That sounds like a challenge I'm up for!! I'm gonna welcome you home every day with a kiss and a backrub and another weird story about my friends/coworkers, and you're gonna forget that the world hasn't always been so good to you.
I've been ON a sailboat but not in any kind of authoritative capacity, and I don't think I will be again any time SOON, but I bet they'd let us use nautical knots on land. As long as no one tells the Sailors Union!!
That ain't selfish, that's self care!! People do that all the time!! [...] Maybe we could take a frivolous little honeymoon after our big frivolous wedding.
Oh, patterned for SURE. Tackiness is a dead concept, time to live my maximalist dream!!
Oh, that sounds heavenly. Are you sure I haven't died?
Well, I think that makes you the sailboat expert now. If we ever wind up on a boat, I'll be your first mate. Until then, maybe we can use our rope skills to level up our lassoing.
I would LOVE to go on a frivolous little honeymoon with you! Are they going to let you take a few nights off?
Yeah, that's the spirit! How do you feel about wallpaper?
You'll have to tell me, you're the medical professional!! I'm pretty sure my heart's still beating though. I feel it flutter every time I talk to you.
Oh no, if we wind up on a sailboat we might be in trouble. We'll DEFINITELY be in the middle of the ocean, lassoing fish for dinner.
Everyone else got time off for mono (don't tell them I told you it was mono) and zombie bites, they HAVE to let me take a little time off to disappear with my new husband. But if not... well, I never ran away before, could be time to finally be a REBEL.
LOVE to look at wallpaper, terrified of putting it up wrong and obsessing over bubbles for the rest of my days.
Good thing we've been practicing all those cowboy skills then!
Oh, then they definitely HAVE to let you, although I feel like you should also get the opportunity to feel like a rebel for once. Surely you've earned it.
Hmmmm you bring up a very good point, and one that I had not considered. Thank goodness you're the craft expert or I might've done something horrendous.
I know I love to love you, and if that makes me adorable then I'll wear that label with PRIDE!!
My cowboy skills are a C+ at BEST. If we have to rely on them for survival, maybe I can be your cheerleader. I believe in your lassos!! Rope that mackerel!!
Does it seem a little counter to the SPIRIT of rebellion if I wait until I've earned my rebellion to cash it in??
Oh nothing you do could ever be horrendous. If I make a mistake then I'll obsess over it. If YOU make a mistake, it's a beautiful quirk that makes me think of you every time I see it.
I'm gonna make up for every moment you felt anything less than treasured and adored. You're an incredible person!! Time for you to be informed!!
You know, this is starting to sound like an ideal honeymoon the longer we're stranded. Maybe we should consider the marooned package, and then we'll HAVE to just relax and not work!
We're never gonna be any good at a darned thing again with this attitude, and that's just fine with me.
I'm fighting every instinct to go "nooooooooo I don't deserve this!" right now because of you. If you think I'm worth something, then there's probably something to it.
Wouldn't that be nice? As long as we were allowed to bring lots of sunscreen. And you know, maybe some other stuff so that we don't have to eat coconuts the whole time.
I would be happy to just be mediocre and comfortable with you.
Good!! 'Cause there is!! I feel like [...] you reminded me how to breathe when I didn't know I'd been holding my breath.
Oh sunscreen is an absolute must, I've definitely lost my base tan in this cold Pacific Northwest. Do you think we'd ever get any good at cooking coconut? Or are we officially helpless and should consider bringing packaged foods?
You really have a way with words, you know that? I didn't know it was possible to feel safe again until I met you. I know I do the jokey 'nothing bothers me!' thing, but I genuinely find it very difficult to be open with most people. Not with you, though. I trust you.
Maybe Nat could get us set up with some special science sunscreen that'll still let you get your tan on. And I'm not sure... what can you make out of coconut, other than cookies?
No, YOU'RE incredible! I'm mostly just insufferable.
Aw shucks, I'm just a hopeless romantic who's read too many love stories. [...] I'm really glad you trust me not to hurt you or do anything to make you regret it though. It honestly means a lot to me!!
Could make coconut... oil?? To keep our hair lustrous and our skin moisturized and youthful??
If you're planning on lulling me into a false sense of security so that you can steal my kidney, you're succeeding! [...] Seriously though, thank you. You truly have a gift. You have really positive energy! It's impossible not to believe every pretty little word that comes out of your pretty little mouth.
Oooooh, now we're talking! And then once we get back, we can set up a little artisan shop so everyone can be as moisturized as we are.
Positive energy does NOT attract near as many kidneys as it used to, I gave up that game ages ago. This is all real, all natural, and all about letting you know how special you are!!
Oooh, what should we name our shop? Keep in mind copyright is dead, so we can steal any name we want!!
Oh no, I checked with the committee, that's your title.
Didn't meet anyone worth choosing until I met you.
Okay, first, I am 100% ALL in on puns. Shakespeare used puns!! Second, now that the pressure is on all I can think of is Couple o' Coconuts. Coconoco Flow? Cococompany. As the Coco Flies. I might be a little punchy from lack of sleep.
