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@tseng / text

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Are you up?

[ it's a late-night text, after all, and tseng doesn't want to flood his inbox if he isn't. ]

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What WOULD you do if I said I was asleep? Out of curiosity.

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Stop texting you until you responded to me around 11AM tomorrow morning, of course.

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Then it's a good thing I'm a night owl. Unlike D, who's fast asleep.

Something on your mind?

[nonvoting]

Not particularly. I just wanted to talk to you. I'm leaving Talon, heading back to my suite.

[ tseng has been led to believe that texting for no reason is something boyfriends are perhaps allowed to do... ]

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You were working out this late?

[Hm. Hmmmm. Pondering...]

Do you want me to come and walk you back?

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You're not dressed down for bed already?

I'd rather go in the mornings, but this is when my sparring partner was available. I've been neglecting my training to a degree that's unacceptable.

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I'm saying I'll come join you if you don't want to walk back alone.

[Given...what goes on in these hallways sometimes...smh.]

Obviously I would get dressed first, but it's no issue, is my point.

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Truly a rock and a hard place: the part of me that wants you to stay warm and comfortable vs. the part of me that would very much like to see you.

If you walk me back, stay the night? Let me make you breakfast tomorrow.

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Maybe the tiebreak is how you feel about me being protective of you.

That's a genuine question. I know you don't need it. It's up to you if you're in the mood for it.

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That doesn't mean it's not welcome. I was trying to play coy, but I would like your company. Is that a no, about the breakfast?

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My Tseng, coy? A sight as rare as me trying to come off doting.

I'm getting up right now. And it's a yes about the breakfast, if I can tempt you to sleep in with me.

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Seems like we're both full of surprises tonight, then. Can I beg a compromise? I'll stay in bed with you, but selfishly I like being able to tell when you're waking up and having your coffee ready.

I'm in the hallway between Talon and the lobby, near that terrible painting of the pair copulating under the giant peacock tail. Should I keep going or would you rather meet me here?

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Hmmm. That sounds nice, and I do like it when you're selfish. Compromise accepted.

Stay on the move. I'm getting my sweater on. ETA...five minutes?

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Thank you. I'm glad we're agreed.

I'll make my way toward the elevators and meet you when I meet you, then.

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Keep a close eye out for me. I'm wearing red.