Candid smiles and moves in for the hug. He doesn't zoom in, through oh he wants to. He hugs him gently and snuggles some into his chest. He purrs at the words. Making Macaque proud of him is a good feeling and a powerful motivator.
"Thank you. Um, well not much really. The original leaves me up to my own devices mostly. I work at the bar. It's calming. Therapy. Guess I just do that mostly. I really need to get out more."
MK is so ridiculously trusting to leave Candid to his own devices, holy shit.
"What would you like to do if you could? Maybe we can make some of it happen together. All the therapy in the world won't help without some happiness in your life." Or so he's read/been told by Wash.
"I guess I'm not sure. Going for walks. Hitting up the arcade in the mall. Going to check out books again. Been a while since I did that," Candid said.
"No promises. Works for me," He probably isn't ready to fall into bed with Macaque yet honestly. Maybe someday. Though when that day will come, and them, who knows?
"You're sweet. I feel like I don't say that enough."
"I wanna read just some adventure book. Turn off my brain and enjoy. That's what I'm feeling. Mmmmaybe a romance too. I mean. Kinda in the mood for something sappy with a happy ending."
"I've mostly had my nose in textbooks, but I have a reading list of books I missed while I was in the underworld that we could read together if you want to. Treasure Island or something like that."
"I haven't read it yet, it was on a list of classics. So we can read it together." He's finding himself in an inordinate amount of book clubs lately but that's fine. He likes books.
Macaque rustles Candid's hair. "Good, because all judgments are final."
A nod. "I like reading, so this will be nice. We can both catch up on some cultural knowledge and discuss the themes and all that shit."
"Any chance you'd want to go dancing? It's one of my go-tos for stress relief." He does it with MK, but that doesn't mean he and Candid can't also do it.
More excited energy starts to show as Candid nods and grins.
"Good. No take backsies," He said first.
"That sounds fun to me. And then we can do another book after. And yeah I'd go dancing with you! The club or like more ballroom dancing? I can ask the original where he's getting lessons on that from."
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Macaque lets go off Candid's hand and opens an arm for a hug if Candid wants one now.
"For whatever it's worth, I'm proud of you. I know what it takes to come back from being an asshole for a while."
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"It's worth a lot. It's worth so so much."
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He wraps both arms around Candid and rests his cheek on his head. "I missed you."
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"I will keep trying to make things right. No matter how long it takes."
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It does feel nice to cuddle him, though. "What have you been up to, other than therapy?"
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"Thank you. Um, well not much really. The original leaves me up to my own devices mostly. I work at the bar. It's calming. Therapy. Guess I just do that mostly. I really need to get out more."
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"What would you like to do if you could? Maybe we can make some of it happen together. All the therapy in the world won't help without some happiness in your life." Or so he's read/been told by Wash.
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"I guess I'm not sure. Going for walks. Hitting up the arcade in the mall. Going to check out books again. Been a while since I did that," Candid said.
"Would you do any of that with me?"
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"I would. It'll be good for you to do things like that. And maybe we could have fun." Have you ever had fun, Candid? Really?
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"Yeah, I think it will be good for me too," Candid rubs the back of his head and clears his throat, suddenly a little embarrassed.
"Innocent fun, right?" He has had fun before. Though it was the more hot kind of fun.
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"You're sweet. I feel like I don't say that enough."
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"I'm just someone who is trying to do better. Like you."
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"Yeah. And we try our best. And I think you're doing a really good job."
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"Thanks. It's a lot of work. All the more reason to have some fun. What do you want to read about?"
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"I've mostly had my nose in textbooks, but I have a reading list of books I missed while I was in the underworld that we could read together if you want to. Treasure Island or something like that."
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"That's gotta be a long list. Treasure Island? Sure. Did you like it?"
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"I haven't read it yet, it was on a list of classics. So we can read it together." He's finding himself in an inordinate amount of book clubs lately but that's fine. He likes books.
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"I'd really really like that. We can talk about it. Like our own little book club."
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A nod. "I like reading, so this will be nice. We can both catch up on some cultural knowledge and discuss the themes and all that shit."
"Any chance you'd want to go dancing? It's one of my go-tos for stress relief." He does it with MK, but that doesn't mean he and Candid can't also do it.
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"Good. No take backsies," He said first.
"That sounds fun to me. And then we can do another book after. And yeah I'd go dancing with you! The club or like more ballroom dancing? I can ask the original where he's getting lessons on that from."
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"I meant club dancing, but if you want to try ballroom, we can. I'm a hell of a lead."
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"Let's try club dancing first, then the ballroom thing. I'll help you learn."
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