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december (is for lovers and lost causes)

Summary:

TG: oh
TG: my gawd
TG: ur hopeless
TT: Evidently.


Sometimes you try to ask out the guy you like. Sometimes you fail. Sometimes your best friend has to slap some sense into you. Repeatedly.

Notes:

This takes place within a greater Humanstuck AU, where everyone resides roughly in the same town and are, thusly, all subjected to the same public education. The Alphas are in their sophomore year of high school.

Yet another back-dated Pesterlog fic. I wrote this one while I was, aptly, the exact same age of these characters. Authentic teenage melodrama, baby!

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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tipsyGnostalgic [TG] began pestering timaeusTestified [TT]

TG: sooooooo

TG: did u do it

TG: blink blink blinkk

TG: wink wonk blink blonk

TT: Did I complete my final exams and projects?

TT: Yes. With ease. Though my art final took a bit of streamlining to ensure it was finished by the deadline.

TT: Thanks for asking.

TG: ohhgmy goahwd ur so annoying

TG: did u exxxecute THA PLAN

TT: I'm not sure what you're referencing here, Rox. Could you elaborate?

TG: ok so dats a big fat freakin no then

TG: SIIIGNNNNNNNN

TT: Rox.

TG: dipsapointed but naht surprised

TG: errybody give it up for dirk strider spepnding ANOTHER winter break ALONE

TT: Rox.

TG: airhornns airhorns airhonrs

TT: Roxy. Look.

TG: oh NOW he knows whay the fuck im talkign about

TG: here come thw patented strider excuses

TT: Just listen, okay?

TG: humph

TT: I reassessed the variables.

TG: dis guy reassessed the variables

TT: And it wasn't good. The optics were all off.

TT: I mean, confessing your feelings on the last day before break? Cliched. Inept. Redolent with desperation.

TT: He doesn't even spend his breaks in town. His family heads off on their extravagant world travels, and whatever.

TT: It just wasn't going to work.

TG: oh

TG: my gawd

TG: ur hopeless

TT: Evidently.

TG: and dat rite there

TG: ladiez and gentlenem

TG: is how one jake englush goes unromanced by one dirk strider for YET ANOTHER SEMESTER

TG: or really jus the freakin 'ter

TG: cause we kno ur ass is NAWHT putting the seme in semester

TG: thoug im sure u want a seme to put soemthgin in UR ass ...

TG: winkity WONK ;)

TT: Are you finished?

TG: NO!

TG: dirk joaks aside i jus want u to be happy

TG: and since askin out dat big green goofball is whatll evidentily do the trick

TG: i freakin WANT U 2 DO THAT!!!

TT: I appreciate that, Rox.

TT: I really do. You put up with a lot from me.

TG: yea cuase i love you dorkus

TG: wiat

TG: omgz

TG: imboutta make an awesoem freaking point are u LISTENING

TT: I'm all ears.

TG: okaysies

TG: litsen up

TG: remebmer when i asked u out in middle school?

TT: Uh.

TT: How many drinks have you had today, Rox?

TG: thatse NOT RELEVEANT RIGHT NOW!!!

TG: im not hitting on u idoit i got ovah that forevers ago

TG: jus get outta ur big head for one freakin second and play alaong

TG: u love playing along

TG: dirkdo u wanna play a game well thenb PLAY MY GAME

TT: Okay, okay.

TT: Consider me chained to a pipe in a grimy bathroom.

TT: Go ahead, Jigsawlonde.

TG: hehe ur so silly

TG: ok once again riddle me dis

TG: rememebr when i asked u out

TT: Yes.

TG: and whatd u do

TT: I rejected you.

TG: annnd then what hapepned?

TT: Uh.

TT: I felt bad about it?

TG: no u silly goopse im talkin in thw long termz

TG: we became BESTIES!!!!!1

TT: What’s the point you’re trying to make here?

TT: That if Jake rejects me, no worries, I can just languish in perpetuity as his closest friend?

TG: jus listen 2 me dirky my gawd

TG: i am SAYIGN that if he says no, its not the end of the whole freakin world!!

TG: just shoot ur shot!

TT: I think he’s the one who’s more adept at shooting, actually.

TG: oh my god

TG: DIRK

TT: Roxy.

TG: ask!!! him!!! out!!!

TG: whats the worst that could hapen!!!

TT: Hapen.

TG: shush

TG: dont ignore my quetsion!

TT: All the worst things could happen, Roxy. All of them.

TT: I’ve ran the numbers on virtually every scenario that could arise from my confession, and the vast majority end in nothing but a bruised ego and a broken heart.

TT: I can’t risk it, Rox.

TT: Until I am convinced that this hypothetical schema results in my desired outcome, hypothetical it will remain.

TT: And that’s that.

TG: jeeses freakin christ

TG: for such a self proclaimed "coolguy dudebro manly mans man" u rly are a drama queen

TG: ur like

TG: the PRINCE of drama

TG: heyy doesnt jake do drama? maeby u could join that!

TT: The gay guy with the unrequited crush joining the drama club?

TT: I'm not too keen on resorting to cliches and caricatures quite so soon.

TT: I have something called pride, you know.

TG: oh dirky

TG: trutst me

TG: i know

TT: Yeah, yeah.

TG: lolll ur such a dork

TG: heyawanna come hang

TG: rosie an her girl jus got a metric fucktun of new yarn and fabricks and stuff for tha winter months and i know ur freaky ass wuold go cray for all these textiles

TG: maybby make a cozy for ur smuppepts

TG: keep thos probusscucies nice an toasty

TT: Dude. Yes.

TT: Hell fuckin' yes.

TT: Though, for the record, I don't need any kind of incentive to spend time with you.

TT: You're my best friend.

TT: Not even rejection-turned-rapport with Jake would change that.

TG: AW

TG: aawwwww

TG: aw aw aww

TG: and who evr said u dont kno how 2 make em swoon

TG: theres hope for u yet, strider

TT: One must imagine.

TT: I'll see you soon.

TG: cyaaa luverboy

TG: <333

tipsyGnostalgic [TG] ceased pestering timaeusTestified [TT]

Notes:

"There's hope for you yet." Get it? GET IT?

In any case. I hope you enjoyed! Comments, kudos, bookmarks, and the like are all deeply appreciated.

Thank you so much for reading. Take care of yourselves! <3

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