly encouraging.]
[5:15 PM] sbubby: Oh yeah?

[ He hops up onto the bed, sat next to Hater. ]

I guess we could work you playing something into our next invasion! I mean. As long as you're not planning on playing the same song for four days straight.
[5:17 PM] CB & s: [Abruptly stops and hugs the guitar to his chest.]

UHHHHHHHH I DON'T KNOW IF I'M. READY FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES JUST YET!

[ :sweat_drops: ]
[5:20 PM] sbubby: [ BLINK BLINK. He tilts his head and shrugs. ]

Whaaaat? Why not? I remember you shredding those cords back on Suburbon V!
[ :watchdog: ] Not that I was all for it at the time.
[5:35 PM] CB & s: [A bit of a shy smile creeps onto Hater's face.]

...Yeah? You thought it was good?

[Clears his throat]

I mean! Of course you would, I am pretty great! But, uh. It would... It's gotta be perfect if I'm doing it for an invasion! Not just me trying to annoy Awesome.
[5:37 PM] sbubby: Sir, even though I wanted to wring your neck at the time, it can't deny your talent.
You were very impressive.
[5:42 PM] CB & s: [Oh, here come the goofy giggles. Hater carefully sets the guitar aside, before flopping backwards onto the bed and reaching over to pull Peepers into a hug.]
[5:53 PM] sbubby: [ Oh! His eye widens a bit before squinting somewhat. Embarrassed!..............not that he's gonna try to get out of the hug. QUITE THE OPPOSITE... squeaky sound as he clings to him. ]
[6:00 PM] sbubby: [ .... little glance away, leetle blush... ]

Hi, Sir.
[6:01 PM] CB & s: Hehheh...! Hi, Peepers.

[His Peepers! Not that other Hater's, not Sylvia's. His Peepers.
Little nuzzle.]
[6:11 PM] sbubby: [ He's. Turning all pink.... just a little. His fingers pull and fidget with Hater's cloak, as he couldn't even remember his reason for coming into the room in the first place. It might have just been an excuse to see Hater, all things considered. ]

I'm...glad you're in such good spirits, Sir...
I can't help but feel like we're in for that... calm before the storm.
[10:26 AM] CB & s: [Idly rubbing a thumb up and down Peepers' back.]

...You getting a bad feeling about something specific? Or just.... It's just been a little while since everything kinda blew up around us?
[10:42 AM] sbubby: Mostly that second thing.

[ He's very, very consciously aware of the thumb on his back, even as he closes his eye. ]

Though I guess the misunderstanding between us was... A little bit like everything blowing up...

I'm just not used to things going so right! Well! Without interruption.
[11:39 AM] CB & s: [Glances away.]

Heh, yeah, that was...

[Pretty dumb of him.]

Kind of a mess...

[He shrugs.]

I don't know. I don't really want to think of things going wrong. Since usually what goes wrong is Wander shows up...
[11:41 AM] sbubby: Well, we have to sometimes. We plan for things going wrong alongside things going right.

We're good at that. [ He squirms a bit, moving up the other's body a bit more, closer to Hater's face. ]
[11:46 AM] CB & s: [Big grin at that.]

Yeah, we are...! Okay, so. Something that could go wrong that we should plan for... Hmmmmm....
[11:48 AM] sbubby: [ Peepers blinks up at him, then clears his throat, glancing away. ]

Not that we have to plan anything right this second.
[11:49 AM] CB & s: Hehheh, you don't want to think of it either, huh?

[He's gonna start rubbing his back again.]
[11:50 AM] sbubby: Not! Right now.
[ Too busy thinking about other things. ]
... We. Should talk about.
Us.  [ His voice keeps getting quieter. ]
[11:52 AM] CB & s: [ :eyes: but blushing]

...Okay. What did you wanna... talk about?
[11:55 AM] sbubby: [ what a mood. Peepers clears his throat, sitting more upright on his boyfriend's chest, placing both hands to Hater's chin. ]

... Um. Well.
I've been thinking about.
How we should be going about this...
How open about it we are...
It's a big deal, but. I don't want it to be a big deal from the wrong people. You know?
[11:59 AM] CB & s: You... want to keep us a secret?

[He's not sure how he feels about that.]

