A soft side, sure... but a cheesy romance novels side? I dunno, dude...
[ aside from almost making him barf, this is at least getting his mind off of things. or, uh. well. if he has to be conscious at all, at least this version of it is preferable. ]
A book and a half? Geez, get a move on, already. Life's too short.
It's not that bad. Sure, some can be pretty corny but I like 'em. I've never had someone sweep me off my feet, so getting to live through the characters in those books is the next best thing.
[ Sap? Sap. ]
In their defense there was... Five? No, six books in the series. I almost got one signed by the author but I chickened out at the last minute 'cause at the time I was embarrassed to be caught reading 'em by the rest of the guys at work. Still figuring myself out at the time, you know?
[ ...the fuck, that's cute actually. decidedly girly behavior to his mind of limited life experience, but he just so happens to like that kind of thing (usually), so it... is... confusing actually! he (laughs nervously) what the fuck?s that a little. which is also better than throwing up or being miserable, so hey. ]
H-Heh... well it'd be kinda hard to sweep someone your size off their feet literally... but you mean like... flowers and chocolates and all that mushy stuff?
Flowers, breakfast in bed, chocolates... Yeah, all that mushy stuff. I dated a girl for about three weeks who was obsessed with getting her hands on my hair and I think that's the biggest thing I miss about that relationship. No one else ever dragged my head down in their lap and did that.
[ Should he feel sheepish about admitting this? Maybe. Maybe he does, but beyond a little uncertainty in his voice it's hard to tell. ]
'Course if someone wanted to pick me up and carry me bridal style, I wouldn't say no.
Gonna be a long time before I'm picking anything up, but I'll see what I can do. A...aaaabout the books, I mean... a-and, okay, so maybe I know a flower guy... b-but like. Yeah.
Mm... I get that a lot. Big guy like me? It usually catches people off guard when they find out I'm serious.
[ Okay, definitely sheepish and more than a little self conscious. Still, he's not exactly ashamed of it! It's just. Funny-weird. ]
...I like gladioli, if that helps. That's, uh. That's what I was named after. Any sort of lilies, actually. And sage. Not rosemary, but the actual flower.
[ the surprises just keep coming and they don't stop comin. that's not a "hahaha lame" kind of smile in his voice, though. he's so out of it he's not entirely confident any of this is even real, but if it is, it is fascinating. ]
I've heard of lilies at least. They're like, kinda... with the onion-looking things on the bottom? I'll ask my, uh, top-secret source if they know anything about the other ones.
Yep. My full name is Gladiolus, and my sister was named after Irises. Everyone on mom's side of the family were named after 'em too, so that made dad the oddball when it came to pictures and the ol' family tree.
[ Poor, poor Clarus. He never stood a chance, did he? ]
They're sort of like an instrument, I think. At least the ones we had growing in the yard back home were like that.
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Date: 2022-04-04 10:18 pm (UTC)[ aside from almost making him barf, this is at least getting his mind off of things. or, uh. well. if he has to be conscious at all, at least this version of it is preferable. ]
A book and a half? Geez, get a move on, already. Life's too short.
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Date: 2022-04-04 11:17 pm (UTC)[ Sap? Sap. ]
In their defense there was... Five? No, six books in the series. I almost got one signed by the author but I chickened out at the last minute 'cause at the time I was embarrassed to be caught reading 'em by the rest of the guys at work. Still figuring myself out at the time, you know?
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Date: 2022-04-04 11:22 pm (UTC)H-Heh... well it'd be kinda hard to sweep someone your size off their feet literally... but you mean like... flowers and chocolates and all that mushy stuff?
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Date: 2022-04-04 11:44 pm (UTC)[ Should he feel sheepish about admitting this? Maybe. Maybe he does, but beyond a little uncertainty in his voice it's hard to tell. ]
'Course if someone wanted to pick me up and carry me bridal style, I wouldn't say no.
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Date: 2022-04-05 12:01 am (UTC)[ well. he knows what he must now do.
erm. someday. ]
Gonna be a long time before I'm picking anything up, but I'll see what I can do. A...aaaabout the books, I mean... a-and, okay, so maybe I know a flower guy... b-but like. Yeah.
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Date: 2022-04-05 12:10 am (UTC)[ Okay, definitely sheepish and more than a little self conscious. Still, he's not exactly ashamed of it! It's just. Funny-weird. ]
...I like gladioli, if that helps. That's, uh. That's what I was named after. Any sort of lilies, actually. And sage. Not rosemary, but the actual flower.
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Date: 2022-04-05 02:24 am (UTC)[ the surprises just keep coming and they don't stop comin. that's not a "hahaha lame" kind of smile in his voice, though. he's so out of it he's not entirely confident any of this is even real, but if it is, it is fascinating. ]
I've heard of lilies at least. They're like, kinda... with the onion-looking things on the bottom? I'll ask my, uh, top-secret source if they know anything about the other ones.
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Date: 2022-04-05 02:44 am (UTC)[ Poor, poor Clarus. He never stood a chance, did he? ]
They're sort of like an instrument, I think. At least the ones we had growing in the yard back home were like that.