A victim of my Gay Agenda... I'm glad you were so easy to convert. I was ready to make a REAL fool of myself mooning after you, full of longing sighs and finding ridiculous excuses to talk to you at every Quad-wide event.
Do you not keep a notebook by your pillow so you can remember your midnight thoughts?? I have piles of nonsense scribbles, like "bean market" and "where did the cicadas go??"
How abooouuut... Cutest Smile in the Whole Wide World??
I just thought you were super cool from the moment I met you and all of a sudden I wanted to spend all my time with you listening to your cool stories? I never thought you'd be interested in me outside of being like... some weird curiosity lurking around trying to get people to drink water.
Oh my god, you do that too??? I had to stop because I worried that if anyone found it they'd think I was fully losing my mind.
No, you've already won that too. Ask the whole Quad. You've got a winner.
I think I woke up the next morning with a space blanket and a big ol' crush. [...] I still have the space blanket (and the crush). You were sweet and helpful and you read books and made me feel safe... and then you mentioned that you'd dated a guy and when I knew I wasn't COMPLETELY barking up the wrong tree then there was no putting that cat back in the bag. Now every time you offer someone water my heart does a little pitter-pat and I fall JUST a little more in love with you.
Yes!!! You should go back to doing it!! Sometimes we come up with ACTUAL good ideas in our sleep, and most of the time it's just a great list of impossible to guess passwords if you ever set up an underground fight club!!
I DO have a winner and his name is Niko Kostopoulos, which last I checked is Greek for Guy with the Cutest Smile.
The space blanket is still useful! Also, thank you for not judging me for mentioning my ex the first time you met me... awkward (I'm surprised you remember any of that! Sorry!!). And I think you might be the only one who finds the water thing charming—I think everyone else has been sick of that compulsion for a looooong time. I just thought you were really sweet and I wanted to take care of you and make sure you got home safely to your friends.
Maybe I will! But oh god, I really hope nobody's setting up underground fight clubs because that's just gonna be more work.
I'm blushing! I really think everyone would agree that your smile is the best, though. It's impossible to be unhappy when you're looking at those pearly whites!
I might work it into a costume next time we do sci-fi on purpose. And you kept me from frettin' over whether or not I was chasing after a straight guy!! Which is good, I found plenty of other stuff to fret over!! (At one point I'd convinced myself I was forcing my company on you and you were just too kind to tell me to scram!!!)
How about an underground tea and book club??
When I see your smile I know I did something right, and it's like the sun just came up in my head.
Excellent! If you ever need another, I have more where that came from! And god, I'm so glad you didn't think I was straight, 'cause I was over here having a big, stupid crush on you but I didn't want to do anything about it because I thought I'd scare you off and didn't really think I was good enough for you. I would've just pined stupidly and anxiously forever if you hadn't made a move 'cause I didn't want to screw anything up!
That sounds really nice, actually. Maybe we can host one out of our future house.
Well, I'm glad you got past my resting bitchface in that case! You've given me something to smile about and now I can't stop.
Guess we're BOTH lucky I don't know how to play it cool for a goshdarn second, but I believe the EXACT words I used at some point were "I didn't think I'd actually have a shot with someone like him." You are a CATCH and I'm especially lucky I convinced you to put a ring on my finger before anyone else around here figured that out.
Our future house... every time I read those words my heart grows three sizes. (Is that healthy??)
I'm ALSO not very good at playing it cool, and I'm just glad I didn't come on too strong or whatever. Also I don't know why you'd ever think you didn't have a shot with me? I'm like, weird and have grey hairs and no work-life balance and you're a STAR who's incredibly handsome and nice and charismatic and BELOVED by everyone you meet?? YOU'RE the catch here! In the words of Beyoncé, I liked it so I had to put a ring on it.
I mean, if it was literal, probably not healthy, but since this is figurative, I'm going to go with it's fine!
So do you!!! I'd put it on a billboard if I could!
Let's see... you're caring, kind, brilliant, helpful, passionate, brave, handsome, worldly, well-read, have a serious job and save actual lives. And you underestimate the allure of a silver fox in progress!!!
Good, because it happens every time I think about sharing my life with you and it's getting out of control.
If you did you'd have to note that I was the RUNNER-UP to Cutest Smile in the World.
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I've been ON a sailboat but not in any kind of authoritative capacity, and I don't think I will be again any time SOON, but I bet they'd let us use nautical knots on land. As long as no one tells the Sailors Union!!
That ain't selfish, that's self care!! People do that all the time!! [...] Maybe we could take a frivolous little honeymoon after our big frivolous wedding.
Oh, patterned for SURE. Tackiness is a dead concept, time to live my maximalist dream!!
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Well, I think that makes you the sailboat expert now. If we ever wind up on a boat, I'll be your first mate. Until then, maybe we can use our rope skills to level up our lassoing.
I would LOVE to go on a frivolous little honeymoon with you! Are they going to let you take a few nights off?
Yeah, that's the spirit! How do you feel about wallpaper?
