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[holyposition]

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[hymen]

i disagree with his shitty choices. i was already protecting him.

well, being a freak in bed isn't exactly derogatory in my book.

[holyposition]

I know you were doing the best you could, but they already bit his fingers off.

Are you hitting on me?

[hymen]

no one ever died from missing some fingers. they weren't even the fingers people use for sex.

yes. i am hitting on you while we talk about my dead asshole lover.

[holyposition]

They died from the bites, you know that.

Sorry. We can talk about something else. Let me make it up to you.

[hymen]

i would have found a way to keep him safe.

you don't have anything to make up to me. i already told you, i'm the one that owes you.

[holyposition]

If anything like this happens again, you should call me. I would have been happy to set them all on fire for you.

What are you doing right now?

[hymen]

you mean someone dying or me fucking up?

thinking about all the things i'm allowed to do that you can't.

[holyposition]

Zombies or monsters or...whatever's next. I'd like to be able to help out before anyone actually dies, next time.

There's more to life than sex and drinking. Do you have other hobbies?

[hymen]

i can't plan for the next crisis yet. give me another week.

of course i do. snorting blow. and i do the new york times crossword every day. or i did before coming here.

[holyposition]

Call me. It's an easy plan. Only one step.

Any sports? Artistic interests? Books or movies? How do you stay in shape if you're drunk or high all the time?

[hymen]

yeah, okay. fine.

i rowed crew at yale. you know i like to read. i stay in shape by fucking a lot. i also do calisthenics. why does this sound like you're trying to stage an intervention?

[holyposition]

I didn't know that. I played baseball at Fordham.

I'm not. I just want to get to know you better. 🙂

[hymen]

was it because you like to hit balls or for the tight pants?

believe it or not, you already know everything you need to know about me.

[holyposition]

The tight pants weren't a perk when it was dangerous to get caught staring. I'd get more fun out of that here. I liked the comradery though. Why rowing?

What do you mean? I thought we were starting to be friends.

[hymen]

the camaraderie of a bunch of hot wet guys on a boat.

god, we are friends. you don't have to make me say it.

[holyposition]

Guess I prefer grass and dirt.

You say that like it's embarrassing. It's normal to have friends.

[hymen]

haven't spent much time on a yacht?

i had friends when i was deployed. it's not normal to have friends in washington.

[holyposition]

None. My grandpa had a skiff we used to go fishing on.

It's been a while since either of us have been in Washington, you know. It's healthy to make changes.

[hymen]

you do seem like the fishing type.

do you ever think about what you'd do if we end up going back?

[holyposition]

I hope that's not derogatory.

All the time. This place has shown me that living authentically is possible, and I can't go back. I'll tell the army I'm gay, and they'll kick me out. And then go back to New York, or out west, and join the fight.

[hymen]

[ jesus. ]

isn't that a little excessive? i lived a perfectly enjoyable life fucking whoever i wanted in my own time. you just have to separate your two lives.

[holyposition]

I'm tired of the second life, that's the point. I have someone I want to spend my life with, Embry. I used to think sneaking around was the best I could hope for, but I was wrong.

I'm not doing it again. Nobody should have to, and I want to help put in the work to get us there.

[hymen]

yeah, okay. i get it. i'm sure you and hawk will be very happy being unemployed activists.

honestly. i think you'll be happy because you'll be together.

[holyposition]

Are you kidding? He'll hate it.

I'll just have to trust he loves me more than Glen Mhor.