[ ah... lu bixing looks like a runway model and if lin jingheng cared much, he would feel under-dressed. thankfully, he's used to this. seeing lu bixing with his new eye patch earns a little bit of a chuckle. stupid stupid stupid.
lin jingheng blossoms with the stupidity of the joke. ]
I am.
[ he will accept this bounding puppy of a boyfriend, stepping forward to close the gap between them, plucking the cigarette from his mouth to put it out, making sure to tuck it away because like now he has to ration. incredible.
[ someone seems to be in a better mood. lu bixing too, maybe? it's hard not to be. it's hard not to be happy when lin jingheng immediately holds out his hand, and he takes it, pulling their combined hands up and pressing a kiss to his knuckles.
he could float like a cartoon character right now, but instead he just smiles up against his knuckles, peering at him from underneath his brow. ] Too long, Commander.
[ this is much better than his last trip to the aquarium!!! immediately after, he laces their fingers together, gives them a swing, and flirts; ] This is a very serious meeting of official business. I hope you're ready for a nice, long session?
[ his face maybe warms a little with the kiss to his knuckles. it's dumb. he readjusts the hand in lu bixing's and tugs gently on his good arm. ]
Have to keep you in one piece.
[ the aquarium definitely has its... quirks, but lin jingheng is fairly prepared to look fastly away if anything starts twisting in a way he doesn't like. as one does. it won't really be that hard considering lu bixing looking the way he does. it's almost unfair how he manages to still look as good as he does in hell of all places. maybe that makes lin jingheng a lucky man. ]
Well... as long as no weird dolls with tentacles pop out, I think we'll be fine...
[ don't
say that. anyway. please don't worry about it. he will gladly go with the tug, cheerfully squeezing his hand and pulling him along into the exhibits. he won't let him ask too many questions about that weird statement and instead just carries on. ] Did they have aquariums on Wolto, Lin?
sweaty but lin isn't banning him so he just looks away, holding his hand. ]
Weeelllll, I went exploring, earlier...? We ran into something strange - but, oh, that was the correlation, with the new locations opening up! We ran straight into the new island trying to get away from the doll. It worked out! All it did was cut my pant legs and Kon hit it with a shovel.
he allows the swinging, occasionally nudging his shoulder now and again while letting his gaze fall upon some of the tanks, still cautious about lingering too long in once place. ]
The aquarium here... it's weird.
[ the one i went to as a child didn't give me nightmares just by staring too long at it. ]
[ he glances over from where he was examining the same tank as lin... and turns his head to look at him, of course, and gives him a smile, a little bashful and warm, shoulders hunching up as he grins at him boyish and happy. ]
[ so cute... he's overwhelmed a little inside. quickly, he shoves a hand into his pocket and pulls out
a pair of wired headphones. ]
Doesn't matter.
[ he offers him one half, looking him in the eyes. lu bixing is effortlessly flirtatious, absolutely over the top at some points, but still the that's easy makes his stomach toss not-so-unpleasantly. ]
[ NO CUTE he is looking at these like they're an alien for a second, a little confused? but he looks at lin, and watches him put only one in his ears, and just looks like
so stupidly in love it's kind of ridiculous. the smile on his face goes all gooey and fond and he huffs, ducking his head as he takes the other earbud and puts it in his ear, smiling and squeezing lin jingheng's hand. ]
Did you get the guided tour? [ joking, but he's just. so happy. that puppy tail is wagging so hard. ]
[ they are definitely a little funny-looking to people like them at first, but lin jingheng is patient with lu bixing, and he waits until it's in his ear, then he presses play before lifting a finger and flicking him on the nose (lightly) ]
Spoiling your own surprise.
[ the guided tour begins to murmur softly into the earbuds, and lin jingheng braces himself for the overflowing nerdery that might just happen on this date. then again, isn't that what he likes? the sound of lu bixing's voice, his life, brilliant beside him like a warm lamp to stretch beneath. ]
[ tagging this old ass thread for the serotonin. he just looks so disgustingly grossly happy when he realizes that they're going to be sharing the guided tour earbuds. this is like. it's like a romance novel. he's obsessed with this now.
the nose flick makes his nose wrinkle cutely, but he just beams at him afterwards, completely unapologetic, and squeezes his hand. off they go to look at the fishies, together - he swings their hands very lightly as they walk, peering at the aquariums. ]
You know, I actually like it here. I've seen a few animals in glass tanks, [ haha half animals but that's fine don't worry about it he's just lying ] but we never had aquariums, on Cayley, and even if we did, I never would've been able to go.