I.. uh... I'm not sure how well that's going to work! Considerin' you posted about it on your blog already and stuff.
[12:21 PM] sbubby: No!
No no,
Not that!

[ He flushes,, looking kind of mad. ]

I'm more concerned about.
..... Wander and Sylvia.
[12:21 PM] sbubby: Sylvia, well. She'll be fine.
[12:21 PM] sbubby: But. You know how Wander is.
[12:23 PM] sbubby: I just want to handle this delicately.
Not keep it secret...
[12:29 PM] CB & s: Oh!

[He looks relieved.]

Oh, yeah, he would be as obnoxious as he could about this, wouldn't he?
[12:32 PM] sbubby: [ Peepers looks just as relieved at that reaction, ]

Yes he would Sir.
He'd be very.... wandery about it. We have to make sure that he doesn't try and turn this partnership against us!
You know. With the whole. Love thing.
[12:32 PM] sbubby: [ Why is that word so gross to say. ]
[12:34 PM] CB & s: Turn it against us?

[Okay now he looks a little worried.]
[12:36 PM] sbubby: [ Maybe that was an. Intense choice of words. Peepers makes a concerned expression. ]

Well! Y... you know.
....He'll try to say something like "now that you two know love, you'll never want to conquer the galaxy" or something like that! But it's CLEARLY false! We're going to conquer it even better than before!
[12:40 PM] CB & s: [He considers this, glancing away a moment, before nodding and looking back to Peepers.]

...I don't think we have to worry about that, then. Neither of us are going to retire from villainy! We're going to run this galaxy, side by side!
[12:43 PM] sbubby: [ Oh. Heh... It's Peepers' turn to blush now, fidgeting, his fingers digging into the cloak. Grop it made him feel so warm inside. He couldn't stand it. Every time Hater said something that made him feel like this, he felt a million different thoughts swim in his head. ....settles for just. resting his eyeball on the other's chin. Squeaky, ]
[12:55 PM] CB & s: Hehhehheh!

[He gives C Peeps a little pat on the back, before going with an impulse. Whatever part of Peepers'... Head? Face? Eye?? Is already closest, he gives a quick, chaste smooch to. Which hopefully doesn't just feel like a poke in the eye....]
[1:05 PM] sbubby: [    :peeps~1:    ]
[1:06 PM] sbubby: [ He blushes more brightly, sitting up and covering where his mouth would be. HATER GAVE HIM A SMOOCH... ]
[1:07 PM] CB & s: [Big, toothy grin! Oh grop that's cute]
[1:22 PM] sbubby: [ Peepers looks at that grin, before he grabs either side of Hater's face, and crams his eyelids against the other's mouth, kissing him hard. ]
[1:32 PM] CB & s: [OH OKAY WOW
Hater isn't entirely sure what to do at first because? Eyeball. Eyelids? Eye...lips?? Okay, he's got this, this is... Oh, it's. Really super nice, actually.]
[1:33 PM] sbubby: [ His hands move up, one just pulling on the hood, the other grabbing onto one horn. He's keeping this kiss going a while before he finally pulls back, breathing heavily and staring at Hater.  :two_hearts: Hearts floating around his head. ]
[1:38 PM] CB & s: [OH OKAY WOW
Hater's left with a sort of dazed, dreamy expression, his eyes shining.]

Wow...

[It's almost a gasp, voice breathy]
[1:43 PM] sbubby: [ Peepers covers his cornea with a hand, looking pretty shy suddenly, but. Hater's reaction is a good one... And he peeks nervously. ]


S... Sir? How, um. Was it?
[2:04 PM] CB & s: [Words fail him, so Hater just gives a slow, goofy, stuttering chuckle. He picks his head up to give Peepers an equally goofy, lopsided grin, and gives him a thumbs up.]
[2:08 PM] sbubby: [..... He looks so happy,,, his squint like a delighted shape.... And then a more. Bedroom eye look. His voice gets a little more. Toppish. ]

How about another?
[2:09 PM] CB & s: [ENTHUSIASTIC NODDING]
[2:22 PM] sbubby: [,,, ADORABLE. Peepers JUMPS at him, pushing him right back down into the pillows. Big Smooching Sounds, :two_hearts: :revolving_hearts: :two_hearts: ]