🎉🎉🎉

[selfconcept]

Congratulations! You survived the first week of Personal Enrichment Class! Or at least, your body did if you feel like astral projecting. It's time to mingle with your fellow students after the Saturday lesson. Maybe get revenge. Or maybe you're going to your room right away. Either way, it's free time! Let loose. Go wild.

Comments

[partymagician]

So do I, so I hope you can see why I might be worried about failure.

[ Despite his overly casual demeanor, he does like to win. ]

Would you have willingly gotten up so early? You were sound asleep, even as I carried you.

[selfconcept]

Yeah, I would. I knew the lesson was today, but I didn't think it would have been that early. Had a bad dream about being stuffed with carrot cake, so I think that's the only reason why I woke up.

[ That said. ]

I'll make sure to wake up early on Saturdays.

[partymagician]

[ Fai isn't even going to react to that dream...

Instead, he hums softly, sipping on his coffee. ]

If you don't, I'll simply carry you to the lesson again.

[selfconcept]

Mm...

[ He looks up at the tree behind him. ]

You might still have to do that. Sorry. I'm really not a morning person even when I wake up. If there's an adrenaline high crisis, I'll stay awake, but if there isn't, I'll probably need like ten cups of black coffee.

[partymagician]

[ He waves a hand. ]

I don't mind. It's kind of adorable that you can sleep through all of that anyway.

[ And very, very funny. ]

[selfconcept]

Me.

[ Fai gets a flat look. ]

Adorable. Really? I've lived my life being sleepy in the morning ever since I was born.

[ Super old. ]

[partymagician]

I can't think that's cute?

[ Sure, Hien just admitted that he's prone to violence sometimes, but Fai also thinks another man in his life that's prone to violence is cute too, so.

Yeah. ]

[selfconcept]

I just like sleeping.

[ But he never likes dreaming. Sucks. ]

I've been saying some wild things lately, but having you say those kinds of things back was something I didn't expect.

[ ... ]

But maybe I should have.

[partymagician]

What kind of things?

[ Fai says a lot of things, after all. Unfortunately, Hien will have to expand on it.

Though he definitely has an idea, that whole "threesome" comment Hien made fresh in his mind. ]

[selfconcept]

Calling you sweetie, you not denying anything when I was teasing Marcus, uh...

[ And a bunch more, but Hien doesn't feel like thinking too much. ]

Yeah.

[partymagician]

Should I tell you to stop?

[ It's all in good fun.

Is it?

...

He isn't sure, so he tries not to think about it too much as well. ]

[selfconcept]

I dunno, but I guess it doesn't bother you since you haven't told me to stop.

[ That's what he's getting out of this. ]

[partymagician]

Nope.

[ Fai is naturally a flirt, so it would be hypocritical of him to be bothered. Perhaps it's a bad idea to do that with someone he's partnered up with and someone whose pain and suffering he shares, but...

Once again, that would require more thought than he wants to dedicate to it right now. ]

You aren't bad looking and it isn't like you have a terrible personality either. Why would it bother me?

[selfconcept]

I dunno. I have a pretty bad personality.

[ As he explained to Fai earlier. ]

Unless that's your thing...?

[partymagician]

But it's not terrible.

[ So. Yes, that is his thing. But there's no way in hell he's voicing out his preferences to Hien like that. ]

[selfconcept]

You sure about that?

[ He'd wildly gesture to Owen if he could. Alas. ]

Maybe I should be worried for you.

[partymagician]

[ Fai takes another sip of his coffee, leaning forward to rest his elbow on his knee, chin in hand. ]

And why is that?

[selfconcept]

You'll probably end up getting hurt, or not liking having to put compromises.

[ ... ]

Because I've done some shitty things and I don't regret it.

[partymagician]

You're worried that a little flirting is going to end up hurting me?

[ And Hien says he has a terrible personality when he's worried about something like that... ]

[selfconcept]

Are you ever worried about a little good deed leading to someone getting closer to you?

[ Anyway. ]

I meant me in general, not just flirting. I won't always listen, and you might be scared or disappointed.

[partymagician]

[ Well. Hien has him there. Fai doesn't respond to that question.

Instead, he just looks at Hien quietly for a few long moments, his expression pensive. ]

Outside of being scared for someone's safety, I don't get scared. [ Just getting that out of the way first. ] I think I should be the one who decides what disappoints me, don't you think?

[selfconcept]

Being scared for someone's safety is exactly what I'm talking about.

[ That's why he thought Fai would be scared in the first place. Not much seems to get through him when it comes to fear, is what Hien noticed.

But regarding the last point, Hien just looks ahead into nowhere. ]

Suit yourself.

[partymagician]

[ Fai looks at Hien, tilting his head slightly as he has a sip of coffee. ]

Did I say the wrong thing?

[ Not that he regrets it, because it's true. He should be able to decide what disappoints him. ]

[selfconcept]

No. It's not wrong to say something that you believe in.

[ Fai was right. Only he can decide what disappoints him or not. ]

I'm just saying that there's a possibility, so it's a warning.

[partymagician]

[ Then... why was Hien staring off into space like that? ]

Are you afraid that I'll be disappointed in you?