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"when im with you baby
i go out of my head
and i just cant get enough"
he was singing to himself as rhett came out from around the corner in their dorm with a bowl of chips to share. he looked at link, smiled, and decided he'd sing back.
"and i just cant get enough
all the things youd do to me
and everything you said"
link's face spun into a wide grin from the lowly lit state it had been in before.
"i just cant get enough
i just cant get enough
we slip and slide as we fall in love
and i just cant seem to get enough of-"
they each laugh in their own ways, link with a high pitched sound that rhett always hears and feels at home with, rhett with a boisterous "HAHAHA" that just fuels the fire ever further.
"so youve got the record on side b? how long did it take you to work up the energy to do it?"
"not as long as it takes you, if you have to ask that question." link remarked.
"alright smartass. im just glad you did"
they sat there silently looking at one another while the song played in the background.
"we walk together
were walking down the street
and i just cant get enough"
theyre each seperately thinking of the same things.
"i just cant get enough
every time i think of you
i know we have to meet"
it feels like they can read eachothers minds.
"and i just cant get enough
and i just cant get enough
its getting hotter, its a burning love
and i just cant seem to get enough of-"
as the song ticks on indefinitely, they cant see anything but one another.
and suddenly, the song ends. they didnt notice how long theyd been caught up.
"sorry. i dont know what just happened." link was feeling nervous. "im thinking about getting up and going out for a walk. is that alright?"
"why?"
the next song on the record started playing, one both recognized and flushed at the thought of.
"im not going down on my knees
begging you to adore me
cant you see its misery and torture for me"
"i dont know, rhett, i just think im feeling a bit sick and i cant really eat, i know i asked you to grab some chips, but its kind of like-"
"stop. please."
"oh im. sorry. im sorry i didnt realize that i was upsetti-"
"i said stop."
having cut him off both times he had started talking, rhett really wasnt interested in what link had to say in this moment.
he stood up from the couch.
"when im misunderstood try as hard as you can
ive tried as hard as i could to make you see
how important it is for me"
he reached his hand out to link.
"here is a plea from my heart to you
nobody knows me as well as you do
you know how hard it is for me
to shake the disease
that takes hold of my tongue in situations like these"
link looked up at rhett, knowing. he took his hand.
"understand me
understand me
understand me
understand me"
they embraced, molding into each other. two balls of clay becoming one.
"some people have to be permanently together
lovers devoted to each other forever
now ive got things to do and ive said before
that i know you have too when im not there
in spirit ill be there"
they didnt make a sound as they quietly cried and danced. it felt like their world was collapsing, but they were rebuilding it brick by brick.
as the song rattled on, nothing meant anything except for what they held in their arms. and as it came to a fading halt, they stood. bodies fused, knowing, knowing.