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Oh no, if we wind up on a sailboat we might be in trouble. We'll DEFINITELY be in the middle of the ocean, lassoing fish for dinner.
Everyone else got time off for mono (don't tell them I told you it was mono) and zombie bites, they HAVE to let me take a little time off to disappear with my new husband. But if not... well, I never ran away before, could be time to finally be a REBEL.
LOVE to look at wallpaper, terrified of putting it up wrong and obsessing over bubbles for the rest of my days.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Good thing we've been practicing all those cowboy skills then!
Oh, then they definitely HAVE to let you, although I feel like you should also get the opportunity to feel like a rebel for once. Surely you've earned it.
Hmmmm you bring up a very good point, and one that I had not considered. Thank goodness you're the craft expert or I might've done something horrendous.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
My cowboy skills are a C+ at BEST. If we have to rely on them for survival, maybe I can be your cheerleader. I believe in your lassos!! Rope that mackerel!!
Does it seem a little counter to the SPIRIT of rebellion if I wait until I've earned my rebellion to cash it in??
Oh nothing you do could ever be horrendous. If I make a mistake then I'll obsess over it. If YOU make a mistake, it's a beautiful quirk that makes me think of you every time I see it.
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Maybe I could rope us a dolphin who'll swim us to a nice island getaway or something while we're dreaming big.
You're a very considerate bad boy, and I love that about you.
That's funny, because I feel exactly the same way about everything you do compared to everything I do.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
You know, this is starting to sound like an ideal honeymoon the longer we're stranded. Maybe we should consider the marooned package, and then we'll HAVE to just relax and not work!
We're never gonna be any good at a darned thing again with this attitude, and that's just fine with me.
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Wouldn't that be nice? As long as we were allowed to bring lots of sunscreen. And you know, maybe some other stuff so that we don't have to eat coconuts the whole time.
I would be happy to just be mediocre and comfortable with you.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Oh sunscreen is an absolute must, I've definitely lost my base tan in this cold Pacific Northwest. Do you think we'd ever get any good at cooking coconut? Or are we officially helpless and should consider bringing packaged foods?
Too late, you're incredible.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Maybe Nat could get us set up with some special science sunscreen that'll still let you get your tan on. And I'm not sure... what can you make out of coconut, other than cookies?
No, YOU'RE incredible! I'm mostly just insufferable.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Could make coconut... oil?? To keep our hair lustrous and our skin moisturized and youthful??
Insufferably cute.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Oooooh, now we're talking! And then once we get back, we can set up a little artisan shop so everyone can be as moisturized as we are.
Says the cutest man on the planet???
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Oooh, what should we name our shop? Keep in mind copyright is dead, so we can steal any name we want!!
Oh no, I checked with the committee, that's your title.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
How do you feel about puns? Actually what am I saying, you're the Good At Words Guy here, don't let me name anything.
Well, I'm handing it back in protest because it's yours.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Okay, first, I am 100% ALL in on puns. Shakespeare used puns!! Second, now that the pressure is on all I can think of is Couple o' Coconuts. Coconoco Flow? Cococompany. As the Coco Flies. I might be a little punchy from lack of sleep.
Then I'm gonna make a new award just for you.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Oh, I love all of these! Good thing we're putting these all in writing since I never remember any of my 'brilliant' ideas from 3am!
I already engraved "Biggest Sweetiepie" and your name on a trophy, so don't call it that.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Do you not keep a notebook by your pillow so you can remember your midnight thoughts?? I have piles of nonsense scribbles, like "bean market" and "where did the cicadas go??"
How abooouuut... Cutest Smile in the Whole Wide World??
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Oh my god, you do that too??? I had to stop because I worried that if anyone found it they'd think I was fully losing my mind.
No, you've already won that too. Ask the whole Quad. You've got a winner.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Yes!!! You should go back to doing it!! Sometimes we come up with ACTUAL good ideas in our sleep, and most of the time it's just a great list of impossible to guess passwords if you ever set up an underground fight club!!
I DO have a winner and his name is Niko Kostopoulos, which last I checked is Greek for Guy with the Cutest Smile.
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
Maybe I will! But oh god, I really hope nobody's setting up underground fight clubs because that's just gonna be more work.
I'm blushing! I really think everyone would agree that your smile is the best, though. It's impossible to be unhappy when you're looking at those pearly whites!
DM 12/28, ~3 AM
How about an underground tea and book club??
When I see your smile I know I did something right, and it's like the sun just came up in my head.
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That sounds really nice, actually. Maybe we can host one out of our future house.
Well, I'm glad you got past my resting bitchface in that case! You've given me something to smile about and now I can't stop.
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Our future house... every time I read those words my heart grows three sizes. (Is that healthy??)
Good!! You have a beautiful smile!!
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I mean, if it was literal, probably not healthy, but since this is figurative, I'm going to go with it's fine!
So do you!!! I'd put it on a billboard if I could!
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Good, because it happens every time I think about sharing my life with you and it's getting out of control.
If you did you'd have to note that I was the RUNNER-UP to Cutest Smile in the World.
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