[ Johnny sobers. He understands what he means. A part of him wonders if Jack would be just as sad if he hadn't returned, and he feels guilty for not wanting to be here -- then irritated at himself for it.
He shakes it off. Jack's here and safe, and that's what matters. He'll deal with everything else later. His special someone is here, he has to focus on that. ]
Would giving him ciggies help? I mean, it's not like he can get cancer.
[He smiles at Johnny, quietly but so extremely grateful to see him. He feels guilty for that too, knowing how happy Johnny was to be home, to see his family again.]
I don't think anything but time will help, if that. But I think being around friends is a good idea, if that's alright with you.
[ Johnny says agreeably. It isn't even an option for him either, now that his heart is set on Sir Sourpuss. ]
Let's see if we can't cheer him up. It must really suck for him to know the person he loves is gone. I can't begin to imagine. [ And he doesn't want to. He's trotting at a brisk pace, looking away only to check the map. ] Where were you the past few days, anyway?
Ah. A world with even more zombies. [He smirks at him, eyes dark and glimmering.] It made me miss normal humans in mouse and dog costumes - if that can be considered normal.
[Jack is surprised, clearly pleased despite the bittersweetness of being in Johnny's world, or how silly he thought the picture at the time. He smiles softly.]
[ Johnny laughs, warmth blossoming in his chest at Jack's words. His words are always more caustic than what's in his heart, and Johnny appreciates it with every fiber of his being. ]
And are you gonna be there with kisses to soothe my bruised ego?
[ Johnny looks back at him with such open warmth and tenderness; he's completely, irreversibly in love with him and it shows. He knows the gentleness of his Jack's words, the sharp wit that makes him adore him all over again. ]
I love you, babe. I know I'm sounding like a broken record at this point. I don't care.
[ Johnny snorts very ungracefully before he chuckles. Everything is new again, and he delights in Jack's pleasure, his hope. The past few months had worn on his lover in so many ways, and if nothing else he's relieved for this. ]
Admit it, you just want to take my virginity again. [ He bats his eyelashes at him, exaggerated before he croons: ] Like a virgin, touched for the very first time...
[And Jack likes it, to be chased after, with Johnny enjoying and rewarded for the effort. It's so different from snapping his fingers and having people falling at his feet. How many of those people were even sincere to begin with? He knows that Johnny is.]
And you're the most aggravating one I've met. We're equal there, right? [ Johnny's smile is warm and tender, and he knows how Jack enjoys it, savoring being the one that Johnny pursues relentlessly. It's been a year and his ardent passion shows zero signs of abating -- there is something much deeper between them; Jack is not a prize, he is the part of Johnny he'd sought for the longest time. ]
Also, what am I saving and what am I saving it for?
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[Simon might not say it, but he can tell. He sees a hunger in his eyes that isn't entirely unfamiliar.]
They're more like drugs to him than food. Someone special to him didn't return.
[The last he says more softly, looking at Johnny so that he understands what he means by "someone special".]
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[ Johnny sobers. He understands what he means. A part of him wonders if Jack would be just as sad if he hadn't returned, and he feels guilty for not wanting to be here -- then irritated at himself for it.
He shakes it off. Jack's here and safe, and that's what matters. He'll deal with everything else later. His special someone is here, he has to focus on that. ]
Would giving him ciggies help? I mean, it's not like he can get cancer.
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I don't think anything but time will help, if that. But I think being around friends is a good idea, if that's alright with you.
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Are you asking me if he's allowed to be around us?
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[ Johnny smirks at him. ] Usually I just hook up with a few hot chicks. Sometimes at once. So, his special person's a dude?
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It is. And hooking up isn't the solution here.
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[ Johnny says agreeably. It isn't even an option for him either, now that his heart is set on Sir Sourpuss. ]
Let's see if we can't cheer him up. It must really suck for him to know the person he loves is gone. I can't begin to imagine. [ And he doesn't want to. He's trotting at a brisk pace, looking away only to check the map. ] Where were you the past few days, anyway?
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We've been traveling away from the church, trying to figure out our old new world.
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No, I mean before you came here. I landed in a world with dinosaurs in it. It was cool.
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[ Because zombies. But it turns out Jack is unhurt and his usual self, and he melts into a grin. ] I still have it with me, that photo we took.
[ That photo he spent a better part of an hour wrestling his lover into. ]
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[Jack is surprised, clearly pleased despite the bittersweetness of being in Johnny's world, or how silly he thought the picture at the time. He smiles softly.]
It'll hang in a place of honor.
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[ This time, it's Johnny's turn to be surprised. His brows are raised, and he pats his pocket. ] I thought you said it was embarrassing!
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[In Jack-speak, it's a fond memory.]
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And are you gonna be there with kisses to soothe my bruised ego?
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No. Because if I waited for your ego to be truly bruised, we'd probably never get to kiss again.
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I love you, babe. I know I'm sounding like a broken record at this point. I don't care.
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[He's not tired of hearing it, and landing back in the drabwurld such as it is just gives Johnny more of an excuse to say it.
In fact...]
I bet your virginity has even grown bac.
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[ Johnny snorts very ungracefully before he chuckles. Everything is new again, and he delights in Jack's pleasure, his hope. The past few months had worn on his lover in so many ways, and if nothing else he's relieved for this. ]
Admit it, you just want to take my virginity again. [ He bats his eyelashes at him, exaggerated before he croons: ] Like a virgin, touched for the very first time...
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[He was on board until Johnny started to sing. And then, just no.]
Why do you do this to yourself? You know your singing numbs me from the waist down.
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Really? I need to touch you from the waist down to find out for myself now. Maybe un-numb you with my fingers.
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[And Jack likes it, to be chased after, with Johnny enjoying and rewarded for the effort. It's so different from snapping his fingers and having people falling at his feet. How many of those people were even sincere to begin with? He knows that Johnny is.]
Maybe you should save that. You'll need it.
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Also, what am I saving and what am I saving it for?
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Save it for the challenges that undoubtedly lie ahead. And also for when you find me.
[Jack won't condemn him to all work and no play, after all.]
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