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GOD YES IT IS MY TIME TO JUST TAG THIS DUMB AQUARIUM DATE ALL NIGHT
lin jingheng blossoms with the stupidity of the joke. ]
I am.
[ he will accept this bounding puppy of a boyfriend, stepping forward to close the gap between them, plucking the cigarette from his mouth to put it out, making sure to tuck it away because like now he has to ration. incredible.
he holds out his hand. give him ur paw. ]
Been a while, Mr. Prime Minister.
uwu homework reward
he could float like a cartoon character right now, but instead he just smiles up against his knuckles, peering at him from underneath his brow. ] Too long, Commander.
[ this is much better than his last trip to the aquarium!!! immediately after, he laces their fingers together, gives them a swing, and flirts; ] This is a very serious meeting of official business. I hope you're ready for a nice, long session?
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[ his face maybe warms a little with the kiss to his knuckles. it's dumb. he readjusts the hand in lu bixing's and tugs gently on his good arm. ]
Have to keep you in one piece.
[ the aquarium definitely has its... quirks, but lin jingheng is fairly prepared to look fastly away if anything starts twisting in a way he doesn't like. as one does. it won't really be that hard considering lu bixing looking the way he does. it's almost unfair how he manages to still look as good as he does in hell of all places. maybe that makes lin jingheng a lucky man. ]
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[ don't
say that. anyway. please don't worry about it. he will gladly go with the tug, cheerfully squeezing his hand and pulling him along into the exhibits. he won't let him ask too many questions about that weird statement and instead just carries on. ] Did they have aquariums on Wolto, Lin?
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why is he likes this? he is about to open his mouth and instead gets interrupted, so he huffs, walks them through the entry way. ]
Yes. [ fullstop. ]
What's this about dolls with tentacles?
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sweaty but lin isn't banning him so he just looks away, holding his hand. ]
Weeelllll, I went exploring, earlier...? We ran into something strange - but, oh, that was the correlation, with the new locations opening up! We ran straight into the new island trying to get away from the doll. It worked out! All it did was cut my pant legs and Kon hit it with a shovel.
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Did the doll just attack unprovoked?
[ did you bother it. ]
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[ ominous.
he holds lin's hand, unbothered by this - swinging them likely as he leads them down a pathway in the aquarium. ]
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he allows the swinging, occasionally nudging his shoulder now and again while letting his gaze fall upon some of the tanks, still cautious about lingering too long in once place. ]
The aquarium here... it's weird.
[ the one i went to as a child didn't give me nightmares just by staring too long at it. ]
Don't look too long.
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[ he glances over from where he was examining the same tank as lin... and turns his head to look at him, of course, and gives him a smile, a little bashful and warm, shoulders hunching up as he grins at him boyish and happy. ]
Why's it weird? What'd you see?
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a pair of wired headphones. ]
Doesn't matter.
[ he offers him one half, looking him in the eyes. lu bixing is effortlessly flirtatious, absolutely over the top at some points, but still the that's easy makes his stomach toss not-so-unpleasantly. ]
Here.
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so stupidly in love it's kind of ridiculous. the smile on his face goes all gooey and fond and he huffs, ducking his head as he takes the other earbud and puts it in his ear, smiling and squeezing lin jingheng's hand. ]
Did you get the guided tour? [ joking, but he's just. so happy. that puppy tail is wagging so hard. ]
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Spoiling your own surprise.
[ the guided tour begins to murmur softly into the earbuds, and lin jingheng braces himself for the overflowing nerdery that might just happen on this date. then again, isn't that what he likes? the sound of lu bixing's voice, his life, brilliant beside him like a warm lamp to stretch beneath. ]
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the nose flick makes his nose wrinkle cutely, but he just beams at him afterwards, completely unapologetic, and squeezes his hand. off they go to look at the fishies, together - he swings their hands very lightly as they walk, peering at the aquariums. ]
You know, I actually like it here. I've seen a few animals in glass tanks, [ haha half animals but that's fine don't worry about it he's just lying ] but we never had aquariums, on Cayley, and even if we did, I never would've been able to go.