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was it a week where everyone was acting odd or just a regular week?

[On the list of things Will Graham was not expecting, there's a lot. Then there's this, which was so far from any list he hadn't expected it at all. At least it isn't murder!

He goes silent, mulling it over. Will's lucky that he and April tied the knot, because yeah, after a certain age? Girlfriend and boyfriend just sounds...juvenile. Wife and husband are clear, and he's fortunate in that regard. But hrm.]

Significant other, maybe? [That's the only thing he can toss out with what he's been given, he feels.] Partner puts out the idea that you're on equal footing, sure, but people can take that as someone you work with instead of...what it sounds like you're going for.

[Ray said that he lived with his partner and Will assumed that exact same thing, after all.

Oops?]

[ Well. It wasn't oops before? Because they are partners. ("There are red ships and green ships, but there's nothing like partnerships," says Ray.) Or maybe it pretty much was an oops, Ray's still sort of baffled by his own life. Not that that isn't generally true to begin with, but...

And see, see! Not frightening. He's just polling people. People of one. You. ]

Yeah, but I do work with Fraser- I have for a few years, and christ significant other? [ He is making so many cringey faces right now that it's almost painful. ] I mean sure, he's significant, but that means he's some kinda other. Husband and wife was never this complicated.

... Gonna have to keep going with partner like an asshole, aren't I.

[As long as the red ships and green ships aren't like red shirts and green shirts...

Also rude!!! Nah, Will gets it. It's easy when one is a teenager, but when adulthood hits? Ugh words. Womanfriend and manfriend probably didn't catch on for a damn good reason. But maybe...]

Well. [Mulling it over again instead of being offended at the pain he caused with significant other, sorry Ray.] You could say you're dating, if you want to be clear about it.

[Last resorts.]

[ ... Well, Fraser's a Mountie and Ray wears a lot of green. So. There you have it.

But god he's so far out of his dating game that he's like in another universe here. It's not even Fraser's fault, it's the fault of a long ass marriage and falling in love when you're 13 and what are words even. ]

Start doing the Fraser thing where the introduction just gets longer and longer. [ He clears his throat, ready for this big reveal. ] So, ah- this is my partner Fraser. He's a Mountie, we've been dating for a month, but there was that time he kissed me a year ago so maybe we should'a cleared that up earlier.

[ Ahhhh, his life. ]

[Ahhhh, his life indeed. Will lets out a half-snort half-laugh by the end, agreement that it is a mouthful instead of the terrible laughing at him.]

At least neither of you are juniors, seconds, have titles, or rule over any lands?

[That would definitely make the introduction longer, though it could have some regal twist to it.

But the question isn't just because Hey, you can be grateful for this, at least, right? but because uh. Maybe Will's wrong with that thought. If there are legitimate superheroes and serial killers and Lucifer, like, why can't there be some dukes and duchesses and all in hiding, right? They've had princes before! Supposedly.]

[ Nah, you're good Will, he laughs at the ridiculous sinking ghost ship antics of his life too. And the "buddy breathing." All of things which he blames on Fraser.

But dear god, do not sign him up for dating a princess of whereverville, that sounds horrifying. RCMP is enough for him, a duchess would kick him out on his head faster than a Mountie could tie a knot. ]

Fraser does kinda like to throw his full title around, and that adds at least a few more seconds to the whole deal. But I don't even know what word he's using- should probably shake it out of him... If he's even using one. [ Huh. He hasn't had that thought before. ] Could always just call him Fraser of the North.

[A healthy relationship is one where you can blame pretty much everything on each other, it's true. Gold stars all around. Except maybe not with this lack of communication surfacing, how terrible.

Fraser of the North sounds like it belongs on Game of Thrones, though.]

What if he likes using boyfriend?

[Nightmare incarnate!!]

[ Sometimes Fraser and Ray miss the mark on communication, it's true, but hooo boy have they gotten infinitely better at it. They can even talk without talking (they almost never miss the mark anymore) but then things like this pop up....

... it totally does. ]

Then i'll go along with it. Fine with him, I can deal.

[ Because as volatile as Ray can be, he's also 100% easy going. As long as honesty is involved. As long as Fraser's telling him what he needs to hear, then we're all good. ]

[He even has his own direwolf already, the crossover writes itself.

Aw, Ray. What a good sport.]

I'll make sure to keep this conversation between us if I hear you suddenly using it, then.

[Or is he supposed to keep quiet overall??? Because he can do that, too. For stuff like this? Sure thing. Just be like "don't speak, boy," and he'll behave. No treats or head pats necessary.]

It was that week people fell asleep and others acted out.

hey dude i just realized like

do u need any deliveries or
like pickups or anything done

i feel kinda bad u keep giving me stuff can i work any of this off

i can fix stuff too

cars and appliances and stuff

you dont have to worry about it seriously most of our deliveries are along the lines of "2 pounds of mealworms" "1 pound of crickets" "a box chock full of wriggling larvae" we dont have a company car or anything either

though if youre really intent and dont want to deal with bugs and youre in heropa on monday i have a box of tshirts to pick up AND deliver i might not be able to do it myself its for some old ladies

i dont mind bugs [he minds them sorta] but sure i can deliver some shirts to some grandmas

r they all getting the hooker one

will cmon man those ppl are someones MOTHER

no thats not their style except one of them would probably wear it to bed seemed like she had a sense of humor but no had some blue shirts with a beetle made for them they came in wearing these hats that had the same set up started talking to them one of them promised me blueberries pastries called me handsome and strong said i looked like her departed husband

that was a nasty week yeah hopefully the last of its kind

something weird is always happening here
my roommates been kind of weird since to me
maybe she likes reggie?

[oh my god is this real life]

wow i guess they have a beetle fetish or something
and a middle-aged guy-with-five-day-stubble fetish too

[is this gonna be forever]

there was this whole story about it lots of stories he saved one of their cats? mr. flufflebutts the cat not the one who did the saving some beetle blue guy saved mr. flufflebutts they have a fanclub for him doesnt seem like a fetish at all more reverence than anything

maybe she thinks you do and isnt sure how to tell you what happened if they dont know you saw

[omg no empathizing with teenagers' smoochy emotions ugh UNCLEAN!!! UNCLEAN!!!!]

youll only know if you talk to her about it

i know
everything is too weird lately

[ Sometime in the early afternoon, Will is going to find this and this tiny gift basket on his porch. ]

Edited (i hereby claim page five as mine) 2015-06-21 09:28 (UTC)

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